Great Song Pirate

Chapter 657

Just when Xu Yi's mood was getting better and better, Wanyan Zongwang's mood was getting worse and worse. He, the bodhisattva prince, was not in the mood to eat fast and chant Buddha at all.

Originally, he had no opinion on the withdrawal of troops from the Song Dynasty, but he did not agree with Wu Qimai's arrangement this time. In his opinion, Wu Qimai should have listened to his opinion and put down the Song Dynasty first. , to concentrate our forces to deal with the Fubo Army in Liaodong first, but Wu Qimai finally adopted

Now that Liaodong is already like this, Xie also still has Zonggan's opinion, and divides his troops into two sides to fight.

In his opinion, now that the matter has reached such a level, the Kingdom of Jin should rest for a while now, and concentrate its forces to attack Liaodong after the winter, but his opinion was once again rejected by Wu Qimai, which made them March immediately, and be sure to solve the problem in Liaodong before the end of winter.

It is a taboo to use soldiers in winter, and their army has been fighting for years, not to mention exhausted, at least a little tired, not to mention the coldness in the north in winter, if you want to fight on a large scale, you will be affected by various climates, whether it is Neither the cavalry nor the infantry can fully exert their combat power, and the large army needs a large amount of food and grass to operate. It is another hasty move to do these things before they are done!
But this is not enough. If you are determined to enter the army, you should make a quick decision, and do it before the heavy snow, and capture Gaizhou City as soon as possible. But this time, because he and Zong Han disagreed, time was finally wasted A lot was wasted, and when the dispatch of troops was coordinated, it was found that the weather was already terribly cold!

Faint moves are simply one after another!It wasn't these things that made Zongwang most panicked. He had more grievances in his heart. As the commander of one of the two armies that invaded the Song Dynasty, how brilliant his Eastern Army's record was. , Even the two emperors of the Song Dynasty were arrested and took a lot of land from the Song people, but what did Zonghan do?

From the beginning of sending out troops, Zong Han's West Route Army bumped headlong into the small city of Taiyuan, which seemed to never be conquered. In a small place, Zonghan still has the face to come back and compete with himself for control of the army.

Thinking about sending out troops this time, Zong Wang will be sullen. Zong Han is a reckless man, he only knows how to be brave and ruthless. The strategy he has set is to concentrate his forces to attack Gaizhou City first, and after taking Gaizhou City , and then attack Fuzhou City, cut off the connection between the Fubo Army of Liaoyang Prefecture and Liaonan, and then the initiative will return to the hands of their Jin Army. Forget it!
But this Zong Han wanted to fight the Liaoyang Mansion, and in the end, the troops were divided into three groups, each doing his own thing, and his good fists would open into slaps. Can this kind of fighting work?

Thinking about the Fubo Army, at the beginning, he didn't really pay much attention to the combat power of the Fubo Army. How could a gang of mobs defeat the Jin army again and again?
It's not that he doesn't know the abilities of Zong Qiang and Zong Qian. The two of them each led an army of nearly [-] to attack the Fubo Army. What was the result?One fled back to Liaoyang Mansion in Luohuang, and the other was simply captured by others. The two large armies attacked, and the results basically ended in the annihilation of the entire army. This was beyond his expectation!

Now if someone still tells him that the Fubo army is just a mob, he will be the first to beat him with a whip. The mob can only be used to describe the Song army, and if it is used on the Fubo army, it is equivalent to whipping himself. Mouth, if they are a mob, what will the Jin army become?Wouldn't that be an army worse than a mob?

So when he set off from Jinzhou, Zong Wang began to feel a little uneasy, praying that he would never go into the same mistakes as Zong Qiang and Zong Qian when he went to Gaizhou City this time, and finally ruined his fame in Gaizhou Zhoucheng is down.

Seeing that the weather had cooled down and it was starting to snow, Zong Wang stopped marching in a hurry. He ordered his soldiers to proceed cautiously, and sent many scouts to Gaizhou City to inquire about news.

As a result, more scouts were sent out, and less came back, and the news brought back was worse than one, which made Zong Wang feel a little bit startled.

Judging from the received news, the Fubo Army really has a plan. They took advantage of the delay in their return from the Song Dynasty to make preparations in Gaizhou, and there was no sign of panic and withdrawal. , On the contrary, he made a big effort to build a building, and made a gesture of wanting to fight his own army again under the city.

