To be honest, Wen Dunsizhong definitely wronged a person.
Among the four people who were considered by Wen Dun Sizhong to have abandoned him, Han Shizhong and Li Yanxian needless to say, they really regarded him as nothing. And his little brother for many years spent almost ten years with him in the A Gu account.
, the gold medal husband Wan Yan Ben met should be regarded as ignoring him.
However, in the Jin Kingdom, Taiyuan was left behind, and Taiyuan March Division Commander, Wanyan Balisu, the actual commander-in-chief of the Western Route Army, could not be said to have given up on Wen Dunsizhong.
Ba Lisu probably just felt that there was no need to notify Wen Dunsizhong specifically, especially since the Taiyuan stayer had already dispatched the main force to the south at a high speed.
If the army arrives directly, it will naturally save Wen Dunsizhong. But if it is speculated that there is a high probability that Wen Dunsizhong will not arrive, let everyone in Hezhong Mansion defend the city with peace of mind. Finally, we will get 500 righteous men from Hezhong Mansion, and Taizu Agu will settle down in the old city.
A man who died heroically for his country and delayed some troops and time, isn't he also a loyal minister of the Jin Kingdom?
What do you want to know specifically?
It can only be said that Wen Dun Sizhong was still emotionally unstable and could not appreciate the kindness of his superior Wanyan Bali Sudutong.
In fact, on the third day after Wen Dunsizhong's emotional collapse, that is, the fifth day of October, the Taiyuan reinforcements that had pulled out of Lisu encountered the Song army at the junction of the Linfen Basin and the Hezhong (Yuncheng) Basin.
And if the battlefield is expanded to a radius of hundreds of miles around the encounter point between the two sides, then the actual number of troops participating in this battle is still scary.
In the direction of the Jin Kingdom, at least three veterans of the Jin Kingdom's West Route Army, Wanhu, including Wanhu, the headquarters of Wanyanba Lisu, Wanhu, the headquarters of Wanyantu Hesu, and Wanhu, the headquarters of Wanyanhesu, entered the battle. The cavalry arrived first, followed by the infantry.
.The Song Army here includes Li Yanxian's headquarters and his subordinate commanders Shao Long, Lu Monk, Song Yan, Jia He, Yan Ping, Zhao Cheng, Zhai Jin, Zhai Cong, Zhai Chong, Niu Gao, Dong Xian,
A total of 35,000 people, plus the Ma Kuangyi Army whose strength and quantity could not be calculated at all, pressed in together.
Or in other words, Ba Lisu hastily mobilized the main force he could summon around Taiyuan as soon as possible and came directly, while Li Yanxian almost only left the most stable Shao Yun to sit firmly on Pinglu, plus himself
His younger brother Li Kui served as the rear support, and the rest of the army rushed forward immediately.
Considering that both sides had Dutong-level figures personally attending the battle, it can be said to be the first large-scale battle after the Northern Expedition of the Song Army.
But the battle itself was extremely chaotic.
First of all, both sides sent out troops in a hurry and attacked over long distances... For the Jin army, it was a full 550 miles from Taiyuan to Tieling Pass, and there were small-scale attacks along the way that the Taihang rebels had already prepared;
On the other hand, even if Li Yanxian made a decisive decision and left Jiezhou directly from Zhongtiao Mountain, and it was only 140 to 50 miles away from Tieling Pass, he must not forget that before the war, although the Jiezhou area north of Zhongtiao Mountain had penetrated to a certain extent, it was still
It belongs to the Jin Army, so it is inevitable to temporarily establish logistics channels and divide the troops to besiege a few stubborn towns.
Therefore, no matter which side it is, it is inevitable to fight in an exhausted state, with chaotic marching routes and different arrival times.
Secondly, the combat power of both sides is uneven.
For example, in the Jin Army, those who are directly under the command of Wanhu are not only equipped with the best equipment, but also have the most experienced soldiers. They also have a large number of Muke in a Meng'an, often reaching seven or eight in a Meng'an.
Mou Ke... there is even a personal guard Meng'an modeled after He Zha Meng Ontario, which is actually ten elite Mou Ke.
Relatively speaking, the Wanyan Shenhe and Wanyan Tu Heshu troops, which had suffered the heaviest losses in the Yaoshan battle, inevitably had many newly recruited soldiers after the war. Between Meng'an and Meng'an, there was a conflict.
The relationship between Ke and Mouke also goes from heaven to earth.
