Two quarters of an hour ago, when the Song and Jin armies first met, the encirclement of the Jingwu forbidden army on three sides had been completed, but the Jin army that came to attack was too confident and did not send people to investigate deeply.

At this time, the encirclement has been completed, and the Jin army is known to everyone from top to bottom.

The south, north, and west sides were blocked, and only the east side was left without the Song army.

But they have been stationed in Yanjing for a long time, how can they not know that the east of this place is the Chaobai River, which has a wider river and deeper water?

There is no doubt that they have fallen into a desperate situation, unable to advance or retreat, and unable to break through from east to west.

As the Jingwu Forbidden Army in the north marched south, and the Jingwu Forbidden Army in the west advanced in formation, the encirclement became smaller and smaller, and the Jin Army, whose combat morale was rapidly declining, had no way out except to face death or surrender with their hands raised.

This Jin army has their arrogance and can fight to the end, but it is absolutely impossible to surrender, and if the commander does not give the order, they will fight to the end, even if they fight to the last man.

The Jingwu Forbidden Army wishes that they would not surrender, so they can use this battle of annihilation to establish their prestige and correct their reputation!

Due to the disparity in equipment between the two armies, the next was a one-sided killing, and the Jin army had little power to fight back.

Half an hour later, the battle ended.

There were no living Jin soldiers in the blood-soaked wilderness, and after several searches, the enemy soldiers who were lucky not to die and were still panting, and the Song army who were cleaning the battlefield were killed one by one.

The war horses, which were lucky not to die and were not seriously injured, were collected and taken away by the Song army who came to clean the battlefield by the transportation battalion, and what the Jingwu forbidden army could not look down on was a treasure in their eyes.

In less than an hour, 5,000 enemy troops were annihilated, and less than 100 casualties were inflicted.

At this time, the Jin army camp opposite the transportation camp was still anxiously waiting for the news of the Jin army that was going to attack the transportation camp.

The Zhouqiao troops were suppressed by the Song army's bow and crossbow, it was difficult to move in the water, and they suffered heavy losses, and they were shot back to the river bank by the Song army several times when they were forced into the water.

Unable to wait for the news of the Jin army, which had been out to attack and disturb, and the Zhouqiao troops on the river bank made no progress, the commander of the Jin army had to send scouts south to inquire about the news.

Two hours later, the news brought back by the scouts made the commander of the Jin army unbelievable, and at the same time confused.

Because the scout told him that the bridge next to Matou Village, thirty miles away, was still in the hands of the Song army, and there was a large army of the Song army stationed there, and the number of garrisons was estimated to be two or three thousand, although it was not much, but there were also garrisons on the other side of the river, and the bridge was not strong and could be demolished at any time. In addition, following the horseshoe prints left by the Jin army earlier, it was found that the Jin army did appear near Matou Village, but there was no trace of the battle between the two armies in that vicinity.

Since the bridge in Matou Village was still in the hands of the Song army, and the two armies were not fighting, it means that the Jin army did not seize the bridge in Matou Village as planned, and crossed the river to attack the Song army's transportation camp.

If they didn't go according to plan and didn't return to camp, where were they at this time?

This is the question that is haunting the mind of the commander of the Jin army at this moment.

Five thousand elite cavalry, it is impossible to disappear for no reason, it must still be near Matou Village!

The commander of the Jin army immediately ordered the scouts to search for clues around Matou Village to find out the reason for the disappearance of the 5,000 cavalry, whether they ran away, died, or changed the target of the attack without authorization, as the commander, he must find out.

After another two hours, the scout sent back the news again, saying that traces of a large group of cavalry had been found in the south of Matou Village, and the horseshoe prints clearly showed that a large number of cavalry had come to the vicinity of Matou Village from the south not long ago, and then went south from Matou Village, but from the depth of the hoof prints, they did not look like the cavalry of the Jin Army, and the horseshoe prints were slightly darker than the cavalry of the Jin Army.

This news was sent to the commander of the Jin army, which increased his doubts, if it was not the cavalry of the Jin army, could it still be the cavalry of the Song army? When did the Song army have cavalry? How come you've never heard of it before?

There is still no news about the five thousand Jin army cavalry that disappeared, whether the Song army has cavalry or not, the commander of the Jin army does not care very much, in contrast, what he is most concerned about now is where his five thousand elite cavalry is, and he can't afford any loss of troops.

Whether they changed their battle plan on the fly, or whatever, he just hoped that they were okay now, and nothing else mattered.

Just when the commander of the Jin army was worried about the five thousand elite cavalry that had disappeared and was worried, Yang Congyi in Gu'an City personally came to the city gate to greet the victorious Jingwu forbidden army.

"The Jingwu Forbidden Army has not failed in its mission, and it has completely annihilated the enemy's 5,000 cavalry!" As soon as Chen Chong, the commander of the Jingwu Forbidden Army, entered the city, he turned over and dismounted, and shouted to Yang Congyi, the generalissimo of the Northern Expedition, in front of all the commanders in the city.

"Good! The unsheath of the treasure knife is really extraordinary, and it is gratifying. But for the Jingwu Forbidden Army, this is just an appetizer, just the first battle, and there will be more vicious battles in the future, so we must guard against arrogance and rashness, make persistent efforts, and make new contributions! Yang Congyi couldn't hide the joy on his face, but he didn't praise them too much, but asked them in public.

In the envious look of the other military commanders who came to watch, Chen Chong replied: "The last general obeys the order!" But there is a vicious battle, and the elite army will charge ahead, and it will not insult the great Song Dynasty! ”

"Okay, this battle has greatly boosted morale, and I will personally repay you for your merits." Yang Congyi said with a smile.

