Moreover, since both sides have sent troops, they cannot but fight.
The small force of the Song Army that was the first to attack, two thousand men led by Qiao Ze on Qinfeng Road, was ordered to go to Jinsu Mountain to make a preemptive gesture. However, not long after they left camp, they were discovered by the Jin Army's outposts. Immediately, the Jin Army's tens of thousands of households
Wanyan Shensi (whose real name was Yelu Shensi, given his surname by Emperor Taizu of the Jin Dynasty), the vanguard of the fifth Yelvma tribe, was ordered to lead ten Khitan soldiers and a thousand horsemen. He threw down his sack, left the group, and attacked Qiao Ze's tribe.
On the local battlefield, the cavalry came and went like the wind. Therefore, in the morning, before the dew had dried, Qiao Ze had just led his troops ten miles out of the camp and was still five or six miles away from Jinsu Mountain when he ran into Wanyan Shensi.
Then the battle began.
The battle process is simple, fast, and fierce.
Among them, although Wanyan Shensi's troops are all Khitan cavalry, the troops organized according to the Meng'an Mouke system still have the characteristics of the Jin army... And as Wu Jie summarized, the main force of the Jin army has always had the advantage of cavalry, and the main force is the cavalry.
The advantages of arrows, armor, and most importantly, the soldiers' endurance and strong execution ability.
On the other hand, the Qin Feng Road troops led by Qiao Ze inevitably lacked horses and armor, and the quality of the soldiers themselves was also worrying.
Therefore, although Qiao Ze had tried very hard to deal with it, only two quarters of an hour later, as the Song army was hit by heavy arrows from the Jin army and suffered nearly a hundred casualties, they were still at a complete disadvantage in the battle. This kind of situation
Under the circumstances, in order to protect the entire army, Qiao Ze immediately chose to fight and retreat from behind, while Yelu Shensi obviously received some specific instructions and chose to pursue them without hesitation.
With the continuous and effective killing of the Jin Army's cavalry, Qiao Ze's tribe soon became unable to hold on and quickly fell into a state of flight. The troops also lost their ability to resist, and large-scale casualties and attrition began to occur... Fortunately, everyone's escape goal was...
It is consistent, and the terrain here is complicated. Even if the Song army was a little panicked when escaping, a ditch appeared here and a muddy swamp after the water evaporated, which also brought huge trouble to the heavy armored Jin Army cavalry, but it was
This left Qiao Zebu in a state of collapse.
In this way, the pursuit and massacre, which was not very effective, continued for a while, and the Song army also continued to scatter many corpses. However, as the remaining soldiers and horses of Qiao Ze's tribe rushed to the plateau located six miles east of their camp,
The Jin army finally suffered a large-scale stagnation due to the high slopes of the ground. Qiao Ze did not lose his mind. He specifically chose the steepest ravine to wait for the plateau to retreat. This steep ravine on the edge of the plateau was difficult for the Jin Army cavalry.
It was a big trouble, and the latter had to go around to both sides of the plateau to find the gentle slope to the plateau.
However, that was the end of it. When the Jin cavalry finally detoured to the plateau, they found that the Song army's response troops were no less than five or six thousand, divided into two groups, and had already come out of camp to rescue them.
But Wanyan Shensi looked at these two troops that shimmered slightly in the sun, moved quickly, and were well-organized. However, he chose to withdraw without any hesitation... His thousand cavalry had such a large scale and morale.
There is no possibility of taking advantage of the main force of the Song Army.
"What's the point of fighting this battle?"
After bringing Qiao Ze's tribe back, Xin Yongzong, the commander of the imperial camp's central army, looked at the losses of Qiao Ze's tribe, but couldn't help complaining in front of Qiao Ze, and Li Qiong, who also sent troops to rescue him, complained.
"With two thousand soldiers alone, didn't General Qiao send General Qiao out to see him off in vain? And since our camp is so high, many soldiers saw the defeat with their own eyes. Didn't we lose morale in vain?"
Of course, Qiao Ze knew that Xiao Xin was doing this for the sake of his uncle Qiao Zhongfu, and as the person who took the order, he knew some inside information. But at this time, he had just escaped from his residence, so he couldn't help but feel embarrassed, but he didn't bother to do it.
In words, he just turned his head to see the situation of his subordinates.
"not like this."
