Speaking of cold, every eight-character army is a little trembling, Shunchang City is in disrepair, there is no city defense at all, in the Huaihe region, it is a miracle to survive. Speaking of heat, the Shunchang prefect is a hot-blooded man, he unreservedly helped Liu Qi, in addition to sending people to immediately build the city defense, he gave an absolutely unexpected surprise: at this time, there are tens of thousands of rice in Shunchang City! This is a good thing that could never have been imagined in advance, at least it can support the consumption of the eight-character army for a long time...

The military situation is urgent, at this time the forward troops of the Jin Army are less than 300 miles away from Shunchang, Liu Qi must not only prepare for offensive and defensive combat readiness in the shortest possible time, but more importantly, improve morale, so that every soldier has the heart of victory and death!

It's easy! Liu Qi placed his family in the temple, piled firewood and grass outside the courtyard wall, and then gathered all the soldiers of the army, and said to them that this battle will be won, if the city is broken, please ask the brothers to help light the fire, my family will not be a prisoner of the Jin... The whole army was indignant, and even the families of the female dependents of the army helped sharpen their knives and feed the horses, they said: In the past, everyone looked down on my eight-character army, but today please see my eight-character army for the country's meritorious service!

On the battlefield of Shaanxi, Crying Langjun marched quickly and took Chang'an within a few days. This speed made the Southern Song Dynasty unable to react, and said realistically: The speed of the scout exploring the horse is not necessarily faster than that of Wan Yan Sali!

At this time, nearly 50,000 right guards were scattered all over Shaanxi, and the generals who temporarily adjusted the dispatch were on their way to take office, and Hu Shijiang, the deputy envoy of Sichuan Xuanfu, sat in the base camp of Hechi and wanted to convene a high-level meeting, but he couldn't find anyone: Guo Hao, the envoy of the Yongxing Army, was in Yan'an Mansion on Yanyan Road; The Yan Road passed through the slight envoy Wang Yan has not yet arrived; Huanqing Road passes through Fan Zong in Jinzhou on Jingnan Road. Tian Sheng, the envoy of Jingyuan Road, and Yang Zheng (Gongzhou, in Gongzhou, Xihe Road) are not in Hechi. Hu Shijiang only had two people by his side: Sun Wu, the envoy of Xihe Road, and Wu Xuan, the envoy of Qinfeng Road.

Tian Sheng and Yang Zheng arrived as soon as possible to hold a meeting! The central topic is: Do you still need the Hechi base camp? The reason is that the Jin army is marching too fast, the right guard army is scattered, and the river pool is very weak at this time. Sun Wujian yì gave up the river pool and retreated to the Immortal Pass!

Wu Lan was so angry that he was dizzy, these dead talents should be pulled out and cut down." "I think that Wu Jue set the river pool as the base camp back then, because of its dangerous geography and overall situation, the more dangerous the time, the more important it is to demonstrate!" Wu Jue was not here before a certain war, so he came to the parade on purpose, even if he was almost captured by the Jin army, he didn't care. The river pool is so heavy, and at this time you have to take the initiative to give up, where does this start?

Wu Lan guaranteed the lives of the whole family of 100 people: Wu Jiajun will definitely defend the river! General Hu Shijiang was overjoyed, pointed to his military tent and said, "The general swears to die here"

On the 18th, Sun Wu was sent back to Xihe Road. Tian Sheng led 3,000 soldiers to the front line of Jingyuan Road to meet the enemy!

On the same day, Ma Li Bao, a loyal and righteous soldier of the Yuejia army, led people to fight with the Jin army in Xingren Mansion on Jingxi Road, killing hundreds of people.

On the 18th, Liu Qi summoned the generals in Shunchang City to show his mortal heart by sinking the boat. Xu Qing guarded the east gate, He Hui guarded the west gate, Zhong Yan guarded the south gate, and Du Qi guarded the north gate. Liu Qi personally supervised the construction and rushed to build the city fortifications. Shunchang City quickly turned into a temporary fortress, and in six days, it can only be said that it was basically completed, and the Jin army vanguard had already killed under Shunchang City.

