From the 16th to the 20th of June in the tenth year of Shaoxing, in just four days, the Yuejia army and the Jin soldiers fought several times, won a complete victory, and successively recovered the two important military towns of Yingchang Mansion and Huaining Mansion.

As soon as the connoisseur makes a move, he will know if there is one.

Such a result gave the two famous generals Yue Fei and Wanyan Wushu a basic understanding of the strength comparison between the two sides and the situation of the battle.

As a result, the military operations of the Yue family army became more and more aggressive.

A day later, Yue Fei issued a new round of offensive orders.

This time, the person in charge of the main attack was another member of the Yuejia Army, Wang Gui, the commander of the Chinese army. And his task was to pass through the southern theater of Kaifeng Prefecture, advance to the northwest, occupy Zhengzhou and Luoyang, and clear the Jin soldiers in the area.

There was also competition within the Yue family's army.

The achievements of Zhang Xian and Niu Gao have put considerable pressure on Wang Gui. Because he must not only win, but also win greatly, so that he will not lose face in front of his brothers.

Therefore, it only took two days for Wang Gui's Chinese army to rush to the city of Zhengzhou.

Founded in the Xia Dynasty more than 2,000 years ago, Zhengzhou City is one of the eight ancient capitals of China and a famous historical and cultural city.

Stationed in the city of Zhengzhou was the Jin soldier's Wanfu Mandu.

From the official title of Captain Wan alone, it can be known that Man Duhua is a figure in the Jin Kingdom who is not weaker than Han Chang, and he is also an out-and-out Jurchen.

But such a big man, in the face of the attack of the Yue family's army, was not in the city of Zhengzhou. Instead, he hastily went out of the city with five thousand cavalry to meet the battle.

And no wonder. Before, Jin Bing always laughed at the Song army and would only hide behind the city wall. Now it's his turn to defend the city, probably embarrassed to hide in the city.

In the Yue family's army, Zhang Xian and Wang Gui are Yue Fei's well-deserved right and left hands. In the Yuejia army, where rewards and punishments are clear and strict, this means that Wang Gui's military merit and military level are basically the same as Zhang Xian's.

Wang Gui's Chinese soldiers were numerous and prepared, and they rushed to meet the battle in a hurry and were not well prepared. These circumstances are the direct reasons for the failure of Jin Bing.

As expected, Mandu was defeated by Wang Gui's men.

Comparatively speaking, he was defeated worse than Han Chang and General Zhai. Not only could they not escape back to Zhengzhou, which was close at hand, but even the passage to Luoyang in Xijing and Bianliang City in Tokyo was blocked by the Song army.

When he fled to Zhongmu County, he got rid of all the pursuers, and it was already late at night.

After escaping for a long time, Man Duhua decided to take a break first.

At this time, he still maintained enough sanity and did not enter the nearby county town, but set up camp in the wild; There is no other hope, but I hope that I can get a good night's sleep.

It's a pity that he still underestimated the fighting determination of Yue Fei's subordinates.

In Yue Fei's order to Wang Gui. Occupying the city is not the most important thing; Killing the Jin soldiers, especially the Jurchens, is the first task in the ranking.

So. What Wang Gui wants is to wipe out all the Jin troops in this area, otherwise, he can't go further and recover Luoyang!

It is better to cut off one of its fingers than to hurt its ten fingers.

As a result, just as Man Duhua and his personal guards were asleep, their heads were cut off by the soldiers of the Yue Family Army who were chasing along the way.

The Zhengzhou garrison of the Jin State was wiped out on the night of the 29th, Wang Gui sent troops to rob the village late at night, and the Jin army was defenseless at all.

The only suspense on the battlefield afterwards is that Master Wanfu can't find him, there is no him in the pile of corpses, and he never appears again in the subsequent historical events, and he mysteriously disappears into the long river of history.

As soon as the Zhengzhou incident ended, Wang Gui's Chinese troops continued to advance towards Luoyang

The defenders of Luoyang were the first master under Liu Yu of the former puppet Qi - Li Cheng.

Li Cheng was not surprised at all by the successive victories of the Yue family's army since the start of the war, and even gloated a little: "I think that Lao Tzu was beaten miserably by Yue Fei back then, and now it is your turn." ”

For Wang Gui's attack this time, Li Cheng had already made up his mind - try it first, then say, if you can, you can fight, and if you can't, you will run.

For the Shangyue family's army, there is nothing to be ashamed of in such a strategy.

Of course, the reason why Li Cheng was willing to give it a try was because this Yue family army was not personally led by Yue Fei, if Yue Fei personally led the team, he, Li Cheng, would have abandoned the city and fled

In order to gain time, Wang Gui marched to Luoyang overnight after annihilating the Jin soldiers in Zhengzhou in the middle of the night of the 29th, and on the first day of the seventh month, he set up camp 60 miles away from Luoyang for a short rest.

No matter how strong you are, you are a human being, and it is impossible to ignore fatigue and work continuously.

But at this time, Luoyang's Jin soldiers were dispatched.

Li Cheng is Li Cheng after all, and being able to entangle with Yue Fei for so many years and still not stand still proves Li Cheng's ability.

And Li Cheng carefully chose such a moment to challenge, which really made Wang Gui feel a little headache.

I once heard a famous saying: in the face of absolute strength, any conspiracy is futile.

