Five Dynasties River Mountains Fengyue

Chapter 566 Battle of Ganzhou

The autumn is crisp and the geese are flying. Emperor Shi cruises along the banks of the Yellow River with little yellow flowers, all the way westward to Luoyang and Guanzhong. The Yellow River is majestic.

Emperor Shi couldn't calm down for a long time, and then drove around to inspect Luoyang and Guanzhong. Over the years, Luoyang has recovered a lot under the successive management of Li Gu, Shen Yilun and others, and under the radiation of Luoyang, it has become more and more vigorous. potential.

Emperor Shi couldn't hold back his desire to move the capital anymore. Kaifeng is not suitable to be the capital of a great country in the world. The capital should have three conditions: a fortress, a granary, and a transportation hub. Kaifeng can be used as a granary and a transportation hub, but first of all it does not have a fortress When the national power is strong and the flowers are flourishing, it can still intimidate all directions. Once the national power is weak and the power declines, it will immediately become a fatal flaw.

Just like if the Western Han Dynasty hadn't been established in Guanzhong and the dangers of Qinguan, the Tang Dynasty would have been difficult to survive the early stage if it hadn't been for the dangers of Guanzhong.

There is really no insurance in Kaifeng.

However, the conditions in Youzhou were immature at this time. The condition for the Ming and Qing Dynasties to use Youzhou as the capital to control the north was the opening of the Beijing-Hangzhou Grand Canal in the Yuan Dynasty, and water transportation could go directly to Youzhou from the south of the Yangtze River.

The Grand Canal opened by the Yuan Dynasty transported north and south, laying the foundation for the Ming and Qing Dynasties to establish Beijing as their capital, and at the same time sending themselves away.The Ming army marched northward along the Grand Canal, completing the first Northern Expedition in history and sending away the Yuan Dynasty.

Today, transportation to the north is still difficult. After years of wars, if Emperor Shi dared to build canals like the Yuan Dynasty, he might become the second Yang Guang.So Youzhou was also removed from his shortlist.Only Luoyang, Chang'an or Jinling are left.

After inspecting Luoyang, he continued to look westward at Guanzhong, and then focused on checking the logistics and supply work of the Hexi army.

Return to Daliang before winter sets in.

This year, both Xiao Huanghua and Princess Duan from Dali became pregnant.

By winter, most things had come to an end, and the implementation of the new tax law encountered the greatest resistance in the Central Plains, involving many high-ranking officials and wealthy families.

Emperor Shi asked Dali Temple and Yushitai to investigate the matter, and found out that there were cliques colluding, and the highest one even involved the new prime minister Lu Duoxun and his confidant general Li Chuyun.

This incident made Emperor Shi furious. He had issued repeated orders in the court before, explaining the importance of the matter and the importance of the country's affairs. Unexpectedly, there were still some people who were self-interested and disregarded the overall situation as obstacles.

In a rage, Emperor Shi ordered a group of officials to dismiss Li Chuyun from the military title he had previously conferred on him. However, considering that Li Chuyun was indeed one of the best generals under his command, and his eldest son Li Jilong was still fighting in Hexi, in order to appease the Li family. He married Li Chuyun's second daughter as his concubine.

Lu Duoxun was sent to Huangzhou as an official, and a large number of officials were investigated at the same time.

This incident aroused many voices of opposition in the court, for various reasons, such as the Han Dynasty, the Tang Dynasty as an example, the analysis of pros and cons, the immutable law of the ancestors, and even oblique reminders in the memorabilia Threatening the emperor for thousands of years, history is like iron, offending too many people, what will the historian write about him, and how will future generations write about him, are you not afraid of being scolded by future generations?The story of Sima Qian being tortured in the Western Han Dynasty was also used as a side note.

Seeing this, Zhao Daijian almost cried out of anger, while Emperor Shi comforted her. This was the pressure he was afraid that future generations would not be able to withstand, and his prestige was enough to enforce it now.

A few months later, there were also rumors among the people that the Emperor Shi had been ungrateful, and that Jiangshan had begun to liquidate the heroes and former generals before his butt was hot, and there were many critics.

