Chapter 165 Someone has a badge
Wanyan Chengmin told him that everyone had discussed it and decided that the best way was to win over the people's hearts and minds and try to persuade and win them over. Once the fight started, they would do it with overwhelming force and unstoppable force.
He asked cheerfully, "Are you sure?"
Cheng Min pointed to the troops inside and outside the city and said that the central army headquarters had given him 20,000 new soldiers, and with 40,000 soldiers pushing forward, their 9th column alone could conquer Xinhui Prefecture.
Huizhou, why is it divided into old Huizhou and new Huizhou?
That's because the Song Dynasty, Western Xia and Jin Dynasty each had their own capital when they occupied the area alternately.
Xinhui Prefecture is located in Huichuan City. It was the site of the prefecture when the Jin Dynasty occupied it. Laohui Prefecture was located on the northern bank of the Yellow River. It was built during the rule of the Song Dynasty. They are more than a hundred miles apart.
Wanyan Chengmin said that they, the Ninth Column, were promoting the idea that China is one family, that we are all brothers and should not kill each other, and that we are here to lift the siege of Huizhou.
The two talked as they walked and moved into Golden Beach, which was less than fifty miles away from Huizhou.
The lieutenant in front of the tent reported that General Cao Yong of Gongchang Prefecture had sent someone to discuss important matters.
Zhao Yulin asked Wanyan Chengmin to receive him, and he sat in the back tent and obeyed.
Later, an envoy who called himself Wu Sicheng arrived. He said that he had secretly been to Qingyeyuan in the past and discussed the matter of Gongchang Prefecture's submission to the Song Dynasty on behalf of Wang Shixian, but it ended in vain.
Today, he came on behalf of Cao Yong and his 20,000 soldiers. He eagerly told Cheng Min that Gongchang Prefecture had actually surrendered to the Mongol Empire, and General Cao Yong was following the military order of Gongchang Prefecture commander Wang Shixian to reinforce Huizhou and attack Guo Chongma together.
However, General Cao Yong believed that as a Han Chinese, it would be ignorant of the current situation and put the cart before the horse for Wang Shixian to surrender to the northern barbarians. He had already discussed with the commander in chief in front of the tent to submit to the Shenwei Army and allow Commander Zhao to dispatch them.
Wu Sicheng has already made the situation very clear. They don't talk about status, they are wholeheartedly submitting and are just waiting for Zhao Yulin to give the order.
Wanyan Chengmin was unable to make up his mind, so he asked Wu Sicheng to wait a moment and then stood up to go to the back tent to report.
At this time, Zhao Yulin had already walked out, and Wanyan Chengmin immediately introduced him to Wu Sicheng. He asked everyone to sit down, saying that he had just arrived in Tongwei and was not familiar with the situation, so he asked Chengmin to come out to receive them.
Wu Sicheng fully understood and immediately knelt down to salute, saying excitedly that he never thought he could see the Third Young Master, Commander Zhao, here again, it was really great.
Please let Lord Zhao decide.
Zhao Yulin quickly helped him up and said that the Shenwei Army had abolished the kneeling ceremony. Since he had joined the Shenwei Army, they would be one family and would never be allowed to do that again.
Wu Sicheng happily said "Yes" several times in a row and reported to him that the current team had a total of 20,000 people, including 3,000 cavalry, which was definitely the main force of Gongchang Prefecture.
He asked Wu Sicheng if General Cao had taken control of the troops.
Do all the generals know that they have to submit to the Song Dynasty?
Wu Sicheng shook his head and said no, but two of the three main generals agreed, so there was absolutely no problem.
However, Zhao Yulin did not dare to make a 100% judgment.
He thought for a moment and said that they would send some people here to serve as liaison to ensure that the Shenwei Army would not attack them.
For safety reasons, he asked Wu Sicheng to only take a verbal message back, and asked Cao Yong to lead the troops to Huizhou as planned, start an uprising on the battlefield, take the opportunity to strike a blow to the Mongolian army, and lift the siege of Guo Chongma.
