The first emperor of the Song Dynasty

Chapter 146
This night was destined to be sleepless for Han Shizhong.

Han Shizhong led a team of Song troops to stand guard on the newly built Songhua River embankment, waiting patiently, watching the river rise a little bit along the embankment, Han Shizhong was also extremely nervous. The result of this incident will determine the success or failure of this expedition to Beijing. .

"General, it's already late at night, the last general can just stay here, you'd better go back and rest first." Wu Xiaodong came to Han Shizhong and said to him.

Han Shizhong waved his hand and said, "How can I sleep at this time, it's better to stay with everyone, and I feel more at ease."

"According to the current progress of the water flow, it is estimated that by dawn, the embankment should be able to be dug." Wu Xiaodong said to Han Shizhong.

Han Shizhong nodded. Most of the northerners are a group of landlubbers. This time, the Songhua River was forcibly diverted artificially. If the operation is good, the blow to the Jin army going to the capital will definitely be fatal.

There was nothing to say all night, Yinshi, the coldest and darkest time of the day, Wu Xiaodong reported to Han Shizhong: "General, the river has already passed the dam, should we dig the dam now?"

Han Shizhong came to the Songhua River and looked at the rolling water under his feet. Because the road ahead was blocked, the water of the Songhua River kept hitting the river bank, as if expressing his dissatisfaction with the restraint of the embankment.

"Break the embankment!" Han Shizhong shouted and gave the order to break the embankment.

With a sound of "Boom!", after digging the river embankment, the river water that had been suppressed all night seemed to have finally found a place to vent, and began to roar and rush towards the dug river mouth. It was a small mouth, but the subsequent flow of water completely tore up the embankment, and rushed towards the upper capital with lightning speed.

Yinshi is the time when people sleep most comfortably and deeply during the day.

"Boom, boom, boom..." Suddenly there was a loud drumming sound at the west city gate, and then someone shouted loudly: "It's not good, it's not good, there's a flood..."

The man's shout seemed to be the prelude to a disaster. The water and fire were ruthless. The river roared and hit from a distance, and when it encountered the city wall, it hit it hard.

The city wall might be able to withstand the Song army's attack, but it couldn't stop the raging river, and soon the half-high city wall was submerged in the river.

The river flowed along the city gate, and the cracks in the city wall penetrated into Shangjing City, and began to wreak havoc inside again.

"Dangdangdangdang..." There was a rush of gongs in the city, and the neighbors rushed to tell each other to wake up those who were still sleeping. There was a flood and they were about to flee for their lives.

In the camp of the Jin army, Wanyan Wu begged to be woken up in a daze. Hearing the chaotic sounds outside, he frowned and asked, "What happened outside?"

The guard knelt in front of Wanyan Wu begging for money, and said in a panic, "Your Majesty, there was a sudden flood at the west gate, and now the flood has flowed into the city along the gate, and it will come here soon, for your majesty's sake. It's safe, and please leave the city as soon as possible to take shelter, Your Majesty!"

Hearing what the guards said, Wanyan Wu Qimai only felt his head "buzz", and he asked eagerly, "What did you say? The west city gate has fallen?"

The guard shook his head and replied, "I don't know. The flood came really suddenly. Now we can't contact the defenders in the west city."

"Bastard, hurry up and send someone to contact, and make sure that the west gate is not lost!" Wanyan Wu Qimai said to the guard a little excitedly.

The guards knew that Wanyan Wu was in a hurry to beg for money. If the west gate was lost, then the upper capital would be broken, and the situation would be dangerous.

Wanyan Satan soon appeared in the tent that Wanyan Wu was begging to buy.

"For your majesty's safety, I beg your majesty to leave the city immediately." Wanyan Satan said eagerly to Wanyan Wu begging for money.

Wanyan Wu Qimai frowned, snorted coldly, and said: "The Song army is really treacherous, and they actually attacked our army with floods. How is the situation in the city now?"

Wanyan Satan shook his head, and said to Wanyan Wu begging for money: "Your Majesty, the city is in chaos now, and half of the Xicheng District has been covered by river water, and the river water is coming soon."

Wanyan Wu Qimai frowned, while speaking, the river has already come, rushing to Wanyan Wu Qimai's feet, soaking his golden boots
"Urgent report, the west city wall has collapsed, the west city wall is lost, and now the Song army is attacking the city along the west city wall." The messenger has not yet appeared in front of Wanyan Wu Qimai, but the voice has already spread from afar .

"What did you say?" Wanyan Wu Qimai's face changed drastically. If the city wall is not broken, he can still sit here, but once the city wall is broken, the situation will be dangerous.

"Your Majesty, if you don't leave, it will be too late." Wanyan Satan said eagerly to Wanyan Wu begging for money.

Wanyan Wu Qimai clenched his fists vigorously, and in the end he could only say bitterly: "Get out of the city!"

Out of town, but where should I go out of town?This becomes a problem again.

There are Song Army sieges in the east, west, and south directions, but the North City Gate is not. Doesn’t the Song Army attack the North City Gate?Could it be that Song Jun deliberately let go of this opening, and his purpose was to let Jin Jun escape from here, so that he could set up an ambush at the north gate?

"Your Majesty, order the entire army to withdraw from the north city gate." Wanyan Wu Qimai ordered.

"But Your Majesty, the Song Army has never attacked the North City Gate. I am worried that the North Gate is a pocket of the Song Army." Wanyan Satan said to Wanyan Wu Qimai.

Wanyan Wu Qimai shook his head, and said to Wanyan Satan: "Even if it's a pocket, we can only drill into it. Do you have any better suggestions under the current situation?"

What Wanyan Wu Qimai said is true. At this moment, the only option is to evacuate towards the north city gate. As for whether the outside is a trap of the Song army, at most it will be a battle. This battle is inevitable no matter which direction you go out from. of.

So Wanyan Wu Qimai led all the generals out of the city from the north gate, preparing to take a detour to the west to join the main force of the Kingdom of Jin.

But the Song Army obviously had thought of this, so shortly after the Jin Army left the city, they killed a Song Army from a distance.

The yellow sand all over the sky rose from behind the Song army, and the Jin army didn't know how many people there were in the Song army, so they attacked the Jin army overwhelmingly.

The fighting power of the Jin army was far better than that of the Song army, but now it is much worse, because this time their retreat was dragged by their families, and their fighting power was greatly affected.

(End of this chapter)