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Chapter 825 - 0820 [Then Let's Fight]

Zhu Ming has led the main force to Chengzhou, which is the Haicheng city of the later generations.

During the Liao Dynasty, Tongzhou was set up in the southeast mountainous area, and Tiezhou was also set up in the southern mountainous area.

There is copper, and there is iron, and there is gold.

Continue to move forward, one hundred and ten miles northeast is Liaoyang.

A fierce offensive and defensive battle is raging there!

The city has been occupied by the rebels, but the grain and grass of the Jin army are in the city, and Wanyan Zongfu must take it no matter how big the price is.

Wanyan Zongfu asked: "Can the Ming army on the other side of the Yalu River chase after you?" ”

"It's only a day or two, so time is pressing." Wanyan Zongfu looked to the southwest, which was the direction of the main force of the Ming army, and it was estimated that he would come over in a day or two. If the Ming army abandons artillery, I'm afraid it will be able to arrive today.

Those recruits were still ordinary people a few days ago, and they came to help defend the city for fear of being slaughtered. Although the morale of the food and salary was very high, it was completely blind when it came to fighting, because of the lack of armor and the lack of training.

In desperation, Wanyan Zongfu could only collect his troops at night.

When Jin Wushu led his army out of the mountains, his troops were less than 20,000 (including the grain transportation team).

This is something that can't be helped, if the Golden Vulture doesn't rush time, the main force of the Ming army will definitely arrive first.

There is a city to defend, and they are relatively stable.

Outside the city, there were more than 10,000 Jurchen soldiers!

All the wealthy families were dispatched, divided into areas to carry out propaganda, and when people met, they said that the Jurchen wanted to slaughter the city. Moreover, Wanyan Zongfu has been defeated, and the Ming Emperor is coming soon, and it is only a matter of time before the Jin Kingdom is destroyed.

A group of light horsemen suddenly arrived, coming from the mountains to the south.

Women and children helped transport supplies and cook and deliver food to the soldiers.

Wanyan Zongfu asked: "I still have more than 11,000 soldiers in my hands, counting the soldiers you brought, how long can the grain and grass last?" ”

Anyway, the army rations in the city were piled up, and in order to boost the morale of the whole army, whether it was the soldiers who participated in the battle, or the women and children who were in charge of logistics, every meal could be eaten with an open stomach.

Finally, a few Jurchen soldiers climbed the city wall and defeated dozens of nearby recruits.

Abandon the city and evacuate, they don't want to.

The Jurchen cavalry said: "The Ming army has thousands of cavalry, and last night they attacked Shenzhou, and many of them still carried firearms. Shen Zhou's troops were empty, and there were still fine works in the city, and they were lost all of a sudden. ”

Everyone looked at it for a long time, and indeed they didn't see the relevant flags.

Jin Wushu said: "I left thousands of soldiers to guard the mountain pass to prevent the Ming army chasing from the Yalu River from leaving the mountain. Do you need to be transferred to the decisive battle? ”

At the same time, another recruit was also killed, and the nearby Han army reserve went to the rescue.

The Golden Vulture asked, "Haven't taken it yet?" ”

The poles used to knock down the siege ladder were urgently built in the hundreds. It is better to be able to overturn the siege ladder, otherwise once the Jurchen soldiers enter the city, those recruits will be very easy to rout.

Often, a team of soldiers was sent to collect firewood, and when they came back, only half of the team was left, and the rest all took the opportunity to slip away.

Fighting until the evening, Wanyan Zongfu had no intention of withdrawing his troops.

The Jin soldiers, on their part, were also transferring troops to the Xiandeng, trying to occupy the city wall in one go.

"Rush with me!"

But it is also possible that it is too far away to see clearly.

The more than 10,000 Jurchen soldiers only brought a few days' rations, and they were finished in two or three days.

Wang Zheng brought all the families of all ethnic groups to the city, pointed to the Jin soldiers besieging the city outside, and said, "Take a closer look, are there Bohai soldiers or Han soldiers?" ”

Wanyan Zongfu led the army to arrive in the middle of the night, but the people were sleepy and the horses were tired, so he did not attack immediately, but the whole army retreated for a short rest.

At this moment, several cavalry from the east rushed madly, their armor stained with blood.

