Chapter four hundred and twentieth, the enemy is not the friend
Liao Kingdom. Xijing City. In the Liao Kingdom Palace. Empress Dowager Xiao Zhuo, who was only forty years old, wore a hat inlaid with gems and a black long skirt embroidered with phoenix patterns, sitting on the dragon chair.
Although Queen Mother Xiao is already forty years old, she takes good care of herself daily and has lived in the palace for a long time. Therefore, her skin looks very white and tender. She does not look like a middle-aged woman in her forties at all, but more like a two-year-old woman.
A beautiful woman of fifteen or sixteen.
Next to Empress Dowager Xiao, the seventeen-year-old little emperor of Liao Kingdom was holding a small dagger in his hand and stabbing a book in front of him. Princess Tie Jing, whom Empress Dowager Xiao loved most, sat beside her,
He was talking to Empress Dowager Xiao. "Mother, the envoy from the Song Dynasty was so ignorant. My daughter asked him for the new poems that Yang Peng had written recently, but he said he didn't tell her. They simply don't take Daliao seriously.
Mother, you should take care of them and vent your anger on your daughter."
Princess Tie Jing complained to Empress Dowager Xiao charmingly, with a pout that could hang an oil bottle. Empress Dowager Xiao glanced at Princess Tie Jing fondly and said reproachfully: "You are wrong about this. According to the empress mother
It is known that the Yang family was not tolerated by the powerful people in Bianliang City, Tokyo, and had been expelled to Daizhou.
If you ask the envoys for poems, they will naturally have nothing to give you. Moreover, the Queen Mother also heard that Immortal Si has not published any new works for two and a half years." Princess Tiejing heard this, stared with disdain and said: "Like Yang
A great talent like Peng should be given extremely high courtesy. The emperor of the Southern Barbarians was so hateful that he could not even tolerate such a great talent.
Queen Mother, you might as well send someone to invite Yang Peng to our Liao Kingdom." Empress Dowager Xiao shook her head and smiled: "This Yang Peng you are talking about is not an ordinary person. Your uncle Yelu was injured at Yanmen Pass before, and it was him who injured him. According to you
Uncle Yelu said that this son is not only outstanding in literary talent, but also has courage that no man can match. He conquered half of our Sixteen Prefectures of Yanyun."
Princess Tiejing's eyes were full of brilliance, and she exclaimed in surprise: "Yang Peng is such a strange man." The little emperor who was playing with a dagger raised his head and said with a proud look on his face: "What's so good about Yang Peng?
I am just a southern barbarian. When I grow up, I will lead the army to defeat the Song Dynasty. I will snatch Yang Peng and send it to your palace.” After saying this, the little emperor added, “It’s best.
Cut off his tongue, break his hands, and prevent him from writing poetry for the rest of his life."
The first half of the sentence was very useful to Princess Tiejing, but after hearing the second half, Princess Tiejing's brows stood up. Empress Dowager Xiao glanced at the young emperor and said calmly: "Emperor, how many poems have you recited today?
"The little emperor quickly put away the little dagger, picked up the torn books on the table that had been stabbed by him, and started to recite poems while shaking his head. He wanted to ask the little emperor of Liao why he resented Yang Peng so deeply.
Just look at the faintly visible line of words on the book he is holding in his hand and you will know. Although Yang Peng's poems were favored in the Song Dynasty, Yang Peng's status in the Song Dynasty was always between civil servants and military generals.
Therefore, not many scholars praised it. However, in the Liao Kingdom, Yang Peng's poems were welcomed by almost everyone.
Even Empress Dowager Xiao, the powerful ruler of the Liao Kingdom, was half a fan of Yang Peng. It is precisely because of this that when Empress Dowager Xiao taught the young emperor knowledge, she often used Yang Peng's poems for him to learn. This
This is also the origin of the resentment of the young emperor of Liao towards Yang Peng.
Just as their family of three was having sex with Yang Peng happily, Brother Yeluxiu hurriedly entered the palace holding a roll of parchment. After entering the palace, Brother Yelusiu saluted and said: "Brother Yeluxiu has seen the emperor's sister-in-law.
