The envoy of the Jin State was Wanyan Ningji, the fourteenth son of Wanyan Aguta, and his mother was Xiao Chongfei, the princess of the Liao State, who served as the secretary of the military department of the Jin State, and he was also the younger brother of Wanyan Xi Nilie, the minister of Gu Ming.

Of course, Wanyan Ningji could not come from Liaodong, but made a detour to Juyong Pass to the south.

Wanyan Ningji is a civil official, and he understands Han etiquette quite well, and when he saw Li Yanqing walking into the big tent, he hurriedly bowed down and saluted, "Wanyan Ningji is still the secretary of the Jin State Military Department, see His Royal Highness the Regent." ”

Li Yanqing waved his hand very politely, "Ning Ji Shangshu came from afar, it's hard work, please take a seat!" ”

After Li Yanqing heard that Yan Ningji came from Juyong Pass, he immediately understood that it must be Wanyan Zongbi who resolutely opposed the peace, and the internal contradictions in the Jin State intensified, so Wanyan Ningji did not dare to go to Liaodong.

Wanyan Ningji saw that Li Yanqing was quite polite, and his heart was a little calm, he pointed to the two young girls in the other corner of the big tent and said: "Those are Zonggan's two daughters, and they are also the eldest princess and the third princess of the Jin Kingdom, and I would like to give them to His Royal Highness the regent as concubines." ”

Li Yanqing saw that although the two girls were dressed up, their eyes were frightened, so he smiled and said: "Their father died in my hands, I don't dare to take them in, Meiyi understands it, please take them back!" ”

Wanyan Ningji hurriedly said: "These are two different things, war is a war between two countries, and harmony is also an exchange between two countries, as long as it is not a personal grudge, the Jurchens will not remember it." ”

He gave the two girls a look, and the two girls hurriedly stepped forward and knelt down, "We are willing to serve Your Highness!" ”

Li Yanqing thought about it, then asked his soldiers to take them down first, and then said to Wan Yan Ningji: "I understand Ning Ji Shangshu's intention, but the arrow is already on the string, I have to send it, I must annihilate Yan Zongbi's army, and then there is the possibility of peace talks." ”

Wan Yan Ningji was gloomy, and said for a while: "After His Highness kills Yan Zongbi, we have no opinion, but I beg His Highness to be merciful and forgive the civilians of the Jin Kingdom." ”

Li Yanqing nodded, "My army is strictly disciplined and will not rob the people, please rest assured of this, I can promise you that as long as the Song army takes Liaoyang Mansion and gets a strategic buffer zone, then it can negotiate peace with the Jin State, as long as you have full sincerity, I believe that the Jin State will remain." ”

After Yan Ningji said goodbye happily, Li Yanqing asked him to be sent out of Juyong Pass, and then he looked at the sky, it was already dark.

He pondered for a moment, and then asked Wang Gui to come in, and Wang Gui would be responsible for the battle of Dading Mansion.

At this time, the soldiers whispered: "Many people came to watch the two princesses of the Jin Kingdom, and they were so frightened that they cried. ”

Li Yanqing was a little displeased, waved his hand and said, "Send them to my sleeping tent first, and then send them to Lin'an when I turn around." ”

At this time, Wang Gui walked into the big tent quickly and said with a smile: "I heard that Du Shuai has two princesses of the Jin Kingdom?" ”

"I'll give them to you if you want them."

Wang Gui hurriedly waved his hand, "I don't dare to ask for this kind of Fanbang princess, I have enough women, if I accept this kind of Fanbang princess again, Tang Yuan'er must kill me, or keep it and enjoy it!" ”

Li Yanqing smiled and asked him to sit down, and then said slowly: "I plan to let you fight in Dading Mansion, how are you going to fight?" ”

Wang Gui said with a smile: "As long as you give me the heavy infantry and musketeers, I will definitely win this battle!" ”

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Dading Mansion is located north of Yanshan, including the triangle of today's Chengde in Hebei, Chifeng in Inner Mongolia and Chaoyang in Liaoning, and is also a strategic location of the Jin Kingdom.

