Kingdom of Heaven and Han

On the fifth day of October, the sky has been covered with clouds since early morning, and the sky is so dark that it makes people breathless.The wind had stopped, and the world was eerily quiet.

Jiang Min was riding on the horse with a serious look on her face, looking ahead quietly.Behind him was an army that stretched as far as the eye could see, stretching several miles away.

Zhang Jun and Zhang Chi rode up from behind and nodded to Jiang Min: "Everything is set up."

Jiang Min looked up at the sky and said: "It is said to be Ningwuguan, but in fact there is no sign of Guancheng here. We just built the road here. But when our horses step out, they will attack the rear of the Jin army. It determines the success or failure of the battle in Taiyuan! After leaving the border, we must fight hard, hit accurately, and hit hard! There can be no hesitation, we must be determined, and let everyone know that we have no way out!"

Zhang Jun and Zhang Chi crossed their hands and said yes.

Jiang Min said: "After leaving the pass, our troops will be divided into three groups. Zhang Yuhou, you lead three infantry regiments and the first artillery regiment to garrison Yanmen Pass. The Jin army must return reinforcements from Taiyuan and block the reinforcements south of Yanmen Pass. . Remember, our army is chasing behind the Jin army, you just have to hold on."

Zhang Chi crossed his hands and said, "I will finally understand!"

Jiang Min then said to Zhang Jun: "Qian is taking an infantry regiment, an engineering regiment and a baggage regiment to capture Yuzhou. No matter what, we must block the Jin army's eastward path and annihilate all 30 Jin troops in Hedong!"

Zhang Jun said: "I understand."

Jiang Min took a breath and said: "I will lead the rest of the troops to capture Datong Mansion. In recent years, Nianhan has held a high position, and all the people related to the Song Dynasty, as well as the yamen that control the puppet Qi, are all in Datong Mansion. Destroying Datong Mansion would be equivalent to abolishing most of Jin's court."

After saying that, he looked deeply at Zhang Jun and Zhang Chi, and shouted sternly: "Let's go!"

The snowflakes finally fluttered down, and in an instant, the ground turned white.

More than 5 Song troops marched north from Ningwuguan and entered the Datong Basin.

Shu Jiming has been promoted to the commander of the third cavalry regiment under Jiang Min's tent, and Wang Zhongfu has been promoted to the governor.The two men marched in front of the entire army and attacked Shuozhou City fifty miles away.

Just after noon, the army arrived outside Shuozhou City.

The snow was falling heavily at this time, and the top of the city was blurry and unclear.I just saw figures coming and going, as if they were carrying defensive equipment.

Shu Jiming said: "With such heavy snow, it is not easy to carry cannons to the city. There are not many birdmen on the left and right sides of the city, so why don't we go directly to the city."

Wang Zhongfu looked at the top of the city wall, thought for a while and said: "There are many risks in going directly to the city. Choose a few strong ones to go up first."

Shu Jiming said: "Where are there so many rules! You guys, come with me and climb up the city!"

After casually ordering a few soldiers, Shu Jiming put his guns and knives on the ground, put an iron mace on his back, picked up a ladder and walked towards the city wall.

Wang Zhongfu was startled and hurriedly went to stop Shu Jiming.

Shu Jiming said: "You keep an eye on the army. I'll come as soon as I go. In small Shuozhou, there are only a few soldiers. How can they stop my army?"

With that said, we arrived at the city.Shu Jiming was brave and careful. He packed his armor carefully, then spit on his hand and leaned the ladder against the city wall.

After waving his hand behind him, Shu Jiming saw dozens of soldiers following him, so he grabbed the ladder and climbed up.It was snowing heavily at this time, and snowflakes as big as goose feathers were falling one after another.The city head cannot be seen clearly from below, and the bottom of the city wall cannot be seen clearly from the city head.

With his head down, Shu Jiming climbed to the top of the city wall in just a few steps.I stretched out my head and saw that dozens of Jin soldiers at the top of the city were stacking firewood there, cursing.Due to heavy snowfall, the Song army arrived suddenly and the firewood had not been lit yet.

