The Jin army retreated, while the Song army tidied up the battlefield to guard against possible surprise attacks, while at the same time it began to rest on a large scale.

There was no time to set up tents, so many Song soldiers simply lay down and slept in the field.

Last night's exertion and today's hard battle are really tiring, and the warm sunshine in the winter afternoon has further aggravated this tiredness, so much so that many soldiers in armor were puzzled and fell asleep as soon as they lay down.

The common people did not hesitate to make more concessions.

In this case, the hot soup and noodles that had been prepared at noon were ignored except for a few people who needed to be on duty. A large amount of steaming soup and noodles with oily flowers could only be brought back and warmed again.

Keep it warm to prevent chaos caused by these people dining together in the evening.

Tian Shizhong was also very tired, but sitting on a small mound, he did not fall asleep immediately like the people around him, because Yue Fei once again pushed forward his military plan against his bottom line.

It is like this every time, every step of the way. It was like this when I faced Li Cheng many years ago, and it is still like this now. The other party has a firm grasp of his character, so that he, who clearly has a resistance and preservation mentality,

People often use it.

And I can't get angry or angry, so I can only grit my teeth and do it.

It would be great if he was also the Jiedushi... Master Tian sighed slightly in the center. He knew that Yue Fei must have had a break with Zhang Rong in advance. Unlike himself, he only realized that he was being raped after he came in front of him and discovered the possibility.

The opponent was forced into a corner.

Of course, there is actually a vague guess in Tianshi Center, that is, Yue Fei may not really be deliberately trying to manipulate himself. It is more that although he has a plan in his heart, he still needs to verify the approximate success with his own eyes... For example, today, if

There is not so much room for war. If the navy's suppression ability on the shore is not so outstanding, he may not really carry out this plan. If not, he will let his Beiwei army retain the cavalry in Yuancheng at a certain cost, and then attack with all his strength.

The city was bombed when it was at its most crumbling as a conservative measure.

Of course, when I think about it this way, it seems that I am taking the initiative to excuse myself from the other party, which is really ridiculous.

For a moment, it was extremely awkward.

Just like this, Tian Shizhong thought for a while and tossed and turned for a while, but in the end he couldn't resist the growing tiredness and gradually fell asleep.

Then, just like most people, they don't actually sleep for long. One or two hours, or two or three hours, they will wake up before evening, and those who are not awake will also be awakened, and then there will be another busy evening and first half of the night.

A bonfire was lit, some water and food were provided, a tent was set up, military merits were discussed, casualties were counted, and even the soldiers accompanying the army were required to boost morale and appease the dead and wounded.

In addition, the civilians inevitably had to work harder. They continued to replenish the defense line overnight, continued to build pontoon bridges, transport supplies, and clean up the battlefield overnight.

It wasn't until the latter half of the night that I rested for a while, and then returned to a somewhat normal rhythm.

In the next few days, Yue Fei actually did not announce his military plan. Zhang Rong and Tian Shizhong also pretended to have nothing to do and just followed the steps...not to mention strengthening the northern defense line, building forts, and launching large numbers of artillery from the north and south, all of which were just to attack the city.

Means, no one said anything.

After Tang Huai took the lead and captured a large number of ships, he once again used land navigation and sent a considerable number of ships to the far west for mopping up. He accepted that the West Fork of the North Road of the Yellow River was also naturally being cleared.

After all, in that battle, everyone witnessed with their own eyes the powerful role of the navy with its own ultra-long-range projection capability in such a narrow area. Moreover, the current army still mainly relies on the Yellow River for supplies. Once the Yellow River is controlled,

Opening up the West Fork of the North Road to Xiaowuxun will also greatly save transportation time between the battlefield and Tokyo, and improve transportation efficiency.

There's no reason not to do this.

Of course, small-scale military conflicts were inevitable again and again during this period.

A small number of ships turned back again, and then kept moving along the river to bombard the east wall of Yuancheng, testing the weak points, and then closing. Ali also came to take a peek many times, but at most it was just a peek. After that battle, they had already realized that just by relying on

Their own strength is not enough to break through the Song Army, especially as the Song Army's northern defensive positions are becoming more and more solid and complex.

