Tong Guan attacked Jinzhou and divided it into two routes.

All the way to Yunxiang (Yun County), against the Han River to attack Xunyang.

All the way to Zhushan, take the land route to attack Pingli.

The two roads are not very easy to walk, because that large area was called Shangyong eight hundred years ago, and it was called ...... eight hundred years later Shennongjia!

There are actually not many Golden State rebels.

Zhang Guangdao led 11,000 troops to guard Xunyang, of which 5,000 were sailors.

Guan Sheng led 6,000 troops to defend Pingli, and between Pingli and Zhushan, he built a camp to defend the dangerous place.

The total number of troops is only 17,000, and it is just over 20,000 if you count the people. Because most of them are waterways, the people don't have to recruit too much.

However, the training time of more than 10,000 soldiers was the longest, and they began to be trained when Zhu Ming attacked Hanzhong.

Most of the soldiers are mountain medicine farmers and hunters, and they hunt while collecting medicine, and going over the mountains and mountains is a kind of walking for them.

(There are also some young and strong people who have escaped from the Nanxiang Basin, and the training time of this kind of troops is as long as half a year.) ）

As for the sailors, half of them were smugglers and fishermen, and the remaining half were water bandits on the Han River, and they were water bandits in the Shennongjia area.

Like Hanzhong, the Golden State Rebels focused on a defensive counterattack.

Tong Guan's attacking force, if you count the township soldiers on Jingnan Road, there are 70,000 people.

17000 vs. 73000!

The two sides took the lead in fighting near the town of Shuyang (Shuhe Ancient Town).

Tong Guan is located in Xiangyang, the main general of the front-line troops, the north road is Xin Xingzong, and the south road is Xin Qizong.

As early as twenty years ago, the Xin family had already defected to Tong Guan, who at that time could not lead the army alone, but only participated in the war as a supervisor.

In a place eighty miles away from Shuyang Town, that is, the county seat of Baihe in later generations, Xin Xingzong set up camp.

It was impossible to move on, because it was difficult to march on the riverbank, and the troops had to be transported by boat.

After completely defeating or suppressing the rebel sailors, Xin Xingzong dared to use ships to transport troops on a large scale, otherwise the slightest mistake would wipe out the entire army.

"Be sure to take it as soon as possible, Master Tong is waiting in Xiangyang!" Xin Xingzong said to He Guan.

He Guan's qualifications are actually far superior to Xin Xingzong's, but he doesn't have a close relationship with Tong Guan.

He Guan said: "Those sailors have to train for another month. ”

Xin Xingzong said: "Master Tong can't wait. ”

He Guan could no longer disobey his orders, so he had to take the officers and soldiers and sailors to march towards Shuyang Town.

Most of the warships in his hands were converted from boats.

In order to transport grain and flowers, Huizong of the Song Dynasty frantically made boats over the years. In the four years of Zhenghe alone, 6,700 ships were built in various parts of the south, and the shipbuilding industry of the Northern Song Dynasty reached its peak.

However, corruption is serious, and the quality of the boats is worrying.

After deciding to conquest Zhu Thief, the imperial court ordered a large number of warships to be remodeled, and it was Zhu Mian who was in charge of this matter.

A total of 300 warships were reconstructed, of which 200 were transferred to fight Jinzhou and the other 100 were transferred to fight Kuimen.

He Guan not only had a large number of warships, but also a large tonnage: 1 500-material warship, 10 300-material warships, 50 200-material warships, and 139 100-material warships. There are also some small warships within 100 materials.

Most of the warships of the Jinzhou Righteous Army were converted from merchant ships: 1 300-material warship, 15 200-material warships, and 37 100-material warships. There are also many small boats within 100 materials, and there is even the kind of "Black Wind Village Main Battleship" that is several meters long.

On the Han River, the officers and soldiers of the naval division and the warships came with sails full of sails.

With this amount and tonnage, there is no need to do anything else, and the rebel sailors will be beaten and won.

But He Guan was always a little worried, because the officers and soldiers had never practiced.

Some of them came from the Tiger Wing Naval Army (Forbidden Army), which initially recruited soldiers from Jianghuai. Later, gradually the father died and the son succeeded, the soldiers were basically not trained, and the warships were used by the generals to do business, and they were only performed for the emperor to see during the Dragon Boat Festival every year.

Some of the Gang Army, Cao Army, and Patrol Soldiers from all over the country are usually collecting taxes or running transportation.

