There are only ten fishing boats in total, and each boat can only carry twenty people. So how can two thousand people be transported across the river? This is a very simple brain teaser question. The answer is to transport them in ten times.
At night, on the river about thirty miles west of Huaiyin Shuizhai, ten fishing boats were shuttled back and forth, transporting boatloads of soldiers to the other side of the Huaihe River. They were busy until noon the next day, and dozens of fishermen were exhausted.
Finally, two thousand soldiers were transported across the Huaihe River.
The two thousand soldiers were the elite of the Qin Army, and were personally led by the former army chief Qiu Jingzhong. He did not rush into action, but led his army to hide in a forest.
As night fell, Qiu Jingzhong led two thousand troops to quickly attack Huaiyin Water Village.
At two o'clock, they arrived outside the water village. Through the fence, they could see the large tents inside the fence. The water village also had a gate on the shore. A lantern was hung in front of the gate. It was brightly lit at night, but the gate was closed.
There are two soldiers standing guard inside the gate. In fact, there should be eight of them. The other six have secretly gone to sleep, and only two of them are yawning and chatting.
Qiu Jingzhong waved his hand, and several soldiers with strong martial arts climbed over the fences on both sides. They slowly approached the two sentries, pounced and pushed the sentries down, and then killed them with a knife.
They also eliminated the other sleeping soldiers one by one. At this time, the door was slowly opened.
Qiu Jingzhong waved his long sword, "Kill in!"
Two thousand soldiers shouted and rushed towards the camp a hundred steps away. They rushed into the camp and attacked every tent. The screams in the camp suddenly echoed through the river.
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It was getting daylight and the battle was over. Most of the two thousand Southern Tang troops were killed. The remaining five hundred people were escorted in front of Qiu Jingzhong. Qiu Jingzhong waved his hand and said without mercy: "Behead them all!"
More than five hundred soldiers were dragged down, their cries were loud, but the enemy soldiers showed no mercy. Mercy chopped off their heads with a knife, and all the captured soldiers were killed. Not a single one of the two thousand soldiers was left alive.
Qiu Jingzhong's army immediately pretended to be two thousand garrison troops, as if nothing had happened.
In just two days, 50,000 troops stationed in Sizhou and Xuzhou rushed to the north bank of the Huaihe River. At this time, more than 200 ships from the south bank sailed to the north bank and began to transport 50,000 troops across the Huaihe River.
It took a day for the 50,000-strong army to cross the Huaihe River. The army took a short rest and reorganized. At dawn, the 50,000-strong army, led by Liu Sigu and Qiu Jingzhong, quickly headed toward Yangzhou.
Liu Sigu made a bet that his army could capture Yangzhou before Wang Shao, so he issued a fatal order that the army must arrive in Yangzhou within four days.
The army marched quickly along the Jiangnan Canal. In the canal were more than 200 ships carrying them across the Huaihe River, loaded with food.
They went all the way south with great momentum, and successively occupied Huaiyin County, Shanyang County, Anyi County and Gaoyou County. The troops stationed along the way surrendered. Four days later, Zhu Si's army arrived at Jiangdu City in Yangzhou.
The city of Yangzhou was in chaos. Chen Shaoyou, the military envoy of Jiedu, went to Chengdu to meet the new emperor. Song Wen, the chief official, was in charge of Yangzhou affairs. On the one hand, he sent to seek help from Wang Shao who was stationed in Liuhe County. On the other hand, he abandoned Zicheng and defended Luocheng.
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Jiangdu City is composed of two cities. One is called Zicheng, which is located on Shugang. It is relatively small, with a circumference of only ten miles. The government and military offices are all in Zicheng. The other is called Luocheng, which is a large commercial city with a circumference of
For nearly fifty miles, there are densely populated neighborhoods with a permanent population of more than one million.
A straight avenue was built from Zicheng to Luocheng, called Guangling Avenue, which is ten miles long. The shops on both sides of the avenue are densely packed and prosperous.
The news that Zhu Si's army was coming caused panic in Jiangdu City. All merchants withdrew and closed their shops in the city. The city was too small and could not be defended. Song Wen also gave up the city. He personally led 5,000 troops to guard the city.
The enemy army finally came and lined up neatly in the wilderness outside the city. This made Song Wen a little stunned. Why did Zhu Si only send 10,000 troops to attack Yangzhou? Why did he only have 10,000 troops?
General Zhou Wenlong said next to him: "It should be that the other party did not have ships to cross the Huaihe River, so they only sent 10,000 troops to attack Yangzhou."
It seemed to make sense, but even if the opponent only had 10,000 troops, he did not dare to take it lightly. He only hoped that Wang Shao's army could be faster and rush back to Jiangdu City before the opponent's official launch.
Liu Sigu was not impatient, he was patiently waiting for night to fall again.
In a marching tent, Liu Sigu said to the generals Qiu Jingzhong and Xue Lun: "The emperor has given me the power of command. The two generals must obey my orders and must not disobey!"
The two of them bowed together and saluted, "I will obey the military advisor's order!"
Liu Sigu then said slowly: "Yangzhou is rich, and Jiangdu City is even richer than any other city in the world. I know that many of your subordinates want to go into the city and plunder it, but I have said something ugly in front of you. Whoever dares to send troops to plunder Jiangdu, I will
Behead his entire family, leaving no guilty soldiers behind, behead them all, I, Liu Sigu, will do what I say!"