Battle on the northern front, more scattered sentinel and cavalry battles.

But at the same time, some obvious signals gradually increased. For example, Wang Bolong, who did not listen to Gao Jingshan's call, suddenly went south again, almost approaching Xiajin. For example, the Song Army sentries came to report, and Mingzhou and Xiangzhou areas to the west of the river.

The Jurchen cavalry gradually became denser, and it became more difficult for the sentry cavalry to conduct armed reconnaissance.

What this portends is self-evident.

However, with the passage of time and the intensive preparations, it became more and more obvious that the Song Army's intention here was basically something that the civilians and sergeants below would not care about at all, but in the eyes of senior commanders

It's a different story here.

First of all, the main position of the Song Army moved westward. The huge Song Army military zone between the former Daming City and the old city was almost entirely moved to the north of Yuancheng. As for the original East Fork of the North Yellow River Road, the Song Army obviously gradually gave up and became just

The two key strongholds of Daming City and Gucheng were guarded. Even after the Song army took control of the more convenient West Fork of the North Yellow River, even the Gucheng began to loosen up somewhat.

It is almost conceivable that once the worst time comes, the Song army is likely to abandon the military deployment on the east coast and just defend Xiajin and Daming City. The old city can be defended if it can, and if it cannot be defended, that is it.

Secondly, after the Song Army completed the construction of the northern defense line, it almost did not stop and immediately began to continue to build the defense line south of Yuancheng, and the regulations were almost the same as those in the north.

This seems a bit excessive.

In contrast, it is used to trap the city, prevent the city from escaping, connect the internal barriers outside the city, and build the necessary siege positions, which obviously lags behind and delays.

Moreover, the position from which the artillery was launched was a little too large and off-center.

Of course, it was still only speculation and doubt at this time. Song Jun did not mention it. What really made Gao Jingshan in Yuancheng strongly aware of a certain possibility was the transportation of materials.

Let's say that although Gao Jingshan immediately thought of burning the ships that were scattered in the fork of the Yellow River to the west of Yuancheng after Yue Fei moved the camp and built the fortress, he tried to attack the Song army's formation as soon as possible.

The idea of ​​welcoming reinforcements was the same... I thought it right and acted resolutely, but it just didn't work out.

Yue Fei also immediately asked Tang Huai to divide his troops to seize those ships, and when faced with the messengers in Yuancheng, most of them were Han army officers transferred and the navy army recruited from local fishermen showed extreme resistance to military orders.

Psychological... It is impossible for them at this level to know that the Fourth Prince's army is coming soon. They only know that the Song army is coming, but there are a lot of wavering and delayed actions, which greatly reduces the effect of Gao Jingshan's ship-burning order.

In this case, most of these ships were quickly captured by the Song Army after the Song Army completed their second trip on the road, and further became an important part of the Song Army's transfer of supplies and storage from Xiaowu to Tokyo.

Ever since, a large number of ships have been shuttled back and forth day and night. Large ships usually sail along the Yellow River and hand over directly at the shore, while small ships usually sail directly into the slightly narrow but still passable Yongji Canal.

The Song Army's positions were internally handed over in order to achieve maximum transfer efficiency.

This also allowed the Jin army in Yuancheng to be condescending and get a glimpse.

Weapons, pieces of armor, big wood, cloth, grain, and pots and pans filled with wine, oil, salt, sauce, and vinegar were all taken for granted. But on this day, when Gao Jingshan received the report, he witnessed with his own eyes that the Song Army suddenly started to

After transporting the coal, I finally felt a little panicked.

Although I still dare not think about it, I don't want to think about it, but a ridiculous idea still hits the brain of this Jurchen capital who definitely has sufficient strategic vision and military experience as soon as it appears.

The city of Beijing during the Song Dynasty, and definitely Yuancheng, the first strategic point for the Song army to march into Hebei, was probably just a bait or a sore foot. Yue Fei's real purpose was to take advantage of the city and its defenders, and of course his own

The commander of the Marching Division held back the main force of the Jin army for a long time, giving the Song army in the east direction of the river enough time to attack Taiyuan, which had more strategic value.