Pass Your Majesty."
Princess Tie Jing stood up knowingly and saluted with a smile: "Tie Jing has met Uncle Yelu." Seeing Brother Yelu Xiu's hurried look, Empress Dowager Xiao raised her eyebrows and asked: "The Generalissimo looked so hurried, but what happened?"
What's important?" Brother Yelu Xiu casually handed the parchment to the female officer beside him, and said in a deep voice: "Shengzhou is lost..."
"Shengzhou is lost?" Empress Dowager Xiao was a little stunned. She had not heard this sentence for six years. Ever since she helped her son consolidate the throne, the Liao Kingdom has been in a state of aggression. The Liao Kingdom will not go
It was a blessing to invade others, but now someone is rushing to invade the Liao Kingdom.
Tired of living? Empress Dowager Xiao's voice rose several times. She swept away her loving motherly demeanor and became extremely majestic. "Is it Li Jiqian or Zhao Heng?" Brother Yeluxiu said solemnly: "Neither. According to the spies, it is.
Yang family."
Empress Dowager Xiao narrowed her eyes and said coldly: "Yang family? Are they tired of living?" Brother Yelvxiu said: "According to my understanding of Yang Yanzhao, he does not have the courage. And our country's spies discovered Yang Dezheng's identity in Shengzhou
figure. So it is very likely that Yang Dezheng planned this incident."
Empress Dowager Xiao said in a deep voice: "Generalissimo Yinu, how should we deal with this matter?" Brother Yeluxiu said seriously: "We should recapture Shengzhou and teach Yang Dezheng a lesson. Let Yang Dezheng know clearly the consequences of provoking our Liao Kingdom.
." Empress Dowager Xiao nodded slowly and said: "In this case, we will do as the generalisal said. The generalissimo immediately ordered the troops and sent them to Shengzhou." Brother Yeluxiu beat his chest with one hand and left the palace to order the troops.
When the young emperor of the Liao Kingdom heard that Brother Yelvxiu was going to beat Yang Dezheng, he waved his little fist excitedly, wishing that he could go into battle in person to teach Yang Dezheng a lesson. After Brother Yelvxiu left, Princess Tiejing whispered: "Mother, Queen
, maybe this matter was not done by Yang Peng, why do you need to go to war." Empress Dowager Xiao glared at her and said solemnly: "You appreciate his talent, and your mother also appreciates his talent. But the matter of Shengzhou is a state matter.
, it cannot be decided based on personal preference.”
Princess Tie Jing realized that she had said the wrong thing, and subconsciously stuck out her tongue. Then she pinched the cheek of her younger brother who was the emperor quietly, apologized, and left the palace. At this moment, he saw
Looking at Wang Gui in front of him, he looked embarrassed.
Since Sun Ji escorted a large amount of grain and grass to Fengzhou, Yang Dezheng decisively handed over all the government affairs of Fengzhou and Shengzhou to Sun Ji. After selecting the soldiers and horses recruited from Fengzhou, he left
The unqualified ones mined iron ore in Fengzhou. The remaining 50,000 qualified young men were all taken by him to Chenjiakou in Shengzhou. As soon as they arrived at Chenjiakou, they ran into the city wall before they could check it.
Wang Gui came to support him with the Datong Army.
When he saw Wang Gui and the 20,000 Datong troops, Yang Qi was really in a dilemma. Logically speaking, at this point, Yang Dezheng wished that all the fighting people in Fengzhou and Shengzhou could be gathered in Chenjiakou to resist the Liao Dynasty.
Therefore, the arrival of the Datong Army is indeed a great help to him. However, although this help is great, it also brings with it a lot of trouble.
In terms of organization, the Datong Army is a military force affiliated to the Song Dynasty. However, Shengzhou is not the territory of the Song Dynasty. The Datong Army appears in Shengzhou to help Shengzhou fight. This is a disguised way of telling the world that Shengzhou
The state has been ruled by the Yang family. Once the news spreads throughout the world, the label of wolfish ambition will be pinned on the Yang family.
