On October 17, Yin Ji's five thousand troops and Lu Gui's ten thousand troops met in Linqiong City. Linqiong belongs to Shu County and is located 80 miles northeast of Hanjia City. The army can reach outside Hanjia City in two days.
Lu Gui brought Yang Anxuan's new appointment to Yin Ji, and made Yin Ji the governor of the five counties of Shu, Xindu, Wenchuan, Jiangdu, and Qianwei. In fact, he handed over the newly occupied territory to Yin Ji's management. Yang Anxuan reported to the imperial court that Mao Xiuzhi, the general of Longxiang, had conquered Chengdu and defeated Qiaoshu, and guaranteed him to be the governor of Yanzhou.
Lu Gui was a little envious. Yin Ji was actually half the governor of Yizhou, and the court could no longer stop Yong Gong from appointing his subordinates. Song Gong asked Suo Miao to serve as the prefect of Liang Dynasty. In fact, he was just an empty shell, and his political orders did not come out of the hall.
After expelling Xie Xuan and asking for guilt, Tan Hezhi found that the lord no longer had any quarrels with the court, which made many people, including Lu Gui, feel happy.
The annihilation of the Qin Kingdom made Yang Anxuan's subordinates feel excited. The master's strength was enough to destroy the country and the vassal vassal. In the future, they would also become ministers of the Dragon and enjoy wealth and glory.
Judging from the dispatch of troops to Liangzhou this time, the lord has revealed his intention to compete with Song Gong for the world. Although he is not as good as Yin Ji, Meng Longfu and others, he can be regarded as a veteran under the lord, and he will be awarded the title for his contribution to destroying Qin. Gao Pingbo's father, Lu Zongzhi, was very pleased and thought he could build a family business.
Although Lu Gui envied Yin's achievements, he was not jealous. The lord knew rewards and punishments clearly and knew how to make good use of others. He believed that as long as he made military exploits, the lord would not treat him poorly.
In the northern city of Hanjia, Tan Daoji and his generals watched Yong Yan's army camp five miles away. Tan Zhi held a grudge against Yong's army. His good work was ruined by Yang Anxuan. Moreover, Yong Gong was aggressive and wanted his brothers to surrender. Brother, this is going to be a fight to the death.
"Daoji, while Yong's army was not yet firmly established, Yu led his troops to charge and kill them, dampening their spirit." Tan Zhi said in invitation.
Tan Daoji pondered for a moment, nodded and agreed: "Second brother, be more careful."
The four brothers of Tan Daoji, Tan Shao, Tan Zhi, Tan Long and Tan Daoji, were all raised by Tan Pingzhi. Tan Pingzhi followed Liu Yu in raising an army in Jingkou, and the four brothers of the Tan family followed his uncle's orders and followed the army to attack Jiankang.
Tan Pingzhi died in battle, and Liu Yu divided his troops under the command of the four brothers Tan Hezhi and Tan Shao. Among the Tan family members, Liu Yu valued Tan Daoji the most, thinking that he was brave and resourceful and could be reused.
Tan Daoji followed Liu Yu to chase Huan Xuan and capture Huan Zhen; when Lu Xun attacked Jiankang, Tan Daoji defeated Xu Daofu several times; Liu Yi was the vanguard in the crusade, so Liu Yu returned to Jiankang and let Tan Daoji stay in Jiangling City, intending to let him lead the army. Shu, and then supported him as the governor of Jingzhou.
As the Beifu Army, Tan Daoji attaches great importance to the combat power of the Beifu Army. He believes that Beifu is the most powerful army in the world. Back then, he defeated a million Qin troops with 80,000 soldiers. Now, under the careful training of the Taiwei, Tan Daoji believes that the Beifu Army is still more powerful. Past the year.
Yong Yan's army defeated the Qin State. Tan Daoji analyzed that Yong Yan's army relied on military equipment and its own combat power was not as good as that of the Beifu Army. Tan Zhi asked for a fight. He was about to take a look at the combat power of Yong Yan's army.
Seeing the north gate of Hanjia City open and the imperial soldiers and horses marching out of the city, Yin Ji smiled and said: "This bunch of Beifu soldiers are very arrogant and think that we are not as good as them, so I went to meet the enemy to see if I could lure them." The enemy is surrounded."
Lu Gui led three thousand soldiers and horses to meet the enemy, and fought with Tan Zhi's three thousand imperial soldiers and horses. The swords and guns collided, sparks flew everywhere, and the sound of killings was everywhere. Lu Gui found that the swords and guns in the hands of the imperial soldiers were not weaker than his own army. It seemed that after Liu Taiwei got the weapon forging method offered by the Ying family, he quickly carried out Replacement of weapons.
Tan Zhi was dissatisfied, and his prancing horse wielded his sword extremely bravely. Lu Gui urged his horse forward to stop him. The machete was stuck on the gun shaft, and Tan Zhi planned to cut the gun shaft in one stroke.
