Qiming 1158

Chapter 428 Jiang Liangping's mind came alive
On the way south, Wanyan Liang and Wanyan Yiying had a conversation and asked him why the strategy for Zhending City had not been successful.

Speaking of which, Wanyan Yiying was also very annoyed, and he was also very dissatisfied with the failure to conquer Zhending City.

But the fact is that Zhending City was still standing upright after his fierce attack for more than a month. The Restoration Army on the city should have suffered heavy losses, but its morale was still high.

Their firearms should have been used up, but relying on cold weapons, they still annihilated the Jin army's climbing troops many times, and threw them down the city wall. The defense was very tough, leaving him helpless.

What is even more terrifying is that the attack of the golden juice at the top of the city has never stopped. The entire city tower was almost poured into a thick wall of shit with the golden juice, and the rich taste made people intoxicated.

This also reflects from the side that the food reserves in the city are abundant, and it is far from the time of emergency, and as long as the food in the city is sufficient, Jin Jun's hope of breaking the city is very slim.

Wanyan Yiying lost the lives of more than [-] soldiers under Zhending City, and the number of deaths from injuries and illnesses in the past month is also high, and only less than two of his [-] infantry can maintain combat effectiveness. Ten thousand.

Those who were still alive but had no fighting power were simply thrown under the Zhending City by him, in the name of encircling the Zhending City, but in fact they were left to fend for themselves.

Wanyan Yiying brought in a total force of less than [-] troops. The main force was cavalry with no losses. The help to Wanyan Liang was relatively limited, so Wanyan Liang reprimanded Wanyan Yiying.

But he also knew that Zhendingcheng must be difficult to fight, so he did not criticize it too much.

"All the way to the south, every city seems to be guarded by elites desperately, unable to be persuaded to surrender, unable to be attacked by force... Yiying, where do you think the thief army comes from so many elite troops? Why are they so tenacious and unwilling to surrender? What did the thief do to them? To make them so loyal?"

Wanyanliang covered her eyes, showing deep exhaustion.

Wanyan Yiying looked at Wanyan Liang's tired state and felt very uneasy.

"Your Majesty, this bandit army is indeed different from all the bandit armies we have encountered in the past, but they are still bandit armies in the end. They have been uprising for less than two years, and their foundations are shallow, not to mention that our army has nearly [-] iron cavalry. Fighting against each other, you can definitely win.”

Wanyan Liang sighed and nodded slowly.

"Yes, as long as you face each other, you will definitely win a big victory... Yes, it is true, so go directly to Jinan, I will definitely make Su Thief pay for his rebellion!"

Wanyanliang clenched her fists, her face full of deep resentment and deep hatred.

Not being able to conquer the city is indeed a big problem, but the Jin Army is not completely without success.

If the city could not be taken down, the surrounding rural docks fell with blood mold. Wanyanliang poured all his anger on those rural docks and launched a very violent attack on these rural docks.

If the cavalry cannot attack the city, then cooperate with a small number of infantry to attack those docks, killing people to improve morale, and at the same time capturing the food and money that the army desperately needs.

Wanyanliang himself knew the importance of food. In order to reduce the burden on logistics, he scattered the cavalry troops to attack Wubao as he advanced. The best thing to do is to beat them down.

Anyway, there are indeed many fortresses conquered all the way south, and the food and money seized are also sufficient for daily consumption, which also allows Wanyanliang to hoard a lot of food and money for emergencies.

However, Wanyanliang has indeed suffered great damage between the states and the countryside. Many docks were destroyed, and most of the families of the powerful clans and the tenants they controlled were killed, and the rest were all incorporated into the signing army. South.

It can be said that the Jin Army went all the way south, and all the way, the blood and debts were heavy, and the heads of people were rolling.

After giving up attacking Hengshui, Wanyanliang didn't think about attacking Xindu, which was a larger city. He simply gave up attacking Xindu, surrounded Xindu with [-] troops, and then headed south to Zaoqiang.

Zaoqiang was not fortified, Wanyanliang easily occupied Zaoqiang, and stored the grains collected from the attack on Wubao in Zaoqiang.

In case of logistical problems, with these cities and food supplies, the main force of the Jin army will not be immediately wiped out, and there is still room for recovery.

Needless to say, if there were no landlords and tyrants who had established their own villages on the way south, the Jin Army's advance would not have been so smooth. Once the logistical supplies were cut off by the Restoration Army, they would collapse immediately, and there was no room for recovery. nothing.

What else can I say?

Wanyanliang made some rectification in Zaoqiang, and then began to march to Enzhou. According to the investigation, only the Liberation Army garrison was found in Liting County in Enzhou, and the rest of the place was also completed. Except for the rural Wubao, there are no other human settlements. .

The ability of the Restoration Army to clear the walls and clear the fields can be regarded as an eye-opener for the senior officials and generals of the Jin Kingdom.

If they continued to fight south, they would have almost penetrated Hebei, but the hard walls and clear fields were still not over.

They thought that the restoration army's fortifications would be limited to a few states, but now the terrible facts tell them that the restoration army has fortified and cleared the whole of Hebei, and if they continue to the south, Shandong is very likely to be fortified and cleared by them.

What a terrifying fortress this is.

When thinking of this possibility, let alone other people, Wanyan Liang thought for a moment that he should just stop fighting and lead his troops to retreat.

But when Wanyan Liang realized that everyone was thinking about going back, a sense of fear arose spontaneously.

Everyone wants to go back, but they don't want to continue fighting, because they can go back, they have a way out, and they can go back and live a better life than they are now.

And myself is different.

He knew that he couldn't go back, he couldn't go back, if he hadn't won the battle, there was only one word of death waiting for him.

He has accumulated too many grievances, civil, official, military, enemy, his own...

He is almost the enemy of the world.

If he can't win the battle and prove that he is still strong, he has no way to live.

Well, nothing to doubt, let's move on.

This war needs to continue, for himself, for his imperial power, the throne.

So Wanyanliang issued an order to advance.

At the same time, drastic changes are taking place in his rear.

After he led the troops south, the rear maintained a balance for a period of time. The Restoration Army in the city and the Jinbing outside the city maintained a strategic balance. If you don't hit me, I won't hit you.

Most of the besieged cities were attacked by the Jin Army, and they really did not dare to leave the city for a while, but after a long time, the Restoration Army in the city began to mutter in their hearts.

For so long, I haven't seen any reinforcements from the Golden Army outside the city, or any mobilization.

They thought it was the Jin Army's strategy, trying to lure them out of the city to fight, but the fact was that the Jin Army did not attack again. After so long, even if it was a strategy, there should be some movement.

No, nothing happened.

It was as if the golden soldiers outside the city wanted to maintain a strange balance with them in the city, and sign a strange non-aggression pact.

That's weird.

So in Hejian City, Jiang Liangping's mind came alive.

He discussed this matter with his deputy Chen Qian.

"You said, the gold thieves outside the city haven't moved for so long. What's going on? Do they still want to fight? They just surround us and don't move. What do they want? Should we send troops to test it?"

"Going out of the city? General, we don't have many troops. Even if the gold thieves outside the city have no conspiracy, they have at least 1 troops. The entire Hejian City is completely surrounded. Thank God if they don't attack the city. , it’s not appropriate to go out of the city at this time, right?”

Chen Qian objected to this.

Jiang Liangping frowned and shook his head.

"Even if there is any conspiracy, it won't be so many days without any movement at all, right? They fought so hard before, but now they won't fight if they say no, and the main force has left and never came back. wrong."

(End of this chapter)