"Royal father is very strong, how long do you think Jinzhou can be defended?"
Wanyan Zongpan did not suspect that Wanyan Zongqian and Wanyan Zongqiang were working together. It was not because he trusted these two people more, but because he also had spies around Wanyan Zongqian and Wanyan Zongbi, and he knew the real situation on the front line very well.
This battle is really hard to fight!
But it’s not without a little chance because Dajin also has some good cards. First, winter is Dajin’s friend! The Jurchens have been freezing in the white mountains and black waters for generations. Those who are afraid of the cold have frozen to death as early as eighteen generations ago, and those who can survive to this day are not afraid of the cold.
Therefore, as long as the battle of Jinzhou can be delayed until winter, Daikin can win a victory that will make the enemy retreat in fear of the cold!
Second, the Jin army was familiar with the terrain and also controlled the mountains in western Liaoning.
Da Jin has ruled the western Liaoning area for almost twenty years, and has already taken root! Moreover, the Jurchens are originally a fishing and hunting people who come from the mountains of Northeast China, and they are very familiar with the conditions of the mountains and forests of Northeast China.
And since the Jin Kingdom lost Yanyun, they began to prepare for the decisive battles in Liaoxi and Yanshan, and built a large number of copycat fortresses in the Yanshan and Liaoxi mountains. Therefore, the Jin soldiers can now use the cover of the mountains in western Liaoning to lurk and mobilize their troops!
Third, the Jin army has a solid Jinzhou bastion!
In the eyes of Wanyan Zongqian, Wanyan Zongpan and others, Jinzhou Bastion is the biggest trump card in their hands!
The Jinzhou bastion was copied from the Shanhaiguan bastion - you can't copy the gunpowder of the Song Dynasty, but the bastion is easy to copy.
Such a large Shanhaiguan bastion is placed there, and there is no need to cover it with a larger piece of cloth. Moreover, there is a market outside Shanhaiguan, and merchants from the Kingdom of Jin can also come and trade. As soon as you look up from the market, you can see the majestic mountains and seas. Can you still copy it?
Since this Jinzhou bastion is copied from the Shanhaiguan bastion, it should be very strong, right?
The fortress has six sides and twelve corners. The walls are made of rammed earth and are extremely strong.
On the twelve triangular forts, camel barrels and six-pound long barrels were also placed, and on the core fort of the bastion, a twenty-five-pound large pot was placed!
In addition, the Kingdom of Jin also spent a lot of money and gave the Jinzhou defenders 50,000 explosive pots!
With 40,000 defenders, 50,000 fried pots, more than 200 tubes of hot pot, plus such a big bastion, and two lines of relief troops on the outside, it must be foolproof, right?
Without losing the Song army in Jinzhou, it would be difficult to cross the Daling River and advance to the northeastern plains. The mountainous area in western Liaoning is currently firmly controlled by the Jin army, and it will be difficult for the Song army to capture it for a while.
Therefore, the war is still likely to drag on until winter comes.
Therefore, whether Jinzhou can hold on is the key to the outcome of this battle!
"Jinzhou is logically impossible to be captured by the Confederate Army!"
Wanyan Zongqian was full of confidence. He smiled and said to Wanyan Zongpan, "What is Jinzhou like? Have you never been to Puluhu? That castle asked you to fight, what kind of victory do you want?"
"That's right." Wanyan Zongqian laughed, "We won't be able to defeat him without a mountain of corpses and a sea of blood."
Wanyan Zongqiang smiled and said, "Even if we hit a mountain of corpses and a sea of blood, we probably won't be able to defeat Jinzhou!"
As soon as he said this, he heard footsteps outside, and then saw Wanyan Zongmin walking in with an excited look on his face.
Wanyan Zongmin is now the left deputy supervisor of the Du Marshal Mansion. Du Marshal Wanyan Zongqian is not in good health, and the left and right deputy marshals Wanyan Zongbi and Wanyan Zongpan are leading troops outside, so the daily life of the Du Marshal Mansion is managed by Wanyan Zongqiang and Wanyan Zongmin. . At this time, Wanyan Zongqiang was already talking to Wanyan Zongqian, Wanyan Zongpan, and Wanyan Zonggu. The one who stayed in the capital marshal's office was Wanyan Zongmin.
Seeing Wanyan Zongmin running in with a happy face, Wanyan Zongqian smiled and asked, "Arubu, what's the good news?"
Wanyan Zongmin smiled and replied, "Good news! Good news from Western Liaoning! Wushu's army went down the Liuzhou River and just captured Xingcheng. Now it has cut off the Western Liaoning Corridor. The land contact between the Southern Army and Shanhaiguan has been blocked by Wushu. It’s cut off!”
"Really?"
Wanyan Zongqian's withered face seemed to be beaming with joy. He turned to Wanyan Zongpan and smiled, "Puluhu, our opportunity has come!"
Wanyan Zongpan rolled his eyes, "The emperor's father is very strong, how do you want to fight him?"
Wanyan Zongqian narrowed his eyes and pretended to think about it. "Let's use a bluff to attract the attention of the Confederate army west of the Daling River. The main force climbed over Yiwulu Mountain, and then went south along the western foot of Yiwulu Mountain to attack the Confederate army north of Jinzhou. how?"
Wanyan Zongpan thought, "A certain family only has more than 100,000 troops. If one of them is east of the Daling River, then there will be less than 100,000 troops left for Yizhou."
His intention was actually to march along the eastern foot of Yiwulu Mountain, and then set up a battle formation on the east bank of the Daling River, so that he could advance and retreat freely. If something went wrong, he could just run back to Liaoyang.
