Great Song Pirate

Chapter 700
With the end of the autumn harvest, the decisive battle between the Jinghai Kingdom and the Dajin Kingdom is getting closer and closer. For the Jinghai Kingdom, after this period of reorganization, the strength of each army has reached its peak state.

But this time, the Jinghai Kingdom changed its previous defensive posture and launched an offensive from several directions, and almost all the troops were mobilized.

The Gaojun Corps of Liaoyang Prefecture gathered [-] elite soldiers in Tangzhou, and also recruited nearly [-] civilians as auxiliary soldiers in Liaodong. Zong Han's army in Yizhou used this to intimidate Longhua Prefecture, and Gao Jun ordered other soldiers from various places in Liaodong to move to Shenzhou, where they assembled, forming a coercive pressure on the hinterland of the Jin Kingdom.

Now Jinghai Kingdom is most at ease in the Liaodong area. After the Koryo Kingdom was beaten violently, and the Japanese pirates were rampant along the northeast coast, they were overwhelmed. After Pu Yinjian participated in the founding ceremony of the Jinghai Kingdom, They also couldn't covet Liaodong, so Liaodong as a whole didn't have to worry about any troubles in the rear, so they drew out a large number of troops and gathered all fronts in the north, forming an offensive posture against the Kingdom of Jin.

However, Xiao Jianfeng's corps took the initiative to attack. Starting from Dading Mansion, the army went straight to Yikun Prefecture. Its purpose was clearly revealed, which was to force the old Liao to go to Beijing Linhuang Mansion after taking down Yikun Prefecture.

On the south line, Li Bo's corps concentrated in the middle reaches of the Luan River, and built more than a dozen pontoon bridges on the Luan River. Teams of soldiers and horses crossed the Luan River and marched towards Yanshan Mansion, where they met the Wushu army.

Even the Fubo navy, which has been in an auxiliary position, has changed its normal state. It has assembled a large number of ships in Jinzhou, recruited more than [-] troops from Liaodong and Zhongjing Road, set sail, and sailed towards Pingzhou .

Jinghai Kingdom's actions like this immediately covered the entire northern part of China with war clouds, and the situation became extremely tense. At this time, Xu Yi quietly followed Li Bo's corps, left Dading Mansion, and embarked on a journey to the south.

And when the Fubo army started to move, Jin Guo was not idle. Wu Qimai recruited nearly 20 troops in the north of Jin Guo, and also started to act.

In the north, he sent Wanyan Xieye to lead an army of more than [-] people to gather around Linhuang Mansion, intending to go south from the direction of Linhuang Mansion and approach Dading Mansion. At the same time, he also gathered an army of [-] people in the direction of Tongzhou Led by his third son, Wanyan Zongying, he began to move towards Shenzhou, and Zonghan's army in Yizhou was also supplemented by tens of thousands of people. He was ordered to attack Guangning Mansion and was divided into three armies. Started to attack Jinghai country.

Wushu in the south was ordered to send troops from Yanshan Mansion, cross the Luan River and invade the hinterland of Jinghai Kingdom, and directly capture Dading Mansion and Xingzhong Mansion. Even Wanyan Zongjun in Datong Mansion was also ordered to mobilize [-] soldiers Horses, charged into the Wushu army and dispatched troops together.

In short, the Kingdom of Jin basically mobilized all its soldiers this time and launched an offensive against the Jinghai Kingdom, intending to avenge its shame in this battle and strangle the Jinghai Kingdom in its cradle.

But can Wu Qibu's wishful thinking come to fruition?I am afraid that only these generals know it in their hearts.

But just when the Northern War was approaching, the Song Army of Hebei and Shandong Shanxi Third Road received several gold medals from the imperial court in succession, ordering them to stay where they were and not to attack the North without authorization.

