Chapter 690 Anmin
In the big tent, Zhang Chong carefully observed Xu Huang's condition and once again determined that this was a typical lack of sleep.
He asked Xu Huang's companion to take good care of him, and then took Xun You and Yu Jin out.
On the way, Zhang Chong looked at the Jinyong City not far away, imagining the bloody battle between Xu Huang and the others on the top of the city, and suddenly sighed:
"It's not easy to conquer the world."
Xun You nodded and added intentionally or unintentionally:
"It is difficult to conquer the world, but even harder to defend it. Your Majesty, it will only be more difficult in the future."
Zhang Chong hummed, then turned to ask Yu Jin:
"A Jin, this Jinyong City has captured the North City, and the tunnel is too narrow, so we can't get in for a while. Do you have any plans for the follow-up war?"
Yu Jin respectfully replied:
"Your Majesty, Jin Yong City seems to be impregnable, but in fact there is a huge flaw. Just after questioning the prisoners of the Jianghuai Army, it turns out that there are no wells in the city. Even if there are one or two water reserves, they will not be able to hold up for long. So the general His view is to encircle Jin Yong without attacking, but to launch a direct attack on Kyoto."
Zhang Chong stopped and asked Yu Jin to continue.
Yu Jin used his finger to draw on the ground, and after marking out the city defense of Kyoto, he explained:
"Now that all the outer strongholds in Kyoto have been removed by our army, even though Jinyong City has the advantage of being in a commanding position, because it has been captured by our army, it is actually unable to protect itself. Compared with Jinyong City, there is no peripheral defense. Kyoto is actually not that difficult to attack.”
Zhang Chong nodded and asked Yu Jin:
"Then what's your strategy?"
Yu Jin was about to report the strategy and tactics he had thought up to Zhang Chong.
In fact, to sum up, Yu Jin's strategy for attacking Kyoto is three-point.
One is to immediately build fortresses and commanding heights on the outskirts of Kyoto, relying on favorable terrain to consolidate the results achieved by the Fourth Front Army.
In the words of Jin, only by building strong strongholds and building strong fortresses can we have a foothold on all sides.
In addition, the commanding heights of the soil slopes must be constructed.
Originally, there was only one barrier at the outermost edge of Kyoto, Jin Yong Castle, which gave Jin Yong Castle unique military value.
But now, it is difficult to conquer Jin Yong City in a short period of time, but this inspired Yu Jin. He meant that the rocks and soil from the trenches could be used to pile up mountains of earth outside the city of Kyoto. At that time, divine archers could be arranged to attack the Han troops on the city. blow.
At the same time, artillery positions were also set up on various sides, and rocks from nearby mountains could be used to bombard the city continuously throughout the day.
Of course, with the strength of Kyoto, the current level of trebuchets is a deterrent attack, but it is enough to make the Han army panic until the moment when their will is destroyed and collapses.
Then the second strategy is to implement small-scale tactical maneuvers during the day, and then use rocket harassment at night to continuously destroy the enemy's determination to defend the city.
In fact, Yu Jin’s strategy is the core:
Attack the heart!
After hearing this, Zhang Chong put forward some opinions:
"The specific details of this still need to be tested. You said you want to pile up mountains of earth, but have you considered that the turn of spring and summer is the time of heavy rain. Once heavy rain strikes, those mountains of earth will become a safety hazard."
Yu Jin had never thought about this. Just as he was about to think about how to solve it, he heard Zhang Chong say:
"You should follow this rule first and do it first. Don't be afraid that you can't understand it. It's good to do things if you understand them. It's okay to do things if you don't understand them. The important thing is to do them first. If there are problems later, just analyze the reasons. .”
After being taught by Yu Jin, everyone followed Zhang Chong to the North City of Jinyong, and even personally planted the apricot-yellow flag on the tower of the North City.
Afterwards, Zhang Chong stayed here to have a meal with the officials of the Flying Tiger Army, comforting them that their military leader Xu Huang was fine.
After dinner, Zhang Chong even went to the Sky Street corridor again. Looking at the corridor erected in the sky, he couldn't help but marvel at the superb architectural skills of the ancients.
At this time, the Han army in the middle city also looked at the opposite side nervously. They obviously did not expect that the biggest thief, Zhang thief, was standing less than a hundred steps away from them.
If any archery master could hit Zhang Chong at this time, not only the entire war, but even the fate of the entire time and space would change.
In fact, at that time, there were people in Zhongcheng who were aiming their bows at Zhang Chong.
But the veteran of the Jianghuai Army, who had been beaten bluntly, stopped the reckless official, not wanting his recklessness to cost everyone's lives.
Of course, the real situation is that even if the soldier shot at Zhang Chong, so what?
