Here, Zhao Jiu let the entire army take a short rest as planned. In order to prevent surprise attacks, most of the soldiers began to wear leather armor and slightly thinner iron armor before setting off again... Of course, except for the two hundred cavalrymen of Liu Yan, none of the best lamellar armor was available.

At this moment, Wang Yan, the vanguard, suddenly rode up on his horse, went straight to the dragon flag, and found Emperor Zhao who was drinking water. Then he immediately proposed a proposal that went beyond the original plan:

"Your Majesty, this place is only 20 miles away from the front line. My vanguard can already see the fireworks ahead. In addition, the messenger sent by Yue Fei's troops during their last rest period has confirmed that a battle is taking place ahead... Therefore, I ask Your Majesty to issue an order to have our Eight Character Army stop resting and run forward immediately! And to have the cavalry in the army concentrate first and move forward to provide support!"

"It's certainly okay for the cavalry to go first, but if the entire army runs forward, will they still have the strength to fight when they reach the battlefront?" Zhao Jiu, who hurriedly stood up, was stunned for a moment.

"No need to fight immediately!" Wang Yan still did not dismount, but responded seriously. "At this time, Yue Fei must be fighting with the Jin army for the floating bridge on the river. There are not many places where we can fight, and it is extremely difficult for 20,000 troops to cross the river. Even if our army runs to pieces, we can rest leisurely by the river and then cross the river. Your Majesty, please forgive me for speaking frankly, the key to winning this battle lies in whether we can crush the Jin army with absolute force in one go, there is no other way... In order to do this, the key is to continue the offensive!"

"I second the motion!" Hu Yin, the highest ranking civil servant in the military, suddenly saluted. "With Yue Zhenfu away, the military affairs here should be decided by Wang Zhi!"

Zhao Jiu heard this and no longer hesitated: "In this case, Liu Yan will lead the cavalry first, and Wang Qing will take care of the front military operations. There is no need to report to me!"

Wang Yan was overjoyed and immediately thanked him and left on horseback. Liu Yan also immediately ordered his soldiers to put on armor and after a moment, they galloped away.

Seeing that Liu Yan had also set off, Zhao Jiu did not delay any longer and ordered the entire army to set off again and follow the vanguard.

Just a quarter of an hour later, the Song army reinforcements arrived one after another. The first vanguard cavalry to arrive was only a few hundred, but the flag of the leading heavy cavalry caused all the Jin troops to become slightly agitated - the Red Heart Team was an acquaintance of many Jin soldiers.

Not only that, although the formation of the subsequent Song army was a little chaotic, they were continuous and came rapidly. Moreover, the characteristics of these soldiers made all the Jin troops quickly realize the identity of their opponents - the Eight Character Army was also an acquaintance!

At this time, Wanyan Talan, who was watching the battle, had begun to become confused. The reason was simple. In the previous two quarters of an hour, although the eight Meng'an had not been at a disadvantage on the scene, or in other words, they had indeed been suppressing the Song army, they had never been able to quickly defeat or crush the 10,000 Song troops who had crossed the river during the so-called half-crossing attack!

After crossing the river, the 10,000 Song troops did not risk advancing. Instead, under the command of the large flag with the character "Yue" on it, they formed a solid formation consisting of multiple spears and crossbows on the west bank of the Qingqi River, with their backs against a series of pontoon bridges, before the Jin cavalry attacked. The formation was as solid as a mountain.

This was beyond his long-standing understanding of the Song army, and he even began to regret not dismantling the pontoon bridge.

"Marshal!" A Bohai Mouke came running and shouted from a distance. "The Song army is coming, and we, the Wanhu family, ask the Marshal for some support!"

Wanyan Talan, who had watched the entire battle from the rammed earth heights of the general platform and was familiar with the entire battlefield, instinctively wanted to agree. However, just as he was about to open his mouth, there was a sudden commotion beside him, and a trusted attendant took the initiative to pull him.

Talai looked in the direction his confidant's finger pointed, and sweat began to break out on his forehead, because on the ruins of a certain wall of Changsha City that had collapsed and been blocked, Han Shizhong's flag had appeared there silently at some point... That flag was like the eye of a hidden tiger staring at his back.

After hesitating for a while, Talai gritted his teeth and replied to the Bohai Mouke: "Tell the master, I will give him two more Meng'an, but tell him not to worry about casualties, let him lead the way and break into the Song army formation with me!"

PS: Thank you for giving you the double cuteness of the suicide boss!