"That's not right..."
The tower in Yingzhou has been raised several feet and thickened quite a bit;
The city gates in all four directions are all equipped with three-story archery towers; not to mention the troops sent by the emperor to open up wasteland, the wood cut from the mountains and used to make rolling logs, and the various stones on the edge of Yingshui River...
In addition to the horse ropes and tunnel traps in the north that the Jin people must pass through, there are also countless grains sent from the south of the Huaihe River.
Liu Bang had made all preparations and was waiting for the Jin people to attack Yingzhou.
Before, he was worried that there was not enough time, so he gave dead orders. No one dared to delay, whether it was Lin'an or the prefectures along the way. The food levy even went to Lingnan... It was taken by ship to Shanghai Pu, and then supplied from Shanghai Pu. The armies of the Huaihe River and the Huaihe River.
But we waited from September to October, and from October to November, and it was almost December. Not to mention the golden man, not even a single figure could be seen at the North City Gate.
The weather is getting colder and colder. The emperor knew that closing the city would delay the livelihood of the people in the city. Although everyone brought winter clothes, he still sent people to continue collecting and purchasing in Yingzhou, so as to give everyone more harvest.
"You all tell me what the other side is planning... Could it be that the news from Cheng Po has not been received yet?"
What Liu Bang and several generals like to do most every day, besides gambling, is to watch from the North City Tower... They have never been as eager for the appearance of the golden soldiers as they are now.
After the generals heard what the emperor said...it was obvious that Zhao Guan's family had come up with something crazy. A season had passed. Even if Wanyan Wushu was blind and deaf, he should have felt it, not to mention that you also asked someone to deliver Tu Hesu's head. Go to Kaifeng.
Liu Qi now serves as the Xuanfu envoy of Yingzhou and is the parent official here. He also hopes that the Jin people can come early, otherwise they will have to wait like this and don't know when it will be over.
"Jin people have always liked the cold and hated the heat, so it makes sense to wait until winter to do it..."
"Hmm..." Han Chang, who had just joined the Song Dynasty, shook his head, "Others can say it better, but based on his understanding of Wanyan Wushu, he will never be able to swallow this breath."
"The fact that he could endure it for so long is a big surprise... We must not be careless. Maybe he is already on the road now."
It was only a few days later, when everyone accidentally chatted, that they found out that the former king of Zhenguo had already exchanged letters with Yue Fei as early as last year during the Battle of Yancheng.
Liu Bang also scolded him for why he didn't tell him earlier. He had already had this intention, so why did he waste so much time on himself.
But Han Chang said: "Just as I was about to surrender, Yue Shaobao went back to Lin'an..."
Only then did I understand why he didn't mention it. Wouldn't it embarrass His Majesty the Emperor if he mentioned it?
"Is it possible that you are afraid?" Captain Zhang always spoke out of surprise, and he also tried to save others by himself, "The officials personally led the army to the north. This time our Song Dynasty has the potential to sweep across the eight wastelands, so it is normal for those golden dogs to be afraid. "
Scared……
Liu Bang was a little irritated. The road to the north from Yingzhou was cut off. Kaifeng Mansion was like an iron barrel, and no one was allowed to enter or leave. Whether it was Yue Fei's place or his own, I still don't know what the situation is in Bianjing City.
The unknown brings uncertainty, and uncertainty makes him as irritable as he is now.
"Your Majesty, why don't you let me lead two thousand people to go out to find out the news? We always stay here, and it's not a problem after all."
Liu Bang rolled his eyes at Yue Yun: "There are traps everywhere in the north. Where are you going?"
In the past few months, the good news is that it is getting less and less day by day; Han Shizhong was pulled by 50,000 people from the Jin Kingdom and could not move. Zhao Dushi and Yang Dushi were two losers, and they captured Suzhou a few days later. They failed to capture Bozhou and suffered several defeats at the hands of the traitor general Li Qiong of the Song Dynasty. Not to mention Yue Fei, they finally captured Ruzhou. According to the plan, the Jin people sent troops to Yingzhou. If so, it would be much easier for him there, and he could almost go directly to Kaifeng.
But now, since Wanyan Wushu has not appeared, it means that his energy is still on Yue Fei.
Are you really not coming?
