Chapter 673: The Great Army Moves North
"What happened after the uprising? How to ensure that we are not suppressed by the Jinren? ”
Xu Tong, who had been silent for a long time, finally spoke again, and he no longer had the courage he had before.
"Lord Xu, don't worry too much, we have already made contact with the Shandong Righteous Army, and also with the Song Army in Suzhou and Bozhou, and they have their strategies in the south and east, as long as they make a move, the Jin people will not dare to mobilize a large army to fight Xingren Mansion." Hearing the other party's question, Chen Chong immediately revealed some information, but had reservations.
"The 50,000 troops stationed in Heungin Province defeated the 60,000 Song troops who invaded Jeju ten days ago, and if they come back, how will we be killed?" Xu Tong asked again in doubt.
"Although the Song army was defeated and retreated from Jeju, it was not injured, they took the initiative to retreat, the army retreated to Xuzhou City, and they could go north again at any time, and it was impossible for the Jin army to come back in a short period of time." Chen Chong immediately solved his doubts.
"What if they come back from Jeju in the future?" Xu Tong asked again.
"No, after ten days and a half months, the Kim army in Jeju is gone. When the time comes, Lord Xu will bring the complete Xingren Mansion to the Song Dynasty, which is a great feat, promoted to a knighthood, a high-ranking official, and a glorious body, which is much better than the fact that the Lord has the name of staying in the Jin Kingdom, but there is no left-behind reality! Chen Chong did not say it explicitly, and tempted him with fame and fortune.
"Why is the Jin army in Jeju gone in half a month, can the general explain it more clearly?" Xu Tong asked, as if he was afraid of the Jeju army.
Chen Chong shook his head and said: "Now is not the time to tell Lord Xu, if the Lord raises his arms and revolts, after half a month, he will naturally see the difference." If the Jeju Jin Army is immortal at that time, I will sacrifice this head, let the adults send it to the Jin people to invite merit, and then continue to be your Jin Ren. ”
"Don't dare, don't dare, the general's words are serious!" Xu Tong hurriedly waved his hand.
"Lord Xu, make a choice, there are still many Han soldiers in the city waiting for you to save your life." At this point, Chen Chong didn't want to say more.
Xu Tong pondered for a moment, and then asked, "Can the general really bring Xu's wife and children to Xingren Mansion?" ”
Chen Chong nodded and said, "As long as Lord Xu says a word, I will send someone to pick it up immediately." ”
"Okay, Xu rebelled with the general! If the general has any orders, Xu will do it. After weighing it for a long time, Xu Tong finally made up his mind.
"Two things, one is to immediately issue an order to declare an uprising to the people of the city! The second is to go to the barracks with Zai Xia to recruit the Han defenders in the city! Chen Chong immediately announced two things.
Xu Tong hesitated slightly, and finally nodded: "Okay, Xu will do it immediately." ”
"Then there's Lord Lao Xu. After these two things are done, Lord Xu is the real left-behind adult of Xingren Mansion, and when he arrives in the Great Song Dynasty in the future, forget the adult, don't forget today's kindness! Chen Chong clasped his fists and saluted the other party.
"But in the future, how dare Xu forget today's kindness!" Xu Tong hurriedly resigned.
Now is a troubled time, and the troubled times are the soldiers and warriors who have the final say, not scholars and civil officials, and Xu Tong does not believe that after the uprising, he can become the real guard of Xingren Mansion, it is better to be careful.
With the assistance of their surveillance, Xu Tong summoned the subordinate officials of Xingren Mansion and announced an uprising in public, severing relations with the Jin court, and then the officials and officials announced it to the people of the city.
After Xu Tong arrived and announced the uprising in Xingrenfu, some people were not convinced or understood, and it took a lot of effort to convince a general.
The Jingwu army did not have so much patience, after the city gate was stable and there were no other resistance forces in the city, more than 1,500 soldiers all gathered near the barracks, and the general who was determined to see the commander of the Jin army was shot and killed on the spot by the soldiers of the Jingwu army, and the others did not dare to move.