The scouts reported that almost all the people within dozens of miles outside Gaizhou City were emptied, some of them were resettled in Gaizhou City, and most of them were moved to the south. Sufficiently replenishing food and fodder, increasing the difficulty of logistical supply for the Golden Army.

The second is that the Fubo Army in Gaizhou City cleared the forest within ten miles outside the city, transferred the wood to the city, strengthened the city defense and stored it. It is not easy to rush to build siege equipment. In addition, Gaizhou City has already gone through the baptism of war. There are various fortifications everywhere outside the city, and they have been repaired and used again by the Fubo Army defending the city. An exceptionally strong fortress, which made it even more difficult for him to attack.

The third is about the news in Gaizhou City. He only knows that since he returned to his teacher, Gaizhou City has implemented military control. It can be said that they don't know anything about the situation, how many defenders the opponent has, what weapons they have, and how well equipped they are.

After summarizing these things, Wanyan Zongwang didn't dare to underestimate the enemy in front of him. He also had to put away his contempt for the Han people and re-examine the plan to attack Gaizhou this time.

After some thinking, Zong Wang suddenly discovered that the march to Gaizhou this time was not as simple as when he was fighting against Song Dynasty before. He couldn't think of a better way to deal with this Gaizhou city. He wanted to take down Gaizhou City in one fell swoop by relying on crowd tactics, but now it seems that assault operations are impossible, so he can only adopt a steady and steady plan, and think of a way after arriving in Gaizhou City!
Zongwang traveled all the way from Jinzhou, and as more and more news was collected, his head became bigger and bigger, and he secretly called Buddha, where did this Fubo army come from?They can even mobilize monsters. Could it be that they really have the ability to reach the sky?Or did the Buddha not understand their Dajin's approach, and sent such a soldier to punish their Jin Kingdom?

Everyone knows that Zongwang believes in Buddhism, but he is not a pious believer. He knows how many people's blood has been stained on his hands since he joined the army with his father, and the people of all ethnic groups who died in his army , I'm afraid it's no less than a million!Every time Zongwang chanted scriptures in front of the Buddha, he felt a little ashamed, but for the sake of Dajin, he still raised the butcher's knife again and again.

Seeing more and more snow on the road, and it became more and more difficult for the army to move forward, Zong Wang ordered the army to slow down again. He felt a strong uneasiness in his heart. He sent a lot of scouts, why did they disappear again and again? Woolen cloth?It was as if these people had disappeared like a stone in the sea, and they all went away without returning. As a general who is familiar with the art of war, he deeply understands what this means.

"Brother, the situation seems to be getting worse and worse. There is still no news about the scouts I sent out yesterday, is it...?" Jin Wushu opened the curtain, walked in from the outside, and brought the A gust of cold wind flickered the candles in the big tent.

"I know! Not only your scouts, but also Wan Yanchang's side. The scouts will never come back after going out! This time we are facing a difficult opponent! On the land of our Jin people, they can actually hunt and kill us in large numbers. Scout, it seems we need to be more careful! The road is not smooth!" Wanyan Zongwang took a sip of wine, wiped the wine from his beard and said helplessly.

"Damn it! This Fubo army is really abominable! I heard that when they dealt with Alu and Wuben's army twice before, they did a lot of things along the way. Let's be more careful! Wu Shu also sat beside the table, poured himself a glass of wine, and drank it down.

"It seems that they have already made preparations. This battle may not be easy! I guess there must be their scouts watching us near our army. Our scouts probably won't come back! The opponent is not easy! Compared with the army of the Song Dynasty, they act strangely, we have to guard against them, and they will deal with us in the same way. They want to cut off our eyeliner and make us smeared in our own land! It's really hateful Extremely! Tomorrow morning, don’t send out a small group of scouts anymore, choose five hundred elite cavalry as the vanguard, scout the way ahead, and clear out the ambushes of the Fubo army along the way!” Zong Wang ordered Wu Shu.

Wu Shu got up and replied: "I obey, it seems that this is the only way to go! The other party is too cunning. If we say that our scouts are all elite, ten people are enough to kill a hundred Han people. It is not a problem. What method did they use to kill our scouts?" I really can't figure out how scouts eat up one team after another!"

