Chapter 77: City Father
On the eighth day of the first month of March, the county seat of Chengfu.
This place is only more than fifty miles away from Bozhou City, and this place is also the place that Zhao Mi and Yang Yizhong have visited the most in the past half a year since they attacked Bozhou.
It is said that it is a county seat, but in fact it has been abandoned a lot, there are many gaps in the city wall, not to mention, there is not a single good brick on all sides of the city...... It is enough to show the fierceness of the fighting here.
The year before last, Zhang Jun had met with Wang De to take the trouble here, although the Jin people repented and took back the land promised to the Great Song Dynasty, and the Zhao official family hurriedly ordered everyone to retreat, which made Zhang Jun miss the opportunity to enter Kaifeng, but in any case, to here, to the side of this whirlpool, to drink, is the water flowing from Bianjing.
When you get here, you can be considered real, and you have arrived in the Central Plains.
Liu Bang looked at the city, and behind him was an army of 100,000, a genuine army of 100,000, not only the people brought by Han Chang, but also the people of Yang Yizhong and Zhao Mi, as well as the soldiers of Taiwei Zhang and the people and horses he brought from the Imperial City Division...... To be precise, it was 120,000 men and 5,000 cavalry, and along the line of the Huai River, there was no army stronger than it, and no army had a higher morale than it.
Because they are the teachers of the Son of Heaven, their commander is the current emperor.
And at this moment, the emperor once again rode on his horse, with them.
While pulling the reins, he moved his eyes to the slowly flowing vortex river, in front of which was the county seat of the city father, in the comparison of so many people, the city seemed so weak at this time, so lonely, he remembered that when he was in Yingzhou, Wanyan Wushu said that one foot could kick down the Yingzhou city, to be honest, now he looks at the city father, that's how it feels.
It's not that Lao Liu hasn't fought a rich battle, and more people have commanded, but then and now are two completely different feelings...... This is the confidence brought to him by the elite food of the Great Song National Army, the number of people in armor in the Song Army, the elite of the weapons, and the double stirrups that can only be improved by geniuses in his opinion, the divine arm bow, and the heavy armor paper armor cannon, he can't think of any way to lose if he turns his head upside down.
At this time, everyone was very excited, especially Xin Ciying, since the south crossing, this is the first time he has gone north to such a far place, if it weren't for the emperor not like him to chant poetry, we have to come up with a hundred and eighty poems to express his chest, although he endured and endured, he finally did not hold back, and said:
"The whirlpool water is connected to the Yellow River, and the Huai water is connected to the Huai River, since ancient times, from the north to the south, the sailors have borrowed this to enter the Huai, which is my Great Song meridian...... At that time, Du Chong broke the embankment of the Yellow River, causing the whirlpool water to soar, and the people on both sides of the river did not know how much they had suffered. ”
At this time, it was already the beginning of March, and everywhere was full of life, and there were many fields on both sides of the river, and many crops had been planted at this time, such as green seedlings, red flowers, and birds calling in the sky.
All of this is indeed a picture-like appearance.
Naturally, it would be nice if there weren't so many Qiu Ba here, this group of people stretched for dozens of miles, and they were inserted in this picture scroll, which was much more abrupt.
Xin Ciying was excited, but who was not excited, many southerners had never been to the north, and many northerners were still young when they went south, and they couldn't remember so many things, but everyone knew that if you walked along this river, you could get to Zhuxian Town, and you could get to Kaifeng City, and the river looked endless, but at the other end of it, it was our capital, the capital of the Eight Classics.
The generals around him were more or less drunk and thoughtful, and now they were about to use the knife, Liu Bang cleared his throat, ready to make everyone's emotions more violent, and he was so excited for a while, but there were so many things in his stomach, thinking about reading "Man Jianghong" again, and he was afraid that everyone would laugh at him for only one move, thinking about it, he suddenly remembered a certain word he heard from Lu Zai, and it was appropriate to use it here at this time.
So he cleared his throat and came out as if he was about to speak, and sure enough, several people heard the emperor's voice, and they all came back to their senses and looked at what Zhao Guan's family had orders.
"It's about to go to war, I saw this great river and mountain, my heart was very restless, thinking that such a good place was taken away by the Jin people, which was both wretched and sad."
"Now I will read the first word to express the depression in Lao Tzu's heart, and the people who live in the house should be well remembered."
