The people in Haicang Town are like this, and most people in Ye County, Qutaicheng and other places are also like this.
This protection system was advanced a bit faster, and it was inevitable that there would be some bumps and bumps. When they heard that the threat from the Mongolian army was imminent, the people could not help but become restless. Fortunately, the soldiers everywhere responded well, because each soldier had a corresponding shelter, and the suppression was also very effective.
The thousands of soldiers under Guo Ning's command, including those additionally recruited in Zhongdu, are all veterans who have experienced several battles and are battle-hardened. After many years of wind and frost, the sword finally took root in Laizhou. This was also great news for the soldiers.
In just these few days, how many people led the yinhu to explore the fields, how many people repeatedly calculated the income they could make, and some of them were even attracted by the daughters of the yinhu and asked someone to propose marriage.
If there is trouble in the shadow house, it means that the good life of one's own family will be in trouble. Who can allow it? Not to mention that the Mongols are still in Jinan, even if they arrive at Laizhou City tonight, the people in my name cannot be in chaos!
At the same time, Guo Ning's announcement also arrived.
The content is simple and clear, saying only three things. First, the Mongolian army has captured Jinan; second, Guo Jiedu will definitely lead his troops to secure Laizhou; third, the people are willing to guard Laizhou together, and reward them based on their merits in the future. There are many benefits, if they have no intention of sharing If you are in trouble, you are allowed to leave in one day. Don't wait for the military law to come to you, and you will regret it.
The day after the announcement was posted, a few people did flee, but more people gathered from all over to seek shelter. They actually made money every time they came in and out.
At this time, Guo Ning dug out the savings of Laizhou government agencies and local powerful people. With sufficient confidence, he became extremely wealthy. He immediately issued an order to convert all the original soldiers and horses into the regular army, and to draw strong men from the neighboring areas to serve as the army.
In addition to following the regular army and becoming familiar with the system of the army, these transferred troops immediately began high-intensity military training. At the same time, other strong men and even strong women in Baowu continued to repair various city defense facilities.
Relying on the sufficient number of people and generous food and salary, the moats, urn gates, sheep and horses walls, piers, and watchtowers everywhere looked the same every day. And the craftsmen who were specially mobilized and gathered before allocating the Yinhu fields worked day and night to build weapons and various defensive equipment.
While Guo Ning was fully preparing to meet the enemy, the Mongolian army also rested in Jinan for a few days.
By late September, the weather is getting cooler. The Mongolian army then took Yuzhou's surrender general Yang Wan, Feihu's surrender general Zhao Quan, Bazhou's surrender general and the Khitan Shimo Bodel as the vanguard, and Jezhou's surrender general Jiata Lahun as their guide, with a combined force of more than 7,000 men. , heading east along the Xiaoqing River, first defeating Zhangqiu and Zouping, and then turning south to attack Zizhou.
Most of the people in the cities along the way have fled, and the morale of the defenders is also very low. And these four surrendered generals learned a lot about the Mongolians' ability to slaughter wantonly. Wherever they went, they burned villages and massacred the people. When they attacked the city, they drove the villagers in front, forcing them to fill in the ravines and anoint their arrows. After entering the city, they would definitely wash the city.
In this way, the reputation is greatly enhanced. Seven thousand troops arrived at the gates of Zichuan City. The governor of Zizhou abandoned the city that night.
Unexpectedly, Qi Yingyang, the military judge of Zizhou in Zichuan City, was brave. He also got the help of Yang Minzhong, a local county captain who became an official, and Zhang Qilu, a wealthy citizen, to rally his troops and defend the city.
The generals who surrender outside the city are not elite, so if they are used to attack the state city, they may not be successful. However, Yang Wan, Zhao Quan, Shi Mobotier and others had followed the Mongolian army for several months and knew very well how harsh the Mongols' military methods were.
No matter what kind of ten thousand or thousand households, if they lead the troops to fight and are defeated, they will either be executed immediately, or they will be sent to death squads together with the entire tribe, and they will be punished with military exploits. Only a very small number of nobles can atone for their sins with their property, and Yang Wan and others are definitely not among them.
These people defected to Mongolia, and they knew that their reputation was ruined, and the only way to restore their reputation was to become a king or lose a bandit.
