Chapter 5
Ding Jin put on his helmet and armor, mounted his horse, and held his gun, feeling anxious in his heart. The Jin army defeated Zhai Jin and Han Shizhong yesterday, and after their new victory, their morale was high. He was really unsure about attacking now. Just
It's just the fifty people on the other side of the river. I'm afraid there's a large army behind them. If I don't move in a hurry, disaster will be imminent.
Ma Xi held up a steel knife on his horse and said to Ding Jin: "Du Xun, Yu Huan has already led people across the river! We can't wait long!"
Ding Jin took a deep breath and shouted sternly: "Get ready to cross the river! Captain Zhai was defeated yesterday. We can't stop fighting. After crossing the river, immediately surround the Jin soldiers on the opposite side, kill them, and then turn around and return to the capital! If you are too late to leave,
The army of golden soldiers came and killed everyone!"
A group of generals claimed that it was.
Ma Xi took the lead. He roared, took the wooden bridge and rushed towards the creek in the north of the village.
On a small hill, Wang Xiao hunter set up a pavilion and watched the movements at the bottom of the mountain. Seeing Feng Xi rushing towards the river first, he nodded and said: "Ding Du patrol still has a plan. Send Yu Huan across the river to take the back road first, and then we will go back here.
Crossing the river to attack, how can the Jin soldiers resist?"
Shao Ling said: "What Xiaoshe said is that the Jin people are all cavalry. If they cross the river head-on, they will be unable to catch up if they leave."
At the same time, Li Nong said: "If I were the Jin on the other side, I would not be willing to fight. I would order all my troops and horses and rush straight towards Yu Huan who was crossing the river. Yu Huan only has 300 men, so he may not be able to keep the Jin."
Shao Ling nodded: "That's it. Seeing that the Jin people are gathering on the opposite side, they probably want to attack Yu Huan."
Wang Xiaolie looked at the situation at the bottom of the mountain and felt the same. Ding Jin had nearly two thousand soldiers and horses. Once a melee broke out with the Jin soldiers, the fifty Jin soldiers would have no power to fight back. It was still necessary to take advantage of Ding Jin's army before it crossed the river.
Go to Yu Huan and prepare to retreat.
On the other side of the river, Wu Yan mounted his horse and watched his men gather around him. He said loudly: "There are two to three hundred Song troops crossing the river upstream and want to surround our retreat. Needless to say, Erlang follow me and kill them. Kill them.
Scatter them and wait for Mr. Huanduan to arrive. When the army arrives, we will pursue the Song army again!"
All the Jin people claimed that it was.
At this moment, Ma Xi had already led people to the river. The crowd shouted, pushed down the rafts, and built a row of bridges out. The river was not wide, and horses could jump across. The rafts fell down on the river, and immediately
It became a smooth road.
Wu Yan was about to lead his troops to attack Yu Huan. When he heard the shouts, he looked back and saw Ma Xi leading hundreds of Song troops across the river. Ma Xi led the way, waving his two swords in his hands and shouting loudly.
Seeing that the Song army's formation was scattered, Wuyan said: "These Song people are really abominable! My sons, form a formation and follow me to kill for a while! We have few people fighting with many people, and we are most afraid of melee! We must not get separated.
Do as you are told!"
Since the rise of the Jin people, they first destroyed the Liao Dynasty and then the Song Dynasty, and almost never suffered a defeat. At this time, morale was strong. Fifty people fought against the Song army, and everyone was still full of confidence. After hearing Wuyan's words, they all said yes.
Ma Xi crossed the river and walked dozens of steps. He suddenly raised his head and saw that the golden soldiers in front had not left. They formed a wedge shape, turned the horse's head, and suddenly rushed towards him. He was startled and hurriedly rushed towards him.
The horse stopped.
The Jin soldiers were not far from the river. In an instant, the two armies were close.
Wu Yan took the lead and saw that the Song army in front was less than a hundred paces away. With a loud shout, he picked up his bow and mounted an arrow. With a push of his feet, the horse moved forward like the wind. In the blink of an eye, it was close.
