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The Battle of Fuping

This month, the Jin army was going to excavate the imperial tombs in Gong County, Henan Prefecture. The Henan governor Zhai Xing urgently sent his son Zhai Cong and commander Zhao Lin to lead troops from Mengzhou to drive away the Jin army and drive them all the way to Wuchi County...

On September 5, the Empress Zheng of Emperor Huizong of Song Dynasty died in Wuguocheng at the age of 5.

On the 6th, Emperor Gaozong of Song issued another edict: Liu Guangshi and Yue Fei went to rescue Chuzhou! At this time, Chuzhou City had been besieged by Wanyan Chang for more than a hundred days. Zhao Li led 6 cavalry out of the city to fight one day. Wanyan Chang first sent two elite cavalry, but Zhao Li took the gun and horses, and then sent more than 50 cavalry to attempt to besiege Zhao Li. Although Zhao Li did not shout the feat of retreating Cao's army in a million like Zhang Yide of the Three Kingdoms, he also shouted angrily. None of the more than 50 cavalry dared to challenge. The next day, Zhao Li led the cavalry out of the city to fight one day again, but he was in a vain. Zhao Li, who was seriously injured, broke out from the siege of thousands of Jin troops again...

On the 9th, Liu Yu officially ascended the throne in Daming Mansion and worshipped Zhengshuo of the Great Jin Dynasty. He made his mother Qu as the empress, and his concubine Qian as the empress. Qian was originally a palace maid of Song Huizong, and he was quite handsome. Since returning to Liu Yu, he has been deeply favored. Now Liu Yu has given up his wife and established a concubine and has helped her to the right position. The pseudo-Qi State, which has lived for more than 7 years, officially ascended the historical stage of the reciprocity of the two Song Dynasties. The prime minister of the pseudo-Qi State was Zhang Xiaochun, the former prefect of the Song Dynasty who was famous all over the world for defending Taiyuan for more than 70 days. This became the only stain on Zhang Xiaochun's life...

On the 15th, Wanyan Chang ordered countless siege equipment to be built in one day, and launched a general attack on Chuzhou City on the 16th! On that day, Zhao Li heard the rumbling of cannons in the East City and rushed to command the defense. Unexpectedly, a flying cannon fell from the sky, beating Zhao Li's head without any bias! The great hero was only enough to say the last words, "I can't destroy the thief for the country. Now hide my body immediately, and declare to the outside world that I am sick. In this way, Wanyan Chang will not dare to attack the city." After saying that, the hero was so heroic that he was only 7 years old, but his body still stood upright! The crying of the military and civilians in Chuzhou shook the sky, and then recommended Cheng Kuo to lead everyone to continue to defend the city! After Zhao Li's death, he continued to hold on for one day... This Chuzhou City was later known as the Suiyang City of the Song Dynasty, and Zhao Li, who blocked Wanyan Zongbi in the south and rejected Wanyan Chang in the north, was of course Zhang Xun and Xu Yuan of the Song Dynasty!

On the 0th, Wang Yan defeated his former subordinates in Changsha, Jinzhou, Lizhou Road. The rebels now occupied Jun and Fangzhou, Fangzhou, who had ambitions to see Shu, and pursued him all the way to Zhushan County, Fangzhou, and forced Sang Zhong back to Fangzhou. Afterwards, Wang Yan rode alone into the camp and recruited Sang Zhong's accomplice Wang Pi.

On the other day, the second-ranked figure of the Great Jin Kingdom, the fifth brother of Emperor Taizong of Jin, who was originally ready to take over at any time, also passed away.

On September 4, 2010, the Fuping decisive battle! Let's start from the beginning: The Western Army of the Song Dynasty set up a village on the plain east of Fuping County as originally planned. The terrain here is wide and the terrain is low. From the perspective of the troops, it is conducive to the attack of the cavalry corps. After walking around the surrounding area, Wu Jie suggested that the entire army retreat dozens of miles west to re-establish the village because there are mountains there. The Western Army has been fighting in hilly areas all year round, and the mountains are their main battlefield. As long as the villages are listed along the mountains, they can attack and retreat or defend, and at least they have the ability to defend themselves. The mountains can limit the opponent's heavy armored cavalry.

This suggestion is correct no matter how you look at it, but the opposition seems to make more sense. Liu Xi, the general commander of the entire army, said: 1 Although Fuping is flat, it is mostly swamps, and the cavalry cannot rush up, so it is naturally restricted; the large corps retreated in the war, and not to mention the morale, if you retreat, you can't afford to set up a new camp; this time, the Western Army gathered too much troops (Wu Jie, Yongxing commander, Huanqing commander, Zhao Zhe, Xihe commander, Liu Xi, Qin Feng commander, Sun Wo, Jingyuan commander... Everything was there except the Fuyan army) and bullyed the few, and it was just right to perform in the plains... Therefore, choosing the decisive battlefield in Fuping is beneficial to the Western Army!

