A quarter of an hour after the dragon banner was erected, the entire army of Jiao Wentong led by Wang Yan of the imperial camp collapsed, and the life and death of the commander Jiao Wentong was unknown.

By the way, this army was rotated from the Dongpo Plain by the Song Army. As the fierce battle on the plateau lasted longer and longer, both sides began to tire. In addition, the battle line had stabilized, so even before Lou Shi formed the formation, the battlefield

When the large-scale fighting broke out on the south side, the war on the plateau was already somewhat tacitly understood.

Correspondingly speaking, Wang Yan had already given up supervising the battle, and instead tried to have the front troops withdraw from the plateau in turn to rest.

Jiao Wentong's troops withdrew before Long Hu was erected. Lisu had suddenly strengthened his offensive on the plateau and was preparing to go up to the plateau to replace Li Qiong's troops who suffered the most casualties. However, when the Jin army arrived on the plateau,

They formed an array on the south side of the ground, and then the dragon flag rose from the Central Army. The Song army was greatly strengthened. After communicating with Wang Yan, Jiao Wentong chose to stay where he was, and turned the entire army to the five-color holding sun that was aimed at Lou Shi.

The flag...the original intention was to take advantage of Lou Shi's battle with the heavily-armed Qin Feng Road soldiers and horses to press him up from the flank, so as to achieve a miraculous effect.

But Wanyan Loushi couldn't possibly give him this opportunity. What was the use of the cavalry's mobility advantage on the local battlefield?

Therefore, Jiao Wentong's troops immediately encountered the strongest cavalry of the Jin Army, and possibly the most powerful heavy armored cavalry in the entire East Asia at this time.

Only one of the two Hezha Meng'an troops that had been selected and established since the Aguda era participated in the attack on Jiao Wentong's tribe. Pucha Hu Zhan led a full force. It took a long time to finally reach the foot of the Jinsu Mountain with a thousand cavalry in full uniform.

, both men and horses, like a thousand iron pagodas, clung to the bottom of the plateau, forcefully 'shoveling' the Song army, numbering in the thousands, from the plateau!

Except for a very small number of divine arm bows and long axes, the Song army did not have and could not have any weapons that could cause the slightest damage to this army.

However, not to mention that like other troops, Jiao Wentong handed over most of the few divine arm bows and long axes to the officials in advance. Even if there was a little left, it had no effect at this time.

Cause no casualties. Because at the same time that Pucha Huzhan launched the attack, Loushi's favorite general Wanyanchaishu also led a large group of cavalry to launch an attack against the Song army with Loushi and the five-color sun-holding flag as the axis.

A textbook Jurchen cavalry raid.

First, there was a circle of fire, a dense circle of fire. Under the cover of the two iron pagodas on the left and right, thousands of Jurchen cavalry made a rotational advance around the Lou room... The dense Jurchen heavy arrows came up and caused a serious damage to the Song army.

The huge casualties caused Jiao Wentong's troops to collapse at that time. According to this trend, the Jin army did not need to fight hand-to-hand.

But it was obvious that Lou Shi's wave was extremely rapid and violent. He and his banner were advancing like the wind, and the Jurchen cavalry with him as the axis was quickly thrown directly into the Song army's formation.

, and the Jurchen cavalry did not panic at all. They lowered their bows and replaced their spears, and swept through the Song army layer by layer in the manner of scraping fish scales, rolling up countless flesh and blood every time.

If this formation is more crude, it is called a wheel tactic; if it is more scientific, it is called a circular volley plus a close side charge; and if it is more vulgar, it can be called a whirlwind cavalry formation... It is a conventional tactic of a small force of the Jin Army.

, they often use Muke as a unit to launch similar pushing attacks.

But there is no doubt that when this clichéd tactic is used by the strongest cavalry general of the era, coupled with the strongest cavalry unit of the era, and with the scale of seven thousand cavalry that cannot be underestimated on any battlefield in the world,

Then when they were performed together...it could be called a typhoon formation.

In the land of Kansai, the rain has not arrived for many days, but suddenly a typhoon of iron cavalry appeared on the plains.

And Jiao Wentong's troops were the first victims of this cavalry typhoon. The whole army fled in all directions, and the general's life and death were unknown... The Song army on all sides was annihilated just now because of Long Shu's surge of momentum! Face to face with Qin Fenglu's army

They were frightened for a moment, and the troops on the plateau were even more frightened. Even Wu Jie, who was still leaving the camp, and Zhao Jiu, who was in the Chinese camp in the distance, were also shocked.