The real weapons for defending the city are yaksha, wolf fangs, iron against wood, molten iron burned in furnaces, etc.It's just that the incident happened suddenly, and there were few defenders in Shuozhou. These things were either unprepared or had no fire, and the city wall was temporarily neglected to defend.

After taking a look at the situation on the city wall, Shu Jiming gave a sharp shout and climbed onto the city wall, covered in heavy snow.

In the heavy snow, the defenders only realized that there was a ladder and that the Song army had already climbed to the top of the city.He shouted, picked up a knife and gun and rushed over.

It's not scary to be attacked by the enemy on the top of the city. What's scary is not being able to drive off the people who boarded the city.

Shu Jiming pulled out his mace and hit the first Jin Jun who rushed up with his knife on him, knocking him to the ground.The mace moved left and right, knocking down three or four Jin soldiers in a matter of seconds.Standing on the top of the city, it looks like a murderous god.

The Song army from the rear came up from the ladder in a steady stream and quickly controlled the Jin army.

All the Jin troops in Shuozhou have been transferred, and the remaining ones are just for inspections, with less than 200 people.For Zhoucheng, these people are too few.

Wang Zhongfu was at the foot of the city, and he couldn't see clearly what was happening at the top of the city in the heavy snow.But not long after, the Shuozhou City Gate in front slowly opened.A soldier of Shu Jiming rushed out from inside and shouted: "The commander has occupied the city, enter the city!"

Wang Zhongfu was overjoyed, raised his long sword and shouted loudly: "Shuozhou City has been destroyed, the army has entered the city!"

Shuozhou is located in the south of Datong Prefecture. Han people make up the majority, and the rest are mostly Khitan and Xi people.Due to the short time, except for a few Jurchen officials and soldiers, there are no Jurchens here.If it is the state army in the north of Datong Prefecture, it is the other way around. They are mainly Khitans and Xi people, with very few Han people.

It has been nearly 200 years since Shuozhou left the Central Plains. Even the Han people do not have deep feelings for the Song Dynasty.But he was loyal to the Khitan and was recently destroyed by the Jin Dynasty.Therefore, the Han people had a very indifferent attitude towards the arrival of Wang Xiaolie's army.The Khitan and Xi people had a bad impression of the Song Dynasty and believed that the Liao Dynasty was destroyed because of the Song Dynasty's capriciousness.To a certain extent, they hate the Song people more than the Jurchens.

Wang Xiaolie warned Jiang Min not to be pretentious and think that the people would welcome Master Wang in the Yunzhou area, but to have a clear understanding.The people's loyalty to the imperial court takes a long time to cultivate, and they will not be as happy as the people in the mainland.The military must remain vigilant and not suffer losses from this.

Attacked the state government office, tied together the officials of the Jin Dynasty, and pushed them into the government office yard.

Wang Zhongfu said to Shu Jiming: "We can't keep these people, so we'll kill them all with one blow. Wait for the capital to send people over to take over the state affairs. This place is different from the prefectures and counties in the mainland. We still have to select a few Han and Khitan people to come out and patrol." place."

Shu Jiming said: "They all look like the same person, with two eyes and one mouth. What's the difference?"

Wang Zhongfu said: "In the past 200 years, people here don't know what the imperial court is like. How can it be the same? And in these places, from Liao to Jin, although the government treats the people badly, it is not bad. Over the years, they know What is the Song Dynasty?"

After hearing this, Shu Jiming shook his head and said, "I should be in charge of these matters. I am a soldier and I don't understand this."

Wang Zhongfu nodded and was too lazy to discuss with Shu Jiming.He ordered the soldiers to find all the Jurchens in the prefecture and county offices and inspections, and cut them off completely at the crossroads in the city.Then find several big households in the city and ask them to organize young men to inspect the place.

Before the march, Jiang Min organized a receiving team, and even most of the people were divided into places.A few days later, officials from Shuozhou would naturally come to take over the place, so Wang Zhongfu didn't have to worry about it.The army is for war, so naturally it shouldn't focus on locality.