The Immortal of Poetry is the Immortal of Poetry. In seven simple words, the lines of the Yellow River are vividly and delicately drawn.
This riverbed, which is almost suspended in mid-air, not only gave birth to human civilization, but also protected the people on this land.
If the northern heroes want to conquer the Central Plains, they must first conquer this river from the sky. However, it is this river that has defeated countless heroes.
As a military strategist, Wanyan Zongwang had already expected that he would have to face this natural danger from the moment he sent out troops. For this, he also made a lot of preparations. The funny thing is that the reality was far worse than he thought.
Much easier.
After the fall of Daming Mansion, the Jin army prepared for two or three days. They immediately divided their troops into four groups and used the power of Mount Tai to forcefully cross the Yellow River. They originally thought they would be blocked by the Song army here, but until they all landed safely, the Song army unexpectedly failed.
No shadow was seen.
After further enquiry, I found out that all the Song troops had fled as early as the day Daming Mansion was lost.
This made Wanyan Zongwang dumbfounded and very disappointed. This was really easy, but the situation did not allow him to think too much. He immediately followed the plan made earlier and gathered four armies in Huazhou to attack the last weak line of defense in the north of Kaifeng.
However, when armies from all walks of life gathered in Huazhou, the situation in front of them surprised them again.
But seeing that the entire gate of Huazhou was open, not even a single commoner was seen on the city wall, not to mention the Song Army. The entire city was as quiet as a dead city.
So weird!
Is it an empty city plan?
Wanyan Zongwang cautiously sent out a sentry to investigate.
This sentry scout dug almost three feet into the ground and found no one.
After Wanyan Zongwang learned all this, he led his army into the city. But what he saw in front of him made all the generals of the Jin army look at things in the fog. You give up Daming Mansion. This is understandable, but this Huazhou is directly
Even Kaifeng, you should send troops to guard it after all.
After decades of fighting, Wanyan Zongwang encountered this situation for the first time. Because this situation was so special, he did not dare to march rashly. He immediately sent people to inquire about the news.
"Report!"
In the evening, the sent sentinel finally came back, "Report to the Second Prince. There is no one within fifty miles to the west of Huazhou."
Before Wanyan Zongwang could say anything, another sentry ran in and reported, "For the record, Second Prince, Huazhou will inevitably be uninhabited fifty miles away."
"What?"
Wanyan Zongwang stood up suddenly and said, "Did all these people run away?" But he thought to himself, this must have been too clean.
The sentry replied: "According to the information obtained by the villain, these residents did not run away, but all moved to Bianliang City a few days ago, and they also transported all the food into Bianliang City.
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Upon hearing this, Wanyan Zongwang immediately understood the other party's intention, waved his hand and said, "Okay, you can go down."
"As commanded."
Liu Yanzong said: "Second Prince, it seems they are planning to defend Bianliang!"
With the entire city strong and clear, they were subjectively certain that Li Qi must have chosen to defend Kaifeng City.
Wanyan Zongwang nodded and said: "Although we didn't encounter any obstacles along the way, we didn't gain as much as we imagined. They must have already planned to hide in Bianliang and fight with me here.
A long battle.”
Liu Yanzong frowned and said: "Although the Song army is vulnerable, if they can't defend, and rely on the walls and fortress defense of Kaifeng Mansion, we really can't do anything to them for the time being."
The commander of the East Route Army, Yan Mu, snorted and said disdainfully: "Back then, in the battle of Chuhedian, Taizu, with only 3,000 troops, almost completely wiped out the Liao Army's 100,000 troops.
, how majestic it is, nothing to fear from the mere Song Army. After fighting this way, the Song Army's incompetence has been fully exposed. I can guarantee that once we attack, the Song Army will definitely leave the city and surrender. Zong Wang, we must take Kaifeng in one go.
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Liu Yanzong said: "It is absolutely impossible. The Song army has made such preparations before this, and must have been serious about it. If we attack rashly and play into the enemy's intentions, I think we should readjust our deployment and we must not be careless."
Wanyan Zongwang asked Pharmacist Guo again: "What does General Guo think?"
Guo Yaoshi pondered for a moment and said: "With our current military strength, it is difficult to completely surround Kaifeng. In this case, we should use temptation first and concentrate our forces to attack one side. Once a gap is opened, Song
The army is bound to be defeated. The last general once played Cuju with someone in the northwest city and accidentally discovered the Tiansi Prison of the Song Dynasty there. There were 20,000 good horses in it, which was the last possession of the Song army. Once we captured the Tiansi Prison, the Song Dynasty
The morale of the army must be low, and when the army from the west arrives, Kaifeng will undoubtedly be defeated."
Wanyan Zongwang nodded, then suddenly frowned and said, "Strange, why there is no news from Zong Han."
Liu Yanzong said: "Second Prince, please rest assured. I have already sent people to inquire about the news. I think they should be back soon."
As soon as he finished speaking, another sentry ran in and said: "Reporting to the Second Prince, the West Route Army encountered stubborn resistance from the Song Army in Taiyuan and has not yet broken through."
"What?" Wanyan Zongwang frowned and said, "Are they still in Taiyuan?"
The sentry nodded his head.
"Damn it, why is Zong Han so confused?"
