"Where are Dangxiang'er and Mongolian'er? Why haven't they come yet?!"

On the twenty-ninth day of the first lunar month of the tenth year of Jianyan's reign, on the bank of a small river a few miles south of Huolu County, a majestic Song general wearing Zha armor was furious and was brandishing a sword with one hand and shouting curses.

Beside him, there were more than a thousand soldiers from the imperial camp of the Song Army arrayed in a circle on the river bank, holding on to a stone bridge with their backs to the river and holding on for dear life.

Further to the outside, a full two thousand Jin army were armored and riding, surrounding the slope. In a calm and leisurely manner, they besieged on three sides, leaving only an area near the river that they did not go deep into. It seemed that they were deliberately trying to lure the Song army.

Force the Song army to abandon their armor and cross the river, or flee from the stone bridge, and then take the opportunity to expand their victory.

Opposite this small slope next to the river is a large highland that is very obvious on the flat land. On the highland, which is full of green, a large banner of ten thousand households is fluttering in the wind. On the side of the large banner, there are thousands of Jurchen cavalry standing majestically.

Move, get ready to go.

"Are you sure it's Huyantong?"

The leader of the Jin army on the high ground is none other than Wanhu Tuheshu. This man is watching from afar on his horse, and his tone is rare. "That subordinate of King Han?"

"It's Hu Yantong." Next to him, Meng'an, a Han who was promoted in Daming Mansion, obviously had studied. At this time, he was also setting up a pergola on the horse to meet each other comfortably. "This man has always been known for his bravery and relies on his military prowess.

, I was arrogant for a while, so I fell into such a simple trick to lure the enemy, and unexpectedly rushed to the Taiping River alone, without the support of light cavalry, and close to our Shiyi camp, I deserve this misfortune!"

Tu Hesu looked around and nodded, obviously approving of this Han'er Meng'an's words.

As for the reason, it is also very simple. Looking in all directions from the highland with a radius of six to seven miles where Tuhesu is located, one can clearly observe the surrounding terrain... The Taiping River originates from the southwest of Jingxing County and runs diagonally through the two counties.

The northeastern part of Huolu County flows into the Hutuo River...As for the southeast and lower reaches of the Taiping River, which is the side occupied by the main force of the Jin Army, although there is a highland, it is only a highland and is generally gentle. It can even be said that the entire southeastern part of the Taiping River

On the other side, except for the abrupt appearance of this highland and the Shiyi camp in the distance, it is almost a plain and smooth road.

This kind of flat terrain extends all the way to Fenglong Mountain, dozens of miles to the south, and is suitable for cavalry troops to rush back and forth for support.

In stark contrast, the upper reaches of the Taiping River and the northwest side, although there are already some plains, appear relatively narrow. Instead, there are valleys in the distance, and the hills are undulating, which is very obvious... Those are the Taihang Mountains.

The location of Yumai is also a natural location for the Song Army's infantry.

At this time, Hu Yantong's lone army crossed the Taiping River and reached a place only twenty miles away from Shiyi Town, Huolu County, where the Jin army's camp was located. Of course, he was seeking death.

"control!"

A horseman crossed the river from the stone bridge where only five or six riders could ride abreast. He shouted loudly from a distance to look for Huyantong. When he saw him, he rolled off his saddle and fell off his horse, and hurriedly faced each other. "No Mongolia found."

We did not find the Dangxiang cavalry, but only two thousand Khitan cavalry at the western mountain pass...The leader, Yerunuge, promised to come to the rescue and said he would be there in a moment, but he was only willing to support our retreat across the river."

"The Khitan dogs are not trustworthy!" Hu Yantong pulled down his mask, veins appeared on his forehead, and he uttered vulgar words. "The golden dog army is pressing down, and he is only willing to support it across the river. How can we do it properly? How many people will die! If we go again

Find other reinforcements!"

The sentry rider, who was already exhausted, did not say a word, got on his horse and went to look for reinforcements again.

However, as soon as the sentries left, several slightly embarrassed officers looked at each other, even Hu Yantong was a little helpless.

To put it bluntly, this time it was not someone who refused to save him, but he, Hu Yantong, relied on the strength of his troops, strayed too far from the battle line, and then put himself in danger... Before coming, the Chinese army had issued a military order, asking him to set up a stronghold by the river.

Before making a surprise attack, he had to be careful to guard against the Jin Army on the other side of the river. However, he was still eager to hunt and fell into the Jin Army's trick of luring the enemy. He easily crossed the river to attack, and was directly surrounded by the Jin Army cavalry ambushing behind the high ground.