With a trembling sound of "dang", the blade was lifted up, and it turned out to be an iron gun. Tan Zhi didn't have time to marvel at General Yong's amazing strength, the tip of the spear was already pointing toward his left chest like a poisonous snake. Tan Zhi hurriedly raised the knife and pushed it out, pushing the gun body away.
The two horses were running parallel, swords and guns were coming and going, the sound of "clinking" was like forging iron. Lu Gui smiled and cursed, deliberately leading Tan Zhi to go northwest. According to the agreement, Yin Ji would lead his men to set up an ambush six miles northwest.
Tan Zhi had a rough temperament and was aroused by Lu Gui. He wanted to knock Lu Gui off his horse and pursued him closely. The Lord is going northwest, and the three thousand subordinates will naturally follow suit.
At the top of the city, Tan Daoji saw soldiers and horses heading northwest. The secret was not good. The second brother was impatient and fell into the trap of luring the soldiers. He immediately said: "General Zang, you guard the city. Yu will lead people to meet the second brother."
At this time, Tan Zhi chased Lu Gui to the northwest, and the team was stretched into a long strip. Yin Ji led his army to fight out of the forest and cut the imperial soldiers and horses in two.
When Tan Zhi heard the sound of killing behind him, he knew he was lying in ambush and hurriedly turned around. Lu Gui, who was not willing to let him go, led his troops to attack from a flank. Tan Zhi hurriedly ordered his men to form a round formation and fight while retreating.
The north gate of Hanjia was opened again, and Tan Daoji led five thousand soldiers and horses out of the city. Instead of chasing to the northwest, he rushed directly towards the Yong army camp.
Yong's army camp has not yet been set up, and the two generals are fighting outside. The one left behind is the general Yuan Xuan. Seeing the army approaching, he hurriedly ordered the soldiers to defend with wooden fences, shoot arrows outside, and sent people to deliver a message to Yin Ji.
Tan Daoji led his soldiers and horses around the camp wall, found an area where the fence had not yet been erected, and led his troops to rush into the camp to kill them. Yuan Xuan formed a square formation to block the gap and tried his best to prevent the imperial troops from entering the stronghold.
Yin Ji learned that the imperial soldiers and horses were attacking the camp. He was afraid that the soldiers and horses in the camp would not be able to resist and the supplies, food and grass would be taken away, so he hurriedly abandoned Tan Zhi and returned to the camp to aid. When Tan Daoji saw Yong's army returning for reinforcements, he knew that the strategy of encircling Wei and rescuing Zhao was effective, so he no longer attacked the stronghold but lined up in front of the camp to wait. 33
Tan Zhi hurriedly led his troops and horses to retreat towards the city, leading his personal guards to cut off the rear and stop Yong's army from pursuing them. After seeing the formation laid out by Tan Daoji, Fang breathed a sigh of relief.
Yin Ji and Lu Gui joined forces, and the two brothers Tan Daoji joined together. The two sides fought each other for a while, causing casualties on each other. Tan Daoji slowly withdrew his troops and returned to the city.
After this battle, Tan Daoji realized that the combat power of Yong Yan's army was by no means inferior to that of the Beifu army. Standing on the city wall and looking at the Yong army's camp that was gradually erected in the dusk, Tan Daoji's mood was as heavy as dusk. If Yong's army brought With the weapon used to capture Qin, can Hanjia City be defended?
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Ding Quan hurried to Yonggong's Mansion with a piece of intelligence, smiling and greeting the officials he met along the way, stopping to say hello from time to time. The officials of Yonggong Mansion all knew that the business minister Zuo was someone who could not afford to offend, so they watched him go to the lobby with a bit of awe in their polite manners.
In the lobby, Yang Anxuan was discussing matters with Xin He, and several officials interrupted. Ding Quan knew that the lord could speak freely when discussing matters, and allowed everyone to express their opinions.
Seeing Yu Fei sitting in the corner, Ding Quan smiled and stepped forward to salute and asked, "Didn't Brother Yu teach the prince archery today?"
Yu Fei said lazily: "My lord, I will go to Yin County to inspect the granary later. Let Yu accompany me. You are a night owl who enters the house, who will be in trouble?"
Ding Quan said with a smile: "Brother Yu is joking, I still serve the Lord. Can you come back in the evening? I invite Brother Yu to drink at Zuimengju."
Yixian County and Xiangyang are hundreds of miles apart, and it takes at most half a day to travel by boat. Yu Fei has an easy-going temperament and is trusted by Yang Anxuan. He is also the archery teacher of the crown prince Yang Min, so Ding Quan naturally wants to get closer to him.
Yu Fei waved his hand and said, "I owe you for now, and we'll talk about it later when we have time."
After a while, Xin He and others had finished talking. When they saw Ding Quan on the side, they knew that he had something important to do. They nodded to Ding Quan and left with the governor.
Yang Anxuan glanced at Ding Quan and asked, "What's the matter?"
