Ma Wu's corps advanced at full speed, and scouts along the way continued to report that there were traces of the Song army stepping on the white ahead. At first, Yelu Ma Wu believed that the western army was now in a hurry to the west, and of course it was necessary to pay attention to the movements of the Jin army at any time. Therefore, he did not think much about it, and once again sent the living girl to lead 6,000 light horsemen to pursue. Since the Western Army and the people retreated together, they would not be able to run far, as long as the living girl caught up and broke the blockade, then it would give the remnants of the Western Army and the people of Shaanxi who followed them an unforgettable nightmare!

But soon, the news from the living girl surprised him. It is said that not far ahead, there is a small town, southwest of the town, and the western army is taking advantage of the favorable terrain to deploy defenses. As the vanguard, he has already started fighting, and he is eager for reinforcements from the army!

Ma Wu didn't pay too much attention to it, and in order to escape for his life, it was reasonable to leave some people to block the attack. This is easy to do, go up and destroy this Western army. The other party just wanted to delay the Jin army in order to buy time for most of the Western Army to retreat. At the moment, urge the three armies to advance westward!

When the large army entered the boundary of Caobei Town, Ma Wu first saw the high platform. He was an expert at leading troops, and it was clear at a glance that this place was an excellent place to block! Bordering Weishui in the south, leaning on the mountains in the north, and the town stuck in the middle, although the passage was not completely blocked, the Song army with strong bows and crossbows was enough to block it.

Walking forward, the sound of shouting and killing was heard, and in the distance, under the high platform, the cavalry of the Jin army dismounted and acted as infantry, and were fiercely fighting with the enemy for a flat at the bottom of the high platform. The Western Army obviously didn't have time to fully set it up, and now the officers and men of the two armies are fighting repeatedly between piles of felled trees!

The high platform was full of sergeants, but there was not a single military flag in sight, and the other party was obviously deliberately trying to hide his origin. Ma Wu believes that this may just be a partial division of the Western Army, otherwise, the other side can show the banner to deter and deter themselves.

The army entered the battlefield one after another, and Ma Wu was not in a hurry to let the troops reinforce the living women. He had to see the terrain first, and then observe the number of roads on the other side, so that he could make arrangements accordingly.

This high platform is obviously the work of Pangu when the sky was opened, and it is rummaged on the shore of Weishui without warning, and echoes with the big mountain, and there is a village and town stuck in the middle of the partial. If the Jin army wanted to pass, it would either climb over the mountain or take the high platform, or it would have to go into the water.

If an army of 80,000 goes over the mountain, the ghost will know when it will go? When you cross the mountains, I am afraid that the western army will be occupied everywhere and the roads will be ready to rush. It is impossible to go into the water, and there is only one way left to capture the high platform. But the high platform was surrounded by mountains in the north, Weishui in the south, and a steep slope in the east, which caused considerable difficulties for the attack.

"Dutong? The last general led his troops to take down this high platform? Han Chang, who had been promoted to "military marshal", came over and took the initiative to ask for help.

Ma Wu stared at the high platform for a while, and pointed with a whip: "Han Chang, you are a master of attack and defense, in your opinion, what is the terrain?" ”

"Indeed, indeed! If it were me, if there was a large army chasing after me, I would also choose this place to block it. But the Song army was obviously not ready, and they all looked at it, and the trees piled up everywhere were supposed to set up obstacles, and the high platform was the highest, and the enemy army had not even taken position. Taking advantage of this time to go up in one go, it is the most convenient, and the more it drags on, the more it will be detrimental to our army. Han Chang analyzed.

When Ma Wu heard this, he thought so. Immediately said: "Okay, you lead the Han army of 10,000 people up, and I will send the Divine Arm Bow and the Bed Crossbow to give you a pressure array and shoot indiscriminately!" ”

Han Chang responded confidently, and when he was about to pull the reins, he heard Du Tong say: "Remember, hurry up and end this matter, and pursue it to the west, without delay." ”

Affected by the victory in Dunzhou, the morale of the Jin army was bursting, and Han Chang laughed and said: "Within today, the last general will definitely take this stage!" After finishing his words, he rode away.

Ma Wu immediately ordered the Divine Arm Bow and the Bed Crossbow to shoot closely, and he was not worried about the Song Army's counterattack at this moment, because the other party didn't have time to prepare for everything! He even ordered the other troops to rest on the spot, firstly, due to the terrain limitations, so they did not need so many soldiers and horses, and secondly, he knew that there was no suspense in the battle, so he did not care.

