"It is not a good idea to give all the farmland near Hequguan to the farmers who migrated in. Originally, there were farmers and a small number of small businessmen near Hequguan. Their lives were originally peaceful, but 300,000 Qin
The arrival of state refugees has completely disrupted the fragile survival relationship here. This is not worth the gain.
The newly arrived refugees have nothing and cannot be self-sufficient in a short period of time. Under such circumstances, not only will they not be able to grow more food for the border army, but they will consume the food of the indigenous people in Hequ. Brother Jiefu, I am very sad.
Want to know what the big guys in the DPRK and China think?
Are they here to help me in my northern expedition, or are they here to hold me back?"
The reason why Yun Zheng spoke so strangely was that Pang Ji sent him 300,000 destitute Guanzhong refugees.
The continuous drought in Guanzhong in recent years, coupled with heavy taxes, has caused a large number of people with fields in Guanzhong to flee. I heard that there are many exiled savages in the Qinling Mountains. Because they have not eaten salt and have been hiding in the mountains all year round, they are covered with white skin.
There are also many people who are hairy.
God knows how Pang Ji found these people from the mountains and sent them to Hequ.
Wang Anshi looked up to the sky and sighed: "People said that this was all the fault of my reform, so they naturally sent it to me!"
"..."
"The battle at Hequ Pass is raging, and Prime Minister Pang and the others have indeed made a mistake." Chen Lin also turned pale. At noon today, he saw the refugees. Their condition was so miserable that it was almost unbearable to see them.
"Today, the place with the most grain in the Song Dynasty is Hequ... The grain stored here is almost more than the grain stored in the two warehouses in the north and south of Tokyo combined. Why don't people send it here and send it there?
Furthermore, Yun Shuai is about to march north, so why store so much food in the meander of the river? Why not let these refugees eat him up? This is called eating!"
Yun Zheng rapped his knuckles on the table and said expressionlessly: "Pang Xiang and the others are giving me a death order. This battle can only be won but not defeated. Victory has everything, and failure means the death of the whole family."
The fate of."
"Meander?"
Yun Zheng looked back at the worried Chen Lin and said: "Hequ Pass has become a powerful force in Hedong in recent years. Although there are only 6,000 troops from the headquarters and 20,000 remnant troops ordered by Ge Ning, it is still a dream to capture it.
After Liang Ji's army arrives, Wei Ge Ning will order the entire army to be annihilated. So you don't have to worry about Hequ Pass. You only need to think more about how to resettle these 300,000 refugees. This is a good move by Prime Minister Pang.
Ah, no matter how high and powerful we are, if these 300,000 refugees starve to death, we will definitely not be able to escape the word "people's thieves" for the rest of our lives."
Wang Anshi suddenly smiled and said: "Since they say it is my fault, then I will bear the responsibility, Yun Shuai, I am humble enough to apply for farming at Moon River."
Yun Zheng pitied Wang Anshi and said, "You can't do anything alone now."
Wang Anshi looked up to the sky and laughed and said: "The ruined ship still has three pounds of nails. Even if Yun Shuai goes to the north, Wang Anshi will stay in the Moon River to farm. When the commander returns from the north expedition in victory, the lower official will definitely be able to build this place into a fortress on the south of the Yangtze River."
!”
Yun Zheng saw that Wang Anshi's face was very red and knew that it was not caused by excitement. Just by looking at his clenched fists, you could tell how angry this guy was at this time.
"In the cold winter, those people are short of food and clothing. If they stay in the wilderness for a few more days, they will all freeze to death. Forget it, it's too late to build a house now, so let's dig some cave dwellings for them to live in first, and then wait.
My army has left, and I will free up the barracks for them. The purpose of sending these people is to force me to go out to conquer the barracks as soon as possible."
The hearts of politicians are made of stone. Yun Zheng finally verified this, so he threw the completed memorial into the brazier. It was useless to say anything at this time. He could even imagine that as long as his army came out
At Yanmen Pass, Li Dongchu's White Horse Army will immediately block the city gate, while Ningwuguan guarded by Jiang Zhe and Hequ Pass guarded by Lang Tan will also be closed off at the same time.
In this battle, like a pawn crossing a river, there is absolutely no room for retreat except charging forward. If you want to return to the Song Dynasty, you have to go back from Hebei where the army is guarding you.
"After Liang Ji returns to the army, we will leave immediately. However, the White Horse Army must advance for me. The strength of my men is still a little weak. If we fall into a long battle, I need a reserve army to replenish the troops." Yun Zheng looked at Chen
Lin said slowly.
For the first time, Chen Lin noticed that Yun Zheng's eyes were so sinister. She wanted to refute it, but after pondering the words in her mouth for a long time, she swallowed it. He doubted that if he said that Li Dongchu's White Horse Army was not allowed to leave seclusion, Yun Zheng would probably
Will fall out in public.
Wei Ge Ning Ling burst into tears, roaring like a beast in his throat, his face that was originally pretty was now twisted into a ball, and his hands were sunk into the soil on the river bank and stained with blood.
Three thousand of the most elite Xixia warriors fell on the ice in various weird postures. The originally smooth ice surface was now covered with a thick layer of siege crossbows. The blood did not even have time to spread before being covered by the cold.