But if we march west of Yiwulu Mountain, it will be difficult to escape!
"Puluhu," Wanyan Zong said with a smile, "Marshal Du's Mansion still has 20,000 elite soldiers. The lonely king asked Alu to lead them and go south with you to aid Jinzhou. You don't have to fight all the way to Jinzhou. , All we need to do is push behind the Southern troops besieging Jinzhou and let them taste the feeling of being attacked from both sides."
"Okay!" Wanyan Zongpan finally fell into the trap, nodded and said to Zong Qian, "Then let's go try it with a certain family." He pointed at Zong Gu again, "Let Hulu lead 30,000 troops to the east of Daling River. Facing the bluff, I led an army of 120,000 and joined Arubu's 20,000 troops for a total of 140,000 troops, marching south from Uiju to aid Jin!"
Seeing that Wanyan Zongpan was relieved, Wanyan Zongqian was also relieved and finally pushed this guy up!
"Guanjia, why are you here? It's enough to have the Duke of Wei and the general here. You are a man of ten thousand gold, why are you here?"
"Niu Qing, don't worry. I'm not here to interfere with your command! I'm just here to see what Jinzhou City is like. I'll leave after seeing it. You are the leader of the battle against Jinzhou. It's your business how to fight against Jinzhou. I just listen. Good news!"
"official"
"Niu Qing, please lead the way. Where is the view better?"
"Guan Jia, Jiajia Mountain to the north of Songshan has the best view."
At this moment, an unexpected guest came to Niugao's Songshan Camp, Zhao Kai, an official of the Song Dynasty!
He had previously said that he would give full authority over the Battle of Jinzhou to Yue Fei. He himself was watching the scenery and eating seafood at Shanhaiguan. Unexpectedly, Niu Gao had just arranged the formation to besiege Jinzhou, and Zhao Kai suddenly came and greeted him. They arrived at Jinxi Port without a word, and then took Yue Fei with them to Niugao's Songshan Camp.
After arriving at Songshan, he told Niu Gao that he wanted to see the Jinzhou Bastion just for a look, not to interfere with the command.
Of course Niu Gao had no choice. Zhao Kai was an official!
Moreover, Zhao Kai is not the kind of layman who doesn't understand military affairs. He is also a great military strategist. Zhao Kai invented the fortress like the bastion!
So he had no choice but to lead Zhao Kai out of his camp honestly and headed straight for Jiaoshan.
Jiashan Mountain is located on the edge of a hilly area south of Jinzhou. Jinzhou City is on the north bank of Xiaoling River outside the Fourth Five-Year Plan.
After Niu Gao's South Route Army (which he personally commanded) set up a formation in the south of Jinzhou City, Jiao Mountain became a critical point. A rough wooden fort was built according to the mountain. Niu Gao prepared to personally attack the city when the siege began. Climb to the Jiashan Fortress to supervise the battle and command.
Unexpectedly, before he had time to use this wooden fort, Zhao Kai took the lead and said he would not interfere, just take a look. Who would believe it?
Of course Zhao Kai knew that what he was doing was not very authentic and was a bit "micromanaging"!
But he really couldn't rest assured! The rise and fall of the empire depends on this battle!
How could he be relieved?
Besides, when it comes to understanding the bastion, who in the world today can be better than him?
"Oh, this is the Jinzhou Bastion." Zhao Kai had already picked up the telescope and started observing at this time. The telescope in his hand had been improved, and the targets he saw were all facing upwards. But it is still polished with crystal, not a telescope with a glass lens.
"That's wrong!" Zhao Kai took a few glances and already saw something was wrong.
"Official, what's wrong?" Yue Fei and Niu Gao beside him were as helpless as Niu Gao, but they had no choice but to follow Zhao Kai's words.
"Jinzhou Castle is not a bastion!" Zhao Kai said, "It is a fake bastion!"
What?
Fake?
Papery?
Yue Fei and Niu Gao immediately took out their telescopes, stretched out the tubes, and watched carefully like Zhao Kai.
It doesn't look like the fake wall. It's as straight as a knife edge. How could it be fake?
Zhao Kai was still observing at this time, but his tone was full of excitement, "Yes, it's a fake bastion haha, these ignorant barbarians can't even tell the difference between a triangular platform and a triangular platform!"
Triangular platform? Sanbaotai?
When Niu Gao heard this, he also remembered, "Guan family, I have heard from the staff below about this triangular platform and the triangular platform. They said that the triangular people can't help but be beaten, so we can only concentrate all the efforts." The 10-pound cannons beat them one by one, knocking them over in one day, and pulling out all the horns of Jinzhou City in 12 days, leaving only a naked city, which is completely vulnerable!"
By the way, Zhao Kaixin said that Niu Gao was a rough guy who didn't understand geometry, but there were many top students under him who had reached the junior high level in mathematics, physics and chemistry, and they were very knowledgeable!
Zhao Kai put down the telescope and asked Niu Gao with a smile, "Niu Qing, did you listen to them?"
"Listen!" Niu Gao said with a smile, "I don't know how to build or attack cities. Of course, I have to listen to the engineers and soldiers. Look, what is being built on the beach of Xiaoling River is an artillery position. In two or three days, you can It’s completed! At the beginning of May, I can capture Jinzhou City for you!”
Zhao Kai smiled and nodded. Just as he was about to praise Niu Gao, a young staff officer suddenly walked over quickly and handed a military report to Niu Gao, "Lieutenant Niu, take the emergency report from the East Route Army to the north of Jinzhou. , Doctor Wu Lu discovered at the western foot of the mountain that a large number of gold thieves were heading south!"
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