Guide to Traveling through the Northern Song Dynasty.

Chapter 821 0816 [There are more details]

"They want to enter from Wengcheng!" Wang Zheng exclaimed.

Gao Jingshan said: "I have no choice, follow the Wengcheng. Life or death depends on this one move!"

The elites of the two tribes ignored the Qingqi elsewhere and gathered one after another following the sound of the horn, and then rushed towards the Jurchen Qingqi who fled to Wengcheng.

"Shoot arrows when the rebels get closer!"

Wanyan Zongxian ordered.

He deployed his personal soldiers and hundreds of Jurchens here, and he absolutely could not let the cavalry of the two races rush through the barbican city.

As long as the reinforcements of light cavalry are welcomed into the city, the chaos in the city can be easily resolved.

And half a quarter of an hour ago, on the city wall hundreds of meters away from Wengcheng, two officers rushed towards their superiors.

"But where is the rebellion again?" Han general Yu Yaochen asked.

It is no accident that these two are in Liaoyang at this time and serving as grassroots officers.

Yu Yaochen looked at the two officers in front of him, and he even remembered their names. One was named Fang Yong and the other was named Wu Bogui. He personally selected them from the refugees and promoted them to officers!

Can you get land, tax exemptions, and so much food that you can’t even eat it all?
The eyes of these Han soldiers shone when they heard this.

And the hundreds of minions sent by Shi Yuangong followed the Jin people to move eastward, and they were all refugees without feet. And they are relatively strong, so they can easily be recruited to replenish their troops, and they can even be promoted to officers during expansion.

Emperor Tianzuo was defeated and fled, and the Jin soldiers captured Yanjing. Yu Zhongwen and Zuo Qigong paid the money together, and then they were sentenced to kill Zhang Jue together.

Fang Yong continued: "There were only four members of my family left. The Ming Dynasty in Lamphun soon lived a good life and was allocated 80 acres of land in Hebei. In addition, it was tax-free for three years and the tax was halved for two years. The family's food supply I can’t finish it. Do you want to live like this?”

It was precisely because the Yu family had no foundation that Yu Yaochen was sent to train the new army and form a Han army loyal to the Jin Kingdom.

Wu Bogui said: "General Yu, betray the Jin Dynasty and defect to the Ming Dynasty. The Yu family only surrendered to the Jin Dynasty and did not go south with the army. You are still the first warrior of the Yu family. In a situation like yours, once you defect to the Ming Dynasty and perform meritorious service, you will definitely be reused. The prominent families in Bohai who are married to the Jurchen nobles have all turned against the Jin. What are you, a Han from the Liao Kingdom, waiting for? Your hometown may have been captured by the Ming Dynasty, and maybe all your clan members in Shanxi have surrendered."

The Yu family was much more unlucky. None of the descendants had very high officials.

Yu Zhongwen was a native of Ningyuan, Wuzhou (Shenchi County, Shanxi). He passed the Jinshi examination and became an official in the Liao Kingdom. He also became a Hanlin scholar, gave lectures to the Emperor of Liao and helped him draft edicts.

The two officers raised their guns and pointed them at Yu Yaochen's chest.

After being threatened by Fang Yong, they looked at the chaotic city. They all put away their weapons and stopped pointing at the two big details.

Three years ago, these Han soldiers were still refugees. What loyalty did they have to the Jin Kingdom?

The Zuo family was prosperous, and the clan members also moved to Liaodong, so they naturally continued to be highly used by the Jin Kingdom.

In order to prevent the Bohai clan from inciting the army to rebel, the troops of various ethnic groups who were transferred to Liaoyang to defend the city were either captured slaves or homeless refugees.

As for this Han general Yu Yaochen, he was the second son of Yu Zhongwen.

Even Yu Yaochen's personal soldiers said: "My lord, why don't you surrender to me?"

Of course it's nonsense, there are only three craftsmen in the city.

Fang Yong said to the surrounding Han soldiers: "The Emperor of Ming Dynasty has sent millions of troops to capture Chengzhou. They will kill him in the next two days. Do you want to be buried with the Jurchens?"

Yu Yaochen's soldiers were stunned for a moment, then raised their weapons and pointed them at the two men.

"We were sent by the Ming Emperor," one of the officers said. "There are dozens of our craftsmen in the city. Does General Yu think the Jurchens can still win?"

Yu Yaochen looked at the soldiers under his command. He seemed to have no choice, and there was really no need for the Yu family to be loyal to the Jin Kingdom.

