Chapter 370: Joining the Army - Northern Defense and Northern Expedition
Five days later, the military governor returned to the rear camp and reported the results to the pacifier. The pacifier opened the map given by the court and said to him in shock: "I'm confused. The mission of the court this time is to send us to the northern expedition, not to defend the north. The enemy
If the granary is burned, we must give up retreat. This is a good opportunity for us to attack and seize the land and city. How can we not reward such a great achievement?"
Upon hearing his superior's words, his face turned livid, and he knelt down and kowtowed, saying, "This official is not aware of what happened. I will return to Dashan Pass immediately and order them to advance as quickly as possible. Please comfort the envoy to give me the instructions."
The appeasement envoy pointed to the map and said: "Currently, the enemy at Dashan Pass is defending puppet troops instead of Jin soldiers. Most of them are from the Song Dynasty, and they only became soldiers out of desperation. As soon as our troops come out and declare their benevolence and righteousness, they will be convinced.
Because of our homeland, we will definitely surrender without a fight. You rush back to Dashan Pass, reward the soldiers, announce the order of the government, send out troops as soon as possible, and it will be a great achievement to subjugate the enemy's troops without a fight."
After General Wu Shen received the order, he couldn't laugh or cry. The Art of War goes like this: Take someone by surprise and attack them unprepared. Now, the enemy's granary has been burned for eight days, and the border fortress has been prepared. If we go to attack again, we can only fight head-on. We have lost our homeland for fifty years, isn't it?
In the past ten years, the memories of our ancestors have faded. Those who are fighting against us as soldiers now are all born after the territory was occupied. Our superiors still regard the enemy troops as Song people and believe that they will surrender without a fight. We have many native soldiers.
The newly recruited people, the walls of Dasanguan are tall and strong, and the defense is still good. If you take them out into battle, it is not certain who will surrender. But the military orders are like mountains, and I only have one general, so I have to obey.
"Military Order"
Military orders are issued like mountains,
Country changes, people's hearts change.
The country has been in ruins for fifty years,
The subjects have been replaced for two generations.
No one remembers the shame of Jingkang,
I already regard myself as a golden person.
The hearts of the people in the north have returned to the Kingdom of Jin,
Like a treasure island, it is said to be naturally unique.
What the imperial court wants is to regain lost land. The city of Sanguan is lost, and the border town is also lost. Although Dashanguan is a battleground for military strategists, there has been no war between the two countries for decades. The border people's
Items are traded through small towns at the border. The small town is not like a city. It has no city walls. If the enemy is not alert, seizing it can also give an explanation to the court. Wu Shenjiang thought for a while, this is a good idea.
It gained the favor of the imperial court, the attack was easy, and the loss of our own troops was low. Because of his previous contributions, Butcher Zhang has been promoted to the captain of the twenty-man team, and the other two hunters are team deputies. General Wu felt that they were smart
, so he decided to send Zhang Tufu and his entourage to the town to inquire about the news first, and ordered them that in addition to sending people to report the news, the others took advantage of the chaos to sneak into Sanguan City where the Jin soldiers were stationed together with the refugees in the town.
Prepare internal response for the subsequent attack.
"To recover the lost territory, the result is to send people to recover the town without city defenses, and then retreat when encountering difficulties. This is ridiculous. How can there be any hope in the Northern Expedition?" The guest said with some dissatisfaction: "It is simply a waste of people and money.
war."
"Not necessarily, this is how the countryside surrounded the city." Jin Huabin said, using history as an example: "This is how the New China was built. The strategy is correct. The key is to look at the support of the people, the general's fighting intention, and the general's original intention.
In order to claim credit from the imperial court and preserve our strength, we lacked aggressiveness, and the result was different."
Before going out to the army, Wu Shen would serve wine for them. The main course was marinated and saved from the last time the pigs were drained. There was no way, there were no refrigerators in ancient times, so marinating was the best choice to keep the meat from spoiling.
"Magpie Bridge Fairy Braised Pork Liver"
The salt is as white as frost. Soak it in water to remove the blood and remove the fishy smell in two hours. Boil star anise, garlic and get a delicious brine.
