Guide to Traveling through the Northern Song Dynasty.

Chapter 384 0379

Eight miles north of Baogukou, small boats were nailed together, and rafts were tied together.

There is no way, the current is too fast, so it has to be done.

If the raft is not tied up, the raft will be scattered by the rapids, even if it successfully docks downstream, how will the landing operation be organized?

"Put on your armor, put on your armor, quickly put on your armor!"

The supervising team ran back and forth, forcing the soldiers to wear armor.

The soldiers of the Western Army were procrastinating, and those who could swim were determined not to wear them.If the raft capsizes, you can still swim ashore without armor, and wait to feed the fish with armor on.

Originally planned to attack by boat in the morning, but did not set off until noon.

There are too many soldiers who don't want to wear armor, and the supervising team doesn't dare to kill them all, otherwise there will be a mutiny for you on the spot.

Zhong Shidao had no choice but to order: "Whether to wear armor or not, listen to the soldiers' wishes."

Saying this sentence is tantamount to giving up hope. Whether you win or lose depends on God's will.

In history, the troops led by the Zhongshi Division to rescue Taiyuan were forced to march in the same way, and they didn't even bring enough food and grass to accompany the army.As a result, a large number of soldiers fled on the way, and Yang Zhi ran away at that time.

There were tears in Zhong Shidao's eyes as he watched his two sons board the boat.

The brothers Zhong Hao and Zhong Xi took off their armor after careful consideration, and then they both turned to say goodbye to their father.

A farewell at this time is likely to be a farewell forever.

Zhe Yanzhi, Zhe Yanwen and other young children of the Zhe family are also saying goodbye to Zhe Keqiu and Zhe Kecun.

Zhe Keqiu turned his head to look at the north, his eyes were full of resentment and anger.He hated both the eunuch and the army, as well as the dog emperor in Tokyo.

Zhe Keqiu has already made up his mind, no matter how he wins or loses in this battle, as long as the children of the Zhe family can survive, they will no longer obey the orders of the dog emperor.When encountering a war, run as long as you can, and surrender if you really can't escape.

Let the children and nephews go to die today, the Zhe family is already worthy of Da Song!

There are eight, ten, or fifteen boats tied together, each capable of holding a hundred soldiers.Bamboo and wooden rafts are similar, they are all basic combat units, either the rafts capsize and they are all finished, or they land together on the shore to fight.

Before boarding the ship, the soldiers still complained.

After being forced to board the ship, they all fell silent and headed towards death in silence.

Especially when the raft comes to the plank road area, it is impossible to jump into the river, and both sides are full of cliffs.

Ju Ming saw the spectacular scene with a telescope, clicked his tongue in amazement, and ordered: "The artillery, flat artillery, and bow and arrow each fired a round, and the whole army shouted 'Throw away your weapons and avoid death'. The officers and soldiers who threw away their weapons are allowed to They went ashore. The officers and soldiers still holding weapons, beat me to death!"

More than a dozen messengers immediately ran to both sides of the strait to deliver messages.

Orihiko squatted on the bow of the boat holding a spear. His "general boat" consisted of ten small boats.

Although the current is turbulent, it can still move forward smoothly.

The eight-mile-long river course went down the river and quickly passed the Shimen.

Orihiko shouted: "Swipe to the left, dock..."

"Boom boom boom!"

The sound of shelling came one after another, whether it was the giant iron cannons on the front barrage or the tiger crouching cannons on both sides of the river, they all used stone bullets to shoot towards the water.

There are also more than 200 leveling guns, throwing stone bombs on the water.

In an instant, water splashed in the Bao River, a few boats and rafts were smashed and capsized by the waves, and more boats and rafts were turned around by the huge waves.

In this round of shooting alone, five or six hundred Western troops fell into the water.

Those in armor and those who can't drink, Gululu drank the river water.

The one who didn't wear armor and could swim was rushed further downstream by the rapids, with his head bobbing on the surface of the water.

Orihiko saw that Zhongxi fell into the water with his own eyes, but the serial boat he was on was difficult to control and drifted downstream.

"Throw away the weapon and avoid death!"

"Throw away the weapon and avoid death!"

Nearly [-] rebels shouted on the river bank, but unfortunately the shouts were not orderly and messy so they couldn't be heard clearly.

