(External alchemy and inner alchemy are Taoist terms. External alchemy is a tangible elixir that can be taken in an alchemy furnace; internal alchemy uses breathing, breathing, and qi training as a way of practice, such as Chen Tuan's nose locking technique. The effect is ineffective, but they are all things that exist in real Taoism, not fantasy.)
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Hundreds of thousands of people have gathered outside Shouzhou City in the Southern Tang Kingdom.The emperor Chai Rong, who was in Chenzhou, also left the seriously ill queen and rushed here.
Shouzhou is on the southern bank of the middle reaches of the Huai River (near Shou County in the northern part of Anwei Province today), several north-south rivers flowing north and south in the Central Plains are vertically injected into the Huai River, forming a network of waterways; most Chinese cities are built at the confluence of rivers to guard both water and land routes, and Shouzhou is no exception.
Shouzhou City is where the Xifei River and Huai River converge.
The main route of the Great Zhou army was to go south from Tokyo (Kaifeng, Henan) along the Cai River, and then directly approached the Huai River Basin of the Southern Tang Kingdom along the Xifei River.
The two places are eight hundred miles apart.
Emperor Chai Rong also deployed the Jiedushi of the towns to send troops from all over the country, and the upper reaches of the Huai River also put military pressure on them; Jingnan Kingdom was clamoring to send troops, but there was no movement for them yet.
The Zhou army vanguard attacked Shouzhou for more than a month and could not break through. At this time, the military and civilians of Song, Hao, Chen, Ying, Xu, Su, Xu, Cai and other prefectures mobilized by Chai Rong also crossed the Huai River from the floating bridge. In addition, the local troops of Zhuzhenjie began to siege Shouzhou from all sides, and hundreds of thousands of people carried out a strong attack day and night.
Chai Rong pressed the hilt of the sword with his hand and frowned at the city surrounded by water. He was very upset now.
Since the war to attack the Southern Tang Dynasty launched, the Zhou army won a great victory in the battles under Shouzhou City and the Zhengyang Field in the west of Shouzhou. After many battles, there were only 10,000 or 20,000 people in the Southern Tang army... But these were not what Chai Rong wanted.
What Chai Rong wants is the entire Jianghuai Plain!
In the early days, the emperor and the Privy Council decided the strategy very simply and directly: break through the middle of the Huaihe River Basin, capture Shouzhou as its foothold, and at the same time eliminate the threat of the army's attack; then use Shouzhou as the source of war, break through Qingliu Pass to the southeast defense line, and capture Chuzhou (now Chuxian, Anwei Province) and Dongdu (now Yangzhou).
The middle road broke through, divided the Jianghuai Plain into two, occupied the Jiangdu Prefecture, the central central town of the Southern Tang Dynasty, and the army approached the Yangtze River.
In this way, the northern bank of the Yangtze River in Southern Tang Kingdom could not be taken care of each other from beginning to end, and there was no center, making it a mess of sand.
At this time, we have to clean up the remains of the Jianghuai River and Huai River, like the autumn wind sweeping the leaves.
But the problem is that it has been almost two months since the battle, and even the original strategic goal Shouzhou has not won!
Chai Rong was already doubting the feasibility of this war at this time... It would be useless to be surrounded by people who could not conquer them. The Southern Tang Dynasty was rich and did not lack food or money. A military city like Shouzhou would be enough to store grain in at least a few years. Could it be that the Zhou army would have to be surrounded by people waiting for starvation to death?
A huge catapult car in the distance made the sound of Titicaca. The sound of the huge twist made the muscles tense, and then a whistle, the thick pole rotated in the air, and the sound of the friction of the wood made the teeth sour.
With a bang, the wood hit the shelf and stopped, and a large stone flew out.
Looking out, more stones flew towards the walls of Shouzhou City, mixed with incendiary bombs with long black smoke.
The stones hit the city wall and splashed, the burning fireballs hit the city wall and cracked, and the flames splashed everywhere.
There are also crossbow arrows as thick as beams flying in the air, with arrows of all sizes dotted in it, and smoke filled the air.
Shouzhou City is like a pile of grain storage, with locusts covered in the sky, and thick smoke rippled from below like an ant colony. It may be burned into ashes at any time and eaten to only the skeleton.
With the huge impact, the city seemed to collapse at any time... Unfortunately, it has not collapsed for more than a month.
