Although Zhao Qing's scholars' strong disappointment with the times induced an unprecedented decadent mood and were difficult to face repeated loss of the country, it is well known that this situation is inseparable from them. From the early party struggles to Cai Jing, Zhang Bangchang, Qin Hui, Shi Miyuan, Jia Sidao to Chen Yizhong, all of them were scholars and entered the officialdom through the imperial examinations, they controlled the government affairs, misled the country and the people, carried out heinous harsh policies and atrocities, and even defected to the enemy country, and were unshirkable to the demise of the country.

However, until now, these scholars' memories of that year are either pure idealism or how they suffer after their destruction. They rarely mention the evil deeds committed by helping evil, betraying the enemy, bullying the people, seeking power, or relying on the powerful to protect themselves, collude with foreign enemies, or escaping from the world, so naturally they have no way to take responsibility and express their repentance. Therefore, more than ten years after losing their country, due to the conscious suppression and "forgetfulness" of some people in power, they lack self-reflection and humble repentance, and not only cannot face the history they have experienced truly.

Zhao also knew that in that period of history, under the influence of different environments, scholars also showed different manifestations from person to person. It is inevitable that people will be disappointed to seek "unified" thinking to solve problems. It is not worth it to hope that a comprehensive reflection and attempt to turn decay into magic. But if you want to revive China, you must face the inherent cultural and Taoist problems, and be shameless before you can be brave.

However, in the current situation, Zhao felt that it was not easy to crack down on the scholars of the poetry meeting. Although they were only a small group, they had a certain status and influence in the scholars, but their strength did not hinder the overall situation. However, using strong suppression could only achieve temporary results. In the event, they would gain the sympathy of some scholars, which would trigger a greater rebound and cause turmoil in the current situation, which was not conducive to stabilizing the overall situation.

So after thinking it through, Zhao just ordered the Bureau of Affairs to continue to monitor without taking excessive actions, and to slowly take action. At this time, both wars will enter a short-term stage, and his attention and energy will also be transferred to the east and west battlefields...

"Report to the left prime minister, Fengpingzhai is coming in front of you, and the Qi Dumai has led the vanguard army to welcome you on the shore!"

"Yes!" A tall car and ship was walking along the river. Wen Tianxiang stood at the bow of the boat and stood in the wind. The handsome flag behind him fluttered in the wind. He nodded when he heard the personal soldiers' reports.

After sending troops in Yiling, Qi Bin, the commander of the Western Expedition Army, took the vanguard army to set off the road ahead, and Wen Tianxiang led the central army to fight the battle. The two armies were two days apart. He walked along the way and saw the passes on both sides of the straits and dangerous peaks, and in this area of ​​twenty miles, there were military camps made of stones on more than a hundred lonely peaks and dangerous rocks in the Jiajiang River.

These ancient camps are in a state of shape and shape, but have a common functional structure: there are arrow piles on the surrounding stone walls, windows, and tight gates. There are beacon towers built on the peaks. Fengping Village is the main fort here, collectively known as Fengping Military Village, which is shaking the throat of entering Sichuan. After the fall of Yiling, the Mongolian Yuan began to station two thousand-person teams here to renovate the fortress to prevent the Song army from entering Sichuan.

So this is also the first hard bone that the Western Army has to gnaw. In order to ensure victory in the first battle, the commander-in-chief Qi Bin personally led the vanguard army to pull out the nail blocking the way forward. Although two days had passed, Wen Tianxiang could still see thick smoke rising in the mountains, and clearly heard the sound of gunfire and explosions. It was obvious that the battle had not yet ended.

"See General Wen for the job!" The central army commander's ship docked in Tuowan under the military camp, and Qi Bin led the generals forward to salute.

"The Qi Dutong doesn't have to be too polite!" Wen Tianxiang raised his hand and said. He was disgusted with him for not calling him the right prime minister according to the customs of the officialdom, but Wen Shuai was very helpful, which reminded him of the years when he opened the Jiange Mansion. Since he arrived in the Yiling Army, he has also been wearing military uniforms without military ranks every day to show his determination.

"Supervis Wen was exhausted all the way, so he would go to the village to rest and discuss matters!" Qi Bin said again.

"No need, I will take a look first!" Wen Tianxiang waved his hand.

"Okay, I can report to Mr. Wen in detail." Qi Bin hesitated and nodded.

