Fenghou

But in this way, it was easy to scare the enemy away, so Chen Qing saved his hand and let the Eastern and Western Liao troops follow far behind, so that they would not be discovered by the enemy's spies.

In the marching tent, Chen Qing said to the generals: "In this battle, we are facing the sharp Meng'an army of the Kingdom of Jin. They are well equipped, skilled in equestrianism, and well trained. These are their advantages, but their disadvantages are also great. It is also obvious that they have no combat experience. They have always been the guards around the emperor. I grew up in glory and have not experienced the baptism of blood and fire, so you don't have to worry, I am confident to defeat them."

Seeing that the generals were eager to try, Chen Qing slowly said: "Strategically, we can despise the enemy, but tactically, we must pay attention to it. In this battle, we do not seek to wipe out the enemy, but to defeat the enemy, so all our layouts are The main thing is to defeat the enemy. If some of the enemy escapes, we will not pursue them, but concentrate our forces to defeat the main force of the enemy. , there will be my substitute in Wang Qijun, but I am worried that everyone will misunderstand and think that Wang Qijun is really defeated, so you don't have to worry about my safety. When you see the person holding Fangtian's painted halberd, I am the only one in the world .”

Everyone nodded, Yang Zaixing asked: "Then the enemy army attacking Wang Qi's army, could it be the main force of Wanyan Wushu?"

"It must be the main force of the enemy army, but it is not the same as Wanyan Wushu. So I want to make it clear to everyone that Wanyan Wushu is not important, what is important is to defeat the main force of the enemy army, so I will use Wang Qijun to attract the main force of the enemy army , Do you understand?"

General Yue Yun asked, "Can you tell us where His Highness really is?"

Chen Qing smiled slightly: "Listen to the sound of the drums, where the drums are, I am in that army!"

After a pause, Chen Qing said again: "There are still two armies to make arrangements. Liu Cui's army will go around to the north and attack the enemy from front to back, followed by Niu Gao's army. Once a big battle breaks out, Niu Gao's army can lead [-] soldiers." The army went to wipe out the royal court of the Jin Kingdom, and seized all the supplies and supplies."

At this time, General Zhang Xian said: "The enemy must have troops to protect the royal court and supplies. I am afraid that Niu Dutong's [-] troops will be struggling. I suggest that Your Highness send some more troops to meet them."

Chen Qing shook his head, "It's getting late now, Wanyan Wushu will definitely rush the guard army to join the main force in Linhuang City, Liu Cui's army can intercept this army first."

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At two o'clock in the night, Liu Cui led an army of [-] detours from the east to the north, preparing to go around to the rear of the main force of the Jurchen army and form a pincer attack on the Jurchen army. At this time, they were located about fifteen miles northeast of Linhuang City. The main force of the Jurchen army is about [-] miles away, and the [-] main force of the Jurchen army is [-] miles west of Linhuang City.

The 2 Western troops were walking in a low-key manner. At this time, the scouts came to report that a group of Jurchen cavalry, about [-] people were found ten miles to the east, and they were rushing here.

Liu Cui immediately realized that this should be the palace guard that His Royal Highness King Yong asked him to pay attention to, and Wanyan Wushu would send it to join the battle, and it really did.

This is not only an opportunity, but it is also very dangerous. If the main force of the enemy army comes from the west, he will face the enemy from both sides.

Liu Cui immediately made a decisive decision and ordered general Xu Liang to be the north wing, general Wang Kai to be the east wing, and general Du Min to be the south wing. The three of them each led [-] troops to encircle the enemy from three directions.

Liu Cui himself was the Zhengxi Intercepting Army, leading [-] troops to intercept the enemy on the west bank of Wugushui.

In just a moment, the thunderous sound of horseshoes came from the east, and then the ground began to tremble, and [-] enemy cavalry appeared in the distance, first a black line, then the black line became thicker and closer, Above the grassland, this was clearly a large black flag.

