Yue Hongling did what she said, and she was actually prepared for it. Knowing the importance of Jinyang to Daqian, Li Thief couldn't help but be quick.
The army was divided into two. Xin Qiji led his troops to Fenyang to attract Li Thief's troops first, while Yue Hongling led his troops to march directly into Jinzhong.
In the continuous rain, almost 120,000 troops marched northward in the rain.
Not to mention the huge momentum, at least the army of Li thieves in Pingyao, that is, the scouts arranged by Cheng Yaojin who stayed here discovered the situation and reported it immediately.
Li Huaian couldn't sit still.
Yao Chong became the propaganda envoy of Hedong Road. He personally wore a bamboo hat, a raincoat, and straw sandals as he trudged on the muddy roads in northern Shaanxi. He was responsible for fully managing the army's logistics and ensuring the supply of food and grass and the stability of the rear.
Xin Qiji bypassed Pingyao and attacked Fenyang, which indeed attracted Cheng Yaojin's attention.
Because they were marching in the rain, the scouts sent out by Cheng Yaojin could not find out the truth at all.
And Xin Qiji did it deliberately. He erected many flags and marched with great momentum, as if there were thousands of troops.
The reason for this is that Pingyao is not very suitable as a battlefield.
This city serves as the defense of the capital of Jinyang. The walls built by Li Thief are high and the city is strong, which is not conducive to their attack.
Fenyang appears to be weaker. You can bypass Pingyao first, take Fenyang, and then go north to attack Jinyang City.
When we arrived outside Fenyang City, it actually didn't stop and it didn't rain all the time. Although the rain in early autumn continued continuously, it didn't last for five or six days. It cleared up on the third day. And along the way, Xin Qiji The vanguard army must have conquered at least a dozen small passes in a row.
Then there were only 20,000 vanguard troops who made a surprise attack with light equipment, marching day and night. On the sixth day, they arrived outside Fenyang City and semi-surrounded this capital city, which is south of Jinyang and can be regarded as a southern guard city.
The reason why it is said to be semi-surrounded is because the terrain here is also quite strange. The north is naturally surrounded by Li Thief's army camp, and the west is surrounded by mountains. The vanguard army only has 20,000 troops, so it naturally does not dare to launch a direct attack.
Moreover, they marched day and night in a hurry, and when they arrived at Fenyang, they were already exhausted of men and horses. They were relieved that the enemy did not counterattack immediately.
Of course, it's not necessary.
After all, Xin Qiji's army was not far behind, and its speed was not slow. Naturally, the Li thieves in Fenyang did not dare to counterattack. If the enemy's rear army followed them in the middle of the attack and trapped them, the gain would outweigh the loss.
But, if there really is a fight, it will definitely be a good opportunity for Li Thief's defenders in Fenyang.
Unfortunately, when Cheng Yaojin was on the way to support, the general guarding Fenyang, after hearing about the battle at Fenghuang Ridge, knew that the imperial army in the capital was very powerful, so he did not dare to counterattack rashly, because he did not have the courage and determination.
As a result, the fighter plane will naturally be lost.
The next morning, Xin Qiji's rear army arrived and ate directly the mutton steamed buns prepared by the vanguard army, their own cooking cakes, and the mutton soup made from freshly killed horse-head sheep. The taste was better after being rushed all night. For the soldiers who spent half a day on the road, it was the delicacy of the world.
After eating three bowls of mutton steamed buns, Xin Qiji directly ordered to attack the city!
He didn't wait for Li Thief's reinforcements to arrive.
This siege battle was surprisingly easy to fight.
Less than an hour.
The Fenyang defenders surrendered.
"Fortunately, you can save some trouble by knowing the current affairs." Seeing the person kneeling directly towards him in the mud with a plop, Xin Qiji on the horse looked at him with a look of disdain.
"His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is benevolent and has a heart for all people. He also said that if you are willing to give up resistance and surrender directly, you will be exempted from the crime of treason."
"A mere thief, for the sake of his own selfish interests, wants to coerce you and others to rebel. It is really a wolf's ambition and the anger of both humans and gods!"
Several generals immediately kowtowed in the muddy water.
After a moment's pause, Xin Qiji continued to talk about the next arrangements: "First point, I sent the army here to completely pacify the Li thieves and protect the tranquility of the land east of Dagan River. It needs to be done with lightning speed. To avoid giving Li the opportunity to betray his country and seek glory and unite with the Mongolian and Yuan barbarians."
"So, since you have surrendered, those who are willing to disarm and return to the fields should take off their armor, put down their weapons, report, and go home to farm."
"If you are unwilling to go back and want to continue to stay in the army, you can report it to the Army Sima and we will distribute it according to your personal physical fitness."
"Second point, the county magistrates of Fenyang are still in office, and there will be people who will take over the city later. However, you don't have to worry. As long as you behave upright and don't feed the common people, you can continue to be an official. If there is corruption, you can't Those who are guilty should be punished according to law!"
"Third point, I will only stay here for three days. After three days, I will send troops directly to Jinyang City."
"Fourth point, Li Thief's reinforcements may arrive soon. In order for me, the general, to face Li Thief directly without any worries, you should stay in the northwest camp first. If anyone makes any move, we will kill him directly!"
The surrendered generals did not say a word, but kowtowed heavily in the muddy water, then stood up and began to spontaneously organize the surrendered soldiers to go to the northwest camp.
