Wanyan Zonghan always felt a little uneasy in his heart. Logically speaking, his son should have sent the news back two days ago, but there was still no news at all.
When such a situation occurs, there are only two possibilities, either there is an accident and the son is defeated and unable to contact him for the time being. Another possibility is that his son goes to the agreed place first in order to meet the deadline.
If it was the first possibility, then he would have to start a battle with the Danyang Army as quickly as possible. Otherwise, the longer the delay, the more disadvantageous it would be to him.
If the second possibility is possible, then he must hurry up and rush there, otherwise, the longer his son waits at the agreed place, the more disadvantageous it will be to him.
Therefore, no matter which point it is, he is now on the string and has to take action. Sometimes the key to victory in war is time.
Wanyan Xiyi also knew this. He nodded and quickly ordered the army to move quickly. The Jin army rushed towards Danyang City at an extremely fast speed.
When they passed the Tiger Leaping Gorge, they saw corpses all over the ground. Wanyan Zonghan asked the army to slow down. The front army of 10,000 people went to explore the way, and the rear army divided into several groups and passed through the Tiger Leaping Gorge.
He is not a fool like Song Huan. In terms of troops, he is many times stronger than his opponent. In the terrain like this, dividing the troops and advancing is the best marching strategy.
Only a fool like Song Huan would let an army of 200,000 people move together. This seemed indeed majestic, but it brought great danger.
Once any situation occurs, the front and rear armies cannot take care of each other, which is most likely to cause chaos.
When all the 100,000 gold troops passed the Tiger Leaping Gorge, Wanyan Zonghan and Wanyan Xiyi looked at the Tiger Leaping Gorge behind them, frowning, their eyes full of contemplation.
"Gu Shen, they retreated so quickly, what do you think?" Wanyan Zonghan asked Xi Yi beside him. He always felt that Yunze's People's Army left in such a hurry, yet they dared to come and snipe Kang Wang's army, which really puzzled him.
Is the People's Army cowardly or daring? Moreover, what shocked him was that the People's Army actually wiped out almost all of King Kang's 200,000-strong army. He couldn't help but be amazed by such fighting power.
Although the Jin Army in his hands could achieve such a victory, why could the People's Army in Yunze's hands be able to achieve it?
This made him somewhat fearful of the combat effectiveness of the People's Army. However, the People's Army retreated so quickly, but it also made him feel a sense of contempt in his heart.
At least, the actions of the People's Army gave him great satisfaction, that is, the People's Army was afraid of the army in his hands. Otherwise, they would probably send troops to stop the attack in places like Tiger Leaping Gorge.
Based on the terrain there, if used properly, even if their entire army cannot be wiped out, it can still be achieved by causing them to lose thousands, or even tens of thousands of people.
What he couldn't figure out was this. The People's Army didn't have to use tactics to kill them off bit by bit, but was still shrinking the front line.
"They are obviously shrinking the front line, but what is the point of doing this? Could it be that Yunze's troops are not enough? According to the intelligence, Yunze's troops have conquered Zhejiang, Yongbo and Fan towns and six cities in the south. After Fucheng, there should be 200,000 troops."
Xiyi frowned. However, he didn't know the information he got. It was just what Yunze let them know. The total number of troops in Yuncheng was 400,000.
After hearing this, Wanyan Zonghan thought for a while and said: "Two hundred thousand troops?! Yunze is afraid that it is impossible to send all of them. After all, he still has many places to defend. There is Yue Kingdom in the south and Fangla's Yongle Dynasty in the east. He If all the troops are sent out and these two sides take advantage of the situation, he will be in trouble!"
When Wanyan Xi heard this, he nodded. He felt the same way. However, their intelligence seemed to be lagging behind a lot, because the Fang La brothers of the Yongle Dynasty had long been dealt with by Wang Yin, and now the Yongle Dynasty has been returned to Wang Yin. Control can be regarded as the power of Yunze's subordinates.
"So, Yunze can only mobilize a maximum of 100,000 troops now. It's no wonder he doesn't dare to stop us along the way!"
Wanyan Zonghan breathed a sigh of relief, and the uneasy feeling slowly disappeared. He guessed that the reason why Yunze was unwilling to send troops to snipe them was because he had insufficient troops and was not brewing any other conspiracy.
Zong Han, who was relieved, received the intelligence from his subordinates. The territory of Danyang Mansion was a hundred miles ahead. The scouts sent back the news that Danyang's officers and soldiers had been stationed there.
After receiving this information, Zong Han and Xi Yi met again. The two decided to divide 100,000 troops into two groups and launch a siege on the People's Army camp from two directions.
However, for safety reasons, they asked Wanyan Xi to send troops to test it out, while Zong Han supported them.
As for the number of people in the People's Army camp there, they didn't know clearly. Judging from the intelligence sent back, it should be a large camp of about 30,000 people.