A similar situation was even worse here in the Song Army.
Because Li Yanxian's regiment has been active on both sides of the Yellow River all year round, it has never counted the number of people. It only sends him military pay and ordnance supplies according to the establishment, and then Li Yanxian distributes them down from the commander level, so his troops have a strong sense of authority.
Personal mountain color.
Here, not to mention Li Yanxian's several core troops in Shaanzhou City and Pinglu City, there are more armies. Their combat effectiveness depends entirely on the commander's own level and ethics, so that the gap in combat effectiveness between the troops often reaches an incredible level.
What's more, there are troops brought by Ma Kuo, which are basically auxiliary troops.
Finally, the terrain is complex.
The area around Tieling Pass is the junction of the Linfen Basin and the Hezhong Basin (Yuncheng Basin), with plains, mountains, and hills mixed together. Moreover, Tieling Pass itself, the focus of the battle, is not a majestic pass... and its surroundings are not exaggerated to the point of a man.
It's beyond the reach of a million people.
There is Fenshui Channel next to the Yellow River in the west, and troops can also go to Jiangxian County in the east. Tieling Pass is by no means the only channel where troops can go. Even the surrounding mountains are not a dead end. Just a few dozen miles west of Tieling Pass is the Camel Pass.
There is a small pass in the middle of the ridge. No one can tell the path that the mountain people walked through.
Of course, this does not mean that Tielingguan itself is still the most important hub between the Linfen Basin and the Hezhong (Yuncheng) Basin, and it is still a typical battleground for military strategists, especially since it is the next door Shangdang Basin leading to Hezhong Prefecture.
The end of Zhiguanxing.
In short, under the influence of these complex factors, the battle process was both fierce and chaotic, bloody and dramatic.
In just one day, Tieling Pass changed hands three times.
Early that morning, the nearest local rebel army sent by Ma Kuo came to seize the pass. The leader of the rebel army, who had been with Ma Kuo from Wuma Mountain, followed the military orders of his own general manager and walked around in civilian clothes.
Later, he tried to cheat the pass from the rear, but was detected by the garrisoned Jin army and failed to succeed.
The rebels lacked equipment and attack capabilities, and were unable to do anything for a while.
But soon, as a commander under the command of Monk Lu of the Song Army arrived at the vanguard with hundreds of regular troops and launched an attack, the rebel commander immediately became aware of the existence of the opposite side in the northern part of the pass.
He also selected some mountain men from the rebel army, wore double-layered leather armor, climbed a huge ravine and sneaked into the pass, and succeeded.
The Jin army at Tieling Pass only had one or two hundred defenders, and any one of them was defeated and directly slaughtered by the influx of Song troops.
Immediately, more or less subordinates from Lu Heshang's, Zhai Cong's, and Zhao Cheng's tribes arrived one after another. Several nearby rebel armies under Ma Kuo, ranging from five to six hundred to as many as one or two thousand, also appeared from the east.
In the morning, the maximum number of Song troops around Tieling Pass exceeded 10,000.
At this time, there was no sign of the Jin Army troops.
Overjoyed, perhaps they are greedy for merit, or underestimate the enemy, or are homesick, or there is a military order to seize the geographical location, or it is simply that everyone came in a hurry, and there is no one who can make the decision to restrain and deploy these disciplines.
As for the unsatisfactory troops, none of the troops could hold back anyway. Except for Monk Lu who left behind a few hundred men, all the other troops poured out of Tieling Pass and headed for the Linfen Basin in the north.
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Instead, villages and towns were seized one after another, and some troops even engaged in looting and rape, as well as scattered fights between local rebels and foreign rebels.
The result of this was that in the afternoon, after the main forward troops of the Jin Army appeared on the plains of Linfen Basin, the Song Army was unable to organize itself at all. It could only watch thousands of Jin troops under the supervision of the Tuhesu banner.
The army cavalry calmly crossed the Huishui River and launched a sweep against the nearly 10,000 scattered Song troops.
Moreover, there are more and more Jin troops.
Facing the established female main force cavalry, coupled with their own dispersion and aggressive advance, the Song army suffered a complete defeat on the plain more than ten miles wide from the north of Tieling Pass to Huishui. Even Zhao Cheng himself lost information.
Moreover, after a Jin Army commander discovered the fact that most of the Song troops on the opposite side were just mountain rebels with poor equipment, he took advantage of the situation to defeat the defeated troops and press all the way into Tieling Pass.
