Chapter 6 Chapter 6 Flying on the North Wind

In July of this year, Wei Zhongshan Wang Yuanying, who defeated the Liang army led by King Linchuan and rescued the crisis in Luoyang, came triumphantly after receiving the cheers of the people and generals.Then, Yang Dayan and Xing Luan also returned one by one, and Wei Zhili's powerful generals all gathered in Luoyang. Wei's young new emperor, named Yuan Ke, was called Emperor Xuanwu after his death.I was twenty-four years old.In addition to not being as wise as his deceased father, Emperor Xiaowen, he also lacked ambition in state affairs.Seeing his tendency to escape from reality, King Zhongshan was particularly saddened.

"Zhongshan, you did a great job! Your feats of martial arts have been unparalleled in recent years, and you are absolutely worthy of the name of your father and grandfather! I am very satisfied with this, and the imperial court will rely heavily on you in the future!" After the formal statement, Emperor Xuanwu gave 20,000 taels of silver to King Zhongshan. At that time, the wealth of Wei's treasury was not inferior to that of Liang.The treasury is full of gold and silver, which were the foundations laid in the era of Emperor Xiaowen.In addition to reorganizing the capital of Luoyang and establishing hundreds of monasteries, he conquered horse-riding peoples such as Rouran and Turks in the north, and fought against Liang in the south.Being able to do these things at the same time shows that Wei's treasury is unparalleled.

And this kind of wealth comes mainly from trade with the Western world, countries in the Western Regions, Persia, Tianzhu, Great Qin... Although the Silk Road was the most famous in the Han and Tang Dynasties, even in the era of great division, The exchange and trade of things are also endless.The most famous event is that when the tomb of a Northern Dynasty general named Tian Hong was discovered in later generations, many of the excavated coins were Daqin coins. After expressing his gratitude to Emperor Xuanwu, King Zhongshan added a petition that he wanted to launch a large army to conquer Liang in October.Emperor Xuanwu frowned for a moment, but disappeared immediately, and replied lightly: "Yes!" This was not his original intention, his interest was not in the battlefield, but in Buddhism.

In the case of obsessed with Buddhism, Wei will not lose to Liang.There are detailed records in "Luoyang Jialan Ji" about the prosperity of the capital Luoyang and the flourishing of Buddhism.In addition, the large grottoes and monasteries in Yungang in the north and Longmen in the south are also widely known. The Great Grottoes at Longmen were completed after the death of Emperor Xiaowen and with the accession of the young new emperor.In the first year of Wei Jingming and the second year of Qi Yongyuan, that is, in 500 AD, an unprecedented huge grotto was excavated here for Emperor Xiaowen and his empress.Although the work was interrupted for a while, it was resumed immediately.

Watching the young Emperor Xuanwu's expression change under the steps, King Zhongshan couldn't help but feel a burst of heartache again: "In the first year of Jingming, when the Qiliang Revolution occurred in the Southern Dynasties, if we could mobilize a large army to go south, wouldn't we be able to unify the world in one go?" The Qi-Liang revolution was the change of dynasty from Qi to Liang.In the last year of Qi Zhidong Hunhou Xiao Baojuan, fierce battles continued between him and Xiao Yan who raised troops...Indeed, if the army went south at this time, it might indeed be able to destroy the Southern Dynasty.

Emperor Xuanwu also read Zhongshan King's mood, he was not so ignorant.He promised to send an army of 800,000 to the south, not because he had the ambition to unify the world, but to appease King Zhongshan. He just wanted to avoid friction with this important minister. Although King Zhongshan was also a person with profound attainments in culture and art, he certainly did not expect that the Great Grotto at Longmen would remain a precious cultural heritage on earth after 1,500 years. Although he was angry at Emperor Xuanwu's perfunctory attitude, But it was better than him answering "Nanzheng or no".

King Zhongshan started his activities with great energy.The formation of the army, the establishment of the strategy, the plan of the supply...all are carried out under his leadership.Until autumn deepened and the streets of Luoyang were covered with flying dead leaves, the King of Zhongshan had nothing to do with banquets and beauties.On the one hand, although everyone admired his enthusiasm and ability to mobilize an army of 800,000 by himself, Rencheng Wang, who was the prime minister, kept frowning, because this battle against Liang had become one of the kings of Zhongshan. So the private battle of Zhongshan King for Zhongshan King!One day, King Rencheng gave advice to King Zhongshan in the court:

"Zhongshan! Although the southern expedition is very important, there are also enemies in the north!" What King Rencheng was referring to was the northern equestrian peoples such as Rouran and Turks.From the north to the south of the Great Wall, they covet the wealth and territory of mainland China. Wei was originally a dynasty established by the horsemen from the north entering China, but it has been completely sinicized under the baptism of high civilization.The current Wei, for the horse-riding peoples in the north waiting for an opportunity to invade, is already the defensive wall of Chinese civilized society!It can be said to be a kind of historical irony.

