Especially at this moment, the Song army's formation on both wings is too long, which also makes it convenient for the Jin army's cavalry to break through by force.
In other words, the Jin army had enough strength and enough room to maneuver (the distance from Quwo City), and even enough preparation time, to give the Song army a head-on blow.
However, tens of thousands of main forces of the Jin army simply abandoned Quwo, and did not even make any tactical moves like Wanyan Zhehe on the other side who relied on the numerical advantage of cavalry. They retreated in an orderly manner without even touching the Song army.
Judging from the flag, it was Yelu Mawu who was the rear guard.
"The Jin army is not stupid!"
When the news reached the bank of the Rui River, which was full of pontoon bridges, Han Shizhong, who was stationed under his own banner, finally frowned slightly.
Beside him, of course, were Li Yanxian and Li Jiedu standing with large banners, and behind him were Li Shifu, deputy commander of the Imperial Camp Cavalry, Cheng Min, commander of the Imperial Camp Left Army Beiwei Army, and Weiming Yunge, commander of the Imperial Camp Cavalry Poxi Army... Behind these people, there were a total of 15,000 cavalrymen who were fully equipped and were dismounting and sitting in a row to rest.
In addition, there are Li Yanxian's main force and Shao Yun's force thoughtfully assigned by Emperor Zhao, totaling nearly 10,000 troops... This is Li Yanxian's lifeblood... but they have already crossed the river and are sitting on the ground on the east side of the opposite bank.
It is obvious that the Prince of Yan'an wants to catch a big fish.
But people don’t even look at it, let alone take the bait.
"Why does the prince think the Jin army is stupid?" Li Yanxian sneered when he saw this. "You should have thought of it earlier, right?"
"Why is Li Jiedu laughing?" After Guannei's shocking words, Han Shizhong, who seemed to have become exceptionally calm, turned his head and faced the opponent. He was not angry at all.
Li Yanxian wanted to take the opportunity to ridicule him, but when he saw the other party's attitude, and the one who worked hard to lure the enemy was his own son, he no longer had the room to be angry, and just sighed:
"Prince, the famous Jurchen generals have died out in recent years and they no longer have the momentum they once had. In my opinion, the Jin army no longer has top-notch commanders or generals... However, the veterans are still here! Gao Jingshan, Ali, Erlubu, and Wang Bolong of the Eastern Army, Tuhesu, Zhehe, and Ma Wu of the Western Army, and Wulinda Taiyu and Wanyan Huonu of the Yanshan New Army... Even though these people were young at the time, they were still Aguda's old men when he founded the Jin and destroyed the Liao, and they never left the army. They may have different personalities and incomplete talents, but they all have basic military experience and will never make some obvious mistakes."
Han Shizhong nodded slightly, and just as he was about to speak, he immediately realized something: "Why didn't Li Jiedu mention Balisu?"
"Because I want to talk about this person." Li Yanxian said seriously. "Balisu can't be regarded as a simple veteran... When he was leading 200 people at the beginning, he fought beside Lou Shi and Yin Shuke, and was often assigned by the two to do some tasks that could not be called independent, but were indeed independent... Nianhan wanted to take charge of military affairs, and the Western Route Army was often divided between Lou Shi and Yin Shuke, and the two often let Balisu lead a small army alone... Prince, this person has been following the path of a general from the beginning."
Han Shizhong thought about it and said thoughtfully: "Balisu was originally the commander-in-chief of the Taiyuan Military Command, a standard general. Li Jiedu meant that this person is a standard general among the Jin army generals, right?"
"No." Li Yanxian shook his head slightly. "What I want to say is that this man is a true general."
"Can generals be real or fake?" This time it was Han Shizhong's turn to laugh.
"There is no such thing as a true or false general, but there is a real or fake one, just like the prince told me before at the pass that the real marshal of our march to Hedong this time is the emperor, and you, the prince, are a marshal on the surface, but in fact you are just a vanguard." Li Yanxian turned his head and stared at him. "Does the prince remember?"
Han Shizhong finally calmed down, but the people behind him all reined in their horses and retreated, staggering back and forth, as if they had become accustomed to this after being harassed by these two men at Tieling Pass.
Han Shizhong waited for a while, until everyone behind him had moved away a little, and then he looked at Li Shaoyan seriously: "If this is the case, the real leader of the Jin army must be the deceased Third Prince Erliduo, or the Fourth Prince Wushu who should have arrived in Taiyuan or Jingxing by now."
"The following words are not meant to mock the prince, nor are they meant to compete with him. I hope you will forgive me if I have offended you." Li Yanxian sighed lightly, and it was a rare occasion for him to hold the reins and bow to the other party on horseback.
Han Shizhong hesitated for a moment, then immediately pulled the reins to return the greeting.
The two of them put it down, but Li Yanxian immediately spoke:
"In my humble opinion, there are differences among generals. There are real generals and authorized generals, regular generals and partial generals... these are all talented generals."
"Are you trying to say that I'm handsome?"
"Yes." Li Yanxian responded without hesitation. "Prince Han is extremely talented, gifted, brave and resourceful. His talent for fighting is truly like that of the famous generals of ancient times. It is so amazing that people can only sigh and sigh. It is definitely impossible to learn... But the prince's talent is usually limited to the level of knowing how to use people and enforcing military law. His ability to dispatch and deploy troops on the battlefield can only be generalized, and he often has to personally lead the elite troops to determine the outcome."
"That's right." Han Shizhong nodded with a smile. "The one who knows me best is Li Jiedu, that's why I promoted Wang Sheng and why I always brought Jie Yuan with me... Wang Sheng is a good player who can use the crowd, and Jie Yuan is a confidant who can cooperate with me... When fighting, I will use Wang Sheng as an anvil, Jie Yuan as a flanker, and then I will lead the Beiwei Army as a spear to win the battle. Oh, I forgot to mention Xu Shian, there is nothing surprising about Xu Shian, but he is steady and good at filling in the gaps, I always let him fill in the gaps and command the rear."
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