There was no way, there were too many Jin Army cavalry, and this was probably the largest number of Jin Army cavalry gathered together at one time since the Jingkang Incident. And although things are not as good as before, the reputation of the Jin Army's cavalry is still shocking and fearful.

This can be seen from the reaction of Dong Xianbu on the other side of the river.

Since the Northern Expedition, Dong Xian has the richest battle experience and the most outstanding military exploits. Dong Xian himself is also the commander with the most achievements in the area east of Hebei. Otherwise, he would not be used as the vanguard of Hebei this time. But that's it.

One unit, the Jin Army cavalry did not engage in combat at all. They just swarmed in from the south of Jingxing County and formed an array on the hillside a few miles away from them. They showed off their power and their fighting power. They were already frightened to the point of collapse.

Already... Among Dong Xian's troops who were arrayed behind the river, there were many soldiers who tried to abandon the array and escape back to Hexi along the pontoon bridge, but they were all killed.

It is precisely because of the strict military laws that we can barely stand the formation.

Moreover, no one thought there was anything wrong with this... If I and my subordinates were on the other side, I'm afraid the reaction would not be as good as Dong Xian's reaction.

Even in the Song Army on this side of the river, many people gradually became timid when the Jin Army's cavalry was setting up their march. However, no one dared to move as long as the dragon was standing still.

Under the dragon banner, Zhao Jiu, Lu Yihao and all the commanders remained silent until the Jin army completed their formation on the opposite hillside. A five-color sun-holding flag and a similarly regulated king's flag with the word "Wei" appeared in the middle of the formation on the other side.

, then there was a slight commotion.

"How many cavalry are these?"

Zhao Jiu, who was holding the horse's rein tightly to hide his nervousness, kept his face unchanged and finally asked the general beside him. "Fifty thousand or sixty thousand?"

"Thirty thousand!" Han Shizhong blurted out.

"Is it just 30,000?" Zhao Jiu was slightly surprised.

"So that the officials know that the concentrated use of 30,000 cavalry is enough to decide the outcome of the 200,000-strong battle." Li Yanxian explained calmly.

"But there should be more than 30,000 Jin Army cavalry, right?" Zhao Jiu thought about it for a moment, but was still puzzled. "According to the military report, two ten thousand households from Yanjing and four Hezha Meng'an have come to help. They should have six to seven hundred

To counter this, not counting the reinforcements from Yanjing, but the iron cavalry that followed Wu Shu and Ba Lishu withdrew from the south, plus the two thousand households in Datong, and Yelu Mawu's subordinates, there should be at least

Fifty or sixty thousand people."

"Guan family." Wu Jie, who had been observing the enemy's formation with a telescope before, suddenly reined in his horse and turned around, squeezing into the position between Zhao Guan's family and Lu Xianggong. "Wu Shu and Ba Lisu probably want us to think like this..."

Zhao Jiu was slightly startled.

"Although the Jin army can have 600 soldiers, in fact, after more than three months of fighting, thousands of miles, and countless casualties, the army that has been following Wu Shu and Ba Lisu is so powerful.

In order, I'm afraid there are only these 300 Mou Ke!" Wu Jie responded calmly. "And if I expected it to be true, the Jin Army's reinforcements from the Yanjing direction should not have arrived yet.

Tens of thousands of households did not dare to cross the Hutuo River easily before our main force crossed the river. Yelu Mawu was being beaten all the time, and it was impossible to prepare them so quickly. In other words...these three hundred Mou Ke were already

The Jin army is now able to form an array at its maximum! Moreover, most of them are fictitious!"

Zhao Jiu woke up slightly.

"Don't worry, officials. Even if the reinforcements are gathered later and the whole army is prepared, the Jin army will not be able to mobilize 60,000 cavalry." Han Shizhong interrupted again, but the corners of his mouth twitched and he sneered slightly. "Because the cavalry is meant to sprint.

If you want to command properly when using raids, a general like Lou Shi can use five or six thousand troops, which is already the limit of a general. If it is more, he will have to assign his trusted lieutenants to assist... not to mention five or six thousand cavalry?

