Hearing that Yue Fei suddenly changed direction and came towards him, Talan was just startled and seemed completely unconcerned... This was not a pretense to stabilize the military's morale, but a reaction from the bottom of his heart.
The reason couldn't be simpler. The Song-Jin war lasted for four or five years. So far, in all four major invasions, the Jin army has never lost in a field battle involving more than ten thousand people!
If the Jurchens are not equal to ten thousand, they cannot be fought! At this moment, it is still an axiom that has not been made an exception!
And here Wan Yan was lazi, even if he left ten thousand people, there were still fifteen men's security, fifteen men's security, among which there were no less than ten thousand Jin troops under the conspiracy system, and there were five or six thousand additional troops, so what?
Are you afraid of this mere 20,000 Song army?
In addition, although Yue Fei's move is regarded as a surprise attack, it is just a time difference. Calculating the time, as long as Yue Fei cannot completely break through this place in one afternoon, then when Pucha Falcon Balu arrives in the evening,
It must be a two-sided attack... However, in one afternoon, could the Song army really defeat Wanyan Talan and his fifteen fierce enemies?
But having said that, Yue Fei, the actual commander of the Song Army in this battle, also understood this. He fully understood Wanyan Talan's mentality, and what he pursued was never some clever plan!
Besides, things like the art of war have always been extremely simple. The more self-righteous and clever strategies you use, the more likely it is that problems will arise.
For example, in this battle, Li Kui came to pretend to surrender, never to push Wanyan Talan to make a specific choice. He was simply here to deliver news. The fundamental purpose was to let Wanyan Talan make a decision as soon as possible and in advance, and even Li Kui himself
It doesn't matter if he is found out, because Li Kui himself doesn't know what Yue Fei's intentions are.
So what was Yue Fei's idea?
It's very simple. Yue Fei's real 'wonderful strategy' is to divide his troops to the left and right... I've divided my troops to attack your weak wings. Do you divide my troops to deal with it? You are a cavalry, you can run fast and you know it early. How about that?
Go to the city in advance to ambush? And as long as Wanyan Talan decides to divide his troops, whether he goes to Changge in the north or Linying in the south, he will have fallen into the trap of diverting the tiger away from the mountain, which will allow the Song army to concentrate its forces to attack Changshe City.
Few opportunities.
In fact, Yue Fei had made it very clear to Zhao Guan's family the day before that he believed he could rely on him to fight this battle:
The key point is that the Jin people's march south has lasted for several months, and Wanyan Talan and his troops have been under Changshe City for so long, and they gradually relaxed after being exhausted.
The key is that as spring gets warmer, the Jin Army's cavalry's motorization capabilities have entered the cold and flood season, and the rivers densely distributed in the western Beijing area have been greatly weakened.
The key point is that Wanyan Tarlan went south many times, and his conservative military attitude has gradually become known to many people. Moreover, he has never experienced the Jin Army's several setbacks.
The key is that after Zhao Guanjia crossed the line of fire and came here to integrate the troops, the morale of the Song army was extremely high in a short period of time, and the officers were willing to obey the arrangements. They could make bold and clustered military actions, and they could only do it in these few days.
If you take these actions, things will change if it is too late.
The key point is that everyone in the Jin Army thought that it was impossible for the Song Army to take the initiative to attack the main force of the Jin Army. However, with the arrival of an emperor and the bold decision of a temporarily responsible commander, the Song Army just came, and came so resolutely.
, so aggressive!
These things, coupled with a simple and direct method of dividing the troops to lure the enemy based on the superiority of troops, are the real art of war, the real high-level military knowledge, and the real strategy at the strategic level...a battlefield with tens of thousands of people facing forward.
, except for the number of people, morale, armaments, and fighter planes, there is nothing fancy to say. Even Han Shizhong's bravery can only show its value in the most anxious places! What else?
War is absolutely absurd on a micro level, but when all absurd things are put together, they appear to follow logic.
Back to the present situation, the current situation of the Song Army is that it is enough to fight with the most determined attitude!
