Chapter 3285: The First Battle of the Gunpowder Age

Xiang Empress Dowager continued to talk to herself: "The first emperor died suddenly, the day before he took the pill, he felt healthy, and summoned the ministers to discuss state affairs, and he became seriously ill that night. The mourning family once carefully inquired: The death of the former emperor really has nothing to do with outsiders. The hospital had a case about the former emperor's illness as early as a year ago, indicating that the emperor's illness was not sudden. ”

The Empress Dowager Xiang did not elaborate, the little emperor died of excessive prostitution, and the imperial doctor of the Tai Hospital advised the emperor to be temperate a year ago, but the little emperor did not listen, and as a result, he died. These royal secrets could not be told to outsiders, but several people at the scene understood it.

Xiang Xiang's words made Zhao Ji and several people break into a cold sweat, and a few people had to argue, but they felt that this matter was indeed not easy to distinguish.

Xiang Empress Dowager ignored it and continued to say to herself: "The death of the first emperor was an accident; King Duan's succession to the throne was also an accident; The old body did not plan in advance, and he was not consciously affected by others, but how did Zhao Liren come so coincidentally? As soon as the South Road Sailor broke off the communication between the imperial court and the South, the North Road Sailor quietly appeared in the Liubei Water River...... If it weren't for God's blessing to let Zhao Liren's warship fall into the river, it is estimated that Zhao Liren would have sat in this hall and talked to the old body at this moment, and the old body still didn't know how he came here?

What a coincidence! How can there be such a coincidental thing in this world, the mourning family doesn't believe that you and Zhao Liren have communicated in advance, remember that when the mourning family first called you into the palace, your child actually shirked into the palace on the grounds that a painting was not finished. When you were summoned to the palace again and again, you were still trembling, and you took two female servants with you - child, don't you know that there are tens of thousands of guards in this palace alone, what can the two little girls do?

The old man didn't believe that Zhao Liren wanted to help you ascend to the throne because he couldn't have expected the death of the first emperor in advance, but the courtiers said that he was the first demon of the Great Song Dynasty. The mourning family asked people who were familiar with Zhao Qing just now, and they all said that Zhao Qing never liked the art of spells, and he had always despised this heresy, but why, did he come so coincidentally?

If you want to say that you have contact with Zhao Liren in advance, you don't believe it! But now there are signs. said that you have no contact with him, I'm afraid that no one in the world will believe it.

What does Zhao Liren want to do? In case the emperor did not die, he would enter Beijing with troops. ^^^^ do you want to do the things of Cao Cao and Wang Mang? But it wasn't like his battleship was stuck in the river. However, he himself abided by the rules of the imperial court, and did not go ashore without obeying the edict, and Fan Chun took away 500 soldiers under him as soon as he went - this kind of behavior is not like a situation of rebellion.

But what does Zhao Liren want to do, he is nicknamed Zhao Laohu. People can't be provoked, can he support the army into Beijing. Is it just to see the scenery? The mourning family heard that the big pavilion Tongguan beside you went to the front line, what news did he bring back? ”

Of course, Tong Guan couldn't tell the truth, he arched his hand and replied honestly: "The old slave asked Zhao Liren about the strength of the people, and he left 500 people in Fujian to guard Shuikou Town, Fujian, and now there are only 3,500 people in the whole army; entered the bay and left a thousand men to garrison at the mouth of the Yellow River; Today, only 2,500 people have entered the river. After that, Fan Chun led 500 people. The old slave brought back five hundred. Now he should have fifteen hundred people with him.

Before the old slave left, his ship was stuck in the river. In order to rescue the warship, he transferred some family members from Mizhou and Goryeo, with a total of about 800 people, but these family members were outdated in equipment, and when the old slave set off from Shunbao Village, Zhao Liren had already issued an order, ordering the 1,000 Suzaku army at the mouth of the river to come to the rescue. At that time, Zhao Liren had set up a temporary camp on the north bank of the Liao people, and the eight thousand cavalry of the Liao army on the opposite side trapped him. ”

Empress Dowager Xiang glared at Tong Guan dissatisfiedly: "The mourning family didn't ask you how you fought on the front line. This matter is the concern of the Privy Council, and the mourning family asks: You have brought back 500 soldiers from the front line, and they have already begun to be arranged in the palace, who gave you the power? ”

The little emperor gestured to Gao Yu with his eyes, Gao Yu hurriedly stepped forward and replied humbly: "Empress Dowager, Zhang has been alone for seven years, and his henchmen are all over China and abroad, and the officials are worried that Zhang will not give up, so they ordered this army to protect the left and right." ”

It's no secret that Zhang wants to support other princes. And Zhang Duxiang has been in the prime minister for seven years, and the disobedient people inside and outside the court have been cleaned up by him. At this moment, he does have the ability to mobilize the troops in the capital, close the palace, and support the new king to ascend the throne.

