Two days after the stop, the Gao Pet Corps marched to Liaoyang Mansion with the power of Jinzhou's great victory. The army with the leopard will be the vanguard, the wolf general and the guards will be the middle army, and the loyal and brave army will be the rearguard, and after leaving Jinzhou, it will turn to the northeast and continue to go north. The Tiger Wing Army attacked Liaoxi Prefecture and Xianzhou along the main road, and protected the left flank of the army. The army rolled forward as if entering a no-man's land, and the states and counties along the way either surrendered or fled, and there was little stubborn resistance, and then everyone sighed again, the emperor's head really didn't know how long it was, and he could always anticipate people first, and some strange ideas came out.

After Zhao Ta conquered Jinzhou, he ordered the city gate to be opened to let the people flow freely, and did not confine the population to one place. In an agrarian society with low productivity, population means productivity and represents wealth, and only a large number of people can bring vitality to the city. However, the emperor allowed the people of the enemy country to flee, and Xiao Zhonggong, the left minister of the captured Jin State, was released again as an envoy.

Along the way, everyone realized that the emperor was fighting another propaganda war, and those refugees who escaped from Jinzhou were their volunteer propagandists. These homeless people spread the tragedy of the Battle of Jinzhou all the way with their own personal experience, especially the devastating artillery fire and the severe casualties caused to the soldiers and civilians.

Think about it, the city of Jinzhou is a hundred times stronger than its own small city, with tens of thousands of soldiers and thousands of generals, but it was broken in one day, the two leaders were killed and captured, and the entire city became a ruin, with tens of thousands of dead and wounded. I heard that the Song army continued to move north. The people are rushing to flee north, and the guards are already trembling their legs before they fight. Besides, what are you waiting for if you don't run with your own strength, so the Song army is simply attacking cities and grabbing land at the speed of marching. Wherever you go, it is already the land of the Great Song Dynasty......

The army marched to Liaoyang Mansion at a speed of 50 miles a day, and the forward crossed the Awl River on 20 April, and the probe horses arrived at Heye, only then did they hear that the Ma Wei Corps had completely annihilated the Jin Naval Army at the mouth of the Sanjiang River on the 13th of this month, and had killed the news that its capital Xu Wen had been killed. Conquering Concubine Prefecture and Guanshi Mountain Fortress by land, it is only two days away from Liaoyang City.

"A false alarm!" Zhao Ta let out a sigh of relief after receiving the report and said that he had been worried about the Ma Wei Corps these days, urging the army to move quickly along the way.

"Hmph, after seeing Ma Wei, you must kick him in the ass hard, and you won't send a message for such a long time, let's worry about him, and we have to change the battle plan!" Zhao Lian said indignantly.

"Forget it, they're alone. The transmission of information has to be carried out by water, and it is inevitable that there will be delays in the roundabouts. Zhao Ta twisted his waist and said, these days he has been riding a horse, and his whole body is sore.

"陛xià. Now that Ma Wei has arrived in Liaoyang Mansion, we don't have to travel day and night, let's take a car tomorrow! Seeing this, he gave the emperor a thump on his waist and said.

"It's getting hotter and hotter right now. Sitting in a car is breathless, and it is not as pleasant as riding a horse. Zhao Ta waved his hand. I feel that I am the emperor and I have lost all my housekeeping skills, and the cocoons that have been worn out by the saddle since my little buttocks have become soft.

"陛xià. But there are also two imperial concubines, how can the two of them eat well. Seeing that Xi knew the emperor's temperament, hard persuasion could only backfire, so he attacked in a roundabout way and hit the emperor's weakness at once.

"This ...... Wouldn't this delay the military planes, or let them slow down after the army. Zhao Ta knew in his heart that he was tired of being like this, although the two imperial concubines also rode horses and practiced martial arts in the palace, they were not as good as they were back then.

"Your Majesty, the civil officials accompanying me are also exhausted, and there are already a few adults who are tired, and I am afraid that I will not be able to reach Liaoyang Mansion if I follow the brigade again." Zhao Lian also added fire and said.

"Your Majesty, now that the Liao River is rising, it is feasible to use a big boat, and the large warships on standby outside the mouth of the Liao River have escorted the second batch of baggage to the north along the river, and Your Majesty can take a boat north after arriving at Heye, so that you can avoid the hardships of the road and will not delay the trip." Zhao Yong thought for a while and said.

"It's okay, the camp will be transferred to the ship, and we will go to the city of Liaoyang Mansion." Zhao Ta thought about it, and there was only this way.