This sentence is absolutely just right for today's Li Cheng.

Li Cheng took advantage of Wang Gui's hundred-mile attack and the end of the crossbow to challenge, but what he ushered in was the ugliest defeat in his military career.

In response to Li Cheng's challenge, Wang Gui resolutely gave up his rest and set out to fight a decisive battle with the Jin soldiers of Luoyang City.

But the development of things surprised Li Cheng.

In this battle, Wang Gui asked the deputy commander Hao Xi to lead all the infantry troops to kill first, and the two commanders, Zhang Ying and Han Qing, took a few cavalry to cover left and right.

In an hour, just an hour, the exhausted Yue family army actually broke through the defense line of the Jin soldiers in Luoyang City and carried out a one-sided massacre of the Jin soldiers.

Li Cheng was defeated and reluctantly fled back to Luoyang City. Then he closed the gates of the city, and hid weakly behind the city walls, saying that he would not fight at all.

In the early morning of the next day, the rested Yuejia army approached Luoyang City. Hao Xi called people to scold. There was no answer in the city. He directly ordered the siege of the city.

But the problem is. After the daredevils of the Yue family army climbed the ladder and climbed over the city tower, they still did not find any Jin soldier defenders.

What the hell is going on, could it be that Li Cheng has any conspiracy?

Wang Gui and Hao Xi were puzzled.

Later, when scouts were sent to the city to ask the people, they learned that Li Cheng and his defenders had fled overnight last night.

And so it goes. Luoyang City fell into the hands of the Yue family army without a single soldier

The two victories in Zhengzhou and Luoyang are of great significance. Even putting aside the political, psychological, and other influences, from a purely military point of view, it is of decisive significance.

This was a great leap forward in the Northern Expedition of the Yuejia Army.

The Yuejia army did not start to attack step by step from Yingchang step by step, but acted separately and broke into the hinterland of the Jin soldiers at once, making the situation suddenly clear from the inside out.

At this time, it can be seen from the map that the Yuejia army has formed a three-sided encirclement of Kaifeng-

Yingchang Mansion in the southwest, Huaining Mansion in the south, Zhengzhou and Luoyang in the northwest, but the north was empty, leaving a way back for the Jin army.

This move has a name for itself in the art of war. It's called "Wai San Que Yi"

Han Chang and General Zhai lost Yingchang Mansion and Huaining Mansion respectively, and there was really nowhere to go. I had to run back to Kaifeng City to see Yan Wushu and ask for forgiveness.

They were greeted with a meal of wicker that would make their skin peel.

Recently, I have become addicted to beating people with wicker after finishing Yan Wushu. The battle of Shunchang was fought twice before and after, and now it is beaten again. But the problem is that after fighting, it will not help, and those who should fail will continue to fail.

Legend has it that Han Chang also began to betray because of this beating.

What should I do?

Yue Jiajun's aggressiveness really made Wanyan Wushu very worried.

If you follow the general comparative analysis of strength, the strength of the Yue family army in front of him is not at all comparable to the strength he currently possesses.

It's just that there is still a trace of expectation in Wanyan Wushu's heart.

The previously defeated troops were all the old troops of the former puppet Qi Liu Yu, and although they were equipped with middle and high-ranking officers of the Jin State, most of the soldiers were Han Chinese, and their lack of aggressiveness and low combat effectiveness were recognized.

Would it have been different if a cavalry force composed entirely of Jurchen warriors had been sent?

Think back then, "The Jurchen soldiers were less than 10,000, and they were invincible." ”

If a strong and well-equipped pure Jurchen cavalry brigade were used to attack the relatively weak troops of the Yue family's army, would the situation change?

Based on this consideration, Wanyan Wushu decided to go out in person, and his main direction of attack was Yingchang Mansion

Why did Wanyan Wushu choose Yingchang Mansion.

Looking at the time, it was the day after Zhang Xian, Niu Gao, and Xu Qing joined forces to conquer Huaining Mansion. After the dramatic battle, hundreds of miles apart, Zhang Xian and the others could not return to Yingchang in time.

In other words, Wanyan Wushu estimates that even if Yingchang is not an empty city, there will not be many defenders.

In this way, Wanyan Wushu took six thousand elite Jurchen cavalry, as well as many fierce generals such as Han Chang and Xie Ye Jin, and set off from Kaifeng Mansion and headed towards Yingchang Mansion like a whirlwind.

The speed of completing the Yan Wushu was indeed very fast, so much so that I didn't know that the Yue family army had arrived in Zhengzhou and was about to touch his back.

At this time, Yingchang City was stationed in the Yue family's army, Dong Xian, the commander of the Tabai Army, and Yao Zheng, the commander of the Youyi Army.

Overall, these two troops were low in combat strength among the twelve armies under Yue Fei's command.

Youyi", also known as "cruise", means to parade aimlessly.

"Step", that is, to inspect and tread, is the meaning of investigation and search. 白 is a thin borrowed word that means "overgrown with plants and trees, intertwined, and inaccessible". The word "stepping on white" together means "checking the enemy's lurking".

These two units are equivalent in nature to modern scouts.

Yue Fei arranged them here, just using them to defend the city and protect the flanks of Zhang Xian and the others.

But these two armies, after learning that the Jin soldiers were coming, made the decision to go out of the city to meet the battle...... (To be continued......)

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