Of course, all this is theoretically, theoretically Zhang has the ability to carry out a palace coup, but the political system of the Great Song Dynasty determines that it is impossible for the generals to make chaos at will, because they enjoy the benefits of the Great Song Dynasty, and they are all hairpin families, and their loyalty to the court is far deeper than that of any dynasty. Book\

Empress Dowager Xiang was silent for a moment, and asked Gao Yu rhetorically: "You are Gao Yu Gao Yanshi, I heard that you have a close relationship with Zhao Liren." Zhao Liren looked at the army in his hand more tightly than anyone else, when Zhang entrusted him to train three thousand musketeers, but there was news from the front, Fan Chun went to the tiger's mouth to grab food, and took away five hundred people, Tong Guan was an eunuch easily, and he also wanted to come with five hundred people, in this case, where is Your Majesty? ”

What Xiang Xiang said to the Empress Dowager was: Obviously, it is impossible for the little emperor to have a secret discussion with Zhao Xing before, but in this way, it is difficult to say whether to admit that there is collusion between them.

Gao Yu bowed and saluted, and said slowly: "It's urgent, follow Quan'er!" ”

Gao Yu meant: Zhang may rebel, if the prestige of the Empress Dowager cannot suppress Zhang, then the palace will be in danger, and the life of the little emperor will be in danger. In this case, the most important thing is to take care of nothing else, and quickly recruit troops to protect the little emperor. And at present, looking around the entire imperial court, the only trustworthy thing is the Vermilion Bird Army trained by Zhao Xing, that is, after the fact, some people talk about the little emperor colluding with Zhao Xing in advance and planning to ascend the throne, and they can't care so much.

Xiang Empress Dowager was silent for a moment, and said sharply: "Zhao Liren can't stay in the court - this person is bold, if he stays in the court, the official family will not be able to speak clearly in the future, and future generations will inevitably talk about the official family's improper position, please ask the official family to issue an edict and order Zhao Liren to return to Guangnan." ”

Zhao Ji Weiwei agreed, he diligently personally wrote an edict, stamped the emperor's seal, put it away to the queen mother, and said solemnly: "The official family is big, and some things have ideas in their hearts. Find an opportunity, and the mourning family will remove the curtain. ”

After saying to the Queen Mother, Yang Yang held the edict written by Zhao Ji himself, and continued: "I also know that Zhao Qing is fighting with the Liao people, and this edict will be collected by me first, and then it will be distributed when the opportunity arises." The official family can rest assured, but whether the 500 Vermilion Bird Army you transferred can take on the big responsibility is still between the two. The official family mentioned a few people, and the mourning family helped you appoint them. Let them be in charge of the three officials in front of the palace. *****”

The little emperor was overjoyed, and hurriedly mentioned the names of several people, namely: eunuch Tong Guan, Yang Jian, and Gao Yu、......

At this point, the six thieves of the Northern Song Dynasty began to partially appear on the stage.

The mouth of the Yellow River. Zhao Xingdi's reinforcements 6 continued to arrive, which also brought him new news. Zhao Xing read the letter brought by the reinforcements, and his face was solemn. Shuai Fan was a little worried, and cautiously tentatively said, "My lord, what happened?" In the court, or in Guangdong? Or is it Liao? ”

Zhao Xing shook his head slowly: "No, it's news from Africa, they finally found Deng Yufu." At the same time, they came with another news, it turned out that Deng Yufu was in Jerusalem, and this June. The Crusaders of Europe stormed Jerusalem for a month. Finally stormed the city. According to the news, Jerusalem was bloodied that day. Blood was splattered on the soldiers on their horses, and blood drowned their horses in the streets

Shuai Fan was shocked: "The pool of blood is so deep, how many people do you need to kill?" ”

Zhao Xing shook his head: "But the biggest disaster is not this - before this crusade, the Greek Church and the Latin Church had begun to split, and the soldiers who invaded Jerusalem were Latin sects, but they appointed an archbishop of the Greek sect...... This shows that the victory is divided and the slaughter is far from over. ”

Shuai Fan shook his head: "I don't understand what you said, it's just that the news in June this year, why is it so late here?" It's November 18 now. ”

"On the 18th day of the 11th month of the lunar calendar", Zhao Xing added: "The group of people used the Roman solar calendar, and their June is only equivalent to our May, and our lunar November, in their case, it is likely that the new year has already begun - let me see...... Ah, today is actually New Year's Day, the New Year's Day of the 1,100th year A.D., which also means: from today, the world has stepped into the twelfth century, and a new era has begun. ”

