Although the messenger was killed, and the Song army in the fierce battle did not notice the smoke and dust rising from the rear, Zhang Jun knew in his heart that he had lost this battle.

The messenger's blood was splashed on the spot, and the other staff members were still in the circle, Liu Ziyu had already reacted, and he gave Zhang Jun a deep salute: "Announce the verdict, it's getting late, the soldiers are tired, when Mingjin collects the troops, fight again in the future." ”

"That's right, Mingjin will withdraw his troops and fight again in the future."

The Song army had many soldiers, and the Jin soldiers had few soldiers. The various units of the Song army covered each other and safely withdrew to the camp.

After the big camp, the generals learned that the old camp was broken and the grain was destroyed.

Although some fierce generals proposed to transport grain from Fuping to decide the winner, everyone knew in their hearts that the Song army had no heart to continue to spend on Chang'an City.

Zhang Jun was thinking about how to give the order to withdraw the troops in a dignified manner without shaking the morale of the troops. Liu Ziyu observed the words and took a step forward and said: "The enemy is not a way to shrink into Chang'an, Ziyu has a foolish plan, and he is dedicated to the sentence." ”

"Ziyu has any clever plan, tell me quickly."

"Tricks."

Zhang Jun heard the song and knew the elegant meaning, and nodded: "Good plan, Liu Tong and Ziyu will stay, and the rest of the people will retreat for the time being." ”

The three of them discussed for a long time before reconvening the generals and instructing them on how to carry out the plan to lure the enemy.

In order to make the retreat seem realistic, "dismantle the barracks to show our army's retreat." Zhang Jun ordered, and then arranged who set up an ambush, who broke off, and who was assigned reinforcements.

The next day, the whole army got up on the fourth watch to rebel, and the fifth watch set off, Wanyan Lou Room was called up by the guards, went to the city tower to watch, and found that the fire was raging more than ten miles below the city, and the Song army camp was completely destroyed.

Wanyan said: "Nanban fled, wait for me to chase and kill him, let out a bad breath." ”

Wan Yan Lou said: "You are not allowed to go out of the city." He also assigned an old general: "Follow the Song army along the road, see what they are famous for, be careful of ambushes, if you encounter an ambush, don't fall in love." ”

The Song and Jin armies were at peace, and the Song army retreated to Fuping.

Zhang Jun saddled his horse and fell asleep, but Liu Ziyu didn't sleep, and went to Qu Duan first: "Qu General Lord, Qu Yun Envoy, and the gambling match announced is just a joke, don't mention the military order again." ”

Qu Duan said: "I have my own ideas. ”

The army rested in Fuping for two days, and Zhang Jun gathered generals. Qu Duan came out of the crowd and asked: "Dare to ask and pronounce the verdict, this trip to Chang'an, is it a victory or a defeat?" ”

"Our army won a great victory. After the fight, Yan Lou couldn't shrink out of the room. Zhang Jun said sharply, "General Qu, you made a military order, saying that you will be defeated, this time our army returned with a great victory, what else do you have to say?" Well, guarding the rear, you also have merit, Chang'an victory, and you will recount the merits together. ”

Zhang Jun wanted to give a sweet date, so he ended the matter, but Qu Duan didn't do it: "Duan has made a military order, since Chang'an has won a great victory, please cut it off outside the gate." ”

"Qu Duan, what are you messing around?"

"Please behead the end outside the gate, pass the first four battalions, and use military law to show the law." Qu Duan just didn't let Zhang Jun step down.

Zhang Jun's face turned purple and shouted: "Come on, pick up this madman's Wusha and escort him to the back hall to make him sober up." ”

A few strong men came over and went out with Quduan, and Quduan shouted all the way: "Please cut Quduan with Ming military law, cut Quduan, Ming military law." ”

After leaving the hall, Zhang Jun went to the back hall to rest. At this time, Wu Jue asked to see him.

Wu Jue said: "Qu Duan is so ignorant of elevation, causing trouble to the morale of the army, and the verdict needs to be resolved as soon as possible." ”

Zhang Jun said: "Punish him with a military order, but I am afraid that everyone will not accept it." ”

"Why do you need a military order, Qu Duan has its own forbidden place." After Wu Jue finished speaking, he stretched out his hand to Zhang Jun's eyes. Zhang Jun saw four big characters written on Wu Jue's hand, "Qu Duan rebelled".

