Chapter 263: No worries
The second enjoyment is not present. Come is to join forces, and when Li Gang is anxious, he will be in the second order of irrigation and planting. Both of them can be called famous generals of the Song Army, but He Guan's qualifications are obviously much worse than those of the seed masters. The seed master was born in Qingjian City, and his ancestors were all at the level of the Western Army boss for several generations. Moreover, he himself has served as the governor of Huan, Bin, Lin, Qin and other prefectures, the prefect of Qingyang, and among the three ya, he has brought the title of deputy marshal of the infantry army and horse army. Before withdrawing into Shaanxi, he was still the envoy of Hedong, with brilliant military exploits and a world-famous reputation.
On the other hand, He Guan has a lot of fame and achievements, but most of his early resumes were in Hedong, and the highest in Shaanxi Sixth Road was only Lanzhou Zhizhou. Now the imperial court uses him to control the military power of the six routes, which will inevitably provoke the dissatisfaction of the western army, and when attacking the east of the river, the marshal of the Langyan and Huanqing Roads through the two routes to pacify the division is delayed, which is the most obvious reaction.
"Captain Plant! Brother Zhongyuan! Li Gang hurried up and saluted very respectfully. He was promoted to the rank of lieutenant by Zhao Huan, and was in charge of the two towns. However, He Guan is an official who worships Shaobao, ranks in the first rank, and is the commander of the six roads, Li Gang puts the seed master before He Guan, and the tendency is obvious.
The two generals hurriedly returned the salute, and the planter said: "Xuanfu Xianggong has been humiliated."
He Guan did not change his face, and said with a smile: "You don't have to be too modest, it should be so."
After a few words of greeting, the guest and host sat down, Li Gang pretended to be polite in his heart, and opened the door and said: "Concubine Su led the army into Hedong, and now Pingyang City is being detained, Xu Wei sent someone to report with a book, saying that the Jin army is powerful." Intended in Shaanxi. Both of them are famous generals on the battlefield, and I hope to teach me how to deal with the enemy
He Guan was speechless for a while, and the planter saw this. After a little hesitation, he said: "Xu Wei is good, in recent years, he is one of the rising stars in the army." He led the army to Hedong, and the Jin army was difficult to swallow for a while, which gave Shaanxi Liulu sufficient preparation time It is not difficult to hear from his words, and he admires Xu Wei, a junior. It is no wonder that the Xu family was originally from the seed family, plus the recommendation of the seed master before his death, so although he had never met Xu Weisu, he also appreciated it very much.
Li Gang nodded in agreement, stroked the teacup with one hand, and asked: "Then according to the Taiwei's opinion, will Xicao enter Hedong to help in the war, or will he hold on to Shaanxi?"
"If you want to beat others, you must first stand firm. Whether to enter Hedong to help in the war still depends on the performance of Xu Wei's army. But before that, Shaanxi Sixth Road should first try to protect itself, although he is the deputy envoy of the Sixth Road system, but he does not beat around the bush in front of the Xuanfu envoy and the system envoy, what to say.
At this time, He Guan listened to him talk eloquently, so he asked: "Dare to ask what kind of self-protection law?" ”
"Assuming that Xu Wei is not supported, there is only one most convenient way for the Jin army to enter Shaanxi. Pass through Hezhongfu, cross the pontoon bridge, and enter the customs. Therefore, the Shaanhua Road is the frontier position to resist the Jurchen entry into Shaanxi.
Xu Wei took a large number of troops with him when he entered Hedong to recruit soldiers. Pressing matter. It is to strengthen the defense of Shaanxi, although a certain is not talented, he is willing to lead Fengxiang's troops into Shaanxi. "The planter took the initiative to ask for help.
As we all know, the Yellow River is probably a zigzag trend, and between Shanxi and Shaanxi, it has become a north-south trend. And Hezhong Mansion is the area of Yongji City, Shanxi Province in later generations, and there is an important ferry port in the territory, called "Pujin Ferry." "A pontoon bridge was erected over the river, which was maintained by eight iron oxen, each weighing more than 10,000 catties. The famous "Huaibing monk fishes iron oxen." The story is born here.
Whether it is the three-way western army attacking Hedong, or Xu Wei leading the army to Hedong, they must first assemble in Hezhong Mansion, why? It is to cross the pontoon bridge and go directly to the land east of the river. Therefore, the purpose of the planter's proposal to strengthen the defense of Shaanxi and China is to block the enemy from Shaanxi.
After Li Gang heard this, he thought that if he could resist the enemy outside the country, it would naturally be the best. Shaanxi is the place where he painstakingly operated, in case the Jin army enters Guanzhong and the war is raging, how serious will its damage be?
