Han Shizu

Chapter 471: Inside Shouchun City
With days of rainy days and a severe cold wave coming from the north, it announced the arrival of the coldest season in Huainan. Many river sections in the Huai River Basin began to freeze. Although most of the ice was shallow, it also seriously affected the northern Han Dynasty Large army food and fodder transfer and military mobilization.Since the end of autumn, the grand occasion of boats and boats on the Huai River has finally come to an end.

Because of the weather, Liu Chengyou simply issued an edict to conquer all the armies in the Huaihe River, each guarding its stronghold, each occupying its own city, consolidating the results of the battle, recuperating the soldiers, and accumulating strength so that the weather will improve and attack again.

Fortunately, before the cold wave hit, before the Huainan camp and even the military camps, the Northern Han Dynasty had already hoarded a large amount of military supplies, food, clothing, battles, and armor, which could be used by the Huai army for half a year.The price is that all the money and food stored in Huaibei were consumed, and most of them were transferred to the treasury in Tokyo and Kinki.

It can be said that the Northern Han Dynasty has already exerted its full strength in the great cause of conquering the Huaihe River, and there is no reason to stop or fail in the chariot.As far as the development of the war situation is concerned, the prospects are still considerable.

One thing that is certain is that Liu Chengyou will not need to attack Zhou Shizong like the original historical Zhou Shizong, and it will take several years to attack three times.

Liu Chengyou's preparations for Zhenghuai were too sufficient, and it is not enough to describe it with painstaking efforts.Do not repeat the strategy of confusing the enemy several times in advance, the rectification of the forbidden army, the formation and training of the navy, the spying of the Jianghuai armaments, the investigation of geographical transportation, the raising of food and military supplies, and a large-scale extermination of Buddhism, so that the Northern Han court added another A large sum of money for the war.

Since the start of the war, the development of the war situation has been even smoother. Not to mention other large and small wars, the two victories of Xiacai and Wokou have caused heavy damage to the military strength of the Southern Tang Dynasty.More strategically, what laid the foundation for victory and turned the Northern Han's advantage into victory was the capture of Hao and Chu states, which broke the Huai River defense line in the Southern Tang Dynasty in one fell swoop.

In the original history, Guo Rong conquered the Huaihe River, and also besieged Shouchun with soldiers, but Liu Renshan was able to manage the army well, and he firmly defended Shouchun, and the important areas of the Huaihe defense at Hao and Si were always in the hands of the Tang army. Without a water army, the flanks are always restless.

Shouchun was hard to get off, and Zhou Jun never dared to let go of his hands and feet to attack other states and counties.Until the method of warfare was changed, Zhou Jun galloped across the hinterland of Huainan, achieved many victories, and directly fulfilled Zhao Kuangyin's prestige.

Moreover, once the Zhou army was exhausted and retreated to the north to rest, the Tang army took advantage of the situation to regain the lost ground, making it difficult for the Zhou army to consolidate the results of the battle for a long time.It was not until Guo Rong built a usable navy in Bianliang, and after the Battle of Zijin Mountain, that Shouzhou, which had been besieged for a year, was broken, that the Zhou army was able to sweep across Huainan and Nantangzhou counties like the autumn wind sweeping leaves. Invincible, countless descendants.

The tug-of-war for three years caused serious damage to Huainan, and the soldiers and the people suffered from the war. Coupled with the Zhou army's violent policy of "giving food to the enemy", it gave birth to civil unrest and even damaged the hearts of the people.

In fact, the reason why Guo Rong's invasion of Huainan lasted for a long time is probably because the Zhou army did too many evils. At least in the middle and early stages, the plunder of Zhou soldiers and the large-scale expropriation of Huainan civilians can be described as violent.Of course, during the war, there is no distinction between black and white, right and wrong, only the success or failure of interests.

Even so, after the war ended, Zhou Zhou still expanded the land thousands of miles and occupied millions of households.

As far as Liu Chengyou is concerned, he has avoided most of the deficiencies of Later Zhou Fatang, and made up for all the deficiencies with sufficient preparations.Moreover, the victory of the Huai River defense line has caused Shouzhou's strategic position to plummet. With the grain road cut off, apart from some political significance, the military significance of He Jingzhu and others sticking to Shouchun is no longer great.

Under such circumstances, even if the defenders want to withdraw, there is no way out, so they can only stand by and wait for help.As for how long it can last, it depends on the loyalty of the generals of the Tang army to the Southern Tang court and the morale of the army in the city.However, with an isolated city filled with defeated soldiers, how long can Shouchun's defense last.

Therefore, it is not difficult to get off Shouchun City at this time.

As for Xu Wenzhen's army stationed in Hefei, they couldn't be said to be close at hand, they were barely on the side of the couch, threatening each other from a distance.If he doesn't move, he can be ignored temporarily. If he moves, Liu Chengyou welcomes him.

Because of the weather, Huaiyin was on the front line of prefectures and counties, and Han and Tang troops were fighting on the front line. The Han army's swords had not been sheathed, and their arrows had not been returned to their bags, but they temporarily stopped attacking and the soldiers were able to rest.After all, the Han army labored on an expedition, marched north and turned south, and was in a foreign land. After repeated battles and transfers, it reached Shouchun again. Not to mention the end of the battle, the veterans were also tired and really needed to rest.

