Chapter 1: The Awakening of Shin Wang...

  Jin army entered the city, and there was no one in front of them. The ground was filled with livestock and treasures. Wanyan Kuodao's mouth was twisted with joy. Without King Zhao Chen's command, they were not worth fighting at all. It can be seen that Xiao Gan, Guo Yaoshi, and even Wanyan Yun (Pujiasou) are a group of useless people, who were defeated by a mob.

  Facing an empty city, Wanyan Zongwang immediately ordered his troops to plunder. The people left in the city were all supporters of the Jin army who refused to listen to the righteous army's orders. They were a group of die-hard pro-Jin faction members. As for Yue Fei leaving them behind, it was actually to let them pay the price for their own foolishness. Moreover, their deaths could provide precious time for hundreds of thousands of civilians to escape.

  These die-hard pro-Jin faction members thought they would be rewarded by the Jin army for opening the city gate. However, with a single order from Wanyan Zongbi, they were immediately slaughtered and plundered by the very Jin soldiers they had supported. Not only did they lose all their property, but also their lives. These foolish Song traitors fell one after another under the Jin army's butcher knife.

  Although Guo Yao Shi and Xiao Gan both felt that Wanyan Agula's approach was not right, he did this to make all the Song traitors who would surrender to the Jin in the future feel cold. However, they were all surrendered generals who had made achievements by wearing their crimes, and Wanyan Agula was arrogant in front of them, so they wouldn't listen to them at all. So the two men saw it with their own eyes, but neither dared to say anything more.

  After plundering the small number of Song troops in Le Ping, Wanyan Zonghan immediately ordered a pursuit, taking advantage of their victory to attack and kill the military stronghold of Wei State at Jiecheng.

  Jin Jun carried his wealth on his back, driving his livestock, one by one with a joyful face, happily rushing towards the Weizhou Jingxing fortress.

  However, the Jin army's advance was not smooth. The Jin army suddenly encountered a continuous light rain on its way forward, and in Jingyang Town, the Jin army finally encountered strong resistance from the Xiangyang garrison. At this time, the Xiangyang army refused to retreat because of the bad weather, the water on the ground had not evaporated, the road was muddy and difficult to pass, and a forced attack would be difficult. At this time, the more troops that attacked the righteous army, the better, plus the army under Wanyan Zongbi's command came all the way killing and suffered heavy losses. Therefore, many Jin generals suggested that the garrison troops in Taiyuan, Shouyang, Jinning, Yuci directions as well as the garrison troops in Pingding, Fushan, and Leiping be called out to gather superior forces and launch a decisive attack.

  However, at this time, Wanyan Aguda hesitated under the persuasion of Guo Jing and Xiao Qiang. Wanyan Aguda was actually a brave and resourceful general of the Jin army. Although he despised Guo Jing and Xiao Qiang, what they said also made some sense.

  Although the situation on the battlefield is that the Xinyang Righteous Army is on the verge of collapse, fighting a war is not so simple, and even slight mistakes can lead to total defeat.

  Taiyuan, Shouyang and Pingding and Leiping are all very important. Without these barriers, the Jurchen army would not have been able to invade the Song Dynasty today, and the situation would be that of a siege of the capital. Therefore, no matter what, we must hold on to Pingding, Leiping, Shouyang and Taiyuan, and not lose them in any way. So, Wanyan Zongwang still followed the advice of Guo Zhongshi and Xiao Gan, and did not mobilize the last remaining troops from various places.

  Jingyang Town was built by the righteous army with high walls and deep moats, and the Jin army relied on simple siege equipment but still couldn't take it down. After fighting until midnight, the attacking Jin army also got tired and set up camp to rest.

  At this time, Wanyan Yu (Pujianu) sent someone to deliver a letter when he was attacking various righteous armies on the Bianyan Road and Xijing Road. He told Wanyan Chalan that the Western Liao army had an absolute advantage on the battlefield of Bianyan Road and Xijing Road. The Bianyan Road Governor Wang Shu suffered a great defeat, and all the righteous armies suffered heavy losses.

  The overall situation is very bad. The Jin army of hundreds of thousands of cavalry has arrived in Jizhou, and the Jin army in Shandong has also approached Daming Prefecture. The Jin army has tightly blocked the Xiangwang Yi Army in Zhending, Weizhou, Wozhou, and the Taihang Mountains. Now the pincer movement of the Hedong Road Jin army has given a fatal blow to the Xiangwang Yi Army.

  Now the news that Jin Jun has received is that Xing Wang's righteous army is now in chaos, and many people have started fleeing to the mountains. From the information obtained by Jin Jun's scouts, it can be seen that from Xing Wang's general headquarters, Xing Wang Zhao Chen has decided to gather his advantageous forces, break through from Xiangzhou, cross the Yellow River, and then kill back to Dongjing Bianliang.

