Not to mention that on the Guanzhong Plain, a battle that has a major impact on the situation in Shaanxi is about to break out. However, it is said that the real strategic purpose of the Purple Gold Tiger lies in the famous general of the Jin Army, the Khitan Yelu Mawu, who is in the town of Dunzhou. This has always been a place where the Jurchen strong soldiers gathered, even if Han Chang wanted to fight Huanqing and divide the troops, but now in the territory of Dunzhou, the Jurchen army, the Bohai navy, the Khitan army, the Xi army and the Han army add up to 50,000 people.

Attacking Huanqing is what Yelu Ma Wu has always advocated. But this time, Wanyan Lousu made up his mind to handle it accordingly, but Ma Wu was very unimpressed. At the beginning, he advocated playing the curved end because he wanted to attack it unprepared and take it by surprise. Now, at the cost of heavy casualties, the Jin army failed to capture Chang'an. On the contrary, the Purple Gold Tiger shot one after another, losing troops and losing generals, which greatly reduced the morale of his side. At this time, you should adjust your strategy, stop thinking about attacking strongly, and stabilize the territory you have already acquired. However, with the advantage of cavalry in the plains, frequent harassment and limited blockades were imposed on the periphery of Chang'an. Chang'an was the premier metropolis in the western part of the Great Song Dynasty, and generally speaking, this kind of large city was very dependent on the outside world.

If we don't have a hard fight with Xu Jiu, we will rely on the advantage of our horse army to harass his supply line. If he persists like this for a year or two, even if Xu Wei does not retreat, he will induce the Southern Dynasty to gather the elite of the Western Army to engage in an unprecedented battle with our army. That's when the real decision of Shaanxi's ownership is made.

If you go to Huanqing now, even if there is a former Huanqing rebel general to help, I'm afraid it won't get much effect, and it will only increase your troubles...... His subordinates initially agreed with him. There were constant good news from Wanyan Lousu, which made many generals optimistic about the situation.

The former Zhizhou Yamen of Juzhou was changed to the Marshal's Mansion by Ma Wu, where the master of ceremonies was administrative, and military orders were issued. It was a crisp autumn day, and in a spacious room, Ma Wu was sitting behind the desk in Hanfu, holding a scroll and looking at it. When I read the highlights, I couldn't help but shake my head and feel comfortable.

During the original Liao period, the cultural system was mostly studied in the Southern Dynasties. Although Ma Wu is a general who leads the army, he also entered the official career by opening a branch at the beginning, and the Confucian classics may not be less learned than the Han people. Looking at the furnishings in this room, it is not at all like the arrangement of weapons and crossbows like the generals of the unified army, but books and jade treasures. If you don't know the inside story, who can know that he is a famous general of the Jin Army?

"Dutong, Yan'an CC." A sergeant stepped into the room and whispered.

When Ma Wu heard this, he lowered the book and nodded, "Show it to me." "When Mu Han left Shaanxi and returned to China, although he stayed in Lousu to preside over Shaanxi affairs, he also knew that Yelu Ma Wu's talent was still above Lousu. Therefore, Lou Su is the positive, Ma Wu is the secondary, and repeatedly reminds the former that if something happens, he should discuss it with the latter. Even if Lou Su doesn't think so, he still has to do it, but in Shaanxi, he will talk to Ma Wutong, who is sitting in Yanzhou. Every few days, Yan'an must be copied to Yanzhou.

The copy is from the pen of the Han official, and it is inevitable that there are some politenesses, and Ma Wu is rough and rough, only looking at the key points. The copy said that Han Chang was making good progress in Huanqing, and had joined forces with Murong Wei, the former rebel general of Huanqing, to form an east-west attack on Qingyang, the capital of Huanqing. However, the Song army also seems to have received reinforcements and is preparing for a big battle.

"Reinforcements? In such a short period of time, the one who can reinforce Quduan is either Jingyuan Xu Yuan or Chang'an Xu Wei. But these two brothers are not on good terms with Qu Duan, how can they send troops to help? Mo is not what has changed within the Western Army? Jerumatfive was very puzzled by this.

Suddenly, something occurred to him. Not long ago, I received news that Li Gang stepped down and took his place to preside over Shaanxi's military and political affairs by Xu Shao, the former privy envoy of the Southern Dynasty. And this Xu Shao is Xu Yuan and Xu Wei's own uncle. It is said that Xu Shao is now the only elder of the so-called Xu family. Could it be because of his arrival that Er Xu bowed his head and was willing to be restrained?

