The operation in the sheep and horse pen was relatively smooth. After Zhao Xiaoyi led 400 men to kill more than 100 grooms and more than 300 soldiers in their sleep, they took control of the entire sheep and horse pen.
The soldiers pulled down the fences in droves and drove out tens of thousands of war horses and hundreds of thousands of sheep. The sheep and horses ran all over the mountains and fields. Without anyone to control them, they would keep escaping happily to the pastures dozens of miles away to the west.
go.
This was a very successful sneak attack. The Song Army used the Jin soldiers and was in a chaotic period of defense switching. The previous tight defense system could not be maintained because most of the troops were transferred away, and the new defense and patrol system had not yet been implemented. This period
The defensive gap period was only one day at most, and it happened to be captured by the Song Army.
By daybreak, the entire camp was burned to ashes. More than 3,000 soldiers had no time to escape and were burned to death by the fire. Although the Jin soldiers finally recovered some sheep and horses, the logistics of the Jin soldiers still suffered an extremely heavy blow.
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At the same moment when Yang Zaixing led his army to retreat westward, Chen Qing's army was also preparing to launch a sneak attack on the enemy troops on the south bank of the river.
The distance between the Song Army camp and the Jin Army camp is about two miles. If they were cavalry, the two miles would not be a big problem and they could kill them in an instant. However, the Song Army were infantry. When they rushed to the camp, the opponent would be defeated.
I'm afraid I'm ready to fight.
If a sneak attack is to be successful, it must be a surprise attack.
The Jinbing camp is backed by a small river. There is no barracks in the camp. They are all small marching tents. The camp is full of densely packed small marching tents. This kind of marching tents are very thin and can be carried on horseback.
It is only unfolded when sleeping, and can only accommodate three or four soldiers sleeping in the tent at most.
Although there was no camp fence, there were still patrol sentries all around. The Jin soldiers were also worried about a sneak attack by the Song army at night, so the patrol cavalry was deployed a mile or two away.
At this time, dozens of faces appeared on the surface of the river. This was a loophole that Jin Bing never thought of, that is, the waterway.
Chen Qing selected thirty soldiers who were good at water skills, climbed the ladder along the mountain and down the cliff, detoured outside the surveillance range of the Jin soldiers, dived into the water, and silently sneaked into the Jin soldiers camp from the waterway.
The leading general was none other than Wang Duo. Wang Duo grew up beside the Yellow River in Xiangzhou and had excellent water quality. However, after so many years of fighting in the south and north, this advantage came into use for the first time.
Chen Qing gave them the task of assassinating the enemy general. This task was not difficult at all. The key was that they had to find the enemy general's location.
The enemy general was actually easy to find. They were condescending during the day and had long discovered that there was only one big tent in the enemy camp with a golden pennant on it.
However, there were no marching tents during the day, and the large tents were easily identifiable. It was almost two o'clock at this time, and everything in the camp was completely silent. Compared with the daytime, there were more densely packed marching tents.
All the soldiers have gone to sleep. There are two patrol teams in the camp, one in the south and one in the north, patrolling nearby.
A soldier suddenly pointed to the front and whispered: "Commander, could it be that one?"
Wang Duo also saw it. There was a big tent dozens of steps ahead. It was a formal tent. It stood out like a flock of chickens among the countless small marching tents. There were four soldiers standing beside the door of the tent.
There was a slightly hunched figure in the big tent, pacing back and forth with his hands behind his back. His figure was reflected on the curtain by the candles and could be clearly seen outside.
Looking around, there is only one big tent in the whole camp, with a pennant on it.
Wang Duo cheered up and saw this big tent.
"Prepare weapons!"
Thirty soldiers climbed ashore, took out the crossbows from the water-proof oil bags they carried with them, and reloaded the bowstrings. Each soldier carried a crossbow, a pot of arrows, a sword, the oil bag, and five packages.
A solid torch.
Wang Duo pointed out a few carts, and everyone understood the situation. They bent down and ran away together, hiding under the carts. He was only about thirty steps away from the general's camp.
Twenty patrol sentries passed in front of the carriage. They all rode war horses and were so high up that they could not see the situation below the carriage.
"Han Dutou, act according to the original plan!"
Wang Duo gave instructions, then quietly ran towards the tent with three soldiers, and lay down tightly on the grass behind the tent.
Dutou Han Yi waved his hand, "Ready the crossbows!"
Twenty-seven crossbow arrows were aimed at the figure in the tent and the four soldiers outside.
"Fire the arrow!"
Han Qi gave an order, and twenty-seven crossbow arrows were fired at the same time. The four guard soldiers fell to the ground screaming, and the general in the tent was also hit by more than a dozen arrows. The lights were knocked over, and the tent became pitch black.
Wang Duo and his men jumped up, split open the tent with a knife, and rushed in.
Lying on the large tent was a Jurchen general wearing fur, with crossbow arrows inserted all over his body. A fatal arrow was shot in the temple, and blood flowed out. A pair of iron armor and an iron helmet hung on the wooden frame next to him, and another
Mace.
Wang Duo turned him over and pulled off his waistband. It turned out to be a gold waistband, with the words Mutri, the Ten Thousand Captains, engraved on it in Jurchen script and Chinese respectively.
Wang Duo was overjoyed. He must be the commander. He drew his sword and chopped off the head with one blow.
At this time, his men lit the tent on fire and shouted: "General, retreat quickly!"
