Start with detective Li Yuanfang

Chapter 953
"How did Yan Jun appear so quickly?"

When the scouts sent the news back to the army, the commander-in-chief of the Jin army, Wan Yanwo Sai, rode his horse to the hillside and looked at the black line looming in the distance, showing a look of shock and anger.

He felt that this was a divine soldier descending from heaven, which was unbelievable.

It was Wanyan Zonghan's proposal to force King Xi, Wanyan Gao made a decision, and sent it back to the Kingdom of Jin before taking action, Wanyan Aguda made a decisive decision and dispatched troops.

They also judged that after Yan Ting received the news, he would definitely react and send troops to the north to prevent the Kingdom of Jin from gaining benefits. Yan Jun.

As a result, the two sides appeared outside the Liaoyang Mansion almost in no particular order, which greatly shocked the Jin army.

Since the destruction of Goryeo and the severe defeat of the Liao army on a small-scale battlefield, the only thing the Jin people were afraid of was the Yan army. At this time, Wanyan Wusai couldn't help feeling a little flustered, and looked to Wanyan Loushi on the right: "What does the commander-in-chief think?" ?”

The Jin people now have an army establishment, with three hundred households as one muke, and ten mukes as one fierce security.

According to the Jurchen semantics, "Mukun" means "Mukun", which originally meant "clan". Generally, a clan is about three hundred households, which is analogous to the later head of a hundred households.

"Meng'an" means "Ming'an", which originally means "thousand", that is, the head of a thousand households. Because the Jurchen tribe has few people, there is no head of ten thousand households.

But above Meng'an was the military commander, Wanyan Loushi was credited with defeating the main force of Goryeo before, and now he is the military commander, the number one general outside the royal clan.

Wanyan Lou's room is also located on a high place, with eyes like a falcon: "The Zhongjing Road is close to Yanjing. After receiving the news, the King of Yan must have immediately mobilized troops to guard the frontier, and went all the way to Liaoyang Mansion in the northeast... Yan people here We marched in a hurry, underestimated the enemy and made a mistake like the Song army in the past, our chance has come!"

"If you fight for profit within a hundred miles, you will capture three generals, and if you fight for profit within fifty miles, you will lose the general." The speed of marching has a huge impact on the combat effectiveness of the army. Throughout the ages, countless armies have been defeated on this point.

Not to mention, the famous Battle of Sanchuankou between the Song Dynasty and Xixia was the Song army’s exhausted soldiers traveling day and night, running around for several days, ambushing the Dangxiang army in Shangxixia. It is much stronger than the Xixia army. Even with the disparity in strength and ambushing, they still fought for two days and killed a large number of Dangxiang troops.

Relying on a strong national power system, advanced weapons and workshop assembly line production, under the condition of absolute fairness, the combat effectiveness of the ancient Central Plains army was actually generally better than that of the surrounding barbarians. Difficult to exert strength.

From Wanyan Loushi's point of view, the same is true of the Song Army, and the same is true of the Yan Army.

Not only that, the military commander turned his head and squinted his eyes, looking at the sunlight that was shining from behind, with joy in his brows: "I wait for the backlight, but Yan Jun has to look directly at the strong light. If one loses two things, attack quickly!"

Wanyan Wosai said in a deep voice: "The Yan army is not only well-equipped, but its soldiers are even more powerful and brave. They are by no means comparable to those of the Song Dynasty. Are you sure? If there is no chance of winning, it is better to retreat first, or go north to make peace with Dubo... ..."

Wanyan Loushi immediately persuaded: "Absolutely not! It is because the Yan State is strong that it is necessary to attack fiercely. Now is the time when the Yan army is weakest. We must seize the opportunity and deal heavy damage. Otherwise, the Yan army will form an alliance with the Liao people, and we will be defeated." You won't be able to get out any more!"

Wanyan Wosai pursed her lips, then turned to look at the soldiers of the Kingdom of Jin behind her.

