The Struggle of the Reborn Prince

Two days after the respite, Gao Chong's army led the great victory of Jinzhou to Liaoyang Prefecture. The army took General Leopard as the vanguard, General Wolf and Guard as the central army, and the Zhongyong as the rear guard. After leaving Jinzhou, it turned to the northeast and continued northward.

The Yi Army attacked Liaoxi Prefecture and Xianzhou along the main road, and protected the left wing of the army. The army rolled forward as if entering a deserted land. The prefectures and counties along the way either surrendered or fled, with few tenacious resistance. At this time, everyone was also

It was a sigh that the emperor really didn't know how his head grew. He could always predict and have some strange ideas.

After Zhao Jie broke through Jinzhou, he ordered the city gates to open and let the people flow, and did not restrict the population. In an agricultural society with low productivity, population means productivity and represents wealth. Only the large population can bring it to the city.

Vitality. However, the emperor allowed the people of the enemy to flee, and was released again by Xiao Zhonggong, the captured left prime minister of the Jin Dynasty. This strange order certainly puzzled everyone. What's the use of collecting an empty city?

As we walked, everyone realized that the emperor was fighting another propaganda war, and those refugees who escaped from Jinzhou were their voluntary propaganda officers. These refugees spread the tragic battle of Jinzhou with their own personal experiences.

Go, especially the tragic artillery fire and the serious casualties caused to the military and civilians. The rumors have been continuously processed and exaggerated, and have become a more terrifying version. Everyone is so scared that they are so scared that they are all scared.

It's.

Thinking about it, Jinzhou City is a hundred times stronger than its own small city, with tens of thousands of soldiers and thousands of generals, but it was captured in one day. Two officials died and captured. The entire city turned into ruins, killing and wounding tens of thousands of people.

.I heard that the Song army continued to go north, and the people were rushing to flee north, and the guards had their legs trembled before they fought. Besides, with their own strength, what are you waiting for if you don't run. So the Song army was simply marching at the speed of the march.

When you attack cities and plunder the land, wherever you go, you will be the territory of the Song Dynasty...

The army marched towards Liaoyang Prefecture at a speed of 50 miles a day. The vanguard crossed the acrylic river on April 20, and the provocation horses that came out arrived at Heye. Then he heard that the Mawei Corps had wiped out Jinshui at Sanjiangkou on the 13th of this month.

The news that the army killed his chieftain Xu Wen, now the water and land armies are advancing together, and have fought with the Jin army near Liaoyang for more than ten formations. The navy has entered the middle reaches of Lianghe River, more than forty miles away from the city, and conquered the Binzhou by land.

, conquering Guanshishan Fortress is only two days away from Liaoyang City.

"A false alarm!" Zhao Qiong breathed a sigh of relief after receiving the report. He had been worried about the Mawei Corps these days. He urged the army to go quickly along the way.

"Hmph, after seeing Ma Wei, you must kick him hard on the ass. You won't send any message for such a long time. Let's not worry about him, and you have to change the combat plan!" Zhao Lian said angrily.

"Forget it, they are alone in the army, and they have to go through the water to pass messages. It is inevitable to delay the roundabout way." Zhao Qi twisted his waist and said. He had been riding on his horse these days, making his body sore.

"Your Majesty. Since Ma Wei has arrived in Liaoyang Prefecture, we don't have to travel day and night. Let's take a bus tomorrow!" Jianxi said with a beating on the emperor's waist when he saw this.

"The weather is getting hotter now. I can't breathe when I sit in the car, so I'd better ride a horse." Zhao Qi waved his hand and said, feeling grateful that he was the emperor and even lost all his ability to keep a housekeeper.

The calluses that were worn out by the saddle on the upper part became soft.

"Your Majesty, there are two more imperial concubines. How can they bear it?" Seeing that Xi knew the emperor's nature and forced persuasion could only backfire, he attacked in a roundabout way and hit the emperor's weakness.

"This... wouldn't this delay the military operation? No, otherwise let them go slowly afterwards." Zhao Qi knew in his heart that he was so tired. Although the two imperial concubines also rode horses in the palace, they practiced martial arts.

, but it's not as good as back then.

"Your Majesty. The civil servants who accompanied him are exhausted. Several adults are already tired. If you follow the brigade, you may not be able to reach Liaoyang Prefecture." Zhao Lian also added fire and said.

"Your Majesty, now the Liao River is flooding, and a large boat can be used. The large warships on standby outside the entrance of the Liao River have escorted the second batch of baggage along the river. You can take a boat north after arriving at Heye, so you can avoid the hardship of the journey.

It won’t delay the trip either.” Zhao Yong said after thinking about it.

"Okay, the camp will be transferred to the ship and we will go to the city of Liaoyang Prefecture." Zhao Qi thought about it and there was only one way to do it.