At this moment, Li Qiong, who had been stationed on the slope of Ma Yuan and looked around, had a serious look on his face and shook his head in response. "There is still some explanation for Wu Taiwei's move. He is looking for or guessing a suitable decisive battle.
The battlefield! If nothing unexpected happens, we will fight on this east slope plateau today! The terrain, size, height, field of view, and distance are all suitable!"
Xin Yongzong looked at the plateau at his feet in shock, and suddenly woke up... He had no talent, but Li Qiong's words were all about this, how could he not understand as a leader? What's more, he was on the sidelines.
The person involved, Qiao Ze, did not refute at all.
Moreover, the Jin Army obviously wanted to take Jinsu Mountain to gain a visual advantage and a secondary base for launching a general attack on the Song Army's camp. However, Jinsu Mountain was 14 to 15 miles away from the Song Army's camp. Such a long distance meant that the competition was inevitable.
But the Jin Army cavalry, so as everyone thought, the battle for Jinsu Mountain was a false proposition from the beginning, and facing the main force of 30,000 Jin Army, it is impossible for two thousand lone troops to attack with substantial results.
However, Wu Jie's purpose in letting Qiao Ze is not here.
The process of the collapse of two thousand troops has naturally completely highlighted the advantages of the Dongpo area:
First of all, Dongpo is five or six miles away from the Song Army's camp and about ten miles away from Jinsu Mountain. This is the effective distance for the Song Army, which is mainly infantry, to support and attack from the camp. It also ensures that the Jin Army cannot easily control it first.
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Secondly, since the east slope is an uphill slope, and the main slope is on the east side, it is destined that the infantry will have a much easier time ascending this battlefield than the cavalry on the opposite side;
Third, the height of the east slope does not exceed the foothills where the Song Army's camp is located, so the view is clear and convenient for command;
Finally, the east slope is extremely large and long, hundreds of paces wide and more than ten miles long, which is convenient for the main force to deploy here. At the same time, most of the swamps formed by the evaporation of water end here.
only……
"The marshal wants to abandon the stronghold to attack?" Liu Xi, who had been staring at Dongpo for a long time, turned around and faced Wu Jie with a look of astonishment.
"It's not that I want it, but once the Jin army takes over Jinsu Mountain, they can get a glimpse of our reality. Then they can take over the east slope and break up the camp." Wu Jie frowned and looked at him seriously. "And don't forget it.
, we were arguing about setting up a stronghold before. I said that occupying the high ground was more for vision and command, and did not refute Liu Dutong's theory that water and swamps are the best for lagging cavalry... Now that the water and swamp area has been halved, it can still lag the Jin army's cavalry.
, not to mention that some of the swamps are still muddy without water. It is unlikely to have any miraculous effects. Should we abandon these swamps and swamps and let the Jin army calmly ascend the east slope and then besiege the camp? In summer, if the Jin army approaches the camp, it will be impatient in summer.
So what about the fire attack?”
Liu Xi was stunned for a long time, and then he said angrily: "If you had listened to me earlier, what would have happened if you had built a stronghold at the foot of the Dongpo plateau?"
Wu Jie was too lazy to pay attention to such meaningless complaints. Anyway, the other party had already agreed on the strategy of fighting.
However, Liu Qi, the military envoy of Lizhou Road, stepped forward to persuade his brother: "Du Tong, what the marshal said is very reasonable... Moreover, we set up a stronghold at the base of the plateau at the foot of the river, how could we abandon it?"
With the advantage of military strength, what about the trapped camp? The camp is so big that there is no way to effectively support it. If it is trapped, it will most likely be defeated by everyone, and we will have to take the initiative to fight."
Liu Xi was completely speechless, while Zhao Jiu, who was sitting next to Wu Jie, remained silent and glanced at the brothers.
But regardless of this, it goes without saying that the Song Army lost the first battle and the Jin Army won the first battle, but what followed was an unbearable blank period on the battlefield.
After the Song army withdrew, they guarded the camp. At best, they were waiting for work. At worst, they were unable to take the initiative in the battle and could only respond passively. After the Jin army won, they had no intention of taking the opportunity to launch an attack. The 30,000-strong army was there
Under the leadership of the five-color flag holding the sun in Wanyan Lou's room, they marched calmly towards Jinsu Mountain...the armor and cloth bags were piled on top of the large marching baggage vehicles, and the horses were released, without any hesitation or restlessness.
