The Red House starts from Liaodong

Chapter 404

north town.

Shandong Chief Secretary said below, mobilizing peasants from Shandong to go to Beizhen to repair the city wall, which cost a lot of material and manpower.

Let the dilapidated city reveal its outline again and restore part of its function.

In one or two years, three batches were recruited from the country, totaling [-] troops, and they were newly established as the Beizhen Army.

At the beginning of the country, there were tens of thousands of Beizhen troops, and even the [-] to [-] Beizhen troops a few years ago. Compared with the past, the current scale is far from being comparable.

Li Changsong still has a long way to go if he wants to restore his family.

At least.

Within three years, the strength of the Beizhen Army will reach [-].

As long as the emperor supports him, he has this confidence. Only King Zhongshun in Liaoxi has become his obstacle.

Before Beizhen was captured by the barbarians, the entire western Liaoning had a population of tens of thousands.

Until Jinzhou was destroyed, most of the hundreds of thousands of military households were captured by the barbarians and transported to Shen and Liao.

Last year, the Jinjiang army took the lead in jointly attacking the barbarians, and some Liao people fled to the west of Liao, only to restore the population of more than [-].

But these populations are all in the hands of King Zhongshun.

With the remaining Jinzhou Army as the core, King Zhongshun re-recruited troops, and with domestic deployment of troops, the strength of the Jinzhou Army has exceeded [-].

The latest batch of [-] recruits passed through the Shanhaiguan Pass, and their destination was Beizhen, where they were detained by King Zhongshun.

"Too bullying."

Beizhen Jiedu Mansion.

in the hall.

Li Changsong is like an angry cat.

The Jinxiang Hou Mansion carefully maintained the relationship between the various families in the capital, and worked hard to create opportunities. After several twists and turns, the current situation came about.

their home.

When has he been so humble in a hundred years?
But I just want to restore the strength of the family.

Such a small wish was suppressed time and time again by King Zhongshun.

The Jinxiang Hou's Mansion exhausted all the connections in the capital, and finally got through the court to let the emperor open the golden mouth and order Zhongshun Wang to release the man.

As a result, within two months, King Zhongshun suppressed another group of people.

Li Changsong was driven mad by the feeling of being unreasonably stuck on his neck.

Seeing this, the rest of the people, because of their different identities, neither persuaded them nor refused to persuade them, each of them looked uneasy.

There was Cheng Zhixin, who was sent by King Zhongshun, and Ma Xun, the general of the Beizhen Army, and others.

Cheng Zhixin smiled wryly.

then.

Although there are dirty things in their Liaoxi army, they are still good on the surface, and they give each other enough affection.

Even the former Liaodong economic strategy Shi Nai, or Wei Yi, have not changed much.

Only King Zhongshun was different.

He wants to personally control all the armies in western Liaoning to form a complete force to counter the Jinjiang army.It is believed that the current orders of various ministries are different, and it is impossible to deal with the threat of the Jinjiang Army.

"This matter is beneficial to Liaoxi. King Zhongshun's message, please put the state affairs first."

Cheng Zhixin finally said.

He came with a mission, even if he knew it would make Li Changsong unhappy, he had to say it, he just hoped it would not affect his personal friendship.

"Forgive me for not agreeing. King Zhongshun wants to order the Beizhen Army. As long as he has an official document from the Ministry of War, I will support it."

Li Changsong said coldly.

"There is no need to continue talking about the rest. If you continue to persuade, it will only make you and me unhappy."

Even having said this kind of words, Cheng Zhixin accepted it as soon as he saw it, and returned to Jinzhou with Li Changsong's attitude, and returned to King Zhongshun.

The Beizhen Army has [-] troops, and the newly recruited [-] troops were detained by King Zhongshun, and the Jinzhou Army has [-] troops.

There are [-] to [-] troops in Shanhaiguan.

The whole of Western Liaoning is combined, and there are still nearly [-] troops.

"Shenyang has been besieged."

King Zhongshun sighed.