Wanyan Zongfu said: "This morning, the Ming army's light cavalry was found twenty miles away, and their main force is estimated to be almost there. ”

Horses can carry armor and food, but in some places the roads are too rough for horses to carry too much load. If you want to transport most of the grain and grass on Posu Road, you have to have a group of people who carry grain.

The light rider replied, "We sent our elite and carpenters along the way, cutting down trees along the hill and rolling down the hillside to block the road. It is estimated that the Ming army can be delayed for a day or two. ”

Jin Wushu asked again: "What about the main force of the Ming army?" ”

……

Or wait for most people to fall asleep and quietly crawl into the mountains and forests.

Defeat or the destruction of the country is no longer a problem for them, these guys now just want to go into the city and grab food.

All of them are looking at death as if they were at home!

From the old man in his fifties and sixties to the young man in his fifteen or fifteen years old, as long as he was a man, he was organized into the army.

The three big ministers made a detailed work, each leading a new army, and they were all ordinary people who had never fought a war.

The defenders did not have many bows and arrows, and the Jurchen soldiers quickly rushed under the wall. As soon as they began to climb, the defenders began to push siege ladders with poles, or threw down logs and poured gold juice.

"Why is that all there is left?" Wanyan Zongfu said.

Jin Wushu explained: "I traveled all the way in the mountains, and there were many deserters along the way, and some were wounded and sick. In the second half of the journey, the people fled not enough, so they could only let the war horses also carry grain and grass, and a lot of grain and grass were burned on the spot on the road. ”

All the veterans in the city were responsible for guarding the city wall near the city gate, or stayed at the horse road as a reserve.

"Prepare to attack the city, attack on three sides!"

A few well-armored Jurchen soldiers can kill a large area after landing in the city.

It turned out that the main force of the Ming army was slow, not because of the artillery slowing down the march, but in order to paralyze Yan Zongfu, so that he could secretly send troops to attack Shenzhou.

There were even those who were brave enough to return the same way to join the chasing Ming army. Because they had no food on them, and they were afraid of encountering wild beasts in the mountains, they simply rebelled against Jin and surrendered to Ming, which had a better chance of survival.

The total strength of the defenders of the city was only 3,200 men.

Dozens of people formed a team and rushed forward carrying siege ladders.

The Xi soldiers' reserve was delayed by the rout, and by the time they rushed over, more than 50 Jurchen soldiers had already landed in the city.

Wang Zheng was observing the battle from the castle tower, and he was in charge of the city walls on both sides of the tower. Seeing that some Jurchen soldiers had landed in the city, he immediately ordered: "Transfer the Xi soldiers over!" ”

"It's almost there, from yesterday to now, I've been in the city several times." Wanyan Zongfu said.

On the third day, the whole army used the timber obtained from the demolition of houses to build thousands of simple siege ladders.

As the left-behind person of the first clan in Liaoyang, Zhang Xuanzheng immediately understood what to do. He said to the other noble families: "I will come to the center to dispatch the supplies in the city, and the two generals, Gao and Wang, will command the battle. You went to the city to organize the people and told them that the Jurchen had been defeated, and it had reached the point where the dogs jumped over the wall in a hurry, and once the city was broken, there would be no chickens and dogs. Whoever doesn't make the effort to defend Sangzi will wait to be slaughtered by the Jurchen soldiers! ”

Outside the city.

In the city, there are more than 800 Bohai elites brought back by Gao and Wang, more than 300 Huangtou Murwei (who attacked the city gate with heavy casualties), and Han soldiers and Xi soldiers, totaling more than 2,000.

Wanyan Zongfu turned his head to look at the city, and wondered whether to attack the city.

At the same time, a part of the Jurchen soldiers guarded the bridge to prevent the defenders from going out of the city and destroying the moat bridge.

Wanyan Zongfu stood on the spot.

Within a day, if they still can't capture Liaoyang, they will face the main force of the Ming army led by Zhu Ming.

It wasn't until they chased half a mile through the moat that the Jurchen cavalry came to the rescue, and Gao Jingshan hurriedly led his troops to retreat to the urn city.

The Jurchen soldiers who retreated with siege ladders were taken by surprise and fled in defeat.

Meritorious service in battle, there is another reward.

