Zhao Jiu felt it was ridiculous in his heart, but he was well-trained after all, and there was no dazed look on his face, he just remained silent.
"That's right." Wu Jie urged in a deep voice. "Please don't hesitate, sir... The Jin army must have heard that we are crossing the river, and they have hastily gathered to demonstrate. They have no infantry to follow them, nor sufficient military equipment and logistics arrangements. Moreover, they have to worry about the threat of Qu Dutong and his troops in the rear. They are simply unable and unwilling to fight us, let alone prepare for a decisive battle! Our army has already built a pontoon bridge, and we have already prepared for the whole army to cross the river. As long as we send our elite troops to cross the river first and cover the whole army crossing the river, with several times the number of troops, the Jin army will be panicked and can only retreat!"
Zhao Jiu stared at Wu Da in a daze, then couldn't help but glance at the Jin army's iron cavalry covering the mountains on the other side, then looked at him again, but before Lu Yihao behind him was about to speak, he suddenly turned his head and ordered: "Yu Yunwen!"
"I'm here!" Yu Yunwen, who was extremely tall, was startled and immediately rode his horse forward.
"Are you afraid of death?" Zhao Jiu asked coldly.
"Don't be afraid!" Yu Yunwen responded straightforwardly.
"Cross the river and persuade Wushu to surrender for me!"
“Yes.”
"Good minister!" Zhao Jiu called out to another person.
"I'm here." Han Shizhong bowed in response.
"Your army of more than 20,000 people was about to cross the river. Now you raise your own banner and personally lead your troops to cross the river from the downstream to join Dong Xian's troops! If the Jin army dares not to withdraw, you will fight me head-on!"
"I obey your order, and invite you to watch me defeat the enemy!" Han Shizhong still looked disdainful, but he rode away with his horse and the big banner.
"Wang De." Zhao Jiu continued to look around, but his eyes were fixed on a person who was eager to try.
"I'm here." Wang De was surprised for a moment.
"You cross from upstream."
“Yes.”
"The rest of the army." Zhao Jiu looked back. "Get ready. When Prince Yan'an and Deputy Commander Wang cross the river and gain a foothold, Deputy Commander Li (Li Shifu) will lead the cavalry to support and march behind. The rest of the central army will march in the order planned for crossing the river!"
The generals were all in an uproar, and Wang De left in a hurry.
Without mentioning the division of the Song army in Hexi, let's just say that a moment later, on the hillside under the five-colored sun-holding flag on the east side of the Mianman River, Wuzhu stood on his horse, with Balisu riding beside him, and on his left and right were the hastily gathered Wanhu and Meng'an, and behind them were countless staff members and personal guards, which was quite impressive.
However, the King of Wei of the Great Jin had just arranged his troops and spoken a few words, even out of breath, when he suddenly saw the unrivaled large banner leave the dragon banner and rush northward. At the same time, another smaller flag with the word "king" on it quickly flew southward. How could he not know who these were?
Han Shizhong and Wang Yasha.
So, I felt a little nervous at that moment.
But after a moment, their anxiety disappeared, because they already knew what the Song army was going to do... The Jin army leaders saw the huge Song army formation that covered the entire mountain and field and was so shocking that they dared not move. Without waiting for the two flags to arrive at the position, no less than tens of thousands of Song soldiers on both wings rushed to cross the river, but they were caught off guard and looked at each other in dismay.
To be honest, the Song army was frightened when they saw the large cavalry formation of the Jin army. But the Jin army came from afar and saw that the main force of the Song army, numbering more than 100,000, was deployed along the river for more than ten miles or even almost twenty miles, and the formation was dense and thick. How could they not be afraid when they saw that the Jin army had abandoned its infantry and camp and had only 30,000 cavalry who had come all the way here?
Who is more afraid than who?
"Marshal, what should we do?" Wuzhu suppressed his panic, walked past the generals, turned his head and faced Ba Lisu.
Balisu opened his mouth, but before he could utter a word, another scout came galloping over, claiming that a Song army envoy, the direct scholar Yu Yunwen, had arrived alone across the pontoon bridge, and was coming to see the King of Wei at the order of the Zhao Song government.
"It is possible that Qu Duan has arrived and has made contact with the Zhao Song officials on the other side of the river!" Upon hearing this, Ba Lisu blurted out, as if he had come to his senses. "That is why the Song army has resorted to various means and spared no effort to entangle us, so that it would be easier for Qu Duan to sneak attack our Shiyi stronghold!"
Wuzhu was stunned for a moment and continued to wait for Balisu's next words.
But Balisu said nothing, just staring at Wuzhu... The latter was stunned again, then suddenly realized, and immediately clapped his hands: "Yes! It must be so! Marshal, our army has demonstrated and frustrated the enemy, so there is no need to stay any longer. In my opinion, we should return to the camp and be careful!"
Balisu thought for a moment, then nodded slowly: "Since it is the military order of the King of Wei, I shall obey it."
All the generals and their subordinates felt relieved and returned to the formation one after another, gathered their troops and prepared to retreat.
Soon, the cavalry's tactical mobility advantage was brought into play, and the various Jin troops retreated one after another. Yu Yunwen didn't even have time to say a word before he was tied up and taken back to Shiyi as a prisoner.
A demonstration confrontation that started off well but ended badly.
To be honest, Zhao Jiu, Wu Jie, Han Shizhong and others did not expect the Jin army to retreat so easily.
However, hearing the cheers of the Song army that shook the fields and seeing the massive withdrawal of the Jin army, under the dragon banner, Wu Jie and Li Yanxian, two generals who had not reacted too strongly to the arrival of the Jin army before, now changed color.
However, the whole army was excited at this time and Emperor Zhao did not notice this.
In the afternoon, Jingxing opened the city and surrendered. The elite troops of the left and central armies of the Song army's imperial camp had already seized the high ground in Hedong and lined up in front. The Dangxiang light cavalry in the imperial camp also successfully crossed the river and then scattered on the hilly area where the mountains and plains meet on the east side of Jingxing County and the west side of Huolu County.
For a time, the east side of Mianman River was safe.
Emperor Zhao finally led the dragon banner and prepared to settle in Jingxing City.
When Emperor Zhao rode across the floating bridge, most of the officers and ministers around him were temporarily separated. Li Yanxian, the commander of the central army of the imperial camp, suddenly rode forward and took the opportunity to come to Emperor Zhao and whispered, "Emperor, don't underestimate the Jin army because of what happened today."
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