Guide to traveling through the Northern Song Dynasty

Zhang Guangdao's men were all elites, and there were also Zhai Xing and Zhai Jin who were conquered by Han Shizhong, as well as Liu Qi, Wu Jie, Wu Lin and others brought by Yao Pingzhong.

All the above armies were attacking the city, but the defenders were too tenacious. Even with wooden cannons for early fire suppression, they were all killed after they attacked the city many times.

Only at Wang De, he climbed first and then established a firm foothold, and subsequent friendly troops continued to climb the city.

This man joined the army very late. Song Huizong ordered King Qin to recruit him, and he was recruited by Yao Gu.

Until last year, Wang De was just a soldier. He followed Yao Pingzhong to intercept Brother Richard and captured more than a dozen Xixia troops with his own hands before he was rewarded and promoted to a hundred-man general.

In history, Li Cheng from Shandong was defeated by Wang De only once, besides being defeated by Yue Fei. When Han Shizhong was at his peak, his generals were killed by Wang De for no reason. Next time they meet, he will call Wang De a hero. Wang De also led the infantry to defeat the Jurchen Jingjing cavalry head-on. In one battle, he killed nearly 10,000 Jin Wushu, but he only suffered more than 900 casualties. Liu Qi was so shocked that he called him his brother.

It is a pity that such fierce generals have been under the command of Zhang Jun and Liu Guangshi during the Southern Song Dynasty.

Of course, Wang De also has a fatal flaw, he is too arrogant and unruly.

He was transferred to Han Shizhong's command, but he did not obey Han Shizhong's orders at all, and even killed Han Shizhong's generals who prevented him from sending troops. Another good general, Li Qiong, partnered with him, and he directly forced Li Qiong to rebel against the Song Dynasty and join the puppet Qi.

Such a person can only serve as a fierce general and charge into battle. If he is allowed to lead one side, it will be difficult to convince the crowd.

But it was said that Wang De became more and more fierce as the battle progressed, and he led subsequent friendly troops to capture an entire section of the city wall. After the friendly forces gained a firm foothold, he led dozens of soldiers under his command and fought all the way into the city from the horse road to seize the gate of Wengcheng from the inside.

The local Han army in Shanxi was directly killed by Wang De and collapsed, and the old Liao-Han army also retreated steadily.

There were only a few dozen people, but after entering the city, they killed hundreds of defenders.

Seeing that the situation was not good, the guard general Wanyan Saba personally led hundreds of Jurchen soldiers over, trying to stop Wang De and annihilate him.

"Brother Wang, I'm here to help you!"

Just when Wang De was under siege, Wu Jie finally led his troops to follow him.

On the other side, as Wang De's side entered the city, Wanyan Saba left with the Jurchen soldiers, and the Bohai soldiers responsible for defending the city were shaken. Brothers Zhai Xing and Zhai Jin both climbed to the city, attracting more reserve teams to defend the city. Xu Ning, under Zhang Guangdao, also took the opportunity to capture the city wall.

The walls on both sides of the Wengcheng were breached in all directions.

Wang De was the strongest when he ascended the city, but after he gained a foothold, it was Xu Ning who made the fastest progress.

The Jinzhou veterans who followed Ju Ming in the uprising followed Xu Ning and formed a formation on the city's head, cooperating with each other to quickly expand the situation. The members of each team cooperated with each other so tacitly that the Bohai soldiers were helpless and were rushed in, divided, surrounded, and massacred one by one.

Zhang Guangdao then nodded and smiled. Although the troops he brought out were slow to climb the city, they were the most powerful in forming formations to kill the enemy.

Yao Pingzhong also discovered this situation through a telescope.

He has a strong competitive spirit and does not want to be compared to others, so he decides to train hard in the future. The generals under his command, especially Wu Jie, were very organized in their military training. Yao Pingzhong decided to hand over the troops to Wu Jie for training.

"There are also Ming troops coming to the west, and all the local Han soldiers have fled!"

"Let the Bohai soldiers hold it back!"

Wanyan Saba ordered in panic. This offensive and defensive battle was completely beyond his expectation, and he was caught off guard by 120 wooden cannons.

Under normal circumstances, it would be impossible for the Ming army to ascend the city. At least we have to attack repeatedly to tire out the defenders. It would be good if someone can board first in half a month, and it may not be possible to stand if we do.

