I studied in modern times

Chapter 443 Decisive Battle (1)

In Guangyuan City, the sunset is like blood.

The battle on the city has ended.

Hundreds of corpses lay scattered on the top of the city. Most of the corpses were broken. They were the unlucky ones who were hit by the stones thrown by the trebuchet.

Yang's broken flag was pulled down and thrown off the city wall.

The soldiers and horses under the city suddenly cheered.

The soldiers on the watchtower screamed and stepped on the ladder and climbed over.

Guangyuan City is over!

The soldiers guarding the city scattered and fled.

"Defeated! Lost!"

They screamed and fled down the city, rolling and crawling.

More people knelt down and asked to surrender.

Nong Kexiang waved his long sword and looked at the Yang family soldiers kneeling in front of him.

His eye sockets turned red all of a sudden.

"Father, my son is back!" He whispered in his heart.

As Nong Zhigao's only surviving son.

Nong Kexiang never wanted to return to Guangyuan.

Now he is finally back.

Use your own knife to kill him!
  Outside the city, Nong Zhihui and Nong Shengde watched the resistance on the city wall gradually dissipate. They also looked at each other with red eyes.

came back!
  They are finally back!
  Now, it's revenge time!

The Yang family must be driven out!
  Of course, before that, there was one more thing to do—send someone immediately to inform Zhang Jinglue in Beiji of the good news.

……

Tonight, the night is dark, the moon is dim, only the starlight shines on the earth, everything is hazy.

Before dawn, noise began to appear in the Jiaozhi camp.

Then, one bonfire after another was lit.

Iron pots and clay pots were placed on the fire.

The meat of cattle, donkeys, mules and other livestock slaughtered during the day is thrown into the pot.

The soldiers wolfed down the food and feasted on it.

Even the young peasants can get a bowl of hot broth.

The stronger ones are more likely to be able to eat a bone or some water.

Everyone was busy eating and drinking.

Li Changjie stood on the mountain with his bloodshot eyes, looking into the distance in the night at the Song Army's camps.

He knew it when he moved.

The Song Army must know.

However, it took time for the Song Army to discover and learn about it.

Then, it still takes time for the order to be issued to each battalion.

He and his troops were squeezed into a small area of ​​six or seven miles by the Song army.

In order to besiege him, the Song army adopted the method of encircling him on all sides and controlling the passes.

Therefore, the order from the commander-in-chief of the Song Army must be transmitted to all camps in a hurry.

Even if it is passed by a fast horse, it will take half an hour or even more. .

The Song army was in a hurry, but it still took time to organize its troops, put on armor, and get into formation.

These times are his opportunities.

And now, it is before dawn, when people are most sleepy, tired and weak.

Be prepared to fight the unprepared.

No matter what, Song Jun can be caught off guard.

"Brother, when I lead my army to break through and fight fiercely with the Northern Army, you should seize the opportunity and go south immediately!" Li Changjie warned Li Changxian for the last time.

Li Changxian shed tears and said: "Promise! I will obey the orders of the general!"

He knew very well that he might never see his brother again in this life.

"Go back to Shenglong Mansion and tell the emperor to hold the Fuliang River and the Northern Army will retreat!" Li Changjie said solemnly.

"kindness!"

"Go!" Li Changjie stroked the long sword in his hand.

This sword has followed him for more than thirty years.

He once held this sword and captured the king of Champa on the battlefield.

He also took it with him into the royal capital of Champa.

He even used it to invade Yongzhou in the Northern Dynasties.

Hundreds of millions of people trembled before him and the sword in his hand.

And now, he will hold this sword and embark on the battlefield of the final battle.

die on the battlefield!

This is the glory of the warrior!

……

Zhang Dun didn't sleep tonight.

He vaguely felt that something would definitely happen tonight?
  Therefore, he spent the whole night in the commander's tent of the Chinese army, reading the booklet given to him by the officials when his Majesty made his speech.

Looking at the booklet, there are post-war aftermath regulations.

These regulations can be summed up as follows: control the north of the Yangtze River, control the country with every stroke, check and balance each other, and control the big and small!

Typical, but different, Zhao Guan's thinking.

