The sudden appearance of a spring thunderstorm not only asserted his authority, but also turned what was supposed to be a large-scale melee between the two armies into a botched battle.
Not to mention that night, for the next three consecutive days, the spring rain continued to pour, making the plains muddy.
For a time, both armies were miserable, but each was wary, and neither side dared to retreat easily.
Among them, the Song army quickly captured Huolu County, and then established a large-scale stronghold along the county seat. The civilians and soldiers braved the rain to cut wood from the mountains behind, dismantled the old camp, transferred materials, and built a new stronghold. They worked hard to prepare... and the Jin army did not neglect it.
Duo Rang, in order to prevent losing tactical control over the highland, they also began to move their camps forward in a large scale. The camps that were originally evenly erected around Shiyi were dismantled, and a large number of sign troops from the rear also worked in the rain, moving them
The camps were laid out from Shiyi all the way to Huolu County.
And because of the objective fact of the huge military strength of both sides, coupled with the necessary auxiliary troops and civilians, the camps of the two armies on both sides of the Taiping River presented a terrifyingly vast area.
The Song Army's camp, not to mention the scattered horns and rearguard troops, is just the latest core camp, and it has reached the point where it is almost ten times the size of the original Huolu County. The Jin Army's camp, because it is convenient for cavalry to attack and support, plus additional
The movement of entering the Taiping River showed a strange herringbone shape that stretched for twenty or thirty miles... The head was only a few miles away from the Taiping River, and one of the two feet stepped on the stone, and the other stretched out
A few miles in front of the Hutuo River, facing the Zhending City Logistics Base Camp on the other side of the river.
However, it is not just the grassroots civilians who are working hard. These days, sergeants also have to patrol the rivers in the rain to prepare for it. Officers also have to rush to ensure battle preparations. And the top brass above the commander have to prepare for a full-scale battle that may break out at any time.
And conduct military planning, and even include some non-military discussions.
As Wu Jie said, both sides have no room for maneuver. At present, the hundreds of thousands of troops are relying on the Taiping River that does not need to be drawn on the map and the rain for their final escape, and the rain may stop at any time... Full-scale pressing
Under this situation, no one can stay out of the situation, and no one can escape responsibility and pressure.
Not only that, as the rain continued to pour, and then the two armies set up their strongholds and approached each other step by step, some other things were also confirmed.
The first is the battle damage that day.
There is actually nothing to say about this. It was a bad battle, and the fighting time was not long. Neither side was able to effectively kill people. Thousands of casualties were scattered among the various tribes, which was not even as much as the casualties caused by the rain in the past few days... because
It was necessary to set up the camp in the rain, and many people got cold, and there were also many casualties due to slips and falls.
Secondly, there is the issue of disposal of Huyantong.
This time, there is no doubt that Huyantong violated the rough order to set up a stronghold by the river and crossed the river to attack without authorization... So it stands to reason that military discipline was the most stringent before the war and should have been dealt with seriously... But in fact, it was not only Han Shizhong who defended himself
His subordinates, including Wu Jie, Li Yanxian, and even Wang Yan, almost unanimously agreed that Hu Yantong should be given the opportunity to make meritorious deeds.
There are many reasons, and the reason given by Wu Jie, who is in charge of the daily general affairs of the camp, is that Zhao Guanjia had an order in the past that anyone who dared to fight in the camp would be pardoned even if he was defeated. Moreover, Huyantong did not cause huge damage to the headquarters yesterday.
loss.
This is very intriguing.
The Zhao Guan family, who were worried, did not find any reason to feel unhappy about this matter together with several commanders... Therefore, the final result was that Hu Yantong was demoted to the fourth level, fined for one year, and still performed the duties of control.
Taking into account the two most important privileges of the commander, one is to lead troops independently and the other is to report secret letters, and neither of them is deprived, then in fact Hu Yantong's treatment is basically equivalent to being raised high and dropped gently.
However, it didn't matter, because on the third day of the continuous spring rain, which was early in the first day of February in the tenth year of Jianyan, Qu Duan and Liu Qi led the remaining imperial cavalry and the Zhang Xian and Zhang Zigai arrived at Huolu County.
At this point, everyone in the Song Army was surprised and delighted.
