In the wilderness fifty miles south of Lingzhou, the Song army finally encountered 30,000 Jurchen cavalry.
Chen Qing ordered 50,000 infantrymen to form a square formation, while 50,000 Song army cavalry gathered five miles away to the east, eyeing the Jurchen cavalry eagerly.
Wuyan Puluhun looked at the Song army's formation from a distance. It was the first time he saw the Song army's formation like this. The infantry was in front and the cavalry was on the side preparing to attack.
He used to be in Hebei, the Central Plains, and Jianghuai, and then crossed the Yangtze River and fought dozens of fierce battles with the Song Army. He never lost, especially against the Song Army's infantry. The opponent was almost defeated in one blow.
If he was only facing 50,000 infantry, he could completely slaughter the opponent, but the opponent actually had tens of thousands of cavalry on the flank, which made him a little undecided.
At this time, Han Chang stepped forward and said: "It is better to have the Xixia army and the Xie Congjun face the enemy infantry, and the general to face the Song army's cavalry. This way, we are much more certain of victory."
Wuyan Puluhun was noncommittal about this plan, but he had another idea. Let the 100,000 Xixia army fight the Song army fiercely first, which would consume the Song army's strength and physical strength, and also allow him to understand the Song army.
combat effectiveness and details.
As for the life and death of the Xixia army, Wuyan Puluhun really didn't care at all. He was about to send someone to invite Li Kan, but Li Kan himself came in a hurry.
"General Puluhun, something bad is going on!"
Li Kan stepped forward and said urgently: "The 30,000 remaining troops in Xiping Mansion have surrendered to the Song army in the city!"
"What?" Wuyan Puluhun was also surprised. The 30,000 remaining troops surrendered, so wouldn't their logistics supply be finished?
"Is this news serious?"
"There is absolutely no problem. Murong Tao has escaped. The 30,000 remaining troops are all Qiang people. They were Xiao Heda's army before. We have long known that they are unstable and we really shouldn't use them. This is terrible."
When Han saw that Li Kan was sweating profusely with anxiety, he knew that things were not that simple.
"Is there anything else important, Your Majesty?"
Li Kan said anxiously: "The Song army and the Qiang people are united. It is said that there are 80,000 people. 10,000 people are left to guard Xiping Mansion, and the other 70,000 troops are heading towards Xingqing Mansion."
"Ah!" Han Chang was stunned,
Wuyan Puluhun frowned. The Song army's move was indeed vicious. They killed them directly at their lair. He said slowly: "The number should be right. There are about 50,000 Song soldiers in the city, and they also killed Xingqing Mansion.
It's reasonable, but it shouldn't be a big problem! Xingqing Mansion itself has 30,000 garrison troops, plus the 50,000 troops in Dingzhou, the garrison force is 80,000. It is still an elite army, and the Song army cannot shake Xingqing Mansion at all."
"The general doesn't know that Dingzhou belongs to Brother Richard's army. He wishes that the emperor and the prince would die in the hands of the Song army so that he could ascend the throne. He will never come to save Xingqing Mansion. Xingqing Mansion does not have thirty thousand people now.
There are only 15,000 troops, and the other 15,000 are escorting the Han people to harvest wheat. I am afraid that they will not be able to come back in time. Only I can save Xingqing Mansion. I have ordered my son Li Ke to lead an army of 70,000 to the north quickly.
I will lead 30,000 troops to cooperate with General Puluhun against the Song army."
Wuyan Puluhun suddenly became furious, "Why did you send troops north without consulting me about such an important matter?"
Of course, Li Kan knew that Wuyan Puluhun would never agree to his army going north, so he killed it first and then reported it. He asked his son Li Ke to lead an army of 70,000 people to go north quickly, and then told Wuyan Puluhun after the rice was cooked.
It's not like Li Kan couldn't wait even a day. He was really dissatisfied with Wuyan Puluhun's actions and forced him to send troops to attack Xiping Mansion. Just to understand the situation of the Song army, he lost fifteen thousand in vain.
Thousands of soldiers,
If there is another battle with the Song Army, Wuyan Puluhun will definitely let his army fight the first battle and let his army consume the Song Army. This is not an siege. The whole army may be destroyed. Li Kanru
Mirror, see clearly.
