The Song Dynasty has been deliberate for 16 years, only to know that it is the Water Margin

Chapter 348 Suddenly there is a madman who sharpens his knife at night
Jiangning.

The capital of several dynasties, a famous capital in history, a beautiful place in the south of the Yangtze River, Jinling Emperor State.

Since the beginning of the Six Dynasties, from Jinling to Jiankang and then to Jiangning, this majestic city beside the Yangtze River is not only the most majestic city in the south of the Yangtze River, but even once became the largest city in the world.

From King Wei of Chu who built Jinling Town in Shitou City, to Sun Quan who built his capital, to wearing clothes and traveling to the south, the gold powder of the Six Dynasties, gathered the things of the rise and fall of the past, and said that the world is prosperous and prosperous.

Even in today's Great Song Dynasty, Tokyo is huge and deserves to be number one in the world in terms of population and scale, but Jiangning is only inferior to Tokyo's existence, and the neighboring cities cannot compare.

Zhao Tun is sitting on a painted boat on the Qinhuai River at the moment, and there is an exquisite small sandalwood table in front of him, with a jug of wine and several pastries on it, he drinks wine slowly, eats snacks slowly, carefully Taste the Qingshui tune sung by the kabuki in front of you.

Yesterday he inspected the Jiangning city defenses. Even behind the moat, two ditches were dug. All kinds of horses, antlers, thorns, and thorns were almost all over the city, and wooden gates and iron gates were even added at the water gates.

As for the top of the city, in addition to the usual rolling wood and rocks, green oil and lime, there is no shortage of heavy weapons.

For a city like Jiangning, since ancient times, there have been countless defensive devices accumulated in the past dynasties. Even Zhao Tian couldn't help being shocked when he inspected it. It is estimated that other than Kaifeng Prefecture in Tokyo, no other city has so many defensive devices.

Moreover, there are some things that are not owned by this dynasty at all, and I don't know which dynasty left them, and I can't even name them.

After Zhao Tun was shocked, he was silent. Many of the things that Jiang Ning had prepared were never used, because as the capital of many dynasties in ancient times, many times when the enemy army came here, it would declare that the rivers and mountains were broken, and the building would be destroyed. poured.

Many DPRK countries surrendered directly, and all the preparations were useless.

In addition to these defenses, there are also a lot of heavy crossbows and heavy artillery in this dynasty.

Above the thirteen gates of the four cities, each of them has prepared bed crossbows and large hand crossbows, as well as heavy artillery.

This cannon is not artillery. The earliest artillery in history only appeared in the Southern Song Dynasty, and it was widely used in the Ming Dynasty.

The current cannon is a special trebuchet, which uses the ingenuity of the machine to expand the lever. It can throw stones far away, and it is even more powerful when it is condescending.

The population of Jiangning City is second only to Tokyo, so there is absolutely no lack of strength to defend the city. Moreover, as the largest city in the south of the Yangtze River and the center of military affairs, there are countless food and grass, and there is absolutely no shortage of water sources.

Jiangning was once a royal city, and like Tokyo, it was divided into an inner city and an inner city. Now that it has made full preparations, Zhao Tang absolutely does not believe that this kind of city will be breached in a short time.

In fact, Tokyo is the same. It is extremely difficult to break through from the outside. Not to mention this kind of capital, even some important fortresses, as long as the command is proper, it is basically impossible to break through the city in a short time.

When the later generations of Jin soldiers went south, Wang Zhiao defended Taiyuan for more than 250 days. If the city did not run out of food, he could continue to defend.

It can be seen that if this kind of city is easily broken, there is a problem inside, or it disintegrates from the inside first, otherwise it can be lost casually.

only……

Zhao Tang drank a glass of wine and thought to himself while listening to the kabuki Qing Shui's tunes, Fang La would be happy to kill outside, and had to save countless gold and silver. It always feels a bit inappropriate not to cooperate with Fang La to kill and kill together.

But Jiang Ning is calm, how to kill him?

Both Jiangning and Hangzhou were places where the gentry from the south of the Yangtze River gathered. Fang La killed Hangzhou, so he wanted to kill Jiangning no matter what.

At that time, many people from Hangzhou came to Jiangning. Now that Jiangning's wealthy families are gathered together, if they really kill them, it will be much more enjoyable than Hangzhou.

But, right now, there is really no excuse to kill. The usual excuse is that the court can't do it, and he can't do it either. He can only kill him when he takes advantage of the chaos. untie.

Zhao Tong sighed and drank another glass of wine.

