One Piece of Song Dynasty

Yue Fei, who had assembled his troops on September , also led his troops out of Juyongguan and marched towards Huailai. After breakfast, Wanyan Xiyin led his people out of the camp to have a look at the Song army's camp. Bangta looked at the Song Army camp and said, "Father, the Song Army camp looks a lot bigger than yesterday." Wanyan Xiyin nodded and said, "Well, it should be that the Song Army knew that we were coming and mobilized more troops. The arrival of the horse is good, as it can reduce the pressure on our army in Taiyuan City." Baota asked: "Father, what should we do now?" Wanyan Xiyin said: "Today we will step up the construction of siege equipment, and tomorrow we will start to attack Song Dynasty. When the military camp launches the attack, don't hold back. Use all your strength from the beginning. Let the Song army feel the pressure. This will attract more Song troops to come and let our army in the city know that reinforcements have arrived. In this way, the troops in the city will Our army will definitely take action. If we attack from the front and back, we will be able to break the Song army's defense." Baota nodded and said, "Yes, Father, I understand." On September , Feihu and two other places outside Taiyuan City started fighting at the same time. , dozens of rush-made thunder chariots were launched outside Feihu City, and various artillery stones hit the city wall with a rumbling sound. From time to time, the Jin soldiers guarding the city were smashed to pieces, and while the Jin soldiers on the wall were being beaten, When they were so smashed that they could not lift their heads, the soldiers of the Song Army began to advance with battering rams and various ladders. There was no moat in Feihu County, so the Song Army did not need to fill in the moat and could just attack the city directly. Wanyan Yuying, who was commanding the battle with a shield, saw that something was wrong and quickly ordered the Jin soldiers to attack the Song army's siege troops. Then the Jin soldiers began to attack the Song army's siege troops with flying cannon stones. Han Shizhong held up the telescope and looked at it and said: "After all, the time is too short. The number of Thunder Cars to be produced is too small to be comprehensive. The density of bombardment is not enough. Wang Quan, please go and urge the army craftsmen to continue to rush to produce Thunder Cars." Wang Quan cupped his fists and said, "Yes, Commander Han." Ten miles outside Taiyuan City, the Song and Jin armies were fighting on the battlefield. The Song army relied on strong camps to resist the Jin army's attack. The Jin army's catapults arrived two or three meters away from the Song army's camp. The Song army's barracks were shelled from a distance of meters, while the squatting tiger gunners in the camp counterattacked the Jin army's catapults. The two sides fought back and forth in a lively manner. The Jin sergeants charged against the Song army's densely packed crossbows. After suffering heavy casualties, they finally approached the Song army's camp, and a hand-to-hand battle ensued. The two sides fought without a winner all morning. A small part of the Song Army's camp was destroyed by the Jin Army. However, during the truce at noon, the Song Army sent people to repair the damaged parts. When the Jin Army found out, they sent cavalry to harass the Song Army's construction. During the process, the Song Army also sent cavalry and crossbowmen to deal with the Jin Army's cavalry. However, after all, the number of Song Army cavalry was much smaller than that of the Jin Army, which affected the construction speed of the damaged parts. There was another wave of fighting in the afternoon. In the evening, both sides withdrew their troops and returned to the camp. Part of the Song army's camp was destroyed. Qu Duan had been paying attention to the battle in the north of the city. After the battle in the evening, Qu Duan came to the north of the city and Hu Yantong personally Xiang Qu Duanhui reported: "Commander, after today's battle, our army suffered more than casualties. The Jin Army's attack was very fierce. It seems that the Jin Army's reinforcements are anxious to rescue Taiyuan." Qu ducked his head and said: "Well, the Jin Army The army is getting more anxious, but we cannot be anxious. Ming will continue to rely on the defense of the camp. You don't have to worry about the enemies in Taiyuan City. Just let Dong Xian lead people to monitor them. You lead people to concentrate on dealing with the enemies in person first, and then delay In a few days we will be able to smash open Taiyuan City." Hu Yantong asked: "Commander, Li Shifu still hasn't come back." Qu Duan shook his head and said: "Not yet, maybe he was transferred to other places by the prince. Since the Jin Army The reinforcements are so anxious today, which means that the prince may have made new moves against Hedong." Compared with the Song army's more than two thousand casualties, the Jin army's losses were greater, reaching more than three thousand. Wanyan After hearing Baita's report, Xiyin said: "We will continue to put pressure on the Song Army tomorrow, and tonight we will send elites to watch over the Song Army and prevent them from repairing the camp that our army destroyed." Baita saluted and said, "Yes, Father." Feihu on the other side went through a fierce battle, and both sides also suffered numerous casualties. The number of casualties of the Jin Army as the defending side was almost the same as that of the Song Army on the attacking side, both of which were more than people. Under normal circumstances, the siege battle The casualty ratio between the attacking and defending sides should be two to one to three to one or even higher. That is to say, the casualties of the attacking side should be much higher than those of the defending side. This shows that the gap between the Jin Army and the Song Army in defensive warfare is still relatively large. . On September th, the two sides continued to fight in the two places, and Yue Fei's troops also arrived at Huailai City on the th and began preparations for the siege. Yue Fei planned to launch an attack on Huailai on the th, and in the evening he would withdraw his troops and return to camp. Finally, the news of Feihu's emergency finally reached Wanyan Xiyin. Wanyan Xiyin looked at the secret message in his hand and paced back and forth: "The Song Army has indeed launched an attack on Feihu. Since Feihu has warned, there may also be problems there." Baota said worriedly: "Father, what should we do now? Our troops in Taiyuan City have not been rescued yet, and there are problems with the retreat. Father, why don't we withdraw? I don't think we can open the rescue channel in Taiyuan." Wanyan Xiyin shouted sternly: "Don't say this again, in Taiyuan City How can we not save our tens of thousands of troops, all of whom are our elites? What’s more, the marshal and many other generals who are capable of conquering and fighting are in Taiyuan City. The Han people have a good saying, it’s easy to get thousands of troops but hard to find one general. In recent years, our army has been The Jin Dynasty has lost many generals who are good at conquering and fighting. If we lose these people in Taiyuan City, our country, the Jin Dynasty, will be destroyed. We can no longer be so slow. Tomorrow, we will launch an all-out attack on the Song Army at all costs and open up the way to rescue Taiyuan. Tongtong, tell the soldiers that whoever reaches Taiyuan City first will be rewarded with thousands of households and a thousand pieces of gold." Bata said bitterly: "Yes, father, I understand." It was also on this day that Wang Lun and Zhang Tonggu arrived at Yuguan. After hearing the news, Ouyang Rui, the gatekeeper, received the two men and sent a fast horse to convey a message to Yanjing. At the same time, news of Huacheng County's defeat also reached Beijing. After receiving the news, Jin Xizong hurriedly summoned Han Qixian, Wanyan Zongqian and others. Jin Xizong handed the secret letter to the ministers and said: "Zongben has sent news that Huacheng County has been defeated. , except for a few people who escaped, the rest of the army was wiped out, and Xiao Qing disappeared. Now our Dajin hinterland is completely exposed to the Song army." Zong Qian said: "Your Majesty, we must recruit more troops to Liaoyang Mansion to strengthen it. At the same time, the Song army was forced back to Huacheng County." Han Qi bowed first and said: "Your Majesty, our troops in Hedong must be withdrawn now. Hedong can no longer be defended. Any further recruitment of troops will inevitably cause instability in the country. The only option is to withdraw the troops in Hedong. Only in this way can the domestic situation be stabilized.”