Behind Nanshan is a winding ridge, which the locals call Moon Mountain.
However, first-time visitors will find that the common people call any similar crescent-ridged mountain "Moon Mountain", just like all the mountains with flat ridges are called "Chengshan". For a while, they can't figure out whether this area belongs to Moon Mountain. , or that's just the common name for the mountain.
Anyway, when people in Fengling Town talk about their hometown, they will always say: there is Moon Mountain in the south, Lingshan Tingzi Peak in the north, the Mayan River crossing from the west, and the Guangxin River running eastward from the official road.
Guangxin River is now Lixi River. It can be seen that taking the North Road from Guangxin to Geyang, Fengling Town is the only way to pass.
There are ponds, water pools and swamps under the Moon Mountain in the south of the town. People call them "boundary ponds", which means that that side is the boundary of the mountain people and this side is the Hakka villages and towns.
In the north, there is the official road between Tingzi Peak and the town. Fengling Town is sandwiched in the middle and has an elongated shape, like a weaving shuttle.
There are many merchants in Xitou, and the houses for sale and purchase are concentrated around the Guandi Temple. The residences of residents of this town are scattered among several hills in the east, one here and one there.
The slightly open area in the middle is crowded with brothels, casinos, hotels, wine bars and other places, making it the most prosperous location in the town.
During the previous dynasty, this place was just a small village. When Emperor Taizu Longxing was in power, Shangrao was used as a base for training and hiding troops. In order to covertly transport supplies, he opened up the Jingsipu Station, Lingyan Temple, and Fengqiguan. Tao, this small village became a lively place with people coming and going, so it was upgraded to a folk town.
Although it was quiet for a while before and after Jingnan, with the rise of mining industry in the mountainous area, the place gradually regained its vitality. Currently, there are more than 300 households in the town with a population of nearly 2,000, and there are hundreds of refugees who have fled from surrounding areas.
When going to attack Fengqiguan, Lou Shifan passed by in a hurry and didn't pay attention. At that time, he was determined to rob Fengqiguan, so how could he care about this small town?
So only a hundred people were left to guard it. This is why no one has ever noticed that there is a stone staircase in Laifeng Pavilion.
The defenders were just indulging in the prosperity and enjoyment of the town. They could be seen hanging around in three brothels, four gambling houses and two cockfighting clubs all day long, and they had to smile at them and not dare to neglect them.
Unexpectedly, when the third young marshal arrived, his style suddenly changed. Lou Shifan has suffered many losses, and he already fears and hates the Nanshan people. This town doesn't even have a wall, so how can anyone sleep peacefully?
So as soon as he came back, he showed a strong spirit of learning and ordered to build a 2,800-step perimeter wall in the east of the town with the Tujiayuan he occupied as the core, and build fences on the west, south and east sides. The circumference is nearly four thousand paces.
In addition to mobilizing thousands of his own men to participate in the construction, he also recruited thousands of people from six surrounding villages to work on it.
Under the Fengtou Bridge across the Mayan River, Lou Shifan decided to build a fort with a circumference of 600 steps, with bamboo as the outer fence and a circular courtyard wall inside.
The core is a two-story building with a fortress with a roof for observation.
A simple hut was built inside the fence for the patrol sentry to live in. He planned to place two hundred soldiers and ten sentry detectives here as a bridgehead, so he sent 800 people to build it.
There are dozens of people stationed at the Guandi Temple in the west of the town to patrol the town, and the rest built a western camp on the hill south of the temple.
Of course, this is just Marshal Lou's defensive measure. He felt that as long as he held the bridge, it would not be easy for the officers and soldiers to come over.
Three gunshots fired from the top of Nanshan Mountain, letting him know that this team had at least three general guns. He began to calm down and think about what this team from the west was like.
Judging from the performance, he guessed that the opponent could eat the unlucky You Sanjiang and repelled his attacks many times. The number of people in the team was definitely not the thousand as originally thought, but should be two or three thousand. 33
Well, that’s right! Otherwise, how could there be blunderbuss for birds and blunderbuss for generals?
He had seen two General Guns at the top of Fengning City. He heard that they were not the biggest, so they were called Xiao General Guns. The projectile can be held in the palm of the hand and can hit about three hundred steps.
Even if each of these guns weighs several hundred kilograms, it is unlikely that a team of several hundred people would drag three large guns all over the place. At least it should be the size of a full camp.
