When the crisis in Yanshan Mansion was fermenting, Zhang Jue, a rebel general, caused trouble again, originally he thought that after he took refuge, he could have the treatment of Guo Yaoshi, after all, he had 50,000 elite soldiers under his command, and he also controlled the four prefectures of Qian, Lai, Run, and Xi, which was far more powerful than Guo Yaoshi. is the same surrender, but the treatment of the two is very different, which makes Zhang Jue feel very aggrieved and regretful.

Guo Yaoshi's largest capital is 30,000 people in the eight camps of Qianyiying, Houyiying, Qianjinying, Houjinying, Qianying, Xianying, Qianxianda Camp, and Yanzhou Battalion. To tell the truth, Zhang Jue looked down on this resentful army at all, he had to know that he had 50,000 elite soldiers under him, and his level was higher before, but the treatment gap was too big, which made Zhang Jue psychologically unbalanced, and this guy regretted it a little and began to wantonly connive at the soldiers to rob around.

After Ding Long, the person in charge of the dragon capture team in Yanshan Mansion, received the order, he was a little hesitant, this Zhang Jue is indeed not a good person, but these 50,000 elite soldiers are real, so they can't ignore it. What to do, Ding Long, who couldn't get an idea, was sending carrier pigeons while preparing to contact Zhang Jue.

Ding Long is in his early thirties, and he is not very prominent among the dragon claws, but this guy is very smart, otherwise he would not be in charge of the complicated situation of Hebei Road. Now that he has encountered the Zhang Jue incident, this guy sees it as both an opportunity and a challenge. The opportunity is to find an opportunity to take down these 50,000 elite soldiers, no matter what happens in the future, these 50,000 elite soldiers are not crucial. The challenge is that first, it will arouse the fear of the imperial court, and second, it will find an excuse for the Jin army to invade south.

At this time, the defect of the slow transmission speed of information was revealed, and the news of this Zhang Jue incident could not be transmitted to Guangzhou in a short time, after all, such a major matter, it is not possible to pass the book on the flying pigeon.

At this time, Pan Xu, who was sitting in the capital, made the most daring decision in his life, that is, to find a way to take down the 50,000 elite soldiers, as for Zhang Jue's life and death, it doesn't matter, how to do it, Ding Longzi will look at it, and the Pan family will provide all-round support. In particular, Han Shizhong's side was ready to take over the army.

Controlling the overall situation, of course Ding Long knows what it means to control the overall situation, and now since he can't wait for the master's instructions, he can only follow Master Pan's instructions first.

Zhang Jue betrayed the Jin State, which was destined for the Jin army to retaliate, which is also the reason why he desperately searched for money, that is, to expand the armament war.

Wanyan Yanmu led a large army to Runzhou, which was to annihilate Zhang Jue here. Although the Jin army only had 10,000, there is no doubt that the balance of victory is in favor of the Jin army.

There were no reinforcements, and in the face of the powerful Jin State Iron Cavalry, Zhang Jue asked Wang Anzhong, the prefect of Yanshan Mansion, for help. However, this guy is going to be transferred out of the Beijing Division after the New Year, and at this juncture, he is really unwilling to wade into troubled waters, and he is even more reluctant to beg Guo Yaoshi to send troops.

Guo Yaoshi is a three-surnamed domestic slave, this guy has no loyalty at all, he just wants to make money and control his resentful army. In the face of Zhang Jue's request for help, he pretended not to see it, and he had no intention of helping.

In the face of the fierce Jin Guo Iron Cavalry, Zhang Jue had no bottom in his heart, but he still actively prepared for the battle, after all, he couldn't afford to lose this battle, he could only win, otherwise the consequences would be unimaginable.

Just when Zhang Jue was actively preparing for the war, a businessman who claimed to be from the northwest asked to see him. Originally, Zhang Jue was not confident in this battle, but he heard that this businessman had a strategy to retreat from the enemy, so he met him in person.