  Wanyan Aguda was overjoyed to receive this news. The Xining Army of Righteousness had been defeated, and the invincible Xining Army of Righteousness had been crushed before the main force of the powerful Jin army had even begun a formal battle. Now, in front of the great Jin army, only one strong anti-Jin righteous army, the Xining Army led by Zhao Chen, remained, but this righteous army was now surrounded by hundreds of thousands of Jin troops in Zhending, Weizhou, and Wozhou, as well as the western part of Pingding. At this moment, as long as they occupied Pingdingsheng, took control of Jingxing and the entire Weizhou, and the main force of the Eastern Route Army from Shandong attacked and captured Zhending, then the Xining Army of Righteousness would be completely trapped, with no way to escape.

  At that time, it was Jin Guo's all-out effort to move south and destroy the Song Dynasty, capture Gaozong Zhao Gou, and unify the world under the great army of Jin Guo.

  At this point, Wanyan Zongwu no longer hesitated. He ignored the advice of Guo Yao Shi and decisively ordered the remaining troops from Pingding, Leiping, Fushan, Taiyuan, Shouyang, Yuci, and Jinping to rush to the battlefield in Jingyang Town.

  However, just half a day later, the righteous army that had been lurking in secret in the dense forest of Fushan made their move. Yue Fei personally commanded Zhang Xian's third battalion to take control of the three major camps on Mount Fushan through a hidden passage they had prepared. The Jin army stationed at Fushan totaled only 1,500 men and were killed or surrendered by the numerous righteous soldiers in less than half an hour, not one person escaped.

  Yue Fei then sent Zhang Hong to block the retreat of the Jin army, while he himself led the first and second armies of Yue Zhen's and Xu Qing's troops to attack Pingding and Heleping. Meanwhile, Gao Bone had already led 5,000 soldiers to besiege Shouyang City.

  That noon, the Jin army guarding Shouyang City saw refugees fleeing from Fushan direction swarming in. These people shouldered and carried, driving cattle and sheep, densely packed, at least several tens of thousands of people.

  The defenders within the city walls were resolute in not opening the gates, and the Jurchen general personally sat on the city wall to guard it. Who dared to let the refugees in? However, the Jurchen army saw that there were many valuable goods among the refugees outside the city, probably all looted from the fleeing rebels. If they killed their way out, dispersed the refugees, and plundered the goods and livestock, they could make a fortune.

  The Jin Dynasty's military governor did not allow the troops to go out. There were only two thousand Jin soldiers in the city, and most of them were newly surrendered Song people Han soldiers, with little combat effectiveness. Moreover, Wanyan Chao and Guo Yao Shi repeatedly instructed before leaving that without their orders, it was not allowed to open the city gate to prevent the righteous army from deceiving. Therefore, this new Jin Dynasty military governor was very resolute, whoever dared to go out of the city would be beheaded.

  The Jin army guarding the city was extremely envious, and could only dryly watch the refugees flowing outside the city, but couldn't stretch out their claws to rob. One by one, they were red-eyed, but had no way to do anything about it.

  The refugees outside the city cried and shouted, disturbing people's minds. The Jin Guo Jiedu looked at his heart and felt that there was nothing to do, so he went back to rest in his mansion. After the Jiedu returned to rest, he handed over the heavy responsibility of defending the city to a group of Han generals. The Han generals wandered around on the city wall, thinking about whether opening the city gate for the righteous army would be more beneficial or more harmful.

  The elite Jurchen-led Golden Army was withdrawn, leaving behind only some Han troops who were good for nothing except defending the city. The Han leaders thought that once the Jurchen army left the city, the rebels would immediately appear. But after waiting for half a day, not even a ghostly figure appeared.

  A group of Han generals who were secretly in cahoots with the enemy were having second thoughts, wondering if the rebel army would really be defeated by the Jin army. However, for them, it was a good thing even if the rebel army won, since they had already received their payment. What they feared most was that the leaders of the rebel army would be captured and reveal their identities, which would spell big trouble for them.

  They were getting more and more headaches, while a group of generals surrounded the main general's body, chattering endlessly. "General, we just need to open the city gate a little bit, then rush up and slash wildly. These riches, these livestock will be ours, there won't be any danger."

  The top generals now have money, they look down on this little thing. But their subordinates are poor and in a hurry, the Jin army treats these Song people who surrender without fighting very badly, no military salary is paid, and the food is the worst. They can sell cattle for money, it's stupid not to pick up this cheap deal, so a group of low-ranking officers surrounded them and quarreled constantly. The top generals were annoyed by their subordinates and waved their hands repeatedly: "Go, go, come back quickly."

