Poor Family Chapter 891

  Chapter 891 Night Attack on South City

   Soldiers rushed down to the city early to report the military situation to the general Li Yanqing.

   Not long after, Li Yanqing and a group of generals stepped up to the top of the city and looked into the distance.

   "Dutong, why did the Jin soldiers come from Jiexiu County?" Wang Gui asked a little puzzled.

  Li Yanqing smiled slightly and asked: "Which winter, why did you cross the Yellow River at Mengjin?"

  Wang Gui scratched his head, "It seems that Jingxing and Fuyangxing were blocked by heavy snow in winter, and Taihang Mountain couldn't pass. Ha! I understand, Jin soldiers can't pass Taihang Mountain, so they have to take a long way from Jinnan to north."

Li Yanqing smiled and said: "This army is Wan Yanchang's army. When they came back from Luoyang, there should be 20,000 Jurchen cavalry, 20,000 Khitan army and 10,000 Han army. The cavalry is more powerful in combat. The Khitan army and the Han army It's just normal."

  Liu Qi asked hesitantly: "Dutong said that they will attack Nancheng tonight, is this news reliable?"

   "It should be reliable. We'll see whether Yan Chang swallows this bait."

The Jin soldiers set up a large camp ten miles away from the southern city, and Wan Yanchang led more than a thousand cavalry to check the situation in Taiyuan City. Like Fushi County in Yan'an Prefecture, the Song Army added a thick layer of ice to the outside of Taiyuan City. The shell is crystal clear, shining magnificent colors in the sun.

  But Wan Yanchang frowned. This kind of ice shell would bring huge resistance to his siege with thunder, and would seriously hinder his siege plan.

  At this time, Wan Yantili, the head of the Wanfu, said: "How about letting the Han soldiers attack the city to see how the defense of the city is?"

  Wan Yanchang said: "Forcibly attacking the city is just a bad strategy. It is best to use strategy to seize the city, otherwise our cavalry advantages will not be fully utilized."

  Another ten thousand head, Ah Hu, also said: "I don't know how the situation in Cangcheng, Taiyuan is? There are a lot of food, grass and supplies over there. Shall we send someone to take a look?"

"You don't need to look at this. It has been eight days since the Song army captured Taiyuan. Eight days is enough time for them to transport things back to the city. Now we don't lack supplies. I just think about how to capture the city. The marshal asked us to do whatever it takes. To regain Taiyuan, I am afraid that we will pay a huge price, but fail to win the city, and be ridiculed by others!"

   Just as he was talking, there was the sound of horseshoes coming from behind, and a soldier reported, "A letter to the deputy commander, a letter from Jiexiu County!"

  Wan Yanchang hurriedly said: "Show me the pigeon letter!"

   "This pigeon letter must have been sent from Taiyuan City to Jiexiu County yesterday, and there must be news from within."

Wan Yanchang also knew that there was a special golden soldier in Taiyuan City, who disguised himself as ordinary people and hid in the city. I just hope that this army can cooperate with the inside and outside, and cooperate with myself to capture Taiyuan City.

Wan Yanchang took the letter and read it hastily, and the final signing date was indeed yesterday, he said with a smile to the two chiefs: "The ambushes in the city have arranged for us to attack the south city at midnight tonight, and they will open the city gates and set fire to it. !"

   "I'm afraid the Song army is already prepared, it won't be so easy to seize the city at night!"

Wan Yanchang said coldly: "Everything has risks, and you can't stop doing it just because of the risks. No matter whether it is easy to take the city or not, you have to try it to know. If we can take Taiyuan tonight, the next time we see Marshal Du , my back can be straightened up a bit.”

That night, Wan Yanchang led 10,000 Khitan infantry and 10,000 Jurchen cavalry to ambush three miles outside the southern city of Taiyuan. Behind a group of houses, he used the cover of the houses to watch the south gate.

   This 2,000-man cavalry is a raiding army. Once the city gate is opened, they will enter the city as quickly as possible, creating conditions for the army behind to enter.

  The city was very quiet, with soldiers patrolling back and forth.

   At this moment, there was a sudden cry of killing and the sound of swords clashing from the top of the city. The screams were horrific, and they spread far away at night.

  Wan Yanchang straightened his body suddenly, staring intently at the top of the wall, his heart was pounding with nervousness, he pressed one hand on the hilt of his sword, his knuckles turned white.

   Soon, the screams gradually disappeared, and a fire appeared at the top of the city, the city gate began to creak open, and the suspension bridge was slowly lowered.

  The ambush in the city has been successful, Wan Yanchang no longer hesitated, drew out his sword and shouted: "Attack!"

  Two thousand cavalry were dispatched suddenly, rushing towards the city gate like a stream of iron. Behind the two thousand cavalry were ten thousand Khitan infantry.