Such an imperial decree immediately caused an uproar among the generals of the various armies. During this period of time, they all heard the news of the establishment of the Fubo Army. On the whole, there is a consensus that the Kingdom of Jin is no longer scary. After the battle has reached such a point, the situation of the battle has become clear. The Jin army they are facing is now completely trapped in a dilemma. I have no energy, and I am using troops against Song Dynasty.

As long as you work hard and fight on, then regaining the lost ground is definitely not just an empty talk, so all the generals of the army are gearing up, holding their breath, and want to take advantage of the opportunity of sufficient food and fodder after the autumn harvest to start again. The fierce attack on the Jin army destroyed the Jin army and expelled the Tartars from the territory of the Song Dynasty.

However, in this state of high morale, several routes of army received the imperial decree from the Song Dynasty officials, strictly ordering them not to act badly, and also ordered the rear to delay the supply of food and fodder to the northern armies. Jun fainted.

Immediately, the soldiers among the various armies wrote to their respective commanders one after another, asking why they chose to stop fighting at this time, and gave up this great opportunity helplessly.

These soldiers don't understand, but Zong Ze, Zhang Shuye, Zhong Shidao and others, as the coaches, know very well that Xu Yi's establishment of the country has completely angered the current emperor. This time, the emperor seems to have made up his mind. It was going to be a deadly battle between Jin Kingdom and Jinghai Kingdom, but this time the Holy One, Zhao Xu, was going to sit on the mountain and watch the tigers fight, waiting to reap the benefits of the fisherman.

After all, Zhong Shidao was a soldier. After hearing this order, he became furious. Since he arrived in Shanxi, he has been training day and night to prepare for the Northern Expedition. This time the Northern Expedition, the army under his command can be said to have swept away the decline of last year. They were able to recover the whole of Shanxi, but they were evenly matched with the Jin army led by Zong Jun. The two sides fought several battles in the Xinzhou area like a seesaw, and finally regained the Xinzhou area, squeezing the Jin army led by Zong Jun to the Daizhou, as long as he works harder, he can take Daizhou and regain the entire territory of Shanxi, and for this battle, he has already sent out all the best soldiers from all over Shanxi. Chen Bing is in the area of ​​​​Xinzhou. Then he sent his troops to the north and stormed Daizhou. From his point of view, Zong Jun's army in Daizhou was nothing to worry about, and taking back Daizhou was just a matter of immediate concern.

And he also found out that the number of gold troops led by Zong Jun was only more than 2 elites. During this period, he mobilized another [-] elite soldiers and marched to Yanshan Mansion. Now he was more confident and took Daizhou back in one fell swoop. At this moment, the Holy Majesty sent an urgent gold medal for [-] miles, ordering him not to make any moves, which made Zhong Shidao very angry.

If he was not worried about the rebellion of his generals, he really wanted to scold Zhao Xu for being despicable in the commander's mansion. Even if he didn't like Xu Yi establishing a country in the north, he couldn't watch Jinghai fight against the Jin army at this time, right? , That's all, but helplessly asking him to give up this best opportunity to regain lost ground.

Even if Zhong Shidao decided not to listen to Zhao Xu's imperial decree, he sent a generous gift to the Shanxi Supervising Army, and then disregarded the imperial decree and ordered the army to send troops from Xinzhou to attack Daizhou with only seven days of grain and grass.

After Zongze received Zhao Xu's imperial decree, he sighed and had no choice but to pass on the order. Then he closed the door and refused anyone's request to see him. He wrote a memorial in his own hand and sent someone to Bianliang urgently. At this time, the truce was a waste of time, and he fell ill in the Xingzhou Commander's Mansion. The hard work of more than a year had already made Zongze physically and mentally exhausted, and he could no longer hold on.

After receiving this order, Yue Fei and other generals immediately exploded with anger. Yue Fei has a straight personality, and can even be said to be aloof. Therefore, Zong Ze had little to do with him. After learning about this matter, Yue Fei did not continue to convey the order, but simply put it on the desk, pretending that he had not received it, and even sent someone to convey the order to him. The officer was put under guard, led the troops out of the Gaoyi camp, and rushed directly in the direction of Zhending.

