Chapter 523: The fighter flashed

Xu Wei did not dare to be careless, because he knew that this kind of calm was often a sign of the outbreak of the next war. He ordered the generals of Fengxiang to pay close attention to the actions of Jingzhao Mansion, and the guiding ideology was still one word, steady.

In this stage of the battle, Xu Yuan defeated Zhang Jun in Huanqing, and Xu Wei forced Han Chang Chizhan Hui back in Fengxiang. After receiving the report, Xu Churen, who was far away in Mianzhou, Sichuan, was very relieved that this was the first war he had experienced since taking office, and so far, in the words of later generations, it has achieved phased results. In the name of the Xuanfu Division, he sent a letter to the Shaanxi Preparation Division, congratulating the officers and men of the Western Army on their victory and encouraging the generals to make persistent efforts.

During the same period, in the Xianghan theater, the situation was not so rosy. The Imperial Battalion Division Shenwu Rear Army led by Zhang Zhongxiong held on to Xiangyang City, resisting the onslaught of the Korean army for several months, and fell into a situation of internal and external difficulties. He Guan's eldest son He Ji, Zhang Zhongxiong's brother Zhang Bofen, and Han Shizhong attacked the Xiangyang area several times, but they were all blocked by Gao Xiaogong. Helplessly, the Shenwu Rear Army was formed with the Xijing soldiers of the Zhang brothers, He Ji's Changjie army, and the remnants of the original Tokyo Left-behind Division, and the strength was insufficient, compared with the hundreds of thousands of Korean troops, the difference was too great.

In November, the Zhejia army stationed on Jiangnan West Road, under the leadership of Zhe Keqiu, set out from Jiangxi, crossed the river and marched westward, reaching Yingzhou in the southeast corner of Xiangyang. He Guan urgently ordered Zhang Bofen to lead the army to cooperate, and put thousands of Han Shizhong's troops under his command, and He Guan himself rushed to the front of the army to discuss the military with Zhe Keqiu.

Who can be asked? It was precisely because he left Shaanxi that the veteran of the Western Army made Xu Yuan the oldest Taishan Beidou-level figure in the Western Army. This time into the two lakes, he brought 30,000 foot cavalry with the children of the Zhejia family as the main force, and after discussing with He Guan, he decided to save Xiangyang in two ways.

One route was led by Zhang Bofen to attack Suizhou, which was directly east of Xiangyang; One route is to ask for relatives and lead the army of the family, go north along the Han River, and go straight to Xiangyang

In early November, Zhang Bofen's army was the first to start. Entrenched in Suizhou, the Han general's name is Jing Chao, this person was originally a Song general, and has a brilliant resume, because he once served in the palace front division forbidden army "Ban Zhi", Ban Zhi is the emperor's guard, except for the Western Army, only it dares to be called elite, especially noteworthy, Jing Chao and Xu Wei have done "with imperial equipment", which is commonly known as "imperial front with knife guards". At this time, the main force of the Korean army was besieging Xiangyang, and Jing Chao led 7,000 men to hold Suizhou. Zhang Bo fought hard and attacked fiercely, and failed to break the city after four days of fierce fighting.

On November 16, the Zhejia army entered Xiangzhou, where Xiangyang was located. Gao Xiaogong, who had already found out the news, sent his son Gao Jin to ride 40,000 to intercept it.

In the battle of the Zhejia army to support Xu Wei to save Pingyang, a shot swept the famous general of the Jin Army, Yinshu, and the small commander of the Zhejia army, Zhi Yanye, who was in the Zhen army, led 700 cavalry as the vanguard, and rushed when the Gaojin formation was not completed. The Korean army relied on superior forces to fight the Xijing soldiers of the Zhang brothers, but in the face of the elite of the Zhejia family from the camp of the Western Army, they soon exposed the essence of their miscellaneous army, 40,000 people, were rushed by 700 cavalry, Zhe Yanwen then led the army to help the battle, and Gao Jin defeated and abandoned the important town of Xiangzhou, Yicheng, causing the southern gateway of Xiangyang to be opened. Correspondingly, the Zhejia army has the foothold of Yicheng and looks at Xiangyang

Gao Xiaogong knew that the Han army was not the opponent of the Western Army at all, and it was useless to go to 100,000, so he quickly invited Pu Luhun and asked him to bring more than 10,000 Jin troops, and with the assistance of 50,000 Korean troops, he went to meet the Zhejia army.

A cavalry duel opened in Yicheng.

In the face of nearly 10,000 cavalry mixed by the Jin army and the Korean army, Zhe Keqiu sent his son Zhi Yanye to lead the 4,000 horse army of the Zhe family to meet the battle, and before leaving, he made it clear to his son that even if he fought 10,000 rounds, only you were left, and he couldn't take half a step back, otherwise, I would take your head first.

Although the Jin army was not a nomadic people born in the grasslands, their cavalry units could be said to be the elite of the world. The Jurchens themselves are also very conceited about this, claiming that they can't fight a hundred rounds, how can they call it a horse army? The cavalry of the Jin Army not only has an innate fierceness, but also has excellent training and is extremely brave. And what frightened the enemy the most was the tenacity of this cavalry. The Jurchens' boast of "fighting a hundred rounds" is not to show off how strong their combat strength is, but to show that they have the courage to have no enemies

The Zhe family lived in Fuzhou, not only produced their own good horses, but also sold them to the mainland, so its cavalry troops were second to none in the Song army

Zhe Yanye led 4,000 elite horsemen, opened the prelude to the bloody battle of the two world's high-level horse army, outside Yicheng, fought hard for more than 30 rounds, regardless of the Jin and Song armies, all killed people for blood, horses for blood horses fought until dusk, the Korean army could not hold its breath, and launched a general attack first.

