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Chapter 373: Soldiers will block it, water will cover it

After the Jin Dynasty destroyed the Liao Dynasty, it imitated the Liao Dynasty and established the Five Capitals.

Yanjing was still regarded as Nanjing, and governed the vast plain south of Yanshan Mountain. It also established the Nanjing Privy Council and the Shangshu Province in the local area.

Zhang Hao, who stayed in Nanjing, and Han Qixian, the prime minister of Xingshu Province, both came from local aristocratic families.

Since last year, Zhang Hao has mobilized 400,000 civilians to expand the city walls in the east, west and south directions of Nanjing on the original basis. At the same time, he has built an imperial palace in the city.

As for the construction of the imperial palace, he, who was left behind in Nanjing, naturally did not dare to organize it privately.

The Jin Emperor did not like the bitter cold in Huanglong Mansion, and had long wanted to move the capital to Nanjing. However, the nobles represented by the emperor's uncle Hailing Wang Wanyanliang strongly disagreed with this, believing that the warm and comfortable south would kill the ambition of the golden warriors. , the two sides have been trying for several years to no avail.

Last year, the highly trusted National Master Xuantao made a divination for Emperor Jin, and the line was "Benefit lies in the southeast."

Isn’t this Southeast talking about Nanjing?

At this point, Emperor Jin ignored the opposition of his officials and ordered Zhang Hao to start building Nanjing.

There was considerable opposition within the Jin Kingdom to the move of the capital.

However, the two most prominent Han families in Nanjing, Zhang and Han, also had different opinions. Han Qixian, the prime minister of Shangshu Province, was accustomed to being a local emperor. He believed that if the Jin Emperor moved a large number of Jin Dynasty dignitaries to Nanjing, it would squeeze the living space of the family and weaken them. A sense of local presence.

His nephew Han Chang was abolished and his family was reduced to a thousand households. This is one example.

However, Zhang Hao believed that the Jin Emperor's move south was an opportunity for the Yan family, and took Cao Cao's move from Xudu to Yecheng as an example during the Three Kingdoms period. After Cao Cao moved north, the Yingchuan family represented by the Xun family declined rapidly, and instead Ye The Hebei gentry near the city gradually rose to prominence.

Zhang Hao felt that when the Jin Emperor moved south, the Yan family would be like the Hebei gentry back then!

It's an opportunity for them to move to the core of power.

In short, neither side can convince the other.

On the ninth day of August, Nanjing's left-behind Yamen suddenly received a military report from Hejian Prefecture. The commander-in-chief Wang Wenbao said that his subordinates were ambushed and killed by the Qi people while hunting down the people who fled south!

After negotiations, Cai Si, the magistrate of Fucheng County in Qi State, not only refused to hand over the murderer, but even criticized Dajin for crossing the border!

Wang Wenbao asked Zhang Liushou to send troops to support and severely punish the officials and people of Fucheng to save the country's face.

At first, Zhang Hao did not take this matter too seriously. The whole country knew that Qi was cowardly.

Furthermore, Qi's army was too weak to fight, and only Chen Bing's troops were on the border, so the small magistrate of Fucheng would naturally surrender.

But when Han Qi, the prime minister of Nanjing's Xingshu Province, learned about this first, he couldn't help but feel nervous.

My nephew Han Chang just established a line with the south at the end of last year. In just over half a year, the Han family has made a lot of profits from the barter between the north and the south. If the war breaks out and this trade line is cut off, it will be too painful!

Zhang Hao didn't know anything about the Han family's business. This Hejian Mansion was under the jurisdiction of Nanjing Road. If there was chaos on the border, it might affect the possibility of the Jin Emperor moving south.

Although Zhang and Han had different attitudes towards the southward migration, they both wanted the same thing in not wanting the matter to become a big deal.

However, requests for help from border areas cannot be turned a deaf ear.

The composition of the garrison on Nanjing Road was complex, including the city defense army mainly composed of Bohai people, the signature army mainly composed of Han people, and a small number of Jurchen Jin troops.

There are few Jin people, and this move is a balancing strategy they implement to control the local area. However, it is difficult to say whether the troops sent to support will follow Zhang and Han's wishes and not expand the situation.

Zhang Hao thought about it for a while, and finally decided that Han Qixian would personally take command, and go to Hejian Prefecture with Guo An, a member of the Bohai Navy, Han Chang, a member of the Han Army, and A Lihe, a Jin man, as deputy generals.