Fortunately, Qu Duan finally brought 16,000 to 16,700 reinforcements, and whether it was the 10,000 imperial cavalry or the two Wei troops, they were considered the top combat power of the Song army. The timely arrival of this time naturally boosted the morale of the army. But the worry is that because the entire western part of Hebei Province had encountered rain before, and in order to prevent being raided by the Jin army and arrive properly, Qu Duan chose to march on the eastern foot of Taihang Mountain, which actually made This support force had encountered various types of waterlogging and flash floods in the past few days, so that by the time such an elite team arrived at Huolu, they were exhausted to the extreme, and suffered heavy losses along the way.
You know, according to Qu Duan's statement, when he separated from Yue Fei from Daming Mansion, he discussed with Yue Fei, Zhang Rong, and Tian Shizhong, and they all felt that the infantry brigade of the Hebei Front Army might not have time to catch up with the decisive battle. So Yue Fei attacked the three horsemen The troops following the Jin Army were temporarily replenished... For example, the imperial right army's long-axe heavy-stepping Wei army was fully composed of 4,000 people. They fought hard in Daming Prefecture several times and suffered many deaths and injuries. At one time, only the remaining There were three thousand men who could fight, but in order to ensure that Zhao Guan's family could have enough support this time when they went north, Yue Fei directly transferred his headquarters and gathered up four thousand men again, and then sent them in the form of mounted infantry.
However, there were rains three days ago and flooding along the way. A small group of troops lost their way, the camp collapsed at night, and there were injuries and illnesses. When they arrived at Huolu, there were only 3,000 people left under Zhang Zigai's command. Moreover, due to the loading of equipment, A large number of livestock were lost, and less than half of the people became unarmed warriors.
The remaining more than 10,000 people are roughly like this.
It is precisely because of this that as soon as Qu Duan arrived, he, Liu Qi, and Zhang Zigai made it clear in front of the emperor that the troops must be well rested before starting the battle.
But there is no doubt that the proposal of the three of them encountered unanimous opposition from Han Shizhong, Li Yanxian, Wu Jie, Wang Yan, Wang De, Li Qiong and others... These six people agreed, and they publicly proposed that as soon as the rain stops, Let the war begin.
In this regard, Zhao Guanjia seemed to be noncommittal.
Even after the dispute lasted for a while, at noon, he exited the Huolu County Government Hall and disappeared without a trace.
However, the quarrel was still resolved, because in addition to Zhao Guan's family, there was another person in Huolu City whose status was obviously higher than that of the commanders, who could easily silence everyone.
On the second day after Zhao Guan's family moved to the town to harvest the deer, Lu Yihao, the governor of Hebei, hurriedly led the imperial officials to arrive despite the rain and the cold weather again.
Not long after Zhao Guan's family left, the prime minister and the governor arrived at the hall with the support of Academician Mei. He just scolded Han Shizhong and others and retreated... There was no way, the basic law was there, the Song Dynasty's Xianggong is Xianggong. Even if it is said that "when the world is safe, pay attention to the prime minister, but when the world is in danger, pay attention to generals", the status of military men has increased sharply in the ten years of Jianyan, but the political tradition is there, Xianggong is still Xianggong.
The most obvious manifestation is that only when a military commander reaches a position like Han Shizhong can he get a prince, and it is the only one in the world. However, as long as the princes retire safely, they will usually have princes, and even ministers and prime ministers.
He is a one-word king at the level of a prince.
Of course, Han Shizhong and Li Yanxian are definitely not people who are afraid of trouble. They kept silent at this time, perhaps for other reasons.
"Mr. Lu!"
The two generals, Han and Li, left directly. Qu Duan was so exhausted that he left in a panic. Wang Yan, Wang De and others really didn't know how to deal with such a famous husband, so they left in a hurry.
, only Wu Jie waited for everyone to disperse, and then hurriedly chased him out alone. "Stop, I will finally have something to say from the bottom of my heart."
The rain was dripping, dripping from the eaves of the corridor. Lu Yihao, who was at the end of the corridor of the county government office, turned back to look at each other, holding on to his cane and stopping for a moment. The plum oak tree on the side also quickly took an umbrella and hid in the rain next to it.
"Mr. Lu." Upon seeing this, Wu Jie immediately stepped forward, then bowed sincerely to him. "Let me listen to what the last general has to say."
"Tell me." Although Lu Yihao fell into the water before and caught the wind and cold again, making his face pale, he seemed to be in good spirits.