A piece of black oil floated on it in the moat, as if it had been replaced with black water, and it could be burned in the water... The floating bridge placed by Zhou Jun on the moat was also burned, and the fire was fierce and thick smoke was rolling.
According to the Southern Tang prisoners, this black oil was called fierce turbulent oil and was dug out of the ground!The king of Southern Tang also sent people to transport this fierce turbulent oil from the sea to the Khitans, supporting the Khitans to attack from the north and south.
Countless people and brave men were approaching the moat with arrows like rain, holding shields and carrying sandbags on their backs, constantly throwing sand and soil inside.
Several broken crash cars were being towed back by people. Before they could get close, they were smashed from a distance by crossbows as thick as a tree trunk.
A towering cloud car parked motionlessly by the moat, and the fire spread on it, as if it was a house burned to the point of only shelves after the fire.
There were people carrying corpses everywhere, and people were shouting and moaning in pain, and the world was like hell.
There seemed to be a dark air on Chai Rong's face. He believed that the attack on Shouzhou would not go smoothly, and the main responsibility should be that Prime Minister Li Gu missed the opportunity to fight!
Give the Southern Tang Army time to prepare, otherwise why would the city defense be so airtight and use everything?
At this time, Li Gu and others learned that the emperor had arrived outside Shouzhou City, and finally rushed over with a group of military generals.
The group kowtowed and shouted: The holy life is boundless.
Chai Rong was angry and didn't even say anything, so he let them just kneel down and talk.
Li Gu hurriedly bowed and said, "Your Majesty, I first advanced by water and land, built a floating bridge from Zhengyang to cross the Huai River. I encountered thousands of southern Tang army formations under the city of Shouzhou. Then the former frontman Shi Yanchao broke the formation and quickly defeated the Tang army, and captured 3,000 people.Shortly after siege, I heard that the army of the Southern Tang Kingdom rushed to Zhengyang and was approaching Zhengyang... Our vanguard was in Zhengyang, and the military rations and reinforcements were all here. If there was any loss, the consequences would be unimaginable!
The Tang army had a lot of reinforcements, and it was reported that the army ran for thirty miles!I think I will be cut off from retreat in Shouzhou and be attacked by the Tang army, without a foothold!I had to go back to Shi Zhengyang immediately and welcome the reinforcements of the Tang army first...
Chai Rong said coldly: All the elite soldiers of the Guards are in your hands. Can I have any opponents in the battle between the Iron Cavalry of the Great Zhou Dynasty?
Everyone was in awe and hurriedly bowed, feeling that the emperor was very domineering when he pressed his sword. He said that there was no opponent in the world, what else can everyone say?
Chai Rong said again: I urgently ordered the commander of the guard Sima Budu Li Chongjin to lead the army to attack Zhengyang's reinforcements. What is the result?The Tang army was powerless and was killed so much that the body was covered with dozens of miles!You shouldn't withdraw from Shouzhou.
Li Gu did not dare to defend himself anymore and kowtowed: I know I am guilty!
Chai Rong closed his eyes slightly, thinking about the past when Li Gu's horses were working hard in the coordination of the troops and horses, transporting grain, and preparing for military ordination in the Battle of Gaoping and Jinyang. He heard that Li Gu only ate one meal a day and slept for two hours, and returned to Tokyo and lost 20 kilograms.
Li Gu was also quite honest. He was captured by the Khitan in his early years and was tortured six times, but he did not surrender. He also made great achievements in military service and controlling the Yellow River.
Prime Minister Li, now you have changed your post to the Shouzhou Prefecture. First, you will appease the people of Shouzhou and let them return to their respective lands to work. Our Great Zhou army will not rob or kill indiscriminately.Chai Rong said.
Li Gu hurriedly said: I thank the emperor for his kindness.
Chai Rong said again: Send someone to pass the order, and let the commander of the guard Sima Budu Li Chongjin serve as the "Huainan Camp Recruitment Envoy" and lead the front army.
The order was sent to Han Lingkun, who led his troops to move the floating bridge to Xiacai Town and deploy defense.
When Chai Rong saw that the black Han Zhao Kuangyin also knelt in front of him, he said: The Southern Tang army still has many troops on the Huaihe River. I heard that they were stationed in Tushan. Zhao Kuangyin, you lead the Iron Cavalry Army (Xiaodi Army Reform) to destroy this enemy soldier that threatened our back wing.
Zhao Kuangyin said in a loud voice: I will receive the order!
Chai Rong made a very quick arrangement behind the battle formation.
