The battle is about to begin in a moment, and the overall situation is at stake. Gaokan really doesn't have much time to polish each aspect in detail.
Right now, we can only take one step at a time.
The army rested in Guantao for a day, and as soon as daybreak came on the second day, all troops and horses set off.
Guantao was still a hundred miles away from Damingfu. The Jin army wanted to besiege and capture Damingfu, so they had to hoard all their troops around Damingfu city.
So Yang Zhi led four thousand cavalry out of Guantao City and headed straight for Daming Mansion. It took him half a day to get halfway there.
However, the Jin army's movements were also swift and violent. Gao Kan expected that the Jin army would not notice until Yang Zhi's troops arrived at Daming Mansion.
In fact, they had just left Guantao, and the Jin army surrounding Daming Mansion in the north had already gained the trust.
A group of three thousand cavalrymen, all straight and straight, came towards Yang Zhi to kill him.
When the two armies met, Yang Zhi ordered his soldiers and horses to charge and kill them. After a brief encounter, he immediately mobilized his troops to retreat into the dense mountain forest.
Geng Jinzhong and his men had tried it before in Pingshan.
The Jin army's war horses are tall and fast, but they are not good at traveling through mountains and forests, and their endurance is limited.
After Yang Zhi took charge of the Ma Army, Geng Jinzhong was placed under his command and became the head commander of the Ma Army. This matter had been entrusted to Yang Zhi in detail when he and Yang Zhi were discussing how to fight.
The former army retreated into the mountains and forests, and when the Jin army led troops to pursue them, the men and horses who had been ambushing in the mountains and forests immediately surrounded and killed them.
Geng Jinzhong sent people to prepare various traps in the woods in advance, and also asked his troops to ambush as far away as possible.
Once you see the enemy, first use traps and arrows to cover them up, don't get too close, and attack them head-on.
So when the Jin army rushed into the forest with the vanguard led by Yang Zhi, before they saw the enemy there, they ordered all directions to kill them all.
Geng Jinzhong was not reluctant to fight. He just killed once and then immediately called his men to retreat.
When the Jin army in the forest reorganized and came to kill again, there was no one left in sight.
The Jin army general who led the army was furious and immediately ordered the pursuit to continue. But here, Yang Zhi had already led his troops through the mountains and forests and retreated towards Guantao.
The journey of dozens of miles was made through dense forest and mountain roads that were difficult to walk.
It wasn't until we came out of the woods at sunset that we saw the Guantao city wall from a distance, with the Jin army's pursuers behind it just a few miles away.
Yang Zhi and Geng Jinzhong walked side by side and discussed.
"General, although the golden dogs behind us are chasing him closely, they are afraid that they will become suspicious when they see the city after leaving the woods, so they will not chase them into the city easily." Geng Jinzhong said while patting his horse.
"We have walked this way, and the golden dogs have been chasing us. Their horses have consumed a lot of money. If we don't dare to enter the city, the most we can do is retreat to the mountains and forests."
Yang Zhi's eyes flashed with light, and he suddenly continued: "How about this, I will leave the main force of the army to you and lead the troops into the city. I will lead five hundred soldiers and horses alone and go around the mountains and forests here to see if I can get around to the flank of the golden dog. "
"General, this is extremely dangerous. Golden Dog has more than 3,000 soldiers and horses. If they notice your whereabouts..."
Geng Jinzhong didn't say everything in full, but the meaning was very clear.
Yang Zhi led 500 soldiers and horses to the flank of the Jin army. Once the enemy discovered their whereabouts, they would attack and kill them first.
The mountains and forests here are no longer as dense as when they came, and most of them are flat land. It is difficult for the Jin army to get rid of them when they charge.
Yang Zhi also knew that this matter was dangerous, but the current situation could only be like this. The army was going to leave from Guantao and enter the city through the east gate of Daming Mansion. The thousands of Jin Army cavalry stationed outside could not be bypassed no matter what.
