Chapter 98 Surrounded
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On August 30, on the vast plains of the Central Plains, teams of tiger soldiers stepped on the morning dew in late autumn, bathed in the warm sunshine, and advanced towards the battlefield as fast as possible.
The war horses fly, the battle flags fly, and the passionate roar echoes in the thin mist.
"Go north... Go north to kill the thieves, take back our homes, and take back our land..."
"Kill the golden dog, take revenge, take revenge..."
Roars came one after another, and waves hit the hearts of the soldiers. The hatred buried deep in the hearts broke out, and the blood burned in the body, the murderous aura became stronger and stronger, and the speed of progress was getting faster and faster.
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The Southeast Army raised the tiger-stealing battle flag. When the soldiers were still in shock, the war drums sounded. In the rumbling drums, the roar of the Shangguans rang in their ears, "Our enemy is the Jin thief, the Jin thief occupied our homes, and the Jin thief burned our houses. It is the Jin thief who slaughtered our relatives. We want to take revenge, we want to kill the Jin thief, we want to regain our homes, and we want to protect our relatives with the sword in our hands..."
These roars soothed the fear in the hearts of the Southeast soldiers and aroused their hatred. The surging flood two years ago destroyed their homes and killed their families. They wished they could eat the golden thieves alive. Now, with such an opportunity suddenly, who would miss it? Even if they were torn to pieces, they were fearless.
"Avenge, avenge, kill the Jin thieves, kill the golden dog..." Angry roar surged into the sky, and the 80,000 Southeast troops quickly stabilized at a miraculous speed and immediately drove towards the Guangji Canal line.
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As dusk came, the tiger soldiers did not stop and no one was willing to rest. They lit the torches and continued to advance towards their destination. As soon as they arrived at the battlefield, they could surround the Jin thieves a moment ago, kill the thieves defending the country, and avenge them.
Gao Baolong led the elite horsemen of 40,000 horses to gallop day and night, and the soldiers rode one by two riders, and their speed was kept at their limit.
In the early morning of September 1st, they rushed more than 200 miles to reach Jiyin, eighty miles away from Dingtao. Abaddon's vanguard army met the scouts of the Tiger and Lieutenant Army who were active in this area. Therefore, they obtained accurate news that the Jin army had broken through Wanting and was advancing towards Kaifeng along the Guangji Canal.
Abaddon immediately returned. Gao Baolong was overjoyed and ordered the troops to grit their teeth and persevere, and must arrive in Dingtao City before dawn.
At about the morning of the first day of the first day, Abaddon's vanguard suddenly came to the foot of Dingtao City. He had no intention of siege the city, but wanted to ensure the safety of the floating bridge and ensure that the main army successfully crossed the river. As long as 40,000 troops crossed the river and arrived at the north bank of the Guangji River, it would be equivalent to cutting off the retreat route of the Jin army and completing the blocking mission. As for whether to capture the city, it would have no meaning to this horse army.
The defenders in the city saw the overwhelming tiger army coming from the south of Guangji Henan, and were so scared that they left the city and fled. There were nearly a thousand Jin soldiers who were left to guard the city, but there were only twenty Jurchen soldiers, and they were unable to stop the Han soldiers from escaping.
Abaddon sent five hundred cavalry to chase and kill ten miles, beheaded more than two hundred levels, and easily got Dingtao City.
At four o'clock in the morning, Gao Baolong crossed the river and urgently reported to Yue Fei, "I have conquered Dingtao City and cut off the retreat route of the Jin army. In the afternoon of the first day of the first day, I will lead my army to advance along the north bank of Guangji Canal toward Kaifeng to cooperate with the main force to complete the encirclement of the Jin army."
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On the first day of the New Year, Wanyan Talai led his army to continue to advance.
Lin Chong and Han Shizhong retreated to Dongming City. This place is only more than 150 miles away from Kaifeng. In the morning, the two armies fought fiercely. Liu Yu commanded the Han army infantry to attack the city, while Wanyan Talan personally led the main force to launch fierce attacks on the Tiger Lie Army stationed outside the city, trying to break through the blockade, and quickly rushed to the city of Kaifeng, and cooperated with the Southeast Song army who were fighting fiercely on the Yongqiu battlefield.
At noon, Liu Guangshi and Lu Junyi led the Seventh Army of the Tiger and the Thirty Army to the Dongming Front.
After meeting, the coaches exchanged a few greetings, and Liu Guangshi immediately asked Lin Chong for a fight. On the front line of Guangjiqu, Lin Chong was the commander and Han Shizhong was the deputy, but the qualifications of the two were far less than that of Liu Guangshi, so it was difficult to directly order Liu Guangshi. At this moment, Liu Guangshi took the initiative to ask for battle, which gave them enough face.
Liu Guangshi is now self-aware, especially after the end of the Northwest War, he knew that Li Hu's strength was no longer invincible, and that Zhongtu, the world belonged to Li Hu sooner or later. The Liu family's current status in the Chang'an court can be said to be very prominent. Not only can it be comparable to the Zhe family, which is also a Northwest general, but it is even more powerful than the Huliu veterans who followed Li Hu to conquer the world.
