"How could the Yan army appear so quickly?"

When the scouts passed the news back to the army, the commander-in-chief of the Jin army, Wanyan Osai, rode his horse to the hillside and looked at the looming black line in the distance, showing a look of shock and anger.

He felt that this was a divine weapon descending from heaven, which was unbelievable.

It was Wanyan Zonghan's suggestion to force King Xi to rebel. Wanyan Gao made a decisive decision and sent the message back to the Kingdom of Jin before taking action. Wanyan Aguda made a prompt decision and dispatched troops and generals.

They also judged that after Yan Ting received the news, he would definitely react and send troops north to prevent the Jin Kingdom from benefiting. Therefore, the emphasis was on the rapidity of the troops and the attack from the north and the south to seize Liaodong as quickly as possible, and then attack

Yan Jun.

As a result, both sides appeared outside Liaoyang Mansion almost in no particular order, which greatly shocked the entire Jin army.

Since the destruction of Goryeo and the severe defeat of the Liao army on a small-scale battlefield, the only thing the Jin people were afraid of was the Yan army. At this time, Wanyan Husai couldn't help but panic, and looked at Wanyan Lou's room on the right: "What do you think, commander-in-chief?"

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The Jin people now have an army establishment, with three hundred households forming a muke, and ten muke forming a meng'an.

According to Jurchen semantics, "Mou Ke" means "Mu Kun", which originally means "tribe". Generally, a clan only has about three hundred households, which is analogous to the later "hundred households".

"Meng'an" means "Ming'an", and its original meaning is "thousand", which means the head of a thousand households. Because the Jurchen tribe has few people, there is currently no head of ten thousand households.

However, a military commander was appointed above Meng'an. Wanyan Lou's family had previously conquered the main force of Goryeo and was now a military commander, the number one general outside the royal clan.

Wanyan Lou's room was also in a high position, with eyes like a hawk: "The Zhongjing Road is close to Yanjing. After receiving the news, the King of Yan must have immediately mobilized the troops guarding the border and marched all the way to Liaoyang Mansion in the northeast... The Yan people are here

We marched in a hurry, underestimated the enemy and advanced rashly, making the same mistakes as the Song army in the past. Our opportunity has come!"

"If you are fighting for a hundred miles, you will capture three generals; if you are fighting for fifty miles, you will defeat the general." The speed of march has a huge impact on the combat effectiveness of the army. Throughout the ages, countless armies have been defeated at this point.

Not to mention, the famous Battle of Sanchuankou between the Song Dynasty and Xixia was when the exhausted soldiers of the Song Dynasty, who traveled day and night and had been running for several days, ambushed Xixia's recharged Dangxiang army. At that time, the quality of the soldiers was not as good as the Song army.

In fact, it was much stronger than the Xixia army. Despite the disparity in strength and being ambushed, they still fought hard for two days and killed a large number of Dangxiang troops.

Relying on a strong national power system, advanced weapons and workshop assembly lines, under absolutely fair conditions, the combat effectiveness of the ancient Central Plains army was actually generally better than that of the surrounding barbarians. However, in military terms, what is wanted is unfairness, allowing the enemy to

It is difficult to exert strength.

In Wanyan Loushi's view, the Song army was like this, and the Yan army was like this.

Not only that, the military commander turned his head and squinted his eyes to look at the sunlight that was shining from behind, with a happy look on his face: "We are waiting for the backlight, but the Yan army has to look directly at the bright light. The time, place and people are favorable, and the three people of Yan

If you lose two of them, attack them quickly!"

Wanyan Osai said in a deep voice: "The Yan army is not only well-armed, but the soldiers are also powerful and brave. It is definitely not comparable to the Song people. Are you sure? If there is no chance of winning, it is better to retreat first, or go north to join forces with Dubo Jilie.

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Wanyan Loushi immediately advised: "Absolutely not! It is precisely because the Yan State is strong that it must attack fiercely. Now is the time when the Yan Army is at its weakest. We must seize the opportunity and inflict heavy damage, otherwise the Yan Army will form an alliance with the Liao people.

I’ll never be able to get out again!”

