Volume 1 Beacon Fire and Troubled Times Section 28 The Battle of Jincheng
I don't know if it's lucky or unlucky, he saw the deeds of Luo Shixin in his time and space in a book called "Strange Things", although it was made up, but it was said that it was very serious, and it was like an idle book, and today I saw Li Shixin's appearance is almost the same as the description in the book, so I made a tentative speech.
Now I don't know why he knocked himself unconscious, could it be that Sanniang's deeds are different from the book? Sanniang contained in the "Strange Story" is the daughter of the butcher of Licheng Ye, born with a bit of beauty, and Luo Shixin's family is a world friend, the two made a marriage contract early, only to wait for Luo Shixin to return from school and visit the church to get married.
But he didn't think that when he went down the mountain to buy one day, he heard that Sanniang was going to marry the son of Qizhou in the downtown area, he was angry for a while, regardless of going to Licheng to ask clearly, halfway through, he met a neighbor from Licheng, and asked about Sanniang.
This neighbor had already been bought by someone with a heart, and he came to Luo Shixin on purpose, and told Luo Shixin how Ye Sanniang refused to kiss and add vinegar to Luo Shixin, the old lady of the Luo family was angry to death, and he came to inform Luo Shixin to go home for funeral.
When Luo Shixin heard this, he was so angry that he didn't wait for his neighbors to say more, so he directly grabbed the horse and rushed to Licheng, and then went halfway, and when he hit the tip, he ran into the junior brother who came back from Qizhou to do business.
When the junior brother saw that he was murderous and Yin Tang turned black, he asked him what was going on? Luo Shixin didn't want to tell his master, but his brother stopped him and didn't let him go.
Luo Shixin suddenly remembered that his junior brother came back from Qizhou Mansion and was going to pass through Licheng, so he asked him if there was any special news about Licheng.
The junior brother said: "Senior brother, is it special news that the son of Qizhou Beijia came to Ye Yuanwai's house with ten carts of dowry to ask for relatives?" ”
Luo Shixin was furious and said: "This slut who is in the morning and evening, Lao Tzu is going back to kill her!" After speaking, he ignored the obstruction of his junior brother, kicked him over, flew on the horse, and galloped towards Licheng.
The younger brother didn't know what was going on, but he always felt that something big was going to happen, so he bought a horse at the nearby horse market and chased after Luo Shixin with a whip.
As soon as I arrived in Licheng, I heard that Luo Shixin was arrested and sent to the government, and the old lady of the Luo family heard that Luo Shixin had killed someone, so he couldn't come up in one breath and passed away. After many inquiries, the younger brother learned that Luo Shixin went to the post house and couldn't help but say that he had beaten the entourage of the son of another fighter in Qizhou, and was sent to the dungeon of the government by people living on the net.
The Luo family had to bury the old lady first and stop the coffin in another courtyard. Luo's father hurriedly came to the Licheng Mansion and asked to see the county honor, he often walked around with the county lord on weekdays, and he should be able to ask him to intercede to see his son, but he didn't expect to be driven out by the officials, and he saw the junior brother who came to look for Luo Shixin at the door.
When Luo's father learned from his junior brother that his son heard that the son of another driver came to ask Ye Yuanwai for marriage and forced himself to break into the post house and hurt people, he said to his junior brother: "This rebel son doesn't know who Ye Yuanwai is, so he is angry and beats people, Sanniang went to the field with her father yesterday, and the old man can't see him, how can this be good?" ”
The junior brother said: "Don't worry, the kid wants to meet the senior brother, tell him what happened, and resolve the misunderstanding, not to mention that he didn't hurt anyone's life, and he will be fine." After that, he helped Luo's father to the teahouse on the side to rest, and let Luo's father wait here, he turned around and walked behind the mansion.
Luo Shixin was tied to a wooden stake with iron chains, and his clothes had been torn by leather whips.
There was a slave standing next to him, who was sprinkling salt water on the whip, so that it hurt to smoke it. The younger brother entered through the wall from the back office, and found the stunned guards to enter the dungeon, but he didn't see any other prisoners except Luo Shixin, not even the head of the cell.
So he took advantage of the slave's unpreparedness, knocked him unconscious with one palm, and said to Luo Shixin: "Senior brother, you are wrong to blame the Ye family...... Luo Shixin didn't listen at all, just now the slave said that the Ye family's lady has agreed to marry the son of another driver, and will visit the church tomorrow, so angry that Luo Shixin scolded and was whipped by the slave more than a dozen times.
The junior brother helped Luo Shixin loosen the chain, and wanted to explain, but he didn't expect Luo Shixin to suddenly go crazy, and hit the junior brother in the chest with a punch, the junior brother was defenseless, and was beaten upside down and flew out three or four feet, hit his back on the prison rail, spit out a few mouthfuls of blood, and saw that he was not alive.