"Can you ask your husband to go and persuade the officials again?" Wu Jie straightened up and responded sincerely.
"What are you persuading?" Lu Yihao asked seriously. "Why are you persuading?"
"The general is worried that the officials will not be able to decide to go to war because of the rain." Wu Jie became more sincere. "When we were in Taiyuan before, the officials were a little hesitant, and now this rain is even more obvious... The Taiping River is swollen.
The bows and crossbows cannot be fired, logistics is difficult, and the situation of Qu Dutong and his troops is indeed not good..."
Lu Yihao nodded slightly, but just leaned on his cane and did not make a sound. He didn't know whether he agreed with the other party's worry or the other party's description.
"My lord... At this time, if the officials, because of the words of Qu Dutong and others, decide to take advantage of the water to recover for a while before starting the war, or even wait for Marshal Yue to go down the river and attack from both sides, then they will miss the opportunity.
"Speaking of this, Wu Jie couldn't help but take a long breath.
Lu Yihao also became slightly interested: "How do you say it?"
"Think about it, Xianggong Lu," Wu Jie answered seriously. "It rained and the crossbows were not stretched. Our army lost its powerful crossbows, so it was indeed a loss. But didn't the Jin army also lose its hard bows? Moreover, the plains were soft and muddy.
It is disadvantageous for the cavalry. The Jin army has slightly more cavalry, so it will suffer even more disadvantages here."
Lu Yihao immediately nodded again.
"As for saying that it is because of the rain that Marshal Yue is waiting for him, it is even more inappropriate. Because of the rain, Marshal Yue has sent the elite of the army to help, and the remaining infantry brigade will only come slower. On the contrary, the more it rains, the worse it will be.
We must abandon the mentality of waiting for large reinforcements." Wu Jie continued to explain.
Lu Yihao also continued to nod.
"However, these are not the key. The key is that our army cannot lose momentum because of the rain." Wu Jie quickly pointed out the key points.
"Oh?" Lu Yihao said again.
"Please think about it...Don't think about us as the decision-makers, nor the decision-makers of the Jin Army, only think about it as the soldiers below...Since the war started, have we won consecutive battles and won't we be able to advance?"
Stop, without any setback? Judging from the soldiers of the Jin Army, are they frustrated one after another and overwhelmed, so that they are defeated in a big way?" At this point, Wu Jie paused for a moment before continuing to explain. "At this time,
If we stop marching due to rain and do not launch an attack on the Jin Army that is right in front of us, it will be the first time since the war that our army has obviously flinched from the ceasefire... The so-called rest and reorganization theory only applies to Qu Dutong and the reinforcements he brought.
It is beneficial, but for the 150,000 main force brought by Hedong, it will not suffer a setback, and may even stimulate the morale of the Jin army... A period in which 150,000 people were sacrificed for the sake of a combat power of more than 10,000 people, this is
It will do more harm than good.”
"This old man knows a little bit about how to make a big effort and then fail." Lu Yihao seemed to be completely convinced by the other party, but he used a crutch with one hand and twisted his beard with the other. "Wu Jiedu, what you said makes perfect sense."
Wu Jie was relieved for a moment.
"But Wu Dutong..." Lu Yihao put down his twirling hand and sighed slightly. "Why don't you explain these truths directly to the officials? Instead, let me convey them to you?"
Wu Jie was speechless for a moment.
"Are you afraid that speaking out will cause displeasure to the officials, or are you afraid that saying this in public will offend Qu Duan to death? And then you will bring up old things and say you are a ungrateful person?" Lu Yihao couldn't ask further.
Wu Jie could only look around... It can only be said that fortunately Mei Qu knew the opportunity and retreated far away.
"Wu Jiedu!" Lu Yihao supported the crutches with both hands and his tone became more serious. "Let me ask you something again."
"My lord, please speak." When Wu Jie heard that the tone was wrong, he immediately bowed his head and did not dare to neglect.
"Do Han Shizhong, Li Yanxian, Wang Yan, Qu Duan... know these principles you mentioned?" Lu Yihao asked slowly, raising his head.
