Chapter 208: Going North to Wuchang
The next morning, Sun Yu took his men to see Eunuch Gao and his party away at the city gate, turned around and went to the craftsman camp in the Grand Canyon. Just make a batch of lens barrels first, and wait for the lenses to come out and install them to be used.
The manufacturing of lens barrels is much easier than lenses. Only two hours after the drawings were released, a delicate lens barrel was handed over to Sun Yu. Sun Yu played with it in his hand. The lens barrel was in two-stage shapes, which was easy to stretch and contract. It was a little weight in his hand, but it was not too heavy. It was considered a good thing. If you carve some patterns, it would be worthy of the name of handicrafts.
"Mr. Xu is here, he is stuck at the second level and cannot get in." The evil dog was guarding outside the door, received a report from his subordinates, and opened the curtain and said inside.
"You go and bring him here." Sun Yu felt a little strange. How could Xu Yi come here? Without his own warrant, he could only enter the first level, just like the one who transports supplies on weekdays.
"Sir, the lady said she had something to ask you for. Go back quickly." Xu Yigang said at the top of his voice without even having time to see Sun Yu.
"What's the matter? I'm so anxious?" Sun Yu put the tube into his arms, grabbed the Tianshu Sword, and prepared to set off. Since Xu Yi came here to find him, things would definitely be small.
"Mrs. said, news has come from Jiangling. If there is something big, you should hurry up." Xu Yi didn't know what the specific matter was. The wife didn't say it, so he didn't ask.
Sun Yu didn't say anything nonsense, rode on the fire and headed towards Jianpu. The evil dog followed closely with the guards. As for Xu Yi, his horse was slow and he was much behind.
Xu Yi arrived at the yamen and threw the reins back. Someone then stepped over the gate and walked towards the backyard. As soon as he entered the backyard, he saw Ju Yao restless and circling around the yard.
"Ju Yao, what happened?" Sun Yu said loudly. He was about to be in the delivery period after a month, so how could he be afraid?
"Mr., look at it, what a big deal, how can I make this idea?" Ju Yao handed over the letter from Su Lie, the manager of the business. She had read it just now, and it was really a big deal.
"It's just a deal, what's the big deal?" Sun Yu frowned. It was so urgent that it was for business matters, and it was really unnecessary.
"This, for your husband, you have to go north immediately." Sun Yu shouted excitedly before he finished reading the letter. Three thousand war horses were something he didn't dare to imagine in his dreams. Although he knew that Gao Jichong had won many war horses by killing the Northern Song Dynasty cavalry, this war horse was usually impossible to cede. He had never thought about this because there was not a great demand for war horses at present. But now Gao Jichong was willing to cede at a low price. How could he miss it?
"Puchi~ Langjun just said that it was no big deal." Ju Yao shook her head and was slapped in the face as soon as she finished speaking.
"Haha, that's the hardship of the lady." Sun Yu looked embarrassed, but he had to go there, otherwise these horses would definitely not reach Jianzhou.
"Don't work hard, go and go back early, don't miss the day when the child is born. He definitely hopes to see his father as soon as he is born." Ju Yao touched her belly, but in fact she was also afraid, hoping that Sun Yu would be with her when she gave birth.
"Okay, Ju Yao, stay in the mansion with peace of mind, I'll prepare now." If he had three thousand cavalry and had trained, the south bank of Fuzhou would be all in his pocket. Giving Qian Renjun a thousand courage, he would not dare to cross the river and fight.
"What? Six hundred thousand taels, Marquis, you can't catch money." Xu Yi heard the price and made a complete move
The personal situation is not good. The Jianzhou family's family has been emptied. If the 600,000 taels are levied, Jianzhou will have to bear 150,000 taels, and it is really impossible to pay it out. Although Xu Yi is not very concerned about military affairs, he also knows that the cavalry is powerful. If 600,000 taels are exchanged for 3,000 war horses, it will take a big advantage, but who told them to be poor?
"It's not that I'm going to take it out immediately. My brother said that as long as the money house gives me a certificate first, we will get it when needed." This is the first time Sun Yu treated Gao Jichong seriously as a brother, and was able to sell three thousand war horses to himself at a low price. This is a favor. If he is willing to auction it publicly, the Northern Song Dynasty will be the first to buy it back at a high price. After half a year, the strength of the cavalry will be back.
"In this way, I can finally take a breath." Xu Yi nodded. As long as I survived this year, I should be more affordable after I got the tax grain by the end of the year. No, I thought so last year, why didn't I still have enough affordability?
"Anyway, get the horse back first, wait until it's time to train the cavalry before talking." Sun Yu didn't care anymore, went to the cavalry battalion first, and had arranged people to inform him, so he should have been almost ready.
In order to hurry, Sun Yu didn't even take his own barracks, and except for the cavalry battalion, there were only evil dogs to follow. There are now a thousand cavalry battalions, but only five hundred horses, and Sun Yu took away five hundred cavalry, most of them were experienced veterans and had good combat power. Each horse was hung with dry food and water bags. There was only one standard, which was to arrive in Wuchang as soon as possible.
Wuchang is from Jianzhou, and walks from the official road, and walks from 300 miles a day, which is basically the limit. No matter how many people are, they can't stand it. Everything goes well, and it will take five days.
Five hundred cavalry left the west gate and disappeared into the afterglow of the sunset, and the entire Jianpu City became peaceful again.
