Wang De took the lead in the battle and boosted the morale of his troops. Although Ali's troops were caught off guard and wavered for a time, relying on Ali's own prestige and battlefield experience, as well as the tactical quality of his core troops, he immediately reorganized the army.
The two sides immediately fell into a hard-fought hand-to-hand fight on the slope in front of the stone bridge in the drizzle.
From this perspective, Wang De and his son's assault did not seem to be successful.
But in fact, from a larger level, Wang De and his son's charge into battle is of extraordinary significance.
First of all, it greatly boosted the overall morale... Needless to say, since ancient times, the first soldiers and the soldiers in the battle have been valued by the entire army. Wang De respected them with military discipline, and the father and son charged at the front.
, it goes without saying that it shocked the enemy and inspired our own army.
Moreover, as the war began, the sun rose in the east, and the drizzle had limited effect on blocking the sunlight behind the clouds. Under the increasingly bright view, the small slope in front of the stone bridge, which was originally the most eye-catching place for the two armies, was the first place to engage in battle.
This place naturally attracts the most attention on the battlefield. Even if the troops cannot see this place, they still send out scouts to constantly search for news about the battle situation here.
Turning back to the front, Xiaopo was in a fierce battle, and the battle line was ups and downs. Wang De and his two sons relied on their bravery and heavy armor, leading dozens of riders on the battle line to charge back and forth, turning left to rescue.
The trapped subordinates rushed to the right to disperse the large counterattack of the Jin army. The father and son led the elite bodyguards at the head of the group. They were like blades and were unstoppable. Although the cavalry behind them continued to lose casualties, sergeants continued to come from across the river.
The central collection increases, as if there is some root system connected to the Taiping River, making it endless.
On the other side, Ali personally went to the battlefield to supervise the battle, commanded it well, and constantly dispatched troops to put pressure on the front line. This actually made Wang De and his son exhausted, making it difficult for the troops to deploy.
The details of such a tragic battle, given the size of the battlefield, are of course impossible to be known to the observers of the two armies, but they can still see Wang De's flag moving left and right, see the ups and downs of the battle lines on both sides, and see
Ali's general's flag was only a mere two or three hundred steps away from Wang De's banner, but it was always difficult to get closer to each other.
Then, he relied on his own experience to judge the intensity of the war.
And this leads to the second important role of Wang De's vanguard action.
"Li Jiedu, Wu Dutong has a military order, please take this opportunity to build a pontoon bridge." A bell-ringing horseman galloped over, and after answering various commands along the way, he went straight to the foot of Li Yanxian's banner, but he just said a simple word
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Li Yanxian thought for a moment, understood on the spot, and immediately conveyed the general's order to his headquarters: "Instruct all the troops to approach the river and set up pontoon bridges. However, they are not allowed to cross the river without permission and attack without permission."
The various departments of the former army did not dare to neglect and took action immediately. General Dong Xianniu Gao, who had already rushed to the river, was just preparing to build the bridge after hearing the news. The prepared rafts and long logs had not been dragged out yet, and new ones were immediately received.
The special military order means that Li Yanxian allowed the Second Division to send out a small group of elite troops to cross the river to share the pressure for Wang De and Wang Jiedu.
Besides, the Taiping River is really just a small river. The surge after the rain in the past few days cannot hide the narrowness of the river, especially since within a few days the scouts of both armies had already figured out the conditions of the river and knew where the shoals were and where they were.
The river is narrow and the flow is slow.
Therefore, just as Wu Jie promised before, and just as Wang Debu had just practiced, the pontoon bridge was erected quickly and simply. Soon more than ten simple but practical pontoon bridges were erected along the river, and Song Jun Xiao
A large number of elites crossed the river and tried to gather at the stone bridge, which then triggered a chain reaction of the Jin Army's front line along the river... The Jin Army brigade stationed on the high ground was nothing more than the Jin Army on both sides of the high ground and facing the river.
In response, some cavalry and infantry took the initiative to fight, trying to prevent the Song army's "large-scale crossing of the river".
"Go tell Wanyan Benjian that the Song army is deliberately bluffing to get Pusan Beilu who is leaning on the river to be stuck. In fact, it is impossible for the Song army to risk crossing the river from the front at this time. That's what Wang De said.
The intention of taking the lead in the surprise attack was to provide a cover for Han Shizhong, telling him not to make a misjudgment and make a big loss! Just let Pu Sanbeilu follow the original plan and quickly go upstream to stop Han Shizhong.
...In short, the four thousand households in the west must advance and retreat together to ensure the stability of the front."
