The reason why Wanyan Aguda only sent ordinary cavalry to fight against the Northwestern Army of the Zhou Dynasty at the beginning was because he had a back-up. It was not that he deliberately concealed his strength, but because he had worries in his heart. He was worried about the people in the city
The movements of the Great Zhou Forbidden Army, once they put all their energy into fighting the Northwest Army, and the Great Zhou Forbidden Army steals the opportunity from the other side, causing the Jurchen army to be attacked on both sides, then the situation will be difficult to predict.
Therefore, Wanyan Agu did not send out all the main force at the beginning. He only sent 50,000 cavalry to attack the northwest army of the Zhou Dynasty. The rest of the troops remained stationary, and an elite cavalry force of 10,000 people detoured back to the east of Bianliang City and watched with eagerness. If a little of the Zhou Dynasty Forbidden Army
They marched out of the city to attack, and then used another 50,000 troops to meet them, and used the 10,000-person cavalry to cut off the Forbidden Army troops and eat them first. As long as the battle situation in the west can withstand it, even if it means paying some casualties to buy time,
The Forbidden Army who attacked first retreated later. Because Wanyan Gu knew that the number of Forbidden Army cavalry in the city was limited, and after fighting, he also knew that the Forbidden Army's combat effectiveness was meager, so he was relatively confident that he would eat some of the Imperial Army's troops first.
The Northwest Army is a fresh force and almost pure cavalry. It is obviously impossible to eat it in one bite.
But despite the plan, Wanyan Aguda still knew that if he was attacked from both sides, the outcome of this battle would be really unpredictable. Even if he had the ace Tiefutu heavy cavalry in hand, it would probably be difficult to deal with it. Therefore, Wanyan
Aguda had to deal with this situation carefully.
However, the war has been going on for more than half an hour, and the gates of Bianliang City are closed tightly. There is no sign of mobilizing troops and horses in the city, which makes Wanyan Aguda a little puzzled.
"What are these bastards doing? Why don't they go out of the city to attack? Are they willing to let go of this good opportunity?" Wanyan Agu rolled his eyes and cursed.
"Does the big leader still hope that they can't attack?" The generals next to him also rolled their eyes.
"Big Chief, I don't think they will come out of the city to attack. It's time to use thunderous means to deal with the Northwestern Army of the Great Zhou Dynasty." Military Advisor Li Guochou said.
"Oh? How can you see it?" Wanyan Agu said.
Li Guoqiu said: "If they were willing to attack, they should have moved out long ago. The brothers on the watchtower used telescopes and found no signs of mobilizing troops in the city, which shows that they have no intention of leaving the city at all. Moreover, as follows
Understanding the people of the Zhou Dynasty, at this time, everyone has no time to protect themselves, who dares to take risks? The Forbidden Army soldiers and horses of the Zhou Dynasty were originally a group of pampered rabble. Yesterday they were lucky enough to defend the city. Otherwise, Bianliang would have been destroyed in one day.
How can they dare to fight us after we have broken through? The commander of the Northwest Army, Yuan Zhengqian, must be new here and eager to make contributions. He thinks that after our defeat yesterday, we must be low in morale and have no fighting spirit. He wants to take advantage. Or...
...There are some other reasons. In short, I think there is no need to hesitate anymore. This opportunity must not be missed before it comes back. Yuan Zhenqian's follow-up troops are already on the way. Once we show the trend of defeat, the imperial guards in the city who have been lured will come out to take advantage. I feel,
The more we retain our strength, the more confidence they have in going out to fight out of the city. If we defeat Yuan Zhenqian's Northwest Army, they will never come to rescue them, and will instead close the city gates."
Wan Yan
Aguda nodded slightly and said: "There is some truth in it. It is the military advisor who understands the Zhou people. People of the same race can better understand their behavior. In this case, there is no need to say more, leaving the ten thousand cavalry Cruising east of Bianliang City, he warned the soldiers and horses in the city that there was no need to hold back the rest of the soldiers and horses. It was time to teach Yuan Zhengqian a lesson. He wanted to take advantage, thinking that we had become soft persimmons, but little did he know that he had kicked the iron plate. Military advisor, you can Lead the iron pagoda into battle."
With the second wave of fifty thousand cavalry of the Northwest Army joining the battlefield, the Northwest Army has shown a comprehensive crushing situation on the frontal battlefield. The casualties of the fifty thousand Jurchen soldiers and horses have exceeded 13,000, and the entire formation has been suppressed. As they retreated, the endurance of the troops and horses reached the limit. The forward general Hulu was also furious and kept ordering people back to urge reinforcements to arrive as soon as possible.
When the second wave of 40,000 cavalry of the Jurchen army finally began to charge towards the battlefield as reinforcements, Yuan Zhenqian from the rear was already ready for the final attack. He could not let the momentum of the second wave of cavalry be blocked. As an experienced soldier, The leader, he knows how important it is to capture fighter opportunities in cavalry battles. The opponent's reinforcements are passive, and the opponent's reaction is slow. Although the opponent's second wave of reinforcements arrived on the battlefield, it is obvious that the Jurchens' The reaction was not timely. Therefore, this opportunity must be seized. He had already seen the slowness of the opponent's reinforcements. The opponent's army was greedy for the favorable terrain of the camp and did not dare to press it out. This was obviously a huge flaw.
