Chapter 560 Swallowing Thousands of Miles

In the fourth year of Jianwu, on the sixth day of the seventh month, Xu Wei swore in Chang'an. (Niu Wen ~ Net)

Zijin Tiger personally signed the "Seeking the North to Restore Shaanxi", "Guanzhong invaded Ling for a long time, since the enemy chief Lou Su led the division to Kou Shaanxi, poisoned hundreds of thousands of creatures, ravaged more than 1,000 miles of Zhou County, the realm passed, no matter how big or small the city, the people did not distinguish between rich and poor, all looted, leaving not an inch of grass"

"Those who are in pain by the guard, they are still perverse to the Jin people, shaving their hair and decorating, banning the people from Hanfu, my thousands of years of etiquette and human ethics in China, poetry and books, sweeping away this not only the great Song Dynasty change, but also the unprecedented humiliation since the opening up"

"Today's guard led the dignified division, taking advantage of the courage of victory, with the restoration of the old frontier, where the customs are auxiliary, wearing the left hair, the army to resist the king's division, immediately cut off the army's killing force, and return my rivers and mountains to the ghosts and gods, unswervingly"

The Western Army is 80,000 troops, Qin Longxihe volunteers, soldiers, and Xiangzhuang more than 30,000, a total of 110,000 horses and horses have high morale, starting from Chang'an, overwhelmingly marching eastward At the same time, Wang Yu, the first strong shield of the Western Army, also led 35,000 elite soldiers from Qingyang Mansion, entered the security army, and pounced on Yan'an

Yang Zaixing, Li Chengwei, two members of the horse army will lead the cavalry to gallop in front of the main force, the iron hooves are rolling, shaking the Jin army that invaded Huazhou in Guanzhong was frightened, and did not fight, and fled into Tongzhou in a hurry.

On the seventh day of the seventh month, Yang Zaixing annihilated hundreds of Jin army rangers more than ten miles west of Tongzhou and reached the outside of the city. The guards of the same state closed the city gates and held on. Tongzhou Prefecture is governed in Fengyi County, that is, Shaanxi Dali in later generations, Han Chang worked hard to operate, and sent Wanyan Huonu, the son of Lou Su, the veteran of the Jin Army, to sit in town. Han Chang believed that the morale of the western army would be like a rainbow when the western army was attacking, and its edge could not be plundered, so it was unwise to rush into a decisive battle with it, so he instructed the living girl to use the fortified city of Tongzhou to try her best to consume it and wait for changes. The living girl also fully implemented her policy, and the wall was clear, and she would never fight.

On the eighth day of the first month, Xu Wei's army approached the city. Before the pace stopped and the camp was not erected, Yao Pingzhong was sent to lead the Xihe soldiers to continue to advance eastward, seize control of the Pujin Pass pontoon bridge, cut off the Yellow River, and command Qin Feng's army, Yongxing army, and Liangxing army to surround Tongzhou City, and set up more equipment to prepare for a strong attack.

The Western Army fought over the years, mostly on defense, and the largest siege took place in the Battle of Dunzhou that year. Yao Pingzhong and Zhang Jun led the Xihe soldiers to attack the original army of Jingzhou for a long time, but they were defeated by Ma Wuhan Changhe's division, casting the unprecedented defeat of the Western Army, and now it is coming back, of course, it is determined to win

Outside the city of Tongzhou, the western army formed a company camp for more than ten miles, the endless flags fluttered, covering the sky and the sun, the voices of people and horses neighed, and the golden army on the city was endless, since the conquest, they had never seen such a big battle of the western army, the soldiers were frightened, panicked and the people who fell, heard that the official army counterattacked, all secretly rejoiced, and only hoped to break the city as soon as possible and end the suffering.

"The city of Tongzhou is vast and strong, but it is in a place of four entrances, and once it is surrounded, it will be in a desperate situation. Watching the Jin army's movements, I want to stick to the attrition, and when I am tired, I will counterattack again," Wu Jue, who was dressed in military uniform, said loudly in Xu Wei's tent.

Hearing this, Zhang Xian continued: "Because of this, the battle of Tongzhou cannot be consumed for a long time, and it must be resolved quickly."

