Guide to Traveling through the Northern Song Dynasty.

Chapter 835 0830 [War to defend grain and grass]

Wanyan Mouyan and Wanyan shared the same residence. They had already led troops to defend the camp, and also ordered some grassland tribesmen to assist in the defense.

In the blink of an eye, the prairie cavalry who were forced to guard the camp took advantage of the chaos in the camp to escape.

"Command, officers, wait until the southern thieves are close before firing arrows!" Wanyan closed his eyes and shouted.

Yue Fei led the Ming Dynasty Xiaoqi to rush closer and closer, seeming to want to hit the camp on horseback. Suddenly, a bugle sounded, and the Ming Dynasty Knights split into two and circled to both sides tens of meters outside the camp.

They attracted the Jurchen elites, but they did not intend to attack the fort at all. Instead, they circled to the east and west sides of the Jinbing camp.

There are prairie cavalry burning camps as signals!

One thousand six hundred Ming warriors, led by Yue Fei, Wang Gui, Xu Qing, and Luo Ruming, were divided into four groups and rushed in from different village gates.

They lit military tents along the way, killed the grassland tribesmen who did not want to surrender, and completely messed up the entire Jinbing camp.

The fire flickered and people screamed.

Facing the chaotic camp, Wanyan Mouyan froze on the spot, not knowing where Yue Fei had gone or what to do next.

He couldn't even tell which of the many galloping prairie cavalry had surrendered to the Ming army and which ones were still loyal to the Jin Kingdom.

"Go and save food!" Wanyan is a veteran after all, so he understands what the top priority is now.

Only then did Wanyan Mouyan react: "Follow me to save food!"

They all left the vicinity of the earthen ramparts, mounted their horses and ran toward the granary.

There was a lot of military rations for tens of thousands of people, piled in large and small granaries. In order to prevent the fire from spreading, various granaries were separated from each other.

It is very difficult to burn all the military rations. You must light them one after another.

At this time, more than a dozen granaries had been set on fire. The Jurchen soldiers did not put out the fire, but ran and killed the prairie cavalry who were still setting fire.

"A team of fifty people, don't get separated!" Wanyan warned again and asked the soldiers to go over and reiterate the military order.

No matter how dangerous it was, they had to delay until Wanyan Zonghan returned with his troops.

However, the Ming Dynasty cavalry did not give them a chance. Luo Ruming was the first to charge out from nearby, leading more than 400 cavalry to attack two groups of Jurchen cavalry.

Those Jurchen soldiers were driving away the prairie cavalry who set fire when they were suddenly attacked from the side by a Ming army four times their size. They were immediately killed and caught off guard. They took turns covering the retreat and blew bugles to call for friendly reinforcements.

Luo Ruming only killed and wounded dozens of enemy soldiers before he ordered an immediate withdrawal and led his soldiers back to the chaotic military camp.

Some Ming cavalry fell behind midway, but it was harmless. Even if they are separated from their own troops, these Ming knights can continue to cause chaos, picking up torches and burning flammable objects whenever they see them.

In another granary, Yue Fei also led more than 400 cavalry to raid the Jurchen soldiers who were protecting the rations.

The granaries in various places cover too much area, and the Jurchen soldiers here are hard to guard against. They had to disperse to drive away the prairie cavalry, but once they dispersed they were easily attacked.

Use your life to delay time!
In the Jinbing camp, there were already flames everywhere.

Most of the prairie cavalry chose to flee the camp. Some people fled quickly towards the north. They just wanted to return to the grassland as quickly as possible. There are also some tribes gathered together, and they have already discussed surrendering to the Ming Dynasty.

A Ming Dynasty knight who was left alone in the chaos set fire to more than a dozen military tents and rushed to the village gate in a daze.

He saw many torches lit outside the camp and knew that the prairie cavalry was watching a show. So he hit the horse and ran out shouting: "I am the Ming Dynasty Cavalry Commander, don't be stunned anymore, come with me to kill the Jurchens! The tribe who has made meritorious service will be rewarded with a hundred pairs of iron armor!"