The screams just now alerted two patrol posts, and the patrol cavalry was rushing towards this direction.
The four people rushed out of the camp and ran towards the river. Arrows rained down from behind. Three of his men screamed and were shot down. Wang Duo felt pain in his right shoulder and he was also hit by an arrow.
"Cover me!" Wang Duo shouted as he ran wildly.
The men hiding behind the cart fired arrows together, and the sentry cavalry dozens of steps away were hit by arrows and fell off their horses. The remaining sentries were so frightened that they reined in their horses and did not dare to pursue them.
Everyone ran towards the river, jumped into the river and swam to the other side...
At the same time, another Song army team led by Hu Yanlei came from the east and also sneaked into the Jin soldiers' sheep and horse camp by water, which was surrounded by 5,000 horses.
Hu Yanlei did not alert the enemy troops in the stable. They opened the fence and rode on their horses to drive the horses towards the outside of the fence. Thousands of horses rushed out and immediately alerted dozens of sentry cavalry outside. The cavalry shouted
He shouted and tried to prevent the horses from escaping, but Song soldiers hiding among the horses killed more than a dozen people with crossbows.
Chen Qing was ready on the hillside, with two thousand soldiers lined up behind him, holding spears in their hands, each with murderous intent.
The remaining three hundred divine arm crossbowmen and wounded soldiers stayed at the camp.
"Commander, the tent is on fire!" the soldier shouted, pointing at the fire below.
Chen Qing waved Fang Tian's painted halberd and shouted, "Fight with me!"
Two thousand troops surged down the hillside to kill. Chen Qing took the lead, shot away dozens of cold arrows, rushed into the enemy sentry group, slashed left and right, killing more than a dozen sentries. The other sentries were horrified when they saw his incomparable bravery.
They had to dodge.
Chen Qing did not stop and led the army to continue running wildly.
There was chaos in the Jinbing camp. Not only was the commander assassinated, but many of the marching tents were also set on fire. The soldiers escaped in panic, some wearing armor and some barefoot.
The Jin army consisted of 3,000 Khitan and 2,000 Han auxiliary troops. Lieutenant General Li Chongqing was Han Chang's confidant. However, he was hostile to Mutli and could only command 2,000 auxiliary troops. The Khitan army did not obey his orders at all.
Several Khitan captains had realized that something was wrong and ordered their troops to assemble. At this moment, Chen Qing led two thousand soldiers into the camp and met Lieutenant General Li Chongqing head-on.
Li Chongqing led a thousand Xie soldiers to stop the Song army and buy time for the Khitan soldiers to gather.
Li Chongqing didn't know Chen Qing, so he roared and slashed at Chen Qing with his knife.
Chen Qingge blocked his broadsword, and the two horses crossed each other. Chen Qing struck back with his hand. Fang Tian drew the halberd with unparalleled speed, and the sharp halberd blade shone with a fascinating cold light.
Li Chongqing suddenly heard the sound of wind behind his head, and it was too late to dodge. With a 'click!', half of his head was chopped off, the brains flew out, and the horse dragged the body for more than ten steps before landing.
The Xie Congjun suddenly fell into chaos. Some soldiers raised their spears to meet them, while others fled with bare hands and embarrassment.
The morale of the two thousand soldiers of the Song Army was high. They followed their commander and charged all the way. They were unstoppable. The two thousand soldiers of the Song Army were treated poorly by the Jin soldiers. The young master Guo Anguo also died. The remaining soldiers were unwilling to sacrifice their lives for the Jin people, and their morale was very low.
At this time, they saw that their deputy general Li Chongqing had also been killed. The two thousand soldiers no longer wanted to fight and fled in all directions. They were rushed to pieces by the Song army and collapsed first.
The Khitan army was still in chaos. They had no horses, most of the soldiers were bare-chested, and they couldn't find any shoes. General Mutli didn't expect that the Song army would come for a sneak attack, so he relaxed his vigilance. Only 30% of the soldiers were armed with weapons.
weapon.
Two thousand Song soldiers defeated the Xie Cong army and then charged into the Khitan army.
Shooting men first, horses first, and capturing thieves first, kings. Chen Qing specifically looked for enemy generals to attack. In less than a quarter of an hour, he killed two thousand captains and a dozen centurions.
Without the command of the generals and the blessing of the horses, the Khitan soldiers seemed to be unable to fight. The soldiers were scattered and formed their own formations. They were killed by the soldiers of the Song army until ghosts cried and wolves howled, and dead bodies were everywhere.
The Khitan army is famous for its appearance, showing off and shouting fiercely, but when it comes to the battlefield, they are unwilling to sacrifice their lives. The 10,000 cavalrymen that Chen Qing used to camp Yan Wushu with 1,000 weak brigades came from
Escaped from the siege of the Khitans.
As the Xie Cong army collapsed first, the Khitan army also quickly lost its will to resist, throwing away their armor and fleeing.
At this time, Wang Duo and Hu Yanlei gathered two thousand horses. Chen Qing ordered the soldiers to mount their horses, and he and Yang Yuanqing's soldiers divided into two groups to pursue the fleeing enemy soldiers.
Almost at the same moment when the Song army was chasing and killing the fleeing troops, Wang Jianpo's Liu Ziyu failed to sneak attack on the enemy's camp. He was killed by the 5,000 Jurchen cavalry who had been well prepared and retreated steadily. He was in a critical moment of life and death.
