Five Dynasties River Mountains Fengyue

Chapter 279, Sword Gate Pass

Two days later, the four gates of Lizhou were replaced with the flags of the Zhou army, and the Zhou army was stationed there. Shi Congyun lived in the government office in the city and let the army rest for five days.

Although the city of Lizhou was destroyed, because Zhao Chongtao organized resistance, the street fighting lasted all day and night, and the Zhou army suffered a lot.

Moreover, the number of Shu soldiers captured was huge, more than [-], which needed to be digested. Wang Zhaoyuan led people away, but after all, he couldn't take away too many people at once.

Lizhou City hoarded a large amount of military supplies, the amount of which made Zhou Jun dumbfounded, and these also needed to be properly handled and arranged.

If the Zhou army had more military supplies in the city of Lizhou at the beginning, it would not be so difficult to fight the Liao Kingdom, and there would be no need to worry about the issue of food and payment.

It's no wonder that after Zhao Kuangyin took over the Kingdom of Shu, he moved his money and money for several years. If he first attacked the Kingdom of Shu and then the Kingdom of Liao, he would definitely not fight so reluctantly and empty the treasury.

But it was useless to think about it now, Shi Congyun was very excited. When others saw money and food, he saw a bright future. With the current Zhou army, he could fight anywhere with food and pay.

But this battle is slightly different from the previous battles in Shu, because Zhao Chongtao effectively organized resistance, and the Shu army resisted fiercely in the street fighting, causing more than 500 casualties to the Zhou army itself, and more than 200 of them died in battle.

It was the most costly battle since entering Shu. Many soldiers were angry and wanted to kill prisoners to vent their anger, but Shi Congyun suppressed this matter.

However, there were many officers in the more than 6000 Shu army, but these high-ranking officers were mixed with ordinary soldiers when they surrendered. Wang Quanbin asked the ordinary soldiers to identify them.

Many generals came to him to complain, and they couldn't kill the prisoners, but those Shu soldiers didn't dare to confess.

Even Pan Mei, who has always loved the people, also said: "Commander, if you don't kill people at this time, I'm afraid it will be difficult to get something out of it. It's a good thing to kill others. If you don't care about the details, even if the commander treats people kindly, you can't delay big things."

Seeing everyone looking at him, Shi Congyun got up and said, "I understand what you are saying. It is easy to kill tens of thousands of people in the north, so I dare not kill people here.

There are only two things you still don’t understand. First, the root of all evils is easy to start, but difficult to stop. If you think about doing things well, especially when it comes to major issues of right and wrong, you must not be vacillating; It's hard to turn back from the beginning. "As he spoke, he looked at Wang Quanbin meaningfully.

Wang Quanbin is a man who has made great achievements in military affairs all his life, and has both loyalty and righteousness. Since he followed Tang Zhuangzong Li Cunxu, he has always been a general who can conquer wars, but there is one blemish on him, that is, he sent troops to plunder the land of Shu.

In the end, he also led troops to quell the chaos in Shu. Zhao Kuangyin told him that all he needed to conquer Shu was land and nothing else.

He probably thought that since the emperor said that as long as the land was given, other rewards would be given to the soldiers, so let the soldiers pick it up by themselves, and just go get it if they like it, so as to save trouble.

As a result, as soon as the evil started, the tens of thousands of troops who conquered Shu were out of control in an instant, and they became a mess and plundered the land of Shu.

Judging from his later actions, he didn't intend to make Shu land like that, and even he himself was made to give up on himself and was about to give up accepting responsibility; The tens of thousands of troops who conquered Shu directly exploded on the spot, and they could no longer control it.

It is true that Wang Quanbin can fight, but he is still a rough man who came through the troubled times of the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms. He is not so shrewd in many things, considers the long-term considerations, and does not understand the evil roots of human nature. up.

Shi Congyun followed because he was afraid that this kind of thing would happen, "Although many things are very difficult in this way, and there may be more difficulties in the future, these difficulties must be resisted, and no evil will be started."

After finishing speaking, he specifically asked Wang Quanbin: "General Wang, you have made great military achievements. You are the mainstay of my Great Zhou Dynasty. There will be no less rewards from the court, but you need to be more cautious in handling things. You can't think of everything like fighting. Convenience, how to come from the fastest and most efficient way.

If you don't understand something, you can ask someone, or you can ask Pan Mei and Wei Gong, so that your future career will be smooth. The old general has fought all his life, and he has to think about future generations and his family. "

Shi Congyun's words were caring and reminding, and Wang Quanbin thanked him repeatedly.

Then he went on to say: "As for the Shu army not explaining, it's actually not a problem.

