Chapter 118 The huge treasure house (seeking for subscription)
The biting north wind howled and swept through the entire Yangma Mountain.
Although the Lantern Festival has passed, the temperature in the northern mountainous areas is still extremely low.
In this season when the breath turns to ice, the thousands of Qingzhou troops guarding the Yangmashan Silver Mine are actually suffering terribly.
The laborers who mined the silver mines were all criminals from the state and the imperial troops who migrated to Qingzhou. Of course, there were also many peasants captured by Liu Gao.
Even though the defenders were so cold that they hid in their camps and did not go out, the miners went to work as indifferently as before, digging and transporting ore, screening, smelting, and the one-stop production line was running slowly.
Hua Rong and Yue Fei, a total of 1,500 men, had already joined forces. However, when the army and horses rushed here, they found that the entire mine was silent. A group of miners did not escape despite being almost unguarded. This situation made Yue Fei frown.
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Hua Rong couldn't hold himself back and was about to lead his troops to rush in and seize this private silver mine that was not on the official list of the imperial court, but was stopped by Yue Fei.
Although this young battalion commander under Wang Lin is young, he is extremely calm, capable, and appears to be calm and unhurried. This kind of demeanor reminds Hua Rong of many veterans who have been in the army for many years.
"Commander Yue, the silver mine is empty. The defenders must have huddled in the camp to avoid the cold due to the cold weather. So shouldn't our army take advantage of the situation and seize the silver mine in one fell swoop?"
Yue Fei shook his head: "The situation in Huazhi Village is a bit abnormal. It is said that even if the defenders of a thousand people are huddled in the camp, it is impossible not to have even one sentry. Moreover, haven't you noticed that these hard laborers
He actually continued to work without anyone watching him, and no one escaped."
As Yue Fei spoke, he looked at the surrounding environment and terrain of the mine. His eyes soon fell on the steep slope opposite the silver mine.
In fact, the silver mine has gradually formed a huge groove area due to years of excavation. This is the direction from which the Fuhu Army troops came. There are cliffs on both sides, with only a narrow path in and out, and on the opposite side is the
steep slope.
There are patches of dense forest on the steep slopes.
Yue Fei's complexion changed slightly.
When the Fuhu Army enters the silver mine, once its retreat is cut off and blocked, it will become a turtle in the urn.
If the ambush army charged down from the opposite steep slope, the 1,500 people jointly commanded by himself and Hua Rong would be killed by surprise.
"Is Commander Yue worried that there is an ambush here?"
Hua Rong chuckled and said indifferently: "Hua knows that Yue is cautious in commanding the march, and he also knows that the terrain of the silver mine is dangerous. If someone cuts off the escape route and is ambushed, the consequences will be disastrous. But..."
"Commander Yue, have you ever thought about the importance of military speed? The so-called surprise and attacking the unprepared are the key to victory. There are only a thousand defenders here, but our army has 1,500. We use a thousand to ambush 1,500.
Our army still has a chance of winning. If our army delays here, it will be too late if Zhai Sheng's Zhenhai navy raises its troops here."
Yue Fei was still silent and looked at the steep slope opposite.
After a long time, he said: "Huazhi Village, can you send someone to detour to the steep slope from the side?"
Hua Rong shrugged and smiled bitterly: "This place is surrounded by mountains with lofty peaks. Commander Yue has also seen it. If you want to go around, you have to at least climb over that mountain and then go around from Laizhou. There is not a day or a night."
, is absolutely impossible.”
Yue Fei pondered for a moment, then waved his hand and said: "Wang Gui, you lead a battalion to slowly enter the mine. Remember, if something goes wrong, you can only move forward bravely and never take half a step back!"
Wang Gui received the order and immediately led his five hundred men to raise the banner of the Tiger Army and shouted to kill and hide in.
As expected by Yue Fei, not long after Wang Gui's battalion entered the bottom of the mine, thousands of arrows were fired from the steep slope on the opposite side. Stones rolled like rain. The ambush army was divided into left and right wings, and at least two thousand people rushed down.
The soldiers and horses came under the dual banner of suppressing the navy and the Qingzhou army!
As expected, it was Zhai Sheng's Zhen Haijun who, after massacring Qingfeng Town, ambushed here together with the original defenders to prepare for the Fuhu Army to attack the silver mine.
Wang Gui shouted on his horse: "My sons, the murderer of the people in Qingfeng Town is here. We should move forward bravely and kill them all to avenge the people!"
Wang Gui was the first to charge forward, and the five hundred Fuhu troops under his command also flew forward bravely despite the rain of arrows.
Yue Fei smiled coldly. He had already seen that this naval force was mainly composed of infantry troops. Although there were many people, the appearance of the army was not uniform. It was no match for the Fuhu Army with high morale. He immediately shouted loudly: "Beat the drums! Help!
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Yue Fei immediately rushed to Hua Rong and cupped his fists and said: "Huazhi Village, please lead your headquarters to cover and kill from the right, I will lead a battalion to outflank from the left!"
Hua Rong received the order, waved his spear on his horse, and led more than 600 men from his headquarters to go straight in from the right. The first battalion of the Fuhu Army covering Wang Gui rushed up the steep slope, and had a head-on collision with the ambushed Qingzhou and Zhenhai troops!
The military drums were as dense as rain. Yue Fei took the lead and led a battalion of Niugao's men and horses to gallop in.
His battalion is full of brave cavalry. They are the elite Fuhu Army cavalry that he has painstakingly trained in the past six months. They are not only equipped with long bows, short crossbows and rockets.
