Chapter 689: Destroying the withered and decaying

At the end of March, under the heavy bombardment of the Song army's artillery, the defenders of Hezhong Prefecture surrendered Kaicheng. At this time, Wang Yan, who had entered the army to Jiezhou, sent back news that he had joined forces with Wu Lu's troops and was storming Jiezhou City. However, the defenders of the city resisted stubbornly, and the troops were in dire need of firearms support. Xu Wei then ordered the army to be the front and attack the city of Jiezhou.

After arriving in Jiezhou, Xu Wei learned that Han Chang was most likely in this city. He saw that the state city was small, and the western army of more than 50,000 people gathered under the city, and it was not difficult to attack the state. However, Han Chang is a famous general of the Jin camp, and he has participated in many battles between the Western Army and the Jin Army. If this person is born, it will undoubtedly be a huge blow to the Jin army. In view of this, Xu Wei ordered the siege to be suspended, regardless of the scribbled handwriting, personally repaired a book, and threw it into the city.

first praised Han Chang Yitong, saying that he was a famous general of the Jin Army, and he shocked both sides of the Yellow River. He also pointed out that this time the western army marched eastward, aiming to recover Hedong, and now Hezhongfu, Jiangzhou, Zezhou, and Huaizhou all fell, leaving only a lonely city in Jiezhou. You Han Chang has always been known for being good at attacking and defending cities, so you wonder if you can block a blow from the Western Army with the city defense system of Jiezhou? Xu admires you as a battlefield general, and you have worked the east bank of the river, running around, and you have fulfilled your duties. If the city resists stubbornly, it is bound to burn, and Xu really can't bear it. Now the vacant position is waiting, and Brother Pan Yuanji thinks of the soldiers and the people, and opens the city to surrender. Xu must go to the court to entrust him with important tasks.

Receiving Zijin Tiger's handwritten letter, Han Chang was very surprised. Because although he is in Hedong, he also received rumors that Xu Hu'er is now the king of the county, which is unspeakably expensive. Unexpectedly, with the respect of the King of Tianshui, he actually led the troops out in person. The so-called insider's doorway, Han Chang is very clear about the current situation. The defenders in the city have long lost their fighting spirit, and if they hadn't supported it with all their might, I'm afraid that Wu Lan and Wang Yan would have taken Xiezhou.

Now the Hu'er army is under the city, once a strong attack is launched, it will be up to the sky and last for two days. Two days later, only death. But it was difficult for Han Chang to ask a veteran who had fought on the battlefield for decades to surrender in Kaesong. He told his subordinates that he had always received the grace of the country and shouldered the responsibility of guarding the land, and now he could only repay the court with death, and nothing else. Therefore, he did not reply to Xu Wei, and only sent soldiers to guard the city.

Xu Wei waited for a day, but there was no response, so he ordered the artillery to attack Xicheng in Jiezhou. What kind of movement is that earth-shattering thunder? The cannon fired, the sound spread for hundreds of miles, and the defenders in the city all covered their ears and ran, and the fighting spirit collapsed.

The generals all persuaded Han Chang bitterly, the army's spirit was scattered, and he was unable to return to the sky, and the matter had come to this point, and there was no other way but to surrender. If you surrender at this time, you can still save your life, but if you are attacked by the Western army, you are afraid that you will not be able to escape death. Han Chang was helpless and wanted to fight, but everything from officers to soldiers had already collapsed.

Then he sent people out of the city to meet Xu Wei and put forward two conditions. First, it is not allowed to kill; The second is not to insult, Xu Wei fully accepts. On the afternoon of March 28, Han Changqin led nearly 10,000 defenders out of the city and surrendered. Xu Wei also personally came forward to accept the surrender, and in front of Han Chang and the Jin officers and soldiers, he promised to treat him well and never kill him in vain. Han Chang bowed down to thank him and was picked up by him.

Han Chang's surrender is of great significance. He was the highest-ranking Jin army general to surrender since the Song and Jin wars. He served as the pacification envoy of Hedong and the general manager of the soldiers and horses of all roads, and his status was equivalent to that of the Xuanfu envoy of the Great Song Dynasty. Surrendering in such a revered capacity was, of course, a huge victory for the Great Song Dynasty, but a heavy blow to the Jurchens.