Looking at this scene, Xin Qiji on horseback sighed.
They are born from the same root and are in conflict with each other, so there is no need to rush.
These people are all good men who work hard, but it is a pity that Thief Li became a thief because of his selfishness.
If there were no people like Li Thief, the world would definitely be at peace.
Daqian must have a prosperous people and a strong country, so there is no need to worry about the power of the Mongolian Yuan and Northern Yan.
Let's talk about Xin Qiji's lightning-fast tactics in Fenyang City. Well, there are no tactics or tactics. It just pays attention to the speed of a soldier. He reached Fenyang City as quickly as possible and took advantage of its weak defense to capture Fenyang. Yangcheng, and in the afternoon of the same day, Cheng Yaojin's reinforcements also arrived.
As a result, Pingyao will naturally be lost.
Of course, Yue Hongling still did not attack Pingyao. Without Cheng Yaojin's tens of thousands of troops, taking Pingyao would hinder her progress to Jinyang.
Simply bypass Pingyao and go to Jinzhong.
In comparison, Jinzhong is actually a city with high walls and strong walls, so it is not so easy to win.
But.
Yue Hongling is still confident.
"Li Huaian became famous at a young age. In the past, his father took him to the capital to meet with my father and wanted to ask my father to accept his son as his disciple. My father refused because he could see that Li Huaian was unruly and unruly. .”
"Before the battle at Phoenix Ridge, I still need to be careful about this person. If there really is a fight, one Xin Qiji is not enough. I also need An Zijun's brave guards to be on my left and right flanks and protect my formation. Only then can I have the confidence to fight with Li Huaian." But after the battle at Phoenix Ridge, Li Huaian lost one of his arms and his vitality was severely damaged. Therefore, if we can successfully capture Jinzhong today, Thief Li will be in a dead end, and we can defeat him tomorrow!"
Yao Chong, who finally reached the Chinese army, nodded. No matter what, as long as he could quickly put down the traitor Li, it would be a great achievement.
The key is that he, the Hedong Road Xuanfu envoy, can justifiably start to manage Hedong Road.
Eliminate the reputation left by Li Thief's governance of Hedong Road over the years, and let the people's hearts and minds on Hedong Road finally turn towards the imperial court.
Yue Hongling's Yulin Army was also very fast. They abandoned Pingyao City at the fastest speed and were determined to fight until the end of the day. The army only rested for an hour before they began to use extremely crude wooden logs, ladders, ropes, and Six artillery carriages were set up as equipment and a full-scale siege was launched.
The people stationed in the city were actually soldiers and horses from aristocratic families supporting Li Thief, and some of them were children of aristocratic families. Now that they learned that the imperial army was coming, led by Yue Hongling, the daughter of the military god of Daqian, they did not run away, but were excited. Everyone led their troops up the city wall, hoping to hold on to Jinzhong, and by doing so, they might even gain a reputation.
Therefore, more than 10,000 people from the front line of the Yulin Army swarmed forward, filled ditches with soil, suppressed them with bows and crossbows, and scaled the walls first. Jinzhong was almost destroyed in one go. The speed at which they broke through the city made even Yue Hongling frown. .
Isn't this broken too quickly?
Where is Thief Li?
But after only thinking for a moment, he immediately let the former army enter the city to explore the truth.
As a result, the officials in the city and the heads of some aristocratic families came out of the city together. They bowed and saluted in front of her, and then they understood why the city was destroyed so quickly.
It turned out that they gave up supporting Li Yuan after the battle at Phoenix Ridge. When Li Huaian wanted to send people to guard Jinzhong City, they sternly refused.
And they actually have their own thoughts.
They believed that without Li Yuan's troops stationed in Jinzhong, this place should be considered a safe place.
After all, the court was targeting Li Yuan, not people like them.
If the prince continues the Northern Expedition, he should also attack Pingyao, then march to Jinyang and recapture Jinyang City. They will be the first to make people surrender immediately, which can keep Jinzhong out of the war.
Moreover, they felt that it was impossible for the court to convict them. This was a common practice since ancient times.
Who would have known that Yue Hongling led his troops in the Northern Expedition, bypassing Pingyao City and directly attacking Jinzhong!
Yue Hongling only felt that she had underestimated Li Huaian's perseverance and ambition, and also underestimated the despicability of these wealthy families.
But now, she could only stabilize the aristocratic families in Jinzhong City, recruit the Jinzhong defenders, and then directly lead the troops to Jinyang.
It was early September in the twenty-fourth year of Zhenyuan.
The allied armies of Meng Yuan and Bei Yan ended the war completely.
The golden man no longer exists.
Wanyan Wu died in anger after begging for money. As soon as the king died, an internal strife broke out. Wanyan Zonghan was seriously injured during the battle against Meng Yuan. He was attacked by Wanyan Zongwang's men and died in the mansion.
At this point, Wanyan Zongwang, the Taizu's line, controlled the military power and elected Wanyan Sheng as the leader of the country.
Then he surrendered directly to Beiyan.
Because strictly speaking, Jin and Beiyan are of the same bloodline.
In accordance with the agreement, Murong Yin gave up several southern capitals of the Jin people to Daqian and wrote a letter on the results of this battle.
Meng Yuan and Beiyan began to withdraw their troops with their victory, leaving a mess, like a land of hell on earth.
Just when the Meng Yuan army was withdrawing, Yue Hongling's army finally arrived at Jinyang City and approached the city.
