Huaiji does not have any geographical advantages. It has rolling mountains, scattered villages, and not even a city wall. It is an easy-to-attack and difficult-to-defend place. The Han army’s defense here is almost useless. Dozens of Han soldiers are stationed in the camp on the outskirts of the city.
He said that when the Song Dynasty army came, he surrendered without hesitation.
They had long heard about the three-chapter agreement of the Song Dynasty. In addition, they also gave special preferential treatment to surrendered soldiers. Not only did they surrender their weapons without killing them, but their treatment remained unchanged!
They would rather surrender than escape, because if they escape, they will be wanted throughout the Southern Han Dynasty!
Comparing the two, surrender is certainly a bargain!
Pan Meizhi is in Guangzhou, so naturally he will not struggle on the road. He will capture the towns along the way if he can. If he finds it difficult to defeat, he will go around and try to get to Guangzhou as quickly as possible!
The three chapters of the agreement between the officers and soldiers of the Song Dynasty had an immediate effect and did not harm the people along the way. Therefore, the Song soldiers encountered an unexpected scene in Huaiji! Countless people actually welcomed the Song army with various dry food and fruits along the road!
Some noble-dressed and distinguished-looking family heads actually led a crowd filled with money to welcome the Song army!
In Huaiji, Pan Mei just let the soldiers and horses replenish some water and did not stop at all. The defenders took away two-thirds and replaced two-thirds of the Song soldiers to stay behind. As for the "feelings" of the villagers, Pan Mei
They had no choice but to "accept it with a smile"! Both of them understood that if they did not accept these things, whether they were rich or poor, they would be worried! Only when Song Jun accepts these small gifts, can everyone's safety be guaranteed!
When leaving Huaiji, Pan Mei lamented to Wei Qiansui: "I once told the emperor that we would lead an army of 200,000 to attack the Southern Han Dynasty. The emperor said that there was no need for so many troops. I said that they have been recruiting troops and actively preparing for war in the past few years, every day.
Troop training, weapons are constantly upgraded, and the strength is greatly increased. If there are too few troops, I'm afraid I'm not sure. The emperor smiled and said, you will find out if you go. Now I finally understand that the rule of the Southern Han Dynasty is not popular at all. As long as we show enough
The goodwill of the people here welcomes us! So it is not difficult to conquer the entire Southern Han Dynasty!" He is now full of confidence!
The reason why the battle in Hezhou City lasted so long was that no one expected that Zhu Wu would collude with the Demon Cult to bring in the undead army of skeletons as foreign aid, catching the Song army by surprise!
Otherwise, Hezhou's defensive strength would not be able to last even one day!
How could the people of the Song Dynasty defeat the Luoyang Tigers and the Northwest Wolves of the Song Dynasty who had experienced hundreds of battles when the morale of the army was weak and the people were disloyal?
Wei Qiansui also lamented: "What the common people are most concerned about is whether they can survive their lives. Only when they can survive can they consider whether they can live a better life. The leader of the Southern Han Dynasty was arrogant and extravagant, and the government was corrupt, so the people were in dire straits.
Among them, our arrival can be said to be in harmony with the heavens and the people!"
Pan Meidao said: "Yes! The revolution of the heaven and the earth came into being in four seasons. The revolution of Tang and Wu followed the heaven and responded to the people. The revolution is a great thing." This is a sentence in "The Book of Changes·Ge"!
Pan Meidao: "The reason why Huaiji has the word "Huai" is not unreasonable."
Wei Qiansui said: "Well, the "Book of Songs" says that Huairou has hundreds of gods, as well as rivers and mountains, and Jia Yi's "New Book" says that Huairou is nearby. Why not attack them? Huairou is the best strategy for these frontier places.
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Pan Mei said with emotion: "It's a pity that the wolf clan Khitan in the north is not suitable for Huairou!"
Wei Qiansui also smiled bitterly and said: "As long as we are strong enough to annex them, Huairou will be one of the options. Now it seems that they are adopting a soft way towards us!"
