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Chapter 524 Sledgehammer, What a Big Hammer

Three pretty girls were talking chirping.

They are exchanging embroidery hands.

Lu Ergou squatted at the door with a bitter face. Li Hong, Mu Zili and Wang Han forcibly escorted him in Oceania and boarded the ship.

He can understand this kind of longing, but how can he reach Bashu now?

It's not that he is afraid of the danger from the eight states, he worships Wang Hua and Lu Ergou like a god, and he doesn't think Wang Hua is in any danger.As long as Wang Hua doesn't take risks alone.Mainly how to get there?

In the end, I only came up with an idea. It is too conspicuous to go from land.If the court finds out, they will definitely take the three of them as hostages and threaten Wang Hua.In fact, Zhang Jiuling and Yan Tingzhi were closely monitored by the court, and they were strictly prohibited from leaving the capital.

However, Li Xian also had a lot of worries in his heart. He only restricted his actions and did not take any further actions. He did not even demote their official positions.

In the end, I decided to start from the waterway. After all, the waterway investigation is much more slack, and then I went up the river until I arrived at Yizhou. The distance from Yizhou to Bazhou is very short.

Li Bai's imagination of the poor poet in "The Road to Shu" is actually wrong.Shu land was an important grain-producing area in China in ancient times, how could it be so difficult to reach the blue sky?Among the twelve main roads from Chang'an to the whole country, several lead to Yizhou.

The most important of these is from Sanguan to Liangzhou to Yizhou in the south, which is also the old way of Liu Bang's return to the north.There is also the road from Luogu Pass to Ziwu Pass, which is also the road for Tang monks to enter Shu to seek the Dharma.There is also a road from Baoshui to Hanshui in the south, and Xishui to Weishui in the north. The road along these two rivers is called Baoxie Road to Shu.But the latter road was rarely used by Tang Dynasty people.

However, this business should not be careless. Not only the imperial court would be interested, but even the Tubo people would be interested. Certain areas are not far from Tubo’s jurisdiction.

In the end, Lu Ergou had no choice but to say: "Three ladies, if you really want to go to the northwest, you must listen to my arrangement."

Then the three of them were locked up, not really locked up, but to let them go out and walk less to prevent the news from leaking.

But in order to meet their lover, the three women had to endure it.

Sitting in a boat all day and not being able to come out is boring after a long time. Fortunately, three groups, three companions, write and write, compose poems and paintings all day, or play the piano, embroider and embroider, and the time passes. .

But Lu Ergou and his group did not come here to take the three women to the northwest.The real team leader was Xiao Yaxuan. Song Wen stayed in Oceania to deal with government affairs, so he had no choice but to come.

They came from the states in the south of the Yangtze River.

It was earlier than Wang Hua thought.

Because Wang Hua rebelled against the imperial court and acted unscrupulously, he asked all the good families to help the people move to Oceania for him.And in order to attract more people to go, Wang Hua began to distribute copper coins to the people in Oceania.This is something that will happen sooner or later. Most of the people who have been relocated now are miserable. They eat mornings and no evenings, so they are easy to manage. As long as they are provided with enough food, clothing, housing and transportation, they will enter a well-off era.

But this kind of management system will not last long. Once it settles down, people will not be satisfied after a few years.Therefore, it has to be institutionalized. Fortunately, Oceania itself has found two more copper mines.So paper money and copper coins were used as currency circulation tools, but even in Oceania, the people still like to use copper coins, and they are still not at ease with paper money.

This requires a period of adaptation, and Wang Hua did not rush to implement any policy to let the people accept it immediately.

These people had money in their hands, and they had relatives and friends in the Central Plains, so they were thinking about these people. It turned out that Wang Hua was afraid that the court would know, so he forcibly cut off contact with each other.It doesn't matter now, let them write letters or bring money to relatives in the Central Plains, and then send them to these people through some channels.

This caused an even bigger stir.

So last year, the number of people who fled to Oceania increased by more than 20.As a result, the number of people in the Tang Dynasty on the Luzon Islands and Oceania reached more than 60.

However, these big families were still rooted in the Tang Dynasty, Wang Hua was unscrupulous, they did not dare to be unscrupulous, they acted very cautiously, and the object of dredging was not the Taiyuan Wang family, but dozens of families.The imperial court really didn't care, what they cared about was only a small piece of land in Bazhou, which became a thorn in the throat.

