Gao Biao and Lei Wanchun fought fiercely for more than thirty rounds, and the outcome was difficult to determine.
In the Jurchen army, Dorgon, who had just returned from defeat, cautiously suggested to Wanyan Zongwang: "Second Prince, the Sui generals are brave. I'm afraid that General Gao Biao won't be able to determine the outcome if he continues to struggle with him for a hundred rounds."
Wanyan Zongwang glanced at him lightly and said, "What do you think?"
Dorgon chuckled, cupped his hands and said: "Although the Sui general was brave, he did not know the art of war and the geographical advantages. The more than 10,000 soldiers and horses under his command were all infantry, but he did not seize the high ground and instead formed an array on the plain. This is not good for Did our cavalry have the opportunity to charge? And I just watched and saw that the Sui army did not carry the kind of weapons that could kill the troops on a large scale."
Wanyan Zongwang frowned and looked straight at the Sui army in the distance, but did not reply to Dorgon immediately.
"Second Prince, in fact, even if General Gao Biao can kill the Sui general, it will not be a fatal blow to the Sui army, and it will not be of much use to the purpose of our trip. At most, we know that there is a fierce general in the Sui army. "While Dorgon was persuading Wanyan Zongwang, he was inadvertently justifying his defeat just now when he was beaten by Lei Wanchun and fled.
Wanyan Zongwang squinted at Dorgon and saw his selfishness clearly. However, after thinking about it carefully, he felt that Dorgon's words did make some sense. Immediately, he stretched out his hand and shouted: "Wan Yanhu, Qi Wenzhen, you two each lead a surprise attack with about 5,000 cavalry, tearing apart the Sui army's formation from the flanks."
The two Jurchen captains who set out with the army cupped their hands and took the order in unison.
Wanyan Zongwang raised the sword in his hand and shouted in a deep voice: "You brave and invincible Jurchen men, show your courage and use the weapons in your hands to tell the Han people opposite who is the bravest warrior in the world!"
"kill!"
Amidst the roaring sound like a tsunami, tens of thousands of Jurchen cavalry swooped down from the high slope like a rolling torrent. The rumble of horse hooves made the ground tremble slightly.
Lei Wanchun, who was fighting Gao Biao, changed his expression. He immediately forced Gao Biao back with a feint, then turned his horse and ran back to the formation to command his soldiers to counterattack.
"Charge over and kill all the Sui dogs!"
Although Lei Wanchun returned in time and gave instructions for counterattack, only a few thousand crossbowmen on the plains could not stop the surprise attack of tens of thousands of fine cavalry. Moreover, the Jurchen cavalry who have lived on horses since childhood have excellent equestrian skills. Even when running at high speed, they still do not need to control the reins with their hands.
The free hands were naturally not idle. One hand held the bow and the other hand set an arrow, and kept shooting towards the Sui army.
Lei Wanchun resisted for a while, and saw that the Jurchen cavalry on both wings were gradually outflanking him, and were about to cut off his short circuit. At that moment, he no longer wanted to fight. He waved his hand and ordered the troops to withdraw.
"Follow me until you reach Xinchang City!"
Wanyan Zongwang led his army in pursuit and pursued them directly to the gates of Xinchang City. But they saw that the gate of Xinchang City was wide open and the city was completely empty. Not even a flag could be seen, let alone the soldiers guarding the city.
Lei Wanchun led his army back to the city, suddenly reined in his horse, and shouted loudly outside the city: "Do you dare to enter the city for a fight to the death among the Jurchen barbarians?"
"How dare you fight again with your defeated general?" Gao Biao snorted disdainfully, patted his horse and was about to rush towards the city.
At this moment, Wanyan Zongwang caught up from behind, stretched out his hand to tighten Gao Biao's reins, and shouted loudly: "The entire army is suspended, anyone who dares to enter the city will be killed!"
Gao Biao was stunned when he heard this: "General, why are you doing this? The Sui army was defeated and the city gate was not closed. Isn't it a good opportunity to recapture Xinchang?"
Wanyan Zongwang shook his head and said in a deep voice: "General Gao, you have been fighting for many years. When have you seen the city gates wide open when defending the city, and there is not a single defender on the city wall? According to the original The defeated troops from Xinchang County came to report that there were fifty thousand Sui troops attacking the city, but now we are fighting only ten thousand people, and the remaining tens of thousands are lying in ambush in the city waiting to ambush us."
Dorgon also rode over and said in agreement: "And once we enter the city, the roads in the city are complicated and there are countless streets and lanes, and our cavalry advantage will be gone. With such a crude strategy, the Sui army really thinks that I am a Jurchen." Is there no one?"
Just when all the Jurchen generals were about to be convinced, Lei Wanchun's hearty laughter suddenly came from the city: "Hahaha, you timid Jurchen barbarians. A certain family opened the city gates for you, but you are still cowering. I don't dare to enter the city, but you are so brave and dare to stroke my Sui tiger's beard. Go back to your hometown as soon as possible!"
Gao Biao's face immediately turned red when he heard this, and he said impassionedly: "Second Prince, Sui Dog insults my Jurchen warrior like this, please forgive me, I really can't tolerate it!"
Several other Jurchen generals, Wanyanhu, Qiwenzhen and others, also made emotional pleas for war.
Dorgon's expression changed greatly when he saw this, and he hurriedly spoke out to dissuade him: "Second Prince, Sui Gou is so slanderous. It is clearly to provoke us to enter the city. There must be an ambush in the city!"
"Shut up!" Gao Biao pointed at Dorgon and shouted: "Things who are greedy for life and fear of death, the dignity of my Jurchen warriors will not be allowed to be trampled even if they die? The city gate is wide open and no one can enter. This kind of thing will happen to us Jurchens What can a warrior not do? Even if there is an ambush in the city, we are not afraid!"
"That's right!"
Several other Jurchen generals also shouted at Dorgon aggressively. Dorgon's expression changed and he was so frightened that he could no longer speak.
After all, the Jurchens have just developed civilization in recent years. Except for a few special characters such as Wanyan Aguda, most people still retain a barbarian style, doing things impulsively and without thinking.
Looking at the excited generals in front of him, Wanyan Zongwang couldn't help but smile bitterly and frowned into the character "Chuan". Although he can use his status as a general to force the withdrawal of troops, this will inevitably affect his status in the army, especially now that the successor of Wanyan Aguda has not yet been decided.
"Dorgon!"
After a long pause, Wanyan Zongwang slowly said: "You lead three thousand cavalry into the city. If there is an ambush in the city, withdraw immediately!"
Dorgon's heart suddenly thumped when he heard this, and he secretly cursed Wanyan Zongwang for being ruthless and actually treating him as a death squad. If there was an ambush in the city, would he still be able to get out?
Wanyan Zongwang certainly knew that Dorgon would be dissatisfied, but among the troops he brought out, except for the two lieutenants Gao Biao and Dorgon, the others were all his confidants. And combined with the performance of Gao Biao and Dorgon just now, it is clear who to choose as the bait for the test.
