At this time, Yan Ruixian was the master, and the emperor passed the edict, agreed with the opinions of Wanyan Chen and Zhang Hu, and fought to the death with the Mongolian army. And the new monarch stayed in Liaoyang Mansion to supervise the war. And all the current military power and the command of the front-line war were all handed over to Monk Wanyan Chen, and he was appointed to command and dispatch, and Zhang Hu was appointed as the military aircraft to participate in the war, and the governor of the logistics of grain and grass materials to assist Monk Wanyan Chen. And Wanyan Fushou stayed in Liaoyang Mansion and presided over the regular government affairs.

In the face of the aggressive offensive of the Mongol army, after careful deliberation, the monk Wanyan Chen and Zhang Hu formulated a plan to defend the north and fight in the south.

Appointed Su Shi Lie Zhining as the governor of Shangjing, led Shi Zhan and Shao Fangjie to lead 50,000 horses to sit in Shangjing, and stationed in Taizhou, Zhaozhou, Longzhou and other places, and appointed Na Yan Ming'an as the governor of Shangjing to assist Su Shi Lie Zhining. Yang Woyan led Wanyan Kuang and Wanyan Chong to lead 20,000 horses to defend Hanzhou, and they were horns with Fushi Lie Zhining. Defend the northern front with all your might.

On the southern front, the monk Wanyan Chen was the main general, and Guo Xiajiao was the deputy general, leading Shi Mo Yanshan, Pu Cha Dingzhu, Pu Atong, Shi Dingyue, Tang Guorui, Shang Jingliang, Daduchen, Wulintai and other generals, leading 100,000 troops, living in Jinzhou, facing the Mongolian army, preparing to find opportunities here to fight a decisive battle with the Mongolian army.

At the same time, Han Leming, Wuyan Tuochi, and Wan Yanting were left to lead 20,000 horses and horses to protect Liaoyang Mansion. And Zhang Hu sat in Shenzhou, mobilized materials, grain and grass, and responded to the Jin army from all walks of life.

After Su Shi Lie Zhining and Nalan Ming'an arrived in Shangjing, they immediately set up guards on all fronts, because the Jin army had sufficient troops, so they assigned Shi Zhan, Shao Fangjie, Yang Woyan, Wan Yan Kuang, Wan Yan Chong and others to guard the city passes on all roads, and built fortifications in dangerous areas to strictly defend them.

Although the Mongol army also had 90,000 troops on the northern front, the number of the Mongol army was only more than 20,000, and the number of people of various ethnic groups who accompanied the Mongol army in the early days accounted for only half of the number. The other half was the Khitan men and horses brought by Yeluliuge, who were basically recruited temporarily, not only lacking in well-trained training, but also underequipped with weapons, armor, and horses, and their actual combat effectiveness was greatly reduced.

Therefore, although the Jin State lost a large buffer area, it firmly held the last line of defense of Huining Province, and the Mongol army launched several attacks in succession, but was unable to break through the Jin army's defense. The fighting on the Northern Front has temporarily reached a stalemate.

And on the southern front, the two sides launched a bloody battle.

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On the southern front, the Mongol army concentrated nearly 70,000 horses, which were basically the elite men and horses who went south to attack the Jin State this time. Therefore, for this attack on Jinzhou, it is also determined to succeed.

The Mongol army's attack was divided into two routes, one was led by Mu Huali with 20,000 horses and attacked Jinzhou. The other route, led by Temujin, with a total of 50,000 troops, attacked Xingzhongfu.

Xingzhong Mansion is located about 40 miles northwest of Jinzhou. Close to the Daling River, it is the throat road to protect the Liaoyang area. If Jinzhou is the gateway to Liaoyang, then Xingzhongfu is the gateway to Jinzhou. Even as long as Xingzhong Mansion is captured, you can directly bypass Jinzhou and attack Liaoyang Mansion. Therefore, the capture of Xingzhong Mansion became the key to this battle.

