Pucha Hu Zhan got up on his horse with determination, and the elite soldiers who had followed Wanyan Lou's room also looked at death at this moment.
but!
Ten minutes ago, the soldiers who had just been added to Pucha Huzhan hesitated a little when mounting their horses.
They are also considered elites, and they used to belong to Po Lu Huo.
Now Po Luhuo is recuperating in Beijing. Three of his sons were killed by the Ming army one after another, and the remaining heirs are still underage. Last night, Po Luhuo's nephew led the army and was killed in the attack on Li Yanxian. Some of the remaining soldiers were supplemented by Pucha Huzhan.
Make up a thousand people.
They really didn't dare to fight anymore.
A few years ago, many people died in the war with Po Luhuo, and the generals who led them changed several times.
There were again a large number of casualties last night, and the remaining breath in the chest was exhausted while retrieving food and fodder.
However, Wanyan Zonghan's military prestige was too high, and the military laws were very strict. The soldiers who were supplemented by Pucha Huzhan did not dare to raise objections at all, and they could only fight bravely.
Pu Cha Hu Zhan did not attack directly, so he had to wait for the opportunity for such a decisive battle.
"Suddenly, go and disrupt the enemy's formation!" Wanyan Zonghan ordered.
Tu Hesu, a member of the Jin clan and a slave general of the Shi family, once massacred tens of thousands of Song soldiers guarding the pass in Shanxi.
Historically, this was the person who killed the seed masters.
The composition of the soldiers commanded by Tu Hesu at this time was more complicated. There were Shijianu's old troops, Yelu Mawu's old troops (Khitan soldiers), and Wolu's old troops.
The Shi family slaves returned to Beijing to recuperate, and generals Yelu Mawu and Wolu were killed in battle. The heirs of the three men inherited the troops. All suffered heavy losses last night, and the remaining troops were temporarily assigned to the unified command of Tuhesu.
But Tu Hesu came forward with these mixed troops, and the ones coming in front to fight were the prairie cavalry.
Those prairie cavalry shot a few arrows and then ran away, but this time they ran very orderly. Yue Fei allowed them to run and shoot arrows, but they were not allowed to attack the friendly formations when escaping, otherwise they would be treated with crossbows indiscriminately.
After several teams of prairie cavalry were scared away, Xu Qing went around to the side and fired arrows to harass them. Yue Fei led his troops and Tu Hesu faced them head-on and fired.
Another Jurchen general, Sha Lizhi, was sent by Wanyan Zonghan to fight against Xu Qing.
Yue Fei fought and retreated, leading his troops to pass by his own formation.
"Boohoo!"
Wang Yan's infantry formation fired powerful crossbows, even mixed with divine arm bows.
More than a dozen Jurchen cavalry were shot through their armor and died.
Tu Hesu continued to lead the troops in the charge. When he reached the front of the formation more than ten steps, he rode and fired at the Ming army's formation - his mission was to shake the Ming army's formation and create opportunities for Pucha and Hu Zhan to forcefully charge into the formation.
They used armor-piercing arrows, which are the most powerful mounted arrows at this distance. Twenty or thirty Ming soldiers were immediately shot through their armor. Fortunately, not many Ming soldiers were killed, only injured.
The Ming army fired their bows and crossbows again, causing more casualties to the Jurchen cavalry than the Ming army had just suffered.
At this moment, dozens of riders under Tu Hesu's command suddenly rushed towards Yue Fei.
They were the Khitan cavalry left behind after Yelu Mawu was killed in battle. Because of their loyalty and bravery, they were used as direct descendants by Wanyan Zonghan, and their military pay and treatment were comparable to those of Jurchen elites.
"I wish to surrender, I wish to surrender!"
The Khitan officer leading the army shouted, and at the same time he threw away his spear on the ground, and then threw away his iron bone and saddle axe. Dozens of Khitan cavalry under his command also made the same move, obviously they had discussed it before going into battle.
good.
"Don't shoot!"
Yue Fei sent a soldier and ordered: "Guide them back to the rear of the infantry formation, dismount and remove their armor to watch the battle."
Su Hesu was shocked and angry. Although these Khitan cavalry had just been incorporated into his command, how could he tolerate his troops surrendering to the enemy in front of the formation? He immediately led his troops to pursue them.
Wanyan Zonghan quickly ordered: "Blow the trumpet and tell Tuhe to come back and reorganize the team. If you chase him again, you will be trapped!"