And Wang Yan also had a fiery temper. After receiving the order, he immediately left his own army and hurried all the way back to Xingzhou. He insisted on asking Zongze why he stopped the Northern Expedition at this time.

However, he was blocked from the commander's mansion, and his personal soldiers told him that Zongshuai was in poor health and could not see guests, and they also passed on Zongze's words, ordering him to go back to his camp and stay honest.

In desperation, Wang Yan had no choice but to return to the camp. On the way, he heard that Yue Fei's soldiers and horses had already begun to march towards the north, so in a rage, he returned to the camp and summoned his subordinates. Kill in the direction of Zhending Mansion.

Zong Ze sighed again after learning about their actions on the sickbed, but instead of sending people to chase them back, he recruited his cronies and asked him to go privately to other camps to gather food and fodder, and quietly transport them to Yue Fei and the other camps. Among Wang Yan's two armies.

On the surface, Zong Ze was seriously ill and couldn't manage the affairs. He didn't even know that the generals under his command were active. Everything depends on how the two armies fought. If they win, everything is easy to talk about.

As for Zhang Shuye in Shandong, his combat strength was greatly damaged after being severely punished by Wushu. After receiving the imperial decree, he had no choice but to accept his fate. There are not many soldiers and horses, only Han Shizhong's [-] soldiers and horses are considered elite, and the rest are some newly recruited mobs. It is estimated that it will not be easy to fight in Dezhou.

Therefore, only Zhang Shuye's army in Shandong actually ceased fighting. The other two armies did not obey Zhao Xu's edict, and marched northward at the same time that Jin Wushu began to shrink its troops.

The reason why Zhao Xu did this was that just as the generals expected, Wu Min told Zhao Xu what he had seen and heard after running all the way back from Jinghai Kingdom. After hearing this, Zhao Xu was furious. He will never allow the previous mistakes to happen again. At the beginning, his father Zhao Ji misread the situation and formed an alliance with Jin Guo to destroy Liao. Like Jin Guo, sooner or later he will become a vicious tiger next to him in the Song Dynasty, so he tried his best to order all the armies to stop the northern expedition, just to sit on the mountain and watch the tigers fight, watching Xu Yi and Da Song The Kingdom of Jin will fight to the death and the net will be broken. In this way, Beibei can sit back and relax. No matter who wins at that time, he will not have the strength to fight against his Song Dynasty. Maybe he can take advantage of the situation to regain the Youyan states, and that will be a success. This is the inexhaustible feat of his new emperor!

This time, Zhao Xu's decision was unexpectedly supported by Li Gang and other main fighters. These people basically had the same opinion as him, that is, Xu Yi's Jinghai Kingdom was likely to become the next Jin Kingdom. After sitting down, turn around and take a bite of Da Song, it would be better to watch them like this and fight Da Jin to the death!

So this matter was settled like this, Zhao Xu wanted to see, if Xu Yi really defeated Jin Guo, his Jinghai Kingdom would have already been destroyed by then, so how could he settle accounts with himself.

At this time, Wushu himself may be the most disturbed person in the Jin army. As the main force in the south, Jin Wushu mobilized a large number of soldiers and horses in the territory under his jurisdiction, and concentrated them in the area of ​​Yanshan Mansion. Many Song people were forcibly recruited from various places to serve as auxiliary soldiers for them, and a full [-] army was assembled.

This number sounds very scary. 8 people are lined up to be killed. It seems that they will be killed for a long time, but Wu Shu himself knows that his current army can no longer be as elite as it was when he first conquered Song Dynasty. Terrible.

After more than a year of tossing and fighting, Zong Wang led this group of people to achieve a very brilliant victory. It was they who attacked the city of Bianliang and captured the two officials of the Song Dynasty. It's over. Their original strong army, after more than a year of conquest and killing, a large number of elites are just exhausted in the quagmire of the Song Dynasty, and most of what he can supplement are some old Liao people or Simply even some soldiers and generals of the Song army were incorporated into their own army.

