The Struggle of the Reborn Prince

Before dawn, Zhao Li received two battle reports: one is that the forward army was attacked by tens of thousands of Jin troops, and the two sides are now engaged in a fierce battle. Lion General Jiang Wei is requesting reinforcements; the other is the news from Changchun City

, more than 10,000 Jin troops suddenly appeared under the city and stormed the city. There were still signs of reinforcements, so the defender asked for reinforcements.

"Commander, stop hesitating and give the order to send troops!" Zheng Ping said anxiously when Zhao Li was silent.

"Then who do you think we are going to save?" Zhao Li looked up at him and asked.

"Of course we need to save the Lion Generals first. They may not be able to last long when facing tens of thousands of Jin army elites alone," Zheng Ping said.

"No, we should save Changchun first. There are nearly a million stones of grain and grass and a large amount of luggage stored there. Once the city falls, our 100,000-strong army will face the risk of men and horses running out of food and guns and ammunition. The commander-in-chief should carefully consider which is more important.

." Zhang Pu, the governor of Datong, said.

"Zhang Pu, don't you care about Jiang Wei's life? He has been our old brother for decades!" Zheng Ping was furious after hearing this and pointed at Zheng Ping's nose.

"How can I not be anxious when Zheng Ping is surrounded, but we are still responsible for hundreds of thousands of lives. Once Changchun City falls and all food and grass are destroyed, we rescue Zheng Ping but want him to starve to death with us under Huining City?" Zhang Puchong?

Zheng Ping shouted.

"Commander, hurry up and send troops to rescue Changchun. There are only three thousand state troops and one brigade of infantry guarding it. The city of Changchun is so vast that they can't defend it. Moreover, the city has just been recovered, and most of the people in the city are Khitans.

If the Jurchens surrender, if they take the opportunity to start an attack and cooperate with the inside and outside, the city will surely fall." Bao Gang, the commander of the Lion Wing Army, also said anxiously, the ones left behind in Changchun City are his soldiers, and if the city falls, the entire army will be annihilated.

"The Lion General is only more than thirty miles away from us and can be reached in half a day. I only need one army to go to the rescue, not the whole army." Jiang Wei said anxiously with a pale face.

"How do you know that it's not a trap? Maybe Wanyan Yuying surrounded the lion general just to lure us to rescue him. He set up an ambush on the way or in Zhaozhou to pin us down so that he could capture Changchun City calmly, so that we can have food and fodder.

If all the baggage is lost, the troops will have to withdraw. Even if they can be remobilized, it will take time." Zhang Pu said...

There was a quarrel in the commander's tent, but Zhao Li did not say anything to stop it. These two pieces of bad news immediately made him look at Wanyan Yuying with admiration. This kid was too deep in the city and had a very thoughtful mind. He actually hid the secret from the Song Dynasty and lurked in Huining.

The many eyes and ears of Zhao Li deceived the Song army's scouts and secretly planned such a large military operation. This also presented Zhao Li with a difficult problem, which made him hesitate and unable to make a decision for a moment.

Zhao Li thought about it and realized that Wanyan Yuying had obviously dug a hole for himself. He deployed a large army to station on the south bank, pretending to only defend but not attack to paralyze himself. When he sent the forward army to take Zhaozhou, he

Suddenly crossed the river and launched a massive siege

They wiped them all out. At the same time, they secretly sent an army to Changchun in order to destroy their own baggage. They had to rescue each and every one of them, and if they divided their forces for rescue, they would not be able to cross the river to attack Huining. The Jin Kingdom was faced with

The crisis is suddenly resolved.

"Lou Dutong, how long will our army's food and grass last?" Zhao Li, who had been silent all this time, waved his hand to stop everyone's argument and asked Lou Qiandao, Dutong, the Transport and Logistics Department.

"Commander, the food and grass accompanying the army can last for twenty days. If the amount is reduced, it can last for one month." Lou Qian thought for a moment.

"Where is the ammunition reserve?" Zhao Li asked again.

"The baggage and ammunition were replenished by two bases in each army when leaving. There are still five million rounds of bullets in reserve, more than 10,000 artillery shells, and 20,000 kilograms of gunpowder." Lou Gan replied.

"That is to say, the accompanying baggage can support our West Route Army's combat operations for one month." Zhao Li said.

"Commander, if we don't do something like Liaoyang, I can guarantee to support the army with supplies for a month." Lou Gan said with a wry smile. He already had a premonition of what kind of decision Zhao Li had made.

"Okay, order General Long and the Krug Army to set off immediately with light equipment. Rush to Zhaozhou to reinforce the Lion General, and the rest of the troops will then set off to cross the river on the north bank of Yichun." Zhao Li said, "Order the Desert Army on the right to turn around and rescue Changchun Prefecture. There must be no trace. Delay."

"Commander, aren't we going to save Changchun City?" Zhang Pu asked in surprise.

"Changchun Prefecture is two hundred miles away from us. Even if we abandon all our supplies and return to the army, it will take two days. Since the enemy can think of attacking Changchun, he will definitely think of destroying the pontoon bridge on the Duck River. Calculating that it will take us three days at the fastest. It can be reached. The Desert Army is on the south bank of the Duck River, and all of them are cavalry, while the camels can march continuously day and night without rest, which is much faster than us." Zhao Li said with a smile.

"Commander, you mean to give up Changchun City..." Zhang Pu said with a sad expression.

