This is the result that almost everyone expected, but no one expected that it only took four days for the Jin army to attack Damingfu from approaching the city. You must know that Damingfu is the deputy capital of Kyoto, and it is also Kaifeng's last line of defense.
The defensive strength is not inferior to that of Yanshan Prefecture, not to mention the equipment. Of course, this is only on the books. Due to the internal corruption of Daming Prefecture, the defense line has long been in name only.
But Wanyan Zongwang attaches great importance to this battle, because according to Guo Yaoshi, the defense system of Daming Mansion is very similar to that of Kaifeng. It can be said that they are twins. Therefore, he regards this battle as a rehearsal for attacking Kaifeng.
, and Daming Mansion is a supporting point of the Yellow River defense line. Breaking Daming Mansion is equivalent to controlling the Yellow River territory.
Therefore, Wanyan Zongwang personally took command of the middle road and commanded the battle. The three armies of Yan Mu, Liu Yanzong, and Wanyan Zongbi launched a fierce attack on Daming Mansion from three directions.
The Song army in Daming Prefecture was completely vulnerable and retreated continuously. The Daming Prefect, the brother-in-law of Song Huizong, had already fled to the south of the Yangtze River by boat with his concubine and three thousand soldiers. He ignored Zhao Kai's orders.
, he knew very well that if Daming Mansion fell, it would be almost impossible for Kaifeng to hold it, and Jiangnan was safer.
The Jin army was advancing with great success. If Daming Prefecture was not too big and Wanyan Zongwang deliberately delayed some time, he hoped to see Kaifeng Prefecture send troops to rescue him, so that he could surround and annihilate the reinforcements and weaken Kaifeng Prefecture's power. Unfortunately, he
His plan did not succeed, and Kaifeng Mansion ignored it, which disappointed him. Otherwise, it would have taken at least three days to break through Daming Mansion.
The residence of the daimyo prefect.
At this time, this place has become the base camp of the Jin Army.
Wanyan Zongbi was sitting on a chair, eating fine candied fruits, laughing, feeling very proud.
Suddenly, a group of people walked in from outside, and the soldiers inside quickly saluted.
The people who came were none other than Wanyan Zongwang, Guo Yaoshi and others.
"Second brother, you are here!"
Wanyan Zongbi jumped up from his chair and went to greet him.
Wanyan Zongwang laughed and said: "Fourth brother, you fought beautifully in this battle."
It is really not an easy thing to get Wanyan Zongwang's praise. Wanyan Zongbi laughed a few times, scratched his head and said: "Second brother is joking. In fact, I haven't even contributed yet, and those girls can't.
Hehe, I just run faster than my uncles, and they let me do this."
"No matter what, you are the first one to break into Daming Mansion. Everything here is up to you to choose from."
"Thank you, second brother."
Wanyan Zongwang nodded, holding a riding crop in his hand, looking around, clicking his tongue a few times, and said: "I didn't expect that the residence of a prefect of the Song Dynasty is much more luxurious than the palace of our Emperor Jin."
What he said is true. Now Wanyan Sheng's palace is not even as good as Bai Shizhong's mansion. It doesn't even have a bathroom, and he has to go down to the river to take a bath with the ministers.
Pharmacist Guo said: "Your Highness does not know, but those who serve as magistrates of daimyo are usually relatives of the emperor. They only want to enjoy themselves and do not know how to fight."
Wanyan Zongwang laughed, sat on the chair, and said: "I have already seen this. Look at those Song troops. They are soft-handed and weak-footed. They are scared out of their wits even before they fight. They are ten times worse than the Liao army."
Eighteen thousand miles away, I don’t even want this kind of person to work as a groom for me, let alone fight a war.”
Liu Yanzong was more worried that Wanyan Zongwang would be infatuated with all this luxury, so he persuaded him: "Jian Jun, now the big plan has not been completed, we should quickly cross the river and go straight to Kaifeng Mansion."
Wanyan Zongwang had fought against Liu Yanzong and valued him very much. He also understood what he meant. He nodded and said: "You are right. We should take down Kaifeng in one go. Otherwise, when the Song army's reinforcements arrive, it will be detrimental to our army."
.By the way, how are the ships prepared?"
