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Chapter 358 0355 [Thirty Mile Chase]

Seeing the Jin army entering Fangshan, Liu Qi sneered and ordered: "Change horses!"

Hearing this, all the cavalrymen dismounted and replaced their horses.

Nowadays, the Qingzhou Army cavalry has three horses per person, which seems to be one less than before, but these three horses are all genuine war horses.

The three war horses take turns to ride, and you can change horses to meet the enemy anytime and anywhere.

"Destroy the enemy!"

Liu Qi roared loudly, squeezed the horse's belly with his legs, and rushed towards the Jin army at the head of the horse.

The cavalry behind them immediately followed and formed a horizontal formation.

Compared with the more penetrating frontal array, the advantage of the horizontal array is that it has a large killing area and is not easy to be flanked by the enemy.

However, few people use horizontal formations, and they are only seen occasionally when chasing down defeated troops.

The reason is very simple. In an era when the popularity of heavy armor was so high, once the infantry formed a formation and formed a shield wall, the horizontal formation would not be able to break through at all.

If you dare to charge with a horizontal formation, you will end up killing eight hundred enemies and losing one thousand.

The reason why Liu Qi dared to use a horizontal formation was because the Jin army was tired and exhausted. After walking for a day and a night, he was afraid that he could not even swing his sword.

What's more, there is an ambush in Fangshan.

……

"Meet the enemy!"

Wanyan Zongwang roared.

Although the Jin army fled all the way, they remained in chaos and maintained their military formation.

Once the cavalry charges, they can quickly form a battle formation.

The 20,000 Jin troops were exhausted and endured the soreness of their limbs. Under the command of the Jurchen warlords, they began to form formations to meet the enemy.

"Kill!!!"

Suddenly, deafening shouts of killing came from behind the Jin army.

Wanyan Zongwang turned around to look, his expression suddenly changed.

I saw countless Xuanjia troops rushing out of the dense forest to the west of the official road, a mighty force of ten thousand people.

"It's an ambush from Qingzhou thieves!"

Wanyan Yanmu looked flustered.

Rumble!

At the same time, the sound of galloping horses was getting closer and closer.

Three thousand cavalrymen formed a horizontal formation, which was extremely spectacular.

The branches on the horse's tail drag on the ground, kicking up bursts of smoke and dust, as if there are thousands of troops and horses roaring in with overwhelming power.

There were cavalry charging in front, and an ambush behind them.

In just a moment, the Jin army collapsed.

"Run!!"

The Liao and Song troops surrendered without any hesitation, dropped their weapons and ran away.

There are more than 20,000 Jin troops, but the Jurchen tribe is actually less than 3,000. The rest are mixed troops from the Liao and Song Dynasties.

These surrendered soldiers were driven around like dogs for a whole day and night. Their morale was already low. Now they were attacked from both sides and were completely frightened.

The military formation that was barely maintained collapsed in an instant.

Many Jurchen warlords were knocked down and trampled to death by the defeated Jin army.

"It's over!"

Looking at the disintegrated Jin army, Wanyan Zongwang felt a sense of sadness in his heart.

I remember that Wanyan Zongwang joined the army since he was a child, followed his father in the north and south, and made outstanding achievements many times.

He swept across the Liao Kingdom and put down the rebellion without a single defeat.

I never thought that this time I would go south, I would suffer disastrous defeats again and again.

In fact, a hodgepodge like the Jin Army can only win all the way with a strong spirit.

Once you encounter a strong enemy and are defeated several times, collapse is inevitable.

In the original time and space, Taicai of Zhao and Song Dynasties was too useless. But when the Jin people went south, the resistance was more intense and after a few fierce battles, the Jin army itself was torn apart.

The reason is very simple. One is that the time is too short, and the Jin army does not have enough time and means to effectively integrate the troops surrendered by the Liao and Song Dynasties.

Secondly, the Jin Kingdom itself was a grass-roots team, its political and military structure was still primitive tribal slavery.