This was originally Xin Ciying's own job, and without Zhao Guanjia saying more, he took out the pen and ink he was carrying, and looked at the emperor with great expectation.
After all, after taking the city father for a while, what the emperor said at this time will naturally be cared about by future generations, he is heroic in this battle, he is sad in this battle, even if he says something like compassion and compassion, it can also reflect the benevolence and righteousness of our army.
I thought that the official family didn't like these scenes, but I never thought that he would bring it up by himself, but it saved a lot of effort for Xin Ciying, after all, if future generations investigate today's details, only use the sentence 'Breaking the City Father on the Eighth Day of March' to describe it, it is too dry, and it is not quite in line with Xin Ciying's appetite for readers.
The more romantic the better, the more legendary the better, his single-minded expectations were all in his eyes, and he launched an extremely hot enthusiasm towards Zhao Guan's family.
Seeing Liu Bang, he got goosebumps.
"Official, please read it, the minister will remember it word for word."
Nodding slightly, Liu Bang only opened his mouth to read a sentence, and then he was shocked that several people around him all fell off their horses...... Except for Taiwei Zhang, a person who didn't know a single word, even Pharmacist Guo and Han Chang looked at him with a puzzled expression.
He read: "In the past 40 years, the country has been 3,000 miles of mountains and rivers. ”
That's the word...... It's very good, it can even be said to be very good, and the emperor is very appropriate to express it here, but, but this word should not be pronounced by him, or even by the Song people.
But Liu Bang didn't realize it at all, he finally got into the mood, and saw that the vanguard army had reached the feet of the city father, and without the slightest effort to drag the mud and water, he handed over hands with the defenders of the city father, so he waved his hand and signaled everyone to stop.
There are enough people, and in a place where the city father has a big palm, even if there are more than 100,000 people, it can't be used, and the 20,000 or 30,000 people who go at this time are enough.
"Fengge Longlou Lianxiao Han, Yushu Qiongzhi as Yanluo, how many times have you ever known how to fight?"
Xin Ciying finally relieved his breath, and looked at Zhao Guan's family with a hesitant expression, but was asked by the emperor instead:
"What are you in a daze? Still haven't written it down? ”
"If you neglect your own errand, hum, Lao Tzu will marry you to the old princess, and let her pay more dowry for military salary!"
It's not the first time that the official family has said this, not to mention that the old princess is dozens of years older than herself, let's just say that Xin Ciying herself, where does she dare to have any thoughts about the housewife of the Qian family.
And if it really happens, the emperor doesn't know how many generations he has gone, and Xin Ciying, a young man in his fifties, is naturally unwilling. So although the emperor said several times that he should sacrifice his hue, he never heard it, but he also knew that according to the emperor's temper, he could really do such a thing.
At this time, he was threatened again, and the living house didn't know how panicked he was, so he quickly grabbed a pen and paper and began to record it, looking at him like this, Liu Bang nodded with satisfaction.
At this time, the sound of war drums in front of him, and the sound of fighting and grief from the other end could be heard, Liu Bang looked at it for a while, and saw that the ladder had been erected, and his heart felt a little more stable, so he continued:
"Once he is classified as a captive, Shen waist and pan sideburns will be consumed."
That's not right...... He looked at Zhao Mi with some confusion:
"This city father is the barrier of Bozhou, Li Qiong actually sent so many people to guard it? If that were the case, shouldn't you two have taken this place down a long time ago? ”
Zhao Duzhi looked at the soldiers on the city wall...... At first, I didn't think there was anything, but when I looked closely, I saw that the further back they went, the fewer people became, only three or four rows stood on a city wall, and when they reached the last row, there were only a few people.
He replied: "Back to Your Majesty's words, the city father is close to Bozhou and far away from Suzhou, even if he occupies it, he will divide the forces of the ministers, so if you can't take Bozhou, it will not be of much benefit to the ministers to take the city father." ”
On the other hand, I also felt strange: "But every time I come, it is a very difficult bone to gnaw here, but this time I ......."
After thinking for a while, Zhao Mi came up with an answer:
"I think it's because the thief knows that the official family is coming with the army, the army is huge, it can't be stopped, and the city father's city defense is weak, so he is unwilling to give the life of the soldier in vain here, so it saves us a lot of effort."
This statement is reasonable, and it is very likely that Zhao Mi speculated, anyway, the city father will be taken down, and it is a good thing to lose less people after all.
