The first emperor of the Song Dynasty

Chapter 36
The next day, Wanyan Zonghan led the army to arrive. So far, the 30 troops of the Jin Army have set up camp ten miles north of Bianjing City. The camp stretches for several miles. It looks very spectacular from a distance.

In the camp of the Jin army, Wanyan Zonghan, Wanyan Zongwang, Wanyan Zongbi, Wanyan Loushi, Wanyanchang and other major generals of the Jin Kingdom were all in Wanyan Zonghan's camp, discussing the next step. On the wall, hanging A map, but this map is obviously much simpler than the one in Zhao Huan's hands.

"According to reports from secret agents, there are now 5 Imperial Forest Army in Kaifeng Prefecture, commanded by Li Gang. A few days ago, Emperor Song ordered Zhong Shidao to lead an army of 5 troops, and stationed troops in Zhending and Luoyang respectively. Now each of the three places has The army has [-] people, forming horns with each other, and a defensive trend has been formed." Wanyan Zonghan said to the generals present.

"The Song army sprinkled fire oil in the trenches outside the Kaifeng mansion. The guilty general was negligent for a while, and fell into the tricks of the Song army, causing more than 9000 cavalry casualties in our army. Please punish the general!" Wanyan Zongbi walked to the center and knelt down. In front of Wanyan Zonghan.

Wanyan Zonghan looked at Zong Bi in front of him, and it was impossible not to be angry. There are nearly [-] elites. He was dealt with by the military law, but this is Wanyan Zongbi.

First of all, Wanyan Zongbi is indeed an expert in battle, known as a famous general in hundreds of battles. He has never been defeated in the previous battles with Liao and Song, and he is also quite prestigious in the army. Moreover, he was fought by Jin Taizu Wanyan Agu The fourth son, the fourth younger brother of Wanyan Wu, the emperor of the Jin Dynasty, was a dignitary, and he was definitely not something he could handle.

Wanyan Wu begged to buy Wanyan Zonghan as the commander of the Song Dynasty army, and his two younger brothers as the deputy commanders. Naturally, it was for the three people to restrain each other. After all, the three people now have all the elites close to the Jin Kingdom. Two minds, it will be troublesome.

"The four kings don't need to blame themselves. The Song army is cunning. If it is a frontal battle, the Song army will definitely not be our army's opponent." Wan Yan Zonghan comforted Wan Yan Zongbi.

Wanyan Zongbi naturally knew that Wanyan Zonghan would not really deal with him, but he really knew in his heart that he was wrong, and insisted: "General, even though that is the case, the crime is indeed my fault, please forgive me!"

Wanyan Zonghan waved his hand, and said to Wanyan Zongbi: "The four kings, the most urgent thing is to study the plan to break the city. In this way, I order you to take the blame and make meritorious deeds, and make up for the deeds!"

Hearing what Wanyan Zonghan said, Wanyan Zongbi could only nod his head, bowed deeply, and said, "Thank you, General."

"Now the Song army is divided into three divisions. If our army attacks one with all its strength, the other two groups will rush to help. It will be really bad for our army to be attacked by the enemy!" Wanyan Zongwang changed the subject.

"Now Zhong Shidao is leading the troops in Zhending, Li Gang is leading the troops in Kaifeng, and Zong Ze is leading the troops in Luoyang. All three are famous generals of the Song army. It was Li Gang who led troops to garrison Kaifeng last time. Now it is him again. It is very difficult to attack Kaifeng with the fortifications and Jingkang crossbow reinforced by the Song army." Wanyan Loushi analyzed.

"Since the Song army is divided into three divisions, it is easy to handle. We also divide our troops into three divisions. The Song army has half the number of ours. It is not difficult to attack." Wan Yanchang continued.

Wanyan Zonghan listened carefully to everyone's analysis, nodded, and said: "Yes, the Song army's mistake this time was to divide the troops. The number of the Song army was already lower than our army. If we divide the troops, it will not belong to our army." The opponent is gone, I propose to defeat the three cities of the Song Army one by one."

Many gold generals nodded.

"Okay, since everyone has no objections, then I will issue an order." Wanyan Zonghan stood up, pointed to the map on the wall and said to everyone: "Let Wanyan Loushi lead an army of [-] to attack Luoyang."

"Let Wan Yanchang lead an army of [-] to attack Zhending."

"Let Wanyan Zongbi lead an army of [-] to attack Kaifeng."

"The last general obeys!" The three said in unison.

"Okay, all the troops will rest for a day and reward the three armies. I will wait for good news from everyone tomorrow!" Wanyan Zonghan said to everyone.

After the generals left, Wanyan Zonghan handed down Wanyan Zongwang.

"Second king, the city of Bianjing is now a tough nut to crack. It has strong fortifications and sharp weapons for defending the city. Although our army is twice as large as the enemy's army, it is really difficult to break through the city gate of Kaifeng." Yan Zonghan said to Wanyan Zongwang.

Wanyan Zongwang had already attacked Kaifeng once, so he naturally understood the truth. He nodded and said, "I don't know what strategy the general has to defeat the enemy."

"In my opinion, it's better to let the four kings not attack Kaifeng mansion now, and wait until the other two places are victorious, and then attack Kaifeng together. What do the two kings think?" Wanyan Zonghan said to Wanyan Zongwang.

"What the general said is absolutely true!" Wanyan Zongwang nodded and replied.

"Then we still have to trouble the Second Great King to talk to the Four Great Kings about this matter, and don't let the Four Great Kings feel unhappy." Wanyan Zonghan said softly.

Wanyan Zongwang scolded the old fox secretly, but he really had to take charge of this matter. The two armies were fighting, and it was not the time to care about power struggles, so he nodded and said: "Okay, leave this matter to me done."

The Jin Army formulated corresponding countermeasures based on the Song Army's method of dividing troops. It can be said that this is quite satisfactory, and there is nothing wrong with it. However, the Jin Army has not yet changed from the first impression of the Song Army being weak. He thought he could win twice as many enemies, but he didn't know that the Song Dynasty emperor he was facing now was no longer the weak and incompetent Song Qinzong in history.

However, the generals who lead the troops are all famous generals of the Song Army. Zhong Shidao, Zong Ze, Li Gang, Yue Fei, and Wu Jie are all famous generals of the Song Army. The result of this battle is naturally great. It was beyond Jin Jun's expectation.

The news of the warning spread to the city of Kaifeng, and the people in the city were all rejoicing, especially when Zhang Xian deliberately escorted hundreds of Jin army captives who surrendered for a walk around the street. Take it easy.

After all, many defeats have given the soldiers and civilians of the Song Dynasty a natural fear of the Jin army, and such a victory has greatly improved the confidence of the soldiers and civilians of the Song Dynasty.

"Da Song Daily" used a whole piece of reports to report on the situation of the war. At this time, the folk customs were simple and honest. After the official report, the people were completely relieved, and the city of Kaifeng became a bustling city again. scene.

(End of this chapter)