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Chapter 880 "Fangla Happy City" Xiangyang

Song army camp.

Zhang Dun looked at the Xiangyang Military News and fell silent.

Zhe Keshi, Zhong Shidao, and Song Jiang were also silent, feeling that the atmosphere was getting more and more oppressive.

As the last support of the Song Dynasty, this Zhang Xianggong should actually sit in the capital.

After all, the recent behavior of the officials has become more and more wrong. It is no longer frivolous, but a bit crazy...

Zhang Dun has no doubt that if he hadn't held the military power in his hands early, he would have been imprisoned and killed.

Fortunately, the palace was sealed off, and after replacing a group of imperial generals who were still loyal to the imperial court, they settled down there. After discovering that Zhe Keshi and Zhong Shidao were unable to attack for a long time, Zhang Dun weighed the pros and cons, and finally left the capital , came to the front line.

At the age of seventy, it is naturally impossible for him to personally fight the enemy in order to stabilize the morale of the army.

Not surprisingly, Guo Kang and a group of recruited soldiers began to feel restless.

Even if the imperial court promised in the rear that the ten chief bandits who had been recruited would be named ten military envoys, they still couldn't suppress it.

These people muttered that if they wanted to see Zhang Xiang, they would recognize Zhang Xiang, and they didn't believe what other people said.

And Zhang Dun's appearance did appease the bandits and generals, but even Song Jiang knew that such an approach would not last long.

This group of thieves has become a huge unstable factor. It is impossible for Zhang Dun to stay on the front line all the time. Even as time goes by, once Zhang Dun can't hold them down, it will inevitably give the Song Army a fatal blow in the back. hit.

But at this time, Liu Fajun stationed in Xiangyang surrendered, not hesitating against the blue sky...

Oh, everyone was not so surprised.

When Zhe Keshi saw the military situation, he was silent;

When the kind of teacher sees the military situation, he is silent;

Song Jiang thought that the man with a tall body and a voice like a bell, who was called a "natural general" by the Xixia people, had actually surrendered Yan, he was unavoidably shocked, but looking at the situation of the Western Army around him, it seemed that there was nothing inconceivable...

Even Zhang Dun was not angry when he heard that Liu Fa led [-] western troops to surrender, but there was a complex expression on his brow.

The [-] Western Army in Bianliang, the [-] Western Army in Xiangyang, and the [-] Western Army surrendered to the enemy, which shows that the Western Army no longer has any psychological obstacles to taking refuge in King Yan, who is dominating the north. Not only Liu Fa, but all the generals may at any time Rebellion, this is bad news that couldn't be worse.

But at the same time, he felt that it might not be a bad thing for these soldiers who had guarded the Northwest for many years and who had also conquered Xixia under his command and died serving the country to have such an ending...

After the complicated emotions, Zhang Dun took a deep breath, returned to the state of the prime minister, and said, "You said, what is the purpose of the Yan army entering Xiangyang at this moment?"

The atmosphere in the tent relaxed, and the three tacitly ignored Liu Fa's surrender.

It's just that Zhe Keshi and Zhong Shidao frowned slightly on Zhang Dun's question, and didn't answer it for a while.

Seeing that the two old generals were silent, Song Jiang said: "Song is not talented, and he throws bricks to attract jade. Yan's army entered Xiangyang, obviously intending to go south. Is it because our army has been fighting Fang's bandits for a long time, and is preparing for the fisherman to catch him?" profit?"

Zhe Keshi shook her head: "It's early."

Mr. Zhong said: "Ezhou is still occupied by Fang thieves. Our army's offensive has suffered setbacks and internal instability, but our strength has not been greatly damaged. At this time, the Yan army's southward move is to bring the battle of Jinghu to an early end, and there is no loss on both sides. , not to mention the benefit of the Yan army and fisherman."

He didn't say something clearly. In fact, until now, he has not achieved certain results. On the one hand, it proves that Fang La's foundation is established, and he is by no means comparable to the idle rebels. On the other hand, it shows that the Western Army is not suitable for fighting in the south after all. Not to mention the bravery of the Northwest, there is still a feeling of being stuck in a quagmire.

Yan Jun came here, but helped them out of the siege.

Song Jiang really threw bricks, but he didn't attract Yu. He looked at Zhang Dun with anticipation.

