Chapter 167 In the chat and laugh, the turrets vanished into ashes
The first round of attacks of the King-Supervising Army began immediately.
But the battle situation is still the same.
Those slaggy soldiers threw stones and archers into the city walls in a mess, and then carried the ladder to run away from the moat, and turned around and ran away because of casualties. The only difference from before was that with some Western archers joining, they caused more casualties on the city walls...
The Western Army was actually divided into elite and slag, but their slag was slightly less slag than the slag in other places.
The Western Army can fight elite troops.
That is, the army similar to the generals.
Of course, there are not too many genuine servants, but there are also a large number of recruits from these generals and families who control the land. These are really capable of fighting, because these generals are basically equivalent to lords and people to them.
These generals and sects in the northwest of the Song Dynasty were actually transformed into generals in the late Ming Dynasty to a certain extent.
Or they were.
The Zhe family is simply equivalent to the chieftain in the prefecture. His family is actually hereditary magistrate. The current magistrate is Zhe Keqiu. He takes over his brother Zhe Keqiu. As for Zhe Yanzhi's nephew, Zhe Yanzhi's father Zhe Keshi is Zhe Keqiu's follower. I don't know if this is a nephew or a farther away, but in short, they all belong to this family.
The Zhe family has always controlled the Prefectures and Prefectures from the Five Dynasties to the present. Then the Prefectures and Prefectures and the Linzhou Yang family formed an unbreakable alliance through marriages from generation to generation. In the end, the two major families controlled the three prefectures of Lin, Fu and Feng, and became the bosses of northern Shaanxi.
Currently, Yang Zongmin, the Yang family in Linzhou.
During the Jingkang period, he and Zhe Keqiu divided their troops. One went south to protect Guanzhong and the other went east to rescue Hedong. However, after all the elite troops of the two families were released, they were confiscated by Xiao Hulu, the leader of the feudal party Xiang who was originally dependent on the Liao Kingdom. His son Yang Zhen and the elderly, weak, women and children of the family were killed in battle. Then he led the Yang family army to death in Chang'an. When Zhe Keqiu faced Nianhan, he was eventually defeated and retreated to Fuzhou. Later, he surrendered to Jurchens, but the Jurchens did not trust him and poisoned him to death. The Zhe family in the Prefectures also ended.
However, Zhe Yanzhi and Zhao Jiumei were the ones who continued the Zhe family in the south. As for whether Yang Cunzhong was Yang Zongmin's grandson...
This, many people who claimed to be the Yang family were actually born in the Southern Song Dynasty.
Liu Yanqing's family is similar.
But his family's grade is much lower than that of the Zhe family.
The Liu family was born as a hereditary inspector, and there were even many statements about the origin of their family. The records of the Northern Alliance of the Three Dynasties were recorded as a well-known household in the Western Union, but there is still doubt that it was not a Han Chinese. After all, after the chaotic times of the late Tang Dynasty and the Five Dynasties, that area had been in chaos for a long time, but there was a little certain that his cavalry was mostly in many foreign people.
The Yao family is a powerful family in Guanzhong. Since the generation of Grandpa Yao Gu, he has been a general of the Western Army.
The same is true for the family.
It’s just that the farming family belongs to Luoyang.
But everything in the Zhong family is based on the strength established in the Western Army system starting from Grandpa Zhong Shiheng of Zhong Shiheng.
The Liu Qi family has a lower status, but his father has a close relationship with Gao Qiu, so the Liu family has risen faster, but in general, it is still considered the third level. The first level of the Western Army, the Zheyang Alliance, is, however, they belong to the old family and are strong, but are suppressed by the imperial court. The second level of the Yao family, the two families, are also more relied on by the imperial court, especially the Zong family, because their ancestors are actually great scholars, so they are more trusted. It can be said that they are representatives of the Western Army on the surface.
But in fact, the Zong family can't afford to offend the Zhe family. They are local emperors, but the Zong family is just because they are trusted by the court.
The Zheyang Alliance is in a hurry and can be divided.
But the court, the brothers of Zhong Shidao, had to die if they wanted them to die.
The third level is the miscellaneous brands such as Liu Yanqing, the local powerful families, and then brought their young and strong family to make achievements in the army. However, because Liu Yanqing was obedient and received the full support of Tong Guan, he began to climb out and squeeze into the second level. Similarly, there were also the Xin family members, but everything about them was related to Taishi Tong, just like everything about Liu Qi's family was related to Gao Qiu.
The foundation is not good.
But it must be clear.
The Zheyang Alliance was always Zhenshi in the northwest of the Northern Song Dynasty.
The local officials of the court can be changed, and the control of the territory of the Zhe Yang family remains unchanged. As long as the Zhe Yang family is loyal to the Zhao family for one day, the sky of the Zhao family in the northwest will not change. The Zhe Yang family does not have high-ranking officials at present, but that is only because of the suppression of the court. After all, they are already local emperors on their territory. Zhe Keqiu has already inherited the prefectures and prefectures, and then give him a Fuyan Road Military Envoy. Are you planning to make the entire Shaanxi family a fiefdom for his family?
Therefore, no matter whether Zhe Keqiu or Yang Zongmin, his reputation and official positions cannot be compared with that of Zhong Shidao.
He can't even compare to Yao Gu.
but……
They were Zhenshi in the northwest of the Song Dynasty.
Similarly, these families of all sizes are the real elites of the Western Army. These Western Armys outside of them are just slightly stronger in combat due to years of war, but they are essentially part of the corrupt system of the Song Dynasty imperial guards.
