Chapter 713: North to South

What the Jurchens really want is Baima Yanjin, after all, so many ships and people can't deceive people. However, Liu Guangshi didn't think so, if the Jurchens really wanted to cross the river from Baima Yanjin, they should carry some of them, wouldn't it be suspicious to be so serious? The Jurchens should not be so stupid, eighty percent of them are going to fight the Zaoyi ferry.

Liu Guangshi thought about it and shook his head again, and then smiled, hey, I was almost deceived by the Jurchen barbarians again, if I want to come from Zaoyi Ferry, I will definitely hide it. Wanyan Zongwang is notoriously cunning, so Wanyan Sheng was so beautiful at the beginning, and he was not killed by Wanyan Zongwang in the end. So, what's wrong with Bacheng here, could it be that Wanyan Zongwang deliberately made this situation, let people guess, such an obvious difference, anyone can see that Baima Yanjin has a lot of action, and Zaoyi Ferry has no action at all, and people with a little brain will guess that there is a problem with Zaoyi Ferry. In this case, Wanyan Zongwang will still do such a thankless job? Liu Guangshi thought to himself, if it was himself, even if he intended to make a breakthrough at Zaoyi Ferry, it would make people toss on the ferry, at least not let people see the difference between Baima Yanjin and Zaoyi Ferry. This time, Wanyan Zongwang played like this, and the eight achievements were to confuse everyone's eyes, and in the end, he still had to send troops from the White Horse Ferry, and this kind of trick of setting up suspicious formations was not clever. Thinking of this, Liu Guangshi decisively ordered half of the soldiers and horses at Zaoyi Ferry to be secretly transferred to the direction of Baima.

On the twenty-fifth day of the first lunar month, it seems that as Liu Guangshi expected, when many people thought that Baima Yanjin was just a pretense that the Jurchens would send troops from Zaoyi Ferry, the Jurchens actually rushed out of Baima Ferry. It's not too late. Ships large and small are like black ants. Slowly towards the south bank. The Jurchens are a flock of landlubbers in the end. Even if it has been prepared for a long time, there is still a big problem, because the large and small boats are robbed, the Jurchens can barely operate it, there is no problem in the ferry, but once they arrive in the middle of the Yellow River, under the impact of the rushing Yellow River, many girls and real people began to play with the boat. Hurriedly operating the oars, the whole boat actually turned around in place, and some Jurchens were even more powerful, and they directly capsized and fell into the water. Although the Jurchens stumbled on rowing, but in the end they were heading towards the south bank, Liu Guangshi didn't have the heart to laugh at the Jurchens, looking at the boats on the water, the Jurchens were almost half of the troops, Wanyan Zongwang This little fox is going to finish the battle? It's really too underestimated for him Liu Guangshi, is it possible that the soldiers and horses of the Great Song Dynasty are so vulnerable?

To cope with the Jurchen ships. The soldiers and horses of the Great Song Dynasty had already prepared, and with an order. The soldiers living on the shore pulled the rope in their hands hard, and in the uproar, some bamboo rafts poked out of the water, and the top of the bamboo rafts was sharpened and pierced directly into the bottom of the wooden boat. These bamboo rafts did not cause much harm to the Jurchens, but the biggest advantage was to prevent the ships from advancing, the front row of boats was blocked, and the boats behind did not come, in fact, the best way to deal with it now was to send water ghosts to pull the bamboo rafts away, and the water ghosts also had to prevent other threats from the water. But the Jurchens grew up in the white mountains and black waters, and the water they have seen in their lives is a small river ditch, and they don't know anything about water stations, so how can there be any water ghosts? Ships are not better than people, the flexibility is much worse, so many boats are blocked in the waters of the Yellow River, but they have become live targets, Liu Guangshi ordered trebuchets and longbowmen to work together, for a while rockets and stones flew together in the sky, and suddenly smashed the Jurchens into a daze, and many unlucky Jurchen soldiers fell directly into the water and became real water ghosts.

The first attack on the south bank, it ended hastily, Wanyan Zongwang directly issued an order to retreat, after this battle, Wanyan Zongwang also figured out a problem, this water war is not better than land war, the Jurchen warriors can't fight water war at all, a group of wolves on land have become a group of sheep in the water. The Jurchens were defeated very badly in this battle, and many people stayed directly in the Yellow River, washed by the rushing Yellow River, and the corpses did not know where they went.