His actions are very consistent with his usual style of military governance. He can always grasp the key points in a simple and rough way, but everything can be clear.
Tushan is in the lower reaches of the Huai River in Shouzhou, and in the northeast of its territory, the Southern Tang naval army can defend the downstream from here and control and threaten the middle and upper reaches of the Huai River along the river.
Zhao Kuangyin did not disappoint Chai Rong. In three days, 10,000 Tang troops in Tushan were wiped out by the Iron Cavalry.
Zhao Kuangyin first lured the enemy into surrendering, lured the Tang army to Wokou not far from Tushan, and then attacked on both sides to determine the outcome. The Wokou battle was clean and neat and beautiful.
Chai Rong was very happy and thought that Zhao Kuangyin deserved a great task, and he felt very relied on it.
At this moment, a eunuch suddenly rushed to the front line from Chenzhou (Huaiyang County, Henan Province, southeast of Kaifeng City, Tokyo, more than 300 miles away).
When Chai Rong saw that it was Cao Tai, he knew that the eunuchs from the eunuch province were often by the queen's side, and he immediately guessed that it was about the queen.
As expected, Cao Tai knelt on the ground after entering the tent, crying.
Seeing this situation, Chai Rong felt clever: Is the queen dead?
In his heart, it was only a matter of time before the queen died, and she was mentally prepared... and she was coughing up blood with her own eyes.
Moreover, the famous Tokyo doctors have concluded that they cannot be rescued, so they are getting weaker and waiting for that breath.
Cao Tai cried: The Empress wants to meet the official family for the last time.
After hearing this, Chai Rong knew that she had not passed away.
He pondered for a moment, feeling that the deployment of Huainan was not necessary for the time being, and he also thought that the queen was the person that the late emperor valued very much. The late emperor specially arranged the candidate to consolidate his throne when he was dying.
I usually have a good relationship, so I'm going to go now, so I should see her again.
He said: I will set out to Chenzhou immediately. You can go back and prepare first. When I see the queen, I will send someone to send her back to Tokyo.
Cao Tai hurriedly said: I beg you, the Empress has only breathed a sigh of relief, afraid that she would not be able to withstand the pain of the journey.
Chai Rong said angrily: Use a sedan chair to lift it, find someone to lift it!Should the queen die outside?You slaves, I have to teach you all this, what’s the point of doing it for you!
Yes, yes.The servant received the order.Cao Tai kowtowed quickly.
……
Hundreds of thousands of people have gathered outside Shouzhou City in the Southern Tang Kingdom.The emperor Chai Rong, who was in Chenzhou, also left the seriously ill queen and rushed here.
Shouzhou is on the southern bank of the middle reaches of the Huai River (near Shou County in the northern part of Anwei Province today), several north-south rivers flowing north and south in the Central Plains are vertically injected into the Huai River, forming a network of waterways; most Chinese cities are built at the confluence of rivers to guard both water and land routes, and Shouzhou is no exception.
Shouzhou City is where the Xifei River and Huai River converge.
The main route of the Great Zhou army was to go south from Tokyo (Kaifeng, Henan) along the Cai River, and then directly approached the Huai River Basin of the Southern Tang Kingdom along the Xifei River.
The two places are eight hundred miles apart.
Emperor Chai Rong also deployed the Jiedushi of the towns to send troops from all over the country, and the upper reaches of the Huai River also put military pressure on them; Jingnan Kingdom was clamoring to send troops, but there was no movement for them yet.
The Zhou army vanguard attacked Shouzhou for more than a month and could not break through. At this time, the military and civilians of Song, Hao, Chen, Ying, Xu, Su, Xu, Cai and other prefectures mobilized by Chai Rong also crossed the Huai River from the floating bridge. In addition, the local troops of Zhuzhenjie began to siege Shouzhou from all sides, and hundreds of thousands of people carried out a strong attack day and night.
Chai Rong pressed the hilt of the sword with his hand and frowned at the city surrounded by water. He was very upset now.
Since the war to attack the Southern Tang Dynasty launched, the Zhou army won a great victory in the battles under Shouzhou City and the Zhengyang Field in the west of Shouzhou. After many battles, there were only 10,000 or 20,000 people in the Southern Tang army... But these were not what Chai Rong wanted.
What Chai Rong wants is the entire Jianghuai Plain!