"Let's celebrate the New Year here this year. After the New Year, we won't be able to see the golden man... Let's go back to where we came from. I continue to go north from Shouzhou. I still don't believe it. How difficult is Bozhou City to chew! "
As soon as he finished saying this, he seemed to remember something again and ordered:
"Send someone out to talk and say that Wanyan Wushu is ready to surrender just like Han Chang."
Surrender, surrender. If you have to involve Han Chang, General Han’s lips moved:
"In the official family, after all, Wanyan Wushu is under the control of one person in the Jin Kingdom, and he is also a serious member of the royal family. Is it too false to say that he surrendered...?"
What Han Chang said is also what everyone thinks.
In the current situation, even if the Emperor of Jin were to surrender, Wanyan Wushu would not be surrendered.
I'm afraid things like estrangement won't work on this person.
"Just send someone to tell him. The more truthful he is, the better. It's best to bring some details... For example, he wants to give his sister to me and just wants a way out... Anyway, that's probably it. Just say it and see if it works or not later.”
Everyone praised him for his kindness, and the emperor waved his hand again:
"It's time to gamble, it's time to gamble, don't let other trivial matters affect your business."
When everyone heard the words, they all fell silent again.
Wherever they had money to gamble, they would have already lost it all in the emperor's pocket.
…
Of course Wanyan Wushu couldn't bear this tone, but someone asked him to endure it.
In today's world, no matter whether it is the emperors and nobles of the Song and Jin Dynasties or the Bodhisattvas and gods in many temples, to a certain extent, they cannot ask for the fourth prince of the Jin Kingdom.
So what made him change his mind after he had ordered all his troops to leave the city must be because something happened that he couldn't refuse.
This matter even surpassed the importance of capturing the Emperor of Song.
Heshi Liezhining didn't understand, but he never wanted to waste time on not understanding things, so he didn't ask his father-in-law.
No matter how much the generals in the army begged, no matter how indignant the representatives headed by several Wanhuhou were, the fourth prince seemed to have a different temperament.
He didn't even lose his temper, he just calmed everyone down.
"When you come to force me, you only know that Emperor Zhao is sitting in Yingzhou, but you don't know that Yue Fei is in Ruzhou. If he wants to come, he can reach Kaifeng City within a day."
"If he comes and I'm not here, you are all just pots of wine and bags of rice. Who can resist him?"
"Since my father founded the country, when did I, Dajin, suffer so many defeats as in the past two years? Today is different from the past... In my brother's camp, I could see that the ninth son of the Zhao family and him Dad, his brother, has never had the same temperament, but this guy... is pretty decent."
From the day they met Wanyan Wushu, the generals had never seen him give in.
Even if the situation is stronger than others, the fourth prince will never admit it. His mouth is much tougher than that of Iron Buddha.
But now, he even said such words about boosting other people's ambitions, and even if everyone had any objections, they had to swallow it back.
I just thought that compared to the eldest prince and the second prince, this one was a little inferior.
Fortunately, this frustration did not spread for a long time. After only half a month, the fourth prince immediately called his son-in-law over after receiving a letter.
"You have to go to Yingzhou."
Although Heshi Liezhining didn't know what happened, he didn't care too much.
"Okay, Daddy."
Wanyan Wushu was irritable by nature, but it was his son-in-law who was as light-tempered as water that won his appreciation.
"Yue Fei is right in front of you. Dad doesn't have many soldiers and horses for you, but you can't fight with him on this trip. Just surround Yingzhou City. You can only surround it, but you are absolutely not allowed to attack!"
After a pause, he added:
"Even if the city wall of Yingzhou collapses, you can only watch... and stand around outside. No one is allowed in or out."
"The military advisor gave me the total. There is no news about Yingzhou's city being broken. It's probably that one of Saili and Han Changzhong has surrendered, or it's possible that both of them have surrendered. If Saili is still there, you can find a way to contact him. , ask him to change his mind, I forgive him... Emperor Zhao will definitely bring his troops with him in Yingzhou City, but the military advisor also said that he will not leave there because he wants to lure me Go find him."
"I also want to go, but I can't go now. Yue Fei is pushing me too hard... My son just goes. If he wants to spend time, you go with him to save his troops from going elsewhere to cause trouble. ...If he insists on attacking you, fight if you can, run away if you can't, and don't suffer a big loss in his hands!"
The fourth prince finally looked like an old man with a bit of a mother-in-law. At this moment, he seemed to be facing a child who was about to travel far away, constantly giving instructions on the details.