Yu Fei got up and walked unsteadily in front of the lobby door. Ding Quan presented the intelligence to Yang Anxuan.
After reading the spy report, Yang Anxuan frowned. Some time ago, the secret guard had reported that Liu Taiwei had ordered people to build a Taoist temple in Caizhou, and asked Master Xu Tianshi's disciple Zhong Zhenren to sit in and invite Taoists who knew how to make alchemy.
Yang Anxuan guessed at that time that the secret of gunpowder might have been exposed, and told Ding Quan to send his secret guards to disguise themselves as Taoists and sneak into Caizhou to find out the news. Now the secret guards who had infiltrated had spread the news.
As expected, Liu Yu's purpose of building a temple in Caizhou was to study gunpowder. Under the auspices of Zhenren Zhong, the group of Taoists quickly refined flammable and explosive materials using sulfur, realgar, saltpeter, charcoal powder and some random ores. things.
The secret guard who sneaked into Caizhou reported, "Burn sulfur, realgar, saltpeter and honey. The flames will rise, burn the hands and face, and burn the house. It is called Dan Fire." From the content analysis of the espionage report, Liu Yu has not yet found the best combination of gunpowder. To achieve the power of his own gunpowder, he needs to continue testing. However, judging from the description, this "Danhuo" has 50% to 60% of the power of gunpowder and should not be underestimated. .
Fortunately, saltpeter mines are difficult to find. The saltpeter mines that Yang Anxuan knew were mainly distributed in Zhuliang. The largest saltpeter mine in Jin State was in the mountains to the right of Mianzhu Pass, and now it fell into his hands. Even if Liu Yu obtained the "Elixir Fire", it would be futile to produce large quantities of saltpeter, but this would also urge him to accelerate his pace in competing in the world.
"Reward this secret guard heavily," Yang Anxuan said: "The reward is 100,000 yuan, 50 acres of land, and a promotion."
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The ship went down the river and passed the galloping horses. Yang Anxuan stood on the bow of the ship and looked at the scenery on both sides of the river. He saw that fortifications were being built on both sides of the river, building crossbow platforms and catapult platforms, and building arrow towers.
Zhao Tian pointed to both sides of the bank and said: "My lord, according to your instructions, nearly a hundred tamping platforms have been built on both sides of the Han River since September. E County, Yicheng, E County, as well as Nakou City, Shicheng and other dangerous places Everywhere is fortified and equipped with beacon towers, so if there is an enemy attack on Xiangyang, Xiangyang can be quickly informed."
Yang Anxuan nodded and said: "This time we are fighting Shu Yu and Liu Taiwei, we must strictly prevent the imperial troops from attacking from the waterway. Each sentry post is assigned ten soldiers to patrol day and night. We must not slack off."
"Lord, don't worry, our sons won't be careless." Zhao Tian said.
At noon, Yang Anxuan visited the granary in En County. Seeing that it was still early, he took Zhao Tian and Yu Fei down the river, preparing to go to E County to see the water village.
The Yongzhou Navy currently has 12,000 men. Chen Yu leads 5,000 soldiers and horses to garrison in the Yellow River and cruises along Puban, Tongguan, Mengjinkou, and Chenggao Pass. Liu Zhong leads 7,000 soldiers and horses to garrison in Fuxian County, guarding the Yongzhou Navy. On the front line of the Han River, Yang Anxuan sent Yin Ji into Yizhou, and Qian Lei took away four thousand naval forces. The Xiangyang navy had only three thousand men and less than two hundred ships left. Its strength was greatly reduced, and Yang Anxuan was a little worried.
The imperial navy grew stronger day by day. It first captured nearly a thousand warships of Lu Xun, and then destroyed Liu Yi and obtained nearly 500 warships. In addition to the original 400 or 500 ships, the imperial navy had nearly two thousand warships. Thousands of them were stationed in important cities on the Yangtze River, such as Jiangling, Xunyang, Xiakou, Gushu, Jiankang and Jingkou.
Yin Ji led his army to Chengdu via Xiakou. Liu Yu sent Shen Tianzi to lead 8,000 naval troops to Xiakou. Now there are 13,000 imperial troops in Xiakou, threatening the safety of the Han River Basin and Xiangyang, so Yang Anxuan decided to go Inspection of Fuxian County.
The Imperial Navy far exceeded the Yongzhou Navy in terms of numbers, and after Liu Yu defeated Lu Xun and captured eight ships, the watertight cabin technology had been leaked. Today, the Yongzhou Navy is still leading the technology with cars and boats, using wheels instead of oars and oars for rowing. Advantage in speed.
As time goes by, the technology of vehicles and ships will inevitably be exposed in battles and will soon be imitated by Liu Yu. At that time, water battles will lose their advantage. Yang Anxuan looked at the ships on the river and thought about the future water battle with Liu Yu on the river. , how to defeat the enemy and win.
Some people died, but not completely...
