In the handsome tent of Ba Lisu, three people were sitting around, their faces solemn, and the atmosphere was extremely tense.
After a long time, Yelu Mawu said: "If Jingmen City is so sad, why don't we take a detour. Go east to take Yingzhou, detour to Zaoyang, and go north to take Tangzhou. After Tangzhou, there will be no Song Dynasty army. Difficult."
Ba Lisu sighed: "What does today's incident mean? The Song army in front of Jingmen knows our army's actions very well. Can we avoid them by taking a detour? There is no way around it. If it is really what Wang Guan of Dengzhou did, Unless you leave his defensive zone, there is no way you can do that."
Wanyan Yuying said: "There is no need to panic. We have nearly ten thousand troops gathered together. Even if we move slower, we just don't let the Song army take advantage of it. I don't believe that the Song army can do anything to me!"
Be silent for a while. Ba Lisu nodded: "This is the only plan for now. However, April is about to enter, and the weather is getting hot. This area is sultry and humid, and we cannot stay under Jingmen City for a long time. If the war is not going well, we have to find another way. Way out. Tomorrow I will send an army to the east and see how it is around Fuzhou. If there are not many Song troops there and cannot capture Jingmen, then go along Fuzhou to Ezhou."
After hearing this, Wanyan Yuying couldn't help but frowned: "Doing this will not only enhance the enemy's prestige and destroy our morale! Since we crossed the river, we have gone through so many battles, who is the opponent! What skills does a new militia leader have? !”
Ba Lisu said: "From the bottom of my heart, I also think what you said is right. But this time I have a strange feeling. The king in front of me is not easy to deal with. By accident, nearly ten thousand troops were completely destroyed. Alas , it is not impossible. I have a heavy responsibility and must find a way out. Tomorrow we will unite together and not be too far away. When we get to Jingmen City, we will set up camp far away and see the situation clearly. "
Seeing Ba Lisu's resolute attitude, Wanyan Yuying and Yelu Mawu had no choice but to agree.
In Wang Xiaolie's handsome tent, Chen Yuyi, Niu Gao, and Jie Qian were sitting around the case, looking at the documents on the table.
After looking at it for a while, Jie Qian said: "Our military leaders hate these writings on the documents the most. But today is different. After reading the writings on the documents, I feel a lot more at ease. To be honest, it doesn't look like the Jin army is difficult to deal with. "
Chen Yuyi said: "This can only be said if the defense is well commanded and the generals in the battle are shrewd and capable."
Wang Xiaolie said: "There is a saying in the art of war: know yourself and the enemy, and you can fight a hundred battles without danger. Almost everyone who leads the army can say these eight words. But it is difficult to do it. Especially in recent years, many generals have ignored this The two armies were fighting, and the reconnaissance cavalry came out in all directions. Whoever's reconnaissance cavalry wins and can control the battlefield will have the upper hand. The Jin army is dominated by cavalry, and the cavalry of this dynasty is weak, so their cavalry can be unscrupulous. In this encounter When we arrived, we suffered a dumb loss. There were nearly 5,000 cavalry in our army. Except for the 3,000 light cavalry in Niugao's army, the rest were all divided into small teams and sent to the front. One or two hundred of the Jin army's reconnaissance cavalry had been eaten. Now The Jin Army knows nothing about the situation in Jingmen City. This is our advantage!"
Unlike other generals, Wang Xiaolie paid special attention to pre-battle reconnaissance, especially the control of the battlefield by cavalry. Of his five thousand cavalry, less than half were assigned to perform reconnaissance missions. And according to the terrain, each team has its own mission area. Once the Jin Army reconnaissance cavalry is discovered, immediately contact nearby teams to form an absolute advantage and carry out encirclement and annihilation. The Jin army had never encountered anything like this before, and all of Wanyan Yuying's reconnaissance cavalry were wiped out.
In terms of individual combat capabilities, the Song Army's cavalry was weaker than the Jin Army's. But in terms of team coordination ability, the Song Army is slightly stronger than the Jin Army. In this kind of large-scale reconnaissance and cavalry operations, the Song Army far surpassed the Jin Army. The Jin Army's organizational ability is weak, and this is the specific manifestation.
Now the Jin army is actually blind and knows nothing about the layout of Jingmen.
Niu Gao said: "I have lived like this for decades, and this is the first time I have seen a battle like this. Only today do I understand why the defense needs to set up a new barracks to train recruits and a special school to train officers. This battle is comparable to that at the beginning of the year It was much easier when I saved Shaanzhou."
Wang Xiaolie said: "Eight hundred miles, such a long journey is not easy to walk. Now that we have superior strength and are fighting at home, we have the upper hand. It would be really shameful if something unexpected happens in this battle!"
After hearing this, everyone laughed together.
Jie Qian said: "Before the defense came, I was worried. I was afraid that I would not be able to match the Jin man. When the defense came, I was afraid that the Jin man would run away."
Wang Xiaolie nodded. Yes, the consecutive defeats in the past few years have caused a psychological shadow on many people in the Song Dynasty. Even if they have superior military strength, superior geographical situation, superior morale, and all the advantages, they still dare not say that they can defeat the Jin Army. The Jin army was full of confidence. No matter how powerful the opponent's Song army was or how few their own troops were, they still dared to take the initiative to attack.
This situation was caused by the previous Song Dynasty's military strength being too weak. Only by winning battles and constantly winning battles can we turn things around.
