The Jin army soon discovered that something was wrong and realized that they had been hooked... It was impossible for them not to realize it, because the Song cavalry that dared to cross the river and engage in a melee with their own Jurchen cavalry had better equipment than their own, better war horses than their own, and even better knight horsemanship than their own.
At this moment, this group of people looked back at the copper-faced shields that they had previously ignored, but now seemed to be carrying warnings and jokes, and they suddenly woke up from their dream.
What on earth made him so bold as to gather 4,000 soldiers, of which only 2,500 were traditional Jurchen cavalry, and come to the wilderness to fight against the 40,000-strong Han army?
But it was too late. In the wilderness between the city and Hejian, the Beiwei army dispersed and held the Jin cavalry tightly, then destroyed the detachment and advanced calmly from behind. Huyan Tong's troops stood still. At the same time, Wang Sheng sent the entire left army of the Imperial Camp to cross the river one after another, so that the Song army increased in number, and there were bronze-faced armored soldiers everywhere. The scene became more and more horrifying.
After fighting for about another half an hour, seeing that Wen Dun Sizhong in the city had no intention of sending reinforcements, the 4,000 Jin soldiers were completely defeated, the 1,500 Han soldiers almost all surrendered, and the 2,500 Jurchen knights scattered. Of course, they would not try to enter Hedong City... Instead, a small number of them directly fled into the early winter wilderness, and more followed their instincts and went to their respective garrisons... Although Hedong City was large, it was impossible for it to be filled with 10,000 infantry and cavalry on a normal day. These soldiers and horses were usually stationed in military camps and branch cities around Hedong City, and even in Jin to the north and Yuxiang to the east.
In this regard, it was only natural that the Song cavalry, who had been prepared for this, followed the enemy purposefully and in accordance with tactical moves.
In a trance, a beach blocking battle, or the originally planned demonstration battle, quickly came to an end and the Jin army was defeated.
The Song army certainly didn't take this seriously, because it was the elite troops of the Left Army of the Imperial Camp who crossed the river first. The two armies, the Cuipian Army and the Beiwei Army, which were the lifeblood of the Left Army of the Imperial Camp, all went into battle, and even Prince Han himself went into battle... In this kind of chaotic battle involving thousands of people, whenever Han Shizhong went into battle, he would be able to defeat them with ease.
It would be strange if we don’t win.
Of course, some people still find it hard to accept.
For example, Wen Dunsizhong, the governor of Hezhong, was an envoy of Aguda. He was always arrogant, both internally and externally. But it was obvious that he was especially arrogant towards the Khitans and the Song people. Moreover, this arrogance became more exposed and obvious as the Song army had repeatedly encountered setbacks and turned back under the city of Hedong in the previous few years.
In fact, even within the Jin Dynasty, few people regarded him as a normal person... They were attracted by his arrogance and knew that he despised the Song army and would never waver, so they arranged him to stay in Hezhong, and the Fourth Prince Wuzhu personally instructed him to guard carefully and wait for help every time the Song army came.
So every time he could see tens of thousands of Song troops evacuating in an orderly manner under the command of Li Yanxian and leaving without a fight.
But today, seeing four Meng'an and twenty-five Mouke, in the past, they would have been able to disperse the 100,000-strong Song army. However, they were swallowed up by the Song army that showed its claws across the river, and they were stunned on the spot.
It's not that no one wants to persuade the man who stayed behind in Hezhong. The situation has changed a lot... At Yaoshan, they couldn't win by fighting one against two. It has been five years since Yaoshan. Not to mention one against one, it's still one against two. The Song army has 40,000 soldiers and you have 4,000... Although the enemy sent out cavalry to attack their side first and didn't send back to support them, they are afraid that they will be attacked and Yuxiang and Linjin will be taken. That is indeed a bit tricky, but can you really expect to win from the beginning?
No matter how arrogant he is, looking at the overall situation of confrontation between the North and the South, he must have felt a little uneasy, right?
At this time, we should think carefully about why the Song army suddenly risked their lives? Why did Han Shizhong's imperial camp left only a few troops to support them and crossed the river without any care? It looked like the whole army was going to cross the river!
Did something go wrong?
But why didn’t anyone tell Hezhong Prefecture?
Did Taiyuan have any intentions by not telling Hezhong Prefecture?
However, no one dared to say this.
Because Wen Dunsizhong is a real villain, and if you make him unhappy, someone will die.
And everyone believes that although this person has some problems, he is also talented. With his talent, he must have thought of these problems a long time ago and even come up with answers.
“Not appropriate.”
Han Shizhong took off his bronze mask and helmet, sat on his horse, looked at the generals, and frowned. "It's only been a few years, and the Jin army is so unwilling to fight?"
"When the prince goes into battle, it's natural for him to capture enemies with ease." Wang Shixiong, who saw blood for the first time in battle, quickly praised him sincerely... Even though he had already begun to give in to Han Shizhong in normal fights, when he really went into battle, he realized that this was different from the usual competitions of strength and martial arts.
This Prince of Han usually boasts that he is "the best in the world" and that the title "unparalleled in the world" bestowed upon him by the emperor is no exaggeration.
"That's not what I meant." Han Shizhong shook his head and became more serious. "The Jurchens are really not as good as they were in previous years... I don't know how many of them are veterans and how many are new recruits..."
"They are quite capable of fighting." Deputy Commander Jie Yuan rode over, causing Wang Shixiong to immediately avoid him. "Fifth brother, think about it. We dispatched the Beiwei Army and the Cuipian Army, and there were several times more troops and horses to join the battle, but they were able to tangle with us for more than half an hour. Counting the time they spent on the previous attack on Hu Yan, it was a full hour or two... Isn't this enough to be capable of fighting? It's nothing more than that they didn't know that we were going to use all our strength, and they underestimated the enemy and fell into the trap... This example is just a lip service."
"That's not what you mean." Han Shizhong shook his head and sighed. "What I mean is that the Jurchens can fight us one to one, one to two, in terms of military strength, generals and morale. It's no longer the situation where we couldn't defeat them with tens of thousands of troops and dispersed a thousand garrison troops in Hebei. At that time, I was naturally not afraid, but others can't be counted on at all. If that's the case, this Northern Expedition may really sweep the two rivers in one fell swoop and recover our homeland in one battle, and I can really win a good reputation in my lifetime and after my death."
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