In view of this, Yuan Zhenqian decisively ordered the last fifty thousand cavalry to rush into the flanks of the battlefield quickly, quickly cutting into key parts of the battlefield before the opponent had time to react, and completing an encirclement in front of the Jurchen army.
The ground shook, and the slush splashed up by the horses' hooves was like a turbid mist covering the ground. The last 50,000 cavalrymen of the Northwest Army passed under the north wall of Bianliang City at an extremely fast speed, less than a mile away from the city head. Even Lu Zhongtian and others on the city wall could recognize the figure of Yuan Zhenqian who was charging at the front with his long sword raised high. The red tassel on the top of his bright silver-winged helmet was very eye-catching, and the word 'Yuan' raised high by the cavalry beside him The big flag is flying.
Yuan Zhenqian's goal was the northern flank of the battlefield. His 50,000 cavalry were to insert diagonally into the gap between the opponent's camp and the battlefield, complete the division of the nearly 70,000 Jurchen cavalry on the main battlefield, and then quickly annihilate this army. .This is an extremely risky tactic, but Yuan Zhenqian is full of confidence in it. Because he has used this tactic many times. The 50,000 soldiers and horses he leads are the most elite and capable soldiers and horses in the Northwest Army. Yuan Zhenqian believes in their ability, they can withstand the opponent's flank attack, because they have the best Xixia war horses, the best standard armor, the best shields and weapons, and like the Forbidden Army, they are equipped with a large number of repeating crossbows, enough to withstand the opponent The pounce.
Yuan Zhenqian's tactics worked. The 50,000 cavalrymen pierced the northern end of the battlefield at lightning speed like a dagger. In a very short time, all the troops were selected by the extremely fast Xixia war horses. The 50,000 elite cavalry formed a barrier about three miles long between the Jurchen camp and the battlefield. There were less than 10,000 Jurchen cavalry scattered in the area between the Jurchen camp and the battlefield. They were rushed by this 50,000 army. Not an opponent at all, except for fleeing to both sides
, there was no resistance at all. Yuan Zhenqian forcibly completed the division of the battlefield, cutting off the connection between the opponent's more than 60,000 cavalry on the battlefield and the Liao army camp.
Once the division of the battlefield was completed, 20,000 cavalrymen armed with repeating crossbows had already set up a formation without even having to give an order from Yuan Zhenqian, turning their horses' heads to face the direction of the Jurchen camp, ready to violently block the Jurchen cavalry when they attacked the formation. The remaining The 30,000 cavalrymen, composed of long sword and spear teams, charged towards the front and back of the besieged Jurchen cavalry in the direction of the battlefield.
The Northwest Army is already familiar with all these actions. It uses powerful repeating crossbows to block enemy reinforcements and buy time to annihilate the opponent on the frontal battlefield. Under the blocking of repeating crossbows, it is definitely not an easy task for the opponent to break through the formation and rescue them. , they will pay a huge price. As long as they buy enough time, fight more with fewer enemies on the frontal battlefield and be surrounded on all sides, they will definitely win a comprehensive victory.
Sure enough, the Jurchen military camp reacted immediately. They still had hundreds of thousands of cavalry and infantry. How could they tolerate the other party doing such an arrogant behavior under their noses. But when they heard the horns blowing, the war drums shook the sky, and the flags flew back and forth, everyone was shocked. Troops of Jurchen cavalry rushed in overwhelmingly.
"They are all ready for me. Once they enter the shooting range, I will kill them." Yuan Zhengqian shouted sharply.
He did not participate in the battle on the rear battlefield, but personally participated in the battle to block the enemy. He knew the importance of blocking the battle. The focus of this plan was whether the 20,000 company crossbow cavalry could block the opponent from the battlefield. Persevere until a complete victory on the frontal battlefield at the rear. If the formation is broken up, this plan will be a death plan. Therefore, Yuan Zhenqian personally takes command and cannot allow any mistakes. But he is actually full of confidence. The power of a salvo of 20,000 crossbows is extraordinary. If the Jurchens charge forcefully, not one of the more than 100,000 people will be able to reach the front of the battle alive. A serial crossbow can shoot a whole box of eight crossbow arrows in an instant, which means that there are more than a dozen arrows in just one round. If ten thousand crossbow arrows are fired, it will be a devastating blow.
The Jurchen army quickly approached, and all the crossbowmen of the Northwest Army held their crossbows in their hands, nervously waiting for the opponent to enter the shooting range, waiting for the order to kill the opponent. However, the Jurchen army approached two hundred Suddenly stopped outside a step, the formation quickly separated to both sides, making way for a passage. Then, in the astonished eyes of Yuan Zhenqian and the northwest army's crossbowmen, a cavalry rushed out from the opponent's formation. Their whole bodies Armor, mask with fangs, holding a black spear. Both the man and the war horse are covered in black armor. Under the sunlight, the black armor reflects the halo, and the whole soldier and horse seem to be enveloped in a black flame, like Like a monster emerging from hell.
"That's...what?" Yuan Zhengqian took a breath, instinctively feeling that something was wrong. He came from the northwest and was blocked in Taiyuan Prefecture for more than a month. He only knew the news that the Jurchens were heading south with great momentum, but he He didn't know the details of the war. No one told him that the Jurchens had new weapons. He himself neglected to ask for details. After all, he was focused on attacking the Liao soldiers in Taiyuan Prefecture, and he really didn't have the energy. To take care of it. Now, the Jurchen monster-like cavalry suddenly appeared, making Yuan Zhengqian confused and feeling uneasy.
