Taiyuan Prefecture.
Zhang Xiaochun and Ma Kuo looked desperate. The Jin army had returned and began to bury the pots to make rice. The trebuchets were already aimed at Taiyuan Mansion. The siege would begin as soon as the Jin army had eaten, drank and rested.
"what to do?"
Ma Kuo had a look of defeat on his face, and an atmosphere of despair spread in Taiyuan Mansion.
"For us to eat the emperor's salary and be loyal to the emperor, the only way to serve the country is to fight to the death!"
Zhang Xiaochun said
Zhang Xiaochun's words were impassioned, but they did not have the effect of boosting morale. The soldiers still bowed their heads in despair. Taiyuan Mansion had been besieged for too long. They finally waited for reinforcements, but in the end they watched the reinforcements lose miserably. The ups and downs had already been exhausted. Used up their last courage.
Taiyuan Mansion stayed up all night, and the Jin army began to prepare to attack the city early in the morning.
Wanyan Loushi and Wanyan Zonghan looked at the Taiyuan Mansion in front of them with disdain. This small bait caught more than 50,000 enemies, and they killed more than 20,000 in one battle. This was considered a great victory.
"Song State is no longer able to fight anymore, Hedong should be ours!"
Wanyan Loushi laughed and said.
"I have sent people to rush back to Huanglong Mansion with the news of victory. I hope to be able to present victory before the Naadam Conference!"
Wanyan Zonghan also smiled and said that this was not because he was overjoyed with his success, but because the Kingdom of Jin needed such a great victory to show off its prestige in front of the grassland tribes.
The Jin Kingdom went south to fight several times but returned in vain. This seriously damaged the Jin Kingdom's reputation for being invincible in early battles. The grassland people only surrendered to the strong.
"Well, today we will capture Taiyuan Mansion and send the good news back to Huanglong Mansion!"
Wanyan Loushi also smiled and nodded. In their eyes, Taiyuan Mansion was already within their grasp.
"Prepare……"
Wanyan Loushi raised his hand and was about to give the order to attack the city, but at this moment a cavalry was coming towards them quickly. The cavalry's clothing and armor were the standard of their army.
"Report, Deputy Commander, the enemy suddenly attacked and captured Jingxing! They are heading towards Taiyuan Mansion!"
The cavalry hurriedly reported the situation.
"What, didn't I arrange for three thousand people to guard Jingxing Pass!"
Wanyan Loushi's face was filled with murderous intent.
"The enemy suddenly launched a sneak attack at night, and the city gate defenders were unable to respond in time..."
The cavalry reported that they were on tight defense at first, but then the enemy made no movement, so they relaxed a little. But who would have thought that the enemy would suddenly launch a surprise attack at night.
"Where are the enemies?"
Wanyan Zonghan asked quickly.
"It's still fifty miles away!"
Cavalry report.
"What? So close!"
Wanyan Loushi and Wanyan Zonghan were both shocked. They only thought that the enemy was still at Jingxing Pass, but they did not expect that the enemy was already at such a close distance.
"The villain is the defender of Meng County! Meng County has also been captured by the enemy. As soon as news came from Jingxing, Meng County was surrounded by the enemy..."
replied the cavalryman.
"waste!"
Wanyan Loushi was furious and kicked the cavalryman to the ground. Such important news was not reported immediately.
"The army gathers and forms a formation!"
Wanyan Loushi shouted, now there is no time to attack Taiyuan Mansion.
The Jin army in formation quickly changed their formation, retreated, and formed array eastward.
At Taiyuan Mansion.
"What's going on here?"
Zhang Xiaochun and Ma Kuo, who were preparing to fight to the death, were both shocked and uncertain. They were both prepared to fight to the death, but the enemy seemed to have changed their mind.
"Stand where you are, the enemy must have a conspiracy!"
Although Zhang Xiaochun didn't know what kind of medicine was sold in Jinjun's gourd, he didn't dare to be careless and reminded everyone around him.
The Jin army did not look at Taiyuan Mansion again. They quickly divided their forces, occupied several commanding heights around Taiyuan Mansion, and moved the trebuchets up.
"Report! The enemy has captured Shouyang, which is still thirty miles away!"
A sentry came on a fast horse to report.
"Well, at this speed, I'm afraid I won't be able to catch up in the dark!"
Wanyan Zonghan frowned. From morning to now, the enemy had only walked twenty miles in half a day. It would take midnight to reach Taiyuan Mansion at this speed.
"These people did it on purpose. They calculated their speed, which not only prevented us from attacking Taiyuan Mansion, but also depleted our morale!"
Wanyan Loushi looked at the north and said with a gloomy expression. Logically speaking, they can start attacking the city today and take Taiyuan Mansion in a day or two.
But at this moment, the Qi army suddenly appeared. The distance was still only a day and a half's march, so there was no need for troops to rush, and everything was stopped.
"Is this all planned by the enemy?"
Wanyan Zonghan's face was very ugly. They were neither defending nor attacking. Even though they had a thousand pounds of strength, they could only hit the air.
"Going for a sneak attack tonight?"
Wanyan Zonghan looked at Wanyan Lou's room, they couldn't just wait.
"The people of Qi are cunning and are best at sneak attacks. They control the marching speed and may have set up an ambush!"
Wanyan Loushi also wanted to lead his troops and kill all the enemies, but recalling the several battles with Qi, they never took advantage, which made him a little worried.
"But waiting like this is not an option!"
Wanyan Zonghan frowned.
"Let's rebuild the fortifications. Although there are only 20,000 enemies coming, those people in Qi are very powerful. We can't fight head-on!"
Wanyan Loushi spoke.
"Well, that's right, be careful with their equipment, especially firearms!"
Wanyan Zonghan nodded immediately. The thing they suffered the most was the firearms.
"Two generals, I have a plan, I don't know whether to tell it or not!"
When Du Chong saw Wanyan Loushi and Wanyan Zonghan were in trouble, he smiled and said.
"Do you have any idea? Tell me quickly!"
Wanyan Loushi and Wanyan Zonghan immediately looked at Du Chong. This evil-minded Song Dynasty man was just the right person to use against Qi.
"Two generals, the current of the Fen River is not small. Have you heard that Guan Yu flooded the Seventh Army?"
Du Chong pointed to the nearby Fen River and smiled.
"Fenhe!"
Wanyan Loushi and Wanyan Zonghan looked at Fenhe, and suddenly a ferocious smile appeared on their faces.
"Okay, okay, let's use this Fen River water to send away those damn Qi soldiers and horses!"
Wanyan Zonghan immediately decided that what they were most worried about was the enemy's weapons, but if they used floods, they would not be afraid of any weapons.
Soon the Jin army began to build a dam near the Fen River to store water.
All this was seen by Zhang Xiaochun and Ma Kuo in Taiyuan Mansion.
"Do you still need to repay the water attack?"
Ma Kuo looked at the Jin army outside the city in confusion, wondering what the enemy wanted to do.
"No, the enemy's formation is not facing our Taiyuan Mansion. What's more, the enemy doesn't need the time-consuming and laborious siege method of water attack."
Zhang Xiaochun couldn’t understand it either.
"Could he still want to ambush the reinforcements?"
Ma Kuo suddenly thought of a possibility. Since he was not dealing with them, he could only deal with the reinforcements and continue to encircle them for reinforcements.
"Reinforcements? Tokyo's reinforcements have been defeated, so there are still reinforcements!"
Zhang Xiaochun shook his head, Liu Kai was defeated, who else could come? Unless it is Tong Guan, but although Tong Guan has a high official position, it is not the same as the military. It is useless to come here. He has already accepted his fate.
