Chapter 190: Prelude to the Great War
(Regarding the problem of the two chapters of chapter 188 and chapter 189, there is a problem with the automatic setting, which causes the two chapters to be messed up, and then Haoyue has changed it in the vertical and horizontal evening, and the order on the vertical and horizontal is correct.) Chapter 188 The battle situation came quickly, Chapter 189 How can others snore on the side of the couch, the chapter is correct, but the order is wrong. )
In March and April, the whole of Jiangnan was completely enveloped in the atmosphere of war, and the air showed a breath of battle, and the barracks were also filled with the shouts of killing and the metallic sound of soldiers.
In the territory of the Northern Kingdom of Jiangbei, many soldiers who were recuperating returned to the barracks, picked up the weapons in their hands, and went south on warships.
In several important towns in the north of the Yangtze River, truckloads of goods and jewels were transported south from Kaifeng, and many pigs and sheep were to be slaughtered to improve the fire food of the soldiers.
This policy of the Great Song Dynasty made many people who wanted to be soldiers join it, and they could get more benefits for the war, and if they performed well in the battle, they could also be crowned marquis and general, and change their fate.
The grain and grass in Jiangbei and Jinghu and other places have been transported to the front line of the Song army through the war envoys and envoys patrolling the river, and everything is in proper preparation.
Jiangbei, Jinghu, Shudi, Liuzhou...... The entire Great Song Dynasty was like a machine, running at full power and speeding up.
The wind is surging, the clouds are rolling, and such days are in the blink of an eye to the end of March.
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The wind was dashing, whistling by, making bursts of ghosts crying wolf howls, the smell of blood and gunpowder smoke filled the air, the battlefield had just ended the battle, this time, Lin Renzhao was defeated, defeated once, and lost 8,000 horse infantry troops.
At this moment, near Zhongshan, since Yu Yan was captured alive, Lin Renzhao moved the camp to a place dozens of miles away near Zhongshan.
In the past few days, Lin Renzhao also didn't think about tea and dinner, from the captured Jinling defender soldiers, he had successively learned that the Song and Han coalition forces in the west had captured several military towns in the Tang State, and now the situation on the western front was not optimistic, and the Song army had advanced the battle line to the quarrying area.
Now the Tang Kingdom is killing each other, brothers are on the wall, Lin Renzhao believes that the current situation should be insulted externally, and now Jinling City in Jiangning Mansion is close at hand, and it is within reach, Lin Renzhao thinks that only after attacking Jinling first, then countermeasures.
On this day, Lin Renzhao immediately ordered 60,000 soldiers and horses under his command, and then recruited soldiers in nearby prefectures and counties to fill his army, and now hastily pulled up a total of 100,000 troops.
The city of Jinling is close at hand, and his first goal is to lead his army into Jinling, announce Li Congqing's guilt to the people of the world, and then welcome the Chinese lord Li Yu.
"Enter Jinling and support the lord of the country." This goal has always been Lin Renzhao's goal, and it is also the goal he has been fighting for for so long.
Lin Renzhao constantly instilled this consciousness in the soldiers, so that these soldiers all fought for the same goal.
If Lin Renzhao invades Jinling, Lin Renzhao is confident that with his ability to transfer troops, he will be able to deal with so many troops, and he will definitely be able to give the people of the Tang Dynasty a stable life at that time.
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The (southern) Tang Dynasty only left the defense from the quarrying to the Jingkou area, and now Runzhou has changed hands, and the eastern defense line is only the defense line from the Jiangshui - Zhongshan - Qinhuai River - Lishui.
At this moment, in the Jinling court, the most discussed thing is war, and the people are most worried about war.
Li Congqing heard the news, he lay on the sickbed and felt half better, he thought that the Yangtze River was cold and the water was turbulent, and it would not be possible to build a pontoon bridge over the river, so he ordered the Privy Council to send only the Zhenhai Festival Ferry Envoy, Tongping Zhangshi Zheng Yanhua, and Tiande Du Hou Du Zhen, and led 10,000 water infantry troops to meet the Song army, and asked them to lead the army to demolish the pontoon bridge.
He planned to fight a beautiful battle in the quarry area, so that the Song and Han armies would be wiped out in a snap of their fingers.
And what he is mainly dealing with at the moment is Lin Renzhao's army near Zhongshan, for Lin Renzhao, it has always been a thorn under Li Congqing's buttocks, and only when he pulls out this thorn will his ass feel better.
Now the scout reported that Lin Renzhao had an army of 100,000 under his command, and Zhongshan was close at hand, if the entire vicinity of Zhongshan was included in Lin Renzhao's hands, then Jinling would lose a barrier and be directly exposed to the rebels' noses.
Li Congqing ordered the commanders to go to the Eastern Front.
At the same time, there was also a rumor in Jinling City that was unfavorable to Lin Renzhao.
After hearing about this war, he thought about it and found that the biggest winner of this war was the Song State, and the biggest loser was the Tang State.
At the door of his house, his family members attacked each other again, but he heard the rumors that had been popular in Jinling City in recent days about being unfavorable to Lin Renzhao.
