Spoiler History: Starting from the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 554 The Great Victory at Licheng
The atmosphere in Bianliang Hall finally became more lively.

Although later generations still ridiculed Zhao and Song, at least they did not avoid war this time.

If the east and west fronts are in a stalemate, and the middle line regains Henan, isn't that almost equal to a great victory?
Then the servants in the palace also became happy.

The fight for power among the nobles and the cowardly behavior of the emperor were quite distant to the chamberlains.

For a group of people like them who had purified themselves, they still couldn't escape their identity as Song people and Bianliang people, so naturally they couldn't help but feel happy about it.

Not to mention that Zhao Kuangyin watched the battlefield change. Although he groaned heavily, his brows finally relaxed a lot.

Zhao Pu even had time to comment:
"This Yue Fei has both bravery and strategy. He can carry out the wisdom and strategy of connecting the rivers and rivers, and he can also ride into the battle alone. He has an outstanding demeanor. He can be called a famous general like the ancients."

This comment made Zhao Kuangyin nod his head repeatedly, and he also made some analysis:
"The Jin Kingdom first destroyed the Liao Dynasty and then attacked the Song Dynasty. It fought and won consecutive battles, so it was difficult to withstand it. At that time, Han Yue tried his best to win a tragic victory and defeat the enemy."

"At this time, Yue Fei was able to defeat the enemy head-on and win. This is due to his ten years of military training. I am afraid it is also due to Jin Lu's arrogance."

"But now that the orders south of Yannan are not working, if the people's support has not been lost, we might not be able to follow the Jinlu's previous plan and cross the Yellow River to attack Youzhou."

"Yue Fei's battle seems to be full of twists and turns."

Zhao Kuangyin nodded, feeling that what Zhao Pu said was exactly what he thought.

"I have thought too much about this strategy. It is a blessing that Zhao Gou can promote three generals before the battle instead of taking over the power and controlling the battlefield. Can An Neng ask for something else?"

"Although the Jinlu were trapped in a tight siege, they were able to gather their troops and horses in one place. Yue Fei's troops were superior in the overall situation but in disadvantage in the small situation, so it was difficult to achieve success."

Judging from the battle map alone, Jin Wushu was trapped in a situation where he was besieged on all sides. The situation was obviously good, but Zhao Kuangyin felt a bit sad for some reason when he thought about the outcome that Yue Fei might not be able to resolve.

The plan was so beautiful that Zhao Kuangyin sighed and laughed at himself:

"Later generations once said that Zhang Jun defeated Huaixi and therefore liberated himself from military power. It seems that the defeat of Huaixi has not happened yet."

"If the momentum of locking up the mountains and locking the pass is achieved, it will be possible to close the gate to catch thieves, eliminate the golden captives and bring peace to Hebei, and look back to Liaodong to eliminate the shame."

"Everything the officials said makes sense. Let's look at the three generals who were promoted before the battle. It's normal for Han Shizhong to plunder the formation and Yue Fei to attack mainly, but why is it that this man named Zhang Jun has already taken charge of the army?"

"Now, although Yue Fei has great power in Lianhe Shuo, the rebel army is uneven, and they still need to divide their troops to guard the passes."

Zhao Pu over there is still analyzing:

Regarding Zhao Pu's analysis, Zhao Kuangyin rarely laughed:
"Why worry about Zeping? You also said that Yue Fei has the demeanor of a famous general in ancient times. Since he is so worthy of being defeated by a famous general, we will all just wait and see."

Looking up at the light screen, a Yellow River separated the territory of Song and Jin. In the Hebei area, small dots of the same color as those of the Southern Song Dynasty exploded one after another, dyeing the territory of the Jin Kingdom almost changing color.

So Zhao Pu's words of persuasion suddenly died in his stomach, and he sighed:

[In Yue Fei’s fourth Northern Expedition, Zhao Gou undoubtedly still played an indispensable role.

At the beginning of the war, Jin Wushu's 100,000-strong army scared Zhao Gou, so at that time our comrade Wanyan Gou could temporarily act as an individual, and rewarded Yue Fei, Han Shizhong, Zhang Jun, and even Yue Fei's invitation to the Northern Expedition. The appearance of a deputy monarch and his ministers getting along well with each other.

However, as Jin Wushu's three armies were blocked in Guanzhong, Shunchang and Haizhou respectively, Zhao Gou, who was frightened, immediately thought that Jin Wushu was just so-so, and immediately began to care about his personal gains and losses, and immediately sent Li Ruoxu as an envoy to ask Yue Fei to "return to the army as soon as possible."

