Three warriors wearing new violet shirts and gauze hats came in and sang to Bao Zheng together:
"The chief minister in front of the palace held the command of the Japanese army, Yang Huaiyu, and was ordered to obey Lord Bao's dispatch. ("")"
"Di Yong, the commander of the sharpshooting army in front of the palace, is ordered to obey Lord Bao's orders."
"Si Jingrong, the crossbowman of the infantry guard, commanded Cao Ping and was ordered to obey Lord Bao's dispatch."
"Okay, all three of you are young heroes from famous families." Bao Zheng nodded and said with a smile: "Come here, I will introduce you to you. This is Chen Zhongfang, the minister in charge. Let's get to know each other."
"Nice to meet you." The four of them greeted each other.
"Everyone, please get out." Bao Zheng Surong ordered the attendant: "No one is allowed to enter this courtyard."
"Yes." The secretary hurriedly went out to deliver the order.
"I have only been in office for three days, and I don't know much about the people in the yamen yet." Bao Zheng said to the three commanders again: "Please send your attachés to be on guard."
"Yes." The three of them responded in unison. Cao Ping went out for a while and then returned to report: "We are on alert. Don't worry, sir."
"Okay." Bao Zheng nodded and said, "Then I will read out the decree."
The four of them stood solemnly, and Bao Zheng took out a yellow silk notebook from his sleeve, unfolded it and read: "Bao Zheng, the governor of Kaifeng, acts on his own initiative. Whenever he dispatches civil and military personnel, he will follow his control. He will not ask questions beforehand, but will do so afterward."
I'm reporting this." After reciting, he passed the yellow silk to four people for review. After they all confirmed that it was correct, he sat back behind the case and said in a deep voice: "I have taken up my post in Kaifeng Mansion, you guys.
We are all gathered here for one thing, which is to seize this rare opportunity to exterminate the bandits in Wuyou Cave!"
"..." The three commanders didn't know about their mission until now. "" Because the Song Dynasty's ability to keep secrets was so poor, even confidential documents issued by the two governments may be leaked. So this time the official
The family simply gave Lao Bao a face-to-face briefing, and directly called in the elite of the Forbidden Army without anyone coming from Kaifeng Mansion, and they were the troops commanded by Zhongliang, just for the sake of being 'reliable'.
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After learning about this mission, the three of them were immediately excited, but also a little worried: "Previous crackdowns have had little effect, what are Mr. Bao's plans this time?"
Bao Zheng looked at Chen Ke and said, "Chen Chengshi, please explain it to them."
"Yes." Chen Ke nodded, stood up and said: "Three commanders, the reason why the suppression of bandits was ineffective before was because they were hiding in underground waterways. The network was intertwined with secret passages extending in all directions, so that they could always escape the arrests of the officers and soldiers.
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The three of them nodded and listened to his change of subject: "But because of continuous rain for nearly a month, the situation has changed. Just when you came out of the camp, the Bianhe River had begun to backflow. According to calculations, Caihe and Jinshui
The river, the Wuzhang River, will also pour back one after another. It is expected that at dawn tomorrow at the latest, the underground sewers of Kaifeng City will be filled with water." As he said, Chen Ke looked around the three people and said: "This means that after dark today, there will be a large number of people.
Rats, coming out of the ground."
"That's it!" Yang Huaiyu said with a heavy fist: "We can just wait and catch them one by one!"
"In order to prevent them from scattering when they get to the ground, causing difficulty in arresting and injuring innocent people." Chen Ke continued: "We must set up an ambush at the entrance of the cave and stop them with crossbows."
"But Wuyou Cave has exits everywhere, how can we set up an ambush?" Cao commented: "Bianliang City is too big, and the three armies have 6,000 people, which is simply not enough."
"Sixty thousand people are not enough even if we scratch our beards and eyebrows." Chen Ke smiled lightly and said: "These days, we have checked all the hydrological data of Bianliang City and have greatly narrowed the scope." As he said that, he took the bamboo tube he carried with him.
Open it and take out a detailed map of Kaifeng City.
In the Song Dynasty, private ownership of maps was punishable by beheading. The one Chen Ke took out was actually marked with the word "for imperial use", which shows that the officials attached great importance to this!
Signaling a few people to come up, Chen Ke pointed at the map and said: "First of all, the exits on the river are no longer usable; secondly, the exits in low-lying areas are no longer usable." Shengtang paused and said: "Bianliang City
The terrain is high in the northwest and low in the southeast. Now the ground around Nanxunmen is flooded. According to estimates, when it gets dark, all the drains south of the Jinshui River will back up, and naturally they cannot be used as exits."
Because of the Liuta River dispute and the ingenious layered weir construction method, Chen Ke has been regarded as an outstanding water conservancy expert. Therefore, others could not question his words, but asked with some worry: "Are you sure?
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"OK." Chen Ke nodded. This was calculated bit by bit by the water conservancy genius Jia Dan, who used data and actual measurements.
"In this case, there are still not enough people." Bianjing City is too big. Even if it is just the northwest corner, it is seven miles square. Six thousand people are still too few.
"We have also surveyed the ditches and waterways in this area one by one according to the records." Nothing in the world is difficult except for those who are willing to do so. Thanks to the powerful administrative capabilities of the Song Dynasty, after consulting the corresponding files, we found that every sewer outlet was covered by the records at that time.
