On the official road to the north of Xiazhou, a mighty Jurchen cavalry was marching in formation. Everyone had iron helmets and armor, carrying spears, and was full of murderous intent.
In front are the more special Jurchen cavalry. Both men and horses are wearing heavy armor, and there are three horses in a row. Although the three horses are not connected with leather ropes at present, it can be seen that their equipment and formation must be like this during war.
Connect with a leather cord.
This is the most critical information given by the other side's spies. There are six thousand cavalry horses, three horses in groups, a total of two thousand groups. Otherwise, Wang Jingyang would really not be able to identify this special cavalry.
Wang Jingyang stood on a hill two miles away and carefully observed the enemy's cavalry horses. The number should be two thousand groups, followed by the normal Jurchen cavalry. Neither the horses nor the soldiers were heavily armored, and the team was not that neat. There were
Some are four people in a row, some are three people in a row, and some are even two people in a row, which are more casual, unlike the 6,000 cripple horses in front, where the three horses are arranged neatly and in unison.
Thirty thousand Jurchen cavalry rushed past, followed by large vehicles loaded with food and supplies, one after another. On the roof of each large vehicle sat an infantryman escorting the vehicle.
The carts were as far as the eye could see. The spies said there were 50,000 carts, but Wang Jingyang was not very interested in the carts. After all, after entering Xixia, the Xixia army's grain, grass and baggage would be integrated with the other party's, so it was meaningless.
The key is how many troops there are, whether it is 30,000 Jurchen troops plus 30,000 auxiliary troops, and 50,000 driver drivers. The number of troops must be determined.
Wang Jingyang had no choice but to wait patiently for the cart to pass slowly. It was more than forty miles away from the cart. After the cart passed, another army appeared behind him. This was also the Xie Cong Army, with about ten thousand people, plus
Of the 20,000 soldiers escorting the cart, there were indeed 30,000 auxiliary soldiers.
Wang Jingyang finally waited until the team passed by. He looked at the sky again and waved his hand, "Let's go!"
He and his men left Xiazhou with the spies captured at noon and rushed towards Mingsha County...
Two days later, Chen Qing received the exact information brought by the scouts, and he sent someone to interrogate the captured Xie Congjun spies in detail. Not only did he want to know the information about Jin Bing, he also needed to know the detailed information about the Xiecong Army and Hedong Road.
In the big tent, more than two dozen important generals gathered together. Chen Qing asked: "Who among you knows about the situation of the Jin soldiers and kidnappers?"
At this time, Gao Ding raised his hand and said: "I took part in Liu Guangshi's campaign against Huaixi. At that time, Wanyan Zonghan led 10,000 cavalry and killed our 50,000 army to pieces. Their vanguard was three thousand kidnap horses, also known as Lianlian.
Horses, three heavily armored horses connected with ropes, with only one cavalry riding on the middle horse, holding an extremely long war spear, a thousand tribes of kidnap horses rushed into the Song army's formation, running all the way, invincible and unstoppable.
This momentum was like a mountain collapsing and the ground cracking. Tens of thousands of Song troops immediately collapsed and fled lifelessly. The humble official was also quite shocked at the time."
Chen Qing frowned, "Is there only one cavalry among the three horses?"
"Exactly, I thought that with three horses and three people together, the horses were fine, but the soldiers couldn't use them."
It makes sense. It is true that three people riding horses side by side cannot perform well, and one person has three horses, and the burden on the war horse is not heavy. So why did their scouts see three people and three horses?
Zhang Xiao said with a smile: "It's not strange for the Xuanfu envoy. The three people and three horses that the scouts saw were just marching. For a low-level position, it is estimated that they are still three horses and one person, and the other two are backup."
Chen Qing nodded, "It's possible, but regardless of whether they are three people and three horses, or one person and three horses, these actually don't mean much. The difficulty is, how can we fight with 30,000 Jurchen cavalry in the Xixia Plain?"
Everyone was silent. They did not belittle themselves, but they also knew that the Jurchen cavalry numbered tens of thousands and were extremely powerful in combat, not to mention that the opponent had 30,000 cavalry.
