Chapter 069: Worried
Suddenly, a horn sounded in the camp of the Jin soldiers, and countless Jurchen cavalry turned their horses and retreated in the direction they came.
"What are you doing here, release the arrows!"
"Bomb dropping!"
Wang Yan and Yang Jin agreed and gave the order to attack.
Feathers and arrows flew together, the earth-shattering thunder explosions were endless, and the Jurchen knights who retreated in a hurry fell down a large area, leaving only three or four hundred people left, and retreated back to their own large array in fear.
On the retreating position, the corpses of men and horses were piled up, and the seriously wounded and undead were howling and groaning desperately, wriggling in the blood.
Sure enough, it will be a success, and the bones will be recruited on the battlefield!
Looking at the more than 1,000 Jurchen knights who had not been in front of them, Wang Yan and Yang Jin were both anxious, but they were powerless.
"Straight lady thief, if Lao Tzu has more cavalry, he won't kill these dogs' ass piss!"
Wang Yan was so anxious that he stomped his feet and couldn't help but burst into foul language.
The front army lost a team of scouts, and the battle lost another hundred and ten cavalry, which would not dare anyone to take risks, let the rest of the cavalry attack, looked at the retreating golden cavalry, shook his head and sighed.
This is the advantage of the strong mobility of the golden cavalry, the victory is the whole team and slow pursuit, the defeat is reunited and not dispersed, its division and entry and exit, the response is like a god, people for their own war, then win.
Sha Gu's eyes were bloodshot, and he looked viciously at the solemn and neat Song soldiers' position in front of him, and he wanted to know if he had a nightmare, not the tragic fact in front of him.
The cavalry fought the infantry, and it seemed that their own side had more casualties, and they would take these remnants of the defeated soldiers back, and how they should explain to Wanyan Yinshu.
These lost knights are all warriors in the Jurchen tribe, and after losing so many warriors, they can't recover without five or six years of prosperity.
This battle is so tragic that it can be described as a heavy loss!
"General, 1,499 people were lost, 1,501 people remained, and countless minor injuries were imposed."
The soldier whispered to the side, cautiously.
Sha Guzhi nodded, such a huge casualty, many orphans and widows were added to the tribe.
Song Bing formed a team, moved away from the horses, and walked forward like a wall with neat steps.
The Jurchen knights were all stunned, the Song army was going to force them to fight a decisive battle.
"General, Song Dog deceives people too much!"
Mo Li's eyes were red, and he said indignantly: "Please give an order, let the little one rush to kill for a while, and extinguish the prestige of Song Dog!"
Mo was aggrieved. In the end, there were less than 100 cavalry left, and it was a great shame to return in vain.
"Don't be impatient, let's see!"
Sha Guzhi saw that the Song army was like a forest of spears, solemn and neat, and it was an out-and-out strong army, and he couldn't help frowning, and he was secretly sad.
Seeing that the Song army's big array was getting closer and closer, the Song army knights were eyeing each other, Sha Guzhi looked at the screaming Jin soldiers on the ground in front of the formation, and waved his hand helplessly.
"Withdraw your troops!"
The horn of the golden man sounded, and the remnants of more than 1,000 golden cavalry were relieved, turned their horses' heads one after another, retreated to the north, and gradually disappeared into the smoke and dust.
Yang Jin and Wang Yan looked at each other, and both of them saw helplessness and unwillingness in each other's eyes. With so many casualties today, it is really unwilling, and it is really unwilling, to let the remnants of the opponent's defeated army go away.
"Clean up the battlefield, rescue the wounded, count the results, and immediately report the battle situation to He Zhongjun, the Xuanfu Division, in the back!"
The two smiled bitterly, in today's battle, each of them suffered heavy casualties, and they didn't know how to explain to Wang Song.
Seeing the Jurchen army withdrawing, there were bursts of cheers and cheers in the battle array. The recruits were overjoyed and hugged each other to celebrate, and their infantry actually defeated the cavalry of the Jinren.
