Chapter 284: The Siege of Kaifeng (End)
Zong Wang never expected that a sneak attack that was carefully planned and thought it could be easily succeeded would turn into such a tragic encounter.
The tenacity and fierceness of the Song army far exceeded his expectations, which made Zong Wang, who was watching the battle, admired him.
"Ruonan'er is all such heroes, and I am afraid of the danger of being in trouble."
Zong Wang sighed, but then he showed a ferocious look, "That's the case, the more you want to attack this Bianliang City and eliminate Nan'er's courage.
Prouhu, can you dare to attack the city?"
A strong man was snatched from Wanyan Zongwang and bowed and said, "The emperor is famous, how dare you not obey?"
Pu Luhu, whose Chinese name is Wanyan Zongpan, is the eldest son of Wu Qimai, the Taizong of Jin. This time he went south from Wanyan Zongwang, and hoped to take this opportunity to establish a merit so that he could gain a foothold in the Jin court in the future. After hearing Zongwang's orders, Pu Luhu did not say anything, picked up a big axe, held a shield in one hand, and shouted sternly: "Children, kill Song Gou with me."
After saying that, Pu Luhu led his troops out and headed straight for Chaoyang Gate.
Wanyan Zongwang looked solemn and suddenly asked, "Liu Yanzong, how long has the war lasted?"
"It's been nearly half an hour to report to Your Highness."
Wanyan Zongwang raised his thick eyebrows and showed a look of worry. "In half an hour, the attack inside and outside was still unable to break through the small Chaoyang Gate. The courage of the Song army was beyond my expectations. If there was no progress, it would be even more difficult for the Song army reinforcements to arrive."
"Yes, General Guo of Beicheng also heard news that the Song army was determined to resist and suffered heavy casualties."
"...Persist a little longer, if you can't make progress, you can only withdraw your troops."
Wanyan Zongwang knew very well that it was not easy to capture Tokyo with the current strength of the Jin army.
The Western Route Army was blocked by Taiyuan, which made Wanyan Zongwang go deeper. If he really occupied Tokyo, it would arouse the Song army's greater anger. In this case, it would be better to focus on deterrence. I think the old Zhao official family would definitely be afraid.
It’s not that Wanyan Zongwang looked down on the southern people. To put it bluntly, what he looked down on was the royal family of the Song Dynasty and the officials of the Song Dynasty who were in the court.
As he planned, even if he could not enter the inner city, it would be enough to make Zhao Huan frightened and have no intention of fighting again.
At that time, he could retreat smoothly and would not encounter too many troubles.
However, the current situation of this deterrent battle has made Wanyan Zongwang know more about the Song army...
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The Jin army rushed into Chaoyang Gate like a tide.
Yu Yin's voice was hoarse, and she had no choice but to kill many people.
At this moment, he was covered in bruises and was like a bloody man. However, the Jin army in front of him did not decrease, but instead increased.
Most of the Song army had been killed and injured. Although many new forces were invested from the Xiang army camp, the Song army was still in a cracked tongue. The tiger's long sword became particularly heavy, and Yu Yin was breathing heavily. He felt a little helpless. He cut over a Jin soldier who was pounced on him, wiped the blood on his face, and looked around and saw that the defense line formed by the Song army on Fanjiagang was already full of holes.
"Brother Xiao Yi... are you okay!"
Yan Nu's voice came from his ears. Yu Yinxun looked at him and saw Yan Nu's body covered in blood, with the green bamboo gun almost dragging it in his hand. He was walking towards him.
"Sister Jiuer, step down."
"No!"
Yan Nu shouted loudly, and the green bamboo spear drew an arc and stabbed a Jin soldier.
This girl has become stubborn again!
Yu Yin knew that it was unlikely to persuade Yan Nu to leave, so he limped to Yan Nu and stood back to back to support each other.
The Jin army's shouts of killing were getting closer and closer, and Yu Yin's heart gradually calmed down.
Could it be that I will die here today?
