After learning that they had withstood a large-scale attack by the Song army, and found that Yanjing, which considered itself corrupt, was not so vulnerable, the officials in the court were relieved a little.
Some people who couldn't bear it anymore after staying up all night finally fell down and rested.
The Song army wanted to rest and recuperate, so they suspended their attack. People were sent out from the city to take the opportunity to rearrange the trenches outside the city. The trenches had been filled with corpses.
The disposal of corpses in the city and the treatment of the wounded are all proceeding in an orderly manner.
Various supplementary city defense facilities were moved to the city, and if there were not enough, private houses were demolished to obtain materials.
The poor people who usually find it difficult to have a full stomach suddenly find that the coming of this war does not seem to be a bad thing, and they can suddenly have a full stomach.
Speaking of which, I have to thank Tong Mo. In order to prevent trouble in the city, Tong Mo forced the wealthy families to spit out a large amount of stored food. The capital is a place where wealthy families gather, so the harvest can be imagined!
Others don't know, but this Da Sikong knows exactly how much grain is stored in each family in the city. He seems to have a ledger in his stomach, and he can accurately check it every time!
Normally he would turn a blind eye, but this time it was related to his power and position. He became so ruthless that he directly handed the note to people to pay the food according to the amount. Anyone who dared to talk nonsense would be directly checked by him. Once the food was found, , they were all executed on charges of harboring evil intentions and colluding with the enemy.
He cleared out the grain hidden in private granaries and cellars.
After this experience, Shang Jianxiong discovered that the food issue he was most worried about was the issue he least needed to worry about. As long as the city could be defended, the large amount of food would be enough to feed the entire city for several months.
This was a good thing, but it made him very angry. He thought it was only a small number of people before, but now he discovered that there were so many people among the powerful people in the capital who did not want to serve the country. During the food requisition, they all complained and deceived him, which made him worried at that time. of.
But he was helpless, and he didn't dare to do anything to those people at this time.
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"That's it! This Meng Shanming is indeed a master!"
In Qi Jing, in the Fenglei Hall, Huyan Wuhen stood in front of the map and stared at it with a sudden realization.
As the battle situation was planned afterwards, Meng Shanming's method of forcefully crossing the Gunlong Gorge was revealed. After all, Meng Shanming had monks from the Qi Kingdom assisting him in the battle. He was greatly surprised when he learned about it.
Cha Hu on the side laughed and said: "Does someone who risked lives deserve such praise from the general? In my opinion, it would be worse than him drowning the Jiang defense troops in a flood!"
Huyan Wuhen turned around, shook his head and said: "It's not as easy as you said. Why don't you ask others to pile it on and see if it can cost people's lives? They have to wait until the river water surges before the people who are forced to cross have a chance to climb to the other side. .Do you still remember how he was waiting in Dongyujiang before and people were confused? They all thought that he didn't have enough food. They didn't know what he meant by consuming it like this. Although they knew that he must be thinking of a way, they didn't expect that he was waiting for that. A heavy rain!"
He pointed back at the map again, "Gunlong Gorge! Not only did he select warriors and horses to force the crossing, but for this surprise attack, he even took into account the weather, time and location. He even calculated that there would be heavy rain in a few days. The weather, time and location were also conducive. People, people and people are all integrated into this battle. It seems simple, but in fact it is so clever that it is difficult to repeat. It is breathtaking. I have to admit that this Meng Shanming is really powerful. Even Tianshi has used it. He is said to be the God of War. It’s not an exaggeration! It’s really humiliating that there is such a person in Yan State but he doesn’t know how to make good use of it!”
At this moment, a young general hurriedly came in and said: "General, the Song Army has begun to attack Yanjing!"
As soon as these words came out, both Huyan Wuhen and Zha Hu were shocked. Huyan Wuhen was surprised and said: "Don't you want peace talks? How could you suddenly change your mind?"
The young general held up the information and gestured: "It is reported that Meng Shanming tore up the basis of the peace talks and buried 600,000 prisoners alive of the Song Army, which angered the Song Army!"
Burying 600,000 people alive? Huyan Wuhen and Zha Hu both took a deep breath, and the former quickly checked the information.