As I expected, when it comes to the decisive battle, the Jin people will definitely separate tens of thousands of people, arrange them in advance according to the terrain, and form a majestic formation... Nine times out of ten, the infantry will be in the center, and the cavalry will be divided into two wings, and then move out

Li Su will gather two or three more to secure the ten thousand households, four or five will secure the troops, and gather twenty thousand elite cavalry to determine the winner!"

Zhao Jiu recalled his experience in the Yaoshan war, but he nodded heavily, and the other officers also agreed.

"But what should we do with the current situation?" After relaxing a little, Zhao Jiu couldn't ask further.

"Simple." Wu Jie responded seriously. "Please give an official order to cross the river in advance!"

Zhao Jiu only felt ridiculous in his heart, but after all, it was tempered, and there was no dazed look on his face, just silence.

"That's right." Wu Jie urged in a deep voice when he saw this. "Please don't hesitate, officials... At this time, the Jin Army must have heard that we were crossing the river, and gathered in a hasty demonstration. There was neither infantry to accompany us in formation, nor sufficient ordnance and logistics arrangements."

, and we have to worry about the threat of Qu Dutong and his troops from behind. They are unable and unwilling to compete with us, let alone prepare for a decisive battle! And our army's pontoon bridge has been erected, and we have already made preparations for the entire army to cross the river.

As long as we send our elite troops to cross the river first and cover the whole army across the river, with several times the strength, the Jin army will definitely be panicked and have no choice but to retreat!"

Zhao Jiu stared at Wu Da blankly, and then couldn't help but glance at the iron cavalry of the Jin Army on the other side covering the mountains and fields. He looked at him again, but before Lu Yihao behind him was about to speak, he suddenly turned his head and ordered: "Yu Yunwen!"

"I'm here!" Yu Yunwen, who was extremely tall, had a sudden thought in his heart and immediately rode forward.

"Are you afraid of death?" Zhao Jiu asked coldly.

"Don't be afraid!" Yu Yunwen responded simply.

"Cross the river and persuade Wu Shu to surrender for me!"

"Here."

"Good minister!" Zhao Jiufu called out to another person.

"I'm here." Han Shizhong raised his hand in response.

"Your army of more than 20,000 people was about to cross the river. Now you are holding up your own banner and personally supervising your headquarters to rush across from the lower reaches and join Dong Xian's army! If the Jin army dares not to withdraw, you will fight me head-on!"

"I have received the decree, please ask the officials to watch and defeat the enemy!" Han Shizhong was still stern, but he beat his horse and led the banner away.

"Wang De." Zhao Jiu continued to look at him, but he focused on someone who was eager to try.

"I'm here." Wang De was pleasantly surprised.

"You can cross from upstream."

"Here."

"The rest of the army." Zhao Jiu turned around to look at each other. "Be prepared. When the King of Yan'an County and Deputy Commander Wang cross the river and establish a foothold, Deputy Commander Li will use cavalry to support and advance. The rest of the Chinese army will follow the order scheduled for crossing the river.

Let’s go!”

The generals were in an uproar, and Wang De left in a hurry.

Not to mention the division of the Song army in Hexi, just a moment later, on the east side of the Mianman River, on the hillside under the five-color sun flag, Wu Shu stood on the horse, pulling away and speeding up, and the horses were hurriedly gathered on the left and right.

Wanhu, Meng'an, and behind him are countless staff and personal guards, which can be regarded as extraordinary.

However, the King of Jin and Wei had just formed his formation, said a few words, and was even out of breath, when he suddenly saw the unparalleled banner leaving the dragon banner and heading north. At the same time, another

A flag with a slightly smaller regulation and a king's character quickly moved south. How could I not know who these were?

Han Shizhong and Wang Yaksha.

So, even though I was a little worried.

But within a moment, the anxiety disappeared, because they already knew what the Song Army was going to do... The top brass of the Jin Army saw the Song Army's formation, which was so huge that it covered the mountains and plains, and was almost so shocking that they did not dare to move. They did not wait for the two flags to arrive at their positions.

