Chapter 679 Beimang
After killing Liu He to scare the monkeys, Zhu Jun finally stabilized the capital's determination.
He then devoted all his energy to arranging and strengthening the defenses on the outskirts of Kyoto.
When Zhu Jun returned to Beijing from the Western Front, he brought five thousand soldiers with him. Afterwards, the remaining 30,000 troops on the Western Front were gradually transferred back to Kyoto for defense.
In addition, Zhu Jun recruited about 5,000 brave men from various counties in the capital and placed them in various gates of Kyoto, and then deployed his elite troops to fortresses in the suburbs outside the city.
Among them, one thousand people were arranged in Jinyong City, two thousand people were arranged in the northern suburbs wall, three thousand people were arranged in the gardens in the western suburbs, three thousand people were arranged in the eastern suburbs of the temple, and three thousand people were arranged in the Mingtang on the north bank of Luoshui River.
As for the remaining 20,000 people and the recruited heroes and guests from various families in the capital, a total of 40,000 people were stationed on all sides.
Zhu Jun even prepared a mobile force, whose members were probably composed of Jianghuai tooth soldiers and numbered around 8,000 people. They could support the surrounding suburbs at any time and maintain communication lines inside and outside the city.
In this way, Zhu Jun thought that he had reached the limit of what he could do. Now success or failure can only depend on God's will!
As a result, an important battle in Kyoto, with almost more than 100,000 well-equipped troops on both sides, and which determined the Taishan Army's bid to become the world's leader, officially began.
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Zhang Chong camped at Beimang Mountain on March 21st.
Beimang Mountain is located in the north of Kyoto and stretches for hundreds of miles to the east. It is the remnant of the Qinling Mountains and can be said to be the most important living space in Kyoto.
Because for the ministers of Kyoto, if they enjoy the splendor of the world in Kyoto when they are alive, then they will be buried in Beimang Mountain when they die and continue to enjoy it in the underworld.
The time of life is limited and the time of death is infinite, so for the ministers, Beimang Mountain is even more important than Kyoto. They built their tombs magnificently, hoping to continue to enjoy everything in the world after death.
When Zhang Chong was camping in Beimang Mountain, all the staff around him couldn't help but persuade Zhang Chong to go to the mountain to have a look.
What they mean is that Beimang Mountain is also a scenic spot in Kyoto. It just so happens that when military aircraft are busy, you can go to Beimang Mountain to pay homage to the ancients.
Zhang Chong knew exactly what these ministers were thinking.
These people actually want to choose an auspicious cave for themselves so that they can be buried here a hundred years later. It is not unlucky to choose a tomb before death. The amount of construction work in the imperial cemetery is huge, and it will be too late to wait until later.
Zhang Chong's thoughts were deeper. Although Beimang Mountain was a first-class dragon vein, it did not mean that he had to be buried here.
Everyone still wanted to move the capital.
It was to move the capital from Yecheng to Luoyang.
This is why people from the Hebei faction have no objection, because it is absolutely appropriate to have the capital in Kyoto.
In this world, Kyoto has not suffered from military disasters, so it is still the most magnificent city in the world. Regardless of economic or political considerations, Kyoto deserves to be among the best in the world.
Regarding this point, Zhang Chong was noncommittal, and he had no objection to climbing Beimang. This was not because he wanted to choose a good place for himself, but because he could have a panoramic view of the situation around Kyoto by climbing Beimang and looking at Kyoto in the distance.
In the final analysis, capturing Kyoto is the most important thing.
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This plane is really very different from the late Han Dynasty in history, which can be seen from the current Beimang Mountain alone.
In another dimension, the tomb of the imperial mausoleum Gongqing in Beimang Mountain has been robbed countless times. Dong Zhuo came, Lu Bu did it, Cao Cao came, and Sun Jian also came.
But now, because the Han Dynasty has always maintained basic order in the Kyoto area, and even the Qing emperor's side in the Republic Year was a generation change among the upper class of the Han Dynasty, no one went crazy and went to the imperial mausoleum on the Beiman Mountain.
Only warriors on the fringes of the empire, such as Dong Zhuo and Lu Bu, who had no respect or recognition for the higher-ups, would do such treacherous things.
After all, whoever did this didn't think that he wouldn't be buried in Beimang in a hundred years?
At this time, Zhang Chong, accompanied by He Kui, Tian Feng, Ju Shou, Xun You and others, climbed to Beimang.
It's interesting to say that among the four of them, Xun You lived in Kyoto, while Zhang Chong and others had never been to this heavenly Kyoto.
Therefore, Zhang Chong and the others felt a bit like country cannons entering the city, and everything felt novel.
Just like now, Zhang Chong looked at a huge mound and sighed:
"This tomb is just a eunuch's tomb. It is so huge. I can't imagine how much manpower and material resources have been gathered in this small Beimang Mountain."
Tian Feng also sighed:
"Today I know what the people and property of Hebei have been used for when they have been lost to Kyoto."
