Although he had guessed it before, it was only a moment after the battle began that Emperor Zhao understood from the most intuitive perspective why Han Shizhong had to temporarily change the time of attack... There was no other reason, given the current state of the Song army, it was really not enough to support a night attack.

You must know that if a night attack is successful, the effect will naturally be amazing. But on the other hand, if a night attack is to be successful, it also requires the attacker to maintain sufficient night combat effectiveness and discipline.

As for the moment, Zhao Jiu witnessed with his own eyes that because the Jin army's main camp was empty and they were caught off guard, when the Song army rushed forward at sunrise, the Jin army's outer small camps and branch camps, such as the water camp guarding the water source on the banks of the Huai River, the workshop camp guarding the wood, and the artillery camp in the front that was smashed to pieces, almost fell in an instant... But the most frustrating thing about this process was that many of the Song army soldiers who were at the forefront of the charge, after taking one or two heads in the momentum of the surprise attack, often turned around and marched back, trying to report their merits!

Therefore, looking from the top of the city, although the Song army had won a great victory at the beginning, they suddenly slowed down their offensive after achieving some results. Some troops even turned around because of the return of the front army! As a result, the core camp of the Jin army took the opportunity to start gathering troops.

It would be strange if this kind of army could carry out a night attack to the end!

On the top of the city wall, the few important officials who were watching the battle had different expressions. Most of them were confused, still shocked by the close-range fighting between tens of thousands of people, and excited about the fall of the small camp outside. Only a small number of people, who might have made up for a lot of knowledge in recent days and learned some military common sense, were sensitive to this scene and looked worried.

But at this time, Zhang Jun glanced and found that Emperor Zhao still did not move. He was neither excited nor worried. He could only sigh in his heart that the emperor had great composure, and then asked the soldiers beside him to wave the flags and issue military orders.

As the flags on the top of the city wall were waving, another group of elite soldiers, numbering hundreds of people, poured out from the city. They were none other than the personal guards of General Zhang. However, this troop did not participate in the siege at all. Instead, they rushed forward to act as a supervisory team, counting the military merits on the spot while driving back the troops that tried to withdraw!

Several military ruffians who tried to bargain were beheaded on the spot as a warning to others!

Obviously, General Zhang, one of the two commanders on the scene, knew the character of the Song army better than anyone else, so he was well prepared.

As soon as this move was made, the offensive was renewed, and the atmosphere in the city and outside the city became solemn almost instantly. Zhang Jun turned his head to peek again, but found that Emperor Zhao still had a calm expression and even smiled back: "What does it mean that Zhang Qing looked at me several times? Do you also think that my clothes are too bright?"

Zhang Jun quickly bowed his head and apologized: "I'm sorry... I was wondering if the emperor has any instructions?"

"You and Han Qing just do your best. I will just sit here and watch you two defeat the enemy." Emperor Zhao said lightly, with a royal demeanor.

Just like the civil and military officials around him who had already become numb due to the appearance of the supervision team, General Zhang was also momentarily discouraged when he saw this, so he stood up and concentrated on the battle situation outside the city.

Besides, the attitude of Emperor Zhao was not that of a calm person. On the contrary, it was more like a manifestation of helplessness:

First of all, Zhao Jiu was mentally prepared for Han Shizhong's decision to change the date of the battle.

Secondly, Zhao Jiu knew very well that in order to rectify the various ills in the Song army, a stable rear, strict morale, and reasonable and lasting military discipline were needed, but it was too early to talk about these things now... Besides, this scene was better than jumping into the Huai River when he was scared by the Jin army before, right?

Finally, and most importantly, compared to many people on the city walls who felt that they could sit and watch the battle as a matter of course, Zhao Jiu, based on some modern moral instinct, felt deep down in his heart that he was not qualified to comment on the soldiers who were fighting for their lives in the front... He could kill deserters to boost morale, and he could sit on the city walls as a human flag, but that was his way of making the most of his impact, and it was not his self-righteous capital.

Of course, except for the Liu Guangshi incident, he really wanted to kill someone from the bottom of his heart, and put it into practice. Just like when he faced Zhang Yongzhen's final confession, he was really suddenly overwhelmed with grief.

However, no matter how great and noble Zhao Jiu's sentiments were, he could never truly feel the real mentality of the Song army soldiers below... You have to know that this was an active siege on the Jin army's stronghold. Compared with the Jingkang Incident a year ago, many people still felt like they were in a dream!

As for the mentality of the Jin army, Zhao Jiu could not understand it even more.

"How dare the Han dogs come out of the city to attack me?! How dare I see the Song dogs take the initiative to attack me today?!"

On the rammed earth platform in the center of the Jin army camp, Jin Wushu, who had just woken up and had not even had time to put on his armor, was talking incoherently and having a fit of rage. The whip in his hand made a crackling sound, and countless flagpoles, weapon racks, and tent curtains were damaged. The surrounding staff, clerks, and even guards had already hidden away one after another.

At the same time, countless Song army soldiers had already flattened the surrounding small camps, and like the dark brown water of the Huai River, they broke into waves and rushed towards the core camp of the Jin army!

It was not for nothing that the Fourth Prince was so unbalanced, because he was not simply facing a strong attack from the Song army today. Rather, under the political pressure from Wanyan Talan and his third brother Wanyan Erlido, as well as the military pressure from the defeat of Liangshanpo, his almost last attempt at a plan was completely seen through by the other side... Yes, Han Shizhong's judgment was absolutely correct. At this time, the two Jin army commanders Ali and Erlubu should be leading their troops to assemble in the north, preparing to cross the river from Kantan Town upstream of the Beifei River, and then go to Shunchang Prefecture to raid Guangzhou!

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