, there were no less than tens of thousands of soldiers from the Song Army on both wings, so they rushed to cross first, but they were stunned and turned pale when they looked at each other.

To be honest, the Song army was panicked when they saw such a large cavalry formation of the Jin army. However, the Jin army came from afar and saw the main force of hundreds of thousands of Song troops spread out along the river for ten or even twenty miles, and the formation was dense and thick.

, how can we not be afraid if we abandon our infantry and the main camp and only have 30,000 cavalry all the way here?

Who is more afraid than whom?

"Marshal, what can I do?" Wu Shu suppressed the panic in his heart, passed the generals, turned around and pulled away from Su.

Bali suddenly opened his mouth, but before he could say anything, another sentry horse came galloping over, claiming that Yu Yunwen, an envoy from the Song Army and a scholar, was riding alone across the pontoon bridge and came to see the King of Wei on the orders of the Zhao and Song officials.

"It's impossible to say that Qu Duan has arrived and has contact with the Zhao Song official family on the other side of the river!" Hearing this, Ba Lisu blurted out, as if he had woken up. "That's why the Song army used many tricks and tried to entangle us at all costs.

It’s so convenient for Qu Duan to sneak attack on our Shiyi Dazhai!”

Wu Shu was stunned for a moment and continued to wait for the next article.

But Ba Lisu didn't say a word, just stared at Wu Shu... The latter was stunned again, then suddenly realized, and immediately raised his palm: "Yes! It must be so! Marshal, our army has already demonstrated and frustrated the enemy.

, so there is no need to stay any longer. According to my wishes, it is better to return to the camp and be careful!"

Ba Lisu thought for a moment and then slowly nodded: "Since it is the military order of the King of Wei, you must obey it."

The generals and others, feeling relieved, returned to the formation one after another, gathering their troops and preparing to retreat.

Soon, the tactical maneuverability advantage of the cavalry came into play, and all the Jin army's troops retreated one after another. Yu Yunwen was tied up directly and taken back to Shiyi as a prisoner without even having time to say a word.

A demonstration and confrontation ended in an anticlimactic manner.

To be honest, people like Zhao Jiu, Wu Jie, and Han Shizhong did not expect the Jin army to withdraw so simply.

However, hearing the Song army's cheers shaking the field and seeing the Jin army withdrawing in large numbers, under the dragon's banner, Wu Jie and Li Yanxian, two commanders who had not reacted violently when the Jin army arrived, now all changed their expressions.

.

However, the whole army was excited at this time, and Zhao Guan's family did not notice this.

In the afternoon, Jingxing opened the city and surrendered. The elite left army of the imperial camp of the Song Army and the elites of the Chinese army had already seized the high ground in the east of the river and formed in advance. Dangxiang Qingqi of the imperial cavalry also successfully crossed the river and then scattered on the east side of Jingxing County.

On the hilly land where mountains and plains meet on the west side of Huolu County.

For a time, the east side of Mianman River was safe.

The Zhao Guan family finally led Long Huang to march forward, preparing to enter Jingxing City and settle down.

But when Zhao Guan's family crossed the pontoon with their horses, most of the surrounding officers and ministers were temporarily separated. Li Yanxian, the commander of the imperial camp, suddenly rode his horse forward and took the opportunity to come to Zhao Guan's house and whispered: "Guan family, don't do anything.

Because of what happened today, I underestimated the Jin Army."

Zhao Jiu's expression did not change at all: "This is natural."

"Your Majesty does not understand what I mean." Li Yanxian became more and more serious. "The Jin army's show of force is false and should not be a cause for concern. However, when the Jin army retreated, not a single unit was scattered, and not a single unit separated from the main body to attack the river that had just been crossed.

The two armies on the left and right, this is the embodiment of the Jin Army's combat power... During the war, the execution of military orders was the first! It can be seen that the Jin Army's cavalry is still powerful enough to determine the outcome of the war in one fell swoop. It must not be underestimated.
To be continued...