Han Qixian, Han Chang's uncle and nephew, and Wanhu Guo An all had business dealings with Qi State, but Zhang Hao deliberately arranged this, and the hint that big things were turned into trivial matters is self-evident.

The only variable was the golden general A Lihe, but it was a helpless move.

If there is an army mobilization and operation on Nanjing Road, it must be accompanied by General Jin. The latter is not only the main force in the battle, but also implicitly responsible for supervising the army.

On the tenth day of August, Zhang Hao sent a letter to the court to explain the incident in Hejian Mansion. In the memorial, he tried his best to downplay the matter, revealing that the matter could be properly resolved all the way to Nanjing.

On the other side, on August 12, after three days of preparations, Guo An led his troops with 3,000 men, Han Chang led his troops with 1,500 men, A Lihe led his troops with 500 cavalry, as well as 5,000 sign troops and 8,000 civilians. , claiming to be an army of 30,000, set out to the south.

On August 17, after five days of marching, he and Wang Wenbao's three thousand sergeants met in Leshou County.

Leshou and Fucheng are separated by only a river.

In order to put enough pressure on Qi, the Jin army camped along the river for several miles.

Peng Er and Bao Xi on the south bank prepared their troops. Not only did they not express fear, but they actually expressed excitement.

They have never been defeated since they joined the army, and they have long had the idea of ​​​​taking a chance with the Jin Army.

But the opponent's attack was menacing, and it did bring huge psychological pressure to Nan'an.

The Eighteen Good People, represented by Yao Zongjiang from Dongshawo Town in Fucheng City, were the first squires to defect to the Huaibei Clan, and they were also the most entangled with the interests of the Huaibei Clan.

A few days ago, since Wang Wenbao spread the rumor that he wanted to conquer Fucheng, Yao Yuanwai and others have been frightened every day.

On the 17th, when the army was approaching, Yao Yuanwai was so frightened that he went to the Fucheng County Government Office to find Cai Zhixian and cried bitterly. He told Cai Si to think of the people of the county and not to be impulsive. , compete with the Kingdom of Jin for a while to avoid causing huge disasters.

To put it bluntly, I want Magistrate Cai to give in quickly.

The people were also frightened, and there were sporadic fleeing incidents.

Cai Kun, who is still staying here, is also very unhappy. He worked hard for more than half a year and finally built the most prosperous cattle and horse market, wool spinning field, and tanning field on the Qijin border. It seems that it has developed steadily for another three to five years. Then you can win over and break up some of the Jin, Bo, Liao, and Han generals.

Peng and Geng were so lucky that all his plans were disrupted.

Therefore, during the joint military and political meeting on the 17th, Cai Kun, who was full of anger, spoke very rudely, "A small impatience will ruin a big plan! Can you use this place before you do something next time?"

Cai Kun pointed at his head and said angrily.

The people attending the meeting were all our own people, and they all knew what the ambush was about in the early morning of August 6th.

Of course, they all knew it afterward. If Cai Kun knew about it before the incident, he would have stopped him at all costs.

"Don't worry, Mr. Cai. All big things will be taken care of by my fifth brigade."

Brother Peng didn't respond because Cai Kun was Chu's brother-in-law.

But Cai Kun was furious and became even more angry when he heard this, "Brother Peng, can you bear this matter? The King of Chu has already made a plan for the Hebei Road. If the Jin army invades, there will be a flat plain after crossing the river. Below Tokyo City! We will have to retreat to Huaibei then!"

"I, Peng Er, have never heard the King of Chu say the plan you mentioned. But the day I met Brother Chu, he taught me that if the enemy provokes me, I must fight back forcefully! Today we will take a step back. We will retreat ten feet tomorrow! Our Huaibei Army will advance but never retreat!"

After all, the second brother Peng is also a veteran of the Huaibei Army and Chen Chu's elder brother. Hearing Cai Kun's words, he became more and more rude and his temper became worse.

Actually, from their respective perspectives, it's both correct.

Cai Kun thinks long-term and understands Chen Chu's intention. Managing the northern part of Hebei Road is to manage Jinguo Nanjing Road.

It’s not that we can’t antagonize the Kingdom of Jin, but it’s too hasty now.

From the perspective of Brother Peng, he was a soldier, and he was repeatedly indoctrinated by Chen Chu with the concept of the Chinese nation. He watched Wang Wenbao act as an accomplice and hang the heads of Han people along the river for hundreds of miles.

