Chapter 152: Luzhou cannot be abandoned, thunder and lightning cannot be defeated. Bait!

"Hebei Prefectures are numerous, but there is only one place to help Song people. The emperor and Qin Prime Minister carefully consider it and know that the harem cannot interfere in politics. Just pretend that the palace has never said it." Empress Wei said lightly, let Qin Hui and Zhao Gou be dazed and returned to the bedroom.

"It's the extreme, why didn't I expect there to be a Zezhou Prefecture?" Zhao Gou gradually opened his eyes, but Qin Hui was full of pain: If the Song people crossed the river and went straight to Zezhou Prefecture, Yang Zaixing would naturally be disrespectful, but the Jin envoy might not have gone and would not come back. How could he explain it at that time? But Zhao Gou's intention was decided. Did he insist on sending the Song people to Yanyun Prefectures? Although Zhao Gou was covering it, no one could stop the world from cursing.

At that time, the prefectures and counties in Lin'an Prefecture were in chaos. They searched the Song people who went south. Seeing that Zhao Gou and Qin Hui worked so hard, they gradually relaxed. They then circulated among the tiles of the Lin'an villages and lingered and no longer thought about the mission. When the official arrived in Niujia Village, they actually invaded the house where the descendants of Liangshan were. Although the heroes were repeatedly tolerated, they were unfortunately unable to cover up the Shandong accent. The officers of Lin'an Prefecture almost wanted to go with the public.

The hero started to fight, but in the end, the man surnamed Wu was drunk and accompanied everyone carefully, and gave him some money to save the disaster. However, the heroes were quite unfair. In the end, after discussing, they took the initiative to cross the river and join Jincheng. Half of the people who left Taihang were packed. In desperation, they packed their bags. Only the Guo family’s wife in the yard was about to give birth to her full term, and they stayed there. The others gradually went north and walked with the Jincheng business to Zezhou Prefecture.

The Jiangnan routes were inquiring about the news, and the Lin'an Prefecture could not be hidden from other prefectures and counties. They pretended to send some Song people to the north, but they followed the Jincheng business, and created some lists to Lin'an. Qin Hui summarized them and reported them to the Jin envoy. It was a pity that the reception desk set up by the Jin people along the river was sitting idle. No Song people were received. On the contrary, Li Qiong was under the jurisdiction of Li Family Ferry in Kaifeng, and a boat of Song people brought their families to the north. Li Qiong knew that they were heading for Jincheng, but they were happy to pretend to be stupid and made a detailed account. When Wu Shu got the time, Kaifeng Prefecture reported far away, and there were about 20,000 to 30,000 Song people heading north. But they didn't know where they were. Wu Shu asked about the Yanyun area, but there were no family moving here, and knew that this was difficult, so he had to stop for a while.

But Zhao Gou pretended to behave, but it made the "Zhang Ziyu" in Jincheng! Hong Hao sent a large number of people to take Song people from Kaifeng to Zezhou Prefecture. Among them, most of them were young and middle-aged, and the old and weak in Jiangnan. Which one would easily go north? However, the size of Jincheng was only 50,000 or 60,000 people. At present, there were more than ten feet of open space along the city wall. Due to fire prevention, the old houses in the city have been repaired. All the Song people who lived in Taihang Mountains lived in the area outside the city, and there were no less than 20,000 people living in the field outside the city, which had long exceeded the load. At present, 30,000 new Song people were added. The food supply was still available, but living became a big problem. When Jincheng was expanded, the construction project was very important, so we had to find another method.

"There are no less than 20,000 counties in Gaoping, Lingchuan and Qinshui. They are really unlimited to live there. Although they do not care about the city defense, they have already lived outside the city. Besides, there is not much land. If you want to live there, you will be a little embarrassed when you farm next year." Wang Lan has always been responsible for the construction of the three counties. Although the management has been handed over to Hong Hao, the details are still known. Yang Zaixing stood on the top of the city, and Ren Chunhan was chilly and refused to return to the house: the outside of the city was temporary residences built by the Song people, and it was in chaos. If the Jin people were to come to make things difficult for this moment, even Jincheng would be affected by the fish.

