Tiechengzhai is located on the south bank of Taoshui, at the junction of Taozhou and Minzhou.
The village was originally built under the supervision of Shen Kuo. The village was divided into four forts, with a temple in the center called Longxing Temple built during the Tang Dynasty.
Minzhou fell into the hands of the Tibetan people, and all Tibetan customs were changed, but only the temples remain to this day. There are two iron flagpoles in Longxing Temple, which is where the Iron City got its name.
After Shen Kuo built the city, Zhong'e arrived and rebuilt Longxing Temple. He respected the local customs and did not violate the common people.
Zhong'e stationed two thousand soldiers in Tiecheng Village, among which the elite were the hundred troops of the Zhong family. Everyone wore heavy armor and rode two horses. Zhong E also selected 200 elite cavalry from the 2,000 soldiers to live and eat with the Qubu of the Zhong family, and he also trained an elite army.
That day, when he heard the news that Taozhou Fan tribe was coming to the west in large numbers, Zhong'e was drinking and shouted "Hello" when he heard the news.
Zhong E stood up, threw the wine bottle away, and said, "My military exploits have come."
The small school on the side hesitated and said: "Bian Sibojie is said to have 200,000 people, and Ji Lengpu is a famous general who is not inferior to Gui Zhang."
Zhong E said: "So what if you're a famous general? I'm a famous general if I beat him!"
All the officers wondered whether Zhonge had forgotten that there were only two thousand troops in the city.
But I saw Zhong'e pacing back and forth: "If these Tibetan people are willing to obey Wang Hua, I can give them some rewards, but if they are so ignorant of good and evil, I will not forgive them."
"Documents!"
As Zhong E touched Hu Zha's chin, he said, "Immediately write a document and go to Xizhou. The Yan Guizhang tribe will invade in a big way."
The clerk asked: "Are you asking the commander to send troops to rescue Tiecheng?"
Zhong E smiled and said: "We have so many soldiers, horses, money and food here, we don't need the commander to rescue us. Besides, the commander expected that Bian Si Bo Jie would attack the iron city, so if there were no other arrangements, we would just wait for the military glory. . I turned over and pointed at this battle."
After writing the letter, the capable sergeant immediately sent it to him.
"Send the order to raise the account!"
After Zhong'e sent the order, all the officers rushed to General Zhong'e's mansion.
Zhong'e was counting his fingers. Everyone knew that if Zhong'e bent five fingers, he would be killed without mercy for any reason. Works well.
Last time, a primary school student came to see Zhonge late due to illness, and Zhonge later ordered his liver and gallbladder to be cut out. Everyone hid their faces when they saw him, but Zhong E kept drinking, talking and laughing freely.
When Zhonge raised five fingers in front of him.
All the generals were already neatly dressed and rushed to the commander's mansion. No one dares to be a moment late, and no one knows how long it will take for Zhong E to bend his fingers. What if he is in a bad mood and wants to kill someone intentionally?
Seeing that all the generals had arrived, Zhong E smiled and said, "It seems that you have learned well."
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At this moment in Dangchang City, Shen Kuo and You Shixiong were drinking one cup at a time.
As a technical geek, Shen Kuo was not good at words, but You Shixiong liked him very much, and the two felt like confidants when discussing military matters.
At this time, the two of them also learned about the news that the Guizhang tribe had sent troops to Tiecheng Village, and they looked at each other.
You Shixiong said: "As expected by the commander-in-chief, Bian Sibo turned out to be the opposite."
Shen Kuo said: "I also thought he would join forces with Dong Fei to attack Hezhou."
You Shixiong said: "Since we have come to Minzhou with such high mountains and long roads, once they are frustrated, their tribes will inevitably disperse! We need to send troops to rescue them. This matter requires the mobilization of Tibetan tribes through the Chongmu Zheng."
You Shixiong was ordered to go to Minzhou to appease the local Tibetan tribes according to Zhangyue's method. After Mu Zheng arrived, the Tibetan tribes who had been waiting on the sidelines surrendered to the Song Dynasty under his reputation.
With Mu Zheng's intervention, the Minzhou Tibetan tribe gathered 10,000 Tiecheng troops to rescue Tiecheng.