Zhang Jun comprehended: "Jin Qing and return, a certain has his own opinion." ”

Wu Jue returned to his residence, Liu Ziyu and Wu Lu were waiting for him, Liu Ziyu stood up and asked, "How is it?" ”

Wu Jue looked at Liu Ziyu and nodded.

Liu Ziyu sat down dejectedly: "General Qu is the pillar of the Western Army, why is this so." ”

Wu Jue said: "At present, the great enemy, when the top and bottom are united, although Qu Duan has courage, but he is lonely and arrogant, if he does not get rid of it, he will inevitably let the upper and lower centrifugation, and the whole army will fall apart." He is not talented, but he is willing to sweep away the gold thief and recover the rivers and mountains. Whoever stands in the way of the great cause of restoration can only be removed. Although Zhao is not exempt. ”

Liu Ziyu jumped up and wanted to cover Wu Jue's mouth, but froze again: "Song Dynasty Jiangshan, isn't it from the Zhao family?" ”

Wu Jue said: "Ziyu, this point, Hu Yangeng can see it clearly before us. ”

Qu Duan was soon taken down and questioned again, he was locked in a large iron cage, surrounded by charcoal fires, soon the temperature in the cage rose to the point of unbearable, Qu Duan obediently signed the confession and pressed his fingerprints, and then was poured a bottle of soju, vomiting blood to death.

After Zhang Jun finished dealing with the little episode of Quduan, Wanyan Lou Room had already taken part of the main force to join Wanyan Liduo and Wanyan Wushu brothers, and approached Fuping.

Fuping, located in the eastern part of Guanzhong, is beautiful in terms of material and beautiful, with an important strategic location, and is known as the hinterland of Beijing. "Fuping, Shi, Wen Zhouza, Jing, Floating Wings. The south limit is depressed, paint, the north is based on the Bin Mountain, the peaks are steep, and the surrounding is like a city,... And the dangers of land and water are prepared,... There is a difference between the host and the guest, according to the danger to solidify, choose the profit to advance, and there are criminals,... It can make the piece of armor not returned", and it is true that "the shape of the Zhou Lan wins the armor and the auxiliary is good". (Fuping County Chronicles) is an important place for soldiers.

More than 100,000 Song troops and 100,000 Jin soldiers fought a decisive battle in Fuping.

Liu Xi convened the generals for a military meeting.

Wu Jue, the commander of the Yongxing Army, and Guo Hao, the deputy marshal of Qin Feng, believed that troops should be used cautiously. "The soldiers are moving with advantage, but the terrain is unfavorable today, and there is no way to see it. It is advisable to choose a high place to make it invincible. "Wu Jue and Guo Hao are both good at mountain warfare, and they are reluctant to fight with the Jin cavalry in the plains.

But Liu Qi and others think, "I am outnumbered, and I am blocking the reeds, and the enemy has no way to ride, so why use him to migrate?" "The Song army's soldiers and logistics civilians are mixed together at least more than 180,000, and the retreat in front of the enemy has always been the most complex tactical maneuver, if the retreat of more than 100,000 people is not well organized, if it is pursued and killed by the Jurchen iron cavalry, the biggest possibility is the collapse of the whole army. The Song army has become a tiger rider and can only fight to the death with the Jin army.

After the meeting, the Song army issued a war letter to the Jin army and made an appointment to meet the battle. The Jin army then marched to the front of the Song army in Fuping and went down to the village, but the Jin army refused to immediately engage in battle.

Wanyan Lou, who was already seriously ill, personally led the guards to reconnoiter in front of the Song army, and after returning to cheer up the generals, he said that although the Song army "had many people, the camp was not solid, there were thousands of holes, and it was very easy to break ears." So Wanyan replied to Zhang Jun and agreed that the two sides would meet on September 24.

The camp of the Song army in Fuping is located on the plain on the north bank of the Lubo River in the east of the county town of Fuping on the low terrain to the military village of Wangliao Township and the first line of Nayifang.

