Everyone in the cavalry team whipped their whips, beating the horses and running wildly. The horses' hoofs trampled on the turf, raising smoke and dust all over the sky.
The sentinel rider at the front turned his horse back slightly and danced the small red and white triangular flag representing the number of enemy troops in his hand like a windmill.
As he was looking in the direction of the general's flag, the cavalry whirlwind seemed to be passing by, and a familiar voice asked: "What did you find?"
The sentry rider hurriedly caught up: "My lord, the front of the Song army has gathered at the edge of the city, but the Chinese army has not yet formed a formation! Their rear army is coming from Zhuxian Town. I guess it is because they are urging the supervisor to provide food and fodder for the accompanying army!"
"How many people are there in the Chinese army? How many cavalry? How many infantry? Are they hostile to us?"
"About five thousand people, walking along the official roads on the left and right sides of Akicang Town, most of them are infantry, and there are no more than a hundred cavalry. On the side of each infantry team, there are people holding small crimson flags, and the flags are all Lift high, urging the march!”
This sentry cavalry detective saw very clearly, and also understood the command rules of the Song Army. It turns out that whenever the Song army marches, each team will send someone who knows what is going on to hold a flag and march beside it. If you want the army to stop, the small flag should lie horizontally; if you want the army to accelerate forward, the small flag should be raised straight; if the small flag keeps swinging horizontally, it is a reminder that the enemy is about to be engaged.
Song Jun has not entered a state of high alert at this time. It seems...
Guo Ning galloped for a while, and the anger in his heart faded a little. He murmured to himself: "What happened in Kaifeng City is really weird?"
The sound of hoofbeats rumbled loudly, and Ni Yi raised his voice and asked: "My lord, what should we do?"
Guo Ning sneered and shook his reins: "The Song Dynasty people will not dare to stop me, the soldiers will continue to follow me forward!"
There was such a fire in the city of Kaifeng, and the Song people could not escape the blame no matter what. The two families were about to fall out, but the Duke actually said that the Song people did not dare to stop him?
Ni Yi and his companions exchanged glances, somewhat doubtful.
These personal guards did not see Yelu Chucai scolding him from behind, but how could they not know that Zhou Guogong was in such a critical position that he was risking his life at this time because the situation had changed and he had no choice but to do so? At this moment, everyone urged their horses, vaguely surrounding Guo Ning in the center of Gai, and each held their weapons, preparing for a fierce battle.
When the cavalry approached rapidly, the Song army became obviously nervous. Many people shouted to signal the cavalry to stop, and some people stretched their bows and nocked arrows, making intimidating gestures.
Ni Yi and others looked at Guo Ning frequently, but Guo Ning seemed unconscious and only focused on urging his horse.
The next moment, the cavalry suddenly crashed into the Song army's column, and everyone was prepared to be hit by a torrent of water and turn their horses upside down. The few knights galloping at the front even closed their eyes subconsciously, because when the cavalry crashed into the formation, it seemed to be shocking, but there would still be heavy losses, especially the person responsible for breaking the formation, who would most likely be hit continuously. In the impact, the knight is destined to fall from his horse and die, and the horse will inevitably suffer broken bones.
But that didn't happen.
The cavalry was getting closer and closer, but the Song army went from surprise to bewilderment, from bewilderment to chaos. Their marching column instantly collapsed. The cavalry of the navy seemed to be like a dragon entering the sea, with only waves breaking in front of them!
It is said that this Song army was the elite of the Southern Dynasty, but it was dispersed by Li Ting once before. It should have been more vigilant now, but it was dispersed by Guo Ning again. Zhemo, they are all silver? Gunhead?
The knights were all overjoyed.
At that moment, the navy cavalry was advancing in waves. Although they did not use weapons, their power was the same as that of a charge. After the Song army in front of them was dispersed, they moved forward along several roads at the same time.
Ni Yi held a big ax in one hand and planned to kill several Song people who dared to block him at any time, firstly to ensure the safety of the coach, and secondly to show off his good martial arts skills that he had practiced hard these days.
But the Song people moved too quickly to the left and right wings, and he didn't get a single victory. He just rode his horse and charged happily the whole time. Looking at the route taken by our cavalry, we only saw a few unfortunate people from the Song Dynasty being knocked over by the iron horses... The impact of the horses was so powerful that these people were dead, but in the situation where the two armies collided, What is this loss worth?
