The hilltop opposite Fangzhou City is part of the mountains to the north and is called Qiaoshan.
As the name implies, we know that this mountain is just opposite the North Suspension Bridge of Fangzhou City. Such terrain, combined with the road in front of the mountain, the river, and Fangzhou City on the south bank of the river, naturally formed a delicate, solid but integrated structure.
defense system.
In the evening of this day, it had been a full day since Wu Jie climbed to the Qiaoshan military camp in person after looking at the mountain and crying. At this moment, the Jingyuan Road manager was sitting in the mountain camp, watching coldly.
The soldiers in the village celebrated wildly.
Of course we have to celebrate.
Not to mention last night, at noon today, the Jin army of 10,000 households came to attack in person. Almost all of their troops were Jurchen and Bohai warriors. They were formidable and immediately shocked the defenders here. In fact, these Jin troops
The army was indeed strong. They first took a break from the summer heat in the ravines of the plateau in the distance. After the hottest part of the afternoon had passed and they had recharged their batteries, they all dismounted. Then, wearing heavy armor and holding hard bows, they faced the mountains.
The Song army on the other side of the river fired at each other in the city, ignoring the effective casualties caused by the crossbows and divine arm bows to defeat the enemy, and forced an infantry battle to attack the mountain!
The Song army was clearly capable of killing people, and the Jin army suffered obvious casualties, but it was still fought hard by this Jin army to the front of the mountain. By the time the Jin army soldiers reached the mountainside, the Song army at the front of the military stronghold on the mountain had already begun to collapse.
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However, the Song army still won!
Because of a coincidence, before the divine arm bow sequence in front of the military camp collapsed, a crossbow bolt fired by a divine arm archer at a high angle actually nailed the enemy soldier Wanhu's soles from a distance. Jin was shocked.
The whole army went to rescue them. In addition, the Jin army had suffered a lot of casualties and did not dare to let the injured Wanhu stop at the foot of the mountain, so the Jin army simply retreated.
At this time, the scouts discovered clearly that the Jin army retreated from two plateaus in succession and hid in a flower ditch ten miles away before stopping to rest... In other words, today's battle was indeed won, and it was a great victory! Because the Jin army
The army left behind more than a hundred corpses, but the Song army suffered almost no injuries.
"Who shot that arrow?" Most of the people in the village had not yet calmed down, but as Wang Xi from the city on the other side of the river was ordered to lead his troops to the army village to help clean up the battlefield, dozens of officers gradually gathered in front of the general, and Wu Jie
Only then did he raise his head and open his mouth to ask.
The generals looked at each other, but the commander in charge of the divine arm bow, Wu Jie'ai, Yao Ding, stood up with his chest raised and his belly raised, and then he cupped his hands and said to each other: "In summary, the battlefield was so chaotic at that time that it was really hard to see who shot it, but that one
As for the distance, before the crossbow is fired, it can only be shot by our Divine Arm Archers, and it may not be within reach of the city on the other side of the river..."
Wang Xi, who came out of the city, wanted to make a fool of himself, but firstly, he saw with his own eyes that the Jin Army general's arrow was too far north, and secondly, as a township party and confidant, he saw that Wu Jie's expression was a bit wrong, but he insisted on fighting.
The idea of gong was suppressed... This is not common in the Western Army.
"That's right." Wu Jie sat still with a calm expression. "This is the truth. In this case, this great contribution will be distributed to your Divine Arm Bow team... Everyone in this village today, everyone who went out to fight
A piece of silk for each person, and an additional piece of silk for the Divine Arm Archers. The silk is in the city, can you trust me?"
As soon as these words came out, all the generals couldn't help but laugh, and the soldiers around them who heard these words simply roared, and the roaring sound became louder and louder as the soldiers spread word of mouth.
Needless to say, Wu Jie still has great credibility in the military.
In fact, not only Wu Jie, but also the former Qu Duan, and Wu Jie's younger brother Wu Lin, who have always spoken, can basically gain the trust of these sergeants... It can only be said that this group is mainly based on Jingyuan Road.
