On the ninth day of August in the fourth year of the Dajin Tianhui, the day after Zhao Kai swore an oath to Kaifeng Mansion, another grand swearing-in ceremony was held grandly in the open fields outside Daming Mansion City.
The twenty-one Jurchen, Bohai, Xiren, Khitan, and Han'er armies, with a total of 120,000 soldiers, who gradually gathered in Daming Mansion, stood neatly on the flat ground outside Daming Mansion City. For this southern expedition, everyone in the Kingdom of Jin really spent a lot of money. Even though the number of regular soldiers displayed now is equivalent to the number of Song troops sworn to fight outside Kaifeng Prefecture, the military system of the Jin Kingdom is different from that of the Song Kingdom.
In the Song Dynasty, the state recruited soldiers, and almost all soldiers were hired. Weapons, armor, horses, food and clothing, etc. were all provided by the court. Soldiers also received military pay, rewards and various items. Moreover, the auxiliary soldiers and civil servants who provided logistical support for the Song army's soldiers were also recruited separately by the imperial court.
The Jin Kingdom currently implements a national and military household military service system, which is somewhat similar to the Eight Banners military system before entering the customs in later history. Not only do they have no money to take, but they also have to provide their own horses, rations, equipment, and auxiliary soldiers... To fight a war, you have to spend all your money!
Of course, spending money on war sometimes pays off handsomely!
Ever since A Gu launched his army to rebel against the Liao Dynasty, the Kingdom of Jin has made a profit in every battle!
The size of the Jin people, who have made profits from all wars for more than ten years, is much larger than that of Hou Jin's Eight Banners.
After all, this is not the cold Little Ice Age. The climate outside the Great Wall and the Northeast is relatively suitable for the growth of crops, so it can support more Jurchen and Bohai people.
Therefore, Alixi, who serves as a deputy soldier in the Jurchen army today, is not the same thing as Houjin's servant. Alixi means the deputy of the main soldier, usually played by the children of the main soldier, and sometimes from the main soldier. Select the best soldiers from among the serfs.
Therefore, they have a closer relationship with Zhengbing, and they can replace Zhengbing at any time after he is killed in battle. Their combat effectiveness is of course far greater than that of Hou Jin's coated minions.
In Dajin, Jurchen, Bohai, and Khitan Meng'an, the ratio of main soldiers to deputy soldiers is one to two, that is, one main and two deputies!
Because the Han'er Army is mostly infantry, it doesn't need so many auxiliary soldiers, but they still have one to one, and the combat effectiveness of the auxiliary soldiers is also relatively strong.
In other words, Daikin's paper soldiers are actually only one-third to one-half of the actual number of combat soldiers!
Behind the 120,000 main soldiers of the Jin Kingdom who are now gathered in the fields outside Damingfu City, there are almost 200,000 auxiliary soldiers... These auxiliary soldiers are also quite capable of fighting. If they jump to the Song Army, each of them will All have elite levels of effectiveness.
As for the Song Army, although the attached Xiang troops and civilian servants were also armed, it was almost impossible for them to serve as regular troops.
In addition to the actual numerical advantage, the equipment of these Jin soldiers is quite good, even better than the Song army under Zhao Kai!
Although the scale of the metallurgical industry in the Song Dynasty far exceeded that of the Jin Kingdom, due to the laymanship and love of money in the civil service system, the weapons and armor used by ordinary soldiers were made of poor quality coal and iron... Coal Refining Iron has a high sulfur content, so it is brittle and easy to break. This resulted in the fact that the armor leaves used by the Song Army soldiers could not be cold-forged and could only be made by hot forging. Therefore, the armor leaves were not strong enough and were very thick. They were completely incompatible with the armor of the Jin soldiers captured from the Liao army. Compared to iron armor.
Therefore, the soldiers of the Golden Army can sometimes put on two layers of heavy armor and charge into the formation, just like a humanoid tank, relying on the solid defense to forcefully knock away the opponent's formation. But if the Song army puts on a set of infantry armor, it will be difficult for them to move...
In addition, the number and quality of the Jin soldiers' horses also had an overwhelming advantage over the Song army!
The Jin State captured a large number of horses in the process of destroying the Liao State. There were hundreds of thousands of war horses obtained from the Liao State Qunmu Division alone!
Moreover, the Jurchens of this era were themselves masters of raising horses. Although they were not nomads, they could not raise horses in large numbers like the Khitan people. However, through careful breeding and breeding (selecting breeding and herding a large number of horses are two different routes), they raised very tall Jurchen horses, so they could build armored cavalry like Iron Buddha!
But now because the cavalry of the Song Army does not have good horses (the quality of horses in the Song Dynasty has been in a steady decline since the founding of the country), they can only reduce the weight of their armor. They usually cannot wear full armor and can only wear front and rear armor to cover their hearts. Armor, put on a helmet and go into battle... Such an armored knight can easily be shot by the Jin's kidnap horse Qingqi!
The military formation composed of 120,000 golden soldiers who "win in every battle" is even stronger than Zhao Kai's "997 soldiers"! They were seen standing on the field, with countless spears, battle axes, and maces stretching out like a forest. Most of them were also wearing strong iron armor. As soon as the autumn sunshine shines, my dear, there is a whole steel jungle! There were more Alixi soldiers and the Han people who were forcibly recruited by them, as well as the people of Daming Mansion who survived the looting of the gold thieves, watching this illustrious military force from a distance.
