The gods began by supporting Guo Jing to become emperor

Chapter 214: The Jin Kingdom's Defeat
On the general's platform, Yang Kang stared at the densely packed figures under his feet, his face frozen. Even though he had served in the army under Wanyan Honglie, he had never seen such a big scene, with hundreds of thousands of people gathered together to fight, and human lives were worthless at this time.

Blood spurted, war horses neighed, and all kinds of sounds pulled him back from the edge of unconsciousness. Then, a strong sense of tension and excitement emerged in his eyes, while Wanyan Saibu on the side had a gloomy expression and his eyebrows twisted into a ball.

The Mongolian cavalry was too strong. Even if the Jin Kingdom sent its participating cavalry forward, it could not change the situation of the battle. The right wing was still attacked by the enemy. Mu Huali's more than 10,000 cavalry were like a sharp knife, constantly charging and charging in the front line, and almost broke through the entire front line.

Most of the 200,000 troops of the Jin Dynasty were infantry. They imitated the formation of Yue Family Army and deployed heavy infantry and chariots. However, they only learned the basics and were no match for Guo Jing, who inherited Wu Mu's will.

The essence of Yue Family Army lies in the coordinated operations between infantry and cavalry, which makes them a tight whole. The Jin Army, without the coordination of cavalry, is like having an arm cut off, and is of no use.

Guo Jing deployed 70,000 infantry on the front, with 5,000 heavily armored infantry as the core, to stabilize the front line. At the same time, 10,000 cavalry launched a mobile attack, raided the flanks, shot at all points, and rushed to wherever there were weaknesses. The Jin army had a front line of 200,000 troops, but was unable to break through the Han army's line.

"kill!"

At the vanguard of the Han army camp, teams of men in black armor held large shields, axes and hammers, and wore masks, leaving only a pair of eyes exposed. In the gaps of the large shields, their comrades stood with spears. They simply thrust their spears forward, and the enemies rushed forward one after another, but they could not shake them at all.

These people were like tireless killing machines; the thick heavy armor did not affect their movements at all.

"Pfft!"

Blood splattered and fell on the shields. There was a dense mass of corpses under their feet. The Jin soldier looked at the rear guard in front of him with a bit of despair in his eyes. There was no one around him. The commander and his comrades all died here. Only a few people were left fighting, and the enemy's line was still slowly advancing forward.

"Come die!"

As the number of people around him dwindled, a look of determination flashed across the Jin soldier's face, and he desperately rushed towards the shield formation not far away, trying to shake the line. However, a long spear just lightly pierced out from the gap in the shield.

He only felt a pain in his body, and his vision gradually became blurred.

……

The sun was setting, but the fighting on the battlefield continued.

Wanyan Sai's brows were filled with anxiety. "Your Highness, the enemy's line is tight and we can't rush through. Please move over and boost the morale of the soldiers."

Yang Kang nodded, but then asked, "Okay, Marshal, do you want to lead the soldiers to charge? I think the enemy's center is empty, we can use this as a breakthrough point."

"Your Highness can't!"

Wanyan Sai was startled and quickly stopped him.

"Why? Guo Jing only has a few thousand guards around him. If we lead a surprise attack, we might be able to capture the enemy commander alive." Yang Kang was so intent on winning that he had apparently forgotten Guo Jing's reputation on the battlefield.

Wanyan Saibu's eyes flashed with fear, "Your Highness, you don't know that Guo Jing is well versed in cavalry tactics. Although he only has a few thousand guards, he has fought against our Jin cavalry many times in the north and won the battle. Moreover, he still has troops that have not been deployed. It seems empty, but in fact it is a trap. Don't let him do that."

That is to say, Guo Jing now has more generals at his disposal. In the past few years, he has been serving as the commander-in-chief of the army and has been coordinating the response, rarely leading the charge himself.

In the Jin army formation, a young general led his personal soldiers to fight bravely, his body was dyed red with blood. "Haha, die!" As he spoke, he killed the enemy in front of him with a knife.

"Monk, where are we going?" asked another person.

The young man scanned the battlefield with sharp eyes, "Heda, go fight the Han people's heavy infantry. Only by breaking through this line of defense can we win!"

This young man was the great general of the Jin Dynasty, Wanyan Chenheshang, and also a young general discovered by Wanyan Honglie from the royal family of the Jin Dynasty. Together with Wanyan Heda, he was the backbone of the new generation of the Jin Dynasty.

Wanyan Heda nodded, "Brothers, follow me!"

Immediately, the two armies joined forces and launched an attack on the heavy infantry in front of the Han army.

"Oh!"

The shields were knocked down by the oncoming box carts, and the Han army behind was pierced like a sieve by the Jin soldiers who kept gathering.

"Hold on, fill in, quickly!"