At this time Wanyan Wushu led [-] cavalrymen who went to Wangzhang to bloodyly suppress the opposition. Wanyan Wushu rushed back to the camp, but the [-] cavalry remained in Wangzhang.

But as soon as Wanyan Wushu returned to the camp, he found the main force of the western army in the south. At this time, the [-] cavalry left in the king's tent became extremely important, and Wanyan immediately ordered them to rush back to the camp.

The Jurchen army that Liu Cui met was the [-] cavalry who had rushed back from Wangzhang. It was late at night, and the Jurchen cavalry were used to galloping across the vast grasslands, and did not realize the imminent danger at all.

In front of it is the black bone water. The river is quite wide, about a hundred feet long, but not deep. The water level is only as high as a person's chest and abdomen on average.

Just as the cavalry was about to go down the river, there was a great chaos in the north. Twenty thousand cavalry from the Western Army came from the north. Arrows intertwined in the air like raindrops. Under Liang's leadership, they rushed into the enemy's ranks, and the Jurchen army in the north was in chaos.

The main general, Xu Liang, is Xu Qing, the former general of Yue Fei's department. He changed his name to Liang in order to avoid the taboo. He has already accumulated meritorious service and been promoted to deputy capital commander. After this battle, he will also be promoted to capital commander.

Dutong is just a military position, in fact, there are official ranks and titles.

At this time, Wang Kai, the deputy commander of the capital behind, also led [-] cavalry to cover up the attack, and Du Min, the general in the south, also led [-] cavalry to attack. flee.

Liu Cui in the east had been waiting for a long time, when he gave an order, the [-] cavalrymen fired their arrows at once, shooting crossbow arrows at the dense crowd of enemy troops in the river like a storm.

The crowd of people and horses in the river was so dense that it was impossible to resist them. Pieces of people and horses were shot down, blocking the river, so that the Jurchen cavalry behind could not flee down the river, and were killed by [-] cavalry of the Western Army from three sides, causing heavy casualties.

The high-intensity battle caused the Jurchen soldiers to suffer extremely fast casualties. In just half an hour, more than half of the [-] Jurchen soldiers were killed or injured. Those who went ashore could not escape the killing of the western army on the other side.

Of course, it's not that the strength of the Jurchen army is too weak. The main reason is that the disparity is too great. Eighty thousand elite cavalry encircled and suppressed [-] Jurchen iron cavalry. No matter how powerful the army is, it will be completely wiped out.

Secondly, the Jurchen army is not used to fighting at night, and night fighting has always been the weakness of the Jurchen cavalry.

But the more important reason is that this Jurchen iron cavalry has no actual combat experience. Their average age is in their twenties to early thirties, and almost none of them participated in the battle of the Jin Dynasty to destroy the Song Dynasty. They are their parents, and they are just children. .

When they grow up, their parents have created brilliance. They all grew up enjoying the wealth of the Liao and Song dynasties, and then they were selected as the Meng'an Army, wearing the best armor and riding the strongest horses. Take the best salary, enjoy food and women.

They only look mighty on the outside, much more mighty than their arduous fathers. Unfortunately, when they are on the battlefield, they have no experience, and they are in chaos before the fierce battle.

The battle ended in less than an hour. More than 2000 cavalry broke through the siege and fled to the camp in a panic. The other 8000 people died on the shore and in the water. The dead bodies piled up like a mountain and the river was blocked.

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When Wanyan Wushu got the news, it was already the third watch, and Wanyan Wushu immediately led 3000 cavalry to support him, but the [-] cavalry had just rushed out for less than ten miles, and they encountered more than [-] remnants fleeing head-on.

From the description of the remnant soldiers, Wanyan Wushu judged that the opponent had 8 to [-] troops, and the fierce battle was almost over.

Wanyan Wushu didn't dare to act rashly anymore, if he killed him at this time, his [-] troops would probably be surrounded and wiped out by the opponent again.

Wanyan Wushu immediately ordered [-] reinforcements to withdraw to the camp.

