In the darkness, several fire dragons marched hand in hand on the plain between Liyang County and Dagong Mountain, rushing southward in a mighty manner.
The terrain in the Liyang area is generally flat, but it is not without dangers. Otherwise, it wouldn’t have become a battleground for military strategists!
There are three dangers in Liyang. One is Liyang City. Liyang City is located on the edge of the Yongji Canal. Before the Yellow River changed its course to the north, and with the convenience brought by the Yongji Canal, Liyang City was not only a transportation hub between the north and south of the Yellow River, but also a grain transshipment and storage center in Hebei. The famous Liyangcang during the Sui and Tang Dynasties was located at the location of Liyang County.
The second most dangerous place in Liyang is of course Dagong Mountain. Although this mountain is neither high nor big, it is definitely a commanding height in a place like Junzhou, and it is also next to the Yellow River.
And the third dangerous point in Liyang is the Yellow River's ten thousand year new embankment!
At this time, the Yellow River has long been a hanging river. What is a hanging river? It is a river whose bed is higher than the ground, and the water passes above your head, making it look like it is hanging!
This kind of hanging river relies on dikes to restrict the water flow so that the water does not overflow the Jinshan Mountains, so the dikes that contain the water must be much higher than the ground. To restrain a big river like the Yellow River, the dams must be built very high and thick.
The Yellow River embankment in Liyang is called the Ten Thousand Years New Embankment. It was built during the Zhenghe years of Zhao Ji, which was the peak period of the Northern Song Dynasty's national power. It was also a face-saving project that the traitor Cai Jing was personally responsible for. Of course, he would not cut corners. The embankment is built high, thick and very strong. It is definitely a dangerous place!
According to the news that Guo Yaoshi told Wanyan Wushu on the evening of the third day of the first lunar month, the 100,000 Sanya forbidden army led by Gao Qiu, the Taiwei of the Song Dynasty, has now occupied the two dangerous places of Wannian Dike and Dagong Mountain, strangling the Jin Dynasty. The throat of soldiers heading south.
If these two dangerous places cannot be seized as soon as possible, the hundreds of thousands of Dajin East Route Army troops will be blocked north of the Yellow River!
Although the fight all the way to the north bank of the Yellow River is considered very successful, the richest city in the world, Kaifeng, is a hundred miles away. You can see it from a higher position, but you can’t eat it. How uncomfortable does that feel?
So after receiving the report, Wanyan Wushu sent someone to inform Wanyan Yanmu and Wanyan Zongwang in the rear, asking them to lead their troops quickly. On the one hand, he immediately mobilized his 20,000 troops and marched overnight. He had to rush to the battlefield before Gao Taiwei's 100,000 troops completed their defenses on Dalong Mountain and the Yellow River Embankment!
Wanyan Wushu believed that as long as his 20,000 troops arrived on the north bank of the Yellow River, Gao Qiu's 100,000 troops would no longer be able to properly deploy defenses on Dagong Mountain and Wannian Xindi.
As long as Gao Qiu is unable to complete the deployment, once the main force led by Wanyan Yanmu and Wanyan Zongwang arrives, even if Gao Qiu has three heads and six arms, he will not be able to rely on the mere 100,000 Bianliang and Sanyamen soldiers to block Dalong Mountain and the Yellow River Embankment.
Once Dalong Mountain and the Yellow River embankment are obtained, a confrontation situation across the river will be formed.
Moreover, the current Yellow River does not flow into the sea from the east, but flows into the Juma River from the north - the Yellow River will turn north in Guide Prefecture, east of Junzhou and Huazhou! Although it was difficult for the Dajin soldiers to cross the Yellow River between Sanshan Floating Bridge and Guangwu Mountain, it was not difficult to cross the river in Damingfu in the north.
At that time, the Jin soldiers can still take a detour and advance towards Kaifeng Mansion!
Of course, if they don't take down Dalong Mountain and the Yellow River Embankment, the Jin soldiers can also take a detour, but Gao Qiu, who is stationed at Dalong Mountain, has to watch!
There are 100,000 troops! And he was quite capable of fighting. In one battle, he defeated Guo Yaoshi's more than 4,000 men and reduced them to only a few hundred. Even Guo Tiannu's little girly skin has been folded into her long legs, that breasts, and that face, maybe she's better off than that bad old man Gao Qiu, what a pity!
Thinking that Guo Tiannu might have fallen into Gao Qiu's clutches now, Wanyan Wushu couldn't help but sigh.
At this moment, he suddenly heard his half-brother Wanyan Alu (Zongxian) shouting, "Wushu, look ahead!"
When Wanyan Wushu heard this, he thought there was a big pit or an earthen wall in front of him, so he quickly pulled the reins to "stop" the big Jurchen horse under his crotch. The horse was running happily when someone suddenly pulled the reins. Of course it wasn't happy. It neighed and raised its front hooves high, standing on only its two hind legs.
After the horse stood up, he lowered his head and thought about Guo Tiannu's Wanyan Wushu, but his eyesight raised, and he saw a bright light that appeared in the night ahead of him at some unknown time!
"This is"
When the horse hit the ground again, Wanyan Wushu stood up in the stirrups with a frown on his face, while Guo Yaoshi and Wanyan A'lu also drove their horses closer together.
When Medical Master Guo heard Wu Shu's question, he immediately answered loudly, "Fourth Prince, that's the area around the Dagong Mountain, Wannian Dike and Tiancheng Bridge."
