It is said that in the afternoon, as the north gate of Jeju City opened, those Song army soldiers, who were actually Yue Fei, Tang Huai, Zhang Xian and others, almost immediately threw down flags such as "capture Wanyan Li alive", posed heads, and the body of Databuye... That's right, facing the large number of Jin troops leaving the city, after realizing that Bohai Meng'an had played his due role, Yue Fei almost killed this guy casually... and then immediately let his horses run north!
You have to leave!
Because not only was the north gate wide open and the Jin cavalry swarmed out, but even the cavalry deployed on the east and west sides were running away in a panic, waving their flags wildly... It was obvious that the Jin army had opened all three gates and their main forces were out!
Of course, Yue Fei had anticipated this scene long before Da Tabuye was provoked by him and fled the city... With the Jin army being so rampant, even if the commander was cautious, an army of 5,000 people would never allow a Meng'an to be captured!
But then again, after fighting the Jin army for several years, Yue Fei already had enough understanding. There was a huge difference in the strength of the two armies, and there was a military discipline called "decapitation" which was hard to say whether it was good or bad. Moreover, the Jin army, from the royal family to the officers at all levels, were not afraid to risk their lives by swords and arrows. Therefore, the decapitation tactic was the riskiest, but the simplest and most effective way of fighting.
Back to the present, the prologue is over and the war officially begins, but it is extremely difficult.
A large number of Jin troops swarmed out, and the combat power they brought was completely overwhelming. The previous fancy moves and personal bravery were not meaningless on such a battlefield, but they could not bring about a qualitative change.
Moreover, even when he was just fleeing, Yue Fei could sense the caution and prudentness of the Jin army commander. The 500 cavalrymen in the woods did not shake the Jin army at all, but the key point was that no Jin army shouted or screamed to express contempt. This can only mean that the officers had already communicated these things in advance.
Therefore, under the strong pressure, encirclement and pursuit of the Jin army, the Song army was able to slightly slow down the time, so that it was followed by the pursuers several times and suffered substantial casualties.
Of course, since we have successfully lured the enemy, none of this matters anymore. We just need to try to control the time and lead these people into the ambush site as instructed.
However, when he thought of this, Yue Fei couldn't help but worry about Zhang Rong.
He knew that Zhang Rong was reliable in his fighting spirit, and that he must be a capable and calculating man since he had been so stable in occupying Liangshanpo for so many years. But what if he lacked military experience in large-scale battles and ultimately failed in the face of the caution of the Jin army's main general?
However, this worry was only fleeting, because regardless of the fact that the arrow was on the string and had to be shot, Yue Fei asked himself that he had already done the simplest yet most extreme thing in this battle... The more important point was that the fight against the Jin army was an obligation, and with the overall situation deteriorating, he had to do his best and leave the rest to fate. If it could be accomplished, it would be accomplished. If not, he would try his best to break through and look for the future. Why worry?
Just like that, time came to mid-afternoon. Seeing the sun coming to the southwest, Yue Pengju no longer made any tactical moves with the large group of Jurchen cavalry behind him, but led the remaining 400 or so riders directly to the bank of Liangshan Lake. Then he glanced at the instruction signal on the water, but without hesitation followed the signal to turn between two large reed marshes several miles apart and entered a hard road in the water.
As soon as he turned the corner, he saw his own troops in the open land and water right in front of him. He was shocked, but did not think too much and led his cavalry straight away.
A moment later, he saw generals such as Wang Gui, Ma Kuo, and Fu Xuan rushing forward to support him.
"What is the name of this wild beach?" Yue Fei dismounted from his horse, walked on the hard gravel beach under the shallow water to the front of the battle formation, and then instinctively checked the terrain and asked curiously.
"Chief Zhang said that this place is called Suotou Beach!" Ma Kuo answered casually.
"Why not call it Hulutan?" Yue Fei blurted out.
"We asked the same question, but Chief Zhang just smiled and put his hands on his hips, but didn't say much." Wang Gui spread his hands in response. "He said that the terrain here is beautiful, and few people except the local fishermen know the tricks, so it is the most suitable. We are all in his water fort, so we can only listen to his nonsense!"
Having said that, Yue Fei, Wang Gui and others had no choice but to ask this question, because the terrain here was truly a standard big gourd!
There are two circular gravel beaches, one big and one small, connected to each other, like a big gourd, running northwest and southeast, slanted in the middle of the waters at the southern end of Liangshan Lake... There is a smaller beach in the northwest direction of the gourd head, and a larger round beach in the southeast direction of the gourd body, which is the direction Yue Fei came in. Needless to say, there is the deep part of Liangshan Lake on one side, and there is a wide and deep water area of seven or eight miles on the other side. Ma Kuo, Wang Gui and Fu Xuan led five or six thousand Song troops to occupy the small beach, and then set up a forward position at the waist of the gourd.
"How is he going to fight?" Putting aside the doubts about the place name for the time being, Yue Fei continued to inquire, but he asked the key question.
"He only said that if Pengju really led the Jin army here on time, then we only need to hold this place for more than an hour, and then we can win a great victory." Ma Kuo also spread his hands. "We asked him for details, but he just smiled with his hands on his hips. In his water fort, all transportation depends on their boats, and he can't make a single decision... After arriving here, we can only guess that he is planning to let us hold for an hour, and then lead the navy to rush out from the reeds on both sides and encircle us from both sides!"
"When we came here, we were still discussing whether these pirates would sell us out!" Fu Xuan couldn't help but complain.
Yue Fei shook his head repeatedly and continued to observe the terrain.
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