Chapter 600 Siege
"Stop the troops!" Wanyan Zonghan made a difficult decision. He saw that many Jurchen cavalry had already rushed to the front of the chariot formation, but the long swords and maces in their hands had no choice but to use those strong chariots. At most, they would be killed by the musketeers, archers and even spearmen in the chariot formation on the spot, and would never leave them a chance to launch a second attack. The corpses of these soldiers after their deaths increased the difficulty of attacking the rear army. If they wanted to attack the chariot, they had to dodge or move the corpses first, which increased their casualties exponentially and could not continue like this.
Although Wanyan Zonghan knew that if he withdraws his troops now, it would be even more difficult to launch an attack next time. He could not break the formation before the opponent was fully prepared, let alone wait until they were ready, but Wanyan Zonghan could not help but see a soldier who could even give up his life to die.
The drums stopped, and the signal of withdrawing the troops came from behind. Wanyan Jiemu covered the wound on his arm and felt a sense of gratitude. It seemed that he could survive this time. Then this feeling turned into endless humiliation, and his face was burning so hot that it was so hot that Wanyan Jiemu, the famous warrior among the Jurchens, became so greedy and afraid of death?
This humiliation delayed his retreating pace, but looking at the mountains of Jin soldiers' bodies behind him, the trace of courage he had just born disappeared. He really had no courage to attack the death front again, so he could only glar fiercely and flee back in a panic.
"Shenxian Guo!" Yue Fei and Han Shizhong shouted at the same time. Now that the Jin soldiers have lost their aura, the retreating formation is a loose one. It is a good opportunity to take advantage of the victory and pursue them. They are ready to attack.
"Let's just get here today." Li You was in a hurry. He said lightly, "Wanyan Zonghan has more than 10,000 people and has not been dispatched. If they are entangled, the damage will be great."
"If we can defeat the enemy and kill Wanyan Zonghan, what is this damage?" Zhang Shuye was also a little anxious. In his opinion, even if he fights all these 6,000 cavalrymen, as long as he can wipe out all these Jin soldiers, it is worth it to kill Wanyan Zonghan.
But Yue Fei seemed to understand Li You's intentions. He glanced at the Jin army camp and turned around and said, "Now the Jin soldiers are already in the jar, so there is no need to worry."
"Well, what we are worried about now is the Jin soldiers, not us. The soldiers on the left and right wings will arrive before sunset today at the latest. At that time, the three sides will encircle, and the Yellow River will be in the north. Where can the Jin soldiers escape?" Half a month ago, the Jin soldiers siege Bianliang City, but now it is the Song army's turn to siege them.
"At that time, you only need to guard against the Jin soldiers' sneak attacks, and take action step by step to slowly consume the strength of the Jin soldiers, and you will eventually be able to win." Yue Fei took over Li You's words, "I'm afraid that the Jin soldiers in the north will send ships to pick them up."
"Don't worry, didn't the scout say that the nearest ships had already sunk into the Yellow River, and the newly built ships had not been built yet. As for getting enough ships in the north, it was not something that could be done overnight." Han Shizhong said with a laugh. In order to cross the river, the Jin soldiers had already ruled out the troops to plunder the ships that had entered a hundred miles upstream and downstream. It was not easy to find enough ships now. So although the army of Wanyan Zongwang in the north has not yet gone far, they could only watch the Song army besieged Wanyan Zonghan.
"Hey, I'm afraid I'm going to fight now, but I don't know how long I'll have to wait." After saying that, Han Shizhong couldn't help but feel a little regretful, and he could only watch others fight and feel extremely uncomfortable.
"After today, the Jin soldiers will inevitably send small groups of soldiers to harass and attack. The task of dealing with these things will be left to you and Pengju." Li You now consciously asked the Song army to participate more in the war. Hiding in the middle of a safe car array, using a crossbow to attack them, and training them is limited after all. Now Wanyan Zonghan's subordinates have only 20,000 people left, which can be used to allow these Song Dynasty imperial guards and Western troops to practice.
Of course, Yue Fei and Han Shizhong were reluctant to do this. They immediately summoned the army to prepare. At night, there were indeed Jin soldiers trying to steal the camp. However, under the command of Yue Fei and Han Shizhong, the soldiers of the Song Dynasty easily defeated the sneak attack teams, and the Jin soldiers left hundreds of corpses and fled in a hurry.
In this battle, Yue Fei and Han Shizhong took the lead, danced their spears and rushed to the front, and after receiving the bonus of "Slaying Hu" they were invincible like gods of killing, killing the Jin soldiers. After finding out the surnames of the two, these Jurchens began to call these two people "Grandpa Yue" and "Grandpa Han".
In the next few days, the Song army did not rush to launch the final decisive battle, but advanced steadily. The army set up a tight formation and forced the Jin soldiers step by step. Although their attack speed was slow, there was no flaw and unstoppable. They slowly compressed the Jin soldiers into a small area on the south bank of the Yellow River, and they had almost no room to move around.
During this process, Yue Fei and Han Shizhong shined repeatedly, defeating the Jin soldiers under the attention of tens of thousands of troops many times and made great contributions. Their unfathomable martial arts and superb military skills made all the soldiers of the Song Dynasty admire him. Thinking of Li You's high praise for them before, the soldiers of the Song Dynasty even believed that these two people were the idea of the stars in the sky descending to the earth.
During these days, the Jin soldiers not only suffered heavy casualties, but the soldiers under Wanyan Zonghan had been reduced from nearly 30,000 to less than 20,000. They were scattered in the surrounding buildings, and the camps were also pulled out by Li You one by one, leaving only a large camp that could temporarily protect their safety.
The most important thing is that there is not much food left in their camp now. Most of the food left before was already fainted in order to cross the river. The army was left with only waiting for the river to cross the river for the past few days. After the ships sank into the Yellow River, they relied on this food and grass to survive. They had already consumed almost the same amount of food. Wanyan Zongwang on the opposite side could only use the remaining small boats to send them a little food. The restraint was just a drop in the bucket, and he could not satisfy Wanyan Zonghan's consumption.
Many of the shipbuilders who built ships took the opportunity to jump into the Yellow River to escape, and the rest also deliberately or unintentionally delayed the speed of shipbuilding. And according to Wanyan Zonghan's guess, they might still use their hands and feet in the process of shipbuilding. Even if the ship is built well, he would not dare to let the soldiers go up.
Chapter completed!