Water Margin people

Jinzhou City.

"I'm afraid these Jurchens won't give up!"

Zhang Shuye looked at Zongze and said, today Jin Wushu came to persuade him to surrender. Jin Wushu was just an ordinary Jurchen general, and there should be more senior generals coming.

"This group of barbarians is kind on the outside and tough on the inside. I'm afraid they will use force to force them if they fail to persuade us to surrender next time."

Zongze looked at the sand table in front of him and said.

"I'm going to set up defenses right now!"

Zhang Shuye nodded and went out.

Three days later, Wan Yanchang led an army of five thousand to the outside of Jinzhou City.

"I have underestimated these old men. They are heavily fortified. They rely on Jinzhou City to the west. They build fortresses on the highlands and dig ravines in the lower areas, leaving only a road by the sea leading to the Liaoxi Corridor."

Wan Yanchang looked at the defense situation outside Jinzhou City and said.

"It's not easy to pull out these fortresses! Those gullies are very troublesome!"

Wanyan Zonghan said, the ravines blocked the cavalry charge route, and filling the gullies required exposing them to the range of the fortress. There were layers of ravines and fortresses, and if you wanted to hit Jinzhou City, you would have to pay a lot of casualties.

But if Jincheng is not removed, it will be impossible for them to enter the Liaoxi Corridor from the sea. This is the enemy's pocket formation.

"What's the situation at sea now?"

Wanyanchang looked at Wanyan Zongqian and asked.

"We have collected some ships, but they are just ordinary fishing boats. There is no way to compare with the enemy's warships!"

Wanyan Zongqian opened his mouth and said that last year when their plan to invade Yanyun failed, they began to plan other ways. The sea route is the simplest. One can easily enter the Central Plains by sea from Liaodong, but the problem is that Sun Lei's ships are too terrifying. .

"When will our ship be ready?"

Wan Yanchang asked again, the Jurchens were a fishing and hunting people, and their water skills were good, but it was a pity that they did not have a big boat.

"This... we can't build such a big ship!"

Wanyan Zongqian shook his head helplessly and said, the Liaodong coast also relies on the sea for food, and both fishery and commerce are very developed on the sea, but after all, it is only for civilian use. No craftsmen can build warships, and they cannot build such large warships.

"Then we can only fight hard!"

Wan Yanchang frowned and looked at Jinzhou in front of him. There was no way to get there by sea, so the nearest way was the Western Liaoning Corridor.

When the army arrived outside Jinzhou City, Jin Wushu stepped forward again and shouted that he wanted to negotiate, but Zongze and Zhang Shuye ignored him, and they had no intention of meeting Wan Yanchang.

"Shameless, Artillery!"

Wan Yanchang yelled, he came back with his troops this time to capture Jincheng and prepare for the attack on Yanyun.

Zongze and Zhang Shuye watched the enemy launch artillery pieces one after another, but there was no trace of panic on their faces.

"This kind of artillery can't pull out the strong fortress on the outside at all!"

Zhang Shuye smiled and said, they have seen more powerful artillery, and they are also very aware of the power of artillery. The best way to deal with artillery is to dig trenches, and the fortresses are half-covered under high slopes and are solid. Cannonballs do no real damage.

"Let these southerners see our artillery!"

Wanyanchang said with a ferocious smile, they suffered a lot from the artillery during the Yanyun battle last year. After returning to Liaodong, they immediately summoned skilled craftsmen to start making artillery.

Artillery is not a secret. It has a simple structure and the formula of gunpowder is widely circulated among the people. It can be created after a little research.

"Boom boom boom!"

The artillery spit out tongues of fire, and rows of shells hit the fortress on the high slope.

The shells hit Yinglei's earthen walls, and that was the end, not even stirring up the dust.

"what?"

Wan Yanchang and others couldn't believe their eyes. More than a dozen artillery pieces couldn't even fire up any smoke.

“How much dirt did you turn over when you fell?”

Zongze looked at Zhang Shuye and asked. Zhang Shuye has been arranging defenses in the past few days. These forts have been covered with a lot of soft soil. "It's not much, just five feet thick. Now that the weather is getting warmer, the ground has already thawed. It's not difficult to turn over the soil. There's also some wood added inside. When these solid projectiles are hit, it's like hitting a fist into a ball of cotton. . This is also thanks to the news sent back by Ma Ling, knowing that the Jin people have prepared artillery."

Zhang Shuye said with a smile, he had seen the power of Sun Lei's artillery, and naturally he had also thought about how to deal with the artillery.

Wan Yanchang fired several rounds in a row. The shells seemed to be hitting the water. The only few times they just stirred up a burst of mud.

“These people dug up the dirt!”

Wanyan Zonghan looked at the dirt that was brought up and immediately understood the reason.

"Damn it, these cunning guys! Du Tong, I will lead my men to kill them!"

Wanyan Yinshu saw that the artillery was ineffective, so he immediately led his army to charge.

"No, those ravines haven't been filled in yet, and the cavalry can't charge through them at all!"

Wan Yanchang shook his head and said, the enemy's fortresses are all on high slopes, guarding the commanding heights. Not to mention that the ravine is not leveled, even if the ravine is leveled, an attack from above will be very detrimental to their cavalry.

"You should think carefully. The conditions offered by our Kingdom of Jin are valid until the war!"

Wan Yanchang shouted in the direction of Jincheng. He was far away and could not be heard on the city, but the soldiers in the fortress could hear him.

"go!"

Wan Yanchang immediately left with the army after shouting.

"Du Tong, are we leaving now?"

Wanyan Yinshu asked with some reluctance.

"Our army is not ready yet, so there is no rush to start a war!"

Wan Yanchang replied.

"In addition, the news is that we have negotiated many conditions with these two old guys, and these two old guys will soon surrender in Kaicheng!"

Wan Yanchang said to the people around him.

"Ha ha!"

Everyone laughed. Jin Wushu had already contacted Zongze and Zhang Shuye, and he was adding fuel to the fire today, so he was not afraid of Sun Lei being suspicious.

"These golden people just left like that?"

Zhang Shuye was a little puzzled. He still had a lot of backup plans that he hadn't come up with yet.

"Only 5000 people came. These people are not enough to attack the city! It is difficult to even destroy the outer fortifications."

Zongze said, today the enemy should mainly persuade them to surrender, and use force as a supplement.But they did not give the enemy a chance to negotiate today, and the enemy's artillery to establish their power had no effect.

"It's time for me to switch defenses!"

Zhang Shuye saw that the enemy was really far away, and looked at Zongze and said, he and Liu Fa will change defenses in the next few days.

"What do you want to say?"

Zongze looked at Zhang Shuye and asked, changing defense is not a big deal, there is no need to emphasize it so much.

"I heard that Lin Chong and the others have led troops to Xijin Mansion. Should we ask him to send some people?"

Zhang Shuye looked at Zongze and said.

"Are you worried that Sun Lei will doubt us?"

Zongze frowned and said.

"Some things are better if his people are present. Our identity is here, and this Liaoxi Corridor is a choke point. We still need to avoid suspicion."

Zhang Shuye nodded.

"You can contact me after you go to Yuguan! Lin Chong and the others may not be able to tell them apart."

Zongze thought for a while and said, Yanyun lacks generals to guard everywhere. With the three of them here, Lin Chong may not be able to send more people over.