There is another opportunity, which was neglected by the court. Because of Wang Hua's instigation, a large number of colonies were reclaimed in different directions, and the people needed to cultivate and manage them.The imperial court did not want the population to flow to foreign countries, but it was precisely because of the reclamation of these colonies that the Tang Dynasty brought huge tariffs.As a result, the imperial court has to turn a blind eye and close one eye. As long as it does not go too far, it is tantamount to changing directions to support.

Another reason is that Wang Hua's relocated residents are not mainly normal residents, but mostly fleeing households and impoverished people. These people are vulnerable groups, and the government pays little attention to them.Most of the people are not on the household registration of the household department, and many people have been taken out, but there is almost no change in the household registration of the household department.

The last reason is that he is not familiar with Oceania. Wang Hua drew a topographic map of Oceania, but he did not draw a nautical chart. Families with navigation skills will not provoke Wang Hua, but they are hostile to Wang Hua. Whether it is the Wei family or any other family, they are far from being Wang Hua's opponent.So I am very unfamiliar with Oceania.

In their thinking, they believed that Wang Hua opened Zhe Oceania to amass wealth, such as mining and growing food.These common people treated them as slaves just like the big families of the Tang Dynasty.Using aboriginal people is not as effective as using the people of the Tang Dynasty.

Wang Hua knew a little about the relocation of the people, but he thought it might be managed by some important people among the relocated religious people for Wang Hua.The more these people move, the better.

As a result, tens of thousands of people moved away unknowingly under the watchful eyes of court officials.

With a large number of Tang people, filling them in can expand the number of people and slaves.However, over the past few years of plundering, the original aborigines in Oceania and the aborigines in the South Sea islands have been greatly reduced.And all parts of the south are divided into the spheres of influence of the major families.

So everyone focused their attention on the Wa country again, but after several years of looting, the Wa country could not get an explanation from the Tang Dynasty, and it also began to increase its defenses.So Xiao Yaxuan brought 600 soldiers and more than [-] warships to the coast of the Japanese country, and there was nothing worth paying attention to.Apart from producing some silver, Wa country really has no other materials.Mainly the people.

At this time, the Wa country was still very backward, facing [-] Oceanian soldiers who were armed to the teeth, they were beaten terribly.

After receiving Wang Hua's notice, Xiao Yaxuan immediately changed his strategy. Everything in Oceania was ultimately for Wang Hua.Everything is still centered on Wang Hua.So he immediately pulled the sails, turned around and headed west, and entered Wusongkou.Just met Lu Ergou and his party.

At this time, Xiao Yaxuan was not Xiao Yaxuan who had just been rescued by Wang Hua. After several years of changes, he managed countless people and slaves, and began to imperceptibly overflow with the dignity of the superior.But Xiao Yaxuan had nothing to do with his sister's nonsense.

The other two women, neither Muzili nor Wang Han dared to say anything.

In the end, I had no choice but to call Lu Ergou and let him escort them all the way. If something happened and the three of them lost a hair, I will ask you.

Lu Ergou was very speechless. Anyway, I am also the elder of the three dynasties, and I am also Wang Hua's registered apprentice.But he does have skills, Oceania has been managed by him and Song Wen these years.Without the two of them, Oceania would have been in chaos.Moreover, he is still Wang Hua's uncle, and he is a generation shorter.

I had no choice but to agree very depressed.

But my relatives, Xiao Yaxuan arranged the best sailors and the best inland river boats. After arriving in the Yangtze River, they had to transfer to the river boats immediately, so the quality of the boats must be reliable.At the same time, many guards were dispatched, who assumed various identities to protect the three women in secret.

It's just that Li Hong and Mu Zili are sometimes very melancholy, because they came, so they had to hand over their children to Wang Hua's mother to raise them.I can't take them away even if I want to, these two children don't belong to them, they belong to all the people in Oceania, and they are their young masters.With these two children, Oceania has a backbone.

On the one hand, the two of them were happy because they would see Wang Hua soon, on the other hand, they were often worried about whether their children were doing well in Oceania.It is inevitable to feel sorry for the parents of the world.

Of the [-] warships, except for the [-] that escorted a large number of slaves to Oceania, the [-] warships sailed into the Yangtze River mightily.

