Chongzhen Undergraduates

No one can refute.

"The chariot is just a tool. If Gao Xing hadn't trained [-] chariot drivers who could drive, would you use people to push the chariot to fight?"

Everyone immediately understood in their hearts that Zhu Youjian was deliberately trying to elevate Mrs. Xing.In terms of credit, the emperor's credit is the first. First of all, he made the four-wheeled carriage, and he directly commanded the war. Instead, he put the first credit on the head of Gao Xing. The reason behind this is clear. up.

However, this Mrs. Xing is indeed powerful. She can handle such a large-scale war with ease. This ability is really beyond the reach of ordinary people.

Zhu Youjian's plan is to let her manage the Weapons Bureau of the Ministry of War, and smooth out the production of weapons by the way.

Because of Huang Degong's great contributions, he became the commander of the Fengyang Military Region and directly took charge of Fengyang and Hezhou. Zhu Youjian expanded his army to 15.And Lu Jiude continued to stay in Fengyang, but the position of eunuch was promoted, only one level lower than Wang Chengen.

Wang Xingjian, because of the meritorious service of the labor force, secured his position as the magistrate, and also took charge of the top leader of the Huainan coal mine.In fact, there are not many things in Huainan now, and the population is not large. Zhu Youjian simply didn't bother to send people to manage the coal mines, and directly left everything to Wang Xingjian, which meant that the entire Huainan was an independent mining area.

Zhao Xi became the commander of the garrison brigade in the Huainan mining area. He was a big official and took charge of a group of soldiers selected from civilian husbands. He mainly guarded the prisoners and maintained the security of the mining area.

186: Damming

Back to more than ten days ago, although Zhunta wanted to appease Li Yan, he looked down upon him from the bottom of his heart.

In addition, the combat task Dorgon gave him was to occupy Shandong as soon as possible and approach Xuzhou, so Zhunta did not stand still in Jinan, but quickly mobilized troops, intending to go straight from Changqing to Tai'an.

The Tai'an and Laiwu basins chosen by the Luzhong Army can be said to have a very good terrain, surrounded by mountains, but there is a unique flat land in the middle, where [-] soldiers are nested, which is just right.

From Jinan to Tai'an, it is not obvious to go to Mount Tai. There are only two routes that Zhunta can choose: one is to go from Changqing on the outskirts of Jinan to the Jinpu line of later generations; Enter Feicheng.

Because it is only 150 miles from Changqing to Tai'an, and the whole cavalry march can arrive in six hours. If they set off late at night, they can launch an attack in the early morning of the next day.And it's a full 150 miles away from Dong'e.

The Xiaoqi Battalion is the elite of Houjin. All the soldiers have two horses, and all the luggage is horse-like, and there are no big objects such as heavy artillery.There is no problem with such an army running for more than 100 miles in six hours and twelve hours.

The Jinpu line from Changqing to Tai'an is actually a canyon, but it is wide enough and the terrain on both sides is not very dangerous. Zhunta felt that even if Li Yan set up an ambush here, there was nothing he could do about it.

On the night of March [-]th, the sky was clear and the moon rose relatively late. A crescent moon did not rise from the top of the mountain in the east until midnight, but it still illuminated the whole earth.

Zhunta looked at the sky, and there was no need for torches to illuminate the road ahead. This is a good time to march at night, regardless of the weather or light, it is very suitable.

Halfway through Yinshi, the mountain in front seemed to be a little higher, and the valley became a little narrower than before. The shadow of the mountain was projected into the valley, which was a bit dark.

"What's ahead?" Zhunta asked cautiously, reining in the reins.

"The front is Lijiazhuang. After passing the front, you will arrive at Wande. Wande is an open land. After passing Wande, it is not far from the exit. It is only about thirty miles away." These people are collectively referred to as "traitors".

"Order to go down, pass quickly in batches, and then take a rest at Wande." Since it is only thirty miles from Wande to Tai'an, Zhunta does not plan to rest after leaving the Taniguchi.

It is the same reason for cavalry to march long distances with people. They need to walk for a while to rest. People are not tired, but horses need some food and water.It is not what some people imagined. If a person is tied to a horse and walks non-stop, it is impossible for the horsepower to keep moving at a speed that does not stop.

Since it was a rushing battle, after leaving the Taniguchi, it meant that it lost its concealment, and it should go directly to launch an attack. Therefore, Wande is the last resting place of the Xiaoqi Battalion.

While Zhunta was speaking, he suddenly felt that there seemed to be someone on the top of the mountain in front of him. He suddenly fixed his eyes and saw a black shadow shaking in the distance.

"Take the binoculars and see what's there?" Zhunta pointed to the top of the mountain, and the generals around him hurriedly looked over.

"My lord, that's just a small tree. There was wind on the top of the mountain, and it shook a few times." The general was young and had better eyesight than Zhunta, but he didn't find any problems after looking at it for a long time.

"Maybe my eyes are dazzled. In this way, you will send someone to search the road ahead first, and the army will wait for the news in Wande. If you find something wrong, report it with a loud arrow immediately."

