Wu Jie and Liu Xi, the two most powerful figures in the army, had just emphasized the importance of the frontal battlefield. So why would anyone suddenly use such a large number of precious Shenbi bows on the flank that was already stuck in the mud and had the upper hand?
"Whose soldiers are these?" After looking for a while, 'Deputy Commander' Zhao Jiu finally spoke coldly.
"Let the deputy commander know." Everyone came back to their senses, and Zhao Zhe was the first to bow his head in anger. "With so many crossbowmen, they must be from the central army or the squadron. They are definitely not the Qinfeng Road troops under my command!"
It can't be the Central Army and the Banzhi. The Central Army and the Banzhi are recuperating in the military tent behind the general's platform. Zhao Zhe was speaking in a sarcastic way.
In fact, as soon as Zhao Zhe finished speaking, Zhao Jiu, Wu Jie, as well as generals Wang Yuan, Yang Yi Zhong, Zhang Xian, Tian Shizhong and others, almost all looked at Liu Xi together... How could they not understand that Liu Xi's previous words were just because he was afraid that his brothers' military achievements would be robbed, but it would not prevent him from sending reinforcements to help his brothers achieve great success!
Of course, Liu Xi was extremely embarrassed in this situation. He had never thought that Wu Jie would take the overall situation into consideration and had no intention of taking advantage of his brother. So when he saw his brothers fighting so brilliantly from afar, he judged them by his own standards and immediately asked his confidant to leave secretly, leading more than half of the archers in his own unit to help.
As a result, not only did it offend everyone in vain, but the most important thing was that it caused the displeasure of the government!
"Deputy Commander!" Liu Xi blushed and could only try to argue. "My foolish brother has been the Protector of Longyou in Xihe Road before. This must be the decision made by his former subordinates..."
Zhao Jiu looked at the man in a daze, and just as he was about to speak, he suddenly heard a thunderous noise in front of him, so he hurried to see. Everyone could see clearly that on the Dongpo Plateau, there were two clouds of smoke and dust on both sides, like two yellow dragons with bared fangs and claws, flying in rapidly from the gentle slope of the flanks, but they were sticking to the Song-Jin battle line, and went straight to the left and right flanks of the Song army!
It was obvious that the Jin army was sending reinforcements from the rear.
For a moment, although the specific battle situation on both wings could not be seen clearly due to the flying yellow dust, the sound of the horse hooves brought by the two yellow dragons, combined with the sudden shouting and killing of the Jin army in front of them, was really shocking. Moreover, soon everyone could see with their naked eyes that the battle line between Song and Jin was really like a line, which was flattened from the two wings to the middle by the two intersecting and staggered yellow dragons!
Needless to say, the Jin cavalry launched a surprise attack and penetrated accurately. The Song army was careless for a moment and was defeated by the Jin army again, directly losing the advantage on the plateau.
However, in the eyes of senior officers such as Wu Jie, this brilliant infiltration by the Jin army was more than just a matter of regaining the advantage.
Firstly, this demonstrated the strength of the Jin army's large-scale cavalry tactical capabilities. Secondly, it also demonstrated the indomitable strength of the character of their commander Lou Shi. The combination of these two factors shocked the Song army generals, including Zhao Jiu and Wu Jie, who were almost all defeated by Lou Shi.
Even Liu Xi, who felt as if he had been pardoned, quickly requested to fight: "Deputy Marshal, Marshal, I am willing to lead the Xihe Road to support!"
"No!" Wu Jie was too lazy to argue with him and immediately scolded him. "Lou Shi's main force has not arrived yet, and the troops from Xihe Road should stay on the right wing to prevent Lou Shi from attacking from the outside! Even if Lou Shi comes from the front on the plateau, you have the most cavalry, so you should stay at the end to outflank them!"
Hearing that he could still be of great use and that 'Deputy Commander Zhao' had no intention of saying anything, Liu Xi finally relaxed for a moment.
"Don't you need support?" Zhao Jiufu watched for a moment, and seeing that the Song army's front line was retreating slowly but it was difficult to stop, he asked Wu Jie again with a serious look.
"Your Majesty, it has not come to that yet." Wu Jie came back to his senses and gave the emperor a brief explanation and a few instructions. "If the imperial camp's central army camps really can't hold on and are about to retreat to the plateau, then we will immediately send the Qinfeng Road troops to help. If the Qinfeng Road camp can't hold on either, then naturally I will lead the central army to help... The left and right wings must not move lightly."
Zhao Jiu nodded: "I understand what you mean. If you can't do it, I will come to your aid personally!"
Wu Jie wanted to say something but finally remained silent... If he was really defeated, Emperor Zhao would be dead if he stayed in the camp. He should have led the imperial guards to the camp with the dragon flag. That way, there might be a glimmer of hope.
But back to the present, these are not what we should think about at this moment, because the front battlefield on the plateau is the most critical place. And the situation on the plateau is already very bad.
The Jin army had an additional 4,000 cavalry, and the effect was almost qualitative. Right now the Jin army had 10,000 Han infantry and 10,000 cavalry on the plateau, while the Song army had 35,000 troops in the imperial camp...but the problem was that the 35,000 troops in the imperial camp were mostly infantry, and were divided into ten parts. The battle lines could not be arranged at all, and they basically fought on their own. Although the Jin cavalry also fought in chaos, they were familiar with hunting methods, and the coordination between the Moukes was proper. What's more, the 40 newly reinforced Moukes were divided into two, and under the leadership of Pei Mantu and Wanyan Xiebu, they never dispersed, which gave the Jin army the opportunity to concentrate large forces of cavalry and use parallel interweaving to repel the various parts of the Song army one by one.
To be fair, considering the armor rates of the various units in the imperial camp and the Jin army, this large-scale battle between armored warriors did not result in many actual casualties due to the battle line. But the question is, in this era, how many people can face that kind of casualties?
The Jin army was famous for its heavy arrows, with thicker arrowheads than anywhere else in the country. Thousands of cavalrymen galloped across the plateau, and were pelted with arrows from afar. Even those wearing heavy armor could not avoid being injured. Being shot in the armpits or hips would almost mean being crippled. Moreover, the quality of the Jin army was indeed far superior to that of the Song army. Many brave soldiers would rush into the extremely close range and shoot arrows despite the bows and arrows of the Song army... Once hit by such arrows, it would be a dead end.
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