Chapter 1290: Divide troops to block, Song and Jin cavalry battle
Chapter 1290: Divide the troops to block the attack, the cavalry battle between Song and Jin Dynasties
However, if he decides this way, he will need to bear a risk, that is, once the troops and horses in the rear are unable to resist the cavalry, his retreat will be blocked. There will be the main force of the Song Army in front and harassment by the Song Army cavalry in the rear.
This Yongshui River can definitely become the place where he died.
"call!"
Yi Ciwo thought for a long time, and then suddenly ordered, "Zhou Ya, you personally lead five thousand cavalry across the river and kill the Song Army cavalry in the rear for me!"
This Zhou Ya was one of the generals he recruited after coming to the West Route Army. This man not only had great prestige in the army, but was also powerful and good at charging into battle.
"I will obey your orders!"
Zhou Ya immediately accepted the order, then ordered five thousand soldiers and horses, immediately crossed the river and returned to the other side, heading towards the direction where Bi Zaiyu and others were.
The reason why Yiciwo'o made such a decision was that first of all, the number of soldiers and horses under his command was already superior. Even if he dispatched five thousand soldiers and horses, it would not have much impact on the current strength of the position.
Secondly, the Song Army's cavalry in the rear was not very large. There were 5,000 soldiers and horses to cooperate with the strength in the rear. It was obvious that they had a certain degree of confidence.
Therefore, as long as he entangles the troops at the rear and resists the main force of the Song army here, time and victory will belong to him...
Hengshui Town is a small city. The soldiers and horses stationed in the city have already seen the Song Army cavalry. However, they did not rush out of the city to fight. They just closed the city gate and garrisoned.
After all, although the cavalry is powerful, it is not convenient to attack a city.
Bi Zaiyu's soldiers and horses were now several miles outside Hengshui Town. They had just defeated a small group of Jin cavalry. However, just as Zhang Jun had expected before coming here, the battle of these Jin soldiers
The intention is not strong, most of them are after encounters, they only need to fight for a while, and then they are defeated directly.
The only relatively difficult battle they fought was the battle after crossing the river. The reason for this was because Bi Zaiyu wanted to buy time and wanted to wipe out all the soldiers and horses, so as not to let Yi Ci Wo Wo.
Get the news of their arrival in advance and set up an ambush first.
Therefore, their leading troops just clung to the opponent's soldiers and horses, while the soldiers and horses in the rear directly took a detour to surround this small group of cavalry.
The Jin people had no way out, so naturally they had no choice but to fight to the death.
"General, what should we do next?"
Behind Bi Zaiyu, a burly man asked.
Bi Zaiyu pondered for a moment, and then said, "According to what the commander said, the Jin people are likely to send some troops to block and snipe us to prevent us from disturbing the main battlefield.
However, the number of soldiers and horses they send will not be too many, but they will definitely be more than us."
"Based on the number of the main force of the Jin soldiers, the number of soldiers and horses they came this time is at least four to five thousand!"
"But we cannot fail in this battle! Only by winning will the main force of the Jin soldiers in the front be unwilling to fight to the death with our army. As long as their military morale is shaken, the commander-in-chief and the others will have a chance.
So, brothers, it’s time for us to fight to the death.”
Bi Zaiyu turned his head and looked at the faces behind him.
These are the most elite soldiers and horses in Shao Hongyuan's army, all of them are powerful, young and strong men!
"Brothers, some of us who were earlier followed General Shao and Marshal Zhang Jun in the Battle of Sizhou. In that battle, we faced the main force of the Jin army and fought bloody battles.
In the end, the Jin soldiers refused! Then, because of the Tibetan invasion, they fought thousands of miles to fight to the death in Chengdu!"
"Under the command of Commander Shen Tang, hundreds of thousands of Tibetan soldiers and horses were defeated by us!"
"Then we were stationed at the Land of Stone Spring. We had no shortage of military pay, had enough food, and had enough sleep. Even the fine horses and battle armors that we had never dared to think of were now riding on our crotches and wearing our armors.
On your body!"
"Now we go to war again! We can die, but we cannot lose the reputation of the two commanders and generals.
Therefore, no matter how many soldiers and horses the Jin people come this time, I will fight to the death if I meet again! If I survive, I will drink a celebration wine together; if I die, my body will be returned wrapped in horse leather! Brothers, can you come with me?"
brush!
All soldiers hold their swords high!
"Fight to the death, fight to the death!"
"Hahaha, okay! Brothers, today, let's show the Jin people that their cavalry is not invincible in the world. Our cavalry in the Song Dynasty can also sweep across the world!"
"Kill! Kill! Kill!"
When Zhou Ya led five thousand soldiers and horses and saw the Song Army cavalry from a distance, his eyes tightened.
Regarding this battle, he actually had no intention of fighting to the death! In fact, he was just thinking about how to catch the traces and release water for the Song army, and then they would be defeated directly.
After all, in their eyes, although the soldiers and horses in the northwest of the Song Army were not weak, they could not be called very powerful.
However, although the number of soldiers and horses in front of him was much inferior to them, the killing intent and fighting spirit coming from them shocked him.
Is this... really the soldiers and horses of the Song Dynasty?
Over the years, there were definitely not many battles between the Song and Jin Dynasties. Although each had its own victories and defeats, in the eyes of the Jin people, the combat power of the Song Dynasty's soldiers and horses really made them uninterested.
Even if there were people like Yue Fei and Yu Yunwen who defeated their army, it was still difficult to change their prejudice against the soldiers and horses of the Song Dynasty.
After all, most of the time when the two armies were fighting, the soldiers and horses of the Song Dynasty did not even get into position. They only needed to charge and they fled directly.
Some of them were even more outrageous. Just after hearing their arrival, they immediately abandoned the city and fled, which is a vivid interpretation of the word "waiting for the wind".
If all the soldiers and horses of the Song Dynasty were able to fight to the death, how could the Jin people or the Liao Kingdom really dare to trample the Song Dynasty under their feet over and over again?
However, in Zhou Ya's eyes, the soldiers and horses in front of him were like demons on the battlefield.
He knew...this battle might not be too easy.
The two cavalry were facing each other several miles apart. Although the numbers of the two sides were slightly different, their fighting spirit was equally high.
On one side are the elites under the command of Shan Kening, a disciple of the Jin Kingdom's West Route, and on the other side are the great Song Erlang who have gone through several battles and followed Zhang Jun and Shen Tang to fight in the north and south! Now, life and death are at stake!
After a moment of silence, Bi Zaiyu slowly raised the long knife and suddenly swung it forward, "Kill!"
"Kill! Kill! Kill!"
Zhou Ya's eyes tightened, and his hand holding the scimitar tightened involuntarily, and then he slashed with the same sudden force, "Kill!"
From stillness to movement, the two stationary cavalry suddenly started to move. The distance between them was not too far. Although it was about four or five miles, it was only enough for them to push their horses to the extreme.