Regarding Su Yonglin's decision before crossing the river, some people agreed, but there were also many people who held different views.
Those who disagree say it's too risky.
"The Queyue Formation has indeed achieved a record of defeating a large number of cavalry with a small number of infantry, but in the past hundreds of years, this is the only example, and there has never been the latter. It is enough to imagine that the glory of this formation will never be repeated. General, this is too risky."
Xin Qiji hoped that Su Yonglin could adopt more prudent tactics.
Queyue Formation needs rivers, an overwhelming naval force, a well-trained army, enough chariots and crossbows, and heavily armored warriors who are not afraid of death.
The conditions are too harsh.
Zhang Yuejing and Han Jinggui also said that this tactic has indeed created miracles in the past, but it is only a flash in the pan and not enough to be used forever.
Bet the hope of the entire army on this. If it fails, there will be no future. For a war that cannot afford to lose, if such a risky strategy is adopted, it is very likely that the small winning rate will be completely defeated. Er Jing.
This was not the scene they wanted to see. They hoped that the victorious army could create a miracle and win.
But Su Yonglin defied all opinions and insisted on his decision.
"We have everything the Queyue Formation needs, including terrain and rivers. If we can't fight back and wait for the Jin soldiers to cross the upper frozen river and take the initiative to attack, we will face an extremely severe and passive situation.
At that time, we will still have to fight bloody battles. Instead of fighting bloody battles at that time, it is better to take the initiative while we still have the initiative and fight with our last resort! "
Generals, you look at me, I look at you, and remain silent.
They really hope that the Victory Army can overcome this hurdle and win, so they really take this very seriously.
Su Yonglin understood their thoughts.
"I know what you are worried about, but if I fail, this will be my last battle, and I will die here."
Su Yonglin looked around the generals and said: "You can't live until you die. Isn't this just putting yourself to death and then living? Gentlemen, we can't control the sky, we can't let it stop cooling, and we can't stop the river from freezing, but we can control ourselves. , use our courage!”
Under the attention of the generals, Su Yonglin raised his hands and clenched them into fists.
"God has been kind enough to us. Winter is almost over and the rivers are freezing. How can we blame God too much? God helps those who help themselves. If we dare not fight directly with it, we can't do anything. Dear gentlemen, Do you have the courage to follow me?"
This is certainly the case.
The generals finally stopped objecting and saluted Su Yonglin in unison.
"have!"
"good!"
Su Yonglin laughed loudly: "If we win this battle, our army can really get closer to the former Yue Family Army. The Yue Family Army can defeat the Jin Army's cavalry in front of the Great Plains without even using Queyue Formation. Our army With my back to the river, I only face the enemy. If I don’t win, I will die here!”
Su Yonglin pulled out his waist knife and stabbed it into the ground to show his determination.
All the generals followed him and inserted their waist knives into the ground to show that they would follow him in life and death.
The specific situation was quickly explained to the elites of the Shengjie Army by grassroots officers and instructors of each army.
Upon learning of Su Yonglin's tragic determination, the soldiers all burst into tears. They all expressed that they were so deeply benevolent to the Shengjie Army and Su Yonglin that they had no choice but to repay them with death and did not dare to violate them.
They were all gearing up, preparing to cross the river with Su Yonglin and have a bloody battle with the Jin Army's cavalry, so as to experience the terrifying power that once frightened the Song people in the Central Plains.
The mobilization of the whole army was quickly completed, and the selection of 20,000 elites was completed. Officers and instructors at all levels were all in place, and the marching order was also passed to every tactical unit.
A life-and-death battle for the Shengjie Army is about to begin.
This day is December 23rd.
There are still seven days left before the deadline given by Wanyan Liang to Wanyan Alin.
In these last seven days, Wanyan Alin has enough confidence to cross the river and launch a fierce attack. The naval army and water attack he is afraid of will no longer exist, and everything will be revealed in these few days.
Wanyan Alin kept thanking God for giving him the chance to survive.
