choke element

Chapter 789 Excuse me

Not long ago.

Li Ting's troops rushed into Kaifeng ahead of the Song army, and immediately the city was on fire.

Ding Haijun fought fiercely with the Jin army for a long time, and the Jin army had already started fighting and retreating. They did not dare to go to Lincai Pass, so they went north along the Cai River and gradually approached Kaifeng City.

At this time, the battlefield was still more than ten miles away from Kaifeng. Guo Ning couldn't directly see the fire, but he could already see clusters of churning flames rising with thick smoke, and even the hot sunlight couldn't cover up the flames.

In an instant, several scout cavalry deployed on the periphery of the battlefield ventured across the battlefield to report.

Everyone was in a hurry, the focus and angle of observation were different, and the content of the report was also different, but everyone said: "The Song army and the Jin people conspired to set fire to Li Jieshuai's troops!"

At the same time, hanging above the battlefield, on the hot air balloon used to monitor the movement of the Jin army, the soldier in charge of watching danced and threw down pieces of wooden tablets used to send letters, each with the words Big characters: "Song Army is guarding Nanxun Gate! Kaifeng is on fire!"

Under such circumstances, how could Guo Ning not know that the situation had changed unexpectedly?

This change is not the same as a simple battle on the battlefield.Just like the fierce battles with the Mongolian army several times before, Guo Ning knew that the opponent was a strong enemy, and he had the determination to come to cover the water and earth, and he was even prepared to pay a heavy price.

But at this moment, our own side clearly has the absolute upper hand in strategy and tactics, while the enemy is just lingering.A moment ago he was complacent, and he expected the situation to be under control, but in a blink of an eye, he was tricked by this scheme, and the soldiers will suffer tragic casualties!
In the past two years, the size of the Ding Navy has expanded a lot, but Li Ting's Ying Navy Jiedu Envoy is the key to defending the central capital and connecting the Bafu and Shandong bases, so there are many veterans under him.Many of them can talk to Guo Ning, and they can call Guo Liulang with a straight face.

Before the navy was ordered to start the operation this time, many dispatches were classified, but some veterans felt the tense atmosphere from the clues.So just when Guo Ning was about to mobilize troops, several soldiers stationed in Wozikou Military Village in Qingzhou went to Tianjin Mansion specifically, begged Guo Ning in private, offered the summer grain output from their new land, and prayed that the army would do well. well.

These old soldiers are all in the city at the moment, suffering from the fire!

These people are all genuine people of their own, and they are die-hard supporters of the Ding Navy!Since ancient times, it has been difficult to break earthen pots away from the well. Since they joined the army, they must return them wrapped in horse leather.But they failed to fight the enemy for meritorious deeds and earn their wives and sons. Instead, they were framed by the Song people and the Jurchens, so that they were buried in the fire?

What is even more irritating is that Li Ting may have to pay for this time...

Li Ting and Guo Ning met when they were in distress. When they were in Tangluo, Hebei, they each had strengths in their hands. In fact, they had a very deep friendship. When they retreated from northern Xinjiang in the early years, they helped each other a lot.Moreover, Li Ting seems careless, but in fact he has subtleties and can understand Guo Ning's intentions very well, so he is really an indispensable help for Guo Ning!
Guo Ning's hands and feet were cold, but an evil fire surged up in his heart, his throat felt salty, and he almost vomited blood on the spot.

Fortunately, he was indeed determined, and he thought that the commander-in-chief was the courage of the whole army, so he didn't faint.Even so, he pressed hard on the saddle bridge to maintain his balance, clenched his teeth, and was speechless for a while.

What's more troublesome is, if the Song people actually conspired with the Jurchens, would they have a backup?Don't talk about anything else, just talk about the battle situation around Kaifeng. Could it be that Zhao Fang's troops are just the beginning, and then the Song army will rush in one after another, relying on Kaifeng City to fight against Dinghai?

According to Guo Ning's understanding of the Song State, although the Song Army has a large number of soldiers, there are few who are really brave and good at fighting. It is said that they do not have such strength; Courage; before the Jurchens went south, the battle with them did not seem fake, but...

The city is on fire!How do you know if the Song people will lose their minds?
Guo Ning sneered repeatedly, and turned to stare at Jin Jun in front of him.

With such a change in the city of Kaifeng, will this Jin army stop?Will you withdraw?Or will the morale be boosted and the courage to attack?
By looking at their movements, we can know whether the Jin people have made arrangements, and from this we can also infer the degree of collusion between the Song and Jin families!
There were constant killing sounds around, and Guo Ning couldn't take his eyes off it.Several generals heard about the changes in Kaifeng city one after another, and each rushed over from behind. Seeing Guo Ning's expression, they did not dare to disturb, and waited patiently.

The Jin Army on the opposite side initially knew that the Song Army and Ding Haijun were rushing to the city, and there was obvious panic.However, due to the distance between the Lincaiguan battlefield and Kaifeng City, ordinary soldiers did not see the enemy's movements with their own eyes, so there was no situation where they lost their fighting spirit and the people and horses hugged each other, trampled and fled.

After the fire broke out in Kaifeng, a large number of Golden Army knights rode their horses to pass orders, and all the Golden Army instantly cheered up, trying to stabilize the battle situation. There were even cheers from the soldiers of the Golden Army in some places. There were several places where the two armies were entangled. The pressure suddenly increased.

Guo Ning's bushy eyebrows were furrowed, and his face became more and more gloomy.

From his eyes, he can easily judge that this is not the Jurchen's desperate struggle.Those soldiers of the Golden Army were obviously launching an orderly counterattack.They tried to force the navy back a little, then turn around in front of the enemy and get out of the chaos.