Their eyelids twitched. They had never heard a military advisor say such cruel words.
"Don't think I'm pitying the people. It's not that simple. The fundamental reason is that we can no longer feed an army of 300,000 people. That's why the emperor decided to capture Yangzhou. The purpose of capturing Yangzhou is not to kill the chicken to get the eggs, but to raise the Yangzhou chicken."
Chickens that lay golden eggs provide us with a steady stream of military spending.
Therefore, whoever wants to plunder Yangzhou is the enemy of the Emperor. I hope you two will continue to convey this and carry out my military orders unequivocally!"
Only then did the two of them understand and hurriedly said: "We will resolutely execute the order!"
"Go! Capture Yangzhou tonight, and I will make arrangements for Wang Shao's family."
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When night fell, the lights on the upper floors of the North City were still bright, and 10,000 enemy troops were outside the North City Gate, so the defenders were basically stationed in the North City.
There were only a few soldiers at the other gates. In the darkness, General Xue Lun led 10,000 troops to quietly approach the west gate. They waited patiently. At two o'clock, a cry of killing suddenly broke out in the west city.
A thousand internal agents who had previously sneaked into Jiangdu City attacked. There were only 200 soldiers at the west city gate. They were no match for the enemy. They were all quickly killed. The cooperating soldiers in the city opened the west city gate.
Xue Lun was overjoyed, waved his hand and said: "Come into the city!"
Ten thousand soldiers rushed into Jiangdu City. At this time, Qiu Jingzhong also led his army to Xicheng. He also led an army of ten thousand into Jiangdu City.
Seeing that the city was destroyed, Song Wen ordered the entire army to lay down their weapons and surrender in order not to harm the people.
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On the official road to the west of Yangzhou, General Wang Shao led an army of 10,000 people and was rushing toward Jiangdu City in a hurry. Wang Shao received a message from flying pigeons in the city that an army of about 10,000 people was attacking Jiangdu, and asked him to immediately
Return troops to support Jiangdu.
Wang Shao's wife, children and mother were all in Jiangdu city. What would happen to his wife and children once Jiangdu fell? He simply couldn't imagine that Wang Shao was so anxious that he was like crazy and kept giving orders to speed up the march.
The soldiers, most of whom had family members in Jiangdu, were also burning in their hearts and ran towards Jiangdu City desperately.
Two days later, the army gradually arrived at Jiangdu City. It was still thirty miles away from Jiangdu City. Here, the team suddenly stopped advancing. A dark army appeared in front. Immediately behind, enemy troops appeared on the left and right.
Anyone with a little experience can see that this is not 10,000 people, but at least 40,000 troops. They have entered the enemy's encirclement.
Wang Shao shouted anxiously: "Form up your formation immediately!"
However, the forced march without rest for two days and two nights made the soldiers exhausted. Many soldiers' legs felt like lead filled and they had difficulty moving.
A lieutenant general said to Wang Shao: "General, my brothers are too tired to walk. If we fight, we will not be our opponents at all and will only be massacred!"
Wang Shao looked back at the soldiers. Sure enough, many soldiers were kneeling on the ground, gasping for air from exhaustion. Even the standing soldiers were bent over, with their hands on their thighs, eyes closed in pain. This made him feel a little bit painful.
I was at a loss. There were already far fewer people than the opponent, and I was still exhausted. What could I do to fight the enemy?
At this time, a cavalryman ran from a distance, threw something far away, and then ran away. A soldier ran to pick up the thrown object, ran back and presented it to Wang Shao. It was a wooden sword with something on it.
There is a note.
Wang Shao recognized the wooden sword at a glance. It was the wooden sword he had whittled for his seven-year-old son with his own hands. It was his son's favorite thing. His heart suddenly sank into the abyss. He took off the letter tied to the sword and looked at it carefully.
'I am Liu Sigu, the military advisor of the Great Qin State, and General Wang Shao respectfully declares that Yangzhou was ceded to the Great Qin State by the monarch of the Southern Tang Dynasty. As evidenced by the seal of the state, it is a reasonable and legal move for the Great Qin Army to take Yangzhou. At present,
In the Southern Tang Dynasty, the eunuchs were in power, traitors were rampant, and the monarch was fatuous, showing the signs of the late dynasty. General Wang Shao was brave and wise, and had a bright future. Why did he live in a rotten tree for so long?
When our army entered the city, no one committed any crime. The general's wife, children, and mother were all treated with kindness. I watched the general pity his wife, children, and mother, and cherish the sergeants. Don't make unnecessary resistance and cause the tragic death of the family. Is this what a loving mother, a loving wife, and a weak son do?
Hope?'
After Wang Shao read the letter, he looked back at the soldiers. The soldiers were all frightened, their morale was shaken, and their morale was low. Although he did not want to surrender to Zhu Si, the situation forced him to do so and he could not help himself.
Wang Shao could only sigh and said, "Send my order and the whole army will lay down their weapons and surrender!"
The last 10,000 troops in Yangzhou finally surrendered to Zhu Si. At this point, Yangzhou, which was the richest in the world, was captured by Zhu Si, and the financial lifeline of the Southern Tang Dynasty was completely cut off.