Almost within half a quarter of an hour after Yue Fei turned around, as the thick smoke reserved along the way ignited one after another, Zhao Jiu did not hesitate, fired up his Jinwu 纛易, and went on his first personal expedition... Wang Yanbu's twenty-eight thousand
The Zi army went first, followed by the remaining seven commanders of the Tokyo Left Behind Department. Wang Sheng and Niu Gao's tribe followed as the rear guard... and the Zhao Guanjia himself wore armor and carried a bow and rode with him, with Li Qiong's tribe as the center of protection.
, with the seven commanders of the Tokyo Remaining Department as the central army, Yanling was almost vacant, and in a desperate manner, everything was thrown at the foot of Changshe City.
Because the actions of Ma Gao and Yue Fei attracted a large number of sentry riders, and the number of soldiers and horses that attacked was somewhat staggering, the news may be delayed even further in reaching Changshe City.
In fact, after learning about Yue Fei's change of direction, Wanyan Talan first lost his temper and committed murder.
It was not because of military intelligence, but because he had previously asked his subordinates to keep an eye on Li Kui, but Li Kui actually disappeared in just one morning... The seemingly rude commander of the Song Army bribed several leaders of the Minfu Camp with the bag of pearls.
, quickly gained a certain amount of freedom, and then within a sufficient period of time, he trimmed his beard, threw away his armor, put on the dirty clothes worn by civilians, and sneaked into the chaotic civilian camp.
When Tarlan learned that Yue Fei was bringing a mere 20,000 people to attack here, he didn't take it seriously at all, so he asked Da? to take the initiative to lead six or seven men across the Qinglu River to meet the attack, but he also prepared to use Li Kui to sacrifice the flag.
However, although the general and the entire army were neatly dressed, no one could be found below, so they had to bring a few leaders of the civilian camp who had accepted bribes to replace them.
After killing someone, the inside and outside of the Chinese army's tent was in a mess. Da? was also preparing to put aside all these troubles and attack this bad old man. However, at this time, the sentry cavalry stepped forward to report carefully, saying that a sudden movement in the direction of Yanling had also been dispatched.
Coming here, although the specific number cannot be determined at the moment, the flags are well-organized and there are many soldiers and horses. It is probably the main force of Yanling!
The total number of Yanling's army is more than 80,000. Even if Magao who is going to the north as a cover is equal in number to Yue Fei who is going to the south, the remaining troops are at least 40,000... In other words, there are at least 40,000 troops coming here...
The Song army has actually reached more than 60,000 people! If you include the silent tiger in Xiashe City behind you, this afternoon, the 15 fierce soldiers of the Jin army here are likely to encounter an army of 70,000 people.
That is nearly five times the Song army's fierce attack.
At this time, Ta Laan became completely serious, but he ordered the messenger to quickly go to Changge to chase his son-in-law, and at the same time ordered Da? to give up the attack and only defend within the river circle... Of course, this kind of order is better than nothing, because
After the Sentinel Cavalry catches up, Pucha Falcon Balu must have noticed Yan Ling's unusual movements, and then must turn back to rescue him. As for giving up the attack, isn't this nonsense? Twenty thousand and sixty thousand are the same thing?
However, since the decision to attack was cancelled, at this moment, it was completely too late for the Jin Army to make any unnecessary preparations.
After all, long-distance continuous trekking in order to maintain combat effectiveness is not the same thing as a swooping march that abandons everything... In conventional long-distance marches, everything must be based on the heavy baggage vehicles in the army, so
Until the time of Napoleon, his cavalry troops were still moving at a speed of forty or fifty miles a day, so Xia Houyuan's three days, five hundred and sixty thousand, was amazing. So Sima Yi rushed to attack Mengda, six or seven times a day.
The speed of ten miles is considered a military truth; however, when the baggage is put aside and pure combat mode is entered, it is completely different. In this case, the cavalry can run seventy or eighty miles in an hour, and the infantry can
He crossed the Yangtze River twice in one day and night, covering hundreds of miles (Zang Ba did something similar).
And back to the present, according to the distance calculation, Yue Fei was twenty-five or six miles away from here when he suddenly turned back, and Zhao Jiu was about thirty-six or seven miles away from here when he set off from the camp under Yanling City... So for the Song army who abandoned everything
It only takes half an hour to more than an hour before the battle can begin.