This businessman is Ding Long, as soon as he entered the hall and saw Zhang Jue, he said bluntly: "Lord Zhang, Ding Long, the grass people are willing to contribute to the defense of Runzhou." ”

"Tell me, who are you here on, and what strength can a grass farmer contribute." Zhang Jue saw that Ding Long was a soldier, he was burning his eyebrows now, where was he still in the mood to joke with the other party, this guy said bluntly: "Wang Anzhong, the prefect of Yanshan Mansion, is just busy making money, and Tongzhi Guo Yaoshi is busy grabbing power from class, at this time, where will there be time and energy to take care of the affairs of Runzhou, where are you from, it is best to think clearly before answering, otherwise don't blame me for being ruthless." ”

"Ruthless, it's a bit serious, my existence can help you solve a lot of problems, at least when you face Yan Yanmu's attack, you won't be easily defeated." Ding Long had already made excuses, and he said unhurriedly: "I came here on behalf of the Shi family, and I came to help you hold the 50,000 army that was defeated by the Jin army, I don't know if you are interested in this." ”

Although Zhang Jue has been in the Liao Kingdom, the fame of the four great families of the Great Song Dynasty still makes this guy have to think carefully, not on behalf of the imperial court, which is indeed disappointing, but at this time, he can't look at the imperial court. He pondered for a moment and then said, "Tell me, what are the conditions for your help. ”

To be honest, Zhang Jue was a little disappointed in his heart, although the four major families are famous, but they don't hold military power, how much help can they bring? In his opinion, it is of practical significance to represent the imperial court, Tong Guan, and Qin Guogong, and as for the Shi family, which is the worst among the four major families, it is only to solve the urgent need.

Ding Long said without hesitation: "The Jin Kingdom has always punished the rebels very severely, and they will definitely not give up if they are not destroyed." You know that. The condition for our help is that after defeating Yan Yanmu, you will immediately lead the army to withdraw to Shandong, and as for the order of the Privy Council, we will do it. In doing so, he did not ask for anything in return, but only hoped to keep this army that had defected to the imperial court from being eaten by the Jin army. ”

disappointed, utterly disappointed, Zhang Jue is not a bad person, but he is extremely sensitive in his bones, and he is especially concerned about his 50,000 army, in his opinion, with these 50,000 troops, he can mix everywhere, and he doesn't need to look at people's faces. If you are on Hebei Road, it is the Emperor of Soil. But once they arrive in Shandong, they will be drawn at any time, and if they don't do it well, this army will lose control.

The situation is stronger than people, and now I can't think about it so far, what I can do is to defeat Yan Yanmu first, and then make plans, but in my bones, I closed the door of the Shi family. Zhang Jue already had a killing intention in his heart, as long as he defeated Yan Yanmu, he would kill the representative of the Shi family in front of him as soon as possible.

"Yes, the deal, but in order to show sincerity, can the Shi family pay 100,000 yuan first, if the soldiers have no money, it will be difficult for the three armies to die."

Ding Long saw the fleeting murderous intent in Zhang Jue's eyes, and he said unhurriedly: "I have a silver ticket of 100,000 taels of silver from Longyuan Gold Bank here, but after a while after the battle, you have to send someone to the capital to withdraw cash, after all, the gold bank has no semicolon in Hebei." ”

"Yes." Zhang Jue secretly scolded the other party's ink in his heart, but he also knew that the existence of Longyuan Gold Bank was available in the big state capitals, but it did not include Hebei, and the closest to him could only be the capital. It is much more convenient to exchange than the previous treasure banknotes, and the handling fee is lower.

Zhang Jue put away the silver ticket, and finally he said, "Now, shouldn't you tell how to defeat Yan Yanmu?" ”

"I've got a map here, come, I'll point it to you." Ding Long took out the military map that only Liu Jiajun could have, he pointed to the intricate terrain of Rabbit Ear Mountain and said: "You lead the army to camp here, and you can lead the 10,000 Jin Guo Iron Cavalry of Wanyan Yanmu here, no matter how strong the Jin army's combat strength is, you want to retreat." After defeating, you will go to Shandong quickly, do not delay, you must know that once Wanyan Yanmu is defeated, then Wanyan Zongwang will personally lead a large army to exterminate you. ”

"Yes." So far, Zhang Jue has not seen how the other party is helping him, but he understands the topography of Rabbit Ear Mountain, as long as the Jin army enters Rabbit Ear Mountain, even if there is no foreign aid, he can defeat the Jin army.