As far as Yu Shouchun's defenders are concerned, they also got a chance to breathe. Although they have not experienced too intense a city defense battle since the start of the war, the current tactics of the Han army are to give people a feeling of being strangled by the neck and breathing heavily. Feeling out of breath.

Shouchun City is more than three feet high, and there is a bitter cold wind, howling, violently raging, the Tang flag is fluttering, and many Tang soldiers huddled in Wengcheng.Not fully prepared for winter combat, nor did they expect the Han army to be so resolute in besieging the city, coupled with the gathering of a large number of defeated soldiers, there was a shortage of combat materials in Shouchun City, especially cold-proof materials.

The soldiers guarding the city were a little bit better. The supplies were given priority, and they still had warm clothes, but they were suffering from the wind and cold.As for the Tang army in the city walls and barracks, nearly half of the soldiers could only starve and freeze.That is to say, the army food in the city is still enough to support, otherwise the army's morale would have been scattered.

In order to cope with the winter, He Jingzhu has already taken decisive measures in Shouchun City. He collected supplies from the homes of the sergeants and civilians in the city to supplement military supplies. up...

In short, everything is based on supplying the defenders, which is extremely disturbing and hurts the hearts of the people.At this point, this old General He can no longer take care of that much.Before being a parent official in Shouzhou, He Jingzhu was a general first, and the general only thought about fighting and defending the city.

And as a veteran who has experienced the wars of the three generations in the late Tang Dynasty, the most basic quality of a martial artist is to be ruthless enough when his heart hardens.

In front of the Jiedu Yamen, He Jingzhu came back from inspecting the city defense, looked at dozens of people standing at the bottom of the steps, and made a lot of noise.The composition of this group of people is very complicated, including low-level officials, distinguished family scholars, merchants, wealthy households, and workers.These people can represent all classes of people in Shouchun, and they gathered here to plead with He Jingzhu.

"When the city is in danger, you don't feel comfortable staying at home to avoid disasters. Why do you gather in front of the Jiedu Yamen and make noise?" He Jingzhu asked sternly as he walked forward.

The person who stood up to respond was an old man with deep grooves on his face, who was not much younger than He Jingzhu in age.I saw him looking up at He Jingzhu, and asked: "The disaster has come, so the king asked me, where can I store the people?"

"Scaremongering, exaggeration!" He Jingzhu reprimanded: "The enemy invaded the city, and Shouchun is in danger. The army and the people of the city should work together to resist the enemy. The military supplies are insufficient, so the requisition, if you feel dissatisfied because of the general's order, Don't blame me for being ruthless in military law when people gather to cause trouble."

Hearing his words, the old man shook his silver beard and said excitedly: "Northern Han invaded, soldiers besieged Shouchun, the soldiers and people in the city rushed out, and sent out food and people to help the envoy resist the enemy. The envoy once said that to resist the Han army , It is to protect the hometown, and now the Han army has not yet broken the city, the military orders of the emperor have violated the people, the emperor's words and deeds are inconsistent, and the military and government orders are evil, what face is there to face the people of Shouchun Sheng?"

"Bold old man, how dare you be rude to Marshal Jie, you don't know what to do?" Before He Jingzhu could respond, his teeth stood out, his face was full of anger, and he even couldn't help pulling out a knife.

Although He Jingzhu's face was still cold, he raised his hand to stop the tooth general, and cupped his hands towards the old man. The old man's voice was resolute, and said: "I know that you have sacrificed a lot to resist the Han army, and you have resentment in your heart. Understandable. However, under the order of the imperial court, the defense of Shouzhou should be based on the army. When the country is in crisis, it is a matter of peril. If the city is destroyed, I am afraid that chickens and dogs will not be able to stay. I hope that you can spend time with the soldiers Difficulty, overcoming danger, I thank you!"

Of course, He Jingzhu's rhetoric was not convincing, but he no longer wanted to listen to his noise, and after his good words, he said sternly: "You violated the commander's order, and gathered people to make troubles in front of the commander's mansion, talking wildly and making mistakes. Forgive me this time, but if there is a next time, don't blame me for being ruthless!"

He Jingzhu's threatening words immediately aroused the anger of the crowd, and they wanted to argue with them, but no matter how sharp the words are, how can they match the sharpness of swords and soldiers.He Jingzhu immediately ordered people to disperse them, and he was extremely tough.

After a group of people were "persuaded to quit", He Jingzhu stood upright in the cold wind, and He Jingzhu's expression was as cold as the winter wind.

"Who is the military academy in charge of the Forbidden Street today?" He Jingzhu asked first, and then said decisively: "Take him immediately and show it to the public!"

"Also, just now, those few government officials were sent to prison to question their crimes. In their positions, they did not seek their own government, but participated in things that confuse people's hearts. Their crimes should be punished!"

"In addition, the order of the commander-in-chief and the collection of military supplies are not to be burned, killed and looted. Anyone who violates discipline will not be lightly forgiven. The only way is to enforce the military law. I hope the whole army will be careful!"

"Yes!" Seeing his murderous look, the generals who followed He Jingzhu didn't dare to neglect him, and hurried away as ordered.

The three orders in a row are all murderous.

(End of this chapter)