The red-coat thieves came out in large numbers and attacked Xuzhou. The military intelligence was urgent. In the evening of that day, Haozhou, Suzhou, Shanzhou, Guide Prefecture and other places were informed of the news. All the city guards were shocked.
First, the war to suppress the Song people in the south did not go well. When they heard that the Song people sent envoys to the north and that the navy would be mixed with the Song people, the generals were already depressed.
The more knowledgeable generals who had maps with them would take them out from time to time to guess what benefits the navy would gain from the Song people before taking action. If they take action, what scale will it probably take and where will their efforts be directed?
Generally speaking, more experienced generals and commanders believe that the move to stabilize the navy should be carried out in late autumn and early winter. At that time, food began to be collected in the local area, and the military households were able to scrape together the supplies needed for an expedition. In addition, the number of troops dispatched was in accordance with the custom of the navy, which was about 10,000 to 20,000.
As for the direction of the army's action, it will not be in the Xijing province where Marshal Mo Niu Jinzhong has been running for ten years. It will probably be on Hebei West Road and Xingzhou Zhending Line. That place had Marshal Wanyan Heda holding the front line of defense, and it was not far from Kaifeng.
Ding Haijun's family was weak, and the people of Song Dynasty were very cunning, so it was impossible for them to spend huge amounts of money, which really allowed Ding Haijun to fight a big war in one go. After they had almost built up a little momentum, their troops from the southern expedition should be withdrawn. All the soldiers of the Thirteen Captains pressed forward and faced off for a while. After Ding Haijun made some explanations to the Song people, the whole thing was over.
As a result, everyone's guesses were wrong.
It turns out that the troops were sent by the bandits hiding in the mountains! As soon as they arrived, they chose Xuzhou, the first gateway to the east of Nanjing Road!
Those who were fighting with Dajin in Huainan were thieves from the Red Coat Army, and now it was the thieves from the Red Coat Army who were attacking Xuzhou... These bastards who did not know how to live or die were not killed back then, so they did not know how to take advantage of Guo Ning at this time. What good has come from it! Came here to cause trouble for Daikin!
When this group of people supported Yang An'er when they founded the country, didn't Yidu and Kaifeng work together to destroy them? Although Yang An'er died in our hands, Guo Ning suddenly turned against him and took over the Red Coat Army's territory... Are they so quick to ignore past grudges and stand together?
As expected, Guo Ning was born as a thief, and he can talk to the thieves better!
The generals from all walks of life quickly ordered their troops to prepare for contingency. However, the military orders received by the various ministries were originally to go south to obey the orders of Marshal Wanyan Saibu of Shouzhou, so they were not allowed to move back for a while. The only places that could immediately send troops to rescue Xuzhou were Guide Prefecture and Shanzhou.
Guide Mansion is the residence of the Shandong East and West Road Soldiers and Horses Commandery Office appointed by the Kaifeng imperial court. Wanyan Bi, the marshal of the east, the commander-in-chief of the military and horse capital, and the governor of the Xuanwu Army, was in charge of one government and three states, and was specifically responsible for dealing with the Shandong bandits. At this time, there was particularly more intelligence reported to Guide Mansion.
At dusk, the first military report from Xuzhou for help came.
Two hours later, another piece of military information came from the Jin Army's Mangdang Mountain camp.
The messenger set off with two horses. When he arrived at Guide Mansion, one of his horses died from exhaustion. His throat was hoarse and he couldn't speak. He had to ask for pen and ink and wrote: The bandits often used banners with the characters Liu, Peng, Hao, Shi, and Huo, and surrounded them. Surround the city. There was a huge fire in Pengcheng, and the sound of fighting could be heard for ten miles! urgent! urgent!
The Taishan thieves are really out in force! Don’t they want to live their lives in the mountains? More than half of the famous bandit leaders below Liu Erzu are here!
No matter how dangerous Xuzhou is, Xielie Mingding only has two to three thousand men. It is not easy to defend such a big city. Xuzhou has been a place of military strength since ancient times and must be fought over by military strategists. This place cannot be lost.
Wanyan Bi made a decisive decision and ordered the troops in Guide Mansion to prepare. The ministries in charge of staying behind signed a large number of troops to strengthen the troops, and the more elite ones took out the armored weapons from the bottom of the box from the treasury that night and distributed them to the troops, and went out of the city to rescue Xuzhou early tomorrow morning.
There were not many troops dispatched for rescue, only 500 elite cavalry and 2,000 soldiers.
This is because Wanyanbi himself is extremely confident in his own bravery. When he was a boy, he served as the vanguard of Prime Minister Wan Yanxiang's tent. He charged with iron cavalry at the Longju River and defeated the Tatar tribe of the Black Tartars. He then pursued the attack northward, and together with Genghis Khan, who had yet to make a fortune, broke into the Tatar tribe's camp in the dense forest. , beheaded his leader Migu Zhen Xue Uletu.