Cao Yong took advantage of this march to find an opportunity to purge Wang Shixian's cronies and ensure complete control of the troops.
Seeing that he was so thoughtful, Wu Sicheng immediately became excited and confidently asked him to send two more people to supervise the implementation.
Zhao Yulin shook his head and said that he believed in his brothers' loyalty and that he sent people not for supervision but for communication to avoid accidental injuries. However, once the team arrived at Huichuan City, they must immediately launch an attack on the Mongolian army.
Otherwise, even if you surrender to my Divine Power Army, you will be punished according to military law for missing the opportunity to fight.
This was because, if they did not attack, Guo Chongma would have a large army pressing in and there would be no hope of breaking out. Zhao Yulin was worried that Guo Chongma would go to extremes and destroy himself along with the enemy.
Wu Sicheng told him not to worry, Cao Yong was absolutely reliable and would definitely act in accordance with the commander's military orders.
Without hesitation, Zhao Yulin was accompanied by Liu Honggen, the combat commander of the big tent, and his personal bodyguard Li Chuan. He called the two together and told them to contact Wang's army without any token, and the presence of people and badges were the best proof.
Wu Sicheng immediately asked the two followers behind him to take off their clothes and give them clothes to change. The three of them said goodbye in a hurry and disappeared into the night.
Wanyan Chengmin saw him standing at the entrance of the big tent, looking up at the night sky for a long time without moving, and said to himself that it was too hasty, could it be a trick?
Zhao Yulin said that he had to take a gamble even if there was a fraud. He believed that after so much propaganda and subversion, it should be effective.
Wanyan Chengmin said that his First Corps was less than twenty miles away from the fork in the road. He would go to the front line to take charge of the army and report the situation at any time.
Zhao Yulin nodded and told him not to let go of even a single mosquito once Cao Yong's troops passed by, and that it was enough to keep a distance of twenty miles from Cao Yong's army.
We cannot treat them as our own yet.
Wanyan Chengmin took the order and left.
Zhao Yulin came to the back tent and dozed off on the couch. The captain of the guard immediately found a blanket and covered him with it.
He was so nervous that he couldn't sleep. He simply asked the captain of the guard to bring the map in. Two guards immediately carried the map stand to the back tent.
Now, all the troops have entered into a state of close combat, and the battle may break out at any time. He is extremely nervous, and his mind is constantly thinking and reviewing, looking for possible omissions in the middle.
Kuoduan and Android had not slept either. They had been attacking Huizhou for five days. They had melted down all the gold, silver, copper, iron and tin in the city and used them to bombard them. They had actually resisted the attack of the Mongolian army. The small city of Huichuan had left behind thousands of corpses of brave grassland men.
Guo Xiazi was born with supernatural powers. He could draw his bow and shoot people to death from a distance. This guy ran back and forth on the city wall, rushing to wherever there was danger, just like a firefighter. The Jin soldiers defending the city became more and more courageous as the battle went on.
Prince Kuoduan originally thought that once the army arrived and put on a show, Guo Chongma would open the gate and surrender obediently. At worst, he could just set up some Hui artillery and bombard the place and the problem would be solved. But his thought was wrong.
He urgently ordered the rear troops to catch up, insisting on capturing Huizhou, massacring the city and establishing his authority, so that the natives of Gongchang Prefecture would all submit to him.
However, he received information that the Shenwei Army was dispatching troops, and he became annoyed with Zhao Yulin, this troublemaker who always had to interfere wherever he went.
However, the prince was well prepared in this regard. He ordered Lingzhou to send troops immediately to attack Guyuan and threaten the rear of the Shenwei Army.
Andu'er calmly assured him that no matter how powerful Zhao Qi'er was, he had to consider the safety of Guanzhong. Our cavalry consisted of three horses per person and was very fast. If Lingzhou moved, Zhao Qi'er would definitely come back to help. Guo Xiazi in the city was like a cooked duck, our meal.
