The sun was blocked by thick clouds and never showed its face. Snowflakes began to fall from the sky, scattered on their heads and clothes.
Zhang Zhen was riding a horse, looking back at the vast wilderness, with an unreal feeling.
Once upon a time, the Jin Army was so fierce and kind that it made people afraid, and even made people tremble when they thought about it. As time went by, the Jin people themselves thought that they had three heads and six arms, and they were extremely brave when charging, so they did not take the Song army seriously. But today's battle went so smoothly that it felt incredible.
He fought with 3,000 men against 5,000 men, and encountered almost no strong resistance. He was just chopping melons and vegetables, and the battle was over in less than two hours. The 3,000-man army lost less than 500 people and completely annihilated the Jin army.
How did that happen?
Zhang Zhen looked up at the sky and reached out to catch the falling snowflakes. When the snowflakes fall into your hands, they melt quickly, leaving no trace behind. The soldiers of the Song Dynasty were cleaning the battlefield. When they encountered the Jin soldiers who were not dead, they made up for it with a knife. They took off their valuable belongings and put them together. There is no sound, all of this is obviously so unreasonable, but it is perfectly justified.
Zhang Zhen thought for a long time before he came up with a reason.
This Jin army is alone in Shaanxi. They cannot share the experiences of other Jin armies. They do not know the methods that others have come up with. They can only fight the Song army based on the impression of the Song army in their memory. And Zhang Zhen's army, after more than half a year of training, is already much stronger than other armies.
There are not many weapons such as artillery and grenades, but the individual combat capability is much stronger than others. Among all the armies, Jiang Min's army was the first to be trained, and they were all particularly well-trained. After another six months of intensive special training, his quality was particularly outstanding.
Today's battle made Zhang Zhen understand that individual training is particularly important. In true formation, an army of 100 men can definitely fight against 300 or even 500 Jin troops without falling behind. How can we fight such a battle?
The snow gradually became heavier, and the scattered snowflakes turned into heavy snowflakes, which sprinkled down one after another.
Back in Dantou Village, Dang Xianying's eyes changed when she looked at him. He spoke carefully, as if he were a young man.
When he sat down in the Walled City, Zhang Zhen was lost in thought for a while. When Cao Yu and Cheng Liangsong came in, Zhang Zhen said: "The army camp is on duty after the order is given, and the rest of the people can take a rest. Tonight, the people in the kitchen will kill a few more sheep and some chickens, so that the whole army can celebrate!"
Cheng Liangsong said yes and quickly went out to make arrangements.
Cao Yu sat down next to Zhang Zhen and said to him: "To wipe out five thousand gold troops in one battle is a rare victory. Why don't you look very happy?"
Zhang Zhendao: "It is indeed a rare victory, but this victory came so easily, which makes people feel very panicked. We arrived at Qingjian City in a daze, and won the battle in a daze. Then we drove to Dantou Village, and there were big battles on the road. A win. All in all, we were a little confused before coming to Dantou Village. When we arrived at Dantou Village, we found out that this was the main force of Salihe, and we were frightened. But the process of the war was as easy as child's play. Speaking of which, if Before we arrived at Qingjian City, we knew that there were 14,000 gold troops in front of us, but we really didn’t have the guts to come and fight. It was because of our confusion that the battle started, and only when we started fighting did we realize that the 14,000 gold troops were vulnerable!"
Cao Yu said with emotion: "Yes. Now that I think about it, we are indeed lucky to win this battle. But war is like this, how can everything be planned perfectly? There are always various accidents and all kinds of unexpected things. A truly strong army , we must prove ourselves in these accidents!"
Zhang Zhen nodded and said nothing.
Cao Yu knew what Zhang Zhen was thinking. Fourteen thousand gold troops should be a very powerful force, enough to stir up a storm. Such a force was easily destroyed by his own group. Without these 14,000 gold troops, Shaanxi would have nothing to fight and could be considered recovered.
Along the way, dozens of state troops were taken back like this? Cao Yu felt it was unbelievable and a little scared even though it was not a matter of status.
In the evening, reinforcements finally arrived. Zhang Chi was afraid that something might happen to Dantou Village, so he organized a thousand cavalrymen to arrive first.
Dai Yuchang led a thousand cavalry into the city. After seeing the situation in the stronghold, he said to Zhang Zhen: "Zhang Tongzhi, it looks like the stronghold is celebrating!"
Zhang Zhen smiled and said: "We are indeed celebrating. We took the initiative to attack the Jin army early this morning and wiped them out."
Dai Yuchang looked at Zhang Zhen strangely, looking up and down. After a while, he said: "If I hadn't known your temper, I would have thought you were just blowing the air and talking nonsense! Did you really wipe out all the thousands of gold troops?"
Zhang Zhen nodded: "That's right. Not a single one is left. They were all wiped out outside the city. The corpses are still there."
Dai Yuchang said: "Oh my God, Yu Hou was still on tenterhooks in Suide, for fear that you might be careless and not be able to defend Dantou Village. Who knew that you would actually annihilate the entire Jin army! With this feat of yours, no one else can comparable!"
After speaking, he shook his head again and again, looking incredulous.
After a while, he asked again: "It is not easy to annihilate thousands of gold troops. Your regiment has suffered heavy losses, right?"
Zhang Zhendao: "To be honest, it went more smoothly than we thought. After the battle, we lost a total of less than 500 people. Counting from the foot of Guanshan to now, we have lost a total of more than 500 people in several consecutive battles. , it’s not considered a serious injury.”
Dai Yuchang looked at Zhang Zhen as if he were a monster. After a while, he shook his head again and again, feeling surprised.
Since Cheng Liangsong arranged for reinforcements, Dai Yuchang followed Zhang Zhen to the village hall and sat down. After drinking a cup of tea, Dai Yuchang couldn't help it anymore and asked: "How many people are there in the Jin Army outside the city? If you can wipe them all out in one battle, there won't be many of them."
Zhang Zhen smiled slightly and said: "Don't make wild guesses. A total of nine thousand people from the Jin army came. On the first day, four thousand people came to attack the city, but they were all killed under the city. In the early morning of the second day, we launched an attack and wiped out the Jin army." The army consisted of 5,000 men. In the first battle at Dantou Village, a total of 9,000 Jin troops were actually annihilated."
Dai Yuchang held the teacup as if listening to a story. After a while, he said: "I really don't understand. You, a regiment, destroyed nine thousand Jin troops in two days. And the Jin troops are cavalry, how can it be like listening to fairy tales?"
Zhang Zhendao: "Don't say you can't figure it out, even I can't figure it out. When I attacked in the early morning, I just wanted to repel the Jin army and kill some enemies. Only when the fight started did I realize that the Jin army was almost vulnerable. After fighting, they were all wiped out. Some of the Jin troops who escaped were caught up by our cavalry and killed one by one. Of the nine thousand Jin troops, there was really not a single one left, and they were all outside the city."
Dai Yuchang asked: "How could this happen?"
Zhang Zhendao: "Actually, we have always had a misunderstanding, thinking that the Jin Army is very strong, unimaginably strong. That is not the case at all. The Jin Army is very strong, that is, compared with the previous Song Army, it is completely different when we meet us. Since then Since the beginning of this year, when our army was formed, we have selected the best among the best soldiers and the best officers. After joining the army, you know the temper of the generals and must be strictly trained. After more than half a year, it has long been the case. The Golden Army is comparable."
Dai Yuchang nodded. After a while, he suddenly asked: "Is it really that powerful?"
Zhang Zhen nodded and said: "It's just that powerful, don't doubt yourself."
(End of chapter)