Now the enemy's troops can be divided into two, as long as they eat these three thousand cavalry.
Then the remaining troops stationed outside Damingfu City will be greatly empty. By then, tens of thousands of troops in Guantao City will be overwhelmed, even if they are forced to eat, they will be able to take it.
After thinking about it, Yang Zhi still said in a cold voice: "I have made up my mind. You just act as ordered. Let's see if the Jin army will follow you into the city. If not, you can lead the troops to fight out."
"I will lead my troops to cut off the Golden Dogs' retreat. Even if they defend to the death, they will not be able to retreat."
"This... is, I accept the order!" Geng Jinzhong saw that he could not convince Yang Zhi, so he had to agree first.
Anyway, they first tried to see if they could introduce those golden dogs into the city.
If the golden dog followed them into the city, everything would be fine. If they noticed something unusual and retreated cautiously, they would have no choice but to fight in the wild.
Anyway, no matter what, we have to drag the army out of the city so that all the Jin troops can be killed.
The two of them decided to separate their forces and act on their own.
At the top of Guantao City, Gao Kan stood on top and saw from a distance the cavalry and horses rushing out from the mountains and forests opposite. Seeing that they had not gone far, they suddenly divided into two groups.
Upon seeing this, Gao Kan knew what Yang Zhi was up to, and immediately asked Cao Qi to go back and order troops immediately.
Not long after, another large group of cavalry came out of the dense forest.
Even though he could only take a vague look at them from such a long distance, Gaokan recognized them at a glance. They were the Jin Army cavalry.
After the Jin Army cavalry came out of the mountains and forests, they saw a vast plain in front of them. The Song Army, which they had been chasing for most of the day, was in front of them. They immediately started chasing after them.
He wanted to catch up with the Song army before they entered the city and block them outside the city.
Geng Jinzhong led most of the cavalry to Guantao City at full speed. Halfway there, he heard the horse hooves of the Jin army's pursuers behind him, and he couldn't help but feel anxious.
Seeing the city wall right in front of him, Geng Jinzhong suddenly ordered the entire army to stop and turn around.
In the gap between the whole team, the Jin army was a mile or two closer. It was already very close to them and could be killed in a matter of seconds.
Geng Jinzhong took the lead and stared at the general of the Jin army opposite him.
Suddenly, he pointed the sword in his hand at the Jin army opposite him and shouted: "Brothers, kill me!"
Thousands of cavalry brothers behind them roared and rushed towards the Jin army.
When the general of the Jin Army saw that the other side was overestimating his own strength and dared to counterattack them, he sneered and waved his hand to order the army to charge towards them.
The two armies collided in the blink of an eye. The Jin army had tall horses and well-equipped cavalry. With just one charge, Geng Jinzhong suffered heavy losses.
After a round of charging, Geng Jinzhong glanced around and said immediately: "Give me the order and charge back again. After passing the enemy, go straight to the city gate. Don't delay even a little bit."
When the left and right receive an order, pass it on immediately.
Then they adjusted their formation, and then charged straight at the Jin army on the opposite side. They went back and forth twice, and hundreds of thousands of soldiers and horses died in the battle at once.
Fortunately, the remaining main force of the army broke out of the Jin army's formation and rushed towards the Guantao city gate. The Jin army turned around and saw that they were trying to escape into the city. They were not willing to give up, even if they were chasing them.
By the time the Jin army rushed under the city wall, it was already overwhelming.
Seeing the city gate open right in front of them, the Jin army generals couldn't care less and took the lead and chased into the city.
Gaokan, who was on the top of the city, saw with his own eyes the whole process of the cavalry charge of the two armies below the city, and had already ordered people to make all preparations.
As soon as the Jin army entered the city, they immediately sent people to close the city gate. The ambush archers on the top of the city poured out one after another. They first threw a large number of kerosene cans at the Jin army below, and then shot down pieces of rockets.
In the blink of an eye, the Jin army below capsized in a sea of fire.