20th. Wang Yan, the defender of Bozhou, surrendered to the Jin army first, and Li Qiong was ordered to enter Bozhou.

On the 23rd, Wu Lan was ordered by General Hu Shijiang to lead 20,000 Wu troops to set off from Hechi. Go to Baoji on the shore of Weishui, Fengxiang Mansion on Qinfeng Road to meet the enemy. The other two of the three major generals in Shuzhong, Yang Zheng and Guo Hao, supported it.

On the 25th, the Jin army finally approached the mouth of the white vortex 30 miles away from Shunchang City. The leader was Liu Qi's old friend Han Chang. Right! It was the fierce general who was blinded by Liu Qi in one eye in the Battle of Fuping, and he could still drag Yan Zongbi out of the encirclement! There is no information to show that at this time, Han Chang knew that it was Liu Qi in Shunchang City, and he relieved the fatigue of the long march before attacking the city according to common sense. I'm going to trim it up a little at the mouth of the white vortex...

And then something happened! Is it only 30 miles... Liu Qi sent 1,000 people to raid the Jin camp that night, and Han Chang was surprised, and the camp of more than 10,000 people was actually broken. Forced to retreat overnight. The first battle was won, and the Jin army vanguard was defeated without seeing Shunchang City...

On the 26th, Liu Guangshi was reinstated as the envoy of Sanjing, and led the two armies of Li Gui and Bulang to the north to support Liu Qi. He was given 200,000 taels of money and 30,000 taels of silver silk for military expenses, and ordered Li Xianzhong to accompany him on the expedition.

On the 27th, Wu Lan was edicted to control the military horses of the Shaanxi Zhulu. Yang Zheng ignored his mother's funeral and rushed to fight the enemy with Wu Luan. On the 28th, the Jin Army's partial division, which attacked Yaozhou on the Yanyan Road, was repulsed by Guo Hao. Wanyan Sali led the main force to attack the Shibi Village of Fengxiang Mansion, and the commander Yao Zhong was ordered by Wu Lan to personally go into battle to supervise the battle, and the Jin army was killed, and Zhuhe Belle was seriously injured and retreated to Wugong County in Jingzhao Mansion.

On the 29th, the Jin Army's reinforcements came up. The leading figures have a prominent reputation, one is Jin Shizong, who will be known as "Xiao Yao Shun" in the future, and the three roads at this time are all finished and praised; The other known as the "Dragon and Tiger King", who is he? I can't find a specific name in the history of the Song Dynasty and the history of Jin, but it appears frequently, this person is a person of the same era as Wanyan Zonghan, and he was very active during the destruction of the Liao and Song dynasties. Later, according to many researches, this person is likely to be called Yan Tu Suhe.

The Dragon and Tiger King is extraordinary, much stronger than Han Chang, and the combined army of the two has reached more than 30,000. Recall: The Jin army that broke Kaifeng was only more than 50,000. If there is any flaw in the sudden speed combination, it is that it gallops for hundreds of miles, and there are no heavy siege equipment at hand, and after approaching the city wall, the Jin army's arrows rain down, first suppressing and then climbing the wall. And then it was very depressing. He forgot that it was the Southern Song Dynasty at this time, not the Northern Song Dynasty!

When the seal was broken, all the standard weapons of the Song army, including the Divine Arm Bow, cut corners, and they had no performance at all. At this time, with the bow and arrow as a theory, Jin Jun should have known the consequences as early as when he was a monk!

The city and the city fired at each other, and the Jin army lost in a mess. They retreated, regrouped with a safe distance, and that's when things deteriorated and they couldn't clean it up! More than 30,000 Jin troops did not expect that the Song army in Shunchang City dared to rush out of the city and fight them hand-to-hand outside the city! Out of the city were infantry, within 5 thousand ...