Especially in the army, they still used Meng'an and restraint. Jurchen soldiers frequently killed soldiers who surrendered to Liao and Song Dynasty, treating them as slaves.

This can be seen from the sheep-leading ceremony after the Jingkang Disgrace.

To put it bluntly, the Jin people at this moment are barbarians who drink blood from their hair. Although A Gu ordered the nobles to learn Liao and Han culture, what can they learn in just ten years?

It took the Liao Kingdom hundreds of years to gradually become Sinicized, but it was not yet complete.

boom!

Qingzhou cavalry rushed into the military formation.

The horizontal formation of three thousand Qingzhou cavalry showed terrifying lethality at this moment.

After just one encounter, more than two thousand Jin soldiers died under the steel sword.

At the same time, 10,000 ambushes led by Nie Dong also fought with the Jin army.

Huang Kai was so depressed during this period that he held a phoenix-eye knife and slashed left and right with unparalleled bravery.

Under the attack from the front and back, the 20,000 Jin army instantly collapsed. Wanyan Zongwang, under the cover of thousands of Jurchen soldiers, broke out all the way east.

Some of the remaining defeated troops ran west, and the other part followed the handsome flag and ran east.

After only killing three people, Huang Kai's vision went blank. He was so angry that he cursed: "Straight bitch, these dogs in the cavalry camp are killing so fast!"

The corners of Nie Dong's mouth twitched and he stopped talking.

This guy is so stupid that he completely forgot that he is from the cavalry battalion.

Seeing the Jin army commander's flag heading east, Nie Dong shouted: "Don't worry about the defeated army, follow me to pursue the Jin army commander."

What a joke, competing with the cavalry battalion in a horizontal formation, eating shit can't keep up with the heat.

If Wanyan Zongwang could be captured and killed, it would be a great achievement.

Huang Kai also realized this and immediately led his soldiers to kill Wanyan Zongwang.

"Kill!!!"

The morale of the Qingzhou Army was high, and everyone's eyes were red.

Kill the general, seize the flag, and seal your wife as your wife, today!

Nie Dong led 10,000 Qingzhou troops and pursued them for nearly thirty miles, from dusk to late at night.

Along the way, rivers of blood flowed and corpses were everywhere.

The war horse under Wanyan Zongwang was already foaming at the mouth, obviously it had reached its limit.

At this moment, the sound of rolling river water reached my ears.

It turned out that we had arrived at the Sanggan River. As long as you cross the river, you will reach the city of Yanjing a few miles away.

"Quick, find the bridge and cross the river!"

Wanyan Zongwang immediately gave the order.

"kill!"

How could the Qingzhou Army let them cross the river? They were acting like crazy demons.

The clever Jin Jun immediately took off his armor and jumped into the rolling river.

When the rest of the Jin army saw him, they followed suit and jumped into the water one after another.

For a time, under the bright moonlight, the surface of the Sanggan River was filled with people.

"The golden dog shall die!"

Huang Kai led his men and was fighting with a group of Jurchen soldiers in the rear.

The Jurchen soldiers who were forced into a desperate situation were like wild beasts, fearless and fearless.

Even though he was as brave as Huang Kai, he was also wounded in many places.

"You are handsome, we have found the crossing bridge!"

Suddenly, a Jurchen soldier chirped.

Huang Kai couldn't understand Jurchen language, but he could hear the surprise in the other person's tone.

"No, the golden dog found the bridge!"

Huang Kai shouted.

Hearing this, the Qingzhou army suddenly became anxious. The steel knives they waved in their hands could not help but be a little faster, and the Jurchen soldiers they killed were retreating steadily.

In a desperate situation, the Jurchens can naturally fight to the death, but now that they have a way to escape, the anger that they regard death as home is immediately released.

No one wants to die, everyone wants to live!

Wanyan Zongwang and the others took the lead in stepping onto the bridge.

