On August 16, the first year of Jingkang, on the east bank of the Yellow River, there was Xiaowu.
In the eyepiece of a "global limited edition" telescope with a crystal lens in Zhao Kai's hand, the flat and open wilderness on the east bank of the Yellow River is visible. Countless Jin soldiers and horses are dividing into two groups, marching together, passing through the east and west sides of Puyang, the capital of Kaide Prefecture, and then turning southwest together, rumbling away in the direction of Kaifeng Prefecture.
At the same time, some Jin soldiers and the civilians driven by them set up defenses around Puyang City, either widening the trenches, repairing the city walls, or building fences outside the city walls based on the trenches.
Between Xiaowuxi and Puyang City, battles between small groups of light cavalry occurred from time to time. Groups of cavalry either chased each other or collided face to face. Occasionally, the infantry of the Song army lurking in the withered and yellow grass would burst into attack, using the wooden feather arrows produced by the divine arm bow to shoot at the golden soldiers and kidnap horses chasing the light cavalry of the Song army!
A group of Jin soldiers and cavalry horses had just suffered losses from wooden feather arrows, and were suddenly shot to the point of being turned upside down. The Song army's Qingqi, who were originally being chased by them, took the opportunity to turn around and come back to kill them. The first cavalryman brought a particularly long infantry spear from somewhere and charged on the battlefield. Every inch longer is every inch stronger! It's just that the infantry's spears are long and heavy, and it's impossible to use them with one hand without innate supernatural power. However, the Song Army cavalry general easily held the spear with one arm and charged bravely. He knocked off his horse a Jurchen cavalryman wearing a white robe and a mink hat who looked particularly strong and brave. !
The moment the spear pierced the chest of the Jurchen kidnapping horse, the Song Army's cavalry general had already taken off the spear, took off the reins with his other hand, and at the same time pulled out a pair of four-foot-long hammers! Holding the hammer in both hands, he rushed into the team of golden soldiers and kidnappers. I only saw two hammers flying up and down. Among the golden soldiers and cripples in front of me, there was no general. In the blink of an eye, three or five more people were hit by the hammers with bloody heads and fell from their horses.
When the knights following the Song Army general saw how brave their boss was, their morale was immediately boosted, and their fear of the Jin soldiers was wiped away. They all screamed and rushed towards the stunned man. The golden soldier kidnaps the horse.
On the grassland, there was suddenly a dull sound of human bodies falling to the ground. Some people were not completely dead. When they landed, their heels were caught in the stirrups, and they were dragged along by the frightened horses, letting out bursts of screams. Some people had been severely internally injured by hammers before they fell off their horses. They were rolling on the grass and vomiting blood. They looked particularly miserable.
Some kidnap horses also avoided this round of killings and passed by the knights of the Song Army. Before they had time to breathe a sigh of relief, they saw that the divine arm archers of the Song Army who had just ambushed them had completed another round of stringing. The arrow has been raised again and the divine arm bow is aimed!
This group of divine arm archers is not simple at first glance! All of them are tall and fierce, and are wearing a full set of infantry armor. They are also very good at aiming when shooting arrows - the God's Arm Bow not only shoots far, has strong penetrating power, and has high lethality, but also has high accuracy!
As for the wooden feather arrows shot by this group of elite divine arm archers, not to mention that they never missed a shot, they were 78% accurate!
What's even more frightening is that there are no pikemen to protect them. Facing the Jin soldiers' kidnapping horses, the way they use to protect themselves is to insert a three-foot-three spear used by the infantry next to them! And that's not all, these guys still have big blades hanging from their belts!
They have done all the work of spearmen, axemen, and archers!
This kind of infantry is not something that Guaizima can deal with, not to mention those particularly powerful Song Army cavalry who will come back soon... Better run!
The arrogant Jin Bingguai Zi Ma couldn't bear it and slipped away first. They turned their horses' heads one after another and ran towards Puyang City. However, they still ran slowly. They had not gone very far when there was a sound of metal machinery behind them, and wooden feather arrows whizzed in. The dozen or so cavalrymen running behind were immediately shot into the shape of a hedgehog. The screams of Jin Bing sounded again, and they were particularly miserable. They reached the ears of Zhao Kai who was watching the battle on Xiao Wuxi.
Zhao Kai seemed to be shocked by this scene and was still muttering to himself, "I didn't expect that Wu Lin was quite powerful. He fought really well..."
It turned out that the person commanding this wasteland ambush was Wu Lin, the deputy counselor of Zhao Kai's Marching Counselor Department...the same one who defeated the Jin soldiers in the Battle of Monk Yuan, the Battle of Xianren Pass, and the Battle of Shanjiawan. Wu Lin!
Both he and his brother Wu Jie were sent to Kaifeng Prefecture by Zhongshi Dao to serve the king. Wu Jie was appointed by Zhao Kai to be the commander of the Eighth Army of the Marching Camp, and Wu Lin was transferred to the Marching Counselor Department as the deputy counselor to assist Cao Cao. Deal with this "stooge".
This ambush battle at Xiaowuxi was proposed by Wu Lin after examining the terrain east of Xiaowuxi... His plan was to use one group of cavalry to lure the enemy, and another group of personal cavalry to lure the enemy. The cavalry dismounted and lurked in the wilderness, using their divine arm bows to attack, and then the light cavalry who lured the enemy counterattacked.
The plan is not complicated, success or failure lies in execution!