With Yang Yanzhao's character, he would probably be ashamed to death. The reason why Yang Dezheng recruited troops in Fengzhou and Shengzhou was because he did not want Yang Yanzhao to get involved in this matter. He did not want to make it difficult for Yang Yanzhao. Also, Yang Dezheng
I don't want to defeat the Liao people in the future, stabilize Fengzhou and Shengzhou, and then be picked by the imperial court.
It is easy for the Datong Army to help Shengzhou resist the Liao people. Yang Dezheng is almost certain that as long as he defeated the Liao people with the help of the Datong Army, the court will publicize the reason why Yang Dezheng was able to defeat the Liao people.
It is entirely with the help of the imperial court. The imperial court will suppress the Yang family in the name of righteousness and force the Yang family to hand over Daizhou, Fengzhou and Shengzhou.
Maybe then Yang Yanzhao will be given the title of a county king and Yang Yanzhao will be recruited to return to the capital to report on his duties. Then, after Yang Yanzhao returns to Bianjing with the Yang family and his entourage, there will be countless conspiracies against the Yang family.
The Yang family will also be swallowed up by Zhao Heng. This is not the outcome Yang Dezheng wants to see. Although Yang Dezheng doesn't care about the so-called righteousness, because he saw what Yang Peng did, he didn't care at all.
Bird Zhao Heng, Tianjing New City Yang Peng is the city lord, the city lord is the same as Zhao Heng, the imperial court has six ministries, Tianjing New City has seven ministries, and the Prime Minister, the Zhao family has nothing to do with Yang Peng.
The imperial court has such a righteous name, and it is a sure thing to put pressure on Yang Yanzhao. After Yang Dezheng weighed the gains and losses, he solemnly said to Wang Gui, who was sitting in the commander's tent, waiting for his order: "Uncle Wang, could you please take care of me?"
Let's go back with the Datong army." Wang Gui paused while holding the tea cup and said in shock: "Da Lang, the war is about to begin, and you just push out 20,000 soldiers and horses like this?"
Yang Dezheng said firmly: "Whether this battle can be won or not is yet to be determined. Everything that happened in Shengzhou was all done by me, Yang Dezheng. I can't involve my father and the Datong Army." Wang Gui put down the tea cup in his hand.
He solemnly said: "Dalang, the matter in Shengzhou is no longer your business alone. From the moment you showed up in Shengzhou, it became the business of the entire Yang family.
You know, the Yang family is now in Daizhou, but you are the magistrate of Daizhou. Your words and deeds represent the entire Yang family. They even represent us generals who are attached to the Yang family. As for Uncle Wang.
, Uncle Wang’s family is one with your Yang family.
Everyone will be prosperous, and everyone will be harmed." Yang Dezheng shook his head helplessly and said: "This war with the Liao people is a war between me and the Liao people, and it does not involve the Song Dynasty. But once the Datong Army gets involved, then
It has something to do with the Song Dynasty. I don’t want to hand over the hard work of Fengzhou and Shengzhou to the imperial court."
Wang Gui said sternly: "Of course, the imperial court cannot defeat Fengzhou and Shengzhou, but you defeated them, so naturally you cannot hand them over to the imperial court easily." Yang Dezheng shook his head and smiled: "You and I don't agree to surrender Fengzhou
He Shengzhou is handed over to the imperial court, but will my father agree?"
"This..." After hearing Yang Dezheng's words, Wang Gui looked a little confused. Wang Gui and Yang Yanzhao have been old partners for decades, so they naturally understand Yang Yanzhao's temper. Seeing the embarrassment on Wang Gui's face, Yang Dezheng smiled.
Said: "So, as long as the Datong Army does not get involved, no one can take Fengzhou and Shengzhou from my hands. Even if the imperial court uses its name of righteousness, it cannot suppress me."
"Dalang..." Wang Gui wanted to speak, but Yang Dezheng raised his hand to stop him. Yang Dezheng waved his hand and said: "Uncle Wang, it is useless to talk anymore at this point. You quickly lead the Datong army back to Daizhou.