Facing the friendly troops who were oppressed by the Jin army and fell into a panic in the panic, the officers of Lu Heshang's department who had closed the gate had no ability to deal with it at all. They lost the checkpoint in a daze and dispersed to the south of Guannan along with their own troops and these defeated friendly troops.
However, the matter was not over yet. In the chaos, just after the Jin army pressed into Tieling Pass, and more Jin and Song troops were still making a mess on the south side of the choke point, the real main force of the Song army arrived.
Li Yanxian himself even visited Guanxia in person.
Seeing the dense flags and neat armors surrounding the 'mainstay' banner coming like a wave from south to north, the Jin army who had just entered the pass and had not had a sip of tea suddenly panicked. And with
At the same time, those Taihang rebels also exerted their unique advantages... Although they collapsed quickly, they were able to quickly assemble after escaping into the mountains. In addition, at this time, they saw the arrival of their main force on the mountains, Shuai
Minister Da Huang also arrived, and he was even more confident. He went to the north plain to support his defeated army, obstructed the large Jin army, and tried to attack the small Jin army.
Upon seeing this, the Jin army came to drive back, but they were unable to pursue Shangling. They could only watch as these light-moving rebels gathered again and poured out again.
For a time, Guanbei fell into a deadlock.
At this time, Tuhe Subu Meng'an who broke into Tieling Pass couldn't hold on anymore. He was afraid of being surrounded by the main force of the Song Army in the city, and also afraid of being attacked at night. He didn't even understand the internal structure of this pass... So ever
, this fellow was heartbroken, but chose to evacuate voluntarily, and gave the pass to him without even raising the flag.
Many Jin troops had no idea that one of them had captured Tieling Pass...the so-called capture was done in a daze, and then they gave up in a daze.
The sky gradually darkened, and the light stopped all melees. The Jin army retreated to the Huishui ferry area in the northeast direction behind them. Li Yanxian also ordered the entire army to set up camp.
Let’s not mention how Li Yanxian cleaned up the mess for the moment, and then tried to figure out what happened during the day and the current situation that he might never be able to figure out for the rest of his life.
Just saying that on the other side, the Jin Jun withdrew suddenly and returned to a long-empty market on the bank of Huishui, only twenty miles away. Not long after, just when it was getting dark, he just grabbed a
I was about to find two eggs to lay some noodles in my house, but I was suddenly called over by Wanhu Tuhe.
I felt bad in my heart at that time.
When the guards following Tu Hesu arrived at a place with a bonfire outside the market, they saw that in addition to Tu Hesu, there were several familiar middle-aged generals sitting there cross-legged. They felt a chill on the back of their heads, and then hurriedly took the
After going out and putting on the bag again, he placed it on the ground, then bent down and bowed his hands.
"Get up."
Tu Hesu, who was crossing his legs, frowned slightly. "Where did you learn from the Song Dynasty people to look like this?"
"There's nothing wrong with learning from the people of the Song Dynasty. I'm afraid that if you don't learn from the good, you'll learn from the bad." The man directly behind the bonfire, that is, the man in the middle, Ba Lisu himself, heard this and said quietly across the fire. "I remember your name is Su.
Wu? You are also an old soldier?"
"Yes." Meng An felt uncomfortable hearing this, so he quickly stood up and intervened. "Do the governor and several ten thousand households want to hear about today's war?"
To intervene means to obey orders and make a gesture of apology. Regardless of the Song and Jin Dynasties, they have a unified appearance.
"That's not why I asked you here." Tu Hesu said as he stretched out his leg, but it was itchy from the fire, and he directly hammered the old injury on the foot through the boot. "We have just summoned the generals.
Many Meng'an, Muke, and some of them entered the pass with you... The situation today is clear. It was just a chaotic battle. Everyone was tired and confused... But in the end, you only saw Li Yanxian's army.
When they arrive, they will cower and abandon the pass without even fighting, right?"
Su Wu was silent for a moment, and then he gritted his teeth and made a decision: "What happened today is that I lost two points of integrity, but I wanted to let Dutong and several tens of thousands of households know that the situation at that time was indeed confusing, and there was chaos behind the gate.
No one came to pick me up, so I thought about not throwing away my son's life easily... But after all, the military plane was lost, and I, Su Wu, had nothing to say... Dutong, Wanhu, I am willing to surrender this marching silver medal warrior.
An, go home and pay the penalty."
