Tumeng: I am a national advisor in the Golden Family

The first day of the siege ended with a disastrous defeat for the Jin army and a complete victory for the Mongolian army.

On the first day of the siege, the Jin people suffered heavy losses. The catapults they brought were destroyed by the Mongols. The most elite Zhongxiao Army was wiped out. All siege equipment was basically destroyed by the Mongols.

More than [-] soldiers were killed, and countless others were injured. Today's battle made all Jin soldiers tremble with fear.

The power of the explosive packs, the raging fire that could not be extinguished by water, and the miserable death of the loyal and filial soldiers made everyone shudder.

At this moment, all the generals in the camp gathered together, most of them looked heavy, and even some looked pale.

There was a very negative feeling permeating the entire camp. A large number of soldiers were patrolling listlessly, as if they were walking corpses.

"Generals, we suffered heavy losses in yesterday's battle, but we have not yet reached the point of breaking out. We still have sufficient military rations and are fully equipped with men and horses." As the commander-in-chief of the three armies, Wanyan Heda looked at the depressed people. The general sighed helplessly and said.

There was no other way, he had to find a way to boost morale now, otherwise these officers would probably become discouraged even before the food and grass were delivered.

"Sir! Can we, can we really win? You have seen the situation today. The Mongols defend the city very well, and the snow outside is getting heavier and heavier. Every day, the soldiers have to burn some wood to keep warm. "A Jurchen general said.

"Don't let other people's ambitions destroy our prestige. When our ancestors from the Jin Kingdom came to dominate the Central Plains, we only had tens of thousands of cavalry. Did I still defeat the Song Kingdom's hundreds of thousands of troops?" A Jurchen with dreadlocks The clan general stood up and spoke.

The total number of people in the Iron Pagoda that was so powerful back then was less than [-], and its majesty was not much worse than today's Mongolian cavalry. Moreover, the Iron Pagoda in those days were all wearing heavy armor.

"General Wanyan Heda, in my opinion, it is better to carry out a siege. If we attack by force, it is impossible for us to capture this city. Even if all the troops fight, we will not be able to capture this city." A Han officer stood up and spoke. said.

Yesterday's tragic siege battle made everyone terrified, but even with such tragic casualties, they didn't even touch the underside of the Mongolian city wall, or even touch the city gate, and were killed by the Mongolians. The weapon hit his head badly.

"We cannot besiege the city." Wanyan Heda shook his head and said.

If they could lay siege to the city, they would send out troops in March and take advantage of the spring to attack this place. That would be the best time to besiege the city.

It can prevent the enemy from spring plowing and trap the enemy in the city, but now there are still at least two months of winter.

And because of the remaining food in the past, the Mongols now have no shortage of military rations at all. Even the military rations in the city are enough to feed the Mongolian army for more than half a year.

Not to mention the Mongols' own military rations. No matter how you calculate it, it will take at least seven months before all the general rations are used up. During these seven months, the day lilies are cold.

One month later, whether their military rations can be delivered is still the same thing! Moreover, when spring begins, the Mongolian army may attack them on a large scale, and then it will be even more doomed.

If not for avoiding a three-front battle, their Jin army would have been necessary. Did you come all the way here to fight in the middle of winter?
  "Let's not talk about the siege anymore. Which general has a good strategy to break this city." Wanyan Heda shook his head and asked.

"General! Under the current situation, a strong attack is definitely not possible. Now that the siege equipment has been destroyed, it will take a month to cut down the wood and make it again."

"What to do? Make it and let the Mongols burn it again?"

"If you don't want to build siege equipment, do you want to go there? Or let the soldiers climb up empty-handed?" The two generals immediately started arguing in the camp.

Wanyan Heda, who was always ready to take action if there was any disagreement, shook his head helplessly.

You are all uncles, are you the real uncles? How long has this been, are you still thinking of fighting with each other?
  But the problem is that it takes a month to build siege equipment now. If the siege equipment can be built in a month, then he can just bite the bullet.

But the problem is, after a month's siege equipment is built, don't fight like yesterday, and we haven't rushed to the Mongolian city yet!

All the wooden siege equipment was burned to the ground, which was not worth the gain.

"Wooden siege equipment will indeed be set on fire by the Mongols, but if it is made of iron, we are not afraid of them. We can wrap a layer of iron on the outside to prevent fire and forge a batch of siege equipment." A general stood up and said. .

"Hmph! If it is made of iron, even if it is wrapped in iron sheets, how much iron will be needed? In this case, it will take longer, and it is not as good as the previous siege strategy."

"This won't work, that won't work either, so what can you do?"

For a moment, everyone present fell into silence, and they didn't know what to do. Face a brand new weapon.

Sometimes the battle is often defeated. Every time a new weapon appears, it means that the army fighting it will be unlucky.

"Sir! I have a plan. How about we build a larger camp, disguise it as a place to store equipment, and then dig a tunnel directly to Lintao Mansion?" An officer rolled his eyes and said.