Most of the grassland tribesmen cannot understand Chinese, but there are a few who can.

After the Ming Dynasty's knights shouted repeatedly, someone finally followed them with troops and helped shout in Khitan dialect.

Soon, more than a thousand cavalry followed this man, rushing into the camp full of flames and speeding towards the granary.

These guys didn't dare to fight in close combat with the Jurchen cavalry, and they couldn't even tell where the Jurchens were and where the Ming army was. Anyway, they will shoot whoever is protecting the food and grass. If no one comes to kill them, they will keep shooting. If someone comes to kill them, they will hit their horses and run away.

The Jurchen cavalry were so annoyed that they seemed to have countless mosquitoes flying around while sleeping at night.

This was Wang Gui's second raid. He led his troops around the camp. When he saw someone protecting the granary, he rushed forward. He didn't even know who he was charging at. He only knew that the opponent had fewer soldiers than he did and was shot in a very embarrassing manner by the prairie cavalry.

Wang Gui led his troops to rush forward, and the first thing he scared away was a group of prairie cavalry who were shooting arrows - they thought Wang Gui was a Jurchen general.

Wanyan Mouyan was driving away a group of prairie cavalry when he suddenly heard the rumble of horse hooves behind him.

Then, there was another sound from the side.

However, the passage here was too narrow. Wang Gui's four hundred cavalry were divided into two teams to attack from both sides.

Wanyan Mouyan was about to turn around to face the enemy, when suddenly an arrow flew towards him.

It wasn't very powerful, but it hit him right in the cheek.

Who knows which herdsman is shooting arrows, because there are people shooting arrows everywhere.

Wanyan Mouyan's teeth were in severe pain. He stretched out his hand to pull out the arrow, tearing his face.

"Fight to the death, fight to the death, until the marshal comes back with his troops!" Wanyan Mouyan shouted with all his strength, pulling at the wound causing his facial muscles to twitch.

Xu Qing rushed from the other side. He couldn't figure out which side of the melee was his. But it can be judged from the prairie cavalry that those guys must be shooting at the enemy!
Xu Qing led his troops and rushed forward, instantly turning into a three-sided attack. No matter how brave the Jurchen soldiers were and were not afraid of death, they did not dare to bear the killing and rushed towards the side where there was no Ming army to break through.

Another group of Jurchen soldiers came to the rescue. Along the way, the prairie cavalry were frightened and fled in a hurry, and then shot arrows at this group of Jurchen soldiers.

Wang Gui led his troops to pursue them bravely, and all the Jurchen soldiers responsible for covering them had been wiped out by him. He still pursued closely to prevent the enemy troops who had broken out from regrouping.

At this moment, reinforcements arrived!
Wanyan Zonghan was still on the way when Han Su came with the Ming cavalry from Dading Prefecture and thousands of prairie cavalry who surrendered to the Ming Dynasty.

The cavalry commander sent by Wang Yan was named Shi Ziming. Historically, he led a group of civilian rebels and defeated Han Chang, who was already a member of the Jin Kingdom.

"General Yue has successfully attacked the camp. Come with me to kill the gold thieves. The whole army shouted, one hundred thousand Ming troops have arrived!" Shi Ziming said to Han Su, "Go tell the grassland tribesmen and let them shout ten Wan Ming’s army is coming!”

"One hundred thousand Ming troops are coming to kill!"

"One hundred thousand Ming troops are coming to kill!"

Chinese and Khitan dialects were shouted by thousands of people.

Although the shouting is confusing, you can understand it after listening a few times.

The grassland tribesmen who were still fighting outside the camp also joined the team and fought towards the granary.

The "Ming Dynasty-Grassland Allied Forces" side instantly became as powerful as a rainbow.

Those guys who only dared to shoot arrows were also excited and rushed forward with their weapons in hand.