It seems that his army is still quite large, but the combat power has dropped so fast that it is almost unbelievable if it were someone else.

The Song army, who was vulnerable in front of them, now dares to meet them, and even dare to fight them with a small number of troops. Don't mention that when they were a hundred-man team, they chased the Song army's tens of thousands of troops and fled all over the mountains and plains. scene.

There are more and more rumors that Jin Jun is a little frightened when he mentions the Fubo Army. After the battle of Taiping Ridge, his soldiers and horses are now very frightened. In the hands of the Fubo army, coupled with the death of the Bodhisattva prince Wanyan Zongwang, whom they regarded as the god of war some time ago, the morale of his army immediately dropped when they heard that they were going to fight the Fubo army.

These are not the most terrifying things. What is terrible is that his army has been in a more and more difficult situation for more than half a year. Facing the Song Dynasty, they can't eat each other in one bite. After two years of fighting, the people fled south in large numbers, and there are thousands of miles of red land everywhere, and a large number of grain fields are barren, so that they can no longer be like before. A large amount of food, grass and women are available for them to enjoy freely.

During the first battle in Shandong, although he took a lot of food and fodder from the Song army, it was only enough for them to last until the autumn harvest season. After getting enough food, he turned around and attacked the Fubo army behind him, but when the autumn harvest came, Wushu sent a large number of troops to the south to plunder, but what he didn't expect was that they went all the way to Xingzhou, but they couldn't get any. How much food is almost desolate in the north of Xingzhou, where are the common people planting good food for them waiting for them to grab it!

This time the looting, not only did not bring them any benefits, on the contrary, they ran into the Song army waiting for them in Xingzhou. The Jin people could hardly believe that these people were still Song people.

Most of Yue Fei and Wang Yan's subordinates are from the Hebei area, and they have long hated the Jinren. In addition, the folk customs in the Hebei area are tough. After the initial chaos, they are now incorporated into Zong Ze's subordinates , led by famous generals such as Yue Fei, after more than a year of practice, they have already become fierce soldiers, and they are not afraid of the Jin Army at all.

The head-to-head Jin army fought fiercely with the Song army in the area of ​​Xingzhou. As a result, both sides suffered losses. Wu Shu was worried that if he was dragged in Xingzhou by a large number of Song troops, he would delay the use of troops against the Fubo army. , So I had to withdraw my troops again and returned to Zhending.

From then on, he knew in his heart that if he wanted to defeat the Song Dynasty, his army alone was hopeless, so he could only follow Wu Qimai's order to gather troops and horses in Yanshan Mansion, prepare to counterattack the Zhongjing Road, and open up the connection with the north. This battle is not so much about the rise and fall of the Great Jin Kingdom, but rather about the life and death of the 10,000+ soldiers under his command. If he wins, he can return to his homeland in the north, and if he loses, he can only be starved to death in the area of ​​Yanshan Mansion.

So for Wu Shu, now he is fighting with his back to the wall, and there is no way out.

The army assembled from all over the country to Yanshan Mansion, and it took a lot of time. When he left some soldiers and horses to guard Zhending Yanshan Mansion and other important cities, and planned to go north, he heard that Xu Yi personally led an army of Jinghai Kingdom to go first. Do it, cross the Luan River, head towards Yanshan Mansion, and attack and kill him.

Wu Shu was startled, he thought that this Xu Yi was really daring, he dared to come to attack Yanshan Mansion with a small number of soldiers, so he hurriedly mobilized troops and went out of Yanshan Mansion to meet the army of Jinghai Kingdom.

Xu Yi sent troops this time full of confidence, and he was no longer like before. Now he changed his old style of acting cautiously as if walking on thin ice, and slashed across the northern land.

