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Volume 2 Chapter 854 Cage (Part 2)

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    In July and a half, the door to hell opens.  The pictures are exhausted.  The Liao army began to attack Yanzhou City. Is there such a powerful man? Really? Is he loyal to Xixia?  He was indeed very loyal and well-known in the local area. However, when he heard about the arrival of the Liao army, he secretly prepared to instigate some people to rebel. However, Wang Ju's senior brother You Shixiong discovered it and immediately executed him.  As for who wrote this letter, God knows.  Let¡¯s talk about the people¡¯s hearts. Compared with the Xiazhou side, the people¡¯s hearts in Yanzhou are not what Votera thought at all. Although many Xixia people were killed in the battle of Qingzhou, Wang Ju did a good job later and made many civilians  People benefit.  As for those die-hard loyalists, the Song army entered Yanzhou three times and had almost been wiped out.  There are also some people who were moved to Qingzhou by the Song Dynasty, and some people secretly fled to Qingzhou. Although they can't be said to be well-off there, they can always maintain enough food and clothing. Let's look at the life of the people here in Xixia.  miserable.  Therefore, there are people who oppose it and people who support it. On the contrary, the number of people who support it is more than the people who oppose it.  In fact, including those in Xiazhou, although they hate the Song Dynasty, some people hope that the Song Dynasty will capture Xixia as soon as possible so that we can have a stable life.  How could Outera know this? Therefore, in an unfamiliar battlefield, except for those geniuses, it would be difficult for ordinary people to achieve outstanding military exploits.  The city was attacked, and the number of Song troops in the city was not very large as he had heard.  But the problem is that unlike Xiazhou, although the Song Dynasty captured Yanzhou three times, it did not destroy the city wall.  As for the internal agents in the city, not even a ghost was seen.  At this moment, two bad news came in succession.  It is not that easy to flood Xingzhou City.  The water level in Qingtong Gorge is very high. Why did the Xixia Hori open a seventh-level canal in late autumn and early winter when the water level was lowest, and it was still able to flood the Song army? It is precisely because the seventh-level canal diverts water from Qingtong Gorge with high water levels.  Even in early winter, the water level in the canal is still relatively high.  Gao Zunyu didn¡¯t send anyone to investigate, so he won the bid.  In fact, this tragedy can be completely avoided. Think about the large area outside Lingzhou City. Where can't we camp?  But this example cannot be applied to the flooded Xingzhou City. One is in a low-lying area and it is convenient to camp near the water source. The other is a tall city. Even if it is winter or summer, the nature will be completely different.  Moreover, Qingtong Gorge is too far away from Xingzhou City. Even if the Song army opens the steep gates of the two canals, the floods will roll down and flood many places. But before they reach Xingzhou, the floods may have already flowed back to the Yellow River in low-lying areas.  .  At most, many crops in Hexi were submerged, but now that the country is about to die, can we still take care of these crops?  But Wang Ju had his own way. There were construction projects outside Xingzhou City, and Wang Ju personally came to the south and observed along the two canals.  Then Yu chose a site on the flank of Jingzhou, with a few hills on both sides of the two canals, and forced the prisoners of war and the people to surround the embankment. After all, it was not a regular reservoir, it was just a temporary storage of water. It did not need to be too strong, so it was built quickly.  soon.  The purpose is also very simple. In fact, it is to build a temporary reservoir here, and then completely open the steep gates at the head of the two canals, taking advantage of the water level difference to quickly accumulate a large amount of river water.  Because some canals have been renovated in Xingzhou, and these canals are facing Xingzhou City. At that time, as long as the two canals in Xingzhou are blocked and this simple dam is blown open, the flood will quickly rush towards Xingzhou City.  go.  Qingtongxia is far away from Xingzhou City, but it is only thirty or forty miles away from Xingzhou City. Many parts of the Xingzhou City Wall were destroyed by the Song Army. Even if the Xixia people blocked these gaps, the entire city wall was no longer a single piece.  There is no resistance unless it is a whole piece, and although the standing city walls are still there, there are also many city walls that have been shaken by the explosion.  Such a huge flood would roar away and destroy large areas of Xingzhou city walls.  But it's not over yet, because the Song army has built earth embankments around it, and the floods have nowhere to go and will only continue to rush into the city.  Then a large number of houses, soldiers and civilians would be swept away by the flood. After the flood receded, the Song army entered the city calmly, and no one resisted.  