Yongxing Shuai Yang Yan did not change his brave nature, and took the initiative to ask Ying: "Xuanfu Xianggong, humiliation is willing to lead the headquarters to detain the city in advance"

Xu Wei was on top, facing dozens of civil and military personnel, he waved his hand and said, "Have you ever paid attention to the changes in the city defense system of Tongzhou?" ”

Zhang Xian is a veteran of attack and defense, and replied: "I have been careful about my duties, and the Jin army has demolished all the enemy towers in the city and leveled all the tooth buttresses, which may be because the enemy towers and women's walls are easy targets for artillery attacks. Tongzhou City has become a flat-headed city. In addition, the corners of Tongzhou City were transformed into a semicircle, so that it was not easy to be bombarded by artillery shells. Obviously, Han Chang borrowed from our city defense system in Binh Duong back then. ”

"Not only to learn from, but even to play." Xu Wei pointed to the right path. In the Jin army, Han Chang is a rare general known for his offense and defense, and looking at his Tongzhou city defense, it can be seen that this is true. If Ben Shuai's prediction is not bad, he has also learned the tactics of making artillery with artillery, and there will be a group of cannons within this high wall. ”

As soon as he said this, all the civil and military forces in the tent were very clear, and Tongzhou City was not easy to fight. But then again, we have been waiting for more than ten years, and finally waiting for the day to recover Shaanxi, how can we be intimidated by difficulties as soon as we go out? Don't say that it is a stone city, even if it is cast in golden soup, you have to knock it open and pull out this nail on the Guanzhong Plain

"Xuanfu Xianggong, as strong as Tongzhou, it is best to focus on attacking in order to concentrate forces." Zhang Xian suggested.

Who knows, Xu Jiuda shook his head and said categorically: "Tongzhou cannot be attacked." ”

A word full of shock? Our 110,000 horses have just come from Jingzhao Mansion, and we won't attack a Tongzhou city when we encounter it? When you swore an oath, your bold words made the soldiers enthusiastic

"In the past, we have fought many defensive battles, and there has not been a single time when we have not relied on high walls and deep trenches to wear down the enemy's forces and look for fighters. Now that the offense and defense have changed hands, we will not suffer this loss. With that, Xu Wei got up and went to the map frame and beckoned, "Come and see." ”

"Today, the land in Shaanxi where the Jin army is based is nothing more than Yan'an, Tongzhou, and Yanzhou. Yan'an is the same state, one north and one south, responding to each other from afar, and Yanzhou lives in the middle, which can be left and right. It is certain that Han Chang's defense will also focus on this.... If our army storms Tongzhou, it will not be possible to break through it in three or two days, and once the time has passed, the morale of the army will be affected. At this time, the soldiers of Dunzhou came to the south, although our army was not afraid, but it wasted time and wasted money and food. ”

The generals were silent, apparently without objection.

"This time to capture Shaanxi, the strategy of our army is not to advance layer by layer, but to directly smash the enemy's nest and completely disrupt its arrangement" Xu Wei's expression was solemn, and his tone was sonorous and heavy, and the iron fist he waved showed incomparable conviction

"The meaning of the public is to give up the same state and go straight to Yan'an?" Wu Jue had insight into what the coach meant.

"Yes, that's right," Xu Wei smiled. "If you want to disrupt Han Chang's arrangement, you must make Yan'an, Yanzhou, and Tongzhou unable to communicate and help each other, but they can't be used."

Liangxing pacified Xu Hong, stroked his red hair, and said with a smile: "Xuanfu Xianggong is high-minded." ”

Xu Wei knew that his fifth brother was also an expert in tactics, and he also smiled: "What is Xu Dutong's opinion, let's study it." ”

Xu Wu didn't shirk either, got up and stepped forward, pointed to the map and said: "Today, Yao Shuai leads the Xihe army to seize the pontoon bridge, and once it succeeds, it will cut off the Hedong Guanzhong, and the enemy of Shaanxi will become the momentum in the urn." Before the Eastern Expedition, our army had recovered Henan, and there were dangers in Hujiao Pass and Tongguan. At this point, regardless of Hedong and Henan, the Jin army could not come to the aid, which is the so-called dog into the poor alley. ”

When the civil and military dignitaries heard this, they were all overjoyed. Xu Du's unified speech made people suddenly open their mouths, so our army had already occupied a considerable advantage before the war, so why worry about Shaanxi?

"But Han Chang is not easy to fight with his generation, and he will fight the trapped beast, and it is impossible for Jinting to sit back and watch the recovery of Shaanxi, once this battle has been fought for a long time, it will inevitably change. The most worrying thing is that the Jin army came out of Yanyun and came to aid through Hedong. If Yao Shuai controls the pontoon, of course, he is not afraid for the time being, but if it is winter, it will be different. ”

Everyone understands what Xu Hong pointed out that the Yellow River was diverted from north-south to east-west in the Fenglingdu area, so the section of the Yellow River north of Fenglingdu often appeared in the cold winter, and even frozen. Once the river is frozen, the Pujinguan pontoon bridge is like a void, and the enemy can cross the river on the ice

"Therefore, this campaign cannot be consumed for a long time to solve this problem, just as Xuanfu Xianggong said, it is necessary to go straight to Yan'an and gather troops from all roads, take this important town, and completely control northern Shaanxi."

