"Ming Gong, tell me about the surprise?"

"Ladies and gentlemen, the Western Xia general Ren Duo Ling Ding bewitched some of the Huanzhou tribes, and these tribes intended to betray the Great Song Dynasty, but before they reached the city of Huanzhou, they were wiped out by Chongyi, what tools did Chongyi use at that time to march quickly in Malingshui?"

"I've heard of this, it seems like a strange board." A commander said.

"So can you use this skateboard to quickly come from Ningzhou to Gyeongju?"

In fact, there were also skis in ancient times, and it was recorded in the "New Tang Dynasty Book": the ghost went to Beijing for 15,000 miles, the northeast of the black water and the north of the Shaohai Sea, and the sea was blocked on three sides, and the north was poor. People are scattered according to the island, and they are depressed, and they have the benefit of fish and salt. The ground flea is cold, and there is a lot of frost and snow. The wood was six inches wide and seven feet long, and it was tied to the ice to drive away the beasts. There are many dogs, with skin as fur, and vulgar hair. Millet is like a weedy and small, and there are no vegetables and grains. Victory of 10,000 soldiers. The south is adjacent to Mo Yao, and the southeast navigation is fifteen days, and even. In the fourteenth year of Zhenguan, his king sent his son to Yu Mo Mink to come to the dynasty three times. Awarded the lieutenant and sent him.

Heishui is Heilongjiang, and Shaohai is Xiaohai, but where this ghost country is, there has always been controversy. Some people say that it is Sakhalin, but Sakhalin is not blocked by the sea on three sides, but by the sea on all sides. Hence the second theory, which is that this country is located in the western bay region of the Sea of Okhot, → Cike, north of Sakhalin, and north of Murowe. But it is still contrary to being surrounded by the sea on three sides, so the majority supports it as Kamchatka.

This is very consistent with the historical records, blocking the sea on three sides, the ground is flea cold, there is frost and snow, there is no vegetable and it valley, and it is 15,000 miles away from Dengzhou. Even if it's downwind. It also takes half a month for the sailboat to arrive in Dengzhou.

Maybe this king didn't know where to hear about the Tang Kingdom. Therefore, he sent the prince to travel 15,000 miles to the Tang Dynasty. But Li Shimin was dumbfounded when he heard the distance between this Wandering Ghost Country and the Tang Dynasty, we are really not interested in your Wandering Ghost Country. So he conferred an official and gave some gifts, and sent the prince away.

However, Sakhalin Island also appeared in the history of the Tang Dynasty: in the northwest of Heishui (Ministry), there was the Simu Department, the Yibei Ten Days Dejun Li Department, and the Northeast Ten Days De Cave Department. It is also called Qu set, and the southeast line is ten days to get the Mo Drag Department.

This cave is located in the northern part of Sakhalin Island, and the Motsubu may be the Motsuki, that is, Ezo, which was once paid tribute along with the Wa Kingdom, and later Hokkaido.

However, due to limited understanding, Sima Guang and Ouyang Xiu had no choice but to write history books based on their imagination, thinking that the country of Liugui was on Sakhalin Island, so they wrote a sentence: Duo Zhai Ze, first attached to Baekje, and then attached to Silla. Dongyi also.

People are so far away, why should they attach Baekje and Silla.

However, this was not important in the Song Dynasty. Even the little Western Xia can't get a handle on Sakhalin and Kamchatka.

But in this paragraph, there is a sentence, with a wood six inches wide and seven feet long, tie it to trample the ice and drive away the beast. This one is six inches wide and seven feet long, so what kind of beast is chasing? In fact, the animal that takes the skin is the sable that is a specialty of the Kamchatka Peninsula, an extremely precious fur beast.

It can chase sables with skis, which shows its speed.

However, although Ouyang Xiu recorded this sentence when he rebuilt the Tang Book, he didn't think about it seriously.

Maybe after this battle, he can still remember this passage in his New Tang Dynasty book, then he will react.

