Chapter 686 Jin Yong
In the third year of Taiwu, on March 28th, the sun went up.
The lookouts at Jinyong City discovered the Taishan Army in the distance.
About seven or eight miles away, a dark enemy force pressed over from the northeast.
Jinyong City was originally built at the highest point in the northeast of Kyoto, guarding the commanding heights of the entire region. Coupled with the clear sky and the endless Heluo Basin, the Han army easily discovered the layout of the Taishan Army.
In the eyes of the Han army lookouts with excellent eyesight, the Taishan Army in the distance was spreading out in a fan-shaped formation and advancing slowly.
In the huge smoke and dust, there are countless flags fluttering, and countless armored officers are dazzling under the reflection of the sun.
These Han army lookouts swallowed their saliva and began to bang the golden bell on the watchtower according to the drill. The huge bell rippled from here to the entire battlefield, warning the rest of the Han army to increase their vigilance.
The enemy is coming!
At this time, the war has not yet begun, and the Taishan Army on the other three sides of Kyoto has not yet launched an attack, and the entire battlefield is silent.
So this huge alarm bell was like ripples on the calm sea, and the entire battlefield was awakened by it.
After receiving the alarm bell from Jinyong City, the Han troops on all battlefields also rang the bell in response.
At the same time, the Taishan Army's attack formations on the remaining three sides had also been launched. Amidst the noisy alerts of the Han Army, an offensive and defensive battle broke out outside Kyoto.
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Jin Yongcheng could not care about other friendly forces.
At this time, the defenders of the three cities woke up one after another. They gathered from their respective camps and began to rush towards the walls of Jinyong City.
At the same time, at the lookout pavilion in Jinyong South City, the lookout officer was closely observing the situation nearby. Suddenly they saw a puff of smoke rising from the northwest, moving towards them at high speed.
They suddenly shouted downstairs:
"The enemy's sudden cavalry is coming!"
Jianbu, who had been waiting under the pavilion for a long time, heard the news and rushed to report to the town general Ling Cao.
There were three cities in Jinyong City, and Zhu Jun appointed a chief general and two deputy generals. Among them, the general named Zhu Zhi will guard the central city with 1,800 people. The two lieutenants were called Ling Cao and Rui Zhi. Each of them had thousands of men on the north and south walls. They were all descendants of Jianghuai.
At that time, Jiaozhou was in chaos and the prefectures and counties could not control it. Zhu Jun was ordered to go south to Jiaozhou to quell the chaos with his family soldiers and 5,000 children from his hometown. These three people were already pursuing him at that time.
In fact, not only these few, such as Sun Jian, also rose up step by step under Zhu Jun's appreciation at this stage. This commander-in-chief who loves to give opportunities to lower-level warriors, especially those from poor families in his hometown, has won the unswerving loyalty of the children in his hometown.
In another dimension, Zhu Jun gave up his base because he was recruited into Dong Zhuo's court, and most of his old troops went to Tao Qian and Sun Jian. In the end, he was humiliated by Guo and Li, and died of shame and anger.
But now, Zhu Jun has different opportunities, so the group of Jianghuai disciples under his command have the opportunity to shine in the battle of Kyoto.
But compared to the fate of another plane, I don’t know if it’s a blessing or a curse.
At this time, Ling Cao, who was in the south city of Jinyong, was shocked when he got the news from the watchers, and immediately ordered people to close the city gate.
It turned out that Zhu Jun in Kyoto City had been using the moat and waterway network outside the city to transport supplies to Jin Yong City.
Today, the ministers in Kyoto want to have peace talks with the Taishan Army. Although Zhu Jun feels unhappy, he has no objection. Instead, he thought he could take advantage of the peace talks to add more supplies to Jin Yong.
So he recruited a group of civilian men and brave men, then passed through the water gate and used a small boat to follow the moat directly to Jinyong City, and the direction of entering the city was towards the south city where they were located.
So, after receiving the order, Jianghuai soldiers kicked and beat them, pulled the group of civilians who had been drafted to carry the baggage into the city, and then closed the city gate with force.
The city gates were closed, but there was even more chaos.
Inside the small city wall, there were people and luggage everywhere, and even the marching passage was blocked. Everyone could only continue to move these military supplies into the warehouse without stopping. It could be said that they were in a panic.
It was in this panic and noise that Ling Cao, who was fully equipped with armor, led a group of armored soldiers onto the tower.
At this time, the Taishan Army's sudden cavalry had arrived.
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Under Jin Yongnan City, there were countless flags and horses neighing. Xu Huang looked at the closed city gate and cursed bitterly:
"The dog slave reacts quickly."
Today, after the king retreated the peace-seeking mission in the city, the morale of the army was indeed greatly improved. Previously, when the brothers heard that the king wanted to make peace with the Han Dynasty, they felt uncomfortable.
