Kingdom of Heaven and Han

Chapter 230 The Golden Army Comes North
Jiang Min followed Pan Jie into the military academy, but felt that a pair of eyes was not enough.Growing up so big, he had never seen such a place.Everything is in perfect order, even the trees planted by the roadside are about the same height and thickness.When people walk on the road, they don't speak, and their posture is standard.More than three people have to line up neatly.Everyone wears the same clothes, meticulous.

Seeing that Jiang Min behind her was a bit restrained, Pan Jie said: "From now on, you will study here, so you don't have to be too restrained. Here, you are the youngest now, and everyone will let you in."

Jiang Min whispered: "I think it's neat and orderly here. How can a countryman like me stay here?"

Pan Jie said with a smile: "Most of the students here are country people, don't they all live well? You are a little restrained when you first come here, but it will be fine after a long time. It looks strict here, but the master is still very kind." .”

Jiang Min nodded.I relax a little bit.

Walking to a house, Pan Jie asked the guard, "Is Tan Zhiyuan in?"

The guard recognized Pan Jie, crossed his hands and said, "Go back to Tijutsu, Zhiyuan is dealing with trivial matters inside. If you want to meet, I'll go and report."

"Thank you." After speaking, Pan Jie took Jiang Min to the side.

Not long after, the guard came out.Said: "The Zhiyuan invites you two to go in and talk."

Pan Jie took Jiang Min into the courtyard gate.This is a small yard.A flower tree was planted in the middle, and some pomegranates, crabapples and the like were planted around it.There is a row of houses on the north and east, and people come and go.

Follow Pan Jie to the outside of a house in the middle.Jiang Min looked at a sign on the door of the room, with the word "Zhiyuan" written on it.I knew in my heart that this was the place for the person I was looking for today.This place is different from other places. Most of the yamen are hung with the name of the yamen, and it is rare to have the name of an official position.

As Pan Jie entered the house, he saw a desk in the middle, and an official in his 40s was sitting behind him.There are two cases on each side, three of which have officials sitting behind them, and one is empty.

Seeing Pan Jie coming in, the official in the center hurriedly stood up, came up to meet him and said with a smile, "How come Tiha is free to come to my place?"

Pan Jie said: "According to the decree of defense, I bring you a student." Then he took out a book from his bosom and handed it over.

Tan Zhiyuan took the book and opened it to read.Pointing at Jiang Min, he said, "Is that the boy?"

Pan Jie said: "That's right. Don't look at him at a young age, but his brain is extremely smart. The school in the village is supposed to let children recognize one or two thousand characters in three years, and this child can recognize them all in three months. Memorize the books backwards. If you don't care about his talent, it will be a pity that you will not be successful in your life. I sent it here specially to give him a chance to learn."

"It's rare, it's rare." Tan Zhiyuan looked at Jiang Min while looking at the text in his hand.After a while, he said: "Well, he is still young, so he will learn some writing first. Just train like other students every day, and he doesn't need to specialize in military studies. After a year or two, his body will How about the arrangement after growing up?"

Pan Jie said with a smile: "These things can be arranged by Zhiyuan, and the defense will not interfere. This child is just a little younger, and the rest follows the school's arrangements. It is his blessing that he has learned well. He has not studied well. , and I can’t blame anyone.”

Jiang Min stood aside, feeling a little nervous.I don't know what these two people are talking about, but I understand that it will directly affect my future life.Jiang Min didn't know what to learn here.I only know what my father told me before I came out, to fight for a future.

After discussing, Pan Jie said to Jiang Min: "From today onwards, you will be studying here. If there is anything you can't solve, you can go to the yamen to find me. Most of the people here know me."

Jiang Min said yes.Reluctantly watching Pan Jie bid farewell to Tan Zhiyuan, they went out.

Tan Zhiyuan put the document on the case and said, "Seeing that you are still young, you are not suitable for learning the military knowledge of fighting and killing. In the past two years, you should learn some written knowledge first. When you grow up, you will be like other students." Study. Not long ago, the defense just came back from the aid of Shanzhou, and brought back a large amount of writing, and I couldn’t figure it out for a while. This month, I will arrange for you to sort out the writing with other people.”

