The Jin cavalry in the middle of the ambush fell from their galloping horses, and even if they were not killed on the spot and trampled to death by the cavalry behind, they would be stabbed by these steel thistles several inches long.

For a while, those invincible Jin State cavalry, who were still arrogant just now, wailed bitterly together with the war horses under their crotches.

"Bang ......"

The Imperial soldiers who slowly approached did not intend to spend the Empire's precious medical resources to treat these golden soldiers with countless holes on their bodies, so it would be considered a merciful move to give them a happy understanding.

A small number of lucky Jin cavalry broke out of the blockade and drove desperately towards the camp in the north, while the rest of the cavalry became the ghosts of this wasteland.

This battle killed more than 4,000 elite cavalry of the Jin State, but the impact was greater than the number of casualties. The survivors who managed to escape back to Zhongdu and other defensive towns spread the power of the Imperial Army's thistle terrestris.

The brave cavalry of the Jin Kingdom were not afraid to bend their bows and shoot at the enemy, nor were they afraid to charge at close range with their swords, but they were really terrified when they thought of their beloved war horses and stepped on the thistle array laid by the imperial army.

In the next few days, the generals of the Jin State led by Wanyan Zongbi sent several cavalry to reconnoiter one after another, but unfortunately the end was not very good, not only the cavalry under Han Shizhong became more and more sophisticated, but even the kind of thistle hidden on the ground also appeared more frequently.

Today's Jin cavalry can be described as frightening, they don't know that there is an iron thistle in the area in front of them, so they can only check and march slowly, but in this way, they also lose the biggest speed advantage of the cavalry troops.

In the face of this despicable tactics of the imperial army, Wanyan Zongbi simply forbade all the departments to continue to send reconnaissance troops, but ordered all soldiers to be on full alert, preparing to defend the defense line from Zhongdu and Ulzhou to Datongfu.

For Wanyan Zongbi's order, many Jin generals did not agree.

Compared with Wanyan Zonghan and Wanyan Zongwang, Wanyan Zongbi, the fourth prince of Wanyan Aguda, although he is also a brave and resourceful founding general, his prestige is definitely not as high as those people.

Now Wanyan Zongbi was ordered to come to the front line to command the whole army, and for the time being, he was trusted and obeyed by all the soldiers, and the soldiers and horses from all tribes had their own ideas.

These generals thought that Wanyan Zongbi's order was too weak, and as a proud golden man who destroyed the Liao State, he did not dare to fight in the face of the enemy, which seriously hurt the morale of the soldiers.

Moreover, they believe that hiding behind the defense line and not coming out in this way is tantamount to losing their eyes and ears, and they have already made their own side fall into a passive disadvantage on the battlefield in which they do not know their opponents.

Because the opposition was very strong, Wanyan Zongbi, as the commander of the front line, had no choice but to summon the generals of the three cities to his own tent in the middle capital city and explain it to everyone in public.

"You should also be aware of the changes that have taken place in the capital during this time, and it can be said that the current situation in my Dajin Kingdom is slightly unstable."

The generals of the Jin Kingdom present came from various tribes, and many of them were the subordinates of the founding heroes who had been executed.

"This time, His Majesty sent me to the front line to defend against the enemy, and the emperor and other ministers of the court and the central government have a very clear meaning, that is, they do not seek merit but seek no fault, and they will stick to the front line of Datong Mansion in the central capital, and they will not let the imperial army take away another inch of our territory."

Looking around at the thoughtful generals, Wanyan Zongbi continued: "Four or five thousand cavalry, our Dajin Kingdom can afford to lose, after all, now the defense line of the three cities has gathered three hundred and ninety thousand soldiers and horses, so the battle damage is not a big deal.

This time, Emperor Li Nan personally came to the front line to personally drive the expedition, and their purpose in attacking our Dajin Kingdom was very clear, that is, they wanted to seize the land of our country while our court was troubled. For the sake of the present plan, there is only one thing we must do, and that is to defend ourselves with heavy troops, strengthen the defenses of various places, and force the armies of the enemy countries not to dare to act rashly.

According to the intelligence, the empire sent five infantry regiments and a newly formed cavalry regiment this time, totaling less than 300,000 people, while our side has a large army of 400,000, so I believe that the Chinese empire will definitely not dare to attack. ”

After Yan Zongbi finished speaking, he asked the many generals, "Do you have any questions?" ”

"Yes!" Ugulun Sarah, the son of the patriarch of the Ugulun tribe and the general of Ulju City, asked angrily: "According to your statement, do we hide in the city and don't go out, and we are all despised turtles?" ”

Ugulun Sala's words also expressed the hearts of some other Jin generals, and Wanyan Zongbi looked at the generals in front of him who were seven dissatisfied and eight were angry.

Staring at them coldly, Wanyan Zongbi said in a deep voice: "I advise, and I also warn you, if anyone dares to go out of the city to fight against the order, causing the defense line of the headquarters to be unstable, not only will I be dealt with severely, but even your clan will be punished!" ”

This sentence is indeed very powerful, after all, even if these generals of various clans are very disobedient to Yan Zongbi, they can only obey orders for the sake of their clan.

After relying on threats to suppress all the opposition, Wan Yan Zongbi's face softened slightly, and he said a good news: "Everyone actually doesn't have to worry about battlefield reconnaissance. This time, I have come from Shangjing, and I have also brought some trained Imperial Gift Haidongqing from the Royal Eagle Workshop, and with them, all the enemy's movements cannot be concealed from our eyes. ”

Hearing this, the eyes of many Jurchen generals in the handsome tent suddenly lit up, and their faces were satisfied.

Haidongqing, a large bird of prey, has a strong weight. Females are larger than males. The maximum weight can be up to 6 kg. It is about 1 meter tall and more than 2 meters long with its wings spread. Head feathers are white, embellished with brown spots, and the upper body is dark gray; thorax reddish, embellished with brown spots, tail pure white; The mouth is thick and long, the tarsal foot is only feathered on the upper part, male and female are of the same color, the beak and claws fly fast and high like an iron hook, and can catch swans, wild ducks, rabbits, roe deer and other birds and beasts.

This falcon with a fierce personality is also the highest totem of the Manchus. The Manchu language calls it "Xiongkulu", which means the highest and fastest flying bird in the world, and has the meaning of "God of Ten Thousand Eagles".

Legend has it that only one of the 100,000 eagles produced a "Haidongqing", which is the highest totem of the Manchu people.

Now the Jurchens who established the Jin State are divided into several departments, and the later generation of Nurhachi is the leader of the Jurchens in Jianzhou, and his son Emperor Taiji changed the Jurchens to the Manchus, and later called himself "Manchu", so the Manchus are actually a branch of the Jurchens.

Speaking of Hai Dongqing, I have to talk about the contradiction between the Liao State and the Jurchens.

The emperors of the Liao State in the past dynasties loved hunting, especially the last emperor of the Liao State, Tianzuo Emperor Yelu Yanxi.

At that time, the emperors of the two most powerful countries in the land had miraculous similarities, such as their dislike of dealing with court affairs.

Zhao Ji, the emperor of the Southern Song Dynasty, liked to recite poetry and paint, and Yelu Yanxi's favorite thing to do was hunting.

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