Wanyan Zongwang was defeated for a while, and his mood was naturally not good, but Liu Guangshi, although he won, he couldn't be happy, because this time he didn't kill too many Jurchens, and most of them had already returned to the White Horse Ferry on the other side with the boat.

In the big tent, Liu Guangshi walked around with a calm brow, he looked a little restless, and there was always a feeling in his heart that something big was going to happen, because today the Jurchens sent troops to the White Horse Ferry, which looked violent, but the determination to go south in one breath was not resolute, they were like an ordinary drill, and when they encountered a little resistance, they hurriedly went back. This is difficult to retreat, but it is not the character of the Jurchen barbarian, although he is called a barbarian, but the courage of the Jurchen soldiers and horses has to be obeyed, the Khitan people in Xijin Mansion are not powerful at the beginning, and in the end they were not defeated by the Jurchens. What went wrong, is the White Horse Ferry a disguise? But there was no movement at the Zaoyi Ferry.

There is a small town in the southwest of Yangwu City, called Susheng Town, with a population of less than 1,000 people, who usually rely on some small business to make a living. In the Gyeonggi Road area, it is estimated that it is difficult for a small town like Susheng Town to attract the attention of others, but it is a small town, even if the Jurchens attack the Yellow River, the town is still peaceful. As the sun set, Ah Niu walked home with a flat shoulder, Ah Niu's family lived in Xiaosheng Village, two miles south of the town, and came to the town to hand over the herbs he had brought in a few days to the vendors. As he walked, Ah Jiu exclaimed in surprise and quickly sat on the ground, because he felt that the earth was shaking, was the earthquake coming? In the hinterland of the Central Plains, there has been no earthquake for many years, so Ah Niu was mistaken, not an earthquake, but a majestic cavalry. Looking at the group of fierce figures, Ah Niu was stunned, got up from the ground after a long time, waved his arms and turned his head and ran towards Susheng Town, "Folks, the barbarians have been killed, the barbarians have been killed."

As soon as he rode by, Ah Niu fell to the ground with a muffled snort, and immediately a silver-armored general had a cold face, this person had eagle eyes like lightning, and his appearance was dignified, it was the fourth prince of the Jin Kingdom, Wanyan Zongbi. Susheng Town, no one paid attention, but Wanyan Zongwang saw this, Susheng Town was inconspicuous, but the people in the town set up some floating bamboo rafts on the edge of the Yellow River. The bamboo rafts were connected by ropes, which made it easier for the townspeople to cross the Yellow River. Liu Guangshi never paid attention to this. He just felt that the rivers around Susheng Town were wide and not suitable for the army to cross forcibly. But I don't know that the townspeople of Susheng Town have been trying to survive for hundreds of years. Slowly formed their own set of methods for crossing the river. And now, Wanyan Zongbi is coming to the pontoon bridge, since the pontoon bridge can pass a hundred catties of goods, the war horse should also be able to cross.

Raising the knife, the cold light shimmered, reflecting the sunset like blood, and the wind raged, "The whole army marches forward." Quickly occupy the pontoon bridge and leave not a single living mouth in town! ”

Wanyan Zongbi is not a person who loves to kill, but this time he has to do this, it will take time to force the pontoon bridge, and the news that the cavalry of the Dajin Kingdom has come to Susheng Town cannot be spread within at least two hours, otherwise Liu Guangshi will definitely send troops to the west to block it, and the Tong Guan Department of Fengqiu City will also storm the empty Liyang City. When the order was issued, the town of Susheng suffered the most painful disaster in a hundred years, and under the strangulation of the fierce Jurchen cavalry, the town became a purgatory at sunset. The scimitar fell, and the blood flowed like a river.

Jingkang two years. After Yan Zongbi raided Susheng Town, in order to ensure that the news was not known to others, the people in the town were slaughtered, and along the bridge of life built by the townspeople of Susheng Town, it took more than two hours for three thousand Jurchen cavalry to come to the other side of the Yellow River. The Jurchen cavalry had already joined the battlefield, but Liu Guangshi at this time was ignorant.

