Chapter 3279 Things are getting bigger

The Reborn Business Tycoon

Chapter 3279 Things are getting bigger

Cao Yu urged, Zhao Xing returned to the north bank, and now at this time, the family of Houdeng 6 had begun to build a temporary camp. On the south bank, Shuai Fan had already handed over part of the army, and all he had left was a handful of family members.

Sighing, Zhao Xing waved his hand: "In this case, let's go!" ”

Cao Yu hurriedly replied: "I'll lead the way, come with me, this place happens to be under my control, and I'll do the friendship of the landlord......"

Shuai Fan looked at the north shore worriedly and shook his head: "I'm staying here, I'll inform you if there's news!" ”

Zhao Xing smiled lightly and said, "There are no soldiers at hand, what can you do...... That's it, I'll deal with it first! ”

After that, Zhao Xing followed Cao Yu and other officials into Shunbao Village.

**As soon as he sat down, the third group of consolation envoys sent by the imperial court also arrived, led by Zhao Xing's "same year" in the past, and Xu Shixi, the tanhualang of the year.

Xu Shixi is old, ten years ago he was a high-spirited Tanhualang in his thirties, so much so that Chun Shisanniang wanted to rob him to go home as a husband. But now he is just a cautious little bureaucrat, with an old-fashioned demeanor and an uninformed face. It is estimated that if it weren't for Zhao Xing's "rampant" here, the ministers of the court would not have remembered the existence of such a Tanhualang.

Xu Shixi is Hanlin, such an official was an extremely noble official position in ancient times, and he couldn't bear it unless he had a university question. However, that's about it. There were too many talents in the Song Dynasty, and great poets abounded. On the pen and a belly of poetry, Xu Shixi is not as good as those big words, so he can only be a small Hanlin, mention the emperor to sort out the books and chapters, and only be careful in the cracks of the party struggle to survive, such an official career makes him grow old quickly, and he can no longer see the spirit and momentum of the merry characters at the beginning.

"As soon as I saw you, I knew how boring life in the capital was, and your appearance was simply the best commentary on life in the capital", Zhao Xingchong Xu Shixi teased: "Now." The spring thirteen mothers of the Huang family see you again, and they don't want to rob you to go home to be your husband. ”

Xu Shixi's lips moved. finally couldn't hold back the riposte. It's a little bit of a reply to the lip service of the year. He countered: "I wonder as soon as I see you. Why did more than 20 degraded officials go to Lingnan. They all died there. You're still alive and kicking. Still alive and so arrogant? ”

Xu Shixi's offensive words made Chen's face change - Zhao Xing is now a local person who needs to please the entire Great Song Dynasty. Xu Shixi spoke so politely. Everyone knows that Zhao Xing can't be provoked. That's worth it.

Chen Ti looked at Zhao Xing worriedly. Now Zhao Xing has no signs of temper. Instead, he put on a smug look. Said leisurely: "My heart is my hometown - others are full of resentment." Living in Lingnan. Nature doesn't feel good everywhere. And there is no resentment in my heart. Even being in Lingnan is also happy. Natural physical and mental health. Worry-free. ”

Xu Shixi retorted unceremoniously: "You're happy." But I was very unhappy when I saw that the king of Champa was staying in the capital. Recently, I saw King Dali again. Presumably he wasn't happy either—what did you say you were doing in Lingnan? You have bullied the little king of the South Seas. You're happy. The kings of all the South Seas are depressed and dead! It's really good people don't live long. Scourge for thousands of years! ”

"What. I'm a good guy. Absolutely nice guy! Zhao Xing raised his arms. Exasperated, he shouted, "That's right. I bullied the little king of the South Seas. But for me, the Song people. Have I done evil? That's right. I robbed the king of the South Seas. But the money that was robbed was cheaper for the people of the Great Song Dynasty. You go to Quang Nam to inquire. Can one of my people in Guangnan say that I am not good? I am a local official of the Great Song Dynasty. As long as you are worthy of the Great Song Dynasty. It is worthy of the people of the Great Song Dynasty. You don't care how many foreign vassal kings I've robbed! ”

Chen Gongchuan and Li Yuan were both present. Listened to Zhao Xing's words. Look embarrassed. The expression was aggrieved. Chen hurriedly glanced at Xu Shixi. Hopefully he'll digress the subject.

Zhao Xing just said something wrong: the climate in Lingnan is hot and humid, and officials who are accustomed to living in the capital only feel extremely unsuitable for the local climate after being demoted to Lingnan. And that land that was not opened. The provision of life is very difficult. The degraded officials who lack food and clothing are in distress, and there are many living equipment that cannot be bought with money. So they're in a bad mood.