Three days later, the army arrived at Heye, where the port was deep and wide and became a transit place for the navy, leaving a marine brigade to garrison, and the surrounding states and counties have been conquered, and the Dengzhou naval division support fleet has been waiting here for the holy driver after receiving the order, Cheng Xishou thought thoughtfully, considering that the emperor may take the waterway, so the emperor's ship 'Shenwu' was also incorporated into the second batch of northbound fleets. Zhao ordered all the armies to rest here for two days to replenish their baggage provisions.

The camp was transferred to the Kamui, and the entourage was boarded. Fortunately, the 'Shenwu' is large enough, and as the emperor's imperial boat, the facilities are perfect and comfortable, and the top floor is naturally the emperor's private territory, and a small team of internal guards led by Xifu serves as a guard. The third floor was the world of sailors, and the first floor was requisitioned by the Interior Guard Brigade. The second floor is the residence and command post of the ministers who are attached to the camp, which saves the ministers from the pain of reloading and climbing the ship every day.

Because most of the ships were loaded with supplies to the front line, the Guards only had four brigades to escort with the fleet, which was also because this brigade was a temporary force formed by Ma Wei in order to protect the emperor's safety during the Battle of Yanjing. But after the war, they were laid down by the emperor and incorporated into the Guards, in which the officers and soldiers were also selected from the Marine Brigade of the Navy Division every year to fill the vacancies in order to maintain combat effectiveness.

The emperor got on the boat, and Zhai Cheng, the commander of the naval reinforcement formation, of course, did not dare to slack off, and specially mobilized four Yongzi-class warships to accompany the escort, and the Jiangling naval army cruising on the Liao River to clear the remnants of the enemy and maintain the safety of the waterway also joined the escort formation and served as a guard on both wings. The land route was carried along the river by land to defend the Guards against enemy raids, and the entire camp was under tight protection. Ma Wei's corps was unharmed and the army did not need to hurry anymore, so Zhao Ta took the opportunity of resting in Heye to reward the three armies and commend the officers and soldiers in the Battle of Jinzhou.

Zhao Ta learned that the Jiangling Navy had performed well in the battle to annihilate the Jinshui Army, and killed its commander Xu Wen, and specially summoned Du Feng and other meritorious generals on the imperial boat. Du Feng presented Xu Wen's weapon. and told the story of the battle, of course, Zhao Ta praised it. He was given a heavy reward and promoted to the rank of major general. And personally wrote 'across the rivers and seas', made a flag and presented it to the Jiangling Navy. The first time they participated in the war, they were so commended by the emperor, and of course the morale of the troops was greatly boosted and they swore allegiance to the death.

After rewarding the army, the rear soldiers were divided into two routes, and the naval army continued to go north along the river, turning from the mouth of the Sanjiang River to the Liang River. The land route was led by Gao Chong along the road that had been opened through Concubinezhou, crossed the Guanshi Mountain to Liaoyang Mansion, and met the troops under the city seven days later. At that time, the Gao Pet Corps attacking from the south road will all be gathered in Liaoyang Mansion, and there will be six generals forbidden troops. The three artillery brigades and the four brigades of the marines and most of the Dengzhou Naval Division had a total strength of 120,000 troops......

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Liaoyang was called Xiangping in ancient times, and when Goguryeo occupied Liaodong in the Eastern Jin Dynasty, it was rebuilt into Liaodong City. Located on an alluvial plain on the east bank of the Liao River, the old city is between the two rivers of Hun and Liang, and the Liang River in the east flows to the north and west from the south along the east city wall. Fifteen miles to the southwest and the first mountain. This pearl of the ancient city on the bank of the Liangshui River for more than 1,000 years has undergone changes, repairs and renovations in various dynasties, and the scale has gradually increased, and it has become more magnificent in this generation.

The city is an earth-built square city. There are two walls inside and outside, with gates on each side, and there are neat streets in the city, and there are magnificent and luxurious palace-like buildings. There are more than 40,000 households living inside and outside the city, about 300,000 people. There are two-story and three-storey buildings in the inner city, which serve as government offices; The outer city is a commercial area. City Gate III. East and west opposite, double-storey gatehouse. The walls of the castle have corner towers. Pheasant moats, female walls and other buildings. Known as the first city in the Northeast, the Jin Dynasty Liao later set up a government and was promoted to Tokyo.

The economic development of Liaoyang in the Jin Dynasty. At that time, there were folk songs depicting: "A and B" wood in the east of the city, "Bingding" fire in the south of the city, "Gengxin" gold in the west of the city, and "Non Gui" water in the north of the city. "Wood" refers to a large amount of timber in the mountainous areas in the eastern part of Liaoyang, which is mostly transported to the north of the city or transferred to other places through the Liang River; "Fire" refers to the many kilns in the south of the city, smelting iron and making pottery, and the fire is soaring to the sky at night; "Jin" refers to many handicraft workshops in the west of the city, where iron agricultural tools, handicraft tools, weapons, and household utensils are manufactured; "Water" refers to the Liang River in the north of the city, which is an important water transport port, and the people mostly make a living from the operation of ferries.