Zhu Ming issued the military order again: "The captain leads the whole team to shout together."

Orihiko was drifting and turning, and was rushed more than 40 meters by the rapids. Finally, the soldiers stabilized the boat, and then turned and rowed towards the shore.

More than ten meters away from the shore, the more than 100 soldiers on his boat finally heard what the bandit soldiers were shouting.

The Western Army, still in shock, threw their weapons into the river one after another, as if they had grasped a life-saving straw.

After Orihiko stabilized his figure, he was about to shoot an arrow towards the shore, when he saw this, he immediately roared: "Don't throw away your weapon!"

"Lang Jun, survival is the most important thing!" the pro-jun beside him said in a crying voice.

Immediately, these pro-military forces held Orihiko down, forcibly took away Orihiko's spear, and pulled out the saber from his waist and threw it away.

Orihiko sat on the bow of the boat in a daze, not even knowing how to get ashore.

When he came back to his senses, countless Western troops had gathered on the shore, all of them empty-handed and without weapons.

Without any serial boats (rafts) to resist, even if any officer wanted to go all out, the soldiers would jointly take away the weapons.

At this point in the battle, the navy of the rebel army has not yet dispatched.

It seems that Zhu Ming and Zhong Shidao made an agreement to send the soldiers of the Western Army to surrender.

The rebel navy finally moved, but they were not here to fight, but to rescue the Western Army who fell into the water.

Zhongshidao's second son, Zhongxi, had no armor, and under the impact of the rapids, he tried his best to swim to the downstream barrage.When he was picked up by the rebels, he was so exhausted that he was drenched in muddy river water.

Orihiko was taken away as a prisoner of war, but unexpectedly met Zhongxi in the prisoner-of-war camp.

Chong Xi managed to recover some strength, and quickly asked, "Have you seen my brother?"

Orihiko shook his head: "It's too messy and I didn't see it."

"I saw it." Said a soldier next to him.

"Where is it?" Zhongxi asked anxiously.

The soldier said, "A big stone flew over and landed on Zhongduzhi's boat. The boats that were tied up were smashed apart by the stone on the spot, and Zhongduzhi flew more than a foot high and fell into the water."

Zhongxi stood up in a daze, looking at the muddy water.

Those rebel sailors were still busy, and when they saw Western soldiers struggling in the water, they immediately stretched out their long bamboo poles to rescue them.

Zhe Yanzhi was completely convinced, and said with emotion: "Zhu... is indeed benevolent and righteous. If the bandits fall into the water, the officers and soldiers will only pick up the corpses and cut off the heads."

There are a lot of logs piled up in the prisoner-of-war camp. This is the place where materials are piled up.

There is a number in front of each pile of wood, "A four", "B one", "D ten" and so on.

But seeing a few carpenters choosing for a while, they asked the civilian husband to carry away more than ten yuan.

These are all beams, and the numbers correspond to the holes in the stacks.

Strictly number when disassembling, and restore according to the number when installing, otherwise the size of the stack hole will not match.

Zhu Ming sent a carpenter to take the initiative to repair the last ten-meter plank road that Zhong Shidao dreamed of repairing.

In order to prevent the Western Army from making trouble, the tiger squatting guns and muskets are always on standby.

As the evening approached, the prisoners were ordered to line up to receive their meals, and Orihiko and Zhongxi also lined up obediently.

But I heard that there was a rebel army on the side of Fangfan saying: "Zhu Xianggong and Zhu Dalang rebelled because the emperor was cruel, treacherous officials were in power, and corrupt officials corrupted the people. The emperor and corrupt officials did not let the people live a good life, so Zhu Xianggong and Zhu Dalang rebelled." Let the common people make the decision. Here in Sichuan, there are no exorbitant taxes, and everyone can eat and wear clothes. Well, I will recite them all, and I will be able to eat after I recite them, and I will let you go home when you are full."

The captives in the front row recited intermittently, not needing every word to be accurate, as long as they could repeat the general meaning.

Those who couldn't recite it would just stand by and listen to the other prisoners' recitation, and when they had recited it, they would receive their meals.

"My family's generals have been loyal to the emperor and served the country for generations, how can they say such slanderous words!" A voice came.

