The Song Dynasty has been deliberate for 16 years, only to know that it is the Water Margin

Wan Yanchang's face was filled with confusion and surprise. Could this Song army have gone crazy?

After several previous wars in the north, who doesn’t know that the Jurchen warriors are powerful and invincible? Especially the cavalry, they are invincible. How can they dare to charge against the Jurchen cavalry?

He then sneered, "There are many people in the Song Dynasty, and there are also many ungrateful people who want to die. If this is the case, then let's help these people!"

They are all cavalry here, so there is no such thing as arranging a formation and resisting the enemy with bows and arrows. They are both on horseback and can use arrows. If they use both, they will just shoot at random.

But how can this show the bravery of Jurchen athletes? Shooting arrows at each other doesn't mean that the other party takes advantage? What's more, the Song army only has a few thousand troops at this moment, and they can all be wiped out with one charge!

Thinking of this, Wan Yanchang waved his hand forward on his horse: "The front army goes out to destroy the enemy!"

There are 20,000 people on his side, 5,000 in the front, 10,000 in the middle, and 5,000 in the rear.

He felt that sending 5,000 men to fight was a sledgehammer. One Jurchen warrior could defeat ten Song armies. Seeing that the Song army only had these soldiers and horses, and sent about the same amount of troops to fight against them, did he think too highly of them?
However, when a lion fights a rabbit, he must use all his strength. The second prince, Wanyan Zongwang, never underestimates his enemy. Even though he knows that he will attack the weak ones no matter how hard he tries, he still never gives the opponent the slightest chance or leaves any loopholes.

Li Kui was waving two axes over there, his eyes were red. He didn't look at the number of people on the other side. He only saw that they were all Jurchen soldiers, so he shouted excitedly. The cavalry following behind him didn't know his details and thought he had nothing to do with him. Fu Mo Dang, just follow the strange calls and rush forward.

At first, this Jurchen soldier looked at the Song army in the distance as if it were a joke, and everyone showed disdain. But when he got closer, he found that these Song soldiers not only did not stop, but accelerated towards them, and his original contempt immediately turned into full of anger.

The ants of the Song Dynasty should be afraid of the Jurchen warriors. At this moment, they are not afraid or say anything, but they actually want to collide? This is great!
Wan Yanchang gave the order, and the five thousand troops immediately rushed forward. They were all extremely angry and wanted to tear into pieces the posing ants in front.

It's absolutely abominable to make such a show of force despite being vulnerable!
"Boom, boom, boom", a dull but continuous sound of collision came, and the two armies instantly came to a head.

The weapons of the Jurchen Qingqi are roughly the same as those of the Liao army in Xixia, with scimitars or blunt weapons.

Light cavalry rarely charge, but they are not incapable of charging. Most of the light cavalry are mainly used for cruising and harvesting. However, with the inertia of the war horses and the protection of their own leather armor, they can also charge and impact.

The two armies suddenly collided with each other.

But what surprised Wan Yanchang was that the scene of direct crushing that he originally thought did not happen, but instead... a rare penetration of each other.

He slowly opened his mouth wide and looked at the people in front of him shouting. He was in the Chinese army, so he could only get a rough look, not the smallest detail.

Is that really Song Jun? Wan Yanchang suddenly had some doubts in his heart. How could the Song army withstand the charge of the Jurchen warriors head-on? This is impossible, this is absolutely impossible!

In the successive battles in the north, he had already seen clearly the combat power of the Song army. Even the Western army, which was said to be the strongest, was not necessarily much stronger than the Khitan soldiers. Moreover, the Song army's tactics were chaotic and the generals were in unison with each other. Poor, the coordination is completely out of order, and they cannot withstand the charge of the brave Jurchen knights.

The most important point is that the Song army's horses are not good. The Song army has plenty of personnel, many generals, and the armor is actually enough for use. Although it seems inferior to Xixiajia, it is enough, except for the war horses.

The war horses of the Song Army were not only inferior to those of the Jurchens, but also inferior to those of the Liao Kingdom. They were the worst among the surrounding countries.

Most of the war horses of the Song Dynasty were purchased from Xixia, and a small number were purchased from the Liao Kingdom. The domestic racecourses were almost deserted in the early years, whether in Hehuang or Luzhou, and finally only one area remained in the capital.

But the racecourses on the outskirts of Gyeonggi Province breed war horses not for the army, but for the pleasure of princes and gentlemen.

Although the Western Army also raised some war horses, it was a pity that they were not large-scale. They were all small horse farms, and the horses sold to the Song Dynasty by Xixia and Liao were not very well-bred horses. After a few generations, they became weak.

Therefore, the war horses of the Song Dynasty are inferior to others.

If the horse is not good, it means that the cavalry is not good. If the cavalry is not good, it means that it cannot dominate the plains. If it extends, it will not work in the grassland, or even worse!

So in the east of Henan Province, the Jurchen warriors should be running rampant, but why are they killing each other at this moment?
Wan Yanchang took a sharp breath, feeling that his brain was a little weak. This scene in front of him should never have happened!