Xiao Yaxuan boarded Lu Ergou's warship again, gave Lu Ergou careful instructions, and then gave Li Hong and the others another order.

Under the cover of night, they boarded the river boat they found. The tonnage was not large, otherwise they would not be able to reach Yizhou.About one hundred tons, apart from this ship, there are several other ships, separated from the main ship, but not far away, faintly scattered on both sides for protection.

After thousands of exhortations and ten thousand instructions, the river boat was allowed to set sail.

Only then did Xiao Yaxuan give the order to start preparations.

The first stop is Suzhou. The Suzhou area is on the banks of the Yangtze River, but Suzhou City is not on the banks of the Yangtze River. It leans against Taihu Lake. Therefore, we have to enter Taihu Lake from the Dongjiang River and directly reach the back of Suzhou.There is another road from Suzhou Creek to the city of Suzhou, but this path is obviously unrealistic because of the narrow river surface, many towns, and short bridges.

Such a large fleet was discovered as soon as it entered the Yangtze River ahead.And we all know that in order to deal with Wang Hua, the imperial court has joined hands with the Tubo and Turkic people. Needless to say, only Wang Hua has these large ships and such a large-scale fleet in his hands.What do these fleets want to do when they arrive in the Yangtze River?
The whole Jiangnan trembled.

The fleet turned a corner at the mouth of the Yangtze River and entered the Dongjiang River, which later became the Huangpu River.Then enter Taihu Lake and turn from Taihu Lake to the Grand Canal.Everything in the south of the Yangtze River is good, but the best thing is that the river is very deep and will not be stranded due to large ships.Moreover, it is not fully loaded.Smooth sailing came to the city of Suzhou.

Seeing the fleet heading straight for Suzhou along the Grand Canal, the governor of Suzhou immediately wrote a memorial to the court and at the same time sent people to organize defenses.

When the fleet came to the city of Suzhou, they could not feel it in the Yangtze River, but it was shocking when they arrived at the Grand Canal.Seven hundred ships lined up, almost from the outside of Suzhou City to the mouth of Taihu Lake.

The governor of Suzhou still had a little luck in his heart. The city wall of Suzhou was tall and strong, and the opponent was just a group of navy troops, so he immediately sent limited troops to defend the city wall.

This kind of thinking is wrong. Although it is a navy army, the combat effectiveness of these people cannot be underestimated except for their weaker riding skills in suppressing the rebellious slaves in Oceania and plundering them all these years.

And coming here, Xiao Yaxuan also made a lot of preparations.

It's not that Wang Hua is militaristic. In the final analysis, whoever has the biggest fist is the ruthless one in this year, and it will be the same in later generations. The old beauty has big fists, so she can swim on your sea and tell you what to do, but you treat others You must be careful when speaking.There is no way.

All technology still serves the military first, and then converts it into productivity.

For naval warfare, and other specific factors, some exotic weapons were developed.

Seeing the warning on the top of the city, Xiao Yaxuan was not in a hurry, he began to order the six or seven ships in front to install something.This is done by using the mainmast of the ship as the arm distance, and a long thick steel rail is installed in the middle of the mainmast.Because the main mast is more than ten meters high, this makes the side of the rail more than 40 meters long. There is a big hammer at the end of the rail. This is a very big hammer, weighing more than 700 catties. Jack.

Six or seven ships sailed to the bottom of the city wall and dropped anchor. The soldiers began to operate the giant hammer. It was not very difficult. They used the principle of leverage, but the distance between the bars was increased to save effort. The operation was a bit slow, and the other soldiers used shields to cover.Now it has also entered the shooting range of bows and arrows on the city wall.

Soldiers on other ships began to disembark from the warships, holding the siege equipment, and moved closer to the city wall.

Although because of the counterattack on the city wall, even with the cover of shields, several soldiers were shot by bows and arrows and fell down.
But at this time, the steel rail was lifted to a height of nearly 30 meters, and the short rail behind was used to adjust the direction and target and loosen the gauge.The oversized hammer fell down hard.

Seeing the six or seven extremely large hammers falling, some soldiers on the top of the city ran directly to the city wall because of fear.But instead of jumping on land, he jumped into the water, and no one was killed.Also, no one was crushed to death, only one soldier's legs were weak because of fear, and before he could escape, a hammer landed on the top of his head, which turned into meat sauce.But the hammer is not used to kill, it is used to smash the city wall.

