One Piece of Song Dynasty

After arranging Zhao Qian, Qu Duan ordered Zhang Xia: "Pick a dozen smart people to follow Brother Zhao back and sneak into Taiyuan City first. Their mission is to seize the south gate of Taiyuan City at night and tell them not to rush after entering Taiyuan City." Take action and wait for our signal before taking action." Zhang Xia clasped his fists and said, "Yes, Commander." After Zhang Xia left with Zhao Qian, Qu Duan called the other generals and said, "Everyone, I have just received the news. , Jin Wushu led his army from Luzhou and will arrive in Taiyuan in five days, which is three days later than us, and there are already defenders in Taiyuan City. Everyone thinks, we can capture Taiyuan City in three days. Let's fight against Jin Wushu first." Wang Yan frowned and said, "Taiyuan is a strong city. If we attack it by force, even if we take Taiyuan, I'm afraid our army will suffer heavy casualties. What's more, there are still defenders in the city. After capturing Taiyuan, Jin Wushu will take advantage of the opportunity to recapture Taiyuan from our army, and the siege battle is too short, so I think it is better to defeat Jin Wushu first." Wang De asked: "Commander, How many men and horses did Jin Wushu bring here?" Qu Duan replied: "The news I got is that Jin Wushu has men." Wang De said: "That's only men less than our army. If we add There are enemy troops in the city, so the enemy troops still have more troops than us. This battle is not easy to fight. If we attack Jin Wushu first, then we will have to leave some troops under Taiyuan City to guard Taiyuan City and beware of Taiyuan. The enemy troops in the city came out to cause trouble. In short, our army has little advantage in this battle. The key lies in how to defeat Jin Wushu." Dong Xian looked at the map and said: "Jin Wushu must go to Qinzhou when he comes from Luzhou, why don't we send troops to seize it Nanguan Town, Nanguan Town is the main road connecting Qinzhou and Taiyuan. As long as Nanguan Town is defended, Jin Wushu can be blocked in Qinzhou and buy time for our army to seize Taiyuan as soon as possible." Wang Yan shook his head and said : "No, there is more than one road from Nanguan Town from Qinzhou to Taiyuan. Jin Wushu can also take a detour from Yushe to Yuci to get to Taiyuan. It just takes an extra day or two, and our army wants to besiege. Taiyuan City must also gather most of its troops. Splitting troops to guard these key roads will only reduce our army's ability to attack the city. Moreover, Jin Wushu has troops. It is useless to send fewer troops to block the attack. It will only increase casualties. Wang De sighed: "Our army is still weak, and Jin Wushu came too fast. If Jin Wushu can be slower, give us half a month, Taiyuan City will definitely fall." Qu Duan said with a smile: "Haha. , Everyone, it is actually not difficult to break through Taiyuan City. The strongest cities are often broken from the inside. I will not hide it from you. We have internal support in Taiyuan City, so I don’t care about how to break through Taiyuan City. I will not hide it from you. What the commander is concerned about is how to severely injure or even eliminate the people of Jin Wushu." Wang Yan stroked his beard and said: "If this is the case, the commander might as well set up an ambush at Hujia Mountain south of Nanguan Town, which is the gateway to Qinzhou. The only way to go to Nanguan Town is through these two roads from Qinzhou to Taiyuan. Either take Nanguan Town or Yushe. Nanguan Town is the closest. Some people want to keep Jin Wushu alone and we don’t know their arrival. It is very likely that we will go to Nanguan Town." Qu Zang said with his head: "Very good, then according to General Wang's words, our army will be divided into two groups. Wang Yan, you, Zhang Xia and Dong Xian will lead an army of first. When you go to station under Taiyuan City, remember to make a strong impression and don't let Sa Lihe get the clue. I and Wang De will go to Hujia Mountain with the remaining troops. Everyone clasped their fists and said, "Yes, Marshal." "After Qu Duan gave the order, the Song army quickly divided into two groups, one continued to Taiyuan, and the other diverted to Nanguan Town. In the afternoon of August , Wang Yan led the army to the foot of Taiyuan City and watched The still majestic Taiyuan City Zhang Xia sighed: "I finally returned to Taiyuan. Although more than ten years have passed, the scene when my father and I defended Taiyuan is still vivid in my mind and I dare not forget it. Originally, Taiyuan City was destroyed by the Jin Dynasty. After the Jin people were captured, I thought I would never have the chance to seek revenge on the Jin people. Unexpectedly, more than ten years later, I would come back with a large army. Zhang Xia's eyes became moist. Wang Yan patted Zhang Xia's shoulder and comforted him: "I heard about Yongxi's defense of Taiyuan back then. You and your son defended the city for eight months and were worthy of the imperial court. Now, It is the time to demand repayment of the blood debt from the Jin people. Zhang Xia wiped his wet eyes and said, "Well, it's time for them to repay the blood debt of the Jinmen who massacred the city after they broke into the city. This time, I, Zhang Xia, will avenge the innocent people of Taiyuan who died that year." "On August , Jin Wushu led his troops to Qinzhou. At this moment, there were two roads in front of the Jin army, one leading to Nanguan Town and the other leading to Yushe. As for which road to take, this requires Jin Wushu came to choose. However, Jin Wushu hesitated when faced with these two options. Perhaps he was psychologically shadowed by Song Jun. In short, Jin Wushu was a little undecided. So Jin Wushu called the generals. : "We have arrived in Qinzhou. There are two roads in front of us. One leads from Nanguan Town to Taiyuan, and the other leads from Yushe to Taiyuan. This road from Nanguan Town is closer than taking Yushe. However, the road to Nanguan Town passes through a large section of lofty mountains. I would like to hear your opinions. Wanyan Zongxian frowned and said: "If we take the Yushe road, our army will arrive at least one day late. The commander is worried that if we take the Nanguan Town road, we will encounter an ambush by the Song army." Jin Wushu nodded and said, "I'm not afraid. Ten thousand, just in case, not to mention that even if the Song army does not set up an ambush, Qu Duan can stop our army from advancing by placing an army in Nanguan Town. After all, Qu Duan is also the person who sits in the position of governor of the Song army and cannot be underestimated. . Wanyan Zongxian said: "That's true, but if we take the Yushe road, the danger in Taiyuan City will increase. Commander, can we have a few words in private?" Jin Wushu understood Wanyan Zongxian's meaning: "Then you all should leave first. I will have a few words with King Gai." "After the generals left, Wanyan Zongxian said: "Commander, I also agree to take the Yushe road. To be honest, being one or two late will not have a big impact on the siege. Taking the Nanguan Town road is indeed not safe, even if If the commander-in-chief doesn't hold this meeting and goes to Nanguan Town, I will object. "Jin Wushu said doubtfully: "Oh, then why didn't you understand in front of the generals just now? Wanyan Zongxian replied: "Even if we want to take the Yushe road, we still need to divide our troops into two groups. Someone must take the Nanguan Town road. At least people must be sent to take the Nanguan Town road." "Jin Wushu asked: "Why is this?" Wanyan Zongxian said thoughtfully: "In the past when we invaded the Song Dynasty, we all underestimated the Song Dynasty. This is also the reason why we suffered heavy losses in this southern invasion. In the future, we need to treat the Song Dynasty too lightly. Song Dynasty paid attention to it, and there was no harm in imagining the enemy to be stronger and smarter when fighting. "