Chapter 306 The Battle of Jinzhou (I)

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In mid-September, Jinzhou was in the fourth year of Xiande (957 AD).

The mountains and rivers on the east side are on the outside and inside, and the mountains and rivers are like gullies and terrain with the word "chuan".

Hedong is also the middle area in the north on the chessboard of the Shenzhou. It has always been the core of the offensive and defense of the forces on both sides of the north; it is also a corridor from the north to enter the Central Plains.

The middle basin corridor of the mountain range has always been a place where wars have occurred...such as the place where the Battle of Changping (Gaoping), such as Jinzhou (Linfen).

Now Jinzhou is once again shrouded in the war.

It is the dry season. The Fen River flows slowly to the west, and the towering city towers to the east of the river and the Luliang Mountain on the other side are far away.

To the south of the city, dust covers the sky, and the war horses and soldiers in the yellow dust are like flying in the clouds.

The crossbows and stone bombs were flying in the air, the murmur of wood rubbing and the banging sounds of people's shouts were mixed, and the city walls were noisy and noisy.

Murong Yanzhao looked at the countless siege equipment and dust covering the sky under the city, stared at him and said with wide eyes: Why didn’t the rebels rush up to attack the city this morning?Are you going to bomb the city?

As soon as he finished speaking, there was a loud bang, and a big stone fell on the wall outside the city tower. Suddenly, gravel bricks and soil splashed, and several soldiers around him hugged their heads to avoid it.

Ah... A soldier hugged his thighs and screamed, my legs!

Xiang Gong looked over and turned to Murong Yanzhao and said: If it explodes, just block the gap and call on the strong men to repair it overnight.

Murong Yanzhao frowned and said: The key is when will the reinforcements of the imperial court come?Li Chongjin is also heading towards Jinzhou. At that time, Jinzhou will be besieged by an army of 60,000. Can we defend this little man?

Xiang Gong pondered without saying a word.

Murong Yanzhao said again: It’s nearly a thousand miles from Tokyo to Jinzhou, and Guo Shao is too late. It seems that you and I are really going to die here!

Xiang Gong showed a strong smile on his face: Death in the battlefield and corpse in horses and leather has always been the ending I was looking forward to. As a warrior, is there any better way to die than this?

Xiang Jieshuai... Murong Yanzhao's wide face in the middle of his beard showed a moving look.

Xiang Gong patted Murong Yanzhao's shoulder and said: If Guo Shao doesn't, I will lead two thousand iron cavalry of Zhen'an army out of the city to fight to the decisive battle; wherever Jinzhou goes, I will leave Murong Jieshuai's full control, and I will never force it.

At this moment, there was a loud bang, and Xiang Gong and Murong Yanzhao's faces changed, and they felt that the city wall seemed to tremble.

In an instant, soil and stones splashed not far from the city wall to the east, and a large stream of white smoke rushed up quickly and flew straight into the sky.

Immediately afterwards, another stream of white smoke rushed up in front of the fence under the city.The smoke of gunpowder took off rapidly, and soon half of the city walls were shrouded in the smoke, and nothing could be seen.

The screams from afar soon came over and looked into the distance. The smoke of gunpowder ran around in the rebel fortification about two hundred steps away. In the fog, many people ran away with their heads in their arms, the war horses were panicked, and a large number of horses ran around in a mess.

The wall has not collapsed?Xiang Gong shouted after a moment.

The surroundings were soon covered by smoke, cough cough cough... sounds were everywhere, Murong Yanzhao's voice said: Fuck!Whatever the thing, the city wall didn't move, the smoke was too heavy...

At this moment, Zhang Jianxiong, who was deployed on the main road in the north and south, shouted loudly, and the horse's hooves roared. Zhang Jianxiong led the cavalry to the smoke position regardless of the frightened war horses and flocked to the smoke.

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The imperial reinforcements are here!A general entered Li Jixun's central army tent and hurriedly reported.

The atmosphere was gloomy because of the failure of the city bombing, and the generals were in a mess. The news even worsened, and the generals were in an uproar.

impossible!Li Jixun said angrily, "Tokyo is thousands of miles away, did the imperial guards fly over with their wings!"

The general who came in said: The last general did not know that the flag was "Master Marshal of the World of Military and Horses". The brigade was full of elite soldiers and was equipped with war horses; except for the imperial guards, there were so many horses...

Zhao Kuangyin's black face was very gloomy, and he was embarrassed to speak for a moment.

Li Jixun asked: Where did the people go?

The military general said: The general came from Jiangzhou, and the enemy troops arrived in Jiangzhou. The governor who surrendered half a month ago must be surrendered again... The general and his troops were weak, so he had to evacuate the place first.