He secretly glanced at Yan Nu, and gritted his teeth and wanted to knock Yan Nu unconscious. In this case, she still had a glimmer of hope.
But just as he was about to take action, a sound of horse hooves suddenly came from the direction of Northeast Water Gate.
Immediately afterwards, someone shouted loudly: "Reinforcements are here, reinforcements are here!"
When Yu Yin heard this, he was shocked and quickly raised his eyes to look at him. He saw a group of Song soldiers coming from a distance. The generals led by the horse, with two golden hammers in his hand, majestic and murderous intent. He was still a little far away from Fan Jiagang, and then he heard the man shouting loudly: "Brothers, don't panic, Uncle Zhang is here... The enemy thieves, don't be arrogant!"
Zhang Bofen?
Yu Yin is quite familiar with this name, but he can't remember who it is.
Or maybe, I saw a bloody man suddenly appear in front of me, shaking his sword in his hand.
"It's the eldest son of Xianggong Zhang, the commander of the Infantry Division is here..."
Zhang Shuye was a member of the Privy Council, and was not a member of the Privy Council, but he could also be called the Minister.
It was also a strange thing. In this battle of Kaifeng, the two chief officials of the Privy Council, Zhong Shidao and Zhang Shuye, who were in charge of military affairs, were not in Kaifeng. If it weren't for this, the battle of Kaifeng would not have been so frustrating. Li Gang strongly advocated a strategy of perseverance, but did not know how to adapt and missed several opportunities, so that the Jin army finally came to the city.
If it were Zhong Shidao and Zhang Shuye, they would have launched a counterattack when the victory in Yuyin Guoqiao Town was a great victory, and the situation might be different.
But, it's too late to say this now.
Seeing that Zhang Bofen led his troops to help, Yu Yin was energetic.
"Sister Jiuer, go and meet with Wang Madam. I will lead people to launch a counterattack and regain Chaoyang Gate."
Yan Nu was shocked. Seeing Yu Yin's bruised look, she wanted to persuade him, but when she was at her mouth, she swallowed it back...
"Brother Xiao Yi, be careful."
"I know!"
After Yu Yin finished speaking, he dragged his knife and left.
"Xiao Yi, Shisanlang, follow me to take back Chaoyang Gate."
Not far away, Gao Chong and He Yuanqing immediately responded in unison when they heard Yu Yin's call.
Even when he was hit by two arrows, Master Li Bao, who was already weak, was also excited and shouted in unison after the reinforcements arrived.
For a time, although the Song army was small, its momentum actually suppressed the Jin soldiers.
Yu Yin took the lead, and the tiger came out with a big sword and danced, rolling up heavy waves of swords. Wherever he passed, he could only kill the Jin soldiers and turn over the horse and blood flowed into a river.
Gao Chong and He Yuanqing were one on the left and one on the right, like tigers descending from both ends.
Master and disciple Li Bao followed closely behind, like a group of hungry wolves, killing the Jin soldiers backwards.
"Song Gou. Don't be arrogant!"
Yu Yin was so jealous that he killed him, and a roar like a huge thunder suddenly rang in his ears.
A man like a black iron tower appeared in front of him, with a huge axe in his hand blocked Yu Yin's way and chopped him down.
Yu Yin raised his sword to greet him, and then heard a clang sound, and the swords and axes intersected.
To be honest, Yu Yin is born with strange power. Although the golden general is fierce, he may not be Yu Yin's opponent. But after all, he is under a long battle, and his body is covered in bruises. After the swords and axes intersect, Yu Yin broke open the giant axe, but his mouth was bursting and bloody.
He took a few steps back and sat on the ground with his butt.
General Jin laughed loudly and stepped forward. The wheel axe slashed again. Gao Chong stepped forward, blocked Yu Yin with He Yuanqing and left and right, and fought with General Jin. Yu Yin was hit by General Jin. He was a little dizzy and sat on the ground and couldn't get up.
