In the late autumn and early winter of the second year of Wu Jianshuo's reign in the northwest, the chaotic situation was like a bursting gunpowder magazine, scattering huge flames on this barren and dangerous land. Even the continuous rain did not extinguish it in the slightest.
It reached its peak in a short period of time, and the aftermath seemed to be getting more and more powerful at the time.
The first confrontation between the Huaxia Army and the Jurchen West Route Army took place on the night of August 25th. After this first wave of confrontation ended, the propaganda of the anti-Jin Dynasty was already being operated by the members of Zhuji.
It was carried out on a large scale with the cooperation of the planting family forces.
Centered in Yeonju, Gyeongju and other places, and nearby Ning, Fang, Won, Huan, Lin, Fu, Fengzhou, Baoanjun, Qingjianseong and other places, the storyteller of Bamboo Records, Bao Dazai, began to spread the story later.
This news incited an anti-Jin Dynasty atmosphere. As the Jurchens retreated and Yan Zhenguo's army collapsed, in the next two or three days, the situation in the northwest began to shake up on a large scale.
The first and most resolute to join the battle was naturally the Zhong family army led by Zhong Lie. In addition, in Yanzhou, Qingzhou and other places, Xiangyong formed spontaneously by the common people under the propaganda began to gather. Some cottages in the northwest and other places,
The local snakes also began to make their own moves under the lobbying of Zhuji. In the previous process of transporting goods in Xiaocanghe, these bandit forces entrenched in the same place actually benefited a lot, and they also had certain relations with the members of Zhuji.
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In the northeastern part of Gyeongju, at the junction with the security forces, the hilltop named Luofeng Mountain is actually a small part of it.
Several armies in the direction of Jingzhou and Pingliang Prefecture moved. On the other side, Yan Zhenguo, who had no way out, gathered his defeated troops and regained his senses, and then attacked again in the direction of Qingzhou. Coordinated with him were
The two Wu Dynasty troops who had previously surrendered due to the Jurchen majesty, one with 20,000 people and the other with 30,000 people, attacked from the southeast to the northwest.
The regular army, local forces, local braves, volunteer troops, and bandit strongmen, no matter what their intentions, after they started to move in a mighty manner, a huge vortex of war and all kinds of frictions were formed on the land of the northwest.
and hedging frequently appear in the surrounding areas of the main battlefield.
The real core of the battle was the West Route Army of Loushi and the Chinese Army of Xiaocanghe. The two troops, each with only more than 20,000 men, faced off and fought on the edge of the Loess Plateau. However, the ferocity of the battle on the edge was undeniable for a while.
No one can keep up.
In order to maintain their momentum and attack the weak with the strong, the Huaxia Army immediately pressed Wanyan Loushi's troops in front. Wanyan Loushi used the cavalry advantage to frequently harass and tear up the Huaxia Army's lines, trying to make them retreat in the face of difficulties.
.However, after the small groups of Black Flag troops developed their combat power, the two sides' probing at the edge of the battlefield frequently turned into hedging.
Even a small Black Flag Army, with many veterans as its backbone, was too determined to face the combat power displayed by the Jurchens.
The Jurchens, especially the elite Jurchens under the command of Wanyan Lou, were never afraid of fighting. They were also powerful soldiers that roamed the world. After the destruction of the Liao Dynasty, they swept through the Wu Dynasty twice like the autumn wind sweeping away the fallen leaves. Now they are in such a country in the northwest.
They were frequently provoked by the opponent in the corner. Although they were not ashamed to retreat when they usually encountered weak opponents, when they were chewing hard bones, their blood often inevitably surged.
After all, the courage to rush into battle without hesitation when necessary is also the reason why Jurchens can conquer the world.