Compared with the Jurchens in the ancestral land of the Kingdom of Jin, who ate insects and rats, wore ragged coats, and wore rough clothes, and some even wrapped their waists with large animal skins. The spears, bows and arrows are all ready, and it is the armament of Goryeo that is armed. In his opinion, it is unprecedentedly sophisticated.

And these [-] people are currently the strongest military force that the Kingdom of Jin can afford. The main force is the Jurchens, the Koreans who surrendered, and the Liao people who fled to the Kingdom of Jin due to famine. They all choose their elite and train them to be brave soldiers.

It wasn't that he was timid and hesitant, but that once this army was buried outside the Liaoyang Mansion, domestic turmoil would immediately erupt, and the Kingdom of Jin would be over. The Jurchens would no longer be able to rule the homeland of Koryo, and would be driven out.

Therefore, anyone who takes his position will hesitate in the face of the Yan army descended from heaven.

But in just a moment, Wanyan Wosai took a deep breath, took off the golden knife at his waist, stroked it lightly, and handed it over: "This is the only one I took from the former Koryo treasury. Cherish the weapon to the utmost, give it to the commander today, cut off the heads of a few more Yan people, and show me the great power of Jin Guowei!"

Wanyan Loushi held up the golden knife and roared like thunder: "My sons! Follow me to fight, defeat the Yan army, and promote the power of Jin Guowei!!"

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"It's still a step too late!"

In the middle of the Yan army, Hua Ronggao was on the horse, Qin Ming and Guan Sheng were on the left and right, and he sighed.

Jin Jun felt that the Yan people came early, but Yan Jun felt that he was late.

Because it was also mobilization for battle, the Yan army had all kinds of food, grass, supplies, armaments and weapons. Even if Zhao Song was destroyed and the country was pacified, they did not slack off at all.

On the night when the Central Command issued the order, Hua Rong entered the barracks with the edict, and the Beiping Army and the Deshun Army began to prepare, and set off early the next morning, entering the territory of the Liao Kingdom.

King Xi was frightened by his allies when he saw that their soldiers were so expensive and fast, but the Yan army did not stop for a moment and went directly to Liaodong.

Because since Jurchen conquered Goryeo and captured the Korean peninsula, they said on the surface that they wanted the whole family to move there, but not only did they not give up their ancestral land north of Liaodong, they also continued to expand the borders of the country.

After more and more development, now Liaoyang Mansion has actually become the gate of the Kingdom of Jin. This line of defense system is like a nail nailed on the only way for the Jin army to go abroad.

As long as this place is guarded, the Kingdom of Jin will be like a stick in its throat, just like Fang La who was blocked to death by Xiangyang before.

However, the Liaoyang Mansion has the strategic advantage of Xiangyang, but does not have the geographical advantage of Xiangyang. In addition, the combat power of the Liao army is getting weaker and weaker. Arrive and set up a defense line.

It's a pity that it was still slow, and it didn't take the initiative step by step like going south to Xiangyang.

With only a few days' difference, the battle situation may change drastically. Hua Rong did not dare to be negligent, and immediately said: "The three armies are on alert, the main troops continue to advance, the auxiliary troops build fortifications, and prepare for the battle!"

The orders under the big flag are conveyed, the drums are beaten, and the flags are waved.

The main army is still moving forward, but the speed has slowed down a lot. At this time, we cannot stop. If we relax in one breath and start to rest, the enemy will definitely be in chaos after killing them.

The auxiliary soldiers rushed forward, dug the horse pit, pulled the horse rope, erected the sharpened wooden stakes, and carried out boxes of barbed wire, poisonous smoke and fireballs from the baggage convoy...

In this way, there are dense layers on both sides of the army and fortifications everywhere, which brings great danger and hindrance to the charge of the enemy cavalry.

Even the Ministry of Industry led a team to survey the terrain at the fastest speed, and basically determined where a fortress could be built, erected arrow towers, and formed a complete line of defense headed by Liaoyang Mansion, all of which were presented to Hua Rong and other generals.

