Qiming 1158

Chapter 474: Joining Divisions and Besieging the City

In normal seasons, saying this is to show loyalty to the emperor, and there is nothing wrong.

But at this moment, it's a deadly moment, and it's a lack of heart to say such words at such a deadly time.

It can only be said that everyone has been in the state of [I am invincible in the world] for a long time. When encountering an emergency situation where Daikin does not have the upper hand, they are so lacking in adaptability.

The bureaucracy level of the Daikin Empire is seriously declining!
However, this is also an accumulation of hardships. The freezing of three feet is not a day's cold. Even if there is a slight change now, it will not help Kong Yanzhou.

Right now, Kong Yanzhou needs to judge whether this matter is true or false. If it is true, he will run away immediately. If it is false, he will immediately send troops out to fight the Restoration Army.

The difference between the two was so great that he had to think carefully.

But Heshi Liezhining and Jing Sihui are worthy of being veteran bureaucrats, and no one wants to make a blunder at this time. Everyone is good at protecting themselves. How can they be realistic at this critical moment?
I would rather not say it, and I can't say it wrong. The essence of bureaucracy is vividly reflected at this moment. After saying a lot, there is no motion.

Therefore, Kong Yanzhou was very embarrassed. He was completely unable to make a decision and was in a dilemma.

Because he couldn't make a decision until the end, he was distracted and decided to do everything he could.

While sticking to Kaifeng, he sent troops from the south to the north to support Kaifeng. On the other hand, he sent troops to lead the troops out of the city towards Tongjin Pass to take the initiative to attack the attacking troops of the Restoration Army.

I've done everything I can, so it's all right now, right?

Kaifeng is too important, and Wanyanliang almost semi-publicly expressed that he would move the capital to Kaifeng in the future, as a command center for launching operations against the Southern Song Dynasty, and as a symbol of the Jin Empire's domination of the world.

Now there are still hundreds of thousands of craftsmen and people who are building the Kaifeng palace for Wanyanliang. There are a large number of non-combatants gathered in Kaifeng City, as well as a large number of construction materials, which are all money.

Although Kong Yanzhou was mentally prepared to retreat, it was based on the Southern Song Dynasty's massive northern expedition and the old guy Zhang Jun personally leading the battle. In that case, he was not afraid of being liquidated by Wanyanliang afterwards.

But in this situation, Kong Yanzhou can't afford to lose Kaifeng.

So he also went to the doctor in a panic, did everything he could, and was ready to continue to wait and see the situation and see how things developed in the future.

Maybe the Restoration Army is really just a silver-like pewter head?

Therefore, Kong Yanzhou still harbored such a slight illusion that he might not necessarily lose to the end.

It is a pity that the You Yi army led by Zhou Zhi is not what it used to be, and the Jin army is still the same as last year's Jin army, and has not made any progress.

So when Zhou Zhi led the main force of the 5000 Youyi Army to encounter the [-]-strong Golden Army field force, he directly lined up to fight it, and spent half an hour to defeat the Golden Army field force head-on.

Then he personally led hundreds of cavalry to hunt down the defeated Jin Army, and he gained a lot. He didn't stop until he killed outside Kaifeng City, and slowly retreated to join the main force.

On February 26, Zhou Zhi led the main force of You Yi Army to the city of Kaifeng. Looking at the battle flags of the Jin Army and the guarding troops on the city of Kaifeng, he deduced that there was a high probability that Kong Yanzhou had not abandoned the city and fled.

So he was relieved, and while he began to seriously clean up the Jinjun military stronghold outside Kaifeng City, he dispatched mobile troops to control the roads leading to all directions from Kaifeng, and launched the initial siege tactics in a decent manner.

In order to protect Kaifeng, Kong Yanzhou set up many military strongholds outside the city, garrisoned troops to protect Kaifeng City, and formed a horn with Kaifeng City, and there is still some power.

So Zhou Zhixian launched a tentative attack on several military villages in the east of Kaifeng City to test the strength of the Jin army in the city wall.

Two days later, that is, on February 28, You Yijun's siege equipment arrived at the foot of Kaifeng City before he launched a formal attack.

After the war, Su Yonglin distributed a lot of the unused firearms and some large-scale ordnance seized to Zhang Yuejing, and asked Zhang Yuejing to take these luxurious siege equipment to attack the city.

Of course, some of these ordnance were assigned to Zhou Zhilai, so the heavily armed You Yi Army began to formally siege the city.