In fact, it is also recorded in many historical sources that many tribes in the far north have appeared skis, called wooden horses, for travel, or hunting. Since it is used for hunting, it will probably be used for warfare. However, because the civilization in these areas is backward and there is no written record, even if there is a conflict with the Central Plains civilization, it is in spring, summer and autumn, and skis are useless. Therefore, there is almost no military use in the historical records.

But the Song Dynasty certainly didn't, and neither did the Western Xia.

So this time it played an important role as a surprise soldier.

Zhang Ji said again: "There are big rivers on both sides of Gyeongju, with Malyeongshui on the left and Yanqing on the right, and they are frozen together at this time. In the rear of Ningzhou, Wang Zi'an also had a huge army, a full twenty-eight battalions of Baojie Army. It is possible that more than twenty battalions of reinforcements from the Yongxing Army will arrive tomorrow. However, tonight has nothing to do with the reinforcements of the Yongxing Army. With Wang Zi'an came the twenty-eight battalions of the Baojie army, as well as a battalion of Qinzhou's Fan cavalry. The 28th battalion of the Baojie army would use this skateboard to quickly rush to Gyeongju and the rear of the enemy camp outside Gyeongju. ”

"Wow, I understand, why Ming Gong asked the three armies to wait to eat mutton." One of them said happily.

It is not to let the soldiers drink wine and eat meat, but to use this wine and meat to stimulate them not to sleep, and once they sleep, their bodies will be soft and have no strength to fight.

"Exactly, you stand down, and inform all of your soldiers of this news, so that they can prepare for war after they have eaten well."

"Then Ming Gong will arrive."

"It should be soon, and don't you see the enemy's battalion?"

"The enemy's battalion?" Many people were stunned for a moment, but then they realized together, and one by one they screamed happily.

Wang Ju came faster than Zhang Qi thought.

Behind Gyeongju Castle is the intersection of Malyeongsu and Yeongyeongju. With this as the center, a flat river zone has been formed. However, the surrounding terrain is still vast and mountainous. Not far from the back gate of Gyeongju Castle is a stone bridge that spans the Yeongyeong River and used to be the road leading to Ningju.

To the right of this main road is a series of mountain ranges. In the past, the people of Gyeongju could not drink because of the pollution of the two rivers, so the people went out of the city to build a canal from the valley to divert water, and obtained the spring water of this western mountain. It wasn't until Sun Changqing came to Gyeongju, gave some money, and sent special people to find suitable water sources in the city, and dug 100 wells, which solved the drinking water problem of the people in Gyeongju City.

Behind the West Mountain, a huge army was gathering at the water's edge. Some are on the ice of the river, some are on the shore. On the river ice were infantry, and on the shore were a small number of cavalry.

Qu Zhen said with a surprised expression: "Ming Gong, they are faster than riding horses." ”

To be precise, the speed is about the same.

However, on horseback, the road will be uneven and there will be some twists, but the infantry will come almost in a straight line with the help of skis. So they came here earlier than the cavalry, and had to wait for the cavalry behind.

Not only Qu Zhen and Zhao Long were surprised. Even the five hundred horsemen they brought. I also think it's incredible.

Wang Ju smiled. Actually, this snowboard. Maybe it will be the same as Liu Yu's Moon Array, because there are too many constraints, and it must first work in cold weather. However, how many Chenguang in the Song Dynasty were in cold weather and fought in the north? Even if it is a battle, it is mostly a passive defense.

Secondly, where to find rivers like Malingshui and Yanqingshui?

Wang Junwan walked over, and his face was also incredible, as if he had seen a ghost. said: "Ming Gong, will the people of Western Xia be cheating?" ”

"Why?"

"Ming Gong, come here."

Wang Junwan took Wang Ju to the top of the nearby Tushan Mountain, which was behind Gyeongju Castle, but the road was slightly to the southeast, and because of the angle, a small part of the summer camp could be seen.

Wang Ju raised his binoculars and looked over there.