This behavior not only made Peng Er and Baoxi angry, but was also seen as a provocation.

When faced with provocation, soldiers have no choice but to fight back. Moreover, they have made a lot of preparations, such as luring the enemy to cross the border.

In his opinion, just for the reason that Jin Bing entered Qi State, it was very reasonable and legal to kill him.

But he didn't expect that Cai Kun was still so angry, and Brother Peng couldn't bear it.

Seeing that the two bosses were arguing, Cai Si, who was presiding over the meeting, quickly tried to smooth things over.

At noon that day, after the meeting, Peng Er and Bao Xi went to the boundary river to inspect the defense line.

When Cai Si sent Cai Kun away, he suddenly said: "Second brother, the situation is unclear at the moment, and you have no responsibility to defend the country. Why not take our masters from Huaibei to evacuate to Tokyo."

Cai Kun was stunned and immediately said: "What are you talking about? How could our Cai family be so powerful now by escaping from the battlefield? Back then, Hua'er never looked back in Caiwei Pavilion, and when my father made a desperate move against Yuan Zhang, how could I not rely on moving forward? I If I run away, I will be ashamed of my father and of the great situation that Hua'er has earned for my Cai family!"

Cai Si persuaded Cai Kun to leave, with selfish motives but also public motives. The selfish motive was that Cai Kun had no position in Fucheng and only relied on his special status to coordinate Qijin Commercial Affairs. If he withdrew at this time, no one else could say anything wrong.

The public spirit was due to the dispute between Cai Kun and Peng Er. Even Cai Si didn't agree with the military's approach, but things have gone so far and internal disagreements can no longer be tolerated. The military and the government must work together as a team and firmly believe in fighting back when the enemy attacks, so that they can gain a chance of victory in the next development.

He was worried that his second brother would hold him back.

Cai Kun was afraid that he had guessed the latter's thoughts from Cai Si's expression, so he couldn't help but laugh and said: "I'm not a three-year-old child! I know very well what to do in the current situation! I will go to the field later. Organize worker training. Hey, if you sharpen your weapons before the battle, you will lose all your happiness."

Cai Si breathed a sigh of relief. No matter how much arguments there were in the meeting, as long as everyone had the same goal, things would be much easier to handle.

"What about you? What are you going to do?" Cai Kun asked again.

Cai Si pondered for a moment and said: "Today's situation is just like Tongshan back then! If we want to defeat the strong with the weak, we must mobilize all the people like my brother-in-law did back then. We must build a strong wall and clear the country with all the people. We can also dig tunnels!"

"Okay!" Cai Kun became energetic for a while.

On August 17, after Chen Chu received the news in Tokyo that Wang Wenbao was stationed in Leshou County, he led the first and fifth regiments of the first brigade to set off urgently that night.

On August 19, when he arrived in Linqing County, Daming Prefecture, he had to urgently report the news that Han Qi had led 30,000 troops to Leshou County. Chen Chu immediately recruited Zhou Liang, commander of the 4th Brigade stationed in Tokyo, to lead the 4th and 6th regiments and artillery. The two battalions of the regiment marched towards Fucheng.

On August 21st, Chen Chu arrived in Fucheng County.

Chen Chu immediately had a secret conversation with Cai Si and found out that after learning that the Jin army was encamped on the other side, he seemed to be in no rush to attack.

Moreover, two days ago, the leader of the Jin Kingdom, Han Qi, sent an envoy across the river to Fu, requesting Fucheng to capture within ten days the "mountain bandits" who ambushed the Jin army in the early morning of the sixth day of the lunar month and hand them over to Dajin for disposal.

The Jin envoy did not speak harshly, and even hinted that Cai Sike would capture some people, kill them, and give the bodies to Han Qixian, who would try to appease Wang Wenbao.

This Han Qi first characterized the murderer who attacked Jin Bing as a "mountain bandit" to help Qi's officers and soldiers clear away the suspicion, and then asked Qi to catch the murderer himself. Han Qi's meaning of "turning a big issue into a trivial one" is very clear.

Chen Chu thought for a moment and asked, "How did Huai Xu reply to Han Qixian?"

"I only said that I would do my best to catch the murderer."

"Well, let's wait for him for a few days and see."

After the interview with Cai Si, Chen Chu convened non-stop officials from both the military and political circles in Fucheng.

