Henan section of the Great Wall, March 11, dusk.
The sound of trumpets and drums kept coming and going, never ending. Moreover, the sound of trumpets and drums came from the northwest and southeast of the Henan section of the Great Wall at the same time!
Why does this mean that you are being attacked from both sides?
What's even more worrying is that when it gets dark, the gold thieves on both sides of the Henan section of the Great Wall light up torches... There are flames all over the mountains and plains, and it looks like there are tens of thousands of them on both sides!
Could it be that the number of gold thieves who crossed Jishan to seize Linru Town was not three or two people, but twenty or thirty thousand? This thought began to linger in the minds of every Song Army soldier guarding the Henan section of the Great Wall.
This is a bit bad. Before the real war has begun, the morale of the troops has been shaken a bit. Will they be able to fight hard later?
Zhao Kai, an official, had his imperial heart a little shaken, so during dinner that day, he held another military meeting at the base of the south wall of the Henan section of the Great Wall.
A total of nine people, including Yue Fei, Dong Jingang, Qu Duan, Li Yongqi, Miao Fu, Niu Gao, Zhe Yanzhi, Li Fuchen and Guo Tiannu, participated in the military meeting convened by Zhao Kai.
These nine people, including Zhao Kai, had not slept for more than a day and night. Their eyes were all red, but they were all very excited. They each had a white-flour steamed bun stuffed with marinated meat and a pot of rice wine with very low alcohol content, and they were talking while eating and drinking.
"Officials, the army of gold thieves cannot be in the direction of Linru Town. It is just a small group of gold thieves, at most three to two thousand..."
"Pengju, Three Thousand Gold Thieves is a lot! Our long wall is twenty miles long... We don't have enough troops to defend both sides. If they attack from behind while the fierce battle is going on, then what will happen? It’s going to be a big deal!”
"It's three thousand anyway, what can it do to cause trouble? Officials, why not let me lead five hundred feather forest knights to kill for a while while it's still dark!"
"My lord, what do you, a child, know? Don't talk nonsense..."
"Dad, the Jin man is just like that, not that scary! From the official family, I would like to take five hundred, no, three hundred Yulin knights to go out and kill him for a while to enhance the prestige of our army!"
After the military discussion, the father and son Li Yongqi and Li Fuchen actually got into a dispute. Li Fuchen, a newborn calf, was not afraid of gold thieves at all and did not dare to talk back to his father. He simply asked Zhao Kai for a fight and wanted to take three hundred feather forest knights out to kill him. Some gold thieves build up their reputation.
Zhao Kai had actually been waiting for someone to step forward and lead the cavalry to charge.
However, the person he looked forward to most was not the Prince Consort Li Fuchen, but Dong Jingang. Now under Zhao Kai, in terms of martial arts and ability to charge into battle, Yue Fei, Huang Wuji, and Dong Jingang are undoubtedly the most powerful. Now Yue Fei has a heavy responsibility and cannot lead troops to charge as easily as in the past. And Huang Wuji is not here, so what Zhao Kai is looking forward to most is Dong Jingang.
But this Dong Jingang is a little timid today. Zhao Kai has been looking forward to a meal, and he doesn't come forward... Now that Li Fuchen, a young tiger general, can stand up, it's better than nothing!
Zhao Kai glanced at Li Fuchen... This kid has grown taller recently. He looks over 1.80 meters tall and is as strong as a big bear!
Zhao Kai knew that Li Fuchen's martial arts was also quite good, no worse than Yue Fei, Dong Jingang, and Huang Wuji!
Moreover, Li Fuchen learned the art of war from his father Li Yongqi since he was a child, and later went into battle to accumulate experience. Although he is young, he is also a rare general. When he talks about the skills of cavalry, he talks endlessly, which all sounds very reasonable... Now is the time to kill the enemy and make meritorious deeds!
If he can really practice it, Zhao Kai will have one more general on hand in the future!
So Zhao Kai didn't wait for Li Yongqi to start teaching his son again...but he couldn't let him take away his son Li Fuchen's courage.
"Okay!" Zhao Kai nodded solemnly, "Since the prince-in-law has invited me to join the battle, why don't I not allow it? But three hundred horses are too few, and they are not enough to increase the prestige of my army!"
King Kong, give your eight hundred red scarfs to the prince-in-law...and take three hundred red scarves and give them to the prince-in-law! "
He turned to Li Fuchen and said: "Prince-in-law, these eight hundred red scarf armored cavalry are the charge cavalry that I and Dong Jingang spent more than half a year training. They are all equipped with good horses and good armor, and their helmets are wrapped in red scarves. The demonstration was fierce and they called the Red Turban Army!
I will now hand over this red scarf army to the Prince Consort. The Prince Consort can also choose another three hundred feather forest armored cavalry, and also wrap their helmets with red scarves to increase their momentum! "
Li Fuchen was overjoyed when he heard this and immediately said to Zhao Kai: "If the officials send eight hundred red scarf troops to assist the minister, I dare to issue a military order!"
He has been with Zhao Kai since he married Zhao Duofu, and he is very familiar with the situation of the red scarf cavalry - this red scarf cavalry is somewhat similar to the iron kite of the Western thieves, using a dense formation of charges as their trump card . Due to the selection of a combination of light armor, strong horses, and line grabbing, more emphasis is placed on formation. Even between the impact speed and maintaining the formation, the choice was made to maintain the dense formation as much as possible. Therefore, the momentum when launching a group charge was extremely amazing!
