Chapter 239: The Jin Army's Iron Cavalry Arrived
There are three unfilial pieties, and no queen is great, in this era, the inheritance of incense is greater than the sky. Zhang Suo is a loyal man, not afraid of death, and determined to live and die with Bianliang. At the moment when he was determined to die, Zhang Suo still let his son Zhang Xian leave to save the incense, so as not to cut off the heirs of the Zhang family.
"Are you Zhang Xian?" Zhao Pu asked again.
"Weichen, it's Zhang Xian!"
"Lao Tzu is a hero, and he will be out of the tiger." Zhao Pu said, "I remember you!" ”
"Your Majesty, the first part of the Jin Army, day and night, continuous hurry, has approached Xiangyang, at this moment there are more than 3,000 forwards, and it is less than twenty miles away from here!" Zhang Xian said the exciting news, "Please Your Majesty evacuate quickly and return to Xiangyang, so as not to be taken advantage of by the Jin army!" ”
"No, there are more than 3,000 people in the Jin army, and they are less than thirty miles away from here!"
"The speed of the Jin Army is so fast!"
Suddenly, the hearts of many guards rose and fell again, but the emotions were mostly nervous, and there was little fear. These guards are all veteran soldiers of the Bazi Army, who have fought with the Jin Army many times, and they have long been numb after many battles, and they no longer have much fear of the Jin Army.
After Zhao Pu heard this, he was slightly shocked in his heart, the speed of the Jin Army was too fast, and the forward was less than thirty miles away from here, and he muttered: "Three thousand Jin Army, it's not enough to destroy me!" ”
At this moment, the earth made a rumbling sound, and dust flew in the distance, and a large number of war horses were galloping, galloping towards this place at a rapid pace. Vaguely, I saw a large number of iron horses galloping towards me, like rolling waves, and it only took a moment to kill in front of me. The vigorous Jin Army's iron cavalry made an earth-shattering sound, making the eardrums feel pain.
Zhao Pu raised his hand and took out the clairvoyance. Looking into the distance, I saw a large number of war horses galloping forward, and it was the Jin army that had come from afar.
"Understood, no wonder these dead soldiers, so desperate, playing suicide attacks, turned out to be to delay time. Delay the evacuation in order to buy time for the surprise attack of the Jin army. At this time, Zhao Pu had some doubts in his heart, and he gradually understood.
At that moment when the assassination failed, a large number of dead men appeared. Attack the military formation of the guards and storm the playground.
It was thought that the dead were there to rescue the Assassin; Now it seems that the dead soldiers are to delay time and attack for the cavalry of the Jin army. Buy time. In fact, the efforts of the dead man succeeded. The guards slaughtered the dead. But it also delayed too much time, at least at this moment, if you want to evacuate to the martial arts academy, it is impossible to carry out turtle shell defense.
Now, it can only be outside the military academy, setting up an infantry formation to resist the Jin army's iron cavalry.
The cavalry of the Jin Army, which attacked it. There were more than 3,000 people; At this time, there were as many as 3,000 guards. The number is about the same, this is a real showdown between Song and Jin.
"Want my life. The iron cavalry of the 3,000 gold army is too much behind! Zhao Pu sneered.
At this time, the guard's army array was once again set out, forming a circular formation, like a hedgehog with interlaced canine teeth, and whoever pounced on him must be ready to be assassinated and bleed.
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Billowing smoke and dust, the Jin Army galloped over.
The number of these Jin army iron horsemen was very small, only 3,000 people, one man and three horses, one horse dragged grain, one horse rode, and one horse changed. With three horses in hand, they can form an unparalleled tactical advantage and can carry out a surprise attack of thousands of miles. Although the number of cavalry of this Jin Army is small, they are all the elite of the Jin Army, one out of ten.
At this time, it was the Golden Vulture who led this elite cavalry.
At this time, the golden vulture was just twenty-four, his blood was strong, he was in his prime, and he was full of spirit, but his eyes flashed with wisdom, and he was shrewd to the extreme at a glance.
And beside Jin Wushu, there is a burly Han general named Han Chang, who is also young and promising.
At this time, the distance between the Song army and the Song army was getting closer and closer, from the beginning of ten, eight, and five miles......... In the end, it became Sanli. At this time, the Jin army could clearly see the Song army's defense, and the Song army could also see the Jin army's cavalry formation. The two sides were close at hand, but there was a brief lull.
No one was the first to attack.
Jin Wushu observed the battle formation of the Song army and exclaimed: "The military formation is well arranged, and the soldiers are not afraid of death, but there is a slight omission in the allocation of troops, but it is also a rare elite of the Song army." If the Song army has 100,000 such powerful elite soldiers, how can our dynasty come to Xiangfan! ”
Han Chang said: "Your Highness, that's Zhao Pu, the emperor of the Song Dynasty!" ”
"Emperor of the Song Dynasty, where? Why didn't you see it! Jin Wushu wondered. The emperor of the Song Dynasty was the most extravagant, and everywhere he went, he was covered with a Huangluo umbrella, and there were honor guards accompanying him, but in this military array, there was no gorgeous honor guard, there were only strict military formations, soldiers who killed Xiao, and the courage to see death as home.
Where can I see the emperor of the Song Dynasty!
Han Chang said: "On the high platform in the center, the place where many guards are most tightly guarded is the emperor of the Song Dynasty!" ”
Jin Wushu looked carefully, and sure enough, he saw a man, but this man was wearing armor on his body, with a face armor on his face, and the armor was also in the popular format of the Song Army, there was nothing surprising, everything was ordinary. "Is he the emperor? It can't be a fake! ”
"He is the emperor of the Song Dynasty!" Han Chang said firmly.
