Chapter 389: Looking East and West

Gao Jingshan's response was very appropriate, and Gao Qingyi's initial persuasion was also correct. As independent generals and military assistants, the two had each experienced too much military experience, and they almost instinctively grasped the most critical issue - the Song army set up camp overnight and transferred the main part of the army to the river. This was certainly a military miracle and a feat that was enough to shake the Jin army's mind, but it must have been hasty and full of flaws, strong on the outside but exhausted on the inside.

So at this time, the Jin army did not need to think about too many things. They just had to suppress their fear and astonishment, focus on the gaps in the defense line, and attack with all their might.

If you fail to conquer it, you will have to live a hard life again.

But if the Song army could not resist and the Jin army was able to break through both inside and outside, then all the hard work of the Song army that night would be wasted, and the army would be caught in a dilemma.

By that time, Yue Fei was really being too clever and put himself in danger.

Correspondingly, Yue Fei certainly knew that the matter was not over yet - most of the soldiers and civilians were already very tired, but there was still a lot to do. The narrow terrain and solid fortifications were certainly the only way to make the Jin cavalry lose their combat advantage, but the prerequisite was that the construction and strengthening of the defense line must be completed.

We must insist on completing the defense line!

We must stop the Jurchens!

However, war is not like a dinner party where you set the table, count the guests, arrange the corresponding food and bowls, and then the guests arrive on time as scheduled. At that time, everyone will bow and greet each other before taking their seats. After dozens of days of confrontation, the military situation suddenly changed, and there would inevitably be fierce and lightning-fast military clashes. The scale of the war last night was at most just an appetizer, and the development of battles and events would never develop as the commander expected.

He first appeared unexpectedly in the city.

"What's going on?"

As soon as he left the city, Gao Jingshan saw a familiar-looking Bohai Puliyan (captain of fifty men, deputy chief of staff) riding his horse hurriedly coming along the wall from the west, and he was also furious for a moment.

"General!" Pu Liyan called out and quickly dismounted, but because the horse was moving too fast, he stumbled and almost rolled on the ground before he could stand up by holding onto the wall. "The northwest C corner tower suddenly blocked the passage through the wall with debris and threw down flags from the tower! It must be that Liu An saw the Song army besieging the city and was shaken and decided to rebel!"

Gao Jingshan was stunned for a moment, but soon came to his senses. He turned around and pointed at a Meng'an who had followed him from the city center: "Take people to take it back quickly! If you can't take it back quickly, set it on fire! The city wall is several feet thick with rammed earth and stone bricks, so it's not afraid of burning! Don't give the Song army outside the city a chance to climb the city wall to support! If the Song army doesn't notice, don't make any unnecessary moves, but if the Song army notices, they will definitely strip the clothes of those who are causing trouble and hang them from the tower regardless of whether they are dead or alive!"

Meng'an suddenly realized what was going on and immediately turned around and called out the names of several Mouke and Puliyan. Then he hurriedly followed Puliyan who brought the news to the west, which was the northwest corner of the city.

After the people left, Gao Jingshan thought for a moment, then pointed at Gao Qingyi anxiously and said, "Gao Tongshi, go to the military camp in the city and call out Wang Dang. He is the most reliable Han general. Let him lead the team to inspect the Han army. If there is anything wrong, kill them on the spot... Then you open the treasury, take out silk, wine and meat, and inspect it as well, and appease the Han army again!"

Gao Qingyi came to his senses and left in a hurry.

However, this first accident was a safe bet because the Han army in the corner tower acted hastily and were not unified internally. So that just a quarter of an hour later, accompanied by the rumbling of artillery carts in the east of the city, the Jin army cooperated inside and outside to recapture the Bingzi Horn Corner Tower in the row of diagonal corner towers in the southwest of the city, and then killed all the rebellious Han army officers.

From beginning to end, the Song army outside the city did not even notice this small wave that could directly change the fate of the entire world.

But no matter what, now that this incident was over, everyone in the city knew about the Jin army. Whether it was the crossbows on the river that were smashing the city or the threats from the sidearms, they had all arrived. There was no need to be surprised at what happened next.

"make life difficult for!"

Just as Gao Jingshan turned back to Cuiyun Tower near the north of the city, without even having time to go upstairs, and just as the interface downstairs temporarily added various city defense military orders, unlike the officer who quickly dealt with the rebellion before, another officer who was ordered before came to report with a completely depressed face. "Let the commander know that the Song cavalry is opposite the Yongji Canal, blocking the bridgehead. The messengers we want to send to the north can't get through at all. On the contrary, the south of the city is not well guarded, and the messengers who ordered to burn the ships don't have to cross the Yongji Canal, and most of them rushed out..."

Gao Jingshan, who had only slept for two hours last night, reined in his horse and stood at the foot of Cuiyun Tower. Hearing this, he could not help but let out a long sigh, but he was completely exhausted. Then he forced himself to be strong and headed towards the west city despite the rumbling sound from the east.

After arriving at West City and hurriedly climbing up the city wall, Gao Jingshan just took a look and let out another long sigh, then suddenly felt a headache.

Moreover, when he received the report before, the marching commander of Jin's Damingfu knew that a well-organized Song cavalry unit had been deployed in advance to the west side of the Yongji Canal, and he also knew that it must be Yue Fei's Beiwei Army. But to be honest, the Song cavalry had never been valued by the Jin army.

It is no wonder that the Jurchens looked down on them. On the day of the Battle of Yaoshan, Yue Fei's Beiwei Army actually participated in the battle, but their performance was not very good.

Of course, the Song army had hundreds of thousands of troops and tens of thousands of cavalry. The only exception was Han Shizhong's Bronze-faced Wei Army, which fled from Hebei, expelled Wuzhu from Huai River, and then fought in the Battle of Yanling, the Battle of Yaoshan, and the previous Battle of Hedong. Their performance was truly amazing.

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