Shuai Fan asked again: "Deng Yufu is in Jerusalem, he didn't die in that massacre, right?" ”

Zhao Xing shook his head: "The news said: Deng Yufu arrived in Jerusalem a few years ago, and he went with my letter of introduction. But because of the isolation of the war, he never found the opportunity to enter Europe. After the Battle of the Holy City, a friend of mine appeared to him, protected him, and sent news of him to Canton. ”

Shuai Fan suggested: "Then let him go back to China!" The war cut off the big 6, so let him come back quickly and ask for stability. ”

Zhao Xing frowned: "In the past, it was the sea that cut off Deng Yufu's hope of boarding that piece of Europe, because the fleets of Pisa, Venice, Florence and other principalities blocked the sea, and all the Arab ships that saw them were sunk. And now that the Holy City has fallen, the sea is no longer an obstacle, on the contrary, the way back to him has been cut off - the Seljuks have laid out a new line of defense in the Great 6 of Africa, which happens to cut off the road from Jerusalem to us, and our Great Song merchant ships have been robbed in that sea one after another, and the trade route has been cut off! ”

Shuai Fan immediately interjected: "This means that as long as we defeat the Arab Navy now, we can go straight to that piece of light and complete communication with the West and the whole world...... By the way, do the merchants in Guangzhou know this news? ”

Zhao Xing replied: "This news was passed on by Wan Qianyong, and it is said that when the news was transmitted to Guangzhou, those white people were jubilant, urging us to send troops immediately. ”

Shuai Fan sighed: "You said that the Liao people don't dare to fight on two fronts, why don't we fight on two fronts now?" ”

As he was talking, the sentry on Wangdou shouted: "The Liao people are attacking again." ”

Shuai Fan waved his hand, and there was a ramming sound at the wall, which was the fire in the barrel of the gun that the soldier was ramming with a strip. At the same time, Zhao Xing looked at the Liao soldiers who were hesitant and wandering outside the firing range unhurriedly, and said leisurely: "This battle reminds me of the Spring and Autumn Period, when a famous general of the Jin State talked about the method of governing the army, and said four words: good time. In today's language, this phrase is: organize and concentrate.

During my travels in Europe, I heard that the Romans were good at organizing, and they organized their armies into battle groups, which then into legions, which in turn formed large combat units...... Because these people have the means of organization. With this present creation, they have been rampant across Europe for 2,000 years. ****

With the passage of time, the Romans' skill in organizing armies became known to all, and in this respect, the Romans no longer had an advantage, and Rome declined. This reminds me of another Western celebrity. I remember him having a very strange name, Napoleon. He did not make any innovations in military technology, but he mastered another technique - concentration. Concentrate superior firepower. Strike at the enemy's weak point - what we have to do now, is the rear. ”

When Zhao Xing talked about the name "Napoleon". Shuai Fan glanced at Zhao Xing deeply, but did not express any surprise at this name, only heard Zhao Xing continue: "I have often told you that the future era is the era of artillery, and artillery is the god of war. The so-called concentration of superior forces, I think. It is to concentrate the artillery and speak to the enemy with the artillery.

This reinforcement brought sixty artillery pieces, plus our original six guns, to form a small artillery position. We also brought five ships of gunpowder, 200 materials each, about 100 tons. On top of that, we have enough shells to send these Liao soldiers to hell - come on, let's test the effect of this artillery concentrated use. ”

With Zhao Xing's order, all the ground cannons roared angrily.

Sixty-six guns. Although they are all light and portable marching guns. Although the power of black powder was not great, so many artillery pieces were used intensively. Its power still gave people the feeling that the sky was falling apart, and this artillery bombardment lasted for an hour, and three thousand shells were fired, and Zhao Xingcai still ordered a ceasefire and waited for the smoke to dissipate.

On this day, the later history of the field is described as follows: Bingxu day of Wuzi month in the year of Jimao, 6 years of Shouchang of Liao Daozong, 2 years of Song Yuanfu, 11 November 18 of the Year of the Rabbit in the lunar calendar, that is, January 1, 1100 of Christmas, Sunday, Song Taiwei Zhao Xing and the Liao army fought on the north bank of Shunbao Village, the Song army used thunder and fire cannons, the sound was like a thunderbolt, the Liao people could not attack for a long time, and lost their souls.

In this year, the Arabs began to plant coffee trees artificially, and began to study the art of roasting and brewing coffee, among which the coffee produced in the port of Mocha is the most famous, so there is a famous coffee brand - "Mocha coffee".

In this year, the first wind turbine in Europe appeared, which was used for grinding and pumping water. Soon, wind turbines developed rapidly, and Europe entered the era of large windmills.

