Fenghou

Chapter 616 Morale
After losing more than [-] people, Wanyan Yin could stop the loss in time, stop the canyon breakout, and the army retreated eastward.

Chen Qing also ordered the army to clean up the battlefield. After the enemy retreated [-] miles east, the Song army continued to set off, following behind the Jin soldiers leisurely.

At the same time, on the Jingyuan Road, Wanyan Mici led [-] cavalrymen to attack continuously, but they were still unable to break through the three defensive lines set up by the Song Army at Tanzheng Gorge. After nearly [-] casualties, Wanyan Mici knew It was no longer possible to break into the pass, so he had to lead the army back from the original road.

At this time, the entire Jingyuan Road and the Song Army in nearby counties were eyeing this uninvited guest. The Pingliang military envoy Wang Duo led an army of [-] troops to set up a net at Qingshiling, where the Jurchen army must pass, waiting for the arrival of the Jurchen army. .

Qingshiling is a valley about seven or eight miles long, with dense pine forests on both sides, and a narrow official road in the middle. Three thousand Jurchen cavalry are like frightened birds, walking day and night. The Qiannvzhen cavalry appeared, and they rushed into the canyon, heading for the valley entrance in the north.

Wanyan Mi rushed to the north exit, but unexpectedly found that the exit was blocked by countless giant trees.

"not good!"

Wanyan Mici knew that he was in an ambush, and shouted: "Go and move the wood away!"

Hundreds of soldiers rushed towards the giant wood pile, and suddenly there was a bang, the giant wood pile was ignited, and the soldiers' feet were full of flames, engulfing dozens of soldiers in an instant.

The light of the fire was the signal, and the ambushes on both sides fired all arrows, and the Jurchen cavalry turned their backs on their backs, killing more than a thousand people in an instant.

"retreat!"

Wanyan Mici turned his horse's head and ran towards the way he came, but after only a few miles, they stopped their horses in shock, and saw the flames blazing ahead, the flames flying up, heat waves and thick smoke coming towards them, and the mountains and forests on both sides were covered It was lit, and the official road was engulfed by the flames on both sides.

At this time, the pine forest that was ambushing them in the north was also set ablaze by the Song army, and there were raging fires in front and behind. Wanyan Miji shouted anxiously: "Abandon your horse and go up the mountain!"

The soldiers jumped off their horses one after another and ran towards the mountain forest to the east, but they only ran a few hundred steps up the mountain. Larger and wider, the entire canyon was set on fire, and the flames, thick smoke, and heat waves engulfed the desperate Jurchen soldiers.

Wang Duo stood on the top of the westernmost mountain, overlooking the valley covered in flames and thick smoke. Behind him, an army of [-] was retreating to the west. Thousands of troops blocked their way to the south at Tanzheng Gorge, and finally killed all the troops when they retreated.

Wang Duo turned his head and said to the lieutenant general: "After returning, immediately send the Eagle letter to Tongguan County, saying that the [-] Jurchen cavalry who invaded Jingyuan Road have been wiped out."

It is about [-] miles from Yichuan County to Luojiao County, all the way is the vast loess plateau, there is no green in sight, and even the river is hard to see, the surrounding is deserted, only the endless loess, and you will get tired after walking for half a day endlessly.

Wanyan Yinke was desperate for his legs. For several days, the military doctors gave him acupuncture, massage, and medicine every day, but there was still no movement. The condition of the leg will not deteriorate, which means, it will not recover, and I am afraid that he will never be able to stand up again for the rest of his life.

This result made Wanyan Yinkeshu feel rather depressed, lying on the cart, silent all the time.

Jin Bing did not rush on the road, Wanyan Yinkeshu sent sentry cavalry to scout around, looking for people. They were not looking for food, but looking for locals to lead the way. There were thousands of ravines, Wanyan Yinkeshu firmly believed There is no unparalleled road in the sky, and there is always a small road that can bypass the Song Army's front and rear interceptions.

