Five Dynasties River Mountains Fengyue

Chapter 278 Sword Gate Pass

Two days later, the four gates of Lizhou were replaced with the flags of the Zhou army, and the Zhou army was stationed there. Shi Congyun lived in the government office in the city and let the army rest for five days.

Although the city of Lizhou was destroyed, because Zhao Chongtao organized resistance, the street fighting lasted all day and night, and the Zhou army suffered a lot.

Moreover, the number of Shu soldiers captured was huge, more than [-], which needed to be digested. Wang Zhaoyuan led people away, but after all, he couldn't take away too many people at once.

Lizhou City hoarded a large amount of military supplies, the amount of which made Zhou Jun dumbfounded, and these also needed to be properly handled and arranged.

If the Zhou army had more military supplies in the city of Lizhou at the beginning, it would not be so difficult to fight the Liao Kingdom, and there would be no need to worry about the issue of food and payment.

It's no wonder that after Zhao Kuangyin took over the Kingdom of Shu, he moved his money and money for several years. If he first attacked the Kingdom of Shu and then the Kingdom of Liao, he would definitely not fight so reluctantly and empty the treasury.

But it was useless to think about it now, Shi Congyun was very excited. When others saw money and food, he saw a bright future. With the current Zhou army, he could fight anywhere with food and pay.

But this battle is slightly different from the previous battles in Shu, because Zhao Chongtao effectively organized resistance, and the Shu army resisted fiercely in the street fighting, causing more than 500 casualties to the Zhou army itself, and more than 150 of them died in battle.

It was the most costly battle since entering Shu. Many soldiers were angry and wanted to kill prisoners to vent their anger, but Shi Congyun suppressed this matter.

However, there were many officers in the Shu army, but when they surrendered, these senior officers were mixed with ordinary soldiers. Wang Quanbin asked the soldiers to identify them, but they were obedient and did not dare to speak. Wang Quanbin was so angry that he almost killed them.

Many generals came to him to complain, and they couldn't kill the prisoners, but those Shu soldiers didn't dare to confess.

Even Pan Mei, who has always loved the people, also said: "Commander, if you don't kill people at this time, I'm afraid it will be difficult to get something out of it. It's a good thing to kill others. If you don't care about the details, even if the commander treats people kindly, you can't delay big things."

Seeing everyone looking at him, Shi Congyun got up and said, "I understand what you are saying. It is easy to kill tens of thousands of people in the north, so I dare not kill people here.

There are only two things you still don’t understand. First, it’s easy to start a bad deed, but it’s hard to stop it. If you think about doing things well, especially when it comes to major issues of right and wrong, you must not waver and be unsteady; many evil deeds have a beginning. It's hard to turn back. "As he spoke, he looked at Wang Quanbin meaningfully.

Wang Quanbin is a man who has made great achievements in military affairs all his life, and has both loyalty and righteousness. Since he followed Tang Zhuangzong Li Cunxu, he has always been a general who can conquer wars, but there is one blemish on him, that is, he sent troops to plunder the land of Shu.

Before dispatching troops, Zhao Kuangyin told him that all he needed to conquer Shu was the land and nothing else.

He probably thought that since the emperor said that as long as the land was given, other rewards would be given to the soldiers, so let the soldiers pick it up by themselves, and just go get it if they like it, so as to save trouble.

As a result, as soon as the evil started, the tens of thousands of troops who conquered Shu were out of control in an instant, and they became a mess and plundered the land of Shu.

Judging from his later actions, he didn't intend to make Shu land like that, and even he himself was made to give up on himself and was ready to give up acknowledging responsibility; The Wanfashu army exploded on the spot, unable to control it anymore.

It is true that Wang Quanbin can fight, but he is still a rough man who came through the troubled times of the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms. He is not so shrewd in many things, considers the long-term considerations, and does not understand the evil roots of human nature. up.

Shi Congyun followed because he was afraid that this kind of thing would happen, "Although many things are very difficult in this way, and there may be more difficulties in the future, these difficulties must be resisted, and no evil will be started."

After finishing speaking, he specifically asked Wang Quanbin: "General Wang, you have made great military achievements. You are the mainstay of my Great Zhou Dynasty. There will be no less rewards from the court, but you need to be more cautious in handling things. You can't think of everything like fighting. Convenience, how to come from the fastest and most efficient way.

If you don't understand something, you can ask someone, or you can ask Pan Mei and Wei Gong, so that your future career will be smooth. The old general has fought all his life, and he has to think about future generations and his family. "

Shi Congyun's words were caring and reminding, and Wang Quanbin thanked him repeatedly.

Then he went on to say: "As for the Shu army not explaining, it's actually not a problem.

It's just that you don't understand why the soldiers in Shu didn't dare to identify the officers. Those officers were all powerful figures, and the soldiers didn't dare to offend them. "

Shi Congyun said to Feng Jisheng who was next to him, "Go and build a plaque, three feet long and one foot high, and write Shi Enmen."

