This sneak attack launched by the Song army on the fifth day of October was very successful! Li Zhi's military camp was completely disrupted, and even the Khitan army adjacent to him also suffered. The next day, the Jin army counted the losses, and the casualties were as high as more than 10,000! Sticky Han was both shocked and angry, he was attacked by the Purple Gold Tiger, he could accept it, and he could accept the loss of his troops. The problem is that there are tens of thousands of casualties! You must understand that the Song army was taking advantage of the night to sneak attack, not to arrange troops and do it openly. Moreover, it was far less than an hour before and after the Song army withdrew! Such a large number of casualties cannot but be shocking.

After a detailed examination, it was finally confirmed that most of the more than 10,000 casualties were not killed by the Song army, but by the chaos, people and horses pushed and trampled on each other. The Minfu disrupted the Li army, and the Li army disrupted the Khitan army, enveloping each other and running around, and it was difficult to distinguish between the enemy and the enemy in the dark night, so there was this result.

In addition, the Song army attacked all the way and harassed with feints in many ways, which largely restrained the Jin army's response. So much so that after Zhang Xian's troops withdrew from the battlefield, the troops sent by Muhan rushed to the scene of the incident, but they could only do some things to clean up the battlefield and extinguish the fire.

Xu Wei was very satisfied with this result and rewarded the soldiers who participated in the sneak attack, especially Zhang Xian. In the aftermath of the incident, all the generals believed that the sneak attack was a success. First of all, thanks to the preparation in the early stage, the fine work was mixed into the Jin army as an internal response, and the fire caused chaos when he started, so that Zhang Xianbu could attack calmly. Otherwise, the black light will blind you, and you will be able to distinguish between yourself and yourself. This is also the reason why Zhang Xian accepts it when he sees it.

The second is the coordination and cooperation between the various armies. After Zhang Xian's move, it was the time for the Jin army to respond quickly, but the other feints of the troops effectively contained the enemy. In the end, thanks to firearms. Since Zhang Xian returned to the city the night before, he was full of praise for the "Thunder Arrow", thinking that this equipment was very good. Whether it is attacking and defending a city, or a decisive battle in the wilderness, it can come in handy.

Li Gang was glad to hear that he had succeeded in touching the camp, and personally came to congratulate him, promising to be rewarded for his meritorious service. After the news came out, the people of Chang'an were also overjoyed, and the matter was confusing, and even had some mythological colors.

This sneak attack greatly demoralized the Jin army, and Li Zhi's second son, Li Meng, was even seriously injured in this incident and was dying when he was rescued. The angry Sticky Han said to Wanyan Lousu that once the Song-Jin peace talks are over, he will drive these useless wastes back to Hedong!

After being attacked, the Jin army no longer had any hope of capturing Chang'an City. Some of the generals clamored for retreat, and some of them advocated the siege, but no one mentioned it again. The Tiger Army was already a formidable enemy, and with that terrifying firearm...... In the early part of the middle of the month, the envoys of Song and Jin were still bargaining. By the tenth o'clock of the first month, Yelu Ma Wu returned to the front of the army, saying that the Song Dynasty made Huang Qianshan dare not cut it without authorization, and had already reported the conditions of the Dajin Kingdom to Zhenjiang Xingzai, and at the same time asked the Dajin State to send an envoy to go south with him to meet the Emperor of the Great Song Dynasty.

This move of the Southern Dynasty made Mu Han see hope, and immediately sent a member of the Khitan official and a member of the Han official, called the "review envoy", to follow Huang Qianshan south to Zhenjiang. The Song envoy made a request, saying that now that the two countries have begun to negotiate peace, should he ask the prime minister of Dajin to temporarily stop the attack and encirclement of Chang'an and retreat to the eastern part of Shaanxi on the west bank of the Yellow River?

Sticky Han flatly refused this request, not how arrogant he was. But he knows very well that once the siege of Chang'an is lifted, what actions will the Purple Gold Tiger have, as soon as the inside and outside are connected, won't the Southern Dynasty know that I have been holding the city for a long time, but being attacked by Xu Wei? This is a great disadvantage to peace talks, or even "fraud."

Huang Qianshan got this reply and thought that the Jin army was mighty and long, and he didn't give the Great Song Dynasty a chance to bargain at all, which was a sign of arrogance. Although he was angry, he could only endure it. Then together with the two Dajin envoys, they went out of Tongguan, passed through Shaanzhou, went to Luoyang, and went to the south of the Yangtze River. On the way, he went to Tokyo to meet Xu Shao and briefed him on the peace talks. The latter strongly opposed the Jurchens infiltrating Shaanxi, pointing out that once the Jin army gained a foothold in Shaanxi, it would not be far from the fall of Shaanxi. At that time, the Western Army may only be able to guard all the dangers, block the Jin Army from entering Shu, and no longer have the strength to fight back!

Huang Qianshan only promised to listen to his opinion, and never persuaded him again.