In recent days, there have been rumors in Jinling, saying that Lin Renzhao was just a Fujian person, and he didn't put the national society in his eyes at all, he just regarded the (Southern) Tang Dynasty as a place to live for the time being. Five dynasties and ten kingdoms, such things are common, and today, Zhao Kuangyin of the Great Song Kingdom also did this.
As soon as this rumor came out, some people really believed it, in short, all kinds of rumors to discredit Lin Renzhao have been spreading in Jinling's major wine shops, teahouses, and brothels.
After all, it is not only Lin Renzhao's army that is attacking Jinling now, but also the armies of the Song State, the (Southern) Han State, and the Wu Yue State.
The common people don't believe that there are such good generals in this world, just for a mere Li Yu, in this world, there are still many people who worship power.
Rumors stop at the wise, but who will believe it.
In the past few days, Chen Qiao and Lin Jingmen have been sitting alone in the hall of Chen's mansion, and Lin Jingmen has been urging Chen Qiao to cooperate with Han Xizai, but Han Xizai has not taken action, and has refused several times because he is powerless.
After Chen Qiao heard this, he became even more desperate.
When Li Congqing heard this rumor, his heart was more relaxed, he felt like a dragon and a tiger again, and he immediately ordered Li Yannian to enter the Zhaoqing Palace, after seeing Li Yannian, Li Congqing forgot that he was a sick person, and that kind of taste made him enjoy it very much, so he continued to practice the joy of bed.
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Qingyin Pavilion on the lower reaches of the Qinhuai River not far from the Jinling Palace, when Zhao Dezhao heard this rumor, he naturally felt it, this rumor was not sent out by him, but the same rumor also has a certain advantage to the current situation.
Since ancient times, most of the countries have died in civil strife, and such a (Southern) Tang Dynasty is still inevitably destroyed by the Great Song Dynasty in history.
If one day Lin Renzhao really invaded Jinling, the people of Jinling would still eat pot pulp to welcome Lin Renzhao's army, I am afraid that he would have been branded as a traitor at this moment, after all, Lin Renzhao joined the army, the situation in the south of the Yangtze River has changed greatly, and the people hope to live a stable life, and this kind of day is also what they want.
It can be said that as soon as this rumor appears, it will be a bad thing for Lin Renzhao, and the people of Jinling will definitely stand on Li Congqing's side.
Now that the Eastern Front is still in a stalemate, and the other side has not received much advantage, a rumor, it can play a great role.
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At this moment, in the quarrying area, on the territory of the Song State on the other side of the Tang Kingdom, there was a burst of heat.
Now that the southeast wind is blowing on the river, Cao Bin and the capital supervisor Pan Mei and others are deployed in the southwest of Shengzhou, looking at the undulating waves of the river, and can't help but think of the water battles some time ago.
Yesterday, the fierce fire oil burned on the boat, emitting bursts of black smoke, and a choking smell permeated the entire river; A boat full of dry reeds on fire. Like a mountain full of wildfires, the burning, charred corpses, and soldiers jumped into the icy river to extinguish the flames...... The river is littered with the wreckage of the battlefield and the corpses of soldiers......
In the past few days, under the order of Zhao Kuangyin, they will lead the main force of the Shuibu Army of 100,000 to the south along the river to eliminate the (southern) Tang defenders who are quarrying.
On the west side of the quarry, Zhao Kuangyin appointed Wang Ming as the commander of the Chizhou to Yuezhou River Road Patrol Battle, responsible for sweeping away the remnants of the (southern) Tang Navy from Chizhou to Yuezhou, and also solving the worries of Cao Bin's navy.
Some time ago, when the good news reached Bianjing, Zhao Kuangyin ordered the yellow and black dragon boats built in Langzhou to be connected with thick bamboo silks transported from Jingnan as a pontoon bridge across the Yangtze River.
Some time ago, after it was built, it was first tested in Shipaikou, and after the test was successful, Lu Wanyou was ordered to take care of it by Lu Wanyou. …… Immediately, Zhao Kuangyin ordered the pontoon bridge at Shipaikou to be moved eastward, so that Pan Mei's infantry cavalry concentrated in Hezhou (Hexian County, Anhui) could cross the river and join Cao Bin as soon as possible.
Cao Bin's current task is that the Song and Han coalition forces will set up a pontoon bridge on the quarry river in three days to ensure that the follow-up troops cross the river.
Pontoon bridges have been erected near the quarry, and soldiers are laying pontoon bridges above the river in an orderly manner, and wooden planks and boats have entered the river,...... According to the original plan, it took a day and a half to lay the pontoon.
On the opposite side of the quarrying is the north corner of Jiangxinzhou, and on the other side is the territory of Jiangbei and Zhou.
Early in the morning, the early morning mist has just dispersed, the elite main force of the right wing of the Longjie army is on the south bank of the Guxi River, by the river to set up a battle, the opposite (south) Tang water army was quickly swept away, the speed of the Song and Han armies is very fast, now from the time of the Tu Road quarrying is still dozens of miles away, this afternoon the Song army in front of the warship has arrived near the quarry, there is a military village near the quarry, but at the moment there is no personnel stationed in the military village, the Tang military first learned the news has retreated.
"I don't know what the hell Tang Jun is doing over there?"