Once I start a war with the Liao Kingdom, the imperial court may stab me in the back. At that time, I don’t ask you to help me resist the imperial troops. I just ask you to help me fight for a few days." Yang Dezheng's attitude was very firm.
Wang Gui could only let out a long sigh and said: "That's all, uncle, I will take the people back right now. However, with these improvised troops and horses in your hand, how can you defeat the Liao Kingdom without the help of the Datong Army?"
Yang Dezheng said calmly: "I have given orders to all the people in Fengzhou and Shengzhou. In our two states, millions of soldiers and civilians live and die together. If the Liao people want to take Shengzhou and Fengzhou, they can only kill them."
Just us."
"Hiss~" Wang Gui took a breath of air and said nothing. He clasped his fists at Yang Dezheng and stood up to leave.
Yang Dezheng seemed to have thought of something. After Wang Gui stood up, he asked: "Uncle Wang, according to my men's investigation, after Guo Da's tribe was defeated at the border of Fengzhou and Shengzhou, he led a hundred people to flee into Daizhou.
I wonder if you have noticed?" Wang Gui was startled and said: "I met him. Your Majesty personally cut off the head of the Han thief Guo Da." Yang Dezheng said happily: "I also ask Uncle Wang to order someone to kill him after he goes there.
Guo Da's head has been pickled and brought to me. I will be of great use to it."
Wang Gui nodded and said: "I understand." In this way, Wang Gui led 20,000 Datong troops and rushed to Shengzhou with great momentum, but left Shengzhou dejectedly.
After seeing off Wang Gui, Yang Dezheng crossed the horse and arrived at Chenjiakou. Now, 400,000 people have gathered at the Chenjiakou construction site. The 400,000 people were so dark that they almost filled up the Chenjiakou construction site. When Yang Dezheng arrived at the Chenjiakou construction site
, just in time for dinner.
The straw huts for cooking on the construction site stretch for nearly two miles. The batter is boiling in the big pot, with some wild vegetables floating in it. Sprinkle a pinch of salt, and the people eat deliciously. Yang Dezheng at the construction site
When they found Yang Gui, Yang Gui was taking Chen Yao, each holding a big bowl, squatting among the people, eating delicious food.
Yang Dezheng had a gluttonous mouth and couldn't get used to the humble food on the construction site. Yang Dezheng casually pulled a piece of dogtail grass, stuffed it into his mouth, and sat down next to Yang Gui with a pop. Chen Yao saw it.
Yang Dezheng was about to stand up and salute. Yang Dezheng waved his hand and motioned for him to sit down. Yang Gui looked as usual. While eating the batter, he asked casually: "Send Uncle Wang away?"
Yang Dezheng nodded and asked with some surprise: "Have you guessed it a long time ago?" Yang Guile smiled, holding chopsticks made of tree branches in his hand, and pointed at the people everywhere. "The people here include Fengzhou.
Yes, there are people from Shengzhou and even party members, but there is no one from Daizhou. This alone is enough to prove that you are not willing to let people from Daizhou interfere with the affairs here.
It even includes the war with the Liao Kingdom." Yang Dezheng said happily: "Brother, you understand me." Yang Gui glared and cursed: "You understand everyone, without the help of the Datong Army, we can rely on the temporarily recruited troops we have.
People, how can we fight against the Liao people? All the Liao people are good at fighting. But 80% of your troops are new recruits who have never fought before. How can you win against them?"
Yang Dezheng said calmly: "You have to fight even if you can't win. There are millions of soldiers and civilians in Fengzhou and Shengzhou. If the Liao people are capable, they will kill them all." When Yang Gui heard this, his pupils shrank, and he subconsciously looked towards
Four hundred thousand people gathered in Chenjiakou. After a long while, they uttered two words.
"You are cruel!" Yang Dezheng laughed and said: "The Liao people had better hope that they can kill me in this battle. Otherwise, the Liao Kingdom will eventually fall into my hands. Hahaha..." Yang Gui held the bowls and chopsticks in his hands.
They all threw it at Yang Dezheng and yelled: "You madman." After cursing, he left without looking back. Yang Dezheng raised his voice and asked Yang Da's back: "Go and do it.