In the blink of an eye two miles away, two thousand cavalry rushed into the city like arrows, and ten thousand infantry rushed a hundred paces away. At this moment, Wan Yanchang suddenly realized that something was wrong. Although a fire was lit on the top of the city, he couldn't see it. There were ambushes in the city, and there were no reinforcements coming from other cities, so the city was eerily quiet.

When Wan Yanchang realized that something was wrong, there was a sound of clappers on the top of the city, and the ambush soldiers on the top of the city stood up, and arrows shot at the rushing Jin soldiers like a storm. Down, screams can be heard everywhere.

  At the same time, the suspension bridge began to be pulled up, the city gate creaked and closed, and suddenly the city cave burst into flames, and the flames blazed up, sweeping towards the urn city full of cavalry.

The arrows on both sides of the urn city were like a rain of arrows, shooting at the cavalry below. The flames soared into the air, mercilessly devouring the terrified cavalry, but the cavalry could not retreat. The city cave blocked by the fire and arrow rain, the urn city in the south city was large enough to accommodate three people. Thousands of people, but two thousand cavalry are still a bit crowded in it. At this time, the entire Wengcheng was engulfed in flames, and the inside of Wengcheng was like hell. Ghosts were crying and wolves were howling. I covered my ears, not daring to look any further.

Five thousand crossbowmen held crossbows in their hands and fired arrows at the infantry outside the city. More than 3,000 infantry running in front were all shot dead, and the infantry behind turned around and ran for their lives. , unable to close for a long time, watched helplessly as the gate of the South City was closed again, and the suspension bridge was pulled up again.

   This surprise attack on the Jin soldiers fell into a trap set by Li Yanqing, and lost 2,000 cavalry and 3,000 steps.

Especially Wan Yanchang, his proud heart was severely frustrated, which also affected his prestige in the army to a certain extent. This surprise attack made Wan Yanchang no longer dare to underestimate the Song Army, and also disrupted his plan For a while, he didn't dare to launch a siege easily.

Regarding the understanding of "soldiers and horses have not moved, food and grass go first", Wan Yanxie did not lose to the Song Dynasty army. After the fiasco in the siege battle for the first time, Wan Yanxie, the coach of the Southern Expedition, also realized the importance of food and grass supply, and he started to establish the food and grass supply system of Jinbing.

  Although the essence is still to plunder the people's food, it has changed from the individual plunder of the Jin soldiers to the planned plunder of the government in the war zone.

On the long and narrow official road of Shuque Valley, a grain convoy consisting of thousands of carts is marching northward. The snow has already been crushed by the carts, and it freezes again at night, making the road extraordinarily rough. , difficult to transport.

In the middle of the team, a cart pulled by two donkeys was struggling forward. The hay on the cart was piled up like a hill. There were two people sitting on it, an old man and a young man. The eyebrows and eyes are slightly delicate, and although the figure is not tall, it still looks very powerful and flexible.

   "Young man, you used to be a soldier!" the old man asked with a smile.

  The young man was Yan Qing. As the leader of the intelligence scout, he was ordered to collect the logistics of Jin Bing's food and grass. The forage cart he was riding in was from Hongdong County, Jinzhou, and transported to Jiexiu County.

  Yan Qing was taken aback inwardly. He didn't expect the old man to see his identity as a soldier. He asked with a smile, "How did the old man tell?"

   "Your muzzle is covered with calluses, which are traces of martial arts training. Your walking posture is different from that of ordinary people. You can tell that you have been trained at a glance."

  Yan Qing chuckled, "I joined the bow and arrow club in my hometown, and basically all the people there have trained."

   "You are from Daming Prefecture!"

   "Old man can hear this?"

  The old man nodded, "I have been to Daming Mansion, and I can recognize my little brother's accent."

  Yan Qing sighed, "The Daming Mansion was already occupied by Jin soldiers the year before last. We fled to Hedong, but we didn't expect that Hedong was also occupied by Jin soldiers. This is a turmoil. When will it be the end!"

  The old man shook his head with a wry smile, "I have no choice but to be patient, be a little more obedient, and try to survive!"

  This Han soldier came over and shouted, "What are you talking about?"

  The old man quickly laughed and said: "We are worried about whether the cart can last to Jiexiu County, this road is too difficult."

   "If it's hard to walk, you have to walk. If you want to survive, just shut up and don't talk nonsense!"

   "Master Jun, the villain understands."

  The soldier left with a heavy snort, and the old man spat heavily at his back, "Selling out your ancestor's dog legs, what the hell!"

Yan Qing glanced back, several of his subordinates were also on several other carts, this time he led ten of his subordinates from Jinzhou to join the grain transportation team, their task was not to burn the grain and grass, but to find out How much food the soldiers transported this time, how long can the 50,000 army last.

  (end of this chapter)

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