Wolf Valley, this is a valley that is inaccessible on weekdays, infested by wild wolves, the peaks on both sides are steep, it seems that only wild wolves can haunt it, and there is very little flat place in the valley, there will be boulders blocking the road almost not far away, this kind of place is not suitable for cavalry to charge, but suitable for infantry to set up ambushes.

The mountain peaks are steep, but the layers are distinct, and the height of two or three zhang from the ground is the ups and downs of the mountains, and the ups and downs can be set up. Although it was a little troublesome for the soldiers to go up, after climbing up in advance, they were covered with crossbow arrows, which completely had the effect of being a man who could not be opened.

Xiao Yang Yu Ji Pang Wanchun since playing for the Han Dynasty, this is the first time to lead the team, he knows the importance of this battle, but also knows what this battle means to him, if you want to make a name for yourself, want to get ahead, this battle is very important.

This time, the task of the battle of Wild Wolf Valley is clear, that is, to use dense bows and arrows and crossbow arrows to implement large-scale and indiscriminate coverage, causing large-scale casualties of the Jin army, and forcing the Jin army to withdraw to Qingluan Town, but it is not yet possible to repel the Jin army with one blow, and it is necessary to entangle with the other party for an hour or two to win time for the encirclement of the periphery.

This battle should be fought skillfully, not hard-hitting, and there is no need to distinguish the winner or loser, only to complete the task.

Proficient in the art of war, this is the biggest difference between Pang Wanchun and Hua Rong. This time, among the 10,000 infantry led by Pang Wanchun, 6,000 were crossbowmen, but the soldiers were double-matched with bows and crossbows, first covering a large area with bows and arrows, and then shooting with crossbow arrows. Bows and arrows don't need to be lethal, they just need unlimited all-round coverage. The real lethality is in the bolts. The other 4,000 spearmen also carried crossbow arrows, and it can be said that when the crossbow arrows were covered, ten thousand arrows were fired at once, which was majestic and magnificent, forming a powerful arrow array, which made the Jin army defenseless.

When he entered the Wild Wolf Valley, Brother Wanyan Qi was mentally prepared, and he also knew that in this case, the Song army should have an ambush. It's just that since the invasion of the Song Dynasty, the Song army, under the invasion of the Jin State Iron Cavalry, can be said to have fled from the wind, collapsed into an army, and had no combat effectiveness at all, not even as good as ordinary Jurchen young and strong.

In Brother Wanyan Qi's heart, the Song army was vulnerable, even if there was an ambush, it didn't matter, as long as the impact speed of his cavalry came up, even if there were tens of thousands of Song troops in the valley ambush, they could still break down their formation and finally annihilate it.

The first half of the Wolf Valley is about three or four miles long, the road is smooth, and the mountains on both sides of the mountain suitable for cavalry sprinting are not high, only about 20 meters, and they are not very steep, and it is easy to climb, but it is not suitable for setting up ambushes. Although this section of the road is not suitable for ambushes, the road is a bit narrow, and if the cavalry attacks, the speed will be greatly affected whether it is forward or backward. It was for this reason that Wanyan Qige asked the cavalry to slow down, and the idea was to be vigilant, for fear of being ambushed by the enemy.

The cavalry of the Jin Kingdom slowly entered the Wild Wolf Valley, this cavalry was very cautious, while going inside, while shooting arrows indiscriminately on the mountains on both sides of the road, just to see if there was an ambush on it, if there was an ambush, they would withdraw immediately.

Although the speed slowed down, the distance of three or four miles, for the cavalry, a cup of tea can be killed. The road became wider and wider, but the further inward the road became, the more uneven the road became, and the more complicated the situation on the hills on both sides became, the more suitable it was to set up an ambush, which made the scouts become cautious and carefully survey in front, for fear of ambushing in the middle.

10,000 Jin cavalry slowly entered the Wild Wolf Valley, and I don't know how long it took, with a blasting sound, dense arrows were overwhelming, this kind of indiscriminate, all-round coverage of flying arrows can be said to cover the sky and the sun like locusts.

Not good, in ambush.

