Chapter 178 Beifu Army
In Hedong, the Jurchen iron cavalry was everywhere, and everywhere the Tiefutu went, it was invincible and swept the heroes of Hedong.
Wanyan Zongwang, Wanyan Zonghan, Jin Wushu, Wanyan Yinshuke and others conquered cities and quickly expanded the territory of the Jurchens. Countless villages and towns fell, and a large number of lords were killed by the Jurchens.
Qin Hui was appointed as the right prime minister by Wanyan Zongwang, responsible for recruiting Han civil servants and farming in Hedong.
This group of Jurchens also knows the importance of farming.
Wanyan Zongwang absorbed another group of Jurchens who were living in the Hedong region to prepare for the establishment of the Great Jin Kingdom.
Wanyan Zongwang is the second son of Jin Taizu Wanyan Aguda.
Since he has the royal blood of the Jin Dynasty, Wanyan Zongwang is qualified to lead the Jurchens and rebuild the Jin Dynasty when Wanyan Aguda is absent.
The Great Jin Kingdom of Wanyan Zongwang was different from the Great Jin Kingdom of Nurhaci. Nurhaci's Great Jin Kingdom was also called the Later Jin Kingdom. Because Nurhaci was born in the Jianzhou Jurchens, he designated the country's name as "Jin". Until Huang Taiji changed the country's name from "Jin" to "Qing" to show the difference from the previous dynasty.
"There are no more decent princes in Hedong."
"There is still a tricky force left."
"As long as we destroy them, we, the Jurchens, will dominate Hedong and peek into Guanzhong."
"Wu Shu, this time I will rely on your Tiefutu."
"Don't worry, when Tiefutu tramples on this prince, he will cross the Yellow River, attack Hexi, kill Zhang Hua, and occupy Chang'an."
Jin Wushu was wearing three layers of heavy armor, an iron trouser, and a golden bird axe. He was carrying a group of Jurchen generals to conquer the last powerful force in the Hedong region.
The flags of the Great Jin Kingdom were waving, and Wanyan Zongwang and Jin Wushu organized 80,000 troops and 70,000 civilians to invade a large number.
The iron pagoda, the golden swords and iron horses are cold and the iron clothes are marching slowly, like an iron wall pressing down on the edge, indestructible.
The Jin Dynasty spearmen held a four-meter spear, and the spear was like a forest, like a slow-flowing black torrent.
The war horses neighed and their feet trembled. Dozens of vultures hovered over the heads of the 80,000 Jin army, as if they realized that there would be a big battle and could be feasted.
At the end of the Jin army, there was a town built on the Zhongtiao Mountain, which hoarded a lot of food and grass, and there were 30,000 defenders.
This is the last obstacle to the unification of Hedong by Wanyan Zongwang and Jin Wushu.
The defenders of this town climbed the city wall, were fully alert and nervous.
The 80,000 soldiers and 70,000 civilians of the Jurchen army combined, with a total of 150,000 people, which was dark and endless, which was suffocating.
The only thing that can make the defenders feel at ease is that the town has dozens of arrow towers and food and grass for the defenders to use for half a year.
A general wearing a white cloak stood on the city wall, looking at the Jurchen army beneath the city, allowing the strong wind to tear the cloak.
The Jurchen army besieged this third-level town like black clouds covering the city or black sea, flooding the reef.
"The Jurchens' 'power' has been established, and I can't curb them."
The guard general frowned slightly when he saw that the Jurchen soldiers were numerous and powerful.
If you leave this town and fight on the flat ground, the Jurchens' Tiefutu and the Gunzima will cause heavy losses to the defenders.
Therefore, the best strategy is to defend the city and wait until the Jurchen army relaxes and defeat the Jurchen army.
Or, when the Jurchen army is exhausted, they will naturally rescue the situation.
The defender observed the Jurchens' posture. The Jurchens were building siege equipment and wanted to capture the town as soon as possible.
Although siege of the city is also a good choice, Wanyan Zongwang recruited 80,000 troops and 50,000 civilians to go to war, which is equivalent to 150,000 people and tens of thousands of war horses to raise, and consumes a lot of food and grass. Therefore, Wanyan Zongwang must seize the last third-level town in the Hedong region as soon as possible that it is not controlled by the Jurchens.
The guard finally sighed: "I don't know where my father and uncle are, and where are my brothers and sisters."
Below the town, the Jurchen army camp, Wanyan Zongwang, Wanyan Zonghan, Jin Wushu and other Jurchen generals led their troops to see the reality of the defenders and deployed siege.
"I am worthy of being a famous general of the Eastern Jin Dynasty. This town is located at a critical point, with strict defense and elite troops to guard it, which is easy to defend but difficult to attack."
"The population controlled by this town is already 400,000. If it weren't for our Jurchens' expansion, perhaps Hedong would be occupied by this person."
"But there can only be one force that dominates Hedong, that is our Great Jin Kingdom!"
"It's a pity that Father Khan is not in Hedong, otherwise, with his father Khan's ability, he would have been unified in Hedong long ago."
Wanyan Zongwang, Jin Wushu and others discussed and believed that the town was difficult to attack.