"He is old, and he is a veteran general of the Western Army, so he doesn't move lightly. If there is a mistake, there will be great harm to the army. Or did the official go to Shaanxi to sit in He Guan said suddenly.
The planter was seventy-one years old at this time, and he was half-white. But his body shape is Kong Wu, sitting half a head taller than He Guan, and he also fights all his life, and he has a majesty. After hearing He Guan's words, he turned his head and said: "I am too old to use the system of Shaobao? ”
"No, the public is a general in the army, with high morality, and this official is from the morale of the army. Don't let the world be famous for the "old species." In a dangerous place. He Guan Zhengse.
"Haha! Thank you so much! The will of a stepfather and brother is loyal to the country. Now that the gold thief has come from afar and violated my borders, how can this defender of the land and the country be left behind? You can ask the Jurchen sticky Han, and the silversmith can be waited for to see if there is an old man. The planter laughed. It's not that he has no one in his eyes, but that he is a general, or a soldier's pride. He does have the capital to be proud, the famous general of the Jin Army, Wanyan Yinshu, can have a heavy army to surround Taiyuan, and he beat the division like a mountain, only to be spared, and he has counted the generals of the Song Army, who can do it?
He Guan wanted to speak again, Li Gang saw that the two generals were fighting, and persuaded: "The two important ministers of the country, together with this battle, there are many places where the prime minister has to rely on." Although strengthening the defense of Shaanxi and China is a top priority, how can we use a knife to kill chickens? ”
Looking at what he means, it seems that he has already been the right person? What kind of two people asked at the moment, Li Gang asked: "Qu Duan is currently serving as the commander of Shaanxi, and temporarily acting as the envoy of the Hedong Economic System, two."
Hearing this question, Master He showed almost the same expression. Do you need to ask? When Qu Duan was Xu Yuan's deputy in Jingyuan, the relationship between the two was extremely bad. Before he was transferred to the Shaanhua Road to pacify the envoy, at a banquet, the two were drunk to the point of using knives and guns. After arriving in Shaanxi, he was at odds with Xu Wei, which eventually led to the disarming and arrest of people in Hezhong Mansion. Now that Xu Wei is blocking Jin Jun in front, if he has to say that he is still worried about the rear, I am afraid that it is on this Qu Dashuai.
Li Gang saw that the two of them were silent, and said: "I intend to transfer Qu Duan to Jingzhao and entrust him with the position of controlling the capital." Then transfer Zezhou Xu Sheng back to Shaanxi, take measures for defense, and then send Jingyuan Xu Yide into the river. He Shaobao, a kind of lieutenant, do you think it's appropriate?
Xu Yide? Xu Yuan? He is the pacification envoy of Jingyuan Road, and the cousin of Xu Sheng and Xu Wei, if he sits in Shaanxi, whether it is to guard the gate or to aid Hedong, he is undoubtedly the best candidate. In this way, the heavy responsibility of guarding the gateway to Shaanxi fell on the three Xu brothers. Fighting tiger brothers and going into battle as father and son soldiers is a tradition of the Western Army.
Thinking of this, He Irrigation Division is all good, the current plan has been decided, Li Gang is in charge of the overall situation, He Irrigation Division is responsible for mobilizing six routes of soldiers and horses, and actively preparing for war, in order to resist the enemy outside Shaanxi.
Just when Li Gang fulfilled his second promise and handed over the military affairs of Shaanxi to Xu Yuan and Xu Sheng, Pingyang City also ushered in a new round of severe tests.
After the end of the Yan Committee besieged the city for several days. Aside from the initial small-scale tentative attacks, there were no major moves. More than 100,000 horses surrounded Pingyang like an iron bucket? Xu Wei didn't dare to be careless. Every day, he would go up to the city to inspect it, and at the same time urge the craftsmen in the city to make robes and cars. By mid-November, Xicheng had purchased more than 20 robe cars of various types, including a giant robe with thirteen tips.
But the Jurchens were not idle, and after weighing the Yan's poison. The recommendations of the five parts of Jeruba were adopted. He speculated that the equipment in Pingyang City was limited, and due to the terrain in the city, it was impossible to set up a group of robe cars on a large scale like outside the city. Therefore, he drove the soldiers, made a lot of equipment, and did not hesitate to use a large number of troops to go more than ten miles away to collect stone bullets.
November 15. Yang Yan entered the newspaper and said that the robe car outside Xicheng was like a forest. The Jin army is afraid of launching a general offensive in the near future. And the guards of the other four gates also reported similar news that the Jin army was about to seize the city with all its might. For this reason, Xu Wei ordered the whole army to take strict precautions.