It was also in this year that the first medical school was born in Italy, and the first hospitals in Europe were born. But they moved a little slower, and the free pharmacy founded by Su Shi in Hangzhou, "Anle Fang", took away the honor of "the world's first hospital".

It was also in this year that the Arab doctor explained the treatment of hemophilia.

On the north bank of the Liubei Water River, waiting for the smoke of the artillery to dissipate, Zhao Xingxian shook his head, Shuai Fan subconsciously followed Zhao Xing and shook his head, and couldn't help but answer: "The effect is not good, the effect is very bad!" The heavens and the earth roared, and the group of artillery exploded, and it bombarded for an hour, but the casualties caused to the Liao people were few. ”

Zhao Xing raised his binoculars and replied while observing the effect of the shelling: "Of course it won't be good, we are all marching small cannons, although the number of artillery has increased, but the firepower has not formed a corresponding coverage area...... To tell the truth, our ground artillery shells are also fist earth small iron balls, such solid iron balls bombarding cavalry, can only play a role in intimidation, far from achieving the actual combat effects of suppression, coverage, clamping, etc. ”

Shuai Fan looked back at the river bank and reminded: "My lord, we have a bigger ground cannon on the ship, why don't you test it according to your method?" ”

Zhao Xing used a telescope to observe the land where the shells had fallen. In fact, after the first round of artillery bombardment, the Liao soldiers tested the range of the artillery, and they have been far away from the range, so most of the shells are not lethal to them, but occasionally a few ricochet bombs hit the queue of the Liao soldiers, and the blind cat is like a dead mouse, causing them single-digit casualties.

Zhao Xing wondered and put down the binoculars and asked curiously: "Whose army is on the other side?" Why do they fight so well-organized, combat-oriented, and self-combating...... It's all so incredible, it sticks to us like a dog's skin plaster, making us want to advance and not be able to retreat. It is amazing that there are such generals in Liao. ”

There were still two clerks waiting in Wangdou, where Zhao Xing and Shuai Fan were located, and they worked hard to record all the conversations between the two. After a pause, a clerk opened a piece of information and replied: "After the death of Yelu Ejia, the king of the Southern Court of Liao, the current officials of the Southern Court are: Xiao Delidi, the privy envoy of the Northern Yuan, who is also aware of the Nanjing Guard; Privy Deputy Envoy Wang Shiru; Participating in the governor's political affairs and the Han People's Palace all deployed Zhao Xiaoyan; The Liaoxing Army Festival envoy and the Han People's Palace all deployed Liang aid......

Above the army command, there are currently as follows: Chongyi Army Festival Envoy for Korean Concession; Guangshun Army Festival Envoy, Imperial History of Han Junyi; Tokyo stayed behind in Holu Sagu; The Xuanhui envoy of the Southern Courtyard and the Han People's Palace all deployed Xiao Changge......"

After a pause, the clerk continued: "The Liao soldiers on the opposite side have not shown their banners, I thought it was because they attacked the Great Song Tribute Envoys privately, and they were embarrassed to show their own flags. However, at present, only the Chongyi Army Jiedu Envoy, the Guangshun Military Jiedu Envoy, and the Tokyo Left-behind Envoy can lead the army. On the opposite side is the head of the army, and the commander must be a Han man, so the general of the unified army is either Han Zirang or Han Junyi, the middle of the imperial history. ”

There are also generals in the Liao Kingdom, and the most prominent of the generals in the Great Song Dynasty is the Cao family, and it is the turn of the Zhang family to be the generals next. The Han generals of the Liao State are outstanding, and the Liao people call them "Youyan Han Family Generals", and their representatives are the three brothers of Han Zi Rang Han Zishun and Han Zimu, and Han Junyi and other Han clansmen.

If the Han brothers are opposite, with their hundreds of years of experience in leading troops in the family style, they can skillfully carry out a test with a little contact, trying to find out the firepower weakness of Zhao Xing's new weapon, these skillful actions fully prove the extraordinary inheritance of the family's 300 years of martial arts.

"I know Han Zirang, his name is very big - Fengzhi Doctor, Hanlin to be followed, Tongzhi Zhizhi system, Shangqi Duwei, the founder of the country, 500 households in Shiyi, give purple gold fish bags, Tongzhong Shumen under Ping Zhangshi, Ping Zhangsheng, Shizhong...... The official rank on this guy's head is longer than mine, and he can be regarded as the number one person in Liaoguo", Zhao Xing's eyes were shining when he heard this person's name.

Perhaps, this is the pinnacle duel between the "first general of the Great Song Dynasty" and the "first general of the Han people of Liao". The advantage of one side was muskets, and the advantage of the other was cavalry.

This is a duel between gunpowder and cavalry, and it kicks off the gunpowder age!

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