In the early days, the emperor and the Privy Council decided the strategy very simply and directly: break through the middle of the Huaihe River Basin, capture Shouzhou as its foothold, and at the same time eliminate the threat of the army's attack; then use Shouzhou as the source of war, break through Qingliu Pass to the southeast defense line, and capture Chuzhou (now Chuxian, Anwei Province) and Dongdu (now Yangzhou).
The middle road broke through, divided the Jianghuai Plain into two, occupied the Jiangdu Prefecture, the central central town of the Southern Tang Dynasty, and the army approached the Yangtze River.
In this way, the northern bank of the Yangtze River in Southern Tang Kingdom could not be taken care of each other from beginning to end, and there was no center, making it a mess of sand.
At this time, we have to clean up the remains of the Jianghuai River and Huai River, like the autumn wind sweeping the leaves.
But the problem is that it has been almost two months since the battle, and even the original strategic goal Shouzhou has not won!
Chai Rong was already doubting the feasibility of this war at this time... It would be useless to be surrounded by people who could not conquer them. The Southern Tang Dynasty was rich and did not lack food or money. A military city like Shouzhou would be enough to store grain in at least a few years. Could it be that the Zhou army would have to be surrounded by people waiting for starvation to death?
A huge catapult car in the distance made the sound of Titicaca. The sound of the huge twist made the muscles tense, and then a whistle, the thick pole rotated in the air, and the sound of the friction of the wood made the teeth sour.
With a bang, the wood hit the shelf and stopped, and a large stone flew out.
Looking out, more stones flew towards the walls of Shouzhou City, mixed with incendiary bombs with long black smoke.
The stones hit the city wall and splashed, the burning fireballs hit the city wall and cracked, and the flames splashed everywhere.
There are also crossbow arrows as thick as beams flying in the air, with arrows of all sizes dotted in it, and smoke filled the air.
Shouzhou City is like a pile of grain storage, with locusts covered in the sky, and thick smoke rippled from below like an ant colony. It may be burned into ashes at any time and eaten to only the skeleton.
With the huge impact, the city seemed to collapse at any time... Unfortunately, it has not collapsed for more than a month.
A piece of black oil floated on it in the moat, as if it had been replaced with black water, and it could be burned in the water... The floating bridge placed by Zhou Jun on the moat was also burned, and the fire was fierce and thick smoke was rolling.
According to the Southern Tang prisoners, this black oil was called fierce turbulent oil and was dug out of the ground!The king of Southern Tang also sent people to transport this fierce turbulent oil from the sea to the Khitans, supporting the Khitans to attack from the north and south.
Countless people and brave men were approaching the moat with arrows like rain, holding shields and carrying sandbags on their backs, constantly throwing sand and soil inside.
Several broken crash cars were being towed back by people. Before they could get close, they were smashed from a distance by crossbows as thick as a tree trunk.
A towering cloud car parked motionlessly by the moat, and the fire spread on it, as if it was a house burned to the point of only shelves after the fire.
There were people carrying corpses everywhere, and people were shouting and moaning in pain, and the world was like hell.
There seemed to be a dark air on Chai Rong's face. He believed that the attack on Shouzhou would not go smoothly, and the main responsibility should be that Prime Minister Li Gu missed the opportunity to fight!
Give the Southern Tang Army time to prepare, otherwise why would the city defense be so airtight and use everything?
At this time, Li Gu and others learned that the emperor had arrived outside Shouzhou City, and finally rushed over with a group of military generals.
The group kowtowed and shouted: The holy life is boundless.
Chai Rong was angry and didn't even say anything, so he let them just kneel down and talk.
Li Gu hurriedly bowed and said, "Your Majesty, I first advanced by water and land, built a floating bridge from Zhengyang to cross the Huai River. I encountered thousands of southern Tang army formations under the city of Shouzhou. Then the former frontman Shi Yanchao broke the formation and quickly defeated the Tang army, and captured 3,000 people.Shortly after siege, I heard that the army of the Southern Tang Kingdom rushed to Zhengyang and was approaching Zhengyang... Our vanguard was in Zhengyang, and the military rations and reinforcements were all here. If there was any loss, the consequences would be unimaginable!
The Tang army had a lot of reinforcements, and it was reported that the army ran for thirty miles!I think I will be cut off from retreat in Shouzhou and be attacked by the Tang army, without a foothold!I had to go back to Shi Zhengyang immediately and welcome the reinforcements of the Tang army first...
Chai Rong said coldly: All the elite soldiers of the Guards are in your hands. Can I have any opponents in the battle between the Iron Cavalry of the Great Zhou Dynasty?
