Qiming 1158

Chapter 204 Jin Guo Can't Lose Zhending Palace

At this point, although Su Yonglin also felt a little inappropriate, Zhending City still had to be won.

I also strive to eliminate all the Jinbing and Nuzhenkou in the city, because the current Shengjie Army still belongs to the large establishment of the Restoration Army.

As long as the Restoration Army exists, the Shengjie Army will not be a separate entity, and the banner will continue to be held, and political correctness will continue to be maintained.

Therefore, whether from a military or a political point of view, Zhending City still needs to be attacked.

The preparations were almost ready, and the troops were almost rested. Su Yonglin led the Shengjie Army and the local armed coalition forces with nearly 7 people to advance in the direction of Zhending.

On the way of the army, in order to think about the strategy to break the city, Su Yonglin decided to personally lead people to investigate the city defense situation of Zhending City.

Su Haisheng and other generals objected.

"When Tang Taizong was young, he personally led people to spy on the military situation. Relying on other people's reports was always different from what he saw. Don't worry, I will bring more people there, so don't worry about it."

With that said, Su Yonglin took Su Yong and the [-] elite cavalry of the Hu Ben Battalion to spy on the military situation.

Zhending City is located on the north bank of the Hutuo River. A river divides the north and the south, cutting off Su Yonglin's way to the north.

Moreover, the Hutuo River flows through Zhending County to form an above-ground river, and embankments are built on both sides, which adds additional difficulty to crossing the river, while keeping the river is relatively simple.

From what Su Yonglin observed, the width of the river is about [-] meters or more, and some river sections are longer. It feels like you have to run for a few minutes in a [-]-meter sprint. Even though this section of water is gentle, crossing the river is by no means easy. .

Not only that, the Jin Army also set up a defense line on the north bank along the bank of the Hutuo River Ferry, equipped with troops, and erected long-range attack weapons such as bed crossbows.

Then they also destroyed the original bridges on the river and put away all the ferries, making it more difficult for the coalition forces to cross the river.

Their defense line along the river is very long, two or three miles, and they are equipped with a large number of soldiers. They occupy the favorable terrain on the river embankment and can suppress the army crossing the river from a commanding height.

On the other side of the river is the tall Zhending City.

If you want to conquer Zhending City, you must first cross the river. After crossing the river, you have to face the tall city wall, which is extremely difficult.

After a little calculation, Su Yonglin ruled out the idea of ​​a strong attack.

"No, we can't make a strong attack. It's too difficult to make a strong attack. We can't bear it. There are only so many elite soldiers. I feel bad for one more loss, so I can't act recklessly."

Su Yonglin muttered to himself, which was heard by Su Yong, who was next to him to protect him.

"Alang, don't worry, I'll lead the troops to rush over, I have to knock a hole out of the city wall!"

Su Yonglin suddenly felt very speechless.

"If you can smash a hole in the city wall, I will dare to attack the Central Capital and capture Wanyan Liang, but if you can't, don't cause trouble here."

Su Yong made fun of himself and stopped talking.

Su Yonglin pondered for a moment, looked at the gurgling water, and considered the price to be paid to capture Zhending County.

If the main force of the army is dragged here, it is easy to attract the support of the Central Army of the Golden State, and it will be here to fight against the Central Army of the Golden State.

This area is also a Great Plain. The main force of the Jin Kingdom must have many cavalry. The number of cavalry of the Shengjie Army is not large, and they are not elite. If they force a fight with them, they will probably not escape the end of the entire army.

So what should we do?

Su Yonglin left the bank of the Hutuo River with doubts and returned to the main force. On the way, he was thinking about the gurgling water of the Hutuo River, and suddenly had an idea and came up with a solution.

After he returned to the army, he asked local people who were familiar with the Hutuo River to inquire, and then found Su Yong.

"Ayong, this time, you need to bring Hu Ben Ying to make a military exploit."

"Huh? Really? Such a good thing?"

Su Yong looked at Su Yonglin very excitedly.

