Wan Yan Huo Nu looked at Zhang Jun not far ahead, her eyes spitting fire. This Song general is really difficult to deal with. It has been two days and Wanyan Huonu still can't grasp his marching pattern. Having learned the lesson from last time, I didn’t dare to chase after him, and I was holding a fire in my heart.
Zhang Jun divided the army into three parts and took less than 200 men with him to deal with the Wanyan women who came out to drive them away. The other two groups, each with more than 200 people, were led by Chai Biao and Jiang Qing respectively. They were all hiding in the mountains near Shaanzhou. Seeing the opportunity, they suddenly came out to help Shaanzhou defend the city. As soon as the Jin army sent out troops to besiege, they immediately fled to the mountains.
It has been two days since I returned to Shaanzhou City. Zhang Jun could see clearly that it was very difficult to defend Shaanzhou. The city wall has been damaged in many places. Almost every day, the Jin army breaks into the city and is forced out by the Song army inside. No one knows how long Li Yanxian can keep guard.
In Shaanzhou City, Zhang Chi hugged his steel knife tightly, leaned against the wall, and looked at the sun in the sky, feeling a little dazed. I had never imagined that war would be like this. It has been six or seven days since I entered the city, and I have used seven broken steel knives, all of which have curled blades. The weapons in Wang Xiao's hunting army are all carefully made. His own steel knife is like this, and the rest can be imagined.
At this time, Li Yanxian's deployment was for the original Shaanzhou troops to defend the city, while Zhang Chi led his 300 subordinates to assist the areas broken through by the Jin army at any time. The first few days were fine, but in the last three or four days, Zhang Chi was fighting bloody battles almost day and night.
Kang Yi on the side was licking his lips and wiping his steel knife. Suddenly he said to Zhang Chi on the side: "Commander, it has been seven days since we arrived in Shaanzhou. We have killed many people in the past two days, and I suddenly miss my hometown."
Zhang Chi nodded: "Yes, I miss my parents too. On New Year's Day, our army set off, and my father and brother came to Xinye City to see me. As a result, I didn't even see me, and I followed the rule on New Year's Day. I’m leaving. Now that I’m gone, I don’t know if I can return to my hometown—”
"The east side of the city is broken! Go quickly——"
Zhang Chi suddenly jumped up from the ground, dragged his long knife, and shouted: "Kill!" He ran towards the east of the city first.
When we rushed to the east of the city, we saw more than thirty Jin troops who had descended from the city wall and were fighting along the long street. Most of the nearby Song Dynasty people climbed onto the roofs, peeled off the tiles and threw them at the Jin army below. There were Jin soldiers with bows and arrows. From time to time, people were shot and fell down.
Zhang Chi led his men and charged at the Jin army with their swords drawn. Now, everyone doesn't even want to say anything, they just fight with their swords. In just a moment of tea, these thirty-odd golden queens were all chopped down to the ground.
Zhang Chi ordered his soldiers to rescue the people. He walked numbly among the corpses with his knife in his hand, stabbing only those who were breathing. There is no food in the city of Shaanzhou, and no one from the Jin army can be left alive.
Li Yanxian on the tower looks like a skeleton, with only one pair of bright eyes. Li Yanxian sighed as he watched Zhang Chi in the city leading his soldiers to kill for a while, inspecting the battlefield, and then sitting in groups by the wall.
These are people who have been in the military for a year, or even less than a year. Entering Shaanzhou, you will immediately face the most brutal war. Li Yanxian could see that there were people inside who were afraid, some who didn't want to face blood, and there were all kinds of people. But they never backed down from their enemies. When they needed to step forward, they went up with a knife. If they need to work hard, they will work hard.
The determination of the Jin army in attacking Shaanzhou this time was unprecedented. Since last winter, the Jin Army has used the Middle Route Army to cooperate with the East Route Army to go south with all its strength, mainly attacking Zhao Gou and Queen Mother Longyou. The West Route Army left Lousu behind and concentrated almost all its forces to attack Shaanzhou with all its strength. Capture Shaanzhou and open the door to attack Shaanxi.
The Jin army attacked the Song Dynasty from both east and west directions. One faction focuses on attacking the East Road, and the other focuses on attacking Sichuan and Shaanxi. The Emperor of Jin finally decided to focus on the east route this time, but he would not give up the west route. The focus of the west route is to conquer Shaanzhou.
After taking a breath, Li Yanxian walked to the city wall and looked outside the city. The Jin army's camps were continuous, and Zhang Jun's team only occasionally poked its head out of the mountains. Although he was able to disperse the Jin army's power, Zhang Jun could not completely relieve the siege of Shaanzhou, it was just delaying time.
Thinking of what Zhang Chi said about Wang Xiaolie's army coming to rescue, Li Yanxian felt a little helpless. To save Shaanzhou, a large army must come. But when will the army get here? A few days later, the bones of himself and these soldiers might be the only ones left in Shaanzhou City.
At night, Zhang Jun and his subordinates rested at the foot of the leeward mountain. There was not enough to eat these days, and in the middle of the night, Zhang Junsheng woke up from hunger. Holding his knees and sitting in the tent, Zhang Jun was upset.
At this moment, a soldier came over and called softly outside the tent.
Zhang Jun said impatiently: "What else happened in the middle of the night? It's not an urgent matter, let's talk about it tomorrow!"
The soldier said: "Commander, a detective has just returned from Guozhou and has something important to report!"
Zhang Jun walked out of the tent impatiently. He said: "Guozhou is also out of food. What can I report? Zhi Niang, if this continues, we will starve to death here before the big observation army comes!"