The Jin army was well-trained, and after a brief panic, they quickly stabilized their position, and the soldiers raised their shields to block the arrows.

The shield is too small, it's okay to protect people, but it's not enough to protect the war horse. As soon as they came up, under the cover of dense arrows, the seven or eight hundred gold troops lost their lives in an instant. However, under the command of the centurion below, these golden troops quickly made adjustments, and connected the shields in units of 100 people, forming huge shields to serve as flying arrows and reduce casualties.

Although the range of the bow and arrow is very long, the arrow is relatively light, and the strength of the shot is also lacking, and it has a huge lethality to the Jin army at first, but the lethality is quickly weakened after the formation of the giant shield, and it can be said that there is almost no lethality.

Seeing that the lethality of the Song army's bows and arrows had been sharply reduced, Wanyan Qige ordered the army to continue to advance, he felt that the Song army was poor in donkey skills, and this kind of ambush was not threatening at all, in this case, it was the last word for the army to rush through the valley quickly.

Brother Wanyan finally paid a heavy price for his prejudice and ignorance. After the indiscriminate coverage of the bow and arrow, the crossbow arrows were more lethal, more penetrating, and more powerful.

Qin crossbow, Han crossbow, Zhuge crossbow, Lianzhu crossbow, god arm bow, all on the battlefield, this kind of crossbow arrows are full of strength, steel arrows, in close range of shooting, can penetrate the shield of the Jin army, armor.

One by one, the crossbow arrows pierced through the giant shield and shot the Jin army into a hornet's nest, and rows of soldiers were shot through, and rows of war horses were shot.

The crossbow arrows covered the sky and the sun like locusts, killing the Jin army one after another.

Seeing that the shield was useless, the Jin soldiers began to abandon their shields and began to fight back with bows and arrows.

The lethality of crossbow arrows is undoubtedly crushing the bow and arrow, and the difference in this weapon is destined to cause great casualties in this kind of fighting against each other.

Seeing that under the dense crossbow arrows of the Song army, the shooting was very disadvantageous, Wan Yan Qige ordered an attack, hoping to use the speed of the cavalry to break through the Song army's defense and fight it in close combat.

The terrain of the valley is not very smooth, and there are stones everywhere to block the way, and from time to time the road is blocked by stones, in which case the cavalry has no speed at all, and the advantage of impact power cannot be brought into play.

The crossbow arrows of the Han army were condescending and very lethal, and under the cover of such all-round crossbow arrows, the counterattack of the Jin army was very limited, and it can be said that it was completely suppressed. Not to mention the reopening of the defense of the Han army, this process of shooting with bows and crossbows is the process of the destruction of the entire Jin army.

The casualties were intinitely aggravated, and it was impossible to impact the positions of the Han army at all, and when a large area of the Jin army was shot and killed, and when they were unable to fight back, they felt powerless for the first time in their lives, and the helpless Wanyan Qige ordered the withdrawal of the army.

Withdrawing the army, how can it be so simple, when the Jin army retreated, the narrow road seemed crowded, the war horses took up too much space, and the soldiers turned around very slowly on the narrow road, and in the process, countless soldiers were still shot.

Survive with a broken arm, give up the car to protect the handsome. Brother Wanyan Qi is also a ruthless man, he knows that if he persists, the whole army will be annihilated, in this case, no matter how big the casualties are, he must go all out to break through.

The rear team became the front team, and when the Jin army retreated, there was an irrepressible chaos, countless soldiers were shot, and some were even trampled to death by war horses.

In the end, from the time the Jin army entered the Wild Wolf Valley to the time when it retreated with all its might, the Jin army suffered more than 3,000 casualties, which can be said to have been suppressed by the Han army in all directions, with heavy casualties.

Pang Wanchun did not order an all-round attack, because the blocking task had been completed, and the rest would be completed by others. Compared with the fierce battle in Wild Wolf Valley, Flying Bird Valley was much simpler, the blocking battle lasted less than a quarter of an hour, and the 30,000 signed troops surrendered under the leadership of Zhang Junjie.

