Chapter 805: Attack the City

Chen Ao woke up early in the morning by practicing the sound. After washing up, he sat behind the desk and ate some tea, put his stomach on his stomach, and became more energetic. Hearing the sound of knocking on the cabin door outside, he said to Zhou Hengnu: "Call in."

Zhou Heng went to open the cabin door, and the captain who was sending the order came in, bowed his hands and said, "Your Highness, the Pioneer Navy has arrived in the Anying Sea and can arrive at the Jinzhou front line before noon. Yang Guoyang commanded the commander to lower his orders to ask, what should the Pioneer Navy do after arriving in Jinzhou?"

Chen Ao took a sip of tea and said with a smile: "If it were you, what would you do?"

The captain saw Chen Ao talking nonsense, so he came to ask for orders very often, but instead asked himself, the captain who sent the order was obviously numb, as if Chen Ao didn't ask like this, he would not be King Pingxi. Then he said, "If you are humble, you will naturally be surprised and defeat the Jin army on the nearby coast first, land first, and wait for King Pingxi's central navy to arrive."

Chen Ao nodded and said to Zhou Heng: "Xiao Zhou, help me find a military situation, Zhongjing Road, about the defense of Jinzhou."

Zhou Heng heard Chen Ao call him Xiao Zhou, as if he had eaten a fly. What does Xiao Zhou mean in this era and a swearing boy? It is similar to a child. If it is a person who is not related to this, it is common for him to call him like this, and he draws his fists to face him. However, Chen Ao screams casually, Zhou Heng has no choice but to go to the bookshelf at the corner of the cabin for a while, then take out a military intelligence that has been removed and put it on Shen Ao's desk.

Chen Ao picked it up, took a look, and murmured: "Jinzhou is indeed a major city, and it is a must-pass way for Liaodong and the pass. Here, there are also three thousand Jin troops and two thousand escort troops stationed. It seems that if you want to land, you have to go through a battle."

Zhou Heng curled his lips and hugged his hands, saying, "The vanguard navy has 30,000 people, 300 ships, and they are all mainly gunboats. How could he be afraid of a mere 5,000 gold army?"

Chen Ao did not dare to underestimate the strength of the Jin army. If he said that he had fought with 30,000 Jin army cavalry back then, he had devoted all the strength of Xixia and had the advantage of time and place to win. But now the Song army is away, and although these Jin people are few, the combat power they burst out is definitely not fun. Chen Ao clearly remembers that in history, the Jin army went south and only dispatched 120,000 troops and horses. Only these 100,000 iron cavalry were like a staggering bamboo, conquering cities and land, which was invincible.

Although he was confident that the navy's combat power was not weak, Chen Ao would never dare to despise it lightly in tactical manner. He closed his eyes, tapped the table with his knuckles, and said slowly: "After the pioneer navy arrives at Jinzhou Port, don't rush to land. First wander around the sea and make a look as if he wants to land. When the Jurchens arrive at the port, they will launch a general attack order. Let's tell Yang Guo that this is our first battle into Youyun, and we cannot lose it. What I want is a complete victory!"

After hearing this, the captain left and went to pass the order.

Chen Ao said to Zhou Heng: "When will the Central Navy arrive in Jinzhou?"

Zhou Heng said: "The vanguard and the central army are only three hours apart, and they can arrive roughly in the evening."

Chen Aohe nodded and said, "Tell them that when you move forward at full speed, time can be faster."

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Jinzhou City seems very vast under the bleakness of late autumn. Half a year ago, the Jurchens entered the pass from here and besieged Jinzhou. The Liao army in Jinzhou City resisted stubbornly. After the city was broken, the Jin army carried out a three-day massacre in order to vent their resentment. Since then, Jinzhou City has blood flowed into a river. Even now, the bones that were not too late to be buried can be seen everywhere, like hell on earth. In the past, there were also merchants entering and leaving the city, with a lush population. Now there are only one household left in ten households, and there are even no pedestrians on the street, which is extremely depressed.

However, due to the bitter cold in Liaodong, after the Jin army occupied Jinzhou, many Jin tribes migrated here. Although the number was only a few thousand, most of them were family members of the army. However, so many people had to have slaves and servants, and they were not usually engaged in childbirth, so many slaves were captured. These people were Han and Khitan, and most of them settled in the outer city. At this time, the Jin people had no intention of establishing rule, so their management of these people was extremely cruel. Whenever they were unhappy, they would beat and kill, peel and feed dogs. Under this heavy pressure, the Han and Liao people in the outer city were extremely difficult.

As a strategic location, even though the Jurchen cavalry came out in full swing, they had not slacked off in defense of Jinzhou. The three thousand Jin troops were already the limit here, and the commander Duo Bi, who led the team, was ordered to guard it here. This is not only a must-pass for Zhongjing, but also an important pass connecting Liaodong. Duo Bi dared not neglect here, and sent a cavalry out of the city on time every day to search.