On the west and south side of the highland, Wanhu under the Tuhesu Division had already received military orders and was marching to the upstream area farther west in order to suppress the imperial camp's left army from crossing the river. However, on one side of the marching column, the garrisoned
After Ma Tu Hesu, who was observing the situation, noticed the movement by the river, he immediately became keenly aware of the Song Army's intentions, and turned to convey the message to his personal guards.
After listening to the words, the bodyguard repeated them roughly and then hurried away.
But as soon as the guards left, Tu Hesu still felt uneasy, and turned to another guard: "Transfer what you just said to Marshal Ba Lisu... If Ben Jian hesitates, let him directly send an order to intervene."
Another guard received the order and left in a hurry.
Tu Hesu then continued to urge his horses and continued westward with the large army.
"Wanhu." Meng An, a Han soldier next to him, couldn't help but follow the horse and asked for a moment. "Han Shizhong's imperial camp left army has a total of 40,000 people. Wang Sheng's 10,000 people cannot reach the battlefield. In the past few months,
There were constant wars, and there must have been a lot of losses. At this time, there were only 20,000 to 30,000 people. Is it so important upstream that four ten thousand households were needed to stop it? On the contrary, Li Yanxian and Wu Jie's tribes in front of Shiqiao had clear flags and soldiers.
A strong horse can be seen at a glance... I'm afraid this is the real main battlefield, right?"
"What's the priority in this kind of war? They're all the main battlefield!"
Of course, Tu Hesu knew that this Han general who had only become a fierce general in Daming Mansion was always around him because of a certain insecurity. But now, he also has the responsibility to win over and appease these people, so
He did not object to taking advantage of the opportunity to explain during the march, and even spoke a little louder. "The key is the order in which the war is launched..."
"Please give me Wanhu's advice." Han'er Meng'an interrupted without missing a chance.
"What can I teach you?" Tu Hesu sighed as he moved forward. "Our army plus the newly arrived reinforcements is 130,000 to 40,000, and the Song Army plus the new reinforcements is 170,000 to 80,000. There are too many troops. Who can
They can't command them properly, let alone swarm them. That would destroy the organization and seek death. At this time, we have to pay attention to the division of the battlefield, as well as the waves and order of the advance... And although Han Shizhong's troops only have 20,000 to 30,000 soldiers
, but they are all elite troops that have never been defeated and have become well-organized. Han Shizhong himself is a famous general in the world, which is suitable for the first crossing to establish a foothold..."
"And once they cross the river, the Khitans, Dangxiangs, and Mongols, with a total of 40,000 light cavalry, can easily come over under the cover of Han Shizhong..."
"Once forty thousand light cavalry surge over, they won't do enough damage on their own, but they will be enough to harass and contain the whole front and divide the battlefield. At that time, it will be impossible for us to stop Li Yanxian's main army from crossing the river to compete with us for the high ground.
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"And if Han Shizhong's troops and those light cavalry cannot succeed, although Li Yanxian still has to lead the main force to cross the river before noon, he will inevitably be pressed down by the main force of our army from the high ground when crossing the river, resulting in heavy casualties... This is the chance of victory...
And these things are also layered on top of each other.”
Han Jun Meng An nodded slightly while standing on his horse, but he was obviously still a little confused. He obviously wanted to ask something more, but in the end he didn't dare to ask. And soon, he didn't need to ask anymore, because he was on the left side of Tuhesu and was keeping silent.
While maintaining a humble posture, he suddenly noticed the movement on the opposite side of the river and raised his hand slightly to signal.
Tu Hesu turned around in surprise, and his expression immediately changed...it turned out that the thing he was most worried about had appeared.
I don’t know if they can’t withstand the pressure of the densely packed Song army on the other side of the river, or because Wanyan Benjian on the high ground directly made a misjudgment and passed the military order. In short, this east side of the highland facing the river
After all, the army of thousands of people on the road did not leave the ground behind as planned, and quickly joined them to the west. Instead, they sent a large number of troops to press towards the river.
In this case, even if Wanhu later quickly turns around and advances westward after receiving support or military orders, his own front will be affected...especially his headquarters, whose flanks will be exposed.
The only thing was that it was a done deal, and even though the leader of Wanhu, Pu Sanbei Lu, was a recognized waste, he was the brother-in-law of Taizu Aguda, and he was not something he could interfere with. So after Tu Hesu looked at it for a moment, he turned around and said,
Go west with the main force.
However, the matter was not over yet, and they could only travel two or three miles. In the so-called moment of time, in the drizzle, just as they lost sight of the surrounding high ground behind them, the sound of killing was suddenly heard from the front.
Tu Hesu and the accompanying officers hurriedly boarded a slightly raised field bank. After just one look, they were half shocked and half enlightened.
