"Why are you so anxious?" Duduo said, "Even if you have to fight, you have to fight big."
"That's right, why are you so anxious?" He Luohui also said disdainfully, "It's only a few dozen miles from Qinghe to Shanyang. If you don't eat the fat meat of Shanyang, you have to chew on the hard bone of Qinghe, right?
stupid?"
He Luohui was well aware of Duduo's intention of carrying the blue flag.
To put it bluntly, the blue flag is used as cannon fodder, specially used to chew hard bones.
Although Ji'erharang, an old fox, is very sensible and rarely openly opposes the emperor's father and regent when the Eight Kings discuss politics, political opponents are still political enemies after all, and Xianglan Banner must be weakened even if it should be weakened.
"He Luohui, what are you talking about?" Tun Qi frowned.
Even your master wouldn't dare to do this to me, let alone a slave like you?
"What, am I wrong?" He Luohui didn't take Tun Qi seriously at all, "Even the dogs in Shengjing know how to pick out fleshy bones and chew them. You are worse than a dog."
"He Luohui, you are seeking death!" Tun Qi was furious.
"Okay, I haven't reaped the benefits yet, so you two started arguing first." Duduo glared at He Luohui and the two, and said, "Send the order, the army will bypass Qinghe County and go directly to Huai'an Fucheng!"
Duduo's general order was quickly issued, and the Eight Banners soldiers with the two white flags and the blue flag and their respective coated servants circled the city from the south side of Qinghe County and headed straight for Shanyang, seventy miles away.
Normally, you would have to cross the river by boat from Qinghe to Shanyang.
But now the Eight Banners soldiers can directly cross the Yellow River on horseback.
At most, the horse's hooves can be wrapped with linen cloth to prevent slipping.
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The terrain of Shanyang City is a bit special.
Because the canal passes through the middle of the city, it divides the entire city into east and west cities.
Among them, the east city is larger, accounting for three-quarters of the area, and the west city is smaller, accounting for only one-quarter, but both the east and west cities have independent city walls and gates.
The west city has only two east and west gates, while the east city has four gates.
The east gate of the west city and the west gate of the east city are facing each other.
Between the two city gates, there is a lock bridge across the canal connecting them.
In terms of urban functions, Dongcheng is a commercial district and a civilian area, and the canal terminal is located next to Dongcheng.
Xicheng is the military, administrative and wealthy area. In addition to the Shanyang County Government Office located in the East City, the Huai'an Government Office, the Hecao Governor's Government Office and the Shanyang Cangcang of the Ministry of Internal Affairs are all located in the West City.
Most of the Jin gentry in Huai'an also lived in Xicheng.
The height of the city walls of Shanyang City was originally less than four feet high, and the west city wall of the east city and the east city wall of the west city, that is, the city walls on both sides of the canal, were only three feet tall.
It is said that when the city was built, the canal was planned to be rerouted.
Once the canal is rerouted, the two cities can be merged into one city, and the middle city wall will no longer need to exist, and it will not be built to the same specifications as other sections of the city wall.
But later the canal diversion was abandoned.
The walls on both sides of the canal have also not been increased in height, but have been preserved.
After Yan Yingyuan arrived in Shanyang, he and Xiang Yong continued to heighten and thicken the city wall while training, but only for other sections of the city wall. The walls on both sides of the canal were still only three feet high.
But other sections of the city wall have been increased to six feet.
In the past, officials did not raise the height of these two sections of city wall because they did not have money and food, but Yan Yingyuan obviously did not. The two low sections of city wall were deliberately left by Yan Yingyuan for the slaves.
This is a poisonous bait left by Yan Yingyuan to Jiannu.
Maoxiang and Xiangyong are now dismantling the berths on the dock.
Because these berths are made of wood, dismantling the wood can not only be used to defend the city, but also prevent it from being dismantled by the slave builders and used to build siege equipment.
In addition to the timber on the berths, the houses outside the city were also demolished.
In addition, all the trees within dozens of miles of Shanyang City were also cut down. All the cut trees were transported back to Shanyang City and used to make rolling logs and other equipment for the defense of the city.
Maoxiang had no intention of leaving any usable wood for the Jiannu slaves.
The walls of Shanyang City are now a full six feet high. Without the construction of specialized siege equipment, the two or three foot high ladders that come with the carriages are of little use.
Therefore, if there is no wood, it will be very troublesome for Jiannu to attack the city.
Maoxiang led people to dismantle the dock, and Yan Yingyuan was not idle either.
Yan Yingyuan led dozens of village warriors to cut ice on the ice of the canal between the east and west cities.
In addition to the Xiangyong who was cutting ice, there were also Xiangyong who transported barrels of gunpowder from Xicheng.
According to Yan Yingyuan's request, Xiang Yong dug hundreds of holes in the ice of the canal, but did not drill them through. He put about ten kilograms of gunpowder into each hole.
