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    After Yang Zaixing conquered Baidaoguan Village, he immediately launched an attack on Niupiguan north of Baideng Mountain. Obviously he was not satisfied with his speed. If he continued like this, it would take years of monkeys and months to surround Yunzhou!

    I have to say that this Yunzhou is really easy to defend and difficult to attack. The terrain is too twisted. In fact, compared to Liu Qi in the southwest, Yang Zaixing had an easier time. The Zuoyun County Liu Qi attacked is located on the Loess Plateau, with ravines and ravines in it.  , is also a typical loess hilly area. Wanyan Zonghan deployed infantry in the north of Yunzhou. After all, it was all mountainous and the Yinshan Mountains remained, so it was difficult for cavalry to be effective, so he concentrated the cavalry in Zuoyun County.

    Because it is a loess hilly area with many slopes, and the slopes are between thirty and ten, this is simply a natural preparation for cavalry. The Jin Army cavalry used these slopes to continuously charge against Liu Qi's troops.  After fighting, they dodged and continued to charge from the next slope. Moreover, they stood on the slope and had a clear view of the formation of Liu Qi's troops. In addition, Wanyan Zonghan, the general guarding here, recruited people from the local area to join the army.  Camps and fortresses were built in ravines and other terrain that was conducive to defense to block the Song army. It was necessary to slow down the Song army's advance. Although Liu Qi had been advancing, it was very slow. It was really over the mountains and ridges.

    Fortunately, Zhongshi knew that the terrain of Zuoyun County was easy to defend and difficult to attack, so he ordered Zhong Qi to lead 3,000 cavalry troops to Shuozhou to support Liu Qi and attack Zuoyun County from the northeast and southeast. In this way, Jin  The army suddenly fell into a two-front battle, giving Liu Qi a moment of respite.

    But the abnormal terrain still made Liu Qi stand on the Loess Plateau and curse in the sky.

    Yunzhou and Taiyuan are from the same motherland. The terrain is too conducive to defense. Any place that is not a pass must be a key pass. Take Youyu County to the west of Zuoyun. The nickname of this place is scary to death.  Ah, the "throat place", listen, can this be an easy place to attack, because Yunzhou is where the Great Wall is located, can the place where the Great Wall is located be a flat area?

    When Wanyan Zonghan attacked Taiyuan, he suffered a lot and suffered heavy casualties. Now it's better. It's the Song army's turn. But no matter how difficult it is to conquer, you have to attack it, because if you want to capture the Great Wall, you have to conquer the area near Yunzhou.  States and counties are not allowed.

    Zhong Shizhong knew that the road was difficult to pass, and Youyu County behind was surrounded by mountains, making it even more difficult to capture, so he ordered the navy to carry 7,000 elite troops from the Cangtou River to prepare for a joint attack by land and water, so as to capture the Great Wall as soon as possible.

    Now for the Song Army, life in Yunzhou is a little easier, but Yunzhou is too quiet. After Li Qi used the heartless cannon to suppress the opponent's defense line into a corner, the next step is to fill the river.  , Jin Jun did not dare to step forward to interfere. The devastating bombardment had already left a shadow in Jin Jun's heart.

    Although the river is forty to fifty meters wide and two feet deep, tens of thousands of people are digging and filling the river day and night, and it soon begins to take shape.

    People in Yunzhou City are in panic. Once the Song army is overwhelmed by the city wall, there will be no chance of success!

    But Zongze has not been living an easy and comfortable life these days. He is very worried about whether he can save them. He is always restless before the news from the north arrives.

    On this day, just as Zongze, Zhao Kai, and Li Qi were discussing how to break the city, a young general came in, clasped his fists and said: "To your Majesty, General Zhe suddenly encountered an enemy in Zhaojiapu on his way to attack Yungang.  The enemy is stubbornly blocking the attack, and I hope the Generalissimo can send troops to support us."

    Zhe Yanye's mission was to capture some key passes in the west of Yunzhou. It was easier for him to attack here, so Zongze did not send many people there because he expected that the Jin army would not divide its troops to station in these places.