Although these people were deeply cared for by Zhao Xing in Lingnan, they were extremely depressed when they were far away from the prosperity of the Great Song Dynasty. At that time, the little emperor Zhezong was only a teenager at the time, and wanted to wait until the little emperor died to be pardoned, or wait for the little emperor to forgive them and pardon, but it seemed to be far away, seeing that they would have to live in the poor land of Lingnan for the rest of their lives, most of the degraded officials were disheartened, plus they did not adapt to the local climate, and they could not bear a little illness and disaster, and they hung up one after another.

And Zhao Xing does not belong to this era, the original prosperous life of the Great Song Dynasty, in his opinion, is not richer than the Internet era entertainment content, his poetry ability is not outstanding, and he is not very interested in officialdom banquets, after arriving in Guangdong, he is dedicated to weaving his Nanyang net, and has a sense of accomplishment in bullying the Nanyang natives, which makes him happy, so the days go by quickly, and unconsciously, he spent two terms in Guangdong. book

He was able to survive, not because of his tenacity and good health, but because he could think about it, and he happily enjoyed every day in the Great Song Dynasty......

Xu Shixi still wanted to ridicule him, but Chen's reminder made him wake up, and immediately changed the topic and said: "The imperial court has ordered Zhang Shangying to know the Zhending Mansion, and I brought the edict of the Duke of Resurrection and Su Zhe, do you think it will be transmitted to Lingnan by the imperial court, or will you do it?" Lieutenant, deputy privy envoy - these edicts are all with me, now that Yangzhou has closed the river, and the news from the imperial court cannot be transmitted to the south, these edicts are still for you. ”

The inspection of the Taiwei means that Zhao Xing can enjoy the authority of the Taiwei, and this official position is a second-grade official, which also means that Zhao Xing has finally gone one step further and moved towards a first-class officer. Zhao Xing's face remained unchanged and he took the pile of edicts, and gestured behind him, and a general stepped forward and replied: "Da Lang, we have transmitted the order yesterday, and the first squadron of Guangnan will immediately anchor and return to Guangdong. If nothing else, the ban on the Yangzhou River will be lifted in two days. ”

Zhao Xing turned around and handed the pile of edicts to the servant, and left the appointment letter of "Inspector Tai Lieutenant" alone. I am proud in my heart: We are also the second member of the Great Song Dynasty! The degree of promotion is truly satisfying. Three terms of office, ten years, many people are still struggling on the threshold of Wupin, such as Xu Shixi, the tanhua lang in front of him. But we are already a second-grade high-ranking official who will tremble when he stomps his feet-Captain of the Inspection School, which is equivalent to the Deputy Minister of Defense. Satisfied, so satisfied!

At the moment of the great funeral of the former emperor and the accession of the new emperor to the throne, Zhao Xing was promoted, which is not unexpected.

This was a common practice in ancient China. The so-called "once a son of heaven and a courtier" is like this. Generally speaking, after the new emperor ascended the throne, it was customary to add a glorious official title to the important ministers appointed by the previous emperor, and then find an opportunity to find a small mistake and drive them home to live the rest of their lives. Then the new emperor appointed a group of his own cronies to control the government - for example, the six funeral envoys all obtained the title of a national duke, among them, Zhang Tejin was the duke of Shenguo.

"Come on, hurry up and pass these edicts to Quang Nam. Order Chen Buqun to return to the ship immediately, and there must be no mistake. In addition, the family of the mouth of the river enters the river. Order them to take a small boat and hurry here......" Zhao Xing gave the order to the general, while frowning, the general took the edict, turned around and wanted to run, Chen hurriedly stopped: "Lord Zhao, no!" ”

Zhang Dunli relied on the close relationship between the two brothers of the Zhang family and Zhao Xing, and interjected without scruples: "Brother Liren, haven't you already accepted the consolation?" Why are you still sending troops here?

That's not good. When the new emperor ascends the throne, the country needs stability the most. At this time, you occupy the mouth of the Yellow River in a local festival town and keep increasing troops, what is this like? When leaving people, be careful of the bullet officer. ”

Zhang Dunli meant: Even if Zhao Xing has other purposes, or has any agreement with the new emperor, he must also be afraid of impeachment in the future. If the imperial historians are very dissatisfied, the little emperor will also have to unload the mill and kill the donkey

The home will retreat outside. Bian explained to everyone: "We only have a total of 2,000 people on the north bank of 6, this little man, I am afraid that there is no certainty of victory when encountering Liao soldiers, my family is to transfer his own family Ding, ready to meet the North Shore Vermilion Bird Army - Jia Ding, is not a formal army......