Although they don't understand what the king is thinking, they also have their own emotions.
For a long time, under the influence of military missionaries, these people have long hated the Han Dynasty. They blame all the sufferings they suffered in the past on the Han Dynasty. This not only gave them a tenacious fighting spirit, but also made them Full of paranoia.
Naturally, most of the will of the army was also wrapped up in the thoughts of some upper-level generals. They were also opposed to the king agreeing to the Han army's request for peace. Of course, how much of this was for military merit is another matter.
However, it was not because of this that Zhang Chong finally refused the peace talks. As he said to his staff before, this battle in Kyoto is not only a military battle, but also a political battle.
The dystopia of Kyoto is not just as simple as a city, it has the political implication of the transfer of destiny.
If later generations narrate history, when determining the year when the Han Dynasty died, it must be the fall of Kyoto as the time point. Just as in the past, when Guangwu conquered Luoyang and conquered the hearts of the world, it was regarded as a good move. After the Taishan Army captured Kyoto, although it did not conquer the world, it also made everyone in the world have to think about a problem.
So is a new era really about to begin?
This is the huge political significance of the Battle of Kyoto. Therefore, Zhang Chong will never use tricks to fight this battle, but will use upright and absolute force to let the people of the world understand the strength of the Taishan Army.
In fact, are Tian Feng and Yan Zhuang’s ideas good? good!
Even Zhang Chong knew that this was how the Jin people besieged Bianjing in history. The city was given a chance to slowly bleed, and finally, when the public dissatisfaction within the city boiled over, the Jin finally defeated Bianjing effortlessly.
But then what? What happened after Kyoto was captured?
The people of Bianjing quickly sympathized with the Zhao family and began to direct their struggle against the Jin people. In the end, the Jin people not only received the wealth of Bianjing, but also suffered the resentment of the world.
This is how people are, for those who win through conspiracy and trickery, they will always give the loser the sympathy of a tragic hero. Xiang Yu is like this, and Zhao Song is like this.
It was precisely out of political considerations that Zhang Chong decided to attack Kyoto.
So he called a meeting of generals from all armies and made the following subordinates:
"Zhang Dan will control Xie Bi and Luo Gang's armies and command the military in the west of the city. Zhang Nan will command the military in the south of the city; Zhao Yun will command the war in the east of the city; Xu Huang will command the war in the north of the city and attack Jin Yong."
Among these four sides, the west and northeast are the main attacks, and the other two sides are used for containment.
Zhang Chong specifically told Xu Huang about the importance of Jin Yong City. As the only commanding height nearby, this city must be captured in order to successfully attack the city later.
Xu Huang had paid attention to this city before and had his own opinions on the strategy of this city.
In the past few days, when he had nothing to do, he went out on patrol with his cavalry. He had seen the defenders in the city use the waterway of the moat to transport supplies to Jinyong City several times, so he seized this loophole and planned to attract the enemy's attention from the front. , and then used the mobility of the cavalry to attack the enemy's southern city.
But now, the plan has apparently failed.
But Xu Huang doesn't have to worry about it. Anyway, there is only one jujube but no jujube. Since the yin is not good, then he will be hard.
Xu Huang glanced at the tower and then returned with a horse.
Just like that, the Flying Tiger Army's sudden cavalry came like lightning and went away like smoke. In the blink of an eye, they disappeared under Jin Yong City.
On the top of the city tower, looking at the smoke and dust disappearing in the distance, Ling Cao solemnly ordered: "Get ready, let the Pekingese see the power of our Jianghuai men!"
All the disciples join forces:
"Huh! Ha!"
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The three cities of Jinyong were put on full alert.
Amid the heavy banners and drums, the leading troops of the Taishan Army first arrived near Jinyong North City, crowding the field.
But what occupied Jiang Huaibing's full attention were four huge chariots that looked like divine generals in the sky.
Each nest cart is pulled by dozens of cows, and slowly approaches Jinyong City under the rotation of huge wooden wheels.
At this time, on the city tower, all the Jianghuai soldiers were looking at the general Rui Zhi.
Rui Zhi is from Danyang. As the Jianghuai area has the strongest troops, Zhu Jun recruited a lot of them back then, and Rui Zhi is a local tycoon in Danyang.
Danyang is a very special place. It has the essence of Xushang in the north and hundreds of mountains in the south. The terrain is steep, winding for thousands of miles and with thousands of valleys.
At the same time, the surrounding counties, including Wu County, Kuaiji, Jiujiang, Lujiang, Yuzhang, and Guangling, are all fertile places. Therefore, whenever someone in these six counties escaped from service and committed crimes, the whole family would go to the Danyang mountains to seek protection.
Under normal circumstances, these people will become the subordinates and servants of the local tycoons.
These people are not daring people, and they come from the mountains. As we all know, the mountain people are the best at fighting. Elite soldiers from all over the country all come from the local mountains.
