Chapter 137: Change
But Tang Ning's information is not the latest after all, and the information will be delayed in his hands, so when he learned that Zhao Ji was dragged to run to form an alliance with the Liao State to attack the Jin State, he couldn't help but sigh.
A bunch of idiots.
Yes, not long after Tang Ning received that information, Zhao Ji secretly sent someone to Liao to discuss the alliance with Yelu Yanxi.
The two mediocre guys hit it off with the same smell, so they agreed to catch them off guard when the Jin army sent troops to Liao.
The Jin people naturally didn't know about this, and they were full of wanting to destroy the Liao State.
Originally, they didn't have the ability to launch a war to destroy the country, but under Zhao Ji's promise, Wanyan Agu thought about it, and finally gathered 300,000 troops to send troops to Liao in three ways.
I don't want to destroy the Liao State all at once, as long as I can gradually encroach on their territory.
The Jurchens are rich in excellent hunters, and chasing their prey is something that only stupid hunters would do. A savvy hunter will limit the range of his prey to a small area, then set a trap and wait for the rabbit.
This is the first time that Song and Jin have cooperated, and in order to show that they attach importance to this matter, Zhao Ji specially sent Tong Guan as a supervisor.
Although Tong Guan is a eunuch and greedy for money, this person is quite reliable when doing things. He is a hundred times better than Zhao Ji in the matter of knowing people and being good at his duties, and although the generals he selected are not brilliant, they cannot be said to be unsuccessful.
However, the Jin army's division into three routes obviously made it somewhat difficult for the Song army's betrayal to implement.
In any case, they can only help the Liao people solve the Jin army along the way.
However, they were also able to provide information in advance to inform the Liao people about the route of the Jin army.
In this context, the Song, Liao, Jin, and the Three Kingdoms entrenched in this land are finally about to begin.
At this time, Tang Ning was still playing with the children, and at the same time worried about whether he would have this bare head forever in the future......
After the Battle of Tianling, the Liao State has lost the initiative, not only the territory has shrunk, but the number of warriors has also decreased sharply.
In the Battle of Tianling, the Liao State lost too many excellent soldiers, and most of the experienced veterans also suffered in that battle.
Therefore, in the face of Jin Guo's three-way push, Yelu Yanxi was still very frightened.
In March, he sent Shu Lupei, Yelu Rang, Yelu Tan and others to gather 400,000 troops to fight against the Jin army.
It's just that in the eyes of some people, although these 400,000 troops are many, they are not necessarily the opponents of the Jin army.
Although the figure of 400,000 is very bluffing, most of its components are temporary recruits with no combat experience, and among them, there are few in the prime of life, and most of them are old and weak.
Many people are not particularly optimistic about this battle, the Jin army is menacing, and these people are afraid in their hearts
Yes, he found an opportunity to flee with his family and defect to Jinguo.
Wanyan Aguda is relatively open-minded, and the only object of his hatred is the royal family of Liao.
Or even if he doesn't hate Yelu Yanxi, in the current situation, all he has to do is annex Liao. For this reason, he very much welcomed the people and ministers who originally belonged to the Liao State to come to his side.
There is nothing more cost-effective than weakening the enemy's power to strengthen yourself.
The Song army attacked the Liao State with the Jin Southern Route Army as the main force among the three routes, and the two sides met unexpectedly at the intersection of Xijing Road and Nanjing Road.
The battle immediately began, and Liao, as the defensive side, had already set up a formation to prepare for the attack of the Jin army.
The Jin army had more cavalry, so Wanyan Lou discussed with Tong Guan, saying that let his cavalry roam on both sides of the Liao army's formation, and then let the infantry of the Song army be the main force in the front.
Tong Guan said, "Aren't there any foot soldiers in your army?" ”
Wan Yan Lou asked dissatisfiedly: "Could it be that you Song people have formed an alliance with us just to watch the fire from across the strait?" ”
Tong Guan was speechless when he heard this, so he had to agree, but he thought in his heart, you will be arrogant now after finishing Yan Lou's room.
So when it was time for the official battle, the Song army, which had rushed halfway, suddenly turned its spearhead and began to attack the Jin army's main formation.
At the same time, the Song army, which remained in the Jin army's main formation, also suddenly made a move against the Jin army.
