Jin country, Posu Road City (Dandong Jiulian City).

Wanyan Zonggan grabbed a large number of people, goods, and food from Goryeo, and returned to Shangjing happily.

received the news that Daming Tun troops were defending state and Pyongyang, but this time it was Wanyan Zongfu who came.

In the hearts of the Song people in different time and space, the Jin State had four major military princes, namely: Wanyan Zonghan, Wanyan Zongwang, Wanyan Zongfu and Wanyan Zongbi.

Zong Fu and Zong Bi have been following Ah Guda for a long time, but they are actually more inclined to exercise their internal affairs ability.

Zong Bi is naturally the famous Jin Wushu, but he has been serving as Zong Fu's deputy in a series of battles from scaring Zhao Gou to flee Yangzhou, to Soshan and Zhanhai, the Battle of Huang Tiandang, the Battle of Fuping, and the Battle of Monk Yuan.

The real strategic commander is actually Wanyan Sosuke.

And most of the later emperors of the Jin Kingdom were the descendants of Wanyan Zongfu!

In this Bo Ji Lie Conference, Wan Yan Zongfu did not fight or grab, and only got a B room Bo Ji Lie (deputy prime minister in charge of foreign affairs).

It seems to be a little transparent, but as long as Yan Zongfu squeaks, no one in the Jin Kingdom will have to give face.

Because when Aguta was still alive, most of the various military and political orders of the Jin State had to go through the hands of Yan Zongfu. And Wanyan Zongfu is fair, generous and honest, and in the case of a bowl of water, all factions owe him favors.

It's just that this guy doesn't like to argue with people, and he doesn't even want to get involved in factional struggles.

Now south of the Yalu River in the Daming Tun Army, Wanyan Zonghan wants to defend Shanxi, Wanyan Zongwang wants to defend Hebei, and Wanyan Zongfu, who doesn't like to make trouble, can only go out in person.

He also brought the little follower Jin Wushu with him.

Xianmao Ali, who conquered southern Liaoning and the northeastern part of the Korean Peninsula for the Jin State and made the first contribution in the encirclement and annihilation of Yelu Yujian, introduced the current situation and said: "Since the Ming army was stationed in Baozhou, it has been strengthening and expanding the seaport at the mouth of the Yalu River. And there are more than 40 warships, patrolling back and forth in the lower reaches of the Yalu River. ”

Most of the so-called more than 40 warships here belong to inland river vessels, which come from the downsized Dongting Lake Naval Division. Due to the small hull, it was brought directly to the sea ship.

Wanyan Zongfu asked, "Have you sent someone across the river to investigate?" ”

He said, "I have inquired." In the six cities of Jiangdong in Goryeo, most of the population was taken away by our army, and the grain had already been emptied, and the Ming army was not stationed in those mountain cities. ”

Wanyan Zongfu confirmed: "Only Baozhou City on the other side, there is a garrison of the Ming Kingdom? ”

"Yes, the Ming army only occupies Baozhou City, regardless of the mountain cities under Baozhou. Even further south, in the city of Anzhou, the Ming army did not garrison troops. ”

"What do you think?" Wanyan Zongfu asked.

"The intention of the Ming army is obvious, that is, to cross the river from Baozhou to the north, not to take the opportunity to occupy the territory of Goryeo. ”

Jin Wushu, who was honestly following his brother's side, opened his mouth and asked at this moment: "Since the Ming army only wants to advance north, why do you want to station troops in Pyongyang, further south of Anju?" ”

Xianmao Ali was familiar with the geography of this side, and immediately expressed his understanding: "It may be that I am afraid that our army will send troops from the Lazy Road, and then threaten and coerce the Goryeo army, and go around to the south to kill Baozhou City together." ”

Wanyan Zongfu rode out of the city, came to the Yalu River, pointed to the opposite bank and said: "This is very suitable for crossing the river, and the Ming army did not build a fortress on the shore?" ”

"No, I'm afraid they want to trick us into attacking the city." Diagonal Ali guessed.

Posu Road City and Baozhou City are separated by the Yalu River for 20 miles.

To the south of the city of Posu Road in the Jin country, there are a large number of islands alluvial from the Zanghe River. These Jiangxinzhou are densely scattered, and the large warships of the Ming army do not want to come in, and the small warships are also very easy to be ambushed.

If Jin Bing wants to cross the river, it is still very easy to use the terrain.

But if the Ming army built two mansions on the opposite bank, it would bring great trouble to the Jin soldiers crossing the river.