The reason why Wanyan Yinkeshu is reluctant to fight the Song army again is that the state of the Jin soldiers is extremely sluggish. Like the grassland nomadic cavalry, the Jin soldiers are emotional troops, and they rely on plunder and conquest to stimulate their morale. But once a defeat or hope is lost, the morale of the army will quickly disappear, and it will quickly fade from a ferocious wolf to a panicked wild dog.

The current Jurchen soldiers are in this state. After the failure in the canyon, the morale that was just stimulated has long since disappeared. Not only that, but fell into a deeper downturn. The anger and dissatisfaction of being deceived and fooled filled every soldier's heart. The direct consequence of this emotion was war weariness, and no soldier was willing to fight for the top.

Wanyan Yinkeshu also knew this very well, so when Wanyan Huonu proposed a decisive battle with the Song army twice, they were both rejected by Wanyan Yinkeshu. In this state, they will definitely lose when they fight the Song army with high morale. .

Wanyan Yin could save this army, but he would never fight the Song army unless it was absolutely necessary.

This afternoon, Wanyan Huonu hurriedly found Wanyan Yinkeshu, and he said solemnly: "Marshal Du, there are deserters!"

Wanyan Yinkeshu frowned, how is it possible, how could the Jurchens desert?something that never happened.

Wanyan Yinkeshu changed his mind, and quickly asked: "Isn't it a Jurchen soldier?"

"It's Xi Ren. More than a thousand soldiers are missing. I don't know when they escaped. Their general just reported."

Wanyan Yinkeshu breathed a sigh of relief, he could understand Xi Ren fleeing, more than [-] people were killed in the attack on the canyon, and the total force was less than [-], the resentment in their hearts can be imagined, but so what if they escaped , the same is death.

"Leave them alone, how much food is there now?"

"This is also the second thing I have to report. The brothers only have three days of dry food, and there are still three hundred shi of grain left, and several thousand dans of fodder."

"How many carts are there?"

"There are more than [-] vehicles!"

Wanyan Yinkeshu immediately ordered: "Distribute the food and fodder to the soldiers, and slaughter all the livestock pulling the carts. Next, start killing the horses of the Khitan people and Xi people, and let them both ride on one horse."

"Humble job understands!"

After walking for more than ten miles, the army found a small river running north-south. The thirsty soldiers cheered and ran towards the river together, and the river suddenly became very lively.

Wanyan Yinkeshu saw that the soldiers were very tired, so he ordered them to camp, and he called Wanyan's live girl, and asked him, "Are there any Han soldiers in our army?"

"There are some in the Khitan army!"

Wanyan Yinkeshu nodded, "You pick a dozen or so fluent Chinese, and let them all wear Song Army armor and pretend to be Song Army spies, and go down the river to find people. There must be someone by the river, let them find a local Anyone who inquires about the Xiaodao, whoever finds out about the Xiaodao, will be promoted to three ranks, and will be rewarded with five thousand guan!"

"Humble job, let's arrange it!"

Liu Qiong's army rejoined, restoring the main force of the Song army to [-]. They were also on the northwest official road, about [-] miles away from the Jin soldiers. At dusk, they learned that the Jin soldiers had camped and rested, and Chen Qing also ordered Soldiers rest.

At this time, Tang Qian, the leader of the scouts, brought news that a team of their scouts had captured [-] Xiren prisoners of war.

This news really surprised Chen Qing. You must know that the first scout team of the Song Army had only [-] cavalrymen, and the [-] cavalrymen actually captured more than [-] prisoners of war. This made Chen Qing very interested and immediately asked Tang Qian to come to see him.

Not long after, Tang Qian brought a Dutou to Chen Qing's big tent. They saluted, and Tang Qian introduced: "This is the scout Dutou Wang Jingyang, and they captured more than [-] Xiren prisoners of war."

Chen Qingxiao asked: "How did you capture the prisoners of war? Wang Dutou will tell you first!"

(End of this chapter)