However, just when Wan Yan Yong had just left Dading Mansion for two hundred miles and had not yet arrived at Linhuang Mansion, he received a message from the direction of Pingzhou.

The Song army suddenly dispatched a large army, approaching Bazhou, Jinghai, Beichen, Ninghe and other places, and was afraid of attacking in a big way!

Hearing this news, Wan Yanyong suddenly chuckled in his heart, and couldn't help but start cursing the Song people for being shameless, and they would engage in these shameless sneak attacks!

The matter has come to this point, after a hard mouth, after scolding, we have to solve the problem, whether to attack and take Linhuang Mansion directly, or retreat to Dading Mansion and support Pingzhou and Yanjing, this is a dilemma.

Wanyan Yong's troops are limited, Yanjing and Pingzhou cannot be lost, and Linhuang Mansion must also be taken, Wanyan Liang died, if he does not seize the opportunity to recapture Linhuang Mansion, and after someone in Datong Mansion stabilizes the situation, he will send troops to support Linhuang Mansion, and then he doesn't know how much he will pay if he wants to take it.

After several discussions and considerations, they judged that the Song army would not attack Yanjing on a large scale, because they had only used troops in Hedong, Guanzhong, and northern Shaanxi a few months ago, and the west had not yet stabilized, so it was impossible to transfer the army back to Jinan and Hejian.

In addition, there was not enough news from Pingzhou, and they knew that the Song army was heading north, and they were not sure whether it was a bluff or a real intention to attack.

After several deliberations, Wan Yanyong finally decided not to support Pingzhou for the time being, and ordered Pingzhou to pay attention to the movements of the Song army.

At the same time, he ordered the whole army to speed up the march and seize Linhuang Mansion as soon as possible.

On March 18, Wan Yanyong led his army to 20 miles outside the city of Linhuangfu, camped and rested, and prepared to attack the city the next day.

That night, Wan Yan Yong first received a military message from Pingzhou, saying that the Song army was fiercely attacking the city in five ways, and it was difficult to resist, so he asked for reinforcements to be sent quickly!

At this time, it was a critical moment to seize Linhuang Mansion, where was Wan Yan Yong willing to send troops to return to the south, go back to support Pingzhou, and immediately gave an order to Pingzhou and Yanjing to stay behind, ordering them to defend the city no matter what, hold on for a month, reinforcements will arrive, and the Song army will retreat!

Wan Yanyong, who was sitting in the big camp, was a little worried, although he had not been in contact with the Song army, he knew that they were definitely not easy to deal with, and they were all good at seizing the opportunity.

In the past two years, it is Yang Congyi and Shen Jin who have been in charge of Shandong and Hebei, and Yan Yong has known these two people for more than ten years, when they pretended to be businessmen and went north to Liaoyang Mansion by sea, on the grounds of seeking asylum in business, they provoked him to raise the flag to make Yan Liang's rebellion, and after a few years he figured out the origin of Yang Congyi and Shen Jin, he knew that they helped him rebel not only to make money in business, but with the task of the Great Song Dynasty, so he held a grudge against them.

But hate to hate, Yang Congyi and Shen Jin did help Wan Yan Yong a lot, at least when he was able to successfully ascend the throne in Liaoyang Mansion, he couldn't do without Shen Jin's help, it was Shen Jin who helped him win over 20,000 Wan Yan Liang's army, and transported those 20,000 people to Chenzhou by boat within ten days, and they finally contributed to his successful ascension to the throne in Liaoyang Mansion.

And Yang Congyi kept his promise, and also transported 50,000 tons of iron to him, so that he was equipped with a strong army of his own henchmen in a short time, quickly stabilized Shangjing and the northern grasslands, and deterred other forces that were about to move, Yanjing, Pingzhou, Laizhou, and Jinzhou were annexed, and within half a year, the east of Dading Mansion and Linhuang Mansion were firmly controlled in their hands.

It can be said that Yang Congyi and Shen Jin, the two Song people, have definitely helped him Wan Yan Yong, without their help, he would not have been able to ascend the throne so smoothly, let alone seize so much land from Wan Yan Liang.

It can even be said that if it weren't for Yang Congyi and Shen Jin to trap Wan Yan Liang and his elite main force in the Bianjing area, and let him run back to Yanjing with the army, Wan Yan Yong might not even be able to hold Liaoyang Mansion.

Therefore, to a certain extent, Yang Congyi and Shen Jin are definitely Wanyan Yong's great benefactors.

But now that the status has changed, the relationship between the two countries is antagonistic, and the trade is also severing, the benefactor will naturally become an enemy.

Wan Yan Yong knew the abilities of Yang Congyi and Shen Jin he was facing, and knew that they would move troops to Laizhou and Yanjing again after a lapse of three years, and the plan was not small, and he didn't dare to be careless at all, but Linhuang Mansion was in front of him, if he didn't take it at this time, I was afraid that there would be a lot of variables, after all, he had heard that Yan Guangying was not incompetent.

On the night of the news of the Song army sent by Pingzhou, Wan Yanyong was awakened by the sound of killing in his sleep.

I thought it was a dream, but when I woke up, I heard the sound of swords and soldiers bumping in the distance, soldiers being injured and screaming, and the military situation outside the tent was unknown.

Not long after, the commander of the Praetorian Guard reported that it was a small group of defenders in Linhuang Mansion who stole the camp and took advantage of the unpreparedness of the peripheral army at night to break into the camp, and now that the enemy army has been surrounded, it will not take much time to destroy all the enemy troops.

Hearing this report, Wan Yan Yong was relieved, but he was awakened from a good dream, and it was difficult to sleep, besides, he had lived in the palace for a long time, and he had always slept peacefully, where could he sleep in the sound of swords.

