Extra 78 Good news, Gao Qiu has been demoted! Ask for a monthly pass)
"Liangshanpo, Wuzhang River, Sanshan floating bridge, Wannian New Elevation, Biankou and Guangwu Mountain. Isn't this a pocket array? And it can also replace soldiers with water. Once we stop at the Kaifeng Prefecture City, we will be flooded. This Gao Qiu and Gao Taiwei is indeed well-known!"
In the Daming Palace and Zichen Hall, the Great Jin Emperor Wu Qimai stood in front of a huge wooden picture with his hands behind his back, frowned, and his eyes swept over and over again from the important ground guarded by the Song army on the picture. After looking at it for a while, his brain hurt a little, and he couldn't help but mutter to himself.
How can it not hurt? Taiwei Gao is so tall! He set up a huge pocket array and waited for the Jin soldiers to get into it!
This pocket array is roughly east-west. The opening is in the northeast direction of Kaifeng Prefecture. At one end of the opening is the Sanshan Floating Bridge. After Guo Yaoshi retreated from Liyang, He Guan, who was stationed in the Sanshan Floating Bridge, was able to strengthen the defense line with all his might. Tiancheng Fort, Dayi Shanzhai, Wenzi Mountain Village, Baimacheng, Jushan Fort, and Nanbei Village of Wannian New Dike were started one after another, and the entire infrastructure maniac!
The hard whistle-snooping cavalry of the Jin soldiers saw the Song army's city and fortress from afar, and could only shake their heads and sigh.
At the other end of the opening of this large pocket array is the water of Liangshan, which is said to be 800 miles wide.
Now due to the shrinking of the Jin army, the surrounding areas of Liangshanbo were controlled by the Song army, and three major strongholds were formed, including Jishuikou, Hecaikou, and Liangshan. The Song army stationed in Liangshanbo can not only fight around Liangshanbo, but also move through the Jishui and Wuzhang River. The army of Kaifeng Prefecture can also drive to Liangshanbo through the Wuzhang River waterway, then land from Jishuikou, and then advance towards Daming Prefecture!
On both sides of this pocket array are made up of the Wannian New Dike of the Yellow River and the Wuzhang River. According to the secret detectives of the Jin thieves, the Song army had built a large number of military camps south of the Wannian New Dike of the Yellow River, and strengthened and added various cities along the Wuzhang River. In addition, a large number of arrow towers and towers were built on the south dike of the Wannian New Dike and the south bank of the Wuzhang River.
It is extremely difficult for the Jin soldiers to break through both sides of the pocket formation.
As for the bottom of this pocket array, of course, it is the solid Kaifeng Mansion itself!
Once the main force of the Jin soldiers crashed into the pocket formation, they would not be able to break through Kaifeng Prefecture quickly, and they would not even be able to effectively break through the Wuzhang River and the Yellow River's Wannian New Dike.
Then the Song army occupying the Sanshan Floating Bridge will dig a dam, use water instead of soldiers, and flood the Jin camp! At the same time, the main force of the Song army will go from Kaifeng Prefecture to enter Liangshanpo, then land at Jishuikou (located in the north of Liangshanpo), and then go straight to Daming Prefecture to block the retreat route of the Jin soldiers who were forced to retreat by the flood. The Jin soldiers were first flooded and then blocked the retreat route by the Song army. Even if they could escape from the heavens, they would probably have their vitality severely damaged!
This Gao Qiu and Taiwei Gao are really cruel in their military use!
"Zhemu, Olibu, Talai, Wushu, you guys have been in Daming Mansion for several months, but have you ever thought about how to break Gao Qiu's pocket array?"
The question was that An Banbojilie, Marshal Du Wanyan Xie was also looking at the wooden picture just now, and the more he looked, the more he felt more and more trouble, and he couldn't think of a way to crack it for a while. So he could only kick the ball to a few generals of the Eastern Route Army.
Several Jurchen generals looked at each other, shook their heads, and all wrote on their faces that they had no choice.
"What? You all have no choice?" Wanyan Xie was also a little annoyed, "Hmph, when we started a war with the Southern people before, you all patted your chest and said you would win, but now you have no choice but to do anything?"
Wanyan Jiemu shook her head and said, "You have something Anban Bojilie, don't you know that Gao Qiu was so powerful at that time!"
Wanyan Wushu nodded repeatedly, "That's right! I thought he was a master of Cuju, but I didn't expect that he was so capable of using troops! Now the trouble is not this pocket array, but Gao Qiu, who sets out the pocket array!"
The second prince Wanyan Oli also said: "The Sanshan Floating Bridge will definitely not be able to be hit, and Liangshan Po will definitely not be hit. It is also impossible to completely control the waterways of Wuzhang River. We have never seen Kaifeng Mansion, but the spies all say that there is a solid foundation of gold, and it is not something that can be eaten in ten days or half a month!"
Wanyan Xie was also a little annoyed when he heard this, "What should I do now? The soldiers of the whole country are coming, should I return without success?"
If you return without success, you will lose!
For this battle to attack Song, the Jin Kingdom spent a lot of money! The two armies from both east and west were dispatched at the beginning, including the Zhengbing, Alixi, Haner Army, Khitan Army, and tribal army, mobilized more than 300,000 people!
Now Wanyan Wuqibu, and Wanyan Xie also brought 50,000 regular soldiers and 100,000 auxiliary soldiers from his guards and 100,000 Alixi and other auxiliary soldiers.
Therefore, the total number of troops invested in the attack on Song Dynasty has reached 450,000!
Moreover, the war has been going on for a year since last fall!
