Chapter 13 Chapter Thirteen Ghost Face Kunlun Pass

For the Song Dynasty, the riots in the south came out of the blue.The reason lies in the first two words - "South".In the south of the Yangtze River, since the founding of the People's Republic of China, it has been just a super-large, rich, simple and simple big granary that can be exploited at will.The northerners firmly believe that the land and the people there are just docile sheep, and their sacred mission is to work hard all the time and use abundant production to maintain the prosperity of the major cities in the north. As for rebellion, don't even think about it.Totally impossible.

Asking the reason, it’s very simple. It’s not that the prestige of Pan Mei and Cao Bin made the southerners dare not resist, but thinking about it further, the cowardly Nan Tang in the Five Dynasties and the brutal Nan Han who were not human were as inferior. How could anyone think of rebelling under the sunshine of the Song Dynasty? Theoretically yes, but in southern China at that time, there were places that the Song Dynasty could not control.That is the present area of ​​Guangxi, the "Sijimizhou" at that time. There lived some barbarians, called Xiyuanman, Guangyuanman and Xidongman at that time.It sounds very strange, but after 1000 years, they will be very familiar. They are collectively called "strong".By the way, they are the ancestors of the current Zhuang people.

In the Song Dynasty, they had four surnames.Huang, Wei, Zhou, Lennon.The thing happened to "Nong".The Nong family lived in Guangyuan Prefecture for generations, and their activities were all in the mountains in the upper reaches of the Yujiang River, which determined their political outlook. The closest military stronghold to them in the Song Dynasty was Yongzhou (now Nanning, Guangxi), which was too far away.In addition to the deep mountains and old forests, there is nothing to produce, so they have been allowed to go.Live as you please, as long as you recognize the status of the manager of the Song Dynasty, you will be free.But this does not mean that the Nong people are really happy.

Because there is also the country of Jiaozhi in the south. Jiaozhi is now Vietnam.Before the Song Dynasty, it had always been China's territory. When the Northern Song Dynasty was founded, Zhao Kuangyin was mentally disabled and Pan Mei was lazy for a while. After the Southern Han Dynasty was wiped out, they did not move forward.Cochin then became independent.The small land and pitifully few resources determine the temperament of this new small country. Until now, it has been poor and tyrannical.Especially in the Song Dynasty, poverty allowed them to take advantage of what they had, and they never picked fat and lost weight. They accepted everything that the Song Dynasty didn't want.Including the Nung people hiding in the deep mountains and dense forests.

Decades ago, the leader of the Nong people was called Nong Quanfu.The name is very auspicious, but the experience is very tragic.Jiaozhi came to blackmail him, but he refused to pay the protection fee, so a war broke out and he disappeared. The official version is that he was taken away by the ancient Vietnamese and disappeared.In this way, the Nung people have no leader, and his wife has no husband ever since.After being helpless, the lady chose to remarry.She married a wealthy businessman and lived a peaceful and peaceful life ever since. Everything was beautiful until a few months later, she gave birth.When the new life arrived, the businessman was very happy, but he forgot that the birth was too fast. This was not his species, but his surname Nong!This kid is special, he has a heart that makes people tremble.

That is - I know I can fly!There is no reason, he just wants to be the emperor! The child grows up and finally knows his own life experience one day.Without saying a word, he took a knife and chopped off his adoptive father (raised since childhood, is it different from his biological father?), and took his mother back to Tangqiu, where his father was under his jurisdiction. He instantly regained his father's original position, and then made a It is something that the Nong people have never dreamed of for thousands of years.He built a country of his own! The "Dali Kingdom" was established.He doesn't care how big the Song Dynasty is, how strong Jiaozhi is, and there is Dali Kingdom behind him, anyway, I want to be the emperor.He succeeded, and his name was instantly recognizable. His name was Nong Zhigao. At least the Cochin people remembered him firmly.

It's so simple, if you don't agree with it, then just convince yourself.Nong Zhigao had the same experience as his father. He was beaten up by the ancient Vietnamese and taken out of the country, but the ending was very different. Maybe it was because he performed well during the labor camp. The leader of Tangyi Prefecture. The lesson is very painful, but the heart of being an emperor will never change.Nong Zhigao was full of anger, and turned into a hard-working spirit.While bowing his head to Jiaozhi, he secretly recruited soldiers and recruited all the forces around him that could unite.The power is increasing day by day. Well, in fact, there are many barbarian brothers. Gradually, the conditions are ripe, and another country makes its grand debut, "Southern Heaven".

The name is louder than before, especially the experience makes people smart.Nong Zhigao has seen the fists and feet of the ancient Vietnamese, and knows that it is difficult to survive on his own.At this time, he thought of the glorious, great, famous and invincible Song Dynasty.What's more, his territory belonged to the Song Dynasty in theory, so there should be no problem if he solemnly and sincerely wrote a report requesting to be enclosed. At that time, the mountains were high and the emperor was far away, and the Song Dynasty was my elder brother. Is the little cochin still talking?

Nong Zhigao wrote the letter sincerely and sent someone to Yongzhou, the nearest central city in the Song Dynasty. From then on, he became a catcher in the rye.Looking forward to the letter from Kaifeng, when will you reply to Guibian? Time passed day by day, but there was no reply.He really doesn't understand, isn't it a very popular and good thing to submit to the court?Why have I waited so long and still have no response?His understanding was that sincerity was not enough, so he continued to write and deliver. After the messenger ran back and forth N times, Nong Zhigao's fiery loyalty finally cooled down gradually.