Liu Yanzong shook his head in disbelief and said: "What General Guo said is absolutely correct. The number of ships and military supplies in Daming Mansion is unimaginable, and the rivers extend in all directions. Once we control Daming Mansion, we can control the Yellow River at will."
Launch an attack anywhere south."
Pharmacist Guo nodded and said: "This Daming Palace is the northern gate of Kaifeng and an important town in Heshuo. Once Daming Palace is breached, the Yellow River will not be worth mentioning. Then Kaifeng will be completely exposed in our sight. Kaifeng without the natural danger of the Yellow River
The government is nothing to worry about."
What he said is absolutely correct. Daming Mansion was an important military town north of the Yellow River in the Song Dynasty at that time. Its population was about the same as that of Kaifeng. It had the potential to "control the river and the north gate". In other words, Daming Mansion controlled
The large territory north of the Yellow River guarded the northern gate of the Song Dynasty. This gate was penetrated, and half of Kaifeng was already occupied.
More importantly, Damingfu is one of the transfer stations connecting the north and south of the Beijing-Hangzhou Canal. It is located at the junction of Hebei, Shandong and Henan. The river is far more developed than Kaifeng, not to mention the ships. Now Damingfu
If it falls, it can be said that the natural danger of the Yellow River will no longer exist.
Wanyan Zongwang nodded, ordered someone to bring the map, and asked Pharmacist Guo: "Where does General Guo think I should disembark?"
Guo Yaoshi pointed at the map and said: "Now that the Yellow River is under our control, our army must cross the river as soon as possible and attack Kaifeng. Therefore, General Mo thought that we should land from Huazhou, and General Mo was the commander of the infantry capital.
When we were envoys, we discovered that Huazhou was an important military location, but the number of troops was surprisingly small. We could capture Huazhou first and take Kaifeng directly in less than three days."
Wanyan Zongwang looked at Liu Yanzong again, who nodded and said, "I also agree with General Guo's strategy."
Wanyan Zongwang nodded and said: "Instruct the three armies to make some arrangements here, but they must not disturb the people without authorization. Otherwise, military law will be dealt with. When the ships are ready, immediately cross the Yellow River south and go straight to Huazhou."
"As you command!"
Liu Yanzong saw that Wanyan Zongwang came all the way and was friendly to the people of the Song Dynasty, at least much better than the Khitan people. He did not dare to make decisions without authorization in this regard, so he thought it would be better to ask clearly, so he asked: "Supervisor,
What should we do with the people in Daming Mansion?"
There are so many people in Kaifeng Prefecture. Although hundreds of thousands have escaped, there are still hundreds of thousands. If they are left here, it will be too dangerous if they mutiny and block the way back.
, but if troops are sent to guard them, then a lot of people must be sent. They only have tens of thousands of people. If they divide their troops, how can they attack Kaifeng?
Wanyan Zongwang suddenly looked around and said, "By the way, where is Shao Yin?"
"Second---Second Prince, I---am I here?"
In the lower left corner, a paunchy middle-aged man wearing a Song Dynasty official dress was huddled. He raised his trembling hands. This man was Nie Hao, Shaoyin of Daming Palace.
Wanyan Zongwang groaned and glared at Wanyan Zongbi. He said: "Fourth brother, how can you treat Nie Shaoyin like this? I usually teach you how we should treat talents favorably."
Wanyan Zongbi didn't understand the situation at all. When did you teach me? He looked at Wanyan Zongwang blankly.
Wanyan Zongwang waved his hand and said, "Get out of here."
"oh."
Wanyan Zongbi did not dare to disobey his second brother and left with a lot of grievances.
Wanyan Zongwang stood up. He walked over, helped Nie Hao up, patted the dust on his body, and said hehe, "My fourth brother is ignorant and neglected Nie Shaoyin. Please forgive me, forgive me."
Nie Hao was stunned when he heard that the dignified second prince of Jin Kingdom was treating me like this. He nodded and bowed hurriedly and said: "The second prince is asking for love, I don't dare to accept it. I really don't dare to accept it."
"Where, where, come on, come on, sit down."
Wanyan Zongwang held Nie Hao's hand and sat side by side with him. This was a great honor. Nie Hao was still thinking about how the Jin people would torture him. How could he have imagined that Wanyan Zongwang would treat him so kindly? It was as if he was coming from hell.
He ascended to heaven all of a sudden.
