At this moment, a soldier ran over quickly. Xiang Zheyan crossed his hands and said, "Du Cheng, I was just ordered to report to the magistrate of Huangzhou. Who knew that as soon as he approached the city, there were shouts of killing coming from inside. I asked someone to ask, and it was said that Lu Xingchun was on patrol suddenly. Rebellion. Kill the magistrate and loot the city of Huangzhou."
Zhe Yanzhi couldn't help frowning after hearing this. After a while, he sighed. Said: "The Jin army must have come this time, and even Huangzhou's Lu Xingchun dissuaded them. That's all, the matter has come to this, there is no use in talking more. Tan Xingchun quickly led people into Huangzhou to put down the Lu Xingchun rebellion. . We will write to all states tomorrow morning. If any traces of the Jin Army are found, they will be intercepted as soon as possible. Tonight, it seems that there are many Jin soldiers, but there are no large troops around, so it is a bit difficult to deal with. "
Inspector Tan crossed his hands and said, "Hey." Quickly rectify the troops and go to Huangzhou to quell the chaos.
Zhe Yanzhi frowned and looked at Huangzhou City not far away, thinking secretly in his heart.
Wan Yanchang suddenly went south and mobilized the Song army to go east. From Ezhou to Qizhou, the Yangtze River defense line for nearly a thousand miles was cleared, and it seemed that it was also for the artillery. For the artillery, the Jin Army used such a powerful force, but he knew nothing about it. What else could he say?
There are only two ways to go north. As soon as you leave Tuanfeng Town, go upstream along the Qiting River and walk through Macheng and Shangcheng to Gushi. Take Yangluo Town and Baisha Town to Gwangju. Zhe Yanzhi thought that the Jin Army would probably take the Tuanfeng Town front line. Along the Qiting River, cross the Dabie Mountains and then enter the Guanhe River, then follow the Huaihe River into Shouchun.
Judging from tonight's view, the Jin army has a large number of people, at least several hundred people. Is there any large army in this area that can stop the Jin army? Huangzhou only has a few hundred troops, and they have already rebelled. Xu Yue, who lives in Guangzhou in the north, is a rich man with an unknown number of people. It's just that for this promise, he has tended to pretend to be Qi Liuyu in the past two years. How could he really help him?
Under the moonlight, Orihiko was pacing back and forth with his hands behind his back. After much thought, I couldn't think of a way.
It was already midnight when Xu Wen arrived at Tuanfeng Town.
He Ning had been waiting in the ruined temple for a long time. Seeing Xu Wen come in, he hurriedly stepped forward and said, "The artillery has been obtained! Commander, what should we do now?"
Xu Wendao said: "We can't wait, and immediately ordered us to go north along the Qiting River! Order the soldiers to take turns pulling fiber, day and night, the faster the better! We will reach Macheng County within two days!"
He Ning said yes. Just seeing Xu Wen's resolute attitude, I couldn't help but feel cold.
It is two hundred miles from Tuanfeng Town to Macheng County. To get there in two days, it would take one hundred miles a day and a night. Not to mention stretching, even if the army is on the road, this speed is enough to kill people. Xu Wen's attitude is that people can die from exhaustion, but the road must be hurried.
At this time, the closest army the Song Dynasty could mobilize was Yue Fei, who was stationed in Jiangzhou. As long as they can cross the Dabie Mountains in five or six days, Zhe Yanzhi tried every means, and Yue Fei was willing to send troops, but it was in vain.
Xu Yue used both the Song Dynasty and the Pseudo Qi Dynasty titles at the same time. Not only was he not resolute in resisting the Jin Dynasty, but he was also forced by the situation.
South of Guangzhou, Huangzhou and Qizhou have always been the territories occupied by Li Cheng and Kong Yanzhou. These two people refused to accept the control of the Song Dynasty, and Xu Yue had no choice. Unless he surrenders to Wang Xiaolie, Xu Yue will be under tremendous pressure from the puppet Qi and will have no strength to support him. Wang Xiaolie's attitude was very ambiguous. Jingxi Road was a territory granted to Wang Xiaolie by the Song Dynasty, and Wang Xiaolie did not allow anyone to interfere. Guangzhou is Huainan West Road, and Wang Xiaolie never interferes.
As a local tycoon with soldiers under his command, how could Xu Yue be willing to take refuge with Wang Xiaolie? When he comes under Wang Xiaolie's command, all his troops will be dispersed, and his official positions will be arranged by Wang Xiaolie. Xu Yue was used to giving orders, how could Xu Yue tolerate such anger?
