Chapter 252: Defeat is like a mountain
Back then, Hulu was also a world-famous battlefield general, but now he accidentally died tragically at the hands of Yang Zaixing, who was more brave and good at fighting and in the prime of life, and his death seemed to be fate.
In the case of unfavorable battles and repeated setbacks in the offensive, Hulu had to personally go out and fight against Yang Zaixing, who was in the prime of life, with the body of a broken candle, the result can be imagined, although Hulu's temper is very irritable, but he is not stupid at all, anyone knows the truth that the fist is afraid of the young strong, and how can he not know?
The choice of Hulu is similar to the situation faced by Dajin today, in the case of the national strength is far inferior to the Great Song Dynasty, but he has to choose to be hard with it, and when the two sides really fight, Jin was surprised to find that the Song State is no longer the weak Song Dynasty that was bullied at will in the past, but has grown into a behemoth that is enough to make him look up.
The tragic death of Hulu brought a great blow to the soldiers of the Jin Army who were engaged in a bloody battle with the Song army under the city of Kaifeng Prefecture.
Hulu is definitely a hero-like existence in the Jin army, but no one thought that he once followed Taizu to fight in the south and north, stepped on the Liao country, and made countless meritorious contributions, and the invincible Hulu would be defeated so badly, the other party almost effortlessly, and he was cut down under the horse with only one combination.
In a heroic way, Hulu finally died on the way to the charge, but his death eventually became the last straw that broke the camel's back.
The morale of the soldiers of the Jin Army, who witnessed the body of Hulu, fell to freezing point in an instant, and no matter how the lieutenant general and colonel rectified military discipline, they could not reverse the imminent defeat of the Jin Army.
The attack of the Jin soldiers began to slow down gradually, and as the soldiers in the rear retreated in a panic, the already incomplete Jin army formation gradually began to show signs of collapse.
Under the command of generals and colonels at all levels, the soldiers of the Song army were slowly approaching in an orderly manner, while the soldiers holding spears were also methodically following the rhythm of the drums and constantly making stabbing movements in front of them.
After about a stick of incense, under the uninterrupted attack of the Song army, the space for the Jin army's military formation to move became smaller and smaller, and tens of thousands of cavalry were all compressed into a very small space, and even turning the horse's head had become a very difficult thing.
In the case of the loss of mobility, the combat effectiveness of the cavalry can be described as miserable, and the tens of thousands of Jin cavalry who are congested under the city of Kaifeng Mansion are now in front of the Song army, and they are simply live targets for the Song soldiers to handle at will.
The infantry phalanx of the Song army was still very intact under the constraints of generals and colonels at all levels, which was entirely due to Yue Fei's rigorous management of the army.
The soldiers were trained every day, and after training, they had to maintain military appearance and discipline without any discount, which made the soldiers feel miserable, and at the same time, they also gave Yue Fei a nickname in private.
Xingyuan Rongsi went up to the generals and colonels, down to the ordinary soldiers, and they all called Yue Fei King Yue Yan in private.
As Yang Zaixing and Zhang Xian led the Beiwei army to attack the Jin army from the rear, the Jin army quickly paid a huge price for casualties in the case of being attacked by the enemy on the back, and finally under the leadership of a general with Han blood, the Jin army turned over and dismounted, took the initiative to remove the armor on their bodies, placed their weapons on the side of the road, and handed them over to the Song army to take care of.
Yue Fei ordered Wang Gui to lead people to temporarily build a prisoner of war camp to watch the prisoners of the Jin army, and then ordered people to gather the generals of the Jin army and go to the big tent to discuss matters.
After a long time.
More than 20 Jin generals were pushed and shoved by Wang Gui and others to the tent.
Looking at Yue Fei, who was high above, several generals of the Jin Army still looked unconvinced, and shouted: "The despicable villain who is used to plotting and tricking, even if he wins by luck, he will not win. ”
When Yue Fei heard this, he couldn't help frowning, showing a puzzled expression, looking at the few Jin Army generals who were standing at the bottom with their necks stalked, and said, "Soldiers, treacherous ways, have you never seriously studied the war book and battle strategy?" Don't even understand the most basic soldiers? ”
When the middle-aged general named Wan Yanxu heard this, he snorted with disdain on his face and said, "Conspiracy and trickery are just a small path that does not enter the stream, and the battle of Jingkang is proof of this." ”
"In the face of absolute strength, no amount of intrigue and trickery is just useless."
When Yue Fei heard this, he couldn't help but smile dumbly, and his eyes were full of disdain and banter when he looked at Wan Yan Xu, and said, "If it weren't for the fact that the others were all tied hand and foot, the general would have thought that Jin Cai was the one who won this battle." ”
Yue Fei looked at Wan Yan Xu like an idiot, and said: "The general is really too lazy to talk nonsense with you, give you two ways, either go to Kaifeng Mansion to persuade you to surrender, or die, whether you live or die, you choose for yourself." ”
Yue Fei was in a very good mood after defeating the Jin army, so it was rare to have a few idle words with the captured Jin generals, but after seeing the shameless face of the Jin people, he didn't plan to continue to talk to the other party, so he directly showed the other party's hole cards.
When Yan Xu heard this, he pursed his lips with disdain on his face, and said: "Today's defeat is not a crime of war, if it weren't for Hulu's insistence, how could my army be defeated so quickly?" ”
"The general of the defeated army, death is death, needless to say, give me a good time." Wan Yan Xu said with a stiff neck.
Seeing this, Yue Fei nodded silently, and when he looked at Yan Xu again, there was a hint of admiration in his eyes, and he said, "Seeing death as home, it is not a good man with iron bones." ”
Yue Fei said, his eyes swept around the faces of the generals of the Jin Army, stretched out his hand and nodded at Yan Xu, and said in a deep voice: "If you want to go with him to the dead, take a step forward." ”
Yue Fei's voice lagged behind, and when the crowd was neutral, nine people stood out and stood side by side with Wan Yan Xu.
Seeing this, Yue Fei nodded silently, then nodded to Niu Gao, who was standing at the bottom, and said in a deep voice: "Pull the stubborn person out of the account, kill him with a rod in front of the gate, and then hang his body in front of the gate, and the corpse will be violent for three days." ”
Yue Fei was never merciful when dealing with Hu people.
When Wan Yan Xu and the others heard this, they were all so shocked that they gasped, and one of the young generals named Wan Yan Chong silently took a step back in full view of everyone without shame.
Seeing this, Yue Fei couldn't help but smile dumbly, cast an approving glance at Wan Yan Chong, and said: "Those who know the times are Junjie, after all, everyone has only one life, and once they die, there is no possibility of resurrection, so there is no need to feel guilty and ashamed of their actions." ”
When Yan Chong heard this, he nodded with embarrassment, and sneered: "What the general said is extremely true. ”
Wan Yan Xu frowned, glanced at Wan Yan Chong coldly, and scolded lightly: "Coward, it's really a shame for Dajin." With that, he snorted heavily, and walked out of the tent without looking back.
After Yan Xu and the others left the tent, Yue Fei looked at Wan Yan Chong, who bowed his head silently and said with a smile: "He is already over forty years old, one leg has already entered the coffin, naturally he does not hesitate to live and die, and you are just in your early twenties, how can you practice yourself like him?" ”
When Yan Chong heard this, he silently raised his head and glanced at Yue Fei, forced out a smile, and said, "What the general said is extremely true. ”