Wanyan Zongfu muttered, "Neither occupy the mountain city, nor build a fort on the shore. It is estimated that when the Ming army has enough military rations in Baozhou, it will cross the river and go north to attack Posu Road. ”

"Brother, should we take the initiative to attack?" Wan Yan Zongbi asked.

Wanyan Zongfu sighed: "I'm afraid that if we transport soldiers and grain across the river, the Ming army's navy will come to cut off the retreat." Although these islands in front of us are conducive to our army's ambush, we do not have so many warships at all. At that time, the Ming army cut off the retreat, and our army could only capture Baozhou City before the army ran out of food. Otherwise, we will starve to death on the south bank of the Yalu River, or our whole army will withdraw from the mountains. ”

Although a large area on the south bank of the Yalu River belonged to the territory of the Jin Kingdom at this time, the Jin Kingdom only set up a lazy road along the easternmost coast. The other mountainous areas were all wild people, and some of them were taken away by the Jin Kingdom as a raw girl, and the rest of the Jin Kingdom didn't even bother to collect taxes.

Those mountainous areas, not suitable for marching, not suitable for withdrawal, not even suitable for survival!

If the Jin soldiers were cut off from retreat after crossing the river, they would have to go south to Anzhou, and it would be easiest to go back from the river valley northeast of Anzhou. During the whole process, it may be pursued or ambushed by the Ming army at any time.

Wanyan Zongfu continued: "Even if the Ming army and sailors don't come to cut off the river, can we really capture Baozhou City? The Ming army held on to the city, and we suffered heavy casualties because of the siege, which is probably what the Ming army wants to see the most. Although my Dajin warrior is brave, he has never been good at attacking cities. Even the Ming army was not afraid of being besieged, they could enter the river from the sea at any time and transport grain outside the city of Baozhou. ”

"So what to do?" Wanyan Zongbi asked.

Wanyan Zongfu said: "Mobilize more soldiers to garrison Posu Road. ”

Wanyan Zongbi said: "Where are there many soldiers? ”

The Jin State is really short of troops, the Panhai Road was cut off by Li Bao, and the cities in the Western Liaoning Corridor must be garrisoned to defend. Especially Jinzhou, where brocade is really produced, it is one of the most tax-paying places, and it must not be plundered by the Ming army.

In Lushun, there are Yelu Yujian and others, with a group of people of all ethnic groups who have thrown over, relying on the Great Wall of Zhenhaikou to eyeing them there, and the Jin State must be stationed on the front line of Dalian and Jinzhou.

Now you have to station troops on the north bank of the Yalu River?

The reason why the Jin Kingdom gave Baozhou and the six cities of Gangdong to Goryeo at the beginning, and the reason why Zhu Di of later generations gave that large area to Korea was because of the complex terrain and insufficient population nearby. If there are fewer troops, it is useless, and when there are more troops, there is a shortage of military rations, and most of the grain has to be transferred from other places.

But this place has to be defended, once the city of Posu Road is breached, the Ming army can kill the Fengcheng city in the future.

It was very important when it was in the Liao State, and the prefecture was changed to the state and the state to the government several times, and it was even renamed "Kaifeng Mansion" by the Liao State for a time, which was the same name as the capital of the Great Song Dynasty. Now it is the opening state of the Jin Kingdom, and it is the same name as the capital of Goryeo.

After taking this place, the Ming army will continue to go north, and it will be able to penetrate directly into Liaoyang, the hinterland of the Jin Kingdom!

When the time comes, Li Bao in the West Liaoning Corridor, Yelu Yujian in Lushunkou, and Zheyan on this side of the Yalu River can go to Liaoyang in three ways.

Wanyan Zongfu did not dare to cross the river to attack the city, nor did he dare to withdraw his troops, and even had to continue to increase his troops.

The Goryeo Bohai tribesmen who were taken away by the Jin soldiers before had just planted grain in the Fuzhou area, and they were forcibly relocated by Wanyan Zongfu for several thousand.

1,000 young men were selected to defend the city, and the rest were placed in the nearby ravines to open up wasteland. No matter how much the pier platform prohibition is established, once the Ming army is found to have crossed the river, all the men in the nearby villages will enter the city to defend.

……

Zhi Yanzhi received the news and personally took a boat to Baozhou.

