Chen Qing's army moved very slowly, only covering thirty miles a day. The army walked for two days before arriving at the Taigu River. It was getting late, so Chen Qing ordered the army to camp and cross the river south early tomorrow morning.
The soldiers were building a camp. Liu Qiong hurried to Chen Qing and whispered: "They are coming!"
The people Liu Qiong was talking about were naturally referring to the 10,000 Donghu cavalry who came out of Qi County. On the second day after the complete annihilation of Wanyan Huonv's army, Song Army scouts discovered their traces in the southern part of Qi County.
Chen Qing nodded and said: "They will either sneak attack the camp tonight, or they will attack halfway across the country tomorrow. According to the established plan, we will entertain them well!"
"I understand that I will treat them well with a sumptuous banquet!"
The 10,000 Donghu cavalry were now forty or fifty miles north of the main force of the Song army. They were like a large group of hyenas on the grassland, staring at the main force of the Song army from a distance, patiently looking for opportunities.
Their mission is not to defend Qixian County, but to participate in the battle in Fenzhou, help friendly forces or attack the Song army.
The general who commanded these ten thousand troops was Wanyan Aqianlan, the commander of ten thousand men, who was Wanyan Yinshuke's right-hand man. He had already received the news that Wanyan Huonv had been beheaded, which immediately put great pressure on him.
Wanyan Huonv is the eldest son of Wanyan Lou's family. Their family has a high status in the Jin Kingdom. The killing of Wanyan Huonv will shock the court. Even Marshal Zuo Wanyan Yinshu cannot bear this responsibility.
At the most critical moment, Wanyan A'guo was lazy and neglected his duty. He failed to rush to support Wanyan Huonv in time, which resulted in Wanyan Huonv being defeated and killed. Marshal Zuo was unable to explain to the court. He himself was unable to explain to Marshal Zuo.
Account.
Wanyan Aqiao was too lazy to do anything. The only thing he could do now was to find an opportunity to sneak attack on the main force of the Song army. Even if the sneak attack failed, he could still give an explanation to Marshal Zuo.
There is another reason that is not easy to disclose. The 10,000 cavalry led by Wanyan Aqianlan are not Jurchens, but the Donghu Army, that is, the army of the Khitan, Xi people, Bohai, Goryeo and other conquered nations. They are
The servant army of the Jin Kingdom.
Although the status of the servant army is much higher than that of the Han People's Association Army, it is still far from being compared with the Jurchens. At least the various Jurchen commanders do not take their lives seriously.
Of course, if there were ten thousand Jurchen cavalry, Wanyan Aqianlan would never dare to take such a risk.
Wanyan Aqulan got the news, and the Song army stationed on the west bank of Taigu River.
On the west bank of Taigu River is a large plain, which is very conducive to cavalry operations. He immediately ordered: "The whole army has a rest and get up at the second watch!"
At night, at the second watch, 10,000 Donghu cavalry set out. They went south along the west bank of Taigu River. There were plains along the way, dotted with large areas of farmland and woods. Villages could be seen in the distance.
The Donghu cavalry wrapped the horseshoes with thick linen cloth, on the one hand to silence the sound, and on the other hand to protect the horseshoes. There were a lot of wheat straw that had not been cleared away in the farmland, which were very sharp and could be stepped on if not careful.
The army was marching in the soft soil, and the sound was very low. From a distance, it was silent. Even in the villages two miles away, there was no barking. This silencing effect made Wanyan Aqianlan quite satisfied.
The team moved very fast. At the fourth watch, they were only ten miles away from the Song army's camp.
At this time, a spy came to report that the Song army's patrol post was three miles away from the camp and was very tightly arranged. If you kill it, you will definitely be discovered.
Wanyan A'falcon silently counted the time and rushed from three miles to the main camp. It only took about a tea time. The Song soldiers may have just put on their armor and came out of the big tent, but they had not had time to assemble, especially
At night, if you set fire to the enemy's tent, one hundred thousand Song troops will surely fall into huge chaos.
Wanyan Aqianlan had rich combat experience, and his calculations were absolutely correct. If the Song army was not prepared, this would definitely be the result, but if the Song army was prepared, it would be another matter.
Night attacks are generally based on gambling, because spies cannot penetrate the opponent's outer patrol posts and cannot know whether the enemy is prepared. Therefore, in history, many people succeeded in sneak attacks, but many others failed.
Wanyan Ahulan also knew that he only had a 50% chance of winning, but he could only gamble this time. He waved his hand and shouted: "Keep moving forward, launch an offensive three miles away!"
Ten thousand Donghu cavalry continued to move south. When they were still three miles away from the Song Army's camp, dozens of alarm gunpowder arrows flew into the sky, emitting a bright red light. They were discovered by the Song Army's patrol sentry, and the faint sound of alarm bells could be heard in the camp.
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The Donghu cavalry also blew the antlers of the attack at the same time.
"Woo——"
Amidst the low sound of the horn, 10,000 Donghu cavalry suddenly launched into action, and their speed became faster and faster, rushing towards the Song army camp like a galloping tide.