When two armies are fighting, especially in such a place with dangerous terrain and the other side is fully prepared for defense, the key to victory depends on the comprehensive combat effectiveness of both sides and whether they have the supreme momentum to win when they meet on a narrow road.
Although the Fuhu Army formed an army not long ago, it has maintained high-intensity training, coupled with generous logistical material support, and a financial and silk reward system where Wang Lin spent a lot of money, so regardless of combat power or morale, it is not a silver mine defender.
The military can't compare.
Wang Gui sent out dozens of people to attack the garrison camp.
Taking advantage of the situation, a fire was set off, and the fire burned fiercely with the help of the wind. This fire caused the Qingzhou defenders who were attacking from a high position to instantly become morally confused!
The reason why they persisted in this bitter cold land for two years was entirely because of the temptation of profit.
The camp was filled with money that they had secretly saved over the years and received rewards from their superiors. It was the money they needed to live a good life in the future. Almost everyone had a small bag hidden.
As soon as they saw the camp turned into a sea of fire, the defenders immediately shouted to give up fighting with Wang Gui's army and horses, and rushed directly towards the burning camp!
As the saying goes, people die for wealth and birds die for food. Thousands of Qingzhou defenders were defeated and ran towards the camp without fighting spirit in an attempt to save their property. Five hundred armored cavalry led by Yue Fei rushed over like a torrent of steel, like harvesters. Several
After charging down the formation, the Qingzhou Army suffered numerous casualties.
Hua Rong's troops came to cover up the enemy. Yue Fei raised his flag high, and Niu Gao shouted: "Come on, sons and daughters, kill all these thieves and be rewarded for your meritorious service to the court!"
Niu Gao led 500 cavalrymen to brave the arrows and went upstream, shouting to kill Zhentian, and gradually merged with Wang Gui's other battalion. The two battalions supported each other, and the Zhenhai navy in this unit lost the support of the Qingzhou garrison.
With no support, it was simply difficult to withstand the fierce attack of the two battalions of the Fuhu Army.
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All three thousand Qingzhou troops under Qin Ming and Huang Xin were reorganized by Wang Lin's Fuhu Army. Qin Ming and Qin Ming returned home to live in peace and were temporarily suspended pending resettlement.
Qin Ming had been in the officialdom for many years, how could he not know that as an important subordinate of Murong Yanda, Wang Lin would not be able to let the two of them continue to command the army until the suspicion was completely cleared.
So he took the initiative to hand over his military power, and Wang Lin was happy to see it happen.
The Fuhu Army entered Qingzhou City and took over the city defense.
Li Kui and Wu Song led a battalion into Murong Mansion and imprisoned more than a hundred of Murong Yanda's family members and servants. If Wu Song had not been under the control of Li Kui, they would have killed all of Murong Yanda's family members one by one.
After digging three feet into the house, they discovered the treasure house built by Murong Yanda under the house. The amount of silver stored in it was astonishing, almost five million taels!
The soldiers were ordered to break through the heavy iron gate, which was about three feet wide and two feet high. Wu Song and Li Kui stood at the door of the bank and looked in, and couldn't help but gasped together.
Such a huge treasure house is spread all over the underground of Murong Mansion. The white silver ingots are piled up randomly into mountains, contaminated with a lot of dust. The two estimate that it would be difficult for soldiers to transport so much silver in a month.
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Li Kui couldn't help but swallowed: "Brother Wu, my God, this... this is too much. Isn't this money enough for the people of Qingzhou to eat and drink for a lifetime?"
Wu Song clenched his hands and said solemnly: "Brother Li Kui, warn the searching soldiers that no one is allowed to hide and covet it privately. The military envoy strictly ordered that anyone who dares to touch a tael of silver will be killed without mercy!"
Li Kui chuckled and waved his axe: "Second brother, don't worry, whoever dares to embezzle money will be hacked to death by my brother Wang Lin without resorting to military law!"
Of course, except for a very few people, no one knew that Murong Yanda's mansion contained huge wealth that could rival the country.
Five million taels of silver!
At this time, the annual treasury income of the Northern Song Dynasty during the Song Huizong period was only equivalent to 80 million taels of silver!
Among them are the wealth of the southeast, the heavy profits in the south of the Yangtze River, the trade in the middle of Shu, and the economic contributions of Huaixi and other parts of the world. However, Murong Yanda just mined a silver mine in Qingzhou!
It can be seen that basically all the wealth in the world has fallen into the hands of the powerful and powerful evil gentry in various places.
When Wang Lin heard the report, his face was gloomy and solemn.
After all, Murong Yanda mined silver privately, so it is not surprising that he has accumulated such a huge personal silver reserve. However, Murong Yanda's income over the past few years is definitely more than this, which means that at least no less than millions of silver have been operated by him.
Serves as a slush fund for connecting superiors and subordinates.
Such a huge chain of interests obviously involves many, many people, including those sanctimonious senior officials in the DPRK.
"Yan Qing, search carefully and be sure to find key evidence of his involvement in Murong's residence!" Wang Lin stood up slowly: "Seal up this money immediately, and no one is allowed to tell the outside world!"
Yan Qing took the order and left.
After Yan Qing left, Wang Lin went to the treasure house for a walk and was equally amazed.
What a Murong Yanda, if he hadn't brought the Fuhu Army to Qingzhou this time, his illegal silver mining would have continued for several years, and the huge wealth he had accumulated would definitely give rise to a rebellious spirit in the future.