Wanyan Zonghan himself didn't know how many elites he had left.

Before besieging Li Yanxian's camp, there were countless losses in the darkness, and the Jurchen fierce general killed three of them. Before the army was collected, he learned that the military rations had been attacked, so he hurried back to save the food.

Some remnants of generals or officers who have lost their generals can only be temporarily assigned to other generals, or officers can be temporarily promoted to generals.

At this moment, it is a night battle, and the command has become even more chaotic.

It wasn't obvious when I came back quickly, so everyone just ran along. Now that there is a sudden war, those troops who have just been disabled by Li Yanxian and have not had time to reorganize are even out of touch with their new generals.

Even worse is morale!

People are not grass and wood machines, and no matter how brave a soldier is, he will be tired and afraid. Successive defeats, military rations were taken, enemies were on all sides, rushing back to help, fighting in the dark...... The Golden Soldier is full of various negative buffs.

They are still following to grab food, and they did not disperse immediately, in fact, there are two reasons.

First, Wanyan Zonghan's prestige is high enough.

Second, if they don't fight to get the rations back, they may starve to death next!

Nearly 10,000 Jurchen elites rushed forward in the dark, and only more than a thousand torches were leading the way. Some of the remnants of the temporarily reorganized soldiers were in chaos as they ran, and they couldn't even find their new generals.

But after all, he is an elite veteran, and those who run away can still get close to him spontaneously - it's no problem to charge straight, but it must be difficult to command if you want to make complex tactics.

In the darkness, they had cavalry running back and forth on all sides, and they couldn't figure out the direction of the main force of the Qingming army at all.

Wanyan Zonghan led his troops to rush straight down, and the cavalry that stopped in front of them quickly broke out one after another.

The smoother the battle, the more frightened Wanyan Zonghan became: "The elite of the Ming army is not in front, beware of them rushing from both sides." Summoned Hu Zhan and asked him to lead his troops to the left flank to intercept ......"

Before Yan Zonghan's military order came out, Yue Fei and Shi Ziming each led hundreds of Ming cavalry and more than 1,000 grassland cavalry to charge the two wings of the Jurchen soldiers.

The two wings of the Jurchen cavalry were in disarray.

Some middle- and low-level Jurchen generals spontaneously led their soldiers to intercept them. They quickly defeated the steppe cavalry that followed the Ming army, and subconsciously pursued them, causing them to lose touch with nearby friendly forces.

The two wings of the chaotic golden soldiers became even more chaotic because of the local victory.

Who said that the steppe cavalry was useless?

Letting them suffer defeat is also a kind of effect!

Wanyan Zonghan couldn't see the situation clearly, and he didn't know what the two wings were like, so he could only send a general to lead the troops to rescue.

Pucha Huzhan was ordered to lead his troops to the left. Before he arrived at the battlefield on the left flank, Luo Ruming, who pretended to be a grassland cavalry to shoot back and forth, suddenly rushed to intercept with hundreds of Ming cavalry and more than a thousand grassland cavalry.

The steppe cavalry, which had not dispersed, after escaping some distance, saw that Allah seemed to be entangled. So the leaders of the tribes returned with their troops and shot arrows at the left front of the Jurchen soldiers. There were even some old sixths, afraid of fighting with the Jurchens, who went around the flank and rear to shoot - the actual damage caused was very small, but the huge psychological pressure on the Jurchen soldiers made them feel that they were surrounded by several times the enemy.

In the dark night, you can't be farsighted, and Wanyan Zonghan can't command as a whole.

In the absence of unified command, some Jurchen generals could not stand being fired continuously. They roared and led their men to charge at the steppe cavalry, who fled in fright, leading the Jurchen cavalry pursuing them further and further.

After all, the Ming Dynasty had less than three thousand horsemen, and the local battlefield was very difficult.

But nearly 10,000 Jurchen elites have been messed up into a pot of porridge. Some Jurchen cavalry, because of the pursuit of the steppe cavalry, have even separated from the main force for two or three miles. The remnants of the Jurchen soldiers who were temporarily reorganized together completely lost their organization, and the generals could not find their own soldiers at all, so they could only rely on force to fight on their own, and at most one or two dozen cavalrymen spontaneously organized together.

