Chapter 142: Siege and Interception
Although the darkness and bad weather created an opportunity for the Jin army to break through, it still inevitably caused chaos in that era of communication and roaring. It was impossible for tens of thousands of people to cross the river and choose only one crossing, some people lost contact with the brigade after crossing the river, some got lost in the torrential rain, and some even swam back and forth to the river several times under the interception of the Song army, and as a result, they were exhausted and drowned in the river.
In the course of maneuvering, the commanders at all levels of the Zhongxing Army comprehended the intention of the prince, and they acted decisively according to the basic orders and the specific situation on the battlefield at that time, and annihilated part of the enemy in their own battles. However, in the darkness still caused them a lot of trouble, and the heralds could not find the troops on the march, which made it difficult to divide the command in the maneuver.
Under the strict orders of the prince, the wolf general traveled lightly all the way, and rushed fifty miles to the battlefield before dawn, although he came late, but also surrounded the 6,000 people of the rear army of the Jin army in a town; After receiving the order, the tiger general crossed the river from the Anji Bridge and threw himself into the battlefield, blocking a Jin army at the intersection of the sleeping water and the water;
The dragon generals were the first to enter the battle, they had already disrupted the formation in the battle, as long as they saw the Jin army, they stepped forward to block, and the Jin army that fled in a hurry also had no intention of fighting, and they were driven around on the battlefield, although there were not many enemies, but they successfully entangled most of the Jin army that crossed the river, and won time for the actions of the tiger generals and wolf generals.
The fly in the ointment was that chaos also occurred in the Song army, which fought as soon as they arrived by forced march, and gradually joined the battle depending on the distance. Some of them, because of fatigue and because of the darkness and heavy rain, were negligent in reconnaissance and vigilance, they were unable to detect and intercept the enemy in time, allowing some of them to slip through the cracks. On the other hand. However, there are troops who only want to encircle and annihilate a weak enemy alone, so that friendly and neighboring troops cannot intervene on the flank. As a result, the fighter plane was delayed. Others only care about intercepting the enemy in front of them, but some enemy troops take advantage of the gap in the junction to escape.
Wait until the rain is bright and the rain is clear. Zhao Lian took over the command of the battlefield, and unified the dispatch of the Wumashan Righteous Army and the state armies of the state capitals that arrived later. After judging the situation, he immediately commanded all the generals to adjust the encirclement again, so that the Jin army completely lost the ability to break through the encirclement, so that each of them was annihilated.
The encirclement battle began with the roar of artillery, and the firing of hundreds of mortar guns and rapid-fire guns of the two artillery brigades was intertwined and echoed in the open field. It was an indescribable, maddening sound, like a call from hell. The whole earth trembled, pounded, and shook. At the same time, the infantry began to move forward, and the cavalry roamed around the perimeter, ready to intercept the enemy who had slipped through the net...
Wanyan Zongqi was reluctant to abandon those 'treasures', and failed to break through after turning around on the battlefield for half the night, and fled to a nearby town. Soon, Liu Yanzong also found here with a group of remnants, and then some scattered stragglers also gathered here one after another, including not only the pro-army of Han Fu. Wanyan Zongqi's department, as well as the Han army, there are more than 10,000 people left.
After daybreak, they found that the Song army had surrounded them from all sides. It is unlikely that he wants to break out of Lu, so he can only hold on, hoping that Wanyan Xiyin can escape from Lu. Bring reinforcements to the rescue. But the Song army didn't seem to want to give them this opportunity, and it was a fierce artillery bombardment.
Wanyan Zongqi and Liu Yanzong and their group huddled in a seemingly solid house. The shelling seemed to continue, and time seemed to stand still. Everything is like an illusion. Dust trickled down from the roofs and fell on their heads, making it difficult to breathe as smoke poured into the house, and people took refuge under tables in the corners of the walls to avoid being smoked to death or buried alive when the house collapsed. I'm afraid there is only one thought left in my mind, which is 'what else will survive after such an shelling'...
As soon as the sound of the cannon fell, the sound of the machine gun rang out again, and they went to the crowded place to shoot, and the Jin army, which had survived the sudden shelling just now, was completely finished this time. Under the cover of machine guns, the Song army rushed into the town that was bombed into ruins, only to see stumps and broken arms everywhere, and the house where several bigwigs of the Jin army were hiding was also hit by two falling shells.
Liu Yanzong, who was still panting, saw Song Jun rushing in, and actually got up like a return to the light, "Ha Lu Ha..." Da Lu laughed twice, pulled out the sword at his waist and put it under his neck, this sword may have never been unsheathed since it was built, and it has killed people, and now it is blood as soon as it comes out of the sheath, but it is the master killer.
No one knows what Liu Yanzong thought about the most, what he laughed at, whether he regretted betraying his lord and lowering his gold, or whether he was glad that he did not accept the expedition of the Song Dynasty and realized his ambitions. But the soldiers of the Song Army didn't think about it so much, his head could be exchanged for a medal for himself, and he chopped off the head of Liu Yanzong, who was still pumping, with one knife, and dragged away Wanyan Zongqi, who was still in a coma...