After watching, Huyan Wuhen was silent for a long time, and finally sighed softly, "He didn't care about the life and death of everyone in Yanjing. Meng Shanming was determined to beat the Song Dynasty to death! He did this because he was not in harmony with his feelings. The reason is to eliminate the threat to the east of Yan State for a certain period of time, so that Song State will not dare to attack Yan again for a certain period of time. It is also to force Song State into a desperate situation, drag Song State into water, and resist South Korea together! This old guy in order to save Dayan , in order to create a stable environment for Dayan to breathe, he did not hesitate to bear a lifetime of infamy. He was really cruel. I can’t say whether he was right or wrong. It was just that he was so cruel and like a devil. He was afraid that Song State would be broken into. All lives will be destroyed!"
Cha Hu frowned, "It is common for people to die on the battlefield, but to bury 600,000 people alive is indeed too much!"
"Why do I feel that he is deliberately provoking the Song army to attack Yanjing!" Hu Yanwuhen squinted his eyes, his eyes flickering, "Could he have other ideas? Could it be that it was ordered by the Shang Dynasty?"
Cha Hu realized something and tried to ask, "Use the Song Army's help to destroy Shang Jianxiong's power foundation?"
"Alas!" Huyan Wuhen suddenly sighed, "I can understand his thoughts."
Cha Hu made a sound and asked, "How do you tell me?"
Huyan Wuhen said melancholy: "He has been a soldier all his life, guarding the country of Yan, and many people around him live and die for him. Now he has seen with his own eyes that the country of Yan has become like this. He is being wantonly insulted. It can no longer be restored by winning a battle. Declined. You don’t understand the grief and anger in his heart...I understand!"
"Report!" Another urgent message came from outside. The young general entered again, presented a piece of information, and reported, "Meng Shanming massacred the city in the Song Dynasty!"
Massacre the city? The two were surprised and looked at each other.
Huyan Wuhen grabbed the information and checked it. After reading it, he shook his head and said, "As I expected, the lives of all people are in ruins. Meng Shanming has indeed gone on a killing spree!"
Zha Hu conveniently took out the information in his hand and looked at it.
After annihilating the Jiang defense troops, the Yan army that invaded the Song Dynasty could hardly meet any decent opponents. Meng Shanming dispersed the troops, forming groups of 100,000 troops and dividing them into groups of 10,000 troops. They scattered across the Song Dynasty. Sweeping across the country, wreaking havoc.
Wherever the Yan army passed, the villages and towns of the Song State were set on fire, and all the residential buildings wherever they went were burned down.
They also sent monks to harass some cities in depth in advance, and attacked and killed them on the way outside the city, so that the people in the city did not dare to flee.
A small county town with a population of about 30,000 people was besieged by the Yan army. The county magistrate and the governor were father and son. The father and son were foolish and loyal. They refused to open the city and surrender, and vowed to live and die with the county town.
The result can be imagined, the small county town could not withstand the Yan army's attack. The guard's son died in the battle. When the city was broken, the county magistrate drew his sword and killed his wife and daughter, and then committed suicide to thank the Song Dynasty!
In the end, it was just like what the Yan army had promised before they attacked the city. After the city was broken, the Yan army went on a killing spree, killing all the chickens and dogs and killing all the people in the city!
After a search, another fire broke out, burying the small county town in a sea of flames!
This is the execution pattern of the Yan army who cast a net to eliminate the enemy. They first besieged the city and ordered them to hand over food. After the food was handed over, the people of the city could evacuate, but the city was still burned down.
Wherever the Yan army went, the Song people had nowhere to live, and were forced to flee deep into the Song Kingdom.
So far, the Yan army has advanced calmly and has slaughtered three cities and burned more than ten cities everywhere!
"This Meng Shanming has gone too far!" Zha Hu looked at the information in his hand and said coldly.
"Excessive? It seems that there are more than two million troops, but in fact he is going deep alone without any supplies. The food he has in hand will not be used up in Song Dynasty for long. What else can he do except burn, kill and loot? There is no food, more than two million The troops will starve to death in the Song Kingdom. The strategy carried out by this troops is responsible for the life and death of the entire Yan Kingdom. What would you do?" Huyan Wuhen asked with a sideways glance.