But there was one detail that the Donghu cavalry did not notice. All the Song army's patrolling cavalry did not run back, but ran to both sides, even into the Taigu water.
Of course, even if they find it, it is useless. Once the ten thousand cavalry start galloping, there is no way to stop them. Even if there is a fire pit and a forest of guns ahead, they must rush forward, even if they slow down a little bit, it is easy for the cavalry in front.
He was mercilessly knocked over by the cavalry behind him, and his body was trampled like mud by the horses.
But just when Donghu's army had just rushed out a mile, a dense spear formation composed of dozens of spears appeared two hundred steps ahead. All the spears were deeply embedded in the soil, and they were sharp.
The spear points pointed upward at a forty-five-degree angle, and 300,000 spears formed a ten-mile-long spear barrier.
In the dark, this formation of spears looks like a long pile of dirt from a distance, which is very deceptive.
Fifty steps behind the spear formation, there were 20,000 Song troops holding divine arm crossbows. They did not need to use bed crossbows. The Donghu cavalry did not have iron armor and were all leather armor. The divine arm crossbows were enough to kill them.
Body shot.
But a few miles to the west, Liu Qiong led 30,000 cavalry who had been waiting for a long time, and Li Muqing, who led 10,000 cavalry, was on the periphery to kill the fleeing enemy troops.
Chen Qing has issued an order to kill without mercy, which means that the Donghu cavalry will suffer disaster.
The running ten thousand cavalry were still 150 steps away from the spear formation. Commander Wang Duo gave an order, and the front row of crossbowmen fired ten thousand arrows at the same time. Ten thousand divine arm crossbow arrows flew into the sky, instantly forming a dark cloud.
It shot to a high place, fell in a parabola, and shot towards the heads of the Donghu cavalry who were rushing like a sea tide.
The Donghu cavalry raised their shields to meet him, but their leather shields could not stop the dense rain of arrows, let alone the extremely lethal God Arm crossbow arrows.
The crowd suddenly burst into screams, and the crossbow arrows penetrated the shields and entered the bodies of the soldiers. Even if people hid under the bellies of the war horses, it was useless. The war horses could not block the powerful crossbow bolts, and the running cavalry fell one by one.
Falling down, the man fell on his back and his horse fell over.
Immediately afterwards, the second batch of 10,000 crossbow arrows rose into the sky again, forming a new cloud of arrows, which were densely shot at the chaotic enemy cavalry. Once again, there was a spectacular scene of a large number of soldiers being hit by arrows and falling off their horses.
With only 20,000 crossbows and 10,000 Donghu cavalry, more than 3,500 casualties were caused. The momentum of the passionate rush has been weakened. The running Donghu cavalry began to hesitate, the passion and confidence disappeared from their faces, but the running ones
The momentum still hasn't stopped.
As long as the general does not blow the retreat horn, the remaining 6,500 cavalrymen will have to rush forward.
At this moment, the Donghu cavalry in front let out a scream. In the night, they finally saw clearly that the long black strip in front of them was not the piled-up earth fortifications they imagined, but gleaming spears exuding murderous intent.
Big array.
But they couldn't stop anymore. Amidst the screams, thousands of cavalry rushed into the spear array. Countless sharp spears instantly pierced their bodies, blood spurted out, and countless lives disappeared on the spot.
This was just the beginning. Fifty steps away, 20,000 crossbowmen once again fired arrows at the Donghu cavalry. This time they fired arrows at a level. There was the sound of dense crossbow arrows piercing the air everywhere. All the living cavalry were mercilessly hunted by the Song army's crossbows.
Target.
"Woo! Woo!"
To the west a low trumpet sounded, echoing in the wilderness night air,
Liu Qiong led 30,000 cavalry to outflank and kill them. 30,000 war horses were galloping, 30,000 cavalry were shouting, densely packed in the wilderness, and the boundless murderous aura enveloped the whole world.
Without saying a word, Wanyan Aqiao led a thousand Jurchen cavalry to turn around and flee. They beat their horses desperately to escape before the Song army surrounded them.
They did escape from the siege of 30,000 Song Army cavalry, but unfortunately, they were surrounded by 6,000 cavalry led by Li Muching.
The two sides fought in the dark. Wanyan Aqianlan led more than 20 cavalrymen to fight a bloody road and fled to the northwest. The remaining Jurchen cavalry could not escape the encirclement and suppression of the Song Army cavalry, and had no chance to surrender. They were all killed by the Song Dynasty.
The army and cavalry were all killed.
This was a powerful battle of annihilation. The Western Army led by Chen Qing had absolutely superior strength, elite and advanced weapons, as well as the enemy's advance deployment, and was able to annihilate all 10,000 Donghu cavalry in an extremely domineering manner.
This battle also meant that the powerful Jin cavalry encountered an equally powerful opponent. Ten years after the Jingkang Rebellion, a Han army from Sichuan and Shaanxi rose up strongly and no longer fell behind the Jurchens in military terms.