In the afternoon, the spring rain that had been adapted to by everyone was still slow and slow, and the war quickly entered the third climax.

After learning about the information provided by Han Er Meng'an, combined with other scattered front-line feedback, the battlefield commander-in-chief Wu Jie immediately judged that eight or nine out of ten of the information was true, and at least the rough distribution of troops was not too bad, so he immediately made a decision and put Li Qiong's troops into the battle in advance... The central army of the Imperial Camp, which was raising energy, immediately set off, crossed the river from the downstream of Shiqiao-Haodi, that is, the front side of Huolu County, and then circled the high ground along the east side of the slightly weak combat force, and tried to find Yelu Mawu and Wanyan Olun, the "reserve" army.

This move was very dangerous before.

Because the Jin army camp still worked hard to create and form a herringbone posture during the hasty construction process, like a core node extending three arms.

Among them, the node is located slightly eastward on the south side of the highland, with a large battlefield, which is considered the main camp. And three arms, one cut from the back of the highland, connected to Shiyi further southeast, was the original camp and a way of retreat; one pointed across the river to Zhending Prefecture City, which was the main military supplies supply channel, and a more stable way of retreat; the last one entered from the east side of the highland, and pointed across the Taiping River to the Song Army Huolu County Town.

In other words, for the Jin army, the highlands and their camps formed a mutual assistance system... In fact, at the beginning, the four ten thousand households of the Jin army's heavy army group on the western front, the southernmost Heshilie Taiyu tribe directly connected to the trenches outside the camp.

In this case, it would be very dangerous to advance rashly from the east side of the highland before, because it is likely to be attacked by the highland and the camp.

Only when the battle has gone on, the main force of the Jin army on the high ground has been completely exposed and out of control, and has been fighting the entire Song army. Compared with the temptation of finding the reserve new force of the Jin army in advance, some adventures are not so unacceptable.

Therefore, when Zhao Jiu learned of Hu Yantong's death, the fierce battle area had run through the entire highland. On the battlefield with the highland as the core, the cumulative combat force of the two sides had reached 11,000 households and 125,000 people respectively - Li Qiong, Qiao Zhongfu, Zhang Jing and others found Yelu Ma Wu and Wanyan Olun.

According to the original plan, we have to pause a little later to see if the Jin army will invest their final reserve force under the fierce attack of Li Qiong's troops... After all, no matter what the surrendered general said, the Jin army must have a final backup.

"Is Huyan dead?"

In the rain, Zhao Jiu did not ask, but just held his forehead with his hands, because at this moment he obviously felt a faint dizziness that flashed by... However, after drinking most of the pot of wine in the rain, it seemed that this feeling was not something worth caring about. In a duel of nearly 200,000 troops, the death of a commander should not seem to be a message that could shake his official family.

"I understand." After suppressing the dizziness, Zhao Jiu let out a breath and tried his best to answer calmly.

"So quickly, the head of the second general of Ali has been cut off, and Wu Du sent it with him. Should the official family take a brief review?" Liu Yan next to him did not notice that the Zhao official family was hiding under the half-smoked mood, and continued to report seriously, so that the rain came out of his armor and formed a line.

"No need." Zhao Jiu shook his head and pressed the wine glass on the table in front of him.

Liu Yan immediately turned around and waved to the two squads, who immediately retreated with the wooden barrel in his hand.

On the platform where debris were temporarily piled up, he fell into unsettling silence again. In the silence, Zhao Jiu took a deep breath while others were watching the war.

By the way, this silence was not Zhao Jiu's subjective intention, but on the contrary, at this moment, the Zhao Song official family had countless words to say.

He wanted to tell Mei Li, a close minister who might not know the truth, that ten years ago, when he was the most insecure, Hu Yantong had been responsible for the imperial guards for a long time.

He also wanted to ask Liu Yan, the Chixin team with "Thousands of Man" in front of Mingdao Palace, and how many old soldiers from Yanzhou, Liaodong are still from now?

He also wanted to ask Lu Yihao to sit down, pour wine with him to discuss the heroes, and discuss whose so-called "ten-year achievements" are his official family, or is it his famous generals such as Han Yue and Zhang Wu who were like the heavens who came from the Song Dynasty in the great era? Or is it the famous prime minister of Jianyan, including Li Gang, Zongze, Zhang Suo, Wang Boyan, Lu Haowen, Xu Jingheng, Zhao Ding, Zhang Jun and even him, Lu Yihao?

