Five Dynasties River Mountains Fengyue

Chapter 98 Fengzhou City Break ([-] in [-])

After the Yellow Flower Valley War, under the leadership of Shi Congyun, the Zhou army went all the way south.

The most advanced Xiang Xun and Pan Mei's department even went to Guzhen, defeated the defenders of Guzhen, occupied Guzhen, cut off the road of the Shu army to the north for reinforcements, and threatened Qingniling.

So far, the outcome of this war has been doomed.

Xiang Xun and Pan Meizhen An Jingbing guarded the town, and then the He army and Fengxiang soldiers joined forces to besiege Fengzhou City with all their strength.

So far, the follow-up of the Battle of Yellow Flower Valley finally came to an end.

Shi Congyun took the lead in seeing through Li Yangui's strategic intentions, deployed scouts, grasped the enemy's motives, and then set up an ambush to counterattack. .

The Shu army entered a state of collapse across the board.

From a microscopic point of view, Shi Congyun has always been cautious and anxious from beginning to end, for fear of taking any wrong step.

However, there are tens of thousands of troops who attacked Shu, and very few people can really understand Shi Congyun.

In the eyes of all the soldiers, whether it is the Shu Kingdom, the Controlling He Army, the Fengxiang Army, or the Zhen'an Army, Shi Congyun is a young man, a man with a clever plan, a firm commander, who anticipates the enemy's opportunities, and who speaks and laughs. The legendary figure who collapsed the Wanshu army and collapsed across the board.

So distance produces beauty is probably the truth.

Fengzhou has completely lost the possibility of holding on.

In the next few days, Shi Congyun led the He-controlling army to deploy outside the Fengzhou siege camp, and was in charge of the perimeter vigilance.

Actually it's nothing to them.

According to Wang Zhong's words, "Idle to raise fat", the main force in the siege is Fengxiang soldiers.

The crane-controlling army tooth flag stands on the top of the mountain, and the crane pattern on the flag swings in the wind.

Shi Congyun stood on the hillside in front of Yaqi, overlooking Fengzhou City in the distance. Many Fengxiang soldiers were climbing the city wall one after another.

"There's no reason why a bird should be painted on the tooth flag. The tigers in the Fan flag are so handsome." Wang Zhong pouted beside him, dissatisfied with the tooth flag of the He-Controlling Army.

"What kind of bird, that's a crane, you know a bird." Dong Zunhui retorted.

"Hehe, isn't the crane a bird?" Wang Zhong asked back, immediately stumbling Dong Zunhui, yes, the crane is also a bird.

Shi Congyun interjected: "What do you know? To control the crane means to ride a crane. Since the end of the Tang Dynasty, Taoism has prevailed. People think that immortals ride cranes to the sky, and Konghe means that we are the soldiers of the immortal emperor."

"Why haven't I seen an immortal?" Wang Zhong asked in confusion.

"Xianjun refers to the official's family, and he means that we are our control crane army and the official's guards." Shi Congyun explained to him.

"Brother Yun knows a lot." Luo Yanhuan flattered.

"That's right, a certain person has read a lot of books since he was a child, and of course he knows a lot." Shi Congyun said proudly.

Wang Zhong wanted to speak.

Shi Congyun wasn't careless this time, and he had been prepared for a long time. Wang Zhong watched him grow up and knew his details: "Wang Zhong, you go to deploy the scouts."

"Ah, we've finished the battle, and the rest is about Feng Xiangbing."

"Then shut up for me."

"Oh"

"Fengzhou City is about to be breached." Shao Ji said suddenly.

"why?"

"The flags at the head of the defending army are not erected, and the Shu army has no morale, and it will definitely not last long if they continue to fight." Shao Ji said.

Shi Congyun nodded: "So we can go back soon."

"Hahahaha, you can go home and hug your daughter-in-law. This time I went back for some credit and made a fortune. The old lady at home must have nothing to say." Luo Yanhuan said loudly, causing everyone to laugh.

"You dare to talk about it. If you have the ability, go home and talk. There are two concubines in a certain family. How many do you have?" Dong Zunhui took the words bragging.

Shi Congyun chose to shut his mouth on the side. The big men in the army liked to talk about the girls in the family, but every time he talked about such a topic, he was speechless. As long as he opened his mouth, he would definitely be the one who was laughed at by everyone.

I thought to myself, this time I will go back to Zhao Shijian no matter what, lest she miss her and be laughed at all the time.

"Brother Yun, can we still follow you when we fight in the future?" Luo Yanhuan asked.

"I can't say for sure, but in any case, he is the brother of the Secretary in front of the palace, and he will definitely have the opportunity to fight together in the future." After returning this time, he did not know how the official family would arrange it.