After two quarters of an hour of meditation, the sound of swords in the distance gradually died down, and the screams gradually stopped.

It didn't take long for Wan Yanyong's ears to clear, and sleepiness welled up in his eyebrows, and then he told the commander of the Praetorian Guard that tonight's military situation would be reported early tomorrow morning, and then he continued to sleep.

is fifty years old, Wan Yan Yong is also old, especially after being the emperor for more than ten years, he is old very quickly, his hair is gray, his energy is not as strong as before, he always feels tired and tired, and he is unable to do it.

After learning that Wan Yan Liang, who was only one year older than him, died of illness, Wan Yan Yong cherished his life more and more, and did not dare to be angry, happy, or sad, because his crown prince was not yet twenty years old, and if he died suddenly like Wan Yan Liang, Dongjin would immediately fall into civil strife, and future generations would suffer a catastrophe.

Therefore, Wan Yanyong always reminded himself that he must remain calm, his mind must be calm, his mood should not fluctuate, and if there is any news, don't rush to report it, let alone disturb his normal rest.

After Wan Yan Liang's death, Wan Yan Yong began to recuperate, because he knew that without Xijin Wan Yan Liang could not be his opponent at all, he would sooner or later destroy Xijin and reunite the Dajin Kingdom.

After Yan Yong's health preservation, he fell asleep, but the soldiers of the whole army had no chance to sleep because of a small-scale attack on the camp.

Because the emperor finished Yan Yong's personal expedition, he was in the camp at the moment, and whoever dared to be careless would be impatient!

At dawn on the second day, the commander of the left army on the periphery, who was attacked by the enemy army in Linhuang Mansion, was fined one year, flogged twenty times, and ordered the whole army, and then the defense line of the camp was broken, and the commander of the army below the general will be killed!

After dealing with the attack on the camp last night, Wan Yanyong personally ordered the 10,000 men of the front army to take the lead in setting off and attacking Linhuang City.

At three o'clock, the 10,000 troops of the front army set off on time, and the middle army, the left army, and the right army followed and marched together to Linhuang City.

At noon, Wan Yanyong led the army to arrive at the city of Linhuang and sent people to surrender, but was shot back by the defenders of the city.

Half an hour later, the siege was ready, and Wan Yanyong also lost the patience to surrender, and immediately ordered the siege.

Wan Yan Yong's army was surging like water, from three miles away, straight to the city of Linhuang, and attacked the south gate together.

At the sound of an order, the army deployed bows and crossbows to suppress, and the rain of arrows covered half a mile near the city gate, so as to gain time for the siege equipment to arrive under the city.

Not to be outdone, the defenders of the city immediately launched a counterattack with strong bows and crossbows.

For a time, the sky was full of flying feathers, dense, covering the sky.

In a panic, the birds, who had no time to escape, were about to spread their wings and escape from the land of right and wrong, but were instantly torn apart by several sharp arrows, and their flesh and blood were scattered, becoming the first victim of this war.

Although the two armies are far apart, there are always marksmen, who are different from ordinary people, and it will not be long before casualties begin to appear.

When the strength is equal, the besieging side always suffers, Wan Yan Yong has already prepared, and the Song army is attacking the outer cities of Pingzhou and Yanjing, so he does not have much time to spend with the defenders of Linhuang City.

After a quarter of an hour of tentative attack, an order was given, and 10,000 people of the front army stared at the rain of arrows on Linhuang City, and fought back with their bows, while rushing straight to the city with siege equipment, preparing to forcibly enter the city and break the door!

Once the besieging army began to do whatever it takes, it means that they have made up their minds not to give up until they take the city.

The capital of Linhuang Mansion is Wan Yan Liang's henchman, although Wan Yan Liang is dead, but Wan Yan Guangying is still there, it is impossible for him to give up Linhuang Mansion, return to Datong Mansion, or take refuge in Wan Yan Yong.

Not only can he not retreat, but he must also establish his position in Datong Mansion through this battle, and strive to become the confidant of the new emperor Wanyan Guangying, grasp greater power, and control more troops!

In any case, this battle must be won, and after defeating Yan Yong, he will be able to become a supreme minister in Datong Mansion immediately, and if the time comes, maybe he can also live the emperor's addiction.

"Fight back! Use arrows sparingly, and return fire after getting closer, so that these rebels and thieves will all die at our feet! "The capital of Linhuang Mansion is under the protection of the guards and shields, regardless of the danger, and comes to the city to supervise the battle.

The city advanced regardless of the cost, and the city left a rear hand to fight back.

After Wan Yan Yong's army approached the city thirty zhang, the dense rain of arrows above his head suddenly increased the casualties, but the commander of the rear army was not afraid, because he knew that this was the inevitable price of the siege, and the emperor Wan Yan Yong would not blame him.

Finally, the besieging soldiers put the ladder up to the head of the city, and many soldiers had fallen within a hundred feet of the city wall, no less than a thousand.

But this thousand people is nothing compared to tens of thousands of people, and it is nothing compared to taking Linhuang City.

Emperor Wanyan Yong's meaning is very clear, regardless of the cost, he will take this big city and kill hundreds of people in battle, which is completely acceptable.

As a result, the defenders of Linhuang City were condescending, and they killed with bows and crossbows in nervous fear, and as time went by, they gradually forgot about their fears, and the bows and crossbows in their hands gradually became handy, and they watched the enemies fall under their own arrows, and their hearts slowly gave birth to a sense of excitement.

At this moment, because of the killing at will, the defenders of Linhuang City began to enjoy the war.