Chapter 072: Tired Battle
On the smoky and dilapidated Taiyuan city, the heads of the Song people and soldiers were hung all over the city wall. Under the base of the city wall, there are corpses and white bones in different postures everywhere, which are fishy and foul-smelling, and the stench is bursting, looking from a distance, it is like a hell of a nose.
Even though the Jin ruled Hedong for two years, the bloody slaughter never stopped.
On the city wall, the golden soldiers with guns and knives were crowded, waiting intently, and the ironclad soldiers were all over the city walls. Rolling stones, feather arrows, tung oil, all kinds of materials for defending the city are piled up, and the city head is a scene of slaughter.
The gate of Taiyuan City was closed, the horn in the city continued to sound, and the golden soldiers stationed on the city wall were nervous, and Taiyuan City was also lively. The Jin soldiers defending the city were like facing a great enemy, eyeing the city, waiting for the Song army outside the city to attack the city.
I have long heard that the loyal and righteous army is brave and good at fighting, and the firearms are even sharper and abnormal, and there are several bloody battles in Tokyo City, and the Jurchen army has suffered thousands of casualties, all of which are caused by the firearms of the Song army.
The loyal and righteous army came to attack the city today, just looking at its solemn military appearance, it is already daunting, and a bloody storm is inevitable.
The golden soldiers on the wall, especially those who are victorious soldiers, countless people cursed in their hearts, the war is about to break out, and they are hard-working people who are going to serve as cannon fodder again.
transporting grain and grass, repairing cities and digging trenches, burying corpses, besieging cities, and ...... Acts as cannon fodder.
Those Jurchen cavalry battles were recuperated and chose the right time to rob the trophies of gold and silver treasures and women, and they took the lead, and the benefits were taken for granted.
Seeing that this city defense battle, with tens of thousands of casualties, I don't know that these Han foot soldiers can all have all their beards and tails, and there are a few people left.
It wasn't until it got dark that the Song army on the opposite side still didn't move, and the golden soldiers on the city wall breathed a sigh of relief.
In Taiyuan City, it was an unhurried scene, the golden soldiers with helmets and armor, armed with knives and guns, were unhurriedly patrolling along the streets, no different from usual, it seemed that the two small defeats in front of Pantuo Pass could not arouse their interest at all.
The arrogant Jin army is still immersed in their dream of the golden iron horse, fantasizing that they are always invincible, invincible, and slaughtering Song soldiers like pigs and dogs. The people of the Song people are two sheep, the women of the Song people are just slaves for them to vent, the gold and silver of the Song people are at their disposal, and the grain is at their mercy......
Taiyuan Prefecture Governor's Yamen, the majestic scene of the past is gone, the traces of smoke and fire are still there, the ruins around the yamen, and the rubble makes the prefect's yamen appear more dilapidated.
The iron-clad and menacing Jurchen warriors patrolled back and forth in front of the Zhizhou Yamen, eyeing each other, and they didn't know what there was to be on their guard and nervousness in Taiyuan City, where there were few people.
It has been two years since the Jin soldiers occupied this place in the first year of Jingkang. In the past two years, Taiyuan City has not been repaired and renovated, the ruins and ruins are still there, and the occupiers are completely robbed of the master, live the master, and after rummaging through the cabinets and smashing and robbing, they will flash people's hooligan thinking and style at any time.
Needless to say, the ruins of the city, between the rubble, yellow and white things everywhere, overgrown with weeds, from time to time you can see rats and bedbugs, bursts of stench, the decline of the city, people are shocking.
In the lobby of the prefect's yamen, Wanyan Yinshuke and a group of subordinate generals were discussing countermeasures. At this time, perhaps because of Wang Song, or perhaps because of the pressure brought by the Song army, the faces of everyone present were not as relaxed as those of the subordinates.
After a while, Cup Lu broke the silence, and he frowned and said, "There are so many people in the Loyal and Righteous Army, and there is no news in advance. Could it be that Wang Song only took a few months to train such a large army? ”
"The straight lady thief is really aggrieved!"
