Guide to traveling through the Northern Song Dynasty

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

There is no way, the current is too fast, it has to be like this.

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

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

Supervising the troops ran back and forth, forcing the soldiers to wear armor.

However, the soldiers of the Western Army were procrastinating, and those who knew how to swim were determined not to wear them. If the raft capsizes, you can still swim ashore without armor. If you wear armor, you can feed the fish.

The original plan was to attack by boat in the morning, but it was delayed until noon.

If there are too many soldiers who are unwilling to wear armor, the supervising team will not dare to kill them all, otherwise they will cause a mutiny for you on the spot.

Zhong Shidao reluctantly ordered: "Whether or not to wear armor depends on the soldiers' wishes."

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

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

Zhong Shidao's eyes were filled with tears as he watched his two sons board the ship.

Brothers Zhong Hao and Zhong Xi took off their armor after thinking carefully, and then both turned to say goodbye to their father.

Farewell at this moment is likely to be forever.

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

Zhe Keqiu looked back at the north, his eyes full of resentment. He hated both the eunuchs and the army, and he also hated the dog emperor in Tokyo.

Zhe Keqiu has made up his mind that no matter whether he wins or loses this battle, as long as the children of the Zhe family can survive, they will no longer listen to the orders of the Dog Emperor. When encountering a fight, run if you can, but surrender if you can't.

Letting your nephews and nephews die today, the Zhe family is already worthy of the Song Dynasty!

There are eight, ten, or fifteen small boats tied together, each of which can accommodate a hundred soldiers. Bamboo and wooden rafts are similar. They are all basic combat units. Either the raft capsizes and they are all destroyed, or they all land together to fight on the shore.

Before boarding the ship, the soldiers still complained.

After being forced to board the ship, everyone became quiet and marched toward death in silence.

Especially when the raft comes to the plank road area, you can't escape even if you jump into the river. There are cliffs on both sides.

Ju Ming used his telescope to see the spectacular scene. He was amazed and then ordered: "Fire one round each from the artillery, cannons, and bows. The whole army shouted, 'Throw away your weapons to avoid death.'" Officers and soldiers who threw away their weapons were allowed to They came ashore. The officers and soldiers who still have weapons, beat me to death!"

More than a dozen messengers immediately ran to both sides of the Taiwan Strait to deliver the message.

Orihiko was squatting on the bow of the boat, holding a spear. His "general ship" consisted of ten small boats.

Although the water flow is turbulent, it can move forward smoothly.

The eight-mile-long river flows downstream and quickly passes the Shimen.

Orihiko shouted: "Paddle to the left, to the shore..."

"Boom boom boom!"

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

There are also more than 200 flat artillery pieces, which throw stone projectiles onto 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 spun around by the huge waves.

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

Those in armor and those who couldn't swim drank the river water.

Those who were not wearing armor and could swim were swept further downstream by the rapids, their heads rising and falling on the surface.

Orihiko saw with his own eyes that the Tanakai River fell into the water, and the chain boat he was riding on was unable to control its direction and floated downstream.

"Throw away your weapons and avoid death!"

"Throw away your weapons and avoid death!"

Nearly 20,000 rebels were shouting on the river bank. Unfortunately, the shouts were not uniform and it was difficult to hear clearly in the chaos.

Ju Ming issued the military order again: "The squad leader leads the whole team and shouts together."

Orihikozhi drifted and spun around, and was swept out more than forty meters by the rapids. Finally, the soldiers stabilized the boat, and then turned and rowed towards the shore.

Still more than ten meters away from the shore, more than a hundred soldiers on his boat finally heard what the pirates were shouting.

The frightened Western troops threw their weapons into the river one after another as if they had grasped a life-saving straw.

After Orihiko stabilized his body, 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, it's important to stay alive!" the soldier beside him said with a cry.

Immediately, these pro-soldiers held Orihikozhi down, forcibly took away Orihikozhi's spear, and then pulled out the sword from his waist and threw it away.

Orihiko sat in the bow of the boat in despair, not even knowing how he got ashore.

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

Without any resistance from the chain boats (rafts), even if any officer wanted to fight, the soldiers would join forces and take away their weapons.

At this point in the war, the rebel navy has not yet been dispatched.

It seemed that Ju Ming and Zhong Shidao had made an agreement to send the soldiers of the Western Army over to surrender.

The rebel navy finally moved, but it was not to fight, but to rescue the Western Army who fell into the water.

Zhongshi Dao's second son, Zhongxi, was not wearing armor. Under the impact of the rapids, he swam with all his strength to the downstream dam. When he was picked up by the rebels, he was completely exhausted and had a stomach full of murky river water.

Orihiko was taken away as a prisoner of war, and unexpectedly met Tanakai in the prisoner of war camp.

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

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

"I saw it," said a soldier next to him.

"Where?" Zhong Xi asked anxiously.

The soldier said: "A big stone flew over and landed on Zhongduzhi's boat. The tied boats were smashed apart by the stones on the spot. Zhongduzhi flew more than ten feet high and fell into the water."