"After the army starts tomorrow, pass Taiping Mountain as soon as possible. After passing here, I will soon arrive at Gaizhou City. I have been feeling uneasy for the past two days. Now that the flat ground has been finished, the road into the mountain will be even more difficult. , This damn snow seems to be much bigger this year than in previous years, we must guard the mountain road, cut off the passage from Gaizhou to Liaoyang Mansion, and prevent Liaoyang Mansion from receiving supplies from Gaizhou again!" Zong Wang Looking at the map behind him, he said to Wu Shu.

"Indeed! This year's weather seems to be much colder than in previous years. Even I can't stand it. Many Nan people below have suffered from frostbite, and their morale has been greatly affected. These Nan people are really useless. If they hadn't left If it’s too slow, we should have arrived outside Gaizhou city by now! I really want to cut them down, pack light, and speed up!” Wu Shu said.

"No! Don't underestimate these Song soldiers. Although they can't fight us, we can't do without them this time. Although our Jurchen warriors are fierce, they are not good at attacking cities. Otherwise, this time the South Zheng, the cities we conquered will never be the only ones. Although the Song people are incompetent, the infantry is still useful. They are indispensable for attacking the city. Besides, after we arrive in Gaizhou, let them Song people beat the Song people. My heart hurts!" Zong Wang took another sip of his wine.

At this time, there was another greeting from the soldiers outside the door, and then the door curtain was lifted again, and a gust of cold wind penetrated into the warm tent again. The bearded Wan Yanchang stomped in, with a lot of knots on his beard. Bai Shuang rubbed her hands vigorously, first went to the charcoal basin to bake her hands, and cursed in her mouth: "Damn it, it's really cold for this bird! Marshal! This is not the way to go, we still have to speed up , hurry up to Gaizhou to set up camp, otherwise, I can’t stand it! Also, there is Taiping Mountain in front, and there is a fork here, you can go to Fuzhou City! Otherwise, I think I will lead a Qingqi, and start from here How about a surprise attack on Fuzhou City and cut off the connection between Fuzhou and Gaizhou?"

Both Zongwang and Wushu immediately turned their heads to the map. Zongwang nodded and shook his head after pondering for a while, as if talking to himself, "Sneak attack on Fuzhou City? Not bad! No, what can we do in the past with such a horrible weather?" ?”

"It's such a ghostly weather that I want to go to Fuzhou to attack them. It is estimated that they will not expect someone to attack them right now. Gaizhou City must have been prepared. Fuzhou is probably going to Relax, once our sneak attack is successful, the morale of the Fubo army will be greatly reduced. When the marshal goes to besiege there, it will probably be easier to fight! I don't need many people, I only need two thousand light cavalry. After rushing over, look Besides, if they are prepared, I will return to Gaizhou City, if they are not prepared, I will go all out and take down Fuzhou City! I wonder what the Marshal wants?" Wan Yanchang has clearly made up his mind , That's when I came to Zongwang.

After thinking about it for a while, Zong Wang nodded and said, "Since you've made up your mind, it's fine! You can go there and find out about the situation there. It's probably not easy to fight in Fuzhou. The Fubo army is very cunning. , and they defeated Alu's army in Fuzhou back then, the defense there is probably very tight! Be careful in everything, if you can't do it, don't take any risks!"

Wan Yanchang nodded immediately, agreed excitedly, then turned around and left Zongwang's big tent, and went back to start preparations.

"Talan is a good general!" Zongwang couldn't help but sigh as he watched Wan Yanchang's leaving back.

At dawn the next day, the camp of the Jin Army became noisy again, and there were voices of officers yelling for the troops to move out of the camp. Tents were torn down and crashed into carts. Wan Yanchang ordered two thousand spirits Then he set off from the fork in the direction of Fuzhou City, while Wu Shu ordered a strong general to lead five hundred elites to explore the way ahead and rush to Gaizhou City.

Although the sky is no longer snowing, but it is still a haze, only a few faint rays of sunlight fell on the ground through some gaps in the clouds, forming a few rays of light in the sky, the land is snow-white, it looks magnificent but it is impressive Feel oppressed.

Zongwang's army stepped on the snow again and headed towards Gaizhou City. From a distance, they could only see a few flying eagles circling in the sky, and some snow rabbits braved the danger to jump in the snow, looking for something to eat. s things.

