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"Let me ask you, what ships are you using?"

"Reporting to Your Highness, it is two chariots and boats worth two thousand shi!"

"Car and boat!"

Chen Qing became interested, and asked again: "How many people operate a ship?"

"Reporting to Your Highness, we have a total of 64 people, 32 trampling soldiers, [-] people on each ship, [-] people trampling at a time, and changing a group of people every two hours, which can guarantee uninterrupted sailing for twelve hours."

"Then how long did it take you to get here from the mouth of Liuzhou?"

"In fact, we only spent less than four hours!"

"It took less than four hours for a distance of 120 miles. This speed is not bad!"

Chen Qing then wrote a warrant and handed it to him, "Give this warrant to Yang Dutong!"

"Follow the order!" Dutou retreated holding the warrant.

Chen Qing looked up to the north, Yang Zaixing's army had arrived, on the north bank of the Liuzhou River, this time, Wanyan Nianhan was doomed.

At this moment, Chen Qing began to change his mind, Wanyan Nianhan was not Wanyanchang, the siege was too long, Wanyan Wushu's reinforcements would probably arrive, and Yang Zaixing's army would be in danger at that time.

Taking the initiative to attack yourself is also the best policy.

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The Jinbing camp in Laibin County was shrouded in a tense atmosphere. The news that the commander Wanyan Nianhan repeatedly ordered the blockade was leaked. Almost all the soldiers knew that their back roads were cut off and their logistics channels were cut off.

Although the barracks was very silent, in private, almost everyone was complaining about the misjudgment of the coach Wanyan Nianhan, which led to the current crisis. passive.

'Wanyan sticky Han is getting old!The tiger is no longer powerful! 'And other comments can be heard everywhere in the barracks.

These are almost all the comments of middle and low-level generals and soldiers. Many high-level generals are also dissatisfied with Wanyan Nianhan, thinking that Wanyan Nianhan fell into the trap of the Western Army because of his greed for merit and victory.

It is indeed a trap. They are trapped in a corridor that is only a hundred miles long from north to south and twenty miles wide from east to west. It is the vast sea.

Wanyan Nianhan himself was also deeply regretful. He thought things too simply, always thinking of going south to catch Chen Qing, but he forgot that the opponent had an army of [-] troops, and he even forgot that the opponent could still withdraw southward, and also from the sea. Withdrawing and trying to catch Chen Qing is tantamount to dreaming.

Now he is a little bit blind. The opponent's army came from the north, which meant that Jinzhou was lost, and it also meant that the logistics and reinforcement routes were cut off.

The most annoying thing for Wanyan Nianhan is that they only have ten days of food left. After ten days, they will either starve to death or kill their horses. Wanyan Nianhan suddenly remembered the scene when he was captured that year. Qing was blocked at both ends, food was cut off, and the feeling of hunger was coming again. Could this be his fate?

But waiting to be starved to death is definitely not the best policy, he must take the initiative to attack.

At this moment, a soldier rushed to the tent door and shouted, "Marshal Du, the Western Army is attacking from the south!"

Wanyan Nianhan was taken aback, the Western Army actually dispatched to attack.

Wanyan Nianhan was not prepared for a night battle at all, so he immediately ordered: "Order [-] crossbowmen to go to the city to defend, tear down the big tent, and no one is allowed to fight!"

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Wanyan Nianhan rushed to the south wall, stood on the wall to watch the battle, and stared at the densely packed western army in the distance.

The moonlight was very good, under the silver moonlight, the western army was divided into several square formations, and the team was boundless. It should be that all the main force of [-] came up.

Generally speaking, as long as the camps of the two armies are within ten miles of each other, it means that a war is about to break out, but the camp of the Western Army is fifty miles away from them, so how could they suddenly come here?

Although many Jurchen cavalry could fight at night, Koryo soldiers did not have the ability to fight at night. Once they went out of the city to fight, the [-] Koryo soldiers would inevitably be held back and become the root cause of the army's defeat.

What's more, there are [-] Western troops ambushing behind, the two armies fought fiercely, and the [-] Western troops came from behind, and the entire army was wiped out.

Wanyan Nianhan knew this very well, so he would rather stick to Laibin County than go out of the city to fight.

Suddenly, there was a thunderous drum sound in the Western Army, 'Boom—boom—boom! '

The sound of the drums was low and slow, shocking. Immediately after the formation opened up, groups of cavalry came out of the large formation. There were two hundred cavalry in a group. Ten oxen were pulled, followed by three hundred infantrymen.

Six thousand cavalry, fifty giant trebuchets, and 1 infantry were lined up in order. Hundreds of steps away, there were another [-] cavalry in formation. Every [-] people formed a square formation. Spears were like a forest, and their steps followed the sound of drums. From time to time, a loud cry broke out in the legion, "Kill!"

