"Although I don't know what the "jumping formation" is, there is still a saying for this move." Zhang Taiwei took the wet cloth and sat down as usual, speaking slowly. "We in the water village have always called it a water wheel... You vomited so hard before, you just didn't hear it."
Just like that, Xiao En led his troops to break in from behind again, and shouts of killing rose again from the gray and fiery water stronghold, while Yu Yunwen was confused for a moment because of a "water wheel".
While Zhang Yu and his son-in-law were discussing the essence of the art of war, two miles to the northeast, under the increasingly gray sky, Gao Jingshan, facing the increasingly dense gray fluff, quickly received a military report from the front - the scouts could not see the Song army in the water stronghold withdrawing from the river bank, but they could see the Song army in the river pouring out from the river bank on the east side of the water stronghold and rushing into the stronghold.
It was clear without any analysis that Da? and Morino were going to be in trouble, because now it was their turn to be caught between the fire and the assault force.
But unexpectedly, Gao Jingshan remained calm and continued to stay on his horse in the slightly dim wilderness, staring at the flying catkins in the sky without saying a word.
After waiting for a while, another group of scouts returned and reported the approximate number of Song army ships on the main road of the Yellow River. The Jin army commander finally spoke:
"Gao Long!"
Another member of the Bohai tribe, Meng'an, hurried forward and bowed to receive the order.
"The situation is clear now." Gao Jingshan reined in his horse and spoke calmly, explaining everything slowly and clearly. "The Song army only has 5,000 to 6,000 people. The first wave and the ones that just entered should be 1,000 to 2,000 people each. Counting the people who operate the boats, this is already the limit... Logically, you should attack now and completely bury the two waves of Song troops in the water fort. But it's getting late, and it's getting dark quickly in winter. The fire is still burning, and there is more and more ash. The river bank and the river are also controlled by others... So you go over there and fight if you can. It would be great if we can get our main force, but if you think it's hard, you don't have to fight. Just defeat the second wave of reinforcements, gather Moriye, and then lead them out, and you will have done a great job! Go, I'll take care of the defeated soldiers and gather the troops here, and wait for you to come back."
Gao Long was obviously Gao Jingshan's confidant. He just bowed slightly and led his troops to the east.
A Meng'an had 1,000 men, most of whom were standard cavalry under the Meng'an-Mouke system, and a small portion were Han army reinforcements. However, this time, in order to provide quick support, Gao Jingshan even brought war horses with him. Therefore, once the military order was issued, it was as if a thousand cavalrymen were rolling across a plain, and they followed the path of the previous Meng'an and headed for the water stronghold.
Just as Gao Jingshan said, it gets dark very quickly in winter, and at this time the ash was getting thicker and thicker, and the sky was gradually getting darker, but such movement could not be concealed at all... On the river bank, Zhang Rong and Yu Yunwen saw it clearly. Among them, the latter was just a man who went to the battlefield for the first time, and he was still frightened as before.
"Wave the flag!" Seeing the Jin army dismounting and rushing in from the northeast of the water fort, Zhang Rong remained calm and waited for a while before giving the order.
Yu Yunwen was flustered for a moment, but still waved the flag hurriedly.
But this time, there was still the same movement. On the river bank, the other flag bearers responded in unison, and there was a commotion in the river... Yu Yunwen was a little puzzled. The last time the flags were waved, it was after Xiao En led his troops to block the Jin army. Now that the flags were waved, who else could go?
Thinking of this, the young scholar could no longer bear it and turned around again. As a result, he saw a man wearing leather armor, holding a short weapon, and wrapped in wet cloth coming towards him from behind.
When he got close, Yu Yunwen could see clearly that this person was none other than Li San and Li Bao who had retreated to the river before!
Xiao En stood and retreated, and with the cover of the ships and gun carriages on the river, he calmly climbed up the river bank to rest. However, Li Bao and the troops who had retreated before, who had rested for a while, turned to this side from the river, then rushed up the river bank again, using the same trick again, and rushed straight to the water fort.
Now, Yu Yunwen finally realized why this tactic was called "water wheel".
Isn't the current scene just like a water wheel turning over and over under the impact of the Yellow River, allowing one's own troops to take advantage of the water and always be in an advantageous assault state?
Moreover, he originally wanted to persuade his cheap father-in-law to transport some Song troops from the other side of the river... After the fire, many Song troops had gathered on the south bank of the Yellow River to watch the battle... But he thought that there were limited ships, and once a large number of reinforcements from the Jin army arrived, they would not be able to retreat completely, so he hesitated and did not make up his mind.
But who could have thought that this Zhang Taiwei, Zhang Da Chief, was so good at water? If Yu Yunwen had said before that this water rotation skill was comparable to the Queyue Formation, it was just flattering his father-in-law, but now he was completely convinced that some things were indeed great ingenuity!
Coming back, Li Bao once again charged into the water stronghold from the rear. The Jin army was in chaos in the stronghold and had no idea how many Song soldiers had arrived. They only felt the continuous impact from behind, forcing them to the riverside. The riverside was scorching hot, but there was so much dust that it was difficult to breathe and it was indeed difficult to gain a foothold.
In fact, there were not three or five rotations at all. Before sunset, with Xiao En's second breakthrough, the water wheel only turned two full circles with the Yellow River embankment as the axis, and the Jin army reinforcements who were repeatedly hit in the water stronghold could not hold on at all... They were not really beaten to death by the Song army. Rather than saying that the Song army was strong, it is better to say that they were forced to lose their combat effectiveness by their own armor, the ash in the air, and the scorching heat of the fire that was difficult to lower... They really didn't expect the ash to be so powerful. As for the temperature and armor, they had originally hoped to hit them with one blow, but unexpectedly it became a burden instead.
The two Meng'ans, Gao Long and Moliye, joined forces and fought hard to lead the remaining troops to escape, but Da? was seen by everyone and was killed by the Song army in the chaos.
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