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In less than an hour, tens of thousands of Jurchen tribesmen have reached the top of the dense forest cliff. The long ropes made of animal skins are thin and tough. They skillfully take out the hardwood with hooks from their waists and tie the ropes like spiders spinning silk.
Throwing thousands of ribbons from a high position, as if they had already rehearsed them, they accurately calculated the distance between the gaps between the bricks on the battlements, and shook the ropes to let the hardwood with the hook get stuck in various gaps.
The Liao army on the top of the city noticed when ropes were thrown all over the sky. They immediately shouted and shouted, and raised their swords to cut off many ropes. But at the same time, they received the first wave of condescending blows from the Jurchens.
Although the bamboo arrow bow is not very powerful, the power of shooting from a high position is quite astonishing. The Jurchens embed sharp stones on the top of the bamboo arrows, and when fired at close range, the Liao people's rattan armor also has no big effect.
The two sides are not the focus of defense. There are three thousand soldiers on each of the east and west walls of Longzhou. Their main function is to block the several-foot-wide passage between the city wall and the cliff and monitor the movements on the left and right cliffs. In the dense Jurchen
Under the attack of the arrows, he was immediately suppressed and unable to raise his head. Taking advantage of this gap, Wanyan Hu gave an order, wrapped his hands in animal skins, grabbed the rope and slid down.
Tens of thousands of Jurchen soldiers behind them screamed and glided down the rope like swift apes. In just a blink of an eye, the east and west walls were already densely packed with Jurchen figures; the Liao army, which only had three thousand people, looked at the dense crowds.
Tens of thousands of Jurchens descended from the sky overwhelmingly. Those who dared to resist abandoned the city and fled.[
Wanyanhu ordered people to light fireworks while killing Liao soldiers.
Outside the south gate, Su Jin looked at the billowing black smoke rising from the city walls on the east and west sides, knowing that Wanyan Hu had succeeded. It only took an hour from departure to attack. Wanyan Hu seemed to be weak against Longzhou.
Knowing everything, this kind of efficiency cannot be achieved unless you are fully prepared, practiced and proficient.
"Let's do it." Su Jin said softly.
The soldiers of the Song Army who were already ready to go let out a loud shout and rushed towards the city gate with the ladder. Wanyan Hu was very smart. After taking down the east and west walls, he immediately concentrated his troops and rushed to the south wall. He knew that the Song Army
The siege is imminent, and there are still more than 40,000 Liao defenders on the top of the city. If they don't immediately encircle and contain them from the rear, these 40,000 people will definitely cause heavy casualties to the Song army. If the casualties are heavy, Commander Su can
Whether he can keep his promise to hand over Longzhou to himself will be a big problem.
So he wisely chose to attack the front and back of the Liao army in Nancheng. The Liao army on the top of the city had already been frightened by the shouts of killing and the smoke rising from the city. Suddenly, they saw the overwhelming Song army sweeping in, and saw tens of thousands of people behind them.
People were rushing along the main street to hide and kill them, and this feeling can only be described as being in a state of confusion.
The city lord and the defender were still waiting for orders to fight desperately, but the soldiers had already given up. Especially after Wanyan Hu's men rushed to the city gate and killed all the thousand defenders inside the city gate, and then opened the city gate and held it firmly.
The battle was meaningless, the danger was defensible, the troops were absolutely inferior, and the enemy was attacked from both sides. All the factors of failure were gathered together, and it would be difficult for Zhuge Liang to recover even if he was still alive.
The battle started quickly and ended even more quickly. In less than three hours, all the remaining troops in the city had been wiped out. More than 5,000 of the 50,000 defenders were killed, and more than 40,000 people were captured before they could exert any force. After the battle,
Su Jin immediately ordered Wanyan Hu's Jurchen soldiers to stay at the south city gate to rest. They were not allowed to interfere with the battlefield cleaning and material inventory in the city. Although Wanyan Hu was extremely angry, the Song army was powerful, so he could only watch helplessly.
The Song army took away all the weapons and armor of the defenders, but their own people received nothing.
There were also Jurchen soldiers who refused to hand over the captured weapons, and there were frictions when the Song army collected them. However, the Song army was so vicious that they directly killed people, and they just hacked to death more than a dozen Jurchen soldiers who refused to hand over their trophies.
, and then took off the armor and weapons from the corpse; after hearing this, Wanyanhu was so angry that he bared his teeth and glared, and went directly to the city lord's palace Su Jin to demand severe punishment for the murderer and a reasonable explanation.
Hearing this, Su Jin comforted and said: "Chief Wanyan, the friction between the soldiers is nothing. If you think about it this way, you won a big city and tens of thousands of people in the city for nothing. I will also keep some of the captured Liao soldiers.
Here it is, I will also leave some food for you, aren’t you satisfied with this?”
Wanyan Hu said angrily: "But since we have reached an agreement to march together, we are considered friendly forces. How can you do this to friendly forces?"
Su Jin smiled and said: "My army is traveling deep into the Liao people's country. All supplies can only be obtained from the Liao people. Food, weapons and armor, and war horses. Of course I want them all. Otherwise, how can I cope with the upcoming war?"
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Wanyan Hu snorted and said: "Commander Su must have ulterior motives. Your supplies are already sufficient. Weapons and armor are all a burden to you. Don't think I don't know your thoughts."