There is a definite reason why the soldiers and horses were able to take charge of the situation after sweeping the Kansai in Loushi, and once annexed the other two groups of soldiers and horses after the Yan'an defeat, and vaguely dominated the Kansai.
In the past few years, Guanxi was extremely difficult, and the soldiers and horses on the Jingyuan Road had, first of all, strict military discipline, and secondly, clear internal rewards and punishments, which resulted in the several chief generals of this army being able to win the hearts of the military and the people.
For example, after the first large-scale sweep of Guanxi in Loushi, Qu Duan recruited defeated soldiers and refugees on Jingyuan Road, claiming that people were calm and would not pick up lost items on the road. In another time and space, the Wu brothers guarded Dashan Pass and collected grain and grass in Shuzhong.
The supply was insufficient, but the people of Kansai in the occupied area continued to supply food and grass to Dashanguan. This can be called almost irrefutable proof.
However, the reason for this is not to say that Qu Da, Wu Da, Wu Er and other officers in Shaanxi and Northern Shaanxi have high ideological consciousness. The key lies in the word "subordinate soldiers".
In the system of the Western Army, up and down the army, whose family lives where, who is poor and who is rich, who can do literature and who can do martial arts, who is wise and who is brave, whose father died for whose brother, whose family died for whose surname, everyone has a feeling in their hearts.
It is clear. In the past, the imperial court had supplies, the country was safe, and the Western Army was large in number. Officials could naturally take advantage of their salary and use tricks. But now that the country has been destroyed, the population of Kansai has declined, and the Western Army has become even more numerous.
It's just a few things and people, but it naturally becomes a lot more tidy.
Of course, this is not entirely a good thing. At the very least, this close relationship between the military and local governments can easily increase the authority of some military chiefs, and then form semi-independent local forces.
Even Qu Duan, although he has no intention of rebelling, he was so domineering before, didn't he feel that he had won the hearts of the fathers of Guanxi and that his army only listened to his words?
All I can say is that it was a good thing that he couldn't handle the internal relations well, so that the Wu brothers would turn against him. Otherwise, it would just be a vassal town following the trend of the times.
After the reward was decided, the cheers of the surrounding soldiers gradually subsided. Wu Jiefu looked at Yao Ding again, and then sighed with emotion: "As the old saying in Shaanxi goes, Yang Yao Zhongzhe can be regarded as the general of the older generation before the Er Liu (Liu Fa and Liu Yanqing) started their careers.
...Among them, Yang left Guanxi in his old age, but later Mr. Yang recognized the clan, and his grandson Yang Yizhong is now a famous figure in the official family, and he has continued to be the most prominent one.
Needless to say, the Zhong clan, in Jingkang, both Laozhong Jinglue Xianggong and Xiaozhong Jinglue Xianggong died for the country, which can be regarded as a grand death. As for the Zhe family, the entire clan was demoted, and only one Zheyan was in Bashu, who was just a civil servant.
Identity is basically perfect...and your Shaanxi Yao family..."
At this point, Wu Jie's words began to become choppy and he shook his head repeatedly.
Yao Ding was also quite embarrassed... In Jingkangzhong, the Yao family was actually not eliminated. Yao Gu died in the battle, but Yao Gu's son, Yao Pingzhong, the former capital of Jingkangzhong under Tokyo City, galloped away after failing to hit the target.
When he arrived in Bashu, he disappeared without a trace and never knew whether he was alive or dead.
In fact, as early as in Nanyang, many people had recommended this person to Zhao Guan's family. After all, this person had been the commander-in-chief of the Song Army for a long time. However, Zhao Jiu didn't bother to pay attention to it. Later, when he was pressed, he told the people around him.
He started talking nonsense, talking about Sun Yuanliang, Araki Daodong, and so on. He had seen this kind of thing too many times. This person was so courageous that it was impossible for him to be useful anymore... Although he didn't know the specific allusion between Sun Yuanliang and Araki Daodong.
