Chapter 348: Capital Reinforcements
Nie Lin first led the You Army to break the local army of Wuling County, killed the county lieutenant Zhang Kai who commanded the army, and then captured the city without blood; when the Sixth Army arrived, he fought with the Sixth Army and repelled the Sixth Army with a tired division; Later, Nie Lin used a trick to lure the Sixth Army into the trap, defeated the Sixth Army in one fell swoop, and killed Gao Hu, the deputy commander of the Sixth Army, and directly forced the Sixth Army into the backmost barrier of Wancheng and the city.
In the Battle of Kancheng, the You army won a great victory, although there were also dead and wounded, but the number of soldiers who could fight should be 80,000. After that, Nie Lin continued to lead his army north and attack Liancheng.
Liancheng has already received the news, and the nearby counties have sent troops to Liancheng, hoping that the closure of the city can block the advance of the You army.
In a very short period of time, Liancheng's troops gathered to about 100,000 people, which is more than the strength of the You army can fight.
In the minds of the Jin people, 100,000 troops were stationed in Liancheng, which was enough to resist the exhausted You army, and only 80,000 people remained.
But the results were unexpected.
The 100,000 people who have been scraped together are just a vain appearance, and their combat effectiveness is not even as good as that of the local army.
The people who formed the army of 100,000 were mainly ordinary people, who were temporarily summoned by the government, and many of them did not even have armor and weapons, but only wore cloth clothes and held wooden sticks, to fight against the You army, where could they be the opponents of the You army?
It took only half a day for 80,000 You troops to break through the blockade and enter the city.
The people in the city fled out of the city in fright, and the You army did not chase and kill the people who fled, but stayed in the city. You Jun is a person who does not let go, as long as he appears, he will be slashed immediately.
If the city is large, there are fires everywhere, there are killings everywhere, and the streets and alleys. The ground was littered with corpses.
The news of the fall of Liancheng soon spread to Wancheng, and when he heard about it, not to mention that the court headed by Zhao Yu, the king of Jin, was frightened, and even the people of Jin were talking about it, and they felt that a catastrophe was coming.
People were puzzled, how could this group of You troops be so powerful, it is said that there are not many troops, how can no one be able to resist them? Even the Sixth Army was defeated, and Gao Hu, the deputy general of the army, was also killed.
The day the message was returned. The ministers of the Jin Kingdom gathered at the imperial court.
By this time, the time had already passed, but the military situation was too urgent, and people had to negotiate a way to deal with it.
Above the court, people talked a lot, saying everything, and the whole hall was noisy.
At this time, the general Du Qing said to Zhao Yu: "King, now the You army has captured Liancheng. The next step is to hit Hecheng, and Wancheng is also in danger!"
At this time, Zhao Yu was also anxious. What should I do? He is not a general, he does not understand military affairs, how can he know what to do? He blinked his eyes and remained silent, but turned his eyes to look at Tai Shuhong.
Among the ministers, only Tai Shuhong is the most strategic. is also the most scheming, now Lin Haotian and other generals are not there, and the only one who can rely on is Tai Shuhong.
Tai Shu Hong saw that the king was looking at him, and he also understood that he hoped that he would stand up and say a plan to deal with the enemy, but Tai Shu Hong pretended not to see it. Twist your head elsewhere.
It's not that he wants to disobey, but he doesn't have a good way. The current situation is too critical, there are no more soldiers capable of fighting in the capital, and some tens of thousands of recruits are incapable of fighting, and expecting them to fight with the You army who can fight is equivalent to letting these tens of thousands of recruits go to death.
No matter how shrewd and resourceful Tai Shuhong is, he must have soldiers to retreat from the enemy.
Seeing that Uncle Tai Hong didn't dare to stand up and say a word, Zhao Yu's heart suddenly sank, and his brows slowly wrinkled.
At this time, Du Qing sighed: "It seems that the prime minister of the uncle has no way to retreat from the enemy, since this is the case, we ...... The capital can only be moved. ”
"What?" Tai Shuhong was startled, and raised his eyes to think of Du Qing.
Du Qing arched his hand and said, "King, move the capital! This is the only way at present." Especially the people are menacing, our army can't resist it at all, rather than staying in the capital and waiting for death, it is better to move the capital to avoid the enemy's edge first!"
As soon as his words fell, Tai Shuhong shook his head and said: "No! Since the founding of the Jin Kingdom, Wancheng has always been the capital, and now, Wancheng is not only the capital of Jincheng in people's minds, it is also the symbol of the Jin Kingdom, how can it be said that it is accommodating?"
