Jiankang City was the capital of the Sun Wu, Eastern Jin, and Southern Dynasties Song, Qi, Liang, and Chen countries during the Three Kingdoms period. It was called Jianye during the Wu period, and was renamed Jiankang at the end of the Western Jin Dynasty. Jiankang did not have an outer city, but there was a stone city in the southwest.
Xizhou City is adjacent to the Yangtze River in the northwest, with undulating hills along the river. White stone barriers are built along the Yangtze River in the northern suburbs. There is Zhongshan in the northeast, Dongfucheng in the east, Qingxi and Qinhuai River in the east and south, and fences are erected along Qingxi and Qinhuai River.
Setting up fences and gates has become a peripheral defense line and has always been called a beautiful place.
The word "Xingsheng" comes from "Xunzi: Strengthening the Country": "The country is dangerous, the situation is convenient, the mountains, forests, rivers and valleys are beautiful, and the natural resources are abundant, this is the form of victory." Zhang Zai of the Jin Dynasty "Jiange Inscription": "One man carries a halberd, and ten thousand men are guarded.
"Zhuo, a place with a beautiful shape, don't live there unless you are close to you." The importance of Jiankang is obvious.
The boat left the Grand Canal, went to Yangzhou, entered the Yangtze River and went upstream to reach the north gate of Jiankang. As early as one day ago, the Jiankang defenders had launched a battle to attack and defend Jiankang with the Mongolian vanguard. The 30,000 Mongolian vanguards were divided into three groups.
Attacking Stone City, Xizhou City and Jiankang West Gate, but Jiankang West Gate was just a confrontation. The battle between Stone City and Xizhou City was particularly fierce.
Obviously, the Mongolian army wanted to occupy Stone City and Xizhou City first as a base, so that they could not only station troops to wait for reinforcements, but also deter Xuanyang Gate, the south main gate. The Mongolian army was not good at water warfare, and Jiankang was surrounded by rivers, hills and wetlands.
The Mongolian cavalry had no place to fight and could only be filled with human lives. In just one hour, both sides of the two cities lost no less than 5,000 people, which was a river of blood. The Mongols also did not expect that the Song army would actually deploy such an array in these two outer cities.
We had a lot of troops, but when we saw that we could not hold off for a long time, we decisively withdrew our troops.
Looking at the long flowing water with a slightly scarlet color, Yang Yue'er frowned slightly and said sadly: "Blood has dyed the water of the Yangtze River red. It seems that the war has been very tragic before it even started."
Li Quancheng smiled and said nothing. A total of more than 40,000 people were engaged in the battle on both sides, and half of them were killed or injured, but it was not too tragic. When the Mongolian army turned out to be hundreds of thousands of people, attacking from several sides, the scene would be called tragic! I felt even more terrible.
He had made up his mind that when the war started, he would not watch it to avoid any psychological shadow.
Seeing that Li Quancheng looked calm and like a general, Yang Yue'er felt a little relieved, but she couldn't help but think that no matter how strong a woman is, no matter how powerful she is, she is still no better than a man. Thinking of this, Yang Yue'er suddenly trembled in her heart.
His face was slightly red, and he didn't know why he had such thoughts. He quickly moved his eyes elsewhere, but he never thought that Li Quancheng was so out of sight!
The boat had been sailing for half a day, and a huge gray-black city lay prostrate under the south bank of the Yangtze River. Li Quancheng's eyesight was strong, and he saw from a distance the soldiers and armor on the city tower, the cold light gurgling, and the flags hunting.
In the river, large ships cannot sail at all. The river is patrolled by Song army boats everywhere, and the defense is extremely tight.
On the Yangtze River, there are also dense boat ropes and huge rock banks. Small and medium-sized boats are cruising in the river. Li Quancheng's boat is approaching Jiankang. A dozen speedboats have already rushed over. A Song Army general holding a Fangtian painted halberd stood there.
Shouting from the bow: "Military martial law, show me tokens and documents!"