Everyone was silent, this kind of thing is not something they can control, they can only obey the arrangements of the officials and the ministers of the Privy Council, and if they go their separate ways at that time, they can't do anything about it.

"It would be great if Brother Yun had the final say." Wang Zhong quickly forgot Shi Congyun's order to shut up and interjected.

Dong Zunhui was also a little unwilling: "If only that was the case.
We fought with Brother Yun, and we always got credit for it.But this time back, many people can worship the commander. At that level, only the official family can call the shots. "

Wang Zhong pouted, "If Brother Yun was an official"

Before he could finish speaking, Shao Ji kicked a dog to eat shit.

When I turned around, I found that everyone's faces were wrong, so I quickly agreed: "I'm just making an analogy and telling a joke."

Shi Congyun was taken aback and scolded in a low voice, "If you talk nonsense again, I will tie your tongue."

"His tongue is long enough to tie a knot." Dong Zunhui sarcastically.

Made the crowd laugh again.

In the next few days, the Shu army launched two small-scale counterattacks.

According to the report from the spies in the west, there are two groups of Shu soldiers from Xiegu to Qinzhou for reinforcements, about 2000 people. On the way, I heard that Huanghuagu was defeated, and I also heard that Shi Congyun led the crane-controlling army to go west. After that, they all backed away in fright, not daring to go to Qinzhou again.

After a few months of fighting, Shi Congyun's reputation in the Shu army has reached such a point.

As a result, the Fengzhou Shu army did not have any reinforcements and fell into a desperate situation.

On September [-], the soldiers of Fengxiang Town finally entered Fengzhou City from the south of the city after several days of siege.

Zhou Jun just went to the top of the city, and the large Shu army and Shao Ji said the same thing, no more fighting spirit, and many surrendered.

Shi Congyun and the Konghe Army watched Feng Xiangbing take over Fengzhou from the periphery, and the battle went much smoother than he imagined.

In his impression, the historical Shu Shu was also a soft persimmon. Shi Congyun remembered that Mrs. Huarui's "14 people all took off their armor, and none of them was a man" can indeed describe the combat effectiveness of the Shu Kingdom at this time very well.

The few who can fight are probably Li Yangui and Gao Yanyu who have some impressions.

That afternoon, Wang Jing sent someone over and invited him to enter Fengzhou City together.

Shi Congyun guessed that Wang Jing might want him to be a witness. After all, he is a member of the court, so that there will be no bad rumors in the future.

Wang Jing is a cautious and mature man, he thought to himself.

So he brought a few personal soldiers and went to the south of the city to meet with Wang Jing.

Wang Jing was waiting there early, and many Feng Xiang soldiers were on both sides. When they saw Shi Congyun, they didn't need to give an order, and they all consciously made way.

This battle not only made Shi Congyun famous in Shu Kingdom, but also very prestigious among Fengxiang soldiers.

Feng Xiangbing followed behind them and watched him win the battle all the way. He saw all the battles on the front line in his eyes. He was the first to hear the news, and the battles about Shi Congyun were still in his ears.

Even the eight camps of the Shu Army were broken, Li Yangui was broken, Wuwei City was broken, the Battle of Huanghua Valley, and the ambush in Tangcang Town, etc.

Now that I finally saw the live-action version of the legendary God of War, many people cast curious and admiring glances, and many soldiers in the back squeezed forward or looked at it.

Originally, the team was a bit messy, and there were many people talking quietly, but when Shi went from the place where the horses and clouds went, the surroundings instantly became quiet, as if the air was stagnant, and no one spoke.

He has never given orders or brought these soldiers, but everyone seems to have reached a certain tacit understanding.

This is probably the prestige in the army, the prestige that comes out!Shi Congyun thought to himself, this feeling is very comfortable and fascinating.

Many soldiers looked at him differently.

"Hahaha, Brother Yun, the old man has been waiting for you for a long time." Wang Jing was waiting outside the city gate wearing armor, followed by many Fengxiang town soldiers.

Shi Congyun agreed: "A certain entered the city with the commander, so as to be a witness."

Wang Jing smiled and said, "It's easy to talk to smart people, let's go."

Later, Shi Congyun and Wang Jing rode horses into the city cave with black brick walls. When the light gradually recovered, soldiers and civilians who surrendered on both sides of the road were kneeling on the ground, and many people were still shivering.

Both sides of the street are densely packed with people. Fengzhou City is not big, but there are many defenders and auxiliary soldiers, and there are also many people.

Shi Congyun could clearly feel that many curious and fearful eyes were focused on him.

Before reaching the yamen of Fengzhou's official mansion, there were already hundreds of officials and commoners who were highly respected and respected.