It seems that Lu Jiawen also has a mission.

An economic mission.

It seems to be related to Gao Zunhui.

"Sugar cane?" Zhang Dun thought.

He hasn’t seen sugar cane yet!

But he knew that in places such as Changzhou, Mingzhou, and Suzhou in the southeast, people would grow sugar cane and then use the sugar cane to make brown sugar.

Brown sugar was transported to Bianjing and became a necessity for various summer drinks and various winter snacks in Bianjing.

In addition, some people use sugar as seasoning to roast and stew meat.

Su Zizhan used sugar to roast Dongpo Pork. Today, this dish has become world-famous and has even appeared in reports in the "Bianjing News" many times.

Zhang Dun remembered that in December last year, Bianjing Xinbao specially published various pork cooking methods such as Dongpo pork and braised pork.

After he went south, he also ate Dengzhou fish and meat cooked by Wang Anshi at his favored minister Wang Anshi.

That dish is Su Shi’s latest invention.

Therefore, Su Zizhan's reputation among scholars gradually became closer to that of a cook.

Originally, this was supposed to be a bad reputation.

The scholar-bureaucrats in the world will avoid him for fear of not being able to catch him.

Just like in the old years, there was a censor who proposed to use Luojiang dogs to keep vigil in the palace, and then he was called the "dog censor", and his reputation became bad from then on!

However, there was a legend in the palace that after the officials heard about this, they were said to be very happy and said to the people around them: I heard that King Han of Zhao (Zhao Pu) once said: Governing a big country is like cooking small delicacies! Now that Su Shi has entered the kitchen with Taoism, given time, he will definitely become a famous minister!

Officials all came out to endorse it.

Who dares to find fault with this matter?
  As for the taboo of a gentleman traveling far away from the kitchen, it was quickly cleared up in public opinion.

Moreover, Bianjing Xinbao and Bianjing Yibao worked together to clear the name.

Bianjing Yibao helped Su Shi understand better.

After all, the relationship between brothers Zhang Fangping and Su Shi is well known to the world.

That Bianjing Xinbao also took action is really intriguing.

Especially the explanation in the Bianjing Newspaper - I know that Su Gong of Dengzhou is a good cook, and people think that a gentleman cooks far away, which is the teaching of Mencius! Mr. Su may have a tendency to lose his reputation as a scholar.

However, the reason why Mencius stayed away from the kitchen was because he "couldn't bear to see his death when he saw him alive, and couldn't bear to eat his flesh when he heard about his life."

Did Mr. Su ever kill fish? Did Mr. Su ever slaughter a pig?

Since they have never been slaughtered, they naturally do not violate the teachings of the saints.

Zhang Dun remembered this report very clearly.

Therefore, he also paid attention to what Su Shi did in Dengzhou.

So, I learned the details that Su Shi liked to add sugar when roasting meat and cooking fish.

Now, thinking about sucrose, he could not help but think of these past events.

At the same time, I naturally thought of the various methods of roasting meat that were gradually becoming popular in Bianjing City.

Sugar, dried sea fish and various roasted meats seem to be quickly becoming the new favorites in various restaurants and food shops in Bianjing City.

Everything is connected by him.

"Do the officials plan to plant sugar cane in Cochin in the future?" he thought.

The land of Cochin is hot and mountainous.

Rainfall is frequent and heavy rains are common.

Therefore, the output is small and it has always been regarded as a barren land.

Not only Jiaozhi, but actually the entire Lingnan area, including Guangnan East Road and Guangnan West Road, has not received much attention since ancient times.

Guangnan East Road, only in the last [-] to [-] years, has gradually been valued due to the opening of the Guangzhou Port and the Shaozhou Censhui Plant.

But that's about it.

Zhang Dun was reading the booklet, immersed in his own world, when footsteps came from outside the tent. “Mr. Jinglue!” was Di Yong’s voice: “There is something strange happening in the bandit camp. The bandit may be about to break out!”

Zhang Dun came to his senses, stood up immediately and walked out of the tent.

Regarding this matter, the entire Song army in the military tent had already stood up.