Just at noon today, a pegasus quickly entered the city. The walls of Jinzhou City had already collapsed and were disrepaired for a long time. The Jin people were not interested in city defense. Even in an important town like Jinzhou, they felt that there was no need to repair the city wall. Therefore, the Jurchen warriors who reported the Pegasus went straight into the collapsed city wall, passed through the outer city, and knocked over countless ragged pedestrians. After entering the inner city, they slowed down their horses and shouted at a team of oncoming Jin soldiers: "Report urgently!"

This loud roar immediately attracted attention. The Jin army in the city made way, and some people went to Meng'an Bojin's mansion in advance. The so-called Meng'an means a thousand people in the Jurchen language. Bojin is an official position, and Meng'an Bojin means a thousand men. However, although he is a thousand men, the troops under his command are also relatively chaotic. Some of the thousand men's commanders have a full quota of only four or five hundred soldiers, while others are ten times the former. This is closely related to the tribes within the Jurchens. The large tribes have a large population and naturally have sufficient military resources. Although the small tribe leaders are also enthroned as Meng'an Bojin, they are few in number and naturally deviate from each other.

The warrior quickly entered the mansion. When the thousand-man commander Duo Bi seemed a little anxious when he heard the word "urgent" report. He was ordered to guard here, not only to guard against slaves' resistance, but also to prevent the nearby Liao army scattered soldiers and bravely attacked. After all, the Jurchens progressed rapidly, and the Liao army in various places had not been completely eliminated. Even in the Zhongjing Road area, there were tens of thousands of Liao troops, all kinds of people, intertwined. Now the Jurchen cavalry came out in full swing. If something suddenly happened, it would not be fun. Duo Bi was an impatient person. Although he was very self-respecting and brave, he was not so proud that he completely ignored the urgent military situation.

"What's wrong!"

"There are...there are Song Army!"

"Song Army..." The two words "Song Army" are too far away for Duo Bi. Before asking, Duo Bi had imagined many answers, such as the king of Qijin Prefecture who sent a general order, or found traces of a group of remnants of the Liao army, or the nearby city was attacked by bandits. However, he did not expect that the Song army would appear here.

The Song army... even from the nearest border of the Song Dynasty, it was a thousand miles away. How did they appear?

"Nonsense!" Duo Bi yelled angrily, kicked the Jin soldiers who were passing the order over, and said angrily: "Dog slave, how could there be a Song army here? Even if the Southern people have the courage, they will never appear here!"

The Jin soldiers rushed over and knelt down on one knee. Among the Jurchen army, most of the troops were commanded by the nobles of their clan, so they had a very distinctive identity. Seeing that the thousand men were angry, as the slaves of Lord Bojin, they didn't have to pass military orders and cut off their heads without any responsibility. So although the Jin soldiers were kicked by Duobi, they said respectfully: "It's absolutely right. It's the Song army. They came over on a boat and appeared in the harbor ten miles outside Jinzhou City. There were many ships, which were black!"

Duobi had to respond to it at this time, and the Song army appeared in Jinzhou on a boat. Could it be... He couldn't help but smile grimly, pressed the hilt of the knife around his waist, and laughed wildly: "Don't be afraid, if the Liao people were suppressed by black people, they might still cause some trouble, but the Southern people like chickens..." The contempt on Duobi's face was undoubtedly full of contempt. There was also the Han army in the Liao army, and these Han army were almost inferior to the mobs. Dozens of Jurchen cavalry dared to chase after a battalion of Han army to massacre. In Duobi's impression, these Han army and Song army were no different. Since they dared to come, see Ben Bojin twisted his neck."

In a moment, the Jin army in the city gathered, and some cavalry gathered from outside the city, with a total of 3,000 people. Duobi personally led the army and shouted, and they all headed towards Jinzhou Port.

"Boom..." The iron hooves of the Jurchen cavalry made a rumble. Such a large-scale dispatch was the first time for the Jinzhou defenders. Only the garrison was left in the city. This cavalry, which looked like a pack of wolves, made a cheerful call in the north wind.

The so-called Jinzhou Port is actually just a simple bay. It has long been deserted, and even the nearby fishing villages are nowhere to be seen. When Duo Bi arrived here with his cavalry, he was immediately shocked by the scene outside the bay. The huge ships were moored on the sea surface, and there was no end at all. The long sails and leaves stretched to the sea and sky.

Duo Bi had already frowned, and then realized that this was a huge Song army, and it was even very likely that it was the main force of the Song army. What was they coming to Jinzhou for? Could it be that they wanted to take advantage of the chaos of the Jin and Liao battles? Do these cunning southerners think that they would get some benefits when they arrived in Jinzhou?

Duo Bi's vision was that the number of Song army was at least tens of thousands, and this was just the tip of the iceberg. No one knew if there would be more ships when they were approaching. His eyes were red. After looking at the fleet, he immediately issued an order: "Turn them to the open land, and as long as they go ashore, they will rush to kill immediately!"

This narrow coast, beach and the broken walls of the harbor were obviously not suitable for the advantages of the cavalry. Although he realized that the Song army was ten times that of the Jin army, Duo Bi was not panicked and immediately made a judgment.

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Chapter completed!