This number is the limit, and from the beginning to the end of the Battle of Shunchang, the number of soldiers in the Song army never exceeded 5,000. As for why? It's a secret... 5,000 against 30,000, infantry shock cavalry, how do you think Liu Qi is crazy? The enemy did not move at all, but only retreated slightly, is this a fighter? The facts were stunning, the cavalry of the Jin army was beheaded by thousands of people, and the whole army was once again defeated. retreated to Guili Village, 20 miles east of Shunchang City, on the bank of Yingshui, and at the same time told Wanyan Zongbi about the urgency...

At the beginning of the war, the Song army won a great victory, and both the enemy and us were a little delirious. For example, Wanyan Tusui and Han Chang retreated day and night, getting farther and farther away from Shunchang, is this still an attacker? Or are they still Jurchen cavalry? Looking at the history of previous wars, the Jin army attacked and plundered like fire, and only others fled up the mountains and down the sea. When did you ever be so wolf-bèi? So there's definitely something wrong with this thing in front of you, something must be wrong!

This thought arose in the minds of every Jurchen, and the strongest one was His Excellency Wanyan Zongbi, Marshal of the Jin Army. The fourth prince jumped up after receiving the battle report, he couldn't wait to appear in Shunchang City immediately, kill the Song people, kill Liu Qi, kill Yan Tusuhe, and Han Chang! Wan Yanchang is the scum of the Jurchens and has to be killed. Imbeciles like the "Dragon and Tiger King" can't be retained, it's really embarrassing!

In this mood, he led 100,000 heavy soldiers and countless baggage. Kill Shunchang City! It's a long way from Kaifeng to Shunchang, right? It only took 6 days for this person to arrive!

On June 1, Zhao Gou urgently crowned Han Shizhong as the Taibao and the British Duke; Zhang Jun is the young master and the prince of Jiguo; Yue Fei is a young protector and a solicitor from Henan and North Roads. The Privy Council of the Great Song Dynasty also urgently issued a document condemning Wan Yan Zongbi and Wan Yan Sali to all roads in the world (mainly Henan and Shaanxi).

The city of Shunchang has been besieged for 4 days. On the evening of the 5th, it rained heavily. In the midst of lightning and thunder, Liu Qi sent a fierce general Lu Chong to lead 500 soldiers to rob the camp. The gold camp in Guili Village killed each other and became a mess...

But in fact, except for Liu Qi himself. No one knew: at this moment, the order of the official supreme leader of the Southern Song Dynasty had quietly arrived.

In the hearts of Zhao Gou and Qin Hui, no matter how brilliant the beginning of the Battle of Shunchang was. The result is destined to have only one, that is, the total annihilation of the Bazi Army. Rather than this, why not accept it if it doesn't work? Written by Prime Minister Qin, the text covered with Zhao Gouyu's seal reads - "Liu Qi chooses the division of the Li class" Choose a good time, preserve your strength, and withdraw! At the same time, they also added officials to Liu Qi: Dingzhou Observation Envoy, Privy Council Deputy Governor, and Envoy along the Huai System.

It can be seen that the work of Lin'an is also very diligent. How difficult it is for them to be able to give such orders quickly and accurately in a chaotic situation, and in this war, they will continue to issue such orders at various critical moments.

It's a pity that Liu Qi didn't listen! The eight-character army was firmly stationed in the city of Shunchang, waiting for the arrival of the marshal of the Jin army and the fourth prince of Dajin...

Wanyan Zongbi's army went halfway and suddenly encountered the enemy? Dozens of cavalry of the Song army rushed towards the fourth prince, probably too fast, and the general led by him fell off his horse at once! Jin Wushu was stunned, and when he got closer, he realized that this person's name was Cao Cheng, and he was here to "surrender". According to Cao Cheng: Liu Qi is the son of a border general in the peaceful years, proficient in eating, drinking, and pleasure, and the relationship in the court is also hard. But who knew that he suddenly had a nerve to fight in Shunchang! He's crazy, but no one wants to die with him, and the army is running out in the past few days. I ran slowly, and I felt that the prospect of direct surrender was better, and I was willing to be the guide and staff officer of the Jin army...