An ice trench was dug in each ice cave, and lead wires were pre-buried in each ice trench.
These leads are specially wrapped with oil paper, filled with ice chips and then watered a little and re-frozen, so that no abnormalities can be seen from the appearance.
All leads converge to the east gate of Xicheng.
While I was busy, Fan Zhongjie, the prefect of Huai'an, came over in a hurry.
"Jianheng, my wise brother Pijiang." Fan Zhongjie gave a long bow.
Yan Yingyuan and Mao Xiang did not have official status yet, they were just students. However, Fan Zhongjie did not dare to neglect them at all, because anyone with a discerning eye could see that a diligent scholar had a bright future.
The Holy One has already made it clear that he wants to reuse Prince Qin.
"Master." Yan Yingyuan and Mao Xiang also bowed to Fan Zhongjie.
Although Maoxiang and Fan Zhongjie came from the same school, they still addressed each other as royal family members.
"You two dear brothers, you're welcome." Fan Zhongjie waved his hands and said, "That's it, our government has moved all the people within a radius of dozens of miles into the city in accordance with your request, but you also know the situation in Huai'an City.
The remaining money and grain have long been plundered by the Ministry of Household Affairs and very little is left, so it’s really..."
Relocating people has always been a major project that consumes money and food.
What's more, as many as 300,000 people need to be relocated this time.
Yan Yingyuan frowned and said, "Don't those wealthy gentry families in Huai'an Prefecture even pluck out a hair?"
"Don't mention it." Fan Zhongjie said with a dark face, "I'm so talkative, but these wealthy gentry families are only willing to donate a few dozen shi of food, and the most is only a hundred shi."
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! Maoxiang said angrily: "These idiots, don't they understand that the eggs are not finished when the nest is overturned?"
Fan Zhongjie said: "I'm afraid it's not that they don't understand, but they feel that defending the city is the responsibility of the imperial court and the local heroes, and has nothing to do with the wealthy gentry and wealthy families in these places."
Maoxiang was furious: "These people are really hopeless. If you ask me, the court should not condone them. It should treat them like the powerful gentry in Xuzhou and Guide Prefecture."
"Brother Pijiang, please be careful what you say!" Fan Zhongjie said.
Fan Zhongjie's expression was slightly unnatural, because the Fan family was also a wealthy family in Huai'an Prefecture.
"The government official is afraid of those people, but I am not afraid of them." Maoxiang said with anger still lingering, "Am I wrong? These people have enjoyed the benefits of the official fields in Nanzhi for generations, but they are not willing to share the slightest share for the imperial court.
They are so greedy and stingy, why can't they say a few words? I will not only say it, but I will also ask the Holy One to return it to the official land of Huai'an Prefecture!"
Fan Zhongjie frowned slightly and said: "Brother Pijiang, what you said is a bit too much. You need to know that your Mao family is also a famous and wealthy family in Rugao. If the imperial court treats Mao family in this way, will you be willing?"
"Why don't you want to do this?" Maoxiang slapped his neck and shouted back in person.
There is a saying that at this time Maoxiang was really ready to use Rugao Maojia as a sacrifice.
He had already made up his mind to return to Rugao and clear away the fields with his own hands once the matter here was over.
What's the saying? Members of a group will develop a strong sense of belonging, or a sense of responsibility and mission, in the process of achieving group goals.
The group Shiziying has a very clear group goal.
The goal of this group is to create a prosperous age unprecedented in ancient times, to recreate the grand occasion of the Tang Dynasty when all nations came to court, and to ensure that all people in the world have food to eat, clothing to wear, and to live and work in peace and contentment.
In order to achieve this goal, Maoxiang did not mind sacrificing his family.
Because the Mao family was also a member of the Jiangnan Jingentry Group, they also benefited from the 50 million acres of official land in Jiangnan, and the amount of official land occupied by the Mao family was quite large.
Fan Zhongjie suddenly felt that the two of them had something to say that did not coincide with each other.
At that moment, Fan Zhongjie could only change the topic and said: "Brother Pijiang, I don't need to say anything in advance. Let's get back to the topic. How will the 300,000 people who are brought into the city be accommodated and how will the food rations be provided?"
Originally, this kind of thing was under the control of Lu Zhenfei. In Lu Zhenfei's absence, it was up to Fan Zhongjie to make the decision.
But the current situation is different, because Chongzhen has decreed that the defense of Huai'an Prefecture will be taken over by Prince Qin, so the prefect Fan Zhongjie can only run errands.
Big ideas have to be decided by Yan Yingyuan and Maoxiang.
Maoxiang thought for a while and said: "Free up the empty warehouses in the governor's office of Hecao, the government office and the Shanyang warehouse of the Ministry of Internal Affairs. If it is still not enough, then requisition the houses of the wealthy gentry families in the city."