One day in late November, under a clear sky, north of Yuancheng, Yue Fei and a group of close officers were inspecting the siege positions.

Moreover, although the fortification construction and military deployment in other places around it seemed a bit perfunctory, the battles between the two sides gradually became more frequent and routine as the siege positions were built.

The so-called siege position does not refer to how many artillery carts must be built, how many siege towers should be built, etc., but more to reducing obstacles and creating a favorable environment for these things that are the final word in siege... For example, in

Filling in ditches along the route of the siege tower selected under the city, for example, throwing some wooden palisades around the route of the siege tower to facilitate cover for the troops, or making a proper raid and burning part of the weakly defended sheep and horse wall.

Even including building a rammed-earth general platform at a safe distance, arranging a reserve attack site, etc., are all part of building a position.

Correspondingly, there will be no standing still in the city. In addition to the necessary demolition of buildings to build artillery carts and establish artillery cart positions, it is also necessary to send out appropriate death squads to harass, and then build some temporary giant crossbows on towers with considerable advantages.

, for targeted clearing.

"Is that there?"

Parked on the other side of the Yongji Canal in the northwest of the city, using the cover of the river embankment, Yue Fei pointed with his finger to a wall of fortifications on the opposite side that was obviously a temporary construction. There were still figures moving there.

"yes."

A battalion commander in charge of the front immediately responded. "So that the marshal knows that that place is the most forward position in the northwest corner of Yuancheng, and it is also the first position where the fixed crossbow is pressed. But it has never been let go, and we just

It was thought that it was out of reach, but yesterday a flat-bottomed boat full of ordnance passed by the Yongji Canal here, and it was a little slower in the middle. The crossbowmen on the city did not hold back, and fired their crossbows directly to attack the boat, which made a big hole.

After driving for a few dozen steps, he couldn't move, and it took us a lot of effort to salvage the supplies..."

"What do you mean?" Yue Fei listened carefully and asked calmly.

"Set up an eight-oxen crossbow right here where they can't reach it, and take advantage of the range to suppress that side." The battalion commander responded on the spot. "Once it is set up, we will destroy it once."

"Yes." Yue Fei responded casually. "But you can't use the navy. The military counselor will give you a document later, and you can go to the craftsman camp to pick up a new one..."

"The general will know." the battalion commander blurted out.

Yue Fei nodded and was about to continue his inspection, but at this moment, a horse came galloping over and shouted hurriedly from dozens of steps away: "Marshal! Counselor Huang will ask you to go to the river quickly, saying that Tokyo may be

A senior official has arrived, and he has already gone to the river first!"

Yue Fei immediately became solemn, and many of the officers around him were also awe-inspiring. Huang Zuo, the commander in charge of affairs in the north of the city, even raised his hands in salute and took the initiative to express his position: "Marshal, you don't have to worry about this. I will do my best in the end."

Yue Fei nodded again and turned his horse back without saying a word.

But at this moment, suddenly, there was a shout from the place where the figure was shaking, and then a crossbow arrow flew... But unfortunately, the crossbow arrow was crooked, and it barely floated across the Yongji Canal, then it was powerless and slid directly on the river embankment.

superior.

Yue Fei reined in his horse, raised his head, and asked seriously: "Headwind?"

"It is indeed a headwind." Huang Zuo shook his head and smiled. "Isn't it the northwest wind in the winter?"

Yue Fei nodded again and again, and then suddenly took out the bow from his horse, raised it on the horse, made a few gestures, and then directly drew the bow and shot. The arrow also went with the wind... This arrow, of course, missed the target and occupied the height advantage.

And the crossbowman on the enemy tower in the far distance, if he wanted to hit it, he would be a real god... But it didn't miss, an arrow flew out, and directly circled one to the northwest of the city. At this time, it happened to reach the northwest most,

Having entered the shooting range, Hai Dongqing shot down in mid-air.

Obviously, the Hebei Marshal had noticed this bird that must belong to the enemy early on.

If it was shot by Zhao Guan's family, he would have to go to the mansion to report it. If it was shot by King Han, he would probably have to write half a poem while holding on to his belt... But since
To be continued...