"But everyone has selfishness and cares nothing about state affairs. The country's troubles today are all due to other generations."

Liu Ying, Zhao Yong, Tumen, Cheng Zhixin and others all looked at King Zhongshun.

Liu Ying and Zhao Yong are the commander-in-chief, and Li Jian is the guerrilla. All the people present are senior generals of the Jinzhou Army.

Cheng Zhixin and Tumen are the confidantes of King Zhongshun.

Therefore, they all knew the purpose of King Zhongshun.

The defenders who wanted to control Shanhaiguan, the Beizhen Army, joined the Jinzhou Army, and sent troops to the Daliaohe River, assisting the Jinjiang Army in name, but actually threatening the Jinjiang Army.

At the beginning of the action, he encountered setbacks in Beizhen.

Without the cooperation of Beizhen, even if King Zhongshun contacted the Shanhaiguan defenders, he would not be able to lead the army through Beizhen.

Everyone didn't have an idea, or they didn't want to tear themselves apart with Bei Zhen.

The people at the scene were all generals from western Liaoning, and they had a close relationship with Beizhen, and they were unwilling to offend private individuals because of official business.

But Tumen was not a general in Liaoxi, he was brought from the country by King Zhongshun.

"Don't bother with Li Changsong."

Tumen's words attracted everyone's attention.

"Li Changsong abandoned Xining Fort without the imperial court's permission, while Jin Jiang's army violated the imperial court system and violated Xining Fort.

As long as we grasp this point, we will not be afraid even if the lawsuit comes to the saint. "

This is to completely tear faces with Bei Zhen.

After listening to Tumen's words, everyone understood in their hearts, no one came forward to agree, and no one came forward to oppose.

He didn't want to offend Li Changsong, and no one dared to make King Zhongshun angry.

It is still clear which is more important.

"Transfer [-] troops from Shanhaiguan, Xiangshu Grassland Tribe asked for [-] troops, our headquarters [-] troops went directly to Beizhen, and took over [-] Beizhen troops.

In this way, there will be [-] troops. When they reach the Daliao River, the Jinjiang Army will withdraw. "

Tumen said confidently.

There are [-] to [-] barbarian troops in Shenyang, and [-] troops in Daliaohe. The Jinjiang army can't take care of both ends, so they can only choose to retreat and maintain the status quo.

Too whimsical.

Objections were raised.

Zhu Zhenjie, who was on guard, received the gaze of the commander-in-chief Liu Ying, stood up and cupped his hands, and King Zhongshun nodded before he spoke in public.

"What if the Beizhen army resists?"

Tumen didn't take it seriously.

"With King Zhongshun's prestige, who would dare to resist? Moreover, with several times more troops and a firm attitude, no one from the generals of the Beizhen Army would dare to use swords or guns under strong pressure."

In order to strengthen his persuasion, Tumen took the initiative to say again.

"We sent troops in the name of assisting the Jinjiang army. The Jinjiang army had no reason to attack us. Moreover, we only stationed in the Daliaohe River. With the river as our support, we were not afraid of the Jinjiang army's sneak attack.

Even if the Jin Jiang army dared to risk the disgrace of the world, how could they dare to take the risk with the barbarian army watching behind them. "

Tumen's strategy is simple.

The garrison is in the Daliaohe River and does not conflict with the Jinjiang Army, but exposes the Jinjiang Army's grain roads to the Jinzhou Army.

Eighty thousand troops are here.

Would the Jin Jiang army dare to retreat?
At that time, it was not that the Jinzhou Army was worried about whether the Jinjiang Army would dare to rebel, but that the Jinjiang Army was worried about whether the Jinzhou Army would sneak attack on their food roads.

It's the same reason as Jin Jiangjun went to Fujian.

Under the banner of Tong Dazhou, the Fujian Weisuo Army could only watch the Jinjiang Army move the landless people.

The Jin Jiang army is the army of the Great Zhou, and it is their advantage to obtain what they want from the country of the Great Zhou, and it can also become a disadvantage.

