At the beginning of the rise of Jin Dynasty, he used his troops like a god, conquered and captured, and was unrivaled in the world. His cavalry was so elite that it had never been seen since ancient times.
Later, when King Hailing attacked the Song Dynasty, he mobilized 560,000 horses and demonstrated his extremely large cavalry dispatching ability. By the time of Emperor Sejong's reign, the nine herding stations in northern Xinjiang still had 470,000 horses and oxen.
130,000, 870,000 sheep, 4,000 camels, and 12,000 cavalry in Henan, Shandong and other places.
As a result, in the battle the year before last, the Mongolian army, with the Khitan Yelv Tuhua as their guide, swept through all the herdsmen in the northern Xinjiang and drove all the war horses away. The literati who relied on Mongolia wrote a poem about this: "We have gained more gold sources.
400,000, which is unparalleled in the world."
The Mongolian army became more powerful and its military strength was greatly strengthened; while the Jin army was forced to realize the transformation from cavalry to infantry. In order to reorganize the cavalry, the imperial court even issued a folk law to collect the fallen horses of the defeated army and announced the withdrawal of superiors.
A horse is worth fifty taels of silver, and anyone who hides it secretly will be killed and hanged.
The effect of this decree was very little, but the embarrassment of the imperial court was real.
Hu Shahu ran rampant with his thousands of cavalry horses and heavy-armored knights without any scruples. This was because this cavalry was a rare and fully-organized cavalry in the Kingdom of Jin. He knew very well that no matter how strong Yang An'er's troops were,
It is impossible to match his cavalry advantage in field battles.
Not only Yang An'er was unable to withstand the traitor, but looking at Hebei and Zhongdu, even the two commanders Wan Yan Gang and Shu Hu Gao Qi, who were now the pillars of the imperial court, had absolutely no such powerful cavalry!
Although they led tens of thousands or even hundreds of thousands of troops, they could not have more than a thousand cavalry, and most of them were reorganized after the defeat. Regardless of the equipment level, training level and even mutual cooperation, they must be far inferior to Hu Shahu's.
Elite department.
Those cavalry were just show-offs. Facing the harassment of the Mongolian cavalry, they could only sit and defend the city, passively being beaten.
In Hu Shahu's view, only the cavalry under his command truly inherited Dai Jin's tradition of being good at riding. These warriors, who have been fighting in the north and south for more than ten years, are by no means comparable to ordinary people.
Only they can compete with the Mongolian army in the wild. And only if they join the battlefield, they can play the entire chess game and connect the Jin army that is tied up in various border forts and fortresses, thereby stabilizing the overall situation of the entire northern front.
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The forbearance in the past few years and the deliberate concessions on the battlefield in the past few years are all for the current situation. The weaker the Jin Dynasty is, and the more difficult it is to maintain the front line, the more it has to rely on the powerful Jurchen nobles, and the so-called "
"A powerful Jurchen noble", who else could I choose?
Hu Shahu came to Zhuozhou this time with the intention of using a heart-pounding victory to tell everyone that only I, He Shi Lie Zhizhong, are the ones the court should rely on! Those courtiers and Confucian scholars who only talk and waggle,
Everyone should step aside!
Of course, it is only natural to search in Zhuozhou by the way...
Hu Shahu is full of ambition and confidence.
Even if he found an uninvited guest on the battlefield, his confidence was not shaken at all.
"Where did those two soldiers come from?" He asked, waving his riding whip gently: "I had never heard before that there was such a force in Zhuozhou."
His assistant Wugu Lunduola replied: "Just now Youyi reported that they should be a group of defeated troops from Xuande, Changzhou and other places back to Hebei. They have been stationed in Zhuozhou for a long time and now call themselves Zhuozhou Volunteers.
We plan to enter the city to help defend it."
"The defeated troops returned to Hebei?" Hu Shahu said angrily: "Then, they know I am here, how dare they not come to see me?"
"This... ahem... maybe these people have ulterior motives and don't dare to face the marshal's power?" The reason for this was naturally clear to Wu Gu, but he really didn't want to go into details, so he asked: "Marshal, let's
Do you need to do something to deal with it?”
Hu Shahu thought for a while and said casually: "Wanyan Chounu is fighting in front, let his troops continue to move forward without being distracted. In addition, slightly strengthen the left wing and push Yang An'er's troops towards Fan Yangcheng, so that we don't have to worry about both sides.
"
"Okay." Wugu Lunduoza immediately sent a servant to deliver the order.
"Over at Fanyang City... let Pu Cha Liujin dispatch two hundred men from each of the left and right wings! Those Zhuozhou volunteers are unreliable. Let Pu Cha go directly to the north city and call the door. Tell them that the imperial army is here and ask them to open the door to welcome them!
"
Pucha Liujin is Hu Shahu's trusted general. If Hu Shahu is an evil beast, Pucha Liujin is one of the sharpest claws of this evil beast, and it is the kind covered with blood. Hu Shahu has been suppressed many times across the north and south.
, the massacre was all the responsibility of Pucha Liujin.
At this moment, Hu Shahu mobilized this person again, which shows that although he is arrogant, he actually does not deal with the situation lightly.
"The governor of Zhuozhou is Nian Gezhen. He had some disputes with us that day. I'm afraid he won't open the door easily." Wugu Lunduola said cautiously.
Hu Shahu looked down at Wugu Lunduola. When Wugu Lundolai was sweating on his forehead, he slowly said: "Let Pucha Liujin tell them that if they don't open the door, they are against me, against the court, and they are thieves."