If you can't break down a large area of ??the city wall the first time, there is another way. Because there are earth embankments around it, the flood will inevitably accumulate around Xingzhou City. Its height cannot exceed the city head, but that doesn't matter, because the big  Sections of the city wall have been soaked in floods.  Song Jun once again blocked the gap above and diverted water.  After a few days, the flood will inevitably recede from this imperfect earth wall, but when the second flood peak arrives, the already weak city wall, and the foundation of the wall that has been soaked by the flood and become soft, will inevitably be replaced by the second flood peak.  Many wall sections collapsed.  Still the same, a large number of houses, soldiers and civilians were swept away by the flood, and the Song army entered the city calmly.  This is Wang Ju¡¯s plan.  Seeing thisThe reservoir was about to be closed, and the Song army began to withdraw from the city in large strides, occupying a high position.  Although the Song army made many openings, they were heavily patrolled, especially with several hot air balloons always floating in the sky over the camp. The soldiers stayed in hanging baskets and used binoculars to observe every move in the city. The openings were opened, but no one in the city could escape.  . ???????????? But something unexpected happened at this time, some people were very imaginative, and some were not.  Some Song generals could not understand Wang Ju's inexplicable stoppage of the attack and carry out these projects, so they asked Wang Ju, and Wang Ju did not hide anything and gave an explanation.  ¡°But I didn¡¯t know that that big mouth actually spread Wang Ju¡¯s intention and spread it to the ears of these prisoners of war and the common people.  Many people have become numb, but some people have family members and relatives in Xingzhou City.  Think about it, if Wang Ju¡¯s plan succeeds, how many people will drown?  Some brave people organized themselves and fled to Xingzhou at night. The Song army was strict inside but not outside, and many prisoners of war successfully escaped to Xingzhou City, allowing the Xia army on top of the city to receive them into the city.  After Liang Yibu heard this, he no longer thought that Wang Ju had a great imagination. After all, Wang Ju was born in water conservancy. The Zheng Bai Canal has become a major symbol of Wang Ju's political achievements and the water conservancy projects of the Song Dynasty.  Now he is a little confused.  The main reason is that the Song army has surrounded Xingzhou and built ships of various sizes in Lingzhou. The big ships are used to load goods, while the small ships are used to patrol the Yellow River. There is no news from the east and west of the river.  They had no way of knowing whether the Liao Kingdom had sent troops, but the crazy Xiaoliang family still insisted on resisting.  Liang Yi didn't hesitate, so he sent several groups of scouts to sneak outside the city, but none of them succeeded.  But the number of escaped prisoners of war was quite large, more than a hundred, and the news spread.  Then they discovered another thing. Xingzhou City is still some distance away from Hanyuan Canal, but it is very close to Tanglai Canal, right next to Tanglai Canal, and the city moat is also drawn from Tanglai Canal.  But now the water level of Tanglai Canal has slowly dropped.  Even if the upstream embankment is completely closed, it is impossible to cut off all the water flow. There are underground water sources and water sources from various small tributaries. In addition, the water level difference with the downstream water level is not large and the water flow is slow. Therefore, the water level drops relatively slowly.  However, this represents a signal.  At the same time, they saw that officers and soldiers in the Song Army camp continued to make small rafts out of raft wood, which finally caused more panic among the soldiers and civilians.  Moreover, the Song Army used firepower to destroy many civilian houses. At that time, they were fighting, and everyone was jealous and wanted to die. However, the Song Army stopped the attack and continued to carry out these weird projects for more than thirty days. This tone was also  Just relaxed.  Then they felt the "hardship" of life. They lacked food and clothing, and lived in rubble. It would be better if they could hold the city, but the problem may not be that they can hold it. They looked to the Liao Kingdom, but the Liao army had not been able to hold it for so long.  Many people became frustrated when they saw a shadow coming.  Coupled with this kind of panic, if you are lucky enough to defend the city, then continue to defend it.  Guan Jian is destined to lose the city soon. Not only will it be lost, but the flood will also rush into the city.  First, many people took their luggage to seek refuge in higher places, but there were only so many higher places, so conflicts broke out one after another.  The conflict is getting bigger and bigger. I don't know who caused it first, causing a large number of Xia soldiers to mutiny, demanding that the city gate be opened and surrendered. At least they would not be drowned in the water.  