Chapter 425 Zhang Dun: Knowing that I sinned against myself, only the Spring and Autumn Period
Desolate pass.
The key pass connecting Guangyuan Prefecture and southern Jiaozhi.
The terrain is dangerous and traffic is restricted, and it is also a must-pass for the main road leading to the Furyo River.
Since ancient times, military strategists must fight!
This place was also the most important fortress of the Nong family in the past.
The cavalry led by Xu Kenan, leading the horses, appeared on the flank of Jueli Pass under the guidance of the guide sent by the local chieftain.
They took a small path and bypassed the checkpoints on the outer edge of the Jueli Pass.
Therefore, when they appeared at Juili Pass, the defenders had not even discovered them.
Da da da!
Until, the sound of horse hooves rumbled on the ground.
Five hundred cavalry formed a charging formation and charged straight into the pass.
The defenders just woke up from a dream.
"Enemy attack!" The sentry on guard at the pass shouted in horror, beating the gong frantically: "The Northern invaders are coming!"
Clang clang clang!
The sound of gongs resounded throughout the Jueli Pass.
Da da da!
The galloping war horses rushed towards the city gate at high speed.
More than a dozen chieftain soldiers, who had received the order early, were already waiting there.
When the Song Army's cavalry launched a charge, these chieftain soldiers, who were supposed to provide early warning or at least serve as a defensive force, directly pushed away the last obstacle to the Song Army's cavalry.
At the same time, the gate of the pass was also opened by them.
When the Jiaozhi defenders on Guancheng came down in panic, they only saw the Song Army's cavalry galloping in from the foot of Guancheng.
These people collapsed on the ground.
"Ruined!"
They were too inexperienced in guarding against cavalry surprise attacks.
In front of the pass, there are only a few wooden fences blocking the road.
There are no caltrops, and no horses are set up.
There are no defensive facilities such as horse faces on the pass.
With internal support, the Song cavalry rushed in effortlessly.
It was only then that the Jiaozhi soldiers and horses in Juili Pass rushed out from the military camp in the pass in a panic, led by several officers.
What greeted them was the iron mace waving in the hands of the Song army's cavalry.
The mace is actually a whip weapon.
Its shape is similar to bamboo, with sections one by one, so it is also called an iron whip.
The basic length is about four feet, and the weight of an iron mace used by ordinary soldiers may be about three kilograms.
The iron maces used by generals generally weigh seven to eight kilograms, or even more than ten kilograms.
The cross-section of most iron maces is generally square with grooves on them, so they are also called "concave maces".
This kind of weapon exists solely to break armor and hit people.
Therefore, when the Song Army's cavalry rushed towards the dozens of Jiaozhi people, and they could only come out with their swords in their haste, without even forming a formation of Jiaozhi soldiers, you can imagine the fate of these Jiaozhi people!
The moment the cavalry rushed in.
The heads of more than a dozen people burst open on the spot.
Even if they wear iron helmets, it will not help!
You can imagine a strong man running at high speed, slamming a square iron whip with grooves on your skull, causing your skull to directly receive a heavy blow from a blunt instrument.
Even if his head is made of cement, this strong blow is enough to cause the cement to burst.
But these people are lucky.
At least their pain was short-lived.
The unfortunate ones are the unlucky ones who were hit on their backs and chests.
Song Jun's iron mace knocked them to the ground effortlessly.
The bones were smashed open in an instant, and comminuted fractures occurred immediately.
These people almost lost the ability to move on the spot.
The internal organs were even hit hard.
"Ah...ah..."
"It hurts!!"
Wails continued to sound, and dozens of people rolled on the ground.
Then, the Song Army's subsequent cavalry trampled over them cruelly.
In an instant, the enemy facing him was trampled by hundreds of war horses.
The Song army had already rushed into the Jiaozhi military camp.
The iron mace was smashed horizontally, and the strong bow was shot.
In the Jiaozhi barracks, all those who dared to come out to resist were killed by the Song army.
Xu Kenan even rode his horse on a rampage, looking like a madman.
The pair of iron maces in his hand, which weighed three or four times as much as the average cavalry mace, were like a battering ram.
No one can stand in front of his mace.
