However, when Gao Jingshan personally climbed up the city wall, he only took a quick glance and as a man who had led troops for many years, he realized that he should not bring old problems to new ones - it had been five or six years since Yaoshan, and the times had changed. The Jin army had not fought for five years, and the Song army had not fought for three years. At this moment, while the Jin cavalry was becoming more and more vulgar, the cavalry that the Song army fully supported, especially this type of organization with a long history and combat experience, had probably been gradually honed.
In other words, this well-equipped Beiwei Army was indeed a powerful force that could be regarded as the elite of the Jurchens.
However, facing such highly disciplined elite heavy armored cavalry, it is indeed difficult for a single soldier to make a breakthrough.
In addition, the assessment of the combat effectiveness of this cavalry also made Gao Jingshan think a little further... He is not just a general, but a commander with political acumen and a sense of the overall situation, and even the kind who can handle both military and political affairs.
"General, do you want me to take six of our own men and charge down to provide cover?" Just as Gao Jingshan felt a strange ripple in his heart, Pu Suyue, who was beaten with several military sticks last night and the eldest son of the deceased Da?, and Bohai Meng'an, who was still defending Xicheng from last night until now, couldn't help but limped over and made a suggestion.
Gao Jingshan turned his head and looked at the other person with complicated eyes, looking a little hesitant.
"General!" Pu Suyue saw that he had obviously misunderstood. "Twenty military sticks won't make me unable to ride a horse or use a spear..."
"It's not the right time yet." Gao Jingshan shook his head repeatedly, his tone a little scattered. "And it's too late... At this point, we can only hope that Ali and Shaohe will seize the opportunity. I estimate that they will be here soon... You go to gather troops, not just your own six Mouke, I will gather fourteen Mouke for you... This is the limit. When we meet in front later, if reinforcements come from the east of the canal, you don't have to cross the Yongji Canal and immediately harass the main force in front of Yue Fei's banner; and if reinforcements come from the west of the canal, you don't have to be afraid of casualties, you must try to break through the canal and distract the reinforcements!"
Pu Suyue was overjoyed. He bowed and limped down to prepare the cavalry. After Gao Jingshan gave a few instructions to the officers who took over the West City to be careful with the city defense, he looked at the elite heavy cavalry outside the city... After a while, he set off for the northwest corner tower, which was best for observing the situation.
The northwest side of Yuancheng was built into a wavy slope due to the turning of the Yongji Canal. There is a city tower on each protrusion. The previous Han army rebellion took place in the Bingzi Building here, and Gao Jingshan climbed up the blood-stained Bingzi Building and looked out from the flat top floor.
As he said before, it was too late.
Only a moment after the Jin army commander climbed onto the No. 1 building, smoke and dust rose on the horizon further north of the Song army's defense line... It was obvious that the Jin army's field forces deployed in Guantao, an army of two thousand households, had completely followed the previous agreement. They would cook at four o'clock in the morning and head directly south to sweep this sandwiched area at dawn.
They didn't miss a single moment.
The Jin army's vanguard cavalry arrived particularly quickly.
There was no other way. Guantao was just to the east of the Yongji Canal. The Jin army's main camp was only twenty or thirty miles away from Yuancheng. The vanguard camp near this side was only ten miles away from the Song army's "camp". We hurried here as soon as it got light today, and ended up arriving as soon as we said we would.
And these Jin army vanguards, like the Jin army on the city, were obviously confused by the huge formation of the Song army.
However, behind them were two fully-established Wanhu troops, and they did not feel the psychological shock of taking over the city overnight. After a little hesitation, they immediately launched an attack on the Song army's position.
The answer is self-evident. The small group of Jin cavalry was helpless in the face of the tight defenses of the deer horns and could only retreat in embarrassment after being hit by the bows and crossbows of the Song army.
For a moment, the Song army slowed down a little, and cheers echoed throughout the northern area.
However, before the cheers completely stopped, Yue Fei, who was sitting silently under the banner, heard a strange sound and instinctively looked towards the river. Not only him, but many officers around him also instinctively looked over there. Because this sound was very similar to the sound of stone bullets hitting the heavy walls of Yuancheng after the naval crossbows fired a volley, just like thunder in a clear sky.
However, there was no sign of the accelerated firing of cannonballs in the river. They were still aiming and positioning themselves in unison, waiting for the signal from the banner of "Carrying out Justice on Behalf of Heaven" behind them.
Yue Fei reacted immediately, then stood up, climbed onto his horse, turned north and stood still. Many officers around him also realized what was happening and turned around in awe.
Sure enough, the thunder grew louder and closer, bringing with it a cloud of smoke that covered the sky to the north. The smoke was as thick as dark clouds, but it soon stopped in front of the northern defense line, and the thunder on the battlefield soon only remained in the river and the east city of Yuancheng.
It was obvious that the main force of the Jin army had arrived.
The Song army scouts also immediately reported that they had seen the flag of Jin army veteran general Ali.
However, the Song army's scouts only took two miles to move back and forth in their own formation. There was no hesitation, no consultation, and even no time to pause. The Jin army in the north chose to dismount and fight on foot without hesitation, using the posture of heavily armored infantry to move the deer horns and fight for the northern fence!
This time, there was no need for scouts to report. The shouts and the sounds of bows and crossbows could be heard from afar. The waving of flags and the giving of orders, as well as the movement of troops, could also be seen from afar.
On the hastily erected defense line in the north, the battle was particularly fierce. The Song army, which had been prepared, fired crossbows continuously from the shooting platform behind the fence, but the heavily armored Jin army was not afraid at all. They directly lifted the deer horns layer by layer despite the crossbows and casualties.
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