And the dark-skinned enemy general (Wang De) in front of him is simply inhuman, and he is still advancing against the elite Jurchens!

Wang De was like a killing machine, and the elite Jurchens who were not afraid of death were all frightened when they were killed from the front. On the street behind the barbican city, the Jurchen soldiers who were waiting were forcibly broken in by Wang De's troops. If they continued like this, they would be killed.

Xu Ning and Jinzhou Veterans on the other side have completely different styles of painting.

They never fight alone, no matter what they do, they always act as a team. If there are different teams that have been disabled, they will be temporarily grouped together and advance quickly in an orderly manner.

Moreover, the formation changes are extremely fast, and the formation can be used in very narrow areas.

The same is true for their subsequent friendly forces, and military orders are transmitted very quickly between the teams. In the chaotic battlefield, each team was performing its own tasks. Some captured the holding points to help other troops ascend the city, some rushed into the city from the horse road to intercept and defeat the enemy, and some went to open the city gate and occupy the urn city.

After entering Wengcheng, in this closed and narrow area, Xu Ning's veterans acted like wolves and tigers, killing the old Liao and Han soldiers who were not afraid of death until they surrendered in groups.

Seeing more and more defeated troops fleeing from behind him, Wanyan Saba knew that the situation was over and fled on horseback with more than twenty personal soldiers. If he didn't run, he would be attacked from both sides.

Wanyan Saba ran all the way along the central axis of Pingding Military City and ordered the defenders in the north of the city to open the city gate.

As soon as these guys crossed the moat, Yang Yun, a young Qiang general, led his cavalry to kill them, and Geng Zhongnian also led his cavalry to intercept them in front.

The cavalry commander Chen Ziyi did not move at all, only observing the situation with a telescope.

Two thousand Ming Dynasty cavalry chased and intercepted more than 20 Jurchen cavalry...

As Yang Yun grew older, he became taller and taller, and the southwest pony on his crotch was replaced by a majestic Ganqing horse. The men wear strong armor, the horses wear horse armor, and they have transformed from light cavalry to brave cavalry.

Two thousand Ming Dynasty cavalry fired arrows at more than 20 Jurchen cavalry.

Arrows rained down like rain. The armored Jurchen cavalry were fine, but most of their horses were hit by arrows. The simple horse armor blocked key parts. The horse was not fatally injured, but it was severely frightened due to the pain, and the cavalry was distracted to control and comfort it.

At this moment, the Ming cavalry rushed forward in a swarm.

Yang Yun took the lead and rushed in with a gun. Wanyan Saba was so startled that he turned to run away, but was intercepted and killed by Geng Zhongnian's troops. As the horses crossed each other, Wanyan Saba was attacked from both sides. He narrowly avoided one spear, but was stabbed by another.

Fortunately, Wanyan Saba could still sit on the horse when the tip of the spear slipped against his armor.

While he was still in shock, Geng Zhongnian rushed over, raised his gun and knocked Wanyan Saba off his horse.

"Catch them alive!"

Geng Zhongnian was overjoyed with his achievement. When he reined in his horse and turned around, he saw that Wanyan Saba had been trampled to death by the horses that came after him.

Yang Yun rode over, glanced at the corpse on the ground, curled his lips and rode back to the moat. There were more broken troops here, scrambling to escape from the city.

Discussing merit after the war.

Wang De led his army to take the first place.

Xu Ning's troops captured Wengcheng and opened the city gate for the second time.

Brothers Zhai Xing and Zhai Jin helped Xu Ning open up the situation and ranked third.

The Ming Dynasty and the New Dynasty never engaged in the matter of judging merit based on head count. They all use troops as a unit to see what kind of results they have achieved, and then give collective awards.

Wang De is an exception, and his personal record is too impressive.

To put it bluntly, it is divided into collective merit and individual merit. Most of the time, collective merit is counted.

Zhang Guangdao personally went to express condolences to Wang De. The military doctor said: "General Wang was injured in nine places, but they were all flesh wounds. The sword and gun did not penetrate deeply into the flesh, so there is nothing serious."

"That's good!"

Zhang Guangdao was even more happy. He patted Wang De on the arm and said, "What a good man. I will repay you personally."

