There weren't many places to hide people on the plain, and the forest wasn't big, so at most a thousand people could hide there. Considering the previous report and discussion by the Jin cavalry, the total strength of the Song army might not be even 700 or 800 cavalry, which was even more ridiculous. If that was true, then it could only be said that the other side had taken advantage of the past two days and was so confused that they thought the Song army could still gain the upper hand in a battle with a thousand cavalry.
But a serious problem is that the forest is five or six miles away from here. Even if Databuye wanted to destroy the Song army, he might not dare to do it.
With this thought in mind, the Bohai Meng'an, after putting on his armor, could only gather his troops in the north of the city, and at the same time send people to the city to report and request Wanyan Saili to revoke the previous military order and allow him to march his troops far away from the city to wipe out the beast.
However, after waiting for a long time, Databuye only received the word "not allowed".
Given the situation, Databude could no longer let go of the seven people under the city!
"You all know what happened, now let's see it clearly again!"
Although he was born in Bohai, Jin Meng'an, who was famous for being the first to reach the city and cross the river, sat on the top of the city wall in anger. He called dozens of officers from the Jurchen, Xi, Bohai, Goryeo, Han, Khitan and other messes under his command, and pointed at the ordinary Song officer below and said, "Logically speaking, according to our rules of beheading, you officers should not be allowed to go down. But this man must be a commander of the Song Dynasty, and his position is not small; from his actions in the past two days, he is also capable; and he came here today, it can be seen that he is even more courageous... Such a person can't be said to be an insult to you, right? Today, I say that whoever can challenge this man under the city, I will recommend him at the cost of my military merits in this southward march! What do you think, since he has come to challenge, who dares to go down and challenge this bird?"
Upon hearing this, the officers were somewhat delighted, because they knew that Databuye was not bragging.
What's the meaning?
You must know that the foundation of the Jin Dynasty system, in the final analysis, is the Meng'an and Mouke system, which is a combination of military and political. In other words, Meng'an and Mouke are not only military captains and centurions, but also political and economic aristocrats. These two classes are the core ruling class of the Jin Dynasty and the two classes with the most serious appointments.
Therefore, when a Meng'an makes a political promise to a group of people whose highest status is only Mouke, then this promise will basically not be empty words.
After the explanation was completed, perhaps because they felt that the man below was not good-looking, after a dispute, someone finally took the initiative and could not wait to go down the city. Then, he put on armor, held a sharp weapon, carried a bow, and reined in his horse in the city gate, and went straight out of the city.
Da Tabuye sat on the top of the city wall. Seeing his own man riding out on horseback, with his horse raising a cloud of dust, he was excited and turned around to order the soldiers to beat drums to cheer... However, as soon as the drums sounded, this Bohai Meng'an turned around and was suddenly stunned. Even the soldier who was beating the drums stopped instantly.
It turned out that the person who went to fight disappeared in an instant!
"What's going on?" Da Ta Buye was puzzled for a moment. "You didn't put on your armor properly. Are you coming back to change clothes?"
"Dead!" A nearby Mouke paused for a long time before coming to his senses and answering. "When the general turned around just now, Xielu was just drawing his bow and drawing an arrow, ready to win with his bow and arrow, but he was shot in the face by the opponent from a distance of more than a hundred steps, but he happened not to fall off his horse... The horse knew the way and directly carried his body back to the city."
Da Tabuye was confused for a moment, and then he became completely angry and said, "Who is going to help me kill this man? Do you want me to fight in person?"
Maybe it was because the shot was too fast just now. Of course, there were some people who did not believe it and went down the city gate. However, as soon as the drum sounded again, this person was shot to death at the city gate again.
The Jin generals looked at each other in bewilderment. How could they not know that the Song commander at the foot of the city, although plain in appearance, possessed extraordinary skills, and that he came to knock on the city with something to rely on? But as the saying goes, a man lives by his breath. In an army whose morale is at its peak, who can endure?
Therefore, after a moment, another person came out to fight, but he changed into a heavy armor, put on a neck guard, and wore a cowhide mask, as if he was going to compete with the opponent in spearmanship.
This time, the drum beat loudly, but only once, and the man was stabbed to death outside the city by a Song general, who also cut off his head and laid it on the ground.
Now, no one dared to go into battle on their own just for Databuye’s promise... The official position was one thing, but life was one’s own. Seeing that the man under the city was a first-class hero, who would be willing to throw away his life in vain?
Of course, although Databuye was extremely angry, he was not a stupid person. Now that he had seen the opponent's ability, he no longer asked his subordinates to fight in a duel. Instead, he simply called a Mouke and asked him to lead thirty Jurchen cavalrymen in light armor to fight... The so-called light armor meant that they must capture and kill the general and not let him escape; thirty cavalrymen were the maximum number of people who could rush out due to the size of the city gate.
It was already noon and the drums started beating again, this time with an exceptionally exciting effect. The seven Song cavalrymen outside the city dropped their flags and engaged in a fierce chase with the thirty Jurchen light-armored cavalrymen in the open space north of the city.
However, the direction of the battle still stunned Da Tabuye and others on the city... As mentioned before, the main tactic of the Jurchen cavalry is the archery on horseback, but their archery is strong in power and armor-piercing, but far inferior to the range of the Song army's arrows. The seven Song army knights under the city are not only good at horsemanship and archery, but the leading general is a rare archer. Not only is his range extremely long, but his power and accuracy are far beyond imagination. He can easily dodge and turn around to shoot arrows even when galloping.
The seven riders were seen leading the thirty Jurchen riders back and forth. Every time the Song general turned around, he would easily shoot down a Jurchen rider. This went on and on. In just an incense stick of time, only twenty of the thirty Jurchen riders were left. Their morale was extremely low, as if most of the people they lost were officers!
Databuye was so angry that his eyes were red with anger. On the one hand, he ordered the troops to retreat, and on the other hand, he called a Jurchen Mouke and asked him to meet Wanyan Seri in person to ask him to send his troops out of the city!
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