The first thousand one hundred and forty-eight chapters capture Xuzhou at night
Guo Song walked to the window with his hands behind his back and stared out of the window for a long time. The vassal towns had been a disaster for Hebei and the Central Plains for many years. As the vassal towns were gradually wiped out, various places were turning from chaos to great rule. The initial policy set by the imperial court was to rule by inaction, but
Judging from the current situation in Wei, the effect is not ideal. It does not mean that the direction is wrong, but that it has been weak for too long and needs time to slowly recover.
Of course, it is also related to the continuous disasters in Hebei in recent years, but what annoyed Guo Song was that during the separatist rule of vassal towns, a large number of people fled into Buddhism to avoid taxes and corvees. There were several temples in almost every county in Hebei.
Each monastery has hundreds or even thousands of people, occupying a large amount of labor and land, and has become a cancer that seriously affects economic recovery.
Guo Song now understood why Tang Wuzong wanted to exterminate Buddhism. The root cause was population and land. Of course, Guo Song did not intend to exterminate Buddhism on a large scale like Tang Wuzong did. Guo Song wanted to take strict restrictive measures, restricting land and restricting land.
The number of monks, whether it is the land they occupy, the number of monks, or the number of temples, will be reduced by more than ten times than it is now.
The next step is to implement three restrictions on Buddhist temples...
Coming out of the King of Jin's palace, Pan Liao asked in confusion: "Why didn't Prime Minister Du let me continue talking just now?"
Du You said calmly: "Pan Gong must be against the robbery of bronzes from the temple!"
Pan Liao nodded, "I have always opposed plundering people's wealth. Even if there is a shortage of copperware, we can find other ways to make up for it instead of plundering people's wealth."
Du You said with a smile: "What His Highness said was to collect from the temples and purchase from the people. He did not say plundering the people, but only targeted the temples. Can't Mr. Pan hear the implication of His Highness?"
Pan Liao was shocked, "Your Highness wants to imitate Emperor Zetian and destroy the Buddha?"
Du You nodded, "It's not about destroying Buddhism, it's just about restricting Buddhist temples, especially land and population. Last time, His Highness was very angry that there were too many temples in Hebei, which affected him to re-introduce the land equalization system and the granting of land for military merit. I guess the next step is
We are about to start restricting monasteries in various places.”
When Pan Liao heard that it was not about destroying Buddhism, he felt a little relieved and said to Du You: "I don't object to restricting Buddhism, but we must pay attention to the methods. I am worried that many places will rob Buddhist temples in the name of restricting Buddhism. Our starting point is good.
, but it will easily change when you go down there.”
"His Highness should let the Political Affairs Hall discuss the matter. Then we can discuss the matter carefully and come up with a solid plan."
"Yes!"
The two of them walked away while talking, and gradually moved away.
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Compared with the last time when Zhu Si was unable to reach an agreement, the settlement agreement this time was very fast. Three days after Wang Ling and Zhang Qiu'an drafted the text, Zhu Si responded to Wang Ling in a pigeon letter and agreed to the other party unconditionally.
The two conditions proposed were the delivery of 5.6 million kilograms of copper and 300 craftsmen and their families, nearly 2,000 people.
Zhu Si was not in a hurry to send troops these days. He had to arrange his successor properly before sending troops. He had previously announced that he would depose the crown prince Zhu Sui for participating in the rebellion. On the first day of July, Zhu Si officially announced that his son would be
Zhu Chun was appointed as the crown prince and once again granted amnesty to the world. This was the second amnesty to the world in just a few months. In fact, only four states and one government were left in his empire.
On the fifth day after he was crowned crown prince, Zhu Si received the official reconciliation text, and his copper had been sent to Liyangcang. The craftsmen and family members also sent people to escort them to Chang'an. At this time, he received news that the Jin army in Mianchi County had withdrawn.
Wei Han, this is also an article in the peace treaty. Zhu Si recognized Mianchi County as the jurisdiction of the other party, but Mianchi County was not allowed to garrison troops.
As the Jin army withdrew from Mianchi County, Zhu Si confirmed that Guo and Song began to abide by the peace treaty. He began to deploy troops and generals in Luoyang, leaving only 30,000 troops to guard Luoyang. He himself led the Tiger Guards and Qianniu Guards ten
An army of more than ten thousand soldiers marched in person. The army left Luoyang in a mighty manner and headed toward Chenliu County.
After Qiu Jingzhong defeated Wang Zhongmou, his ambition burst out. He also dispatched troops and generals. He sent his second son Qiu Wen with an army of 30,000 to capture Caozhou in the north, and his third son Qiu Pai with an army of 20,000 to capture Yuchi County in Bianzhou. He himself led the army
An army of 50,000 men marched towards Chenliu and provoked Wang Zhongmou at the foot of Chenliu City. Wang Zhongmou did not dare to fight, so he hung up his no-war card and stayed behind closed doors.
Qiu Jingzhong's 130,000 troops were basically deployed. In Songcheng County, there were only 20,000 troops commanded by the eldest son Qiu Yuan. In Xuzhou, Qiu Jingzhong's confidant general Li Mian led 10,000 troops to garrison Pengcheng County.
