Ding Haijun suddenly joined forces with the rest of the red-coated thieves, which was beyond everyone's expectations.
The more experienced a general is, the more he can see the danger of the situation at hand.
The Kaifeng court of the Jin Kingdom had a vast territory of thousands of miles to the north and west, so it was able to form its own situation and compete with the Zhongdu court, and the Kaifeng Mansion in Nanjing was at the center and hub of the vast territory. However, Kaifeng Mansion is located in a flat area, making it easy to attack but difficult to defend. Moreover, there is almost no depth to the east of Kaifeng Mansion, facing Shandong.
For this reason, the Kaifeng court's response strategy was to support the generals of Hebei West Road and Xijing Province in the north to maintain a confrontation with Ding Haijun, while retaining the remnants of the Red Coat Army in the east as a barrier between the two families.
Who would have thought that the remnants of the Red Coat Army would suddenly join forces with Ding Haijun?
When the Red Coat Army was at its peak, didn't Kaifeng and Yidu join forces to destroy it? Can those bandits in the mountains have some moral integrity?
This kind of military cooperation involving tens of thousands of people must have deep trust and long-term cooperation between the two families. God knows how long this collaboration has been going on, and God knows how long these two families have kept this secret hidden!
Since these two companies are in a cooperative relationship, it means that Ding Haijun has already put the Kaifeng court on the chopping block. They are just waiting for an opportunity.
And this opportunity...
The funny thing is that Ding Haijun already had this opportunity. In Zhongdu, they were running Monan, changing emperors, and establishing a hegemony. They showed that they were all focused on stabilizing the internal affairs and had no time for other things. They also used great power to contact the Southern Dynasties, expand trade, and seek the Southern Dynasties. of copper coins, trying his best to show poverty to the outside world.
These circumstances fell into the eyes of the Kaifeng court, which was also impoverished, and created a time window for plundering southward as soon as possible. The Kaifeng court seized this window, and the troops of the Thirteen Captains directly under the Kaifeng court moved south in large numbers. The surrounding areas of Kaifeng and even the opposite lines of Guide Mansion and Xuzhou in Shandong appeared to be weak in strength.
As a result, the remainder of the Red Coat Army and Ding Haijun immediately took action.
That Guo Ning is indeed an evil tiger. He is as good at lurking as an evil tiger. But when the evil tiger pounces on its prey, the life of its prey is no longer guaranteed!
Now that Xuzhou has been lost, Shanzhou, Caozhou and other places will not be able to keep them sooner or later, and they may also be lost.
In fact, the westernmost part of Caozhou borders Kaifeng Prefecture. However, the area between Caozhou's Dongming County and the former site of Dongming County, and between the former site of Dongming City and Kaifeng Prefecture's Chenqiao Town are all filled with silt and yellow sand brought by the overflow of the Yellow River. Unless there are wings on the sides, it will be difficult to climb over.
In this way, Guide Mansion is the most important stronghold to the east of Kaifeng Mansion, and it is also the only stronghold that can support the gathering of large armies and continue to confront Ding Haijun!
Xuzhou has been lost, and Guide Mansion cannot be lost again no matter what...
The problem is that Guide Mansion has been lost!
This majestic city that the Kaifeng imperial court relied on as a barrier to the east has been lost!
Wanyan Bi underestimated the enemy's aggressive advance and was eager to relieve the siege of Xuzhou, so he brought all his combatable troops to the rescue early. As a result, Ding Haijun used its main force to set up an ambush under Xuzhou City and annihilated Wanyanbi's troops; while using a small number of elite troops to avoid the enemy and attack the enemy, they directly captured Guide Mansion!
The only good thing at the moment is that Ding Haijun obviously captured the city with a small number of elite troops, and intended to use the grain stored in Guide Mansion as support for the subsequent advance. So they didn't set fire to or destroy the city. They also made up a ridiculous story to delay the arrival of troops from the rear.
This became the only opportunity that Wanyan Wuli and Nahe Herun could seize.
After Wanyan Bi escaped from the Xuzhou battlefield in time, he discovered something was wrong at the checkpoint east of Guide Mansion on the way back. He turned and headed straight towards Haozhou, whereupon he ran into the headquarters of Nahe Herun. Someone was sent urgently to report Wanyan Wuli.
The change of hands in Guide Mansion is no small matter. Once the news came out, the Kaifeng court was not sure how shocked it would be, so at Wanyanbi's request, the two families did not publicize it, but quickly mobilized troops.
At present, the troops of these two captains were able to arrive in advance, but the reinforcements from Dinghai Navy were not.
This little time, maybe a day, maybe half a day, maybe an hour, maybe less, is the chance to regain the return to De Mansion!
"be quick."
Wanyan Bi said solemnly: "It doesn't take an hour to prepare the ladder. Just dismantle the fence in the camp and make ten or twenty. There is no need to wait for the two Chinese troops to arrive, just use the current strength to press on the city!" When the soldiers and horses from behind arrive, don’t take any rest and go straight to the city to fight! At this moment, no matter how many casualties there are, we must recapture Huide Mansion as soon as possible!”
