The envoys who ascended the city were two in front and one in front.
The previous military envoy was the first to report: "The Jin army in Jingzhou continued to move south. Yesterday they arrived at the towns of Quiren and Qinghe along the Beiqing River and deployed their troops. Li Quan led an army of 10,000 people and entered Anding Town in Binzhou. The military camps are connected to the left and right, and the array stretches for twenty miles. The momentum is very strong, and the flags are like a forest."
Guo Ning took the document, looked at it twice, and handed it to Xu Jin.
The officials around Xu Jin unfolded the map on the spot, sketched out the latest situation, and wrote notes next to it. He then held up the map and placed it in front of Guo Ning.
Guo Ning approached slowly, looked at it for a long time, then turned around and asked: "Pu San Anzhen entered Dizhou three days ago. Two days ago, a vanguard Qingqi went deep into Zizhou and the northern part of Yidu Prefecture. But yesterday, its main force was To the Beiqing River area?"
Xu Wei stretched out his hand and pointed at the map: "The Hebei Jin Army arrived at Yanci three days ago, but as Yanci goes south to the Beiqing River, there are mostly swamps crisscrossed by rivers. Where the swamps and the plains meet, if you are not careful, you will Being stuck in the mud, marching is very difficult.”
"Since the Jin Army in Hebei is eager to carve up the interests of Shandong, every time they march faster, they occupy an extra point of land. Pusan Anzhen is a veteran who is familiar with the geography of Shandong. If he is determined to move quickly, he should not be like this... It seems that , Yidu Mansion, where thousands of elite soldiers were stationed, was destroyed in one day, frightening them."
The day before yesterday, Guo Ning used a huge amount of gunpowder to blow up the city wall of Yidu Prefecture.
According to the pre-set operating procedures, a deep hole should have been dug in the city wall, and then explosives should have been filled in to set off the fire. But because Guo Ning was eager to break the city, he directly stuffed a coffin of explosives into the gap between the old and new rammed earth of the city wall and exploded it.
As a result, the city wall that was originally expected to be able to explode twenty or thirty steps collapsed only about ten steps, and the gap was much narrower than expected.
But there is also an unexpected benefit, that is, the momentum of the gunpowder explosion is not suppressed by the heavy rammed earth, and most of the power of the gunpowder goes up to the sky.
When the impact of the explosion caused a large amount of earth, stone and bricks to fall like rain within a hundred or ten steps, a huge sound swept across the city, causing a huge shock to the defenders.
Not to mention the surrounding areas of the explosion, even the defenders on the east and west sides were in panic. The defensive equipment that was supposed to be prepared was completely unmanned, and the navy was ordered to break into the city.
The cavalry entered the city directly, cut the routes dispatched by the defenders, and besieged important places such as the arsenal. The infantry either followed through the gap, or climbed up the city wall from the east and west, and then charged and fought along the city wall.
It has to be said that the thousands of soldiers of the Pusan Anzhen faction in Yidu Mansion are really the old foundation gathered by three generations of the Pusan family. Even if the city is broken on three sides, there are still scattered tribes fighting to the death and are extremely fierce.
But their leader, the famous general Heshi Lieyawuta who was rampant on the battlefield, was blown into five or six pieces at the beginning of the gunpowder explosion, and dozens of people around Heshi Lieyawuta died. There were hundreds of people outside, some fainted and some became deaf.
The remaining hundreds of soldiers were scattered at various city passes and could not form a whole.
The Ding navy either used bows and arrows to shoot, or used warriors to attack and charge, and quickly divided and annihilated them. There are a few particularly brave enemies, and brave generals such as Zhang Hui will come to deal with them.
Since the soldiers of the Jin army were defeated, the red coat army under Liu Qingfu became increasingly dwarfed by them.
Liu Qingfu initially retreated from the city wall, trying to fight and leave, and started a street fight with Ding Haijun. But he, the commander-in-chief, went off to fight in the streets, and the red-coated troops everywhere were distracted and their orders were not smooth. Zhang Lin came forward to rally his subordinates again, and within half an hour, large numbers of defenders began to surrender.
After taking Yidu, Ding Haijun captured a large number of prisoners.
Zhang Lin followed the trend and joined Guo Ning's command. Then he plucked up his energy and came forward to interrogate information from the prisoners.
Only then did Guo Ning know that Pusan Anzhen originally planned to use Li Quan's troops as the front, but his own fierce general He Shilieya Wuta was inside. The two sides totaled 3,000 armored elites, and then took advantage of the capital. The people form an extremely strong nail.
The important status of Yidu Mansion itself made it a whirlpool that firmly attracted Ding Haijun.
When the Ding Navy was nailed by this nail and attracted by this whirlpool, the Hebei Jin Army joined hands with Li Quan's troops to capture many state capitals in northern Shandong and along the Beiqing River in one fell swoop.
However, Yidu City only hindered Guo Ning's troops for one day.
