Standing still and waiting for help is Nai's choice.
Facing the tens of thousands of soldiers and horses of the Jin Army and the Eight Banners, the only chance for Zu Dashou and the 39,000 soldiers and civilians in the city was to hold on and wait for reinforcements.
As expected, he really waited for reinforcements the next day. The leader of the reinforcements was the new Jinzhou General Shi Dayong.
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After learning that the Jin army had surrounded Dalinghe City, Qiu Hejia immediately summoned Wu Xiang, the commander-in-chief of Liaodong, and Song Wei, the commander-in-chief of Shanhaiguan, to discuss sending troops for rescue.
Song Wei was in favor of sending troops to rescue immediately, but Wu Xiang objected, saying that Jinzhou's soldiers and horses were only ten thousand, but there were tens of thousands of slaves surrounding the Daling River. With the few soldiers and horses in Jinzhou City, they went to rescue.
It will not help to doubt the sheep entering the tiger's mouth.
Besides, if Jinzhou's troops are sent to help, once the battle is defeated, Jinzhou will have troops to defend it. If Jiannu takes advantage of the situation to attack Jinzhou, the situation will be even more dangerous. The top priority is to quickly inform the general and close the door. Please ask Sun Jinglue to send the closed army quickly. Otherwise, just rely on
Jinzhou's troops and horses must not be sent to aid rashly.
Wu Xiang came from Ningyuan and had 3,000 cavalry under his command. Song Wei came to Shanhaiguan and had 3,000 cavalry under his command. Although Qiu Hejia was in charge of controlling Liaodong and shutting down the armies, the former, like his ancestor, only obeyed Sun Chengzong's orders.
The latter was a member of Liang Tingdong, the Minister of War, and he kept a respectful distance from Governor Qiu.
Now that Wu Xiang does not agree to send troops, Song Wei naturally cannot risk his three thousand cavalry.
Deputy generals Liu Zeqing, Pei Guozhen, generals Zu Kuan, Xia Chengde, Lu Pinqi and others were all direct descendants of Zu Dashou. When they heard that the Jin army surrounded Daling River, they naturally thought that they should send troops to rescue immediately. However, Wu Xiang did not agree to send troops for the same reason.
Denying it, Jinzhou's troops and horses alone are not enough to rescue the siege. The wisest choice is to wait for the reinforcements to come from the gate. Only in this way can we have the power to relieve the crisis. Therefore, none of the generals persisted. As a result, Qiu Hejia
The empty governor even ordered Wu Xiang and Song Wei not to be moved.
After discussing it for a long time, they broke up unhappy.
After the Liaodong generals left, Qiu Hejia called Shi Dayong to his study room with a worried look on his face.
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"What General Wu said is true. With the existing troops and horses in Jinzhou, we can indeed rescue the siege. Mr. Futai, don't be too anxious. If the general knows that Commander Zu is besieged, he will definitely send troops to rescue him. Wait for it.
When reinforcements arrive, the chances of winning will be greater..."
Seeing Qiu Hejia's worried face and sighing from time to time, Shi Dayong quickly comforted him. He said it was good, but he was also worried in his heart. History had told him that Zu Dashou was defeated at the Daling River.
Come, it means that the reinforcements must have failed.
Thinking of the more than 30,000 soldiers and civilians in Dalinghe, and thinking of He Kegang who would rather die than surrender, Shi Dayong couldn't help but feel heartache.
But he was restrained. Wu Xiang and Song Wei, who had the largest number of soldiers and horses, did not agree to the rescue. What could he, a general with only a few hundred soldiers and horses under his command, do? Did he really volunteer to die?
You know you can't do it, but you don't do it.
Sometimes, they are benevolent people with lofty ideals who are willing to sacrifice their lives; sometimes, they are also dim-witted fools.
Shi Dayong didn't want to die in vain.
Now it seems that the only way is to wait for Sun Chengzong to mobilize the army to close the door.
But I hope that with my own arrival, the wheel of history can leave its original track.