However, after Li Fuchen witnessed dozens of Red Turban Army trainings, he also discovered the weaknesses of this cavalry - the cavalry's defensive power was insufficient, its tactics were simple (that is, impact and impact again), and the quality of the horses was not satisfactory. .
Although the group charge may be very powerful, because the horses run relatively slowly, they may not be able to catch up with the Jin's cavalry, and may be beaten by the Jin's kidnapper horses with bows and arrows.
While raising the problem, Li Fuchen also gave a solution-that is, to work together and use the Red Turban Lancers as a trump card and not to invest them easily. Instead, use ordinary light cavalry or infantry to create opportunities for them and provide protection.
I have to say that Li Fuchen's use of cavalry is indeed outstanding!
His level is probably higher than that of Yue Fei, Dong Jingang and Huang Wuji... After all, he comes from a family of cavalrymen. His ancestors have been playing cavalry for generations, how can he not be good at it?
In fact, this Li Fuchen was also a famous general in history! He was handed down as Li Xianzhong, and he once defeated the Xixia Iron Kites in the northwest. Later, when Wanyan Liang invaded the south, he also made great achievements in Huainan by making good use of cavalry.
Zhao Kai smiled and said to Li Fuchen: "Prince-in-law, you don't need to issue a military order. I believe in your ability... It's getting late. Go early and return early!"
"Got the order!"
After receiving the general's order, Li Fuchen turned around and strode away.
At this time, Yue Fei said to Zhao Kai again: "Brother, you can take hundreds of pieces of red silk, cut them into headscarves, and distribute them to the people and Zhuang people. Then let them lean against the long wall, rely on the car formation, form a square formation, and add flags." , Golden Drum... If the Prince Consort can achieve success in this battle, then the people can pretend to be the Red Scarf Army to show their momentum. The gold thieves in Linru Town must be frightened and dare not take the risk to attack. Minister and others You can also concentrate on dealing with the enemy head-on!"
This is indeed a clever move, Red Turban Army! Just by hearing the name, you know that Tatars are special...
"It's wonderful!" Zhao Kai nodded and said to Yue Fei, Dong Jingang, Qu Duan, Li Yongqi, Miao Fu, Niu Gao, Zhe Yanzhi and others, "I will serve as the general of the Red Scarf Army. King Kong, please join the army. You These two help me command the Red Scarf Army!
As for the frontal enemy, I leave it to you all... Pengju, it's up to you to control the generals and let them fight! "
"Brother, I accept the order!"
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"Dad, the Song people seem to have attacked... They are all cavalry with red scarf heads, about three hundred."
When his son Wanyan Yuying's voice rang in his ears, Wanyan Yinshuke was looking at the Henan section of the Great Wall in front of him in a daze - why did this Great Wall come to Henan (Henan Prefecture)?
And... such a big and long Great Wall suddenly appeared between Funiu Mountain and Jishan Mountain!
Wanyan Yinshu clearly remembered that when he had lunch, this section of the Great Wall didn’t exist yet! As a result, he took people around Linru Town (wanting to grab something), and then came back to see... Well, the Great Wall is coming!
Is this haunted or is a deity appearing?
Will God support that crazy king Zhao Kai?
While he was thinking wildly, his son discovered that the "Red Turban Army" was coming.
Wanyan Yinshu was busy standing up straight on the stirrups, then raised his eyes and looked forward intently.
The sky was already a little dark now, and the elderly Wanyan Yinshu's eyes were a little dim, but he could still see a group of jumping "red heads" appearing on the plain ahead.
"Red scarf Baotou..." Yin Shuke snorted, "Who is going to deal with them?"
"Wanhu, please go down to the official position!" The person who spoke was a grassland man with a big face and small eyes. His original name was Yelu Suoli, but now his name is Suoli Yishi...another Khitan. But he was not the real Yelu, but a member of the Yishi tribe. The Yishi tribe of Khitan came from the Yaonan tribe, one of the eight ancient Khitan tribes. They were originally competitors with the Yelu family, but were later defeated by the Yelu tribe. Therefore, the Yoshi tribe was also annexed by Yelu, and the people of the Yoshi tribe who originally had the surname Yaonan were given the surname Yelu.
Although his surname was Yelu, Yelu, who was from the Yishi Department, was still discriminated against and could not compare with Yelu from the Fifth and Sixth House Departments. Therefore, after Yelu Suoli took refuge in Daijin, he called himself Suoli Yishi and no longer belonged to the Yelu family.
Because his surname was no longer Yelu, Suoli Yishi gained the trust of his new master, and the department also selected a good man from the Yishi department, who was very strong and as strong as the Jurchen elite.
"Okay!" Yin Shuke also trusted Soli Yishi and made him a confidant, often letting him take the lead, so he nodded, "Take your people with you... give these red-headed cavalry A show of force!"
"Got the order!" Suoli Yishi received the general's order and immediately led the five hundred cavalrymen to rush forward.
Yin Shuke, on the other hand, continued to straighten up on the horse and watch the battle from a distance. He wanted to see what the background of this red-headed cavalry suddenly appeared?
The five hundred Khitan soldiers in Suoli's second room were all wearing white robes. They were not heavy cavalry, but were equipped with kidnap horses. They were strong and agile, and they rushed towards the opponent with a roar.
The red-headed cavalry of the Song Army seemed to be frightened by the sudden rush of Jin Bing Qingqi. Every time they dared to fight, they turned around and ran away. Sori's second room was also unambiguous, leading his men in a fierce pursuit.
Chasing, chasing, getting further and further away, getting blurry and blurry, and can no longer see clearly...