Ding Long continued: "We will have an army to fight you inside and outside to ensure that the Jin army does not escape from Rabbit Ear Mountain." Okay, I'll go back first, let's round in Rabbit Ears Mountain. ”

After Ding Long left, Zhang Jue immediately handed the silver ticket to his son Zhang Zhiyan, and he said: "You can leave the capital now, take out the 100,000 taels of silver, don't rush back, listen to my further instructions." ”

After his son left, Zhang Jue said to his younger brother Zhang Dan: "You lead 10,000 cavalry to meet Yan Yan's mother, remember not to be defeated, to meet the battle, while retreating to Rabbit Ear Mountain, this is our only cavalry, if you are strangled by the Jin army, it will be completely finished." ”

"Brother, don't worry, I will definitely protect this cavalry." Zhang Dian is a fierce general, brave and good at fighting, but his mind is a little simple, not as responsible as his eldest brother, he has always been in charge of this cavalry, and he is still very good at cavalry combat.

Zhang Jue knew that the Great Song Dynasty lacked cavalry, and the 10,000 cavalry under his command was a trump card, and after defeating Yan Yanmu, he might be appreciated by the imperial court. That's why Zhang Zhiyan didn't want to get the money and didn't come back in a hurry, to see if he wanted to hit the important ministers of the court up and down, so as to get a heavy reward.

Rabbit Ear Mountain, peaks and peaks, steep cliffs, many waterfalls in the pond, dangerous and strange cave villages, full of fun. This mountain is like a rabbit's ear, there is a large flat land in the center, but this flat land is not very flat, it is difficult for the cavalry to sprint during the battle, and the speed will slow down, if enough archers are ambushed on the mountain in Sizhou, shooting down will bring great casualties to the cavalry, which is why Zhang Jue also feels that he can defeat Yan Yanmu here.

On the sixth day of December in the sixth year of Xuanhe, it snowed heavily every day, the north wind was cold, and the soldiers who were ambushed in Rabbit Ear Mountain froze to death, but these guys were extremely excited, because the boss said that after defeating the Jin army, each person would be rewarded with money. It can be said that there must be brave men under the heavy reward, and the money has always been a year's salary, and these soldiers are gearing up one by one, waiting for the arrival of the march.

If you encounter invincible cavalry in the field, this ragtag army really doesn't have the courage to fight, but now it is an ambush set up in Rabbit Ear Mountain, where the cavalry can't sprint at all, and the combat effectiveness will be greatly reduced, and the cavalry will become its infantry on horseback, which gives Zhang Jue the confidence to win.

The heavier the snow, the more slippery the road will be, in this case, the combat effectiveness of the Jin cavalry will be further weakened, and Zhang Jue's confidence in victory will be more sufficient.

At that time, the cavalry led by Zhang Dian was defeated and retreated, although the formation was neat and did not seem to be defeated, but if you look closely, you will find that there are at most 8,000 left, and it seems that 2,000 have been wiped out by the Jin army, which shows how strong the Jin army's combat effectiveness is.

Sure enough, not long after Zhang Dan's cavalry entered Rabbit Ear Mountain, the Jin cavalry rushed over like a torrent of steel under the leadership of Wanyan Yanmu.

The cavalry of the Jin State was born to fight, these Jin soldiers could ride on horses, shoot arrows after aiming, and they could fire in bursts, which the Liao army could not do, the Western Xia cavalry could not do, and the army of the Great Song Dynasty could not do it. At least Liu Zhenglong's Longwei Army built with a lot of money can't be realized, now at most it's at least archery, there is no crosshair, and it can't shoot continuously, after all, relying on the legs to control the march of the war horse, this difficulty coefficient is too high, it can't be trained in a few years, in a sense, it requires talent.

I'm afraid that in the whole world, except for the cavalry of the Jin State, only the Mongol cavalry that swept across Eurasia a few decades later can do it, and do it better, but this is a later story, and it has nothing to do with Zhang Dan's team. Only sacrificing two thousand, it is great to be able to get out of the whole body, at least Zhang Jue thinks so.

Zhang's cavalry entered the Rabbit Ear Mountain at a rapid pace, but the Jin army that followed slowed down the speed of its march. Wanyan Yanmu has been in battle for a long time, of course, she knows that this rabbit ear mountain is suitable for ambush, and the scheming Zhang Jue will definitely set up an ambush, in this case, it is impossible for him to rashly let the cavalry rush in.

