Standing on the city wall, facing the morning breeze, Wang Xiaolie looked at the Jin army outside with a heavy expression.
The Jin army that was encamped roughly looked like there were seven or eight hundred people. They obviously came in a hurry and didn't bring all their belongings.
Seven to eight hundred people were enough to deal with the more than 300 Wang Xiaohunting in the city. Since the Jin soldiers entered the Central Plains, except for a few cities, they were often invincible wherever they went. In many places, the Jin soldiers even fired a few arrows at the city, and the city fell. At this time, there were only Zongze's troops in Kaifeng Prefecture and Zhai Jin's troops in southern Luoyang within hundreds of miles. They were both newly defeated. Wang Xiaolie couldn't even wait for reinforcements.
Shao Ling came over and said to Wang Xiaolie: "Xiao Sheren, the Jin soldiers we killed yesterday were probably the rangers of this army."
Wang Xiaolie nodded: "I guess so. Seeing Han Tongzhi's retreat, they sent the rangers to follow them, not wanting to lose at our hands. Speaking of which, we still have too few battles, and we can't understand these things. With fifty rangers, there must be a large army behind us. After we won, how dare we take such a leisurely pace? If we had traveled all the way in a hurry and passed the flood today, the Jin people would not have pursued us."
Shao Ling said: "That's what Xiaoshe said. Now that the Jin people have surrounded the city, what should we do?"
Looking at the rising sun on the horizon, Wang Xiaolie was silent for a while. Said: "What can we do in this situation? When the two armies meet, the brave one wins! Now we have no retreat, we can only fight with our lives with the golden soldiers! If we hesitate even a little, we will die!"
Shao Ling was silent. After a while, he said: "We only have more than 300 people, and there is not much food and grass in the city. How long can we hold on?"
Wang Xiaolie said: "It's April now, how long can the Jin soldiers stay outside? As long as we can defend for seven or eight days, they should retreat."
If it were autumn now and Wang Xiaolie encountered this situation, he wouldn't know what to do. The only way out is probably to escape as soon as possible. Jin soldiers kept gathering, but there were no reinforcements. What could they do if they didn't escape?
Fortunately, it is early summer and the Jin army is about to return north. As long as you persist for a few days, you should be safe.
The question is, how easy is it to keep it for seven or eight days? Shao Ling was silent, and Wang Xiaolie was unsure.
Seeing that the Jin army showed no sign of an immediate attack, Wang Xiao went down the city wall and returned to the county government office.
Xie Linong saw the ceremony and said: "In the battle this morning, seventy-three Jin men were killed in the city. There are still six alive, but I can't ask anything. It's better to kill all the people in Xiaoshe." "
Wang Xiaolie said: "These Jin people are so stubborn? They have been captured and they are still speechless!"
Xie Linong shook his head hurriedly: "It's not that they don't speak, it's just that they speak Jurchen and don't speak Chinese. They don't know what we are asking them, and we can't understand what they are saying."
Wang Xiaolie was stunned for a moment and said: "When the Jin people came from the south, I heard that there were not many Jurchens who could not speak Chinese. According to what you said, the ones captured in the city today were not Jurchens. We caught six, so that's it." That’s all, who’s army is outside?”
Xie Linong shook his head: "I don't know yet. According to what the people in Xiaoshe said, it's not easy for people outside to think about their identity."
Wang Xiaolie thought for a while, but couldn't figure it out.
When the Jin soldiers went south, there were not many girls who really didn't understand Chinese. Most of them were mature women who were familiar with the Han people, and there were also a large number of Khitans, Xi people, Bohai people, etc. who surrendered, and even Han people. Although the Jurchens had not been a country for a long time, they believed that it was wrong for their army to be disorganized, and they had clear rewards and punishments. After they destroyed the Liao Dynasty, they occupied more and more territory, and more and more people from other ethnic groups joined the Jin Army. The combat effectiveness of most of the puppet troops is naturally not good, but the combat effectiveness of other ethnic groups in the real Jin army should not be underestimated.