In response to the attack of the Mongol army, the monk Wanyan Chen also dispatched troops, and ordered Guo Shrimp Toad to lead the two generals of Daduchen and Wulintai, a total of 20,000 horses, to guard Xingzhong Mansion, and ordered Shi Mo Yanshan to lead 20,000 horses to garrison Jinzhou, and Pu Cha Dingzhu led 20,000 horses to garrison Yizhou. After the Mongol army arrived at Xingzhongfu, they immediately launched a fierce attack on the city defense.

Although the Mongol army was not good at siege, Temujin had been trying his best to solve this weakness, not only forming a special infantry, but also imitating the Song Dynasty to make a number of siege equipment, and also had been conducting siege training, but the Mongol army lacked generals who were good at commanding the siege, so I don't know how effective the training was.

And now it's different, Guo Baoyu, Shi Mo brothers and others who defected to the Mongolian army are all from the Jin ** people, and the technical tactics of attacking the city are far stronger than the Mongolian army. And Temujin also attached great importance to him, and handed over the heavy task of attacking Xingzhong Mansion to Guo Baoyu's command.

Xingzhongfu is the inner city, the city wall is not high, all are about three zhang, only the southeast two sides of the introduction of the river water, constitute the Fangcheng River. And the northwest side is open space. In a short period of time, it was impossible for the Jin army to strengthen the city wall and dig through the defense river. Therefore, Xingzhong Province is not a strong city. This is also the reason why Temujin dared to attack the city. At the same time, I also wanted to test the siege ability of the Mongol army.

So under the command of Guo Baoyu, the Mongolian army launched a fierce attack on Xingzhongfu, using imitation wooden ladders, cloud ladders, crashing cars and even tower cars, climbing to the top of the city.

But now the Jin army's ability to defend the city and weapons are almost not under the Song army, and a large number of weapons and tools to defend the city have been gathered in Xingzhong Fuli, as well as a considerable number of firearms. These are the Song Dynasty utensils imitated by the Jin State after more than ten years, and their performance is almost on par with that of the Song Dynasty, but they are not comparable to the imitation of the Mongol army in just one or two years.

Therefore, in the face of the attack of the Mongolian army, Guo Shrimp Toad did not panic at all, and commanded the Jin army to shoot with bed crossbows, stone throwers, bows and arrows, and when the Mongolian army approached the city wall, the archers retreated to the second line, using stones and big wood, boiling oil and boiling water to deal with the Mongolian army that used wooden ladders and cloud ladders to climb the city. Against tower vehicles, there are also rushing vehicles and firearms. And the Mongolian military crashed the car and hit the door, and there was also a slap rod to meet it.

Although Guo Baoyu's command was not a big problem, the Mongol army was inferior to the Jin army in terms of the personal qualities of the soldiers and the tools used to siege the city, because it was also beaten so that the Mongol army screamed and the corpses were piled up all over the field under the city of Xingzhongfu. After three days of attack, nearly 9,000 troops were dismantled. But even the walls of Xingzhongfu were not attacked.

Seeing that the attack could not be forced, Temujin also ordered the troops to be withdrawn, and then gathered the generals to discuss how to capture Xingzhongfu.

Guo Baoyu first said: "Great Khan, with all due respect, with the current siege ability of the Mongol army, it is impossible to capture Xingzhong Mansion, and if you continue to attack it, you can only injure the soldiers in vain, and the battle is useless, so you have to find another way." ”

Although Guo Baoyu's speech made Temujin suffer, he did not get angry, but asked: "Yuchen, do you see the ability of our Mongol army to attack the city, and what are the deficiencies?" ”

Guo Baoyu was also blunt and replied: "First of all, our Mongolian soldiers not only lack experience in siege warfare, but also have no way to train in the past. Siege warfare should be divided into three parts: close to the city wall, wall climbing battle, and city head battle, all of which are indispensable. However, in the past, the training of the Mongolian army was basically wall climbing, and the other two were not practiced enough, and as a result, they were broken up before they got close to the city wall, and even if they climbed the city wall, they could not hold the position at the head of the city, opening a gap for the follow-up men. Naturally, it will not be possible to take the city. ”

Temujin and the Mongol generals could not help but look at each other, they originally thought that the siege was to find a way to climb the top of the city, and it was enough to get to the head of the city, but they did not expect that before and after climbing the head of the city, that is, close to the city wall and the head of the city to fight.