The soldiers stood on the bow of the ship and shouted back, saying: "Prime Minister Zuo of the Song Dynasty, the commander-in-chief came to Jiankang in person, open the gate quickly!"
The general's expression remained unchanged and he said: "Even if His Majesty comes in person, he still has to show the token document. You can show the proof quickly, otherwise he will be treated as an enemy ship!"
"You are brave!"
The soldier yelled loudly. Li Quancheng stopped the soldier, took out the gold medal and documents from his arms, and waved them in his hand. The Song general did not hesitate and said: "Please forgive me, the commander, I can't see clearly."
, please also send the token documents down to the last general for a look!"
Li Quancheng smiled and said: "No problem!"
This Song general performed his duties well. Li Quancheng was very happy to see this and did not make any objections. He sent someone to deliver the tokens and documents. After the Song general read it, he loudly said: "Please forgive me, commander. There are clear and hidden clues in the river."
There are countless of them. The big ship can’t pass at all. Please ask the commander to change the ship!”….
Li Quancheng turned around and said to Concubine Yang Shu: "I like this general very much. I will take his boat to the city. My queen will wait a moment and take the big boat to the city with Mr. Lu!"
Then he said to Xiao Lengxin: "Senior sister, protect your empress, second senior brother, come with me!"
"good!"
Tian Xin didn't talk much but acted decisively. Without waiting for Li Quancheng to say anything, he directly hugged Li Quancheng's arm and jumped directly from the boat with Li Quancheng. The two of them combined weighed more than 200 kilograms and dropped from a height of four to five meters.
If he jumped off the boat, wouldn't he overturn the boat? The Song general was startled and took a few steps back. He slashed out his halberd and struck Li Quancheng on the head. Tianxin waved his right hand and heard a clanging sound, "Mars".
Shooting in all directions, General Song swung his halberd and stepped back three more steps. He didn't stabilize until the halberd hooked on the ship's citron. When he looked again, Li Quancheng and Li Quancheng were already standing firmly on the deck.
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Seeing the vigilant look on the Song general's face, Li Quancheng laughed quickly and said: "General, don't be nervous, it's my fault for being reckless. I am the Prime Minister Zuo of the Song Dynasty and the pre-war commander. There are Empress Shu and General Lu Wenhuan on the ship. Please send a ship to the general."
Answer it!"
The Song general felt relieved and asked the messenger to send a signal to the city. Not long after, three medium-sized vehicles and ships drove by. When Li Quancheng saw this, he asked: "What is your surname, General?"
The Song general confirmed Li Quancheng's identity, and seeing that he had no airs and talked more, he said: "The last general's surname is Sun, his name is Wanting, he is the captain of Yihui of the 14th Battalion of the Jiankang Prefecture Navy!
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"The Sun family of Soochow are all indeed outstanding in martial arts!"
Sun Wanting quickly raised his hands and saluted: "Commander Miao Zan, the last general will not dare!"
Seeing that he was not good at such greetings, Li Quancheng stopped talking and said, "Let's go to the city first!"
Sun Wanting looked troubled and said: "You can only enter the city through the small gate when taking a small boat. That is very disrespectful to you. Let's wait for the big boat to pass by first and then we can enter the city through the main entrance!"
"It doesn't matter. You all have a small door to enter and exit. Why can't I go through? Let's just use the small door and see how the defense of Jiankang City is going!"
At this time, Yang Yue'er and others had already moved to the medium-sized ship. At this time, a rumbling sound came. Li Quancheng looked up and saw three suspension bridges slowly lowering from the tower. Li Quancheng was stunned and said
: "Why is this?"
Sun Wanting said: "On the day the Mongolian army marched south from Xiangyang, the governor ordered all eight gates of Jiankang to be sealed, with the intention of coexisting with Jiankang City. After the pre-war headquarters issued a document three days ago, the governor ordered
The three water gates of Jiangzhazhai Gate, Upper Water Gate and Lower Water Gate have been reopened, but on weekdays they are all accessed via a suspension bridge!"