There are also a large number of Jurchen soldiers, facing darkness and chaos, they don't know which side to kill, so they can only gallop in a daze to find the enemy.

Chaos war!

Wanyan Zonghan could only take his own soldiers, blowing trumpets all the way to gather troops and charge diagonally.

More and more Jurchen cavalry, who were in chaos, heard the commander's military horn and rushed over. If there is an enemy in front of them, they will kill them, and if there is no enemy, they will not care about anything else, and they will first get out of the chaotic battlefield and join the commander.

It's not that simple to get out of the fight!

Some small units that were out of touch with friendly forces were eaten by the Ming Dynasty in a daze.

In fact, the Ming army was also very chaotic, and some cavalry fell behind while fighting, and then they were surrounded and killed by gold soldiers several times their size.

Wanyan Zonghan didn't dare to rush into the camp rashly, he blew the trumpet all the way and gathered the remnants of the army, went around the east side of the camp and rushed into various gates.

Finally, when the morning light was faint, Wanyan Zonghan recaptured his military rations!

Counting the number of people, there were only more than 6,000 riders left, and they were all exhausted.

"General Yue, General Luo is dead!"

Yue Fei got the news and hurriedly ran to see that Luo Ruming's body had been trampled on.

Li Yanxian's second-ranked cavalry general died at the hands of Jin soldiers in a night melee. He collided with the core elite led by Pucha Huzhan, and Luo Ruming not only died himself, but also killed more than 300 Daming Xiaoqi under his command.

Pucha Huzhan was originally a general of Wanyan Lou's room, and when a thousand Jurchen cavalry defeated 30,000 Western Xia troops, it was this person who was the vanguard to lure the enemy.

He led 300 Jurchen cavalry and defeated 2,000 Western Xia Iron Harriers head-on. Then he went to storm the Western Xia camp and lured 30,000 enemy troops to chase and kill. In the end, he lured the enemy to the ambush site, and then cooperated with hundreds of friendly troops to kill 30,000 Western Xia soldiers and flee in defeat!

"Temporarily retreat and take General Luo's body with you," Yue Fei instructed, "When this battle is over, we will collect the fallen soldiers alive." Go and inform General Li Yanxian and ask him to march desperately, the Jurchen cavalry will not kill him. ”

Although Wanyan Zonghan recaptured the military rations, Yue Fei's battle goal had been achieved.

First, delay time and wait for Wang Yan to lead the infantry to come to help. Avoid Wanyan Zonghan leading the elite to raid Wang Yanbu in the march.

Second, thwart the enemy's spirit.

Allah, who was still desperately fighting for food before, is now depressed one by one.

They besieged Li Yanxian and suffered heavy losses, and were raided by Yue Fei and suffered heavy losses. Just now, I tried my best to seize the grain and grass, but now although I have taken the grain and grass back, the breath in my chest has also been discharged. What ensues is confusion and fear, not knowing what to do next?

It's one thing to take back the grain and grass, it's another to take it away!

The steppe cavalry that followed them south either defected to the Ming Kingdom or fled back to the grassland. There were only more than 6,000 Jurchen soldiers left, and they were guarding a large pile of military rations, and there were no people to help them transport grain.

And Wang Yan's infantry had already hurried all the way here.

There were no chariots, no artillery, and no thunderbolts.

Yue Fei led the cavalry to protect, and Wang Yan let the infantry form a formation, three miles away from the Jin soldiers' camp.

It's getting brighter.

There are still remnants of fire burning in the camp of the golden soldiers, more than half of the military tents have been burned, and a large area of wooden walled walls has also been burned down.

Wanyan Zonghan personally rode out on horseback, observed with a telescope for a while, and finally confirmed the strength of the Ming army.

He was swept away by Yue Fei, and there weren't many Ming troops at all last night!

