Han Zuo Gaomen

Chapter 349 Gyeonggi Military Affairs
Fuzhou Mountain is well-known, but in fact it is not a towering mountain. Jiangshan is just a small hill in Zhongshan. It is only a few miles away, but its location is extremely dangerous. The city faces Qingxi in the east, and Xichi is not far below the mountain.Once the Overturning Zhou Mountain is under control, the Taiyuan is safe to defend and can be attacked at any time.

It is very difficult to agree on a unified starting time for hundreds of miles apart.Moreover, the river is deep and the waves are high near Jiankang City, so it is even more difficult to control the timing of the launch.Therefore, as soon as Shen Mu received Shen Zhezi's summons, he led the boats up the river. The time when he actually arrived at Fuzhou Mountain was half a day earlier than Shen Zhezi's mobilization time.

Although Fuzhou Mountain is not high, because it is located on the bank of a big river, it occupies the commanding heights. It is really difficult for large ships to approach the Hengjiang River with iron locks and bamboo and wood fences.After putting down the small sampan and trying to attack several times without any results, Shen Mu retreated a little, walked along the embankment to the Qingxi Ferry for a temporary camp, and at the same time looked for a suitable landing place.

Although the defense facilities of Fuzhou Mountain are complete, there are not many defenders. Most of the Yuzhou Army stationed here have been transferred away. , Shen Mu took advantage of the situation and led his army to land in a strong manner. He almost did not encounter much fierce resistance, and easily occupied Fuzhou Mountain.

After taking control of Fuzhou Mountain, Shen Zhezi's envoy also came here, and Shen Mu and King Qiao went to Taicheng to meet Shen Zhezi and report the results of the battle.It's just that they didn't go through the main gate of Taicheng, but climbed over the wall at the foot of the mountain, because there was a battle going on in the south of Taicheng.

After discussing with the Taiwanese officials, Shen Zhezi didn't have time to take a rest, and immediately rushed to the head of the city where Lu Yong was in Xuanyang Gate.At this moment, the soldiers in charge of defending Xuanyang Gate have been replaced by Kuang Shu's troops, while Lu Yong's more than a thousand troops have withdrawn, and Lu Yong is cooperating with Xu Su to reorganize.

It was not the rebels from Stone City outside the city that attacked Taicheng, but the guards in the south of the city who mutinied last night.There are more than 2000 guards in the south of the city. According to Xu Su's estimation, at least [-] participated in the riot last night.These old guards are also considered pitiful. They were not trusted after they surrendered to the rebels, and they lived in trepidation. They mustered up the courage to go and plunder Nanyuan, but they didn't expect that there was nothing left in Nanyuan.

Kong Kong rejoiced, and the guards were in a bad mood, but after venting their anger by burning Nanyuan, they finally had a feeling of fear in their hearts.They gathered a crowd to cause chaos, and it is conceivable that they will be punished by the Liyang army. Even if someone wants to escape from Gyeonggi, but when they want to escape, they find that there are stone city defenders stationed at several city gates. Siege Gyeonggi.

Fortunately, there seemed to be chaos outside the stone city. Although the defenders guarded the way out, they did not launch an attack for a long time, which gave the guards a temporary period of safety.Some of them took advantage of this period of stability and fled from the south and east of the city, only to find that the Qingxi River was soaring, the original pontoon bridge was submerged and broken, and the south of the city was flooded with no way out.

When it was almost dawn, the guards trapped in the capital began to attack each other, annexed or cooperated with each other, and gradually formed several relatively large forces. Of course, there were also many people lurking in the already chaotic city to wait and see the situation. .After the initial integration, the guards no longer rushed around like headless chickens, and began to think of ways to reverse the situation, hoping to win a chance of life.

Those leaders who took advantage of the chaos naturally thought of joining the Liyang Army again. On the one hand, they believed that the Liyang Rebellion was the current ruler of the capital, and on the other hand, the image of the Liyang Army's bravery and combat skills was deeply rooted. People's hearts, so that they dare not give birth to a heart that resists the hard shake.Although they are guilty of mutiny, after all, the law does not blame the public, and the Liyang army also needs to rely on them to control the capital.