It seems that the threshold of the Song Dynasty is too high, not for us country people to enter! In fact, he was wrong. He didn't know how much the emperor of the Song Dynasty in Kaifeng City was looking forward to the performance of people like him. The reason why he kept silent to him was because of Chen Gong, the master in charge of Yongzhou City.This is a very fun person. As for how to play, we will talk about it later. Continue to follow the depressed Nong Zhigao, his good luck comes suddenly, just like Li Yuanhao more than ten years ago.Two Han people called Huang Wei and Huang Shimi came to the door on their own initiative.They told Nong Zhigao, why bow to the Song Dynasty?That is not the era of Pan Mei, you just send troops to fight, Guangxi's border defense is like tofu!

At this time, the time to test Nong Zhigao's rebellion index has come. He also has the guidance of traitors, and it is more difficult for him to make up his mind than Li Yuanhao.Dangxiang Rebellion is already a family business. With the experience of three generations of grandparents and grandchildren, I have some confidence in what I do.Nong Zhigao is different. Living in the south of the Song Dynasty, an aboriginal resident in the deep mountains and old forests, has he ever been to a city above the prefecture level in the Song Dynasty? Dare to challenge the Song Empire? ! Unbelievable to say, Nong Zhigao really did it.One night, he set his lair on fire.He told his subordinates that the savings of the entire tribe were burned up by the sky fire, and they were poor and unable to make a living.If you want to survive, you have to break Yongzhou City, occupy Guangzhou, and establish yourself as a country.Otherwise everyone is dead! Does it look like the overlord of Western Chu at the end of the Qin Dynasty?Don't leave yourself a way out, just go all out if you want to do it.Aside from his achievements and achievements, at least in terms of determination, he has already surpassed most people in the Song Dynasty. In April of that year, Nong Zhigao led more than 5,000 people along the Yujiang River eastward, and was the first to break through the Hengshan Village in the Song Dynasty.A month later, on the first day of May, he broke through Yongzhou, the most important town in the Southwest. He finally met Chen Gong. Chen Gong was a typical official in the Song Dynasty.A lot of age is also equivalent to a lot of qualifications.When the veteran officials of the Song Dynasty met Nong Zhigao, a mud-legged man from the mountains, they both left a deep impression on each other. Nong Zhigao admitted to death, he asked angrily why there was no response to my letter to the emperor of the Song Dynasty?Chen Gong replied, I have handed in everything without any delay, but the Ministry of Education is not interested in you, and the letter has been "not reported".Do you understand what it means not to report?I just keep silent and don't reply, but I know your mood and will give you a proper answer... Still babbling, Nong Zhigao suddenly threw a thick stack of letters on his head.Pure fart, this is my original letter, just found out in your warehouse, you shameless old thing, dare to lie to your face.Pull it out and chop it! The thing is obvious, Chen Gong, a veteran in the officialdom, is more important than less, and he didn't convey it for Nong Zhigao at all.It's such a small thing, but such a big mess happened unexpectedly. At this time, a farce was staged, and it was unexpected that the biggest official in the area actually started shouting long live.Nong Zhigao and his subordinates were a little stunned, what are they doing, to show their loyalty to Kaifeng City before dying?Then it was discovered that Chen Gong was shouting at Nong Zhi!He actually surrendered, and directly recognized Nong Zhigao's status as emperor. This is the demeanor of the top local leaders in the Song Dynasty, which makes Nong Zhigao, who has never seen the world, find it very novel.But he got used to it later, and both he and the Song emperor found that, with few exceptions, the heads of departments at all levels were almost always stupid and cowardly. In stark contrast to this are Chen Gong's subordinates. History should remember these names, Wang Qianyou, Zhang Li, Chen Puyao, Tang Jian, Kong Zongdan, these little people are captured and would rather die than submit. You can defeat us. But it cannot hurt our dignity.Nong Zhigao saw the legendary Song Dynasty officials.Noble, proud, indescribable. All the captured officials of the Song Dynasty died that day.Yongzhou became Nong Zhigao's new lair, and he changed the name of the country again here, calling it "Da Nan Guo".With the year title, it is called "Qili", and everyone has a share in the official title.Next, they went to Guangzhou, the political and economic center in the southwest of the Song Dynasty.It took only 10 days along the way to connect the nine Fuzhou cities of Poheng, Gui, Gong, Xun, Teng, Wu, Feng, Kang, and Duan. On May 23, they attacked the city of Guangzhou. The record is good, faster than Pan Mei's speed back then.It's just that history has a small problem at this time.In modern books, he became an insurgent.This makes people a little tangled. As I said before, the place where the Nong family lived for generations was only controlled