Although Wang De was unruly, the commander visited him personally and wanted to report his merits. How could he not be interested? He happily held his hands and said, "If you want to attack any city in the future, just send me out. I will ensure that the city wall is taken down."

"Okay, I won't forget you when I attack the city!"

Zhang Guangdao asked Yao Pingzhong again: "What position does Wang Zhuang hold?"

Yao Pingzhong said: "Last year he made meritorious service and became a general of a hundred men. This time he has made meritorious service again, but I plan to let him command five hundred men."

Zhang Guangdao nodded and said: "It is more than enough to command five hundred soldiers. We can select brave men and set up a first-camp camp for them. I will allocate the best soldiers and armor to these five hundred warriors. It will be up to them to regain Shanxi in the future." "

Wang De was even more happy and finally knew how to say thank you: "Thank you so much, Marshal Zhang and General Yao for your support!"

After a few more words of encouragement, Zhang Guangdao went to visit other meritorious service members and the wounded.

When Zhang Guangdao walked away, Yao Pingzhong finally breathed a sigh of relief. He was afraid that Zhang Guangdao would take away his strong general.

The next day, Zhang Guangdao divided 6,000 troops and asked Zhai Xing to take them to help Guo Pharmacist.

The rest of the troops and horses were stationed one at the ruins of Zhao Jianzi City and the other at Pingding Military City. The two cities could assist each other.

There are several Zhao Jianzi cities across the country, but this one is to the west of Yangquan City. There is a river valley connecting Shouyang where Guo Yaoshi is stationed.

Six thousand elites returned to reinforce Shouyang, and Zhang Guangdao no longer worried about that.

He didn't know that Wanyan Zonghan was coming from the north, and he didn't bother to take care of Wanyan Zonghan. In the next plan, Zhang Guangdao planned to defend Pingding Military City, and then divide his troops to attack Chengtian Village, all the way to Jingxing to threaten Zhending Mansion, the capital of the puppet Song Dynasty.

In the terrain of Shanxi, it is enough to divide the troops to defend the city, and the remaining troops can participate in the Hebei War.

In fact, Yaoshi Guo could accept the loss of Shouyang, and it would have no impact on the overall situation. Anyway, there is another grain road to the south of Zhang Guangdao.

After two days of rest, Yao Pingzhong's troops went to attack Chengtian Village. Wang De's Xiandeng Camp was the main offensive force.

Due to the terrain restrictions of that place, it would be useless to go there too much.

Zhang Guangdao's main force stayed on the side of the Pingding Army, and at the same time sent cavalry north to Yu County to investigate - there were not many defenders in Yu County, and they might be able to capture it in one fell swoop, and then the main force would be able to take Wanyan Zonghan's retreat.

The day after the cavalry dispersed, they encountered Wanyan Loushi's army, which was rapidly coming from the southern border of Yu County.

Not knowing how many enemies were coming, Zhang Guangdao became vigilant and quickly sent someone to recall Yao Pingzhong's troops who were halfway there. He asked Yao Pingzhong to garrison the Pingding Army and his main force to garrison Zhao Jianzi City, intending to find out the enemy's situation before taking action.

However, Wanyan Loushi came in a hurry, called the Yu County garrison, and confiscated all the food and grass in Yu County.

"There are only more than ten thousand, and they still come here to kill?"

"We have crossed the bottom of the river. Most of the Jin soldiers are cavalry, but there are fewer infantry. The infantry are probably the defenders of Yu County, and there are not enough civilians to help transport food."

Zhang Guangdao couldn't believe it. His main force was here. How could Wanyan Zonghan dare to send 10,000 troops?

He divided his army of 6,000 and went back to rescue Medicine Master Guo because there were river valleys along the way, close to the entrance of the valley in Shouyang, and there were also fortresses set up by the Ming Dynasty. The Ming army had favorable terrain and was certainly not afraid of Wanyan Zonghan's main force.

However, neither Wanyan Zonghan nor Wanyan Loushi had any worries about this trip.

In their concept, ten thousand fine cavalry are enough to sweep across the world. As long as the Ming army does not stay in the city, they will definitely win the battle. There are tens of thousands of cavalry, and they don’t know how to lose!