Now that the matter has come to this, although Su Yonglin may feel that there is something wrong, Zhending City still has to be taken.
We also strive to eliminate all the Jin soldiers and Jurchens in the city, because the current Shengjie army still belongs to the large establishment of the Liberation Army.
As long as the Liberation Army exists, the Victory Army will not be a separate entity. It will continue to fly the banner and maintain political correctness.
Therefore, no matter from a military or political perspective, Zhending City still needs to be attacked.
The preparations were almost complete, and the troops were almost rested. Su Yonglin led nearly 70,000 soldiers from the Shengjie Army and the local armed coalition to advance in the direction of Zhending.
On the way the army was advancing, in order to think about strategies to break the city, Su Yonglin decided to personally lead people to explore the defense situation of Zhending City.
Su Haisheng and other generals expressed opposition.
"When Tang Taizong was young, he personally led people to spy on the military situation. What others reported was always different from what he saw. Don't worry, I will bring more people there, so don't worry."
With that said, Su Yonglin took Su Yong and a hundred elite cavalry from the Huben Battalion to spy on the military situation.
Zhending City is on the north bank of the Hutuo River. A river divides the north and the south, cutting off Su Yonglin's way north.
Moreover, the Hutuo River flows through Zhending County and forms an above-ground river. River embankments are built on both sides, which adds additional difficulty to crossing the river, while guarding the river is relatively simple.
From what Su Yonglin observed, the width of the river is about 100 meters or more, and some sections are even wider. It feels like it takes several minutes to sprint for 100 meters. Even though the water flow in this section is gentle, crossing the river is not easy. .
Not only that, the Jin army also set up a defense line on the north bank along the Hutuo River ferry bank, equipped with troops, and set up long-range attack weapons such as bed crossbows.
Then they destroyed the original bridges on the river and put away all the ferries, making it more difficult for the coalition forces to cross the river.
Their defense line along the river is very long, two or three miles long, and they are equipped with a large number of soldiers. They occupy the favorable terrain on the river embankment and can suppress the troops crossing the river from a high position.
On the other side of the river is the tall Zhending City.
If you want to capture Zhending City, you must first cross the river. After crossing the river, you have to face the tall city wall, which is extremely difficult. If you attack by force, you don't know how many soldiers and horses you will have to lose to capture this city.
After a little calculation, Su Yonglin ruled out the idea of a strong attack.
"No, we can't attack by force. It will be too difficult for us to bear. We only have so many elite soldiers. I feel bad for losing one more person. We can't act recklessly."
Su Yonglin murmured to himself, and was heard by Su Yong who was closely guarding him.
"Alang, don't worry. When the time comes, I will lead my troops and rush over. I will not knock a hole out of the city wall!"
Su Yonglin suddenly felt speechless.
"If you can break a hole in the city wall, I would dare to attack Zhongdu directly and capture Wan Yanliang. But if you can't, don't cause trouble here."
Su Yong asked for trouble and stopped talking.
Su Yonglin thought for a moment, looked at the gurgling water, and considered the price to pay for capturing Zhending County. No matter how much he thought about it, he felt that it was not worth it.
If the main force of the army is dragged here, it will easily attract support from the Central Army of the Kingdom of Jin, and then they will fight against the Central Army of the Kingdom of Jin here.
This area is also a great plain, and the main force of the Jin Kingdom must have many cavalry. The victorious army's cavalry is not large in number, and they are not considered elite. If they are forced to fight with them, there is a high probability that they will not be able to escape the end of the entire army being annihilated.
So what should we do?
Su Yonglin left the bank of the Hutuo River with doubts and returned to the main army. On the way, he was thinking about the gurgling water of the Hutuo River, and suddenly he had an idea and thought of a way.
After he returned to the army, he found local people who were familiar with the Hutuo River and inquired carefully, and then found Su Yong.
"Ayong, this time, I need you to lead the Huben Battalion to achieve military exploits."
"Huh? Really? Is there such a good thing?"
Su Yong looked at Su Yonglin very excitedly.
"Of course, I heard that in addition to the ferry in front of us, the next ferry is quite far away from here. It will take more than two days to walk. You can take the Huben camp and set off immediately. Hurry up. Once you find the ferry, use the ferry to cross if there is a boat. If there are no boats, we will find a way to build a pontoon to cross the river, and then attack back quickly to assist the main force in destroying the gold thieves' coastal defense forces."