in name for the Song Dynasty. Let alone oppressing them, they did not see each other all year round. Without repression, how could there be an uprising?The one who killed Nong Zhigao's father was an ancient Vietnamese. No matter how he settles the score, he should go to Cochin.It doesn't make sense to fight so hard with the Song Dynasty, right? Zhizhou Zhongjian in Guangzhou is an upgraded version of Chen Gong. This man is a super calm person.Chen Gong suppressed Nong Zhigao's internal report for peace, and he could suppress the urgent battle report for peace. The 9 cities in front of him were successively destroyed. How critical it was, but he locked up the messenger and ordered that whoever dared to say that the enemy was approaching would kill him! In this way, the army in the city was not prepared at all, and the people outside the city could not escape into the city.Until Nong Zhigao arrived, Zhong Jian quickly issued two orders, 1, to close the gate of the city; 2, to let the people in. This is completely playing tricks on people.How to operate, so as to close the door quickly and let all the people in? !So there was such a scene. In order to rush into the city, the common people had to take out a large amount of gold and silver and bribe the soldiers at the gate of the city. What about those who have no money?They are wise. Seeing the enemy army kill them, they simply do one thing and keep going. They can't be the refugees of the Song Dynasty. I'll be a rebel! Nong Zhigao was about to attack the city, and got N more soldiers. The defense of Guangzhou began, and the Song Dynasty’s defenders had an advantage. First, it was the capital of the Southern Han Dynasty. The thickness of the city wall was comparable to that of Taiyuan City in the Northern Han Dynasty. Second, the water source in the city was sufficient, no matter how many people lived there. Never get thirsty.However, the biggest advantage is not in geography, but in the psychology of Mr. Zhizhou Zhong. Zhong Jian is a ghost who is afraid of death, this kind of person is naturally suitable for defending the city.As long as it is not the last moment, he can use any method to survive.Of course, as long as he feels hopeless, he will instantly surrender to the enemy and complete his new life. In addition to these, the most beneficial point for Guangzhou is the communication capabilities of the Song Empire.After Yongzhou was broken, a super-fast communication post road was established from the counties in the south of the Lingnan to the capital city of Kaifeng. Every day, day and night, horses galloped quickly to deliver the latest news to the emperor in the north.The efficiency was so high that after only 5 days, there was an order to return to the south. Order the troops and horses on Guangnan East Road to be under the control of Li Shu and Chen Shu, gather from the direction of Shaozhou, move towards Guangzhou, and intercept Nong Zhigao. The order is issued quickly, and the actions of the army are hard to say.There has been no war in the south for nearly a hundred years. This is a terrifying concept. Thinking about the northeast of the empire, only 48 years have passed since the Battle of Chanyuan, and the army and fortress have become tofu. The quality of the southern army can be imagined. The rescue troops are gathering, gathering, gathering and gathering again, and the Guangzhou-Kaifeng express line is running every day, and what they bring back is heart-pounding news.Nong Zhigao continued to attack the city day and night, with more than 20,000 people. Not only did he climb the city wall from the dry road, but he also took more actions on the water road. He collected more than 200 ships and attacked the city from the waterway. Unfortunately, a strong wind suddenly blew that day. Blowing out from Guangzhou... People in the city only need to light the torches, then raise them high and let go, and everything will be fine.There was a fire on the water, and all of Nong Zhigao's people turned into burning firebirds. The crisis is over.Nong Zhigao besieged the city for 57 days, exhausted all means, and many people died. Considering that he had robbed a lot of things before, and that the Song army had finally completed its assembly and began to approach step by step, he chose to retreat. The target is Yongzhou, his old nest. For some reason, it is because of his love for his family, or the memory he got first, so he regards it as his base.Marching in this way, the Song Army quickly predicted the route, and he was stopped when he was in Hezhou.It was a fierce battle, quite fierce, because many people died. More than 10 officers of the Song Army from the Guangdong Metropolitan Supervisor Zhang Zhong were killed in battle, and the soldiers... were all lost.Fighting is hard, running is very comfortable, there is a large blank space in front of Nong Zhigao, which makes him see too many things. The army of the Song Dynasty is very childish, the land of the Song Dynasty is very vast, and there are countless cities in front of it, and there are good things in it that he has never seen before.What are you waiting for, he decided not to go home, took a small turn, and successively broke through Zhaozhou and Pennsylvania, two important southwestern towns.It wasn't until October 12th of this year