For defense in the north, along the Great Wall, Wei built a total of six fortified cities, the so-called "six towns": Wuchuan Town, Huaishuo Town, Fuming Town, Sangxuan Town, Woye Town and Huaihuang Town.Each deployed tens of thousands of soldiers, and immigrated the native Chinese people and the equestrian ethnic groups who surrendered to them in groups.The person in charge of the highest military and administrative duties here is called "General Du". "都", refers to the meaning of "all" and "overall".The line drawn from east to west by such six towns is Wei's northern defense line.

The King of Zhongshan used to be the general of the capital of Wuchuan Town before, so he naturally would not be indifferent to the guards in the north. However, in the past few years, the Wei army has defeated Rouran. Within ten years, there should be no enemy invasion from the north.King Zhongshan believed that this was Wei Quanquan's unique opportunity to use troops against Liang. Later, the great rebellion known as the "Six Towns Rebellion" completely involved the whole territory of Wei, almost to the point of destroying the country.However, at that time, King Zhongshan was no longer in the world.

After leaving the palace, King Zhongshan rode his horse to his mansion.The lingering heat of the day is no longer there, and the cool breeze makes the face and heart very happy.The king of Zhongshan turned his head away because of the unfamiliar language. It was a foreign man from the far west. Everyone talked and laughed and left. This is not a big deal in Luoyang. Regarding the story of Luoyang becoming the capital of Wei, there are some records in the novel—— Originally, Wei's country was in Pingcheng, which was Datong City, Shanxi Province in later generations.Since ancient times, it has been an important military stronghold to defend against the invasion of the northern horsemen.Liu Bang, Emperor Gaozu of the Han Dynasty, once led an army to come here, but was surrounded by 400,000 Hun cavalry led by Maodun Shanyu, and finally had to escape with his life. After Wei unified the northern half of China, in the sixth year of Taichang (AD 421) of Emperor Yuan of Ming Dynasty, this place was built into a vast capital city with a circumference of 30 miles around the city wall.Since then, it has been prosperous as the center of politics, military affairs, Buddhist culture, and trade with the north and the west. However, Emperor Xiaowen was dissatisfied with such a Pingcheng.Although this is a crucial place, it is also a traditional capital, but when Wei's territory expanded to the south of the Yellow River.The location of Pingcheng is too far north!If considering the unification of the world in the future, it is best to move the capital to the south. "Move to Luoyang!" Emperor Xiaowen made such a decision.However, even the emperor's decision cannot be implemented immediately!The aristocrats and important ministers from the northern horse-riding nation are all satisfied with the life in Pingcheng. If they are asked to move the capital to Luoyang at once, they will definitely be opposed. If it is not handled well, it may even lead to armed resistance! So Emperor Xiaowen started a careful discussion with his confidant Rencheng Wang Yuancheng, and decided to lead an army of 200,000 to conquer the Southern Dynasty.After making such a declaration, not only the army, but even civil servants, court ladies, eunuchs, etc. were brought southward together.It took them thirty days to reach Luoyang. After recuperating, he put on his armor and mounted his horse, telling the courtiers to prepare to go south again. The courtiers all fell flat in front of Emperor Xiaowen's horse and said: "The ministers have something to ask the sage. At present, I hope that the only one who goes south is the sage. It is not the way of a sage king to use useless soldiers to provoke chaos in the world. Please think twice!" "I want to unify the world so that all people can live in peace, don't stop me!" When Emperor Xiaowen was about to ride his horse forward again, King Ren Cheng also fell flat in front of the horse: "The minister also asks His Majesty to think twice, hoping to stop the southern expedition!" "Really? If Lian Rencheng says so, then temporarily suspend the Southern Expedition and see the situation." The courtiers couldn't help cheering.But Emperor Xiaowen deliberately raised his voice: "But I can't go back to Pingcheng so easily. In order to stabilize the territory south of the Yellow River, I will stay in Luoyang for a while. Is that okay?" Although the courtiers felt at a loss and wanted to dissuade the emperor again, there was nothing they could do.In this way, all the staff were left in Luoyang, and the imperial court began to operate in Luoyang. This was the seventeenth