"There is no need to discuss this matter. If you refuse, you will be charged with collaborating with the enemy and treason."
After a pause, he then said: "As for the rations, we will use work as relief according to the previously agreed method, and organize the strong men or women in each household to help transport various materials. As long as they participate in the defense of the city, everyone will
Everyone can receive one liter of working rice every day, so that everyone, old and young, women and children can eat, and all the required working rice is paid from the Sanyang Treasury of the Ministry of Internal Affairs."
Fan Zhongjie said so much, but what he wanted was this sentence, and he immediately took people to grow rice.
Watching Fan Zhongjie leave, Yan Yingyuan suddenly gave Maoxiang a thumbs up and praised: "Brother Pijiang, you are undoubtedly a truly far-sighted person, unlike other scholars who are just passionate."
"Forsighted?" Maoxiang was stunned when he heard this, "Brother Jianheng, what are you talking about?"
"Ah?" Yan Yingyuan finally realized that Maoxiang was actually no different from other passionate scholars. He immediately touched his nose in embarrassment and changed the subject, "Nothing. I mean, Brother Pijiang, you are knowledgeable.
It is admirable to put the interests of the Ming Dynasty and the people of the world before the interests of the family."
"No, that's not it." Maoxiang shook his head and said, "That's not what you meant just now."
"That's what I mean." Yan Yingyuan said hurriedly, "Brother Pijiang, the dock is almost finished. Go and have a look."
"Don't change the subject, you definitely didn't mean that just now." Maoxiang frowned and said, "Brother Jianheng, don't try to lie to me. Please tell me quickly, what did you mean by that sentence just now? Who is responsible for the passion?
Already?"
"Ahem..." Just as Yan Yingyuan was hesitating, Erdan, a team from the local brave team, slid over quickly from the ice.
"My lords, my two lords, here we come, the slave-building army is here!" Wu Erdan shouted loudly, "It's only ten miles away from here!"
Yan Yingyuan immediately became stern when he heard this and said: "Brother Pijiang, if we are still alive after this battle, I will tell you the true meaning of what I just said. As for now, let us work together to defend Shanyang.
"
"Yeah." Maoxiang nodded heavily.
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"Your Majesty, the big city ahead is Shanyang."
Hou Fangyu pointed at the outline of the majestic city in front of him and said with an eager face: "This city is the largest port in the Huaihe River. It has been home to merchants since ancient times. After Chongzhen, the dog emperor, fled south, he established an internal affairs office and set up a house in Shanyang.
I built a warehouse in which I stocked hundreds of thousands of shi of official grain and millions of taels of silver."
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Upon hearing this, the eyes of Duduo and the Eight Banners nobles suddenly lit up.
Duduo said: "Hou Fangyu, do you know how much grain and how much money there is in the Shanyang Warehouse?"
"I really don't know the specific number." Hou Fangyu shook his head and said, "But judging from the canals and merchant ships transporting grain, it is at least five hundred thousand dan! There must be one million taels of silver."
"That's pretty good, after all, it's just a warehouse." He Luohui said excitedly, "Master, as long as we capture Shanyang City, the southern expedition army will no longer have to worry about food shortages."
Duduo hummed slightly and asked Hou Fangyu: "Are you familiar with Shanyang?"
"Xiaosheng is more familiar with Shanyang than Xuzhou." Hou Fangyu said quickly, "Because Xiaosheng stayed in Shanyang City for nearly half a year and visited almost every street and alley in the east and west cities."
This is pure nonsense. It is true to walk all the flower streets and willow alleys in the city.
Because I watched Li Xiangjun singing on the stage every day, I was aroused and had nowhere to vent my anger, so I had to go to Huajie and Liuxiang to find the brothel girl. Sometimes, if the money was not available, I would even find a prostitute.
"Really?" Duduo said, "Then you can tell me about it."
"Okay." Hou Fangyu immediately cheered up and said, "Shanyang is a thousand-year-old city. It is said that the Wu State had built a city and built a canal here during the Warring States Period. However, there was no Grand Canal at that time. The canal built was called Hangou..."
Hou Fangyu talked eloquently, but Duduo listened impatiently.
This Hou Fangyu talks a lot of nonsense and never gets to the point.
At that moment, Duduo interrupted with a dark face: "What are you doing with these useless things?"
"Uh?" Hou Fangyu was stunned when he heard this. Didn't you ask me to say it?
"Ah what? Tell me the key points." Duduo said, "Tell me about Shanyang City's defense facilities."
"Oh, oh." Hou Fangyu woke up from a dream and said quickly, "Your Majesty, you have asked the right person. When it comes to Shanyang's city defense facilities, Xiaosheng really knows everything about it, because the soldiers who supervised the construction of the city defense facilities
Zi Nai is a classmate of Xiaosheng, and Xiaosheng once followed this classmate to participate in the construction of city defense facilities."