Luo Shixin didn't even look at him, and walked out of the dungeon directly as if he was being controlled, and walked towards the county office.
Seeing that the goal had been achieved, the son of the other driver did not stop him, and let Luo Shixin leave the palace, and there has been no news since then.
Half a month later, the confused Luo Shixin returned to the mountain gate and was told that the master had been feathered three days ago, and he had been expelled from the master and was no longer a disciple of the Qinshan Sect, and everything in the future had nothing to do with the mountain gate.
He was fed a black pill in prison, at this time he had a drug attack, and was bitten by a poisonous snake, Luo Shixin's eyes were black, and he fell on the side of the road, fortunately he was rescued by Zhu Yuanzhang who went up the mountain, and in order to repay his kindness, he has been following Zhu Yuanzhang until now.
It wasn't until Zhu Yuanzhang searched for a famous doctor to diagnose and detoxify Luo Shixin for a period of time that he got better, and what he had done during this time appeared in his mind from time to time, and he regretted it and had nowhere to confide, so he had to bury it deep in his heart.
Zhu Yuanzhang saw that he was good at riding and shooting, his martial arts were extraordinary, and his strategy was also very insightful, so he took him to Dou Jiande's army, until King Yu attacked Qin Qiong's soldiers and horses, Zhu Yuanzhang let him lead his troops to pursue Qin Qiong's soldiers and horses alone, killing hundreds of enemies. Then Zhu Yuanzhang occupied Jincheng and arranged for him to guard Zezhou.
At the end of the story, he didn't explain what happened to him and Sanniang, but Sanniang leaned against the window and looked, I don't know when the negative man will see him again?
After listening to Luo Yu's story about Luo Shixin, the two team members felt very uncomfortable, both felt that this man was hateful and pitiful, and he messed around without understanding the situation, and killed his grandfather, but he fell into the hands of people with ulterior motives, was fed poison, and unconsciously killed his junior brother, killed his master angrily, and was expelled from the division.
Luo Yu originally wanted him to help him enter Jinyang to deliver a letter to Zhu Yuanzhang, but it seems that it is impossible now, the attack is about to be launched, maybe when he wakes up, Jincheng will be broken.
On May 17, Yang Lin did not see Zhao Kuangyin leading the team to follow, thinking that they had been annihilated by the Mongol cavalry, and he was sad. After heading south from Texas to Liaoyang, it stopped, and this tired army needed to rest.
The government soldiers in Shandong and Hebei have all been dismissed, and 30,000 or 40,000 people from Henan have left on the Shandong side, and now all that is left is the soldiers of the Central Government and the Luoyang Governor's Mansion, almost 170,000 horses, and the logistical pressure is much less.
He didn't care about the whereabouts of these soldiers after they returned, and since he couldn't kill them all, he could only let them go home, and more than 300,000 people couldn't afford to raise them now.
The Shandong rebels have been exterminated, except for the occasional homeless people who come to grab some food, it is still peaceful, and the land of Hebei has become a mess, and he doesn't want to take care of it, although there are still 100,000 soldiers in Guanzhong, but they will be thrown into a mess in the chaos in Hebei, and they will not be able to get out.
It has already been decreed that Zhang Xutuo will go north to Kaifeng and erect a pontoon bridge on the Yellow River, it is now the season of abundant water, the water flow is large, fortunately the water flow here is gentle, and the pontoon bridge should be able to be erected.
Zhao Kuangyin came to the edge of Cangzhou City with three thousand horses, the people inside saw that it was the official army, and they had already opened the door to greet them, this half a year, Liu Heimin and Song Jingang were very unpopular here, especially when they saw them colluding with foreigners, they were even more angry, so the people spontaneously organized a team, ambushes, touch sentry posts and other things happened from time to time, so that Liu and Song had a headache, and had no choice but to give up Cangzhou and go to Hengshui, the borderless land, to fight a piece of the sky, and now it is cheap Zhao Kuangyin, picking up a city for nothing, providing a temporary place for the army to live, It can also use the city to fight against the Mongol cavalry who are not good at attacking the city.
Grain and grass can be pulled in the canal, and a large number of grain and grass are being continuously transported south from Zhuo County, which should be transported to all parts of the south of the Yangtze River? There are not so many fronts anymore.
Let's make plans after stabilizing, this Cangzhou can't stay long, the city wall is low, the moat is only more than a zhang wide, and the city gate is not very strong, if you really want to meet a general who will attack the city, you can attack it with a drum, but the Mongolian cavalry doesn't seem to be very good.