In October, Muhan anxiously awaited news from the south, for it was almost the ploughing season. If a peace treaty could be concluded by November, and the eastern part of Shaanxi that had already been occupied by the Southern Dynasties could be successfully obtained, then he could rest assured that his army would be able to settle the fields. By May or June next year, as soon as the grain is harvested, I will have to see what a general of the Western Army like Zijin Tiger can do to me?

But he didn't wait for news from the south, but he waited for a disaster!

It was October 16, and Mukhan was inspecting the camp. Since being stabbed by Xu Wei, Jin Jun has racked his brains to guard against being hacked again. They came up with many methods, such as setting up obstacles on the road, spreading antlers to keep horses out in front of the camp, and even hanging bells. At a glance, the large camps of the Jin army were surrounded by these obstacles. In the past, they used the "lock-up method" to lock up the enemy, but this time it seems to be locking themselves. The purpose of the Jin army now is to surround Chang'an City until the conclusion of the peace treaty.

The sound of horses' hooves gradually approached, and someone looked at the sound, only to see Pucha Shi's slave beating the horse and galloping. He didn't stop until he was five or six paces away, with a whip in one hand and a scimitar in the other, looking a little anxious. To Sticky Han's side, ignoring the generals around him, he poked his head over and whispered.

After listening to it, everything was as usual, and he only nodded: "Got it." ”

After Shi Jianu left, he continued to inspect for a while before heading to the Chinese army camp. On the way, he ordered Wan Yan Lou Su, Yelu Ma Wu, Wan Yan Yin Shuke, and Han Chang to come and see. After receiving the order, these generals did not suspect him and rushed to the Chinese army one after another.

When Ma Wu entered the tent, the others arrived, sat under the tent, and did not talk. Sticky Han stood on top, pacing back and forth with his hands behind his back, looking a little restless. Quickly stepped forward and saluted: "I have seen the prime minister." ”

Seeing that he had arrived, Sticky Han let go of his hands and threw out a sentence straight to the point: "I just received a military report, and Sa Liyu captured the security army." ”

That's good news! Although Yan'an was taken, the two armies of the security guards, Suide and the folded family on Linfu Road were still resisting. Now in Sali to drink to attack the security, it is only a matter of time before the Suide Army and Linfu Road are attacked! Wanyan Yinshu can pat his thigh: "Okay!" If we take Suide and Lin, Fu, and Feng Prefectures, our army will advance and retreat freely! ”

Different from the jubilant subordinates below, Mu Han had an expressionless face, and said: "But when you advance to Jintang City in the territory of Baoan, Sa Liyu was defeated!" The security army that just arrived is also lost! Now, Sa Liyu has retreated to Wan'an Village in Yan'an, sticking to and waiting for help! ”

There was silence in the tent, and the four high-ranking generals had not yet recovered from this transformation. Yelu Ma Wu thought it was very strange, since Sa Liyu had already captured the security army, all that was left was to sweep up the remnants, how could he still be defeated? Or even kicked out of security? Isn't it...... At this time, the four generals believed that the same thought flashed in their minds! Xu Yuan! A few days ago, he captured the messenger of the Song army, Zijin Tiger wrote to his brother, suggesting that he attack Yan'an! Unexpectedly, Xu Yuan really did it!

"Prime Minister? But Jingyuan Xu Yuan? Wan Yan Lou Su asked.

Unexpectedly, Mu Han shook his head: "Huanqing Quduan." ”

Who? Curved ends? This, how is this possible? How dare Qu Duan do this? Why is he? In the subconscious of the generals of the Jin Army, they didn't take Qu Duan seriously at all. Because Yelu Ma Wu suggested fighting Huanqing more than once, saying that Huanqing Army had such and such shortcomings. Therefore, the generals of the Jin army all believed that Quduan was a lamb to be slaughtered. Unexpectedly, this sheep actually pounced and bitten!

After finishing Yan Yinshu, he could preemptively start scolding, saying that Qu Duan's guy was so hateful, and our army didn't clean him up, he ran upside down!

Yelu Ma Wu didn't think it was strange, he had fought with Qu Duan, and knew that this person still had a way of fighting. Now, the main forces of the Jin army are all in Chang'an, and the ones left for Sali to drink are all partial divisions. Qu Duan must have seen an opportunity to take advantage of it, so he went to Yan'an. This man is somewhat interesting, when the Great War of Dingrong was first held, he was far away from the battlefield. Now that he is taking advantage of the weakness, he will really avoid the important and light. If the prime minister had listened to his own advice earlier, what would be the matter now? This is good, it is difficult to ride a tiger, and it is a dilemma...... "Sa is less than 30,000 soldiers and horses, and if Qu Duan goes all out to attack, the outcome is unpredictable." Moreover, there is another Xu Yuan who must be guarded against. Prime Minister of State, the situation is worrying......" Wan Yan Lou Su said in a deep voice.

