In the long history of the forties of the twelfth century AD, the rulers of the Song Dynasty chose to live in a small area rather than wage war to recover the lost territory.
This kind of mediocre and stupid behavior is deeply regrettable.
In the face of the insatiable and violent golden soldiers, the hearts of the people living in this fertile land trampled by iron horses are full of hatred. Although they were thin and weak, their strength was small, and they did not receive any support and assistance from the imperial court, but with their patriotic enthusiasm and the wisdom nurtured by Chinese civilization, they won battles that seemed impossible to win, leaving a glorious mark on history.
Kaifeng in 1127 was once an important ancient city in the Central Plains, but under the decaying rule of the Southern Song Dynasty, it was forced to endure humiliation and steal peace, and was finally seized by the Dajin Empire of the northern minorities.
A group of insatiable villains actually reneged on the peace treaty with the Southern Song Dynasty, gathered soldiers and horses from five routes, and brazenly launched a war of aggression against the south at the turn of the spring and summer of 1140, which caused the vast area from the west of Huaishui to the west of Shaanxi to fall into war again, and the innocent people were displaced and lived in dire straits.
Liu Qi, the new official left behind in Tokyo, is on his way north from Lin'an to take up his post. Suddenly, he learned that the Jin Bing Advance had arrived in Chenzhou, only three hundred miles away from Shunchang.
If this situation develops, the Jin soldiers will go all the way south and approach Lin'an. The situation is now quite urgent, and every moment is a race against time.
The war was urgent, and Liu Qi quickly reached a consensus with the Shunchang prefect and gathered 20,000 Bazi Army and Shunchang defenders to defend Shunchang to the death. At the same time, the emperor Zhao Gou in Lin'an was still enjoying laughter with the traitor Qin Hui, so that this group of loyal people of the Great Song Dynasty suffered the suffering of the ruined country and did their best to contribute to the survival of the country.
General Liu Qi had a unique vision, and the successful ** Jin soldiers were about to arrive on the outskirts of Shunchang City, and learned that the camp of Jin General Han Chang and General Zhai was only more than 30 miles away from Shunchang City.
He immediately made a decision, organized a thousand-person commando team, and launched a surprise attack on Han Chang and other Jin soldiers in the dead of night, which caught Jin soldiers off guard and suffered heavy losses.
On the fourth day after the victory, Han Chang and Zhai General took 30,000 soldiers to swim across the Yingshui and came to the city of Shunchang with murderous spirit. Liu Qi was ready for battle, he did not let the soldiers hold the city, but opened the city gates, allowing the Jin soldiers to enter the city easily.
General Liu Qi's strategy, even the generals of Jin Bing were skeptical, whether it was like in "Romance of the Three Kingdoms"."Empty city plan"。However, Liu Qi did not let them wait too long, he quickly ordered the crossbowmen to shoot at the Jin soldiers, and when the Jin soldiers panicked, the infantry rushed with spears and axes, and the Jin soldiers retreated under the suppression of momentum, and were finally submerged in the water.
After seven or eight days of investigation, he learned that the Jin soldiers were stationed in a village outside the city, and he once again adopted familiar tactics and sent 500 light cavalry to carry out a surprise attack on the Jin soldiers in the middle of the night, resulting in another heavy defeat for the Jin army.
Wanyan Zongbi, the commander of the Jin army, was so enraged by this continuous defeat that he immediately gathered 100,000 elite troops and marched towards Tokyo.
Negative remarks about the large number of Jin soldiers and menacing rumors circulated in Shunchang City, which undoubtedly hit morale greatly. However, Liu Qi was not affected by these remarks, he moved with emotion and reason, let the soldiers understand the stakes, and finally stabilized the morale of the army.
In the end, the soldiers of the whole city made up their minds to fight to the death against the city and did not flinch.
Liu Qi used a strategy to let his subordinates spread rumors in Jinying, saying that he was just a pleasure-hungry "** without ambition and military strategy." Listening to the rumors, the Jin army actually left all the necessary equipment for the siege of the city, and risked leading a large army to attack the city.
In the face of the rudimentary defenses on the city wall, Wanyan Zongbi didn't care, and even said wildly, thinking that his golden boots could easily kick through the city. Therefore, he ordered the two armies to attack the east and west gates of Shunchang respectively, and personally led 4,000 elite troops to support back and forth, showing his incomparable self-confidence and determination.
In the scorching heat of midsummer, the Jin soldiers ran long distances, exhausted, and their morale was low. Liu Qi took the opportunity to send an army to pretend to attack from the west gate, and at the same time, 5,000 elite soldiers suddenly attacked from the south gate, tearing open the flank of the Jin army.
Not only that, Liu Qi had already let people throw poison in the river water before this, and the Jin soldiers drank the poisonous water by mistake when they were thirsty, and the poison attacked the heart, and the army's morale was in chaos, and finally a large-scale rout again.
Although Wanyan Zongbi was defeated, he still did not give up and tried to fight a protracted battle in the west of Shunchang City, but the heavens were not beautiful, and the heavy rain for several days put the Jin army in a predicament. Coupled with Liu Qi's constant sneak attacks, the Jin soldiers were exhausted and eager to retreat.
On June 12, the tenth year of Shaoxing in 1140 AD, Wanyan Zongbi led the army back to Tokyo, ending the siege of Shunchang, which lasted for six days. Despite their despair, they won this classic battle with the right time and place in a situation where they were outnumbered.
Looking back at this battle, there are a few things that are particularly noteworthy.
Originally, according to the convention, the Jin soldiers would launch a war of aggression in late autumn or midwinter, because they lived in extremely cold areas, and after the cold and late autumn, the cattle and horses in the northern grasslands were fat and strong, and the morale of the soldiers was high.
However, Jin Bing's choice to start the war at this point in time was completely unexpected.
Although this strategy caught the Song army's defense line by surprise and provided a chance for a surprise victory, it also put the Jin army, which was not adapted to the water and soil, and put the Jin army under great pressure in the battle against the scorching heat.
In the face of the high temperature and humidity of the southern summer, many of the Jin soldiers could not adapt, and their original arrogance and morale were greatly damaged. In addition, due to his unfamiliarity with the terrain, when Jin Bing was looking for a clean water source, he was poisoned by Liu Qi's poor people, which made matters worse for Jin Bing, who was already exhausted and weak.
Although the Jin soldiers were numerous and well-equipped, they were like rusted abandoned machines at the mercy of others when their combat effectiveness plummeted. In this case, the defeat of Jin Bing is already doomed.
The strange weather brought unexpected assistance to the Shunchang soldiers led by Liu Qi. Wanyan Zongbi planned to besiege Shunchang City for a long time, which put the Shunchang army and people in a difficult situation, but the gods disdained the plan of the Jin soldiers, and the heavy rain for several days made the Jin soldiers already hot and unbearable, and they were more susceptible to the plague.
If this situation continues, the Jin soldiers will not only be unable to conquer Shunchang, but may even face the danger of annihilation.
After six days of arduous defense of Shunchang, Liu Qi finally won a decisive victory by virtue of his firm determination to fight the main battle and the stubborn resistance of all the soldiers and people united as one.