The rain became more and more intensive, and gradually turned into a heavy downpour, and the speed of the Song army's advance was indeed greatly delayed.
Just as Yao Pingzhong said at the beginning, several changes in the course of the Yellow River have caused the entire Hebei to erode. Even though everyone has restored dredging in recent years, the roads in Hebei are still very crude.
Under this situation, it's okay to live normally, but once it encounters such heavy rain, the mud underfoot will not only make it difficult for cars and horses to move.
Even the infantry of the Song Dynasty felt extremely strenuous.
Only those cavalry soldiers riding war horses were slightly better, and it was like this that Yao Pingzhong felt extremely worried.
They were afraid that the golden man would suddenly appear in front of them.
The more Yao Pingzhong fears something, the more this matter will develop.
The heavy rain greatly slowed them down, and the sound of horse hooves trampling the ground reached their ears.
An elite cavalry force of tens of thousands of people rushed in front of the Song Army with the sound of thunder. At this time, all the firearms on the Song Army's side had been silenced.
Even the bow and crossbow arrows became somewhat helpless under the heavy rain, and their accuracy was greatly missed!
Just when Yao Pingzhong stood at the front and prepared to fight to the death, he suddenly discovered that these cavalry charging over were very problematic.
Flustered and frightened, there was no so-called ferocity on their faces, no excitement about the coming killing.
There was actually a look of horror and fear on their faces.
At this moment, Yao Pingzhong really couldn't understand.
"Everyone, get on board!"
At this moment, Zhao Huan's order suddenly appeared, and Zhao Bingyuan also grabbed Yao Zhongping's arm.
"Look at the river!"
After this sentence reached Yao Pingzhong's ears, Yao Pingzhong also discovered the problem.
At this time, the river had begun to roar, a very serious roar!
"Dig..." Yao Pingzhong also discovered the problem after seeing this scene. Even if there was some wind and rain, even if the river was not stable, there would not be such a big movement.
This can only be one case, and that is someone digging the upper reaches of the river!
Only this reason can cause the river to surge so violently, and only this can explain why this group of people are so timid and panicked.
"Let's go!"
With a loud roar, Zhao Huan led many soldiers and horses and rushed towards the destination. The ship had already docked, and a large amount of baggage and food were carried forward by the soldiers.
The soldiers also moved towards the warship in an orderly and fast manner. A large number of soldiers began to board the ship, while Yao Pingzhong led the last three thousand elites to stop them in front of the Jin men who were charging over.
This was something that Yao Pingzhong had prepared for a long time ago, but before that he wanted to block the golden man's iron hoof and buy time for the soldiers behind him.
But now, he wants to stop these guys and send them directly to the bottom of the river!
"Boom~"
The roar erupted again, and the turbulence on the river became even more violent. A boat with just half of the people on it was directly hit by a big wave and crashed into the river bank.
After a loud noise, the soldiers on the bed fell onto their backs, more than ten carts and baggage fell to the bottom of the river, and most importantly, the boat leaked!
Looking at the sinking warship and the soldier waiting for rescue, Zhao Huan couldn't help but sigh that the power of heaven and earth should not be underestimated.
This plan was laid out by Yue Fei from the beginning.
His four armies were mobilized, his navy swept across the sea, and his landing on the Bohai Sea was not just for Han Shizhong's landing in Liaodong.
Jin people are not that stupid, they need to be more like that.
At the very least, the Jin people should think that Jizhou is their main battlefield.
Therefore, the four-pronged army attacked the Yellow River defense line and attacked around Guantao area in order to let the Jin people relax in the direction of Hebei West Road.
At the same time, it was also to give Dong Xian a chance.
If the soldiers and horses in this world want to know who can go deep behind enemy lines to find out information, do something.
I'm afraid they are the Tabai Army under Yue Fei, the commander of the Yue Family Army of the Great Song Dynasty!
Dong Xian was greedy for money but very capable. His message speed could even surpass that of the Imperial City Division at some times, and other armies could not catch up.
When Yue Fei was rushing to kill, Dong Xian had already rushed into Jizhou one step ahead. On the one hand, he wanted to find out the news, and on the other hand, he also wanted to break up the troops and lead some elites into the vicinity of Yangping.
The Yellow River is divided into many tributaries, which eventually converge into the sea.
The final source of the Chaoge line is in Yangping and Ludi.
Of course, no matter how bold Mr. Dong is, he would not dare to dig directly in Yangping. Not to mention the large number of Jin people here, they may be discovered at any time. The most important thing is if the place is dug.
Let’s not talk about anything else later. Just don’t think about retaining any of the fertile land in the city along this road.
Yangping, Neihuang, Wei Jun, Liyang, Puyang, Yecheng, and the last Chaoge.
Although this place now belongs to the Jin people, Yue Fei is confident that he can swallow up the entire land of Hebei. There is no need for him to ruin the heritage and people's hearts of the land of Hebei and cause trouble for himself.