"Thank you, Dashuai!"

"This battle is hard, let the soldiers rest well and recuperate."

"Yes!"

Chen Chong led the army into the camp to rest, and Yang Congyi came to the council hall with a group of commanders.

In the conference hall, dozens of people sat on both sides, and Yang Congyi was in the center.

"The Hedgehog River and Haizi Village camp are lost, although the battle situation is unfavorable to our army, but the Jin army of Pingzhou and Laizhou cannot be broken, and the Jin army of Jinzhou and Liaoyang Fu cannot be supported, we only need to deal with 100,000 Jin troops inside and outside Yanjing City in the Yanjing area, destroy them, take Yanjing City, and the Northern Expedition will be considered a success!"

After Yang Congyi finished speaking, he saw that the commander wanted to speak and stopped, so he continued: "I know what you want to say. Yanjing has 100,000 gold troops, and we only have more than 100,000 troops around Yanjing, so it is really difficult to capture Yanjing City. But now the opportunity has come, the Jin army gave up defending Yanjing City, and went out of the Hedgehog River, Haizi Village, and Tongyun Battalion, and the troops were divided into multiple roads, which is the way to defeat, as long as we seize the opportunity, we can defeat the Jin Army in one fell swoop and conquer Yanjing City! ”

When the commanders heard this, their eyes suddenly lit up, is there really a chance to turn defeat into victory?

Although there were doubts in my heart, no one spoke up.

Yang Congyi used to convene all the generals and officials every day to discuss military history and military affairs, unify the thinking of the Northern Expedition, and raise awareness, so after a few days, he also knew a little about them, and they all looked at them without speaking, but they all had ideas in their hearts, otherwise they would not stay in Gu'an City.

"The Hedgehog River camp was seriously damaged, and there were not many Jin army garrisons nearby, estimated to be more than 5,000 people, mainly to monitor the Song army in Zhuozhou, so there is no need to worry. The camp of Haizi Village is intact, before you retreated all the way to Gu'an, at this time there is no intention of going north to recapture the camp, the Jin army is reluctant to destroy the camp, but also to garrison the local army to raise the house Gu'an, and at the same time to respond to the East Road army to attack the transportation camp, according to the investigation, the Haizi Village camp has about 10,000 Jin troops, and the strength is not much. At the same time, the Jin army gathered 50,000 troops to attack the transportation camp, but by this time they were blocked on the west bank of the canal, and the two armies had been facing each other for several days. Calculate that of the 100,000 Jin army in Yanjing, 65,000 troops have left Yanjing City, and the number of troops in the city will not exceed 50,000. If we can wipe out these 65,000 gold troops outside Yanjing City, we may not need more troops at all to capture Yanjing City. ”

"Forget to forget it, this morning we have eliminated the enemy's 5,000 elite cavalry, at this time they only have 60,000 people, and our three battalions plus the elite forbidden army have a full 90,000 people, which can be defeated in one battle, or even annihilated by the Jin army!"

Yang Congyi was full of spirit and continued to boost the morale of the commanders, and only by helping them build up their confidence in combat could they give full play to their due combat effectiveness and charge bravely, instead of looking ahead and delaying the military situation.

Although the commanders did not speak, it could be seen from the expressions on their faces that they had the desire to fight and the fighting spirit.

"As you know, the 60,000 people of the Jin army did not gather into a pile, but divided into three roads, 5,000 people in the Hedgehog River don't have to take care of it, and 10,000 people in Haizi Village, with the strength of Gu'an City alone, they can easily encircle and annihilate it, so I won't say much here. Finally, look at the third road, the 45,000 people opposite the transportation camp, this road Jin army is not easy to eat in one bite, but it is not impossible, provided that we have to give up something, reluctant to let the child not catch the wolf, and what we want to set is not a wolf, but a group of wolves. ”

Looking at the appearance of the commanders listening attentively, Yang Congyi continued: "How to eliminate the 45,000 gold army, I have already made some arrangements, in order to prevent leakage of secrets, it will be detected by the enemy, I can't say too clearly. I just want to tell you that if this plan is successful, you can easily take 45,000 people of the golden army! At the beginning of the month, I will be able to stand under Yanjing City and watch the defenders in the city tremble in fear, and on this Chinese New Year's Eve this year, we will definitely be able to spend it in Yanjing City! ”

"Marshal, what can the last general do?" Someone among the commanders couldn't help but speak out.

Because it sounds like it sounds, in Yang Congyi's plan, whether it is to eliminate the 60,000 Jin army or conquer Yanjing City, it doesn't seem to have much to do with them.

This is not a question that one person wants to ask, but a question of all the commanders in this room, who stay because they want to make meritorious deeds themselves, not to watch others take advantage of their merits as spectators.

Yang Congyi replied: "You have a total of nearly 20,000 troops in your hands, and you will naturally be used in the Northern Expedition." Capturing the camp of Haizi Village and eliminating the 10,000 gold troops stationed there will require you to contribute, and then eliminating the 45,000 gold troops near the Tongyun camp will be inseparable from you, and you will also be needed to conquer Yanjing City in the end. As long as you dare to fight, you will be of great use! ”

"The fault of the previous evacuation of the camp in Haizi Village is Liu Yan's back. From now on, as long as you listen to my orders, do not discount, and do not miss the military situation, you will be able to make meritorious achievements! Yang Congyi solemnly promised.

"Thank you, handsome! The last general will obey the orders of the commander! ”

The generals rose up almost simultaneously in response.