Smelting and Exploding the Heavens

Chapter 192 The beginning of the decisive battle
The [-] Jurchen Khitan mixed cavalry sent by Wanyan Zonghan were running halfway, when they suddenly received a report from scouts that they saw [-] horseshoe prints heading northeast, thinking that Fan Zhuoyuan's troops would divert to the north.

In addition, there are [-] soldiers and horses heading east from Miyun, with an obvious purpose, which is to go to Yuguan.

When the news reached Wanyan Zonghan again, he immediately took the case, "It turns out that there is another old boy with [-] soldiers and horses, hum! They actually want to join forces and take down Yuguan with a quick attack!

Well, there are only [-] soldiers and horses stationed in Yuguan. If the Song army brought small artillery, it would be very threatening. A mere [-] cavalry is not enough, so we have to send more troops! "

Just when Wanyan Zonghan sent more troops to supplement the rear line of defense, Fan Zhuoyuan personally led [-] soldiers and horses, lined up and marched southward along the frozen Chaohe River in winter.

All the horseshoes were covered with thick coarse cloth to prevent slipping, and they walked along the banks of the Chaohe River at a slow marching speed. Hundreds of scouts were arranged in the rear to guard and sweep away the horseshoe marks.

This is actually not difficult to do, because it is winter now, and snow is slowly drifting in the sky. After an hour at most, the gradually growing snowflakes will be enough to cover the horseshoe prints.

As for the [-] horseshoe prints heading northeast, Fan Zhuoyuan's team led the Khitan herdsmen to drive [-] empty horses and ran out in a horizontal formation. Their departure time was an hour later than Fan Zhuoyuan's team, so It was first noticed by Jin Jun.

However, some of the scouts of the Jin army who were originally scattered to the south were beheaded by Fan Zhuoyuan himself leading the fine cavalry, which completely obscured the vision of the Jin army, so the Jin army did not realize that the [-] soldiers led by him had actually changed their direction. south.

In the northeast direction, Zhong Shidao from Miyun, after receiving the two thousand horses sent by Fan Zhuoyuan, continued to lure the Jin army to go east. They had already marched to Zunhua, but they suddenly turned back and walked along the mountain The trail went north and turned back to Tanzhou again.

So far, the army sent by Wanyan Zonghan has been played around, and the target is completely locked on the Western Army of Zhong Shidao, completely losing Fan Zhuoyuan's [-] military adventurers.

After Fan Zhuoyuan made sure that there were no pursuers coming from behind, he immediately dispatched scouts to inquire about Wanyan Loushi's headquarters that had gone northward in the countryside.

As a lone army of robbers, since they burned, killed and looted enough in the Song Dynasty, it's time to pay back the interest!

Among Fan Zhuoyuan's [-] cavalry, there were actually only [-] serious cavalry, and the other [-] were mounted infantry, and most of them rode pack horses.

Before he made a decision, he borrowed a lot of horses from Wang Tin, and Wang Tin also provided them with all his strength, so he was still able to cope.

Marching to Wen'an County, Fan Zhuoyuan garrisoned troops outside the county seat, and saw that the county seat, including the county magistrate, was all nervous.

Fan Zhuoyuan shouted: "I am waiting for the Xiaojie Army on Yanshan Prefecture Road, and we are here to intercept the lone army of gold thieves. Does the county magistrate know where the gold thieves are going?"

The county magistrate on the tower said: "A month ago, the gold thieves came from the north, Koulue country, and now I haven't heard of them coming back from the north. If the general wants to find them, I'm afraid he will have to go south."

Fan Zhuoyuan had no choice, "If there is any movement of the gold thief, please let me know."

This is the North China Plain, which is actually a flat plain, and the Jin army may appear anywhere.

Fan Zhuoyuan scattered his scouts for hundreds of miles, but he couldn't find any trace of the Jin army, but as he headed south, the [-] Jin army looted all over the place arrogantly, so it was impossible that there would be no news.