The command flag on the city tower waved, and the herald near Xi Bing immediately shouted after receiving the news: "Xi Bing, go to the rescue!" ”

This Xi soldier is a reserve team, although they have an enmity with the Bohai tribe, but now they are all grasshoppers on a rope.

"Marshal, Po Sulu is on the way to withdraw his troops, and the main force will arrive at noon tomorrow at the latest." The light rider in charge of reporting the message said.

But Wanyan Zongfu must stay here, either hurry up and break the city to obtain grain and grass, or wait for the Golden Vulture to withdraw and bring grain and grass.

Especially the Jurchen people south of the Yalu River, they did not get any benefits from the Jin Kingdom, but now they want to leave their hometowns and flee for their lives, and even their lives will be in danger at any time.

They were killed until it was dark, and the Jurchen soldiers who had landed in the city were finally driven down completely.

The two golden soldiers joined forces in Liaoyang City.

The recruits were spread across the four walls and fought with a variety of weapons.

Gao Jingshan led the five hundred Bohai elite cavalry who had been on standby for a long time, and when the Jurchen soldiers retreated, they opened the urn city and rushed out to kill them at night.

It is a matter of the life of the family, all the noble families cheer up, and if they can't keep Liaoyang, everyone will die.

All the cavalry in Zhu Ming's hands were sent to Jinzhou and Baozhou, and only Yang Zaixing, who had suffered heavy losses, was left to rest.

The emergency evacuation in the mountains was all narrow mountain roads, and there was no time to even set up camp, only with long guns stuck on both sides. In this case, how to stop deserters?

"A month," said the Golden Vulture, "can survive forty or fifty days if you save a little food." ”

The previous waves of attacks failed, and the squad with too many casualties was immediately replaced to rest, and the other squad continued.

Wanyan Zongfu was shocked: "Why is Shen Zhou gone?" ”

It is true that these mountain tribes have defected to the Jin State very early, but the leaders have long been promoted and moved away. The rest are all poor people, and there are not many young and strong, only the Jurchens who are lazy are still elite.

Gao Jingshan said: "The armies of all ethnic groups in the city of Hosu Pavilion must have all surrendered to the Ming and drove the Jurchen soldiers out of the city. The people in charge of the troops in your clan have rebelled, once the Jurchen soldiers capture Liaoyang, will they still be kind enough to let you go? It must be a disaster of destruction! ”

The next morning, half of the soldiers rested, half of the soldiers demolished their houses, and in the afternoon they continued to demolish their houses in shifts.

Stepping on this siege ladder to climb a strong city is purely looking for death. Fortunately, there are not many regular troops in the city, and those people must be in a hurry when they are ready to fight.

The Jurchen soldiers outside the city were demolishing the houses attached to Guo to obtain wood, and using nails and even ropes to build siege ladders.

Military pay is paid on a daily basis.

……

Jin Wushu was still hurrying in the mountains, and his biggest headache now was not the pursuers, but the deserters who appeared every night.

A cavalryman who rushed to the front was led to Wan Yanzong, turned over and dismounted and reported: "Marshal, Shenzhou (Shenyang) is gone!" ”

As long as you garrison the city wall on the day, or transport supplies, or even just help deliver food, you can go to the army to pay after the handover.

"I'll do my best."

The horses were already foaming at the mouth, and one of them fell from a long distance.

He ordered all the tribes south of the Yalu River and the Tumen River to leave their homes and go to defend the city of Posulu.

Most of the people who participated in the surprise attack were infantry, and the horses came from all tribes. Ride a horse and make a detour to Shenyang, and then attack the city on foot!

As soon as Shenyang was lost, Wanyan Zongfu's westward retreat route was blocked, and he could only go around from the north if he wanted to run.

On the night of the retreat of the Golden Vulture to the north, some Jurchen soldiers slipped away.

How can you get thousands of horsemen to attack Shenyang?

Jin Wushu said: "If you immediately withdraw your troops to the north now, you will definitely be pursued along the way, and you may not be able to take much of the military rations." Instead of fighting with low morale on the way to withdraw the army, it is better to fight a decisive battle in Liaoyang with leisure! ”

"Let's fight a decisive battle, then." Wanyan Zongsuke's eyes were blank.

(End of chapter)