"There is an enemy situation!" When the soldiers of the Confederate Army climbed up, they were immediately discovered by a soldier who had gotten up at night.
Jiang Ying was so angry that she cursed and shouted: "Speed up!"
Soldiers began to climb up the city. The soldiers on duty on both sides were alarmed and shouted, "Enemy troops are coming to the city!"
As they ran, they shouted, "The enemy is coming to the city!"
"Dang! Dang! Dang! Dang!"
Alarm bells also sounded in Xicheng.
At this time, dozens of soldiers from the Confederate Army used sledgehammers to smash the lock of the suspension bridge. The suspension bridge was lowered with a loud noise, and the city gate was opened. More than 10,000 Confederate Army soldiers were waiting outside the city to surge in.
The west gate had already been opened, and the Song army quickly retreated from the west gate. On the surface, the retreat was hasty. The camp was in a mess, and many soldiers had no time to carry their personal belongings.
Yeluma's five-column horse rushed into Fushi City and shouted: "Declaration of martial law, anyone who dares to go on the road will be killed!"
At this time, Jiang Ying brought Zhou Jin in to see Yelu Mawu. Yelu Mawu knew that this was someone the commander valued more. He comforted Zhou Jin with a few words and asked, "How many subordinates does General Zhou have?"
Zhou Jin felt ashamed and said: "I am on duty tonight. There were originally a thousand soldiers. The soldiers were scattered. Most of them took advantage of the chaos and escaped. Currently, I only have 350 soldiers in hand."
"Where are the soldiers in the barracks?"
"The military camp is close to the West City Gate, and the soldiers have basically retreated from the West City Gate."
Yelu Mawu snorted and said: "You run pretty fast. How many soldiers are from this city?"
"Reporting to General Yelu, the army has not recruited soldiers in this city. There used to be militia groups, but now there are no militia groups."
"Why?"
"Fushi County is the only kerosene production area. All young people in this city must ensure the production of kerosene. The middle-aged men are responsible for making barrels. They used to make some leather. Now the demand for kerosene production is very high, and leather is no longer made.
The whole city only has kerosene."
At this time, some soldiers brought the magistrate up. The magistrate was called Wang Chuan. He was short and fat, with a smile on his face. He looked more like a shopkeeper. He was originally the county magistrate and was not affected by the kerosene incident.
Promoted to county magistrate.
"I'm down to the official Wang Chuan to see General Yelu!"
Seeing his flattering smile, Yelu Mawu felt contempt in his heart, so he asked, "How much food and grass is there in the city?"
"Reporting to the general, there are three thousand shi of grain and ten thousand dan of fodder in the official warehouse. I don't know the military warehouse. I have to ask General Zhou."
Jiang Ying whispered a few words to Yelu Mawu, who nodded. At this time, the soldiers came and reported: "Captain Ten Thousands, no other officials have been found."
Yelu Mawu frowned and asked Wang Chuan dissatisfiedly: "Where are the other officials in the city?"
"Basically, they have all been dismissed from office. New officials have not yet taken office. There are only lower officials and some county officials."
Jiang Ying explained on the side: "It was the kerosene robbery incident. The other party could not find the internal culprits. Chen Qing was furious and ordered all the officials involved to be dismissed from their posts and taken to Jingzhao for interrogation. The prefectural and county government offices were basically involved.
Empty."
Yelu Mawu glanced at Zhou Jin and asked the county magistrate: "Is there a list of hundreds of names in the county?"
"Yes! Yes! It was only updated last year."
"Go get it!"
The soldiers accompanied the magistrate.
Yelu Mawu immediately ordered, "Expulse all the people from the city, then search the city thoroughly, and then check the names of the people entering the city one by one. If they are not on the list, I will interrogate them severely."
After a pause, Yelv Mawu said to several generals: "Please enforce military discipline for me. You can take money, but you are not allowed to kill, set fire to, or rape women. The Fushi County Council is temporarily the base of the marshal, do you understand?"
Several generals agreed and led the troops separately.
There began to be commotion in the city, and soldiers began to go from house to house asking the people to assemble out of the city. The government officials kept beating gongs and shouting: "Everyone, save your lives first, get out of the city and assemble!"
The people in the city did not dare to resist, so they helped the elderly and children out of the city to gather. An hour later, the city was completely empty, and the soldiers from the CCP army began to search houses from house to house and seize property at the same time.
The spring night in Yanzhou was still a bit cool. Tens of thousands of people stood in the wilderness outside the city, shivering from the cold. At the city gate, families were passing through the city. Yelu Mawu stared at the people like a hawk.
At this time, a family of three came up. A man in his thirties came forward, supporting an old couple. The soldier asked: "What is the name of the head of the household and where does he live?"
