"Where are Linzhou's troops and horses?" Zhe Keqiu asked.

He Zhongxing, the general manager of the troops and horses, said: "There is no news about Linzhou's troops and horses yet, but they should arrive within three days at the latest."

"Three days?" Zhe Keqiu was obviously dissatisfied with this time, "The army will be reorganized tomorrow. Who is willing to be the former army general?"

He Zhongxing came out of the queue and said: "The general will be willing!"

"Okay, I will give you 10,000 troops. You go and meet Wu Jie."

Early in the morning on April 24, while Wu Jie was still having breakfast, the messenger sent by Guo Hao arrived.

"Commander Wu! Our army defeated the enemy at Shanshenling, beheading 3,000 people and capturing 5,000 people!"

Wu Jie received the battle report and was overjoyed after reading it: "Well done!"

As soon as he finished speaking, Wei Xiang arrived outside the camp.

"Wu Shuai!"

"Come in!"

Wei Xiang walked in and said anxiously: "Commander Wu, the enemy has made some movement."

"oh?"

"The enemy troops are gathering in formation."

"Zhe Keqiu is more anxious than I thought." Wu Jie was not in a hurry. He said, "Let Yang Zheng lead 5,000 troops as the front army and meet the Zhe family army!"

"yes!"

In the morning, all Song Jun's entertainment activities were suspended.

The front army of the Zhejia Army advanced towards the Song Army, with the main force behind it.

Yang Zhengze led the front army of the Song Army to respond to the enemy in the standard formation of the three armies on the left, right and center.

The tactics of both sides are quite similar, with elite infantry at the front, crossbowmen and archers at the back, and strict defense on the left and right wings.

The Zhejia Army was also considered a Song Army before, and Wu Jie was from the Western Army. The two sides were almost in the same system.

Even the crossbow arrows are the same model.

The two sides first fired a wave of crossbow arrows at each other, and then each sent several forward battalions out to engage in positional warfare.

The fight lasted for more than an hour, and the fight was relatively restrained. There was no charge, and there were constant tests of maintaining formation.

And both sides are obviously looking for each other's weaknesses and preparing to win in clever ways.

As a result, on the first day, everyone was lonely, and even some military formations were not moved, and the soldiers stayed in place.

In the evening, everyone paid their dues and retreated.

"The Song army did not send out cavalry." He Zhongxing said, "The scouts did not see the shadow of the cavalry, but they heard that they were digging holes."

"Dig a hole?" Zhe Keqiu asked.

"Yes, there are reports from scouts that the Song army is digging holes."

Wang Zheng said: "They are digging trenches. Wu Jie is worried that we will send cavalry to attack his left and right flanks."

"Wu Jie really wants to fight a defensive battle." Zhe Kezhi said in a deep voice, "It seems we can't wait any longer. If Wu Jie digs several large trenches around, it will be difficult for our cavalry to play its role."

Early the next morning, while Wu Jie was still sleeping, Wei Xiang's loud voice came from outside the camp.

"Wu Shuai!"

Wu Jie suddenly sat up: "What happened?"

"Wu Shuai! The enemy is coming! This time the mighty army is coming!" Wei Xiang shouted loudly outside the camp.

"As soon as it comes, it comes. Are you so loud because you are worried that I will live too long?" Wu Jie rubbed his head.

Why is it that the General Staff sent by the imperial court are making more noise than the other?

Not long after, Wu Jie was eating breakfast and listening to the scout's report on the situation.

He stood up, grabbed a few steamed buns, and walked out of the tent, not even drinking the broth.

Arriving on the high platform, Wu Jie was eating steamed buns while seeing the mighty army rushing towards him in front of him.

The horns of the Song Army's military camp also sounded from the sky, the soldiers began to gather, and the officers began to rectify the team.

"Report! General, the main army is already outside the city and is approaching the Song army." In Baode City, Zhewen also received the news.

"Great!" Zhewu said happily, "Brother, please give me eight thousand troops to leave the city and attack the Song army with my father!"

"Okay!" Orifumi also felt that it was time, "This time we can only win, not lose!"

"rest assured!"

Wu Jie saw the Zhe family's army and said, "Zhe Keqiu's formations are quite well arranged!"

"Did Zhe Kexu come in person?" Wei Xiang said.

"It's better for Yang Zheng to play the vanguard. This time, give him more troops. Give him 8,000 men and let him play the vanguard!"

Yang Zheng was feeling like he was getting blood all day long, and today was no exception.

"Wu Shuai, don't worry, I will eventually tear off that valuable head and bring it to you."

"Zhe Keqiu cannot die. He must be captured alive and sent back to the capital to be punished by His Majesty himself." Wu Jie said, "Your mission is not to rush to defeat the enemy. The combat effectiveness of the Zhe family army is stronger than you think."

"Then General?"

"Withstand the enemy's offensive, I will send cavalry to fight in a roundabout way to find the opponent's weaknesses. Before that, you have to save the physical strength of your sons, do you understand?"

"Understood! Don't worry, I'll play defense first and wait for Wu Shuai's attack order!"

At this time, Zhe Kaqiu stood on the commander's platform, watching the Song army in front.

"Wu Jie's military formation looks decent," Zhe Keqiu said.

Wang Zheng said: "I heard that there is a military supervisor in the Song army, who specializes in supervising military discipline, with tough methods and military law!"

"It seems that the Song Army's combat power has indeed improved a lot." Zhe Keqiu said, "I underestimated the Song Army before."

"No wonder the Xixia people didn't take advantage of the Jin army for so many years," Wang Zheng said.

"But today, Wu Jie will be defeated here." Zhe Keqiu vaguely saw that the west city gate seemed to be opened, and soldiers came out of Baode City in rows and formed formations outside the city.

"Now our army is attacking the Song army from two sides, let's see how Wu Jie responds." Zhe Keqiu said with a smile, "If Linzhou soldiers and horses arrive today and attack from three sides, Wu Jie will definitely be defeated even if he digs out the Yellow River from the ground!"

"Commander Zhe, it stands to reason that the Linzhou troops should have arrived today." Wang Zheng said.

"Send someone to urge them!" Zhe Keqiu said, "Let them cross the Yellow River today! No matter how powerful the Song army is, it will take me several days to encircle the Song army with three troops, but it will take a few days to drag down the Song army's morale!"

"yes!"

"He Zhongxing!"

"The end is here!"

"You should be the forward!"

"The last general takes command!"

Wang Zheng said: "The Song army is digging trenches on both wings. Our main purpose is to prevent the Song army from digging many trenches and send cavalry to constantly harass the two wings. As for the forward, I think there is no need to rush to attack. Since our army is surrounded by three armies,

, just like Commander Zhe said, first delay the Song army, the first step is mainly to intimidate, wait until the weakness of the Song army is found, use cavalry to attack continuously, when the time is right, surround and kill in three directions!"

Zhe Keqiu said: "This commander also has this intention!"

After He Zhongxing led the forwards, he met his old rival Yang Zheng just like yesterday.

The armies of both sides still maintained relative restraint during the confrontation.

In one hour, hundreds of people were sent to shoot at each other.

Moreover, most arrows are protected by shields and armor.

The most intense thing was that several additional battalions were deployed to close in and engage in violent killings. Dozens of people died on both sides.
Chapter completed!