The Jin army and the Song army have been running for most of the morning in the forest. Even though the Jin army and the horses are all high-quality horses, running in such a mountain forest, they are still a little impatient. Seeing this going on, the Song army in front cannot catch up. Instead, the horses were exhausted first, and the vanguard general of the Jin Army began to have the idea of stopping and resting temporarily.
But when I looked forward, I saw that those Song people didn't seem tired. Even the short and inferior Song horses under them actually still had enough energy to continue running forward.
Seeing this, the general couldn't help but be a little confused. Could it be that the horses raised by the people of Song Dynasty were good at endurance?
In fact, this is true. Although the Song horses are not as tall and powerful as the prairie horses used by the Jin people, they are better than them because of their short size and superior endurance.
Because of its small size, the Song horse does not consume as much energy as the prairie horse.
At the same distance, in terms of running speed, the Song horse cannot compare to the tall horses raised on the grassland. However, if it is about who can last longer, the Song horse is far better than the grassland horse.
What's more, the prairie horses grow on the vast grassland outside the Great Wall.
Most of the place there is endless flat grassland, where horses have been running since they were young. There is not a mountain forest for dozens of miles, let alone a dense forest.
The whole morning's journey was all through dense forest and mountain roads. If these horses were not carefully bred, they would have lost their patience long ago.
Leading the Jin Army by the nose, Geng Jinzhong had already noticed that the speed of the Jin Army behind them was constantly slowing down. It was almost the same speed as them an hour ago, and due to the influence of the terrain, it could no longer keep up with their pace. .
Therefore, he deliberately reined in his horse and slowed down so that the enemy troops behind him could keep up.
Half an hour ago, the Jin Army's speed was no longer as fast as their full strength, so they had to slow down again.
Until now, they can even stroll around, leading the Jin army behind them at will, and go wherever they want.
The deputy next to him also noticed that the Jin army behind him was not very powerful, so he followed Geng Jinzhong and said, "Du Tou, those golden dogs are not very powerful and may not be able to move very soon. Isn't it time to take them out of the forest?" "
Hearing this, Geng Jinzhong looked back at the movements of the Jin army behind him, and then nodded and said, "It's almost done. Let a few brothers go out according to the original plan and notify the brothers of the other teams. According to the originally determined positions, Let’s go meet up.”
"After coming out of the forest, I told them to speed up their pace and get rid of the Jin army behind them."
"Yes, my subordinates will make arrangements now!" The deputy received the order and immediately turned around to order the manpower.
After the people who were sent to deliver the message left, Geng Jinzhong ordered the entire army to march at the slowest speed to ensure that the Jin army behind them could not keep up.
Then he walked straight out of the forest. After walking for half an hour, he came out of the dense forest.
After they came out, not long after, the Jin Army behind them also followed out of the dense forest. When they saw the plain wilderness outside, the Jin Army, who was still looking down on them in the forest, seemed to be victorious all of a sudden. The horses are working harder.
Geng Jinzhong saw the Jin army speeding up behind him, so he immediately drove his horse and ran wildly.
When I was deliberately waiting for the Jin army in the woods, I had already rested the horses. Now that I was driving them, I could naturally run with all my strength.
In this way, after walking for about a stick of incense, I suddenly saw a few smoke rising in the wilderness ahead.
Geng Jinzhong's eyes lit up. When Lin Chong asked him to give instructions, he explained to him the key point of the operation. Therefore, he knew that the smoke coming from the smoke in front must be the special envoy's team.
Without hesitation, he immediately led the troops over there.
The Jin army from behind also saw the smoke rising from the kitchen in front, and they paused and hesitated for a moment, fearing that there was a large Song army camp in front of them, so they did not dare to move forward easily.
It wasn't until Wanyan Bowen brought people up later that he took a look and realized that there must not be many Song troops in front, otherwise there wouldn't be just a little smoke from the kitchen, so he immediately ordered the entire army to rush to cover them up.
Geng Jinzhong led his men and horses to the vicinity of the special envoy's camp, and the special envoy's guards immediately stopped them upon seeing this.
Then the guard commander came over and asked, "Where did you get your troops from? Why are you so far behind?"
Seeing the guard commander, Geng Jinzhong explained what Lin Chong had told him before: "Master Qi, my subordinates are the defenders who stayed in Lingshou City. Last night, spies came to report that the Jin Army from Cigu Town suddenly left the city and went to The army is coming in the direction, your Majesty ordered your subordinates to immediately lead the troops and rush to report."
"What did you say? Most of the Jin army is chasing you?"
When the guard commander heard what Geng Jinzhong said, he was shocked and asked in shock.
Geng Jinzhong nodded quickly and said: "Yes, I dare not hide it from your lord. The gold thief has been chasing my subordinates all the way, and he is following behind. My subordinates saw the smoke rising here and came here to report the news. Please hurry up." Break camp and retreat quickly."
"Damn it, if you didn't tell me earlier, if you put adults in danger, even ten of your heads wouldn't be enough!"
After hearing this, the guard commander couldn't bear it any longer. He immediately turned around and ran towards the camp.
At this time, the Jin army was on the near left. If they didn't run for their lives quickly, it would be difficult for any of them to escape.
Geng Jinzhong saw the guard commander going to report to the camp, his eyes flashed, and he immediately said: "Brothers, listen to my order, turn around and kill the gold thief, and buy time for the adults to withdraw."
Upon hearing this, the troops immediately responded: "Yes!"
Immediately, all of them immediately reined in their horses, turned around and charged back towards where they came from.
When the guard commander heard the noise and looked back, Geng Jinzhong's men and horses had already turned around and left. The color on his face changed again and again, and finally he led the men beside him: "Go, get the whole army ready to fight! "
"Yes." His subordinates did not dare to speak, so they had no choice but to turn around and deliver the order.
The guard commander took a deep look at the troops in the camp and then went straight to the eunuch camp.
He knew very well that with their small number of troops and Geng Jinzhong's trip, it was impossible to stop the Jin army.
The only way at the moment is to call a few people to escort the eunuchs away, while the remaining people stay in place and try their best to stop the Jin army. Maybe they still have a chance to escape.
As for those left behind, of course there is only one way to die.
But he had no choice. They were guards and came specifically to protect the safety of these eunuchs. If the eunuchs died at the hands of the Jin army, then their soldiers would be dead even if they went back.
On the other side, Geng Jinzhong led his men to turn around. After walking halfway, he immediately reined in his horse and turned around, heading in a circle toward the dense forest.
When the Jin Army caught up behind them, they just happened to go around it. At this time, the Jin Army could only see the camp with smoke rising from the cooking stoves, but they could not notice them.
After the two sides missed each other, it took only a moment for the Jin army to reach the camp.
The guards in the camp saw the Jin army approaching fiercely, and immediately fought with them.
