Chapter 1080: The Relationship with Buddha in the Grotto
Since the beginning of summer, the weather has been dry and rainless, and even the Jinshui River that passes through the city has almost dried up. As a result, the soldiers and horses stationed around Jinyang City have to look for water sources farther away, and every day they have to fight for the people.
Drinking water takes a lot of time.
However, these tormenting days were finally coming to an end, and the Supreme Lord of Jinyang Palace finally gave the order for the armies to assemble at Jinci Temple to prepare for the oath of war.
As this military order was conveyed to all camps, the officers and soldiers also rejoiced and became excited. Not only because they were thirsty and thirsty outside Jinyang City, but also because the unfavorable battle on the front line made them anxious and eager to fight.
In the past period of time, Jinyang City has gathered more than 100,000 armored soldiers. Most of them are border guards who were transferred back from the northern borders. Even after deducting the tens of thousands of additional divisions and brigades that were previously sent to Jiexiu, they are now stationed in Jiexiu.
Jinyang still has nearly 80,000 troops.
On the day agreed to swear the oath, 80,000 troops gathered in the wilderness near the Jin Temple, with banners like a forest, and the army entered the mountain. Not long after the soldiers gathered, the emperor also crossed the Jin River under the guard of hundreds of guards.
Come.
The emperor was also wearing military armor today and was riding on horseback. There were many strong soldiers and horse guards in front and behind the team. This majestic and ceremonial vehicle seemed familiar to everyone, and some soldiers with good memories had already recognized the formality of this guard of honor.
It was the old state of His Majesty the Emperor who went north to conquer Rouran. Many people were filled with tears because of this. They couldn't help but beat their chests and raised their arms and shouted: "The Supreme Mighty One is invincible in the world!"
The Lord of Qi, Gao Yang, has performed many majestic and illustrious deeds since he took office. When it comes to his illustrious external military exploits, none is more glorious than the conquest of Rouran last year. Although the real decline of Rouran was due to the rise of the Turks, the Lord of Qi, Gao Yang, continued to do so in successive years.
The raids against Monan and the attack on the remaining forces of Rouran were also talked about and praised by the people of the country, and regarded as the most illustrious martial arts since the founding of the country.
It should be noted that the most important component of the Northern Qi army was the soldiers from the Six Towns, and the North Town was originally established to defend and attack Rouran. Although Rouran was once in decline, taking advantage of the mutiny in the Six Towns, the soldiers went south one after another.
, Rouran's power quickly recovered in Mobei and frequently disturbed Monan. Even Shenwu Emperor Gao Huan was forced to marry Rouran due to the strong power of Rouran when he was still alive.
Rouran can be said to be the most important old enemy in the minds of all the children of the Six Towns. Under the constant conquests of the current Supreme Being, Rouran was finally completely defeated. This martial arts skill is naturally of great significance in the minds of the children of the Six Towns.
So when they saw the emperor once again put on the same etiquette as when he went to Rouran, the enthusiasm in the hearts of the soldiers was immediately aroused, and the memory of the invincible battle with the iron horse became vivid again!
Gao Yang heard the cheers of the soldiers, and his face gradually showed a look of intoxication. He couldn't help but sigh: "The heroic voices in the army are the most powerful in the world. How can they be the voices of silk, bamboo, sheng, and palace prostitutes singing obscenities?"
Comparable!"
Amidst the cheers of the soldiers, Gao Yang rode his horse all the way to the general platform under the guard of the imperial guards. The years of drinking and indulgence had made his body worse than before, but under the influence of this majestic and exciting atmosphere
Next, his spirit became excited, and he simply boarded the general platform in person, raised his hands to greet the soldiers under the stage, and this action immediately caused a wave of applause like a mountain roar and a tsunami.
When the cheers of the soldiers died down, Gao Yangcai shouted loudly again: "In the old days, there were many stubborn thieves who refused to obey the edict, but now they are safe? Who dares to be disrespectful! Only the Qiang thieves still refused to obey the order, and even raised troops to invade. Treat me as
The Jinyang division seems to have nothing, so I ask you, do you dare to fight?"
"Dare to fight! Dare to fight!"
As soon as Gao Yang finished speaking, all the soldiers in the audience shouted loudly. The sound shook the field for a while, and their morale was like a rainbow.
