The gods began by supporting Guo Jing to become emperor

Chapter 150 Capture the enemy commander alive!

After the rain of arrows stopped, someone stood up and swung his sword to cut off the arrows on the shield. He didn't care about his comrades lying on the ground around him. He swung the blade and roared hysterically, "Kill!"

These 20,000 infantrymen are not all new recruits. Some of them are infantrymen that Guo Jing brought to the battlefield in previous battles. Although these people have not participated in decisive battles, they have fought against the Jin army and can be considered veterans.

There was a group of veterans leading the way. The new recruits who had just experienced several battlefields suddenly came to their senses and followed behind them with their weapons in their hands.

On the battlefield, raised shields were flipped over, and countless figures were brandishing their blades while holding shields and running wildly, rushing towards the enemy formation on the opposite side that was also charging at them like a raging tide. The voices of tens of thousands of people echoed across the plain, and the two sides collided with each other in the most ferocious manner.

"kill!"

"Bang bang!"

The sound of shields colliding continuously was heard, and the sword and shield soldiers in the front row of both sides gritted their teeth and let out roars, pulling the shields in their hands tightly and slamming them into each other's shields. Their strong feet pushed the ground hard, squeezing out a layer of mud and pushing towards each other. The spears on both sides followed, and then fired fiercely, colliding in the air, or stabbing wildly in the crowd, heart-wrenching roars and cries, thousands of sword lights and spear lights flew on the front line, and blood and flesh splattered everywhere.

The shouts and screams were boiling, shields were colliding, blades, iron spears and spears were thrown out frantically from above, below and from any gaps, reflecting the morning light and stabbing and chopping fiercely at people's heads, and waves of blood surged.

Zhang Ju was a deputy general under Guo Jing. In this battle, he led a thousand infantrymen to charge. He was wearing heavy armor and leading the charge. With his tall figure, he held up a round shield and slammed it hard on the shield of the Jin army on the opposite side, making the opponent stagger back half a step. The tip of the spear extended from his arm and stabbed into the man's face. When he pulled it out, a spear stabbed at his chest and ribs from the side. As soon as the tip of the spear pierced his skin, it was locked by the iron armor and could not move forward an inch.

He retracted his spear and thrust it back with his backhand. With great force and power, the tip of the spear sank into the enemy's body, splashing blood. He looked around and rushed forward again with his shield raised.

At this moment, the infantry of both sides were entangled with each other, fighting desperately, using all kinds of weapons such as swords, guns, axes and hammers, and they used whatever was convenient.

Guo Jing and his cavalry stopped on a small hill, overlooking the battlefield below. It was a spectacular scene to see tens of thousands of people fighting each other.

This was not the first time he commanded a large army to fight, but it was the first time he allowed infantry to participate in the battlefield as the main force. In the past, cavalry would directly charge into the enemy army and destroy it with ease.

Seeing his own infantry line being attacked by the Jin army, Lu Guanying, who was standing by, became anxious. "General, our men can't hold on any longer. Should we go down?"

Guo Jing stuck his spear into the ground and shook his head, "No hurry, let them kill for a while."

On the high platform, Hu Shahu looked at the soldiers fighting below and laughed secretly in his heart. It was simply courting death for them to fight against him with such a small force. At the same time, he looked around for the Mongolian cavalry and finally saw them on a small hill.

The dark mass of cavalry and war horses put a lot of pressure on him. He was still frightened when he thought about how the Jin cavalry was defeated in the first encounter. Fortunately, they did not charge directly.

The Mongolian cavalry was indeed fierce.

During the battle, he followed the advice of his generals and did not send all of his infantrymen forward. Instead, he left 8,000 of the most elite infantrymen to guard the camp as a reserve force to guard against Mongolian cavalry charges.

Guo Jing secretly observed the battle situation, watching the lives disappear on the battlefield, and his heart had already become numb.

Only with enough tempering and fighting can a truly strong army be trained. At the moment he became a general, Guo Jing had already realized in his heart that kindness cannot command the army, righteousness cannot command the wealth, and sacrifice is inevitable.

It is true that if he intervened in the battle now, he could reduce the casualties of his infantry, but by doing so, his infantry would never be able to fight tough battles, and he could not always rely on cavalry for help.

As early as the great war, Guo Jing had observed this Jin army. Their equipment was indeed better, but their morale and desire to fight were not high, far inferior to the Jin cavalry that had fought with him on the grassland before.

As time went on, the 20,000 infantrymen gradually couldn't hold on any longer, the front line slowly shook, and a small part of the team collapsed.

Seeing this, Guo Jing gave the order to attack. The cavalry on the left and right wings moved their horses forward. The distance between the horses began to disperse. The horns blew in the sky to issue orders. Lu Guanying brandished his sword and shouted, "Follow me and charge!"