"The emperor of the Song Dynasty actually wears armor?" Jin Wushu said curiously, he has participated in many battles against Jin, it can be said that he has experienced a hundred battles, and when the civilian officials of the Song Dynasty command the battle, they are often commanded from a hundred miles away, and once the war is not good, they will run away immediately. Those literati of the Song Dynasty, even when fighting, liked to hold a feather fan instead of wearing armor, and they imitated Zhuge Liang.
This is true of literati, let alone emperors.
Song Huizong and Song Qinzong wrote poems and paintings, which were first-class, but they never wore armor.
"Except for Zhao Kuangyin, Taizu of the Song Dynasty, he is the only emperor in armor among the emperors of the Song Dynasty!" Han Chang's tone was calm and he continued to explain, "He is also a rare person in the Song Dynasty who knows the soldiers. Always take the lead, command from the front, and do not avoid the sword. When he was in Hedong, he attacked the grain transportation team of our West Route Army in one fell swoop, so that the troops besieging Taiyuan almost ran out of food and grass. Later, when our dynasty besieged Bianliang, he led his army to make trouble in the rear, attacked and killed our army's grain collection team, so that our dynasty was short of food, and almost retreated. Later, he did not avoid danger, went to Bianliang to reward the three armies, fought fiercely against our Jin army and Xuancheng, and then fought in Yangzhou ............"
Han Chang narrated the battle that had taken place in Zhao Pu.
"This emperor can be described as a generation of heroes. If he had ascended to the throne ten years earlier, our dynasty might not have been able to step on the Yellow River. It's a pity that he ascended to the throne in ruins, even though he was brilliant and brave, but the building was about to collapse, and it was difficult to support it alone. has the heart to save the sky, but is unable to support the overall situation! ”
Han Chang commented, with a slight regret in his tone.
Born at the wrong time, this is the best evaluation of the last emperor of the Song Dynasty.
In Han Chang's eyes, the emperor of the Song Dynasty was still remarkable in some battles, and he had many outstanding performances. Among the various emperors of the Song Dynasty, they can at least rank in the top three. If you have enough time to recruit troops and deal with internal affairs, you are very likely to become the enemy of the Jin army; It's a pity that he was born at the end of the Great Song Dynasty, so he didn't have time to recuperate and recuperate, and he didn't have time to train a strong army.
Before he grows into a generation of heroes, he may die.
Jin Wushu said: "This Song army is very strong, but it is still not the opponent of our army, attack!" ”
"Time is limited, we can't delay it for too long, in case the Song army in Xiangyang City comes to the rescue, our lone army can only retreat!" Han Changdao.
The Jin army quickly divided into three teams, one team of 500 men was responsible for guarding the horses, some were shooting around the perimeter, and some were responsible for charging into battle. The iron cavalry of the three thousand gold army quickly changed their formation, like a hideous monster, spreading their hideous fangs, ready to attack at any time.
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And at this moment, Xiangyang City was also completely shocked.
Fast horse transmission, not only a group of people to send the letter, but also several groups of people to send the letter together, so as not to break down along the way, resulting in the letter difficult to arrive.
At this moment, Xiangyang City continuously received reports from many fast horses, some of which showed that the Jin army had crossed the Yellow River and the three-way army was heading south; Some fast horses show that a golden army of tens of thousands has appeared hundreds of miles away from Xiangyang City; There is also a letter, which is reported by a nearby beacon tower, showing that a Jin army has approached Xiangyang and is besieging the military academy outside the city;
There is also a stream of letters indicating that there were assassins in the Manichaean Church who wanted to assassinate the emperor;
There are also letters showing that there are Jin troops who have responded and infiltrated the city in an attempt to take the city;
A dozen letters were sent to the Privy Council, and everything seemed to be about to come in a storm.
As for the authenticity of these letters, several bigwigs in the cabinet were not sure, but they quickly issued martial law for the whole city, and the city gates were closed. The eight-character army in the city quickly entered the stage of combat readiness, waiting for the attack of the Jin army at any time. And some important generals also entered the council hall.
"Generals, something is wrong, the Jin army has crossed the Yellow River, and has even approached Xiangyang, Your Majesty outside the city, there is danger!" Wang Boyan's expression was still calm, but his heart fluctuated violently, and at this time, he could only force himself to calm down and forcibly suppress the fear in his heart.
As he spoke, he told some important letters and important things to the generals present.
"Your Majesty, there is danger, I am willing to go out of the city and rescue Your Majesty!" At this time, Wang Shouyi was the first to speak, and when he heard that the emperor outside the city was in danger, he couldn't sit still anymore.
"And who's in charge of guarding the city?" Zhang Jun said coldly.
"Defend the city, please!" Wang Shouyi said, "Your Majesty has the grace of knowing us, Xiangyang can be lost, but Your Majesty can't have a trace of misconduct!" ”
Zhang Jun said: "If Xiangyang is lost, how can Your Majesty tolerate it!" General Wang, don't be impatient, don't be taken advantage of by the Jin army! ”
"Everything needs to be considered in the long run!" Lu Yihao said, "I don't know the reality of the enemy in this battle, I don't know the strength of the invading Jin army, logistics and supplies, everything is unfamiliar. Blindly send troops, if there are fewer soldiers, there is no end to it; And if there are more soldiers, Xiangyang will be empty again! ”
"If you think about it in the long run, Your Majesty has already had an accident!" Wang Shouyi unceremoniously accused.
PS: The update is late. (To be continued......)