Of course Yue Fei is unwilling. I'm already trying to push the troops across the river. You want me to surrender? It's noisy.

During this edict, Li Ruoxu, the envoy, stood with Yue Fei and took the initiative to bear the crime of correcting the edict and supported Yue Fei's Northern Expedition.

Under this situation, Zhao Gou was naturally unhappy, so when faced with Yue Fei's request to send a letter to the Xuanfu Department of Sichuan, Shaanxi, Henan, etc. to send troops to guard and recover the areas, Zhao Gou responded in every possible way.

Yue Fei reported the victory and asked for help. Zhao Gou first said that it was getting dangerous over there and that the troops should be dispatched as soon as possible. Then he said that it was really not possible. Yue Fei could just ride back and report the victory to me by himself. Later, he simply said that military matters can be left to your staff. You Come back quickly, it can be said that you are basically holding back.

The area recovered is getting bigger and bigger, but the troops and horses in hand are still usable, and they have to fight with Zhao Gou from a distance. Yue Fei is tired, so he can only temporarily gather troops in Yancheng in preparation. Unexpected.

While Zhao Gou was holding back Yue Fei, Jin Wushu discovered the news that Yue Fei himself was in Yancheng and did not have many troops, so the veteran made a decisive decision to gather elite troops and implement beheading tactics.

According to the research of the famous historian Mr. Wang Zengyu, as well as the good news reported by Yue Fei and the records preserved in the history of Jin Dynasty:

In order to achieve the effect of a surprise attack, Jin Wushu did not let his subordinates sign troops (infantry) to accompany him. Instead, he chose to assemble the cavalry of his generals and his own iron pagoda, with a total of 15,000 cavalry to raid to the city 20 miles north of Yancheng. The place was discovered by Yue Feijun.

At that time, Yue Fei had only Beiwei Army and Youyi Army under his command in Yancheng, totaling more than 10,000 people. Excluding the city defenders and logistics personnel, the number of combatable troops was at most 10,000. Even without considering the types of arms, he was already at a disadvantage in terms of numbers. .

Encountering a frontal battle on the plains, the Jin army used its best tactics from the beginning: the kidnapping horse (light cavalry) seduced and disturbed the formation to lure the enemy, and then the two wings withdrew to outflank, leaving the front to attack the iron pagoda in order to form an encirclement and annihilation trend. This tactic of combining light and heavy cavalry has been tried and tested repeatedly from the Parthian Empire in Central Asia to the later Mongolian and Yuan cavalry. It can be said to be the most classic tactic.

However, Yue Fei was so familiar with this tactic that he gave up the panic of being surprised at the beginning of the war. His eldest son, Yue Yun, was ordered to charge forward directly with the commander of the Wei army, breaking into the formation of the Guaizima army, making it impossible for them to make a detour.

The Jin army, which did not take advantage, immediately dispatched the Tiefu Tu in order to relieve the siege of the Kaizi Ma. However, Yue Fei's Youyi army also immediately joined the battlefield and fought to the death, making the Tiefu Tu's attack unsuccessful.

Yue Fei accurately seized the opportunity and sent Bei Wei's army to counterattack with long-handled axes and long-handled knives, slashing people's chests and horses' feet. Tiefutu, which had lost its speed and flexibility, fell into the massacre of the Song army. The Jin army Falling into a disadvantage, it is basically doomed to failure.

Yue Fei's general Yang Zaixing even rode into the battle alone with the intention of capturing Jin Wushu alive, but unfortunately he failed.

The two sides fought until dusk. The Jin army organized a final charge but was defeated by the Beiwei army. After that, their morale finally collapsed. Jin Wushu took advantage of the night to break out and leave. The battle of Yancheng ended with Yue Fei's victory.

The whole battle may seem simple, but for the Song people who have suffered from "Liaophobia" and "Metrophobia" since the Huizong era, it is a miracle that Yue Fei's troops can lead the infantry and light cavalry to defeat the elite cavalry without defeating them. , this is also the biggest difference between Yue Fei's tribe and other conventional Song armies.

In addition, in the Cold Weapon Age, when fighting with the kidnapper horse and then facing the charge of the Iron Buddha, nine out of ten armies would collapse on the spot.

Therefore, the battle of Yancheng was not because Jin Wushu's mixed light and heavy cavalry tactics were weak.

But Yue Fei's Beiwei army was too strong.

Jin Wushu himself understood this very clearly. The Queen of Yancheng sighed and said:

We have raised armies from the sea and won with this, and now it is over.

What he talks about is the invincible cavalry tactics combined with the Iron Buddha. 】

(End of this chapter)