Chapter 395: Outside Texas City
At this moment, 10,000 Song troops were stationed in the north and west of Dezhou City.
In the camp of the Song army due west, a young general was wiping the body of a horse.
The general is very handsome, but his face gives people a sense of escape.
He wiped it very carefully, and he took great care of the war horse.
At this moment, the sound of horses' hooves suddenly sounded in the distance, and I saw more than a dozen cavalry rushing towards here.
They hadn't come here yet, they were already shouting.
"General, discover the Jurchens!" Just listen to the cavalry.
"Oh? How many people are there? The young general immediately stopped and asked hurriedly.
"The number of Jurchen soldiers and horses is extremely large, about 100,000." A cavalry road.
"So much! It seems that Allah has mobilized! That's great! Tell the order to go down and leave Texas City immediately! The soldiers and horses of the northern barracks are heading north, let's go south! The young general said loudly.
This young general is Yue Fei's sworn brother Zhang Xian! When Yue Fei went north before, Zhang Xian was sent to Hebei and Shandong to contain Liu Yu and others, and he had been in Hebei and Shandong for more than half a year.
He had already received Yue Fei's instructions, and if the Jurchen army arrived, he would leave here as soon as possible. He only has 20,000 soldiers and horses under his command, and now is not the time for a decisive battle with the Jurchens, but waiting for the time to come.
There was a commotion throughout the barracks, and all the soldiers were hurrying to mount their horses.
There were still countless supplies left in their barracks, and at the moment they didn't care about those supplies, and just took their weapons and headed south.
As for the military camp in the north of the city, it is now also reported that the Song army there is also heading to the north.
"How far are the Jurchens from here?" Zhang Xian galloped his horse and asked.
"There are probably more than ten miles left." A soldier said.
"More than ten miles, it's very close! At the speed of the Jurchens, it won't be long before they arrive! Let's go! Zhang Xian laughed.
They had already walked five or six miles to the south.
At this time, the sound of horses' hooves in the south was earth-shattering!
Zhang Xian was taken aback!
I saw smoke and dust billowing in the distance, and countless Jurchen cavalry appeared on the plain, and they were coming here!
It turned out that Wanyan Zongwang had people attack Zhang Xian's department head-on on the one hand, and on the other hand, he led 20,000 soldiers and horses to bypass the side to prevent Zhang Xian from escaping!
Now Zhang Xian encountered 20,000 soldiers and horses.
"General, what should I do?" A soldier said.
"Keep going!" Zhang Xian shouted.
He had already heard the sound of horses' hooves coming from the west, and knew that there were still a large number of golden soldiers coming towards him from the west.
If you stop now, you will immediately be surrounded by two ways, and at that time, you will only be afraid of more evil and less lucky.
So, the only way to do this is to move on.
The Song army turned slightly as they charged forward, and they were now heading in a southeasterly direction, avoiding the Jurchens.
However, there are also Jurchens in the southeast, and they still have to clash with the Jurchen army after all.
"Follow me! Kill! Zhang Xian had already seen the Jurchen in front of him, and he had already pulled the bow in his hand at the first time.
Behind him, countless soldiers also picked up the bows in their hands.
Then there was a whooshing sound, and there was also the sound of bows and arrows on the opposite side!
In a matter of moments, hundreds of soldiers fell on both sides!
It's just that the bow and arrow manufacturing process of the Song army is much stronger than that of the Jurchens, and after years of training, the Song army's archery skills are not below the Jurchens, so the number of Jurchens who fell is more.
The two armies finally collided.
Zhang Xian held an iron gun in his hand and kept stabbing forward.
One by one, the Jurchens fell to the ground, but there were too many Jurchens in front, and finally a Jurchen slashed at Zhang Xian's body with a knife in his hand, and Zhang Xian felt a tingling pain.
He snorted coldly, killed the Jurchen, and continued to walk forward.
Beside him, countless pro-soldiers had already fallen, but there were still countless pro-soldiers rushing towards the front behind him.
They have to follow Zhang Xian, open a gap first, and then leave through this gap!
The Song army behind them is rushing in this direction, and they are now going to gather the strength of the whole army to break through here!
The Jurchens are also trying their best to resist.
The Jurchens of the West are also rushing here!
If you can't open the gap in a short time, I'm afraid that 10,000 Song troops will fall here!
Zhang Xian was constantly killing the enemy, his eyes turned red, and he tried his best to move forward!
