The first emperor of the Song Dynasty

Chapter 248 Soldiers Arriving at Daming City

"Southeast?" Liu Qi asked suspiciously.

"The marching route of the Jin army is a bit strange, why did they retreat?" Deputy General Zuo said suspiciously.

"In my opinion, this must be a suspicious strategy of the Jin army. Its purpose is to confuse our army. In fact, the Jin army has already fled to the north!" The right deputy also stood up and said at this time.

"Indeed, there is such a possibility." Deputy General Zuo nodded and said, "Under such circumstances, there is really no reason for the Jin army to retreat south."

"Your Majesty once said that the army led by Yue Fei has already penetrated across the front, and it is impossible for Wanyan Zongbi to break through Yue Fei's defense line. If they retreat to the south, it would be quite normal if calculated in this way. It is." Liu Qi said softly.

"Could it be that the Jin army has already got the news that Yue Fei was intercepting them in front, so they retreated in a hurry?" Deputy General Zuo asked suspiciously.

"It stands to reason that even if the Jin army knows that our army is blocking the north, it is absolutely impossible to turn back south. After all, the Jin army in the north still has 20 troops from Daming City as support. If it goes south, it will be There is a lone army, and when the lone army goes deep, without backup and supplies, Wanyan Zongbi must have gone crazy." The right deputy analyzed at this time.

Liu Qi took a deep breath. At this time, he was faced with a difficult choice, whether to continue to the north or turn back to the south.

In the southeast direction, there are traces left by the Jin army, which seem to be retreating traces that cannot be dealt with in a hurry, while the north is flat, and it does not look like traces of a large army passing by.

"Going south may be a suspicious strategy of the Jin army. If we catch up and find no trace of the Jin army, it will be a waste of time, General, and according to the time calculation, if the Jin army is really If we flee to the southwest, even if we chase them, it won't help, they must have already entered the primeval forest." Deputy General Zuo analyzed.

"General, Your Majesty's military order to us is to let our army pursue the Jin army to the north, and join forces with General Yue Fei and Zong Ze at the foot of Daming City. If we turn back south because of such a trace now, it is very likely that the time will come. It will delay the reunion with Yue Fei, Zong Ze and others." The right deputy general also said beside him.

Hearing the opinions of the people on both sides, Liu Qi understood that both of them did not support going southeast to pursue the Jin army. After all, even if they pursued them at this time, it would be useless.

Taking a deep breath, Liu Qi ordered the army to continue northward.

After arriving here, Liu Qi finally discovered Yue Fei's great reputation in this area.

Along the way, I often saw that some rebels raised the flags of the Yue Family Army. These people, regardless of whether the Yue Family Army admitted their existence or not, all rose up and held the banner of the Yue Family Army high. Flags flying around famous cities are very spectacular.

The outside of Daming City was now completely surrounded by the Song army. Yue Fei led an army of more than [-] people, and Zong Ze led an army of more than [-] people, enclosing the east, west, and south sides of Daming City in an impenetrable way.

Daming City is the capital of the Puppet Qi, but it is a small city. When the population in the city was completely victorious, it did not exceed 60 people. Later, after Liu Yu established the Puppet Qi, he built the capital of the Puppet Qi in this place. Unexpectedly, the Puppet Qi Not only has the population not increased, but it has decreased a lot. Now the population in the city does not even reach 50.

Wanyan Zonghan, Wanyanchang and others gathered together.

"Now the Song Army has surrounded Daming City on three sides, and only the north side is left without a large army to besiege. The Song Army seems to have no intention of fighting our army desperately, but opened an opening in the north." Wan Yanchang said softly Said.

"Oh, don't you have to thank the Song Army for its kindness? Even if they want to surround them, they have to surround them. There is an old saying in the Song Dynasty that three times as many enemies can attack a city. Comparable to our army, if you want to besiege the city, you will be overwhelmed." Wanyan Xiyin said with a cold snort.

"The current situation is not worried about the Song Army's siege, but our army should consider the next step. Should we give up Daming City and retreat northward, or fight the Song Army in Daming City?" Wanyan Zonghan said softly.

"Although the Song army has no way to surround the famous city, but the four walls have dispatched a large army to guard each side. When the time comes to surround and not attack, the food and grass of our 20 army will not last long in this famous city. Yes." After a pause, Wanyan Zonghan added.

What Wanyan Zonghan said made sense. This is an army of 20. The food and grass they eat every day is not a small expense. The famous city is a tiny place, and they can't afford it at all.

"Then you mean that our army retreats?" Wan Yanchang questioned.

"I don't mean anything either. Aren't you discussing this matter with everyone?" Wanyan Zonghan did not give an affirmative answer. At this time, the decision to withdraw troops is not so easy to make. After all, after the withdrawal, this famous city It must be unstoppable.

"There is one more question, what should Liu Yu do if he decides to withdraw his troops?" Wan Yanchang raised another question.

"An emperor, why do you care about his life and death? During his time in power, he didn't do anything good. The people in this famous city scolded him with their backs, and even scolded our army." Wanyan Zonghan said indifferently Said.

"Like this kind of despicable villain, just kill it directly, death is not a pity!" Wanyan Xiyin also said in a cold voice, it can be seen that Liu Yu's personnel should be extremely poor, he hugged him After killing Wanyan Zongwang's thigh, he ignored these generals. Now that Wanyan Zongwang is dead and his master is gone, it is natural that everyone started to push him away.

"It's not right to kill him. We should escort him to Shangjing. If he is killed, those Song people who want to join our army may feel fearful. On the contrary, it will be detrimental to our future rule." Wanyan Zonghan shook He shook his head and said.

"That's like what you said, escort this person back to the capital." After a pause, Wanyan Xiyin continued: "Since it's meaningless to stay here, it's better to hurry up and leave. After all, we are still not very clear about the situation in the capital, waiting here all the time, we can't afford it."

(End of this chapter)