This is of course understandable. They are also recuperating and preparing for the upcoming battle.
Moreover, a few senior officials of the Jin Kingdom also understood that they were also stalling for time and gaining opportunities for Fourth Prince Wanyan Wushu's reinforcements... In a word, it was impossible to start a full-scale war too early, and it was impossible to start a war too late.
In this way, time passed little by little until it was close to noon, that is, when the sun was approaching due south, the sunlight began to gradually dim and the air became a little dull.
"Will it rain?" In the silence, Song Dynasty official Zhao Jiu finally asked the first sentence of the day.
"It's hard to say." Without Wu Jie's words, Wang Yuan, the commander of the imperial camp next to him, took the initiative to intervene. "The clouds are not heavy, maybe it will rain, maybe it won't..."
"Is it good or bad if it rains?" Zhao Jiu asked seriously.
"If there is rain, a downpour, it will be a great benefit." Wang Yuan hesitated for a moment before replying. "The Jin army's cavalry, heavy armor, and heavy arrows are all ineffective, but our army has twice the number, which is enough to short-circuit in the rain."
The soldiers would win in a chaotic battle, but if the weather persists, this kind of weather will be of great benefit to the Jin army who are afraid of the heat - without direct sunlight, they can send troops directly at noon."
Zhao Jiu nodded... There is an unstable variable in the war, but it cannot be relied upon. On the contrary, any commander should consider these variables from the worst angle. It is no wonder that Wu Jie is immediately restless.
Already.
"Let the whole army stop on the spot, put on their armor and caress their horses, and prepare for battle."
Tens of thousands of troops stretched for more than several miles, and most of the troops were still behind them. Lou Shi had already arrived at Jinsu Mountain and was looking far away. He took his eyes back from the five-color Pengri flag above his head and simply issued a military order on the horse.
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The military order was quickly conveyed, and it took a quarter of an hour for the tens of thousands of troops to come to a complete stop. After waiting for a while, Lou Shi, who carefully observed the positions of his ministries and the direction of the opponent's camp, took another glance.
Without hesitation, he raised his head and issued the second military order:
"Let Wanyan Zhehe's troops be the vanguard, lead fifty soldiers from his troops, carry cloth bags, and set off immediately. Whenever there are swamps or swamps, they will use earth bags to pad the ground and attack the northernmost side camp of the Song army!"
The military order was immediately passed down, and then, at about noon, the Wanyan Rebellion Department of the Jin Army began to attack in large numbers.
Seeing that Wanyan was ready to send out troops, Lou Shi did not panic and issued the third military order:
"Take the five Yelvma troops to seize the hillside on the east side of the Song army's camp, and command the 10,000-strong Han'er army under the command of deputy commander Ba Lisu, and set off immediately for the expedition!"
Ba Lisu turned around and said hello, but faced him solemnly: "Du Tong, I'm going to lead the Han'er army. Who should deal with the dozens of Mou Ke except my own Meng'an? Shall it be Xie Bu Chu or Pei Man Tu? Who do you want to lead the army?"
"No need to command the army." Lou Shi looked at Ba Lisu and ordered calmly. "I will personally dispatch and provide backup for you!"
Without saying a word, Ba Lisu turned around and went down the mountain.
In the afternoon, the Song army discovered the movement of Wanyan Zhehe's troops, but the camps were continuous and before they could mobilize their troops, the northernmost small village was easily attacked by two fierce soldiers of the Jin army led by more than ten soldiers, and the army was defeated. Scattered into other camps, causing chaos.
"Liu Qi!"
Wu Jie observed the situation from a distance, and without hesitation, directly ordered the general to send troops. "As soon as the Lizhou army leaves the stronghold, all rush to the north to fight against this unit. The left wing (north side) of this battle will be handed over to you!"
Being the left wing of the army was a task he had undertaken when forming the formation before. Liu Qi immediately took the order and set off without hesitation.
But after Liu Qi left, Wu Jie didn't stop for a moment, but gave another order: "The entire army of Wang De's army in the Imperial Camp will advance to seize the east slope! Wang Yan's and Qin Feng's troops will provide backup!"
