After experiencing difficult battles, the armed groups organized by the landlords and gentry were defeated one after another.
They probably did not expect that the Jin Army would dispatch a relatively large number of main field troops to attack their Wubao.
Use their local armed forces to deal with the elite regular army of the Jin Kingdom, and defeat is a matter of course.
In the past, what they had to deal with was just some stragglers and some small troops coming to fight against the autumn wind. But who knew that the Jin Army actually sent out the main force and elites.
They couldn't resist and were attacked one after another.
Before they were breached, they remembered Su Yonglin's repeated instructions that the Jin Army might dispatch its main force to deal with them.
But what's the use of regretting now?
The Jin army swept through the countryside and defeated more than a dozen forts one after another. At the same time, the defenders in Hejian City felt that something was wrong.
Jiang Liangping climbed to the top of the city for several days to use his clairvoyance to check the movements of the Jin army outside the city, and felt a slight sense of violation.
The Jin army suddenly stopped attacking the city and switched from attack to defense. Although this reduced the burden on the city, it also made Jiang Liangping feel that the Jin army had another agenda.
How far has this fight reached? How could the Jin army stop attacking the city and give up?
Since this is impossible, the only explanation is that the Jin Army has other plans going on.
What the clairvoyant could see was relatively limited, but Jiang Liangping still noticed that some of the Jin army's siege equipment surrounding the front line had been dragged away by the Jin army.
"Are they going to retreat? Or are they going to change their attack target and plan to bypass the river?"
Wu Anxiang climbed to the top of the city and inspected the situation outside the city with Jiang Liangping.
"I don't know."
Jiang Liangping said: "But I don't think the golden thieves want to retreat. They are not that difficult. It has only been ten days. If they withdraw in ten days, such a large army will be too fragile, right?" "
Wu Anxiang felt very strange.
"Then where did they get the siege engines and siege troops?"
"It's hard to say, maybe it was used to support the troops attacking other cities, or maybe..."
Jiang Liangping's brows wrinkled.
"What could it be?"
"They went to attack the rural fortress outside the city."
Wu Anxiang was stunned.
"Did the golden thief find those forts? Isn't that the case?"
"It's not that it doesn't exist. It's also a matter of time before it is found. Although it is a Wubao, it is very different from the Wubao during the Jin Dynasty. A small group of people may be able to withstand the siege. If a large group of people attacks, these Wubao may not be able to support it. Can’t live.”
Jiang Liangping was a little worried.
"What should we do?"
Wu Anxiang shook his head helplessly: "Let them enter the city. If they don't come, let them move south. If they don't go, they must stick to their own one-third of an acre. For this reason, Alang even left half of the soldiers and horses of the independent battalion. They guard Wubao.
I would say that all these troops should be placed in the city to strengthen the defense in the city. The city is the most important. Hundreds of thousands of people are hiding in the city. If they make a mistake, the consequences will be disastrous. Alas! "
Jiang Liangping also knew that Su Yonglin worried and worked hard to arrange things for these people. In the end, they were unwilling to leave their own property and did not want to follow Su Yonglin's unified arrangements. They just wanted to protect their own property and acted like a bunch of misers.
It's a good thing this time, he was targeted by Jin Jun.
If the Jin Army captured their Wubao, they would probably get a lot of food and other military supplies. For the Jin Army, it would be a good food to replenish their body.
Compared with the gains, the consumption may be very small, and then the Jin Army will have the confidence to attack the city. This is not a good thing for the strategy of the Liberation Army to strengthen the walls and clear the country, and it cannot rule out the possibility of someone surrendering directly.
Of course, this was one of the concerns Su Yonglin raised when he held a meeting with them before the war.
Su Yonglin told them to be mentally prepared. Once they are besieged, they must stay calm and stick to the city wall.
If you persist, you will win.
Remember, I am watching you from behind. No matter when, as long as I am alive, I will definitely come to relieve your siege.
Even though Su Yonglin had vaccinated him in advance, when he really encountered such a danger, it would still test the commander's personal ability.