Anyway, Zhu Mian rebuilt the warship, and sent sailors from all over the country, so he temporarily set up the sailors, and He Guan took over these fucked things.

Zhang Guangdao stood on the wall of the earthen fort, observed the enemy situation with a telescope, looked at the warships covering the river, and couldn't help but say: "The imperial court is really rich, what is the sailor in my hand?" Get ready to fire! ”

The shabby rebel sailors, some of whom hid in the water, and some of whom hid in the Han River further upstream.

He Guan stood at the bow of the boat, unable to see any trace of the enemy, and suddenly became more vigilant in his heart.

"Boom Boom Boom Boom ......"

There are six cannons cast in pig iron, four in Yangzhou, but eight here!

Shells flew from both sides without warning, splashing continuously.

Due to the large number of warships and their large size, eight shells were fired, and two of them hit.

What's the situation?

He Guan was taken aback, he thought it was a catapult attacking, but the thief's cannon was too far.

Either way, we have to move on.

He Guan had two missions, to search for and defeat the rebel sailors, and to transport the vanguard to seize a foothold.

It's just a little catapult, and you can hold it up for the time being.

On the two battleships that were hit, the sailors were terrified at this moment. One of them was hit hard, with a hole smashed at the waterline, and was frantically flooding and could sink at any moment.

The guide was very frightened and suggested: "General He, there is a flat land by the river in three or four miles, and there is no need to set up camp there, so there is no need to sail forward." ”

Before He Guan could speak, news came from the lookout: "There is a warship with a flag, and they are sinking!" ”

"Stand back a few miles!"

He Guan asked people to raise the command flag, and the officers and soldiers put away their sails one after another, and began to retreat with oars.

Three or four miles back, there was a riverside village, the people had long since run out, and the village was empty.

3,000 vanguard troops, encamped after landing.

He Guan took a small boat to check the situation of the warship, and before he could get closer, the soldiers on the boat jumped into the water one after another.

Scooping the soldiers in the water ashore, He Guan asked, "Why did it sink suddenly?" ”

The general in command of the ship said: "There is a big hole in the side. ”

One can't understand, the other can't understand.

He Guan asked if there were any other ships damaged, and he was soon taken to another ship.

I saw that the bow of the ship was smashed, and I asked what it was, but none of the soldiers could answer.

Guess out of thin air, where can you come up with it?

After the camp was set up and the vanguard troops were stationed in it, He Guan immediately sent some warships to return and cooperate with the merchant ships there to transport the large troops in batches.

Xin Xingzong led the army to arrive by boat and asked, "Haven't defeated the thief army yet?" ”

He Guan explained the situation, and Xin Xingzong also felt strange.

On another day, more than 20 small boats of the rebel army rowed near the main camp of officers and soldiers to provoke.

Xin Xingzong said: "Hurry up and exterminate the thief Kou water army, so that our army can cross the river and attack the village with peace of mind." ”

He Guan immediately boarded the ship to direct the battle, and was about to chase to the place where the shelling was carried out that day, he ordered the sails to be lowered and the ship to wait for the order, and only sent a few 200 warships to continue the pursuit.

This time the artillery did not move, because the officers and soldiers were too small, and there were only ten of them, and the hit rate of the artillery was not high, so there was no need to waste gunpowder and shells.

However, there were also catapults and other warships of officers and soldiers getting closer and closer, and countless leveling cannons began to shoot stones.

And more rebel warships fought their way into the Han River from the water.

More than 40 small boats of the rebel army, like a pack of wolves besieging tigers, rushed towards several official warships of 200 materials.

He Guan waited left and right, but did not see the strange "artillery cart", so he dispatched 40 large ships to support the friendly forces.

Where did the rebels dare to engage in battle? The boat turned around and ran fast for a while.

"Boom, boom!"

Eight shells, all missed.

However, as the official warships got closer and closer to the earthen fort, countless leveling cannons were thrown, but two stones were hit.

The warships of these officers and soldiers were all built from very cheap timber.

Not only can you be greedy when building a ship, but you can also continue to be greedy when building a good ship.

The hull of the ship was hit by a catapult, and it actually cracked out directly.

"But Erl!"

He Guan ordered more warships to move forward, because at the point where the river joins the Han River, it is very suitable for attacking from both sides, and the thieves must have set up an ambush, and the little force invested just now is not enough to win.

However, there was no ambush at all.

It was really too different in the strength of the naval armies of the two sides, Zhang Guangdao never thought about really engaging in battle, and the warships of the righteous army ran as fast as they could and fled as far as they could.

