Chapter Eighty-Three: Shocking Change
In Junzhou, Hebei, not far from the Yellow River barrier, a cavalry is patrolling. When it comes to cavalry, people often associate the Jin Ge Iron Horse, which is majestic and mighty. But this cavalry is a little weird, the horses are not unmajestic, and the equipment is not not sophisticated. But since ancient times, which cavalry has not held the reins and flaunted his might? Have you ever seen a cavalryman holding a saddle in both hands for fear of falling?
"I heard that the Jurchens have defeated our army reinforcements one after another, and they have already entered Xiangzhou?" In front of the cavalry, a military attache hunched his shoulders and muttered quietly.
A colleague next to him had a red nose from the cold, sniffed, shook his head, and said, "I can't say the way of this world." When a monk hits the clock for a day, and guards it, it's really coming, aren't we six-legged? ”
"However, after crossing the Yellow River, you will arrive at ......" The military attache subconsciously looked behind him. There is the Yellow River pontoon bridge connecting Junzhou in Hebei Province and Huazhou in Henan Province. It was completed ten years ago, spanning the three mountains and running through the Yellow River like a rainbow. On the Yellow River, there are only two bridges that can pass, one is the Pujin Bridge, which was built in the Tang Dynasty, which is far away. The other is this Tiancheng Bridge.
"Hmph, I'm afraid of a bird! Haven't you heard, the official family, no, the Emperor Taishang took Tong Taishi and ran south. Can we stop the Jurchens? At most, burn the bridge down......" As soon as he said this, he suddenly caught a glimpse of his companion with his mouth open, his eyes glaring, pointing ahead and unable to speak. After a while, he exclaimed, "Jurchen! ”
Suddenly turned his head to look at it, and secretly screamed that it was not good! An army is coming! Could it really be a Jurchen? The ranks were in a panic, and the cavalrymen clung to their saddles and looked at each other. When the other party got closer, these "ironclad elite riders" secretly called lucky. It was not the Jin army that came, but the Song army, looking at it like this, there were about four or five thousand men and horses, and I thought that where did the army come from. But although the equipment of this army is not good, when it marches, it is quite orderly and not chaotic at all, it will not be a kind of young security department, right?
"Don't be foolish! You're not afraid of disturbing the morale of the military? The military attache shouted. When he looked at it again, the army had stopped advancing, and sent a horse to gallop over, holding the reins from a distance of one zhang, and asked: "We are village soldiers from the Daimyo, dare to ask the section level, is there any news of the Ministry of Young Protection?" ”
What's that? Xiang Yong? It seems that the situation has really deteriorated to the point where there is no way back, and even Xiang Yong ran out to support the scene. The two military attachés glanced at each other, and the red-nosed head looked at the person who came and said, "Seed Shaobao? Didn't you hear that his old man led a million western troops to King Qin? I was looking forward to him coming, but I haven't seen a single hair yet. ”
When the cavalry on the other side heard this, he returned the salute again, saying that he was tired, and then he sent his horse back and reported it to the commander.
"Not good! We have already arrived at the city of Junzhou, and we haven't met the seed army yet, do we want to go west? Zhang Qing's expression was solemn, a few days ago, the troops suffered heavy casualties. Although they came all the way to take in the remnants of the army, there are now more than 5,000 people. But most of the soldiers who were scattered from the battlefield lost their armor and did not even have a burning stick in their hands, and equipment was a big problem.
Xu Wei looked at the pontoon bridge across the three mountains and thought thoughtfully. In fact, he is more worried than Zhang Qing, Li Guan has not come back since he went to Tokyo, and the cultivation master has disappeared. The Jin army may appear in this place at any time, and the Jingsui battalion has only a few thousand men and horses, most of which are infantry, and once they meet the main force of the Jin army in Hebei, the outcome is obvious. In the battle a few days ago, although the Jingsui battalion was victorious. But it was a light enemy who was victorious over the other side, and the Jin army didn't even think too much about it and directly launched a frontal attack, trying to break down the Jingsui camp in one fell swoop, and didn't even think about using tactics such as detour and containment. Now that the Song army's troops in Hebei have been defeated by the Jin army, and the division of the Seed Master Dao is nowhere to be seen, the Jingsui battalion can no longer stay in Hebei.
"What sound?" Zhang Qing suddenly frowned and asked. Not only him, but many soldiers in the Jingsui camp looked around, looking for the sudden voice. Xu Wei suddenly looked to the northeast, and the voice seemed to come from there. Could it be that the way of the planter is coming? No, didn't Qu Chong say that after the seed master Dao was ordered to give a shi, he lived in seclusion in Zhongnan Mountain? Then he should have come from the northwest.
"The sound of water flowing in the Yellow River, right?" A soldier said.
"Do you have ears on the back of your head? The voice was clearly coming from the northeast. The comrade retorted.
Before the situation could be figured out here, the cavalry units of the officers and troops behind them were already in a commotion. After a while, I saw smoke and dust flying in the northeast, covering the sky and the sun, and the sound became clearer and clearer!
"The sound of horses' hooves!" Someone screamed!
The pot exploded in the back, and the soldiers of the Jingsui battalion looked back and saw that the Ma Bu army defending the north bank of the Yellow River was fleeing south! Desperately run towards the pontoon! On the fortress on the north bank, there were even soldiers who saw too many deserters and the blocked pontoon bridge jumping down! Only the sound of hooves was heard, but no one was seen, and these "elites" were so frightened that they fled in a hurry! Looking at the south bank again, it was also moved by the wind, and in that area of the company camp, countless soldiers rushed around, crashing like headless flies. Do you really want to fight, count on them?
Han Shizhong and Sun Zheng stepped forward and said in unison: "I'm afraid it's a Jurchen!" "These two are military attachés who have been in battle for a long time, but it is difficult to hide the panic in their tones at this time!
Jurchens, of course! Coming from the northeast, the momentum is so terrifying, it's not the Jurchens, who has so many cavalry? Xu Wei couldn't help but be a little flustered. Historically, the Jin army attacked Junzhou, the Song army tens of thousands of elite cavalry rushed away, and the defenders on the south bank also burned the bridge and fled. The Jin army seized nearby civilian boats, and it took five or six days to send the entire army across the Yellow River. And then we are heading straight to Tokyo, and now, is history going to repeat itself? With all his efforts, can't he change the history of the fall of the Central Plains and the demise of the Northern Song Dynasty? For a moment, I couldn't help but feel a little sad.
Several heads ran over to ask about countermeasures, Yang Yan saw a lonely look on his face that he had never seen before, he was shocked, and shouted, "Ninth brother? ”
Xu Wei didn't react, straddled the horse, lowered his head, looked at the yellow earth, and didn't move. Yang Yan looked to the northeast, the smoke and dust had already covered the air, and the Jin army was approaching in a moment! In a hurry, he grabbed Xu Wei's shoulder and shook it vigorously: "Ninth brother! What's wrong with you! Brethren, wait for your command! ”
A spirit, Xu Wei woke up as if he had a nightmare! yes, what's wrong with me? Didn't I say that "man will conquer heaven"? It's so reasonable to preach to others, but it's useless to yourself? I can't panic! Can't mess around! Jingsui Camp must make a decision immediately! Looking ahead, the banner of the Jin army was already faintly visible, and when I looked back, the Song army on the north bank had escaped cleanly. Xu Weiyi gritted his teeth and waved the Mo knife in his hand: "Cross the river!" ”