Forces are the most sensitive issue in the Battle of Fuping. From then to modern times, there are various different statements. How many Western Army gathered? At that time, the official statement of the Song Dynasty was 400,000 and the cavalry was 70,000. The Jin History also recorded that "Song cavalry 60,000 and infantry 10,000" was consistent with the "Zhang Jun infantry and cavalry 180,000 walls Fuping" in "Zhuangyi Wang Wanyan Loushi Stele". Compared with the two, the military strength of the Western Army of the Song Dynasty was estimated to be around 00,000. According to convention, there must be at least 1/ of grain transporters here. Therefore, it can be calculated that the actual force is at most about 10,000...

In contrast, the Jin army: Wanyan Loushi's strength is between ten thousand, which cannot be adulterated. He has been in Shaanxi for a long time and fought fiercely with the Western Army. This is not a secret. However, Wanyan Zongbi brought ten thousand cavalry soldiers and Wanyan Eliduo quietly entered Shaanxi with ten thousand cavalry soldiers, which was unknown to the Song army. With these two troops, the actual combat power of the Jin Kingdom was 80,000 cavalry...

I was so dangerous, but Zhang Jun didn't know at all. He was very busy. An urgent matter bothered him and the entire Western Army. That is, he had so many people together and wanted Wanyan Loushi's life. How could Wanyan Loushi behave in Fuping? With so many people piled up here, the fool knew to hide, right? The Jin army is a full cavalry army. If he really wanted to circle around the land of Shaanxi, the Western Army said that he would not catch up with him...

So he found a way, and first got angry. Zhang Jun offered a reward. Who could capture Wanyan Loushi alive? The title of the governor, silver and silk were 10,000 yuan each. Wanyan Loushi received it and quickly responded: If Zhang Jun was captured alive, he would reward one donkey and one piece of cloth.

Zhang Jun was furious and was insulted! The Western Army was collectively angry. Someone came up with an idea to send a set of women's clothes to Wanyan Loushi. If he didn't dare to fight Fuping, he would wear it!

This move is indeed very good, but it does not meet Zhang Jun's wishes. Zhang Jun is a tall and ambitious person who pursues perfection. He wants to defeat the Jin people in a noble way, and win from the process to the result. When future generations mention his battle of Fuping, they immediately think of the mighty, tall, bright and sacred. How can a set of women's clothes be mixed in? That will taste bad!

The method Zhang Jun took was to issue a letter of war. He wrote a letter to fight Wanyan Loushi. This letter was for the Jin people to see and see how he defeated the Jin army!

Wanyan Loushi agreed, the location was decided by the Song army, and it didn't matter if he wanted to be in Fuping. But the time was decided by me, and it was September 4th. September of the lunar calendar is late autumn, and it is a good time for nomadic people to start a war! Everyone knows this, but Zhang Jun is generous, who asked him to choose the venue? The time is up to you! In this way, Wanyan Zongbi, who quietly entered Shaanxi in August, not only came in time, but also rested for a long time...

At 7:00 a.m. on the 4th (7-9:00 am), the Jin army launched an offensive on time. Wanyan Loushi sent a thousand iron cavalry, loaded with firewood and earth bags, and quickly rushed to the swamp area in front of the Song army's formation. While charging, they threw down firewood and soil, and soon paved a road... The swamp that the Song army relied on to block the heavy armored cavalry of the Jin army was ineffective!

The second wave of offensive was launched by Wanyan Zongbi. He personally visited the battlefield and led the team to charge. He did not face the main formation of the Western Army, but quickly circled to the back side. There was a large area of ​​Song army camps that Wanyan Loushi had personally investigated, with a relaxed defense and full of loopholes! By the way, this is really the biggest weakness, because this is not a military camp at all, but a place where civilians live. Wanyan Loushi is worthy of the name of the God of War. If you choose to break through here, let alone hinder it, it will even destroy the biggest weapon of the Song army!

The Jin army cavalry drove a large number of civilians to rush towards the Western Army's main formation, which left the Song army soldiers equipped with excellent shooting tools such as the Divine Arm Bow helpless, and could only watch the Jin army break through the bow and crossbow shooting area!

At this time, the commander's flag had just been raised in front of the commander's tent of the Song army, but it was not Liu Xi's "Liu" that fluttered in the wind, but a big word "Qu"! Quduan's song!

Before fighting, he was afraid and uneasy in the position of commander. This is the foundation of Liu Xi, the son of the famous general Liu Zhongwu! Liu Xi collapsed at the beginning of the battle. But don’t be afraid! He has a good brother: Liu Qi, the commander of the Jingyuan Army. At that time, the military camp was in chaos. The super huge system meant super powerful combat power, and it also meant super difficult to manage. Once chaos arose, no one could quickly restore order. To be honest, the Western Army was really stunned. Although this day was the day of war, no one expected the attack of the Jin army to be so suddenly and bizarre... Damn Wanyan Loushi, this person's vision was really poisonous!

