Zhao Kaishan frowned when he heard this.
He felt that what Zhao Yucheng said was unlucky.
Even before the fight started, I felt that Zhao Kaihe was going to be defeated. He was not as ambitious as you and could destroy his prestige.
But on second thought, this is also a good suggestion, just in case...
Just in case.
If Zhao Kaihe's battle does not go well and he is embarrassed, then Zhao Yucheng's rear army can also cover his retreat, allowing him to retreat more or less smoothly without suffering heavy losses and being beaten by the Jin army in the first battle. Isn't it a turtle?
He was really afraid of the Jin Army's cavalry. He was defeated in two small-scale battles, so he really had to guard against it.
Thinking of this, Zhao Kaishan nodded and allowed Zhao Yucheng to lead an army to defend Zhao Kaihe and protect his retreat, so that he would not be cut off by the Jin army and unable to return.
After learning about this, Zhao Kaihe was still a little unhappy.
"Yucheng, if you come, I won't object, but don't interrupt my fight. I'm going to fight this battle for your father. If I win, I can share some of the credit with you. Do you understand?"
Zhao Yucheng was filled with worries and was unhappy to see Zhao Kaihe being so arrogant.
"I am only responsible for protecting the army's retreat. I will not interfere in other matters."
"It better be so."
Zhao Kaihe put on his armor with confidence and rode away.
The gate of the camp opened, and the more elite 5,000 men from the Tabai Army under Zhao Kaihe slowly came out. It took a while to complete the formation, and then they slowly started to move according to the drum sound and headed north.
On the other side, the Jin Army soon learned that the Liberation Army had formed up and took the initiative to attack, which surprised Shuhu Siji and also made him a little annoyed.
Previously, because he was in a hurry and was unprepared, he was knocked unconscious by a bastard punch from the Liberation Army, causing him to run away in a hurry, which was embarrassing and life-threatening. This made him remember it in his heart and felt deeply ashamed.
Now this gang of traitors actually dared to take the initiative to challenge him. This was because they relied on the strength of their numbers and completely ignored him.
He was very angry and summoned his generals to discuss countermeasures.
"It is reported that there are about 5,000 rebels attacking, with a combination of foot and cavalry. The formation is quite tight. What do you think of our army?"
The subordinates looked at each other.
Wugu Lunjige sneered and took a step forward.
"Commander of the Army, the last general is asking for a battle. Please give the last general a troop of soldiers and horses to face the bandit army head-on."
"Is it okay to fight head-on? We can say this ourselves, our army is not a strong army."
Shuhusiji had some familiarity with the Han soldiers who made up the majority of the army, and he was not unfamiliar with the Jurchen soldiers who were pretending to be soldiers.
"Of course it's more than that."
Wugu Lunjige smiled and said: "The front is just to resist, but the main thing is to use the strengths of our cavalry. The rebel army does not defend the city, but wants to fight with our army in the field. Isn't this a God-given opportunity? Let the cavalry bypass its side and intercept it. Their retreat will be annihilated in one fell swoop!”
Shuhu Siji nodded slowly and smiled.
"Indeed, the bandit army was so arrogant that they actually abandoned the city and went out to fight in the field. It would be better this way because they could be wiped out in one fell swoop!"
So they decided on a strategy.
At this moment, another sentinel came to report that the Liberation Army was not only attacking from the front, but also had an army of more than 3,000 people following behind. It seemed to be the rear army. The two armies were separated by a distance. They came one after the other.
The officers looked at each other again, feeling that the situation had changed.
"It's not a lone army, but two people. It seems that there are no sober people among the bandit army."
Wugu Lunzige held his chin and said in a deep voice: "In this case, we should make some changes."
"How to do it?"
Shuhu Siji looked at Wugu Lunjige.
"It was easy to cut off their retreat before, but now it requires a fierce battle and an increase in the number of cavalry."
Tang Kuobulin was dissatisfied with this.
"We only have five thousand cavalry in total. If you take away all the cavalry, if the war goes against us, how will we fight in the future? Just rely on those Han people to sign the army? Then why fight?"
Wugu Lunjige looked at Tang Kuobulin.
"Isn't it enough just to win? How can we look forward and backward in military and national affairs? Why don't we fight because we are worried that we won't win? Then why are we marching here?"
Tang Kuobulin wanted to refute, but was stopped by Shu Hu Siji.
"Okay, stop talking. I have made up my mind and will fight like this. The rebels are arrogant and dare to take the initiative. This is contempt and insult to me. I want them to know that if they want to rebel, they must ask me first. No answer!"
