Chapter 3 Han Shizhong
After listening to Peng Tan's words, Ding Jin pondered for a while and nodded: "What you said makes sense. It's just that Marshal Zong's military order allows our army to enter Luoyang City without delay, which is a bit difficult to deal with."
Wang Xiaoliu said: "The Jin army retreated north, but Wushi may not necessarily go. The city of Luoyang in Xijing is a key place. Without a large army to attack, so what if he stays in Luoyang? Luoyang is close to the Yellow River, so if you really can't stay there, it's nothing to cross the river and walk."
After hearing this, Ding Jin smiled and said, "What Xiaosheren said makes sense. It's just now that summer is coming, so it's always good to wait a little longer."
Wanyan Xiyin's Jurchen name is Wushi. As a general of the Jin army, most people in the Song Dynasty knew it.
In fact, Zhai Jin had a military order for Ding Jin to order him to lead troops to Wenjia Temple in Luoyang today to fight with Han Shizhong and other troops. Where was Ding Jin willing to work hard? He deliberately delayed and wanted to avoid this war. If the Song army won, he would also make a contribution to the remnants of the Jin army. If the Song army was defeated, let alone. He would take his troops back to Kaifeng Prefecture early, as long as he had the soldiers in his hands, he would still be a hero for a while.
Wang Xiaoli had just woken up and was not familiar with Ding Jin and was not clear about the current situation. He had to shut up.
The beef came up, and several people drank and ate meat. Before they knew it, it was afternoon. As they drank too much, Ding Jin spoke louder and louder, which gradually made Wang Xiaolie feel irrelevant. He was obviously bringing people here to avoid the war, but when Ding Jin said it, it seemed as if he was loyal to the country.
The sun sets west and the weather is getting colder.
Ding Jin raised his head and drank a bowl of wine, and said loudly: "Today we will stop when we get drunk! I will send a man to Luoyang City early tomorrow. If the Jin army goes north, you will follow me to enter the city and make a contribution! If you win, I will recommend you to the front of Marshal Zong, and you will get promoted and make a fortune!"
Wang Xiaoli and a few people thanked each other, but felt strange in his heart.
At this moment, a soldier quickly walked in and said, "The capital patrol, a group of officials came from the north of the village, saying that they were subordinates of the Han commander. Seeing that they were throwing their armor, they must have suffered a defeat. A bird with arrows stuck all over his body, like a hedgehog, was scolding them endlessly."
After hearing this, Ding Jin suddenly stood up and said sternly: "I am the inspector of the capital of Marshal Zong, and the official army should be dispatched by me! Where did the cheap guy come from? How dare you yell here! You go out with me and chop off his head!"
Wang Xiaolie didn't know what was going on, so he stood up with Yu Huan and others, followed Ding Jin and left the house.
There is a small river in the north of the village, and there are several large willow trees planted by the river. From a distance, I saw a group of Song soldiers across the river, with uneven flags and pointing at this place and cursing. A general in front was tall, with arrows on his body, and he raised a knife to curse.
Ding Jin strode and took everyone to the riverside. Just as he was about to curse, he recognized the person on the horse at a glance. He couldn't help but be stunned and said, "The other side is not the Han governor? Why do you look like this?"
Commander Han pointed at Ding Jin and said sternly: "Zhai Taiwei's army orders to arrive in your army early. Today, the three armies will meet Wenjia Temple to fight with the Jin army! But you are unaware of your patrol and you will sit here to watch the success or failure! I have pity on my army and Zhai Taiwei, who fought with the Jin army and almost lost his life!"
Ding Jin said in a deep voice: "I'm going all the way, but I really can't catch up. What's the solution?"
Wang Xiaoli asked Shi Jian beside him in a low voice: "I wonder who the Han general in front is?"
Shi Jian said: "Han Shizhong, the commander around the emperor, is ordered to join us to attack Luoyang City."
Although Wang Xiaoliu guessed it before, he was still surprised when he heard it. Han Shizhong was too famous in later generations and didn't want to meet him here. Looking up at Han Shizhong on the horse, he had a majestic figure and his eyes were like lightning. He was full of arrows, looking a little weird, and he was scolding him endlessly.
After listening for a while, Wang Xiaoli understood the whole story. It turned out that Zhai Jin had lost a few days ago. After receiving reinforcements from Han Shizhong and Ding Jin, he decided to fight with the Jin army again. It was originally scheduled that the three armies would meet at Wenjia Temple today. Unexpectedly, Ding Jin avoided the battle, Zhai Jin and Han Shizhong were defeated.
Looking at Han Shizhong's appearance, Wang Xiaoli muttered in his heart. He was hit by many arrows, like a hedgehog. When he was studying in his previous life, he often saw that a general had been hit by countless arrows in a battle, but afterwards he was like nothing happened. At that time, he couldn't figure out why the bow and arrow were so useless? Today, after seeing Han Shizhong's appearance, he understood what was going on.
During the war, the generals were wearing iron armor, and it was not easy for the bows to break the armor. Moreover, the Jin army often used bows to ride, and the bow power was not strong, so they could not do anything to Han Shizhong as if he had a hedgehog. At this time, the generals generally required great strength and had real needs.
Han Shizhong cursed endlessly across the river. Ding Jin came up angry and cursed him across the river, which was very unpleasant.
It took a long time to see the sun set in the west, and Han Shizhong took his men and went straight away, ignoring Ding Jin.
