Warrior in Turbulent Han Dynasty

(Outer pill and inner pill are Taoist terms. Outer pill is a tangible pill that is refined in the alchemy furnace and can be taken; Inner pill is practiced by means of respiration, breathing, breathing, and qi training, such as the lock nose technique of Chen Tuan's The effect is weak, but they are all things that exist in Taoism, not fantasy.)

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Hundreds of thousands of people have gathered outside Shouzhou City in Southern Tang State. The emperor Chai Rong who was originally in Chenzhou also left the seriously ill queen and rushed here.

Shouzhou is located on the south bank of the middle reaches of the Huai River (near Shou County in the northern part of Anwei Province today). Several north-south rivers in the Central Plains flow vertically into the Huai River to form a network of waterways. Chinese cities and pools are mostly built at the confluence of rivers to guard both land and water. Road, Shouzhou is no exception. Shouzhou City is where Xifeishui and Huaishui meet.

The main route of the Great Zhou Dynasty was to descend from Tokyo (Kaifeng, Henan) along the Caishui River, and then along the Xifeishui River directly approaching the Nantang Guohuai River Basin. The two places are eight hundred miles apart. Emperor Chai Rong deployed the Jedu envoys of the towns to send troops from various places, and the upper reaches of the Huai River also exerted military pressure; Jing Nanguo clamored to send troops, but for the time being there was no movement from them.

Zhou Jun’s forward attacked Shouzhou for more than a month and could not break through. At this time, the soldiers and civilians of Song, Hao, Chen, Ying, Xu, Su, Xu, Cai and other states mobilized by Chai Rong also crossed the Huai River from the pontoon bridge, plus the towns and festivals. The army began to besiege Shouzhou on all sides, and hundreds of thousands of people carried out uninterrupted storms day and night.

Chai Rong pressed his sword on the hilt, frowned and looked at the impenetrable city. He was very upset now.

Since the start of the war against the Southern Tang Dynasty, the Zhou army has won great victories in the Zhengyang field battles under Shouzhou City and the west of Shouzhou. After many battles, only 10,000 or 20,000 people beheaded the Southern Tang Army... but these are not firewood. Rong wanted. What Chai Rong wants is the entire Jianghuai Plain!

In the early days, the emperor and the Privy Council’s strategy was very simple and straightforward: breakthrough from the middle of the Huai River Basin, to capture Shouzhou as a foothold, and at the same time to eliminate the threat of the army’s offensive route; then use Shouzhou as the source of war to break through the Qingliu Pass to the southeast line of defense. , Captured Chuzhou (now Chu County, Anwei Province) and Dongdu (now Yangzhou).

The middle road broke through, dividing the Jianghuai Plain into two, occupying the Jiangdu Mansion, the capital of the east capital, the central town of Nantang, and the army approached the Yangtze River. As a result, the area on the north bank of the Yangtze River in the Southern Tang State could not be looked at each other, and there was no center, and it became a mess of sand. At this time, we must clean up the Jianghuai endgame like autumn wind sweeping the leaves.

But the problem is that it's been almost two months now, and even the original strategic goal of Shouzhou has not been won! Chai Rong had already doubted the feasibility of this war... it was useless to surround it if it could not be attacked. The rich and common people of the Southern Tang Dynasty were not short of food and money. The military town of Shouzhou was enough to supply food for at least a few years; Is Zhou Jun going to surround him for a few years and wait for the people inside to starve to death?

In the distance, a huge catapult made a "click" sound. The sound of the huge twist made people's muscles tense, and then there was a whistle. The thick rod was spinning in the air, and the sound of wood rubbing was heard as human teeth. acid. With a "bang" the wood hit the shelf and stopped, and a big rock flew out.

Looking at it, more stones flew towards the wall of Shouzhou City, and incendiary bombs with long black smoke were mixed among them. The stone hit the city wall and splashed, and the burning fireball hit the city head and cracked, and the fire was splashing. There are also crossbow arrows as thick as house beams flying in the air, dotted with large and small arrows, and the air is filled with smoke. Shouzhou City is like a pile of grain, the sky is full of locusts, and the dense smoke below is like a colony of ants, which may be burned to ashes at any time and eat only the skeleton. Amidst the loud impact, the city seemed to collapse at any time... Unfortunately, it has not collapsed even after more than a month.

A piece of black oil floated on the moat, as if it had been replaced with black water, and it could burn in the water... The pontoon bridge that Zhou Jun had placed on the moat was also burned, and the fire was fierce and smoke billowing.

According to the Nantang prisoners, this black oil is called Menghuo Oil, dug from the ground! The Lord of the Southern Tang Dynasty also sent people to transport this fierce fire oil to the Khitan from the sea to support the Khitan people in their attempts to attack between the north and the south.

Countless minzhuang rushed towards the moat while holding shields and carrying sandbags, throwing sand and dirt into the moat. Several broken crash vehicles were being dragged back by people. Before those crash vehicles could get close, they were smashed by a ballista as thick as a tree trunk in the distance. A towering cloud car stopped by the moat motionlessly, and the fire spread on it, as if it was a house that had been burnt to nothing after a fire broke out.

There are people carrying corpses everywhere, people are crying and groaning in pain, and the world is like hell.

Chai Rong's face seemed to have a depressive black air. He believed that the attack on Shouzhou did not go well, and the main responsibility should be Prime Minister Li Gu's failure of the fighter! Let the Southern Tang Army have time to prepare, otherwise why is the city defense so airtight and used everything?

At this time, Li Gu and others knew that the emperor had arrived outside the city of Shouzhou, and finally came over with a group of generals.