"Then tell the soldiers who are besieging the city about this, and let them work harder, and we will kill the pigs and drink when we enter the city."
Zhao Du's envoy received the order, and then ordered others to go and pass the word, after this interruption, Liu Bang almost forgot what he was going to do, if it weren't for Zhang Taiwei's earnest look and said:
"The official family is extraordinary, this poem is really exquisite, the minister gave up his face today, and asked His Majesty for a painting of this word, take it back and frame it at home, so that the children in the family can study and study."
This fart is a good shot, although this thing was not written by himself, but it is not appropriate to explain at this time, in case other people don't know, maybe they will all be considered to have written it themselves.
"The most hasty day is the day of resignation from the temple, and the church still plays a parting song, crying to Gong'e."
"Good!"
As soon as the emperor's words fell, Zhang Taiwei was the first to slap his face, a good sad and broken words, which was interpreted by the two monarchs and ministers as if they were festive.
Xin Ciying sighed and sighed, he didn't dare to disturb the emperor's temperament at this time, but he thought that this was clearly something written by Li Yu after the Zhao family seized his country, but now it was used by the descendants of the Zhao family on his own body, and I don't know if the queen of Li knew it, should he be happy that the Great Song Dynasty had also fallen here, or should he be sad Even if he died, he had to be given a piece of wool by the Zhao family.
The soldiers besieging the city in front have already received the news from here, and it is obvious that there is a wave of momentum, and the shouting and killing sound is worse than just now, but at the time of a cup of tea, someone has already climbed the wall and fought with people, and the city gate is not strong, and it has also been knocked out of the mouth under the power of the battering ram.
This year's division will be successful, although it is a crushing victory, but it is undoubtedly a good start, and so that Bozhou City is broken, Guide Mansion is just a lonely city, the road to Kaifeng, it can be said that there is no other obstacle.
According to the war between the Song and Jin countries, this speed is already fast, but according to Liu Bang's own meaning, it is still slow, if it weren't for those bad things in Lin'an City, I'm afraid it would be on the way to Bianjing now.
Despite this, the news from Han Shizhong's side was often harassed by the inexplicable navy, and the other side did not fight head-on, like a fly, the old boy was so angry that he was about to vomit blood, but he heard the emperor speculate that it was a ship from Goryeo, so he sprinkled all his anger on the Goryeo people, and wantonly hunted down the Goryeo people in the Huaidong region, and killed them when he saw it.
According to the time, the envoy he sent to Western Xia should be about to arrive, and when the Xia people are stabilized, there will be no other variables in this war, and the outcome has been decided.
Thinking of this, Liu Bang turned over and dismounted, everyone followed the emperor's appearance, jumped off the horse one after another, and saw Zhao Guan's family walking straight towards the whirlpool, not daring to have the slightest slack, one followed the other, all following behind him.
"Official ......"
Liu Bang waved his hand, and everyone couldn't see his expression clearly, so they only heard him speak:
"Now that we have arrived at the city father, the people of the Imperial City Division will find out where the opening of the troop transportation road is as soon as possible, and if we delay it for one more day, it will be one more day of change, and it will be useless for the war."
He had already started to let people do it a few days ago, but until now, none of the people sent out had returned to the news, and he didn't know if he was dead or not found.
Now that the city father is broken, there is no other obstacle between the Song army and Bozhou, if this thing is not done again, it will really be his sin.
"It's still the old rule, don't move the people, those who are willing to surrender should also save their lives."
I don't know who ordered this, but everyone responded in unison, but as soon as the words fell, Huang Yanjie ran over in a panic.
"Official ......"
Liu Bangtou didn't reply: "What's wrong?" ”
The old eunuch hesitated, he knew too well the character of His Majesty the Emperor, and after thinking about it at this time, he said:
"The city father is broken."
It was faster than expected, Liu Bang smiled:
"Good thing."
But soon, Huang Yanjie's words made him unable to laugh.
"There is not a single thief in the city."
"Huh? That's ......"
As soon as the words came out, he thought of something, turned to look at Huang Yanjie, his brows furrowed.
The old eunuch did not dare to look back, and said to himself:
"It's all the people, it's all the people of our Great Song Dynasty!"
As soon as these words came out, several generals present all looked at each other, and they didn't know what to think for a while.
The emperor was also obviously stunned, but soon, he quickly climbed on his horse and rode directly towards the city father.
The speed shows the anxiety of Zhao Guanjia at this time.
(End of chapter)