By daybreak, more than 1,400 of Ma Bo's old subordinates were dead. These soldiers had participated in the massacre of civilians in Ping'en County eleven years ago, and all of them had committed crimes. Although many of them also exposed their retired accomplices and attempted to
They performed meritorious services and atone for their sins, but they still could not escape death.
At dawn, a wisp of morning glow enveloped Jiexiu County, coating the military city with a brilliant golden light.
Standing on the city head, looking at the Queshu Valley in the distance, with the towering Luliang Mountains to the west and the magnificent Taiyue Mountains to the east, the two mountain ranges seemed to be about to collide and stopped in an instant. This stop was
For hundreds of millions of years, at the foot of the two large mountain ranges, the surging Fen River has flowed southward, nurturing hundreds of millions of creatures in the land of Sanjin.
Tang Qian said from the side: "Besides the Queshu Valley, I heard that there is a small road that can go north, parallel to the Queshu Valley."
Chen Qing nodded and said with a smile: "I have also heard of this trail, but this trail is not important to us anymore. Perhaps it is more important to the Confederate Army from the south heading north."
Tang Qian immediately clasped his fists and said: "I ask you to control this path!"
Chen Qing glanced at him and said calmly: "The purpose of blocking this path is to capture prisoners of war. It has no meaning to the scout army. General Tang should lead the scout army to Taiyuan Prefecture!"
Tang Qian's face became hot, and his overall view was still a little weak. He quickly said: "I understand, I will go to Taiyuan Mansion now."
Chen Qing then said to Li Muqing: "There is no news about Yang Dutong so far. I guess Yangliang Nanguan has not been captured yet. You should rush there with 10,000 troops immediately and attack Yangliang Nanguan from behind. It's really
No, you can use the Thunderbolt. You can carry one Thunderbolt down."
"I humbly obey orders!"
Not long after, Li Muqing led an army of 10,000 troops to leave Jiexiu Military City and rush south along the Queshu Valley Road.
Liu Qiong walked to Chen Qing and said: "I have always had a doubt. We are so busy in the south and central part of Hedong Road, but Taiyuan Prefecture is actually very quiet."
Chen Qing smiled slightly and said, "They are making some noise! Didn't they send 10,000 Donghu cavalry south to support them?"
"It would be better not to send those 10,000 troops at all, and just send them to train our troops."
Chen Qing pondered for a moment and said, "Actually, you also know what Wanyan Yinshuke's problem is?"
"The prince means they don't have enough troops?"
Chen Qing nodded, "Wanyan Yinshu was defeated miserably in northern Shaanxi. He only had a little more than 30,000 troops left. Although his brother Ba Lisu added 20,000 troops, these 20,000 troops have been stationed in Datong Prefecture and Taiyuan.
The actual strength of the government is only 30,000."
"Didn't you say 60,000 before?"
"Did you forget to support Wanyan Nianhan's 30,000 auxiliary troops?"
Liu Qiong suddenly realized that Wanyan Nianhan was a 30,000-member army supported by Hedong Road. Wouldn't Taiyuan Prefecture become an army of 30,000 people?
He suddenly realized that something was wrong and said hesitantly: "If we remove the 10,000 Donghu troops, wouldn't Taiyuan Prefecture now only have 20,000 troops?"
Chen Qing laughed, "Now you understand why Wanyan Yinshu didn't move. It's not that they don't want to move, but that they don't have the troops to bother them."
"They may force conscription in Taiyuan Prefecture."
Chen Qing still shook his head, "Their current recruitment will only accelerate the fall of Taiyuan. Yin Shu will not do such stupid things. I think it is Wan Yanchang who gave him the promise to increase troops. He is waiting for reinforcements."
Liu Qiong suddenly said anxiously: "Then we should go north immediately to prevent the Jurchen reinforcements from entering Taiyuan City."
Chen Qing said calmly: "Don't worry, it doesn't matter whether we can capture Taiyuan or not. What I value more is the ability to kill and kill the Jurchens. Population is the real weakness of the Jurchens. Once the strength of the Jurchens decreases, they will not be able to control many places."
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"I understand the humble position!"
The fierce battle in Linfen City has lasted for three days. More than 100,000 Song troops surrounded Linfen City. Five consecutive small-scale attacks by the Song Army were repelled by the defenders. After three days, the Song Army suffered a total of nearly 13,000 casualties.
That morning, Yang Zaixing sent someone to invite Liu Cui, Gao Ding, and Niu Gao to come to his tent to discuss military affairs.
The three-day offensive failed, almost all due to the defenders' kerosene counterattack, which really made everyone feel aggrieved.
"I just received a message from the King of Flying Eagles. The King has captured Fenzhou, the northern section of Queshu Valley has been cleared, and the north gate of Taiyuan Mansion has also been opened."
Gao Ding couldn't help but said: "But Nanguan of Queshu Valley has not been captured yet."
