Five Dynasties River Mountains Fengyue

Chapter 67 The Great Engineer Han Tong

After March, the deployment of the army began, and the cloud of war began to cover Daliang City.

In the following ten days, various news continued to spread. The officials of the Privy Council approached Shi Congyun several times, and more arrangements and information became clear.

However, there was not much movement in this expedition. The soldiers sent by the imperial court from Daliang were only the two armies under the left wing of the control crane, a total of 5000 people.

The main force of the remaining two units is the vassal of Fengxiang Jiedushi Wang Jing, who is also the commander-in-chief of this attack on Shu.

The area managed by Fengxiang Town is roughly the later Baoji City, which governs the central and western parts of Guanzhong, but the southern foothills of the Qinling Mountains are occupied by the Shu Kingdom, which is also the main area for this attack.

According to Pan Mei, Wang Jing is a veteran who has fought many battles and is very capable.

The other is Zhen'an soldiers. Zhen'an town governs Chenzhou, which is roughly the Huai'an District of Zhoukou City in later generations. Jiedu envoy is Xiang Xun, the envoy of the Xuanhui Southern Academy, and Xiang Xun is the deputy commander of the west expedition. Zhen'an is the leader. soldier.

In the end, the imperial court banned the army. The first and second armies in the left wing of the control crane under the command of the imperial envoy in front of the palace were led by the imperial envoy Shi Congyun.

The reason for this arrangement, Wei Renpu also told him, because there are many mountains from Guanzhong to the south, high mountains and narrow roads, which are not suitable for cavalry combat, so although he led the cavalry, this time he was able to lead the infantry of the He Army.

Shi Congyun has no objection to such an arrangement. This is a kind of self-comforting statement, because it is useless for him to object, and the minister of the Privy Council will not listen to him.

However, after talking to him a few more times, the privy envoy Wei Renpu gradually became willing to talk to him. In Li Gu's words, he is not like an ordinary military general, and his conversation is very unusual, probably Wei Renpu feels the same way.

In the days that followed, Shi Congyun lived almost in the military camp, gnashing his teeth and taking the lead in training every day, educating the soldiers to "endure more hardships in peacetime and bleed less in wartime".

Moreover, Shi Congyun knew a truth. If he didn't take the lead at this time, the soldiers would definitely be slack.

About two months before the expedition, he could have done nothing, but he was afraid of death!

The fear of death drives him to train his soldiers to the best of their ability before going out to battle, no matter what.

By mid-April, the temperature had gradually increased, and Shi Congyun was sweating profusely and went home. Zhao Shijian had already boiled water for him and prepared his clothes for the day.

Shi Congyun took a refreshing bath, changed his clothes, and was about to lie down to sleep when Zhao Shijian called him up to eat.

Weakly, he grumbled, "I'm hungry, but I don't want to move. It would be great if you could eat for me."

Then asked the little girl to bring it over to feed him.

Zhao Shijian was stunned for a while, his face was like a peach blossom, he hesitated for a while and still obeyed.

Shi Congyun hummed comfortably, and after taking a few bites at random, someone called from outside the hospital, saying that there was an official from the Privy Council, and Shi Congyun went to see him. The visitor said that there were some changes to inform him.

It turned out that in addition to his control of the crane army, the court was preparing to send another army, led by Han Tong, the superintendent of the school.

He was shocked when he heard the name Han Tong. He knew Han Tong too well. Isn't he the only official killed in the Chen Qiao mutiny.

In the end, in the face of Zhao Kuangyin's strength, he was still loyal to Guo Rong, and Han Tong was the only one who wanted to resist in the face of power.

As the saying goes, the enemy of the enemy is a friend, and Han Tong, the character Shi Congyun, has long wanted to know.

It's just that he didn't see him during the Battle of Gaoping, and after he came back, he moved to Caozhou.

So Shi Congyun asked, "What kind of person is Han Tong?"

The officials of the Privy Council were stunned for a moment, a little embarrassed, and he did not dare to make any comments, so he said: "Han Taibao deserves a lot of credit. The Hulu River embankment spanning hundreds of miles between the two states is not steep enough.