It turned out that right in front of them, a familiar flag and a familiar army came towards them and directly launched an attack on the Jin army. However, it was Hu Yantong, the commander of the imperial camp's left army.
Obviously, after Huyan Tong's troops crossed the river, they did not first establish a defensive line to gain a foothold as the Jin army imagined, and then covered the brigade to cross the river, and then the left army of the brigade's imperial camp set up a formation to continue to cover the Qingqi crossing the river... Huyan
The fact that Tongbu appeared here to engage in battle at this time can only mean one thing, that is, Huyantong must have been the first to cross the river as the vanguard of Han Shizhong's troops, and he crossed the river directly at a dangerous position very far downstream of the main battlefield, and
As soon as they crossed the river, they attacked directly towards the so-called main battlefield without stopping for a moment.
This desire to attack is staggering, and, in terms of cover effect, this kind of offense-defense seems to be no worse than a stable formation.
The planned suppression battle by the river quickly turned into a face-to-face encounter. Tuhesu was frightened and angry, with a gloomy look on his face. While notifying the other two households of the military situation and asking them to prepare camps, he immediately ordered the entire army to be on the spot.
Arrange the formation, with the infantry in the center and the cavalry on both sides, using a standard and simple crane-wing formation to attack and advance.
This simple and plain formation is none other than the famous Guaizima.
That's right, Guaizima and Wu Jie's garrison arrows are both famous tactical ministers, rather than descriptions of military types... Iron Buddha is the word to describe heavy armored cavalry.
As for the so-called kidnapping horse, specifically, it is the iron cavalry on the two wings covering the infantry in the middle, cooperating with the infantry, advancing layer by layer, launching a short-distance charge or a short-distance outflanking tactic, which is a typical wave-like propulsion tactic of cavalry and infantry.
To put it bluntly, this tactic is not as magical as imagined. What is magical is always people's resilience and courage. These things, coupled with strict military discipline, excellent armor ordnance, sufficient supplies, and fair rewards and punishments, are enough to make anyone
The tactics become amazing.
In the early days of the founding of the Jurchen nation, there was no shortage of those excellent qualities, so no matter how ordinary tactics or ordinary administrative and military systems were, they would be mythical.
"Although King Wei is angry, he has no intention of killing you. He obviously approves what Gao Tongshi and I said, and is ready to let you go back if necessary and use you to... send a message to Zhao Guan's family." Just as the Song and Jin armies were facing each other.
When the battle started with the upper reaches, the camp on the side of the Jin army's stronghold towards the Hutuo River seemed noisy and calm. In one of the camps, Hong Ya was having a sincere exchange with Yu Yunwen.
"In other words, the so-called King of Wei, the fourth prince, and the commander-in-chief of the army have no confidence in this battle?" Yu Yunwen's eyes were red, and he asked with an almost sinister smile on the couch.
"Who has the confidence?" Hong Ya was not angry at all, but stood there with his sleeves folded and sighed for a moment. "Who has the confidence of the Jin Army and the Song Army? It is true that the Song Army has the upper hand, but the Jin Army is defending across the river, and
There is also the advantage of the plain cavalry brigade. The kidnappers and horses are in one place and they have been going back and forth for more than a hundred rounds without defeat. Is this fake? At this time, no one has the confidence, and I am afraid that the officials on the other side don't have the confidence either!"
Both sides were silent for a moment.
But soon, Yu Yunwen suddenly asked calmly: "How many soldiers did the Jin Army have? Everyone said that the Jin Army had 13, 40, 50,000, but was it 130,000, 140,000, or 150,000?
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Hong Ya shook his head and smiled bitterly: "Don't you think it's too late for you to ask about this now? There is a commotion outside. I just asked personally. Wang De and Wang Yaksha are leading the way across the bridge. At this time, the war has officially begun."
"Since the war has already started, it doesn't matter, right?" Yu Yunwen stared at the opponent, unable to ask further questions.
"It's not that I can't tell, but I really don't know." Hong Ya shook his head and smiled bitterly... "Yu Tanhua, to tell you the truth, even Ba Lisu may not know how many soldiers the Jin Army has. The war was too hasty, and there was no
In addition, there was no reorganization, and all the ministries suffered losses. There were several battles in Daming Mansion, and there was also a large-scale cavalry battle in Longde Mansion..."
Yu Yunwen said nothing and just stared at the other party.
"If you ask how many ten thousand households there are? Anyone can tell you, there are sixteen ten thousand households." Hong Ya was stared at helplessly and could only continue to be honest. "But since there are reinforcements here, there are a hundred.
