The red-coat thieves came out in large numbers and attacked Xuzhou. The military situation was urgent. In the evening of that day, Haozhou, Suzhou, Shanzhou, Guide Prefecture and other places were informed of the news. All the city guards were shocked.
First, the war to suppress the Song people in the south did not go well. When they heard that the Song people had sent envoys to the north and that the navy would be mixed up with the Song people, the generals were already depressed.
The more knowledgeable generals had maps with their armies. They would take them out from time to time to look at them and guess what benefits the navy would get from the Song people before they would take action. If they took action, what scale would it probably be and what direction would they focus on?
Where will it be?
Generally speaking, more experienced generals believe that the move to fix the navy should be carried out in late autumn and early winter. At that time, local food collection begins, and military households can barely scrape together the supplies needed for an expedition. In addition, the number of troops dispatched is based on the scheduled
It is the habit of the navy to pay more for fines than for many, about ten thousand or twenty thousand.
As for the direction of the army's action, it will not be in the Xijing province where Marshal Mo Ni Jinzhong has been running for ten years. It will probably be on Hebei West Road and the Xingzhou Zhending line. That place has Marshal Wanyan Heda holding the frontal defense line, which is about 100 meters away from Kaifeng.
Not far either.
Ding Haijun's family was weak, and the Song people were very cunning, so they could not spend huge amounts of money, which really allowed Ding Haijun to fight a big battle in one go. They had almost built a little momentum, and their southern expedition troops should be withdrawn. The Thirteenth Captain
All the soldiers pressed forward and faced off for a while. After Ding Haijun made some explanations to the Song people, the whole thing passed.
As a result, everyone's guesses were wrong.
It turned out that the troops were sent by the bandits hiding in the mountains! As soon as they arrived, they attacked Xuzhou, the first gateway to the east of Nanjing Road!
Those who fought with Dajin in Huainan were thieves from the Red Coat Army, and now it is the thieves from the Red Coat Army who are attacking Xuzhou... These bastards who did not know how to live or die were not killed back then, so they did not know how to take advantage of Guo Ning now.
What benefits did you get? You came here to cause trouble for Daikin!
When this group of people supported Yang An'er when they founded the country, didn't Yidu and Kaifeng work together to destroy them? Although Yang An'er died in our hands, Guo Ning suddenly turned against him and seized the territory of the Red Coat Army...
...So quickly put aside the past grudges and stand together?
As expected, Guo Ning was born a thief, and he can talk more easily with thieves!
The generals quickly ordered their troops to prepare for contingency. However, the military orders received by all the ministries were originally to go south to obey the instructions of Marshal Wanyan Saibu of Shouzhou, so they were not allowed to move back for a while. The only one who could immediately send troops to rescue Xuzhou was Guide Mansion
and Shanzhou.
Guide Mansion is the residence of the Shandong East and West Road Military and Horse Capital General Administration Office appointed by the Kaifeng Imperial Court. The East Marshal, the Military and Horse Capital General Manager, and the Xuanwu Army Jiedu Envoy Wanyan Bi govern one government and three states, and are specifically responsible for dealing with Shandong bandits.
There was a lot more information reported to Guide Mansion at that time.
At dusk, the first military report from Xuzhou for help came.
Two hours later, another piece of military information arrived from the Jin Army's Mangdang Mountain camp.
The messenger set off with two horses. When he arrived at Guide Mansion, one of the horses died from exhaustion. His throat was hoarse and he could not speak. He had to get pen and ink and wrote: The rebels beat Liu more and Peng
, Hao, at that time, the flag with the word Huo was raised, and the city was surrounded on all sides. There was a fire in Pengcheng, and the sound of fighting could be heard for ten miles! Urgent! Urgent!
The Taishan bandits are really out in force! They don’t want to live in the mountains anymore, right? More than half of the famous bandit leaders below Liu Erzu are here!
No matter how dangerous Xuzhou is, Xielie Mingding only has two to three thousand men. It is not easy to defend such a big city. Xuzhou has been a place for military force since ancient times and must be fought over by military strategists. This place cannot be lost.
Wanyan Bi made a prompt decision and ordered the troops in Guide Mansion to prepare. He was responsible for the various ministries left behind to sign troops and strengthen the troops. Several of the more elite generals took out the armored weapons from the bottom of the box from the treasury that night and distributed them to the troops. Early tomorrow morning
Go out of the city to rescue Xuzhou.
There were not many troops dispatched for rescue, only 500 elite cavalry and 2,000 soldiers.
This is because Wanyanbi himself was extremely confident in his own bravery. When he was a boy, he served as a vanguard for Prime Minister Wanyanxiang. He charged into the Longju River with his cavalry and defeated the Tatar tribe of the Black Tartars, and then went north to pursue them.
, and Genghis Khan, who had yet to make a fortune, invaded the Tatar tribe's camp in the dense forest and killed its leader Miguzhen Xueulatu.
