And sure enough, Wu Jie frowned slightly, and immediately faced Liu Xi seriously with his yellow face: "Didn't I give the order for the entire army to seize the high ground along Yao Mountain and quickly establish a stronghold? The auxiliary soldiers and civilians have been ordered to go

There is logging in the mountains, how can we change the strategy of building a stronghold?!"

Zhao Jiu said nothing and went to see Liu Xi again.

Liu Xi hesitated for a moment, but still faced him seriously: "Deputy Marshal, Marshal, I am definitely not disobeying military orders. Our troops have already cut down trees in accordance with military orders... But I really think that in response to the advantage of the Jin Army's cavalry,

The first is Shuize! As for Yao Mountain, although it is only more than thirty miles long, there are steep peaks in the middle that are difficult for the army to pass and are stationed. The so-called setting up a stronghold along the mountain just means setting up a stronghold along the gentle slope in front of the mountain.

And by setting up a stronghold like this, the effectiveness of blocking cavalry may not be as good as the summer water swamp. Instead, we must be careful of the Jinren's fire attack."

This was a bit of a serious and reasonable gesture. In fact, as soon as this statement came out, many people were interested. But when the topic reached this point, Zhao Jiu no longer participated, and instead turned to look at the scenery.

Obviously, this official was still prepared to respect Wu Da's authority unconditionally.

However, Wu Jie knew very well that if he wanted to convince everyone, he could not rely on official prestige again and again. It was best to give a reason. Therefore, he immediately responded:

"What Liu Jinglue said is true. I also think that swamps are more useful against cavalry... But don't forget that in summer, when the water rises, the ditches overflow, and most of the gullies and depressions between the plateaus become swamps, and the Jin Army has tens of thousands of cavalry.

, once a battle is fought, it may not take more than ten miles to spread out. As long as the water swamp is there, no matter whether our army camp is in front of the water swamp or at the foot of the mountain, some of the Jin Army's cavalry will inevitably fall into it. In contrast,

The stronghold is in front of a mountain. Although you have to be careful about setting fires, there is one huge advantage that cannot be compared to setting up a stronghold in front of a swamp..."

Liu Xi glanced at the back of Zhao Guan's head, who was looking down the mountain. He frowned and raised his hands to Wu Jie: "Please give me some advice, Marshal."

"Our army is complex and numerous!" Wu Jie said seriously with that yellow face. "Once the various ministries are at war, I am afraid they will fight independently. At this time, only by occupying high places can we observe the overall battle situation and then adjust the various ministries to respond.

, support! And if, as Liu Jinglue said, we only want to take advantage of the water and camp in front of the water, then if we are attacked and fight separately, even I, the commander, may have to fight against the troops in front of me, and it will be difficult to maneuver.

However, the Jin Army cavalry can rush to the surrounding highlands at any time to watch the battle and make timely adjustments..."

Liu Xi remained silent, and no one from the surrounding generals responded to Liu Xi.

"It's not just that." Wu Jie continued with a straight face, pointing to a piece of white water in the distance. "Liu Jinglue, you and I are both from Kansai, don't you know why this kind of water arises? No

The reason is that water cannot be stored in the Kansai loess plateau, and it is easily clogged with yellow mud, so it cannot flow out. So once it rains heavily in summer, water will overflow from the ditches and flow back into the ravines between the plateaus.

In order to form a puddle... This kind of puddle will swell once it rains heavily, but if it doesn't rain for a few days, it will become a muddy land. If it doesn't rain for a few more days, it will simply dry up... Although there may be some rain in summer,

But do we really want to bet on astronomy? What if it really doesn’t rain for days and the Jin army doesn’t go out to fight for days and just waits for the water to dry up?”

Liu Xi glanced at the back of Zhao Guanjia's head again and could only hold his hands in front of him: "I'm short-sighted."

"It doesn't matter." Wu Jie rarely sneered. "It's all for the country!"

