I am Da Song

Chapter 190 The Resurgence of the Empire

The autumn sunset came earlier, and the afterglow of the setting sun shone on the battlefield beside the Wudi River. The exhausted infantry of the Jin Army had completely slacked off, and they had no more energy to attack, and they all reserved their strength and prepared to retreat.

These people have fought for the Jurchens for many years, and they all know that after the battle, they will not have any rest, and they will have to build camps for the Jurchens.

The infantry of the Jin army stopped their assault one after another, dawdling for time to hide out of the range of the Song army.

Because it was an offensive fortification, the infantry of the Jin Army was also scattered on the ground.Even if it is a battle with cold weapons, it doesn't mean that the infantry will always be heavily armored and neatly arrayed. Isn't that waiting to be killed by the Song Army's arrow rain?
However, the infantry of the Jin army did not wait for the sound of the horn to retreat, but waited for the counterattack of the Song army first.

Five hundred armored elites of the Song Army suddenly appeared from behind the huge Song Army formation at dusk, and then quickly rushed forward in the corridor made by the Song Army phalanx.

The infantry of the Jin army fought fiercely for a long time, their spirits had fallen, and they suffered heavy casualties. They did not have the courage to fight against the Song army at all.

As soon as the two sides came into contact, the Song army crushed the infantry of thousands of people.

Five hundred elite soldiers charged fiercely with long spears and big axes, and the Khitan, Bohai and other soldiers in the Jin army could not resist at all.

Countless people felt that this scene was so familiar, and everything seemed familiar.

At the beginning, the Jurchens conquered themselves with this kind of heavy infantry.In just a few years from [-] infantry, a vast territory has been laid.

How come the Song Dynasty also used this tactic in a blink of an eye!
The rout of the soldiers of the Golden Army crying for their fathers and mothers simply cast a psychological shadow on the heavy armored infantry.

The formation of heavy infantry to attack is a sign of the rise of almost every nation in East Asia.

When the Song Army was founded, it swept across the world, and its combat power was fierce, and it was invincible. Talking about raising a partial division, it could drive thousands of miles away, relying on heavy infantry.

When Jurchen founded the country, they were invincible and relied on heavy infantry.

Even Mongolia, which everyone remembers by riding and shooting to conquer the world, has the main force of its infantry is heavy infantry with super long spears.In the key decisive battle of Mengjin, the battle of Yehuling, Mongolia defeated the main force of the Jin army by dismounting heavy infantry.

So much so that at the end of the Ming Dynasty, the Ming army already had the advantage of firearms and cavalry, and the Houjin successfully won the world by relying on heavy infantry (slaves fear me to ride, I fear slaves to walk. The Northeast is not a place where war horses are originally produced).

When the Song army resorted to the classic heavy infantry assault tactics, the defeat of the Jin army was a foregone conclusion.

Countless broken soldiers knelt on the ground and begged for mercy. Some people cried and shouted: "I didn't want to join the battle. It was the Jin who forced me to go to the battlefield and begged the general to spare my life."

"Heroes, go and kill the Jurchen, and spare my life."

But the Song army completely ignored the rout soldiers' begging for mercy, stabbing with long spears and giant axes, and all the rout soldiers in front of them were hacked to death.

Do you really think you are signing the army?Also forced to go to the battlefield.

When you looted, you didn't see any reluctance at all.

Song Jun's ruthless decisiveness made Jin Jun even more afraid to take chances.These people are insane, they even killed the surrendered soldiers, and they would definitely die if they stood still!
Countless rout soldiers no longer ignored the military law, and fled backwards frantically.

The densely packed rout filled the plain, and the Jurchen cavalry couldn't even provide reinforcements.

The Jin army only gathered the rout troops today, and it would be busy until midnight to clear the attack road. It was completely impossible to further attack the Song army's camp.

Everyone can see clearly that the Golden Army will inevitably lose the first battle today.

