Chapter 0782 Jianchang returns to the Song Dynasty
It is not difficult to defeat 1,500 Dali soldiers and horses head-on.
But to annihilate all 1,500 Dali soldiers and horses without leaving a single person alive would require a certain amount of troops and some careful deployment.
The above two points are not something ordinary bandits and bandits can do.
Bandits and bandits who can do this cannot be entrenched in Dali.
Even if it is entrenched in Dali, it is impossible to remain unknown.
On each hilltop in Dali, there are people from small tribes.
Bandits and bandits have no place to survive, so there are no large-scale bandits or bandits in Dali.
There were quite a few petty thieves, but even if they gathered together, it would be difficult for them to pose a threat to Dali's regular troops.
"Is it really possible that you are the one behind this?!"
Zhong Shiheng stared at Yang Yunxian and said coldly.
Yang Yunxian wiped the sweat from his forehead and defended: "My king will never dare to offend His Majesty the Emperor of the Song Dynasty."
Zhong Shiheng said coldly: "Whether I am offended or not, you know in your heart."
"What else did you tell him? They must be behind this, and we should send troops to attack now."
Zhu Neng said eagerly.
Yang Yunxian gritted his teeth and said: "This matter was definitely not done by my king. If your country invades Dali again because of this, Dali will definitely fight back."
When Zhu Neng heard this, he was annoyed and said, "You can try it!"
Zhong Shiheng raised his hand to stop Zhu Neng from getting angry, "Right now, we have no evidence to prove that this incident was done by Dali soldiers and horses, so we cannot act rashly and damage the diplomatic relations between the two countries."
"snort!"
Zhu Neng snorted and didn't speak again.
Zhong Shiheng looked at Yang Yunxian and said coldly: "I will give you time to find out this matter. If this matter was not done by your Dali soldiers and horses, and you have sent me the money to compensate me for the Song Dynasty on time, I
You can pretend it never happened.
But if it is found that this matter was caused by your Dali soldiers and horses, then we can only fight with each other.
I, the official family of the Great Song Dynasty, cannot be insulted."
Yang Yunxian wiped the sweat from his forehead and gave a solemn salute to Zhong Shiheng.
"Thank you, Governor Zhong, for your understanding."
Zhong Shiheng waved his hand, "I also want to avoid a military confrontation."
As soon as Zhong Shiheng finished speaking, a soldier in front of the tent suddenly rushed into the Chinese army's tent.
"Commander Zhong, there is news coming back from the scout camp."
The soldiers in front of the tent entered the Chinese army's tent, knelt down on one knee and reported in a deep voice.
Zhong Shiheng's face straightened and he said, "Speak!"
The soldier in front of the tent cupped his hands and said: "The scouts from the scout battalion captured a man who escaped from Minardian. After interrogation, we learned that the previous robbery in Minardian was committed by a group of Dali troops."
Having said this, the soldier in front of the tent paused and glanced at Yang Yunxian.
Yang Yunxian's face turned slightly pale.
The soldier in front of the tent continued: "People who escaped from Minardian said that after the robbery, many corpses were left at the place where the robbery occurred, including those wearing leather armor and some wearing cloth armor.
The exceptions are all Dali people."
Yang Yunxian's expression changed again.
Zhong Shiheng's face was livid, he stared at Yang Yunxian and gritted his teeth and said, "I think... the Prince of Dali County will not send two troops to escort the property."
Zhu Neng said coldly from the side: "Almost all the soldiers and horses in Dali Capital are wearing leather armor. Only local soldiers and horses wear cloth armor. Among the soldiers and horses sent out from Dali Capital to escort the goods, there are absolutely no
There may be some wearing cloth armor."
Zhong Shiheng suddenly shouted: "I regarded you as a friend and chose to believe your words, but you concealed such important information. You are not only insulting my official family of the Song Dynasty, but you are also insulting me."
"This matter..."
Yang Yunxian wanted to open his mouth to defend himself.
Zhong Shiheng coldly planned his words, "Now that things have happened, there is nothing more to say. If you dare to insult my Song Dynasty officials and me, then be prepared to bear the price of my Song Dynasty's wrath."
"Zhu Neng!"
"exist!"
"Order the entire Tianwu Army to attack, with swords pointed at the city of Jianchang Prefecture!"
"clear!"
"..."
Zhu Neng agreed happily and went out to mobilize his troops.
After Zhu Neng left, Zhong Shiheng picked up the sword and long bow and followed them out of the Chinese army's tent.
Before leaving, he snorted coldly at Yang Yunxian and said: "Go back and tell the King of Dali County that after I capture Jianchang Mansion, I will petition the court and request the court to send troops and horses to help Dali.