"I see... I understand! Then I will order my troops and set off immediately!"
"Well, take action immediately. I will soon start pretending to cross the river to attack and provide you with cover. You have to hurry up and don't delay."
"Here!"
Su Yong took the order and left.
After Su Yonglin arranged for Su Yong, he generously ordered the army to cut down trees and make boats to prepare for crossing the river to attack.
He placed the army on a hill slightly far away from the river bank, cut down trees and established a stronghold here, and then sent people to the river bank to prepare for a cross-river attack.
However, the problem of crossing the river was solved, but the problem of attacking the city was still not solved. Su Yonglin could not think of any good way to attack the city.
This was still a problem, and it made Su Yonglin feel quite helpless.
The arrival of the coalition forces made the Jin people in Zhending City very nervous. They immediately took action and transported a large number of arrows out of the city. They also coordinated more than a thousand people to go out of the city to prepare for war, preparing to block the coalition forces on the shore and determined not to let the coalition forces escape. Cross Hutuo River.
Originally, someone in the city suggested digging up the embankment on the south bank of the Hutuo River so that the water could submerge the south bank and force the coalition forces to stop moving northward, thereby preserving Zhending.
Zhending Fuyin was a little tempted at first and planned to agree, but he soon considered that once the embankment was dug and flooded, although the coalition forces could be driven back, in the future after the coalition forces were defeated, they would have to face endless conflicts between counties. Waffling and trouble.
What is preserved is Zhending, but the counties on the south bank are damaged. When the time comes, the people in the counties on the south bank are dissatisfied with this and will definitely cause trouble. In the end, they may have to spend a lot of money to repair the dam...
It's not like this has never happened before.
The river overflowed and the counties on the south bank were damaged. The imperial court ordered the north bank to accept the refugees, and even paid to help the south bank repair the dam and resume production. At that time, the dispute between the north and the south bank was very serious, and the county officials almost broke up over a small amount of money.
The situation at that time was vivid in my mind, and Zhendingfu Yin really didn't want to follow the facts.
“Right now, due to the low water season in winter, water attack is of little use, so it’s better not to do it.”
Zhending Fu Yin gave a random reason and did not agree to this strategy. He only arranged coastal defenses and relied on tall, wide and deep cities for defense, trying to hold back the coalition forces and wait for support.
Anyway, petitions for help have been submitted more than a dozen times. It is impossible for the court not to know, and it is also impossible not to be unclear about what Zhending, as an important town on the West Road of Hebei Province, will mean to Zhongdu Prefecture once it falls.
That means that after more than a hundred years, the Han army will once again threaten the Yanyun Sixteenth Prefecture after Song Taizong Yongxi's Northern Expedition.
This shock to Jin Ting is by no means comparable to that of ordinary wars.
The two major towns in Hebei, Zhending Mansion and Hejian Mansion, were the military pillars of Jin Ting in Hebei, and both were indispensable.
The lack of any one of them will have a huge impact on Jin Ting's Hebei defense line, and even make Jin Ting's military radiation in Hebei completely ineffective, resulting in the disastrous consequences of a complete collapse of his rule in Hebei.
Although they had been retreating steadily in Hebei before this, they did not damage their roots.
But if Zhen Ding Mansion is lost, it will really be a big problem, and it will shock the emperor and the court.
Wu Gulunwo Lun, Yin of Zhending Prefecture, can guarantee with his own life that the imperial court will definitely send troops to support Zhending Prefecture, and the troops that come must be elite troops and cannot be ordinary miscellaneous troops.
This means that the rescue operation is absolutely certain and is definitely not something that these rebels can simply handle.
Therefore, as long as you guard Zhending City and the Jurchens in the city, it will be a great achievement for you and you will be rewarded.
So when Ugulunwolun learned that the coalition forces had marched to the south bank, he ordered the entire city to enter a period of emergency mobilization. All people, men, women, old and children, must obey the order, and if necessary, all armed and go to the city to resist.
Wu Gulunwo Lun is not very sure about how long he can persist on the shore, but one day is a day if he can persist, and one day is a day if he can hold on.
As long as we can hold on until reinforcements arrive, that will be the greatest victory.
