Kingdom of Heaven and Han

Chapter 206
Lou Su rode his horse and looked at Shanzhou City ahead.The city has long been dilapidated, and there are gaps in several places.The Song army on the top of the city has also decreased a lot.Now it is no longer as difficult for the Jin army to ascend the city as it was a few days ago. From time to time, the Jin army ascended the city.It was just that he was quickly driven down or killed by Song Jun.

After looking at it for a while, Lou Su said: "The defenders in the city are exhausted, not like in the past few days. We only need to use a little force, and the city may be destroyed! Jinglue, let your son work harder and make this great contribution !"

Zhe Keqiu said: "Marshal, the siege has lasted for more than a month and a half, and Erlang is really exhausted. Why don't our troops retreat for a few days and order the Bohai Khitan people to use their lives. How about a two- or three-day rotation?"

Lou Su said: "I heard that there are also a large number of Song troops coming from Guozhou, and there are quite a few of them. The rest of the troops should stay for Song reinforcements."

After finishing speaking, he said to Xiao Haohu who was on the side: "According to reports, thousands of people from the Song Dynasty have come from the south and have arrived in Lingbao County. Tomorrow, you will take your troops to the west of Shanzhou to meet the enemy. Don't let them approach the city. .As long as you persist for three to five days, Shanzhou will be destroyed!"

Xiao Haohu crossed his hands and said yes.

Lou Su said: "The reinforcements came from the south. After thinking about it, only Wang Xiaolie in Dengzhou and Xiangyang has a large army. Besides him, where else is there reinforcements in Shanzhou?"

Zhe Keqiu said: "Last year, Wang Xiaolie had only a few thousand soldiers and horses, and he chased Yang Jin to Dengzhou. How many troops can he have in one year?"

Lou Sudao: "Dengzhou and Xiangyang are rich in money and food, and they can recruit many troops in a year. If it weren't for Wang Xiaolie, who would come to rescue Shanzhou? But don't be afraid of him. Even if there is a day What kind of army can he train in a year with great skills? There are tens of thousands of my elite soldiers under the city of Shanzhou, so why be afraid of a local army leader! When Shanzhou is captured, we will wipe out the reinforcements that come together!"

The rest of the people will promise together.

In Lou Su's heart, his current army is enough to sweep Shaanxi Road.If it weren't for the fact that Shanzhou is really difficult to attack, why waste time here.

At this time, the well-known generals of the Song Dynasty recognized by the Jin people were Xu Huiyan of the former Jinning Army, and the other was Li Yanxian of Shanzhou.It is not the first time that Lou Su has attacked Shanzhou, but the previous few times all ended in failure.This time the army is assembled, and it is determined to go to Shanzhou.

Surrounding a city with an army of tens of thousands is rare in the Jin army.This situation can only occur in large-scale offensive battles such as Taiyuan and the capital.With Lou Su's identity, tens of thousands of troops are used, which shows the importance he attaches to Shanzhou and Li Yanxian.

Since last autumn, the Jin army has invaded the south on a large scale.The Jin army in the east is searching the mountains and seas, and the west is attacking Shanzhou.Only by capturing Shanzhou can the Jin army rest assured to attack Shaanxi and stabilize the East Road.For Jin Jun, as long as the city is broken, it is worth paying no matter how high the price is.

Wang Xiaolie decided to rescue Shanzhou, one is because of the important position of Shanzhou, and the other is to show his strength and boost the morale of the Song army.The determination of the Jin army to attack Shanzhou is actually underestimated.Today is the seventeenth day of the first lunar month, and Shanzhou is already in dire straits.Zhang Jun's 300 cavalry, including [-] people who entered the city, plus the food they brought, actually only defended Shanzhou for two days longer than in history.

Tomorrow Shao Ling's [-] troops will arrive outside the city of Shanzhou. If they can't give strong support to Shanzhou, they still can't change the overall situation.

In the morning of the next day, Xiao Haohu led [-] Khitan Bohai soldiers and marched to five miles west of Shanzhou City.Spread out the formation to meet Shao Ling's army.

At noon, Shao Ling's army arrived ten miles to the west of Shanzhou City, and Tan Ma had already investigated the situation in Shanzhou clearly.