Jiangzhou is only a hundred miles away.The staff reminded.

Li Jixun asked: How many people?

The general replied: It seems... there are 20,000.

Li Jixun paced back and forth in front. It might be the left wing of the Hujie Army, which was Guo Shao's direct line. The horses should be mobilized and supplemented by the various armies. The Hujie Army is mainly infantry, and the horse-riding infantry does not have to worry about the horsepower consumption before the war; it is only so fast... But he should leave some people in the left wing to guard the situation in Tokyo, and these people may not be mainly those of the Hujie Army.

Everyone looked at Li Jixun making a decision. At this time, Li Jixun turned around and said: There are only 20,000 people, and it is still possible to fight!Taking advantage of the distance, we are exhausted from the army, let’s go forward and fight!

After hearing this, Zhao Kuangyin couldn't help it and hurriedly advised: No!The imperial guards have the best combat power in the world. Brother Li has no advantage in numbers and is a local military commander, so the chance of victory is not high. In addition, if you fight south, there are Jinzhou defenders behind him, so you are very likely to go out of the city to attack Brother Li.

Li Jixun said: What should Brother Zhao do?

Zhao Kuangyin said: For the current plan, retreat northward and retreat into the Northern Han territory, and wait for Li Chong to advance and join forces to decide the victory or defeat.

Li Jixun shook his head and said: A few days ago, someone came from Tokyo to report that the imperial guards had no movement; plus the time spent on the road was only twelve days.In other words, Guo Shao's troops rushed from Tokyo to Jiangzhou in at most twelve days.With such a speed, only a hundred miles apart, can we win?Unless everything is lost, what should I eat tens of thousands of dollars?

Besides, we fled north and there was a little chaos, Xiang Gong would go out of the city and take the blame!

Zhao Kuangyin sighed: Li Chongjin, Li Chongjin!This guy is not a big deal!

Li Jixun also cursed: It’s less than 500 miles to walk, but it’s not even 800 miles to walk.

Zhao Kuangyin pondered for a long time and said seriously: Immediately build a floating bridge on the Fen River, and the army retreated to the Luliang Mountains on the spot, confronting Guo Shao and Xianggong across the river, defending the defense line first, and waiting for Li Chong to come.

Li Jixun frowned and said: Li Chongjin knows that we are trapped in Luliang Mountain, will we stop moving forward?Guo Shao may first go north to deal with Li Chongjin, and then leave our troops to deal with our troops. At that time, he will only retreat to the mountainous areas in northern Guanzhong. The terrain is complex and the land is barren, and these tens of thousands of us will be dragged down.

Zhao Kuangyin said: There is no other way now. If you go south to fight, you will definitely be defeated by the enemy from both sides!I hope Brother Li will make a decision early.

Li Jixun rubbed his hands: OK!Pass the order immediately and build a bridge on the river as soon as possible.

Zhao Kuangyin said: Working overnight, the more bridges, the better; if the enemy soldiers come quickly, they will form a formation to defend themselves.

...The gate of Jiangzhou was wide open, and the governor led officials and civilians to kneel on the ground along the way. The governor looked up at the dragon-patterned yellow flag. Guo Shao, the Grand Marshal of the World, and another party called to fight against rebellion. He shouted: The bandit army is coming in full force, and the subordinates have few soldiers. They have to save the people of the whole city from being damaged. They have to surrender... Although the people surrendered, they are looking forward to the Great Zhou Ah...

Guo Shao was wearing heavy armor and stepped forward, pointing at the round robe official on the ground and said: I am sorry for your guilt. I will restore your official position to maintain peace and security. There must be no mistakes!

The lower official thanked General Guo for his great kindness!The governor ignored his decentness and hurriedly kowtowed on the loess.

At this moment, several cavalry rolled up a run of loess and rushed from the post road.A knight turned over and dismounted, knelt down on one knee and said with fists: "Master Guo, Li Jixun's thief troops are building bridges in the Fen River."

Guo Shao waved, and Qin Dashi hurriedly bent forward and expanded a map.

Guo Shao took the horse whip and pointed: The opposite bank of Fen River is the Luliang Mountains, and Li Jixun intends to delay time across the river.He turned around to Shi Yanchao, Shi Qianfeng, immediately lead the control of the crane and horse army to advance first.He turned around and said, Ma Quanyi, you immediately control the crane and the bow and arrow and follow it.

Get order!The last one will get orders!

Guo Shao also reminded: Shi Yanchao, when you first arrive at the local area, the soldiers must not fight lightly; after arriving in Jinzhou, you will camp and rest and wait for the main force.

Shi Yanchao said calmly: I understand.