Jiang Min clapped his hands and said yes.Standing there, with his head down, he kept rubbing the ground with his feet, looking a little nervous.

Wang Xiaolie sent Wang Ruohai to lead the army to occupy Caizhou, dealt with the matter, and returned to Xiangyang with his own people.It was already mid-March at this time, the weather was hot, and there were many affairs.

In Zhizhou Yamen, Wang Xiaolie looked at various documents.Now is the critical time for wheat growth, where is drought, where is waterlogged, can water be poured in dry places, can water be drained in flooded places, various documents.Years ago, Wang Xiaolie made an arrangement. According to the growth of wheat this year, the water conservancy needs to be repaired were reported from various places.Where are the places, how much labor is needed, how much material money is needed, everything is complicated.

There is no shortage of water in the Dengzhou area of ​​Xiangyang. As long as the water conservancy is repaired, the grain production can be greatly increased.This is something that benefits EMI, and Wang Xiaolie is the top priority of the locality.After the water conservancy was repaired, the planting area of ​​rice and wheat was expanded.

Chen Yuyi hurried in suddenly, and said: "Defense, the Jingmen army Xie Zhijun sent a letter, the Jin army has broken through Jiangling Mansion, and is coming towards Jingmen! According to Xie Zhijun's estimate, the Jin army is going to enter Xiangyang Mansion from Jingmen, and then go north along the road!"

Wang Xiaolie stood up abruptly, took the paperwork from Xie Qian, and read it carefully.Put the documents on the table and pace back and forth in the room.

After the Central Route Army attacking Jiangnan broke through Tanzhou, they continued to plunder on Hunan Road.They went north, nothing more than two routes.One is to go back to the original Huangzhou, and the other is to go to Xiangyang and go north to Kaifeng.Wang Xiao hunted for a big victory in Shanzhou, so they probably would have some scruples and wouldn't go here.Unexpectedly, Jin Jun was so arrogant that he still wanted to come to Xiangyang.

There is a waterway between Jiangling and Xiangyang, which is part of the north-south traffic artery in the Song Dynasty.Materials from the Sichuan and Sichuan regions were transported to Jiangling and went northward through Xiangyang Prefecture, which was an important channel.Du Fu's poem says: That is to say, from Ba Gorge to Wu Gorge, then go down to Xiangyang to Luoyang.It means this way.

After thinking for a long time, Wang Xiaolie said: "Xie Zhijun's intention is that we want us to send troops to Jingmen to stop the Jin army together with him. We saved Shanzhou a few days ago, so naturally we cannot refuse Xie Zhijun."

Chen Yuyi said: "But we still have a large army in Jiangzhou, and there are not many troops left. Sending troops to Jingmen, is it—"

Wang Xiaolie said: "The Jin army in the middle road has only ten thousand people, and most of them are cavalry. They do not have an advantage in Jingmen's water network terrain. Concentrate [-] troops and go south to Jingmen. Together with the Xiezhi army, they should be able to stop the Jin army. Xiangyang is not far away, and there is enough food and grass, so there is no need to be as difficult as it was when saving Shanzhou. There is no need to discuss this matter, just raise troops immediately."

Chen Yuyi said yes.

Wang Xiaolie said: "With all the troops in Xinye and Dengzhou, there are more than 3000 people. With Niu Gao as the forward, I will bring the Chinese army with me and go to the Jingmen army! The council will bring [-] people as the rear guard, and also provide food and grass. .”

Chen Yuyi crossed his hands and said yes.Said: "The defense is arranged like this, which is much worse than when it was aided in Shanzhou."

Wang Xiaolie said: "There are tens of thousands of troops in Lousu, Shanzhou. Of course they are different. The Jin army in the middle road was originally a partial division of the Jin army going south, with a maximum of [-] people, and there is no need to have too many troops. Behind the Jin army in this battle is Dongting Lake. Once it fails, the future will be worrisome. Consultant, Jingmen is not Shanzhou, and the north is the east of the Jin people. This place goes deep into the hinterland of the dynasty. As long as we can hold them back, it will be difficult to leave!"

(End of this chapter)