    Zongze was stunned for a moment, then quickly came to the map to look at it, and suddenly asked: "How many enemy troops are there in Zhaojiapu?"

    "According to General Zhe's letter, there are at least two thousand enemy troops stationed there."

    "Two thousand people?"

    Zongze was shocked.

    Li Qi asked curiously: "Prefect Zong, is there something wrong?"

    Zongze frowned and said: "Although Yungang is a strategic location, it is not as important as Baishan Mountain, because this is a Buddhist holy place in the Liao Kingdom. Since the Northern Wei Dynasty, Buddhist statues and grottoes have been built here, and the roads here are  The building is very spacious and is by no means easy to defend or attack.¡±

    Li Qidao: "Wanyan Zonghan doesn't look like a devout believer."

    "This is only the second priority."

    Zongze waved his hand and said: "If the Jin Army guards Yungang, then I can understand it. After all, this is a transportation thoroughfare, but this Zhaojiapu is neither a strategic location nor a key thoroughfare. There is no danger around, but  It¡¯s very close to Yunzhou, so instead of sending troops to guard here, it¡¯s better to guard Yungang.¡±

    "But since the Jin army sent heavy troops to control??Here, then there must be a reason.  "

    Li Qi said and asked the young general: "What kind of place is this Zhaojia Fort? Who are the people living in it?"

    The young general replied: "It is said that Zhaojiabao is just a fishing village. The names of the villages in it all depend on fishing for a living. It is just because the terrain is relatively high and it is the convergence point of Shili River and Zihe River, and Shili River and Zihe River are  They all lead to Yunzhou, so this dike was built here."

    "Shili River, Zihe River, Dam?"

    Zongze was suddenly startled and looked at Zhaojiabao on the map.

    Li Qi was stunned for a moment, then suddenly came to his senses and said: "No, this moat is the branch of the Zihe River and the Shili River. The Jin Army must have raised the dam during the days of heavy rain. Wanyan Zonghan knew that we would definitely fill in the river, so  Gather the water, and once we have filled half of the river, waterproof it immediately, so that all our previous efforts will be in vain."

    As soon as these words came out, Zhao Kai's face turned pale with fright.

    Zongze immediately said: "Quickly mobilize five thousand people to support Zheyanye. We must capture Zhaojiabao today."

    In Yunzhou City.

    When Gao Qingyi came to the government office, his face was full of spring breeze.

    Wan Yanchang glanced at Gao Qingyi and said, "Sir, is there any good news?"

    Gao Qingyi said: "The news just came from Zhaojiabao that the Song Army has begun to attack Zhaojiabao."

    "What?"

    Wan Yanchang stood up suddenly and said, "We can't let them attack Zhaojia Fort."

    Gao Qingyi smiled and said: "General, don't worry. Even if the Song army increases its troops to attack, it will be too late. I am here to invite the general to watch the show at the top of the city."

    Wan Yanchang let out a soft cheer and said: "I was almost scared to death by you. Let's go, let's go, let's go quickly. I really want to see what the little emperor of the Southern Dynasties looks like later."

    "Your Majesty, Your Majesty, it's not good, something serious has happened, the golden man's dam has burst."

    It had only been more than an hour since the reinforcements were sent out, and one person stumbled to the Chinese army's tent.

    After hearing this, Zongze, Zhao Kai and Li Qi were all shocked and hurriedly walked out of the tent and headed to the river.

    In less than a meal, the torrent had already arrived. Because the water came from the critical point between the plateau and the Datong Basin, it rushed downwards from high up, so it came very fast. Even the cavalry could not catch up. Why did Zhaojiabao need to be built?  The dam is just for fear of rising floods and submerging the fields near Yunzhou. Now when the water is released in Zhaojiabao, the water flows down the river, and the moat is relatively shallow, only about two feet deep, so you can't see more than a mile on both sides of the river.  When it comes to land, the water potential can be imagined. This is not a flood. If there is a flood, the Song army here will probably suffer.

    Fortunately, Zongze had already ordered all the soldiers who filled the river to withdraw and remove their firearms, otherwise the losses would have been heavy.

