Ali had a lot of combat experience and he knew what was going on at a glance. Although he was shocked and angry, he still kept his temper and advanced instead of retreating with the cavalry hammer in his hand. The guards around him also woke up and tried to move forward to provide protection.

However, the Song army's surprise attack took advantage of the great opportunity when Ali's generals were about to retreat, so that after the surprise attack began, there was very little resistance and the progress was very fast. By this time Ali and his personal guards reacted, it was too late - in just a moment, a brave Song general had already rushed to the front, shouted loudly, and led the Song cavalry behind him to shout and kill together.

Ali's close followers, who were in the lead, showed no fear and confronted the enemy head-on, but were shot and knocked off their horses.

However, after succeeding in his attack, the Song general did not try to attack Ali, who was only a dozen steps away. Instead, he wielded his lance and pushed away several riders on Ali's side. He also tried to cut the flag on Ali's right rear, which attracted several knights to stop him.

Ali knew what this person was doing, but it was too late for him to remind him. Instead, he clenched the cavalry hammer in his hand.

Sure enough, before he could finish his words, a tall knight, whose stature far exceeded that of the other Song soldiers, rode up from behind the Song general. The long axe in his hand was shining brightly from the rain, and he had already swung it high up, like a yaksha descending to earth.

With just a glance, Ali knew that it must be Wang Dewang Yaksha himself. This guy had come to him by force of courage, and he knew that he had no chance of survival at this moment.

But in a flash, Ali, with a ferocious face behind the mask, was still fearless. Instead of blocking the giant axe falling from his head, he used his remaining strength to smash the cavalry hammer onto the opponent's shoulder.

In an instant, the winner was decided.

Ali's hammer flew over Wang De's shoulder, but only hit the shoulder socket of Wang Qi, the eldest son behind Wang De... It was not a mistake, it was intentional. As for Ali himself, Wang De chopped him from his upper left shoulder to his right abdomen, and his internal organs flowed out... If the long axe was swung a little later, he might have been split in half.

But none of these details mattered.

Ali is dead.

Unlike Pucha Asa and Pushan Uzhe who died in battle before and died in their youth without waiting for the favor of fate, Ximao Ali followed his father to join the army at the age of seventeen. He started by following Wanyan Aguda to participate in the war of annexation of Jurchen tribes. To date, he has had a military career for forty years. His lifetime military experience is enough to overwhelm most people on this battlefield.

He annexed the Jurchen tribes, defeated Goryeo, pacified Bohai, destroyed Liao, and conquered Song... He participated in almost every major battle in the founding and rise of the Jurchens. He also made great contributions in sweeping the Liaodong towns and attacking and killing Yelu Yudu's expeditionary force during the conquest of Liao. He was one of the first group of direct descendants of the Jurchen Wanyan tribe who were not from the Jurchen Wanyan tribe.

In the war against the Song Dynasty, he had already become a core commander of the Eastern Army, which means that he was recognized as a founding hero of the Jurchens.

Even if it was Zhao Jiu, it would be impossible for him to forget this name!

In the first year of Jianyan, Ximao Ali followed Wuzhu and pursued him on the Huai River, almost forcing the small Zhao Song court into a desperate situation; in the second year of Jianyan, he led the Eastern Army and defeated Nanjing, killing Zhang Suo and Xin Daozon; in the third year of Jianyan, he echoed Yaoshan, crossed Mengjin and broke Luoyang, and killed the prime minister Wang Boyan.

It can be said that his achievements, his reputation, and his experience were undoubtedly completed on the day when he died at the age of 57.

Although this thief is dead, I have no regrets.

Even before he died, he hit Wang Qi with a hammer.

Of course, the more regret-free Ali was, the more it showed that the Song army had successfully achieved the first unquestionable and huge result of this battle.

For Wang De, this was a remarkable feat. As the saying goes, "Crossing the river and beheading the general, the spirit will not be taken away. Who else in ancient and modern times can be compared to this rising hero?"

Before noon, as the first phase of the war was successfully completed as expected, the main force of the Song army crossed the river in a large number. Wang De, deputy commander of the imperial army and governor, seized the opportunity and killed Wan Hu of the Eastern Route Army of the Jin Kingdom, the prefect of Jizhou, and the Duke of Han, Xie Mao Ali.

Looking back at the present, Ali was as dead as could be, but unexpectedly, or perhaps it was a familiar feeling, the first reaction of his troops was not to flee in all directions, but to attack the Song army from all directions like crazy.

As soon as Wang De chopped out with his axe, he realized that he was indeed old. Moreover, his eldest son was injured and it was inconvenient for him to ride a horse. He was unwilling to waste time here, so he sent his second son Wang Shun to cover the retreat, and personally supervised his eldest son Wang Qi to withdraw.

After walking only seventy or eighty steps, Wang De suddenly heard a cry of surprise from behind him. Turning back, he saw his second son Wang Shun slipping from his horse. He stumbled and fell off his horse, then was seamlessly submerged in the frenzied formation of the Jin army.

Wang De's mind went blank on the horse. The ecstasy of killing Ali in the battle array disappeared completely in an instant. He wanted to turn around and pick up the axe to retaliate, but he instinctively looked at his injured eldest son on the other side. Then, he could only return to the battle array in a daze under the urging and pulling of his personal guards.

It was only a moment after returning to the small slope in front of the stone bridge that Wang De even came to his senses. The Song army led by Niu Gao and Dong Xian on both sides had successfully crossed the river and established a foothold, and then they could not wait to try to encircle the two Wanhu of Ali and Pushan Beilu.

The two Jin army formations finally collapsed completely.

Ps: Thanks to the boss Mengzhong Zhanjian Tianya for becoming the 206th cute of this book, and also thanks to the three people of Wolong for the reward!