Liang Yibu sent troops to suppress Xingzhou, and Xingzhou can still be defended now because everyone is united. Only a month ago, the Song army attacked the city so fiercely that day and still defended the city.  But now their own people are killing their own people, and most of the low-level generals lead their men to resist Liang Yibu's suppression.  In less than half a day, fierce fighting began between the two sides from the city to the top of the city.  Wang Ju saw it. It was a rare opportunity, so don't be flooded. He ordered the three armies to attack the city immediately.  This became the straw that broke the camel's back. There was no way to defend the city. The Song army successfully climbed to the top of the city, killed some Xia soldiers who were still resisting, opened the city gate, and the three armies entered the city.  Wang Ju released the prisoners of war the next day and announced relevant policies to calm people's hearts.  However, no one was spared from some radical nobles in Xixia, as well as the Liang family and related clans.  Wang Ju asked his soldiers to take them all to Hexi, where they were executed in a desert and buried in the yellow sand.  Xixia finally came to ruin, and this battle may have cost a lot.  But it depends on how the accounts are settled. Without the danger of Xixia, the Song Dynasty does not need to be distracted from the northwest, but can concentrate on defending the north. It can also obtain a large number of war horses and organize a large number of cavalry. This military significance alone is of great significance.  There are also related economic accounts. Not to mention the military expenses saved in the future, it is a green salt benefit. It will bring at least more than two million guan in revenue to the court a year. Originally, thisThe profits did not completely enter the Xixia treasury. Some of them were obtained by local nobles, some were obtained by private salt merchants in the two countries, and some were obtained from bribes collected by some subordinate officials. Now most of these incomes can be obtained by the salt affairs for the court.  .  As well as the benefits of trade, it has nothing to do with Zubu, it is mainly due to the reopening of the trade route in the Western Regions. This trade route did not benefit much during the Tang Dynasty, but it was different in the Song Dynasty. The Song Dynasty had already formulated a complete commercial tax system, so the benefits of trade  , you can also get more than one million yuan of profit for the court in a year.  Of course, the Song Dynasty cannot be said to have recovered all of Xixia. The ancient Great Wall was still in the hands of the Liao army.  But later when the court heard about the battle, Zhao Xu felt very worried and wrote an edict asking Wang Ju, if there was no civil strife in Xingzhou City, would Wang Ju's water attack be successful?  It turns out that it is from Xixia people, so you can do whatever you want.  But now it belongs to the Song Dynasty, and Zhao Xu is worried.  Wang Ju laughed out loud when he saw it, and then wrote back with a detailed account.  In fact, it was a psychological tactic. From the beginning, Wang Ju never thought of using water to conquer Xingzhou.  However, the Xixia soldiers and civilians in Xingzhou City were holding their breath. As long as this breath was there, even without the city wall, the battle would not be over for a while.  Therefore, Wang Ju came up with this strategy. First, let the Xixia soldiers and civilians relax. The Song army will not attack the city. Life is so difficult, so that the Xixia soldiers and civilians in the city are living in suffering. Coupled with the rumors, people's hearts will definitely change from swearing to death.  The war turned to panic.  Then he deliberately told the prisoners of war about the water attack plan, and the prisoners of war fled into Xingzhou City.  If this arrangement had not been intentional, not even a single prisoner of war would have been able to escape from the city, let alone more than a hundred prisoners of war.  Just like the Liao army, they also sent a large number of scouts to sneak here to investigate, but none of the scouts successfully sneaked into the west of the Yellow River.  As for whether it can flood Xingzhou City, maybe it can, but it is very difficult to break down the wall foundation of Xingzhou. Instead of worrying about Xingzhou, it is better to worry about the capital. That section of the Yellow River is the real above-ground river.  And it is still a question mark whether that simple embankment can store huge floods. The reason why the river water has become shallower is because all the steep gates upstream are closed.  But it is a signal that in the future the imperial court must not only pay attention to poetry, scriptures and meanings, but also pay attention to these miscellaneous learning paths. If it were not for gunpowder, how could the Xingzhou city wall be shaken? With the morale in Xingzhou city at that time, maybe it would have to  It would take months to take it down, and it would cost the lives of countless soldiers.  When the three armies are exhausted, how will they deal with the Liao army?  