Wanyan Xiyin seems to have really found the feeling of 'fast horses and whips' at this time, he ran from last night to noon the next day, all the way non-stop, panting, not to mention stopping to eat, he didn't even bother to drink. The soldiers who followed him had to admire: "The prison army is really fast! ”
Running like this on a hot day, people can stand it, and horses can't stand it, give the horse water to drink, people can fall asleep, but as soon as they heard the tail attack of the Song army, the spirit immediately entered the state of boiling point directly from the freezing point, no way, and then go on the road to escape!
Escaping back alive is the last word, and when they crossed the Shenzhou and were about to enter the river to reach the end point, they suddenly received a report that there were soldiers and horses on the other side of the river, as if waiting for their arrival. Wanyan Xiyin sighed on the horse, and was about to learn from Xiang Yu, the overlord of Chu, to be a ghost male, when suddenly the horn sounded, he rubbed his eyes vigorously, and looked at the handsome banner on the other side in surprise - the vultures arrived, and he couldn't help but burst into tears and howled in surprise!
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The scorching sun is like fire, spraying thin, and the light is ruthlessly poured on the plains of a horse and a flat river. After Yue Fei received the order of the prince, he immediately led a group of men and horses to set off, and under the poisonous sun, he set off from Zhongshan Mansion to advance to the Baoding army and carry out a combined attack.
When the headquarters reached a small stream, the soldiers looked sideways one by one, but none of them dared to step forward, just licked their chapped lips and looked at the main general. Some of these soldiers were recruited volunteers, some were original officers and soldiers, and there were thieves who were appeased, but after Yue Fei's 100 days of training, they had changed greatly and became a well-trained and disciplined army.
"Go ahead!" Yue Fei waved his hand, and a burst of cheers immediately broke out in the team, everyone rushed over, drinking the cool stream water to moisten the dry and burning throat, Yue Fei smiled and took a big sip of the water handed over by his own soldiers, looking at the excited soldiers' faces darkened, in front of them was Xiongzhou, which was occupied by the Jin army, and he knew that many of them would probably be the most enjoyable and dripping again...
In order to complete the task of occupying the Baoding army as soon as possible and cutting off the enemy's way back, Yue Fei bypassed the state city but it was difficult to avoid the red walled city on the road. The target was getting closer and closer, the noise in the village, the neighing of the war horses, could be heard clearly, and even the heads of people in the village became clearer, and Yue Fei's originally solemn face showed a cruel smile.
"It's time to kill the enemy and serve the country, kill!" Yue Fei shouted, waved his spear, and rushed forward. The Jin army was caught off guard and immediately became chaotic, but they quickly calmed down and surrounded this Song army that did not know whether to live or die and dared to challenge the might of the Jurchen soldiers.
But seeing Yue Fei rushing on his horse, he picked off several Jin generals and killed a gap, he found the weakness of the Jin army, and led a team of elite soldiers to rush straight towards the Chinese army to deal a fatal blow to them. Because the combat effectiveness of the Song army was so poor, it was simply fleeing from the wind, so the main general of the Jin army guarding the village thought that the general of the Southern Dynasty would choose a breakthrough with a higher safety factor after breaking through the gap, but he didn't expect that this young man would actually run to kill himself, and he was taken aback!
Seeing that the spear was about to pierce into his chest, the main general of the Jin army quickly made his own choice, found a countermeasure, escaped from the big tent and turned over his horse, and fled without hesitation. The two armies clashed, and the Jin army originally had the upper hand in waiting for work, but under the double blow of the orderly and lifeless attack of the Song army and the escape of the main general, it gradually became unsupported. In the end, except for a few diehards, most of them chose to scatter and retreat like scattered flowers and fall apart!
The Red Walled City is the outpost of the Baoding Army, the two places are only ten miles apart, Yue Fei knew that only a quick battle to capture the city can stop the large number of Jin troops that followed, so he did not hesitate, after defeating the Jin Army of the Red Walled City, he immediately took the power of the first battle victory and went straight to the Baoding Army. When the Song army arrived at the city, the Jin army had already received a report, and hurriedly closed the city gate and mobilized troops to defend the city. Yue Fei did not hesitate, and immediately lined up to personally lead the troops to attack the city, choosing the front in front, holding a shield and a long knife, carrying a ladder, and behind him was a crossbowman leading the bow and ready to fire.
At the sound of an order, ten thousand arrows were fired, and the Xuanfeng battalion took the lead in rushing across the moat under the cover of the archers, leaning the ladder against the city wall, and then the Song army began to climb the ladder to attack the city. Of course, the Jin army in the city could not watch the Song army go up to the city, rolling logs and stones smashed down as if they didn't want money, shooting arrows like rain, and the soldiers besieging the city suffered heavy casualties.
The battle was extremely fierce, the corpses under the city were like a base, the battle was dark, the Song army was still attacking the city, Yue Fei came to the battle to supervise the battle, the death did not retreat, under the attack of their lives, the defending Jin army gradually became weak, the Song army finally climbed the city wall, opened the city gate, the Jin army defending the city did not choose to escape, but jumped off the city and committed suicide and fell into a photo.
When Yue Fei led the army into the Baoding army, he finally breathed a sigh of relief, and finally lived up to his mission and occupied the city before the arrival of the Jin army... (To be continued......)