Wanyan Wushu said, "Gao Qiu went to the Ming camp?"
Wanyan Aru on the side said, "This camp doesn't look too big. Can it accommodate an army of 100,000 people?"
Pharmacist Guo felt a little guilty after hearing this. Just when he was thinking about how to explain it to Wanyan Wushu, a shout suddenly rang out from the Song Army camp in the distance!
"Long live! Long live! Long live"
The cheers were loud, at least tens of thousands of people were shouting in unison, and the momentum seemed extremely high!
Under the night, Wanyan Wushu's face was already a bit livid. What was the Confederate Army doing? They didn't sleep and were still yelling late at night, and their morale was still so high. Didn't they see the torch held by the golden heavenly soldiers?
There are so many great golden heavenly soldiers coming to kill them, they should be afraid! But they are so happy. What does this mean? Are you looking forward to a battle with the Dajin Heavenly Soldiers?
Just because of this morale, Lieutenant Gao can be called a famous general today! When fighting against such an opponent, you still have to be careful!
Thinking of this, Wanyan Wushu said to his left and right, "Send an order to the whole army to speed up and advance before dawn. They must arrive 10 miles north of Dagong Mountain and then set up a square array!"
The cubic and circular formation means taking the defensive first!
Wanyan Wushu felt that Lieutenant Gao's army seemed to be very powerful, and the number might really be 100,000, so he had to be more cautious and establish a defensive position first before trying to advance.
"Long live! Long live! Long live"
The cheers almost burst Zhao Kai's eardrums!
The cheers came from the more than 20,000 Song army officers and soldiers who were working "overnight shifts" to dig soil and build fortifications. These soldiers were so loyal and brave, not only not afraid of bloodshed, but also not afraid of sweating.
The first one is not afraid of death, the second one is not afraid of suffering, these are them!
Standing on the Wannian Embankment, listening to the cheers of the soldiers below and watching the scene of more than 20,000 people working enthusiastically, Zhao Kai was a little moved.
And the female slave Guo Tiannu who was following him was even more stunned. Aren't these Song warriors too fickle? A quarter of an hour ago, they were in panic when they saw several "fire dragons" appearing in the night. And that handsome official said something, and his morale immediately exploded!
Well, that’s right, just one sentence!
One sentence from Zhao Kai is worth ten thousand words, no, it is worth ten million words!
What he said was not "the rise and fall of the Song Dynasty. In this battle, all soldiers must work hard", but "defend the three mountains, return to Beijing and share houses in Kaifeng City, one person per person, one house, live and work in peace and contentment!"
One person, one house. The house in Kaifeng City is the kind with a yard. Each person has one place!
From now on, we will be the homeowner class in Kaifeng Prefecture!
That is the number one house in the universe in Kaifeng Mansion. Anyone with a yard anywhere is worth more than ten thousand dollars!
Not to mention being a soldier, even as a courtier, you have to work hard to commit corruption, and you can't let the Yushitai catch you, so you can afford it!
And this group of soldiers, with military pay and rewards, can save dozens of copper coins a year, which is already a great savings. I have been saving for a house worth ten thousand guan since the founding of the Northern Song Dynasty. I have been saving until now, but I still can’t afford it!
Moreover, houses in Kaifeng Prefecture are rising every year!
A soldier can save dozens of guan a year, but a house worth 10,000 guan can increase to several hundred guan a year!
This house is more than they, the big-headed soldiers, can earn in a few lifetimes.
Now, as long as you guard the Sanshan Floating Bridge, you will be alone in one place after returning to Beijing. This is a golden saying! Can the emperor's promise be faked?
So these soldiers are no longer jealous, but their eyes are shining!
If Wanyan Wushu rushed to the battlefield now, he might be able to see 40,000 sparkling eyes
After the cheers, the 20,000 Song Army soldiers who worked the night shift all felt that they had endless strength, and they all threw their arms away and worked like crazy.
The speed of building the city increased instantly. At the foot of Dagong Mountain and at the end of Tiancheng Bridge, a castle was built quickly and well with a speed visible to the naked eye!
When more than 20,000 people led by Wanyan Wushu arrived on the morning of the fourth day of the first lunar month, 10 miles away from Dalong Mountain and the Tiancheng Floating Bridge, they saw a building with a circumference of more than 2,000 steps and a height of more than one foot, and there was a trench surrounding it. The castle had suddenly appeared in his sight.
"This, this, how is this possible? How could such a majestic city be built overnight?"
Before Wanyan Wushu could say anything, Yaoshi Guo was already shouting.
"What? Overnight?" Wanyan Wushu looked back at Medicine Master Guo, "You mean this castle didn't exist when you came yesterday?"
"Of course it doesn't exist!" Yaoshi Guo said, "Well, this city blocks the entrance to Tiancheng Bridge. If it existed, it would be impossible for the goddess to lead 2,000 people to kill Tiancheng Bridge!"
Wanyan Wushu frowned and whispered, "How many people are needed to build such a big castle overnight?"
"Well," Pharmacist Guo thought for a while, "I'm afraid there must be 200,000 people!"
"200,000" Wanyan Wushu took a breath and whispered, "It's a pity that the mountain is easy, but it's a pity that the Gao family's army is in trouble."
Yes, 200,000 people are still defending a city. How can we fight this? Wanyan Wushu only has 20,000 people in his hands!
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