Chapter 264: The Western Xia War
In the middle of summer, the two ferries drove quickly on the water with the help of the power of sails and wheel pulp, and the journey was smooth, and soon sailed through the shallow waters outside Liangshanbo to the middle of the Tatewa area.
But seeing the endless water surface, the smoke waves are vast, and the water and the sky are connected, and people are refreshed.
Chen Zongshan and Lu Jiang were both literati, seeing this scenery and blowing the breeze on the lake, they were both relaxed and happy, and the two of them went out of the cabin and came to the deck in front to watch the lake light and water.
"A good place of 800 miles of Liangshan water, sure enough, 'Juze is boundless, and the boat survives. The fishermen are frightened, and the waterfowl are carrying the flag. Pu is dense like a port, and the mountains are as distant as Peng. I don't know that in the lotus, there are bitter mosquitoes and flies during the day. 'Ahh ”
It turned out that this poem was written by Han Qi, the prime minister of the Zhongzong Dynasty (refer to Chapter 1), when he was the governor of Yunzhou, passing by Liangshanbo, and specifically describing the vastness of the water town Zeguo.
Later, in the Shenzong (Zhao Ji's father) dynasty, the Yellow River broke twice, and the flood converged to Liangshanbo, at this time, the water area of Liangshanbo was much larger than that of Han Qi at that time, no wonder Chen Zongshan was amazed.
General Lu said with a smile on the side: "Liangshanbo is known as the eight hundred miles of water, although it is a bit exaggerated, but it is also an extremely dangerous place, if there are not tens of thousands of sailors, which can easily go to the island?"
It was because of his brother's wisdom that he chose this place as his foundation.
It's just that it has developed so far, but it is a little more troublesome, and every time you go to the island and go out of the island, you have to take a waterway first. If a large army goes out on an expedition, it sometimes takes a day just to transport people and horses. ”
Chen Zongshan nodded secretly while listening, and couldn't help but think in his heart that the imperial court had sent troops to recruit and suppress twice before, both of which were land troops.
This is a defeat, but even if it was won at the beginning, as long as the Liangshan army hid in the water, the imperial court army and horses could only sigh in vain.
It seems that if you want to completely solve the Liangshan problem, you still have to have a naval army......
Just as he was thinking about it, he heard a sudden scream from behind him, followed by the sound of a heavy object falling into the water, and then heard a panicked scream from another large ferry.
"Oops! Someone overboard! ”
"Oops! Someone has fallen into the water, save people......"
"Help~~"
Chen Zongshan was shocked, and secretly said that these two big ferries are at least seven or eight hundred large ships, which can carry one or two hundred people at a time, and they are fast and stable, how can someone fall into the water?
He hurriedly ran to the other side of the ferry, held the side of the boat and looked out, and saw a figure on the clear water that was constantly rising and falling, it was Zhang Ganban.
"Save people~~~"
The Liangshan soldiers of the two ships all shouted loudly, their voices anxious, but none of them really jumped into the water to save people.
"Master Lu, save people! It's Zhang Ganban, he's Taishi Cai's confidant, he can't have anything! ”
Chen Zongshan is not stupid, how could he not have thought that Zhang Ganban was obviously pushed down or thrown down by Liang Shanjun's people, so the people on both boats were just shouting on the boat, but no one went into the water to save people.
General Lu pretended to be surprised and said: "Why can't there be anything, it's just a small thing, isn't it Taiwei Chen who is the Qincha?" ”
"But...... Lu Junshi, I beg you, please order a rescue or two! ”
As he spoke, Chen Zongshan was about to give Lu Jiang his hand, and Lu Jiang stretched out his hand to hold him up, and said, "Taiwei has tormented the student, how can this be done?"
It's just that this Caifu slave is pretending to be stinking (too pretending to be forced), and the Taiwei is the official hand-picked messenger, but this guy is pointing fingers on the side, yelling at five and drinking six, what's going on?
