Fu Song

(Let me say it first, because I am too busy at work after the new year, and there are too many things to do tomorrow, and there is a high probability that I will have to work overtime, so there is no update, and I will try to restore it the day after tomorrow.)
If you guard the river, you must guard the Huai River, and if you guard the Huai River, you must guard the Xu River.

In other words, if you want to defend the Yangtze River defense line, you must control the vast Jianghuai area, and if you want to defend the Jianghuai area, you must guard Xuzhou.

Xuzhou is a throat area. The city is prosperous, rich and densely populated. If the army occupies here, the logistics will be guaranteed, and there is no need to worry about food supply.The transportation in Xuzhou is also very convenient, extending in all directions, and the troops can be transported quickly, so they can arrange their lineup in a very short time and enter a state of war.

More importantly, this city has a unique geographical location. The east wing, west wing, and north wing are all surrounded by the Yellow River, forming a natural water barrier. land.

If the north occupies the city, the southern regime will certainly not be able to persist for a long time, and if the south controls the city, at worst it can be settled in the southeast.

That's why when Xie Hong captured Xuzhou from Liu Yu and asked Xiao Cheng for help, Xiao Cheng, who was still in Jingzhou of the two lakes, desperately dispatched all the soldiers and horses he could mobilize at that time, and gathered all the forces that could be assembled , Arrived in Xuzhou day and night to rescue Xie Hong, thus firmly controlling Xuzhou in his own hands.

As for Xie Hong and Liu Jun, they also soared into the sky because of taking Xuzhou for the imperial court.

Now Xie Hong is the governor of Liangjiang, and Liu Jun is the transshipment envoy of Fujian and Zhejiang.

But now, Xuzhou once again ushered in the desperate struggle between the two major powers in the world. A battle involving tens of thousands of people has once again kicked off in the Jianghuai area, and Xuzhou is the center of this battle.

Five years later, Liu Yu attacked Xuzhou again.

Everything is good at home, but it is difficult to go out.

Surabaya flowed slowly at the foot of the mountain, encircling the east and south sides of the lonely mountain, and the other side was opposite to the city wall, so what he really needed to defend with great effort was only the west side.

There are quite a few people like him, and more than half of the whole village has gone.

Liu Yu said bitterly: "We used to have three thousand naval forces and hundreds of warships, but now they all belong to Liu Zheng."

Then they will walk another [-] miles along Surabaya to Xuzhou, where there is another project waiting for them to do.

Liu Yu took a deep breath, but the civilian husbands who were watching the unloading on the pier became more and more angry. There were not many people, and most of them were old, and less than one third were young and strong.

"I really don't know what Xiao Ding thinks? He obviously has the foundation and strength to be an emperor, but he wants to be subdued by Zhao Song, willing to obey a young boy. Xiao Cheng and Xiao Ding are the biggest one in this world." For fools, if the two of them have the heart, it is more than enough to replace Zhao Song with Zhao Song."

Last time, when he wanted to take back Xuzhou, he was first defended by Xie Hong and Liu Jun, and then he was defeated by General Gao Yingxiang of the Song Dynasty and returned in defeat.

The person in charge of unloading the grain here is only a seventh-rank official. Facing King Qi’s anger, his legs were weak and his whole body was shaking, but his trembling and stammering answer made Liu Yu Both Han Zhi and Liu Yu were silent, and Liu Yu didn't even have the mood to lose his temper. He and Han Zhi turned around and left here silently.

Fan Zhong escaped from Pei County.

Han Zhi smiled slightly and said, "It's up to people. If you really want to succeed in the Southern Expedition, as long as the prince can seize the opportunity to go south, even if Daliao really unified the world, you will have no problem being a real prince."

Liu Yu looked up to the sky and sighed: "Sometimes I really envy that Qin Min, the king of Zhenbei, who is having fun outside! I heard that Huacizimo can't hold on anymore, that guy is really high now The emperor is far away, free now! Yeluzhen said, don't expect the King of Zhenbei to return to the army, and don't expect that guy to die with the Western Army!"

An official responsible for unloading grain was summoned and asked angrily why.

The lands of Pei County and Feng County were occupied by the Song Army for less than a year. They were always under the control of Qi State, but in this short period of more than a year, the people here are willing to abandon their homes and businesses. Leave with Song Jun.