After such a period of time, after excluding the cost of the Sentinel Cavalry running back, and excluding the time Wanyan Tart spent looking for people and killing people, how many quarters of an hour are left?
This is exactly the case.
Just after Wanyan Talan learned that the main force of the Song army had left Yanling, Yue Fei had already led his army to the lower reaches of the Qingg River, about ten miles away from Changshe City. It was only about five or six miles away from the front line of the Jin army. Then he
However, he was not in a hurry and ordered the troops to take final rest. After waiting for another quarter of an hour, some of the most elite troops began to wear the few Zhajia ordered by Zhao Guanjia to gather together, and then put down the order for the final march.
And two quarters of an hour later, that is, a quarter of an hour later, Yue Fei's troops officially started fighting with the Jin Army at the Jin Army's position on the east bank of Qinggshui River!
The core positions of the Jin Army were located on the continent between the Qinggshui and Zhuogshui, that is, under the Changshe City. At this time, because of the ten men walking and Ta Lanzhi's temporary decision, the main force gave up crossing the river.
The plan for the decisive battle on the east bank, so the position on the east bank of the Qinggshui River was extremely empty. Basically, there were only some scattered surrendered Han troops and a fierce Jin army. Therefore, after the fierce An took the initiative to evacuate this position,
It fell into the hands of the Song Army almost instantly.
This incident was expected and of course irrelevant, but at this time, another inevitable choice was placed in front of Talan.
"Demolish the pontoon bridge on the Qinglu River in the east?" Ta Lan, who rarely put on his armor and mounted his horse to go out of his tent, looked at the densely packed Song troops on the other side of the river and hesitated for a moment at the suggestion of the big man beside him.
"That's right." Young Da? carefully suggested. "The key to this battle is to delay the time and wait for the Pucha Ten Thousand Households to return reinforcements. And for our transportation of grain and grass and the exchange of cavalry, there are pontoon bridges almost everywhere on the river. If the pontoon bridges are demolished now, won't we?
Can we delay the Song army as much as possible?"
"It makes sense! But it's not good!" Talan thought for a moment and shook his head slightly. "If the pontoon bridge is demolished, it will be unfavorable for Falcon Balu to attack from both sides after turning back. By then, if the main force of the Song army cannot be defeated before dark,
Falling into a night battle... It’s not that we can’t fight at night, but what if Han Shizhong takes the opportunity to run away?”
This seems to make sense, right? There is nothing to say... In fact, there is nothing you can do about it. If you rush into the battle, everything is right and everything is wrong. No one will know until after the war.
Which decision is right or wrong.
"That's it, don't worry about those pontoon bridges. Just use these pontoon bridges to lure the Song army over. When the Song army is halfway across, you will step forward and lead eight fierce soldiers to attack them head-on. You must be there before the follow-up army of the Song army arrives.
Defeat these 20,000 soldiers." Talan finally looked at the rapidly advancing banner with the word "Yue" on the other side, and finally came up with a decisive strategy. "I will lead the remaining seven men to guard Han Shizhong!"
When the young leader of the Bohai royal family heard this, not only did he have no objection, but he felt that he had received a reassurance, so he stopped talking and immediately rode away, ordered to fight.
And Talan looked at the sun that was already slanting obviously to the west above his head, and regained his former composure... At this moment, in the mind of the right deputy marshal of the Jin Army, there was such an equation:
In a battle involving more than ten thousand people, one fierce An was enough to defeat three thousand soldiers of the Song Army!
Therefore, eight Meng'an are enough to defeat 20,000 Song troops. Therefore, twenty-five Meng'an together are enough to defeat all Song troops on the battlefield... Therefore, the only thing to avoid in this battle is to let these fifteen
Meng'an fell into a state of being besieged by 70,000 to 80,000 Song troops.
That's all.
While Ta Lan, who had not worn armor for a long time, was cheering for himself, Zhao Jiu and Zhao Guanjia himself had already arrived at the boundary between Kaifeng and Yingchang, which was only twenty miles away from the right deputy marshal of the Jin Army.
Here, Zhao Jiu allowed the entire army to take a short rest according to the original plan. In order to prevent a surprise attack, most of the sergeants also began to put on leather armor and slightly thinner iron armor before setting off again... Of course, except for Liu Yan's two
Out of hundreds of cavalry, none of the best armor was left.