Zhong Xi stood up blankly and looked into the turbid water.

The rebel navy was still busy. When they saw the 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 really benevolent and righteous. If the thieves fell into the water, the officers and soldiers would just pick up the corpses and cut off the heads."

There was a lot of wood piled up in the prisoner-of-war camp, which was originally a place for storing supplies.

There are numbers on the front of each pile of wood, such as "A-4", "B-1", "D-10" and so on.

But I saw a few carpenters selecting them for a while, and then asked the peasants to carry away more than ten pieces.

These are all stack beams, and the numbers correspond to the stack holes in each place.

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

The last ten meters of the plank road that Master Zhong dreamed of repairing were repaired by Ju Ming on his own initiative by sending carpenters.

In order to prevent the Western Army from causing trouble, tiger crouching artillery and muskets were always on standby.

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

But I heard some rebels saying over there where the food was being served: "Xianggong Zhu and Zhu Dalang rebelled because the emperor was cruel, treacherous officials were in power, and corrupt officials preyed on the people. The emperor and corrupt officials did not allow the people to live a good life, so Xianggong Zhu and Zhu Dalang rebelled. Let the people make the decision. Here in Sichuan, there are no excessive taxes and miscellaneous taxes, and everyone can have enough food and clothing. Okay, just memorize them all, and you can eat after you have finished memorizing them. Once you have filled your stomach, you can go back."

The prisoners in the front recited it intermittently. Every word did not need to be accurate, as long as they could repeat the general meaning.

If you really can't recite it, just stand nearby and listen to other prisoners of war recite it. When you memorize it well, you will receive food.

"My family's generals have been loyal to the emperor and served the country for generations. How can we say such slanderous words about the emperor!" came a voice.

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

The rebel who was serving the food said angrily: "If you don't carry it, you won't be given food to eat. Just go away standing!"

There were more than twenty large pots with rice on them. He recited the words "slandering the king" very quickly. In a blink of an eye, it was the turn of Zangxi and Zheyanzhi.

A good man doesn't want to suffer the immediate consequences, so they both scolded the ignorant and corrupt officials, and they felt quite happy after the scolding.

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

He turned around and saw several groups of rebel soldiers coming over, protecting a thief general riding a tall horse, wearing golden armor and a red cloak.

The helmet and collar have been pulled down, and it is not clear what the thief will look like, but the flag in front has the word "zhu" written on it.

The rebels who were clearing the way sounded their gongs and shouted: "General Zhu is here!"

Only then did the prisoners of war realize that it was Little Zhu Thief who was here, and they instantly felt that this person was even more majestic.

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 Da for his life.

Ju Ming rode to the cauldron and suddenly said: "Cook some more broth and add enough salt."

After saying that, he rode the cornucopia and left from the other side of the prisoner of war camp.

The rebels quickly brought dozens of large pots and threw in the fat, bones, and internal organs to make soup. They also put in an extremely generous amount of salt.

All the prisoners of war, except for a few who did not want to curse the emperor, were given a bowl of hot bone soup.

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

"It's really good at winning people's hearts." Zhong Xi whispered.

Zhe Yanzhi said amusedly: "This is what soldiers do, and even I feel comfortable."

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

Whoever stirs up trouble at this time will probably be beaten to death by the Western Army prisoners before the rebels suppress him.

"Everyone who has finished eating, come here and line up. I'll let you go home!" a rebel officer shouted.

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

When these prisoners of war were beaten, they bent down to apologize without any resentment in their hearts.

Teams of five people were taken to Shimen in batches.

Zhongshidao had already received news that the rebels were building a plank road. He was still immersed in the pain of "losing his son" and was afraid that the rebels would take advantage of the victory to kill him, so he ordered the entire army to retreat and demolish the northern end of the plank road.

It was already dark at this time, and one group after another of prisoners returned from the plank road in the dark, walking a full eight miles before arriving.

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

"We are all from the Western Army and were released by the rebels!"

"I am Orishiro's soldier!"

"I am Zhong Erlang's soldier!"

"..."

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

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

They rested on the plank road all night like this. It was not until dawn the next day that Master Zhong came forward in person and asked about the situation across the demolished plank road.

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

Now they were well entertained by the rebels and came back with a full meal. Everyone was filled with the joy of escaping.

Their impression of Ju Ming was so good that they began to complain about Master Zhong.

It was the teacher's way of sending them to death and leaving them to dry on the plank road all night. The comparison between the two made General Zhu even more benevolent and righteous.

Zhong Shidao's mood at the moment was extremely complicated. He was naturally happy that the soldiers came back alive. After all, they were all soldiers from his hometown.

But all of them were empty-handed, and the few who were wearing armor and survived had their armor stripped off by the rebels.

So many soldiers without armor are useless in fighting, they have to consume his food and grass, and they will probably spread Ju Ming's name of benevolence and righteousness.

To put it bluntly, I might as well die!