Li Quancheng was silent for a long time. He knew that the person who hurt Zhizhou was not a grandson at all and was very much a man. He couldn't help but sigh and said: "Master Zhizhou is really a fierce man!"
The three suspension bridges were lowered and directly placed on the decks of vehicles and ships. The Imperial Army led by Fang Xiaohua began to enter the city. Li Quancheng watched for a while and said: "We are entering the city too!"
The small door is the side door next to the water gate. It is about one and a half meters wide but five or six meters long in depth. It is like a tunnel. It is difficult for two ships to pass side by side. There is an iron fence under the water to block it. The end is also sealed. Li Quancheng is in
Surprised, after entering the tunnel, Li Quancheng discovered that there was a cave inside, but it was a dome with a diameter of five or six meters. He only heard a rumble. When Li Quancheng looked up, he discovered that there was a sling hanging down the wooden basket, like an elevator.
Li Quancheng was greatly impressed and said: "It's really a wonderful idea. Who is Master Zhizhou's name? I must meet him!"
Sun Wanting smiled and said: "Zhizhou's surname is Sun and his given name is Jiangong. His ancestor is the Sun family of Soochow. He is a good official who devotes himself to serving the country and the people!"
"However, this gondola was built recently. The people who designed the gondola are very mysterious. Only Lord Zhizhou knows who they are, and the general doesn't know either!"….
"oh?"
Li Quancheng frowned and said, "Those people have unknown origins, can they be trusted?"
Sun Wanting said: "Master Zhizhou also had doubts, but later the leader quietly told Master Zhizhou, and Master Zhizhou agreed to let them enter the city. Master Zhizhou absolutely has no objections!"
Li Quancheng nodded. At this time, the gondola had been lowered. Li Quancheng, Tianxin, Sun Wanting and more than 20 people all walked in. The gondola began to rise slowly. Others looked as usual, but Li Quancheng was really surprised.
More than 20 people weighed at least 2,000 kilograms. In later generations, the elevator would not be able to lift so many people, but this gondola could actually pull so many people. This is simply a miracle!
Soon, Li Quancheng noticed a subtle sizzling sound. Li Quancheng listened attentively, and then he discovered that there seemed to be countless mechanisms running inside the dome. The cabin was raised by the force of the mechanism. He was secretly shocked by this ancient mechanism technique.
It’s so unpredictable!
After a while, there was only a click, and the gondola stopped. Then there was another click, and a bright light came in. There was an iron door opposite the gondola. The iron door slowly lowered and was placed on top of the gondola.
, became a springboard, and Li Quancheng, a well-informed man, was dumbfounded!
Li Quancheng entered the passage first. At the door, a middle-aged official wearing an official robe and a fluttering beard stood on one side. When he saw Li Quancheng coming out, he quickly saluted and said: "Your Majesty, Sun Jiangong, is here to see the Prime Minister, Your Majesty!"
Li Quancheng hurried up to meet him, quickly grabbed Sun Jiangong's hand and said, "Brother Jiangong, you're welcome!"
"Now that the commander is here, I can breathe a sigh of relief. I will handle the handover immediately and ask your Excellency to take charge of the overall situation of Jiankang!"
Li Quancheng was startled and said hurriedly: "Brother Jiangong, please don't do this. I am here just to show the court's determination to resist Mongolia. I will not interfere in any military and political affairs of Jiankang. Brother Jiangong, do whatever you want!"
"The lower official is a civil servant. He is not good at fighting, nor is he good at defending the city..." When Li Quancheng heard Sun Jiangong's sincerity, he thought for a moment and then said: "In this case, I happened to be here with General Lu Wenhuan."
Yes, General Lu is good at defending the city, Brother Jiangong can discuss things with General Lu!"
"Lu Wenhuan?" Sun Jiangong frowned slightly and said, "Could it be that Lu Wenhuan who surrendered the Mongols?"