Chapter 698: The Newborn Calf Is Not Afraid of the Tiger

Yangliang North Pass, after this pass, Jiexiu, Xiaoyi, Pingyao, Xihe four counties surrendered, and the entire Fenzhou was declared recovered. The Western Army captured more than a dozen officials below the Zhizhou level of Jinfen Prefecture! Step out of Fenzhou, and enter the boundary of Taiyuan Prefecture! By the time the Western Army recovered Fenzhou, the news had been passed back to Yanyun. The speed of the Western Army shocked the government and the opposition of the Jin Kingdom!

At this time, Wushu was still fighting with the Liao army in the west, and Xu Wei had already fought to Taiyuan and he was completely unaware of it. The Purple Gold Tiger seized dozens of prefectures and counties in Hedong in a relatively short period of time, and was about to attack the city of Taiyuan, and Yanjing was in a panic. Losing the city and losing the land is certainly terrifying, but what makes the Jurchens even more frightened is that even Han Chang, the commander of the Hedong Jin Army, has surrendered to Xu Wei! How good is that?

In this case, it is obviously too late to notify the Wushu in power, and most of the Jin Junyong generals are following the Wushu to deal with the Khitans, and Yanjing has no generals available for a while!

The so-called fighting tiger brothers, going into battle with father and son, at this time, a person took the initiative to ask Ying, to go to Taiyuan to lead the army to resist the enemy. This person was the one who once followed Wushu to the south to attack Xianghan, and he was very good. Emperor Jin's father, Wanyan Zongjun, was the eldest son of Jin Taizu Aguta; And Wan Yan Liang's father, Wan Yan Zonggan, is the eldest son of Jin Taizu Aguta. So these two are cousins.

When Emperor Jin saw Yan Liang come forward, he was very happy. In the end, he is his own brother, at a critical moment, he has to rely on the children of the Yan family! So he added Yan as the general of Longhuwei, gave him a beaded robe and a gold belt, and ordered him to take charge of the Hedong pacification envoy and the head of the soldiers and horses of all roads, and lead the Hedong Jin army to fight against Xu Wei.

At that time, in Yanjing City, except for the emperor's garrison, there were almost no other soldiers and horses, and the elite followed the Wushu to fight the Liao. Wan Yanliang only set off from Yanjing with a dozen retinues and went straight to Hedong. After entering the country, he recruited the garrisons of Daizhou, Xinzhou and Xianzhou, and had more than 6,000 soldiers and went straight to Taiyuan.

When he arrived in Taiyuan Mansion, the officials and soldiers in the city had no fixed ambition, and some even suggested abandoning the city. How many steps were there in and around Taiyuan City? More than 30,000 people! And there are also routs from the front line coming north one after another. The fledgling Wan Yan Liangzhi was full of anger, thinking that with 40,000 horse infantry troops, it was enough to fight Xu Wei!

The royal status of the family of Wanyan Liangzong made him well educated in the Jin Kingdom. When he was young, he worshipped Yanyun Confucian Zhang Yongzhi as a teacher, and also asked Han Fang for teaching, and the Jin people called him "learn Yi, elephant opera, order tea, extend Confucianism, and talk about having chéng human instruments", which is very similar to the Jin Emperor Wanyan who was inclined to sinicization. One day, Wan Yan Liang entered the sub-living room, and saw that the flowers in the vase in the room were blooming, overflowing with color and gold, and the poems were prosperous, so he immediately asked for a pen and said:

The green leaves and branches are golden, and the autumn is different and fragrant.

Once you became famous all over the world, you also learned from the king to write ochre.

It should be said that he is still a person with considerable talent, but he is lucky. Although the Jurchens at this time accelerated their sinicization, they had not yet learned thoroughly after all, and they did not attract some dregs from Han culture. Otherwise, with his poem, it is enough to be imprisoned and killed on the charge of treason. You still "learn from the king's ochre yellow", what? Want to be the emperor in the yellow robe?

It is not difficult to see from this poem that Wan Yanliang has great ambitions and hopes to make contributions and become famous all over the world. Therefore, it is not surprising that in this critical time, he stepped forward.

It's just that he doesn't take Xu Wei too seriously. Young people are energetic and hardworking, and newborn calves are not afraid of tigers, which is good. But the problem is that the tiger you're facing is in the prime of life! When you wear open crotch pants, he is already leading troops in all directions!

But Wan Yanliang ignored these, and after entering the city, he summoned civil and military officials to show his determination to defend Taiyuan. He generously stated in front of everyone, loyalty, filial piety, and righteousness, which sounded better than the Han people. Perhaps it was infected by him, or his special identity did inspire the soldiers, the panic was contained, the army's morale was stable, and they were ready to stick to Taiyuan.

Since this is a stubborn defense, you should strengthen the city defense and accumulate more materials. Taiyuan is a strong city, and today's Western Army Jingyuan Marshal Wang Yu, in the past, only with thousands of people, he held Taiyuan for more than half a year. You have 30,000 soldiers and horses in your hands now, and you can last at least a few months, right?

