Chengtian Village is located in Chengtian Mountain to the west of Niangziguan.
The full name of the early Song Dynasty was Chengtian Military City, which had county-level administrative agencies and was affiliated with Zhending Prefecture in Hebei Province. The administrative seat was Niangziguan Town in later generations, but the military fortress was still on Chengtian Mountain.
Later, the county-level establishment was abolished, downgraded to Chengtian Army Stronghold, and reorganized into the Hedong (Shanxi) Pingding Army.
A mountain city is easy to defend but difficult to attack.
Zhang Guangdao led his army to attack for more than half a month, but Chengtian Village remained motionless. In fact, there were only three hundred golden soldiers inside, and the rest were all old Liao and Han soldiers. The total number was barely over a thousand.
This terrain is too difficult for the attackers, and it's even more difficult since it's snowing.
Going to Jingxing, there were twenty or thirty checkpoints in the past dynasties. By the Song Dynasty, almost all of them were abandoned. Even Chengtian Village was abandoned for a time.
On the contrary, heading east from Yu County, at the northern passage of Jingxing, there are Wangjiagu Village, Xiaozuokou Village, etc. Wanyan Zonghan handed over all of them to the Han soldiers for garrison.
Zhang Guangdao left 5,000 men to besiege Chengtian Village, and then divided into two groups to march north and south. Along the way, the Han troops surrendered one after another, and finally met outside Jingxing County. Guan Sheng and Yue Fei had also captured Pingshan County, and Li Qiong was the vanguard and reached Jingxing County.
Northern suburb of the county.
Two Ming armies from Shanxi and Hebei surrounded Jingxing County.
"Meet Zhang Hou!"
Li Qiong walked through the snow and came to Zhang Guangdao's camp.
Zhang Guangdao was very happy and asked hurriedly: "We won the battlefield in Hebei?"
Li Qiong replied: "The prince led the army to defeat the gold thief, and Wanyan Zongwang fled back to Yanshan in embarrassment."
"It's gratifying," Zhang Guangdao said with some pretentiousness. "On the Shanxi side, they only lost tens of thousands of gold soldiers and captured one army, one county and two cities. From the north of Xinzhou, they were still occupied by gold thieves.
We can attack again next year.”
Li Qiong marveled: "Zhang Hou was so majestic that he killed tens of thousands of gold soldiers!"
While the two were chatting, the soldiers were already building siege equipment. As soon as the moat became more solid, they crossed the ice and captured Jingxing County.
At the same time, Li Qiong sent a messenger back to Pingshan, claiming that the troops to attack Jingxing were sufficient, so that Guan Sheng, Yue Fei, and Li Shifu did not need to come again, and they could just go northwest to attack the Jinbing fortress along the way.
Two days later, someone left the city in a hanging basket at night, crossed the river on ice and quietly arrived at the Ming army camp.
As soon as he approached the camp, he was arrested and taken directly to Zhang Guangdao's tent.
"Are you here to contact Xiancheng?" Zhang Guangdao asked with a smile.
The man knelt down and replied: "My husband's name is Zhou Qin. He was a student of the imperial family during the Xuanhe period. He was awarded a Jinshi status by the imperial examination. He was forced to become the magistrate of Jingxing County. But my husband did not help the emperor to do evil. The Jin people made the decisions in the county.
.The gold general guarding the city is called Lou Su, and he has three hundred gold soldiers under his command. He conscripts and extorts with great cruelty and cruelty!"
Zhang Guangdao asked: "Besides the three hundred golden soldiers, what other defenders are there?"
The man replied: "Jingxing is very important. In addition to the 300 Jin soldiers, there are also 2,000 Han troops, all of which are recruiting bandits nearby. My husband has convinced the bandit leaders, and they are all willing to sacrifice the city to surrender. But they were forced by the Jin people's lust.
, dare not take action easily, the general must send troops to attack the city, so that the Han troops in these cities dare to defect. At that time, the Han troops who are willing to return will plant five flags at the top of the city, and the general can send troops to attack the place where the flags are planted."
"You don't dare to fight two thousand against three hundred?" Zhang Guangdao looked down upon him with great disdain.
The man laughed in embarrassment: "They are all bandits who are seeking peace, how can they compare with the general's elite?"
