The first thousand one hundred and forty-nine chapters
There was no suspense. The 10,000 defenders did not resist at all and all became prisoners of war of the Jin army. Not long after, the soldiers pushed the enemy general Li Mian in front of Li Bing. Li Mian was shocked by the violent explosion. He saw the Jin army.
The general immediately shouted, "You are the most untrustworthy. You promised to only take Sizhou and Bozhou, defrauded our trust, and then took the opportunity to take Xuzhou. You are despicable and treacherous people!"
"Shut up!"
Li Bing shouted angrily, "You are ruthlessly exploiting the people of Xuzhou. God will not tolerate it. We are doing justice for God. What's wrong with you!"
Li Mian snorted, "If you want me to kill or chop you, you want me to surrender. I'm just dreaming!"
Li Bing nodded, "I won't kill you, you can take your confidants away, and I will give you food, but I will tell you the ugly story ahead. If you rob people's property on the road, none of you will survive!"
Li Bing ordered the release of the enemy general Li Mian and a thousand of his henchmen, and gave them two hundred shi of food before letting them out of the city.
Li Mian really didn't expect that the Jin army actually let him go. He left Pengcheng County in panic with a thousand men and rushed to Songzhou.
Two thousand cavalry followed them at a distance to prevent them from robbing people along the way. Li Mian may have been frightened by the Jin army and did not dare to mess around. Two days later, he left Xuzhou and entered Songzhou.
Things are so contradictory. On the one hand, Li Bing personally led the army to capture Xuzhou. On the other hand, Li Bing ordered Gongsun Liangsi, who joined the army, to escort a large transport army with thousands of carts and sent 10,000 barrels to the defenders of Songcheng County.
kerosene, 10,000 city-guarding bows, 300,000 arrows for soldiers, and 3,000 long-handled iron forks.
The defenders of Songzhou were Qiu Jingzhong's eldest son Qiu Yuan and his staff military advisor Hou Xicai. Both of them were civil servants. Although they could not prevent the people of Songzhou from fleeing on a large scale, they managed Songcheng County well. At least the army did not disturb the people and the public order was good.
Everything is orderly, shops are still open, and people are living their lives normally.
The arrival of a thousand carts really made Qiu Yuan overjoyed. He and Hou Xicai went to greet them outside the city in person. Gongsun Liangsi got off his horse, stepped forward and clasped his fists, saying: "His Royal Highness the King of Jin heard that Zhu Si Yujia personally marched, and he was worried that you would not be able to defend Songcheng.
We have been specially ordered to send some supplies to defend the city, here is the list!"
Qiu Yuan took the list and looked at it, and he was immediately overjoyed. There were actually 10,000 barrels of kerosene, which was the rarest strategic resource. There were also bows and arrows for city defense, which were also treasures they did not have. It would take at least one to make a city defense bow.
They can't wait until that time in a year and a half.
Qiu Yuan saw another three thousand long-handled iron forks. He was stunned and asked in confusion: "What are these iron forks used for?"
Hou Xicai laughed and said: "This is for dealing with the siege ladder. Use the iron fork to directly push the siege ladder and push it out of the city. The effect is good."
Qiu Yuan suddenly realized that this was the case. He clasped his fists again and said, "Thank you for your full support, His Highness King Jin. We will keep it in our hearts."
At this time, Hou Xicai asked: "Just now Gongsun joined the army and said that Zhu Si wanted to lead the army himself. Is the news accurate?"
Gongsun Liangsi nodded, "This is what the coach told me, and he also asked me to tell you. The news is accurate. It is an eagle message sent from Chang'an."
"Thank you Gongsun Junjun for your timely notification!"
Gongsun Liangsi ordered the goods to be unloaded. Within half an hour, all the materials were unloaded from the cart, and Gongsun Liangsi immediately said goodbye and left.
Looking at the motorcade in the distance, Hou Xicai said to Qiu Yuan worriedly: "We know nothing about the situation in Luoyang, but Chang'an knows very well that the news must be true. Zhu Si is going to march in person. The prince immediately wrote a letter asking the lord to withdraw to the Song Dynasty.
Troops from all parts of the state must also withdraw!"
However, the news from Qiu Yuan was still delayed. Qiu Jingzhong's 10,000 troops stationed in Yuanju County in Caozhou were raided by Qianniuwei General Li Ji with 30,000 troops. The entire 10,000 garrison in Yuanju County was destroyed, and the general Wang Lin was killed.
Qiu Wen did not dare to fight, so he led the 20,000 garrison of Jiyin County to retreat to Songzhou.
At this time, Qiu Jingzhong also received news of Zhu Si's personal expedition. Knowing that he was not as strong as he was, he immediately ordered his third son Qiu Pai to withdraw from Yuchi County. He himself also led an army of 50,000 to withdraw southward and began a strategic contraction.
In the wilderness to the west of Xiangyi County, two armies were fighting fiercely. The drums were beating like thunder, the horns were wailing, and the shouts of killing resounded throughout the wilderness...
This was a fierce battle between Qiu Jingzhong's 50,000-strong main force and Wang Zhongmou's pursuing army. Qiu Jingzhong originally wanted to withdraw to Songcheng County, but he did not expect that Wang Zhongmou, who had retreated for more than ten days and did not dare to fight, actually came after him. Qiu Jingzhong could not bear it.
