Chapter 66: Master Tong is not good enough
Wang Yue lived a leisurely life in the following days, just guarding the Lugou Bridge...
Well, there is no bridge yet.
What pressure can there be?
Now he has three thousand absolute elites in his hands, all of which were honed in six years of bloody wars, and each one was climbed out of the pile of dead people. However, the advantages on the battlefield these days often do not require too many people. Three thousand veterans who are truly experienced in battle are enough to overwhelm most opponents.
The Jurchens were not satisfied with ten thousand, and they were invincible.
In fact, it's not just the Jurchens.
There are really ten thousand servants who sank the Western King, and they are also invincible on local battlefields.
In the era of cold weapons, most of these elite legions that truly have the ability to determine the situation of the battle were actually a scale of thousands of people.
Such as Xuanjia Army.
What's more, behind him, there are more servants who can be mobilized at any time, and there is sufficient logistics. He wants to order tables of wine and food from a restaurant, so he can guarantee that they will be warm at that time. Li Chuwen, a local snake, is meticulous in logistics supply, and he even provides prostitutes. There is also a big river in front of Wang Yue that is 200 meters wide and is actually in a state of mountain torrents. Yongding River is known as the Wuding River and also known as the Little Yellow River. This kind of mountain torrent that pours down from the Taihang Mountains in midsummer, brings rocks to turbid waves to drain. There is a heavy rain in the city, for fear that the flood will sweep the city.
In fact, this happens often.
If he still can't hold on to such good conditions, he would be better off jumping into the flood by himself.
In the next half month, Xiao Gan tried to step onto the north shore again and again, but was again led by Wang Yue and the Changsheng Army to be fought back.
In fact, he didn't really have a large-scale attack.
Xiao Gan also knew that his nomadic cavalry was not suitable for this job.
Many Xi warriors who bravely attacked the turbid waves of the Sanggan River these days did not step on the north shore at all, but were drowned in the river because of a capsized boat, and there was no suitable place to cross the river downstream. The south side of Xijin was later Nanyuan, which was similar to the swamp in this season.
Want to truly cross the river and get Gu'an.
Then he has to take a circle of about 500 miles.
Although this is not too difficult as a cavalry, Xiao Gan still did not make this choice, and his army was always stationed on the other side.
Then he became entangled with Wang Yue like a rooster.
During this period, even a reinforcement army that ran back from Juyongguan was easily repelled by Wang Yue, while all the prefectures and counties around Xijin remained waiting and watching.
The Han tyrants who actually held control in Shunzhou, namely Shunyi, Tanzhou, Miyun, Jizhou and other places did not turn against each other because they knew the battle situation on the southern front, but were not loyal to sending troops to support the king. The same was true for those in the southern front Gu'an, Yongqing and other places. They did know that Yelu Dashi was the real winner, but this victory could not change anything, and the loss of ten thousand people was not worth mentioning for Tong Guan...
In theory, Song Guang had thirty-seven generals in Hebei.
The loss of the Baigou Song army was at most just the troops under a general's jurisdiction.
What's more, even Li Chuwen, the capital of the Han tycoon, has chosen to turn against him. The only wise choice for those around Xijin is to wait and see.
In fact, Li Chuwen and the Han tyrants of Xijin quickly learned the real situation. Although Wang Yue ordered the gates of Xijin's outer city to be closed, it was still easy for these people to know the outside world news, and even Zhao Heshou and others knew it. Wang Yue boasted that Tong Guan's army arrived in three days, and then after three days, no one was seen. These guys had already woken up and quickly began to inquire about the outside world. The battlefield was only more than two hundred miles away, and even folk rumors arrived half a month.
But what if you know the truth?
The pirate ship has already been on, and the blood from the Khitan in his hand is also stained. Still want to withdraw?
Have you asked those in the inner city who stood on the city wall every day and gritted their teeth and looked at the Khitan nobles outside?
It’s better to follow Wang Yue honestly. Judging from this guy’s combat effectiveness, there is no problem in defending Xijin. There is no shortage of food in the city, and there is no pressure for at least half a year. Everyone knows that the Song Dynasty cannot miss this opportunity. The Song army will come in the end. Three days are indeed a scam, but three months are probably not available.