year of Wei Taihe (AD 494).However, all the government agencies in Pingcheng have been moved, and the capital has been completely relocated. It will be two years later. So Luoyang became the eastern starting point of the "Silk Road", one of the few metropolises outside Jiankang.Walking on the streets of Luoyang, in addition to the Han people and the horse-riding ethnic groups from the north, there are also many foreigners with red hair and blue eyes from the west, even monks and nuns.And the bells of caravans entering the city and camel queues from the city gate in the west cannot be heard by Jiankang, the capital of Liang. "This Luoyang has become the capital of the world!" Because the dry air here is different from that in Jiankang, the color of the setting sun is more intense. In the light and shadow intertwined with crimson, golden yellow, and purple, King Zhongshan rode his horse forward slowly. In September, Pingnan General Yang Dayan was again appointed as Pingdong General; and the founding father Xiao Baoyin was appointed as Zhendong General. These are the personnel systems established for the Southern Expedition. Tianjian five years in October. Winter has begun.The wind blowing from the plateau in the far north quickly rushed across the thousands of miles of wilderness, crossed the Huai River and blew all the way to Zhongli City. Zhongli is where Liang's north Xuzhou government hall is located, and it is also where the brave general Changyi led 3,000 troops to guard the south bank of the Huaihe River.Since the fiasco of the 300,000 Liang army in Luokou, Chang Yizhi, who managed to save his life, has developed the habit of standing on the city wall overlooking the north bank of the Huaihe River without missing a day.He firmly believed that one day the banners of the Wei army would be erected on the north bank of the Huaihe River, and they would attack across the river with the largest army seen in 120 years. On this day, the new wind was blowing so strong that even the military flag fluttering on the city wall looked cold.Gray clouds cover the sky, and the water of the Huaihe River glows with a blunt brilliance, making anyone watching feel bad.If the banks of the Huaihe River are to be dyed green again, it will probably take another half a year. suddenly-- "Wei army is attacking!" From the watchtower, the guards watching the north bank of the Huaihe River shouted wildly: "A large army that has never been seen before has pushed into the north bank of the Huaihe River, covering the field, and burying it to the end of the horizon!" Chang Yizhi intuitively felt that the report was not exaggerated, and he climbed up the city wall without a word, with the secretary Liang Shanbo following him. Chang Yizhi turned his gaze to the direction the wind was blowing from. On the north bank of the Huai River, there seemed to be some commotion. Although it looked like cloud shadows on the ground, there were light spots everywhere, surging like waves, all of which were the reflections of armor, knives and guns under the sunlight. "My lord! Is that the military flag of King Zhongshan?" Because of Liang Shanbo's voice, he looked at what he saw, and indeed saw a tall and large military flag, with "General Zhengdong Yuanying" written in silver on a black background. "Really? King Zhongshan has come by himself!" Chang Yizhi raised his voice and yelled at Bei An: "Well done, Zhongshan King! And it's not Hefei, but this Zhongli, welcome! Even if I lose, my name of Changyi will be passed on to future generations, thank you so much!" A row of soldiers lined up to the left and right of Changyizhi, and everyone shouted at the north bank of the Huai River.And when he saw the flag of a famous enemy general, he reported to his superiors and colleagues: "I also saw the military flag of Pingdong General Yang Dayan!" "There's also General Xiao Baoyin from Zhendong!" The voices of the soldiers trembled with excitement. "Zhengdong, Pingdong and Zhendong are all here, so General Anton should be there too!" Amidst the laughter, Chang Yizhi said to Liang Shanbo, the recorder: "Hurry up and write a battle report! Before you are completely surrounded, you must send the emergency envoy to Jiankang as soon as possible!" "Understood, go write now!" After being driven down from the city wall, Liang Shanbo returned to his room in the North Xuzhou Government Hall, and immediately began to write after his servants sharpened the ink.Writing this article does not require hard thinking about the copywriting, and you can write it in one breath while you are excited.Even before the ink was completely dry, he quickly brought it to Changyi Zhizhi on the city wall. Chang Yizhi nodded after reading, and selected five experienced cavalrymen as envoys to Jiankang.Less than