During the Liaojin Dynasty, merchants from the Central Plains and the south also used the Guò Liao River to transfer goods to the Hun River and the Liang River to Liaoyang City, so the Liang River played an important role in the economic development of Liaoyang. But at this time, it made Yan Yong, who was left behind in Tokyo, very annoyed, and Xu Wen, the commander of the naval division, not only failed to destroy the enemy of the Southern Dynasty waterway, but lost his own life. Now in the rainy season, the river is abundant, and the big ships can go directly to the city, which means that the warships of the Song army can go freely under their noses, and the artillery fire can go directly into the city.

Now the naval army of the Southern Dynasties is less than forty miles away from Liaoyang City, destroying the pontoon bridge over the river and cutting off the main road connecting Shenzhou. The Song army by land conquered the only key pass 30 miles outside the city, Guanshi Mountain, and set up camp against their army. According to the report of the remnants of the army who fled to Liaoyang Mansion, Jinzhou City had been captured by the army commanded by Zhao Er in just one day, and 60,000 troops, including Wan Yanliang, were annihilated. Li Chengbu of Jinzhou, who was sent to the rescue by Liaoyang, was ambushed in Chaya Mountain, the whole army was annihilated, Li Cheng was killed, not only failed to rescue Wan Yanliang, but took 20,000 of his own.

The Khitans in Liaodong were also making a lot of trouble, and the Five Kingdoms Department also took advantage of the fire to rob and cooperate with the Song army to attack the Zhuzhou counties on the peninsula. If there are no reinforcements, I am afraid that I will not be able to hold out for a few days, and I will lose it. In this way, only the connection with the Kyoshi Division was left through the Iwaju Road. But according to the report from the spies, Zhao Er has led an army of 100,000 to the north, and has reached Heye, and it will not take a few days to reach Liaoyang City, and at that time, I am afraid that he will cut off all contact with the outside world and become a lonely city.

"My lord, the DPRK ordered us to hold Liaoyang City and prevent the enemy from continuing to move north." The commander of Liaoyang Mansion said to Wan Yan Yong.

"Well, how many reinforcements did the DPRK send to China?" Wan Yanyong nodded and asked.

"The Western Route Army of the Southern Dynasty has entered the grassland and is approaching the Beijing Division, and the imperial court may not be able to send a single soldier, and we can only rely on ourselves to resist the Song army." Wan Yan suddenly replied with a wry smile.

"After the Song army joined forces on two roads, there are 100,000 people, and the strength is not inferior to mine, although there is a strong city to rely on, but its artillery fire is sharp, can we stop them?" Wan Yan Yong was stunned for a moment and asked, he knew that although he was in a high position, he was much less qualified than Zhi Su, but among the many fierce generals in the Jin Kingdom who raised troops with Taizu to fight the world, there were still a few hardcore generals in the world, and there were many things that needed to be consulted by him.

"Don't be deceived by rumors, the Song army's artillery fire is sharp, but it is by no means as powerful as the rumors. Those were all Zhao Er's tricks, and he wanted to use them to intimidate the military and civilians. If we want to surrender without a fight, we must not fall for the scheme. Tuhe said with a quick smile. As long as we, the military and the people of Liaoyang, are united, how can we not hold the city, and besides, His Majesty has already sent envoys to negotiate peace with the Southern Dynasty, maybe things will take a turn for the better, and my lord does not need to worry too much. ”

Having said that, according to the Zuo Xiang who escaped from Jinzhou City, the artillery used by the Song army to attack Jinzhou was much more powerful than that used in the past, and the city wall of Jinzhou City was more than four zhang in half a day and collapsed under the repeated heavy blows. The middle one turned into flesh in an instant, and the houses collapsed in a blink of an eye, all in ruins, and there was no power to stop them. As for the matter of peace talks, it seems to me that it is too slim. Wan Yanyong said that Xiao Zhonggong was once besieged in Jinzhou City, and what he said was his own experience, even if it was exaggerated, there should be no falsehood.

"Hmm. Even so, our Liaoyang City is much deeper and larger than Jinzhou City, and their artillery fire cannot reach far into the inner city. Even if the outer city is broken, we can still rely on the inner city to hold on and stop the Song army. Wan Yan said suddenly. The circumference of Liaoyang City is more than 20 miles, and the side length is more than 5 miles. As far as he knew, the Song army's artillery had a maximum range of only two miles, and it could not hurt the inner city. It can be blocked layer by layer.

