Chapter 1120: The Rise of the Wind and Clouds (asking for a monthly ticket)
After staying in Yanshan Mansion for a few days, Li Qi led the army to send troops to Yunzhou. He did not want to give Wanyan Zongwang time to breathe.
But Wanyan Zongwang's defeat has fully demonstrated one point, that is, in war, you cannot blindly seek speed. Li Qi learned this lesson well, and he was not in a hurry.
Instead, while sending troops, they first consolidated the defense near Yanshan Prefecture and recovered the prefectures and counties near Yanshan Prefecture. Fortunately, because Wanyan Zongwang was in a hurry to go south, he did not expect that he would send all his main forces to the Yellow River, so,
Although he had defeated all the Yanyun areas at that time, he did not leave any troops to defend here. Now the rule of these areas is almost blank and in a state of no control. The Song army took advantage of the Jin soldiers' defeat and used the autumn wind to attack them.
With the power of sweeping away fallen leaves, the six states of Yanshan Prefecture that were lost this time were regained.
Today, the Song Dynasty has recovered most of the land east of the Yanyun area.
Zongze was not idle either. He stepped up training of soldiers, set up schools and built fortresses everywhere, a total of eighty-four large and small. He also ordered people to build chariots to defend against the raids of the Jin Army's cavalry. His chariots were purely used for defense.
It's tall, but its maneuverability is relatively poor, so it's also named the "decisive vehicle."
Coupled with Zongze's previous efforts, the defense system of the entire Yanshan Mansion soon began to take shape. Zhongshidao saw it and looked at Zongze with admiration. He knew that this person's military ability was not inferior to his own.
But at the same time, it was also a pity that such a good talent could only get the opportunity to express his ambitions in his twilight years, all thanks to Li Qi's help. Thinking of this, he vaguely hoped that Zhao Kai could succeed.
He also understood in his heart that the entire Song Dynasty was now riddled with holes. If there were no major changes and the Jin army did not take action, he might also be destroyed.
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Datong Prefecture, Xijing.
Wanyan Zongwang was in coma for two days and two nights, and finally woke up. But he still hadn't recovered. He stayed in bed and rested for a few days, and then he regained some energy. But he was not in a hurry to go out, but stayed alone.
Lying in bed, he recalled everything that had happened in the past month. To him, it was like a nightmare that he couldn't get rid of.
But he will never be a man who is afraid of failure. The more difficult this situation is, the more fighting spirit will be stimulated in him. Like his father, he loves to face difficulties and rectify all kinds of dissatisfaction.
Another day in the past, Wanyan Zongwang finally walked out of the room. Wanyan Zonghan, Wanyan Xiyin and other generals learned that Wanyan Zongwang could get out of bed, and they all came to visit. Seeing that Wanyan Zongwang seemed to be fine, they all put it down.
Heart comes.
Wanyan Zongwang smiled slightly and said: "Zong Han, Yin Shu Ke, Xi Yin, everyone, I am really lucky to have your help this time, otherwise, I may not be able to escape death this time. Thank you very much."
After saying that, he bowed seriously to Wanyan Zonghan and others.
Wanyan Zonghan and others looked at each other and were a little at a loss. Is this still the Wanyan Zongwang who carries the supreme glory?
Liu Yanzong and others looked aggrieved.
"Zong Wang, why are we two brothers talking about this? If it were me at that time, you would die without saving me." Wanyan Zonghan hurriedly stepped forward, supported Wanyan Zongwang, and said with a guilty look on his face.
Wanyan Zongwang smiled and nodded, then glanced at the others and said: "In any case, I should bear all the responsibility for this defeat. It was precisely because of my carelessness and wrong choices that the entire army was annihilated and I was also implicated.
I will apologize to the emperor when the time comes."
After saying these words, Wanyan Zonghan became even more embarrassed. Although his philosophy of governing the country and the military were completely different from Wanyan Zongwang's, he attached great importance to loyalty, and he was also a dignified man, and he would not have a grain of sand in his eyes.