Hearing this, some generals still didn't quite understand, and someone asked loudly: "If you don't attack Tongzhou, but transfer to Yan'an, even if Yao Shuai takes the Pujin Pass pontoon bridge, how can it be stable?" How can it be proper for our army to throw its back to the enemy of the same state? If there are troops left to besiege here, how can they gather strength? ”

Xu Wei hit the handsome case: "Good question"

Xu Hong chuckled lightly and arched his hand: "For the rest, please make it clear to the Prime Minister." ”

"Xu Dutong is confident, why be modest?" Xu Wei shook his head and said.

Seeing that his two brothers were humble there, Zhang Xian simply took over the conversation: "The two chiefs are humble, so let's try to say it, if it is not right, ask the chief to correct it." ”

"Zongben doesn't have to worry, if you have something to say, it's okay to talk about it." Xu Wei affirmed.

"After Yao Shuai captures Pujin, our army can leave appropriate forces and work with the Xihe army to contain Tongzhou. The main force immediately went north, fought all the way to the city of Yan'an, and joined forces with the Jingyuan army to detain the siege of the city, and sent reinforcements" Zhang Xian didn't say much, but it was quite critical.

As soon as the voice fell, there were praisers in the tent Chinese Wuduo. But after Xu Hong heard this, he was silent, and Xu Wei also smiled and did not answer. Seeing this, Zhang Xian was suspicious in his heart, could it be that I said something wrong? He is a frank gentleman, and he does not hide darkness in his chest, so he said: "Please declare the prime minister, and Xu Du will be correct." ”

Xu Hong still didn't say anything, Xu Jiu glanced at him and corrected: "What Zongben said is generally feasible. However, the geometry of the troops in the same state, you don't know, I don't know, if you leave the troops to contain them, you will stay more, scatter your forces, leave less, and fear that the enemy will attack out of the city. The only way to do this is to learn from the gold people. ”

Scholarship? I don't know what else the Jin people have to learn from us besides cavalry?

Xu Wei also did not sell Guanzi, and said bluntly: "In the past, our army held on to Pingyang, and the Jin people made the 'city lock method', which made it difficult both internally and externally. Farther away, Wang Zhengchen guarded Taiyuan back then, and the Jin people also used this method to lock the city away. Now the Tongzhou wall is clear, and the corner is stubbornly resisting, and our army is besieged by the method of locking the city, so that it can get out and go north. ”

The lock-up law is no stranger to everyone. "The General Essentials of the Martial Arts" has clouds, and it is difficult to pull out the city suddenly, so it makes the city lock law difficult. It's just that over the years, most of them have been used by the Jin Army, which makes the world think that this is Beiyi's originality.

After hearing this, Zhang Xian thought for a moment and confessed: "I really didn't think of this layer. ”

Xu Wei comforted a few words, and discussed the details with the generals, and after it was confirmed, Zijin Tiger gave an order: "Lock the city"

The commander-in-chief of the Western Army gave this order, and the Tongzhou City trembled, and when the 110,000 cavalry of Shaanxi Province came to the city, the soldiers of the Tongzhou Jin Army were shocked by this unprecedented momentum, and they hadn't even figured it out, haven't we been pressing the Song Army to fight? How did you get to this point?

Looking outside the city, it was densely packed with the camp tents of the Song army, but the Jin army knew that the Song army was not here to catch the market, and soon, a tragic offensive and defensive battle was inevitable. Only God knows who will die or who will live, but on the ninth day of the seventh month, what they are waiting for is not a forest of artillery carts, nor towering goose carts, and the imaginary army of angry waves does not appear at all. The Song army began to tinker with something at a considerable distance outside the city.

This abnormal situation was quickly reported to Wanyan Huonu, the Jurchen general of the year, and now he has grown into a strong man like an iron tower, when his sturdy body wrapped in iron armor sonorously rushed to the city, he saw a chilling scene As a little veteran of the Western Route Army, he really knew too well what the Song Army was doing outside the city

The tone of the "locked city" living girl was a little strange, he never thought that the city locking method would be used on Jin Jun's head one day.

The so-called "lock-up method" is to build fortifications, set up obstacles, and build a line of defense with low walls, antlers, horses, pits, etc., in places outside the city that are beyond the reach of crossbows and artillery carts, so as to isolate internal and external communication links, in order to trap death.

However, the city locking method is mostly used when it can't be attacked for a long time, and now that the Western Army has just arrived, it hasn't even let out a fart, so it sacrifices such a demon method, which really surprises the living girl. Standing on top of the city, the living girl speculated about Xu Wei's intentions. Soon, he understood that Xu Hu'er was trying to trap me, so that he could go north and attack Yan'an

At this point, the living girl is in a dilemma. If he sits back and watch the lockdown law form, he will have no second way to go except to stick to it and wait for help. If you attack at this time, there is absolutely no possibility of victory, and the entire Tongzhou, including Chengli and Pujin Pass, has less than 50,000 troops, and the elite Jurchen army is in the hands of Wan Yan Xi Bu, who guards Pujin Pass. At the moment, it was not easy for him to think about it.