Zhunta was born as a hunter. Since he got here, he always felt that there were eyes staring at him, which made him inexplicably nervous.

The army has already arrived here, and it is impossible to go back. You can't toss around all night, and the goal is in front of you. Because of the false feeling, let's go back home.It was spread to make other generals laugh at him. After all, he was Dajin's Gu Shan Ezhen, a senior general.

The only way is to be more careful and send more scouts.Since it is very close from Wande, as long as there is no danger ahead, everything will be fine.

Zhunta was careful enough, but he never expected that the trap Li Yan set for him was not in the narrowest valley at all.

Li Yan is a smart man, setting up an ambush in a narrow valley has long been said to be bad by the Romance of the Three Kingdoms, he doesn't know how to play this kind of trick.

The Zhunta hunter's intuition was correct. There was indeed someone on the top of the mountain, but that person was hiding in a tree, and the dense branches covered the figure of the spy.

Not only on this hill, but also on several nearby hills, Li Yan has deployed hundreds of scouts along the way. It can be said at which point Zhunta peed at that time, Li Yan’s side All paid off.

"Report! Forward Cherge Turaizuo received the report. He has reached Wande, and there is no abnormality."

"Let Che'ergetulai send scouts forward to search. All the ministries mount their horses immediately and speed up to Wande before resting." Zhunta was overjoyed, as long as he reached Wande, the road would be considered safe.

As soon as Zhunta took the people away, two torches were lit on the top of the mountain. The torches kept crossing up and down, left and right, which was the semaphore of action.

Zheng Wei was waiting in a mountain valley on the opposite side. When he saw the signal from the torch, he immediately got up and said, "Work has started, everyone is up and working."

In an instant, countless figures emerged from the five or six ravines on both sides, pushing their wheelbarrows, rushing towards the narrowest section.

The Sha River is the river that runs through this valley. It originates from the depths of Mount Tai and has been washing out this section of the valley. The river is not deep and the water is gentle, so it cannot directly stop the cavalry.The Sand River flows through this section, and the narrowest part is more than one mile.

"Don't use big stones as pads. First use sacks to build an earth wall, tamp it firmly, and then build a stone wall on the front. Remember, a wooden stake must be placed behind it."

A layer of dam core is built with sand to prevent water seepage, and a stone wall is built on the front of the water retaining to reduce the scouring force of the water; another row of wooden piles is built to support the sand wall.

"Hey! Hey! You guys must do what the magistrate says." Several middle-aged men nodded and hurriedly organized their subordinates to work.

"My lord, do you think this blocking of the river is useful? How long will it take to block a reservoir?" A small official next to Zheng Wei was puzzled, and tens of thousands of people were used to block the river, but the river was obviously not big. The amount of medium water, I am afraid that it will take several days to successfully store water.

"Don't ask too many questions, let's just work. The commander told me that we only need to build an earth dam one foot high, and he also emphasized that the earth dam does not need to be strong, as long as it can last for a day." Zheng Wei was also puzzled. , he is not familiar with this area.Today's Zheng Wei is already the magistrate of Tai'an Prefecture, and is responsible for managing local administration for Li Yan.

The scene of tens of thousands of people working is very lively, and the speed of building the dam is also very fast.The peasants first began to block the river, and then began to build dams on both sides along the overflow of the river. Soon, a large water depression was formed upstream.

"That's not right! The water has been stored too fast. It's just up to my knees. How come it reached my thighs."

"I still don't understand, the upstream reservoir has released water."

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Zhunta rushed to Wande, finally relieved.Wande is surrounded by small hills, not even a single steep cliff can be seen, surrounded by a large area of ​​farmland and wilderness, only a small river runs through it, shining in the moonlight.

"My lord, there is no one in this village, and the villagers seem to have run away in a hurry." His subordinates had already started to rob the villagers here. After Xiaoqiying entered the customs, they have been in the capital for almost a year, and they still have no old habits.

"Well, it's fine if you can't grab something. Don't be so shallow. We are going to Tai'an this trip, and there are many more good things there than this." , and also like to rob so much.He doesn't do it himself now, and the Han people hold it with both hands and send it to him.

"The place we live in won't cause floods, will it?" Zhunta joked casually.

"My lord, you are joking. The terrain here is one foot higher, and the river is so small. Unless it is the flood season, where is the flood coming from?"

"Hahaha, even if there is water, the farmland is flooded, how could it be flooded here. We can still run up the mountain."

"Nuomuqi is right. Let's feed the horses and eat some dry food. We will set off after Cheergeturai finds out the news."

Zhunta took off his armor and felt a lot lighter all of a sudden, even breathing smoothly.I saw him take a sharp breath of air, and suddenly felt comfortable all over.

"No, do you smell anything?" Zhunta's nose was fine, and there seemed to be a familiar smell just after breathing.

The subordinates thought that Zhunta was still joking: "What smell? Feminine, hahaha."