At this time, Wanyan Nianhan, who was attacking the Taiyuan Acropolis and Bingzhou with all his strength, received information that Wanyan Zongwang of the East Route Army had been attacked because Song soldiers and horses continued to gather around Bianjing, and the West Route Army commanded by Wanyan Nianhan was delayed in arriving. Prepare to evacuate Bianjing and return to Yanjing.
After getting this information, Wanyan Nianhan became even more anxious. Wanyan Nianhan thought to himself that if the East Route Army commanded by Wanyan Zongwang retreated safely, but the 120,000 troops of the West Route Army commanded by himself could not attack the small Taiyuan Acropolis and Bingzhou, it would be difficult to communicate. The top priority now is Attack Bingzhou with all your strength, capture Taiyuan, and then wait for further instructions from the court.
At this time, Bingzhou City had lost its position outside the city under the continuous attack of the Jin soldiers for more than fifty days; the connection with Taiyuan was also cut off by the Jin army, and Bingzhou had become an isolated city. Originally, Zhang Xiaochun, the governor of the state, and Wang Zhen, the general manager, could retreat to Taiyuan. However, the Jin soldiers besieged the city tightly. Zhang Xiaochun and Wang Zhen could not guarantee that they would take away all the people, soldiers and civilians in Bingzhou city, so they decided to stick to Bingzhou. Bingzhou is the acropolis of Taiyuan. If Bingzhou is lost, Taiyuan will definitely not be protected. Therefore, Zhang Xiaochun and Wang Zhen have always stayed in Bingzhou and vowed to live and die with Bingzhou.
In order to break through Bingzhou as soon as possible, Wanyan Nianhan ordered Wanyan Zonghan, Wanyan Xiyin, Wanyan Loushi, and Wanyan Tumu who besieged Bingzhou to attack the city with all their strength, striving to break through Bingzhou within ten days. In order to strengthen the siege force, Wanyan Nianhan personally led 20,000 soldiers and horses to patrol outside Bingzhou City, waiting for opportunities to attack Bingzhou.
Wanyan Zonghan, Wanyan Xiyin, Wanyan Loushi, and Wanyan Tumu heard the order, ordered their troops and horses, and attacked the city gates of Bingzhou with all their strength.
On the wall of Bingzhou, Zhang Xiaochun, Wang Zhen, Chai Jin, Dong Jie, Song Bing, Han Yu and other generals and soldiers used arrows, rolling wood and rocks to repulse the Jin soldiers' siege time and time again. The Jin army carried out this round of siege for nine days without rest, and ultimately failed to achieve Wanyan Nianhan's goal of conquering Bingzhou within ten days.
Bingzhou's soldiers and civilians also suffered heavy casualties. What's more serious is that the food reserves in the city have been completely cut off. The defenders were so hungry that they could no longer hold down their weapons. How could they continue the battle? The current situation is that all the cattle, horses, donkeys and mules in the city have been eaten, and even the chaff used as horse feed in the granary has been eaten up. Gradually, even bark, grass and wild rice are also used as rations. If the Jin army continues to besiege for a few more days, they will run out of ammunition. Food is exhausted, and the loss of Bingzhou is inevitable.
The anxious Wang Zhen inspected the city defenses and saw the hungry soldiers leaning on the battlements. He felt very uncomfortable, so he ordered the guards around him to say: "Kill my horse and let the soldiers and people defending the city satisfy their hunger." After hearing the order, the guards He hurriedly tried to dissuade him: "How can the general meet the enemy with five horses and gallop every day?" When the king saw this, he looked up to the sky and sighed: "If I can't defend Bingzhou, what's the use of all my wealth? Take it away and kill it!" "
With tears in his eyes, the guard took Wang Zhen's horse away. After a few days, all the horses in the city and the hides on Ma'anshan were eaten.
Yang Keshi, the guard of Taiyuan, also knew the situation in Bingzhou City very well. Thinking that Zhang Xiaochun, the governor of the state, and Wang Zhen, the general manager, were trapped in Bingzhou City, and their food reserves were completely cut off, Yang Keshi was also very anxious and sent General Mao Jianlu and his cavalry army to rush to help. Yang Keshi's intention was that if grain and grass could not be transported in, horses would be transported in to solve the urgent needs of Zhang Xiaochun and Wang Zhen. Unfortunately, the siege of the Jin army was tight, and the horse army led by Mao Jianlu failed to break through the Jin army's defense line and was forced to retreat into Taiyuan City.
