Wanyan Zongwang's army set up camp in the easternmost part of Zhongmu County, west of Kaifeng Prefecture. They were lined up in a row and stretched for several miles. It was quite spectacular. It was only about ten miles away from the Song Army's first line of defense.
Originally, he thought that the Song army's morale must have been seriously damaged after such a disastrous defeat in that tentative battle. However, when he came back from the investigation, the soldiers and civilians of Kaifeng Prefecture were in high morale and extremely excited. He was extremely surprised. This was the first time he had seen it.
The morale of those who lost the battle was higher than that of those who won the battle. I quickly asked the reason and found out that it was all because of a big lie told by Li Qi.
But Wanyan Zongwang is so angry, you can't be so shameless. It's obvious that there are thousands of you, and you can't fight back after being beaten by a thousand rangers of our army. How can you say that you defeated us and returned?
, I'm going to retreat on my own, okay? That's all you say. You actually have the nerve to say that our soldiers can only rely on their own horses to run faster and they know how to escape. You are completely confusing right and wrong. If there is any
If it comes to the International Court of Justice, I'm afraid Wanyan Zongwang will really sue Li Qi for defamation, and he won't tolerate such deception.
Later, it was learned that Li Qi was in the northern military camp at that time, which made Wanyan Zongwang even more depressed. If he had known this, he would have come for real, and maybe he could catch Li Qi.
Even if we get to the end, we will still be defeated!
The generals of the Jin army were also very angry and expressed their intention to teach the Song army a lesson.
After calming down, Wanyan Zongwang couldn't help but admire Li Qi's methods. He knew that Li Qi had deliberately sent troops to pursue him and deliberately built momentum. He was able to make the most beneficial choice for himself in such a short period of time. This was definitely
A competent commander.
Wanyan Zongwang thought to himself: He must not give Li Qi another chance like this. If this continues, once the other side's soldiers and civilians gain confidence, they will be overwhelmed by their numbers alone. When he fought with Wanyan Agu, he knew that this would be the case.
Fight less and more, momentum is the most important. If you want to completely annihilate the opponent, you must first hit the opponent until they are afraid of you and defeat them in one fell swoop. If the opponent fights desperately, no matter how powerful you are, the party with the superior numbers will always have the absolute advantage.
Advantage.
Originally, he was preparing to attack from both sides in the northwest, with a feint attack in the north and a main attack in the west, but this was based on the fact that the opponent was defending the city. But now that the opponent intends to fight them to the death, he naturally has to change his strategic plan and deploy all his troops in
West and west, prepare to launch an attack from this west.
To be honest, we must capture your first line of defense first, so as to give the Song army a disincentive.
Pharmacist Guo made another suggestion, saying that since the enemy had deployed their troops outside the city, the city must be empty. The Bianhe River and Jinshui River in the west could lead to the city. These two rivers should be taken first, and the bridges near them were all blocked by the Song army.
It's been blown up. If you don't seize the bridge controlled by the Song army, it will be inconvenient to deploy the troops.
In fact, he is very familiar with the terrain of the capital, and he is a military commander, so he naturally knows the importance of these rivers and roads.
After Wanyan Zongwang heard this, he felt that it made sense, and he had already seen that the Song Army had a deep formation with light front and heavy rear. Unless a general attack was launched, the opponent could easily come to the rescue if they only attacked one side, so he ordered Liu Yanzong to
He led five thousand cavalry to attack the Song troops stationed at Xishui Bridge on the outskirts of the Bian River. Also known as Wanyan Zongbi, he led five thousand cavalry to attack the Song troops stationed on the Jinshui River.
Of course, the main function of these two routes is to cover, because Wanyan Zongwang's primary goal is to capture Moutuogang, which is an important military area. Once it is captured, the morale of the Song army will be greatly damaged, but the terrain of an important military area must be quite complicated.
There is only one person who can take on this important task, and that person is Pharmacist Guo, because he is most familiar with the terrain of Moutuogang. If Wanyan Zongbi or others were sent there, they might not even be able to find the land.
Therefore, Wanyan Zongwang ordered his eight thousand ever-victorious army led by Guo Yaoshi to launch an attack from the northwest and take Moutuogang directly.
After the three armies were dispatched, he immediately ordered to break camp and advance five miles, creating a black cloud that threatened to destroy the city, and he and the Song army were almost at a point where they could face each other.
As soon as you come out of Zhongmu County, you will see the Xishui Bridge on the Bianhe River.
At dusk, Liu Yanzong took the lead in launching a fierce attack from the south bank against the Song army stationed near the West Water Bridge on the Bian River. The 5,000 soldiers and horses he led were mostly Liao troops, and there were also some Han people. Among them, there were no Jurchens. The Jurchens had precious
Very soon, Wanyan Zongwang felt that it was not necessary to send Jurchen soldiers to take the lead. However, do not underestimate these Liao troops. Although their combat capabilities were not as good as those of the Jurchens, they were several levels higher than the Song soldiers. The most important thing was that they
I hate the Song people with all my heart. You stabbed us in the back at the critical moment, and you are even more hateful than the Jurchens. Along the way south, they fought even more bravely than the Jurchens, and they looked down on the Song people in their hearts.
When enemies meet, they become extremely jealous.
The five thousand cavalrymen rushed over like they were in dire straits.
Encouraged by Li Qi's lies, the Song army was not as afraid as it was at the beginning. The six thousand Song soldiers stationed there launched a critical battle with the enemy on the bridge. The bridge had been renovated and was very strong and had a fortress.
, there are high towers. As soon as the enemy enters the shooting range, the Song army first relies on artillery carts to fire flaming shells, which are said to be shells, but also stones, to bombard the enemy and destroy their attacking formation, and then rely on bows and crossbows to block the enemy.