At this moment, Wang Yan, a former soldier, suddenly came on horseback, went straight to the dragon's head and found Zhao Guan's house who was drinking water, and then directly put forward a proposal that went beyond the original plan:
"Guan Jia, this place is only twenty miles away from the front line. My former army at the front can already see the fireworks ahead. Coupled with the messenger sent by Yue Fei's department during their final rest, they can already confirm that the front is...
The engagement is correct... Therefore, I would like to ask the officials to issue an order for our Eight-Character Army to stop resting and run forward immediately! And use the cavalry in the army to advance first and support forward!"
"It's okay for the cavalry to start first, but if the whole army is running forward, will they still have the strength to fight in front of the formation?" Zhao Jiu, who stood up in a hurry, was stunned for a moment.
"There is no need to fight immediately!" Wang Yan still did not dismount, but responded seriously. "At this time, Yue Fei must be fighting for the pontoon bridge on the river with the Jin army. There are not many places to engage in battle, and it is extremely difficult for all the 20,000 troops to cross the river.
, even if our army breaks a leg while running, we can rest calmly by the river before crossing the river again. Officials, with all due respect, the key to winning this battle lies in whether we can crush the Jin army with absolute force in one go.
Second point... If you want to do this, the key is to keep the offensive going!"
"I second the proposal!" Hu Yin, the civil servant with the highest military position, suddenly raised his hands and faced each other. "Yue Zhenfu is not here, the military decision-making here should be made by the king!"
When Zhao Jiu heard this, he no longer hesitated: "In that case, Liu Yan will lead the cavalry to go first, and Wang Qing will take care of the military ahead of him, so there is no need to come and report!"
Wang Yan was overjoyed and immediately rode off to express his gratitude. Liu Yan also immediately ordered his troops to mount their armor, and after a while, they galloped away.
After seeing Liu Yan also setting off, Zhao Jiu no longer delayed, ordered the entire army to set off again, and followed the front army to follow.
Just two quarters of an hour later, reinforcements from the Song Army arrived one after another. The first cavalry to arrive was only a few hundred, but the flag of the leading heavy armored cavalry made all the Jin troops a little commotion - the Red Heart Team originally had a lot of gold.
An acquaintance of the army.
Not only that, although the formation of the subsequent Song army was slightly chaotic, it also continued to flow in quickly, and the characteristics of these sergeants also made all the Jin soldiers quickly realize the identity of their opponents - the Eight-Character Army was also acquaintances!
At this time, Wanyan Talan, who was watching the battle, had already begun to become confused. The reason couldn't be simpler. In the previous two quarters of an hour, although the eight Meng'an did not suffer any disadvantage in the scene, or indeed they had been suppressing the Song army, they always
Unable to defeat them quickly, they defeated the 10,000 Song troops who crossed the river during the so-called half-crossing attack!
The 10,000 Song troops, after crossing the river, did not take the risk of marching. Instead, under the command of the Yue-character banner, they formed a formation on the west bank of the Qinggong River, backed by pontoon bridges, before the Jin cavalry came to attack.
A hard formation composed of multiple spears and crossbows was as solid as a mountain.
This went beyond his long-standing understanding of the Song Army.
"Marshal!" a Bohai Muke shouted from afar. "The Song Army brigade is coming up. My family is begging the marshal for some support!"
After watching the entire battle on the rammed earth high ground of Jiangtai, Wanyan Tarlan, who knew the entire battlefield well, instinctively wanted to agree, but just as he was about to speak, there was a sudden commotion beside him, and a close servant took the initiative to pull him.
Talan followed the hand of his confidant and began to sweat on his forehead, because Han Shizhong's banner had already appeared on the ruins of a wall somewhere in Changshe City that had collapsed and was blocked. I don't know when...
It was like a hidden tiger staring at his back.
After hesitating for a moment, Tarlan gritted his teeth and replied to Bohai Muke: "Tell me, I will give him two more men, but tell him that he is not allowed to care about the casualties, and let him lead the way in person and enter the Song army's formation with me.
Go inside!"
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