On this day, the Jin army began to attack the city again. This time the Jin Army attacked the city with greater momentum and more troops. First, arrows flew towards the city wall like locusts, and the Song troops defending the city were shot to pieces. Immediately, a large number of golden soldiers carried the ladders to the bottom of the city, put the ladders on the city wall, and climbed up the city wall with the support of other golden soldiers' archery.
The Song army on the city wall pushed back the attacking Jin soldiers several times and overthrew the ladder.
Golden soldiers kept coming, setting up ladders again and climbing up the city wall. The Song army shot and chopped with arrows and knives. The siege soldiers of the Jin Army kept falling from the ladders.
There are more and more Jin troops, and the Song troops on the city wall can no longer support them.
On the tower of Kaiyuan Gate, the person responsible for guarding the gate was Chai Jin, a high-ranking official. Chai Jin is holding a piercing steel spear, a bow on his back, and a quiver on his waist. He is leading many soldiers to guard the far gate.
Kaiyuan Gate is a city gate that the Jin soldiers focus on attacking. If Kaiyuan Gate is opened, the entire Bingzhou City will basically fall, and there will be no strategic support point. Based on this, Chai Jin volunteered to guard Kaiyuanmen. Wang Zhen also sent elite soldiers and generals, led by Chai Jin, to guard Kaiyuanmen.
It was Wanyan Zonghan who opened the far gate on the Jin side.
When the Jin soldiers' arrows flew like locusts, Chai Jin hurriedly ordered the Song soldiers to hide behind the battlements and gate towers. As soon as the Jin soldiers' arrows stopped, he immediately appeared on the city wall and shot the Jin soldiers who had already begun to build ladders and attack the towers. .
The Jin soldiers who were attacking the city were shot to death by Chai Jin and his men.
In the distance, Wanyan Zonghan, who was riding on a horse, shouted angrily. When Chai Jin saw this, he tried to repeat his old trick and wanted to shoot Yan Zonghan with an arrow. Chai Jin had already shot two Jin generals with arrows.
Zai Jin fully drew his bow and shot an arrow out. When a golden general saw this, he galloped forward and stood in front of Wanyan Zonghan. The arrow fired by Chai Jin hit the golden general's neck. That member of gold will stand up and fall.
Wanyan Zonghan was furious, pointed at Chai Jin on the tower door and shouted: "Nanmanzi! When I break the city, I will cut you into pieces with a thousand knives!"
Chai Jin drew an arrow and shot again. A large group of golden generals surrounded Wanyan Zonghan. Wanyan Zonghan loudly ordered: "Attack the city! Attack the city with all your strength!"
The golden soldiers rushed towards Kaiyuanmen like a tide.
Several Jin soldiers had already climbed up the Kaiyuanmen Gate Tower, and were picked up by Chai Jin to the bottom of the Gate Tower with a bone-piercing steel spear in his hand. "Kill!" Chai Jin roared loudly: "Anyone who dares to attack my Kaiyuan Gate will be killed without mercy!" Chai Jin's soldiers slashed with guns and knives, killing the Jin soldiers who attacked Kaiyuan Gate under the Kaiyuan Gate.
Wang Zhen, the general manager, learned that Kaiyuanmen was in danger, so he led his people to Kaiyuanmen. At the far gate, Chai Jin met with Wang Zhen and immediately reported the situation.
Wang Zhen stood on the gate tower of Kaiyuanmen and saw that there were Jin soldiers under the tower with a surging momentum. In the distance, dozens of Jin generals were directing the Jin soldiers to attack. Wang Zhen knew clearly in his heart that the Jin soldiers wanted to use Kaiyuanmen as a breakthrough point to attack Bingzhou City from Kaiyuanmen.
Chai Jin bowed to Wang Zhen and said, "Master Wang, please stay away. If you go far away, there will be a general guarding you. There will be no mistakes." Wang Zhen also bowed to Chai Jin and said, "With my dear brother in charge, how can I be uneasy? It's just that Jin The bandits are cruel and will commit all kinds of evil, so we should not take them lightly."
While Wang Zhen and Chai Jin were talking, the Jin army began a new round of siege. Wang Zhen and Chai Jin then commanded the army and civilians to defend the far gate. Suddenly, a general ran up and said, "Tell the manager, the north gate has been breached by golden dogs, and they are fighting all the way to the city." After hearing the report, the king hurriedly led his troops to the north of the city to provide support. Chai Jin was worried about Wang Cun's safety, so he assigned the task of guarding Kaiyuan Gate to his subordinates. Holding a bone-piercing steel gun, he hurriedly chased Wang Cun away.
