Fenghou

If you can't afford it, you can only lower it to a level that cannot be lowered. There is no salary, and food is provided by Korea. Every day, the worst meal is provided, and you can only eat half full. You hold weapons made of broken copper and iron, and wear felt armor. , that is, the worst leather armor, but they do the hardest and most tiring work, even if there is no war, they must be enslaved to the maximum extent.

Every Goryeo soldier lives like an animal. In such a living environment, how can they be expected to work hard for the Kingdom of Jin?

In fact, Jin Guo also knew that once the war broke out, these Koreans would rush to their deaths to cover the attack or retreat of the Jurchen soldiers. In the words of later generations, they were cannon fodder.

This morning, the golden soldiers guarding the city suddenly found a mighty army in the distance. They were shocked and immediately sounded the alarm.

"Dang! Dang! Dang! Dang!"

Alarm bells rang loudly in Dading City.

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Yang Zaixing led [-] cavalry out of Juyongguan and marched northeastward, and soon entered the grassland.

According to Chen Qing's plan, it is divided into three strategies: top, middle and bottom. The best strategy is that Wanyan Nianhan did not realize the danger in the direction of Dading Mansion. In order to annihilate the main force of Chen Qing, the main force of the Jin army entered the Liaoxi Corridor to fight.

If the best strategy succeeds, Yang Zaixing's 20 troops will quickly enter the Liaoxi Corridor, cutting off the retreat of the Jurchen army, and the [-] western army will surround and wipe out the [-] Jurchen army.

The medium strategy is that Wanyan Nianhan was not fooled and defended Jinzhou City to the death. Then the two armies of Yang Zaixing and Chen Qing would meet at the foot of Jinzhou City and attack Jinzhou City with all their strength. There would even be street fighting. Yan Nianhan might also take advantage of the chaos and escape.

The worst strategy is for Wanyan Nianhan's army to flee after hearing the news, and directly retreat back to Shangjing. They would rather lose their land than preserve their vitality. This made Chen Qing's plan to wipe out the enemy's vitality fell through.

But if this happens, there is no way to do it. We can only say that it is up to people to plan things, and it is up to God to make things happen.

After marching for three days, the army arrived at Enhua County, fifty miles north of Dading City. Enhua County is a small county, and the people here are mainly Khitan people and Xi people. They were all confiscated by the Kingdom of Jin, so the county town was almost full of old and weak women and children, and it was very dilapidated.

But Enhua is the place where the supplies are transferred in the plan. According to the plan, [-] camels fully loaded with supplies and supplies will be in Enhua County.

Sure enough, as soon as Yang Zaixing's army arrived in Enhua County, he got the news that [-] camels had arrived two days ago. He immediately sent the commander Zhao Lang to lead [-] cavalry to receive the supply of [-] camels.

Yang Zaixing immediately ordered the soldiers to rest in Enhua County for a day. Today is February 350th, and today is also the day when Yong Wang Chen Qing led an army of [-] troops out of Yuguan to the north. Enhua County is about [-] miles away from Jinzhou, and Jinzhou Yuguan is also about [-] miles away, and the distance between the two is about the same.

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At this time, Wanyan Nianhan in Jinzhou City had already received news from Yanshan Road, and Yong Wang Chen Qing had arrived on Yanshan Road, which meant that the Western Army's war against the Kingdom of Jin was about to break out.

This was completely within Wanyan Nianhan's expectation. The Western Army has been preparing for more than a year, and it should be ready.

In fact, Wanyan Nianhan originally planned to attack Yuguan, but was hindered by Wanyan Wushu's mutiny. Yan Nianhan's immediate interests.

Therefore, his attention has been focused on the internal affairs of the Jin Kingdom recently, and he does not pay much attention to the movements of the Western Army.

However, Wanyan Wushu treated him well and did not offend his interests. Where is Wanyan Nianhan's interests? In Liaodong, the west of Liaohe River is Wanyan Nianhan's sphere of influence.

Of course, once the Western Army attacks, he will also bear the brunt.