Zhang Dun saw that in Yu Longzhi's camp, pottery pots had been moved out one by one and placed on carts.

The native Dong Ding recruited by Yu Longzhi were busy dressing these burly giants in armor.

The bright phoenix-winged helmet is worn on the head. The phoenix wings on the top of the helmet are particularly conspicuous even in the dark.

And the Shanwen armor, which was covered with vermilion paint, looked like a bright pearl in the night.

When these Yulongzhi were fully dressed, their tall and tall figures were coupled with the specially made gorgeous armor.

On the battlefield, just showing up is enough to let all enemies know that there is a big fish here, so they are sure to charge!

In history, there was only one army that dared to show off in front of the battle without fear of being besieged by the enemy - the Xuanjia Army commanded by Tang Dynasty General Li Shimin!

Zhang Dun watched these Yu Longzhi, led by Yan Yuan, line up neatly and prepare to attack.

Then he looked elsewhere.

At this moment, the entire Song Army camp was filled with people.

The commanders of the First General Yulong have all formed their teams.

Farther away, the stretching fortress also became blazing.

In the darkness, there seemed to be countless cavalry, shuttling back and forth, conveying information and intelligence.

On the opposite side of the Song Army's camp, they were at least ten miles apart.

The fire in the Cochin camp was also visible to the naked eye.

Obviously, they were indeed preparing to break out.

"Mr. Jinglue!" Di Yong waited beside Zhang Dun for a long time, but did not receive the order. He couldn't help but ask for instructions: "Please give me the general's order!"

Zhang Dun looked at Di Yong and said in a deep voice: "I am a civil servant, and it is the responsibility of the general manager to lead the troops in battle!"

"I will not interfere with the general manager's command!"

He raised his head and looked at the Cochin camp: "I only want the leader of the thieves, Li Changjie!"

"Regardless of life or death!"

Li Changjie is his biggest target this time when he goes south.

Whether it's beheading or capturing.

Everyone has to get him!
  His head was used to commemorate Su Yan and the soldiers and civilians of Qinzhou, Lianzhou and Yongzhou who died at the hands of the Jiaozhi people.

He also used his head to shock everyone.

The more used heads formed the steps for Zhang Zihou to become prime minister.

Di Yong looked at Zhang Dun in surprise.

The civil and military forces of the Song Dynasty all had profound stereotypes about each other.

The civil servants always believed that the military ministers were all fighting against the Han people, they were vulgar and they were butchers and executioners.

They must be controlled by scholar-bureaucrats so that they will not cause harm to the world.

In the eyes of military ministers, civil servants and officials were almost like clowns with high ambitions but low abilities, cowardice and incompetence, and self-righteousness.

These people are good for nothing but bad things!
  The most troublesome thing is: the higher the status, the bigger the temper of these people!
  A civil servant like Zhang Dun never interfered in commanding, and even at this juncture, he publicly stated that he would delegate full power of command to a military minister.

Di Yong has been in the army for [-] or [-] years, and this is the first time he has encountered him.

This is because Di Yong doesn't understand Zhang Dun and has not carefully inquired about the governor's past stories.

Zhang Dun opened the Nanjiang River and opened the Meishan Mountain.

He has always been very good at uniting people and sharing credit with others.

For example, when he opened Nanjiang, Zhang Jie, who was then the governor of Yiyang and the pacifier of Nanjiang, violently accused him of killing too many people.

Zhang Dun turned around and wrote to the court, greatly praising Zhang Jie's contribution and giving Zhang Jie the credit for initiating the expansion of the land: Jie once ordered Yiyang to initiate the construction of Meishan, but today it has been successful, and the authority is in Jie's favor!

As a result, Zhang Jie made a triple jump and became the deputy envoy of JAC Manufacturing and Shipping.

Zhang Jie was overjoyed and cooperated with Zhang Dun's work from then on.

He opened up Meishan for Zhang Dun and became the general manager of logistics.

In the process of opening Meishan, Zhang Dun has always delegated power to the people below him.

For Zhang Dun, he thought very clearly.

The credit is endless.

Therefore, there is no need to attack with the people below.

The point is to win!

As long as he wins, then even if he does nothing, he can still rise to the top.

