Chapter 113 Yingluan Military Exercise
The deterrence of killing is self-evident, Zhao Kuangyin is using this way to warn everyone not to try to harbor bad intentions, but if there is a threat to the rule of the Zhao family, this is the end.
This is not only for Li Congyi and Feng Yanlu, but also for the courtiers and generals of the Great Song Dynasty, such as Shi Shouxin who was beheaded by the loser, Li Chuyun who guarded Yangzhou, and even Zhao Zheng who had just returned. It won't be long before the news will spread all over the world, and the shocking heads and rivers full of blood will shock the hearts of many people.
Perhaps the practice was a little too brutal, and among the hundreds of people, it was not necessarily a heinous crime. There are many people who are just implicated, or even chased after the wind. After all, it has only been less than a year since the founding of the country, and the rebellion on the surface has been quelled, but in Bianliang City, how many people are suspicious of each town?
Five dynasties and ten kingdoms is the saying of later generations, at the beginning of the Song Dynasty, who can judge that it can be long-term? For so many careerists, why can't this be the sixth generation? If you want to become the seventh emperor, there are many careerists who are the lords of the eleventh country.
Zhao Kuangyin is clearly aware of this, so he came to Yangzhou for such a play. Taking advantage of Li Chongjin's downfall, he took the opportunity to deter Xiaoxiao and set an example. As for whether it has an effect, it will take time to verify.
Li Congyi suffered a day's sin, vomited a lot of bile, and the whole person was about to collapse. A lot of food was delivered in the evening, but he only needed to look at it and he would continue to vomit and couldn't eat at all. Who would have thought of going to Yangzhou to see such a brutal and bloody scene.
What is Zhao Kuangyin going to do? Is it to warn the Tang State that the Song army will slaughter the city after capturing Jiangnan? It's horrible! Feng Yanlu basically understood Zhao Kuangyin's intentions, and his warning to Tang Guo was not bad at all. The deterrence of blood is useful at all times, Jiangnan has been comfortable for too long, who is not afraid of such a tragic scene?
Inadvertently, Feng Yanlu was a little worried, he could not be afraid of bloody threats, but the iron-blooded methods displayed by the Song people were shocking. In contrast, the Tang State was really too weak and was not an opponent of the Song people at all.
One night later, Li Congyi had just relieved his strength and wanted to rest for a day, but Zhao Kuangyin's edict came again. He realized how simple his thoughts were, and that today's scene was harsher and more powerful than yesterday's.
They were invited to the ferry and boarded a big ship, Zhao Kuangyin and Zhao Zheng were already on the boat, but they didn't know where they were heading?
It didn't seem to be a murder, Li Congyi was a little relieved, but when the big boat sailed into the river and saw the scene of a thousand sails racing in front of him, he was immediately shocked. Could it be that the Song people planned to directly cross the river to attack the Tang Kingdom? How so? Li Congyi looked at Feng Yanlu with a face, and found that Feng Shangshu, who had always been calm, was also suspicious and worried, completely unaware of the intentions of the Song people.
Zhao Kuangyin sat firmly on Mount Tai, and the momentum did not dare to let people look at it directly. Li Congyi only looked at Zhao Zheng with an inquiring gaze, the two had met in Jiangnan, and they were somewhat of a friendship. It's a pity that Zhao Zheng didn't give him any information, just a profound smile.
Seeing that the two of them were worried, Zhao Kuangyin was satisfied, and said with a smile: "Today, my Great Song Navy is practicing in Yingluan, please watch the two Qing families together." ”
It turned out to be a drill, Li Congyi was a little relieved, and the big stone hanging in his heart also fell. However, Feng Yanlu was extremely nervous, as an old man who traveled between the Song and Tang dynasties (Later Zhou), he knew too well the grievances between the Tang Kingdom and the Central Plains Dynasty. Yingluan Town is one of the key places, which was extremely important in the Jianghuai War.
Yingluan Town is of great strategic significance in the later Jiang/Suyi/Zheng, Linjiang fortress. It can be said that it is a gathering place of the Jiangbei naval army, in the early years when the Southern Tang Dynasty possessed Huainan, Yongzhen County was set up here, and the naval army was stationed here, controlling the river and canal near Yangzhou.