half an hour after Wuqi left the city gate, the tide of men and horses began to surround Zhongli City. On the way to Jiankang, the emissaries walked desperately for two days. "Wei Jun came to Zhongli!" When receiving this battle report, Liang's court was not too surprised.It's prediction, awareness, in short, what has been prepared for a long time has finally become a reality! "Zhongli's garrison is only 3,000. Even if Chang Yizhi is a hero who has fought many battles, he doesn't know how long he can hold on!" Starting from the general of Zhongwei——Wang Mao, Chen Qingzhi is on his left, and all the generals stared at the map silently. The battle reports from the north were sent to Xiao Yan one by one: "The total number of Wei Jun is 800,000!" This is exactly the number that Chen Qingzhi predicted in April, and a more detailed report will follow soon: "240,000 cavalry, 540,000 infantry, 20,000 sailors..." "There are 240,000 cavalry alone...!" Wang Mao murmured.The other courtiers were also surprised.Only Chen Qingzhi's voice was different from the others: "Too little..." After hearing this, Xiao Yan said: "Eight hundred thousand troops shouldn't be too small!" "No, what I mean is the navy. If there are only 20,000 sailors, then no matter how you say it, it's too few!" Xiao Yan said again: "For Wei, the victory should not be determined by the navy, but for the purpose of transporting soldiers across the Huaihe River, then 20,000 is not too little!" "No, it's really too few! I originally predicted that Wei should prepare about 100,000 navy troops..." "That's just a wrong prediction! It turns out that Ziyun's prediction is also wrong! You just need to apologize to me, and I will forgive you!" Following Xiao Yan's laughter, the courtiers also laughed.If you want to break the offensive of the Wei army, you still have to use the water army in the end. I laughed because of such a decision.Chen Qingzhi also smiled ambiguously.But it stopped immediately. Where did I miss it?Chen Qingzhi tapped his fingers.Once Liang's navy enters the Huaihe River, Wei's army will immediately be divided into two halves, the north and the south, and the connection with the country will be cut off... It is impossible for the Wei army not to have thought of such a calculation. King Zhongshan, or Yang Dayan, what are they thinking? Looking at Chen Qingzhi's hard thinking from the throne, although Xiao Yan showed an interesting expression, he turned to Wang Mao and asked about Chang Yizhi's report: "By the way, the etiquette of this article is quite strict. Although Chang Yizhi is a loyal and unparalleled general, he should not have such literary talent!" "It should be Chang Yizhi's reporter who drafted this article!" "Oh, what's his name?" "I heard this from Zhongli's envoy. If I remember correctly, his name is indeed Liang Wei, and his name is Shanbo." In an instant, Chen Qingzhi remembered the name: His surname is Liang, his first name is Wei, and his courtesy name is Shanbo. Isn't this the person Zhu Yingtai has been looking for? Chen Qingzhi leaned forward and asked Wang Mao: "What kind of experience did this person surnamed Liang have? Where did he come from?" "Uh... I don't know that! Why would you want to know these things?" "Because he may be someone I know or not!" As for the further matter, Chen Qingzhi wanted to avoid it as much as possible. He didn't want to be questioned, but there was no one who knew about Liang Shanbo. It was only later that Chen Qing realized that he had made no distinction between public and private affairs. Fortunately, Xiao Yan also ordered the courtiers to go home first, and had to figure out countermeasures before calling again.However, after Chen Qingzhi withdrew, he went directly to Cao Jingzong's mansion. Originally, Chen Qingzhi's home was farther than Cao Jingzong's, so formally he just went by the way. When I came to the mansion, I met Zhao Cao. He said that the owner Cao Jingzong was currently preparing for a military ship on the bank of the Yangtze River.And when Chen Qingzhi mentioned Zhu Yingtai's name, Zhao Cao immediately led him into a room and went to ask Zhu Yingtai to come out. To meet Chen Qingzhi, Zhu Yingtai saluted.Chen Qingzhi explained his reason for coming: "I came here because there is something I must let you know. I will return to the emperor's presence immediately, so there is not much time..." As if he didn't even have time to sit down, Chen Qingzhi first confirmed to the doubtful Zhu Yingtai: "Is the person you are looking for, surnamed Liang, first name Wei, styled Shanbo?" "Yes, that's right!" "found it!" Suddenly, Zhu Yingtai couldn't understand the meaning of Chen Qingzhi's words, because it was too abrupt!But when she understood the meaning, her expression was full of brilliance, and when