Zhang Dun said: "When the north was still a township army, there was a secret battalion and sent out scouts everywhere to spy on intelligence. Now that the Yan army is instigating against Liu Fa's department with family letters, they will not make such a low-level mistake. They are suppressing the thieves this time and helping us Song Jun!"

"What is the purpose?"

"It's simple. With King Jian and the Yidai Zhao, and seeing the soldiers taking Bianliang without bloodshed, the King of Yan is already arrogant, and he doesn't want to bear the infamy of rebellious officials and thieves. He thinks he can win the hearts of the people and treat the soldiers well. If you can use the method of peacefully instigating rebellion, you can subdue the enemy's soldiers without fighting, and take all the south!"

When they heard King Jian and Yi Dai Zhao, the expressions of the three were somewhat unnatural, but after hearing the latter, they suddenly realized and their spirits were greatly lifted.

There is no such thing as a change of dynasty without bloodshed, the other party is so naive, this is an opportunity!

Zhang Dun actually felt that something was wrong, but the Song court's intelligence was blocked, and the news from the Central Plains could still be transmitted, and the Yanyun and even the Liao Kingdom in the north still remained in the version of the Yanliao Wuzhou Alliance.

He didn't know about the various disputes that happened later, such as King Yan expelled the Jurchen envoys, Jurchen destroyed Goryeo, and the Yan State Navy went north to support Goryeo's restoration of the country. Otherwise, he would definitely be able to react. One group of rebels was afraid that they would be wiped out by another group of rebels.

The south scolded the north, and the north repaid its grievances with kindness. It really wants to cry to death...

Now, the gray-haired old man was refreshed and felt that he had seen a glimmer of dawn. He waved his thin palm: "Xiangyang City is broken. If the Yan army wants to garrison, it must be repaired. Fang La will not allow it. They The confrontation between the two sides is a great opportunity for our army!"

"In any case, the land of Jinghu cannot be occupied by thieves. First destroy Fang Liao, then stabilize the Yan army, and use negotiations to gain a breathing space. My Great Song Dynasty will be able to continue the country, and it will be very prosperous!"

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"It's such a good place, it's a pity that it's so dilapidated under the war disaster..."

Liu Fa led the Western Army out of the city to surrender, the Guangxin Army and the Zhenrong Army handed over and settled in smoothly, everything was like the story of Bianliang.

Standing side by side on the high wall in the north of the city, Xu Ning and Zhang Qing could not help sighing as they looked at Fancheng opposite.

Xiangyang is surrounded by water on three sides and mountains on one side. That’s all right. The key is that its terrain is still high. Fancheng, which is separated from it by a river, has no danger to defend. .

There is such a sharp contrast between the two cities so close at hand, no wonder they are called "Fancheng of paper, Xiangyang of iron".

However, after the Yan army settled in, they found that there was nothing wrong with the papery Fancheng, but today's Xiangyang is definitely not an iron fight, and the city defense is very poor.

From the shame of Jingkang to the resistance against Mongolia in the late Southern Song Dynasty, Xiangyang actually experienced two large-scale repairs and strengthening.

The first enhancement was Yue Fei.

This is very famous. In the battle of Yue Fei regaining Xiangyang and other six counties from the puppet Qi, there were only [-] soldiers, and the food and grass were not enough. Under the extremely disadvantaged situation, he gathered troops to attack a key fortified area of ​​​​the puppet Qi. It shocked one point. The overall situation shocked the generals guarding Xiangyang when they heard the news, and the Song army took Xiangyang lightly without bloodshed.

Then the Jin people came to reinforce the troops, and together with the puppet Qi, they had a total of [-] troops. As a result, they underestimated the enemy, made mistakes in formation, and were defeated by Yue's army.

The three battles in which they won more with less, all achieved brilliant victories. Since then, the Yue Family Army has regained a large area of ​​Xianghan area in one fell swoop. With this condition, we can talk about counterattacking the Central Plains later.

At that time, the news spread to the Song court and shocked the emperor and ministers. The conversation between Zhao Gou and the prime minister was quite interesting: "I have heard that the flying army is very disciplined, and I don't know how to defeat the enemy." "Only because of its discipline, it can destroy the thief."

After seizing the six counties, Yue Fei asked the imperial court for orders. The imperial court separated this area from the north, south, and south roads of Beijing, and set up Xiangyang Fu Road separately. Chinese.

