Chapter 68 Fatal temptation
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On the morning of the 25th, Shenjing Fort...
After Zong Wang commanded the Jin army to break through the Yehu Ridge and Taoshan defense lines, he then rushed south along the banks of the Aiyangchuan River. Sixty miles later was the Shenjing Fort.
Shenjing Fort is located at the junction of Aiyangchuan and Yanghe River. There is a road directly to Datong, but Shenjing Fort is too close to Guihua Prefecture, so it runs to Datong here, with Qingbi Road blocking it in front and Guihua Prefecture threatened later. Once surrounded by front and back, it will be in danger. Therefore, when the Jin army arrives here, they will continue to go south, break through Duanyun Ridge, and capture Guihua Prefecture.
There is also a road from Guihua Prefecture to Datong. This road is connected to Huairen in Datong Prefecture along the west side of Sanggan River.
It is clear at a glance that it is very important whether Guihua Prefecture can be captured. If the Jin army successfully captures Guihua Prefecture, two groups can directly kill Datong. The two groups of Jin army support each other, and the Qingpi Road defense line is attacked from both sides and then loses its function. In addition, capturing Guihua Prefecture can not only threaten Juyongguan, but also block the Liao army in the direction of Juyongguan to support Datong.
However, it took time to capture Guihua Prefecture, while the time for the Jin army was very limited.
Zong Wang had received a letter from Wanyan Gao and knew that the Liaoxia coalition was at the Killhukou. Since Li Hu could invite the Liaoxia coalition to the Killhukou, he would definitely be able to invite the Song Dynasty reinforcements to Xijing. Now no one knows whether the Song Dynasty reinforcements have arrived. If they have arrived, the battle situation in Xijing would be completely different.
Should I attack Guihuazhou? Zong Wang, Lou Shi and Zong Bi (Wu Shu) were both hesitating. "If the Song army arrives, Li Hu can block us at the Zhenchuan Fort." Zong Bi thought for a long time and said to Zong Wang and Lou Shi, "The Liaoxia coalition has arrived at the Killing Hukou, and Li Hu's Killing Hukou defense line is also very stable. In this way, we have great resistance to conquer Xijing."
"It is approaching the rainy season of the grassland, and heavy rain may pour down at any time. When it rains heavily, our attack will be even more difficult, and this battle will be delayed. From this point of view, we should first attack Guihua Prefecture, force Juyongguan, and get the initiative of the entire battle situation first."
"We have obtained Fengshengzhou, cut off the connection between Yanyun and seized the initiative on the battlefield, and we can fight Datong westward and attack Yanjing eastward, and we are basically invincible."
Zong Wang and Lou Shi actually tend to attack Guihua Prefecture, but conquering Xijing is equivalent to obtaining Daibei, and the Jin Kingdom can quickly unify the north. This temptation is too great. Although Li Hu's reinforcements are gradually reaching the Datong line and the rainy season is approaching, the Jin army still has a chance. As long as they grasp it, the north will be the world of the Jurchens. If they lose it, they may be in a corner of the northeast.
"What do you mean is that the Song Dynasty reinforcements have arrived in Xijing?" Zong Wang asked.
This question is a common question among the commanders of the Jin army. At this moment, the reinforcements of the Song Dynasty were like a piece of haze, pressing on everyone's land, making everyone uneasy. The Song army was defeated in the Battle of Baigou. It was precisely because of the defeat that everyone was guessing. What exactly did the Song Dynasty want to do? Where was his target of attack?
Zong Bi and Lou Shi looked at each other and didn't say anything. This sentence cannot be said. If you say it wrong, it directly affects the decision-making and also affects the outcome of the battle.
Zong Wang looked up at the sky. Suddenly he felt that the sky today was very blue. It was as blue as the skin of a beautiful girl. It was fascinating and obsessed. This is the sky of the North. It was like a beautiful girl. It had fatal temptation.
Temptation. Fatal temptation.
"Divide the troops." Zong Wang decided decisively. Lou Shi led his army to attack Guihua Prefecture and approached Juyongguan. He and Zong Bi led their troops to kill Qingpi Road and break through the Datong flank defense line.
Zong Bi looked at his brother. He wanted to say something, but couldn't say it. Xijing's temptation was too great for him.
Lou Shi frowned deeply and stroked his beard and pondered. He had an ominous feeling, and this feeling suddenly became clear with Zong Wang's decision, as if within reach. The Jin army had lost control, and the commanders of the Jin army were also in an out-of-control state. What is the reason? Is it because it has been invincible in recent years? But the reason why the Jin army was invincible was because of its weak strength and putting itself in the position of the weak. Every attack was to concentrate all its strength to give the enemy a fatal blow. The most prominent example of the battle was the Battle of Buddagang.
This time, the Jin army entered Daibei with an army of 300,000. It was completely a strong attitude. Wanyan Aguda did not personally lead the army at this critical moment, causing the Jin army commanders to repeatedly argue in decision-making. Wanyan Gao's ability to control was obviously insufficient. He was swaying in the face of various decisions, and the opportunity was lost again and again. Although he made up his mind to attack Xijing, because he did not seize the opportunity in the early stage, the battle situation turned into a head-on decisive decisive decisive decisive decisive decisive decisive decisive decisive decisive decisive decisive decisive decisive decisive decisive decisive decisive decisive decisive decisive decisive decisive decisive decisive decisive decisive decisive decisive decisive decisive decisive decisive decisive decisive decisive decisive decisive decisive decisive decisive decisive decisive decisive decisive decisive decisive decisive decisive decisive decisive decisive decisive decisive decisive decisive decisive decisive decisive decisive decisive decisive decisive decisive decisive decisive decisive decisive decisive decisive decisive decisive decisive decisive decisive decisive decisive decisive decisive decisive decisive decisive decisive decisive decisive decisive decisive decisive decisive decisive decisive decisive decisive decisive decisive decisive de
How should this battle be fought? The battlefield is too big and the situation is too complicated, so he has no way to grasp and make decisions, and he doesn't know whether it should be stopped or supported.