"Forget it!" Yang Zaixing gritted his teeth. Knowing that Zezhou Prefecture had already installed the maximum capacity, this was not the era of intensive agricultural in later generations. Zezhou Prefecture, where Jincheng is located, could live in two million people. Not only could agriculture not support it, but it could not carry out wartime offensive and defense. So he turned to Wang Lan and said, "Let's borrow some Song people from Luzhou!"

Wang Lan said: "After committing suicide, Yue County and Qinyuan were already in the hands of our army. At present, thousands of Taihang Song people were placed in Taihang. Although they were not yet fully occupied, they had worries: I was afraid that Balihu led his troops to clear them out. At that time, it would be easier to deal with fewer people, and if there were too many people, they would be in a dilemma. Thanks to Taihang Lutong, Hu Qing, Li Bao, Li Xing, Zhang En, Sun Qi and other brothers went down the mountain to disturb them from time to time. Xiangyuan, Tunliu, Licheng and other counties changed hands from time to time, and the talents did not affect Yue County and the Song people of Qinyuan. At present, Balihu led his troops to defend Luzhou Prefecture and would never provoke Taihang brothers easily. It was useless. No one in the villages had the strength to touch him, but they would be fine. Xiangyuan and other three empty cities were useless to occupy them, and occasionally they would be short of troops, but they would only be better than the wilderness camp."

Yang Zaixing remained silent for a long time, and got down the city wall with Wang Lan and returned to the yamen to summon Hong Hao for discussion.

"Sir, if someone goes to take Luzhou, what will happen if he goes to Beijing?" Yang Zaixing asked straight to the point.

Hong Hao was not surprised. The 30,000 Song people outside the city of Zezhou were crowded with rivers, and even tens of thousands of people lived under the city walls. It was not difficult to get into spring. After a few months, the weather would be unpredictable and the epidemic would be cured. Moreover, we could not rely on the Zhongfu Treasury of Jincheng to support these people. After all, we would have accumulated some food and grass to prepare for the training and the Northern Expedition, and we could not use them all for disaster relief.

"Sir, the chiefs of the capital may not be willing to let the chief occupy Zezhou Prefecture, but they are just powerless. As far as I know, Wushu can use only more than 20,000 elite cavalry under his command. After the peace talks between the north and the south in recent years, he has used troops to the Mongolian tribes. Although it is common for three or thousands of cavalry, it still has a lot of losses. If he wants to take Zezhou Prefecture, it is not a 100,000 army, so he conquers Qi and Han army and captures Zezhou. I am afraid that it will be difficult to maintain safety in the capital. Therefore, if the chiefs attack Luzhou, I think that going to the capital may be punished with words.

, or pretend not to know. But if the master is famous, I am afraid that Wu Shu will be in a difficult situation. In addition, Luzhou Prefecture is not Yue County, Qinyuan is comparable to that of Qinyuan. The city is high and the pool is deep, and there are more than 10,000 soldiers and horses, and the Jurchen cavalry are three to five thousand. How to conquer it must be considered." Hong Hao of course knew that Yang Zaixing was eager to obtain Luzhou to safeguard the people of Song, but the terrain of Shangdang County in ancient times was dangerous, easy to defend and difficult to attack. According to common thinking, the troops that the Jincheng army could dispatch were only as if it was extremely difficult to capture Luzhou Prefecture.

Yang Zaixing only hesitated for a moment and asked, "Sir, what is the place in Luzhou?"

