The siege of Bianliang continued, and time passed slowly but firmly, day by day. Entering the cold winter of Sanjiu. Everything is withering, the sky is high and the clouds are light. After winter, the mountains and rivers of the Central Plains soon showed its simple and heavy side. The entire Yellow River has frozen, and the bare branches are covered with frost.

The wind became bitter and the chrysanthemums withered, and although the trench outside Bianliang City could keep out the wind and snow, it also became like an ice cave.

On the front line of Zhengzhou, Yingchang, and Chenzhou on the periphery of Bianliang, the rural houses near the war zone are ten rooms and nine empty. Some fled to Bianliang, some fled to Jiangnan and Shandong, and many more were captured as people's husbands. The fields are deserted and overgrown with weeds.

In Zhengzhou, which was occupied by the Jin soldiers, there are few people on the road today. From time to time, I saw people starving and dying on the side of the road.

Occasionally, there were hurried pedestrians walking by, but they seemed to be accustomed to the sight of dead bodies on the side of the road, and no one would look at them at most. The chariots, the horses, and the pedestrians, bows and arrows, are all at the waist. Or when two people who don't know each other meet, they look at each other vigilantly, and they are extremely cautious about giving way to each other, as if they are meeting a big enemy.

The golden soldiers surrounded Bianliang, which lasted for more than half a year, consumed grain, straw mountains and sea drains, 100 stones were enough for 10,000 people to eat a day, and 80,000 people needed 800 stones a day. One stone is about 120 catties, and 800 stones are almost 100,000 catties. Not only men had to eat, but also the horses of the cavalry and the livestock of the baggage battalions had to eat, often more than men. In particular, military horses need to be carefully raised.

In addition, people are needed to transport grain. and he that gives to the people shall also have rations. Soldiers must not only eat, but also have vegetables, and when they fight, they must have meat to eat to boost morale. There had to be condiments, and the generals had to have wine to drink. At the end of the day, there is a lot of consumption.

"The poverty of the country is the transportation of teachers, and the transportation is tired of the people." Although the supply of military rations and the logistical supply of the army from the rear is the most commonly used, that is, "food for the enemy," it is also a method that is often adopted, and is often regarded as the "best policy." Jin Bing is even more polite. Wanyan Wushu specially organized a grain search team, and the county towns and villages near and far all plundered. The area around Bianliang is already sparsely populated due to the perennial war, and now there is only starvation.

The Jin soldiers besieged the city, Bianliang was certainly miserable, but the Jin soldiers were not happy, not only was there a lack of food, but also the siege had lasted so long, there was almost no progress, and the division was already tired.

But Wanyan Wushu didn't dare to mention the word retreat. With the establishment of Wanyan Hera as the crown prince, Wanyan Agu played a series and gained the upper hand in the battle for the storage position, but the advantage was not stable. This siege of Bianliang was to obtain the Song Dynasty and obtain the battle of righteousness.

If the army is lost and the general is lost, it is only afraid that Wanyan Wu will take the opportunity to make trouble and strengthen the authority of his son Wanyan Puluhu, so Wanyan Wushu easily does not dare to say the word "retreat", and it is difficult to ride a tiger, so he has to fight the battle hard.

Bianliang thus fell into a stalemate, but north of the Yellow River, from Changye to Handan, the Song and Jin armies were still fighting fiercely.

The Xiye Recruitment Division under the command of Ma Kuo has conquered the eldest son, Huguan, plus Longde, which was originally in the hands of the Song army, and the besieged Changye has become a lonely city.

The Song army began its attack on Changye on 20 November. Changye city is five miles wide, each corner of the city is set up with stone blocks, the city corner is set up with low blocks, the low towers are built outside the dark towers of more than three, with tunnels, easy to defend and difficult to attack, and catch up with the heavy snow in the sky, it is not easy to climb the city. Wanyan Yinshu can be supervised and strict, and often behead soldiers, so that people dare not slack off. The Song army attacked for a few days, but could not succeed.

