The struggle of the reborn prince

As the armies gradually entered Jinzhou City, they took control of the city walls and traffic arteries, cut the enemy into several pieces, and then cleaned them up in units of brigades.The wolf general infantry is good at attacking fortifications and street fighting, and is still responsible for capturing the main city; the tiger wing army is a mixed infantry and cavalry force, which can cooperate with each other to undertake combat tasks independently, and is responsible for clearing and suppressing the periphery of the city; and the leopard generals are all dragoons. Mounted is the cavalry army, and dismounted is the infantry army. They can quickly maneuver on various battlefields. They take on the task of controlling traffic arteries and chasing down the remnants of the enemy.

Because Wan Yanliang always firmly believed that the main attack direction of the Song Army was the East City, the two main force teams of [-] people did not dare to go for reinforcements even when the battle in the West City was the most intense, and they remained relatively intact.The city gates were blocked by the moats built by the Jin army to strengthen the city defenses. Now that the city is broken, they have no way to escape. They can only rely on the buildings in the city to resist stubbornly. The building will shoot directly at the artillery, and the resistance will collapse in an instant.

The first ones to collapse were of course the young men recruited temporarily. They themselves were the conquered peoples enslaved by the Jurchens, and they had no reason to sacrifice their lives for the Kingdom of Jin.However, the Southern Dynasties treated the surrendered troops well and treated the people in the newly conquered lands equally. The conditions offered were much stronger than those offered by the Jurchens. Therefore, after a little resistance, they surrendered one after another. They simply put down their weapons in groups. , Automatically lined up out of the city and became a prisoner.

Shulie and Tudanzhen also suffered heavy losses under the Song army's siege artillery fire, but most of their troops were Jurchens, and the standing army had a strong combat effectiveness, and their retreat was cut off and there was no way to retreat. Can try his best to support the stubborn resistance and launch a counterattack against the Song army.But how could this kind of attack by the trapped beast succeed under the intensive and fierce firepower of the Song army, it would only increase the casualties in vain.

When the artillery of the Song Army entered the city, this became the last straw that crushed them.As soon as the cannon sounded, the wood pierced through the house, and there were many casualties, especially after the column was blown to pieces by the cannon fire.The remnants no longer wanted to resist.Some of them retreated to the commander's mansion under the leadership of Tu Shanzhen, and most of them surrendered or dispersed.Day to dusk.The battles in various urban areas are basically over. The Song Army's siege ministries meet at the Shuai Mansion. After a short rest, Gao Chong commanded the ministries to launch an attack on the Shuai Mansion...

Li Chengbu, who rescued Jinzhou, went to Chaya Mountain and plunged into the ambush circle set up by the Song army.When he found that the way forward was blocked, Li Chengchu wanted to open the way to Jinzhou as soon as possible, but he was blocked after several attacks. Only then did he realize that this was definitely not a small security force of the Song Army, but was waiting for him to come. of.But when his rear team changed to the front team and wanted to exit the same way, it was over, and Song Jun had already cut off his way back.Even if I want to leave, I can't.

When things got to this point, Li Cheng could only lament his fate.Since receiving the order to send aid, he was not optimistic about the Jinzhou war, thinking that the fall would be a matter of time, and the reason why the Song army was reluctant to launch an attack was to use this to contain the Liaoyang government.And what he was worried about was that the Song Army would soon capture Liaoyang Mansion and cut off his return, so he detoured around Xianzhou in the name of confusing the Song Army, and stopped and stopped for various reasons along the way to wait and see the situation. , Once something happens in Liaoyang, he can quickly withdraw.So as not to fall into the encirclement of the Song army.

But the facts were beyond Li Cheng's expectations. The navy led by Xu Wen was very competitive and defeated the Song Army navy.Block it in the Liaohe River and cannot go north.Liaoyang and the capital kept urging Li Cheng to quickly break the siege of Jinzhou. He thought he could use this time to rescue Wan Yanliang, but Zhao Er didn't know the progress of the battle in Liaoyang, so he would not take the initiative to launch an attack to avoid exposing his intentions.So Li Cheng suddenly accelerated his march to Jinzhou.

In fact, what Li Cheng thought was not unreasonable, but he didn't expect that it was his abnormal behavior that aroused Zhao Tang's suspicion, so he decided to launch a general attack on Jinzhou in advance, and get rid of him as well.Now that the Song Army was deployed here in advance to fight for aid, Li Cheng realized that the Song Army had already attacked Jinzhou, and it was useless whether he went or not.If you don't protect yourself.Therefore, he began to break through the encirclement with all his strength, trying to open a gap and retreat to Liaoyang.

The Zhongyong Army, which arrived one day earlier, has already controlled all the commanding heights.Occupying favorable terrain, although Li Cheng urged the army to attack.However, they were repeatedly repelled by the Song army occupying favorable terrain, and it was difficult to cross the blocking line prepared by bullet rain.There is no hope of breaking through, but the casualties are increasing. Even though Li Cheng has always stayed well, the morale of the army has begun to be unstable, and the morale is completely lost. Listen to the general's order and start to break through separately.