The right flank of the Song army was covered by the reeds and waters in the Lubo River, and the left flank was basically exposed on the plain. The Jin army's tun army confronted the right flank of the Song army on the Huayang Plain on the south bank of the Lubo River on the line from the high terrain of Jinliugu Township to the east Shangguan Township.

Liu Xi placed the most elite Jingyuan soldiers under his command on the left flank, commanded by his younger brother Liu Qi; The camp of the logistics people was placed on the right flank, "around the village to settle down, each state and county is its own small village, with chariots and horses as the guard, 155 and 5, connected continuously", and the task of protecting the villagers was in charge of Zhao Zhe.

On the 24th day of September in the first year of Shaoxing, when the first rays of sunlight hit the flagpole in the Song army camp, the rumbling war drums like hidden thunder finally came from the Song camp. Liu Xi obviously thinks that killing Quduan can't convince the public, and the Chinese army banner of the Song Army is actually written with the word "Qu" in Douda!

The generals waved their flags, and the Song army slowly drove out of the camp, with the cavalry as a cover, and the infantry formed a formation in the open space in front of the two armies. From a distance, more than a dozen huge crimson phalanxes looked like a slowly advancing red wave.

The generals waited, waiting for the moment when tens of thousands of Jurchen ironclad heavy cavalry on the opposite side opened the gate of the fortress and came out. They knew that at that moment, the sound of the horse's hooves on the ground was enough to change the color of the mountains and rivers, and the smoke and dust raised behind the horses were enough to make the sun and the moon dull.

But there was not the slightest movement on the other side.

The Jin army still held on to the camp.

The generals of the Song Dynasty were puzzled, could it be that the Jin army repented and did not dare to fight?

The arrow is already on the string, and the Song army has no choice but to send it. Liu Qi took the lead and pounced on the right wing camp of the Jin army. The rest of the Song army also followed behind the Jingyuan army and launched an attack on the entire Jin army.

Wanyan Liduo sat in the Chinese army, thinking that Wanyan Sali was the left-wing capital, and Wanyan Wushu was the right-wing capital. And the sick Wanyan Lou Room is with Wanyan Liduo. Wanyan Lou had already known about Qu Duan's dismissal by Zhang Jun earlier, and guessed that this was the banner of the Liu family brothers to pretend to set up Qu Duan.

The two armies fought until noon, and Wan Yan Liduo ordered to open the door and attack. The right flank of the Jin army, under the command of Wanyan Wushu, started a melee with the Jingyuan army. This is Liu Qi and Wanyan Wushu going head-to-head. Under the blows of the Jingyuan Army, the Right Route Army of the Jin Army gradually became unable to support it. Wanhu Chizhan Hui's headquarters was the first to be defeated, causing the Hezha pro-soldiers who had completed Yan Wushu to disperse.

After Yan Wushu reorganized the army and fought again, Wanyan Liduo also sent reinforcements to him from the Chinese army, and the two armies fell into a state of confrontation again.

The basic tactics of the Golden Cavalry are to outflank and encircle the two wings, and the Song people call it "Kidnapping Horse" and "East and West Kidnapping Horse", which has a tactical origin and long-term skills of encircling roe deer and catching roe deer. Whenever you encounter an enemy, you will "set up a circle and be the front." The two wings of the second Zhang left and right attack, so it is called the three-life array. ”

Among the cavalry on both wings, the "Iron Floating Tu" with heavy armor accounted for about forty percent.

Liu Qi's efforts bankrupted the Jin army's plan to outflank the Song army from the right flank, while the Song army on the left flank had the cover of Reed Mizuzawa, and the Jin army could not outflank it. The two armies of Song and Jin then fought the front, "from the middle of the day to the twilight, all the battles of Liuhe", the key to victory or defeat is who can not hold on first. The right flank of the Jin army gradually retreated under Liu Qi's blows, and the balance of victory seemed to be beginning to tilt in favor of the Song army.

At the critical moment, Wanyan Lou Room remembered the huge hidden danger of the Song Army's seemingly complete front - the people's camp of "the camp is not solid, and there are thousands of holes".