"Two adults, my subordinates think that the Song army's artillery is very powerful, but the most worrying thing is water!" At this time, Li Qiong, the supervisor of the soldiers and horses of Liaoyang Mansion, who was sitting on the side, suddenly interjected.

"Water?! Was the general worried about the Song army's navy? Wan Yanyong frowned and said.

"No, my lord, my subordinates are worried that the Song army will flood the city with water." Li Qiong said, "Now is the time when the river is abundant, if the Song army builds an embankment in the lower reaches of the Liang River, so that the river water soars, it will definitely be poured into the city, there is no need to bombard it with artillery, the city wall is only afraid that it will collapse by itself after soaking for more than ten days, most of the soldiers and civilians in the city are killed and wounded, and the Song army can take the city lightly without a soldier. ”

"Well, the general is extremely worried, and this plan is vicious, our city is an earthen city, and we can't help soaking it for a long time, and we really have to guard against it with water as a soldier, so can the general have a way to crack it?" Wan Yanyong was also shocked when he heard this, and muttered for a moment to ask for advice. He is stronger than Wan Yan Liang in that he can ask questions shamelessly and sincerely seek advice, and Wan Yan Liang guards the veteran with extremely rich combat experience, and he does not want to use it for his own use, but he is bent on putting him to death, and as a result, the city is ruined.

"We can only block the four gates, use the city wall as an embankment, store grain and grass on the high ground, build more high platforms in the city, and weave rafts, thinking that the army and civilians can only avoid water and temporarily avoid the city breaking." Li Qiong said.

"The general's strategy can only be avoided for a while, if the Song army does not retreat from the siege of the city, or after the river is dredged, as soon as the flood recedes, the city wall will collapse, and the incident in Taiyuan can be a lesson from the past!" Wan Yanyong listened to his response plan, but it was not a foolproof plan, and said with deep concern, this is really a difficult problem, and another difficulty is added.

"Since the enemy can borrow water as a soldier, why don't we do the opposite and retreat the enemy with water!" At this time, there was no silence, and Kong Yanzhou, the commander of the Han army in Liaoyang Mansion, swept around, and the people with sad faces said with a smile.

Kong Yanzhou is also a rebel general of the Great Song Dynasty, a native of Xiangzhou Lin Shu, and Li Qiong is a fellow villager. This kid has a very bad character, he has a concubine who gave birth to a daughter who is very beautiful, so he forced the concubine to admit that this daughter was not born by him, and then he took this biological daughter as a concubine, which is simply incest, not as good as beasts. In addition, whenever his subordinate officials do not repay their debts, he is also very generous, and he does not have to pay back the money, and uses his wife to pay off the debts.

When Jingkang was in trouble, Kong Yanzhou responded to Zhao Gou's call and served as the king of military service, and because of his bravery in battle, he rose to the jurisdiction of the soldiers and horses of Jingxi Road. Due to the lack of leadership management, Kong Yanzhou's disobedience to constraints began to expose his rogue nature, imitating Li Cheng to burn, kill and plunder in the Huainan area, harming the people. After Zhao Ta seized power, he reorganized the old army and suppressed the rebellion, Kong Yanzhou, an army like Kong Yanzhou, who did not distinguish between soldiers and bandits, was naturally among the attackers, so he fled to the Yanjing area with his soldiers and took refuge in Wushu.

But such a scoundrel, a rogue, and a beast still have the full trust of the vultures, which is of course also because of the merits. Kong Yanzhou, who was born as a hooligan and scoundrel, is bold, strong and resolute, daring to act, and has a heroic spirit. And after he arrived in the Jin Kingdom, he was very constrained, and he never did the dirty work of robbing houses and houses, and even continued to have meritorious performances, and was promoted to the Han army Meng'an, but after all, he was a foreign race, so he was placed in the Liaoyang area......

"Oh, General Kong, please tell me if you have any good plans!" Wan Yan asked urgently.

"Ladies and gentlemen, we can first build a levee around the city, and then break the embankment and release water, flooding the area around Liaoyang City into a Zeguo. In this way, the water level of the Liang River can also be reduced, the Song army's warships are difficult to travel, and the infantry cavalry army cannot wade through the water to attack the city, so it is difficult to use troops for a while. And our city is surrounded by a levee to avoid water invasion, and there is enough grain and grass in the city, which can last for several months, but the grain and grass of the Song army need to be transported thousands of miles, once the water level drops after the autumn, the boat is difficult to travel, and the grain and grass must be supplied in time, so they can only retreat and return to the country, and the siege of the city will be relieved. Kong Yanzhou said his plan...... (To be continued......)