Xun You had been here many times and understood the things behind it better than anyone present, so he sighed:
"There used to be a small amount of land at the top of Beimang Mountain, which was full of old tombs of Gongqing and his grandsons. This eunuch was called Sun Cheng. He was a great eunuch during the reign of Emperor An. He was the head of the Nineteenth Marquis. Because of his contribution to the establishment of Emperor Shun, he was regarded as one of the best at that time. Power is overwhelming.”
"This man was greedy and despicable. Even though he could not fill the gap even though he had the rewards of being a prince, he sold his official posts with his mother, uncle, brothers, and adopted son. His family was like a city, and it was more lively than the officials of the imperial court. After that, he built a building in Beimang Mountain. For the tomb, people from eight counties in the capital were mobilized to work privately with men, carts, and oxen to carry the soil and build the tomb for him, working day and night. Even a county magistrate at that time committed suicide by hanging himself from a beam in fear because he was unable to raise funds. The arrogance is evident.”
Zhang Chong clicked his tongue. It was not surprising that domestic slaves used the power of the state for personal gain. After all, there were too many such things after thousands of years.
At this time Tian Feng thought of something, and he asked Jushou beside him:
"Is this Sun Cheng from the Sun family in Youzhou? I have been to their Sun family garden before, and this Sun Cheng is also among them."
Ju Shou also remembered that before he was in Lu Zhi's shogunate, the Marquis of Yicheng was a minister with him. He was a disgusting person.
At this time Xun You explained:
"My dynasty has a system. After the death of the court officials, they must be buried in their hometowns, and their descendants must do everything possible to escort the coffins to the tombs of their ancestors. However, some officials and officials are greedy for the feng shui of Beiman Mountain and claim to be serving the Han Dynasty, so they are often buried Beimang, but only sent the clothes and crowns back to his hometown, so what Tian Gong saw should be this person’s clothes and crowns tomb.”
Tian Feng suddenly understood, and then he had a deeper feeling in his heart.
The tomb of Sun Cheng he saw in the Sun Family Cemetery was already very majestic and magnificent. Most wealthy families could not afford to build just one, but this eunuch built two in one go. It was really extravagant.
So Tian Feng advised the king:
"Your Majesty, we must observe the decline of the Han Dynasty. The wealth in this world is ultimately countless. If more is used in the underworld, less will be left in the world. In the final analysis, everyone in the world is planning for the underworld, and Your Majesty However, reforms are easy to change, from burial to cremation, and from the underworld to Huangtian. With this change, I know that my eldest wife will be more famous than the Han family. "
Zhang Chong had a strange expression on his face, and he didn't know whether Tian Feng really thought so or had learned to flatter him.
In fact, he is in this state now. All he hears is good news. Even some bad news is replaced with good news and delivered to his ears.
This is not because he is a treacherous person, nor is he becoming stupid, but the development of power determines this situation.
At this time, Zhang Chong looked at Kyoto in the distance and felt that he was in the same situation as now. He was looking very far away, but the near distance was getting blurry. There were always some branches and vines blocking his sight, making it difficult for him to see. Unclear.
But fortunately, he already knew how to fight the battle before him.
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The Taishan Army must capture Kyoto.
This was the angry cry from the hearts of all the officers and soldiers in the army.
There is no need for missionaries in the army to emphasize the importance of this battle. For one thing, Kyoto must be won.
They want to avenge the robes who died fighting for Huang Tian's cause over the past few years! We must overthrow the decadent Han world, and realize the world of Huangtian where everyone is warm.
So Kyoto must be won!
The officers and men of the whole army are unswervingly determined and united as one. On March 22, the entire army of 60,000 troops lay across the foot of Beimang Mountain, spanning 80 miles.
There are many soldiers and swords, the flags cover the sun, and the military spirit is in the sky.
Zhang Chong was dressed in military uniform, waving a riding whip in his hand, and led hundreds of generals to run in front of the entire army. He wanted his brothers to see him, the apricot-yellow flag behind him, and the big flag. On the scroll are the four characters "Practice for Heaven".
He raced all the way, sweating profusely and returned to the central army, and began to preach to the three armies:
"The world has been unfair for a long time. Today, we are here with the injustice of hundreds of millions of people. We are not only here to ask for justice, but also to stand for those who sacrificed their lives for this."
"Those ministers on Beimang Mountain raised tombs and built huge tombs, hoping to be immortal for a long time. But in my opinion, they are just a group of withered bones, scattered into dust. But who can truly be immortal? That is to dedicate his life to the sublime Those who work are those who sacrifice their lives for Huang Tian’s great cause to reappear in the world.”
"Who are they!"
"Brothers, tell me loudly!"
All the Taishan soldiers, who had been excited for a long time, felt heat in their chests and shouted passionately:
"Those are the Taishan soldiers who have died fighting in the world in the past seven years! Those are the Taiping Dao comrades who have died preaching in the north and south of the river in the past thirty years! Those are the ancestors who have sacrificed their lives fighting against injustice for thousands of years! ”
"They live forever!"