At this moment, the soldiers watching the battle from the front came back and reported: "Deputy Commander, the Song Army cavalry on the opposite side is different from what we have seen before."

"Different? What's the difference?" Wan Yanchang asked hurriedly.

"Deputy Marshal, my subordinates are watching the battle. Not only are these Song cavalry horses tall and strong, not inferior to my Dajin, but the vital parts of the leather armor they wear are covered with iron sheets, and there are iron spears among their weapons."

"The vital parts of the leather armor are covered with iron sheets? And you use iron spears?" Wan Yanchang was stunned for a moment. Let's not mention the war horses for now, but what is this kind of equipment? Is this still a light cavalry? The light cavalry mainly patrols and harvests. Although they are also equipped with blunt weapons, they are rarely used. They mostly pursue the goal of moving around like the wind and being flexible.

So what is this leather armor covered with iron used for? There are also iron spears, wouldn't they increase the weight of the man and the horse? Will it slow down a bit? But it can add a little more inertia... Inertia? Thinking of Wan Yanchang's inertia, his eyes immediately opened wide.

The opponent is running from far to near, running non-stop. It is simply coming with all the momentum. With a little more inertia, it will become bigger and bigger during the non-stop running. Moreover, this type of leather armor also has iron spears. arms……

Wan Yanchang's expression immediately changed. The opponent not only had a war horse that was not inferior to our own, but also had such weapons and equipment. He was not afraid of death. If he just charged straight at him, wouldn't his side suffer some losses?

Even if there are less than ten thousand Jurchens and they are invincible if there are more than ten thousand, they still don't want to lose even a penny because the tribe has so few people.

But at this moment, in the melee ahead, the invincible Jurchen men are falling off their horses one by one. The leather armor can block some weak arrows, but it is absolutely unable to withstand the trampling of horse hooves. After all, it is not iron armor. Armor, just in the blink of an eye, many people's bones were broken, their muscles were broken, and they were even trampled into flesh.

"No!" Wan Yanchang yelled. He could not accept the scene before him. Since the confrontation with Liao, for more than ten years, the Jurchen warriors have fought in the north and south, fighting in the east and in the west. How have they ever suffered a defeat? There has never been such a tragic situation.

The Song army actually had the upper hand!

Li Kui's killing skills were slippery at the moment, but he had become addicted to his skills this time. Ever since he and Sister Gu got addicted to killing people in Hujiazhuang many years ago, for some reason, Gongming's brother no longer gave him a chance and kept him by his side all the time. Come on, the two kings are really good people.

His two axes flew up and down, hitting each other and dying. Although he was also injured a little, he didn't care at all. Instead, he aroused his fierceness and became more and more courageous as he fought.

Wan Yanchang's face was so dark that he seemed to be dripping with ink. He shouted: "Charge the whole army, charge the whole army, and destroy these Song dogs."

The remaining golden soldiers were impatient for a long time. Seeing that Paoze suffered a huge loss in front, their eyes were almost splitting. At this moment, they all waved their weapons and rushed forward after hearing the order.

The invincible 20,000 Jurchen light cavalry faced the Song army of only 5,000.

Wan Yanchang was filled with regret at this moment. If he had just ordered all 20,000 people to come forward and encircle them, they would have definitely reduced a lot of losses. Maybe they would have wiped out these weird Song troops long ago, and the current situation would not be as bad.

But it was too late to say anything now. He secretly determined in his heart that these Song troops must be crushed to ashes, leaving no one alive, and killing them all to avenge the Jurchen Erlang who was killed and injured before. Li Kui was killing with ease, when suddenly he heard a shocking shout from behind, and an endless crowd of golden soldiers piled up on him. He was stunned. Instead of being afraid, he showed joy on his dark face and licked his lips. With blood on his face, his expression became more ferocious.

At this moment, the sound of horse hooves came from behind the people on his side. The ground shook and dust and smoke flew. It turned out that three teams of Lu, Da, Qin, Ming and Suochao were chasing after them.

When Li Kui saw this, he immediately said angrily: "The three servants have regretted their actions and want to compete with me for credit."

He beat the horse hard, as if he was afraid that someone would kill another golden soldier, and rushed over like crazy, with the two axes in his hands dancing wildly.

The three Rudas came over without saying much. They had already seen clearly the situation in the field. The Jurchen cavalry was not more numerous than them, and indeed they did not have heavy cavalry, so they immediately divided into three groups.

Qin Ming's left wing, Suo Chao's right wing, and Lu Da directly connected with Li Kui from behind.

A bloody battle began immediately.

The light cavalry rarely engages in such large-scale frontal collisions, and chaos immediately breaks out on the field.

Forty thousand cavalry came together in a melee. You can imagine how fierce the battle was and how majestic the scene was.

This is no better than riding on a pair of steps, or walking on a step, with a buffer of room for advancement and retreat.

Once the cavalry penetrated each other and strangled each other, they were in a dilemma. They could not retreat until they died, and they could not retreat. If they advanced, they had to kill the enemy in front.

