"According to today's marching speed, it is estimated that we will arrive in Shunchang tomorrow." Han often pointed at the map and gestured.
"The army is now short of men and horses. Fourth brother, why don't we rest here for a day and attack Shunchang the next day." Zong Qiang asked Jin Wushu.
Jin Wushu looked at the map and nodded: "Let the kitchen prepare some meat and let the soldiers eat it. I guess there will be no time in the day after tomorrow." Then Jin Wushu laughed, looking very happy.
How could the other generals not know Jin Wushu's thoughts? They all laughed. This Jin Kingdom's troop dispatch can be said to be the largest in the past few years. They also brought all the generals they could with them, ready to make a killing.
A military exploit and property of the Song Dynasty.
At present, the total strength of the Jin Kingdom is only about 300,000, and the remaining more than 100,000 soldiers and horses can only be stationed in the rear to be wary of small tribes like Mongolia that are ready to take action. In addition, troops must be stationed in various parts of the Jin Kingdom.
Therefore, the Jin Kingdom can only send about 100,000 troops at most at a time. No matter how many more, the Jin Kingdom will be a bit militaristic. When the Jin Kingdom had nothing before, it could send out troops at will, and it could ignore anything. There was no time when the Jin Kingdom did not exceed 20
Wan, it is not necessary to bring everyone who can ride a horse. But now, many people in the Jin Kingdom have enjoyed the wealth that should not belong to them, so they quickly degenerated and did not dare to ignore anything anymore.
In the entire Jin Kingdom, only Jin Wushu has not forgotten his bloody past. The others are advocating for peace negotiations with the Song Dynasty, hoping that the Song Dynasty will become a vassal to the Jin Kingdom. Although becoming a vassal is good, but it can destroy the Song Dynasty, why should we go with them?
coexist.
The generals leading the army here are all the younger generation of the Jin Kingdom. The commander-in-chief is Jin Wushu, the deputy commander is Zongxian, and the generals Han Chang, Han Yan, and Zong Qiang. This time Jin Wushu is not only trying to avenge the last time
In the revenge of Shunchang, he still had to tell Wanyan Sheng with an overwhelming advantage that the future generals of the Jin Kingdom were on his side, and only by handing over the throne of the Jin Kingdom to him could he be secure.
Therefore, the battle to attack Shunchang must be fought happily, with a sense of oppression, and the victory must be extremely obvious. Even Jin Wushu did not intend to only capture Shunchang. If everything went well, he wanted to march straight in.
, approaching Lin'an.
So this time Jin Wushu brought together the Jin Kingdom's strongest elite Tiefutu and almost all the kidnapper horses to destroy the entire Song Dynasty in one fell swoop and capture the Song Dynasty emperor alive again. Wanyan Sheng was able to secure the throne back then, wasn't it because he broke through
As for Bianliang, now Jin Wushu also wants to tell Wanyan Sheng: If you can do it, I can do it too.
In fact, Jin Wushu had completely overthought it. Most of the generals who followed him were here to gain military glory. After doing so, they would return to the Kingdom of Jin to lie down and enjoy their lives. They would neither object nor support whoever became emperor.
Moreover, Wanyan Sheng was able to secure the throne not only with his military exploits, but also with his ability to govern. On the contrary, Jin Wushu only knew how to fight, but what Jin needs now is war? What Jin needs is a stable person.
A monarch who cares about people's livelihood, rather than a general who only knows how to fight and kill.
Everyone said that the system of the Song Dynasty was not good, but in fact the system of the Jin Kingdom was even worse. The inheritance of the throne was a complete mess, and the factional disputes were even more cruel.
"I wonder how Fourth Brother plans to attack the city the day after tomorrow?" Zongxian asked Jin Wushu. In fact, he didn't want to come. In his opinion, Jin Wushu was the commander-in-chief, so why did he have to be the deputy commander?
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"Shunchang City is in a dangerous position. If Yue Fei gathers a large army to defend Shunchang, even if we attack hard, it will be difficult to take it down. Moreover, most of the people we bring this time are cavalry. We are good at attacking on the plains, but this is a siege.
, the cavalry cannot perform. And today's Song Dynasty is no better than before, Yue Fei cannot underestimate it." Han Chang asked as the commander of the Guaizi Ma this time. The Guaizi Ma he led was a light cavalry, and it was possible to intersperse it, but a city would be destroyed
How do you get there?
"Don't worry, this time we have brought enough siege ladders and siege rams, we will be able to capture Shunchang in one fell swoop." Jin Wushu comforted, and then said to Han Chang's younger brother Han Yan: "You bring one or two
We will use about a thousand cavalry as the vanguard to explore Shunchang's actual situation."
"General, don't worry. I will definitely complete the mission. I will give you a victory first." The scar has healed and the pain has forgotten. Now Han Yan has no fear after being defeated by Yue Fei. Instead, she is full of confidence.
He wants to fight Yue Fei again and dreams of capturing Yue Fei alive alone.
"Be careful and don't be careless. Yue Fei is not someone who can be defeated easily, not to mention Han Shizhong is here this time." Han Chang reminded himself of his usually ignorant younger brother, hoping that he would be more cautious. If Han Yan hadn't been his younger brother
, he no longer cares about Han Yan’s life or death.
"Don't worry, brother, it's okay." Han Yan muttered dissatisfiedly and said to her men: "Let's go and meet Yue Fei for a while."
"This guy is still so willful." Jin Wushu laughed when he saw that Han Yan had taken away at least 2,500 soldiers, but he did not mind Han Yan's bold behavior.
