Chapter 314 Wang Zaixing takes over Datong Mansion
In the main hall of the Song Dynasty Palace, candlelight flickered, dyeing the magnificent palace with a warm golden color.
Zhao Yingluo now faced the courtiers and issued an order to support Daxia.
"Master Zhu," she said softly but firmly, "immediately send a messenger to Xiazhou to find General Wang Zaixing and convey my order to attack Datong Mansion of the Jin Kingdom."
In the night, the messenger mounted a fast horse, galloped out of the city, and disappeared into the vast night.
In distant Xiazhou, Wang Zaixing was sitting in charge of the tent. When the messenger handed the princess's letter into his hands, a sharp light flashed in his eyes.
"The army of the Kingdom of Jin has been dispatched to attack the Kingdom of Daxia." Wang Zaixing slowly opened the letter and frowned as he looked at the princess's handwritten order, "Attack Datong Mansion... This is a risky move, but it is also an opportunity. "
He immediately summoned the generals and laid out a battle plan.
In the dead of night, the army outside Xiazhou City began to gather. The sound of iron hoofs sounded like a rainbow.
"Soldiers!" Wang Zaixing shouted loudly, "For the sake of the Song Dynasty, we must take advantage of the Jin army to attack Daxia and take Datong Mansion, the important town of the Jin Dynasty! In this battle, we can only win, not lose!"
The soldiers' blood was boiling and they shouted in unison, which shook the sky.
The army rushed towards Datong Mansion like a torrent, and Wang Zaixing took the lead, riding his horse and whipping his whip.
In the night, a hundred thousand troops were like black dragons, galloping across the vast land.
But the Jin Kingdom defenders in Datong Mansion were still dreaming.
They never expected that the Song Army would launch a surprise attack at this time. When the morning light first appeared, the sentry on the city head panicked and discovered that the Song army had already arrived at the city.
"Enemy attack! Enemy attack!" The sentry's exclamation broke the tranquility of the early morning.
But it was too late. The Song army led by Wang Zaixing quickly broke through the city wall like a tiger descending the mountain.
The Jin soldiers in the city organized a resistance in panic, but faced with the wolf-like Song army, their defense line was quickly torn apart.
Wang Zaixing brandished his spear and led the troops into the enemy formation. Behind him were countless brave soldiers, who were shouting and fighting bravely to kill the enemy.
The battle lasted from early morning to afternoon. When the sun was high in the sky, Wang Zaixing finally climbed onto the tower of Datong Mansion and raised the flag of the Song Dynasty high.
"We are victorious!" he shouted, his voice echoing in the wind.
The soldiers cheered thunderously. They knew that this victory was not only a heavy blow to the Kingdom of Jin, but also a demonstration of the power of the Song Dynasty.
However, the joy of victory did not last long. Dust suddenly rose in the distance, and a Jin reinforcements came over.
"Get ready to fight!" Wang Zaixing shouted, and the soldiers quickly lined up to prepare for a new round of battle.
At this moment, the fate of Datong Mansion once again hangs on a thread. But regardless of the outcome, this battle will become an important part of history.
Wang Zaixing's eyes were firm, and he knew that the next battle would be even more brutal.
But he also knew that victory was already in sight. He brandished his spear and led the soldiers to charge into the enemy camp again, trampling them with iron hooves and spears like dragons. The sound of killing was loud on the battlefield for a while.
Although the Jin Kingdom's reinforcements were large in number, they gradually became unable to cope with Wang Zaixing's brave charge. The morale of the Song army soldiers was high. They followed Wang Zaixing closely, like tigers descending the mountain and rushing towards the enemy.
The battle entered a fierce stage, with both sides going back and forth, fighting inextricably.
But as time went by, the Jin soldiers began to retreat steadily, and the Song army became more and more courageous as they fought. Finally, in the evening, the Jin soldiers collapsed and fled in all directions.
The Song army led by Wang Zaixing won again and incorporated Datong Prefecture into the territory of the Song Dynasty.
Yanjing, inside the Imperial Palace of the Kingdom of Jin.