At the critical moment, Liu Qi appeared on the front line of the battlefield. He stationed in front of the horse army and quickly stabilized the Jingyuan army, and then led his army to rush towards Wanyan Zongbi. This was the first time that the young Liu Qi met Wanyan Zongbi in a sword and war. To be precise, it was also the first time since the battle between the Song and Jin countries that the Jin army had encountered the strongest enemy in a complete system and good condition! Before, Han Shizhong and Huang Tiandang water battle, Yue Fei recovered Jiankang, it can be said that he was caught off guard when the Jin army was at the end of the strong crossbow. Both sides were not on the same starting line, and at this time the enemy and us were equal, which was completely fair...

Liu Qi's courage is unimaginable. He hastily responded to the battle and quickly defeated the Jin army's head of Chizhanhui during the hedge between the two armies. The head of Wanhucheng, himself, 10,000 cavalry, and half of Wanyan Zongbi's troops, collapsed! It is recorded that Chizhanhui was killed on the spot and the entire army was destroyed. Some people said that he was beaten to death and threw the commander Wanyan Zongbi aside. He ignored his life and death. He rushed out with the remaining soldiers and ran until he disappeared...

No matter which one, he never appeared on the battlefield again. Wanyan Zongbi and his remaining other half of the military power, a team of 10,000 people led by Han general Han Chang, were surrounded by Liu Qi and became a turtle in the jar. And he was so desperate that Han Chang won the jar in the rain of arrows flying in the sky and covering the sky, and one eye was shot through!

Han Chang, a Han nationality, a general of the Jin Kingdom, and the most powerful general under the tent of Jin Wushu. He is famous for his good shooting skills. He can reach the power of stones by shooting. Among the Song and Jin countries, only Yue Fei and Han Shizhong are on the same level as him... Unfortunately, in the battle with Liu Qi, he suffered a great loss on the bow and arrow! After being caught, the man suddenly exploded. He pulled the arrow out of his eye socket, grabbed a piece of soil from the ground and pressed it up. His combat power rose sharply. He actually found Wanyan Zongbi in the chaos army and saved his Jurgenta and killed him...

How magical and brave! The Han people have once again become Wanyan Zongbi's lucky star. He can get help from various types of Han people on various occasions and in all kinds of things... Damn it!

At this point, the first phase of the Battle of Fuping ended, the Jin army won first and then lost, wasting all the clever arrangements of the God of War Wanyan Loushi. Liu Qi sterilized Wanyan Zongbi, the right wing of the Jin Kingdom with 1/5 of the military strength of the Western Army! His Highness, the proud and arrogant fourth prince like the God of War... Why are you always embarrassed?

Wanyan Eliduo, who was in the middle of the road, could not help him, so he sent some troops. Even if he could not fight again, he had to occupy the position and act like a good thing? At this time, it was noon, and the two armies had fought fiercely throughout the morning. It was known in history that "scholars were half dead, and blood flowed into a river." The Jin army could not afford to drag them down. They were fighting in the guest realm. For the sake of concealment, they brought very little supplies and supplements. The materials that Zhang Jun gathered for the decisive battle were piled up like a mountain, which made them dare not waste them at all...

Helplessly, the Jin army used its last killer move - the left and right horse tactic! This tactic is very famous, and later it became more and more magical. It is actually very simple, which is to exert the high mobility of the cavalry, encircle the two wings, and intersect the left and right. This move has been used by the Western Army long ago, such as Di Qing's Battle of Guirenpu. The difference is that the Jin army's cavalry unit is huge and the encirclement range is too wide, which is something that the troops of various countries have not reached before!

The tactics of the nomadic peoples are gradually improving and progressing. For example, the Liao army before, often used cavalry charges head-on. Although they acted quickly and were unstable, the Song army gritted their teeth and fought to the death, and they could always lose both sides, resulting in the Khitans being unable to overwhelm the Song Dynasty... The Jin army was different. The tactics of flying both wings could not only rise to a strategic height, such as the destruction of the Northern Song Dynasty from both east and west; they could also specifically determine the means of winning a certain battle. Wu Jie suffered a great loss in Pengyuandian...

But later this move was completely outdated. Not to mention that the Song army had a way to crack it, the nomadic people themselves were replaced by more advanced cavalry tactics. When the invincible god of war came, the cavalry tactics were raised to an unprecedented level. The Mongolian cavalry had no formation and no limit, like flowing water, and could change according to the situation at any time. Every local change could cause fine adjustments to the entire army... It would be a common nightmare for the entire cold weapon army!

Back at the Fuping battlefield, the right wing of the Jin army was crippled, and the two wings flew together could only focus on the left. The left coach Wanyan Loushi was seriously ill at this time (more than a month later, the God of War passed away). He had no choice but to fight with illness! When the God of War went to fight, he once again showed his unique wisdom in war! This man's vision and sense of smell were too keen!

At the beginning of the war, he saw the civilian camp of the Western Army, and quickly broke through and went straight to the original team, which caught the Western Army off guard. This time he went out to fight with illness, and the selected decisive opponent was even more tricky: Huanqing Army! Huanqing Army has a low status in the Western Army. It can be seen that the history of the Western Army: the most important and most critical in the several super battles, the performance of the Huanqing Army was very disastrous. For example, during the Shenzong period, the Jingyuan Army rushed to the gate of Lingzhou, and the commander of Huanqing Army Gao Zunyu was blocked!
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