Zong Wang stared at Lou Shi. He wanted to hear the opinions of this veteran on the battlefield.
"In the past, we never divided the troops." Lou Shi said weakly.
Zong Wangyi laughed it off. The past is the past, and the present is the present. If the Jurchens had been living in the past, they would probably never be able to leave the Northeast.
"Transfer the order to attack the Deep Well Fort."
Because Taoshan defense line was lost first, the left and right sides of the Yan King Army lost cooperation. Zhang Gao'er was chased by the Jin army on the way to retreat, and suffered heavy casualties. He rushed into the fort like a madman, widening his blood-red eyes, and shouting in a hoarse voice, "Where is Lao Gu? Where is the deputy coach? Find him out for me..."
When the soldiers of the King of Hell saw that the ghost coach was crazy, they were so scared that they were silent and hid everywhere.
The Jin army began to attack, and teams of soldiers rushed up like a tide. Although Shenjing Fort was a town-guard fortress, because the peace time was too long, the fortress had long become a market and had basically no defense. The castle gate actually capsized with a bang under the continuous impact of the Jin army.
The soldiers of the King of Hell were shocked. Someone fled and wanted to rush out of the fortress from the back door. Zhang Gao'er was gathering scattered soldiers at the back door. When he saw someone running away, he was not ruthless and immediately ordered the killing on the spot.
Zhang Gao'er, carrying a bloody head, faced the panicked soldiers, shouted angrily: "Where to escape? Where can we escape? We have already thrown away Yehuling and Taoshan. If we throw away Shenjing Fort again, we can only escape to hell." Then he roared, threw the head in his hand into the sky, and pointed the sword straight ahead, "This is my territory. Whoever dares to kill in will chop him up for me."
"Brothers, follow me to kill you..." Zhang Gao'er raised his head and roared, and his long blood-stained hair danced in the wind, like a roaring tiger, "Get out the golden dog."
"Kill..." The soldiers of the King of Hell roared in unison and moved forward behind Zhang Gao'er.
The battle was extremely fierce. The soldiers of the King of Hell fought with their lives and quickly drove the Jin army out of the fortress. The first attack of the Jin army was too hasty, so they paused for a moment, reorganized the battle formation, and prepared to attack again.
Zhang Gao'er was covered in blood, leaning on the knife in both hands, and sitting on the ground panting. At this time, he saw Gu Wei.
Gu Wei walked over with the help of several entourages. His face was covered with blood, and his face was covered with blood, and he could hardly recognize him.
Zhang Gao'er's hands were trembling. He tried his best to suppress his anger, with a ferocious look on his face, gritting his teeth, "Are you still alive? Hehe... you are still alive. Look, see how many people are left of us?"
Gu Wei lowered his head and said nothing.
"I told you that if we retreat at dusk today, even if we beat people, we must persist until dusk, because we must give Tie Shuai a day and Yelu Dashi a day, but what about you? Why do you want to escape? Why?" Zhang Gao'er couldn't help it anymore, and suddenly stood up. The sword was "swish" on Gu Wei's neck, roaring in a loud voice, "Many brothers did not die in Yehu Ridge, but died under the pursuit of the Golden Dog. This is all because of you, because you are afraid of death, because you escaped in the battle. We threw away all the baggage, we have no weapons to supplement, and I only have this sword. How do you ask me to guard the Deep Well Fort? Today, the entire army of the King of Hell was wiped out because of you."
"Ghost coach, the deputy coach is injured. I don't know the personnel. We carried him out." A entourage whispered, "The fortress caught fire, we can't guard..."
"Get out..." Zhang Gao'er raised his hand and gave him a bash, knocking him out a few steps away.
"Go to die for me." Zhang Gao'er inserted the sword in his hand to the ground, and his fingers were rushing towards the castle. He shouted at Gu Wei at the top of his lungs, "Go to die, in another moment, I will accompany you to hell."
Gu Wei pushed away his entourage, pulled out the battle knife from the ground, and turned around and staggered. After walking two steps, he suddenly turned around and knelt down, "Brother, when I was desperate, you took me in. I have always wanted to repay you, but you never gave me a chance. I, Gu Wei, have no choice but to repay you in this life, so I kowtow to you."
Gu Wei kowtowed to the ground, then stood up, because the injury was too severe, and he was about to fall down. The entourage went up to help him. Gu Wei pushed it away again, took out a wine bag from his waist, and drank all the wine inside in one breath. Gu Wei held the knife in both hands and looked back at Zhang Gao'er.
Zhang Gao'er's tears rolled down. The two of them were together as teenagers, becoming horse thieves, holding up the banner together, and going to die together today.
"Brothers, follow me." Gu Wei suddenly raised his sword and roared, "Kill the golden dogs and kill them..."
The Jin army rushed into the gap in the fort again. Gu Wei rushed up with more than 300 people. The two sides fought to the death in the narrow gap.
The desolate huqin suddenly rang.
Zhang Gao'er sat on the ground, concentrating and pulling the strings with all his strength. The sound of the piano became louder and louder, thicker, and endless desolation and sadness.
Chapter completed!