Wanyan Zongwang sighed and said: "Nie Shaoyin has been wronged! Nie Shaoyin swore to defend the city to the death. Although we are opponents, we also admire him very much. The blame for this crime should all be blamed on the famous prefect who escaped before the battle. We must not
Blame it on Nie Shaoyin."
Long live understanding!
Nie Hao was deeply moved.
Wanyan Zongwang said again: "Our Dajin can conquer countless people who are good at fighting, but they only know how to fight and don't know how to manage this place at all. Talents like Nie Shaoyin are exactly what our Dajin lacks."
Yes, if Nie Shaoyin is willing---"
Before he had finished speaking, Nie Hao hurriedly knelt on the ground and said, "Thanks to the Second Prince's respect, Nie is willing to ride for the Second Prince."
Wanyan Zongwang showed a slight sly smile at the corner of his mouth. How could the Song Dynasty survive with such an official? Liu Yanzong, Yan Mu and other generals all had smiles on their faces, and their smiles were full of contempt.
"Nie Shaoyin, please get up quickly."
Wanyan Zongwang pretended to help Nie Hao up and said: "You have a saying in the Central Plains that those who know the current affairs are heroes. Nie Shaoyin deserves to be a hero. Well, now the Heshuo area belongs to me, Dajin. I will
I will appoint you as the governor of Heshuo, and you will be in charge of this land for me, Dajin."
According to the rules of the Song Dynasty, this appointment must be approved by the emperor. However, the emperor of the Jin Kingdom did not have much real power. Wanyan Zongwang and Wanyan Zonghan were the ones who really held the real power. Before their trip, Wanyan
Sheng then gave Wanyan Zongwang a hundred letters of appointment. You can make the decision with full authority and there is no need to inform me.
Nie Hao was very excited when he heard this. Suddenly, the prisoner became the boss of the Heshuo area. There is nothing more exciting in the world. He quickly saluted and said: "Thank you for your appreciation, the second prince. I am willing to serve as a dog and horse for the second prince."
It’s hard work.”
"very good."
Wanyan Zongwang smiled and nodded, saying: "I will return all your family members and troops to you later. You first take your troops to escort the people of Daming Mansion to Yanshan Mansion. In addition, I will reward you with gold."
Five hundred taels, one hundred maids, oh, you can just pick them yourself."
Nie Hao felt that when he met the Ming Lord, his talent was finally appreciated. He had completely forgotten about the Song Dynasty. He saluted again and said: "Second Prince, please rest assured, I will definitely fulfill my mission when I am lowered."
Wanyan Zongwang nodded and said: "Of course I believe you, please hurry up and make arrangements."
"As you command!"
Nie Hao respectfully withdrew.
As soon as he went out, his mother said: "Zongwang, you can't trust such villains!"
After all, they had suffered this loss recently in Yanshan. At that time, they also allowed prisoners to be held captive, which resulted in a mutiny. It took a lot of effort to suppress it.
Wanyan Zongwang laughed and said: "Uncle, this kind of person is the least trustworthy, but he is also the most trustworthy. It depends on who you are. Just watch, he will definitely complete the task successfully."
Liu Yanzong said: "Du Tong, you may not know much about the Southern Dynasty. The officials of the Southern Dynasty are like a mouse when it sees a cat, and they can only run away when it comes to powerful enemies. But when it comes to their own people, they have thousands of ways to do it."
To tame these common people, this method of supervising the army can be said to be the best strategy."
Yan Mu nodded and said: "I really didn't expect that this kind of country can be called a great country in the Central Plains. I have seen it."
Wanyan Zongwang waved his hand and said: "Although we are going smoothly now, we should not be careless. The Southern Dynasty is not so incompetent. There are still many talents among them, but they are not reused by the faint king, such as the Zong in the east.
Ze, in addition, there is a capable person in Kaifeng Mansion. We cannot relax until we catch that person. Alas, when we fought with the Liao Kingdom, we failed to appease the local people and even gave us
It has caused a lot of trouble. This time, we must not make the same mistake. We must immediately support some puppets to manage these places for us first."
Everyone felt that it made sense and nodded one after another. Liu Yanzong, Guo Yaoshi and other generals all saluted and said, "The second prince is wise."
Wanyan Zongwang smiled and said, "Go and get ready. I can't wait to meet that old friend."