Hearing that there was Jin Jun standing in front of him, Shao Ling couldn't help frowning.If you can't get close to Shanzhou, how can you help Li Yanxian?
Let the army move on, Shao Ling recruited Zhang Jun and several generals under him to discuss countermeasures together.

After listening to Shao Ling's introduction, Zhang Jun said: "If you fight with the Jin army in front of you, it will not happen overnight. In the city of Shanzhou, Li Jianan really couldn't hold on. I looked at the city yesterday, and it has been damaged in many places. Every day There are golden troops entering the city!"

Shao Ling nodded: "This is the case in Shanzhou. It is true that we cannot stand in a stalemate with the Jin army. We must send people into the city as soon as possible. However, there are tens of thousands of Jin troops five miles ahead of the Tanmabao. No matter how brave I am, I dare not say Kill them all in one afternoon."

Zhang Jun nodded and did not speak again.A few days ago, Zhang Jun knew that the Golden Army was not comparable to the chaotic army like Yang Jin he encountered before when he fought against Wanyan Huonu's thousand cavalry.

In fact, looking back now, the Jin Jun that Wang Xiaolie met in Yong'an nearly two years ago may not be the real Jurchen, but more likely the servant army.The small army encountered earlier may be Jurchens, but the ones fighting in Gong County later may not be.

At this time, the Song Dynasty army was often blind to the composition of the Jin army.It is often when the Jin army begins to attack the city that they know that a Jurchen has arrived in front of them.Even after running hundreds of miles away, I still don't know who is attacking me.

The Khitan people especially hated the Song Dynasty because they hated the Song Dynasty for breaking the alliance and allied with the Jin Dynasty to attack the Liao Dynasty before its demise.The Khitan people who surrendered to the Kingdom of Jin often did not hate the Jurchens, but hated the Song Dynasty deeply.The Khitan people with some status in the Jin Dynasty often urged the Jin people to go south to attack the Song Dynasty.

Xu Yang said: "Observing the common saying, when two armies are fighting, they should cooperate with each other and win by surprise. If you want to enter Shanzhou City, you must think of a trick."

Shao Ling sighed: "It is easy to enter Shanzhou City with a strange plan, but the difficulty is whether the army outside the city can block the attack of the Jin army. There are tens of thousands of Jin troops outside the city of Shanzhou, and we only have 5000 people. Even if we divide 1000 people into City, the remaining 4000 people are also extremely dangerous."

Zhang Jundao: "What brother said is true. According to what I have seen outside the city of Shanzhou these days, the combat power of the Jin army must not be underestimated. Not to mention Zhen Jurchen, the other Khitan, Bohai, and even the Han'er army are extremely fierce. I heard that what is attacking the city now is the fuzhou army, which is easy to find. They have been attacking day and night. They have been attacking for seven or eight days. There are piles of corpses under the city, but they are still marching forward during the attack. I have never seen them so powerful in this dynasty. .”

Xu Yang said: "According to what Zhang Tongzhi said, there is no other way now but to send troops into the city. If not, what should we do if the Jin army suddenly breaks the city after we have been stalemate with the Jin army in front for a few days? Dare to divide your troops to deal with us. Once Shanzhou is broken, the whole army can be overwhelmed."

Shao Ling thought for a while.Said: "That's right, there is no way, we must send troops into the city! Even if there is a slight disadvantage, it's okay to retreat. The observation army will arrive in two days, and then don't be afraid."

Zhang Jundao: "Don't worry too much. We have thousands of troops, can't we last for a few days?"

Shao Ling didn't speak.He bowed his head and thought for a while, then said decisively: "Xu Yang led five hundred troops, and brought more food. From the south of the army formation, he went around to the outside of Shanzhou City in advance. I will lead the army to fight the Jin army in the afternoon. I don't know what the result will be. You Don't worry about it. Wait until the evening, when the Jin army is slack, and you lead the troops into the city. When fighting in the afternoon, I will deliberately attack the right flank of the Jin army to make it easier for you."

Zhang Jundao: "Right now the Jin army is besieging the city very tightly. If it's just like this, I'm afraid it will be very difficult to enter the city."

Shao Ling sighed: "What else can I do? The Jin army divides its troops to block me and is not allowed to approach within five miles of Shanzhou. Without this method, there is no way to enter the city. Even if some people are sacrificed, people must enter the city. The army enters the city Only when we are in the city can we reassure Li's mind of observation."

(End of this chapter)