Taiyuan, Shanxi.
The night tonight was no different from the previous ones. General Yin Shu could drink and have fun in his tent.
There was an antelope skull hanging in the middle of the Jin general's tent, and the chair below was covered with soft deerskin. Yin Shu was sitting on this deerskin chair.
Yin Shuke, with a Wanyan Zongwang-like demeanor, munched on a leg of lamb. He held a bowl of wine, drinking the looted wine. Below, a group of generals gathered around, watching a performance by several singing girls in the middle of the tent.
Inside the general's tent, a woman was singing a pipa, and several graceful singing girls were dancing gracefully.
Yin Shuke laughed heartily: "This Song dog fights like a three-year-old child, and he is really good at this. I like it, I like it." As he said that, he laughed out loud.
All the generals laughed and raised their glasses to drink together.
In the Jin army camp, Yin Shuke's tent was brightly lit and bustling with people.
A small group of Jin soldiers patrolled outside the tent from time to time. There was a chevaux de frise made of sharpened wooden sticks on the periphery, and several sentries stood beside the chevaux de frise.
The Jin people were not that stupid. They set up the general camp in the middle of the camp, with countless tents connected to each other outside.
The Jin camp built a lookout tower with huge wooden beams to keep an eye on the movements of the Song army. Unfortunately, the soldier on guard was drowsy because he had broken into a farmer's house and raped the girl the day before.
At that moment, the west city gate slowly opened. A group of Song soldiers, dressed in black, emerged silently, following the shadows beneath the city wall to the south. The gate then slowly closed. The Jin sentries on the watchtower didn't notice.
These more than one hundred people quietly moved along the city wall to the southwest corner, where there was a slope of earth.
The slope was located on the south side of the Jin camp, and they wanted to launch a surprise attack from the south.
Each of them carried a bundle of wood with cotton wool tied to one end. Taking advantage of the darkness, they finally reached the back of the slope. This was a blind spot for the Jin people's lookout.
These more than one hundred people were all selected elites. They skillfully lit the tinder and ignited the sticks in their hands. Then, holding the torch in their left hand and drawing the sword they carried with them in their right hand, they rushed towards the Jin camp shouting.
Yin Shu could be described as a fool in today's terms. He was fearless in battle and even more reckless in drinking.
Wanyan Zonghan left him behind to besiege Taiyuan while he led his cavalry to Bianjing to join Wanyan Zongwang. Before leaving, Wanyan Zonghan repeatedly warned him not to drink. As soon as Wanyan Zonghan left, Yin Shuke pulled out his wine jar from under the bed.
Yin Shuke was now even more drunk. He staggered to his feet, holding his wine bowl, and walked towards the group of singing girls. The singing girls screamed and dodged in fear, and Yin Shuke grabbed one of them and carried her to his sleeping tent.
With the generals setting an example, the generals below laughed and grabbed the weapons, searching for their targets like sheep among a pack of wolves.
At this time, a soldier came running over in a panic: "General, the enemy camp is attacking from the south!"
The generals stopped and the singing girls ran out of the door, covering their torn clothes.
Yin Shuke was shocked and still couldn't believe it: "The Song people are coming from the south? Could it be that their reinforcements have arrived?"
By this time, the sound of weapons clashing could be heard outside. The more than one hundred men attacking from the south were not eager to fight. They dodged the chaotic Jin army's siege and threw their torches into the tents. The enemy camp was immediately engulfed in flames.
At this time, the city gate slowly opened, and Yue Fei led more than a thousand cavalrymen to rush into the enemy camp. Suddenly, the cry of killing shook the sky and the enemy camp was in chaos.
Yue Fei pointed to the brightly lit tent and said, "Soldiers of the Great Song! The Jin bandit camp is here. Kill Wanyan Yinshu! Charge!"
The Jin soldiers were horrified when they heard this. They thought the Song army was going to take the general's head from among the thousands of soldiers. So the Jin soldiers ignored their positions and moved towards the general's tent to protect him.
This was Yue Fei's strategy of luring the enemy away from their camp. As the Jin soldiers moved closer to the general's tent, Yue Fei's cavalry charged into the other tents and set them ablaze. The Jin camp immediately fell into chaos, and countless Song soldiers were killed.
At this moment, Guo Zixuan stood on the top of the city wall and looked out into the distance. He couldn't help but feel overjoyed: "I didn't expect the Jin people to be so panicked. If I lead my troops out of the city now, I can definitely catch them off guard and defeat them! Come on, open the city gates. Follow me into battle!"
"Stop!" Lu Pingzhi, who was standing beside him, reached out to stop them. "Absolutely not! Guo Zixuan, you must not open the city to fight the enemy."
"Why!" Guo Zixuan stared.
"What if this is an enemy plot? If you lead your army out of the city to meet the enemy and fall into their trap, Taiyuan will be finished."
"Lord Lu!" Guo Zixuan angrily pointed at the Jin camp across from them. "The Jin camp is already in chaos. How could this be a trap? Now is the perfect opportunity. Let me lead my troops to attack them and catch them off guard."
Having said that, Guo Zixuan ignored Lu Pingzhi's obstruction and was about to go down the city wall to fight the enemy.
"Master Guo!" Lu Pingzhi stopped him, "What do you want to do? Taiyuan is the barrier of Bianjing. If Taiyuan falls, the Jin soldiers will march straight into the capital. Then our Song Dynasty will be destroyed by you!"
Guo Zixuan shuddered at the severity of his words. Then he sighed, slapped his thigh, and sat down.
Seeing Guo Zixuan hesitate, Lu Pingzhi leaned over and patted him. "Sir Guo, you have served with distinction in defending Taiyuan. I will return to the capital to report this to the Emperor. If you leave the city without permission to fight, I will also accuse you of underestimating the enemy and advancing rashly."
"Lord Lu! You..." Guo Zixuan sighed. He now regretted why this plague god retreated into Taiyuan and why he was not killed by the Jin soldiers.
Yue Fei, with more than a thousand men, shattered the Jin camp. Seeing that the Song army was outnumbered, he shouted, "Don't worry about me, warriors of the Jin Kingdom. Charge forward and make sure they never return."
The Jin soldiers were caught off guard at the beginning and were slowly gathering together. If this small group of Song soldiers did not retreat, they would be in danger of being surrounded.
"Retreat!" Yue Fei shouted on his horse. At this time, the Song soldiers attacking from the south had already joined Yue Fei and his men. These Song soldiers jumped on their horses and rode on the same horse with Yue Fei's cavalrymen, and retreated one after another.
The Jin soldiers were indeed well-trained. After a brief panic, they began to chase the Song soldiers, hoping to intercept and annihilate them.
Yin Shuke saw only a young Song general leading the charge, atop a warhorse, his spear wielding like a serpent as he charged left and right through the camp, unstoppable. He was secretly astonished: The Song people actually possessed such a formidable general. Could this be the young general who had stormed into Taiyuan the day before?
Seeing that the Jin soldiers were all approaching the Song army, Yin Shuke saw that the young Song soldier was actually rushing towards him. Yin Shuke drew his scimitar and waited for the enemy.
The Jin soldiers were all shocked to see that a brave young general dared to rush towards the commander alone.
"Protect the Marshal!" Someone shouted, and before everyone could surround and annihilate the Song soldiers, they all rushed to rescue them.
So the cavalry led by Yue Fei finally rushed out of the Jin camp and retreated towards the west gate.
Just as Yue Fei was about to charge at Yin Shuke, he suddenly turned his horse. The warhorse neighed loudly. With a single leap, it unexpectedly leaped over the barricade. With the clatter of hooves, it galloped towards the city gate.
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