On the wall of Zhending City, professional Jin soldiers held up their spears and knocked over ordinary Jurchens who tried to rush up.
If there were more people, the back row crossbowmen would fire arrows without hesitation.
Whether they are facing a single man trying to survive on his own, or a middle-aged man trying to survive while protecting his wife, children, and elderly parents, they will not hesitate.
No matter whether they want to kill a man or a woman, or an old man or a child, they will not hesitate.
Just kill.
As long as they try to attack the army's defense line, try to rush to the city wall and compete with them for food and a chance to survive, they are their mortal enemies.
It doesn't matter what tribe you belong to or blood relationship, etc. Survival is the most important thing.
Under the rain of arrows, there were no survivors.
This has to be said to be a very wonderful thing.
The drama of killing each other is being staged everywhere in the city. Regardless of whether they are of the same race or not, whether they are a community of destiny or not, they have only one goal at this moment, and that is to survive.
The coalition did not take this opportunity to attack.
Because Su Yonglin believed that the people in the city still retained the power to resist at this moment, he did not want to attack at this time and lose his precious troops. Let the water rush for a while, and time would bring him the greatest surprise.
This siege indeed took a lot of time, but the losses of the coalition forces were minimal. Less than a hundred people died during the entire siege. Su Yonglin never took the initiative to attack at all.
On the contrary, the defenders in the city who took the initiative left more than a thousand corpses outside the city, and the offensive and defensive momentum completely changed.
What else can I say?
Thank you Hutuo River, thank you for the Hutuo River that has not frozen yet.
Flooding has become a fact, and Su Yonglin believes that the remaining focus is to deal with the 20,000 elite cavalry of the Jin Army.
What should I say?
After all, it was the wealthy Jin Empire that had 20,000 elite cavalry comparable to 100,000 infantry.
In a place like Hebei where there is a vast plain, if the city cannot be defended or defended against danger, even the strongest Victory Army infantry in the Liberation Army would not be able to claim victory.
Because the opponent is too mobile and has a large number, 20,000 people, while the Shengjie army only has 30,000, so they do not have a big numerical advantage.
If he was surrounded in the wilderness, Su Yonglin was not sure that he would be able to hold on until the opponent gave up or was defeated.
Therefore, the Shengjie Army, including the landlord armed coalition, cannot leave this artificial dam. They must wait here, wait for the dust to settle, and wait for the golden army to take the initiative to attack.
They will definitely come.
Su Yonglin has such confidence.
Taking advantage of this opportunity, he stepped up training of soldiers, and raised food, dried meat, and ordnance from various sources, and stored more in the military camp to prepare for emergencies.
Then even if the rear is disrupted and Sun Tzu Yi fails to hold it, he can hold on for a longer time. Then he will play Zeguo tactics with the Jin army to see who can last longer.
At this point in the war, the differences between the arms are no longer very big. It just depends on who can persist better.
On December 12, the sixth day after the flooding, Su Yonglin learned that the main force of the Xiongzhou Jin Army had dispatched troops on December 10.
Probably the food problem had been solved, so they set off eagerly.
Su Yonglin's prediction was basically correct. The Jin army was indeed divided into two groups.
A considerable number of Jin troops marched westward along the Hutuo River, probably with the purpose of threatening the flanks of the main force of the Zhending coalition and threatening the logistics of the coalition.
The other main force with a larger number came from the north and took the land route. Judging from the direction they were heading, their target was most likely Dingzhou, and there was a high probability that they would confront the main force of the coalition forces head-on.
After Su Yonglin learned the information, he quickly judged that the Jin army still wanted to adopt a two-pronged attack strategy, one way to contain and deter them head-on, and the other way to destroy the grain road, isolate and cut off the main force's retreat, and force the main force to engage in a strategic decisive battle with it.
Once the rear is tight, the main force in the front must be reinforced. At that time, the Jin Army cavalry will be dispatched, relying on their speed advantage to fight in the field with the main force of the coalition and defeat the coalition.
The Jin army will definitely repeat their old tricks and repeat the battle that defeated the oppressive Sun Ziyi, thinking of taking advantage of the cavalry to defeat Su Yonglin in the same way.
But there is a big problem with his tactics.