There are ten thousand households of all the cavalry who are planning to conquer, and there are ten thousand households like Yelu Mawu who have been crippled, and there is also a Bohai man Pu Suyue whose ten thousand households are just filling up. At this time, he is on the other side of the Hutuo River to provide support.
There is no way to go to the battlefield! Combat strength is also very different. Just like the ten thousand households with full cavalry, half of them are Han people from Yanyun and half are miscellaneous people outside the fortress. They are all new troops who have never been on the battlefield. Do you think they are useful or not?
What? But the four Hezha Meng'an who came from Yanyun, the commander-in-chief of Wanyan's uncle, who was the deputy general of Wanyan Lou's family, and the son of Wanyan's mother who was left behind in Datong in the past, only four Men'an, and there are
Who can despise it? Even if we don’t talk about these, what if we just talk about the dozens of ten thousand households with thousands of Han soldiers?
Are they the same thing as those two ten thousand households in Datong? We will all find out on the battlefield."
Yu Yunwen finally sneered: "So, the Jin army's combat power is uneven. Sixteen thousand households are actually the combat power of thirteen or four thousand households?"
"It's probably about 1,300,000 to 40,000 soldiers." After sighing, Hong Ya suddenly asked back. "They say that Zhao Guan's family has 17,890,000 soldiers this time. How dare I ask Yu Tanhua, how will this battle with the imperial camp end?
Is it 170,000, 180,000, or 190,000 soldiers?"
"There are two hundred thousand!" Yu Yunwen replied calmly. "Qu Dutong brought more than twenty thousand."
Hong Ya shook his head repeatedly, too lazy to argue.
The two fell silent in the tent again.
But soon, Yu Yunwen suddenly asked again: "How many new troops are there in Yanjing? Why are we so urgent in the front? Why don't we come together? Is it too late?"
Hong Ya narrowed his eyes and was about to speak when suddenly there was another crash outside the tent.
The Privy Council of the Kingdom of Jin was shocked by the decree, and hurriedly left Yu Yunwen behind and went out to investigate. However, they heard the news that "the King of Han crossed the river from upstream and came to attack in a large scale."
Of course, this King of Han was not Wu Jie, but Han Shizhong, and only Han Shizhong could create such a sensational effect on the Jin army's remaining auxiliaries and signing troops.
Obviously, after the battle between Huyantong and Balisu, the remaining units of the Imperial Left Army did not hesitate after crossing the river and chose to march directly. By this time, they must have been engaged in a full-line battle with the Jin Army's left-wing heavy group.
At least Han Shizhong's own banner has appeared on the battle line, otherwise it would never have caused such a level of shock.
"Is that a sudden speed?"
On the plains full of green seedlings, under the unparalleled banner, the tall Han Shizhong, without wearing a mask, stood directly on his horse in the drizzle that was getting slightly heavier, and then stretched out his hand with leather gloves.
One hand pointed at the Jin army in front of him.
"yes."
As a principal of the school, Wang Shixiong naturally responded.
"No wonder Hu Yan just hit him directly." Han Shizhong sneered. "But I heard from people that although Tu Hesu is lame, he is also a lot more stable... How can you make a weak horse and drag the headquarters to such an extent?
Open? Seven or eight thousand people, spread out four miles?"
Wang Shixiong fell silent immediately.
"It should be because the rear troops have not arrived, so we have no choice but to do this." Jieyuan, who had turned around at some time, suddenly appeared not far away. "The sentry knight said that the two ten thousand households parallel to each other in the south can only cover a distance of four or five miles.
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"This is a fighter plane." Han Shizhong laughed again. "I have already said that Wang Yaksha is a good man. This must be because he made a surprise attack at Shiqiao and grabbed an extra Wanhu who was originally going to go this way... This is
Fighter!"
At the end of his words, his smile turned into a ferocious smile, and as soon as he stopped speaking, His Highness the King of Qin directly put on his copper faceplate.
From Jieyuan onwards, everyone put on their visors together, and then they were all silent, waiting for military orders.
"There's nothing to say!" Han Shizhong pointed with his finger. "The Wei army came with me on my back. They used their cavalry to control their cavalry. They rushed forward and destroyed a corner of his horse. The rest of the army was handed over to Jieyuan's command, but there was only one specialist.
My request is that we must then send troops to hold up the broken flank here so that it can no longer stretch out!"
"Here." Jie Yuan, who was behind the copper mask, answered calmly.
"That's right." Just after Han Shizhong reined in his horse and took two steps, he suddenly turned back and warned. "The Mongolian Qingqi will cross, but I can't trust them... Let them go to the far south and let Li Shifu's Dangxiang Qingqi provide my backup!"