"Offense is the best defense! We can no longer wait for the Jin army to attack our Jinghai Kingdom. Every inch of land here has been worked hard by us. We will not allow anyone to touch our land again. If we want to fight, we will go to the enemy's territory to fight, and we can't let the flames of war burn on our country again!"

This sentence is a sentence that Xu Yi said a few days ago in the martial arts hall of the palace of Dading Mansion. In his opinion, no matter from any aspect, now he has the capital to say this sentence, and now he has one hundred thousand soldiers under his command. , and these generals have already been experienced in hundreds of battles, and they are already familiar with leading troops to fight. What's more, his military equipment has far surpassed this era by at least hundreds of years. It is a shame to hide in one's own territory and wait for others to fight.

That's why he resolutely decided to take the initiative to strike first, and burn the flames of war into the opponent's territory. With this tone as the basis, all action plans were built on this platform, and the current situation was formed. The posture of offensive warfare.

Xu Yi thought that this was by no means arrogance, but the result of careful consideration, and in this battle, his main attack direction was actually on the side of Yanshan Mansion, because he knew very well that he wanted to fight in a short time. Going north to attack Huining Mansion in the Kingdom of Jin is a task that is absolutely impossible to complete at the moment. Rather than doing this, he must first take down the army of Wushu in the south.

Now it can be said that there are many famous generals in the Kingdom of Jin, his Fubo Army has already met, and one after another, these famous generals in the Kingdom of Jin were beaten to the ground one by one. Only Zong Wang just learned a little lesson , led the army to retreat, and failed to meet him for real. As a result, there was no such opportunity again, but Zong Wang died in Zhending Mansion ahead of time, which made him miss the opportunity to be with this incomparable famous general of the Kingdom of Jin. Higher chances.

Fortunately, there is still Jin Wushu left, who took over the position of Zongwang. Without Zongwang, defeating the famous general Wushu can make up for this shortcoming. That's why Xu Yi let Yang Zaixing sit in Dading Mansion and be responsible for coordinating with Xiao Jianfeng Fighting against the northern Jin army, he himself resisted all opinions and went on the road with Li Bo's army. After crossing the Luan River, he killed the Wushu army in Yanshan Mansion.

And his first stop, he set his target on Jizhou City, the northeast gateway of Yanshan Mansion. At this time, Wu Shu had already led his army out of Yanshan Mansion and arrived in Jizhou. A large formation was launched, which opened the curtain of the Northern War.

Jizhou City is built on the mountain, the reason why both sides chose this place for the first battle is because both sides have seen the importance of this place, because once Jizhou City is conquered, then for the Jin Army, their Yanshan Mansion will be With the door open, Yimapingchuan is no longer in danger.

And here happens to be the Huangyaguan Great Wall, which was originally built by the Northern Qi Dynasty to resist the invasion of the northern nomads, but by the time of the Song Dynasty, it had already been the territory of the Liao Kingdom, and the Great Wall here, Also lost its own role.

The reason why Xu Yi valued Jizhou is also the same. As long as he can break through Jizhou City, he can leave Jizhou and come to the plain of Yimapingchuan. If Fengsheng Prefecture loses this battle, it will cause a serious delay to his strategic plan to manage the area around Yanshan Mansion, and the war may have to be delayed until next year.

Therefore, after seeing this, both sides chose Jizhou as the battlefield. From the perspective of the terrain, Xu Yi's army was obviously at a disadvantage, but as far as the Jin army was concerned, they could wait for work and wait for Xu Yi. The army came to the door.

Therefore, Wushu is very important to this battle. After learning that Xu Yi's army sent troops to Jizhou, he immediately mobilized [-] soldiers and horses, rushed to Jizhou to deploy defenses in advance, and relied on Huangya Pass, trying to stop Xu Yi's army In this way, after Xu Yi's defeat, there will be no force in the south of Jinghai Kingdom that can stop him from going north.

(End of this chapter)