There are not so many talents willing to follow him, which shows that his personality charm is no worse than Wanyan Zongwang.
Looking at this troop dispatch, in fact, the real responsibility should be attributed to Wanyan Zonghan and his army. It was precisely because they delayed too much time in Taiyuan and did not arrive as promised, and they did not follow Wanyan Zongwang's suggestion to dispatch troops to Tongguan.
Blockade the Zhong Family Army to the point of complete defeat.
When Wanyan Zonghan learned what happened to the East Route Army in Kaifeng, he felt very regretful. For his own selfish desires, he did not make the most correct choice, which resulted in him being almost surrounded and annihilated. Fortunately, Wanyan Zongwang ignored the past grudges and gave them
Send a secret letter to them and ask them to retreat quickly so that they can return to Yunzhou safely.
If Wanyan Zongwang complained to him a few words at this time, he might feel better, but Wanyan Zongwang didn't mention a word about their mistakes, but took all the responsibility on himself, which made him somewhat unexpected.
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Liu Yanzong, Wanyan Zongbi and other generals were very unhappy. Both sides were responsible for this battle, and it was precisely because you delayed the opportunity that we lost troops and generals. Why should we bear the responsibility independently?
Wanyan Xiyin glanced at Wanyan Zongbi and others, suddenly stood up and said: "Zongwang, please don't say that." He sighed again and said: "Actually, we also made a mistake in our judgment. We originally thought that Taiyuan
It can be easily captured. However, the determination of Taiyuan soldiers and civilians to resist caught us by surprise, which delayed our fighter plane. By the time we wanted to bypass Taiyuan and go south, it was too late. If we could fight all the way to Kaifeng
Go, I'm afraid Kaifeng has been conquered by us long ago, and we should bear the responsibility for this crime."
Wanyan Zonghan nodded and said: "Xi Yin is right, we should be responsible for all this."
Wanyan Yinkeshu said: "In short, we were too careless. The Song Army is far stronger than we thought."
Wanyan Xiyin quickly smoothed things over and said: "Everyone, it's too early to discuss the crime now. The war is not over yet. I think we should discuss countermeasures quickly. Now all the main forces of the Song Army have arrived at Yanshan Mansion.
, they may launch an attack at any time, I think their intention to send troops this time is Yanyun."
Everyone nodded and sat down together. At first Wanyan Zonghan asked Wanyan Zongwang to sit down, but Wanyan Zongwang immediately refused. The reason why he did that just now was because he understood that the situation has gradually reversed, and everyone in Yanshan Mansion
If he failed and put them in a passive position, wouldn't he be angry with Wanyan Zonghan? Of course he was angry, and he was very angry, but he understood better that the enemy was much stronger than he thought. If he was still at this time. With Wanyan Zonghan
If there is a disagreement, the situation will be even worse. Therefore, for the sake of the overall situation, he would rather humiliate himself.
After several humility, Wanyan Zonghan was still in charge of the overall situation. After all, he was the master of Yunzhou. The soldiers here were all his personal soldiers. Even if he really wanted to let Wanyan Zongwang take charge of the overall situation, his generals would not agree.
Of course, he didn't really want Wanyan Zongwang to sit in this position.
Wanyan Zonghan said to Wanyan Zongwang: "Zongwang, I heard that your defeat was all because of that cook?"
Wanyan Zongwang nodded and said: "I originally thought that the cook was just a talker, but I never thought that he had such talent. Moreover, the cook's machinations are really hard to guard against. This time I fell for his machinations.
He was deceived and ended up in a disastrous failure. If he had known this earlier, he should not have gone back when he was in Yanshan Mansion. In the end, I still underestimated him."
Wanyan Yinkeshu said: "Not only that, when I rushed to rescue Zong Wang, I fought with this forbidden army once, and found that the Song army we saw at the beginning is simply the army of two countries."
Wanyan Zongwang hummed and said: "Although the Song army's combat effectiveness is far inferior to ours, and even inferior to the original Liao soldiers. And there are not enough horses, but their weapons are very powerful, especially the gunpowder, I have eaten it.
