Chapter 373: The Last Battle (4)

There are only a few people who are qualified to worry about Commander Wanyan Wushu of the Golden Soldiers, and Commander Han Shizhong happens to be one of them.

Han Shizhong sent hundreds of warships against the Huai, the purpose of which was to cut off the retreat of the Jin army.

This is Han Shizhong's style and specialty, and the purpose of every battle he is to kill the enemy, as for whether he can succeed, of course, it is another matter; Coupled with the water battle, it is the strength of the five brothers.

I have to praise that Han Shizhong's move is ruthless enough, and it directly formed a situation in which the Song army attacked the Jin army back and forth on both land and water

For the sudden reversal of the situation, Wanyan Wushu was completely crazy.

The 130,000 Huaixi army against Zhang Jun was already at a disadvantage, and finally made an ambush in Haozhou to save some face, and suddenly found Han Shizhong on the waterway in the rear, which made the nerves that Wanyan Wushu relax a little become tense again.

If the back road is really cut off, it means that tens of thousands of Jin soldiers fall into the encirclement, and they are likely to become prisoners of the Song army.

Thinking of this, Wanyan Wushu suddenly felt that the sky was about to fall.

Facing off on the waterways?

Forget it, fighting Han Shizhong on the waterway is like fighting Yue Fei's Beiwei army on the plains, it is purely looking for death.

Then you can only fight on land.

But the question is, how can Han Shizhong's sailors be killed on land?

He is worthy of being the first general in the gold country. After repeated calculations, it really made Wanyan Wushu think of a clever plan.

Wanyan Wushu did not divide his troops to go to the Huai River to prepare for the battle, but sent troops to face Han Shizhong's water army on the dry road and inserted it in the direction of Chuzhou. That is, ran to the rear of the water army.

Jin Bing stopped near Chilong Continent. Trees were cut down and various water barriers were set up on the river. It is necessary to intercept Han Shizhong's sailors, cut off from the base, and cannot return.

The meaning of Wanyan Wushu is very clear, don't you want to cut off my retreat, I'll cut off your retreat first. If you want to swallow me in Huaixi, then let's fight to the death!

This style of play has a special name in the Westerners' poker game - ShowHand. Cantonese people translate this phrase into English as "sunburning", while Chinese in other provinces will translate it as "sand crab".

Whether it's "sunburning" or "sand crab". It has only one meaning: "Bet all the chips in your hand, leave it to fate, and decide life and death." ”

This is a rare manifestation of bravery in Wanyan Wushu over the years.

He really can't afford to lose, and if he loses again in this battle, the Jin State is likely to lose his qualification to the Song Dynasty, and he himself will definitely be discredited and ruined

At this time, Han Shizhong, who has always been known for his bravery, hesitated.

Han Shizhong was not worried about Wanyan Wushu and his tens of thousands of golden soldiers. This time he sent troops, Han Shizhong originally wanted to cut off the back road of Yan Wushu and capture alive this executioner whose hands were stained with the blood of the Han people.

Han Shizhong was worried about the commander-in-chief of the Huaixi Theater - Zhang Jun.

Commander Zhang has always been known for not saving himself when he sees death and runs away without permission. Suppose Han Shizhong sticks to the original plan. Once Zhang Jun suddenly retreated, or stood aside and sat on the mountain to watch the tiger fight. Allowing Wanyan Wushu and Han Shizhong to fight without providing strong support, Han Shizhong's sailors were in danger.

In Han Shizhong's view, this possibility is very high.

Because as long as Han Shizhong dies, or his strength is greatly damaged, according to the practice of the imperial court, his troops, and even the jurisdiction, may fall into the hands of Zhang Jun.

Among the three major commanders of the Song Dynasty, Han Shizhong's troops were the least, just over 30,000. If Han Shizhong is allowed to finish the Yan Wushu alone, it is neither reasonable nor fair.

If it was the Yue family army that was in charge of the main attack now, or even Liu Qi's eight-character army, or Yang Yizhong's Imperial Forest Army, he Han Shizhong would definitely stick to the end.

But for Zhang Jun?

This is the life of more than 30,000 sailors!

After thinking about it again and again, Han Shizhong still decided to withdraw his troops immediately and see the follow-up situation before making a decision

What happened next was very weird.

Zhang Jun's Huaixi army and the Jin soldiers of Wanyan Wushu confronted each other in the north and south of Haozhou City, although the golden drums sounded in unison and the horns sounded chaotically every day, but no one was willing to take the first step and attack first.

This situation is like two thugs arguing on the street,

A wild scream: "You have a kind of come, I will stab you to death." ”

Another thug howled angrily: "Bah, there is a kind of you come first, and when you dare to come, I will cut off your head with an axe." ”

As a result, the two quarreled for a long time, and neither of them would take the first step.

Finally, two days later, the Huaixi army suddenly found that the horn in the Jin barracks was silent.

Find a daredevil, and take a look, the gold camp is empty, except for the military flags planted everywhere, the camp is empty, and even the grain and grass have been relocated.

It is clear that the Jin soldiers have fled without a trace.

To tell the truth, when the battle came to this point, Wanyan Wushu didn't want to withdraw, but he had to withdraw, the reason was very simple, he received a report from the spies, saying that the Yue family's army was about to arrive.

Wanyan Wushu was stunned when he heard it, but when he looked back, since he had already won a battle in Haozhou City, his face also had some brilliance, if he didn't leave at this time, let alone when!