Gao Ding was obviously criticizing Huyantong for his ineffective attack. Huyantong was Liu Cui's general. Liu Cui glared at Gao Ding with dissatisfaction and said: "Yangliang Nanguan is the most difficult pass in Queshu Valley. It is built at a high place.
, the height difference is seven feet, how can we attack it? If it is easy to capture it, shouldn’t the North City of Linfen County be captured earlier?”
Gao Ding was responsible for the attack on the north city of Linfen County. He was also defeated in three battles. Gao Ding suddenly blushed and was speechless for a long time.
Yang Zaixing saw the two arguing and quickly changed the topic, "I invite you all to come over to discuss how to capture Linfen County. Let's discuss it together and find a more suitable plan."
At this time, Niu Gao said: "I was thinking about the reasons for the failure in the past few days. I think there are two aspects. First, our fire attack failed, and secondly, the opponent's fire oil was used well and was very targeted. I think using
Siege ladders are no longer practical."
The main reason for the failure of the fire attack was that Han Chang found a way to deal with the Song army's fire attack, which was to use wet bedding and mud. Once the Song army's fire oil ball attacked the city, the defenders immediately used several wet beddings to use the fire oil ball.
The ball was covered to extinguish the flames, then covered with sand and swept under the wall.
No one knows how Han Chang came up with this method, but Han Chang's method is indeed simple and effective, and he successfully suppressed the Song Army's biggest siege weapon, the kerosene attack.
Moreover, there were more than 10,000 barrels of kerosene in Linfen City, which were very effective against the Song Army's siege ladders. This made the Song Army's three-day attack very passive and ended in failure.
Everyone agreed with Niu Gao's point of view that the siege ladder could no longer be used. It would only increase casualties and make it impossible to capture the city.
"Then what method does Niu Dutong think is the most effective and reliable?"
Niu Gao said slowly: "I think a battering ram is more suitable."
The largest battering ram of the Song Army was in Jingzhao. It was too large and difficult to transport. If a big tree was cut down on the spot to make a battering ram, everyone felt that it was unreliable. Liu Cui was silent for a moment and said: "If the opponent uses kerosene,
Burning and battering ram can no longer attack."
Niu Gao smiled slightly and said: "If the battering ram fails, you can also consider using large ships to attack the city and implement the nest car tactic!"
Everyone's eyes lit up. This method is good. Linfen's moat is very close to the city wall. It is indeed possible to use large ships to attack the city and directly mount the city board to the city. Moreover, they all have experience. The fire attack ladder is very effective, but the fire attack on the large ship is not effective.
No, even if all the ships were set on fire, the soldiers could still attack the city. Everyone agreed with Niu Gao's suggestion.
Gao Ding smiled and said: "While using big ships to attack the city head, we also attack the water city gate. What do you think?"
Liu Cui agreed with a sullen face: "You can use a gunpowder barrel to blow open the water gate fence."
With everyone's words, my words, and the accumulation of various experiences, a complete plan to seize the city was gradually formed.
At this moment, a soldier reported outside the tent, "The king's urgent message!"
The Eagle Letter was sent to Pujin Pass and then delivered by fast horse.
"Bring it in!"
A soldier came into the tent and handed over a tube of Eagle Letter. Yang Zaixing opened it and took a look at it. He smiled bitterly and said to everyone: "The prince asked us to implement the heart attack plan!"
"What about the ship attack?" Liu Cui asked.
Yang Zaixing said calmly: "It will take two days for the big ship to be transferred. We will use these two days to implement the heart attack plan. We will treat it as courtesy first and then attack!"
Han Chang repelled the Song army's attack for three consecutive days. Although he also suffered thousands of casualties, he still had the upper hand compared to the Song army's more than 10,000 casualties. More importantly, they found a way to deal with kerosene.
Method.
This is also a method they have summarized from more than a dozen internal kerosene drills. Wetting bedding to extinguish fires is a lesson learned from the Song Army, and using sand to clean kerosene is their own idea. At first, they used soil, but the soil is very sticky and sticks to it.
The ground couldn't be cleaned, so I finally thought of sand.
But in any case, they defeated the Song Army's most powerful kerosene siege, and at the same time used kerosene to counterattack, and successfully defended the city.
This made Han Chang extremely proud. He immediately reported to Marshal Zuo Wanyan Yinshuke in an eagle letter. Just when he was expecting to receive a commendation from Marshal Zuo, Wanyan Yinshuke wrote back and told him the unfortunate news that Wanyan was alive.
The girl was killed in battle, and Fenzhou had been captured by the Song army.
In his reply, Wanyan Yinshu Ke vaguely had the idea of abandoning Taiyuan Prefecture and concentrating his forces to protect Datong Prefecture.
This news was like a blow to the head, making Han Chang's joy disappear without a trace. He began to become anxious. If Yin Shu really gave up Taiyuan and retreated north to Datong, what was the point of sticking to Linfen?
If the Song army captured Linfen, where would he go?