Chapter 115: Concentration in Management (1)

There was a sea of ​​fire on the wall of Tongxin City. After the tincture oil burned, it emitted black smoke rolling upwards, gathering above the city. Standing in the distance, Tongxin City was as if it was about to be crushed by a black cloud.

The main forces of the coalition forces outside the city rushed into Tongxin City, shouting and screaming faintly floated in the air. Hou Dayong looked at this scene from afar, and was a little confused for a moment. The cruel siege battle was a bit like the scene in a movie, both familiar and unfamiliar. The "Wind" smelled the smoke and dust in the air, and raised his forelimbs with excitement. The "Wind" act pulled Hou Dayong, who was a little dazed, back to reality.

Hou Dayong pointed at Tongxin City and asked Zhao Pu behind him: "What does Register Zhao think about the current situation?"

In the history that Hou Dayong knew, Zhao Pu was a very outstanding figure. He played a very important role in the "Golden Chamber Alliance", which influenced the political trend of the Song Dynasty for hundreds of years. He was known to rule the world with half of the Analects of Confucius. After Hou Dayong arrived in the Great Zhou Dynasty, he was extremely outstanding. Hou Dayong was often impressed by the wisdom of the ancients and did not dare to look down on him. He did not dare to look down on him a little bit. However, according to the information from Feiying Hall in the past, Zhao Pu was both under Chai Rong's subordinates when he was in Huainan. The two were very close. Because of this reason, Hou Dayong was still a little vigilant about Zhao Pu. He is currently investigating Zhao Pu in many aspects, and many secrets cannot be known. Hou Dayong had a certain plan in his mind. If Zhao Pu cannot be used by him, he would tie him to Fengzhou. If Fengzhou could not keep him, he would have to use other methods to solve this problem and never let Zhao Pu be used by Zhao Kuangyin.

Zhao Pu wore a long blue round-necked gown that civil servants often wore at that time and an ochre belt tied with a waist, which looked very suave. When he heard Hou Dayong's inquiry, he bowed slightly and said respectfully: "From the current situation of the battle, Tongxin City is already the treasure of the coalition forces. However, capturing Tongxin City has little impact on the overall situation."

Hou Dayong said lightly without any expression: "Continue to talk."

Zhao Pu has been an official for generations and has a deep family. He has served as the assistant of the governor Liu Ci and the prime minister Fan Zhi. He also followed His Majesty to conquer Huainan. He saw many people and had a sharp vision. He knew that he was very good at being seen by heroes like Hou Dayong without real skills, so he did not dare to hide his own personalities and said jokingly: "Tongxin City is located in the middle of Qingshui River. After the coalition forces occupied Tongxin City, they cut off the Fang Dangjun in Guyuan and Xihuizhou. The Fang Dangjun in Guyuan and Xihuizhou could only fight on their own and it was difficult to become a whole. The coalition forces occupied

According to Tongxin City, moving westward can further threaten Jingyuan and Lanzhou. From this perspective, Tongxin City is of great strategic value. However, occupying Tongxin City means going to war with the Dangxiang tribes with all their might. The war may not be over for a while. His Majesty is currently fighting in the south with all his might and will not provide more support to the coalition forces. Only by occupying Tongxin City will you face two major problems: Fang Dangjun's full-scale counterattack and too long food outlets. Therefore, the coalition forces can attack and not defend against Tongxin City."

"In this way, Tongxin City is a chicken band. It's tasteless to eat, but it's a pity to throw it away." Hou Dayong said to himself. Hou Dayong did not continue to discuss this issue and turned his attention to Tongxin City, which was fighting fiercely.

After Zhao Pu came to Tongxin City, he was appointed as the secretary of Fengzhou and was often called to Hou Dayong to discuss matters, just like Hou Dayong's confidant. It is of course a good thing to be valued by one person, but it is also a secret concern that it is the same as having nothing to do to show his attentiveness to always make people doubt that the motive is not pure. Seeing Hou Dayong looking at Tongxin City with a focused expression, Zhao Pu naturally shut up his mouth. After nearly two months of war, Hou Dayong, a royal relative, is famous in the northwest officialdom, and Zhao Pu is also a little curious about Hou Dayong. From time to time, he secretly observed Hou Dayong's every move with his light.

