It's been four days. Wang Xiaolie led his troops out every day to harass the Jin army. However, he had a good sense of proportion. As soon as the Jin army gathered, they immediately brought their troops back. Except for eight soldiers killed and wounded, no generals were injured.
Whenever the Jin army made siege equipment, it was destroyed by the Song army. The city was besieged for four days, but there was no violent attack. In this way, the people in the city slowly became relieved, no longer afraid, and became more and more comfortable preparing supplies for Wang Xiaolie's headquarters.
At dusk on the fifth day, the Jin army outside the city began to eat, and the city also relaxed. Wang Xiaolie inspected a circle, got off the city wall, and was about to return to the county government office for dinner. Suddenly, Shao Ling on the city shouted: "Xiaoshe people, come and see, are there reinforcements from outside?"
Wang Xiaolie heard this and hurriedly climbed up the city wall. I saw the flags of the Song Army moving around in the mountains south of the city.
After watching for a while, Wang Xiaolie said: "I don't know if it's reinforcements, but there must be Song troops nearby. Judging from their appearance, I don't know what to say to us. You raise the flag here and wave it to them as a signal. We knew they were coming."
Shao Ling took the order. The soldiers raised their flags and waved them in that direction. No one knows what shaking means.
When Wang Xiaolie saw it, he suddenly remembered that if there were flags in the army, they would still be useful at this time. If there is an opportunity in the future, a set of flags should be stipulated and promoted in the military. If something like this happens again, both parties can contact each other in time.
After watching for a while, Shao Ling ordered his soldiers to put away the flag when he saw that the flag over there had disappeared.
Wang Xiaolie said: "I only saw the flag waving here and there, but I don't know what it means. So, be careful here and always pay attention to that side. If there is any news, report it to me in time. We saw it, Jinying The Jin Army in the middle must have also seen it. If nothing else, the Jin Army will send troops to drive them away. If there is a chance, we must help them in time. "
Shao Ling crossed his hands and said yes. Wang Xiao climbed down the city wall and went to the county government office to rest.
The Jin army arrived suddenly and did not bring siege equipment. He was harassed by Wang Xiaolie every day, and his attack on the city was ineffective, so he already wanted to leave. If reinforcements came at this time, Wang Xiaolie might win this battle.
When defending a city in the era of cold weapons, in addition to the height of the city and the depth of the pool, various defensive methods on the city wall, the most important thing is the courage to fight. If you are tightly besieged in the city for a long time, the city will eventually fall. Only those who dare to fight and charge, constantly go out of the city to harass the enemy, and especially destroy various siege equipment made by the enemy in advance, are the most effective. A city is not only to prevent enemies from attacking, but more importantly, it is a good base for attack. What the enemy does outside the city can be clearly seen on the wall, but what the enemy does inside the city cannot be seen outside the city.
Ten years later, Chen Gui guarded the De'an Mansion and wrote a book called "Cheng Shou Lu" about his experiences, emphasizing this point in particular. It's just that Wang Xiaolie didn't know this, but he could see that the city couldn't be defended to death.
At midnight, Wang Xiaolie put on his armor and arranged his troops in front of the county government office. He went out of the city every day these days, but the time was not fixed. Jin Jun tried his best, but still couldn't do anything to Wang Xiaolie. Tonight, Wang Xiaolie was preparing to leave the city at midnight.
At this moment, Xie Linong, who was guarding the city, hurried in. He crossed his hands and said, "Xiao Sheren, there is a man coming from outside the city, saying he is reinforcements. The general ordered the man to put down the rope and let him come up to the city. He is outside the Yamen!"
When Wang Xiaolie heard this, he hurriedly said: "Let him in quickly!"
Not long after, a big man came in from outside. Seeing Wang Xiaolie, he hurriedly bowed down.
Wang Xiaolie saw that this man seemed kind-hearted, but he couldn't remember his name or where he had seen him. Asked: "Are you sent by reinforcements from outside the city? Whose name is it? Where are the reinforcements from outside?"
The man said: "The young man's name is Qiao Yan. He was originally a general under Ding Duxun in the capital. I met Xiao Sheren a few days ago——"
Wang Xiaolie nodded after hearing this: "I see! No wonder you are kind-hearted, but I just can't remember it."
Qiao Yan said: "I have only met Xiaosheren once, so that's the case. A few days ago, when Ding Du was patrolling Yong'an, he suddenly encountered the Jin army, so he sent Yu Huan and Yu Tiha across the river to attack the Jin army. . Unexpectedly, Yu Tiha led the army across the river, and Ding Duxun was killed and dispersed by the Jin army. There is no way, Yu Tiha has been wandering around with us these days. Recently I heard that the people of Xiaoshe met in Gong County. When the Jin army besieged him, he came to seek refuge."
Wang Xiaolie nodded and said nothing for a while.
