When Li Yunze led thousands of cavalry to attack first and came all the way to Shouyang, he learned that the Zhongshi division could not bear the urging of the court and had led the main force to Yuci.
Li Yunze immediately became furious, "I told him not to go any further in Shouyang! The court is urging me to put the responsibility on me, why don't you listen!"
Because he is just a prince now, and because he has never truly proven himself on the battlefield.
Without hesitation, Li Yunze once again led the cavalry and set off quickly, heading straight for Yuci.
"Your Majesty."
At noon the next day, when we were still thirty miles away from Yuci, our troops stopped and were repairing and eating beside the road leading to Taiyuan Prefecture.
Niu Gao, who took Tanma to inquire about the news, hurriedly escorted several Jin captives back and "caught a few tongues."
Li Yunze, who was sitting on the horse, put down the dry food in his hand and looked calmly at the several Jin soldiers with unruly expressions: "What tribe do you belong to, and how is the battle ahead?"
The several golden soldiers who were tied down looked contemptuously and said nothing.
‘Choke!’
Pulling out Zhai Cong's saber with his backhand, Li Yunze stepped forward and gave a golden soldier a heart-warming blow.
Then his eyes turned to the second "Who are you, and how is the war going?"
The golden soldier looked at the sharp blade that was still bleeding in front of him, hesitant on his face, but still didn't speak.
‘Pfft~~~’
The red knife goes in and the red knife comes out, without any hesitation at all.
The second golden soldier fell to the ground and twitched, but Li Yunze walked up to the third golden soldier without looking, "Who are you, and how is the war going?"
"We are all under the command of King Longhu (Wanyan Tuhesu). The Song army in front has been defeated and retreated to Shaxiong Ridge."
‘Pfft~~~’
Pulling out the knife and inserting it into the scabbard in Zhai Cong's hand, Li Yunze with a sullen face called everyone, "Eat quickly."
After eating and drinking and taking a short rest, more than 6,000 Western Army cavalry set off again and turned northwest, taking a detour to Kill Xiong Ridge.
Defeating many scattered golden soldiers along the way, we finally arrived at Xiongling Ridge before the end of the day.
At this time, tens of thousands of Jin soldiers and horses from the West Route Army were already stationed at the foot of Shaxiong Ridge and were constantly attacking the Song Army on the mountain.
Li Yunze, standing on a hillside in the west, carefully watched the West Route Army camp with a telescope.
After checking the battlefield situation for a while, he immediately turned around and went down the hillside.
The six thousand cavalrymen had given up riding horses at this time, and neatly equipped their packhorses with extremely sophisticated armor and weapons, and mounted them on their respective war horses. They also fed the horses salted bean cakes and drinking water.
"Soldiers!"
Li Yunze got on his horse and shouted loudly, "I won't say nonsense. In today's battle, each person will be rewarded with five hundred guans! If you trust me, then follow my banner. Wherever my banner goes,
, you will follow wherever you go!”
Li Yunze's credibility is still very high. After all, he has been demonstrating his money making ability along the way.
Moreover, his actions were very generous and generous, so people were naturally willing to believe him.
Thousands of cavalrymen were breathing rapidly. That was five hundred guan of money, not Jiaozi.
One acre of farmland only costs three guan, and five hundred guan is enough to buy a small 200 acres of land at home, and live a happy life as a landlord from then on.
"This battle does not count heads." Li Yunze's roar became louder and louder, "As long as you follow my banner!"
After saying this, he called to Han Shizhong, "Immediately send an envoy to go around the mountain and inform the army that it is getting late. As long as you cooperate with me and come down the mountain, we will be able to repel the Jin soldiers. When it gets dark, we can retreat calmly. Tell him,
This is the only chance. If you are disrespectful, the family members of the 100,000 Western Army will definitely tear down the ancestral graves of their family!"
The messenger hurried away. Li Yunze held up a large gun made of fine steel with one hand and patrolled in front of the dense cavalry formation. "We must win! We must win!"
The saber in his hand kept colliding with the spears extended by the cavalry in the front row, and the clanging sound was endless.
"Must win! Must win! Must win!!!"
Niu Gao, Zhai Cong and others followed suit, and the calls continued to intensify. Finally, six thousand cavalry roared in unison, shaking the whole country.
In the era of cold weapons, what matters most when fighting a war is morale.
When morale is high, it is no problem to kill ten enemies in and out of the enemy formation.
If the morale is low, a dozen cavalrymen can drive thousands of people to escape. It's not like I have never done it before.
"Good minister." Li Yunze, who was riding up the hillside, told Han Shizhong in a deep voice, "Yue Fei and his infantry can't catch up. We only have a few thousand cavalry in this battle. We must hold firm and never divide our troops. We can only concentrate our fists."
Hitting only hurts when we are together."
"You will eventually understand."
Han Shizhong really admired Li Yunze. As a prince, he actually dared to go to the battlefield in person, and his tactical skills were not bad at all. "May I ask the prince, how should this battle be fought? I looked at the flag before, and it was Wanyan Yinshu, but here is Wanyan Loushi."
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As the saying goes, a person's name is like the shadow of a tree.
Wanyan Yinshu, who is in the same room as Wanyan Lou, is Nianhan's right-hand man and the real tactical executor of the West Route Army.
Wanyan Loushi, in particular, was recognized as a famous general in the world. Whether he was fighting the Liao Kingdom, Xixia or the Song Dynasty, he was always invincible and invincible.
He is the first Ten Thousand Household in Jin Kingdom, and he is also the Ten Thousand Household in Huanglong Prefecture.
The Huanglong Mansion that Yue Fei wanted to attack was also the capital of the Jin people.
In the face of such a famous general, even if you are not afraid, you still have to be cautious.