    Because the soil that filled the river had just been poured down, it was not very strong. When the flood came, all the soil was immediately washed away. All the efforts of these days were in vain at this moment. Zhao Kai, Zongze,  Li Qi and the others could only open their eyes and stare blankly, but there was nothing they could do.

    On the contrary, the soldiers of the Jin Army on the top of the city burst out laughing when they saw all this.

    Wan Yanchang felt regretful and murmured: "It would be better if they found out later. In fact, what I want to see most is that when they were transporting firearms across the river, the water suddenly rushed in and destroyed them.  Wash away all their firearms, then we don¡¯t need to be afraid anymore.¡±

    Gao Qingyi said with a smile: "It would be best if this could be done, but it's not bad now. This can at least delay us for a few days, so that's about it."

    Because the water potential is man-made, if Wanyan Zonghan does not strengthen the river embankment, there will be a small flood, and the water flow will exceed the river embankment, and that's it. Therefore, the water potential will come and go quickly, and it will be gone after it has washed away.  However, the Song Army had to fill it out again, which was a big psychological blow to the Song Army soldiers. Wanyan Zonghan's move was not to prevent the Song Army from crossing the river, but to delay as much time as possible.

    "Youdao is a vigorous practice, then rests, and then declines."

    The morale of the Song Army is very low!

    Zhao Kai returned to the tent with a severe headache and kept rubbing his forehead.

    Li Qi lowered his head and played with his two thumbs.

    Zongze also kept sighing.

    They never expected that Wanyan Zonghan would save this move, and they didn't even expect that Wanyan Zonghan used the same move to defeat Zheke Cunshui Village. This heavy rain really helped Wanyan Zonghan a lot.

    "Now how to do?"

    After a while, Zhao Kai finally spoke up.

    Zongze said: ?Reporting back to the emperor, the only option for now is to continue filling the river.  "

    "When will this be filled in?"

    Zhao Kai frowned and said, "Our navy should be arriving soon. How about taking a boat to cross the river?"

    Li Qidao: "Your Majesty, our giant ships can't enter this small river at all. It's useless for small boats to come because they can't put too many heavy firearms on them. The Jin Army will definitely not let us cross the river calmly. They  The attack will definitely be launched when we land, and we will have to carry firearms across the river, so the losses will be greater and the time will be longer."

    Zongze nodded and said: "That's right. The Jin Army has not guarded the city wall so far. It is obviously to prevent us from crossing the river by boat. Even if we forcefully cross the river, it will be very dangerous because almost all the surrounding bridges have been destroyed. Once  If there is any accident, we have no way to retreat, it is too risky.¡±

    At this moment, a sentry ran in and knelt down and said: "Your Majesty, something bad has happened. Xinzhou was suddenly attacked by the Jin army. Our army was defeated and the whole army was wiped out. General Zhe Kecun's life or death is still uncertain.  "

    "Blessings come in pairs, misfortunes never come alone!"

    The Jin army was flooded with mud, which originally demoralized the Song army. Unexpectedly, such bad news came immediately.

    But this tragic defeat came too suddenly. A few days ago, there were successive reports of good news coming from the north. In the blink of an eye, the entire army was wiped out.

    Zongze was astonished and also felt very puzzled. He was stunned for a while and then asked the visitor: "Where do the enemies come from?"

    The man said: "They are the defeated generals from Wuzhou, Xinzhou, Guizhou, and Ruzhou¡ª¡ª"

    As soon as he finished speaking, Zhao Kai said angrily: "You can't defeat this defeated army?"

    The man was so frightened that he knelt down on the ground and said, "Please forgive me, Your Majesty. In fact, in addition to these defeated generals, there are also fresh troops led by Jin Kingdom General Wanyan Zonghan."

    As soon as these words came out, Zhao Kai and others were shocked.

    "What did you say? Wanyan Zonghan?"

    Li Qi looked at the man in surprise.

    The man nodded vigorously and said: "I dare to guarantee my position with my head. Wanyan Zonghan suddenly led an army to attack our army's base camp, broke the embankment and released water, and took advantage of the water's strength to use fire boats to attack our army's water camp."