Therefore, after the situation calmed down a bit, the leader of the old guard sent an envoy to the defenders of Stone City to plead guilty, but there was no response after the envoy was sent.This unavoidably made the guards even more troubled and hesitant, and there were many people who wanted to live on the sidelines, hoping to survive from death, so the soldiers pointed at Taicheng.Probably in their opinion, as long as they can break through the city of Tai, plunder and control the emperor and his ministers, and have a bargaining chip against the Liyang army, it is better than doing nothing and being trapped in the city and waiting for bad luck to come.

When Shen Zhezi arrived at Xuanyang Gate, the battle had already started for half an hour.But in fact, it's a battle, it's better to say it's just a confrontation between the two sides.

The guards flocked under the city walls of Taicheng in large numbers, without a unified deployment, and without any unwavering tactical goals.Although they still maintained a basic establishment in the city earlier, it was impossible for the Liyang Army to equip them with too sophisticated equipment. There are very few crossbows.

The city wall of Taicheng they attacked was tall and reinforced by the rebels. There were no siege weapons or long-range attack methods, so the battle started with scolding each other from the top and bottom of the city wall.Although Kuang Shu had fully communicated with the many middle-level troop leaders in his department, the bottom-level soldiers were still a little dazed by the sudden change in the position of the camp, and accused each other of being traitors.

When Shen Zhezi arrived at the top of the city, the battle was still going on in a mess. Just near the Xuanyang Gate, it could be seen that the guards were clearly divided into several parts, and some of them raised their heads and threw sparse arrows towards the city. , Some built simple arrow towers and ladders behind the battlefield, and some piled wood under the city wall as if they were going to set fire to it.

The defenders on the city wall maintained basic force suppression, while also shouting loudly to persuade them to surrender, saying that Taicheng had been recovered, and advised these old guards not to insist on making troubles.But since they were originally rebels, what they shouted was embarrassing to them, let alone to persuade those old guards.

After realizing that there was no danger of breaking the city, Shen Zhezi was not in a hurry for the time being. After getting down from the top of the city, he asked someone to go back to Taicheng to invite Cai Mo and some officials from Taiwan who had a subordinate relationship with those old guards earlier. It is not too difficult for these people to subdue those rebellious soldiers.

As for Shen Zhezi himself, it is not appropriate to come forward, those soldiers are not good at fighting, they are good at making troubles, not only they set fire to the Shen family's Nanyuan, but also several other places in the city were damaged to varying degrees.If Shen Zhezi, the sufferer, comes forward, it may make those people feel guilty and add more variables.

Not long after Shen Zhezi got down from the top of the city, Shen Mu and King Qiao hurried over.After seeing these two people, especially Shen Mu, Shen Zhezi felt a little more at ease. Fuzhou Mountain was not only an important stronghold for defending Taicheng, but also the Yangtze River waterway connected to it was a way of retreat after things could not be done.Shen Mu's boat crew totaled more than two thousand people, but there were seven or eight boats, large and small, and they brought a batch of rice, grain, and luggage, and they could transport important personnel away in an emergency.

"Qingque, do you want me to send troops over to destroy those old guards?"

Hearing the commotion outside the city wall of Tai, Shen Mu frowned and said.His capture of Fuzhou Mountain did not take much damage, and the soldiers still maintained sufficient combat effectiveness.

"No need, second brother, defending Fuzhou Mountain and Jiang Ling is the top priority at the moment. As for the rebellious army of the guards, it is not too much trouble."

Shen Zhezi first led Shen Mu to a remote place, handed him a warrant for his own military government, and ordered: "The rest of the Yuzhou Army, second brother, don't treat them too harshly. In the past, it was their own business, but now It has been accomplished, but there is no need to be hostile. I have to open the house now, and you will return to the army later, second brother, and give this order to Du Daohui, asking him to join the army temporarily to appease the Yuzhou soldiers."

