The people in Haicang Town are like this, and most people in Ye County, Qutaicheng and other places are also like this.
This protection system is advancing a little faster, and it is inevitable that there will be some bumps and bumps. When they heard that the threat from the Mongolian army was imminent, the people could not help but be restless. Fortunately, the soldiers everywhere responded appropriately, because every soldier has a corresponding shelter.
, the pressure is also very effective.
The thousands of soldiers under Guo Ning's command, including those additionally recruited in Zhongdu, are all veteran soldiers who have experienced several battles and are battle-hardened. After many years of hard work, they finally took root in Laizhou. This pair of soldiers
It's also great news.
In just these few days, how many people led the yinhu to explore the fields, how many people repeatedly calculated the income they could make, and some of them were even attracted by the daughters of the yinhu and asked someone to propose marriage.
If there is trouble in Yinhu, it means that the good life of one's own family is going to be in trouble. Who can allow it? Not to mention that the Mongols are still in Jinan. Even if they arrive at Laizhou City tonight, the people in my name cannot be in trouble!
At the same time, Guo Ning's announcement also arrived.
The content is simple and clear, and only says three things. First, the Mongolian army has captured Jinan; second, Guo Jiedu will definitely lead his troops and horses to secure Laizhou; third, the people are willing to defend Laizhou together, and their merits will be judged in the future.
Rewarding has many benefits. If you don't intend to share the hardships, I will allow you to leave for one day and don't wait for the military law to come to you. You will regret it.
The day after the announcement was posted, some people did flee, but more people gathered from various places to seek shelter. They actually made money as they entered and left.
At this time, Guo Ning dug out the savings of both the Laizhou government and local powerful people. With sufficient confidence, he was extremely rich. He immediately issued an order to convert all the original troops from the original army into regular troops, and from the original army
Select strong men from nearby areas to serve as supporting troops.
In addition to following the regular army and becoming familiar with the system of the army, these transferred troops immediately began high-intensity military training. At the same time, other strong men and even strong women in the army continued to repair various city defense facilities.
With a sufficient number of people and generous food and salary, the moats, urn gates, sheep and horse walls, piers, and watchtowers everywhere changed their appearance day by day. And the craftsmen who were specially mobilized and gathered before allocating the fields to the shade households were even more impressive.
He worked day and night to build weapons and various defensive equipment.
While Guo Ning was fully preparing to meet the enemy, the Mongolian army also rested in Jinan for several days.
By late September, the weather was getting cooler and cooler. The Mongolian army then sent the Yuzhou surrendered general Yang Wan, the Feihu surrendered general Zhao Quan, the Bazhou surrendered general, the Khitan people Shi Mobotier's three tribes as the vanguard, and the Jeju surrendered general Jata
With La Hun as the guide, he gathered more than 7,000 troops and headed east along the Xiaoqing River. He first defeated Zhangqiu and Zouping, and then turned south to attack Zizhou.
Most of the people in the cities along the way have fled, and the morale of the defenders is also very low. And these four surrendered generals have learned a lot about the Mongols' skills of wanton massacre. Wherever they go, they burn villages and massacre.
When the people attack a city, they drive the villagers in front, force them to fill the ravines and anoint their arrows, and after entering the city, they must wash the city.
As a result, the prestige was greatly enhanced. Seven thousand soldiers arrived at the gate of Zichuan City, and the Zizhou governor abandoned the city that night.
Unexpectedly, Qi Yingyang, the military judge of Zizhou in Zichuan City, was a brave man. He also got the help of Yang Minzhong, a local county lieutenant who became an official, and Zhang Qilu, a wealthy citizen, to rally his troops and defend the city.
The generals who surrendered outside the city were not elite, and they might not be successful if they were used to attack the city. However, Yang Wan, Zhao Quan, Shi Mobotier and others had followed the Mongolian army for several months and knew the Mongolian military tactics well.
How harsh.
No matter what kind of ten thousand or thousand households, if they lead the troops to fight and are defeated, they will either be executed immediately, or they will be punished with the entire tribe into a death squad, and they will pay for their sins with their military exploits. Only a very small number of nobles can atone for their sins with their property, and Yang Wan and others are determined to do it.
Not among them.