After rushing for a while, he suddenly became nervous again and couldn't help shouting: "My lord, why are the Song people so unhelpful? Be careful of fraud!"
"Don't worry, go to the city first!"
Guo Ning is confident. He answered briefly and lifted the reins with one hand. The green horse leaped up and jumped over a Song soldier who rolled to the ground.
In the past two years, Guo Ning has summarized his battlefield experience and confirmed it with the military books he read at hand.
However, after summarizing for a long time, most of the things I came up with were based on the scattered experiences of veterans, filling in the teaching materials for military academies in various places, but they were not popular with everyone in the art of war. Guo Ning himself confirmed one thing, that is, although Guo is regarded by the outside world as a god in using soldiers, in fact, on the contrary, he is very poor in using soldiers.
There are a lot of military books from the ancients, and every word on the art of war has been extracted. But when Guo Ning was actually fighting on the battlefield, he couldn't think of which chapter or sentence to apply. However, the words in the military book that made him feel sad were actually only the word "clumsy speed".
The so-called clumsy speed comes from Sun Tzu's Art of War. It refers to the time when you are clumsy in your wits during the battlefield attack, but if you make a quick decision and respond quickly, you still maintain the initiative.
Since Guo Ning started his army, he has been at a disadvantage in battles and suffered losses many times. However, he can turn the situation around and turn defeat into victory every time. He relies on lightning-fast decisions and crisp responses.
At this moment, if an ordinary general is leading the troops and finds that the position of the friendly forces is doubtful and a large number of his own troops are trapped, he must first convene his staff to discuss, carefully analyze the situation, choose an appropriate response strategy, and even deploy troops. Generals must also be careful not to fall into the enemy's trap again.
After going through such a set of procedures, when the real means of coping are finally revealed, most of the day will pass.
But Guo Ning only needed half a moment from decision to action.
His decision may not be correct, but it must be fast enough. His actions are too bold and unscrupulous, but fortunately he is fast enough!
Any plan of the enemy takes time from formulation to implementation, from implementation to feedback, and then to adjustment. Whether the Song Dynasty people and the Jurchens had colluded beforehand, or they just hit it off with each other on the battlefield, as long as Guo Ning moves quickly enough, he can interrupt any enemy's plan and regain the initiative!
Guo Ning's decision was absolutely right.
When he led his cavalry to drive forward, the Song people he faced were almost in a state of complete ignorance, and most of them just gave way. Those who had failed to intimidate their bows before could only curse and explain why the navy was so rude.
There were even a few teams of elite soldiers who kept a tight order and ran all the way, far away from the marching route of the Dinghai Navy Cavalry. Many soldiers of the Song Army looked at the cavalry passing by like the wind with complicated expressions.
Previously, Zhao Fang led his army northward, saying that Shi Xianggong was determined to cooperate with the Zhongdu court of Dajin to wipe out the Kaifeng rebellious party. This was obviously an internal strife in the Jin Kingdom, and the Song Army was just intervening as outsiders. Therefore, when Li Ting's troops rushed into Nanxun Gate, the Song Army officers did not dare to stop them, and there was no need to stop them. .
Later, fire broke out in the city. It is said that the Jin army entering the city fell into the fire scene arranged in front of the garrison. It had already burned out a horrific scene like hell. The soldiers were very lucky. Many people felt that if the army had been so strong just now, If you want to rush into the city, you are afraid that you will be burned to death.
After a while, an order suddenly came from the front, saying that all ministries should step up their march and enter Kaifeng. In addition to the military orders, there are rumors that Grandpa Zhao and someone from the Kaifeng court are about to reach an agreement. After our army enters the city, we must immediately control the gates of the outer city and be prepared for a confrontation or even a fight with Ding Haijun...
Such an order was a bit ridiculous for most of the Song Army soldiers. For a while, no one could figure out the reason behind it.
This Song army dared to penetrate deep into the borders of the Jin Kingdom and attack all the way to Kaifeng City. Its key officers and soldiers were undoubtedly heroes, and they were not comparable to ordinary thieves and soldiers. The heroes of the Song Dynasty have one thing in common, that is, they have a strong hatred for the Jurchens.
Zhao Fang was able to gain great prestige in the Jinghu area because he was a rare militant among the officials in charge of local military affairs. He is also one of the few generals among the main fighting faction who can really lead troops to fight.