Now it¡¯s just black powder and some crude artillery. What if there are more advanced weapons in the future?  A group of grain and grass troops crossed the Yellow River one after another, and then entered the Jinsu Military City. Although Wutela led the army into the Xia Kingdom, he did not carry much grain and grass because the troops were in a hurry, so the rear continued to prepare grain and grass in several states behind the mountains.  Wutela also asked for more grain and fodder from the rear. It did not necessarily have to be transported to the front line, but it should be stored in Jinsu City first to prevent the war from prolonging and worsening.  Therefore, during this period of time, various states continued to transport grain and grass across the Yellow River, and the Liao army in Jinsu City did not pay much attention. At this time, something unexpected happened. There is a strange place on Hedong Road, that is, Fulin Road, Linzhou,  Among Fuzhou and Fengzhou, only Linzhou was truly under the jurisdiction of the imperial court. Fuzhou was under the control of the Zhe family, and Fengzhou was under the control of the Wang family.  Below is Suizhou, which belongs to Xixia.  So some people say that this area is isolated overseas, especially Fengzhou, which is at the top corner. It is truly isolated overseas. Because it was captured by Li Yuanhao, the Song Dynasty once wanted to abandon these three states.  Fortunately, Song Renzong did not agree, so the Song Dynasty did not give up this important portal.  Just when Shaanxi was suffering defeats, the defense battle of Fulin Road took on a completely different glory. Whether it was the Zhejia Army, Miao Jixuan, the magistrate of Miaozhou, and the later transferred Gao Jixuan, Wang Kai, Zhang Li, Wang  Ji and other generals all performed outstandingly, defeating the powerful Xia army several times, beating Li Yuanhao until he fled, and returned in disastrous defeat.  The imperial court gradually restored the Fengzhou establishment.  However, due to the defeat of Hulitui, the Quye River and Zhuolunchuan in the Fengzhou section, and the west bank of the Quye River in the Linzhou section were successively occupied by Xixia.  This situation was not improved until Zhong'e opened the border, and the officials of Fulin Road defeated the Xixia people many times, followed the Yellow River south, and opened up several forts, but they had not really communicated with Yanzhou, and it was still  An enclave.  It was not until a few years ago that Wang Ju came back and started to manage the northwest, and the imperial court gradually recovered the entire Suizhou, that Fulin Road and Fuyan Road were connected as a whole.  Then the two groups of the imperial court joined forces to capture Yinzhou. The imperial court adopted Wang Ju's suggestion, using Dongheng Mountain as the boundary, and Yinzhou and other places were put under the jurisdiction of Fulin Road.  ??Mainly in the future, Fulin Road will still be at the forefront. There must be enough people farming so that sufficient grain and grass can be mobilized. Otherwise, the cost of relying on the court to mobilize grain from the rear will be too high.  Secondly, if you want to start a war, unless it is a large-scale battle, otherwiseGenerally, each road handles it by itself, and Fulin Road must have sufficient troops.  The area is smaller, and there are fewer troops stationed there. When there is a conflict with the Liao Kingdom in the future, there will not be enough troops to ensure victory and safety on the entire road.  Now not only was Yinzhou added to Fulin Road, but the Song Dynasty also took the opportunity to regain the west bank of Quye River, Quye River and Zhuolun River on the west side of Fengzhou, built many forts one after another, and allocated a large amount of farmland to the border soldiers.  , allowing them to farm, and at the same time many important roads were built throughout the territory.  The current magistrate of Linzhou, that is, the first officer of Fulin Road is called Zihu. He was a military general. This person may not be famous in later generations. In fact, in the Song Dynasty at this time, he was quite famous. He was the first among the twelve generals in Hedong.  General, brave and good at fighting, defeated the Xixia people many times.  It was under this situation that Wang Ju and Zhang Kai came up with an incredible tactic.  The Liao army went west and attacked Xiazhou City. At the same time, many Song troops entered Suizhou from Yanzhou, and then sneaked into Linzhou, Fuzhou and Fengzhou from Suizhou!  But we did a rest in Suizhou, mainly to let everyone rest for a few days to ensure their physical strength, and also to gather the three armies.  At the same time, Wang Ju ordered the generals of the three armies to obey Zhang Kai's command. In fact, Wang Ju completely handed over the next battle to Zhang Kai, and he only cooperated and responded from the west.  After he left, the Song Dynasty had to find a qualified successor.  However, some people in the court still did not trust Zhang Kai very much, and the next battle was Zhang Kai's real battle to rectify his name.  