The scene was so quiet for a moment that it was a bit scary. Whether it was a sudden change or a sudden change, or whether it was a change of voice that remained silent, as well as the other senior men present, they couldn't help but look at Ba Li whose face could not be seen clearly behind the bonfire.
speed.
After all, this Su Wu was a strong man. Seeing this situation, he didn't know that he had made a mistake, so he quickly responded seriously: "Could it be that before I came, all of you, Wanhu, had agreed on an explanation, and then decided to deal with it after seeing my reply? Wanhu! From
Kilometers said that I am a hereditary Muke, and I have been on the march for seven years. Speaking privately, I have been following you since the destruction of Liao Dynasty. You injured your foot in the Qiaoshan battle, and it was I who carried you down...
...After so many years of friendship, do you want to kill me for something like this?"
One more thing here, the Jin Army's fierce security system has multiple functions, including titles, military ranks, and people-friendly officers. The later Eight Banners were basically based on Aguda's invention... For example, Wanyan Loushi, he was the Marching Secretary
Dutong, Wanhu who holds the gold medal, is also a hereditary Meng'an and has his own private army Meng'an. At the same time, because the Hereditary Meng'an is in Huanglong Mansion, their father and son also enjoy the taxation, judicial, and administrative powers of Huanglong Mansion.
Of course, with Wanyan Xiyin's reforms, the role of people-friendly officials has been eliminated, but the significance of the title is still there... Before the title of king, the hereditary Men'an in the Jin Kingdom was still the most difficult status, and the hereditary conspiracy was
Ke is the second best...because it means they have a hereditary army.
As for Dajin, it built its country with an army.
But how to say it?
Times have changed.
"Du Tong!"
When Tuhesu saw what Su Wu said, he couldn't help but look at the people behind the bonfire with a praying attitude.
However, the sudden response was a burst of silence.
Tu Hesu was helpless, sighed, and had no choice but to look at his subordinates: "Come over here and kneel down in front of me!"
A good man doesn't suffer the consequences. Su Wu hurried over and knelt down across the bonfire at the place where Tu Hesu stretched out his legs. He was ready to kowtow again. However, Wanyan Tu Hesu next to him suddenly stood up again, knowing that Wan Hu's legs and feet were not good.
Su Wu did not dare to neglect, and quickly helped Tu Hesu up before kneeling down again.
However, it was too late, and just as Su Wu knelt down again, Tu Hesu, who stood up, suddenly touched the steel hammer in his waist and swung it hard at the back of the head of his long-time subordinate.
With just a wave of his hand, he didn't know that this marching warrior, Hereditary Muke, had no time to hear the wind behind his head, and threw himself directly in front of the bonfire.
Immediately, one of the personal guards stepped forward to finish off the attack, and at Tuheshu's signal, he cut off the man's head and handed it to the military judge beside him, so that they could present his head to the public.
Then the lame Wanhu didn't care that the headless body on the ground was still bleeding, and sat down cross-legged again.
After a while, the body was dragged away, but the atmosphere around the campfire was still not good.
"In this battle, we actually took advantage." Unexpectedly, the first person to express dissatisfaction was Wanyan Heyi, who had never spoken before and had nothing to do with this person.
"I can't help it." Those who were carrying an iron hook all pulled out Li Su and faced each other helplessly. "Without a war in five years, these people have long been in chaos. After doing such a thing, they don't say they have made up for it, but they just want to give up their jobs and go home.
, when I arrived at the station, I had to grab a house to live in, look for eggs under the eggs, and go to bed early... I have no idea how important this battle is! Where can I get eggs to eat after defeating me? Is there a big house to live in?"
"That's the truth." Tuhe Su, who had just personally killed his confidant Meng'an, unexpectedly stood by Ba Lisu's side.
"The Song Army isn't doing much better either." Wanyan continued to argue. "And it's equally ridiculous for them to look down on us while rushing forward to gain credit."
"Not to mention rashly striving for merit and underestimating the enemy's pride, he is enterprising after all." Ba Lisu continued to talk. "And how can it be worse than the others? This is the marching force of the Dajin Iron Cavalry and the hereditary conspiracy!
"
"You saw Yaoshan clearly on the plain that day, but you really had no idea in your mind?" Wanyan Zhehe finally became a little impatient. "Qi! It's that Qi! The Qi that shakes mountains and rivers! It has long been unified with Laodu.
went!"
"Even if you can't shake mountains and rivers, you can't do this!"