Zhang Guangdao said: "You can go back to the city. In two or three days, when the ice on the moat becomes stronger, I will attack Jingxing City with all my strength."
"Young man, please retire!" After the man bowed, he was taken away by the soldiers.
Three days later, Zhang Guangdao and Li Qiong began to attack the city.
The wall where the Jin soldiers were stationed was just a feint attack. The Ming army found five flags, and with the support of the Han soldiers in the city, they quickly climbed onto the city to kill the Jin soldiers.
The county seat of Jingxing was captured.
Guan Sheng, Yue Fei, and Li Shifu respectively attacked West Linshan Village, Bailing Village, and East Linshan Village.
They were all small villages without even Jin soldiers, and the Han soldiers inside surrendered one after another.
On the third day after Yue Fei captured Bailing Village, soldiers came to report: "General, more than a thousand martyrs have come to surrender, and someone claims to be the abbot of Taiping Xingguo Temple in Mount Wutai."
"Please come quickly!" Yue Fei always respected these anti-gold warriors.
Not long after, more than a thousand beggar-looking rebels were brought in. Every one of them was shivering with cold. Many of them were injured, and even some who were unconscious were carried over.
Yue Fei quickly ordered: "Hurry and boil hot water, cook food, and bring some warm clothes, and let the military doctors treat the wounded."
Monk Zhenbao, the abbot of Taiping Xingguo Temple in Mount Wutai, led the crowd to pay homage as a representative and introduced the basic situation of their rebel army.
But it was Wu Hanying, the Song Dynasty civil servant who was the first to surrender to the Jin Kingdom. He took the initiative to shave his hair and change his clothes to gain Wanyan Zongwang's trust, and then tricked Wanyan Zongwang into letting him return to Tokyo to persuade him to surrender. After Wuhan Ying returned to Tokyo, he immediately told Zhao Huan in detail about the Jin army's intelligence.
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Later, Wuhan Ying was sent to rescue Taiyuan.
But Wuhan Ying had no soldiers at all, and the prefectures and counties along the way did not lend him any troops, so Wuhan Ying ran to Mount Wutai, hoping to create an army of monks to save the country.
This monk army was formed by Monk Zhenbao on his orders.
Before they left Wutai County, they encountered Wanyan Zonghan's separate troops and attacked. They collapsed at the first touch and fled in defeat.
The monk soldiers, led by Wuhan Ying Zhenbao, fled south in embarrassment, taking the same valley path where the Jin soldiers fled after being defeated by Zhang Guangdao.
But just after leaving the valley, I heard that the south was also occupied by Jin soldiers, so I had no choice but to go back to the southern mountainous area of Wutai County to fight guerrillas.
Due to the brutal rule of the Jin people in Wutai County, Yanshan Temple at the northern foot of Mount Wutai also rebelled. A monk named Lu Shannuo used Yanshan Temple as a stronghold to resist the Jin people. Monk Zheng Zhenxi, a deputy monk in Wutai County, and a foreigner
The martyrs named Taishi Du came to join forces with their own troops. At that time, they had more than 20,000 anti-gold troops.
When the Jin soldiers came, the rebels suffered several defeats and had to move to the mountainous area in the northern part of Yu County. Yanshan Temple on Wutai Mountain and Taiping Xingguo Temple were both burned down by the Jin soldiers.
Later, Wuhan Ying and Monk Zhenbao led the remaining troops to join Lu Shannuo, Monk Zhenxi and Taishi Du, and continued to fight against the Jin in the mountainous area at the junction of Wutai County and Yu County.
Among the five rebel leaders, Monk Zhenxi and Master Du were killed in the battle, leaving only Wuhan Ying, Monk Zhenbao and Lu Shannuo.
Moreover, Wu Hanying was unconscious at this time, and Lu Shannuo was also seriously injured and had to be carried away.
Monk Zhenbao said: "The former Jin people were defeated by Zhang Hou. We took the opportunity to attack Wutai County. However, we were informed by the traitor and ambushed by the Wutai defenders. We were defeated and fled back to the mountains. We waited for the main force of the Jin soldiers to leave.
Xinzhou, we went out to attack Wutai County again, and by that time we had already captured the county seat."
