Chapter Seventy-Five: Blockade
Whoop! The guy snatched the scimitar, and the arrow stepped like a flying horse, and shouted to his subordinates! Dozens of people shouted yes, urging the iron horsemen to rush out of the village. In the open field to the southeast, hundreds of cavalry attacked with thunder. A sinister smile flashed at the corner of the man's mouth, is this the cavalry of the Southern Dynasty? It's really fresh, there are actually Southern Korean troops who dare to take the initiative to launch an offensive. Holding his scimitar aloof, staring coldly at the enemy, the man made a move of the knife and rushed over first. Dozens of horsemen behind him shouted loudly and followed closely. Dozens of horsemen faced an enemy ten times their size, and they had no intention of retreating. This is because there is a concept in their minds that all the armies of the Southern Dynasty are the same, as long as our Jurchen Iron Cavalry charges, the other side will immediately retreat.
Zhang Qingle stood beside Xu Wei, and saw that the other party not only did not flee, but launched an attack. His face sank, so crazy! I simply treat our army as nothing! took the black lacquer bow from the saddle, mounted an iron arrow, and looked at Xu Wei. The latter nodded, and Zhang Qing had already opened his bow and arrows, and looked at the Jurchen cavalry that was rushing at the forefront. As soon as the bowstring sounded, sharp arrows flew out, and the cavalry fell in response. Xu Weigang wanted to cheer, but when he saw the man fall off his horse, he turned over and got up, cut off the feather arrow that hit the shoulder blade with a knife, and rushed forward with a roar.
Two armies meet! The cavalry offensive of the Jingsui battalion was actually blocked. The Jurchen cavalry are all the survivors of a hundred battles, and if you talk about the combat effectiveness of individual soldiers, they are not comparable to these recruits in the Xiangyong Battalion. Although there was no suspense in the battle, Xu Wei was deeply impressed by the fierceness of the Jurchen soldiers. Even if there is only one person left, he will not run away, let alone surrender, and fight to the end until he dies.
"Damn, I almost got killed!" Mattei rushed over, and on his armor, a sharp blade was clearly visible. If it weren't for the heavy armor of the Jingsui battalion, this knife would have killed him.
Two soldiers came over with a Jurchen and threw it under Xu Wei's horse. The armor on his chest had been pierced, his flesh and blood were blurred, and there was a half-broken arrow stuck in his left shoulder blade, which was the person Zhang Qing shot. His eyes widened, his chest rose and fell, and blood continued to spill from his mouth. But in the eyes of this guy, there is not the slightest hint of fear.
A nonsense that no one could understand, the Jurchen actually stared at Xu Wei and smiled, laughing so presumptuously and arrogantly.
"Give him a ride." Xu Wei said expressionlessly. As soon as the words came out, the curved blade gun in Yang Yan's hand poked out like a poisonous snake! A shot was stabbed into the chest, and the opponent's hands were deeply embedded in the dirt, and a resentful light burst out of his eyes! Yang Yan snorted coldly and twisted the gun!
"Commander, since there are small groups of Jin troops here, then we are not far from the main force of the Jin army." Zhang Qing reminded. The march was in a hurry, and the men and horses were tired, and it would not be good if they encountered a large army of the Jin army at this time.
Xu Wei didn't make a sound, he naturally knew that he was close to the range of the Jin Army. He was wondering, why did this group of Jin soldiers appear in the remote countryside? However, one thing is certain, since there are Jurchen cavalry in this Xiangzhou, it means that the Jin Army's Eastern Route Army has broken through Yanshan Mansion and gone all the way south. Thinking of this, his expression sank, could it be that Jin Jun already knew that the Great Song River was empty and wanted to go straight to Tokyo?
While he was thinking about it, a person reported loudly: "Deputy Envoy Xu! Caught a few spies! ”
Turning his head, Li Guan, who was dressed in a strong suit, led his subordinates and escorted a few men over. When they arrived in front of Xu Wei, those people bowed their heads and were silent, all of them hanging their heads as if they had been beaten by frost. One of them raised his head and saw that Xu Wei seemed to be the commander of this army, and saluted: "My lord, we are not spies, but sergeants under the twenty-third command of the Third Army of Wuwei Zuo. ”
Wuwei is the number of the army, and the left refers to the left and right compartments, the twenty-third command, that is, the twenty-third battalion.
"Where are you stationed?" Xu Wei asked in a deep voice.
"My lord, we are all daimyo stationed in the forbidden army." The sergeant's arched hand did not let go, and replied respectfully.
Daimyo! The fourth brother's unit? That is, He Ji's army of thieves? So why are these soldiers here? Only under Xu Wei's questioning did he know that these soldiers were all from He Ji's thief army. Since its departure, it has not fought with thieves, but has been cruising around the north bank of the Yellow River. This morning, they suddenly encountered the Jin army, and they were the soldiers who had fled.
"Say it! How is the battle? Yang Yan was anxious and yelled at the gun.
The sergeant took a step back and whispered: "The Jurchens are extremely fierce, and thousands of iron horsemen are rushing forward, but our army can't resist it, and it has been disrupted several times. The troops were torn apart, and He Zhan struggled to support them, but after all, they could not resist the enemy, and our army was greatly defeated......"
"Xu Sheng, do you know?" Zhang Qing glanced at Xu Wei and asked softly.
When the soldiers heard this, they raised their heads at the same time! Then they looked at each other, but no one answered. Xu Wei's face changed, and the Mo knife in his hand slashed over, and the sergeant screamed, but saw that the blade went straight to his neck, and if he advanced one more inch, his life could not be saved.
"Spare your life! When we fled, Lord Xu was still leading his troops to fight hard, and he had already fallen into a siege, and later, I really didn't know......"
