In 1127 AD, the Northern Song Dynasty fell. Immediately, the ninth imperial prince, Zhao Gou, ascended the throne in Shangqiu amidst widespread anticipation, inheriting the Song imperial line and r...
"How can this city be compared with Taiyuan?" Balisu didn't want to interrupt when he heard Han Chang's words. "The terrain of Taiyuan, the cannons in Taiyuan, and the fierce battle under Taiyuan are all experiences I will never forget after serving in the army for decades. The success of Jingkang was all due to the battle of Taiyuan..."
"I'm not saying whether General Balisu has worked hard or not, nor am I talking about a mere Changsha City, but the five rivers and six cities here, or the five rivers and seven cities..." Han Chang put down his hands and calmly faced. "These cities are the second checkpoint prepared for us by the Song government after the Tokyo Resident, the Jingdong Zhizhishi, and Li Yanxian of Shanzhou. I'm not saying that the Zhao government in Nanyang is counting on these cities to stop us, but our army seems to be advancing rapidly and with great momentum, but after breaking these cities one by one and then reaching Nanyang City, how long will it take? How much loss will it take? How much strength will we still have? And if Nanyang City becomes a fortress by then, will we have to wait until next summer under the city and wait for the plague to break out in the army? This should be the plan of the Zhao government in Nanyang, right?"
Balisu remained silent, and the people around him were all thinking... This was not only because Han Chang was a veteran general in the army, nor was it just because what he said made sense. The key point was that everyone knew that Han Chang was Wanyan Wushu's trusted general, and there was no doubt who he meant by these words. And the Fourth Prince sent away his two veteran generals, Ali and Erlubu, and took a few trusted men and a Wanhu of the Western Route Army who was opposed to him. There was no need to say what he was thinking.
"Send a Meng'an to Puzhou to tell Talan." Wanyan Wushu, who was sitting at the head, suddenly looked at Balisu. "Tell him that I don't care how he handles it, whether he breaks through Huazhou from the north or defeats those Dongjingliushu troops from the south, as long as he sends reinforcements here within ten days..."
Balisu asked helplessly: "Does Tokyo really not care?"
"Didn't you say that Zong Ze was dying?" Wuzhu responded coldly. "Not to mention Zong Ze's death, even if Zong Ze couldn't get up to command, wouldn't the Tokyo garrison be useless? Wouldn't Tokyo City be an empty, abandoned city? What's the point of conquering it? Do you really have to tell me directly? The reason why the Tokyo garrison was a shield for Zhao Song was not because of Tokyo City, but because of Zong Ze!"
Balisu had no choice but to lower his head and think, then asked: "How many reinforcements does the Fourth Prince want?"
"I don't care. Just tell Talai that I will take you, Han Chang, Da?, and at least four thousand troops of my own to attack Nanyang City. While I lead the four thousand troops to attack Nanyang City, Talai must watch over Tokyo, Han Shizhong, and the five rivers and seven cities for me!" Wuzhu replied calmly.
Balisu was silent for a long while. He wanted to refute, but he had no words to say... because this was exactly the battle strategy of the Jin people during the two southern expeditions when they reaped the most rewards.
At that time, the Jin army was besieging Taiyuan City and heading south to Bianliang at all costs, which was successful in one fell swoop and destroyed the Song Dynasty in two moves. At this time, even if Wanyan Nianhan came, it could not be said that there was something wrong with Wanyan Wushu's strategy.