The old soldiers of the cavalry may not be as brave as the young men, but in terms of strategy, calmness and experience, those young boys can't compare.
Since Lin Chong was rich, Geng Jinzhong realized that the location of this pass was not to detect a surprise attack, but because of the word "lure".
Since they are luring the enemy, there is no need to take risks. The ones drawn out are all brothers and sisters. It is best if they can all save their lives and can go home to take care of the children in the future.
Several of their old friends who came out of the Fire Wind Camp had gone there one after another, and there were not many left at the moment.
Except for Geng Jinzhong himself, most of the others have wives and children.
Therefore, after receiving the order, the first step was to ask Lou San'er, the most nimble, slippery and best horseman among his old men, to set off first and go straight to the direction of Cigu Town to detect the Jin army's movements in advance.
On the way, he met the secret sentry sent by Cao Qi. After asking about it, he learned that there was no Jin army within ten miles, so he sent out again.
By the time Geng Jinzhong ordered the men to come out, Lou San'er had already made a run for Cigu Town.
After meeting, he was told that the Jin army had left Cigu Town and was heading towards Pingshan.
At that moment, Geng Jinzhong was sure that those gold thieves were heading towards the army and would definitely pass through the mountains.
Therefore, he laid out his plan in the mountains, selected a suitable location, and determined the retreat route with the troops in advance, and divided the troops he brought out into six groups.
The twelve men who were brothers from the Fire Wind Camp were divided into teams of two, each leading ten men, and were placed throughout the forest.
The remaining five brothers from the Huofeng camp, with Lou San'er as the leader, spread out to report on the Jin army's approach.
Geng Jinzhong led the last twenty-two cavalry by himself and faced most of the Jin army head-on.
When the Jin spies entered the forest, Lou San'er had noticed them in advance, deliberately avoided them, let the spies go, and then sent people to come back to report the news.
Therefore, in fact, all the movements of the Jin Army have always been under Geng Jinzhong's control. Even asking the Jin Army to detect them was done deliberately.
When he learned that most of the Jin army had attacked and killed Lin Chong, Geng Jinzhong knew that his plan was complete.
He has the most men and horses, and when most of the Jin army enters the forest, they will chase him first.
At that time, the mountain and forest terrain will help, and the remaining six teams will be used to pull the troops to disperse the Jin army's forces, so as to ensure that everyone is safe.
The golden man's war horse is tall and fast, moving as fast as the wind.
With the Song horses under them alone, even if they had the advantage of mountainous terrain, they would not be able to escape misfortune even if the army came to chase them.
As long as the Jin army divides into two groups, rides straight ahead, and crosses them to cut off the way, then these people will be surrounded by the Jin army.
Dispersing the troops in advance will disperse the only troops on hand, making the various ministries more powerless to resist the Jin army, but it can also disperse the Jin army's strength.
Originally, there were only a hundred of them, and even together they were not enough for the Jin army to cover them up.
By spreading out like this, it actually dispersed the Jin army, giving them a chance to escape unscathed.
This is called using the shortcomings of a few to find the enemy's strengths. At least in terms of this strategy, only a veteran like Geng Jinzhong can think of it, but it is probably difficult for ordinary people to think of it.
Most of the golden army in the forest came stampeding, and every time the tall war horse landed on the ground, it made a sound.
More than a thousand cavalry gathered together in one place, and the sound was like thunder and drums, making people's hearts tremble.
The birds in the nearby mountains and forests had long since frightened the Jin army and fled in all directions. Geng Jinzhong heard the sound of the Jin army's intrusion from a distance, so he ordered everyone around to get ready, and he would withdraw as soon as he received the order.
After waiting for a long time, I saw a dark shadow coming from the forest in the distance, followed by flying dust.
Geng Jinzhong immediately knew that the vanguard of the Jin Army's cavalry was no more than a hundred feet away from them. Without hesitation, he gave an order and led his men to turn around and leave.
The vanguard of the Jin army was overjoyed when they saw the Song army suddenly appear in the forest ahead. They roared and clapped their horses and came to pursue them.
The army behind followed the front, riding horses in the same way, but the mountain road in the forest was difficult, and they were not familiar with the terrain. Although they were all good horses, they just watched the Song army about a hundred feet in front, and they could not catch up. .
After running for two or three miles, they suddenly saw the Song army in front of them seemed to be scared out of their wits. A small group of people did not follow the main group, but turned around and fled deeper into the forest on the other side.
Seeing this, the Jin soldiers and horses immediately separated into a group, and dozens of horsemen chased that group to kill.
After running for another two or three miles, another group of troops from the Song army dispersed. This time they ran in a different direction. The vanguard of the Jin army commanded a group to pursue them, but they thought something was not right.
He turned around and asked the people next to him to rein in their horses and wait for Wanyan Bowen behind to report the matter to him.
Wanyan Bowen was in the middle of the army. When the people in front came to report, he sneered after learning: "Song dogs are as timid as mice. Seeing the power of my army, they were so scared that they pissed their pants and fled in all directions. There is nothing surprising. It’s just a handful, just disperse a group of troops and chase after them, in short, no one of these Song dogs can escape if they are beaten!”
After the soldier received the order, he didn't say much and rushed to the front to report.
The army chased them all the way and stayed in the forest for more than half an hour. Six groups of Song troops dispersed one after another.
Geng Jinzhong separated from his brothers along the way and led the golden man behind him around the woods. He had almost divided his troops. He looked back and saw that there were at least a few hundred riders staring at him from behind, so he knew that the time had almost come.
He turned to the people next to him and said, "Brothers, follow me and lead the gold thieves out of the mountain. Let's go to the army station and hunt down the army so that these gold thieves never come back!"
When the troops heard this, they didn't hesitate at all. They roared and clapped their horses and followed Geng Jinzhong.
Outside the mountains and forests, the army was stationed in the camp for the first night. It was almost noon. The special envoys and their men had just finished camp. The eunuchs all got on the luxurious carriages and prepared to slowly go to Huolu City.
The leader of the guard counted his men and horses, brought all the equipment and supplies, and asked for orders from the adults in the carriage before issuing the order.
The convoy moved slowly, not to mention compared to the march of the army, even compared with ordinary passers-by, it was slower.
Fortunately, they didn't have military orders, and they didn't have to rush. They could go slower and slower, and they were just happy and relaxed.
After walking for about an hour, when the sky turned to noon, the eunuch's order came from the carriage, telling the men and horses to stop, stop and rest on the spot, and then leave after lunch.
The guard leader didn't say anything. After telling his men to stop, he sent a few people out to find water and firewood to make a fire and make food.
The rest of the people set up camp on the spot. According to the nature of the eunuch, I am afraid that after lunch this time, I will have to rest for a long time.
Maybe by the way, just sit around and look at the mountains and rivers, and then set off when you feel better.
Originally, everything was as usual, except that the guard leader occasionally turned around and looked at the dense mountain forest where he came from, feeling an inexplicable sense of uneasiness in his heart, as if some disaster was about to happen.
