Until noon, the Jin army did not attack the city. They had no siege engines and had to improvise.
Wang Xiaolie patrolled the city and felt relieved when he saw that the residents' mood gradually stabilized and they began to make city defense equipment under the command of the army. As long as people's hearts are not in chaos, it will not be easy for the Jin army to conquer Gong County in a short time.
Returned to my residence and drank a cup of tea. At this moment, Xie Linong, who was guarding the city wall, hurried in and said, "Xiaoshe people, reinforcements from the Jin people are coming outside! Look at them, they are cutting down trees everywhere and want to attack the city!"
"How many reinforcements have come?" Wang Xiaolie stood up suddenly.
Xie Linong said: "It looks like there are more than a thousand people. Including the original seven or eight hundred people, there will be two thousand people."
Wang Xiaolie did not dare to neglect, and said: "Let's go to the city wall and take a look. By the way, call Shao Ling and Cao Zhiyan, and let's find a solution together."
When the four of them reached the city wall, they looked up and saw the newly arrived Jin army setting up camp outside the city. Judging from their appearance, there were many more Jin troops than those who arrived in the morning. Gong County is on the edge of Luo River, and there are not many trees near the city. Many Jin troops cut down trees from a distance and were transporting them to the city.
Looking at the scene outside, the four of them looked heavy.
The two thousand gold army is already a large force. Not to mention Wang Xiao's more than 300 rebels, the regular army of the imperial court could not stop them. This year the Jin army invaded the south in a large scale, and only two to three thousand partial troops attacked Kaifeng Mansion. Zongze's army in Kaifeng Prefecture was said to be one million, but it was no match for the two or three thousand gold men who attacked Huazhou. Huazhou gained and lost.
Of course, so many Jin troops were not hunting for Wang Xiao, but chasing Han Shizhong. Han Shizhong was the commander around Zhao Gou, and his troops were the real regular army of the Song Dynasty. Being able to eat them all would be a great victory for the Jin Army.
With a gloomy face, Xie Linong said: "What a bad luck! If we don't eat their fifty rangers, these troops will not come. For a small victory, we have provoked such a powerful enemy!"
Cao Zhiyan said: "There is no reason not to eat the fat on the side of your mouth! Who knew there was an army behind us? It's just that we are unlucky."
Wang Xiaolie said: "We have been wandering around this year. We have never fought a serious battle, and we really don't understand battle formations. And how do we know what the enemy situation is around us now? Now that the Jin army is besieging the city, there is no other way. Hold on tight."
Xie Linong sighed: "We only have more than 300 people and insufficient equipment to defend the city. It is not easy to defend the city!"
In this era, there were not many ways to attack a city. Although in theory, there are various types of siege equipment, there are not many that pose a real threat. The Jin army came in a hurry and had no equipment, so it was not easy to attack the city.
After thinking for a while, Wang Xiaolie said: "In the final analysis, if the Jin army is targeting us, they must break through the city. It will be difficult to defend. Fortunately, it is summer now, and the Jin army will return north and will not besiege the city for many days. As long as we hold on for a few days, the golden man should leave."
Cao Zhiyan said: "I just don't know how long the Jin army can surround us. If it is only three or four days, it will not be difficult to hold on. If it takes ten and a half months, we will not have enough food and grass if the Jin army breaks the city."
This is a real problem. Wang Xiaolie bumped into this place like a headless fly and was not prepared before. The current military rations are still sent voluntarily by the people because of the victorious battles ahead. Over time, without the enemy attacking, you will starve to death first.
Coming down from the city wall, Wang Xiaolie felt heavy and a little irritable. My own path in this world is really difficult. As soon as they arrived, they encountered more than 2,000 people from Ding Jin who were defeated by the Fifty Golden Army. Later, if he hadn't suddenly become brave, the Fifty Rangers would have been unable to do anything. After finally winning a battle, he encountered such a powerful enemy.