The commanders-in-chief of each department took the orders one after another, and the general orders were conveyed from level to level. After a while, the camp was opened, and tens of thousands of troops poured out of the camp, but they were divided into two. Liu Qi's troops went to deal with Wan Yan's attack on the left wing. However, all the troops in the imperial camp came out in full force, divided into two levels, front and rear, and rushed to occupy the east slope.
The commanders of both sides coincided with each other. When the Song army surged up the east slope, the five Yelvma troops had already taken advantage of the cavalry and ascended the plateau first. The three thousand soldiers of Fu Qing's tribe at the front of the Song army were caught off guard. As soon as they reached the plateau, they fell into Jin's army. Surrounded on three sides by five thousand cavalry troops.
For a time, heavy arrows were fired in a circle, and the cavalry armed with cavalry spears charged diagonally from the flanks, weakening Fu Qing's troops layer by layer like peeling skin. In almost no time, this core force of the Song Army was defeated.
But soon, Wang De, Zhang Jing, Qiao Zhongfu, and Xin Qizong all arrived, and a broad front opened up, like a big net, and they rushed back.
Seeing that they were about to be surrounded in reverse, and there was a steady stream of troops from the Song Army, their numbers were staggering, and they were almost overwhelming. Yelu Mawu hurriedly ordered a retreat, but the troops were trapped with the remnants of Fu Qing's tribe and could not obey the order.
Suddenly, at this moment, the deputy commander of the Jin Army, Wanyan Bali, arrived at the east slope with an army of 10,000 Han soldiers. The Jin Army's follow-up troops fully responded, and the five Yeluma tribes were able to take advantage of the situation and retreat.
In this way, the Jin army had 10,000 Han soldiers and six to seven thousand cavalry. The infantry was commanded by Wanyan Balisu and the cavalry was commanded by Yelu Mawu. However, Fu Qing's troops in the Song army immediately collapsed when they came up. The remaining 35,000 troops were layered on top of each other. It was divided into ten divisions, with Wang De's six divisions in the front and Wang Yan's four divisions in the rear. The two armies had no less than 50,000 troops, each occupying the east and west sides, and the battle started directly on the Dongpo plateau.
The 50,000-strong army shouted for war together, and the shouts of killing shook the Yao Mountain and Wulong Mountain. Dust flew on the upper slopes of the plateau. The light of the armor was completely obscured, and the formation was not visible for a while. They could only pass through the banners and large groups of troops from a distance. Swing back and forth to observe the battle situation.
"There is a stalemate, but Wang Division has the upper hand!" Wang Yuan watched for a moment and couldn't help but report to Zhao Guanjia, who was in full armor. "Wang Division has many soldiers and is pushing the Jin army to the east!"
Zhao Jiu did not say a word, but looked from the general platform to the left wing with Wu Jie on one side. The battle situation there also changed drastically - Liu Qi led the Lizhou Road troops to counterattack towards Wanyan Zhe. Not only did they immediately The Jin army who broke through the Song army's camp on the left wing was driven out of the camp area, and the pursuit was successful!
Taking advantage of the height advantage of the Chinese army camp at the foot of the mountain and the wide field of view from the general platform, Zhao Jiu saw an unprecedented shocking scene without anyone explaining it... Thousands of Jin troops were using some kind of cloth bag or something like that. After successfully passing through the swamp, there was no water, and the still muddy swamp was indeed stuck in maneuvering difficulties. However, Liu Qi led the Lizhou Army to pursue this point, but without hesitation, the entire army abandoned their horses and entered the swamp, right in this swamp. Surrounded these thousands of Jin Army cavalry!
"Du Tong!"
A horse came galloping, directly at the foot of the mountain a hundred paces away, shouting loudly to Lou Shi. "The Song army decisively left the camp to seize the plateau. The troops were extremely heavy, and they were all elite soldiers in the imperial camp. The deputy capital commander ( Ba Lisu) asked for support! He said that if we don’t get support, I’m afraid we won’t be able to stand on that plateau!”
Lou Shi couldn't sit still, then he wanted to speak.
"Du Tong!"
Another horse galloped hard from the northwest, also calling from a distance, but more impatient and impetuous than the previous one. There was even a hint of roaring and crying in his words. "My family's ten thousand households (Wanyan's equivalent) accidentally fell into the mud. Among them, fifty of them were defeated, and thirty of them were surrounded by the Lizhou army of the Song Dynasty! The Song army abandoned their horses and fell into the mud, and fought hand to hand with us. Without reinforcements, there would probably be countless casualties!"