It's not that no one thought there would be victims. In fact, in the name of the human shadow tree, after the Song army saw the Loushi formation from top to bottom and saw the two Jurchen cavalry that were almost armored cavalry, they all paid.

Awareness of mass casualties, but why so quickly? Why so neatly?

And the most important thing is, where is the Song army's counterattack?

The Jin Army did not have no casualties. The Jin Army had casualties visible to the naked eye, but most of the casualties came from the natural consumption of large-scale heavy armored cavalry by the terrain... Everyone can see clearly on the plateau and the high ground in the camp.

On the undulating terrain below, many Jin troops often stumbled, fell off their horses, and then disappeared silently, becoming inevitable consumables in war.

However, this kind of casualty is a mathematical probability casualty after the number of Jin Army cavalry reaches this level, not a man-made casualty. No one has seen which counterattack of the Song Army caused effective damage to the Jin Army, because Jiao Wentong's troops are almost

As Wanyan Lou's chamber advanced, it collapsed... This caused the Song troops present to feel a heartfelt panic.

And after the panic is a kind of admiration from the heart... just admiration!

Amazing that cavalry can still be used like this?!

Amazing that the cavalry with heavy armor and heavy bows are so powerful?!

However, this admiration quickly disappeared, replaced by various choices deep and superficial in people's hearts.

The first one to react was of course Wang Yan, who was closest to Lou Shi. He witnessed everything from the closest distance to the battle and the best perspective, and felt the power of this typhoon most intuitively.

And don't forget, the party that collapsed in the battle was his core subordinate.

Therefore, when the Jin army ran over Yuanxia, ​​the mind of the commander of the Eight-Character Army was almost blank. After the blank, because of the distance problem, the prince was forced by the situation and made a decision quickly and stiffly.

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He is a military commander, and his official family is in the camp a few miles away. The Eight-Character Army under his command is also a Hebei soldier who has a deep hatred for the Jin Army, so surrendering and escaping are not something that can be considered. Life or death is at this moment.

It doesn't matter anymore, but the key point is that since he is a minister, he must fulfill his duties and not let the overall situation collapse from him. Even if he has to, he must die first to repay the emperor's kindness.

"Send the order!" At this thought, Wang Yan no longer had any fear, and turned around to give the order. "Let Wang De take charge of the battle on the plateau and not take a step back... Our headquarters turned to the formation to prevent the defeated troops from entering the plateau... Move the flag, follow me

Go to the front!"

The three orders were quickly conveyed, and then under the watchful eyes of everyone, Wang Yan took the initiative to move the flag to the westernmost end of the Dongpo Plain, facing the Jin army and countless defeated troops on the plain.

This is a move that greatly inspires military morale and is also a very timely move.

In response, Lou Shi just glanced at Wang Yan's flag, then waved his arm and pointed at Long Hu in the northwest of him... To be fair, the Jin Army coach did have the opportunity to let the troops rush to the plateau just a moment ago.

I thought, that would be a way to end the battle.

But it was only for a moment. As Wang Yan turned to set up the flag in time, the Jin Army coach immediately gave up in his heart this thought that had only surfaced for a moment.

The reason for this is not only due to tactical considerations, but also due to considerations of terrain, time, and reinforcements. The key is that this battle is the last battle for his Wanyan Loushi, and he is going to win completely! And!

When this target meets the dragon erected on the opposite side, he should not think about other things.

"Hold on!"

As the Jin Army's brigade started up again and headed straight towards him, Qin Feng Road Manager Zhao Zhe, who had just recovered from the sudden battle, endured his uneasiness and galloped into his formation from the hillock, and shouted loudly in the formation

"The officials are watching us from behind! The rewards for sending troops have also been distributed! We have no reason not to work for the officials!"

"According to Lieutenant Wu's instructions, the spear is in front, and the front man directly punches the spear on the ground!"

"God's Arm Bow, Crossbowmen, and Archers are arranged according to their range!"

"Cavalry on both wings..."

Zhao Zhe galloped around in the formation, shouting non-stop, and Qin Fenglu's soldiers and horses quickly regained their morale... This does not mean that Qin Fenglu's soldiers and horses are well-trained, but that they are mostly infantry after all.

Moreover, when the Jin army wiped out Jiao Wentong's troops, they had already gone out of camp and formed a formation. Most of the soldiers only vaguely knew that they were defeated in front of them, and could not see the specific scene several miles away.