Pan Mei gripped the hilt of the sword tightly, her eyes were determined, and she said in a deep voice: "The emperor's strategy of going south and then north is indeed wise! After we conquer the Southern Han Dynasty, we will turn around and conquer the Southern Tang Dynasty. Then those people from Fujian and Yue will naturally compete to come.
Attached, the entire southern world is unified, and we no longer have any worries, so we can concentrate on the Northern Expedition and recapture the Sixteenth Prefecture of Yanyun!"
Wei Qiansui suddenly smiled, "What if Yanyun Sixteen Prefectures are recaptured?"
"In the future?" Pan Mei's eyes flashed and she fell into deep thought!
"Have you ever thought about going to Beijing with all your strength?" Wei Qiansui stared at Pan Mei with burning eyes!
Something strange flashed in Pan Mei's heart. Fortunately, the man in front of her was Eunuch Wei. If anyone else had said this, he would have been surprised that this man's ambition was greater than that of the emperor! In fact, he had mentioned this topic with the emperor before, that is, once there was
After taking back the sixteen states of Yanyun, will we continue the Northern Expedition in one go?
Zhao Kuangyin said that if the Sixteen Prefectures of Yanyun could be recaptured, the Song Dynasty would basically be severely weakened and would have no successors. If it continues to go north to fight the Khitan on its territory, it will definitely lose! With the strength of the Khitan, it has never been able to annex it.
In a divided Central Plains, if you ask a farming nation that is waiting to be reborn to annex a brave and fighting nomadic nation, do you think it can be done? Furthermore, the Northern Expedition to Khitan will inevitably leave a void in the rear. Even if the Japanese and Tubo do not attack from behind, those ten
There is no guarantee that the remnants of the country will not cause trouble!
Pan Mei was silent for a moment after hearing this.
Now that the topic was brought up by Wei Qiansui again, Pan Mei was no longer as passionate as she was then, and just said calmly: "This is an issue that the emperor should consider!"
Wei Qiansui was startled, then laughed, "Haha, General Pan is right, this is something the emperor should consider, we worry too much!"
When the two carriages led by Feng Jiuxiao and others passed by on Huaiji Street, many people cast surprised glances.
Pang Shiwu asked Liu Jinlin: "What are they looking at? Are there flowers on our faces?"
Liu Jinlin said: "They are looking at your carriage."
"What's there to see in a carriage? They've never seen a carriage?"
"They have never seen a carriage like the one you are riding in!"
"What's different about the carriage I'm riding in now?"
"Haha, your carriage is similar in appearance to the carriages of the Southern Han Dynasty. It follows the style of the Tang Dynasty. However, the carriages of the Southern Tang Dynasty are more luxurious and grander than the carriages of the Southern Han Dynasty. Many places on your carriage are matte with gold and silver rivets.
It looks very luxurious. Here in Nanhan, only high-ranking officials dare to use this kind of car!"
"Really? Why didn't I pay attention?"
"Haha, you have been accustomed to riding in a luxury carriage every day. Of course you don't care about the quality of the carriage, but ordinary people have no chance to ride in a carriage, so they pay special attention to the quality of the carriage."
"Hey, I ride in a luxury car every day? Forget it! But you are right when you say that ordinary people have no chance to ride in a car! Then are the eyes they look at me full of hostility? I heard that the court in the Southern Han Dynasty was very corrupt, and the people regarded me as
If officials are fierce tigers, they won't regard us as officials, right?"
"That's not true. We're not wearing official uniforms. They definitely won't treat us as officials."
"I can rest assured that."
"But there seems to be something really wrong in their eyes!"
Pang Shiwu raised his eyebrows, "Don't scare me. Going against the common people is either reasonable or unreasonable. You can't fight or kill them. You'll be in big trouble!"
Suddenly Feng Jiuxiao got out of the car and said, "Stop!"
The two carriages stopped at the same time!
Pang Shiwu asked in confusion: "What's wrong, brother?"
