The Jin Kingdom has no money now, which is the most fundamental reason for this war.
Money is all that matters in wars, not to mention that if the Jin Dynasty wins, it will loot the Song Dynasty, and if it loses, the Song Dynasty will pay protection fees, without losing money inside or outside.
The third day of the siege of Luoyang
Liu Qi could no longer hold on any longer. The offensive momentum of the Jin army reached its peak on this day. The figures of the Song army and the Jin army were fighting on every city top.
Liu Qi originally thought he could hold out for seven days, but who would have thought that by the third day, Luoyang would be unable to bear it anymore.
That son of a thief, Jin Wushu, actually brought an army of 50,000 to attack Luoyang and filled all the holes. Liu Qi cursed fiercely in his heart, there was really no other way.
"General, we should be able to capture Luoyang today."
"Well, it's better to hurry up. Zongxian can't hide it from Han Shizhong for long."
"General, let Tiefutu attack. The Song army has nothing to do but take Luoyang in one fell swoop."
"Wait a minute, it's not time yet. We haven't even used the kerosene yet."
If there is one thing that the Iron Buddha Temple of the Jin Kingdom is most afraid of, then kerosene can definitely be ranked first. Once this stuff gets on your body, you will be burned alive.
Tiefutu is the most valuable elite of Jin Wushu, and he does not want to suffer damage here.
"General, I can't hold on any longer." A soldier, covered in blood, ran over to report to Liu Qi.
"How many more rolling logs are there?"
"It's almost gone. There are too many people coming from the Kingdom of Jin this time, and the rolling logs and boulders prepared before are simply not enough."
Liu Qi cut down a Jin soldier who climbed up with his sword, and then looked at the Jin soldiers rushing towards him. He no longer had any hope of defending Luoyang.
"Move all the soldiers who are still alive to the top of the city. The Ax Army is on standby for the time being. Tell the brothers that they must hold on today. As long as they hold on today, I can agree to whatever they want."
"yes."
Liu Qi was unwilling to give up and desperately wanted to survive for another day, hoping that Han Shizhong could rescue him in time.
No one expected that Jin Wushu would come with 50,000 people. Speaking of which, Han Shizhong didn't react until now. It really shouldn't have happened.
shunchang
"General, dozens more soldiers were carried out from the Jin Army's camp today. I think the Jin Army will retreat in a few days." Hu Yantong laughed. He did not expect that it would be so easy to defend the city this time.
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"No, that's not quite right." Han Shizhong seemed to be confused about something and couldn't figure it out.
"What's wrong, General?"
"It stands to reason that after being surrounded for so many days, the Jin army's offensive should be more intense. Why is it always so tepid?"
"They lack water, so of course they can't fight like that. I think Jin Wushu may have been looking for a clean water source, so he has been fighting like this these past few days."
"If this is the case, it can be explained away, but I feel a little uneasy."
"Don't worry, General, it's okay. How about I take some people to the Jin Army camp to cause trouble and see what they are doing?"
"It's better not to do it. Our most important task right now is to confuse Jin Wushu and create opportunities for Yue Fei to attack Bianliang."
The reason why Han Shizhong has not discovered it until now is because both the Song Army and the Jin Army are concealing each other's true strength and creating opportunities for friendly forces to attack the city.
In the same way, Zongxian has not discovered that Yue Fei is no longer in Shunchang and has gone to capture Bianliang.
Looking back to Luoyang
The Song army that had just been sent to the city could no longer hold up any longer. The Jin army was of better quality and more numerous than the Song army, and was led by Jin Wushu. Liu Qi's ability to hold on for two days was already his limit.
"Get ready to pour kerosene."
"General!"
"General, once the kerosene is poured out, we will have no way out."
"Yes, General, just wait."
Liu Qi wanted to wait, but looking at the Jin troops gradually climbing up one by one, he knew that he could no longer afford to wait. Without the use of kerosene, there would be no chance.
"fall."
"But."
"There is no but, prepare to fight to the death. Let the ax army be ready. Once the kerosene is burned, it will be the time for the decisive battle."
Jin Wushu looked at the kerosene pouring on top of the city and finally laughed happily.
"Let the soldiers withdraw first and wait until the kerosene is burned out before attacking the city."
"yes."
After two moments, the fire burning on top of the city was finally extinguished, and a tense atmosphere suddenly filled the air. Everyone knew that the next blow would be the final blow.
So far, the Song Army has suffered losses of 10,000. Of course, the Jin Army has also suffered losses of about 15,000. The battle loss ratio of 1:1.5 is the best that the Song Army has fought over the years.
Once, you must know that in the early Southern Song Dynasty, ten Song soldiers could replace one Jin army.
This is why today's Jin State is more supportive of letting the Song Dynasty pay protection fees, and then no war will break out between the two sides. It is really a loss to fight a war, and it is not cost-effective at all.
But Jin Wushu insisted on starting a war, and the Kingdom of Jin was willing to give him a chance, in case he won very well.
At this time, the gate of Luoyang City opened wide, and a group of Song soldiers carrying large axes came out.
It's the Song Army infantry!
The cavalry of the Kingdom of Jin can be said to be the best in the world, but the same cannot be said for the infantry of the Kingdom of Jin, because the infantry of the Song Army is not weaker than that of the Kingdom of Jin. But on the plains, the Kingdom of Jin will not fight with your infantry.
Just attack the iron pagoda and flatten it.
"I don't know who the general of Luoyang is, but he dares to go out of the city to meet the enemy. If he was defending the city, I might be more worried, but now, I'm not afraid anymore." Jin Wushu laughed mockingly, looking down on the Song Dynasty soldiers who were carrying axes.
military.
So Jin Wushu told Han Chang: "Send two thousand iron pagodas to crush them. Let's just enjoy this show here."
Han Chang took the order and sent two thousand iron pagodas to attack at will. In his opinion, the iron pagodas were more than enough before.
Boom boom boom
The deafening sound of horse hooves suddenly resounded all around, and the sound of armor scraping gave people a deep sense of fear. Iron Buddha's whole armor and even its helmet were all black, as if they were devils from hell. They were silent as they moved forward,
He vowed to kill all enemies in front of him.
The horses they were riding had silver-white armor on their heads, and there was a hint of ferocity in their eyes. Although these horses did not run very fast, the thick armor gave them a feeling of absolute invincibility.
Of course, Liu Qi, who went out of the city to meet the enemy, also saw the cavalry rushing out from the Jin Army camp in the distance at a neither fast nor slow speed. There was no wildness of the storm and no such shouts.
But the sense of power of a neat and flat push made Song Jun feel like the waves were rolling over him, and he had the urge to run away immediately.
"Normally people bully my Eight-Character Army, but today I have to make a contribution to the country to defeat thieves. Brothers, as long as we win this battle, it is no problem to be crowned king and general."