And if not, are they the 300,000 imperial camp soldiers themselves, or the countless civil officials in the world? Or the struggling remnants of the two rivers? The people in the southeast, Jingxiang, Bashu, Central Plains, and Guanxi, which provided financial resources for national rejuvenation?

Or should everyone be one?

But after the demise of the Jin Kingdom, can it really be like one?

In a trance, Zhao Jiu couldn't help but silently read the names of the commanders in the imperial camp, then the ministers in the court, then all the people who could remember their names or couldn't remember their names, or even some people without faces. In the end, they were no longer specific characters, but things that were linked by characters.

And when these people and things accumulate more and more in their minds and reach a certain level, the official almost felt that his chest was about to explode, and he was urging and forcing him to shout something.

However, he didn't speak out after all, and didn't say a word, because he knew that if there was no result in this battle today, it must be a certain victory result, otherwise he would not be able to discuss these things and say these names.

Another team of knights of red-hearted rattles rushed from Wu Jie, attracting everyone's attention. Zhao Guanjia, whose face was covered in rain, shook his body and took the opportunity to pour a glass of wine for himself, and then drank it all in one go, in an attempt to suppress the complex emotions in his heart.

Since the morning, he has been using this method to control himself.

"What's the matter?"

Liu Yan took the initiative to hold the knife to meet him.

Several Chixin Cavalry came to the front and bowed directly. Then one of them immediately reported: "Report to the commander... There is a report on the front line, General Guan Shigu, the commander, died in battle."

Guan Shigu was a senior general of the Imperial Camp's rear army. Wu Jie repeatedly proposed to replace his younger brother Wu Lin as the deputy commander of the Imperial Camp's rear army, and had an outstanding position in the Imperial Camp's rear army.

Therefore, Liu Yan was stunned for a moment and immediately turned around to look at the Zhao Guanjia who could not move. He knew that the other party would definitely be able to hear clearly at this distance. So after a slight pause, he immediately turned his head and seriously looked at his subordinates: "I understand. Does General Wu have any other information?"

"Yes." Captain Chixin Cavalry, led by the leader, took it over and continued to report. Obviously, his message was more important. "Tong Wu said that the front-line war was slightly unfavorable..."

"How do you say it?" Liu Yan immediately became serious. "Is General Guan's death caused a shock?"

"There is a little reason for General Guan, but General Guan's ripples after his death in the front battlefield of the highlands were not enough to shake the overall situation. It was mainly because the strength of Yelu Mawu tribe and Wanyan Olun tribe was underestimated on the east side of the highlands." Captain Chixin Cavalry said clearly. "I originally thought that Yelu Mawu tribe had a lot of losses in the previous Taiyuan War and Jingxing retreat, and its combat power should not be strong, so Wu Dutong took the initiative to seek the enemy for war with Deputy Chief Li 20,000 people. But after the war, he found that the strength of Yelu Mawu tribe and Wanyan Olun tribe was not weak, and it was definitely more than two thousand households..."

"Why is this?" Liu Yan couldn't help but interrupt the other party's questioning.

"According to the battlefield feedback, there are many more infantry soldiers, and Vice President Li and Wu both believed that this was the last throw of the Jin army to concentrate cavalry and picked out the remaining three thousand households of infantry, and added them to Yelu Mawu, who was originally weak in strength, for unified use..."

"So that's it." Liu Yan breathed a sigh of relief. As long as it was not a divine weapon from heaven that exceeded the original rules, it would naturally be acceptable. "What will Wu Jiedu decide to deal with it?"

"Wu Dutong said that although the central army of the Imperial Camp could not quickly suppress the Jin army behind the east side of the high ground, our army was already in a state of great power to suppress the Jin army in the west. It was just a matter of time before the Jin army was forced to take the lead... Please don't worry, just wait a moment." Captain Chixin Cavalry said this.

When Liu Yan heard the last sentence, he looked back at his back and confirmed that the silent official had already heard the relevant information. He stopped talking and just waved his hand to ask the other party to return to Wu Jie's side.

As the Chixin Cavalry left, the Zhao Guan family still didn't say a word. However, Lu Yihao slowly spoke under Mei Li's umbrella: "General Liu..."

"The last general is here." When facing Lu Yihao, Liu Yan was a little panicked for a moment. "Please speak for Grandpa Lu."