The master had already approached the door. He didn't wait for the people present to react, he quickly turned around and ran as fast as he could. The rest still want to stop it. Zhao Xing has already come forward to explain: "Everyone. Yelu Ejia, the king of the Southern Courtyard of Liaoning, is newly dead, and the Southern Courtyard of the Southern Courtyard of the Liao Kingdom is empty. If the Liao people dare to provoke me at this time, they will be considered unlucky.

I also know a piece of news: not long ago, I heard from the maritime merchants that the king of Goryeo, Gao Yu, also died; The Jurchens had raised troops in the northern part of the Liao State and frequently harassed the Liao State and Goryeo. I was thinking about asking the imperial court to test the strength of the Liao State, and this trip to the north, it happened that the Liao people attacked my Great Song Gong envoy in the river - this reason is no more, no less, enough. Ladies and gentlemen, if the Liao State asks and the court inquires, and you all pretend not to know, I will take revenge on the robbery. ”

Cao Yu opened his mouth at this time and officially expressed his position on Zhao Xing's actions: "Since the alliance of the Yuanyuan, the border between my Song and Liao has been stable for several generations, and now the tributary envoys of the Liao State have died in my Song realm, and the king of their Dinan Courtyard has just passed away. Even if the Liao people are punished, the other party is at most a royal subordinate who is not strict and slax in his military preparations, but the king of the Southern Courtyard is dead, who is to blame for the Liao State?

However, Lord Zhao sent a firearms battalion to break into the Liao realm, in case of defeat, in case the Liao State suffered a big loss, the alliance of the Yuan Yuan would no longer work. As a result, the northern border of our Great Song Dynasty was once again unstable. The imperial court has to send heavy troops to the north, and the burden on the people will be deepened - now that the new emperor has ascended the throne, in my opinion, Lord Zhao should send people to the north bank to recall those soldiers. ”

Zhao Xing squinted at Cao Yu and was silent.

The two were at a stalemate, and Shuai Fan hurried back, and said loudly: "Urgent report, the Suzaku army on the north bank has suffered a small loss, they have suffered a surprise attack of three thousand cavalry, and have lost a capital, because there is no officer to command, they are retreating to the river in formation, and the soldiers who sent the message reported and asked us for urgent support." ”

The people present were shocked and shouted one after another: "What's good? How is it good? ”

In the panic of everyone, Zhao Xing nodded unhurriedly and said indifferently: "The sons and daughters finally understand now: the battle between infantry and cavalry is far from being as simple as imagined. The depth of the battlefield of the infantry is five miles, a distance of five miles, and it takes half a morning for the infantry to move once, while the depth of the battlefield of the cavalry is one hundred miles, and it can break into the battlefield from places beyond the reach of people's eyes and make a surprise attack at any time. ”

Shuai Fan interrupted Zhao Xing's words impatiently: "Now is not the time to summarize the lessons, what's the use of saying this." My lord, hurry up and send reinforcements, and I'll take them myself. ”

Zhao Xingyi pointed to the two stranded ships and replied: "Take my ground guards, my Gurkha guards are still on board, and besides." I sent four medium-sized sailing ships to the beach, ordered them to run aground on the north shore, and you relied on those four ships to build defensive positions on the spot - don't panic, we still have plenty of time to react. ”

When it came to dealing with the war, everyone on the scene was not qualified to intervene in front of Zhao Xing. Shuai Fan didn't say a word, took the military talisman from Zhao Xing's hand, and rushed out of Shunbao Village.

When Shuai Fan walked away, the people present reacted - the war, after all, still left according to Zhao Xingdi's baton. The Song Dynasty had to add 6 additional troops to prevent a large-scale attack by the Liao.

Zhang Dunli was born in Jiangmen, and he didn't understand, so he asked: "Lord Zhao." I heard the ancestors say: When a cavalry charges, it is best to charge two or three miles away. If it is too far, the war horse will rush to the front of the battle, and the horsepower will be exhausted, and it will not be able to wield much power. Why did Lord Zhao say that the battlefield of the cavalry was a hundred miles deep - a surprise attack from a hundred miles away, is it possible? ”

Zhao Xing frowned, looked out the window, and said absentmindedly: "Zhang Horse, cavalry tactics are not just charging on horseback. That's right, from a hundred miles away. War Horse's legs were already weak, and he couldn't fight at all. But the men on the horses were not weak in their legs, and they could dismount and rest for a while, and then attack on foot from the rear flanks of our ground.