Seeing that the sky was getting dark, Li Cheng had no choice but to order to disperse and break through. He also used his skills as a bandit back then to sneak into a valley with his own soldiers, hoping to take advantage of the chaos and sneak into the mountains before looking for an opportunity to escape.The Song army found out about their plan and launched a general attack. The cavalry pressed down from the mountain, drove the enemy back to the valley, and cut them into several sections. The head and tail could not look at each other. flee.

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After receiving the order, Lin Shuo led two cavalry brigades to intercept the escaped enemy troops outside Jinzhou City.This task can be said to be very boring. The Guards Brigade was arranged in the area between the camp and the camp. They were divided into several teams and cruised back and forth. There is no one else in Shili except Song Jun.Seeing that it was getting dark, Lin Shuo ordered a bonfire to light up the wilderness, and left soldiers to guard and cast a big net to catch 'big fish'.

But everyone didn't have much hope for this. The city walls and gates had already been controlled by the Song army. Although it was dark, the whole city was burning, and even a mosquito could clearly see it flying over ten feet away. It is impossible for a living person to escape from the wall full of soldiers.Besides, there is a moat outside the city and two deep trenches dug by the enemy. Unless it is a monkey, it is impossible to come up if it falls.And then there was the Song army's siege camp, and there were still soldiers left behind. Even if they escaped the various obstacles in front, they could not escape this obstacle.

"Deputy commander, our guards are the most elite soldiers, but now they are doing this miscellaneous work, alas..." After walking around for a long time, the rabbit didn't see it. The first brigade commander Jiang Lin listened to the direction of the city. The sound of guns and guns couldn't help complaining.

"What do you know, the duty of our guards is to protect His Majesty's safety. Although this place is outside the battlefield, it is only a short distance away from the camp. If an enemy army breaks out and the emperor is frightened, can you take responsibility?" Although Lin Shuo had the same idea in his heart, he had to reprimand him with a straight face because of his responsibility.

"Hee hee, His Majesty will be frightened?! I'm afraid it's too late for him to be happy. Among the old guards, who doesn't know His Majesty's temperament. If everyone didn't stop him, he might have rushed up with a gun." Jiang Lin said Not caring about Lin Shuo's attitude, he said with a playful smile.

"Yes, our main task now is not to prevent others from plotting against His Majesty, but to watch His Majesty sneak out to the battlefield. It's tiring!" Jiang Lin's words amused Lin Shuo, and he couldn't help complaining. .

"I heard that His Majesty didn't want to be locked up in the courtyard when he was a teenager, and he always tried to escape from the house, but no one could catch him. Is it true?" Jiang Lin reined in his horse and turned his face.

"Hehe, speaking of it, I hadn't entered the mansion at that time, but I heard from the old man in the mansion that when he was ten years old, the dozens of guards in the mansion couldn't stand him, and instead he was played around by His Majesty. Our old priests couldn't keep up at that time, and then they simply ignored it and let His Majesty come down." Lin Shuo said with a light smile, these things are the secrets of the mansion, and the old guards were deeply ashamed and never told them Speaking of it, he still listened to what Lu Xiaoyao said unintentionally.

"Yes, when His Majesty was imprisoned in the capital, Emperor Jingkang sent so many people to watch, but His Majesty flew away under the attention of thousands of people. I guess if His Majesty wants to sneak out to camp now, we can't watch it!" Jiang Lin said with a wry smile.

"Didn't you see that the Commander and Grandpa Xi have turned into rabbit eyes. They stay close to His Majesty day and night, and they dare not hit a single one when they take a nap, for fear that His Majesty will disappear if they don't pay attention." Lin Shuo said with a sigh. It's not easy for the emperor to be a bodyguard.

'Crack, crack...' Suddenly, gunshots rang out continuously in the wilderness.

"Where was the gun fired?" Lin Shuo immediately became alert and asked sharply.

"Report to the deputy commander, it's in the north of the city, not far from our place!" A soldier said after listening for a while.

"It is true that someone can escape from the siege, order the guard posts everywhere not to move without authorization, so as to prevent someone from diverting the tiger away from the mountain and escaping in the gap, and order the rangers to pursue it!" Lin Shuo turned the horse's head and said as he walked.

All of a sudden, the horns of liaison came and went, and the rangers who were scattered all over the place gathered to intercept or outflank the city, and Lin Shuo also received a report on the way there. They didn't listen to the warning and turned around and ran away. They opened fire, and now they are surrounded by a river ditch and are being rounded up.

When Lin Shuo arrived at the scene, the fighting was over. There were 13 people in this group, all dressed in civilian clothes, ten of them were killed during the pursuit, and three were captured alive.A lot of property was found from them, but one of them had the badge of the commander-in-chief, but he only said that he was a citizen of the city, and the property he picked up during the war was also taken from a dead man.They were afraid that the Song army would slaughter the city, so they fled from the city by taking advantage of Heidou City.

But Lin Shuo soon discovered the flaw. Although these people had dust on their bodies, there was no muddy water on them. They claimed to have escaped from the north of the city, but the trenches and moats over there had not been shelled and remained intact. It was impossible for them to come from there. There is no possibility of even a mud spot on the body.When asked again, he just kept silent, and his bones were very hard. Even if he was tortured, he refused to tell his origin. This reminded Lin Shuo of the emperor's words, that 'big fish' probably escaped from the city... (to be continued)