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Of course, this is not the time to worry about these things. The key is how to retreat?

Hu Yantong knew very well that in such a situation, even if the Khitan cavalry really wanted to cross the river to rescue them, they would probably be trapped by more Jin troops and eventually cause greater battle losses.

The most important point is that this does not delay my son from becoming a meal for the Jin army today on the bank of a mere dozens of steps wide river.

These are more than 2,000 soldiers! They are the elite of the Imperial Left Army!

Moreover, it would be great fun for Huaishang, a senior elite who had served as an official bodyguard and helped suppress Liu Guangshi, if he was easily killed here!

"Ten thousand households, congratulations to ten thousand households, congratulations to ten thousand households, Huyantong is in trouble."

The sun began to turn to the west. On the high slope, I saw thousands of Khitan cavalry galloping towards the other side of the river from a distance, but they only lingered on the other side of the river. Han'er Meng'an suddenly laughed. "And if Wanhu could eat Hu Yantong here,

Wouldn't all of them be able to overcome the misfortune of Wang Bolong and thousands of households?"

Tu Hesu looked at each other in bewilderment, but was speechless for a moment.

Of course he was very happy about the current situation, but a Song Army Imperial Camp Control Department and a Ten Thousand Households couldn't be equal in any way, right?

Moreover, it is impossible to annihilate them all?

The only hope, and the most reasonable hope, is to tire out the Song army continuously, force the Song army to abandon their positions and flee across the river, and then take the opportunity to kill a lot of people. If they can kill thousands by then, it will be God's blessing.

Of course, if you can really win thousands, it will indeed be a big victory in itself!

Therefore, although Tu Hesu felt his feet were itchy for a moment, he did not refute it at all.

The spring breeze was blowing, but for some reason, the air in the already green mountains and fields seemed dull, and Huyantong also quickly found new reinforcements... This was not a difficult task. There was definitely no shortage of Song troops on the northwest side of the Taiping River at this time.

Just as there is absolutely no shortage of Jin troops on the other side... In fact, when Niugao's tribe heard the news and led troops to the riverside, and joined the Khitan cavalry under Yerunuge's troops, the Jin army also took advantage of the situation to increase its troops, and there were several more

Thousands of cavalry came and gathered under the banner of Tuhesu.

The situation is still one in which the Jin Army has an absolute advantage, or the Huyantong Department is still in an embarrassing and desperate situation.

In response, Niu Gao seriously rejected the request to lead his headquarters to carry out a large-scale rescue across the river, and in turn suggested to Huyantong that the two sides transport ordnance supplies and wounded soldiers through the stone bridge. At the same time, he would also dispatch small groups of his own soldiers to continuously support the rotation.

, ensure that the Huyantong Department can gain a foothold on the other side of the river... If we keep guard until dark, then cross the river to evacuate, the losses will be reduced to a barely acceptable level.

Of course Hu Yantong knew that this was the most appropriate and wisest plan at the moment, but it was still difficult for him to accept it. But this difficulty in accepting it was not only anger, but also shame.

After all, facing Niu Gao, a veteran commander who had been present during the sworn alliance in Heyin, he could no longer shirk his responsibility by saying that the Khitans would not save him.

In shame and anger, this fierce general had the mentality to launch a desperate charge and die on the high ground several times when supervising the battle at the front line.

However, just after Niu Gao arrived at the school and explained the plan, things gradually changed... Specifically, as time passed and the information became clear, more and more reinforcements from both sides came.

There was no way, there were too many troops on both sides, and they were too close. In the relatively cramped area of ​​Huolu-Jingxing, it was too easy to mobilize and gather together.

Finally, as Li Yanxian's mainstay Dagu appeared on the northwest side of the Taiping River together with the cavalry of at least five control ministries, quantitative changes led to qualitative changes.

Obviously, this seems to be another large-scale confrontation.

But this time, it was the Jin army who took the initiative. They had no reason to withdraw their troops. They could not give up the fat mass of Huyantong. Seeing Li Yanxian personally commanding tens of thousands of elite troops to come to the rescue, not only did the sudden attack speed remain unwavering, but there was also a complete battle soon.

Yan Ben and Piaohe arrived together with two Wanhu soldiers and more troops to support them.

Three thousand households and thirty thousand people are already a force far exceeding tactical needs.

Moreover, Wanyan Benjian, nicknamed the Golden Man, was the commander of the capital and had the power to direct the other two households. This meant that both sides had front-line commanders who had the power to initiate war at the last moment.