that he successfully returned to Yongzhou. After traveling for 5 months, he saw the world clearly.It turns out that life can be lived like this, Da Nanguo will stand upright from now on, and I, Nong Zhigao, will be the emperor among men! In his pride, Song Empire made a new response.They finally figured out a major premise. The military and political system in Lingnan can no longer solve the problem.To use the empire's elite in the north.But who to send?This is a problem. Back then, Pan Mei, the most powerful general in the empire, was sent to pacify Lingnan. Now that a hundred years have passed, without Zhao Kuangyin, who would dare to send Pan Mei out even if there was Pan Mei? This idea dominated the selection criteria at that time. The Song Dynasty was the first to send the Northland supervisor to the south, full of pessimism and helplessness.It was not theirs, but the person who should have gone the most, passed away at this time. Fan Zhong drowned.Died in June 1052 AD.I really don't want to use the official year name of the Song Dynasty in the chronology, because it has failed its loyal ministers.In fact, in a way, it was the Song dynasty that murdered its greatest man in 300 years. After Fan Zhongyan was demoted from the capital in the fourth year of Qingli (1044), he began his endless journey of demoting officials.He successively worked in the border states of northern Shaanxi, Binzhou, Dengzhou, Jingnan, Hangzhou, Qingzhou and other places. Everywhere he went, he did his best to do things.There are legends of his diligence and love for the people in every place. The so-called parading the world and benefiting the common people, his reputation has climbed to a new peak.In the hearts of the people, he is not only an official, but also a god, or a compassionate Bodhisattva.In this regard, the history books of the past dynasties often emphasize that this is a good thing for Fan Zhongyan's life, but they all ignore one point. With Fan Zhongyan's age and his identity, how could such an encounter happen? Since the beginning of Taizong Zhao Guangyi, the chief ministers of the Song Dynasty have changed like a lantern.There are many people who change, and many people leave. Only the serious crime of bullying the emperor and treason, such as Ding Wei, will be demoted to Haiya far away and not allowed to return to Beijing.In fact, even Ding Wei was pardoned by Liu E in his later years and returned to the capital to retire. What did Fan Zhongyan do wrong to run around the world in his dying years until he was exhausted to death? Looking back on his life, no matter from which aspect, he conforms to the model under Confucian teachings.Even if he is picky with the eyes of modern people, he has a perfect life from low to high, tenacious and self-reliant.Whether in spirit or in substance, he has made the greatest contribution to the nation and country in his time. It's just that those who are high and gentle are few, and those who are too clean are slanderous.He is not understood by the enemy, nor by his "partners".While he was alive, he was an anomaly in every way. In stark contrast is Xia Song.After this shameless old slicker was kicked out of the capital, only one year later, he came back to retire.At that time, countless people despised him, condemned him, and told him to leave immediately. Xia Song gave full play to his shameless spirit, and wrote such a letter of guarantee-"I have left my post, and I will take a long vacation in Tokyo to seek medicine and save the remaining lives, and I dare not bother the court with the slightest hope." In this way, he stayed in the capital until he died of old age. Comparing the two and thinking about it carefully, Fan Gongshouji can only be considered from the highlights of his personality.I thought of his masterpiece "The Story of Yueyang Tower".This article has been read by every literate Chinese.Everyone knows that this is not about Yueyang Tower, but Fan Gong's emotional ups and downs on the road to relegation, and he made a summary for his life. Among them is a famous sentence through the ages - "worry about the world's worries first, and enjoy the world's joy later." This is the root of Fan Zhongyan's life experience. The difference between him and Xia Song was that apart from the difference between good and evil, in the hearts of the emperor and ministers at that time, he was probably far less lovely than Xia Song.That Xia Song, who is understanding, lovable and well-behaved, never stern, and enjoys life very much!As mentioned earlier, five years after entering the Qingli period, the Renzong Dynasty of the Northern Song Dynasty began a good life of peace and prosperity. There were no internal and external problems, and everyone was raised to live in a dream. Let's not talk about the sadness after the dream, the diversion of the Yellow River, the rebellion of Wang Ze and Nong Zhigao, but why do people in the capital miss Fan Zhongyan during this leisurely time?He is always worrying, always making alarmist talk and launching new policies, always reminding everyone to be careful of foreign enemies and internal strife, and never letting everyone live a peaceful life! For such a person, let him stay away and play with his own worries. This is the sorrow of the saints. Confucius was not understood by the