"Dig a tunnel? From our camp to the Mongolian city, there are at least more than [-] steps. Where can we put so many pictures?"

"We can order the soldiers to camouflage the soil every day, then push it outside and throw away this hole. These one hundred soldiers keep digging.

They worked non-stop for twelve hours a day. When they got tired, they would switch to another group of people and pick up [-] people in three shifts to dig a tunnel. As long as the tunnel was completed.

We will send an elite force to fight in. Driver, open the city gate and let our army enter the city. When the time comes, the more we fight against the less, this is our last chance. "A general said.

Attacking by force or siege won't work, and they don't have wings and can't fly from the sky, so they can only dig tunnels. This is the best way at the moment.

"But how long does it take to dig a tunnel like this? Do we have enough time?"

"Hundreds of people are working at the same time. They can dig about one or two hundred steps every day. It only takes about [-] days to get through."

Wanyan Heda touched his chin, thought for a moment, patted the table, stood up and said.

"Mobilize [-] soldiers, divide them into three groups of [-] people each, prepare a larger military camp as a shield, and then arrange an army to dump out all the soil they dig out every day.

Try to dig out the tunnel within fifteen days. Then send a suicide squad into the tunnel, sneak into the city, then open the city gate and lead my army into the city. "Wanyan Heda said.

This is the only feasible way at present. Digging tunnels is their last hope for a comeback.

"But if the sound of digging tunnels is heard by the Mongols, all the efforts will be wasted."

"Yes, the sound of digging tunnels is still very loud, especially when hundreds of people are working at the same time, the noise is not small."

"When we were digging here a few days ago, the Mongols should not have heard anything. When we get close to the city, we will send troops to call in front of the Mongolians every day! Make some movement and noise."

"Yes, this plan is feasible. The Mongols are extremely good at martial arts. We sent people to challenge them and asked them to send warriors out to challenge them. The Mongols will not refuse." Another general had an idea and said.

"The Mongols are indeed good at fighting, but they don't like to fight alone. When they fight, they are like a pack of wolves. It is probably unrealistic for them to come out to challenge generals alone."

"No matter what, we have to give it a try and provide cover for the brothers digging the tunnel. If the Mongols are unwilling to come out, then we will prepare a woman's clothes.

Then he sent them to the city to humiliate their general, saying, "If you dare not come out to fight, then just wear this woman's clothes." "

"Hahaha! You have a good idea, not bad. We will give the Mongolian commander a piece of women's clothes to inspire him to come out and fight.

It is said that the third son of Genghis Khan led the army this time. Or the future Great Khan of Mongolia? I don’t believe this person can bear such an insult? "

"We can also order some people to cut down trees around, and then build siege equipment with great fanfare to attract the attention of the Mongols." Another general said. Doing nothing would easily alert the Mongols. They were busy building siege equipment on a large scale, but they would not make the Mongols suspicious.

"Yes! Let's do it, generals, this battle is related to the life and death of our country, you must work hard." Wanyan Heda said.

"How dare you not die for the general, how dare you not die for our great Jin Kingdom!" The generals knelt in the tent and said.

In the following period, the Jin people began to cut down trees and then made siege equipment with great fanfare.

All the officers and men in the army were so busy that they even looked perfect. Some Jin generals also participated in the team making siege equipment.

"Hahaha! Zhang Yong, do you think these Jin people are stupid? At this time, they are still building siege equipment?
  It will probably be a month before their siege equipment is finished. When the time comes, we will pour gasoline on it and blow up the explosive packs, and they will be destroyed. The siege equipment that had been painstakingly built was scrapped again. "Wokuotai looked on. The Jin army who was busy below the city said.

"Hahaha! These Jin people are working in vain. I don't think we should wait for them to build siege equipment. Lord Wo Kuotai, Lord Military Advisor, give me a team of troops and let me go out to harass them!" A Mongolian Thousand The head of the household spoke.

"Just stay in the city. Our goal is to hold the city until their military supplies are exhausted, and then go out and defeat them in one fell swoop." Before Zhang Yong could speak, Wo Kuotai said.

The shadow of Guiyou's previous defeat in the battle has not yet dissipated! You bastard, you actually want to lead troops out of the city to fight again, aren't you afraid that the enemy will make dumplings for you?
  "Father-in-law! There are also thousands of households in Tuosha. Now is not the time for you to attack. Wait a while longer for the people of Jin to consume more food and grass, and wait for them to suffer from the cold for a while. I will let you attack then. , went to harass the Jin people." Zhang Yong said.

Now is really not a good time to go out of the city to harass. When the Jin army is about to run out of food and grass, it would be a good idea to send a cavalry out to rob their food roads.

Zhang Yong had already surveyed the terrain in the nearby area. When the Jin army began to transport food, he sent a cavalry out of the city and then attacked the Jin people's food roads.

If you have cavalry in hand, you can use the surprise attack trick.

The total cavalry of the Jin people was not as large as that of the Mongols. This cavalry ran out.

The Jin people could not stop them and could only watch as their rations were robbed.

