Compared with the Song people, the Jin people were inherently better at fighting and had equipment advantages.
The men under Yang Zhi's command were the first ones to be recruited from Gaokan. After many rounds of training, they had good combat prowess.
Even so, with a number of people several times larger than the enemy's army, strangled together, it is still invincible. If Yang Zhi was not brave enough, holding a simple knife like a tiger, he would have been unable to stop.
After just one killing turn, one or twenty of the dozens of troops on his side were killed and wounded by the enemy's sword, while only five or six people on the opposite side fell.
The contrast between the battle losses on both sides was so great that Gao Kan, who was watching the battle from behind, was heartbroken.
At this time, the battle situation has reached this point. No one on either side can easily escape from the battle. And with Yang Zhi charging among the enemy cavalry, he will still be able to take it sooner or later. However, if he fights to the end, he will probably lose a lot of people.
Even if they win in this way, it can only be regarded as a partial victory, and this is still under the premise that they have made preparations in advance, laid out traps, waited for work, and made surprise attacks.
This shows how difficult it was for the Song Army to fight against the Jin Army.
The only good thing was that Gao Kan insisted on coming and saw with his own eyes the gap in combat power between the two armies.
If you hadn't seen it with your own eyes on this trip, you probably wouldn't have known how powerful the enemy's troops were in terms of the defense of Bailing Village, and taking chances would have ruined the situation.
When the battlefield on the opposite side reached this point, Gao Kan knew what was going on and hurriedly called his subordinates.
"Hurry back to the stronghold and order people to search out the fire oil, spirits and other easily ignitable utensils in the stronghold, and gather them together in one place. In addition, find more hay, dead wood and other fuels to prepare. Go quickly!"
After receiving the order, his subordinates immediately turned around and ran back without hesitation.
Gao Kan made a living. Since it was extremely difficult for the frontal arrows and weapons to kill the thickly armored Jin Army cavalry, he changed his mind and turned the frontal cover into a fire attack.
There are limited manpower in the village and a large number of enemy troops. Their main task is to trap the enemy troops in Bailing Village and prevent them from advancing even an inch.
As long as they delay, the Jin army will lose momentum and be unable to advance or retreat.
Moreover, they continued to consume their manpower by setting up traps everywhere, so that the morale of the army was shaken. Even if it was accomplished, when Lin Chong led his army to encircle it from all sides, the battle would be decided.
The cover-up was still going on. Yang Zhi was so brave that half of the cavalry were killed by the simple sword in his hand. After a cup of tea, only three or four of them were left.
The squad leader led by Jin Bing was still there, but his men on the left and right saw that the situation was not right, and they would annihilate the entire army if they fought again.
So he fought tooth and nail to cover and asked the squad leader to break out and evacuate.
Yang Zhi was already furious with the killing. He raised his knife and slashed in pursuit. Unfortunately, he was stopped by two golden soldiers. After fighting hard, the captain had already fled far away.
After all, two legs couldn't run as fast as four legs, so he had no choice but to give up when he saw this.
With a gloomy face, he ordered the remaining men to clean up the battlefield, and then turned around to report to Gaokan.
When the battle situation here was decided, Gao Kan had already taken the initiative to lead people to the front to pick him up. When the two sides met, they clapped their hands and praised him.
"Instructor Yang is really brave. He killed the bandits and made them throw away their armor and flee!"
There was a look of shame on Yang Zhi's face, and he clasped his fists and bowed: "I don't dare to ask you to praise me like this. I am really ashamed. I have made many arrangements and ordered a surprise attack. I have several times the enemy's manpower, and I have caused my brother to suffer losses." If it’s over half, please punish me.”
Gao Kan hurriedly said: "Don't worry about it, Coach Yang. The Jin army is fierce and well-equipped. Compared with them, the brothers are like bare-handed. It is difficult to kill like this. How can you blame Coach Yang?"
Yang Zhi listened without saying a word, only lowering his head to apologize.
Seeing this, Gao Kan was a little helpless and had to say: "The squad leader escaped and will immediately report to the rear troops. I am afraid that the enemy group will attack and kill him in an instant. Coach Yang should hurry up and ask the brothers to pack up. Let's first Let’s evacuate later.”
Yang Zhi was very aware. After hearing this, he quickly took people back to clean up so that he could leave as soon as possible.
After killing a group of Jin soldiers' spies and scouts, they gained nothing.
In addition to knowing that this Jin Army cavalry was well-equipped and brave in combat, they also obtained a dozen thick-armored crossbows and several war horses.
After spending half a stick of incense, the battlefield was cleaned up, and the bodies of the brothers who died in the battle were brought with them, and everyone hurriedly evacuated.
All the way back to the village, Gaokan called all the people and horses to the meeting hall to talk.
The leaders of all the squads in the hall knew that Gao Kan led Yang Zhi and personally went out to ambush and kill the Jin army. When he came back, nearly half of his brothers were killed, and the corpses were all visible.
Therefore, the atmosphere in the hall was a bit stagnant at the moment, and it was difficult for everyone to speak out.
Yang Zhi was in his head, his head lowered and he didn't say anything, only looking at the superior Gaokan.
Originally, this ambush was sent out in advance to show off one's prestige and boost morale in the first battle. Unexpectedly, the result was exactly the opposite.
Gao Kan knew that everyone present was feeling uneasy. After thinking for a moment, he still wanted to comfort him first.
A smile appeared on his face and he said: "What's going on, everyone? This time they ambush the bandit army and almost wiped out the bandit army. Only the leader escaped in a hurry. All in all, he also killed the bandit army. Nearly twenty people.”
"Since the Jin army suddenly went south and invaded our territory of the Song Dynasty, this cavalry has never suffered such a loss under the rule of Zhending Mansion."
"No matter how you calculate it, it should be a big victory. If you report it to the imperial court, you will be rewarded and rewarded. Why do I look at you all as if you have lost the battle and can't get excited?"
Hearing Gao Kan's voice, Yang Zhi took the lead to stand up and say: "In this ambush and engagement, if you don't have the master's clever calculations and clever plans, my subordinates will not be able to escape, let alone attack and kill the Jin army and horses." And out."
"As a leader, I caused my brothers to suffer more than half of their losses. I feel really guilty. Please punish me, Master!"
Gao Kan heard the words and said with a smile: "Master Yang is serious. It is said that if you know yourself and the enemy, you will be victorious in any battle. We previously knew nothing about the Jin army's combat strength, equipment configuration, number of personnel, etc. The battle this time was also sudden, and the equipment of the people and horses on the opposite side was unknown. Far better than us, this result is already our best effort, how can we be more harsh?"
Yang Zhi insisted at this time: "There are only a few hundred people in the stronghold, but the enemy has thousands. In this battle, we used several times the enemy's manpower, and we attacked in a surprise attack and ambush. How can we still call it this? It is the responsibility of my subordinates, if the right time, the right place and the right people still lead to a fight like this, then how will we deal with the next attack by the enemy army?"
"Therefore, I would like to ask the young master to reprimand me severely to clarify the military law!"
When Gao Kan heard this, he felt helpless and had no choice but to say: "Since Coach Yang insists, it's better to do this. I'll allow you to perform meritorious service and station yourself at the gate of the village to fight the enemy."
"If the enemy does not retreat and the battle is unwinnable, they are not allowed to enter the city."
"As for the rewards after the victory, let's talk about it at that time. The rest of the people are just average. They must defend the stronghold and fight to the death. Anyone who dares to fight and retreat will not be killed!"
