When Wanyan Zongjun saw that the fire had blocked his retreat, he regretted deeply: He shouldn't have gone forward just now. Wouldn't it be prudent to just withdraw?
This is the so-called principle of "the weak will be defeated, and the strong will be destroyed."
The Jin Kingdom has been at war with the Liao Kingdom in recent years. Many of the Liao Kingdom's generals have studied the art of war, and they have used many different strategies.
There are endless tricks to fake an ambush, intercept grain and steal a city.
These strategies, if they are against the Song army, may be a battle of wits——
You have a good plan, I have a wall ladder, you are on the third floor, I am on the atmosphere... In short, it is as lively as flowers.
However, using this method to deal with the generals of the Jin Kingdom is like throwing a charming look at a blind man.
Especially the Jurchen veterans, it can be said that there is no interest in them, and they only have five words: miracles can happen with great strength.
Aren't you cheating? Okay, I will kill you and make it a real defeat.
The ambush troops are out, right? Okay, I will fight with the ambush troops.
Are you cutting off my food and grass? Okay, I'll go to your camp and grab it.
You stole my city, right? Okay, I just closed the door and beat the dog.
Let your thirty-six strategies and Sun Tzu's Art of War ring, and the Jurchen's courage aura will hit you immediately.
It's like the famous strategy of the Manchu Chief Wild Boar Skin in later generations: "You have come several ways, but I only go all the way. This is to gain the spirit of his ancestors."
Frequency creates habits, and habits create instincts.
Using force to overcome skill is the instinct engraved in the hearts of most generals of the Jin Kingdom.
Therefore, when he discovered that there were ambushes hiding on the hillsides on both sides, Wanyan Zongjun subconsciously decided to go out and kill the generals. He would first catch up with those who had lured the enemy and kill them all, and then he would return with his carbine and kill all the ambush soldiers as well.
The three hundred elite Jurchens under his command dared to clash with a large formation of ten thousand Liao soldiers, let alone a bunch of stragglers from the Xi tribe?
Unexpectedly, what was waiting outside was not the ambush they imagined, but mini horse traps all over the ground.
This is no longer interesting.
Although Jurchen soldiers are not afraid of fighting to the death, they do not like to be targeted.
Seeing that the cavalry cannot gallop, should they stretch their legs and feet to pursue them?
So retreat decisively.
Unexpectedly, the enemy blocked the road with fire!
"Dismount!" Wanyan Zongjun shouted: "Kill both sides, kill them all."
Since the hillsides on both sides of Feng Shui Valley are densely covered with large and small tombs, they are naturally not cliffs.
Although the slope is too steep, people can still climb it with difficulty, and even those with strong equestrian skills may not be able to ride up the slope.
The Jurchen soldiers immediately dismounted, hung their long weapons on the victory hooks, each drew a knife, or a close combat weapon such as a copper hammer or short axe, and climbed up the slope aggressively.
The archers who had been hiding behind the tomb immediately jumped out and fired arrows. However, the Jurchen soldiers were all wearing armor and had no horses to worry about, so they didn't care anymore.
Not long after, he was halfway up the mountain with his feet, and then he screamed, turned over and fell to the ground, shouting repeatedly: "Beast trap, beast trap!"
This scream was like a signal, and more than ten screams followed.
The corners of Wanyan Zongjun's eyes twitched, and a sense of ominousness suddenly came over him.
This group of "ridiculous people" actually placed countless animal traps on the slope, covering them with loose soil and grass blades, making them difficult to see without stepping on them.
The armor of the Jurchen soldiers can protect against arrows, but how can the leather boots on their feet escape the sharp iron teeth on the animal trap?
Wanyan Zongjun looked fiercely at the enemy who was shooting arrows on the slope, and gritted his teeth and ordered: "There is no need to go up the slope, leave all the horses here, and those who are not injured, follow me to kill that group of ridicules!"
There were about fifty or sixty of the three hundred Jurchens under his command, including those who had been hit by arrows, those who had fallen over, or those who had stepped on animal traps. All of them were left to guard the horses. They all told him that if an enemy came to kill them, there was no need to fight in close combat. Shooting arrows randomly.
The remaining more than 200 people were ordered to go out on foot to fight, and he personally led them out of the ditch and followed the tracks on the ground.
However, after all these twists and turns, how could he try to catch up again? After walking for more than ten miles, there was no trace. When I came back drenched in sweat, I was stunned: there were not even half a war horse, and even more than ten horses that had broken legs had to be dragged away.
All that was left were dozens of stripped corpses, their heads chopped off and neatly placed aside.
Wanyan Zongjun shouted, looked behind him and fell down. However, he was so angry that he fainted and couldn't wake up.
The soldiers under his command rushed to treat him. In the panic, he felt the ground shaking. He quickly looked around and saw that it was General Nianhan who came to meet him with 10,000 troops under the orders of Commander Wanyan Xieye.
