Chapter 440: Desperation
Yikunzhou is located between Zhongjing and Shangjing, and is even closer to Shangjing.
However, there is a Huang River between Yikunzhou and Shangjing. The name of Shangjing Linhuangfu came from this. It is precisely because of this river that although Yikunzhou is closer to Shangjing, it is more susceptible to Zhongjing.
control.
Therefore, after the Jin Dynasty lost Zhongjing, Yikunzhou was quickly recovered by the Great Zhou Dynasty, and tens of thousands of troops were stationed in the city.
Wanyan Aguda sent Wanyan Sagai to lead 10,000 cavalry, hiding out during the day and sneaking into the city of Yikunzhou at night, and then launched a fierce attack on this key military center.
The Great Zhou army in the city was also a little careless, and was actually attacked by Wanyan Sagai. The Jin army entered the city and started a street battle with the defenders.
In the end, the Great Zhou army was defeated and had to withdraw from Yikunzhou City. This was the first time that the Great Zhou army was defeated by the Jin army.
However, the Jin army was not proud for too long. Ning Fu quickly responded and sent a large army to attack Yikunzhou again. This was the only place from Zhongjing to Shangjing, so it must be in control.
Facing the attack of the Great Zhou army, although the Jin army was very tenacious, in the face of absolute strength, they were eventually driven out of Yikunzhou and finally retreated to the north bank of Huanghe before stopping.
Yikunzhou changed hands again, but Ning Fu did not stop, but continued to send troops north to threaten Wanyan Aguda in the capital.
In addition, Hutou also sent troops to meet Zhe Keshi, heading towards Huanglong Mansion from Xinzhou. The two armies directly pointed to the key points of the Jin army, which made it difficult for the Jin Kingdom to take care of the head and tail for a while.
It is better to regain the troops into two groups, and the two groups do not distinguish between the primary and secondary. This is actually bullying the Jin Kingdom with its national strength.
You should know that the Jurchens have only been rising for a few years. Although they have absorbed a lot of power, their foundation is still very weak. It is already considered to be the only way for the entire Jin Dynasty to pull up a main army of 100,000 people.
In contrast, the Great Zhou Dynasty is strong, not only with a large population, but also with money and supplies. Especially with the promotion of potatoes, Ning Fu has no worries about food shortage.
So before fighting with the Jin Kingdom, Ning Fu began to mobilize. This time he personally led the army to fight and even dispatched national forces, with an astonishing 200,000 troops alone.
Now Hutou leads 80,000 people to attack Shangjing, Zhe Keshi leads 50,000 people directly to Huanglong, Ning Fu still has 70,000 people as reserve troops, and can support the two armies at any time.
In contrast, Wanyan Aguda had very few troops, and the only one who could be called the main army was the 50,000 people in his hands.
Moreover, these 50,000 people had suffered two defeats before, which had a serious blow to the morale of the army. It was very difficult to face the 80,000 troops of Hutou, and it was even more impossible to divide the troops.
As for Huanglong Mansion, although there are tens of thousands of garrisons, the combat effectiveness of these garrisons is certainly not comparable to that of the main army, and they are all scattered in various prefectures and counties, and they cannot stop Zhe Keshi's 50,000 elite soldiers.
Therefore, while the Hutou Western Route Army was still confronting Wanyan Aguda on both sides of the Huanghe River, Zhe Keshi's army had already entered Huanglong Mansion and conquered the city and plundered the land, which was unstoppable.
Seeing that Huanglong Mansion was about to be captured by the Great Zhou, Wanyan Aguda, who was in Shangjing, was helpless.
He wanted to give up going to Beijing to rescue Huanglong Mansion. After all, it was his old nest. To the north of Huanglong Mansion, it was the origin of the Wanyan tribe. If even there was lost, what else would the Jin Kingdom have to exist?
The most important thing is that most of the 50,000 troops under Wanyan Aguda were recruited from Huanglong Mansion, and their families were also in Huanglong Mansion. If they were allowed to know the news of the fall of Huanglong Mansion, it would definitely cause a fluctuation in the morale of the army.
However, the tiger-headed army was on the south bank of Huanghe and was eyeing Shangjing City. If Wanyan Aguda dared to retreat, it would definitely attract the fierce pursuit of the Great Zhou army. It can be said that they had been dragged to Shangjing.
Therefore, in this case, Wanyan Aguda ordered people to block the news of Huanglong Mansion to prevent his morale from shaking his army.
However, Ning Fu had long expected Aguda to do this, so he asked someone to write the news of the fall of Huanglong Mansion on paper and then scattered it into the Jin army camp with hot balloons. Although there were very few people who knew how to read in this era.
, but there are still some in the tens of thousands of troops.
Although Aguda immediately confiscated the paper after discovering it, and warned the soldiers that this was all fake news from the Great Zhou, just to shake their morale.
But this kind of warning is useless. Even if the soldiers do not believe it, they are still a little suspicious, especially when they think of their own family, they are even more at ease.
Under this circumstance, the morale of Wanyan Aguda's subordinates also began to shake.
Faced with this situation, Aguda immediately changed his strategy and began to actively look for opportunities to fight the army of the Great Zhou. After all, as long as he wins the battle, the morale of the army will immediately stabilize.
But Hutou received Ning Fu's instructions and kept avoiding the battle. In addition, it was separated by Huanghe, which was even more inconvenient for the two armies to fight decisively, so Aguda could not find a chance.
After more than a month, Zhe Keshi finally conquered Huanglong Mansion City and controlled the entire Huanglong Mansion.
At this time, the news of the fall of Huanglong Mansion could not be concealed anymore, because Ning Fu asked Zhe Keshi to send a group of prisoners from Huanglong Mansion and handed them to Hutou to the front of the formation.
When the soldiers under Aguda saw these prisoners, some even recognized their relatives, which made the soldiers under Aguda even more disturbed. For a moment, some even shouted to go back to Huanglong Mansion.
Faced with this situation, Aguda also fell into a desperate situation.
If you want to fight now, the morale of the army will not have an advantage, and there is almost no hope of winning.
If you don’t fight, you can only withdraw from Zhongjing, otherwise your soldiers will rebel.
But if they withdraw, the Great Zhou army will definitely chase them and fight fiercely. Not only will it not be able to escape, but it may even be destroyed by the Zhou army halfway.
It can be said that no matter whether it is fighting or escaping, Agu will not end up well.
"Brother, the army is now discussing the fall of Huanglong Mansion, and many people are even clamoring to go back. What should we do?"
Wanyan Sagai couldn't help but find Aguda and asked, "He was almost unable to suppress his soldiers."
"Is there any new news in Huanglong Mansion?"
Wanyan Agu still seemed very calm when he defeated him. It was his calmness that allowed Wanyan tribe to grow from a small tribe to this huge empire today.
"No, after Zhe Keshi captured Huanglong Mansion, our contact with him was cut off. What I worry most now is that they are heading north, and then..."
Chapter completed!