"If we don't move the capital, you people will be killed, what will we do to defend against others?"
Du Qing put forward the idea of moving the capital, which was supported by many ministers, and seeing that although people did not speak, they nodded again and again, he was much more confident, and his tone began to harden.
Tai Shuhong's face was gloomy, and he said coldly: "If the enemy soldiers come to the city, even if we go to the city in person, we will have to fight the enemy to the end, not to mention that Wancheng is an auspicious place, if you want to move the capital, it will be a sign of the destruction of the country......"
Du Qing continued: "The king is in Wancheng, if the enemy fights, it will be too late for us to move the capital."
Many ministers thought that what Du Qing said was reasonable, and whispered while nodding, but some of the ministers with Tai Shuhong firmly opposed it, and the two sides argued with each other.
Zhao Yu looked at the ministers who were fighting for red ears and shook his head secretly.
If you are frightened by less than 100,000 enemy troops, won't you be laughed off by the Red Kingdom? In the next few decades or even hundreds of years, the Jin Kingdom will lose face among the nations, and he will be ashamed of his ancestors and ancestors!
Thinking of this, Zhao Yu's expression instantly became cold, he took out the sword on the table with his hand, pointed at everyone with the blade of the sword, and shouted: "In the future, whoever dares to talk lightly about the word moving the capital, this king will not be forgiven!" After speaking, in order to show his determination, Zhao Yu waved the sword in his hand violently.
"Click!" a corner of the dragon chair was cut off.
At this time, all the ministers were dumbfounded, those ministers who supported the relocation of the capital, they dared to work against Tai Shuhong, but where did they dare not listen to the orders of Zhao Yu, the king of Jin?
Seeing that the ministers who originally supported him were all pulling their heads and not daring to say anything, Du Qing took a deep breath and said boldly: "King, the You army is menacing, and the capital has no army to fight...... I'm afraid I want to follow in the footsteps of Lingcheng and Bocheng!"
Zhao Yu said: "The matter of transferring troops, this king will deal with it, as for You Jun, this king plans to send the troops of the capital to Hecheng, and merge with General Muwu, and use Hecheng as the main battlefield to drag the enemy army!"
Du Qing asked, "I don't know which general your lord wants to send to lead the army?"
Zhao Yu smiled and said: "There is no general in the capital, since the general commands the soldiers and horses of the world, it is naturally the most suitable for the general to go!"
When Du Qing heard this, he almost turned his back on it. It's true that he is a great general, but where is the current situation that he can control? Let him lead the troops to fight, that is tantamount to pushing him into the fire.
Du Qing was stunned for a moment, hurriedly knelt down and kowtowed, and said in a loud voice: "King, Weichen is not qualified for this position. It's not that Wechen is afraid of death, but that he is worried that the command will be improper and that he will spoil the big thing......"
Hmph! Zhao Yu sneered in his heart, and then, his face was straight, and he said in a deep voice: "Uncle Prime Minister listens to the order!"
Tai Shuhong and Xiao Xuan heard Zhao Yu calling themselves, their bodies shook, and they hurriedly replied, "King!"
"This king will send all the troops in Wancheng to you, and lead him to go to Hecheng immediately to assist General Muwu to defend against the enemy, there must be no mistake!"
Tai Shuhong didn't expect Zhao Yu to let a civil official go to guard the city, he was stunned for a moment, and then he said hesitantly: "Big ...... King...... This ......"
Without waiting for Tai Shuhong to finish speaking, Zhao Yu said again: "Da Sikong Xiao Xuan listens to the order!"
"Weichen is here!" Xiao Xuan strode out of the team.
"This king has ordered you to be the prime minister's deputy, and to assist the prime minister in defending against the enemy!"
"Yes, King!"
Hearing that Zhao Yu asked Xiao Xuan to assist him, Tai Shuhong's eyes suddenly lit up, although Xiao Xuan was a civil official, but he was full of scriptures and war strategies, and he was his deputy, Tai Shuhong's confidence was also a lot.
The next day, early in the morning, Tai Shuhong and Xiao Xuan led more than 40,000 recruits from Wancheng to Hecheng.
As Tai Shuhong estimated in advance, he went to Hecheng with the army, and the recruits and soldiers were very energetic, and when people thought about it, since the prime minister went there in person, then Hecheng must be foolproof. But in fact, whether he can withstand You Jun's attack or not, Tai Shuhong doesn't even have a bottom in his heart. (To be continued......)