In the night, a cavalry force of 30,000 people marched rapidly in the wilderness. This was an army of 30,000 people led by Li Bing himself. He was ordered by the King of Jin to capture Xuzhou.
Li Bing knew very well why the King of Jin wanted to seize Xuzhou. The main reason was that the pressure from refugees was too great. Basically all the people in Songzhou fled. People in Xuzhou, Bianzhou and Caozhou also began to flee. The number of people in the refugee camp in Yanzhou exceeded 600,000.
, especially Xuzhou, which has a large population. If Xuzhou is not captured, the number of people in the refugee camp will probably exceed one million. There will be no harvest in the autumn, and every household will be without food. They will have to take care of them until next year. The court cannot bear such pressure.
The army marched along the official road and was less than thirty miles away from Pengcheng County. The moon was bright and the stars were sparse, the ground was covered with silver light, and the outline of the county seat could be vaguely seen in the distance.
At this time, a soldier shouted: "General Zhou is here!"
Not long after, Zhou Fei galloped forward on horseback, clasped his fists and saluted Li Bing, "Return to my humble duty!"
This time Li Bing decided to implement a strategy of intimidation, so he did not need Zhou Fei to lurk in the city in advance as an internal response, but he needed Zhou Fei to detect the enemy's situation in advance.
"How is the situation in the city?"
"Reporting to the general, there are only 10,000 defenders in the city, which are the original Xuzhou scattered troops. The general is called Li Mian, and he is Qiu Jingzhong's right-hand man."
"Are there any sentry soldiers on the city? How strong is the city gate?"
Zhou Fei shook his head, "There are soldiers on top of the city, but there are no patrols. One of my men came out through the city. He said that he did not see a patrolling soldier on the city. The city gate is a wooden gate, about twenty years old. It is a very ordinary wooden city.
The door cannot withstand the impact of a heavy battering ram, and the drawbridge is also old and the wood is a bit rotten, so it can be blown open with a mine."
Li Bing nodded and ordered: "The whole army slows down and moves slowly!"
The 30,000 cavalrymen slowed down, and the feeling of the earth shaking disappeared. Half an hour later, the army arrived two miles outside the north city of Pengcheng County. In front of it was a large wheat field, and a high city wall stood two miles away.
Li Bing led the five thousand cavalry to continue moving forward, and finally stopped three hundred steps away. It was very quiet on top of the city. The moonlight was bright and filled with silvery light. If any soldiers looked outside the city, they could see three people.
Five thousand cavalry with one hundred steps.
It is a pity that the entire city has lost its vigilance. This is of course related to the quality of the soldiers. The quality of the scattered troops is really criticized. The soldiers are disorganized, lazy, greedy for life and afraid of death, and unwilling to work hard. Qiu Jingzhong collected these surrendered troops, but they could not improve them.
As for their treatment, he has no tax income for the time being. The scattered troops who follow him to fight may promise some benefits. As for the scattered troops who stay behind, Qiu Jingzhong has no idea of making a promise.
It is obviously unrealistic to ask the horses to run fast without giving them grass. Even the general Li Mian has no way. Although there are night guards stationed on the city, all the guards are hiding in the corners.
Go to sleep, who would endure the sleepiness and patrol the city top?
Li Bing waved his hand, and a dozen soldiers rushed towards the north gate carrying a large wooden box. The iron fire thunder in the wooden box weighed one hundred and sixty kilograms. This time, it was the order of King Guo Song of Jin to kill Qiu Jingzhong.
Shi Wei, all methods must be used to blast the door with iron fire and thunder.
After a while, more than a dozen soldiers rushed to the moat. They dived into the water silently, and at the same time put the wooden box into the water and pushed it. The moat was not wide. The soldiers went ashore, carried the iron fire thunder to the city gate, and used a
Wooden supports supported the iron fire thunder on the city gate.
At this time, two soldiers climbed onto the suspension bridge and hung two chain mines on the corners of the suspension bridge.
"Do it!"
The leading brigade commander made a gesture, and two of his men were the first to light the mines. They jumped directly into the water. The soldiers at the city gate also lit the match ropes at the same time, turned around and ran along the city wall.
The garrison on the top of the city was still sleeping soundly, and no one was awakened by the movement below the city. At this time, a soldier happened to get up at night, climbed up the battlements and urinated under the city. He accidentally glanced into the distance.
He saw a mass of black cavalry two or three hundred paces away. He was so startled that he almost fell off the top of the city.
"Get up quickly, there are enemy troops below the city! There are enemy troops below the city!" the soldiers jumped off the battlements and shouted.
At this moment, there were two huge sounds of 'Boom! Boom!', and the thunder exploded first, blowing the two corners of the suspension bridge to pieces. Two iron wedges came out of the wood and flew into the sky, and the suspension bridge fell with a crash.
Immediately afterwards, the iron fire thunder at the city gate exploded earth-shakingly. The strong explosion sound could be heard dozens of miles away. The city gate was blown away, the city wall collapsed, black smoke filled the air, and dust flew up. Everyone in the city was stunned.
He was so frightened that he got up from the bed.
Li Bing waved his sword and said, "Attack!"
Five thousand cavalry took the lead to attack and swept toward the city gate. The 25,000 cavalry behind them also launched their attack. The horses galloped and the whole earth trembled.