Yalu Buhua and Ali Bai led more than 50,000 Jurchen soldiers and horses over more than 20 hills, wading out a bloody path among the trees and thorns, and finally came out of this hill in the evening. It would not be an exaggeration to say that it was a bloody road, although the hills in this area are not tall, but there are many trees and thorns in the slopes and valleys. Because it is close to the sphere of influence of Funiu Mountain, it is rare for people to come here, year after year, the mountain is densely wooded and thorny, layered, and impermeable.

Although the Jurchen soldiers lived and hunted in the deep mountains and old forests of the Changbai Mountain, the Changbai Mountain in the north was very different from the mountains in the south. Depending on the climate, the density of vegetation and thorns in the mountains and forests is also different. The thorny vines in the forests of Changbai Mountain are not as dense and fat as those in the mountains of the south. The Jurchen soldiers suffered a lot, and although they used their scimitars to open the way, they were also tortured in tatters, bloodstained and exhausted.

When they finally crossed this ghost place and walked out of the valley into the slightly gentle wilderness, the Jurchen army breathed a long sigh of relief. Although the cost is huge, at least they came out alive, and it is better to be alive than anything else.

Yalu Buhua and Ali Bai were also in a good mood, and the two were even in the mood to joke.

"Fuck it, this place the hell. When the great chief takes the world of the Great Zhou and ascends the throne as emperor, I will ask the great chief to reward me with this hilly land. Yalu Buhua took a sip of thick phlegm and said.

Ali Bai took a big sip of water, wiped the hot sweat on his forehead and smiled: "What? The general likes this hilly land? Haven't had enough? ”

"Phew! Like? I don't like it. If the great chief gives me this reward, I will have them ordered that all the trees, thorns, vines, and weeds on this hill be burned to the ground, so as to vent the anger of my heart. Not only must they be burned, but they must be planed at all roots. Damn, it's going to kill me. I have countless blood marks on both legs, and Lao Tzu has never fought so badly on the battlefield. "Yaru doesn't flower lane.

Ali Bai laughed, it turned out that Yalu Buhua hated this place very much, not liked it.

In any case, the safe withdrawal of all soldiers and horses is a cause for rejoicing. The two teased a few words, and immediately ordered the entire army to march to Yexian, which was dozens of miles away. After entering Ye County, it can be regarded as real security. The 50,000 soldiers and horses quickly reorganized their ranks and headed towards Yexian in the northeast, and no one wanted to look back at the hilly land, because there were bad memories there. What everyone thought about was to arrive at the county seat of Yexian County, rest for a night, and then make plans.

The 50,000-strong army marched as fast as the wind on its feet, and soon traveled several miles. In the wilderness, the twilight is four, but the evening breeze is warm, and it is warm and comfortable to blow on people. The Jurchen army was in a good mood, laughing and cheering as they walked, and the mood was warm.

However, the change happened suddenly, and at the end of the twilight wilderness, countless black dots came with a rumbling sound like thunder. The Jurchen soldiers immediately realized that the situation was not good, because they were all familiar with the rumbling sound. It was the sound of the horse's hooves of the cavalry charging, trampling on the ground like thunder. They themselves are cavalrymen, even more

It's all too familiar.

When Yalu Buhua and Ali Bai saw and heard all this, the two of them looked at each other in shock, and they both saw extreme horror in each other's eyes. The cavalry that came out of this place was not a good thing, it was almost certainly the arrival of enemy reinforcements, and it was a cavalry army. Soon, the shouts of killing from the charging cavalry of the opposing side confirmed everything, and those were enemy troops.

"It's over!" Yaru Buhua muttered.

Ali Bai's throat was dry, he swallowed hard and spit, and said in a low voice: "General, you can only fight hard." ”

Yalu looked at Ali Bai blankly and said, "We are infantry, how can we fight." ”

Ali Bai gritted his teeth and said, "What's the use of talking about this now? What else can we do but work hard? Knowing now, why didn't the general listen to my advice and turn back and attack the mountain pass? There may be a silver lining. ”

Yalu didn't regret it and wanted to die, and he was speechless.

The battle began in the twilight and lasted until the middle of the new moon. The cavalry was already crushing the infantry, and it was impossible to resist the enemy unless the opponent occupied favorable terrain and had the appropriate formation and equipment, as well as a large and dense range of attack weapons. But this Jurchen army lost everything cleanly, and even more in the unsheltered wilderness, and when the morale was extremely low, it was simply unable to cope with the onslaught of the cavalry.

The 30,000 cavalry led by Ma Bin and Sun Wanchun divided into three teams and rushed into the Jurchen army from the front and both flanks, quickly dividing their formation, and then interspersed with attacks, like a bamboo. If the Jurchen soldiers still have a little heart, with more than 50,000 soldiers and horses, they can still bring a lot of casualties to the opponent's 30,000 cavalry. Unfortunately, they had just walked out of the mountains that had exhausted them, and were happy to escape, when they were attacked by a large force of cavalry from the other side, and they were already completely discouraged. They themselves knew that the infantry had no chance of winning against the cavalry, not to mention that the other side was coming with tens of thousands of cavalry, and they didn't even want to fight. Everyone wanted to escape from here as soon as possible, and the entire Jurchen army did not even organize a decent counterattack, so the whole army collapsed and fled in all directions.