Hong Hao sighed in his heart, knowing that Yang Zaixing needed a sufficient reason to use troops in Luzhou. When asked, he was just a matter of making up his mind. He replied with a sigh: "Luzhou was the highest party in ancient times, with a high terrain, with a fertile land of hundreds of miles. The Zezhou Prefecture, which was once governed today, actually held the key points of the east and west Taihang roads. Those who used troops must take it. If they go out of the Central Plains east and west of Jing, they can block the Heluo River and the West Road, and then supplemented with the eight passes of Taihang, there will be more than a hundred cities and ponds west of Kaifeng. Thousands of miles of rivers will no longer be owned by the Jin people. Taiyuan Prefecture, Jiezhou and other places are surrounded by mountains in the bag. Only Lushui can be out, and Baixing is also in the hands of Taihang Rebel Army. This is a dead end for military use. Wushu must be occupied and should not be abandoned lightly. But if the Jincheng army takes over, Wushu will be helpless. When the great man launches a large number of troops in the future, he will definitely come from Luzhou!"

Yang Zaixing then stopped asking, but summoned Yue Lei, Gao Lin, Wang Lan, Luo Yan and others to carefully consider the strategies of commercial military use. From dinner to midnight, the generals returned to the camp and arranged for the generals not to mention it.

On March 27, 14th year of Shaoxing, Yang Zaixing was light and quietly went to the foot of Taihang Mountain. Guo Blacksmith's newly-established "fireware" was set up by Guo Blacksmith. His address was in Yijue Valley, where he killed more than a thousand Jurchen elite cavalry in Jincheng. Before he reached the entrance of the valley, a whistle detective from far away stopped the cavalry. When he saw it was Yang Zaixing, he changed his whistle and ran to report it. In a moment, the cavalry entered the entrance of the valley. Three villages blocked front and back, and the last one turned out to be a stone scrambled. There were a lot of gravel piled up on the hillside. If someone came to attack, hundreds of people would throw rocks from the mountain, which could also stop tens of thousands of elite soldiers!

Seeing that Yang Zaixing was so cautious, he didn't feel that he secretly said yes.

"Weapons are the powerful weapon of the country. The "Wu Jing Zongyao" has long stated clearly. The sharp weapon should not be easily shown to others. Therefore, the young and old man arranged some defenses without authorization. How could he get the eyes of adults? It was just to be guarded against some villains." When Guo blacksmith came out to greet him, he actually spoke with stern eyes. Yang Zaixing laughed happily when he heard this.

"How is it? Mr. Guo, how are the things entrusted by a certain family?" Yang Zaixing followed Guo Blacksmith to a stone house behind the valley. He saw that even the house was covered with thin stone slabs and wet mud was applied around. He knew it was a fire-proof firearm and asked nonsense.

I didn't know that Lao Guo's voice was trembling: "A great man, genius, is really a talented person. Even the general of the Wu Jing has to use the strange place that has not been recorded in it. I know very well. To be honest, I have seen many firearms left by my ancestors in my life, but none of them have the power of the adult formula. If there were such a powerful weapon in the early years of the Song Dynasty, I was afraid that the thieves would not be able to cross the river!"

Yang Zaixing stopped, patted Lao Guo’s shoulder lightly, and smiled and said, “Mr. Guo has extensive knowledge and knowledge. You should know that a sharp weapon can only be used for a moment. The opportunity for victory or defeat is to use a sharp weapon, not a sharp weapon. Although Jincheng has such a sharp weapon now, it should not be used lightly. Keep it deep and use it with caution. If it is obtained by a thief, it will be countered to the Song people, but what if it is the opposite?”

When Guo Blacksmith heard this, he thought for a moment, and saw sweat on his forehead. Seeing that Yang Zaixing had already walked a few steps, he followed silently, and was surprised: "Mr. Yang only heard that he was brave and invincible in his early years. When did he know so many things? Even I have not understood this section over the years: many firearms in the Song Dynasty were not owned by the Jin people, but they were always unable to win when they were used. It turned out that they were people using firearms!"

After passing more than ten stone houses, Yang Zaixing saw the craftsman inside carefully soaking the stone pellet with water and grinding the gunpowder raw material pellet. He thought that this stone house was almost the same, so he didn't look at it anymore and asked Guo Blacksmith: "Can there be any ground firearm?"