A group of people bowed and said, "Holy life has no boundaries."

Chai Rong was so angry that he didn't even say that he was flat, so that they would just kneel and talk.

Li Gu hurriedly bowed and worshiped: "My lord, the ministers first advanced by water and land, built a pontoon from Zhengyang to cross Huaishui, and met thousands of southern Tang troops under the city of Shouzhou. After that, the frontman Shi Yanchao broke through and quickly defeated the Tang army. , And captured three thousand people. Soon after the siege, the minister heard that the army of the Southern Tang State was rushing towards Zhengyang... My forward pontoon was in Zhengyang, and the army and reinforcements depended on this place. If there is a failure, the consequences will be disastrous!

The Tang army had a lot of reinforcements, and reported that the army continued for thirty miles! The minister thought that he would be cut off in Shouzhou and attacked by the Tang army back and forth, without a foothold! I had to go back to Zhengyang immediately to welcome the Tang Army reinforcements..."

Chai Rong said coldly: "The guards are all in your hands, do I have opponents in the Great Zhou Iron Cavalry Battle?"

Everyone was in awe, and hurriedly bowed down. They only felt that the emperor stood by the sword very domineering. There is no opponent in the world, what can everyone say?

Chai Rong said again: "I urged the guard Sima Budu to command Li Zhongjin to attack the reinforcements in Zhengyang. What was the result? Tang Jun was helpless and was killed so that the corpse spread dozens of miles! You shouldn't live forever. The state retreats."

Li Gu didn't dare to argue anymore, kowtow and said: "The minister is convicted!"

Chai Rong closed his eyes slightly and thought of Li Gu's dedication and dedication in the transportation of troops and horses, food transportation, and ordnance preparations during the Battle of Gaoping and the Battle of Jinyang. After eating a meal and sleeping for two hours, I returned to Tokyo and lost 20 pounds. Li Gu was also quite ethical. He was captured by the Khitan in his early years and was tortured six times without surrendering. He also made great achievements in military service and governance of the Yellow River.

"Prime Minister Li, you now change your appointment to the Shouzhou government. First go to pacify the people in Shouzhou and let them return to their respective lands to work. My Great Zhou army will not rob or kill indiscriminately." Chai Rong said.

Li Gu hurriedly said, "The officials thank the emperor for grace."

Chai Rong said again: "Send someone to deliver the decree and let the guard, Sima Bu, command Li Zhongjin as the'Huainan Camp Recruitment Envoy,' and command the army of the former enemy."

"Pass the decree, let Han Lingkun lead his troops to move the pontoon to Xiacai Town and deploy defense."

Chai Rong saw that the black man Zhao Kuangyin also knelt in front, and said: "The Southern Tang Army still has a lot of troops on the Huai River. I heard that they are stationed heavily in Tushan. Zhao Kuangyin, you lead the Iron Cavalry (Xiaodi Army Reform) to take this force. The enemy soldiers threatening the rear flank on my side were destroyed."

Zhao Kuangyin said loudly: "The ministers lead the orders!"

Chai Rong made a deployment very neatly behind the battlefield. His actions are in line with the usual style of ruling the army and administration. He can always grasp the key points succinctly and use simple and rude tricks, but everything can be clearly connected.

Tushan is in the lower reaches of the Huai River in Shouzhou. In its northeast, the Nantang navy can defend the lower reaches from here, and control the upper and middle reaches of the Huai River along the river. Zhao Kuangyin did not disappoint Chai Rong. In three days, Tushan Ten Thousand Tang's Army was swept clean by the cavalry. Zhao Kuangyin first lured the enemy into surrender, and lured Tang Jun to Wukou, not far from Tushan, and then attacked from both sides to determine the outcome. The battle of Wukou was played cleanly and beautifully.

Chai Rong was overjoyed, thinking about Zhao Kuangyin's great responsibility, and he was quite dependent on him.

At this moment, an **** suddenly hurried to the front line from Chenzhou (Huaiyang County, Henan Province, more than 300 miles southeast of Kaifeng City in'Tokyo'). Chai Rong saw that it was Cao Tai. He knew that the **** from the Ministry of Internal Affairs was often with the Queen, and he suddenly guessed that it was about the Queen.

As expected, Cao Tai fell to the ground with a thump and tears. UU Reading www.uukanshu.com Chai Rong saw this situation, with a clever in his heart: Is the queen stubborn? In his heart, the queen's death was sooner or later, and he was mentally prepared... he saw her coughing up blood. Moreover, the famous Tokyo doctor has concluded that he can't save him, and he is getting weak and waiting for that breath.

Cao Tai cried: "The Queen Empress wants to see the official side for the last time."

When Chai Rong listened, he knew she hadn't died yet. He pondered for a moment, feeling that Huainan's deployment would not need to be changed for the time being, and thinking that the queen was a person whom the first emperor valued very much, and that the first emperor specially arranged for him to stabilize his throne while he was still alive. Usually feelings are very good, and I am going now, it is time to see her again.

He said: "I will set off to Chenzhou immediately. You should go back and make preparations. When I see the queen, I will send someone to take her back to Tokyo."

Cao Tai hurriedly said: "The slave and maid begs, the empress has only one breath left, for fear that she will not be able to withstand the pain of the journey."

Chai Rong said angrily: "Use the sedan chair to lift it, and find someone to lift it! Is it going to let the queen die outside? You slaves, I have to teach you this matter, what use you do!"

"Yes, yes. The slave and maid takes the order." Cao Tai hurriedly kowtow.

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