This is entirely the defensive strategy of the Song Army era. In the Northern Song Dynasty, where horses were scarce and cavalry were rare, it was this complete defense system that achieved a high winning rate. Although it is somewhat ironic, its role cannot be ignored.

Now that it is easy to use up and down, it is uncertain whether the Jinren are the strongest spears, but the Yan army, which has absorbed the advantages of Zhao Song's army, is definitely the strongest shield.

"Report! The Golden Cavalry is attacking! The number exceeds [-]!"

Because of this, when the Jin people attacked immediately, the generals of the Yan army were calm and composed.

Suo Chao sneered: "Oh? Seeing the power of our army, they didn't retreat directly, but came from the front instead? I'm going to meet these militant Jurchens for a while!"

Guan Sheng immediately clasped his fists at Hua Rong: "Captain, the last general invites you to fight!"

Hua Rong was not careless: "Commander Guan, don't be in a hurry. Later, when you will show your power, you should put defense first, and let the soldiers who are resting in Xi's car go into battle and return to Commander Xiang to dispatch!"

Previously, Yan Ting assisted the Xi people with a large amount of rice grain at a very low price, but it was not for nothing. They got a large amount of Xi's carts from them.

Xi people are very good at making carts, and they often use carts as fences. During the period of residence, Xi carts were not only widely used in animal husbandry production, but also used to carry baggage during wartime. Useful.

Hua Rong and other generals naturally knew the harm of marching in a hurry, and the reason why they dared to do so was precisely because they had a guaranteed army.

At this time, the Xi chariots in the rear opened up, and groups of strong soldiers who were waiting for work filed out, took the weapons, and walked to the position of the vanguard army with swift steps.

The formation of the Yan army is no different from that of the Song army, but due to the elite soldiers and strong generals, the equipment is completely different. The soldiers in the front row are almost armed with heavy infantry. Strictly.

Behind them, instead of crossbowmen, a ten-foot-long spear was set up, and it could be stretched continuously through the grooves of the large shield.

There is no need for any precision at all, as long as the enemy dares to force it over, stab it forward, and then pull it back. Every time it stretches, it can bring back blood and pieces of meat.

And in the future, not only the crossbowmen, but also the flying ax battalion that is most suitable for mid-range killing.

This is a lot of training, he is good at using a set of cards, with twenty-four throwing knives in his back, he can pick up people with a hundred steps, and he can hit everything. Throwing knives are not practical on the battlefield, and ax throwers are more suitable.

This is also the characteristic of the command of the Ten Continental Wars. Whether it is infantry or cavalry, there are some units that can give the enemy novelty.

Ever since, after the elite soldiers returned to their positions, the Yan army finally stopped and stood in line to wait.

"Hoo! Hoo! Hoo—"

Just a moment later, on the horizon in the distance, a large number of golden soldiers and horses showed hideous figures.

To be precise, five thousand enraged war horses stepped out into distorted shadows, stretching and spreading across the ground.

Of the five thousand cavalry, the vanguard was not Wanyan Loushi, but Mouke Wanyan Yinshu Ke, who was laughing wildly on his horse: "All the soldiers have it, follow me to risk your life, and see if it belongs to them Yan people." The strong shield is still our spear!"

"Roar!!"

His weapon pierced the sky, and behind him was a group of erected spears, reflecting a dazzling glare under the scorching sun, and surging out a wave of rotating iron.

"hiss!"

The bright light at this moment pierced the line of sight of the Yan army vanguards who were waiting in battle, shaking their eyes.

"Small tricks, dare to use an axe, a bow with a magic arm! Get ready!"

Xiang Chong couldn't help being affected for a moment, then sneered, waved his hand, and the attack drum sounded.