"Boom, boom, boom......"

As the main force of the officers and soldiers and the naval division approached, the artillery finally completed reloading and fired again.

This time, one hit, smashed the side of the ship, and then bounced on the deck, and the flesh and blood were blurred everywhere it passed, killing and wounding several officers and men of the sailors.

The rebel warships fled too fast, and He Guan did not dare to chase too deeply, so he could only order the whole army to return and eat another round of artillery bombardment when passing by the earthen fort.

Artillery and leveling artillery sank one and damaged six.

He Guan went back to count the losses, and was suddenly so depressed that he didn't even touch the hair of the thief ship.

He found Xin Xingzong and said: "The thief and the sailor dare not fight, and the artillery is very tight. It is better to move troops farther away and cross the river, and the officers and soldiers climb over those small hills and go directly to attack the town fortress. ”

Xin Xingzong thought for a while, nodded and said, "It's okay." After simply crossing the river, they camped on the top of the mountain, and there was no shortage of water next to the river. Your Excellency stood near the camp, and when you encountered the thieves, the army immediately drove away. ”

Just when the officers and men were transporting troops across the river from a long distance and intending to transfer the camping site, the small boats of the rebels came to provoke again.

He Guan only thought that there were flies flying around, and he didn't bother to send a boat to chase after him, and used a bed crossbow to fight back the whole time. Crossbow arrows are also precious, and after a few shots, I don't even need a bed crossbow.

Qu Fangping, a salt dealer who has been cooperating with Daming Village for a long time, is now the commander of the naval army under Zhang Guangdao, and he returned to the earthen fort and said depressedly: "The officers and soldiers will not be fooled, and they will not move no matter how provocative they are." The bed crossbow shot far away, and I didn't dare get too close. ”

Zhang Guangdao said: "I took a closer look with a clairvoyant mirror, and the enemy general is a man who can fight, but his sailors cannot." Every time the enemy general raised the command flag, the enemy ships reacted very slowly, sometimes turning their bows or even colliding together, and the sailors had to push each other away with the hull of the ships supported by artemisia. ”

He Guan is not only good at fighting, but also good at governing places.

This person was born in Wujinshi, and he was too punctual in Minzhou (Minxian County, Gansu), digging canals to irrigate hundreds of thousands of acres of land, and also improving more than 2 million acres of land, solving some of the food problems in the Hehuang area.

He Guan is fifty-nine years old this year, and his official position is the Marquis of Yu, the guard and infantry army.

Historically, Song Huizong fled, and Song Qinzong ascended the throne.

Zhao Kai, the king of Yun, tried to usurp the throne in vain, and wanted to enter the palace with the soldiers and horses of the imperial city. and colluded with civil officials to transfer He Guan out of the capital in advance.

He Guan found an excuse to stay, and led the forbidden army to stop King Yun, so that Song Qinzong could become the emperor without danger.

made such a great achievement, but the ending was very miserable.

He was ordered to go to the front line to resist the Jin army, but due to the lack of troops, he could only recruit civilians to fill the number.

Halfway through, the news of Liang Fangping's escape came back, and the civilian troops under He Guan broke up directly before they saw the Jin soldiers.

He Guan could only return to Beijing with the remnants of the army, and asked to see Song Qinzong to no avail, so he was ordered to defend against the enemy outside the city.

A sixty-two-year-old veteran who protected the new emperor's accession to the throne led a group of remnants of soldiers to fight the Jin soldiers for three days with their backs to the moat. In the end, he was seriously wounded and died of exhaustion, and the remaining two soldiers continued to fight, and they also died together outside the moat.

After his death, he was impeached by the Yanguan, blaming him for abandoning Baimajin and being pursued by Song Qinzong.

By the way, the prime minister at that time was Bai Shizhong, and He Guan suggested that all the forbidden troops that could still be fought should be left to defend the Beijing Division.

Bai Shizhong did not agree, and insisted on transferring troops to the north of the Yellow River to bury the last combatable troops in Tokyo.

"It's the scorching heat now, the weather is dry, and it's suitable for fire attacks," Zhang Guangdao looked at the river in the distance, "The water is turbulent, and enemy ships usually dock in the river bay." After I dragged him for half a month, the officers and soldiers were careless, do you dare to attack the enemy who is several times your own at night? ”

Qu Fangping smiled: "Why don't you dare? When I used to sell salt, didn't I live with my head on my head? ”

Zhang Guangdao said: "Then burn the officers and soldiers and sailors!" ”

(End of chapter)