However, as the last force in Hedong region that has the ability to stop the expansion of the Jurchens, Wanyan Zongwang and other Jurchen generals must attack this town.
Even if it is for this, it is necessary to face the elite legion from the Eastern Jin Dynasty.
The most tragic battle in Hedong is about to begin, and both sides are at a strife.
On the hills near Zhongtiao Mountain, several Jinyiwei disguised as hunters were watching the battle in Hedong.
The dispute in Hedong is not unrelated to Zhang Hua, but is closely related.
If the Great Jin Kingdom established by Wanyan Zongwang completely unifies Hedong, then the Jin soldiers might attack Guanzhong.
Therefore, Zhang Hua did not forget to send a large number of detailed works to sneak into Hedong and monitor the every move of the Great Jin Kingdom.
"The big thing is not good. There are only two forces left in the Hedong area. Wanyan Zongwang's Great Jin Kingdom sent 80,000 troops, while the defenders were only 30,000. The strength of the two sides was huge."
"Although both sides have elite troops, the Jurchens have two elite soldiers, Tiefutu, Gunzima, and many minion troops, and it is dangerous to defend one side."
"If this town is compromised by the Jurchens, the Jurchens will definitely take Guanzhong next step. We should monitor this battle day and night and pass the news back to Guanzhong in time. This is a contribution."
Several Jinyiwei who were secretly observing the battlefield carried dry food, slept in the open, and monitored the progress of the Jurchens' siege at all times.
Zhang Hua, who was far away in Chang'an City in Guanzhong, was dispatching troops to regain the Suoguan Village captured by the King of Rebellion Li Zicheng in the north, and to start dealing with the White Lotus Sect, but at this time, the Hedong area was not peaceful.
According to the news sent back by the Jinyiwei, Wanyan Zongwang and Jin Wushu established the Great Jin Kingdom in Hedong. The population is unknown, but it has at least one million people.
Wanyan Zongwang and Jin Wushu sent 80,000 troops to attack the last force in Hedong that was capable of competing with the Great Jin Kingdom. He was regarded as an opponent in the eyes by Wanyan Zongwang and Jin Wushu. Zhang Hua also heard of this person's name - the Battle of Feishui, Xie Xuan, the commander of the Eastern Jin Dynasty.
Xie Xuan is the nephew of Xie An, the famous prime minister of Jiangzuo, and the younger brother of the talented woman Xie Daoyun. He is a famous general of the Eastern Jin Dynasty. Because in the Battle of Feishui, he defeated the Former Qin army, which was known as one million, and became famous in one battle.
The Northern Prefecture Army established by Xie Xuan even appeared famous generals such as Liu Laozhi and Liu Yu, who were famous elite troops.
After the Battle of Feishui, Xie Xuan led his troops to the north and the troops had already crossed the Yellow River. Unfortunately, the Eastern Jin court was afraid of the military merits of the Xie family, so he recalled Xie Xuan. Xie Xuan died of illness two years later. Xie Xuan and Yue Fei and others had similar fates, but they were not killed by the emperor.
But Zhang Hua never thought that the famous Xie Xuan would be in Hedong. I wonder how many Northern Palace troops there were in Xie Xuan's hands and whether he could block the Tiefutu of the Jurchens.
The Northern Mansion Army is a brave man, but it still depends on the number of people.
"Brother Ah is in Hedong? I wonder if he has made some progress. If he doesn't make some progress, then his talent is limited."
Xie Daoyun, who was practicing calligraphy while holding a brush in the backyard, heard that her younger brother Xie Xuan was in Hedong at this time, and she was overjoyed.
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Zhang Hua discovered that Xie Daoyun was quite harsh on her younger brother.
"Young Master wonders if you can send troops to save my brother? As long as you send troops to help, our Xie family will be very grateful. In the future, the disciples of the Xie family will definitely die for generations."
Among the talented women, Xie Daoyuan was straightforward and straightforward, asking Zhang Hua to send troops to rescue Xie Xuan.
"I need to discuss this with Xie An."
Zhang Hua called Xie An again and told Xie Xuan about establishing power in Hedong.
Xie Xuan did not establish a country, but just led a team of Northern Prefecture troops to occupy a piece of territory, obtain money and food, and was waiting and watching the situation.
"Youngness is really the zhilan and jade trees of our Xie family. It is enough to have this person in the Xie family."
Xie An was deeply pleased when he learned that Xie Xuan defeated the Former Qin army in the Battle of Feishui. After traveling over, he occupied a territory in Hedong with a population of 400,000.
"Xie Xuan, I must send troops to rescue me, but I cannot mobilize the army to attack Hedong at this time, so I can only give Xie Xuan some support. Xie Xuan needs to support him in Hedong for a period of time to restrain the Great Jin Kingdom for me."
Zhang Hua was worried that Wanyan Zongwang and Jin Wushu would invade Guanzhong after unifying Hedong, and attack him with Cao Zhen and others.
At this time, Zhang Hua was not so worried about the pressure from Hedong when Xie Xuan had a Northern Mansion Army resisting the Jurchen army.
Chapter completed!