The privy envoy was the highest military governor of the Southern Dynasty, and those who could reach this position were all the emperor's confidants. With such a noble identity in charge of Shaanxi, there must be a means. This is not good news for Dajin, a united Western army can be called a strong opponent of the Jin army.

This message is very important, and it must be reminded to Wan Yan Lousu, not to mention that the strategy of the Shaanxi Jin Army will be changed because of Xu Shao's arrival, but at least we must pay attention to this matter, and we must no longer treat the Western Army as a plate of scattered sand.

As soon as I thought of this, I made up my mind to immediately repair the book and send it to Yan'an.

Looking further back, the copy also mentions some instructions from the state minister, which are nothing more than asking the Shaanxi Jin Army to stabilize the vested areas and strive to open up. Suddenly, a line of words jumped into view, "The first part of the Song Army stationed in Yaozhou crossed Huazhou a few days ago, or for the sake of war, the living girl has made all preparations, and there will be news in Keri......"

Yaozhou is the territory of the Purple Gold Tiger, of course this army is the Tiger Army, Xu Wei crossed Huazhou to fight? That is to say, it was the Jingyuan Army that supported Huanqing. Xu Wei's troops are taking the initiative to attack? And on the Guanzhong Plain? Hey, I can't say, in the end, it's the Purple Golden Tiger, putting aside the position of friend and foe, Xiao Xu's arrogance is really not comparable to others. The Western Army counted several roads, but only he dared to come out and stab a stick from time to time. This is a prickly goods, and the living girl must be careful to deal with it.

Originally, Ma Wu didn't pay much attention to the news when he saw this. After putting down the CC, he spread out the paper, picked up the wolf's hair, and prepared to write a letter to Wan Yan Lousu. The head of the row has been written, but I always feel that something is wrong. The pen never went down, and he stared at the desk in distraction, thinking hard.

Suddenly, he took a long breath, frowned and thought, Xu Wei, why is this? What is he trying to do? Fighting head-on with the Jin Army on the Guanzhong Plain, the Hu'er Army can fight, but it hasn't reached this yet, right? Take 10,000 steps back and say, even if he wins, what can he do? Recovering Shaanxi? With his Xu Wei's own strength, I'm afraid he can't do it, right?

Putting down the brush, Ma Wu stood up, supported the desk with both hands and thought for a long time, but he didn't have a clue. Xu Wei has always been treacherous, and he is still flexible in his use of troops, so he won't have any other intentions, right? Also, he's not afraid that I will go south from Juzhou to copy his back road?

Thinking of this, I shook my head unconsciously. Yanzhou is the barrier of Yan'an, and it is easy to move, and the Purple Gold Tiger has troops stationed in Fangzhou, which is adjacent to Yanzhou, and as soon as I move, the Song army in Fangzhou will inevitably respond.

Xu Wei is really a little confused this time, in the past, he attacked the Jin army in Wannian and Yanzhou, and even later destroyed the wheat harvest, one is to make trouble for the Jin army, and the other is to retaliate. But this time, it doesn't make sense.

Puzzled, he summoned the sergeant and ordered: "Pass my general order, pay close attention to the movements of the Song army in Fangzhou, no matter whether there is an abnormal situation, report to me once a day, there must be no mistakes!" "When dealing with the Purple Gold Tiger, there is nothing wrong with being careful, this guy is really a headache.

After the order was completed, he wrote a letter to remind Yan Lousu that there might be changes in the Western Army, and emphasized that it was necessary to pay close attention to the Guanzhong Plain.

It is also rare for this famous Khitan general who is dedicated to Dajin Guoke and has worked hard, but his letter has not yet been delivered to Yan'an, and in Huazhou, the elite troops of the Song and Jin armies are about to start a war.

On the last day of August, the weather really shouldn't have been a war. The breeze is cool and the climate is pleasant, neither cold nor hot. At this time, those who have read books should invite a few old friends, chant poems, compose lyrics, and enjoy the autumn colors. If you don't have any ink in your stomach, you should also call your friends to get together and put wine and meat on the table to celebrate the harvest year.

Obviously, Xu Weizhi is not here.

The sun had already risen, and it was reported that the living girl was already more than twenty miles away. In a situation like this, where both sides are under the noses of the other, they dare not act rashly. The commanders of both sides pushed their troops forward. He is not to take the city, and the living woman is not to defend the land, which is somewhat similar to the meaning of the previous appointment to fight. It's just that everyone knows it.