Hearing the end of the wrangling, Zhao Jiu turned around to speak, but at this moment, there was a burst of smoke and dust in the distance in the northeast, which immediately caused the generals on Yao Mountain to become completely solemn, because they did not have to wait to see clearly, everyone Everyone could guess that it was definitely a team of Jin Army cavalry numbering no less than a few thousand, coming from the northeast along Yaoshan Mountain.

The Song army was naturally shocked when they saw the Song army from a distance. However, Liu Qi, who was in charge of the cavalry and was responsible for the protection of the right wing of the army, immediately jumped on his horse and rushed down the hillside to return to the team in person to deal with the incoming Jin army. Many other officers also bid farewell and went down the mountain to prepare for themselves. The subordinates responded in response. For a while, only Zhao Jiu, Wu Jie, Liu Xi, and a few imperial ministers were still looking at the hillside.

And not long after, under the setting sun, everyone on the mountain could see clearly that thousands of horses were galloping towards them. The terrain of the plateau could not hinder them too much. They soon approached the unorganized Dazhai, attracting many Song soldiers, civilians, and auxiliary soldiers. They became panicked. However, when these cavalrymen arrived at the white swamp, they were completely helpless. After several attempts, the large troops were unable to pass smoothly. The few lucky ones who found their way through the swamp were met by a large group of Song troops. Up, it was easy to hunt... With no choice but to go down, this army could only detour to the east, as if they were trying to bypass this summer swamp from the direction of Jinsu Mountain.

However, this unit had not been heading east for a long time. It may have been because they saw that the Lizhou Army, under the command of Liu Qi, had calmly formed a formation on the right wing of the army, which is the east side of the army. The so-called spears in front, crossbows in the back, and cavalry on the left and right They were divided into lines and clearly prepared for battle...but they simply gave up the detour and turned back to the northeast...the smoke was still billowing.

Jin people came and went in a hurry, everyone cheered on the mountain and down the mountain, and the establishment of the stronghold continued to be carried out calmly.

But Wu Jie, the commander-in-chief of the entire army, couldn't help but frown - the Jin army gave up too quickly and arrived too late. It didn't look like they wanted to fight, but like they were testing and fighting in front of someone. The display is average.

"You have seen the terrain and the organization of the army clearly. Do you remember them clearly?"

More than ten miles away, on Jinsu Mountain, Wanyan Loushi, who had been sitting for most of the day, suddenly turned his head, and behind him, there were hundreds of Jin Army officers, fiercely guarding and trying to defeat countless people, but they all stood at attention.

In summer, the vegetation is plentiful, and no one can be seen here for miles down the mountain.

Among them, the leading general was none other than Deputy Commander Wanyan Balisu. Upon hearing this, he immediately stepped forward and nodded.

"How?" Lou Shi asked seriously.

"There are some troubles." Ba Lisu said frankly. "First of all, there is the terrain. One is that the water and swamps are scattered in the center of the battlefield, which naturally hinders the cavalry. The other is that the Song army took the initiative to set up formations on the mountains and commanded them... But that's all. The key point is The Song army was huge in number, several times larger than mine, but it was able to arrange a formation and advance properly. This shows that both the generals and the troops of the Song army are not comparable to those of the past. Of course, there are also bad soldiers among them, such as the one trapped in the middle. "

Lou Shi couldn't help but laugh: "After the battle at Yanling, anyone who still thinks that the Song people are weak and can be bullied is a ridiculous person; and after the battle at Fangzhou, anyone who still thinks that the Song army has no unscrupulous generals and no troops who dare to fight is also ridiculous. generation; and if you think that the Song Army will be reborn within a year and become a strong army, then you are still ridiculous... I have memorized the flag in the middle, you just tell me how to deal with it?"

"The Song army is too large in number and time is urgent. It is better to call the living female generals to come for reinforcements!" Wanyan Bali quickly said a matter-of-fact statement. "The living female generals have arrived with 10,000 soldiers. Let's add up to 40,000 soldiers."

, it’s still worth a fight.”

Always eager for a decisive battle, he even took the initiative to cross Baishui and come to the Yaoshan area. Lou Shi, who was obviously trying to lure the enemy, was silent for a moment, but stood up and shook his head: "Wait a little longer... Let's go back to camp today."
Chapter completed!