Well?"
"Build the city!" Hearing this, Yang Dezheng smiled even more proudly. This is brother. He knows you are going crazy, but he is still willing to accompany you to go crazy. Yang Dezheng, who was in a good mood, turned to Chen Yao and asked, "Chen Yao, build the city wall."
How high is it?" Chen Yao, who was licking the batter stuck to the wall of the bowl, subconsciously raised his head when he heard Yang Dezheng's question, and got a nose full of batter. Chen Yao did not wipe off the batter, but
He solemnly reported to Yang Dezheng: "It has been built to a height of two feet. However, General Yang Gui said that it must be built to a height of at least four feet. The people are now divided into two groups and are building the city day and night."
"Two feet high?" The speed of building the city can be said to be very fast. Facts have proved that more people are indeed powerful. The two-foot-high city wall has been raised, and Yang Dezheng's confidence in resisting the Liao people has increased by two points.
He encouraged Chen Yao a few words and left the construction site. After leaving the construction site, Yang Dezheng went to inspect the military camp. There are now one hundred thousand troops stationed in the military camp.
In addition to the Fuxing Army, there are also 50,000 troops and horses recruited by Yang Dezheng from Fengzhou, and an additional 30,000 troops and horses temporarily added in Shengzhou. One hundred thousand troops and horses are hoarded in the military camp, and the scene is very spectacular. It has been completed
The 30,000 revival rangers were all handed over to Yang Peng for training. Although Fan Long was a general who had become a monk by the way, he had been leading cavalry in the north for more than two years, so he had some experience in cavalry training.
Of course, the main reason is that the only person Yang Dezheng can use to train the Renaissance Rangers is Fan Long.
There were 70,000 infantry left, of which 20,000 were Fuxing infantry, and the other 50,000 were given another designation by Yang Dezheng, called Jin Army. These 70,000 infantry were temporarily given to Yang Xin for training. In order to cooperate
Yang Dezheng's work, Yang Dezheng also sent Peng Pai, who had just arrived from Daizhou, to Yang Xin. The training method of Tianjing Xincheng that Peng Pai was familiar with was very practical in the army. Yang Xin learned about Peng Pai
After learning the method of military training, he and Peng Pai immediately got involved happily.
And Peng Pai, who was familiar with his skills, also began to develop secret guards in the army with the convenience of his authority. At present, one-third of the army's supervisors and soldiers have been developed into secret guards by him. Yang Dezheng
I walked around the military camp with a look of sadness on my face. Then I was kicked out of the military camp by an angry Yang Xin.
Yang Xin felt that Yang Dezheng was dissing his own way of training troops. But in fact, Yang Dezheng was bemoaning the equipment of the infantry. Now, among the soldiers and horses under Yang Dezheng, only the Renaissance Rangers barely managed to get a suit of leather armor.
, fully equipped with a scimitar and two horses. The Fuxing infantry and the Jin army infantry only had one sword, but they were of different sizes and were not standard. Looking from a distance, they looked like a group of refugees.
Thinking of equipment, Yang Dezheng hurried to the temporarily built weapons casting workshop in Chenjiakou. After Yang Dezheng pacified Fengzhou and Shengzhou, he immediately ordered Ma Mian and summoned all the craftsmen in the two states.
The family seconded a group of craftsmen.
Three thousand people gathered together and began to forge weapons day and night. Half of the iron used for forging weapons was iron blocks smelted from the weapons and armor captured by Yang Dezheng. The other half was iron ore transported by Yang Dezheng from Fengzhou.
The iron mines in Fengzhou are almost semi-open-air and are very rich in iron. Yang Dezheng sent people to dig around the clock and transport them to Chenjiakou.
There are coal mines in Shengzhou, so Yang Dezheng decisively uses local materials. Currently, there are two types of weapons forged in the weapons workshop. One is the horizontal knife and the other is the arrow. The horizontal knife is the standard equipment of every soldier. And arrows
The arrow is a weapon for defending the city.