Cha Hu: "Then there's no need to massacre the city, right? If you succeed, you will burn the city. This is a crime!"
"You can persuade people to hand over the food obediently? Do you believe that the people in the city will either carry the food and run away, or the city guards will burn the food? Tiger, on the battlefield, there is no right or wrong in this kind of thing , if the Song State provokes a war and invades the Yan State, you must be mentally prepared to bear the price!"
Huyan Wuhen said as he walked to the map and pointed at Yanjing, "Meng Shanming seems to be burning, killing and looting in the Song Dynasty, but in fact the ultimate goal is to target the Song army that attacked Yanjing! Meng Shanming This move is firstly to raise military supplies for himself, and secondly, it is to deliberately create a large-scale panic in the Song Dynasty and force a large number of people in the Song Dynasty to flee. He is clearing the area on a large scale!"
"Clear the place?" Zha Hu was suspicious and a little confused.
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"I heard that a large amount of grain has been unearthed in Yanjing."
Outside a city that was buried in a sea of fire, Meng Shanming, who was sitting in a wheelchair, handed a piece of paper with intelligence to Gong Lince who was standing beside him.
Gong Linche nodded after looking at it, "That's what happened. This Tong Mo is quite capable. He offended a lot of people this time in order to defend Yanjing!"
Meng Shanming: "I don't care how capable he is, or how many people he offends. Let's inform the three major sects in Yanjing to gather the grain for easy destruction. Once the city is broken, they will immediately pour kerosene on it and destroy it." All the food must be burned and must not fall into the hands of the Song army!"
It would be a pity to burn it! Gong Lince sighed in his heart, but what the other party said made sense. He nodded and said: "Don't worry, Commander Meng, he will do as he is told. How can he take advantage of Song Jun!"
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In the palace of Prime Minister Song Jing, Zi Pingxiu returned in a hurry.
A thin and elegant man with three long beards as long as ink was waiting in the courtyard. He was quite delicate. When he saw him, he cupped his hands and saluted, "Prime Minister!"
This person is Jia Wuqun, Zi Pingxiu's confidant.
Zi Pingxiu stepped forward to support his arm and said with a smile: "Mr. Jia is finally back." He stretched out his hand to indicate that he had something to say in the room.
After the two of them sat down in the room, Zi Pingxiu asked with a smile: "Sir, are you enjoying your time here?"
Jia Wuqun smiled: "I wanted to visit several trading places where monks gathered. When I arrived at the Ice and Snow Pavilion, I heard that something happened at home, so I rushed back. I heard that the prime minister asked his beloved son-in-law Chen Shaotong to lead the army to fight against Meng Shanming?"
Speaking of this, Zi Pingxiu was a little embarrassed. He sat there and patted his thigh and sighed: "I really didn't expect that Jiang Fang's troops were caught off guard and defeated. With a little selfishness, he shot himself in the foot and said it in front of His Majesty. I can’t take back what I said, so I can only bite the bullet, I think my husband’s return will relieve my distress!”
Jia Wuqun said: "The Prime Minister did the right thing. Chen Shaotong should lead the army to go out. If Chen Shaotong goes out, Meng Shanming will be defeated!"
"Can Shaotong be Meng Shanming's opponent?" Zi Pingxiu was suspicious. Even he didn't believe it.
"Let's bring this up later!" Jia Wuqun waved his hand, dipped his finger in tea, and drew a line on the table. The water marks were on the east and west sides, and he pointed his finger on the west, "Yenjing! Don't use your will on Yanjing, the Prime Minister Enter the palace immediately and ask your Majesty to quickly issue an order to summon Luo Zhao's army to retreat! Yanjing cannot be broken, and Shang Jianxiong's team in control of the Yan Kingdom must be retained. The situation is like this, and the Shang Chaozong cannot be taken advantage of. Shang Jianxiong collapsed, and the Yan Kingdom changed The three major factions will definitely help Shang Chaozong ascend to the throne. Prime Minister, the Yan State under the control of Shang Jianxiong and his group is the most beneficial to the Song State. With this group of people here, without the support of King Ning, Meng Shanming is just a warrior. , No matter how hard I fight, there’s nothing we can do to save it!”