Sha Gu said indignantly: "Song Dog is so arrogant, the soldiers are coming to the city, and they are menacing. But we were afraid, and in the long run the morale of the soldiers was gone. If you want me to see it, it's better to have a decisive battle and punish these Song dogs severely!"
The other Jin generals were also full of righteous indignation, they shouted loudly one by one, saliva flew wildly, and they all made a noise to fight Song Bing.
"Sha Guzhen, you guys brought three thousand warriors, and there were only more than a thousand people when they came back, and almost half of them were lost to Song Gou, and you still have the face to come back!"
Cuplu looked at Sha Guzhi and said coldly, with an extremely disdainful look on his face.
Wanyan Yinshu can be the department, Sha Gu has not made many meritorious contributions, but it is quite important to complete Yanyinshu, and I heard that he may be promoted to commander later. Although he has made many achievements, he has not been able to go further, and has always hovered in the position of a deputy general, and he can no longer be promoted.
"Yinshuke, please give me 5,000 soldiers and horses, I am willing to make a military order, and I will definitely kill the Song soldiers outside the city without leaving a piece of armor!"
"Straight lady thief, you dare to humiliate Lao Tzu!"
Sha Guzhi's face turned red with anger, and he stood up from the chair all of a sudden, "Cangchang" pulled out the long knife on his waist, and said loudly: "Cup Lu, you dog-like thing, you dare to bark here, do you want to try Lao Tzu's knife advantage!"
"You dog-day villain, who's afraid of whom!"
Beilu was furious, and he also pulled out his long knife with a "swish".
"Whoever doesn't try is the king! Others are afraid of you, but I don't want you, hurry up, go out and fight to the death!"
The generals of the house hurried forward and separated the two.
"Shut up!"
Wanyan Yinshu slapped the table with a "snap" and stood up: "If you make any trouble, sit down for me and discuss it well, how to deal with Song Gou outside the city!"
Cuplu and Sha Guzhi glared at each other, both of them put their knives back into their sheaths, and sat back.
"Deputy commander, Wang Song's subordinates are all tiger and wolf divisions, I am afraid that there will be heavy casualties in the field battle, and it is better to defend the city before we can kill the Song army."
Geng Shouzhong said worriedly: "Wang Song is now the Privy Council of the Song Dynasty and the envoy of Lianghe and Shaanxi. This person recruited troops and horses in Hedong and Hebei, trained soldiers, and made a lot of trouble. We sent men to try to hunt him down, but to no avail. If this person is killed, the loyal army will crumble and disappear!"
For Geng Shouzhong, a dishonest and shameless person in the Qin and Twilight Chu dynasties, what he hoped for was for the Jurchens to enter the Central Plains and kill Wang Song, so as to wash away the name of traitor and glory on his back. Since he invested in the gold, he has been running up and down, willing to be an eagle dog, and doing his best to destroy the Song Dynasty.
Only when the Jurchens enter the Central Plains, are prosperous and wealthy, and can high-ranking officials be at ease. If there is a hawk like Wang Song, with the national strength of the Great Song Dynasty, the heroes of the Song people, the ability of Wang Song, and the elite of the loyal army, how can he be safe.
A Han general next to him also nodded frequently, appreciating Geng Shouzhong's "high opinion". He didn't want to think about it, with Wang Song's current status, how could he personally go to the city to fight a bloody battle and take the lead.
"General Geng is right, capture the thief and capture the king first, as long as Wang Song is killed, the loyal and righteous army will be scattered as birds and beasts, and the Song people's Tokyo City is also within reach. Without Wang Song, who can still resist the thousands of iron horses of my Dajin Kingdom!"
"General Geng, General Li, what you two say is reasonable!"
Wanyan Yinshu can be praised: "This Wang Song has repeatedly damaged the major affairs of our army, and his subordinates are all tiger and wolf divisions, and they are unstoppable. Wang Song is really a big problem for my dynasty, and he needs to be eliminated as soon as possible!"