This morning, Wanyan Nianhan got the news that Chen Qing personally led an army of 3 to the north from Yuguan, and last night he also got the news that a western army of about [-] people arrived at Dading Mansion, preparing to attack Dading City. Go on the offensive.

Wanyan Nianhan was quite moved, it was actually Chen Qing who commanded the army himself, if he could defeat Chen Qing's army, or even capture Chen Qing alive, then Jin Kingdom would be turned around completely.

Of course Wanyan Nianhan knew the crisis of national annihilation that the Kingdom of Jin was now facing. It was far inferior to the Western Army in terms of national strength, military strength, and equipment. Even in one-on-one individual combat, the Jurchen soldiers might not be soldiers of the Western Army. opponent.

If he can't send out surprise soldiers to break the current crisis, then the Western Army's offensive will be like a noose around the neck, and it will strangle the Kingdom of Jin to death little by little, and finally the soldiers will come to the capital, and the demise of the Kingdom of Jin will be in sight.

And the odd soldier is the only chance for his own army to defeat and kill Chen Qing, or capture Chen Qing alive.

Wanyan Nianhan also knew the risks involved, and he couldn't make up his mind for a long time. What he worried most was that the Western Army cut off his retreat from the waterway. Just at this time, Wanyan Nianhan got the news that hundreds of warships appeared in Liaohe At the mouth of the sea, we are going to go up the Liaohe River.

This news completely resolved Wanyan Nianhan's worries. He immediately ordered a hundred thousand troops to bring food and supplies to go south to the Liaoxi Corridor to face Chen Qing's main force.

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The distance is far away, and there is no means of communication. It is not easy to know whether Jin Bing has gone south.

So Yang Zaixing's best way to deal with it is to act strictly according to the planned date. Today is February [-]th, and Yang Zaixing's [-] troops arrived in Ande County, which is still [-] miles away from Jinzhou.

When the army was resting, Yang Zaixing received an urgent report from the scouts that one hundred thousand gold soldiers from Jinzhou went south to face the main force of the Western Army.

This news made Yang Zaixing overjoyed, Zhang Xiao's strategy really succeeded, Wanyan Nianhan didn't even realize that he was coming, he led the army to set off overnight, and the army speeded up to kill Jinzhou.

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Niu Gao led an army of [-] troops and was stationed five miles away from Dading City. He hadn't attacked Dading City for a long time, which really made the defenders in the city startled.

The main general in the city is Pucha Agu, a ten thousand commander. He is only in his thirties this year, and he is able to achieve his current position entirely because he was born in a noble family.

Compared with the veterans who have experienced many battles before, Pucha Agu has no experience in making friends at all. He is actually here to coat a layer of gold, so he is arranged in a relatively remote place like Dading Mansion. A place not affected by the war served as the head of ten thousand.

But his family never imagined in their wildest dreams that even the remote Dading Mansion would not be spared in this battle of the Western Army.

However, Pucha Agu is not afraid of tigers as a newborn calf. He relies on his high martial arts skills and does not pay attention to the Western Army. He thinks that the Western Army did not carry siege weapons, which is why they have not attacked the city for a long time.

The Western Army's delay in attacking did not mean that Pucha Agu didn't want to fight back. This morning, Pucha Agu suddenly had a bold idea. Could he take advantage of the Western Army's unpreparedness at night to attack the enemy's camp at night and kill them? Completely defeated!

Although several commanders objected, Pucha Agu insisted on going his own way.

At night, the city gate opened, and Pucha Agu personally led the team in front, holding a sixty-jin mace, and led an army of [-] out of the city.

Among the 5000 troops, there are only 2 Jurchen soldiers, and the other [-] are Goryeo soldiers. It is still one mile away from the Western Army camp. The camp is pitch black and seems to be sleeping deeply, but there are no soldiers patrolling outside. , Pucha Agu was also a little confused.

At this time, a commander suggested: "Commander Wan, you can let the Goryeo soldiers attack the camp, and we will follow behind. If there is danger, we can evacuate in time!"

Pucha Agu readily agreed that this was the role that Goryeo soldiers should play.

