Chapter 40: Sloppy
In the first year of Jingkang of the Great Song Dynasty (1126), the ninth day of the eleventh month of the leap year. Pen fun and pavilion www.biquge.info
The day is broken, and major events are not appropriate.
A cold front from the north booked a snowstorm.
In Bianliang at night, every house turns off the lights and closes their homes.
The brightly lit Imperial Street, the spectacular State Bridge, the majestic Mingyue Tower, the Bianhe River where the Milky Way falls, the Fengle Building where the Milky Way falls, and the prosperity of Fengheng Yuda have become the illusions of the past and only exist in the dreams of Tokyokans. This great city of a million people has suffered a military disaster.
The soldiers on the city wall were much more nervous than ever, and there seemed to be invisible monsters hidden in the shadows, and the chirping of cats and dogs, and the sound of the wind made them clench their torches in fear. Everyone knows that the real danger is not inside the city, but outside the city. But they try not to look out, after all, not all of them have the courage to face the abyss.
They would not have known that in the camp of the Jin army outside the city, the commander of the enemy's army of more than 100,000 was in a daze.
In the large tent of the Chinese army, the high-grade tribute charcoal for the royal family of the Song Dynasty was burned in a cooked copper furnace to keep the winter chill out; More than a dozen beautiful women dressed in light veils were dancing; A beautiful woman plays the lute in the corner and plays a beautiful sound; But at this moment, Wanyan Zongwang had no interest in them. He sat on a sheepskin couch, absentmindedly thinking, reminiscing.
After the destruction of Liao, the Jin State turned its target to the Great Song Dynasty. The first time he went south, he didn't get all the success.
At that time, Wanyan Zonghan's Western Route Army was blocked under Taiyuan City, and it was difficult to attack for several months. And the Eastern Route Army that he had hoped for was overwhelming. Hundreds of thousands of Song troops were crushed at the first touch, and he was victorious, crossing the Yellow River almost without resistance. In the chaos, Song Huizong passed the throne to his son Zhao Huan (Qinzong) and fled south, so he had the name of Jingkang.
In the new monarchy, Li Gang came to power to preside over the defense of Tokyo. This person is very powerful, so that Zong Wang repeatedly attacked the city, and his head was broken. What's worse is that the soldiers and horses of King Qin from all over the Great Song Dynasty came to help one after another, and the famous general Seed Master Dao also led the Western Army of the Great Song Dynasty to arrive.
The total number of Jin soldiers was only 60,000, and they had been on the expedition for a long time, and they were already tired of the old soldiers of the division, so Zongwang had to withdraw his troops and return north. But before leaving, he still coerced Qinzong to cede the three towns of Taiyuan, Hejian, and Zhongshan.
After the first siege of Bianliang ended, he thought that there would be no chance of destroying the Song Dynasty in the short term. Unexpectedly, the two emperors of Huiqin in the Song Dynasty were infighting, the party struggles continued, the civil and military discord, and the people in the court were scattered. And the famous general Seed Master Dao was angry to death, the main battle faction Li Gang was kicked out of Tokyo, King Qin's soldiers and horses were dismissed, and there was no garrison on the south bank of the Yellow River.
In August of the first year of Jingkang, after a lapse of ten months, the Jin army made the second southern expedition.
Zong Wang is still the commander, Zong Han is the deputy, and the troops are divided into two routes.
This time, Zong Han finally captured Taiyuan, which had been besieged for 250 days. After that, he attacked the city and plundered the land, and even went down to Longde Mansion, Dumengjin, Xijing, Yong'an Army, Zhengzhou, and Zezhou, and coveted the first merit of capturing Bianliang.
However, Zongwang, who had already broken through Zhending, was still slightly superior, and he connected Linhe County, Daming County, Deqing Army, Kaide Mansion, and Huaizhou, and rushed to the city of Tokyo before Zong Han.
But he didn't expect that the Great Song Dynasty had already decided to sue for peace.
"I haven't hit yet, why are you kneeling?" Zong Wang was inevitably disappointed in his heart.
The ruler of the Song Dynasty sent Tang Ke, Geng Nanzhong and others to collude with Nie Changxin, who was in charge of the Privy Council, and actually issued a document to stop the soldiers of the Qin King from all walks of life, suspecting that it consumed grain and grass, and the capital could not afford to supply it; Moreover, we must be sincere in making peace, and the army will show sincerity on the side.
When Zong Wang heard the news, he almost laughed like crazy.