But the meaning was clear, and the court regarded this person as dead.
"That's good." After Wu Jie sighed, he said sternly to Yao Ding. "Since your department has achieved such great achievements, I have to reward you specially. Now that I am the military envoy, I will promote you to the position of military commander.
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Yao Ding was stunned at first, and then ecstatic.
The surrounding officers all lost their countenance, and then felt gloomy for a moment... Obviously, this promotion was too much, especially Wang Xi, who came from the city to investigate. He thought that this capital prison was his own, and so
Extremely dissatisfied.
But who is the descendant of the Yao family? Is there any credit for such good luck today?
In addition, Wu Jie's performance yesterday and his posture today were a bit weird, which made Wang Xi, who was obviously dissatisfied, not dare to say anything for a while.
"In the name of the economic envoy, I will formally transfer documents to the court and your family, so that they all know that the Yao family in Sanyuan, Shaanxi has made great contributions to the country, and your son will also have a favor in the future." Wu Jie sat on the original table.
He continued to speak slowly, and then asked suddenly. "But did you collapse today? I saw it with my own eyes. You led several people to escape all the way to the back of where I am sitting... right?"
Yao Ding's smile did not diminish, and then he was horrified.
"Rules need to be followed." Wu Jie continued to sit still, just pouting slightly. "The rules just mentioned yesterday cannot be broken!"
Following Wu Jie's mouthful gesture, dozens of soldiers suddenly poured out and grabbed Yao Ding and several divine arm archers in front of his general. It was as if they had already focused on a specific target... The sudden change directly occurred.
The military camp that had been clamoring for rewards just now gradually became silent. Many people had no idea what had happened, but they were also frightened for a while.
In a daze, only the cicadas chirping faintly in the mountains in the distance continued to stir in response to the heat wave in the air.
"Jinglue!"
Yao Ding was so frightened that his mind went blank, and he just allowed Wu Jie's personal guards to tie him up. But a moment later, Wang Xi, who was still jealous just now, felt cold in his heart, and stepped forward to plead for mercy.
"No matter what, we won today! Why should we do this?"
"Win the fight!" Wu Jie threw the saber in his arms to the ground, but finally became furious. "If it hadn't been for that coincidental arrow, everyone on the mountain would have been dead today! I'm afraid you, Wang Xi, could only
I can cry for a while and then escape from the south of the city!"
Wu Jie went into a complete attack, and everyone was shocked due to yesterday's agreement.
"Can you take a look at this terrain for yourselves?!" Wu Jie, who was empty-handed, stood up, grabbed Yao Ding, whose hands were tied behind his back, and dragged him forward more than ten steps before stopping, but then
The group turned around and pointed at the position in front of the mountain and the military stronghold behind them angrily. "With this terrain and this military reserve, just stand here and shoot arrows. As long as we grit our teeth and don't retreat, how can the Jin army attack unless five or six thousand people are killed?"
Come up? Even if the Jin army withdrew this time, wasn't it because it couldn't bear the casualties? Why did it have to retreat? I don't understand. From Taiyuan to here, from Lao Zhongjinglue to me, Wu Da, time and time again
Yeah, why on earth do you want to retreat? If Taiyuan didn’t know the consequences of retreating, don’t you know it today? Don’t you know that retreating is a dead end?!”
Wu Jie raised his voice and asked, but the front line of the military camp was completely silent, and no one from the surrounding officers from Wang Xi on down dared to respond.
As for Yao Ding, this person opened his mouth to defend himself several times, but he didn't know how to explain it at all... Yes, that's the truth! After fighting with the Jin people for so long, it was no longer the same situation as Jingkangzhong. Now everyone
Everyone understands that standing here and shooting arrows non-stop is the best way to deal with it. The closer the Jin is, the more effective the killing will be. If you turn around and run away, you will only be touched by the Jin and take down the entire military stronghold, and you will die by then.
