"Why did it get hurt there? The root was broken at such a young age. It would be better to die..."
Wu Qimai was pacing back and forth in the main hall, mumbling something, as if someone had cut off his descendants.
The person who cut off the roots was his twenty-four filial son-in-law and godson, King Wanyan Wulimei of the Jin Dynasty and Song Dynasty, whose Han name was Wanyan Zonggou and whose real name was Zhao Gou.
It has to be said that Wanyan Zonggou's physical fitness is still very good. The war horse kicked his crotch with a hoof and exploded his descendants. There was so much blood that his pants were stained red when he was carried back to the camp. . But he managed to survive with his good health, his life was not in danger, and besides not being able to save his life, he would not suffer any sequelae in other aspects. As long as he took care of himself a little, he would be another... good castrate. Got it!
But whether Wanyan Zonggou can be a "good eunuch" depends on Wu Qimai's intentions... After all, he married Wu Qimai's daughter! Wu Qimai might still kill Wanyan Zonggou for the sake of his daughter's lifelong happiness.
So after Wanyan Zonggou woke up and learned that he would stay away from women in the future and live a life of pure heart and few desires, he knew that something was wrong... So he begged his good brother Wanyan Zongpan to accompany him to the palace. Godfather begged for mercy.
This is really full of desire to survive! After all this, he still wants to survive, he is worthy of being the Wanyan Zonggou!
And Wanyan Wu was reluctant to part with his godson... This is a filial son! He has honored so many good things, but his own son is not as concerned about them as he is.
Thinking of his own son, Wu Qimai glanced at his eldest son Zong Pan.
"Dad," Wanyan Zongpan thought that his father wanted to ask for his opinion, so he said, "The sixteenth sister just sent a letter saying that she is pregnant... I don't know whether it is a boy or a girl. , if it is a boy, someone will inherit the title of King of Song."
What does this mean?
Wanyan Zonggou trembled when he heard this... Someone has succeeded to the throne of Song Dynasty, and they don't want me? You can't do this!
"What if it's a girl?" Wu Qimai asked with a frown.
It seems that he is reluctant to move from Xuzhou, Songzhou (Zhao Zhen evacuated Songzhou before the Yellow River area thawed), Shanzhou, Xuzhou, Bozhou (only the half east of Guishui), Suzhou, Haizhou, Huai The Song Kingdom was composed of seven states and two armies including the Yang Army, Lianshui Army... The huge Jin Empire was the "public property" of the Wanyan family. The emperor Wu Qimai had limited power, and the oil and water he could get was even greater. It is limited, and his throne is not even hereditary.
Although Wanyan Zonggou's Song Kingdom was smaller and was still a vassal and buffer state, it was a territory that Wu Qimai and his sons could completely control! It is not an exaggeration to say that it is their father and son’s cash machine.
The existence of the Song Kingdom is inseparable from Wanyan Zonggou, the prince of the Song Dynasty. Zhaogou is not only the banner for stabilizing the seven states and two armies within the Song Kingdom, but also the excuse for the Wanyan family to support the existence of the Song Kingdom. .
If Wanyan Zonggou dies and leaves no male heir...then why does the Song Kingdom still exist?
"Father," Wanyan Zonggou found the life-saving straw, quickly grabbed it, and said to Wu Qimai in a pleading tone, "With your son and minister here, are you afraid that no one can inherit the title of King of Song? The Zhao family's Even if the bloodline cannot be passed down through the sons and ministers, the Zhao family's status can still be passed down through the sons and ministers..."
Wanyan Wu Qimai asked: "You want to adopt a son? Is this possible? You can't adopt a biological nephew!"
Zhao Gou is the only king of the Zhao family who is currently detained in the Kingdom of Jin. Therefore, Zhao Gou's nephews are all in the Northern and Southern Song Dynasties, and he cannot accept them.
But if you can't take in your own nephew, how can you convince the public if you take in someone who can't be beaten with eight sticks? Not only the common people and powerful people in the seven states and two armies would not recognize it, but even the people within the Great Jin Kingdom would not recognize it!
Wanyan Zonggou shook his head hastily, "It's not an adopted son, but...but a biological son who was adopted!"
"Can I still keep my biological son?" Wanyan Wu QiBui was confused. He had fourteen biological sons, but none of them were purchased. And if he is acquired, can he still be considered his biological son?
Wanyan Zongpan was more responsive than his father and already understood what Zonggou meant. He smiled and said to his father: "What Wuli sister means is to ask Sister Sixteen to go find some wild men to borrow seeds! As long as outsiders don't know, that's right. A biological son."
Wu Qimai suddenly understood, looked at Wanyan Zonggou, and asked seriously: "Wuli sister, is this what you mean?"
Wanyan Zonggou didn't even know what to say...aren't these Jurchens too disrespectful of etiquette? How can such a thing be said openly?
But he had to keep talking if he wanted to stay alive!
"Father, father," Wanyan Zonggou was so anxious that he was sweating profusely, "My son, when I return, I will have the doctor who injured me be killed to silence him..."
He is ruthless enough. In order to survive, what can't he sacrifice?
"Why are you trying to kill them all?" Wanyan Zongpan said from the side, "So many people have seen it... How can you kill them all?"
Just when Wanyan Zonggou didn't know how to answer, Mou Ke, a personal soldier of Wu Qimai, suddenly ran over and shouted outside the hall.