In the early morning of the 16th, he was unusual, and Tianwang Ma Liang went to the city to inspect in person, accompanied by Ma Kuo. The weather was cold, and the soldiers guarding the city wall were so cold that they couldn't stop holding their guns and stomping on their feet. Standing at the head of the city and looking down, Xu Wei's heart couldn't help but be shocked! In just one night, the western suburbs of Binh Duong have become a forest of robes! Although the sky is unknown, in the mist, the towering black shadows are the nemesis of the city defense! Looking from left to right, you can't see it at a glance!
Xu Wei caressed the cold city wall, knowing that the time for the decisive battle was coming!
In the past, his impression of the offensive and defensive battles of ancient cities was still stuck in the picture of "Romance of the Three Kingdoms". The besiegers rushed up in a swarm, carrying at most a few cloud-breaking ladders. The defenders used bows and arrows far away, and oil pots closer. But now I know that before the advent of tubular firearms, the attack and defense of the city were already so vigorous. Look at the hundreds of robes and carts outside the city. What kind of scene does it look like when they fire in a salvo? Can Binh Duong's city defenses withstand such a brutal test?
Leaving the west of the city and patrolling all the way, he concentrated almost all the large equipment in the west, hoping to use this as a breakthrough. But on the northeast side, there are also a lot of goose carts and moat bridges.
"Assist on both sides, and attack on the other, the Jin army has to open a gap in Xicheng." Ma Kuo said in a deep voice. "When Li Zhi attacked Zhaode, there were more than 1,000 robe cars, and that scene is still vivid in my mind. Xu Zhaoyi, no matter how impregnable the city defense is, it can't resist the blow of thousands of robes. ”
The robes fired a volley, and the first thing to hit was the morale of the defenders. Imagine that the sky above you is completely obscured by the roaring boulders, the loud sound rings in your ears incessantly, and all the buildings are shattered under the bombardment of stone shells, even an iron man should be afraid!
Xu Wei was silent and continued to patrol, at this time the sky gradually brightened, and the fog dissipated. Ma Kuo suddenly said: "Lookout!" Looking in the direction of his finger, I saw that outside the West City, behind the Jin Army's robes, a watchtower was erected, which was more than eight feet high! Supported by solid wood, at the top is a five-foot-wide version of the house, in which a lookout is looking into Pingyang City!
In this way, Xu Wei said softly, and the expression on his face became more solemn. This is facing the enemy, and it pays attention to knowing oneself and knowing the other.
At the beginning, our army was based on the city, condescending, and knew every move of the Jin army well. Now, the Jurchens built watchtowers to monitor every move in the city, and this advantage no longer exists.
"Jin Jun can act as eyes and ears for the robes and chariots through Wangzi and guide the target. Once these hundreds of robes Qi Ma said in a deep voice.
When Xu Wei heard this, he waved the horsewhip in his hand and said loudly: "Come on, summon Wang Yu, Ma Tai, and Yang Zaixing to the city to see you!" ”
When Ma Kuo heard this, he immediately said: "This is to ask for the prime minister,"
"There are so many Jin army robes and cars, and before our army consumes them, the other party begins to consume me." Xu Wei said hatefully. After a while, the three generals came in a hurry.
Xu Wei didn't wait for them to salute, and pointed his horsewhip out of the city: "Look at the car that looks like the sky, you don't have any ideas." "He's crying... A, the third general asked, Wang Yu looked outside the city for a while, and he also felt tricky. At the beginning, he commanded the defense of Taiyuan, and the Jin army was not fully prepared for siege equipment, and there were only dozens of robes in total. And this time. With Li Zhi as a pathfinder for the Jurchens, the commission came prepared. In just a few days, the enemy army has erected hundreds of robes outside the west city, and they really want to fire a salvo, although our army's robes can pose a threat to it, but they can't stand the large number of people.
Ma Tai saw that the others were silent, thinking that I had followed Brother Jiu for many years, and without him, there would be no me Ma Er today. I don't worry about him, who will do it? After carefully observing the outside of the city for a while, he hugged his fists and said: "Recruit the prime minister, and I am willing to lead hundreds of horse troops to go out of the city to kill him for a while!" ”
Hearing this, Xu Wei's dull heart felt a little relieved. Zhang Qing, Yang Yan, Ma Tai. The three brothers followed him from the beginning of the fight to fight in the east and west, and in the past few years, they have grown up rapidly from the original countryside. Even the stupidest Mattei has become a cadre!
"I am willing to go out of the city with the horse!" Yang Zaixing also loudly asked for battle. Some time ago, he and Mattei were pioneers. tossed Li Jun enough, and admired the martial arts of this fat general of the Hujie Township Army, and when he saw him asking for battle, he was naturally not willing to lag behind.