The soldier stepped forward and whispered: "Tongzhi, former army Shao Tongzhi has left Guozhou and may arrive in Lingbao County today!"
After hearing this, Zhang Jun couldn't help but feel excited, and his whole body immediately became energetic. Looking forward to it day and night, the army finally arrived.
Outside the tent, Shao Ling stood on the bank of the Yellow River, looking at the frozen Yellow River. Under the starlight, a group of wild geese lay quietly on the river, motionless. The arrival of the army did not seem to disturb the group of elves.
The soldiers ran over quickly and said: "Tongzhi, Zhang Junzhang Tongzhi, who came before us, wants to see you!"
Shao Ling said hurriedly: "Let him come to my handsome tent to see me immediately!"
After saying that, he quickly returned to the handsome tent. Not long after, Zhang Jun wiped the sweat from his forehead and entered the handsome tent.
Shao Ling said: "You look like you've had a hard time running on the road. Sit down and have a rest. Have a cup of tea and let's talk."
Zhang Jun sat down on his seat and took a sip of the tea brought by his soldiers. Said: "Brother, I've been waiting for you all day and night, but I've been waiting for you!"
Shao Ling said: "There are mountain roads all the way and it is really difficult to walk. I arrived in Guozhou yesterday and heard from Shao Zhizhou that it is very difficult in Shaanzhou now. I didn't dare to delay and hurried here overnight. I originally planned to send an army to attack Lingzhou tomorrow. Baoxian, I will lead the army to Shaanzhou to find you."
Zhang Jun waved his hands repeatedly: "There are not many Jin soldiers in Lingbao County, so don't worry about them. As long as we hold Shaanzhou, the Jin army will naturally retreat. The most important thing now is Shaanzhou, we really can't wait there!"
"They say Shaanzhou can wait, but why can't they wait? Can't they wait even a few days?" After hearing Zhang Jun's words, Shao Ling was a little dissatisfied. Shao Xing said the same thing yesterday when he was in Guozhou. But what exactly happened is unclear.
Zhang Jundao: "Since three or four days ago, the Jin army has been breaking into the city every day. However, the people in the city are really tenacious. When the Jin army attacked, they were driven out. The walls on the east and west sides have been damaged, but the people in the city have no energy to fight anymore. Repaired. If no more troops arrive, I don’t think Shaanzhou can hold out for five days. Even if we are unlucky, it would not be surprising if the city is breached tomorrow."
Shao Ling couldn't help but frown after hearing this: "You are out with the cavalry, can't you help defend the city?"
Zhang Jun smiled bitterly: "Without my thousand cavalry, the Jin army would have captured Shaanzhou long ago. Now my cavalry is divided into four parts. One part is led by Zhang Chi in the city, helping Li Kuan to defend the city. The other part is led by me. Attract the Jin army to attack. There are two more troops scattered in the mountains outside the city, harassing the siege Jin soldiers whenever they have the opportunity. Moreover, our army has run out of food and grass and cannot hold on for a few more days."
Shao Ling nodded and said nothing for a while, thinking quietly there. After a while, he said: "It seems that the situation in Shaanzhou is worse than I expected. I originally thought that the Jin army was too tight in siege and the city was short of food."
Zhang Jun shook his head repeatedly: "It's more than that? The Jin army has been attacking the city day and night since many days ago. If it weren't for Li Kuan who was dedicated to the country and the city was tightly guarded, how could another person have defended it to this day? By now, the city is exhausted. ”
Shao Ling stood up and walked back and forth a few steps. Turning around, he said to Zhang Jun: "If you were Lou Su and encountered my army coming, what should you do? Should you withdraw your troops immediately, or continue to attack the city while fighting me?"
Zhang Jun did not hesitate. Said: "Of course I will attack the city while sending troops to fight against you."
Shao Ling looked a little surprised. Zhang Jun said: "Brother, if you think about it carefully, there is nothing strange about this matter. Since last autumn, the Jin Army has joined the Central Road and East Road armies to go south, and their troops have gone straight to Zhejiang and Jiangxi. The tens of thousands of troops outside Shaanzhou City are where Lou Su lives. Almost all the troops that can be mobilized. The siege is still more than a month and a half, how can he give up halfway? As long as there are not enough troops, he will not give up Shaanzhou."
Shao Ling nodded and said nothing for a while. The situation in Shaanzhou is much worse than I expected. Originally, Shao Ling thought that when his five thousand troops arrived, the Jin army should withdraw from the siege. It's nothing more than confronting myself on Pinglu or somewhere. As long as he can resist it, when Wang Xiaolie's army comes from behind, the two sides will fight to the death. Surrounding Shaanzhou City, although there is a possibility of breaking the city, there is also a possibility of being attacked from two sides. But according to Zhang Jun, his five thousand men are not enough to relieve Shaanzhou.
Shaanzhou is located on the main road between Jingzhaofu and Luoyang. When Lousu attacked, he considered sending reinforcements. It is a pity that Shaanxi did not send troops, Zhai Xing's strength was not enough, and Lou Sukong had a large army but no place to use it. Not to mention Shao Ling's 5,000 men, even Wang Xiaolie's 25,000 men might not be able to scare Lou Su away. At this time, Shaanzhou was at the end of its battle, and Lou Su would not withdraw his troops easily.
After thinking about it for a while, Shao Ling said decisively: "In that case, let's make rice before dawn tomorrow, set off as early as possible, and try to arrive outside Shaanzhou City in the afternoon! The most important thing in this battle is Shaanzhou, and we must not let it go The city fell into the hands of the Jin! Let’s wait until we observe the rest!”