Countless crowds roared out:
"They live forever!"
The sound of the explosion resounded like huge thunder across the Heluo Plain, bringing a shudder to this decaying land.
The spring thunder has sounded, and it’s time for this land to be replanted.
The sound gradually dissipated, and the officers and soldiers of the three armies gave up their breath, waiting for the final order!
In front of everyone, Zhang Chong put his hands together and murmured:
"May you live forever!"
Then, Zhang Chong raised his arms and shouted:
"Then take Kyoto for me! Kill!"
All the troops shouted together:
“Take Kyoto!”
"Kill! Kill! Kill!"
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The first battle to start was the Luobei Barrier Group, which Zhu Jun had high hopes for.
This wall is located directly in front of the Taishan Army camp in Beimang Mountain, which greatly compresses the deployment of Taishan Army troops. If you want to give full play to the Taishan Army's field combat capabilities and strength advantages, you must first pull out the Luobei Group Wall.
The person in charge of this battle is Guo Mo, the powerful general of the Taishan Army.
This important general of Guan Yu's left army was transferred back to Yecheng during this military reform and was responsible for reorganizing the "Leopard Tao" Army of the Forbidden Army.
This time, Guo Mo was lucky enough to lead his Leopard Tao Army to fight the first battle for the entire army!
After Guo Mo received the military order, he was neither happy nor worried, and replied to the order:
"Live up to your kindness and live up to your mission."
As he said, Guo Mo also did the same.
When Bao Tao's army arrived at the outskirts of Luobei Group Wall, Guo Mo raised his flag and attacked fiercely without saying a word.
The Han army on the opposite side was obviously elite. When they were at a numerical disadvantage, they actually chose to go out of the wall and face Guo Mo's previous camp with their backs against the wall.
On the Taishan Army's side, a young cavalry general raised his arms, and five hundred armored cavalry shouted directly and charged towards the Han army on the opposite side.
There is nothing that is not worthwhile, there is nothing that cannot be overcome by cavalry, and in their first battle, they fought with momentum!
As a result, five hundred war horses carrying armored knights suddenly collided with the Han soldiers' infantry formation. The sharp claws directly pierced the necks of the war horses. A large number of Han cavalry were directly hit and fell off their horses. Was trampled to a pulp.
But with such a thunderous collision, the Han army suffered heavy losses.
The opponent obviously did not expect that the Taishan Army would be so brave and fearless of death. Didn't it mean that the cavalry did not dare to attack their strong formation?
This is what the Han generals who originally built this barrier planned.
He led the infantrymen to form a strong formation with their backs against the barrier, and then the crossbowmen on the barrier shot down the enemy troops on the periphery, and finally drove back the enemy troops.
He didn't expect to win any big battle, but with this method he could at least defeat the first wave of enemy charges.
And as long as the Han army wins the first battle, their morale will definitely be greatly improved.
It's a pity that military war is never what you think, I think.
At this moment, although dozens of Taishan Army cavalry fell off their horses, more cavalry rushed into the square formation along the depression.
The galloping war horses brought huge impact, constantly knocking the hands of the Han military headquarters away, and howling all over the field.
However, the Han army's phalanx was very dense. As the impact was offset by the dense crowd, more and more Taishan Army knights could only stand on their horses and use iron bones to fight back.
It can be said realistically that the combat effectiveness of this group of Han troops is very strong, and they obviously have rich experience in dealing with cavalry.
These people often formed small formations. One used his rifle to harass the sudden cavalry of the Taishan Army, and the other used his short sword to wipe the ankles of the war horses.
This is very dangerous, because the war horse is aware of danger, and often it can kill you with just one kick before your sword reaches you.
But this was the most effective. Even though some Han soldiers were kicked by the horses until they vomited blood, a large number of horses neighed and fell to the ground.
More and more Taishan Army's sudden cavalry were pulled off their horses, and then they were suppressed by several Han soldiers and killed with short knives and barrels.
The situation is becoming increasingly unfavorable to the Taishan Army.
But in the back, Guo Mo was sitting on the bed, with his usual iron spear on his side.
He kept staring at the young cavalryman among the cavalry, that was his other nephew and his last nephew.
In the southern suburbs of Dongpingling Mausoleum, one of his nephews had died at the hands of Chen Deng, and the one at the forefront was his sister's last son.
He still remembers his sister's sad look, but this is a great cause. Without bloodshed, how can it be a great cause!
However, the blue hand holding the bed revealed his anxiety.
Suddenly, the cavalryman suddenly fell off his horse, and Guo Mo's heart suddenly fell to the bottom.
But soon, the rider got on his horse again, and this time he was holding a head high in his hand and shouting.
As a result, the morale of the Han army collapsed, and Guo Mo's army fell into the First Bi.
Without counting, Guo Mo knew that this time the losses were heavy, but looking at the remaining ten or so barriers ahead, he still ordered:
"Keep fighting! Keep fighting!"
So, with three hundred drum beats, Bao Tao's army changed sides and fought again!