It's just that you don't understand why the soldiers in Shu didn't dare to identify the officers. Those officers were all powerful figures, and the soldiers didn't dare to offend them for fear of retaliation when they went back. This is an easy solution. "

Shi Congyun said to Feng Jisheng who was next to him, "Go and build a plaque, three feet long and one foot high, and write Shi Enmen."

Feng Jisheng was at a loss, but immediately took the order to do it, and everyone was puzzled and looked at him one after another.

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After breakfast the next day, Shi Congyun ordered people to hang a plaque on the south gate of the city, and then ordered all the prisoners of the Shu army to be escorted to the open space in the south of the city.

This action made many prisoners terrified. Since the middle and late Tang Dynasty to the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms, large-scale killings of prisoners are not uncommon, and they are not the most cruel. There are still cities with a population of 10,000+. Up to [-], where did the rest go, it wasn't killed by enemy soldiers, it was all in the stomachs of our own people.

Now that they were driven together, it was still in the open space outside the city. Many prisoners of war panicked, thinking that Zhou Jun was going to drive them out to kill them, and they were terrified.

After a while, Shi Congyun rode over with dozens of soldiers.

He didn't get off his horse, so that he could look down at the crowd and let more people behind him see him. Then Shi Congyun ordered the prisoners to sit down loudly.

Shi Congyun rode up to the crowd and said loudly: "You don't have to worry, this king is not here to kill people.

This time I gathered everyone here to tell everyone that our imperial army is the army of justice. Master Wang came to Sichuan this time, not to burn, kill, loot, or kill and set fire, but to liberate you.

Think about it, Meng Chang's family and their henchmen brought a large army from the north, and when they entered Shu, they preyed on the common people. His palace was built of jade, and the urinals were all gold-plated. It is said that there are tens of thousands of beauties in his palace. I don't know if it's true, does anyone know how to tell someone. "

Immediately someone volunteered: "Report to the general, the villain knows that I am from Chengdu, and I heard that there are [-] women in the palace."

"Well, take a look, they are all your wives and daughters. This Meng Chang is absolutely heinous. He is a bandit who occupies the mountain as the king. The land of Shu has belonged to the imperial court since ancient times. The imperial army came to attack him, and it has nothing to do with ordinary soldiers and civilians."

As he spoke, he pointed sideways to the huge plaque that had just been hung on the south gate behind him, "Do you know what is written on it.

It says Shi Enmen, which was written by the empress dowager of the current dynasty. Before sending troops, the king brought it into Shu, representing the empress dowager's kindness, and forgiving the subjects of Shu. So you don't have to be afraid, as long as you pass under this plaque, you will be Da Zhouzi in the future People, you will be pardoned by the queen mother of this dynasty, and you will not be prisoners, not the Shu army, but the Zhou army. "

When the prisoners of war heard this, they exploded instantly, and someone took the lead in asking, "King Qin, is this true!"

"How could I lie to you? This is the work of the Empress Dowager Regent of this dynasty. Don't you believe in God's grace?" Shi Congyun said solemnly.

"The words of the Empress Dowager of the Zhou Dynasty..."

Everyone muttered to themselves, and then began to squeeze towards the south gate. Shi Congyun asked soldiers to maintain order on both sides of the road, and then let them go through that gate.

All of a sudden, there was a turbulent crowd, and a large number of captured soldiers rushed to the gate, rushing inside.

As long as the soldiers in the past were relieved, they sat on the ground, and some even burst into tears like the rest of their lives.

Afterwards, the officers and soldiers who realized their status changes also stood up one after another, and began to expose the middle and senior generals of the Shu army mixed in the crowd, and many middle and senior generals of the Shu army mixed in the crowd were all released.

There are more than 30 people, and many families are in Chengdu, and they are powerful. More than [-]% of them are the people and their descendants who followed Meng Zhixiang into Shu from the north.

Shi Congyun was not so tolerant towards these people, but was directly detained in Lizhou Prison for future disposal.

Everyone was stunned, knowing that the commander-in-chief was brilliant, but they all didn't understand, why didn't they just pass through the door and change the attitude of so many prisoners of war in one go.

Shi Congyun was very proud, but he laughed in his heart. He learned from others, but he would not say that, "You don't understand what they are afraid of. People are most afraid of not having a place to belong to. Many of these soldiers are helpless. came to fight;

If they identify their boss here, even if they return to Chengdu alive in the future, they will still be from Shu, fearing revenge and liquidation.

At that time, if the Shu Kingdom does not recognize them and we do not express our views, then they will have no place to honor them, and this is the most terrifying thing in troubled times.

Although the ceremony was simple, it gave the Shu soldiers a new identity - the people of the Great Zhou Dynasty. With a new attachment, they will feel at ease in their hearts and dare to abandon their past shelter. "

Everyone was stunned when they heard it, but not many understood it.

