Kingdom of Heaven and Han

Chapter 829 Dilemma
From Fangshan to Linquan County, one hundred miles away, it took just two days to arrive at Wang Xiaolie's normal marching speed.When Chi Yuping's troops arrived at the city of Lindijiang County, the news had just been received in the city.The person sent out to ask for help was actually captured by Chi Yuping's scouts.

Seeing that the sun had already set on the west mountain, Chi Yuping thought for a while, and said, "Little Linquan County, there are only a few hundred soldiers, don't wait until tomorrow! Just set up cannons outside the city, blow down the city wall, and enter the city at night overnight!"

After finishing speaking, he ordered Dai Yu to set up a permanent cannon.On the other side, he still ordered Shao Yun to set up camp, so that if he couldn't enter the city, he wouldn't sleep in the wilderness.

Only three shots were fired, and before the city wall collapsed, the defenders inside surrendered.The defenders here are local soldiers of the Jinning Army, and they have long wanted to surrender.It's just that I have never let go of what I can ask for, and I have to stay here.

In the Linquan county government office, Chi Yuping looked at the map by himself with a lamp on.

The Jinning Army is a stronghold in the southern part of Fuzhou, and there are a lot of people stationed there, with more than 4000 people.The main general is Zhe Keqiu's nephew Zhe Yanruo, who leads an army of about 1000 people from the Zhe family.If you can drop Fuzhou, the Jinning Army is the most important stronghold.

The Jinning army must be attacked, and there will be no worries when they attack and go north.Other state troops are debatable.

After taking down the Jinning army, Linzhou is in the north.Linzhou was established to defend against Xixia, not on the bank of the Yellow River, nor on Chi Yuping's marching route.After thinking about it again and again, Chi Yuping decided to give up.On the other side of the Yellow River is Hehe County, Lanzhou. There is no army stationed there, so it can be ignored.

After several ferry crossings, if you ignore Linzhou and Hehe County, you can reach the city of Fuzhou.

After weighing again and again, Chi Yuping let out a sigh of relief.The attack on Fuzhou this time mainly focused on the Jinning Army and the two cities of Fuzhou.The other cities ignored them, and when they sent troops out, they went forward to fight, and if they didn't send out troops, they didn't mess with them.

In this way, they can reach the city of Fuzhou at the fastest speed.

The Jinning army was nearly [-] miles away from Fuzhou. If the whole army brought ten days of rations, they could reach Fuzhou.It's just that when the army arrives in Fuzhou, if it is possible to fortify the walls and clear the fields, the supply of food and grass will become a problem.If grain and grass are transported by the rear, the grain road is not safe.

Thinking of this, Chi Yuping sighed, and sat on the chair with his head up, staring at the ceiling in a daze.

It is best to attack Fuzhou as quickly as possible, and not fight a protracted war with Zhe Keqiu.Otherwise, Zhejia will be in trouble after the mobilization is completed.But to get to Fuzhou, four hundred miles is indeed a bit far.

The whole army set off early the next morning, heading towards the Jinning Army at a rapid march.In the afternoon of the second day, the vanguard troops had already arrived at the city of Jinning Army.The city has just received the news, and has not had time to deploy its defenses.

In front of the gate of Kehu Village, Dai Yuchang held a telescope in his hand and looked at the Jinning Army on the other side of the Yellow River.I saw that the city gate was closed tightly, and there was no one there, and it was a bit gloomy.

After observing for a while, Dai Yuchang said to Jia He who was beside him: "When we got here, we went down to Kehu Village in the first battle, but the Jinning army closed the city gate instead. What do you mean?"

Jia Hedao: "The Jinning Army and the Kehu Village confronted the Yellow River. The Kehu Village was originally built on the opposite side of the Jinning Army in order to guard against the Xixia. The city was not built to cooperate with each other, but to guard against each other. We were able to occupy Kehu Village because there were few troops stationed here. The Jinning army closed the city gate and was going to defend it to the death."

Dai Yuchang said: "When tomorrow, the main force should arrive. When the cannons are set up outside the city, how long will he be able to defend?"

