In that battle, the Song army had an absolute geographical advantage. They were in a dominant position, forcing the Jin army to attack from above. The roads were narrow, so the Jin army could only advance in large numbers. Moreover, the top of the mountain was rocky, and there was a state city across the river from the top of the mountain, which was attacked from both sides.
Moreover, there were tens of thousands of main forces of the Song army lingering in front, and Lou Shi was in poor health, which made it impossible for the Jin army to take care of the front and rear. But what about now?
With the current broad road and flat terrain, plus the fact that there are a hundred solid cavalrymen from two Wanhu, it would be ridiculous if they were scared away after just touching them!
By then, even if the Fourth Prince had arrived in Jingxing, he might not be able to save him from Balisu's wrath.
We have to fight seriously!
Salihe forced himself to remain calm, then sat upright on his horse and gave a series of orders, pointing out that a Jurchen Meng'an, who was originally his trusted member, was to take over as the commander of the front line. He ordered thirty Moukes and three thousand cavalry and infantry to replace the first wave of attacking troops and continue the attack.
Then, they urgently dispatched another 1,500 cavalrymen, who dismounted and entered the hilly area south of the battlefield, trying to bypass the fence and attack from the side and rear.
This is not the Tieling Pass, but a passage on the south bank of the Fen River. It is only a matter of time to bypass it.
At the same time, of course, we cannot forget the foul-mouthed Khitan Mouke Taishi Nu. Because of this person, Yelu Yizhen's Meng'an was appointed as the vanguard of the flank detour.
Finally, he had to ask someone to quickly chop wood and get firewood behind him, boil water on the spot with a helmet, and help the wounded soldiers remove the crossbow arrows.
Although it was a bit hasty, it must be said that Salihe's arrangement was very appropriate.
The Jin army, from top to bottom, quickly stabilized their mentality and tried to continue the attack.
However, from this point on, they would have to pay a real and continuous price in casualties. The enemy-killing bow and the divine arm bow that could shoot through armor within a hundred steps were not just for show.
"The Jin army is indeed not what it used to be."
After the Jin army launched another wave of attacks, Jie Yuan returned from the front line to report, but he did not mention the specific military situation.
"How do you mean?"
Han Shizhong sat on the ground holding an empty bowl, with Zhang Heng who had just withdrawn next to him.
"Back then, even if the Jin army was just feinting, they would charge forward as soon as the military order was given, regardless of casualties, and we would often be crushed by the Jin army." Jie Yuan frowned. "But in the current situation, the Jin army's frontal attack can't even be called a feint, but when they saw the friendly troops walking to the flank, they were already perfunctory..."
Han Shizhong finally seemed a little nervous: "Are you not going to fill the trenches, push up the stone ramparts and fences?"
“They only filled the trenches and pushed the stone ramparts, but they didn’t want to get close to the fence.” Jie Yuan shook his head.
"It's human nature to be hit by a crossbow arrow close to you and far away from you." Han Shizhong was relieved. "When I fought the Jin people, I felt strange... Why were the Jin people so fearless and brave? Why were we so cowardly that we fled at the sight of the enemy? Now it seems that the Jin people are also human. After a long time, they will think more and fear death. We have experienced more and thought more, and we can gradually stop being so absurd... But we are still human, not as strict as the official newspapers say, and we are bound to make mistakes."
"If we had the military pay and armaments we have now, why would we have lost the two rivers?" Jie Yuan finally sneered. "As for whether we made a mistake or not... let me say something unpleasant. We are all loyal ministers and good generals who dared to die for the country. We are all heroes. With the situation gradually becoming more relaxed, shouldn't we fight for seats and rank first? Otherwise, when we die and are enshrined in the Yuetai, we will be inferior to others in incense offerings."
"You're right. This is not the time to tolerate each other for the sake of the country." Han Shizhong thought for a moment and nodded slightly, but then he glanced at Zhang Heng who was obviously unable to get a word in. "But the two rivers have not been recovered after all, and it's not time to rest... Commander Zhang!"
"exist."
"First, tear down the southern fence, then go to the east and wait, clean up the ground of the camp, and be ready. When the Jin army coming around from the south is repelled, I will give you the order, and you will take action. Pull down the front fence yourself, push down your own stone fortress, and fill your own trench! You must also allocate some manpower to help the Beiwei army watch over the horses!"
"I know!" Zhang Heng quickly responded. After a while, he saw that the other party was silent, so he carefully asked again. "Is there anything else that the king needs me to do?"
"Go get me another bowl of soup. We're out of steamed buns, so find me one." Han Shizhong handed the empty bowl to the other person, his face as usual. "I have always had a big appetite..."
Zhang Heng was stunned for a moment, then hurried to pick up the bowl.
Han Shizhong finally nodded to Cheng Min, the commander of the Beiwei Army who had already finished his meal. The latter understood and took action immediately.
The sun gradually rose higher. Although this battle was an encounter, the Jin army needed to wear armor before the battle. Then they gave up the attack on the front halfway, and placed their hopes of breaking through the defense line on the flank troops that bypassed the rugged terrain on the south side, preparing to launch a pincer attack at that time, but it wasted a lot of time.
By the time Zhang Heng's troops hastily pushed down the simple fortifications on the side and turned east again, there was only one Han Shizhong, Prince Han, in the entire camp. He was still sitting calmly in the camp, eating his fourth bowl of mutton soup and pancake.
This time, he ate very, very slowly, but even so, by the time the bowl was empty, the Jin army arrived to attack from the north.
Under the bright and sunny day, the morning moisture dissipated, making the vision gradually clearer and causing the smoke and dust on the ground in the battle area to gradually roll up.
However, when the vanguard of the Jin army dismounted and circled around the gullies and hills and emerged from a ravine, covered in mud and dead leaves, they saw the Song army camp appear before them in full view. They were shocked and stunned on the spot - inside the Song army camp, where the side fences had been removed, three thousand bronze-masked, fully armed soldiers were lined up in front of them, and in the camp behind them, including the rear of the camp, there were no less than six or seven thousand war horses and livestock!
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