Luo Yu came to Li Xiuning's military tent and saw that she was discussing with Niu Jinda about various precautions after entering the city, so he smiled and said: "You haven't started the attack yet, and you're thinking about what will happen after entering the city, are you too anxious?" ”
Niu Jinda said: "Under the power of gunpowder, it is easy to break the door, I am worried that I will encounter trouble after entering the city, in Jincheng, there are twelve vertical streets and six horizontal streets, just like a rectangle, each street is large and small, and there are many granaries, treasury and bungalows, if Zhu Yuanzhang wants to fight with our army in the streets, but not so quickly end the battle, when the gunpowder does not dare to be put indiscriminately, there are so many people in the city, it is not good to be injured by mistake." ”
Li Xiuning said: "Yes, what Uncle Niu and I want is to give up the West Gate to them, and see them attack from three sides, so that they have a way to retreat, and they don't have to fight to the death." ”
Luo Yu said: "Zhu Yuanzhang should not be in Jincheng now, he will not risk falling into a desperate situation, so he is most likely to lead an ambush in the north of the city, and all the teams left in the city should be some death squads and the like, whether it is a street battle with our army, or a sneak attack, it will not be withdrawn, of course, this is the conclusion I reached when my inference is correct, if Zhu Yuanzhang is in the city, leaving Ximen and him has a little effect, it depends on whether our inference is correct." ”
Li Xiuning said: "I prefer him to be in the north of the city, the reason is that Jincheng is a lonely city, the grain and grass are limited, and the siege cannot be held for a long time, the second reason is that he will not let his family fight to finish, and preserving his strength is the first choice, and the third reason is that Dou Jiande's arrangement of troops is a bit strange, Hengshui in the north was occupied by Liu Heimin and Song Jingang, but he only sent a small number of soldiers and horses to resist, and most of them went south to prepare to cross the Yellow River in the south. ”
Niu Jinda said: "Yes, the two of you are getting more and more tacit, the old man can rest assured, I just received a letter from your father, the Turks in the direction of Shuozhou in the north have increased their troops, and the old man wants to immediately go north to lead the army to rescue, I don't know when we can meet again." ”
After a pause, he said: "Luo boy, you remember, this is the battlefield, put away your poor fraternity, use scheming, the first thing is to destroy the enemy's strength, only by eliminating them is the easiest way to preserve strength, the words of poison and ruthlessness are all said by losers, you want to be a commander, first of all, you must be a qualified soldier!" ”
Li Xiuning said sadly: "Uncle Niu, I can't bear you..."
This sentence bought Luo Yu a little time to digest Niu Jinda's preaching just now, she is always so understanding.
Niu Jinda joked: "Xiuning, you just spoil him, I don't know you yet, I wish the old man would leave, so that you can spend more time with each other......"
Luo Yu said: "The kid remembers Uncle Niu's teachings, and he will definitely take them as a guideline in the future and not let Uncle Niu down." ”
Niu Jinda nodded with satisfaction, looked at the pair of golden boys and girls in front of him, the old man was relieved, got up and left, Luo Yu and Li Xiuning sent out of the tent and bowed.
Niu Jin Dafei got on his horse, looked back and said, "The old man is waiting to drink your wedding wine, and he is leaving!" "With a knock on the horse's belly, under the escort of more than 30 personal guard cavalry, they should choose to bypass Jincheng and go to Linfen, and then change horses and go to Taiyuan.
I don't know what Li Yuan thinks, Niu Jinda traveled north for almost 1,000 miles to reach Taiyuan, and then rushed from Taiyuan to Shuozhou for more than 600 miles, even if they can travel 200 miles a day, it will be eight or nine days later when they reach the front line in Shuozhou, is there no general in Taiyuan who can lead the troops?
This is impossible, Li Yuan has so many talents, why bother to torture this veteran? After thinking about it, I thought of a possibility, that is, Li Yuan already knew the news of Yang Guang's defeat, and remembered that the army was against Sui, Niu Jinda was his brother who had died, and he was also a famous general, so it should be to discuss the matter of raising troops when he asked him to go back.
After figuring out this layer, there is no need to worry about him, after Jincheng, it is his own territory to the north, and there is no danger.
Li Xiuning saw him standing there smirking, and hurriedly pulled him into the military tent, and said with a smile: "What did you think of to be happy, laughing so thief?" ”
Luo Yu said: "Secret, you will know in a few days, no matter what else happens, now that the troops have been arranged, you can launch an attack, capture Jincheng as soon as possible, so as not to have a long night and many dreams." ”
Li Xiuning said: "I'll settle accounts with you later!" After speaking, he left the military tent and gave the siege order to the general.