"Shanhai Pass is an important pass, and troops will not be transferred to western Liaoning easily."

Zhu Zhenjie retorted again.

Before Jinzhou was destroyed, Ningyuan City was in danger, and Shanhaiguan not far away was indifferent.

"Others don't have this prestige, but our lord does. I believe the general soldiers of Shanhaiguan would not dare to reject the lord."

Tumen is self-confident.

When did Marquis Ping Liao offend this person?

Liu Ying looked at Zhao Yong beside him, Zhao Yong understood the meaning of Liu Ying's eyes, and shook his head quietly.

Is Marquis Ping Liao ambitious?No one knows.

But from Tumen's mouth, he firmly believed that Marquis Ping Liao had unruly intentions, and repeatedly made suggestions against Jin Jiang's army.

It seems that the Jin Jiang army will not give up if it does not force the rebellion.

"The barbarians have promised to submit to the imperial court. The Jinjiang army should not launch an attack, but should wait for the imperial court's decision."

Tumen looked at King Zhongshun.

first half.

The barbarians wanted to have peace talks with the Great Zhou just now, because the news suddenly spread uproar and the people were indignant, which led to the failure of the peace talks.

As the Jinjiang Army's offensive unfolded, one victory after another, the barbarian's defenses fell everywhere, so the barbarian sent another envoy, instead of talking about peace talks, they changed their surrender.

There is much to be done about this.

Peace talks and surrender, the two cannot be compared, at least they will not cause too much reaction.

King Zhongshun approved of Tumen's strategy.

As for the surrender of the barbarians, the time it takes to go back and forth between the two places, plus the time of the court dispute, I am afraid that when the news comes to fruition, the day lily will be cold.

He knew that he was empty-mouthed and could not persuade Marquis Ping Liao to stop the war.

Then we can only do this so that Marquis Ping and Liao can retreat, save the barbarians, and wait for the court's decision.

The previous peace talks almost succeeded, but were finally destroyed by rumors.

No one has any reason to object to the submission now, and King Zhongshun believes that the court must agree.

intermediary time.

The military strength of western Liaoning, the military strength of the grassland tribes, and the military strength of the barbarians are enough to stabilize the current situation in eastern Liaoning and restrain the Jinjiang army from acting rashly.

Even the Jinjiang army cannot deal with these many forces alone.

"I hope Marquis Ping Liao is willing to wait for the court's decision and postpone the attack on Shenyang, unless he doesn't see the court in his eyes."

Tumen said firmly.

Everyone was speechless.

The situation in Shenyang is critical, but the city of Shenyang is strong, and there is still time to save it.

Tumen went to Shanhaiguan, and King Zhongshun sent people to contact the prairie tribes outside Liaoxi Pass, requesting the coalition forces to assist Da Zhou in recovering Shenyang.

Promise that you only need to reach the Daliaohe River, and you don't need to participate in the battle to attack Shenyang.

This is a lie.

It has nothing to do with King Zhongshun's true purpose.

But the Taijis of the grassland tribes didn't know that many leaders of the tribes who were familiar with them readily agreed when they saw that they could get the reward so easily.

Nuer Gansi, Liaodong, Liaoxi.

Long city walls were built in Liaodong and Liaoxi, but Nuer Gansi was too far away and large, so the Great Wall was not built.

Shanhaiguan, the starting point of the Great Wall.

No matter how the situation outside the customs changes, Shanhaiguan is as strong as a mountain and will not waver, becoming the most stable line of defense for the empire.

King Zhongshun sent someone to contact the general of Shanhaiguan.

Tumen, who was burdened with a heavy responsibility, returned to Shanhaiguan once again, looking at the Shanhaiguan in front of him and sighing.

Just like ants in front of a mountain, facing such a majestic situation, even if you have seen it many times, you can't suppress the wonder in your heart.

Shanhaiguan.

The performance of the national power of the Great Zhou, and only the Great Zhou can build it, just like a majestic pass with mountains as its roots.