In these first few days, intertwined tearing and killings continued to occur. Since it was not a large-scale melee between corps, neither side regarded these encounters as formal battles. However, the willpower of each side reached its peak. In order to avoid the black
With the Banner Army's artillery and formation advantages, Wanyan Loushi almost gave a fatal order to his cavalry. They were not allowed to charge into the formation under any circumstances. All they had to do was harass, move, harass, move... Of course, this rigid order was not given, but
If the fighting continues like this, I am afraid that the kite-flying tactics commonly used by the Mongols in later generations will first become proficient in Lou Shi's hands.
The main force of the Black Flag Army is just pushing relentlessly with its iron barrel-like formation ability. In a sense, Lou Shi is constantly adapting to the style of play of this elite army with artillery. Qin Shaoqian is also
Try to fully understand the strength of this army under your command. As Ning Yi said in Xiaocanghe, before using the strange side, you must first be familiar with the good side.
Even though they are accompanying this army to grow every day, Qin Shaoqian and others have not yet figured out the potential and limits of this army that has been tempered by new training methods.
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Looking back after a long time, the confrontation that suddenly broke out on the northwest land, the two teams initially showed the strength of the peak army of this era. Within two or three days, there were large and small frictions, and the strength and tenacity shown by both sides
, were already no less than any other force at the same time, and the intensity of the battle was astonishing. However, at the moment of the battle, both sides just continued to make moves according to the situation without considering this.
On the evening of August 29th, the autumn rain fell. On the edge of the battlefield during the forced march, several teams of the Black Flag Army realized that the heavy rain would obliterate the advantage of firearms, so they simply chose to lure the enemy. And a Jurchen group of about a thousand people
Under the leadership of general Asibao, the team also seized the opportunity and launched a brazen charge. The melee between the two sides lasted for more than ten miles. Some people on both sides were separated from the team during the battle.
On the same night, more things were happening. It was a force that played a decisive role in the northwest. A few days after receiving the order to send troops from Wanyan Loushi, the Zhejia, who had always had an ambiguous attitude in this area, took action.
Under Zhe Keqiu's order, Linzhou, Fuzhou, Fengzhou, Qingjian and other places began large-scale arrests of Zhuji members in the city who were inciting resistance to the Jin Dynasty.
At the same time, Zhe Keqiu mobilized 40,000 elite members of the Zhe family, personally commanded the troops, with Zhe Yanzhi as his deputy, and headed towards the Qingzhou battlefield, making it clear his attitude of supporting Wanyan Loushi.
This chapter is not finished yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! Not many people can clearly grasp Zhe Keqiu's thoughts at this time, but if you look from the back to the front, his choice was not without clues before.
When the Jurchens first went south, the Zhong family army supported the capital, and the Zhe family army also sent troops. Zhe Keqiu's choice at that time was to cooperate with Liu Guangshi to rescue Taiyuan. In this battle, the two of them were defeated by Wanyan Zonghan near Tianmen Pass. In this great battle
After the defeat, Bianliang rescued the siege. Qin Siyuan and others wrote a letter requesting to send troops to Taiyuan, and Zhe Keqiu also submitted the same request. After that, the Zhe family army sent troops to rescue Taiyuan twice, but in the end they were defeated because they could not defeat the Jurchens.
Later, when Taiyuan fell, Ning Yi rebelled, the Jurchens attacked Bianliang for the second time, and the Zhong family army still sent troops, the Zhe family still only paid attention to the war in Fuzhou and other places, and fought on the front line of Taiyuan, and fought extremely conservatively. Next, Xixia
When people invaded the south, the Zhejia army that was supposed to guard the northwest saw the Zhong family being destroyed, so they just guarded their own one-third of an acre and refused to send troops.
This time the Lou family came to attack, the Zhong family refused to surrender, and the Zhe family verbally agreed, but they were unwilling to send troops to conquer the northwest for the Lou family. However, no one expected that the Lou family would not be willing to send troops when the Lou family was going smoothly.
The Zhe family army, when the Loushi army encountered a problem, actually chose to side with the Jurchens.
