Shenkeng system

Chapter 224

When the barrels of all the cannons started to heat up and were no longer suitable for loading, Zhao Si did not order people to cool down and continue to fight. Instead, he ordered people to set up tents on the spot, light the iron furnace, and do a good job of logistics, leaving a group of people behind. Guard the cannon, continue to fight tomorrow, let's leave it at that for now...

With such a strong attack, after four or five days, those thieves who ran around every day finally couldn't hold on any longer, and desperately tried to break through at Yixiantian and Taniguchi, but in the end they lost many lives in vain, which was of no avail...

However, these people were indeed infused with ecstasy soup by the Maitreya Sect, and they still refused to surrender...

At this time, Gao Qiu Que came to the battlefield after a long journey. He heard that Zhao Si was firing cannons on the top of the mountain. He didn't know what the cannon was. He didn't ask the soldiers to tell Zhao Si to come back. Instead, he went to the mountain to watch in person. .

When Gao Qiu saw the terrifying power of this thing that could hit several miles away, his jaw dropped!
"You can do this kind of thing, you can hit it so far, and you are so domineering... If you set it up, you can shoot a few shots at the top of the city and the entire city will be flattened... This thing will attack the city, and there will be no city to defend in the future Ah..." Gao Qiu said in surprise!

"It's nothing. The cannons I know can hit dozens or hundreds of miles away. It's a pity that I can't make such a thing! The kind I made is an artillery piece. The most basic form... Of course! If the city wall is built with our fired cement, then primitive cannons like ours will still be helpless..." Zhao Si pointed at the chaotic scene in the distance below and said, "Sir, here you go. Look at the telescope I made..."

"telescope?"

"Yes! This thing can clearly see things in the distance!"

Gao Qiu took a wooden cylinder that Zhao Si handed him, followed his example, put one eye on one end of the long wooden cylinder, closed the other eye, and looked in the direction Zhao Si pointed...

He clearly saw a person waving a long knife frantically, opening his mouth to curse, and running in his direction, but suddenly a shell fell beside him, and then exploded...the little man disappeared...followed by the smoke and dust. Get up, there is another leg flying together...

Gao Qiu was so frightened that he immediately took away the telescope and said: "You can go to heaven! I heard that you are the Buddha who has conquered the world... You are really a monkey spirit who can do anything!"

"Hehe! My lord, the story of the four masters and apprentices fighting against Buddha was told by an old man named Wu Chengen... Mr. Wu said that this is a story he made up. How can there be such a thing as Monkey King, The fight against the Buddha... I wonder what news my lord brought?"

"Bad news. Your Majesty agrees that you will be stationed at Yanmen Pass. Now the 1 people stationed nearby will be dispatched by you..."

"Isn't that what we're looking for?"

"The problem is that the guards here have been here for four and a half years! Now that they change generals but not soldiers, I'm afraid there will be a lot of emotions... so that you can't control it, and there will be a mutiny... Maybe A lot of soldiers, when encountering this kind of situation, the active elements in the center will encourage the soldiers to rebel and become bandits..."

"And other things?"

"Of course! Half of the thieves in Song Dynasty came here!"

"incredible……"

"I originally wanted to recruit some recruits from other places, please take care of me, but unfortunately I didn't succeed..."

"The good news?"

"The good news is that the Holy One has agreed to leave the Xiang troops brought out for this expedition to you..."

"This is great! Although this group of people are not spirited, they are hardworking, very respectful, and easy to handle..."

"The old man doesn't mean that they continue to use them for work, nor does it stipulate that the Xiang Army is used for work! You can let them take up weapons and fight, the key depends on how you use them! These people listen to you , because recently you lead troops, food, heating, winter clothes, etc., you treat them equally, and the soldiers of the Xiang army are also very grateful to you, so they will definitely listen to you... You build up your confidantes as soon as possible, and then you will be able to suppress others Otherwise, the rebellious frontier army is really not so easy to lead..."

Zhao Si understood what Gao Qiu meant!In fact, to put it bluntly, no matter where you go, no matter what you do, having the strength to fight is the key!Also, the principle that political power grows out of the barrel of a gun!As a person who has learned so much about ideology and politics, how can Zhao Si not understand this truth...

"Thank you, sir, for your concern! I understand, kid! I know what to do!" Zhao Si said gratefully, bowing to the end.

"You boy is a smart man, you can see through it! I won't say much! Of course, you have to suppress, but you can't force those frontier soldiers. After all, they are all loyal soldiers who have worked hard for the Song Dynasty for so many years... Besides Now, no matter which faction we deal with, we always have to pull one faction against another, to divide and balance... This is the so-called trickery, do you understand?"

"A little understanding! A little understanding!"