The more he thought about it, the more he realized that his analysis made sense, so he wrote to his father in chief that he was attacked by a battalion of enemies, that Guoshan Leopard was injured and captured, and Qiniang Yishenjin was injured and fell into a coma.
In short, the meaning was that he wanted to express his grievances and ask for help. By the way, he also gave a general introduction to his defense arrangements inside and outside Fengling Town.
He quickly sent the order and ran away. In the evening, he arrived at the camp that Lou Zi had set up under the Qingfeng Temple outside the east gate of Shangrao.
Lou Zishi lived in the villa of Yuan Bing, the former Zhejiang envoy in eastern Zhejiang. This house was purchased by Lin Huiyou, a big tea merchant, last year. It had just been renovated and he had not had time to move in. Unexpectedly, Lou Zishi occupied the magpie's nest because it was so cheap.
The garden only covers an area of two and a half acres, but the surrounding mountains and clear waters are beautiful. The garden designer borrowed the scenery to lay out the garden. It is small but just right and arranges the functions of the reception, study, and back garden in an orderly manner.
Although Lou Zishi was a mine supervisor, he was actually equivalent to a big landowner in the mining industry. He was not only proficient in writing, but also knew how to live a good life.
His old camp was arranged at the foot of the hillside, and was tightly guarded by three hundred personal guards.
Most of the slaves and servants who took care of his daily life were collected and selected from the wealthy families passing by on the road. Not only did they have outstanding looks, but their ability to take care of others was also superior to each other.
The messenger could not see him immediately, but stayed in a tent outside the garden to rest.
A lieutenant officer whose legs were wrapped in carved cowhide shin guards majestically took the letter and asked a few questions, then told him to wait here and not move around casually. Then he turned around and came out, entered the garden, reported and waited by the hanging flower gate.
After a while, a guard wearing a yellow hood came out and led him to the side room, where sat a Confucian scholar in his thirties.
The lieutenant general exchanged a few words with him in a low voice. The Confucian scholar frowned slightly, took the letter, took out the letter, and walked back through the corner door.
Lou Zishi had just finished dinner and was talking to his eldest son Lou Shiyong. He looked up and saw the Confucian scholar walking through the door and asked with a smile: "Mr. Lin Quan is here, but someone from Shangrao City is here to beg for mercy?"
"I'm afraid not necessarily." Lou Shiyong shook his head when he saw the sad look on the other party's face, and said to his father: "It can't be...what happened to the third child?"
"Young Master is so smart!" Mr. Lin Quan bowed slightly and presented the letter in his hand: "The three generals are still disadvantageous in fighting again. The seventh lady is injured and the mountain leopard is captured!"
Lou Zishi's face darkened, he took the letter, opened it and read it over. "The third child has hit granite." After saying this, he asked the maid behind him to give the letter to Lou Shi.
"What happened to another camp? I think this kid was frightened!" He patted the corner of the table dissatisfied: "I couldn't take down Fengqiguan, which was guarded by 300 people, but after waiting for more, I couldn't take it down. Many officers and soldiers. Alas!"
"Mr. Lou, it's okay." Mr. Lin Quan waved his hand. His real name was He Zhang, he was a scholar, and he was also the tutor of the three adult brothers of the Lou family.
"The three generals lost the battle and retreated to Fengling Town. However, the main force is still there. The lord can send a message to them to hold on.
If there is no movement from the enemy within a few days, it means that the officers and soldiers themselves are not strong enough to attack, and the three generals only need to hold the town, which is also a credit. "
"Sir, please explain in more detail." Lou Zishi didn't understand at first.
Lou Shiyong understood, patted his knees and said, "Sir, as long as the town is defended, the purpose of sending the third brother north will be achieved. But is this so?"
"That's right." He Linquan took a few steps and said, "This was our original intention to block the northern line of the army from coming to aid and supply Shangrao.
As long as this goal can be achieved, whether to capture Geyang or Fengqiguan is actually the icing on the cake. The Lord does not need to worry about small defeats.
The three generals who led the troops this time must have learned a lot. Regardless of victory or defeat, it will be beneficial to him. In the future, the lessons learned will definitely become a powerful help to the lord. "
"Sir, that's right." Lou Shiyong nodded with a smile: "But after all, we still lost thousands of people. If we want to recruit more from here, the troops besieging Shangrao will be stretched thin."
He looked up at his superiors as he spoke: "Commander Father, my son feels that we cannot increase the number of troops unless... the people who mobilize Yin Tuo come over."