Wang Yu looked carefully outside the city, and also nodded: "This plan is feasible, the enemy's siege troops are making full preparations, there is no fighting for several days, and the enemy troops protecting the two wings are also negligent in protection." At this time, if the horse army is sent out of the city to attack, it may be taken by surprise. ”
"So wait, what? The hustle and bustle of this hustle and bustle Yang Zaixing is impatient.
Wang Yu raised his hand: "Don't panic! Raids out of the city can only be repeated again and again, and there is no third chance. If you want to do it, you can do it! Xu Zhao, it is better to choose a thousand elite infantry troops, each carrying a bunch of firewood and grass. After trailing the Ma army. After the Ma army drove away the enemy's siege troops and garrisons, they set fire to the chariots. ”
Ma Kuo nodded frequently, under Wang Yu's fame, he does have the means. If this plan can be successful, it will be a heavy blow to the Jin army. Or you can't kill a few of you, but burning dozens or hundreds of robe cars is enough to be distressed!
The tactics are taken out, and they are waiting for the coach to make the final decision. Xu Wei looked at the city, didn't speak for a while, and after a long time, he turned around and said: "It takes time to incinerate the equipment, and the committee is also a famous general in a hundred battles, so don't despise him." In this way, when it was dark, Yang Zaixing led six hundred horsemen out of the northern city, killed him for a while, and attracted the enemy's attention to the north of the city. At this time, Ma Tai led a thousand horsemen to run out of the West Gate, and I asked Du Feihu to lead 1,500 elite infantry troops to follow with firewood and grass, and burn the robe car! How is it? ”
After hearing this, Wang Yu hugged his fists without saying a word: "Xianggong is worthy of coming from Jiangmen." Xu Wei chuckled lightly, noncommittal. At the moment, the plan has been decided, and each will prepare separately, and he will go straight back to the council of the Shuaifu.
On the evening of this day, Pingyang City was pitch black, and on the watchtower behind the Jin Army's robe position, Wangzi was watching the city in fear. Standing in the air eight feet high, facing the cold wind, this Jurchen soldier held the flag in his arms and sniffed from time to time. He has an abnormal situation, there are some lights in Pingyang City, and the four dangerous places are all pitch black. He poked his head out of the room and yelled downward. Captain Mooke, who heard the news, thought for a while, or decided to report it to Commander Meng'an? Meng An thought for a while, is this a thing? Regardless of him, as long as there is an abnormal situation, it is still good to report it truthfully. The news was picked up until the Wanyan living girl who was in charge of vigilance, and when he heard it, he secretly screamed badly! This is the Southern Army is coming to touch the camp!
At the base of the north city wall, Yang Zaixing carefully selected 600 warriors from his subordinate horse army, and at this time, they each led their horses, packed up their equipment, and were eating a lot! That's right, just eat!
"Leg of lamb! Take it! He picked up a big fat leg of lamb from the basket and threw it to one of his cavalrymen. The latter grabbed it with both hands, opened his mouth and bit it hard, and the fatty leg of mutton meat tasted refreshing!
"Brethren! After asking for a fair talk, after coming back, each person will be rewarded with ten times! Receive it when you enter the city, and you will not be in arrears! You all feed and drink enough for me, and later go out of the city to kill him and turn his horse on his back! Let the golden dog see, horseback competition is not exclusive to their Jurchens! When Yang Zaixing said this, he spat again, "Phew!" Lao Tzu never treated them as a fool! ”
The cavalry didn't bother to respond to him, this basket of mutton is not something Tianyu can eat, not to mention that one person has a bowl of wine? That's a good job! There is wine to drink, meat to eat, and money to take! Do such things every day, and Lao Tzu is willing to die!
In the West Side, the same thing is happening.
The difference is that Mattai eats more than his soldiers, who makes people have a wide heart and a fat body and eat a lot of food?
"I'm not talking nonsense to you! The old foundation of Jingsui Camp has lost his life, lost his face, and his face is a big matter! Mattei couldn't say anything more when he said this, his big mouth was full of mutton.
Yang Yan poked his head out of the city at some point, and rushed down and shouted, "Damn! I hear you chewing meat all over the city! Can you be quieter? Ten of my brothers are spitting! ”
As he was talking, he suddenly heard a movement of Suosuo and looked in the direction of the sound. I saw a black crowd of people, but it was Du Feihu who led 1,500 Hujie infantry troops, all of whom had taken off their heavy armor, and each of them was carrying a bunch of firewood, and was gathering towards the city gate. If you want to know what will happen next, please log in... Fierce horn, more chapters, support the author, support genuine reading!