As a political power, Jiaozhi's heartland has always been Hualu.
After the ancestors of the Li Dynasty usurped the throne, they believed that Hualu was a small place and was not suitable as an imperial capital, so they issued an "Edict to Move the Capital", believing that the capital should be moved to Daluo City following the precedent of the ancient Shang and Zhou dynasties in moving the capital.
It is evident that the Yue people regard themselves as the orthodox people of the Central Plains after the Shang and Zhou dynasties, and they even shouted:
"In the area of the house, the sky and the earth, we have the power of dragons, pans, and tigers. It is located in the north, south, east, and west, with the mountains and rivers facing away. The rest is wide and flat, the ground is high and refreshing, the residents are dim and sleepy, and everything is extremely prosperous.
It is so rich that you can see all over the country of Yue. It is a scenic spot, an important meeting place with convergence from all directions, and it is the capital of all the capitals."
With the view that the heaven and earth are in the middle and the heaven is the supreme state, Daluo City was renamed "Tshenglong City".
This is to catch up with the Song Dynasty. If it had been like this in the Tang and Ming Dynasties, based on these words, he would have been dealt with long ago.
Therefore, Thang Long City was repaired by kings of all dynasties, because this country is relatively small, and anyone who rebels may attack the capital.
There are also many cities guarding the surrounding areas, including Bac Ninh, Hung Yen, Xing Hua, Ninh Binh...
"This is Sheng Long City. The order given to me by Shao Zai is to clear out all the surrounding towns and fortifications within ten days, and cut off the south escape route they may choose." Fang Qifu pointed to the sand table.
center, said slowly.
The surrounding generals looked at each other in confusion, especially General Jiaozhi. They all thought that he had taken the wrong medicine or was drunk and had not yet sobered up.
Ten days? We have been fighting for a year, and we are still fighting fiercely north of Bac Ninh.
Fang Qifu didn't seem to be joking. This was a large military camp, and it was not a place for jokes. As soon as he arrived in the army, he no longer looked that casual, but his demeanor was calm and serious, and his behavior was calm and calm.
Everyone couldn't help but feel a shiver in their hearts, knowing that the current war situation in Jiaozhi was not like before, and they might be serious about it.
The soldiers and horses of the Song Dynasty, which had been dormant for a long time, finally took action. The northern Jiaozhi Army saw countless soldiers coming out of the Song camp and rolling out various huge siege equipment, with mixed emotions in their hearts.
If these things were taken out early, Thang Long City would not be a problem at all. Li Xingzhi, the military commander in northern Jiaozhi, is the younger brother of Queen Lanying and the legitimate son of the current head of the Li family, a wealthy family in the Li Dynasty.
Around him, the Jiaozhi generals had different expressions, but no one dared to speak.
In the Song Army's camp, there are all kinds of siege equipment. The first crash carts to come out are each as big as a house, with eight wheels on each side, wrapped in cooked cowhide and inlaid with iron sheets to prevent fire and damage.
There are various kinds of cover to protect against bows, arrows, wood and rolling stones, and below is a huge log suspended by a tendon rope.
Cloud ladders, stone cannons, rams...the variety of equipment dazzled the people of Cochin. Liu Zhongwu, surrounded by a group of iron cavalry, passed through the soldiers and said with a smile: "These acropolis are well built, but they are a bit short.
It's a little thinner, a little crisper, and a little smaller, and the folk fortresses in the northwest are 50% higher than them."
Several Han generals laughed on their horses, and Liu Zhongwu said: "Young Zai has asked us to clear the outer walls of the city within ten days. While you are moving forward bravely, you must also beware of stray arrows and be careful of enemy troops jumping over the wall."
On the third day after the Song Army joined the frontline battle, they defeated Xing'an and Xinghua, flanked from the east and occupied the only way to the south, isolating Thang Long City from Jiaozhi in the south.
In Beijiang City, Yang Lin inspected the wounded soldiers camp. As the battle progressed like Shenglong City, more and more wounded soldiers were brought down here.
