Han Hai Tang Ergui

Chapter 560
Jiangning to the south of the river was rebuilt in the hands of Yang Xingmi and later warlords of this line, as was Yangzhou to the north of the river.

This prosperous place in the world, which was promoted one and benefited two in the Tang Dynasty, was also rebuilt, and the rebuilder was Yang Xingmi.

In the troubled times at the end of Tang Dynasty, a big city like Yangzhou would inevitably be involved in the whirlpool.

Gao Pian, who dreamed of immortality before becoming an emperor, and Bi Shiduo, who was bloodied with Yang Xingmi, both dealt fatal blows to Yangzhou.

When Sun Ru, the general of the ogre king, led hundreds of thousands of people under his captors, overwhelming the sky, the end of Yangzhou came.

Sun Rujun killed 200,000 people in Yangzhou for military food, and set a fire when he left. After that, this big city with a population of nearly 800,000 disappeared.

Even the natives of Yangzhou have completely disappeared. The current Yangzhou people are all immigrants after Yang Xingmi's stable rule.

But now in Yangzhou, no matter how hard it is to return to the previous grand occasion.

Because Yangzhou in the Sui and Tang Dynasties was prosperous because it was at the junction of the Grand Canal and the Yangtze River. The grain and cloth in the southeast were transported to Guanzhong and Heluo areas through Yangzhou.

After the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms were separated, the products in the south of the Yangtze River did not need to be sent to Guanzhong and the Central Plains.

Hangou has also changed from a major artery connecting the whole country to a channel that only connects Huainan and the Southern Tang court.

Yangzhou, which has lost its geographical advantage, has even shrunk down to a block by the Guan River.

Guanhe is the Wenhe River in Yangzhou, which is actually the name of the canal that passes through Yangzhou City.

Originally, Yangzhou City existed on both banks of the Guan River, but now Yangzhou City only has the east bank of the river.

However, it is not without benefits, that is, Yangzhou's city defense is much better than before.

Because the Guan River has changed from passing through the city to a moat, the defensive area is also smaller than before. Therefore, Yangzhou at this time not only recovered its commerce, but also had the shadow of a fortress city.

Just as Luoyang, the divine capital of the Tang Dynasty, had an important position, Jiangdufu (Yangzhou), the eastern capital of the Southern Tang Dynasty, also had an extremely important position.

This can be seen from the candidates for the official positions of Jiangdu Liushou and Dongdu Yin. At present, Jiangdu Liushou and Jiangdu Yin in Southern Tang Dynasty are Li Hongji.

And Li Hongji is Li Jing's eldest son, who is only eleven or twelve years old now.

The reason why the young son was allowed to be an official position like Jiangdu Liushou and Jiangdu Yin, which is easy to cultivate personal influence.

That's because the inheritance model of the Southern Tang Dynasty was not passed down from father to son, but from brother to brother.

This was all caused by the chaotic situation of the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms. Li Jing's father, Li Min, the Liezu of the Southern Tang Dynasty, witnessed the families of Yang Xingmi and his adoptive father Xu Wen. And after the artifact changed hands.

Before he died, he established the rules of brotherhood and brotherhood for Nantang.

And let Li Jing and several younger brothers swear an oath in front of the coffin, so the current heir to the throne recognized by the Southern Tang Dynasty is Li Jing's second brother, King Qi of the Southern Tang Dynasty, Marshal of Zhudao Bingma, Zhongshuling Li Jingsui.

It's just that now, Li Jing, who feels that he is in good looks, certainly doesn't think that he will die young before his son Li Hongji grows up. Of course, he also wants to pass the throne to his son, not to his younger brother.

Therefore, Jiangdu Liushou and Jiangdu Yin, who can cultivate personal power, were given to Li Hongji, so as to compete with the real heir Li Jingsui, and find a suitable opportunity in the future to overthrow the arrangement of brother and brother.

However, Li Hongji was still a child, so naturally he couldn't take up the post in Jiangdu, so the current deputy left behind in Jiangdu is the old minister Zhou Zong.

Zhou Zong himself is not very famous, but he has two famous daughters, both the Queen Zhou of the Southern Tang Dynasty.

Li Cunhui was dressed in black and his face was covered with dust. As the pioneer job he had snatched from Murong Nobunaga for the first time, Li Cunhui attached great importance to it.

This time, Zhang Zhao took Bai Congxin as the commander-in-chief and commanded 5000 people in the rear army. Murong Nobunaga deployed the front army and commanded [-] people.

In the former army of 10,000 people, Li Cunhui was the vanguard officer, Yao Yuanfu and Gao Huaide were the deputy, leading the army with [-] cavalry.

But after walking for half a day, Li Cunhui realized that this was not going to work.

There were few horses in the Southern Tang Dynasty, and Zhou Jun used three horses for one person to ensure speed. In this way, there were nearly ten thousand tall horses at once, which was too conspicuous, and the speed of three horses for one person was not as fast as two horses for one person.

So Li Cunhui left Yao Yuanfu behind, commanding two thousand riders, while he and Gao Huaide selected one thousand riders, with less armor, one man and two horses, galloping day and night.

This effect is remarkable. It took Li Cunhui and Gao Huaide just over four days to complete the [-] miles from Chuzhou to Yangzhou, and they stopped when they reached a place less than ten miles away from Yangzhou.

It was already the beginning of Shen Shi, which was around three o'clock in the afternoon. Gao Huaide was eating dry biscuits while drinking the cool white tea in his skin.

This is Zhou Jun's rule, and it is not allowed to drink raw water unless it is absolutely necessary.

"Mr. Jun, it's getting late today, and there are many people outside Yangzhou City. If you go in at this time, you may cause chaos.