Everyone was in awe and hurriedly bowed, feeling that the emperor was very domineering when he pressed his sword. He said that there was no opponent in the world, what else can everyone say?
Chai Rong said again: I urgently ordered the commander of the guard Sima Budu Li Chongjin to lead the army to attack Zhengyang's reinforcements. What is the result?The Tang army was powerless and was killed so much that the body was covered with dozens of miles!You shouldn't withdraw from Shouzhou.
Li Gu did not dare to defend himself anymore and kowtowed: I know I am guilty!
Chai Rong closed his eyes slightly, thinking about the past when Li Gu's horses were working hard in the coordination of the troops and horses, transporting grain, and preparing for military ordination in the Battle of Gaoping and Jinyang. He heard that Li Gu only ate one meal a day and slept for two hours, and returned to Tokyo and lost 20 kilograms.
Li Gu was also quite honest. He was captured by the Khitan in his early years and was tortured six times, but he did not surrender. He also made great achievements in military service and controlling the Yellow River.
Prime Minister Li, now you have changed your post to the Shouzhou Prefecture. First, you will appease the people of Shouzhou and let them return to their respective lands to work. Our Great Zhou army will not rob or kill indiscriminately.Chai Rong said.
Li Gu hurriedly said: I thank the emperor for his kindness.
Chai Rong said again: Send someone to pass the order, and let the commander of the guard Sima Budu Li Chongjin serve as the "Huainan Camp Recruitment Envoy" and lead the front army.
The order was sent to Han Lingkun, who led his troops to move the floating bridge to Xiacai Town and deploy defense.
When Chai Rong saw that the black Han Zhao Kuangyin also knelt in front of him, he said: The Southern Tang army still has many troops on the Huaihe River. I heard that they were stationed in Tushan. Zhao Kuangyin, you lead the Iron Cavalry Army (Xiaodi Army Reform) to destroy this enemy soldier that threatened our back wing.
Zhao Kuangyin said in a loud voice: I will receive the order!
Chai Rong made a very quick arrangement behind the battle formation.
His actions are very consistent with his usual style of military governance. He can always grasp the key points in a simple and rough way, but everything can be clear.
Tushan is in the lower reaches of the Huai River in Shouzhou, and in the northeast of its territory, the Southern Tang naval army can defend the downstream from here and control and threaten the middle and upper reaches of the Huai River along the river.
Zhao Kuangyin did not disappoint Chai Rong. In three days, 10,000 Tang troops in Tushan were wiped out by the Iron Cavalry.
Zhao Kuangyin first lured the enemy into surrendering, lured the Tang army to Wokou not far from Tushan, and then attacked on both sides to determine the outcome. The Wokou battle was clean and neat and beautiful.
Chai Rong was very happy and thought that Zhao Kuangyin deserved a great task, and he felt very relied on it.
At this moment, a eunuch suddenly rushed to the front line from Chenzhou (Huaiyang County, Henan Province, southeast of Kaifeng City, Tokyo, more than 300 miles away).
When Chai Rong saw that it was Cao Tai, he knew that the eunuchs from the eunuch province were often by the queen's side, and he immediately guessed that it was about the queen.
As expected, Cao Tai knelt on the ground after entering the tent, crying.
Seeing this situation, Chai Rong felt clever: Is the queen dead?
In his heart, it was only a matter of time before the queen died, and she was mentally prepared... and she was coughing up blood with her own eyes.
Moreover, the famous Tokyo doctors have concluded that they cannot be rescued, so they are getting weaker and waiting for that breath.
Cao Tai cried: The Empress wants to meet the official family for the last time.
After hearing this, Chai Rong knew that she had not passed away.
He pondered for a moment, feeling that the deployment of Huainan was not necessary for the time being, and he also thought that the queen was the person that the late emperor valued very much. The late emperor specially arranged the candidate to consolidate his throne when he was dying.
I usually have a good relationship, so I'm going to go now, so I should see her again.
He said: I will set out to Chenzhou immediately. You can go back and prepare first. When I see the queen, I will send someone to send her back to Tokyo.
Cao Tai hurriedly said: I beg you, the Empress has only breathed a sigh of relief, afraid that she would not be able to withstand the pain of the journey.
Chai Rong said angrily: Use a sedan chair to lift it, find someone to lift it!Should the queen die outside?You slaves, I have to teach you all this, what’s the point of doing it for you!
Yes, yes.The servant received the order.Cao Tai kowtowed quickly.
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