"Okay, we are having a military discussion, so what are we arguing about?" Wanyan Tuhesu couldn't help but raise his voice a little louder when he saw something was wrong. "After all, we still have 200,000 households, including 100,000 cavalry! Plus
Yanshan New Army, according to me, this battle is a big battle, and the victory or defeat is 50-50... But Dutong, you are the general who leads the army, and you should have some overall plans in mind, right? Really?
Not giving up an inch of ground?"
"You really can't fight like this." Ba Lisu regained his clarity, but used the iron hook in his hand to stir up the bonfire in front of him, causing a burst of sparks to fly. "Looking at the overall situation, the battle line is three thousand miles, and we have many cavalry.
The cavalry's tactics... The fourth prince has arrived in Zhending, I wrote a letter asking him to come to Taiyuan..."
"You mean the He army will be defeated one by one?" Tu Hesu frowned and said, "Where to break first? How to defend the other side?"
"It's up to the Fourth Prince to make a decision." Ba Lisu shook his head in response. "But to be honest, at least this is not a good place for a decisive battle... It is a pass and a mountain, a river and a ridge, and the Song Dynasty
The army's supply line is shorter than ours... If we really fight a decisive battle here, if we lose, we may end up like the battle between Qin and Zhao Changping."
"I don't know what the Battle of Changping is, but I also think this place is not a good place for a decisive battle." Tu He quickly nodded in reply. "Linfen behind him is not...although the middle is flat, there are mountains on the left and right, and the middle is too flat.
If it is too narrow, the cavalry advantage cannot be gained. It is better to lure the enemy deeper, lead them to the gate of Taiyuan City, and then use the cavalry to lock the exits on all sides and repeat the Battle of Taiyuan... What do you think?"
"That's about it." Ba Lisu said frankly. "Anyone who came from the Western Route Army and fought in Taiyuan, I guess they have this kind of mentality... We have discussed it before."
"In that case, are we going to withdraw our troops now?" Wanyan Zhehe suddenly interrupted.
"How is it possible to withdraw troops?" Ba Lisu frowned more and more, and his tone finally became fierce. "Strategy is strategy, tactics are tactics, military morale is military morale... Hezhong Prefecture is beyond our reach, but this is the first place between the two countries in many years.
How could it be possible to withdraw like this after a major battle? Don't forget what we discussed a few years ago. When the Song army captured Xixia that day, although it was dictated by the overall situation, the fourth prince repeatedly avoided the battle in the early stage, and as a result, he was unable to fight decisively in Hetao.
, leading to a great loss of morale, this is a lesson! In this current situation, whether it is necessary to lure the enemy deep into the enemy, or to divide and defeat them, it must be done with all the strength first! The energy must not be weakened first! Equivalent to
, what has happened to you these past few years?!"
Wanyan was about to speak but stopped.
Tu Hesu, however, saw this and hurriedly joked again: "Okay... Dutong must have an idea, let's talk about it!"
"What can I say? Of course they gathered the cavalry and made a surprise attack around the rear." Ba Lisu replied solemnly. "I thought about it...Although they all came on a hasty march, the main force of the Song Army was infantry, which was better than ours."
Even more tiring... Our cavalry consumes horses, especially those who arrived later today and did not participate in the battle. Their energy is still there... Therefore, don't begrudge the horses. While Li Yanxian's footing is not stable, even the scouts may not be able to make it.
Send, let’s set out with a fine cavalry now and conduct a night attack from Jiangxian County, we may not have a miraculous effect!”
Tu Hesu nodded slightly.
Wanyan Zhehe was startled for a moment, then looked at the two men again... Tuhesu's troops were the vanguard, and they were generally participating in the battle today. It didn't matter that they had just killed a Meng'an, the key was that they were very tired, and Pulling Lisu's troops
Although the army is elite and has a large number of cavalry, is this kind of army used to attack and outflank at night?
That's for decisive battles.
After thinking about this, Wanyan Zhehe thought for a while and asked seriously by the campfire: "If we are to attack, to what extent will the armor be reduced?"
"Helmets, body armor, armor skirts... masks, double brims (neck protectors), shoulder gauntlets... there is no need to bring these things that affect movement." Bazhi Su blurted out.
"And." Wanyan turned around and asked seriously. "I belong to ten thousand households, and I am alone behind the enemy lines, separated by a mountain. If the war goes against me, can I make my own decision and retreat at any time?"
