Wanyan Zongfu stood at the height of the barracks, overlooking the city wall of Datong Mansion in the distance, his brows furrowed. The long siege had exhausted the Jin army, but Datong Mansion was still standing. He knew it was time for a change of tactics.

Back in the big tent, Wanyan Zongfu immediately wrote an urgent letter, requesting Wanyan Zonghan to transfer the 200,000 troops stationed in Zhending to the west and attack Datong Mansion on both sides. The messenger hurried up and sent the letter to Yanjing.

In the Yanjing Imperial Palace, after Wanyan Zonghan received Wanyan Zongfu's request, he fell into deep thought. He understood Wanyan Zongfu's predicament, but mobilizing the Zhending army made him hesitate.

"Your Majesty, if the army advances westward, the siege of Datong Mansion may be resolved." One of the advisors cautiously proposed.

Wanyan Zonghan shook his head, "I lost Datong Mansion, and there is also Taihang's natural barrier to protect Yanjing." But if the Song army takes the opportunity to capture Zhending, further north is a plain, and the Great Song army can directly take Yanjing. We can't afford to take that risk. ”

The strategist was silent after hearing this, and Yan Zonghan's worries were not unreasonable. The importance of the Zhending army is self-evident, once mobilized, Yanjing's defense line will become extremely fragile.

Wanyan Zonghan's decision put Wanyan Zongfu in a predicament, and he stood in the camp with a solemn face. "Your Majesty has rejected my request." He said in a deep voice, a hint of helplessness in his voice.

The generals were talking a lot, and they were confused about the next course of action. Sosuke Wanyan took a deep breath and tried to calm the anxiety in his heart.

He knew that as the main general, he had to make decisions to find a way out for the Jin army.

The night was like ink, and the camp of Wanyan Zongfu was brightly lit, and the soldiers were busy sorting out their armaments and preparing for the next battle. However, they did not realize that a catastrophe was quietly coming.

Wang Zaixing, wearing a black cloak, quietly approached the Jin army camp. His eyes are sharp, like a falcon in the night sky, watching his prey's every move. Behind him was a group of elite Song soldiers who were also dressed in black, and they moved quickly and quietly.

"General, everything is ready." An adjutant general reported to Wang Zaixing in a low voice.

Wang Zaixing nodded slightly, and the corners of his mouth hooked up a sneer, "Tonight, we want to let Jin Jun know that Song Jun is powerful!" ”

In the night, the Song army infiltrated the Jin army camp like a ghost. They set fires, killed people, and looted, and for a time, the Jin army camp was on fire, and wails came and went.

Wanyan Sosuke was discussing tactics with the generals in the camp tent when he was suddenly alarmed by the sound of commotion outside. He rushed out of the camp tent, only to see that in the firelight, the Song army was descending the mountain like a tiger, and the soldiers of the Jin army were defeated and retreating.

"What's going on?" Wanyan Sosuke roared angrily, but his voice seemed so faint in the chaos.

"General, we've been attacked!" A general panted and ran to report, "The Song army is attacking at night, and our men and horses have suffered heavy losses!" ”

Wanyan Zongfu's heart sank, he looked around, and saw that the soldiers of the Jin Army were in a panic and could no longer organize effective resistance. He knew that there was no point in holding on any longer at this time.

"Pass the order, the whole army retreats!" Wanyan Sosuke reluctantly gave the order to retreat.

The soldiers of the Jin army abandoned their weapons and armor one after another, and fled from the camp in a hurry with only their belongings. In the night, their figures faded into the darkness in the distance.

Wang Zaixing stood on a high place, watching the back of the Jin army fleeing, with a victorious smile on his face, "In the battle tonight, the vitality of the Jin army was greatly damaged, and we won the precious fighter!" ”

The soldiers beside him cheered, they knew that this victory was not easy to come by, and they knew that this victory was of great significance to the next battle.

However, Wang Zaixing did not relax his vigilance, he knew that Wanyan Zongfu was not an idle person, and the Jin army would never give up, "Pass the order, strengthen vigilance and prevent the Jin army from counterattacking!" ”

Sure enough, as Wang Zaixing expected, Wanyan Zongfu did not give up the opportunity to fight back after escaping from the camp.

He quickly gathered the remnants of the defeated army and re-encamped not far from the main camp, ready to wait for the opportune move.

The two sides confronted each other in the night, and no one dared to attack easily, until dawn, Wanyan Zongfu saw that the counterattack was hopeless, so he had to order the whole army to withdraw to Yanjing.

On the way to Yanjing, Wanyan Zongfu was in a heavy mood, he looked at the exhausted and demoralized soldiers around him, his heart was full of helplessness and frustration, he lost this battle so badly, not only lost a large number of men and materials, but also lost an important strategic place - Datong Mansion, how did he explain to the emperor? How to face the people and soldiers of the Jin Kingdom?

However, he knew that now was not the time to blame himself and be depressed, he had to cheer up and lead the soldiers to retreat to Yanjing safely, and then plot a counterattack. We will definitely be able to return to Yanjing! ”

At the same time, Wang Zaixing also led the Song army to follow, intending to take the opportunity to eliminate more of the Jin army's living forces, and the two sides launched a fierce pursuit battle.

In this pursuit battle, both sides paid great sacrifices, but in the end, Wanyan Zongfu still led the remnants of the Jin army to successfully escape back to Yanjing, and Wang Zaixing also saw that he did not continue to pursue deeply, he knew that although the Jin army at this time was exhausted, but still had strong combat effectiveness, if he blindly pursued, he was afraid that he would fall into the encirclement of the enemy.

In the Yanjing Palace, Wan Yan Zonghan was furious after hearing the news of Yan Zongfu's defeat, "What's the matter with you?" How could it be defeated by the Song army? ”

Wanyan Zongfu knelt on the ground, bowed his head and admitted his mistake, "Your Majesty, it is a dereliction of duty, please punish Your Majesty." ”

Wanyan Zonghan couldn't help but feel sorry when he looked at this once great general, but now he ended up like this. But he knows that now is not the time to hold accountable, "You get up, the most important thing now is how to recover the defeat." ”

Wanyan Zongfu stood up, a trace of firmness flashed in his eyes, "Thank Your Majesty for not killing you, and the minister will do his best to save the defeat!" ”

Wanyan Zonghan nodded, "You go down and rest your troops and horses and wait for new fighters." Remember, we will never throw in the towel easily! ”

Wanyan Zonghan stood at the door of the main hall, watching Wanyan Zongfu's heavy back fade away.

His face was worse than before, and his brows were furrowed, as if he was thinking about Daikin's future.

The loss of Datong Mansion was a heavy blow to the Dajin Kingdom, the territory was shrinking again, and the dignity and strength of Dajin seemed to be weakened little by little.

He wanted to start an all-out war with the Great Song Dynasty and regain the lost territory and dignity in one fell swoop. However, he also clearly knows that the current Dajin Kingdom is no longer the country that can compete with the Great Song Dynasty. Years of war and internal strife have greatly reduced the country's strength.