"Huh, in the Battle of Pingzhou, the Krug army defended the city alone with a brigade and thousands of Pingzhou troops. Aguda personally led an army of 100,000 to attack the city for more than a month but failed to break it. Moreover, the city of Changchun is compared to Pingzhou City. It is tall and strong, and there is plenty of food, grass and ammunition in the city. If they cannot hold it for several days, it can only be said that they will not regret their death. The Jin army is already timid as they go deep alone. They cannot attack for a long time and will withdraw once they find reinforcements arriving. Since Wanyan Yuying wants to hold us back, we will take advantage of him to concentrate his forces in Zhaozhou and take Yichun." Zhao Li snorted coldly.

"Commander, there is only one thing in a thousand miles. If the city is lost, won't all our efforts be wasted?" Seeing Zhao Li's confidence, Zheng Ping felt guilty and asked cautiously.

"Don't worry, in a month's time, the emperor will arrive at Huining City, and he will still watch us starve and freeze!" Zhao Li curled his lips and said.

"Oh, that's it!" Zhang Pu suddenly said. Now he understood why Zhao Li asked Lou Gan repeatedly.

"Well, if we really lose food and fodder, I'm afraid we will be scolded and kicked several times by His Majesty!" Zheng Ping said with a sigh.

"Our current task is to complete the task assigned by His Majesty and contain the Jin Army in Huining Mansion. As for the punishment, I will be responsible for it. Speaking of which, I was careless, thinking that the Jin Army would not dare to counterattack after being defeated. , leaving loopholes in the defense for him to take advantage of." Zhao Li said with a dark expression. The battle went too smoothly, which made him arrogant and relaxed his vigilance, which gave Wanyan Yuying room to play. He also After thinking about it, Changchun must apologize to the emperor regardless of gains or losses...

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The sky has brightened, and the battle along the Hun Tong River is still going on. Wanyan Yuying sent batches of warriors to the point of no return, but they paid huge casualties and achieved little results. Several times they opened a breakthrough, but were blocked by the Song army. On the way, not only failed to complete the planned combat goal of encircling and annihilating its vanguard army, but were suppressed by the Song army on the river beach and unable to move.

"Du Tong, it's almost dawn, should we withdraw our troops?" Pucha's attack was repelled again, and even he was injured several times. He looked at the sky and asked.

"No, this is the critical moment. The Song army is exhausted to the extreme, and the defense line has been broken through many times. We may be able to defeat the enemy if we attack again." Wanyan Yuying shook his head and said indifferently.

"Du Tong, the casualties are too great. Two of my thousand-man teams have been completely lost, and the casualties of other teams have reached 30%. If we continue the fight, we may lose everything." Pu Cha said, and the five thousand men currently participating in the attack have lost 30% of their casualties.

All the troops have gone ashore and are taking turns attacking Song.

The casualties on the military defense line were not small, and as the first ten thousand-man team to participate in the battle, he suffered particularly heavy losses. Only one out of ten of the two thousand-man teams that defended Shaliang at the beginning survived, and they were completely destroyed. These people were all themselves.

The descendants of the clan, the last flesh and blood of the Great Jin Kingdom.

"Pucha, are you afraid? Has the comfortable life of many years worn away your blood? Don't forget that you are a Jurchen and forget the difficulties of our predecessors in starting a business. None of them came here in a mountain of corpses and a sea of ​​blood.

." Wanyan Yuying frowned and said, with a hint of disdain in her tone.

"Du Tong, Pu Cha has never forgotten that he is a Jurchen!" Pu Cha gritted his teeth and said with a ferocious expression. His fathers were all veterans who followed Taizu to conquer the country. He also went to the battlefield when he was young and experienced

He had never flinched in dozens of battles, but today he was laughed at by the commander-in-chief for his lack of blood. This deeply hurt him.

"Okay, in that case, you immediately lead your troops to the right wing and go back to their rear to break the Song army's defense line!" Wanyan Yuying said with a slight smile on his lips.

"Yes, Commander-in-Chief! Pu Cha will never come back to see you until he completes his mission." Pu Cha saluted loudly by beating his fist on his chest, turned around, took the long sword handed over by his own soldiers, mounted his horse and led the troops away.

"Alas..." Seeing Pu Chayi going into battle again without hesitation, Wanyan Yuying sighed softly. He didn't know whether he was right or wrong in sending batches of soldiers to this seemingly hopeless battlefield.

The moment the Grand Master decided to defend Zhaozhou, Wanyan Yuying knew that this was an extremely difficult matter. Standing by the city had long been proven to be futile, and fighting in the field was also a thankless task. The only thing that could prevent the Song army from continuing north

The way to invade is to wipe out one of them

, forcing him to lose his troops, but this is easier said than done. He exhausted so many brain cells to make the plan, but this battle was a big gamble from the beginning, and the bet was on the commander-in-chief of the Song Army's West Route Army.

It will definitely save what it attacks, so the head and tail cannot care about each other.

Therefore, Wanyan Yuying concentrated his main force on the south bank of the Huntong River, and sent a partial division to avoid the right wing of the Song army and the reconnaissance cavalry to go hundreds of miles to Changchun Prefecture to attack the place where grain was stored. At the same time, he plotted against the enemy's advance army.

This will definitely make the Song army make a choice. If they divide their troops, they will be unable to continue crossing the river.

Attack Huining Mansion; if he saves Changchun, he will lose the front army; if he does not save, he will lose the baggage. No matter what, he is in an invincible position in this gamble. It seems that the loser can only be the Song Army. But he forgot that since it is a bet, there are variables.

Everything has to wait until the moment the dice cup is opened to know the outcome... (To be continued)