When the hanging gate of the East City was blown up, Fang Dangdu led Fang Dangjun, using obstacles such as houses to compete with the Zhou army, and the Zhou army that first rushed into Tongxin City was completely injured and killed. This time, He Wulang, who was always rushing in front, was surprisingly lucky. He led the five hundred black eagle army to pass the floating bridge and control the east city gate. After the infantry followed, He Wulang led the black eagle army to rush left and right on the streets in the city. The main forces of Fang Dangjun were all concentrated on the city walls, and the city's defense became the weakest link. There was not enough force to stop the five hundred fierce black eagle cavalry. As the coalition forces entered the city in large numbers, Fang Dangdu led Fang Dangjun to retreat slowly to the city.

Lang's five hundred cavalry were blocked strongly. He Wulang was named Wulang, but he was not a wise man. Seeing that Fangdang's army in the city gradually gathered, he led his cavalry out of the city center and ran wildly along the avenue below the city wall, attacking the unoccupied city gate. When He Wulang led his army to sweep the north gate like a strong wind, he attacked the Ximen but was blocked by several Jima. Fangdang's archers stood behind Jima and shot at the Black Eagle Army. Seeing that the Ximen Gate was tightly defended, He Wulang ordered his personal guards and said, "Behind the Ximen Gate is Qingshui River. Ximen must be the way for Fangdang people to escape. You can take a few people to find the large army, let them send reinforcements and cut off Fangdang's road to escape."

Although Fangdangjun resisted extremely fiercely, the number of Zhou soldiers in the city reached more than 13,000, more than three times that of Fangdangjun. Moreover, they were elite troops in the coalition. After entering the city, the coalition army organized a methodical division and encirclement. After a fierce battle, except for the number of Fangdangjun in the Xichengmen area, Fangdangjun in the other areas had been killed.

After the East City Gate was broken, Fang Dangdu rushed down from the city wall with hundreds of soldiers and fought with the Zhou army. At this time, the Ximen Guard Fang Dangda sent people to find him. Fang Dangdu was hit by a knife on his left shoulder. The knife was extremely heavy, making his left arm unable to exert force. His handsome face was completely distorted due to madness, and his chest was shaking violently. Under the pressure of the large group of Zhou army, he retreated to the Ximen while fighting.

The reason why the Xicheng Gate is not lost is that Fangdang's great power has made great contributions. He and Shi Gaojin both sent to Fangdangdu's army. Shi Gaojin's duty is to make suggestions, and Fangdang's great power is to protect Fangdangdu secretly. Fangdang's great power knows that Tongxin City will definitely be in trouble. He took the initiative to ask to guard the Xicheng Gate, and led 500 guards to strengthen the defense of the Xicheng Gate day and night, and sent several small boats quietly from the barracks to the Xicheng Wall, covered them with felts, and sent people to guard them. This is the way for Fangdang's great power to stay for Fangdangdu to escape.

Facing more and more Zhou troops, Fangdangdao walked to Fangdangdu and whispered: "The West City Gate has been blocked. There are small boats and ropes on the city wall. You can put them in Qingshui River. You can go to the city wall first."

Fang Dangdu shook his head gently and said, "Don't mention this matter again. Tongxin City is the ancestral land of Fang as the people. You must not be lost from me. The city is there, and the city is there, and the city is dead."

Fang Dangdao advised: "Stay green mountains and don't worry about burning firewood."

Fang Dangdu said firmly: "I have decided, so there is no need to say anything more."

Fangdangdao knew Fangdangming, Fangdangbai Ge and Fangdangdu were both strong-minded people, so he kept silent. He gave a wink to the guards beside him. Five strong guards held ropes and quietly leaned against Fangdangdu. While he was not paying attention, the five people suddenly threw Fangdangdu to the ground and quickly tied them up. One guard used a cloth strip to block Fangdangdu's mouth.

When Fangdangdu saw Fangdangdu being tied up, he immediately surrounded him and was about to snatch Fangdangdu out. Fangdangdu shouted: "This is the order of the handsome eagle. We want to send Fangdangdu out of the city." Fangdangdu was tied tightly. He struggled hard, but he was tied tightly and could not break free. Fangdangdu's personal guards, Su Zhi Fangdangdu was Fangdangming's confidant. He heard that Fangdangdu's sword hung down when he heard him say this.