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The murderous aura was so powerful that it made the Jin soldiers on the city wall and in the county panic. Even Wanyan Nianhan, who was watching the battle on the top of the city, couldn't help but change his face. He has fought in the north and south for so many years, defeated countless armies, and Including many Song troops.

The Song army defeated by him was almost all defeated by one blow, and it was all massacred by Jurchen cavalry.

The Han army he saw was lackluster. Although there were a lot of people, he felt like a huge flock of sheep. No matter how many sheep there were, they would still be slaughtered.

After nearly 30 years in the battlefield, it was the first time Wanyan Nianhan saw such a powerful formation of the Western Army. He felt his mouth dry and his butt trembled slightly. Could it be that he was really old?The bravery of the past is gone.

At this time, his son, Wanfu Chang Wanyan Xiege, stepped forward to persuade him: "The southern city wall is within the killing range of the western army's catapults, please retreat to the western city to watch the battle."

Another soldier ran to report, "Report to Marshal Du, the main force of the Western Army has also been discovered in the north!"

Sure enough, it was a north-south attack.

Wanyan Nianhan gritted his teeth and shouted: "The bed crossbow is ready to fight back."

Thousands of soldiers around shouted, "Don't worry, my lord, we will fight with bed crossbows, and we will not be afraid of the Western Army's attack!"

This is not for Wanyan Nianhan, but for the more than 1 Jurchen soldiers in Nancheng to boost their morale.

Wanyan Nianhan quickly walked down the south city, and moved to the west city several miles away. When he was far away, the chief general Wanyan Xiege ordered: "Prepare the bed crossbow to attack!"

Five hundred bed crossbows were lifted onto the pedals, and there were shooting holes in the city wall. Soldiers of the Golden Army put the jackdaw iron arrows, which were as thick as a thumb and as long as one foot, into the launching slots, aiming at the stones thrown hundreds of steps away. machine.

This is a bed crossbow invented in the Song Dynasty, which became a powerful weapon for defending the city of the Kingdom of Jin.

As the night slowly fell, fifty heavy trebuchets were pushed 250 steps away from the city wall. The trebuchets were launched using a winch. Dozens of soldiers pushed the winch handles, and as the wheels turned, the three-foot-long arm Being gradually pulled down.

Several soldiers of the Western Army put the ball of fire cloth weighing tens of kilograms into the launching bucket.

With 'Boom! ' A muffled drum sounded, and fifty soldiers holding torches lit the fire cloth ball at the same time, and the fire cloth ball burned rapidly.

Another muffled drum sounded, and fifty catapults were fired at the same time, fifty fireballs soared into the sky. The bright red flames streaked across the dark night, like meteors falling from the sky, crossing the city wall and smashing into the enemy. In the camp, a huge fireball bounced off the ground and rushed straight towards the dense crowd of Goryeo soldiers.

Laibin County is a small county, and the circumference of the city wall is only ten miles. At this time, the city is crowded with [-] troops and tens of thousands of horses, and the city looks very crowded.

Moreover, there are still many large tents in the city that have not been dismantled, but the surrounding area has been dismantled. The large tents in the middle of the city are mainly warehouse camps. The Jin soldiers thought that the Western Army could not attack them, so they did not dismantle them.

The soldiers shouted in panic and fled in all directions. Many soldiers were knocked over by the ball, and more than a dozen fireballs rushed hundreds of steps and rushed into the tent. The tent was quickly ignited, and there was chaos around the tent.

At this time, the [-] bed crossbows on the wall also launched a counterattack. Following Wan Yan Xiege's order, the sound of clappers sounded, and [-] bed crossbows were fired at the same time. A hundred paces, the powerful arrow is powerful enough to open gold and crack rocks.

Two thousand five hundred iron crossbow arrows whizzed and shot at the western army's trebuchet. At this time, the cavalry and infantry retreated to [-] paces away. Their task was to deter the enemy and not to fight. More than ten soldiers operating.

The powerful iron crossbow arrows came, and dozens of soldiers of the Western Army were unable to dodge. They were shot by the crossbow arrows. The iron arrows pierced through their chests and fell to the ground screaming. The iron shot the catapult and nailed it to the thick wooden frame. The belt of a catapult was shot, and several belts broke at the same time, causing the long arm tied to the wooden frame to fall off and roll down.

The bed crossbow could not stop the attack of the Western Army. The second round of fireballs rose into the air again and fell into the enemy camp. The burning tents in the barn camp had been extinguished by the Jin soldiers with sand. After fighting with the Western Army for so many years, they also had A little defensive fire attack experience.

