In the autumn of the second year of Zhenyou, less than three months after the peace agreement between Mongolia and Jin was reached, Genghis Khan sent his general Muhuali to seize the Beijing Road. In late winter, the Great Khan personally proposed that the army go south and approach Zhongdu from the northeast.
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In this direction, there were originally many military towns and passes, which were enough to block the march of the army. But these passes were nothing before the huge waves set off by the Mongolian army.
What's more, accompanying the Mongolian army this time, there were tens of thousands of auxiliary troops on the Beijing Road. These auxiliary troops were very different from the teams that had followed the Mongols in the autumn wind. They were used as the main force in attacking cities and villages along the way, and
Most of their generals were well aware of the Jin army's defenses, and they were holding back their energy to show off in front of Genghis Khan.
It was like a pack of dogs transforming into a pack of wolves. Attacking along the way, the Jin army on Zhongdu Road was invincible.
Within a few days, the Mongolian army easily reached Pingzhou and attacked from all sides.
Pingzhou is the gateway to the east of Zhongdu. During Taizu's time, this place was the center of the struggle between the three kingdoms of Jin, Song and Liao. The imperial court designated Pingzhou as Nanjing and appointed Zhang Jue, a warlord who was dealing with the three kingdoms, to stay in Nanjing.
The death of Zhang Jue also opened the prelude to the war of Da Jin going south to destroy the Song Dynasty.
However, as the territory of Dajin gradually expanded, the importance of Pingzhou declined rapidly. At first, it was the seat of the Qianbo Division and the Transportation Division. Later, various agencies withdrew and the garrison continued to decrease. After Taihe, this place was only the center of Jin Kingdom.
An ordinary military state under the rule of Du Lu.
The Zhongdu Incident happened the year before last, and the new emperor ascended the throne. Shuhu Gaoqi, who was in charge of the defense of the northern front of Zhongdu, had the selfish intention of seizing power, so he mobilized all the troops along the border to Pingzhou, and the cavalry stationed Jizhou to respect itself. During that period, Pingzhou also
There were soldiers and civilians fleeing from Linhuangfu, Luquan and Qingzhou.
Wulin Daqizhu, the eastern military envoy appointed by the emperor, recruited a considerable army here, and Wanyan Pula, the western military envoy, was under his command, and they were two forces that the emperor could directly dispatch.
However, the emperor's desire to directly control the army would inevitably lead to conflicts with various arrogant generals.
Since the second year of Zhenyou, the marshals' offices and the Xuanfu Envoy's office seemed to have a tacit understanding, and they frequently forcibly transferred troops from the two economic and strategic envoys. Wanyan Pu La even wrote a letter to the emperor crying, saying that he had been imprisoned twice.
After transferring 20,000 troops, now "there are less than 10,000 troops, and the old ones are seventeen or eighty. It is not a pity to die of a minister, and the affairs of the country must be taken care of."
The west is so miserable, and the east is no different. After all the Beijing Road was lost, Pingzhou, Luanzhou and Jizhou formed horns with each other. They were already the last barrier to the east of Zhongdu, and their strategic position was extremely important.
However, after the peace agreement with Mongolia was reached at the beginning of the year, the marshals in charge of military power in the DPRK and China were always intentionally or unintentionally weakening the power of the Eastern Economic and Strategy Department, and Ulin was able to directly control fewer and fewer troops.
As a result, when the Mongolian army suddenly turned against them and entered Pingzhou City, he could not even hold on at the many passes and could only hold on to the isolated city with a desperate determination.
But in this world, who is not fighting to the death?
Shi Tianying rushed to kill several times in a short period of time, his physical strength was not weak, and his ferocious aura was extremely fierce. He slashed half of an enemy's head away with his sword, and shouted: "Follow up! Keep up!"
After shouting several times, he realized that he had rushed too far, his companions who were supposed to follow him were blocked by arrows, and the people who initially followed him into the city had all been killed.
Most of the Black Army soldiers who had just climbed the city wall were now dead. The defenders regained control of the walls on both sides and mobilized dozens of archers to shoot randomly at the gaps. A Black Army general would lead the team up.
The reinforcements were shot like a hedgehog in the blink of an eye.
The equipment of the defenders was very crude, and their bows and arrows were junk. Most of the arrows could not penetrate the leather armor. But one of them happened to penetrate the gap under the armor's neck, so the arrows suddenly shook and tilted.
He fell down diagonally, his body being supported by arrows and unable to touch the ground.
They were all about to die, and the soldiers kept shouting "kill". In the end, they were helpless and could only hold up their shields at the gap to defend themselves.
The two armies fought hard in the gap, competing to see who could hold on. Once the offensive and defensive forces were frustrated, the defenders cheered up. A line of soldiers rushed over along the inside of the city wall, almost killing the black men who rushed into the city.
The army was cut off.
Shi Tianying was furious, turned around and charged, and in a blink of an eye he hit two rammed earth courtyard walls, repelled two groups of defenders who tried to hinder him, and killed five of them.
He fought so bravely and fiercely, and his whole body was steaming like white mist. Naturally, he attracted special attention from the archers of the defenders. However, he always engaged in life-threatening hand-to-hand combat with the defenders, and also used the city walls to escape.
His advance and retreat were as fast as lightning, so several skilled bow and arrow wielders on the wall took aim for a long time, but they were not sure they could hit him without hurting their companions.
