Water Margin: The opening scene involves assassinating Emperor Huizong of Song and forcibly taking L

"Those who serve in the military are punished along with their entire squad."

"Those who act against the people will have ten households implicated."

"Execute them all!"

This great battle has only just begun.

The city was already in a state of panic.

The curfew time has been moved forward to 2:45 PM.

That is, before 6 p.m.

The people in the city were no longer allowed to leave their homes.

The Hebei Han army was clearly a garrison force.

However, they were closely monitored by troops sent by Sariho.

The war has reached this point...

The Han Chinese army in Hebei has become a burden!

Chapter 255 Imperial Recruitment

Sariho still felt uneasy.

They also included prominent figures from within the city.

Troops were concentrated and detained in the county government office.

And they also told their families,

If a fire or other accident occurs within the city,

The Jin soldiers wouldn't bother to investigate who did it.

They will kill all those imprisoned in the county government office.

These measures are extremely severe.

However, some people still opened and read the letters without permission.

After Zhao Yuan set up camp,

They then sent troops to cover the laborers filling in the moat.

While filling in the moat,

They continued to shoot books into the city.

There were always a few letters that were not confiscated by the Jin soldiers.

More siege weapons,

It was disassembled into parts.

Ships continuously arrive from Xinhe Town.

Zong Ze was in charge of logistics for the Western Route Army.

Including the construction of siege weapons,

Xinhe Town is home to a large number of craftsmen.

It was also an important grain transshipment station.

Within the city walls.

Shift change before curfew

A contingent of Han Chinese troops from Hebei left the city walls.

They silently returned to the military camp inside the city.

The leader of this Han army was named Zhang Di.

Historically, they were notorious bandits in Hebei.

They gathered hundreds of thousands of people in Mingzhou to rebel.

Finally, they were suppressed by Liu Guangshi's troops.

Because Zhao Yuan raised an army in Sichuan

It tied down the Song Dynasty's military forces.

Zhang Di in this time and space,

Although it was also suppressed by the imperial court

However, he did not confront Liu Guangshi.

He faked his death to escape and fled into the Taihang Mountains with the remaining troops.

At the beginning of the anti-Song movement,

Following the resistance against the Jin dynasty,

I really can't fight anymore.

They were then recruited by the puppet regime.

"Brother, where did the letter we saw during the day go?"

"My subordinate Zhang Hao asked in a low voice."

Zhang Di said, "It's in my stomach."

"That's good, they won't be found by the Jin soldiers."

Zhang Hao asked,

"What's in the letter?"

Zhang Di said, "Let's turn against the Jin!"

"Past offenses will not be investigated."

"You can also earn a great reward for your meritorious service."

Zhang Hao said, "I hid in the Taihang Mountains for two years."

"They were then granted amnesty by the Zhen Ding court for over a year,"

"The brothers all want to go back to their hometown of Mingzhou."

"Why not look for an opportunity to counter-offend?"

"I heard that a new dynasty has been established in the south,"

"Life is still pretty good back in my hometown of Mingzhou."

"Yue Fei was also very benevolent and righteous,"

"We will not harm the people in the slightest."

"I want to go home too,"

Zhang Di said.

"These Jin soldiers don't treat us like human beings."

"They want us to defend the city,"

"We've been on guard day and night,"

"In my opinion, we're going to suffer a defeat sooner or later."

"But too many old brothers have died,"

"We can no longer act rashly,"

"We need to find a good opportunity to kill those Jin soldiers!"

Zhang Hao said, "We'll all listen to our eldest brother."

"The brothers have long wanted to rebel!"

.....

The main force of the Jin army has not yet arrived.

Wanyan Zongwang came in person.

"How's the battle going?"

Wanyan Zongwang asked.

Sariho said, "The moat has not yet been filled in by the enemy."

"But the Liangshan emperor had several thousand armored cavalry,"

"My two thousand cavalrymen were slaughtered and driven back into the city,"

"We can no longer go out to scout the battlefield."

"Ming Dynasty armored cavalry,"

"How does it compare to the last battle?" Wanyan Zongwang asked.

Sariho said, "It will be even harder to fight now."

"The warhorses grew taller,"

"Armor became more plentiful,"

"His horsemanship is also more advanced."

"I've sent cavalry out to scout the enemy's situation,"

"They played three matches in total,"

"More than four hundred cavalrymen were lost."

"The enemy has a cavalry general whose surname is Li,"

"They carried the Li-flag when they went into battle,"

"This man commands the most cavalry."

"Generals such as Yue Fei and Li Qiong from Zhao Prefecture are also present."

Chapter 256 The Strategy of Cutting Off Food

Wanyan Zongwang then asked, "How is the morale of the various tribes?"

Sarihe said, "Except for the Han army in Hebei."

"The soldiers of the other ethnic groups are all doing well."

"The enemy is shooting letters into the city every day,"

"Some of those letters, once shot in, could no longer be found,"

“I am worried that some Han soldiers will defect to the enemy.”

Wanyan Zongwang said, "The bandits who were recruited from the Taihang Mountains,"

"They can stay and defend the city."

"Select a few wealthy households within the city,"

"Ideally, they should be members of a prominent local clan living in the city."

"Let these bandits who have been granted amnesty go off to kill and rob,"

"They get all the money and women they steal."

"This way, they benefit both,"

"This also puts them at odds with the local powerful clans,"

"I certainly wouldn't dare to think about defecting to the enemy again."