Apart from this big camp, no other military strongholds were seen, which made the two of them a little confused. The People's Army in Danyang should have a hundred thousand troops coming over. There was only a big camp of about 30,000 people in front. what's going on?
Moreover, what made Zong Han a little confused was that the location where the military camp was built looked a little strange. There are quite a few hilly areas around. It seems that this terrain has a great impact on the cavalry.
But if the cavalry really rushes into it, the people in the camp will become passive. What do they want to do when they build a general camp in a place like this?
Zong Han's first thought was that the leader on the opposite side was absolutely mediocre and didn't even understand the slightest bit of tactics. The only thing that made him a little uneasy was the camp with only 30,000 people.
However, he is not worried about this. After all, he is not pressing down with the whole army, but sending troops to test. Even if there is something wrong, they can find out in time.
Even if they encounter an ambush, they can rescue them at any time and use them to defuse attacks.
After thinking about this, Zong Han felt relieved. He stationed his army about ten miles away from Danyang Army, and Xi Yi led an army of 50,000 people to approach in the other direction. Then find a place to stay.
At the same time, Xiyi sent an army of 10,000 to prepare to storm the camp of 30,000, and the remaining 40,000 troops were ready to assist. If something unexpected happened, or if there was a good fighter opportunity, he would definitely lead an army of 40,000 to quickly suppress it. Down.
There are only 30,000 people on the opposite side. If an army of 50,000 people presses on them together, they can definitely be wiped out.
soon. The 10,000 troops of Xiyi's vanguard rushed towards the camp in front. Through the telescope, Xiyi looked at the Jin army rushing towards Dazhai, and then looked at Dazhai on the opposite side.
Instantly, a look of astonishment and gleam came into his eyes. As their army quickly approached, the stronghold in front seemed to be alarmed, and many people appeared at the gate of the stronghold.
However, no large army was seen coming out of the camp to fight. Around the camp, many defense fortifications made of sacks were piled up. The height of these fortifications was only less than half as high.
What is the use of such fortifications? Xiyi frowned, his face full of confusion, how could such fortifications be able to block the charge of the cavalry. Once the cavalry rushed into the camp, they could charge and kill at will.
When the camp fell into chaos, the 40,000 troops on his side rushed over together, and they could definitely wipe out all 30,000 people in the camp.
There was a sneer and contempt on Xiyi's face. He looked at the people standing at the gate of the village in the telescope and snorted. These people saw that their cavalry had calm faces.
Do they really think that they only have 10,000 cavalry here? Do you really think that those fortifications can stop the charge of the army?
Just when Xiyi was thinking this, their ten thousand troops had already rushed to the camp and were about to rush into the camp. Suddenly, Xiyi was shocked to find that many soldiers suddenly lay down in front of the fortifications.
They held weapons similar to firecrackers in their hands and suddenly started shooting. Bursts of fire shot out from the black holes of the guns. In the blink of an eye, the advancing cavalry fell in pieces.
At the same time, bursts of fire shot out from the camp and exploded in front of their cavalry formation. The charging cavalry was blinded by this sudden attack. The charging speed of the war horse suddenly stagnated.
The entire advancing military formation fell into chaos in an instant. In the end, all Xiyi saw was their fallen cavalry in pieces.
Such a situation made Xi Yi almost drop the telescope in his hand. He looked ahead with disbelief on his face, almost thinking that he had seen it wrong.
The powerful firecrackers made him involuntarily feel a chill in his heart. Compared with the firecrackers they were equipped with, he saw that the firecrackers equipped by the People's Army could shoot continuously.
Moreover, there is no need to use iron sticks to load bullets like they do. What kind of firearm is this? So much more advanced than theirs. How can it be!
He thought that his side had mastered advanced firearms and could definitely be on par with Qin Ze's side, or even better than Qin Ze's side. But who would have thought that the firearm in Qin Ze's hand would actually subvert his cognition.
The firearms he made were fine for defensive warfare, and he solved the disadvantage of reloading by changing formations. But who would have thought that there was no disadvantage of reloading on Yunze's side.
No wonder Yunze's People's Army dared to do such fortifications, and no wonder those people in front of the camp looked as if nothing had happened, with cold eyes. They already had powerful firearms.
No matter how fast the cavalry on their side are, they can't break through the firepower network formed by the firearms. No matter how many people they rush through, they will only die.
He quickly asked his men to call him gold. If he tried to rush forward at this time, he would just die. He wanted to recall the 10,000 people he sent out. At the same time, Zong Han on the other side also saw this scene, his eyes full of shock. He felt a little chilly in his heart.
For the first time, he felt at a loss about his approach to conquer Qin Ze. He didn't know whether his approach was right or wrong, but he felt that he was afraid that he had no chance of winning.