The north wind condensed into a ball, which looked particularly bright.
Zhang He's mouth trembled for a long time before he said: "Where did they get so many eight-niu crossbows?"
Brother Ning Ling also wanted to know this. Eighty-nine years ago, although the Eight-Niu Crossbow was indispensable in the Song Army, there were not many such weapons in the Song Army that required eight people to operate. For one thing, the Eight-Niu Crossbow
Crossbows are expensive to make, and secondly, they require a lot of manpower to control. Therefore, they can only be used as a deterrent weapon in the military, and it is simply impossible to use them universally.
They simply couldn't understand how the general had improved these super weapons in recent years. Because of the addition of a ratchet device, weapons that originally required eight samurai to use could now be used by two people with light weapons.
Also because after the Song Dynasty took possession of the grassland, elastic materials such as beef tendons were easily available, and the wooden bow arms were gradually replaced by the mild steel produced by Yingchao. Therefore, under Yunzheng's initiative
Next, the Song Dynasty placed this kind of precious long-range weapons and equipment everywhere, especially in important passes like He meander, which was also a disaster area where the Baniu crossbow equipment was overflowing.
Nowadays, the value of the Song Army's individual equipment has increased from three to four hundred coins in the Qingli Period to eleven to seven hundred coins. In recent years, because the Xiang Army has been continuously disbanded, the number of troops has decreased by 60%, but
However, the combat power has increased by at least three times compared to before.
Especially the Jingxi Army under Yun Zheng's command was even more luxurious than the Song Dynasty in terms of luxurious equipment.
Tan Wei waited for a long time but did not wait for the Xixia people to attack again. He saw the Xixia people standing on the river embankment looking at the corpses on the ice. They were a little bored and could not leave. Seeing that it was getting late, the army was camping outside the city.
It was really not a good thing, so he ordered the rear team of the army to become the front team, and slowly retreated into Hequ City with the Eight Ox Crossbows.
Wei Ge Ning Ling did not order the pursuit. When the scouts reported that all the Song troops had returned to the city, he led his soldiers onto the ice, pulled out a siege crossbow from the soldier's corpse, and turned around to ask Zhang He: "
Your uncle fought with Yunzheng's men back then, and you were the only one who could leave the right wing of the Rolling Bell to go to the Shun Army Division. Tell me, were they also equipped with these eight-niu crossbows at that time?"
Zhang He said blankly: "My uncle never mentioned it. Instead, he mentioned a weapon called gunpowder bullets. He also said that once this weapon is used, it will sound like thunder, fall to the ground like thunder, and people and horses will be shattered when it touches it."
Wei Ge Ning Lingcan laughed and said: "It seems that our ability is not enough for others to use that kind of weapon! We have been imprisoned for ten years and have separated us from the battlefield for ten years. It seems that
The Song Dynasty's fighting methods have changed a lot in the past ten years, but we don't know anything."
"Commander, are we still attacking the city?" Zhang He was worried and couldn't help but ask in a low voice.
Wei Ge Ning Ling shook his head and said: "No, it's better not to attack before we understand the true combat power of the Song Army."
Zhang He said sadly: "Staying in the military camp is probably a dead end. After the general cut the Song envoy into pieces, we have no way out. Now that the weather is getting colder, there is no need for the Song people to attack. We are in such weather."
He won’t live long either.”
Wei Ge Ning ordered his soldiers to collect all the siege crossbows scattered on the river. He also had eight oxen crossbows in his army, but he lacked siege crossbows. Although the Song army killed three thousand warriors, they still left behind
He has acquired a lot of weapons, although the cost of obtaining these weapons is quite heavy.
"We have already contacted the Song Army, so we might as well contact the Khitan people again. The Song Army has changed a lot over the years, but I wonder if the Khitan people have also become equally invincible?"
Watching his subordinates carry bundles of crossbow arrows into the military tent, Wei Ge Ning ordered his hands to warm themselves over the fire and said thoughtfully to Zhang He.
Zhang He didn't understand why Wei Ge Ning Ling thought this way. He hesitated and asked: "Commander, since we have already broken up with the Song Army, we should form an alliance with the Khitan people. Why do we still have to fight with the Khitan people?"
Fall out, if we do that, we will be attacked from both sides."
Wei Ge Ningling rudely interrupted Zhang He and said: "We are enemies ourselves. Who told you that we must attack one side and win over the other?
Don’t you understand yet? Whether it’s the Song people or the Liao people, we have no possibility of making peace with them. Although we are fighting for the alliance between Daxia and the Khitan people, look at those Khitan people.
Do people really regard us as allies?
Zhang He, Yun Zheng are enemies, Xiao Dahu is also an enemy, and Wu Zangying Pang is also an enemy. It is impossible for us to have allies in this world. Death in battle is our only fate!
When Wu Zangying Pang released us from the rolling bell mouth, I thought we might still have a glimmer of hope. But after today's battle, I finally understood that we have missed this world for ten years. Wu Zangying Pang
From the day we were released, we knew we were doomed."
Zhang He was frightened by Wei Ge Ning Ling's words, and said naa: "Where should we go?" (To be continued)