On the twenty-seventh day of the first month, at the Yanjin ferry of Baima, Wanyan Zongwang gathered troops again, but this time he was not in a hurry to attack. And in the east of Susheng Town, Haoqiao Town is experiencing a catastrophe, Haoqiao Town is different from Susheng Town, this is a small county town, when Yan Zongbi's cavalry suddenly arrived, the people of Haoqiao Town were so frightened that the six gods were lost. Qu Shengyang, a scholar of Zhixian County, when has he experienced this situation, but Qu Shengyang still has a trace of blood, he ordered the north and south gates to be closed, and led the officials to the entrance of the county vegetable market, at this time Qu Zhixian held a knife in his hand, the official robe was tightly tied up, and he shouted at the top of his voice, "Folks, the Jurchen barbarians are brutal and unkind, and we will be slaughtered if the city is broken. Liu Dashuai's soldiers and horses are not far away, and the county has already sent people to spread the word, and when Liu Dashuai's soldiers and horses arrive, these Jurchen barbarians will definitely have no return. ”

Quzhi County's words were impassioned, and the people were also affected, and they had also heard about the Jurchen barbarians, these people were killed and no different from animals, but the people didn't know Qu Zhixian's heart. The Jurchens came so suddenly, and they directly besieged the city, what ability did Qu Shengyang have to send the news out? Saying these words is just to appease everyone, and now I hope that people outside will find out about the abnormality. Outside the city, Wanyan Zongbi frowned, but he didn't expect that he would lead his troops to kill and face the situation of attacking the city. According to the original plan, the cavalry raid should directly break through the city and attack Liu Guangshi's army, but I didn't expect the small county town to react so quickly, close to noon, Wanyan Zongbi did not dare to delay, and decisively issued a siege order, so a group of Jurchen cavalry dismounted and turned into infantry, and rushed towards the city wall. Fortunately, the county city wall is a low earthen wall, and the protection capacity is limited. It's no wonder that he is an official, Haoqiao Town is in the hinterland of Gyeonggi, and it is not a military location, why are you building the city wall, do you trap yourself?

Qu Shengyang carried a knife and fought bravely to kill the enemy, and under his encouragement, the repressors and the people gradually settled down, don't look at Qu Shengyang as a scholar, but he still has the strength in his hands, and the Jurchens are really not opponents. Wanyan Zongbi had already noticed the man in the official robe, and they all said that the literati of the Great Song Dynasty only knew the wind and snow, and they had no power to restrain the chicken, but this scholar Zhixian was not only able to lift a knife, but also so brave. Wanyan Zongbi revered the literati, especially this kind of bloody literati, I don't know what to think, he gave the order to withdraw the troops, just when the people in the town were panicking, Wanyan Zongbi came to the front with a horse, he was not worried at all, because these people did not have bows and arrows at all, and they could not hurt him. Pointing to Qu Shengyang, who was standing at the front, he said loudly, "What's your name?" It seems that it should be the county magistrate in the Han people, this king Wanyan Zongbi, I admire a man like you the most, as long as you are willing to surrender to my Dajin country, this king will protect you as a high-ranking official and enjoy endless wealth and glory! ”

Finish Yan Zongbi? Hearing this name, Qu Shengyang gasped, he had already heard of the name of the Golden Vulture Technique, this fourth prince of the Jin Kingdom was a rare master of the art of war, in the first battle in the north, he and Wanyan Zonghan worked together to strangle more than 100,000 soldiers and horses in the Great Song Dynasty. The relationship between Wanyan Zongbi and Wanyan Zongwang is destined to be like a holy decree. High-ranking officials, wealth and glory, these guarantees are too tempting for a small magistrate. Qu Shengyang was also tempted. But he still had some sanity. Immediately scolded, "Wait for the barbarians, even if someone is a prince in Fengqu, Lao Tzu is not rare, go back, let's see the real chapter on the sword, is the golden vulture just a yellow-haired child with a clear tongue, hahaha!" ”

Wanyan Zongbi was not angry. He arched his hand and said admiringly, "Hanren, what's your name?" ”

"This official Qu Shengyang!"