"How can the power of Heaven be used lightly? The Qiang thieves will bring about their own destruction! I am personally commanding the army to attack the Qiang thieves. Those who have meritorious service in this battle will be rewarded, and those who are down to the camp soldiers will be punished. Those who are guilty will be punished, even up to the prince! Whoever can capture and kill the leader of the thieves, Li Boshan
, be appointed as governor of the state, be granted the title of King of Longxi, and be awarded immediately upon seeing merit without any delay! Are all the officers and men of the army thirsty for this merit?"
After listening to the deafening shouts of the soldiers, Gao Yang loudly announced the reward for this battle.
When everyone present heard such a generous and astonishing reward, their eyes widened with excitement. Although they knew that such extraordinary achievements were destined to miss the vast majority of people, they could not help but be inspired by it and shouted loudly: "Kill the thief!
Kill the thief and make him king!"
Under Gao Yang's encouragement, the soldiers all became highly motivated and eager to fight. They wanted to rush to the battlefield immediately and fight the enemy. Seeing the mood of the crowd, Gao Yang became confident in the next counterattack to defeat the enemy. Then
After another military oath-taking ceremony, Gao Yang began to issue instructions to the troops.
Now, with the Western Wei army's expansion in all directions, the areas controlled by the east and west sides are now intertwined, and the situation is completely different from the situation at the beginning of the war.
Especially when King Wecan of Changle asked for help in Jinzhou, the intelligence passed to the country stated that all the Wei troops were gathered in Pingyang, but the facts proved that Wecan was exaggerating the facts and lying about the military situation.
Judging from the current situation, the Wei army was at least divided into two groups. They marched north along the Fen River to attack Pingyang and then turned into the Qinshui River Valley. As for the other group of troops, they first stayed in Hedong and attacked the Heyang brigade led by Hu Luguang.
After the ambush, they came directly from Hedong to the east and occupied Jianzhou in one fell swoop.
Due to the successive losses of Jianzhou and Qinshui River Valley, Duan Shao's division and brigade, which should have been responsible for the main counterattack, could only stop at Shangdang. If they attacked again, they might be attacked by the enemy from both up and down.
And if the Heyang brigade joins the battle, the situation in the Heluo area will become dangerous again.
Under such circumstances, in order to restore the disadvantageous situation, Jinyang, which has regained its strength, can only assume more combat tasks and try to defeat the enemy separately.
When the Jinyang Division marches south to fight, the most important and conventional road is naturally to pass through Queshu Valley, a thousand-mile journey south. However, both roads are now guarded by the Wei army. Moreover, Pan Zihuang, the king of Hedong who was guarding Jiexiu not long ago, also responded.
The enemy general Wei Xiaokuan chose a site to build a city in the south of Queshu Valley, hoping to guard it for a long time and block the Jinyang Division's march southward.
Wei Xiaokuan is extremely good at defending among thieves. The combination of him and Yubi City has been a nightmare for the Qi people for a long time. Now they are guarding Queshu Valley, which has a more steep terrain than Yubi City.
, just listening to it makes people feel a little indestructible.
Gao Yang knew that the morale of the army seemed to be high at the moment, but once the road to the south was blocked and it was difficult to advance, it would inevitably fall into a situation where it would be full of energy, then weaken, and then exhaust. In such a situation, when discussing military affairs before,
His nephew Gao Changgong once mentioned it.
But at that time, due to the lack of troops in Jinyang, and the unfavorable battle between Hou Mo and Chen, they still could not firmly control these two southbound routes. Now, if we use this strong morale to forcefully shake the strong wall, it will undoubtedly be
A waste.
Therefore, for the Jinyang Division, it is not advisable to break through the Queshu Valley blockade and go south to seek a chance to fight the main force of the Wei army. For Gao Yanghe, the current situation is in urgent need of a victory. The sooner the better, even if it is a battle
The scale is smaller.
In addition to going straight to Jinzhou, the Jinyang Division has another route, which is to go south from Jinyang to Jiangxi, a tributary of the Fen River in the south of Taiyuan County, and then go east from Jiangxi and cross the Bafu Ridge in the remaining mountains of Taiyue Mountain.
