Five Dynasties River Mountains Fengyue

Chapter 408 Assemble
"Officials, this section, and this section need to be changed." At the top of the outer wall of Daliang, Han Tong was leading Shi Congyun and several officials from the confidential department.

The reason why Shi Congyun thought of using Hantong was because the officials of the Ministry of Household Affairs and Kaifeng Prefecture wrote a letter saying that Daliang City was already very crowded and housing was in short supply, and they hoped to expand the city again.

Secondly, there are also personal emotional issues.

I remembered that in Sichuan about ten years ago, this Han stared at him and ignored him, but now that I am the emperor, I call this old boy and see what he says. Emperor Shi feels good thinking about it. Thinking about taking a lot to start the sentence "30 years in Hedong and 30 years in Hexi, don't bully the young and poor".

But the result disappointed him greatly, because even though he became the emperor, Han Tong still stared at him.
Slowly Shi Congyun also discovered that the problem with Han Tong's staring was not an emotional problem, but a physical problem. He was born like that, everyone stared, his attitude was more respectful and nervous, but the staring should still be staring. .

In the end, he could only return to the topic in disappointment. When it comes to building cities, Han Tong is undoubtedly an expert.

At that time, Han Tong presided over the construction of city defense fortifications in many prefectures and counties in Hebei and Shandong.

Shi Congyun has noticed the problem of Daliang City becoming more and more crowded in the past two years. The area near Kaifeng has always been a place where many people from south to north gather.

Moreover, in troubled times, there is nothing more luxurious than safety. Shi Congyun's army has been conquering the north and south for ten years, and has won countless battles. Daliang, as the state of the Qin Dynasty, has become the safest place.

Security, a luxury that is coveted in troubled times.

Therefore, more and more people are leaning on Daliang, refugees, families of soldiers who joined the army, and more and more people gather near Daliang. The peace of the past ten years has brought more and more peace and stability. People gather in Daliang.

Not only the rich families, soldiers, and family members of officials, but also many people who migrated from other places, especially the people in Hebei. For safety, many people would want to run to Daliang as long as they had some savings.

After more than ten years of changes, the entire Daliang City has been overcrowded, and there are settlements everywhere within ten miles outside the city.

Daliang City was expanded once in the next week, and the current outer city was expanded at that time, and the scope has been expanded a lot, but it is still a drop in the bucket.

Shi Congyun looked at the smoke outside the city, saw the scattered settlements and streets under the hazy sky, and the densely packed houses. He remembered a game from before, in which there was a very terrifying monster, a group of people twisted and stacked together.

Fear brings people together, against each other, in an effort to climb.

The huge population gathered in Daliang in just ten years also shows that the people of the world are afraid of wars and chaos. They believe that the war is still going on, the world is not unified, and wars will come at any time.

Daliang City once again became unable to accommodate and needed to be expanded again.

The Governor of Kaifeng in the periphery has sent officials to manage and plan, but the outside of the city is still not the inside of the city, so it is difficult to manage and plan in a unified manner.

In the end, Emperor Shi came up with two policies. One was dredging, encouraging some of the population to go west and dredging in the direction of Luoyang.

Therefore, he issued an order in the court to encourage retired officials to go to Luoyang for retirement. At the same time, he planned to add ten battalions to the three towns of Heyang in the north of Luoyang to ensure the safety of Luoyang.

In addition, Li Gu, the former prime minister, and Fu Yanqing, the head of the state, have all gone to Luoyang as examples, and they can also attract many people.

"This city wall is too straight and needs to be improved. If there are local soldiers approaching the city, such a straight city will have a dead corner when they approach the foot of the city. The top of the city is difficult to see, and they cannot easily attack." Han Tong walked a long straight The city wall, explained to Shi Congyun with a dissatisfied face.

As he spoke, he stood at the head of the city to demonstrate to Shi Congyun.

Shi Congyun leaned over and looked down, and it was exactly as Han Tong said. Because the city wall was too high, the view directly below was limited. If the enemy really approached the city wall quickly and stuck to the corner, it would be difficult to attack.

Han Tong over there also said the solution very professionally, "Officials, such a city wall must build a tower every other section, so that the enemies at the corner of the city can be attacked from the side.

Another way is to build the city wall into a curved shape, and the soldiers on the side can clean up the enemies at the foot of the friendly city.”

Han Tong talked endlessly, he was an expert in building the city wall.

Shi Congyun was far away from the top of the city, and the dust was flying in the distance. Pairs of troops were gathering towards the avenue to the south, but he couldn't see where the troops were. Now the tone of the battle is basically set. are being recalled.

"The person who controls the Crane Army." Wang Zhong explained to him.

Shi Congyun nodded, then turned around and asked Han Tong, "What kind of city wall does General Han think Daliang City is suitable for?"

Han Tong thought for a while, "Daliang City is too long, and it would take too much time and effort to build towers at intervals, and it may be expanded in the future. I think it is better to build a curved city wall."

Shi Congyun nodded: "Wang Zhong, you are the inspector of the capital. You and Kaifeng Mansion are in charge of this matter. As for the project, General Han is mainly responsible for it. He is a veteran."