Three days later, the army arrived in Heye, where the port was deep and the waters became the transit place for the navy, leaving a land brigade to garrison, and the surrounding prefectures and counties had been conquered. After receiving the order, the Dengzhou Navy Support Fleet was here.

Waiting for the sage, Cheng Xishou thought carefully and considered that the emperor might take a waterway, so he also incorporated the emperor's ship, Shenwu, into the second batch of northbound fleets. Zhao Qi ordered the troops to rest here for two days and add

Baggage supply.

The camp was transferred to the "Shenwei Hu" and all the escorts boarded the imperial boat. Fortunately, the "Shenwu Hu" was large enough, and the imperial boat facilities were complete and comfortable to arrange. The top floor was naturally the emperor's private territory, and by Xifu

A small team of inner guards led as escorts. The third floor is the world of sailors, the first floor is requisitioned by the inner guard brigade. The second floor is the residence and command post of the ministers who are in charge of the camp, which eliminates the pain of reprinting and climbing boats every day.

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Because most of the ships were loaded with supplies to the front line, the Guards only had the Fourth Brigade guards with the fleet. This was because this brigade was drawn by Ma Wei in order to protect the emperor's safety in the Battle of Yanjing that year, in order to protect the emperor's safety, in order to protect the emperor's safety, the land war brigades were drawn by Ma Wei.

The temporary troops formed by elite troops, but were detained by the emperor after the war and were incorporated into the Guards. The officers and soldiers were selected from the navy's land brigade every year to maintain combat effectiveness. They were stationed in the Bianhe River water camp of the capital for many years

Among them, they are mainly responsible for the safety of the emperor when traveling on water.

After the emperor got on the ship, Zhai Cheng, the commander of the navy's reinforcement team, did not dare to neglect it. He specially mobilized four Yongzi-class warships to accompany him to escort, and the Jiangling Navy, who was cruising on the Liao River to clear away the remaining enemies and maintain the safety of the waterway, also joined the escort.

The formation serves as the guards on both wings. The guards are along the river to prevent enemy raids, and the entire camp is under strict protection. The Mawei Corps is safe and the army does not have to hurry to rush, so Zhao Qi takes advantage of the opportunity to rest in Heye

Reward the three armies and commend the officers and soldiers in the Battle of Jinzhou.

Zhao Qi learned that the Jiangling Navy performed well in the battle to annihilate the Jin Navy. He killed his chieftain Xu Wen, and specially summoned Du Feng and other meritorious generals on the imperial boat. Du Feng presented Xu Wen's weapons and told the battle.

After that, Zhao Qiong was of course praised and was given a great reward. He was promoted to the rank of major general, and wrote a letter to "cross the rivers and seas" to make a flag and presented it to the Jiangling Navy. He received such a reward from the emperor when he participated in the war for the first time. Of course, the army was morale.

Dazhen, swear to be loyal to death.

After rewarding the troops, the troops were divided into two groups. The navy continued to go north along the Hebei River and transferred from Sanjiangkou to Lianghe. The land route was led by Gao Chong and followed the already opened road through Binzhou, and went through Guanshishan to Liaoyang Prefecture. We agreed to meet in seven days.

The troops were at the city. At that time, the Gao Chong corps that attacked from the south would all gather in Liaoyang Prefecture, with six generals and imperial guards, three artillery brigades, four brigades of Marines and most of the Dengzhou Navy headquarters, with a total force of 120,000

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Liaoyang was called Xiangping in ancient times. It was converted into Liaodong when Goguryeo occupied Liaodong in the Eastern Jin Dynasty. It is located on an alluvial plain on the east bank of the Liao River. The ancient city is between the two rivers of Hun and Liang. The Lianghe River in the east is turned north from the south to the east wall.

It flows westward and is fifteen miles southwest facing Shoushan. This ancient city pearl, which has been on the banks of the Liangshui River for more than a thousand years, has gradually increased in scale after various dynasties and has become more magnificent in this era.

The city is built in a square city with two walls inside and outside, with doors on each side. There are neat streets in the city and magnificent and luxurious palace-style buildings. There are more than 40,000 residents and about 300,000 people inside and outside the city.

The inner city has two-story and three-story building pavilions, which are the official offices; the outer city is a commercial district, with three city gates opposite east and west, and a double-story gate tower. The city walls have corner towers, scepters, female walls and other buildings. It is called the first city in the northeast.

The Liao Dynasty established a prefecture in the Jin Dynasty and promoted it to Tokyo.

The development of Liaoyang's economy in the Jin Dynasty, at that time, there were folk songs depicting: "Jia Yi" wood in the east of the city, "Bing Ding" fire in the south of the city, "Geng Xin" metal in the west of the city, and "Ren Gui" water in the north of the city. "Wood" refers to a large amount of wood in the mountainous area in the eastern part of Liaoyang.

