Chapter 1696: The Great Song Army Moves, Zhang Hua Finally Retires
Chapter 1696: The troops of the Song Dynasty were in full swing, Zhang Hua finally retreated
After the terms of the Song Dynasty and the Jin Kingdom were negotiated, Pusanzhuo sent the peace agreement back to Zhongdu as quickly as possible. As expected, Emperor Wanyanyong did not think too much about such conditions, but only a few It's just the state capital, it has already given in, it's just half a step back, and as long as Shen Tang can lead his troops north, everything will be worth it.
After Wanyan Yong sealed the peace agreement and sent it back to Lin'an, Pusanzhuo handed the peace agreement sealed by the emperors of both sides to Zhao Shen. Zhao Shen immediately conveyed the decree to Shen Tang and ordered Shen Tang to lead his troops to fight with the Jin army. joint.
In Zhang Hua's Chinese army tent, after returning from his meeting with Shen Tang, Zhang Hua not only did not cease the war, but even more urgently invited the soldiers and horses of the Jin Kingdom to fight. Tens of thousands of soldiers and horses were in the area of the small Wating Village. The bloody battles continued day after day, with casualties on both sides increasing significantly.
In just ten days, the number of soldiers and horses damaged by both sides reached about 20,000!
In fact, due to Zhang Hua's madness, the soldiers and horses under Tu Shan Kening's command were even more damaged.
On August 25, the scouts from Xia and Liao Dynasties discovered that the Song Dynasty troops stationed in Lintao Prefecture had crossed Gongzhou and entered Qinzhou.
In the tent, Zhang Hua sighed and said to himself, "Tu Shan Kening, although I lost to Shen Tang, you are no match for me after all! I lost this battle, but But I didn’t lose at your hands.”
In just twenty days, 30,000 soldiers and horses under Zhang Hua's command had been injured. The small river bed was soaked in blood, and the entire river turned blood red! The soldiers and horses of the Jin Kingdom on the opposite side were damaged. There are nearly 50,000 people. Without him, the battle between Zhang Hua's soldiers and horses is a life-and-death battle. Even if they risk their own lives, they must fight to the death with the other party.
In terms of combat effectiveness, it is difficult to distinguish between the two sides, but in this competition of will and momentum, the Jin Kingdom was completely suppressed by Zhang Hua's troops.
Even Tu Dankening had to admit that fortunately the battlefield terrain was favorable to them. Otherwise, if the two armies were to fight head-on, the troops and horses under his command might not be able to stop them.
"Commander!"
A soldier rushed into Tu Dan Kening's tent and said, "Commander, please report back from the front, Xia Liao troops are beginning to retreat!"
"What?"
Tu Dankening stood up in shock. Now that the outcome of the two sides was still undecided, how could Zhang Hua suddenly retreat?
"Report!"
"Commander, General Wugu Lunda has come to report that the party members in the Kaiyuanbao area have begun to retreat and want to ask the general whether he wants to pursue them!"
This sudden change made Tu Dankening a little suspicious. After all, although he was not defeated now, he had no support in a short period of time, and the opponent had no reason to retreat.
Just as he was suspicious, a group of messengers from Zhongdu quickly entered the camp!
"I have seen Commander Tu Dankening, and your Majesty has a secret order!"
Tu Dankening looked respectful, bowed three times to the north, and then took the secret decree! After reading it, Tu Dankening smiled bitterly, "Have you accepted the little guy's affection this time?"
Wan Yanyong's letter made it clear that the Song Dynasty had negotiated peace with the Jin State, and the content of the peace agreement was not concealed from Tu Dan Kening. After reading Wan Yan Yong's letter, Tu Dan Kening also understood immediately, presumably It was the soldiers and horses of the Song Dynasty that started to move, and Zhang Hua had already noticed it.
Therefore, in order not to be attacked from both sides, Zhang Hua's only choice was to retreat as soon as possible.
Otherwise, even if Zhang Hua is the God of War, he will never be the enemy of him and Shen Tang.
Furthermore, the soldiers and horses under his own command had been fighting with Zhang Hua's soldiers and horses for nearly a month, and they were already exhausted, but the soldiers and horses under Shen Tang's command were waiting for work, and their momentum was in full swing.
Even if both sides are intact, Zhang Hua has no confidence in defeating Shen Tang, let alone now?
"Immediately send an order to all the ministries to pursue and kill Xia Liao soldiers and horses appropriately, but be careful not to fall into the opponent's scheme!"
Tu Dankening waved his hand and ordered.
Zhang Hua should not be underestimated at any time. Who knows if he will be given a counterattack?
But just watching them retreat was really hard to accept.
The troops Shen Tang led here were not many, and he left a small number of troops in Lintao Mansion, accompanied by 25,000 troops.
After passing through Gongzhou, you will enter the Jichuan area of Qinzhou, then enter Deshunzhou, and go north along the Watingchuan River!
When the army passed Weining, Wen Chao's vanguard reported back that they had discovered the front of Xia Liao's troops, numbering about five thousand!
"Tell Wen Chao and ask him to wait for an opportunity to start a battle. After his death, he will meet again and lead 3,000 troops to defeat Wen Chao!"
Shen Tang issued the order.
The Xia Liao soldiers and horses under Zhang Hua retreated from Wating Village and arrived in the Shenlinbao area, only thirty to fifty miles away from Wen Chao's vanguard troops.
After Zhang Hua received the report of the scouting horses from the front, he thought for a long time, and then said to the generals in the camp, "Yelülie, Yelühua, Tuoba Du, Tuoba Anping, each of you will lead your own troops to assist in the battle. I will be in charge of the central army." , if anything changes, report it at any time!”
"Then I will continue to lead my troops towards Qinzhou and Xining. If you can win, it will be the best. If you cannot win, you will have to delay for a certain period of time until I can clear the gap in Xining, and then join forces in the west. Come on! We don’t know much about the situation in Xijing at the moment, but since the Song army is coming, I’m afraid it will cut off our escape route immediately.”
"If we join forces and advance westward, our army will be attacked from both sides! In addition, the Jin people will surely pursue us, and all of us will be in a desperate situation."
Yelvlie and his party all followed the order and left. After they left, Zhang Hua took out the wine flask from his waist and spilled the wine all over the floor!
Sometimes, politics is far more cruel than war. As a commander-in-chief, voluntarily sacrificing his troops is a shame and the most difficult thing to accept.
However, as the powerful leader of the Zhang family, he must make choices and make sacrifices.
And this jug of wine can be regarded as his apology to these people! Although this war has not yet begun, the outcome has already been determined.
"Command the army to speed up and march towards Xijing!"
As soon as Zhang Hua's army left the border of Qinzhou, Shen Tang had already received the news. He took off the wine bottle from his waist and took a sip, and then said slowly, "Brother Zhang, have a good trip!"
"Order, the entire army presses forward and defeat the Xia Liao troops in front as quickly as possible!"
The remaining 10,000 or 20,000 Xia Liao soldiers and horses are just abandoned soldiers. There is no need for Shen Tang to delay any longer. In fact, he had made arrangements before and was just waiting for news from Zhang Hua's direction. .
Then, nearly 10,000 cavalrymen were divided into left and right groups and attacked the two wings of Xia Liao soldiers and horses. On the front, a large formation of infantry slowly rolled forward!
The two sides fought fiercely for three days. Nearly 20,000 Xia and Liao soldiers and horses were killed, and more than 10,000 were killed. The rest became prisoners of the Song Dynasty soldiers and horses. The end of this battle also announced that all the plans of the Xia and Liao soldiers and horses along the way had been completed. All failed.