From the thick smoke and fire ahead, Wu Jie judged that the south exit of the Shenchagou Valley must have been blocked by Chen Qing. He no longer pursued, but led his troops to block the north entrance, which was larger than
The south exit is much wider, nearly half a mile wide.
The forest was originally lush here, but now all the trees have been cut down by the Jin soldiers, revealing a bare canyon mouth.
Wu Jie simply deployed a thousand crossbows and three thousand crossbowmen at the mouth of the valley to prevent the Jurchens from retreating back to Dashan Pass and retreating from the west valley.
Just when Wu Jie had just completed his deployment, he received news from forward scouts that a Jurchen cavalry team of 3,000 people was rushing towards the north exit. In fact, there was no need to report. Wu Jie had already heard the fierce sound of horse hooves, and they were already far away.
Less than a mile away.
"Crossbow ready!"
Wu Jie shouted, a thousand crossbows and three thousand crossbowmen were ready, and there were ten thousand spear troops behind him. Even if the cavalry broke through the crossbow defense line, they could not break through the thick spear formation.
The Jurchen cavalry had already reached a hundred steps away. Under the moonlight, their ferocious faces could be seen. The violent war horses came like a black tide, and the thunderous sound of horse hooves. This earth-shattering momentum made all the Song soldiers hold their breath.
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This is the Jurchen cavalry's best skill at charging into the formation. It uses this unstoppable murderous aura to frighten the enemy and break through all the enemy's defense lines. Back then, Wanyan Aguda led 10,000 Jurchen cavalry to break through the formation of hundreds of thousands of Liao troops.
With only fifty steps left, Wu Jie yelled, "Shoot!"
Three hundred crossbows were fired first, and 1,500 jackdaw arrows were fired powerfully at the oncoming Jurchen cavalry. Enemy soldiers fell over one after another, falling dozens of steps away, and then the second round of jackdaw arrows was fired.
The arrows were like a rapid rain, and the horses and cavalry behind them screamed and fell down. The powerful iron arrows were indestructible. The Jurchen armor could not withstand the penetration of such iron arrows, and more than a thousand people were injured in an instant.
Immediately, the third row of four hundred crossbows fired, and two thousand jackdaw iron arrows fired furiously at the cavalry in the rear.
This kind of three-stage shooting was first introduced by Chen Qing. The generals of the Western Army all discovered its formation advantages, which can maximize the lethality of arrows and hit the enemy without interruption. The generals followed suit one after another, and Wu Jie also used this three-stage shooting.
The essence of three-part ejaculation is fully displayed.
Not only did a thousand crossbows fire in three stages, but the three thousand crossbowmen also fired in three stages. The crossbowmen also began to show off their power, and a thousand crossbow arrows were shot out powerfully, pounced on the enemy like black locusts.
The purpose of the three thousand crossbowmen is to buy time for the bed crossbow to be stringed again. After the three thousand crossbowmen finish shooting, the bed crossbow will show its power again...
Most of the Jurchen cavalrymen who suffered casualties were frightened. "Woo--" the soldiers blew the retreat horn, leaving nearly two thousand corpses behind. The remaining cavalrymen turned their horses and fled in panic.
The three thousand cavalrymen testing the northern entrance are Wanyan Wushu's personal guards and are the only cavalrymen still capable of fighting. As long as this cavalry breaks through the northern entrance, the Song army will inevitably retreat northward in panic, and they may be able to defeat the Song army in the north.
Catch them all in one go.
But the only cavalry with combat effectiveness ended in failure. Wanyan Wushu was completely desperate. He immediately ordered the army to retreat in the direction of Niu Shoufu. The terrain of Niu Shoufu was low-lying, the road was narrow, and the rocks were rugged. It was a deserted land before.
Wan Jinbing was once buried in Niu Shoufu.
After a year, we can still see the tattered armor, leather boots and broken weapons left by the Jin soldiers who died in the battle last year. There are also many Song soldiers who did not take away the burned corpses and turned into white bones lying in the ravine.
Jin Bing was frightened.
At this moment, fierce war drums were heard from behind, and the Song army was chasing after them. Tens of thousands of Jin soldiers panicked and scrambled for their lives. Countless soldiers, including men and horses, fell into the deep ravine next to them. The screams continued, and there were many soldiers.
He was pushed to the ground, trampled by war horses, and died tragically with broken bones and tendons. Thousands of golden soldiers died on the mountain road of just twenty miles.
At this time, Wu Jie led the Song army to pursue him from behind. At this time, the Jin army's morale collapsed and their morale was depleted. Everyone was scrambling to escape. Even Wanyan Wushu rushed in front, taking his injured eldest son with him.
Surrounded by a thousand personal guards, he fought for his life and abandoned all the other soldiers. Therefore, it is said that Niu Shoufu was the hell of the Jin soldiers. This is absolutely true. Tens of thousands of Jin soldiers were killed by the Song army behind them, leaving corpses piled up.