Jin Bing's central army trumpet sounded loudly, Tu Hesu finally suppressed his anger and led his troops to retreat towards the main force of Jin Bing. His tail was always bitten by Yue Fei, and he was able to break free after throwing down more than thirty horses.
Just when the Khitan soldiers surrendered to the enemy in front of the formation, there was also a Khitan soldier on the flank of the Jin soldiers, and they fled towards the north regardless of their madness.
They are also the remnants left by Yelu Mawu. The friendly forces don't care if they directly surrender to the enemy, why do they stay? Even if they win this battle, they will definitely no longer be trusted by Wanyan Zonghan.
A group of Jurchen soldiers chased after them and killed a quarter of the deserters, but Wanyan Zonghan blew a trumpet to call them back.
In fact, there were not many Khitan soldiers who surrendered or escaped, less than 200 in total.
But it caused a huge blow to the morale of the Jin soldiers!
Even Wanyan Mouyan felt that he would definitely lose today. But he did not dare to dissuade Wanyan Zonghan. He could only observe the battlefield situation at any time. If the situation went wrong, he would lead his troops to escape.
The so-called core elites can no longer be called elites.
The army is demoralized!
Two generals, Tu Hesu and Sha Lizhi, formed their team and continued to charge.
They continued to shoot arrows at the Ming army's formation under the fire of their bows and crossbows, accompanied by successive feints.
In order to march in a hurry, the Ming army not only did not bring their chariots, but also did not bring their giant shields. One after another, they suffered more than 200 casualties - most of them were injured but not dead. The infantry formation remained motionless.
Seeing that he could not disrupt the formation, Wanyan Zonghan changed his tactics.
He let the tug-of-war speed up, and Sha Lizhi drove away the enemy cavalry. He fired arrows as he passed around the formation, and even drew his gun sideways in front of the formation. Pucha Hu Zhan followed, leading a thousand elites to charge into the enemy formation!
Tired Jurchen soldiers, riding tired horses, rushed towards the equally tired Ming army infantry.
They concentrated their attack, sent 200 cavalry in front, and carried out four consecutive charges.
Sudden speed, Sha Lizhi's charge had already induced the Ming army to fire their divine arm bows. Pucha Huzhan's charge resulted in the Ming army having to use ordinary bows and crossbows to shoot at the enemy.
During the charge, Jurchen cavalry continued to fall.
The Jurchen war horse rushed to the forest of spears. No matter how much its owner urged, the war horse automatically slowed down to save its life. But it still couldn't hold back the momentum, and both the man and the horse slammed into the spears.
More than twenty Ming army spearmen were knocked down on the spot, and several spearmen were knocked down by cavalry spears.
Without even waiting for Wang Yan to give the order, the front row officers were already directing replacement positions.
The attack scene was extremely brutal for both sides.
The fifth Jurchen elite team was shot by Ming archers during the charge. Although there were not many casualties, they were already frightened. They slowed down before they could reach the front of the formation, then drew their bows and fired arrows past the formation.
Morale is too low, I dare not charge into battle...
Otherwise, if the attack continues, the Ming army's infantry formation will definitely be driven out of the hole.
Wanyan Zonghan's heart tightened when he saw this. He knew it was over. The core troops of the Jin Kingdom, the most brave and skilled in fighting, were actually frightened and did not dare to charge into the battle. The souls of the Jurchen warriors were gone.
The next few groups of Jurchen elites did not dare to charge any more. They shot an arrow and fled around the formation. They were chased by the prairie cavalry who came to shoot arrows.
The horn sounded again, and the Jurchen cavalry was recalled to form a new team.
"The fifth team, all beheaded! Anyone who dares to disobey military orders will end up like them!"
Such harsh military laws had actually been commonplace when A Gu started his army. After being hacked several times, everyone in the Jin army fought to the death.
But the same thing happened now, which made the Jurchen soldiers feel resentful.
Even the generals felt that they should not kill indiscriminately.
Who is willing to die in a losing battle?
Then, Wanyan Zonghan sent out all his troops, leaving only his own soldiers as a reserve force. In the Ming army opposite, nearly a thousand knights remained motionless, so Wanyan Zonghan did not dare to let his own soldiers go into battle.
This time, the Jin soldiers no longer faced the Ming infantry directly, but were sent out to kill the annoying prairie cavalry, as well as the Ming cavalry that had already entered the battle.
Such a style of play has deviated from Wanyan Zonghan's combat intention.
