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The first thousand and thirty-six chapters lead into the urn

Once Wang Gui and Wu Jie made a decision, they immediately began to act. They began to persuade the people in the city to leave. When the people heard that the Jin soldiers were burning, killing and looting in Daming Mansion, they were about to come to Hejian Mansion again. They were frightened and helped the elderly and young people to clean up their own and fled their homes. Eighty thousand people fled from the county almost overnight, and hundreds of elderly people who refused to leave their homes were also forcibly carried by soldiers onto the car.

At the same time, hundreds of thousands of stones of grain and grass were also started to be transported in the warehouses in the city. In addition to the people carrying tens of thousands of stones of grain, the rest of the grain army moved outside the northern city and temporarily dug a large hole on the ground to bury it.

After a full day and a half, Wang Gui received information that early this morning, 30,000 Jin soldiers had arrived in Leshou County a hundred miles away. This news made Wang Gui secretly happy. In this way, it was already dark when the 30,000 Jin soldiers arrived in Hejian County. Of course, it would be best if Jin soldiers were willing to enter the city. If they refused to enter the city and rested outside the city, it would be a chance for them.

But Wu Jie still has some details to be deployed, and he must use a trick to lure the Jin soldiers into the city.

Wanyan Zongfu led 30,000 cavalry all the way north. He relied on looting people's food to supplement his men's supplies, but as Wu Jie judged, the food they plundered among the people was far from enough, and the official warehouses along the way were empty, with people half hungry and half full, and most of them were exhausted when they ran. They could only count on the food and grass supply in Hejian County.

In the afternoon, the army arrived at Beilin Town, which was forty miles away from Hejian County. When the army passed through the town, they saw that the town was empty, which made Wanyan Zongfu a little strange. When they headed south, the town was still a little crowded, so why are there no one now? Could it be that they heard that the Jin soldiers had arrived and they all ran away?

At this moment, I suddenly heard someone shouting on the street: "Stop, don't run away!"

Two people fled out of the alley in a panic, and a team of Hebei troops were chasing them quickly behind them.

Wanyan Zongfu pointed at the horse whip and said, "Stop them and bring them all over!"

More than a hundred cavalrymen rushed up, and after a moment, they took more than a dozen Hebei soldiers up, but the two people ran into the woods and fled.

More than a dozen soldiers were trembling and seemed a little scared. Wanyan Zongfu looked at them and asked, "Are you Gao Qing's army?"

One of the leaders was brave enough to salute and said, "That's right! We are General Sun's subordinates."

General Sun is Sun Jingwu, a deputy general of Gao Qingyi. He is currently staying in Hejian Prefecture, and Wanyan Zongfu knows this person.

Wanyan Zongfu asked again: "Then what are you doing here?"

"We are here to collect summer grain tax. This year's tax cannot be collected. General Sun sent all the soldiers to the countryside to assist in the tax collection. We are responsible for the area of ​​Beilin Town, but the people fled when they saw us."

Only then did Wanyan Zongfu understand whether there was no one in Beilin Town. It turned out that there was a team of tax collectors like wolves and tigers robbing food here.

"How much tax did you collect?"

"I have collected more than a hundred stone wheat, and it is right in the cart in front."

Wanyan Zongfu was overjoyed. Although there was not much wheat, it was better than nothing. He immediately sent people to get the wheat. Soon, the Jin soldiers rushed over several large trucks, and there were all grains inside. Wanyan Zongfu ordered the food to be distributed to the soldiers, and the food to 30,000 soldiers were distributed to 30,000 soldiers, each of which was only about three pounds, equivalent to half a pound.

The Jin soldiers were rude in their mouths and chewed them, and then spit out the bran shells. At this time, Wanyan Zongfu asked again: "How many troops are there in the city?"

"There are probably a few hundred people! They all went down to collect grain."

"Is there any food and grass in the city?"

"Of course there are. I heard that there are tens of thousands of stones, and there are more before, but most of them were transported south by the King of Ji, so the King of Ji ordered us to collect 200,000 stones of grain no matter what."

Wanyan Zongfu nodded, tens of thousands of stones were enough.

He immediately ordered: "Everyone cheer up and rush to Hejian County to rest and have a meal!"

Thirty thousand Jin soldiers boarded their horses and rushed to Hejian County forty miles away.

As night fell, 30,000 Jin soldiers finally arrived in Hejian County. The guard general led a dozen soldiers out of the city to greet him. "The side general Yang Yi met with Marshal of the Capital!"

This Yang Yi was just an intermediate officer. Wanyan Zongfu didn't know him. He only knew the deputy general Sun Jingwu. Wanyan Zongfu asked, "Where is your General Sun?"

"General Sun led two thousand brothers to Raoyang. The peasants rioted there and killed the grain collector. General Sun led his army to suppress him."

Wanyan Zongfu nodded. He already knew some information in Beilin Town, so it was not surprising. He looked up at the top of the city, and there were only more than a hundred people standing guard. He asked again: "How many soldiers are there in the city?"

"There are still five hundred people responsible for guarding the city. The military camps in the city are all empty. Please ask Marshal Du and the army to go and rest."

Wanyan Zongfu nodded without doubt and said to the left and right: "Send the order to enter the city!"

The 30,000 troops were exhausted and rushed their horses to go into the city.