Spring and Autumn Period, and Fan Zhongyan was regarded as a different kind by the Song Dynasty.They are all walking the same road, and the fate of the scenery is to pass by, no matter how beautiful or magnificent it is.who made you out of time... Even the title of "the first person in 300 years" was brought up by people remembering him and constantly reflecting on him when the Song Dynasty was in decline, the Northern Song Dynasty was subjugated, and the Southern Song Dynasty was in crisis. Fan Zhongyan called the curtain call, and he finished his life.At the time of his death, according to the official records, he was only 64 years old. When he was sick, the emperor sent someone to deliver medicine. It's an honor. Just looking through the history of the Song Dynasty, there are countless ministers who were awarded the titles of Shizhong, Wangjue, Duke, and Marquis after their death. Sending people to deliver medicine is even more pediatrics. After death, the Ministry of Rites initially agreed on "Wenzheng".At that time, Sima Guang of the Zhili Academy said angrily: "The most beautiful posthumous posthumous posthumous posthumous title is Wenzheng, who deserves this posthumous posthumous title?!" There is also the stele commending the virtuous, let alone it, this kind of stele is very common, and the emperor wrote it casually.Fan Zhongyan's old friend Lu Yijian got one, which is called "Huaizhong Monument". Zhong and Xian, which one is taller? The first two sent to the south by the Song Dynasty were Yu Jing and Yang Tian.This is weird.Yu Jing was well-known and was the leading speech officer in the Renzong Dynasty. Yang Tian was very strange and was not well-known at all.Why would such a big matter be entrusted to him? Everyone knows that officials are concerned with morality and discipline, and have nothing to do with war.Since the northern elite of the empire is to be mobilized, why don't those who have war experience, such as Han Qi, Wen Yanbo, Ming Hao, Yin Zhu, Zhang Kang, etc. go?This is related to Zhao Kuangyin and Pan Mei mentioned earlier.The south of the Yangtze River, like Sichuan outside Jianmen Pass, was beyond the reach of the Song Dynasty.When turmoil broke out suddenly, another hawk was sent to be careful of the emergence of the Southern Han Empire in Guangdong and Guangxi. So Yu Jing, who has passed the political consciousness, must be sent. After all, he is a military supervisor.As for the war, I left it to Yang Tian. Yang Tian, ​​his qualifications are very formal, he was born as an official Jinshi, but in a blink of an eye, he was transferred to the Privy Council system, and he became a general.There is really no way, who made his background wrong. Yang is the Yang of Yang Ye and Yang Yanzhao.He is the grandson of Yang Ye's younger brother Yang Chongxun and the cousin of Yang Wenguang.The grandparents and grandchildren have been subjected to the anger of civil officials for so many generations, and they finally changed careers, but they were abruptly turned back by an unexpected incident. Nine years ago, the Yao people in Hunan rebelled. It was not as popular as Nong Zhigao this time, but it was no small matter. Yang Tian was transferred to put down the rebellion. What happened to him was a replica of Song Jun at this time.No matter how good a strategic plan you have, it has to be executed by soldiers, and these soldier buddies will make people cry with excitement.Yang Tian's first battle of opening the door was a blowout. As soon as the battle started in front, he didn't wait for any orders in the rear team when he suddenly saw the enemy. The people of the Yao people are killing them right in front of them!Song Jun disappeared in an instant, leaving the majestic leader and general on the ground. Finally, Yang Tian reacted quickly enough and hid in the shallow grass under the cliff, only to escape with his life. It can be said that such an army has no hope at all, and no one can fight anymore.But Yang Tian deserved to be surnamed Yang. He tried his best to suppress the rebellion two years later.Needless to say, the difficulties in the process, after success, he only has one request.Don't ask for a promotion, let me go back to my original job. From then on, he will no longer be a warrior. But no, you are a contemporary elite in the Yang family, especially with practical experience in countering rebellion in the south. This time Nong Zhigao is so rampant, who will you not be sent to? So Yang Tian was in charge of the military, and Yu Jing was in charge of Yang Tian. Such a leadership team crossed the Yangtze River and the Qinling Mountains, and came to Guangdong and Guangxi, where wars are everywhere.To put it simply, these two men were very conscientious. When Yang Tian arrived in Shaozhou, he was just in time for Nong Zhigao to fight the Song army on his way back from Guangzhou to Yongzhou. Zhang Zhong and others died in battle.After the defeat, Yang Tian was determined to cheer up.He ordered the Guangdong and Guangxi Song troops to move closer to him. While marching, they burned all the grain and grass that could not be carried everywhere, and never left any supplies for Nong Zhigao. In the next decisive battle, he relived the nightmare from last time.With the southern official army and the fierce mountain aborigines fighting