Chapter 622: Wanyan Jurchen and Goryeo
Finally, two months later, the Qi army has conquered all the cities of Fangla except Jiankang, and the 100,000-strong army surrounded Jiankang, and in three days, the city of Jiankang was broken, and Fangla set himself on fire in the palace of the Tang Dynasty.
The Qi army completed what the Great Song Dynasty had not completed in just two months, which not only shocked all the small and small, but also gave the Great Song Dynasty a huge shock, especially the Great Song army that assisted the Qi State.
The most obvious effect is that the Great Song Dynasty has also set up its own firearms unit, but in the past, the muskets of the Great Song Dynasty were made of bamboo, so it will take time to mature and use it when the research is started now.
When Zhang San got the news, he was not surprised or worried, there was nothing terrible about the firearms war, and even if the Liao cavalry didn't want it, he would also use firearms Zhang San would clap his hands and applaud.
Even if they are all using firearms, Zhang San's firearms have a farther range than the other party, and the rate of fire is faster than the other party, Zhang San can still crush the other party, this is the gap in technology, Jiangnan has fallen behind for a while, and Zhang San has encountered another problem.
That is, the Jurchen Wanyan Department seems to be addicted to robbing Goryeo, and the forage and food prepared this winter are insufficient, and the Wanyan Department is planning to go to Goryeo to grab a handful, if it was before, Zhang San didn't care about it at all.
Now since Zhang San plans to clean up the Liao State by himself, then he will not be cultivating a strong Jurchen, so the development of Jurchen is not a good thing for Zhang San, and there are 30,000 people in the Goryeo army who are helping Zhang San clean up the natives in Oceania.
So after comprehensive consideration, Zhang San gave Jurchen an ultimatum, asking him not to rob Goryeo this year, of course, Zhang San did not expect that he could scare off Yan Agu with a warrant.
So Zhang San plans to send 50,000 troops, 30,000 infantry, and 20,000 cavalry to help Goryeo resist the Jurchens.
Sure enough, as Zhang San expected, the ultimatum issued by Zhang San was useless, but it aroused the ferocity of Wanyan, and this time he gathered 20,000 cavalry at one time, planning to grab a good handful.
Zhang San's troops landed in Seoul and did not rush north, the weather had gradually turned cold, and the north was no longer suitable for large-scale infantry operations, and a slight blizzard could trap the north.
Therefore, the troops planned to rely on Seoul for defense, and as for the north, it was handed over to the Goryeo people for their own defense, and the Jurchens also knew that there was no more to take the lead in the north, so this time the troops went south as soon as they crossed the Yalu River, intending to go straight to Seoul.
The Jurchen side poured out this time, betting on the future of the tribe, intending to occupy Goryeo in one fell swoop, make Goryeo submit, and sweep away the rear threat for the next battle against Liao, but for Zhang San, this is just an experiment to see the Jurchen's combat strength.
It was Lin Chong who commanded the troops this time, Lin Chong showed his steady and steady character in several wars, and Zhang San didn't ask for much credit in this battle, he just needed to let the Jurchens hit their heads here break the blood.
So this time the leading general chose Lin Chong, Lin Chong put the cavalry in the city and the infantry on the city wall, just to fight a defensive battle, for the soldiers of Qi State, the city wall is like tofu for them, but for the Jurchens, even if the wall of Hancheng is not very tall, it also makes them scratch their ears and cheeks in a hurry.
For the Jurchens who have not yet come out of the primitive state of life, the only way they can think of siege is to climb the city with a ladder or shoot arrows at the city wall, but for the Qi army, these two methods are useless except for the military merits that can be exchanged for them.
The Jurchens lost more than 2,000 people in five days in a row, and they were distressed, but they didn't even touch the city wall, so they had no choice but to retreat to the vicinity of Seoul and plan to rob it.
The Jurchens also want to eat, and in the face of this situation, one is to continue to go south and cross the Han River to rob the rich south, and the other is to go to the north, take down a few small cities, grab a handful and go back.
The former may have big gains, but there are also big risks, one is to be blocked by the army of Seoul in Gangnam, and the second is that winter comes early and is trapped in Goryeo, if you are trapped here, then your tribe will be finished.
As for directly taking a few small cities in the north, if you can't grab enough supplies, I'm afraid it will be difficult to survive this winter, so at this time, Wanyan Aguta finally remembered the ultimatum of King Qi, and this time the troops not only did not make a profit, but also suffered a big loss.
For other countries, 2,000 people is nothing, but for the Jurchen Wanyan Tribe, 2,000 people is one-tenth of the adult men of their tribe, and this loss is enough to make the Wanyan tribe wear linen and filial piety.
But if you don't leave here, you can't solve the problem, and in the end, Ah Guda decided to return to the army, after all, Wanyanbu can no longer withstand such losses, if you lose thousands of people because of the blockage of crossing the river, then Wanyanbu will really have a big accident.
Originally, Ah Guda planned to grab a little bit to go home for the New Year, but Lin Chong couldn't let him get his wish, Zhang San's instruction to Lin Chong was to let Wanyanbu go back empty-handed, and there was an unforgettable lesson, which made Wanyanbu jump off the wall in a hurry, and start an army against Liao in advance next year.
Therefore, as soon as the Jurchen Department returned north, it was targeted by Lin Chong with 20,000 cavalry, which is not suitable for infantry long-distance combat, but it does not mean that it is not suitable for cavalry, although the Jurchen cavalry is strong, but the cavalry of Qi is not weak.
The two sides fought a few battles, but they did not take advantage, and each lost more than 2,000 horses, but there were still Goryeo infantry behind the cavalry of the Qi State, and the Jurchens continued to go north, not only did they not grab the bullshit along the way, but they lost dozens of people and killed hundreds of horses because of cold and starvation.
As soon as the Jurchens returned to the tribe, they learned that the Liaoyang Prefecture of the Liao State had sent people to raise taxes, asking the Jurchens to hand over 10,000 war horses next year to supplement the losses of the war against the Qi State.
The same news was also sent to the Mongolian steppe, and the Mongols also had to provide 20,000 war horses, why the Mongols were levied more than the Jurchens, it was because the Jurchens were a half-hunting and half-herding people, so there were not as many horses as the Mongols.
This time, the Wanyan Department went to Goryeo with the purpose of replenishing winter supplies, but as a result, not only did they not grab anything, but they also lost nearly a quarter of the population, and for a while, the prestige of Aguta and the prestige of the Wanyan Department among the southern Jurchens declined rapidly.
Seeing this situation, Ah Guda had to target Liaoyang Mansion, and the persimmon had to be pinched softly, since Goryeo couldn't move, then hit these cowardly Liao people, I heard that these Liao dogs couldn't even beat the Song people in the south, he didn't think at all, he himself had just been cleaned up by the Qi State.