Kingdom of Heaven and Han

Chapter 112 First Snow
Wang Xiaolie stood in front of the tent, watching the snowflakes slowly drift down one by one and land on the ground.The surrounding mountains, the small river next to it, and the vast land behind it have all turned white.

This year's snow came neither early nor late, and it fell in early November.Looking at it this way, the coming year will be a good one.

Linru Town is between the two mountains, on the road from Luoyang to Ruzhou.It has been more than a month since Wang Xiaolie brought all the troops here.Fifty miles away, at the foot of Minggao Mountain, Zhai Jin led an army to confront Yang Jin and Jiayi River.The two armies fought almost every day, extremely fiercely.

Zhai Jin didn't let Wang Xiaolie go to help.Wang Xiaohun is in Linru, and he is also happy to sit and watch success or failure.Occasionally, Yang Jin's rangers came around, but they were all driven away by Wang Xiaolie.Everything in Ruzhou is peaceful and has become a pure land in this area.

Xie Linong walked out of the tent and sang promises in front of Wang Xiaolie.Said: "Zhizhou, just a few brothers said that it is rare to have a good snow, it is better to drink two glasses of wine and enjoy the snow scene. There is nothing to do these days, everyone is very idle."

Wang Xiaolie said: "Okay. Some sheep were brought here today, and we will slaughter one for wine."

After speaking, he ordered the soldiers to move out a table and put it on the open space in front of the tent.Light a few pots of charcoal fire next to it, and set up a few seats.

People in this era are different from those in later generations.They like to enjoy the scenery, look at the flowers, and like the beautiful things in the world.Every early spring, people in major cities like to go for an outing.And when it snows in winter, the city is full of snow.

In 1000 years, China has changed a lot.On the contrary, Wang Xiaolie is not used to going out in the green to appreciate the snow.

The mutton was cooked, Wang Xiaolie sat around the table with Shao Ling, Xie Linong, Cao Zhiyan, Yu Huan and Niu Gao.The soldiers slapped the wine jar away and filled the bowls in front of everyone with wine.

Wang Xiaolie raised his bowl and said: "We have been stationed in Linru Town for more than a month, and we are a little panicked. It's rare that there is good snow today. We slaughter a sheep here, prepare some wine, and enjoy the snow together! Bai Juyi in the Tang Dynasty There are poems, the sky is like snow in the evening, can you have a drink? We don’t have such a good literary talent, we can only drink two glasses, enjoy the snow scene, and return home with all our heart!"

Everyone pledged together.Pick up the wine bowl and drink it all in one gulp.

Among them, Niu Gao is the most addicted to alcohol.Wang Xiaolie is not allowed to drink while performing official duties, these days he is very hungry.After drinking a bowl of wine, Niu Gao took the wine jar and poured it for himself.After drinking three bowls in a row, he wiped his mouth with satisfaction.

Looking at Niu Gao, Wang Xiaolie smiled and shook his head.The current alcohol content is too low, in fact, I can make high alcohol by myself.For ordinary people, strong alcohol has little appeal.But for a drunkard, it's a real nectar.The biggest advantage of high-alcohol wine is actually to reduce costs.Compared with the current rice wine, wine made from grains such as sorghum is undoubtedly much cheaper.

It's just that when he came to this world, everything was complicated, and Wang Xiaolie was always busy to survive.Now there are many things that are far more important than wine making, and there has been no time.In fact, there are many things more than wine making, which are very useful in this era.

After drinking a few bowls of wine, Shao Ling said, "I didn't expect Yang Jin to be so difficult to fight! Taiwei Zhai is so powerful that he has confronted this hornless bull for more than a month, and there is nothing he can do. This battle will continue like this , I don’t know when it will be.”

Cao Zhizhi said: "The news from Minggao Mountain, Taiwei Zhai is still mobilizing troops. A few months ago, his troops went all the way to Shangzhou, which is a little far away. Yang Jin's army came, only relying on There are fewer soldiers and horses in Luoyang."

Yu Huan said: "Since there are not enough soldiers and horses, why don't you let us go?"

Wang Xiaolie turned his head and looked at the gradually whitening mountains beside him, without saying a word.Why not let yourself go?It's hard to say that.In fact, both Zhai Jin and Wang Xiaolie are now warlords.Each has its own place, each has its own thoughts.It's not a last resort, who wants other people's troops to enter their territory?Moreover, Minggao Mountain is not far from Fengniu Village, Zhai Jin's base camp.

Yang Jin was able to fight Luoyang, and Wang Xiao was gone, who can guarantee that he won't have the same thoughts?Lu Qing, who guards the imperial mausoleum, has already left Luoyang City and entered the imperial mausoleum.Yue Fei and others went to the vicinity of Gong County to guard the Yellow River ferry.Now Luoyang is garrisoned only by Zhai Jin.

In fact, what is more important is that Zong Ze has passed away, and Du Chong, who took over, is not trusted by everyone, and the prestige of the imperial court has been greatly reduced in the north.Would changing someone have such a big impact?Of course there is.After Zong Ze passed away, many things changed unconsciously.