Jia He smiled and said: "Before the cannons were erected, the defenders thought they could defend the city for three to five months. Once they were erected, it would be too late to regret. Our most important thing now is to defend against the Jinning army. Go to Fuzhou to ask for help. There are few roads here, and we send scouts to guard the intersection, which will have a miraculous effect."

Dai Yuchang thought for a while, then nodded and said, "That's right. If the Jinning Army really wanted to send someone for help, they wouldn't be able to stop them, but they should be able to stop them for a few days. After a few days, it's uncertain who will own the city. We will send scouts out to guard the intersection."

Zhe Yanruo sat in front of the table in the Jinning Army Yamen, in a daze.On the table was a letter from Orihiko, urging Orihiko to surrender.

After sitting for an unknown amount of time, Orihiko let out a heavy sigh.

Up to now, it is meaningless to fight Song Jun, and it is impossible to fight at all.If you don't open your mouth, how can others surrender?Zhejia is not an ordinary family. The patriarch has great power and prestige, and he has the meaning of keeping promises.Orihiko is a Jinshi and an official, and he has worked hard all these years on his own, so he doesn't have to listen to what he can ask for.How can other people in the Kezhe family?If Zhe Yan was an official in the Jinning Army, he had to consider Zhe Yan's opinions.

"There is no possibility of winning if you raise your troops to resist, I hope you will surrender soon—"

How to win?Even if this attack is resisted, Wang Xiaolie will send more soldiers to break the city sooner or later.Unless Zhe Yanruo guarded until the Jin army marched south and drove Wang Xiaolie out of Hedong.But how could the Jinning Army wait until then?

And even if the Jin army goes south, can Wang Xiaolie be driven out of Hedong?Orihiko shook his head.

Surrender now, if you can ask for it, you can't explain it there.You have to keep it, but you can't keep it.

Looking at the recent wars, Wang Xiaolie attacked a city, and few of them could defend it for four or five days.He has a cannon in his hand, and it is said that its power is earth-shattering, and any city wall can be blown down.The Jinning army is a rammed earth city wall, how can it stop it?

A personal soldier came in, crossed his hands and said: "Report to Zhijun, An Huguo, who was sent out to ask for help, has returned to the city."

Orihiko stood up abruptly after hearing this.Asked: "What's going on? Going to Fuzhou to ask for help is a big deal. He dares to return by himself?"

The soldiers bowed their heads and did not answer.

Zhe Yanruo's face was livid, and he said angrily, "Let An Huguo come in and talk?"

When the soldiers went out, Zhe Yanruo sat down slowly, his eyes were red.Watching An Huguo come in, he said in a deep voice, "You should be on your way to Fuzhou, why did you come back?"

An Huguo crossed his hands and said, "Reporting to the Zhijun, my subordinates wanted to rush to Daiping overnight, take a rest and leave. But after two or three miles out of the city, at the intersection to Daiping, they encountered cavalrymen from the Song Dynasty. I thought it was Song Dynasty cavalry. The army was treacherous, and they guarded the intersection, and it would be fine if they broke through. How could I have thought that I was walking on the mountain road, and just after walking not far, I met Song Jun again. Song Army not only guarded the intersection, but also guarded all the small roads, You can't get out of the Jinning army at all."

Zhe Yanruo was stunned.This is not the first time I have fought a war, even if the enemy army has completely surrounded the city, they can't block all the roads at all, so it is difficult to prevent the city from sending troops for help.But Song Jun defended it, not only guarding the main road, but also sealing off the small road.

After many battles, Wang Xiaolie's army has already formed a set of norms.There are rules to follow for how to encircle the city, which intersections to guard, and how to deploy manpower.It's not like other armies at all, just send people out casually, and it depends on God's will whether to surround them well or not.

Compared with Wang Xiaolie's army, Zhe Yanruo's defenders are amateurs at all, how can they fight against professional troops?
Looking at An Huguo, Zhe Yanruo didn't speak for a long time.

Sending people to Fuzhou to ask for help is actually to inform Zheke to ask for help, and he is surrounded here.Four hundred miles away, how could it be possible to come to help?It is impossible for the Song army to give Zhe Yanruo such a long time, and captured the Jinning army in a few days.

In the end he shook his head helplessly, Zhe Yanruo let An Huguo go out.

(I have been sick for the past two days, so I can only update once. I hope readers will forgive me.)
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