Su Jin laughed loudly and said with gleaming eyes: "Happy, Leader Wanyan is a happy person. Compared with you, I am a little secretive and not upright enough; yes, I don't want to be stabbed in the back, it's that simple; weapons
I can destroy the armor if I don't need it, and I can't leave it to you because I don't trust you. After all, we don't have a close relationship with each other. This cooperation is also beneficial to both parties, and we haven't reached the point where we are heart-to-heart."
Wanyanhu blushed and said, "Shuai Su is bullying us Jurchens. We need cooperation but also suspicion. You southerners are really confused and it's hard to figure it out."
Su Jin sneered and said: "Don't think of yourself as noble, we are all the same, don't think I don't know that you have been eyeing Longzhou for a long time. Judging from your attack methods, I'm afraid it has been premeditated and rehearsed many times;
The crown you mentioned, as a subject of the Liao Kingdom, why do you covet it? Are you a noble gentleman? It is ridiculous to laugh at fifty steps and laugh at a hundred steps."
Wanyanhu's face turned green and white after you revealed his thoughts. After a long while, his tone slowed down and he said: "Commander Su, we really need armor and weapons. I want you to promise that I will never be your enemy. And you also ask for it."
When we capture Ningjiang Baozhou and other places, I have no weapons or armor, so how can I have the strength to contain them?"
Su Jin smiled and said: "Those two places are easily accessible. Once Longzhou is lost, Ningjiang and Baozhou will be left alone in the north. There is nothing to worry about. Besides, I don't believe you can plot against Longzhou, so you won't plot against that."
Two places, maybe you have already figured out the weaknesses of those two cities, so let’s not go around here.”
Wanyan Hu resisted the urge to draw the sword and warned himself to be patient. He sighed and said disgustedly: "How can Marshal Su trust our Jurchen tribe and be willing to give us some weapons and armor? Our Jurchen tribe only wants to free itself."
Guaranteed, I can survive better after seizing these cities. It is absolutely unfair to say how ambitious I am. The entire tribe only has hundreds of thousands of people, how can I make a difference?"
Su Jinxin said: You are cats now, but in time you will be tigers.[
"I can give you what you want, but you must agree to my conditions." Su Jin did not want to really anger the Jurchens at this time, so he quickly came up with a compromise.
"Commander Su, please tell me."
"A few days ago, I came to report that there were two large armies rushing towards us from the south and the west. One was the 100,000-strong army mobilized from the southern front line, and the other was the Linhuang Mansion garrison. I'm afraid they were waiting for us to die before they could wait.
So I came here to encircle me; needless to say, I will face a fierce battle; to be honest, I now have 180,000 people, and there are 250,000 people who are encircling me, and I feel a little guilty; if you want to get the armor and weapons you urgently need,
You have to help me defeat the encirclement and suppression enemies. In that case, I guarantee that you will be armed with all the weapons and armor of the Jurchen tribe, and I will share 30% of the spoils with you after the war. From now on, you can throw away the bamboo bows, bamboo arrows, and bamboo spears.
The fifty thousand warriors will also become a truly powerful army."
Wanyanhu's face changed drastically, and he shook his head repeatedly and said: "How can this happen? In addition, our Jurchen soldiers are only about the same number. Victories and defeats will be huge losses. Your Song country has a large population, and you can recover from the losses. I have 50,000
Warriors are the only assets of the Jurchens, without them, how can the tribe stand?"
Su Jin said calmly: "Your soldiers' lives are valuable, but my soldiers are worthless? Yes, hundreds of thousands of casualties in our Song Dynasty are indeed of great concern. The Song Dynasty has a population of nearly 700,000 households. It is estimated that
There are nearly 40 million people, but who is not the son of a father? Based on your words, our deal has fallen through. With your 50,000 people, my chances of winning are not much better; I am just looking for someone.
It’s just a reason to give you armor and weapons, otherwise how can I explain it to the generals?”
Wanyan Hu said anxiously: "That's not what I meant. What I meant is that we are small and cannot afford to die. Once too many are killed in battle, we won't even have a foothold."
Su Jin sighed and said: "Actually, it's not as scary as you think. At least 70,000 to 80,000 of the Liao people's 250,000 troops are new followers, and their combat power is far from mine. If your troops join, I won't let them."
If you are facing the enemy head-on, it is better for you to contain the left and right and distract their energy. After a few days of rest, our army will march westward to attack Taizhou (Note: Taizhou in the Liao Kingdom, not Taizhou in the Song Dynasty, is in the middle of today's Liaoning Province.) I estimate.
We will encounter a big battle with the enemy in Taizhou, and your troops only need to go south to attack Xinzhou to contain it. As long as you can attract some Liao troops to defend Xinzhou, it will reduce the pressure on me and I will have a better chance of winning."
Wanyanhu said doubtfully: "Is it that simple?"
Su Jin laughed loudly and said: "It's that simple. Of course you are willing to act with my army and fight head-on with the Liao army in Taizhou. I have no objection."
Wanyan Hu waved his hand and said: "Then let's go to Xinzhou, but I keep my word in mind. If there are few troops coming, I may still be able to fight with them. If there are more, I will retreat to Longzhou immediately."
Su Jin laughed and said: "You've calculated well. Okay, the deal is done. I'll give you 10,000 sets of armor and weapons to facilitate your actions. If I win after this battle, I will naturally let you carry the armor and weapons. If I lose, I will give you 10,000 sets of armor and weapons.
If I die, I’ll probably lose my life, so there’s nothing I can do about it; so you’d better pray to God to bless me and win the battle.”