So Zhao Kai selected two battalion generals, Yue Fei and Niu Gao, plus two reserve generals Yang Zaixing and Li Shifu (Li Xianzhong). He also appointed Wu Lin as the commander-in-chief, and also asked them to select 500 special cavalrymen from their own ranks. Warriors who can fight will execute this battle plan!
In other words, this ambush battle involving only 500 people was carried out by Wu Lin as the commander-in-chief and led by Yue Fei, Niu Gao, Yang Zaixing, and Li Shifu (Li Xianzhong)... and for the convenience of Wu Lin, With the command and communication of Yue Fei, Niu Gao and others, Zhao Kai also gave the three of them a telescope with a crystal film that he personally designed and polished and made by the best optician in Kaifeng Prefecture (there were glasses in the Song Dynasty).
In Puyang City, Wanyan Wu Qimai, who had no telescope and could only rely on a pair of presbyopic eyes to observe the battlefield, was also stunned by the small-scale battle that took place on the battlefield.
The cavalry and infantry of the Song Army all showed super combat effectiveness, and they cooperated seamlessly. Whether they were cavalry generals or infantry generals, they all performed almost perfectly...especially the one who took the lead in the assault with an infantry spear. The martial arts of the cavalrymen are among the best among the Jin Army!
At this moment, another burst of horns and the sound of golden drums came from the battlefield. It turned out that Wanyan Wushu, who was responsible for covering the Jinbing Brigade, saw his kidnapping horse being hanged and beaten, so he became a little anxious and ordered his subordinates to More than ten thousand people rode up.
The Song army did not show weakness. They also drove out more than ten thousand cavalry from behind Wu Xun, and formed a square formation in the battle, blocking the path of Wu Shu's troops.
Wu Qimai turned around: "What do you think?"
The group of wealthy ministers and generals on the top of the city looked at each other a little bit... As the saying goes, a layman can see the excitement, and an expert can see the door. They are all experts, and of course they can tell at a glance - the combat effectiveness of the Song troops in front of them has exceeded their expectations!
After everyone was silent for a moment, Wanyan Wanli frowned deeply and said to Wu Qimai: "Your Majesty, it seems that this Zhao Bupo is no easier to deal with than Gao Qiu!"
In fact, it’s not just Zhao Bupo who is great, it’s Wu Jie, Wu Lin, Yue Fei, Niu Gao, Yang Zaixing, and Li Shifu (Li Xianzhong) who are great, and it’s Kaifeng Mansion’s real estate, household registration, and young ladies who are great!
"Are we going to let Wu Shu test it out again?" Wanyan Wu asked.
"Let's forget it..." Of course Wanyan Onli didn't want his brother to suffer this loss... Wushu's army suffered losses one after another in Yuncheng and Hecaikou, and now He hasn't recovered yet, so he probably won't be able to attack the Song Army's formation!
However, he couldn't be too cowardly about Wu Shu, so he made an excuse and said: "The enemy's array is tight, and they are backed by the Yellow River and Wujiaxun. There may be bed crossbows in the array... I'm afraid of a strong attack." It’s not possible.”
"What should we do?"
Wanyan Wanli refused: "It is better to carry out the original plan, let Wu Shu, Han Chang and Puluhu each lead a household of ten thousand and guard them in Jiuzhou Town, Puyang and Weinan... Then we will force an army Continue to advance towards Kaifeng Mansion. I don’t believe that Zhao Bupo can stay calm? Even if Zhao Bupo dares to be impregnable, Zhao Kai, an official, will force him to rescue Kaifeng Mansion. As long as Zhao Bupo’s army leaves Xiaowu, Pingling, and Wannian Xindi, Baima City and other dangerous places are on the plains where there is no danger to defend. With so many of us, we are still afraid that we will not be able to defeat him? If Zhao Bupo really refuses to save him, with so many soldiers, are we afraid that we will not be able to defeat Kaifeng Mansion? "
It seems to make sense!
Wu Qimai nodded, "Okay, then let's continue marching to Kaifeng Mansion!"
...
"Commander, the golden thief seems to have retreated!"
"Commander, is the gold thief afraid of us?"
"That's not right, the gold thieves are still marching...are they trying to get rid of us and open the Feng Mansion?"
"There are so many of us, how dare they?"
"They seem to have deployed troops in Jiuzhou City, Puyang County and Weinan County..."
On the high ground of Xiaowuxi, a group of counselors, soldiers and other senior generals around Zhao Kai saw Wu Shu's soldiers retreating, and they started talking about it.
Zhao Kai was also a little disappointed. He originally planned to let Yue Fei and Niu Gao set up an ambush to anger the gold thieves, and then use a Wu Jie brigade to lure the gold thieves to fight, and then expand the scale of the battle step by step. Wu Xun and Ling Ping Xun fought a field battle on the favorable terrain.
Unexpectedly, the army of gold thieves actually swallowed this bad breath, stayed with Wu Jie's soldiers and horses, and continued to march towards Kaifeng Mansion.
"Commander, will Kaifeng Mansion..." He Guan came closer, seeming a little worried.
Zhao Kai thought for a while and said: "Kaifeng Mansion is impregnable, there will be no serious problems..."
Cao Li next to him saw that Zhao Kai was still a little worried, so he reminded: "If it doesn't work, we can also transfer Han Shizhong from Liangshanbo to Kaifeng Mansion!"
Zhao Kai nodded and said: "This way everything is foolproof... Send an order to Han Shizhong, ordering him to lead 10,000 infantry and cavalry and 3,000 naval troops to aid Kaifeng Mansion, and serve as the commander of Kaifeng Mansion's city defense capital! "
