Li Ting's troops broke into Kaifeng before the Song army, and immediately the city was ablaze.
Ding Haijun and the Jin army fought fiercely for a long time. The Jin army had already begun to fight and retreat. They did not dare to go to Lincaiguan, so they went north along the Cai River and gradually approached Kaifeng City.
The battlefield at this time was still more than ten miles away from Kaifeng. Guo Ning could not directly see the fire scene, but he could already see clusters of churning flames rising with thick smoke, and even the blazing sunlight could not cover up the flames.
In an instant, several more scout cavalry deployed on the periphery of the battlefield ventured across the battlefield to report.
Everyone was in a hurry, the focus and angle of their observations were different, and the contents of their reports were also different, but everyone said: "The Song army conspired with the Jin people to set fire to Li Jieshuai's headquarters!"
At the same time, hanging on the hot air balloon used to monitor the Jin army's movements high above the battlefield, the soldier in charge of the lookout danced and threw down the wooden tablets used to send messages piece by piece, with words written on each piece.
Big words: "Song Army defends Nanxunmen! Kaifeng is on fire!"
Under such circumstances, how could Guo Ning not know that the situation had unexpectedly changed again?
This kind of change is different from a simple battlefield confrontation. Just like the previous fierce battles with the Mongolian army, Guo Ning had already known that the opponent was a powerful enemy, had already had the determination to cover up the water and earth with his troops, and had even paid a heavy price for it.
Prepare.
But at this moment, it is clear that our own side has the absolute upper hand in strategy and tactics, while the enemy is just hanging on for a breath. A moment ago, he was complacent and expected that the situation was under control, but in the blink of an eye, he was subjected to this calculation, and the soldiers would suffer tragic casualties!
In the past two years, the size of the Ding Navy has expanded a lot, but Li Ting's Ying Navy Jiedu Division is the key to defending the central capital and connecting the Bafu and Shandong strongholds, so there are many veterans under his subordinates. Many of them are people like Guo Ning
If you can speak well, you can call him Guo Liulang with a proud face.
Before the Dinghai Navy launched this operation, many of the arrangements were classified, but some veterans sensed the tense atmosphere from clues. So just when Guo Ning was about to launch his troops, several soldiers stationed at the Wozikou Military Village in Qingzhou unexpectedly
He went to Tianjin Prefecture and met with Guo Ning privately. He presented the summer grain output from his new fields and prayed for the success of the army.
These old soldiers are all in the city at the moment, suffering from the fire!
These people are all our own people and die-hard supporters of the Ding Navy! Since ancient times, it is difficult to break an earthen jar without leaving the well. Since they joined the army, they would inevitably return their corpses wrapped in horse leather. But they failed to fight the enemy and make meritorious service, earning a lot of money.
Feng Yuyinzi was framed by the Song Dynasty and the Jurchens, and was burned to death?
What makes people even more angry is that this time they may have to pay Li Ting...
Li Ting and Guo Ning met when they were in trouble. They each had their own strengths when they were in Tanglu, Hebei. In fact, they had a very deep friendship. They helped each other a lot when they retreated from northern Xinjiang in the early years. Moreover, Li Ting seemed to be
He is carefree, but in fact he is also very subtle. He understands Guo Ning's thoughts very well, so he is really an indispensable help to Guo Ning!
Guo Ning's hands and feet were cold, but an evil fire suddenly surged up in his heart. His throat felt salty and he almost vomited blood on the spot.
Fortunately, he was indeed strong-willed and thought of the commander-in-chief's courage for the whole army, so he did not faint and fall off his horse. Even so, he pressed hard on the saddle bridge to maintain his balance. His teeth clenched and he could not speak for a moment.
Words come.
What's even more troublesome is that if the Song people actually conspired with the Jurchens, would they have a back-up plan? Let's not talk about anything else. Just talk about the battle situation around Kaifeng. Is it possible that Zhao Fang's troops are just the beginning, and the Song army will follow?