Although the Yuzhou Army was easily defeated, Shen Zhezi also knew that it was not a matter of combat effectiveness, but that the Yuzhou Army was not very firm in its fighting spirit. Zu Yue himself did not have the courage and reputation of his brother. There were frequent mutinies.Besides, no matter how powerful the Yuzhou army is, their long-term stationing experience in Yuzhou alone is the manpower that will be used later.It was also Shen Zhezi's long-standing plan for Du He to come forward to appease people's hearts.

After receiving the warrant, Shen Mu nodded and agreed, and after discussing with each other, Shen Mu hurried back to Fuzhou Mountain, preparing to transfer a batch of supplies to Taicheng to fight the enemy, and took Lu Yong and his trilogy away by the way.It is a sensitive issue to deal with surrendering generals. Lu Yong had defected to Director Wang earlier, and Shen Zhezi did not favor one or the other. It was also a good arrangement for Lu Yong himself to transfer him away from Taicheng.

Next, Shen Zhezi received Qiao Wang again.Although the imperial clan was rampant during the Chinese and Korean Dynasties, it became a rare commodity after crossing the river. Among other things, just the five horses crossing the river, counting the king of Xiyang who was just beheaded by Shen Zhezi, there is only one left who surrendered to Su Jun earlier. Sima Xiong, king of Pengcheng, is still in Liyang's army, and he will die sooner or later.As for the kings of Emperor Yuan's lineage, except for Sima Chong, the king of the East China Sea, they are still unknown.

King Qiao Sima Wuji is not considered a close relative of the imperial family, but he is one of the few who are in charge at present when the power of the clan is weak. Of course, this is also thanks to Su Jun, otherwise King Qiao is still sitting on the bench .Shen Zhezi didn't know whether Director Wang had done anything against the defenders of Fuzhou Mountain.But if it is to be done, it must be better to start from King Qiao, but it is a pity that the feud between King Qiao and his family is too deep.

Probably due to the help of heaven and earth, Su Jun asked King Qiao to guard the west pool of Yuancheng, but it made it much easier for Shen Zhezi to capture Fuzhou Mountain, which can be regarded as a loophole.

After several years of being alienated and suppressed, King Qiao appeared to be more mature than before. He had a short beard when he reached the weak crown, and his face had a sense of vicissitudes that ordinary families did not have.When Shen Zhezi came up to meet him, he bowed down and said: "The final general will see the son-in-law. The son-in-law came from afar alone to recover the Taiyuan, rescue the king, and save the country. The final general will be able to follow the tail and live up to the injustice and rebellion." It is an honor to be humiliated by a thief!"

Seeing King Qiao's humble attitude, Shen Zhezi was a little bit taken aback, and couldn't help but think of when he first met King Qiao in the early years, but was scolded by this guy.Sure enough, reality is the best teacher. Once you lose your ambition, no matter how sharp the edges and corners are, they will be smoothed.

Now King Qiao is so obedient to himself, probably because he killed King Xiyang casually earlier.King Qiao surrendered before the battle, although he committed a crime and made meritorious service, but there is indeed a suspicion of rebellion.If someone who was close to the Wang family returned to attack Gyeonggi, King Qiao might not dare to surrender so easily.

"Your Majesty, why do you need to be more polite? Personally speaking, you are still my elder."

Shen Zhezi stepped forward to help King Qiao up with a smile, looked at the slightly decadent young man, and said directly, "The situation in Gyeonggi is still difficult now, and the younger generation is lucky to have Zhu Gongxin to temporarily supervise the military affairs of Gyeonggi." I don't know if your majesty is willing to condescend to be my long history?"

　I'm really sorry, I drank a little too much last night, and I'm still a little dizzy today. . .Hurry up and write, guarantee three updates, if you can make it out, try to add another update

　　
　
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