Chapter 102: Something Happened Suddenly
Zhao Ren led all the cavalry, including the three dragoon brigades of the tiger general and the 10,000 state army in the river, they walked in front as the vanguard, while the dragon generals and artillery brigades and various reinforcements led by Zhao Yong were much slower than them, and they were still a day's way away, and when he heard that the Jin army brigade was about to arrive, and the city defense was so, it was difficult to resist.
So after Zhao Ren entered the city, he immediately sent scouts to investigate the movements of the Jin army, and now the situation is unclear, he decided to take a defensive position first, and immediately ordered the whole army to go down to the village outside the eastern city, immediately dig trenches and build fortifications, and arrange defensive positions. He is familiar with this set, he led 10,000 people to attack Xiazhou City back then, and successfully blocked the attacks of tens of thousands of people in Western Xia by using the tactics of building fortifications outside the city, and now the situation is similar, and the arrangement is handy.
With the help of the people in the city, the Xijing army dug two long trenches outside the city, arranged firepower points, two dragoon brigades dismounted to fight, the Hezhong army cavalry was divided into two teams to protect the two wings, a dragoon brigade as a reserve, Zhai Xing's volunteers were stationed in the city to maintain order, acting as a reserve army...
As soon as the morning dawned, the Jin army of the brigade appeared outside Luoyang City, when Yan Wushu saw the general flag flying high at the head of Luoyang City, he sighed, he rode fast or let the Xijing army take the lead and occupied Luoyang City, but when he saw the Xijing army in front of the city, the formation was a little confused, they did not discharge the array, but all hidden in the long ditch behind the trench, revealing only one head, what kind of play is this?
Wushu couldn't guess the tactics of the Xijing army, and he didn't want to wait any longer, so he ordered his commander Ali to lead two thousand troops to launch a tentative attack. Ali used the usual tactics of the Jin army, first filling the trenches with soldiers with earthen bags, and then charging with cavalry. The Jurchens would not have done such things. They came forward with shields in their hands and threw them into the ditch, but they often filled in with themselves. Under the machine guns and bead guns of the Xijing Army, it was difficult to use any shield.
Miscellaneous soldiers are also people. Of course, Zhilu Dao was afraid, seeing the fierce firepower of the Xijing army, he hesitated and refused to step forward, Ali looked a little anxious, sent troops to drive away, and under the threat of knives, guns and leather whips, the miscellaneous soldiers went to die in waves. The vultures saw that according to this situation, the miscellaneous servants were dead and the trenches could not be filled. Now is the time for your new weapon to be unleashed.
For a new gadget like a stone cannon, the vultures are like a child who has got a new toy and always wants to find a chance to take it out and try it, but it is because of these gadgets that he slows down the march, so that the Xijing army takes the lead. The stone cannon was quickly pushed to the front of the formation under the cover of a team of golden troops, this is a ten-tip cannon can throw stones at 150 paces, this time a total of 20 doors are set up, and the power of firing together is not small.
Zhao Ren was a little surprised when he saw it, the Jurchens learned fast enough, and these things were used. However, he was not worried, the Tanguts used this thing back then, and it had a shorter range and slower firing speed than artillery. And it is difficult to move, change the direction of launch, and the other is that the accuracy is much worse. He immediately ordered the artillery of three brigades to be concentrated. Engage in artillery battles with the Jurchens.
"Du Shuai, someone asks to see you!" Just when the artillery battle between the two sides was fierce. Suddenly, a relative came to pay respects.
"Who's here?" Zhao Ren asked with a frown.
"He said that he was a messenger sent by the prince, and he is familiar with you!"
"Come over right away!" Zhao Ren heard that it was someone sent by the prince. Hurry up.
"Zhao Ren, you can be regarded as here!" The person who came called Zhao Ren's name and said.
"Junko, why are you? What is the situation in Bianjing? Zhao Ren exclaimed, this is really an accident.
"I'm here for this matter, I'll talk about the details later, I'll convey the prince's order first!" Shunzi said, "The prince has an order: Bianjing is lost, the second emperor is captured by the Jin, Zhang Bangchang is called the emperor Jianchu, and now orders your department to march into Bianjing as soon as possible, exterminate the rebellion, and restore the orthodoxy of my Zhao family!" ”
"Zhao Ren obeys the order!" Zhao Ren Shili said, "The situation is so bad, has the Jin army already withdrawn?" ”
"Yes, the Jin army has returned north with the Second Emperor!" Junko said.
"Then the Jin army here must be to seize the ferry and cover the Jin army's return to the north, we should now repel them and quickly pursue and regain the second emperor, instead of going to Bianjing!" Zhao Ren asked puzzled.
"If the prince says so, I will tell the truth, and you just obey the order!" Junko said.
"Can you show me the prince's handwriting?" Zhao Ren saw Shunzi's eyes flickering, and suddenly said in confusion, with his understanding of the prince, it would be impossible to make such a stupid move.
"Zhao Ren, don't you believe me? This place is hundreds of miles away from Bianjing, full of Jin troops, and the city is even more searched, how can I bring the prince's handwritten letter with me! Junko said with a sinking face.
"It's not that I don't believe you, but the stakes are so high, I can't stop thinking about it, there are a lot of doubts in it!" Zhao Ren said.
"The prince's move may have another deep meaning, anyway, the order is brought to you, and if you don't obey it, but if you miss the prince's big event, I don't think you can afford to bear it!" Junko's face sank, and she said with a fierce light.
"How dare I disobey, when I defeat the current enemy, I will immediately march to Bianjing!" Zhao Ren saw that Shunzi was serious, not like a fake, so he hurriedly said, he also knew who Lu Dao Shunzi was, and he could do anything if he was in a hurry.
"So much the best!" Shunzi nodded, but he was also relieved in his heart, he didn't know if the prince would appreciate it or not, but if the prince turned his face and lost his head, there would be a few more...
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At this moment, Zhao Gou, who was far away in Shandong, also learned that the second emperor was captured, and Zong Han and Han decided to return to Jin with the royal family members of the Song Kingdom, which was a great benefit to Zhao Gou, and all obstacles that hindered his realization of his political ideals were about to disappear, and he could immediately become the next successor of the Great Song Kingdom.
Now, Zhao Gou feels that he has become the only seedling of the Song dynasty, that is, the only heir who is closest to the Zhao father and son in blood, and the great cause of the restoration of the entire Song Kingdom must be completed by him. At this time, the relics of the Great Song Dynasty also realized this, so Zhao constituted the national treasure of the whole Song State at that time, and everyone had to do everything possible to protect him. Therefore, the right-leaning opportunist civil officials of the Song State revived, and the two deputy marshals Wang Boyan and Huang Qianshan, who followed Zhao Gou to Qin Wang, saw the sudden change in the situation, and immediately turned to support Zhao Gou, asking Zhao Gou to be the emperor and continue the national lineage of the Song State!
When he heard that Jin Bing was about to cross the Yellow River with Zhao's father and son, he asked Zhao Gou to summon King Qin's troops to set up an ambush to intercept Jin Bing on the way back to the north and rescue Zhao's father and son. (To be continued......)