The old man said: "My name is Sun Licai. I live in Li Yuanwai Alley. This is my son Sun Daming and my wife Wang."
The soldiers quickly found Sun Licai, who had the right address, his son Sun Daming, and his wife Wang.
When Yelu Mawu saw that the man was very tall and strong, he pointed his riding whip and asked, "What do you do?"
The man cupped his fists and said: "I am a kerosene miner, and the second team of the fifth mine is the leader."
"Ever been in the military?"
"I served as a rural soldier for several years, and then I was responsible for oil production."
If it were another city, such a strong man would definitely stay and join the army, but Yelu Mawu also knew that collecting kerosene was very important and required young and strong men. The young and strong men in Fushi County were still not allowed to do it.
He waved his riding crop and said, "Enter the city!"
The man supported his parents into the city, and Zhou Jin next to him was really sweating. This Sun Daming was clearly the scout and commander of Tang Qian! Fortunately, he could speak fluent Northern Shaanxi dialect.
Seeing tens of thousands of people gathered outside the city, Zhou Jin stepped forward and advised, "General Yelu, if the Song army launches a large-scale counterattack, it will be troublesome. It's better to let the old, weak, women and children go first."
The rest of the city is made up of men, so it will be soon."
Yelu Mawu was right when he thought about it. If the Song army attacked in large numbers and the city was lost, Marshal Du would have to kill him.
He immediately ordered: "The old, weak, women and children can go into the city first, and all the young men should go to the military camp for questioning."
In fact, this order proved to be unnecessary. Except for some businessmen, more than a thousand others were from the county, and the key labor force for extracting kerosene was released. Yelu Mawu had to release all of them. The businessmen were all older and had goods.
, it could not be the defenders, so they had to be released.
At noon the next day, Wanyan Nianhan's army arrived in Fushi County. Yelu Mawu led everyone to see him. After hearing the report, Wanyan Nianhan frowned and said, "How could we occupy Fushi County without losing a single soldier?"
,don’t you find it strange?”
"Reporting to the marshal of the capital, thanks to Jiang Ying and others who were at the head of the city to support us, and thanks to Zhou Jin who only placed a small number of soldiers at the head of the east city, we did not encounter any resistance in capturing the city, and there were no casualties. I think this is normal."
Wanyan Nianhan said dissatisfied: "I'm not talking about your army, I'm talking about the Song Army. How could there be no resistance and no casualties?"
"This." Yelu Mawu couldn't answer.
Wanyan Nianhan asked Zhou Jin again, "You, General Zhou, are the defenders. Can you tell me what's going on?"
Zhou Jin quickly said: "Reporting to Marshal Du, this is the consistent tradition of Chen Qing's army. If the enemy troops attack the city, they must abandon the city and retreat!"
"Is there such a rule?" Wanyan Nianhan really didn't understand.
"Reporting to Marshal Du, this is to preserve the strength of the army, and also to avoid street fighting and protect the people in the city from disaster. The Song Army has always had military orders. Once the order is given to evacuate, all soldiers will quickly abandon what they are doing and retreat. This is the reason for all soldiers
They trained repeatedly when they were new recruits, so it’s not surprising that all the Song troops withdrew.”
Wanyan Nianhan was still a little doubtful, so he asked his confidant, General Ba Lisu, "Do you believe it?"
Ba Lisu pondered for a moment and said: "I don't believe in other Song soldiers, but Chen Qing may be true. If he can have the foundation he has today, he must be extraordinary. Even a humble army can do it."
Wanyan Nianhan glanced at Zhou Jin again. If the Song army was deceiving, then it would mean that both Zhou Jin and Jiang Ying had problems. It was obviously impossible. Since Ba Lisu agreed, Wanyan Nianhan stopped delving into the matter.
, and he asked Yeluma Wudao: "Has the city been searched?"
"Reporting to the Marshal, we have searched everything and checked every household. There are no problems."
Wanyan Nianhan nodded and added to Captain Yi La: "Soldiers are valuable and quick. My army will go south early tomorrow morning. I will leave 20,000 auxiliary troops for you to defend the city. You don't have to worry about the Song army over the coal fields."
, they have no siege weapons, so they can only evacuate westward, please pay attention to receive the food from behind."
"I humbly obey orders!"
Yelu Mawu said with some worry: "Your Majesty is going south all the way. How will we get food?"
"I only need to bring ten days of dry food. There are many prefectures and counties along the way. We will fight with war and we will not be short of food. The key is to be fast. Before Chen Qing can gather his troops, I must advance within three days.
Guanzhong, once you enter Guanzhong, it will be our cavalry’s world.”
