Chapter 80: Decisive Battle (Part 2) 6k2 in One

As soon as the Jin cavalry rushed out, the blue flag was raised on time, but for Wang Sheng, the front-line commander who had already received orders from Han Shizhong, it still felt too late.

In fact, Wang Sheng was already furious after the attack from the Jin army. When he turned around and saw the blue flag raised, he hurriedly gave orders, asking his two lieutenants, Yue Chao and Dong Min, to lead a thousand men each to split into two wings according to the plan, while he led the remaining thousand men to flee eastward in embarrassment.

This is a typical strategy of luring the enemy deep into our territory and outflanking them from both sides.

However, it is always perfect to think about things, but it is extremely difficult to actually do them... Although Wang Sheng gave the order and put it into action, the imperial guards who came to support the front line of Dazhai and the various troops of Han Shizhong's central army were out of control due to the huge casualties caused by the Jin army. Therefore, when they heard Wang Sheng's signal from a distance, Yue Chao and Dong Min retreated together, but were surprised to find that their flags were crushed to the same side by the Jin cavalry!

The so-called two-wing encirclement immediately became a joke.

Of course, at this point, this idea was no longer important. Because as the three general flags retreated together, and the Jin army's armored knights came out, the front part of Wang Sheng's army was in chaos and completely lost its control. Countless soldiers and horses threw away their helmets and armor, and they were entangled with each other, splitting into small groups and exploding instantly, allowing the Jin army to chase, kill and hunt them from behind.

Obviously, as the experience gained from countless battles with the Jin people showed, the so-called pre-planned strategy of feigning defeat to lure the enemy would almost always result in a real defeat.

The reason why I say "almost" is because Wang Sheng's headquarters was at the back, that is, the easternmost position, and did not suffer too many casualties. In addition, Wang Sheng himself has always been prestigious, so this small half of about a thousand troops was not completely out of control. They were still able to maintain their formation, maintain their weapons and equipment, and followed Wang Sheng to rush eastward... but there was no doubt that they were in a state of panic.

Back to the present, Puluhun was waiting for the enemy to tire out, using cavalry to counter infantry. With a brave charge of 1,500 cavalrymen, the 3,000 Song soldiers on the east side of the camp were almost collapsed. However, unlike Jin Wushu who was watching from a distance and laughing ecstatically in the central army, he did not neglect it at all. On the contrary, after the chisel worked, the chief Meng'an under Wanyan Wushu looked around for a while, and after seeing the surrounding situation clearly, he did not hesitate at all, but ordered the whole army to gather again to chase Wang Sheng's army, the only one in front that could still maintain a somewhat compact formation.

This was the responsible behavior of an excellent cavalry general and was also a natural choice... More than a thousand infantrymen, with their backs to almost the same number of cavalrymen, fled in embarrassment, yet they managed to maintain their organization. At the same time, the cavalry had broken through the blockade of the camp and entered the wilderness, and should have swept away the large number of enemy troops that remained in organization around the camp.

From any perspective, even out of human animal instinct, Puluhun had no reason to let go of the Song army that was fleeing with its back turned to him.

Thus, as Puluhun raised his hand slightly to signal, the black magpie flag began to wave vigorously in the center of the battlefield, causing the Jurchen cavalry who had succeeded in their attack to shout and scream. They gave up on killing the scattered Song army on both wings of the front line, and gathered again under their flags to form a sufficient formation.

Immediately, it slowly accelerated for the second time following the flag and continued to rumble eastward!

On the river bank, Yang Yi Zhong did not dare to be negligent in the slightest, but he also did not dare to violate Han Shizhong's arrangements. He mounted his horse, held the flag himself, and stared at the situation in front of him. Only after the Jin cavalry started again and the entire tail had completely left the range of the camp did he stop hesitating and personally waved the second yellow flag.

Wang Sheng, whose helmet had been knocked off, saw the yellow flag waving from afar and immediately turned back on his horse, but couldn't help but smile bitterly... The Jin army's cavalry was behind him, and his thousand good men were basically infantry. They would probably be attacked from behind and suffer heavy casualties while fleeing. How could they make any effective tactical moves as planned? It was good enough to escape.

Of course, Wang Sheng, who had nine black dragons tattooed on his body, was Han Shizhong's trusted general in the central army. He had served in the army for more than ten years and traveled all over the country with Han Shizhong. He was decisive and courageous. In addition, he knew the arrangement early on and knew better than anyone where the chance of victory was. So, in desperation, Wang Heilong gritted his teeth and held back his thoughts, and continued to lie on his horse and slowly lead the entire army forward to the predetermined location.

During this process, the Jin cavalry had already caught up, and the screams came from far away. Wang Sheng fell on his horse, tears flowing down his face, almost forming a line along the horse's mane, but he didn't even dare to turn his head. He held on until he reached the designated location, then he pulled his horse back and turned, leading the remaining troops with the flag to the north!

The Jin cavalry continued to charge forward, and the last organized Song infantry that had previously besieged the eastern camp was also severely damaged. The general named Wang under the Wang banner, who was the main siege commander in the east, was completely confused and moved away from the battlefield... It can be said that with the Jin army's successful charge again, they have completely wiped out the enemy who raided and besieged the east this morning!

After these two successful attacks, even Puluhun, who was always cold-faced and stern, trembled all over and could not help but roar loudly on his horse. He felt that the depression he had felt for the past two months was almost swept away.

However, in the next moment, when the large group of Jin cavalry continued to swing eastward due to the inertia of their horses, preparing to encircle Wang Sheng from the further east to the north... suddenly, the Jin army discovered that as Wang Sheng walked north, a well-prepared crossbow position was exposed on the eastern edge of the battlefield!

The Jin army was so focused on pursuit that they were caught off guard and exposed their flank to the archers!

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