This is the cruelty of troubled times. If you are in a peaceful and prosperous age, even if you are an otaku, you can live by yourself without contact with others, and you can still live your own life.

But in troubled times, survival is difficult and isolation is vulnerable.

In order to survive in the cruel environment, they can only report to the regiment for warmth, and they can only rely on the strong. What these captive soldiers are afraid of is that they will be abandoned by the Shu Kingdom after identifying their superiors. .

Shi Congyun gave them new identities, and they were naturally willing to identify them.

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After the army rested in Lizhou for three days, good news came from the south.

Lizhou did not rest the entire army. On the day the city fell, Shi Congyun immediately dispatched two troops. Shao Ji and Murong Yanzhao each led 2000 troops along the valley to the southwest.

The scouts reported that after Wang Zhaoyuan fled, he led his troops to retreat from Jubaijin in the southwest of Lizhou. Murong Yanzhao's duty was to continue to pursue Wang Zhaoyuan.

The task given to Shao Ji was to capture Jiameng Pass (near Zhaohua Town, Zhaohua District, Guangyuan City) [-] miles southwest of Lizhou.

Two days later, the victory report was sent to Lizhou, and Shao Ji successfully captured Jiameng Pass. Because the coach Wang Zhaoyuan ran away, most of the soldiers in the south followed suit, and there was no resistance in capturing the pass.

On the third day, Murong Yanzhao also sent people to bring good news. They pursued along the valley to the southwest and captured Jianzhou (now Jiange). Wang Zhaoyuan fled to the south of Jiange. They did not pursue rashly.

In the government office, Shi Congyun read the battle report, and handed it to Wei Renpu next to him.

"It was expected that Wang Zhaoyuan would run towards Jianmen Pass, and Shao Ji was waiting for him to take down Jiameng Pass." Shi Congyun said calmly.

"Heavenly Danger Sword Gate, as long as there is no danger to defend in the past, Chengdu's door will be wide open!" Wei Renpu was a little excited, "It's only been a month since the dispatch of troops, and I didn't expect it to be so smooth."

Shi Congyun thought for a while, "If we don't rest, we can't give the Shu army a chance to regroup and gather scattered soldiers."

Then the messengers were called in: "Order all the troops to cancel the original rest plan, prepare for one day today, and immediately go south to join forces in Jianzhou tomorrow morning, and then march to Jianmen Pass."

The messenger got it and went to order immediately.

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Zhou's army is a master of hundreds of battles, with strong execution ability. The next day, except for Wei Renpu and the auxiliary army to guard Lizhou, the rest of the army immediately went south.

Follow the valley in the southwest of Lizhou and march along the river to Jianzhou in the southwest.

On the same day, when he was near Jiameng Pass, thirty miles away, Shao Ji brought people to see him.

Shi Congyun ordered to divide the troops here, and take the Jiameng Pass all the way to the south. This road can eventually detour to the south of Jianmen Pass.

Although it is said that Jianmen Pass is dangerous in the world, there are actually several ways to go around it. The one that allows a large number of troops to pass is the one starting from Jiameng Pass.

Things in the world are like this. As long as the thinking does not slip, there are always more ways than difficulties. The so-called natural dangers also need to guard the defenders. Natural dangers can multiply the advantages of the defenders, but this amplification itself requires the defenders to have excellent skills.Otherwise, any multiple of zero is zero.

This time, after much deliberation, Shi Congyun decided to let the most ferocious Shao Ji lead the troops to take a detour, and at the same time let Liu Qingchuan follow him, because on the way he might have to ask the local people how to get there, Liu Qingchuan was clever.

The army continued to go south along the main road. After joining Jianzhou and Murong Yanzhao, Shi Congyun immediately ordered the whole army to cross the river and march south to Jianmenguan.

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Jianmen Pass was built during the period of Zhuge Liang. When Zhuge Liang was the prime minister of the Shu Han Dynasty, he saw a [-]-mile-long pavilion road between the big and small sword mountains.

So the stone was built here as a barrier, and it was called Jiange, also known as Jiange Pass.

The Guancheng is mainly located at the break of Dajian Mountain. It is very dangerous, and only a few people can pass by at a time, and the openings of the city gate are very narrow, which means that one man should be the gate and ten thousand people cannot open it.

Of course, the dangerous pass of Jianmen Pass also has its own disadvantages. Once there are other ways to go around, the generals who know soldiers know that it is not possible to defend the enemy with a natural danger at Jianmen Pass. You cannot defend here alone, and you need to defend it. Other ways to prevent yourself from being copied.

Second, because the mountain pavilions are narrow, the enemy's large-scale forces cannot be deployed. Although our side has an advantage in the attic, it is also impossible to deploy large-scale forces.

But even if it is impossible to deploy all at once, leaving the troops behind and constantly replenishing them in rotation can well block the invading enemy.