August 30th, autumn rain. If the joining of the Zhe family army means that there is no middle ground in the entire northwest, the confrontation and fighting in the center of the Gyeongju battlefield will be even more brutal. With this rain, Wanyan Loushi
The infantry was gathered and launched a large-scale counterattack towards the advancing Black Flag Army.
Gyeongju Huangyangling. On the edge of the high loess slope, the terrain is complex. In this mountain range, hills, and river valleys, the main armies of both sides fought in several places. Wanyan Lou's army used troops with great force, and the soldiers under his command also
They are indeed elite on the battlefield. The Black Flag Army chose a conservative formation battle at the first time. However, in fact, at the four points of the battle, three were empty and one was real. The four regiments were blocked by the forest on the side of the mountain.
On the battlefield, Wanyan Loushi personally led the soldiers to launch repeated attacks and killings.
After the battle lasted for more than an hour, the formation of the fourth regiment was torn apart in several places. The Jurchen charge spread, and the commander of the fourth regiment, Sun Ye, led his guards to resist. They barely maintained the situation for a while, but were eventually killed.
They retreated continuously. It was not until the special forces nearby provided full support that they rescued some of the soldiers who were trapped in a dead situation.
In a sense, neither Qin Shaoqian, who was commanding the army at this time, nor the generals who commanded the various regiments were mediocre. They were considered top-notch among the people of the Wu Dynasty. However, the Wu Dynasty army had faced many challenges in the past many years.
The situation was originally very different from the situation in front of them. When they faced the strongest Jurchen generals who had started from scratch and experienced countless battles, after several days of pressing forward, they finally lost in the use of military tactics.
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The tenacity of the soldiers themselves did not make the situation too bad. At other points, the Jurchen army who tried to feign an attack was once dragged into a fierce battle, causing a large number of casualties. But similarly, more than half of the fourth regiment of the Black Flag Army suffered casualties.
, and Sun Ye, the general who rushed forward, was seriously injured. After being rescued, he was close to death.
The Jurchen army retreated, and the Black Flag Army continued to advance. Sun Ye and a group of injured people were temporarily left near Huangyang Ridge, and the Zhongjia Army forwards later took over the rescue. That night, in the hut near Huangyang Ridge,
Sun Ye finally woke up. He was from Yingchuan, Xuzhou. He was forty-seven years old and good at planning. When he woke up, two personal guards were standing guard. Sun Ye asked them about the situation ahead and knew that the Jurchens
The loss of combat power may not be smaller than that of the Black Flag Army, so he nodded and blinked.
He seemed to be searching for his thoughts in an extremely weak state, and only spoke softly after a long time.
He said: "We often discussed whether it was right to rebel against the king... But with soldiers like you, I think it may be right. Mr. Ning..."
Sun Ye looked ahead and blinked again, but there was no focus in his eyes. He remained calm for a moment: "I am stupid in using my troops, and I will not regret my death... It's a pity... so fast..."
At this point, his voice weakened, and the last thing he said was: "...I can't see the future. You can see it for me."
The wind whimpered, and then the cries of two soldiers who had experienced many fierce battles were heard.
A long song to cry. That night, the news of Sun Ye's death reached the front line where black flags spread. In the next few days, the surviving soldiers of the fourth regiment would wrap their arms with white strips of cloth during the charge.
More intense, all-out confrontations and fighting took place every day after that. Both sides were almost gritting their teeth and testing the limits of their will. This was almost what Wanyan Loushi did in this southern expedition——
It was even the first time in his life that he encountered such a battle situation. He participated in the fighting several times, and it was said that he was in a very happy mood. At the same time, the fighting outside had also exploded like a volcano. Zhonglie sent people and Zheke
After negotiations, the two Western armies began to clash for the first time on the second day of September.
This is the chaotic world that has already arrived. But in the northwest, tens of thousands of people from all sides are involved in the vortex, plus the civilians who are unfortunate enough to be involved, and even hundreds of thousands of people are fighting in chaos. It seems that it has just begun.