"Okay, you go and issue an order to tell King Qin's troops in various places not to move for the time being."

"yes."

"Wang Qing, go and prepare one hundred thousand coins."

"yes."

After the Jiaozhi envoy left, Wu Lin immediately began to mobilize soldiers and horses from various command battalions to start a new round of offensive against the Jiaozhi Imperial Army in the Red River area.

The most important thing is that with Zhang Lingcheng, the Minister of War, in his hands, the Song army knew the location of the Forbidden Army's defenses on the north bank of the Red River.

At the same time, the recruitment of civilian laborers among the people was also accelerated, and ferries and boats were built in hidden places on the banks of the Red River.

Early in the morning of the third day of April, when the monarchs and ministers of the Jiaozhi Kingdom believed that the Song Army was on the verge of negotiating peace, the Song Army launched a second raid on the Jiaozhi Forbidden Army on the north bank of the Red River.

This time the raid took place in more locations and in a wider area.

At noon on the fifth day of April, Wu Lin received good news again. Almost all the Jiaochin Forbidden Army stationed on the north bank of the Red River was defeated.

The cavalry battalion was chasing the collapsed enemy troops. I heard that some Song soldiers were cut over and rolled over with their swords.

The fighting troops suffered numerous casualties.

The killed soldiers were burned on the spot.

When the battle report reached Thang Long City, it was already the seventh day of April.

After Li Yanghuan heard this, he was furious and asked Wang Qian: "Didn't you mean that the Song army wanted to negotiate peace?"

Wang Qian knelt there and shivered.

Liu Tanqing said: "Your Majesty, the Song army is so ambitious. Please inform the whole city immediately to set up defenses on the south bank of the Red River."

"Your Majesty! I am willing to go again to convince the Song Army!"

"There is no chance anymore!" Li Yanghuan roared angrily, "Immediately issue another Qin Wang Order and summon all the people to assemble the capital!"

"Your Majesty, if the Song Army really wants to retreat, wouldn't it push the war situation into the abyss if we gather the army again?" Wang Qian said, "If we start a full-scale war with the Song Army, even if our dynasty repels the Song Army, our strength will be greatly reduced.

If this matter is known to the Champa Kingdom, they will definitely raise troops to invade. Even if the Champa Kingdom does not come, Chenla may come. Your Majesty, please think twice!"

"Okay! I will give you another chance!"

Wang Qian went to Song Ying again.

He asked Wu Lin: "The general said he wanted to retreat, why did he attack our army again?"

Yan Pei said on the side: "Aren't you ready for one hundred thousand coins yet?"

"If we hand over one hundred thousand guan, will you withdraw your troops immediately?"

"As long as you hand over one hundred thousand guan, we will withdraw immediately."

"good!"

Wang Qian went back again.

At this time, the defense of Thang Long City's 30,000 imperial troops was already in place.

However, King Qin's order has not yet been issued.

After listening to Wang Qian's report, Li Yanghuan said impatiently: "When can I hand over one hundred thousand coins?"

“Just the day after tomorrow!”

"Okay, give it to the Song Army the day after tomorrow! If the Song Army doesn't retreat, I will chop off your head!"

"Yes Yes!"

On the night when Wang Qian returned, the Song army had already begun to take action.

After wiping out the Forbidden Army on the north bank of the Red River, Wu Lin decisively ordered the crossing of the river, and the siege of Thang Long City officially began.

Wu Lin first selected a group of people who were familiar with water properties, and took advantage of the darkness to start crossing the river in small boats.

In the middle of the night on the ninth day of April, the leading troops of three thousand Song troops successfully crossed the river and entered the south bank of the Red River.

Then the large army began to follow.

In the morning, when it was just dawn, the Jiaozhi Forbidden Army stationed on the south bank of the Red River discovered the whereabouts of the Song army and began to attack the Song army that had just crossed the river.

After a morning of fighting, the first batch of Song troops to cross the river held their positions on the river bank, providing conditions for subsequent large forces to cross the river.