The tall Wu Jie thought for a while and responded seriously: "So that I can let my husband know, and the general will make a rough guess... Qu Dutong's march was hard, and his troops suffered heavy losses. I'm afraid it's too late to think about it at this time... and
I will say something inappropriate at the end, but Qu Dutong's nature is there. Although he is talented, he can't escape from his own system. Even if he understands it later, he may still be entangled."
Lu Yihao was noncommittal: "What about Wang Yan?"
"President Wang... President Wang has just been given the task of commanding the elite of the entire army and is feeling proud. Although he probably understands this truth in his heart, he may not be willing to think it through so thoroughly and will inevitably fall into rhetoric." Wu Jie responded fluently.
"Let's not talk about Wang De, Li Qiong, Liu Qi, etc. for now." Lu Yihao remained calm. "But what about Han and Li? Don't these two understand?"
Wu Jie finally fell silent.
"Are you trying to say that they both understand clearly, but they act in a flattering manner and are unwilling to openly contradict the officials?" Lu Yihao suddenly turned his head and looked at the rain outside the corridor and laughed. "Is that what you mean?"
Wu Jie quickly shook his head: "The general is only entrusted by the officials to lead the entire army. Since he bears this responsibility, he does not dare to take any chances."
"Of course it's great that Wu Jiedu has this intention." Lu Yihao finally turned around and said solemnly. "But you made a fundamental mistake..."
"Please give me some advice."
"That is... although the officials are shaken, since they made their promise in Taiyuan, they will never waver again on such a major matter as sending troops." Lu Yihao looked up at the other party and explained seriously. "And Han and Li two
, one was always with him when he was traveling and wandering, and the other was alone in Shaanxi, trusting each other for ten years... In my heart, I am willing to trust the officials. But Wu Jiedu, I think it is.
When I commanded such a large army for the first time, I felt such a heavy burden that I became a little concerned about one thing and not the other, and became agitated when I saw some situations."
Wu Jie was in a daze for a moment... Was he the one who was shaken?
"But Wu Jiedu, don't worry." Lu Yihao continued to look up at the other party and said calmly. "It's like this in Yaoshan, and it's like this in the Northern Expedition. Officials have entrusted you with the great responsibility of the Chinese army, and without hesitation, it's Han and Li.
There are not even one or two words to complain, which shows that the official's full responsibility and trust in you are also unique... So if you have something to say, go to the official to tell you directly, and if you have concerns, express them directly, without having to go through this old man.
What happened."
Wu Jie quickly handed over his hand and said, "This is what Xianggong Lu taught you."
"Of course, since we have said this this time, I will convey to you that there are hundreds of thousands of troops and the general affairs are busy, please go back!" Lu Yihao turned around without haste.
Wu Jie responded knowingly and hurriedly left with his hands.
After Wu Jie left, Lu Yihao stayed at the same place for a while. When Mei Li came over without saying a word to help hold an umbrella, the two of them gently turned out of the corridor together, and then calmly walked out of the county government office, but slowly walked through the misty rain.
After crossing the street, we carefully climbed onto the slippery south city wall. When we got to the city, a team of Red Heart troops rushed up to protect them from a distance, leading Lu Yihao and Mei Qu to Zhao Guan's house, who was looking into the distance under a wooden shed on the city wall.
When the Xianggong came to visit the official, the people around him naturally dispersed a little, but the ground was slippery, and Lu Xianggong was leaning on a crutch. Therefore, Liu Yan, the commander of the Imperial Banner, and Shao Chengzhang, the Imperial Guard's Provincial Supervisor Banner, did not dare to leave for a moment and remained standing.
On both sides of the wooden shed, there were Mei Querk and others. They just retreated with a few Ban Zhi to another wooden shed a dozen steps away and did not dare to go far.
"My husband is suffering from the cold, so there is no need to go to the city in the rain." Zhao Jiu turned around to look at each other.
"Firstly, the mere wind and cold will not kill me immediately; secondly, I am old and frail, and my roots are damaged, so I won't be able to last long... In this case, you might as well be more reckless." Lu Yihao smiled while holding on to his crutches. "
Besides, when the war comes, I don’t know how many people will live or die. The life of a mere old man is not worth mentioning, so the officials don’t need to worry about me!"
Zhao Jiu also laughed: "My husband is open-minded."
"Although the rain is slow, it is still very hazy. I wonder what the officials are looking at every time they go to the city in the past few days?" Lu Yihao lightly crossed the topic and looked curiously, but found nothing. He couldn't help but be a little puzzled.