Zhining agreed to all of them. When he finally left the city, Wanyan Wushu sent over the Song Dynasty woman who broke the tea bowl. Zhining didn't know what his father-in-law meant, and the fourth prince didn't give so many instructions. , at the end, Zhining asked his first question:
"How many soldiers and horses did daddy give?"
"Take all the ten thousand people from your He Shilie family. In addition...Father has found tens of thousands of barbarians for you from the grasslands, as well as Han Khitan people. There are almost one hundred thousand people. You just tell the outside world that there are fifty Ten thousand people are the same.”
Zhining kowtowed to his father-in-law, and then took the military talisman to mobilize his troops.
They started walking at the end of November and took a total of twelve days to reach the north of Yingzhou.
Originally, it would take four or five days to go down Yingshui River.
But in winter, many places on the Yingshui River were frozen, making it difficult for boats to pass. This was the reason why so much time was wasted.
But the good thing is, it’s finally here.
finally reached!
Liu Bang had already won five years of Taiwei Zhang's salary, and Han Chang had not yet received his first salary when he came to the Song Dynasty, but he owed his majesty a lot.
These stinky people were involved in everything from food, drink, prostitution, and gambling. At first, they thought of giving in to Zhao Guan's family to make him happy.
As a result, after several competitions, it was discovered that this man was very capable, and when a few dice came into his hands, he seemed to come to life.
By the time everyone found out and wanted to take it seriously, it was already too late. Even if they showed their true skills, they would not be able to take advantage of him at all.
Fortunately, the numbers can be calculated with heads, so although the generals lost a lot, they were not so panicked.
Today the emperor called for gambling again. No one would be interested in a gambling game that kept losing, and he couldn't refuse him, but he was not very happy after all.
Fortunately, the news of the arrival of the golden people finally came through. Everyone was looking forward to the stars and the moon and finally got these people. Not only did they want their heads to repay gambling debts, but also to thank them, and finally got rid of the emperor's trap. Pulled out.
Liu Bang was the first to climb onto the wall, looking at the densely packed figures in the distance, feeling extremely happy.
"Damn it, it's finally here, well done!"
Zhong Lei... Concubine Zhong's younger brother had only served as a clerk in the Imperial City Department before. Zhong Feng returned to Lin'an for treatment and was injured, so the emperor called him to his side and took over his brother's duties first.
At this time, the emperor called him over: "Who is coming from the other side? Is Wanyan Wushu here?"
Soldiers are facing each other, generals are facing each other, they are all here, and it would be too disrespectful for Gou Ri not to come.
Zhong Lei is different from Zhong Feng. He is a scholar trained by the Zhong family, and he speaks in a gentle manner:
"The official family didn't see Wanyan Wushu's flag, but his son-in-law, a member of the He Shilie family, is here. This person should be the coach."
Just a son-in-law?
Liu Bang was a little dissatisfied. He was an emperor, but he was only worth his son-in-law?
This golden dog really looks down upon others!
"How many people are coming from the other side?"
"...They suffered a lot of losses in our trap and have divided their forces. We don't know the exact number yet, but the fishermen in the north said that these people are said to number half a million."
"Five hundred thousand... half a million!"
He was not someone who had never fought in a war. Liu Bang knew that there must be a lot of moisture in this place.
But those who dare to claim 500,000 should have more than 100,000 or 200,000 people!
There are 120,000 people in the city, and they have made some preparations in advance. As long as they guard Yingzhou City and let him attack it, there will be nothing wrong with the city until the next life.
And the main force of the Jin people totaled less than 100,000 people... Liu Bang looked greatly refreshed and quickly ordered:
"Send people to all the armies quickly and tell them to only fight their own enemies... no one is allowed to come to Yingzhou!"
He was worried that several generals would know that Yingzhou was surrounded and would send troops when the time came.
In this way, even if he acts as a containment, he will also contain his own people.
On the contrary, taking advantage of this juncture, the best choice is for the generals to rush north.
Zhong Lei went with the order, and the emperor ordered everyone not to harass others.
I came all the way here, and I didn’t know how long the journey was. I finally arrived in Yingzhou. After all, I had to let them settle down first.
Therefore, He Shilie Zhining set up camps in the four directions of Yingzhou very smoothly, and what no one expected was that he sent his main force, the people of his He Shilie family , arranged in the south.
In the last month of the eleventh year of Shaoxing, Yingzhou City was once again surrounded.
(End of chapter)