she was about to say something, Chen Qingzhi waved her hand to stop her: "No, my statement is not quite correct. It should be said that I know the whereabouts of His Royal Highness Liang Shanbo!" "It's really like this, thank God! Where is he now? Is he here in Jiankang?" Chen Qingzhi shook his head: "Unfortunately, it's not in a place where we can meet immediately, but in Zhongli." "Zhongli...is the one from North Xuzhou..." Zhu Yingtai had studied topography in the library and traveled with her own feet, so of course she knew the place name of Zhongli and where it was located. "Yes! I was under the siege of the Wei army a few days ago." "Wei Jun?" "The king of Zhongshan has brought 800,000 Wei troops to attack Zhongli, and Zhongli's defenders are only 3,000. Now I only hope to send troops to rescue them as soon as possible..." Zhu Yingtai's body fell to the ground.No, in fact, she was hugged by Chen Qingzhi the moment before landing.Although Chen Qingzhi reacted, only his upper body protruded, so he fell down while holding Zhu Yingtai. Zhu Yingtai's vision was narrowed due to anemia caused by psychological shock.Chen Qingzhi, who regretted telling the bad news, endured the pain in his back and wanted to stand up with Zhu Yingtai in his arms. But in an instant, Chen Qingzhi's expression changed! "This is... no... it shouldn't be..." The meaningless babble is drowned by a loud wave: "General Chen, please stop!" Amidst the bead-like voice, Zhao Cao's giant body appeared.He drove the light cart used in the vast mansion, and five or six old women were riding on it.The old women unexpectedly jumped down from the light car, and hugged Zhu Yingtai from Chen Qingzhi's wrist.One of the old women said sharply: "Okay, let's leave it to the concubines! Please leave, gentlemen, hurry up!" That being the case, Chen Qingzhi could only leave "Then I will trouble you!" and then walked out.Zhao Cao, who followed, explained: "These old women practiced martial arts when they were young, and they guarded General Cao, and now Ms. Zhu is under their care... Ah, don't worry! General Cao treats Ms. Zhu as a guest. " Zhao Cao emphasized that his master never made a move on her. "I don't know...I really don't know at all..." Half dazed, half regretful, Chen Qingzhi was talking to himself again. "Has General Cao already known?" "yes!" Zhao Cao replied.Looking at Chen Qingzhi pitifully. When meeting Zhu Yingtai for the first time, Cao Jingzong seemed to want to say something to him, like "sometimes geniuses are slower than ordinary people!" or something like that!What he said was not referring to general geniuses, but Chen Qingzhi. "Do you want to wait for Miss Zhu to wake up? General Chen!" "No, I'm leaving first!" If we met again, he didn't know what to say, and he didn't plan to stay for a long time from the beginning, he wanted to return to the emperor's presence immediately. As if being chased, Chen Qingzhi quickly left Cao Jingzong's mansion.When he came back to his senses again, he was holding the horse's bridle in his hand, and walked to the bank of the Qinhuai River like this. The Qinhuai River is a canal dug by Emperor Qinshihuang seven hundred years ago.The small boats floated on the river one by one, and the lights of Hengtang were reflected on the water.It was an early winter night with a full moon, and the still air was heavy.By the side of the canal, Chen Qingzhi stood blankly leading the horse. So far, Chen Qingzhi is certainly not saying that he has no experience in love at all, but this time is really an exception, and his experience can't match it at all.If it is Cao Jingzong, there is always a corresponding method even if it is not complete, but since Liang Jianguo's war is imminent, it is impossible to have a private chat time.Moreover, even if it is discussed, there is no doubt about who Zhu Yingtai's heart is for. Chen Qingzhi's vision was filled with the night scene of Qinhuai River, and his floating vision suddenly focused on one focus, which was a scenic spot on Qinhuai River, a floating boat called Zhuquehang.Due to the different seasons, the water volume of the Qinhuai River also varies greatly. Instead of building ordinary bridges, it is better to use pontoon bridges. "Ah!" Chen Qingzhi yelled.He looked at Qinhuai River again, and there was a shining light in his eyes. At this moment, he completely forgot about Zhu Yingtai.He was running on the night road, holding the reins of the horse and running, not for love, but for war!This matter has filled his head in an instant. "Bridge! It's a bridge!" Chen Qingzhi shouted loudly: "What a great feat this is! King Zhongshan actually wanted to build a bridge over the Huai River! It is because of this that only a small number of water troops are enough. Among the 540,000 infantry, half