    "Breaking the embankments and releasing water again?"

    "The hatred in Li Qi's heart, your mother's Wanyan Zonghan is really frugal. Aren't you tired of using one move twice in a month?"

    Zongze said: "Building a camp on the water is supposed to prevent the opponent's fire attack. So what are the navy doing? How can the enemy's fire ships easily approach the camp?"

    The man looked embarrassed and said: "General Zhe thought ¡ª¡ª thought that the opponent would not attack from the water ¡ª¡ª therefore ."

    Although he was intermittently, Zongze also understood that Zhe Kecun looked down on the other party's navy, but the matter was over, and it was too late to pursue it now, and he asked the person who came to ask about the whole process.

    After the visitor explained the war process in detail, Zongze asked him to leave, because if he didn't leave, Zhao Kai might get angry.

    As expected, as soon as this man went out, Zhao Kai slapped the low table angrily, "I am really disappointed with this discount. It is a small victory, but it is so careless and puts our army in trouble. I will definitely not be able to spare him."

    He had been holding back in the past, just to give face to the Zhe family. After all, most of the people here were Western troops.

    Zongze suddenly stood up and knelt down and said: "I am guilty, please the emperor to punish me."

    Zhao Kai was stunned, and hurriedly stood up to help Zong Ze, and said in surprise: "Why is Zong Aiqing like this? I don't have blind eyes, I can still distinguish what is right and what is wrong."

    Zongze said: "This matter is no wonder General, it is all the fault of the old minister. The strategic plan set by the old minister was to send troops at the same time to attack the enemies in various states and counties and defeat them one by one. However, there is one biggest flaw in this plan.  Divide the troops. If the opponent abandons the city and concentrates their forces, then our army's battle line will be too long and it will be difficult to look at the beginning and the end. Obviously Wanyan Zonghan has seen through the old minister's plan, so if we want to judge the crime, the old minister is unshirkable."

    When Zhao Kai heard this, he looked a little embarrassed.

    Indeed, there is no perfect plan, only commanders who adapt to changes. The current Song Army is just like the Jin Army last month. It is leaderless. It is completely the other way around, because Zongze is also difficult to control remotely. This can only depend on the commanders.  Adaptability.

    Li Qi stood up and said: "Your Majesty, Zong Zongzhifu, I think the most important thing at the moment is to find a countermeasure. Isn't it inappropriate to hold people accountable now?"

    Zhao Kai hurriedly borrowed the donkey from the slope and said: "Yes, yes, the Privy Councilor is right. We must find a way to deal with it now. Zong Aiqing, do you have any strategy to defeat the enemy?"

    Zongze thought for a long time and said: "Now the Jin Army is obviously?Concentrate our troops and eliminate our troops one by one. Therefore, the old minister guessed that Wanyan Zonghan's attack was definitely not to capture the city. He only had 10,000 or 20,000 troops. It was impossible to divide his troops to occupy these cities. He must want to destroy them first.  Our army, now that the Zhekecuan Division has been completely wiped out, then their next target must be Liu Yu's army in Ruzhou and Zhang Jun's army in Guizhou. The first thing we need to do now is to send people to inform them immediately.  , let them concentrate their forces to defend Guizhou and Juyongguan. In addition, we should fully close the front line, switch from offense to defense, stabilize our position first, and then find a strategy to destroy the enemy.  "

    Zhao Kai nodded frequently after hearing this, and immediately sent people to pass the edict to Guizhou and Ruzhou, asking Liu Kai and Zhang Jun to join forces quickly and leave those cities alone. Wanyan Zonghan might not be able to capture them anyway.

    But if we can make it in time, we really have to pray to heaven. After all, Wanyan Zonghan's cavalry is very fast.

    After the order was issued, Li Qi added: "But this is just a temporary solution, not the root cause. If this continues, we will still be in trouble when the enemy's reinforcements arrive, and we must launch an attack."

    Whether it¡¯s doing business or fighting, what he hates most is being led around by others.