He handed over the entire city defense affairs to Wang Teng, and he asked Wang Teng for the position of the commander of the Lianghuai Xuanfu Division, nominally on the same level as Liu Yanqing, the commander of the Western Army.

Among the few people brought here, if anyone is said to be the most loyal to the imperial court, it must be Wang Tian.

According to the normal trajectory, not long after the conquest of Fangla, Tong Guan led the tired division of the Western Army to the north to cooperate with Jurchen to attack the Liao Dynasty.

Then in the seventh year of Xuanhe, Jurchen attacked the Song Dynasty, Tong Guan abandoned Taiyuan and returned to Beijing, leaving Wang Xin as the deputy chief of the army and horses, and commanded the Xuanfu Division to guard Taiyuan. In September of the first year of Jingkang, they guarded Taiyuan for more than 250 days. , the city fell, and Wang Zhiyu led the tired soldiers to fight in the streets. After being shot dozens of times, he threw himself into the river and died.

This is definitely the first-class loyal minister of the Great Song Dynasty, and a model for the military generals of the Great Song Dynasty to flaunt their history. Except for one, the rest may not be as good as Wang Zhi.

Zhao Tun was 1 relieved to hand over the matter of defending the city to Wang Teng, but it was a pity that Wang Teng was loyal to the imperial court, not him, King Qin.

The remaining Yao Pingzhong and Lu Junyi were naturally loyal to him. Yao Pingzhong boarded the pirate ship and was completely bound.

As for Zhe Kecun, it's hard to say. Although he was a genius in military affairs, he died earlier after all. When Zhe Keqiu was threatened to surrender by Jin Bing with his family, he had already passed away.

Zhao Tang unknowingly drank the whole pot of wine, looked at the kabuki in front of him, and said indifferently: "Sing Po Qinhuai!"

Yao Pingzhong, who was standing at the side, grinned suddenly, and said in his heart, my lord, it's not appropriate to sing this right now, right?

The kabuki in front of them were also shocked. It was fine to sing this song in peacetime, but now that Jiangnan is in chaos, how can they sing this song?
But no one dared to object, and no one dared to persuade. The kabukis sang this Du Mu's Po Qinhuai palely:
smoke cage cold water moon cage sand,
Night mooring Qinhuai near the restaurant.

The business woman doesn't know the hatred of subjugation,
Across the river, I still sing the flowers in the backyard.

After listening, Zhao Tang sneered, ordered the boat to dock, and then got up and went ashore with his hands behind his back.

Just a few hours later, all the things that King Qin did on the boat, even including the expressions and movements during the process, were written on the paper and placed on the desks of the chiefs of the various gentry clans in Jiangning at this moment...

As night fell, Zhao Tun wrote memorials to Emperor Daojun in the Xuanfu Department. His memorials could go directly to the Guards and Military Division, instead of going through Zhongshu's door, and could be delivered directly to the palace.

The excerpts naturally exaggerate the chaos in the south of the Yangtze River, such as corpses strewn across the fields, starving and dying, mourning for thousands of miles, blood flowing into rivers, bones exposed in the wild, in short, how to write about how tragic and scary.

The more serious the better!
It is to scare the emperor Dao to be restless, restless, and difficult to sleep at night.

He knew that Tong Guan and Zhao Kai would also write like this, and it might even be more terrifying than what he wrote. No matter how discordant they are, they will definitely have a tacit understanding when it comes to scaring the emperor.

When an accident first occurs, it must be concealed, when it comes, it must be exaggerated, and after the ordinary incident, it must be said that it is hard and difficult.

This has always been the case with officials since ancient times, but the person on the chair is not telling the truth, maybe some shrewd people know in their hearts that the courtiers lied to him and frightened him, but this is a conspiracy, as long as he wins in the end, the person on the chair will have nothing to do.

At the end of his writing, he changed his pen and said that King Daoyun led his troops to Hongzhou, Jiangxi, and the entire Jiangnan East Road was empty to the bandits. Crossing the Yangtze River, the front of the soldiers will point directly at Gyeonggi, and the consequences will be disastrous.

Therefore, in a hurry, he led his troops across the south and stationed in Jiangning, vowing to block the bandit army to the south of the Yangtze River and not to step half a step across the river.

After finishing writing, Zhao Tong dried the ink and smiled. Zhao Kai will definitely impeach him at the memorial and go to Jiangning to control the military affairs. He will explain a little bit. Jiangdong, Fang La fought the Yangtze River, and then went to Jingji, your crime, King Yun, will be serious.

