"General I have seen the deputy marshal..."
Yelu Yujian heard that Wanyan Zonghan was coming, how could he still dare to neglect him? He quickly went down the hillside to greet him personally.
When he saw Zong Han, he realized that the commander-in-chief of the Dajin West Route Army was livid, and he was grinning when he looked at him, as if he wanted to bite someone.
Yelu Yujian knew that the person Wanyan Zonghan wanted to bite was him, but he still had to bite the bullet and put a smile on it. Who said that it was not the Liao Kingdom now? He was under the edge of a knife and had to bow his head!
"Yu Jian, when I came here just now, I saw fire and heard shouts of killing. Did you let the Song people launch a night attack again?"
Seeing that Yeluyu didn't dare to hide anything, he could only nod his head and said: "Deputy Marshal, I'm going to lower my rank. I'm going to place a dozen cannons to the west of Pingding Military City for the Song people to burn!"
"Sure enough!" Wanyan Zonghan was so angry that he raised his riding crop and pointed it at Yu Jian, as if he was going to hit him. Yu Jian was so frightened that he backed away.
Seeing his cowardly look, Zong Han lost interest in beating people and just shook his head: "What's going on? Why do you have people sneak up on you every now and then?"
"Deputy Marshal, no, it's not every now and then," Yelu Yujian shook his head, "It's every day..."
I get beaten every day! How pitiful!
Wanyan Zonghan was almost angry with him, "Are you beaten every day? You, you...you won't be more defensive?"
Yelu Yu looked at it and said with a sad face: "Deputy Marshal, you can't be on guard! The Song army in the Pingding Army City was very cunning. They blocked the city gate with an earthen wall and built a low wall outside the city to block our soldiers. Sight.
Therefore, when they attack, it is difficult for our army's scouts to detect them and they are impossible to guard against! "
"Hmph! Isn't this the same in Taiyuan City?" Wanyan Zonghan said angrily, "I didn't see you being beaten every day when we were besieging Taiyuan!"
There is no Yue Fei in Taiyuan City! Although Wang Zhen who guards Taiyuan is also a rare good general, Yue Fei still can't compare!
Moreover, Wang Zhen is a veteran in his sixties. It is unrealistic for him to carry a knife out of the city and kill people like Yue Fei. He doesn't have the physical strength.
Yelu Yujian didn't know that Yue Fei was there, but he still twisted his face and said aggrievedly: "Deputy Marshal, the Song people in Taiyuan City are honest and dare not leave the city... Moreover, Taiyuan City has a wide terrain, and we are surrounded by people. Of the 20,000 to 30,000 people, most of whom were Jurchen warriors, how could the Song people dare to come out and die?
But the Song people in the pacified military city were vicious and cunning, and there were hundreds of cavalry who came and went like the wind. This group of cavalry is not only good at charging into battle, but also can suddenly dismount after approaching the last soldier to throw javelins or release crossbows with divine arm bows. After killing the last warriors with javelins and crossbows, they then chopped them with long knives and axes, making it difficult for them to resist.
Moreover, they often retreat right after fighting, and the general’s cavalry is too late to catch up! "
Yelu Yujian didn't know that every time Yue Fei went out to attack the city at night, he would arrange for divine arm archers and spearmen to respond.
If there were Jin cavalry chasing them, Yue Fei would lead them into an ambush and cut off a wave of heads.
Wanyan Zonghan waved his hand, interrupting Yelu Yujian's words, and then said with a livid face: "Okay, no need to say more, we know your people can't take down the military city!"
Seeing Zong Han's appearance, Yu Jian was suddenly covered in white hair and sweat.
It’s not easy to be a dog for a golden man!
It would be even worse if this dog was useless!
He hurriedly patted his chest and said: "Deputy Marshal, please give your subordinates a few more days, and they will build some cannons and keep them to capture Pingding Military City for you!"
Wanyan Zonghan snorted: "It's been so many days, you damn thing haven't even touched the walls of the military city... What's the use of a few more days?"
The city wall of the Pingding Army was not so easy to touch, because there was a sheep and horse wall outside the city wall. There was a trench outside the sheep and horse wall. There were pits dug outside the trench and sprinkled with iron caltrops and wooden caltrops - most of the Song Army's brains It was used to defend the city. So there are a lot of odds and ends inside and outside a carefully fortified Song city!
