Smelting and Exploding the Heavens

Chapter 186

Li Gang was anxiously waiting for news from Fan Zhuoyuan in the city. He was worried that the [-] fine horsemen who had gone out early in the morning would only be Fan Zhuoyuan when they came back.

I was even more worried that even Fan Zhuoyuan didn't come back, or that it was Jin Bing's messenger and his head who came back.

Towards dusk, a scout rushed to the city of Yanjing.

Li Gang, who had been guarding the city wall all day and did not go down, was brought up immediately, and Wang Ting and other generals also rushed over.

The scout was a member of the Xiaojie Army, and he hurriedly shouted: "Li Xuanfu, Wang Tongzhi, our troops fought with the Jin Army's forward [-] elite riders on the banks of the Lushui River at noon... a big victory! Slashed the enemy's head by [-], It will be built as a capital on the banks of the Lushui River!"

Li Gang, Wang Ting and others were shocked, and Li Gang's voice trembled a little, "You didn't lie about the military situation? Five thousand against ten thousand, or the invincible Jin army, really won a big victory?"

The scouts were dissatisfied and said, "Why does the envoy Xuanfu question General Fan's ability? General Fan has been rushing to the forefront. The whole army saw that the soldiers fought bravely and blocked the Jin soldiers in Lushui River. Now the river is blocked because of this." , They fled embarrassingly on the corpses of their comrades-in-arms, could they still be fake!

If you don't believe it, at worst, send someone to Lushui to have a look. Anyway, it's only less than [-] miles away, and you can run back and forth soon! "

Li Gang's hanging heart suddenly fell, and Wang Ting and others were also very excited.

"Invincible! Now this myth has been broken by General Fan!"

"That's right, Jin Ren is not a heavenly soldier or general, so there is nothing to be afraid of!"

"Li Xuanfu, we should announce this to the whole city immediately to encourage the soldiers and civilians!"

Listening to the many civil and military words, Li Gangqiang nodded calmly, "You are right, you should immediately announce the whole city to know, and you should take the opportunity to report to His Majesty, so as to reassure the Sacred Heart!"

Then he looked at the scouts again and asked, "Where is General Fan?"

"General Fan intends to garrison Tongzhou County, forming horns with Yanjing and Miyun in the north, expanding the defensive range and fighting flexibly.

He ordered the humble officer to come here, hoping to transfer all the Xiaojie troops to Tongzhou County to strengthen the defense force of Tongzhou County. "

Wang said: "Tongzhou County also has artillery, but the county's defenses are weak. Now the Jinbing has at least nine heavy artillery. Can General Fan defend it?"

The scout raised his head and said, "There is nothing General Fan can't do!"

"In that case, let's send the whole army of Xiaojie to go there. By the way, how about the casualties of General Fan's troops in today's battle?" Wang Ting asked casually.

The scout looked a little low, sighed, and said: "The Jin soldiers were very brave in the early days. When they confronted each other, they often stabbed and died with our army, resulting in over a thousand casualties in our army."

Wang said: "It's not good for the cavalry to stay in the city. I will transfer another thousand cavalry from the Shengjie Army to supplement it. I hope General Fan can guard Tongzhou County well, and everyone will work together to repel the gold thieves!"

The scout nodded vigorously and took the order to leave.

When Tong Guan left, he took away five thousand victorious soldiers and left five thousand for Wang Tin. These were the backbone of the defenders.

Of course, Fan Zhuoyuan said that the Yan people guard the land of Yan, so that the remaining Yan soldiers have a firm will to fight.

Especially during this time, five thousand broke ten thousand, breaking the myth that the Jin army was invincible and spread throughout the city. Immediately, the whole city cheered endlessly, and the cloud hanging over the soldiers and civilians seemed to dissipate a lot.

After Li Gang sent a team of soldiers to inspect the battlefield by the Lushui River, he confirmed the news, confirming that Fan Zhuoyuan's reward was not worthwhile, which greatly boosted the confidence of the civil and military officials in Yanjing City.

On the side of the Jin Army, Wanyan Zonghan and Wanyan Loushi just captured Jizhou City and are undergoing renovations.

At the same time, Wanyan Loushi was looking for craftsmen everywhere, hoping to find a craftsman who knew how to make refined gunpowder and artillery.