After carefully observing the terrain of Rabbit Ear Mountain in front, the scouts came back to report to Yan Yanmu, repeatedly emphasizing that there must be an ambush inside, and it was tens of thousands of elite soldiers. However, the scout also pointed out that although the terrain inside was not suitable for cavalry charges, the terrain was limited, and it was difficult for the infantry to organize a strong and effective battle formation, and it was impossible to form an effective confrontation against the cavalry. It can be said that the terrain is not the best for both sides, depending on how this battle is fought.

Wanyan Yanmu soon had an idea, he firmly believed that the enemy wanted to use the advantage of the terrain to defeat him, and he did not have the confidence to annihilate them all, nor was he prepared to be completely annihilated. In that case, then completely defeat this rebel army.

The most powerful thing about the Jin Army is not only the powerful impact of the cavalry, but also the extremely high tactical quality, individual combat ability, small-scale coordination, large-scale rotation, and incomparably heroic will to fight. This is not to say that the cavalry will be at a disadvantage if it cannot sprint, this point is only clear to the generals of the Jin army, not to the enemy. The Liao State was beaten to the point of annihilation, and he didn't figure out what was going on, Zhang Jue didn't know, and the other generals didn't know either. In history, the Northern Song Dynasty was destroyed, and it was not until Yue Fei was born that he realized the truth after the victory of Zhu Xianzhen.

It's a pity that even Liu Zhenglong is not very clear now, this is doomed, Zhang Jue is ambushed in Rabbit Ear Mountain, and it is not as beautiful as this guy imagined.

According to Zhang Jue's conception, if Wanyan Yanmu knew that there was an ambush in Rabbit Ear Mountain, she would definitely not rush to attack, at most, she would send three or five thousand cavalry to rush in, as long as she concentrated her forces to strangle the front army of the Jin army. After all, winning the battle of Rabbit Ear Mountain not only resolves the crisis, but also wins the attention of the imperial court, which can be said to kill two birds with one stone.

If Zhang Jue knew that Yan Yan's mother would directly press him, he would not dare to kill him, nor would he dare to set up an ambush. However, now that it is difficult to ride a tiger, it is useless to say anything, and a big war is about to break out.

Sure enough, after repeated deliberations, Wan Yan Yanmu finally gave up the tentative style of play, but decided to strike hard, rush over with a thunderous momentum, and completely crush this rebel army. As long as the two armies are mixed together, the enemy who has been ambushed will have some scruples when firing arrows, and it will be difficult to form too strong combat effectiveness.

You don't need to annihilate this rebel army, you just need to defeat it completely. The experience of Yan Yanmu's battle is that once the enemy army is completely defeated, then the next will be crushed and scattered, in that case, Zhang Jue, a traitor, can be strangled, and the remaining remnants of the army can be completely ignored.

With the low sound of bull horns sounding in the howling north wind, the 10,000 cavalry of the Jin Kingdom rushed into the Rabbit Ear Mountain like a beast that had been released, and launched this battle of annihilation in this relatively narrow valley with not very flat terrain.

It's not good, when he saw the Jin cavalry rushing over like a torrent of steel, Zhang Dian knew that something bad was wrong, this untidy place was not conducive to the Jin army's sprint, but his own cavalry still couldn't play, and directly became an infantry on horseback, but now that the war has started, it's useless to say anything, so you can only fight head-on.

Sure enough, when the two cavalry stood together, there was a huge disparity in combat effectiveness, and Zhang Dan's cavalry could not stop the Jin Guotie cavalry at all, so it can be said that they were pressed and beaten, and the situation was very embarrassing for a while.

The order flag shook in the north wind, countless infantry rushed out, the infantry and cavalry united to strangle the Jin army, at this time, the archers who were lying in ambush halfway up the mountain began to concentrate their fire on the Jin cavalry.

The ideal is very plump, and the reality is very skinny. Zhang Jue's original idea was that under the cover of dense bows and arrows, he could defeat the Jin army, and as long as his army stabilized its position, then the battle would be won. However, he never expected that Wanyan Yanmu would not play cards according to common sense when she knew that there was an ambush, and did not say that she would send thousands of cavalry to test it first, and directly pressed the army.

