Chapter 146 Flooded the Seven Armies
Looking at the city of Jinan, the corpses are everywhere and blood flows into rivers. The place soaked in blood on the wall has become dark black. Under the sun, there is a foul smell.
Liangshan soldiers no longer know how many times they have repulsed the attack of the golden soldiers, and the casualties of the soldiers are also increasing rapidly. However, in comparison, of course, the main attack Jin soldiers suffered the most casualties.
At this time, Wanyan Zonggan looked at Jinan Prefecture, which seemed to be able to be broken at any time, but still motionless, and his heart was full of worries.
At the beginning, the 100,000 troops that accompanied him to the south had suffered more than half of the casualties. Wanyan Zonggan knew that although Liangshan's army had suffered a lot of damage, there must be a reserve.
Because whenever he arrived in a critical situation in the city, Liangshan cavalry would appear like a ghost, so that he had to divide his troops to resist. Not to mention that, he actually found that there were more Liangshan cavalry at a time. After a closer look, it turned out that the robbed horses were equipped in Liangshan's army.
He was so angry that he dared not send soldiers to search for Liangshan people nearby.
Although the number of Liangshan cavalry is increasing, Wanyan Zonggan believes that if they are really against each other, they are still not their own opponents, but what is angry is that these cavalry come and go like the wind, harassed them for a while and then leave.
Especially the young general who is called the high king of the king of the year, who kills several generals in his own formation every time before he is willing to retreat. Now these generals under him have suffered from a serious fear of heights. As long as the flag of the high pet appears, they will avoid running for their lives.
In Jinan, which has been fighting for a long time, it can be said that morale is getting lower and lower at this time. It seems that this battle really can't go on.
Wanyan Zonggan has a withdrawal in his heart. However, he knew that this idea could not be expressed, otherwise the military spirit would be even more dispersed. He has sent a letter to the emperor to tell him the situation on his side and ask him to go back to rest. When the time is ripe, he will wipe out the Liangshan forces with all kinds of troops.
The letter has been sent away, waiting for the emperor's reply.
The pressure on Liangshan's side is also not small. 50,000 horses, plus the original garrison and people's righteous people in the city, nearly 60,000, and now there have been more than 20,000 casualties.
In this case, some people suggested that Wu launch a full-scale counterattack. Anyway, the troops mobilized from other state capitals have detoured behind the golden soldier, and they should be able to completely annihilate the golden soldier.
However, Wu Yong believes that although the golden soldiers have lost more than half, their combat effectiveness is still not to be underestimated in terms of field warfare. So we have to wait until the Jin Bing himself has loopholes.
Yue Fei and Yang Yizhong suffered some skin injuries and accompanied Lin Chong to patrol the guards around the city wall with Han Shizhong every day.
Both of them tried their best to avoid talking about topics about Song Qing, but during this period, both Liang Shan and the people under Song Qing have left a deep impression on them.
If there is a word to describe Song Qing, Yue Fei's first thought of the word "Xingxiong". And every time he thought of this, Yue Fei's mood became heavier and heavier, accompanied by endless confusion.
Although the court is unsatisfactory in many aspects, it is finally orthodox, and there should be only one court in the hearts of the people. But looking at the military and civilians here, they are afraid that they have forgotten the court and that they are under the control of the former mountain thieves.
And Song Qing's use of a mountain thief can make the people support him so much, which is indeed enough to prove his ability.
I will join the imperial army in the future. How should I deal with a rebellion like Song Qing? Is it mercy or complete elimination?
Lin Chong was not thinking about Yue Fei's ideas. He had just received an urgent letter from Dengzhou that Song Qing would land in Qingzhou. Since the general manager is coming back, it means that the battle is coming to an end.
At this time, Song Qing was on his way back to Jinan Prefecture, from the time he received that Jin Bing was about to invade Jinan Prefecture to his return. For nearly a month, although he was worried about the war situation in Jinan Prefecture, he was also confident to repel the Jin Bing's invasion.
Especially after pedaling the shore and learning about the war situation in Jinan Prefecture, I felt more confidently. While rushing to Jinan Prefecture, I sent people to contact Wu Yong. After formulating a plan to defeat the enemy, I began to dispatch troops and generals.
The moon is dark and windy, and there is no moonlight in the gloomy sky. It is indeed a good weather for sneak attack.
However, the two sides of the water are brightly lit. 5,000 gold soldiers were ordered to closely guard more than a dozen floating bridges. In order to prevent the ships of Liang Shanshui Army from impacting from the surface of the water, Jin Bing also blocked several iron cables on the river.
However, no one has noticed that it should be the flood season, but the water level has been falling little by little these days. However, even if these unfamiliar Jin soldiers find that the water level has dropped, they will not take it to heart. Who knows how high the water level was? Maybe they rose after they came, and now they have fallen back!
Although Jin Bing's defense is extremely tight, how can he prevent the ship, but how can he prevent the soldiers of Liang Shanshui Army with superb water?
After a group of patrol soldiers passed by, countless black spots suddenly appeared under the floating bridge. If you look carefully, you can see that they are all sailors with their upper bodies and holding jars in their arms.
These jars are full of fire oil. These people poured fire oil on the pontoon bridge and quickly dived into the water. The water is still so quiet, as if nothing had happened.
At this time, another team of patrol soldiers came over, and the leading captain suddenly stopped.
"What flavor? No, it's fire oil. Let's run."
