Chapter 22 The Golden Army Sieges the City
On the evening of November 30th in the first year of Jingkang, it was just getting dark.
In the Jin Army camp.
Liu Yanzong said: "Marshal, seven days have passed since the last siege. It's time to prepare for the next siege."
Wanyan Zongwang finished his glass of wine and said, "Will it be more frequent?"
"If the marshal wants Emperor Song to surrender as soon as possible, he needs to use force to deter him."
Wanyan's mother said: "If they continue to besiege the city, they will get tired and they will want to negotiate for peace. The people of Song Dynasty are all weaklings!"
"This is wrong. The Song Dynasty now has a large number of King Qin's soldiers and horses on the road. Once King Qin's soldiers and horses arrive, our army will be passive."
Wanyan's mother said again: "Hahaha, all the soldiers and horses of the towns in Shaanxi in the Song Dynasty were blocked in Tongguan by Wanyan Lou's family. How can they come to King Qin!"
"No!"
"Liu Yanzong, what do you mean!" Wanyan's mother was furious. This Liu Yanzong always contradicted her. He was just a Han!
The Jurchen nobles naturally did not take the Han people seriously, but after Liu Yanzong surrendered from the Liao Kingdom, he not only received important positions, but also became an official under Zhongshu's sect.
Liu Yanzong said: "There are still many Qinwang soldiers and horses in the south. We must not underestimate them. Once the Song army in Hebei and Hedong implements strongholds and clears the country, we will have a huge food and grass crisis."
Going deep into the enemy's hinterland is a taboo in military affairs. If the Jin army had not been powerful in force, they would never have dared to fight like this.
Wanyan's mother said angrily: "Then concentrate our forces and capture Bianliang immediately!"
Liu Yanzong smiled and said nothing. That smile was full of contempt for Wanyan's mother, as if he was saying: Stupid pig, if we could win, would an army of 150,000 people still be here drinking from the northwest wind?
Wanyan Zongwang put down his glass and said: "What Zuo Pushe (Liu Yanzong) said makes sense. To tire the Song Dynasty, encirclement is the main method and attack is the supplement. The purpose is to negotiate. I don't agree with destroying the Song Dynasty. We don't have the ability now.
To destroy the Song Dynasty, if we really have to fight to the death with the Song Dynasty, we ourselves will suffer great losses."
Wanyan Zongwang's consideration was not just war, not even just strategic level, but more political level.
There are now several major factions in the Jin Kingdom. Once the Song Dynasty is really destroyed, Wanyan Gao and Wanyan Zonghan of the Song Dynasty faction will completely lose control because of their superior achievements, and the power of the Jin Dynasty court will also be completely expanded and distorted.
It is very detrimental to Wanyan Zongwang.
"We will attack the city tomorrow and talk to them after we finish the attack! Mother!"
"The end is here!"
"You take the lead!"
"The last general will live up to the marshal's trust after receiving his orders!"
At this moment, a voice came from outside: "Report! Marshal, the Song army shot some arrows at our army, and there is a message on them."
"Come in!"
The scout came in with arrows in his hands.
This kind of arrow is shot by a divine arm crossbow.
The Divine Arm Crossbow of the Song Dynasty could shoot up to 400 meters.
What is this concept?
The pistol of the 21st century, the Desert Eagle, can shoot up to 500 meters.
Think about how terrifying the power of the God Arm Crossbow is.
It is definitely one of the top cold weapons of this era.
However, the divine arm crossbow requires stepping on the foot to draw the bow, which requires a lot of strength, so the threshold for use is not low.
Wanyan Zongwang was curious, is the Song army planning to negotiate peace?
Everyone else thought the same way.
It is no secret that Wanyan Zongwang is a peacemaker, and the people under him naturally support him.
Wanyan's mother laughed and said: "It seems there is no need to attack the city tomorrow, Song Gou is going to surrender!"
Wanyan Zongwang opened it and was a little surprised. It didn't look like a letter, but more like a Di newspaper, but the layout was denser than a Di newspaper.
Wanyan Zongwang naturally knew Chinese characters, so he began to read the above content.