, you can reach Pingdu City in the east of Lingdong. Pingdu City then passes through Qingzhang River, and you can reach Liaoyang in the east and Wusu in the west.
This road is also the shortest and most convenient road from Jinyang to Yedu. Whenever Gaoyang travels between the two capitals, if he passes through Fukou instead of Jingxing Trail, most of them will come in and out through this road.
Although most of this road passes through rugged mountains and fields, after years of travel and construction, the road has become relatively smooth. When Gao Yang was about to ascend the throne of the Eastern Wei Dynasty in the old years, he first came to this road from Jinyang
Pingdu City, and then summoned all the nobles here to discuss the big plan, and communicated messages to and from Yedu with confidants, so that this road could communicate the convenience and flexibility of advance and retreat between the two places.
At present, the road going straight south is impassable, and the enemy has already entered the Kou Qinshui River. After occupying the Qinshui River Valley, the enemy's next target is most likely to be Wusu. Under such circumstances, Gao Yang simply gave up going south.
In a futile attempt to rescue Jinzhou, they instead traveled south through Liaoyang Road to reach the battlefield in a roundabout way, seeking an opportunity to engage the enemy.
After going south from Liaoyang to fight the enemy, they can join forces with Duan Shao's men and horses stationed in Shangdang and attack the Western Wei army together. At the same time, they can also strengthen the situation and deterrence against Yedu so that the people in Yedu will not dare to do any other tricks.
So Gao Yang sent out Wuxing King Gaopu and City Repair King Gao Xiaoxu with 10,000 vanguards in advance, while he himself led the rear division to follow behind.
The stone walls on both sides of the Bafuling Mountain Road are towering and the road is winding. On the stone walls on both sides of the mountain road, there are many grottoes dug by believers. These large and small grottoes are scattered in the mountains on both sides. For travelers along the way,
Touring is also a fun way to relieve fatigue.
During this day's journey, the front scouts led the emperor to a mountain stream to drink water and rest. Gao Yang saw a large grotto on the side of the mountain stream, so he walked in for a while.
In addition to the stone statues of Buddha and Hercules, there is also a stele of statues erected next to the grotto. Gao Yang got closer to the stele and looked at it for a moment, and found that it was actually the statue donated by Zhang Baoluo, the former governor of Liangzhou, when he was guarding Jingxing in the old years of the Eastern Wei Dynasty. There were vague words about it.
The blessing calligraphy of the King of Bohai, the General and the Duke of Taiyuan.
Seeing this, Gao Yang was immediately moved. In the past years, when his father and brother were still alive, he was just a little transparent person in the family. It is rare that he did not forget to pray for him when he made this statue of Paulo.
"Where is Zhang Paulo now?"
He turned around and asked the people around him, and learned that Zhang Baoluo led his army south to fight in Jiankang, Jiangdong in the old year. He was captured by the southerners and sent to Guanzhong, where he was eventually killed by the Qiang people.
Defeating the country, not even allowing the defeated generals to have heirs or descendants.
If there were no accidents, with Zhang Baoluo's death, his family would probably be in decline. But today, Gao Yang happened to see the relics of his old statue to pray for himself on the journey, which can be regarded as a result of Buddhist fate.
So Gao Yang immediately ordered Zhang Baoluo's son to succeed him in the title and build up his family.
When the accompanying soldiers saw this scene, they couldn't help but feel sad. At the same time, they also had some thoughts. After this battle is over, should they also donate money to build a Buddha statue in the Bafu Ridge to pray for the Supreme Being?
Maybe one day the emperor will accidentally see it, it will be a rare incense love!
In the article, Liaoyang is near the current Zuoquan County, Shanxi Province. This is where Gaoyang practiced Buddhism and continued his life in the later period. In addition, some book friends in the previous article suggested that Jinyang’s army did not need to pass through Jinzhou to go to Ye. In fact, it is true that the army passed through Liaoyang, and ordinary people could travel to Jinyang quickly.
.Because this article does not take the Northern Qi Dynasty as the main perspective of the narrative, and the materials are basically used before detailed investigation. I also lack a detailed and specific understanding of the Southern and Northern Dynasties. I didn’t know much about Liaoyang Road before, so I would like to explain it here.