Do your best and obey destiny.[
Shi Dayong felt powerful. It seemed that history was not something he could change just because he wanted to. In the Battle of Daling River, the entire army was almost wiped out. Now, he was seeing a human tragedy about to happen, but he couldn't do anything.
He felt bitter inside, but he couldn't express it. Shi Dayong was very depressed.
After not seeing each other for a few days, Qiu Hejia seemed much older. He sat there motionless, looking at the ground in a daze, not knowing what to think.
At some point, a servant brought over a bowl of freshly prepared medicinal soup, but seeing the governor like this, he didn't know whether to advance or retreat.
Sighing, Shi Dayong walked up to the servant, held the medicine in his hand, walked to Qiu Hejia, gently put down the medicine bowl, and advised in a low voice: "Master Futai, don't think so much about the medicine.
It’s cooked, you can take the medicine first.”
"Leave it alone."
Qiu Hejia's face turned a little yellow when he raised his face. He stared at Shi Dayong again and again, but hesitated to speak.
Seeing this, Shi Dayong's heart was moved, and he asked doubtfully: "Does Lord Futai have something to say to the general?"
After hesitating for a moment, Qiu Hejia nodded slowly and said in a deep voice: "Dayong, I want you to lead the army to rescue Daling River City. I wonder if you are willing?"
Hearing this, Shi Dayong cried out: "Let me go?!" He was stunned.
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Qiu Hejia did not joke with Shi Dayong. He made the decision to let Shi Dayong lead the rescue force after careful consideration and repeated weighing.
"As the governor of Liaodong, how can I regard the tens of thousands of soldiers and civilians in Dalinghe City being surrounded by the Jin army and not rescue them? Wu and Song Dynasty refused to send troops, do I really have to wait? The military situation changes three times a day.
, what if Dalinghe City falls before the reinforcements arrive?"
"The last time I went to deliver food, I saw that Daling River City was almost fully built. Commander Zu is a veteran on the battlefield and has tens of thousands of elite men under his command. If the city holds firm, the Jin Army may not be able to attack it."
"That's what I said, but I'm not afraid of ten thousand, I'm just afraid of the unexpected. What if Zu Dashou can't hold on?"
"this?…"
"There's one more thing that you probably don't know. All the food in the city is transported from your Songshan Mountain. Just do the math, how long will the food in the city be available for consumption?"
"One month at most."
"That's it. Time waits for no one. The plan to mobilize troops from behind closed doors must be reported to the court first. The approval can only be granted after consultation between the emperor, the cabinet, and the Ministry of War. It will take at least seven days until the order to mobilize troops is issued. Then wait for the deployment of various departments.
It will take ten days at the fastest for soldiers and horses to reach our place in Jinzhou. In this way, half a month has passed. As you know, when the army arrives, it involves a lot of things, and it is also troublesome to coordinate. At this level of joints, there is no one
The reinforcements prepared for months will not be able to reach the Daling River. However, the food in the city of Daling River can only last for one month at most. When the food is exhausted, the morale of the army will collapse. I am very afraid that the reinforcements will not arrive until the city waits, alas!"
"What does Master Futai mean?"
"Before the arrival of the military force, I, the governor of Liaodong, will organize reinforcements no matter what. Even though I know it is hopeless, I still want to let the soldiers and people in the city know that the imperial court has not abandoned them, so as to strengthen their determination to persevere!"
"Forgive me for being blunt, Master Futai actually wants to give hope to the ancestors, right?" [
"You can say that."
"The general is willing to lead troops to rescue, but Mr. Futai also knows that the general has only a few hundred remnant soldiers, how can he send help?" Shi Dayong said his most difficult problem is that he cannot be saved at all.
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Hearing that Shi Dayong was willing to come to the aid, Qiu Hejia felt relieved and hurriedly said: "I will transfer my personal guards to you, and then transfer some troops from all the armies in the city to you. I will give you one after a few times.
A capable cavalryman."
After thinking about it, Shi Dayong nodded resolutely: "If Master Futai can really mobilize troops and horses for the general, the general will automatically send troops to help Dalinghe!"