Chapter 50: The Empty City Plan

It is fifty miles away from Shunchang

"According to the speed of today's march, it is estimated that we will arrive in Shunchang tomorrow." Han often pointed to the map and compared the road.

"The army is now sleepy and lacking, fourth brother, it is better for us to rest here for a day, and then attack Shunchang the day after tomorrow." Zong Qiang asked Jin Wushu.

Jin Wushu looked at the map and nodded: "Let the gang prepare some meat, and let the soldiers eat it openly." It is estimated that the day after tomorrow will run out of time. Then Jin Wushu laughed, looking very happy.

How could the rest of the generals not know the thoughts of the Golden Vulture, and they all laughed. This time the Jin State sent troops can be said to be the largest in the past few years, and they also brought all the generals they could bring, ready to make a lot of military merits and the property of the Song Dynasty.

At present, the total strength of the Jin State is only about 300,000, and the remaining more than 100,000 soldiers and horses can only be stationed in the rear, to be wary of those small tribes like Mongolia that are ready to move, and they also have to send troops to be stationed in various parts of the Jin State.

Therefore, the maximum number of troops sent by the Jin State at one time is only about 100,000, and no matter how much, the Jin State will be a little reckless. Jin Guo had nothing to do before, he could send troops at will, and he could ignore anything. Even before, when the Jin Kingdom did not exceed 200,000, it was not to bring all those who could ride horses. But now, many people in the Jin Kingdom have enjoyed the wealth that should not belong to them, so they quickly degenerated, and they dare not care about anything anymore.

In the entire Jin Kingdom, only Jin Wushu has not forgotten his former blood, and the others are advocating negotiation and peace with the Song Dynasty, wanting the Song Dynasty to be a vassal to the Jin State. Although it is good to be a minister, why should you coexist with them if you can destroy the Song Dynasty.

The generals who lead the army here are all the young generation of the current Jin Kingdom, the commander is Jin Wushu, the deputy commander is Zong Xian, and the generals Han Chang, Han Yan, and Zong Qiang. This time, Jin Wushu is not only to avenge the revenge of Shunchang last time, but also to tell Wan Yan Sheng with an overwhelming advantage that the future generals of the Jin State are on his side, and only by handing over the throne of the Jin State to him can he be stable.

Therefore, the battle of attacking Shunchang must be fought happily, with a sense of oppression, and the victory must be extremely obvious. Even Jin Wushu does not plan to only capture Shunchang, if it goes well, he wants to drive straight into Lin'an.

So this time, Jin Wushu brought all the strongest elite Tiefutu in the Jin Kingdom, as well as almost all the kidnappers and horses, wanting to destroy the entire Song Dynasty in one fell swoop and capture the Song Dynasty emperor alive again. Wasn't it because he broke through Bianliang that Yan Sheng was able to sit on the throne back then, and now he has to tell Wan Yan Sheng with his golden vultures: If you can do it, I can do it too.

In fact, Jin Wushu completely thought too much, and most of the generals who followed him came to make military achievements. After fishing, they will return to the Jin Kingdom to lie down and enjoy happiness, whoever is the emperor, they will not oppose it, nor will they support it.

And Wan Yan Sheng's ability to sit on the throne is not only by virtue of his military merits, but also by his ability to govern. On the contrary, the Jin Vulture will only fight, but now what the Jin Kingdom needs is to fight? What the Jin Kingdom needs is a monarch who can stabilize the people's livelihood, not a military general who can only fight and kill.

It is said that the system of the Song Dynasty is not good, but in fact, the system of the Jin State is even worse, the inheritance between the thrones is simply a mess, and the factional disputes are even more cruel.

"I don't know how the fourth brother is going to attack the city the day after tomorrow?" Jong Hyun asked Jin Wushu if he didn't want to come. In his opinion, it would be enough to have a golden vulture commander, so why should he be the deputy marshal.

"The location of Shunchang City is dangerous, if Yue Fei gathers a large army to defend Shunchang, even if we attack hard, it will be difficult to take it. Moreover, most of the cavalry we brought this time were cavalry, and we were good at rushing to kill us on the plains, but this was a siege, and the cavalry could not play. And today's Song Dynasty is not as good as before, and Yue Fei can't be underestimated. Han Chang, as the commander of the kidnapping horse this time, asked. The kidnapping horses he led are light cavalry, and it is okay to intersperse, but a city is placed there, how can you intersperse.

"Don't worry, this time we have enough siege ladders and battering rams, and we will definitely be able to capture Shunchang in one fell swoop." Jin Wushu comforted, and then said to Han Chang's younger brother Han Yan: "You take a cavalry of about 2,000 as the vanguard to explore the reality of Shunchang." ”

"Don't worry, general, your subordinates will definitely be able to complete the task, and your subordinates will give you a victory first." It's really good that the scar forgets the pain, and now Han Yan has no fear after being defeated by Yue Fei at all, but is full of confidence and wants to fight Yue Fei again, dreaming of capturing Yue Fei alive alone.

"Be careful, don't be careless, Yue Fei is not someone who is so easy to defeat, not to mention that this time there is Han Shizhong." Han Chang reminded himself that this younger brother, who usually didn't know the severity, hoped that he could be cautious. If it weren't for Han Yan being his younger brother, he would have cared about Han Yan's life and death.

"Don't worry, brother, it's okay." Han Yan muttered dissatisfiedly, and said to his subordinates, "Let's go, follow me to meet Yue Fei for a while." ”

"This guy is still so willful." Seeing that Han Yan had taken away at least two thousand or five hundred soldiers, Jin Wushu laughed, but he didn't mind Han Yan's audacity.