Everyone returned to the village and each sat down. They were scolded by Han Shizhong, and Ding Jin was depressed there alone. In this battle, Ding Jin did deliberately delay and avoided today's battle. Although he said it well, Ding Jin still knew how much he was and did not dare to fight the Jin army. However, he felt uncomfortable when he was scolded for this.
Yu Huan said: "The capital patrol, the Han Dynasty has withdrawn from the capital, so why don't we leave too."
Peng Tan said: "We are ordered by Marshal Zong to come to take Luoyang City. We didn't fight for a war, so we just went back here, I'm afraid it's not good."
A few people argued endlessly, one by one, one by one. Some people said they would withdraw with Han Shizhong, and some people would have to wait, at least they should not be too ugly in terms of face.
Ding Jin was upset and said loudly: "Don't argue! The Jin army won one game today. I want to chase Taiwei Zhai, but I won't come here. Let's wait for a day or two to see the limelight and then stop!"
Everyone bowed and said yes.
After this, everyone was in a state of vain. After drinking a few more bowls of wine, Wang Xiaoli took people back to the hill before it was dark.
Sitting under the tree, Yang Shen, Wang Zhong and Jie Linong came forward and asked about the situation today.
Wang Xiaolei said: "Although I am not familiar with this Ding Jin, I am not a person who cares about national affairs today. According to the meaning of Han Tongzheng, Taiwei Zhai had already given military orders to join forces with the Wenjia Temple today. How could Ding Jin mention this? As a result, Ding Jin avoided the war, and Taiwei Zhai and the Han Tongzheng were defeated again. Judging from the meaning of Han Tongzheng, he was very angry with Ding Jin."
Shao Ling said: "The Jin army has retreated north, and there are not many troops left. If Ding Duzhang helps, he might win today."
Wang Xiaoli shook his head: "Although I don't know how many soldiers and horses the Jin army still has in Luoyang, if Ding's troops are in power, he may not be able to change the situation even if he participates in the war. He has only more than 1,000 soldiers who can fight. What's the use of the army before?"
Xie Linong said: "Xiaosheren, Taiwei Zhai and Han commander did not have many troops."
Wang Xiaoli was shocked. This is his chaotic place. Based on his memories of his previous life, he always felt that such a war was often hundreds of thousands of people. What's the use of one or two thousand people? Now it seems that there are not so many people? Judging from Han Shizhong's leadership, there are only one or two thousand people.
How many troops did Wanyan Xiyin cut off the rear army? The Song army did not have the exact number. However, with Zhai Jin, Han Shizhong and Ding Jin attacking, they must believe that these three armies have the advantage. Based on this calculation, I am afraid that Wanyan Xiyin has only a few thousand people.
Thinking of this, Wang Xiaoli sighed. In this year's battle, not to mention Jingdong and Shaanxi, but only Jingxi, the Jin army was like entering a land of no one. Especially Wanyan Yinshu, the troops were all over the dozen states, and there was no one to fight in the south. He fought to Xiangyang Prefecture. How many people did he have? It was only between 5,000 and 100. The current situation is much more serious than his memory in his previous life.
Later generations often say a sentence to ridicule the Song Dynasty at this time. The Jurchens were less than ten thousand and were invincible. I heard it in my previous life and felt it was incredible. The Song Dynasty's great country had a population of over 100 million, so how could it not be able to stop ten thousand Jin soldiers? However, the reality is that it just couldn't be stopped.
Last year, the Jin soldiers attacked Kaifeng again, and all the field troops of the Song Dynasty were almost exhausted. At this time, the Song Dynasty had no soldiers to fight. The most important military force was Zhao Gou's troops, with about 30,000 to 50,000. However, these 30,000 to 50,000 people could not stop ten thousand Jin soldiers in any case. Ten thousand Jin troops could dominate the world at this time and fight wherever they wanted.
This question is very complicated, and Wang Xiaolie couldn't think of any reason for this. But he knew that this was the fact.
After thinking for a long time, Wang Xiaolei said, "Ding Du Xun means to stay here for two days and see what Luoyang is like. Let's wait with him, understand the situation, and then decide to stop later."
Xie Linong said: "Today, Taiwei Zhai and Han's rule have been defeated, so what's the benefit of staying?"
Shao Ling said: "The Jin army went north to escape the summer heat, and maybe they would retreat after winning one game. Even if the defenders are left behind, it is not worth worrying."
Cao Zhiyan nodded after hearing this: "What he said is that if he uses surrender to defend Luoyang, he will not be able to do anything."
This is something the Jin army often does. They capture a city, steal the wealthy population, and drive them northward. Then they send a surrendered general to guard the place without caring about it. If there are powerful troops around, it is not difficult to recapture the city.
The Song and Jin wars at this time were not typical wars between countries. Shortly after the establishment of the Jin Dynasty, the system was newly established, and national affairs were often very casual. The main purpose of the Jin army invaded the south was two. One was to rob the wealthy population, and the other was to capture the Song Dynasty emperor. The land of the Song Dynasty was not very interesting. The Jin people were not familiar with using taxes to plunder wealth, and at the same time there were few people, they felt that they could not rule such a vast area.
In the early days of the Song-Jin War, many places on Hebei, Hedong, Jingdong, Jingxi and Shaanxi Road were subjected to many extraordinary actions. It was not that the Song Dynasty took it back after the Jin army captured it, but that the Jin army gave up after the Jin army captured it again. The Jin army invaded again and captured it again. After repeated repeated efforts, the power of the Jin army was completely exhausted and finally became the land of the Jin Dynasty.
Chapter completed!