Eastern Jin Invincible Iron Army

Chapter 73 Not Like a Wanderer

Gao Jingzong seems to have forgotten that the Yellow River diverted several times in history. During the Northern Song Dynasty, the Yellow River seized the Huaihe River and entered the sea. The Huai River lost its channel to the sea. Water was stored in the east of Xuyi, and the original small lake of Pofuyong gradually became a large lake.In fact, Huai River was more than 170 miles away from Poketang at this time, and Poketang at this time was less than one-tenth of Hongze Lake in later generations.

"Uncle Ji, I don't know what you think about the development of our dead army?" Gao Jingzong said indifferently: "If there is no accident, Shiro and Uncle Feng can take Tianjiabao within five days at most. In this way, we can at least With a population of 5 to [-], Tian Bao's troops can't last for a few days, we can subdue the Tian's army, even if we lay off the old and weak, we can more than double the army, and at least maintain the five-part and ten-piece formation."

"The tree is beautiful in the forest, and the wind will destroy it!" Ji Kan said with a worried face: "I'm afraid, it may not be a good thing for us to annihilate the Tian family army this time. It is difficult to pay attention. Since the death of the first emperor, there has been no conflict between the begging army for more than seven years. If we break the begging agreement, I am afraid we will become the public enemy of the entire ghost!"

"Uncle Ji, have you considered that we leave the ghosts?" Gao Jingzong tried to ask.

Gao Jingzong knew that the remnants of Ran Wei immigrants had been displaced for too long, and they had finally obtained such a foothold, so they would definitely not give up easily.However, before Gao Jingzong finished speaking, Ji Kan's complexion changed, his face became extremely gloomy, it seemed that the entire big tent had been lowered by Ji Kan by more than ten degrees.

"Why, Immortal Gao is going to find another job? Or do you want to change his family?" Ji Kan sarcastically said: "With the ability and reputation of Immortal Gao, I am afraid that whether it is Yan, Jin, Dai (the predecessor of Tuoba Wei) Qiuchi, Qin , Liang would like to invite you with a high salary!"

"Uncle Ji, you think too much. I, Gao Jingzong, am not Zhang Bin, Wang Meng, nor Gao Xu, nor Fan Changsheng (the four traitors, Zhang Bin helped Shi Le of the Jie clan to establish Later Zhao, Gao Xu helped Xianbei Murong Hao to establish Yan State, Fan Changsheng helped Di and Li Xiong establish Chenghan. Wang Meng helped Fu to establish the former Qin)" Gao Jingzong said seriously: "Accepting a thief as a father, betraying the family and forgetting the ancestors, and letting future generations poke the spine for a short-term benefit, I can't do it You see, our Banxian Valley is just a big lonely mountain with no strategic depth. Once surrounded by the enemy, we won’t be able to hold on for long. You and us here are the Jianghuai Plain, which is especially suitable for riding horses. We want to gain a foothold here, very Difficult! Moreover, we have no allies, and there is also a lack of basic conditions for a foundation here. First of all, there is no steel or coal here. Without steel, we cannot forge sophisticated armor. Without weapons and equipment, how can we resist the enemy?"

Hearing Gao Jingzong's words, Ji Kan's face softened a little, and Ji Kan said: "This is the battle of the Fourth War, it is really not easy for us to build a foundation for development, but it is not easy to find a place where we can stand! "

Gao Jingzong said: "Actually, it's not too difficult. I don't know Uncle Ji, do you know anything about Nanyang?"

"Nanyang?" Ji Kan searched quickly in his brain.

In this era, Nanyang naturally does not refer to Nanyang City, but to Zhiyang County.Established in the Qin Dynasty, Nanyang County is one of the 36 counties in the world. Its jurisdiction is equivalent to the huge area south of Xiong'er Mountain in Henan, north of Dahong Mountain in Hubei, and north of Han River.Nanyang is rich in coal, rich in iron and steel mines, and also has gold, silver, copper ore salt and other mine resources. The Nanyang Basin is also a famous granary.

"Nanyang is the birthplace of Emperor Guangwu, the foundation of the famous emperor." Ji Kan sighed: "It's just that this is not a land without an owner, this is the jurisdiction of Xie Wan, the governor of Yuzhou in the Eastern Jin Dynasty, how could he allow us to occupy Nanyang? An elite army of [-] is probably not something our dead army can deal with."

Gao Jingzong was at a loss for words for a moment. Did he tell Ji Kan that Xie Wan's Northern Expedition would be defeated in four months at most? .The point is that Gao Jingzong can't say these things now.

Gao Jingzong suddenly had an idea, and said: "We can spend money to buy, use more than 30 mu of fertile land in Tianjiabao, and our salt mine, and buy a piece of land from Xie that can let our people live, even if it is only one county. !"

"Is this feasible?" Ji Kan was quite moved by Gao Jingzong's proposal.

Gao Jingzong said uncertainly: "It should be possible."

"Even if we can buy Nanyang, I'm afraid it will not be easy for us to move!" Ji Kan said: "Most of us are old and weak, women and children, and we have to travel thousands of miles. I'm afraid many of us will not be able to reach Nanyang."

Gao Jingzong said: "Isn't there a lot of merchant ships in the Xin'an Merchant League? We can go to Nanyang by boat. Anyway, the Huai River originates in Tongshan County, Nanyang. As long as it enters the rainy season, the Huai River will be able to navigate with sufficient rainfall. Although we have tens of thousands population, but with a very shallow draft, a maximum of hundreds of ships is enough to carry all of us.”

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Tianjiabao on the east bank of Pofutang.Tianjiabao was built on the basis of the old county town of Dongyang.Tianjiabao is rectangular, long from north to south, and narrow from east to west, with a circumference of about sixteen miles.There are no gates in the north and south, only four enemy towers and four battle houses, while the east wall has two gates, one large and one small.The west city gate, backed by Pokeyong, has a water gate.

It has been two days since Ran Yu arrived in Tianjiabao, and he didn't find a chance to enter Tianjiabao at all.

Ran Yu looked at the high walls of Tianjiabao and the moat that was more than seven or eight feet wide, and could only sigh in awe.For such a city wall with complete defense facilities, I am afraid there is no possibility of outsmarting it.

What's more, there are more than 100 soldiers guarding the city from the Tian Family Army. There are watchtowers on the four corners of the Tian Family Fort, and you can have a panoramic view of any changes within ten miles.Immediately sound the alarm, put away the drawbridge, and then, there will be a brutal siege. (Sneak attacks like those in Romance of the Three Kingdoms are very unlikely to succeed, unless the defenders are collectively blind and deaf)
After thinking hard for two days, Ran Yu finally decided to go to Tianjiabao to reconnaissance in person to see if there is any possibility of capturing the city.Ran Yu and Ge Gou'er took off their black death army uniforms, and rolled around on the dusty ground until they turned themselves into vagrants.

Ran Yu smiled and said, "Now, do I look like a beggar?"

Ge Gou'er said: "It's definitely not like that, where Qi Suo'er eats fat for nothing, and wears fine linen clothes."

Gao Jingzong took great care of the meals of the young army of the dead army. As a result, the young army of the dead army began to gain weight in a short period of time.I am afraid that anyone with a little discernment can see that they are definitely not like waifs.

　The body is slightly unwell, and the old Cheng who has not saved the manuscript is suffering.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)