Tang Dynasty Mingyue Song Dynasty Pass

Chapter 682 Siege of Jinling
Runzhou City was broken.

Some generals of the Tang army chose to resist to the death, while others chose to retain their strength, break out of the encirclement, and abandon Runzhou.

"Kill!"

"Kill all Tang Jun!"

"Rush in, there are treasures and beauties!"

Wu Yue's army shouted with all their strength, and swarmed into the city of Runzhou. They fought street battles with the remaining Tang army, rampaging, and wanted to destroy and capture the Tang army in the city. Burn, kill and loot.

Otherwise, it is easy to be attacked and counterattacked by soldiers of the Tang Army who suddenly appeared when the team was alone, and lost their lives.

Therefore, after Wu Yue's soldiers and horses entered the city, they launched a campaign to suppress every soldier of the Tang army.

"Block it, live and die with the city!"

Some bloody soldiers and good men, even though they knew they couldn't stop them, still waved their knives to intercept them, refusing to back down, using their flesh and blood to resist the entry of thousands of troops into the city.

The sound of fighting continued, someone was killed and fell into a pool of blood, blood staining the long street, this sound of fighting continued from loud to small for a day and a night.

"Those who surrender will be saved from death!"

"Those who dare to resist will be shot and killed!"

In every street, Wu Yue soldiers and horses were chasing and killing the scattered soldiers of the Tang army, shouting slogans to persuade them to surrender.

Sure enough, some soldiers of the Tang Army saw that there was no hope and chose to abandon their weapons and surrender, while others hid around, took off their armor, and wanted to pretend to be ordinary people and hide in the courtyard, hoping to escape the fate of being captured.

The soldiers of Wu and Yue who were alone would also be killed by the soldiers hiding from the Tang army who came suddenly, and the situation was chaotic.

Finally, the battle sounds gradually subsided, which showed that the Wuyue soldiers and horses had completely controlled Runzhou City. Immediately afterwards, there were shouts, cries, and screams.

Wu Yuebing began to rob some wealthy households. Except for a few dignified and reclusive figures whom the Song court intended to win over and make friends with, most of the rest of the wealthy businessmen, retired dignitaries, and mansions were baptized.

Fortunately, when the Han family, Xu family, and Bai family negotiated peace last time, the main lineages had already left the city and went south, otherwise they would have been humiliated.

These soldiers, like runaway wild horses, are out of control, and they are greedy for gold, silver, jewelry, money and valuables, young girls and beautiful women.

Within three days, Wu Yue soldiers ruined hundreds of women, tens of thousands of people, who were beheaded, and Runzhou City was looted. This is Wu Yue soldiers venting and making up for losses.

Originally, Wuyue soldiers had killed [-] to [-] soldiers since they dispatched troops. They lost a lot of food, grass, and armor. Half, it is also a big blow to the military of Wuyue Kingdom.

Now, when the soldiers plunder, it is regarded as compensation, a kind of comfort and reward for the soldiers.

This situation was very common during the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms period. The coach didn't think there was any fault, it was a custom.

Under the protection of the guards, Lu Jiang took advantage of the chaos to break out of Runzhou City. In the chaos, she chose to go south, because on the way to Jinling, she found that a large number of Wuyue soldiers had strictly guarded the checkpoint, preventing deserters from returning to Jinling.

Therefore, Lu Jiang chose the Xuanzhou area and went south one after another.

There are also generals who chose to live and die with the city, such as Yan Yan, who died in battle, and could not escape the fate of dying in battle, which overlapped surprisingly with history.

Ma Chengli, Ma Chengxin and others also stood out and scattered all over the place.

Runzhou, the second largest city in the Tang Kingdom and the overseas trade and economic center of the Tang Kingdom, fell just like that. Without the East Gate, the situation of Jinling City was also in jeopardy.

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Misfortunes never come singly. At the same time, on the western front, Cao Bin also aggressively attacked. He led his troops across the Yangtze River, gathered [-] soldiers, and marched from land.

The camp of tens of thousands of Tang troops stationed outside Jinling City was defeated at the first touch and fled to Jinling City.

So, Cao Bin led the army to surround Jinling City, and the soldiers approached the city.

A few days later, the Wuyue soldiers from Runzhou City, led by Ding Deyu and Shen Chengli, also rushed to join Jinling City.

Together with the soldiers like this, close to 15 troops, besieging Jinling City, brought a heavy blow to the Li and Tang courts, and it felt like black clouds were overwhelming the city and it was about to be destroyed.

There are 80 people in Jinling City, but the defenders plus the Imperial Forest Army total 7 people. Even if they are mobilized again, they can make up [-] defenders. However, being trapped like this, the food and grass in the city can last at most half a year.

If the Song army has not retreated, it will be a matter of time before Jinling City is broken.

After Li Yu heard the news, he almost fainted, he was at a loss, his face was pale, and his back was covered with cold sweat. He never imagined that the small country of Bashu could rely on natural dangers to repel tens of thousands of elite Song troops, but this time, Tang State had 20 troops. The army, whose national strength is the strongest among the southern vassal states, was attacked by the Song army and the Wuyue army from the north and the south, and was defeated so quickly.

The ministers of the DPRK and China also panicked. Facing the Song army approaching the city, the threat to them can be imagined. At this time, some voices advocated abandoning the city and surrendering, so as to save their lives.

"I believe that the unification of the Song Dynasty by the Great Song Dynasty is unstoppable, so that the people of the Tang Kingdom will not lose their lives, they should throw themselves into the city and accept the land and belong to the Song Kingdom."

"Master Xie's words are reasonable, and we should not fight hard, otherwise the ministers of the Manchu Dynasty, the people in the city, and the territory of the Tang Kingdom will all be surrounded by flames of war."

Some ministers became timid and did not want to stick to it.

But there are also Pan You and others who advocate fighting to the end, so that there is a glimmer of hope to get rid of the Song army.

Chen Qiao stood firm and stepped out of the train and said, "The Tang army has come from a long distance, and the battle line is too long, so the supply of food and grass must be insufficient. There are 15 troops outside the city, and the daily consumption is huge. If we stay longer, the morale of the Song army will drop. One day. As long as we can hold on for a year, the Song army will not be able to attack for a long time, and the divisions of Qin Wang from all over the country will surely repel the Song army."

"My lord Chen is right, I second my opinion!"

Many people stood up and supported.

Chen Qiao supported the fight to the end, which made Li Yu also tempted, because according to the history of the past dynasties, the courts that surrendered, perhaps the ministers would be given a living and reused, but most of the kings who surrendered rarely died well.

Perhaps at the beginning of surrender, in order to appease the hearts of the people, the emperor would make a superficial fuss, confer a title, evade power, and then put him under house arrest, not allowing him to go out casually.

Once it is useless, most of them are not far from death, and there are many sudden deaths, so Li Yu knows in his heart that when a generation of Tang Dynasty perishes, he takes the initiative to surrender. .

Even if Li Yu and his family are not in danger of life for the time being, and they are taken to Bianjing, he will die a few years later, and the ministers, who have a certain reputation, talents and scholars, can continue to be officials in the Northern Song Dynasty.

Therefore, it is not these ministers who have lost the most, but Li Yu and the royal heirs, so he must be more cautious.

"Master Chen, Master Pan and others' analysis is very reasonable. The Song army will not last long. I have decided that the imperial court must fight to the end, live and die with Jinling City, and strive to make the Song army retreat despite difficulties." Li Yu said convincingly, full of the spirit of seeing death as home.

"The officials are wise!" Pan You, Chen Jue, Xu Xuan and others all responded loudly, not wanting to surrender without integrity like this.

(End of this chapter)