Chapter 245 Sneak attack!

With the opening of the four classes of scholars, farmers, merchants and artisans, it seems that the title of Jinshi is not as popular as it was at the beginning.

but……

Anyone who can pass the imperial examination must be a very powerful person.

Seeing how lively the matchmaking process was, the people below suggested to Zhao Xin that the Scholars, Farmers, Merchants and Industrialists Academy was too low-key when it came to recruiting people.

Even if we don’t do anything fancy, at least we have to post the admitted list.

In response to this, Zhao Xin could only say, “That’s right!”

Posting it also makes it easier for the public to supervise.

This year, Zhao Xin was already nineteen years old, and his son was already five years old.

Although he is only four years old, he can jump and run.

Besides, I am not afraid of him at all now.

They would also take the initiative to find him and say, “Daddy, let’s play games together!”

Zhao Zhe walked straight up and took Zhao Xin’s hand.

What they call playing games is playing in the mud.

Make a world map, with Zhao Zhe as the emperor and Zhao Xin playing the role of the Western powers.

Of course, there are also other races, customs, and material production from all over the world, all of which are gradually coming together.

even……

Zhao Xin also used this model to roughly explain to him the changes in territory from the pre-Qin Dynasty to the Song Dynasty.

At an age when he can’t even read a single word, he already knows a lot about the world.

Zhao Xin didn’t mean to say that she didn’t even have time to spend with her son.

after all……

With so many days of vacation in a year in the Song Dynasty, he actually had some time to rest.

Of course, playing in the mud like this will make you prone to getting beaten by Yuanyuan and the others.

He called all his sons and divided the land among them on the map.

Who should we give North Korea to, who should we give Japan to, who should we give Southeast Asia to.

Let them run their own business.

Then one of the sons asked, “Dad, why do we always have earthquakes and typhoons here?”

Zhao Xin said, “That’s it.”

Fortunately, the other party did not complain.

and……

Zhao Xin also said, “You have a silver mine there. See this silver? It’s all here.”

Some people also asked, “Why can’t we go to those places over there?”

Zhao Xin also said: “Because you haven’t built the ship yet, of course you can’t go.”

Gradually, it seems to have become a game with an increasingly perfect system, in which even population and resources are taken into consideration.

But the same thing!
After playing, you will definitely be beaten.

Zhao Xin will also set up copies for them.

Specify what they can do at first.

After that, ask the carpenter to make some small woodworking models.

Sometimes, there are wars.

Zhao Xin will teach them some basic combat methods, such as how to use the anvil and hammer tactics.

Of course, many things cannot be completely true to reality.

All Zhao Xin could do was to restore it as best as possible.

And from the game, you can also see everyone’s personality.

Some like to farm and build palaces.

But some people, like Zhao Xin, like fighting.

and……

He would also seize the enemy’s palaces through war.

Finally, he said to a few people: “If you don’t agree, you can all come and beat me up!”

Then the little guys would attack him with all their might.

can only say……

It would be great if they could be as united as this when they grow up.

Zhao Xin would also use some strategies to destroy them, for example, returning a palace to the other party so that the other party would not attack him.

Afterwards, the other party was fooled.

At last……

Zhao Xin defeated them one by one and took back the palace once again.

It almost made the other person burst into tears.

And all the state land was taken away by Zhao Xin.

of course!

At the beginning, Zhao Xin would definitely not be so cruel. After all, this game would take at least a long time to play.

You can’t let the other side lose all the land right from the start and then have no chance to play.

Therefore, Zhao Xin usually uses the cannibalization method.

As the game becomes more sophisticated, it even has Monopoly-like gameplay.

For example, if you roll a six when rolling the dice, you will have to draw a natural disaster or man-made disaster.

At that time, the population and resources will be automatically reduced.

Since Zhao Xin often used tricks on them, some of them learned their tricks later on.

Get him out first, then talk about other things.

At the same time, Zhao Zhe would also question him why his technology was always so advanced.

It was as if it was set from the beginning that he had to be very powerful.

As for them, they drew something about printing or Buddhist scriptures, it seems like they have a lot of garbage.

Look at his father’s things, they are all good things.

What is the spherical earth theory, compass, and sextant?

Zhao Xin could only explain to them that this was a racial talent of Westerners.