"General, why don't I go and take a look? My brother has been a little too swollen recently, and I'm a little worried." Han Chang's eyelids twitched, and he felt a little uneasy when he arrived.
"It doesn't matter, you can still run away if you can't fight. It's just to explore some facts, there is nothing dangerous." Jin Wushu comforted Han Chang and said, Han Chang is the general that the Jin Kingdom can fight now except Jin Wushu, so Jin Wushu
It can be said that Shu Shu spared no effort in wooing him. If Han Yan hadn't been Han Chang's younger brother, Han Yan's behavior just now would have been enough for him to behead him once.
Jin Wushu pointed at the map and said: "We have raised 100,000 troops this time, so we cannot just think about taking Shunchang back. It is better for us to march straight in after capturing Shunchang and capture Lin'an."
"But His Majesty just ordered us to defeat the Song army." Zongxian reminded Jin Wushu, trying to get him to give up this idea.
But Zongxian didn’t know the reason why he became the deputy commander, so Jin Wushu didn’t know. As the legitimate son of Wanyan Aguda, Zongxian was higher than Jin Wushu in terms of status. But because Zongxian didn’t value power that much
, so he was not so eye-catching in the Kingdom of Jin. So Wanyan Sheng sent Zongxian to Jin Wushu, firstly to monitor Jin Wushu, and secondly to let Zongxian compete with Jin Wushu.
A fight, by the way, in order to gain some military merit after capturing Shunchang, so that Jin Wushu would not be so dazzling.
So Jin Wushu glanced at Zongxian coldly: "Now I am the commander-in-chief, and everything will be done according to my will."
Zongxian suddenly stopped talking and began to become a transparent person. Wanyan Sheng still misjudged Zongxian. Zongxian simply wanted to fight with Jin Wushu. Instead, he wanted to lie down and make peace.
Jin Wushu added: "Shunchang must be captured, otherwise our rear will be in danger. If we want to capture Shunchang, we must either attack the city directly, or capture Luoyang first, cut off Shunchang's grain and grass supply lines, and then attack Shunchang."
Chang launched a siege."
Han Chang thought for a while and said: "According to the spies in Lin'an, the Song army sent 100,000 troops this time, so Shunchang City has at least 170,000 troops. The consumption of food and grass will be a big problem. If we can capture Luoyang,
Then Han Shizhong in Shunchang City will definitely not be able to sit still and will definitely go out of the city to meet the enemy. At that time, our cavalry will have a place to display."
The Jin army still doesn't know that Liu Chan is on his own expedition, because Liu Chan has never carried the emperor's banner, nor has he worn the emperor's clothes. Until now, many generals in the north still thought Liu Chan was a high official.
Jin Wushu stared at the map for a while: "Okay, let's follow this method, but it feels familiar." The method used by Jin Wushu was exactly the method used by Yue Fei. The two of them really had a strategic vision.
are very similar.
Shunchang on the second day
Han Shizhong stood on the city tower and dispatched five thousand soldiers of the Han family to Beicheng County to carry grain and grass according to previous preparations. They were ready for a protracted war, so the grain and grass must be prepared first. Shunchang City is not golden at all now.
The 170,000 that Wu Shu estimated was only about 30,000. As for the other 140,000, they were hidden elsewhere.
At this time, several flying horses suddenly arrived from a distance, and the messenger said breathlessly: "General Qi, Jin Wushu led a hundred thousand troops and found that they were less than twenty miles away from here; there were another one or two thousand or so.
The forwards of the Jin Army are now looking at the west city swarming in! According to the itinerary, it is estimated that they will arrive in a moment."
Han Shizhong smiled calmly: "Hide all the flags of our army. Each army will guard the city gates. They are not allowed to enter or exit at will, and they are not allowed to speak at will. Anyone who dares to disobey will be killed immediately! Order the soldiers to open the four gates of each city.
I will use about ten soldiers to pretend to be ordinary people and sweep the streets. When the Jin soldiers arrive, you are not allowed to do anything without permission. I have my own plan to deal with it."
Then Han Shizhong actually put on a crane cloak and a silk scarf in the summer. He also invited two children to carry a harp, and he personally sat on the railing in front of the watchtower on the city, burning incense and playing the harp. His expression was leisurely and his mood was peaceful.
No one thought that Han Shizhong actually wanted to stage an empty city strategy, or rather a fake empty city strategy.
After a while, Han Yan led his army to kill. For a moment, the dust was rising into the sky and the horses' hooves were like thunder. But when they got closer, they saw Shunchang actually looked like this. Han Yan was a little doubtful and hesitant. I don't know if it was a plan.
, or is that really the case.
"General, what should we do?" a soldier asked Han Yan.
"Haha, you really think I'm so stupid that you can't see that this is an empty city plan. Come, follow me into the city." Han Yan simply ignored it and didn't want to think about it. He didn't let the soldiers go to investigate first and just led the troops to kill him.
Enter Shunchang.
When Han Yan was less than a hundred steps away from Shunchang, bows and arrows suddenly flew out. Then Han Shizhong ordered the hidden Song army infantry to attack. Han Yan was caught off guard and his energy was severely frustrated. More than 2,000 of the 2,500 cavalrymen were beheaded. Han Yan
He fled in panic and disappeared without a trace.
"I didn't expect that the leader of the Jin Army was so stupid that he couldn't even see the empty city plan." Han Shizhong said to himself. He had made a lot of preparations. The Jin Army should have sent a few Jin soldiers into the city first.
Only then could the rest of the Jin army be lured into the city. In the end, it was done in one step. What happened made Han Shizhong not know what to say.