Compared with Ma Wu's ease, Xu Wei on Zhu Jitai is different. His troops had just gone up to Zhu Jitai, and they were cutting down trees to make an obstacle, and they were waiting for Pegasus to report, and the Jin cavalry had already caught up, and they were afraid that they were only ten miles away. This surprise was not trivial, and the Purple Golden Tiger immediately ordered the soldiers of the first layer to prepare for battle, and they were all under the command of Yang Yan himself.

As soon as Yang Yan's troops were assembled on Pingkan, the living girl caught up. The Jurchen general, who was eager for meritorious service, turned his head twice, and then ordered the cavalry to change to infantry and flock to it. When the two armies were fiercely fighting for Pingkan, Xu Wei commanded the troops to prepare in full swing on the second floor. The first thing to do is to put the large crossbow bolts in place, which are the main equipment to block the passage and suppress the enemy's attack. But before he could get it all ready, he condescendingly looked down and saw that the main force of the Jin army was coming.

When you directly face an army several times larger than you, you may not feel anything, but at this time, when you look down from a high place, you realize that the Jin army is powerful. You must know that this is the westernmost point of the Guanzhong Plain, and the terrain is still relatively flat, so you can clearly see the formation of the Jin army. The front and back sides are at least ten miles or so. The cavalry and infantry are in front, and the material convoy and large equipment are behind, almost competing with Weishui!

"Dashuai, here!" Wu Jue stood beside Xu Wei and pointed to the stage.

That Zhu Jitai is not very high, at most it is **ten zhang. The front slope is steep, but the back is relatively gentle. At this time, Xu Wei put the heavy infantry mixed by the remnants of the Hujie and Panshi armies and some defenders of Chang'an in the first layer of defense line, blocking the attack of the living women's department. The two armies of Feiyu and Jinya were arranged on the second floor, but they were not yet fully in place.

Other troops, such as the Ma Army, had already passed through Caobei Town and withdrew to the back of Zhu Jitai. First, it can prevent the Jin army from rushing through the pass, and second, if Zhu Ji needs reinforcements on the platform, they can come up directly from the back of the stage.

Wu Jue said, he looked in the direction of the other party's finger, and saw that in the middle of the sea of Jin soldiers, a troop came out, densely lined up in formation. At this time, behind the two generals Xu Wei and Wu Jue, the soldiers of the two armies of Fei Yu and Jinya were walking on the ground covered with tree stumps.

"The two armies of Hujie Rock have suffered serious injuries this time, and their combat strength has been greatly damaged, if they are blocked by this golden army, I am afraid they will lose." Xu Wei said with a knife on his shoulder. In the past, whether in peacetime or wartime, the most he could do was wear armor and carry a horsewhip, and he never carried a weapon. But at this moment, there is a "Yan Ling Knife" given by Zhao Huan in his waist, which is cast by the good craftsmen of the Beijing Division, which has never been seen before, because its shape is different from the "hand knife" of the Song Army system, and it is named after the feathers of the wild goose.

From this detail, you can also get a glimpse of the changes in the mentality of the Zijin Tiger.

Wu Jue nodded, looked back and shouted, "It's all sharp!" The brothers down there are waiting for your help! ”

The crossbowmen have reached the limit of "swiftness", and the divine arm bow, bed crossbow and other instruments are all huge instruments, which are not only laborious to transport, but also complicated to install. On the contrary, many of the "flying guns" that were not intended to come in handy were dismantled from the gun carriages, and after the soldiers carried them, they were thrown aside.

Zhang Xian has always been a staunch supporter and enthusiastic supporter of Xu Wei's research and development of firearms, and he saw more than a dozen flying cannons weighing hundreds of pounds thrown aside like scrap iron, so he reported to Xu Wei: "Dashuai, why don't you use flying fire cannons?" ”

Isn't that a joke? Even the artillery rack has been dismantled, how to launch?

Seeing that the marshal did not speak, he added: "Although there is no artillery rack, you can bury the cannon into the earth and start a fire." In the past, when shooting artillery in Fangzhou, the cannon bounced off the frame due to too much charge. The soldiers then dug a pit and fired the cannons. ”

These words reminded Xu Wei that at this time, our army was condescending, and there was no need to care about anything at all. If the digging and placement of artillery is really effective, then directly shoot the artillery shell into the air, and the bottom is full of Jin troops who are about to rush over, smashing whoever counts!

As soon as he thought of this, he said loudly: "Okay! Do it! ”

Zhang Xian nodded violently, and immediately summoned the artillery operators and instructed them to dig a pit and set up a cannon for firing, as they had done in the previous training. At that moment, the soldiers waved their pickaxes and dug a pit a few steps apart. This pit is exquisite, high in front and low in the back, so as to prepare the cannon inside. Then, the four of them carried a cannon and entered the pit, and the cannon mouth rushed into the air.