In the battle formation, the heavily armored general's voice was hoarse from shouting, and the rest of the soldiers hurriedly grabbed their shields to join in. However, before they could get in, an arrow shot out with a "swoosh", and the feather arrow pierced into his neck. He was still trembling with the remaining strength, and in his blurred vision, the figures of his companions passed by him one by one, took over the shields, and continued to move forward. Then, someone else fell down, and more figures came to take over.

Their spears broke, their swords became blunt, their arms ached unbearably, and they gradually lost their strength. No matter how solid their front line was, it could not stop the continuous attacks of the Jin people. They could not hold their shields, so they simply gave them up and relied on their heavy armor, wielding axes and hammers to fight in the crowd.

The Jin soldiers on the left and right were unable to dodge and were hit on the head by a hammer. Blood splattered and they fell to the ground limply.

On the high platform, Guo Jing looked at the torn front line and sighed in his heart. The fighting power of the Jin army should not be underestimated. Then he gave another order.

In the center surrounded by layers of soldiers, tall war horses in iron armor snorted. The soldiers on them wore thick plate armor and held ten-foot-long spears. The tall figures and tall war horses were intimidating.

The soldiers blocking their way made way for them, and the iron cavalry and armored men launched a charge.

"Tap!"

The sound of horse hooves was like thunder. At first, the horses ran very slowly, and then faster and faster. When the Jin army heard the sound, they thought the cavalry from the opposite side was coming again. However, when they took a look, they were all scared silly.

In the local army formation, the pitch-black iron horses and soldiers were charging forward like a mountain. The corpses of the Jin soldiers were stuck on spears, and they were still wailing and bleeding, like demons from hell.

"Iron Buddha! Run!"

When an elderly Jin soldier saw this scene, the description of his ancestors emerged in his mind. He shuddered, dropped his weapon and ran away.

No one expected that the Iron Pagoda, which had disappeared for many years, would reappear in Guo Jing's formation.

That year, after the Mongolian cavalry defeated the Western Xia Iron Harriers, the heavy cavalry withdrew from the stage of history. The Jin Dynasty's national strength had declined greatly, and it was no longer able to form such an expensive cavalry. Not to mention the Mongols, who mostly relied on light cavalry. The heavy cavalry was only developed and flourished in their hands later, and it dominated the Eurasian continent.

Guo Jing had used it in the battlefield of attacking Guanzhong, but in that battle, the Jin army was completely wiped out and the news did not spread, so the Jin people did not know that Guo Jing had the Iron Pagoda.

After several years of training, he had 500 Iron Pagodas under his command, and all the men and horses were wearing armor. The northerners were tall, and Guo Jing had taught them martial arts, so their endurance and strength far exceeded those of ordinary soldiers.

When the Iron Pagoda entered the battle, the Jin army was immediately in chaos. One army after another was broken through the battle lines and torn into pieces.

"What, Iron Pagoda?"

Wanyan Saibu was shocked when he heard the report from his generals. No one knew the power of the Iron Buddha better than them, but that was why he felt it was difficult. He had never thought that the other party had such a trump card and was caught off guard. "Quickly mobilize heavy troops to surround them and stop them at all costs, quickly!"

After giving the order, Wanyan Saibu seemed to have aged a lot. "Your Highness, I'm afraid we will lose this battle. Your Highness, please take your people away quickly."

Yang Kang couldn't bear it, "If I leave, what will you do?"

"The enemy can't take us down right now. Not far away is Xuzhou City. We have a lot of food and grass stored in the city. We can still hold out for a while. Your Highness, let's go quickly. It will be too late."

However, Guo Jing was well prepared. A team of light cavalrymen were holding bows and patrolling more than ten feet outside the Iron Pagoda. They were running and drawing their bows. Arrows would fly over from time to time and kill the Jin soldiers who were gradually approaching the Iron Pagoda.

Before they could get close, they were shot to death by a hail of arrows from the cavalry.

Afterwards, Yang Kang changed his golden armor and let a man of similar size wear it, while he himself withdrew from the battlefield with thousands of elite soldiers.

On the distant front line, Yang Kang looked at the high platform in the distance, bowed his hands and clasped his fists, and said, "Marshal, take care!" After he finished speaking, he urged his horse and rode away.

"Are you leaving?"

On the Han army's platform, Guo Jing looked at a Jin army troop that had left the team and muttered to himself.

The moment the Iron Pagoda appeared, the balance of war had already tipped over. The Jin Kingdom had no means to restrain itself and could only allow the Iron Pagoda to charge and kill in the formation.

Tiefutu left the battlefield and replaced a group of war horses to continue charging, doing this dozens of times until they were exhausted and left the battlefield.

At this time, the Jin army's tight line was torn into countless holes and was divided by the Han army.

Mu Huali led the cavalry to charge back and forth, and the Jin army was completely defeated.