The probability is greater!
However, logic is logic. When the armored Jin Army reached halfway up the mountain despite their casualties, and when the Jin Army's heavy arrows began to take effect, they still couldn't help but feel panic in their hearts, and then they couldn't help turning around and fleeing... Just like before
Again and again.
On the bank of the Yellow River, 10,000 people were chased like ducks by the Jin army's 500 cavalry, and then Wanyan Loushi's soft heart gave the order to save them!
On the banks of the Huaihe River, more than 10,000 people were driven into the river by a few hundred Jin soldiers. Zhao Jiu was so angry that he killed Liu Guangshi at all costs!
These sergeants are all formally established soldiers of the Song Army. Not to mention that the weapons are not bad, no matter how bad the weapons and equipment are, no matter how stupid these soldiers and officers are, don't they understand that if ten thousand people actually go to fight, they will be able to stop them no matter what?
Five hundred rides?
Han Shizhong once led two hundred cavalry to defeat the Jin Army's cavalry several times? What a living example there is.
However, we understand that when facing a battle, when the desire for life comes together, they will not care about anything... If they want to stop this desire for life, someone must stand up and tell them that there is a price for doing so.
Seeing that everyone was silent, Wu Jie turned around, picked up the saber that he had thrown on the ground, and came behind Yao Ding without saying a word. Without waiting for the other party to react, two guards stepped forward to hold him down, and one guard held him down.
The man's helmet was pulled off, and the commander took action himself, inserting the blade from the back of the opponent's neck with just one blow, and then pierced it from the front with blood on it.
Immediately, the surrounding guards ignored the soldiers' pleas for mercy and took action, killing more than ten divine arm archers who had escaped from where Wu Jie was sitting today.
After these people were finished killing, Wu Jie turned around with his blood-stained sword still shining in the setting sun, and continued to speak coldly to the generals and soldiers in the camp who had been silent for a long time:
"You are all soldiers from Shaanxi, and you are all acquaintances...During today's battle, I asked my bodyguards to keep an eye on you. In addition to these dozen divine arm archers, there were seventy or eighty others who also escaped from my seat.
And there is also a commander among them, should you step forward on your own, or should I pick them up one by one?"
The sun was setting in the west, and no one said a word.
When Wu Jie saw this, he didn't lie. He waved his hand directly, and the hundreds of soldiers swarmed away, dragging out the deserters in batches according to their organizational order, and then killed them one by one in front of the military stronghold without any discount.
As for the commander Ma Xizhong who was finally dragged out, he did not even ask for mercy for a moment, and directly killed Wu Jie with a knife.
In the afternoon, there was a hasty and lucky battle. Not a few Song soldiers were killed, but more than a hundred Jin soldiers were left dead. However, Wu Jie later killed more than a hundred people in order to deal with the deserters, which was almost 10% of the more than 1,000 people in the military camp!
It can only be said that fortunately these soldiers and horses are all Wu Jie's own disciples, and this man has always paid equal attention to kindness and power, with appropriate rewards and punishments. Otherwise, if it had been anyone else, he would have mutinied long ago... In fact, even so, Wu Jinqing did what he did.
In order to prepare, in addition to his own personal guards, he also asked Wang Xi to bring hundreds of Deshun soldiers from his hometown to the stronghold early in the morning. He also set a reward before killing anyone.
Back in front of him, after killing Ma Xizhong, Wu Jie looked around the village, but suddenly he called his name: "Wang Xi!"
Wang Xi was shocked when he heard this, his legs went weak, and he immediately knelt down, and then hurriedly defended: "Jing Lue, I have been guarding the city today...I can never retreat from in front of you to behind you!"
"I don't mean to kill you." Wu Jie threw the knife in front of him again, and then said coldly. "The Jin people are new here and don't know geography. After sunset, you will lead five hundred people to Huagou for a night attack! A sudden burst of
, set fire again!”
The king was delighted to receive the amnesty and immediately stepped forward to pick up his general's sword.