  The soldiers were overjoyed, and with a loud "boom" they all ran away. At first, these Han Chinese soldiers, who were no better than bandits, were somewhat cautious, sending out small teams to attack and snatch livestock before fleeing. But soon their courage grew, and those who had already plundered something wanted to do it again, while those who hadn't yet succeeded were burning with anxiety. Before long, all the city gates were wide open, and hundreds of people rushed out to loot.

  Refugees outside the city saw that the gate was open and rushed into Shouyang City. The Jin soldiers outside were eager to plunder and didn't care, chasing after the lively cattle and running wildly.

  When the civilians and Jin soldiers were making a big noise, a cavalry suddenly rushed over, only to see that the hooves of this cavalry were wrapped in thick layers of grass, with incredible speed, like lightning, and killed instantly.

  As soon as the cavalry arrived, the civilians and the Jin army were immediately thrown into chaos. The refugees wanted to run into the city, the Jin soldiers also wanted to run into the city, and the livestock also wanted to run into the city. The city gate was already blocked by a dense crowd of people and animals, making it impossible to close the gate.

  A group of Han Chinese generals secretly let out a sigh of relief, this group of stubborn Righteous Army has finally arrived, and they thought you were all dead. These Han Chinese generals took people's money and wealth, and helped to eliminate the disaster. Li Kui shouted loudly at the panicked soldiers: "The Xining Army is here, run quickly, run..." A group of officials yelled to retreat, what else are you hesitating about, just run! With a loud whoosh, all the Jin army Han soldiers guarding the city ran away without a trace.

  At this time, Xi Ren Fang led Gan Gu Duo to enter the city first, commanding a thousand cavalrymen to continue attacking and killing inside the city. He himself took his entourage to attack the city tower directly. At this time, there was no one left on the city tower, only a few Han generals who had been bought over by the righteous army remained.

  The city of Shouyang was easily captured, and Pingding and Leiping cities were both occupied by Yue Fei's army through a secret passage left behind during their retreat. At this time, Yue Fei was worried about the battle situation in Taiyuan Prefecture, so he personally led the third army of the Black Dragon Army, composed of Bohai people and Fan generals led by Gao Yulóng, to rapidly advance into Taiyuan Prefecture.

  The city wall of Taiyuan Prefecture is high and grand, with three sides being mountains and the other side being a plain. The southern gate of Taiyuan is also the stronghold of Yuci. The moat of Taiyuan is filled with water from the Fen River.

  Under such a strong defense, there was no internal response that could not be broken through in the short term. However, Yuci had only 200 golden soldiers and Han people guarding it, while Taiyuan had only 5,000 Han people's army and 500 barbarian soldiers guarding it. With the help of several strategists, Yue Fei led Gao Yu Long and Gan Gu Duo to easily break into the cities of Yuci and Taiyuan.

  On the city wall of Taiyuan Prefecture, the golden army's flag was burned by a great fire, and the banner of Xing Wang fluttered on the city head. The soldiers of the Righteous Army were cheering and shouting, and the excitement of facing the strong Golden Army and still taking the city by storm made them unable to control their emotions. All the soldiers just kept shouting and running, using all their strength to fight. Actually, there was nothing to fight for, the golden army inside the city had given up, thrown away their weapons and surrendered.

  Yue Fei entered the city, climbed up to the city wall and gazed out at the distant mountains, feeling extremely joyful. The impossible had become a reality, and the loyalist army of King Xiang had finally captured Taiyuan Prefecture. Now all that was left was to annihilate Wanyan Zongbi's army, and there would be no more powerful Jin troops in Hedong Road.

  "Urgent report to General Xiang Yuansui, Taiyuan Prefecture has been taken, we have occupied Taiyuan Prefecture...!" Yue Fei turned around to face the messenger soldier, waving his fists and shouting loudly: "We will immediately return to the army and surround and kill Wanyan Zongbi!" "We will immediately return to the army and surround and kill Wanyan Zongbi!" The soldiers all shouted in unison...

  The Jin army's reinforcements rushed to Jingyang Town. Wanyan Zongbi had already assembled an army of 600,000 and immediately ordered a full-scale attack on the city, aiming to capture it as soon as possible and drive all the Western Route Righteous Armies into the Weizhou area. The Jin army had 300,000-400,000 troops on the eastern, southern, and western fronts, claiming to have 600,000, surrounding the territory occupied by Xiangwang from three sides, and Xiangwang's righteous army was on the verge of collapse.

  At this time, Wu Feng, Liu Xi and Liu Sange, who were guarding Jingyang Town, received an urgent report from Yue Fei that Taiyuan Prefecture had been taken down. Jingyang Town suddenly boiled over. A group of officials and generals of the Xining Army cheered and jumped for joy, the heavy burden of several months was suddenly lifted, everyone's face lit up with joy, the gloom that had been pressing on their hearts suddenly dispersed, and they finally saw the golden sunlight.