! When I enter the city, I will first kill Nian Jiezhen, and then all the thieves in the city! Let him not follow the example of Laishui County Magistrate and seek death on his own!"
"Yes! Yes!" Wu Gu said that Duo Lao was a close confidant, and he did not dare to face the murderous Hu Shahu. He quickly resigned and went to see Pucha Liujin personally for instructions.
After a while, the Guaizima Qingqi, who were originally scattered on both wings, stopped for a moment and split into half. The group on the right first moved more than a hundred steps towards Fanyang City, then stopped and waited for the left wing to come to join them.
The two hundred and fifty cavalry on the left wing were led by Pucha Liujin himself.
Pucha Liujin was born in the Weijie Army of Zhongdu. He always wore an ocher yellow robe that represented Zhamengan's background in Zhongdu. He also rode a yellow gelding. He was the first to ride his horse, and he was like a yellow whirlwind clearing the way for the cavalry.
Soon they made a long circle and passed behind Hu Shahu.
In fact, if you pass in front of Hu Shahu, you will walk in a straight line and it will be faster. However, Hu Shahu has a violent personality and is moody. In the early years, when a close aide led troops to march, they blocked Hu Shahu's view of the formation, and he was immediately killed by Hu Shahu himself.
.Pucha Liujin never dares to touch this bad luck.
After Hu Shahu gave the order, he stopped paying attention to him and continued to observe the battle ahead.
Seeing that Wanyan Chounu's infantry in front were disturbed by uninvited guests outside the battlefield, and the offensive slowed down slightly, he snorted dissatisfied, took out a short knife from his waist, and shouted: "Come here!"
A man came from above.
Hu Shahu said with a ferocious smile: "Without fighting these days, some people have slacked off! You lead a group of people, hold my sword, find the general of the first capital, behead him and alert the three armies, and then let Wanyan Chounu unite the team
Attack fiercely! Anyone who fails to try his best will be killed!"
The man hurriedly lowered himself to the ground, took the dagger, and headed forward like a gust of wind.
Hu Shahu squinted his eyes and watched the general who was unfavorable in the battle being beheaded in the formation. Then he ran back and forth with his head held high, shouting encouragement to the troops.
He nodded with satisfaction, looked around, and said solemnly: "This is just a little thief in front of us. We will have to deal with more in the future..."
Before he finished speaking, he suddenly heard a panicked movement behind him!
He turned around sharply and saw that the cavalry formation, which was a hundred steps away behind him, suddenly fell into chaos!
"Who is looking for death?" Hu Shahu roared loudly, as if a rolling thunder struck out of thin air.
When the Guaizima Qingqi were marching around the rear of the central army, they bumped into dozens of cavalry and rushed out from a depression.
Several cavalrymen went to call Pucha Liujin at the same time. Pucha Liujin was in front. He tightened the reins with one hand and looked back.
After looking at it twice, he sneered twice, not taking this group of cavalry seriously.
It turns out that the horses ridden by the cavalry are very particular. Generally speaking, the elite cavalry of the Jin Kingdom have one man and two horses. The horses they usually ride are mostly Mongolian horses, which have excellent endurance and are good at carrying heavy loads. And in wartime
, then use tall war horses from the northeastern hinterland. The war horses are taller than the daily walking horses and can sprint faster.
Most of the cavalry in front of them were ordinary Mongolian horses, and Pucha Liujin didn't look down on them at all!
Where did these rabble come from, daring to come looking for death?
There is no need to report such an unstoppable enemy to the marshal. I, Pucha Liujin, can easily handle it!
Pucha Liujin waved his hand and sent out a Jurchen general to lead people up to disperse them.
The two cavalry teams approached quickly, and when they reached a hundred paces, both sides fired their bows and arrows, and then another round of hand axes, spear throwing, etc.
After two rounds of letting go, the cavalrymen each lost a few people, and the distance was already within ten steps.
The Jurchens were all circling with their iron spears, and they were just getting ready to stab with all their strength. One of the cavalrymen on the opposite side sped up and arrived in front of them in the blink of an eye.
The knight was wearing green velvet armor, wearing a phoenix-winged hood, riding a black horse, and also holding a military-standard iron spear in his hand. He was obviously a leader. The Jurchen generals only felt that they saw the military exploits before their eyes, and shouted with joy: "
Well done!”
There was no answer between the two men, and they each raised their spears. The two iron spears clashed with each other in the air, and the two horses passed by each other in the wrong stirrups.
The Jurchens would only feel a flash of light in front of their eyes, and then there would be severe pain in the jaws of their hands, and they could no longer hold the spear shaft.
"This guy has so much strength!" He cursed secretly, quickly let go and threw away the spear shaft, leaned over and drew the sword from his waist.
But he never thought that when he leaned down, he saw that the armor on his chest was shattered, and a gap as big as a bowl was created out of thin air. Within the gap, blood surged out like a fountain, dyeing the horse's back red!
When did this happen? It’s time to die! Only two thoughts came to mind, and everything went dark, and he threw himself on the saddle and became motionless.
The two cavalry teams crossed each other at full speed, and smoke and dust rose up. The knight in green velvet armor rushed forward a hundred steps at a time, and the resistance of dozens of consecutive riders was as easy as cutting through grease with a sharp blade. The iron spear in his palm came and went,
It seems like nothing more than forward stabs, pecks and sideways swings, but every move is as powerful as lightning, and there is no enemy in sight!
Pucha Liujin was furious and went to greet him personally.