The camp was on fire, all the friendly troops rebelled, and we don't know how many enemies came. Those Jurchen soldiers finally couldn't hold on any longer and broke out towards a place with few people and fled.

Wanyan Mouyan has been being chased by Wang Gui's troops, and there are fewer and fewer soldiers behind him.

I don’t know how long I had been running away, but after two or three miles away from the camp, the Ming army’s retreating horn sounded from behind.

Wang Gui cursed and stopped pursuing, and led his troops to join Yue Fei in the camp.

Wanyan Mouyan did not dare to stop, so he continued to run for two miles, and finally stopped to count the number of soldiers - only a dozen or so soldiers were still following him.

Continuing to flee south, when he heard the sound of horse hooves behind him, Wanyan Mouyan was frightened and accelerated quickly.

But it was Wanyan Hezhu who came with the remaining soldiers. The veteran's helmet was knocked off, and he actually brought out more than two hundred Jurchen knights.

After advancing for more than a mile, they met the vanguard troops sent back by Wanyan Zonghan.

Since he couldn't figure out the situation, he didn't dare to rush back, so he could only continue to wait for Wanyan Zonghan's main force.

Not long after, Wanyan Zonghan arrived and upon meeting he asked, "Has all the food and grass been burned?"

Wanyan Mouyan said: "Only a dozen granaries were burned, but the main camp was occupied by southern thieves."

Wanyan Zonghan said angrily: "Idiot. You might as well let the food and grass burn up!"

Wanyan Mouyan defended: "It's just a very false rumor. All the grassland tribes believed it, thinking that the southern thieves had captured the city behind our army. Those cavalry from the grassland rebelled or fled one after another. I couldn't suppress them at all." "

At this moment, Wanyan Zonghan finally understood that Wanyan Zongfu was helpless when the foreign races under his command continued to rebel.

Wanyan Zonghan asked: "How many southern thieves have come?"

Wanyan said, "There shouldn't be many. Otherwise, we wouldn't be able to hold on long ago, and we wouldn't be able to survive until now. However, many grassland tribes have defected to the southern bandits. Although these people are not strong enough to fight, they are also very capable in a real fight." Annoying.”

Wanyan Zonghan said without hesitation: "The whole army will follow me to take back the food and grass. If we can't get the food and grass back, the whole army will starve to death!"

In fact, where Wanyan Zonghan attacked Li Yanxian, the camp also stocked food and grass for several days. But he rushed back in a hurry to save more food and grass, and burned the army food in the south.

Just as Wanyan Zonghan was rushing back, Yue Fei was also arranging his troops.

He first sent a few light cavalry and a group to the west to contact Wang Yan, asking Wang Yan to speed up the march with the infantry and come as soon as possible to take over the Jinbing camp. The other group bypassed the battlefield and let Li Yanxian lead the troops to advance slowly, rushing to the decisive battle while preventing the Jin soldiers from turning around.

Immediately afterwards, Yue Fei took all the cavalry, including the prairie cavalry, to the wilderness south of the camp.

He had to fight Wanyan Zonghan in a bloody battle here until Wang Yan's infantry arrived.

Although the prairie cavalry is not very useful, it is still possible to harass them with arrows and delay them.

Wanyan Zonghan came with the Jurchen elite, and immediately heard the sound of trumpets. There were trumpets blowing from the north, east, and west, and there was the sound of hooves from cavalry running back and forth. There were countless enemies in the darkness, as if the goddess's strength had been surrounded.

Extreme fear shrouded the heads of the Jurchen soldiers.

Their attack on Li Yanxian had just failed miserably, with numerous core elite casualties. Now the camp is also occupied by the Ming army, and all the food and grass have been taken away. There was also the sound of horns and the sound of horse hooves in all directions.

Wanyan Xizhu could guess that the Ming army was small, but ordinary soldiers had no idea.

Even if they say it, they don't believe it.

Wanyan Zonghan ordered: "Don't worry about other places, rush forward and take back our food and grass!"

(End of this chapter)