Walking into a tent, I saw the doctor and the strong men accompanying the army busy. One of the soldiers' armor was untied, and the doctor was cutting his clothes with scissors.
"I've seen the young master." Seeing Yang Lin come in, the doctor hurriedly clasped his fists and said. Yang Lin has been in the rear these days and has visited almost all the camps in the logistics. No one does not know him.
Yang Lin took a look and waved his hand: "There will be no need for these common etiquettes in the future. Once the war breaks out, the most important thing is for military doctors to save people. Nothing can be delayed."
The doctor tore open the shirt of the shouting soldier and immediately cursed: "What a thief! It's poisonous! This Jiaozhi barbarian is very vicious. He smeared poison on the arrow clusters, and the flesh on this brother's chest was all black."
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Yang Lin looked at the wound, and it turned out to be completely black. He couldn't help but ask, "What kind of poison is this? Do we have an antidote?"
The military doctor shook his head and said: "There are all kinds of poisons on the arrow clusters. No one can tell what kind of poison it is. Taking the medicine is of little use. The wounds will fester! The only way to cut off the bullet wounds on the hands and feet is to cut them off. This brother is injured in the chest, so we can only wait.
The skin is ulcerated and the pain is slowly killing me.”
The soldier lying on the bed who was shouting seemed to have heard the doctor's words, and then he began to howl and cry, and his voice became more desperate and miserable.
"Give me a pleasure!"
The military doctor glanced at Yang Lin. Although Yang Lin felt uncomfortable, he nodded.
"Where are you from and do you need a message for your family?"
At this time, the soldier stopped howling, and gritted his teeth and said: "I am from Xiashi Village, Siming Prefecture, Nanlu, Guangxi. My whole family was harmed by the Jiaozhi barbarians. I killed three barbarians this time. I have no last words to leave behind.
Please brothers, you can avenge me."
Yang Lin nodded and said: "Don't worry, wait until we break the city and chop all his fucking barbarian soldiers into pieces."
The man was in extreme pain. After hearing this, he couldn't bear it any longer. He roared, grabbed the knife, and wiped his neck.
Although Yang Lin felt uncomfortable in his heart, he also knew that there was nothing he could do about it, and people would die in a war.
If this war had not been fought, Jiaozhi would have invaded the Song Dynasty every few years, burning, killing and looting every time. Like the hometown of this little soldier, many people would have been slaughtered.
The last time the Jiaozhi Li Dynasty invaded the Song Dynasty, they killed tens of thousands of Song people on the border, kidnapped 60,000 women and children, and massacred seven cities. The Song and Vietnamese human traffickers on the South Guangxi Road sold thousands of Northern Song people every year
When border residents arrived in Vietnam, they were sold into slavery for life.
Only by making peace can casualties be avoided. Yang Lin was used to seeing wars and had already seen this clearly.
At this time, Lu Qian hurried over and saw Yang Lin coming up to him and said: "Young Master, the Zhenla people have sent five thousand troops; the Niuhou barbarians from Tuojiang have sent three thousand troops to help; the Ailao people have sent six hundred troops."
Yang Lin nodded and said: "Let them station themselves on the spot first. When the Japanese soldiers surround the Song Mansion, let them watch the battle in front of the formation."
The meager fighting power of these people is not worth mentioning at all, and they are usually in dire straits being bullied by the Jiaozhi Li Dynasty.
When Li Chaogang was established, Li Taizu personally conquered Julong, and in the war "burned the tribe, captured its leader and returned it, and the thieves were destroyed." According to this record, the Ailao people were killed. Li Renzong "captured Wei Pang, the chief of his cave."
"Wait for hundreds and then return", the bullying was like yelling at the barbarians, and the Zhenla people were abused by the Li Dynasty for a long time.
When Japanese soldiers surrounded Song Mansion, Yang Lin wanted to use this battle to show his force and make all the tribes here surrender.