The stone castle can be completed today, and then they can check out and leave.

But now, he can only be a pawn.

Fan Zhong didn't know what the purpose of repairing these things was, but generally they were definitely used for fighting and resisting the Liao people.Because since yesterday, teams of soldiers have begun to enter the completed fortresses below. From the outside, there is no special fortress, one ring after another, extending from the mountainside to the mountain top.

On the other side of Xuzhou, there is also a camp specially set up for those who escaped. Although they are just some thatched houses, they can also shelter from the wind and rain.The women brought their children there, and the government would contract out some odd jobs to the women in the camp. Most of them were mending jobs, but they could earn some money.

We have lived under the rule of Qi State, and we have also lived under the rule of Song State. In comparison, the officials of Song State are better. They don't increase taxes randomly, and don't force labor labor. In fact, for more than a year, everyone has lived well. The most nourishing in over a year.

Although he has seen too much these days, Fan Zhong still couldn't help swallowing his saliva.

The officials who led them heard that they belonged to the Ministry of Industry and specialized in civil engineering.Over the past few days, Fan Zhong has also seen that this young ninth-rank official has real work in his hands, no worse than those veteran craftsmen in the team, and a hard-working rough guy like him is even more incomparable.

It's not that they really can't survive, who wants to leave their hometown and become a refugee?
Thinking of these years, the people of Qidi have been running to the south, so that Qiguo had to punish severely, and even started the whole village and township to sit together, which killed this unhealthy trend.

"Maybe everyone has their own aspirations!" Han Zhi shook his head, puzzled: "And what Xiao Cheng did in Jiangning is even more incomprehensible. Not only did he not want to use Xiao to replace Song, but even one The prime minister is also unwilling to do it. He can follow the law and keep his word, but he wants to make some complicated rules to tie his hands and feet. Enemies like Si Junchao and Xu Mingyi not only don't kill them, but let them live It's really unreasonable to let them be your enemies!"

No matter how important this chess piece is, it is just a chess piece after all. When it is time to give up, a good chess player will never hesitate.

Liu Yu raised his eyebrows, and said: "Every day is a loss, a ship sinks today, and a ship is destroyed tomorrow. Most of the time, our sailors can't even catch a hair of the opponent, and occasionally catch Some, some small fish and shrimps."

What it means behind this is someone who has thoroughly read the book, so Liu Yu and Han Zhi naturally understand.

If he can hold Xuzhou, and then control Jianghuai, and then go all the way south and beat the Yangtze River, it is also possible to become a chess player in this big chess game in the world.

There is no other reason. Most of the people here retreated with the Song army.

A few days ago, Fan Zhong dug holes on the west slope and buried iron sticks in the holes. The key point is that these holes were covered with thin mats and sprinkled with soil.Now they go up and down, with small flags planted on both sides, and where there are no flags, they absolutely dare not wander around.

"Zhong Wuping has spent his whole life on Nansi Lake. He is a living bastard in this lake, a rotten loach. It is really not easy to catch him. But considering the scale of our current grain transportation, this little loss, It can be completely ignored. And Liu Zheng, my lord, we still have to do our best to make friends with him, in the Jianghuai area, without the full cooperation of the navy, it would be very difficult for us to accomplish anything."

But this made the two of them extremely uncomfortable.

But the army of Qi State is about to come back again, and it is also heard that the people of Liao State are also coming. It is said that there are hundreds of thousands of troops outside, and the days of peace will not last long.

Panting heavily, Fan Zhong carefully rested the pan on his back on a mound. There was a long strip of stone in the pan. The long strip of stone was carved into grooves about an inch deep by the craftsmen with a chisel. .Two people came up from the side, lifted the long stone from the back basket, and placed it on a gap in the stone castle wall in front of it, and it fit perfectly.Watching another person walk over with a bucket, scoop out thick soup from the roots and pour it down from the joint of the two stones.

The loss of Xuzhou also poured cold water on his once infinitely inflated ambitions, so he could only become a running dog of the Liao Kingdom with all his heart.

"Compared to the size of the southern navy, our navy is still too small. The Queen Mother ordered all the navy to be gathered under the command of Liu Zheng. This is also in consideration, otherwise the two sides will fight each other and no one will be able to do it. No matter what, it may be taken advantage of by the enemy. Jiang Xiong's attainments in water warfare are indeed extraordinary. More warships, better warships, sharper weapons, and more skilled sailors, King Qi , In this matter, the Empress Dowager Chengtian's consideration is actually correct. Only when five fingers are squeezed into one fist can it be powerful!"