Add the pork liver to the marinade, simmer over low heat, remove the foam and make the soup pure. Slice it into pieces and add it to the sauce, leaving a fragrant aroma that will make you think about it day after day.
After drinking and eating, a group of twenty people came to the town dressed as hunters selling fur goods. Soon, Butcher Zhang came to the town with news that there were less than a hundred defenders in the town, all old and weak soldiers, and they heard that Song
The soldiers were about to come, and people were panicking. It turned out that the Song soldiers fought without announcing it, and the Jin Dynasty was unprepared, and the Song Dynasty captured many small border towns. Because of the long distance, the Jin Dynasty had not had time to start dispatching troops.
God helps me. General Wu Shen hurriedly mobilized his troops to attack, and lied to the outside world that there were ten thousand people. The defenders in the town did not know the size of the Song army, and the forward did not give any advice. When they heard that the Song army was approaching, they hurriedly fought with
Most of the residents fled to Sanguan City together without any defense. Wu Shen wanted this effect and captured the town without a fight. Zhang Butcher and others also took advantage of the chaos and sneaked into the city.
When they arrived at the city, Butcher Zhang led some people to conduct a rough investigation. He was shocked to find that there were more than 3,000 defenders. However, except for a few officials who were Jin people, most of the soldiers were dressed as Han people. And he looked at it.
Like the Song Dynasty, most of them were old and weak. There has been no war for so many years, which is the norm. In the Song Dynasty, the army was divided into the Forbidden Army, the Xiang Army and the Border Army. The Border Army was stationed all year round, and there were more old and weak people. It was similar in the Jin Dynasty.
There is a saying in the art of war: if you are ten, be surrounded, if you are five, attack, and if you are twice as many, you can divide it. If the enemy is small, you can fight it, if you are small, you can escape, and if you are weak, you can avoid it. Although the opponent's Sanguan City wall is not high, it can be
Thousands versus three thousand, with fewer attackers and more defenders, there is absolutely no chance of victory. After receiving the information, Wu Shen will decide to build fortifications in the captured town, plan to build a city wall, and prepare for a stronghold.
Reported to the military governor's civilian officer.
The civilian officials of the military governor rushed to report to Lord Wen, the envoy to appease him. Lord Wen was shaking his head as he read the proclamation: "The way of heaven will be restored, China will have justice, people will follow suit, and every man will avenge himself... When soldiers are famous, when teachers are straight, they are strong, and words are good.
He is too far away, but his words are too close, and he has no sense of loyalty. As a son of a man, as a minister of others, you should remember the anger of your ancestors."
Seeing him coming in, he read the report and pulled him over and said: "This magnificent article is worth a hundred thousand soldiers. All Han people with conscience will look at it and help our righteous army. Now there are two thousand soldiers in Dasanguan."
I am using two thousand to attack three thousand. It may seem like we have few soldiers, but if we shoot arrows into the city with a message, the loyal Han people in the city will respond when they see it. If something unexpected happens, we can easily capture Sanguan City."
Since his boss said so, how could he dare to disobey and say: "When two countries compete, virtue comes first. The sage once said that a teacher of benevolence and righteousness is invincible in the world."
Officials from the front also agreed with him, and Master Wen was overjoyed to appease him. He hurriedly ordered his subordinates to organize literati to copy three hundred copies of the memorandum overnight, and transported them to the front together with grain and grass.
"The Message Arrives at the Heroes"
When the message comes out, the people's hearts are lifted,
Rely on pen and ink to win people's hearts.
The scholarly business leads Pixiu,
A magnificent piece of writing is worth a hundred thousand soldiers.
Three hundred chapters of siege arrows,
Sit back and wait for the enemy to come and offer the city.
The generals were stunned,
Can a quarrel be used as an arrow and a halberd?
Instead of tens of thousands of reinforcements coming with the grain and fodder, there came three hundred articles. General Wu Shen was dumbfounded. He used two thousand untrained soldiers to attack a fortified city guarded by three thousand people, and his idea was to shoot letters into the city.