    Zongze nodded and muttered: "Wanyan Zonghan took away thousands of elites, and he sent elites to guard Zuoyun, Youyu, Baideng and other places. So at this time, there are at most about 10,000 troops in Yunzhou City, and its main force should be  They are people who were temporarily recruited. At this point, we have only one way, which is to quickly capture Yunzhou. This Yunzhou is Wanyan Zonghan's base camp. Once Yunzhou is captured, Wanyan Zonghan's army will inevitably become a lonely army.  We can block their reinforcements, and we can surround and annihilate Wanyan Zonghan's reinforcements."

    Attack?

    It¡¯s easy to say, but the river hasn¡¯t receded yet!

    How to attack?

    But they had no choice. One day later, Zongze immediately issued an order to mobilize the entire army to quickly fill the river and fill the moat as soon as possible.

    The wood, stones, and sand that can be thrown into the river will all be used to fill the river. In fact, there are enough people. The problem is that the soil is difficult to move, because you can't dig your own way out. You have to go to the side.  Digging dirt on the mountain is very time-consuming in this purely human condition.

    Gao Qingyi on the top of the city saw that the Song army had already made a comeback before the river water completely receded, and the entire army was mobilized. He couldn't help but feel no worries at all. Instead, he smiled at Wan Yanchang on the side and said: "General,  It seems that Dutong¡¯s side has won the victory.¡±

    Wan Yanchang nodded and said: "The good news should be back soon, but." At this point, he paused and said: "The Song Army's method of filling the river will take only a few days.  He, this will definitely be a hard battle, we must not let the Song army reach the city wall easily, otherwise, we will have to be controlled by the Song army."

    Gao Qingyi said: "I have prepared five thousand daredevils to launch a charge when the Song army crosses the river. No matter how many people die, as long as Yunzhou City can be defended, they will not let us down."

    They are just dragging them, and they will definitely not be able to defeat them. When all the elites were here, they could only fight the Song army half a fight. Now Wanyan Zonghan has transferred 8,000 elites away and sent additional troops to consolidate the pass. There are actually not many in the city.  The elite troops relied on the solid city walls, fortresses, and newly recruited soldiers. They did not seek to win, but only sought to defend Yunzhou. This was their only purpose.

    When Zhao Kai's edict was only halfway through, Ba Lisu's vanguard troops had already reached the border. He also eliminated several remnant troops of the Song army along the way. He did not stop the pursuit until he approached the Taihang Mountains. Obviously, those remnants  All the troops fled into the mountains.  But when they came to the territory of Ruzhou, there was no one around. Balisu was experienced and saw that these important roads were unguarded. He was afraid that there was a fraud, so he sent 300 people to investigate, and the army moved slowly.

    However, along the way, I really didn't meet a single enemy. Even when I arrived at the gate of Ruzhou City, although the city gate was closed, I didn't see a single soldier on the top of the city, let alone a soldier, not even a single citizen.  I did not see it.

    Ba Lisu looked at it for a long time, but still didn't understand the situation, so he sent a team of people to take a look in front of the city gate.

    This group of people were also afraid. If a group of Song troops stood up above, they would be doomed. They cautiously came to the city gate. A slightly bolder soldier stepped forward and pushed with both hands, and heard a squeak.  With a sound, the city gate opened unexpectedly, and they themselves were startled. They looked at the slowly opening field of vision in horror, but it was completely empty inside.

    Ba Lisu asked them to go in and inquire.

    It costs lives!

    This group of people could only march into the city with their heads down.

    Half an hour later, they came out one after another, "QiArmy, there is no one inside.  "

    Ba Lisu frowned slightly. Wanyan Zonghan sent them here in a hurry, with the purpose of destroying the last remaining reinforcements. However, not only did they not encounter any reinforcements, they didn't even see a single Song soldier. It was really disappointing!  So he immediately sent people around to find out where the Song army had gone.

    One day later, Wanyan Zonghan personally led all the main forces to arrive. At the same time, news also came that the Song army from Ruzhou had all gone to Guizhou.