At the height of Xihe Road, there were only 50,000 or 60,000 generals in total, and the number of deserters reached 40,000 after the reform of the military strategy.
Can such an army be strong?
"Master, please!"
Wang Yue raised his wine glass and said.
They were on the Chenqiao Gate Tower. Although this was the focus of the attack outside, it did not prevent them from holding a banquet.
"The general is really a hero. While talking and laughing, the masts and oars are destroyed in ashes!"
Zhao Kai raised his glass unnaturally and said.
At this moment, there was a sudden roar. He screamed in fear and almost dropped his wine glass. Then an iron feather arrow shot from a obviously crossbow hit the window and passed through the middle of them. Then he flew out of the other window and instantly landed on the street in the city. Several women on the roadside rushed out of the house cheering, then picked it up and piled it aside.
There are several piles of iron feather arrows that will be sent for repair soon and will be shot back in less than half an hour.
The war machines of this city are already in operation.
Kaifeng Commune is operating well these days.
Even as Wang Yue imagined, the outer city of Jiuxiang and Eighty-Nine House has more than 800,000 people, and has begun to like this system. There are no heavy taxes or various government restrictions. Do whatever you want to do business. Such a system is of course popular, so men, women, young and old, they are willing to work hard to maintain this system. They have a population of 800,000! At this time, there are not many countries that exceed this number! Xixia can force the Song Dynasty to pay annual monies with less than 2 million people, and Kaifeng outer city of Jiuxiang and Eighty-Nine House of Jiuxiang and Eighty-Nine House of Kaifeng, why can't we force the emperor to tolerate their autonomy?
Now this battle is not about robbing money, gold, silver and jewelry.
Although it is better to be able to grab it, for the unruly people like Kaifeng, forcing the emperor to accept this system and continuing the current good days is the most important thing.
So, no matter how young or old you are, you will go into battle.
All the militiamen in each yard entered the city, and their women and even children were transporting weapons, participating in the production of arrows, and even demolishing the gardens of wealthy families and then transporting stones to and from outside. As for the elites of the Eternal Victory Army, they were blocked outside the Zhuque Gate. As long as the inner city had abnormal actions, they would immediately explode the city gate and kill in.
Of course, the nobles of the inner city said that they did not dare to move.
"Master, let's not talk about this nonsense. First of all, I want to know why you are like this?"
Wang Yue said with a smile.
Zhao Kai smiled awkwardly, but he also knew that Wang Yue wanted to trust him.
"To be honest with the general, Xiao Wang thought that the general and the prince wanted to kill Xiao Wang, so he was a little impulsive in the palace and even tried to push the official into the lake. In short, this was also the judge of a gentleman with the heart of a villain. However, although he was in a moment of indifference, he had to calculate it carefully. There was indeed a suspicion of killing the monarch and father. How could Xiao Wang dare to go back like this? Even if the official didn't want to care, my elder brother would not let me go. At this time, only the general could save my life!"
He said.
While speaking, he stood up and saluted with sincerity.
Wang Yue quickly stood up and supported him.
"The king is so serious, this is just a moment of anxiety and confusion. There is no saying that the king kills the father. The king is virtuous and famous all over the world, and he has always admired him. However, the prince really wants to let someone harm the king outside, but he has never had this idea."
Wang Yue said.
"Thank you, General. My brother has always misunderstood that Xiao Wang has the intention to seize the throne, so he has never been able to tolerate it. Instead, he made the general laugh at him."
Zhao Kai squeezed out a few tears and sighed.
"Aren't the last general misunderstood?"
Wang Yue sighed too.
Zhao Kai smiled mechanically.
"I really have no strange intentions. I led my troops to make trouble first to save Duke Yan, but I can't control it. After all, I only have 500 cavalry in my hands, and I can't fill a street. I didn't expect that the people in the capital would be so jealous of those treacherous ministers and would cause such chaos.
But at this point, I can only be pushed forward by this trend.
I can't retreat even if I want to.
But my loyalty to the Song Dynasty has never changed.
My goal at this moment is very simple, which is to solve this mess that lasted for more than a month in a perfect way.
My idea is very simple.
First, I will withdraw my troops back to Yanshan Prefecture.
But Yanshan Mansion has to be given to Duke Yan, so that my brothers and those who follow me don’t have to worry about the court taking revenge in the future. But we will continue to guard the north for the Song Dynasty and block the Jurchens from going south. With us in one day, we will not let the Jurchens cross the three levels, so there is no doubt about this.
Second, Kaifeng Commune must continue.
I have to be responsible for these people. They have risen up with me. I cannot watch them be retaliated by the wealthy and nobles in the future. Kaifeng Commune is the best way, but they are still officials and subjects of the Song Dynasty. They will continue to be loyal to the officials, but they do not accept the jurisdiction of the court and will elect their own people to govern themselves.
In this way, you will not be afraid of the court's revenge.
Third, the promises promised by the officials, especially the treacherous ministers, must be fulfilled to us.
Of course we have to give it to us.
I have these three points. As long as these three points are met, I will withdraw my troops. But now these people outside don’t agree. They are obstructing my withdrawal. Otherwise, as long as the officials fulfilled the promises, I will take my brothers away tomorrow.
But they didn't let us go, because they were going to fight and kill outside, so of course we couldn't kill us."
Wang Yue said with an indignant look on his face.
Chapter completed!