Just after he put down his pen, Zhang Xian outside suddenly came to report that someone called the door outside Jiangning City.

At this time, the city gate of Jiangning had just been closed, and Zhang Xian had been under Wang Zhi's command all along, so he went directly to the top of the city, but Zhang Xian could come to inquire, he must be an extraordinary person from the city.

"My lord, it's Du Po who's here, right under the city!" Zhang Xian said.

Zhao Tong was overjoyed when he heard the words. After sneaking into Wang Qing's army that day, he made friends with Du Po. Later, Zong Ze planned to capture Du Po alive. Tama let Du Po go.

Before this expedition, he thought that his subordinates really lacked generals, so he sent a letter to Du Po, including Shandong Wusong, asking them to come and help.

Because Wu Song has been taking care of Wu University, Wu University was kicked by Ximen Qing for a secret injury, fearing that it will be difficult for a lifetime, and he will not be able to work, and needs someone to take care of him, so he didn't come to his subordinates.

After hearing Zhang Xian's report, Zhao Tong ordered Du Po to be released into the city and brought to the department.

Du Po is highly skilled in martial arts, especially in horse fighting, which can be said to be on par with Lu Junyi. Although Fang La has many masters, no one can surpass Lu Junyi and Du Po in the battle of horsemen on horseback.

When commanding an army to fight, the importance of horse warfare is far higher than that of infantry warfare. A master of horse warfare is a flag on the battlefield. Charge into the battle and fight in front of the army. It can be regarded as a sign of the battle between the two armies. The strong can boost morale and guide the war to victory.

Although it is known that Wang Laofo and Chen Kuutong on Fang La's side are masters, even if they are masters, they can beat Du Po in a single fight, but if they are in the battle and fight immediately, their effect may not be stronger than Du Po and Lu Junyi. , maybe even worse than the two of them.

This is the difference between personal force and the general trend of the battlefield.

After a long while, Zhang Xian invited Du Po to come, and before entering the door, Zhao Tong greeted him, took Du Po's hand and said: "Long Jian really wants to kill the king, this time you are here, don't leave again, even if you want to It is definitely not allowed to leave the king."

Du Po was born ugly and ferocious, but his face was extremely thin. Seeing how courteous and virtuous a corporal Zhao Tun was, his face flushed red, and he fell to the ground with a "plop": "Du Po thank you, Lord, for your kindness and life. Reciprocate wholeheartedly."

Zhao Tang dragged him up, asked Zhang Xian to move the chair, sat down and chatted for a while, then asked someone to prepare a banquet, and drank until the willow shoots on the moon before giving up.

Another day later, Wu Song also came, and Zhao Tun once again offered wine to welcome the wind. Wu Song was different from Du Po, and there was no previous confrontation. From the time he went to Tokyo to fight, Zhao Tun gave favors step by step, especially at Wuhan University. Regarding the matter, it can be said that Zhao Tun saved the life of Wu University. Although Wu Song still can't figure out how Zhao Tun knew that the medicine could not be drunk, it did not delay his determination to die.

Zhao Tang held Wu Song's hand, looked at his resolute and resolute face, shook his head and said, "Erlang, after we finish defeating the bandits this time, let's take Brother Nai to Tokyo. It's better to be by my king's side than to have no one to support and take care of us in Shandong."

Wu Song turned his head and bowed: "All according to the prince's orders."

Zhao Tun helped him up: "It's very good, very good!"

Another two days passed in a blink of an eye, Zhao Tang suddenly received an urgent military report from Xuanzhou in the south, and his expression changed drastically upon seeing it.

The battle report was clearly written, and it was discovered that Fang La's bandit army was gathering in Shezhou, with the intention of coming in the direction of Xuanzhou.

Originally, Xuanzhou thought that the bandit army stationed in Shezhou was planning to harass them, but later found out that something was wrong, it was actually a gangster who overwhelmed an unknown number of soldiers, probably tens of thousands, so he hurriedly sent a letter to Jiangning.

Holding the battle report, Zhao Tong's expression fluctuated. Fang La's main force was stalemate with Tong Guan in Suzhou.

And there are at most a few thousand rebels stationed in Shezhou. According to the battle report, there may be tens of thousands, so it cannot be the original rebel army in Shezhou. But besides these, where else come from?
Zhao Tang thought in his heart, could it be that Fang Qifo who went south returned?But he didn't go back to Suzhou to support Fang La, but why did he come here... Could it be that he wants to attack Jiang Ning and seize the natural danger of the Yangtze River?