This is not a good thing. At present, Li Hu needs the Northwest Generals and needs to win over the Northwest people in order to slowly annex the Northwest Army. Once the Northwest Army is integrated into the Hu Lie Army, the Northwest Generals and Sect will greatly reduce its strength and cannot pose a threat to Li Hu, and then the status and power will decline. This is an inevitable process, and the time of this process is shortening. In this process, a family of generals like the Liu family who cooperated with Li Hu purely because of the needs of interests will first become the target of attack. Liu Yanqing knew this very well, and for this reason he became more and more low-key in Chang'an, tried to get close to the Han Palace, and tried to transfer his children to the capital. He also repeatedly warned Liu Guangshi, the brothers of Liu Guangguo who were leading troops far away in the northwest not to compete with the Hu Lie people for military merits. If you can, you can give up, so as to win Li Hu's trust and ensure the family's interests in the future kingdom.
Liu Guangshi knew very well that his style of work had changed quickly. In the past, he didn't know that the situation was developing so fast. If he had known that Li Hu's strength had grown at an astonishing rate, he should have absolutely followed Luo Sinan's orders when he was in the Hedong battlefield and did not have a estrangement with the Han princess in order to preserve his strength. Now it would not be easy to make up for this estrangement.
"Ship Liu is too polite." Lin Chong was a little embarrassed. He didn't dare to directly order Liu Guangshi. Although the two are of the same rank, he is still the commander of the army on the Guangjiqu battlefield. However, the qualifications of the two are too big. Moreover, the Liu Guangshi Sect is prominent and always arrogant. Who knows whether the humility he shows now is true or false? "You and Shuai Lu are walking along the way, and the soldiers are tired. It's better to take a break for a while."
"It's time to fight." Liu Guangshi saw the awkward expressions on Lin Chong and Han Shizhong's faces, and a hint of pleasure flashed through his heart, and his speech became more and more sincere. "I'll follow your command. If you tell me to go west, I will never go east."
Lin Chong and Han Shizhong looked at each other, with a hint of doubt in their eyes. They didn't know how Liu Guangshi could say such words to them.
Lin Chong coughed twice to hide his anxiety. Then he said politely: "Our mission is to show the enemy as weak, drag the Jin army here, and give time for other units to encircle Jin troops, so..." He looked at Liu Guangshi and continued, "You go up now, and the Jin army finds that there are more and more troops blocking head-on, and they will inevitably have doubts, which is very unfavorable to encirclement."
Liu Guangshi nodded slightly and said worriedly: "The Jin army is getting closer and closer to Kaifeng, and our main force is dragged on the Yongqiu battlefield. If we cannot block the Jin army from Dongming and let the Jin army directly kill under Kaifeng city, it may lead to the deterioration of the entire battle situation."
"The Yongqiu War has ended." Han Shizhong smiled, "In the early morning of the 29th, Wang De and Li Qiong led their troops to surrender. On the morning of the 29th, Zhang Jun quickly evacuated the Yongqiu battlefield, and ignored Xin Xingzong and 50,000 troops and fled first. On the night of the 29th, Xin Xingzong and Miao Fu led their troops to surrender. In the early morning of the 30th, Yue Dutong ordered that all the troops on the Yongqiu battlefield go north and encircle the Jin army in the Wanting area."
Liu Guangshi widened his eyes and looked at Han Shizhong in surprise, almost unable to believe his ears. Lu Junyi was also shocked. After they crossed the Yellow River, Yue Fei urged the army to march quickly and rushed to the front line of Guangji Canal to support Lin Chong and Han Shizhong, so he didn't know that the Yongqiu War had ended.
"Has Xinxingzong surrendered?" Liu Guangshi was incredible and suddenly asked loudly, looking very excited. Liu Guangshi and Xinxingzong were relatives, and the Liu family and Xin family were close friends for generations. In the past twenty years, they have followed Tong Guan and became the upstarts of the Northwest General. As Tong Guan fled south, the two families were divided into two, and since then they have become enemies. Now the Liu family has jumped up in Chang'an and has great power. Whenever they think of Xinxingzong, they are always very moved. Unexpectedly, Xinxingzong returned from the southeast in a flash, which is so surprising.
"Really? Is this true? Xin Xingzong, Miao Fu, Wang De, and Li Qiong are all back?"
"We're all back." Han Shizhong understood Liu Guangshi's mood at this moment. He was also filled with emotion. "Wang De and Li Qiong followed Wang Liushou and had arrived at Guangji Canal. They were preparing to cross the river north tonight and encircle from the north of the Wanting line in Dongming and Wanting line. Xin Xingzong, Miao Fu and Wang Yu were rushing to Wanting and Jiyin, and were preparing to encircle the Jin army from the south of Guangji Canal."
"On a night, we had an additional 80,000 troops." Lin Chong smiled, "We are absolutely sure to siege and kill the Jin army in this battle. Therefore, at present, we must show that the enemy is weak and drag the Jin army firmly here. Tomorrow, when we complete the encirclement, the Jin army will be unable to fly."
Liu Guangshi and Lu Junyi were very excited. They never dreamed that the Yongqiu battle would end like this. The imagined Northwest people were fighting each other and they had no flesh and blood. On the contrary, the Northwest people in the southeast finally returned and were fighting with the Tiger and Lieutenant Army to attack the Jin thieves. This is really an ideal ending. The Northwest heroes in the sky would be moved when they saw this scene.
"Where is Tong Yue? I want to see him." Liu Guangshi couldn't suppress his excitement and asked loudly.
"I guess it has reached the other side of the river." Lin Chong said, "If nothing unexpected happens, he is now with Wang Liushou and Song Shuai."
Chapter completed!