Now that the two armies are mixed together, in this kind of melee, the ambushed bow and arrow shoot a bit of a mouse-thrower, and the speed of releasing the bow and arrow is much slower, to reduce the accidental injury to one's own people, but in this way, the lethality has been greatly reduced, and it has not played the role expected before.

The Jin Iron Cavalry is like a bulldozer, the speed of the impact is not fast, but the impact is huge, which makes Zhang Dan's cavalry very uncomfortable, if it is not for the infantry to fight together, the Jin army will be completely defeated in the north under the impact of several rounds, despite this, it is still very hard.

Only in this kind of close-range strangulation battle can we see how strong the Jin Army's ability to fight alone, how skillful and tacit the small-scale cooperation is.

Every time the Jin Guo Iron Cavalry rushes and kills, it will bring great casualties to the rebels. Although the cavalry and infantry fought together, Zhang still felt the pressure was huge, and the casualties would be further magnified if he fought like this. In the end, the battle continues, and it is not certain who will lose and who will win.

The Jin army became more and more courageous, but Zhang Jue's tens of thousands of troops were pressed and beaten, and they could not organize a strong counterattack at all. This is the worst part of Rabbit Ear Mountain, due to the uneven terrain, the infantry has no way to solve the battle formation, and when facing the cavalry impact, the shortcomings of poor defense are infinitely magnified.

Ding Long in the distance observed the changes in the battlefield through the clairvoyant mirror, and he could see that the strength of the Jin cavalry was even stronger than he had imagined before, and Zhang Jue's army of 50,000 would be defeated if he fought in this way.

Once Zhang Jue's army of 50,000 is completely defeated, then it will be difficult to realize the previous strategic intentions. Ding Long decided to help the other party, and he ordered the fire.

A loud rumbling sound sounded in the mountain pass, which shocked Yan Yan's mother's heart He knew something bad, so he sent soldiers to check, and sure enough, the mountain pass was blocked by big stones, and it was obvious that the back road was blocked.

Now there are only two ways in front of the Jin army, either fight to get out, or be trapped in Rabbit Ear Mountain.

In the case that the back road was blocked, Wanyan Yan's mother had no intention of fighting, so she ordered to attack with all her strength, and she must fight a bloody way.

In the face of the brutal attack of the Jin army, the casualties on Zhang's side intensified, and the killed retreated one after another, with more than 10,000 casualties, and the valley was full of corpses, so it would definitely be defeated.

"No, you must not allow the Jin army to wantonly kill soldiers, and you must not let Wanyan Yan's mother kill them." Zhang Jue is also a ruthless man, he ordered all-round, indiscriminate archery, the ambushed archers do not need to aim, just shoot arrows directly, as long as they are aimed at the cavalry, of course, the infantry is also in the coverage area, and they can only complain about bad luck if they are shot.

In the era of cold weapons, crossbow arrows are destined to be a nightmare on the battlefield, whether it is cavalry or infantry, it is difficult to fly to the cold side, especially in the face of ambushes, the mortality rate will be infinitely magnified.

Sure enough, the casualties of the Jin army increased greatly when the ambushed archers shot indiscriminately, after all, it was obviously unrealistic to engage an enemy several times their size while dodging the cold arrows that flew in.

Wanyan Yan's mother knew that the rebels could not withstand it, and at this time, they could only rush forward, not fight, after all, under the cover of indiscriminate bows and arrows, the cavalry target was too large and difficult to dodge, so the casualties would be infinitely expanded.

Now, Wanyan Yanmu no longer thinks about victory or defeat, but how to rush out, and he is the first to lead the cavalry to break through, hoping to fight a bloody way.

If you want to escape, it is not as easy as that, if this Jin cavalry retreats, then wouldn't his subordinates die in vain, and Zhang Dan, who killed the red eye, will no longer retreat, this guy will take the lead and lead the cavalry to entangle the Jin army.

Rabbit Ear Mountain has become a living hell, the valley is red with blood, and corpses are everywhere. The two armies are like killing red-eyed beasts, there are still no tactics, just a beast-like instinct to fight, killing.