He felt that if he won a battle and gained meritorious service, he would definitely hold a sacrifice to thank God.
As a result, near noon, he learned the latest news from the river patrol team.
The rebels on the other side of Zishui are mobilizing on a large scale, and there seem to be signs of a cross-river attack.
"Attacking across the river? Did you read that correctly?"
Wanyan Alin was very surprised by this. He didn't understand what the rebels on the other side were thinking. How could they take the initiative to attack?
Use infantry to attack cavalry?
Are you kidding me?
Wanyan Alin then sent someone to investigate again, and the news they brought this time surprised him even more.
The rebels have already begun to cross the river. They have built several pontoon bridges on the river, and a large number of troops are crossing the river quickly.
Wanyan Alin finally couldn't figure out what the leader of this rebel army was thinking.
Is this because the river is about to freeze and I feel like there is no chance, so I give up on myself and decide to die?
This isn’t right either?
Wanyan Alin found it very strange, so he decided to take people to observe the situation in person, but before he set off, he learned that the other party's cavalry had already launched an attack, relied on their numerical superiority to defeat the riverside patrol, and was advancing towards Wuji County.
There are strong signs of direct attack on Wuji County.
Wanyan Alin became more and more confused as to what the leader of this army was doing.
But when the opponent moves, he can't stand still. He has so many cavalry, how can he defend the city?
What a joke!
Wanyan Alin immediately decided to go into battle personally and led his 16,000 cavalrymen into a huge cavalry formation to face the opponent's 3,000 idiots who were rushing to reincarnate.
The combat effectiveness of the victorious cavalry was indeed beyond Wanyan Alin's imagination.
Unlike the cavalry that they fought against before, this cavalry actually used cavalry tactics, outflanking and sprinting, and had a fighting spirit that was not afraid of death. It easily defeated the 500 cavalrymen of his Coast Guard. This made Quan Quan Yan Alin was a little annoyed.
Cavalry was one of the key elements for them to suppress the former Northern Song Empire and achieve victory. The Song Empire was often unable to carry out effective strategic attacks due to the lack of cavalry.
Except for Yue Fei, the God of War who was feared by all Jin people, Jin people did not fear any Song people.
Strategic offense is the embodiment of the true strength of a country or a military group. Therefore, if you can defend, people will not despise you at most, but if you can attack, you will be feared.
In Wanyan A-lin's view, an army composed of a ragtag group of people like the rebel army can at best show off its power and compete with the local no-name troops who are terrible at it. Once it encounters the regular army, it will be completely defeated, let alone anything. Strategic attack.
For example, the rebel army that besieged Hejian Mansion before.
But the army in front of them is different. It has a bit of a strategic attack. Moreover, they have already captured Zhending City and destroyed all the resistance forces in Zhending City. They don't even know if there are any living people in Zhending City.
They will make sneak attacks on their rear, causing them to abandon their advantages and retreat, and they will also use rivers and naval forces to put themselves in a dilemma and unable to do anything.
And now, when the river is about to freeze, they actually boldly cross the natural barrier of the river to attack!
Shouldn't we retreat at this time?
Wanyan Alin felt that the leader of this army should immediately lead the army back to the south bank of the Hutuo River at this time, and quickly escape, giving up Zhending, instead of continuing the confrontation with him.
But no, this army even gave up the confrontation and took the initiative to attack.
This... what on earth are they planning?
A suicide attack?
Wanyan Alin became more and more vigilant, so much so that when facing the 3,000 cavalrymen of the Shengjie Army who were far less numerous than him, he did not dare to order an active attack.
His surroundings asked him why he didn't attack, and he looked solemn.
"The thieves are acting differently than ordinary people. I feel there is something wrong. They may have some conspiracy. Don't touch it lightly. Let's see what they plan to do. In short, our army is in an invincible position."
Therefore, the Jin army did not launch an attack immediately.
The cavalry of the Victory Army did not take the initiative to attack.
The two sides were just confronting each other, leaving Wanyan Alin confused.