And don't forget that they are large in number, and flanked by Xihe Road soldiers and horses who have turned to the upper hand. The huge number of soldiers and horses and the huge military formation give the ordinary soldiers extremely strong confidence.

However, Zhao Zhe repeatedly ordered encouragement, but when he mentioned that the cavalry was behind the two wings, he suddenly fell into panic, because he had clearly realized that according to the powerful ability demonstrated by the Jin Army cavalry just now, his flanks, especially the left wing, were almost undefended.

generally!

There are soldiers and horses from Xihe Road on the right wing! But the soldiers and horses from Lizhou Road that are supposed to be on the left wing are actually far away in the mud!

"There are also more spears on the left wing, that is, on the north and east sides..." After thinking this, Zhao Zhe quickly ordered, but he was trying to remedy the situation.

But halfway through the words, the ground rumbled again. Seven thousand cavalry, or to be more precise, more than six thousand Jurchen cavalry, were already guarding Wanyan Lou's five-color sun-holding flag, heading toward Qin Feng Road's soldiers and horses!

Zhao Zhe looked at the smoke coming from the pavement and the majestic figure of the cavalry that could not be concealed in the smoke. His mouth went dry almost instantly and it was difficult to speak.

The distance of only two or three miles was just a moment away for the cavalry, but it has to be said that Qin Fenglu's performance gave the Song army a little more confidence... The Jin army's cavalry rushed to the front of the formation, facing the established

The infantry position did not have the astonishing devastation it had before.

This made many people breathe a sigh of relief. The seven thousand gold army cavalry led by Lou Shi were indeed incomparable, but it was obvious that the destruction of Jiao Wentong's tribe just now caught them off guard. They fought hard all afternoon, and the formation caused by the numerical disadvantage

Disadvantages have too many causes and effects.

Although Qin Fenglu's troops are recognized as the weakest, their numbers and the thickness of the military formation forced the Jin Army to adopt appropriate countermeasures... This time they did not directly sweep into the formation. Lou in the middle

The flags in the room were stopped at the right time, and the troops directly under his command simply maintained the Jurchens' usual circular cavalry fire from the front in the face of the dense gun array.

It is conceivable that before the gun array in front of Qin Feng Road was defeated, it was impossible for the Loushi army to advance recklessly.

At the same time, the Song Army's formation finally began to have effective counterattacks, and the long-range projections arranged according to the range began to produce effective damage. Of course, the Loushi Army was also a heavy cavalry shooter, but it was not an armored cavalry. They did not have the luxury of

Even if seven thousand people were to wear horse armor together, in this kind of battle, once the Jin Army's cavalry lost their horses, they would basically lose their combat effectiveness.

However, things are not that simple. While Lou Shi was carrying out long-range strikes in the front, the left and right wings joined forces to attack, and nearly two thousand iron pagodas were outflanking both sides of Qinfeng Road at the same time... The two armies were southeast

, opposite to the northwest, Pucha Huzhan’s Hezha Meng’an bypassed from the northeast, while Jiagu Wulibu’s Hezha Meng’an plunged headlong into the junction of Xihe Road and Qinfeng Road.

We can see that these two thousand iron pagodas will soon penetrate Qin Fenglu's abdomen, which lacks cavalry to protect his flanks, and crush the entire army into pieces.

"The time has come!"

At the foot of the mountain at the southernmost end of the battlefield, the place where Han Chang originally threw his eyeballs had already been occupied by the Song army. At this time, a Song army general who was standing there saw two people who were united and stationed there.

Attacking, he was not in a hurry but was happy. He just turned to a middle-aged officer in his forties or fifties and spoke quickly. "General Li, the key to Loushi's formation is that the two wings of Meng'an and Loushi's central army complement each other."

, now the two wings are combined and fierce, and the middle army has a flaw... We charge straight at his command flag from the rear of Lou's room, but we can't take his head. As long as his rear formation is disturbed, this battle will also be our first.

achievement!"

"What Qu Jinglue said is true!" The so-called General Li was the Tibetan general Li Yongqi. He also saw it clearly, but he immediately nodded. "No wonder General Qu didn't let me rescue Yuanxia before, nor did he let me deal with that

Wanyan Wushu is stalking him... I will take advantage of the two combined attacks to dig out his back when An Gangzhan can't get it back!"

After saying that, Li Yongqi gestured to a young general in his twenties but a strong figure behind him: "Da Lang! We, father and son, work together! Let the officials know our loyalty and bravery!"

The young general waved his spear and said yes excitedly, it was Li Shifu, the eldest son of Li Yongqi.
To be continued...