I instinctively want to respond when I get out of speed.
But for some reason, just as he was about to speak, he suddenly thought of something... In the Battle of Yaoshan, Wanyan Loushi let him attack from the northeast of the Song Army's barracks. As a result, he accidentally fell into the swamp and became a living target.
, at that time, Fenghe did not dare to move without permission, but sent messengers repeatedly to ask Lou Shi. Before Lou Shi gave the order, Fenghe and his headquarters exchanged fire with the Song army in the mud, without moving at all, resulting in heavy losses.
If Lou Shi were here today, how could he be so perfunctory? How could he ask such a thing?
"Can't we withdraw?" He responded with a frown.
"How about I go?" Tuhesu interrupted helplessly upon seeing this.
"No..." Ba Lisu came to his senses and nodded immediately. "It means you are a millionaire, and I also said that this is just trying our best to fight for this first battle. If you are really in danger, what will happen?
Maybe I let you and your subordinates die before the war? Even a lunatic like Wen Dun Sizhong in Hezhong didn't give up."
Zhehe nodded, got up and got ready to go.
Seeing this, Ba Lisu quickly got up and caught up with him, but he grabbed the other person again right next to the bonfire and said sincerely: "In other words, we have been friends of life and death for decades. I really shouldn't be angry at this time... What if I am somewhere else?"
If you don’t do what you want, you can talk about the official matters before the military meeting, but you can talk about the private matters now..."
The unshaven Wanyan glanced at Ba Lisu, then at Tu Hesu, who was hurriedly getting up while touching the blood stains, and finally sighed slightly:
"You have all thought too much...How could I not know that this time it was a national war, a life and death battle between two countries? How could I not have known that those bastards were becoming more bastards day by day? How could I not have known that before and after Tieling Pass, regardless of victory or defeat,
At this time, you should use all your strength to attack? And I only know how to fight. If you have a military order, I will do my best... If you just said that you are not allowed to retreat, I will not say anything.
...It's just the capital! I just don't understand why the cavalry of the Jin Kingdom are like this? It's not about why the Song people can fight and dare to fight, but why are we Jurchens not willing to endure hardship? Why do you think so?
Are there more and more people? When Lao Dutong was here, there were no such things!"
Ba Lisu was unable to answer the other party, or in other words, although he knew the answer, he was unwilling to answer the other party. Moreover, the other party stated that he would abide by military orders, but suddenly he was no longer as sincere as before.
When Wanyan saw this, he didn't say much. He quickly nodded his head to the somewhat astonished Tu He and turned around.
After a moment, it can only be said that the Jurchens' military discipline is still there. Although the folding troops complained incessantly, they quickly gathered together with Meng An Mouke, and then gathered about fifty Moukes and five thousand fine cavalry, all night long.
Heading east, prepare to go around the passage between Jiangxian County and Taihang Mountain on the east side to attack Li Yanxian at night.
After spending several years in Hedong, the generals of the Jin army were still familiar with geography. At a rough calculation, the distance of 120 miles was within the limit of a long-distance attack by war horses (two hundred miles).
If this distance is faster, it can be reached in two or three hours (four to six hours), that is, before midnight. If it is slower, for example, if you want to leave room for retreat and slow down the horse, it will be the most
It’s just that it’s thicker at midnight.
All in all, this was a raid that was within the theoretical radius of cavalry combat...and the Jurchen cavalry had definitely performed more difficult and extreme tactical maneuvers than this...but was still very dangerous and a surprise attack that tested the capabilities of the troops.
Especially now, the Jin Army seems to have lost the energy to shake mountains and rivers, but they don't know if they can survive.
But the fact is that Wanyan completed the military order to the letter. At midnight, without knowing how many people were left behind, the Jin Army general successfully arrived at the pass.
The Song army camp was set on fire and raided.
This is cavalry, this is the power and significance of elite cavalry.
The cavalry has never had any strategic mobility. No cavalry can march day and night without logistics and travel three thousand miles in a month and a half. But within a few days, tactically, they can do things that the infantry cannot even think of.
.
And now that Wanyan Hehe had launched a surprise attack, with fires everywhere and loud killing noises, Ba Lisu immediately led his headquarters to launch a surprise attack from before the closure.
Frankly speaking, Li Yanxian underestimated the enemy.