……

"go!"

Under the city of Xuzhou, Wanyan Saibu rushed over with his remaining troops. He had lost his flag, and the flag representing the Wanyan royal family was also lost. Now he was just a defeated general, and the 250,000-strong army he had led before the expedition ended up in a miserable defeat.

In a hurry, he gathered more than 30,000 of his personal soldiers, withdrew from the front line, and headed straight for Xuzhou City.

The gate opened and Wanyan Saibu rushed into the city. After all the soldiers entered the city, the gate slowly closed and was sealed under his order!

At this time, a group of cavalrymen on the official road in the distance reined in their horses, looked at the closed city gate and sighed, then turned their horses around and left.

"My lord, Wanyan Saibu has brought his men into the city. We don't have enough troops and can't catch up with them!" Wang Shan reported.

Guo Jing smiled happily, "It doesn't matter. The Jin Kingdom lost this battle and no longer has a large army to defend. Even if there are remnants of soldiers in Xuzhou City, they are trapped. There is no need to chase them. Let's clean up the battlefield quickly."

"As ordered!"

The Jin soldiers who had lost their leading general were like headless flies, flying around everywhere, and were then surrounded and killed by the organized Han army!

……

The battle lasted until the early morning of the next day. Teams of soldiers ran back and forth on the battlefield. They wore thick masks, moving corpses and cleaning the battlefield.

In the sky, flocks of birds are chirping and crows are circling. By the roadside, wild dogs with green eyes are watching. Blood is seeping into the earth. Next year, the grass here will surely be very lush.

"Lu Guanying, Wang Shan, lead your men to attack the city!"

"As ordered!"

……

Soon, the hook of the ladder leaned against the parapet. The well-prepared Jin army looked at the densely packed Han soldiers below the city and felt extremely discouraged. The shadow left by the battle a few days ago had not yet dissipated.

"Ahhhh!"

The shouts of fighting rang out from the top of the city wall. A Han soldier appeared on the ladder, roaring and slashing at the shield with his sword. Then, he was stabbed off the city wall by a spear and fell from the side of the ladder with a scream. He cut through the figures who were climbing up with swords in their hands. The moment he landed, his companions on the top of the city wall had already thrown themselves onto the shield, and they were madly slashing at the archers, covered in blood.

The wind blew over the top of the city wall, and the black smoke changed direction. Many human figures came and went in the smoke. Someone screamed "Ah" and an arrow hit him in the shoulder. He staggered back, and above his vision, dense black shadows rose into the sky, covering the top of the city wall, blocking out the sun.

The wounded Jin soldier running around shouted, "Hide!" Arrows rained down, and there were crackling sounds all around. Some arrows pierced into the flesh, and the bodies fell down, but more were nailed to the shields and city walls.

On the plain, Guo Jing, who was gathered under the big flag and dressed in black armor, observed the strength of the counterattack of the entire city wall and pressed his palm, "Whoever kills the enemy marshal will be awarded a thousand households!" The heroic and powerful voice echoed, and the messenger rode the fastest horse to shuttle through the front, "The marquis has ordered that whoever kills the enemy commander will be awarded a thousand households!"

Pei Andao was puzzled, "My Lord, why are you in such a hurry? We will be able to capture this city sooner or later."

"Wanyan Sai is not the Grand Marshal of the Jin Dynasty. If we can catch him, wouldn't he be worth a thousand households? If we kill him, the remaining troops of the Jin Dynasty will collapse." Guo Jing replied casually, and then ordered his men to display the flag of Wanyan Sai and the flag of the Jin Dynasty royal family.

Seeing the flags under the city, the morale of the Jin army plummeted, and then rose like a rising tide, and they fought back as if they were fighting for their lives.

At this time, Wanyan Saibu came to the top of the city wall. The Jin soldiers on the wall looked at him, with a look of dejection and hope. Wanyan Saibu was an old man in his sixties, with gray hair fluttering in the wind and a face full of fortitude. "Everyone, the Mongols are our great enemy. We will not survive after the city is captured!"

"Jiangnan has our relatives and brothers. Now, we can only kill them! Kill them back and kill them all!"

The old general swung his spear, and the deep sound echoed on the city wall. The Jin soldiers were silent for a long time, and then there was a thunderous roar, "Kill, kill them all!"

The sound echoed in the sky and the Han army under the city wall heard it clearly.

Guo Jing's expression suddenly became serious. "Wanyan Sai is indeed a highly respected veteran general of the Jin Kingdom. The remaining soldiers are already in a state of mourning. It will be difficult to capture Xuzhou City."

Catapults and siege vehicles were pushed out from the army formation, arrows rained down from the city walls, and crossbow arrows pierced through the cowhide shields and nailed the soldiers to the ground.

Soon, the hook of the ladder rested against the buttress.

(End of this chapter)