Chapter 456 buried the coffin
The next day, a large number of Song troops landed from the sea one after another and swept towards the sixteen states of Youyun.
In just three days, 30,000 troops landed and gained a firm foothold at the mouth of the Bohai Sea, and a large number of military supplies were ashore one after another and hoarded in the city. Part of the army was stationed on the shore of the Bohai Sea, guarding the transportation line, and part of the army was like a tiger and wolf, pounced on the nearby small towns in the Sixteen Prefectures of Youyun.
The landing at sea once again showed great destructive power. The Jin army had no defense at all, let alone cut off the sea passage of the Song army, so it could only let the Jin army land and attack everywhere.
If the Jin army is strong, it can send cavalry to drive the Song army into the sea, but at this moment, most of the elite soldiers are confronting the Song army on the front line, and those who remain in Youzhou are only old, weak, sick and disabled, and there is more than enough to defend the city, but not enough field battles.
Some Jin army generals took the risk of attacking and wanted to annihilate the Song army, which was exciting, but unfortunately failed, but they suffered a lot of losses.
The situation became more and more unfavorable, and the Jin army could only stay in the city and keep the city from losing, but it lost the strategic initiative, and a large number of villages and walled cities outside the city fell one after another. And with the fall of the outside of the city, the grain could not be transported to the city, the price of goods skyrocketed, and the people panicked.
The burning, killing and looting of the Jin army in the early days caused great damage to the north, leaving thousands of miles uninhabited and a large amount of arable land barren. After years of fighting, the food in the Youyun area ran out, and there was very little grain stored in the warehouse. The blockade of the Song Dynasty and the inability to transport grain from the south to the north caused the Jin State to be in a state of shortage of grain and grass.
The combination of these factors has caused the grain itself to be insufficient, and it is even worse at the moment.
The powerlessness of the Jin army. The large-scale invasion of the Song army made the war unfavorable to the Jin country, and a fool knows it at this moment. The Jin army has very few chances of victory, bad luck, the Youyun region has fallen, the Jin army on the front line has cut off the way back, and more than 200,000 Jin troops will be wiped out, and the Jin country will be doomed at that time.
With the turmoil of the situation, the original situation of the Jin country. People are panicking, and some people's minds are beginning to change looks.
Youzhou City has only been besieged for five days at this time. But Wan Yan Yong in the city seems to be living like a year.
On that day, Wan Yanliang wanted to take advantage of the Song army coming from afar, his foothold was not stable, and the soldiers were tired. Strike rashly. I want to hit the Song army and cheer up the momentum. It's a pity that it failed. The Song army that came from afar, galloping all night in a row, was indeed exhausted, and indeed had no stable foothold, but the Song army was too strong, as if it was devastating. killed the 7,000 gold army outside the city, and even cut off Wan Yanliang's head.
Since that day. Wan Yan Yong can only guard the city and defend Youzhou City.
It's just that for five consecutive days, the Song army did not attack the city, but continued outside the city, digging trenches, and it seemed that it was going to be besieged for a long time. And the craftsmen in the distance are also building siege equipment; There seems to be no desire to attack.
But who knows, this is temporary!
Once the siege equipment is repaired, once it is ready, it will be the time for the Song army to attack, will Youzhou City still be able to hold at that time?
And the most terrible thing is that the people in the city are panicked, and some Han people and some Han generals are moved and have a rebellious heart. But even if he has a rebellious heart, he can only endure it, and before there is conclusive evidence, he will arrest him in vain, which will only ignite the flames and make the originally wavering people go to the opposite side.
"What a headache!"
Wan Yanyong felt tired, and the situation deteriorated badly. If it is the fourth uncle, the reinforcements will arrive, and the situation will be stable at that time; If the fourth uncle comes late, then the inside and outside will echo, and Youzhou City will not be guaranteed.
"Summons many generals, gather in the mansion!"
Soon, many generals gathered.
"Everyone, the Song army is coming to the city! The bloody battle that day even lost thousands of men! Wan Yan Yong said, "It's just that if the Song army is attacking the city, it will be necessary for him to break his head and bleed." Youzhou City is high, the equipment is sufficient, and the fourth uncle sent troops to rescue, mainly holding on, at that time, the inside and the outside should be combined, and Yue Fei will inevitably be broken......"
Wan Yanyong said slowly, under the dim light, the thoughts of the generals were different, some were panicked, some were uneasy, some were numb, and more were a little at a loss.