Why don't we retreat twenty miles and rest for one night, and rush in when the gate of Yangzhou city opens tomorrow. "

Gao Huaide looked at Li Cunhui and suggested with some trepidation.

Although he and Li Cunhui are only four or five years apart, Li Cunhui is the adopted son of the emperor, and his aunt is the favorite concubine of the emperor's childhood sweetheart.

Therefore, Gao Huaide, a rebellious general, was still a little cautious in front of Li Cunhui.

Li Cunhui quickly washed off the dust on his body, and patted Gao Huaide's shoulder affectionately.

"Since we have marched, there is no reason to retreat. Let's look at the two sides of the Hangou, which are mostly bustling places. We are already attracting attention. If we retreat [-] miles and stay for another night, we may die. Expose whereabouts.

And this early morning, people are most alert, but it is very late in the evening, everyone wants to go home, feeling slack. "

Gao Huaide nodded in agreement, not because he thought Li Cunhui's analysis was reasonable, but because there was no perfect plan for this kind of adventure.

Going now and going tomorrow have their own advantages and disadvantages.

"Then let's set off now. I will lead [-] riders first, and the Duke will lead [-] riders as a backup. When someone rushes directly into the city and sends out a signal, the Duke is leading the army to kill."

Having reached this point, how could Li Cunhui rest assured that Gao Huaide would go.

This is an important task assigned by the adoptive father himself, and there must be no mistakes, so Li Cunhui shook his head and said to Gao Huaide.

"Three hundred cavalry is still too much, let the soldiers take off a hundred and fifty pieces of cotton armor, and a certain lead a hundred and fifty cavalry vanguard, wearing two layers of armor, and go straight to the pass. When you see the signal, you lead the army straight to Jiangdu Stay in the office."

After finishing speaking, Li Cunhui said to a soldier beside him who still had a bit of a knight-errant air.

"Song Yu'er, wait for the three of you, bring the wolf smoke and the fire bag, and see that we have successfully snatched the door, go to the small hill to set off the wolf smoke, and guide everyone to deploy the army to come.

Zhang Huozi, the three of you silently write down the route from the north gate of Jiangdu to Jiangdu's Liushou office.

There must be no mistakes. If you do well, you won't have to worry about farms, houses, wives and concubines in the future. "

Song Yu'er is a Huainan hero (water thief) recommended by Zhang Xiong, the commander-in-chief of Huai'an Town. He is familiar with the situation around Hangou and is shrewd and reliable.

Zhang Huozi and the others were members of the clan of Zhang Yanqing, the governor of Chuzhou. They bought in-demand goods in Jiangdu and sold them in Chuzhou all the year round, so they were very familiar with the situation in Jiangdu City.

After the deliberations were completed, Zhou Jun Jingqi, who counted about 100 people including the officers, ate the dry food and began to arrange the equipment on his body.

After selecting a hundred and fifty riders, they began to tie two layers of armor on the horseback. The ten-mile journey from here to Yangzhou was not easy for them.

Because they can ride horses up to five miles away, and in order to save the energy of another horse, they have to walk six or seven hundred steps away from Yangzhou City before they can put on their armor.

Most of the cavalry that Li Cunhui brought were old brothers of his own right feather guard, and of course there were also some old men from left feather guard and Hanhai town.

Even if Gao Huaide led dozens of Hebei cavalry, they were all the best of the best.

Therefore, even though they have run more than [-] miles today, and now they still have to go out to fight, their emotions are still very stable, there is no complaint of dissatisfaction or tiredness, and they are even a little eager to try.

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The north gate of Yangzhou is harmonious and peaceful, with the sparkling water of the Guan River, horses, mules, donkeys and cattle waiting in long lines to enter or leave the city.

The Southern Tang only lacked war horses, but there was not much shortage of pack horses and draft horses. On the contrary, because it was richer than the Central Plains, there were even more than the Central Plains.

Guarding the north gate of Yangzhou is a capital of Long Jiejun.

After standing on the city gate for a while with their heads raised and their chests protruding, they didn't know where to go to have a good time.

The remaining two generals led ten people each, and took turns to deal with official duties in the city gate cave.

Although it was heard that the newly established Beidu had fallen, and it seemed that the imperial army had suffered a big defeat, the atmosphere in Yangzhou was still not very tense.

It has been peaceful here for 50 years, as if it is not a chaotic world where the nations are fighting.

Perhaps they would only get nervous when the news of the fall of Chuzhou came.

But wouldn't Chuzhou still fall now?As long as there is this Huainan portal, Jiangdu Prefecture is safe.

'Hey! There was a sound of horseshoes in the distance, and I raised my head on tiptoe to see it, and suddenly opened my mouth and laughed.

There are at least dozens of hundreds of horses here, and they are still tall horses. How much tax do they have to pay to let him in?
What?You said five hundred dollars?It's not worth giving up my mouth.

Such a big horse came here in such a hurry, it must be anxious to go to the city now, so that it can be sold at a good price tomorrow morning.

There is no two thousand money to put in his pocket, and it is nothing compared to letting him enter the city gate.

As for the person who can have such a tall horse must be a powerful family, that's for sure!

If it wasn't for the rich and powerful, they would have to give a bribe of [-] yuan.

Besides, what about the wealthy family?The rich and powerful families also have to show respect to the heroes of Long Jiejun.

Of course, after thinking about it, will there be any problems?
However, his smart big head immediately threw this question to the back of his mind after flashing through the scene in front of him like lightning.

There are more than a hundred horses, and there are dozens of men who have come. How dare they come to Dongdu Mansion to rob the city gate.

Is it true that Long Jiejun's three thousand athletes are vegetarians?
　It was ten o'clock in the evening when I got home yesterday, and I really couldn't write it. I'm sorry, I'm trying to get more points on the National Day, and I will make up three chapters for the five chapters owed.

　　
　
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