  In Jingyang Town, Liu Sang shouted loudly and rushed out of the town's government office like a madman, shouting to the sky: "We have occupied Taiyuan Prefecture! We have occupied Taiyuan Prefecture!" Wu Feng, Liu Xi and a group of generals surrounded each other, jumping up and down, looking like they were going crazy.

  At this time, Wu Feng pushed through the crowd and pulled Liu Xi and Liu Sange to hurry back to the command tent. He urgently told them: "Hurry up and inform all military commanders that we have taken down Taiyuan Prefecture. We will immediately seal off the city gates. The plan of Xing Wangqian and Yue Shuai has succeeded."

  On a bleak autumn afternoon, the Jin army commander Wanyan Zongbi received a report from his scouts. The Righteous Army's ambush troops had captured Pingding, Leiping, Fushan and Shouyang in a very short period of time. Meanwhile, large numbers of Righteous Army ambush troops appeared on all sides of the Jin army.

  Jin Jun's large army, although numerous, had lost several thousand men and horses after many fierce battles and sieges. Now they only have more than 50,000 troops. In front of them is the high and grand city wall of Jingyang Town, behind them are many elite righteous armies. They were actually surrounded by the righteous army.

  Xiao Bao was shocked and worried about the safety of Taiyuan and Shouyang, wanting to divide troops to rescue them, but was immediately stopped by Xiao Gan and Guo Yao Shi. Guo Yao Shi said: "The King of Xin, Zhao Jun, is cunning and has many tricks up his sleeve, we must be cautious. If we divide our troops to rescue them, we might fall into the King of Xin's trap. Once we are defeated by the ambush, we will be broken one by one. In this way, not only will we fail to capture Pingding Prefecture, but we also won't be able to suppress the King of Xin's army in the Weizhou area, giving them time to breathe. The city walls of Taiyuan Prefecture are high and strong, with 5,000 soldiers defending it. At this moment, the main force of the rebels is blocking our two main forces on the eastern route. Moreover, the number of troops fighting against us is not small, so they do not have enough strength to attack Taiyuan Prefecture. Taiyuan is surrounded by mountains on three sides, with one side being Yu City, which has high walls and a wide moat. The defense is solid as gold, and nothing will happen."

  Xiao Gan also agreed with Guo Yao Shi's opinion, he even thought that Taiyuan Fu and Shouyang City were lost, it didn't matter, because the main force of Xining Jun was in Pingding Zhou Xi, Wei Zhou, Zhending and Wo Zhou, as long as they surrounded and killed this main force of Xining Jun, then combined with the Eastern Route Golden Army, and fought back to Taiyuan, Xining Jun would still be a dead end.

  After such an analysis, Wanyan Zongwang felt at ease. One thing was certain: as long as the troops surrounded in Pingdingzhou, Weizhou, Zhending and Wo State were annihilated, this battle would be thoroughly won.

  In addition, according to the information sent by the scouts, Zhao Jun decided to break through and head south. Therefore, Xin Wang's army occupied Pingding, Fushan and Leiping with a small number of troops, cutting off contact between himself and Taiyuan Prefecture, purely to lure him into dividing his forces and delaying the attack on Pingding in the west and Weizhou direction.

  Afterwards, Wanyan Zongwang ordered a full-scale attack on Jingyang Town. At dusk, the militia in Jingyang Town finally could not hold on and abandoned the city to escape, the civilians inside had already withdrawn. Leaving behind a large amount of baggage and livestock for the Jin army, the Jin army captured a rich booty, the Jin soldiers were all smiling with joy, each pulling a pack animal and carrying grain on their backs.

  The Jin army was rejoicing when some of the floating mountain righteous army generals sent a messenger with a letter, because the Jin army's strength was so great that many of the righteous army generals were terrified and unstable, their morale was low, and the army was on the verge of collapse. Those righteous army generals asked Wanyan general to immediately move his troops to Floating Mountain, they would respond from within, helping the Jin army surround and kill the righteous army of Xinwang.

  Complacent Wanyan Zongbi thought he got a message from the letter, that is, Taiyuan Mansion was very safe. The righteous army's occupation of Fushan was indeed a trick with internal response, and he must attack Fushan immediately. However, considering the consecutive battles, the Jin army was extremely tired, Wanyan Zongbi decided to rest for one night in the city of Jingyang Town.

  King Xiang of Zhao was cunning and deceitful. If King Xiang's righteous army were to launch a surprise attack on the Jin army under the cover of night, they would be completely defeated.

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