Let him wash his head and wait."
Yang Yunxian stared in horror, opened his mouth several times, but did not say a word.
Zhong Shiheng came out of the Chinese army's tent.
Zhu Neng has already summoned all the soldiers of the Tianwu Army.
In order to attack Jianchang Mansion, they prepared for a long time.
How to march, how to divide the troops, and how to destroy and build the city of Changfu had already gone through countless consultations.
Now that they are officially attacking Jianchangfu City, the Tianwu Army does not need to think too much and can just act according to the plan.
"Today, destroy Jianchang!"
Zhong Shiheng stood on the general stage, drew his long sword, and pointed it at Jianchang Mansion.
The soldiers of the Tianwu Army rushed out like a tide.
Zhong Shiheng suddenly sent troops, and the head of Jianchang Mansion had neither expected nor prepared at all.
When the Tianwu Army was about to reach the city of Jianchang Prefecture, the master of Jianchang Prefecture got the news.
The Lord of Jianchang Mansion hurriedly summoned soldiers and horses from inside and outside the city of Jianchang Mansion to climb up to the top of the city to defend the city.
At the same time, people were sent to seek help from the three largest tribes in Jianchang Prefecture: the Xuhen Tribe, the Wudeng Tribe, and the Luolan Tribe.
When Zhong Shiheng led his soldiers and horses to the city of Jianchang Mansion, the master of Jianchang Mansion barely managed to complete the defense arrangement on top of the city.
However.
Vulnerable.
Eighteen artillery pieces fired in unison, destroying the gate tower of Jianchangfu City, and the soldiers and horses on the wall of Jianchangfu City became a mess.
Zhong Shiheng and Zhu Neng originally thought they were going to fight a fierce battle, but after seeing the chaos on the walls of Jianchangfu City after a round of shelling, they suddenly lost interest in Jianchangfu City.
Before they attacked Jianchangfu City, they investigated the situation in Jianchangfu City.
Knowing that Jianchang Mansion has a great reputation but is weak in strength, it won't take a fight.
I just didn't expect it to be so smooth.
"Dali is really..."
Zhong Shiheng looked at the chaotic enemy soldiers and didn't know how to evaluate them.
Jianchang Mansion was so undefeated and the Tianwu Army was so powerful that their proportion was not large.
The system that occupies the largest proportion is Dali’s system.
Although Dali is divided into counties and prefectures, the largest force entrenched in the counties and prefectures is the Thirty-seven tribes, which are not controlled by the counties and prefectures.
Thirty-seven ministries are almost all autonomous.
It's a bit like the thirty-seven princes entrenched in Dali.
There are three large tribes in Jianchang Prefecture, occupying nearly 60% of the territory of Jianchang Prefecture and controlling nearly 60% of the population in Jianchang Prefecture.
The three major tribes have far greater say in Jianchang Prefecture than the chief of Jianchang Prefecture.
The head of Jianchang Mansion only held six small tribes that had completely attached themselves to the Dali court.
There is no way to compare with the three major tribes.
Four of the six small tribes controlled by the head of Jianchang Mansion have been conquered by Zhong Shiheng, so the only forces he can mobilize are two small tribes and some soldiers and horses in Jianchang Mansion City.
With such strength, it is naturally impossible to compete with the Tianwu Army led by Zhong Shiheng.
Not only that, the soldiers and horses in Jianchangfu City do not have much combat effectiveness.
Because they rarely participate in wars and have not experienced many fighting fields, they only need to guard the city of Jianchang Prefecture on weekdays.
Usually if there is a war in Dali, they will not be needed.
The Dali court will issue an order to the leaders of the Thirty-Seven Tribes, ordering them to lead their clan soldiers to form a large coalition of Thirty-Seven Tribes to defend against the enemy.
Therefore, the soldiers and horses in the city of Jianchang Prefecture are a bit like the city defenders in the Song Dynasty. They can block the bandits for a while, but it is difficult to resist the powerful enemy army.
Zhong Shiheng led his troops to Jianchangfu City and took three hours to capture Jianchangfu City.
Three hours later, Zhong Shiheng had entered the city of Jianchang Mansion, sat in the lobby of the mansion lord's mansion, and started a new round of formation.
It is easy to capture the city of Jianchang Prefecture, but it is hard to say whether it can be defended.
After all, there are three large tribes to the north of Jianchang Prefecture, Huichuan Prefecture is adjacent to the south, and Shanju Prefecture, the largest county in Dali, is to the west.
We are surrounded by enemies on three sides and have to defend ourselves.