Can a small iron arrow hurt someone like him?
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According to Yu Jin's subordinates, the Taishan Army began to dispatch small troops to harass Kyoto on April 1, the third year of Taiwu.
Small teams composed of elite shooters from each army began to penetrate into the city from time to time, and launched attacks with fire arrows against some tents, tents, and oars on the top of the city.
These people were often in groups of dozens, heading straight to each gate, and then used the cards to shoot at the Han troops on the top of the city.
As long as one or two oars are burned, they will show no mercy and be gone with one blow.
All of the above happened at various gates in Kyoto, and even some water gates had fire ships put down by the Taishan Army, ready to burn through the water gate fences.
And it wasn't just during the day, but also at night. These attacks would come suddenly, making the Han army on the top of the city nervous and sleepless at night.
Even Xie Bi's Ministry, which was located in the west of the city, took the initiative to transport all the Buddha statues from the White Horse Temple in the west of the city and then planted flags everywhere.
At night, a bonfire was lit, and dozens of people with loud voices roared and shouted.
The Han army on the west city thought that the Taishan army was arrayed outside the city and was bound to attack the city at night, so they hurriedly reported to Zhu Jun.
Tired, Zhu Jun came from the south gate and checked quickly.
After Zhu Jun arrived, after watching for a long time and seeing no sparks moving, he knew that this was just a trick by the Taishan Army.
But what can be done? Zhu Jun still couldn't sleep that night.
At this time, the big man's Optimus Prime fell ill after all.
The pressure of military affairs for many days, the intrigues of the officials in the city, and the fact that he had not had a good rest after staying overnight in the city for the past few days, made Zhu Jun collapse from exhaustion.
At first it was just a simple cold, but as the condition worsened, Zhu Jun could no longer get out of bed.
Even so, he still left his bed on the tower to listen to reports from the generals at any time.
On the bed, Zhu Jun thought of a way.
He asked people to find cowhide soft rails and bamboo plaques and put them on the top of the city to block the fire arrows of Taishan's army.
But the general reported back that there were no bamboo gardens in the city for harvesting, and only some ministers still had bamboo left in their homes.
The man asked what to do?
What can be done? Zhu Jun was lying on the bed and Senhan said:
"Take my warrant to recruit all the military and state officials in the city. Anyone who dares to stop him will be treated as a spy of the Taishan Army."
During the siege of the city, Kyoto was very miserable.
The sergeants had to guard the city top day and night, and braved the enemy's arrows to go out and fight bloody battles. The official slaves and disciples in the city had to carry supplies to the top of the city and were forced to do various labors.
Even some minor officials and assistant officials in government offices had to reduce their salaries and provide the excess to the city.
But there is only one group that is not affected at all in this terrible city, and that is the officials.
They seemed to have forgotten that this battle was closely connected with their own destiny. Almost without exception, all the disciples stayed within the high walls of Kyoto Risha, unable to step out. They even used the limited supplies in the city to build communities in various areas to protect each other, and then sat on the wealth and corn accumulated for decades at home.
It can be said that these shrines have simply built their own barrier within the city of Kyoto, almost comparable to the two palaces in the north and south.
Therefore, when Zhu Jun's men came to seize the bamboo in their garden, the result can be imagined.
They only gave the visitor one word:
"Get out!"
In fact, when Zhu Jun's guards broke into Liu Yu's mansion that night and captured Liu He, the relationship between the two parties was already inseparable.
After seeing Zhu Jun's elite troops defeated by the Taishan Army in a field battle at the North Gate before, they no longer paid much attention to defending the city, and instead devoted themselves to running their own lishe.
Zhu Jun no longer asked for their opinions in defensive battles before. At this time, the ministers even felt that Zhu Jun's people were here to plunder them again.
Some of the sons of ministers once told their elders that if the lips are dead and the teeth are cold, no eggs will be left intact even if the nest is overturned.
But he was reprimanded by his elders:
"What do children know? What you know, I already knew when you were your age, but you don't understand what I know now. Are you here to teach me how to do things?"
Some elders are arrogant and do not explain the reason behind it, but simply force them to do something.
Some of them also explained the truth to their own children.
It turns out that for ministers, public and private matters are clearly distinguished. In the defense of Kyoto, if more than ten generations of savings were consumed in the battle with the Taishan Army, what is the difference between it and being robbed by the Taishan Army?
Could it be that if it is given to you Zhu Jun, it is no longer useful?
This is still the result of winning the battle, and if they lose, these people will be implicated because they funded Zhu Jun in the battle to defend the city.
And in the eyes of these people, the latter is far more likely than the former.