He is also a human being. After the death of his old rival Lou Shi, after sitting idle for eight years, the whole army went on the Northern Expedition. As the only commander-in-chief with a stronghold in Hedong, he was different from Han Shizhong's posture before the war. He was particularly eager to stretch his fists.
, can become the vanguard in the main direction of attack.
He actually took the lead in capturing Tieling Pass, but he really underestimated the enemy.
In fact, he did not make any mistakes when he came to Tieling Pass - after capturing Tieling Pass, he immediately set up camp across the pass, and did not allow the defeated troops to enter the pass. He only allowed them to set up camp with their backs to the pass, and then there was no time to deal with the melee during the day.
Sentries were sent across the battlefield that had just calmed down to detect the movements of the Jin army.
But as soon as the troops who had been fighting in the day were withdrawn, Ba Lisu urged Wanyan to turn around and send out troops in the dark.
Therefore, he just didn't make a prediction.
But he still underestimated the enemy.
At the same time, what is more intuitive and fatal is that the combat effectiveness of Li Yanxian's troops is indeed mixed, which can be easily seen from the battle process.
The chaos started from Yan Ping's tribe. The camp that his tribe had hastily set up was easily destroyed by the Jin army, but was quickly stopped by Dong Xian's tribe... Dong Xian was admittedly greedy for money, but recognized as good at fighting. Chaos was in his defense zone.
It obviously slowed down, which gave Song Jun a chance to breathe.
Li Yanxian came to the pass and looked at this scene from a distance, his face was as dark as water, but he didn't have any good ideas.
Night attacks have been like this since ancient times. He can only sit in the pass and stabilize the camps from the inside out. If he really forces a nighttime rescue operation, with the level of soldiers and horses of his peripheral troops, I am afraid that the number of soldiers swallowed by the chaos itself will be greatly reduced.
Far more damage than the attacking cavalry itself.
Moreover, this is Guannan. After all, it is an organized unit. Guanbei is already in chaos. The rebels and a small number of remnants of the imperial camp who have only gathered up after a whole day of fighting during the day are simply pulling away.
A quick surprise attack destroyed the camp.
Fortunately, their experiences during the day taught them that they could drill into the mountains.
"Jiedu."
In the chaos, one person hurriedly entered the pass with Li Yanxian's bodyguard, and faced each other. It was Dong Xian's deputy general Zhang Qi. "My family commander asked me to report, saying that the Jin army cannot take advantage of us and seems to be preparing to withdraw.
Other camps will come to charge..."
"I saw it." Li Yanxian took a deep breath and spoke coldly.
Zhang Qi looked down from the side and knew why Li Jiedu was like this. Here in Guanbei, of the seven camps of the Song army, one was defeated, one was fighting, and only three of the remaining five were fully lit at this time.
Up, there were two half-lit ones, and there was some confusion... Obviously, these two camps used this method to remind the Jin army when they faced the surprise attack that they were weak and could attack.
them!
Zhang Qi originally wanted to persuade Li Yanxian, but he didn't know what to say at the moment... In today's battle, the Song army underestimated the enemy and was greedy for merit, and his arrogance was undoubtedly revealed.
This is not just one family or two families, this is a problem that systematically exists in the imperial army under three years of agitation and propaganda, recuperation and preferential treatment.
There will definitely be all kinds of weird troubles happening in other places, and you will have to pay for your lessons with blood.
Just thinking like this, Zhang Qi suddenly felt that the light in front of him seemed to be brighter. He looked towards Guanxia Yingpan, but found that it was only for a moment, and the situation in Guanxia Yingpan had not changed fundamentally.
For a moment, Zhang Boyu (Zhang Qi) only felt that his eyes were blinded by light somewhere at night, but the next moment, he noticed that Li Yanxian and Li Jiedu, who had a face as deep as water, no longer looked at the chaos in the camp below, but
It was looking to the southeast.
To the southeast are mountains, including Zhongtiao Mountain, Wangwu Mountain, and Taihang Mountain. They are all mountains... In early winter, on the fifth day of the lunar calendar, it should be pitch black in the dark night.
But Zhang Qi saw a spark of fire in the mountains.
Although it was small, it was definitely not the sparks from a nearby torch, but a real spark flashing in the dark mountains in the southeast.
Zhang Qi made a gesture, and according to his judgment, it should be the entrance to Taihang Wangwu Mountain, Zhuantian Ridge, Xileng Pass, and the passage that Zhiguanxing drilled out of the mountains.
Is it the Jin army reinforcements from Longde Mansion?