    After Wanyan Zonghan heard this, he said, "It's a pity. How fast can the Song army drag the people?"  Although Wanyan Zonghan did not say it clearly, Ba Lisu also woke up and regretted it. He should have pursued immediately and should not have waited for Wanyan Zonghan's army. He hoped that Liu Kai had not gone too far, so without saying a word, he immediately pointed his sword at Guizhou.  The army followed the trend and headed south, because Ruzhou was too close to Guizhou. If the cavalry was fast, it would only take a day or two.

    But when Wanyan Zonghan came to Guizhou, he looked at it like, oh my god, oh my god!  Song Jun must have completely shrunk his head into a turtle shell.

    Fortresses, stockades, and military flags are all over the mountains and plains, because Guizhou is at the foot of the Taihang Mountains. There are so many mountains. It is really a sea of ??people. The walls are made of copper and iron. The artillery and catapults are ready. Every soldier is ready with a bow and arrow, waiting for you to attack.  .

    Wanyan Zonghan kept wiping his sweat as he saw this, and thought to himself, if this is a forceful attack, the chance of winning is slim. Even if it succeeds, it will definitely be a miserable victory. Unless it is the final decisive battle, it is definitely not suitable to attack by force.

    It turned out that when Liu Kai and Zhang Jun learned that Zhe Kecun was under attack, they both sent reinforcements. However, before they left the country, they encountered the news from Zhe Kecun's side, telling them not to go.  There was no way to save him. After learning that Wanyan Zonghan personally led the army to attack, Liu Kai and Zhang Jun were both extraordinary people. As soon as he heard the news, he immediately understood Wanyan Zonghan's intention, and Liu Kai from Ruzhou only had a few thousand troops.  , less than 10,000. If Wanyan Zonghan comes up and besieges Ruzhou, will Guizhou come to rescue?

    This is bound to make it difficult to take care of both ends.

    So Liu Kai made a decisive decision and mobilized the people in the city to go to Guizhou. They traveled day and night. He only sent a small group of troops to pick up Zhe Kecun and took the embarrassed Zhe Kecun to Guizhou.

    Zhang Jun also quickly transferred back all the troops sent out to attack the city, because like Zhe Kecun, he sent out troops to attack key passes and passes that had not yet been occupied, and ordered soldiers to build defensive measures to deal with the coming attack.  Jin Jun.

    In fact, Liu Kai arrived about half a day earlier than Wanyan Zonghan's vanguard. If he had not been suspicious at that time and directly diverted the pursuit, he might have been able to catch up with Liu Kai's troops. This is the benevolence of a scholar.  Yan Zonghan would not think of the people at this critical moment, but Liu Kai was a scholar. When he stationed in Ruzhou, the people were very enthusiastic and gave the only food they had to the Song army, because they were all Han people.  , compatriots of the same clan, the fellow villagers burst into tears when they saw the fellow villagers, so when the common people saw that Liu Kai was leaving suddenly, they were afraid. When you came, we all chose to abandon the dark and turn to the light. You can't leave us alone. If the Jin army knew that we were defecting,  If he saves you, will he let us go?

    "Actually, Wanyan Zonghan doesn't know the common people like them yet, and he doesn't have the skills. He is completely here for the Song Army. Just go and do whatever you are supposed to do.

    Liu Kai couldn't bear to leave these people behind, so he chose to evacuate to Guizhou with these people. This kind thought may bring disaster.

    Thanks to the Song army's repeated attempts to lure the enemy deeper into the enemy's territory, Liu Kai became more cautious as no one was stationed in the area. Facing an empty city, he did not dare to rush into it. He stayed in Ruzhou for a day, and then Liu Kai was fully recovered  retreat.

    In this ancient war, why is it said that dividing the troops is a taboo? It is because it is difficult for the commander to cover everything. Once an accident occurs, there is no time to deal with it. This relies on the generals' on-the-spot adaptability. If Liu Kai had waited until Zhao Kai's edict came,  , before choosing to abandon Ruzhou, it was too late. Wanyan Zonghan's army blocked them in the middle and separated them in half. The consequences would be unimaginable, and they might all be defeated by Wanyan Zonghan.

    Liu Kai and Zhang Jun were afraid of breaking into a cold sweat when they saw Wanyan Zonghan arriving so quickly. It was only half a day away. It was really dangerous!

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