One after another arrived, relying on Kaifeng City to become the enemy of Ding Haijun?
According to Guo Ning's understanding of the Song Dynasty, although the Song army has a large number of soldiers, there are very few who dare to fight well. It is said that they do not have such strength. The officials in Lin'an City are all thinking about making money, and they do not seem to have such strength.
Courage; before the Jurchens went south, the battle with them didn't seem fake, but...
A fire broke out in the city! Who knows if the people of Song Dynasty will go crazy?
Guo Ning sneered repeatedly and turned to look at the Jin Army in the distance.
Such changes have occurred in the city of Kaifeng. Will this Jin army stop? Will they retreat? Or will their morale be boosted and they will be brave enough to attack?
By looking at their movements, we can know whether the Jin people have made arrangements in advance, and from this we can also infer the degree of collusion between the Song and Jin families!
There were constant sounds of killing around him, and Guo Ning could not take his eyes away. Several generals heard about the changes in Kaifeng City one after another, and hurried over from behind. Seeing Guo Ning's look, they did not dare to disturb him and waited patiently.
The Jin Army on the opposite side initially knew that the Song Army and Ding Haijun were rushing towards the city, and there was obvious panic. However, because the Lincaiguan battlefield was far away from Kaifeng City, ordinary soldiers did not see the enemy's movements with their own eyes, so they did not
There was a situation where the fighting spirit was lost and people and horses were trampling on each other and fleeing.
After the fire broke out in Kaifeng, a large number of Jin Army knights rode on horseback to deliver orders. All Jin Army units immediately cheered up and tried to stabilize the battle situation. There were even cheers from Jin Army soldiers in some places. There were several places where the two armies were entangled, and the navy must bear it.
The pressure suddenly increased.
Guo Ning's thick eyebrows frowned, and his face became increasingly gloomy.
With his eyes, he could easily judge that this was not a Jurchen's trapped beast still fighting. It was obvious that the Jin Army soldiers were launching an orderly counterattack. They tried to force the navy to retreat slightly, and then turned in front of the enemy, from
Escaped from the chaos.
The Jin army that was still able to fight with its side at this time was undoubtedly loyal to the Kaifeng court. They wanted to escape, not because they wanted to escape, but because they found that their side had new vitality, so they intended to preserve their own strength for the future.
The day after tomorrow. And what is the reason for their cheers...
Is it even worth thinking about?
"Tell Han Xuan that this battle has gone on for too long! I will give him half a moment at most!"
"Tell Zhang Lin to shoot out all the iron artillery cannons within half a moment!"
"Tell Wang Shixian to mobilize the troops from the rear team and be ready to assist the front team at any time, or to take over from the front team to clear the battlefield!
Guo Ning gave an order in a deep voice, and several cavalrymen responded and rode away.
"I'm sending an order to all the troops and cavalry to assemble here!" Guo Ning picked up Tieguduo from the saddle and said with a ferocious smile, "I have all my swords and weapons ready, and I have my stomach tightly tied, and I'm ready to follow me to Kaifeng!
"
Several other messengers turned their horses and left.
Yelu Chucai suddenly arrived from behind, stretched out his hand to hold the reins of the war horse and said, "Duke!"
Guo Ning turned around and asked, "How do you say that?"
Yelu Chucai lowered his voice: "This shouldn't be a premeditated plan by the Song people! All the officials under Shi Miyuan are tied to us for the sake of maritime interests. If the two families are at odds, it will not benefit them at all! The trip to Shanghai
The business has just begun, and now the ocean is flowing north, and countless large ships are rushing to Shandong, Zhongdu and other places. We only need to detain the Song Dynasty ships in a few ports, and those people will have to pay for three lifetimes.
Boss! That hurts more than killing them!"