Accompanied by Qi Bin, Wen Tianxiang climbed up the stairs from the wharf for a while before entering the military camp. He found that there was another world in the village. The military camp consisted of tall walls, urns, military residences, patrol roads, trenches, watch holes, arrows, and beacon towers, and had complete functions. Through the view hole, everything about the opposite plank road and the military camp is vivid in my mind. There are steps built between them, which can lead to the middle of the tall city wall to facilitate archery or throwing stones. The corner passage in the fort; there are stone-wood rooms in the village, and there are trenches under the village.

"Qi Dutong, the terrain of this village is dangerous, and the enemy is defending it by danger. The war is very difficult!" Wen Tianxiang followed the road in the village. Although the battlefield had been cleared, the blood stains and the burning marks after the explosion were still everywhere. Some untied bodies were scattered in the bottom of the cliff and halfway up the mountain, which showed that the war was so fierce at that time.

"Yes, please come here by Shuai Wen!" Qi Bin nodded, and saw that he had already walked to a beacon tower at the highest point of Fengping Village. He reached out and helped him walk up, pointing to the surroundings, "Super Wen, Shuai Fengping Village is just the main fort, and there are dozens of large and small outposts and camps scattered around, all of which can echo forward and backward."

"Well, I saw it. It can be said to be magnificent, not something that can be built by each clan!" Wen Tianxiang nodded and said. Standing on the beacon tower, you can see the traffic roads up and down dozens of miles, and the situation in the village is clear. The arrows, trenches, soldiers, sentries, common outposts and stone cards of each village are connected to each village, with more than ten rooms and more than seventy rooms. The main village even has a urn city, which shows that the project is grand and the planning is strict, just like a military building system that focuses on defense and combines defense and offense.

There are sentries between villages and soldiers and roads connected. Each village has common outposts and stone cards, and it is equipped with many defenses. Whether it is holding a signal flag or igniting a beacon, they can meet each other. From the analysis of their scale and function, each village can accommodate ten to hundreds of soldiers, and from the overall scale, it can accommodate at least ten thousand soldiers.

"This mountain village may have been seen by the ancient Bashu tribes or separatist forces occupying Bashu. The source is no longer verified, but it has been repaired and stationed troops here in all dynasties. After we crossed south, we went south to prevent Jin and Meng invasion. Yu Yunwen, the Wu brothers and Yu who managed Shu were expanded to prevent the enemy from entering Jiangnan. Unexpectedly, they were used by the Mongol Yuan today. Fortunately, the Jinghu area thought that our army was controlled by us, and there were difficulties in replenishing the supply here. There were only two thousand soldiers guarding it. Otherwise, it would be difficult to capture this village in two days!" Qi Bin said with a wry smile.

"This village is located in a dangerous place, standing between the river and guarding the river surface, and is in a state of no way. Qi Dutong can conquer the military camp with equal troops in two days, which shows that he has a good command." Wen Tianxiang saw that there were catapults on both sides of the strait, which could attack ships in the river and attack enemy troops that landed on the shore. However, his side had to compete for the camp and meet the hardships of the battle.

"If you can win this victory, you will rely on your Majesty's strategy. The Wenshou has a good strategy and dare not make a contribution to the humble position." Qi Bin said, "The mountain regiment opened and repaired the mountain path before the battle, redirected to the enemy's back, climbed to the top of the mountain, and then ventured at night on the cliffs and successfully attacked the cliffs, seized the commanding heights of Fengpingzhai, and held them firmly. Then, they cooperated with the infantry to attack up and down to seize the main fort, taking the lead..."

Although Qi Bin bluntly told the story of the battle, Wen Tianxiang also felt the thrillingness of the battle. During the surprise attack, the mountain regiment alone marching in the dark night, more than ten people fell off the cliff and their bodies remained. It was precisely because the path chosen was extremely difficult that the enemy relaxed, allowing them to find a gap and descend to the enemy's camp and successfully seize a fort.

After the surprise attack, the advance team of the mountain regiment consolidated their positions to meet the follow-up troops, and then launched an attack to expand the bridgehead. They used grenades and mortars to compete with the enemy from house to village, seized a Tuowan where ships could be moored at dawn, and opened up the road to the mountain. Then the navy arrived, suppressing the enemy's stone throwing aircraft positions on the other side with rockets and covering the transport fleet to the dock, while using artillery to cover the infantry carrying them to land.

After the infantry landed, the strength on the shore was strengthened and they began to launch a general attack on Fengping Village. After a hard battle, they captured the entire main camp. Then the infantry artillery went ashore and used their condescending advantages to bombard the enemy defenders. The infantry under the cover of artillery fire to attack the city and expand the results of the battle and eliminate the remaining enemies. After a day and night of battle, after capturing the enemy's military camps on the north bank, they turned to attack the Nan'an Fortress the next day.