"First of all, we need to look at the water potential." Zhao Jiu said there was no need to be pretentious. "I noticed from the first day that as soon as the spring rain fell, the Taiping River became muddy and yellow, and the rainwater could not cover the river channel due to the sudden increase in water potential."
"The spring rain raised the microwaves and reached Pengcheng overnight. Passing under my Huanglou Tower, the Zhulan illuminated the flying deer." Lu Yihao slowly chanted, and then sighed. "The Taiping River was originally a small river, but unexpectedly a spring rain became a dividing line between the two armies..."
"It's empty." Zhao Jiu said disapprovingly. "Once the rain stops, as long as the river is clear, the water will fall a lot in a day or two. I have personally asked several local elders, and they all said that the spring rain is no better than the autumn rain and cannot last for too long.
For a long time. Even if the water does not fall, the rafts and long logs that can become floating bridges after rain are dozens of steps wide are still useless... So, after all, as Wu Jinqing said, it can block hundreds of thousands of people.
There is a large army, only a few hundred thousand troops, and it is neither the Yellow River nor the Mianman River, let alone this mere Taiping River."
"So, the official's decision has been made?" Lu Yihao smiled slightly.
"That's right." Zhao Jiu responded calmly. "From my perspective, this battle is too hasty... But now that the situation has come to this point, what can be controlled by human beings? As an official, I feel that in my heart
If you hesitate, how can you go against the general trend?"
"That's right." Lu Yihao thought thoughtfully. "Ever since the government bombed Taiyuan City, this battle has been inevitable."
Zhao Jiu shook his head slowly, not knowing what he was thinking.
Lu Yihao also leaned on crutches and remained silent for a while.
But after a while, he looked at the misty front in the spring rain and realized something: "The officials said before, 'Look at the water potential first,' but what is the second thing to look at? The Jinjun military camp cannot be seen. Could it be that it is to look at this vast green patch of land?"
?"
"That's right." Zhao Jiu looked forward and said frankly. "I have noticed from the first day that after the rain, it is difficult to cover up the spring green. But in the past few days, the rain has been dripping, and the green has become thicker visible to the naked eye...
"
"Looking south from Huolu City, you can only see some corners of the Taihang Mountains. With such spring green, most of them are wild seedlings and weeds that have not been taken care of in the wasteland." Lu Yihao thought thoughtfully. "The whole Huolu heading south,
To the east, there are good fields."
"Yes, it's good farmland." Zhao Jiu said calmly. "And it's already February. It should be spring plowing and seedlings should be planted. During the spring rain, farmers should also put on coir raincoats and clear out waterlogging. But at this time, local farmers actually
Most of them were trapped in the opposite military camp and used as signing troops... The remaining old, weak, women and children also fled into the Taihang Mountains."
"The Taiping River is just a yellow belt, but now it is full of thick green. It is indeed an overwhelming situation." Lu Yihao sighed for a moment. "No wonder the officials are so determined. Even when Qu Dutong arrived in such a panic, he never
Stop the officials from being half-hearted."
"Having said that, we still have to talk about military matters." Zhao Jiu shook his head and explained. "From the fact that Han, Li, Wu, and the king all tried to protect Hu Yantong, I know that they want to remind me that the morale of our army is still there.
The war must not be postponed, and it is even more obvious that Qu Duan is arguing with them today... If it were not for their firm attitude, how could I, a mere official who does not know how to fight, dare to be so firm? "
Lu Yihao nodded, and then suddenly laughed.
Zhao Jiu turned around in confusion, only to be met with a slightly strange look from the other party.
"I have lost my temper." Lu Yihao withdrew his gaze and expressed a little emotion. "I just thought of the situation during the Zhenzong days... In front of the Tanyuan Alliance, the majestic Emperor of China did not dare to cross the river, so much so that he asked Kou Zhun, the husband to coax and deceive him.
Crossing the river, even so, when I think about it afterwards, I still hate Kou Zhun... Since the Spring and Autumn Period, where has there been such an emperor? But..."
"It happens that the Song Dynasty has a lot of such emperors." Zhao Jiu couldn't help but laugh after receiving these words. "And it just so happens that today you and I, the emperor and our ministers, actually came to a small city under Zhending Mansion, only a few hundred thousand away from the Jin army.
inside?"