The generals in the hall were all excited. The discipline of the loyal and righteous army is strict, and the soldiers die lightly, and the Jurchen cavalry who are broken have nothing to do with them. With Wang Song's henchman, the Song people will not collapse, and as long as Wang Song is eliminated and the success is completed, the Song people's flowers and rivers will be at their fingertips.
The Han people are scattered, but once a god-like hero emerges, the Han people will become rock-solid and indestructible.
Wang Song became famous, and he was also a hero worshiped by the people of the Great Song Dynasty, he condensed a plate of scattered Han people, and turned the cowardly Han people into a martial artist who regarded death as home, which can be described as the Great Wall of the Song people.
"Deputy capital, Wang Song has made countless enemies in the court, and the reason why he proclaimed the two rivers was also forced by the Song court's ministers. If Wang Song suffered a heavy blow under the city of Taiyuan, was defeated and retreated, with the temperament of the Song Dynasty scholars and doctors, as well as those big turbans in the Yushitai, would Wang Song still have a way to live? ”
Geng Shouzhong had been in the army of the Song Dynasty for several years, and he was no longer familiar with the virtues of these civil and military generals.
The Han people are scattered, and what they are best at is fighting in the nest, and the most direct and effective way to deal with them is to kill people with a knife.
Wang Song seems to be in a high position, with heavy troops in his hands, and he is invincible, but he is already in dire straits in the court, and there are more than one or two people who want him to die. As long as Wang Song loses the battle in Taiyuan, even if he will not be killed and imprisoned, and wants to lead the troops, it will never be possible.
"General Geng, you still know the Song people."
Wanyan Yinshu laughed and said: "If it weren't for the Song Emperor and the ordinary nerds in the court who were so incompetent, my Dajingguo would not have come to Tokyo City, if it weren't for Wang Song's ......."
Wanyan Yinshu sighed softly, regretting in his heart, if it weren't for this Wang Song, this Great Song Dynasty would have been destroyed.
"Although the Song army has powerful firearms, the soldiers are not strong. In the battle of Miaoqian Mountain, the other side still had soldiers fleeing from the battle, which shows that the soldiers were not enough in actual combat. ”
Seeing that no one was speechless, Sha Guzhi stood up with a flushed face.
"If the strength is equal, the Song soldiers will fall apart, our army will defend the city, kill and injure the Song soldiers with the city wall, and if it drags on, the Song army will not have enough food and grass, so it will naturally withdraw, and our cavalry will pursue, and the Song army will fall for thousands of miles!"
Wan Yan Yin Keshu nodded and said, "Sha Gu's words are good. The walls of Taiyuan Mansion are tall, the grain and grass are sufficient, enough to last for as much as half a year, and if the Song army wants to conquer Taiyuan City, it will take at least a few months to leave more than 50,000 corpses behind!"
He glanced at the unwilling generals, frowned, and said, "Sha Guzhi is in charge of the southern city wall; Beilu was stationed in Dongcheng; Geng Shouzhong defended the West City; Xi Ya wants to protect the northern city, he will sit in the prefect's yamen, the center will be transferred, everyone will perform their duties, and they must not be passive and slack, and those who violate military law will be engaged!"
All the generals stood up together and replied together: "Obey the order of the deputy commander!"
The Jurchen military orders were strict, and even if everyone was dissatisfied, they didn't dare to be nonsense anymore, so they could only obey the order.
At night, the drums and horns in the camp of the Loyal and Righteous Army were contending, and the golden soldiers at the head of the city were nervous, but the Loyal and Righteous Army did not attack, and this noise continued until the early morning of the next day, when it was able to stop.
In the next few days, the loyal army beat gongs and drums, and the momentum was huge, and they sent troops several times, from morning to night, from night to morning, tirelessly. Several times they came near the city walls, but retreated again.
The Jin soldiers were exhausted, and Wanyan Yinshu was noncommittal, so he sent an order to let the Jin soldiers do a good job in the defense of the city walls, and at the same time report the battle situation of Taiyuan City to Wanyan Zonghan, the marshal of the West Road in the clouds.