The whole battle was basically a crushing pursuit, above the wilderness, the Jurchen soldiers cried wolves and fled everywhere, and the cavalry of the Northwest Army rode horses to chase and kill everywhere, and the screams resounded throughout the wilderness.

Knowing that they would lose at the beginning of the battle, Yalu Buhua and Alibai chose to run into the hills to the west. Ironically, it was the last place they wanted to be, but now it was the place they most wanted to return to. Ma Bin led 5,000 cavalry to chase all the way, Yalu Buhua and Ali Bai fled with tens of thousands of Jurchen soldiers all the way, and were killed by most of the soldiers and horses led by Ma Bin, but in the end, Yalu Buhua and Ali Bai rushed into the hill with more than 2,000 Jurchen soldiers. Ma Bin then ordered to stop the pursuit, after all, the night was dark, the terrain in the mountains was complicated, the horses could not enter, and it was not a wise choice to go in and pursue on foot, so they could only be let go for the time being.

The battle ended at the second watch, and even the air was filled with the smell of blood on the wilderness within a radius of six or seven miles, and the hatred and humiliation of the soldiers of the Northwest Army were released to their fullest today. Originally, a large number of the other party's soldiers and horses chose to surrender, but the red-eyed soldiers of the Northwest Army rooted

Regardless of these, they ruthlessly slaughtered the Jurchen soldiers, whether you surrendered or not, whether you have dropped the weapon and begged for mercy, the long knives rose and fell, the flesh and blood of the human head were rolling, and the killing was dark.

By the end of the battle, more than 40,000 of the 50,000 Jurchen soldiers had been killed, and more than 1,000 had fled back to the mountains to the west, in addition to more than 1,000 who had fled from various wilderness areas. It was their best hiding place at the moment.

Ma Bin and Sun Wanchun gathered their soldiers and horses and temporarily camped on the outskirts of the mountains to rest. The cavalry of the Northwest Army lost no more than three thousand killed, another three thousand wounded, and even then it was a complete victory.

Sun Wanchun was excited, he was finally able to avenge the shame of the Northwest Army, avenge Yuan Zhenqian, avenge the fallen officers and soldiers of the Northwest Army, and avenge it in such a hearty way, how could it not make Sun Wanchun happy.

Ma Bin was also happy, but he kept his composure. He suggested that Sun Wanchun send troops and horses to block the perimeter of the hill to prevent the Jurchens who had fled into the mountains from sneaking away at night. It is said that the two important generals of the Jurchen army, Wanyan Aguda's right-hand man, are here, and they must be captured and killed in order to complete the final annihilation. Sun Wanchun fully agreed, and immediately dispatched troops and horses to various mountain passes to blockade.

The night passed, and the next day dawned, when the morning sun was rising, the tragic situation on the battlefield was truly presented in front of everyone. Even the officers and men of the Northwest Army themselves couldn't believe that they had completed such a big victory yesterday and frantically killed so many Jurchen soldiers and horses. Those were all real Jurchen soldiers, all of them were extremely powerful soldiers and horses in legends, but they were so vulnerable for some reason.

More questions linger in everyone's minds waiting to be answered. For example, the Jurchens are obviously cavalry soldiers and horses, why have they all become infantry, and tens of thousands of horses don't know where to go? They should fight at the Fangcheng Mountain Pass, even if they evacuate, they should also withdraw from the official road, how did they emerge from between the hills and slopes one by one, and they were surrounded by their own soldiers and horses? What the hell happened at the pass? What happened to the Luoyan Army led by Gao Muqing?

These questions need to be answered. Ma Bin is naturally the one who is most eager to know the answer. After discussing with Sun Wanchun, the two unanimously decided that Ma Bin would lead 5,000 cavalry to meet Gao Muqing at the pass of Fangcheng Mountain to find out what was going on. Sun Wanchun led the rest of the more than 20,000 cavalry to clean up the battlefield here, resting and blocking various mountain passes to prevent the Jurchen generals and soldiers who fled into the hills from breaking through.

After that, Ma Bin set off at the hour and marched along the official road to the Fangcheng Mountain Pass. The reason why he had to lead 5,000 soldiers and horses into the mountain was not because he felt that there was any war at the pass of Fangcheng Mountain, but because he was wary of the Jurchens who fled into the mountains last night. Although it was certain that these Jurchens did not have the courage to come out and take the initiative to attack, Ma Bin was still careful to be on guard, just in case, so as not to be exploited by the Jurchens. He didn't want anything to go wrong at this time.

By noon, when Ma Bin arrived at the Guandao Valley, where the fire was still burning, he had almost completely guessed what had happened. The location of the fire was on the official road, and the fire was clearly aimed at blocking the Jurchen marching route. The answer to why the Jurchens abandoned their horses and walked over the mountains is also ready to be revealed.