Shuhu Siji made a decision, and his subordinates stopped talking and made preparations according to his decision.
Use the same infantry formation to confront the Liberation Army head-on, laying the foundation for the cavalry to cut off its retreat.
This also has relatively high requirements for the infantry. At least it cannot collapse at the first touch. If it is defeated directly in the face of the Liberation Army, then of course this battle will not be fought.
Therefore, Shu Husiji decided to personally command the infantry formation, and organized a team of 5,000 people composed of Jurchen soldiers and a small number of Han signed troops to confront the Liberation Army formation head-on.
Then, with Ugu Lunjige as the general, he led the cavalry to quickly detour back to the rear of the Liberation Army, launch an attack, defeat the rear, and cut off its retreat.
Zhao Kaihe led the front army to form a military formation and was advancing steadily, while Zhao Yucheng led 3,000 cavalry at a distance and slowly advanced behind him.
Needless to say, Zhao Kaishan also conducted a certain degree of training for the Liberation Army after confirming his status. However, the training time was not long, and the daily training content was not much. He trained for about an hour a day, managing the queues and listening to orders. some type of.
The level of training is not high, but they are definitely stronger than the ordinary rabble. Even so, Zhao Yucheng does not think they can fight against the skilled Jin Army cavalry.
Su Yonglin told him that the training of cavalry is very time-consuming and resource-intensive. Before they are truly trained, cavalry can even be regarded as mounted infantry. Their riding skills and horse attack skills cannot compete with regular cavalry at all.
The difference between them can be seen in just one encounter.
So he insisted on taking the road of seizing the city and defending it. Unfortunately, he was not the one who could make the decision on the Liberation Army, and the person who could make the decision - his father, wanted to defeat the Jin Army head-on.
His father wanted to prove his strength too much.
In desperation, he could only use this method to try his best to ensure that Zhao Kaihe and his army would not be annihilated due to cutting off their retreat.
Having said that, he couldn't guarantee that he would be able to do this, but he knew that the Jin Army that came prepared and the Jin Army that was caught off guard should be different.
If you still look at them with old eyes, you may suffer a loss.
Su Yonglin was so good at fighting, yet he was afraid of the strength of the Jin Army, so he constantly pursued everyone's alliance to fight together. How could Zhao Kaihe dare to despise the Jin Army's fighting ability?
The ominous premonition was getting stronger and stronger in Zhao Yucheng's heart.
He was worried, but Zhao Kaihe had already fought against Jin Jun.
After the two sides entered the range of each other's crossbows, they began to shoot at each other.
The Jin army also set up the same infantry and cavalry formation and used the same tactics to deal with the Liberation Army. The two armies fired at each other's bows and crossbows and fought back at each other.
Zhao Kaihe ordered the drummers around him to beat the war drums vigorously to continue to boost morale, and ordered the crossbowmen to shoot at the Jin army formation with all their strength, trying to suppress the opponent's arrow rain with their own arrow rain.
However, there seemed to be more crossbowmen on the Jin Army side, more arrows, and the shooting frequency seemed to be faster than that on the Liberation Army side. After a burst of shooting, many soldiers on the Liberation Army side were shot and wounded. Wails continued, and the military formation showed signs of instability.
Zhao Kaihe was surprised by the number of crossbowmen and the fast firing frequency of the Jin army. He realized that he would be the one to suffer if he continued to shoot, so he thought for a while and decided to order the army to advance.
The marching drums were beating, and the soldiers of the Liberation Army had not yet come to their senses. It was not until the officers came to their senses that they started to move forward.
They hurriedly tried their best to maintain the integrity of the military formation. Some were walking fast, while others were walking slow. They were yelled at by the officers and made hurried corrections. Finally, they stabilized the formation and were able to move forward smoothly.
It is not a simple matter to advance against the rain of arrows, not to mention that the armor rate of this Liberation Army is not high, and the main armor is given to the cavalry.
Of course, the armor-wearing rate of the Jin Army is not high. Even among the Jurchen soldiers, only the spearmen in front have armor. The ones with the highest armor-wearing rate are also the cavalry. The main advantage lies in the large number of crossbowmen and shooting. High frequency.
So when he saw the Liberation Army abandoning crossbow shooting and marching instead, Shuhu Siji was very happy.
He laughed loudly and said to his cronies: "The bandits can't hold it anymore. They can only use their march to offset the sharpness of our bows and crossbows. It's ridiculous! This bandit army is not difficult to defeat!"
He has already seen the picture of this army that knows the heights of the sky and the earth is about to suffer a disastrous defeat.