From the high place in front of the camp, Wanyan Wushu looked to the east, only to see thick smoke billowing in the distance and blazing flames, it was the Western Army burning the corpses and burying them deeply.

Although Wanyan Wushu, who has just experienced the disease, also thinks that it should be handled in this way to prevent the disease from reappearing.

But what was burned were the bodies of Jurchen soldiers!Thinking of this, Wanyan Wushu panicked and depressed.

Room B of Suo Li stepped forward and said in a low voice: "If this matter spreads, it will seriously affect morale. I recommend that you fight the Western Army as soon as possible."

Wanyan Wushu nodded, and after a while he sighed and said, "Didn't you find out? The number of the Western Army is far more than 20!"

Room B of Soli also realized that they had spies watching the main camp of the Western Army, but there was no movement in the camp of the Western Army, so where did the [-] to [-] Western troops who ambushed the Jurchen Army come from?

The Western Army has an ambush!

"My lord, this group of Western troops should not be able to ambush our army. They are going north, and they are going to attack us from behind. They want to attack us from the north and the south!"

Wanyan Wushu nodded, "I've thought of this too, but the question is what choice do we have? Should we withdraw our troops and escape in the middle of the night, or surrender to the other party?"

Wanyan Wushu looked back at Suo Liyi's room, his gaze became sharp.

Room B of Suo Li was speechless for a long time, and it was impossible to escape in the middle of the night. The opponent was also a cavalry, and would chase after him. The soldiers lost their fighting spirit and would only run for their lives in panic.

More importantly, there is no supply, the vast grassland, no one can meet for days and nights, tens of thousands of people do not have a little supply, they will kill each other and eat their companions for a living.

Thinking of this, Soli Yishi sighed and said: "Your Highness is right, we have no other choice but to fight to the death!"

Wanyan Wushu's eyes flickered fiercely, and he said slowly: "We can concentrate our forces to deal with Chen Qing's large formation, maybe we still have a chance!"

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In the morning of the next day, the two sides formed a large formation on the grassland, two miles apart, with 19 cavalry from the Jurchen Army to the north and [-] troops from the Western Army to the south.

Banners and flags were spread across the sky, swords and guns were like a forest, and the formations on both sides were nearly twenty miles away, and the end could not be seen at a glance.

The [-] army in the middle is the king's flag army of Yongwang Chenqing, a two-foot-high king's flag, and a red-bottomed black dragon flag with gold borders.

Chen Qing was wearing a golden helmet and armor, shining brilliant golden light in the sun, attracting the attention of hundreds of thousands of troops.

He drew his sword and ran in front of the team, hitting the spears of the soldiers with his sword, and shouted loudly: "Jingkang's shame will be washed away today, for our slaughtered parents and children, for our humiliated sisters, for thousands Tens of thousands of compatriots slaughtered by gold thieves will avenge their hatred, brothers, do not accept surrender, kill the Tartars!"

"Kill the Tartars!"

The 20 soldiers of the Western Army raised their arms and shouted, everyone's blood boiled, and the shouts were earth-shattering, and the momentum went straight to the sky. Chen Qing galloped on horseback, raised his knife again and shouted: "Victory!"

"victory!"

The shouts made the Western Army start to cheer up, the spears were raised, the swords were unsheathed, and the morale began to rise...

At this time, Jiuxin Lianzhu flew into the sky three times behind the Western Army's formation and sent a signal to Linhuang City twenty miles away. At the same time, Niu Gao arranged [-] defenders in Linhuang City. Commander Duo, he personally led an army of [-] troops out of the city from the east gate, crossed the Wugushui, and attacked the king's account headquarters of the Kingdom of Jin with overwhelming force.

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Wanyan Wushu led [-] golden soldiers to stop two miles away from the Western Army. He did not shout slogans, but calmly observed the formation and arms of the Western Army. The Western Army was a mixture of infantry and cavalry.