Shanhaiguan is not just a grand pass.

It is bounded by North Silla City in the north, Beiying City in the northeast, Dongluo City in the east, Silla City in the south, and Xiluo City in the west.

It consists of a radiating ring-shaped castle group, guarding Shanhaiguan.

Less than five miles to the east of the city, there is Weiyuan City as an offensive stronghold, to control Guancheng and the Bohai Sea area, and has Ninghai City and the old dragon on the coast.

Don't mention the rest.

Even the most partial old dragon head, the city wall is made of a whole block of big stones, more than three feet high, deep into the sea, not afraid of artillery fire.

In the dangerous mountain on the left side of Shanhai Pass, Jiaoshan Pass was built, also made of stone, nearly two feet high.

"As expected of the best level in the world."

Tumen sighed.

The surrounding acropolis are so strong, not to mention the main pass of Shanhaiguan, the crystallization of the craftsman's technology of the Great Zhou Dynasty, all of which are vividly displayed in Shanhaiguan.

Tumen, who was born in Jiangmen, has seen the border towns on the Nine Sides, but no matter how majestic the city is, it cannot compare with Shanhaiguan.

The mountain pass in front of us was built in the pre-Ming Dynasty and has been expanded, strengthened and refurbished for hundreds of years.

The commander-in-chief of Shanhaiguan sent people to welcome the cronies of King Zhongshun. After the two sides met and greeted each other, Tumen pointed to Shanhaiguan.

"This pass cannot be captured by manpower."

Hearing Tumen's exclamation, everyone had no opinion and got used to it.

From inside the pass to outside the pass, officials, generals, common people, businessmen, craftsmen, etc. all have to pass through Shanhaiguan.

And no matter who, facing this level will lose their minds and sigh from the bottom of their hearts.

When the barbarians attacked the west of Liaoning, Jinzhou had already been captured, and the people in the whole of the west of Liaoning panicked. Only the generals in Shanhaiguan remained motionless, but the morale of the soldiers in Guanzhong remained unwavering.

"This is very true. It's a pity that the barbarian army didn't arrive here at the beginning, and the commander-in-chief was still waiting for the barbarian army to attack Shanhaiguan, in order to inflict heavy losses on them, but he didn't wait for the opportunity, so he felt sorry."

Shanhaiguan officials laughed.

Tumen agreed with a full face.

"If we really attack Shanhaiguan, I'm afraid that even Weiyuan City will be smashed by the barbarians, and even the main pass will be out of reach.

Marquis Ping Liao is powerful and has ulterior motives. Even if he really rebels and leads the army to attack Shanhaiguan, even if he has a hundred thousand elite soldiers, he can only look at the city and sigh. "

Hearing Tumen's words, everyone couldn't believe it.

"How could Marquis Ping Liao rebel?"

these years.

There is more and more news about Marquis Ping Liao, and the officials in Shanhaiguan, of course, are very clear about it.

However, although Ping Liaohou had many controversies, he did not say that about him.

So hearing Tumen's words, the officials in Shanhaiguan were shocked. Could it be that Marquis Ping Liao really had ambitions?
But they were not afraid. Although they had never seen the Jinjiang army, the power of Shanhaiguan could not be broken by manpower.

Tumen is mysterious and noncommittal.

"Hmph, Marquis Ping Liao, he has a big heart."

Although it is not certain that Marquis Ping Liao has the intention of rebellion, but this pretense made everyone doubtful.

Ping Liao Hou has the heart of rebellion?

Seeing that his goal had been achieved, Tumen didn't talk too much, leaving his imagination to everyone, and entered the city with everyone with a normal expression.

Shanhaiguan General Military Mansion.

On the west side is the Confucian Temple, on the north side of the Confucian Temple is the Guandi Temple, and on the west side of the Confucian Temple is the Great Depression.

Tumen passed through Fuqian Street, walked all the way through the archway, screen wall, gate, Yimen, and Rongshifang. After waiting for a while, he was led into the lobby.

