Zongzhou is the large territory south of Suizhong, Liaoning Province. It was also called Ruizhou in ancient times. It is the only way to enter Liaodong from Shanhaiguan.--
In ancient times, this place was very desolate, with weeds everywhere. Even though it is winter now and heavy snow covers the ground, there are still many weeds as tall as a person standing outside, blocking people's roads. In addition to weeds, there are also large tracts of wild forests.
There is no established road from Shanhaiguan to here. We occasionally encounter hills and occasionally ravines.
In modern society, it may only take two or three days to reach the distance. Now the Liangshan army has been walking for more than five days, but they still have not reached the gate of Zongzhou City.
The soldiers have traveled a long distance and are extremely exhausted physically, but their spirits are still very exciting! Years of military propaganda and continuous victories have made the soldiers look forward to the war with a kind of expectation! They all want to expand their territories,
Everyone wants to make great achievements, and everyone wants to send good news back to their hometown! Liangshan's top-to-bottom military system plays a huge role in this regard.
"Have the artillery been brought up?" Wu Dong was in the middle of the team, Yang Lin was beside him, and Wu Dong asked.
"Don't worry, Commander-in-Chief, we will naturally transport such an important thing!" Yang Lin said with a smile.
"With artillery, it will be much easier to attack the city!" Wu Dong said.
"Yes! The power of the artillery is earth-shaking. With the artillery here, our combat mission will be accomplished very quickly!" Yang Lin said.
"Maybe artillery won't be needed in the first battle." Wu Dong thought for a while and said.
He thought of Han Chang. The lord of Zongzhou City was Han Chang's father. Now that Han Chang was in their hands, they might be able to ask the lord of Zongzhou City to offer the city and surrender.
The north wind was howling, the weather was extremely cold, and it suddenly started snowing heavily in the middle of the journey! The soldiers were marching in the snow, and some were knocked down by the snow. The soldiers nearby hurriedly helped them up! However, in addition to the difficult road, there was also a lot of weather along the way.
Apart from the changes, they did not encounter any enemy resistance! The Jurchens had a limited number of troops stationed here, and they actually had some spies along the way, but these spies had already been killed by the cavalry.
"Grand Governor, we will be able to reach Zongzhou City in one day at most!" That night, the army took shelter from the wind in the south of a hill. Wu Dong and the soldiers were sitting together drinking hot soup. Suddenly a cavalry arrived.
He got off his horse and reported to Wu Dong.
"Very good, I hope to get there as soon as possible." Wu Dong nodded and said.
Wu Dong was also a little excited! Since the establishment of Liangshan, Wu Dong had rarely participated in conquests in person. Especially now, following more than 100,000 legions to act and attack the city together, this was the first time in his life.
So he was looking forward to it very much.
Of course, although he marched with the army, he would never interfere with the army's normal command and operations! In later history, Jiang had many powerful generals, but Jiang often intervened in battles personally, and his own combat capabilities were limited.
Therefore, ** often suffered defeats due to his intervention, and Wu Dong did not want to make such a mistake.
Wu Dong followed the army to the north, mainly to boost morale and increase the army's centripetal force against him. The troops in Yanyun's Sixteen Prefectures all came from Hedong. He had been in Goryeo and Liaodong for many years. Although the troops here still obeyed his orders,
He even had great faith and respect for him, but he always felt that there was only a little gap between the two sides. He was going to eliminate the gap through such a personal expedition and let this army truly be under his control.
As for whether there will be danger in this battle, Wu Dong doesn't care much. In troubled times, everyone must be aware of facing danger. What's more, his own martial arts is also quite good, and there are many masters around him
Protection is among a hundred thousand troops, so what is there to be afraid of?
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The Liangshan army keeps moving forward. In Zongzhou City, Zongzhou City Lord Han Qinghe has been feeling restless these days!
On New Year's Eve, his son went to war with the Jurchen commander, but he never came back! In the end, dozens of slave soldiers escaped and came back. According to those slave soldiers, the army that went to attack Shanhaiguan had been completely wiped out.
!My son Han Chang is afraid that he has been captured or killed!
