Chapter 240: Eagle
The sun was slightly setting in the west. At the Song army's central camp, all the generals and military officials who were still there were already extremely excited.
There is no need to say much about the frontal battlefield on Dongpoyuan. Although everyone made gestures at the beginning and felt that they could fight the Jin army with their military advantage, no one was sure until the central army of the imperial camp came forward and advanced step by step... In comparison, the shitty luck of Liu Qi's troops in the quagmire on the left wing made people feel lucky!
It was really a fluke. Dozens of Mouke, plus a dozen Mouke who had successfully attacked the camp in the early stage but were expelled, and some other scattered troops, it can be fully inferred that this was a Jin medal marching Wanhu who led the main force of the Jin army and his core subordinates, who may have officially undertaken a flank mission and accounted for about one-fifth of the Jin army's strength.
If such a powerful Jurchen cavalry could safely cross the swamp, the impact on the battle situation would be enormous, whether it was an infantry attack on the flank of the main camp or providing support to the plateau... But at the moment, they were trapped in the swamp, and were surrounded in the mud by Liu Qi's troops who attacked at the right time.
This kind of luck, could it be true that as many people took advantage of the situation to say, the so-called 'Deputy Commander Zhao' is the true dragon emperor, and he has great luck to support him.
Of course, if that were the case, then what about the two saints in the Jingkang Incident? What about the group of Jurchen generals who captured the Khitan emperor and then the Zhao Song emperor?
Are they good at professional dragon catching?
But no matter what, the battle situation is very favorable and the morale is naturally high.
"Deputy Marshal, Marshal!" The more he looked at them, the more jealous he became. Qinfeng Road General Zhao Zhe finally couldn't help but ask for a fight. "Let me lead my troops to help General Liu... If we can defeat these thousands of Jin troops, we can win this battle!"
Besides, before and after the battle, no matter whether Zhao Jiu was really desperate or trying to remain calm, he always had a calm attitude. Naturally, his expression did not change much when he heard the words. However, since he really knew nothing about military affairs, he looked at Wu Jie very naturally.
Just as Wu Jie was about to speak, Liu Xi, the governor of Xihe Road and commander-in-chief of the three western routes, shook his head and said, "No need to do that... The war has just begun. Although it is great to have an advantage on the flank, it is not worth investing more troops. Let me do it myself. As for where Zhao Jinglüe is going, I think the place above the plateau will determine the outcome. You may as well wait for a while and make great use of it."
After this was said, Zhao Zhe and the generals and officers of the central army were speechless, but they went to see Wu Jie together... The meaning was very clear. Liu Da relied on the fact that he was the commander-in-chief of the three western routes, and like you Wu brothers, you were the generals of two routes. This time, he had been an enemy of you, the captain, for many days because of the position of commander. According to the rules of the Western Army, they are irreconcilable.
And now, he actually wants to let his younger brother take all the credit for this battle right in front of you. And you, Wu Da, have been a scoundrel in the Western Army for twenty years, and you have a yellow face and a black heart. Why don't you suppress Liu's arrogance in front of the emperor and let the other brothers share some of the profits?
If you can share the spoils of war, no matter if he is the commander-in-chief of the three western routes, or a descendant of a general, wouldn't the people in Qinfeng Road really respect you as a great commander?
However, Wu Jie nodded his head with a stern face after hearing this: "General Liu is right! In such a big battle, the outcome depends on the main force in the face. As for the muddy flanks, even if we send reinforcements, how long will it take to kill so many heavily armored knights? Instead, it will be a waste of troops... If I, Wu Da, send out half of the reinforcements to the flanks today, it is all my incompetence!"
Zhao Zhe and other generals were stunned, but speechless.
On the other hand, Zhao Jiu thought about it for a moment and could not help but nodded immediately... That's exactly the truth, just like this time when the Jin army went south, everyone knew that the gains and losses in Guanzhong were the foundation, and no matter how slight the gains and losses in other places were, they were just restraints and exchanges; and the gains and losses in Guanzhong were the most critical to the victory or defeat at the moment, and the rest of the places just had to not collapse; then continuing according to this logic, specifically at the moment, the flanks and so on, as long as they did not fail completely, the real winner could only be the place where the army gathered on the plateau.
If we win there, we can claim victory in this battle!
Thinking of this, Zhao Jiu couldn't help but feel a little uneasy, because the current war was going too smoothly, and Wanyan Loushi was not an opponent that could make people relax... The real decisive battle was definitely not coming yet.
Just as Zhao Jiu was lost in thought, suddenly, on the central military platform, Yang Yizhong reached out and grabbed Emperor Zhao's cloak, causing the official to look back in surprise, puzzled for a moment.
However, he soon realized what was happening, because on the central army platform, all the generals were almost staring at the left wing battlefield on the northeast side of the camp, and Zhao Jiu just followed the generals' gaze and was also stunned... It turned out that less than half an incense stick of time had passed since Wu Jie, "Wu Da Yuanshuai", had just made a solemn statement that he would never send half a reinforcement to Liu Qi on the flank. From the platform, it was clear that at the edge of the quagmire, there were already no less than four or five hundred archers riding horses to help from the south. When they arrived at the quagmire, they dismounted one after another, but then scattered into the swamp, looking for a suitable hard place, then stepped on the crossbows and joined the ranks of destroying the Jin army!
Zhao Jiu didn't need to have a pair of clairvoyance to instantly understand that these were the Divine Arm Archers! There were a total of four or five hundred Divine Arm Archers!
In the mire, the Jin army lost its mobility. The Shenbi bow, which could penetrate armor and had an excellent range, was the best helper to annihilate the enemy and gain military merit... Of course, the problem was not here. The problem was that the Shenbi bow was the best helper to deal with the Jin army no matter where it was placed!
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