Lao Guo led the way and passed two miles away. Another stone house was a stone house, but there were several blast furnaces standing on it. I was afraid that it would be several feet tall. More than a hundred craftsmen smelted iron molds here, and used gunpowder to penetrate two or three miles deep inside.

At the open area in the valley, there was a river valley several miles wide. The riverbed was deeply trapped in the valley, and the ground was invisible. Only the sound of water vibrated the valley. The Śrāhāhāhāhāhāhāhāhāhāhāhāhāhāhāhāhāhāhāhāhāhāhāhāhāhāhāhāhāhāhāhāhāhāhāhāhāhāhāhāhāhāhāhāhāhāhāhāhāhāhāhāhāhāhāhāhāhāhāhāhāhāhāhāhāhāhāhāhāhāhāhāhāhāhāhāhāhāhāhāhāhāhāhāhāhāhāhāhāhāhāhāhāhāhāhāhāhāhāhāhāhāhāhāhāhāhāhāhāhāhāhāhāhāhāhāhāhāhāhāhāhāhāhāhāhāhāhāhāhāhāhāhāhāhāhāhāhāhāhāhāhāhāhāhāhāhāhāhāhāhāhāhāh

"Masters, please step back. Let's try the cannon now!" Old Guo was full of energy. This was his territory, so he naturally had the final say. Yang Zaixing led Gao Lin and Yue Lei to slowly retreat to a mound at the foot of the mountain to watch Old Guo perform.

There is a big pit near the river. There are probably many firearms that have been tried there. Lao Guo put a few pieces of armor and weapons in the pit, then took out several feet of leads and added them to the iron duck egg, placed them in the pit, and put the lead on the edge of the pit. The ignition method is quite novel: Lao Guo picked up a piece of gravel and smashed it on the head of the lead. Sparks burst out between the gravel and the stone slab on the ground. Lao Guo immediately turned around and ran, and soon disappeared behind a huge rock by the river.

After a moment, there was a rumbling sound. Even though Yue Lei and Gao Lin had experienced the battle formation, they were still shocked: Such a firearm, not to mention the lethality of the firearm, just this sound can cause chaos in the trained cavalry team!

Yang Zaixing took the two of them to the pit and carefully examined: the armor placed in the pit was damaged, but the weight was different. The helmet was only damaged, and the breastplate was directly penetrated, but it was covered with iron beads, like dozens of powerful crossbows shot by. If you take this attack nearby, what if you are a powerful general with tens of thousands of enemies? Yue Lei and Gao Lin were shocked again. The martial arts they have practiced for many years are worthless in front of such a firearm!

When Guo Blacksmith saw the three of them, he looked glamorous, but Yang Zaixingly commented nervously.

"Mr. Guo" Yang Zaixing picked up a fragment of the iron cannon in the pit: "Is there a 'iron caltrop' mentioned last time? I wonder if there are any samples made?"

Lao Guo's face turned red: "The patterns drawn by the adults are similar to those in "The General Yao of Wu Jing", but the old man was clumsy and had spent many days with his brothers, but he never could do it. He will definitely be what he wished in the future!"

Yang Zaixing sighed, knowing that the grenades in later generations were still a bit difficult, so he didn't say much at the moment, and said, "This is already good, the sound is like thunderbolt, so just as the book says, call him thunderbolt cannon, but it's not out of the way. There must be more manpower in the valley, so be careful."

Gao Lin nodded and said yes, with this weapon, why are there any fear of a 100,000 army in Jincheng?

Five days later, a team of Song people passed by more than ten miles outside the Luzhou Prefecture City and slowly headed to Tunliu County. Lu Xiulin heard the news that these Song people were old friends from Tunliu County from north to south of the Yangtze River and found more than 3,000 households, many of them originally lived in the middle of Luzhou Prefecture City, but they "passed their homes and did not enter" and refused to come to Luzhou Prefecture City.
Chapter completed!