Accompanied by Li Cheng, Zhi Yanzhi arrived on the other side of Posu Road City, picked up a telescope and observed for a long time: "The Jin people are just increasing their troops, and they haven't thought about attacking the city?" ”

Li Cheng said with a smile: "Last time, Wanyan Zonggan personally led a large army across the river, but he only besieged but did not attack, forcing the Goryeo defenders to surrender. Baozhou was a fortified city built by the Liao State, and when the Goryeo soldiers were stationed, it was not easy for the Jin people to conquer. Now that I am stationed with Ming soldiers, how dare Jin Bing crash over? ”

Orihiko licked his lips: "I hope that the Jin people will come over, how can there be war merits if you don't fight?" ”

Li Cheng instigated: "The Yalu River Naval Division that our army has just formed, the soldiers and warships are all from the Dongting Lake Naval Division, and they have completely controlled the Yalu River for dozens of miles. Our army can cross the river at any time, and from time to time attack and plunder the villages on the other side, forcing the Jin soldiers to go out of the city to fight. ”

"How many golden soldiers are there in the city opposite?" Orihiko asked.

Li Cheng said: "At least above three thousand, maybe four or five thousand. ”

Zhi Yanzhi hesitated and said: "The prince sent a letter to tell us not to go north for the time being. The main troops stationed in Baoju and Pyongyang could contain the forces of the Jin State and encroach on the territory of Goryeo. What if you cross the river without permission and miss the prince's good deeds? ”

"It's just a small group of harassment, and it doesn't use troops in a big way, what can I do wrong?" Li Cheng's troops encountered reorganization, and some of them were eliminated again, and all the rest were redressed, and many strong crossbows were obtained.

Although there are fewer soldiers in his hands, Li Cheng thinks that his combat power has been greatly improved. Now he is like holding a hammer in his hand, and when he sees a nail, he wants to hammer it twice, and if he doesn't have a nail, he even wants to hammer someone.

Zhi Yanzhi said: "Every time you cross the river and raid, there must be no more than 300 soldiers, and even if you break it, it will not hurt." ”

This product belongs to the outliers among the military generals, he actually wants to be a civil official, and he is good at poetry and history. In the case of Prince Zhu's order, the first thing Zhi Yanzhi thought about was not to make meritorious service, but to listen to the prince's words honestly, and even it didn't matter if he missed the fighter because of this.

However, it was said that Li Cheng personally led the troops, and when he touched the river many times and plundered the villages of Jinguo, Wanyan Zongfu, who was unwilling to passively defend, had already written letters to Harbin and Yanjing at the same time.

Wanyan Sofu planned to use the grain looted from Goryeo to gather a large army to completely uproot the Ming army's sea-crossing stronghold.

Including the West Liaoning Corridor, Lushun and Baozhou, Wanyan Zongfu must all be pulled out!

……

Yanshan Mansion.

Wanyan Zongwang received two letters at the same time, almost with the front and back feet at the same time.

After reading the letter, Wanyan Zongwang said to Shi Liai: "One is a letter for help from Hedong (Shanxi), where the Ming army has begun to attack Guancheng. Sticky Han told me not to bring troops over, the terrain there was so narrow that no amount of troops could spread out. He told me to go south as soon as possible and attack Hebei in the Ming Kingdom. It is necessary to conquer Zhending, open up the well, and kill Zhang Guangdao from the well. ”

Shi Liai shook his head: "Jingcheng is really a natural danger, and it must be a strong city, it is difficult to take one place, how can it be possible to open up both places?" There was a lot of pressure on Mu Han's side, and he was already talking nonsense. ”

Wanyan Zongwang said again: "Wanyan Zongfu (Wanyan Zongfu) wants me to send troops to open up the Panghai Road. He gathered the departments of Liaozhong, Liaodong, and Liaonan to pull out the other Ming troops who crossed the sea. ”

"Once the main force of the marshal leaves Youzhou, the Ming army of Hebei will definitely go north, and the land of Youyan will be in the hands of the Ming army!" Shi Liai reminded solemnly.

Wanyan Zongwang was very entangled, and he became more and more sincere and wanted to negotiate peace with Daming.

Shi Liai said: "Marshal, you must never send troops to fight. As for the Ponkai Road, thousands of elites can be divided into joint attacks with the Liaodong soldiers. The main force of the marshal should still be to defend Youzhou. ”

Shi Liai wanted to help Wan Yan Zongwang preserve his strength, but Wan Yan Zongwang shook his head and said: "Thousands of soldiers are not enough, at least 10,000 troops must be divided in order to open up the Panhai Road with the Liaodong soldiers." Daikin is at a critical juncture, and he can't keep those careful thoughts anymore. ”

(End of chapter)