"Your Majesty!" A messenger hurried into the hall and knelt in front of Wanyan Zonghan, "Datong Mansion was lost and was captured by Song General Wang Zaixing."
Wanyan Zonghan stood up suddenly, his face ashen, "What did you say? Datong Mansion was lost?" His voice revealed disbelief and anger.
"Yes, Your Majesty." The messenger lowered his head and replied, his voice trembling, "The Song Army took advantage of our country to attack Daxia and suddenly sent troops to capture Datong Mansion."
"Where is Wanyan Zongfu?" Wanyan Zonghan roared, "Didn't I ask him to work step by step and fight steadily? How could the Song Army take advantage of the loophole?"
"General Wanyan..." the messenger hesitated, "He is attacking Daxia. Maybe he didn't expect that the Song army would suddenly send troops."
"Bastard!" Wanyan Zonghan slapped the table, "Immediately send an order to Wanyan Zongfu and ask him to lead his army to retake Datong Mansion!"
"Yes!" the messenger responded, turned around and left in a hurry.
Soon, Wanyan Zongfu received the emperor's order. He stood in the big tent with his brows furrowed, "We paid a heavy price to capture Daxia's city, but now we have to give it up..."
The deputy general beside him advised: "General, it is difficult to disobey the emperor's order. Besides, if we can quickly recapture Datong Mansion, we will make up for our mistakes."
Wanyan Zongfu sighed, "Send the order, the whole army is ready to go, we will set off to Datong Mansion early tomorrow morning."
However, just when Wanyan Zongfu was about to lead his army to leave, a spy suddenly came to report: "General, it's bad! The king of Daxia, Li Qianshun, took advantage of our withdrawal and sent a large army to sneak attack us!"
Wanyan Zongfu was shocked, "What? How dare they!" He hurriedly ordered the army to fight, but it was too late. Daxia's army descended from the mountain like tigers and rushed straight into the Jin army's camp.
The Jin army was caught off guard and was defeated. Wanyan Zongfu led the remaining troops to fight and retreat, and finally escaped the siege of the Daxia army, but suffered heavy losses.
After some inventory, Wanyan Zongfu discovered that the original army of 100,000 now only had 60,000 left. He looked at the devastated military camp and the exhausted soldiers, with mixed feelings in his heart.
"General, what should we do now?" the deputy general asked.
Wanyan Zongfu thought for a moment and then said: "With our current military strength, it is impossible to recapture Datong Mansion. For now, we can only ask your Majesty to increase troops." After saying that, he wrote a letter asking for help and sent someone to deliver it quickly. Yanjing.
In the Imperial Palace of Yanjing, Wanyan Zonghan fell into deep thought after receiving Wanyan Zongfu's letter asking for help. "This Wanyan Zongfu really disappoints me!" He threw the letter on the table angrily, "Originally there were only 60,000 soldiers left in the army of 100,000. How to fight!"
The counselor next to him advised: "Your Majesty, the most important thing now is to calm down the situation."
After Wanyan Zonghan calmed down, he said: "You are right, we must act as soon as possible." He turned to the messenger and said: "Send me an order to have the nearby troops reinforce immediately. Wanyan Zongfu must recapture Datong Mansion!"
"Yes!" The messenger responded and left.
Soon after, reinforcements arrived at Wanyan Zongfu's camp. Wanyan Zongfu looked at these new troops and felt a little more at ease. "Now that we have enough troops, we must take back Datong Mansion!"
However, the war is not as simple as imagined. Even with enough troops, it is not easy to regain the lost city. Wanyan Zongfu led an army to besiege Datong Mansion for several days, but still failed to break through the city.
The Song army in the city, led by general Wang Zaixing, resisted tenaciously, preventing the Jin army from entering the city. The two sides reached a stalemate.
Wanyan Zongfu stood at the foot of the city, looking at the Song Army flags on the city wall from a distance, feeling filled with emotion in his heart. "This Wang Zaixing is really a difficult opponent." He murmured to himself.