Can Sticky Han still not know this truth? He was surrounding Chang'an, waiting for news from the south. Now Qu Duan came out and inserted a pole to make him embarrassed. Go back to the division to help, the Purple Gold Tiger will be out of the cage, regardless of Yan'an, it may lose its foothold again, and the rat drills the bellows, probably this is the feeling.

"What I mean, transfer Han Chang's 10,000-strong Han army and a 10,000-strong Bohai army to aid Yan'an. The main force is still besieging Chang'an City, and everything is based on peace negotiations. What do you think? Sticky Han asked.

I'm afraid there is no way to do it, drag it out, as long as it is dragged until the young emperor of the Southern Dynasty nods, what Xu Wei, Qu Duan, and Xu Yuan have to be obediently strangled. Now the passages to Hedong and Henan are under the control of our army, and outsiders have no way of knowing the situation in Shaanxi.

At the moment, none of the four generals has any objections. Han Chang received the military order, went to pack up the troops and horses, reorganized the troops, and prepared to return to Yan'an.

A few days after Han Chang left, another slap hit the head of the Jin army, and Ningzhou was captured by the Song army! If Qu Duan recovers the security army, Mu Han can still calm down. Then the fall of Ningzhou made it difficult for him to sit still. Ningzhou is next to Jingzhou, where Jingyuan Road passes through the territory of Xu Yuan, you don't have to think about it to know, Xu Yuan is here again!

Qu Duan hits Yan'an, which can be regarded as opportunistic, avoiding the important and light. But Xu Yuan sent troops, which was different in the eyes of the Jin army. He is Xu Wei's brother, and this eighty percent is here to save the Purple Golden Tiger! The Jingyuan army occupied Ningzhou, and not only could it directly advance to Yaozhou, but even threatened the former seat of the Marshal Mansion of Sticky Han, Dunzhou. If Yanzhou is captured by him, the two armies of Quduan and Xuyuan can be one west and one south, and attack Yan'an! Could it be that these two of them will not retreat from Chang'an? Or do you want to use this to force the Jin army to retreat in order to relieve the siege of Chang'an?

Sticky Han, who has always been irritable, has calmed down this time. He did not withdraw his troops immediately, but continued to wait and see for a while. If Xu Yuanqu took advantage of the weakness, then they would definitely attack hard, and the troops would go straight to Yan'an. If you just want to force him to withdraw his troops, he will not go deep into enemy territory.

In addition, Sticky Han believes that there is a high probability that the peace talks will succeed. If his request greatly exceeded the bottom line of the Southern Dynasty, then the Song envoy would have rejected it a long time ago, so why bother to report to Zhenjiang and ask him to send an envoy to the south together? This shows that in Song Envoy's heart, these conditions can be discussed! Han Chang has already brought troops back to help, he can at least hold out for a while!

Sticky Han waited in this extreme tangle until the end of October. In just a few days, he received two military reports. One is that after Qu Duan defeated the security army, he did not continue to advance, but he did not retreat either. One is that Xu Yuan attacked fiercely and took Fangzhou again. But his offensive also stopped here, neither going up to fight Yanzhou, nor going down to capture Yaozhou. From the actions of these two generals of the Western Army, it is really difficult to judge their intentions, and the only explanation is that these two people are waiting.

Sticky Han finally couldn't sit still, so Wanyan Yinshu and Wanyan Huonu led the army into Yaozhou to block Xu Yuan. can transfer troops twice in a row, so that the Jin army besieging Chang'an is still less than 130,000, and among them, excluding the signing army and Li army, there are less than 80,000 who can really fight tough battles. Moreover, Mu Han was convinced that with Xu Wei's ability, he would sooner or later find traces of the Jin army's movement. Moreover, with the current troops, it is obviously beyond the strength to encircle Chang'an intensively. In view of this, Mu Han ordered to retreat and set up camp, charge all the dwellings, and move the army to increase the base for self-defense. By early November at the latest, if there is no news from the south, the siege of Chang'an will be abandoned, and the long-term plan will be considered.

On the last day of October, the wind was blowing and the temperature dropped sharply. The strong wind blew the military flag, which made Sticky Han very unhappy. On this day, Yelu Ma Wu persuaded him to return to Yan'an, no matter what, he must keep this foothold. It has reached this point, if the Southern Dynasty is willing to agree to the conditions, it will not change because the Jin army gives up the siege of Chang'an. If you don't agree, it's useless for you to hang around. Moreover, Ma Wuyi pointed out sharply that the Lord does not raise a teacher out of anger, and there is really no need for the Prime Minister to be angry with Xu Wei.

Surprisingly, Daikin did not get angry because of this. Accompanied by Ma Wu, he beat the horse and circled around Chang'an City again. Looking at this fortified city that had not been taken down for three months, Mu Han let out a long sigh, and finally said that it would be important to withdraw the camp tomorrow and retreat to Tonghua Erzhou, and stabilize Yan'an first. His statement is tantamount to admitting his own mistakes and the correctness of Jeruba V.

At this point, the siege of Chang'an in March seems to be about to be lifted.