There is no need to overestimate the combat effectiveness of the Jin Army, but it must not be underestimated. However, within a decade or two, the Jurchens rose up and destroyed the Liao Dynasty, the former overlord of the Khitans, and then went south to attack Kaifeng Mansion, almost without a single defeat. At this time, more than two thousand Jin troops were able to roam almost everywhere in the Central Plains, and there were not many who could stop them.
Zongze guarded Kaifeng, and the war with the Jin army mainly took place in two places. One is Huazhou in the north, and the other is Zhengzhou in the west of Kaifeng. Huazhou was just a partial division of the Jin army, and the two sides were tied. Zhengzhou could not stop the Jin people at all. It's just that the Jin army gave up after taking it, and the Song army rose up and regained it. Once the Jin army fights back, it will be impossible to hold on.
Sighing, Wang Xiaolie didn't know what to do for a moment.
When I think about my past life, I thought that the wars between the Song and Jin Dynasties at this time should have involved tens of thousands or even hundreds of thousands of people. Not to mention anything else, the most widely circulated Yue Fei story, which battle did not involve hundreds of thousands of people? Only when I came here did I realize that was not the case. As long as one side has more than 10,000 troops, it will be a major battle that affects the entire war situation. Thousands of people are already a very considerable force.
Can you hold Gong County by yourself? Wang Xiaolie didn't dare to think about it carefully. If you can't hold on, it's a dead end and everything is over.
Back at his residence, Wang Xiaolie sat on his seat and thought alone.
The most effective way for Jin soldiers to attack a city is to attack the city in waves without fear of death. As long as there is a breakthrough, the city will be difficult to defend. The Jin soldiers did not have particularly outstanding siege equipment, even inferior to the Song army. However, the Jin army fought bravely and had strict discipline. In this regard, few armies in this era can match it. Not only was the Song army unable to defeat the Jin army, but in fact, the surrounding countries were no match for the Jin army at this time.
what to do? After thinking for a long time, Wang Xiaolie suddenly raised his head. From yesterday's battle against the Jin Army's cavalry to this morning's battle against the Jin Army's attack on the city, what did you rely on for your victory? Are there too many people? Is it Bingqiang? Actually neither. Rely on your own bravery and fearlessness. The Jin army fought fiercely, and I was braver than them. If your officers and soldiers can't do it yet, then you have to rely on yourself.
Thinking of this, Wang Xiaolie stood up and walked around the room.
Yes, it is easy to forget this unless we are facing a life-and-death situation. I always feel that since I have come across a thousand years, I should cherish my life and not take risks. Why? When this country is ruined and its family is in ruins, if you can't fight and kill on the battlefield, what's the use of saying anything else?
When two armies meet, the brave one wins. This is actually too absolute, but it is very reasonable. For a certain battle, for a certain person in the war, or for a certain army, the outcome is not determined by who is braver. But for the country as a whole, victory or defeat largely depended on the bravery of the troops. Being more brave and united is the key to the army's ability to win the war.
How to make the army more united and braver is a big topic and a major national policy, and it is not what Wang Xiaolie needs to consider at this time. As long as he allows his more than 300 people to unite and move forward bravely with him, he has taken the first step.
After thinking for a long time, Wang Xiao ordered people to call Shao Ling, Xie Linong and Cao Zhiyan.
The three of them took their seats. Wang Xiaolie said: "The key to defending the city is not to just defend the city. You must defend during the attack, and you must attack during the defense! If we want to defend Gong County, it is not enough to just defend the city wall. Although the Jin people attacked the city We have insufficient equipment, and we also have insufficient equipment to defend the city. How can we defend it after a long time? When the Jin people come to attack the city, we must also be brave enough to fight out of the city and disrupt the Jin people's deployment! I decided to go out of the city tonight and kill the Jin people. The equipment we made today was burned! You don’t need too many people to go out, about fifty people are enough. Let’s discuss how to arrange it.”