Subsequently, Xu Tong persuaded the defenders to surrender nearly 2,000 people on behalf of the Xingrenfu Righteous Army, which belonged to Chen Chong's command.
That night, the surrendering army rebelled, intending to seize the city, the conspiracy was revealed, and the general who led the rebellion was beheaded by the Jingwu army in public. ”
After this incident, several commanders in the surrendered army were all executed, and the ordinary soldiers were quickly recovered.
At the same time, after the uprising, Xu Tong and Chen Chong, the commander of the Jingwu Army, issued a recruitment mobilization, recruiting righteous soldiers to join the righteous army, fighting against the Jin people, sticking to Xingren Mansion, and conspiring for great things.
Just two days after the Jingwu army quietly went north, Su Zhong led an army of 8,000 from Chenzhou to attack Taikang, and Xue Wang led an army of 8,000 from Bozhou to attack Xiayi, and pinned down the defenders of Defu from the east and west.
On June 27, the news of the successful capture of Xingren Mansion by the Jingwu Army was sent back to Suzhou.
On 28 June, Yang Congyi personally led 10,000 troops from Chenzhou and Bozhou, together with troops from Suzhou, Linli and other places, totaling 50,000 troops, to pass through Linzhou and Shangfeng County.
On the same day, Yang Congyi sent a messenger to Xuzhou and asked Li Xianzhong to send troops to Lanling to contain the Jin army in Tengxian County.
On June 30, the Suzhou army arrived under the city of Fengxian, and the county commander of Fengxian County led its subordinate officials to open the city and surrender.
On the second day of the seventh month, Yuan Hua led the front army of 10,000 soldiers to occupy Jinxiang without bloodshed.
On the third day of the seventh month, Yang Congyi led a large army into Jinxiang, and on the same day, Yuan Hua divided 5,000 troops to take Chengwu, and the rest of the troops turned west and went straight to Xingren Mansion.
On the fourth day of the seventh month, Yuan Hua led an army of 5,000 troops to settle in Xingren Mansion.
On the fifth day of the seventh month, Yang Congyi led an army of 40,000 to take Juye and fought a battle.
On the sixth day of the seventh month, the Chengwu Song army divided 2,000 troops to attack Shan County, and after a battle, the county officials of Shan County led the people to attach.
On the same day, Pan Cheng led an army of 20,000 troops from Juye to the east, captured Jiaxiang, and occupied the only road and bridge between Jeju and Heungin.
On the eighth day of the seventh month, Yang Congyi divided his troops of 4,000 and went north to Juancheng County and Yuncheng County, quickly annihilating the thousands of Jin troops who had previously counterattacked the two counties from Juye and Jiaxiang, completely occupying the two places, leaving a small number of defenders, and most of the Song army withdrew to Juye.
On the same day, Guide sent 5,000 troops to attack Chengwu, but did not achieve results.
On the ninth day of the seventh month, the Guide Government sent 5,000 troops to attack Shan County, fought fiercely for several hours, and returned defeated.
On the same day, the Jeju army that gathered troops in Tengxian County, prepared to capture Lanling, and then went straight to Xuzhou, learned that Jiaxiang was occupied by the Song army, and the back road was copied, so they gave up attacking Lanling and hurriedly returned to the army, but they did not give up Teng County and Jeju, so they divided their troops to garrison.
On July 12, the Jeju Jin army sent 20,000 troops across the field and fought fiercely with the Jiaxiang Song army for several hours.
The Jin army, which recaptured Jiaxiang, heard that Juye was also occupied by the Song army, and after a short rest, they immediately waved their army westward and headed straight for Juye, intending to open up the retreat between Jeju and Heungin in one fell swoop.
In the evening of the same day, the former commander of the Jeju Jin Army, Su Shi Zhining, led an army of 15,000 people to the foot of Juye Castle.
