Changfeng Thousands of Miles End Han Song

Chapter 854 The Courage of Every Man
Under Mianzhou City, the artillery roared, and the killing sound shook the sky.

After days of fierce fighting, the outer wall of the small state city has been battered to pieces, like the shell of a pomegranate, revealing the fresh and juicy fruit inside—earth and stone piled up in haste.

Mianzhou is just to the east of Mianyang in the later generations. The terrain in the territory is complex and changeable. The northwest belongs to the mountainous area on the eastern edge of the Qinghai-Tibet High.The southwest belongs to the northwest of the Sichuan-Shu Basin, with continuous hills.It can be said that apart from the difficulty of going down the Peijiang River from Zhangming County, both sides of the river are gentle, and the east and west sides are full of endless mountains.

In other words, if you want to go to Chengdu, Mianzhou must be taken.

Just after the news of the Jianzhou Incident spread to Mianzhou, Yao Pingzhong did not immediately follow Chengdu's command and led his army to the north to advance to Jianmen Pass.Instead, they fully contracted to the city of Mianzhou, and took back the troops and materials stationed by Zhangming, and even many labors, to the south of Mianzhou.

The first is to strengthen the walls and clear the fields, and the second is to organize a large number of labor forces to reinforce the Mianzhou city day and night.

Then Yao Pingzhong's method is to learn from Xu Huiyan's method of guarding Guizhou City.

It's just that compared to Xu Huiyan's preparation, his preparation is obviously inferior.But even so, it was not something the Qi army could win in a hurry.

After the Qi army stabilized Jianzhou, they only separated out a small group of troops and marched towards Langzhou, Bazhou, Longzhou and other places on the left and right. It was an overwhelming force on both sides, and the soldiers of the various states and counties could be defeated without any bloodshed, and the message could be settled.The main force came all the way south to kill Mianzhou.

Just as everyone thought, the Qi army went down to Jianzhou, and with the cooperation of Liu Guangguo, they digested the local Song army cleanly.Then they went straight to Mianzhou, swept away Yao Ping Zhongbu, and then the army rushed to Jinguan City, capturing the entire Sichuan and Shu in one fell swoop.

However, the number of Song troops in Mianzhou City is about [-], no less than Liu Guangguo's Ministry at Jianmen Pass, and there are more than [-] people practicing bravery from all over the country to help.Yao Pingzhong insisted on fighting for a while, and more than [-] men guarded a city, so the force was abundant.

The Qi army's troops marching south were difficult to overcome for a while.

Mianzhou was originally the backup of Jianmen Pass, and the garrison here was also guarding the Yinping Ancient Road.Back then, Deng Ai led his troops across the 1-mile ancient road and jumped into the heart of the Shu Han, opening Chapter [-] of the end of the Three Kingdoms. Since then, no military strategist has dared to underestimate him.

In fact, more than 300 years later, the Ming general Fu Youde also dispatched a surprise army from Yinping, which made Mingxia's soldiers collapse in their hearts, and Sichuan and Shu were leveled in an instant.

This is why Zhao Song sent Yao Pingzhong to lead troops to station in Mianzhou, which was the last barrier for Chengdu.

It's just that the current Qi army has never walked the Yinping ancient road since they entered the sword gate.

Therefore, the original plans of Shu Song Dynasty all failed.They thought that if Hanzhong was lost, it would be impossible for the tens of thousands of troops to be completely annihilated, and there would definitely be remnants retreating into Jianmen Pass.Therefore, the garrison at Jianmen Pass seems to be only 2, but in fact it is far more than [-].

Under the unfavorable situation of Yao Youzhong and Liu Qi, they were able to lure nearly [-] defeated soldiers back into Lizhou. If they first broke the Immortal Pass and then lost Hanzhong City, how many Song troops would be able to retreat into Lizhou smoothly?
Therefore, in the eyes of Zhao Bushi, Chen Yu and others, Jianmen Pass will never be lost.

The Qi army's artillery is naturally fierce, but it is also difficult to take down the natural danger of Jiange.

They just need to be fully prepared, don't make the mistakes of Meng Changzhi back then, and let Laisu narrow way go, this sword gate will be safe.

In the third year of Qiande in the Song Dynasty (965), Wang Quanbin was ordered to attack Shu. He was sent down and said: "From Zhaohua County to the east of the Yangtze River, there are several mountains with a narrow path, named Laisu. The Shu people set up a gate in Jiangxi to guard it, and there is a ferry on the other side. The road goes out twenty miles south of Jianmen and ends at Qingjuan Store where it joins Guandao. If you advance from here, the danger of Jianmen will be insignificant." Wang Quanbin followed and ordered his generals to fetch Su, go to Qingjuan Store, and fencing in the north of Jianmen Pavilion. He and the soldiers attacked from the north and south, and then captured Jianmen Pass.

Past experience guide for the future.The defeat of the Shu Han and the fall of Meng Chang were the best teachers of the Shu and Song Dynasties.Some of the Song Dynasty's subordinates are erudite scholars who are proficient in history. How can they not know the defeat of Shu Han and Hou Shu?Its initial layout is to use history as a teacher, plug all loopholes, and consolidate Sichuan and Shu.This is even more so after the start of the war.

It's just that the plan couldn't keep up with the changes, and Liu Guangguo's counterattack made everything come to nothing.The Qi army came down from Jianmen, and Mianzhou, which was supposed to be the backhand for Jianmen, became more important.

If Yao Pingzhong sees that the general trend has been settled and surrenders without a fight, then Sichuan and Shu have already been settled.

