Chapter 1050 Formal declaration of war
Linhuang Prefecture was once Shangjing of the Liao Kingdom. When the Jin soldiers besieged Linhuang City for a year and a half, more than 50,000 people were killed or injured, they took down Linhuang City. The angry Jin soldiers raised their butcher knives and killed all the surrendered Liao soldiers and the Khitans in the city, and plundered all the Khitans and Han people in the city as slaves. In the end, Linhuang City was razed to the ground by the Jin soldiers.
In order to control Shangjing, the Jin Kingdom set up a den on the east bank of the Lang River in Linhuang Prefecture and stationed 30,000 troops. However, as the grassland coalition forces were about to come, the Jin Kingdom continued to increase troops to Linhuang Prefecture, making the total strength of the Linhuang Prefecture reach 70,000.
But the 70,000 army is still relatively small for the 250,000 grassland coalition forces that are about to come.
At this time, Wanyan Zongwang regretted demolishing the tall and strong Linhuang City for the first time, otherwise 70,000 Jin soldiers would defend the city, and the grassland coalition would not have been able to destroy the city at all.
Although there are other cities in Linhuang Mansion, they are basically low and dilapidated, and it is difficult to stick to.
Wanyan Zongwang faces a dilemma: Should he stick to the city or fight the enemy on the grassland?
Although it is beneficial to stick to the city, once the city is lost, they will lose the sharp cavalry tactics of the Jin soldiers. There are advantages and disadvantages, and it depends on how to make a decision.
Wanyan Zongwang finally decided to fight the decisive battle with the 250,000 grassland coalition forces on the grassland. His decision was not a hot-headed one. They had defeated the 200,000 coalition forces of the Naiman tribe and the Uighur tribe with 80,000 cavalry.
So even though the enemy was three times more powerful than him, Wanyan Zongwang was still confident of winning this battle.
Although they had enough confidence, unfortunately Wanyan Zongwang made an empiricist mistake. When they defeated the 200,000 coalition forces of the Naiman tribe and the Uighur tribe with 80,000 cavalry, what equipment did the other party have at that time and what equipment is now?
At that time, the grassland tribe used a single bow with a range of only fifty steps. Many people's spears were sharpened directly with branches. Their leather armor was thin and could not stop a single arrow from the Jin soldiers a hundred steps away.
The current grassland coalition forces are all the equipment sold to them by the Song Dynasty, spears, swords, bows and arrows, leather armor, iron helmets, and at least the equipment of the wing army is no less than that of the Jin soldiers.
In the morning, the sky was gloomy. On the grassland north of Linhuangshui, two armies slowly formed a formation. It was not until this time that Wanyan Zongwang discovered that the team's equipment was completely different.
He was secretly surprised, but it was too late. He had to pull out his battle knife and roar, "Care with me and defeat the enemy's central army!"
The 70,000 Jin soldiers roared and rushed towards the central army of the 250,000 army. A sound of horns suddenly sounded on the grassland, and the grassland coalition also launched an offensive. They split the thirteen large armies in one whole and killed the Jin soldiers from all directions...
A tragic war broke out first on the grassland.
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The main camp of the Song army located in Lulong County, Pingzhou was 100 miles long, with 500,000 troops stationed here. In addition, 200,000 civilians and 50,000 large cars from all over the country also arrived in Lulong. They also set up camp not far away, and the camp of Minfu alone was more than twenty miles away, with a huge momentum.
On a hill outside the main camp, Li Yanqing immediately looked at the camp at the foot of the mountain, and the white tent was endless.
Li Yanqing pointed to the camp at the foot of the mountain with a horse whip and smiled at Wang Gui beside him, "Agui, it is a bit exaggerated to say that Lu Xun burned 800 miles of camps in the Three Kingdoms, but I guess there should be a hundred miles of troops. The army of 600,000 is not a small number, and it is 100,000 more than us."
Wang Gui also smiled and said, "I think it depends on how many cavalry there are. Liu Bei has not many cavalry, but there are many naval forces. I guess it is to make it apart from the water camp. Eight hundred miles are the same. We mainly have more than 100,000 cavalry, so we cover a large area. If there are no cavalry, fifty miles will be enough."
Li Yanqing nodded, "Something makes sense!"
At this time, Wang Gui asked again: "We have a million troops now. If we keep it, will it be the same as the Song Dynasty in the past?"
Li Yanqing smiled and said, "There will be many border troops in the future. For example, the garrison of Goryeo will cost at least 80,000 to 100,000. I guess the border troops in the northwest and northeast are not worth one million, but six hundred thousand is needed. Then train the reserve militia again. Once the war breaks out, you can join the army at any time. In fact, it is still one million. But the burden on the court will be much lower."
Speaking of this, Li Yanqing smiled and said, "What are the plans for the destruction of the Jin Dynasty?"
"I plan to take a good rest for a few years and have a few more sons."
Wang Gui suddenly realized, "Du Shuai has a task for me?"
Li Yanqing nodded, "I want you to be the first Governor of Goryeo for five years. Are you interested?"
"I...of course there is no problem, but what should Zhang Shun do?"
"Zhang Shun is still a little short of being able to suppress Goryeo. I want him to be the governor of Penghu and Liuqiu!"
"It's that big overseas island?"