The Liao soldiers on the opposite side were in an uproar, and at this time their commander jumped out and said: "The Song army is our partner!" They helped us defeat the Jurchen barbarians! Brothers, rush! Go and help the Song people! ”
The morale of the Liao army was greatly boosted, and they rushed forward with the Song army with a squeaky scream.
Song Jun's defection was completely beyond Yan Lou's expectations, and he shouted: "It's not good! Hit the trick! Then he ordered the whole army to retreat.
You can't beat it, there are too many people. Moreover, this formation has also been chaotic, and it is not convenient for the Iron Floating Tu who is wandering outside to exert its strength.
The Jin army on the southern road was defeated, and the soldiers lost their armor and collapsed. Only 50,000 of the 100,000 troops escaped, and the remaining half were either killed or captured.
Wanyan Lou went back to report that after Yan Aguta, Wanyan Aguda was furious and said: "The Song people have treacherously reached this point!" ”
He then sent envoys to the Song State, one was to question, and the other was to declare war.
Zhao Ji plucked his nostrils and said: "If you want to fight, I will fight, I have thousands of soldiers." ”
Wanyan Agu was furious, and simply took back the other two route armies, regrouped 300,000, and marched into the Song State together.
As the so-called sandpiper and clam compete for the benefit of the fisherman, although the Liao State wants to watch the fire from the side, the actual situation does not allow it.
Everyone understands the truth that if the Jin State really defeated the Song State, the Liao State alone would be unable to resist this behemoth
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Therefore, taking advantage of the time when the Jin State sent troops, Yelu Yanxi sent people to attack the Nanjing Road of the Jin State.
This move was successful, and the Liao State directly took back Nanjing Road, and built a fence in Xijin Mansion to establish a defensive line.
Wanyan Agu was so angry that he vomited blood, and under the attack of the two countries, he had no choice but not to divide his troops.
Originally, this was a good thing for the Liao State and the Song State, and the suppression of troops represented the advantage of this battle situation, but they seemed to have forgotten one thing.
Even if Wanyan Aguta led 3,000 people, he could defeat the 100,000 Liao army that came to crusade.
Although this number is exaggerated, in fact, the Liao State only sent 30,000 people, but in the face of its own three times the strength of the army, it can still win with less and more, which is enough to prove the courage of the Jin army.
Moreover, after the establishment of the Jin State, it was still a slave society, and the only way to get a better life was to improve one's class, and the easiest way to improve the class was undoubtedly to obtain military merits from the battlefield.
Therefore, the soldiers of the Jin Kingdom are quite barbaric, and they are not something that ordinary armies can contend with.
Although the Song army had gunpowder, because of Zhao Ji, the power of gunpowder was not as good as before. And although there is equipment for assault guns or something, because these things are too expensive to use, they will not be used until the critical moment.
This is the difference between Zhao Ji and Zhao Xu, the biggest gap between a mediocre master and a ZTE master.
After the abolition of the Yuanyuan Alliance, all the saved coins Zhao Xu invested in military spending. The people's livelihood is important, the Liao State is in decline, and the Jin State is rising, this situation is a good time for the Song State to show its talents, so at this time, military development is more important.
Therefore, the Song army at that time was basically walking gold, and the main force was all armed to the teeth, not to mention the Zhenguo army, which didn't care about consumption at all.
In the era of Zhao Ji, where did the money go? That's right, it's all about his own eating, drinking, and merrymaking. Of course, in his eyes, he also allocated a lot for the people of the world, but the silver actually fell into the pockets of Cai Jing and others.
There are still people who are greedy for disaster relief food, not to mention Cai Jing, who used fabricated reasons to fool Zhao Ji of the money allocated.
The army is still the same army, and the equipment is no different, but from the bottom of the bones, the situation has changed.
The gunpowder, which used to be replenished once a month, became once every three months. Slowly, it became semi-annual again, and now it is only once a year in winter.
The amount of supplies at one time is pitiful, and if there is a war all winter, half the winter will be exhausted.
Although Downing's strategy of destroying the enemy in the offensive path was very costly, it was really effective. Not only was the safety of the soldiers guaranteed, but the old, weak, sick and disabled were also able to exert their combat effectiveness through military weapons.
And all this has completely changed with the succession of Zhao Ji......