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Chapter 344 0341 [Pengju’s ambition]

The next day, early in the morning.

Jin Wushu personally led an army of more than 20,000 people, plus 30,000 civilians, and carried siege equipment to Tianjiazhai.

Two disastrous defeats made him realize that the Shandong thieves were more powerful than the Song army, so he did not dare to underestimate the enemy and prepared to go all out to capture Tianjiazhai in one go.

What he didn't know was that the army had been seen by pairs of eyes hidden everywhere since they left the city.

Da da da!

A scout galloped to the foot of the village wall and reported: "Report to the county magistrate, Jin Wushu's army has left the city. There are more than 20,000 troops, 30,000 to 40,000 civilians, and hundreds of carts of military equipment."

Hearing this, Han Zhen asked in a deep voice: "How far away are the Jin spies?"

"Five miles!"

the scout replied.

Han Zhen asked again: "How is the Jin army's marching formation?"

"The march is tight."

"Explore and report again."

Han Zhen waved his hand and then summoned Liu Qi, Yue Fei and others.

Han Zhen said in a deep voice: "The Jin army of 20,000 people is attacking, and the siege equipment is complete. Tianjiazhai cannot hold it."

Compared with a serious county like Rongcheng, Tianjiazhai's wall is too fragile. It is made of rammed loess and is only more than four meters high. The weak points are even less than three meters thick. It cannot stop the catapults. bombardment.

It has never been Han Zhen's character to sit still and wait for death. He likes to hold the initiative in his own hands.

What's more, giving up the advantage of the cavalry and dismounting to defend the stronghold is simply a waste of the cavalry battalion's combat power.

Liu Qi was also a master who was not afraid of anything. His eyes were shining and he said, "What do you mean, the county magistrate, intercepting halfway?"

Han Zhen shook his head: "Jin Wushu is not a fool. The marching lineup is strict, and the success rate of a surprise attack midway is very small."

Liu Qi asked doubtfully: "What plan does the county magistrate want to make?"

"Change passivity into initiative and repeat what happened yesterday."

To put it simply, Han Zhen planned to use Tianjiazhai as bait and wait for the Jin army to attack the city halfway before leading his cavalry to make a surprise attack.

But there are two difficulties with this tactic.

One is how to avoid the detection of Jin scouts.

This point is easy for Han Zhen to solve, just leave it to his scout battalion.

As long as the Jin scouts are eliminated, Jin Wushu will become blind.

The second is also the most critical part.

The cavalry chose to raid outside, which meant that there were less than 3,000 troops left in the stronghold, and they were all Song troops.

These three thousand people must survive the fierce attack of 20,000 Jin troops for at least half an hour and ensure that Tianjiazhai is not lost.

Otherwise, Han Zhen's surprise attack would have become a joke.

Hearing this, Liu Qi hesitated and said: "Is it too risky? Once Tianjiazhai is breached, all our efforts yesterday will be in vain."

Han Zhen said in a deep voice: "There is no way. Jin Wushu brought all the siege equipment this time, with hundreds of vehicles. The Tianjiazhai wall is low and weak, and even if he wants to defend it, he is powerless. Besides, Han Shizhong's side this morning The battle report came in. Yesterday we fought with the main force of the Jin army, and we were unable to send troops for reinforcements."

"On the contrary, we need to get rid of Jin Wushu as soon as possible and escort the firearms and field artillery to Bazhou."

At this moment, Yue Fei, who had been silent all this time, said: "The last general is willing to take on the responsibility of guarding the stronghold!"

Han Zhen turned his head and said seriously: "Are you sure? You should know the strength of the Song Army."

"I will understand at the end!"

Yue Fei replied sonorously and forcefully.

"Okay, I'll leave the responsibility of guarding the stronghold to you!"

Han Zhen patted him on the shoulder and warned: "Keep the green hills here, so you don't have to worry about running out of firewood. If the village cannot be defended, don't force it. Preserving yourself is the most important thing."

