The Jin army besieged the city, and the Song emperor’s daughter died

Chapter 44 Digging pits in Moutuogang and fighting beasts in Yujin Park

"Report!"

At the Jin Army camp in Moutuogang, the messenger handed Li Bangyan's handwriting to Wanyan Zongwang: "Commander, there are also a group of civilians gathered under Moutuogang."

"A civilian husband?" Wanyan Zongwang frowned and asked, "Are you sure you are a civilian husband?"

"When the commander came back, they all carried hoes and shovels, but no weapons. The leader said they were ordered to dig holes..."

"Dig a hole?" Wanyan Zongwang lost his composure and said angrily: "What kind of hole are you digging? Who are you digging the hole for?"

"The leader also said that the commander will understand after reading the letter."

Wanyan Zongwang then opened the letter in his hand, squinted his eyes to read it carefully, and laughed loudly: "Okay! Okay! The Emperor of the Song Dynasty is such a good man!"

The generals looked at Wanyan Zongwang with confused expressions: "Commander...what happy event is this?"

Wanyan Zongze put away the letter and stood up with a slap on his thigh: "In three days, our Eastern Route Army will be able to return home in triumph. The new emperor of the Song Dynasty is a real person. Tomorrow, the new emperor of the Song Dynasty will come to Moutuogang to reward the army in person. We have promised before The money to reward the army will not be less than a penny!"

A general muttered: "Is the attack on the camp finished that night? Our Iron Buddha..."

"Okay!" Wanyan Zongwang waved his hand in displeasure: "In a war, no one will die. Why don't we also behead three thousand of Yao's army? We are here to make money, not to fight hard. As long as the Song Dynasty gives us money as promised, We, Daikin, are being reasonable when giving land to women!”

The deputy general pointed outside the military tent: "What about those digging holes outside?"

Wanyan Zongwang smiled and said: "The new emperor of the Song Dynasty is timid and does not dare to sit and talk with me. He only dares to sit across the river. Let them go!"

Those who can be deputy generals must not only be obedient, but also have to worry about the commander-in-chief's needs and think about what the commander-in-chief does not think about. The deputy general stood up and walked to the sand table, pointed to the terrain of Moutuogang and said: "If we dig a hole in front of the slope, If water is diverted from both sides of Moutuogang, then our army's horses will be trapped and die on Moutuogang?"

Wanyan Zongwang also walked to the sand table, pointed at the ramp and said: "Just leave a wide path here for one or five horses to ride together!"

"Would it be better to be ten knights wide?"

"Shi Qikuan scared the new king of the Song Dynasty so much that he didn't dare to come. Isn't that a bad thing? Let's do it like this!"

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At the same time, Zhong Shidao was intensively arranging the strategy to encircle Moutuogang in the inner hall of Kaifeng City's Ministry of War.

"Ma Zhong, after traveling with the officials tomorrow, you will lead the Xijing soldiers and horses to go around the waters west of Moutuogang and camp on the shore. The water here is deep. Wanyan Zongwang should not be able to break out from here, but it is still possible to send troops with good water skills. The Han army is attacking, but you resist it with your bows and crossbows!"

"The last general takes orders!"

"Guo Yaoshi, tomorrow you will lead [-] forbidden troops in Kaifeng City and camp in the south. The water here is shallow. If Wanyan Zongwang cannot break through our Jingnan Army's defense line, he will break out in the south. You have to hold on!"

After that, Zhong Shidao patted him on the shoulder and said seriously: "General Guo, you have no way out!"

Pharmacist Guo handed over his hand: "Don't worry, Mr. Zhong, I, Pharmacist Guo, will fight to the death!"

"I led the Jingnan Army and the rest of King Qin's army, [-] people, to follow the officials to the northern ramp, and besieged Wanyan Zongwang head-on! Generals, please remember that we are besieging rather than attacking this time. No matter what flaws the Jin army reveals, they are not allowed to attack without permission. send troops!"

"The end will obey orders!"

In the lobby of the Ministry of War, all the generals were excited!

"Mr. Zhong, and Dongmian..." Li Gang, who had been silent until now, suddenly said.