At this moment, the war horse under him let out a mournful roar, the war horse fell to the ground, and Zhang Xian immediately jumped off the horse.
However, he was still moving forward, and several Jurchens came towards him one after another, but he was knocked to the ground, and finally, he snatched a war horse from the hands of the Jurchens and came to the horse again.
The Song army behind is still coming in this direction!
When you meet on a narrow road, the brave wins!
The Jurchen army in the west is getting closer and closer here, and at this time, the gap ahead is finally opened!
Song Jun let out a cheer and walked forward from here!
They are like a torrent, and there are more and more gaps in front of them.
The Jurchens also began to come around from both wings, but it was impossible to block this place!
They attacked from both flanks, but the Song army did not fight them, and most of them, except for a few who died here, had already galloped towards the southeast.
The land was full of wild grass, and 10,000 Song troops rushed forward in the wild grass, while the Jurchens followed closely behind, trying their best to intercept them.
In the north, the Song army there fled unusually smoothly, and the Jurchens were also pursuing behind, but it was difficult to catch up with the 10,000 Song troops in the north for a while.
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The sun was setting and the sky was desolate.
Wanyan Zongwang stood in front of Dezhou City, with an angry glint in his eyes.
He didn't expect the Song army to be so cunning that they would escape from their encirclement.
"Your Highness, the Song army fled without a fight, it seems that they are nothing more than that!" A centurion laughed.
"It's a shame that our 80,000 army didn't destroy the 20,000 Song army! Tell the soldiers to catch up with them! Wanyan Zong said.
At this time, the gate of Dezhou City opened, and more than a dozen puppet army generals walked out immediately.
When they saw Wanyan Zongwang, they immediately knelt down.
"The last general, Li Cheng, see the second prince!" A middle-aged general said.
This middle-aged general is extremely dark, with several scars on his face and a scruffy beard, he is Li Cheng, the first general under Liu Yu. In history, when Yue Fei was rising, he and Li Cheng fought several times.
At that time, Liu Yu was the prefect of Jinan, and there were two generals in Jinan, one was Guan Sheng and the other was Li Cheng. When Liu Yu rebelled, Guan Sheng was unwilling to follow him to the Jurchens, so Liu Yu killed Guan Sheng with a scheme, while Li Cheng followed him to the Jurchens, and is now Liu Yu's absolute confidant.
"I saw the Song army fleeing just now, why didn't you intercept it?" Wanyan Zongwang said coldly.
"Your Highness, Song Jun left so suddenly, we didn't notice it at all! We want to go after them, but it's too late! Li Cheng knelt on the ground and said.
Zhang Xian made a sudden decision, almost a quarter of an hour, the army left one after another, with the quality of Li Cheng's puppet army, it was impossible to gather within a quarter of an hour, let alone pursue. Moreover, Zhang Xian's subordinates are all cavalry, and his subordinates are all infantry, so he can't catch up if he wants to pursue.
"Get up! When my army returns, let's go to Yucheng and Qizhou together to rescue Liu Yu! Wanyan Zongwang said coldly.
Li Cheng stood up and breathed a sigh of relief.
"Your army of 40,000 is quite complete, right?" Wanyan Zongwang said again.
"All 40,000 troops are here!" Li Chengdao.
"Very well, so I have an army of 120,000! will definitely be able to destroy the Song army and rescue Liu Yu! Wanyan Zong said.
"Your Highness, the Jurchen is invincible! As soon as you came here, the Song army fled without a fight, but I am afraid that after we come to Qizhou, so will the Song army outside Qizhou City! Li Cheng said with a smile.
"Not bad! The Jurchens are invincible! We've always been like this, and we still are! As long as 10,000 people pass, you can defeat all the Song army! Wanyan Zong said.
He entered the city of Dezhou, and it was not until the time of the child that the Jurchen army returned to the city of Dezhou one after another, and they did not pursue the 20,000 troops under Zhang Xian!
Zhang Xian has been here for a while, and he already knows the terrain here very well, while the Jurchens are newcomers, although there are a large number of soldiers and horses, it is impossible to catch up with the Song army in an unfamiliar environment.
Wanyan Zongwang was angry in his heart, but there was no way, he stayed here for one night, leading 80,000 Jurchen soldiers and 20,000 puppet troops in the direction of Yucheng and Qizhou.
Li Cheng took the remaining 20,000 puppet troops to stay in Texas.