Wang Junwan said: "This is not right, do they have an ambush?" ”

Wang Ju also frowned.

The first thing an army usually does when they camp in the field is to erect their tents and fences. Therefore, there is an idiom called encampment. and put up tents for sleeping, and made fences. It's for defense.

Even if you are not on the front line, you must repair the fence to prevent accidents. If the two armies face each other, they will also equip the fence with a horse rejection.

So that day, Yao Lin saw that Xia Jun had a gap, and he had to enter through the gate first, and then break through from that gap.

This is the most basic rule of the march.

However, Song Ji came to the city of Gyeongju and immediately made siege ladders to attack the city, anyway, there were many troops, even if there was no extravagant army on the side of Rouyuan Village, he also had 20,000 soldiers and horses, which was several times the strength of the Song army in the city, and even the people inside and outside the city of Gyeongju were not as many as the troops under his account.

But this is Gyeongju City, there are many people, and the nearby timber has already been cut down by the people, and it is a little difficult for the Xia army to get wood. And these felled timbers made more siege ladders, so the speed of camping slowed down.

Originally, after several night attacks by the Song army, Song Ji should have been careful. However, the rangers he sent back to report the news that the surrounding Song army had very few troops, such as the palace walled on the flank behind Gyeongju City, and the Golden Cabinet Town behind it, almost all of them were empty cities, and only a small number of strongmen and officials were maintaining order.

Then Liang Yizhu used a fast horse to send the analysis of the Zang Kui, Liang Yibury's original intention was to let Song Ji speed up the pace of siege, take Gyeongju City as soon as possible, and end the battle. And this attack was also delayed for many days, plus the Song army's surprise attack on Dashun City and White Leopard City, and if it dragged on, the grain, grass and logistics were also troublesome. If you get Gyeongju City early, there are still a lot of materials in Gyeongju City, then you can solve the urgent needs of the Xia army.

However, this information did not make Song Ji even more relaxed, at least the situation of the daytime ranger inquiry, which was very consistent with the analysis of the Zang Kui. In fact, there are almost no troops in the forts and important towns behind Gyeongju City.

Therefore, Song Ji only cared about attacking the city and wanted to make a war feat, and he attacked until the last three watches, when the three armies rested, and the fence of this battalion had not yet been tied, and one was pierced in the front and one in the back, but not on both sides.

Isn't this just the right time for the Baojie army to really attack the Western Xia camp with the help of skis?

Wang Junwan didn't believe it when he saw it, Wang Ju also felt very strange, he rubbed his eyes, and stared into the distance again, he really couldn't figure it out.

Song Ji was lax, and the funny thing was that he still wanted to make a great contribution for Western Xia, but it made Wang Ju and Wang Junwan suspicious.

Wang Junwan said: "It's really not good, I'll go over and take a look for myself." ”

"Okay," Wang Ju said. I'm not afraid of 10,000, I'm afraid of what if, in case the Tangut people cheat.

Wang Junwan went down to Tushan and borrowed skis from a Song army, Wang Ju went to Sanyuan years ago, made skis on a large scale, and then circled a valley, blocked this valley, and let the three armies practice. Wang Junwan also practiced curiously.

However, he had not practiced for long, so he staggered towards the enemy camp, and some of the Baojie soldiers couldn't help but laugh when they saw their majestic posture of General Wang.

Wang Ju stood by the river, looked at Wang Junwan's clumsy posture, smiled too, and then quietly waited for his news.

The Song army in Gyeongju City also began to eat meat and drink alcohol.

But at this moment, their mood was very different from what they had just been.

The Xia army outside the city was very quiet, they were also people, marching from Rouyuan Village to the city of Gyeongju, walking a long way, and then felling trees and attacking the city, and Song Ji in order to boost morale, the analysis of the reckless Tibetan was also passed on. There is no Song army in the rear, everyone can rest assured that they will boldly attack the city, as long as they take Gyeongju City, there will be a lot of wealth in the city, and there will be many beautiful Han girls.

