On the way south, Wanyan Liang had a conversation with Wanyan Yiying and asked him why the strategy for Zhending City was not successful.

Speaking of which, Wanyan Yiying was also very annoyed, and he was also very dissatisfied with the failure to successfully conquer Zhending City.

But in fact, after more than a month of fierce attack in Zhending City, it still stood upright as before. The Liberation Army on the city should have suffered heavy losses, but its morale is still high.

Their firearms should have been used up, but they still wiped out the Jin army's troops from the city many times and threw them down the city walls. The defense was very tough, leaving him helpless.

What's even more terrifying is that the attack of the gold juice on the top of the city wall has never stopped, and the entire city wall is almost poured out by the gold juice, and the rich smell is intoxicating.

This also indirectly reflects that the city has abundant grain reserves and is far from the time to be in a hurry. As long as the city has enough grain, the hope of the Jin army breaking the city will be very slim.

Wanyan Yiying lost more than 3,000 soldiers' lives under Zhending City, and the number of people who died of injuries and illness in the past month has remained high. Only less than 20,000 of his 30,000 infantry can maintain combat effectiveness.

Those who were still alive but had no combat power were simply thrown by him under Zhending City, in the name of surrounding Zhending City, but in fact they were allowed to fend for themselves.

Wanyan Yiying brought a total force of less than 30,000, and the main force was cavalry that lost little. The help to Wanyan Liang was limited, so Wanyan Liang scolded Wanyan Yiying.

But he also knew that Zhending City would be difficult to fight, so he was not too harsh.

"All the way south, every city seemed to be guarded by elite soldiers to death. They were persuaded to surrender without being defeated, and they were unable to defeat... Yiying, where did the thief army come from so many elite troops? Why are they so tenacious and unwilling to surrender? What did the thief leader do to them? Make them so loyal?"

Wanyan Liang covered her eyes and showed a deep feeling of fatigue.

Wanyan Yiying looked at Wanyan Liang's fatigue and felt very uneasy.

"Your Majesty, this thief army is indeed different from all the thief army we encountered in the past, but they are still thief army. They have less than two years of rebellion and have shallow foundations. What's more, our army still has nearly 80,000 cavalry, and as long as we face the battalion head-on, we will definitely win."

Wanyan Liang sighed and nodded slowly.

"Yes, as long as you face the front, you will definitely win a big victory... Yes, it is true, so just go to Jinan, and I will definitely make Su Thief pay the price for his rebellion!"

Wanyan Liang clenched his fists, his face full of deep resentment and deep hatred.

It is indeed a big problem to be unable to conquer the city, but the Jin army did not completely fail to win.

If the city could not be taken, the surrounding country forts were in trouble. Wanyan Liang threw all his anger at the country forts and launched a very fierce attack on these country forts.

If a cavalry cannot attack the city, then cooperate with a small number of infantry to attack the forts. While killing people to increase morale, they can also seize the food and money that the army urgently needs.

Wanyan Liang himself also knew the importance of food. In order to reduce the burden on the logistics, he advanced and dispersed the cavalry troops to attack the fort. It would be best if he could defeat it. It doesn't matter if he occasionally encountered someone he couldn't.

Anyway, there were indeed many forts conquered along the way south, and the seized food and money were enough for daily consumption, which also allowed Wanyan Liang to hoard a lot of food and money in case of emergency needs.

However, the countrysides of various states were indeed greatly damaged by Wanyan Liang. Many forts were destroyed, and most of the powerful clan families and the tenants they controlled were killed. All the rest were organized into the signing army and headed south together.

It can be said that the Jin army went south, with blood debts all the way, killing people.

After giving up attacking Hengshui, Wanyan Liang did not think about attacking Xindu, which was a larger city. He gave up attacking Xindu, surrounded Xindu with five thousand troops, and then went south to Zaoqiang.

Zaoqiang had no defenses, and Wanyan Liang easily occupied Zaoqiang and stored the food and fodder collected from attacking the fort in Zaoqiang. There were several cities like Zaoqiang along the way, all of which were prepared for the need for timely needs.

If there is a problem with logistics, with these cities and food, the main force of the Jin army will not be immediately destroyed, and there is still room for recovery.

It should be said not to say it. If there were no landlords and powerful people who set up camps to defend themselves, the Jin army would not have been so smooth. Once the logistics and food and fodder were cut off by the Restoration Army, they would immediately collapse and not even have room for recovery.

What else can I say?

Wanyan Liang made a little rectification in Zaoqiang and began to march towards Enzhou. According to investigations, only the garrison of the Restoration Army was found in Liting County in Enzhou, and the rest of the places were also completed. Except for the countryside forts, there were no other human settlements.

The powerful ability of the Restoration Army to clear the world has opened the eyes of the senior officials and generals of the Jin Kingdom. It was the first time I saw a strong wall and clear the world of this size.

If they continued to fight south, they almost broke through Hebei, but the solid walls and clearing the fields still did not end. It seemed to be far away and had no idea where the end was.

They thought that the Restoration Army's solid walls and cleared the fields were limited to a few states. Now the terrible fact tells them that the Restoration Army has cleared the fields of Hebei. If we continue to go south, it is very likely that Shandong will be cleared by them.

What a terrifying wall and clear field.

When thinking about this possibility, let alone other people, Wanyan Liang had a moment of thinking that he might as well stop fighting and lead his troops to retreat.

But when Wanyan Liang realized that everyone was thinking about going back, a sense of fear arose.

Everyone wants to go back, but they don’t want to continue fighting because they can go back, and they have a way out. After they go back, they can live a better life than they are now.

But I am different.

He knew that he could not go back, and he could not go back. If he had not won the victory and triumph, there was only one word for death waiting for him.

He has accumulated too much resentment, civil, official, military, enemy, his own...

He is almost the enemy of the world.

If he cannot win a battle and cannot prove that he is still strong, he will have no way to survive.

OK, there is nothing to be confused about, let's continue.

This war needs to continue, for himself, for his imperial power, and for the throne.

So Wanyan Liang issued an order to advance.

At the same time, there were fierce changes in his rear.

After he led his troops south, the rear maintained a balance for a period of time. The Restoration Army in the city and the Jin soldiers outside the city maintained a strategic balance. If you don’t hit me, I won’t hit you.

Most of the surrounded cities were attacked by the Jin army, and they really didn't dare to leave the city for a while. However, over time, the restoration army in the city began to wonder.

After so long, I have never seen any reinforcements or mobilizations of the Jin army outside the city.

They thought it was the Jin army's plan and tried to lure them out of the city to fight, but the fact was that the Jin soldiers did not launch another attack. After so long, even if it was a plan, there should be some movement.

No, nothing is going on.

It was as if the Jin soldiers outside the city wanted to maintain a strange balance with them in the city and sign a strange non-aggression treaty.

This is very strange.

So in Hejian City, Jiang Liangping's mind became alive.

He discussed with his deputy Chen Qian about this.

"You said, the golden thieves outside the city haven't moved for so long. What's going on? Do they still want to fight? They just surrounded us and didn't move. What do they mean? Should we send troops to test it?"

"Go out of the city? General, we don't have much military strength. Even if the Jin thieves outside the city have no conspiracy, their military strength will be less than 10,000, and the entire Hejian City is surrounded. Thank God if they don't fight the city. Isn't it appropriate to leave the city at this time?"

Chen Qian objected to this.

Jiang Liangping frowned and shook his head.
Chapter completed!