Inheriting the Song Dynasty

In 1127 AD, the Northern Song Dynasty fell. Immediately, the ninth imperial prince, Zhao Gou, ascended the throne in Shangqiu amidst widespread anticipation, inheriting the Song imperial line and r...

Chapter 75: Chaotic Battle

After all, the sun had already set a lot in the west, and the battle line on the Dongpo Plateau had swung back and forth no less than four times. Now the opportunity for battle did seem to have been revealed, and even Loushi's troops had been confirmed to have marched to a place not far to the east of the plateau, and it seemed that they were about to climb the plateau and launch the final assault... At this moment, it seemed just the right time to send the remaining troops to attack the Dongpo Plateau.

"Wait a little longer!" Wu Jie bit his lip and once again tried his best to resist this suggestion. "Wait until one hour before sunset. If Loushi still doesn't take the initiative to attack, we will smash it onto the plateau!"

The generals looked at Emperor Zhao again, but Zhao Jiu closed his eyes before they looked at him. He could understand Wu Jie's pressure at the moment. Waiting was the most rational way to deal with Lou Shi, but the Jin army was resistant to hard fighting, and no one knew when the plateau would suddenly collapse! Moreover, if they waited for Lou Shi to suddenly rise before providing support, would Dongpo Plateau collapse directly and everything would be over?

There is no right or wrong in this kind of thing, only choices.

"You have brought the Fourth Prince's 20,000 troops to risk their lives. If he is gone, even if you win, your daughter and Mou Yan will be cut into pieces." On the Dongpo Plateau, under the banner of Wanyan Balisu, the owner of the banner, Balisu, was standing side by side with Lou Shi, but he was mocking him coldly.

Behind the two men, at the foot of the eastern slope, seven thousand cavalrymen were standing in neat and awe-inspiring formation two or three miles away.

Hearing this, Lou Shi withdrew his gaze from the chaotic battlefield to the south, which was at the foot of Yao Mountain. He then burst out laughing, "This is really unfair to me. I sent the Fourth Prince here because I really wanted him to achieve extraordinary feats. But I really underestimated the terrain and weather. I didn't expect the road to be so difficult. Only a little over 10,000 of the 20,000 troops have arrived, and they are so exhausted..."

"Then you're still laughing?" Balisu also sneered. "Why don't you quickly get your people and the two Hezhameng'ans to come up here and end this battle early! Just now the scouts reported that there was smoke and dust in our southeast. I think Han Shizhong is coming, right? Han Shizhong or the Fourth Prince, who can you wait for?"

Lou Shi nodded with a smile, but then shook his head.

"What do you mean?" Balisu suddenly frowned and looked at him coldly.

"The plateau is too crowded..." Lou Shi smiled calmly, then turned his horse and headed downhill. "I won't attack from here."

"Then where did you come from?" Balisu turned his head and stared at the other person's back, continuing to ask with a cold face.

"Go around the slope, line up on the side of this plateau, and then from this plateau and the gap in the south battlefield, follow the Fourth Prince and his men to rush to the Song army's central camp, and crush anyone who comes to stop us!" Lou Shi turned around and smiled. "Your reminder is good. If the Fourth Prince is gone, I can't take responsibility."

Balisu's expression became increasingly grim. "So, even the bloody battle on the plateau, with 60,000 men from both sides fighting hard and losing countless lives, was all just to facilitate your final assault?"

"If we can win on the plateau, it will be a big victory in person. Why do you need me to come here for the last chance?" Lou Shi still smiled. "Ba Lisu, I gave you 10,000 cavalry and 10,000 infantry. You are useless. Who can you blame? If I say this to your brother, it's also because you are incompetent."

Balisu's lips turned blue and he was speechless.

"By the way, if I die, you are the deputy governor, and you will take care of the overall situation on your own." Lou Shi added casually as he walked down the gentle slope for the last time.

"I don't need your teaching on this!" Balisu scolded angrily.

But no matter what the chief and deputy commanders thought, a quarter of an hour later, Lou Shi and the last 7,000 cavalrymen were completely mobilized.

The Song army was extremely nervous, and the scouts kept reporting. Until another quarter of an hour later, there was no need to report at all - because Wanyan Loushi and his five-colored sun-holding flags, as well as 7,000 cavalrymen, had circled around from the south of Dongpoyuan and lined up calmly within the field of vision of the Song army's center.

At this time, Qu Duan and Li Yongqi had joined forces with Liu Yan and suppressed Chizhan Hexi and Han Chang to the point where they were back to back with Wuzhu. Han Shizhong's 3,000 cavalry and 4,000 infantry were already within Balisu's field of vision when he looked back to the southeast.

Of course, Wu Jie did not dare to delay. He was waiting for this moment. The Qinfeng troops had been sent directly out of the camp to meet the enemy and form a battle array. The two Beiwei troops in the central army also finally stood up and prepared for battle.

"Officials!"

Wu Jie took a deep breath, turned over and knelt on the ground, then saluted. "Now that things have come to this, I will follow the two Beiwei armies to the battlefield. Please raise the dragon flag and follow us!"

Zhao Jiu nodded, stood up without saying a word and sat in the seat that had previously belonged to Wu Jie. A slightly worn dragon flag was raised under the personal supervision of Yang Yi Zhong and hung high in the central camp of the Song army.

The next moment, Wu Jie turned around without hesitation and led the two Beiwei troops together with Zhang Xian and Tian Shizhong to march towards the front camp below.

At the same time, Lou Shi, who was in the formation, looked up at the sky, looked at the two Heza Meng'ans on the left and right wings, and then looked at his trusted general Wanyan Poshu who was leading two thousand people not far from him. Then, without even looking at the smoke and dust in the southeast behind him, he just glanced at the dragon flag that had just risen, and then casually raised his hand and swung it down heavily amid the thunderous shouts of the entire Song army.

The seven thousand were probably the most powerful cavalry of the Jin Kingdom at the moment. After gathering their strength for most of the day, they finally set off.

At this time, it had not rained and it was still a long time before dark. It seemed that God did not favor any side.

PS: Thanks to Yekuangxueji for the double cuteness, and reimuu for becoming the 84th cuteness in this book... I am very grateful

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