When a large number of Thor cannons and boulders landed in those military villages, Kong Yanzhou, who was standing at the highest point of the city to watch the battle, was somewhat regretful and afraid.

He did not expect that the Restoration Army was so good at fighting, and he directly defeated his [-] field troops, and its own strength was also so strong.

Five thousand field troops is not a small number, nor is a general who can directly command the largest number of people relying on communication means. It can be used as an independent combat unit to fight on the battlefield.

As a result, it failed so simply, and only a few people fled back to Kaifeng, talking about how powerful the Restoration Army was and how powerful the army was.

So Kaifeng's heart was floating, and he was worried about the upcoming attack of the Restoration Army.

At that time, Kong Yanzhou was still very angry and dealt with some people who shook the hearts of the army, but now it seems that they have not shaken the hearts of the army, they are just expounding the facts.

The fact is that the Restoration Army is really strong, and the marching and fighting are very organized, which is completely different from the army in Kong Yanzhou's impression.

It is said that the Restoration Army has experienced several coups and changed leaders several times since then. It is reasonable to say that people's hearts should be separated and weakened. How come they are getting stronger and stronger?
The more times there are coups, the more scattered the people of the team will be, and the more difficult it will be to lead.
Kong Yanzhou didn't know why, but Kong Yanzhou knew very well that the Restoration Army was very capable of attacking.

The terrifying firearms and boulders danced in the air, bringing a great sense of coercion to the Jin Army. Kong Yanzhou had limited elite regular troops, and most of the regular troops were guarding the Southern Song Dynasty at the border. How did he know that the Restoration Army could launch a surprise attack? ?

In just one day, Zhou Zhi led You Yi's army to break through four military fortresses outside the city in a row, annihilating thousands of people from the Jin army, and the record was remarkable. The shocked Kong Yanzhou was even more panicked, and he kept discussing tactics with his subordinates, but nothing came of it.

Just when Kong Yanzhou was helpless, the real main force led by Zhang Yuejing also progressed smoothly. After breaking through Xiangyi, they conquered Qixian County and then pointed at Chenliu.

General Chen Liushou did not escape, he resisted, and there were also a considerable number of female real soldiers under him, driving the Han people to sign the army to fight, and it seemed that he was going to achieve a protracted war.

However, the subordinates were not strong enough. The Han Chinese signed the army and did not really want to contribute. After being attacked by the Restoration Army for less than an hour, the chaos broke out. The female real soldiers could not even stop the collapse of the signing army, let alone the sharp attack of the Restoration Army.

So Chenliucheng was besieged by the Restoration Army for two hours and declared its loss. The defenders in the city were all wiped out and the guards were killed. Chenliu was occupied by the Restoration Army, and Zhang Yuejing was stationed in the city.

After entering the city, Zhang Yuejing did not wait any longer.

At that time, Zhou Zhi had already conquered all the military strongholds that Kong Yanzhou had set up outside the city.

It's not that Kong Yanzhou didn't work hard. He sent troops out of the city twice to try to flank You Yi's army, but he was unable to do anything by the solid army of You Yi's army, and was attacked by a small number of cavalry led by Zhou Zhi himself. When he was afraid, he never dared to leave the city again.

The number of elite soldiers in his hand is not large. If he continues to fight, he will have to send out all the elite guards in his hand, and the impact will be too great, so he chooses to close the city to defend and never take the initiative to attack.

Relying on the tall city wall and perfect city defense, if Kong Yanzhou really became a tortoise, Zhou Zhi would have nothing to do. He tried to attack the city, but after one attack, seeing the casualties, he gave up the attack and chose to besiege the city and wait for Zhang Yuejing. main force.

On the third day of March, when Zhang Yuejing arrived in Kaifeng, a military meeting was held and Zhou Zhi was allowed to speak.

"According to Su Shuai's statement, although Kaifeng is not as solid and difficult to conquer as it was when the Song Kingdom occupied it, but the thin dead camel is bigger than a horse, Kaifeng is still a strong city, difficult to conquer, and a strong attack will inevitably bring huge damage, so I I think that attacking the city is the bottom, and attacking the heart is the top.”

Zhang Yuejing looked at Zhou Zhi and said, "That's what I said, but after so long, the city of Kaifeng should have known what we were preaching, but they still insisted, you say, why is this?"

(End of this chapter)