But Wanyan Liang was ambitious, so he didn't want to shrink in Taiyuan City and wait for Xu Wei to fight. He asked the generals, why are you all afraid of Xu Wei? Does he have three heads and six arms? What Purple Tiger? I specialize in fighting tigers! In the future, they will call me Huliang! Therefore, he planned to send an elite army to guard Yuci, the southern gate of Taiyuan, and stop the western army there.

But none of the generals of the Jin Army in the city dared to go! Wan Yan Liang was furious! You said that the generals of the Han army are afraid of Xu Wei, forget it, these goods are greedy for life and afraid of death, and they are unreliable! Why don't the Khitan generals and Bohai generals dare? In a fit of rage, Wan Yanliang proudly decided to leave a small number of soldiers and horses to guard Taiyuan City, and he personally led the troops to Yuci, where he had a big battle with Xu Wei!

All the generals persuaded him, saying that Xu Hu'er was holding the power of victory, and his edge was unstoppable. Now it should be held out by virtue of Taiyuan Jiancheng, so as to wait for the times to change. Wan Yanliang didn't listen, insisted on sending troops, and the generals had no choice, so they had to accompany 30,000 horses and infantry troops to Yuci to meet the enemy. Wan Yanliang eagerly hopes that with this battle, he will play his majesty, so that his emperor's cousin and uncle can see the martial arts, and we will call him young and promising!

Xu Wei didn't know that there was a young Jurchen clan waiting to beat him, and after recovering Fenzhou, he paused. Discuss the next steps with the generals. It was unanimously decided that the righteous army would be the main force and sweep other states and counties in the Taiyuan Basin, and the elite of the Western Army would go straight to the city of Taiyuan!

The plan was decided, so the Hedong Righteous Army was dispatched to attack Wenshui, Qixian, Jiaocheng, Taigu, and Qingyuan, and led the Western Army to Taiyuan in a straight line. Along the way, almost no decent resistance was encountered, and in late May, into Bī Yuci.

Before arriving in Yuci, Xu Wei had already received news that a large army had been stationed in Yuci County, and it was feared that it would have the intention of blocking the western army. Xu Wei then ordered to camp twenty miles away from Yuci and sent out rangers to reconnoiter the situation.

Wan Yanliang also learned of the arrival of the Western Army, and he was very excited, and he couldn't wait to fight immediately! He ordered the armies to go to bed early that night, recuperate, eat a full meal tomorrow morning, and send troops to fight the tiger! However, in the end, it was a Jurchen, although he studied literature, he was not ignorant of military affairs, and he still sent elite cavalry to reconnoiter the situation of the Western Army, such as where the garrison was, how the camp was built, and when there was any movement.

The sky was getting dark, and the camp of the Western Army was full of lights, and the smoke was curling. The successive victories have boosted the morale of the Western Army, especially because there are many Hedong children in the army, and they are really excited to be able to fight back to their hometown this time. The whole army is high-spirited, and they can't wait to recover Hedong in one fell swoop and smash Huanglong!

In Xu Wei's tooth tent, the atmosphere was also warm. Seeing that it was about to hit Taiyuan Mansion, this Eastern Crusade can be said to have won a lot and achieved a lot of results. Is there anything more satisfying than winning a battle? Winning a battle means being promoted to an official position and getting rich, and receiving awards for meritorious service, all of which are tangible things. Yang Yan's voice is the loudest, and he has no choice but to do anything about it, so he should speak loudly after he has won Yangliang Pass.

"Okay, don't blow it, what's the point of capturing a level? Wait to take Taiyuan, and then rejoice before it's too late! Xu Wei shouted from the handsome position.

The tent was quiet for a while, Xu Jiu's mood seemed to be good, and there was always a smile on his face when he spoke: "Since the crossing of the river, all the brothers in the army have died in order to have today's achievements." However, Taiyuan is an important town in Hedong, and if Taiyuan does not go down for a day, the situation in Hedong is still uncertain. Right now, Taiyuan is close at hand, you have to slack off the enemy, break the Yuci gold thief, and seize the city of Taiyuan, which is the time to celebrate. ”

"The king is right! The importance of Taiyuan is self-evident, and the Jin people must be fortified with heavy troops. Moreover, the city of Taiyuan is strong, it must be a vicious battle, and there is no slackness. Zhang Xian responded.

When the generals saw this, they all said yes.

Xu Wei raised his head and said suddenly: "But I don't know how the Liao army fought." As Brother Yuanji said, the Jin army stationed in Hedong rarely has the Jurchen army, that is to say, the Jurchens use the elite to deal with the Khitans, and their pressure is not small. ”

"Hehe, the Jurchens are unlucky! actually dragged the elite out to fight with the Khitans, so underestimating the Western Army! Yang Yan sneered.

Han Chang said at this time: "It's not that he underestimated the Western Army, but that King Liang misestimated the movements of the Western Army in advance. He originally thought that King Xu Jun would send troops to attack the Central Plains. ”

Xu Wei smiled, Zhongyuan didn't have his turn to fight.

"Han Anfu, since you are here, who is sitting in Taiyuan?" Wu Xuan chā said.

