Upon hearing that Yue Fei suddenly turned around and was heading towards him, Talai was just stunned for a moment, and then seemed to be completely unconcerned... This was not a pretense to stabilize the morale of the troops, but a reaction from the heart.

The reason is simple. The Song-Jin War lasted for four or five years. Up to now, in the four major invasions, the Jin army has never lost a field battle involving more than 10,000 people!

If the Jurchens have less than 10,000 men, they cannot fight! This is still an axiom that has not been broken!

Even if Wanyan Talan left with 10,000 men, he still had 15 meng'an! Among the 15 meng'an, there were no less than 10,000 Jin troops under the Mouke system, and 5,000 to 6,000 reinforcements. How could they be afraid of the mere 20,000 Song troops?

In addition, although Yue Fei's move was considered a surprise attack, it was just a time difference. Calculating the time, as long as Yue Fei could not completely break through this place within an afternoon, then when Pucha Hubalu arrived in the evening, he would inevitably be attacked from both sides... However, could the Song army really defeat Wanyan Talan's fifteen men in one afternoon?

But then again, Yue Fei, the actual commander of the Song army in this battle, also understood this. He fully understood Wanyan Talan's psychology, and he never pursued any brilliant strategies!

Besides, the art of war has always been extremely simple. The more self-righteous a strategy is, the more likely it is to go wrong.

For example, in this battle, Li Kui's false surrender was never intended to push Wanyan Talai to make a specific choice. He was simply there to pass on the message, with the fundamental purpose of allowing Wanyan Talai to make a decision as soon as possible. It didn't matter even if Li Kui himself was discovered, because Li Kui himself didn't know what Yue Fei was planning.

So what was Yue Fei’s plan?

It's very simple. Yue Fei's real so-called "brilliant strategy" is to divide the troops to the left and right... I divide my troops to attack your weak two wings, will you divide your troops to respond? You are a cavalry, you run fast, and you know it early, so do you want to ambush under the city in advance? As long as Wanyan Talan decides to divide his troops, whether he goes to Changge in the north or Linying in the south, he will fall into the strategy of luring the tiger away from the mountain, which gives the Song army the opportunity to concentrate its forces to attack the city of Changsha with more troops.

In fact, Yue Fei had already made it very clear to Emperor Zhao the day before about what he believed he could rely on to win this battle:

The key point is that the Jin army's southward march has lasted for several months, and Wanyan Talai and his troops have been under the city of Changsha for so long that they are tired and gradually relax.

The key point is that as the spring weather gets warmer, the Jin cavalry's mobility is greatly weakened by the rivers that have entered the flood season and are densely distributed in the western part of Beijing.

The key point is that Wanyan Talan went south many times, and his conservative attitude in military affairs has gradually become known to many people. Moreover, he did not experience any setbacks suffered by the Jin army.

The key point is that after Emperor Zhao crossed the line of fire and came here to integrate the troops, the morale of the Song army was high in a short period of time, and the officers were willing to obey the arrangements, so they could make bold and clustered military actions. Moreover, these actions could only be made in the next few days, otherwise changes would occur if it was too late.

The key point is that everyone in the Jin army thought that the Song army would not take the initiative to attack the main force of the Jin army. However, with the arrival of an emperor and the bold decision of a temporary commander, the Song army came anyway, and came so determinedly and so aggressively!

These things, plus a simple and direct method of dividing troops to lure the enemy with the advantage of military strength, are the real art of war, the real high-level military knowledge, and the real strategy at the strategic level... On a battlefield with tens of thousands of people, there is nothing fancy except the number of people, morale, armaments, and fighter planes. Even Han Shizhong's bravery can only show its value in the most tense situation! What else?

Things like war are absolutely absurd on a micro level, but when all the absurd things are put together, they seem so logical.

Back to the present, the current situation of the Song army is that they just need to fight with the most resolute attitude!

Almost within half a quarter of an hour after Yue Fei turned around, as the thick smoke reserved along the way ignited one after another, Zhao Jiu did not hesitate, raised his Jinwu flag, and led the army in person for the first time... Wang Yan's 20,000 Eight-Character Army went first as the vanguard, the remaining seven commanders of the Tokyo Garrison followed closely as the central army, and Wang Sheng and Niu Gao's troops followed last as the rear guard... And Emperor Zhao himself wore armor and carried a bow, riding a horse, with Li Qiong's troops as guards, leaving Yanling almost empty, and with a desperate attitude, smashed everything into the city of Changsha.

Because Ma Gao and Yue Fei's actions attracted a large number of scouts, and the number of troops dispatched was somewhat astonishing, the news might have been delayed in reaching Changsha City.

In fact, after learning that Yue Fei had turned against him, Wanyan Talai started to lose his temper and kill people.

It was not because of military intelligence, but because he had previously asked his subordinates to keep an eye on Li Kui, but Li Kui disappeared in just one morning...The seemingly rude commander of the Song army bribed several leaders of the civilian camp with the bag of pearls and quickly gained a certain degree of freedom. Then, in enough time, he trimmed his beard, threw away his armor, changed into the dirty clothes worn by the civilians, and sneaked into the chaotically managed civilian camp.

When Talai learned that Yue Fei was coming with only 20,000 men, he did not take it seriously and prepared to have Daqi lead six or seven Meng'an to cross the Qingqi River to fight back. However, Daqi and the entire army were fully armed, but they could not find anyone, so they had to bring a few bribed civilian camp leaders to replace them.

People were killed, and the central army tent was in a mess. Da? was just about to leave all these troubles behind and attack this old man, but at this time a scout came forward and reported carefully that someone from the direction of Yanling had suddenly sent out and was heading here. Although the exact number could not be determined for the time being, but with neat flags and a large number of soldiers and horses, it was probably the main force of Yanling!

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