So the rest depends on Master Tong...
Master Tong is not good!
"Defeated again?"
Wang Yue said with an exaggerated expression.
It was half a month later. Wu Song, who went south to deliver the letter, returned and brought him news of Tong Taishi's second defeat.
And it was a crushing defeat.
I have to say that I, Dasong, always make people feel like this.
"Tong Guan really lured Gao Feng to surrender.
The latter learned that you were entering Xijin and had already sent someone to contact Tong Guan to surrender. Tong Guan then used heavy rewards and lured him, and immediately imprisoned the Khitan army to raise an army.
After Yelu Dashi learned that you had entered Xijin, he abandoned Xincheng and retreated to Zhuozhou, killed Zhao Heshou's family and drove all the others in the city, defending the city with food.
Tong Guan used Zhong Shidao as the commander-in-chief, and combined with the Xinxing clan army, a total of 100,000 troops to attack Zhuozhou.
They surrounded Zhuozhou.
But in the middle of the night, he was attacked by Xiao Gan. Ji Jing, who was the first to be hit, fled without fighting, and led the nearby Jiao Anjie and Cookie to escape.
Master Zhong personally suppressed the enemy, but Yelu Dashi suddenly broke out in the city.
Then the troops ran together.
It is said that Zhong Shidao was almost captured in the chaos army. Thanks to the bloody battle of Yang Weizhong and others, they were spared. When I came, they had already fled to Xincheng. Yelu Dashi and Xiao Gan chased each other. There were countless corpses from 70 miles from Zhuozhou to Xincheng. The total losses of each unit were estimated to be no less than 30,000. However, most of them were Hebei imperial guards, not only casualties, but most of them were deserters. In addition, all the military supplies transported to the front line of Zhuozhou were thrown to Yelu Dashi."
Wu Song said.
Well, Master Tong was played by Yelu Dashi again.
Yelu Dashi deliberately abandoned the new city, with the purpose of narrowing the distance with Xiao Gan and then attracting the Song army to besiege Zhuozhou, who used the advantage of speed to attack outside.
Zhong Shidao must have been on guard, but he was not used to the speed advantage of being alone and having more horses.
It was indeed exaggerated to the Song army for a short period of 120 miles, but it was not worth mentioning to Xiao Gan's Xi cavalry. He was on his side to feint attack and attack Zhuozhou with elite troops. The Song generals who were already interested in tricking Wang Yue should take the opportunity to run away quickly? As for the deaths of the Hebei imperial guards, the ones were used to die for the Western Army. Not to mention 30,000, it doesn't matter if it's 30,000.
"What about Xiao Puxian's offer?"
Ma Kuo asked.
"The news from the court has not arrived yet, but Tong Guan said that it was really not possible, so we left Xijin and fled south. He said we have done our best."
Wu Song said.
"Feed south? No, why should we flee south?
Zichong, go and tell Li Chuwen about this news, telling him that the Grand Master Tong had been defeated, and telling them that Zhao Heshou's family had been killed. Now they don't want their whole family to be killed, so let's make up their minds to defend Xijin with us. All the young and strong people in the city were armed, and the powerful men took them out on the streets outside. If there was no weapon, they would use hoes, guillotines, axes, or even white bars, and those without armor would wear leather armor. In short, within an hour, I would see that everyone in this city was posing for a bloody battle to the end.
By the way, let’s say that Yelu Dashi beat Zhuozhou bloodied, and there were no men, women, young and old left.”
Wang Yue said.
Since you want to scare, then scare it harder.
"Are you really ready to defend yourself?"
Ma Kuo said in confusion.
"No, I want people to think we are going to hold on."
Wang Yue said.
There is definitely no hope for defending the enemy. There is no reinforcements to defend you.
After experiencing this crushing defeat, it is estimated that Taishi Tong would not have the courage to continue north within three or two months. Could it be that Wang Yue would still be here for three months? If that is the case, it would not Taishi Tong would go north, but the Jurchen army headed south. Wang Yue would be a big deal, so now it depends on Xiao Puxian’s daughter.
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Chapter completed!