At noon on the ninth day of the lunar month, news of the Song Army's crossing of the river reached Li Yanghuan, and he realized that he had been fooled around by the Song Army these days.

At this time, Wang Qian's 100,000 coins were also prepared.

Wang Qian's death day also came, and in the afternoon, Wang Qian's head was hung on the top of the city.

It is obviously too late for King Qin’s order to be issued at this time.

Song Jun has only done two things these days:

The first is to quickly attack the Jiaozhi Forbidden Army on the north bank of the Red River, and the second is to quickly build ferries and ships in hidden places.

By the morning of the tenth day of April, tens of thousands of Song troops had crossed the Red River.

The Red River Gorge has become a joke.

In fact, the Red River Plain is a treasure land in the southwest.

In ancient times, this place was more suitable for the development of agriculture than the mountainous Guangdong and Guangxi.

The terrain here is open, there are many fertile fields, there is sufficient rain and sunshine, it can achieve three crops a year, and Champa rice is popular.

The output of each acre of land can crush the fields in the Yangtze River Basin, let alone the poor output value of Hebei.

Moreover, the water network is dense, so there is no need to worry about irrigating crops. The Red River runs through it and flows into the sea, so it is possible to build a seaport and realize maritime transportation.

On the morning of April 10th, the envoy from Jiaozhi State arrived at the Song camp again.

This time, Jiaozhi planned to use the trick and give him 100,000 guan to delay the arrival of King Qin's army and cooperate with the Jin army inside and outside the city.

However, at noon, the heads of Jiaozhi's envoys were thrown outside the city gate.

Wu Lin mobilized the three armies before the war. He said this in words that ordinary soldiers could understand:

"The small country of Jiaozhi is cruel and unjust. In the past, it slaughtered 300,000 people of the Song Dynasty. Now it colludes with Champa to detain the people of the Song Dynasty and sells the people on Guangnan West Road. Its crimes are heinous and outrageous. Now I am ordered by the emperor to attack the unjust people.

, you gentlemen, join me in killing the enemy! After the chaos is calmed down, there will be a heavy reward!"

The Song army immediately shouted: "I was ordered by Heaven to fight against Wudao! I was ordered by Heaven to fight against Wudao!"

The sound shook the sky and the whole country was boiling.

The people in Thang Long City were all horrified.

At this time, Li Yanghuan, who learned that all the Song troops had crossed the Red River, was so angry that he jumped up and down.

Liu Tanqing said: "Your Majesty! Hurry and tell the people the truth and mobilize the whole people to fight!"

"I was confused for a moment! Go and mobilize the people quickly!"

"yes!"

But how could the Song army give them a chance to breathe?

That afternoon, before attacking the city, Wu Lin sent someone to shout outside the city: "I, the King of the Song Dynasty, have raised troops only to attack the unscrupulous traitor Li Yanghuan. The rest of the people who are not related will be spared death!"

It was better not to shout this, but once he shouted, countless Lords and factions suddenly appeared in the city.

Obviously, just shouting can't put pressure on the leader and the factions, so they have to use siege method.

In the afternoon, the Song army first launched a wave of overwhelming crossbow attacks against the city wall, killing and wounding hundreds of fighting troops at the top of the city, and their bodies were piled on the ground.

If the Jiaozhi Forbidden Army had not prepared in advance, I am afraid that the Song army would have been able to climb to the top of the city that afternoon.

But after all, there were many new soldiers in the Song army, and it was impossible to capture the well-defended Thanglong City so quickly.

Wu Lin, who had rich combat experience, immediately ordered the army to begin the siege of the city.

This time the city was not besieged on three sides, but on four sides, and they were surrounded tightly, and they took turns shouting, beating drums, and blowing trumpets.

As for the envoys sent by Jiaozhi, they will be killed without mercy.

In this way, the soldiers and civilians in Thang Long City were tortured for several days amidst the overwhelming power of the Song army.

These days, many people can barely sleep a wink.

That kind of mental destruction is fermenting in the city.
Chapter completed!