Originally, this weight was huge, coupled with the huge momentum of falling from a high altitude, the city wall almost shook.A hammer fell on the crenel, and the crenel immediately disintegrated like ice and snow.

The governor of Suzhou was dumbfounded.

Just when everyone was in a daze, the hammer was raised again.After dozens of hammers, the wall near the canal finally couldn't bear the impact, and a place collapsed.

Xiao Yaxuan blew the horn of attack.

The collapse of the city wall is not fatal. In some offensive and defensive battles, the city wall is often knocked down by rams. For example, Zhang Xun guarding Juyang, the city wall has been knocked down many times.

But Guan Jian, this is the south of the Yangtze River, rich in products and rich in people.Once rich, the common people will have no troubles.This became the most peaceful area in the Tang Dynasty. There were not many garrisons, but there were more yamen servants to maintain social order.

Will these government servants use their lives to forcibly block this section of the collapsed city wall?

In the blink of an eye, Suzhou City was taken down by Xiao Yaxuan.

But Hsiao Yaxuan did not rob him, the major families had many contacts with Wang Hua, so they could not be robbed.Common people, let alone captive.But Hsiao Yaxuan was not polite about the government supplies.It was not considered a robbery, and people were sent to supervise it. Except for a few supplementary supplies, all of them were distributed to the people of the Tang Dynasty.

To be honest, there is really no shortage of supplies in Oceania now.However, there was a lack of supplies in the northwest, but the imperial court did not allow Wang Hua to be transported from Oceania.

There are also officials who, together with their families, are taken captive on board, and good officials are taken to Oceania.Oceania is short of talents for management and politics. Although Wang Hua deliberately trained a group, there are still many deficiencies.As for officials with bad character, throw them directly into the Grand Canal to avoid wasting food.

Of course, some important and expensive materials remained, such as weapons, gold and silver, or the finest silk, tea and so on.

Suzhou was resolved, and the fleet set sail again, heading for Changzhou.

Changzhou City learned the news in advance and was more prepared than Suzhou.The governor of Changzhou dispatched thousands of soldiers from all directions to defend the city, and at the same time prepared a large number of defensive equipment, and even cut down many trees to defend against the depressing and puzzling sledgehammer that would smash the city wall down At times, trees were used as temporary fences to reorganize the resistance.Moreover, he also used a lot of money to reward soldiers, encouraging them to be brave when defending.

The fleet arrived quickly while he was busy.

Unlike Suzhou, Changzhou has a long city wall built along the Grand Canal.

This time it was not six or seven big hammers, but sixty or seventy big hammers.In fact, this weapon was designed to deal with some Japanese cities near the river and sea.I didn't expect it to be useful in Jiangnan.But there are only these sixty big hammers, otherwise the scene would be even more spectacular.

With a hammer and a hammer, he rammed down, so that the Changzhou governor's heart was lifted into his throat.

However, this time it was not only a hammer, but also something else. Xiao Yaxuan sent someone to use a loudspeaker to ask the residents behind the city wall to evacuate immediately, otherwise he will be responsible for the consequences.Then the trebuchets were combined on the boat, and the ignited explosives were thrown one by one into the city or the city wall.

Before attacking, the defenders on the city wall knelt on the ground and surrendered automatically.

Changzhou fell again, and then the fleet set sail for Runzhou.

The residence report was immediately spread to the court, and all the ministers were stunned by the news.In the past, Wang Hua had been keeping his position in Bazhou, which made Li Xian forget that he had a more important force far away.Now that Wang Huabing is sending troops to the south of the Yangtze River, does he really want to plot rebellion?

The tiger didn't show its power, thinking it was a lynx, but the tiger showed its power, and everyone didn't know what to do.

The terrible news was not a shock.Once again, news came that Wang Hua quietly captured Linzhou City, causing Zong Chuke's army of more than [-] to be wiped out under Linzhou City.In the true annihilation of the entire army, except for a few hundred soldiers who escaped, the rest were either killed or captured. Even Zong Chuke, Xue Sijian and Liu Jingren were captured alive by Wang Hua.

This wave of shock has not subsided, and bad news came out again!
(End of this chapter)