It is conceivable that when the flag is pulled out, even those who dig the pit may not be able to completely say that they can find the location of the pit.When the enemy is climbing up, those who fall into the pit will definitely not end well.

Those who stay here will only be those who are soldiers.

"That's what I said, but my son who was raised so hard by my family finally went to work hard for others, but I couldn't yell a few times, and I always felt uncomfortable." Liu Yu sighed: "These years, we are in the water. You know the amount of money invested by the master."

"After winning this battle, no amount of investment is worth it." Han Zhidao: "As long as we can go to Xuzhou, Jianghuai is under control. With Jianghuai, the natural dangers of the Yangtze River are not worth mentioning. "

"It's not bad to be able to hold back the Western Army!" Han Zhidao: "Who are the people under King Zhenbei's command? The remnants of the rebellious Wugu enemy Lietong, the unpredictable blockers, the capricious Uighurs, There are also tribes in the Northwest recruiting envoys, big and small, the emperors are far from lawless. Such an army, if you lead them to make a fortune, they will be happy, and if you take them to fight hard, they may not do it. Qin Min fought several battles with Xiao Ding in the Western Regions, and probably realized this problem very clearly, and the Empress Dowager Chengtian obviously also realized this. Qin Min can take away all these unstable factors, and let Daliao During the process of conquering, if there are no problems in the rear, it is already a good thing. Qin Min's real henchmen are just thousands of Shan soldiers plus thousands of Jurchen soldiers, let Qin Min use these to fight Xiao Ding with his life?"

Now these strong laborers are all under the leadership of officials to build city walls and build fortresses everywhere. Although life is hard, they are paid enough wages, and they will never default on the settlement every day.

Standing by the Weishan Lake, looking at the grain boats docking, the peasants carried bags of grain off the boats and put them on the carts, and Liu Yu, king of Qi, was dragged away by carts. Said: "Liu Zhenglang's name is false, I really don't know why the Empress Dowager Chengtian appreciates him so much? Not only did he entrust all the sailors of Daliao to him, but also asked our sailors of Daqi to listen to him, hehe , a small water bandit, Zhong Wuping, failed to take it down. Not only Zhong Wuping escaped, but even his two sons escaped without a trace. These days, the waterway has been attacked again and again, and Liu Zheng is not the same Helpless? Strict precautions! Haha, who wouldn’t say that, the question is how to prevent it? God knows those rats in the gutter will come out of there!”

But it has nothing to do with him.

It's too extravagant, they actually use glutinous rice juice to fill the seams.

"But this battle is really dangerous for us!" Liu Yu said: "Yeluzhen is using us to go head-to-head with Gao Yingxiang. It is purely an idea to kill two birds with one stone. It can not only defeat the Song army, but also weaken us with all our strength. Tell me, Daliao is really going to succeed in the southern expedition, and I, the king of Qi, do I still have to do it?"

The stone fort they built was located on an isolated hill. This isolated hill was separated from the city wall by miles. It used to be lush and full of trees, but now the trees on the isolated hill have been cut clean, and even the remaining ones Wooden stakes were also whittled into spears and stood there.

When the Song army retreated, everyone was mobilized to go together, and he dragged his family along with him.

Han Zhi's hair was thinner than before, and his back was rickety. With one hand, he pulled the cloak tightly around his body to resist the cold wind blowing from the lake, and with the other hand, he clenched his fist and put it by his mouth. , coughing softly, listening to Liu Yu's dissatisfied words, Han Zhi chuckled softly: "My lord, Liu Zheng has done a good job. At least now Zhong Wuping is no longer able to make a big impact on our grain fleet. A large-scale attack. Look at this ship, isn't it transporting food to the front line every day?"

Fan Zhong hoped that Song Guo could quickly drive away the Liao people so that he could go home early.

Song Guo will definitely win.

Because they are good to the people.

In their camp where hundreds of families lived, the government even built a school, where a master taught the children to read and write for free!

Thinking of this, Fan Zhong went down the mountain with his back baskets on his back. Everyone carried them around once more, and all the stones were transported up the mountain.