The Yu clan is far away in northern Shanxi. The clan members have not migrated to Liaodong, and they have not held any high-ranking officials.

Moreover, the Yu family did not participate in the attack on the Song Dynasty and had no blood feud with the Han people in the south.

"Uncle Wu...Brother Wu, you take your own soldiers, raise torches, shake them and shout, then sound gold and beat drums to attract friendly troops outside the city," Yu Yaochen arranged, "The rest of the soldiers, follow me to capture the city gate!"

This Han army did not attack the Wengcheng, but went to capture the ordinary city gate a few hundred meters to the side of the Wengcheng.

"Dong dong dong dong!"

"Dang-dang-dang!"

It was drumming and gold-minging. Such strange sounds attracted both the Jurchen soldiers and the Bohai soldiers.

Wang Zheng, who was chasing the Jurchen Qingqi and wanted to rush into the urn city, had already rushed close to the moat. When he heard the sound, he turned around and saw more than a dozen torches waving at the top of the city. He quickly reined in his horse and slowed down to blow the horn himself.

The Bohai cavalrymen rushed towards the city gate.

"The Han soldiers rebelled!"

The Jurchen soldiers in the direction of Wengcheng exclaimed.

"Quickly, break out from the east gate!" Wanyan Zongxian ordered in a panic.

Huangtou Shiwei has rebelled, and now the Han soldiers are also rebelling. It is impossible for the Jurchen soldiers to win and they will die in Liaoyang if they don't escape.

Wanyan Zongxian's soldiers blew their bugles and fled towards the east gate in panic.

The Jurchen tribe's population is too small, so they are not afraid of winning battles all the time. Soldiers of all ethnic groups followed them to rob, and they were very happy to be promoted and make money.

But in the past few years, they suffered successive defeats, the elites suffered heavy losses, the population dropped sharply, and they couldn't get the spoils of war. How could all the tribes unite with them?
The wall fell and everyone pushed it!

This has always been the case at home and abroad, especially in Liaodong where only the strong can survive.

The Liao Kingdom had ruled for more than a hundred years and had long been regarded as the orthodoxy of the north. But with the rise of the Jurchens and several great victories, the wealthy families in Liaodong flocked to join them, completely ignoring the kindness of the Lord of Liao.

Now it is just repeating the story of the past. The people of Liaodong have their own way of survival.

However, it was said that the Jurchen soldiers fled, and Wang Zheng rushed into the city to pursue them for a while, and quickly inquired about the whereabouts of his own people.

Then, he saw bodies everywhere, including the boy at home. Only young women and girls were left, and the old and lustful women were also killed.

After finding the bodies of the elders of the clan, Wang Zheng knelt down and was speechless for a long time. Gao Jingshan also saw corpses everywhere. Instead of kneeling down and blaming himself, he turned around and looked in the direction of Jin Guo's way to Beijing.

On the contrary, it is the other big clans, and all the people in those clans are doing nothing.

In the middle of the night, Wanyan Zongfu led the female main force and finally rushed back to Liaoyang day and night.

They were exhausted, carrying only a few days' worth of rations, but in front of them was a fortified city whose flag had been changed.

……

North of the Yalu River, Posu Road City.

The Ming army's infantry and cavalry were still on boats, and Wanyan Zongfu's messenger had already arrived.

When the messenger saw Jin Wushu, he quickly handed over the secret letter.

Jin Wushu opened the letter and only read a few lines before his expression changed drastically.

Various ethnic groups in the Bohai Sea rebelled, and Huosu Guancheng abandoned its defense. Wanyan Zongfu asked him to lead his troops back to Liaoyang, because Posu Road would definitely be attacked from both sides.

If you don't leave, don't even think about leaving!
Jin Wushu summoned the generals, without explaining the situation, and directly ordered: "Pack up the food, grass and baggage, and withdraw the troops back to Liaoyang at midnight tonight."

In the afternoon of that day, Zhang Xian led 3,000 vanguard troops and landed on the north bank of the Yalu River Estuary by boat, about forty miles away from Posu Road City.

While building a position with chariots, he sent people to notify Zhe Yanzhi of Baozhou, asking Zhe Yanzhi to attack Jiangxinzhou tomorrow morning. The day after tomorrow, when the follow-up troops arrive, the two armies will be able to flank Posu Road City.

When Zhe Yanzhi received the news, all his generals were very excited.

They had been prepared for a long time and could not even wait to attack the island tomorrow, so they sent out troops directly in the evening.

