Inheriting the Song Dynasty

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...

Chapter 46 Two Layers

In order to get rewards and avoid the supervision team, the soldiers of Zhang Yu's army mustered up their courage and rushed to the moat. They rushed up along the direction where the civilians successfully set up the ladders. They often fell to pieces when they reached the sheep and horse wall, with countless casualties.

The two Meng'an of the Jin army were both wearing iron armor and were extremely brave and fearless. When they reached the frozen moat, they even took the initiative to shoot at the top of the city wall and asked the Han army under their Meng'an to form a formation under the city and shoot back. Therefore, although they suffered casualties due to the constant arrows shooting from overhead, it did not stop them from climbing over the dry and frozen moat and over the short sheep and horse wall.

However, no matter the difference in combat power or battlefield status, there was only one result, that is, after someone managed to climb over the narrow sheep-horse wall, they disappeared without a trace...

The Jin army generals did not pay much attention to this phenomenon at first, because even if the Song army did not have the courage to send troops to fight behind the city, they would definitely take advantage of the platforms and city walls to launch close-range bow and arrow attacks on the sheep and horse wall. Under the crossfire and the bows and crossbows that the Song people were most proud of, this area was the area with the greatest casualties, and it was a life-and-death situation.

But over time, it was a bit ridiculous that not a single ladder was successfully set up on the city wall after crossing the Sheep and Horse Wall.

"Deer hut or trap?" Wanyan Balisu thought. "It can't be like the Liao people scattered caltrops all over the Yuguan (Shanhai Pass) in the past, right?"

"The caltrops scattered all over the place did not prevent us from taking Yuguan on the 15th." The old general Chizhanhui became more and more frustrated, but he actually stood up. "The reason why Yuguan was taken so quickly that day was that Emperor Taizu braved the arrows and stones and took the initiative to find out the details of the Liao people, which enabled us to succeed in one battle... I'm going to see what tricks the Song people have!"

"Sit down, old general."

Wanyan Wushu spoke immediately, but then looked at Wanyan Balisu again.

And Balisu did not dare to delay. He quickly stood up and stopped Chizhanhui with his own hands... What a joke, the Jurchen generals have always insisted on bravely fighting the arrows and stones, but he is the commander of the northern camp, and today's battle is his job. How can he let others do it?

If I really let Chizhanhui go, I would be afraid that I would be laughed at by the people in Yanjing when I return to the army in the future.

Therefore, as soon as he stopped Chizhanhui, Wanyan Balisu shouted a name on the stage: "Where is Gu Ying?!"

A Meng'an, who was only in his twenties, stepped forward quickly and bowed his head. His age was in sharp contrast to the other generals around him, and he instantly attracted everyone's attention.

"Take your knights behind the Sheep and Horse Wall and find out what's going on, otherwise don't come back!" Balisu gave a stern order and drew his sword and threw it in front of the man.

Upon hearing this, the general simply kowtowed to the ground, picked up the knife, and turned away quickly.

Seeing this young general leading the others to dismount and set off, Han Chang became thoughtful and asked Balisu, "Is this the nephew of the commander-in-chief? His nickname is Talan, the one with the same name as the deputy marshal?"

"Yes." Bali quickly sat down again, but he did not delay his answer. "It is my nephew!"

"I remember your brother gave him weapons and armor when we attacked Liao. At that time, we laughed at the deputy marshal, saying that he was a big and small Tala. I don't think he will remember it clearly in the future." Chizhanhui, who sat down again, smiled. "Sure enough, he has become Meng'an in the blink of an eye...but the deputy marshal has also become the deputy marshal."

"The name is meaningless, let's see what he is capable of." Balisu continued to speak proudly, and even Wanyan Wushu nodded slightly.

By the way, Balisu's nephew was naturally Wanyan Yinshuke's son who stayed behind in Taiyuan. Such a nobleman actually led hundreds of cavalrymen to dismount and go to the most dangerous area under the enemy's city to investigate the military situation. It was simply unimaginable for the Song Dynasty, but for the Jin people, it was a matter of course.

All we can say is that this is the Jurchen people.

Regardless of whether they have begun to degenerate or to what extent they have degenerated, at this moment, they are still the most powerful cold weapon army in East Asia, and even in the world.

This is not an exaggeration, it is the truth.

In the early twelfth century AD, the Holy Roman Empire was in name only, Byzantium was in decline, West Asia and North Africa were in disarray, the Crusades were in full swing, the Ghaznavid Dynasty in Central Asia and India was falling apart, and Saladin, who later achieved some success, had not yet been born. At this moment, the civilization of East Asia was still leading the way... Well, with the demise of the Liao Dynasty and Yelu Dashi's departure to the west, it was natural that the Song Dynasty dominated everything in the world politically, culturally, and economically, and the Jin Dynasty, in fact the military overlord of East Asia, was truly invincible.

In fact, the Jin Dynasty, which absorbed a lot of advanced cultural knowledge from the Liao and Song dynasties and acquired the wealthy lands of Hebei, Youyan and Liaodong, was probably still the world's second largest cultural and economic power at this time. The Song Dynasty, which almost died more than a year ago, was still the world's second largest military power... undoubtedly.

What else?

At this moment, on this planet, no one could mock the Jurchens' economic and cultural backwardness, except the Song people. No one could mock the Song people's military incompetence, except the Jurchens.

Yelu Dashi?

Was it the Liao Dynasty that fell or the Song Dynasty that fell?

By the way, Wanyan Guoying's participation in the war immediately attracted the attention of the Song army on the top of Nanyang City, because this force was obviously temporarily transferred, and the cavalry came directly, which was completely different from the two Meng'an who were placed in front of the enemy general's command desk, equipped with short weapons, shields and sufficient bows and arrows.

Soon, the intention of this army was discovered. They rushed into the shooting range of the Song army in the form of scattered soldiers, but dismounted in front of the moat that had been mostly filled. Then they dispersed across the moat and climbed the Sheep Horse Wall... Obviously, they wanted to understand the story behind the Sheep Horse Wall.

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