I estimate that the sons may not have thought of the tactics of the Liao soldiers, so they suffered a small loss. Alas, I am short of horses in the Great Song Dynasty, and now smuggling is intensifying. It seems that there is no shortage of war horses, but we are even more lacking people who know how to cavalry tactics, and it seems that all the generals are bound by the word cavalry, they don't know: a soldier who rides a horse, he is also called cavalry. ”

Zhang Dunli nodded, and suddenly realized: "If you say so, I can be considered to understand: if you don't care about the horsepower, the cavalry will rush from a hundred miles away, which is more than an hour." They can appear on the left flank of our army. It can also appear behind the back of our army. The initiative on the battlefield is in their hands, and they can choose the battlefield as they like. Select the point of attack. That's it! ”

Zhao Xing nodded and replied: "Yes, over the years, my subordinates have suppressed the South China Sea without much effort, but as a result, they have developed an arrogant atmosphere, they don't know that bullying those Nanyang natives is not a great achievement, the real power lies in the north, and the northern cavalry is our most ferocious enemy." ”

Cao Yu came to his senses and said thoughtfully: "Master Fan left early, if the team of musketeers he brought with him has no experience in fighting cavalry, I am afraid that he will also suffer a big loss against the Western Xia people." ”

Zhao Xing turned his face and said disdainfully: "The people of Western Xia are not afraid!" I have already researched the big gun, the city wall of Western Xia is no longer an obstacle, the tired ground dog, how much waves can be tossed, what I am worried about is the Liao people - although the Liao State is weak, but I didn't expect a hundred-foot insect, dead but not stiff, their king of the Southern Courtyard is dead, and the Liao soldiers without command are still so fierce. ”

Zhao Xing is a conscious temptation this time, the Liao State has gone through natural disasters, and after his "**" toss, the national strength has been weakened to the extreme, according to his speculation, the persecution of the northern nobles of the Liao State has caused their conflict with the Jurchens to explode in advance, however, now this weak Liao State, but still surprised him.

The gap in combat consciousness is indeed not something that can be made up by individual efforts. There was a gap in cavalry consciousness between the Song and Liao countries for several generations, and it is often said in history books that "the Song soldiers are weak", but they don't know that in the era of cold weapons, the cavalry versus the infantry, and the difference between victory and defeat is far from being expressed by a lack of personal courage.

Zhang Dunli looked humbly seeking advice, and asked: "I heard that Lord Zhao was in Huanqing, and he also fought against the Tangut people in the field, and defeated the Tangut people, why did Lord Zhao seem so unconfident in defeating the Liao soldiers?" ”

"You forgot, I relied on the strong city to set up a field formation in that battle. If the Tangut cavalry wanted to detour behind me, they needed to bypass the entire city, and the soldiers at the head of the city would observe their movements and tell me in time - because of this situation, the Tangut people gave up the detour attack and fought against me, while I, the Great Song soldiers, were not afraid to fight against a strong enemy. ”

Cao Yu also agreed with this point of view, and he nodded in agreement: "Throughout the battle between our dynasty and the Western Xia, my Great Song soldiers fought against the Western Xia people, and never fell behind, even against the Shangliao people. I'm afraid that the enemy's cavalry will be ghostly. Always ambushing from our flanks and behind, keeping the soldiers on guard and causing a mental breakdown. ”

Zhao Xing turned to Cao Yu and said, "In the future, Lord Cao will guard the Daimyo's Mansion, and the safety of my northern front depends on you." Zhang Shangying is a waste material. It's just sycophants and talk, and maybe a little bit of corruption. So I ask Lord Cao to pay attention to it - cavalry is invincible in this era, and I, the Great Song Dynasty, must master a cavalry team in order to ensure the stability of the north.

I heard that the Liao country was in a famine, and many Liao people fled south, and among the officials who fled south, there were also people who knew cavalry tactics, and I only knew a little bit of skin, so please be careful Lord Cao. To collect such talents and compile a cavalry tactic, I need to understand the habitual tactics of the Liao cavalry. Xu Shixi's lips moved. didn't speak, Zhang Dunli also had a brother in Huanqing, he knew Zhao Xingdi's mind best, and said with a smile: "You can't forget the Xixia people when you leave people." Don't worry, it was a mistake for the imperial court to transfer you from Huanqing at the beginning. Now although the imperial court has sent Master Fan over, he is very old. If it lasts for a few more years, it is estimated that the imperial court will need your people to sit in Huanqing - I think that handsome man is good, and I guess it will be his turn to be the next one. It's just that now that the Xia people have sued for peace, I don't know if Lord Shuai has this opportunity. ”

Zhao Xing has now been promoted to the second grade, and it seems that it is a bit overkill to go out of Jingzhao Mansion as a second-grade official, so Zhang Dunli does not talk about letting Zhao Xing return to Huanqing, but only talks about Shuai Fan.

