In the Puning Temple in Jiangling City, Wang Bao tried his best to make his expression more sincere. He looked at Li Miao in front of him and almost begged: "Now that your army has arrived outside Jiangling City, your Majesty still strictly orders us not to be disrespectful and offend Li Marquis.
With so much affection, how could Li Hou not be moved?
Even if we don’t talk about the dispute between the two countries, Li Hou has been staying in Jiangling for several months. We and the Jiangling scholars have always been courteous and friendly. Now I don’t know where the quarrel started, but Li Hou wants to ignore everyone and make us panic.
I am so frightened that Marquis Li can show mercy without any emotion. Now your majesty has sent me a kind invitation and sincerely invites Marquis Li to accompany me to the palace and teach us how to repair the old harmonious situation so as to relieve the trouble of war..."
When Li Miao heard that Wang Bao was still imagining that the situation could be rectified, he couldn't help but laugh. Then he looked at Wang Bao and said, "Wang Pushe is so courteous, I really don't deserve it. If
When you ask about the plan of the country, I am a low-ranking official and do not dare to speak out. But if you only ask about your own safety, I have a few words to give to you."
After Wang Bao heard this, he immediately became energetic, and his eyes when he looked at Li Miao suddenly became fiery. He bowed to Li Miao, and then whispered: "If you can give me advice on how to make a living, Ruo so...
As long as I am still alive, I will be deeply grateful for your great kindness!"
Li Miao had spent some time in Jiangling and had some understanding of the spiritual outlook of the people here, so he was not surprised by Wang Bao's reaction.
"What a stupid servant? If the army had not moved, the situation between the two parties could still be saved. Now that the troops have arrived, how can we stop the war with just a few words? This battle is inevitable and no one can stop it!"
He spoke decisively first, dispelling Wang Bao's unrealistic thoughts, and then said again: "But you can see the current affairs and scenery of Jiangling. What is it that General Li must take? Where are there no mountains and rivers? Where are there no mountains and rivers?"
People? If this is the case, why should we fight for Guangling?
What General Li values is the rites, music, classics and meanings, and he is a man with a crown! Due to the disaster of Yongjia in the old days, the Jin family lost the country, and the life and death of the king's ancestors ended in Jiangzuo. His achievements are great! The rites have been passed down to this day.
The Liang family cannot defend it, so if you follow me and return to the north, it can be said that you have the above-mentioned ancestral aspirations, advanced virtues, shining in the annals of history, and your name will be passed down to all generations!"
"This, this... Your Majesty is treating me very kindly today, and I am willing to tolerate it! Moreover, the struggle between the north and the south is not just for a short period of time. The strength of the moment is strong and weak, and everyone has it. How can the plan of a hundred generations be determined by the trend of a moment?
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After Wang Bao heard this, he immediately shook his head, saying that he was by no means a short-sighted person. However, he soon felt that such a refusal seemed too straightforward, so he added: "Today, I have more than 200,000 scholars in Jiangling.
We are united and united, but the thousands of cavalry outside the city can't conquer it! What's more, we have already realized it, and ordered the army of King Qin from all directions to arrive in a moment. General Li, even with 100,000 elite soldiers, cannot surrender to me! According to Li Hou's knowledge,
Is it true that General Li can gather this grand armor?"
After hearing this, Li Miao laughed again: "If you want to conquer Tiannan and unify the north and south, even if you have a hundred thousand people, you may not be able to do it. But if you just conquer Jiangling, an army of 30,000 is enough. And if you want to decide your life or death, you can only use half a foot."
The edge is more than enough!"
When Wang Bao heard this, he jumped back in fright. He glanced at the armored soldiers who followed him outside the temple and then regained his composure. He looked back at Li Miao and said fiercely: "Now Li Marquis is here.
But there are no thousands of troops!”
"But there are many ministers in the city whose lives depend on this!"
Li Miao sneered tit-for-tat, and then looked at Wang Bao and sighed: "Wang Pushe and others don't know that the disaster is coming, how can I not? The reason why I still stay in this dangerous place is because there are people here who are more dangerous than me.