Zhao Tong took a deep breath, but this is very possible. According to the battle report, other than Fang Qifo's army on the South Road, it is impossible for others to have so many soldiers and horses, and behind Xuanzhou is Jiangning, and Fang Qifo went straight to Xuanzhou. It goes without saying that they just want to attack Jiang Ning!
Thinking of this, Zhao Tong narrowed his eyes slightly, and his heart became a little excited, come on, I'm not afraid of you coming, I'm afraid you won't come!

No matter how many Fang Qifo soldiers and horses are, it is absolutely impossible to take down Jiang Ning, not to mention that many of the bandit army are civilians and do not have much strength.

But he can use this to do a big thing, a big thing!

Sitting on the chair and meditating for a while, Zhao Tama called Yao Pingzhong, and then asked Yao Pingzhong to close the door, and asked lightly: "Yao Qishi, I can read the scriptures recently, can I worship Mingzun?"

Yao Pingzhong was stunned when he heard the words, and said to his heart, you are not joking, are you?Right now, they are leading soldiers to fight against Mingjiao in the Central Plains. What scriptures do they still read, and what kind of Ming Zun do they worship? Even if they want to worship, Jiangning City must have a statue of Ming Zun.

He shook his head and said, "Subordinates...no."

Zhao Tong frowned and said: "This is not good. As the envoy of the Holy Cult, why don't you read the scriptures and worship Ming Zun? You are not pious!"

"Ah?!" Yao Pingzhong thought to himself, how pious is this? He yelled over there and bowed over here. No one would believe it if he said it was pious. Even if Ming Zun knew it, he wouldn't believe it.

Zhao Tang said: "Is it because there is no holy statue of the Mingzun around you? This is easy to handle. You have seen the appearance of a holy statue in Luzhou, and there is another one in Luliu Village. Although the imitation is not very similar, you are also common. Is it not difficult to make a few?"

Yao Pingzhong scratched his head, what does it mean to do a few things...Your lord, you are not impious, it is disrespectful, he hurriedly said: "It's not difficult, it's not difficult."

Zhao Tong nodded: "How many disciples have you brought with you when you came out of Tokyo this time?"

Yao Pingzhong said: "Except for a few people left to guard Zhuangzi, almost all of them can be brought here. There are about seven or eight hundred people in the army now."

Zhao Tong thought for a while, seven or eight hundred people were enough, originally there were thousands of disciples in Tokyo, but the rest were from the Dianqian Division, and they couldn't be brought into his own army.

He said: "Emissary Yao Qi, this king has an important matter to deal with with you!"

Yao Pingzhong wondered, "What is your order?"

Zhao Tun smiled slightly: "After finishing the statue of Ming Zun, you just..."

A moment later, Yao Pingzhong stared at a pair of big eyes, his face was pale, his lips trembled uncontrollably, even if he was so bold, he almost sat down on the ground at this moment.

"Emissary Yao Qi remember?" Zhao Tun asked with squinted eyes.

"Remember, remember." Yao Pingzhong nodded like a chicken eating rice, can he not remember?This is a major event that will break the sky, this will shake the world!
"When you remember, go out and get ready!" Zhao Tong nodded and said, "Don't leak any news, and don't think about riding a mule in the middle of the night."

Yao Pingzhong thought with a sullen face, why do you always think that he is going to run away? Although he raised a small green mule in his hometown in Guanzhong, he didn't bring it to the capital. Besides, how did the prince know that he kept a mule?
"Save it for my subordinates!" He broke out in a cold sweat at the moment, because what Zhao Tun said was too shocking.

Zhao Tun waved his hand, and watched Yao Pingzhong walk out the door, thinking for a while again.

On the second day, another military report came from Xuanzhou. This time it was confirmed that the army was Fang Qifo's team. As for the number of people was about 10,000+, Xuanzhou Zhizhou said that it would be difficult to resist and asked Jiangning for support.

Zhao Tong replied to him, ordering him to evacuate all the troops in Xuanzhou City and abandon the city, but he was not allowed to travel to Jiangning, but ordered him to lead troops to Taiping Prefecture and join forces with Taiping Prefecture to defend.

As for Jiangning, at the same time he received the Xuanzhou military report, Zhao Tun issued a death order, closing thirteen gates of Jiangning's four cities, even the water gates.

No one is allowed to enter, and no one is allowed to leave the city!

If you violate the order, you will be killed without mercy!

(End of this chapter)