Chen Qing calmly looked at the Jurchen cavalry rushing up. They could withdraw from the narrow alleys on both sides. The cavalry could only rush to the city gate to bypass the blockage, but...
The square a hundred steps behind them was filled with old people and children, with smiles on every child's face, happily waiting for their parents to come back, as well as the gray-haired old people.
Leave the hope of life to them!
Five hundred soldiers, holding spears and shields, half-knelt on the ground, quietly waiting for the arrival of the cavalry shock wave.
First, hundreds of arrows came like a storm, and the Song soldiers raised their shields to resist the dense arrows.
However, the speed of the Jurchen cavalry was not affected by the arrows at all. They accelerated and ran wildly, and everyone's eyes flashed with a ferocious light like wild beasts.
There are still fifty steps left.
Chen Qing suddenly sneered, urged his horse to gallop forward, and with a spear, he lifted the headless body of Wanyan Lou's room three feet into the air, and 'pounce!' The body fell heavily to the ground.
Watching the corpse fly up and then fall down, all the Jurchen cavalry shouted and tried their best to rein in their horses, fearing that their horses would trample on their lord's corpse.
Yin Muya took the lead and reached out to grab Wanyan Loushi's body, avoiding being trampled by the war horses. However, the originally violent tornado instantly became smaller and the arrows stopped.
Chen Qing seized this opportunity and shouted loudly, "Let the Jurchen Tatars taste the power of the Song Dynasty warriors. Kill them!"
"Kill--"
Five hundred soldiers stood up, threw away their shields, and charged forward with spears in hand.
Chen Qing took the lead and swept across with his spear. The three Jurchen cavalry screamed and fell off their horses. Someone next to them shouted, "Give me back my lord's head!"
The guard Yin Muya brandished his mace and charged straight at Chen Qing. He was so angry that he wanted to smash Chen Qing's head to pieces with a stick.
Chen Qing sneered and shook his spear. The big iron spear pressed down on the opponent's mace, and the tip of the spear pierced the opponent's throat like lightning.
Yin Muya moved up to block the spear, but unexpectedly, the spear was as if it were being pressed down by a thousand pounds and was motionless. Yin Muya knew something was wrong and his eyes widened in horror.
"puff!"
The tip of the spear penetrated Yin Muya's mouth and instantly pierced his head.
Chen Qing overturned his body, swung his spear, and charged towards the densest concentration of enemy troops. Wherever he went, he killed the Jurchen cavalry and turned them upside down, leaving corpses everywhere.
The reason why Chen Qing dared to lead his army in a decisive battle with a thousand Jurchen cavalry was because the terrain was not conducive to cavalry combat. Shangdongmen Street was only ten to thirty meters wide. If a cavalry wanted to fully deploy, it would need at least three feet of width, and
War horses need to run and charge, and this is even less possible on a ten-foot-wide street.
This is actually a kind of street fighting. The infantry has the advantage. At least they are evenly matched with the enemy. The infantry and cavalry are crowded together. If the spears cannot be used, they use swords to cut, stab with daggers, and bite with teeth. Blood and flesh are everywhere on the narrow streets.
, bodies piled up.
But the Jurchen cavalry also had an advantage, that is, in mounted shooting. The cavalry behind them could not rush up, so they took off their bows and fired arrows. They were condescending, and their arrows were always fired. The Song soldiers had no shields, and they fell to the ground after being hit by arrows. With just one round of arrows, they were
Fifty or sixty people were shot down by the arrows of the Jurchen cavalry, suffering heavy casualties.
Chen Qing was really anxious. He suddenly saw several Jurchen cavalrymen in the rear being hit by arrows and falling from their horses. With a glance, Chen Qing discovered that a dozen Song soldiers on the roof were using the roof cover to kill the enemy troops with crossbows. The Jurchens were
The cavalry also had nothing to do with them.
Chen Qing slapped his forehead hard and shouted: "Yang Hua, Zheng Ping, you each lead a hundred brothers to the room to shoot the enemy!"
"Follow the order!"
Yang Hua and Zheng Ping immediately led a hundred soldiers each to quickly climb to the roof, lie on the roof and shoot the Jurchen cavalry with crossbows. The Song soldiers were condescending and had the upper hand.