"Of course, I heard that apart from the ferry in front of us, the next ferry is quite far from here. It will take more than two days to go. You take Hubenying and set off immediately, and you can use the ferry once you find the ferry. If there is no boat, we will find a way to build a pontoon bridge to cross the river, and then quickly attack back to assist the coastal defense army that mainly eliminates the golden thieves.”

"It turns out that... I understand! Then I'll order troops and set off immediately!"

"Well, act now, my side will soon start to pretend to cross the river to attack, to give you cover, you have to do it as soon as possible, you can't delay the time."

"Here!"

Su Yong took orders and left.

After Su Yonglin arranged for Su Yong, he generously ordered the army to cut wood and make boats, ready to cross the river to attack.

He placed the army on a hill a little farther from the river bank, where he cut wood to establish a village, and then sent people to advance to the river bank to prepare for an attack across the river.

There is a solution to the problem of not crossing the river, but the problem of sieging the city has not been solved. Su Yonglin has not come up with any good way to attack the city.

This is still a problem, and it makes Su Yonglin feel a little helpless.

The arrival of the coalition forces made the Jin people in Zhending City very nervous. They immediately began to act, transporting a large number of arrows out of the city, and coordinating more than [-] people to go out of the city to prepare for battle. Cross the Hutuo River.

Originally, someone in the city suggested digging the embankment on the south bank of the Hutuo River, so that the south bank would be flooded, forcing the coalition army not to continue northward, so as to preserve the true peace.

The governor of Zhending was a little excited at first, and planned to agree, but he quickly considered that once the dikes were dug up and flooded, the coalition forces could be repulsed, but in the future, after the coalition forces were repulsed, they would have to face endless conflicts between the counties. Bullshit and trouble.

What will be preserved is Zhending, and the damage will be the counties on the south bank. When the time comes, the people in the counties on the south bank will be dissatisfied with this, and they will definitely make trouble. In the end, they will have to spend a lot of money to repair the dam...

This has not happened before.

The river flooded and the counties on the south bank were damaged. The imperial court ordered the north bank to accept refugees, and even paid to help the south bank repair dams and restore production.

The situation at that time is vivid in my mind, and the governor of Zhending really does not want to implement the facts.

"At the moment, due to the dry winter season, the water attack has little effect, so don't do it."

The governor of Zhending gave a random reason and did not agree to this strategy. He only arranged for coastal defenses, and also relying on tall, wide and deep cities for defense, trying to hold the coalition forces and waiting for support.

Anyway, the letter for help has been sent over a dozen times. It is impossible for the court to not know, and it is impossible to not know what it will mean to the Zhongdu Mansion once it falls.

That means that after more than 100 years, the Han army will once again threaten the Yanyun Sixteen Prefectures after Song Taizong Yongxi's Northern Expedition.

This shock to Ginting is by no means comparable to ordinary wars.

The two important towns in Hebei, Zhending Mansion and Hejian Mansion, are Jinting's military pillars in Hebei, and they are indispensable.

The absence of any one of them will have a huge impact on Ginting's Hebei defense line, and even make Ginting's military radiation in Hebei completely invalid, resulting in the disastrous consequences of the complete collapse of his rule in Hebei.

Although they had been defeated in Hebei before this, they did not hurt the fundamentals.

But if the Dingfu is lost, it will be a huge problem, and it will shock the emperor and the court.

Wu Gu Lun, the governor of Zhending Prefecture, could use his own life as a guarantee, and the imperial court would definitely send troops to support Zhending Prefecture, and it would definitely be an elite army, not an ordinary motley army.

This means that the rescue operation is absolutely certain, and it is definitely not something that these rebels can simply deal with.

So as long as you guard Zhending City well and guard the group of Jurchens in the city well, it is a great achievement for you, and you can get awards.

Therefore, when Wu Gu Lun Wolun learned that the coalition forces had advanced to the south bank, he ordered the entire city to enter a period of emergency mobilization, and everyone, regardless of men, women, children, and children, must obey the orders, and if necessary, they should all be armed and go to the city to resist.

As for how long he can last on the shore, Wu Gu Lun Wolun is not too sure, but one day is one day, one day is one day.

As long as the reinforcements arrive, that is the biggest victory.

(End of this chapter)