Wanyan Osai pursed his lips and turned to look at the Jin soldiers behind him.

Compared with the Jurchens in the ancestral land of the Jin Kingdom, who were bitten by insects, wore tattered coats, wore rough clothes, and some even used large pieces of animal skins to wrap their waists, this group of Jin troops who set out from the Korean Peninsula had a clean and tidy armor and stomach.

The weapons, spears, bows and arrows were all equipped with the weapons of Goryeo. In his opinion, they were unprecedentedly sophisticated.

These 30,000 people are also the strongest military force currently available to the Jin Kingdom. The main force is the Jurchens, the Koreans who surrendered, and the Liao people who fled to the Jin Kingdom due to famine. They all selected their elites and trained them into brave men.

Taxi soldiers.

It's not that he was timid and hesitant, it was actually that once this army was buried outside Liaoyang Mansion, domestic turmoil would break out directly, and the Jin Kingdom would be over. The Jurchens could no longer rule their homeland of Goryeo and would inevitably be driven out.

Therefore, anyone in his position would hesitate when faced with the Yan army descending from heaven.

But in just a moment, Wanyan Husai took a deep breath, took off the golden knife from his waist, touched it gently, and handed it over: "This is the only one I took from the former Goryeo treasury.

Cherish your weapons to the utmost, and today I will give them to the commander-in-chief to chop off the heads of a few more Yan people to show off the prestige of our great Jin nation!"

Wanyan Lou raised his golden sword high and roared like thunder: "My sons! Follow me to charge and defeat the Yan army, and promote the prestige of the Jin Dynasty!"

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…

"It's still too late!"

The Yan army was in the formation, Hua Rong was on horseback, Qin Ming and Guan Sheng were standing on the left and right, and they were sighing.

The Jin army felt that the Yan people had arrived early, while the Yan army felt that they had arrived late.

Because it was also a battle mobilization, the Yan army was well-equipped with food, grass, baggage, armaments and weapons. Even though Zhao and Song were destroyed and the country was pacified, they did not slack off at all. Instead, they kept working hard and actively preparing for war.

On the night when the central government issued the order, Hua Rong took the edict to the military camp, and the Peiping Army and Deshun Army began to prepare, and set off early the next morning to enter the territory of Liao Kingdom.

King Xi was frightened by his allies when he saw their military strength and speed, but the Yan army did not stop for a moment and marched directly to Liaodong.

Because since the Jurchens conquered Goryeo and seized the Korean Peninsula, they openly stated that they would move the entire clan there. However, not only did they not give up their ancestral land north of Liaodong, they also continued to expand the national boundaries outwards.

After repeated efforts, Liaoyang Mansion has now become the gate of the Jin Kingdom. This line of defense system is like a nail nailed on the only way for the Jin army to go abroad.

As long as they guard this place, the Kingdom of Jin will be like a chokehold, just like Fang La who was blocked by Xiangyang before.

However, Liaoyang Prefecture has the strategic advantage of Xiangyang, but does not have the geographical advantage of Xiangyang. In addition, the Liao army's combat power is getting worse and worse. It is not difficult for the Jin people to defeat them. Therefore, the Yan army must take advantage of the opponent's gathering of troops to take the first step.

Arrive and set up a defensive line.

It's a pity that it was still too slow and failed to take advantage of every step of the way like going south to Xiangyang.

In just a few days, the battle situation may change drastically. Hua Rong did not dare to neglect at all, and immediately said: "The three armies are on alert, the main troops continue to advance, the auxiliary troops build fortifications, and be ready for battle!"

Orders were conveyed under the banner, drums were beaten, and flags were waved.

The main army is still advancing forward, but the speed has slowed down a lot. It cannot stop at this time. If we relax and start to rest, there will definitely be chaos when the enemy comes over.

The auxiliary soldiers rushed forward, dug horse pits, pulled horse ropes, erected wooden stakes, and carried out boxes of iron pears, poisonous smoke and fireballs from the baggage convoy...

In this way, they were densely packed on both sides of the army and fortified everywhere, which brought great danger and obstacles to the enemy's cavalry charge.

