Such remarks quickly made He Chu famous. When Cai Qing, the magistrate of Jieshou County, heard about him, he was very moved and invited him to the county government to praise him and said that he had greatly stabilized people's hearts.
After retreating from the Song army, he wanted to report his loyalty to the court and ask for credit for him.
He Chu was naturally overjoyed when he was praised. Cai Qing also said that the county government was short of money and food and grass, and hoped that He Chu could donate money and materials to help resist the Song army.
He Chu promised and said he would deliver it as soon as possible. The more Cai Qing saw it, the happier he became and praised him endlessly.
When He Chu returned home, he ordered his servants to put a piece of paper on the door, which read: "To resist the Song Dynasty, the mansion is being sold for five hundred guan."
If such a price were normal, then naturally five hundred guan would be sold less, and it would be more than 2,500 guan. In the past, as soon as this price was posted, many people would come to check out Feng Shui.
But now we are in a war, and our lives are at risk at any time. No one cares about the mansion, and it cannot be taken away or eaten. In the end, it is conceivable that it is impossible to sell it.
That afternoon, Meng Gong's army finally arrived at Jieshou City. There were already Jin soldiers guarding the city. Meng Gong estimated that there were about two to three thousand Jin soldiers guarding the city. Meng Gong estimated that some of them came from the woods.
Escaped back.
It seems that now everyone in the Jin Kingdom knows the news of the Song Army's landing.
Meng Gong ordered the army to station at the south gate of Jieshou, while he led dozens of cavalrymen to inspect the surroundings of Jieshou City to see its terrain, its water sources, and its morale.
Cai Qing, the magistrate of Jieshou County, was horrified and asked Meng'an General Qiu Cheng, "General Qiu, the Song army is powerful, what should we do?"
Qiu Cheng glanced at Meng Gong's army that was camping outside the city, and felt resentful in his heart. A few days ago, he wanted to ambush in the woods, but he didn't expect to steal the chicken but lose the rice. Instead, more than 200 people were killed or injured, and he almost couldn't return.
Come.
Thinking of the troubles that day and the power of this Song Army general, Qiu Cheng did not answer Cai Qing's words for a while.
Cai Qing was in a hurry and said: "General, why don't we, the brave warriors of Dajin, fight out of the city while their footing is not stable? What do you want, general?"
Qiu Chenghu stared and said angrily: "Do you think fighting is a child's play? You can think of it, but I can't think of it? I can think of it, but do you think the Song Army can't think of it?"
Cai Qing was scolded by Qiu Cheng. He was embarrassed and angry in his heart. But at this time, he still had to rely on Qiu Cheng to defend the city. He had to swallow this breath and said to himself, Qiu Cheng, you Qiu Ba, just wait, as long as I am the official
If you escape this disaster, I will be happy with you in the future.
On that day, there was no fighting between the two sides, and Meng Gong's army successfully set up camp.
The next day, Meng Gong ordered his soldiers to start digging trenches along the city in an attempt to trap the leader. This trench could also break the charge advantage of the defending cavalry to prevent them from leaving the city for a sneak attack.
The trenches were dug openly, but behind the scenes, Meng Gong ordered people to cut down trees and make trebuchets. He made them in the camp, made the parts one by one, and then assembled them directly to avoid being discovered and allow the enemies in the city to have access.
Prepare.
On the top of the city, Qiu Cheng was afraid of Meng Gong's power and did not dare to fight. He only ordered his men to shoot arrows in return. However, Meng Gong ordered his men to tie cloth boards with chicken carts and smear a layer of mud on the boards. He was not even afraid of fire and felt relaxed.
The shot of the bow and arrow was broken, leaving Qiu Cheng with nothing to do for a moment.
Seeing that the city was about to be trapped by trenches dug by the Song army, the people in the city were distraught. At this time, another group of soldiers from the Song army shouted to the top of the city, urging them to kill the county magistrate and abandon the dark side.
Cai Qing was scared to death. Everyone seemed to have bad intentions and was suspicious all day long. In this way, he could hardly direct the defense of the city, so the task of defending the city fell on Qiu Cheng.
Qiu Chengxin said: If you dig a trench, then dig it slowly. The imperial court will send a large army to rescue you soon. How will you survive when you are attacked from both sides?
Meng Gong was not in a hurry, and looked like an old god. He just ordered people to dig trenches, but did not attack the city. This gradually paralyzed the golden soldiers guarding the city, thinking that they wanted to trap us to death, and it would take at least a month or two.
In addition, Qiu Cheng deliberately promoted that the Song army would die when the imperial reinforcements arrived. This made the Jin soldiers guarding the city even more convinced that the battle would not be fought for a while.
Meng Gong had a clear view of the paralysis of the Jin soldiers. At noon that day, many Jin soldiers guarding the city were drowsy.
At this moment, drums suddenly sounded loudly, and then iron artillery pieces were thrown to the top of the city by trebuchets. The explosions were heard endlessly, followed by countless sharp arrows forming a rain of arrows, harvesting the lives of the golden soldiers.
The golden soldiers at the top of the city did not react in time, and soon there were a large number of casualties and wailings.
The tragic scene at the top of the city frightened the Jin soldiers who came to the city to support them. Their legs were shaking and they could not walk easily.
"Bump the door."
Under the cover of iron artillery and bows and arrows, the Song soldiers worked together without hesitation to hold the thick tree trunk and violently hit the city gate.
One collision after another was an impact on the souls of both sides. Every collision made the Jin soldiers tremble. On the other hand, the Song army's morale increased with every collision.
Soon, the city gate was knocked open and the Song army rushed into the city. The Jin soldiers collapsed and fled in all directions, and Jieshou was captured.
Meng Gong patrolled the streets of Jieshou on horseback. He ordered the soldiers not to harass the people. This prevented the people in the city from being greatly affected. Only when the Jin soldiers fled into their homes to take shelter and the Song soldiers made routine inspections, small-scale fighting would occur.
, but this can no longer affect the overall situation.
Squire He Chu was holding a large flag high in his hand, with a big character on it that stood out, which was the bright red word "Song".
He Chu waved the big flag, his face was beaming with joy, and he ran up to Meng Gong. He was the first to express his intention of surrender to Meng Gong. He said: "General, the young He Chu has always cherished the Song Dynasty and hopes to
I went to the general, to the Song Dynasty, and I hope the general will accept me."
In order to express his devotion to the Song army, He Chu also took the initiative to spend 3,000 guan of money, 30 pigs and sheep, and 50 jars of fine wine to labor the army.
Youdao is worth a thousand pieces of gold, so when faced with He Chu who came to join him, Meng Gong naturally welcomed him and accepted him, and also used his identity to let him appease other squires and people.
He Chu was very happy, walking around the streets and alleys all day long, busy, but behind his back many people looked down on him, scolding him for being weak-minded and inconsistent.
After all the Jin soldiers in Jieshou were cleared, Meng Gong ordered people to repair the city defenses. At the same time, he ordered Liu Yi and others to attack other towns near Jieshou. He set up Song Dynasty flags everywhere, attracting people from all over the country to come and join him. In just a few days,
Over time, three to four thousand people joined in, and the momentum grew stronger and stronger.
While Meng Gong was besieging Jieshou, the three brothers Cao Youwen, Cao Youwan, and Cao Youliang were fighting with their troops and a group of golden soldiers.