In the middle is the infantry, which is also where the Wang Banner is located. About 5 people are neatly arranged in a large square formation. There are [-] heavy armored infantry in the front and [-] crossbow troops in the back.

On the left and right sides are the Spear Army, each with 1 people, and thousands of scout troops are distributed around.

The remaining fourteenth army was divided into three parts, the left and right and the rear army. They were all cavalry, and [-] infantry were wrapped in the middle in the shape of a character.

Wanyan Wushu narrowed his eyes and stared at Chen Qing who was wearing a golden helmet.

He knew that as long as he killed or captured this person, all the crises in the Kingdom of Jin would be resolved.

Wanyan Wushu finally failed to resist this temptation.

"Where is General Suoli Yishi?" Wanyan Wushu shouted sharply.

Soli Yishi stepped forward and bowed to salute, "The end is here!"

"I appoint you as the right-wing commander, and lead [-] cavalry to attack the main formation with all our strength. No matter what the situation is, you are not allowed to change the target, you are not allowed to retreat, and attack with all your strength!"

"The end will obey orders!"

Wanyan Wushu glanced at Wanfu Chief Wanyan Suolin again, and ordered: "Where is General Suolin?"

"The last general is here!" Wanyan Suolin roared, and went out to receive the order.

"I'll give you [-] cavalry for the left wing. They also attack the enemy's infantry formation, just like the right wing. You are not allowed to change the target, and you are not allowed to retreat. Let me defeat the western infantry formation with all your strength."

"Follow the order!"

Wanyan Wushu arranged the generals one by one, and finally he took a deep look at the opponent's camp, and shouted loudly: "The one who kills Chen Qing will be crowned Prince Wanhu, and he will be rewarded with a million taels of silver!"

He shouted, "The Iron Buddha strikes!"

"Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom!"

Five hundred big drums were beating at the same time, and the sound of the drums was earth-shattering, changing the color of the sky and the earth. The Jurchen army cavalry split like water waves and scattered to both sides. spear.

Wanyan Wushu suddenly shouted, "Kill!"

"Kill!"

Amidst the heart-shattering drumbeat, five thousand Tiefutu heavy armored cavalry suddenly mobilized, and the sound of horseshoes made the ground tremble.

Chen Qing had already taken off his golden helmet and armor, and one of his personal soldiers put it on, and rode under the king's flag to attract the enemy's firepower.

He himself appeared in the left wing with a hundred drums, wearing an iron helmet and iron armor, and holding Fang Tian's painted halberd. In fact, all the soldiers of the Western Army recognized the Lord from Fang Tian's painted halberd.

Chen Qing calmly watched the Iron Buddha heavy armored cavalry appear in the enemy's formation, and the opponent actually used the Iron Buddha as the vanguard to attack their own formation, which meant that the crossbowmen were invalid.

Although the Western Army had bed crossbows to deal with the Iron Buddha's heavy armored cavalry, they did not carry them this time, but Chen Qing still prepared a way to deal with the Iron Buddha.

Chen Qing immediately ordered: "Push the troop chariot to block, the bow and crossbow army will change, and the spear-throwing army will get ready!"

The [-] soldiers of the Crossbow Army immediately put on their crossbows, picked up their spears, and transformed into a spear army. The army of the Western Army was ready to bear the first wave of impact from the Jurchen cavalry.

The speed of the Tiefutu heavy armored cavalry was not fast. Their strength lay in their strength. The Western Army immediately pushed up hundreds of carts. These were supply carts carried by the Eastern and Western Liao Army, and they were filled with bags of dirt.

As soon as the cart was set up, a frenzy of Tiefutu heavy armored cavalry came rushing forward. Hundreds of armored war horses were knocked down by the cart, and all the people fell on their backs.

However, the powerful force brought by the five thousand Iron Buddha heavy cavalry still crushed hundreds of carts, and the five thousand Iron Buddha heavy cavalry rushed into the front of the Western Army's formation.

But the first thing they encountered was not the slashing of the heavy armored infantry, but the surprise attack of [-] spear-throwing soldiers.