Yue Fei was moved and nodded solemnly: "The county magistrate is relieved, I'm from the province!"

……

Not long after, the village gate opened.

Han Zhen led three thousand cavalry and rushed out, quickly disappearing at the end of the official road.

At the same time, Yue Fei also summoned more than 2,800 Song troops in the stronghold.

These Song soldiers looked terrified at this moment. They didn't know the tactics formulated by Han Zhen and others. They only saw the cavalry battalion leaving and thought Han Zhen was going to abandon them.

Seeing this, Yue Fei spoke a Hebei dialect and said loudly: "We have called everyone here to tell you two news. The first news is that the Jin people's 20,000 troops are coming towards Tianjiazhai!"

Whoa!

As soon as these words came out, the Song army was in an uproar, and all the soldiers looked horrified.

"Silence, silence!"

Yue Fei shouted several times before Song Jun became quiet again.

He raised his second finger and said loudly: "The second news is that 30,000 Qingzhou Army reinforcements are on their way. They have now arrived in Qingxian County and will arrive at noon tomorrow at the latest !”

Thirty thousand Qingzhou troops?

Song Jun was immediately overjoyed.

They had already experienced the Qingzhou Army's combat power and bravery yesterday.

As long as the 30,000 Qingzhou Army arrives, the 20,000 Jin Army will not matter.

Thinking of this, these Song soldiers felt at ease and smiled one after another.

Then, Yue Fei continued: "Just now, County Magistrate Han led his cavalry to ambush the Jin army. When the 30,000 reinforcements arrive, they will attack from both sides and annihilate the Jin army in one fell swoop. And what we need to do is to defend Tianjiazhai. "

What he said was true. The ambush of the Jin army was true, but the 30,000 reinforcements were pure nonsense.

If he really had so many troops, why would Han Zhen need to take risks and directly counterattack Yongqing?

But other than that, how could these Song troops, who were already weak in combat strength, have the courage to defend the village under the fierce attack of 20,000 Jin troops who looked like wolves and tigers.

When people are in desperate situations, when they see hope, they will burst out with powerful strength.

In order to make these Song soldiers believe what he said, Yue Fei deliberately used the Hebei dialect.

The Township Party is still very trustworthy at this moment.

A Song soldier couldn't help but ask: "How long...how long are we going to guard?"

"Half an hour!" Yue Fei said confidently: "Just hold on for half an hour, and 30,000 reinforcements will arrive!"

As soon as he finished speaking, Song Bing questioned again: "How do we know whether it is true or not?"

"that is!"

This sentence immediately attracted many soldiers to echo.

Seeing this, Yue Fei said loudly: "I will defend the city with you. If I dare to step back even half a step from the wall, you will chop off my head and run away for your lives. How about that?"

At this time, the Song soldiers were convinced.

Yue Fei struck while the iron was hot and said with a smile: "Just now, County Magistrate Han said before he left that after this battle, everyone will be rewarded with five guans, one level of beheading, and another four guan. By then, you can take the money and go home to marry a wife. If you don’t want to go back to your hometown to farm after having a baby, you can join the Qingzhou Army and get three meals a day, every meal, and a monthly salary of 500 yuan!”

"Is there really a reward?"

When they heard that there was a reward, the eyes of the Song soldiers suddenly shone.

Yue Fei patted his chest and promised: "County Magistrate Han is such a hero. He spits and nails, how can he deceive you? Did you miss food yesterday? If there is no reward by then, just come to me and I will make up for you." superior!"

"it is good!"

"Everyone is loyal!"

All the Song soldiers applauded.

They are all miserable. They have been soldiers for a long time. Not to mention the rewards, they have never even seen their salaries. They can only make ends meet.

The only time I had a full meal was after Han Zhen came yesterday.

Seeing Song Bing's morale rising, Yue Fei secretly breathed a sigh of relief.