Qu Shengyang, the third rank of Jinshi in the Xuanhe period, he is a scholar, but a scholar can still kill the enemy. But can his official robes stop the surging Jurchen cavalry? After Yan Zongbi gave the order to attack again, the Jurchens had no reservations, and in the face of these well-trained Jurchen iron horsemen, the people of the small county town were no longer brave. And how? The city wall was broken, and Qu Shengyang led the people back into the city. In the streets and alleys of the city, the enemy and the enemy fought together, but in the end, the iron hooves of the Jin people still set foot on this peaceful and peaceful small county. Qu Shengyang was killed in the county hall, and it was this poor and respectable scholar who used his life to maintain the last trace of arrogance of the literati of the Great Song Dynasty.

Killing the enemy without breaking it is defeat, and the loser also has real warriors, but unfortunately, there are few literati in the Great Song Dynasty who are as brave as Qu Shengyang. Song Zhiqu Shengyang, Ming Dynasty Shi Kefa, if the literati are like them, how can Chinese civilization be trampled by barbarians?

Haoqiao Town was broken, Qu Shengyang was killed, Wanyan Zongbi's target was not Haoqiao Town, let alone Qu Shengyang, a small county magistrate, after opening the joint, three thousand cavalry immediately rushed to the east along the Yellow River.

Looking at the White Horse Ferry opposite, Liu Guangshi's heart was beating wildly, the feeling of uneasiness became stronger and stronger, there seemed to be something left in his throat, and the blocked person couldn't breathe. Why do you have such a deep uneasiness, is it because you are timid? Liu Guangshi is more or less a veteran of the battlefield, of course his courage will not be small, but when he saw an arrow in the west, Liu Guangshi frowned and wanted to scold, "Which soldier and horse is it, why did you release the arrow for no reason, it really makes no sense." ”

The sound of the arrow is a special storage zĂ i, this is not a ceremonial flower, there is no big action, why release the arrow? Generals, you look at me, I look at you, all with innocent expressions, none of us gave such an order, General Liu, don't blame the wrong person. Liu Guangshi was furious, and hurriedly asked people to check, but at this time, there was a move at the Baima ferry in the north, the sound of horns sounded, Wanyan Zonghan and Wanyan Gao personally got on the boat, and led more than 10,000 soldiers and horses to the south bank. Now as long as you are not a fool, you can understand what is going on, the arrow was sent to the Jurchen barbarians on the other side, which is an agreed signal, but there are Jurchen barbarians on the south bank of the Yellow River?

Not to mention, there are not only Jurchen barbarians on the south bank of the Yellow River, but also all Jurchen cavalry, the rumbling sound of horses' hooves came, and the Jurchen iron cavalry went straight to the rear of the Great Song Dynasty soldiers and horses, facing the sudden arrival of the Jurchen cavalry, it was like seeing a group of heavenly soldiers and generals, and many Great Song soldiers were cut to the ground without coming back. The rear was in chaos, and the Jurchens in the north were very resolute in forcibly crossing the Yellow River, and suddenly tens of thousands of Song soldiers and horses fell into a dilemma. No one understood what was going on, how could the Jurchen cavalry appear on the south bank of the Yellow River? Under the ravages of the cavalry, the entire Song army camp on the south bank became a pot of porridge, and the end could not take care of each other, and the Dazhai on the south bank was also not guaranteed, and the Jurchens rushed ashore and moved closer to the direction where the cavalry was. Faced with this situation, Liu Guangshi was in a hurry like thunder, and if he couldn't retreat, if he retreated further, it would be Tokyo Bianliang City. He Liu is very utilitarian, but he still retains a trace of dignity, as long as he is a man, he can't let the Jurchens go to Bianliang, and the Jurchen iron hooves went to Bianliang City, what a blow to the people of the Great Song Dynasty. In the hinterland of the Central Plains, the flowery royal capital Bianliang City suffered, if the people could not be guaranteed to be peaceful here, what other place in the Great Song Dynasty would be peaceful?