The Jin soldiers had retreated, and Zhang Jun also pulled out the camp overnight and returned to the station.

Three days later, when the Yuejia army felt that Dingyuan County in the south of Haozhou was empty, the battlefield was empty.

It's really a pity, this was originally a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity for Song Jun.

In the land of Huaixi, there is Zhang Jun's 130,000 Huaixi Field Army forming an oppressive trend in the front, Han Shizhong's sailors cutting off their back roads to close the door and fight dogs, and there is also the ultimate combat power of the Yue Family Army nearby that can join the war group at any time. This is an opportunity unprecedented since the Song and Jin wars!

As long as all aspects are functioning normally, the whole army will be wiped out.

But in the end, nothing happened.

No fighting, no bloodshed. There was no blocking. No one was completely destroyed. Nothing.

After Han Shizhong received the news that the Jin army had set up a water barrier, he ordered the water army to retreat. That's fast, it's going upstream, just float back down the river.

Zhang Jun always stood still, and Jin Wushu did not fight to the end, and with the face earned by Haozhou's victory, he returned to China for a vacation.

As for Yue Fei, he has always been isolated from the battlefield. After all this happened, he could only hold the various documents he received from all sides during this time.

There is Zhang Jun's order, and there is Zhao Gou's edict. It's crazy.

Let's take a look at the list of major events in the entire Huaixi battlefield after the victory of Zhegao.

On March 5, Zhang Jun began the pursuit, and at the same time ordered Liu Qi to return to Taipingzhou.

On March 6, the whereabouts of Jin Bing were discovered, and Liu Qi was urgently ordered to return to the team.

On 8 March, Zhang Jun arrived on the outskirts of Haozhou.

On 9 March, the Huaixi Army encountered an ambush in the city of Haozhou, and the central part of Yangyi suffered heavy losses.

March 12th. Han Shizhong's sailors were blocked from returning home; On the same day, Yue Fei received a decree from Emperor Gaozong. He asked Yue's army to go to Haozhou to assist Zhang Jun in his fight against the Jin soldiers.

On March 16, three days after receiving the holy decree, when the Yuejia army arrived at the Haozhou battlefield, the battlefield had already been dispersed

The two sides of the Jin and Song Dynasty took what they needed, and they left the scene with tacit understanding and cheers.

In the huge territory of Huaixi, only Yue Fei was alone holding a large stack of edicts in a daze.

After thinking about it, compared with the previous Northern Expedition, the more Yue Fei thought about it, the more angry he became, he looked at the generals of the Yue family army around him, he really couldn't hold back, and said three words.

In the first sentence, Yue Fei sighed to the sky and said: "The country is amazing, and the officials don't cultivate morality!" ”

In the second sentence, Yue Fei said angrily to Zhang Xian: "Like the Zhang family, Zhang Taiweier trampled 10,000 people." ”

In the third sentence, Yue Fei pointed at Dong Xian and said: "Like the Han family, Dong Taiwei will not have to trample on 10,000 people."

Yue Fei's last two sentences are nothing more than complaining about the uselessness of Zhang Jun and Han Shizhong's two armies; And in the first sentence, the head of the head turned out to point directly at the emperor. Yue Fei's depression and atmosphere can be imagined

In this battle, Yue Fei was not the only one who felt depressed, but also Liu Qi, the judge of Huaibei Xuanfu.

The reason is very simple, Liu Qi suffered from Zhang Jun's strong rejection.

Liu Qi is the favorite general of the previous Prime Minister Zhang Jun. After Zhang Jun stepped down, Liu Qi became a motherless child and miserable. Later, Liu Qi made great achievements in Shunchang, which caused the extreme of the generals in Huaixi.

History of the Song Dynasty. The record in the Biography of Liu Qi is: "Qi is suddenly expensive with the victory of Shunchang, and the generals are jealous of it." ”

And Liu Qi also guessed Zhang Jun's thoughts, and when he withdrew his troops, he deliberately slowed down, led his own army, and walked alone.

On the way, Zhang Jun, Wang De, Yang Yi and other troops joined forces, and it was very lively. In comparison, Liu Qi's eight-character army seems extremely lonely and cold.

This alone is not enough, Zhang Jun rolled his eyes, and actually thought of a hooligan way to disgust Liu Qi, and by the way, he helped himself to erect his prestige.

This method is to command his subordinates to loot Liu Qi's military supplies.

In Zhang Jun's opinion, Liu Qi will not dare to resist, after all, he will still be restrained by Zhang Jun.

But Zhang Jun was wrong, although Liu Qi is a second-generation official, he is determined and would rather bend than bend.

In response to Zhang Jun's provocation, Liu Qi personally went out and "captured sixteen people, and the head of the spear"

Zhang Jun couldn't stand it, he was furious, and hurriedly found Liu Qi and scolded: "I am an official Xuanfu, you are only a judge, and you dare to kill my subordinates?" ”

Liu Qi replied calmly: "I don't know if it's the sergeant of Xuanfu, I only killed the rogue thieves who came to rob the property." ”

Zhang Jun shouted: "The soldiers you chased and killed fled back and said that they had never participated in looting property. After speaking, he also called out a soldier to confront Liu Qi.

Liu Qi said disdainfully: "As a national general, if Liu Qi is guilty, Xuanfu will be the imperial court, how can he let me confront the soldiers?" ”

After finishing speaking, Liu Qi got on his horse and left, leaving only Zhang Jun, who was mad...... (To be continued......)

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