This area is mainly low mountains and hills, dense forests, many rivers, and various resources are very rich.

Although Taizu's last order could not be disobeyed, due to the lack of troops, Wanyan Zongbi was worried that he would be broken by the Song army, so he had to be forced to abandon Dading Mansion and order the garrison to rush back to Liaoyang.

The lord of Dading Mansion, Wan Yan Yin Keshu, had received an order from Wan Yan Zongbi, and he immediately led his army to Liaoyang Mansion to join the main force.

But not long after he left Dading City, he received a report that a Song army of tens of thousands had been killed.

Wanyan Yinkeshu was about fifty years old, and he was the founder of the Jin Kingdom, and because the Jurchens did not live long, he was already one of the few remaining veterans in the Jin soldiers at this age.

He immediately put up a curtain on the edge of the forest and looked at the Song army, at this time the Song army had retreated three miles away, vacating a grassland, obviously wanting to fight him.

Wanyan Yinkeshu slowly narrowed his eyes, the Song army was not large, only about 30,000 people, basically similar to his army, it is estimated that he also wants to go to Daning Mansion, this is an opportunity.

Wanyan Yinkeshu is very conceited, and the five thousand elite cavalry directly under him are all veterans who have followed him for many years, have rich combat experience, and are the elite of the Jurchen army.

In the battle for the Shandong Peninsula with Zong Ze a few years ago, Wanyan Yinkeshu also led his army into battle, and as a result, his 5,000 elite cavalry defeated the Song army from the flank.

Wanyan Yinkeshu has always been full of contempt for the Song army, although Li Yanqing has won countless times, but either by using the defense of the city, or by taking advantage of the right time and place, using intrigue and trickery to win.

But he had never fought a battle with Jin Bing head-on, and Wan Yan Yinke believed that if the two sides fought head-on, the Song army would never be the opponent of the Jurchen cavalry.

This is not his personal opinion, but the consensus of all the generals of the Golden Soldiers.

They were also immersed in the Battle of Hebei, the glorious victory that crushed hundreds of thousands of Song troops.

Wanyan Yinkeshu believes that the Song army may be well equipped, but they are greedy for life and afraid of death, their bodies are thin, and they can't withstand the impact of the cavalry, and they can't even beat the old and weak Khitan army, let alone compare with the mighty Jurchen cavalry.

"Prepare for battle!"

After Yan Yinkeshu shouted, 10,000 Jurchen cavalrymen brushed the ground and lifted their spears, and their movements were uniform, showing superb military quality.

"Queue up!"

The Jurchen cavalry marched slowly, and the 10,000 cavalry were divided into five rows, each with two thousand people in each row, two zhang apart, as if they had been carefully measured, and the cavalry began to turn into a trot, holding a shield in one hand and a spear in the other, still in a neat line, and the sharp short spears in their hands shone in the sunlight and shimmered in the cold light.

Wang Gui has rich combat experience, they occupy an absolute advantage in the overall situation, of course, it is impossible to fight to the death with the Jin soldiers, increase the unnecessary casualties, he divided the 60,000 army into two, he led 30,000 troops to meet the Jin soldiers, and the other 30,000 cavalry led by Wang Yan and Liu Tang were ambushed in the forest not far away.

The 30,000 troops in front of Wang Gui consisted of 10,000 cavalry, 10,000 heavy infantry and 10,000 musketeers.

The cavalry was responsible for protecting the musketeers, and 10,000 heavy infantry were the main force.

This was not the first time that the Song army had fought against the Jurchens, and their rich combat experience allowed them to see the strengths and weaknesses of the Jurchen cavalry at a glance.

Well-trained is the first advantage, they can maintain a neat queue in the run, even the Khitan cavalry can't do it, obviously they are very skillful in overall cooperation, and from this alone, this is a strong enemy.

Secondly, they only had three thousand cavalry in front of them with shields, and none of the soldiers in the back, each of whom had a spear, a war knife and a pair of bows and arrows, and their armor was not good, all of them were tight-fitting leather armor, which was absolutely unable to withstand the muskets of the Song army.