Seeing that all forces were almost mobilized, and many supplies had been transferred to the Linzhou front, Wang Ju captured Xingzhou again, mainly the last one. Without capturing Xingzhou, the troops would not be completely released.  Zhang Kai ordered the general offensive to begin.  Liu Changzuo, Zhong Shidao, and Zi Hu did not go to the front line. They had to be responsible for safety along the way to prevent the Liao army from jumping over the wall and running around.  However, the Song Army dispatched a lot of troops, and the troops were divided into two groups. The main general of the main force on the west route was veteran general Zhang Shouyue, and the supervisor was Li Xian who was transferred back from the Hexi Corridor.  Both of them are "old guys", but because they are older, they will march very steadily.  Stability is still the key to the next battle.  The deputy generals are Lin Guang and Miao Lu.  Going forward are generals such as Guo Cheng and Wang En.  The chief general of the East Route Army is Yao Xiong, the deputy general is Fuzhou Zhizhou Zhe Keke, and the leading generals are Liu Fa, Jia Yan and other generals.  The troops of the West Route refer to Jinsu City, and the troops of the East Route refer to Ningbian City.  The Song Dynasty and Liao Dynasty had been at peace for a long time, and the Song Dynasty had always been very cowardly towards the Liao Kingdom, including Wang Ju. Although he had repeatedly targeted the Liao Kingdom's envoys, he was more or less fierce and internally jealous. But it was true that even the strongest Song Dynasty  The Northwest Army also suffered from Liaophobia to a greater or lesser extent.  If it weren't for the series of great victories and the main battlefield was in the northwest, even the Northwest Army would not have any psychological advantage over the Liao Army.  Although Outela repeatedly warned everyone to be careful before leaving, including Outela and the Liao army who thought that the main force of the Song Dynasty was all over Xingzhou, they were a little careless.  Zihu did a good job in front of him, including transferring a large amount of materials to Linzhou without letting the Liao army notice.  The current front line of the Song Dynasty is too close to the two cities. Ningbian City is barely a hundred miles away, and Jinsu City is not even a hundred miles away.  The two armies of the Song Dynasty suddenly sent troops, and the Liao Kingdom was caught off guard. In fact, the Liao Kingdom also set up some forts in the two armies and one state, including several forts on the Song and Liao border. However, they were the strongest and could only attack people.  As a result, they will not be attacked by others, so these fortresses are not strong and tall. They are better called outposts than fortresses, and there are not many troops left to guard them.  Although Duo was guarding Guan Jian's position, the Song army suddenly rushed over and was caught off guard, and was quickly captured by the Song army.  By this time, the battle plan had completely changed.  Originally, Wang Ju did not want to have too much antagonism with the Liao Kingdom, including the two armies and one state. Although it was a thorn, Wang Ju had no intention of taking it back.  However, the Liao Kingdom openly sent out troops. What they sent out were not the divination-blocking soldiers, but the real army of the Liao Kingdom. The expedition against Xia was also over, so why are you still hesitating!  The two armies of the Song Dynasty continued to advance and quickly pushed under the two cities.  Zhang Shouyue's main force divided up again. Guo Cheng led the advance and rushed towards He Qing's army. Zhang Shouyue began to attack the city.  The most critical of these three cities is Jinsu City. Because it is related to the logistics of the Liao army, Wutela still left thousands of soldiers and horses here.  The siege begins.  The two armies fought fiercely for a day and rested with each other.  When night fell, suddenly there was chaos in the city. A group of people of unknown origins killed people and set fires everywhere, and then went to the top of the city.  This is Zhang Kai¡¯s arrangement.  There were many private traders, that is, smugglers, on the borders between Song and Liao.  Zhang Kai found two smugglers in Hedong. They were familiar with the Liao Kingdom, at least the border. He then promised them some benefits and asked them to lead a group to kill them.?Sneak into the Liao territory.  After sneaking into the Liao Kingdom, he used some means to obtain relevant information and passwords, and then purchased some vehicles, livestock and grain at high prices. He disguised himself as civilians and officials from various places supporting the front line, crossed the Yellow River, entered Jinsu City, and stayed there.  Come down, just for today.  Zhang Shouyue immediately ordered a night attack on Jinsu City. With the help of internal and external cooperation, the city was quickly captured.  What is important is speed. Although Otela's army is too late to return, there are still many arrangements to be made.  The two armies and one state in Hexi of the Liao Kingdom were quickly captured by the Song Dynasty.  The Song army began to weave a prison cage. To be continued.  
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