Because the Xicheng Wall is facing Qingshui River, the city wall is shorter than the other four gates, but only seven or eight meters away. When a few small boats slowly put them into Qingshui River from the Xicheng Wall.

When Fangdangdu's boat appeared on the banks of Qingshui River, it was soon discovered by the coalition forces. All the small boats collected by the coalition forces were taken to be pontoon bridges. The coalition soldiers could only pursue along the river bank and shoot the people in the boat with bows and arrows. Each boat could sit four or five people, and there was a sludge sergeant at the stern of the boat. They blocked their bodies with leather shields and drifted down quickly with the water flow. The coalition cavalry chased for a while, and were blocked by the hill at the turn of a river, so they could only stop chasing. Fangdangdu was lying on the boat. Watching Tongxin City gradually fade away. A turbid teardrop flowed out from the corner of his eyes.

Fangdang's great power completed his mission, and he was determined to die and sniped more and more Zhou troops.

The battle in Tongxin City started in the morning and continued until dusk before gradually subsided. The blood flowing everywhere in Tongxin City, the broken limbs and broken arms and the corpses were filled with choking smells in the air.

After deciding on the siege strategy in this battle against Tongxin City, Hou Dayong completely let Wang Yanchao command the siege battle. Wang Yanchao was a highly qualified military governor, faithfully implemented the battle plan formulated in advance and completed the task calmly.

After the resistance in the city was basically stopped, the coalition soldiers drove all the Dangxiang people out of the houses, and all concentrated in the Dangxiang yard in the city. The Dangxiang yard was a wide dam, and the Dangxiang people liked to ride horses, so this wide Dangxiang yard became the best racetrack for the defenders in the Dangxiang City. The Dangxiang population in Tongxin City was not large. During the fierce street fighting, most of the Dangxiang adult men were killed, some were killed during resistance, and some were killed by the Zhou army who rushed into their homes. At this time, most of the crowded Dangxiang yard were old, weak, women and children, and there were only a very small number of adult men in the crowd.

Teams of murderous Zhou army soldiers rushed into the crowd. Under the threat of a sharp sword, six or seven hundred young women were gathered together in the crowd. Children who could not walk were allowed to be taken by the young woman. After the young woman was forced to pull out, there were crying sounds in the military field. Several men of Dangxiang resisted like a picture and were all killed on the spot. Except for the young women selected, all of these old, weak, women and children were taken out of Tongxin City and headed towards Xiaoniuguan.

The temperature is very high in September. If the corpses in the city are not cleaned up in time, they will not only smell bad after decay, but will also spread diseases more easily. In addition to the necessary alert forces, most of the coalition soldiers participated in the work of cleaning up the bodies. The coalition soldiers who died in battle were buried in a small hillside in the city and erected monuments, while all the dead Dangxiang people were sent out of the city. The coalition forces took soil at the East City Gate to build a high platform, forming a deep pit. The Dangxiang people who died in battle were thrown into the pit one after another and poured tinder oil. The raging fire lasted for two days before it finally burned out.

After capturing Tongxin City, the coalition forces left 2,000 troops to defend the city. The others all went north to Xiaoniu Pass and together with the Northwest Army, they were always ready to fight the Dangxiang cavalry from Xihuizhou to the south. In the south of Tongxin City, Wang Tengxiang led the Lingzhou cavalry and the division Gaojin, and Fangdangzhijin, and the cavalry led by Fangdangzhijin, and the cavalry of this cavalry escaped from Guyuan to prevent the defense line of Lingzhou cavalry and were forced to surrender to Jingyuan City.

In Tongxin City, the temporary command center is located in a large temple, where all the clans believe in Buddhism. The best building in Tongxin City is this Guiyun Temple, which covers an area of ​​dozens of acres. In addition to the monks in the temple guarding the courtyard, the young and strong monks also participated in the battle to defend Tongxin City and all died in the city. This Guiyun Temple naturally became the best place to set up a command center.