The five thousand spear-throwing troops were well trained and their lineup was neat, which gave them superior combat capabilities in formation, and they were the trump card for dealing with the Iron Buddha's heavy armored cavalry.

Commander Zhang Qing watched the impact of the heavy armored cavalry, and when the Tiefutu heavy armored cavalry smashed the military vehicle into pieces, he immediately ordered, "Throw stabs!"

The sound of clappers was loud, and the five thousand soldiers of the Throwing Spear Army raised the fine iron short spears, and their movements were uniform, showing superb military qualities.

Each of them is equipped with five short spears, each of which weighs about seven catties, is made of fine iron, and can be thrown far away by arm strength, piercing the enemy at a distance of thirty steps.

A thousand shining fine iron short spears flew out, and instantly shot into the dense group of heavy armored cavalry. Hundreds of Iron Buddha heavy armored cavalry had just broken through the obstruction of the cart, but they did not expect to be met by another A head-on blow.

The sharp short spear pierced through the heavy armor and body, and hundreds of cavalry fell to the ground one after another, nailed to the ground by the short spear.

Hundreds of war horses panicked and turned around and ran to the sides. Without the control of the cavalry, no war horse was willing to have its legs chopped off by the heavy armored infantry.

When the second batch of Iron Buddha heavy armored cavalry rushed over again, they were greeted by another thousand gleaming iron spears. Their heavy armor could not stop this powerful penetration, and they were once again nailed to death by short spears. on the ground.

In just one incense stick, five thousand fine steel short spears were ruthlessly projected, and nearly three thousand Iron Buddha heavy armored cavalry were brutally wiped out.

The killing efficiency is quite astonishing. This also comes from the years of hard-working training of the throwers. Every soldier can shoot without missing a spear within [-] steps. The reason why [-] spears can't kill [-] heavy soldiers Armored cavalry, this is because many cavalry were pierced by two short spears at the same time.

At this time, [-] cavalry led by Yang Zaixing and Gao Ding each launched an offensive. The cavalry held spears in both hands, and their horses were galloping.

The [-] cavalry led by Yang Zaixing to attack the enemy's left flank is the most elite army of the Western Army. It was originally the Qinzhou Army. It has been fighting the Xixia people and the Jurchens for many years, and has rich combat experience.

Most of these cavalrymen are in their thirties, and they have been in the army for more than ten years. This battle will be the last battle of their military career, and they will never regret it even if they die in the decisive battle with the Kingdom of Jin.

The cavalry of the Western Army is equipped with excellent cavalry bows, which can effectively kill hundreds of paces. The only shortcoming is that they cannot be used in the rain. In order to make up for this weakness, each Western Army is equipped with three short spears made of fine steel. Distance projection, this is also the experience of learning spear throwers, followed by knives, spears and shields, fully equipped.

Fifty thousand cavalry entered the left wing formation of the Golden Soldiers and cut off part of the attack of the left wing cavalry. About [-] cavalrymen quickly surrounded them and carried out brutal killings with superior forces.

This is the cannibalization strategy formulated by Chen Qing in advance, also known as the sausage-cutting strategy. The [-] King Banner Army is used to attract most of the enemy's main force to attack, and the other [-] troops continue to concentrate superior forces to devour the enemy's small forces, allowing the [-] troops to attack. shrink step by step.

When the Jurchen army has shrunk to half, it is time for a full-scale counterattack, and the 27 troops will all be invested.

Yang Zaixing's 4000 troops surrounded more than [-] Jurchen cavalry. The Jurchen cavalry completely collapsed, but they could not escape, and their surrender was not accepted.

Gao Ding led another [-] cavalry to intercept the enemy's right flank, Yue Yun and Zhang Xian each led [-] cavalry, Gao Ding led [-] cavalry himself, and they also intercepted more than [-] Jurchen cavalry.The cavalry of the Western Army galloped across and cut more than [-] people into more than [-] small pieces, surrounded and massacred them mercilessly.