"The situation is really urgent. It will take most of the day to come and go, so let the army take the first step. I also believe that the 30,000 Jurchen cavalry will be able to sweep the Song army. We don't need too many Xixia troops, leaving 30,000 people is enough!
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Han Chang sneered on the sidelines, Li Kan was really cunning and had seen through Wuyan Puluhun.
"General Puluhun, then infantry versus infantry, cavalry versus cavalry, Xie Congjun and the Xixia Army join forces to fight against the Song Army's infantry, and the general leads the cavalry against the Song Army's cavalry. Is this good?"
Li Kan also nodded, "General Han's suggestion is excellent, and I agree!"
How could Wuyan Puluhun be led by their noses?
He said coldly: "Chen Qing's flag is in the infantry formation, and the infantry is their main force. Your army will resist the cavalry for me, and I will take over from you after I defeat the Song army."
Li Kan and Han Chang looked at each other and asked them to resist the Song cavalry. Wasn't it clear that their army would be massacred by the Song cavalry?
Li Kan said anxiously: "General Puluhun, isn't this appropriate?"
Wuyan Puluhun glanced at him coldly, "If the prince's army is still there, there is room for deployment in any way, but you have transferred the army, how should I arrange it? This is the only way now, you fight the cavalry first,
I will take over after defeating the main infantry force of the Song Army.
Moreover, once Chen Qing's main force is defeated, the cavalry will also be defeated. If we can capture Chen Qing, wouldn't it be a great achievement for us? The Han people also often say that to capture the thief first, capture the king. As the main force, I naturally have to deal with Chen Qing. This is
This is a wise decision.”
Han Chang knew in his heart that Wuyan Puluhun was deliberately making things difficult and throwing hard bones to them, while he went to deal with the infantry himself.
"Since Wuyan Puluhun must make this decision, as the deputy general, I can only accept it, but the general had better give the prince an explanation. After all, the prince is the marshal of Xixia and represents the prince of Xixia."
Wuyan Puluhun said slowly: "If the prince is unwilling to accept my deployment, I will not force it. The prince can lead the army to retreat north to Xingqing Mansion. Our 60,000 troops are enough to kill them all!"
Li Kan was speechless by Wuyan Puluhun's words. He could only grit his teeth and said: "Since the two families are cooperating, the Xixia army will naturally obey the general's deployment. We will try our best to resist the cavalry. I only hope that the general will
The overall situation is the most important thing.”
Although Wuyan Puluhun was angry at Li Kan for sending the army away without permission, Li Kan also reminded him that if Xixia was really destroyed, the court would never spare him.
He finally calmed down and thought for a while and said: "I will send 14,000 cavalry to cooperate with you in fighting. To deal with the Song army's infantry, 6,000 cavalry horses and 10,000 cavalry are enough!"
Li Kan and Han Chang looked at each other and realized that this was a reasonable arrangement.
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Chen Qing erected the commander's flag in the infantry formation, which meant that the 50,000 infantrymen were designated as the main force. According to normal operations, the main force of the opponent's cavalry must also come to deal with him.
At this time, a scout rushed over and reported: "Inform the capital, the Xixia army is divided into two groups. One Xixia army of about 70,000 people went north, and another 30,000 people went south. The Hexie Congjun joined forces.
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Chen Qing was startled, "Why did they go north? Could it be that Liu Cui's army led them north?"
Just as he was about to say something, a low horn sounded from the opposite side, "Woo--Woo--"
The sound of horns resounded across the wilderness, and 30,000 Jurchen cavalry began to slowly move south.
Chen Qing also shouted, "Blow the drums and create a plum blossom formation!"
"Dong-dong-dong-"
The earth-shattering sound of war drums sounded, and the five large phalanxes began to shrink and change into a plum blossom-shaped formation. The five phalanxes turned into one large formation, and their coordination became stronger.
The first few rows are short spears and large shields. There are also divine arm crossbowmen, hook-line spearmen, firearms soldiers, short spear throwers, and even four-wheeled chariots loaded with small trebuchets. Soldiers hide in the chariots.
Shoot arrows from inside to outside.
The Jin soldiers' 6,000 Guaizi horses began to run, followed by the overwhelming 10,000 Jurchen cavalry.
The earth was trembling, the sound of horse hooves was like rolling thunder, dust was flying all over the sky, blocking out the sun, and the sky began to become dark.