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

.

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?

"

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.
To be continued...