"The last general, Tumen, pays homage to Zongbing Zuo."

If it was an ordinary general, they would not be introduced so quickly, but Tumen represented King Zhongshun, so Zuo Qin, the commander of Shanhaiguan, did not dare to neglect him.

The interior of Shanhaiguan is complex.

The guards and generals came from Liaodong, as well as from all over the country.

For example, the Sichuan Baigan soldiers and Zhejiang soldiers, who have proven their combat effectiveness many times, each recruited thousands of soldiers and stationed in Shanhaiguan.

"If you want to be a guerrilla, please sit down. I don't know what King Zhongshun has to say."

Zuo Qin asked politely after Tumen was seated.

Hearing this, Tumen stood up to respond again.

"The Marquis of Ping Liao has successively conquered various places around Shenyang and besieged Shenyang. King Zhongshun wants to lead his troops northward.

The restoration of Shen Yang is a major matter for the court, and King Zhongshun is short of troops, so he wants to second some elite soldiers from Shanhaiguan. "

Zuo Qin was stunned.

The soldiers in Shanhaiguan cannot move.

And even if you want to mobilize troops, you need to have official documents from the Ministry of War.

But Zuo Qin thought that King Zhongshun was the powerful prince and the emperor's uncle, and he was also in charge of western Liaoning.

He wanted to intervene in the affairs of Shanhaiguan, and he could not be said to have exceeded his authority.

But Zuo Qin dared not agree.

Refusal must not be outspoken. With the prestige of King Zhongshun, I dare not offend him.

"Since Marquis Ping Liao has besieged Shenyang, he must be able to take Shenyang and restore Liaodong just around the corner with his ability. Why do you need to trouble King Zhongshun?"

Zuo Qin thought for a while, then looked at Tumen with a smile.

"King Zhongshun shouldered the expectations of a sage, and was ordered to serve in Liaoxi when he was in danger. He has worked hard for a long time and never dared to let go.

Liaoxi, where the people were originally flustered, gradually calmed down and regained their vitality, all thanks to King Zhongshun.

But Shenyang is a big matter, with a heart of loyalty and obedience to the king, how can he relax his vigilance, he must personally supervise the battle. "

Zuo Qin is not a fool.

