Although he had received a report from Wanyan Wushu and learned that the Western Route Army could no longer come to join forces with the Eastern Route Army to jointly encircle Bianliang City, Wanyan Muhan still believed that with his 80,000 elite cavalry, he could easily take Tokyo Bianliang City.

Of course, Wanyan's self-confidence is well-founded, and the reasons are quite good.

First of all, in the disgrace of Jingkang at the end of last year, Bianliang City was wantonly destroyed by the Jin soldiers, and the entire city's defense system was completely destroyed. As a result, Bianliang City lost both its high walls and thick walls, as well as its defensive equipment.

At that time, the destruction of Bianliang City was the responsibility of Wanyan Stickyhan, and Wanyan Sticky Han was most clear about the extent of the destruction of Bianliang City.

If the Song people want to restore to their original level, they will not be able to complete it without three or five years.

In this case, it is really hard to imagine what Bianliang City will rely on to block the impact of the golden soldiers' iron cavalry.

Secondly, the number of regular forbidden troops of the Song Army, after continuous consumption over the years, has been left with very little.

After the Song Dynasty signed the "Maritime Alliance" with the Jin State, Yu Xuanhe asked the privy envoy Tong Guan to lead the troops of the whole country to attack the Liao State in the fifth year of Xuanhe. Unexpectedly, he was hit by the Jin State's Yelu Dashi, and the million-strong army of the Song Dynasty was defeated and returned, and the army was defeated. This battle greatly damaged the vitality of the Song Dynasty, and it has been in a state of collapse ever since.

In the seventh year of Xuanhe and the first year of Jingkang, the Jin State invaded Kou twice in the south, not only basically wiped out the remnants of the main forbidden army of the Song Dynasty, but also defeated the last main force of the Song Dynasty from the northwest border, the Qin Feng army, one by one.

Although the Song Dynasty had a large population base. Conscription can be made at any time. Formation of a new army. But. It is not easy to train a recruit with extremely low combat effectiveness into a fighter with high combat effectiveness.

What's more, thousands of troops are easy to obtain, but one will be hard to find. There were very few generals left in the Song Dynasty who had combat experience.

The last and most important point is that so far, the cavalry of the Jin Kingdom is still invincible.

During this expedition, Wanyan Sticky Han captured more than a dozen state capitals, covering most of the middle and upper reaches of the Yellow River; Although most of the state capitals surrendered without a fight. But there are also a few who are desperately resistant.

In these battles with the Song army, Wanyan Muhan did not find any effective means for the Song army to resist the onslaught of the Jin soldiers and iron cavalry.

Cavalry is equivalent to ancient tanks, and cavalry phalanxes are ancient mechanized troops. When stragglers meet mechanized troops, the consequences can be imagined.

Therefore, Wanyan sticky's arrogance and arrogance are completely understandable

However, when Wan Yan Muhan led 80,000 Jin cavalry to Bianliang City, he was dumbfounded.

Is this really Bianliang City, Kaifeng Prefecture?

From a distance, the periphery of Bianliang City is full of barracks.

These barracks. Neatly arranged, layered, staggered, and dazzling.

If you look closer, all the barracks are lined with flags of various colors. The colors in each barracks are different, but there seems to be some natural connection.

Also, each barracks is extremely heavily guarded.

Tribulus terrestris, deer horn wood, horse traps, horse repelling guns, sheep and horse walls, etc., basically the defensive equipment that Yan Muhan has heard of, can now be easily found in front of the military camp under Bianliang City.

As for whether there are traps or other defensive equipment in the gap between the barracks, you have to rush forward and try it before you know.

Wanyan is rare and well-informed, and now the camp of the Song army has put on such a shape, which is clearly the treasure of the Song army's town and mountain - Pingrong Wanquan Array

Among the dynasties in ancient China, there is no doubt that the Song Dynasty was the dynasty that attached the most importance to various formations and formations.

But there's no way to do it.

The Song Dynasty lacked horses, and it was impossible for infantry alone to compete with foreign iron cavalry.

Therefore, the Song Dynasty was personally led by the emperor, leading the ministers to study various battle formations, using a combination of different arms and equipment to resist the impact of foreign cavalry.

For example, in the "General Essentials of the Martial Arts", a large array formulated by Zhao Kuangyi, Taizong of the Song Dynasty, was introduced in detail: the Pingrong Wanquan Array.

The Pingrong Wanquan Great Array is a large array with a total establishment of 140,000 people. It is divided into five phalanxes: forward, rear, middle army and left and right wings; There are strict regulations on the size of each square, the distance between the squares, etc.

On top of that, each phalanx is made up of different classes and equipment. These classes include archers, pikemen, heavy shields, heralds, etc.; The equipment includes all kinds of chariots, ballistas, stone throwers, etc.; Different phalanxes, the proportions of the composition of troops and equipment are different, and the functions in the large array are also different.

For this Pingrong Wanquan Array, this evaluation is made in the "General Essentials of the Martial Arts":

"The holy system is detailed, especially the soil of Heshuo is as far and near as a stone, and the horses are often rushed, so because the hole is the remaining law to increase its ambition, so the sharp frustration of the gallop, the power of the Ming and the heavy, follow the Ming and pick the truth, and know that the gods are in the plan."

Of course, in the actual engagement, the role of these formations was not great, and the Song Dynasty's foreign wars were still defeated again and again; The battlefield is changing rapidly, and the enemy can't wait for you to set up a position before attacking.

Take a step back, and when you're in position, the enemy can walk away first, or take a detour, and won't fight you at all.

In a word, the array is dead, and the man is alive

Wanyan Sticky Han is not mistaken, now the old handsome Zong Ze has indeed arranged the entire Bianliang City of Kaifeng Mansion into a huge and incomparably peaceful array.

Bianliang City was too badly damaged by the Jin soldiers last year, and it could not be repaired and used in a short period of time, so the old marshal Zong Ze had no choice but to make this decision.

Zong Ze asked Yue Fei to lead Wang Shan, Yang Jin and other main forces of the rebel army back to the city, and according to the requirements of the formation map, set up camp around Bianliang City to stabilize the barracks.

Since then, Bianliang City has become the Chinese army, and the barracks of each rebel army have become the front, the rear of the palace, and the left and right wings respectively; For a time, the entire Bianliang City of Kaifeng Mansion turned aside and became a military array.

This kind of great array of the Song Dynasty has never played a major role on the battlefield.

However, now in this environment of Bianliang City, the power of this large array has been brought into full play.

Zong Ze's purpose is very simple, that is, to hold Bianliang City to the end.

History of the Song Dynasty. There is the following record in the Biography of Zong Ze:

“…… And on the four walls of the capital, each placed an envoy to lead the recruited soldiers. According to the situation, 24 strong walls are set up outside the city, and the scales along the river are Lianzhu Qi, connecting the loyal and righteous militia in the east of Hedong and Hebei mountains, so the people and horses of Shaanxi, east and west of Beijing are willing to listen to Ze moderation. ”

Looking at the dense military camps under Bianliang City, the flags waving in the wind in the barracks, and the various weapons and defensive equipment that glittered in the sun, Wan Yan Muhan suddenly felt a deep sense of powerlessness.

Wanyan Muhan suddenly remembered a Han idiom: a mouse pulls a turtle.

No, the Bianliang City in front of him is definitely not just a turtle, but more like a hedgehog full of fighting spirit, no matter who wants to eat him, he must be prepared to be stabbed in advance...... (To be continued......)

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