Now Wang Xiaolie controls dozens of states and hundreds of thousands of troops. Except for the Hedong Rebels, almost no local forces took refuge. A very important reason is that Wang Xiaolie does not allow his subordinates to have independent forces. Just like Zhai Cong and Dong Xian, the army must be dispersed and the official positions reorganized. It's not that there is no way. Which local force is willing to accept such conditions? No matter how small your power is, you still dominate.
This time when the Jin army moved south, Xu Yue only sent his subordinate Zhang Ju to monitor, while Shangcheng Town and other places completely gave up defense.
Xu Wen thought for a while and said: "There are a lot of treasures on the Song Army ship. Let's give them all to our men. In the days to come, we must risk our lives and cross the Dabie Mountains as quickly as possible. As long as we reach the mall, it will be smooth sailing. , there is no obstacle anymore. If the Song army catches up, it will be hard to say."
He Ning crossed her hands: "Don't worry, the commander, the soldiers will definitely serve with their lives!"
Xu Wendao: "This is the best. I will take credit for transporting the artillery to Shouzhou! Wang Xiaolie was originally a rebel of the Song Dynasty. When he arrived at Kaifeng Mansion, there were only a few hundred people, which is not worth mentioning. Later, he was lucky enough to arrive in Xiangyang Mansion. There was no force to suppress him, and he expanded his army to more than 100,000 within a year or two. Over the years, he had won many battles and defeated the generals in a row, all because of artillery. We have artillery, and we are no longer afraid of Wang Xiaolie. At that time, the army Go south and capture even the Emperor of Song Dynasty!"
He Ning said: "The commander is right. When Wang Xiaolie raised his army, he was only a young man, so what skills did he have? He only relied on artillery to become invincible for a while, and he became the power he is today. When our army is also equipped with artillery, then It’s time to take revenge on Shaanzhou!”
The two people were so impassioned that they were spitting. It seems that everyone has forgotten that when Wang Xiaolie rescued Shaanzhou twice and defeated Lou Su and Zhe Keqiu, the army was not equipped with artillery. When they blocked Ba Lisu and Wanyan Yuying's uncle and nephew at Jingmen and won a great victory, there were no artillery.
Xu Wen grabbed the artillery, and the happiest person was Wan Yanchang who had been on the east road.
Opposite Wan Yanchang, there was no opponent as difficult as Wang Xiaolie. Although Han Shizhong and others are fierce generals, they are just fierce generals. If you want to stop the Jin Army, one person is not enough. As for the other generals, no one has yet appeared to give the Jin Army a headache. With artillery, Wan Yanchang could sweep across the Huaihe River if he wished. If the Huaihe River and Huaihe River cannot be protected, why should the Song army defend the south of the Yangtze River? At that time, it would be possible for Wan Yanchang's power to catch up with Nianhan.
The two people were talking, and the soldiers brought wine and meat.
After pouring the wine, Xu Wen raised the bowl and said: "Tonight we captured the artillery, and our army gained a great artifact! Come, let's celebrate this together!"
Several generals raised their bowls and drank the wine in one gulp. Pick up a large piece of meat and devour it hungrily.
The Jin army outside is preparing cables. He Ning gave the reward money, and everyone's morale was very high.
The south of the Dabie Mountains is rainy, the water network is dense, and shipping is developed. The Qiting River is deep and is the waterway from Macheng to the Yangtze River, nourishing the water and soil. However, traveling upstream from Tuanfeng Town to Macheng County in two days was an arduous task. It can even be said that it is impossible to do it without killing a group of people.
It's just that the Jin people were not long after the founding of the country, and many soldiers were used to life and death and were not afraid. With the stimulation of reward money, everyone has high morale.
A two-thousand-pound cannon is very heavy on land, but it is different in the water. For the sake of speed, the boat is as light as possible. Several kilograms were loaded into one ship, and the cannons were even mounted on different ships. The trackers on the shore pulled it, but it was not heavy.
After finishing the wine and meat, the boat on the river was ready. Xu Wen inspected it carefully and said to He Ning: "You guard the ship from behind, and I will lead the troops to open the way in front. Although there is no large army of the Song Dynasty along the way, there should still be small groups of troops."
He Ning crossed her hands and sang loudly. I knew in my heart that the road ahead would not be easy. To a certain extent, it was no less than the battle tonight.
(End of chapter)