"If there is no new guard in Yanjing, it should be to appease the deputy envoy and scatter loyalty." Han Chang replied.

"Servant loyalty? What ethnicity? Xu Wei asked.

"He is a Jurchen, his surname is Fusan, his real name is Wuzhi, and his loyalty is a Han name. Grandfather and father have been in the army for two generations, hereditary Mouke, just thirty years old. This person is burly, long-haired, the most fond of soldiers, and quite a general. Based on my understanding of his people, he should stick to Taiyuan, but now he has divided his troops to come to Yuci, which is incomprehensible. Maybe it's because of the massive reinforcements. Han Chang said.

When Xu Wei heard this, he became cautious. If the Jin army reinforces Taiyuan Mansion on a large scale, it must not be taken lightly. The emaciated camel is bigger than the horse, not to mention that the Jurchens are just no longer in the past, and they still have a lot of weight, far from the level of emaciation.

Just thinking about this, I saw that the generals under the tent were all looking around, and some people stood up. He asked, "How?" ”

Zhang Xian took a breath and said suspiciously: "It seems that he heard movement outside?" "It's not just him, many generals in the tent have heard it. Zhang Zongben strode forward a few times, picked up the curtain and looked at it, only to see a fire in the northeast corner!

Xu Wei got up and came down to take a look, and his heart skipped a beat, is this a water or something? Without thinking, he immediately ordered Du Feihu to say: "You go and take a look, and report as soon as possible." ”

Du Feihu didn't talk nonsense, just pulled his legs and left. Here, Xu Wei took the generals out of the tooth tent and stood there to observe. Because the Chinese army is better away from the place where the fire comes out, it can't hear the real sound. After a while, Du Feihu did not come back, but an officer came to report that the northeast corner of the camp was attacked by the Jin army!

However, after a short period of panic, the first part of Qin Feng's army, which was stationed there, had already repelled the enemy and lost more than 100 people. Right now, the brothers are putting out the fire.

When Xu Wei heard the news, he couldn't help sneering, shook his head and sighed: "Touching the camp, I used to be the most favorite to do, but I didn't expect it to be touched now." Speaking of this, he turned around and said Han Changdao, "It seems that you are right, this servant is loyal, and he does have some means." It's just that this kind of business has always been in the dead of night, and the sergeant is good to start when he sleeps, and now it will come soon after dark, isn't it too early? ”

Han Chang was silent, but he was full of doubts in his heart. Based on his own understanding of the loyalty of servants, this is not his style at all! As King Xu said, even if you want to touch the camp, how can you come soon after dark?

After Xu Wei instructed the troops to be careful, he led the generals back to the tent, preliminarily formulated tomorrow's tactics, and asked the generals to go back to rest and prepare for tomorrow's battle.

On the other hand, Wan Yanliang waited until the officer who was ordered to touch the battalion came back, and after receiving the report, he was quite complacent. Although the results of the battle were not very large, and they were defeated by the Western Army, no matter what, they finally shocked the Zijin Tiger and set fire to his camp, which was considered a horse power. Tomorrow, I'll be real with you again!

That night was fine, the next morning, the officers and men of the Western Army also had a full meal, packed up the ordnance and horses, draped neatly, and after detailed inspection by officers at all levels, they reported to the next level, and finally summarized to Xu Wei. The Purple Gold Tiger gave an order, left the camp, and went to war!

Because Wang Yan led the two Xing armies to restore Longde Mansion, and the righteous army surrendered to the lower counties of Taiyuan Mansion, at this moment, the Western Army's main army, archers, and soldiers in Xu Wei's hands added up to more than 30,000 and less than 40,000, which was on par with the Jin army. But it is worth noting that among the less than 40,000 people, there are 7,000 horse troops. And the people who commanded the 7,000 horse army were definitely the people who made the Jin army frightened, one was Yang Zaixing, and the other was Li Chengwei.

The army was launched, and Wan Yanliang immediately received the report, so he ordered the whole army to go out of the city, line up, and prepare to meet the enemy.

The sun shines brightly for days, but today it has changed. I don't know if God foresaw a big battle, so he deliberately used yīn days to show slaughter. Although it was a yīn day, the climate was still hot, and the soldiers in armor were already sweating before they could start fighting. But this is just a piece of cake for well-trained and battle-hardened soldiers.

The Jin army went directly out of the city to line up, and of course seized the opportunity. When the Western Army entered the battlefield, the Jin Army's large array had already taken shape. "Fighting after battle, the art of war is constant", this is a common sense recognized by the soldiers of the cold weapon era in China since ancient times, and it was especially respected in the Song Dynasty. After twenty years of fighting, the Jurchens have also been affected somewhat. In recent years, it is not uncommon for the two sides to fight first and then fight.

Wan Yan Liang was in the Chinese army, surrounded by ironclad warriors. Although Dajin Hedong appeased the deputy envoy Sanzhongyi several times and persuaded him that as the commander-in-chief, he should not risk his own life and asked him to go back to the city to watch the battle, but he sternly refused. "If the soldiers know that I am here, they will fight to be the first."