At present, Chen Qing's 100,000 troops are gathered in Qianmin County, Qianzhou, while Wanyan Nianhan's 100,000 troops are gathered in Laibin County, Laizhou. In fact, Qianmin County and Laibin County are both empty counties, with tens of thousands of people
They were all moved to Pingzhou for resettlement. Both counties were dominated by Han people. Chen Qing did not want the war to involve them, so he had already moved them one after another to Yanshan Road in preparation for the war.
The two county towns were fifty miles apart and faced each other from afar. Chen Qing naturally would not take the initiative to attack the 100,000 Jin soldiers. The Jin soldiers were not yet stable and needed to build fortifications, so they naturally did not launch an attack.
On the sea, two cars and ships were speeding on the sea several miles away from the coast. This small two-thousand-stone cargo ship was equipped with propellers and was very fast. It was especially patrolling along the coast and could sail day and night. Basically no ship could be faster than it.
, two groups of soldiers took turns stepping on it, and could sail more than three hundred miles a day and a night.
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Not long after, the two vehicles and boats passed through Laibin County and continued heading south...
Today is February 22nd. According to the plan, Yang Zaixing's 100,000 troops should lead the army south today. Of course, the plan may not be so accurate, but the top priority is to establish a contact mechanism with Yang Zaixing.
Chen Qing inspected the defenses in the military camp as usual. In order to prevent the Jin soldiers from sneak attacks, the Song army established a strong defense system. First, they built two defense lines at the narrowest point. Each defense line was more than ten miles wide.
Each built a one-foot-high earth wall. In addition, the distance between the two earth walls was one hundred and fifty steps, which was very suitable for defense against crossbows and trebuchets.
The reason why such a powerful fortification was built was related to Chen Qing's strategy. Chen Qing decided to use a battle of attrition to block the north and south ends, cut off the opponent's food supply, and trap 100,000 gold soldiers to death in just a hundred days.
In the corridors to the left and right.
At this time, a soldier came to report, "Your Highness, there is a letter from Yang Dutong!"
Chen Qing was overjoyed and asked anxiously: "How to deliver the letter?"
"Reporting to Your Highness, it was sent by ship."
Chen Qing took the express letter, looked at it, and said: "Bring the messenger up, I have something to ask him!"
After a while, the soldiers brought up the leader of the soldiers who delivered the message. He was a Dutou. He knelt down on one knee in front of the Dutou and saluted, "In this humble position, I see you, Your Highness!"
"Let me ask you, what kind of ship do you use?"
"Reporting to Your Highness, they are two carriages and ships worth two thousand stones!"
"Cars and boats!"
Chen Qing became interested and asked again: "How many people operate a ship?"
"Reporting to your highness, we have a total of one hundred people, sixty-four stampede soldiers, thirty-two people in each ship, eight people stampede at a time, and a group of people is changed every two hours, which can guarantee uninterrupted navigation for twelve hours."
"Then how long did it take you to get here from the mouth of Liuzhou River?"
"It actually took us less than four hours!"
"The distance of one hundred and twenty miles took less than four hours. This speed is not bad!"
Chen Qing immediately wrote a warrant and handed it to him, "Give this warrant to Yang Dutong!"
"Obey the order!" Dutou held the order and retreated.
Chen Qing raised his head and looked to the north. Yang Zaixing's army had arrived on the north bank of the Liuzhou River. This time, Wanyan Nianhan was doomed.
At this moment, Chen Qing began to change his mind. Wanyan Nianhan was not Wanyan Chang. The siege had lasted too long, and Wanyan Wushu's reinforcements were likely to arrive. At that time, Yang Zaixing's army would be in danger.
It's also a good idea to take the initiative yourself.
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A tense atmosphere enveloped the Jinbing camp in Laibin County. The news that coach Wanyan Nianhan had repeatedly ordered a blockade was leaked. Almost all soldiers knew that their retreat was cut off and their logistics channels were cut off.
Although there was silence in the military camp, almost everyone was complaining privately that coach Wanyan Nianhan made a mistake in judgment, which led to the current crisis. Wanyan Nianhan did not judge that the Western Army would come from Dading Prefecture, and rushed southward in a hurry, leading to today's crisis.
of passivity.
Comments such as "Wanyan Nianhan has grown old! He no longer has the glory of a tiger!" and other comments can be heard everywhere in the military camp.
These are almost all comments from middle and low-level generals and soldiers. Many high-level generals are also dissatisfied with Wanyan Nianhan, believing that Wanyan Nianhan fell into the trap of the Western Army because he was greedy for success and sought victory.
It was indeed a trap. They were trapped in a corridor that was only a hundred miles long from north to south and twenty miles wide from east to west. There was not a single household here, and no trees could be seen. All the trees had been cut down. In the distance there was only the majestic Yanshan Mountain, and on the other side
It's a vast sea.
Wanyan Nianhan himself was also deeply regretful. He thought things were too simple. He always wanted to go south to capture Chen Qing, but he forgot that the other party also had an army of 100,000 people, and he also forgot that the other party could withdraw southward or by sea.
Evacuating and trying to capture Chen Qing is tantamount to wishful thinking.
Now he is a little confused. The opponent's army is coming from the north, which means that Jinzhou has been lost, and it also means that the logistics and reinforcement routes have been cut off.
What troubled Wanyan Nianhan the most was that they only had ten days of food left. After ten days, they would either starve to death or kill their horses. Wanyan Nianhan suddenly remembered the scene when he was captured and was also captured by Chen
Qing is blocked at both ends, food is cut off, and the feeling of hunger is coming again. Is this my fate?
But waiting to starve to death is definitely not the best option. He must take the initiative.
At this moment, a soldier suddenly rushed to the door of the tent and shouted: "Marshal Du, the Western Army is attacking from the south!"
Wanyan Nianhan was shocked that the Western Army actually launched an attack.
Wanyan Nianhan was not prepared for a night battle at all. He immediately gave an order: "Order 20,000 bows and crossbows to defend the city and dismantle the tent. No one is allowed to fight!"
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Wanyan Nianhan rushed to the south city wall and stood on the wall to watch the battle, staring at the densely packed Western troops in the distance.
The moonlight was very good. Under the silver moonlight, the Western Army was divided into several square formations. The team was endless. It should be that the main force of 100,000 people was pressing forward.
Generally speaking, as long as the camps of the two armies are within ten miles of each other, it means that a war is about to break out. But the Western Army's camp is fifty miles away, so how could they suddenly attack?
Although many Jurchen cavalry can fight at night, the Goryeo soldiers do not have the ability to fight at night. Once they go out of the city to fight, the 50,000 Goryeo soldiers will inevitably be held back and become the source of the army's defeat.
What's more, there were 80,000 Western troops ambushing behind them. The two armies fought fiercely. When the 80,000 Western troops came from behind, they were completely wiped out.
Wanyan Nianhan knew this very well, so he would rather defend Laibin County than go out of the city to fight.
Suddenly, a loud drum beat sounded in the Western Army, 'Winter--Dong--Dong!'
The sound of the drums was low and slow, shocking, and then the formation opened up. Teams of cavalry lined up from the formation, with two hundred cavalry in each team. Between the two teams of cavalry was a huge catapult, consisting of five
It was pulled by ten oxen, followed by three hundred foot soldiers.
Six thousand cavalry, fifty giant trebuchets, and 30,000 infantry were arranged in sequence. Hundreds of steps away, another 50,000 cavalry pressed the formation. Every ten thousand people formed a square formation. The Western army was neatly organized, with bright helmets and long
Spears were like a forest, and their steps followed the sound of drums. From time to time, a huge cry broke out from the legion, "Kill!"