More important things! I know that the collection of books in the East Pavilion of the Imperial Garden is very large, which is the accumulation of literary works from several generations of the Southern Kingdom. If you can protect it, and offer it to General Li on the day when the city is destroyed, even though the country will be destroyed, it will be a success!
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When Wang Bao heard this, his eyes suddenly flashed, but he quickly shook his head and said: "The situation is critical now, and the whole country is fighting. I also need to be ordered by the superiors. How can I linger in the inner garden? Although the prince's intention is beautiful,
, but I can’t use it.”
Seeing that Wang Bao was moved, Li Miao said again: "General Li's men are all talented and brave men. How can Pushe and other ministers and scribes be able to match him? If the Lord of Liang really sent the ministers to face the enemy, he would be overqualified and indiscriminate.
Can the national security be maintained? Pu She may take advantage of the situation to make a suggestion and lead the family members of the ministers to place them in the inner garden for protection. I can also take advantage of this to enter and occupy the East Pavilion.
If Jiangling is defended, I will not be able to escape with my wings. If Jiangling is not defended, as long as I am here to hold it, the Liang Lord’s inner garden can be saved from being looted by the armored soldiers. The scriptures, articles, ministers and their families are all alive because of the thought of servant shooting.
how about?"
"This, this...are you willing to make a covenant with me? You will not cause trouble in the inner garden until the city is destroyed!"
In normal times, Wang Bao would certainly not agree to such an unbelievable and treasonous proposal, but now that the Wei army has arrived at the city, Li Miao has the confidence to bewitch him again and again, which makes him confused and at the same time hopes to find someone who can win both the victory and the defeat.
ways to protect yourself.
Li Miao's proposal is undoubtedly in line with his needs. The people in the city are currently in chaos, and His Majesty the Emperor urgently needs a way to control the ministers. He gathers the ministers' family members in the inner garden in the name of protection, but in fact they detain them. I believe that His Majesty the Emperor also
I will not refuse. With so many people entering the inner garden, it will be difficult to inspect them one by one. Li Miao and his entourage are not conspicuous among them.
If Jiangling can be defended, then Wang Bao will detain Li Miao and his entourage in the inner garden in advance instead of letting them run away to do evil. If it cannot be defended, then as Li Miao said, only the Xiao family will lose.
, but he took the greatest credit for preserving Jiangling culture and the families of hundreds of officials.
Of course, this matter is not without variables and risks, but compared with the huge benefits, this risk is not worth mentioning.
After making an agreement with Li Miao, Wang Bao arranged for the armored soldiers to be stationed here, and he led the others back to the garden to pay homage to the emperor.
At this time, Xiao Yi was busy setting up defenses throughout the city. He felt a little unhappy when he saw that Wang Bao came back alone and did not bring back Li Miao.
Wang Baoze quickly explained: "I secretly plotted against the envoys of the Wei army, but it was just an excuse. No matter how polite I treated their envoys, the Wei people would not retreat. On the contrary, they would only increase their arrogance and think that I, the king and my ministers
We are timid and dare not fight. Now Chengyi should work together to resist the Wei people's harassment. Several battles have failed. After knowing that our city is strong and strong, we can invite Wei envoys to negotiate peace, and we can get twice the result with half the effort."
After Xiao Yi heard this, his expression softened slightly, and he said in a deep voice: "We must guard the Wei envoy tightly and prevent him from visiting the masses and shaking people's hearts!"
He also knew that there were many weak officials in his court who were not willing to suffer at all. There might be some who could not stand the coercion of the Western Wei Dynasty and secretly defected to him.
After hearing the words, Wang Bao nodded in agreement, and then said: "On my way back, I have seen a lot of chaos in the city, especially the ministers who blocked the streets and blocked the streets. Because the houses were fortified, the house was in chaos.