of them can If the fortifications are carried out, the pontoon bridge will be built in about two or three days, and then this pontoon bridge will allow Yang Dayan's iron cavalry to drive south..." Under the strange eyes of pedestrians on the road.Unaware of this, Chen Qingzhi walked towards the palace with his horse. Just like his personality, Wang Yuanying of Zhongshan was carrying out a powerful operation. An army of 800,000 land and water deployed on both sides of the Huaihe River and began to build camps. If the camp is only built on the north bank of the Huaihe River, then when the Liang army sets up an formation on the south bank, it is necessary to carry out the Huaihe crossing operation!At the same time, if the bridgehead is to be set on the south bank, then the enemy's attacks will be concentrated on the south bank. In order to secure the bridgehead on the south bank, reinforcements must be dispatched from the north bank. Even if you land on the ground, you will be defeated one by one by the waiting enemy troops. So, what about crossing the Huai River with all the troops?If you cross the river before the fall of Zhongli City, your back will be choked by the enemy. When Liang Qiang's water army enters the Huaihe River and cuts off the supply line of the Wei army, the Wei army will be isolated in the enemy's line without even food. "How will His Royal Highness Zhongshan solve this problem?" King Zhongshan finally gave the answer to the generals' questions: "Build two pontoon bridges on the Huaihe River to connect the camps on the north and south banks!" Is there such a thing?Yang Dayan, Xiao Baoyin and other generals all stared wide-eyed. These two bridges are each lined with three hundred small boats, covered with thick boards, and fixed with nails and locks.It is about 750 steps (about 1,050 meters) long and seven steps (about 9.8 meters) wide, allowing four columns of cavalry to advance at the same time.Even though the distance is the same, the speed of crossing the river by boat and crossing the bridge by horse is completely different!Moreover, not only can it be used for the transportation of people, horses and goods, but even for the enemy's navy, arrows can be shot from the bridge like rain, and the bridge can block the navigation of ships, which has a considerable impact on the activities of the navy. obstructed. The guard of the East Bridge is Liu Shenfu, and the guard of the West Bridge is Gongsun Zhi. Both of them are brave generals who have experienced battles. The two bridges were completed within two days, and Wei Zijiao's iron cavalry team boarded the West Bridge immediately, and Yang Dayan and Pan Baozhu were the first to stand side by side. Pan Baozhu wears a female general's helmet called a phoenix-winged helmet, and puts a war cap on the armor.Holding a spear on a black and white horse, it looks beautiful and brave. "General Pan! General Pan!" The soldiers escorted with warm cheers. Originally, Wei was a country established by the horse-riding people in the north. Traditionally, women had a high status and had a strong say in official affairs.This tradition has been continued to the later generations of the Sui and Tang. It is not an exaggeration to say that the Chinese Empire in the Middle Ages was the era of women.Hua Mulan of the Sui Dynasty, Princess Pingyang of the Tang Dynasty, and Fan Lihua also rode on the battlefield armed, and it was a matter of course for women to ride horses.And Pan Baozhu is just one of them. It was Xiao Baoyin who advanced from the east bridge. Originally, the east bridge was intended to be used for retreating. Since it was just the beginning, there was nothing wrong with using it to advance.In this way, when the Liang army in Zhongli City had nothing to do, 300,000 Liang troops deployed on the south bank of the Huaihe River in one day. King Zhongshan returned to his base camp on the north bank again after visiting the south bank. "We must capture Zhongli City within eighty days!" This is the first ten days of October, and within eighty days refers to the year.King Zhongshan's speech was too cautious for General Zhendong Xiao Baoyin.This noble son who lost his country and his brother was killed and went into exile is burning with the idea of ​​revenge. What he hopes most is to rush into Jiankang City at the vanguard of the Wei army and kill the usurper Xiao Yan once and for all. "Please appoint me as the vanguard! I must capture Zhongli City within this month!" For Xiao Baoyin, who advocated enthusiastically, he only gave him a sentence "I have my own opinion!", and King Zhongshan began to surround him cautiously. Liang Jun is also compiled!They gathered in Stone City, the key point in the west of Jiankang City. What they saw was the overflowing Yangtze River, and Chen