As the cavalry died in battle, some of the mounts died, lying across the ground, forming obstacles and tripping up normal people. Some of the mounts lost their owners and ran around randomly, causing injuries regardless of whether they were friends or foes.

Some of the horses were frightened and knocked down the soldiers above them. Then they got up and kicked them randomly.

It is actually rare for a war horse to be frightened, otherwise why would it be called a war horse? However, in the current melee situation, even well-trained war horses are often frightened and fainted. It would be okay if there is no owner, if there is someone above The soldiers, it was simply a disaster. They didn't obey the command at all. They were either knocked down or bumped into randomly. The master above was dead.

The battle lasted for more than half an hour before it finally came to a conclusion. At this moment, the battlefield was already like Shura Hell. There was no end in sight of the corpses. The blood was like a spring stream, branching out into countless branches and flowing gurglingly. The air was filled with overwhelming blood. The smell wafts around, making people nauseous.

The result was that the Jurchen soldiers were defeated. Originally, the cavalry of each other were entangled, and they were in a dilemma. However, after more than half an hour of fighting, as the soldiers died in the battle, there were fewer and fewer people, and the battlefield became empty and spacious, and it was possible to do Make some retreat and move.

Fully half of the men were missing. After a battle of 40,000 cavalry, only more than 20,000 were left. Among them, the Rudas had twice as many as the Jurchens.

In other words, there are about 14,500 people left on Ruda's side, while there are only more than 7,000 people on the Jurchen side.

Wan Yanchang was shaking from behind, his eyes were as wide as copper bells, and his arms were trembling slightly and pointing forward: "This... this is impossible!"

The soldiers around them also had expressions of disbelief, but no one spoke, because the remaining more than 7,000 cavalry were returning in rout.

The sound of horse hooves sounded like bells in a storm, and finally one of the soldiers couldn't help but said: "Deputy Commander, withdraw..."

Wan Yanchang suddenly turned his face, stared at the soldier fiercely, and pulled out his sword with a clang: "What did you say?"

The soldier's face was ugly, and he immediately closed his eyes and made a gesture of holding his neck to be slaughtered. The Jurchens would not say defeat, and those who dared to say defeat would die.

"Deputy Commander, wait a minute!" Another soldier gritted his teeth and said, "The war cannot be violated..."

Wan Yanchang looked at these two soldiers. They had been with him for five or six years and were not greedy for life and fearful of death. But at this moment...

He turned to look at the battlefield and saw that the defeated cavalry in front was getting closer and closer. It was already an irreversible situation.

After looking for a few times with a livid face, Wan Yanchang returned the sword to its sheath with force on his wrist. Then he was silent for a moment or two and said with difficulty: "Withdraw to Zhuxian Town!"

This was the maximum avoidance he could do. If he couldn't retreat directly towards Tokyo, it would be better to die here.

The flag soldiers next to him immediately raised their flags, and Wan Yanchang turned the horse's head with difficulty and headed towards Zhuxian Town.

Zhuxian Town is a very large town, one of the best among the towns on Gyeonggi Road, and its area is close to that of the smallest county town.

However, Zhuxian Town has no city walls and is completely open to the outside world. At this moment, there are no common people in the town. When the Jin army crossed the Yellow River, Kaifeng Mansion sent an alarm everywhere, and everyone in the town ran to nearby counties. However, Unfortunately, all the county towns were eventually lost.

The defeated Jurchen army entered the town directly. There were five streets in the town. They were all avenues, not narrow alleys, and they could all be used for horse racing.

Wan Yanchang ordered: "Each of us find a place to hide, with bows and arrows..."

Before the words about resisting the enemy with bows and arrows were fully uttered, there was a "boom" from the other side, and Li Kui took the brunt and led his men in.

They were originally chasing after each other, but they were not far away from each other. How could they allow the Jurchen army to find a place to take cover and then use bows and crossbows to ambush them?

What's more, all the Jurchen soldiers at this moment were in a daze. They were not even as good as when the Song army was defeated. They had no reaction and went straight to the bunker.

The Song army has had victories and defeats with Xixia in recent years, and has suffered repeated defeats with the Jurchens. It has long been psychologically endured, and those who fled are also well-organized.

And how have the Jurchens experienced defeat in these years? He was a victorious lion. The sudden defeat was so huge that he couldn't bear it for a moment. He didn't even retreat on the battlefield. At this moment, he was in a daze, and he couldn't lose even after losing.

The confidence of being invincible has been shattered, and his energy and energy have plummeted. At this moment, there is no time to find any cover for a sneak attack.

As more and more cavalry came in from behind, the second round of fighting began in Zhuxian Town. This battle lasted longer than before.

Because although Zhuxian Town is open and spacious, it is a residential area after all. There are many obstacles in the houses, making the fight even more difficult.

It wasn't until more than an hour later that the entire town was almost filled with corpses. Only a few dozen Jin soldiers were left. They wrapped Wan Yanchang in their arms and fled northward...

(End of this chapter)