After listening to Peng Tan's words, Ding Jin pondered for a while and nodded: "What you said makes sense. It's just that Marshal Zong ordered our army to enter Luoyang City without delay, which is a bit difficult to handle."
Wang Xiaolie said: "The Jin army is retreating north, but Wu Shi may not leave. Luoyang City in Xijing is a critical place. There is no army to attack, so what if he stays in Luoyang? Luoyang is close to the Yellow River. If he really can't stay, he has to cross the river. And it’s okay to leave.”
Ding Jin listened and said with a smile: "What Xiaoshe said makes sense. It's just summer, so it's always better to wait."
Wanyan Xiyin's real name was Wushi. As a general of the Jin Army, most people in the Song Dynasty knew it.
In fact, Zhai Jin had already given a military order to Ding Jin, ordering him to lead troops to Wenjia Temple in Luoyang today to fight against the Jin army together with Han Shizhong and other troops. How could Ding Jin be willing to sacrifice his life? Deliberately delaying, trying to avoid this war. If the Song army wins, he will also have credit for mopping up the remaining Jin army. If the Song army were defeated, it would be even more difficult. He returned to Kaifeng Mansion early with his troops and horses. As long as he had the troops in hand, he would still be the hero of the moment.
Wang Xiaolie had just woken up, was not familiar with Ding Jin, and was not clear about the current situation. I had to keep my mouth shut.
The beef was served, a few people drank and ate meat, and it was afternoon before they knew it. As he drank more, Ding Jin's words became louder and louder, which gradually made Wang Xiaolie feel irrelevant. It was obvious that he was leading people here to passively avoid fighting, but when Ding Jin said it, it seemed like he was loyal to the country.
The sun is setting in the west and the weather is getting cooler.
Ding Jin raised his head and drank a bowl of wine, and said loudly: "Let's get drunk today and then rest! Send a man early tomorrow to explore the city of Luoyang. If the Jin army goes north, you can follow me into the city and make a stand. Credit! If you win, I will recommend you to Marshal Zong, and you will be promoted and make a fortune!"
Wang Xiaolie thanked several people together, but felt strange in his heart.
At this moment, a soldier walked in quickly, crossed his hands and said: "Du Xun, a group of officers and soldiers came from the north of the village, saying they were subordinates of Han Tongzhi. Looking at the way they threw away their helmets, they must have suffered a defeat. One With arrows sticking out of his body, he looks like a hedgehog, cursing endlessly."
After Ding Jin heard this, he stood up suddenly and said sternly: "I am the inspector of the capital under Marshal Zong, and the officers and soldiers should be at my disposal! Where are you from, how dare you yell at me! You follow me Go out and chop his head off!”
Wang Xiaolie didn't know what was going on, so he got up with Yu Huan and others, followed Ding Jin out of the house.
There is a small river in the north of the village, and there are several large willow trees planted along the river. From a distance, I saw a group of Song troops on the other side of the river. Their flags were not straight and they were pointing in this direction and cursing. There was a tall general in front, his body covered with arrows, and he raised his sword and cursed.
Ding Jin took a big step and led everyone to the river. Just when he was about to curse, he recognized the person on the horse. He couldn't help but be startled and said: "The other side is not under Korean rule? Why is it like this?"
Han Tongzhi pointed at Ding Jin and said sternly: "Zhai Taiwei's military orders have been sent to your army early. Today the three armies will gather at Wenjia Temple to fight the Jin army! But you are unwilling to patrol and sit here to watch the success or failure! I have pity on me and The two armies of Lieutenant Zhai fought with the Jin army and almost lost their lives!"
Ding Jin said in a deep voice: "I was driving all the way and I really can't catch up. What can I do?"
Wang Xiaolie asked Shi Jian beside him in a low voice: "Who is Han Tongzhi in front of you?"
Shi Jian said: "Han Shizhong, the commander next to the Holy Emperor, has been ordered to join us to attack Luoyang City."
Although Wang Xiaolie had guessed it before, he was still surprised when he heard it. Han Shizhong's reputation in later generations was too great, and he didn't want to meet him here. Looking up at Han Shizhong on the horse, he has a tall figure and eyes like lightning. His body was full of arrows, which looked a little weird, and he kept cursing there.
After listening for a while, Wang Xiaolie understood the whole story. It turned out that Zhai Jin had lost a battle a few days ago, and after receiving reinforcements from Han Shizhong and Ding Jin, he decided to fight the Jin army again. The three armies were originally scheduled to meet at Wenjia Temple today. Not wanting Ding Jin to avoid the battle, Zhai Jin and Han Shizhong were defeated.
Looking at Han Shizhong's appearance, Wang Xiaolie muttered in his heart. He had countless arrows on his body, like a hedgehog. When I was studying in my previous life, I often saw that a certain general was hit by countless arrows in a battle, but afterwards he seemed like nothing happened. At that time, I couldn’t understand why bows and arrows were so useless. After seeing Han Shizhong's appearance today, I understood what was going on.
During the war, the generals all wore iron armor, and it was not easy for bows and arrows to break through the armor. Moreover, the Jin army mostly used cavalry bows, but the bow power was not strong. Even if they shot Han Shizhong like a hedgehog, they could not do anything to him. At this time, generals generally require great strength and have practical needs.
Han Shizhong cursed endlessly across the river. Ding Jin got angry and exchanged curses with him across the river, which was very unpleasant.
I don't know how long it took. Looking at the sun setting in the west, Han Shizhong took his troops and went straight away, ignoring Ding Jin.