Kuoduan said hesitantly that Zhao Qier was good at using shady tricks, so we should be on guard against him.
At this time, the lieutenant outside the tent reported that Marshal Wang of Gongchang Prefecture had sent General Cao Yong to lead 20,000 elite troops to come immediately.
Andu'er was overjoyed and said happily that Shi Xian Ada was really kind. With these 20,000 troops, even if they did not participate in the siege, they could still scare Zhao Qi'er's mighty army by keeping them on the periphery.
Android didn't know yet, but Wang was already worried at this moment.
Cao Youwen had an army of 100,000 and was more ruthless than Zhao Yulin. As soon as Cao Youwen left, he immediately ordered Cao Youwan to lead 10,000 cavalry from the Lishan camp to attack from Yanchuan Town to attack Gongchang Prefecture's rear and cut off Wang Shixian's escape route to Lanzhou. He also told Miao Gui not to care whether Gongchang Prefecture was destroyed or not and to directly transfer troops to Dingxi, in order to make a killing for Wang Shixian.
Wang seemed to be panicked when she learned that the Song cavalry was heading straight for Yanchuan Town.
Because his eldest son had just led 20,000 troops there, intending to block Feng Guiqi's Song army coming from Minzhou at Shimen.
Now, the Song cavalry under the banner with the word "Cao" on it are chasing them closely, and his eldest son is afraid that he will be caught in a pincer attack. Isn't that dangerous?
Feng Guiqi had much fewer cavalry, and all the horses put together were less than 3,000. As soon as he left the stone gate, he received a report that the Wang family army had arrived, and there were more than 10,000 cavalry.
Feng Guiqi did not dare to be careless. He recalled all the few cavalry he had and sent out a group of brothers to quickly build fortifications and establish sniper positions. He quickly deployed heavy weapons in the rear to set up a blocking line and instructed his artillery to fire a propaganda cannon before the battle.
What Feng Guiqi called propaganda cannons were printed leaflets wrapped up and thrown into the enemy camp using a catapult.
Wang Shixian had just been worried about her son, and now trouble has come again.
He watched the sentry on the tower and found that the Song army did not stop after approaching the city gate to build fortifications, but continued to take the shortcut to Dingxi. In half a day, at least 20,000 people passed by.
Damn, are we being surrounded and killed by the Song army?
It’s only been a few years?
The Song army actually dared to attack his Gongchang Prefecture?
Judging from the situation, there are no less than 100,000 soldiers coming.
I'm afraid it's not just as simple as Gongchang Prefecture. Is the Shenwei Army going to march into Lanzhou?
His heart skipped a beat and he suffocated instantly.
After he caught his breath, he immediately asked the liaison officer to contact Prince Kuoduan and send a letter by flying eagle to report the urgent military situation and request reinforcements. At the same time, he sent out a messenger to find Cao Yong for help immediately without any delay.
By the time Prince Kuoduan received Wang Shixian's letter for help, he was already cursing.
After Cao Yong received Wu Sicheng's confirmation and saw Zhao Yulin's confidants present, he became more determined to join the Shenwei Army.
He immediately summoned his confidants to report the situation and asked them to monitor the surrounding generals and find the ones who were trustworthy to persuade first. However, this team had 20,000 people after all, and when Cao Yong ordered to raise the tent after reaching the city of Huizhou, the problem was exposed.
There was a general named Mu Hu who had agreed to surrender to the Song Dynasty. However, when he arrived at Cao Yongsheng's tent, he suddenly drew his sword and stabbed him, wanting to eliminate the traitor for General Wang.
It turned out that this person was an undercover agent arranged by Wang Shixian to be beside Cao Yong, to perform surveillance and law enforcement duties.
Fortunately, Cao Yong strengthened his defenses as instructed by Zhao Yulin, so Mu Hu could not pass on information and could only communicate within the camp. However, there were only a few generals willing to follow him all the way.