Zhong Shidao sighed softly: "To the east is the Lao Li Jianjun. The waters here are complicated and the water is one foot deep. Unless Wanyan Zongwang chooses to commit suicide, he will not break out from here. Li Jianjun can mobilize two thousand soldiers to defend the city." , coupled with the cooperation with Kaifeng Mansion and Imperial City Department Yamen, it should be safe enough!"

After hearing this, Li Gang felt that Zhong Shidao's arrangements were extremely secure: "Then let's go to the palace now and report this arrangement to the officials?"

Master Zhong thought for a moment: "Li Jianjun please!"...

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Outside the imperial study, the chamberlain shook his head and said, "My two gentlemen, the official family has just left the city!"

"Leave the city!?" Li Gang and Zhong Shidao almost exploded!

"Has the official said where he went?" Li Gang asked eagerly.

The chamberlain still shook his head: "The official didn't say anything. They only said that she went to prepare some money for Wanyan Zongwang to reward the army."

"Who is guarding the official's house?" Zhong Shidao, as a veteran general, although his face remained calm, his tone was extremely anxious.

"It should be the Imperial City Department...and the mighty military commander Han Shizhong, General Han..."

When they heard that Han Shizhong was guarding them, the two of them breathed a sigh of relief: "Do you have any troops?"

The chamberlain continued to shake his head: "I don't know, the official said, if the two husbands come to see her, don't worry if the two husbands are busy with their own things. She just wants to go out for a walk and relax."

Li Gang and Zhong Shidao looked at each other and murmured in their hearts: "Is this a distraction or a distraction?"

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Yujin Garden!
Located three miles outside Nanxun Gate, it is one of the four royal gardens of the Song Dynasty, with vast scenery and lush trees.

Although it is a royal garden, Yujin Garden, like the other three royal gardens, is also open to the public free of charge. It is a proper city park for the literati and young men and women in Kaifeng to play together.

A hundred years later, when the envoys of the Braided Country visited the West, they were amazed that the Western countries actually built parks for citizens to have fun. Little did they know that this was already the case in the Song Dynasty a hundred years ago!
In addition to its function as an amusement park, Yujin Garden is also a famous zoo in the Song Dynasty. In the Thousand Birds and Hundreds of Beasts Garden, there are many large beasts, including ligers, tigers, elephants, leopards, peacocks and rhinos.In the past, every time envoys from the Liao Kingdom came to visit, the Song Dynasty court would arrange a garden tour to receive them.

In addition to watching rare animals, you can also watch animal fighting performances.

Very similar to the circus of later generations!

In order to please the Taojun Emperor, Tong Guan even recruited experts in beast control from all over the country to tame wild beasts in Yujin Garden. He made lions and tigers perform some kneeling and worshiping gestures to show the destiny of the Taojun and Emperor. Return.

Zhao Fujin looked at these masters of beast control in front of him and said with a gentle smile: "The imperial court is fortified and the country is clear. Why didn't you enter the city?"

These beast masters looked at each other, thinking that no one would tell them to enter the city.

It has been almost a month, and they have not received their salary, and even the food in the animal garden has been cut off. They can only catch some pheasants and rabbits in the garden, fill their stomachs, and then feed some to these beasts.

After hearing this, Zhao Fujin nodded repeatedly: "I'm here this time. I just want to see them. Can they still be performed?"

"I'm hungry when I go back to the official's house. I'm afraid it won't be easy to train and I'm afraid I'll bump into the official's house!"

Zhao Fujin waved his hand: "Pull it out and have a look!"

As expected, ligers and the like are not like dogs. They have been hungry for so long. How can they be obedient? Not to mention kneeling down to offer gifts, crawling through fire rings and walking on the balance beam. When they see so many people outside the park, they roar and want to go out. Jumping, the frightened beast masters all knelt down and worshiped: "You are attacking the official's house! The humble minister deserves to die!"

Zhao Fujin listened to the roar of the ligers and looked at their grinning teeth and vicious eyes. He nodded with satisfaction: "Pack all eight of them into the car!"

Then he pointed at a few young and strong beast masters: "He...him...and him, bring them all back to the palace. I want to have a good chat with them tonight!"

Han Shizhong was stunned, looked at Guo Jing aside and murmured in a low voice: "As a minister, you have to advise the officials on some matters. What does she want to do tonight?"

Guo Jing looked upright, looked straight, and shook his head three times: "I didn't hear it! I didn't see it! I don't know!"

(End of this chapter)