"Deputy Marshal..."
Seeing that Yelu Yu was really scared, he wanted to beg again, but was interrupted by Wanyan Zonghan, "It's not that a certain family doesn't give you a chance, but the reinforcements from the Song Dynasty have come up and have already arrived at Niangzi Pass!"
"Reinforcements?" Yelu Yujian breathed a sigh of relief, but still looked nervous, "Are they many?"
"There are always more than 10,000 people, and many cavalry!" Wanyan Zonghan frowned, looking worried, "I arrived at Niangzi Pass at noon today, and under the Niangzi Pass, I went down to the camp with vines under the water."
Although the Jin army did not attack Niangzi Pass, they set up a small camp in front of Niangzi Pass to monitor every move of the Song army at Niangzi Pass.
Of course, the Song army set up a defense at Niangzi Pass. The troops guarding the pass seemed to have come from Zhending Mansion. They were not many in number, only one or two thousand people...and there was no Yue Fei among them. , so they did not dare to provoke the approaching Jin army.
But contrary to Wanyan Zonghan's expectation, before he could launch a large-scale attack to pacify the military city, reinforcements from the Song Army arrived, and there were tens of thousands of them, including many cavalry!
After receiving the news, Wanyan Zonghan couldn't sit still. He was really anxious... Tens of thousands of cavalry came at the drop of a hat. What does this mean? This shows that the Song army has many abundant troops east of Taihang.
Most of these more than 10,000 cavalry are part of the "800,000 Forbidden Army"!
And that they could come over so quickly, does it mean that Dajin's Eastern Route Army has been defeated by the Song Dynasty's 800,000 forbidden troops? Even if the entire army was not wiped out, they must have been trapped somewhere!
It's possible!
As long as the Song people's 800,000 forbidden troops are as capable as the several hundred Song troops here in the Pingding Army who go out to beat Yelu Yujian every day, the East Route Army will be in danger!
Yelu Yujian looked at Wanyan Zonghan with a gloomy expression, as if he was waiting for the order to retreat. Of course he knew that the Song Dynasty did not have 800,000 forbidden troops... only 500,000 at most, but it was quite a lot!
Wanyan Zonghan was silent for a while, and then he said to Yelu Yujian: "You don't need to fight to pacify the military city. A certain family has sent a Jurchen son to fight! Just lead the troops to station at Niangziguan... Don't go up the mountain to camp. , we must camp along the Mianman River to block the Song army's westward advance."
When Yelu Yujian heard this, his heart twitched. Wanyan Zonghan was going to use himself as a human shield!
But he didn't dare to refuse Zong Han's order, because being a human shield meant a narrow escape from death, and now Wanyan Zonghan's betrayal meant a narrow escape from death. Moreover, he was not the only one who died, but a whole family and the families of his men.
"The general has an order..." Yelu Yujian had no choice but to bite the bullet and accepted the order.
Wanyan Zonghan called out again: "Sheyema!"
"The child is here." A young man wearing a thin white silk robe, with a bald head and no hat, revealing a shaved head and a face covered with a messy beard responded.
This young man is the eldest son of Wanyan Zonghan, and his name is She Yema. Despite his young age, he has been following his father Wanyan Zonghan on various expeditions to please him for several years, so he can be considered a veteran in the battlefield. Moreover, during the years when he was growing up, the Jurchens had already risen, so he was not as capable of martial arts as his parents and ancestors. He received a good education and was proficient in Jurchen characters, Khitan characters and Chinese characters. He can actually compose poetry!
Wanyan Zonghan also liked this son who was both civil and military, and had great trust and high hopes for him.
Zong Han immediately said to him: "She Yema, you are following my father in the east and west to attack Tunduo. It's time to stand alone... My father will give you three Meng'an, and you can lead them." Go with Yelu Dujian to set up camp in front of Niangzi Pass. The Meng'an who was in front of Niangzi Pass is also under your command!
Remember, you must proceed with caution, set up a camp first, and then carefully test the strength of the Song people after you have a foundation! "
Speaking of testing the strength of the Song people, Wanyan Zonghan glanced at Yelu Yujian with ill intentions... Of course Shu Yema knew what it meant!
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