Seeing that he was not far from the gap in the city wall, an archer pointed at Shi Tianying on the top of the wall and shouted: "Liu Ran! Look here! Here!"
Not far away, a young man seemed to shout hoarsely: "I saw it!"
Shi Tianying suddenly stopped. The next moment, the earth wall around him suddenly opened a hole, and a spear thrust out against the broken stone and broken bricks, and passed close to Shi Tianying's face.
Shi Tianying roared, stretched out his left hand, grabbed the arm of the man holding the gun, and then pulled him sideways.
When he was about to kill him with a knife, a young man with a strong body jumped over the earth wall, approached like a cheetah, and slashed with a knife.
Shi Tianying didn't care about killing people and just blocked with his sword.
There was a loud "clang" sound. The man holding the knife was no match for Shi Tianying's strength. He immediately staggered back and shouted: "Old Liang, leave quickly!"
When the two swords collided, the soldier whose arm was grabbed by Shi Tianying took the opportunity to struggle violently and got free from him, and rolled backwards.
He stood up and stood firm, and immediately opened the door with a long spear. Another young man held a sword and shield in both hands and stepped aside to block him. The three of them each held long and short weapons and got into a fighting posture.
He is a rare expert...and he uses all the tricks and routines learned from the Dajin Army! Unfortunately, if you want to keep me, Shi Ruizhi, it is not enough!
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! Although Shi Tianying had the temper to kill, his mind was not dizzy.
At this time, you are trapped in the city alone. If you hesitate for a moment, more defenders will surround you. You must leave quickly and let the three people in front of you go!
He glared at the three of them fiercely and suddenly ran away.
Relying on his thick armor and quick movements, he rushed to the gap with a rain of arrows on his head. Several black saber shieldmen rushed up, protected him with their large shields, and retreated to a corner of the city wall outside the gap.
He half-crouched on the ground and heard the snapping sound of arrows hitting the shield, the muffled sound of stones hitting the human body or the ground, and the rumble of the footsteps of a large number of black soldiers behind him.
In the midst of the noise and chaos, a general shouted in his ear: "General, the defenders responded quickly and have a lot of manpower! We have to slow down and reorganize the team, and then..."
Shi Tianying seemed as if he didn't hear it.
It was a coincidence that his head and body were completely protected by the shield guards, with only a few narrow gaps. Shi Tianying's eyes glanced over, and he happened to look out from one gap and saw the rear of the army.
The Mongolian army was accustomed to outflanking, so the rear that Shi Tianying saw was not in the north, but in Yangshan, south of Pingzhou City. The mountains on the east and south of Yangshan are steep, and there are mountains on the west, guarding the Luan River.
The slope to the north is smaller, and Genghis Khan's pure white banner stands on the northern slope of Yangshan Mountain. It is thought that the Mongol Khan would judge the situation there and would invest the main force of the Mongolian army at any time.
Legend has it that this Yangshan Mountain is the Shouyang Mountain where Boyi Shuqi was shameful to eat Zhou millet and pick weeds for food. Now, the Mongols have set foot on it, dominating the Central Plains, which is very ridiculous.
However, this world is already like this!
For hundreds of years, the Han people in the north had to rely on the Khitans or the Jurchens if they wanted to make great achievements. Now it is the turn of the Mongols to rise. If we don't seize this opportunity, will we be buried with the rotten Jurchens?
Shi Tianying had read books and was very good at talking. In the eyes of outsiders, he was very well-behaved and smart in front of Mu Huali and Genghis Khan, so he was reused.
But Shi Tianying himself knew that the situation was not like that at all.
Genghis Khan was a vigorous and outstanding man. His criterion for evaluating a person was only whether he was useful or useless. For useful people, Genghis Khan was not restricted by any ethnic group or region, and he was not stingy with high-ranking officials, generous salaries, and powerful people.
Grant; but for useless people, no matter how much you talk about it, Genghis Khan will not look at you twice.
In such a regime, whether you want to make a difference or protect Sangzi and his elders, the only way is to make yourself useful. And Shi Tianying is absolutely convinced that with his own civil and military talents and the power of the black army,
He can occupy a solid position in the newly emerging Mongolian regime!
"Don't we know what the Jurchen officials are capable of? They can't stand it! They only have the courage for a while, and they will collapse soon!"
Shi Tianying pushed away a shield and pointed at the location of Genghis Khan's great scroll: "Did you see it? The Mongol Khan is watching the battle there and watching our abilities! Now, come with me and I will lead you to destroy the city.
!Take you to make meritorious deeds and be rewarded! Take you to get riches!"
Isn't this what warriors in troubled times want?
A few words cheered up the soldiers.
Shi Tianying ordered an officer: "Go back to our formation and tell all the Black Army soldiers along the way that there is no need to hesitate. We will definitely break the city this time!"
The officer got down on his hands and knees and ran out from under the shield.
Shi Tianying looked around at the generals again: "How about it? Are you willing to fight with me and gain wealth together?"
Everyone shouted loudly: "I am willing to follow the general!"
The soldiers in black helmets and black armor once again poured into the gap in the city wall. This time, there was a steady stream of people, like a black tide that never stopped. And this sudden and violent attack that was ten times more violent made Liu Ran and others who had just joined the brigade