At this moment, a big hand suddenly grabbed his arm, and Lu Zhishi shouted sternly: "Yu Xiaoyi, the enemy has not retreated and the city gate has not been taken away. Could it be that he wants to retreat in the last battle?"
Yu Yin was furious and stood up in an instant.
Lu Zhishi handed the long sword in his hand to Yu Yin, "Yu Xiaoyi. You are the chief general, you should charge forward."
The words were not very pleasant, but Yu Yin could hear a hint of concern.
He glared at Lu Zhishi, took the long sword without saying a word, and then rushed towards the Jin soldiers again. "Brothers, take back the city gate with me."
At this time, Zhang Bofen led reinforcements to Fanjiagang.
But when he got to Fanjiagang, he was shocked by the scene in front of him!
Fanjiagang is not large in area. At this time, there were corpses everywhere, and dead bodies were everywhere. Looking at it, there were at least a thousand pieces.
I couldn't help but take a breath of cold air and secretly admired in my heart.
Under the Fan Family Gang, the Song army was still trying hard to support it. Zhang Bofen was also thrusting his blood. He roared and led his troops to rush down to Fan Family Gang.
The addition of this new force stabilized the Song army's defense line, which was almost collapsed.
Zhang Bofen took the lead, danced his hands and had two hammers, and rushed to the front of the formation.
However, when he came to the front of the formation, he realized that the main general here was actually two women and two scholars.
"Who is Yu Yin?"
Brother Wang Yan's plain clothes were dyed red. When he heard Zhang Bofen's inquiry, he replied: "Commander Jade and his people are taking over Chaoyang Gate again."
"ah?"
Zhang Bofen was stunned and couldn't help but look at Yu Yin a little.
On the way he came, he heard that the commander of the Xiang army, Qin Zai, the martial arts Jinshi, escaped at the last moment. When he heard this news, Zhang Bofen's first reaction was to find Qin Zai and then carry him to the ground. The commander of the Xiang army was running away. You can imagine how the Xiang army would be in chaos... Zhang Bofen is also a child of an official and is arrogant on weekdays. In his opinion, if Qin Zai runs away, Yu Yin may not be able to support the situation.
Zhang Bofen has no good feelings for Yu Yin either.
First, Yu Yin had no fame and no family background, so somehow he became the military envoy in front of the palace, making him prosperous.
Like Zhang Bofen, he has made his military achievements, so he naturally doesn't like Yu Yin.
In addition, there were many accusations against Yu Yin in the court, which made Zhang Bofen feel that Yu Yin was a lucky guy.
Even the victory in Guoqiao Town was a great victory, in Zhang Bofen's view, it was Yu Yin's luck.
Who would have thought that it was this person he looked down upon on weekdays that, in such a dangerous situation, that he could only support the situation here.
"Who are you...? Why are you here?"
A scholar like a bloody man bowed and said, "The lower official is Chen Dong, the chief clerk of the Yu Commander's tent.
This lady is Yu's commander of the family; this one is the widow of Ma Gao, the military commander in front of the front hall, and Wang Yange Wang's wife. He heard that the situation here is tense, so he came to help. The two ladies are also brave enough to kill the enemy here and kill nearly a hundred thieves."
This time, not only Uncle Zhang took a breath, but Song Jun behind Uncle Zhang looked at each other one by one.
Brother Wang Yan and Yan Nu were covered in blood. Whether it was Brother Wang Yan's embroidered velvet sword or the green bamboo gun in Yan Nu's hand, there were blood stains... Around the two, more than twenty corpses of Jin soldiers were lying on each other, which proved that what Chen Dong said was true. Such two delicate little ladies were so brave, which was really admirable.
Zhang Bofen's face turned red, and suddenly turned around and shouted loudly: "Brothers, if you don't fight for the first place today, you will be ridiculed by the two ladies, and you will never be merciless."
He stopped asking questions and rushed into the battlefield.
The Song army, who followed Zhang Bofen, shouted in unison: "Don't be ridiculed by the little lady and fight against the thief."
A dignified man, but he is not as good as two young ladies. It will be surprisingly popular in the future. Wouldn't it mean that I, a man from the Song Dynasty, have no ability?