Feng Jisheng was at a loss, but immediately took the order to do it, and everyone was puzzled and looked at him one after another.

After breakfast the next day, Shi Congyun ordered people to hang a plaque on the south gate of the city, and then ordered all the prisoners of the Shu army to be escorted to the open space in the south of the city.

This action made many prisoners terrified. Since the middle and late Tang Dynasty to the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms, large-scale killings of prisoners are not uncommon, and they are not the most cruel. There are still cities with a population of 10,000+. Up to [-], where did the rest go, it wasn't killed by enemy soldiers, it was all in the stomachs of our own people.

Now that they were driven together, it was still in the open space outside the city. Many prisoners of war panicked, thinking that Zhou Jun was going to drive them out to kill them, and they were terrified.

After a while, Shi Congyun rode over with dozens of soldiers.

He didn't get off his horse, so that he could look down at the crowd and let more people behind him see him. Then Shi Congyun ordered the prisoners to sit down loudly.

Shi Congyun rode up to the crowd and said loudly: "You don't have to worry, this king is not here to kill people.

This time I gathered everyone here to tell everyone that our imperial army is the army of justice. Master Wang came to Sichuan this time, not to burn, kill, loot, or kill and set fire, but to rescue you.

Think about it, Meng Chang's family and their henchmen brought a large army from the north, and when they entered Shu, they preyed on the common people. His palace was built of jade, and the urinals were all gold-plated. It is said that there are tens of thousands of beauties in his palace. I don't know if it's true, does anyone know how to tell someone. "

Immediately someone volunteered: "Report to the general, the villain knows that I am from Chengdu, and I heard that there are [-] women in the palace."

Hold!Shi Congyun was envious in his heart, and said solemnly on the surface:
"Well, take a look, they are all your wives and daughters. This Meng Chang is absolutely heinous. He is a bandit who occupies the mountain as the king. The land of Shu has belonged to the imperial court since ancient times. The imperial army came to attack him, and it has nothing to do with ordinary soldiers and civilians."

As he spoke, he pointed sideways to the huge plaque that had just been hung on the south gate behind him, "Do you know what is written on it.

It says Shi Enmen, which was written by the empress dowager herself. Before dispatching troops, the king brought it into Shu, representing the empress dowager's kindness, and forgiving the subjects of Shu.

So you don't have to be afraid, as long as you pass under this plaque, you will be pardoned by the Queen Mother of the Great Zhou, and you will be the people of the Great Zhou in the future, and you will not be prisoners, not the Shu army, but the Zhou army. "

When the prisoners of war heard this, they exploded instantly, and someone took the lead in asking, "King Qin, is this true!"

"How could I lie to you? This is the work of the Empress Dowager Regent of this dynasty. Don't you believe in God's grace?" Shi Congyun said solemnly.

"The characters of the Empress Dowager of the Zhou Dynasty."

Everyone muttered to themselves, and then began to squeeze towards the south gate. Shi Congyun asked soldiers to maintain order on both sides of the road, and let them go through that gate.

All of a sudden, there was a turbulent crowd, and a large number of captured soldiers rushed to the gate, rushing inside.

As long as the soldiers in the past were relieved, they sat on the ground, and some even burst into tears like the rest of their lives.

Afterwards, the officers and soldiers who realized their identity changes also stood up one after another and began to expose the middle and senior generals and officials of the Shu Army who were mixed in the crowd. Many middle and senior generals of the Shu Army who were mixed in the crowd were found out.

There are more than 30 people, and many families are in Chengdu, and they are powerful. More than [-]% of them are the people and their descendants who followed Meng Zhixiang into Shu from the north.

Shi Congyun was not so tolerant towards these people, but was directly detained in Lizhou Prison for future disposal.

The rest of the Shu army sent money, and then began to be dismissed. The Zhou army had no one to see so many prisoners of war, and Wei Renpu was relieved.

Everyone was stunned, and called the commander-in-chief, but they all didn't understand, why didn't they just pass through the door and change the attitude of so many prisoners of war in one go.

Shi Congyun was very proud, but he laughed in his heart. He learned from others, but he would not say that, "You don't understand what they are afraid of. People are most afraid of not having a place to belong to. Many of these soldiers are helpless. came to fight;

If they identify their boss here, even if they return to Chengdu alive in the future, they will still be from Shu, fearing revenge and liquidation.

At that time, if the Shu Kingdom does not recognize them and we do not express our views, then they will have no place to stay. This is the most terrifying thing in troubled times.

Although the ceremony was simple, it gave the Shu soldiers a new identity - the people of the Great Zhou Dynasty. With a new attachment, they will feel at ease in their hearts and dare to abandon their past shelter. "

Everyone was stunned when they heard it, but not many understood it.

This is the cruelty of troubled times. If you are in a peaceful and prosperous age, even if you are an otaku, you can live by yourself without contact with others, and you can still live your own life.

But in troubled times, survival is difficult and isolation is vulnerable.