"Five, don't worry." Jie Yuan remained calm.
A moment later, just after crossing the river, the Beiwei Army of the imperial camp's left army, which had not yet assembled fully, launched a surprise attack directly along the river. The target was the right-wing Kaizima that Tuhesu had overextended in order to control the front.
As the saying goes, people on the bridge look at the scenery, but they don't know that they are also the scenery for others. Just as Han Shizhong stared at Tu Hesu's formation and quickly established his tactics, Tu Hesu of course also noticed the big banner.
Moreover, he was a little panicked from the first moment.
No matter what the superstition or the record, no one can ignore the "unparalleled" banner, and no one can ignore Han Shizhong's imperial camp left army and his Beiwei army... After the defeat of Qiaoshan, Tuhesu
He no longer feels that he is stronger than anyone else...but the question is, what else can he do?
It was raining, his flanks were wide open, and he was facing the Huyantong Division, which had far fewer troops than his own. What reason did he have not to spread out his formation just in case?
However, Han Shizhong came so quickly and acted so decisively, what could he do? Is it possible to close the flanks at this time? Leave the space open for Han Shizhong to break through directly?
In the final analysis, it was only after the fight started that we realized that from Wang De to Hu Yantong, and then to Han Shizhong's entire army...the Song army was so powerful in this battle that it looked like it was bound to win!
"Wanhu." Just when Han Shizhong's banner began to slowly increase its speed, the Han soldier Meng An came over panting heavily. "What should I do?"
"The Song army crossed the river too fast. At this point, we can no longer hope to push forward. I'll go to the right where the cavalry and infantry join, and you go to the left where the cavalry and infantry join." Tu Hesu came to his senses and tried his best to calm down.
"Everyone performs his or her duties, and the priority is to protect the position..."
"Can this stop the King of Han from breaking through our right wing?" The Han army was still completely uneasy.
"The right wing is supposed to wipe the butt of Pu Sanbei Luna..." Tu Hesu only felt that the top of his feet was itching terribly. "Since he stopped Han Shizhong from behind, we can hold our position and not retreat, so we can be worthy of everyone!"
Meng'an of the Han army was speechless and hurried to the left wing where the cavalry and infantry were joined.
A moment later, Tu Hesu had just arrived at the junction of cavalry and cavalry on the right wing when he saw the large banner leading thousands of bronze-faced cavalry charging directly from the right side of him, almost facing the river.
Compared with the mere Kaizi Ma Yijiao on one wing, this iron cavalry is obviously more numerous, has more complete armor, has higher morale, and has stronger combat power.
The two armies met, and they almost forced themselves to see the fighting area near the river.
But there was no suspense. The big banner was like a sharp knife as always, tearing apart the people in front of him and breaking through directly... It can only be said that as an enemy, you should never doubt Han Shizhong.
Of course, this feeling of almost evasiveness disappeared immediately, because another subordinate unit of the imperial camp's left army immediately surged up, almost following Beiwei's army and pushing into the space on his right wing. Hu Yantong was also like a ghost.
Like scattered things, it directly followed his deflection of the flag and turned here.
This made Tu Hesu realize that it was time for everyone to perform their duties.
However, leaving aside the fact that Han Shizhong successfully crossed the river due to Wang De's air cover and launched an all-out attack, only that at the stone bridge, Wang De had already fallen into a completely bitter battle.
There was nothing that could be done about it. Wang De only led his four thousand lone troops across the river. Although he had the upper hand at the beginning, once his troops crossed the river and lost support, they would naturally be weak. At the same time, the Jin army in front of them could receive a steady stream of support.
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Even without those supports, the Ali tribe itself had more than 8,000 mounted infantry soldiers, twice as many as Wang De's tribe.
Looking from a distance through the slightly denser drizzle, Wang De's flags are still coming and going, but they are obviously much slower and slower. The indomitable momentum of his troops at the beginning was also due to the suppression of troops.
Gradually it becomes difficult to show.
"Wang Zihua (Wang De), a general of the country, should not be lost lightly." In front of the Dazhai side of Huolu City, next to the dragon, there was a man-made 'watchtower' piled up hastily with debris, wood, and soil. He was being supported by someone.
Lu Yihao turned his head to speak to Zhao Guanjia who was sitting there behind him, regardless of the fact that he had sternly declared in the military meeting in the morning that no one should expect reinforcements, any unit could be wiped out. "If possible, the officials should try their best.
Save me."
On the narrow and messy man-made observation deck, there are a few lonely tables. On the table is the pot of Blue Bridge Fengyue and the lonely cup. There is still half a cup left in the cup, but I don’t know whether it is rain or wine. The armor has been replaced.