At this time, Chen Qing laughed again and said: "It's not a big problem to deal with the kidnapping horses. As long as one war horse falls, the other two horses will be unable to fight. We can use the hook gun to deal with them."
Everyone's eyes lit up, and it was a good idea to use a hook to connect the gun.
Gao Ding also said: "The enemy must charge with their cavalry, and their cavalry is hidden behind. Our only way is to use cavalry against cavalry. We use an overwhelming majority of cavalry to deal with the golden soldiers. We use one hundred thousand cavalry."
Ok?"
"But if all our cavalry goes to attack the Jin soldiers, how will the Xixia army and the Xie Cong army respond?" Yang Zaixing asked.
"So we have to dispatch an army of 200,000 people, 100,000 cavalry to deal with the Jurchen cavalry, and 100,000 infantry to deal with the Xixia Army and the Xie Cong Army."
Yang Zaixing sneered, "One hundred thousand, two hundred thousand, this is a strategic decisive battle. Fierce battles are fought on several fronts, so it is possible to use so many troops. How can there be any reason to use so many troops in a big war? The food needs to be eaten one bite at a time, and the road must be taken step by step.
Let’s go, accumulate small wins for big wins…”
"You make it simple, but will the Jin soldiers pay attention to this? What I'm talking about is how to concentrate our forces to defeat the Jin soldiers. It has nothing to do with how to fight the war."
Gao Ding and Yang Zaixing were at odds with each other and were about to quarrel.
"You two, stop fighting!"
Chen Qing stood up and interrupted the quarrel between the two. He stood up and said to everyone: "Dealing with the Jurchen cavalry is a severe reality that we will face sooner or later. How to defeat the Jurchen cavalry is not something we think of, but relies on one
I have accumulated experience in every battle. In the past, I always considered how to minimize casualties and was unwilling to engage in fierce battles with the enemy. Now I have gradually figured out that without the accumulation of fighting against powerful enemies, I will not be strong.
We need to take a longer view, even if we are defeated by the Jurchen cavalry this time, it doesn’t matter, we will come back, but if we don’t dare to fight the Jurchen cavalry head-on, what will we do in the future?”
There was a burst of thunderous applause in the big tent. Chen Qing's words touched the general's heart. Don't be afraid of failure. You must sum up experience in failure and finally defeat the powerful enemy.
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After everyone dispersed, Chen Qing smiled at Zhang Xiao and said: "As the saying goes, we must despise the enemy strategically and pay attention to the enemy tactically. We can have the courage to fight the enemy, but we cannot underestimate the enemy. In particular, we must give full play to our own advantages.
, use your strengths and abandon your weaknesses to fight the Jurchen cavalry."
Zhang Xiao nodded, "I very much agree with Ambassador Xuan's idea. The key to our victory over the Jurchen cavalry is to use our strengths and avoid our weaknesses. For example, the hook gun mentioned by the general just now is indeed a sharp weapon against the Jurchen kidnapper horse. The kidnapper
The horse is heavily armored, but only its feet are exposed, so the horse's feet are the opponent's weakness. Our advantage lies in our skill in training, which allows the elite infantry to form a spear phalanx to fight against the enemy's cavalry, while our cavalry goes
Clean up the Xixia Army and the Xie Cong Army. As long as the Xixia Army and the Xie Cong Army are defeated, the morale of the Jurchen cavalry will inevitably be affected."
Next to him, Yang Zaixing said: "The Jin soldiers' strategy is also very powerful. We must guard against the Jin soldiers copying our retreat. I suggested moving the Han people to the valley south of Cuta Village, moving the supplies and food there, and setting up shop there."
In Daying, there are only two county towns left here, Mingsha County and Yingli County. As long as we hold on to the county towns, the enemy's sneak attack will be meaningless."
Chen Qing said happily: "This is a good idea and can be adopted!"
Chen Qing made the decision to move the Han camp to the valley south of Cuta Village. Hundreds of thousands of people began to set off, supporting the old and young, and evacuated to the south in a mighty manner. The Song army also sent out hundreds of thousands more
Donkeys and mules were used to carry the elderly and young children with limited mobility, 30,000 camels carried food and tents, and tens of thousands of militia soldiers who had just been converted into the official Song army escorted along the way to help the elderly and weak people evacuate.