recklessly, Yang Tian's defeat was worse than last time.But he has no chance, this is not Hunan, but the frontier.The Song Dynasty will no longer tolerate him slowly suppressing the rebellion, and cannot quickly wipe out Nong Zhigao, whether it is Dali or Jiaozhi, they will be ready to move. He was directly demoted and transferred back to the mainland. Talk about Yu Jing's work.Yu Jing is an expert in ideological struggle. After some high-level thinking, he set his goal on dividing Nongzhigao's internal unity.He applied for a large amount of funds from the central government to make friends with the four major surnamed tribes of the ancient Zhuang nationality. As a result, the atmosphere really improved. Every barbarian in the Western Plains smiled sincerely at him. The number is directly proportional... It is very moving and harmonious, but it is just a side drum and a smoke bomb to quickly get Nong Zhigao, and it has no practical significance at all. What the Song Dynasty wants is to put down the rebellion as soon as possible! How to do it?The internal meeting of the Song Dynasty once again came to a major premise, that is, it is not enough to send the northern elites to lead, and the northern army must also be transferred to it once and for all.Under this leading premise, a professional soldier walked into the Chuigong Hall deep in the palace on the eighth day of October in the fourth year of Song Huangyou. A legend begins, and he will leave behind his famous name through the ages, and at the same time, he will cut off everything about himself. This is the only surviving famous general on the northwest battlefield of the Song Dynasty.During the several years of fighting with Dangxiang Li Yuanhao, famous generals such as Liu Ping, Ren Fu, Guo Zun, Wu Ji, and Wang Gui all died in battle. Zhong Shiheng has also entered old age, counting with his fingers, there is only one general in the Song Dynasty who can be called loudly. Di Qing. After the peace talks between Song and Xixia, he returned to the capital. He had a background in the Forbidden Army. He was promoted due to his meritorious service. He started as the Marquis of Du Yu in front of the infantry guard, and soon became the deputy commander of the infantry and the commander of the horse army. He became the leader of the Imperial Army of the Northern Song Dynasty.Now the military situation in the south is urgent, and the situation requires that the Song Dynasty must send a real ever-victorious general. There is no choice but to choose Di Qing. In the Chuigong Hall, Emperor Renzong hosted a banquet for Di Qing to see him off.Nearly a hundred years later, the Song Dynasty sent the first general at that time to conquer Lingnan for the second time, and it was the first time since Emperor Taizong Zhao Guangyi ascended the throne that he did not send civilian officials to accompany the army.Di Qing has the right to independently judge all major military and political affairs in the south.This is unprecedented trust, but also unprecedented pressure. In this regard, Di Qing left this sentence-"The ministers set up their own troops, and there is no way to serve the country without fighting. I hope that hundreds of cavalry will be obtained, so that the soldiers will be banned, and the heads of the bandits will be restrained to the palace." His wishes were fulfilled, and the Song Dynasty sent 30,000 elite forbidden troops to accompany him to the decisive battle in Lingnan. 30,000 people, this number should not be too much, but referring to the military strength of the ten states when Pan Meiping conquered the Southern Han Dynasty, it should be said that it is only high but not low.As for the quality, the Western Army of the Great Song Dynasty, who had just experienced the flames of war in the Western Xia Dynasty, has since then become the strongest part of all the troops in the Northern Song Dynasty. Until the collapse of the empire, it carried the last hope of the people of the Song Dynasty. Even the most heroic lineage of Yue Fei in the Song Dynasty, its essence was composed of the Western Army. The strongest army is moving to the south, and Di Qing's order has been issued to Guangdong and Guangxi before the army.First, he ordered all the troops to stand by and not go out to fight until he led his troops to arrive; second, he ordered Master Yu Jingyu to suspend that utterly fucked-up, so-called faint-of-the-world stun move, Otherwise I will kill you! To say that Yu Jing is really a hard-working and good cadre, Yang Tian's military failure and his slowness in the policy of differentiation made him vigilant. In order to defeat Nong Zhigao, he came up with a super "smart" trick. One question, who is Nong Zhigao most afraid of?By the way, cochin people.He killed his father back then, sent him to a forced labor camp, and has always been a despondent man with his tail between his legs, never daring to breathe loudly.So, can we unite with the Cochin people and ask them to send troops to enter the country for support? At that time, everything will be solved! Very good, just do it.Yu Jing transferred the large amount of property that the imperial court gave him to Li Dezheng, the leader of the Jiaozhi direction at the time, and the official title of "Jiaozhi County King" in the Song Dynasty.He asked him