Everyone returned to the village and took their seats. After being scolded by Han Shizhong, Ding Jin was alone and depressed. Ding Jin indeed deliberately delayed this battle to avoid a big battle today. Although he said it was good, Ding Jin still knew how much he weighed and did not dare to fight against the Jin army. But being scolded for this made me feel awkward.
Yu Huan said: "Du Xun, Han Tongzhi has withdrawn to the capital, why don't we leave too."
Peng Tan said: "We came to take Luoyang City under the orders of Marshal Zong. We haven't fought a single battle, so we just go back. I'm afraid it won't be good."
There are several people arguing endlessly. Some people said that they should follow Han Shizhong and retreat, while others wanted to wait, so as not to look too embarrassed.
Ding Jin was upset when he heard this and said loudly: "Stop arguing! The Jin army won a victory today. They want to chase Captain Zhai back and forth, but they won't come here. Let's wait for another day or two to see how the limelight prevails. Dingxingzhi!"
Everyone agreed.
After this incident, everyone lost their mood. After drinking a few more bowls of wine, Wang Xiaolie took the people back to the hill before it got dark.
Sit down under the tree. Yang Shen, Wang Zhong and Xie Linong came forward and asked about today's situation.
Wang Xiaolie said: "Although I am not familiar with this Ding Jin, judging from today's events, he does not care about state affairs. From what Han Tongzhi said, Captain Zhai had already issued a military order for Wenjia Temple to join forces today. Where did Ding Jin mention this? As a result, Ding Jin avoided the battle, and Taiwei Zhai and Han Tongzhi suffered another defeat. Seeing what Han Tongzhi meant, he was very angry with Ding Jin."
Shao Ling said: "The Jin army has withdrawn northward, and there are not many soldiers and horses left. If Dingdu patrols to help, we may win today."
Wang Xiaolie shook his head: "Although I don't know how many soldiers and horses the Jin army still has in Luoyang, but with Ding's strength, even if he joins the battle, he will not be able to change the situation of the battle. He only has more than a thousand combatable soldiers, and the army is What was its use before?"
Xie Linong said: "Xiaoshi people, Taiwei Zhai and Han Tongzhi don't have many soldiers and horses."
Wang Xiaolie was shocked. This is where it gets confusing. Based on the memory of my previous life, I always feel that this kind of war often involves hundreds of thousands of people. What is the use of one or two thousand people? Now it seems that there are so many people? Judging from the fact that Han Shizhong brought only one or two thousand people.
How many people are there in Wanyan Xiyin's Duanhou army? Song Jun did not have a definite number. However, with the three armies of Zhai Jin, Han Shizhong and Ding Jin attacking, we must think that these three armies have the upper hand. Based on this calculation, Wanyan Xiyin only has a few thousand people.
Thinking of this, Wang Xiaolie sighed. In this year's battle, not to mention Jingdong and Shaanxi, but only all the way to the west of Jingdong, the Jin army seemed to be in no man's land. In particular, Wanyan Yinshu could march all the way across more than ten states, and was unrivaled, all the way south to Xiangyang Prefecture. How many people does he have? But between 5,000 and 10,000 people. The current situation is much more severe than what I remember from my previous life.
Later generations often said a sentence to ridicule the Song Dynasty at this time. There are less than ten thousand Jurchens, and they are invincible. I heard it in my previous life and found it incredible. How could the Song Dynasty, a large country with a population of over 100 million, not be able to stop ten thousand Jin soldiers? But the reality is, it just can’t be stopped.
Last year, Jin soldiers attacked Kaifeng again, and all the Song Dynasty's field troops were almost exhausted. At this time, the Song Dynasty had no more soldiers to fight. The most important military force is Zhao Gou's troops, which number about 30,000 to 50,000 people. However, in terms of combat power, these 30,000 to 50,000 people cannot stop the 10,000 golden soldiers no matter what. The 10,000 Jin army can now dominate the world and attack wherever they want.
This problem is very complicated, and Wang Xiaolie can't figure out the reason for a while. But he knew it was true.
After thinking for a long time, Wang Xiaolie said: "Ding Duxun wants to stay here for two days to see how Luoyang is doing. Let's wait with him until we understand the situation and decide where to go next."
Xie Linong said: "Today Taiwei Zhai and Han Tongzhi have been defeated. What's the use of staying?"
Shao Ling said: "The Jin army went north to escape the summer heat. Maybe they would withdraw after a victory. Even if they leave the defenders behind, it is not a big worry."
Cao Zhiyan nodded after hearing this: "That's right. If you use surrendered generals to guard Luoyang, nothing will happen."
This is something Jin Jun often does. After conquering a city, robbing the wealth and population, they drove them northward. Then he randomly sent a surrendered general to guard the place and didn't take it seriously. If there are capable soldiers and horses around, it will not be difficult to retake the city.
The war between Song and Jin at this time was not a typical war between countries. The Jin Dynasty was not long after the founding of the country, the system was newly established, and national affairs were often very casual. The Jin army's southern invasion had two main purposes. One is to rob wealth and people, and the other is to capture the emperor of the Song Dynasty. There was little interest in occupying Song Dynasty lands. The Jin people were not yet familiar with using taxes to plunder wealth. At the same time, they had few people and felt that they could not rule such a vast area.
In the early days of the Song-Jin War, many places in Hebei, Hedong, Jingdong, Jingxi and Shaanxi Road passed through different hands many times. It was not that the Song Dynasty took it back after the Jin Army captured it, but that it gave up after the Jin Army captured it. Invading south again, the Jin army captured it again. After many iterations, the power to resist the Jin army was completely exhausted, and finally it became the land of the Jin Dynasty.
For Wang Xiaolie, the Song army was far weaker than he had previously thought, and the Jin army was also far stronger. Living in this era, many things need to be re-understood in order to find good solutions.