However, after working out all these details, Zhao Xin was actually greatly restricted.

Because when these things didn’t exist before, Zhao Xin usually came up with full technology and full equipment.

Now I have to deal with them one by one slowly.

In the end, whoever doesn’t work hard will have his palaces and castles destroyed.

Because no one wants the palace or castle they have worked so hard to build to be destroyed by the other party.

Therefore, everyone tried their best, hoping not to be defeated by the other side.

But playing like this can sometimes be very tiring.

Especially since they are only five years old.

therefore……

Sometimes, Zhao Xin would just watch them play by themselves.

Which child doesn’t like playing in the mud when they are young?

Zhao Xin would also show them things like the pyramids, the Sphinx, and the Roman Colosseum.

And introduce them to the origins of these things and the background information.

I also listen to them describe what they have done, what it is and what its use is.

And animals from all over the world.

only……

Whether it was done well or not is another matter. Anyway, Zhao Xin has tried his best.

Zhao Xin even told them stories about “The Lion King” and “The Croods”.

They also sang “The Voyage Record”. Although the little ones didn’t know many words, no one stipulated that if they didn’t know words, they couldn’t understand the world.

And… no one has stipulated that if you can’t read, you can’t understand the intrigues in this world.

Although at the age of four, he probably doesn’t understand many things adults say, but if you are willing to explain to him, he will still be able to understand.

After all, the other party is just young, not mentally retarded.

Early in the morning, Zhao Xin hadn’t hugged Yuanyuan enough, and then a few little ones came to find Zhao Xin again.

What else can Zhao Xin do?
I could only rub their round neck and cheeks, and then get up and play with them again.

in fact……

It’s about time you learn to read.

summer.

Hot weather.

In another month, it will be autumn.

Zhao Xin also began to wipe his flintlock and practice.

And the armor also needs to be rewoven.

After all, I have grown a lot taller in these three years.

When the eldest son Zhao Zhe saw that Zhao Xin had started to prepare for the war, he seemed to understand what he meant and asked Zhao Xin, “Dad, are you going to the war?”

Zhao Xin then patted the other person’s head and said, “This is all for the future, so that our palace won’t be taken away by others.”

Zhao Zhe asked again: “Can I go with you?”

Zhao Xin smiled and said, “You are still young. Let’s talk about it when you are as old as your father.”

After saying this…

Soon, Zhao Xin left home.

By the time the little guys woke up, Zhao Xin had already gone out.

To be honest, Zhao Xin was not very confident in the battle against the Liao Kingdom.

But you have to fight even if you don’t have confidence.

at the same time……

The Liao Kingdom was also ready to make a move.

The vanguard of 50,000 people has arrived in Youzhou.

Moreover, starting from the spring of that year, the Liao Kingdom had sent envoys twice to ask the Song Dynasty to return the Hengshan area to Western Xia.

natural!

The Song Dynasty will definitely not listen to such unreasonable requests.

If the Liao envoys had immediately said after their refusal that if the Song Dynasty did not return the property, then don’t blame them for deploying troops on the northern border of the Song Dynasty.

Zhao Xin thought that, as the saying goes, a barking dog never bites, so the Liao Kingdom should not have any defenses.

But now…

This time in June, the other party just left without even looking back.

Zhao Xin immediately ordered his men to put the man in jail.

Ouyang Xiu and the others were confused and said to Zhao Xin: “Your Highness, I’m afraid this is not a good idea, right?”

Fu Bi also felt that detaining envoys from an enemy country seemed a bit excessive.

Zhao Xin said, “Haven’t you figured it out yet? The Liao Kingdom should have already decided to go to war with us. Maybe they are preparing for it right now. I received news earlier that the Liao Kingdom’s envoys have questioned the role of our railway.”

Ouyang Xiu then asked, “So your Highness means that we must not let the other party know about the existence of the railway?”

Zhao Xin also said: “No! After locking him up for a while, send someone to release him.”

Fu Bi: “What does this mean?”

Zhao Xin: “If the Liao Kingdom knew that we have railway transportation, and that there is a very large granary at the end of the railway transportation, what do you think they would do?”

Fu Bi: “They will definitely send cavalry to raid our granary.”