Just when Xiyi asked Jin to withdraw his troops, suddenly, many People's Army suddenly appeared in those hilly areas. With the appearance of these People's Army, they completely blocked the Jin Army's retreat.
Those Jin soldiers who fled back all died in their attacks. Facing the rifle fire, they had no resistance at all, and they did not even get close to the People's Army. He died inexplicably like that.
Until the last Jinjun was shot and killed, Xiyi and Zonghan clenched their fists in shock. Their whole bodies were trembling with chills, but deep anger and hatred surged in their hearts.
Seeing his 10,000 men being sent to be killed without even touching the edge of the enemy, he couldn't stop the fear and anger in his heart.
Xiyi and Zonghan watched the People's Army cleaning the battlefield through binoculars. They felt heavy. They didn't even pay attention to the banners pulled up in front of the 30,000-strong camp.
However, when they saw it, they were so angry that they were shaking and their teeth were about to break. I saw a few big words written on the banner.
"The Jin army is a country chicken and a dog, and Zong Han and Xi Yi are two idiots. If they come to invade our city of Yuncheng, they are here to die!"
Even those Jin Jun with good eyesight could vaguely see this extremely insulting banner. Of course, those with binoculars like Xiyi and Zong Han also saw it. Their eyes were as heavy as water. But there is nothing you can do.
The soldiers under their command were screaming with anger. Many wanted to fight and attack the People's Army camp, but how could Xiyi and Zong Han not know this.
The other party is irritating them. If they really attack the camp, they will definitely die as much as possible, and they will give away as many as they can.
Especially those hilly areas. They knew that although the hilly areas they saw before them were peaceful, there might be a lot of people's troops hiding under those places. No wonder they only saw 30,000 camps.
Do they still need to live in a camp when there are tunnels in the hilly land to hide? There is a trap in front of them, a death net composed of the People's Army, waiting for them to jump into at any time.
As soon as Xi looked in the direction of Zong Han, he mounted his war horse and rushed towards Zong Han's camp. Facing the blockage in front, it was impossible for them to attack and eliminate the People's Army. An insurmountable protective net.
It was probably the first time for Xiyi and Zong Han to see such tactics, and they never imagined that a war could be fought like this.
When Xiyi appeared in front of Zong Han, he and Zong Han looked at the People's Army camp faintly visible a few miles away. Only then did they know why the People's Army camp was built there.
Although that place was surrounded by hills, the location he built was inserted there like a steel needle, coupled with the ambushes in the hilly land ahead.
It was absolutely impossible for them to go around to the rear through this terrain. The location of that terrain can radiate the path of this area. Once the Jin Army makes a move, they will be aware of it and then attack.
It is simply impossible for them to break through frontally, but if they don't break through frontally, they can only go around to both sides. Xiyi and Zonghan's eyes showed a sparkle. They looked at each other and saw the intention in each other's eyes.
Although the camp in front is well established, if it is to deal with infantry, this camping place is definitely the most perfect blocking formation.
But their Jin army is all cavalry. The cavalry wants to break through from both sides. As long as they are fast enough, they don't have to worry about being hit by the middle camp.
The two of them felt that the People's Army would set up a defensive line in the hilly areas in front, but they might not be able to set up any more defensive lines in the rear. If they send about 20,000 cavalry to go around the back, then attack them.
At that time, once there is chaos on the People's Army side, they may be able to launch another forceful attack head-on. The only thing that worries them is the weapons in the hands of the People's Army, which pose the greatest threat to them.
Although I also have firecrackers here, they are still relatively useless to use. Most of the time, it was more effective for them to charge with cavalry.
After the fire gun appeared, Xiyi thought of using the fire gun to ambush or defend. The power will be maximized. Of course, they also have artillery.
But apart from being useful when attacking a city, these solid bullets can only be used to hit people at other times. Besides, because there was no need to siege the city, the artillery did not follow the army and stayed with the supply army behind.
"I'll let someone lead 10,000 cavalry to go around from the left, and you lead 10,000 cavalry to go around from the right, wait until they cross their defense line, and then launch an assault on them from the rear. Night vision will have a great impact on them, We will arrange the operation at night."
Zong Han looked at Xi Yiyi. He was still afraid of the firearms in the hands of the People's Army, but he could not let go of the opportunity. He also won't be frightened by the first loss.
He felt that as long as the attack was launched at night, even if the People's Army had powerful firearms, as long as they could not be seen, the harm caused by the firearms to them would be minimized.
Xiyi nodded upon hearing this and agreed with Zong Han's tactics. Soon, when night fell, 10,000 of Xiyi's remaining 40,000 troops sneaked towards the right. Zong Han sent 10,000 people to sneak towards the left.
Xiyi and Zonghan stayed at their camp and waited for their soldiers to send a signal. At that time, they would launch an attack from the front. Let's attack from the front and back.