There are relatively complete ports and wharves, as well as a large number of warships, and the Southern Tang Dynasty can control Huainan. The people of the Song Dynasty can also threaten the south with this, starting from Yingluan, tracing the river, and directly attacking Jinling, which is not far away. When Zhou Shizong Chai Rong conquered Huainan, the Southern Tang Dynasty initially resisted very fiercely, a small Shou (Chun) Zhou City, Liu Renzhen held on for a whole year.
Even when most of Huainan fell, the Southern Tang did not give up and actively prepared for a counteroffensive. However, when Li Jing heard that Chai Rong personally led a large army to capture Yingluan Town and gather warships to go out of the estuary, he was terrified, so he gave up resistance and officially declared himself a vassal to Hou Zhou, rowing the river and ruling the river.
Yingluan is destined to be a place name remembered by history, representing a period of shame, both physically and spiritually, a threat to the Tang Kingdom. Feng Yanlu clearly grasped the message that Zhao Kuangyin wanted to convey, a thousand sails raced, and the warship drill was done for them to see.
At this time, Feng Yanlu suddenly remembered what Li Jingda said, "To protect the river, you must protect the Huai." At this moment, he felt that it was not wrong for King Qi to take back Huainan, but it was a pity...... The lord of the country did not agree, and the brothers finally turned against each other. But there is no doubt that today's Huainan Southern Song Army is like a sharp sword on the top of the head, and Yingluan Town is the tip of the sword, which makes people particularly frightened.
Zhao Zheng smiled and said nothing, today is not so much a drill as a military exercise, this is his mentions. The Song Dynasty has just been founded, and it does not yet have the strength to conquer Jiangnan, not to mention that there is no excuse at the moment, and the division is unknown! Zhao Kuangyin knew this early on, and after listening to Zhao Zheng's description of the situation in Jiangnan, he was even more certain.
But Zhao Guan's family was unwilling, came to Huainan, stood on the edge of the river, and left without doing anything, which was really unreasonable, and also damaged the courage of the Great Song Tianwei and the emperor.
So Zhao Zheng proposed a military exercise, which was the most commonly used and quite effective deterrent in later generations when the world tended to be peaceful and war would not break out. Anyway, Zhao Kuangyin didn't really want to fight, but just to scare and scare Tang Guo, a military exercise was enough.
As for the execution of hundreds of rebels on the river beach yesterday, Zhao Zheng didn't know at all, thinking that Zhao Kuangyin was inspired to add a link temporarily. With a bloody massacre as a prelude, the effect of today's military exercises will be greatly increased.
On the river, many warships shuttled back and forth, and the project of the drill was water warfare. Including, outflanking, attacking, tracking and many other small projects on the water. It was very lively, and the battle was fierce in this era, but Zhao Zheng saw it in his eyes, but he secretly shook his head in his heart.
In this era, the navy seems to be more of a tool for reconnaissance, harassment and transportation, and the direct engagement of the navy warship is very ordinary. The point is that there is a lack of combat weapons, and the only means that can be used are bows, crossbows, slapsticks, fire attacks, etc., and in many cases, ships meet each other and directly engage each other.
Zhao Zheng thought to himself, if artillery can be installed on the warship, will it be invincible on the rivers and seas? Gunpowder, let it be born early......
If Li Congyi and Feng Yanlu knew that there was an artifact like gunpowder, they were afraid that they would be scared on the spot. Even if it was just the scene in front of them, it already made them panic. The Tang State possessed Jiangnan and was known for its naval army, but the naval army of the Song Dynasty that we see now does not seem to be weak, and it is already comparable to the Tang State.
Surface warfare is like this, and when the acting enters the link of beach-grabbing and landing, it makes them even more uneasy. Zhao Kuangyin was telling them that the Song army had the strength to storm and land in Jiangnan. Of course, Feng Yanlu also knew that the Song army was currently limited in numbers, and a large-scale landing was probably impossible.
However, over time, the Song army built more warships, and after continuous training, northern soldiers who were not accustomed to water could also crisscross the rivers. At that time, it may be the end of the Southern Tang Dynasty!
Li Congyi deeply thought of this, and he even felt that if the Song army set sail directly from Yingluan Town at this moment, it would be possible to land in Jinling in a short time. Even if Jinling City can't be captured, it will definitely shake Jiangnan...... No, it's too dangerous.
When Zhao Kuangyin said on the spot that he would set up a Jian'an army in Yingluan Town to train a naval army. Li Congyi's face changed completely, and he felt that he had to go back as much as possible, inform his father of these things, and prepare early.