In the darkness, the Jurchen cavalry kept turning over and falling off their horses, or their horses were shot down, forcing the Jurchen cavalry not to raise their shields to resist, nor to use their cavalry shooting, and the battle entered a stalemate again.
At this moment, countless black figures suddenly rushed out from the alleys on both sides, using spears, hoes, and wood to hit the Jurchen cavalry like raindrops. These were refugees and people from the city who came to help in the battle, and the number was getting bigger and bigger.
Thousands of people came from all directions to kill.
"retreat!"
Seeing that the situation was not going well, a centurion shouted an order.
More than a hundred cavalry turned their horses and followed the centurion to the west. The people in the west had not yet gathered together, so they broke out of the way and fled in panic.
The remaining Jurchen cavalry had no chance to escape and were gradually overwhelmed by the angry crowd. They all died tragically under the hoes and wooden sticks of the people.
...........
It finally dawned, and groups of Song Army cavalry shouted loudly in the city: "The Jurchens are coming back. Please leave Jingzhao City as soon as possible and move toward Hanzhong!"
Chen Qing took several of his men to Cangcheng. In the square, many hungry families were packing food and belongings. The children were holding the food bags with smiles on their little faces.
The major warehouses in Cangcheng have been swept away by refugees and hundreds of thousands of people in the city. Some old people are still picking up scattered copper coins on the ground.
"General, is the Shaanxi Road really unsafe?" an old man asked reluctantly.
Chen Qing nodded, the Shaanxi Road was indeed over.
Although he captured Jingzhao City in a sneak attack, all the elite Western troops were lost in the battle of Fuping. The Jin Kingdom will soon increase its troops in Guanzhong. With the current strength and morale of the Song army, it can no longer compete with the Jurchen cavalry.
"Okay! Let's listen to the general and hurry south to Guanzhong."
Under the urging of Chen Qinghe's men, groups of refugees began to leave Jingzhao City one after another, moving along the Ziwu Road towards Hanzhong. Not only the hungry people from Tongzhou, but also many people from Jingzhao City also left their homes and headed south.
.
Everyone understood that they had plundered the Jin soldiers' logistics and food supplies. Once the main force of the Jin soldiers came back, they would definitely retaliate against them a hundred times a thousand times.
Even the people who did not want to leave their homes began to leave the city and move to the countryside, and the entire Jingzhao City was mobilized.
In a fierce battle last night, although a thousand Jurchen cavalry were wiped out with the help of the terrain and the help of the people, Chen Qing's men also suffered heavy casualties. Nearly two hundred soldiers died in battle, and more than half were shot by the Jurchen cavalry's arrows.
kill.
It was also this battle that made Chen Qing deeply appreciate the power of mounted archery. No wonder since the Han and Tang Dynasties, proficiency in bow and horse has been an essential foundation for a general. Without mounted archery, it is equivalent to breaking a wing. He must also look for opportunities to practice riding.
Shoot.
At noon, Chen Qinghe's men were also about to evacuate.
Deputy General Yang Yuanqing urged his horse forward and shouted: "General, brothers are ready!"
They captured more than 600 war horses and cleaned up Wanyanlou's house in the middle of the night. Every soldier made a large fortune and everyone was happy.
Chen Qing's original plan was to go to Dashanguan to join the main force of the Eight-Character Army, but bandits were rampant on Ziwu Road. He was worried about the people going south, so he decided to lead his army to take the first step to clean up the bandits for the people.
"Set off!"
Chen Qing gave an order and led 300 cavalrymen to rush towards Ziwu Road.
...........
After the main force of the Jin army captured Jingzhao City, the main force moved westward to capture Yaozhou and Fengxiang Mansion. After capturing Fengxiang Mansion, the Jin army divided into two groups. Wanyan Zongfu led 10,000 Jurchen cavalry and tens of thousands of surrender troops.
, and continued to attack Pingliang Prefecture and Jingzhou, where there were more than 10,000 Jingyuan troops led by Liu Qi.