Wanyan Zongwang slapped the table, stood up suddenly, and said angrily: "We agreed to take Kaifeng first, attack if we can, and leave if we can't. Speed is the priority. Why does he still stay in Taiyuan? This - this is really bad for me.
What a big deal!"
Pharmacist Guo said: "Second Prince, please calm down. I think General Wanyan did this out of necessity."
"oh?"
Wanyan Zongwang asked, "How do you say this?"
Guo Yaoshi said: "The army on the West Route is different from us. We can cross the Yellow River so quickly. Because the Heshuo Army has long existed in name only, the most elite armies of the Southern Dynasties are all in the northwest, including the Zhongjia Army and the Zhejia Army.
Both armies should not be underestimated. If the Western Army bypasses Taiyuan and goes south, it will definitely be cut off by the Western Army. At that time, it will be attacked from both sides. We can only send troops to rescue. This will be extremely harmful to our army.
Even if the situation is unfavorable, Kaifeng can turn the danger into safety."
Wanyan Zongwang sat back again after hearing this. He knew Wanyan Zonghan's military talents thoroughly. He was definitely not weaker than him. He was even better than him in this aspect. A month had passed and Taiyuan had not yet been captured.
This shows that what Medical Master Guo said is true, the Northwest Army has many talents.
Pharmacist Guo said again: "How about we wait for the army from the west route first."
Wanyan Zongwang shook his head and said: "We can't wait any longer. We are already deep into the hinterland. Once the reinforcements from the Southern Dynasties arrive in Kaifeng, our situation will become extremely bad."
Liu Yanzong said: "But with our army alone, it will be difficult to take down Kaifeng in one go."
Wanyan Zongwang shook his riding whip. He had never left this riding whip since he grew up on a horse, and said: "The situation has changed, and we may not be able to capture Kaifeng as expected, so we should find a way to delay the reinforcements from the Southern Dynasty.
rescue, then we will have enough time to capture Kaifeng. Bring us the map."
Soon, an extremely simple map was laid out in front of Wanyan Zongwang.
All the generals of the Jin Army also gathered around.
Wanyan Zongwang's eyes had been scanning the northwest area on the map. After a while, he suddenly pointed to the map with his hand and said: "Here."
The others took a closer look and found out that the location Wanyan Zongwang was pointing to was Tongguan, and they couldn't help but look at Wanyan Zongwang curiously.
Wanyan Zongwang smiled and said: "The elite of the Western Army are all in Tongguan. If we want to rescue Kaifeng, we must leave Tongguan first. As long as our army can blockade this place and cut off the Western Army, as long as the Western Army cannot reach it, we will have enough time to capture Kaifeng."
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When the generals heard this, they all nodded in praise.
Wanyan Zongwang said: "Come here, send me a message quickly and inform Zong Han, asking him to leave 10,000 troops to surround Taiyuan without attacking. The main purpose is to lure Taiyuan to surrender. If Taiyuan dares to go out of the city to fight, then defeat it.
Let him immediately lead the rest of the troops to Tongguan, and be sure to blockade Tongguan to prevent the Western Army from coming to aid Kaifeng."
"As commanded."
Wanyan Zongwang said loudly again: "Ben Jian, Na Ye, Sai La, the technique is fierce and fast."
"The end will be here."
"You will immediately lead three thousand cavalry each to guard the key roads south of Kaifeng, take the initiative to attack, and be sure to repel Song's reinforcements."
"As commanded."
"The rest will march with me to Kaifeng."
"The general will obey your orders."
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After the generals were ordered, the generals immediately left the base camp.
At this moment, someone suddenly said from outside: "Second Prince, secret letter."
Wanyan Zongwang raised his eyebrows and said, "It's finally here. Bring it in quickly."
Only one person walked in and handed over a confidential letter.
Although Wanyan Zongwang admires Chinese culture and has been working hard to learn Chinese characters in recent years, he has not yet reached the stage of knowing a complete letter. Someone next to him took the letter and started reading it.
When everyone heard this, they were all shocked, because the content of the letter had already described everything in Bianliang.
Wanyan Zongwang burst out laughing after hearing this.
Pharmacist Guo looked suspicious and said, "Second Prince, this letter---?"
"Absolutely true."
Pharmacist Guo understood in his heart, nodded with a smile and said: "Second Prince, based on my understanding of the Hunjun of the Southern Dynasty, he is definitely not in ill health. He must have fled after hearing the news. As a result, the morale of the Song army must be low.
Moreover, the third prince has always been arrogant and lacks actual combat experience, so he is definitely no match for the second prince."
Wanyan Zongwang laughed and said: "I have met this man before, and he was once defeated by me, so there is nothing to worry about. The key is still that stinky cook. Now that he has real power, I believe that everything here is arranged by him."
Pharmacist Guo said: "The last general was once a subordinate of this cook. This is indeed like his style. This man is full of tricks and is eloquent, but if he has a real sword and a real gun, he will not have anything to worry about."
Wanyan Zongwang said: "You still underestimate him. He has already noticed that our goal is Kaifeng. Therefore, he dared to abandon the north of the Yellow River boldly, because it is impossible to occupy these places with our military strength. Moreover, if we change
If he were someone else, he would definitely send troops to assist Damingfu, but he didn't. He knew that he would definitely not be able to defeat us. By doing so, he undoubtedly minimized the losses. From this point alone, we must not underestimate him. However, I do
I want to meet this old friend first." (To be continued...)