"How many soldiers and horses are there across the river? How many are there left on the Taiping River?" Lu Yihao was calm.

"There are 125,000 people crossing the river. There are still 134,000 cavalry composed of the Imperial Camp Cavalry and the Imperial Camp Front Army Beiwei Army. Wang Jiedu and Yang Zhengzheng joined the long axe, heavy steps and long spears made by the Imperial Camp Right Army Beiwei Army, which were mixed with about 26,700... Together, less than 40,000."

"Is there any more?" Lu Yihao asked constantly.

"There are also the Imperial Banzhi, as well as the scattered Japanese warriors, and some generals and personal guards, a total of three or four thousand infantry and cavalry, to protect the Lu camp and the officials." Liu Yan paused and continued to bow his head and answer.

"Is there any?" Lu Yihao continued to ask if he hadn't heard of it.

"There are also Dangxiang's auxiliary soldiers and Taihang Rebel Army."

"How to say it, is it available?"

"Of course it can be..." Liu Yan became increasingly confused, but he could only grit his teeth and state the facts. "He has more combat experience, suffered hardships, and got on the battlefield... But because he had to arrange supply lines along the way from Taiyuan to Huolu, there are only 20,000 Xiang Minfu and 10,000 auxiliary soldiers adapted from Taihang Rebel Army in the camp here."

Lu Yihao nodded and looked at the Zhao Guanjia who was sitting there with a expressionless face: "Your Majesty, this time, there are 180,000 people from Hebei. Apart from the few partial troops assigned to the Hutuo River, there are about 170,000 combat soldiers left, and there are more than two-thirds of the river."

Everyone suddenly realized that Xianggong Lu was urging the Zhao family to cross the river in person to break the deadlock.

And it is obvious that with the character of this official, he would not refuse.

Of course, Zhao Jiu also understood the other party's meaning, but after thinking for a while, the official who could not hold back had already shook his head and tried his best to calm down:

“Wait a little longer.”

After Lu Yihao was rejected, he didn't care. He just nodded a little, and then ordered Liu Yan to send 20,000 auxiliary soldiers of the Party and 10,000 auxiliary soldiers of the Taihang Rebel Army out of the camp and line up in the open space behind the stone bridge.

At this time, the Zhao Guan family suddenly interrupted again: "Let the auxiliary soldiers carry all the horses of each battalion out."

Liu Yan hurried to organize the auxiliary soldiers and did not mention it, but the official's words made it clearer and clearer to show a fact--not that he did not want to cross the river, but that he hoped to set out with all his best preparations at a better and suitable time to cross the river, so as to maximize the effect of the imperial commander's personal expedition.

Just as Liu Yan hurriedly went to rectify his auxiliary troops, the battle situation between the 120,000 Song army and the 100,000 Jin army households was already in a mess on the battlefield across the Taiping River.

But it is more of a confusion to refer to the interweaving situation of the battle. It refers to the complex situation where the increasingly tired soldiers fall into a difficult situation as time goes by, with large-scale casualties occurring, and their morale is generally low; on the other hand, the newly invested new forces are still full of morale, maintaining a complete front while trying to seize the initiative.

In fact, from the overall battlefield dynamics, the situation is still clear at a glance.

On the west side of the highland, the Song army had already had the advantage in all aspects after defeating the two 10,000 households on the western front of the Jin army, and was trying to break up the final obstacles and completing the encirclement from the highland... But as mentioned before, the Western Front was the earliest to enter the battle. After the fierce battle in the morning and noon, the troops on both sides were very exhausted and their morale was very low. Although the Jin army was supporting, the Song army's offensive could not be compared with the previous ones. In addition, the entire cavalry brought by Wuli from Yanjing was supported and maintained by the troops, relying on the local mobility advantages of the troops, no one could tell when they could be chewed.

On the front of the high ground, after defeating the Ali army, the Song army successfully connected with the troops on the Western Front, so they were able to maintain their advantages and advance momentum. But at the same time, the Jin army on the front was many inhabited generals, and the four thousand households were also connected to the front line, and they were not defeated, so there was no breakthrough situation like the Western Front on the high ground.

As for the east side of the highland, the battlefield just opened up, although the scale of the war was slightly smaller, it was rare that both sides were slightly evenly matched, and they were all new forces. In addition, Wanyan Olun, Yelu Mawu, Li Qiong, Qiao Zhongfu, and Zhang Jing were all recognized as long-standing generals, but they fought back and forth.