"No!" Wang Zhong agreed rather unhappily, but he remembered the expression Han Tong showed them at the beginning.

Shi Congyun also thought about this problem. Han Tong is not very popular because he stares at everyone and offends a lot of people. If he is not given a higher position, he is afraid that it will be difficult for him to do things.

So Shi Congyun continued: "Han Tong, I temporarily appointed you as the co-magistrate of Kaifeng Mansion to fully manage the expansion of Daliang City."

Han Tong was so shocked that his eyes widened, and then he knelt down on one knee and said, "I obey!"

As the capital of Kaifeng Prefecture, any official has a high position and authority. Generally, if the crown prince is an adult, then the governor of Kaifeng Prefecture is the crown prince, and the Tongzhi of Kaifeng Prefecture is also a high authority as the second in command. The reason why Shi Congyun let Han Tong To be in charge is to let him take charge of this matter without restraint.

"You go to the Chuigong Hall the day after tomorrow. I will call the Third Division, the Ministry of Household Affairs, and the Kaifeng Mansion to formally coordinate this matter." Shi Congyun ordered. After all, this is not a small matter, and it needs to be coordinated and discussed by all parties.

Afterwards, everyone was talking and laughing, and they had a tour around the city. Shi Congyun was in a good mood. Looking from afar from the high city, there were villages and towns outside the city full of vitality in the distance, and there were new green fields in the distance. Busy, the imperial army from the brigade on the other side of the road is gathering, it should be the soldiers from the North Camp who are training.

Everything seemed to be in order. After walking for a while, a young official came to the Political Affairs Hall and sent a new memorial. This was requested by Emperor Shi. If there is any memorial related to the Lingnan side recently, please give it to him as soon as possible. Report, wherever he is.

Because the emperor's temper is well known in the world, officials from all over the country, especially those close to Guangdong and Guangxi in Hunan and Hubei, were not so afraid. They wrote letters to the imperial court, raised various opinions, and provided information.

When Shi Congyun saw that it was Zhongshu Sheren who came, he immediately understood that there was a memorial about Guangyu in Lingnan.

After calling everyone down the city wall, they sat and rested under an old tree below, and then asked, "Who is this time?"

Zhongshusheren took out a memorial from his arms and said: "Zhang Quhua, the general judge of Daozhou, wrote to the imperial court to propose to the imperial court to take Guizhou and attack the Southern Han Dynasty. Stick to it and rely on it for defense. If the army conquers its city first in order to take Panyu, it will be like trampling on an uninhabited territory.

His suggestion is to go through the Yuechengling Road and take Guizhou first. The Yuechengling Road is low and flat, and it is the most convenient route to cross the Nanling Mountains. Therefore, since the Qin Dynasty, it has been the main passage for the northern army to reach the south of the Lingnan Mountains.

If Wang Shijun takes this route, it can save the troops the long-distance fatigue of going west first and then going east, and can make full use of the convenient water transportation conditions. "

After hearing this, Shi Congyun said: "You go back and ask Fan Gong to write a commendation letter to praise Zhang Quhua's memorial, and give him a jade belt as a reward."

"Yes." The official took the order.

Shi Congyun understood the meaning of Daozhou's general judgment, which was the question of whether to send troops to the east or west.

Generally speaking, there are two routes for them to send troops now, one is the west route, just like Qin Shihuang's Qin army Pinglingnan, taking the line from Bozhou to Guizhou, which is roughly the same as the later generations of Yongzhou City, Hunan Province along the river valleys and straight down to Guilin. It is flat and can travel both land and water.

The disadvantage is that the west line is farther away from Guangzhou, and Guilin needs to be conquered before marching south. Guilin now has the largest naval camp in the Southern Han Dynasty, Jingjiang Army Town, and it is rumored that there are [-] naval troops.

The other is to go south to Daozhou (later Dao County) in the east, capture Hezhou (later Hezhou City), and then march south. This road is closer to Guangzhou.

However, the conditions of water transportation are not as good as those on the western front, and this means temporarily ignoring the huge navy of the Southern Han Dynasty on the side and rear, which is dangerous.

The dispute between the east and west lines, and the battle between the two fronts have always been the focus of discussion in the court, but Shi Congyun also has his own judgment in his heart.

In mid-March, Shi Congyun summoned the generals, the Privy Council, and senior officials of the Political Affairs Hall in the Chuigong Hall. However, this time he did not invite them to discuss, but directly announced his decision.

"After your discussion, I have thought about it for a long time. Many of your ideas are reasonable. I have considered your suggestions, gathered the strengths of hundreds of schools, and finally came up with a battle plan and arrangement." Opening the mouth, the whole hall immediately fell silent.

Everyone looked up and looked up, waiting for the emperor's decision.

Shi Congyun didn't just choose generals on a whim, he had already arranged the candidates, he also wrote notes, put them on the table in front of him, and said according to the list: "I will deploy Pan Mei as the Lingnan capital. For the matter of attacking Lingnan, give Shang Fang a sword, and anyone below the lieutenant will be able to kill anyone who does not die."