But he was trapped in a lonely city, but his son, Wanyan Hubying, who defended Taiyuan, couldn't sit still, and brought 10,000 military horses to relieve his father.

"The old turtle hid in Changye, but the turtle son ran out." Recently, the battle situation has been smooth, and Ma Kuo has become more and more cheerful, "The Tianxiong army continues to besiege Changye, and the two armies of Yanzhou and Linfu encircle the point to send reinforcements." ”

The Yanzhou Army was the right flank, and the Linfu Army was the left flank, and it went north overnight to Changlong and Shangcun to ambush. On November 27, the sentry cavalry of the Jin soldiers encountered the Song army at Wangjiaqu and Bailongpo in the northwest of Tunliu, and a fierce battle began. Huyan Wukang, who was tasked with luring the enemy

The army deliberately retreated from the front, luring the enemy to continue advancing.

Wanyan Hubying ordered the pursuit, and the retainer reminded him: "Beware of an ambush." When slowing in. ”

"Daddy is under siege, I should try my best to break the siege as soon as possible, how can I stop me from being ambushed?"

Wanyan Hubying led the army to break into the Laoyeling, Mopanan, and Guanshang Village areas. Finding that he was under siege, he ordered his subordinates to go up the mountain to hold on, wanting to be condescending, and saw the opportunity to rush down and break the encirclement of the Song army.

Lao Ye Ling is composed of four mountain beams, and there is a Lao Ye Temple on the main peak, which condescendingly controls the road from Taiyuan to Longde. Mopanpu and Lao Yeling face each other across the road, and the terrain of the mountain is layered from bottom to top, like a millstone. On the top of the mountain, there is a square piece of flat land, hence the name of the mill plate. Lao Ye Ling and Mo Panpei are the dangerous areas north of Changzhi, and the Jin soldiers occupied these two mountains, echoing each other, and the Song army took care of one or the other for a while.

Ma Kuo could only launch an attack at night, divide and outflank, and fight for strongholds one by one. During the day, they went on the defensive and repelled the enemy's counterattack. The enemy army was trapped in the mountains, lacking both food and water, and was exhausted under the continuous attacks of the Song army, but Wanyan Hubying ordered to hold on and not retreat, and the battle ended in a stalemate.

Ma Kuo had to ask the Tianxiong Army to transfer a regiment to participate in the battle. Lu Zhishen personally led the reinforcements to arrive, and Ma Kuo told Lu Zhishen: "Don't gnaw on this bone of Changzhi first, let's eat the fat in front of us first." The Yanzhou army in Laoyeling and the Linfu army in Mopan Mountain have already held down Suolu's two legs, and Monk Lu led the army to the north from the middle avenue and stabbed to the end. ”

Lu Zhishen fought all the way to the north of Lao Ye Ling, and then turned back to the mountain, Wanyan Hubying led the army to counterattack, and the vanguard broke into the Song army's formation, and the short blades met each other, and the shouts suddenly rose. Lu Zhishen said: All the armies are moving forward with all their might, and those who take a step back will be cut immediately! All the generals took the order awe-inspiring and turned to go.

The sound of the battle, like adding fuel to the fire, became more and more intense. The shouts of killing shook the heavens and the earth.

The old man's temple on the hill was affected by the war and burned. The fire ignited the dead wood on the mountain again, and the burning volcano soared into the sky, illuminating the battlefield as bright as day, and it could be seen dozens of miles away.

After finishing the silver technique, he could go back to Changye City, and when he saw this raging fire, he couldn't help but sigh: "My son is here, I don't know if I can see the last side." ”

Wanyan Hubying's troops were trapped in Lao Yeling for many days, and they were already exhausted, while Lu Zhishen brought a fresh army, fighting hard for half the night, and finally defeated the Jin soldiers and rushed up the mountain.

Lu Zhishen rushed to the first place, and saw a captive chief with a golden ring standing on the edge of the Lao Ye Temple, and the raging fire of the Lao Ye Temple reflected his face.

Lu Zhishen shouted: "Chief Prisoner, take your life." ”

The chief cried out in sorrow and jumped into the fire.