On the same day, Yue Fei called on Song soldiers and more than a thousand people in the village to reinforce the walls of the village and prepare rolling stones, giant trees and gold juice.

This golden juice thing is simply a magical weapon for defending the city.

It is easy to obtain and low-cost. If you pour a pot of boiling golden juice down, you will die or you will have to peel off the skin.

……

The army will go out soon.

After traveling more than fifty miles, Jin Wushu arrived at Tianjiazhai on the morning of the second day.

When he saw the human-headed temple built at the foot of the Walled City, Han Chang's eyes were filled with anger and his eyes were about to split.

Those heads are all the sons of his Han army.

Nowadays, it has been built into a temple and is left to be eaten by flies and mosquitoes.

Jin Wushu also felt a surge of anger in his heart, and ordered with a livid face: "The whole army will rest and attack the city in an hour!"

Han Chang gritted his teeth and said: "Wanhu, I am willing to be the vanguard and avenge our Han'er army!"

"it is good!"

Jin Wushu responded loudly.

For a time, the Jin army was divided into two groups, one on alert and one at rest.

The group of civilians, under the command of the craftsmen accompanying the army, began to assemble various siege equipment.

This time, Jin Wushu brought all the siege equipment captured from Yanjing and Yongqing.

Thick bamboo shields, trench bridges, ram chariots, nest chariots, anemone chariots, catapults, and three-bow bed crossbows are all available.

On the wall of the village, Yue Fei, wearing a black mountain pattern armor, was mobilizing before the war: "Half an hour! We only need to hold for half an hour. Once the reinforcements arrive, the Jin army will be defeated. Don't worry, I will always be in the village. On top of the wall, we will kill the enemy together with you! Victory!"

"Wan Sheng!"

All the Song soldiers roared together.

I have to say that charisma seems to be a basic skill that every famous general must have.

Liu Qi has it, Han Shizhong has it, the two brothers Wu Jie and Wu Lin have it, and Yue Fei has it too.

In just two or three days, Yue Fei became familiar with this Song army and successfully replaced Zheng Li as the backbone of this Song army.

An hour later, the scorching sun was high.

It’s noon in late April and it’s already starting to get hot.

Jin Wushu sat upright on the horse, his whole body wrapped in heavy armor, sweat sliding down his cheeks and soaking the clothes underneath.

Looking at Tianjiazhai from a distance, Jin Wushu shouted loudly: "Blow the drum and attack the city!"

Boom boom boom!

The heavy drum beat sounded, as if hitting the soldiers' hearts.

Han Chang waved his hand, and the Jin army pushed dozens of chariots and immediately advanced towards the wall.

The chariot was a defensive chariot made up of several giant shields and looked like a pointed tent. Soldiers could hide under the chariot and dig into the city walls.

Because the city walls at this time were all made of rammed loess, it was amazing to lay green bricks on the outer layer, but the inside was still rammed earth.

Behind the catapult were teams of soldiers carrying huge shields. They needed to safely transport the catapult to within a hundred steps of the city wall.

Seeing the chariot getting closer and closer, Song Jun on the wall looked nervous.

Zheng Li swallowed, looked at Yue Fei, and asked, "Du Tou, do you want to shoot an arrow?"

"Not urgent!"

Yue Fei shook his head, with no sadness or joy on his face.

When the catapult was one hundred and twenty steps away from the city wall, he decisively gave the order: "The crossbowman is ready, raise the angle two inches, and fire the arrow!"

Swish!

A dense rain of arrows was thrown out.

The shield bearers of the Jin army immediately raised their giant shields, but despite this, many unlucky civilians were still hit by crossbow arrows.

The red blood dyed the yellow earth red, and the screams echoed on the battlefield.

This tragic scene frightened all the people to stop.

Some people couldn't stand it anymore, so they turned around and ran away.

Swish!

A flash of sword light flashed, and Minfu's huge body flew high into the sky.

Shaking away the blood on the blade, Han Chang said in a cold tone: "Keep going!"

(End of this chapter)