Brother Wang Yan and Yan Nu did not expect that such a result would occur. They were stunned for a moment and were a little at a loss...
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Woo-Woo-Woo-Woo-
Outside Chaoyang Gate, the Jin army sounded the horn to withdraw the troops.
As the Song army fought to the death, the Jin army was eventually driven out of Chaoyang Gate step by step.
Yu Yin leaned against the cold city wall. She sat on the ground without moving. She didn't want to move. She had just fought desperately and didn't feel anything. At this time, when the Jin soldiers retreated, he felt inexplicably dizzy. Later generations said: The Jurchens are only tens of thousands, and they are invincible... These words may be exaggerated by the Jurchens, but I have to say that these children and real people are indeed extremely fierce.
Speaking of which, Yu Yin fought with the Liao people and also fought with the Song army.
But what really puts pressure on him was the group of Jin soldiers today, who are almost dead and alive.
The big knife was placed beside him. Yu Yin closed his eyes, was drowsy, and his mind gradually became a little unconscious... At this moment, someone heard someone shouting loudly: "Where is Yu Yin? Where is Commander Yu? Why don't you come to meet Sima Shilang?"
Yu Yin wanted to answer, but the voice came to his mouth but couldn't come out.
Immediately afterwards, my eyes turned dark and I fell to the ground along the city wall. I faintly heard Yan Nu's crying. There were also strange and familiar calls...
So tired, really tired!
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Danei, Yanhe Hall.
The shouts of killing outside the city came faintly, which made Zhao Huan frightened.
He wanted to get up and go out several times, but he didn't have the courage to stand up. He could only wait for news in the hall with fear.
"Your Majesty, Chaoyang Gate has been broken!"
"What?"
Zhao Huan was startled and stood up and said, "What did you say just now?"
"The enemy thieves cunningly used the trick of attacking the east and the west, and then made the city sneak attack the Chaoyangmen army camp and broke through the Chaoyangmen."
"Damn it, a bunch of incompetent people."
Zhao Huan was furious and wandered in the hall.
"Will that thief enter the city?"
"It is said that it has not entered the city yet... It is said that Yu Yin, the military commander of the front office of the palace, led his troops to fight to the death, barely blocking the footsteps of the enemy.
Li Shangshu has ordered the Northeast Water Gate Guard, Zhang Bofen, commander of the Infantry Division, to lead his troops to provide assistance. It must have arrived now."
"It's okay, it's okay!"
Zhao Huan let out a long breath, sat down, and wiped the cold sweat from his forehead.
In my heart, I felt a little regretful and even more resentful.
If I didn’t listen to Li Gang’s dissuasion and went to Yingtian Prefecture or travel west to Guanzhong, why would I be so worried?
Damn Li Boji, who made me frightened and scared here.
He kept saying that Kaifeng was as solid as a soup.
Now that the Jin army has entered Kaifeng City, what is this solid and solid?
In his heart, Zhao Huan never wanted to stay in Kaifeng for supervision of the war. However, Li Gang insisted on his life and death, which made Zhao Huan eventually have to change his mind.
Now, being frightened by the Jin army, the anger hidden in the heart was suddenly aroused.
But... the guy, Mr. Qinyi, is not bad.
I have earned my face several times, and even the young man has stabilized his position because of him. After the battle is over, I will be rewarded with great pleasure.
"Come!"
"I'm here..."
"Go and call Geng Nanzhong, Wang Boyan and Tang Ke and the other three, and say... I have something to discuss with them."
"Abide by the order."
The eunuch hurriedly retreated, while Zhao Huan sat in the Golden Palace.
Sometimes he gritted his teeth at Li Gang, and sometimes he was frightened by the great power of the Jin army.
Before he knew it, it was already midnight. Just when Zhao Huan was not staying in his heart and was thinking about it, he saw the eunuch Zhang Danian hurried in from outside, with a happy look on his face: "Congratulations to Your Majesty, congratulations to Your Majesty... Your Majesty has received the blessing of heaven and will have a great victory in Chaoyang Gate!"