Big loss."
Wanyan Zonghan hadn't really seen the power of that rocket, but since he was able to impress Wanyan Zongwang, he already had a plan in mind and asked: "Zongwang, what are your plans?"
"Go back to Pingzhou."
Wanyan Zongwang said: "Now that Yanshan Prefecture has been lost, the Song army will not give up when they attack. Pingzhou is too close to Yanshan Prefecture. They are very likely to attack Pingzhou, so I have to rush back to take charge of the overall situation."
After all, this is Wanyan Zonghan's territory. He is just a polished commander here without any help. He might as well go back to Pingzhou to dispatch troops and generals to seek revenge on Li Qi.
At this moment, a general suddenly walked in and reported: "General Qi, the main force of the enemy army has left Yanshan Mansion and is marching towards Yuzhou."
"Yuzhou?" Wanyan Xiyin said: "It seems they want to take the opportunity to seize Yunzhou!"
Wanyan Zongwang frowned and said, "How many people are there?"
"The details haven't been found out yet, but there are at least 100,000 people, which should be the entire main force of the Song Army."
Wanyan Zonghan snorted and said, "That's unreasonable. If I don't go to them to settle accounts, they still dare to come to my door. They are really looking down on me, Wanyan Zonghan."
Wanyan Zongwang raised his hand and said: "Zong Han, don't be careless. I see this matter is not that simple."
Wanyan Xiyin said: "Yes, their plan did not succeed in the battle of Yunjiabao. They should also know that our main force in Yunzhou is still there. It would be too reckless for them to rush to send troops to Yunzhou. Either
It just has another purpose.”
Wanyan Zongwang pondered for a moment, shook his head and said: "Whether this cook is negotiating or fighting, people often don't understand him, but he must have a purpose for doing this, and we have to be on guard. Zong Han, how many troops are there in Yunzhou?"
Wanyan Zonghan said: "About 70,000, but I have already mobilized reinforcements from the country. It's just because all the troops around here were originally mobilized by us to attack the Song Dynasty, so we can only mobilize troops from Shangjing. I'm afraid it will take some time."
, reinforcements will arrive."
Wanyan Zongwang's brows sank when he heard this, and he said: "The smelly cook's side alone has hundreds of thousands of troops, and Shuozhou, Yingzhou, and Daizhou also have nearly 100,000 Western troops. Combined, there are at least 100,000 Western troops.
There are 200,000 troops, but the 70,000 horses are still a little short."
Wanyan Xiyin said: "Not only that, our soldiers and horses are not good at fighting in the heat. It will be summer soon. If we can't win the battle quickly, it will be even more disadvantageous for us."
Wanyan Zongwang asked again: "Zong Han, what are you going to do?"
Wanyan Zonghan frowned and said: "Based on the firearms you described, I think no matter how many people come from the other side, we can never defend Yunzhou. Once we are surrounded by them, the power of their firearms will be unleashed. Although we
There are only 70,000 troops, but I think we should take the initiative."
Wanyan Xiyin nodded straightly and said: "Yes, our advantage is the cavalry. Defending the city is not what we are good at. We must snipe them on the road and slow down their attack. We must not let them rush to the city before reinforcements arrive, regardless of
Anyway, Yunzhou must not be lost, otherwise it will be difficult for us to go south again in the future."
Wanyan Zongwang also agreed deeply and said: "Their Han military books mentioned a tactic called encircling Wei and rescuing Zhao. I can't help much if I stay here. So, I will rush to Pingzhou immediately to dispatch troops.
Then send troops to Yanshan Prefecture. Their main force has already arrived in Yunzhou, so Yanshan Prefecture must be empty. If they come back to rescue, we can attack from two directions and completely defeat them."
Wanyan Xiyin agreed: "If we can occupy Yanshan Mansion, it will be equivalent to blocking the Song army's retreat. If we can annihilate this army, the Song army will definitely be severely weakened. During this autumn harvest, we can fight again