When the fireball rushed towards them, hundreds of Jurchen soldiers around the tent held up their shields to block the fireball from the tent. Several soldiers quickly pushed the fireball into the dug pit with steel forks and filled it with soil.

In front of the Western Army's formation, there appeared one after another chariots. There were oil tanks on the chariots, and they were pulled by heavily armored horses. They were not afraid of the arrows shooting from the sky above the city.

They ran under the city wall and began to spray fire oil on the top of the city. At the same time, the trebuchets also changed their tactics. They aimed at the top of the city and threw burning fire oil cans on the top of the city and into the city.

Soon, Nanchengtou and the city were turned into a sea of ​​flames.

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The battle lasted all night, and at dawn, the Western Army's catapults had been withdrawn, and the fire on the top of the city was gradually extinguished, and the entire top of the city was burned to blackness.

That night, the Jin soldiers suffered more than 7000 casualties. The death toll was not many, only more than [-] people. The remaining nearly [-] people were burnt, most of them were Jurchen soldiers on the head of Nancheng.

Although they did not die, the burns were also very serious injuries. If the treatment is not in place, most of them will die.

The Western Army did not attack again, and the 18 Western Army began to set up large camps in the north and south, installed camp fences, and dug trenches, only three miles away from the county seat.

The camp and supplies of Yang Zaixing's army were naturally supported by sea. Hundreds of sea ships brought in a large amount of tents, barracks and food, which guaranteed the military supplies of Yang Zaixing's army.

This is also in Chen Qing's plan. Originally, Chen Qing considered using sea ships to carry soldiers and cut off the retreat of the Jurchen army, but the army brought by sea ships had no horses, and secondly, the number was not large, with a maximum of [-] troops. Wanyan Nianhan's army turned back.

Chen Qing and his entourage observed Laibin County from afar, and Chen Qing smiled at Zhang Xiao: "How many people do you think can be accommodated in such a small county?"

Zhang Xiao shook his head, "This kind of county is only a small county with more than 1000 households, and 1 people are enough to support the sky. But if all kinds of houses and buildings are demolished and all of them are erected into tents, then at most 8 to [-] people can be accommodated. It's crowded."

"But there are nearly 10 people in the opponent's city, and there are tens of thousands of horses. Land is also needed to bury the dead. You can imagine the degree of congestion in the city."

Zhang Xiao nodded, "Our big camp is three times the size of the county seat, and we still feel crowded. The situation in the city can be imagined. It's spring now, and there might be an outbreak of disease."

Chen Qing said indifferently: "Wanyan Nianhan is such an experienced veteran, he will not put himself in a desperate situation, if I am not wrong, today or tomorrow, he will definitely drive the Korean soldiers out to attack us and consume them, So as not to become a burden to the Jurchen army!"

"What if Goryeo soldiers surrender en masse?"

"If you surrender, you can let them go to mine. Liao and Jin have a lot of iron ore. At that time, Liushihe iron mine in Liao was nearby, and the output was very large. Jinzhou's smelting industry is also very good. These Korean soldiers are Jin. Get me ready miners."

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In Shangjing City, the Jurchen tribes scattered all over the Kingdom of Jin gathered in Shangjing from all directions during this period of time. This was a major measure Wanyan Wushu took against the Kingdom of Jin after learning the lessons from the fiasco of Zhongyuan Road and Shandong Road.

The various tribes are scattered all over the place, and they are basically unable to resist the encirclement and suppression of the Western Army. Instead, they will be defeated and wiped out by the Western Army one by one.

In the words of Wanyan Wushu, all the Jurchens must be gathered together and squeezed into one fist to strike down the intruders severely.

His fist theory won the applause of the imperial court, and Jin Guo began a large-scale operation. This operation has been implemented since the beginning of spring, and Chen Qing's army has been implementing it for half a month before going north.

Of course, Wanyan Wushu couldn't mobilize Nianhan's sphere of influence, and he couldn't do anything about the people in Liaodong.

Except for Liaodong, the cities of the Kingdom of Jin all over the country are responding to Wanyan Wushu's call, abandoning cities and villages, people helping the old and the young, driving carts, full of belongings, and marching from all directions to Beijing. It is a steady stream of teams.

Every Jurchen was afraid from the bottom of their hearts. They were afraid that the cruel fate of massacring the Song people would also fall on their heads. After being called, they did not hesitate to march to Beijing with their families. Only Shangjing had enough troops to protect themselves.

Shangjing City is also overcrowded. Only Shangjing City, which can accommodate 10,000+ people, has squeezed in more than [-] people. This is not counting the army and war horses. Gathered outside the city, the tents outside the city could not be seen at a glance.