Such is the case with the Taishan old brothers who started out in the Taishan Army.
And if there are only mountain people, there are many mountains in the south, and it will not be Danyang's turn to take the lead. The reason why Danyang soldiers are the best in the south is because there is a lot of copper and iron here, and Danyang soldiers can make their own weapons and armor.
The vigorous style, sharp armor, and steep and harsh living environment made Danyang's elite soldiers good at martial arts, high in strength, and unique in the south.
This led to the fact that anyone in the south who wanted to do something would recruit and maintain some Danyang soldiers as troops, even the northern generals.
Historically, Cao Cao recruited Danyang soldiers, but they mutinied on the road and almost lost their lives.
As a local tycoon in Danyang, the reason why Rui Zhi came out to follow Zhu Jun was very simple, that is, he wanted to seize every opportunity to make a class jump, turn from black to white, and become a master of the Han family.
Putting aside this utilitarian factor, Rui Zhi himself is a warrior eager to fight.
Since following Zhu Jun, he has participated in many large and small battles to put down the rebellion. He has gone deep into the primitive jungle of Jiaozhou, visited the land of fish and rice, and traveled to the Central Plains where clothes are everywhere. Even now, he has changed his identity and stayed in Kyoto, realizing his dream. His past wish was to become a master of the Han family.
Therefore, if you are an ordinary general, you will be frightened and at a loss when you see those four behemoth nest cars.
After all, when Zhu Jun presided over the construction of Jinyong City before, he never thought that the enemy would use such a siege tool.
At this time, Rui Zhi remained calm in the face of danger and ordered everyone to quickly prepare gold juice and fire oil and be on standby at any time.
The Taishan Army under the city did not know that they looked down upon the defenders of Jinyong City. They did not use the trebuchet to clear the enemy troops on the tower first, but continued to push the nest cart forward.
The leading Taishan Army followers were busy in front of the chariot. Because Jinyong City was built on the earth wall, the road was uneven. These followers were carrying logs and laying them on the slope to make it easier for the chariot to climb.
It turned out that Rui Zhi and the others were still waiting nervously, and one or two even had their lips turned white.
But half a day later, the four nest cars still stayed in place, and even one of them fell over due to uneven force.
There was chaos in front of the entire front.
In the end, the craftsmen from behind rushed over. After carefully looking at the ramp, they realized that it was not possible to climb up here.
As a result, the remaining three nest cars could only be parked down the slope.
Seeing the embarrassment of the Taishan Army, Jin Yong City cheered.
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The result of the shelving of the Chao Che was obviously beyond the expectations of the Taishan Army.
Therefore, even though they had marched to less than half a mile from Jinyong City, they still gave up the siege and stayed on the spot near Chao Che.
At this time, Xu Huang in the rear also saw the disadvantage in the front, so as soon as the military flag was flipped, the trebuchets in the rear began to pelt Jin Yong City.
Not long after, the cart-throwing soldiers put the ground stone bullets into the arm scoops, and then chopped off the weight box. I saw the stone bullet hitting Jin Yong's car in the distance in a graceful arc.
A huge sound mixed with sharp screams exploded, but after a cloud of smoke and dust, Jin Yong City remained intact.
Because Jin Yong City is too high, the arc of the trebuchet can only knock down the platform foundation under the city, which is meaningless for the city named Jin Yong.
Xu Huang frowned, and then let the artillery truck continue to bombard.
In this way, amidst the chants, stone bullets continued to hit Jinyong City. Apart from shaking down some mud on Jinyong City, they had no effect. On the contrary, they laid a lot of stone bullets under the city, which also brought a lot of energy to the subsequent siege. inconvenient.
So, Xu Huang quickly stopped the rock dump truck.
At this time, after many attempts, none of them worked, Xu Huang frowned even more.
Looking at the towering Jinyong City, Xu Huang was in trouble:
"We can't let our brothers attack the city with ants, right?"
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As the sun sets, the battlefield becomes silent once again.
At this time, Rui Zhi watched the enemy troops retreat, but there was no joy, only deep fear.
This afternoon, he and the officials at Beijinyong witnessed what it means to be as angry as a tiger swallowing thousands of miles, and also saw what it means to be a wolf rushing towards the enemy.
While Jin Yong's side was hit by enemy stone bullets, the nearby barriers fell one after another.
It used to be an advantage to stand high and see far, but this time it became a disadvantage.
The Han troops on the city witnessed the collapse of friendly forces with their own eyes. They could not see the situation on the southeast and southeast sides, but they only knew what was going on if they only looked at the west side of the city, where the army was the most dense.
In this way, flags fell down one after another, and the apricot-yellow flags of the Taishan Army were erected in every camp.
Gradually, the officials of Jin Yong's three cities discovered that he was the only one left on the entire battlefield.
Loneliness, fear, and heartbreak.
(End of chapter)