Wanyan Benjian had dinner and rested early to recharge his batteries and prepare for tomorrow's battle. In the middle of the night, the soldiers woke him up in a hurry. He said: "Across the road from the Song camp in the south of Wangtong Village, many Song troops suddenly came tonight. They all felt something was wrong, so they went out for inspection, and the younger ones called the king."
After hearing this, Wanyan Benjian cursed and got up and got dressed. After washing, I went to the front tent.
Wanyan Yuying was already waiting there. He stepped forward and crossed his hands and said, "Your Majesty, I just went on an inspection tour and saw that the Song Camp in the south of Wangtong Village was brightly lit. Troops kept coming out of Queshu Valley in the north and stationed in the military camp to watch them. There seems to be an endless stream of people, so there must be quite a few people.”
Wanyan Ben was startled when he saw it. He lowered his head and thought for a while, then asked: "In your opinion, how many people are there?"
Wanyan Yuying said: "By now, there should be several thousand people. However, the troops coming are endless, and the final number is hard to say."
Wanyan Ben saw it and said, "Is it reinforcements from the Song Army? Come here now, we will be able to fight tomorrow."
After saying that, he walked through the handsome tent with his hands behind his back, and walked over without hesitation. After a while, he said: "We have to be careful when attacking the city tomorrow. Leave some people in the military camp and be ready to retreat at any time. Zhi Niang thief, don't let us attack Pingyao and be beaten back by the Song army in the same way."
Wanyan Yuying called you.
After receiving the news of the arrival of large reinforcements from the Song Army, Wanyan Benjian didn't sleep well all night. I got up early the next day and went out of the barracks in person to check on the Song Army's reinforcements. If there are too many people, it’s okay to just go back.
The sun has not yet risen, and the east is a fiery red. Wanyan Benjian led a few soldiers and headed straight for the Song army's camp through the early morning dew.
From a distance, I saw that the Song army had begun to form a formation. Just listen to the constant sound of whistles in front of the military camp, and the flags are waving wildly. Teams of Song troops formed military formations under the command of the flags and whistles. The entire military formation was busy but not chaotic, and everything was in order.
Wanyan Benjian looked at it for a while and felt that something was wrong.
This Song army is completely different from the ones seen before. The military formation is neat and the positions of various arms are orderly.
There are many types of neat military formations, but it’s not too difficult to just look neat. But the formation of a truly powerful army has a murderous aura in its neatness, which is frightening to watch. Wanyan Ben looked at the Song Army in front of him. The soldier had a calm temperament and calm movements. Their orderliness is the orderliness that comes naturally after being tempered for many times, rather than the orderliness of soldiers who look at the flags at any time during formation and are nervous and panicked. The soldier holds the weapon very naturally, neither too tight nor too loose.
The completed military formation naturally exudes murderous aura, making people's hearts beat faster just by looking at it.
Seeing that the Song army was about to complete their formation, Wanyan Ben sighed and said: "What we encountered today is definitely a powerful army of the Song army. We should not underestimate it! Wu Jie and Liu Qi are also famous generals in the Song army, but where are their troops?" To be able to reach such a level! Wang Xiaolie's winning streak is so terrifying!"
Not daring to delay at the moment, he turned his horse's head and returned to the military camp.
Wanyan Yuying was reorganizing his army. When he saw Wan Benjian, he hurriedly saluted.
Wanyan Benjian looked at the Jin army in front of him, who were busy carrying weapons and looking for their respective positions. After looking at it for a while, he said: "Compared to the Song army, it seems to be a little worse. Du Tong, don't be careless today and be taken advantage of by the Song army! I think the Song army in the south of Wangtong Village opposite is 20,000 strong. From. They must have taken advantage of our army to attack Jiexiu City today and attacked from the side. To attack the city today, we only need 10,000 troops, and the rest will defend the flanks!"
Wanyan Yuying was stunned for a moment and said: "There are no less than 20,000 Song troops in Jiexiu City. How can we attack 10,000 people? If there are only 10,000 troops, the Song troops in the city will definitely attack. I'm afraid we won't be able to resist it. At that time, we can Trouble!"