Among some inconspicuous snowdrifts in the valley, Zhou Junyu, the boss with a runny nose, moved his nest, moved his stiff body, his eyes looked into the distance from some gaps from time to time, and cursed at the bottom: "Damn Zongwang, you actually walked so slowly, and sincerely let us suffer from the cold here. Fortunately, we built a shelter here in advance, otherwise, before their army arrived, we would all be frozen here! Here How can it be so cold! It’s not as comfortable as in the south! Hehe..." He pulled off his thick fur gloves vigorously, rubbed his numb face with his hands, and wiped his nose on his sleeves. I don't have any image.

At this time, Liu Da was wearing a white cloth cloak and crawled into his hut. His whole face was tightly wrapped, only a pair of eyes were exposed. After entering Zhou Junyu's hut, he patted the snow on his body and said: " This time we were a little bit wrong. The Jinren seemed to be frightened by us the last two times. This time, we came here very carefully, and let us suffer a few more days of cold in this damn place. Grandma, those scouts yesterday They are really difficult to deal with, and almost let them run away!" While speaking, he took off a sniper crossbow that was also painted white from his back and put it at his feet.

"Brother Liu, how long will it take for the Jin army to arrive? After going on like this, the brothers will be frozen!" Zhou Junyu asked Liu Da.

"Hurry up! Come here this afternoon at the latest, and you can prepare! But you have to wait until I send the signal before you start. If it's early, you may not be able to kill many of them!" Liu Da replied.

After the people in the shack finished listening, they immediately became excited, and each face showed joy. Zhou Junyu immediately ordered: "Everyone go to prepare! Everyone knows the selected place, and each is responsible for one place. Pull the lead wire into the shack, be careful not to let the golden man see our whereabouts, and notify the brothers below, get ready to burn incense and hang up the wires! It's time for us to appear! Humph! This time we want Zongwang to look good! Let them Try what an ambush is!"

As soon as the voice fell, the shacks in some nearby places also started to move. One snowman after another got out of the shacks, and then climbed under some boulders, and began to work.

"You must remember that if you don't see the signal from my people, don't light the fire. I think many of Zongwang's army are surrendered soldiers from the Song army. It is useless to kill them. You have to do it." Let’s pick the Jurchens to attack, as long as the Jurchens die more, those Song people will naturally be frightened, and they will collapse without fighting! Originally, I should do this job for you, but Commander Li insisted on you to do it. It's cheaper for you!" Liu Da shook his head and said.

"You can't blame me. Who told you that you haven't done this before? My lord handed down my skills when I was in Annan. You are not my opponent when you play with this thing! Of course, I don't care if I do your business. It's not yours! You poisonous snakes can't take all your energy!" Zhou Junyu laughed.

"That's right! I'm really scared of this thing. Under this thing, no matter how good your skills are, it's useless! It's too powerful! You should do it! Let me tell you, don't worry about anything after you're done, immediately Take your people down from the back of the mountain, and leave us alone! It is estimated that after this is done, Jin Jun will send people to hunt us down, and you can’t help with the rest! Leave it to us to do it!” Liu Da continued .

Zhou Junyu was a little disapproving, but he still agreed. The two of them have their own division of labor, and whoever should do it. This was arranged by Li Bo when he was in Gaizhou City, so he will abide by the agreement.

After chatting with Zhou Junyu for a while, Liu Da and Zhou Junyu took the sniper crossbow, fastened the cloak, and walked out of the shack towards the top of the hill. From a distance, it was hard to find him in this attire.

Zhou Junyu also came out of the shack, and began to check the movements of the people he brought around in the valley, pointing them from time to time, putting some bags of gunpowder in a more suitable position, and inserting the lead wires, little by little. Pulled to the hiding place, everyone's head began to steam, no wonder, although the weather is very cold, but doing this in the snow is really exhausting, after a while, the stiff body will heat up stand up.

After Zhou Junyu checked all the places that had been arranged and found that there were basically no problems, he called his men to evacuate from the hillside. Hearing the signal from the opposite mountain, and seeing the flashes on the opposite mountain, Zhou Junyu was the last one to return to the shack, wrapped himself into a ball again, and saved himself from freezing again in a while!

Zongwang was riding on a horse, watching troop after troop of soldiers and horses plodding forward in the snow, he kept cursing in his heart, he didn't know who he was scolding, maybe he was scolding Wu Qimai, or Maybe he was scolding Zonghan, or maybe he was scolding the weather. In short, he is still very upset at the moment, and he wants to send troops to attack Gaizhou City at this time. Now Wanyan Zongwang has no confidence at all. This battle will continue to Gaizhou City, how to fight?

(End of this chapter)