"ah?"
Zhao Huan was stunned and then stood up, "Chaoyangmen victory? What do you say?"
"Come to Your Majesty to take charge of the imperial city, and the soldiers fought for the first place.
Fang got the news that Chaoyang Gate had been recaptured, killing nearly 2,000 thieves, and captive chief Pu Luhu..."
A joy suddenly appeared on Zhao Huan's face.
But the joy flashed and he immediately said in a deep voice: "I already know, you go down first."
As soon as Zhang Danian left, he saw Geng Nanzhong and Wang Boyan hurried into the hall.
Before the three of them could speak, Zhao Huan said in a deep voice: "After the news, the Chaoyang Gate victory was a great victory, nearly two thousand enemy thieves were killed, and the son of the captive chief Pu Luhu... I think that the time for peace talks is ripe, so you discuss a charter and proceed as soon as possible.
However, this matter cannot be promoted and must be carried out in secret, and Mo Han defeated the hearts of the soldiers.
We have Prou Hu in our hands, which is just right for peace talks... Well, let Zheng Wangzhi take charge of this matter and resolve it as soon as possible."
I thought that the great victory of the Song army in Chaoyangmen would make Zhao Huan go his own way and fight to the death with the Jin army.
But I got such a result, which was somewhat beyond Geng Nanzhong and the other two. However, this was good... If the Song army really won a great victory in the Battle of Kaifeng, it would be the credit of Li Gang and others. If those Qingliu stood firm in the court, there would be no place for peace talks to gain a foothold in the future. Moreover, from Zhao Huan's words, Geng Nanzhong and the other two heard a trace of dissatisfaction with Li Gang. The three of them looked at each other and saw a smile from each other's eyes...
Since Your Majesty has become dissatisfied with Li Gang, then the matter...it will be easier to deal with!
"Wang Qing?"
"I'm here."
Zhao Huan hesitated for a moment and said in a deep voice: "Your brother escaped at the moment, abandoned the city and left, and he should be executed for his crimes.
This time, the great victory of Chaoyangmen, Yu Yin, the military commander of the Lai Palace, fought hard to ensure that Chaoyangmen is not lost... The killing of Wang Jian was revealed like this. Don’t make things difficult for this person anymore. It’s better to work together."
Wang Boyan was stunned when he heard this, and then a trace of evil flashed across his face.
He lowered his head and whispered: "Wang Ye deserves his guilt, how dare I implicate others?"
However, I heard that the battle at Chaoyang Gate should not be so dangerous. Yu Yin's battalion had less than a thousand soldiers... Li Shangshu transferred two battalions of troops from Chaoyang Gate to the northern city, which made Chaoyang Gate insufficient troops, which led to this situation."
As the emperor, Zhao Huan naturally could not know what was happening below.
He didn't know anything about Yu Yin's battalion that had less than a thousand troops.
When Zhao Huan heard what Wang Boyan said, he frowned.
"Why is this so? Yu Yin is the military envoy in front of the palace, why are there only these soldiers and horses under his command?"
"This... I heard that the troops under Commander Yu's tent have always been insufficient, but the Ministry of War has been reluctant to add them. After Guoqiao Town, Commander Yu distributed nearly 700 people to carry food and grass in order to protect the transfer of supplies from Moutuogang. However, after Commander Yu returned, the 700 people were detained in Yanfeng Cang and never sent back."
"Li Gang, why is this?"
Geng Nanzhong said: "Your Majesty still remembers the fact that Li Boji and others designed Yu Yin to seize the Song Dynasty Weekly?
This matter was later abandoned because the prince joined. However, because Li Boji's methods were too despicable, even his son couldn't stand it, so he left without saying goodbye and went to Zhending to join the army. I think that Li Boji also held a grudge against Yu Yin because of this."
When Zhao Huan heard this, his face suddenly fell like water... (To be continued)
Chapter completed!