After a round of negotiations, Zhong Shiheng finally sent Zhu Neng to lead 20,000 troops and march north to conquer the three major tribes north of Fucheng in Jianchang.
The general of the Tianwu Army led 10,000 soldiers and horses and went south to annihilate Qubu, Bacui and other places in Jianchang Prefecture.
Zhong Shiheng himself led the remaining soldiers and horses, and while he was stationed in the city of Jianchangfu, he also cleared the areas west of Jianchangfu and Shacheng.
Among the three troops, the 20,000 troops led by Zhu Neng undoubtedly faced the greatest pressure.
What he has to deal with are the three major tribes in Jianchang Mansion.
The three major tribes are very powerful and the tribes are very united.
Zhu Neng had to deal with not only the soldiers of the three major tribes, but also the old, weak, women and children of the three major tribes.
It is not unusual for the old, weak, women and children to go into battle together in the Thirty-Seven Divisions of Dali.
The thirty-seven tribes were able to maintain their respective tribal systems under Dali's rule because they were united enough and worked hard enough.
The previous emperors of Dali also thought about annihilating the thirty-seven tribes and completely bringing all the land in Dali under the control of the Dali court.
To this end, they sent a large army to wipe out the tribes.
Then I hit a hard nail.
When the 50,000-strong army that quelled various tribes left the capital of Dali and attacked a small tribe with only 6,000 people, they were frightened by the desperate fighting style of the old and young people.
None of the 6,000 people from the small tribe survived the war.
However, the 50,000 troops sent by the Dali court to pacify various tribes also suffered heavy losses.
After the smaller tribes were wiped out, other tribes gathered together to put pressure on the Dali Emperor.
Emperor Dali was forced to give up the idea of exterminating various tribes.
And no one mentioned it again.
It can be seen that if people from the three major tribes fight against Zhu Neng together, Zhu Neng may not be able to get a good deal.
In order to prevent Zhu Neng from encountering a desperate and powerful enemy, Zhong Shiheng wrote a letter to the imperial court before attacking Jianchang Prefecture, requesting the imperial court to mobilize soldiers and horses from all places in Jiading Prefecture, Chuan Prefecture, and the two prefectures to gather together.
Go to Lizhou Hanyuan on Chuanfu Road.
The Xuhen tribe in Hanyuan of Lizhou, which is close to Dali, can rush to Zhu Neng's aid at any time and cooperate with Zhu Neng to attack the three major tribes in Jianchang Prefecture from both sides.
When Zhu Neng led his troops to leave the city of Jianchang Prefecture, local troops from Sichuan Prefecture and Jiading Prefecture had already arrived at Hanyuan, Lizhou.
What followed was a fierce battle that lasted for nearly ten days.
Zhong Shiheng and Zhu Neng must completely capture the entire Jianchang Mansion before Dali can react.
During the fierce battle that lasted for nearly ten days, Zhu Neng really encountered some minor troubles.
The people who caused trouble for Zhu Neng were not the three major tribes in Jianchang Prefecture, but a security tribe attached to the Luolan tribe.
A small tribe of three thousand people, taking advantage of the terrain, fought fiercely with the troops led by Zhu Neng for three days.
Zhu Neng finally used the power of firearms to annihilate them.
After that battle, the security forces went up and down, and no one survived.
It wasn't that Zhu Neng killed them, but that none of them surrendered.
Zhu Neng captured the Baosai Division and they were all killed.
…
On the third day after the city of Jianchang Prefecture was breached, the news reached the ears of Duan Suzhen, the king of Dali County.
After Duan Suzhen learned about this incident, he sent Gao Zhisheng to dispatch thirty-seven troops to Huichuan to defeat the Song army. At the same time, he sent Yang Yunxian to Jianchang Fucheng to negotiate with Zhong Shiheng.
Gao Zhisheng summoned nearly 70,000 soldiers and horses and rushed to Huichuan Mansion.
Yang Yunxian has finished negotiating with Zhong Shiheng, and Zhong Shiheng has also taken over the entire Jianchang Mansion.
The result of the negotiation between Yang Yunxian and Zhong Shiheng was simple.
Dali must send envoys to Bianjing again to plead guilty to Zhao Zhen.
Duan Suzhen, the king of Dali County, was unwilling to start a war with the Song Dynasty. While he ordered Gao Zhisheng not to act without authorization, he sent Yang Yunxian to Bianjing City again.
When Yang Yunxian rushed to Bianjing City.
Kou Ji has received the results of the war in Jianchang Mansion.
Inside the Zishi Hall.
Kou Ji held the report sent by Zhong Shiheng and said in a neutral tone: "Zhong Shiheng actually sent troops to capture the three major tribes in Jianchang Mansion. This move is somewhat different from the combat strategy I originally formulated.