He wanted to take advantage of the fact that the Ming army's infantry had not gained a firm foothold and was exhausted, so that he could immediately fight to annihilate the Ming army.
But now that you spend time fighting the enemy cavalry, the enemy infantry can take the opportunity to recover their strength.
After successive attacks, more than two thousand prairie cavalry were defeated.
They were completely defeated, and they were chased so far away from the battlefield that they couldn't even think of coming back in full force for a while.
"Boom, boom, boom!"
The sound of horse hooves came from the south, and the Jin soldiers were frightened, while the Ming army cheered and shouted.
However, the Jin soldiers attacked Li Yanxian last night and lost a lot of troops. Wanyan Zonghan was in a hurry to come back to save food, and a large number of spare war horses and pack horses could not be taken away.
When he sent people to burn the food and fodder accompanying the army, he only had people slash at the war horses and pack horses, but there was no time to kill all the horses.
Li Yanxian went around to collect injured and running horses and pack horses. After receiving the news of Yue Fei's request for rapid reinforcements, he immediately sent spearmen, crossbowmen, and musketeers on horseback to reinforce them.
There are still troops following, who have given up their artillery and baggage and are riding on mules pulling carts.
"Wang Gui, you lead the prairie cavalry to respond and guide General Li's troops to occupy the enemy's granary!" Yue Fei ordered immediately.
Wanyan Zonghan was about to give an order to stop the attack, but suddenly another Jurchen general fled.
But it was Wanyan who led the troops to escape. This old guy came from the Jurchen tribe of Huosu. Not only was his hometown captured by Ju Ming, but not many of his clan soldiers were left. Most of the troops in his hands were trained
Jurchen slaves - These Jurchen slaves were freed earlier, so they were still very loyal.
Wanyan Hezhu led hundreds of Jurchen cavalry and fled toward the north.
He did not dare to return to Liaodong or to Beijing, and planned to go to Hebul, the Mongolian Khan. He could not care about his family, since he had an eldest son with him anyway.
Wanyan's sudden escape from the shared apartment became the straw that broke the camel's back.
Immediately afterwards, hundreds more Jurchen cavalry followed and fled one after another.
It was impossible to win in the first place, but reinforcements from the Ming army arrived again. No matter how high Wanyan Zonghan's prestige was, he could not suppress him!
Wanyan Mouyan advised: "Marshal, leave quickly. If you don't leave, it will be too late."
Wanyan Zonghan smiled miserably: "What can we do when we go back?"
Others can escape, but he has no way out.
Even if he successfully escapes back to Beijing, he will be deprived of military power by the Jurchen nobles who jointly hate him.
If the military power is gone, sooner or later you will die.
He could also take the remaining soldiers and kill Wu Qi and stand on his own. But the remaining Jurchen troops in Shangjing will definitely flee back to their tribes, and it is impossible for them to serve him as their leader. They may even join forces to fight with him and kill each other in Shangjing.
stand up.
Wanyan could seek refuge in Mongolia while living together, but Wanyan Zonghan absolutely could not.
He had a notorious reputation in Mobei, and no great Khan dared to take him in for fear that he would become the second Yelu Dashi.
Yelv Dashi at least still had the great righteousness of the Liao Kingdom. As long as one or two tribes were subdued by force, the rest of the tribes would nominally submit.
And what about Wanyan Zonghan?
Even if he wipes out one or two Mobei tribes, it will only force more tribes to join forces to fight against him.
"Take care of yourself!"
After Wanyan Mouyan finished speaking, he turned around on horseback and left, followed by his father's old troops.
"Army attack!"
The moment Wanyan Mouyan left, Wang Yan and Yue Fei issued military orders at the same time.
Wanyan Zonghan said to the more than 800 soldiers around him: "Those who are willing to fight to the death with me, let's fight together to our heart's content today. Those who want to survive... run away quickly."
After the words fell, no one dared to leave.
Wanyan Zonghan smiled miserably: "I'm not lying to deceive you. If you want to survive, run away quickly."
Finally, a Jurchen officer beat his horse and fled, and then more and more soldiers fled.
The rest are all dead soldiers.
There were more than 300 Jurchen soldiers who chose to stay and accompany Wanyan Zonghan to die together.
They all came from a small Jurchen tribe and did not have any noble blood. They were promoted or rewarded purely based on their military merits. Even ordinary soldiers were given fertile land and serfs.
Wanyan Zonghan is their god. They are not loyal to the Kingdom of Jin, but to Wanyan Zonghan.