Hundreds of thousands of strong laborers have been out of production for so long, and they also have to bring some of their own equipment, horses and rations. The price is really high!
Although he could capture Caogu after entering the Song Dynasty, in the past year of war, he had not won any big city except for a Daming Mansion that had almost run out of nothing, so he didn't get much oil and water.
If you settle the bill now, you will almost be back in vain!
"Fifth Uncle," Wanyan Wuli said with a smile, "It is not enough to return without success. We have now steadily taken over the Yanshan Prefecture Road, and have also captured the four prefectures and four armies along the border of Hebei, including the Qingzhou, Xin'an Army, Bazhou, Baoding Army, Xiongzhou, Mozhou, Ansu Army, Guangxin Army, and other four prefectures and four armies along the border of Hebei. We have also taken over the Leshou County of Hejian Prefecture, Nanpi County of Cangzhou, Fucheng County of Yongjing Army, Wuqiang County of Shenzhou, Wuyi County of Jizhou, Xindu County, Qinghe County of Enzhou, Qincheng County of Daming Prefecture, Linqing County, Guantao County, Yuancheng County, Daming County, Guanshi County, and Qingping County. If we put pressure on Kaifeng Prefecture, while dividing troops to attack the prefectures and counties on both sides of the Yellow River, we should be able to eat up most of Hebei, and these territories are much richer than Yanshan Prefecture Road!"
"Yes," said Wanyan Talai, "We can digest these territories first, and then plot against western Hebei and Hedong. After taking over Hebei and the entire Hedong area, Kaifeng Prefecture is still our possession?"
Wanyan Wu Qimai was a little itchy when they said it. He turned his head and looked at it, "It's slanting, what do you think?"
Wanyan Xie also frowned, as if he was thinking carefully in his heart.
The great Jin Kingdom has invested a lot of money in order to send troops in this big battle. If it is defeated, it will be greatly damaged! The Khitans who were suppressed just now are very likely to make trouble again. The Zubu, Mengwu, Tatar and other tribes on the Mobei grassland will not be at peace.
So the failure of a national war is that Dajin cannot bear the weight that he won a little less, which is better than failure!
Just when Wanyan Xie was about to nod his head to support the strategy of "winning less quickly", a loud shout suddenly came from outside the hall: "Good news, good news, Gao Qiu was demoted!"
What? Gao Qiu was demoted?
True or fake?
Everyone in the hall turned their heads and looked at the gate, and saw a tall and thin man standing outside the door, stopped by Wu Qimai's personal soldiers.
When Wu Qimai was wondering who the man was, Wu Shu next to him had already spoken, "Your Majesty, the person coming is Guo Yaoshi."
"Let him come in!" Wu Qimai shouted.
When the personal soldiers guarding outside heard his orders, they immediately let Guo Yaoshi enter the hall. Guo Yaoshi quickly walked in. When they saw Wu Qimai, they bowed to the ground. "Your Majesty, the detailed work I sent just found out that Gao Qiu had been demoted by Zhao Kai, and had lost the orders of the three yamen's military commanders. They were sent to Dengzhou to be Jingdong and Liaodong Xuanfu envoy."
"What? Jingdong, Liaodong Xuanfu Envoy? He wants it." When Wanyan Wu Qimai heard the news, he felt something was wrong.
"The Southern officials must be fighting to siege Wei to save Zhao!" Wanyan Wushu sneered, "He wants Gao Qiu to send troops from Dengzhou and attack Liao across the sea to force us to return."
Wanyan Wuli said with a smile: "The solution is a good idea, but sending Gao Qiu out to do this is a fool!"
Wanyan Wu Qimai frowned, "Why is it just a fool?"
Wu Li Bu smiled and said, "Although Liaodong is empty, it is vast and sparsely populated, there are not many people on the beach, and there are no roads to pass. Even if we allow Gao Qiu's troops to land, it will not pose a great threat without two or three years of development. But how long can we hold on Kaifeng Prefecture without him?"
Liu Yanzong, who was squinting at the corner of the hall, suddenly became energetic and smiled at Wanyan Wu Qimai: "Your Majesty, according to my opinion, letting Gao Qiu cross the sea to attack Liao is just an excuse to demote him from Kaifeng Prefecture. Gao Qiu has not been there for too long!"
Wanyan Wu Qimai still didn't believe it, "Didn't Zhao Kai kill Cai Jing before? Why don't he believe Gao Qiu again?"
Liu Yanzong smiled and said, "Your Majesty doesn't know that Cai Jing is a civil minister and is very noble in the Southern Dynasties. Zhao Kai's killing Cai Jing in order to protect Gao Qiu was enough to make Gao Qiu a thorn in the eyes of scholars all over the world! Scholars all over the world oppose Gao Qiu together. How could he gain a foothold in Kaifeng Prefecture? These days, the memorials impeached Gao Qiu might have buried Gao Qiu. These three people became tigers. How could Zhao Kai have no doubt about Gao Qiu at all?"
Wanyan Wu Qimai brows slightly, and was about to agree with Liu Yanzong's words, someone suddenly interjected in the hall: "When Guo Liushou and Gao Qiu left, who is the main general of the Kaifeng army?"
Wu Qimai glanced at the man and found that it was Wanyan Xiebao, a younger generation. He had a good impression of this fat man. This child was not like his father, Nianhan and his brother, Shi Yema. Both of them were too fierce. This one was good, chubby, and it looked harmless to look at people and animals.
So Wu Qimai did not stop Xibao from speaking, but turned his attention to Pharmacist Guo.
Chapter completed!