"Your Majesty, Your Majesty, the Song Army is here! The Song Army is here..."
"Yue Fei is here? Why so fast?"
As soon as Yue Fei arrived, Wanyan Wu had no time to think about finding a lover for his daughter and hurriedly called the man into the tent... What mattered now was to defeat Yue Fei and grab the big tube, otherwise he would be in trouble. If the Jin Kingdom is hard to protect, how can there be a Song Kingdom?
That Mou Ke was arranged by Wu Qimai to wait for Yue Fei on the top of Wu Lahai City - because Wu Qimai was planning a surprise attack on Yue Fei, so he had to paralyze Yue Fei first and pretend that the army had fled. Wu Lahai City only has a small number of defenders.
Since there are not many defenders in Wu Lahai City, of course they can't spread out the rangers to spy on Yue Fei's people... Moreover, Wu Qimai is also worried that the rangers he spreads will spy on Yue Fei's people. It would be bad to catch him, torture him, and tell him everything, so he simply didn't send the rangers out of the city.
But without sending cavalry out of the city to conduct reconnaissance, he would not know the specific location of Yue Fei's army... In order to avoid being caught off guard by Yue Fei, he set up a watchtower on the tower of Wulahai City and looked around a few more times. A good confidant went up to the watchtower to keep a close watch, and immediately reported the arrival of Yue Fei's soldiers.
"Let's go up to the city and have a look!"
Wu Qimai gave instructions and strode out of the main hall. Wanyan Zongpan and several Wu Qimai's soldiers who were guarding the main hall also followed immediately, leaving only one person whose crotch was seriously injured and could not walk. Wanyan Zonggou sat alone in the main hall and shed tears...
...
"Well, as expected, there are no defenders...but the city of Wu Lahai City looks quite strong! Even if it's upside down, it won't fall down."
"The one that won't fall down...that's an illusion caused by the refraction of light, it's not really upside down."
"I know...I've had lessons from female teachers!"
"I know you still said..."
Just when Wu Qimai came to the city to watch Yue Fei's army, Yue Fei and Li Shifu were also observing Wu Lahai City, and they both used monocular telescopes... This was purely handmade and used crystal lenses. of high-end goods. Currently there are only twelve in the world, and Zhao Kai and his brothers each have one.
With the monocular telescope, Yue Fei and Li Shifu can observe Wu La Haicheng from a safe distance. So after the two of them approached Wu La Hai City, they led a group of cavalry guards to go ahead and found a high slope on the edge of the Yellow River. They immediately climbed up and used telescopes to observe Wu La Hai City in the distance. .
Wulahai City turned out to be not one city, but two cities in the north and south, sandwiched between the North River of the Yellow River and connected by a pontoon bridge. Among them, the south city is the main city and is very large, while the north city is a small city. The northern and southern cities are both made of rammed earth. The walls are not high and you can't tell whether they are thick or not. Outside the two cities, trenches were dug, walls of sheep and horses were built, and forks and rafts of wood were inserted.
In addition, through the telescope, Yue Fei and Li Shifu also discovered that there are many holes in the sheep and horse wall outside the south city of Wu Lahai City for people and horses to enter and exit - when attacking such a city, be careful of the opponent's counterattack when they come out of the city!
Li Shifu watched for a while, then put down the telescope and said: "Pengju, this Wu Lahai City was built by the Western Bandits... It was used to defend against the Khitans. It is very strong!"
The Dangxiang people and the Song Dynasty fought for more than a hundred years for the castle, and of course they also developed the ability to build walls. The Wulahai City they had painstakingly managed for nearly a hundred years was naturally relatively strong.
Yue Fei considered it and said: "We can set up camp on the south bank of the North River of the Yellow River...fill the earth mound wall with straw bags, set up a vehicle array inside, and dig trenches outside, and everything will be safe."
As for the artillery fort... it can be built to the east of the camp. It can also be filled with straw bags and used as a fort. Outside the earth fort, a carbine gun can be placed and caltrops can be sprinkled on it. "
"How far is the appropriate distance from the artillery base to Wu Lahaicheng?" Li Shifu asked.
"Two hundred and fifty steps," Yue Fei said, "this way our thirty-two hot pot cannons can be used!"
"Thirty-two hot pot cannons, thirty-six casserole cannons... a total of sixty-eight cannons, these are enough for the Jin people!" Li Shifu looked at the wall of Wu Lahai City and thought for a while. , "We should be able to break the city after a day and a night! It's still early in the morning, so why not build up the artillery fort first, so that we can complete the school shooting before dark, and we can bombard it all night tonight!"
"Okay, that's it!" Yue Fei nodded and smiled, "Then let's go back quickly and let the brothers work harder. After defeating Wu Lahai City, we can have a good rest!"
Li Shifu laughed loudly and said: "If it's not hard work, why is it hard? Soldiers are not afraid of death, how can they be afraid of this little hardship?"
If Wu Qimai, Lou Shi, Xie Bao and others heard the conversation between Yue Fei and Li Shifu now, they would definitely scold these two people for not caring about their soldiers... After traveling such a long way, they even got into a fight on the way. Zhan, after finally arriving at Wu Lahai City, the people below were not allowed to have a good night's rest, and they had to work overtime!
And they have to work overtime to bombard the city!
Isn't this too dark? How can one carry out night raids like this?