"It's all screaming, hurry up and clean up the battlefield, the war horses are all brought back, don't you see the army and the young cavalry!"
Yang Jin shouted loudly: "The Jin soldiers who are not dead make up for two shots, don't live their mouths, cut off their heads, it can be regarded as the capture of all the brothers of the front army, the left army and the Youyi army!"
The soldiers made a big promise and went down to clean up the battlefield, and the ownerless war horses on the battlefield were also brought back by everyone.
Shao Xing, Xu San, Tan Xiong, the three of them supported the surviving He Zhongwang, staggered down the hillside, and when they saw Yang Jin, Shao Xing choked up and said: "Yang Commander, I thought I would never see you again!"
Yang Jin nodded, looking at the few people in front of him: "Shao Dutou, how about the casualties, there won't be only a few of you left, right?"
"Commander Yang, the brothers lost 45 people killed and slightly injured one, and those who have combat strength are left with the three of us and Shao Ping!"
Shao Xing's eyes were red, and he almost burst into tears.
Yang Jin nodded and said, "Shao Dutou, I know." If you hadn't asked Shao Ping to come and report the situation, the front army would still be resting, and once the Jurchen cavalry suddenly arrived, our army would probably be defeated. You guys did a great job, and I'm going to take credit for you!"
Several people bowed and said, "Thank you Yang for the system!"
Wang Yan also comforted: "Brothers, if it weren't for Shao Ping's message, my front army and left army would probably be broken by the Jin people, and the consequences would be unimaginable." ”
Yang Jin sighed and said: "Brother Wang, I led the army here today, and I suffered so many casualties, do you say that the Xiang Guild will not blame you and me?"
Wang Yan shook his head and said, "Brother Yang, if Xianggong is to blame, let's bear it together!" However, Xiang Gong is generous and benevolent, and he will never blame the two of us for this!"
During the war, the front army and the left army were jealous, and they had to be long and short, which was nothing more than a strong battlefield. But in private, everyone is open-minded, and no one will look at each other's jokes.
In a field battle without artillery, the two of them were able to kill and injure all the Jurchen cavalry, Wang Yan was calm in his heart, only Yang Jin was born in a reckless manner, and he wanted to be perfect in everything, so that Wang Songqing could have a good eye.
The results of casualties and captures were quickly counted: a total of 1,393 gold soldiers were beheaded, and together with 106 on the hillside, a total of 1,499; 600 pairs of iron armor and more than 1,200 pairs of leather armor, a total of nearly 2,000 pairs; 1,373 war horses were captured, and countless hard bows, knives, guns, and shields were captured.
The losses of the Loyal Volunteers were also very heavy, with 886 killed and 341 seriously wounded, half of whom may not have survived, and suffered numerous minor injuries. The casualties of the front army and the left army were roughly equal, both around 500 people.
The mountains of dead horses made the generals secretly cry out that it was a pity. When the soldiers dismembered all the dead horses, they made fires on the battlefield and cooked them, and the horses were boiled in a cauldron.
With the loss of a thousand people and a team of elite scouts, Wang Song's heart hurt inexplicably.
If it weren't for the limited number of artillery and the failure to keep up, I'm afraid that the 3,000 cavalry of the Jin people would have suffered a lot of losses.
He stood up and said heavily: "I didn't expect that in the first field battle with the Jin people, I lost more than a thousand brothers, and the gold thief owed me the blood debt of the Song people, and there was another one."
He looked at Shao Xing, Xu San and the other five people below, nodded and said, "Shao Xing, the scout battalion is loyal and brave, and he is a model for the whole army of my loyal army. Shao Xing was promoted to the commander of the scout battalion of the former army, and Xu San, Tan Xiong, Shao Ping, and He Zhongwang were the leaders of the scout battalion. The brothers who died in battle drew the elite from the whole army and quickly replenished them!"
Shao Xing and the others knelt down on one knee together and said loudly: "Thank you Xianggong for cultivating!"