He promised the Korean soldiers: "Shoot into the enemy's camp, and you can search for the property inside. Without my order, no one is allowed to retreat, and those who disobey the order will be killed!"

He also ordered [-] Jurchen soldiers to be war supervisors, and urged the Goryeo soldiers to charge in the back. Whoever dares to retreat back will be killed immediately!

The [-] Koryo soldiers were helpless, but also tempted by the general's promise. They rushed towards the Western Army camp with spears in their hands, and the dark [-] soldiers rushed to the south of the Western Army camp.

Getting closer, closer, only a hundred paces apart, at this moment, ten thousand soldiers suddenly appeared in the ditch in front of the barracks, holding crossbows and arrows in their hands, shooting at them like a storm. Come soldiers of the Koryo Army.

When the two armies fought, the Western Army did not show mercy just because the other side was a Goryeo soldier, but killed them resolutely and resolutely. The Goryeo soldiers had a very bad reputation. Inhumane, he participated in the attack on the Northern Song Dynasty, burned, killed and raped all the way, much more vicious than the Jurchen soldiers.

Because of this, Niu Gao issued the principle of the Northern Expedition, not to kill ordinary people, but to wipe out all Jin soldiers.

Goryeo soldiers screamed. Groups of soldiers were shot down by arrows, and more than [-] soldiers were killed in an instant.

At this time, Pucha Agu also realized that something was wrong. The soldiers of the Western Army actually had an ambush, and the opponent was prepared. He shouted: "Retreat! Retreat!"

At this moment, [-] Western Army cavalry came from all directions, and Niu Gao personally led [-] cavalry to come from behind, cutting off the golden soldiers' retreat back to the city.

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Shouts of killing were all around, Pucha Agu was flustered, turned his horse's head and ran towards the northeast. This was his instinct, and the northeast direction was the direction of Shangjing.

Just after running less than a hundred steps, a young general of the Song army came to him, Niu Gao's son Niu Gui. Niu Gao had three sons. County lieutenant, the second son, Niu Ben, is in charge of family affairs at home and manages the property of the estate. The third son, Niu Gui, is the only one who is most like his father, Niu Gao. , with undue courage, is the head of the new six eagle generals in the Western Army.

Niu Gui had been staring at the opponent's general for a long time, and he shouted, "The gold thief will die!"

He swung his knife and struck towards Pucha Agu, the knife was extremely fierce, but Pucha Agu blocked it with a mace, 'Dang! 'There was a loud bang, and both of their arms went numb.

"Good guy, eat me again!"

It was said to be one knife, but in fact nine knifes were slashed in one blow. Pucha Agu dodged left and right to block. Gui Yi remembers returning to the saber, 'poof! '

The knife hit the back of the neck, and a huge human head flew out.

Some soldiers rushed up immediately and picked up the head with spears. The soldiers shouted: "The gold thief master is about to die! The gold thief master is about to die!"

Niu Gui took a fancy to Pucha Agu's armor and war horse. Pucha Agu was a Jurchen nobleman with countless treasures hidden in his family. He was wearing a golden helmet and armor, and a ruby ​​the size of a pigeon egg was inlaid on the helmet. The workmanship was extremely exquisite. , This set of armor is actually a collection of Emperor Huizong of Song Dynasty, which was obtained by his family.

In addition, Pucha Agu's war horse was extremely handsome, and Niu Gui also took a fancy to him. He ordered his soldiers to strip off the armor and lead the horse, preparing to dedicate it to his father.

When Niu Gao learned that the enemy's general was killed by his son, he was overjoyed and ordered: "The enemy will be killed and no prisoners will be kept!"

This was the order of King Yong Chen Qing, to kill all the vital forces of the opponent, so that the Jin Kingdom would not have a chance to stand up. Killing all the soldiers of Goryeo also laid the foundation for the next attack on Goryeo.

The drums sounded like thunder, and [-] crossbowmen also joined the battlefield. The [-] Western Army surrounded the enemy and turned into a one-sided massacre.

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It was getting brighter, and the war of extermination was over. The battlefield was full of corpses in disorder, blood flowed like a river, and they were strangled overnight. The Western Army wiped out nearly 3000 enemy troops and left no prisoners of war. The cost of nearly [-] casualties.