"That's good! I'll take the Tianwu Army back! You kid can stay here and have a good year... Oh, by the way, there is an imperial edict, you accept it!"

Zhao Si had no choice but to kneel down to accept the order, shouting long live.

The meaning of the imperial decree is that Zhao Si has done a good job and continued to work, and when all the bandits are completely finished, he will reward Zhao Si once again!Temporarily promoted to an official, the right to know the affairs of Taiyuan, control the soldiers and horses of the Hedong army, and guard Yanmen.

This reminded Zhao Si of the deeds of Yang Ye guarding Yanmen Pass...

At that time, Xiao Duoli, the Jiedu envoy, consort, and servant of Datong Prefecture in Xijing, Liao Dynasty, led an army of [-] men and marched aggressively towards Yanmen Pass. Yanmen Pass was located at the junction of the Northern Song Dynasty and the Liao Dynasty. It was an important pass in the Northern Song Dynasty's defense against the Liao Kingdom's attack. The guard general Yang Ye was then appointed Governor of the state.Yang Ye is the prototype of Yang Jiye in the "General of the Yang Family" handed down from generation to generation. He is brave and good at fighting, so he is nicknamed "Yang Wudi".At this time, Yang Ye had only a few thousand defenders under his command. Facing a powerful enemy attack, he urgently sent a messenger to ask Pan Mei, who controlled the military in the northwest frontier and was stationed in Taiyuan, to send troops for assistance.

But Pan Mei refused to send troops.He believed that although Yanmen Pass was a strategically important location, it could only temporarily block the offensive of the Liao soldiers, and it could not be used to hold on to resist the enemy for a long time.Therefore, Pan Mei was only actively preparing to defend Taiyuan, and had no intention of sending troops to assist Yang Ye in defending Yanmen.

The Liao soldiers had arrived at Yanmen Pass, but Pan Mei did not move. With Yang Ye's thousands of troops guarding the pass, it was bound to be unable to resist Xiao Duoli's [-] troops.At this critical juncture, Yang Ye had no choice but to make a risky plan to use surprise soldiers to attack the headquarters of the commander-in-chief of the Liao army. "Capture the thief first and capture the king first."Attacking the enemy's [-] troops with thousands of cavalry is truly a difficult and dangerous task, but the matter has come to this point, Yang Ye has no choice.

The plan has been decided, Yang Ye will leave his deputy to guard Yanmen Pass, and he will lead "thousands of horses under his command to go out from the west path, from the small path to the north entrance of Yanmen, and attack them from the south, and the Khitan will be defeated." According to this record, it can be known that Yang Ye is Using the tactics of launching a surprise attack from behind the enemy, they defeated the Liao army in one fell swoop.

At that time, the Liao army was preparing to attack Yanmen Pass. Unexpectedly, the Song army would stab in the back, and they didn't know how many soldiers the Song army had. They were in chaos and fled one after another.

During the melee, Yang Ye judged that the commander-in-chief of the Liao army must be surrounded by the banners of the Chinese army, so he led his army to attack the central army of the Liao army.I saw a man riding a tall horse where the Liao army was surrounded by flags and drums. Yang Ye knew that this man must be the commander of the Liao army, so he led the crowd to attack him.The rider on the horse was Xiao Duoli, commander of the Liao army. Under the violent charge of the Song army, all the guards on his left and right were dispersed, and Xiao Duoli was beheaded by the Song army.

As soon as Xiao Duo Li died, the Liao army suddenly became a mess, and none of them wanted to fight.Seeing that Yang Ye's attack was successful, the Song soldiers guarding Yanmen also rushed out. The Liao army was defeated and retreated to Datong.Yang Ye chased after him with his army, and captured Li Chonghai, the commander of the Liao army, and returned him.

When news reached Taiyuan that Yang Ye had defeated more with less and won a great victory at Yanmen Pass, Pan Mei didn't believe it, but when she found out it was true, she became angry and jealous, and even went to Emperor Taizong of the Song Dynasty to accuse Yang Ye of his shortcomings.Fortunately, Song Taizong was still wise at this time, sealed Pan Mei's "slander letter", sent an envoy to Yang Ye to read, and promoted Yang Ye to be the leader of Yunzhou Observation Envoy.The governors of Jiandai and Zheng Nanzhou were regarded as rewards for Yang Ye's victory at Yanmen Pass.

The Yanmen Pass victory was one of the few Song Dynasty victories in the Song-Liao War.Yang Ye was at a critical moment when the enemy was approaching.Resolutely implement the tactics of attacking the Chinese army from behind, instead of passively defending the pass, changing from passive to active, his courage and insight are extremely outstanding.

(End of this chapter)