There were whispered discussions in the streets and alleys. Once Emperor Shi went to the Li family in private clothes, and he heard people talking about the Li family's affairs in the middle of the road. The people felt that Li Chuyun had made great achievements in the war and did not do evil. He should not be treated like this , the emperor is old and confused.

There are also people who defend the emperor, thinking that Li Chuyun must have some unknown moral corruption.

Most ordinary people don't understand the stakes. There are no scientific values, and science and education are not popularized. They only look at this complicated world with the simple Confucian concept of governing the country by virtue, and they must justify themselves even if they apply it mechanically.

Morality itself is a convention established in daily life to protect the common interests of the majority of people, and it itself is to guarantee the interests of the majority of people.

But here it became the biggest shackle.

This is the so-called rule of virtue instead of rule of law.

The result is that too much change will soon lose the soil of the grassroots, and without the support of the grassroots, any major reform must be difficult to succeed.

This time, Emperor Shi forcibly implemented it with the prestige of the Southern Conquest and the Northern War for so many years, deterring the government and the public with his own power.

Emperor Shi was quite open about this matter, he just tried his best to do it, whether it succeeds or not, it can be regarded as an confession to himself, he worked hard, taking care of so many wives is already busy enough, he has no time to care about the common people in the world.

In the tenth year of Kangding, two princes and a princess were born.

In the spring, the battle in Hexi made new progress. After entering the Hexi Corridor at the beginning, the army fell ill due to the unacclimatized climate. When it was recuperating, it was attacked by the Tubo tribes and suffered some losses.

After a month of rest, the offensive resumed, and the progress was rapid, defeating the enemy one after another, and continuously marching towards Ganzhou.

In contrast, after losing Fan Zhi, Emperor Shi felt more and more isolated in many things. In the past, the old man often hated him. There were right and wrong, but the old man really had no selfishness. What kind of money is left to future generations? When he died, the money for the funeral was rewarded by Emperor Shi to his family.

In contrast, many people in today's court are against the emperor not for the benefit of the country, but for their own selfishness and collusion.

And because of the drastic reforms in the past few years, Emperor Shi's prestige is also rapidly depleting, and he eagerly hopes that there will be some turning points in the Northwest War.

So I wrote to Li Jilong in Hexi many times.

Finally, in August of the tenth year of Kangding, Li Jilong successfully led his army through the Hexi Corridor and joined forces with the Guiyi Army in Guazhou.

During this period, they swept through the Tubo and Uighur tribes in the river valley, beheaded more than [-] people, captured countless cattle and sheep, and most importantly captured the Uighur Khan.

In the fierce battle of more than a year, the most dangerous and legendary battle is the battle of Ganzhou.

After Li Jilong and others captured Ganzhou, they rested in the local area. Later, they discovered that the Uyghur army was operating near Ruoshui, and they bought local people as guides.

At that time, the Qin Army's army was divided and garrisoned along the way, and with casualties, the main force arriving in Ganzhou was only about 5000.

Li Jilong led more than 2 people to go to the Uighurs for a decisive battle, leaving only 3000 people to guard Ganzhou City.

As a result, after a long journey to the Ruoshui River Basin, they found that the main Uighur army could not be found at all!It was only then that they discovered that they had been deceived by the locals. Uighur Khan came to divert the tiger away from the mountain with one hand. His previous combat experience let him know that he could not defeat the Qin army head-on, so he had to resort to other means.

At that time, the Ganzhou Uyghur Khan Yeluo Hemi Liye was leading his [-] to [-] Uyghur tribal army to attack the empty Ganzhou.

Ganzhou is not a golden city. Facing more than ten times the enemy, the [-] Qin army defenders in the city fought hard under the leadership of Zhao Kuangyin. In particular, the four battalions of Musketeers were left in the city, which became the key to the victory or defeat.

In the battle of defending the city, the two thousand musketeers exerted unimaginable power and repelled the attacks one after another, causing huge casualties to the Uyghur army. They stormed for three consecutive days without taking down the city.
(End of this chapter)