The seven-dou bow specially made by the Jinren, the arrows are strange and tricky, and the killing power is amazing, but the range of the bow and arrow is only fifty paces;
At this time, the cavalry of the Golden Army held the Goryeo Horn Bow, which was a bow and arrow of high-speed light arrows. Elite warriors could shoot a distance of [-] steps;
But now the magic arm bow in the hands of Yan Jun has an average range of more than [-] steps, and the limit can even reach [-] steps.

In long-distance confrontation, range is king. In history, the Jin people regarded the god-armed bow as a serious problem for the weak Zhao Song. At this time, with absolute confidence, in order to achieve effective lethality, until the Jin people approached two hundred steps Xiang Chong's calm voice sounded: "Let go!"

"call--!"

Like a death scream, the locusts shot across the sky like a thunderstorm.

"Block! Block!!"

The vanguard headed by Wanyan Yinshu had already replaced their weapons, and the cavalry in the front row actually set up leather shields to minimize the gap between the body and the horse's head and cover themselves firmly. The war horse galloped furiously, rushing forward like an arrow.

useless useless.

"Ah! Ah! Ah..."

While the divine arm bow has a super long range, it never wastes its lethality. The arrow directly pierced through the leather shield and penetrated into the body of the golden man on horseback, causing screams.

What's more, even if the cavalry on horseback can barely hold the arrows, the horses under the crotch can't avoid it. The cavalry also fell far away.

The golden army fell one after another. The distance of two hundred steps was like a passage of death, and the end of the passage was obviously not the end. There were large shields and spears, and throwing axes ready to go.

"Follow me!"

The leading Wanyan Yinshu can avoid arrows again and again, and the horse under his crotch was not shot. He originally changed into a horned bow and was ready to shoot at it, but after experiencing the brutality of the divine arm bow, he immediately knew that this was the case. It is no different from taking death.

The equipment of the Yan army was really good. They thought that their sophisticated weapons were not enough for the opponent. The only thing they could rely on was the high mobility of the cavalry. So they immediately turned their horses around, adjusted their direction, and led the team to the flanks of the two armies. Rush forward, looking for a gap to enter.

"I've been waiting for a long time!"

Seeing this, Xiang Chong smiled coldly, waved the flag, and the other arms did not move. The Flying Ax Battalion trained by him immediately supported the weaker right wing.

At the same time, the fortifications of the auxiliary soldiers have been waiting for a long time. The barbed caltrops, horse ropes, and horse pits are all very simple in a short period of time, but they can exert a good effect.

"I can't dodge any more, rush in!"

Wanyan Yinshu didn't expect Yan Jun's actions to be so efficient, but he also knew that he temporarily changed the attack direction of the vanguard team, which was already a manifestation of extremely superb riding skills. Plugged in and killed the past.

The arrow is like flying electricity, and the horse is like a rainbow.

The iron cavalry was ups and downs amidst the sound of roaring hooves, the golden cavalry threw a violent hurricane, the caltrops splashed like stones, the horse rope collapsed under the strong impact, and the horse pit fell down while killing the cavalry. The next golden man simply used his own body to fill it up, paving a broad road built with flesh and blood for the companions behind.

The casualties became even more tragic, but in such a desperate push, not only the Jurchen tribe, but even the original Liao people and Goryeo people, driven by such momentum, became a death-defying team, like a sharp sword , unbelievably straight through.

Ever since, Wanyan Yinshu took the lead and arrived at the Yan army's battle formation first. First, he turned his head to avoid the two spinning battle axes, and finally saw the Yan army's face condescendingly.

A short journey, but a lot of hardships.

Those ordinary soldiers obviously didn't expect the cavalry of the Golden Man to charge so quickly, but they couldn't see a face that was pale and distorted because of fear, only the fearlessness and determination after thousands of years of hard work, through the gap in the helmet, Look at it coldly.

The first army is as loud as fire.

The first army was as cold as ice.

Accompanied by the murderous intent surging at the same time, the weapons in their hands stabbed at each other's bodies...

"kill!!"

(End of this chapter)