Chapter 545: War Has Dividends
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The overlord of the dominant side can only lie on the bed at the moment, waiting for the call of heaven, his sons are still fighting, Dong Yu wants to kill the blind felt, but the old ministers of Qingtang do not agree, helplessly, he can only imprison the eldest brother and wait for his father to die.
Qingtang looked like this, so naturally he had no time to take care of Dangchuan Fort, which was thousands of miles away.
Wang Shao's subordinates pretended to be Yu Longke's subordinates, easily crossed Dangchuan Fort, and took this dangerous fortress with a beautiful return pistol.
Wang Shao was still unwilling, he wanted to take advantage of the heavy snow to close the mountain and get more results.
Wang Shao left 500 people in Dangchuan Fort, and then immediately galloped and rushed straight to Dingqiang City.
In terms of topography, Dingqiang City is even more terrifying than Dangchuan Fort, where the mountains and rocks are horizontal, and there is almost no flat land. The men and horses of the Qing Tang Dynasty were condescending and fought back, and the soldiers of the Great Song Dynasty suffered heavy casualties.
But these small mountain infantrymen had no fear, and they scrambled to climb the sharp rocks. Some people were stoned to death by oncoming stones, some were pierced through their bodies by random arrows, and some slipped down and died in the middle of the rocks.
The entire battlefield was filled with the smell of blood, and Wang Shao was like a strong statue, standing there steadily, and the attack had lasted for three rounds.
Song Jun was all beaten back, he just silently ripped off his cloak and added a thick layer of armor!
"Rush!"
Another round of the Song army's offensive unfolded.
Wang Shao did not hesitate and rushed to the front in person.
Follow me and give me are two realms...... All the soldiers of the Song army rushed forward along the steep mountain road as if they were crazy.
The soldiers of Qingtang kept throwing stones and shooting arrows, their fingers were worn out, their arms were sore and swollen, and they couldn't pull the bowstring...... Seeing the Song army getting closer and closer, they almost despaired.
Rumble!
A loud bang exploded on the heads of Qingtang's soldiers, and it turned out that the grenadiers of the Song army had rushed to a distance of ten zhang below the city, and they used all their strength to throw iron balls one by one to the city.
A series of explosions caused chaos among the defenders, and they desperately dodged, crying wolves.
The first time I faced the power of firearms, the panic was far more violent than the actual killing. Taking advantage of the chaos, the Song army came to Dingqiang City and piled thousands of catties of gunpowder outside the city gate.
There was a violent explosion, and a fireball of dozens of feet rose into the sky.
The wooden gates were torn apart, and the soldiers guarding the gates were pierced by the flying splinters, and the collapsed wooden gates and walls crushed them into meatloaf again.
Wang Shao carried a sword and was the first to rush into Dingqiang City......
When Chuan Fort, Dingqiang City!
The Song army won two fortresses in a row, and the Qingtang portal was opened!
The good news arrived in Wang Ningan's hands as soon as possible, he slapped the table excitedly, and the first step was finally successful!
Wang Ningan knew that the most important thing at the moment was to consolidate the results of the battle, accumulate strength, and prepare for the next round of battles.
He immediately sent a letter to Zhao Zhen, asking that Di Dao be changed to Xuzhou, and sent men and horses to the north to capture Lintao Fort and Jiehe Fort to prevent the Qingtang people from going south.
Two battles and two victories, 300 miles away!
The second year of Jiayou is destined to be an unusual year!
At the beginning of the year, Da Song admitted the most powerful talent in history, and at the end of the year, it took the first step to open the border!
Maybe you don't feel anything when you are in it, but how many years later, people will be surprised to find that what happened in this year profoundly changed the empire and brought the Great Song Dynasty to a completely different track...... It's just that at this time, even Wang Ningan didn't have the heart to think so much.
Because he found himself in the hands of a big mess.
He was seriously ill, and the Dong Yu brothers rushed to make many tribes in the Qingtang Dynasty move closer to the Great Song Dynasty.
This winter came a little earlier than usual.
On the third day of Wang Shao's march into Dingqiang City, before the battlefield was cleared, a strong wind swept in, followed by a violent snowfall, which fell for more than a day.
Mountains, trees, rivers and earth, overnight, turned a terrible white.
Tens of thousands of cattle and sheep were frozen to death, and many herders lost their source of livelihood, as was often the case in previous years, as it seems that they only have two choices, either wait to freeze to death, or pick up a scimitar and go to the army to plunder, as long as they can defeat the Han people and rob them of their wealth, they can survive the winter safely......
"Wang Xianggong, don't you Han people often like to say that those who win the hearts of the people win the world? The old man thought that the best opportunity had come. Yeli Yuqi stood in front of Wang Ning'an, and he tried to smile sincerely.
"The people of Qingtang have a difficult life, and they have suffered from the white disaster, if the Great Song Dynasty can come up with food to help them and ensure that they can get the support of the people, then the Great Song Dynasty will have a firm foothold, Wang Xianggong, what do you think?"
"Not how!" Wang Ningan lowered his head and said: "The Great Song Dynasty is not rich, and the landlord's family has no surplus grain, not to mention the cold weather, transporting grain from the southeast to the northwest, and then to Xuzhou, it will lose more than seventy percent along the way, it would be good to maintain the supply of military food, if there is more, it will crush the imperial court." ”
Ye Li Yu beggar's heart instantly lifted, he tried to control his emotions, but when he opened his mouth, he was still a little excited and changed his tone.