Hou Dayong insisted on keeping these young women in Dangxiang, which was a bit different from Hou Dayong's usual way of dealing with things. Shi Hu, Guo Jiong, Qian Xiangnan and others all felt incredible. When Bai Shuanghua once again complained to Shi Hu about food tension, Shi Hu couldn't help but ask why.

Hou Dayong left these women mainly from the perspective of establishing a base. Tongxin City should be the base for the Black Diao Army. In addition to the army, there must be many civilians in the city. Without civilians, production cannot be carried out, and it will not be able to provide support to the Black Diao Army. However, Tongxin City is at the forefront and is eager to attract the people of the Central Plains to live in, and the Tang survivors of Gua and Sha cannot come here in a short time. These women can bring more population to Tongxin City.

In addition to this reason, adjusting the gender ratio is also an important reason. Some time ago, the Independent Army's brutal behavior in the face of the Dangxiang people aroused Hou Dayong's vigilance, not only the Independent Army. The Black Eagle Army also has a tendency to be violent, but the Black Eagle Army's military discipline is stricter and it is not as outstanding as the Independent Army.

Hou Dayong clearly felt the irritability of the soldiers, and the entire military camp was filled with too many male hormones. In modern society, soldiers served only two years, and soldiers who were not converted into non-commissioned officers would be demobilized and returned home after two years. Because the service period was short, soldiers were not allowed to get married, but non-commissioned officers in the long-term service could get married. The Great Zhou army did not have a clear service period, and there were many veterans in the coalition army with five or six years of military experience. Marriage became a problem for these soldiers. Whether from the perspective of traditional morality or the physical and psychological aspects of men, men and women became an urgent problem in the army.

Based on these two reasons, Hou Dayong ordered all the 677 young Dangxiang women to be kept in Tongxin City. Any soldier who had not been married for more than five years could choose a Dangxiang woman to marry according to certain rules. Of course, when Hou Dayong issued the order, he did not explain the true meaning of this order. Therefore, Shi Hu, Guo Jiong and Qian Xiangnan were puzzled.

Shi Hu came to the small room where Hou Dayong lived. This room was the residence of the abbot of Guiyun Temple. He asked with some confusion: "These young Dangxiang women stayed in the city, which really disturbed the morale of the army. When the soldiers saw these women, they were like slandering cats and salted fish, and their eyes were about to be pressed on these Dangxiang women. I think something would happen sooner or later. In addition, the hundreds of women consumed a lot of food every day. The military commander Bai Shuanghua mentioned this matter several times in front of me."

Hou Dayong looked at Shi Hu with a smile and answered the question irrelevantly: "I wonder if the soldiers dare to marry a Dangxiang woman?" Shi Hu heard Hou Dayong's words and said, "The governor wants these Dangxiang women to be rated to the soldiers?" Hou Dayong corrected: "It's not ration, it's marrying the soldiers. Do the soldiers have the courage to marry Hu's daughter?"

Shi Hu felt a little dizzy, Hou Dayong's expression was serious, obviously not a joke, and betrothing these women in the Dangxiang to the soldiers was much beyond Shi Hu's imagination. He hesitated and touched the back of his head, saying, "If this matter is spread, it will be ridiculed by the people in the court. Those old masters will definitely speak out."

"Many soldiers in the Black Eagle Army have been in the army for five or six years. The Black Eagle Army has strict military discipline and they have no chance to come into contact with women. The sages have said that food, sex and nature are also the same. It is really against the laws of nature for a long time. There is another problem. According to tradition, there are three unfilial piety, and no descendants are the greatest. These soldiers hang their heads on the waist of the trousers to fight for the Black Eagle Army. We also need to think more about them so that the army can maintain the continuous combat effectiveness. After all, if the horses run, they must let the horses eat grass. The only thing I worry about is that the soldiers dare not be close to Dangxiang women."

Shi Hu thought for a while and said, "I can't tell you about this matter. Most of the Black Eagle Army soldiers are from the mainland. Without the words of matchmakers, they can get married to Hu Nu with their parents. However, the people in the Central Plains and Hu people in the border areas are mostly married. As a result, the soldiers who have fought for the rest of their lives, they all know that they may lose their lives at any time. They may not pay attention to so many bad rules."
Chapter completed!