Everyone noticed the change in the nature of the matter. The generals of the Jin army on the high ground and the generals of the Song army on the narrow plain across the river all became serious. No one of the Jin army who still had the absolute advantage could remain comfortable. They were in two different situations.

In the military spotlight, Hu Yantong, who was still personally commanding at the front line, was already feeling numb.

However, no one cares about Hu Yantong's psychological pressure.

As the sun continued to set in the west, the support from the two armies was almost non-stop. While almost all the units of Li Yanxian's imperial camp arrived and formally formed their formations on this side of the Taiping River, the main force of Li Shifu's Dangxiang Qingqi and Yelu Yujian

The main force of Khitan light cavalry led by them, and the main force of Mongolian light cavalry led by Ku'er Zahusi and his son, both arrived before the infantry due to the superiority of the light cavalry.

According to their traditional tactics, these light cavalry took the initiative to gather on both sides and behind Li Yanxian's infantry formation. Moreover, due to lack of discipline, many light cavalry simply tried to approach from a shallow place and harass across the river. But this time, let go

Of course, the Jin Army's cavalry had no intention of coddling the Song Army. Small-scale battles between the cavalry of both sides broke out in several fords.

Of course, the Jin Army did not show weakness. As they said before, this place is only twenty miles away from their Shiyi camp. For the Jin Army cavalry, which has the advantage of tactical maneuverability, it can basically be called a roar.

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When the sun set due southwest, the Jin army had gathered five thousand households on the high ground, and Tulubu and Ali also arrived at the high ground.

The two sides still maintain a fragile and dangerous balance.

The Song army did not dare to cross the river easily without having a superior force. This time, the Jin army, which had taken the initiative, also began to be timid. Wanyan Benjian wanted to order the troops to forcibly deal with Huyantong's troops face to face several times, but always failed.

Nothing was said.

It is of course understandable to want to order an attack, because this confrontation is different from the last time. This time the Jin army really has the upper hand.

Although the Taiping River, which can be directly crossed by horses and waded directly in the shallow part, is just a small river that will not be drawn on the map and cannot be compared with Mianman River, it unexpectedly provided tactics for the Jin army at this time.

powerful blessing.

But the Gold Medal Man also has reason to be afraid, because once a large-scale march occurs, without even giving orders from him and Li Yanxian on the opposite side, the tribes on both sides may lose control and a war will directly break out.

At that time, tactical support will be tactical support, but the scale of the war will be completely uncontrollable... The light cavalry of the Song Army will swarm across the river, and then the heavy cavalry will follow under the cover of the cavalry, and the Jin Army will also be unable to restrain the battlefield position. They

They will also cross over from the shoal, try to defeat the Song Army's light cavalry from both wings, and then surround the Song Army's main formation, but the Song Army cannot sit still and wait for death. They will have more reinforcements coming, and the Jin Army will also invest more troops.

A decisive battle in the wilderness that everyone knew about in advance, but was caught off guard, would ignite in an instant.

Wanyan Benjian did not have the courage to start this decisive battle, so he had already called Wanyan Wushu.

However, Wu Shu's arrival did not break this fragile balance, because at the same time that the banner of the ruling prince of Jin Dynasty appeared on the rear of the Jin army, Han Shizhong's banner also appeared in the upper reaches of the Taiping River, and his troops

The iconic copper surface had been hung up more than ten miles away, as if ready for war... Therefore, Wanyan Wushu immediately turned around and directly started the second large-scale river confrontation with Han Shizhong.

Not only that, with the formation of the two main battle groups, Wushu also removed the Zhenlu supplementary troops from the high ground and gathered them at the junction of the two large forces on the side of the high ground.

On the other side, the light cavalry of the Song Army also immediately adjusted. The most reliable Li Shifu's troops were arranged to the joint position between the two large banners. Yelu Yujian and Hu'erzahu Sihan and his son spread out to the farther sides respectively.

Messengers kept coming and going between the two banners, and more messengers continued to disperse and gather from under the two banners to pass down the military orders of the two Jiedu.

The sun was setting more and more in the west, and the Jin army's infantry arrived in large numbers and formed an array at the original position of Zhen Lubu's troops. After Zhen Lubu led his cavalry to leave, they disappeared behind the high ground... There, Marshal Wanyan pulled away quickly.

They had already led more than 10,000 pure iron cavalry with one man and three horses to sit and wait there. Wanyan Huonv, Wanyan Peishu, Wulin Dataiyu and others all had their flags here.
To be continued...