In an instant, the slowly moving horses' hooves began to speed up, and ten thousand cavalrymen lowered their bodies on horseback. The shields hanging on both sides of the running horses vibrated more and more violently. Countless tumbling horses' hooves suddenly exerted their strength to the extreme, and the rows of Mongols in the front were waving scimitars and maces and shouting wildly.

The spears are like a forest, and the iron hooves are like thunder.

This is the most common fighting style on the battlefield in the Central Plains, with infantry as the main combat force and cavalry as the final word. From the Han Dynasty to the present, infantry has been the advantage of the Han people.

Because no matter how the cavalry trains, they can never compare with the herdsmen who grow up on horseback. If they really want to win or even surpass them, they need to hone themselves and fill in the gaps through battles.

Guo Jing was trying to coordinate infantry and cavalry operations, which was also the core method of Yue Fei to defeat the enemy. In the south, there was a shortage of horses and the number of cavalry was small, so infantry was used to fill the gap. However, when dealing with foreign enemies that were purely cavalry, it would not work without cavalry. Therefore, this set of tactics was gradually formed.

The later Ming Dynasty used similar tactics to fight the Tatars on the grasslands, but at that time their firearms were more powerful and their equipment was better.

A soaring eagle flew through the clouds and cried, the sunlight poured down, and the cold arrow head reflected the light and flew away, banging on the shield. The soldier holding the shield swayed, steadied his body and continued to charge.

On the high platform, Hushahu saw the Mongolian cavalry entering and hurriedly sent his 8,000 elite infantry into the battlefield.

As the new forces of both sides rushed forward, there were actually 80,000 people fighting on this small battlefield.

Guo Jing was still rushing in the front. The little red horse dodged the traps nimbly. It was hit by arrows and was bleeding, but it did not slow down. Instead, it ran even faster, as if it was born to belong to the battlefield.

"kill!"

When charging again, Guo Jing seemed to have turned into a god of war. He swung the spear in his hand fiercely. The iron spear seemed to have a thousand pounds of force. Once the enemy was hit, the skull of the enemy was shattered and fell to the ground, and was trampled into meat paste by the swarming cavalry.

What elite infantry, all were broken bricks and tiles, shields were shattered, and enemy soldiers were knocked away. At this moment, he had endless strength in his body, and he used the spear to perfection. He was familiar with all the moves of Huyan Spear and Yue Family Spear.

The Yue Family Spear was attached to the back of Wu Mu's Testament. Guo Jing learned it very easily. It was much simpler than the Eighteen Dragon Subduing Palms. However, the fact that he practiced less did not mean that his palm skills were regressing. On the contrary, they were constantly improving. The core of the Eighteen Dragon Subduing Palms lies in the transformation of strength, which can be hard or soft, light or heavy at will. When fighting on the battlefield, he must kill people in the simplest and fastest way, saving every bit of strength and using it just right.

It's not enough to just keep attacking and hitting hard; it won't last long.

With the entry of 10,000 cavalrymen, the entire battle situation was reversed in a short time. Guo Jing used himself as a spear and actually broke through the Jin army's line. After charging, he led his cavalry to kill back and forth again.

The Jin army was like being plowed through, their front lines collapsed and they were divided into large and small parts, each fighting on their own, and no longer had the suppression power they had before on the enemy infantry.

When the 20,000 infantrymen saw that their reinforcements had won a great victory, their morale boosted and the collapsed front line was slowly restored. The soldiers gritted their teeth and held on, fearing they would die if they couldn't, so they held on to the Jin army tightly.

Hu Shahu on the high platform was dumbfounded when he saw this scene. The 8,000 elite soldiers he relied on were like paper in front of the Mongolian cavalry and were pierced through in just a few strokes.

Seeing that his own line was stable, Guo Jing's eyes swept across the battlefield, and finally fixed on the general's flag planted on a high platform in the distance. He raised his gun and shouted, "Everyone, capture Hu Shahu alive!"

"Capture Hu Shahu alive!" The Han cavalry behind him also echoed loudly, and the sound was heard far away on the battlefield.

What? He's coming at me?
At this moment, Hu Shahu was very panicked. He didn't expect that during the fight, the enemy would actually rush towards him.

The distance of two miles is too short for cavalry, let alone cavalry in a charging state. It can be said that they will arrive in the blink of an eye.

"Oh!"

Outside the central army camp, war horses crashed into the guarding infantry, and the Jin soldiers were knocked into the air like broken sacks, and fell heavily, with their brains and blood all over the ground.

Hu Shahu's hands and feet were cold, his mind was blank, and his confidant beside him hurried over, "General, let's retreat first!"

Suddenly, he woke up as if from a dream and nodded repeatedly, "Oh, yes, let's retreat quickly!" After that, he hurriedly led his men to evacuate, but he didn't know how much of a blow his retreat would bring to the morale of the Jin army.

