The wind blew up on the Huaihe River, and the small waves in the river beat against the thin ice on the edge. In the early morning of the 27th day of the twelfth lunar month in the first year of Jianyan, the Zhao Guan family finally led the last group of people to cross the Huaihe River in Wenwu and arrived at Bagong Mountain.
And at noon of that day, when they were personally supervising the construction of the military camp for Zhang Jun and Liu Guangshi to defend during the retreat at Bagong Mountain, under a clear sky, the Zhao Guan family waiting on the Linhuai Mountains saw with their own eyes a sight from the northeast.
Liu Guangshi's troops, which were coming towards Xia Caicheng, were defeated!
They are so densely packed that they can't be counted, with chaotic flags and disordered riding. They are scattered on the plain east of Xiacai City and north of the Huaihe River, but they are uniformly gathered towards Xiacai City, like a mess but smelly.
Honey-smelling ants.
Zhao Jiu sat on Bagong Mountain and watched for a long time. His mood became worse and worse, but he turned back to find an expert and asked: "Zhengfu, although I don't understand military affairs, is this number a bit too much? How many people are there in Liu Guangshi's department?"
?”
"Return to the official family," Yang Yizhong answered carefully. "In terms of the troops and horses of Liu Taiwei's army, although it is the largest of all the armies, it only has 123,000. At this time, the number is no less than 20,000. It should be
From all the six military prefectures in southern Shandong, there were local brave archers who accompanied them southward..."
"So..." Zhao Jiu suddenly sneered. "Although Lieutenant Liu rarely performs on the battlefield, he still has some tricks. In such a dangerous situation, how can so many brave soldiers abandon their homes and follow him?"
Yang Yizhong became more cautious, but lowered his voice and said: "Guan family, Liu Taiwei's soldiers and horses have been raised by their father and son for decades since the time of Hebei. Many of the Western Army generals have inheritance and are good at benevolence.
keep……"
"I know what you mean." Zhao Jiu interrupted the other party angrily. "How could I have the slightest intention of asking for guilt? If I really wanted to ask for guilt, wouldn't I have escaped in panic? No matter if it was one hundred thousand or fifty thousand, the Jin army was strong.
Da, Liu Guangshi is not a sin."
Yang Yizhong immediately fell silent.
Zhao Jiu, on the other hand, watched for half a day and saw the soldiers crowded in front of the city gate. Instead, he turned around and ordered Wang Boyan to draw up a decree. He led Zhao Ding to find Wang Yuan across the river and went down to Cai City to appease Liu Guangshi.
Liu Guangshi sorted out the defeated troops, and those who could be used stayed behind to defend with Zhang Jun. Those who were really unavailable were sent back to the south bank by Wang Yuan to rest and recuperate.
Zhao Jiu no longer knew how the other side of the river reacted when the edict was received, but he sat motionless on Bagong Mountain the whole afternoon and didn't know what to think about. The others stood by and looked at the city that was famous for its wealth and vastness in the past.
Xia Caicheng was almost noisy again with the naked eye... It was as if broken troops were entering the city one after another, but they couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief.
Of course, Zhao Jiu also breathed a sigh of relief, but he still had no intention of moving.
The rest of the civil and military officials knew this well, and they all stood by and looked hard to wait for the news.
And finally, in the evening, when the light was about to dim, Yang Yizhong suddenly pointed his finger in a direction to the northeast, and said something that actually made everyone feel relieved:
"Guardians, wait and see, the Jin army has arrived!"
Zhao Jiu was wearing a red robe with a round collar and was sitting on a chair in the middle of the hillside. He slightly raised his head and looked at each other. Under the setting sun, he saw a small cavalry team with well-equipped and continuous formations galloping down the city from a distance.
And as this group of cavalry came, the scattered troops outside the city exploded almost instantly, scattering like headless flies. Some people even jumped directly into the Huai River regardless of the distance between the Jin army...
Zhao Jiu caught a glimpse of this scene from a distance and was instantly stunned.
You must know that in this weather, unless you are a good man who was born by the Huaihe River, jumping down will be a suicide. However, these soldiers of the Song Dynasty have not yet encountered a life or death crisis, but they are all so frightened.
Moreover, in a sense, if they dared to jump into the Huaihe River in Dongtian, then they were not even afraid of death, right? And if they were not even afraid of death, why would they be frightened enough to jump into the Huaihe River?
What's even more ridiculous is that this group of Jin Army cavalry, which only had about five or six hundred people, ignored the frightened retreating troops. Instead, they rushed straight to the east gate of Cai City, which was covered with flags and loaded with crossbows, as if trying to seize the opportunity.
There are tens of thousands of soldiers and horses stationed in Xiacai Dacheng... Fortunately, it can be seen from across the Huaihe River from Bagong Mountain. Naturally, Xiacai City on the other side of the river has also been glimpsed, so in a panic, after pulling up the moat suspension bridge, Xiacai City
Countless arrows flew down from Caicheng City, and finally the Jin army was forced back.
The Jin army seemed to be a little annoyed after being forced to retreat. They actually turned around and scattered in all directions to vent their anger by killing Liu Guangshi's defeated troops who were unable to enter.
After this 'battle', Zhao Jiu felt extremely aggrieved... They were obviously cold weapon troops, but there was an abrupt generation difference. Mr. Chiang's worst troops that day were no more than this when they faced the Japanese army.
?
However, what is even more helpless is that all the civil and military officials around them have fled from Hebei and Tokyo, but there are not many surprises, and they seem to have adapted!
"Guan Jia, let's go and have a rest!"
As the sky darkened, Jin Jun left on his own, as if he was going to find a place to stay in a nearby empty market town. In the darkness, seeing the officials sitting still with unswerving expressions and extremely poor condition, Lu Haowen hesitated for a moment.
, after all, we have fulfilled the duties of a prime minister. "The two captains Zhang and Liu have joined together. We have sufficient troops and horses, and we have the city of Cai Jian. We also have transportation on Huaishang, and supplies to Huainan can also be supplied... The main force of the Jin army has not yet arrived.
Before, I would definitely be able to defend Xia Cai."
Zhao Jiuqiang laughed, did not refuse, and finally got up to leave. However, as soon as he got up, he heard a burst of commotion on the other side of the river, and it came from across the river!
Everyone turned back to look, but because the sky had darkened, it was difficult to see the specific situation. They just vaguely felt that there was trouble somewhere in Xiacai City, and they felt increasingly puzzled and nervous.
Zhao Jiu looked at Yang Yizhong almost instinctively.
"It should be that Liu Taiwei's men came here for the first time, and they did not obey the restrictions of Zhang Taiwei's men, and they started to fight over things like camping at night and food." Yang Yizhong thought for a moment and gave a very credible answer.
Strong conclusion. "This is a common thing in the military, not to mention that Liu Taiwei has no military discipline..."
Everyone sighed a few words, as if they still thought this was a natural thing, so they were speechless and continued to disperse, looking for a clean place to rest in the camp up and down the mountain.
I don’t know why, maybe what I saw and heard one day and night was beyond my past experience, but I could only be as confused as a puppet. From the beginning to the end, the Zhao Guan family, who had accumulated too many emotions, camped directly on the mountain that day.