"Surrender! Surrender!" At this time, in the Juili Pass, the local chieftains and soldiers, who had long been colluding with the Song army, immediately started making noises and shouted in Jiaozhou dialect.
They threw down their weapons one by one, knelt in the direction of the Song army's advance, and kept kowtowing: "Grandpa Tianwei, the little people surrender."
The other Jiaozhi soldiers, after seeing the ferocious appearance of the Song Army's cavalry, immediately followed suit and knelt down: "Grandpa, spare your life, we surrender."
The tide is over.
Almost everyone dropped their weapons and knelt down: "Grandpa, spare your life, we surrender!"
Can't blame them for being timid.
In fact, they were rushed into the pass by the cavalry without any defense at all.
The ferocity, bravery and madness of the northern soldiers were beyond their endurance.
Especially the Song Army general who was at the forefront.
Just like the legendary Rakshasa evil ghost.
The iron whip in his hand can beat a person to death every time he swings it.
The skull was hit, and the skull burst open, and all the red and white stuff came out.
If the body is hit, he will immediately fall down on the spot and cannot get up again.
The iron armor he was wearing made a clanking sound.
Those who stand in your way are invincible!
…
Xu Kenan reached out and wiped the blood on the mace.
The sticky blood and the minced meat on the mace made him smile evilly.
"Too weak!" He looked at the Cochin people kneeling all over the camp.
Before the war, according to intelligence, there were about a thousand Jiaozhi soldiers garrisoned at Juili Pass.
The enemy's strength is nearly two to one.
However, under the strong charge of the Song army, these thousand people did not hold on for even a quarter of an hour before they were either defeated or surrendered.
Inside and outside the camp, there were about a hundred corpses lying in various directions.
About half of them were killed by iron maces, and the rest were shot by Song army archers.
In addition, there were more than a hundred wounded people wailing on the ground.
After the battle started, there were probably about two hundred people who broke up and fled.
But they couldn't run far, Akwang had already chased them with his men.
Xu Kenan licked his tongue and looked at the Jiaozhi people who had stopped resisting.
"Stop!" He waved the mace in his hand: "Stop!"
"Stop killing!"
He scolded those Song Army cavalry who still wanted to kill them.
"Wang Ergou, you little bastard, can't you hear me clearly?" Xu Kenan looked at a cavalryman, holding an iron mace, about to attack a Jiaozhi soldier who was already trembling with fear, and immediately
He hit the horse and yelled at the other person: "If you kill one more, your reward will be deducted."
The man woke up, looked at the Cochin soldier who was lying limp on the ground in front of him, spat, and put away his weapon while cursing.
If it were in the past, he wouldn't bother to care!
captive?
What kind of prisoners do you want?
The captives had to be guarded, fed, and even treated if they were sick.
It would be better to beat him to death with a mace and cut off his head in exchange for a reward.
But now, prisoners are more expensive than heads.
Thinking about the mother-in-law and children at home, the winter clothes for this winter, and the bundles that need to be paid for next spring.
Wang Ergou's eyes regained clarity.
…
An hour later, the last resistance at Juili Pass was eliminated.
All Jiaozhi soldiers and civilians in Juili Pass surrendered.
Those who refused to surrender were naturally killed.
The chieftain soldiers cut off the heads one by one, and then marinated them in lime according to the requirements of the Song army.
These must be reviewed by military judges and then reported in exchange for rewards.
At last count, more than two hundred people were beheaded (including seriously injured Jiaozhi soldiers. There was no hope of curing these people, so we could only give them a happy life).
There were quite a few prisoners, almost two thousand.
In addition to the generals, several civilian prisoners of Jiaozhi were also captured.
These people surrendered quickly after the Song army rushed into Jueli Pass.
Their surrender allowed Xu Kenan to learn a piece of information - the Song envoy Li Feng was imprisoned in Taiyuan City by the Jiaozhi people. It is said that the Jiaozhi people tortured him in an attempt to force Li Feng to reveal information about the Song Dynasty, but Li Feng remained unyielding.
