Chapter 301: Round-up

Surrounded by the Song army and losing its outlying positions, the Balhae army that invaded Goryeo surrendered to the Song army under the leadership of the deputy commander Da Tzu Buye, and the Battle of Xijing, which lasted for 100 days, ended in the victory of the Song army.

Jin Fushi went out of the city and came to the battlefield, only to see that the snow on the wilderness was blackened by artillery fire, and the earthen city that had caused them to pay huge casualties and still could not break through had become ruins, and the fortress was still burning, billowing black smoke, and the corpses of the Jin army were everywhere, indicating the fierceness of the war. Of course, the most striking thing is the mountain of booty, herds of war horses, countless weapons, and tens of thousands of dejected Jin soldiers.

As soon as the siege of 100 days was resolved, Jin Fushi naturally sighed, but there was no Goryeo army, he was awakened by the explosion in the early morning before he realized that the Song army had taken military action, and no one in the Goryeo side who lived in the same city found that the Song army had planned such a large-scale battle, which shows the strictness of its military discipline and well-trained. Thinking about it again, the prince of his side broke his pants and stretched his legs first, but the soldiers and horses did not move but spread the publicity, lest the world would not know, so he slapped himself in the face fiercely. Although his heart was full of envy, jealousy and hatred, the Song army was fighting for them Goryeo after all, and Jin Fushi sent people to Kaijing to report the victory, while raising supplies to the Song army camp to reward the army.

With the lifting of the siege of Xijing, the attitude of the powerful nobles in the city who opposed Jin Fushi immediately came to a 180-degree turn, and they understood very well that although this battle was the work of the Song army, Jin Fushi's main resistance to Jin was indispensable, and the favor of the lord of the country to it will reach a new height, and he will be in charge of the government again. At that time he had the power to have soldiers. It will inevitably clean up their group of people who once 'fell into the well' and hit the power of the local wealthy monks in Xijing. Therefore, these not only contributed a lot of money and food, but also jointly wrote a letter to Jin Fushi to ask for merit and flattery, and some people even walked the way to Zhao Yong's door, hoping to use their influence to say a few good words for them.

Zhao Yong has no intention of interfering in Goryeo's family affairs, and of course he does not want the two parties to shake hands and make peace. In line with the principle that the emperor has always advocated, 'the reputation belongs to you, and the benefits belong to me', after some bargaining with the various factions, the result is, of course, very happy. Captured Jin Army battle flags, seals, and captured Jurchens. With some tattered armor and weapons, they were given to the Goryeo side of Xijing to pay tribute to Kaijing's victory; The surrendered Bohai Navy Regiment and the seized property, grain and grass naturally belonged to the Song army. Naturally, the letters of state to the lords of Goryeo will also add two strokes to them.

This kind of deception is tacitly okay for everyone, but they also have to repay the favor, they voluntarily offered a large number of things to the army, Zhuge Hong thought that these things could not only make everyone have a fat year. That's enough for the army to spend for the next few months. In addition, the condolences of the lord of Goryeo can probably be equal to the need to send troops. Neither the inside nor the face suffers!

But this New Year is destined to be spent in battle, and the other two route armies have already exchanged fire with the Jin army that fled in advance, and they want tens of millions of reinforcements. The Leopards, who have been fighting on the periphery, will rest for a day. After replenishing supplies, the pursuit was launched along the retreating route of the Jin army, and the rendezvous tiger general flanked the enemy in front and rear; After resting for two days, the lion generals and the 1st Artillery Brigade set off under the leadership of Zhuge Hong, and they went north along the main road, quickly maneuvering in the direction of Xichuan, cooperating with the Goryeo army to block the reinforcements of the Jin State, and another task was to help the Ministry of the Five Nations establish a base area.

After dealing with the affairs related to Xijing, Zhao Yong led his direct team and the newly attached Bohai Navy Regiment to Bochuan, where the transportation was developed and it was convenient for central dispatch. Jin Fushi led 30,000 Goryeo troops to Bocheon to meet with the Goryeo prince Wang Suo, preparing to receive the counties recovered by the Song army, restore power, consolidate the defense line of the Great Wall for thousands of miles, cooperate with the Song army to resist the Jin reinforcements, and clear the remnants of the Jin army. The two armies happened to be on the way, so they embarked on the journey north together......

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Tiger general commander Wang Heng and then the commander Zhao Yong went to Tokugawa to intercept the Jin army's order after the order was really frustrated, and some difficulties, according to the predetermined plan, they were to control Bochuan, the traffic artery of the intersection of the three roads, after the Jin army was forced to retreat, and the two generals of Xijing blocked and annihilated them, for which he surveyed the terrain, rested the city defense, strengthened the fortifications, although the battle was not fought, but also busy, for the upcoming big battle made full preparations. But now that Jin Jun has changed his route, everything he has done has become blind and busy with an order!

According to the battle report, the retreating Jin Army's Central Route Army conservatively numbered 40,000 people, first of all, the Tiger General was at a disadvantage in terms of strength, and the Jin Army had already set out for two days, and they simply did not have time to conduct pre-battle reconnaissance and sufficient time to build fortifications, and the battle was likely to be an encounter, and the order was that he must block the enemy in Goryeo territory, and must not let them reach Heecheon, where the defense line had been broken by the front army, and the Goryeo army was unable to recover at all.