Wanyan Wuli and Nahehe glanced at each other, knowing that this was a critical moment, and both nodded.
Wanyan Wuli said: "I have three hundred Qingqi under my command. Let them patrol eastward and send out sentries for a hundred miles to ensure everything is safe."
Nahe Herun said: "I have a team of elite soldiers who are good at climbing. Let them climb first."
The three generals have decided on their plan. The camps scattered outside the city of Guide Mansion are like disturbed ant nests, and the generals are rushing like ants, lining up towards the city.
The soldiers of Dinghai Navy who were watching from above the city wall rushed into the meeting hall: "My lord, the enemy troops have moved... The local grain shooting troops we gathered on the top of the city don't know what happened, and they are a little restless."
Guo Ning waved his hand: "Go and comfort them and let them watch obediently."
Xu Jin bowed in response, turned around and left.
Peng Yibin opened his mouth and wanted to say a few more words. Guo Ning stood up and stood in the middle of the hall, stretching:
"Lao Peng, I started too quickly and have a very shallow foundation. I have to win people's hearts all the time and win the sincere admiration of my subordinates. And most of my subordinates are out of recklessness. For them, just giving wealth and honor , is not enough. Therefore, I am used to relying on my own courage and bravery to win people's hearts. I have to let the soldiers know that Guo Ning is not a symbol of superiority, but a robe who can fight side by side with them, through life and death. This Just a little bit, you just need to get used to it. As for the situation in front of you, it is actually not dangerous..."
Just as he said this, Ni Yi hurried over.
He held a box of things in his hand and said happily: "My lord, there is indeed something in the second hall. I found it."
Peng Yibin concentrated on looking at the thing. It turned out to be a box of cinnabar.
Before Guo Ning returned, he changed a pen and dipped it in cinnabar, and added a new thick line on the map. This thick line is very long, starting from the direction of Dongpingfu, going straight to Liangshanbo, and then along the Nanqing River to Peixian County.
Within Peixian County, there is Fengshui that runs through the main trunk and branches of the Yellow River. The middle part of the waterway is the famous Daze. This stroke then followed Fengshui and Daze, crossed the Yellow River to the west, and then followed the western branch of the Yellow River up to Shuo, ending at Guide Mansion.
"This is……"
Peng Yibin slapped his forehead hard, knowing that he was careless and had forgotten something important.
When he looked up again, he relaxed and grinned: "These are the soldiers and horses of this old boy Yin Chang! There are also the elite subordinates of Fang Guosan and Zhan Hui of Dongping Prefecture! And Zhang Rongjie's troops Liangshan water thieves! Did they arrive early too?"
Yin Chang was also a senior general in the Red Coat Army, but he had been recruited by the imperial court as early as the Taihe period and became the military commander of Binzhou. Later, he followed Li Quan to raise troops again, and was recruited by Guo Ning to betray Li Quan and win for his family. He took the official position of Jiedushi of Jinan Tiande Army.
As far as Yin Chang is concerned, it is natural for good birds to choose trees to roost in. The final choice of Liu Erzu and others was no different from his. But Peng Yibin obviously looked down on Yin Chang a little, and he acted like an old boy when he opened his mouth.
"It's them."
Guo Ning smiled slightly: "I am the Duke of the country, and I am so dedicated to doing great things. How can my subordinates dare to slack off? This army also made a double journey and passed Yucheng last night. After receiving my order, they stopped their flags and drums and continued to advance. We are currently preparing for war in Mengzhuze, north of the city."
This force was arranged by Guo Ning and Liu Erzu when they jointly agreed to send troops. They had joined Guo Ning in Weishan five days ago, intending to use them to attack Shanzhou. However, Monk Luo defeated Wanyanbi's elite troops in one battle. Shanzhou and Caozhou had become a piece of cake. When Guo Ning decided to go straight to Guide Mansion, he detached them and asked them to go directly to Guide along the waterway. Government reinforcements.
The Ding Navy attached more importance to water transportation than any other regime of the time. When Monk Luo was in Shandong, he used the fleet to transport people.
This time they also joined forces with the water thieves from Liangshanbo, and brought out no less than 200 large and small ships. Most of the waterways they chose were along the current, except for the fork in the western section of the Yellow River in Guide Mansion, which was a little troublesome, but that It’s only seventy miles away. The soldiers used oars, oars, sails and poles in unison, and it took only two days to arrive outside the city.
Once the Jin army's reinforcements began to attack the city, they gave this force a chance to kill with a fatal blow.
Guo Ning took a picture of the map and said with a smile: "Lao Peng, I have been reading a lot of military books these days, and there is a sentence I like very much."
"What words?"
"Those who are good at fighting are those who bring harm to others without harming them."