Obviously, Yu Huan could not have heard about this just now. It seems that when Ding Jin was killed and scattered, Yu Huan and his men had already crossed the river, but he led the army to survive. Ding Jin had no way to catch up, so he led his team to wander around. Wang Xiaolie didn't know it in Gongxian City, but he had been guarding Gongxian these days and had killed the Jin army to a pulp. The news had already spread around.
After four or five days, the Jin army was eager to withdraw north. Anyone can see that Wang Xiaolie defended Gong County in this battle. With such a big victory, Wang Xiaolie's future will be limitless. Yu Huan had nowhere to go and didn't have the courage to stand on his own, so he came to seek refuge.
Gong County seems to be surrounded by the Jin army, but in fact it is not a dead city. As long as the Jin army retreats, Wang Xiaolie will be the hero of the city defense. At this moment when the Song army was retreating steadily, having such a great achievement was a great encouragement to the soldiers and civilians of the Song Dynasty.
After thinking for a while, Wang Xiaolian said: "Yu Tiha sent you here with what words?"
Qiao Yan said: "Going back to Xiaoshe people, I saw that the Jin army has been sieging Tiha for a long time. There must be a shortage of food in the city. I collected some military rations nearby and am willing to send them to the city to help Xiaoshe people defend the city. Get ready outside the city. That’s it, just wait for the people from the small house to respond.”
Wang Xiaolie asked: "How to respond?"
Qiao Yan said: "Originally, as long as the Xiaoshe people made the plan, I could just take them out of the city. But recently, Jinying has been attacked by Xiaoshe people every night, and it is not easy to get out of the city. Tiha then decided, as long as the Xiaoshe people took them. When the army attacked the camp, he came into the city from the south."
Wang Xiaolie thought for a while and said, "That's fine. I will go out of the west gate tonight and come back through the south gate. In the past few days, I have been entering and exiting through the east and west gates. This time when I came back from the city gate, Jin Bing didn't expect it. Yu Huan did a good job Be prepared, it’s not difficult to get into the city.”
At this time, the siege could not encircle the city into an iron barrel without any flaws. The Jin army only had 2,000 men, so it was even more impossible. If there are only a few people, whether they are leaving the city or entering the city from outside, it will be difficult for the Jin army to stop them.
If Wang Xiao went out of the city to attack the camp and Yu Huan cooperated from outside the city, the Jin army would not be able to stop them if they were not prepared. The Jin army had been shaken, and with reinforcements in the city, they had no intention of continuing the siege.
He ordered people to take Qiao Yan down to rest. Wang Xiaole ordered people to call Shao Ling and Cao Zhiyan to discuss together.
After telling the news about Yu Huan's arrival, Wang Xiaolie said: "The Jin army has been besieging the city for five days, and we really don't have much food and grass. Yu Huan brought food, which is exactly what the city needs. After we left the city tonight, he came from the south of the city , it is not easy to stop the Jin army. Just one thing, we have not seen Yu Huan for many days, and we don’t know what he has done these days. To put it bluntly, if he surrenders to the Jin people and comes to make money from our city, there will be some Difficult to handle.”
Xie Linong nodded: "That's what Xiao Sheren said. From what I see, you can't trust others easily. Why don't we just kill this Qiao Yan who came here and just say that he died in the Jin camp. Who knows? We have been guarding these days, It’s time for the Jin army to retreat.”
Wang Xiaolie shook his head: "How can you do this? If Yu Huan really brings troops to help, we will kill a good person by mistake."
Xie Linong said: "Even if we kill by mistake, what can we do? We go out to the city to fight every day these days. How can it be easy? If Yu Huan really comes to make money from the city, won't our hard work these days be in vain?"
Wang Xiaolie remained silent and just shook his head.
What Xie Linong said was not exaggerated. At this time, the Song Dynasty basically had no unified court command. The first task of each army is to protect itself. As long as there is suspicion, you can kill. If Wang Xiaolie did it, someone might praise him for being cautious.
But how could Wang Xiaolie do such a thing? If I killed the wrong person this time, how could anyone follow me in the future? Doubt in mind, just be prepared. How can we develop and grow if there is no room for people?
After a while, Wang Xiaolie asked Shao Ling: "In your opinion, what should we do?"
Shao Ling said: "As soon as we entered Gong County, the Jin army followed us. These must be the troops chasing Han Tongzhi from Luoyang City. How many people can the Jin army send now? With two thousand people outside the city, there must be no Jin around. Army. What reason does Yu Huan have for lowering the gold? Just be fully prepared."
Wang Xiaolie nodded. Then he asked Cao Zhiyan: "What do you think should be done?"
Cao Zhiyan said: "We watched Yu Huan cross the river. When the Jin army chased Ding Jin, how could he catch up? Then the Jin army came to chase us, and there was no way to deal with Yu Huan! In my opinion, Don’t think too much, just bring them into the city!”
Wang Xiaolie nodded and remained silent for a while. As the leader of this army, his first priority is to ensure safety. What Cao Zhiyan said made sense, but he couldn't be so simple. A moment of carelessness may lead to disaster.
