Chapter 3746 Special Tavern

Qiantang Prefecture has vertical and horizontal waterways and is surrounded by water on all sides.

There are mountains in the southwest, and the Qiantang River in the north is a barrier, and only the east can enter.

If you enter Qiantang from the east, if you go by land, there is a road you must pass.

This checkpoint is called Songqiao Pass.

This pass is the eastern gateway of Qiantang. Because of the gathering of people, it became Songqiao Town. If you want to take Qiantang, you must first take Songqiao Town.

The heavy troops of the two sides are all confronting each other here.

There is only one Songshi Mountain in Songqiao Town to defend. The mountain is no more than [-] meters high, and it is like a slope in this world.

The mountain is connected to the town behind, and there is spring water on the top of the mountain, which can replenish food, grass and water at any time.

When the rebels attacked Fang La, they were blocked by Fang La's army for more than two months on this mountain with a radius of only a hundred miles.

This time, the rebel army also arranged heavy troops here.

Due to the continuous participation of peasants on the mountain, a city wall with a height of more than 30 meters was rebuilt in a short period of time.

There were ten Jiedu envoys, and three groups of millions of troops were besieged here, and they set up camp in front of the mountain.

The two sides are almost facing each other across the river, but a month is about to pass, and neither side has any intention of making a move.

Not only Tong Guan above was worried, but also the soldiers below.

The rebel army proposed to take the initiative to attack and directly enter the army of these Jiedu envoys.

Jiedu sent the army to worry about the growing shortage of food and grass, and a million troops consumed a huge amount of food and grass a day.

The imperial court has no ability to provide them with food and grass, and the supply is still unknown.

They could only survive by robbing the people's food and grass along the way, and now the people's resentment was boiling. In order to avoid the disaster of the war, the people ran towards the territory of the rebel army one after another.

Now the distance between the two places is less than ten miles, but one side is sparsely populated, and the sound of cock crowing is not heard for hundreds of miles.

One side is very lively, and groups of migrant workers are rushing to repair the fortifications.

On Songshi Mountain, Song Yuchan stood on it and observed the situation on the opposite side.

Wu Song and Yan Qing stood beside him, as well as the generals stationed at Songqiao Pass, Sun Li, Sun Xin, Mrs. Gu and others from the Dengzhou faction.

They commanded 30 elite infantrymen. Although their numbers were not as large as those on the opposite side, they were all elite soldiers.

Because of the material support provided by the Shenlong Chamber of Commerce, all soldiers are well equipped.

Each person has a black iron spear and a cold iron knife.

The armor on his body is all finely crafted.

It is thin and has strong defensive capabilities. Although it is not as exaggerated as the monk's equipment, it is already top-notch in the Song Dynasty's army.

Aunt Gu turned to a group of robber-like troops on the opposite side, angrily begging Song Yuchan to fight, "Miss, we don't need to defend, let's kill them directly. These bastards are a bunch of mobs who have nothing but bullying the people. As long as we Kill them once and attack them once, and they will definitely be defeated and flee."

In the past few days, she has seen too many refugees coming here to help the old and the young.

I was annoyed at what these so-called court officials and soldiers did, and I wished to chop off all their heads to thank the people in the south of the Yangtze River.

Her husband, Sun Xin, was modest and persuaded him from behind, "Missy has arrangements for her, so don't beat and kill me at every turn!"

Mrs. Gu stared, like a nightshade, making Sun Xin tremble with fright.

Holding the handle of the knife, she said indignantly, "I just can't understand what these beasts are doing."

Song Yuchan smiled and comforted, "Sister-in-law, don't worry, your task is to defend here. As for the attack, let the cavalry do it."

She and Wu Yong, the military advisor, have already made a plan to gather around here to fight for aid.

This bait is Songshi Mountain.

She had already let Xizuo spread the word that the rebel army had hoarded 10,000+ loads of food and grass on the mountain, and was going to fight a protracted war with the imperial army here.

These days, migrant workers go back and forth, carrying sacks up the mountain and hoarding them in an open area on the mountain.

The fine works of the imperial court's ten-way military envoys have already reflected the situation here.

Originally, there were three groups of troops encircling the mountain, but now two groups have been dispatched from other directions, and they are rushing here.

Song Yuchan had asked Yang Zhi to lead a cavalry group, and Lin Chong to lead a cavalry group to block the two reinforcements.

They have come from afar, and they must be exhausted.

At that time, the cavalry will be able to consume their vital strength by fighting on the road and charging.

When they reach the infantry ambush site set by Song Yuchan and the others, they will wipe out all the remaining forces.

Naturally, these military information cannot be disclosed to the outside world.

No matter how angry Mrs. Gu and the others were, Song Yuchan just told them, "If you work harder, no matter how provocative the enemy is, you won't be able to resist."

In order to prevent them from making their own claims, Song Yuchan added another sentence, "Anyone who dares to disobey the military order will be dealt with by military law!"

Sun Li naturally knew the weight of these words, and took the lead in clasping his fists to reassure Song Yuchan, "Miss, don't worry, I will definitely carry out the order in the end, and guarantee to complete the entrustment of the eldest lady."

Mrs. Gu held back her breath, and clasped her fists to carry out the order.

Song Yuchan patted her on the shoulder with a smile. She has visited several scheduled battlefields today, and Songshi Mountain is the last one.

After finishing all this work, she called Mrs. Gu and asked her to accompany her down the mountain to find a place to eat.

Jiangnan is the hometown of corn, and it was supposed to be a land of abundant products.

As a result, years of wars have left this great place with a shortage of supplies, barren land, and depression in all industries.

Songqiao Town, which was once prosperous, is now full of refugees on the streets, and people begging for food everywhere.

Song Yuchan and the others walked all the way, but were stopped by begging refugees.

Wu Song kept grabbing the money he had on his body and distributed it to them. When he gave one, a large group of refugees immediately surrounded him.

These people are all old, weak, sick and disabled, and there are half-grown children who are left alone.

They were dressed in rags and scant clothing.

Some children simply wore a rag around their bodies, and their faces were yellow and emaciated due to hunger.

Wu Song looked at the posture, and the last person simply refused to give.

Song Yuchan sighed, "If you save one person, you can't save the world. If you pity one person, you can't pity everyone. Only by breaking this world can we save the people from the misery and let them live a good life."

Wu Song scolded, "The Song Dynasty is really rotten to the root. Even a prosperous place like Jiangnan has been tossed like this. If the emperor is not kicked out of the throne, I will be sorry for these displaced people."

Mrs. Gu relieved her anger, "You scold me well, my mother was killed by these corrupt officials. My mother will definitely fight them to the end in this life."

"Okay, it's important to eat, don't think about these angry things."

Song Yuchan saw a restaurant built by the water, and walked in with Mrs. Gu, Wu Song, and Yan Qing.

This restaurant is out of tune with the dilapidated surroundings and has not been affected by any war disasters.

The interior of the restaurant is luxuriously decorated, and there are still many people eating to their heart's content.

Around the restaurant, there are strong men guarding with weapons.

Song Yuchan took a look and thought that this restaurant must be owned by wealthy gentry, otherwise there would be no such influence.

(End of this chapter)

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