When the Khitan cavalry went south, it was always difficult to resist, so let them drive straight in. The people of Hebei were often looted and could not find peace. So when they returned from Hedong, they ordered Han Tong and Wang Yanchao to lead their soldiers and servants from Hebei to raise the heights to prevent the Khitans from going south.

When the Khitan received the news, they were also very afraid. They sent troops to harass them many times.

Then he built a castle for the Jing'an army in Li Yankou.

Wei Shumi said that the dredging of the Hulu River has three benefits: defending the enemy, channeling water, and irrigating fields.

'In the future, the Khitans will not dare to cross the Hulu River, and the people of Henan will have to rest. 'This is the original words of Wei Xianggong. "

As the officials of the Privy Council spoke, Shi Congyun was more and more surprised in his ears. It turned out that Daliang City had been calm in the past few months, and the north was still fighting, or it was with Liao, but he didn't know.

The officials of the Privy Council continued: "In order to strengthen the northern frontier defense, Han Taibao also presided over the construction of Kam Lu (now Kam Lu County, Hebei), Gucheng (now Jin County, Hebei), Qizhou (belonging to Hebei), Boye, Anping, Wuqiang (now Hebei Wuqiang) city wall.

During this time, he worked hard and had to resist the harassment of the Khitan. After he returned to Beijing, the official family planned to let him go to the west to preside over the siege, which would be later than Shi Dushi's departure.

Wei Shumi asked a certain person to inform Du Shi because of the fact that he was a little difficult to get along with, and he did things upright, with poor etiquette. He hoped that the general would be prepared. "

Shi Congyun was shocked, it turns out that Han Tong is not only a general, but also a great engineer!
Lian said: "Don't worry, when you go back, Shumi Wei will tell you that the person you admire the most is General Han, and you can definitely get along with him."

The official said goodbye.

Han Tong, the person that Shi Congyun wanted to see for a long time.

Time flies, and soon to the end of April, the army is about to start, and even the date of dispatch has been set.

Shi Congyun prepared all the items for the expedition. The aunt and the aunt were very worried about him. The aunt had tears in her eyes. The little girl asked him to worship Buddha before leaving. Even the younger sister Shi Congmei also showed a worried look.

While the old man asked the craftsmen to repair his armor carefully, he repeatedly instructed him to "wear the armor and go into battle, and then put on the armor." A warning, otherwise an accident may be fatal.

Xiao Niang was recently pregnant. After she became pregnant, her relationship with him became much weaker, and her care was not as ardent as before.

Zhao Shijian spent the most time with him. It was impossible for him to have no feelings for more than a year. Zhao Xiaoniang didn't say it or admit it, and silently prepared a dozen pairs of thick-soled shoes for him, which just fit his feet.

Zhao Shijian understands that the most hurtful thing when going out is the shoes, and the most lacking thing is the shoes.

In this era, there was no plastic, and the soles could only be framed by layers of rags, and then cut into the shape of the soles for sewing shoes after the thickness was reached to a certain extent.

The process is time-consuming and laborious, and it takes a lot of work to make a pair. It seems that Zhao Xiaoniang has put in a lot of work in private. It is no wonder that 0 often has injuries on her hands. It turned out that she was pierced by a needle. "I'll treat you to bed tonight."

Zhao Shijian:
The next day, Shi Congyun told him what he meant, and Zhao Shijian asked his father to deliver the memorial.

The Zhou Dynasty inherited the system of the Tang Dynasty. Under normal circumstances, officials who submit letters will go to the Zhongshu door first. After a few screenings by the relatives, they will deal with the ordinary ones and only report to the officials.

Only the important ones will be sent to the official desk. If Shi Congyun delivers it, I am afraid that it will be intercepted directly by Zhongshumen. If Shi Yanchao delivers, his identity is there, as long as he explains it, he will definitely reach the official desk.

Shi Congyun had to sigh with emotion, if he didn't have the backstage of his father, he was afraid that nothing could be done.

(End of this chapter)