"Wang Xianggong, we are willing to contribute some money, a little meager strength, how many can be saved, and please ask Xianggong for permission."
Wang Ning settled down for a while, finally put down the brush, changed to a comfortable posture, and leaned back on the chair.
"Old friend, you have a lot of money?"
Ye Li Yuqi hurriedly waved his hand, "It's not the last time the prince rewarded 100,000 yuan, most of it has already been spent, and there are still thirty or forty thousand yuan, not much, not much." ”
"Since it's not much, don't waste it!"
Wang Ningan ignored the old thing's cannibalistic gaze, and said lightly: "Don't worry, this official will find a way to solve the problem, you just need to train the troops, this winter, if you have the opportunity, you will send troops, and if you don't have the opportunity, you will train the troops!" ”
With that, Wang Ningan stood up, walked behind Yeli Yuqi, and patted the old guy on the shoulder.
"Soldiers, it's better to be simple, don't think too much, what do you think?"
Ye Li begged to change color slightly, but he still bowed down.
"Thank you for mentioning it, the old man understands."
"Well, that's good, that's right, Mrs. Zun is already about to give birth, I have arranged manpower, it should be around the New Year, you can go and see it when you have time, a little life comes to the world, it's always a good thing, especially if it's a mixed-race baby, if an old friend is willing, as long as it's a boy, he will be sent to the Royal Primary School, and the powerful sons of the Great Song Dynasty, the children of the clan, receive the best education in the Great Song Dynasty, and he will definitely become a talent in the future."
"No!"
Yeli Yuqi suddenly had a beard, and roared angrily: "The old man's son, the old man must teach him himself!" Wang Ning'an! When I help you take down Qingtang, you will hand over your son to the old man! A manly man, if you can't speak, it doesn't count! ”
The old guy is like an old hen guarding her chicks, her muscles are tensed, ready to fight.
"It's really boring, you and I are willing to worry about it! Alright, go down, I'll keep the promise. ”
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Coming out of Wang Ning'an, Yeli Yu begged for a nose of ash and was beaten.
The old fox knew the importance of manpower, and he wanted to take the opportunity to expand his strength, but it was obvious that Wang Ningan saw through it. In fact, the old guy had already thought of this result, but he still dared to make up his mind, that is, he had decided to eat the Great Song Dynasty, and he did not have enough ability to relieve tens of thousands of herdsmen. And because of their usual style, they can't watch these people die and leave it to themselves, which has become the most normal choice...... It's just a natural thing, why can't it be?
Ye Li Yu beggar felt that no matter what, he had to figure it out.
He arranged for manpower to investigate everywhere, and soon a message came that made the old fox vomit blood.
As early as after Yu Longke was killed, countless merchants came from Xijing and Bashu, and they recruited workers everywhere under various names.
As long as you work for the Great Song Dynasty, you can get 5 yuan a year, you can eat enough, dress warmly, and you don't have to worry about the white plague or the military disaster...... From now on, I will live a carefree and happy life!
These businessmen are all big fools, they go directly to the local tribal herdsmen, and some people go to buy some powerful people, among which Yu Zhicai is the most active in human trafficking.
He needed to avenge his father by killing Yeli Yuqi and his 3,000 cavalry.
Yu Zhicai straightened out his people, bought plate armor weapons, and worked hard to compete with the old fox.
Of course, weapons are not cheap, he has nothing on his hands, and the only thing he can do is sell people!
Sell some of the old and weak, women, young people, and those small tribes who are not loyal to him, and one person can get 3 yuan, and 20 people can change a set of plate armor.
He also got a promise that he could get a seven-percent discount on the weapons of the Great Song Dynasty, and as for Mu Zheng, he had to fund it in full, and there was absolutely no cheapness!
It can still be seen from Da Song's actions that they value themselves more!
Yu Zhicai is very satisfied.
In just a short period of time, he sold more than 10,000 people.
In addition, the number of refugees who fled to Dingqiang City from all over the country also exceeded 20,000, especially when I heard that there were porridge sheds where you could drink free gruel, and even more people came.
As a Song people, they will never be able to understand what true abject poverty is!
Even a tenant farmer will have a fence yard, a broken grass house, and even some chickens, ducks, geese and dogs...... And what about the serfs, everything about them belongs to the masters, including their lives!
Where they live, what they eat, is not even as good as the cattle and horses of the master's family, and their value is equal to that of cattle and sheep, and in the eyes of the master, they are two-legged animals, and they do not hesitate.
Whenever the white plague came, the master would even drive out the slaves, leaving them to fend for themselves, not wasting their master's food.
It's just that these slaves are all precious treasures in the eyes of Wen Jifu!
He greedily received a group of herdsmen and sent them from Dingqiang to Hanzhong, to Xijing, to Chang'an...... There, there are patches of cement workshops waiting for them, and they have to dig mountains to open roads and transport supplies.
The work is very hard, and they can even get injured and die, but at least when they work, they can eat enough, and many people don't even know what it is like to be full, and they keep stuffing food into their mouths, even if their stomachs are swollen into a ball, they are reluctant to waste a grain of food......