, yelling at the Cochin people who interrogated him (in this era, there was a correct rhyme, and the civil servants in Cochin also spoke the correct rhyme. Although the pronunciation may be strange, it is basically understandable, and it may be similar to the English spoken by the third brother today)
"I never expected that there are heroes on Guangnan West Road!" Xu Kenan sighed after hearing the prisoners' confessions.
He originally thought that in this world only the civil servants and officials from the border areas were capable.
But I didn’t expect that there are such heroes in this remote Guangxi!
So he ordered people to send these civil servants to the rear and hand them over to the Economic and Strategy Department for disposal.
…
Jiaxu (17th day) in March of the first year of Yuanyou.
Since the morning, side reports from all sides have been continuously delivered to Zhang Dun in Xiping Prefecture.
Silang Prefecture reported that the general manager of Zuojiang Road in Yong Prefecture, Cen Ziting's tribe, has entered Silang Prefecture. Liu Yin, the governor of Silang Prefecture, led his troops to greet them. The above request from Silang Prefecture is enclosed.
Su Ziyuan sent a thousand troops from Yongping Village into Menzhou. Wang Jing, the governor of Menzhou in Jiaozhi, presented an album of pictures to be included.
Li Yue learned about the affairs of Qinzhou and led his troops into Sumaozhou. Zhang Xun, the governor of Sumaozhou in Jiaozhi, went out to welcome him personally.
Chieftains such as Nong Zhihui, the magistrate of Guihua Prefecture, Nong Shengde, the magistrate of Shun'an Prefecture, and Mo Shiren, the magistrate of Nandan Prefecture, joined forces with the Sizhou soldiers of Tian Shiru's tribe to besiege Jiaozhi Guangyuan City, Qiyuan City, etc.
What made Zhang Dun even more happy was the report sent back by Di Yong.
Xu Kenan, the first general of Yulong and the third commander, made a surprise attack to capture the Jueli Pass.
The road from the Song Dynasty to the Fuliang River was opened.
Now, Master Wang can go straight into the Fuliang River and look for opportunities to cross the river.
Once successful, Shenglongfu, the capital of Jiaozhi, will be exposed to the king's army.
You can also divert from Juili Pass to attack Beijia and threaten Taiyuan.
Then it and Jiaozhi were bounded by the Fuliang River.
After reading Di Yong's report, Zhang Dun was extremely happy: "Back then, the second commanders Guo and Zhao had more than 100,000 troops, and it would take more than ten days to reach Juili Pass. Today, Wang's division took half a day to attack Juili Pass and successfully entered the capital. The officials will definitely be happy."
Although, that was back then.
Moreover, during Guo Kui's southern expedition, he first attacked Silang Prefecture, Guangyuan Prefecture, Menzhou and other places. After stabilizing the rear area, he began to use troops to attack the passes.
Now, through early political offensives and promises, the Song Dynasty has almost destroyed all the Jiaozhi border forces except Guangyuan Prefecture and Qiyuan Prefecture.
They even asked the local Dongxi chieftain to lead the way, guide and act as an internal response.
Of course it is not the same as the war back then.
But this did not hinder Zhang Dun from bragging to Bianjing about the foresight of today and the wisdom and martial arts of the two palaces.
Give all the credit to the emperor and the two palaces.
This is what Zhang Dun considers to be his main mission in going south.
When fighting, there is Di Yong.
When the grain and grass were transferred, there were seedlings that neutralized the Guanqi he conquered.
Money and silver can be found in Tanzhou and Shaozhou.
So what does he do as a strategic envoy?
The saying of high emotional intelligence is: strategizing, stabilizing the rear and protecting the front for the three armies.
The saying of low emotional intelligence is: help write PPT, express loyalty to superiors, ask for benefits, and ask for policies.
Really only he can do this.
Others can't do it, because they don't understand politics, especially the two palaces in Bianjing City. What do the emperor and the nobles like to hear?
It is no exaggeration to say that without Zhang Dun's pen, no matter how good the generals in front of them were, they would be easily found fault with in court, belittle them or even turn their great achievements into serious crimes.
Zhang Dun was about to write a memorial. Wang Di, who had been beside him and was doing paperwork for him, reported: "Mr. Jinglue, Manager Di has also sent people to escort back several prisoners captured in Juili Pass.