Wanyan Ben sighed and said: "The reinforcements of the Song Army have arrived. I'm afraid we have lost the opportunity to attack the city. However, the army has already arrived at the city. How can we be willing not to attack? What we need to guard against today is the Song Dynasty attacking from the flank. Army. If they can fight, we will withdraw, and there will be no chance of attacking at all. If they cannot fight, we must defeat them first before we can attack Jiexiu City!"
Wanyan Yuying thought for a while and said: "If this is the case, why don't we attack the city today and attack the Song army in the west of the city. If there are 20,000 Song troops in the west of the city, our troops are not superior, so why divide our troops?"
Wanyan Benjian thought for a while and nodded silently.
Thinking back then, how many times I led only a few hundred soldiers and horses to defeat thousands or tens of thousands of Song troops. To this day, I still care about the number of Song soldiers. Thinking about it, it is really ridiculous. However, Wanyan Ben saw the battle-hardened people. When he saw the Song army's formation this morning, he knew that he had encountered a powerful enemy and did not dare to be careless.
The sun had just risen, and the Jin army completed its formation.
Wanyan rushed to the front of the formation on horseback and saw that the Song army on the opposite side had slowly pressed forward, like a dark cloud.
With his eyelids twitching, Wanyan Benjian took a breath, pointed his flag behind him, and headed towards Song Jun.
At the top of Jiexiu City, Wu Jie saw that all the Jin troops were fighting against Cao Zhiyan's army, and he asked in confusion: "So, the Jin army will not attack the city today? We have an army of more than 20,000, and if he doesn't send people to contain it, he is not afraid of rushing out to intercept it." Is there any way out for him?"
Liu Qi said: "I heard that Cao Du was in the army last night and did not contact us. Let's watch them fight today. When we have the chance, we will leave the city."
Wu Jie nodded: "It has to be this way."
For Wu Jie and Liu Qi, Cao Zhiyan was just the commander of Wang Xiao's hunting army, and their specific achievements were unclear. However, having seen Wang Xiaolie's army these days, they knew they were inferior and still respected Cao Zhiyan.
Commanding more than 20,000 people, he is a general in every aspect. Wu Jie and Liu Qi are only comparable to them, so how can they dare to look down upon them?
The two armies outside the city were getting closer and closer. When the two sides were less than two miles away, they heard a horn blast from the Song army's formation. The voice was low and shrill, and with a horn, the sky and the earth suddenly became darker, and even the sunlight suddenly dimmed.
Following the horn, the Song troops in front began to change their formations and slowly concentrated into several square formations. The pace is slower but more orderly, step by step like the beat of a drum.
With the continuous drumbeats in the formation, the soldiers approached the Jin army step by step. The flag bearers in front raised their flags, and the flags flew for a while.
Jin Jun was startled, became more cautious, and slowly approached the opponent.
Within a stone's throw, about a hundred steps away, the two sides began to officially enter combat distance. Before that, it was just marching and no preparation for battle. Based on experience, the Jin army kept approaching the Song army, and the atmosphere became increasingly tense.
When the distance between the two sides was more than 200 steps, suddenly another horn sounded from the Song Army formation. The sound of the horn has a long and lasting breath.
When the horn stopped, black smoke suddenly rose from the Song army, followed by a rumble like thunder.
Wanyan Benjian suddenly reined in his horse and saw countless cannonballs hitting his face, and he could even see the appearance of the cannonballs clearly.
"Straight bitch, the Song army has artillery! How can their artillery be brought to the front line?!"
Wanyan shouted loudly when he saw it, and hurriedly moved his horse to retreat.
The shells seemed to be visible clearly in the air, but there was no way to avoid them. The Jin soldiers in the front row fell to the ground one after another, and for a while, miserable howls filled the field. The soldiers nearby who were not hit by the shells were also stunned, and they didn't know what to do for a while.
(End of chapter)
