On the grassland north of Yanshan Road, a group of 30,000 cavalrymen were marching north. Behind them, there were 100,000 camels carrying food and medicinal materials on their backs and moving forward quickly.
This cavalry of 30,000 people was the army led by Niu Gao. After receiving the urgent military order from King Yong, he immediately led 30,000 people to set off. They had been walking for seven days and were not far from Linhuang Mansion.
Along the way, they did not encounter any cavalry or herdsmen from the Kelie tribe. Shao Jichun's previous bloodbath of several Kelie tribes was very effective, scaring the herdsmen of the Kelie tribe into fleeing westward, trying to stay away from the brutal and bloody West.
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Marching all the way on the vast grassland, Niu Gao was also extremely anxious. Although the migration of the Jin capital was very slow, they would send troops to attack Linhuang City first. Linhuang City only had Wang Duo's 20,000 troops. Will they resist?
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The army walked for another day and night, and at dusk on the eighth day, the scouts who had been sent earlier returned.
"As reported to Niu Dutong, the scouts sent by General Wang Duo to the outskirts discovered a Jurchen army two hundred miles away, numbering tens of thousands of people, and they were also heading towards Linhuang Mansion."
Niu Gao was startled and asked anxiously: "When did it happen?"
"Just yesterday, they sent the message via eagle!"
Niu Gao quickly calculated the distance comparison in his mind. They were still sixty miles away from Linhuang City, and the other party was probably about a hundred miles away, or a little less.
He originally wanted to arrange for the soldiers to camp and rest, but now he couldn't care less and immediately said: "Give me the order to speed up the march!"
Not only were the men and horses exhausted, but the camels were also exhausted, but the general did not allow them to rest, so all the horses, horses, and camels had no choice but to brace themselves and continue marching.
At two o'clock in the night, 30,000 troops and 100,000 camels finally arrived at Linhuang City.
Wang Duo came to greet the arrival of his general Niu Gao. Niu Gao asked anxiously: "What's the situation with the enemy?"
"Reporting to the capital, the enemy has set up camp fifty miles away and is no longer marching."
"Why is this?" Niu Gao asked in confusion.
"The humble officer thinks they should be preparing siege weapons, because there is a large forest where they are stationed, and then there are no trees anymore. It is all grassland. The scout said they are logging a lot of wood!"
Niu Gao nodded and immediately said: "In that case, unload all the camel cargo and send five thousand cavalry to escort the camel team back to Yanshan overnight!"
It was difficult to feed one hundred thousand camels in the city. Niu Gao's decision was a wise one. At the fourth watch, the camels and their 5,000 camel drivers who took a rest set off south again under the escort of 5,000 cavalry.
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It was finally daybreak, and the soldiers who had rested all night had recovered their strength. All the soldiers were busy moving food and medicinal materials into the warehouse. Now that the supplies were sufficient, they did not have to worry even if the city was besieged for half a year.
Hundreds of military doctors who came with the army were also in the city to check the epidemic situation.
"Is there an epidemic in the city?" Niu Gao asked.
Wang Duo shook his head, ""No epidemic has been detected so far. We are very cautious. The city gates have been closed to prevent people and merchants from outside the city from entering. We have also built urns at the north and south gates. Even if we come to send sheep, the sheep will still come in.
People stay in the urn city."
"Where are the scout soldiers back?"
"Similarly, we disinfected the outer city and then went to the courtyard by the city to self-quarantine for five days. We only came out if there were no problems. We strictly followed the defense regulations formulated by King Yong."
Niu Gao was not worried about Wang Duo's execution ability. Even King Yong was impressed by his prudence and seriousness.
Niu Gao walked up to the city, looked at the spacious city, and asked: "How many people are there in the city now?"
"Less than 20,000, all of whom are Han and Khitan people. Others include hundreds of thousands of Jurchens and Khitan people in various counties. Because they were afraid of the epidemic, they all went to Yanshan Prefecture under our persuasion. We sent 5,000 troops to protect them.
If we include the 5,000 troops who escorted the camels south last night, there will only be 10,000 troops serving in the city."
Niu Gao nodded, "Forty thousand troops are enough. As long as we have enough iron fire thunder and kerosene, we are not afraid of the Jurchen army of 200,000 attacking the city!"
Wang Duo said worriedly: "Capital, I am most worried that the Jin soldiers will use the plague to attack us. Once the plague breaks out in the city, it will be our annihilation!"
Niu Gao smiled slightly and said: "His Royal Highness told me not to worry about this problem in the letter he gave me. The Kingdom of Jin is looking for a place without plague. They want to create plague in Linhuang City again, so what's the point of coming here?
?It doesn’t matter if we die, but the Kingdom of Jin will be destroyed.”