These people took refuge in Mongolia, and they also knew that their reputation was ruined, and the only way to restore their reputation was to win or lose.
And the reason why they surrendered was mostly because they were defeated on the battlefield and were greedy for life and afraid of death. Since these people who are greedy for life and afraid of death have escaped death once, they are even more afraid of death ten times a hundred times, and they are even more pressing.
The subordinates ordered them to fight crazily, turning their own fear into extra ferocity.
Within three days, the Fushan and Mingshan military strongholds in the north of Zichuan City were defeated first, and then Xuguan in the west of the city. The subordinate army approached the city, and thousands of people were divided into four teams and attacked day and night in turns.
Inside and outside the battlefield, it was clear that there was not a single Mongolian. They were all Jurchens, Bohai people, Khitans or hundreds of Han people fighting each other. Every time the offensive was repulsed, there were stumps and broken arms everywhere on the top of the city.
, blood flowed freely along the rammed earth city wall, dyeing the blue-black walls brown.
On the fourth day of the siege, Wanyan Sala of Yidu sent a force of troops across Shangshan to the east of Zizhou City to assist Zizhou. As a result, they were attacked by Shimobo in Jinling Town at the foot of Shangshan.
Del's Ambush.
In fact, there were not many soldiers and horses setting up an ambush, and the reinforcements fought with them, with only a few hundred casualties. Jinling Town was only more than thirty miles away from Yidu, and tens of thousands of troops could follow up at any time. But the reinforcements were frustrated.
Jinling Town refused to advance, and no matter how much Wanyan Sala pressed behind him, he did not dare to take another step forward.
At this time, Yang Wan, Zhao Quan and others continued to attack Zichuan City.
The Mongols were not good at attacking cities, but these people were all the generals of the Jin Kingdom, and they were all familiar with the tricks. So they urgently built hundreds of ladders and attacked fiercely regardless of casualties.
When the war was stalemate, Yang Wan took all the ten boxes of gold and silver that the Mongolian nobles had previously rewarded, and used them as gifts to the soldiers who dared to ascend first. He also mobilized his own soldiers to form a team behind the battle line, everyone holding a sharp sword.
Anyone who retreats will be killed on the spot.
And Zhao Jin was even more ferocious. He once led his people to the top of the city and approached the east gate. Guard general Qi Yingyang personally led the dead soldiers to attack and fight with Zhao Jin. At this moment, a stray arrow hit Zhao Jin, and a cluster of arrows pierced him.
It penetrated his cheeks and came out behind his ears. Zhao Jin actually fought again and finally broke through the defense and captured the city gate.
Most of Qi Yingyang's soldiers were killed or wounded in an instant. However, these soldiers were all local grain-shooting troops. They were either relatives or neighbors and friends, and they had a close relationship with each other. Until this time, they were still fighting to the death in alleys in the city.
Generals Yang Wan and Zhao Quan fought fiercely with them all night. On the next day, they sent their troops to the city and set fire to the city. Qi Yingyang and the other three could no longer hold on and tried to break out of the city, but they were defeated and captured.
Since ancient times, surrendered generals have hoped that the more surrendered generals like them, the better, so Yang Wan stepped forward to recruit them. Qi Yingyang slacked off a little while waiting for the guards, and then went up and killed several people in a row. Finally, he fought with Yang Minzhong and Zhang Qi.
The donkeys all died of exhaustion.
By the end of September, the entire territory of Zizhou was lost.
The area controlled by the Mongolian army was deeply wedged into the Shandong East Road, running straight to Boyidu to the east and approaching Juzhou to the south.
Wanyan Salara, who was in Yidu, frantically dispatched troops and generals, and mobilized the tens of thousands of people under his command in Yidu to rush around like tops. At the same time, letters to Laizhou asking for help were sent every two days. It started with one serving a day, and eventually it became two servings a day.
These letters were all thrown aside by Guo Ning.
As a general, he must stay awake at all times. He is not afraid of fighting, but he will not send his soldiers to cover the tens of thousands of people in Wanyan Sala.
If fighting is compared to a game of chess, if the Mongolian chariots, horses and artillery are not moving, Guo Ning will naturally rein in the troops and occupy the stronghold. Let's first look at the methods of the pawns.