The gunpowder projectiles were ready, but before they could be launched, the horn of the Jin army's attack sounded. Zhang Xian was in a hurry, and ordered the charge to be launched. But Xu Wei did not forget the accident that exploded in the lion's mouth a few days ago. He then ordered a test firing of a fire and, if feasible, a salvo.

At this time, the crossbowmen were nervously preparing. At the top of the Zhu Gao platform, there are military men who come and go.

A gunner took an iron spoon and put a charge into the gun's mouth, because the Spitfire Cannon was a new firearm, and there were basically no specifications to speak of, and the amount of charge depended on the gunner's experience. estimated that two catties of medicine were put in, and then the lead was inserted. Another gunman took a pestle wrapped in cotton cloth and put it into the muzzle to tamp the medicine, sealed it with oiled paper, and finally put in the cannonball.

They were busy with their hands and feet in a little panic, and the commanders watched with fear, and when the torch-wielding cannon lit the fire, everyone sweated and covered their ears.

To be honest, I did this when I practiced in Fangzhou. But whether it will succeed today, no one knows, the cannon with the torch is really bottomless in his palm, and he prayed to God and Buddha in his heart for a while, and then he stretched out the fire, and it was lit at one point!

White smoke gushed from the medicine line, and it quickly rushed towards the small hole in the cannon's body. Everyone watched as the spark rushed into the hole, and at that moment, a loud bang exploded! The cannon shook violently in the pit! The person with good eyesight caught the trace of the projectile, only to see the iron projectile roaring out, flying into the air, and after exhausting its strength, it fell down rapidly!

Zhang Xian shouted hello and immediately ordered the other dozen or so Spitting Fire Cannons that were already ready to be launched!

Under the stage of Zhu Ji, the 10,000-strong team of the Han army led by Han Chang rushed to Zhu Ji Tai with shouts, inspired by the passionate and loud sound of the horn. Behind them, hundreds of large crossbows of various colors were clearing their way. The first layer of defense of the Hu'er Army was the Pingkan, at this time, the living girl's cavalry had been ordered to retreat, and the infantry on the Pingkan was dragging the wounded companions and carrying the bodies of the fallen brothers. Suddenly, I heard the sound of breaking the sky, and when I looked up, I saw that in the middle of the air, a black dot was attacking with rapid momentum!

"Beware!" Someone shouted, and almost at the same time, on the Pingkan, the sound of snatching was endless!

The morale of a man who was dragging the remains of his companion was nailed to the ground by a four-foot-long arrow through his torso! He held the shaft of the arrow the thickness of a rolling pin in one hand, his eyes widened, and when blood overflowed from time to time in his mouth, he died of exhaustion in just a moment! The other hand was still holding the brother's body...... On Pingkan, many soldiers were like him, and they were killed and injured by this rain of arrows! And more arrows were driven directly into the ground. It can be seen that this time to the west, Ma Wujia is very thick.

Just as the soldiers on the first line of defense were suppressed by the Jin army's bows and crossbows, Han Chang's 10,000-strong Han army had already rushed over like a flood! Seeing that the Song army was staggered by the giant crossbow and the formation was not in order, the Han army was even more unscrupulous and flocked to Zhu Jitai like a fly!

At this moment, an explosion sounded in the air! The soldiers of the Jin Army, who had already suffered the great loss of Hu'er's weapons, shrank their necks almost reflexively. But many people didn't see it, and a blood mist suddenly rose in their crowd, and I don't know what suddenly hit from the sky, knocking down a pile of people!

During the charge, someone saw an extra pit in the ground, and a bloody iron egg was embedded in the pit!

Ma Wu, who was commanding the formation at the back, couldn't help frowning when he heard the loud noise. He knew that this was the firearm of the Song Army, but he felt that this explosion sounded like that of the Tiger Army. Yao Pingzhong and Zhang Jun's troops also used firearms, but the movement was far less significant.

So, it was Xu Wei who blocked our army in front? Hey, I'm really not afraid of death, I ambushed me in Dunzhou and almost wiped out the whole army, and today you dare to block my way! Anyway, since you are looking for your own death, I will not be able to look for you all over Shaanxi! I'll finish you here today!

As soon as I thought so, the loud noise became one! The main force of the Jin army was several miles away from Zhu Jitai, but the officers and men of the whole army were shocked by the loud noise! Looking at the 10,000-strong Han army attacking in front, they were obviously startled by the firearms, although the soldiers were still charging, but the speed was obviously slowing down, and the formation became untidy, and there was a tendency to scatter more and more.