Li Yanqing nodded, "Zheng Rongtai has a supply base on Penghu Island, which can be used for use. Then he will build a city on the north side of Liuqiu Island, set up Liuqiu Mansion, and then move the coastal Han people, giving 30 years of tax exemption tax incentives. I believe it will gradually develop in decades."
Wang Gui smiled and said, "When my son grows up, let him go there to join the army."
Li Yanqing patted him on the shoulder, "You have to think about getting your son to take the Jinshi exam!"
"That brat has liked to dance with swords and swords since he was a child, and he always sleeps when reading books. It's probably the same as when I was a child."
The two of them laughed together when they thought of the days when they were studying.
At this time, a personal soldier rushed over and clasped his fists and said, "Everyone is handsome, everyone is here!"
Li Yanqing nodded, "Let's go!"
He and Wang Gui urged the horse to run towards the foot of the mountain...
In the central army's tent, more than 20 governors gathered together. After recapturing Yanjing, Li Yanqing issued a commendation order, and all generals were promoted to one level and one level. In this way, the original first-level governor was promoted to the commander.
Xiang Niu Gao, Liu Tie, Gao Chong, Yang Zaixing, Zhang Shun, Wu Zi and others were all promoted to the commanders, while the old commanders such as Wang Gui, Liu Xia, Cao Meng, Wu Jie, Liu Ziyu, Tang Huai, Cao Xing were mainly promoted in official ranks and titles.
In particular, Wang Gui and Liu Qi were both promoted to the second-rank auxiliary general and the Taiwei, and promoted to the Duke of County.
The four major commanders including Yue Fei and Han Shizhong were also promoted and rewarded. Zhang Jun was transferred back to the court to serve as the envoy of the Privy Council. After the Zhizheng Hall was expanded to the Nine Prime Minister, he became the Prime Minister.
Liu Guangshi was also transferred to a civil servant, and was granted the title of Special Jin, the Prince Shaobao, and served as the Minister of Justice.
Han Shizhong was granted the title of Grand Marshal and served as the governor of Yunnan. He led an army of 50,000 to quell the Nanzhao Rebellion.
Among the four major commanders, only Yue Fei continued to follow Li Yanqing to fight against the Jin Kingdom, but Yue Fei was also named General Zhenguo, Taiwei, Duke of Jincheng County, and Liu Ya and Wang Gui.
Everyone was full of discussions, and at this time, Li Yanqing walked into the big tent, and a flag official shouted, "Stand up!"
Everyone stood up with a whisper, straightened their waists, and the tent was silent.
Li Yanqing waved his hand, "Dear generals, please sit down!"
Everyone sat down, and a personal soldier carried out a wooden frame, and a map of the Jin Kingdom and the large map was hung on it.
Li Yanqing picked up a wooden pole and pointed to Linhuang Mansion and said, "Just just got the news that the 250,000 coalition forces of each branch of the grassland fought against the 70,000 Jin soldiers led by Wanyan Zongwang on the Linhuang Mansion grassland. It has been two days since the situation is unknown. It is estimated that there will be news in the evening."
He put down the wooden pole and said, "According to the agreement we signed on the grassland alliance, once the grassland sends troops, that is, when we send troops, our journey to attack Jin will begin."
Everyone was extremely excited and ready to beat their hands, and they were waiting for this moment.
Li Yanqing waved his hand and the big tent became quiet again.
"The Jin Kingdom is full of military troops and does not know how to cultivate and survive. It was called a 500,000 army at that time, but now there is only 200,000 left. The national treasury is empty and the people are poor. In addition, the internal struggle is fierce, it is said that the heavens are angry and the people are angry. It is time to perish. Let me tell you an accurate information. Our current enemy is only 50,000 Jin soldiers in Liaoyang Prefecture, while our Yanshan Prefecture has an army of 600,000."
Yue Fei frowned, "Du Zheng, why are there so few troops?"
Li Yanqing smiled and said, "Just as I said just now, the battle in Jin Dynasty is fierce, and the three factions each control an army, which will split their 200,000 army into three pieces. Otherwise, the 200,000 army will be squeezed into one fist and it will be difficult for us to deal with it!"
At this time, a personal soldier walked in quickly and whispered a few words in Li Yanqing's ear. Li Yanqing nodded and smiled at everyone: "Speak of Cao Cao, Cao Cao is here. Wanyan Tan of the Jin Kingdom sent an envoy to ask for peace from us. The emperor of the Jin Kingdom was only twelve years old. This must be what Wanyan Zongjun meant."
Li Yanqing immediately ordered his personal soldiers, "Take them to the side tent and wait, and I will see them later."
Li Yanqing continued to say to everyone: "The 50,000 troops of Liaoyang Prefecture are stationed in three places. The Dading Prefecture has 20,000 troops stationed by the Jin Dynasty veteran Wanyan Yinshu, and the Xianping Prefecture has 10,000 troops stationed in Liaoyang Prefecture. The three places are supporting each other and echo each other. Therefore, we must send troops at the same time. The army threatens Liaoyang Prefecture, and another army takes Dading Prefecture. At the same time, Niu Gao's army will set off from Goryeo to seize Xianping Prefecture and cut off Wanyan Zongbi's retreat."
Wang Gui asked: "If the Jin soldiers who went to Beijing went south to rescue, wouldn't Niu Gao be attacked from both sides?"
Chapter completed!