Jiaozhi civil servant."
Zhang Dun raised his head: "Jiaozhi civil servant?"
"Well." Wang Di asked: "How to deal with that person?"
"Kill!" Zhang Dun said seriously.
"Kill?" Wang Di couldn't believe his ears.
Zhang Dun nodded: "Yes, kill!"
"Excuse me, help me draft a military order and announce it to all the armies: Jiaozhi group of ugly people took advantage of the chaos of the Five Dynasties in China to steal the old land of the Han and Tang Dynasties.
Those who do evil in the world and help others to do evil are just beasts."
"Beasts, everyone can kill them!"
"Ah..." Young Wang Di swallowed his saliva and asked, "Ms. sir, why is this?"
In his opinion, the civil servants and officials in Jiaozhi are also scholar-officials. Not to mention preferential treatment, at least they should treat each other with courtesy, right?
Otherwise, who will govern Jiaozhi in the future?
Moreover, once word spreads, everyone in the world will criticize it with words and writings.
Zhang Dun looked at the young and innocent Wang Di, as if he saw the shadow of his youth.
He asked softly: "Xu Yi doesn't understand?"
Wang Di nodded, and Zhang Yuan, who was next to Wang Di, also nodded.
"Then I will explain it to you."
Zhang Dun sat down and asked Wang Di and Zhang Yuan to sit in front of him.
Then he asked: "To promote Yi and achieve peace, how many years has it been since the Five Dynasties that Jiaozhou separated from China and became a separate country?"
Zhang Yuan is a good student of history and said: "Since Jinghaijun Jiedushi established the Yamen, Jiaozhou has been under a separate regime for more than 180 years."
"If Wu Quan, the general of Liu Yan's tribe in the Southern Han Dynasty, rebelled and rebelled against the country, it would have been a hundred and twenty years."
Zhang Dun nodded, and then asked: "Let's not talk about Jing Haijun's opening of the Yamen."
At least they were still loyal to the Tang Dynasty, and they will always be loyal to China in the future.
"And what have the scholars in Jiaozhi been doing in the past 120 years since Wu Quan rebelled against the country and became independent and refused to surrender to China?"
"Does anyone among them persuade the Lord of Cochin to enter the court?"
"Have you ever advised the Lord of Cochin to be respectful?"
Zhang Dun sneered: "I'm afraid no one dares to do this. Instead, most of them persuade the Lord of Jiaozhi to seize the troops to cause chaos, be domineering and rebellious, and even arrogantly asserting their authority, right?"
"In that case, who are these people?"
"The meaning of Spring and Autumn, Wang Zhengyue, great unification!"
"This generation has violated the teachings of the saints and is willing to be a helper of the tiger and help the tyrants to do harm. Aren't they just beasts?"
"But..." Wang Di asked weakly: "After all, he is a well-dressed scholar..."
"A scholar in clothes?" Zhang Dun sneered: "Zhang Yuan and Wu Hao are also scholars!"
"Nowadays, there are more scholars in the Beilu Dynasty!"
Wang Di swallowed his saliva. Although he knew that Zhang Dun was right, he was still not convinced: "If you kill all the scholars in Jiaozhou, who will govern Jiaozhou in the future?"
Zhang Dun laughed, he admired the simplicity of these young people.
"First..." Zhang Dun pointed out his finger: "In the next twenty or thirty years, or even longer, the imperial court will only control Jiaozhou, and will not even destroy the Jiaozhi clowns at once."
"Since the imperial court will not set up officials here, what use are the scholars?"
"Secondly, they have separated from China and have been dissatisfied with Wang Hua for a long time."
"Especially the so-called scholars!"
Jiaozhou has experienced three dynasties since Wu Quan established himself.
It already has the concept of ‘non-Chinese’ within it.
Who has this concept?
They are definitely not farmers from Jiaozhou, or even nobles from Jiaozhou.
But the so-called scholars.
The anti-poem written by Captain Li Changjie of Jiaozhi fully exposed the ambition of these people.
Nanguoshan Henan Imperial Residence, right?
Zhang Dun was extremely disgusted with this.
The meaning of Spring and Autumn lies in the great unification.