It is mostly transported to the north of the city or transferred to other places through the Lianghe River water; "fire" refers to the kilns in the south of the city. Iron smelting, pottery making, and the fires soar to the sky at night; "gold" refers to many handicraft workshops in the west of the city. Iron agricultural tools, handicraft tools, weapons, and daily necessities

All of them are made here; "water" refers to the Linliang River in the north of the city, which is an important water transport port. Most people make a living by operating ferries.

During the Liao and Jin dynasties, most merchants in the Central Plains and the south also turned into the Hunhe River through the Liaohe River, and the Lianghe River channel was to the city of Liaoyang to traffic in goods. Therefore, the Lianghe River played an important role in the economic development of Liaoyang. However, it made Tokyo at this time.

The stay in Wanyan Yong was so upset that the navy commander Xu Wen not only failed to eliminate the enemy on the water route of the Southern Dynasty, but also lost his life. Now that the river is full of water in the rainy season, the big ship can reach the city directly, which means the Song army's

Warships can go down from their noses freely and shoot artillery directly into the city.

Now the Southern Dynasty naval army is less than forty miles away from Liaoyang City, destroying the floating bridge on the river and cutting off the main roads connecting Shenzhou. The Song army on land captured the only important pass, Guanshishan, thirty miles outside the city, and set up camps by the mountain.

Confronted their army. According to the report of the remnants of the army fled to Liaoyang Prefecture, Jinzhou City had been captured in just one day by Zhao Er's command, and 60,000 troops including Wanyan Liang were wiped out. Liaoyang sent to rescue

Li Cheng's troops in Jinzhou were buried in Chaya Mountain and were wiped out. Li Cheng was killed. Not only did he fail to rescue Wanyan Liang, but he instead took over his 20,000 people.

The Khitans in Liaodong were also very troubled, and the five ministries also took advantage of the situation to rob and cooperated with the Song army to attack the prefectures and counties on the peninsula. Kaizhou and Laiyuancheng were captured one after another and had advanced to Muzhou. If there were no reinforcements, it would be impossible for a few days to persevere.

Lost. Only the connection between the capital was left through Yanzhou Road. However, according to spies, Zhao Er had led a 100,000 army north and had already reached Heye. It would take a few days to reach Liaoyang City. At that time,

It will separate all connections from the outside and become an isolated city.

"Sir, the court ordered us to defend Liaoyang City and prevent the enemy from moving north." The Liaoyang Prefecture Commander Wanyan Tuhe said to Wanyan Yong quickly.

"Well, how many reinforcements have been sent in the court?" Wanyan Yong nodded and asked.

"The Western Army of the Southern Dynasty has entered the grassland and approached the capital. It is unlikely that the court will be able to send out one army and one soldier. It is up to us to resist the Song army." Wanyan Tuhesu replied with a wry smile.

"After the Song army joined forces, there were 100,000 troops, and the troops were not inferior to me. Although they had a strong city as their support, their artillery fire was sharp. Can we stop them?" Wanyan Yong asked for a moment,

He knew that although he was in a high position, he had much less qualifications than Tuhesu. Among the many powerful generals in the Jin Dynasty who raised an army to conquer the world with Taizu, there were still a few ashes in the world. Many things still need to be solicited.

His opinion.

"Sir, don't be deceived by rumors. The Song army's artillery fire is sharp, but it is not as powerful as the rumors. Those are Zhao Er's tricks. He wants to use this to intimidate the military and civilians, and he wants to defeat the soldiers without fighting. We thousands of people.

Don't fall into a trap." Tu Hesu said with a smile, "As long as we Liaoyang soldiers and civilians are united, how can we not be able to defend the city? Besides, Your Majesty has sent envoys to discuss peace with the Southern Dynasty, and things may turn around. Don't worry too much."

"With that being said, according to the Zuo Prime Minister who fled back from Jinzhou City, the artillery used by the Song army to attack Jinzhou this time was much more powerful than before. The city wall of Jinzhou City, which was more than four feet tall, collapsed under repeated heavy blows in just half a day.

More than ten feet away, there was an iron bullet the size of a bowl in the commander's mansion. The ones in the middle turned into meat mud in an instant, and the house collapsed in a blink of an eye and all became ruins. There was no way to stop it. As for the peace talks, it was too slim to me."

Yan Yong said that Xiao Zhonggong was once surrounded by Jinzhou City, and his words were all personal experiences. Even if it was a bit exaggerated, it should not be false.

"Well, even so, our Liaoyang City is deeper than Jinzhou City and much larger in scale. Their artillery fire cannot reach the inner city. Even if the outer city is broken, we can still rely on the inner city to defend and stop the Song army."

