Chapter 408 God's Will
"Where are the Tanguts and Mongols? Why haven't they come yet?!"
On the twenty-ninth day of the first lunar month of the tenth year of Jianyan, on a slightly raised slope beside a small river a few miles south of Huolu County, a sturdy Song general wearing armor was waving his sword with one hand and shouting in rage.
Beside him, there were still about two thousand Song army soldiers lined up on the river bank, facing a stone bridge with their backs to the river and defending their positions to the death.
Further out, there were also two thousand Jin soldiers in armor and on foot, surrounding the slope, but they were calm and unhurried, and they continued to attack from three sides, except for an area near the river. It was obvious that they were intentionally trying to lure the Song army, forcing them to abandon their armor and cross the river, or escape from the stone bridge, and then take the opportunity to expand the results of the battle.
Opposite this small riverside slope is a large highland that is very conspicuous on the flat ground. On the green highland, a large Wanhu flag flutters in the wind, and beside the flag, thousands of Jurchen cavalry are still standing still, ready to go... This is the crisis of Huyan Tong's tribe.
"Are you sure it's Hu Yantong?"
The Jin army commander on the high ground was none other than Wan Hu Tu Hesu, who was watching from a distance on horseback, and his tone was unusually relaxed. "The subordinate of the King of Han?"
"It was Hu Yantong." Meng'an, a man promoted from Daming Prefecture, who was obviously educated, was sitting on his horse and looking at him comfortably. "This man has always been known for his bravery. He was arrogant because he was a skilled soldier. That's why he fell into such a simple trap and came to Taiping River alone. He lost the support of the light cavalry and was close to our Shiyi camp. He deserved this!"
Tuhesu looked around and nodded, obviously agreeing with what Haner Meng'an said.
As for the reason, it is also very simple. Looking in all directions from the high ground with a radius of six or seven miles where Tuhesu is located, the surrounding terrain can be clearly observed... The Taiping River originates in the southwest of Jingxing County, runs diagonally through two counties, and flows into the Hutuo River in the northeast of Huolu County... And the southeast and downstream of the Taiping River, that is, the side occupied by the main force of the Jin army, although there is a high ground, it is just a high ground, and it is flat as a whole. It can even be said that the entire southeast side of the Taiping River, except for this high ground and the Shiyi camp in the distance, which appear abrupt, is almost a plain.
This flat terrain extends all the way to Fenglong Mountain, dozens of miles away in the south, making it perfect for cavalry to travel back and forth to provide support.
In sharp contrast, the upper reaches of the Taiping River and the northwest side, although there are some plains, appear to be relatively narrow. Instead, the valleys and hills in the distance are undulating and very obvious... That is the remnant of the Taihang Mountains, and it is also a natural geographical advantage for the Song army's infantry.
At this time, Hu Yantong's lone army crossed the Taiping River and arrived at Shiyi Town, Huolu County, which was only 20 miles away from the Jin army's camp. Of course, he was seeking his own death.
"control!"
A rider crossed the river on the stone bridge that could only accommodate five or six riders abreast, and shouted loudly from afar, looking for Huyan Tong. When he saw him, he fell off his horse and hurriedly confronted him. "We didn't find any Mongolian riders or Tangut riders, but we only found two thousand Khitan riders at the western mountain pass... The leader, Yelu Nuge, promised to come to rescue us, saying that he would be here in a moment, but he was only willing to help us retreat across the river."
"The Khitan dogs are not trustworthy!" Hu Yantong pulled down his mask, veins popping out on his forehead, and spoke vulgarly. "The Golden Dog army is here, but he is only willing to support us across the river. How can this be done? I don't know how many men will die! Go find other reinforcements!"
The exhausted scout didn't say a word, but simply jumped on his horse and went to look for reinforcements again.
However, as soon as the scouts left, several slightly embarrassed officers looked at each other, and even Huyan Tong felt a little helpless.
To put it bluntly, this time it was not that someone just watched him die without helping, but Huyan Tong relied on his elite soldiers and strayed too far away from the front line, and then put himself in danger... Before he came, the central army had verbal orders, asking him to set up camp by the river to advance, but at the same time be careful to guard against the Jin army on the other side of the river. As a result, he was overjoyed and fell into the Jin army's trap. He easily crossed the river to attack, and was directly surrounded by the Jin cavalry who were ambushed behind the high ground.
Of course, this is not the time to worry about these things. The key is how to retreat?
Huyan Tong knew very well that in such a situation, even if the Khitan cavalry really wanted to cross the river to rescue, they would probably be trapped by more Jin troops, and eventually suffer greater casualties.
The most crucial point is that this will not prevent our men from becoming the Jin army's meal today on the bank of this small river which is only a few dozen steps wide.
These are more than 2,000 soldiers! The elite troops of the Imperial Camp Left Army!
Moreover, they were elite soldiers who had served as the emperor's personal guards in Huai Shang and helped suppress Liu Guangshi. It would be very troublesome if they were easily killed here!
"Wanhu, congratulations, Wanhu, congratulations, Huyan Tong is now broke."
The sun began to set in the west. On the high slope, thousands of Khitan cavalry were seen galloping towards the other side of the river, but they only lingered on the other side of the river. Haner Meng'an suddenly laughed. "If Wanhu can eat up all of Hu Yantong here, wouldn't it be able to solve the problem of Wang Bolong's Wanhu?"
Tu Hesu looked at each other in confusion, but were speechless for a moment.
Of course he was very happy about the current situation, but how could a Song Army Imperial Camp Command and a Wanhu be equal?
Besides, it’s impossible to annihilate them all, right?
The only hope, and the most reasonable hope, is to constantly tire out the Song army, forcing them to abandon their positions and flee across the river, and then take the opportunity to kill a large number of them. If they can kill thousands of people by then, it will be a blessing from heaven.
Of course, if you can really win thousands, it is indeed a big victory!
Therefore, although Tuhesu felt itchy for a moment, he did not refute at all.
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