The captain's reaction was very fast, but he forgot that each of the soldiers he was carrying had a torch in his hand. More than a dozen people ran around in panic, and the pontoon bridge suddenly shook. After one of the soldiers staggered and was hit by his companions, his whole body suddenly fell down, and the torch he was reluctant to leave in his hand also fell on the pontoon bridge.
The torch was stained with oil and immediately got up. Like an infection, other pontoon bridges ignited a fire almost at the same time. Encouraged by the night wind, more than a dozen pontoon bridges suddenly fell into a sea of fire.
Wanyan Zonggan had not slept at this time, and he was still entangled about whether to retreat now. Suddenly, he heard the report that the floating bridge on Jishui took fire.
What? Is the pontoon bridge on fire?
An ominous foreboding surged into my mind, but there is still an idea in my heart. I still have nearly 50,000 people to fight against, and I don't believe that Liang Shan dares to be hard with me.
It doesn't matter if the pontoon bridge burns. There is also a place where you can cross. After dawn, you will rise up and return to the other side.
Make up your mind and immediately order the battalions to strengthen their vigilance. Don't give Liang Shan a opportunity to take advantage of it. At the same time, the soldiers who take turns should not take off their armor and their horses will not leave their saddles, so that they can get on horses at any time to fight.
Sure enough, in the middle of the night, the sound of shocking drums and rushing suddenly came from the direction of Jinan Prefecture.
However, when Wanyan Zong sent people out to prepare for the battle, he found that not even a single soldier was sent to Jinan Fucheng, which was just a bluff.
Wanyanzong gritted his teeth with dryness, but he knew the truth of reality, so he still dared not be careless at all.
It seems that Jin Bing has been on guard. Since then, there has been no movement in Liangshan.
After a night in fear, the sky was slightly bright, and Wanyanzong couldn't take care of his fatigue and immediately ordered the camp to rise to the shoal.
At this time, 20,000 elite soldiers in Jinan City are ready to go. Although these are pawns, they are close to Jinan City in the south of Jishui, which has already been full of broken pits, and the power of the war horses cannot be exerted at all.
This battle was led by Lin Chong himself, and Yue Fei, Han Shizhong and Yang Yizhong followed him.
Everyone knew that it was the last decisive moment, so they were particularly excited. These days, they were trapped in the city by the golden soldiers, and now they are finally at the time of complete completion.
Wanyanzong intervened and thought that Liangshan people and horses might catch up later, so he arranged heavy troops in the rear. However, until he was the first to cross the river, there was still no movement in Liangshan.
Just as his heart was not completely relieved, the scouts on the other side suddenly reported to him that Liang Shanrenma came out of Jinan City.
Wanyan Zong frowned. Their own horses are crossing the river, and it is obvious that they can't organize them to go back to attack. But with Liang Shan's pawn, they also want to pursue themselves. Is there nothing wrong with them?
Wanyan Zonggan was meditating when he suddenly heard a loud noise coming upstream. He turned his head in astonishment and looked at nothing at first, and then saw a white line coming from the distance.
Wanyan Zong knew what it was in an instant. He shouted "not good" and didn't care about half of the people who had just walked. He turned the horse's head and ran away.
The guards around him still didn't understand what was going on, but when the coach ran away, they followed.
Jin Bing is still very disciplined. Although the general ran away, the generals of each army are still there. Without their orders, who dares to run around?
However, some soldiers soon knew why the commander ran away, and I don't know who shouted "flood" first. Only then did the golden soldiers begin to mess up. But it was too late.
Long before Song Qing came back, Wu Yong had already prepared for this, so the water level dropped a little in a day did not arouse Wanyan Zong's suspicion.
Now the water-suffering dam has been blown up, and the water surges down in an instant.
No matter how fast the war horse runs, how can it get through the flood? In a blink of an eye, the flood flooded the golden soldiers. Tens of thousands of troops were washed away by the water. It was better not to go down the river, and there was no shadow left in the middle of the river.
Because of the speed of seeing the opportunity, Wanyanzong, who had run to a high place, turned around and saw that there were only a hundred thousand troops. At the same time, he also lost his nephew Wanyan Baokang. Suddenly, he was sad and pulled out his sword and was about to beat himself.
Fortunately, the soldiers around him reacted fast enough to hold him and urged him to revenge for ten years. When he went back to reorganize the people, he would come back to Song Qing for revenge.
Of course, Wanyan Zong is not really going to die, but it's just a show. At the same time, he also knows that it is not appropriate to stay here for a long time, and Liangshan people may come up at any time. Immediately run away with the defeated soldiers.
seemed to confirm his idea, and the shocking shouts sounded from the distance. First, a scarlet flag was written with a big character.
"The King of Hen is coming"
Without Wanyan Zong's order, his soldiers pulled up his horse and ran away. When the army was in full bloom, this tiger dared to challenge, not to mention that now he is like a homeless dog.
Wanyanzong also has an idea in his mind, that is, run fast.
They all said that they were afraid of being stunned and afraid of death. Wanyan Zong and others ran so desperately that they actually ran out of the encirclement of Liangshan. However, when Wanyan Zonggan escaped from the realm of Jinan Prefecture, there were only more than 100 soldiers left, and the rest were either caught up and killed or dispersed on the way to escape.
At this time, the war in Jinan was also coming to an end. Together with reinforcements from various places, Liangshan began to clean up the scattered golden soldiers.
The victory of this battle not only greatly improved morale, but also added a lot of valuable experience to Liangshan's generals against the golden soldiers. And the biggest gain is the addition of tens of thousands of horses. From then on, Liangshan will completely bid farewell to the era of not being an established cavalry and enter the ranks of a strong army.