Qingzhi led his troops. Young and poor in martial arts, it is really not easy to find someone who is worse than him in riding skills.Logically speaking, it should be impossible for Chen Qingzhi like this to become the commander of the cavalry. However, what he established and commanded was the most powerful cavalry in the history of the Six Dynasties. After the emperor bestowed 300 white horses, Chen Qingzhi selected 300 soldiers. All of them wore white battle robes, white armor, white battle collars, white battle boots, even gun handles and swords. The sheaths are also white, completely white.When the three hundred riders galloped across the field, it was like snow clouds flying across the sky. Two days before the battle, when Xiao Yan paraded the whole army, they also launched a grand exercise. At this time, even Xiao Yan saw the three hundred white horses he gave for the first time. The heroic appearance of white horses marching together.On the high altar that was built, Xiao Yan and Wang Mao looked for Chen Qingzhi's figure together, and they immediately discovered that Chen Qingzhi was the worst rider anyway! "Everything is a piece of snow white!" "It's so conspicuous! I hope they won't do anything embarrassing on the battlefield!" "If it wasn't for Chen Qingzhi, he would probably think it was a fool's whim!" Even so, Wang Mao's voice was full of kindness. Unbelievably, Chen Qingzhi was loved by others, not only the lord and subordinates liked him, but Wei Rui and Cao Jingzong also liked him.Everyone who knew Chen Qingzhi thought that something should be done for him.There are of course many reasons for this.But the most important thing is that Chen Qingzhi is very gentle no matter who he is, and he respects the strength and personality of others. In addition, he is abstinent and not vulgar, especially when it comes to power and material desires, he can not be stingy to distribute property among soldiers.However, even if the average person does well, there will still be something annoying to some extent. In the stone city, the Liang army was divided into the left army and the right army and were exercising with each other. The three hundred white-robed horses commanded by Chen Qingzhi were also preparing to start the battle in front of the emperor.During the melee between the two armies, Chen Qingzhi raised his white baton, and the three hundred cavalry rushed towards a point on the battlefield, as if they had used magic, and the situation changed immediately, and it became the left army chasing the right army. situation. "No one can imitate that!" Cao Jingzong murmured, and Zhao Cao nodded in agreement: "As long as it is the team commanded by General Chen, the victory or defeat can be changed in an instant!" At this very moment, if you invest your troops in this place, you will be able to defeat the enemy!Chen Qing made such a judgment, and he never made a mistake.This is the irreplaceable talent God gave him. on the battle field.Chen Qingzhi can immediately touch the weaknesses of others, but in other respects, Chen Qingzhi is actually a very slow person, like he didn't realize that Zhu Yingtai is actually a daughter until two days ago.When he returned to Tokyo from the Yuzhou front line, he also slept with Zhu Yingtai, but he didn't realize it at that time.Although I believed Zhu Yingtai's statement from the very beginning, it was too unbelievable. Perhaps the reason why Chen Qingzhi is liked by others is because of his dullness!Likes and dislikes are inherently subjective! "Not bad! Really good!" Xiao Yan on the altar said with a sigh.If the activities of the white robe team can be like this in actual combat, then it is indeed worth looking forward to. Xiao Yan bestowed the white robe team with a military flag embroidered with silver thread on the white silk, and also gave silver at the same time. Assisting Chen Qingzhi in commanding the white robe team were Hu Longya and Cheng Jingjun. Hu Longya was still a salt thief who opposed the imperial court a few days ago. He was captured by Wei Rui's son Wei Fang. Xun was promoted to non-commissioned officer.After that, under Wei Rui's order, he followed Chen Qingzhi and became the deputy general of the White Robe Team. Cheng Jingjun has joined the army since he was a teenager and has always been a cavalry soldier.This is a very unusual thing in the Southern Dynasties, which "emphasized the navy and despised the cavalry". Just like this, his experience and knowledge are highly appraised, and he became Chen Qingzhi's assistant under Wang Mao's recommendation.Although he did not expect to have a colleague who was born as a salt thief, but because he also liked Chen Qingzhi for no reason, he only followed Chen Qingzhi's instructions when he said "Forget it, there is no other