After sending someone to rescue Zong Jun, Nian Han asked about the whole story and said with murderous intent: "You fell into the trap! If there are only more than a hundred ridiculing people, how can they kill more than 60 of my warriors in a short period of time? Even if he is injured, , and it is extremely difficult to do it. This matter is by no means a small group of people making fun of others, and it must not be underestimated. Now that the group can’t be caught...hehe, they simply massacred Yonghe County to set an example!"
Yonghe County is a county under Yuzhou, and 90% of the people who live in it are Xi people.
It is also the county closest to Dading Prefecture in the Yanshan Mountains.
At this time, more than thirty miles away, not far from Yonghe County, Duan Sanniang, Zhou Tong, and Wen Da led hundreds of leopard cavalry to rush in.
Li Jun stepped forward quickly and asked, "How is it?"
Wen Da said solemnly: "Fortunately, I did not disgrace my life! They were all killed. As you said, all of them were stripped of their armor and beheaded! However, those dozens of remnant soldiers had extraordinary archery skills. They fought to the death each and every one. We will dismount and follow them." In the battle, more than thirty people were killed."
Duan Sanniang sighed: "The Jurchen soldiers are really fierce. One of them broke his leg. He only had one leg to support him. He blocked me for five or six moves before he was killed by me."
Li Jun nodded and said: "These Jurchens are indeed fierce! I was too lucky today and was almost left behind by a few pawns. But so what if he is cruel? Today I will let him know how lucky he is that he has never met Li Jun before. .'
He looked at Jie Zhen and Jie Bao and said, "Have everything been arranged?"
The two of them nodded at the same time: "Don't worry, brother, everything is safe."
That night, Nianhan led his troops and arrived on the moon. Looking at the silvery Yonghe County, a cruel smile appeared on the corner of his mouth: "Kill!"
All the generals under his command responded in unison and led their troops and horses to break open the city gate.
In just a moment, the city was filled with the sounds of killing, howls, and screams, covering the ground and the sky. Countless taunting people fled from their homes in panic, only to be greeted by horse hooves and blades.
The people were crying and shouting: "What evil have we done? It's such a misfortune that the group of arrogant thieves just left and bumped into this group of evil ghosts!"
Nian Han's eyes were filled with fierceness, and he said with a ferocious smile: "Come with me into the city, close the door and kill people. Don't let a ridiculing dog escape."
After that, he led his troops into the city and closed the city gate from within.
In the mountains and forests nearby, Li Jun saw it clearly and said with a smile: "Wonderful, I don't know which general Jin's army is so considerate, afraid that I will waste more effort. Haha, just follow the plan!"
Immediately hundreds of strong men jumped out, all holding large axes, and chopped all the bushes in an instant, revealing more than a hundred large and small carriages inside, all of which contained large trees and boulders.
Li Jun pointed his hand: "Seal the door."
The carriages came out together and rushed to the front and rear gates of the county. More than a thousand people swarmed up. With wood and stone as the foundation and compacted soil, a small hill was built outside the gate in an instant.
Li Jun was preparing to fight in a bloody battle to seize the city gate, but unexpectedly, the Jin family closed the city gate first.
He took advantage of the situation and built these two hills to block the door. At this time, not to mention the Jurchen soldiers inside, even a team of Lu Zhishen would not be able to open the door.
At the top of the city, Xie Zhen and Jie Bao led hundreds of archers, hiding under the female wall. They saw that the door outside was blocked. With a whistle, hundreds of people took out fire sticks and lit them. They stood up and drew their bows and arrows. .
The arrow had already been tied with something to ignite the fire, and it only ignited on the fire. I looked up into the sky and let go, only to see a whirring whirring whizzing...
Hundreds of red lights fell towards the city from all directions.
The fire burst out.
This city was built in the mountains and forests, with continuous houses, mostly made of wood. Li Jun sent people to spread oil on the roofs of many houses in advance.
Jie Zhen and Jie Bao led the people to shoot out all the rockets. When they saw a sea of fire in the city, they laughed in unison and whistled each other. The hundreds of people put their bows on their backs, took out the flying tiger grips, latched onto the female wall, and climbed along down.
The most shocking thing is that after these shooters landed, they lit the ropes on fire, fearing that the Jurchen soldiers in the city would also use this to crawl out.
Li Jun then released his army and surrounded the county. He strung his bows and unsheathed his swords, preparing to bury all the golden soldiers here.
Youfenjiao: Li Jun first knew that he was a ruthless man, and the heroes turned into flying dust when they talked and laughed. The whole city was in flames and every household was destroyed, and a whole county was sacrificed to the Jurchens.
The winner of the lottery: Brother "Wei Yinjun"!
Kavinka was speechless. . . cry.
(End of chapter)