Lou Shi was startled. The battle took place on the side close to the Song Army's camp. Although Jinsu Mountain was a highland, he could barely observe the battle on the Dongpo Plain and could barely see the Song Army's camp branch, but some places were not visible at all. It's invisible.
He also didn't expect that so many main players would be in crisis.
However, after thinking for a moment, Lou Shi regained his composure, and then immediately gave the order: "Pei Man suddenly twists, and Wanyan comes out diagonally!"
When the two generals heard the words, they immediately came out and bowed their heads to listen to the order.
"You two are Yin Shuke's old subordinates, so it is most appropriate. I originally wanted to stay by your side to provide support, but the war is tense, but I don't have much time to worry about it." Lou Shi took his time and spoke seriously. "You two. The two of them took all the forty Mou Ke left behind by Ba Lisu, divided them into two groups, and rushed up from both sides of the plateau. Whether it was a flanking attack or a break-in between the Song army's various units, or Ba Lisu would have another attack at that time. I don’t care about military orders. I only want you to protect Balisu and Yelvmawu, and maintain the position on the plateau with a large army... Do you understand? I only want that plateau!"
Although the second general was a little surprised, how could he not understand military orders and rescue his own leader?
Therefore, the second general received the order immediately, and then quickly ordered troops and horses to prepare for the support on the plains. The messenger of Ba Lisu was overjoyed and simply turned back to report the situation.
"Capital..." Seeing this, Wanyan's messenger became a little hopeful, but also a little panicked. The Jin army only had 30,000 people, and 20,000 had already been dispersed. Now they are directly supporting Dongpo Yuansi. With ten plans to defeat him, does Mr. Lou have to personally rescue his family?
"You can rest here." Lou Shi glanced at Zhehe's messenger, and recognized that the other person was Pu Liyan, who was beside Zhehe and had a reputation for bravery, but he slowly called the other person. "Uncle Pei!"
Loushi Headquarters Meng'an Wanyan's uncle immediately came out: "Capital!"
Wan Yan's envoy was overjoyed when he saw this person coming out.
"Go there in person and tell Wanyan Zhehe." Lou Shi looked at his confidants and said calmly. "Tell him that I don't care about his guilt for being careless and getting into trouble, but now that the matter has come to this, I still ask him to be there. If he holds firm everywhere and attracts support from the Song army, and throws all the troops, horses and time at him, the whole army will be wiped out. In my opinion, it is worth it!"
Uncle Wanyan was a close confidant of the Lou family, so he naturally knew about the Fourth Prince's reinforcements, so he immediately realized what the Lou family meant. However, this person was obviously still a little uneasy: "Du Tong, so what if the general is dissatisfied?"
"Then officially issue a military order!" Lou Shi still looked calm. "Tell him that Shanxi Marching Division Commander Wanyan has an order from Lou Shi to march thousands of households, and the gold medal holder Wan Yanyi will join his thirty conspirators.
, must die in the mud next to the Song Army camp!"
Uncle Wanyan understood this and was about to get up on his horse and deliver the order in person. However, before he could turn around, on the gentle slope at the foot of the mountain, the courier from the Hehe Department, whose face turned pale, turned around and rode towards the northwest.
But this man had just rushed down the foot of the mountain, but he reined in his horse and turned around under Lou Shi's emotionless eyes, and shouted loudly from a distance: "Capital! I know you must have a plan! And with such a military order, there is no need to betray Uncle Meng.
An will go and spread the news in person, and I will make it clear to all my families! Let Uncle Meng An recharge his batteries here in preparation for your plan!"
After saying this, the man did not look back, but directly hit his horse and headed northwest.
Riding Juechen, a burst of loess smoke and dust was stirred up, but it quickly subsided. Then, Pei Man suddenly twisted, and Wanyan's diagonal cloth came out, each leading twenty Mou Kefen, protruding left and right, and went straight to the north and south ends of Dongpo Plateau, rolling up smoke and dust.
, but they are rolling like two long dragons.
During the whole process, Wanyan Loushi was speechless, except for his bright eyes. From front to back, he never showed any signs of avoiding anything in front of him.
ps: Thanks to Xiaoyu from the 82nd Meng Xiaoyu and the classmate from the 83rd Cute Candle Face... To be honest, the number of alliance leaders in this book surprised me a bit.