After he surrendered, Xu Wei asked Hedong about the truth, and Han Chang told him the truth. There was no Jin army in the southeast of the Yan River, only some Han and Khitan armies around Taiyuan, as well as a small number of Jurchen troops. But they had been suppressing bandits before, and now they may have assembled and are ready to go south for reinforcements.

Xu Wei asked again, how should the Western Army act now? Han Chang was reluctant to express his opinion, and Xu Wei did not embarrass him when he saw this. Immediately ordered the two troops of Wu Lan and Wang Yan to attack Pingyang Mansion and block the passage from the southeast and north of the river.

Wu Xuan and Wang Yan set out with the whole army, passed through Jiangzhou, and entered the territory of Pingyang Prefecture. The three counties of Xiangling, Linfen and Shenshan descended from the wind. The common people all eat pot pulp to welcome the king. Subsequently, the second general of Wu Wang lightly took Hongdong, Yueyang, and Zhaocheng counties, and there was a big earthquake in Hedong! The big and small rebels who were hiding came to vote one after another, and there were tens of thousands of people who did not come!

Soon, the two armies of Wu and Wang Yan had already arrived in Pingyang Fucheng. This city is of great significance to the Western Army, especially the Hu'er Army. In the original battle to defend Pingyang, the Hu'er Army took the defense to the extreme. Xu Wei used Wang Yu as the capital to control and comprehensively update the city defense. He pioneered the use of the urban defense system of "two trenches and three walls", and put forward the tactic of "using artillery to make artillery" for the first time.

The battle to defend Pingyang was strongly supported by the rebel army, and Shao Yi, one of the Shao family brothers, personally led the rebel army to participate in the battle to defend the sheep and horse wall. The Jin army, with hundreds of thousands of people, stormed for several months, paying a huge price in casualties, but could not shake Pingyang in the slightest. In the end, the siege could only be changed to the "lock-up method". Later, the Zhejia army was ordered to rush to the aid of Pingyang, and joined forces with the Hu'er army inside and outside, defeating the Jin army in one fell swoop. In the melee, the famous general of the Jin Army, Wanyan Yinshu, was shot by the young general of the Fold family, Zhi Yanye, slammed the door, pulled the flag and fled.

After Xu Wei broke out of the encirclement, he joined forces with the Zhejia army to rush to the aid of Guanzhong, and won a huge victory, and Dingrong won a great victory. When he withdrew from Pingyang, he left Yang Jin as the envoy to guard the city. Unfortunately, however, after the defeat of Yan Lousu, Sticky Han led a large army to help, and the Western Army was never able to set foot in Hedong again.

And Yang Jin's troops, who stayed in Pingyang, were finally broken through the city and the whole army was annihilated. When the Jin army entered the city, they hated the tenacity of the western army and the solidity of the city. Not only did he slaughter the soldiers and civilians of the city, but in a fit of rage, he knocked down the two sheep and horse walls in Pingyang and set fire to the city. The fire burned for several days and nights, and the city of Binh Duong was reduced to ruins.

When the two armies of Wu and Wang Yan entered the city, all they saw was a ruined wall. The city was overgrown with weeds, even wild beasts, and occasionally a few dry bones, most of which were mutilated.

Faced with such a scene, Wu Lan and Wang Yan really didn't know whether to be happy or sad. If it is said that the Jin army did not destroy the Pingyang fortress, but sent troops to resist it, with the city defense system of Pingyang, even if the western army is extremely brave and the equipment is extremely sharp, I am afraid it will not be easy to attack. And Di Yi is Di Yi after all, with his own anger, he destroyed this fortified city, and even destroyed the important pass that blocked the northward movement of the Western Army in the future.

The second general of Wu Wang did not stay too much on the ruins of Pingyang, and immediately set off, divided his troops and rushed to Fenzhou and Weisheng Army, Fenzhou and Weisheng Army, Taiyuan was in front of him. This time, however, it didn't go well. Wu Lan led the army to Fenzhou, and he must pass through Yangliang Nanguan. When he arrived at the pass, Yangliangnan was closed, and the Jin army was already in battle.