The general's flag and the banner retreated backwards, and the Jin soldiers' generals mistakenly thought that they were going to retreat, and hurriedly ordered their troops to follow suit. This retreat caused the originally stalemate to collapse instantly. They had already been torn apart by the cavalry, and now that the general's flag had run away, what was the point of staying here?
On ancient battlefields, the commander-in-chief's flag was the symbol. Wherever the commander's flag was, the soldiers would be there. Communication conditions were limited, so they could only do this. Therefore, there were scenes in history where the enemy army collapsed and was defeated after the general was beheaded and the flag was captured. This happened more than once because the soldiers below had no idea what was happening.

All we know is that the commander-in-chief's flag is gone, which is more important than the commander-in-chief's life. People can die, but the flag cannot fall, and the flag cannot run away. If it runs away, it means retreat, and if it falls, it means the commander-in-chief is dead. This is a huge blow to morale.

Hu Shahu and his trusted men hurriedly mounted their horses, and hundreds of them rode towards Xijing City, which was more than ten miles away. As long as they entered the city, they would be safe. But how could Guo Jing let him go easily? He knew very well that as long as he caught this man, the war would be won.

He left most of the cavalry to continue fighting, and chased after them with more than a hundred Mongolian cavalry.

"drive!"

Hu Shahu swung the whip hard on the horse's butt. The warhorse ran faster in pain, but it did not relieve his impatience. Guo Jing was chasing from behind. When he saw the enemy, he picked up the bow and arrow hanging on the horse's back and shot an arrow. The enemy soldier fell down.

Then he followed behind and shot arrow after arrow. Soon the quiver was empty and dozens of enemy soldiers were killed. They were so scared that they fled in panic. In addition, Guo Jing's cavalry also caught up with them. In the end, they had to flee separately. It didn't matter who the commander or the general was. What mattered was staying alive.

At this time, there were only a hundred or so cavalrymen following Hu Shahu. He had lost all his shining general's armor and weapons, leaving only a thin piece of clothing hanging on his body.

“Hushahu, where are you escaping to!”

Guo Jing shouted from afar, and the flesh on Hu Shahu's face froze. He was almost scared to fall off his horse. At this time, he didn't dare to look back. He could only gallop away, praying that the enemy would not catch up.

Relying on the horsepower of the little red horse, Guo Jing chased them for ten miles and finally caught up with them.

But at this time, Hu Shahu was so happy to see that Guo Jing was alone that he did not run away. Instead, he turned back to catch him and turn the tide of the battle. He completely forgot about Guo Jing's bravery on the battlefield, and his mind was full of thoughts of turning the tables.

Seeing that the other party did not run away, Guo Jing's anxious face finally showed a smile. He held the gun in one hand, his spear skills were as fast as a dragon, and used the other palm to use the Eighteen Dragon Subduing Palms. The powerful palm force knocked the enemy soldier off his horse from a distance of several meters. They were all stunned.

What kind of magic is this?
Frightened, they were completely unable to stop Guo Jing. Seeing how brave Guo Jing was, Hu Shahu thought of escaping again, but it was too late. Guo Jing had already caught up with him and knocked him off his horse with a swipe of his spear.

Hu Shahu fell to the ground, feeling dizzy. When he opened his eyes, he found that he was surrounded and the ground was littered with the corpses of his own soldiers.

After capturing Hu Shahu, Guo Jing and his men quickly returned to the battlefield and hung him on a flagpole.

When the Jin soldiers who were fighting saw this scene, their morale plummeted to the bottom. They had no intention of continuing to fight and fled without paying attention to the orders of their generals.

A big chase ensued. How could two legs outrun four legs? The infantry followed behind the cavalry to kill them. Many Jin soldiers could not run anymore and fell to the ground with their eyes closed, waiting to die.

The war lasted until dusk. Guo Jing led his army to the outside of Xijing City, cut off Hu Shahu's head and hung it on a flagpole. The people in Xijing City were in panic.

Hu Shahu led all the soldiers out of the city, leaving only a few thousand remnants to defend the city. However, Xijing City was an important military town, and a few thousand soldiers could not defend it at all. So, three days later, the gates of Xijing were opened, and the officials and gentry in the city went out of the city to surrender.

At this point, the battle ended. Guo Jing successfully captured the important town of Xijing and severely damaged the main force of the Jin Dynasty, killing more than 30,000 people in battle, with remarkable achievements.

When the news came out, Genghis Khan, who was still conquering cities, just laughed and no longer paid attention. The Jin court in Zhongdu was even more silent, and Wanyan Honglie and his son had become numb.

But what they didn't know was that there were unusual movements in Mount Zhongnan, far away in the Guanzhong area.

(End of this chapter)