After walking south for half a day, the scouts rushed over with one person, but it was Mu Qingyan from Cihang Jingzhai.

Fan Zhuoyuan quickly invited him in. Mu Qingyan had been running around during this time, contacting the rebels from all sides to fight against the invading Jin army, so he seemed quite tired.

When she saw Fan Zhuoyuan, she was not polite, and said directly: "General Fan is here to find Yan Loushi's subordinate?"

"That's right, I owed a decisive battle with him, the girl knows where he is now."

"Because of the brutal killing by the Jin army, there are rebels all over the place. I just came from Nanpi. The Jin army seems to be going north along the Grand Canal, burning, killing and looting all the way.

Not long ago, the rebel army composed of Duguhong and a group of martial arts experts raided them, but they returned in defeat and suffered heavy casualties.

Dugu Hong also suffered some minor injuries, and was going to the Western Army, planning to unite with the Western Army to launch a surprise attack on the Jin Army.

General Fan, this Golden Army unit is powerful. Even though they plundered a large number of people and supplies to accompany them, the military discipline is still strict and there is no slack in the slightest.

In particular, Wanyan Loushi's command is even more impeccable. Whenever he fights with him, if there is a slight flaw, he will be caught and conquered in one fell swoop.

Although the Xiaojie army you have personally trained is elite, if you fight against it alone, I am afraid it will be difficult to be an opponent. It is best to communicate with the Western army to act together. "

Fan Zhuoyuan nodded solemnly, and said, "If possible, I certainly hope to attack the Jin army with the Western army back and forth. Ms. Mu, have you ever seen Zhongshizhong?"

Mu Qingyan said dejectedly: "I once came to persuade them to besiege this golden army with the Hedong Pingding Army and the Hebei Forbidden Army, but..."

Mu Qing Yanxuan was about to tell the story of the fight between the Qin King's soldiers and the Jin Army.

Fan Zhuoyuan frowned slightly, "In this way, the Western Army has suffered a series of disastrous defeats, so the Western Army has become more conservative in its actions, and will not take action without absolute certainty."

"Please wait a moment, General Fan, and I will try to convince the commander-in-chief."

Fan Zhuoyuan shook his head and said: "I have dealt with those people in the Western Army too much, they are from a family of generals, they are united within, and they are proficient in mountain warfare rather than plain warfare.

In the face of a strong enemy, it is absolutely impossible for the seed division to take risks easily. The girl can go to find the seed division and tell him that our Xiaojie army will fight the Jin army outside Cangzhou.

Please ask him to come at the right time, Xiao Jiejun will be grateful, if he hesitates to come, Fan has already expected it, just ask him to clean up the mess in time. "

"Why didn't General Fan wait a little longer?"

"Can't wait! The closer you are to Youzhou, the easier it will be for Wanyan Zonghan to know the news. When he leads the army south, there will be no chance to wipe out this elite golden army."

Fan Zhuoyuan fetched a map and pointed to the Grand Canal that runs from north to south.

"If the Jin army is really going up the Grand Canal, then Cangzhou is the only way to go, and there is no way to ambush on the plain, it will be a head-on decisive battle.

Regardless of the final victory or defeat, the Jin army will definitely suffer heavy losses. Miss Mu can make it clear with the teacher whether she can make good use of the military exploits. "

Standing by the road, Mu Qingyan saw Fan Zhuoyuan leading the army towards Cangzhou. After hesitating for a moment, he rode his horse and headed south.

After arriving outside the city of Cangzhou, the local officials here also did not dare to open the city gate. It is the time of troubled times, and sometimes there is no difference between soldiers and bandits.

Fan Zhuoyuan asked the county magistrate to bring some wine and meat out, and then ordered the whole army to build meals on the spot ten miles outside the city. The smoke rising from the cooking will definitely attract the attention of the Jin people.

At the same time, the military flag of the Xiaojie Army was put away, only the fan character flag was exposed to the outside, and the serial number was hidden.

(End of this chapter)