Facing the king's report, soldiers and civilians continued to retreat. Someone recognized Wang Cun and hurriedly reported: "Report to Manager Wang that the Zhizhou Yamen was broken down and Zhang Zhizhou was captured." After hearing the report, Wang Cun became even more anxious and hurriedly led a team of hundreds of people to rush towards the Zhizhou Yamen.
A large group of golden soldiers rushed towards them. Wang Zhen, holding a big sword, took the lead and fought against the Jin soldiers. The broadsword in Wang Zhen's hand was shining brightly, and each of the golden soldiers was chopped down to the ground by Wang Zhen. Jin soldiers surrounded him in circles. Wang Zhen and a hundred soldiers were besieged in the middle. The Jin soldiers, whether with knives, spears or axes, came over with clanging clangs. Song soldiers were constantly being killed around Wang Zhen. Wang Zhen was furious, brandishing his sword and slashing at him all the way. A large section of the Jin soldiers were cut down by Wang Zhen. The number of Song soldiers around Wang Zhen was gradually decreasing, while the Jin soldiers surrounded him on three levels inside and three outside.
The guards on Wang Chun's side saw that Jin soldiers were gathering reinforcements and there was no hope of retreating, so they advised Wang Chun: "Manager Wang, the top priority is urgent, retreat quickly to keep the green hills and don't worry about running out of firewood." When Wang Chun saw this, his eyes widened with anger and he raised his head. He said in a loud voice: "The soldiers and civilians of Bingzhou are not greedy for life and fear of death. As the general manager of Bingzhou, how can I abandon my father and fellow villagers?! This is absolutely impossible!"
The Jin army continued to surround him. Suddenly, there was a violent roar, and a person came from outside. The bone-piercing steel gun in his hand was flying up and down, and the golden soldier was stabbed in pieces. That man was Chai Jin, a high-ranking official who came after Wang Zhen. Chai Jin, a high-ranking official, shouted to Wang Zhen: "Mr. Wang, follow the general and kill him quickly!"
Wang Zhen then led his men to start a street fight with the Jin soldiers.
Wang Zhen and Chai Jin fought all the way to the far gate in the south of the city.
Kaiyuanmen is still in the hands of the Song army.
Behind Wang Zhen, a large group of golden soldiers came to chase him. Wang Xun fought with a knife and was hit in dozens of places by knives and spears.
Outside Kaiyuanmen, the Jin soldiers strengthened their offensive, and they cooperated inside and outside. Kaiyuanmen fell.
Chai Jin hurriedly supported Wang Zhen. Wang Zhen laughed several times and said loudly: "As a soldier, I, Wang Zhen, died in the city's fall. What an honor it is! Senior officials can retreat quickly and do not make unnecessary sacrifices." Chai Jin said: "General Wang died in the fall of the city. There is a national calamity, how can someone like me live in a secret way?! I go to the national calamity with the high-ranking officials."
After the Kaiyuan Gate was broken, Wanyan Zonghan led the Jin soldiers to rush into the Kaiyuan Gate. Wanyan Zonghan ordered his soldiers to search for the Song general who shot and killed the Jin general.
Jin soldiers came up and surrounded Wang Zhen, Chai Jin and others.
General Yi Jin pointed at Chai Jin in the distance and said to Wanyan Nianhan: "That is the Song general who shot and killed two clan members and a general in our country." Wanyan Nianhan said fiercely: "I want to kill him He was cut into pieces!"
The Jin soldiers besieged and killed more than ten people by Wang Zhen, Chai Jin and other Song soldiers.
When Wanyan Zonghan saw this, he ordered people to shout to Wang Zhen: "Song generals, listen, Bingzhou has been defeated. You have to surrender and our country will give you preferential treatment. If you resist to the end, you will die."
Wang Xun turned his head and looked at Chai Jin, and said: "Sir, you and I got acquainted when we were fighting Fangla in the south of the Yangtze River. I always thought that you people in the world stayed away from the temple and did not participate in national affairs. But now I see that the blood in your veins , flowing with the blood of loyalty and patriotism, how lucky I am to get to know you!" After saying that, Wang Zhen looked at the dozens of blood-stained soldiers and civilians around him and said: "I have been loyal to the country and righteous to the people. , what do you want from a real man?" After saying that, Wang Zhen turned around and stood up, picked up his blood-stained battle robe, wiped the already slightly curled sword, raised his hand, pointed at Wanyan Zonghan, and shouted: " Zong Han is a barbaric dog! If you dare to massacre the people of Bingzhou and Taiyuan, I will become a fierce ghost after my death and will take your life!" Then, Wang Xun put the big knife across his neck, and with a violent stroke, he fell to the ground.
"Mr. Wang!" Chai Jin shouted, drew his gun, and rushed towards Wanyan Zonghan.