Before Ma Xi could see clearly, he heard a "ding" sound, and there was a huge shock in his chest. When he looked down, he saw an arrow stuck in his armor. Fortunately, the Jin man's bow was not strong, and the armor was weak.
The arrows of the soldiers of the Song Dynasty did not penetrate the armor.
Ma Xi secretly said it was a luck, and Ma Xi became frightened. Originally seeing that the Jin soldiers were few, he thought that there must be an advantage in the melee. Unexpectedly, the Jin soldiers moved so quickly and bravely, and they actually charged back.
Seeing that one arrow failed to kill General Song, Wu Yan did not hesitate at all. With a flurry of arrows, he shot down several of the pawns around Ma Xi.
The Jin army has many cavalry and is good at riding and shooting, but its bow power is not strong. Generally, the Jin soldiers use bows with a strength of seven dou, or even five dou, which are not as good as those of the Song army. Even if the Song army rides a bow, it still uses a bow with a power of nine dou, and the foot bow is stronger.
.However, the Jin Bing's arrows are very distinctive. They are very long and heavy. With a soft bow and heavy arrows, the Jin Bing's shooting range is not far. In special circumstances, the arrows are almost close to the face.
The weapons of the army are adapted to the army's combat methods. Without focusing on the system, simply talking about weapons will cause confusion. Although the real Jurchen soldiers are almost all cavalry, they also emphasize heavy armor and tenacity. When two armies fight, they often cycle
It took dozens of rounds to determine the winner. The arrows had a short range and were powerful and heavy, which suited their fighting style and was different from the Song army.
The Song Army was very unsuited to the Jin Army's tactics. In previous battles with the Liao Army and the Xixia Army, the outcome was often determined in one or two rounds, and they rarely fought hard for a long time. For the Jin Army, dozens of rounds were not enough.
We are accustomed to it. Now, the main force of the Song Army has been almost completely wiped out, and the newly organized army lacks combat experience. This is the time when the Jin Army is at its peak.
The cavalry of the Jin army came galloping towards them, and the knights on their horses fired arrows. In the blink of an eye, fifty or sixty Song soldiers fell on the river bank.
When Ma Xi saw that almost all the people around him were dead and that he had been hit by several more arrows, he was so frightened that he turned his horse's head and retreated towards the road he came from.
Wuyan did not expect that the Song army would be so useless. He only shot a few rounds of arrows, but before he could fight, the Song army retreated.
In fact, not many of the Song soldiers who were shot down actually lost their lives. Most of them were just injured. Facing the Jin Army’s cavalry, the more they ran away, the more people died. But these people under Ding Jin were really
There are not many soldiers, and most of them are people who are idle in the market. When they face armies that are worse than themselves, or when they face the common people, they are often extremely vicious. When they face armies that are stronger than themselves, they are vulnerable. When they are strong, they become weak.
Being strong when faced with weakness is their true portrayal.
Seeing that the Song army on the other side of the river was also starting to retreat, Wu Yan shook his horse's reins and rushed forward like flying. When he got behind Ma Xi, he pulled out the mace on his horse and hit him in the back of the heart. Ma Xi was caught off guard.
He screamed and fell off the horse.
A group of Jin soldiers cheered and rushed forward with shouts. Following Wu Yan, they rushed straight towards the Song army.
Wang Xiaolie on the mountain looked dumbfounded. After a while, he said: "How come Ma Xi is so useless when he crosses the river? As soon as he met him, he was rushed across the river by the Jin army!"
Shao Ling on the side opened his mouth, and after a while, he shook his head: "Xiao Sheren, it's not just the horses that are useless. You see, Ding Jin's soldiers and horses in the village are in chaos. That guy Ding Jin actually
He turned his horse and ran away! It’s only because they were all useless!”
Wang Xiaolie could hardly believe his eyes. With nearly two thousand soldiers and horses, he could win against fifty golden soldiers with his eyes closed. How could this happen? Originally, Ma Xi was defeated, but as long as Ding Jin held firm, more than a thousand people defended the village.