At this time, the Jin army, which was still able to fight against its own side, was undoubtedly loyal to the Kaifeng court.They want to escape, not because they want to escape, but because they have discovered that their side has a new vitality, so they intend to keep their own vitality for later.And for what reason did they cheer...

Is there any need to think about it?

"Tell Han Xuan, this battle has been fought for too long! I will give him half a moment at most!"

"Tell Zhang Lin, within half a moment, shoot out all the iron cannons!"

"Tell Wang Shixian that the troops from the rear will come up and be ready to assist the front team at any time, or to take over from the front team to clear the battlefield!
Guo Ning ordered in a deep voice, and several cavalrymen rode away in response.

"I am ordering all the troops in the Chinese army to gather the cavalry!" Guo Ning lifted the Iron Guduo from the saddle, and said with a grinning grin: "All the swords and weapons are ready, and the armor is tighter, ready to follow me to Kaifeng!"

The other orderlies pulled up their horses and left.

Yelu Chucai suddenly rushed up from behind, reaching out to hold the reins of the horse: "Duke!"

Guo Ning turned around: "How to say?"

Yelu Chucai lowered his voice: "This shouldn't be a premeditated plan by the Song people! The officials under Shi Miyuan are all tied up with us for the benefit of the sea. The two families are torn apart, which is of no benefit to them! Shanghai trip The business has just started, and now the ocean current is heading north, and I don’t know how many big ships are scrambling to go to Shandong, Zhongdu and other places. We only need to detain Song ships in a few ports, and those people will pay for three lifetimes Old Ben! That hurts more than killing them!"

Seeing that Guo Ning was thinking, Yelu Chucai said again: "What's more, how many years of hatred have accumulated between the Great Song Dynasty and the Great Jin Dynasty? Song people are ashamed of the blood feud during the Jingkang period, and it has been sung for hundreds of years. How can the two be united? Great Song wants to unite with the Kingdom of Jin, how can those Jurchens trust the Song people? Aren’t they afraid that the Song people will suddenly turn their backs? Don’t they fear that the Song people will retaliate? Duke, there must be something strange in this!”

What Yelu Chucai said was exactly the opinions of the advisers when Guo Ning and his close advisers were discussing the big policy that day.But at this moment, seeing Li Ting's troops suffer, Guo Ning's blood is about to boil, how can he be willing to think too much?

He stared at Yelu Chucai, and said slowly: "What Jin Qing said about the maritime trade is very reasonable. An order must be sent immediately to detain all Song ships, goods, and sailors in the ports we control. Down."

"That's natural, they should be punished!" Yelu Chucai nodded repeatedly.

"As for what happened in Kaifeng City, what the hell is Song Jun doing..." Guo Ning pressed down the rim of his iron helmet, only showing his eyes with cold murderous intent: "I'll go and see for myself! "

Yelu Chucai was stared at by Guo Ning, subconsciously let go of the rein and took two steps back.

At this time, the cavalry teams of various departments of the Chinese army were gathering rapidly, only three or five cavalry teams had not yet arrived.Guo Ning didn't want to wait any longer, and with a slap, he led more than a thousand elite riders away.

The smoke from the horse's hooves made Yelu Chucai cough repeatedly.Coughing and stomping his feet, he said anxiously, "As the chief general, why take risks at such a time?"

Yelu Chucai rushed over and grabbed Dong Jin's saddle and shouted: "You protect the Duke well!"

Dong Jin repeatedly agreed, and urged the horse to catch up.

The cavalry of the Chinese army of the Dinghai Navy suddenly moved out, just like a raging wave rising from the deep sea. There was no warning beforehand, but it contained tremendous power.

Since they were going to Kaifeng, they did not entangle with the Jurchens on the battlefield, and chose to pass directly by the Xiacang City to the north of the battlefield.

Shangcang City was built by Emperor Shizong of the Later Zhou Dynasty to store rice and grain shipped from the south for the military supplies of the Northern Expedition. 200 years later, the city walls and buildings have all collapsed, leaving only a platform more than two feet higher than the flat ground.

The general of the Jin army, Wanyan Sai, did not have a brother-in-law named Wang Chouhan, and his subordinates had suffered a lot when fighting Zhao Fang, so Wanyan Sai did not arrange to raid outside the battlefield.

At this moment, he is leading hundreds of people, trying to seize that piece of platform, as a basis for subsequent fights.Unexpectedly, halfway through the march, they collided with Dinghai cavalry galloping like a stream.

Wang Chouhan repeatedly shouted to his subordinates to form formations and raise their shields, but the enemy cavalry came too fast, and the momentum was like a catastrophe, and they crashed into the infantry team in a blink of an eye.Thousands of cavalry danced and passed by his side.In the billowing smoke and dust, someone waved the iron bone and smashed it hard.

Wang Chouhan hurriedly raised his saber to meet him, but the blade was shattered by Tie Guduo, and the blade flew in all directions.But Wang Chouhan's wrist bone cracked, and he couldn't control the handle of the knife.So Tie Guduo continued to slam back against a twisted blade spine, beating him on the chest.

The armor on his chest was dented in an instant, and his breastbone and ribs were almost shattered.When he rolled over and fell to the ground, blood spilled from his eyes, mouth, ears and nose, and he died immediately.

"Don't stop, keep moving forward, let's go to Nanxun Gate!" Guo Ning retracted Tie Guduo, and gave the order concisely.

The cavalry continued to accelerate, stepping over the wailing golden infantry all over the ground, getting closer and closer to Kaifeng City.

　The ruins of Xiacang City are located in Xiaocheng Village in the north of Tongxu County, which is actually quite far from Kaifeng...

　
(End of this chapter)