Seeing Guo Ning thoughtful, Yelu Chucai added: "What's more, how many years of hatred have accumulated between the Song Dynasty and the Jin Dynasty? The people of the Song Dynasty were ashamed of the blood feud during the Jingkang period, and they have been singing about it for hundreds of years. How could these two families unite? Even if
The Song Dynasty wants to unite with the Jin Kingdom, how can those Jurchens trust the Song people? Aren't they afraid that the Song people will suddenly fall out? Aren't they afraid of the Song people's revenge? Duke, there must be something fishy in this!"
What Yelu Chucai said was exactly the opinion of Guo Ning when he and his close advisers discussed the big policy that day. But at this moment, Guo Ning saw Li Ting's troops suffering, and his blood was boiling. How could he be happy?
Think more?
He looked at Yelu Chucai and said slowly: "What Jin Qing said about maritime trade is very reasonable. We must immediately send an order to seize all Song ships, cargo, and sailors in the ports we control.
Down."
"That's natural, they should be punished!" Yelu Chucai nodded repeatedly.
"As for what happened in Kaifeng City and what the Song Army was doing..." Guo Ning pressed down the rim of his iron helmet, revealing only his eyes with cold murderous intent: "I'll go see it myself!
"
Yelu Chucai was glared at by Guo Ning. He subconsciously let go of the hand holding the reins and took two steps back.
At this time, the cavalry of various units of the Chinese army were gathering rapidly, and only three or five cavalry groups had not yet arrived. Guo Ning was too lazy to wait, and with a roar, he led more than a thousand fine cavalry and rolled away.
The smoke raised by the horses' hooves choked Yelu Chucai and coughed repeatedly. He coughed and stamped his feet, and said anxiously: "As a general, why do you need to take risks at this time?"
After shouting a few words, when he saw Dong Jin arriving with hundreds of horses, Yelu Chucai rushed over fiercely, grabbed Dong Jin's saddle and shouted: "You protected the Duke of my country well!"
Dong Jin agreed repeatedly and urged his horse to catch up.
Ding Haijun's Chinese cavalry suddenly dispatched, like a raging wave rising from the deep sea. There was no warning beforehand, but it contained tremendous power.
Since they were going to Kaifeng, they did not bother with the Jurchens on the battlefield and chose to pass directly by Xiacang City in the north of the battlefield.
Shangcang City was built by Emperor Shizong of the Later Zhou Dynasty to store rice grains shipped from the south to prepare military supplies for the Northern Expedition. Two hundred years later, all the city walls and buildings had collapsed, leaving only a patch of land more than two feet higher than the flat ground.
Platform base.
General Wanyan Sai of the Jin Army did not have a brother-in-law named Wang Chouhan. His subordinates suffered a lot when fighting with Zhao Fang and suffered a lot, so Wanyan Sai did not arrange to raid the outside of the battlefield.
At this moment, he was leading hundreds of people, trying to seize the platform base as a basis for subsequent fights. Halfway through the march, he bumped into Ding Haijun's cavalry galloping like a stream.
Wang Chouhan repeatedly ordered his men to form a formation and raise their shields, but the enemy cavalry came too fast, and the momentum was even more shattering. In a blink of an eye, they ran into the infantry team. Thousands of cavalry were jumping in the formation, passing by him on both sides. In the billowing smoke, no one knew who was going. Who waved the iron bone flower and hit it hard.
Wang Chouhan hurriedly raised his sword with both hands to meet him. As a result, the blade was smashed into pieces by Tieguduo, and the blade flew in all directions. Wang Chouhan's wrist bone was broken, and he could not control the handle of the knife. So Tieguduo pressed against a twisted ridge of the knife. He continued to slam back and hit him on the chest.
The armor and stomach on his chest were instantly dented, and his sternum and ribs were almost shattered. When he turned over and fell to the ground, blood overflowed from his eyes, mouth, ears, and nose, and he died immediately.
"Don't stop, keep moving forward, let's go to Nanxunmen!" Guo Ning took back Tieguduo and gave the order concisely.
The cavalry continued to accelerate, passing through the wailing Jin Army infantry on the ground, getting closer and closer to Kaifeng City.