Because the soldiers of the Jin Army privately rumored that the Hu'er armament was powerful, and the denser the formation, the more casualties there were. Therefore, as soon as the 10,000-strong team of the Han army heard the sound of the cannon, they unconsciously dispersed more and more!

On the top of the Zhu Ji Terrace, after a round of artillery fire, the soldiers had to clean the gunpowder residue from the cannon pipes. Because it has been proven in previous drills that if the residue is not cleaned up, or if it is not cleaned up, the result is that the range is getting smaller and smaller. After cleaning up the residue, it will take a while for the second round of reloading.

Fortunately, the crossbowmen were partially ready by this time. There was no time to wait for the ten thousand arrows to be fired, Xu Wei swooped out his saber and shouted: "Release the arrows!" ”

The archer put the arrow on the wind, the crossbowman put the arrow into the groove, the sound of the string ringing, gathered into a torrent, countless white feathers roared out, like a sky full of stars flew into the air!

Among the 10,000 Han soldiers who were rushing towards Zhu Jitai, many soldiers looked up and saw the rain of arrows coming, and their hearts couldn't help but tighten. I had to bite my teeth and continue to impact! But no matter how hard the scalp is, it can't be as hard as the arrow, when the sound of breaking the sky is loud, the Han army screams in pain! Because the Song army was condescending, the power of the arrow was particularly amazing, even the soldiers in iron armor were also protected by sharp arrows, penetrating deep into the skin and bones! The most terrifying thing is that the flat-headed arrow fired with a bed crossbow is not sharp at all, but when it falls vertically from mid-air, it hits the head, and immediately the head collapses, hitting the shoulder, and it can shatter all the bones for you!

The generals of the Jin army saw the Han army in the middle of the formation, and suddenly it was like a wave of wheat blown by the wind, and they immediately couldn't laugh. The Han army had already rushed to the bottom of the high platform, and the Jin army's giant crossbow had to stop firing. And the tenacity of this partial division of the Western Army impressed the generals of the Jin Army. As soon as our crossbow bolts stopped, they immediately stood up, returned to their original positions, and lined up in a dense formation, waiting for the battle.

From the flat ground to the opponent's first line of defense, there is a distance of about seventy or eighty steps, which is not a long time. But the loss is the loss, the other party is in a high place, condescending! Our army raised its head to attack, and it was very difficult!

When Ma Wu saw this, he became more and more convinced that the enemy on the opposite side was indeed the Tiger Army! Purple Golden Tiger, Purple Golden Tiger, you are really hard, you just lost the battle, and you are here to block me again.

"Call Zhang Junlai." Ma Wu said in a deep voice.

In a short time, a horse galloped in, and the man on the horse, who was fifty years old, had loose skin and flesh, but his face was expressionless, and although his hair was half white, it was difficult to hide his violence. Two thick eyebrows are upturned, a pair of eagle eyes are compelling, and a thick beard under the chin, which is extraordinarily heroic. If you say that this look, it should be a brave general who crisscrosses the battlefield and makes the enemy fearful. It's a pity, but he committed himself to the enemy and turned his back on his ancestors. Who is not Zhang Jun?

After he surrendered, because of his high military rank, he was the envoy of Song Zhicheng, and Wanyan Lousu appointed him as the pacification envoy of the Yongxing Army and the head of the soldiers and horses, and he became the Yongxing Marshal of Dajin, and Zhang Shen, who surrendered before him, went hand in hand. It is estimated that in the future, the two of them will be called "two sheets" together.

"Zhang Jingluo, I heard that you are from Qinzhou?" Ma Wu asked.

"Back to the capital, humble hometown in Chengji County, Qinzhou." Zhang Jun bowed his head and replied.

"Since you are in Qinfeng Road, do you know this terrain?" Ma Wu pointed with a whip.

Zhang Jun has been checking the terrain here for a long time, but although his ancestral home is Qinfeng Yiyi, since he was a soldier, he has not fought the party in the north, but has suppressed thieves in the south, and has not walked around in Fengxiang Mansion, where do you know? Therefore, he replied, "I don't know." ”

Ma Wu didn't blame him, and continued: "I look at this place, near Weishui, and it is the place where force is used. The Western Army is holding and blocking, do you have a way to break the enemy? In the eyes of the generals of the Jin Army, the generals of the Western Army were generally good at mountain warfare, so he asked Zhang Jun.

Zhang Jun was silent for a while, and only after thinking about it again did he reply: "The most important thing for the enemy to defend against danger is to cut off its water source and internal and external transportation. ”

Ma Wu was a little disappointed, do you still want to teach this? Now the other party is blocking the way, and I didn't surround him, next to the Wei River, what water source is cut off? What traffic is cut off?