When Song Qinzong found that there were only 70,000 forbidden troops left in the city, and the soldiers and horses of the king of foreign service were nowhere to be seen, more than 100,000 Jin troops from Hedong and Hebei met in victory under Bianliang City, and finally understood that the death of the country was imminent! He suddenly woke up, quickly deposed the lord and traitorous ministers, and replaced He Li, who was the main battle, as the prime minister.
Zong Wang didn't know what defensive strategies He Li could have, but he knew that the Jin Army, which was in a good situation, was in trouble!
Since the two armies met, things have started to go wrong.
At first, external messages were cut off. Not to mention the 50,000 troops in the blockade of Tongguan, Taiyuan and Zhending as far away, and Zhengzhou and Huaizhou as far as they go, have not sent any letters since the second day of the eleventh month of the leap month.
In this regard, the Jin army naturally sent detective horses. The spies reported that no matter from any direction to leave Bianliang City, walk more than 20 miles, they will encounter heavy fog, and they will not know the direction in the fog, and if they continue to walk, they will return to Bianliang City from the opposite direction.
Since the Jin army went south, it has plundered all the way, and there is no shortage of grain and grass. But the capture of Bianliang is not a day's work, and it is still necessary to hoard more. Zong Wang ordered the army to go out to collect food, but the horse team went out in all directions, and except for the camp stronghold occupied by the Jin army, no family was found!
Obviously, the villages, towns, farmlands, manors, and villas on the map were recorded a few days ago, and there was no shadow at all, and they were all replaced by woods and weeds.
This bizarre situation has sparked a lot of rumors. There are already Jurchen soldiers who believe that the Emperor of the Great Song Dynasty is the Heavenly Dao Monarch, and Dajin wants to destroy the Song Dynasty and provoke the immortals, so it provokes a maze blockade.
But that's not all. Since the second day of the first lunar month, the weather has been gloomy, and the sun, moon and stars have not been seen for several days, and it is always a picture of the scene before the blizzard comes, and the wind and snow have not come.
The dim daylight does not intensify at noon, the twilight does not weaken, and the temperature is frozen. At dawn and darkness at dawn and dawn at dawn, it is as if the world is suddenly covered by a black curtain, and it instantly becomes complete darkness, without a second of transition.
Several rivers running through the Bianliang area seem to be still flowing, but in fact they have been connected end to end, forming a cycle. In the Jin military camp, there were people who went to the river every day to get water, and some soldiers accidentally lost the wooden barrel and was washed away by the river, but the next day they found that there was a wooden barrel floating from the upstream, and when they picked it up, it was the one he had lost, and the carved mark was clear.
All kinds of circumstances were reported to Wanyan Zongwang's big tent, which made him suspicious and afraid. The soldiers besieged Bianliang originally to "besiege the city and send reinforcements", and the siege of the city for a few days was just to cope with errands and scare the cowardly monarchs and ministers of the Song State.
But seven days have passed, and they have completely lost contact, and the Song army has not seen a single help. Maybe Tang Ke and others' Qinwang ban is still in effect, maybe not, but it can't be delayed any longer.
Wanyan Zongwang made up his mind.
Whether it is the spell of the Taoist priest of the Song Kingdom, or his sect hope to provoke the gods, the only way to solve the puzzle is to break through Bianliang, no matter how much it costs!
The wise commander, who had just made the next strategic decision, suddenly heard a buzz that was getting closer and closer, and then "Whoosh!" in the sky. There was a strange thud on the ground.
"Could it be Song Jun's trebuchet?" Zong Wang immediately prepared to go out to appease the soldiers, and the Song army's petty fights caused a little riot at most.
He thought so, and before he could stand up, he saw a bright flame explode in front of him.
Then, close your eyes forever.
A 21st century Chinese-made 90mm aviation-guided rocket exploded after hitting a suspected Chinese military target in the barracks outside the city, killing 13 women and five men.
The drone sent images of the confirmed kills back to a house in the inner city of Bianliang.
Fang Bai looked at the wreckage of the big tent and the miserable dozen corpses in the holographic projection, slightly uneasy.
"Is that really good? We've only been here for less than an hour! That's too hasty, isn't it? ”
"Huh?" The meteorite turned its head and glared at Fang Bai.
Qin Jing hurriedly tugged at the captain's sleeve, "I also think it's a bit sloppy!" ”
The six arms operating the drone jumped up, "How can you be hasty!" I'm using guided rockets, not missiles! It's only 100,000 yuan each! ”
"Ah, so cheap!" Qin Jing stroked his hair, "You are reasonable!" ”
Fang Bai: "......"