You can even imitate Xie Xuan. After receiving the news of victory, he smiled softly: The kid is a thief!

"Go!" Zhang Dun waved his hand and said to Di Yong: "I'm here to warm the wine for the steward, waiting for the triumphant return!"

Di Yong bowed deeply and said, "I will obey the orders of our Lord General!"

Then he took his soldiers, turned around and walked forward.

The Yulongzhi people led by Yan Chen followed closely behind him.

More than a hundred Yu Longzhi, with an average height of six feet and one inch, wearing vermilion mountain armor and phoenix-winged helmets, were like a solid wall. The torches held by the left and right retinues illuminated the way forward.

At this time, the morning light appeared from the horizon, but the whole world was still dark.

Only the neighing of horses, footsteps, and human voices could be heard.

Zhang Dun felt all this, and he turned to the attendants following him and ordered: "Stay here with me, waiting for Master Wang to defeat the thief!"

With that said, he asked a chair to be brought and sat outside the tent, looking outside the camp.

……

In Jiaozhi in late spring, around five o'clock, the sky is getting brighter.

When the dawn of dawn fell on the wilderness, the Jiaozhi soldiers and horses had collectively left the camp.

Tens of thousands of people marched forward in formation.

The young men holding wooden poles and bamboo spears walked tremblingly at the front.

Behind them were Jiaozhi officers and soldiers holding swords and driving them away.

These young men are cannon fodder and shields that consume the first wave of bows and arrows of the Song army.

In the formation, twenty war elephants wearing leather armor, controlled by the elephant soldiers, strode forward with unstoppable momentum.

Twenty war elephants are like twenty hills.

Their huge bodies will make the ground tremble slightly with every step they take.

Li Changjie rode on a valuable war horse, wearing an iron armor, and followed the war elephants.

Behind him were a thousand dead soldiers carefully selected by him.

These people will rush into the trampled Song army array after the war elephants.

Opposite him, the Song army had also completed their formation.

Countless flags were waving, and messengers on horses shuttled among the arrays, constantly delivering orders.

Li Changjie could easily see the Song army array facing the war elephants.

There is a group of exceptionally tall and burly Song soldiers.

They are so easy to recognize and stand out.

The long wings on the bright phoenix-winged helmet move with the wind, and the bright scarlet armor shines brightly in the sunlight.

That's not an army at all!
  Where can any army dress themselves up so brightly and conspicuously?

Isn't this a clear message to your opponents - hit me, shoot me, throw all your firepower at me?

Li Changjie's confidence immediately increased when he saw it.

"God help me!" He tightened the reins excitedly.

Song Jun made a big mistake!

His experience told him that one of the Song troops must be guarding a big shot.

Just rush over and capture the big shot.

It will definitely defeat the Song army.

Just like a hundred years ago, the Northern soldiers and the Liao people faced off at the foot of Chanzhou City.

Relying on the Eight Ox Crossbow, he successfully shot the Liao Marshal.

Therefore, Li Changjie immediately said to his left and right: "I am sending an order to the general: the whole army will attack the center of the Northern Army and capture and kill the commander of the Northern Army. I will show my favor to the Emperor and be granted the title of Marquis of ten thousand households and be rewarded with one thousand taels of gold!"

After hearing the words, everyone went to deliver the order.

They rode horses or even ran on foot to pass on Li Changjie's general orders.

At this time, Li Changjie's military formation was divided into three major groups: the left and right armies and the central army.

On the left and right wings are young and strong civilians and two to three thousand soldiers supervising the battle.

Li Changjie's main force was in the Chinese army, consisting of about [-] soldiers, surrounded by [-] war elephants, rolling forward.

There is no need for the two wings to send orders.

They are cannon fodder that attracts attention and wastes the Song army's arrows.

The Chinese army is the real main force in combat.

Therefore, it only took these messengers about a quarter of an hour to pass on Li Changjie's order.

As a result, the morale of the Jiaozhi Chinese Army was boosted.

Many soldiers had gleams in their eyes.

Marquis Wanhu? Thousand taels of gold?

You can take a gamble!

(End of this chapter)