The Song army on the mountain and below were naturally shocked when they saw this from afar. Liu Qi, who was in charge of the cavalry and was responsible for the protection of the right wing of the army, immediately jumped on his horse and rushed down the hillside to personally return to the team to deal with the attacking Jin army. Many other officers also said goodbye and went down the mountain, each preparing their own subordinates to respond. For a while, only Zhao Jiu, Wu Jie, Liu Xi, and a few close ministers were still standing on the hillside looking out.
Not long after, under the setting sun, the people on the mountain could see clearly that the thousands of cavalrymen were galloping. The terrain of the plateau did not hinder them too much, and they soon approached the large camp that had not been properly organized, causing panic among many Song army civilians and auxiliary soldiers. However, when these cavalrymen arrived at the white marsh, they were completely helpless. After several attempts, the large army had difficulty passing through. The few lucky ones who came by the marsh were met by the large group of Song army and easily hunted down... With no choice, this army could only detour to the east, as if trying to bypass the summer marsh from the direction of Jinsu Mountain.
However, this troop had not been heading east for long. Perhaps it saw that the Lizhou Army, under the command of Liu Qi, had been calmly deployed on the right wing of the entire army, that is, on the east side of the army, with spears in front, bows and crossbows in the back, and cavalry lined up on the left and right, clearly ready for battle... but it simply gave up the detour and turned back directly to the northeast... still with smoke and dust billowing.
The Jin army came and went in a hurry, and people on the mountain and below naturally cheered, and the work of setting up the camp continued to proceed calmly.
But the commander of the entire army, Wu Jie, could not help but frown - the Jin army gave up too quickly and came too late. It didn't look like they wanted to fight, but rather like they were testing and showing off in front of someone.
"Have you seen and remembered the terrain and military organization?"
More than ten miles away, on the Jinsulu Mountain, Wanyan Loushi, who had been sitting for most of the day, suddenly turned his head. Behind him, there were hundreds of Jin army officers, including countless Meng'an and Mouke, all standing in silence.
In the summer, the grass and trees are lush and green, and you can’t see any human figures for miles down the mountain.
Among them, the leading general was none other than the deputy commander Wanyan Balisu. Upon hearing this, he immediately stepped forward and nodded.
"How is it?" Lou Shi asked seriously.
"It's a bit troublesome." Balisu was honest. "First of all, it's the terrain. One is that the water and marshes are scattered in the center of the battlefield, which naturally hinders the cavalry. Another is that the Song army took the initiative to set up a formation on the mountain, overlooking us... However, these are fine. The key is that the Song army is huge, several times larger than mine, but they can actually form that formation and march properly. It can be seen that the Song army is not comparable to the past, whether it is generals or troops. Of course, there are also inferior soldiers among them, such as the one trapped in the middle."
Lou Shi couldn't help but laugh: "After the battle of Yanling, anyone who still thinks that the Song army is weak and can be bullied is a ridiculous person; and after the battle of Fangzhou, anyone who still thinks that the Song army has no conscience and no army that dares to fight is also a ridiculous person; and if you think that the Song army has been reborn within a year and everyone has become a strong army, that is still a ridiculous person... I have memorized the flag in the middle, just tell me how to deal with it?"
"The Song army is too numerous and time is urgent, so we should quickly call for help from General Huo Nu!" Wanyan Bali said as a matter of course. "General Huo Nu has 10,000 soldiers, and with our 40,000 soldiers combined, we can still fight."
Lou Shi, who had been eager for a decisive battle and even took the initiative to cross Baishui and come to the Yaoshan area, was obviously trying to lure the enemy. He was silent for a moment, but stood up and shook his head repeatedly: "Wait a little longer... Let's go back to the camp today."
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