Son of Song Dynasty

Chapter 131 Jiang Shang
Pan Mei was stunned for a moment, but Zhao Dezhao hadn't realized what Zhao Dezhao's intention was, so Zhao Dezhao immediately summoned the banner officer: "How is the raft going?"

The flag officer cupped his hands and said loudly: "Your Highness, in the past three days, tens of thousands of logs have been cut in the nearby forests, and three thousand rafts have been built."

Zhao Dezhao pondered for a while. Three thousand rafts are not a lot. It is obviously far from enough to carry the entire army on them. They can only carry thousands of soldiers, and they can't bring enough luggage. They can only go with light soldiers. , the stamina is insufficient. Once the striker loses and is under the strong city, it will be a dilemma.

For this matter, Pan Mei didn't understand Zhao Dezhao's plan. The reason why Fang Zhengqi set off for Anxiong Pass three days late was to seize the time to cut down wood to make rafts for the next army march.Seeing that Zhao Dezhao seemed to have the intention of rushing forward lightly, he quickly advised him: "Your Highness, don't rush forward lightly. Safety is the most important thing in everything. Take it slow so that there will be no mistakes."

Zhao Dezhao rolled his big eyes at him, thinking that I don’t know that it’s best to be safe and slow, but Zhao Guangyi doesn’t let me slow down, and God doesn’t let me slow down, besides taking a risk, I can What to do?
"Six thousand soldiers, each with five days' worth of dry rations, boarded rafts and rushed along the Qinshui River!" Zhao Dezhao raised his hand to stop Pan Mei's attempt to persuade, and said in a deep voice, "This king will lead the army himself. Be the pioneer!"

After finishing speaking, he glanced at Pan Mei again, eased his expression, and said with a smile: "General Pan will lead the army behind, bring the luggage, and just come slowly."

Since the commander issued the military order in public, there was naturally no room for evasion. Pan Mei accepted the order sullenly, feeling a little unhappy in her heart. No matter how pleasant Zhao Dezhao said, she still regarded herself as a waiter in the tea shop. It's all about chores for the queen.

At noon, three thousand rafts were assembled on the banks of the Qinshui River. Zhao Dezhao was the first to board one of the largest rafts, and erected his red king's flag and the banner of the Chinese Army, which symbolized the authority of the commander. More than six thousand soldiers had already Boarded the raft, each prepared five days' worth of dry food according to the military order, and was ready to go.

Facing the howling wind from the river, Zhao Dezhao drew out the saber at his waist and pointed forward: "Let's go!"

Following his order, thousands of rafts left the shore and floated northward along the Qinshui River. The scene was quite spectacular.

Different from the high-spiritedness shown on purpose, Zhao Dezhao actually felt a little apprehensive and uneasy. This kind of gameplay is completely different from the rafting in the scenic spot before. That kind of scenic spot rafting is the river channel that has been dredged in advance. How dangerous it sounds, but it is actually very safe.

But no one knows what the middle and lower reaches of the Qinshui River will look like. Fang Zhengqi, who is familiar with the local conditions, has already gone to Anxiong Pass in advance.In case of falling into the water on the raft, not only do they not even have a life jacket, but there is no one around them who can swim.

Thinking of this, Zhao Dezhao beckoned to call Captain Jiang An over, and asked him to remove the heavy armor on his body, so that if he fell into the water, he would not sink to the bottom, and he could use the dog planer to support him a few times. .

Seeing Zhao Dezhao staring down at the river, Jiang An vaguely guessed what he was thinking, and said softly, "Your Highness, don't worry, the river is quite wide and the water flow is very gentle. , the soldiers and generals will not have to worry about capsized."

"Oh? How do you know?" Zhao Dezhao looked at Jiang An in surprise.

Jiang An lowered his head and said respectfully: "Weijiang was originally from Lingnan, and his hometown is on the banks of the Qin River. When he was 16 years old, the Liu family of the Southern Han Dynasty sent troops to attack the Ma family in Jingxiang. Weijiang was arrested and joined the army. After attacking Ezhou, he was defeated and captured, and then served under the command of the Ma family. Later, Gaozu of the previous dynasty went south to attack the Ma family. He was picked by the current emperor, and then became a soldier under his old man's command.

Speaking of this, Jiang An paused for a moment, and continued: "Because Wei Jiang's origin is in Lingnan, and he is familiar with the local customs and customs, the Holy Majesty deliberately chose Wei Jiang to accompany His Highness to travel south. This is also His Majesty's ardent love for His Highness."

After hearing this, Zhao Dezhao couldn't help laughing. In addition to being grateful to the emperor's father, he also felt that Jiang An's life experience was bizarre.

In the past hundred years, the "Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms" have added up to fifteen political powers. This person has gone through a little bit, and in the end he can become a person whom the emperor's father is willing to entrust his son's life. In any other era above Chinese history, a so-called "second official" like Jiang An would almost certainly not be trusted by the king!
Zhao Dezhao changed his mind again, thinking: "Isn't that the same thing in my Great Song Dynasty? The civil and military officials of the Manchu Dynasty, at least half of them are the survivors of the previous dynasty, or even the survivors of the previous dynasty and the previous dynasty. Even my father-in-law Wang Pu, isn’t that the same? This can be regarded as the characteristics of the Song Dynasty, no wonder the Song Dynasty court has always been so keen on recruiting surrenders and accepting rebels, after all, this is the root of this virtue!”

After thinking about this, Zhao Dezhao gradually came up with some fresh ideas about how to fix Lingnan, turned his head to look at Jiang An, and said with a smile: "Since you are from Lingnan, are you willing to stay here as a military officer?"

Jiang An opened his mouth in amazement, not knowing how to answer. Right now, he has only broken a critical barrier. If he wants to accept all Lingnan, he hasn't even written a word of eight. Now he will start to arrange the aftermath. Besides, according to the Song Dynasty system, It seems that there is no such rule!
Zhao Dezhao did not continue to press Jiang An. He frowned and glanced at the raft under his feet, and found that with the river wind blowing from the south, the speed of the raft was getting stronger, and the speed of the raft was much slower. Qinshui flowed from north to south, and the raft flowed downstream Just go down, but this season is the prevailing south wind, which greatly slows down the speed of travel.

"Pass down the order, the whole army is going forward!" Zhao Dezhao turned his head with a sullen expression and told the flag officer: "The whole army must arrive at Anxiong Pass before noon tomorrow."

The banner officer responded to the call, but did not send the order immediately. He said cautiously: "Your Highness, the wind is strong at the moment, and the waves of the river are getting higher and higher. If you have to push ahead with a pole, the river is very shallow and there are many reefs. Many rafts may capsize. Worry, it's better to go slower."

Zhao Dezhao stood in front of the raft with his hands behind his back, looking at the distant mountains and winding waterways in the south, and said calmly: "That must be done as soon as possible. Of course Fang Zhengqi is going there with the intention of dying, but I don't want to really let him go." I got my head punched!"

(End of this chapter)