The title is actually: "The Jin Man's Strategies to Attack the City"
When everyone first saw him, his expression was indifferent. After a moment, his brows were slightly frowned, and a moment later, his brows were frowning.
Then his face darkened.
Finally, his face turned livid.
Liu Yanzong was a little confused: "Marshal, what's wrong?"
Wanyan Zongwang handed the newspaper to Liu Yanzong. Liu Yanzong quickly read it and his face darkened.
Wanyan Chamu and Wanyan Chang were confused.
Wanyan Zongwang stood up, walked out of the tent, and looked at the tall towers of Bianjing.
He was surprised: "The emperor of the Song Dynasty actually knew our true intentions!"
You know, ten days ago, Feng Pu, the privy envoy of the Song Dynasty, came quietly to discuss peace. Feng Pu meant that the Zhao Guan family of the Song Dynasty was very willing to cease war and repair.
After Feng Pu left, both Wanyan Zonghan and Wanyan Zongwang agreed to take the opportunity to speak to the Song Dynasty Lion. They first expressed their willingness to negotiate peace, and then put forward conditions for Zhao Guan's family to find a way to raise money.
But the content in this "newspaper" now shows that Zhao Guan's family will defend Tokyo City to the death?
Wanyan Zongwang was a little confused for a while, the contrast between before and after was a bit big.
If the Song people really defended the city to the death, they would be in real trouble.
Now the army has 150,000 people, 150,000 mouths, and eats 300,000 jins of food every day, which means it consumes nearly 10 million jins of military rations in a month.
At present, there are Song troops in Xiangzhou and Cizhou, Hebei.
Anti-Jin rebels also appeared in Shandong, and King Qin's army from the south of the Song Dynasty was also on the way.
The Song general Zongze in Xiangzhou was extremely brave, and it was rare that the Song army defeated the Jin army. Although it was a small-scale battle, it also showed that the combat effectiveness of the Song army was slowly growing.
Once the Song army fortifies large-scale defenses in Hebei, Hedong, and Shandong areas, it will inevitably cause a food and grass crisis for the entire army.
Once there is a food and grass crisis in the army, military morale is very easy to collapse.
These are all factors that Wanyan Zongwang needs to consider, and they are the decisive factors.
Liu Yanzong said: "Marshal, don't worry. The Emperor of the Song Dynasty probably just had a whim. Maybe we haven't attacked the city for seven days, and they thought we were in trouble."
"What do you mean, even if the people of Song Dynasty know our plan, so what if we follow this plan and the others will be vulnerable to powerful force?"
"This is exactly what Xianguan means. This also proves that we need to attack the city continuously. We may not be able to break it as soon as possible, but we can certainly shake the morale of the Song army and disintegrate them internally."
"You're right." Wanyan Zongwang held this "newspaper", "This called Tokyo Daily was deliberately shown to us by the Song Army. They just wanted us to know that they had seen through our siege plan.
, but war is won by more than just strategy.”
"Go and give this Tokyo Daily News to Marshal Zong Han."
"yes."
Wanyan Zonghan in the coaching camp read this "Tokyo Daily" and laughed: "The Song people have finally made some progress. Even if they know our intentions, so what? We will destroy the Song Dynasty in one fell swoop and attack the city tomorrow!"
Early in the morning on the first day of December, Zhao Ning received news that the Jin army was about to attack the city.
He immediately said: "Quick! Go quickly, summon all the civil and military ministers, and ask them to wait at the gate of the palace."
Wang Huaiji said: "Guanjia, what are you going to do?"
"Go quickly."
"Yes Yes."
Zhao Ning is dressed in military uniform.
Not long after, Queen Zhu Lian arrived: "Guanjia, where are you going?"
"I'm going to the South City Gate to put on a good show."
"Guan family, I heard that the Jin people are going to attack the city. It is very dangerous there."
"Don't worry, they can't attack. I'll come back as soon as I go."
"The official family..."
Zhu Lian wanted to say something else, but Zhao Ning suddenly hugged her and kissed her peach blossom lips.
It’s so soft and fragrant!
Zhu Lian's face suddenly flew up with two red clouds, and his body became a little weak. He softly called out: "The official family..."
"Wait for me to come back."
Chapter completed!