In just one day, the nails were pulled out, and the fine iron that made up the nails was blown into iron slag.
Ding Haijun continued to advance, quickly controlled most of Yidu, and then approached Zizhou.
Guo Ning is the Xuanfu envoy of Shandong. Even if the important officials in the court are extremely suspicious of him, on the surface, his actions in Shandong are backed by the court, and he can do everything with confidence. Could Pusan Anzhen really be able to lead his men and horses against Guo Ning?
As a result, Pusan Anzhen and Li Quan faced a huge problem.
Do you really want to completely break up?
Is it worth it? Can you beat it? Will the court be happy if something goes wrong?
"Without this nail buried in the rear of our army, the plan of the Pusan Propaganda Envoy was aborted. I think it is necessary to march slowly and weigh the gains and losses. Maybe he will have to rest for a few more days before he can recover. The heartbreak of losing a general."
Guo Ning felt much happier when he thought of this.
Xu Jin turned to the envoy and asked: "What is the situation like at the Jin army's camp along the Beiqing River?"
The military envoy reported: "I have seen it closely. The camps of the Jin Army in Hebei are very neatly laid out along the river. Especially near several ferries, the military strongholds are heavily deployed."
"That is to say, Pusan Anzhen's current idea is to first secure the territory north of Beiqing River, which is Binzhou, Dezhou, Dizhou, Bozhou, and half of Jinan Prefecture."
Xu Jin pondered slightly and suddenly laughed: "How can anyone do things like this? Can Li Quan endure it?"
Guo Ning asked: "What happened to Li Quan?"
Xu Jin took out a pen and drew a long line along the Beiqing River: "Jie Shuai, look at it."
Guo Ning tugged at his mustache: "Pu San Anzhen threw most of Li Quan's territory to us, but planned to plunder three states and one prefecture in one fell swoop? This guy has a dark heart!"
"That's not necessarily the case. Marshal Ji, after all, Anzhen has also lost thousands of his powerful generals and soldiers. He has paid enough, and he must get some compensation."
Guo Ning laughed.
Xu Jin continued to ask the military envoy: "Have you seen the camp where Li Quan is commanding?"
"Li Quan's camp is in the lower reaches of the Beiqing River, several miles away from the Jin Army's camp. Well, compared to the Jin Army, it seems a bit loose." The military envoy thought for a while, and then said: "No, no... …”
He gestured: "It's not loose, but it looks like a marching army that will break out of camp and set off at any time. Their reconnaissance cavalry is also much more active than the Jin army."
"It seems that Li Quan is very unwilling!"
Xu Jin dismissed the first military envoy and bowed to Guo Ning: "Commander Jie, please allow me to make some small plans to create a fire between the two families."
"Oh, Lao Xu, do you have any clever ideas?"
Guo Ning asked and saw that the second military envoy was still waiting.
He nodded to Xu Jin to wait, and then stepped over.
The military envoy stood a few steps away and knelt on the ground, holding the document in both hands.
Guo Ning leaned down and looked at his face. He was an acquaintance. As soon as he climbed up the tower, Guo Ning recognized him. He was one of Li Ting's guards.
Guo Ning picked up the document without opening it: "Li Erlang sent people one after another. Has the situation on the southern front changed again?"
The military envoy couldn't kneel down and said in a muffled voice: "Commander Jie, what arrived earlier was a military report. This one is General Li Ting's apology document. My general said, Commander Jie, don't worry. Within five days, we will Return with good news."
"What do I want him to do to plead guilty!"
Guo Ning didn't even look at it and threw the document back as it was.
Xu Jin said this just now, obviously trying to calm Guo Ning's emotions, but seeing Li Ting's envoy coming again, Guo Ning's emotions were really uncontrollable.
He took a deep breath and softened his tone: "There are naturally heroes in the Red Coat Army; they are trapped animals and still fight, and they will naturally explode with several times more ferocity. But I decided to train the navy for a year, and I worked hard! As a result, Mongolia People can fight, but the Red Coat Army can't fight? Or has Li Erlang fought too many light battles recently, thinking that every battle should be won easily and happily like a child playing? His ability to fight tough battles has been overtaken by him. Did you throw it away?"
After talking like this, Guo Ning's tone was quite gentle and his expression didn't change much, but his anger could be heard by everyone.
He turned over his right hand and held the handle of the knife at his waist.
This action, left and right, is eclipsed.
Fortunately, Guo Ning immediately raised his left hand, untied the silk ribbon holding the golden sword, and handed it into the envoy's hand: "Take it!"
The military envoy raised his head in panic: "Commander Jie, what do you mean?"
"You handed this golden sword to Li Ting. You said, victory or defeat is a common thing for military strategists. I don't want Li Erlang's apology document, but only Juzhou and Mizhou! Let him hold my saber, be ruthless, and fight tough battles!"
(End of chapter)