I have to make a summary, that is, there is no miracle or any magical plan.

The war lasted for so long, and both sides had already clearly understood the tactics, personnel configuration and equipment of each other. They also had a thorough understanding of the heavy armor, the most contemporary military technology... As for the estimates of military strength, perhaps no one could make a preparatory statistics, but roughly both sides also had some knowledge.

Including those hundreds of camel cannons, it is just an icing on the cake and has no actual impact on the main situation.

It can only be said that the Song army was originally morale and had an overall advantage, so it was naturally a rough advantage at this moment, but it was not enough to quickly destroy the opponent's heavy forces. Although the Jin army knew that it was at a comprehensive disadvantage before the war, it also tried its best to gain certain tactical advantages by controlling the high ground and setting up camp across the river, but this tactical advantage was not enough to offset their comprehensive disadvantage.

The previous rain and the current spring rain are also fair to both sides.

If there are no miracles and some wonderful strategies, what can affect the development and direction of the war at this time is nothing more than when the cards in your hand can be further played out.

In fact, after learning that there was only one disabled ten thousand households between the Jin army camp and Zhending Mansion, Wu Jie once had the idea of ​​letting Qu Duan lead his troops to attack the back, but he immediately pressed him down and did not even discuss this possibility with Zhao Jiu... The battle was at this level and it was impossible to divide the troops again, so he could only try to concentrate troops on the main battlefield.

It is precisely based on this principle that Lu Yihao seized the opportunity to persuade the Zhao official family to cross the river at the right time, but this official family was thinking of a more suitable opportunity.

But this opportunity didn't wait too long.

It was probably less than two quarters of a minute after Zhao Jiu said the words "Wait a little longer". Liu Yan had not yet rectified the 30,000 auxiliary soldiers. As the tug-of-war continued, Zhang Qi's troops suddenly advanced with a wave and controlled the east slope on the high ground, which was one of the two obvious high points on the high ground.

Under the "Command Asleep" flag that had already arrived in front of the stone bridge, Wu Jie looked at the Zhang flag on the high point and hesitated for a moment, but soon he woke up and quickly turned around and ordered the Chixin Cavalry that Zhao Guanjia specially allocated to him, requiring Qu Duan to lead the remaining Song army cavalry to cross the river and attack decisively, pressing from there to make a breakthrough, and at the same time conveying this military order to the imperial front.

He did not mention what the official should do, and it was not his turn to order this matter.

The military orders of his former subordinates were first to be passed on to the Imperial Camp Cavalry. Qu Da did not hesitate at all and immediately ordered Liu Qiong, Zhang Xian, Zhang Zhongfu, Zhang Zhongyan and others to return to their headquarters, and then went to fight along the floating bridge that had been built when Li Qiong's troops crossing the river. He himself rode the new iron elephant and directly led his personal guards to cross the river first... This is not to say that Qu Duan suddenly became full of confidence in his troops, or he was willing to accept this battle after watching the tragic battle for most of the day, but to say that no matter how stupid he was, he could not hesitate or retreat.

Whether it is glory, responsibility, political pressure, or military power, he and his more than 10,000 cavalrymen who lack rest must move forward at this time.

Just like the more than 100,000 troops that participated in the war before.

"Qu Dutong."

Just after crossing the river, a Chixin Cavalry crossed the river and told Qu Duan about a message. "The official family has an order, and the remaining more than a thousand Chixin Cavalry in front of the emperor will be called by you..."

Qu Duan was rarely stunned, but before he could express his gratitude, he suddenly realized something, and then subconsciously looked towards the dragon crow on the other side of the river.

Sure enough, in the drizzle that calmed down slightly, the dragon crow moved.

This time, the launch of the Zhao Guanjia and his old Jinwu Chronicle did not trigger any scenes like tsunamis. At least there was no such thing as this moment, and there was no touching separation and death, or any shock to the hearts of people that shake everything... This attack was not the same as that of Yaoshan.

In the drizzle, the Song Dynasty official and Lu Yihao nodded each other. Lu Yihao turned back to Hulu City, Zhao Jiu stood up and looked west. There were only a few close ministers beside him, including seven or eight hundred imperial officials below Liu Yan. In this way, Yuan Weiyi and 180 Japanese warriors were just making up for the numbers.

Zhao Jiu even asked Shao Chengzhang to bring the remaining half pot of wine.
To be continued...