After Yang Dezheng entered the workshop, he saw the blacksmiths beating the stubborn iron while shouting slogans. Yang Dezheng looked around and frowned slowly. He called in the masters of horse noodles and weapons workshops.
"How many weapons can the current workshop produce in a day?" Ma Mian gestured with his hands, and the master of the weapons workshop said with a simple smile: "Three hundred qualified horizontal knives and four thousand arrowheads can be produced every day."
Yang Dezheng frowned and asked, "Why are there so few?" Ma Mian lowered his head dejectedly. The smile on the face of the weapons workshop master's master froze and he said, "General, although there are many horizontal swords fired every day, most of them are not up to standard."
"Unqualified?" "Yes, basically except for us craftsmen who came from Zhejia, there are only two or three people who can make qualified horizontal knives, and the rest can't." Yang Dezheng frowned deeply.
, "I just walked around inside and saw that you obviously have special skills when forging weapons. Why don't you try and teach them?"
The master of the weapons workshop smiled dryly, rubbed his hands, and said: "The secrets used by my subordinates are basically secrets that are not passed down. So..." The ancients paid great attention to family status. It is obvious that the weapons workshop has great
The master was unwilling to pass on this forging skill to other craftsmen. In this way, Yang Qi had no way to force others. Yang Dezheng pondered for a while, thought of a compromise, and said: "Look at it
How about this? Your secret method for forging horizontal knives basically consists of two processes: forging and quenching.
Why don't you pass on the secret method of forging to them and let them concentrate on forging the knife embryo. And you and your brothers and apprentices are responsible for forging the knife embryo into the sword. As for the inlay of the handle and jaw at the back,
It is better to leave it to some careful women. By dividing it into three processes, you can shorten the working time and quickly forge more qualified weapons." The Zhe family's craft of forging horizontal knives was inherited from the prosperous Tang Dynasty.
The reputation of Tang Dao is not just for boasting.
Even many of the elites of the Song Dynasty now use Tang Dao. When it comes to Tang Dao, we have to say a few more words. The so-called Tang Dao does not generally refer to one kind of knife. It is a collective name for four kinds of knives.
One of them is called the barrier knife, the other is called the Heng Dao, the other is called the Mo Dao, and the other is the Yi Dao. The four kinds of knives mentioned above are collectively called Tang Dao. Among them, the representatives of Tang Dao are Mo Dao and Heng Dao. Mo Dao.
The craftsmanship of the sword has been lost, so what most people think of as a Tang sword is actually a horizontal sword.
The Ori family inherited the Hengdao casting. The forged Hengdao was very tough and had astonishing lethality. Yang Dezheng asked the master of the weapons workshop to hand over the forging process, but he was obviously still hesitant. Half of the Hengdao's toughness was due to the forging.
Because of this. Yang Dezheng withdrew the jade plaque that had been hanging around his neck from his neck, placed it in front of the master of the weapons workshop, and said coldly: "I just want the secret method of forging now, not the secret of quenching.
And I can tell you with certainty that even if they know the secret method of forging, they will not spread it."
After the master of the weapons workshop saw the jade plaque on Yang Dezheng's neck, he was stunned for a moment, and then said with a wry smile: "Old slave, I understand." A change in title showed that the master of the weapons workshop knew that the jade plaque on Yang Qi's neck was
What does the jade plaque represent? Yang Dezheng changed the process of the weapons workshop and added two thousand people to the weapons workshop.
The output of the weapons workshop doubled. In one day, the output of Hengdao increased to 1,400, and the output of arrowheads increased to 10,000. At the same time, Yang Dezheng dispatched a group of women to start making arrowheads.
Add arrow clusters and arrow shafts at the end. After Yang Dezheng sorted out everything in Chenjiakou, all the work sped up a lot. And Yang Dezheng himself mobilized more than a hundred scarecrows and hid in the military camp.
Come out. Everyone in Chenjiakou is stepping up preparations for war, waiting for the arrival of the Liao people.
However, Yang Dezheng did not wait for the Liao people, but instead waited for a group of unexpected visitors.
What happened after all? Let’s look at the breakdown next time.