.It is better to gather all the families of the princes and ministers in the inner garden and protect them. On the one hand, they can prevent the families from being disturbed by their clans, and on the other hand, the officials can have no worries and do not need to distract themselves from their families. Instead, they can gather all the households to strengthen the city defense.
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After hearing this, Xiao Yi's eyes suddenly brightened, he clapped his hands and said: "Pu She is a really talented countryman! Wei soldiers have invaded from the south. So far, I and dozens of people have discussed the matter, but only one can comment on the matter so impartially."
It’s just a servant shot!”
As he spoke, he took off his sword and handed it solemnly to Wang Bao's hand. He said seriously: "I will leave this matter to Pu She. Don't let any of your family members be left behind! You and others will guard the country for me.
I will protect the children of your family as a minister, and if I am fine, everyone in the family will be safe!"
Wang Bao took the sword given by the emperor and loudly accepted the order. He turned a blind eye to the angry gazes of the officials in the palace that almost pierced him. He raised the emperor's sword high and exited the palace, starting to carry out this latest task.
When Jiangling City finally became alert and began to deploy defenses to meet the enemy, the armies of the Western Wei Dynasty also met in the fields north of Jiangling. Like the biting north wind, they rushed straight towards Jiangling City.
Li Tai had already prepared heavy troops in Wuning, Xiakou and other cities, plus the main force of 30,000 Jingzhou troops led by himself, 60,000 government troops from the south of Guanzhong, and 20,000 Xiangyang troops led by Liang Wang Xiaoqi.
The military strength has reached tens of thousands.
Therefore, when the army arrived at Jiangling, the entire field north of Jiangling City was filled with black military formations, and the border could hardly be seen. Such a majestic military situation was enough to make people despair.
Prior to this, most of the soldiers and civilians in Jiangling City had already known the news that the Western Wei Dynasty was about to invade, and under the leadership of Jiangling civil and military officials, they actively built city defenses. At this time, there were many troops outside the city building fences and fortresses. It can be seen that
When the enemy troops formed such a formation, the common people were immediately frightened and swarmed back into the city, leaving the entire city in chaos.
Li Tai, who was in the army in the north of Jiangling City, did not order an attack while taking advantage of the chaos. Instead, he ordered the soldiers to start setting up camp, while he and the generals led a group of soldiers to ride forward and circle the city to observe the situation outside the city.
Due to years of war, there were a large number of displaced people in Nanliang. As Emperor Xiao Yi established his rule in Jiangling, these refugees also gathered in Jiangling. However, the capacity of the city of Jiangling was limited after all, so most of the people
They can only stay outside the city and build shanties outside the city.
Li Tai saw a large shantytown outside Jiangling City. The densely packed shack buildings would make people with trypophobia go numb. Because of the existence of these shantytowns, the entire Jiangling City is visually bloated by ten times.
It is even more times than that. Apart from the towering city gates and towers, the city wall itself is almost invisible.
Nowadays, these shantytowns have also been included in the defense area of Jiangling. However, looking at this posture, it is not that Jiangling's monarchs and ministers are well-intentioned to protect the homeless people outside the city, but clearly want to forge these people outside the city into a barrier of flesh and blood.
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In a very short period of time, the Jiangling garrison set up layers of fences, ravines and other defenses outside the city. Of course, this was not because of how powerful their mobilization force was, but because the labor force outside the city was too large.
There are many, and there is no cost at all. There is no need for strict supervision. In order to survive, the people must work day and night to repair and defend things.
These defenses are not in a complete circle outside the residential area, but are distributed layer by layer in the residential area. This means that if the Western Wei troops outside the city want to attack the main body of Jiangling City, they must break through layer by layer.
These populated areas outside the city!
Li Tai has been in charge of the army for many years, so he is naturally not benevolent, but after seeing Jiangling City's posture of responding to the enemy, he couldn't help but secretly take a breath.
Historical records record that during the Battle of Jiangling, Lang Zhongshu of the Southern Liang Dynasty, Yin Buhui, was supervising the battle elsewhere and was separated from his mother. Her mother died in the war. Yin Buhui spent seven days rummaging through a ditch filled with corpses before he found his mother's body.
