Chapter 409 Huoxiang Liqi Pills
The Shenwei Army had already dug through the blocked city gate, and the army was rapidly entering the city. Lai Chuanfang said that he had arranged Yi Shuigui to create the illusion of flooding the east of the city according to the young master's instructions. Liu Yuzhou was definitely going to escape, and it was just a matter of time before they could destroy the enemy inside.
He had already arranged his troops to encircle the east gate. If they didn't flee, it would be easier for him to catch them and behead them one by one. He would not miss a single one. He would chase them all the way into Kaifeng Prefecture.
Zhao Yulin was too lazy to argue with him, so he shook his head and said that it didn't matter if he missed a few, it would be a good opportunity to promote the Shenwei Army. He asked Lai Chuanfang: Have you forgotten that you are still the head coach of the East Group?
The right thing to do would be to order the follow-up troops to move into Xuzhou and help Yang Xingyun open the gate of Xuzhou.
Lai Chuanfang suddenly came to his senses, nodded and agreed, and went out.
The autumn air was chilly and Zhao Yulin was exhausted after the fierce battle. He half-lay on the kang and soon fell asleep.
Seeing this, Chu Yuxuan immediately found a quilt to cover him.
In Xiangyang, Zhao Yulin's fourth wife Chen Chen has taken the position of prefect and is busy transporting food and grass to the front line. A deputy commander reported to her that the chief clerk of Zhejiang and Sichuan, who was on good terms with the adults, delayed the transportation of military food on the pretext of a shortage of ships.
When Chen Chen heard that, she immediately called her personal guards, explained the affairs of the government office, and went to check. She didn't know until she went there, and she was shocked when she went there. This guy was sitting in the government office, playing rock-paper-scissors and drinking with a group of his subordinates. The table was full of discarded chicken and duck bones and wine jars.
Chen Chen was furious when she saw this and shouted, "Catch them!" The patrolmen around her immediately took action and pinned the group of termites to the ground.
Chen Chen gritted his teeth and said: It's really tight in the front and the back, huh.
Tell me, who gave you such courage?
Seeing Shangguan's aggressive attitude, these guys were so scared that they were trembling all over and couldn't speak.
Seeing that no one answered, Chen Chen got furious and shouted: "You don't want to tell me? If you don't tell me, I'll drag you out and chop you into pieces."
The chief clerk in charge saw that Chen Chen was serious and, like her husband, would kill anyone if he made a mistake, so he crawled over to her and begged for mercy, tremblingly saying that he had personally gone to Xiangyang a month ago to give the master a jade pig.
Chen Chen was stunned immediately. After careful recollection, she remembered that it was true. The chief clerk of Zhejiangchuan had given her a pig not long ago, which looked quite cute.
But at that time, this guy said it was a fine porcelain from Ru kiln.
The chief clerk said proudly: "Your Excellency is really pretending to be confused. This is clearly a piece of top-quality Kunlun jade. I am giving it as a gift to honor my superior. How can I use porcelain to deceive others?"
Chen Chen covered her mouth in surprise, thinking that it was really a jade. After the guy gave it to her, she took it out and played with it when she returned to the house, and she couldn't let it go. She had doubts, but she was also skeptical. Who would say that their things were cheap?
Chen Chen still understood that this guy was trying to bribe her and wanted to protect her, so she must not do that.
She shouted sternly, handing the case over to the inspector, saying that anyone who delayed military affairs should be executed and her property should be confiscated and she should be punished.
The patrol officers and officials from the Shunfeng Office who followed him immediately took action and the case was quickly investigated and clarified.
Zhejiang and Sichuan are located by the water, controlling the water traffic from the south to the north. It is an important county town in the recovery area. Although the person in charge is the chief clerk, he exercises the duties of the county magistrate. In just a few years, this guy has been mixed in business and has become greedy and evil.
