Beyond Pingshan, along the Cigu Town in the direction of Lingshou, in the vast plains, a group of Jin's elite thick-armored cavalry was marching hastily.
But looking at their marching direction, it seemed that they were not heading towards the nearest Lingshou City, but trying to cross Lingshou.
The leading Jin Army general had a cold face. If Gaokan were here, he would have been able to recognize him at a glance. This person was none other than the leader of the two thousand Jin Army cavalry who had previously killed him at Bailing Village. Yan Bowen.
Gaokan privately spared his life that day so that he could return to the Jin Army camp and move reinforcements.
It's a pity that because of the previous defeat and the loss of two thousand elites, Wanyan Bowen also received a lot of criticism. If his identity hadn't been displayed there and he had been replaced by an ordinary general, he might have been blamed.
This time the army entered Zhending Mansion again. Firstly, Lingqiu received a military order from the deputy marshal. It was necessary to lock the Song Army's Zhending Mansion soldiers and horses in Zhending Mansion. It was impossible to recruit reinforcements from the Pingding Army. Secondly, it was necessary to It avenged the shame of the previous battle where soldiers and horses destroyed Bailing Village.
Since the king of the country appointed the two deputy marshals of the east and west, each leading the east and west armies into the Song Dynasty.
It can be said that the Jin army is invincible in every battle and can't defeat any attack. The people of Song Dynasty will lose their helmets and armor, and they will flee for their lives if they look at the Jin army's flag.
Both armies fought consecutive battles, achieved numerous results, and gained numerous military exploits.
Especially the Second Prince's side on the East Road has already broken through Hebei, entered Shandong, and is about to reach the Imperial City of the Song Dynasty.
As soon as the Song people from various places along the way heard about the Jin army, they scattered like bereaved dogs.
In the eyes of the Jin army, the soldiers and horses of the Song people were just like cattle, sheep, pigs and dogs, which could be killed at will.
I even heard that there has been a trend in the Eastern Route Army to behead Song soldiers and compete with their numbers. They can often kill thousands of heads by sending troops at will.
Although the West Route Army temporarily attacked Taiyuan Prefecture and asked the Taiyuan Prefecture defenders to defend the city, they were unable to capture Taiyuan for the time being.
But apart from that, almost half of Hedong Road has fallen into the hands of the army.
Despite the overall victory, only two thousand elite soldiers who entered Zhending Mansion were lost in the small Bailing Village. Only Wanyan Bowen in the entire army escaped.
It was also because of this that Wanyan Zonghan's original plan of entering the Zhending mansion and attacking Taiyuan head-on with this unexpected force and defeating the pacifying army in one fell swoop went bankrupt.
This affected the results of the West Route Army's frontal attack on the Pingding Army. They only won, but they were not able to completely defeat the Song Army of the Pingding Army.
Wanyan Bowen knew that after the war, he would definitely be criticized a lot.
Even if he has the blessing of clan status, if he doesn't find an opportunity to avenge his past humiliation and achieve military success, he may never get another chance in the future.
That's why he asked for orders and became the vanguard general for the army to attack Zhending Mansion again. Even if the troops and horses he led were cut in half, and he didn't even get a fierce and powerful force, he still swallowed his breath.
After returning, Wanyan Bowen also learned the lessons from the previous defeat.
I didn't try to advance rashly, but I was cautious and planned slowly.
After the army entered Cigu Town, they could not retreat. They only asked the Song people to secretly explore and collect military information, and only sent troops after everything was confirmed.
I originally heard that the damn Song people actually took Lingshou City and stationed more than ten thousand soldiers and horses in the city. If he wanted to break the city, it would be difficult to reach the sky with the few soldiers and horses he had. He was so angry that he didn't even know how many days to eat. taste.
I thought to myself that I was afraid that this credit would be shared with others.
Unexpectedly, at this moment, news came that the damn Song people had received orders from Shangguan and had mobilized all their troops out of the city to rush to the Pingding Army for reinforcements.
With such a great opportunity, Wanyan Bowen immediately ordered the entire army to set off to chase the Song army without any hesitation.
At the same time, in the name of the commander-in-chief of the army, he sent a message to Zhending Mansion, ordering the Song people there to immediately mobilize the army out of the city, go to Huolu, and surround the soldiers and horses coming out of Lingshou.
Wanyan Bowen had already thought about it, and he would let the Song people kill each other first. After they were almost beaten and both were injured, he would then easily lead his troops to fight out.
As for the trash of the Song Army, they will not be captured by then.
After the victory, he must personally capture the damn Song people and humiliate them.
Wanyan Bowen was very anxious. After his troops left Ci Valley, he sent out five or six spies to wait on them and followed the Song army in front of them. Until now, he has not even received a reply.
He couldn't help but worry that the cunning and damned Song people had set some kind of trap to ambush the troops he sent out, so he quickly ordered the whole army to speed up their march.
Just after his spiritual life, he entered the mountains and forests, and suddenly there were several horses running in front of him.
Wanyan Bowen immediately ordered the entire army to prepare, and only when the men and horses got closer did he see clearly that they were his own.
Putting the person in front of him, Wanyan Bowen asked in a cold voice: "How is the investigation going? Where is the Song Army?"
"General Qi, the Song army has left the mountains and forests of Pingshan and headed towards Huolu." the scout replied immediately.
"Have you found out how many soldiers and horses the Song Army has?" Wanyan Bowen frowned and asked again.
"The Song army is cunning. With the main army as the center, there are secret sentries scattered within ten miles. The subordinates cannot get close. But judging from the Song army's camp last night, there should be at least more than 10,000 troops." The scout answered carefully.
Upon hearing this, Wanyan Bowen's face turned cold and he cursed: "That damn Song Dog is so cunning. Huh, but you think that this general can't know your truth? Wait until you get into the trap. Lucheng, I asked you to call the sky and the earth not to respond!"
With a cold snort, Wanyan Bowen was about to order another investigation.
At this moment, another spies rushed back from the front to report: "Report, General, a small group of Song Army soldiers and horses were found at the foot of the mountain ahead!"
"Oh? How many are there and where are they?" Wanyan Bowen's eyes lit up and he asked immediately.
"General Qi, the Song army is about ten miles away from the main army. There are about a hundred people, all cavalry." The scout replied again.
"Haha, okay, let's kill these Song dogs first and collect some interest. Come on, order the whole army to attack. We must not let this Song dog cavalry escape. Get my bow!"
Wanyan Bowen laughed loudly and immediately ordered to chase and kill the Song Army cavalry in front.
At the same time, in the forest, a Song Army cavalry was parked in the forest for repairs.
The leader was none other than Gao Kan who had been recruited from Bailing Village. He was originally a veteran of the Pingding Army and the Horse Army, Geng Jinzhong, the captain of the Huofeng Battalion.
Lin Chong suddenly found him last night and ordered him to mobilize a hundred troops and horses, send them out at night, and return to the direction of Cigu Town to look for the Jin army's movements.
If the Jin army has already left Cigu Town, they will lead the Jin army to chase the army.
If the Jin army still retreats from the city, they will take the initiative to attack and lure them out to pursue.
In short, no matter what, Jin Jun must be lured out of Cigu Town.
After Geng Jinzhong received the order, he immediately called his old brothers and ordered dozens of soldiers and horses to send out together. They had already been waiting in the forest.