Wanyan Tuhe said quickly. Liaoyang City is more than twenty miles in circumference and more than five miles in the border. As far as he knows, the longest range of the Song army artillery is only two miles, and it cannot hurt the inner city, and it can completely block it layer by layer.

"Two lords, my subordinates thought that the Song army's artillery was powerful and fell second, but the most worrying thing was water!" At this time, Li Qiong, the military chief of Liaoyang Prefecture, who was sitting aside, suddenly interrupted.

"Shui?! Is the general worried about the Song army's naval army?" Wanyan Yong frowned and said.

"No, sir, my subordinates are worried that the Song army will flood the city with water." Li Qiong said. "Now is the time when the river is abundant. If the Song army builds a dike in the lower reaches of the Liang River and causes the river to surge, it will flood into the city. At that time, the Song army will build a dike in the lower reaches of the Liang River.

There is no need to bombard the city wall, if it is afraid that it will collapse on its own after soaking for more than ten days, most of the soldiers and civilians in the city will be killed or injured. The Song army can easily capture the city without a soldier. Zhao Er once worshipped the military strategist and was not a military force. I read it carefully.

Military books, proficient in combat strategies, are impossible to imagine."

"Well, the general is very worried, and this plan is cruel. Our city is a city of earth. We can't resist the long-term soaking. We have to be guarded by using water as a soldier. Can the general have a solution?" Wanyan Yong heard it and it was also

He was shocked and pondered for a moment to ask for advice. He was stronger than Wanyan Liang because he could ask for advice without shame. However, Wanyan Liang was guarding the veteran Saliyu, who had extremely rich combat experience, but he was determined to put him to death.

, and the city was destroyed and the people died.

"We can only block the four gates, use the city walls as embankments, store grain and grass in the highlands, build high platforms in the city and build rafts, thinking that the military and civilians can only use water to avoid the city and break through temporarily." Li Qiong said.

"The general's strategy can only be avoided for a while. If the Song army sieges the city and does not retreat, or if the river is cleared, the city wall will definitely collapse once the flood retreats. The Taiyuan incident back then can be a lesson for the past!" Wanyan Yong listened to his response plan

, but it was not a complete plan, and said with deep concern that this is really a difficult situation and another difficult problem has been added.

"Since the enemy can borrow water as a soldier, why don't we go against the rules and use water to retreat to the enemy!" Kong Yanzhou, the commander of the Han army of Liaoyang Prefecture, swept the sad people around and said with a smile.

Kong Yanzhou was also a rebel general of the Song Dynasty. He was from Lin Lu, Xiangzhou. He was a fellow townsman. He was originally a scoundrel in the market, but was later forced to become a bandit because of murder. This kid is extremely poor in character. He had a concubine who gave birth to a daughter.

He was very beautiful, so he forced his concubine to admit that his daughter was not born by him. Later, he accepted the biological daughter as a concubine. It was simply a beast. In addition, if any subordinate officials who were owed to him, he would not pay back his debts.

He is also very generous and doesn't have to pay back the money, but he uses his wife to pay off the debt.

During the Jingkang crisis, Kong Yanzhou responded to Zhao Gou's call and joined the army to serve the king. Due to his courage in combat, he was promoted to the commander of the East and West China Army. Due to lack of leadership management, Kong Yanzhou was disobedient to the constraints and began to expose his rogue nature, imitating Li Cheng in Huainan

The area burned, killed, plundered, and harmed the people. After Zhao Jie seized power, he adapted the old army and suppressed the rebellion. An army like Kong Yanzhou, which was indistinguishable from the soldiers and bandits, was naturally in the attack. He fled to the Yanjing area and surrendered to Wu

Technique.

But such a rogue, the hooligan and the beast, were fully trusted by Wu Shu, of course, because it was worthy. Kong Yanzhou, who was born as a rogue, was bold, strong, resolute, dared to act, and was very heroic.

Temperament. Moreover, after he arrived in the Jin Dynasty, he was very restrained and never did any dirty work of robbing the family. He even continued to make contributions and was promoted to the Meng'an of the Han army. However, after all, he was a foreign race and was placed in Liaoyang

Around the area...

"Oh, General Kong has any good ideas, please tell me!" Wanyan asked anxiously.

"Sir, we can first build a large embankment around the city, then break the embankment and release water, and flood the surrounding city of Liaoyang into a marina. In this way, the water level of Lianghe River can also be lowered, the Song army's warships are difficult to move, and the infantry and cavalry are unable to wade into the water to attack the city.

It is difficult to use troops for a while. Our city has a large embankment to avoid water invasion. There is also sufficient food and grass in the city, which can last for several months. However, the food and grass in the Song army all need to be transported thousands of miles. Once the water level drops in autumn, it will be difficult for boats to move.

The supply of food and grass must be insufficient, so I can only withdraw my troops and return to the country and siege the city and relieve myself." Kong Yanzhou said his plan... (To be continued)