This is the sequelae caused by the serious shortage of pig iron in the Jin Kingdom, and they do not have enough pig iron to make iron armor for soldiers.

Wang Gui saw the weakness of the weak defense of the Jurchen cavalry, and saw that the enemy army was dense in the middle and the troops on both sides were small, so he immediately ordered: "The musket army is in a two-wing formation."

The Song army's flag waved, and 10,000 musketeers quickly lined up the battle formation, adjusting it into a double-wing military formation with heavy weight in the middle and light at the end, and a slight arc, with 6,000 people in the middle and 2,000 people on each side, so as to ensure the maximum density of muskets, but the three-stage shooting remained unchanged.

The 10,000 cavalry of the Song army also slowly advanced, holding spears and shields, controlling the war horses with their legs, and strictly guarding the two wings of the musketeers.

300 steps..... One hundred and fifty steps.... It was already about to enter the killing range of the Song army's muskets, and the Jurchen army suddenly launched, they accelerated their horses, and shouted loudly to kill the Song army, the yellow dust covered the sky, covering the clouds and the sun, and the horses' hooves beat the ground, like muffled thunder.

But Wang Gui did not immediately order to shoot, he stared sharply at the Jurchen cavalry, as if he had seen through the tactics of the cavalry.

After a hundred steps, Wang Gui still did not give an order, and many Song Jun's palms were soaked in cold sweat, which they had never had in many years of fighting, and they had not shot at a hundred paces.

At this time, the Jurchen army accelerated suddenly, and the spacing of the queue began to widen, but the queue was still neat, which was the mastery of Wanyan Yinke's skill, and the spacing was opened at the last moment, so that the killing area of the Song army's bow and arrow was small.

The war horses galloped, and the cavalry shouted and slaughtered the overwhelming Song army, eighty paces, Wang Gui's war knife pointed, and roared: "Shoot!" ”

'Bang! Bang! Bang! 'White smoke filled the Song army's position, and the first section of 4,000 muskets fired at the same time.

This is the advantage of eighty steps, the shooting is accurate, the lethality is greater, the projectile is like a strong rain, roaring towards the Jurchen cavalry group, the strong lead bullet shot through the shield of the Jurchen cavalry, shot through the leather armor, through the body, the war horse fell to the ground, the cavalry screamed and fell from the horse.

In an instant, nearly 1,000 people were shot by muskets, and the momentum of the Jurchen cavalry's attack was setback, followed by 6,000 muskets in the second and third sections also shot out in turn, and the Jin soldiers always stopped at the 80-step line.

After a round of musket fire, the 10,000 Jurchen army lost more than 2,500 people, at this time, the 4,000 musketeers in the first section had finished loading and charging, he half-squatted on the ground, lit the arquebus, and raised his gun to aim at the Jurchen cavalry.

'Bang! Bang! Bang! ’

Another puff of white smoke shot out, and the Jurchen cavalry once again turned on their backs, and many cavalrymen were afraid, they had never seen such firearms, no bows and arrows were fired, and a burst of white smoke came out, and they suffered heavy casualties.

At the beginning, some cavalry turned around and fled, and Yan Yinke was furious, once the cavalry retreated, thousands of people in front of him died in vain, and he immediately shouted: "Five thousand cavalry press up!" ”

He finally took his best five thousand cavalry into battle, but they were dressed in iron armor.

Five thousand cavalry killed, forcing the cavalry in front to continue the charge.

The Song army's muskets were constantly firing, and they had fired six rounds, 60,000 bullets had been fired, and the Jin soldiers had suffered more than 7,000 casualties, but they were getting closer and closer, and they had reached a distance of fifty paces.

At this time, many of the Song army's muskets had cracked pipes, after all, the barrel welding process was still relatively backward, after firing six or seven shots, the seams of some barrels were cracked, the fire leaked out of the cracks, and the lead bullets were only shot a dozen steps away.

Wang Gui immediately shouted: "The musketeers retreat, the heavy infantry up!" ”