The soldiers began to clean up the battlefield and bandage the wounds of the wounded soldiers. Niu Gao consoled the wounded soldiers one by one. Now the soldiers of the Western Army are equipped with wound medicines, one is Jinchuang hemostatic ointment, the other is Feilong Baoming Dan, Jinchuang The hemostatic ointment is honeysuckle and Panax notoginseng, and the Feilong Baoming Dan is Banlangen, Phellodendron phellodendri, and honeysuckle, which are effective in stopping bleeding, disinfecting, and reducing inflammation.

At this time, Niu Gui stepped forward to ask his father for credit, Niu Gao really liked this son, last night he beheaded the enemy's commander Wanfu, causing the Jurchen army to collapse, and made the first contribution.

"Saburo isn't injured, is he?" Niu Gao asked with concern.

"Report to father, the child was not injured, this is the child's trophy, dedicated to father!"

Niu Gui waved his hand, and the soldiers held up the spoils.

A set of exquisitely crafted gold armor. The armor is fish scale armor. It is all made of gold thread threaded with thousands of small gold pieces. The gold thread is extremely strong and will not be broken by a knife. The helmet is also made of gold, and it is inlaid with various gems. In the center is a ruby ​​the size of a pigeon's egg, and next to it are two small rubies that are like sparrow eggs. The three gems are extremely pure, like flames, and extremely precious.

This set of armor is not ordinary at first glance, only the emperor can have it, his son can't use it, and he has no blessing to enjoy it. It must be dedicated to His Highness King Yong.

Niu Gao nodded, "What else?"

"There is also this box, which was found in the general's horse bag, and inside is a jade seal."

Niu Gao opened the box, and there was indeed a jade seal inside, carved with warm and delicate white jade, with two chilong buttons carved on it, and looking at the inscription, it was a small seal script, which Niu Gao could recognize, the six characters 'The Seal of the Great Song Emperor' .

Niu Gao was stunned, this turned out to be the Emperor Yuxi of the Northern Song Dynasty, and it was actually in the hands of a prince of the Jin Kingdom.

After thinking about it for a while, he probably understood that this Chief Wan should be a son of a nobleman, the armor and the jade seal were his treasures, and when he took them out, the Jurchens didn't know the seal script, so they didn't know that it was the emperor's seal.

"Father, and this war horse!"

Niu Gui had personally led this black horse, it was extremely strong, with slender and powerful legs, and its skin was shiny like black satin. Niu Gui really liked this horse, but he wanted to honor his father.

"Nice horse!"

Niu Gao patted the horse's back and said with a smile: "You captured this, if you like it, keep it!"

Of course Niu Gao could see what his son was thinking, he wanted the horse.

Niu Gui was overjoyed, "Thank you father!"

Niu Gao has always been very clear about rewards and punishments, even his own son is the same, his son made the first contribution, and he also captured the war horse, so there is no problem in rewarding him.

Niu Gao asked the soldiers to put away the gold armor and jade seal, and shouted: "Order the army to enter the city!"

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The vanguard of the western army has already entered the city. The four gates of Dading City are wide open, and every household in the city is closed. Dading Mansion was called Songmo Dudufu and Raole Dudufu in Tang Dynasty. It was the old nest of Khitan people and Xi people.

However, because the Kingdom of Jin forcibly recruited all the young and strong men from the Khitan people and the Xi people, only the old and the weak, women and children were left in the city. The city has not been repaired for many years, and the city looks very dilapidated. , raped women, and was hated by the people, but the people in the city were still frightened by the arrival of the Western Army, and every house closed their doors.

Niu Gao is still most concerned about the warehouse. When he entered the city, the first thing he did was to check the grain and grass warehouse. To his surprise, the grain and grass warehouse in Dading Mansion was completely different from the warehouse in Linhuang Mansion. The warehouse in Linhuang Mansion didn't have much food. But there is a lot of frozen mutton, and there is not much mutton in Dadingfu, but there is a lot of grain. There are actually 15 shi of grain, mainly wheat and corn.