The soldiers had previously followed Zhao Fang and defeated the Jin army that went south many times in western Beijing, Jinghu and other places. They were really going through fire and water before they got the opportunity to go north to threaten Kaifeng.
How many people are excited about this and can’t sleep at night? How many people want to clean up the old mountains and rivers from scratch? Today, the army is heading towards Kaifeng in a hurry. The soldiers generally have the idea of fighting the Jurchens and have long been prepared to die in battle.
Before, we were sitting on the mountain watching the fight between tigers, which was a clever strategy; but suddenly we said that we were joining hands with the Jurchens in Kaifeng...
Listen to what this is saying? Is Grandpa Zhao crazy?
If Zhao Fang could have an hour or two to explain himself during the march, with his prestige, he would be able to explain the principles of loyalty to the emperor and patriotism thoroughly, and persuade the soldiers to give up their own hatred for the benefit of the Song Dynasty. .
Even if Zhao Fang himself had no time to come forward, he could at least send orders to reward the soldiers to boost their morale. The Song Army has always been in the habit of taking money with one hand and fighting with the other, and Zhao Fang's ministries are not immune to this habit. Everyone is a soldier, and they all understand the principle of using people's money to eliminate disasters. If they really want to get a reward, they will be prepared to be hostile to Ding Haijun, whether they feel happy or not.
But now, there is nothing!
In this case, if the wolf-like and tiger-like cavalry of the Ding Navy come again, who will resist it?
Meng Zongzheng, who was in charge of commanding the Chinese army, first pulled the Shenjin army directly under his command from a distance to the side and occupied a high slope to watch.
The Meng CCP leader who was stationed outside Nanxun Gate saw that his old father had no fighting spirit, and the navy was approaching with great ferocity... What could he do except rush to the city to report the news?
He shouted: "The Ding Navy is here! They are all cavalry. With more than half of the armored cavalry, they must be the elite of the Ding Navy!"
Zhao Fang, Xuan Zhen, Hou Zhi and others in front were all surprised.
Xuan Zhen smiled bitterly and said: "It's so fast? We just trapped Li Ting and his party, don't they know they are afraid?"
Hou Zhi shouted to his companion: "Go and close the city gate!"
Zhao Fang grabbed Hou Zhi's robe and said, "You are in the city. Do you have any other arrangements to repel the enemy?"
Hou Zhi shook his head repeatedly.
Zhao Fang turned to Meng Cong: "Take my personal guards to block the city gate! No matter what, we can't let Ding Haijun's soldiers and horses come in... Even if we use weapons, we have to block them! No, no, I will personally take command. !”
When Zhao Fang took off and ran back, the Dinghai navy cavalry had already rushed to Nanxun's gate.
Without Zhao Fang's order, the Song Army officers and soldiers gathered here also knew the key to this place and could not let Ding Haijun forcefully pass through again and again, but Ding Haijun's running momentum did not allow them to stop it calmly. While everyone was looking at each other, a bearded Song Army archer strode forward, drew his bow and shot an arrow.
His shooting skills were very good. When he raised his hand, an arrow whistled past Ni Yi's ear. The arrow cluster hit the edge of the helmet and bounced away loudly.
These Song people really took action! This is courting death!
Ni Yi was stunned for a moment, then became furious. He raised the ax with his backhand and rushed forward with force.
Ni Yi's riding skills can only be considered average among the attendants around Guo Ning. But the mountains of corpses and seas of blood that have gone through countless battles naturally have their own unique methods.
At this time, he clamped the horse hard with both legs and knocked the horse's belly with his heels. The horse neighed and ran wildly, and the distance of more than ten feet passed in an instant. The momentum of the horse was superimposed on the sharp ax in Ni's palm, immediately forming an extremely terrifying lethal force.
The war horses ran past the bearded archers, and the sounds of heavy ax blades chopping off the backs of the bows, splitting flesh, and crushing bones erupted at the same time. The archer who was the first to shoot at the Dinghai navy cavalry was filled with angry blood and sprayed out for about ten feet. He was still standing upright, but was chopped in half from his shoulders to his waist.
With one strike of the ax, Ni turned back to look at Guo Ning unconsciously.
"Take the city gate immediately!" Guo Ning said solemnly: "Don't hold back!"
Hundreds of knights behind him responded in unison: "As you command!"