Zhao Jiu, who was sitting cross-legged behind a few desks, frowned slightly when he heard this.
Of course he also wanted to save Wang De to prevent morale damage, but the question was, what should he do to save him?
It is impossible to send troops in advance before all the 60,000 troops upstream have crossed and launched an attack. This will directly disrupt the advance plan of the main force in front of them, and the strict requirements during the previous military meeting will also become a joke.
But if the war is allowed to continue like this, perhaps Wang De's subordinates can wait for the scheduled major march according to the original plan... After all, on such a battlefield full of heavy armor, as long as it does not fall into collapse and chaos, it is difficult to reduce the number of troops on a large scale.
...and it is enough to rely on the initial advance to reduce the number of enemy troops without suffering any losses. But in this way, Wang De and his son are very dangerous, because it is obvious from the movement trajectory of the general's flag that the three of them are
He has been on the front line, fighting constantly.
In this case, once they are tired, if they are not careful, they will kill themselves as they are regarded as the primary target by the Jin army.
And this is also the fundamental reason why those who were the first to climb into battle and those who fell into battle have been respected in the military since ancient times. The courage to climb first and fall into battle is certainly heroic, but behind it is a bloody and huge risk of death.
In the midst of the dilemma, Zhao Jiu could only turn to Liu Yan, who was standing beside him, and ask briefly: "Pingfu, can you ask Li Yanxian to gather some crossbowmen across the river to suppress it and mark a safe zone?"
The latter hesitated for a moment, then shook his head: "To let the officials know that the rain is getting denser and denser, and the biggest impact of rain on bows and crossbows is to make the bow strings become soft due to moisture. Once the bow strings become soft, the range will be greatly reduced.
, such a launch across the river exposes the crossbow machine, and I am afraid that it will get wet after just three arrows. Not only will it not be able to cover our troops, but it will easily cause accidental damage due to the shortened range and loss of accuracy."
"Send some elites from Stone Bridge to support?" Fan Zongyin, the chief bachelor on the side, suddenly interrupted.
"Too little is not enough to suppress the Jin army, and it doesn't make much sense; too much is likely to attract the main force of the Jin army on the high ground, which will be self-defeating." Liu Yan responded calmly.
Zhao Jiu finally fell silent, and Lu Yihao also remained silent.
"Guan family..." At this moment, Mei Qu, who was standing by, suddenly spoke. "Can I try it with the Poxi Army? The small crossbow used by the Poxi Army can be operated under an oilcloth wooden frame, and its range is longer than the crossbow.
, and the stone as big as a fist is enough to kill heavy armor and suppress the Jin army."
Zhao Jiu was immediately startled and looked at Liu Yan again.
Liu Yan thought for a moment and nodded immediately: "You can give it a try, and the Poxi Army's camels are high, so there is no need to suppress them across the river. They can cross the river from the stone bridge to support the military formation on the other side!"
Zhao Jiu did not hesitate and nodded quickly: "Let Brother Wei Mingyun go to battle!"
In other words, Brother Wei Mingyun has been following Yu Jia from the beginning of the Northern Expedition and made some achievements during the attack on Queshu Valley. However, the special organization of his unit, that is, the design of camels and small torque crossbows, is difficult to pass through the rest.
The troops were quickly replenished, so although the army did not suffer a defeat, it was reduced from the initial strength of 500 horses/person to less than 300 horses/person. At this time, it was ordered to cross the river to fight, and it was also a moment of surprise.
But once the military order was issued, there was no room for thinking. He immediately led more than 200 camel torque crossbows in his headquarters to turn to the stone bridge. At the same time, more than 100 mules and horses were also driven by the party's auxiliary soldiers to carry the polished crossbows.
, followed by fists and big rocks used as ammunition.
About two-quarters of an hour later, the Poxi Army, which was invented in the past to specifically deal with the Song Army's heavy armored infantry, relied on the powerful mobility of camels to cross the river and get into position, and it immediately had a miraculous effect.
The fists and stones were like rain, and the soldiers of the Jin Army, who were densely arrayed, were beaten to the point where they could not even lift their heads, no matter whether they were on foot or on horseback.
The pressure on Wang De's department was greatly reduced in an instant, and Wang De and his son at the front seemed to be able to take a breather.
Such a miraculous effect was something that even Brother Wei Mingyun didn't expect. You know, a branch of the army like his that is difficult to replenish would have been rejected for a long time, if it weren't for the fact that he wrote a letter last year saying that the Poxi Army could launch gunpowder packets.
, was disbanded long ago.