.Even the families of officials are not immune. You can imagine the fate of ordinary people!
Li Tai's plan to attack Bafu on the eve of the Battle of Jiangling was not just because he had the ability to fight against Bafu to a certain extent until then. Even though his preparations were still insufficient,
He also wanted to take the risk and give it a try.
Because the Battle of Jiangling in history was an out-and-out catastrophe, the city of Jiangling suffered more damage than even Jiankang during Hou Jing’s Rebellion. Whether it was the economy, people’s livelihood, or culture,
The heavy damage Jiangling suffered almost never recovered during the Sui and Tang Dynasties!
The barbarism and brutality of the Western Wei Dynasty, and the cowardice and incompetence of the Southern Liang Dynasty were all vividly displayed in this war. The records left in the history books are terrible, but how miserable were the Jiangling people who actually had to endure these sufferings?
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When people pass by, they leave their names, and when the geese pass by, they leave their voices. Li Taixianlai is also thinking about what new changes he can bring to the world after he comes to this world? Is it innovation in science and technology, progress in culture, and economic development?
Prosperity, military strength, and institutional perfection?
But these are too broad and cannot be quantified. The small goal he set for himself in the end was not to achieve something on his own, but to do his best to prevent a catastrophe that should have happened, and to lead the completion of this in his own way.
A battle of Jiangling!
Even when Shicheng counterattacked Yu Jin, Li Tai only had the calmness to make plans before taking action, but looking at the bloated and chaotic city in front of him, he couldn't help but feel excited: Jiangling, I'm coming, follow me
Get out of that catastrophe together!
Because there are large shantytowns outside Jiangling City, the city has expanded greatly, with a circumference of dozens of miles. Li Tai rode his horse around the city for nearly two hours, and waited until he returned
By the time we reached the camp, it was already dark, and the first day outside Jiangling City had passed.
Early the next morning, Li Tai began to arrange various siege arrangements. He first asked people to dig earth and plant trees in the open area east of Jiangling City to build a large fort.
A mountain of earth was built every few miles around Jiangling City, and the Liang sergeants who had been recruited with loud voices were selected to climb the mountain and shout to persuade them to surrender. As for the targets of the persuasion, they were not the emperors and ministers in the city, but outside the city.
these people.
"The Lord of Liang, Xiao Yi, is called the king, but he is actually a traitor to the country! In the old years, Hou Jing was in trouble in Jiankang. Xiao Yi abandoned his father and refused to save him. He was unfaithful and unfilial! He refused Shaoling to Yingzhou, killed Hedong in Changsha, and Shen Yu
Zhang is in the middle of the river. If you don't go to the national disaster, you will mutilate your limbs first, which is unkind and unjust..."
The numerous crimes committed by Emperor Liang Xiao Yi were constantly shouted out by the sergeants on Tushan. At the same time, General Li's principles of conquest were also shouted out over and over again: "I, Daxingtai, Guandong Road of the Great Wei Dynasty, and General Li, the Duke of Taiyuan, oversee the command."
The King's Master is here to declare his majesty and righteousness! The unscrupulous king may be defeated, but the innocent subordinates must not be abused!
Today, General Li has built a peaceful city for the people. Once Jiangling soldiers and civilians enter the city, they will be safe. They will not be harmed by swords and weapons. They will be provided with food and clothing, and their households will have equal land! You Jiangling soldiers and civilians have no property. Whose country belongs to them?
With a silk thread and no particles in the abdomen, parents are deprived of support, wives and children are deprived of shelter, how can we stay with an unruly king and fail to rule by benevolence and righteousness! Hurry, hurry, or be too late!"
Today is the National Memorial Day. I would like to express my condolences to the compatriots who died in the Nanjing Massacre. Don’t forget the national humiliation. May your family and country be safe forever!!! Try to finish the chapter on the Battle of Jiangling tomorrow and turn the perspective back to Guanzhong...