What's more, if the Jin army only attacked Wubao to seize supplies, it would be a trivial matter.
Within a few days, Jiang Liangping and Wu Anxiang realized what situation they were facing.
The Jin army did not surround the city on all sides, but attacked from the north gate.
A group of miserable old and weak women and children were lined up in front of the heavily armed Jin army, while the Jin army hid behind this group of old and weak women and children. Two different groups of people formed a strange siege group.
Their speed is not fast, it can even be said to be very slow, slowly, slowly, like a snail crawling.
However, the soldiers of the Liberation Army on the city wall were completely dumbfounded and had no intention of fighting back.
The common people and the Jin army mingled together, forming a strange military formation, and advanced towards Hejian City together with heavy siege equipment.
What exactly is going on?
The soldiers looked at their officers, and the officers turned their attention to the higher-ranking generals, hoping to get instructions from the river guard Jiang Liangping.
This is how the same thing?
Why is this happening?
what should we do?
Are you still going to fight this battle?
The severe mental impact shook the hearts of every soldier.
They are literate, thoughtful, and aware. With the deepest sympathy and care for the people at the bottom, they regard them as beings like themselves and accept the idea of the integration of the military and the civilians.
With such thoughts, they have the people in their hearts, and it is absolutely impossible to take action against the people. On the contrary, it is their duty to protect them.
And now, these people are launching an "attack" against them together with the Jin Army.
what to do?
No one has taught them!
The instructor never said anything similar!
They are panicked, they are anxious, they are overwhelmed, and they desperately need someone to tell them what to do.
But they didn't know that Jiang Liangping also wanted to know what he should do.
Is there such content in the city defense manual?
No.
Did Su Yonglin talk about similar content when describing war cases from ancient times to the present?
Jiang Liangping searched his memory and found that there was none.
None.
What should he do?
Everyone was waiting for his decision and his order.
But what order is he going to give?
What is he going to do?
he does not know.
The entire city was filled with an unsettling atmosphere. Under this atmosphere, Wu Anxiang climbed to the top of the city wearing a helmet and armor and found Jiang Liangping.
"I heard something happened."
Wu Anxiang stood next to Jiang Liangping, looking at the weird "Golden Army" outside the city. After a brief shock, he was filled with gnashing of teeth and hatred.
"what do I do?"
Jiang Liangping swallowed and looked at Wu Anxiang as if asking for help.
"The city must be defended."
Wu Anxiang said three words from between his teeth: "There are still more than 200,000 people in the city, and the city cannot be lost."
"But what about them? They are not gold thieves..."
Jiang Liangping took a deep breath: "They are the people of Hebei under our rule..."
"I know."
Wu Anxiang nodded: "But the people behind us are also the people of Hebei."
Wu Anxiang is right, there are Hebei people outside the city, and Hebei people are also inside the city.
They could not just watch the Jin army break into the city, they had to protect the Hebei people in the city.
But they can't attack the old, weak, women and children outside the city who are held hostage by the Jin army, right?
Jiang Liangping turned to look at Wu Anxiang.
"If I had given the order, I would have been a sinner who massacred the people."
Wu Anxiang turned his head and looked at Jiang Liangping.
"If we don't give the order, you and I will be the criminals responsible for the loss of Hejian and the massacre of more than 200,000 people."
"Can……"
Jiang Liangping only said one word. He didn't think about what happened next, and he might not be able to say it even after he thought about it.
He could not make up his mind for a long time.
Seeing that the Liberation Army did not dare to use weapons to attack them, the Jin Army gradually became bolder and advanced faster.
Their eyes were also full of banter, and they all had cruel smiles on their faces.
As they got closer and closer to Hejian City, the smile on Wan Yanliang's face, who was watching the battle from the rear, became more and more arrogant, proud and vicious.
At this moment, Wu Anxiang suddenly remembered the class where Su Yonglin personally taught them knowledge when he was in the training class of the Guidance Department a few months ago.