But now Yao Pingzhong wanted to fight Lu Qi at such a moment, but he ignored Chengdu's orders. How much he was for Zhao Song in his heart, and what he was thinking, was hard to fathom.

In a critical moment, whether Yao Pingzhong can really risk his life, no one has a clue.

But no matter what, Mianzhou City is fighting fiercely now.

Most of the Song Army in Sichuan and Shu were recruits recruited and trained by Zhao Song after entering Shu. More veterans who entered Shu before were sent to Hanzhong and Jianmen Pass. of both.Even though their military equipment is no worse than that of Liu Guangguo's, their real combat power is really inferior.

The soldiers of this army, whether it is the cold weapon era or the hot weapon era, have they ever seen blood? The soldiers who have fought in battle are different from the recruits.In this battle of Mianzhou, the performance of the Song army here was much better than when it came out of Sichuan to attack Guanzhong.While this might just be a chicken and duck difference, it's not bad either.

After only five days of siege, the city of Mianzhou at this time was already dilapidated and dilapidated, with gaps one after another on the city wall, full of bullet marks!Especially on the north side of the city where the Qi army is mainly attacking, almost one-third of the city walls have collapsed, and the city walls have collapsed. Can the hastily built earth and rocks inside be strong?A large amount of earth and stone was mixed in the rammed earth of the original city wall, turned into a slope and fell down.Just because that section of the city wall completely collapsed, the Qi army dug tunnels under the city wall three times and set up powder to blast it.

Just like what Li Yanxian said during the Battle of Guizhou, if you fail once, you can do it twice, and if you fail twice, you can do it three times. The city can always be blown down.This is the most economical and cost-effective way to break the city.

On the collapsed city wall, corpses were piled up layer upon layer.

There are officers and soldiers of Zhao and Song Dynasties, and there are also soldiers of Qi Army.The soldiers on both sides were all wearing almost standard armors, such as bark armor, leather armor, cotton armor, and even individual half-plate armor. Even if they died in battle, the bodies of both sides would often scuffle together!
The Song army in the city obviously carried out the most tenacious resistance here!The Qi army outside the city also launched the most resolute attack, turning this place into a large pile of corpses.After that, they made a breakthrough on the pile of corpses, smashed the resistance of the defenders, and broke into the city of Mianzhou all the way!

Now the city of Mianzhou is full of flames, and all the Song troops stationed here have collapsed. Only guard Yao Pingzhong's personal soldiers are still relying on the state government to confront the surrounded Qi army outside.But it was clear that the Qi army outside had no intention of attacking by force.

In fact, this is called coming and going!Yao Pingzhong voluntarily gave up his command after the city of Mianzhou was broken, and went straight back to the state government.It has been very convenient for the Qi army to seize Mianzhou, and this favor must be paid back.Although this guy insisted on not surrendering, and a battle in Mianzhou caused the Qi army to lose troops and generals, these two things have to be looked at separately.

You can't erase someone's credit just because of their 'fault'.

It would be great if Yao Pingzhong took the initiative to lead his army to surrender.But since Yao Pingzhong wanted to save face and couldn't let go of his arrogance, or he was always dissatisfied in the letter, you can't say that he is wrong in a fight.

If that's the case, Liu Fa, Zhong Shizhong, etc. should all be killed.

Zhang Zhongfu, deputy general of the Song Army in Mianzhou, was the main figure in organizing the surrender of the defenders.And Zhang Zhongyan, Zhang Zhongfu's younger brother, accompanied Yao Pingzhong to sit in the state office.

"Taiwei, Taiwei..."

Zhang Zhongyan looked at Yao Pingzhong who kept pouring wine into his mouth, and realized that he really didn't need to.

The Yao family and Lu Qi had no unresolvable hatred, Yao Gu committed suicide by taking poison in the Battle of Xiangyang, it was he himself who died on his own initiative, it was not Lu Qi who beheaded Yao Gu or forced him to death.If he could catch him without a fight, how could he lose his life?
Look at Liu Fa and Zhong Shizhong.

Facts have proved that Lu Qi is not bloodthirsty.If the civil and military generals with a good reputation are captured by him, they will all be treated preferentially.Those who still beheaded after being caught by the Qi army are all corrupt officials who deserve to be killed.

"It's best for the Lieutenant to be more open-minded." Zhang Zhongyan advised with self-mockery: "The young general's family also has some enmity with Lu Qi. Both my father and uncle served under Lieutenant He Guan He. My uncle died fighting with Xixia. He The Taiwei missed his old relationship, so he promised his daughter to my brother Zhang Cheng as his wife. However, my brother Cong and Taiwei He were not on good terms." This hatred is much more direct than that of the Yao family.

The head of the state government.

With a calm face, Yao Youzhong glanced at Zhu Wu and Shi Dalang on the left, without saying a word, he walked towards the state capital.

The military master Shenji had a smile on his face, but Shi Jin said angrily, "A mere defeated general, how hypocritical?"

"Yao Pingzhong was successful in his youth, so he was arrogant and arrogant, and he didn't know how to restrain himself. He would rather not know that the situation in the world has changed, and he feels that he has nothing to do. He only cares about the bravery of ordinary people, and he can't make use of the situation. Comparing with such people?"

Why do you want to give the Yao family face, and isn't it for the sake of the old generals of the Anxi Army?But this Yao Pingzhong... Zhu Wu stroked his beard and thought about it, shaking his head and smiling.

(End of this chapter)