In fact, many people have secretly prepared to welcome the Taishan Army when they enter the city. After all, which new dynasty does not need a few old men to decorate its appearance?
It's just that this view is still private and not mainstream at present.
Most of the Han soldiers who came to ask for bamboo were from the Northern Army in the city. Who in the family was not related to these ministers? Many of them are even the disciples of these people.
So in the face of the master's reprimand, even with Zhu Jun's handwriting, they withdrew in disgrace.
In the end, a few people were afraid that they would not be able to do their jobs, so they simply demolished the gate wall of the West Market, and then took down some bamboo planks and placed them at the top of the city.
As for the effect, they didn't care. Zhu Jun was already bedridden anyway, and they didn't have to guard the city wall for the Jianghuai soldiers anyway.
For the next few days, Kyoto City has been experiencing such low-intensity fighting. Although it is difficult, it is not too dangerous.
During this process, the Taishan Army also began to propagandize the communities near Kyoto.
Kyoto is the largest city in the world, with a permanent population of 200,000. Although this number may not seem to be many in later generations, in this era of low productivity, supplying such a large out-of-work urban population is a great thing.
Among the materials that maintain the lives of these people in Kyoto, such as corn and clothing, they can be transferred from other places in the world, but some daily necessities such as firewood, vegetables and other items are produced and supplied from manors near Kyoto.
The Heluo Basin where Kyoto is located is one of the earliest developed areas in China. Countless manors and local communities are dotted here.
As the Taishan Army's 50,000 to 60,000 troops are deployed here, it is inevitable to deal with the relationship with these places.
For this, Taishan Army is familiar with it and has its own mature methods.
As soon as they arrived at the place, they posted announcements in rural communities to appease the people, and asked those with loud voices to ride among these communities on horseback, constantly preaching the policies of the Taishan Army.
These policies boil down to one thing:
"Don't kill", "Don't disturb each other".
This was Zhang Chong's instruction issued to the entire army at the Beimang Mountain base camp. Now is the critical period for conquering Kyoto. It is not appropriate to take aggressive local actions at this time and trigger chaos among local tyrants.
Therefore, each army began to contact these areas according to the areas they had drawn, and reached a temporary united front.
At the same time, the Taishan Army also went on a large-scale shopping spree at the local level, purchasing materials at double the market price and recruiting civilians to support the frontline.
Wherever they went, the Taishan Army helped the poor, the elderly and the weak as usual, showing these people the background of the Taishan Army.
Their Taishan Army is the team of the poor.
At first, the people in Guizhou Province near Gyeonggi Province were skeptical, and many even wanted to move their families to the south.
But when they saw that Taishan Army really gave money, and the money was given very generously, they became more and more convinced. Finally arrived, everything Taishan Army said must be true.
They remembered what the Xuanfu officials said:
"Our Taishan Army is the most honest, and we do what we say."
Later, these people learned more from the Xuanfu officials that under the rule of the Taishan Army, land reform was implemented to realize that farmers should have land and residents should have houses.
These people were even more excited, but some people were uneasy. They asked the Xuanfu:
"If the land is allocated to us, then the wealthy family will not instruct us to farm the land, and we will be hungry by then."
Farmers don’t know how to farm. This is not a joke, but a true reflection of this era.
All knowledge of agriculture, including seed selection, calendars, and seasons, are all in the hands of the powerful, and the tenant farmers are just cattle and horses, mechanically digging and filling in the fields under the arrangements of the sons of powerful families. earth.
Although they planted the land, they had no idea how it was cultivated.
The Xuanfus were all old officials and had dealt with many such problems, so they told them to feel at ease.
They promised these farmers:
"Our Taishan Army will definitely let you live a good life."
"Remember what we said?"
The farmers said in unison:
"Our Taishan Army will do what we say."
For a time, people were running around telling each other, and an optimistic atmosphere permeated this ancient Gyeonggi land.
Many farmers even laughed in their night dreams. They still couldn't believe it, but there was a longing voice in their hearts that kept telling him:
"Maybe, this time it's true?"
Regarding what happened in the capital, the wall owners of various manors were naturally aware of what was happening, and they were also very panicked. But they didn't dare to face their anger at all. As long as the 60,000 Taishan Army troops were still stationed there, nothing would be overturned.
Gradually, the joy in the basin turned into a frenzy. They brought all the men in their families to support the Taishan Army. Even though there was nothing more for them to do, they still stayed there simply.
This is the human heart.
With the support of these people, the Taishan Army not only established a firm foothold outside the city, but even turned against foreigners, turning the Gyeonggi area into a well-established territory for internal lines. On the contrary, Kyoto was isolated.
In this case, the host and the guest are different on both sides of the battlefield.