"General, why don't I go and take a look, my brother has been a little too inflated recently, and I'm a little worried." Han Chang's eyelids jumped, and he was a little uneasy when he arrived.

"It's okay, you can still run if you can't beat it. It's just to explore some fiction and reality, and there is nothing dangerous. Jin Wushu comforted Han Chang and said, Han Chang is now the general who can fight in the Jin Kingdom in addition to Jin Wushu, so Jin Wushu can be said to spare no effort to win him over. If it weren't for Han Yan being Han Chang's younger brother, Han Yan's behavior just now would have been enough for him to cut off his head once.

Jin Wushu pointed to the map again and said: "We have raised 100,000 troops this time, and we must not just think about taking Shunchang back. It's better for us to capture Shunchang and drive straight into Lin'an. ”

"But Your Majesty just ordered us to defeat the Song army." Jonghyun reminded Jin Wushu of the idea and wanted him to give up the idea.

But Zongxian didn't know why he was the deputy marshal, and Jin Wushu didn't know it. Zong Xian, as the son-in-law of Wanyan Aguta, is a little higher than Jin Wushu in terms of status. But since Jonghyun doesn't value power so much, it's not so noticeable in the Jin Kingdom. Therefore, Wanyan Sheng sent Zongxian to the side of Jin Wushu, firstly, to monitor Jin Wushu, and secondly, he wanted Zong Xian to fight with Jin Wushu, and by the way, in order to share a share of military merits after conquering Shunchang, so that Jin Wushu would not be so dazzling.

So Jin Wushu glanced at Zong Xian coldly: "Now I am the commander, and everything is done according to my will." ”

Zong Xian suddenly stopped speaking and began to become a transparent person. Wan Yan Sheng still misunderstood Zong Xian, Zong Xian wanted to fight with the Golden Vulture at all, but wanted to lie down and make peace more.

Jin Wushu said again: "Shunchang must be taken, otherwise our rear will be in danger." If you want to take Shunchang, you must either attack the city directly, or you will first capture Luoyang, cut off Shunchang's grain and grass supply line, and then surround Shunchang. ”

Han Chang thought for a while and said: "According to the secret agent in Lin'an, this time the Song army sent 100,000 troops, so there are at least 170,000 troops in Shunchang City. The consumption of grain and grass will be a big problem, if we can capture Luoyang, then Han Shizhong in Shunchang City will definitely not be able to sit still, and he will definitely go out of the city to meet the enemy. When the time comes, our cavalry will have a place to play. ”

The Jin army still didn't know that Liu Chan had personally conquered, because Liu Chan had never played the emperor's banner and did not wear the emperor's clothes, until now many generals in the north still thought that Liu Chan was a big official.

Jin Wushu stared at the map for a while: "Okay, let's follow this method, but it feels a little familiar." "The method used by the Golden Vulture is exactly the method used by Yue Fei, and the two of them are really very similar in terms of strategic vision.

The second day is Shunchang

Han Shizhong stood on top of the city tower, and according to the previous preparation, he first dispatched 5,000 soldiers of the Han family to Beicheng County to carry grain and grass. They are ready to fight a protracted war, so the grain and grass must be prepared first. Shunchang City is not the 170,000 estimated by the Golden Vulture at all, but only about 30,000, and the other 140,000 are hidden somewhere else.

At this time, suddenly a few flying horses arrived from a distance, and the herald said breathlessly: "General Qiyu, the army of 100,000 led by the Golden Vulture is now less than twenty miles away from here; In addition, there are about one or two thousand Jin army forwards, and now they are swarming towards Xicheng! According to the itinerary, it is estimated that it will arrive in another moment. ”

Han Shizhong smiled calmly: "Hide all the flags of our army; All the armies are guarding the city gates, and they are not allowed to enter and leave at will, nor are they allowed to speak at will, and those who dare to violate them will be killed immediately! The soldiers were ordered to open four gates, and each gate used about ten soldiers, disguised as ordinary people, to sweep the streets. When the soldiers arrive, you must not move at will, I have my own plan to deal with it. ”

Then Han Shizhong actually put on a crane and a scarf in the summer. He also led two children to carry a piano and personally sit on the railing in front of the enemy tower in the city, burning incense and playing the piano. The expression is leisurely and the mood is peaceful.

No one thought that Han Shizhong actually wanted to sing an empty city plan, or a fake empty city plan.

After a while, Han Yan led the army to kill, and for a while the dust was in the sky, and the horses' hooves were like thunder. But when he got closer, he saw that Shunchang turned out to be like this, and Han Yan was a little hesitant and hesitant. I don't know if it's a ploy or if that's it.

"General, what should I do?" A soldier asked Han Yan.

"Oh, I'm so stupid that I can't see that this is an empty plan. Come, come with me into the city. Han Yan simply didn't care, he didn't want his brain, and he didn't let the soldiers go to investigate first, and he directly led the troops to Shunchang.

When Han Yan was only a hundred steps away from Shunchang, bows and arrows suddenly flew out. Immediately, Han Shizhong ordered the hidden infantry of the Song army to attack, Han Yan was caught off guard, and his spirit was greatly defeated, and more than 2,000 of the 2,500 cavalry were beheaded, and Han Yan fled in a hurry and disappeared.

"I didn't expect this Jin Army Lord to be so stupid, he couldn't even see this empty city plan." Han Shizhong said to himself, he had been sitting for a lot of preparations. Originally, the Jin army should have sent a few Jin soldiers into the city first, and then they could lure the rest of the Jin army into the city. The result was directly in one step, and Han Shizhong didn't know what to say.