As soon as this was conveyed, the morale was indeed boosted, and several times they almost broke through Gyeongju City. However, due to fatigue and laxity, the three armies immediately fell asleep, and except for some patrols near the front of Gyeongju City, the rest of the battalion was like an undefended city.

Wang Jun crouched beside a clump of withered reeds, looked through his binoculars, and opened his mouth wide in disbelief.

He quietly sneaked over with the help of the reeds by the river. As a result, nothing was found, but a large snoring was heard. If it weren't for the fact that there were many bonfires in the enemy camp, Wang Junwan would have doubted that he would be able to sneak in and quietly touch the enemy general.

So he slid back and reported the situation.

Wang Ju scratched his head, the information he learned, since the Xia army was attacked by the Song army several times in the night, all of them began to strengthen their vigilance at night, why did this scene appear outside Gyeongju City?

He still couldn't figure it out, but he couldn't delay, and said, "Divide the troops." ”

The army was divided into three, and the infantry continued to use skateboards to rush past from Yanqing Prefecture and Malingshui. But these two divisions were divided into two small divisions, and the main force rushed to the enemy's camp, and the advance was to rush to the front of the enemy camp.

Wang Ju himself took Zhao Long, as well as a battalion of cavalry, and a small number of Baojie cavalry, and then rushed straight to Gyeongju City.

Zhang Qi was standing on the head of the back city and looking out, the Western Xia people could not see it, and even the Song army on the head of the city could not see it with the naked eye, but Zhang Qi had already seen the Song army gliding quickly along the Maling River from the telescope.

He immediately said: "Open the gates of the city, and the three armies will assemble." ”

At this time, everyone ate and drank about the same.

Hearing the order, one hurriedly got up and assembled, ready for battle.

At this time, Zhang Ji had already seen Wang Ju take the lead and rush over on horseback, but before their cavalry, the two groups of infantry had already slid to the junction of the two rivers outside Gyeongju City, and then split into two, and continued to slide forward along the two rivers without stopping.

Wang Ju also came to the city gate slowly, the city gate had already been opened, and Zhang Ji took the Gyeongju officials to greet him at the city gate.

Seeing Wang Ju, the big and small officials shouted together: "I've seen Ming Gong." ”

It has nothing to do with qualifications, but Gyeongju needs a backbone too much at this time. Although Zhang Kai has done a good job, the current enemy is somewhat unjustifiable. Although Wang Ju may be the youngest Gyeongju governor in history, Wang Ju is good at military affairs, what kind of governor does Gyeongju need most now? Zhizhou who understands military affairs!

Wang Juqi arched his hand on the horse, now is not the time to be cold, and immediately asked Zhang Kai after arching his hand: "What about the officers and soldiers in the city?" ”

"I asked them to assemble at the gate of the North City."

"Come with me." After Wang Ju finished speaking, he rushed to the north gate with this cavalry.

Of course, this also alarmed the people in the vicinity, and some people opened the door of their homes to look, saw the city gate open, and exclaimed: "The enemy has entered the city." ”

"What's the mess, Zhizhou is here with a large army." A Xu official shouted. Shinchishu personally led his troops to kill the enemy, but because of this call, there was civil strife in the city itself.

"Zhizhou is here, where is it?"

"Kill the enemy."

"Zhizhou kills the enemy?" A few people were stupid when they heard it. The people who have served as the governor of Gyeongju all these years are scholars, but can scholars go to the battlefield to kill the enemy?

In fact, they didn't know that Zhang Kang and Wang Shao were strictly speaking, they were also scholars, at least from Jinshi, but they also went to the battlefield to kill the enemy in person, especially Wang Shao, who charged in front many times.

However, the previous governors of Gyeongju were all orthodox scholars, and none of them could go to the battlefield to kill the enemy, so these people said they couldn't understand.

At this moment, countless screams were heard outside the city...... (To be continued......)