Jin Wushu was full of pride and laughed. This is the army of the Song Dynasty, this is Liu Qi! This is logical, and it is consistent with the image of the Han people that he himself identifies!

On the 6th, Hu Shijiang received an edict from Zhao Gou, ordering him to lead his soldiers and protect the pass. There are those who can establish miraculous feats, although the king is festive, he is not stingy. The generals then forwarded the edicts written by Zhao Gou to Wu Luan, Yang Zheng, Guo Hao, Tian Sheng and others to the generals. After that, Wu Lan and Yang Zheng jointly wrote a letter to Wan Yan Sali, the chief general of the Jin Army, and made an appointment for a decisive battle. Sali ordered Gu Yanlangjun to lead 3,000 elite cavalry to fight, and was defeated by Wu Luan sent Li Shiyan, Gu Yanlangjun retreated into Fufeng County to defend, Li Shiyan took advantage of the victory to pursue, captured Fufeng County, and captured 3 Jurchen leaders and 117 soldiers. Wu Lan also sent partial generals to attack the Jin army camp tent west of Fengxiang Mansion City. After Yan Sa left the report of defeat, he was furious, and personally led the army to Baitongfang to fight with the Song general Yao Zhong, and lost again. Since then, he has seized the air, retreated to Fengxiang Mansion, and did not dare to peep into Shu again, but only to find a gap in Shaanxi to attack.

On the 8th, Wanyan Zongbi's army converged with the dragon and tiger kings, Han Chang and other forward troops, and the Jin army joint camp was set up on the north bank of Yingshui to "connect the lower village, with people and horses covering the wilderness, camels, cattle and horses mixed in the middle, and felt carts and Xi carts were also numbered in hundreds. The siege equipment came from Chenzhou, and the grain armor came from Caihe, "Looking from afar, the camp is more than 30 miles!" What magnificent, majestic, grand, mighty, well-equipped... Lianzhu Village! It is more than 30 miles, and it is still a bead village, and the habit of golden vulture has not changed for thousands of years. At this time, he himself stood in his beloved Lianzhu Village and scolded the Dragon and Tiger King and others!

Jin Wushu used a fierce way to educate his subordinates on the glorious history of the nation, which combined retrospective outlook and anticipation, so that his subordinates were both ashamed and excited, and the effect was... No, no...

Looking back on history, it is nothing more than the Battle of Fuping, the Battle of Sichuan and Shaanxi, the Battle of Crossing the River, etc., every time the Golden Vulture actively participated, every time it was embarrassing, is it very brilliant?

Especially in the face of Liu Qi, in the Battle of Fuping, Jin Wushu led half of the Jin army's troops, and was completely defeated by one-fifth of Liu Qi's western army, and it was Han Chang who rescued him at the cost of one eye and blood. His Royal Highness the Fourth Crown Prince may have forgotten about this, but Han Chang swore with every inconvenience in his daily life: It was true!

The fourth prince didn't care, he said proudly, "How dare Liu Qi fight with me, break the city with my strength, and kick the ear with the tip of his boot" Then he ordered to attack the city the next day, and it will be broken on the same day! Have lunch at the prefect's yamen in Shunchang City. Also: you don't need to bring heavy siege equipment, it's troublesome to procrastinate, you don't need it at all!

That night, Liu Qi sent Geng Xun to Jinying to write a war letter: "The Taiwei not only asked for battle, but also said that the fourth prince would not dare to cross the river." I can offer five pontoon bridges, send your army to the south, and then engage in the battle" Wanyan Zongbi jumped up angrily, "Am I afraid of Liu Qi?" You go back and tell him: Tomorrow's decisive battle! Hugh got the wrong appointment"

That night, Liu Qi sent people to secretly shed poison on Yingshui and warned the whole army: Tomorrow will fight. Even if our soldiers die of thirst, they will not be able to drink the water from the river!

In the scorching summer heat of June 9th, the Battle of Shunchang began! The whole Jin army went out of the camp, 130,000 heavy soldiers rushed to the sky, and the five pontoon bridges offered by Liu Qi strictly wrapped Shunchang City in the center. (To be continued......)