"All the brothers killed in the scout camp were cremated, and the ashes were sent back to Pantuo first, and then back to Licheng."
Wang Song continued: "In the future, this official will build a martyr's shrine in the east of this river to worship these warriors who sacrificed their lives for the country, and pass on their heroic deeds from generation to generation, so that future generations will always remember them."
Everyone in the tent stood up solemnly and bowed together: "Justice, benevolence and righteousness are the blessings of my soldiers!"
The Song Dynasty admired literature and suppressed martial arts, and it was difficult for a martial artist to have a day of raising his eyebrows in his life. Today, Wang Song's words, everyone in the tent is warm in their hearts, and respect arises spontaneously.
Everyone sat down, and Wang Song continued: "The left army and the front army of Wang Yan and Yang Jin brothers have made great contributions today! The two brothers not only killed the enemy and made meritorious contributions, but also did not give up the brothers of the scout camp, which is worthy of emulation by the whole army. The exploits of the two brothers will be recorded by the Xuanfu Division for the time being. When your majesty is revealed, the two brothers and the soldiers under their command will be rewarded!"
The two were overjoyed and stepped forward to worship together.
But some people next to him had doubts. When Wang Song is here, these warriors can raise their eyebrows, but once Wang Song is weak, where should they go.
In the end, if the officials are demoted and removed from office, the blood and tears shed will only become a step for others to become officials and knights.
Therefore, whether it is for the sake of individuals, or for the great cause of resisting gold, or for the people of the world,
"Xianggong, for the sake of today's plan, we should immediately send troops, go straight to Taiyuan, and Xingye will attack the city, so as not to let Yan Yinshu have a chance to breathe, and also take Yan Zonghan off guard."
Ma Kuo came up and looked at Wang Song, feeling a little uneasy.
Wang Song turned his head away, but ignored Ma Kuo.
"Two brothers, in today's battle, you defeated the Jin people, mainly because of the unity of the soldiers, the recruits did not collapse in a battle, but became veterans who experienced life and death, you two have made great contributions!"
Ma Kuo hurriedly stepped forward and said: "Xianggong has agreed to draw 500 elite soldiers from the Guiyi Army and the Yisheng Army to make up for the lack of your two army, and the dead and wounded soldiers will all be cremated, and together with the brothers who died in the scout camp, they will be sacrificed in the Martyrs' Shrine."
"Thank you!"
Wang Yan and Yang Jin stepped forward together and thanked for the reward and reinforcement of troops.
After the capture of Pantuo Pass, more than 5,000 people from the baggage battalion and Dong Ping's rear army remained, stationed here, cut off the north-south traffic, and ensured the supply of grain and grass. The rest of the more than 30,000 troops continued to go north and went straight to Taiyuan Mansion.
Now that the army has been redeployed and the number has been replenished, Wang Yan and Yang Jin are naturally overjoyed.
Wang Song pondered for a moment and continued: "Seven thousand brothers from the Guiyi Army and the Yisheng Army, one thousand will be allocated to supplement the difference between the front army and the left army, and the remaining six thousand people will form the Xuanfeng Army and the Shengjie Army, with three thousand troops each, and the command will be divided into Meng De and Jiao Wentong."
Everyone applauded, Meng De and Jiao Wentong were overjoyed, and the two hurriedly stepped forward and bowed down to thank them.
Wang Song's face was solemn, and his words were sonorous and powerful.
"There are no less than 30,000 troops stationed in Taiyuan City, and if we capture it, our army will have to suffer more than 10,000 casualties, this is the price of war! Everything we do today will surely go down in history, worthy of the court, worthy of the people, and worthy of our own conscience!"
Everyone bowed together and said, "Thank you for your teachings!"
Wang Song looked at Ma Kuo, nodded and said, "My own brother, I look like an outsider, how uncomfortable I am." It's still the same as before, if you have something to say, if you have a fart, you can let it go, so that Ma Xuanzan is loyal and upright!"
Ma Kuo's eyes were full of tears, and he bowed solemnly: "Thank you for your praise!"