Longzhou, the last madness.
Wanyan Zonghan placed his last main force on the Longzhou front line, risking everything.
As for the Song army, the command center moved forward and Yue Fei set up the base camp in Xianping Prefecture.
Wanyan Zonghan sent Jin general Xu Yundong to garrison Changchun City and Hui Tebufeng to garrison Longzhou.
Zhao Huan appointed Song generals Guo Tianming and Liang Zifan as vanguards, aiming to capture Longzhou within a month.
Guo Tianming issued a military order, and if he failed to capture Longzhou, he would be beheaded.
The fighting was unprecedentedly brutal and unexpected. This time, the Jin soldiers in Longzhou were extremely resilient. Guo Tianming's 20,000-man army launched seven attacks in one day, but each attack was repelled by Hui Tebufeng.
Hui Tebufeng stood on the top of Longzhou City, sword in hand: "Soldiers of the Great Jin, Longzhou is our last barrier. We have nowhere to retreat! Behind us is the capital, and our women and children are right behind us. If we can't stop the Song attack, our Great Jin will be destroyed. We Jurchens will become slaves of the Han people! Those who don't want to be slaves, follow me and defend the city wall!"
"Defend Longzhou! Defend Longzhou!" The soldiers remained in high spirits.
In Xianping Prefecture, Zhao Huan had a sullen expression on his face, and Yue Fei paced back and forth anxiously: "What is Guo Tianming doing? He hasn't even taken Longzhou City after all this time!"
"Report!" A report came from the front line: "Your Majesty, General Yue. General Guo has launched seven consecutive sieges. Longzhou City is extremely stubborn. I, our army has suffered heavy losses."
Zhao Huan gritted his teeth and asked, "What's going on in Longzhou?"
The messenger was covered in dust, his face was stained by smoke and dust, and there were some bloodstains on his body, obviously he had just come from the front line of the battlefield.
"Your Majesty, the Jin soldiers in Longzhou are putting up a stubborn fight. They even dared to open the city gates and launch a counterattack. If, if General Guo hadn't personally come to the front lines to command and supervise the battle, we would have been able to withstand the attack of the Jin cavalry. General Guo's troops would have been defeated."
Yue Fei was startled and asked, "How many Jin soldiers are there back at Tebu Peak?"
The messenger stammered, "I don't know. It's just a black mass, and I can't count them."
"You go down first, I understand." Zhao Huan waved his hand, and suddenly the messenger could no longer hold on and fainted.
Everyone was shocked, and Zhao Huan hurriedly ordered someone to carry the messenger out to let the military doctor treat him.
"General Yue, why are the Jin people so good at fighting?" asked Zhao Huan.
Yue Fei sighed: "Your Majesty, I suspect that there are at least 60,000 to 70,000 Jin soldiers in Longzhou."
"What?" Zhao Huan was startled. "Didn't the spies report that Longzhou has less than 10,000 people?"
Yue Fei shook his head: "Most likely our spies have been discovered by the Jin people, or they have been captured and turned against us. The information we received is false."
Zhao Huan was a little panicked. "This is all my fault. I was afraid that Shangjing would be captured by the Mongols. That's why I ordered you to march. However, we have less than 30,000 men between Longzhou and Changchun. Even the follow-up troops would need at least two weeks to move to Xianping. With our limited forces, can we make it?"
"Your Majesty," Yue Fei bowed and said, "I beg Your Majesty to return to Guangning Prefecture. It is too unsafe here."
Zhao Huan shook his head: "I won't leave. The soldiers on the front line are fighting hard. How can I just leave? I want to stay with these soldiers."
"Your Majesty!" Yue Fei was very anxious.
Zhao Huan waved his hand: "There's no need to mention this anymore. I won't leave."
The vanguard led by Liang Zifan was the pioneer of Yue Family Army. Although the vanguard was not the most elite force of Yue Family Army, it was the most capable one.
Liang Zifan felt something was wrong as soon as he started fighting with Xu Yundong in Changchun City. The number of Jin soldiers in Changchun City was far more than expected.
The intelligence received was that there were less than 3,000 defenders in Changchun City, and the city gates were in ruins. Liang Zifan's 8,000 vanguard troops could easily capture it without much effort.
As soon as the battle started, before the siege even began, tens of thousands of cavalrymen rushed out of Changchun City and launched a fierce attack on Liang Zifan's army.
The battle lasted from the afternoon to dusk. If it were not for the iron-clad Yue Army, any other army would have been defeated long ago.
Liang Zifan wielded his sword, his robe already stained red with blood. With no orders to retreat, the Yue army's vanguard fought to the death, their vanguard practically falling in rows. Liang Zifan trembled with pain.
"Soldiers of the Song Dynasty, His Majesty is behind us. The backbone of the Yue Family Army cannot be lost! Kill!" Liang Zifan, holding a long sword, was the first to attack the enemy camp. The Yue Family Army behind him formed a charge formation and fought forward desperately.
The enemy general Xu Yundong found that although the enemy was outnumbered, there was no disorder. His own soldiers were exhausted, so he had to call off the troops and retreat to Changchun City.
Although Wanyan Zonghan was violent, he was very knowledgeable in the art of war. He always kept an eye on the developments on the front line in the capital.
"Pujia Griffin, you lead the Bohai Navy of 30,000 to Changchun. Remember, Changchun City is Yue Fei's vanguard. As long as we defeat Yue Fei's vanguard, we will be victorious." Wanyan Zonghan said while sitting on the dragon throne.
"Your Majesty, the Bohai Navy is the guard of the capital. If all of them are transferred to Changchun, the defense of the capital will be gone." Pujia Griffin asked in surprise.
Wanyan Zonghan sighed, "If Longzhou falls, all the troops we have in the capital will be useless. If I'm not mistaken, Yue Fei's headquarters should be near Xianping Prefecture. If you can defeat Yue Fei's vanguard, you and Xu Yundong will march straight to Xianping Prefecture and capture Yue Fei alive."
Pujia Griffin was overjoyed: "As long as we can capture Yue Fei, Zhao Huan will have no trump card in his hand."
Wanyan Zonghan sneered, "It's not just Yue Fei. Maybe that bastard emperor will be in Xianping too. Remember, you must wipe out the enemy invading Changchun at all costs."
"I will obey your order!"
"Didn't Zhao Huan lead the army in person? Then I will take the Xi army to Longzhou. I want to meet Yue Fei in person. Ba Gupin, gather the Xi army."
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