Traveling from the waterway, from Yangping along the waterway, they stayed day and night and entered the second branch among the Neihuang and Wei armies, and then waited for the arrival of the rainy night.
"Your Majesty will definitely use firearms to clear the way this time.
The power of firearms is far beyond human power, but the flaws of firearms are also very obvious.
The Jin people will definitely wait for the rainy season to come, water it with rainwater and force His Majesty to fight in the field.
Your Majesty might as well give them this opportunity, but it is still up to us to choose where this field will be!
Although there are a lot of plains in Hebei, there are also mountains and rivers. We only need to use the power of heaven and earth to trick the golden man into taking advantage of this opportunity! "
This is Yue Fei's overall plan.
Lure the enemy deep and use your body as bait, then use Dong Xian to go around the rear and dig up river embankments, and flood the plain with water to deal with the Jin cavalry.
The plan went very smoothly. Despite Yao Pingzhong's desperate efforts to block them, the Jin man was indeed unable to break through them immediately, but the river behind them surged directly.
Amidst the rumbling, the Jin cavalry, whether they were scattered or entangled, were all washed away by the river water without exception.
The rushing river also directly washed away Yao Pingzhong.
The Jin and Song people directly became food for fish and shrimp under the bursting river.
Those with better luck, such as Yao Pingzhong, who was protected by everyone, waited until his own warship came to rescue him.
But if you are unlucky, you will get stuck in the river the moment it rushes over.
And in that filthy water, river water kept entering his mouth and nose. When he floated again, he was already a corpse.
The spread of the flood not only destroyed the battlefield here, but most importantly, it also gave Zhao Huan an excellent opportunity.
Crossing the river from Chaoge is the Weijun Plain, which was the capital of Cao Wei at that time, Yecheng.
This is fertile soil, and the most important thing is that it is in a triangle area.
With the Taihang Mountains to the west of Yecheng as the base, the river in front of Chaoge intersected with the river behind Wei County to form today's Yecheng Plain.
After the river channel was dug, the entire Yecheng Plain became a swamp, and countless people were made homeless by the sudden flood, and were even directly submerged.
After Zhao Huan rescued Yao Pingzhong and others, he didn't care to continue chasing the Jin man struggling in the flood, and rushed directly towards Yecheng.
With the help of a large water warship, they hit the city wall of Ye City. Han Chang and Zhao Bingyuan rushed to the front with their elite soldiers without hesitation.
Although they no longer have powerful firearms to suppress them, their strength still cannot be underestimated.
Zhao Bingyuan and Han Chang personally charged forward. After all, Yecheng was no longer the capital of Cao Wei back then. Although it also had a good status, it could no longer compare with what it was back then.
After a burst of fighting, they successfully took away the land of Yecheng.
The golden people in the city were unable to react quickly under the impact of the flood.
The Jin camp outside the city became a joke immediately. In this battle, Zhao Huan easily occupied the place he wanted to occupy.
In the future, he will start to hold on to the unique place of Yecheng to attract the soldiers and horses of the Jin people to attack.
This will give Yue Fei and Han Shizhong enough opportunities.
Yecheng's natural protective circle gave Zhao Huan enough confidence. At the same time, there was Taihang Mountain behind him. If something really went wrong, the next step would probably be to escape into the mountains and forests.
The Taihang Mountains, which are known to hide millions of soldiers, have contributed many soldiers to Yue Fei and the others over the years.
At this time, no one knows how many soldiers and horses there are here, and no one knows if there are any rebels or Jin spies here.
However, when Zhao Huan entered the Taihang Mountains, he was better off than those Jin people.
Of course, this is a last resort.
When the tide receded, Zhao Huan could not help but tremble as he looked at the corpses on the ground.
He has seen scenes more tragic than this countless times over the years, but this is the first time that he has achieved such a tragic result by taking action himself.
"Your Majesty, the city has been calmed down. Yecheng has sufficient food and grass storage. There is no problem in holding on for several months."
"What about outside the city?" Zhao Huan didn't care about the city. Although the city was a bit bleak, at least it still had some foundation.
The most serious injuries were outside the city.
It's just that Zhao Huan didn't wait for his answer for a long time.
Looking at Zhao Bingyuan's appearance, Zhao Huan probably knew the result.
"The casualties are very heavy, right?"
"A rough estimate is that at least tens of thousands of people died here...and this number will continue to increase in the future..."
"I know, let's get ready, it will start soon!"
"I will finally understand!"
In early July of the seventh year of Yuanding, Zhao Huan captured Yecheng. The Jin army gathered in this direction. The four armies of the Yue Family Army advanced directly into the Yellow River and attacked the hinterland of Jizhou.
The Jin general Wanyan Fushou personally garrisoned the front line and fought endlessly with Yue Fei. Nianhan led the army to attack Yecheng.
A fight to the death between the two sides is about to begin.