Because the Jin army did not set up a camp, the densely packed army was forced to flee northward.

Looking at the fleeing Jin army, countless commanders in the Song army camp were elated: "That's the way the Jin people are. I don't know how the imperial army was beaten like that before?"

"Fight? You overestimated them. Since the Jin army invaded the south, most of the army has been defeated. The 12 imperial troops dispersed overnight without even seeing the Jin people."

The success of the battle made countless commanders feel complacent, and they all urged Orihiko: "Taiwei, the morale of the Jin army has fallen, we should take advantage of the situation and hunt down!"

"At this time, if you send troops to cover up the killing, you will definitely win countless."

"Taiwei, I'll call for a fight!"

Zhe Yanzhi frowned, and said hesitantly: "Although the Jin army has suffered a small setback, its strength has not been damaged. It may be a little rash to attack at this time."

"What's so reckless? The Jin army has already fled all over the mountains and plains. If the Taiwei doesn't take advantage of the situation to pursue, how can he damage the main force of the Jin army?"

"Extremely, extremely! If the main force of our army does not take advantage of the situation to hide and kill, how can the Jin army suffer heavy casualties? Could it be that the Taiwei wants to wait for the lightning to kill the Jin army?"

"In my opinion, there should be no old guards in the new army! It's easy to bring all the bad habits of the forbidden army into the new army, and you will just sit back and eat empty money. Leading the army and watching the enemy enter and leave the country is like entering a land without people. .”

"Don't talk about it. You have said everything thoroughly. How will others avoid battles to preserve their strength and support their own self-respect?"

Hearing these cynicisms, Orihiko's face turned livid.

It is well known that the New Army looks down on the Forbidden Army.

This is not shy even today.All soldiers who have served in the Western Army and the Forbidden Army are absolutely not allowed to be placed in the same team, so as not to pass on the bad habits of the Western Army and the Forbidden Army to the new army.

When selecting non-commissioned officers, I would rather choose young scholars who are fledgling than veterans of the Western Army with rich experience.

In fact, as long as the soldiers of the Western Army and the Forbidden Army are over the age of service, no matter how rich their previous battlefield experience is, they will all be discharged.

He, the commander who once commanded 12 forbidden troops, was naturally pointed at by the generals of the new army, and now he is even more openly mocked in person.

But because of his identity, he was unable to attack, and his face turned blue and white.

Some commanders nearby took advantage of the situation to mediate and said, "Taiwei, these people don't choose what they say, so don't argue with them."

"But the Jin army was defeated, and our army did have an opportunity. Didn't Zong Xianggong also fight back aggressively, beheading more than [-] people?"

"It makes sense. Mr. Zong can chase and kill, why can't I wait? This is a great victory over the Jin army. Doesn't the Taiwei want to behead tens of thousands and win the court?"

After defeating the main force of the Jin army, the northern court lost ground.How could Orihiko not want such an honor?
He always dreamed of defeating the Jin army and repaying Jun's kindness!

First provoked by the ridicule of the generals, and then seduced by the incentives, Orihiko finally made the decision to attack the main force.

Except for the first battalion of [-] soldiers who fought fiercely during the day, there were more than [-] people who left the whole army to attack and cover up the Jurchens' defeat.

It was his decision that completely wiped out all the advantages of the Song Dynasty and the Northern Expedition in the early stage!

The key to Zongze's counterattack was that the main cavalry of the Jin army was completely defeated when they attacked the Song army's phalanx, and the Jurchens were completely defeated.

But before the Eastern Route Army could engage the Jurchen cavalry, the main force of the Song Army, more than [-], rushed out.Then the Song army pursued with all its strength in the direction of the Jin army's rout, chasing death and chasing north for more than [-] miles.

The dead of the Jin army were lying on their pillows, discarding armor, flags, and luggage, and the Song army beheaded and captured countless.

But all the success came to an abrupt end in Rao'an Town.

(End of this chapter)