"The main force of the Jin people is attacking the mountain."
Li Yunze quickly responded, "Besides, they are already exhausted after fighting for two consecutive days, and they didn't expect that there would be a surprise attack like ours behind them. As long as one of the cultivators on the mountain can seize the opportunity to come down the mountain quickly and accurately, this battle will be won."
The Jin people are not as scary as you think. We all have one life, so there is nothing to be afraid of."
Han Shizhong immediately laughed, "The general is really not afraid. I just want to ask the prince, where should I rush first?"
"Don't you already know?" Li Yunze looked over with a smile.
Then both of them shouted "Yeluma Wu!"
The West Route Army has also divided its forces. Wanyan Yinshuke, Wanyan Loushi and Yelu Mawu are here to deal with Zhong Shizhong.
Nian Han personally led the main force to attack Yao Gu, while Wanyan Tuhesu and other troops divided their forces to attack Zhang Hao, Zhe Keqiu and other troops.
In addition, some soldiers and horses are continuing to besiege Taiyuan City, and there are even soldiers and horses of Deputy Commander Wanyan Oru stationed in Xijing (Datong) of the Liao Kingdom.
In other words, the West Route Army did not go all out at this time.
Even if they divide their troops, they are very confident that they can win.
This is also the case in history. After dividing the troops, they still defeated the Song army with a total strength of more than 200,000, which was full of pits and valleys to rescue Taiyuan.
Now, Li Yunze and more than 6,000 cavalrymen were the only unexpected variables of the Western Route Army.
Wanyan Loushi and Wanyan Yinshu are the best partners, and they are busy attacking the mountain at this time.
The person in charge of the retreat was Yelu Mawu, who had been severely injured before.
When he learned that a large group of Song Army cavalry appeared at the rear, even Wanyan Loushi was surprised.
"The Song people couldn't use their 100,000 main force as bait to gain opportunities for the cavalry to flank, right?"
Wanyan Loushi didn't pay too much attention. After all, he thought he already knew the combat effectiveness of the Song Army very well.
Yin Shuke glanced at Shaxiong Ling and said, "Do you want to withdraw?"
"Withdraw now. The Song Army on the mountain will rush down." Wanyan Loushi, who was sitting on the ground, looked at the Song Army cavalry that suddenly appeared in the distance to the west. "Ma Wu should be able to stop it."
"Um."
Yin Shuke nodded, "Just block one blow. If you fail to break through Ma Wu, the Song army on the mountain will collapse."
"Living girl." Wanyan Loushi called to his son, "Take your brother and organize your troops and horses to make preparations. If Ma Wu doesn't block it, you can rush over."
Wanyan Huonv responded and immediately took Wanyan Mouyan to rectify the troops.
This is Lou Shi's reserve force, consisting of four men and more than 3,000 cavalry. With a full blow, an army of 10,000 people can be defeated with one blow.
Wanyan Loushi, who has experienced hundreds of battles, will certainly not let the slightest danger go.
Soon after the meeting, sentry cavalry flew over to report, "To the commander-in-chief, the Song army over there is holding a banner with the word Zhao."
"Zhao?" Wanyan Loushi thought, "Which general named Zhao is there among the Song army?"
If you can bring thousands of cavalry here quietly, and you can also choose the right moment and muster enough courage to launch a side attack, you must be a famous general.
"Zhao Zhe? Zhao Dian?" Yin Shuke pondered, "That's not right, their flags are all on the mountain. Emperor Zhao and Song can't be here."
"Hahaha~~~"
Wanyan Loushi laughed for a while, then stopped talking and turned around to continue paying attention to the battle on the mountain.
Over there, Li Yunze's soldiers and horses had crossed the hillside and appeared directly on the battlefield.
Niu Gao behind him held his banner high and followed closely.
Glancing at the battlefield in front of him, Li Yunze took a deep breath.
He raised his iron-gloved hand and dropped the ferocious visor on his helmet.
Holding a large stainless steel gun with both hands, he held the horse's belly between his legs and gradually began to speed up.
We can't wait any longer. Once the Song army on the mountain collapses, they will be the ones making dumplings.
Yelu Mawu, who hurriedly gathered together, felt a sigh in his heart.
Because he saw Han Shizhong's banner.
When he was pacifying the Ding army, he was chased by Han Shizhong for a long time, and he almost couldn't escape.
Unexpectedly, we met again now, and there were even more soldiers and horses!
‘Huh?’ Yelu Mawu looked carefully and was suddenly startled, “That’s not right!”
Li Yunze's troops entered the battlefield from the west, facing the setting sun behind them.
The golden sunlight shines on the cavalrymen who are constantly pouring out from the hillside, so bright that it seems to blind people's eyes.
Seeing this scene, Wanyan Loushi, who had been sitting on the ground before, suddenly stood up and looked towards the west.
"quick!"
Wanyan Lou's room immediately called out, "Quickly go and kill the girl to attack, and ask Ma Wu to get out of the way!"
The reason why he was so moved was because the Song troops pouring out from behind the hillside were all wearing iron armor!
Of course, Li Yunze would not give up his advantage. The cavalry under his command were equipped with the most sophisticated armor in the modern world. Even the selected war horses were wearing horse armor.
Wanyan Loushi reacted very quickly and immediately judged that Yelu Mawu couldn't bear it, so Wanyan Huonu quickly stepped on it.
It's a pity that it's not that easy to adjust before the formation. By the time the military order was sent to Wanyan Huonv, Li Yunze had already picked up the speed.
The sun sets, and the golden sunlight shines on the battlefield.
The six thousand cavalry were like a metal Great Wall, swarming in like a mighty tide and crashing straight into the military formation of Yeluma's Fifth Division!