On May 25, Yin, on the north bank of the Yellow River, opposite Kaifeng City, Yang Lin stood on the berm of the Yellow River five feet above the ground and looked out, and ordered Zhang Xutuo to build a pontoon bridge at his feet. This section of the embankment is raised for flood prevention, the Yellow River carries a large amount of sediment after passing through the Loess Plateau in Shanxi, where the terrain is flat, the river surface widens, and the water flow slows down, so most of the sediment will settle down here, day after day, year after year, the bottom of the river is raised, and the berm has to be filled on top.
The float is five feet wide, connected by twelve iron chains as thick as eggs, and on top of it are two neatly arranged plates, which can accommodate two horses walking side by side. The only downside is that the dirt on both sides is soft, and you can't pass too many people at once.
The soldiers in the north of Henan are also gone, and now there are still 100,000 people and 40,000 horses left, if you want to pass them all, the time is not easy to estimate, fortunately, it is not too urgent now, Zhang Xutuo's sergeant who stayed here informed Yang Lin of the number of loads and began to organize the crossing of the river.
On 17 May, Li Xiuning gave the order to attack Jincheng, with 10,000 men at each gate, and 10,000 men remaining in Zezhou to guard against enemy forces in the north and east.
Another rain of arrows fell on the back of the city wall, and the red turban army on the wall was startled by this battle, and some people were nailed to the ground without turning around, and by the time the god reached the second round, the city wall was no longer alive.
Luo Yu thought about it and said to Li Xiu: "Don't blow up the Jincheng city gate, you have to wait for several days to repair the city gate, if the enemy army happens to attack, how to resist?" ”
Li Xiuning said: "Then attack the city according to the conventional method, but you have to sacrifice the young brothers......
As soon as Luo Yu wanted to speak, the east gate had been slowly opened, the drawbridge was lowered, and when he was thinking about what was going on, the shouting of killing inside the city gate was loud, and he rode across the drawbridge with black armor, waved his hand at Luo Yu's side, and turned his horse's head and rushed in.
It was the special combat team member who was the team leader, Luo Yu smiled, this kid really knew how to pick the time, and he was busy asking the clan to play a team of offensive flags, so he said to Li Xiuning: "Prepare to be on the list!" ”
Li Xiuning was puzzled: "Don't fight in the streets?" It's still a bit early, right? ”
Luo Yu said: "The street battle must be fought, and the list must be released, otherwise how could they assemble?" ”
Li Xiuning thought about it, so he hurriedly called the clerk and asked him to write a good list and post it in Simen.
The east gate has been broken, the south gate has been opened, and 10,000 cavalry have rushed in, but there is not much shouting and killing, it seems that the Red Turban Army has known that it is irretrievable, and entered the silence.
One hour, Jincheng was breached, and Li Xiuning, Luo Yu and several military leaders came to Zhu Yuanzhang's mansion, which was the original Jincheng Taishou Mansion.
The red gate of the very magnificence, the plaque with gold edges is hung, the four big characters of "General Yingtian" are written in Lishu, and there is a stone lion standing on both sides of the door, which is lifelike and very majestic.
After pushing the door open, it is a small open-air courtyard inside, with Chaoyi on both sides, and after the courtyard, it is the main hall of the government office, the light is a little dim, and I can't see what is inside.
Luo Yu said with a smile: "A few military leaders, tonight will be carried out according to the morning agreement, remember, don't startle the snake." Several military leaders shouted yes and turned to arrange military affairs.
Along the way, he has always been hiding in the imperial tent, without issuing any military orders, not even saying a word, and not knowing what to think again, he got out of the car and bathed once when he was in Texas, Yang Lin supervised the army behind him, and did not see him.
The garrison on the north bank of the Yellow River was a small town, and two worshippers found Yang Lin and said that His Majesty wanted to eat and bathe, and asked him to wait for the summons.
Half an hour later, Yang Lin finally saw Yang Guang, who was thinner than before, and his eyes had lost their brilliance, and he had lost the domineering and momentum he had when he first went to Goryeo, and his cheeks were sunken, as if he had been sick for a long time.
Seeing Yang Lin come in, Yang Guangyang raised his hand, motioned for Yang Lin to sit casually, and then said: "Uncle, I am ashamed of the ancestors of the Yang family, the hundreds of thousands of sacrificed soldiers, and the tens of millions of people!" ”
When Yang Lin saw the state of his ship, he didn't know how to persuade him, so he had to salute and say: "Your Majesty, I have received a letter from General Li of the Right Martial Army, and 30,000 people of the Right Martial Army are already waiting for Your Majesty on the north bank of Zhengzhou. ”
After listening to this, Yang Guang slowly replied: "I know, I decree that the right military army will be with you in front of the car, and the Liao army will return to the military system of the eight prefectures in Beijing, and the army at all levels will bring it back to Chang'an, and in addition, I will not return to Chang'an, and let the prince continue to supervise the country......"
Yang Lin listened inexplicably, it is understandable to split the military power, what is the reason for not returning to Chang'an?