In and out.”
Kou Ji's initial combat strategy was to hold his troops stationary after taking Jianchang Mansion and wait for Dali to send someone to negotiate.
But now Zhong Shiheng conquered the three major tribes before Dali sent people to negotiate.
Lu Yijian heard Kou Ji's words and glanced at Kou Ji, not wanting to talk to him.
Wang Zeng glared at Kou Ji and said, "Without your permission, how dare Zhu Neng and Zhong Shiheng do anything random?"
Kou Ji said sincerely: "I have never approved of this matter from beginning to end."
Wang Zeng glared at Kou Ji again and was about to speak.
But I heard Zhao Zhen say calmly: "This matter was approved by me."
Lu Yijian, Wang Zeng, and Zhang Zhibai were stunned when they heard this, and they all looked at Zhao Zhen in disbelief.
Zhao Zhen bypassed Kou Ji and issued military orders directly to Zhong Shiheng?
Seeing this, Zhao Zhen added: "Before I approved this matter, I discussed it with Fourth Brother. Although Fourth Brother did not agree with this matter, he did not object."
After Zhao Zhen finished speaking, Kou Ji said: "A strong attack on the three major tribes in Jianchang Mansion will inevitably cause some damage. I don't agree with this because I want to reduce the damage.
However, the officials felt that since they had captured the city of Jianchang Prefecture, they would simply deal with the three major tribes together.
If we keep the three major tribes, they will definitely make trouble behind our backs when we negotiate with Dali.
Zhong Shiheng and Zhu Neng were surrounded by enemies from both sides and could easily get into trouble.
So nip this dangerous sign in the cradle in advance.”
After Kou Ji's explanation, Lu Yijian and the others also understood the reason.
Immediately, Lu Yijian and the other two people spoke up and praised Zhao Zhen.
"The official sage..."
"The official sage..."
"..."
In fact, whether to fight the three major tribes or not is just a trivial matter.
Kou Ji just casually said that Lu Yijian and the others could discuss this matter as a major matter, and Kou Ji didn't know what to say.
After Lu Yijian and the others praised Zhao Zhen, Kou Ji slowly said, "The envoy from Dali should arrive in Bianjing soon to negotiate with us about Jianchang Prefecture.
Whether Jianchang Mansion can be included in our territory of the Song Dynasty depends on the outcome of this negotiation."
Wang Zeng solemnly said: "Of course we will not let go, because we are afraid that the Dali County King will not agree to this and will send troops to fight with me in the Song Dynasty."
Kou Ji narrowed his eyes slightly and said, "The Prince of Dali County doesn't have the courage yet."
Lu Yijian asked: "If he really has the courage?"
Kou Ji said coldly: "Then we, the Song Dynasty, need to send another 50,000 forbidden troops to let them know what the Celestial State is."
"Can one hundred thousand imperial troops capture the entire Dali?"
Wang Zeng asked.
Kou Jidao: "More than enough."
Wang Zeng nodded slowly and said no more.
As long as Kou Ji can guarantee that 100,000 troops can capture Dali.
He was afraid that one hundred thousand soldiers and horses would not be able to take Dali, but would suffer a setback in Dali.
This was the case when Zhao Guangyi attacked Jiaozhi.
Hou Renbao, the then magistrate of Taichang in Yongzhou, heard about the civil strife in Jiaozhi and asked Zhao Guangyi to take the opportunity to pacify Jiaozhi. Zhao Guangyi listened to Hou Renbao's words and sent Hou Renbao as commander, leading an army of 100,000 to attack Jiaozhi.
Finally, I suffered a big fall.
Hou Renbao was beheaded, and half of the 100,000-strong army perished in Jiaozhi.
With this precedent, Wang Zeng naturally had to ask questions.
"Since I, the Song Dynasty, do not need to worry about Dali's tit-for-tat confrontation with us, then we do not need to make any concessions when facing the Dali envoys."
Lu Yijian looked around at the crowd and said.
Wang Zeng and Zhang Zhibai nodded in agreement.
Zhao Zhen pondered for a moment and said, "Let Zhang Aiqing and the people from Honglu Temple negotiate this matter together."
It is a matter of territory, so an important minister must be sent to get involved.
After Zhang Zhibai heard what Zhao Zhen said, he agreed.
After agreeing on this matter.
Several people stopped paying attention to this matter.
Some days later, Dali's envoys arrived in Bianjing.
Zhang Zhibai took the people from Honglu Temple and negotiated with Dali envoy Yang Yunxian for ten days.