Seeing that there were not many Song troops defending the city, and the Jin army did not have time to rest, Su Shi Zhining ordered a fierce attack on Juye, intending to take Juye before dark.
I didn't want the Song army to resist to the death with a strong bow and crossbow on top of the high wall, and the Jin army attacked for an hour, losing troops and failing to break the city.
The soldiers of the Jin army marched all the way from Jeju to rest and recuperate, and they were very tired from repeated battles, so they camped under the city after dark, preparing to recuperate, and the next morning they broke through the city and recaptured Juye.
Who knew that that night, around the hour, the east gate of Juye City suddenly opened, and tens of thousands of Song troops rushed out of the city gate and rushed into the camp of the Jin army hundreds of zhang away.
Because the Song army suddenly left the city and attacked the camp, the tired and sleeping Jin soldiers were caught off guard, and many soldiers in the front battalion had just opened their eyes and were assassinated in the local area before they could get their weapons.
The front camp of the Jin army fell completely in less than a quarter of an hour and was destroyed at the hands of the Song army.
In the camp of the Chinese army, when he learned that the Song army was out of the city and attacked, the commander of the army, Su Shi Zhining, quickly turned from surprise to joy, and quickly ordered: "The whole army counterattacks and captures Juye!" ”
The army led by Fu Shi Zhining was transferred from the north to garrison Xingren Mansion and defend Bianjing's elite and strong army.
I saw that after the Jin army saw that the camp of the front army had fallen, the Chinese army immediately changed into the front army, and the rear army became the Chinese army, put on an attack formation, and faced the Song army that rushed straight over to cover the past.
A close melee ensued in the camp.
Originally, the elite Jin army with war horses was stronger than the Song army, but in the middle of the night, they hurriedly responded to the battle in their own camp, and there were many obstacles, so they could not give full play to the advantages of cavalry warfare, but because of the burning of tents, the war horse action was stimulated, which greatly dragged down the Jin army soldiers.
After two quarters of an hour of fierce fighting with the Song army in Juye, the Jin army suddenly heard an attack horn sounding from the south, and a Song army suddenly appeared from the south and joined the melee from the flank.
"General, there is an enemy army in the south, numbering no less than 10,000 people!" News of the Song army's entry into the battlefield from the south was soon sent to the Chinese army's camp.
"General, I'm afraid there is an ambush here, let's retreat first, take shelter for a while, and wait to find out the situation, and attack again tomorrow!" When a general heard of this military situation, he immediately suggested to Su Shi Zhining to retreat and take refuge for the time being.
"There are not many Song troops in the city, and they are still insufficient to attack the city in the evening, how can there be 10,000 people attacking from the south? It's just a bluff at night, and there's nothing to worry about. Originally, they wanted to attack the city tomorrow, but since they were going out of the city to die, it would be better for them to be fulfilled. Fu Shi Zhining was unmoved and very calm.
"My lord, the situation in Juye is unknown, you must take precautions, the Song army is overwhelming, it is better to avoid it for the time being." Again, the general suggested retreating.
"This place is at least five hundred miles away from Suzhou and Xuzhou, where the Song army is stationed, and they have always been timid and cautious, and dare to transfer most of the troops of Suzhou and Xuzhou into Juye? Besides, it is impossible for them to mobilize tens of thousands of troops to go north in a short period of time, and the move of sneaking north to attack Jiaxiang and Juye is just a risk to relieve the siege of Xuzhou and force the Jeju army to withdraw from Jeju, and the Jiaxiang Song army fled with one blow, which shows their intentions, Juye will not be an exception, just delay the time according to Jiancheng, this time out of the city is exactly what I want! Fu Shi Zhining was not in a hurry or impatient, and explained patiently.
"Order, the whole army will attack and annihilate the invading Song army in one fell swoop!" Fu Shi Zhining ordered loudly, and he was in high spirits.