There was a sudden huge noise at the head of the Shunbao Walled City, and several people in the house couldn't sit still, Cao Yu saw that Zhao Xing frequently looked north, so he took the opportunity to greet: "Shunbao Village belongs to the jurisdiction of my Daimyo Mansion." It just so happens that I have a little power, Lord Zhao, why don't we go to the city and have a look? ”

Zhao Xing walked a few steps, turned his head to Cao Yu and said solemnly: "Lord Cao, you'd better give an order now, transfer the Japanese army and the Gongsheng Army to the Daimyo Mansion, I will go to the estuary to sit in the town, and transfer my family up." The cannon rang out just now, and it is estimated that my family had already left when they heard the cannon sound. They're just there. Please get ready! ”

Standing along the waterfront of Baozhai. Standing at the head of the wall of Shunbao Village, you can see that four medium-sized boats have run aground on the other side of the river. In addition, the small boats on the river are constantly coming and going, and two large stranded ships are unloading their cargo, and after the cargo is moved, the two large boats are tied to pontoons, and the hull of the ship has begun to shake, and it seems that it can float.

The cheers of Shunbao Zhai Ding were because at this time Shuai Fan had already landed on the north shore with reinforcements. The situation was urgent, Shuai Fan didn't think about recovering the boat at all, he commanded the boat to rush directly to the beach - that kind of look of going forward and ignoring it, which made the Shunbao Zhai Zhai Ding shout and cheer in unison.

After the boat washed up on the opposite bank, it ran aground on the riverbank. The four ships will also not be able to be recovered due to the excessive momentum. But Shuai Fan didn't care about this, he jumped in the mud and commanded a large group of black-clad alien soldiers to jump off the ship and began to unload several big guns from the ship. This kind of big gun carries a light wooden wheel, and the personnel left behind on the shore led a few captured war horses, and put the big gun on the war horse, and Shuai Fan did not even have a whole formation, and directly commanded this group of men and horses to run to the north.

After Shuai Fan left, the four medium-sized clippers that had washed up and ran aground on the beach continued to jump off countless people and began to carry things from the boats, and the whole ivory was buried in the ground by them as a rejection horse without hesitation, and the precious Vietnamese mahogany, sandalwood, and African ebony were cut out of sharp peaks with their axes without hesitation, and nailed thick I-nails, and in the blink of an eye, a simple temporary camp was set up on the opposite bank.

Chen's treasure that he casually discarded on the riverbank was distressed, and he stamped his feet frequently and sighed in annoyance. Cao Yu muttered in a low voice: "Loser, loser!" How much is a piece of mahogany, how much is ivory, and it is arbitrarily used as a horse rejection, and this kind of laying out a position is enough to make a circle of gold. ”

At this moment, Cao Yuchen did not doubt that Zhao Xing was simply escorting the tribute envoys - look at these ships, they were all full of tribute...... But there is no such waste of tribute, it is all treasures. According to the welfare policy of the Song Dynasty, after the emperor received the tribute, he would reward the ministers with some, so that the ministers could also feel the grace of rain and dew, and these things were also related to the ministers in front of them, maybe they were their property, so the ministers were very sad.

Cao Yu was also very distressed when he saw it, but the official Chen remained silent. They didn't dare to speak, so as not to appear petty. And Xu Shixi was a small official, so he didn't dare to speak casually, but it could be seen from his bitter wrinkled face that he was also distressed.

Zhang Dunli didn't have that scruples, he shouted bitterly: "Lord Zhao, I said my lord!" This is all tribute, why just throw it on the shore, how much should we spend on this battle...... It's not you, you don't feel distressed. ”

Zhao Xing's face was gloomy and he replied: "Victory - it is worth all the price." ”

At this time, a little sail shadow appeared on the river in the distance.

There were only a few guards left behind Zhao Xing, and when he saw the shadow of the sail that appeared, a widow stepped forward and said respectfully: "It should be the follow-up team of the Yuan Tui Officer." ”