Destroy Jin and conquer Song, and carry the Northern Expedition through to the end

Chapter 51 The General Draws His Sword and Rises from the South Sky

It is said that the Jin army started out as a cavalry army, so the tradition of building an army with cavalry as the core was also passed down. Even though the elite cavalry was defeated by Yue Fei's heavy infantry formation and a small number of elite cavalry in the two battles of Yancheng and Yingchang, this tradition was still upheld at this time.

This can't be considered right, nor can it be considered wrong, because the Jin army also had the tradition of dismounting cavalry and using armored cavalry as armored soldiers.

The so-called secret of military application lies in one's heart. The outcome of a war is never determined by a certain type of soldier, but is the result of daily training, strict rewards and punishments, accurate judgment, and a little bit of luck.

But there is no doubt that the elite armored cavalry plus the garbage sea of signed infantry are the classic characteristics of the Jin army and must be tasted.

However, the people of Shandong are tough and unruly, and most of Haizhou is barren. These two factors combined make the Han people in Haizhou stubborn and arrogant. Gao Wenfu can only use a conciliatory policy to win over the troops in the state.

However, every mistake has its due. The infantry and militia, which were originally not valued, received training and military pay, and the Gao family's children also filled in and took control of the army.

Among them, nearly a hundred men wore helmets and two-leg armor. They were strong and muscular, holding long weapons and daggers at their waists, and walked at the front of the column with great momentum.

"The Song dogs are cowards, afraid of blood. Wait until a round of arrows is fired, then charge with me. If we charge, we'll win!" Gao Chong, dressed in infantry armor, was as thin as a tin can. He held his spear high and encouraged his men: "The bounty has been decided. This time, the Major General will lead the troops himself! You won't be short of land and property. After this battle, each of you will have a big-butt wife!"

"it is good!"

"kill!"

With the generous reward, the morale of the soldiers from Haizhou Township was high and they all shouted to encourage themselves.

On this side of the Song army.

"General, you're right, the Jin bandits' militia are well-trained and much better than the Song Dynasty's archers."

A soldier who was sitting cross-legged with two long spears in his arms stretched his neck to look at the formation of the Jin army, and looked up at Wei Sheng and said.

Wei Sheng was not riding a horse at this time, but stood at the front of the queue, standing with the big flag with the word "Wei" on it.

Hearing this, he chuckled, "It's all the same. I don't believe that the entire Jin army in Haizhou can be trained to this level, nor do I believe that the prefectures and counties of the Song Dynasty can't muster a thousand capable warriors."

Wei Sheng waved his hand, and dozens of soldiers who had been sitting cross-legged in the central army stood up one after another.

"In the final analysis, we are all just two arms carrying a head, and no one is inherently superior to anyone else." Wei Sheng took the iron spike spear handed to him by his personal guard, and his voice became increasingly high. "But the Jin bandits have been riding high on us Han people for over thirty years. Why is that?"

"Because apart from Marshal Yue and Prince Han, no one else can or dares to fight!" Wei Sheng carried the long sword passed down from Han Shizhong on his back and raised the iron spike spear high in his hand: "Today, let the Jin thieves see whether the Han people who dare to fight can win!"

"go ahead!"

The drums sounded loudly, and Wei Sheng took the lead on foot, walking slowly forward.

"kill!"

The Song army was excited and also marched slowly forward following the big flag with the word "Wei".

In a blink of an eye, the Song army and the Jin army were only a hundred steps apart. Shouts of killing rang out simultaneously in the two rows of horizontal formations marching towards each other, and the sound of drums urging the advance became more and more urgent.

After the Jin army's infantry approached the Song army about fifty steps away, a sparse rain of arrows was fired from the formation, and then they shouted at the same time and charged forward.

Although they didn't understand why the Song army didn't fire a single shot from their divine arm crossbows, they knew this was an opportunity. Taking advantage of the slight disruption caused by the rain of arrows, they could charge forward and destroy the enemy formation in one fell swoop. This was the right way.

Although they were attacking from above, the Jin army was still confident that they could defeat the Song army in one blow.

But this time the Song army was different from before.

Wei Sheng threw aside the rattan shield with several arrows stuck in it and held his iron spear flat with both hands. Dozens of armored soldiers in the front row also held their iron spears flat.

"Come with me!"

With Wei Sheng's tiger roar, the big flag with the word "Wei" pointed forward, and the dozens of meters long red command flags in front of the formation also pointed forward. The drums sounded loudly, and the murderous aura was rampant.

"Trample them to death!"

"kill!"

More than 600 soldiers of the Song army were in a dominant position and pounced down like a tiger descending from the mountain.

Gao Chong, who was standing at the forefront of the Jin army formation, was stunned for a moment, with a mixture of fear and excitement, but suddenly a strange idea arose in his mind.

These Song soldiers... not only seem not to be afraid of close combat, but even crave it.

Not only was Gao Chong in doubt, but the pace of the Jin army at the front almost all slowed down, and the spears in their hands trembled slightly, and their morale was actually taken away.

But the battle was so urgent that there was no time for careful thinking.

The distance of twenty or thirty steps passed in a flash. Wei Sheng stared at Gao Chong, rushed forward quickly, and suddenly stabbed out with the iron spike spear.

Who made Gao Chong's armor the most complete? !

Gao Chong also became ruthless. Instead of retreating, he advanced and thrust forward with his spear, which was exposed even under his heavy armor.

However, it was too slow. As soon as Gao Chong exerted force with his arms, he felt a chill in his chest and abdomen, and all the strength in his body drained away.

Gao Chong lowered his head in disbelief. His armor was still intact, but the long and sharp tip of the iron spike spear had passed through the gap in the armor and pierced his chest.

Wei Sheng did not stop. After throwing Gao Chong aside like garbage, he swung his iron spike spear and knocked down several people. Then he rushed into the Jin army formation, threw aside the long spear that was not convenient for fighting, pulled out a long sword from his back, waved it in all directions, slashed and killed indiscriminately, and continued to advance into the Jin army formation like a rolling ball of sword light.

Wei Sheng's personal guards also threw down their spears, holding broadswords, and guarded Wei Sheng's side, strangling the surrounding lightly armored Jin soldiers like a meat grinder.

Professional warriors wearing heavy armor and holding long swords faced lightly armored and unarmored soldiers on the front battlefield as easily as a boxing champion beating a kindergarten student.

Looking at the entire battle line, except for the central position that was penetrated by Wei Sheng, the elite front row of the Jin army wearing iron crotch armor suffered heavy casualties the moment the battle began.

The spearmen's charge is one of advance and no retreat. Once they stop, they will become targets to be surrounded and killed.

The Jin army was caught off guard and nearly a hundred of them were stabbed to death.

Gao Anren and Wu Ye were so shocked that their eyes almost popped out of their heads. They almost simultaneously thought about dismounting the armored cavalry to fight on foot to maintain the line. However, they also felt that on this kind of battlefield, the mobility of cavalry was indispensable.

This made the two main generals of the Jin army hesitate at the same time.

But before they could take any action, in the reed marsh in the east, there was a sound of horns and the sound of horse hooves.

Gao Anren shuddered all over. If Wu Ye hadn't nudged him with his shoulder, he might have fallen off the horse.

He suddenly turned around and looked towards the east. The first thing that caught his eye was a large blood-red flag with a tiger with wings growing from its ribs on it, which looked lifelike.

Gao Anren opened his mouth wide and his whole body was cold. He felt like a rabbit being stared at by a tiger and couldn't even move.

(End of this chapter)