Wanyan Mouyan followed and asked, "Marshal, do you hold on or retreat?" ”

Wanyan Zonghan said: "Attack! ”

"Attack?" Wan Yan Mouyan was shocked, "Now that the morale is low and tired, where can I still storm the enemy's large array?" ”

Wanyan Zonghan said: "If we are tired, won't the southern thieves be tired?" These infantry in front of him were all rushing from Dadingfu City, and they were already half tired and half dead after a rapid march all the way. It is necessary to take advantage of their unstable foothold and no car formation to protect them, and use all their strength to crush and annihilate them! Otherwise, when the Ming army (Li Yanxian) in the south comes over with chariots to reinforce, how can we have a chance of winning at that time? ”

Wanyan Mouyan was already scared: "Since these infantry troops are from Dadingfu City, then Dadingfu City must be empty." Why don't we ride horses and take down Dadingfu City! ”

"Fool," Wanyan Zonghan said, "there must be defenders in Dadingfu City, and there are also artillery and iron fire mines that can explode. Even if the number of defenders in the city is small, we will suffer casualties if we try to break through the city. And to attack the city, do you want military rations here? If you want military rations, you can divide your troops, but once you divide your troops, how can you resist the enemy in front of you? Even if we succeed in taking the city, it is nothing more than exchanging the large battalion and military rations here for the city and military rations of the Ming army. When the time comes, you still have to be trapped in the lonely city! ”

Wanyan couldn't refute it.

Wanyan Zonghan said: "Now there is only one way, to annihilate these enemies in front of you. Order, all departments are reorganized, come over for a decisive battle immediately! ”

"Don't you eat first?" Wanyan Mouyan said, "Even the people and horses are hungry, and the war horses have not yet recovered." It's better to let the soldiers eat first, and let the war horses recover for a while. ”

Wanyan Zonghan said angrily: "When our army's war horses are restored, the enemy's infantry will also be restored!" ”

Wanyan Zonghan was very tired.

Wan Yan Yan's mother died of illness, and Wan Yan Lou's room also died of illness. Although Shi Jianu and Bo Luhuo were not dead, they were riddled with injuries and recuperated in Shangjing, and they could no longer fight on horseback.

After Yan Zonghan's generals, only one silver technique can still be played.

Yinshu can be sent to Xingzhong Mansion to resist Li Bao's main force. Once Xingzhongfu falls and the Ming army in the eastern direction of Liaodong captures Jinzhou, it will be able to connect with the Ming army here.

At this moment, by Wanyan Zonghan's side, there is not even a general who can discuss the military!

The Jurchen soldiers began to lead their horses out of the camp, and they had already fed the horses with beans, salt, and river water. But the horses were still tired enough to be reluctant to ride.

The remaining more than 6,000 Jurchen elites have just been reorganized by Wanyan Zonghan.

"Hu Zhan, you come to attack!" Wanyan Zonghan said.

Pucha Huzhan said: "Swear to die!" ”

Pucha Huzhan's subordinates are all strong troops left over from Wanyan Lou's room. Just now, they killed Luo Ruming, and they also killed more than 300 Ming Xiaoqi.

They themselves suffered heavy casualties, but Wanyan Zonghan immediately replenished and reorganized.

It's all the best of the best!

These guys, before they met the Ming army, always won more with less, and their record was very outrageous. The war with the Western Xia has already been said, when they were still besieging Taiyuan, they defeated 10,000 Song troops with 1,000 cavalry, and then defeated 30,000 Song troops with 1,000 cavalry.

Yue Fei's side was also reorganizing and restoring the physical strength of the war horse.

Even when cleaning the battlefield, he collected all the armor that could be used and equipped the steppe tribes that performed well.

Wang Yan's infantry rushed all the way, leading the mules carrying armor, and trotted all the way through the middle of the night. In the end, the mules did not want to run, and they thought that the mules were walking slowly, so they simply put on their armor and rushed over.

Lined up, very tired!

And the reinforcements led by Li Yanxian were still ten miles away at this time.

(End of chapter)