After running wildly across the river, he ordered: "Cut off the iron rope!"

"..."

Wanyan's mother hesitated to speak, because there were still more than a thousand Jurchen soldiers from Duanhou on the other side.

Seeing everyone stunned on the spot, Wanyan Zongwang shouted angrily: "What are you doing standing still!"

This loud shout brought everyone back to their senses.

A group of guards gritted their teeth and brandished heavy axes and steel knives, slashing hard on the four iron cables that fixed the bridge.

Dang Dang Dang!

Along with the harsh metallic sound, sparks flew everywhere.

But with a bang, the bridge broke and fell heavily into the water.

At this scene, not only the Jurchens were stunned, but also the Qingzhou Army.

"Orulubu!!!"

After a brief period of confusion, more than a thousand Jurchen soldiers roared heartbreakingly.

These Jurchens never expected that Wanyan Zongwang would abandon them.

However, facing their roars, Wanyan Zongwang and others headed straight for Yanjing City without looking back.

Huang Kai roared angrily: "Leave no one alive, kill them all!"

How could he not be angry when the duck in his mouth just flew away?

Taking advantage of the Jurchens' stunned state, the Qingzhou Army slaughtered them crazily.

In desperation, the Jurchen soldiers also began to jump into the river.

Bang bang bang!

For a moment, water splashed everywhere.

Huang Kai was still puzzled and ordered: "Crossbowmen camp, load heavy arrows and let me shoot them into the river!"

Soon, rows of crossbowmen came to the river, set up their divine arm crossbows and aimed them at the river to kill them all.

There are too many Jin soldiers in the river. There is no need to aim at all. As long as you pull the trigger, you will definitely hit.

The shrill screams kept ringing in the river.

The clear river water was instantly dyed red.

……

But after Yan Zongwang and others fled all the way back to Yanjing City, they rested for the night.

At dawn the next day, he hurriedly left again and headed straight for Zhongjing.

Even though Yanjing still had seven or eight thousand elites, neither Wanyan Zongwang, Wanyan Yanmu, nor Liu Yanzong felt that the city of Yanjing could be defended.

The firearms were so fierce that they were simply beyond the power of human beings.

early morning.

The Sanggan River is still shrouded in the smell of blood.

In the river, corpses of Jin soldiers were floating.

Huang Kai sat on a corpse and gnawed on a piece of dry biscuit.

This dry cake was taken out from Jin Jun's corpse, and it was still stained with blood.

But Huang Kai didn't dislike it at all, and the food was extremely sweet.

He had been hungry since noon the day before yesterday. He had fought fiercely for a long time last night, and he was so hungry that he felt anxious.

The other Qingzhou troops did the same, looking for dry food from the corpses of the Jin troops along the way.

Of course, a piece of cake couldn't fill his stomach, but there was something in his stomach, which at least made him feel better.

After unscrewing the kettle and taking a sip of water, Huang Kai stood up and came to Nie Dong's side and asked, "You are all handsome, what should we do now?"

Here, Nie Dong was directing the soldiers to repair the crossing bridge and said in a deep voice: "Wait for Liu Dutong, he should have the order from the county magistrate."

As soon as he finished speaking, he heard the roaring sound of horse hooves coming from a distance.

Not long after, Liu Qi led a cavalry battalion to the riverside.

Liu Qi got off his horse and asked, "How is it? Can you capture Wanyan Zongwang?"

"Let that little guy run away!"

Huang Kai replied gloomily.

Liu Qi looked regretful and said: "What a pity."

Nie Dong asked: "Does the county magistrate have any orders?"

As the commander, his vision is no longer limited to the victory or defeat of a war, but focuses on the overall situation.

Obviously, the top priority is to seize Hebei and seize the capital. It is gratifying that Wanyan Zongwang can capture him, but it does not matter if he escapes.

Liu Qi replied: "Siege Yanjing, wait for the army to arrive, and recover the seven states in front of the mountain!"

(End of this chapter)