Niu Gao immediately ordered that the soldiers go door to door to deliver food, each family sent a liter of food, and cooked porridge on the street to help the poor.

Although the language is not clear, the common people can understand that the Goryeo soldiers entered the house to grab money and food, and insulted women, while the Han soldiers came to deliver food. The people were full of gratitude, and the streets became lively again. There was a long queue, reluctant to eat the food given by the Western Army, and they all lined up to get porridge.

Niu Gao knew in his heart that Dading Mansion was the easiest place to Sinicize. The country was ruined and the family was ruined. There were no young and strong men, and almost all of them were old and weak women and children. They found something to do, opened a school to educate children, and ten years later, this place will be a state capital of the imperial court.

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Yang Zaixing’s university did not occupy Jinzhou with blood. Jinzhou and Xingzhong Mansion to the north were the seat of Yingzhou in the Tang Dynasty. It was also the place where the Han people in Liaodong lived together. The handicraft industries of Liao and Jin were concentrated here. Of course, military weapons The production is mainly in Shangjing, and other ordinary Han people are near Jinzhou. The handicraft industry here is mainly leather and metallurgy, and it is also the largest medicinal material market in the Kingdom of Jin. Zheng Tongquan was a big drug dealer back then. He came to Liaodong to purchase medicinal materials.

It is also for this reason that Yang Zaixing's army occupied Jinzhou and was warmly welcomed by the Han people at the bottom.

Yang Zaixing was not worried about the issue of food supplies. The navy fleet could carry out logistics supplies from the sea. Yang Zaixing left [-] troops to guard Jinzhou. He personally led [-] troops to kill the Jin soldiers.

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At present, Chen Qing's [-] troops are assembled in Qianmin County, Qianzhou, while Wanyan Nianhan's [-] troops are assembled in Laibin County, Laizhou. In fact, both Qianmin County and Laibin County are empty counties, tens of thousands of people They were all relocated to Pingzhou for resettlement. The two counties were dominated by Han people. Chen Qing did not want the war to involve them, and had already moved them to Yanshan Road one after another when preparing for the war.

The two county towns were fifty miles apart and facing each other far away. Naturally, Chen Qing would not take the initiative to attack the [-] Jin soldiers, but the Jin soldiers were not stable and needed to build fortifications, so naturally they did not launch an attack.

On the surface of the sea, two vehicles and boats were speeding on the sea several miles away from the coast. This kind of small cargo ship with two thousand stones was equipped with paddles, and its speed was very fast. Especially when patrolling along the coast, it could sail day and night. Basically, no ship was faster than it. , Two groups of soldiers stepped on it in turn, and they could sail more than [-] miles a day and a night.

Not long after, the two vehicles and boats passed Laibin County and continued to drive south...

Today is February 22. According to the plan, Yang Zaixing's [-] troops should lead the army south today. Of course, the plan may not be so accurate, but the top priority is to establish a communication mechanism with Yang Zaixing.

Chen Qing inspected the defense in the barracks as usual. In order to prevent the Jin soldiers from sneaking in, the Song army established a strong defense system. First of all, it built two defense lines at the narrowest point. Each defense line was more than ten miles wide. Each of them built a ten-foot-high earth wall. In addition, the distance between the two earth walls is 150 steps, which is very suitable for the defense of crossbow arrows and trebuchets.

The reason why such a powerful fortification was built was related to Chen Qing's strategy. Chen Qing decided to use a war of attrition to block the north and the south, cut off the opponent's food supply, and trapped one hundred thousand golden soldiers to death in just a few hundred days. In the corridor left and right.

At this time, a soldier came to report, "His Royal Highness, Yang Dutong has sent a letter!"

Chen Qing was overjoyed and asked anxiously, "How did the letter get delivered?"

"Reporting to Your Highness, it was sent by ship."

Chen Qing took the express letter and looked at it, then said: "Bring the sender here, I have something to ask him!"

After a while, the soldiers brought up the leader of the soldiers who delivered the letter. He was a Dutou, and he knelt down on one knee in front of his head to salute, "See Your Highness for humble positions!"