When he saw the new superior , he found out that Chen Chen liked small things, so he catered to his taste and found a pig-shaped jade ornament to give as a gift when he went to Xiangyang on official business. He thought that after this move, he would be protected by a nobleman and could take bribes without any worries. However, he was still caught by Chen Chen and beheaded in Zhejiangchuan.
After this incident, Chen Chen seemed to have grown ten years older and was no longer in the mood to play with her gadgets.
She handed the jade pig to the inspector and asked him to handle the case truthfully and hand it over to the Chengdu official treasury. She would also take the initiative to report her own guilt to the Imperial Inspectorate.
On Yizhou Island, southeast of Fujian Road, the fleeing troops of the Southern Song Dynasty had already occupied Jilong. Zhao Bing, the pseudo-emperor of the small court in Lin'an, was feeling uncomfortable due to the heat and was drinking large bowls of tea. It was only then that he received a report that the Mongolian army was looting southwards and approaching the Yangtze River.
Although there were still spies on the mainland after Zhao Bing fled to the sea, there were not many people from the Imperial City Bureau following him. The intelligence delivery person chased all the way from Zhoushan to Jilong and delivered the secret letter to Zhao Bing. After Zhao Bing finished reading the secret letter, he saw that the signature was half a month later.
This is an urgent military report.
Fortunately, the ruler of Xiaoliuqiu confirmed that the Mongolian army was advancing southwards to plunder with great force, and it was estimated that they had already crossed the river.
Zhao Bing and his important officials judged that half of Jiangnan would soon fall into the hands of the Mongolian army, and that it was only a matter of time before the mainland fell to the Mongolian army. They made up their minds to stay overseas and establish a court.
But where to settle?
The ruler of Xiaoliuqiu was delighted to see the Song army's warships as tall as mountains, and hoped that the emperor would stay in Yizhou and not leave.
However, Zhao Bing felt that this place was dangerous and not a safe place to live.
Because, not long after they moved into the chicken coop, a summer heat disease broke out in Iju. More than 20,000 officers and soldiers wandering around the island seeking pleasure inevitably brought the virus into the garrison, and in less than ten days, thousands of people died of the heat.
Zhao Bing felt that this place was unlucky.
He then learned that the Mongolian army had moved south, and that he would inevitably have to confront the Mongol Empire across the sea in the future. Facing the powerful Mongol Empire, his strength was obviously that of a weak chicken, and he continued to be the object of humiliation and trampling.
Therefore, among the thirty-six strategies, running away is the best, or it is better to stay away from it.
The chief steward of the Imperial City suggested to him: After all, it is autumn now, and you can follow the monsoon to go to the farther Mayi, where there are islands connected to each other. Any place you find to stay will be a paradise on earth, a utopia, and is definitely much safer than this place.
Zhao Bing traveled all the way out of Lin'an and actually felt that such a life was much more comfortable. However, Jilong was too close to the opposite continent and was not suitable for building his pocket kingdom.
He immediately became interested in the Mayi Kingdom proposed by the Imperial City Bureau.
Zheng Qillang standing by thought that the army had just arrived in Jilong and had encountered heatstroke, so they had to wait until the medical officer cured them before they could set off.
However, the Imperial City Division said that it would be best to leave the plague area early. As long as they could get the Huoxiang Liqi Pills, which were standard equipment for the Shenwei Army, they would not be afraid of the summer heat.
As for those who are sick, there is no need to worry at all. If they can be cured, they will be cured. If they cannot be cured, they will be thrown into the sea and cleaned up completely.
The imperial physician in front of the palace was trembling with fear, and immediately nodded like a chicken pecking at rice, saying that this was the magic medicine, and as long as it was used, there would be no need to be afraid of any hot weather.
Zhao Bing immediately looked at Zheng Qilang and asked him: Is there any way?
My dear, there are some captives from the Divine Power Army in your army. Try to get them to go to the other side and get some magic medicine back to help the Song Dynasty overcome the difficulties. This will be a great achievement.
While the group was still discussing, a maidservant at the back came out in panic to report: The Queen was feeling dizzy, had chest tightness, was vomiting and had diarrhea, and was suspected of having a heat stroke.