Even though Jin Bing was a god, there was nothing he could do about it. Now that Ding Jin escaped, his soldiers and horses followed him into chaos. Everyone wanted to escape and headed out of the village in a chaotic manner.
Cao Zhiyan on the side said: "Xiao Sheren, if Jin Bing really defeats Ding Jin, what should we do?"
Wang Xiaolie came back to his senses, thought for a while, and said decisively: "In any case, I don't believe that Jin Bing is really that strong! Can fifty rangers defeat two thousand soldiers and horses? How is this possible! Ding Jin
We will never do this if we lead our troops incompetently!"
Xie Linong said solemnly: "That's what Xiaoshe said! In the battle before us, if Ma Xi hadn't been dedicated to meritorious service and crossed the river without waiting for the follow-up, how could the Jin soldiers have succeeded with one blow? If it weren't for Ding Jin's behavior, how could the soldiers and horses be in chaos?
?With examples in front of us, we will definitely not repeat the same mistakes!"
Wang Zhong looked at the expressions of several people and whispered: "Xiaosheren, do you want to fight the Jin soldiers? Ding Duxun's army has retreated. We only have more than three hundred people. How can we be the opponent of the Jin soldiers? Duxun two thousand
Everyone has retreated——"
Wang Xiaolie shook his head: "Since the Jin soldiers came south, there have actually been few fierce battles. After several years of fighting, only the people under the city of Taiyuan stood still. However, the imperial court's rescue of Taiyuan was like adding fuel, and the troops were completely consumed. In other places,
I'm afraid most of them are like this. It's not that the Jin soldiers are strong, but that the Song army they face is too weak. The two armies are facing each other, and the Jin soldiers only need to shoot a few arrows, and the Song army will scatter in all directions."
Having said this, Wang Xiaolie turned around, looked at several people and said: "My father has spent all his wealth and raised troops to serve the king to defend our Han family. Today we have hundreds of soldiers and horses, against fifty golden men, how can we retreat without fighting! At the foot of the mountain
It’s useless for Ding Jin to fight, so it’s up to us to fight this battle!”
Shao Ling, Cao Zhiyan, and Xie Linong crossed their hands together: "Listen to Xiaosheren's military orders!"
Looking at everyone, Wang Xiaolie nodded. He said in a deep voice: "When two armies are fighting, it is most important not to be disorganized! You have all seen that in the battle at the foot of the mountain, if Ma Xi formed an army immediately after crossing the river, if Ding Jin advanced after Ma Xi was defeated,
Defending the village, as long as they are more careful, they will never be defeated! The Jin soldiers were chasing Ding Jin and did not pay attention to our soldiers and horses on the mountain. After they left the village, we immediately went down the mountain and occupied the village, cutting off the power of these Jin soldiers.
Retreat! These fifty people are rangers, and there must be a large army behind them, so we cannot stop fighting! As long as you remember the lesson from the mountain and win this battle, we will find a way out again!"
All the generals made a promise. Only Yang Shen and Wang Zhong looked at each other, not knowing what to say.
Wang Xiaolie took a deep breath. This was his first battle in this world. Although he had the advantage in terms of troops, situation, and everything, it was hard to say what the outcome would be. At this time, Jin
The combat effectiveness of the soldiers far exceeded what I had expected before. It was hard to tell the true combat effectiveness of these rebels under my command. Moreover, the Jin soldiers were all cavalry, they could attack when they advanced and they could escape when things were unfavorable. What could they do?
I looked up at the sun in the sky. The sun had already emerged from the clouds, coating the clouds with gold and shining brightly. From a distance, the Luo River was like a jade belt, shining with silver light.
Ding Jin's horse had already left the village and fled towards Tokyo. His soldiers and horses were in chaos, and they ran behind them noisily. The chasing fifty gold soldiers gradually widened the distance, surrounded the defeated soldiers, and shouted loudly.
Chapter completed!