Wang De took a breather, Ali's troops were temporarily frustrated, and there was a slight reversal on the battlefield on the small slope in front of the stone bridge.
But on the high ground, Wanyan Benjian, who held four thousand households in his hands, said nothing and did not even look at the battlefield directly in front of the high ground. At the same time, in the camp behind the high ground, people who were all wet but just looked at
Of course, there was no reaction from the five-color flag holding the sun above his head.
Pulling away from Su Shi, there is a wooden lookout. Regardless of his identity, King Wushu of Wei is climbing up the lookout to look at the situation. However, he is not looking at the front of the highland, but to the west of the highland, the so-called upper reaches of the Taiping River.
He tried his best to look at the horizon... regardless of the fact that he couldn't see anything clearly in the rain.
The reason for this is very simple. The sentries at the front reported one after another. First, Han Shizhong's troops on their backs broke through Guaizima corner of the Linhe River and formally engaged Wanhu who were scattered and Beilu. Then, an astonishing number of light cavalry crossed the river one after another and swarmed up.
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At this time, the upper reaches of the Taiping River on the west side of the highland is the real battlefield. The fighting troops there have probably reached seven or eight people, and are still approaching the scale of the battle of 100,000 people without limit... In this case
, who cares about the small slope battlefield in front, especially at this time, it seems that Wang De's surprise attack is more like covering up Han Shizhong.
Turning to the upper reaches, on the battlefield that had already been fought on all fronts, Hu'er Zahusi Khan with the golden crown led some of the Mongolian tribes to cross the river first. They originally wanted to march directly along the river and followed Han Shizhong's tribe, but they got the military order of the King of Qin passed down from the Yuan Dynasty.
, requiring them to detour from behind the Song Army, prepare to attack at the rear of the highlands, try to insert into the gap between the southernmost end of the Jin Army's front line and the camp, and then complete the siege of the highlands from the depression behind the highlands.
Of course, encircling them would be overestimating the more than 10,000 Mongolian light cavalry. In essence, they still need to play a role of containment and harassment.
In fact, after bypassing the Song army, Zahusi suddenly discovered that the Jin army's cavalry was already well-arranged here. It was still the typical "kidnapping horse" tactic of infantry in the center and riding on two wings.
It has successfully connected to the trench outside the southern camp and sealed the road.
Seeing this, Hu'er Zahusi, who had known how powerful he was for a long time, took a deep breath, but thinking of the promise of loot from Zhao Song's family this morning, he still gritted his teeth, turned around and shouted in the prairie language to encourage him:
"My Anda! My eagle and dog warriors! The promise of the Emperor of China has been made very clear! This is a fair reward! Now it's our turn to redeem our promise with our courage!"
"Don't be afraid of the enemy, and don't be afraid of the rain. I know that the rain will soon soften our bowstrings and wet our arrow feathers! But as long as you listen to the command of my Hu'er Zahusi, where will I point?
, shoot the arrows wherever they go, without stopping for a moment, before the arrow feathers get wet and before the bow string becomes soft, shoot out both barrels of arrows, and the Jurchens will run away like rabbits, and victory is ours!"
"Now, take all the bows in your hands, put the arrows on the bows, and follow me!"
After saying that, Hu'erzha Husi, who was wearing heavy armor and a golden crown, turned his horse's head and took the lead. He bent his bow and fired an arrow at the Jin army's position, while dozens of Klei tribe nobles in full Han army standard heavy armor followed closely.
Afterwards, they all caught up with their bows and fired bows and arrows at the Jurchen army formation.
Seeing King Khan taking the lead, the morale of the ancient Mongolian army was greatly boosted. They immediately obeyed the order and everyone followed suit, using typical light cavalry tactics to form a formation, and then tried to harass and suppress the Jin army with bows and arrows in a vast position... For a time,
There was a rain of arrows behind King Mongolia, and the rain kept falling.
However, he did not dare to shoot two arrows himself. Suddenly, Zahusi Khan, who had been waving his big bow in front of the battle to boost morale, fell down from his horse without saying a word and could not get up again.
The Mongolian tribesmen were confused for a moment, and their positions were in chaos. The morale they had just boosted fell to the bottom.
Tuoli, who was seven or eight steps behind his father, was also stunned. To be honest, he was ready to hand over his biological father to Zhao Guan's family after the war, but it really wasn't him this time.
In fact, it couldn't be him in front of everyone.
Several of Hu'er Zahusi Khan's Anda and several small Mongolian tribal leaders got off their horses and picked up the dead Hu'er Zahusi Khan from the ground. At this time, Tuoli hurriedly got off his horse to take a look.