Inform everyone that the meeting will be held at midnight on the same day.

But Peng Er and Bao Xi arrived at the venue half an hour in advance, fully dressed in armor and sitting upright.

Although Brother Peng and Cai Kun were arrogant when they quarreled, Brother Peng was still a little scared when they made such a big fuss.

Worried that he might cause trouble for minor things such as missing armor or being late for meetings.

But even so, Chen Chu still didn't let the two of them go.

The first item of the meeting was that Xiao Yi read out the new appointments of the two men. Brother Peng was transferred to raise pigs, and Geng Baoxi was transferred to the Huotou Army!

Xiao Yixu was born in the Huotou Army. When he thought of his senior Baoxi who was also driven to be a cook, he couldn't hold back the corners of his mouth.

But without waiting for the eldest son, Xiang Jing and other brothers in the army to intercede on their behalf, Xiao Yi continued to read: "Now is the time to employ people. Peng and Geng will not resign from their posts, but will continue to command the Third and Third Brigades of the Fifth Brigade." Ninth Regiment! Salaries are temporarily paid at the rank of private."

This board is raised high, but then gently put down.

Baoxi wandered around in his childhood and spent almost all of his teenage years by Chen Chu's side. For the latter, he was both grateful and admiring him like an elder brother.

At this time, when he heard that his boss had not punished him severely, he relaxed instantly and defended in a low voice: "My boss, I accept the punishment. However, my boss often taught me that when a bad person scolds us, we will scold us back; when a bad person hits us, we will We also have to fight back. After Wang Wenbao killed the people who fled south, he listed the bodies on the river bank, which was a naked provocation to us!

Then I thought of a way to fight back. This incident was all caused by me, Brigadier Peng was dragged into the water by me."

Baoxi's words meant to excuse Brother Peng, but unexpectedly, Brother Peng immediately responded: "That's wrong! The actions on the sixth day of the sixth lunar month were approved by me, and I also personally participated in them! "

"You motherfucker is playing brotherly love for me!" Chen Chu scolded with a smile, then suppressed his smile and his voice became serious, "Brother Peng, Baoxi, do you know why I punish you?"

"Ah?" Baoxi looked confused. Why should they be punished? Isn't it obvious? He and Brother Peng designed to kill Jin Jun and provoked the opponent's army to press the enemy.

What else could it be besides this?

Chen Chu glanced at the two of them and said very unhappily: "You are responsible for guarding one side, so you have the right to make decisions on the fly! I am not annoyed that you two acted independently, but I am annoyed that you did not report the incident as soon as possible. I!"

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Peng Er was indeed responsible for this matter. After the incident, neither Peng nor Geng expected that the situation would develop so seriously.

It was not until August 14th that he noticed something strange on Nanjing Road and reported it to Chen Chu.

The channel through which Chen Chu got the news was not even through military newspapers, but through military channels. The reason was that the former messenger set off too late. When Chen Chu set off from Tokyo, the messenger of the Fifth Brigade was still on the way to Tokyo.

Speaking of this matter, Chen Chu became angry in a rare way, and his voice became more severe, "Now you control not a single thing, but the lives of thousands of brothers! Behind them are countless women and children from Huaibei and Fucheng who are looking forward to it." ! If the Jin army did not delay when they arrived at the boundary river this time, but crossed the river to attack as soon as possible, how many brothers would the fifth brigade with inferior strength lose?

If you lose the battle because of this, when you return to Huaibei, and your brothers' wives and children ask where your officials and fathers are, how can you have the face to answer? "

Peng Er and Bao Xi's faces turned red and they were speechless.

The eldest son wanted to speak for the two of them, but he didn't know what to say. On the way to Fucheng, he saw with his own eyes how anxious Brother Chu was, fearing that Peng and Geng would be wiped out by the superior force of Jin before reinforcements arrived. .

In the end, it was Cai Si who changed the subject and solved the problem for the two of them.

"King Chu, if the Kingdom of Jin really crosses the river and attacks, what will our army do?"

"What else can we do? The soldiers are coming to cover up the water and the soil! Is it possible to give up the thousands of miles of fertile land and millions of people on the Hebei Road!"

　The update due on December 12 has been made up.

　　

　　I originally wanted to draw a map to show important cities, passes and the situation of the Three Kingdoms, but after studying it for more than an hour last night, I still didn't understand how to use the map software.

　　

　

(End of this chapter)