In addition, Wanyan Alu led an army of 10,000 to fight against Liu Ziyu's remnants in Weizhou.
On the other hand, Wanyan Zongbi led 20,000 Jurchen troops and 30,000 Han surrender troops, marched southward from Fengxiang Mansion and forced Dashan Pass, and faced off with Wu Jie and Wang Yan's 13,000 troops in the Heshangyuan area.
At this time, the commander-in-chief Zhang Jun had led the remnants of the Song Army to withdraw southward from Hanzhong. The Jin soldiers had not yet completely occupied Shaanxi Road and Xihe Road. In addition, Wu Jie and Wang Yan still led their troops to station in Heshangyuan and Dashanguan. They could attack at any time.
There is a possibility of counterattack in Guanzhong.
In the big tent, Wanyan Zongbi paced back and forth with his hands behind his hands, feeling very uneasy. He sent two letters to Jingzhao yesterday morning and early this morning, asking about the arrangements for food and grass. There should have been a reply yesterday afternoon, but it is getting dark now.
At dusk, there was still no news from Jingzhao, which really worried him.
It stands to reason that Jingzhao should have a lot of troops, with 6,000 Jurchen soldiers, and 50,000 Qi troops from Tongzhou coming to assist in defense. It should be absolutely foolproof, but why is there no news from Jingzhao so far?
Could it be that Yingxin was intercepted by Song Army spies on the way and Jingzhao did not receive his letter? Impossible, even if it was intercepted once, it was impossible to intercept it twice.
At this moment, there was a rapid sound of horse hooves coming from outside, approaching from far away, and stopped near his tent. Then someone shouted with a cry: "I want to see the Fourth Prince, it's an emergency!"
Wanyan Zongbi quickly walked out of the tent and saw a soldier almost collapsed on the ground, with two ranger cavalry supporting him.
"What happened?" Wanyan Zongbi asked sharply.
The soldier knelt in front of Wanyan Zongbi and cried, "Jingzhao was attacked by surprise, and the marshal...the marshal was killed!"
Wanyan Zongbi's eyes widened in shock. Where did the Song army come from to attack Jingzhao? What does it mean that the marshal died in battle? Could it be Wanyan Lou's room..."
Wanyan Zongbi stepped forward, grabbed the soldier by the collar, and shouted sternly: "Speak to me clearly, or if you don't, I will kill you with one knife!"
"A Song army sneak attacked Jingzhao. They brought tens of thousands of refugees. The defending army could not resist. The refugees robbed the city. Marshal Wanyan led the escort to suppress it. They encountered the Song army halfway. Song General and Marshal Shan
Pick, the marshal is defeated and dies in battle!"
Wanyan Zongbi's eyes turned red, he gritted his teeth and asked, "How many people are there on the other side?"
"About five hundred people!"
Wanyan Zongbi was so angry that he pulled out a dagger and cut off the messenger's ear, "If you keep talking nonsense, I'll dig out your heart!"
The soldier who delivered the message screamed in pain, jumped to his feet and shouted: "I'm not talking nonsense, there are only 500 people on the other side. We only have 1,000 Jurchen troops in the city. 5,000 people were sent by the marshal to Shangzhou to suppress the rebellion. The Qi army also
With only 3,000 men, they were no match for the Song army and were defeated by 500 men."
Wanyan Zongbi finally understood. He clenched his fists and asked, "Where are the 50,000 Qi troops in Tongzhou?"
"The marshal said they were here to pick peaches and they were not allowed to come to Jingzhao. They are still in Tongzhou!"
Wanyan Zongbi felt dizzy for a while. The soldiers quickly moved a chair. Wanyan Zongbi slowly sat down. After a while, he sighed and asked, "Who is the general of the Song Army?"
The soldier who delivered the message could no longer hold it any longer. He lay on the ground and gasped: "Reporting to the fourth prince, the commander of the Song Army is Chen Qing, the general of the Eight-Character Army whom you previously offered a bounty of ten thousand yuan. It was he who challenged Marshal Wanyan. Unfortunately, the Marshal died tragically in his gun.
Down!"
"Ah!" Wanyan Zongbi opened his mouth in shock and couldn't close it for a long time.