In the face of a desperate situation, the living girl is extraordinary after all, he is the person who was prophesied by Jin Taizu that "this son will be a famous general one day", in the face of the 100,000 army of the Purple Gold Tiger, the living girl is not afraid, he beat the city wall with his hand, and shouted: "Let the horse army attack from the south gate"

Xu Wei, even if he can't shake you, he will kill your sharpness

As soon as the military ordered, the gate of the southern city of Tongzhou was opened, the drawbridge was lowered, and the galloping Han'er iron cavalry rushed towards the soldiers of the Western Army who were working with a roar. The sharp spears shine brightly in the July sun

Hearing the sound of hooves, the sweaty soldiers who were sweating like rain in their hands did not carry equipment, but hoes and pickaxes, and when they heard the sound of hooves, they straightened their waists, wiped a handful of sweat, and looked at the roaring enemy cavalry with calm eyes

Suddenly, the trumpets in the Song military camp sounded, the drums and gongs sounded at the same time, and at almost the same time, a huge roar rose in all directions of Tongzhou, like a stormy wave, straight into the sky, and a total of 100,000 troops roared, and the Yellow River flowed backwards

A surprising scene appeared when the cavalry who had slaughtered hundreds of Han men from the city, under the deafening roar, was so frightened that they stopped the reins, turned the horse's head, and hastily saw where they had come from and where they were going

Yang Jihei was shirtless, carrying a halberd on his shoulder, leading the team to cruise, witnessing this situation, he spitted: "Bah, straight thief, wait for death"

Seeing this, the beautiful girl at the head of the city turned red, and his teeth were gnashing, so frightened that no one around him dared to speak. Suddenly, he pulled out his scimitar and twisted his face and rushed down to the city, those horse troops who had just returned halfway had just entered the city, and they were still apprehensive about the previous scene. How did you get it?

Han Mouke, who led the team, turned over and dismounted, his body was already soaked in cold sweat, his feet had just touched the ground, and suddenly he saw his subordinates full of horror, and he opened his mouth wide to look at him before he understood what was going on, and suddenly felt a strong wind hit, and as soon as he turned half of his body, his human head had already broken off his neck, blood spurted out of his neck, and the headless corpse immediately fell to the ground

The living girl still maintained the momentum of the chop, an angry and distorted face hideous and terrifying, and his fierce gaze swept over the crowd of men, and raised the scimitar again. This time, the generals who followed in a panic hugged each other, pulled and persuaded.

"All the people, they are afraid of the enemy and retreat, they are guilty, but the mastermind has been ambushed, the law does not blame the people, and the anger is appeased"

The thunderous living girl finally stopped, he wiped the bloodstains, put the knife into the sheath, and said coldly: "Tonight, touch the camp"

I have to say that the living girl's brain is still quite alive, the Purple Gold Tiger army has just arrived, and the foothold is not stable, so it is a good strategy to take this opportunity to sneak attack the camp. But he forgot one thing, Xu Wei is a guy who often touches the camp, he is used to touching people, how can he let you touch it?

That night, when more than 2,000 Jin troops quietly went out from Beicheng and touched the Liangxing military camp, they actually touched an empty camp and then touched the second one, but the Jin general who led the empty camp couldn't hold it back, knowing that the Song army was prepared, and quickly ordered to return to the city. At this time, Xu Hongbu led Cheng Fang to kill the crowd, and the Jin army ran away. Cheng Fang chased all the way to the bottom of the city until the defenders of the city shot arrows.

The living girl was completely dead, closed the city gates, hung the suspension bridge, and didn't think about it anymore. In the city of Tongzhou, although there are not many troops, the material reserves are sufficient, and it is not a problem to persist for half a year.

The Jin army closed the city and did not come out, and the Song army was able to lock the city with peace of mind. Soon, all kinds of fortifications gradually rose, and a new line of defense was like a new scarf tied to the city of Tongzhou, but this scarf was made of iron and stone, and sooner or later, it would break your neck

Don't say that Xu Wei locked the city in Tongzhou, but said that Yao Xiyan, the marshal of Xihe, led 30,000 Xihe troops eastward to Chaoyi County under the rule of Tongzhou, and Xiao Taiwei made his younger brother Yao Bilong go to surrender, saying that the Western Army is coming to recover Shaanxi, and if he does not surrender, he will die Chaoyi Zhixian was originally a Song official.

Yao Pingzhong didn't have that leisure, sent hundreds of soldiers to garrison, and rushed to Pujin Pass non-stop. This time, Xu Wei kept his promise before the Eastern Expedition, and let Xihe Shuaisi be the vanguard, and the little lieutenant held his stomach to his head in one breath, so he made a good start, Pujin Pass pontoon, and he was determined to win