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The Huangshui River flows through the foot of Qingtang City.
As the largest city in Hehuang, the scale of Qingtang City can only be compared to Liangzhou Prefecture and Qinzhou City.
After Xixia cut off the Silk Road, merchants from the Western Regions switched to the Qingtang Road (Qiangzhong Road). This road was farther, but the Qingtang tribe was more hospitable and considerate to the caravans than the Xixia people, so the scale of Qingtang City became larger and larger over time.
Today's Qingtang City is divided into two cities, the east and west. The west is the royal city, where Dong Zhan lives, and the east is the shopping city, which is dedicated to the residence of merchants who come to trade.
At this moment, a fierce debate broke out in the royal palace of Qingtang City.
The debate was held in the Chamber of the Prime Minister and the Chamber of Relatives of the Head of State.
The two revolve around whether to cooperate with Bian Sibo to attack Song Dynasty.
Aligu, who presided over the meeting hall of the relatives of the king, strongly advocated attacking the Song Dynasty. He had recently replaced Dong Xiang and controlled most of the power in Qingtang City.
After learning that Bian Sibojie had rebelled against the Song Dynasty on his own initiative, Ali originally disagreed, but now he had to support what he did. Because he knew that once the Song Dynasty defeated Biansibojie and Lengjipu, it would be difficult for Qingtang City to resist the Song Dynasty army.
However, the State Council, composed of elders, firmly opposed the request to send troops to attack Song Dynasty.
Because all the elders had caravans under their command and had made a lot of money through trade with the Song Dynasty, Zhang Yue treated them extremely generously. For the caravans under their names, they were exempted from half of the city entry tax for entering the forecourt. He took the initiative to open an account for them in the quality warehouse in Xizhou City.
Everyone has 10,000 salt notes in their account, and they can buy whatever they want. Even if you don’t buy it, you will receive interest every year.
They were also willing to deposit all the money earned from caravan trade into the Song people's treasury.
Once the war breaks out between the Song Dynasty and Qingtang City, all their savings in Qingtang City will be wiped out.
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The reasons for their opposition were also very good. This war was started by Biansi Bojie and he was rude. The Song Dynasty made no fault from the beginning to the end. Therefore, we should not offend Zhang Yue and destroy the hard-won peace for the sake of border affairs.
Looking at the eloquent Tibetan leaders, Ali Gu really didn't know what to say to these short-sighted and profit-seeking elders.
He had contacted Xia State before and wanted to invite them to send troops together.
Unexpectedly, the Xia Kingdom learned from somewhere that the Song Dynasty and the Qing Tang Dynasty planned to jointly attack Liangzhou Prefecture. They suspected that Ali Gu's request was their plan to divert the tiger away from the mountain, and rejected the request to send troops to cooperate.
Seeing these chattering elders, Ali Gu finally couldn't help but said: "You have to go today whether you want to go or not."
The elders glanced at each other, ignored Ali Gu's rage and continued to argue.
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And while there was endless debate in Qingtang City.
Zhang Yue has already led his elite troops to dispatch from Xizhou City, and is now braving the heavy snow and crossing the Lugu Mountain to take the heart of Taozhou.
Looking at the endless mountains and the overwhelming snow, Zhang Yue couldn't help but think of climbing over Ma Xian Mountain during his first expedition.
The scene at that time is still vivid in my mind, and now it is a scene of heavy snow rolling over the mountain.
Zhang Yue was deeply moved.
When he was stationed at the top of the mountain, he could see the long march of the army, and he felt heroic in his heart. He remembered the poem he had recited when he said goodbye to Han Qi.
If you want to cross the Yellow River, which is blocked by ice, you will have to climb the snow-covered mountains of Taihang.
When I was free to fish on the Bixi River, I suddenly took a boat and dreamed of the sun.
The journey is difficult, the journey is difficult, and there are many divergent paths. Where are you now? There will be times when the wind blows and the waves break, and the clouds and sails are hung directly to help the sea.
This poem was originally used to comfort me when I was demoted, but reading it in front of me strengthened my determination to defeat the enemy.