Many people had already guessed this result, because the emperor recalled Pan Mei early and discussed the situation in the south with him from time to time, and because Pan Mei had always been the emperor's confidant before, anyone with a little brain would have guessed this result.

Pan Mei came out in military attire, and the eunuch next to her presented a gorgeously decorated sword on a sandalwood tray. This sword did not look like it was used to kill enemies, but more of a symbolic meaning. Pan Mei took it, and then knelt down on one knee Land: "Your Majesty will live up to His Majesty's expectations!"

Shi Congyun nodded, and then arranged, "Cao Bin will be the deputy, and Dou Yi will be the supervisor."

The two immediately went out to accept orders, and then thanked them.

"Guo Tingzhi, Liu Renshan, Si Chao, Wang Huan, Meng Xuanzhe, Yin Chongke, Dang Jin, Jing Si, and Fu Zhaoyuan are all leaders in the army."

The generals who read their names, except Yin Chongke, who was not present in Chenzhou to prevent the attack of the Southern Han Dynasty, all of them came out to take orders.

"Use Shen Yilun as the envoy to the South of the Five Ridges to conquer the army and civilians in Tanzhou, Hengzhou, Daozhou, Chenzhou, Yongzhou and other places to ensure supplies for the army."

"The old minister takes orders!" Shen Yilun, with gray hair and beard, came out. He was not young, and Shi Congyun actually couldn't bear to let him go to work as an old man, but others were really worried. Shen Yilun was an old man. , Conquering the Southern Han Dynasty, and the Liao Army War were all his work of turning far, and he did it very well.

Shi Congyun got up and went down to help him up, and then said: "Mr. Shen, you are old, and you have spent your whole life working on state affairs. I have no heart to let you go around. How can you measure grass and luggage and turn far away? You are no better than the commander of the three armies. The formation of troops should be simple and equally important, I really can't worry about others."

Emperor Shi made some manipulations, and the old man was so moved that his eyes filled with tears, "Please don't worry, the officials, even if the old minister sacrifices his old life, he will not let the army's logistics be in trouble."

Shi Congyun nodded with emotion, "Mr. Shen has worked hard."

Then he turned his head and said to Liu Qingchuan, the trusted general beside him: "Liu Qingchuan, you lead the Inner Palace Imperial Guards to protect Duke Shen and wait for orders. If there is any problem, I will take you as the questioner."

"No!" Liu Qingchuan quickly accepted the order, he was more clever.

Emperor Shi said: "Lu Duoxun, Li Fang, you also go with Shen Gong, study hard as deputies, and fully serve Shen Gong's orders."

Both of them were relatively young and came out to listen to orders.

After arranging the appointment of high-level personnel, Shi Congyun began to order troops.

The arrangement of troops was the result of discussions between the Privy Council and the Third Division, after considering the carrying capacity of the south, the country's surplus food and other issues, and Emperor Shi also nodded in agreement with the final decision.

The eunuch next to him directly took his edict and read out the troop arrangement: the navy and the Cangbo armies all listened to each side, and the land used the tiger to win the first side, the crane control the fourth side, the iron cavalry to the right side, and the god fire to the left side For the main force.

A total of 10 troops!
With an army of one hundred thousand, it can be said that there are very many troops.

You must know that there were only tens of thousands of people who destroyed Shu back then, but now the [-] troops are not sent by the Privy Council, the Third Division, and the prime ministers who think that the Southern Han is more difficult to deal with than the Shu Kingdom. , plus the dividends of the war, the country is rich and can afford such a big war.

That's right, if you have money and food, you can do whatever you want, that is, you can send more troops, and sending more troops will increase the chances of winning the war, forming a virtuous circle. It can be said that the whole country has begun to snowball.

As for the subsequent strategic arrangements, not everyone was present. Shi Congyun just summoned all the officials and generals who had just been named to the side hall for discussion.

Strategic deployment is confidential and cannot be disclosed casually.

After that day, the forbidden army, which had been resting for a year and a half, began to be dispatched. The forbidden army from all over the place was urgently recalled, and the capital galloped in all directions.

The river along the way was temporarily under the compulsory control of Kaifeng government officials, large and small merchant ships and civilian ships could only pass along one side, while many navy ships Qiyun and Guangwei gunboats gathered along the Bian River to the south, preparing to enter the waters of the Huaihe River, pulling a long stretch of water on the river. There are more than ten miles of battleship dragons.

Even if no one said that the common people were not blind for such a big move, the news of the war soon spread out of the palace, and the whole Daliang City knew about it very quickly.

There was no intention of concealing it in the imperial city, and soon the Imperial Academy wrote a document to announce it to the world, denouncing the various crimes committed by the Lord of the Southern Han Dynasty against the people and the crime of disrespect to the Chinese emperor. Congyun felt that his face was not that important, but in order to save the people of the Southern Han Dynasty from the fire and water, he decided to send troops to Lingnan, and at the same time, let other countries in the world feel at ease.

This document is not only for the people to read, but also to appease the Southern Tang, Wuyue, Dali and other countries, so that they can feel at ease.

After almost two years of silence, Qin's powerful war machine is running at high speed again.

(End of this chapter)