During the Taihe period, he served as the vanguard of Marshal Wanyan Kuang and went to Pingnan Dangjiang General. During the battle of Yehuling, Wanyanbi personally led a horse and several cavalry to break into the formation, making him a rare Jurchen general.
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In Wanyanbi's view, the Taishan bandits have always had a large force, but their elites who are good at fighting have been limited in number after several defeats, otherwise they would not have been hiding in the mountains for several years. Wanyanbi used this force to go to the rescue, which is enough to
Tens of thousands of thieves crushed the bloody road and fought their way in and out.
The remaining 2,000 troops were led by the deputy general, coupled with the thousands of civilians summoned temporarily, which was enough to defend Guide Mansion, which was close to the fork of the Yellow River and surrounded by water on all sides.
The soldiers went to prepare themselves. Wanyanbi thought for a moment and wrote another letter, ordering people to report to Shanzhou urgently. In the letter, he asked Shanzhou's guard, Jiangete Neighbor, to hold on to the city and move from Shanzhou to Shanzhou.
Not a single soldier in the thirty-four Lianzhu Villages along Jiyin could be moved. As long as the cities are secured, it is a great achievement.
A messenger took his letter and set off overnight on a fast horse.
The next day, when the sky was still gray, Wanyanbi's subordinates reported that 2,500 elite soldiers were ready to leave the city. Wanyanbi led the team and set off, preparing to pass through Dangshan Mountain to rest for a while, and then go straight down the river to Xuzhou.
He was worried about the safety of Xuzhou and urged the march to be very fast. He marched sixty miles that day and continued on the road early the next morning. At noon the next day, he was about to enter Dangshan County. Suddenly, two groups of messengers caught up with him.
Both groups of people arrived at Guide Mansion first, found that they had missed Wanyanbi, and then chased him on the road.
A group of messengers reported that the killing outside Xuzhou City was still going on.
Another group of messengers brought bad news: "Reporting to Marshal, Shanzhou was attacked by bandits!"
"The bandit army still has enough energy to go to Shanzhou?" Wanyanbi asked in surprise.
This messenger was not an ordinary soldier, but the Zhizhai of an important garrison east of the Yellow River in Shanzhou. Therefore, he had met Wanyan Bi before and his speech was well-organized.
He said that yesterday the Taishan bandits used a bluff to attack Xuzhou from all sides, but allowed the scattered soldiers outside Xuzhou City to rush to the garrison along the water in Shanzhou to ask for help. Several of the garrison generals were persuaded by them to send troops to assist. As a result,
As soon as we left the garrison, we ran into an ambush by bandits.
The defeated soldiers fled all the way and were held hostage by the bandits. On the same day, they even went down to Wuzhai and reached Daling Mountain southwest of Shanzhou City. In the afternoon, the bandit soldiers were condescending and forced the defeated soldiers to attack the city. Those who refused to surrender were killed on the spot.
, their heads were thrown into the city. They attacked until nightfall, and the sound of killing was loud.
However, perhaps because they lacked experience in attacking the city, they made a lot of noise and were unable to capture the city. At least until last night, Nian Ke Te Lin was still able to hold on.
After hearing this report, Wanyanbi sneered repeatedly, and the generals under his command were so angry that their noses almost twisted.
The main force of the bandits is attacking Xuzhou, and another group is going to capture Shanzhou?
How many people did they use? What kind of powerful medicine did these embryo killers take from Ding Haijun, and their appetite and courage suddenly became so great?
Wanyanbi's Shandong East and West Road Soldiers and Horses General Mansion controlled three important towns along the Yellow River: Caozhou, Danzhou and Xuzhou. The three important towns echoed each other, with Guide Mansion as their back-up. Now the three important towns are directly surrounded by
The thieves divided their forces and held down two of them... Are they really not afraid that the elite soldiers of Guide Mansion will stand out and defeat them one by one?
Even if one's own troops are weak, it is really infuriating to be treated with such contempt by a group of thieves.
Wanyan Bi pondered for a long time, and after weighing it, he made up his mind: "Firstly, Xuzhou is the most important, and secondly, there are long nights and many dreams, so we can't delay... The main force will speed up the march and arrive in Xuzhou within five days to defeat this bandit army! In addition, send people back
In Defu District, we sent a thousand troops and horses to pass through Yucheng and approach Shanzhou to respond to our neighbors."
At that moment, the generals took orders and urged their headquarters to move quickly.
This troop is worthy of being the elite of Wanyanbi's headquarters. Their training level and fighting will are excellent. The general gave the order and they marched more than fifty miles every day. They crossed Dangshan Mountain the next day. Seeing Xuzhou in sight, they suddenly ran into them head-on.
A large army of horses, looking at the flag, it is clear that the character "Luo" is written on it.