Zhao Xin added: “Although the northern part of our Great Song Dynasty is all plains, there are still some dangerous obstacles. For example, there is a water wall that stretches from Xiongzhou to the east, which is about 200 miles long.”

“Due to the existence of the Water Great Wall, the Liao cavalry could only invade the area of ​​more than 100 miles east along the Taihang Mountains in the west.”

“But this area of ​​over a hundred miles is still too wide. Why don’t we lead them directly to the granary and then take the opportunity to annihilate them all.”

Fu Bi then asked, “Your Highness, do you mean to bring them in to fight?”

Zhao Xin replied: “This way we can at least know where the battle will take place.”

Fu Bi and others seemed to have some concerns.

but……

If you think about it carefully, as His Royal Highness the Crown Prince said, there are actually some benefits.

Ouyang Xiu then asked: “When will the Liao envoys be released?”

Zhao Xin said, “I will send someone to inform you when the time comes.”

After arresting the Liao envoy and throwing him into jail,…

Zhao Xin then led Li Yuan’s army northward.

In order to reduce the pressure of transporting military supplies, not all troops will be sent to the front line in the early stage.

Zhao Xin first set out with 28,000 people, and the remaining 20,000 people stayed in the cities in the rear to get food.

Soon, after less than a month’s journey, Zhao Xin arrived in Yizhou from Kaifeng.

Yizhou is very close to Zhuozhou, only about a hundred miles away.

As for the cavalry, without considering conserving their energy, it is estimated that they can even arrive in half a day.

After arriving in Yizhou, Zhao Xin did not stay for too long, but directly crossed the Juma River and launched an attack on Zhuozhou.

The first step was to send out some cavalry to go around the back of the city and cut off the communication with Zhuozhou City.

In addition, 5,000 cavalry were dispatched to harass possible enemy reinforcements and to buy as much time as possible for them to capture the city.

Fortunately, Zhao Xin did not hesitate to set up camp, but attacked directly at the beginning, because in the afternoon of that day, Zhao Xun on the front line sent someone to inform Zhao Xin.

There seem to be a lot of troops in Youzhou City.

The other party even chose to go out of the city and fight Zhao Xun.

Wait until this evening.

When Zhao Xin attacked Zhuozhou City, Zhao Xun also sent people to inform him again. They had no choice but to fight the enemy, and both sides suffered casualties.

Then it was early the next morning.

The enemy’s cavalry, at least five thousand in number, were already at the gate of Zhuozhou City.

But it was too late to react now.

Zhao Xin not only took over Zhuozhou City, but also controlled all the people and goods in the border market. For example, the horses had been forcibly requisitioned and put into Zhao Xin’s pocket after he wrote a promissory note.

Unfortunately……

The number of horses is still very scarce.

The quality is pretty good.

They are all of the kind that can be sold for hundreds of strings of coins.

Outside Zhuozhou City at this time…

The autumn wind is bleak and the war horses are neighing.

Looking at the city of Zhuozhou which had been flagged by the Southern Dynasty, Xiao Dieli, the Liao Dynasty’s Nanjing military commander, racked his brains to figure out how Zhuozhou City was lost in one day.

Even though the defenders of Zhuozhou City were not numerous, only about 5,000 people, it would take the Song army a long time to catch even 5,000 sheep, right?
Not to mention the tall city walls and moats.

The widest part of the moat is ten zhang wide, and the narrowest part is at least five zhang wide, and it is at least two zhang deep.

This made Xiao Dieli wonder whether the officials in Zhuozhou City had been collaborating with the enemy from the beginning?
It was not until a soldier went to investigate and came back that he informed Xiao Dieli: “Report! We found traces of fighting at the south gate of the city. The enemy must have attacked from the south gate.”

Attacked from the south gate?
all fake!

It’s all fake!
Although the South Gate is the most spacious, it is definitely not easy to capture.

Xiao Dielide then ordered his men to go back and tell the Nanjing garrison that the Zhuozhou garrison commander had colluded with the enemy.

At this time in Zhuozhou City…

The defender of Zhuozhou was also helpless, as he had never heard of the war at the beginning.

The enemy came directly with a large number of troops, roughly estimated to have three to five thousand cavalrymen. They didn’t even have time to pull up the drawbridge in front of the city gate before it was chopped off by the enemy with axes.

The result afterwards is predictable.

(End of this chapter)