After Liu Qi left, Wu Jie did not stop for a moment and gave another order: "Wang De's troops in the imperial camp will march forward to seize Dongpo! Wang Yan's troops and the troops of Qinfeng Road will provide backup!"
The commanders of various units took the order and left, and passed the order layer by layer. After a while, the camp was opened, and tens of thousands of troops poured out of the camp, but then split into two. Liu Qi's troops went to deal with the attack of Wanyan Zhehe on the left wing, while the troops in the imperial camp came out in full force, divided into two layers, front and back, and rushed to occupy Dongpo.
The commanders of both sides acted in unison. When the Song army rushed up the east slope, Yelu Ma's five troops had already climbed up the plateau slope with the advantage of cavalry. The 3,000 troops of Fu Qing's army at the forefront of the Song army were caught off guard. As soon as they reached the plateau, they were surrounded on three sides by 5,000 Jin cavalry.
For a moment, heavy arrows were fired continuously, and the cavalry charged from the flanks with cavalry spears, weakening Fu Qing's troops layer by layer like peeling skin. In a moment, this core main force of the Song army was defeated.
But soon, Wang De, Zhang Jing, Qiao Zhongfu and Xin Qizon arrived together, and a wide battle line was opened up, rushing back like a big net.
Seeing that they were about to be surrounded from the opposite side, and that the Song army's troops were coming in an endless stream in astonishing numbers, almost overwhelming them, Yelu Ma Wu hurriedly ordered a retreat, but his troops were entangled with the remnants of Fu Qing's troops and were unable to obey the order.
In the midst of surprise, at this moment, the deputy commander of the Jin army, Wanyan Bali, led 10,000 Han soldiers to Dongpo. The follow-up troops of the Jin army completely responded, and Yelu Ma's five tribes were able to take advantage of the situation to withdraw.
In this way, the Jin army had 10,000 Haner troops and 6,000 to 7,000 cavalry. The infantry was commanded by Wanyan Balisu and the cavalry was commanded by Yelu Mawu. The Song army's Fu Qing troops were directly defeated, and the remaining 35,000 troops were divided into ten groups, with Wang De's six groups in the front and Wang Yan's four groups in the back. The two armies had no less than 50,000 people, each occupying the east and west sides, and started a fierce battle directly on the Dongpoyuan.
The 50,000-strong army shouted for battle together, and the shouts and cries of killing shook between Yao Mountain and Wulong Mountain. Dust flew on the slopes of the plateau. The light of the armor was completely obscured, and the formation was not clear for a while. The only way to observe the battle situation from a distance was through the flags and the swaying of large troops.
"It's a stalemate, but the king's army has the upper hand!" Wang Yuan watched for a moment and couldn't help but report to the fully armored Zhao Guanjia. "The king's army has more soldiers and is pushing the Jin army to the east!"
Zhao Jiu did not say anything, but looked from the general platform to the left front of the central army camp with Wu Jie. While Wang Yuan was observing the battle situation on the plateau, the battle situation there also changed dramatically - Liu Qi led the Lizhou Road troops to counterattack Wanyan Zhehe, and not only immediately drove the Jin army Meng'an who broke through the Song army camp on the left wing out of the camp area, but also took the initiative to pursue him!
Taking advantage of the height advantage of the central army camp located at the foot of the mountain and the wide view from the general platform, Zhao Jiu saw a scene that was unprecedentedly shocking without anyone explaining it to him... Thousands of Jin soldiers, after successfully passing through the swamp using some kind of cloth bags or something, were trapped in a maneuvering dilemma in the muddy swamp area without water. Liu Qi led the Lizhou army to chase here, but without hesitation, the entire army abandoned their horses and entered the swamp, and surrounded the thousands of Jin cavalrymen who had difficulty moving in this swamp!
"Du Tong!"
A horseman came galloping over, and shouted loudly from a distance of a hundred steps on the foothills. "The Song army decisively went out of the camp to seize the plateau. The troops are extremely heavy, and they are all elite troops in the imperial camp. The deputy governor (Balisu) requested support! He said that if he doesn't get support, he is afraid that he will not be able to hold the plateau!"
Lou Shi sat still and was about to speak.
"Du Tong!"
Another rider came from the northwest, also shouting from a distance, but more anxious and impatient than the previous rider, even with a hint of screaming and crying in his voice. "My Wanhu (Wanyan Zhehe) accidentally fell into the mud, and fifty Moukes were surrounded by thirty of the Lizhou troops of the Song people! The Song army abandoned their horses and fell into the mud, fighting hand-to-hand with us. If there is no reinforcement, I am afraid there will be countless casualties!"
Lou Shi was stunned. The battle took place on the side close to the Song army camp. Although Jinsuluan was a high ground, he could barely observe the battle on Dongpoyuan and the distribution of the Song army camp, but some places could not be seen at all.
He also didn't expect that so many main forces would be in crisis right from the start.
However, after a moment's thought, Lou Shi regained his composure and immediately gave the order: "Pei Mantu Nian, Wanyan Xie Bu, march out!"
Upon hearing this, the two generals immediately stepped forward and obeyed orders.
"You two are Yin Shuke's old subordinates, and you are the most appropriate. I wanted to stay with you for support, but the war is tense and I can't care about much." Lou Shi was calm and serious. "You two take all the 40 Moukes left by Balisu, split into two groups, and rush up from both sides of the plateau. Whether it is a pincer attack or a breakthrough into the gaps between the various parts of the Song army, or whether Balisu has other military orders at that time, I don't care. I just want you to protect Balisu and Yelu Mawu, and use the army to maintain the position on the plateau slope... Do you understand? I only want that piece of plateau!"
Although the two generals were somewhat surprised, how could they not understand the military order, especially to rescue their own leader?
Therefore, the two generals immediately received the order, and then quickly went to gather the troops and prepare to go to the plateau for support. The messenger of Balisu was overjoyed and simply turned around and rode back to report.
"General..." Upon seeing this, Wanyan Zhehe's messenger felt a little hopeful, but also a little flustered. The Jin army had only 30,000 troops, and 20,000 had already been sent out. Now they had directly sent forty Moukes from Dongpoyuan to support them. Did Lou Shi have to rescue his own 10,000 households personally?
"You can rest here." Lou Shi glanced at Zhehe's messenger and recognized him as Pu Liyan, a brave man beside Zhehe, but he slowly called another person. "Uncle Po!"
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