There was a breath in his heart, Liu Guangshi ordered everyone to shrink their defenses, and all of them concentrated in Dazhai on the south bank, Liu Guangshi also went out, didn't the Jurchen barbarians go to Bianliang wholeheartedly, then Lao Tzu led people to fight behind the Jurchen barbarians, and if he had the ability, he would not look back, and he would be unlucky to sleep in the end. Not to mention, Liu Guangshi's move really gave Wanyan Zongwang a headache, no matter what, Liu Guangshi still has less than 30,000 troops in his hands, so many people are enough to cause heavy losses to the Jurchen warriors. In order to avoid problems in the future, Wanyan Zongwang issued a death order, and he must wipe out all Liu Guangshi's troops within two days, so as to eliminate the troubles for the army to enter Bianliang City. The Jurchens crossed the Yellow River, but because of Liu Guangshi's impromptu decision, the Jurchens were nailed to death ten miles on the south bank. It was with the twenty-eighth, before dawn, the commander of the Yifeng battalion of the Great Song Dynasty led more than 6,000 people to launch a fierce attack on the soldiers and horses of Wanyan Zonghan, this time the Song army almost came with a mortal heart, and within half an hour, the Jurchens who were not fully prepared were driven back three miles, and directly vacated a place on the right flank of the camp. For a while, the Jurchens and Song soldiers were entangled together, it can be said that you have me, I have you, this is the effect that Liu Guangshi wants, Lao Tzu does not fight with you head-on, let's fight randomly, see who messes with whom. At this point, Liu Guangshi had no room at all, and Tong Guan of Fengqiu City also led most of the soldiers and horses to give up Fengqiu and join the chaotic battle.

Twenty-eight days of chaotic fighting, after the end of the two sides truce, a few casualties, Wanyan Zongwang almost a mouthful of old blood sprayed on the table, a day of chaos more than 4,000 damage, this is simply greater than the loss of attacking a fortified city, although the Song soldiers also suffered nearly 10,000 casualties, but you must know that this is the hinterland of the Central Plains. In this land, the Song soldiers can afford it, but the Jurchen warriors can't afford it. Wan Yan Gao is also at a loss, and several men in the Wan Yan family in the handsome tent are silent, and their faces are not very good-looking. originally thought that he could swallow Bianliang City in one go, but who would have thought that Liu Guangshi, the defeated general, would suddenly want to change people, and think of a way to play hand-to-hand combat with the Jurchen warriors.

"Ladies and gentlemen, what is the best way to deal with the current situation? If it continues to be consumed like this, it will not be beneficial to us at all, and the attitude of Zhao Yougong of the Dingguo Army is incomprehensible, if this person really waves his troops to block the back road of our army, then we will be finished" Wanyan Zongwang's tone was heavy, in addition to the problem of the Dingguo Army, there was another problem he didn't say, that is, Murong Fu of Liaodong. Judging from the recent news, Murong Fu is bent on conceiving the Goryeo people, based on Zhenhai Mansion, Murong Fu has gradually developed southward, and now occupies most of Goryeo, and it seems that the Goryeo royal family has also shown signs of submission recently, which is not a good phenomenon.

In short, Dajin Kingdom really can't be delayed any longer, now it's a little more dangerous, especially that Zhao Yougong, this bastard is simply a vicious wolf king, once he shows his fangs, he will be bloodthirsty.

Wanyan Zonghan raised his eyebrows, and opened his mouth to say something, but it can be seen that Wanyan Gao and Wanyan Zongbi didn't speak, and he closed his mouth again. Wanyan Zongwang knew what this clan brother was worried about, so he stretched out his hand and said comfortingly, "If you have anything to say, just say it directly, at this time, you still care about what to do, no matter what you say, Ben Khan will forgive you without sin." ”

After getting Wanyan Zongwang's assurance, Wanyan Zonghan said in a deep voice, "King, I don't know if you still remember how the minister defeated Yangwu City, let's do it again, this time it will not advance but retreat, if the Han people come tomorrow, we will all retreat to the north and withdraw to Baima Yanjin by boat." ”

As soon as Wanyan Zonghan said this, Wanyan Zongbi immediately became angry, pointed at Wanyan Zonghan and scolded, "What do you say, do you think that the Yellow River crossing is the same as Yangwu City, you go back, you can come back again, this king has worked hard to open up the main road, if you retreat this time, the Han people have defense, how can you fight back?" ”

If you don't finish Yan Zongbi and scold Yan Zonghan, it's really Yan Zonghan's idea is too scary, and finally cross the Yellow River and then retreat, that is, Yan Zonghan, you want to change someone, and Yan Zongbi will cut it down with a knife. Wanyan Zongwang hurriedly raised his hand and reprimanded, "Fourth, don't hurry up and sit down, they are all their own brothers, and they will make trouble and make people laugh." (To be continued......)