It's a pity that Tong Guan did a very good job of this. The craftsmen who can make gunpowder and artillery are all in Yanjing City, and their families are all controlled in Bianjing.

So Wanyan Loushi searched all day and killed thousands of people, but he couldn't find what he wanted.

Although his nine cannons are powerful, they rely on the gunpowder and shells looted from Yuguan.

Originally, they wanted to find some spoils in Zunhua, but Xin Xingzong would rather burn everything together than leave them half a catty of gunpowder, even the cannon was blown apart.

As for Jizhou City, it was not the focus of defense in the first place. There was not even a cannon inside, only the most primitive old-style gunpowder that could only be used to ignite fire.

This disappointed Wanyan Zonghan and Wanyan Loushi, but the news that disappointed them even more came again.

There were only two or three thousand Jin soldiers who fled back to Jizhou, and they all looked embarrassed.

After hearing Lushuihe's battle report, Wanyan Zonghan was furious.

Meng'an said to the defeated army: "You mean, the five thousand soldiers of the Song Dynasty have defeated your ten thousand elite soldiers? You only fled back to you?"

Na Meng'an knelt on the ground and lowered his head and said: "The Song general was so brave that he beheaded the main general when he joined the battle. Our army...our army is backed by the Lushui River. The soldiers have just landed and have not yet formed their formation..."

Wanyan Loushi sneered and said, "Haven't formed a formation yet? It's not like our army has no precedent of crossing water and fighting people. The former army landed, lined up to guard, and then counterattacked after the whole army was assembled. How did you do it?" "

Immediately after that Meng'an recounted the battle, both Wanyan Zonghan and Wanyan Loushi were shocked.

Wan Yan Zonghan said: "You mean that the Song general's troops were defeated by a frontal confrontation, with fewer victories and more generals?"

Seeing the other party nodding, Wanyan Zonghan finally asked: "Then who is General Song?"

"Fan Zhuoyuan..."

Wanyan Loushi was stunned for a moment, then laughed, "So it's the one with the hardest bones."

Wanyan Zonghan had also heard about Fan Zhuoyuan, "I heard that Yanjing of the Liao Kingdom was taken down by this person in a counterattack. General Lou Shi also knew this person?"

"I had some contact with him. He was a very kind guy. Well, now it seems that he is more than just kind. It seems that this battle is not as easy as I thought at first."

"Hmph, when we get to the city of Yanjing, we have to test the strength of the Song people!"

After finishing speaking, Wanyan Zonghan turned his head and ordered: "All the deserting officers will be executed under the military law, and they will be shown to the public. The rest will be included in the death camp, and they will be executed if they do not make meritorious service!"

Meng An, who was kneeling on the ground, raised his head, "Marshal! Please give me a chance!"

Wanyan Zonghan waved his hand impatiently, and the soldiers immediately dragged him down.

Then he looked at Wanyan Lou Shi, "General Lou Shi thinks how to attack Yanjing next?"

Wanyan Loushi cut off a piece of half-raw venison leg with a knife, dipped it in some sauce and took a bite, feeling the bloody smell in his mouth.

Then he said slowly: "Go to Yanjing tomorrow, and test whether the Song people are all cowards like Liu Yanqing, and if they are, take advantage of the trend.

If not, or if they are all as staunch as the guard in Zunhua, then it is best to change the purpose this time, and leave after robbing and reaping the benefits.

In the future, they will enter the customs every year, and they will consume the potential of Song State every year. One day, they will be able to win this country. "

Wanyan Zonghan did not expect that a generation of war gods would say such words, and said in disbelief, "When did General Lou Shi become so unambitious?"

Wanyan Loushi said disapprovingly: "Wars are not for the general's personal pride. There are so many sons under him, and many of them die. The mother-in-law at home is crying, can you rest assured?"

Immediately he shook his head again, "But we can't just plunder, we must lure out the most capable and ambitious ones, annihilate them in front of the Song army, and kill their courage to resist. Cannibalize."

Wanyan Zonghan said dissatisfiedly: "Hmph, I have heard that the commander of the Song army, the eunuch Tong Guan has already abandoned the city and fled. The commander is so useless, can it be that the people below are all heroes?"

(End of this chapter)