Yang Yi took Wanyan Zongfu to the military camp in the city, and he asked again: "How much food and grass are there in the city?"

"There are still 50,000 stones of grain and 60,000 dan of grass. The rest were transported to Daming Mansion, and there was not much left."

This little food and grass was enough for the Jin soldiers. At this time, Wanyan Zongfu found that the city was very quiet and there was no pedestrian on the street. He asked a little strangely: "Is there a curfew in the city?"

Yang Yi was a little embarrassed: "There was news from Daming Mansion that the Jin soldiers plundered the surrounding prefectures and counties. The people in the city were frightened when they heard that Marshal Du led a large army. Today, tens of thousands of people escaped, and the remaining people did not dare to go out."

Wanyan Zongfu's face suddenly turned dark. Of course, he knew that Wanyan Jiemu would indulge the Bohai people and the Goryeo people to burn, kill, loot in Hebei. Although he did not resist the burn, he felt that Li Yanqing's 200,000 troops had crossed the Yellow River, and Wanyan Jiemu was still wasting time in Daming Mansion, which was very unwise.

Wanyan Zongfu lowered his head and thought about how to explain to the wolf master after he went back. For a moment, he no longer paid attention to the affairs of the people in the city.

In fact, Wanyan Zongfu also burned, killed, plundered and went north. In his heart, the Song people were like pigs and dogs. He did not say anything about military discipline. But he knew in his heart that Hejian County was the old nest of Gao Qing's people. Gao Qing's people himself and many generals' families were in the county. If soldiers were indulged in burning, killing, looting, and he would probably incite Gao Qing's people to resist such stupid things. Wanyan Zongfu would not do such a stupid thing.

Thirty thousand troops quickly entered the barracks, covering an area of ​​1,500 acres. It was the largest barracks of the Hebei Army. It can accommodate 50,000 soldiers without a training ground. It was a bit difficult for 30,000 cavalry to move in.

However, there were thousands of stones of grain and tens of thousands of danks of forage, vegetables, fish and meat, and even thousands of bags of goat milk wine in the military camp, which made the Jin soldiers ecstatic. The soldiers began to feed horses and cook, but more soldiers couldn't wait to open their wine bags and drink wildly.

Wanyan Zongfu was worried and sat in the room to ponder. He also knew that he would be impeached by Wanyan Zhumu if he left Daming Mansion without authorization. If something happened to Wanyan Zhumu's army, the wolf master would not spare him. This made Wanyan Zongfu feel a little regretful. He shouldn't have been so angry that he led his army north.

But now that things have come to this point, he has no choice. After thinking about it, the only excuse was that Yanshan was insufficient in military force. He rushed back to Yanshan Prefecture to guard the commander of the Marshal of the Capital.

At this time, there was a burst of cheers outside, and Wanyan Zongfu walked out of the room and asked, "What's wrong?"

A soldier rushed forward and said, "Brothers found thousands of bags of milk wine in the cellar, and everyone was ecstatic."

Wanyan Zongfu frowned, "Tell everyone to drink less and don't get drunk tomorrow can't even ride a horse."

"Abide by the order!"

The soldier was about to leave, and Wanyan Zongfu ordered again: "Get me a bag!"

He was in a very depressed mood and needed to drink to relieve his boredom.

.........

The name Yang Yi is real, but his identity is a commander of the Song army. Because he is from Hejian Mansion, Wu Jie arranged for him to play the role of the guard.

Yang Yi ran to the city wall and found Wu Jie, and whispered to him: "The Jin Bing asked me what to do if I asked for a thousand women?"

Wu Jie thought for a while and said, "Are the Jin soldiers drinking?"

"Everyone is drinking!"

Wu Jie added a special anesthetic powder to each bag of goat milk wine. Because he was afraid that the Jin soldiers would taste the taste, the amount was not large, but it was enough to deepen the drunkenness.

But Wu Jie was also worried that he was afraid that after the Jin soldiers got drunk, they would come out in groups to invade the houses, and then they would be exposed.

Wu Jie made a quick decision and said, "I will order my brothers to set fire and evacuate immediately!"

The Song army hid a large amount of tinder oil, sulfur and other ignition-induced objects in the city, and drained a river in the city, poured in tinder oil, leaving the Jin soldiers nowhere to hide.

Hundreds of soldiers began to ignite the fire in the city, and the two north and south gates were also closed. The Song army blocked the city gate from outside with huge rocks, and 80,000 troops surrounded the county town tightly. Once they escaped by chance from the city, they would not be able to escape the encirclement of the Song army.

At this time, the soldiers who set fire in the city also retreated to the city wall. They quickly climbed down the city along more than a dozen long ropes. The last few soldiers lit the long ropes, cutting off the last glimmer of hope of the Jin soldiers.

The city was already in a huge fire at this time, and the fire had engulfed most of the city. The fire had already reached the military camp. The soldiers with low alcohol content had already died of drunkenness. The soldiers with high alcohol content were also drunk and ran out with difficulty. Wanyan Zongfu was also drunk and was carried by several personal soldiers to escape. However, the Jin soldiers soon became desperate. The fire in the entire Hejian County was burning the city like a fire demon showing its power. The thick smoke and fire engulfed the entire county town.

All the Jin soldiers shouted in despair.









Wang Gui had to admire Wu Jie's strategy. He thought it carefully and without any omissions, and it was really successful.
Chapter completed!
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