At this time, the navy was no longer worried about the enemy on both sides. It concentrated more than 20 rocket ships and gunships to bombard the military camps on the south bank. The fire was shaking and the mountains were shaken for half an hour. The fire was soaring into the sky. The stone-wood fortresses could not withstand the damage of artillery. They either collapsed or ignited a fire. At this moment, the infantry army began to land on the battlefield.

After the main camp fell, the enemy defenders were already shaken, and the fierce shelling caused them major casualties, which was even more intimidated by the power of firearms. The remaining enemies did not resist tenaciously, but either surrendered or fled, scattered into remote camps. The continued battle today is to clear out the fleeing remaining enemies and small fortresses that are still resisting to eliminate future troubles.

"Winning in one battle is thanks to the surprise attack of the mountain regiment that seized the commanding heights and gained a foothold for the navy to dock; in addition, our arms are sharp and the enemy is unable to resist; in addition, our morale is high, and the soldiers will use their lives! This commander will write a letter to Your Majesty as soon as possible to report the victory to your Majesty and ask for rewards for the meritorious soldiers!" Wen Tianxiang nodded and said loudly after hearing this.

"I thanked Mr. Wen for his humble duties! But even though we won this battle, our army suffered more than 500 casualties and nearly 200 people were killed in battle. I am really ashamed of Your Majesty's teachings for many years!" Qi Bin, who received the praise, was not happy at all, but said with shame.

"Don't be humble to himself. It's less than a year since the Western Expedition Army was established. Your Majesty will be deeply pleased!" Wen Tianxiang waved his hand and said.

"Your Majesty is very concerned about the soldiers and generals. Whether it is several battles in Qiongzhou or the battle to recover Jiangnan, the troops in each battle are very poor. Often, in a big battle, only one hundred casualties are killed or killed, but this small Fengpingzhai has caused more than 500 elite soldiers to be killed or killed. Thank you for your humble position, I am really unbearable to take the credit, so I will write a letter to take the crime!" Qi Bin said with a deep tribute.

"I will report the truth to Your Majesty. Don't be guilty, otherwise it will affect the morale of the army!" Wen Tianxiang was stunned when he heard this and pondered for a moment. He knew that Your Majesty's military was good, but he did not expect that now thousands of miles away, the generals still dared not do anything rash.

"Wen Xiang, it's getting late, and the wind is cool on the mountain. Please rest in the village!" Qi Bin looked at the sky. Although Shen Shi had just passed, the mountains blocked the sunlight and the canyon was already dark. He said with a polite speech.

"Okay." Wen Tianxiang nodded and said, "Soldiers are very important. Since Fengping Village has been captured, our general will inform Huijiang to send troops to garrison as a place for our army to transfer. Qi Dutong thought that the resignation of troops could be sent for a few days."

"Shishou Wen, I'm afraid it will take some time!" Qi Bin helped Wen Tianxiang down the mountain, and said with a wry smile after hearing his question.

"Oh, what do you mean?" Wen Tianxiang asked with his eyebrows raised.

"Ship Wen, it's not because he was a humble official and was deliberately delayed, but because the future was unclear, and the fleet could not continue moving forward!" Qi Bin saw that although Wen Tianxiang was not angry, he was also facing anger and hurriedly explained, "After seizing Fengpingzhai, Liu Dushuai, the navy army, led a navy team forward to observe the water situation. This morning, people sent people to report that the fleet was blocked at Kongling Beach. Yesterday, two ships were in danger here one after another. One hit a reef and the other stranded the reef. Liu Dushuai was trying to find a solution."

"Do they have casualties, is Liu Dushuai in danger?" Wen Tianxiang then remembered that Liu Shiyong did not appear in the welcoming team today. According to his qualifications, Liu Shiyong was actually deeper than him. Later, he served as the assistant of the Privy Council, which could be considered as the threshold of the magistrate. Later, he replaced Chen Renweng as the Yangtze River Defense Envoy. During this Western Expedition, he personally led a unit of the Yangtze River Navy to fight and traveled with the Pioneer Army. If he had any mistakes, he could not explain it in front of the emperor.

"Reported to Shuai Wen, Shuai Liu Dushuai is safe. After the ship sank, most of the sailors were rescued, and several people disappeared after falling into the water. The Beiyi has sent ships to go back to the river to assist in the search and rescue." Qi Bin reported.
Chapter completed!