Zhang Junjie's surrender was beyond Zhang Qing's expectations, but this guy is still very cautious about this pie falling from the sky, he did not immediately incorporate the army, after all, he will only have 10,000 soldiers under his command, and the other party has as many as 30,000. Out of a prudent point of view, Zhang Qing ordered his troops to surrender their weapons, and at the same time sent out the carrier pigeons as quickly as possible, telling the king of Han this important information, and at the same time sending scouts back to make a detailed report.

Due to the problem of surrendering troops, Zhang Qing did not lead the army out of the Flying Bird Valley, nor did he pursue the Jin army. Despite this, Brother Wanyan Qi also firmly believed that there was a problem with the 30,000 signing army, it was obvious that there were two valleys between the three mountains, and the army led by himself was ambushed in one valley, so the other team could not be spared.

However, at this time, Wanyan Qige was much calmer than before, and he also believed that the legendary Han King of the Song Kingdom was an invincible and undefeated god of war, and it was by no means a waste of fame.

What to do? Obviously, the Han army could not have only this move, if it was just to set up an ambush in the valley, it should be to block the exit, so it was destined to be completely annihilated. Now the Han army is just setting up an ambush in the front, and there is no deployment in the back, so it is not the deployment of the annihilation war, and Brother Wanyan Qi understands at this time that the other party wants to drive him back to Qingluan Town.

Once the Jin army was driven back to Qingluan Town, the Han army would come from all directions and trap themselves in Qingluan Town, Wanyan Qige didn't want to be trapped to death, he decided to break through, and soon, this guy chose the direction and led the army to the east without hesitation.

Before the Jin army went south to besiege the capital, this guy was inspired by the King of Han and led the forbidden army to quietly evacuate Yuwangtai without an order from the Privy Council, and of course there was no holy decree. There is no doubt that Xu Ning betrayed the imperial court and took refuge in the Han king.

When he fought in Western Xia, Xu Ning believed in his bones that King Han was the savior of the Great Song Dynasty, and he also knew that if the 10,000 forbidden troops in his hands were stationed in Yuwangtai, they would definitely be annihilated by the Jin army. Maybe it's for his personal future, maybe it's for the sake of the Great Song Dynasty, or for the sake of the people in the world, when the edict of the King of Han came, Xu Ning chose to obey without hesitation, and naturally withdrew from Yuwangtai and transferred to Zhongmu County.

Xu Ning is a person who doesn't talk much, and because he had no background in the forbidden army before, he could only rely on personal efforts to climb up from the grassroots level step by step. However, after becoming the commander of the army alone, the channel for ascent was closed, and then he began to live in a daz, so to speak, in the army. However, there is one thing that Xu Ning is different from other generals of the Great Song Forbidden Army, that is, he never deducts the salary of the soldiers below, nor does he eat empty salaries, and he has a very good relationship with the people below, and is very popular with the soldiers.

Dream is a very terrible thing, after participating in the Western Xia Campaign, Xu Ning can be regarded as seeing a glimmer of hope for the forbidden army of the Great Song Dynasty, this hope was given by the King of Han, from that time, he began to secretly swear that he must fight bravely under the command of the King of Han, so that in the future, he will have a wife and a son, and he will also shine on the lintel.

The Jin army went south, and the Great Song Dynasty was martyred. Xu Ning, like most people with lofty ideals, is willing to throw his head for the common people in the world, spill his blood, and shroud his body in horse leather, which is also a kind of honor. Unlike other people with lofty ideals, Xu Ning did not think of making fearless sacrifices, if he led the forbidden army to stick to Yuwangtai, he would have been wiped out by the Jin army a long time ago, and what to talk about saving the common people. Xu Ning was eager to fight on the battlefield under the command of the King of Han and exterminate the Jin army, rather than be annihilated by the Jin army under the command of a group of incompetent civilian officials.

After hearing that the legend of Emperor Taishang was located in Zhao Huan of Song Qinzong, Xu Ning was very disappointed in this Zhao family's court, and what hope did a court without responsibility have. When he heard that Li Gang, a civilian official who knew nothing about military affairs, presided over the defense of the capital with his enthusiasm, Xu Ning's first reaction was that the Great Song Dynasty was in danger, and it was at this time that he had the idea of serving the King of Han, so when the King of Han was inspired, he chose to be loyal for the first time. This is not a simple obedience to military commands, but a kind of desperate loyalty, even if it is the yellow robe of the King of Han, he will be loyal without hesitation.