In order to survive in the cruel environment, they can only report to the regiment for warmth, and they can only rely on the strong. What these captive soldiers are afraid of is that they will be abandoned by the Shu Kingdom after identifying their superiors. .

Shi Congyun gave them new identities, and they were naturally willing to identify them.

After the army rested in Lizhou for three days, good news came from the south.

Lizhou did not rest the entire army. On the day the city fell, Shi Congyun immediately dispatched two troops. Shao Ji and Murong Yanzhao each led 2000 troops along the valley to the southwest.

The scouts reported that after Wang Zhaoyuan fled, he led his troops to retreat from Jubaijin in the southwest of Lizhou. Murong Yanzhao's duty was to continue to pursue Wang Zhaoyuan.

The task given to Shao Ji was to capture Jiameng Pass (near Zhaohua Town, Zhaohua District, Guangyuan City) [-] miles southwest of Lizhou.

Two days later, the victory report was sent to Lizhou, and Shao Ji successfully captured Jiameng Pass. Because the coach Wang Zhaoyuan ran away, most of the soldiers in the south followed suit, and there was no resistance in capturing the pass.

On the third day, Murong Yanzhao also sent people to bring good news. They pursued all the way southwest along the river valley and captured Jianzhou (now Jiange). Wang Zhaoyuan fled to the south towards Jianmen Pass. They did not pursue rashly.

In the government office, Shi Congyun read the battle report, and handed it to Wei Renpu next to him.

"It was expected that Wang Zhaoyuan would run towards Jianmen Pass, and Shao Ji was waiting for him to take down Jiameng Pass." Shi Congyun said calmly.

"Heavenly Danger Sword Gate, as long as there is no danger to defend in the past, Chengdu's door will be wide open!" Wei Renpu was a little excited, "It's only been a month since the dispatch of troops, and I didn't expect it to be so smooth."

Shi Congyun thought for a while, "If we don't rest, we can't give the Shu army a chance to regroup and gather scattered soldiers."

Then the messengers were called in: "Order all the troops to cancel the original rest plan, prepare for one day today, and immediately go south to join forces in Jianzhou tomorrow morning, and then march to Jianmen Pass."

The messenger got the order and immediately conveyed it.

Zhou's army is a master of hundreds of battles, with strong execution ability. The next day, except for Wei Renpu and the auxiliary army to guard Lizhou, the rest of the army immediately went south.

Follow the valley in the southwest of Lizhou and march along the river to Jianzhou in the southwest.

On the same day, Shao Ji brought people to see him when he was near Jiameng Pass, thirty miles away.

Shi Congyun ordered to divide the troops here, and take the Jiameng Pass all the way to the south. This road can eventually detour to the south of Jianmen Pass.

Although it is said that Jianmen Pass is dangerous in the world, there are actually several ways to go around it. The one that allows a large number of troops to pass is the one starting from Jiameng Pass.

Things in the world are like this. As long as the thinking does not slip, there are always more ways than difficulties. The so-called natural dangers also need to guard the defenders. Natural dangers can multiply the advantages of the defenders, but this amplification itself requires the defenders to have excellent skills.Otherwise, any multiple of zero is zero.

This time, after much deliberation, Shi Congyun decided to let the most ferocious Shao Ji lead the troops to take a detour, and at the same time let Liu Qingchuan follow him, because on the way he might have to ask the local people how to get there, Liu Qingchuan was clever.

The army continued to go south along the main road. After joining Jianzhou and Murong Yanzhao, Shi Congyun immediately ordered the whole army to cross the river and march south to Jianmenguan.

Jianmen Pass was built during the period of Zhuge Liang. When Zhuge Liang was the prime minister of the Shu Han Dynasty, he saw a [-]-mile-long pavilion road between the big and small sword mountains.

So the stone was built here as a barrier, and it was called Jiange, also known as Jiange Pass.

The Guancheng is mainly located at the break of Dajian Mountain. It is very dangerous, and only a few people can pass by at a time, and the openings of the city gate are very narrow, which means that one man should be the gate and ten thousand people cannot open it.

Of course, the dangerous pass of Jianmen Pass also has its own disadvantages. Once there are other ways to go around, the generals who know soldiers know that it is not possible to defend the enemy with a natural danger at Jianmen Pass. You cannot defend here alone, and you need to defend it. Other ways to prevent yourself from being copied.

Second, because the mountain pavilions are narrow, the enemy's large-scale forces cannot be deployed. Although our own side has an advantage through the attics, it is also impossible to deploy large-scale forces.

But even if it is impossible to deploy all at once, leaving the troops behind and constantly replenishing them in rotation can well block the invading enemy.

Wang Zhaoyuan, who fled back from Lizhou, swore a poisonous oath in front of Jianmen Pass on the first day of his escape, vowing to block the Zhou army here.

But three days later, when he heard that Shi Congyun had led an army southward towards Jianmen Pass, he was so frightened that he left his generals to lead the troops to guard the pass, and led the troops directly to Hanyuanpo, ten miles south of Jianmen Pass.
(End of this chapter)