to lead the troops to join him in Yongzhou. The price was to pay 20,000 guan in cash first. At the same time, he also prepared enough food and grass for 10,000 people to survive near Yongzhou.This creates a fact.That is to say, Jiaozhi people can freely enter the territory of the Song Dynasty to kill people! Since ancient times, soldiers and bandits belonged to one family. When fighting in the country, the army will fight rabbits, let alone foreign "friends and neighbors" troops?What's more, the majestic state of China has to apply for foreign aid to wipe out a group of mountain bandits. Believe it or not, the Cochin people will become thieves and always want to rush in to burn, kill and loot? This is really driving wolves into tigers, so stupid!Di Qing ordered Yu Jing to immediately write a letter to the Jiaozhi people, telling them to leave. They don't even have the right to know about the Song Dynasty. Regarding these two orders, Yu Jing executed them selectively.He greeted the Jiaozhi side and asked Li Dezheng to stay in the country and let them have nothing to do.On the other hand, Di Qing strictly ordered the generals not to go to battle, and Yu Jing chose to have a temporary amnesia.When Di Qing's Southern Expeditionary Army arrived in Pennsylvania, a small interjection, in terms of terrain, from north to south, first Pennsylvania, after passing Kunlun Pass, is Nong Zhigao's hometown Yongzhou.Yu Jing summoned Chen Shu, the former chief general of the southern army, and ordered Chen Shu to fight immediately, so that Di Qing would not take the lead. Chen Shu's mentality became subtle, Yu Jing had to obey orders, and the military's mentality of striving for merit could not be suppressed. Besides, the army had long since become a big happy family. It had been N years since there was no military law to deal with it. Disobey Di The general's military order, what's the big deal?And according to the usual practice, Master Yu will also speak at that time, how dare Di Qing, a warrior, refute the face of the civil servants? After thinking about it, there is no danger.Chen Shu led 8,000 soldiers to the Kunlun Pass, but was defeated in disgrace.When he retreated, he never imagined what would be waiting for him. At the end of the year, Di Qing led his army to Pennsylvania, which became the base camp of the Song army. All the generals of the Guangdong and Guangxi army, including the two civil servants Sun Mian and Yu Jing, rushed to join them. When Di Qing raised his account, the first thing he did was to deal with Chen Shu.Looking back at history first, since the Song Dynasty, to be precise, since Song Taizong Zhao Guangyi, he has been quite kind to the soldiers, which is specifically manifested in the innocence of defeat.Referring to the Battle of Youyan and Yongxi's defeat during the Northern Expedition, no one was killed, so no one would take Chen Shu's small defeat to heart. Di Qing's order was to push out the 32 failed generals under Chen Shu together, and the military law will do it! The execution of 32 people at one time was only done by Zhao Kuangyin, the founding ancestor of the Song Dynasty. It has been almost 100 years, and it is so far away that it seems like a story in a legend. It suddenly reappeared and shocked everyone. Yu Jing stood up, and what he said was very level. "Chen Shu violated the military law, and I also have the crime of temperance." It seemed that he was voluntarily admitting his mistake, but in fact he was laying the blame on the civil society.What's the matter, do you still want to kill civil servants? ! Under the watchful eyes of everyone, Di Qing's answer was more level. "You are a civil servant, so you are not subject to military punishment." The implication is that if you are a general, I will kill you now! According to historical records, "Jing Qu ran worshiped." This well-known speaker who dared to challenge the emperor immediately became honest. Thirty-two bloody human heads cast Di Qing's iron-like military discipline in a moment. The military prestige has been achieved, and the morale is greatly boosted. Di Qing's next actions are even more strange.He led an overwhelmingly superior army with excellent weapons and all-round military and political support, but he remained motionless.Just staying in Pennsylvania City, the only move was to order the collection of grain and grass for 10 days. 10 days... the whole south is suspicious, what is he trying to do? Do you want to decide the outcome within 10 days and defeat the invincible Nong Zhigao who traveled across Guangdong and Guangxi?No, defeat is not enough, Nong Zhigao will escape, there is not enough food and grass at that time, do you want to chase people hungry?Just kidding, it was protracted at that time, and it was possible to catch up for a year.After much deliberation, everyone came to a conclusion that General Di must have other plans, and the war will not break out in a short time. This kind of idea was also born in Nong Zhigao's heart in Yongzhou city. Nong Zhigao would not have imagined that these two days would be the watershed of his fate. He had one of the most critical points in his hands. As long as he was careful, the officials and soldiers of the Song Dynasty were doomed to fall into the quagmire. . That is Kunlun Pass. Kunlun Pass is located 