Chapter 36 The Dividing Forces
The next day, Wanyan Zonghan led the army to arrive, so far, the 300,000 troops of the Jin army set up camp ten miles north of Bianjing City, the camp tent stretched for several miles, and it looked very spectacular from a distance.
In the camp of the Jin army, several major generals of the Jin State, such as Wanyan Zonghan, Wanyan Zongwang, Wanyan Zongbi, Wanyan Lou Room, and Wanyan Chang, were all in Wanyan Zonghan's camp tent, discussing the next step, and on the wall, there was a map, but this map was obviously much simpler than the one in Zhao Huan's hand.
"According to the secret agent, there are 50,000 Imperial Forest Army in Kaifeng Mansion now, commanded by Li Gang, a few days ago the Emperor of Song ordered the Seed Master Dao to lead an army of 100,000 troops, respectively stationed in Zhending and Luoyang, and now there are 50,000 troops in each of the three places, forming horns with each other, and the defensive trend has been formed." Wanyan Zonghan said to the generals present.
"The Song army sprinkled fire oil in the trench outside Kaifeng Mansion, and the guilty general was negligent for a while, and fell into the treacherous scheme of the Song army, resulting in more than 9,000 casualties among our army's iron cavalry, please punish the general!" Wanyan Zongbi walked to the center and knelt in front of Wanyan Zonghan.
Wanyan Zonghan looked at Zong Bi in front of him, it is impossible not to be angry, this is nearly 10,000 elites, before he can fight with the Song army, he will confess, if this is replaced by someone else, Wanyan Zonghan would have given him to military justice a long time ago, but this is Wanyan Zongbi.
First of all, Wanyan Zongbi is indeed an expert in war, known as a famous general in a hundred battles, in the previous battles with the Liao State and the Song State, he has never been defeated, and he is also quite prestigious in the army, and he is the fourth son of Jin Taizu Wanyan Aguta, the fourth brother of Wanyan Wu Qimai, the emperor of the Cash State, and his status is noble, and it is definitely not something he can handle.
Wanyan Wu begged to let Wanyan Zonghan be the commander of the Song army, and the two younger brothers were the deputy marshals, naturally it was for the three of them to contain each other, after all, now the three of them are close to all the elites of the Jin Kingdom, if someone has two hearts, it will be troublesome.
"The four kings don't have to blame themselves, the Song army is cunning, if it is a frontal battle, the Song army will definitely not be the opponent of our army." Wan Yan Zonghan comforted Yan Zongbi and said.
Wanyan Zongbi naturally knew that Wanyan Zonghan would not really deal with himself, but he did know that he was wrong in his heart, and insisted: "General, having said that, the sin is indeed mine, and I ask the general to surrender!" ”
Wanyan Zonghan waved his hand and said to Wanyan Zongbi: "Four kings, the top priority is to study the plan to break the city, in this way, I order you to make meritorious service and make up for your merits!" ”
Hearing what Yan Zonghan said, Wan Yan Zongbi had no choice but to nod, bow deeply, and say, "Thank you, General." ”
"Now the Song army is divided into three places, if our army attacks one place with all its might, and the other two roads come to help, then the enemy will be attacked on the back of the abdomen, which is really not good for our army!" Wanyan Zongwang changed the topic and said.
"Now the master Dao led the troops in Zhending, Li Gang led the troops in Kaifeng, and Zong Ze led the troops in Luoyang, all three of them are famous generals of the Song army, and it was Li Gang who led the troops to garrison Kaifeng last time, and now it is him, plus the fortifications reinforced by the Song army, Jingkang crossbow, it is very difficult to attack Kaifeng." Wan Yan Lou room analyzed.
"Since the Song army is divided into three places, this is also easy to do, we are also divided into three places, the number of the Song army is half of ours, and it is not difficult to attack." Wan Yanchang continued.
Wanyan Zonghan listened carefully to everyone's analysis, nodded, and said: "Yes, the Song army's mistake this time is the mistake of dividing the troops, the number of the Song army is already below our army, and if the troops are divided, it will be even more difficult for our army's opponents, I propose that the three cities of the Song army be broken one by one." ”
Numerous Kim generals nodded.
"Okay, since you have no opinion, then I will give the order." Wanyan Zonghan stood up, pointed to the map on the wall and said to everyone: "Order Wanyan Lou to lead an army of 100,000 to attack Luoyang. ”
"Ling Wan Yan Chang led an army of 100,000 to attack Zhending."
"Order Yan Zongbi to lead an army of 100,000 to attack Kaifeng."
"The last general obeys!" The three of them said in unison.
"Okay, all armies rest for a day, reward the three armies, tomorrow, I wait for your good news!" Wanyan Zonghan said to everyone.
After the generals left, Wanyan Zonghan shed Wanyan Zongwang.
"Second king, Bianjing City is now a difficult bone to gnaw, with powerful fortifications and weapons to defend the city, although our army is twice as large as the enemy, but it is really difficult to break through the gate of Kaifeng." Wanyan Zonghan said to Wanyan Zongwang.
Wanyan Zongwang had already attacked Kaifeng once, so he naturally understood this truth, he nodded, and said, "I don't know what the general has to break the enemy." ”
"In my opinion, it's better to let the four kings besiege Kaifeng Mansion now and not fight, and wait until the other two places are victorious, and then merge to attack Kaifeng, what do the two kings think." Wanyan Zonghan said to Wanyan Zongwang.
"What the general said is extremely true!" Wanyan Zongwang nodded and replied.
"Then this matter, I still have to trouble the two kings to talk to the four kings, don't let the four kings feel unhappy." Wanyan Zonghan said softly.
Wanyan Zongwang secretly scolded the old fox, but this matter really had to be his horse, and the two armies were fighting, not when they were concerned about the struggle for power, so he nodded and said, "Okay, this matter will be left to me." ”
According to the Song army's division of troops, the Jin army formulated corresponding countermeasures, which can also be said to be decent, without any impropriety, but now the Jin army has not changed from the first impression of the Song army's weakness, and is full of thought that twice the enemy can win, but he does not know that the emperor of the Song Dynasty he is facing now is no longer the weak and incompetent Song Qinzong in history.
The generals who led the troops were all famous generals of the Song army, such as Zuo Shidao, Zong Ze, Li Gang, Yue Fei, and Wu Jie, all of whom were famous generals of the Song army.
The news of the teacher's warning spread to Kaifeng City, and the people in the city were all rejoicing, especially Zhang Xian deliberately escorted hundreds of captives of the Jin Army who surrendered to walk around the street, which was a complete relief for the people in the city.
After all, many defeats have made the soldiers and civilians of the Song Dynasty have a natural fear of the Jin army, and such a victory has greatly improved the confidence of the soldiers and civilians of the Great Song Dynasty.
"Da Song Daily" used a whole piece of reporting on the situation of the war, at this time the people were simple, with the official report, the people were completely relieved, and the city of Kaifeng became a prosperous scene again.