Volume 1 Chapter 67 Water Margin (Continued)
"It's not the tide?" Yue Fei, who got on the big ship, saw Zhang Rong who had changed into leather armor, but got an unexpected explanation.
"Where does the tide come from in the lake?" Zhang Rong, who no longer had any flowers on his head, put his hands on his hips, looking nonchalant. "This kind of scenery can only be seen in spring and autumn. It's obviously related to the water level. Maybe the underground river fills in at regular intervals... But why is Commander Yue asking this ? The water can rise, so you can just treat it as the tide!"
"That's right." Yue Fei smiled slightly and nodded immediately.
Under the firelight, Zhang Rong saw Yue Fei actually laughing, and he smiled even more brightly, putting his hands on his hips.
Having said that, no matter what the principle is, Liu Lin's explanation and Wanyan Seri's conjecture are not wrong at all in terms of the results.
The retreat was blocked, there were heavy troops in front, and the key was that the water level had also risen, and was still rising higher and higher. Under this circumstance, the Jin army, which was strong in land warfare, basically lost its resistance in front of a mere tattered small boat... However, from dusk to night, the heroes of Liangshan Marsh who completely surrounded the Jin army did not launch a general attack. Instead, they lit torches, sang fishermen's songs, and waited anxiously for the moment when the water level was highest!
Correspondingly, the Jin army had already gradually lost their self-control and reason. Since dark, some people have been taking off their armor and trying to escape on horseback, but they were shot to death by arrows, hit by small boats... or more directly, they were dragged into the deep water by fishermen from Liangshan Lake and drowned!
As for the Jin army cowering on the flat gravel beach, they could only become hungrier, colder and more fearful as time went on.
During the entire process, no officer stepped forward to organize a breakout or surrender... Surrender was impossible, and they knew in their hearts that these native Jeju fishermen would not let them go; as for breaking out, to be honest, any Jin soldier knew that after the lake water rose, they basically lost the possibility of survival, because it had nothing to do with combat power or willpower. This is the most typical power of nature!
Besides, they had tried to break out on foot before dark, but it was useless. The pass had already been turned into a deadly place by broken wood, armor pieces, and corpses. Even if they managed to get through it with difficulty under the attack of projectiles from three sides, they would still be greeted by thousands of Liangshan bandits behind the pass, like delivering food.
Some people even crawled back in a panic and told the Liangshan bandits that they had dug a ditch behind the pass and built a dike with water plants, wooden frames and mud to block their way back.
Back to the present, there were flames in the distance, forming a sea of fire, and under the sea of fire was a real ocean. In the middle of this ocean, the courage of the Jin army commander Wanyan Seri had already been lost as the Jin army's various attempts to break out failed.
But the most terrifying thing was the continuous fishermen's songs. These orderly songs that rose one after another seemed to have some kind of magical power, which almost overwhelmed Wanyan Saili... Long before, he thought of the Han Chinese allusion of "being surrounded on all sides". Now, as the night deepened, he was completely out of control.
"I'm still young."
Wanyan Saili suddenly burst into tears. Although the ground beneath his feet was still dry, his hands and feet were already shrinking. He didn't know who he was talking to. "I am a royal family member, I have read a lot of books... I have thought many times that as long as I can survive until I am 40 or 50 years old, the old generation's Bojile system will no longer be suitable, and the Great Jin Kingdom will have to change the prime minister, and it will definitely be my turn to take power... Why am I going to die in this lake today?"
Liu Lin, who had already cried, remained silent.
"I……"
"Be decent!"
Wanyan Saili wanted to continue crying, but Liu Lin suddenly couldn't hold back any longer. "General, please be decent! Now that things have come to this, if we can't break out, there are only three ways left. If you continue to show your ugly side, you will only make people laugh at you!"
"Which...three roads?" Wanyan Seri suddenly became even more fearful.
"You can either abandon your armor and flee on horseback now. Life and death are determined by fate, and wealth and honor are determined by God!" Liu Lin gritted his teeth and replied. "You can either sit and wait for the pirates and the Song army to attack and beg for your life; or... just end your life!"
Wanyan Seri opened his mouth to answer, but no sound came out.
"Waste!" Liu Lin cursed in a low voice, but he was the first to stand up, take off his armor, and head towards the waters in the southwest direction.
Several warriors of various ethnic groups in the central army looked at each other, but many of them stood up, took off their armor, and rode away on their horses... Wanyan Seri watched from afar with an expectant look on his face.
However, just a moment later, as there was a commotion in the southwest, the Liangshan bandits could be heard cheering, and there seemed to be faint screams, which immediately quieted down the Jin army on Suotou Beach.
However, this time the silence did not last long. Perhaps realizing that a big fish was breaking through, the Song army and the Liangshan bandits quickly launched a general attack!
Large and small ships began to gather around, with the large ships at the back and the small ships at the front, and they began throwing torches and shooting arrows!
A few Jurchen knights tried to fight back, and their powerful bows and arrows were not without effect. However, in the dark night, the sea of fire floating above the water seemed endless and kept approaching!
Finally, after an unknown amount of time, Wanyan Seri began to hear the sounds of hand-to-hand combat and blades clashing... but he finally sighed, and then this young member of the Jin royal family mustered up the courage to draw his knife, and easily cut his own neck on the still dry gravel beach.
The dream of becoming a prime minister and ruling the country ends here.
The Jin army's slim chance of escape also came to an end. With the death of their commander, the Jin army had no room for reversal. The battle lasted until dawn, and finally ended with the annihilation of the entire army.
On the 28th day of the first lunar month, just five days after the Guangji Army's plan in Dingtao City was finalized, the 5,000-strong Jin Army in Jeju was declared destroyed.
On the 30th day of the first lunar month, Jeju City was captured!
On the same day, Yang Weizhong spread the head of Wanyan Seri to all directions and ordered the military prefectures in the east and west of Beijing to defend the city strictly.
On the fourth day of February, Wanyan Wushu, who was firing cannons at the city, suffered two heavy blows in one day - the result of his hard work was that the artillery positions that had not yet been launched were smashed to pieces by the artillery vehicles hidden in the city in the morning; then came the news that Wanyan Seri was dead and his retreat was cut off.
Correspondingly, Zhao Jiu also witnessed two good news on the same day. He watched a wonderful artillery battle during the day and received a victory report from Yang Weizhong in the evening!
To be fair, if it weren't for the two key words Liangshanpo and Yue Fei, Zhao Jiu almost thought that this old General Yang was fooling him... just like Grandpa Zong's million- strong army.
"Let's discuss it!" Zhao Jiu sat still and said this to the growing number of civil and military officials.
But when he opened his mouth, for some reason, Emperor Zhao, who had accepted the reality, actually felt a little jealous of General Yue, whom he had yet to meet... His subordinates who were several levels apart were doing so well, how could he, as a leader, do that?
