Following a series of short but not fierce battles after the destruction of the city, this ancient and long-standing city has completely fallen into the hands of the Taiping Army, or Zhou Huaian.
It's just that the current Jiangning City/Jinling Township is no longer the "emperor's industry" that has been developed through the Five Dynasties of the Southern Dynasty since Sun Quan, the Great Emperor of Soochow, started his business.
More than two hundred years ago, following the order of Yang Guang, who was still the Marshal of Zhengnan and King of Jinyang, the eternal emperor in the mouth of the stubborn fan, the predecessor of Emperor Yang of Sui, Jinling Old City was in addition to the old stone city. In addition, all palaces and halls, temples and shrines, neighborhood folk houses, and government offices have been razed to the ground and plowed on the spot into acres of rice paddies.
All the millions of households in Shengju moved north to Luoyang, and even the Qinhuai River, known as the Twenty-Four Shipping, was blocked, cut off and filled up. Since then, the prosperity of the Jiangnan water transport hub and transshipment center has been lost. However, only one of the three counties, Xiazhou-Jiangzhou, which lasted to the Tang Dynasty, was left.
The so-called Nan Dynasty emperor's atmosphere also ended here, and left the following Li Bai's "Three Poems of Jinling", "Death to the East and Cangbo", Liu Yuxi's "Five Questions of Jinling", "Old Wang Xie Tang Qianyan, Fei Into the homes of ordinary people." The endless feelings of "Qianxun iron lock sinking to the bottom of the river, and a stream of stones coming out of the river." in "Nostalgia at Mount Xisai".
The majestic and majestic Purple Mountain still stands in the east of the city, witnessing the prosperity and decline of the world under the mountain; the Houhu Lake (Xuanwu Lake), which is much larger than later generations, has dim waves and few people; the river flows day and night, bypassing the empty stone city , Billowing east; Qinhuai on the moon, reflecting the Zhulou restaurant, business women are still singing the legacy of the previous dynasty; next to the Zhuque bridge, Wang Xie’s former residence, has become a home for ordinary people;
The palaces of the Six Dynasties in the old city are in ruins, overgrown with weeds, and crows screaming; only the willow on the old site of Taicheng, which is slightly arched above the ground, whispers alone in the spring breeze; the rouge well where Chen Houzhu and Zhang Lihua hide near Taicheng By the side, the grass was declining, and only a few people came here quietly nostalgic;
On the phoenix platform in the west of the city, there seemed to be several literati Xiao Shuqing’s cold backs. There, standing on the platform and looking to the west, Chengjiang seemed to practice, and the sunset became beautiful; beside the Lao Lao Pavilion, pedestrians often shed tears to say goodbye. ；
The Sun Chu restaurant near the Qinhuai River has become very famous because of the arrival of Li Bai. Literati and writers have gone to the building to borrow wine to soothe their sorrows. Standing on the Yuhua Terrace in the south of the city, the ancient road of Xingyang is very bleak; in Waguan Temple, there are still three or two from time to time. Literati came to see the "Statue of Vimalakirti" by Gu Kaizhi, a great calligrapher and painter of the Eastern Jin Dynasty;
The ancient Qixia Temple, which was established during the Six Dynasties, was still deserted with few pilgrims. Only the Six Dynasties pine in front of the gate still stood upright. On the Shinto and Royal Roads covered by grassland in the outskirts of Jinling, there are a lot of Shizhongweng and auspicious beasts scattered, and the setting sun stands silently, seeming to tell the past...
This is an ancient capital that has lost its prosperity.
This is a dilapidated and lonely abandoned city.
This is a sighing old capital with too many stories.
Of course, in the Tang Dynasty, it was not that no one suggested to move the capital to Jinling, but the ending was not very good.