Zhe Keqiu led the main force out of the city to engage in the battle, but before it was dark, the Jin-Han coalition army was defeated. Zhe Yanye's body was wounded by more than a dozen, and he still waved his army to cover up and kill, causing the coalition army to ambush the corpse for more than 40 miles, and the dead and wounded were not counted, and the Zhejia army captured more than 700 war horses, and the ordnance was innumerable, Gao Xiaogong was shocked when he heard the news, and hurriedly led the army to withdraw, gave up the siege of Xiangyang, and retreated to Tangzhou. I plan to regain strength and make a comeback.

After Gao Xiaogong's main force withdrew, the Zhejia army successively took Suizhou, Guanghua Army, Dengzhou and other places, forcing Gao Xiaogong to retreat again and retreat to Yingchang Mansion. Seeing that the progress was going well, he thought that the opportunity was rare, and suggested that He Guan should quickly reinforce the Changjie army led by He Guan's eldest son, He Ji, and join forces in one place, and fight to the death with the puppet Korean army in the Central Plains

In December, there were no major battles in the two battlefields of Shaanxi and Xianghan, and both Song and Han were accumulating strength and preparing for the final showdown.

But at this time, something very unfavorable to the Song army happened. This year's climate, repeating the story of the Jingkang period, into November, the weather turned cold, and to the month of La, the climate was cold in Shaanxi, because of Xu Churen's careful management and strong support, but also bearable. In Xianghan, because the Song army was in a hurry to relieve the siege, there was no perfect preparation in advance, and the soldiers were still wearing single clothes. The soldiers of the Song Army in the Xianghan War Zone actually froze to death

He had planned to advance with the power of victory in late November, but he had to switch from offensive to defensive due to the sudden drastic change in the climate. Ask the imperial court to send winter clothes quickly.

Shang Shu's right servant shot, with the Zhongshu Sect under the Ping Zhangshi, Xu Shao, who was fully responsible for the anti-Jin, eliminated all difficulties and resistance from all sides, and gave great support to the front line. In November, 10,000 sets of winter clothes were quickly sent to the front line of Xianghan, and they were promoted to Tai Lieutenant, and many of their children were rewarded heavily

Xu Shao's statement is the attitude of the government, and the attitude of the government represents the imperial court. Zhe Keqiu is full of confidence, full of confidence, and is ready to lead the fold family to make immortal achievements

On the first day of the lunar month, Fengxiang Mansion.

When the time comes, it is not far from the traditional Chinese Spring Festival. This month, for the Han people, is the time to be jubilant and buy New Year's goods. But in Shaanxi, especially for the Western Army, there is basically no concept of the New Year. From the first time the Jin army invaded Shaanxi, the officers and men of the Western Army often fought bloody battles with the enemy at the end of the year.

And this year, the Fengxiang garrison especially did not dare to be careless, although Chi Zhanhui led the army to retreat into Jingzhao Mansion, he could make a comeback at any time. The weather is so bad at the moment, but for the Jurchens, it is a piece of cake, and the enemy is very likely to take advantage of the drastic change in the climate to attack

"Yang Dutong, the silver medal of the Establishment Division" messenger rushed into the Yamen of Fengxiang Governor and brought the emergency military order of the Preparation Division.

Yang Yan was roasting the fire, and when he heard this shout, he lifted the big on his body and quickly stepped forward to take it. When I opened it, my face immediately changed. Seeing this, Zhang Xian stepped forward and asked, "Dutong, what's the matter?" ”

Yang Yan didn't answer, and directly handed him the silver medal. The latter took a look, but it was the Department of Preparation and Deployment that received a secret report that the Kim-Han coalition army would make a comeback in the near future, and its advance direction was very different. They will no longer directly attack Zhu Jiguan or Fucheng, but divide their troops to the north to attack the Jingzhou System Division order, if the enemy really comes, Fengxiang's army will decisively eat the enemy who is going north to attack Jingzhou

Zhang Xian looked at the silver medal, and his brows never relaxed. What does that mean? Borrow Dao Fengxiang to attack Jingyuan? Could it be that the enemy thinks that Xu Jingluo supports Huanqing, and Jingyuan is empty of troops? Don't they know that Jingyuan Road is the most powerful soldier in the Shaanxi Fourth Road?

After reading the silver medal again, he suddenly took a breath of cool air and exclaimed: "The other party is planning to attack me and save and disrupt the war."

Yang Yan looked solemn and nodded, "Not bad." Jingzhou is close to Weizhou, and attacking Jingzhou directly threatens the center of Jingyuan 1st Road. If Xu Jingluo learns the news, with his character, no matter what situation Huanqing faces, he will not hesitate to go back to his backyard to save his own backyard, which is why the Prime Minister ordered us to quickly eat the enemy going north."

After hearing this, Zhang Xian shook his head: "No, if the other party wants to force Xu Jingluo to return to the division, he can send troops from Xianyang, go up Jingshui, and attack Jingzhou through Pizhou, which will definitely work." Why do you want to borrow Fengxiang? First, the terrain is complicated, which is not conducive to the other, and second, our army can still block it."

Yang Yan looked at him: "What do you think?" ”

"This is the enemy's strategy of killing two birds with one stone, sending the division to attack Jingzhou north through Fengxiang, one is to force Xu Jingluo to return to the division, and the most important thing is to induce my Fengxiang garrison to send troops to rescue, leave the city pass, and fight them in the field" Zhang Xian's tone was very sure and unquestionable.

Yang Yan listened, stared at the map for a long time, and then went to the sand table for a long time, and suddenly clapped his hands and said: "The other party wants to use Dao Fengxiang to go north to attack Jingzhou, no matter what, it will pass through the territory of Qishan, if this is the case, then the fighter will come."