Generals, the most valuable thing to prove their worth must be in battle, and only by defeating the enemy head-on and defeating the enemy who is stronger than themselves can he show his ability to command the army.

Xu Ning led an army of 10,000 to intercept Brother Wan Yan Qi, this guy still knows Brother Wan Yan Qi very well, so he made targeted deployments.

The 10,000 army is entrenched on the official road, and on the left side is the branch of the Shuangmu River, the river is very narrow and only more than two zhang, but the river is very deep, the river is turbulent, and it is impossible for the Jin army to ride their horses forward, unless it is with the help of a sheepskin raft, and cross the river with a sheepskin raft under the nose of the forbidden army, it is simply a joke. On the right side of the official road is an endless forest, densely packed, which can be crossed on foot, but as for the war horses, it will not work.

Xu Ning is a general who is good at arranging tactics according to local conditions, and he is very flexible in using troops, which is very similar to the King of Han. This time, with the terrain of the root bureau, he quickly developed tactics.

2,000 archers lay in ambush in the woods, on the one hand, they could shoot the Jin army that broke through from the official road under the cover of the trees, and on the other hand, prevent the Jin army from abandoning their horses and retreating from the woods. As for the riverside, there is no special arrangement, but the overall defense direction of the army is close to the river, as long as the Jin army wants to cross the river with the help of a sheepskin raft, then it can be adjusted to intercept it at the first time.

The 8,000 forbidden army was divided into three levels for defense, first sprinkled a lot of thistles on the ground at the front to slow down the speed of the Jin cavalry's charge, and then set up roadblocks, so that the Jin cavalry had no way to attack the forbidden army's battle formation as soon as they came up. A thousand archers came from behind the barricade to shoot the Jin army, which made the Jin army pay a certain price when dismantling the barricade. In a word, if the Jin cavalry wants to attack, then they can only step on the corpse of the Jin army.

After completing the blockade, a thousand archers quickly advanced into the woods, with the archers in the woods in charge of cover, and when they retreated, they would not be strangled. Once in the woods, it is equivalent to a joint defense of three thousand archers.

Four thousand forbidden troops laid out spears to resist the enemy's formation, the first row of soldiers half-squatting, erected long shields in front, one by one shields connected together with iron chains, it looked like a steel city wall, the spears from the gaps in the shields facing outward, a zhang long spear showed forty-five degrees outward, the soldiers held the spears with both hands, and when the Jin cavalry charged, the spears stabbed the horse's abdomen from the bottom to the top.

The five hundred soldiers in the first row were basically under the cover of long shields to avoid being shot by the cavalry of the Jin State. After completing the first round of resistance, they will quickly retreat under the cover of the second platoon of soldiers, and abandon their shields and spears for knives and axes, and engage in close combat with the Jin cavalry after retreating.

The spears in the hands of the five hundred soldiers in the second row are five or six feet long, and they are under the cover of the first row, basically avoiding the distance shot by the Jin cavalry, as long as the Jin cavalry rushes through the first line of defense, they will use their extra-long spears to meet the cavalry's charge. The spear array was dense, like a hedgehog, and even if the Jin army was as fierce as a tiger, it would be stabbed into blood.

The soldiers in the third row used short spears, which were more flexible to use, and the target of the assassination was the war horse of the Jin cavalry, which was about three or four feet long, which was much longer than the weapons in the hands of the Jin army, but it was more flexible than the spear, and could repeatedly assassinate the enemy. And the spear basically only has one hit, and it is difficult to assassinate again, whether it hits the enemy or not. There were 3,000 soldiers in the third row, which was the main force in the melee with the Jin cavalry, and only when they were entangled with the Jin army would the archers behind them exert their might.

Behind the spear rejection array are three thousand crossbowmen, they have to use long-range shooting to relieve the pressure of the front army, of course, they are also the last line of defense, once the Jin army breaks through, then they can only quickly evacuate, watching the Jin army leave, Zi Ah can not intercept, this is the biggest shortcoming of the infantry against the cavalry, as long as the cavalry breaks through, the battle is over.