Lou Zishi's eyes moved, and he knew what his eldest son meant.
The relationship between Yin Tuo and him is that of Li Mi and Zhai Rang. It is too dangerous to put them together. They help each other and coordinate actions, but allowing Yin Tuo to have a certain degree of independence is a tacit understanding between them.
If the person who adjusts Yintuo... it's not impossible, it's just...
"Boss, what conditions do you think you can give Yin Tuo so that he can agree to do something?" This is telling Lou Shiyong: Don't think too simply, that guy won't take action easily unless he is satisfied.
Lou Shiyong also knew this. He wiped his moustache, thought for a moment, and said with a smile: "After my father captures Shangrao, he will be called the Emperor of Chu. Do you think Yin Tuo will like the title 'King Ge'?"
"One-word king?" He Linquan was surprised: "My eldest son, is this... too heavy?"
"Sir, the student thinks that as long as it is conducive to the development of Da Chu's foundation, what if he is made a one-word king?"
"But...," Lou Zishi also spoke up: "During the previous meeting, we discussed what title to give him. When everyone said that he should be named the Founding Duke, you shook your head. Why did you mention the word "king" all of a sudden?"
"I shook my head because I felt that a duke would be dissatisfied with the title of Yin Tuo." Lou Shiyong explained: "How can his ambition be fulfilled by the position of Duke?
So I have been thinking for the past two days, why not just give him a one-word king and allow him to capture all the cities west of Geyangjiang River.
In this way, Yin Tuo must desperately move westward to expand his power, which just attracts the attention of the government and army.
After my father captured Shangrao, he could use this land of plenty to prepare for war, store grain and grass, train naval forces, and establish systems. Only in this way can he build a lasting legacy for future generations! "
"What you said makes sense!" He Linquan cupped his fists and said to Lou Zi:
"I think the Taizu of this dynasty also spent three years recuperating his strength in the Dabie Mountains. Only then did he capture Shu County in one battle, conquer Liu'an again, and even own a country thousands of miles away.
Lord, why don't you follow the example of your predecessors? Why would you regret a prince for this?
That Yin Tuo is brave and warlike. Although he has eight thousand miners under his command, he is just a figure like Xiang Yu. What if he is given the title of king? Please think again, my lord! "
Lou Shiyong also stood up and saluted with the teacher. Lou Zishi thought for a while, pressed his hand down, motioned the two of them to return to their seats, and then said:
"What you said makes sense, but Yintuo has been angry recently because I don't agree with him staying in Guangfeng, and he says a lot of weird things.
You see, there are only 600 officers and soldiers on the Phoenix stage, but he indulged himself for many days on the pretext of raising food and grass. In fact, isn't it telling me that he is unhappy in his heart?
If I suddenly give him a royal title and invite him to join the army now, I'm afraid he will become more showy and arrogant, which may ruin my face. "
He stood up and walked a few steps with his hands behind his back, then thought about it and said, "Well, it's impossible to add troops to Lao San from here.
Call the second brother back first. He had recruited 7,000 troops in Guangfeng. He asked him to bring 2,000 people over, from the Fengxi Waterway directly into the Lixi River, and then to the shore of Dayuan Town and then to Fengling Town for reinforcements.
After defeating the enemy in Nanshan, Mr. Lin Quan went to ask Yin Tuo to continue marching westward, while the second son returned to take over his army to surround Shangrao from the north. "
"Oh, I understand. This way, if Yintuo, who is occupying the manhole and does nothing, the second general can attract thousands of victorious troops to join the battlefield, and our army's chance of winning will be even greater!"
He Linquan clapped his hands and praised: "Wonderful, this is a wonderful move to make the whole game come alive!"
"Or, let the second brother take down Guangxin first. Father, the grain stored in Guangxin will be of great benefit to our army!" Lou Shiyong reminded:
"Also, I heard that there are some miners stranded in Fengling Town due to the war and laborers who want to make a living in the mines. I should let Lao San recruit these people, so that the war losses can be replenished to some extent."
Lou Zishi nodded in agreement. Suddenly thinking of the injured woman, she couldn't help but sigh: "I wonder where Qimei was injured and what her condition is?
This brat Luo Liba writes so much and doesn’t even know how to mention it!
Mr. Lin Quan, send the doctor to see if he can bring her back. Alas, it is better to stay at ease with me. If you have to go out to fight, you will suffer a lot! "
Some people died, but not completely...