Xu Wei stared at him for a long time, withdrew the Mo knife, and the officers on the left and right did not dare to make a sound. Xu Sheng is his own brother, and now he is under siege and his life and death are unknown, how can he not be in a hurry as a younger brother? Of course, Xu Wei is worried about his brother An Wei, but what is more serious is that He Ji's defeat, Jin Jun is afraid that he will go straight to the south bank of the Yellow River! An army of 30,000 is so easy to rout? The Jin army went deep alone, and he didn't know what was true to us, so he dared to go deep into the hinterland? Not afraid of being flanked in front and back? How does it seem to have eaten us?
After thinking about it, he couldn't get the point, jumped off his horse, and said loudly: "Map." Zhang Qing turned over and dismounted, took out the map and spread it on the ground, and asked the fleeing sergeant to point out the place where the battle had taken place.
"Right here, about ten miles from here." The sergeant said cautiously.
The place he was pointing to was not far from the north-central northwest of the village. In that case, the small Jin army just now should be the spies of the large army, which is here to beat rabbits and rob a group by the way.
After hearing this, Yang Yan said to Xu Wei: "Brother Jiu, let's hurry up and rush over!" Rescue Fourth Brother Xu! Everyone else was silent, who knows if Fourth Brother Xu is alive or dead now? Xu Wei was more anxious than anyone else, although his identity as a younger brother was fake, but Xu Sheng's love for his brother was not half false.
"Li Guan!" Standing up angrily, Xu Wei shouted loudly.
"In!" Although Li Guan joined the Jingsui camp and was appointed as the head of the capital by Xu Wei because of the capture of Wang Shan, he did not wear armor and still dressed normally.
"The person who leads you, explore the way ahead, and report back as soon as there is a situation!" As soon as Xu Wei gave the order, Li Guan led more than ten of his subordinates to step on the war horse and gallop towards the northwest.
Zhang Qing looked at him and whispered: "The disparity between the enemy and us is too great, once you encounter the Jin Army's large army, ......"
"Don't worry, I won't be emotional." Xu Wei replied calmly. After saying that, he stepped on the horse with his sword and ordered the troops to move forward quickly.
The fleeing sergeants discussed for a while, chased after them, and shouted loudly for the first one: "My lord! Give a knife! We're going with you! ”
"Fuck off! When you escape, you are also worthy to be paid as soldiers? Get home as soon as possible, and hide in your crotch! Yang Yan scolded, something!
"My lord! It's not that we're afraid of death, and it's not that we have no intention of serving the country! As long as you officials don't run away, we will serve our lives! The sergeants were in hot pursuit.
When Xu Wei heard this, he asked: "As long as you fight to the death, you will be my brother, dare to take a step back, and kill on the spot!" Got it in mind? Several people said that they would never regret it, so Xu Wei ordered weapons to be issued and incorporated into foot soldiers.
The Jingsui battalion advanced to the northwest at full speed, and the further north it went, the more deserters there were. Seeing that some troops were coming, and the troops were neat, they came to vote one after another. Xu Wei listened to his voluntariness, and said that the military law was ruthless, and he accepted more than 600 people within two miles of land. Those who insisted on escaping, Xu Wei didn't care about him, and the whole battalion rushed to the northwest.
Not long after, Li Guan led the team back and reported to Xu Wei in a panic. At most seven or eight miles ahead, there was a remnant of officers and soldiers, about three or four hundred of them, who were fleeing. The Jin army of the rear team chased and killed, and it was here in the blink of an eye, and the situation was urgent! When the soldiers heard this, they were terrified. It seems that the Jurchens still have two more blows, and they have beaten the officials and soldiers to the point of fleeing in embarrassment, can we do it in Jingsui Camp?
"Brother Jiu! Rush up, **** gang! I still don't believe it, the Jurchens have one more egg than me? When Yang Yan saw the enemy attacking, he was not afraid at all, and took the initiative to ask Ying to fight.
Since it was the remnants of the official army, it was impossible for the Jurchens to send a large army to chase and kill, presumably to expand the results of the war. Xu Wei looked around, the terrain here is open, there is no danger to rely on, don't think about an ambush. As soon as he thought of this, he ordered loudly: "Array!" Get ready for battle! ”
Hearing this, the soldiers moved and carried out the wooden guns on both sides of the front of the formation to prevent the enemy from making a detour. The pikemen quickly rushed to the front, divided into six columns, sat on the ground, and pointed the heads of their spears straight ahead. The archers with birch bows were divided into two columns, half-kneeling on the ground and waiting. The black lacquer bow is the strongest bow in the Jingsui camp at present, and it is listed behind the yellow birch bow. Swords, shields, and swords protected the flanks, and the cavalry gathered on the flanks of the formation.
Seeing that the brothers in the camp were not flustered, Xu Wei was quite satisfied. After a few months of training, the results are still remarkable. However, although this formation was formed, it was only superficial, whether it was a mule or a horse, and it would not be known until the war began. After all, it was the Jurchen Iron Horseman who was known for his fierceness. Thinking of this, Xu Wei couldn't help but be a little excited, clutched the Mo knife in his hand, and looked straight ahead. In the formation, many "veterans" who have participated in several battles to suppress thieves soothes the emotions of the recruits, it's not a big deal, they all carry a head on two shoulders, and the enemy doesn't have more lives than you. As long as you think about a head of three dollars, you are not afraid of anything. And the officers and soldiers who joined in halfway reminded these new robes of the immortals who didn't know which way they were, the Jurchen Iron Cavalry had a strong impact, and they must block it desperately to prevent them from rushing into the formation. Once there is chaos, there is only one consequence.