"That's right." Lu Yihao said solemnly. "That's exactly what I meant."
Zhao Jiu nodded with a slight smile, and then paused for a moment. The monarch and his ministers were speechless for a moment, and the rain seemed to ease as the two of them took a pause.
After a while, Zhao Guanjia, who was watching the rain again, was about to speak again, but unexpectedly Lu Yihao took the lead and said something shocking:
"Officials, as the saying goes, even when a person is about to die, his words are good... I have two things to say to the officials. I would also like to ask the officials to listen carefully because I am the prime minister. If someone comes in the future,
If there is any doubt about something, the officials can blame it on the minister."
Zhao Jiu said nothing and just stared at the other party.
Lu Yihao, on the other hand, leaned on crutches and looked towards the front where the rain line was getting weaker and weaker: "Guanjia, that day outside Taiyuan City, I have been thinking about the words of Guanjia that day, and based on my experience
After thinking about it over and over again, apart from urging the officials not to break their promises that night, there is only one more way... and that is to put the king first!"
"First?"
"Be first." Lu Yihao replied affirmatively. "Officials in Jiangnan once said that everything must have a beginning, but the secret of a minister's life is to be first."
"I would like to hear the details."
"It's not a profound knowledge, it's not as good as Lu Gong's transformation of family education into original knowledge... It's just a little bit of experience, and it's very superficial, just the literal meaning." Lu Yihao responded with a sigh. "Looking at the present and the future, these are two specific suggestions.
These are the two things I want to say."
"Please give me some advice."
"First of all, there will be a big battle in a few days. If necessary, the officials can take the lead in the army." Lu Yihao followed suit. "In my opinion, this is not dangerous, because the elite of the country are here. When the soldiers and horses on the other side of the river exceed
Here, the officials lead the people first, but in fact they are in the safest place in the world, hiding behind but separated from the army, which will lead to danger and disaster."
"It makes sense." Zhao Guanjia replied with a reply that everyone present expected.
"Secondly, after the Northern Expedition, there are countless problems. The officials have made it very clear before the problems north of the Yellow River. But I have thought about it for a long time. If I want to deal with it properly, there is a way to take the lead in the country.
!" At this point, Lu Yihao turned around and faced each other seriously. "The official family and I were on the Yanshan Road in the past. I see that Yanjing is quite advantageous. If the Northern Expedition can capture all five northern routes, why not move the capital to Yanjing and redefine it?
Qiankun?"
After hearing the last eight words, Liu Yan and Shao Chengzhang, who had been motionless, trembled together, and then couldn't help but look at each other behind Zhao Guan's house and Lu Xianggong, unable to hide the shock in their eyes. Not far away, the only person present was
One by one, the civil servants were shocked and realized that this was probably a huge political gift given to them by Xianggong Lu, who had favored him for promotion, in order to repay his attentive attendance in the past few days.
However, contrary to the expectations of these people and Lu Yihao, Zhao Guanjia did not show any surprise. He just nodded lightly: "What Lu Xianggong said is absolutely true, Yanjing has the aura of a king!"
It was as if this official had once again coincided with this husband who was very compatible with him.
In fact, Lu Yihao was only slightly surprised and immediately calmed down, as if he had never said anything that would affect the fate of the entire world.
Just like that, the rain stopped that afternoon and the spring sunshine appeared.
Zhao Guanjia personally issued an order requiring the entire army to clean up sewage to prevent epidemics. In the evening of that day, he summoned all the commanders and senior commanders to ask Wu Jie about his general plan for the war.
Wu Jie was also quite calm, and put forward the temporary strategies he had worked out over the past few days.
"Roughly speaking, the 20,000 soldiers from the imperial camp's left army were used as the vanguard to cross over to the west side of the upstream of the Jin army's camp, which was a little far away." Zhao Jiu, who was sitting on one side of the hall, had no expression on his face and summarized briefly. "
Then the Royal Camp Cavalry Qingqi and the Khitan and Mongolian Qingqi, a total of 40,000 people, under the cover of the Imperial Camp Left Army, crossed the river in large numbers and fought for the high ground?"
"Yes." Wu Jie said concisely and to the point.