Ten miles south of Jingmen City, the Jin army camped. Several generals gathered in Ba Lisu's tent to discuss matters, and they all looked livid.
Ba Lisu said: "There is still no news from the reconnaissance cavalry we sent out today. This kind of thing has never happened before! The Song army is short of horses and the cavalry is not trained. How can it be the opponent of my reconnaissance cavalry! This must happen Weird!"
Wanyan Yuying said: "Even if we encounter the Song Army's reconnaissance cavalry, it is impossible for all of them to escape! This fact is really unbelievable. We don't know how many Song troops are defending Jingmen now and how they are deployed. Don't we know? Do you have to go to Jingmen City to know?"
Ba Lisu stroked his forehead gently, bowed his head and said nothing. Since crossing the river from Huangzhou, although they did not catch up with Queen Mother Longyou, the Jin army's operations have been very smooth. No matter who the Song general was, no matter how determined his fighting will was, or how many Song troops there were, he had never failed. Who would have thought that the journey back to the small town of Jingmen would be so strange.
Yelu Mawu said: "Is it possible that there are some strange people in the Song army who can do sorcery? If not, how could this happen? Your Majesty, this battle is extremely dangerous, we'd better avoid it as soon as possible."
Ba Lisu said angrily: "We have an army of nearly 10,000, and we must avoid all kinds of monsters and monsters! There is no need to shake the morale of the army. When we arrive at Jingmen City tomorrow, we will know everything! In a head-on confrontation, I don't believe that the Song army has so many tricks!"
Yelu Mawu shook his head. Although he didn't agree with Ba Lisu's words, he didn't dare to say it again.
Wanyan Yunying said: "We don't know anything about the Song army's layout, so we can't move in a hurry. We should move slowly together as a whole army. I heard from the guide that Jingmen City is ten miles away to the north. By noon, we can't move in a hurry. arrive."
"That's it!" Ba Lisu was extremely angry and stopped discussing the matter.
On a hillside outside the city, Zhang Chi was leaning on a hillside, eating a piece of cake. The two men were lying on the top of the mountain, looking at Jin Camp in the distance.
Li Qingdao: "We are only ten miles away from Jingmen, and the Jin people actually set up camp. It seems that many of their scouts have been killed in the past few days, which frightened the Jin army out of their courage. They don't send spies out now, they just stay there." "
Zhang Chi said: "This is our hinterland of the Song Dynasty. How can we allow the Jin people to do whatever they want! Keep an eye on them. As long as the Jin people come out, they are not allowed to go back! Kill a few more scouts and everyone will get some credit."
Li Qing smiled and said: "We have killed a lot in the past few days. I wonder if there will be any rewards from the army."
Zhang Chi turned his head and said seriously: "We are different from other armies. We don't fight for rewards! If we don't fight in peacetime, no one will be short of military salary. Not to mention that we are exempt from taxes, and there are people taking care of our elders at home. You don't want to Just like those incompetent army sergeants, they only recognize the word money in their eyes! Defense often says, protect your family and country, and be a good man!"
Seeing Zhang Chi's bad expression, several soldiers hurriedly put away their smiles and said yes together.
This is a characteristic of the times. In fact, Wang Xiaolie's army will also give rewards based on military exploits, heads obtained, etc. However, compared with other armies, the rewards in Wang Xiao's hunting army are not high and are relatively average.
This is related to the organizational capabilities of the military and local governments. Without organizational skills, the only option is to increase the amount of cash rewards. Soldiers who are loyal to the country still need material rewards. There is no contradiction between the two.
Early on the next morning, before the sun rose, the Jin army broke out of camp as early as possible and headed north along the road.
Watching the hills slowly appearing not far away, Wanyan Yuying said: "I often hear people say that Jingmen is located at the mouth of a mountain, and its land is like a gate. Now it seems that it is really the case. The south is all plains, and there are more mountains here."
As a forward, Wanyan Yuying's team was already connected with the Chinese army. The Jin army gathered together. It's not far from Jingmen City, and no more reconnaissance cavalry will be sent out today, and they will go straight to Jingmen.
On the hillsides on both sides, Song Army cavalry ran past from time to time. Jin Jun saw this and was helpless.
At noon, Wanyan Yuying arrived at Jingmen City. The city is not big, the walls are not high, and it looks very simple. But on both sides of the city, there are military camps on the west side that are connected to the West Mountain, and the military camps on the east side stretch for several miles and are connected with the Dongshan Mountain.
Standing in front of the formation and looking over and over again, Wanyan Yuying couldn't think of anything to do. Judging from the layout of the Song army, they were well prepared, and they obviously planned to engage in a long-term war with the Jin army. The military formation was well arranged and no flaws could be seen.
Not long after, Ba Lisu brought Yelu Mawu over and watched the enemy together in front of the formation.
After watching for a long time, Yelu Mawu said: "We have marched thousands of miles and fought hundreds of battles. Today is the most difficult one."
Ba Lisu nodded: "Looking at the Song Army's barracks, they are well laid out and all aspects have been thought of. In addition, our scout cavalry has been wiped out by the Song Army in the past few days. We are not friendly people in front of us! Let's make food early tonight. Have a good rest early. Tomorrow morning, we will fight with the Song army to see the outcome!"
All the generals said yes together.
At this point, there is no other way. The only thing left is to attack the position. What the Jin Army is best at is attacking positions. What happens to the Song army in front depends on tomorrow. Until now, no Song army has been able to withstand the Jin army's strong attack.