Zhang Qi thought of the worst possibility in an instant, and if this was the case, his army would be defeated tonight!
But should we withdraw?
Retreating at this time will only cause the whole camp to collapse. It is impossible to say that the main force of the Jin army in northern Guan will seize the opportunity and rush in. Then the Song army will be defeated without the Jin army in Longde Mansion.
Moreover, if it was the Jin Army, why did the Jin Army from the Taiyuan direction come to attack only a small amount? Why didn't they use all their best cavalry to block all the Jin Army in Longde Prefecture here?!
If it is the Jin Army in Longde Mansion, then there is no reason why Manager Ma, who is already in the mountains, should not notice it, right? He can even detect the movements of the Jin Army in Taiyuan!
Could it be a stratagem of suspicious soldiers deployed by the Jin Army's raiding force?
No matter what the possibility is, Li Jiedu must be advised to stabilize and defend Tieling Pass and Guanbei Yingpan.
After thinking about this, Zhang Qi looked at Li Yanxian again, only to find that Li Jiedu, who was wearing a cloak, still had a heavy face. He didn't even look at the camp in front of him. He just stared at the southeast and bit his fingernails.
Zhang Qi had nothing to say and couldn't help biting her nails.
But at this moment, the stars in the mountains in the distance suddenly jumped and turned into several stars, then dozens of stars, hundreds of stars, densely packed stars, and then a complicated and long line of fire appeared on the
In the mountains in the distance, it is still extending, winding and connecting.
Finally, in just a quarter of an hour, like some kind of magic, a whole fire dragon appeared in the mountain, and due to its folding and double shadow, it formed a sea of fire.
From a distance, the entire mountain seems to have been cast by wildfire.
Its momentum is so fierce that it will start a prairie fire once it has spread the mountains.
Zhang Qi was relieved. He realized when the line of fire first showed that strange winding shape. This was not the Jin Army. The Jin Army drilled out directly from Zhi Guanxing. It would only be a bigger and bigger one.
Sparks, and then turned into flames... The current situation can only be Ma Kuo's rebels going down the mountain!
They originally gathered in a hurry, came here, and then marched in the mountains for days. They should have been forced to spend another night in the slightly cold early winter mountains and go down the mountain early tomorrow morning. But obviously, when they discovered this place,
After seeing the dazzling fire, after realizing what happened, he chose to light a torch and go down the mountain overnight.
In early winter, when the grass and trees were bleak and wet with dew, an astonishing number of Taihang rebels put on a vigorous show at night.
Wanyan Zhehe, who had won the first battle, and several men under his command stared blankly at the fire that suddenly appeared behind them. This scene, which they knew was man-made but still looked like a natural wonder, reminded them of many things.
But right now, the mountain of fire only means one thing - if they dare to stay here, they will probably be surrounded.
Therefore, we should quickly blow the trumpet and order the troops to withdraw along the same route.
However, it may be that this shocking "star volcano" was so eye-catching that he was stunned for a long time before he came to his senses at the urging of his subordinates and issued a military order.
The sound of horns sounded continuously, which not only woke up many Jurchen cavalry, but also woke up a group of people about twenty miles southwest of Guanyu.
"It's so boring!"
Han Shizhong, who was riding a horse, also came to his senses from the man-made volcano, turned to smile at Niu Gao beside him. "Both your family and I thought that we were the lead singers of this drama, but it turned out that he got up early,
I only sang a warm-up part, and I arrived late, so I only sang the closing part. However, the main actor was condescended to me and sang it in front of the public, and he sang it in such a situation... What a good job!
It deserves a reward!”
Three Jiedushi were involved in the incident. Niu Gao, who was captured to lead the way, remained silent and pretended to be deaf and dumb.
On the other hand, Jie Yuan couldn't help it anymore: "Fifth brother! Are you thinking that Chang'an is watching a drama with Mr. Yu Wen?! The Jin army must have withdrawn, but it is definitely exhausted. He quickly lit the torch and chased after him.
Go ahead! You will definitely gain something!"
Han Shizhong raised his head and laughed, but his expression suddenly changed. He turned around and gave orders to thousands of fine knights behind him in the night. Then the whole army released their restraints and lit fires together. Another fire dragon appeared out of thin air, complementing the volcano.
At the same time, it pounced at the Jin Army at a speed that caught them off guard.
As soon as the trumpet sounded, Wan Yan folded his head and without hesitation, he hit the horse and left.