The Song Dynasty insisted on asking Dali to cede Jianchang Prefecture, but Dali was willing to pay more money rather than cede Jianchang Prefecture.
The two sides argued over this for several days.
In the end, Dali envoy Yang Yunxian was defeated.
Zhang Zhibai knew that the Song Dynasty had the strength to conquer Dali in one fell swoop, so he was confident and refused to give in.
There is no way Yang Yunxian can be as confident as Zhang Zhibai and refuse to give in.
Zhong Shiheng led 50,000 warriors who were eyeing the Jianchang Prefecture and could launch an attack on Dali's Huichuan Prefecture, Dongchuan Prefecture, and Shanju County at any time.
Dali was restless up and down.
Dali did not have the courage to compete with the Song Dynasty.
In order to settle the matter as soon as possible, Yang Yunxian could only make concessions.
Yang Yunxian finally agreed to report the matter to Dali County Prince Duan Suzhen, who would make a decision.
Yang Yunxian did not return to Dali to report the matter.
Instead, he sent someone back to tell Duan Suzhen, the king of Dali County, about the incident.
After Duan Suzhen, the king of Dali County, learned that the Song Dynasty asked Dali to cede Jianchang Prefecture, he ran to the temple and consulted some elders who had abdicated and became monks.
In the end, he agreed to the conditions of the Song Dynasty and ceded Jianchang Mansion to the Song Dynasty to calm the war between the two countries.
Zhao Zhen sent Zhang Zhibai to Jianchang Mansion to sign letters of credence with members of the Duan family sent by Duan Suzhen, the king of Dali County.
Since then.
Jianchang Mansion returned to the Song Dynasty, and the war in Dali came to an end for the time being.
After Jianchang Mansion returned to the Song Dynasty, Zhao Zhen immediately sent out a newspaper to inform all the people of the Song Dynasty.
The common people of the Song Dynasty realized that the imperial court had unknowingly taken over the Jianchang Mansion in Dali after seeing the imperial palace newspaper.
While they were overjoyed, they were secretly proud of how powerful the Song Dynasty had become.
Amidst the joy and cheering of the people.
Zhao Zhen welcomed his third child.
After Empress Cao was pregnant with the dragon seed for nine months, she began to show signs of giving birth.
I was carried into the delivery room three times and carried out again three times.
It really hurt Zhao Zhen's little heart.
Zhao Zhen felt that it was difficult to bear this kind of pain alone, so he sent Chen Lin to Kou's house and dragged Kou Jisheng into the palace to accompany him.
Royal Palace.
Inside Yanfu Palace.
Inside the vast palace.
Only Kou Ji, Zhao Zhen, and Chen Lin were inside.
Zhao Zhen invited Kou Ji to play chess with him, but he just sat in front of the chessboard and held the chess pieces. After playing two moves, he stopped holding the chess pieces.
Kou Ji casually put down the black chess piece in his hand, glanced at Zhao Zhen, and sighed slightly in his heart.
Zhao Zhen suddenly fell into a daze in front of him, not just once or twice.
Kou Ji initially called out to Kou Ji to wake Zhao Zhen up.
Now, Kou Ji is too lazy to wake Zhao Zhen up again.
After Kou Ji sighed, he looked at the cold tea in his hand.
Chen Lin glanced at Kou Ji, stepped forward, picked up Kou Ji's teacup, and left Yanfu Palace. Not long after, she handed a cup of hot tea to Kou Ji.
Kou Ji picked up the tea cup and took a sip. Suddenly he turned to look at Chen Lin and asked, "Who told the officials that Queen Cao was pregnant with the prince?"
Chen Lin glanced at Zhao Zhen and saw that Zhao Zhen was still sitting there in a daze, so she whispered to Kou Ji: "The people from Qintian Prison said..."
Kou Ji curled his lips and said, "Can you believe the words of Qin Tianjian? They first said that Zhang Xiurong was carrying a prince, but after he was born, he was a princess.
Later it was said that Zhang Jieyu was also carrying a prince.
Then another princess was born.
Now it is said that Queen Cao is pregnant with a prince..."
Before Kou Ji finished speaking, Chen Lin interrupted him and said very forcefully: "The child in Queen Cao's belly must be a prince!"
Kou Ji glanced at Chen Lin and said: "Do you think that because the concubines in the harem cannot give birth to a prince, it is possible that the people in the Qintian Prison have done something immoral and offended God.
So God always says the opposite of what they say?
If the concubines in the harem are pregnant with dragon seeds in the future, will it have a miraculous effect if they tell them the opposite?"
Chen Lin was stunned and actually began to ponder what Kou Ji said.