The Ministry of Industry even led the team and surveyed the terrain as quickly as possible, basically determining where to build forts and erect arrow towers to form a complete defense line headed by Liaoyang Prefecture, which was presented to Hua Rong and other generals.

This was entirely a defensive strategy from the Song Army era. In the Northern Song Dynasty, when war horses were scarce and cavalry was rare, this complete defense system achieved a high winning rate. Although it is somewhat ironic, its role cannot be ignored.

Now that he is familiar with using it up and down, it is not certain whether the Jin people are the strongest spears, but the Yan army, which has absorbed the advantages of the Zhao and Song armies, is definitely the strongest shield.

"Report! The Jin cavalry is attacking! The number exceeds three thousand!"

Because of this, when the Jin attacked immediately, the generals of the Yan army were calm and composed.

Suo Chao sneered: "Oh? Seeing the power of our army, you didn't retreat directly, but instead attacked from the front? I was about to meet these militant Jurchens for a while!"

Guan Sheng immediately clasped his fists at Hua Rong and said, "Commander, the last general invites you to fight!"

Hua Rong was not careless: "Commander Guan, don't be impatient. You will show off your power later. This time, we must defend first. Let the regular soldiers resting in Xi's carriage go into battle and return them to Commander Xiang for dispatch!"

Previously, Yan Ting provided aid to the Xi people with a large amount of rice at extremely low prices, but it was not free of charge. A large number of Xi cars were obtained from them.

Xi people are very good at building carts, often using carts as railings. During the settlement period, Xi carts were not only widely used for animal husbandry, but also used to carry heavy baggage during wartime. They were "conducive to hiking". After Yan Ting obtained them, they strengthened them and sent them

Useful.

Hua Rong and other generals naturally knew the harm of rushing the march, and the reason why they dared to do so was because they had a guaranteed army.

At this time, the carriages in the rear opened one after another, and groups of strong soldiers who were waiting for work filed out, took their weapons, and walked quickly to the position of the vanguard army. They returned to the Weiyuan Army's deputy commander Xiang Chong and set up their formation.

The formation of the Yan army is no different from that of the Song army, but due to the elite soldiers and strong generals, the equipment is completely different. The soldiers in the front row are almost armed as heavy infantry, equipped with exquisite armor and stomach, holding tower shields, and protecting their whole bodies.

Be strict.

Behind them, instead of crossbowmen, there were spears up to ten feet long, which could be stretched and retracted continuously by exerting force through the grooves of the large shields.

There is absolutely no need for precision, as long as the enemy dares to come over, stab forward, and then pull back, every time it stretches or contracts, it will bring back blood and pieces of meat.

And further back, there are not only crossbowmen, but also throwing ax battalions, which are most suitable for mid-range killing.

This was trained by Xiang Chong. He is good at using a dough card and has twenty-four throwing knives stuck on his back. He can kill people at a hundred steps without missing a hit. Throwing knives are not practical on the battlefield, and an ax thrower is more suitable.

This is also a characteristic of the Ten Continental War Commands. Whether it is infantry or cavalry, some of them can provide the enemy with novel units.

So, after the elite troops returned to their positions, the Yan army finally stopped and lined up to wait.

"Hoo! Hoo! Hoo--"

Just a moment later, on the distant horizon, a large number of Jin soldiers and horses showed their ferocious figures.

To be precise, it was five thousand enraged war horses, quenching the flames and creating twisted shadows that stretched and spread across the earth.

The vanguard of the five thousand cavalry is not Wanyan Loushi, but Mou Wanyan Yinshuke. He is riding his horse and laughing wildly: "All the soldiers are here. Follow me and risk your life to see who belongs to them Yan people."

A strong shield is still our strength!"

"Roar!

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His weapon poked into the sky, and behind him were a group of erected spears, reflecting the dazzling light under the scorching sun, creating a wave of swirling iron.

"hiss!"

The bright light at this moment pierced the sight of the Yan army vanguard who was waiting in full formation, dazzling their eyes.

"Wither's little skills, he also dares to practice axe, god's arm bow! Get ready!"
To be continued...