Surrounded by a group of generals, the Purple Gold Tiger followed the horse army in front. Four thousand fine horsemen, mighty, although unhurried forward, but the horse's hooves falling like raindrops, still made a shocking sound. Now the cavalry of the Hu'er Army is no longer full of façade, and during this period of time, under the guidance and training of the cavalry generals, the horse army has practiced hard. Rushing steep slopes, jumping trenches, attacking formations, platoon formations, and even riding and shooting, fighting, etc. I don't dare to say that I can practice superbly, but I am still not scared to hedge against him for dozens of rounds with the Jurchens.

Xu Wei was dressed in shiny armor, especially wearing a dazzling red robe, and the soldiers knew that the commander was here at a glance. Beside him, Du Feihu, Yang Zaixing, Xu Cheng and other generals are all neatly draped, with swords and guns, and they are majestic. A military flag stood in the middle of the formation, and the purple tiger that was waiting to pounce with its claws on its claws seemed to come alive with the swing of the military flag!

More than 20,000 troops advanced in order, and the well-armed soldiers were crowded, but none of them made a noise. On the vast Guanzhong Plain, slowly advancing eastward.

At the front of the troops, from time to time, there were white horse troops who came back from the exploration to pass on the news, reporting the distance of the enemy troops at any time. Presumably, at this moment, Jin Jun is also doing the same thing.

"Report! Handsome! The golden thief is fifteen miles away! ”

Xu Wei waved his hand, said nothing, and motioned for the troops to move on. The terrain in this area, not only him, but also the officers above the commander level in the army are already familiar with it. Although it is not to the extent that a stone or a tree knows it, it is still very clear where there is a slope, where there is a hill, and where there is water. This is all thanks to the humble sand table, which is much more vivid than the map.

A radius of more than 20 miles, a horse and a flat river, no mountains, no rivers, just suitable for the horse army to fight. Presumably, this is also the reason why the living girl has no fear.

Looking around, there are fields everywhere after the harvest, and the roots of the wheat stalks left after being cut off are still exposed on the surface, and some fields are completely black, which is the credit of the harassment of the Ma army at the beginning. Perhaps they had known that there was going to be a war recently, and the people nearby fled early, marching more than ten miles, and there was not half a figure in sight except for the army. The destructiveness of war is most intuitive at this time, and this is the Guanzhong Plain, which is known for its wealth.

"Report! Handsome! The gold thief is less than ten miles away! ”

These words reached the ears of the soldiers, and many people subconsciously clenched the instruments in their hands. A bloody battle is imminent!

Wu Jue saw that Xu Wei still had no intention of stopping, and said softly: "Dashuai, after walking two more miles, you can stop arranging the formation." ”

Xu Wei shook his head resolutely: "The living girl refuses to show weakness to me, how can she let him get his wish?" Continue to push until you see the Jurchens. ”

Wu Jue didn't insist, he knew the intention of the marshal, and he wanted Jin Jun to know that our army came suddenly this time, but it was prepared, not improvised. As a result, before he had reached two miles, he reported that the Jin army had stopped a few miles away.

"Haha, handsome, it seems that this living girl is still a little jealous." Wu Jue said with a smile.

Xu Wei didn't dare to be careless, Lou Su sent his son to the Guanzhong Plain to argue with him, it would definitely not be a second ancestor. Judging from his-for-tat actions of not retreating but advancing, this man is good at leading troops, and he should not be underestimated.

After advancing a few more miles, Xu Cheng suddenly said, "It's here." ”

Xu Wei looked at it, less than three miles away, and the black pressed a crowd. Although it is not real, but based on visual inspection alone, there are many Jin troops. That's at least 30,000 people, and more.

Raising his right hand, he said loudly, "Stop!" ”

The order was conveyed quickly, and the cavalry unit in front immediately stopped, and the large infantry army behind could not use this method of passing orders. In the middle of the Chinese army, a black flag was suddenly erected, and the flagpole was waved left and right after holding the flag, and so on and so on twice. The infantry behind them all stopped as if they had received an order.

"Arrange the formation, choose the front to step on the white horse army to cover the two wings, the tiger is in the front, the front arrow army is behind, and the rock army is in the two corners." Xu Wei looked at Jin Jun and ordered.