Like a mountain, countless people surrendered.
Less than 10,000 people escaped the Song army's pursuit.
More than 10,000 Jin soldiers entered the open area. This is a basin, surrounded by high mountains and cliffs, and a depression with a radius of several miles in the middle. They climbed over a not-so-steep mountain to the south and entered the low and gentle hilly area, and then headed north.
It's the Wei River.
But the problem lies in this not-so-steep mountain. The soldiers can climb over it, but the horses cannot. The soldiers can only leave the horses and climb over the mountain on foot.
In order to prepare for war, Wanyan Wushu ordered tens of thousands of auxiliary soldiers to dig into the mountain a few months ago and carved out a narrow mountain path, which could barely allow his war horses to walk.
This narrow road was originally used for war preparation, but now it has become the only way for Jin soldiers to save their lives.
Wanyan Wushu led his army up the mountain road and led his war horses up the mountain. The mountain road was narrow and could only accommodate two cavalrymen walking side by side. Soon, a long queue formed at the bottom of the mountain road.
More than an hour later, Wanyan Wushu and more than a thousand of his men climbed over the mountain and rushed down the gentle mountain.
Wanyan Wushu breathed a long sigh of relief and finally escaped.
At this moment, the sound of war drums suddenly sounded in front, and a group of cavalry rushed out from a valley a few miles away. The leader was General Chen Qing. He had just arrived with his army and happened to encounter Wanyan Wushu's team.
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"Marshal Du, you are well and well. Chen Qing has been waiting here for a long time!"
Chen Qing waved Fang Tian's painted halberd, blocking Wanyan Wushu's path. When Wanyan Wushu saw Chen Qing for the first time, he was so frightened that he cried secretly in his heart.
At this time, Wanyan Alupu roared loudly, brandished his mace and rushed towards Chen Qing.
Wanyan Wushu seized the opportunity and rushed his horse to the east. His eldest son Wanyan Bidee and a thousand cavalry followed closely behind. Yang Yuanqing led a thousand cavalry to intercept Wanyan Wushu, and Yang Zaixing led another thousand cavalry to intercept and cross the mountain.
The golden soldiers who passed.
Chen Qing and Wanyan Alupu fought for less than two rounds. A halberd stabbed Wanyan Alupu's horse to death. Wanyan Alupu and his horse fell to the ground.
"Tied!"
Chen Qing gave an order, turned his head, and saw Wanyan Wushu running hundreds of steps away. He immediately turned his horse and chased after Wanyan Wushu.
Wanyan Wushu was extremely skilled in martial arts. He cut a bloody path and led his son to break out of the Song army's siege and fled. Seeing that he could not catch up, Chen Qing drew an arrow and opened his bow.
The arrow was like a shooting star, going straight to Wanyan Wushu's neck. Wanyan Wushu heard the sound of wind behind his head and dodged his body to avoid the vital point.
'puff!'
This arrow hit Wanyan Wushu's left shoulder. Wanyan Wushu screamed, his body swayed, and he almost fell off his horse. Dozens of soldiers desperately protected Wanyan Wushu, ran for their lives, and gradually disappeared.
The remaining more than a thousand soldiers had no intention of fighting and desperately ran for their lives. Except for a few who escaped, they were all killed by Chen Qing's army, leaving corpses on the ground.
This is also a big difference between Chen Qing and Wu Jie. Chen Qing never kept prisoners of war against the Jurchen soldiers, and always killed them all, unless they were high-ranking generals like Wanyan Alupu.
But Wu Jie would surrender. He did not advocate killing them all. Leaving a path would allow the Jin soldiers to give up resistance faster.
There are still more than 8,000 Jin soldiers trapped in the mountain, unable to move forward or retreat. At this time, it is raining lightly in the sky. The spring is cold and the Jin soldiers are cold and hungry. The soldiers are depressed and panicked.
The Wu-level army had already arrived, and he sent someone to shout to the Jin soldiers that they could accept the surrender. Those who surrendered would not be killed and would be repatriated to the Kingdom of Jin in the future.
The eight thousand golden soldiers trapped on the mountain road were afraid of Chen Qing's killing, so they laid down their weapons and surrendered to Wu Jie.
So far, all the 150,000 Jin soldiers who participated in the Battle of Dashanguan have been destroyed, and more than 20,000 people have surrendered. Seven ten thousand captains including Wanyan Alupu, a member of the Jin clan, have been captured.
The battle at Dashan Pass shocked the world. The imperial court was overjoyed and Long Yan was overjoyed. The emperor Zhao Gou sent a handwritten message in the form of a flying eagle. He was granted the title of Wu Jie as the Military Envoy of Hanzhong, was promoted to the rank of Chief Attendant, and was given the title of Marquis of Nanzheng County.
Chen Qing performed meritorious service in fierce battles in the periphery, and was granted the title of commander, promoted to military officer, and given the title of Viscount of Chengji County.
The rest of the generals will be rewarded after the formal edict is issued.