In March 963, the Song army raised 80,000 elite troops, recruited 50,000 civilians, claiming to be a 200,000 army, and besieged Jiangling City. The Song army commander, Murong Yanzhao, received the imperial edict, and within 30 days, he conquered Jiangling and escorted the thief to Kaifeng for punishment.
At the top of Jiangling City, there was a solemn atmosphere. Gao Jichong stood at the top of the city and looked at the Song army camp. Just now, the dust was flying, and there was no need to guess that the reinforcements of the Song army arrived. Gao Jichong didn’t know how many of them were. Anyway, the troops were disparity, so it was over.
In the next few days, the Song army launched continuous attacks on the city head. The ladders damaged every day were hundreds of them, and even the car crashes were replaced several times.
Gao Jichong heard the other party's sound of gold and breathed a sigh of relief. Today was over. Next, both sides cleaned the battlefield. These were the default rules. Otherwise, if an epidemic occurred, everyone would be over. Gao Jichong fell from the city wall and was about to go back to the house to rest. He had been basically staying at the city wall these days, and he had to clean it up well today.
"I've seen the general, congratulations to the general for repelling the invading enemy." Su Lie, the manager of Jianzhou Commercial Bank, received news in the afternoon that Sun Yu and his party had already passed by Jiangzhou the day before yesterday and were heading for Wuchang. It is estimated that they should go to Wuchang tomorrow, and they should act here as well.
"Well, news is coming from the south?" Gao Jihong walked to the side of the war horse, hung the long sword, and asked. He was constantly fighting here, and Manager Su came to find him, so there must be something important.
"That's right, my grandfather, I'll be in Wuchang tomorrow." Wuchang was the agreed delivery location. Sun Yu couldn't continue moving forward, so he would leave the territory of the Southern Tang Dynasty, which was too dangerous.
"Marquis? Just granted it?" Gao Jichong didn't have much feeling about this title, but the title of Marquis is quite good.
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It is precisely because the king of the country had just been granted the title of Zhenhai Marquis, with a fief of 3,000 households." Su Lie, the manager, was quite content. His boss was rising, and his servants were outside, so it was easier to do things.
"Three thousand households? This king is really generous. In this way, go to the cavalry camp and find General Gao Huaiyuan. Let him do this. I have explained it before." Gao Huaiyuan is Gao Jichong's distant cousin, and now he is the general of the cavalry camp. If it weren't for the Song army besieging the city, he would have wanted to meet Sun Yu, but the current situation would definitely not be able to leave.
"I obey the order. The certificate of that money house is in the hands of my marquis. At that time, I will give it to General Gao Huaiyuan directly. Should I bring it back and hand it to the general in person?" Su Lie was careful. It would be better to ask clearly about this matter.
"It's OK, it's not cash, what are you afraid of?" Gao Ji rushed over. Even with this certificate, he would probably not be able to take it out without him.
"Greatly send the general." Su Lie bowed to the end, and Gao Jichong rode back home.
The cavalry camp was stationed on the side of the river, and Su Lie walked towards the cavalry camp in a carriage. Now this is the safest place in the entire Jiangling City. The cavalry camp does not need to fight, but maintains order here every day, otherwise the people in the city would probably have run away from the water.
Su Lie found Gao Huaiyuan and made it clear. Gao Huaiyuan had to go Gao Jichong's order before. Su Lie recognized it and arranged it directly. He sent out a batch tomorrow. Three thousand war horses were estimated to be scored six and sold in batches. It would take three days to send two batches a day. This is the result of placing ships as much as possible.
Huang Yanqian, the governor of Wuchang, Ezhou, the Southern Tang Dynasty, was worried recently. The Song army fought fiercely in Jiangling. He received an order to dispatch a navy to block the river. Now the Song army's navy is much weaker than the Southern Tang Dynasty, and this matter is simple. However, Huang Yanqian is always worried that once the other party takes Jiangling and crosses the river and enters Chu again, there will be a place to build a navy in the future. With the manpower and financial resources of the Song Dynasty, it is only a matter of time before it surpasses the Southern Tang Dynasty.
"General, hundreds of cavalry came from the south and were about to enter the city." This Ezhou is located at the junction with the Northern Song Dynasty and is connected to Jingchu, so the military has always been very strict. Sun Yu and his party were investigated several times as soon as they entered Ezhou.
"Who is coming?" The entire Wuchang Army has only hundreds of cavalry, and hundreds of cavalry are dispatched, which is extremely rare here.
"The governor of the Loyal and Brave Army, Sun Yu, the Marquis of Zhenhai, Lord Sun." The person who sent the order got the news from the previous level and knew the identity of the visitor.
"It's him, why did he leave Jianzhou and come to Ezhou to do something? Go and see." Mr. Sun, Huang Yanqian also knew about it. He was considered to be Jian Zai's heart, and at least he was more trusted by the king than him. Since he knew that he was coming, it was appropriate to go to the city gate to greet him.
The governor of a town stood at the gate of the city to greet him. Passersby avoided him, and I don’t know what big shot was coming to Ezhou.
At the end of the official road, a piece of dust was flying, accompanied by the rapid sound of horse hooves, approaching Wuchang City quickly. One person was the first, and he was only 10 years old. He was a big big horse with a maroon red head, holding a bridle in one hand and a horse spear in the other. It was Sun Yu, the Marquis of Zhenhai. Following closely was the evil dog, who also held the reins in one hand and a mace in the other.
Chapter completed!