And the reason why they surrendered was mostly because they were defeated on the battlefield and were greedy for life and afraid of death. Since this kind of person who is greedy for life and afraid of death has escaped death once, he becomes ten times more afraid of death, and pushes his subordinates ten times more, forcing them to fight crazily, turning their own fear into extra ferocity.
Within three days, the Fushan and Mingshan military strongholds in the north of Zichuan City were defeated first, and then Xuguan in the west of the city. The attached army approached the city. Thousands of people were divided into four teams and took turns to attack day and night.
There was clearly not a single Mongolian inside or outside the battlefield. They were all Jurchens, Bohai people, Khitan people or hundreds of Han people fighting each other. Every time the attack was repulsed, there were stumps and broken arms everywhere on the top of the city. Blood flowed freely along the rammed earth walls, dyeing the green and black walls brown.
On the fourth day of the siege, Wanyan Sala of Yidu sent a force of troops and horses across Shang Mountain to the east of Zizhou City to urgently aid Zizhou. As a result, they were ambushed by Shimo Badier in Jinling Town at the foot of Shangshan Mountain.
In fact, there were not many soldiers and horses setting up an ambush. The reinforcements fought with them, with only a few hundred casualties. Jinling Town is only more than thirty miles away from Yidu, and tens of thousands of troops can follow at any time. However, the reinforcements were frustrated and refused to advance in Jinling Town. No matter how much Wanyan Sala pressed behind them, they did not dare to take another step forward.
At this time, Yang Wan, Zhao Quan and others continued to attack Zichuan City.
The Mongols are not good at attacking cities, but these people are all the generals of the Jin Kingdom, and they are all familiar with the tricks. So hundreds of ladders were built urgently, and they attacked fiercely regardless of casualties.
When the war was stalemate, Yang Wan took all the ten boxes of gold and silver that the Mongolian nobles had previously rewarded, and used them as gifts to the soldiers who dared to ascend first. He even mobilized his own soldiers to form a team behind the battle line. Everyone was armed with a sharp sword. Anyone who retreated from the fight would be beheaded on the spot.
And Zhao Jin is even more ferocious. At one point, he led people to the top of the city and approached the east gate. Guard general Qi Yingyang personally led the dead soldiers to attack and fight with Zhao Jin. At this moment, a stray arrow struck Zhao Jin, and the arrow cluster penetrated his cheek and came out behind his ear. Zhao Jin unexpectedly fought again and finally broke through the defenses and captured the city gate.
Most of Qi Yingyang's soldiers were killed or injured instantly. But these soldiers were all local grain-shooting troops. They were either relatives or neighbors and friends, and they had a close relationship with each other. Until this time, they were still fighting to the death in alleys in the city.
Generals Yang Wan and Zhao Quan fought fiercely with them all night. On the next day, they sent their troops to the city and set fire to the city. Qi Yingyang and the other three could no longer hold on, and when they tried to protrude outside the city, they were blocked.
Since ancient times, surrendered generals have hoped that the more surrendered generals like them, the better, so Yang Wan stepped forward to recruit them. Qi Yingyang, who was waiting for the guards, slacked off a little, and then he jumped up and killed several people in a row. In the end, he, Yang Minzhong, and Zhang Qilu died of exhaustion.
By the end of September, the entire territory of Zizhou was lost.
The area controlled by the Mongolian army was deeply wedged into the Shandong East Road, running straight to Boyidu to the east and approaching Juzhou to the south.
Wanyan Salara, who was in Yidu, frantically mobilized his troops and generals, and mobilized the tens of thousands of people under his command in Yidu to rush around like tops to deal with it. At the same time, letters for help to Laizhou went from one message every two days to one message a day, and finally to two messages a day.
These letters were all thrown aside by Guo Ning.
As a general, he must stay awake at all times. He was not afraid of fighting, but he would not send his soldiers to hold the vats for Wanyan Salara's tens of thousands of people.
If fighting is compared to a game of chess, if the Mongolian chariots, horses and artillery are not moving, Guo Ning will naturally rein in the troops and occupy the stronghold. Let's first look at the methods of the pawns.
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