The military order is like a mountain, Wang Heng knows that there is a fire pit in front of him, and he has to jump down, and if he complains, he has to wait for the battle to end. He didn't dare to slack off, and immediately sent several scouts to reconnoiter the location and troop deployment of the Jin army. At the same time, the battle mobilization was carried out, ammunition and materials were distributed, and the 1st and 2nd brigades were ordered to carry five days of food and grass lightly, and immediately search and advance to the northeast, and if they encountered the enemy, they would immediately occupy favorable terrain, and in any case they would drag the enemy to wait for the arrival of the brigade.

The most important thing now is how to catch up with the front of the Jin army, Wang Heng stared at the map and thought. If you don't take the main road through Bochuan from Xijing, you don't have to think about the path that only hunters and wild beasts can walk, thinking that the enemy army is not only numerous, but also carrying a large number of trophies from this expedition.

"There's only one way for them to go!" Wang Heng's finger nodded at Tokugawa and muttered, under the influence of the mountain, the Datong River is crossed here, there is no north-south road nearby, and the Jin army that is tracing up the river is left with a feasible retreat route here, and it can continue to go north by walking northeast for forty miles along the river valley.

Wang Heng, who pondered and understood, could organize the army and prepare to set off, he calculated, the Jin army walked on a small road, and carried a large number of baggage, the speed of the march was bound to be greatly affected, even if they marched two days earlier, but they took the main road The marching speed is much faster than the Jin army, if the action is fast, maybe they can catch up with the front of the Jin army, and control the river valley one step ahead of him, but at this time, someone came to the door!

Seeing the continuous movement of the Song army, he didn't know when it happened, so he hurriedly sent someone to ask. When he learned that the Jin army was going north, he was shocked, thinking that the Song army was going to leave the Goryeo army alone to guard Bochuan, he was afraid of the well rope after being bitten by a snake for ten years, and he was really frightened by the last failure, and actually proposed to accompany the tiger general, obviously he also knew that his army was scum in front of the Jin army, and it was vulnerable at all.

Looking at the Goryeo prince who packed dozens of carts in a soft manner, Wang Heng smiled bitterly, he was going to fight and not travel, and rushed to Bochuan with such a burden, I am afraid that the Jin army would have disappeared long ago. After some pacification, tell him that the battle to relieve the siege of Xijing has begun, and the brigade will rush to Bochuan in a few days, and there is still a Song Army Marine Brigade here to help defend the city, so there is no need to be afraid!

Wang Wei left in disbelief, but this time he was much more vigilant, that is, the clothes are not untied, the horse does not unsadd, the sword does not leave the hand, of course, it is not to prepare to meet the enemy, but when the Jin army comes, immediately go out of the city and flee to Shenmi Island, he knows that there is a Song army stationed there, and the city defense is strong, and the Jin Water Army has not been able to capture it for more than a month. Seeing the crown prince of Goryeo like this, Wang Heng shook his head, how similar this was to the Jingkang change of the Great Song Dynasty that day, there is a monarch like this, and it is only a matter of time before the country dies......

Sa Li drank and Wushu set a clever plan for the golden cicada to get out of its shell, and a bowl of ecstasy soup deceived the 'fool' of the big tart Buye, and let him stay in the big camp, and they embarked on the road back to China one after another. Although there was no encirclement and interception of the Song army on the road, the life was not comfortable, and the tents were left in the camp to fool the Song army, and they could only camp in the open air every night, for fear of exposing the target by fire, so they could only freeze and eat only frozen dry food with ice.

Everyone is from a hard background, and they can cope with it in life, but what makes people angry is that the road is difficult. The frozen river surface is like a wide road, but it is not a casual way to walk away from the Drinking Zhilu Road. So many people went up together to catch up with the river that was not frozen, and everyone took an ice bath if they didn't get it, so they had to distance themselves to advance in an evacuation formation, and the team dragged like sheep.

Another is that the ice surface is smooth, and the war horse with a shoe is easy to slip when walking, so it can only lead the horse, and even then there are constantly people and horses falling and hurting. And the large number of baggage with the army has also become a trouble, the heavy cart on the ice can not be fast, the speed of the march is even slower, the three days to walk less than a hundred miles, now he is looking forward to the big tart Buye can live a few more days, to buy them a few more days. But he didn't know that the big tart of the road would definitely live a long life, he had already given up resistance and surrendered to the Song army, and he had no intention of swearing allegiance at all.

"Report to the prison army, the guards have found traces of the Song army's scouts!" After dark, just after camping, someone came to report the funeral.

"The camp is lost!" Although it was expected, he didn't expect it to come so quickly, and Sa Li asked in a deep voice, "How far are we from Tokugawa?" ”

"There are still fifty miles left to report to the prison army!" A personal report.

"After ordering Yan Nie'er to stop camping, and after resting, he will march overnight, and be sure to arrive at Tokugawa tomorrow morning to join the corresponding troops, occupy the high ground on both sides of the river valley, and keep the road clear; Camp the guards close to us! Sa Li's heart tightened when he heard this, and he had to travel for two days to return to China, hoping that he could catch up with the Song army...... (To be continued......)