Sun Tzu Yi did not have flood as another way to attack and protect himself, but Su Yonglin did.
If the situation really deteriorates to the point of having to engage in a strategic decisive battle, Su Yonglin will dig up the external dam and release the water that flooded Zhending City. The water will overflow and offset the cavalry's mobility. Fight a strategic decisive battle on muddy soil.
Come if you have the ability!
We hurt each other!
I want to see which one is better on the muddy ground, your four horses' hooves or my two big feet!
Su Yonglin stared at the north fiercely, his eyes full of strong fighting spirit.
He will never back down, he will definitely face the difficulties and do everything possible to defeat this golden army!
If he couldn't overcome this hurdle, he would stop here. He should not even think about overthrowing Jin Ting and regaining the Central Plains, and then realizing his ideals.
In this harsh strategic environment, if the Shengjie Army did not have the combat effectiveness of Yue Fei's regiment, and if Su Yonglin himself did not have the commanding and united front capabilities of Yue Fei, it would be impossible for him to survive.
So while he ordered the political cadres to mobilize the soldiers before the war, he contacted Sun Ziyi and Xin Qiji to ask them to be prepared, never to attack rashly, and to try not to let the flank defenses be breached.
He didn't want to engage in Zeguo tactics unless it was absolutely necessary.
But when it came to that, he had to engage in Zeguo tactics and make a last-ditch effort.
At this time, he believed that the strategic pressure under Zhending City had completely shifted to the Jin Army.
This is also true.
Wanyan Alin was under pressure from the central court and the emperor himself, and was full of worries about the attack.
Ugulunwolun, on the other hand, was carrying the pressure of the desperate Zhending defenders, looking forward to reinforcements like a long drought looking forward to the rain.
They all have a less than bright future.
When Wanyan Alin delivered the news of his mistake to the court, Wanyan Liang was furious. Wanyan Liang angrily accused Wanyan Alin of being incompetent and almost wanted to change the general on the spot, but was persuaded by Pu Sanhu Tu to stop.
"Your Majesty, changing commanders before battle is a taboo for military strategists. You will suffer defeat. Wanyan Alin also almost wiped out the main force of the rebels and solved the siege of Hejian Mansion. Half of Hebei has been pacified. A few mistakes at the moment are not enough. Change the general!"
Wan Yanliang was furious, throwing things and cursing people.
"You're overjoyed to win a small victory and don't care about the rear? There are grains and beans from three states, which is enough for a hundred thousand infantry troops! Not only the local ones, but also the ones shipped by the imperial court! They were all destroyed by the rebels. Now the imperial court has to raise food and supplies everywhere, which is wasting time!"
Pusanhutu waited for Wanyan Liang to curse all he wanted to curse and vent his emotions before speaking slowly.
"After learning this lesson, Wanyan Ali will definitely be more cautious. Your Majesty, the rebel army is not as good at fighting as our army. As long as we can face the enemy head-on, our army will definitely win. It's just a matter of time."
"That's it? Zhending Mansion and Daming Mansion are in danger, is this just a call? The Central Plains will overturn in just a matter of seconds, is this just a call? This is just a call, what is the real danger? When the rebels put the knife on my neck ?"
Seeing Wanyanliang's angry expression, Pusanhutu was so frightened that he couldn't say a word and quickly bowed his head in resignation.
Wan Yanliang took an angry breath and pointed outside: "I'll give you ten days at most to finish the matter. I don't care what method you use. It doesn't matter whether it's five hundred miles to rush or six hundred miles to rush. Let me solve it immediately." The logistical problem of dropping an army!
Then tell me Wanyan Alin that the Hebei rebels must be dealt with within this year! If the Hebei rebels cannot be eliminated before December 30th, I will use his head to sacrifice the flag for the Southern Expedition Army! Tell him the whole story! "
Pusanhutu trembled in his heart, but he did not dare to say anything, so he could only nod silently to show that he understood.
Wan Yanliang was always very harsh on the clan, so most of the clan were quite resistant and wary of him, and some even chose to pretend to be crazy and act stupid to avoid being killed by him.
Emperor Wan Yanliang's treatment of his own family was truly amazing, in every sense of the word.
Pusanhutu also had to complain secretly.