"Boom boom boom!"

The inland river ships fired artillery together with the shore positions, and bombarded the Jinbingzhai fortress in Jiangxinzhou.

Jin Wushu originally planned to withdraw his troops in the middle of the night, but at this time he had already loaded the grain and grass into the truck. In order to paralyze the Ming army on the other side, Jiang Xinzhou's troops did not withdraw.

The Jin soldiers on Jiangxinzhou have been in a state of panic these days. Hearing that we could evacuate tonight, we all relaxed and just waited for the time to pass.

The Ming army suddenly launched an attack and caught the Jin soldiers on the island off guard.

Under the cover of artillery, Li Cheng, Zhao Li, and Yelu Yu saw three generals, and each led their troops to attack Jiangxinzhou from three sides.

The first reaction of the golden soldiers in the stronghold was to run away!

The main force will withdraw at midnight tonight, so why should they stay and resist desperately?
Zhao Li was the first to lead his troops to the island. He thought it was a fierce battle, but found that the Jin soldiers were fleeing in panic.

"My sons, follow me and kill!" Zhao Li hissed.

Li Cheng was afraid that Zhao Li would take all the credit, so he anxiously urged: "Bang the drum, beat the drum, let the whole army land on the island!"

Most of the Liangshan heroes who were still serving as soldiers were broken up and mixed together.

Li Kui was the only one left under Song Jiang's command, and the two jumped ashore and rushed quickly.

Especially Song Jiang, he is not as cowardly as in "Water Margin". This guy is a cunning and fierce bandit. He served as a low-level general in the Ming Dynasty for several years. His fierceness has become less ferocious, but he has become more calm and cunning.

"Don't let the friendly forces take the credit and go straight to the enemy general's flag!" Song Jiang ran quickly, completely ignoring the formation.

There were many small boats on the north bank of Jiangxinzhou. The fleeing golden soldiers crowded onto the boats one after another, and even pushed each other into the water.

"Boom boom boom!"

The inland river ship had already sailed over, and there was a burst of artillery fire on the river, and then a direct collision with the larger hull.

The Jin soldiers who had not yet boarded the boat saw that they could no longer cross the river and return to the city, so they were forced to gather on the shore and turn around to face the enemy.

"Archery!"

The Ming army stationed in Goryeo didn't have many archers. These required long-term training, so most of them were equipped with strong crossbows.

Those golden soldiers who had no way to escape seemed to still want to form a formation to fight. The crossbowmen stopped one after another and fired at the crowd in front.

Zhao Li had already led his troops to fight with the Jin soldiers on the east side. After chasing and escaping, both sides had no formation at all. But the Jin soldiers were frightened for a long time, but the Ming army was full of morale. The battle was completely one-sided, and some Jin soldiers simply jumped into the river to escape.

It’s not just a matter of morale!

The Jin soldiers on Jiangxinzhou were all thinking of withdrawing in the middle of the night. Their armor was not put on, but was dismantled and stacked to be transported away.

The Jin soldiers didn't even wear armor, and they were all killed and injured after one round of crossbow arrows!
Jin Wushu stood on the Posu Road tower, observing the battle with a telescope, and he didn't want to watch anymore.

The battle ended quickly, because the Jin soldiers who were still alive knelt down in groups and surrendered.

"I captured an enemy general!"

Song Jiang cheered and held a precious iron sword in his hand. The only one who could use this thing was definitely not a soldier.

Zhe Yanzhi, who was stationed on the south bank, slowly took a boat to Jiangxinzhou.

He ordered the soldiers to occupy the fort, escort the prisoners back to Baozhou for custody, and called a soldier: "I went to report to General Zhang that Jiangxinzhou has been captured. Whether we attack the city tomorrow or the day after tomorrow, we will attack the city again." I’m here to cooperate at any time.”

Orihiko was in a good mood, but he yelled the next morning: "The gold thieves are all weaklings, let me chase them!"

The city of Posu Road is already empty.

All the Jin soldiers withdrew northward in the middle of the night, passing through the direction of Fengcheng City in later generations, and fled to Liaoyang via mountain passes.

Along the way, baggage was deliberately thrown down to block the road to slow down the Ming army's pursuit.

They even sent troops to the hillsides on both sides to cut down trees and roll them down the slopes, blocking the narrow and rugged mountain roads.

Orihiko became more and more angry as he chased after him, and all his time was wasted on clearing the obstacles!
(End of this chapter)