Today, the northern rebels occupy Youyan and occupy Liaodong, the western rebels occupy Lingxia and control Hexi, and the Tubo occupy the Qingtang River and Huang.
Even Jiaozhou was divided into one side and even closed its doors and called itself Southern Emperor and Southern Dynasty.
This is not just a shortage of Ca Mau.
In Zhang Dun's mind, it was just another troubled time similar to the Spring and Autumn Period, the Warring States Period, and the Northern and Southern Dynasties.
Clean up the mountains and rivers, and then recreate the prosperous age of the unification of Han and Tang Dynasty.
This is the dream of countless scholar-bureaucrats like Zhang Dun.
Looking at the great unification of the Han and Tang Dynasties, was it not a slaughterhouse where heads were being killed with knives and all those who were not of our race were beheaded?
Zhang Dun had read history carefully.
Therefore, he knew very well that the responsibility for Jiaozhou becoming Jiaozhi lay not only with the Southern Han Dynasty, but also with the scholars of Jiaozhou.
Therefore, Zhang Dun said with an almost ferocious smile: "Back then, General Ma Yuan of Fubo of the Han Dynasty pacified Jiaozhou, destroyed all his troops, and cast the Tiannan Bronze Pillar."
"From then on, Jiaozhou remained free of chaos for hundreds of years and remained subordinate to China through the Southern and Northern Dynasties."
"Today, I have been ordered to march to the south. I will imitate the stories of our forefathers and cast another copper pillar in the south of the sky!"
"It's just that this copper pillar is not the copper pillar of Fubo, but..." He pointed to his head: "The copper pillar of Jiaozhou Culture."
"We must completely destroy Jiaozhou's written and historical books, destroy all its books, and massacre all its scholars, officials, and civil servants."
"Only before we can cast the Tiannan copper pillar that has been broken for a hundred and twenty years!"
"As for reputation in the world?" Zhang Dun looked at the two young people in front of him and chuckled: "It is only the Spring and Autumn period that knows that I have sinned against you!"
He is the one who wants to be prime minister.
How can you be afraid of a little scholarly discussion?
Zhang Dun and Zhang Zihou are not people who are afraid of trouble, let alone people who dare not kill people.
In the fifth year of Xining, when he served as the envoy to visit the two lakes, he captured Xiazhou and Fuzhou, and killed many people in the Nanjiang area.
Zhang Zhongju (Zhang Jie) was so frightened by him that he wrote a letter accusing him of excessive killing.
But what now?
The people of Nanjiang behave themselves well. There are no more rebellions, no more vendettas, and no more conflicts between natives and foreigners.
Because those who dare to cause trouble are dead.
In the eighth year of Xining, he presided over Kaimeishan. Although he mainly focused on appeasement, he never hesitated to punish thorns with thunder.
What did Guan Qi say?
Since Xianggong visited Meishan, hundreds of thousands of Dong people in Meishan have been organized into households...
For Zhang Dun, as long as he finds his enemy, he will be ruthless and use any means necessary.
That's the kind of person he is.
This was already the case when I was young.
That's why Su Shi was so frightened by him that he trembled and never dared to follow his path again.
Zhang Dun stood up, looked at the two young men who were trembling with fear at his words, but at the same time fell into deep thought, and burst into laughter.
"Promote rituals, achieve peace, remember!" He looked at the two of them: "We, scholar-bureaucrats, don't have to fear the opinions of ordinary people!"
"If the talk of ordinary people and women's benevolence can mess up our minds, how can we talk about bringing peace to the kings, Yao and Shun, and how can we talk about creating peace for a generation?"
Su Shi's view is correct.
It is very dangerous to be friends with Zhang Dun.
Because once this person becomes ruthless, he will move forward even if he risks the disapproval of the world.
Wang Di moved his lips and asked in a low voice: "Ms. sir, if the court investigates and impeaches the censor, three people will become tigers..."
Zhang Dun grinned: "The Holy Emperor has seen thousands of miles, how can he doubt me because of those two or three slanderous words?"
"If I succeed, I can at least take over the north of the Fuliang River and own it for the imperial court."
"If you don't kill more people, if you don't offend the world..."