"But... But Wanyan Zonghan came back with his troops. We were unable to defeat the gold thieves, so we had to abandon the city and flee into the mountains. After several battles, there were only about 2,000 rebels left out of more than 30,000. They lacked food and clothing, and they froze to death.
Many people died of starvation, and now there are only more than a thousand. When we heard that the heavenly soldiers had recaptured Bailing Village, we hurriedly came to seek refuge."
After hearing this, Yue Fei was deeply moved, clasped his hands and said, "I admire Master Bodhisattva's heart and Vajra's skills very much."
Lu Shannuo, a monk from Yanshan Temple who has returned to secular life, was lying on a stretcher and said: "I still have brothers in the mountains of Wutai County. If the heavenly soldiers attack Wutai County next year, I can go back and gather the rebels even while I am lying down. Because the people of Wutai County
When we fight against the Jin, we are often implicated and exploited and killed by the Jin people. Every household is willing to fight against the Jin and help in the war!"
Yue Fei said: "When the snow melts in the spring next year, the heavenly soldiers will definitely regain Wutai County!"
Monk Zhenbao said: "Please ask the general to give you some food, and the poor monk can take people back to Wutai to help other rebels still hiding in the mountains, otherwise they may not be able to survive this cold winter."
"This is what it should be. I will adjust the food and clothing immediately." Yue Fei said.
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Ju Ming left part of his army to garrison the city on the border, while he led his army back to Zhendingfu City.
After receiving the message from Yue Fei, Ju Ming sighed: "This is the real eminent monk. I destroyed temples in other places, but these monks from Mount Wutai want to be rewarded. When Wutai County is recovered, we will build a temple in Mount Wutai."
In Ichigokokuji Temple, all the sacrificed anti-gold warriors are engraved on stone tablets for worship."
Fu Zhirou said: "The people are waiting eagerly for Master Wang. Next year we will surely be able to conquer all of Shanxi."
While Zhu Ming was chatting about the anti-gold monks in Mount Wutai, Bai Sheng suddenly came over and said, "Your Highness, the Dong family, the Lu family, and the Li family in Gaocheng are asking for an audience. They request that Zhang Di and Kong Yanzhou be severely punished."
"What's going on?" Zhu Ming asked.
Bai Sheng said: "These wealthy people in Gaocheng said that Zhang Di and Kong Yanzhou often sent troops to plunder the people. During the siege of Gaocheng, they looted the stores of Dong, Lu, and Li in the city and killed all the men in the store.
The three tribes women occupying the store."
Zhang Di made a surprise attack on Wanyan Zongwang and helped the Ming army capture the city. He was also injured in many places and was highly appreciated by Ju Ming and other generals.
When the Ming army went north to pursue the Jin soldiers, they handed the draft city to Zhang Di and ordered him to lead the remaining troops to defend the city.
Kong Yanzhou was captured in combat and is still in a prisoner-of-war camp.
Bai Sheng took out another letter: "This is sent by someone sent by Zhang Di. They probably found out that the three tribes are coming to file a complaint."
Ju Ming opened the letter and read it. There were probably three contents:
First, Zhang Di admitted that he sent troops to extort money because the puppet court could not pay food and wages. Moreover, the people were all poor, and the people he extorted were all rich and powerful families. Therefore, robbery was not considered robbery, but just "borrowing" some money and food.
When faced with the soldiers, the rich and wealthy families would "honestly" give them money and food. He did not kill or rob, and he did not dare to raise the butcher's knife to the wealthy people.
Second, he robbed Dong's gold shop, killed the men in the shop, and took possession of the women in the shop. The Jin people forced him to do this. It was the Jin people who forced him to submit a surrender certificate. He did not bully the woman at that time.
I'm acting for the golden people.
Third, Zhang Di asked the prince to betroth Li to him.
This Li is the daughter of the Li family in Gaocheng, and it is now widely rumored that she was slept with by Zhang Di. Even if Zhang Di released her safely, the Dong family insisted on divorcing her and expelling her, while the Li family forced their daughter to become a nun.
After Zhu Ming read the letter, he said to Bai Sheng: "Bring in the people from the three tribes. Send a few more people to the manuscript city to inquire and find out what the truth is."