Feng Jiuxiao frowned and said, "You reminded me!"
Pang Shishi was even more confused, "What?"
Feng Jiuxiao looked at the many people in front who stopped to watch, squinting her eyes, "You actually want to use the people to deal with us, this is a very clever move!"
Liu Jinlin immediately looked at the crowd in front and seemed to understand a little bit. He couldn't help frowning and said: "Using ordinary people to be the leader is not high-minded. It is simply crazy!"
Feng Jiuxiao said: "This place is surrounded by mountains. If we take a detour, we may have to walk several days longer. If we force our way through, I'm afraid we'll be in a lot of trouble!" It's hard to kill and fight, but it's certainly troublesome!
Pang Shiwu frowned and said, "Who is the troublemaker?"
Feng Jiuxiao said: "At this moment, all the people except Zhu Wu can only be members of the Demon Sect!"
Pang Shishi asked: "What should we do?" Although he usually acts bravely, he now also knows that he needs to be calm during major events!
It seems like it is just a conflict or "misunderstanding" with a few common people, but the clan relations here are intricate, and offending one person will most likely mean offending the entire Huaiji people!
Even if it was a big deal and they killed the few people who were beguiled to provoke trouble, what if the hundreds of tribesmen behind them rushed forward blindly to avenge their families without knowing the reason?
You can't just kill all the people in the city, right?
Yuan Zishan suddenly opened the curtain and stepped out of the carriage, took off the power fence, spread her hair like a waterfall of green hair, looked back, revealed her peerless face, and said calmly: "I'm going!"
Feng Jiuxiao immediately said: "No!"
Yuan Zishan raised her eyebrows and said with a smile, "Why?"
Feng Jiuxiao said sternly: "I will be jealous! I will be sour!" Seeing Yuan Zishan's attitude, she actually wants to "pass the test with beauty", which one is intolerable?
Seeing Feng Jiuxiao's serious look, Chili Pepper burst into laughter, laughing so hard that she almost burst into tears, "Are you jealous, are you serious?"
Feng Jiuxiao glanced sideways at Chili Pepper, "Shut up!"
Yuan Zishan's eyes were filled with mist, and she said with a smile: "Then what should you do? Break in forcefully? Knock everyone down?"
Feng Jiuxiao had a resolute look on her face, leaving no room for doubt, "For you, what can't I do?"
Yuan Zishan smiled seductively and said: "Okay! Then go ahead!" She actually turned around and got in the car again!
Feng Jiuxiao was suddenly startled!
Do you really want to knock down the entire city?
Feng Jiuxiao thought for a moment, then turned to Pang Shishi and said: "Shishi, as long as there is no danger to life, I will never harm any life here!"
Pang Shishi was also startled and said, "Brother, are you really going to do something? Isn't that bad?" But he immediately gritted his teeth and said, "Yeah, just beat him down, no problem!"
Feng Jiuxiao glanced at Liu Jinlin, who immediately vowed: "Don't worry, young master, I am too measured when it comes to beating people!"
Liu Jinlin looked at his fingers and murmured: It's not about killing people. Who doesn't know how to "click until you fall"? My acupuncture skills are not in vain! I broke the record today and knocked down 10,000 people. I shouldn't be there
That’s it!
Now that Feng Jiuxiao had made up her mind, her worries were gone. She stared at the villagers in front of her who were eagerly preparing to attack her at any time, and said coldly: "When you kill a hundred people, the people behind may not be able to do it."
Dare to rush forward again!"
Liu Jinlin smiled and said, "Young master is right! Knock a few thorns to the ground, and the people behind you, whether they are their accomplices or the villagers who are kept in the dark, will have to weigh their own weight.
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Feng Jiuxiao narrowed her eyes and said coldly: "As for the masters behind them, you have to be careful. You would rather be wrongly accused of being a murderer than show mercy! If you show mercy, others will not show mercy!"
Liu Jinlin chuckled, "Don't worry, sir, I, Old Liu, won't fall into this trap so easily!"
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