Guo Baoyu continued: "Let's talk about our siege tools. There are a lot of tools to climb the city, and they are also very complete, but there are no weapons for long-range attacks, and the Jin army can hit our position two or three hundred steps away at the head of the city, and we must be close to the city wall in order to cause a threat to the city head. Moreover, long-range attack weapons are not only used during sieges, but can also be used to harass and contain enemy forces in peacetime. It is a tool for climbing the city, and the manufacturing is also very rough, and it is not as good as Jinguo in terms of performance, so it must be improved in order to use it better. ”

Temujin didn't expect the siege battle to be so complicated, and he couldn't help but be silent for a while, before he said: "Yuchen, if it is handed over to you to train, it will take a lot of time to train a siege team." ”

Guo Baoyu said: "It will take at least two years, and the siege equipment must also be complete." ”

Temujin nodded and said, "After returning to the grassland, I will immediately arrange for you to train the men and horses." And it's up to you to make the utensils, but it's too late now, do you have any good ideas? ”

Guo Baoyu said: "The art of war is cloudy: besieging the city and sending reinforcements. Therefore, according to the end of the future, it is better to besiege Xingzhong Mansion without attacking it, and then assign men and horses to attack the surrounding towns and towns. Give the Jin army the illusion that our forces are scattered. Wait for the defenders in the city to attack, or wait for the slow army of the Jin State to arrive, and then concentrate the men and horses to attack with all their strength to eliminate the living force of the Jin army in the field. Even if you can't capture Xingzhong Mansion, you will have another gain. ”

Temujin thought about it and felt that it made sense, so he decided to take Guo Baoyu's suggestion and ordered a temporary halt to the attack on Xingzhongfu. Instead, the Mongol armies were sent to scatter to other places around Xingzhong Province to plunder villages and towns.

The Mongol army stopped besieging the city for ten days, but the Jin army did not move, the men and horses guarding Xingzhong Province did not fight, and the monk Wanyan Chen of Quang Ninh Province did not send reinforcements.

But the Mongol army couldn't stand it anymore at this time, because the supply of military rations was tight. The Mongol army has always not carried food supplies when fighting, and generally takes a belt with them when they send out troops, and then fights there to grab it. In the early stage, they relied on the stock of grain in the occupied areas to support, and the Jin State knew that the Mongol army was good at using plundering to support itself, so it implemented the strategy of clearing the wilderness around Xingzhong Fu and Jinzhou, and evacuated all the personnel, livestock, and grain. Therefore, during these ten days, the plundering of the Mongol army did not yield much. And the stocks of grain in the occupied areas are almost exhausted, and it is difficult to support them anymore.

Temujin also gathered the generals to discuss, and some people suggested that they should rob the people in the occupied areas, but they were opposed by Yelu Chucai and Guo Baoyu, because they could not grab much food from the people, and they were forced to be in a hurry, causing the people to revolt, and it was not conducive to the stability of the rear of the Mongol army.

At this time, the news of the capture of Zhongdu by the Song army also reached the Mongol army. So the Zha Ba'er firefighter suggested that he go and borrow some food from the Song army. Because during the attack on Western Xia, the Song army supplied military rations to the Mongol army. Temujin also thought that he could give it a try, so he ordered the Piercing Eight Er Fire Warriors to go to Zhongdu to negotiate with Yang Yan.

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