He suppressed the resentment in his heart and turned around to lead his army to fight.
But Qiu Jingzhong soon discovered something was wrong. The equipment of this army was not the Leopard Tao Guards, but the Mingguang Armor and Eagle-edge Helmets of the Tiger and Ben Guards. Moreover, the morale was high and well-trained, and the army was close to 50,000 people.
Qiu Jingzhong knew that he had been fooled. The opponent came under the banner of Leopard Tao Guard, but it was Tiger Guard. But now the two sides were stuck together. If he rashly withdrew his troops, he would definitely be defeated. But if he did not withdraw, his army would eventually be defeated.
More wins with less, leaving Qiu Jingzhong in a dilemma.
At this moment, a peripheral scout rushed over and reported loudly: "Reporting to the general, an enemy force of about 30,000 people is coming from the northeast. It is less than ten miles away from us."
Qiu Jingzhong was shocked. He looked toward the northeast and faintly saw a thin black line in the distance. This must be the Thousand Niu Guards Li Ji coming from Caozhou. They were attacking from both sides. If he did not withdraw, his entire army would be destroyed.
Qiu Jingzhong immediately issued an order: "Send the entire army to evacuate southward!"
'Dang! Dang! Dang! Dang...'
The hurried withdrawal bell rang, and the Feixiong Guard army who was fighting fiercely did not know the reason, but the military order was issued. They had to leave the battlefield and flee south. The Hu Ben Guards took the opportunity to pursue and kill. Qiu Jingjun's army was defeated. Those who were killed and those who surrendered
There were countless soldiers. The wilderness was full of fleeing soldiers and chasing soldiers.
In this battle, Qiu Jingzhong's 50,000 main army suffered heavy losses, 30,000 of them died or surrendered, and Qiu Jingzhong only led 20,000 remaining troops to flee to Songcheng County.
At this time, the news came that Xuzhou had been captured by the Jin army. Qiu Jingzhong was extremely angry, but he was helpless. He was also frightened by the opponent's powerful iron fire thunder and did not dare to make mistakes, so he had to give the order.
The walls were strong and the fields were clear, and Songcheng County was defended.
A flying eagle flew from Xiangyi County and sent the news of Qiu Jingzhong's defeat in Songzhou to Chang'an...
In the Daming Palace in Chang'an, Wang Yue, the commander of the internal guards, hurriedly walked into the Jin Dynasty palace and said to the guards: "Please report to your highness that I have something urgent to see you!"
The Neiwei and Jinwei Mansion have been merged, and the Jin Palace has been split into three. Five hundred warriors with high martial arts skills have been organized into the Neiwei Special Attack Battalion. Two thousand female guards belong to the Jin Palace. Their task is to protect Jin Wang.
and the safety of important ministers and their families.
In addition, the intelligence stations in various places continued to be retained and were instead affiliated with the Yushitai. The leaders of each intelligence station were given the title of Supervisory Yushi. The former deputy commander Song Tian was promoted to Yushi Zuocheng.
Not long after, the guard came out and said: "Your Highness, please come in!"
When Wang Yue walked into the official room, he saw that the new Han Gao had stood up and was about to leave. Han Gao was the son of Han Huang, and King Guo Song of Jin had appointed him as the prime minister to take over the vacancy left by Du Guqiu.
"Thank you for your highness's trust. I will definitely work hard to fulfill the legacy of Prime Minister Dugu and make full use of water power!"
Du Guqiu was the minister of the Ministry of Industry, in charge of the court's handicraft industry and various projects. Before his assassination, he had been focusing on the utilization of water power, including water conservancy, grinding flour, pounding rice, stripping cotton, making bricks, pressing oil, making sauce, etc.
At the same time, a hydraulic institution was established in Taixue to specialize in cultivating talents and conducting research. On the eve of his assassination, Du Qiu was in charge of the application of hydraulic power in mining and textiles.
Therefore, Han Gao took over the position of Prime Minister, and Guo Song also talked with him specifically, hoping that he would continue his research on Solitary Qiu and apply hydraulic power to a wider range. This must involve the use of hydraulic machinery, which not only requires the use of skilled craftsmen.
Their intelligence and talents also need the support and attention of the court.
Guo Song added: "In addition, there is the promotion of coal. An open-pit mine has been found in Daizhou that is easy to mine and has good quality. It is estimated that coal production will increase greatly. This year's plan is to promote it to the entire Guanzhong. You should pay attention to this matter."
"Weichen remembers it!"
Han Gao bowed and left. Wang Yue quickly stepped forward and saluted, "See you, Your Highness!"
Guo Song sat down and asked with a smile: "But is there any news from Qiu Jingzhong?"
"Exactly, after receiving Ying's letter from his humble position, Qiu Jingzhong's main force was defeated by Wang Zhongmou's army in Xiangyi County, with the loss of nearly 30,000 people."
After speaking, Wang Yue presented the copied Eagle Letter to Guo Song. Guo Song took the Eagle Letter, looked at it, shook his head and said with a smile: "This is a typical sheep-headed strategy. Selling dog meat with sheep's heads, it should be
Liu Sigu's strategy was to pursue Wang Zhongmou under the banner of Wang Zhongmou, saying, 'How dare you provoke a defeated general?' So Qiu Jingzhong fell into the trap."
"Your Highness, Qiu Jingzhong may be in a bad situation!"