Whether it was the Jurchens or later the Mongols, they were indeed able to attract people from other ethnic groups when they first started. Compared with the enemies on the opposite side, they often don't care about their origins, reward meritorious service, and are very generous. This is a fact and cannot be denied.
After bringing breakfast, Wang Xiaolie asked Xie Linong to sit down and share it with him.
After breakfast, Wang Xiaoxian said: "The Jin army is surrounded by soldiers, and we have no reinforcements. It is extremely dangerous now. Fortunately, it is April, and the Jin people will definitely return to the north. We only need to hold on for a few days. You can make arrangements. After a while, the soldiers were ordered to take turns to rest and not to be too tired. Gongxian is a county town after all, and the city is not big. As long as the Jin soldiers are not in a hurry to attack, it is fine to have more than a hundred people on the city. Of the three of you, one will defend the city and the other will rest. Another man and his men are helping in the city as a backup. If the attack is urgent, go up to the city."
Xie Linon agreed and resigned.
Wang Zhong came in from outside and brought a cup of tea to Wang Xiaoxian. Looking at Xie Linong's leaving figure, he whispered: "Xiao Sheren, I heard that there are a lot of Jin soldiers outside. What should we do? Looking at the battle this morning, the Jin soldiers who came are much more ferocious than yesterday."
Wang Xiaolie said: "There are indeed a lot of Jin people coming. But if we defend the city, what can the Jin people do? You don't have to worry too much about this matter. Help Yang Shen so that the army will not be short of food and grass. As long as There is no shortage of food, and the Jin people cannot besiege the city for a long time, so it is not a serious problem."
After hearing this, Wang Zhong was dubious. Fortunately, Wang Xiaolian had been very brave in the past two days. If it had been before, he would have been so frightened that he panicked.
After sending Wang Zhong away, Wang Xiaolie called Yang Shen over again and asked him to properly arrange several people in the city. As well as the people in the city, first organize them together and ask them to prepare rolling logs and rocks to help move them to the city.
Wang Xiaolie's army was a rebel army, and its equipment reserves were insufficient. It is rare to have all the swords and guns. There are not many bows and crossbows, and even fewer arrows. The only way to defend the city is to rely on rolling wood and stones. Fortunately, the Jin army outside did not carry siege equipment.
Everything was arranged. Wang Xiaolie sat alone in the room, thinking carefully about the current situation.
If your guess is correct, the Jin army who came here should be chasing Han Shizhong. If Wang Xiao hadn't hunted down their rangers, they might have chased them to Yong'an and then retreated. In April, the weather began to get hot near Luoyang, and Jin Bing was eager to return north. Han Shizhong's more than 2,000 troops are not comparable to Ding Jin's troops, and there should be many Jin troops chasing him.
What should I do? Wang Xiaolie frowned. It's one thing to tell others, but another thing to think about yourself.
Wang Xiaolie said it lightly, but he knew in his heart that this battle was not easy to fight. It is true that the Jin people are not good at attacking cities, but are Wang Xiaolie's troops good at defending cities? From yesterday to early this morning, the two major victories were all due to Wang Xiaolie's risking his life and death and charging ahead to kill the enemy. Defending the city cannot always be like this. When the Jin soldiers came to attack, no matter how brave Wang Xiaolie was, he could only lead his men to defend the city.
Thinking of this, Wang Xiaolie sighed. His subordinates are originally rebels and cannot compare with the regular army. Rushing to the front yourself can boost morale and fight. Once there is no leader, the morale of the army will be lost.
Sometimes fighting is like that, all you need is one breath. As long as this tone persists, the army will be a strong army that cannot be steamed, boiled, smashed, or flattened with a hammer. Once this breath is lost, no matter how strong the army is, it will become a piece of loose sand.
To win this battle, Wang Xiaolie must hold on to the strength of his army. With this tone, no matter how many Jin troops come, they will eventually be able to fight their way out. When the anger is gone, everything is gone.