The key to this battle is whether the spear can resist the enemy's formation, and can withstand the sprint of the Jin cavalry under the cover of the archers and archers in the woods, so Xu Ning personally commanded in the center, and put on a blocking posture that would become a benevolent if he was not successful, but he also knew that the Jin army did not reach the moment when the fish died and the net was broken, and it would not necessarily break through desperately, as long as the soldiers overcame the psychological fear of the infantry against the cavalry, even if the Jin army broke through from here, it would pay a great price.

What if the Jin army breaks out? Xu Ning also ambushed the back hand, that is, he dug a huge trap behind the archers and planted gunpowder, once the Jin army broke through, then it was a nightmare, and it was guaranteed that Brother Wanyan Qi could not rush out, of course, it was destined to be a lose-lose.

The last row of crossbowmen did not defend to the death, as long as the Jin army broke the spear to resist the enemy's position, then the crossbowmen would quickly withdraw under the cover of the archers in the woods, leaving the sinkhole to the Jin army.

Xu Ning gave the mobilization oath to the forbidden army, and he said very domineeringly: "Brothers in Paoze, raise soldiers for a thousand days, and use them for a while. On weekdays, Xu has never deducted your military salary and treated you as brothers. We fight side by side and kill the enemy together. The Jin army is not as terrible as the legend says, today, they suffered a crushing defeat in the Wild Wolf Valley, and the remnants of the defeated army will withdraw to us, now all we have to do is to erect a steel wall and block the Jin army with our flesh and blood. Behind us is a powder pit, if we retreat, we will be blown up, and now we are wrecked to block the Jin army. After this battle, we will no longer be the Great Song Forbidden Army, but officially become the Han Army. Conquer the world under the command of the King of Han. The bounty for this battle is 100,000 yuan, and this general doesn't want any of them, but will reward you all. For those who die in battle, money will be delivered to your homes. If you escape, it's a dead end. On the left is the river, on the right there are archers in the woods, and if you run away, you will be shot, and behind you is a powder pit, and if you go in, you will be killed. Meet on a narrow road, the brave wins, brothers, the slogan of the Han army is to use me in the first battle, and I will win. ”

"Use me in the first battle, and I will win." The 10,000 army shouted in unison, and the momentum was earth-shattering. Every soldier's fighting passion was ignited, and he was eager to go into battle and kill the enemy immediately. The Han Army, joining the Han Army in this era is glory and the dream of every soldier. The Jin army was not invincible, and after encountering the Han army, it was doomed to defeat.

Brother Wanyan Qi, who came out of the Wild Wolf Valley, counted the number of people and found that there were more than 3,000 casualties, and there were more than 6,500 cavalry left.

Six thousand five hundred horsemen rode forward, and the dust from the horses' hooves on the ground filled the air, looking like an earthy whirlwind.

Xu Ning saw the Jin army roaring through the clairglass, and he couldn't help but secretly stretch out his thumb in his heart, this is the Jin army that has been defeated, and it looks like it has a momentum that swallows thousands of miles like a tiger, if it is on weekdays, how strong the Jin army will be, it is no wonder that the Great Song Dynasty forbidden army will flee from the wind.

As the muffled horn sounded, the Great Song Forbidden Army was fully prepared, and they wanted to use their flesh and blood to block the impact of the Jin cavalry. Greet the impact of the sharpest spear with the strongest shield, whether the shield is hard and indestructible, or the spear is so powerful that the wind is invincible, it depends on this battle.

The most typical infantry formation to block the cavalry, this battle is very valuable for the future Han army against the Jin cavalry, this battle is also destined to be Xu Ning's famous battle.

Brother Wanyan Qi was not surprised at all that there was an ambush in front of him, if there was no ambush, then Liu Zhenglong, the nickname of the jade-faced god of war, would not exist, and the Han King of the Great Song Dynasty would not be regarded as the most powerful opponent by the second prince Wanyan Zongwang. This battle is destined to be a bloody battle, and whether it can be killed depends on whether the cavalry can break the infantry array.