Later, it was moved to Ezhou, where it became the base camp of the Yue Family Army, and Xianghan was a strategic place connecting Sichuan and Shaanxi in the Southern Song Dynasty and the original North Map.

The second reinforcement is Meng Gong.

This great-grandfather Meng An and grandfather Meng Lin were both generals of Yue Fei's subordinates. , such as protecting vitality", need "one hundred thousand soldiers" to deal with the attack of the Mongolian army in advance.

Under his management, Xiangyang, which had already been captured by Mongols at that time and was dilapidated, began to recover, becoming a military center again, widening the moat, and storing rations for ten years at one time.

It's a pity that the imperial court provided [-] people at that time. When Mongolia besieged Xiangyang for six years, the number of soldiers and civilians inside was obviously far more than [-], and they were finally forced to the point of desperation.

The tragedy is that Meng Gong was also suspected by the court before his death, and his strategy was not allowed to be used. In the end, he sighed similarly: "Thirty years to deal with the people of the Central Plains, this ambition cannot be extended."

The Song Dynasty made a mistake over and over again, and it was able to survive under the Mongolian army for so long. It really depended on the middle and lower class soldiers and civilians struggling to resist and fight bravely, and countless epic stories emerged.

Now that the Yan army has entered Xiangyang, a large number of soldiers and civilians have also arrived. Standing on the top of the city, Xu Ning and Zhang Qing saw a long line of militiamen entering the city. At the same time, there were also ships on the Han River.

The top ten commanders of the army each have [-] elites under their command, but the number of militiamen and craftsmen accompanying the army is more, and they are often deployed by the Ministry of War and the Ministry of Industry.

According to the needs of different battle situations, the highest ratio can be one to two, and [-] elite soldiers cooperate with [-] auxiliary soldiers to go to the front line.

Now it is close to the upper limit. The two armies of Guangxin Army and Zhenrong Army are equipped with [-] auxiliary soldiers. There are also a large number of craftsmen. Because Luoyang was destroyed by Zhang Xian's thief before and is being repaired, they were transferred directly.

At the same time, the local people of Xianghan heard that the Yan army from the Central Plains was coming, and they all rushed to the city with joy. Most of the boats on the river came from the local people of Xianghan.

Lu Fang came to his side. He who didn't approve of defending the city originally, saw such a scene of people coming from all sides, he said sincerely: "Your Highness is benevolent, it's such a grand occasion, why worry about our Yan army's victory?"

Xu Ning and Zhang Qing looked at each other and smiled, thinking of the person who once said that benevolence and virtue are not just a name, but must be put into practice.

In the past, the Song court had millions of soldiers, and for a long time no one wanted to join the army, and the army had to go out to catch the strong men.

Now Yan Ting's [-] elite soldiers are carefully selected, but the common people actively participate. Even if they cannot join the regular Tenth Army, the militia will do it.

At its root, this has nothing to do with King Yan's virtue, it is purely a change in treatment in the system and an improvement in the status of the social atmosphere.

In the past, the Song army owed wages every year, tattooed on their faces, and was looked down upon by others. It would be better to run errands in the city of Bianjing and ask for it.

The current Yan army has a high status, good pay, no need for tattoos, transparent meritorious service from the inspection department, popular when going out, easy to find a wife, as long as the conditions are met, fools will not join the army.

When Dayan soldiers and civilians entered Xiangyang continuously, Tao Zongwang, the director of the Ministry of Industry and Construction, soon came behind him: "After calculation, the outer city wall of Xiangyang is severely damaged, and the moat needs to be widened. It should be as wide as sixty feet. This is a major project and other repairs can be done in a matter of days."

Xu Ning gasped when he heard the words: "Sixty feet? In the past, the Hulong River in Bianjing was only more than ten feet..."

Tao Zongwang smiled and said: "This is a moat formed by diverting water from the Han River. It is different. Sixty feet is just an average value. The widest part may reach eighty feet. .”

There is a saying in "Xiangyang Shouchenglu", "Come early, the captives climbed high, and they were all shocked when they saw a sudden road." Imagine a moat more than [-] meters wide in front of you. What is it like? How can you not sigh?
Zhang Qing wanted to attend classes in the academy. When he was talking about the Jin, Southern and Northern Dynasties, he compared Yubi City to "Gaohuan Happy City", and suddenly laughed:

"Fang La will definitely be very 'happy' when he sees Xiangyang City after my Yan army manages it!"

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