Looking at the coalition forces in the distance, Wushu was finally moved.
"But how can we take things for granted in this world just by taking a breath?"
Tuhesu pulled Wuzhu's hand and continued to speak sternly. "If Huo Nu can't swallow that breath, will it be helpful or harmful to the Great Jin? If you, the Fourth Prince, can't swallow this breath today and die here, will it be helpful or harmful to the Great Jin? Fourth Prince, you are also a military expert, you should know that the terrain of Hetao is a dead end for cavalry... You can see this from the performance of the Menggu people before. We have the advantage, they are frustrated, and it is difficult for them to leave. Now a large number of infantry of the Song army has come, and they have the advantage in strength! If I were the commander of the Song army, after knowing the inside story of our troops, I would definitely arrange the army properly, with infantry in the middle and cavalry on the left and right, pressing from west to east... At that time, what should we do?"
Wuzhu was neither angry nor happy when he heard this, but he didn't know if it was an illusion, but there was a hint of pleading in his eyes when he looked at Tuhesu.
Seeing this, Tuhesu's tone softened completely: "No matter what, Fourth Prince, what we have to do now is to leave quickly. If we see Balisu, we should make him turn around and retreat. Then we should go back to the camp and quickly withdraw from this place surrounded by water. Then we can make plans! Fourth Prince, now is not the time to fight to the death! We should not fight in vain!"
Wuzhu stared at Tuhesu, and Tuhesu also stared at Wuzhu. The two looked at each other for a moment, but as the cavalry in the distance got closer and closer, Wuzhu finally sighed to the sky.
In fact, the Fourth Prince understood this truth. But it was precisely because he understood that he was unwilling to retreat, because retreating from this land surrounded by water would be equivalent to a complete withdrawal of troops, which would also mean that after being deployed by the owner of the dragon banner on the opposite side, he would be restricted and passive in every way for several months, almost being played around by the other side.
Even if he had been thinking about strategic contraction from the beginning, abandoning both ends and retreating to the traditional Hebei and Hedong regions, how is retreating by himself different from being driven back or forced back?
But what can I say?
Is what Tuhesu said wrong?
In a sense, the problem is unsolvable, just like when he saw the big banner coming down from the mountain at the foot of Yao Mountain, he was completely helpless. This time, the appearance of the big banner here has already suppressed him strategically.
The best strategy is to attack the enemy's plans, the next best is to attack his alliances, and the next best is to attack his troops.
What the Zhao Song emperor did this time was more like an attack on the strategy and diplomacy, but Wanyan Wushu had chosen a conservative strategy from the beginning, so he didn't think about it at all. Of course, if he had the ability and courage of Wanyan Loushi, he could have used an attack on the army to counter the attack on the strategy and diplomacy, but the problem was that he didn't.
With this thought in mind, Wuzhu glanced at the red tide again, then turned around and rode away.
Tu Hesu followed immediately, but A Da and A Er looked at each other and then got on their horses instead. Then A Er hid for a while at the back of the hillside, while A Da pulled up the five-colored sun-holding flag and stood on the hillside, motionless.
Besides, Zhao Jiu certainly wouldn't be affected by the small-scale battle ahead, and even the specific outcome of the battle might not be known to him.
After arriving here today, the Song army, which had already contacted the Khitans and Mongols as reinforcements, did not stop for a moment and immediately set out for the three camps to reunite with friendly forces. Then the official followed the army to the south side of Wulahai City... That was the location of the camp that Yue Fei had chosen on the way yesterday. The Song army had already agreed in the letter to the two Mongols that they were going to set up a camp between the two camps so that they could link up with them and then fight the enemy together.
Of course, he appeared in the rear without waiting for a reply and took direct action. Moreover, it is obvious that he now intends to control these two forces and further ensure the right to speak when facing the main force of the Khitan.
Not to mention those, for some reason, halfway through the journey, the dragon banner of Emperor Zhao and the accompanying black and white ox banners stopped. The original plan to turn the tables and meet the three allies at the Kerait camp was also changed - now, Emperor Zhao was going to meet the leaders of the three families in this wilderness, surrounded by his own army.
This seems a bit overconfident.
But the accompanying generals would certainly not raise any questions. On the contrary, after receiving the oral order, the generals were excited and took their own steps to invite the three.
Huer Zhahusi agreed directly. He dared not refuse because his camp was very close to the Yellow River and was exposed in the wilderness. He would be rushed to the camp by the Song army's front cavalry. In this case, he had to maintain his identity as a "friendly army".
Kublai Khan's performance was very interesting. When the Song army first appeared, he, who was the farthest away from the camp, led his troops directly out of the camp to hide outside, as if he was ready to escape when he saw the situation was not good.
But seeing that the Song army was friendly enough and even provided him with some food and gifts, the leader of the Qiyan tribe and the Khan elected by the eastern Mengwu tribe probably knew that he could not easily escape in such a place surrounded by water and with complicated military conditions. After all, he was a man who had pulled Wuqimai's beard and had courage, so after a little thought, he actually agreed directly and came alone.
However, Yelu Dashi, who was closest to the city, did not leave the city immediately. He only sent Yelu Yudu and Zhao Heda to pay a visit to the Zhao Song government.
Then the two were stopped by the Song army more than a hundred steps away from the dragon flag.
Then, more than a thousand armored cavalrymen of the Song army, led by Qu Duan, the commander of the imperial cavalry, went straight to the city of Wulahai without waiting for the two men to go back and report the news. Then they circled the city and shouted the name of Yelu Dashi... Of course, they called him Dashi Linya, as if they still maintained a certain degree of respect.
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