For example, in the 14th year of Tianbao, when the Anshi Rebellion started, the article and talents were all ancient rivers and oceans, but politically he was very silly and innocent, classmate Li Bai wrote an article "Invite the Capital to Jinling for Song Zhongcheng", suggesting that the imperial court move the capital. Jinling took Jinling as the capital of the Tang Dynasty.
In the second year, Li Bai was invited by Yongwang Li Lin to take a boat down to Jinling City, and made 11 songs of "Yongwang Dongdong Tour". He also emphasized once again that "the dragon is sitting in the emperor's state, and the emperor Jinling visits the ancient hills". Then the energetic King Yong was suppressed by the Jiedu from Jingnan and his old friend Gao Shi, who was sent by the successor Tang Suzong, and he stood in the wrong line by comparing himself with "but use Dongshan Xie Anshi to talk and laugh for the king". Li Bai was also exiled to Yelang.
Twenty years later, due to the chaos of the feudal clan and the western feudal clan, Tang Dezong Li Shi deliberately moved the capital; the admiral of the town’s navy Han Jiao once found Jinling and renovated the city of Nanjing. Later, he could not die with Han Jiao. Therefore, the current basic structure of Jiangning City/Shangyuan County is built on the half-hanging sub-project of Jinling-eup renovated by Han Huang.
For example, the famous scenic spots and historical sites in Nanjing in later generations, such as Qixia Mountain, Jiming Temple, Phoenix Terrace, Kaishan Temple, etc., are almost all in the wilderness outside the city. Even the Zhuque Bridge and Wang Xie's hometown in "Wuyi Lane" in Liu Yuxi's "Five Topics in Jinling" have become the countryside outside the city wall.
Looking at the faintly bloody color of the red setting sun, but still a little bit of fireworks, and highlighting the old site of the stone city on the bank of the river, full of deep and mottled years, it seems that there is a cruel and unique beauty of its own. state.
And at this moment, Zhou Huaian's soul of Wenchao was also ready to resurrect, but he felt the itch in his throat again. After all, now is not a good time to show off. There are not enough audiences with understanding ability, and there is no reason to praise and empathize.
"Report to the leader that the hundreds of remnant enemies who fled to the Stone City have already abandoned their weapons and landed..."
Du Wei Ge Congzhou, who was in charge of the follow-up overseeing the formation and maintaining order, also walked in front of him in his clothes and arched his hands.
"In this battle, our army had a total of 187 casualties, of which forty-seven were killed..."
"The first 1,467 enemies were captured and 1,983 people were captured. There are still a number of fleeing and remnant enemies that are still being screened and inspected..."
"In the book of books obtained from the city, Jiangning has nine resident households, about 7,565, and Ding Zhuang, 45,837; there are also 378 hakka households. Home, Ding Zhuang, one thousand four hundred sixty seventy..."
"At present, with the cooperation of the newly established patrol team, the three teams accompanying the camp have begun to enter the neighborhood to investigate and investigate the official households, official households and situation households in the city (locally powerful and wealthy homes)... roughly. Before noon tomorrow, you can come up with the first batch of lists that need to be disposed of..."
"Although we have mastered the household registration, there are still many fallacies in the specific comparison. Therefore, the three draws and one levy of Ding Zhuang in the city are reconciled and managed. It is expected that the results will be postponed."
"However, the belongings of the medical craftsmen households are all in the catalog, and they can be selected one step ahead of time according to the diagram, and preliminarily classified for use... The recruitment of poor households and refugees has begun..."
"From the military warehouse under the city, the Changping warehouse, and the transfer warehouse, more than 8,400 shi of rice, wheat and mixed rice were seized, as well as 3,000 quintals of new and old grains. The sauce is still counting..."
"The millet and miscellaneous rice in it have been handed over to the leaders of the rebel army who helped this trip. The rest of the rice and wheat have been ground and cooked on the spot for food to be carried by the army..."
"The harvest is not bad, or these officers and soldiers are not good at other things, they are really good at searching and gathering... The outside of the city is hungry everywhere, and there are so many things left here..."