Wearing a mask, I realized what had happened... It wasn't a conspiracy, it really wasn't a conspiracy, it was just an accident. A traditional Mongolian feather arrow hit the back of the neck of King Khan, who was wearing a crown but not a helmet.
One side of the arrow has been wetted by rain. In this case, no one can control the direction of the arrow.
This is a common accidental injury on the battlefield, but this time it was the majestic Mongolian Khan who was killed by accidental injury, and he died suddenly just when the war was about to become intense and all-out.
Tuoli, who was dressed in armor, stood behind his own father, dumbfounded and panicked to the extreme. The troops behind him were even more scattered... You must know that the Mongolian army had just entered the battle, and even the troops behind him had not even gathered properly yet.
The Jin army, which was initially nervous due to the arrival of a large group of Mongolian cavalry, seemed to have realized what had happened, and a small number of cavalry began to come out to try to conduct reconnaissance.
At this critical moment, by some strange coincidence, Tuoli, who was being watched by the surrounding Klei tribe nobles, actually focused his attention on the crown on his father's head... That little thing had just killed a Khan king.
But it seemed to have some magical power... Tuoli almost wanted to take off his helmet immediately and put on this thing.
However, as the rain seeped into his face from his coat, Tuoli, who had seen a lot with Zhao Guan's family, quickly came back to his senses, and then realized in a trance that in this place and in this situation, this crown was not
It's not the one who wears it that counts, but the Zhao Guan family. The core noble warriors of the Klie tribe beside him, as well as the tribe behind him, all agree.
He had to do something to prove to the official who was manipulating the world on the other side of the river, to the nobles and tribesmen of the Kled tribe behind him, and to the scattered tribes of Simongu that had not yet gathered on the battlefield to prove that he could wear the sword.
Take this crown.
This is an unprecedented danger, but it is also an opportunity.
The next moment, under the attention of the core figures of the Kled tribe around him, the eldest son of Ku'erza Hussi suddenly stepped forward, and then took the crown off his father's body without caring, then got on his horse and cut it off with a dagger.
He took out his own bowstring and tied his father's crown to his spear with the bowstring.
A slightly younger nobleman of the Klei tribe realized what was happening and quickly broke the arrow on Ku'erzahusi's neck. Then the other nobles also reacted and immediately carried the body of Ku'erzahusi Khan onto a war horse.
, and then just drove the horses back from the army formation for a moment, and then turned back to their own horses.
"The Jurchens killed my father!"
Tuoli took the lead, turned back to the obviously shaken Mongolian army with a spear, and shouted with all his strength. Behind him were the horses carrying his father's body, as well as dozens of Klei tribe nobles, and the eye-catching crown was behind him.
It was shaking in the drizzle, so much so that it jangled with the spears. The sound seemed to be no different from the bells under the necks of the horses when they were riding in the Red Heart.
"The Jurchens killed my father, your Khan!"
Surrounded by dozens of Klei tribe nobles, Tuoli, who was fully armored and holding a spear, kept going back and forth with his father's corpse in front of the Mongolian army formation, shouting in the ancient language of the Mongolian plateau. "You are still here?"
Do you remember my father's favor? Do you still remember the oath you made to my father? Do you still remember the military order my father just issued?"
"Now, those who are still willing to think that they are Mongols, come with me Tuoli! I Tuoli still promise you what my father once promised, but you must fight for me and my father Khan, and fight for me and my father.
Father Khan takes revenge! We must fulfill the military order just now, we must pour our arrows cleanly on the heads of the Jurchens, and we must prove our glory for my father Khan and I in front of the Emperor of the Song Dynasty! Otherwise, the Eternal Life Heaven will not
I will forgive you!"
After saying this, Tuoli turned his horse's head again, then raised his spear high and pointed it at the Jin army.
The surrounding tribesmen, starting with the nobles of the Klie tribe, suddenly exploded, and then the entire army formation began to throw rain of arrows at the Jin army as before! And it was even faster and more fierce than before.
There were even many armored nobles who directly tried to lead the crowd into the battle with their blood flowing.
Jin Jun was stunned in front of him and was caught off guard.
PS:
Three things.
1. Thank you to Mr. Shui Changdong for your silver alliance! Also thank you to Mr. adrian_fufu and Mr. SJ for being cute! Also thank you to book friend 160125133718474 and farmer scientist for becoming new cuties, that is, this
Book chapters 204 and 205 are cute.
2. Routinely dedicated to the new book "The Wolf of History", written by the author of "The Wolf of History".
3. The Shao Song special event is online...you can go and have a look at the event...by the way, I am infinitely grateful to Mr. An and the others.