Wang Duo suddenly realized, "Your Highness still sees things thoroughly!"
Although this is the case, Niu Gao still cannot be careless. Many things do not change according to people's will. Even if the Jin Kingdom does not release the plague, there is no guarantee that the epidemic will not happen.
On the same day, the Western Army began to boil the medicine and let the soldiers and the people in the city drink the medicine to prevent the plague. Military doctors also conducted epidemic prevention training for the governor Xiao Wanmu and officials and government officials, and then they trained the people together. The core points were three: drinking
Boil water, wash hands frequently, wear a mask, and report immediately if you find someone with vomiting or diarrhea!
Hundreds of thousands of soldiers and civilians of the Jin Kingdom moved westward. The team moved very slowly. Not only did they have a huge amount of material wealth to carry, but there were also many old and weak women and children following them. There were thousands of maids, eunuchs and guards around Emperor Wanyan.
Man, except for the emperor who was riding in a cart pulled by twenty horses, the other eunuchs and maids were walking, so the march was really slow.
Of course, they are not in a hurry. Linhuang Mansion is still in the hands of the Western Army, and they still need a large army to take Linhuang Mansion back.
At present, the emperor Wanyan Dan has been completely ignored. He is really depressed and angry in his heart, but he does not dare to show it at all. He has already felt that Wanyan Wushu has murderous intentions towards him.
Wanyan Wushu, this idiot and reckless man, only knows how to lead troops to fight, only knows how to make troubles, and does not know how to govern a country. He criticizes himself all day long for his inaction, but he does not understand the need to recuperate and recuperate when the country's power declines.
After taking power, he made a lot of troubles and ruined the entire Jin Kingdom. Although the epidemic was a natural disaster, how could it not be a man-made disaster? If he hadn't gathered all the Jin people in Shangjing, how could the plague in Xinzhou have spread to the capital?
Thinking of this incident, Wanyan Dan gritted his teeth with hatred, as his ancestors' inheritance was lost due to his troubles.
At this time, the queen beside him, Pei Manshi, snorted and said, "Is Your Majesty just going to watch the whole country being wiped out by him?"
Pei Manshi is also a powerful person. She persuaded the emperor Wanyan Dan several times to contact the veteran generals, bribe the core generals, and overthrow Wanyan Wushu, but Wanyan Dan was indifferent, which really made her anxious, but there was nothing she could do.
Wanyan Dan said coldly: "He is just looking for an excuse to kill me! If you don't worry, just give it a try."
"Even if you don't do anything, he will still kill you. It's better to go all-in and compete with him. There is still hope of recovery!"
As soon as Wanyan Dan closed her eyes and lay on the carpet without speaking, Pei Manshi gritted her teeth with hatred and wanted to rush forward and punch and kick her. She had no choice but to sit in front of the window and sulk.
Wanyan Wushu's 30,000 vanguard troops have arrived fifty miles away from Linhuang City. Wang Duo's judgment is correct. The task of this vanguard army is to prepare siege weapons. The Jin Kingdom moved westward in a hurry and did not have time to build siege weapons.
All the siege weapons in stock were given to Wanyan Nianhan and stored in the Jinzhou warehouse. They were all captured by the Western Army before they were used.
They had no choice but to temporarily build it. Along with the 30,000 troops, there were 1,200 craftsmen. These were the last craftsmen of the Jin Kingdom.
Originally, there were tens of thousands of craftsmen in the Jin Kingdom, but most of them were Han people. Sixty percent of the craftsmen were in Daxing Prefecture, 30% of the craftsmen were in Jinzhou and Liaoyang Prefecture, and only 10% of the craftsmen in Shangjing were considered the cream of the craftsmen, about three thousand.
However, a plague killed half of the craftsmen. Although hundreds of people were not dead, they were infected with the disease and could not follow. In the end, only 1,200 people remained.
The worst thing was that the gunpowder maker and firearms maker were completely wiped out, and the iron fire thunder that Wanyan Wushu had been thinking about was completely gone.
Veteran General Sori Yishi was the leader of this vanguard army. On the one hand, he sent soldiers to cut down trees and collect materials. On the other hand, he urged the craftsmen to work day and night to make simple and practical siege ladders. Sori Yishi was more worried about
Fortunately, after leaving Shangjing, the soldiers never fell ill again, which made him feel very lucky.
Of course, this was mainly due to the joint isolation law of Pucha Baoping, the imperial doctor. When one person fell ill, the entire army of soldiers in the tent had to be isolated. At the same time, soldiers were strictly prohibited from boiling water privately and washing clothes privately. After these measures were strictly enforced, in just ten years,
Within days, the spread of the plague in the army was gradually brought under control.
At this time, soldiers came to report that the prison prince had arrived.