"After the cavalry set off, Li Jiedu took charge of the Shaanluo part of the imperial camp's central army, plus the imperial camp's rear army, a total of 40,000 troops, crossing the river from the high ground to fight for the high ground. With the high ground in hand, he could use 100,000 paces
Are you going to fight with the Jin army and force the Jin army to use all their strength first?"
"yes."
"If it fails, then Wang De will be used again, and Li Qiong will cross the river with 25,000 people, pretending to be the decisive hand, and lure the Jin army to use all its strength?"
"yes."
"If it still doesn't work, we will send out the cavalry of Qu Duan's imperial camp, and the front troops of Zhang Xian's imperial camp will back up Wei's army, totaling more than 10,000 people, and then use them as a lure, which will also serve as a trump card... At that time, if the Jin army can't come up with any help, they will use
One of the 130,000 people is outnumbered; and if the Jin army comes out from behind, I will send all the elite troops led by President Wang, Yang Yizhong, and Zhang Zigai to cross the river together with more than 20,000 people with long axes and heavy steps and some powerful crossbows.
, to make a throw of heaven and earth... yes or no?"
"Yes." Wu Jie still spoke concisely.
"Then it's settled like this." Zhao Jiu also spoke concisely. "Tomorrow we will let it dry for a day, and the mud will be settled. The day after tomorrow, we will launch a decisive battle across the river with the entire army... What do you mean by floating bridge?"
"The Taiping River is not a rapid and deep water. It is enough to prepare long wooden rafts in advance and build them temporarily, but it is easy to be surprised." Wu Jie blurted out.
"Okay, I won't ask about the remaining details." Zhao Jiu nodded, then turned around and looked around. "Who has any objections to this strategy?"
Qu Duan was about to say something, but he wanted to say something for a moment.
"I'll ask again, who has any opinions?" Zhao Jiu glanced at the other party, and then asked again, his volume increased and his tone became serious.
At this time, Qu Duan fell completely silent. As for Liu Qi and Zhang Zigai, they remained silent and expressionless at this time.
And finally, seeing no one refuting, Zhao Guanjia, who was sitting there, made the final decision: "That's it...if the situation doesn't change much, the matter will be settled like this."
Han Shizhong stood up first, and the other generals also stood up one after another, and then, led by the first general in the army, they loudly said yes.
During the day the next day, the sun was indeed bright. As expected, the originally slightly muddy ground quickly dried up due to the sun's exposure. Although the ground could not be called solid, it was not incapable of running a horse lightly.
At the same time, perhaps due to the influence of the spring rain, on this day, everyone discovered that the fields on both sides of the Taiping River were green, and the air was refreshing.
Under such circumstances, the Song army began to dry out the weapons, wipe their weapons, and prepare dry food and water for the next day.
Obviously, the Song Army did not cover up, and there was no need to do so... Correspondingly, the Jin Army was not to be outdone. They also began to dry their weapons and prepare food and water for the next day's battle.
The most shocking thing was that afternoon... I don't know if it was the civilians disguised as real reinforcements, or if it was the elite troops that sneaked to the north bank of the Hutuo River in advance when it rained, or if they were real reinforcements... Anyway, in broad daylight, About 10,000 cavalry, that is, a full 100 grams of elite armored cavalry, crossed the river from the north bank of the Hutuo River and entered the camp under the eyes of the Song army.
Of course, the Song Army has remained unmoved. Because as Zhao Guanjia said, if the situation does not change much now, the battle will have been decided.
But... So, in the middle of the night that day, or in the early morning of the third day of February when the decisive battle was scheduled, all the soldiers and civilians were still working overtime to prepare for the real power to provide hot food to the entire army early in the morning. But it fell again, causing the whole army to change their expressions.
"King Wei." On the other side of the river, in the Jin Army camp that looked like an elder with three hands, specifically in the junction camp, Gao Qingyi's head was covered with water. He didn't know whether it was sweat or rain, but he was extremely panicked. "It's raining again...will the Song army attack today?"
Under the torch, which was not affected much at all, Wanyan Wushu took off his hat and looked up at the sky. After feeling the rain for a moment, he finally turned back and yelled ferociously:
"At this time, can you guess that Zhao Jiu won't come?! Go to Hong Chengzhi and tell him not to talk to those prisoners of the Song Army! After I and the entire army Meng'an and the above officers and soldiers have finished discussing, they will be killed They sacrificed the flag!”
Gao Qingyi staggered away.
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