The next move of the Tiger Army gave substance to the phrase "well-trained". Once the military order was issued, the troops of more than 20,000 people were not chaotic at all, and the horse army was divided into two groups, and Yang Zaixing and Ma Tai each led one troop, which was in the front to protect the left and right wings. Yang Yan's Hujie soldiers, with nimble hands and feet, immediately burst to the forefront of the whole formation. A tiger army, the size of thousands of people, to be lined up in a dense formation, the scene should be a little more mixed, right? This is not the case. Each soldier knew where he was, ran forward, stood still, and began to check his weapon.

The front arrow army at the rear is the most equipped and the largest. After the crossbowmen had taken their instruments, they were laid out in turn under the command of the officers and carefully examined. In particular, the crossbowmen who operate the Divine Arm Bow and the Bed Crossbow are particularly meticulously examined. Every part should be carefully inspected and even explored.

The number of the army is second only to the rock after Hu Jie, and it is responsible for protecting the left and right sides of the large array, and the bow and crossbow troops have long been sandwiched in the center. It's just that, having learned the lessons of previous battles, the heavy infantry on both sides of the protection is no longer lined up in long columns. Instead, they are arranged in a triangular shape to the left and right.

In this way, although the crossbow troops are not wrapped in airtightness, they make their own formation more dense. Because they fought against the Jin army in the past, the Jurchens never broke through from the front, and they all sought to strike at both sides, in order to make our entire army rout. At present, this method of arranging the formation, the first is the concentration of power and the strong ability to resist impact. Second, the triangular shape also minimizes the impact of the surface, which is also much easier to move. As long as you pay attention to the waving of the command flag in the Chinese army formation at any time.

While the troops were arranging the formation, Xu Wei and Wu Jue each took a team of personal horses and rushed out of the big formation to peek at the other party's formation. Coincidentally, they had barely walked a hundred paces when they saw a team of horses running out of the opposing team.

The two groups of men and horses galloped face to face, and did not stop until they were less than fifty paces apart. That's a distance, but it's within the range of any bow and arrow!

Without anyone's orders, the soldiers had already surrounded the commander in the middle. Open guns are easy to dodge, but hidden arrows are difficult to defend, let alone such a close distance?

Before the start of the war, this intimate contact between the two armies was very interesting. Because of this distance, you can even see what kind of armor the other party is wearing, what weapons are holding, and if you have better eyesight, I am afraid that you can even see your face.

Xu Wei didn't have the time to see who was coming, and he wasn't familiar with it anyway. He only cared about the situation of the Jin army's formation. Just as the Jurchens advocated the concept of attacking, today they put on a formation as usual, with a large number of cavalry in front of the formation, and the Chen army showing off its strength. I didn't see the shadow of the "Iron Floating Massacre", but Xu Wei didn't regret it, he knew that when it was time to appear, this heavy cavalry would come uninvited.

It is said that before the heavy cavalry arrived at the battlefield, the men and horses and the equipment were separated, because they were too heavy and not conducive to the march. Presumably, at this time, after the crowd was blocked, Tiefutu was hurrying to arms. In the battle of the Konishi Army, Tiefutu's huge impact ability left a deep impression on him. The heavy infantry equipped with infantry armor could not block the thunderous impact. The momentum of the heavy cavalry galloping together, which is connected by men and horses, can be described as terrifying, like a giant hammer, smashed over with a huge force, like a bamboo...... At the same time as he peeked at the opponent's military formation, Jin Jun was also checking the Song army's formation. What's even more coincidental is that it is the living girl who comes. It's just that when he saw clearly that the formation set up by the Song army was the most troublesome stacking formation, he had no interest in pondering it anymore, and instead looked at the small group of Song troops dozens of steps away.

Naturally, he didn't know Xu Wei, and he didn't know who was coming, but it was very logical for him to pay attention to the person in the red robe. The Jurchens who grew up in the mountains and forests had excellent eyesight, and could see which way the fox's eyes were turning dozens of paces away. He found that this red-robed general of the Song army was not very old, definitely not thirty years old. Although his expression is as usual, he looks extraordinarily majestic, and you look at the generals around him, placed with him, even if you don't know it, you know that he is the highest commander.

If he didn't know that there was such a character as Xu Wei, he might laugh secretly, the Southern Dynasty was really ridiculous, and let the literati who read to lead the troops. How could such a fair-skinned young man command the army of tigers and wolves?

But as soon as she thought of Xu Wei, the living girl couldn't help but ask the Han official beside her, "Are you Zhang Shen's subordinate, have you seen the Purple Golden Tiger?" Look at him, it's him in the red robe? ”

Don't talk nonsense about apologies, let's look at the action.