It must be known that although I, Liang Shanjun, took the initiative to sue for peace, it does not mean that we are afraid of the imperial court's soldiers and horses! The imperial court twice came to conquer and suppress, but what was the result? But there is no return! Please also ask the lieutenant to understand this. ”
Chen Zongshan is a fake lieutenant who can't mobilize a single soldier, and his personality is already weak, but when he saw that Liang Shanjun was so tough and fearless, he was so overwhelmed that he couldn't raise his head.
What's more, at this time, Zhang Ganban was still splashing in the water, and just now he showed half of his head from time to time and shouted for help, but now he is completely gone, and he is about to be drowned, where does Chen Zongshan dare to say a word.
At that moment, Chen Zongshan nodded yes, and gave his hand, and Lu Jiang shouted at the boat behind him, and immediately two men jumped into the water, lifted the dry office out of the water, and then was pulled onto the deck with a rope.
"Mr. Lu, this guy didn't die, he just drank a little more lake water, and he was fine if he vomited."
Hearing that Zhang Gan was fine, Chen Zongshan was relieved, but he quickly became worried about his trip, Liang Shanjun was so strong, he was afraid that his trip would be difficult to achieve, and he would even be humiliated.
With this kind of thought, Chen Zongshan was not in the mood to look at the lake and water again, and turned back into the cabin. General Lu smiled, followed in, chatted with him over tea, and said something about what he didn't have.
There was nothing to say all the way, and the ferry soon arrived at the golden beach, where there were already people waiting, and escorted Chen Zongshan and others to the Wanzicheng Council Hall all the way, and saw Lin Chong.
Zhang Ganban, Wei Yuhou and others were arranged by General Lu to rest in the guest room, and Chen Zongshan did not dare to make a sound.
And here, after listening to Lu Fang's brief report, Lin Chong greeted Chen Zongshan with a smile.
"Haha, Mrs. Chen, after a few months, we will meet again, no need to be polite, please sit down."
"I've seen Master Lin, this time Taiwei brought the official family's holy decree."
"Okay, let's read it out. Well, don't you want us to hang flowers and burn incense to listen? ”
Lin Chong smiled, where does this mean? Chen Zongshan was stunned, so he had to take out the edict from the edict box held by the small yellow door on the side and read it aloud.
The content of the decree is very simple, which means that the imperial court has agreed to all the conditions that Liang Shanjun had put forward to Zhang Shuye before; And I hope that Lin Chong can lead the main force of the Liangshan Army to the Western Xia as soon as possible, and the imperial court will prepare a load of grain and grass, as well as a reward for the soldiers.
Lin Chong smiled and received the holy decree, and once again invited Chen Zongshan to sit down in the upper hall, and someone had already come over to offer fragrant tea.
Lin Chong asked: "I know that since the imperial court has agreed to our conditions, my Liangshan army will naturally fulfill its promise and send troops to fight against the Western Thieves."
It's just that there are too many new soldiers in the Liangshan Army, but they must be trained for at least another month and a half before they can form combat power, otherwise even if they arrive in Kansai, they will not be the opponent of the wolf-like Western thieves!
Another thing is that Lin Chong had also sent people to Guanxi to inquire about the military situation in Western Xia before.
Doesn't it mean that the 200,000 Western Army has surrounded Xingqing Mansion, the puppet capital of Western thieves, and is digging trenches, building hard villages, and building walls, and has surrounded Xingqing Mansion, and not even a single fly can fly?
It's not that our army is already victorious, and the destruction of the western thieves is just around the corner, how can it be said that the military situation is urgent now? ”
Speaking of which, the whole set of tactics was taught to Huan Yi by Lin Chong, and Huan Yi guided Tong Guan to "think" little by little.
Of course, Lin Chong's tactic was not something he came up with, but learned from the battle of the Daling River when the Qing army besieged the Ming army in the original historical time and space, as well as the method of the Hunan army against the Taiping army in the late Qing Dynasty.
To put it simply, it is to harden the village and fight in a daze. Leaning against the long wall, the trenches besieged the enemy army in the city, and at the same time, taking advantage of the defensive advantage of the camp, besieging the city to send reinforcements and destroy the enemy who rescued!