This time, Zhang Yong planned not to give the Jin people any chance to make a comeback, and to nip all their means in the cradle.

"Well! I also agree with Zhang Yong, your boy's method. When the Jin people's food and grass are almost exhausted, we will rob their food and grass and completely cut off their food channels. By then, the Jin people will be finished. "Wokuotai said.

"Then let's just sit in the city and do nothing." A group of Mongolian generals said.

"If you are really too busy, just wrestle in the city! Or compete in archery. In short, don't let me harm the people." Zhang Yong said.

After sending away a group of thousands of Mongolian households, Wo Kuotai patted Zhang Yong on the shoulder and asked. :
  "Zhang Yong, I believe in your arrangements for this battle. I will fight how you say."

"Don't worry, father-in-law, I will leave everything to you. You can go back and rest first!" Zhang Yong said.

"Well! I'm going to wrestle with that kid Guyu and teach him a lesson." Wo Kuotai moved his shoulders, got up and left the watchtower.

Seeing Wo Kuotai leaving, Zhang Yong shook his head, would you teach Guiyou a lesson?
  If Guyu really doesn't show mercy and throws you hard, how can you, a forty-year-old man, beat a teenage boy?

I'll knock you down in a matter of minutes!
  After confirming that his cheap father-in-law had left, Zhang Yong took out a black telescope from his small bag, then stood on the tower and began to secretly observe the movements of the Jin Kingdom camp.

A large number of Jin soldiers were cutting down trees and making siege equipment. This was no problem, but there was one place that concerned Zhang Yong very much.

He saw many soldiers gathered around a very large military camp, coming in and out from time to time, and they were all gray-faced, and there were also people pushing some small carts out.

It is covered with some white cloth, and some soil will fall down along the way. Zhang Yong moved the telescope farther away, increased the magnification, and saw a small dirt bag further away. Many Jin soldiers poured sand and soil from the carts there.

This much sand and soil can only represent two things. One is that people from the Jin Kingdom want to use this sand and soil to extinguish gasoline fires. Now, countries in the Central Plains already know how to extinguish gasoline fires.

Although it was troublesome, they learned to use sand and soil.

However, the sand pushed out from the Jin Kingdom camp this time should not be used to extinguish the fire.

Then there is only another explanation. The Jin people wanted to dig tunnels.

In ancient sieges, if a strong attack failed, methods such as persuading surrender, siege, and digging tunnels would be adopted.

The Jin people came to persuade them to surrender, which was obviously impossible.

After all, the relationship between the two countries is extremely bad, and the trick of persuading surrender can only be used when you have a favorable wind. Now the Jin people are at a disadvantage.

A siege is also impossible. After all, the Jin people don't have much food and grass, and the Jin people should know exactly how much food and grass there were in this city before.

So there is only one possibility. The Jin people want to dig a tunnel to enter the city, and then send elite troops to open the city gate and put the army in.

Not bad, not bad, the plan was well thought out, but I discovered it at the beginning, and you are quite miserable.

Although my drone cannot take off in the snow and cannot see the situation on your side, I still have a telescope!

None of you know this, not even the Mongolians. This telescope is one of Zhang Yong's biggest secrets, and it is the kind that must never be taken out.

In this era, it is not difficult to make a concave and convex mirror and then make a simple telescope, but if you want to make a high-definition telescope of your own, it will be possible in a few hundred years.

But your method of digging tunnels is very dangerous. We have just started digging. When we reach the bottom of the city in a few days, it will be impossible to prevent us from hearing the noise. Then all I have to do is remind Ogedai Just fine.

Seven or eight days later, the Jin people began to send a large group of naked and muscular soldiers to yell and curse at the city!
  There were even a lot of simple siege equipment placed around, such as some siege vehicles or ladders, making it look like they were about to attack.

"Listen to the Mongols in the city. Do you dare to come out and fight Grandpa and me for [-] rounds?"

"Mongols, have you lost all your courage? Or have you retreated into your mother's womb and dare not come out to fight?" The Jin army outside the city began to curse with various provocative words.

This verbal output immediately made some Mongolian heads of thousands and hundreds of households in the city unable to sit still.

They all asked Wokuotai to fight and wanted to go out of the city to teach the passers-by, but they were all stopped by Wokuotai.

It turns out that the Jin people had this idea! This army came to yell at them, or pretend to be provocative, but it was fake. In fact, it was to provide cover for the group digging the tunnel.

hehe! I just sent away a monk named Wanyan Chen, and it seems that before long, I will send away another monk named Wanyan Heda.

"Father-in-law! Don't you think it's strange? People in Jin seem to have no reason to do these things. I seem to be hiding something!" Zhang Yong asked thoughtfully.

"You mean they did it intentionally?" Wo Kuotai asked.

"Well! Father-in-law, please think from another angle.

If you were the leader of the Jin people at this time, how would you fight this battle when faced with the situation of the Jin people? "Zhang Yong smiled and asked.

Follow my thoughts and think about my father-in-law. (End of chapter)