One Piece of Song Dynasty

Song Jun Ming Jin retreated his troops, and Hu Zhan could finally breathe a sigh of relief. However, just after he breathed a sigh of relief, he heard a loud bang below the city gate tower, and the golden soldiers on the city wall were shaken to the point of being unable to stand still. , some were lying on the ground.

Seeing the explosion through the telescope, Qu Duan was shocked: "It was so powerful and the sound was really loud. Some people thought that people who were close to it might be deafened."

Han Shizhong nodded and said: "That's not true. After a certain captured Feihu, some Jin soldiers became deaf."

Qu Duan said: "It will be much easier to attack the city from now on. If only I had thought of gunpowder when I attacked Taiyuan."

Han Shizhong agreed: "Yes, gunpowder is really a good thing. You can try it again when we fight against Datong."

After the explosion, the city walls on both sides of Yanmen Pass were fine, but the gate and the gate building collapsed.

Seeing this, Qu Duan drew his sword and shouted loudly: "Beat the drum, attack the city and take Yanmen Pass."

Following Qu Duan's order, the Song Army began the siege operation again, and a flood of Song Army soldiers rushed to Yanmen Pass.

Just before the Jin Army soldiers recovered from the shock of the explosion, the Song Army soldiers had already rushed into Yanmen Pass. Soon the entire Yanmen Pass was occupied, and the Jin Army soldiers were captured before they could escape this time. , even Hu Zhan.

Stepping onto Yanmenguan City, looking at the ruins of the city gate tower, Qu Duan sighed: "The destructive power of this gunpowder is so great."

Han Shizhong pointed to the city wall next to him and said: "That's not enough. Look at the city wall next to it. It's not that big of a deal. Ten thousand kilograms of gunpowder can only blow up a city gate and building."

Qu Duan glanced at Han Shizhong and said, "Brother Han, that's all. Which city or city does not have a gate tower? Besides, not every city's walls are as strong and thick as Yanmen Pass."

Han Shizhong said: "Okay, Brother Qu, have a good night's rest tonight. We will march to Datong tomorrow. If we capture Datong, this Northern Expedition will be over."

Qu Duan agreed: "Yes, if we capture Datong, the Sixteenth Prefecture of Yanyun will be completely under our control. This was something we would have never dared to think about a few months ago."

On September th of the following September, Han Shizhong Quduan led his army towards Datong, and Tong Yuefei launched an attack on Baideng and quickly occupied Baideng, which had few troops.

At this time, Li Xin had just received the good news from Yue Fei and Han Shizhong. Yue Fei wrote in the good news that he had led his army to break through Huailai and march towards Baideng, while Han Shizhong reported in the good news that Fanzhi had been captured and was about to arrive. Daizhou.

After receiving the two victory reports, Li Xin looked at the map for a long time. At this time, he was already thinking about the post-war defense deployment. After capturing Datong, Li Xin's strategic goals for the Northern Expedition were all achieved.

After thinking about it, Li Xin sent an urgent message to Qu Duan, Yue Fei, Han Shizhong, and Zhe Yanzhi respectively. After taking Datong, Yue Fei will lead an army of back to Xuande Prefecture, and defend Xuande, Longmen, and Wangyun. and Huai'an, Qu Duan led an army of to station in Datong, Baideng, Jincheng, and Huairen, and Han Shizhong led an army of to station in Ningbian Prefecture, Wuzhou, Shuozhou, Baodezhou, and Chizhou. Zhe Yanzhi led an army of troops stationed in Taiyuan, Daizhou, Xinzhou, Guanzhou, Ninghuazhou and other places.

Judging from the map, Li Xin's move was to ask Yue Fei and Qu Duan to defend against the Jin along the Yanyun Sixteenth Prefecture. In addition to guarding against the Jin, Han Shizhong also had to cooperate with Wu Jie to defend against the Xia. Zhe Yanzhi's role was to guard against the Jin in Hedong. Build a second line of defense.

On September th, the Jin Army led by Jin Wushu arrived at a place twenty miles away from Datong City. It would take more than an hour at most to reach Datong City. However, before Jin Wushu had time to be happy, Sa Lihe left Datong City. The same city brought bad news.

Sa Lihe reported to Jin Wushuhui: "Marshal, the Song army broke through Baideng yesterday and is expected to reach Datong tonight."

Jin Wushu frowned and said: "How many people are there in the Song Army and who is the commander-in-chief?"

Sa Li shouted and replied: "According to the scout report, there are no less than people, and the commander is Yue Fei."

Jin Wushu asked: "Gushen, what do you think?"

Wanyan Xiyin sighed: "We can only give up Datong and continue to withdraw north. Marshal looks at our soldiers. They have no morale at all. Even if they fight, they can't defeat the Song army. Moreover, with the continuous withdrawal to the north, the soldiers are in urgent need." To rest and recuperate, we can first evacuate Xuanning to the north, and then go to the southwest to recruit the Division, or we can turn northeast and go to the northwest to recruit the Division."

Jin Wushu nodded and said: "What if the Song army continues to march north?"

Wanyan Xiyin shook his head and said: "I guess it's impossible. The Song Army has already recovered a large area of ​​territory during its northern advance. These territories need to be digested. The Song Army basically has no spare power to advance further north."

Jin Wushu said: "Okay then, let's go to Xuanning first."

As soon as he finished speaking, Wanyan Zongxian came over on horseback and said: "Grain God, Marshal, here is the letter sent from Beijing."

Jin Wushu read the letter and said: "The news came from Beijing that the emperor sent two waves of envoys, one to the Song Dynasty to seek peace, and the other to the Xia Kingdom to seek help. In addition, the emperor successively ordered the recruitment of troops. The situation on the border is critical."

Wanyan Xiyin took the letter, read it and said, "After this battle, our relationship with the Xia Kingdom really needs to be reconsidered."

Jin Wushu took a long breath and said: "Let's go, we will wait until we return to Shangjing."

So Jin Wushu led his army past Datong and continued to retreat north. When leaving Datong, Jin Wushu also took away Datong's defenders and food and grass.

On the evening of September th, Yue Fei arrived in Datong. Yue Fei, who was riding a horse and walking in the team, sighed after seeing the city walls of Datong: "We finally arrived in Datong."

Wang Gui on the side echoed: "Yes, brother, after defeating Datong, our mission is over."

Yue Fei nodded and said: "Well, Wang Gui, send scouts to see how the defense situation of Datong is."

Wang Gui cupped his fists and said, "Yes, brother, I will make arrangements right away."

Soon Wang Gui came back and said: "Brother, the four gates of Datong City are wide open, and there are no defenders in the city."

Yue Fei was surprised and said: "There are no defenders around Datong City. Send more scouts to investigate."

After another half an hour, Wang Gui came back and reported: "Brother, the scouts have checked, and there is no trace of the Jin army within ten miles. I heard from people in the city that during the day, the Jin army in the city was empty, including food and grass." They all retreated north."

Yue Fei then said with confidence: "Then it seems that the Jin Army has given up on Datong. I didn't expect that the Northern Expedition would end like this. But it's good, it's good to defeat the enemy without fighting, and it's good to regain Datong with zero casualties. Okay, big army Let’s go into the city and we’ll sleep in Datong tonight.”

On the morning of September , Qu Duan and Han Shizhong led their troops to Datong. At this point, the three major generals of the Northern Expedition successfully joined forces in Datong.