Zhao Bing said "Hmm." and immediately became nervous. He shouted to get out of the way and walk away. He urged the imperial physician to take the pulse and treat the patient. Then he turned to look at Zheng Qilang and told him to bring back some Huoxiang Liqi Pills no matter what.
Otherwise, you will be charged with deceiving the emperor.
Zheng Qillang came out, cursing in his heart.
Damn it, this is a pirate ship. It's easy to get on board but hard to get off.
Zhengzhou, the Shenwei Army has occupied the entire city.
Last night, Haner Army leader Liu Yuzhou saw that the situation was hopeless and worried that the Shenwei Army would dig up the Yellow River embankment and flood the East Gate, blocking the way out. So he fled out of the East Gate in a panic without waiting for the Shenwei Army to launch an attack.
The thief didn't know that his escape had fallen into the Shenwei Army's trap of being surrounded on three sides and leaving one man missing. The Eastern Group Cavalry, which had been waiting for a long time, immediately set out in pursuit. After several fierce battles, Liu Yuzhou fled to Kaifeng with his eldest son and the remaining soldiers, less than a hundred cavalrymen.
His fourth son, lying on a stretcher, did not want to burden his father, so he drew out the dagger from his waist and stabbed it into his chest to pledge his loyalty. The eldest son beside him was also covered in wounds.
At this point, the Shenwei Army recaptured Zhengzhou and achieved the initial battle goals.
After daybreak, Zhao Yulin moved into the Zhengzhou government office. Although the yard had been cleaned up, the surrounding streets were still in ruins.
Lai Chuanfang reported to him that according to the news from the wind, the Mongolian commander Mengge was leading his troops southward at a rapid speed and were about to cross the river, with a large number of reinforcements following him southward.
However, Hubili in the south was shrinking the front line and building up defenses with Xuzhou as the center.
He was worried that the Mongolian troops in the Central Plains would gather together to fight a decisive battle with the Shenwei Army. Once the war started, Zhengzhou and the surrounding counties that had just been captured might be lost. He had already ordered a shift to defense, with the main force heading south to annihilate the enemy in Xuzhou together with Yang Xingyun.
Zhao Yulin nodded and said it was very likely. It was a good judgement for a commander. There was no need to be afraid of them. We came to the east to test our swords on them.
The generals laughed when they heard this.
He then changed the subject and said that the details still needed to be carefully considered, such as yesterday's battle with the air force, the musket sniper should follow our air force to set up an ambush. If we had thought of it and done it, how could there be such a heavy loss?
The generals immediately shut up and gave up.
Yes, if Zhao Yulin hadn’t rushed forward and acted as a musketeer yesterday, how could we have destroyed the enemy’s army so easily?
If the enemy were allowed to devour the Heavenly Army of the Divine Might Army, the momentum of the siege would certainly be hampered and would subsequently fail, and they would have to reorganize the attack.
How could it be so relaxing to sit in the yamen and have tea and chat?
At ease, Lai Chuanfang made a self-examination to him. It was his own negligence that caused the Shenwei Army's air force to suffer heavy losses. Please punish him, Third Young Master.
Zhao Yulin sighed and said: What crime is being punished for?
This is a review of the gains and losses on the battlefield. If we punish the generals for shortcomings after every battle, then our Shenwei Army will have no generals, and how can we fight against the Mongolian Army?
Everyone grimaced in embarrassment.
Yes, as a commander leading troops into battle, who doesn’t have mistakes in command?
He said earnestly that they must make a serious summary. Why did he require generals at all levels to hold meetings and review the battle after each battle?
The goal is to find the shortcomings and invent new ways to win with the soldiers.
He said: Although the number of muskets is small, their significance is great. He suggested that the group set up a special operations team to specifically attack the enemy's space army hot air balloons.
He believed that this small team could not only attack the enemy's hot air balloons, but also attack the enemy's watchtowers and bunkers.