Niu Gao said: "I heard people say that Yang Jin's subordinates have more cavalry, and Taiwei Zhai has more infantry. Of course it is not easy to fight cavalry with infantry."

Wang Xiaolie nodded: "To be honest, Yang Jin is so strong, which is beyond my expectation. At that time in Kaifeng Mansion, Yang Jin was only one of the rulers under Zong's left guard, and he had never heard of any major battles. .I didn’t expect to fight with Taiwei Zhai, and it would be evenly divided.”

Niu Gao said: "It's not surprising. Yang Jin was originally Wang Taiwei's subordinate, an old man in the army. He has moved to many places and has some capital. There are so many cavalry in the army, which is beyond the reach of ordinary troops. Knowing the state is special. How many cavalry do we have for those who cherish horses and value cavalry?"

Wang Xiaolie smiled wryly.

Yes, I am like a baby to the cavalry.As long as they are war horses, they are all registered and raised by special personnel.Cavalrymen who can wear armor eat different meals from others every day, and they are not much worse than themselves.How many cavalry did you save?He said that he now has [-] soldiers and horses, but the real cavalry is less than [-].Unexpectedly, Yang Jin had two thousand cavalry, which scared me to death.

Thinking about it now, I didn't pay much attention to these people.I always feel that there are no names of them in history, so they must be minor characters.I didn't expect these small characters to make big waves.

In the war zone at this time, Hebei and Hedong count as one part.Because in the north of the Yellow River, the Jin Dynasty thought that it could manage it, so it gave special treatment.There is also a rebel army there, but the scale is small and it is extremely difficult.Jingdong and Huaihe Rivers are one part, and all the heroes rise together.However, it is relatively close to Zhao Gou, and it is the direction where the Jin army will focus on attacking, so the future is very bleak.Beijing Southwest North Road is a part, after Jin Jun snatched it, he didn't pay much attention to it.Shaanxi Road is a part, plus Chuanxia Fourth Road in the south, where heavy troops are stationed.

The biggest force on Beijing Southwest North Road is Zhai Jin.Except for Luoyang, Mengzhou in the north and Shangzhou in the west all listen to his orders.Even further north, the Hedong Road Rebel Army also served under its banner.Yang Jin and Zhai Jin are in a stalemate, so one can imagine their strength.

Wang Xiaolie felt that if Yang Jin didn't attack Luoyang, but went south to attack him, he would have a very hard time.It may not necessarily be defeated, but it is not an easy task to defeat Yang Jin.

Thinking of this, Wang Xiaolie felt a little sad.Originally, I thought that I could fight more than a thousand soldiers, and if I had a stable territory, I could be considered a force.Now it seems that it is not enough.Facing a large group of chaotic soldiers like Yang Jin, he was still weak.

Thinking about it carefully, these armies are vulnerable to the Jin army, but not necessarily when facing the Song Dynasty army.There are many reasons, such as the golden army has many war horses, and its reputation is well known.But it is very important that these people are afraid of the Jin army, but not the Song people.There is a big difference between being afraid and not being afraid.

That's the way it is.In times of chaos, some people fight like rats outside, but like tigers inside.Not only in the Song Dynasty, but whenever the world is rising and falling, there is never a shortage of such people.

What Wang Xiaolie can do now is to guard the main road of Linru Town.At the same time, more scouts were sent to report the battle situation in Minggao Mountain at any time.As soon as there is any trouble there, make preparations here early.

On Minggao Mountain, Cui Qing shrinks his neck.He whispered: "Zhi Niang, why is it snowing!"

Yuan Le said, "It's Dongyue, it's time to snow. Don't complain, just look down the mountain!"

Cui Qing sighed, pulled himself together, and looked at both sides of the Yi River below the mountain.The only marching army on the other side is preparing its formation, intending to cross the river.

Yuan Le said: "After fighting for more than a month, Taiwei Zhai has been unable to cross the river. Judging by today's situation, there are more troops here."

Cui Qingdao: "It's strange to say. Yang Jin has traveled a hundred or two hundred miles to get here. Why is there no shortage of food?"

Yuan Le said: "How come there is no shortage of food? Didn't you see that within tens of miles around, he has collected food and grass here? If Zhizhou hadn't led troops to defend Linru Town, our Ruzhou would not have been spared."

"That's right. This Yang Jin, the reason why he came here is probably because he had the idea of ​​food and grass in Ruzhou. It's just that Zhizhou is tightly guarded, so he has no chance. Poor people around, I'm afraid this winter will be difficult."

After finishing speaking, Cui Qing shrank his neck again, feeling even colder.

"Look, Taiwei Zhai is crossing the river! The Taiwei took the lead, and his momentum is really amazing!"

After hearing Yuan Le's words, Cui Qing stretched his neck hastily and looked down the mountain.I saw Zhai Jin riding a horse, wading across the river, taking the lead.On the opposite side, Yang Jinjun released arrows, and they shot towards him like rain.

(End of this chapter)