When they saw Shi Congyun and Wang Jing coming, they knelt down without saying a word and buried their faces in the yellow earth.

Wang Jing didn't mean to let them get up.

Instead, he got off his horse and stood in front of the crowd. Shi Congyun also got off his horse, but there were more than 100 people in front of him "throwing their bodies on the ground". He was not used to such a scene.

"We welcome the Great Zhou King, Commander and General Shi, and hope that your country will be magnanimous and forgive the crimes we resisted. Everything is due to the fact that Wang Huan, the commander in the city, does not know what is good or bad, and dares to resist the Heavenly Army. It has been designed by us and won. The two generals deal with it!"

An old man kneeling at the front said loudly, his whole body was shaking and his head was very low.It seemed that he had a higher status in the group.

Shi Congyun nodded and ignored it. He didn't like this kind of life, but the rewards were indispensable, and it was a fact that they made contributions.

"You have done a good job, and someone will show your credit to the officials." Shi Congyun said.

"Thank you general, thank you general! The general is invincible and unstoppable in the world!" Everyone kowtowed.

Shi Congyun was silent for a long time, suddenly he didn't know how to evaluate these people, he only asked: "Where is Wang Huan?"

"It's in the palace prison!" Someone immediately agreed.

After thinking for a while, Shi Congyun said carefully: "Commander, if we can restrain the soldiers, we can fight better in the next few states."

Wang Jing glanced at him and said calmly, "This old man understands Brother Yun's thoughts, so he can restrain him.

But Brother Yun must also understand that so many people come here to fight with their heads up, and they are all for money and women.

The forbidden army is okay, the court has its own rewards, but most of the troops in the towns don't have that kind of treatment. How much you can earn back by working hard depends on how much you can grab. "

Shi Congyun did not agree, knowing in his heart that if the central court's organizational capacity was insufficient and could not reward and punish the soldiers, then the soldiers would go for it, and it would intensify, and it would cost the soldiers to work hard.

After Guo Wei came to power, he made great efforts to rectify and rectify, and Guo Rong also tried his best to clean up the forbidden army, but it was mainly the forbidden army against Daliang, and the imperial court of the army in the town was still unable to restrain it.

Moreover, the purge of the forbidden army is not simply a matter of screening and balancing. Soldiers also have to support their families and eat, not to mention their hard work. Only an effective reward and punishment system can guarantee the discipline of the army.

However, with the current strength of the Great Zhou, at most it is to guarantee the rewards and military salaries of 10,000+ forbidden troops in Daliang.

Looting by the army of the township is nothing new.

Moreover, Wang Jing and his officers did not want to fight in vain, and wanted to eat a lot of money. Many people worked hard with the intention of winning a battle and becoming rich for a lifetime.

Feeling helpless in his heart, Shi Congyun suddenly thought of what Li Gu had done in Gaoping.

At that time, he didn't think that Li Gu was very powerful, but now he suddenly thinks that Li Gu is very tall and wise!So there is a suggestion: "The commander can pay taxes to all the people of Fengzhou for one year, plus the Fengzhou government treasury, it is enough to reward the three armies."

Wang Jing was silent for a while: "Old man, think about it."

The people kneeling around were very nervous, knowing that their fate would be different between Wang Jing and Yi Nian.

Shi Congyun is probably one of the few people who regards the people of Shu as his own, so he immediately added: "Commander, the official family has the arrogance of conquering the world. Today is different from the past, and we can no longer do it. Follow the style you thought it came!"

Wang Jing glanced at him, thought for a while, and finally nodded slowly.

"Then do as you said, but if someone doesn't pay taxes and food, the old man will not be lenient."

Shi Congyun nodded and said helplessly, "That's natural."

He didn't know what Wang Jing was thinking, but he had his own ideas.

After so many people have died, it's not worth it to go back to the old way.

In the past decades of the Five Dynasties, everyone has come and gone, burned, killed and looted. He may not have much ambition, but this kind of atmosphere is not what he thought of, maybe it is the education of later generations or the influence of the environment, he subconsciously feels that China People should not kill each other, people should be able to live and work in peace and contentment.

He can't do other things, and he can't manage the affairs of the world. He can only do his best to deal with it within his ability.

But change is very difficult.

He thought of the phrase "to sacrifice so much, dare to change the sun and the moon to the new sky." In the past, he only thought it was a very heroic verse, but now he has experienced it himself to understand how difficult it is to dare to change the sun and the moon to the new sky.

Today, let alone the sun and the moon, it is even more difficult to change the style of an army.

Shi Congyun also found someone to report the news of Fengzhou City's destruction to Daliang City.

In any case, if the official family is happy this time, his glory, wealth and power are absolutely indispensable.

(End of this chapter)