Among them, Ali Xi's auxiliary soldiers all looked proud. Are such powerful soldiers afraid that they will not be able to break through the city wall of Kaifeng Mansion and take this city of the richest man in the world as their own?
The Han people, on the other hand, just opened their mouths and were speechless.
The golden thieves are not only strong, but also numerous... The Song Dynasty is about to end!
The Jin soldiers who had completed their formation were waiting quietly. The Jurchen Bohai generals and the Khitan Han'er's lackeys all reined up their horses and stood in front of the formation. They were all eager to try, waiting for the order from their emperor Wu Qimai. , and are about to pounce on Kaifeng Mansion!
They have all invested a lot of money. Only by conquering Kaifeng Mansion can they make a lot of money!
While everyone was waiting, they saw dozens of white-robed knights, surrounded by more than a hundred Iron Buddha cavalry, arriving like dragons. These dozens of white-robed knights were surrounded by a tall, strong man, who was none other than Wanyan Wu. Behind Wu Qimai were Xieye, Nianhan, Yanmu, Olibu, Talan, Wushu, Xiyin, Yinshuke, Loushi, Puluhu, Liu Yanzong, Guo Yaoshi, Yelu Yujian and others. . They were all dressed in the same way, wearing a white leather robe with wide sleeves and a mink hat, and followed Wu begging closely.
Almost all the important ministers and generals of the Great Jin Kingdom gathered here!
And what was displayed in front of them was the strongest lineup of the Dajin Army... If this army could travel back to the era of the rise of the Great Mongolia, I am afraid that even the genius of the generation would have fallen into disarray!
Wu Qimai is only over 50 years old this year. Although he is a bit fat and may have three heights, he is still very strong on horseback. At this time, he and his brothers started to march along the front line of the Dajin Army Formation. As they walked, he shouted loudly: "My sons, where in the world has the most wealth? Where in the world are the beauties?" most?"
"Kaifeng Mansion!"
The shouts of the golden soldiers below immediately covered the sky and covered the earth. Each golden soldier raised the sword in his hand high and shouted at the top of his lungs: "Kaifeng Mansion! Kaifeng Mansion! Kaifeng Mansion... ....”
When Wanyan Wu Qimai saw this boiling scene, his face was sparkling. When the shouts from below stopped, he reined in his horse, stood in the center of the huge military formation, raised his arms and shouted: "Kaifeng Mansion" , just three hundred miles away! I will lead you today to take Kaifeng to the south and seize the world of the Song Dynasty official family... After breaking Kaifeng, I will not seal the sword for three days! The wealthy woman of Kaifeng Mansion , are all for you!"
This time we really want to rob Kaifeng Mansion!
The Jin soldiers below were all crazy with joy... They didn't know anything about finance or real estate, so they didn't know the wealth code of the Song Dynasty. I thought that there was gold everywhere in Kaifeng Mansion, a city that brings together the world’s wealth!
In fact, once the unbreakable city wall of Kaifeng Mansion is broken, the wealth of Kaifeng Mansion will basically disappear...
But Jin Bing didn't understand this. They just wanted to break into Kaifeng Mansion and rob all the goods and beauties inside!
Thinking of the wealth and beauties of Kaifeng Mansion, the Jin soldiers in the field became excited again and cheered loudly: "Long live! Long live! Long live..."
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"Zhao Wudi's flag!"
On the embankment of Wannian Xindi in Huazhou, a knight with a tall stature, a white face and a small eye suddenly pointed to the recognition flag flying in front of a group of cavalry in the distance and shouted loudly.
In front of this knight, there was another officer wearing a purple robe and a black hat. He was a bit tall and burly, with a thick beard all over his face, and his eyes were like copper bells. He also turned around and saw that " "Zhao Wudi" recognized the flag, grinned and said: "You are a thief, you have such good eyesight! Yue Dalang, you can see clearly from such a distance. This kind of eyesight can be used to your advantage on the battlefield!"
This bearded burly man who is known to be a good fighter is about 40 years old this year. He is a powerful man from Lushan area in Ruzhou. His name is Niu Gao!
He has a group of "hunters" who occupy the mountains for hunting. They are all skilled with bows and horses. In troubled times, of course they have to go out to the mountains to gain wealth. So he responded to the call and dragged a group of brothers to Kaifeng Mansion to serve the king.
Because Niu Gao looks like a general, and he has a group of brothers who are very capable of fighting. Moreover, he is relatively old, has rich experience, has strong organizational skills, and has learned some military skills from somewhere. Therefore, during the military training in Jinming City, he stood out very well. He was favored by Cao Li, the marching counselor, and promoted to a cavalry battalion general (general). Not long ago, he was sent to Sanshan Floating Bridge and became He Guan's subordinate.
And the white-faced and beardless "Yue Dalang" is even more powerful. His single name is "Fei", his name is Yue Fei. He is from Tangyin County, Xiangzhou. He is only 24 years old this year. He was originally a cavalry captain in the Pingding Army. He was also a cavalry captain earlier. He had been a brave warrior and participated in the Xuanhe Northern Expedition... He was young and although his official position was low, he had participated in two wars and competed with the Liao and Jin soldiers.
Not long ago, because he went back to his hometown to visit relatives, he was recruited by Zongze, who was recruiting troops in Xiangzhou, and became a preparation general (battalion deputy). When the list was reported to Cao Li, Hu was immediately "cut off" and sent to Niu Gao as his deputy...
With Yue Fei's help, Niu Gao's future is truly limitless!