59 miles northeast of Yongzhou City, on the east side of Kunlun Mountain (not the Kunlun Mountain on the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau).The mountain is majestic and steep, with deep valleys and steep slopes, known as the "Natural Danger in the South".Its importance was reappeared during the Anti-Japanese War 1,000 years later.At that time, the only all-mechanized army in China, the 5th Army of the Kuomintang Army was the main attack. It defeated the 21st Brigade of the 5th Division of the Japanese Army, known as the "Steel Army", and won the "Kunlun Pass Victory". The reason for the great victory is because of the decisive battle, and the reason for the decisive battle is because this is the key point in southern China.Guarding the Kunlun Pass is tantamount to cutting off the route to Guangxi. Although the Song Dynasty was different from that of the Anti-Japanese War, the position and function of the natural danger of Kunlun Pass are the same. Such a location made Di Qing scratch his head, and what made him even more alert was the consequences of Chen Shu's rash attack last time.Through the fog of various materials and careful verification, you will find that the place where Chen Shu was defeated is called Jincheng, which is to the south of Kunlun Pass. Nong Zhigao's lair! Will this cause Nong Zhigao's uneasiness?After experiencing a risk, anyone with a little military common sense will make up for the loopholes in time.Of course, maybe not.The other party is an aborigine from a deep mountain, theoretically ignorant of military affairs, and the Kunlun Gate may still be undefended, which is very possible!However, Di Qing had no reason to persuade himself to take the risk. How could the strongest Northwestern Army of the Song Dynasty bet on the opponent's mistakes? That's why there is no movement, and 10 days of food and grass.Not only the enemy, but even his own subordinates didn't know what he was going to do.Suddenly one day, he ordered the whole army to march, and the whole army was divided into three sections, led by him, Sun Mian, and Yu Jing respectively.Departed early in the morning and arrived at Kunlun Pass at dusk.He issued strict orders again and again, the generals must not act rashly, and went to the big tent to listen to the orders at dawn the next day. The next day, Di Qing's general's flag was erected in front of the big tent, and all the generals and officers stood in awe, waiting for the military order.Unexpectedly, there was no movement for a long time.直到有军校从关上赶下来，对将军们说，大将军昨夜已经率前军越过昆仑关，现在在关南归仁铺一带等你们一起吃早饭。 欺骗了侬智高，甩掉了碍手碍脚的文官，狄青在一夜之间就把胜利牢牢地握在了手中。从踏上昆仑关头上的一瞬间，历史就将注定，侬智高必败。 因为这位深山原住民，不清楚汉人真正的战斗力是怎样的。也就是说，为什么狄青不敢强攻昆仑关，而是在夜里悄悄地翻越。那是个秘密，关系到汉人曾经无敌于天下，那个天可汗的传说里最激动人心的成分。 它很快就将在侬智高的眼前展示威力，虽然那只是宋朝版的模仿，也绝不是化外野人，一时骄狂的蛮族所能想像的。 历史聚集在归仁铺这个地方。铺，是古代邮路的驿站名。在昆仑山上设关隘，行驿路，最早始于汉代，到了宋朝，昆仑关的东路已经发展到了11站，即11铺，归仁铺排在第2。从地理位置来说，是当地的最佳攻防点。 身后是致高处昆仑关，越往后退地势越高，有利防守；向下是南方的路，也就是侬智高的来路，叛军需要仰攻，而宋军居高临下。 侬智高很快就来了，这时他今非昔比，再不是刚开始时的亡命土匪。他的军队有了统一装备和着装军服，每个士兵手执大盾牌、标枪，穿绛红色衣服，远远望去，就像一片火焰一样。临近战场，他们分成了3列战阵，主动冲击官军。 狄青的队伍仍然分成了前、中、后三军。他本人在前军督战，把两位文官远远地挡在了身后。孙沔和余靖站在高处，他们清晰地看到两军接战，宋军立即就支撑不住了！ 前军的右将孙节是全军的总先锋，开战伊始，两军冲击，他很快就淹没在人海里，他的军队开始分流，一部分在归仁铺的开阔地上顽抗，一部分向两边的高坡上退却，等于撤出了阵地。 前军动摇，后面的两位文官神色大变，很明显，又一次的败仗即将到来。他们开始绝望，身为曾经的京官，开封城里有多少家底，不是什么秘密，就算再能派出来援军，规格也很难高过这次了，难道说长江之南真的要改天换日了吗？ 与他们相反，狄青很平淡，眼看着部队濒临崩溃，他像是无动于衷。也许是他梦回吹角连营风雪苦寒的西北塞外了吧。那时数十万人喋血沙场，多少英雄曾见惯，眼前的小争端算是什么？ 狄青站了起来，举起一面白旗向阵后挥动。那里有他隐藏着的秘密，从西北方面带来的数百名蕃落骑兵。只是几百人而已，但他们起到的作用，是押阵的文官，还有对面的侬智高所无法想象的。那关乎到一些光辉耀眼，传说中神奇得近乎奇迹的名字。 汉之虎贲、唐之玄甲。 这是两支全骑兵兵种，不能说强汉盛唐的威名是由他们所打下的，但是那些奇迹一样的战役里，他们往往创造出最震撼的篇章。虎贲军有些远了，唐朝的玄甲骑在天可汗临战时，不止一次地从对方阵前直突阵尾，再原路杀回，不止是打乱对方的阵脚，是从根本上击溃敌方的士气。 玄甲骑，只有一千余人。 那么面对两三万人的侬智高部队，几百名蕃落骑兵能起到什么作用呢？当天归仁铺激战，蕃落骑兵没有理会和宋军前锋纠缠的叛军队伍，而是分成两队，直插侬智高的后阵。疾风般的速度，是侬智高这些南方原住民们作梦都想不到的。 那不是他们善走山路的西南小马，而是宋朝西北边疆上与党项人争锋角逐时的草原骏马，这就是狄青为什么要在夜里潜渡昆仑关的原因之一，你不能要求草原上的战马迅速爬坡，就像这时侬智高也没法应付踏上平路战阵的彪悍骑兵。 蕃落骑兵插进了叛军的后队，左军向右，右军向左，在整个战阵中交换位置，连带着把侬智高的队伍搅乱。没等对方有什么反应，他们马上又再来了一遍，就像当年的玄甲军那样，视敌阵如无物，来回穿插，反复杀戮，直到侬智高的军队崩溃。 归仁铺就是侬智高的终点，一切都结束了。叛军向邕州方向逃跑，宋军一路直追。50里之后临近邕州城，截止到这里，捕斩2200人，活捉500余人，汉奸军师黄师宓、黄玮等人都在被杀名单之内。侬智高本人很幸运，他逃进了城里。 夜色降临，邕州城外官军脚前脚后的杀到了。狄青一直记着自己的诺言，要把侬智高的首级带回开封，献给皇帝。在他想来，接下来会有更艰苦的战斗，邕州是西南第一重镇，城高池阔，如果叛军据城死战，达到了贝州城王则的程度，那就是个比昆仑关还要命的噩梦。 总不能让蕃落骑兵飞越城墙吧？ 可是白担心了，就在狄青布置围城，准备攻坚时，邕州城里突然间火光冲天，整个城市变成了一座火海。侬智高烧城自尽了！这是全体官军第一时间里的共识。可狄青不那么想，蛮族反叛，最棘手的一点就是生不见人，死不见尸，你打赢了一次，他躲起来，事后还会再折腾，永远没完没了。 不能再等了，他下令不惜代价，强攻进城，不论是活的还是死的，必须把侬智高抓到！ 邕州城在当天夜里被攻破，连夜搜城，史书中留下了三点纪录。1，投降者免死，共招复被胁平民7200人，放归乡里；2，反抗者必死，被杀的共有5341人；3，发现了一具身穿金龙袍的尸体。 最后这一条让全体宋军高兴，没有疑问，这具尸体就是侬智高，叛匪首领被击毙，功德圆满，无可挑剔了，狄青所要做的就是写奏章报捷。但是他再一次犹豫，说了一句非常违背传统的话――这或许是个骗局，这具尸体不一定就是侬智高的。 这句话是盆冷水，实在让人费解。自古以来军功章里都有着大量的水分，很多事人人心知肚明，可都不说出口。就比如这具穿着金龙袍的尸体，不管是侬智高留下来迷惑官军的，还是官军随便找具尸体套上的袍子，效果都一样，就是下班收工了，皇帝拿赏钱来！ 狄青否认了，就是在挑战潜规则，甚至是拿自己的诚实，来搞垮整支军队的荣誉，破坏大家到手的工资。 因为狄青的坚持，关于侬智高的下落，史书里标准的说法是他从合江逃到了大理国。但是从此之后，就再没有这个人的官方消息。 他没有再出现过。 那么怎样证明他死了没有？那具穿金龙袍的尸体是不是他本人？这都是谜，永远没有正解。能证明的只有一件事，那就是狄青的忠实和真诚，我没有抓到他，我没法证明他死了，那么我决不冒领军功。 以忠事君上，狄青问心无愧。与之相对的是赵祯的奖赏，这一次宋朝真正做到了赏罚分明。先说罚，自侬智高造反以来，广东两任转运使都撤职降官，那些在战争中弃城逃跑的地方官都被严肃处理，最重的消职为民。关于赏，焦点集中在狄青身上。 宋皇祐五年（公元1053年）四月初三日，狄青还朝。仁宗再一次在垂拱殿设宴，百官出席作赔，皇帝亲自把盏斟酒，为狄大将军庆功。几天之后，又在这里观看狄青指挥蕃落骑兵重演归仁铺破敌场面，与此同时，下令宰执大臣为狄青议功。 议功自古以来只有两条，一，升官；二，赐钱。钱就不用说了，那在宋朝太常见，问题集中在官职上。狄青在平叛之前的两三个月时，被提升到了枢密副使的位置上。很难说这是不是打了点提前量，为他出兵时的威信着想。这时得胜归来，问题就出现了。 如果升，怎样升？身为武将，绝不可能进入东府，成为宰相，那么这个“副”字能否去掉？如果去掉了，狄青就将打破近百年间无人敢问津的一项纪录，除了开国名将曹彬以外，从没有任何武将，能得到军方第一首脑，西府枢密使的职务。