Although the fireballs with flames have no explosive power, every time they fall on the opposite side, grass and trees fly everywhere.
However, the Jin army was not a vegetarian. They immediately deployed their formation to avoid losses as much as possible. Relying on the impact of the cavalry, they finally broke through the fortress on the south bank after being slightly hindered.
The Song army quickly retreated to the other side of the bridge and reorganized the second line of defense. The Jin army rushed to the bridge, but was shot by the Song army. The people in front fell on their backs, and the people in front of them fell, which blocked the people rushing up from behind.
People, the heavy infantry of the Song Dynasty held shields and axes, took advantage of the situation to cover up, started hand-to-hand combat, and killed the enemy. The cavalry lost its impact, and it was the food in the hands of the infantry. It forced the Jin army back to the
The other side.
Subsequently, the two sides began to enter a state of exchange of fire, and the Jin Army's successive attacks were forced back by the Song Army.
When the Song Army saw that they could fight against the Jin Army, even though they suffered heavy losses, for the Song Army, this was a win. They were very excited. The more they fought, the braver they became, and the more they fought, the more confident they became.
.The guard general Bi Zhan commanded calmly, and the Song army fought vigorously. The Jin army could not rush through. It can be seen that this army was really good. If it had been broken through by the Jin army from the beginning,
, then they must be powerless to fight back.
Although Liu Yanzong was very cautious, he still underestimated the Song army. He thought that the Song army stationed here must not be elite and sparse, and would definitely run away as soon as they charged. Therefore, he did not play any tricks and rushed directly. Where?
Knowing that Song Jun was so tenacious, I felt very regretful.
Only then did he truly see the power of the Song army's weapons. Moreover, if he continued to attack the other side, the narrow terrain was not suitable for a cavalry charge. If he continued to attack, even if he won, it would be a miserable victory.
However, if your 5,000 soldiers and horses were repulsed by the 6,000 Song army, then he would really have no shame in going back to see Wanyan Zongwang.
At this critical moment, a group of cavalry suddenly came out from the opposite bank. This group of cavalry was extremely brave, waving their scimitars, and rushed towards the Song army's position like a whirlwind.
Since it was already night, he could not see clearly who the other party was, but when Liu Yanzong heard the killing sound, which was in Jurchen language, he knew that his reinforcements had arrived. No matter who sent them, he immediately reorganized his soldiers and launched a fatal attack.
hit.
The Song army on the other side suddenly panicked when they saw an army suddenly coming out from behind. They didn't know how to fight.
Seeing that the two Jin armies were forming an encirclement, they were about to surround and annihilate these Song soldiers like a whirlwind. Suddenly, a group of cavalry came out from the east. The leader was Yue Fei's younger brother, Yue Fan.
It turned out that Wanyan Zongwang wanted to avoid any mistakes in this first battle. To be on the safe side, he quietly sent two thousand Jurchen cavalry back to the other side of the river to wait for an opportunity, but it actually came in handy.
After Yue Fei learned that the enemy was attacking Xishui Bridge, he immediately understood the enemy's intention and quickly sent Yue Fan to rescue. However, I have to say that the Song army was not as fast as the Jin cavalry, and the Jin army was
While proactively attacking, the Song Army was passively defensive and always slowed down everything. If it had been one step earlier, the situation might have been completely different.
This can be said to be a true head-to-head confrontation between the two sides.
Several armies mingled together and killed everyone.
Hedging on the open terrain on the river bank, the advantages of the Jin Army's cavalry were fully brought into play. Moreover, these two thousand were Jurchen soldiers. Each man was equipped with several horses. They were all like wolves and tigers, brave and good at fighting. After several hedging, the Song Army
Continuous defeats.
There was no way around it. Without the advantageous terrain and positional warfare, the Song army was really no match for the Jurchen soldiers.
Although Yue Fan fought tooth and nail, he was ultimately unable to save the defeat. He himself was almost killed by Wanyan Zongwang's general.
Seeing that if he continued to fight, his entire army would be annihilated, Yue Fan could only choose to retreat, but he could not outrun the Jin army. The two Jin armies merged into one, and they were chasing after him.
Suddenly, another fleet of boats appeared on the river, and a dense burst of arrows fell from the sky and shot at the Jin soldiers.
Whoosh whoosh!
Boom boom boom!
The fire was radiating, the smoke was billowing, and the golden army of smoke shrouded it.
The Jin army saw that there was still an ambush here and it was night, so they did not dare to pursue them rashly. In fact, as long as they avoided the river bank and continued to pursue them, there was nothing the fleet could do against them.
Under the cover of the smoke, Yue Fan fled back with the remaining troops.
Seeing that Yue Fan had left, the fleet did not dare to stay for a long time and quickly returned.
With the fall of Xishui Bridge, the surrounding Bianhe River was also completely under the control of the Jin people. Although Wanyan Zongwang suffered more losses in this first battle than expected, his strategic purpose had been achieved, and the defenders had been annihilated.
The Song Army at Bianhe River.
The big tent of the Song Army.
Although Yue Fan did not come back, news of the fall of Jinshui Bridge had already arrived.
Almost at the same time, a sentinel came to report that two Jin armies were heading northwest toward the Jinshui River.
Yue Fei frowned and said: "Commander Bu, the enemy wants to avoid our defenses on land and attack the city directly from the Jinshui River and Bianhe River."
Li Qidao: "It's possible, but it's a pity..." He said this and stopped talking. What he actually wanted to say was that when Song Huizong left, he also brought a large number of ships and boatmen with him, so that Kaifeng
There were very few ships, and he did not expect that Wanyan Zongwang would want to attack by water.