way!" and never disobeyed Pass. General Lu Sengzhen of Pingbei was not only a hero in the founding of the country, but also deeply trusted by Xiao Yan. When Xiao Yan raised his troops, he gave him a large number of weapons as rewards.In the battle of Yuecheng, he defeated the Qi army with a fire attack.His behavior can be said to be a bit too serious, like when he was guarding the palace in the scorching heat, he was fully armed and sweated like a waterfall.He didn't drink alcohol when attending the banquet, but only ate oranges and other fruits, which made Xiao Yan laugh out loud, and gave him 10,000 taels of gold and silver for the oranges.As for the upcoming battle, Xiao Yan originally intended to let Lu Sengzhen be the vanguard. However, from June to July of this year, Lu Sengzhen's evaluation was really bad. This is because of his bad luck, he served as the staff of the Northern Expedition Army led by King Linchuan, and he was responsible for attacking Luoyang. He has a heavy responsibility, but he sang negative theories in order to protect the king of Linchuan. Not only was he beheaded by the brave general Chang Yizhi and others, but he was also ridiculed by the enemy Wei army as "Grandma Lu (Grandma Lu)". Xiao Yan didn't blame Lu Sengzhen for the tragic defeat. Since the most responsible person, Linchuan King, hadn't questioned him, of course he wouldn't pursue Lu Sengzhen.Xiao Yan just comforted him and ordered him to rest well.Although this is Xiao Yan's magnanimity, it is also part of his innocence. Even if it is insignificant, it is impossible for the survivors of fifty thousand generals who died to have no complaints against Lu Sengzhen. Although Lu Sengzhen closed the gate of her mansion and thought about it at home, there were incidents of people throwing stones at it or throwing mud and water on the walls of his house at night. For Xiao Yan, it is of course impossible to use Lu Sengzhen in actual combat immediately. The soldiers can still trust the defeated generals, such as Wang Mao who lost Henan City, or Changyi who came back from Luokou in embarrassment. In short, they are all at the end of the death battle, so they can not lose the confidence of their subordinates. "If Lu Sengzhen can't use it, then who will be the vanguard of the whole army? Feng Daogen is the only one I think!" Xiao Yan made such a decision. General Yunqi, Feng Daogen, named Juji, was forty-four years old in this year. He lost his father very early, and has worked hard to support his mother since he was a teenager, and he has a high evaluation of filial piety.At the age of thirteen, he was recommended by the prefect of his hometown to serve as a civil servant, but he refused, and joined the army at the age of sixteen.He probably thought that "I don't have knowledge, so I don't want to be a civil servant!" His knowledge is indeed not high, but he has deep thinking and good judgment ability, and has saved his own crisis time and time again.Especially when General Chen Xianda fought against the Wei army, because he did not tolerate other people's opinions in combat, the entire army was defeated in the end.At this time, it was Feng Daogen who was the leader of his side on the mountain road at night. After a full investigation, coupled with calm and correct guidance, more than 90% of the entire army survived without incident. 此后，他还以王茂副将的身份在朱雀门之战中活跃。而当魏军二万攻打阜陵的时候，他的勇战不但守护了这个连城墙和壕沟都没有的城池，还诛讨了敌将高祖珍。在危机迫近之际，他的冷静判断力有着非常高的评价。 冯道根也不多嘴，从来不自夸自己的功绩，而且军纪严正，从来不做掠夺之事。 “和曹景宗简直是相对照的人物……” 文人宰相沈约曾在萧衍的面前这么评论过，他就是这样的为人。 于是萧衍便赐了冯道根三千骑兵，命其为全军先锋出建康，先至合肥与韦睿的军队会合，然后再往钟离前进。 冯道根的部队从石头城正下方的军港分乘四十艘军船往北渡过长江。在送冯道根出港后，王茂和陈庆之立刻回到皇宫，在皇帝的面前展开地图，分析各式各样的情报。以及今后作战的立案。 钟离虽因被魏军完全包围而无法接近，但数十人的细作连日地报告钟离周边情况。由于城池在沼泽和湿地的包围下，因此魏军要发起总攻击亦不容易，大概还能够拖延一段时间。然而，陈庆之虽然如此判断，但在听到“魏军造了两座浮桥”之后，也不由呼吸一窒： “中山王果然令人害怕！” 陈庆之不得不感栗然，魏军之所以建造两座浮桥，乃是一为前进、一为后退，各自都是单行道，能让淮河两岸的魏军展开最大的机动力。 “淮河南岸有杨大眼和萧宝寅，北岸则有中山王！而由这两座桥连系起来的淮河两岸，已经成了巨大的要塞。” 在收到这份战报后，连王茂也不由呢哺道：“这下恐怖的事情可真的要发生了！” 陈庆之觉悟地开始展开行动。他在自己的家中将白银五百两交给老仆夫妇之后，又将朝廷至今所赐给的金品全都换成了白银分给兵士。 “如果失败而死的话，那财产也不可能带走的；而相反地，若是胜利生还的话，那朝廷一定会给予更多的恩赏，所以财产目前并不需要，反正我也没有家族之累……” 结果，朝廷下赐的东西加上陈庆之个人的财产，三百名白袍队的兵士每人都能够分到白银百两，这是庶民的家族四人约能生活二年的金额。最后，陈庆之的手上还剩下大约五百两。 “这些就交给祝英台吧！”陈庆之这么想。之后祝英台将过着什么样的人生呢？如果不回到双亲身边的话，总得要有生活费才行吧！ 出阵的前一日，陈庆之将五百两带到了曹景宗的宅邸；正当曹景宗在家与美女们开着别离宴会的时候。他只由赵革传言道：“你就自己进来、自己去会祝英台吧！”在从池畔花园传来的歌舞乐曲之中，陈庆之和祝英台相见了，然在见面的同时，祝英台却跪在地上极力说着她的请愿： “子云兄，拜托你！带小弟到钟离去吧！不管怎么样我都想见到梁山伯！” 陈庆之脸上浮出的表情，是他的人生中最复杂的一种，难道祝英台还想隐瞒自己是女孩子的事实吗？对祝英台来说是理所当然的事情，可是对陈庆之来说，“不愿说明事实算不算对自己不信用呢？”他不由得如此想。 以一个公家人员来说，这应当是该拒绝的！这种事不用旁人提醒也该知道，这可是国家危急存亡之战，另一方面也无法保证祝英台的安全。就算陈庆之尽全力也不可能胜过八十万的敌人，他自己都不知道是否能生还回来，“一定会抓住胜机！”什么的，都只是在苛烈至极的血战之中，对突入死地的一种自我安慰而已。当然没有保护祝英台的余地！而且，如果钟离陷落而将兵全灭、梁山伯也战死了的话，所有一切的努力和考虑也全都会化为泡影的。 不能够将祝英台带到战场去！陈庆之的心中很清楚这一点。可是虽然知道，这个身负国家命运的二十三岁年轻人，还是叹了口气展露了笑颜： “那你就跟着来吧！只是我没有办法给你什么保证，我只能尽力保护你而已。” 这是陈庆之的温柔还是愚昧呢？是后者。这点在他的心里也知道得很清楚。