This was also unexpected by Wanyan Wushu. He didn't plan in advance and considered the population capacity of the city. In the end, nearly a million Jurchens poured in from all directions.

In fact, there are still many evil consequences that Wanyan Wushu has not considered. The first is the prevalence of diseases. Spring is the season for the outbreak of various infectious diseases. breeding ground for viruses.

Secondly, the law and order deteriorated. The Jurchens had a violent personality and advocated force. In order to compete for resources, or because of various conflicts caused by the narrow living environment, incidents of fighting and even murder occurred frequently. Ten thousand security soldiers ran around to quell disputes, and they were extremely busy every day.

In addition, fires are also common occurrences. In less than a month, more than 100 fires broke out in the city, killing more than [-] people. Fortunately, they were all small fires and no serious contiguous fires occurred.

That night, Wanyan Wushu was discussing with several senior officials about conscription. The problem now is that there are people, but there are not enough soldiers.

Zuo Xiangguo Wanyan Xiyin said: "Your Majesty, I have made an inventory, and we can recruit [-] Jurchen young men to join the army. In fact, every Jurchen man has a saber and a horse. The key is that there is no armor or spear. I have seen weapons. Ku, there are still a lot of spears, the iron armor is gone, but there is leather armor, and the humble staff thinks that leather armor is no problem."

Wanyan Wushu was a little worried: "Maybe the training is not enough!"

Wanyan Shigunai of Wanhu next to him said: "My lord, even without training, all of them are good at riding and shooting. They are much better than the Korean soldiers. It is wise to replace the [-] Korean soldiers with them."

Shangshu Zuocheng Wan Yanxu also said: "Goryeo soldiers can let them consume the Western Army. It is not a pity to die, but to really defend the Jurchen people, you have to use your own children. The Jurchen people are all soldiers. It is no problem to organize a hundred thousand troops. .”

Wanyanxu is Wanyanchang's brother, but the relationship between the two brothers is not harmonious. Wanyanchang died at the hands of Wanyanwushu. Wanyanxu is not dissatisfied and remains loyal to Wanyanwushu.

Wanyan Wushu nodded, "Since everyone agrees, I have no objection. The Jurchens are all soldiers, and men should stand up to defend their homes and the country. Shi Gunai and Ahulan, you two are responsible for organizing them. Take 5 people."

"Follow the order!"

At this time, a civil servant walked in quickly and said something to Wanyan Xiyin in a low voice, Wanyan Xiyin frowned, "I'll go right away!"

"Xi Yin, what happened?" Wanyan Wushu asked.

"Reporting to the lord, dozens of people in the Shali District suddenly died of illness. It's a bit strange. Cai Shangshu suggested that I go and have a look."

Dozens of people died of illness suddenly, it was really strange, Wanyan Wushu said: "Let's go and see!"

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The Shali District of Shangjing is in the southwest corner. It was originally a cemetery for the dead. There are too many people pouring into the city. Knowing that the poor have no place to stay, they all flock to the Shali District. The dead are not taboo. Countless tents have been set up. Tens of thousands of poor people live here.

The disease occurred in an area close to the city wall. There was a large pond next to it. The feces, urine and domestic sewage of tens of thousands of people flowed into the pond. The water quality was black and smelly, and it was extremely dirty.

The more than [-] tents where the disease occurred have been sealed off by soldiers, and the people outside were surrounded by people, whispering and worrying.

"Get out of the way, the prince is coming!"

The common people moved away one after another, a large group of officials and soldiers came, Wanyan Wushu walked over holding his nose, it was his first time here, so he never thought that there would be such a smelly place.

Cai Songnian, Minister of the Ministry of Household Affairs, came up to him and said, "Your Majesty, I have just conducted a careful investigation and found that the affected families are all from Xinzhou."

"What happened to Xinzhou?" Wanyan Wushu didn't understand.

"Last year, a plague broke out in Jue'an Temple in Xinzhou. More than 100 monks in the temple and people in more than a dozen surrounding villages all died."

Wanyan Xiyin knew about this, he hurriedly said: "Isn't the plague in Xinzhou over?"

Cai Songnian shook his head, "It hasn't ended yet, because the population is small and winter has entered, there are only sporadic infections, so the court doesn't pay much attention to it."

Wanyan Wushu was startled, "Cai Shangshu means that they all died because of the plague?"

"The doctor couldn't be sure. He said that it might be caused by the Shinshu plague, or it might be because the surroundings where they lived were too dirty and they were infected with other infectious diseases."

Wanyan Wushu glanced at the surrounding environment and said: "I think it should be the latter, it's too dirty here."