During the Taihe period, he served as the vanguard of Marshal Wanyan Kuang, and accumulated meritorious service to reach General Pingnan Dangjiang. During the battle at Yehuling, Wanyanbi personally brought his horse and several cavalry to break into the formation. He was one of the few Jurchen generals.
In Wanyan Bi's view, the Taishan bandits have always had a large force, but their elites who are good at fighting have been limited in number after several defeats, otherwise they would not have been hiding in the mountains for several years. Wanyan Bi used this force to go to the rescue, which was enough to crush tens of thousands of bandits and fight their way in and out.
The remaining 2,000 troops were led by the deputy general, coupled with the thousands of civilians summoned temporarily, which was enough to defend Guide Mansion, which was close to the fork of the Yellow River and surrounded by water on all sides.
The soldiers went to prepare themselves. Wanyanbi thought for a moment and then wrote a letter, ordering people to report to Shanzhou urgently. In the letter, he asked Shanzhou garrison Nian Getelin to hold on to the city and not move a single soldier along with the thirty-four Lianzhuzhai garrisons from Shanzhou to Jiyin. As long as the city is defended, it will be a great achievement.
A messenger took his letter and set off overnight on a fast horse.
The sky was still gray the next day, and Wanyanbi's subordinates reported that 2,500 elite soldiers were ready to leave the city. Wanyanbi led the team to set off, preparing to pass through Dangshan Mountain to rest for a while, and then go straight down the river to Xuzhou.
He was worried about the safety of Xuzhou and urged the march to be very fast. He marched sixty miles that day and continued on the road early the next morning. At noon the next day, he was about to enter Dangshan County. Suddenly, two groups of messengers caught up with him.
Both groups of people arrived at Guide Mansion first, found that they had missed Wanyan Bi, and then chased him on the road.
A group of messengers reported that the killing outside Xuzhou City was still going on.
Another group of messengers brought bad news: "Reporting to Marshal, Shanzhou was attacked by bandits!"
"The bandits still have enough energy to go to Shanzhou?" Wanyanbi asked in surprise.
This messenger was not an ordinary soldier, but the Zhizhai of an important garrison east of the Yellow River in Shanzhou, so he had met Wanyan Bi before and his speech was organized.
He said that yesterday the Taishan bandits used a bluff to attack Xuzhou from all sides, but allowed the scattered soldiers outside Xuzhou city to rush to the garrison along the water in Shanzhou for help. Several of the garrison guards were persuaded by them to send troops to respond. As a result, they ran into an ambush by bandits as soon as they left the garrison.
The defeated soldiers fled all the way and were held hostage by the bandits. On the same day, they even went down to Wuzhai and suddenly reached Daling Mountain southwest of Shanzhou City. In the afternoon, the bandit soldiers were condescending and forced the defeated soldiers to attack the city. Those who refused to surrender were beheaded on the spot and their heads were thrown into the city. They attacked in one breath until night, and the sound of killing was loud.
However, perhaps because they lacked experience in attacking the city, they made a lot of noise and failed to capture the city. At least until last night, Niangete Neighbor was still able to hold on.
After hearing this report, Wanyanbi sneered repeatedly, and the generals under his command were so angry that their noses almost twisted.
The main force of the bandits is attacking Xuzhou, and another force is going to seize Shanzhou?
How many people did they use? What kind of powerful drug did these embryo killers take from Ding Haijun, and their appetite and courage suddenly became so great?
Wanyanbi's Shandong East and West Road Military and Horse Administration controlled three important towns along the Yellow River: Caozhou, Shanzhou and Xuzhou. The three important towns echoed each other, with Guide Mansion as their backup. Now three of the important towns were directly divided by bandits and two of them were held down... Are they really not afraid that the elite soldiers of Guide Mansion will stand out and defeat them one by one?
Even if one's own troops are weak, it is really infuriating to be treated with such contempt by a group of thieves.
Wanyan Bi pondered for a long time, and after weighing it, he made up his mind: "Firstly, Xuzhou is the most important, and secondly, there are long nights and many dreams, so we can't delay... The main force speeds up the march, and will arrive in Xuzhou within five days to defeat this bandit army! In addition, send people back In Defu District, we sent a thousand troops and horses to pass through Yucheng and approach Shanzhou to respond to our neighbors."
At that moment, the generals took orders and urged their headquarters to move quickly.
This troop is worthy of being the elite of Wanyan Bi's headquarters. Their training level and fighting will are excellent. After the general gave the order, they marched more than fifty miles every day and crossed Dangshan Mountain the next day. Seeing Xuzhou in sight, they suddenly ran into a group of troops and horses. Looking at the flag, it was clearly written with the character "Luo".