Zhou Huaian nodded and said.
According to the practice of this battle, the grain and grass materials obtained are divided into several parts for disposal under the sacred library system. Part of it is used to make and reserve portable rations to support the army, and the other part is used to provide relief to the civilian population, with compensation to drive human service, to promote the rebels’ claims and the reputation of Noyang; the other is to mobilize those coordinated rebels. Of course, the corresponding ratio will depend on the specific situation.
This is where the great benefits and efficiency of the mature military system and organization established over a long period of time lie. Basically, every time a city or settlement is occupied and cleared, the situation can be quickly grasped and controlled at the first time, and the corresponding population, resources and spoils, even prisoners, will be launched to varying degrees according to the situation. And use it.
Therefore, with the advancement of the combat process and the achievement of phased goals and results, the military group represented by the Taiping Army can always obtain beneficial supplements and phased responses from the resource population launched by the locals, and will not be less in the Vietnam War. Weakness continues in the course of fatigue and injury.
"In addition, Chief Zhang and Chief Sun from other departments requested to enter the city and stay in the city... by the way, they would raise money for manpower and materials."
Ge Congzhou continued to report meticulously.
"This can't agree to them. With those under his generation who are under-restricted, it will only give birth to more troubles..."
Zhou Huaian shook his head and said again.
"They are only allowed to bring a hundred relatives in, sourcing, reciprocating the necessary materials and placing the wounded; but we must abide by our rules... Those who dare to violate are severely punished; if they consciously fail to do so, just I will repair it outside the city for the time being..."
"Report,"
At this time, another hurried voice shouted.
"Biejiang Huqiying Zhao (Ziri), who was on the Zhongshan North Road, captured Zhang Xingyi, who had been out of Zhenhai, with all the flags and drums he carried, and returned them properly. "
"It's so good, now it's roughly complete..."
Zhou Huaian nodded and said.
"Since Jiangning is already below, I am afraid that the officers and soldiers elsewhere have not received the news. We can take advantage of the unknown situation of the enemy and we can't respond, and further take advantage of the situation to expand the results of the battle..."
"Let's get the map..."
"Where do you think you can fight next..."
Then he stood in front of a large map spread out and placed some flags and other markers, and asked to the left and right:
"I thought it was naturally the nearest Jurong City. The other Yanling, Qu'a, and Jintan were already divided into attackers. Even if they went there, it would be the icing on the cake, and it would be unpleasant. ..."
But it was Zhu Cundao who was the first deputy in name.
"It's just that Jurong City is bigger than Jiangning City. The city is tightly sealed and the news is unclear, and the Qinhuai waterway is convenient. If the attack is unsuccessful, Jiangning is afraid that there will be a certain risk... "
Cao Shixiong showed some caution.
"Actually, as far as I know, before the city fell, the official army had already asked for foreign aid; perhaps unsuspecting foreign aid would come. If the army had spare capacity, it could beat him in an ambush..."
At this time, it was Zhang Juyan who reminded him.
"Brother Zhang is right. In fact, we can prepare with both hands and walk on two legs. Just stagger the corresponding order slightly..."
Zhou Huai's remonstrance came down to it.
"Dake first approached the road at the northern foot of Zhongshan, and used a small number of talents to find ground to ambush; then divide the troops in the city square to continue to pretend to be a siege... Going past its head and most of it; as soon as the enemy was raided and received by the original formation under the city, it would rush out to specialize in the subsequent team, which made it impossible to look at each other from the beginning to the end..."
"Once the official army is defeated, it will be annihilation, so people can easily pretend to take advantage of the situation and take advantage of it. However, this way requires a person who is quite courageous and capable of adapting, at least not for the officers and soldiers to easily see through. ."
His eyes circled around and there was no lack of eagerness on his face, or among the generals who volunteered to look at him, and then he landed on a figure.
"That's you..."
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