But he really didn't dare to offend King Zhongshun, thinking of what excuse to use to shirk this matter.

~~~~~~
Outside Shenyang.

Dozens of camps, more than [-] troops, involved a lot of affairs, intricate clues, none of which should be taken lightly.

The military office is like the brain of the human body, dispatching all affairs in the army, making the barracks look like a whole and orderly.

Under the night.

At the entrance of the big tent, a row of braziers were burning, erected on the three-pronged pillar, lighting up one side's vision.Just in time, a row of patrol soldiers passed by.

The patrol soldiers carry lanterns, like fireflies in the night, bringing a ray of light wherever they go, and returning to darkness when they leave.

far away.

The flame on the head of the torch fluctuated, because the distance was too far, only the light was seen.

Tang Qing'an lifted the curtain, and the guards around him remained motionless.

Tents were like trees, blocking people's sight. Tang Qing'an's gaze could not penetrate through a few tents.

The sky was full of distractions and was incomparably vast, but Tang Qing'an couldn't feel at ease no matter what.

Subsequently.

Xie Youcheng and others also came out of the tent to breathe.

Regarding the arrangement of the battle, several people have been discussing for a whole day in the big tent.

After being in the tent for a long time today, Tang Qing'an wanted to take a walk.

Thinking that it was night again in the barracks, it was not easy to move around easily, and there was no arrangement in advance, so as not to cause commotion, so I gave up the idea in my heart.

Shenyang City is strong.

Although the victory is just around the corner, no one can predict how much it will cost to win the victory.

Before the war.

The barbarians repeatedly sent envoys to negotiate peace with Jinjiang Town, but Tang Qing'an refused.

Now that the capital is besieged, but there is no movement, it can be seen that he is determined and ready to use Shenyang's geographical advantage to fight against the Jinjiang army.

"No matter what, before winter comes, we must take Shenyang, but we must also implement a perfect strategy to avoid heavy casualties."

The few people took a few deep breaths and felt much lighter than in the tent. Suddenly hearing the general's words, Xie Youcheng hurried forward.

"What the general said is true, we will treat it with caution."

Tang Qing'an nodded.

Seeing the sky and the heavy atmosphere again, he looked at everyone with a smile.

"It's getting late, everyone, go back and rest."

Xie Youcheng did not evade any excuses, and after taking his leave with the general and the others, he left the big tent. Under the protection of his personal guards, Tang Qingan went back to his own tent not far away.

a group of people.

Under the escort of the soldiers holding lanterns, they went back to their residences one after another. Only Xie Youcheng did not go back to his tent after saying goodbye to his colleagues.

Provided several tents for military officials to work in, Xie Youcheng turned on the light and continued to handle official duties.

soon.

The sky turned white, and after a while, the sky brightened.

Several riders.

Hurry into camp in the dark.

Except where they passed, the rest is unknown.

Xie Youcheng got Li Changsong's letter, and after reading it, he didn't dare to be negligent, and hurried to the general's residence. The guards knew it was a big deal, and hurriedly paid for it, waking up Tang Qing'an who had just lay down.

Tang Qing'an's eyes were red and he washed his face.

Xie Youcheng beside him had already read the contents of the letter.

"It's really troublesome."

Tang Qing'an became more sober, feeling helpless in her heart.

Since he went to sea, he has faced three people from Liaoxi.

Shi Nai, Wei Yi, King Zhongshun.

Shi Nai helped him many times and promoted the development of Jinjiang Town.

After Shi Nai resigned, Wei Yi, who was newly appointed, wanted to show him off and deal with him as soon as he took office.

However, he was not strong enough, so he didn't take it seriously, and didn't cause much trouble.

On the contrary, King Zhongshun has the weakest army.

Obviously, the military strength is not as good as that of Wei Yi back then, but he made himself difficult.

"If King Zhongshun's goal is achieved, it will be difficult for us."

Xie Youcheng asked if it was true.

Not to mention the current combat effectiveness of the Liaoxi Army.

If an army of [-] arrives at Daliaohe, the Jinjiang Army will have to divide at least [-] to [-] troops to garrison Haizhou to be at ease.

It is equivalent to going to one-third of the Jinjiang Army's military strength.

Then there is no need to fight the battle in Shenyang.

"Go to Shanhaiguan first to find out whether King Zhongshun's military order has been approved, and remind Li Changsong to be careful of King Zhongshun's force."

"No way?"

Xie Youcheng couldn't believe it.

Li Changsong is the Jiedu envoy, who dares to force him, not afraid of the court's investigation?

"Others really dare not, because they don't have the confidence, but King Zhongshun is not necessarily, he has always regarded himself as the emperor's uncle, there is no one who dares."

Tang Qing'an has more sources of information, and has a deeper understanding of King Zhongshun than Xie Youcheng.

"In the end, we still have to find a way."

"He wins over the grassland tribes, we also win over the grassland tribes, Obama is not willing to help us fight the barbarians, I agree with his behavior.

But let Jia Jian ask him, will Lin Danhan give up attacking him?
If he thinks that Lin Dan Khan will not give up attacking him and wants my support, would he be willing to do me a favor first? "

"What is the general thinking?"

Xie Youcheng was shocked.

Tang Qing'an nodded.

"Let Auba send out the army to help Li Changsong defend Beizhen City. It would be best if nothing happens. If King Zhongshun is really tough, it's not just Li Changsong's [-] soldiers."

King Zhongshun dared to be tough on Li Changsong.

Because Li Changsong only had [-] soldiers in his hands.

In a situation where neither side dared to make a real move in reality, the Zhongshun King's soldiers were several times stronger than the Beizhen Army, and Li Changsong was powerless to stop them.

But when Beizhen has more military power, the situation is different.

(End of this chapter)