"Han Chang, please don't let anything happen to you. You are my only son!" These days, every time he thinks of his son, his heart is as sharp as a knife!
In fact, he and his son have not been very happy in these years.
They are Han people, and they were often bullied in the Liao Kingdom! In the Liao Kingdom, no matter how good their family background is, no matter how much wealth they have, they are a second-class ethnic group! Although Han people can also be officials, but that
So what? Han officials have no status in front of Khitan officials!
Therefore, in the Liao Kingdom, the loyalty of the Han people to the Liao Kingdom was extremely limited!
At that time, Han Qinghe was already a general of the Liao Kingdom. Later, when the Jurchens came, Han Qinghe was ordered to conquer the Jurchens. At that time, the Liao army was decadent and weak, and the Jurchens defeated them easily. Han Qinghe was captured soon after
He took refuge with the Jurchens! Later, his son Han Chang came to the Jin Kingdom from the Liao Kingdom alone.
So his son, like him, defected to the Jurchens. For the Han people in the north, defecting to the strong was their only choice. Anyway, both the Khitans and the Jurchens were foreigners, and they could not have much sense of loyalty to these foreigners.
Yes, what they are loyal to is only "power" itself! Whoever has power, they will be loyal to.
When Liangshan was born, Liaodong was actually occupied by Liangshan. At that time, Han Qinghe began to investigate Liangshan's intelligence. He had already made plans to defect to Liangshan one day! But before he could do so, Liangshan had already attacked!
On the 20th of the first lunar month, Zongzhou City had received news of the Liangshan army's dispatch. On the 21st of the first lunar month, a small group of Liangshan's cavalry appeared outside Zongzhou City! Han Qinghe was shocked. He hurriedly ordered his subordinates to close the city gate and at the same time let the people in the city
The defenders are ready for battle!
There are now 5,000 new vassal troops in Zongzhou City, and there are also 5,000 slave troops, and the total number has reached 10,000. But the new vassal troops are just that. The combat effectiveness of this slave army is too weak, almost
Without combat effectiveness, Han Qinghe had no hope for these slave armies.
On the night of the 21st of the first lunar month, more and more Liangshan cavalry appeared below!
On the 22nd of the first lunar month, the cavalry was still increasing in the morning. In the afternoon, a black line suddenly appeared in the distance, and gradually the black line turned into countless soldiers and horses!
Looking from the city wall, the Liangshan soldiers and horses in the distance are endless and endless, and you can't see the horizon at a glance!
These Liangshan soldiers and horses were marching very fast. They were divided into several parts. Some were heading towards the front, some were heading towards the city gates on both sides, and some had already circled to the rear.
At night, Zongzhou City was surrounded by the Liangshan Army from all directions.
"How many enemy troops are there down there?" Han Qinghe asked with a horrified expression as he stood at the top of the city.
Standing next to him was a middle-aged man with extremely dark skin. This middle-aged man was called Liu Li. He was his deputy general and the leader of the new auxiliary army in the city! Han Qinghe knew that Liu Li had an incomparable influence on the Jurchens.
Loyalty is considered an anomaly among the Han people! On the one hand, Liu Li serves as his deputy general, and on the other hand, he also has the power to supervise him!
"There are only **0,000 people, and there are cavalry in the distance, adding up to more than 100,000!" Liu Li also had a horrified expression on his face.
"What should we do now?" Han Qinghe asked.
"Hold on!" Liu Lida said.
That night, there were bonfires everywhere under Zongzhou City. They were Liangshan troops making fires for cooking. Although Liangshan’s military rations included fried noodles, they were only used during urgent marches. This was the first city in the north of Shanhaiguan, and Liangshan’s supplies were constantly coming.
Send it here so the soldiers can have a hot meal.
Soon the drums of war began to roar outside Zongzhou City, and the Liangshan army seemed to be launching an attack at any time!
Occasionally, you can hear the voice of "Long live", which is Wu Dong inspecting the army.
The whole night, people in Zongzhou City were in panic, and everyone was waiting in horror for the moment when the city was broken. Please see--