Zhong Xi was overjoyed when he heard that it was his brother Zhong Hao's voice.

The rebel army who served the food said angrily: "If you don't recite it, you won't be given food, just stand and go!"

There were more than 20 large cauldrons for rice, and the speed of reciting the words "slandering the emperor" was very fast, and it was Zhongxi and Orihiko's turn in a blink of an eye.

The hero doesn't suffer from the immediate disadvantages, both of them scolded the corrupt officials, and they felt quite happy after scolding.

Orihiko was sitting on the ground drinking porridge when he suddenly heard a noise behind him.

He turned around and saw several teams of rebel soldiers, guarding a thief general riding a tall horse, wearing a golden armor and a red cloak.

The visor and the helmet had been pulled down, so it was impossible to see what the thief would look like, but the flag in front of him had the word "Zhu" written on it.

The rebel army who cleared the way blew the gong and shouted: "General Zhu is here!"

Only then did the prisoners realize that it was Little Zhu who had come, and instantly felt that this person was even more dignified.

There were even some soldiers of the Western Army who were rescued from the water by the rebels. They knelt down and kowtowed on the spot to thank General Zhu for his life.

Zhu Ming came to the cauldron on horseback, and suddenly said: "Cook some more broth, and there must be enough salt."

After finishing speaking, he rode a cornucopia and left from the other side of the prisoner-of-war camp.

The rebels quickly brought dozens of large pots, threw fat meat, bones, and internal organs into the soup, and put in ample amount of salt.

All the prisoners of war, except those who didn't want to scold the emperor, drank a bowl of hot bone soup.

Zhongxi even heard the praise of the soldiers, saying that Zhu Dalang is very benevolent and righteous, and there is no such good traitor in the world.

"It's really inviting to buy people's hearts." Zhong Xi said in a low voice.

Orihiko laughed and said: "Soldiers do this, even I feel comfortable."

The prisoners of war were very obedient, and they could do whatever the rebel army asked them to do, because they would be released soon.

Whoever is making noise at this time, it is estimated that the Western Army prisoners of war will beat him to death before the rebel army suppresses it.

"Everyone who has finished eating, come and line up, and I'll let you go home!" The officer of the rebel army shouted.

Immediately, many prisoners of war ran over and were beaten by the rebels with sticks due to the confusion in the queue.

These prisoners of war were beaten, but bent over and smiled, without any resentment in their hearts.

A team of five were taken to Shimen in batches.

Zhong Shidao had received news a long time ago that the rebels were building plank roads.He was still immersed in the pain of "losing his son", and he was afraid that the rebel army would take advantage of the victory to kill him, so he ordered the whole army to retreat and demolish the plank road at the north end.

At this time, it was already dark, and one group after another group of prisoners returned from the plank road in the dark, and walked eight miles before they arrived.

Then I found that I couldn't go back, the plank road was demolished by Zhongshi Road for a long time.

"We are all from the Western Army, and we were released by the Rebel Army!"

"I am Orishiro's soldier!"

"I'm Zhong Erlang's soldier!"

"..."

There were shouts one after another, but Zhong Shidao didn't dare to let them come.

An outrageous scene appeared. Countless prisoners of war of the Western Army were released, but they were blocked by their own people on the eight-mile-long plank road.

In this way, he rested on the plank road all night, and waited until dawn the next day before Zhong Shidao came forward in person and asked about the situation across the demolished plank road.

When the captives boarded the ship and set off, they all thought they were going to die.

Now being entertained by the good soldiers of the rebel army, and coming back with a full meal, everyone is full of joy of escaping from birth.

They had a very good impression of Ju Ming, and instead began to complain about Zhong Shidao.

It's a kind of teacher's way to send them to die, and let them hang out on the plank road all night. Compared with the two, it seems that General Zhu is benevolent and righteous.

But Zhong Shidao's mood at the moment is extremely complicated. He is naturally happy that the soldiers came back alive, after all, they are all soldiers from their hometown.

But all of them were empty-handed, and the few who were wearing armor did not die, and their armor was also stripped off by the rebels.

So many unarmored soldiers are useless in battle, and they have to consume his food and grass, and most of them will spread the name of Zhu Ming's benevolence and righteousness.

To put it bluntly, it would be better to die!
(End of this chapter)