Wang Zhaoyuan, who escaped from Lizhou, swore a poisonous oath in front of Jianmen Pass on the first day, vowing to stop Zhou Jun here.

But three days later, when he heard that Shi Congyun had led an army southward towards Jianmen Pass, he was so frightened that he left his generals to lead the troops to guard the pass, and led the troops directly to Hanyuanpo, ten miles south of Jianmen Pass. …

Chapter 280, North Bing Front

The difficulty of the road to Shu is that it is difficult to go up to the blue sky. Even the peaks are not full of feet, and the withered pine hangs upside down and leans against the cliff.The turbulent waterfall competes for noise, and the cliffs turn into rocks and thunder.

Since Jianzhou went south, there are many mountains and valleys between the big and small Jianmen Mountains. For the first time, Shi Congyun felt that the road to Shu was difficult. He is a rural person and his family lives in the mountains, but the mountains here are so steep. Still subverting his cognition.

At this time, they had crossed the Qinling Mountains and should have entered the boundary of Daba Mountain. This should be Dajian Mountain. The cliffs on both sides are steep, almost [-] degrees vertical. The lush trees on the cliff seem to be stuck with glue, growing on the steep cliff. among.

What's more terrible is the pavilion road on the cliff, also called plank road. The so-called story of Mingxiu plank road and dark Chen Cang is partly fabricated, but it is well known for a long time. Following the legend of the early Han Dynasty, the plank road seems to be no stranger to the Chinese.

But when he actually saw this kind of familiar yet unfamiliar thing, Shi Congyun almost peed in fright, and his feet were a little limp.

The load-bearing beams of these plank roads are directly cut holes in the rocky cliffs close to [-] degrees to drive wooden piles in, and then build frames on them and lay wooden boards.

It seems that some sections of the road are directly on the Piaoshan cliff, and below is a river valley tens of meters deep with lush trees. If you accidentally fall down, you will definitely die, and if you step on it, Mr. Shi Congyun is afraid that these wooden plank roads will not be able to bear it. They broke under the weight of so many people.

But after the soldiers tried carefully, they found that this kind of plank road seemed to hang on the cliff, but it was unexpectedly firm, and there was no problem for the army to walk forward at one time.

Shi Congyun is still very shrewd, let others go first, and he will wait for a while before leaving.

Fortunately, the Shu army could not deploy permanent troops on the plank road, otherwise the competition for the plank road alone would be a big problem.

However, this kind of problem came soon. As the former army advanced along the plank road and reached a corner of a cliff, the Shu army used a cliff on a mountain ridge to build a checkpoint that blocked the way out of the plank road.

This checkpoint stands on a large protruding rock on the cliff. It is three floors high. The plank road passes through the lowest floor and is blocked by a door. There are patrols on the upper two floors, and soldiers' bedding can be seen vaguely.

There are about 30 or [-] Shu troops on it. These [-] or [-] people may not be of great use in other places, but they will die between these steep cliffs.

If 30 people try their best to block them, it will cause them big trouble.

But the so-called situation where one man is in control and ten thousand men are not open does not exist, because human beings are not machines, let alone superhumans. Ordinary people fight one-on-one with all their strength, which consumes a lot of energy, and no matter how powerful they are, they cannot withstand the attack .

Without reinforcements, the Shu army would definitely not be able to withstand their continuous attacks. No matter how dangerous the plank road attic is, it would be useless, but the Zhou army might also suffer a lot of casualties.

It's also possible to spend too much time here.

The real troubles are related to eating, drinking and drinking. If so many people are stuck on the narrow and dangerous plank road for a long time, eating and drinking will be a problem for the entire army.

Shi Congyun looked at the attic opposite, and suddenly made a decision in his heart, "No matter what, we must quickly shoot down, and it doesn't matter how many people die."

The forward troops had already stopped in front of the attic, and Shi Congyun was about to order a death attack at any cost, when the people in front suddenly sent back news that the Shu army had surrendered.

Shi Congyun asked the surrendered Shu army to be sent from the inside, and he had something to ask.

It is not surprising to surrender here, unlike the loss of Lizhou, which is inexplicable. Although this castle is dangerous, but the twenty or thirty Shu troops will not be able to defend it sooner or later without backup. They must also be afraid, knowing that sooner or later they will be destroyed. He hesitated or surrendered.

More than 20 Shu soldiers were unarmed, and when they were escorted to him, they all looked at him carefully.

"Don't worry, as long as you speak well, you will be fine." Shi Congyun comforted, and immediately asked: "Where is your army, where is Wang Zhaoyuan?"

The leader of the Shu army was indignant: "The army has gone to the south. Wang Zhaoyuan left the general and us to guard the Jiange Pass and the [-]-mile plank road. There is no way to defend it."