The official responsible for the construction is documented.
Chen Ke was ruthless, and he must let those who tried to harm him understand that they would suffer devastating revenge! Therefore, he and Jia Quan took the map every night, walked through the streets, and investigated the waterways one by one.
The sewer entrances that allowed people to enter and exit were marked on the map, and that's how we got the map in front of us, marked with dense red dots.
"There are a total of sixty-four road sections that can be used as exits." Chen Ke said: "But if we attack hard first to alert the snake, they will definitely concentrate on as few as possible and at most a dozen exits. In this way, six
A thousand people are always enough, right?”
"Well," several generals nodded: "The number of people is enough, but how do you determine the exit?"
"You don't have to worry about this. A battalion of troops will be deployed at every exit!" Bao Zheng twisted his beard and said with a smile: "There is no shortage of troops in Bianjing City. By then, the two military compartments in the north of the city will be at my disposal."
It was the national policy of the Northern Song Dynasty to collect the best soldiers from all over the world in the capital to intimidate the local area. There were 200,000 forbidden troops stationed in Bianjing City alone!
The Forbidden Army has a command of five hundred people, also called a battalion, but due to well-known reasons, there are usually only about four hundred people. Five commanders are one army, and ten armies are a regular establishment. The inner city and the outer city each have four
Xiang, what Bao Zheng is referring to, is the two sides of the imperial army stationed in the outer city, totaling 50,000 people.
This is also the fundamental reason why the underworld in the Northern Song Dynasty could only hide underground...
"But the officials don't want too many troops to go into battle, as this will make the situation difficult to control." Bao Zheng took over and said: "So, your three armies are still the main ones. They are only responsible for containment and surveillance, and do not participate in the war."
"Once the fighting starts, Kaifeng Prefecture's government officials and shop patrols will be dispatched, so that the bandits in Wuyou Cave will not have the opportunity to escape!" Bao Zheng said solemnly: "In order to restore peace to Bianjing City, the officials and the court will
We have all made great determinations, and the plans are by no means incomplete, but whether they can be realized and how much they can be realized all depends on how much effort you can put in."
"We will go all out to prevent future troubles for Bianjing!" the three generals suddenly stood up and said.
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Time waits for no one. After accepting the mission, the three generals immediately dispatched, preparing to lead their troops to garrison their respective defense areas.
As an expert consultant, Chen Ke set out with them.
After leaving the door, the 'human-looking' Di Yong patted him hard on the shoulder and said: "I came to the capital to stir up trouble. Why don't you come and sit at my house? My father won't be happy."
"When I get rid of those bad things, I will go and see the marshal naturally." Chen Ke smiled bitterly and said, "Otherwise, I'm afraid the marshal will be angry and say, 'Sanlang, why are you such a mother-in-law, or are you not a man?' But
Let me answer."
"No, my father is much gentler now." Di Yong shook his head and introduced the other two people to Chen Ke. It turned out that the one named Yang Huaiyu was Yang Wenguang's second son. He was also there when the Kunlun Pass was won, so of course he was with him.
Like Di Yong, he mainly went to gain seniority in his father's war. However, if he had no real ability, he would not be able to become the commander of the Japanese army.
Speaking of which, Yang Huaiyu was able to become the commander of the Peng Japanese Army, one of the four armies, thanks to Chen Ke. When the four brothers made a big fuss in the Hengzhou Prefecture, it was the Peng Japanese Army who was responsible for the defense.
If it happened in other armies, it would only be embarrassing at best. However, the Japanese army has the responsibility of being on duty, that is, serving as the emperor's personal bodyguard. How can it be entrusted to mediocrity?
So after returning to Beijing with the Japanese army, the officials directly ordered a blood exchange, which gave him an opportunity.
As for the other Cao Ping, he has never been to the front lines, but his father... is Cao Guojiu, and his aunt is Empress Cao.
Speaking of which, the two of them were related, so Cao Ping also looked at Chen Ke in a different light. With Di Yong's matchmaking, the four of them immediately became much closer.
But there was no more time to chat, so they made an appointment with Chen Ke to follow Di Yong, and the three of them went back to the camp to gather their troops and station themselves in their respective defense areas.
When he walked to the door of the house, Chen Ke said to Di Yong: "I have two younger brothers, both of whom are masters. Let them come too."
"Of course the more the merrier." Di Yong smiled.
After receiving the approval, Chen Ke waved to the eaves opposite the government office, and two men and one woman walked out... The men were naturally Wu Lang and Song Duanping, but the woman, Chen Ke, was very reluctant to see Liu Yue'e.
Di Yong naturally recognized Liu Yue'e and knew what happened at Tianyin Water Pavilion. He chuckled and said, "Is this just a husband and wife?"
"The ghost lingers..." There was no trace of smile on Chen Ke's face. He didn't want to look at the Hedong lion at all... He originally expected Liu Yue'e's help to fight, but after gaining the emperor's full support, Chen Ke naturally stopped following him.
She interfered and didn't notify her at all this time.
What a friend said was absolutely right. I just sneezed and sneezed, making me dizzy and unable to concentrate. I sat in front of the computer all day without doing any work. It really drove me to death. I found that I was far behind in the monthly ticket rankings.
, woo woo, please give me monthly votes for healing and comfort...