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Outside the city, Yue Fei looked at the city wall of Youzhou, and couldn't help sighing: "Youzhou City, worthy of being a strong city in the world, there is no hundreds of thousands of troops besieged, not besieged for half a year, a year, leisure to break the city!" ”
In the past, the Song-Jin Alliance, together to attack Liao, Yue Fei was just a small soldier, followed the army to Youzhou, saw Youzhou City from afar, and only felt like a giant beast, as if it was going to devour everything. And at this moment, looking at Youzhou City, the black city wall is like hell, and it is extremely cold.
Over the years, Yue Fei has also seen a lot of fortified cities, and Youzhou City ranks in the top ten.
If there is no internal help, relying on the pile of human lives to break the city, it will be extremely difficult, and the Song army will shed blood.
Dispatch more than 100,000 troops to fight for half a year, and a year's siege may not be able to break the city.
Once too many troops are dispatched under Youzhou City, the siege will be long-term, the attack will not be overcome for a long time, and the old division will be tired, and the defeat of Baihegou will inevitably be staged again!
Retracting the clairvoyance, Yue Fei inspected the camp and showed that the morale of the soldiers was very high, and the camp layout was relatively appropriate.
Then he left the camp and headed northwest, while some craftsmen were cutting wood and building siege equipment; Some of the people are digging trenches, and it seems that they are going to besiege Youzhou for a long time; There are also some troops digging tunnels, divided into more than a dozen groups, digging into the city.
Most of these diggers used to dig coal mines, or were born as tomb robbers, and they were the best at digging holes and killing rats.
The excavation has been going on for more than five days, without a trace of cover-up, digging with great fanfare. In fact, there is no use in covering up, and the Jin army in the city has bright eyes and has already noticed it.
A large urn, wrapped in cowhide, so that the blind can listen to it, and they can find it.
And when the Song army was digging the tunnel, the Jin army also began to counterattack, digging back to the outside of the city, or pouring water, filling smoke, etc., the Song army digging the tunnel was not smooth, or the underground leaked, the tunnel collapsed, and many people died, or the Jin army dug back and shot many people.
However, Yue Fei didn't care, and still dug the tunnel tirelessly.
"Marshal, dig under the city walls!"
"Really?"
"Really!"
After receiving an affirmative answer, Yue Fei breathed a sigh of relief. The Jin army knew that he was digging tunnels, but he didn't know why he was digging tunnels, which gave the Song Dynasty an opportunity.
"Go according to plan!"
Yue Fei said.
Twelve coffins were placed in the tunnels, compacted with earth, without a single gap, as long as the fire rope was lit, the yellow powder would be detonated, and under the huge force of the explosion, the city wall would collapse, and then the whole army would attack and conquer the clouds.
The coffin is buried, and hope is buried!
That's the crux of the battle.
From landing to capturing Youzhou, it only took fifteen days, and the rapid breakthrough did not give the Jin army a chance to react at all. The reinforcements of the Jin army, just on the way, the rescue was too late, and Youzhou City fell, only in this way can all variables be nipped in the bud.
Otherwise, once the situation changes, or a certain part of the Song army is defeated by the Jin army, or even completely annihilated.
The situation is changing again, and the variables will return!
It's a matter of success or failure!
The coffin was buried, leaving only a few soldiers waiting.
"Summons the generals, raise the account!" Yue Fei ordered.
The rumbling drums sounded, and the generals arrived in the military tent one after another, Yue Fei sat on the handsome chair and said only four words: "Attack the city tomorrow!" ”
"No!" A general dissuaded, "Now our army has fewer soldiers and horses, but more than 30,000, and the siege equipment is insufficient, it is better to delay for a while, and it is not too late to attack again!" ”
Yue Fei shook his head and said, "Time, it's too late!" ”
"At this moment, the people in Youzhou City are panicking, and some people's minds are shaken, as long as they wait a little longer, then the inside and outside should be combined, and Youzhou City will be broken!" A general said.
Yue Fei still said: "It's too late!" ”
"General, if you attack at this moment, our army will inevitably suffer heavy casualties!" Li Quan, the general of the Red Army, stepped forward.
"It's too late!" Yue Fei stood up and said: "Our army has come from afar, the soldiers are a little tired, the siege equipment is insufficient, and the people of Youzhou City are panicking, but it is not yet the time to rebel. It's really inappropriate to attack at this time, but there is no choice, and it is necessary to shoot! ”
"Yes, I'll do it!"
Although they didn't understand, the generals nodded in agreement.
"Today's feast is full, good wine and meat are eaten, and tomorrow you will fight in Youzhou!" (To be continued......)