Song Dynasty

Chapter 133
"Boyuan, how about my tactics?" Wang Shen no longer led the charge. He returned to the flag of the commander in chief of the Chinese army, sat on the horse, pointed at the distance with a whip and laughed. He was extremely depressed. Kong Jiajun asked with a smile.

There is no problem in winning, and Qi and Huang Pingding are just around the corner. He completely relaxed, and even started a routine with Kong Xian.

Although Kong Xian's words were flashy, he still let him know a lot about the Kong family and the Kong family's army.

On the surface, his nominal brother-in-law and brother-in-law seemed extremely affectionate.

"A 5000-strong army was surrounded by only [-] men!" Kong Xian was so shocked that his jaw almost fell to the ground: "No, no, no, only [-] cavalrymen surrounded a [-]-strong army. This, this, this, How is this possible?"

There was a chill in his heart, he had also heard before that Wang Shen had been invincible since he led the army, even Jurchen and Khitan were beaten to shame by him.As his opponent, the Kong family army naturally refused to increase the ambition of others and destroy their own prestige, so they would naturally spread the wind around, saying that these so-called achievements were all Wang Shen's boasting.

Now it seems that this is true.

In today's battle, the Kong family's army had already suffered nearly 2000 casualties, and their morale was gone. It was only a matter of time before they were wiped out, and Wang Shen's cavalry had only a dozen or so casualties.

This is already an adult bullying a three-year-old child, how can this battle be fought like this?

Surprise, admiration, admiration, fear, shock... these words are no longer enough to describe his mood at the moment.

"Why is it impossible?" All the cavalry laughed loudly: "Our Sizhou army is number one in the world!"

"It's nothing to worry about a small battle. I'm just doing a little work for the country and the people of Qi and Huang. I'm ashamed." Wang Shen waited until the laughter stopped, and said lightly: "The time has passed It's early, it will be dark in an hour, Ta Bai put on heavy armor, mount a spear, and prepare for the final charge. Infantry armies, you can start!"

Wang Shen's tactics just now were inspired by the Jurchens kidnapping horses and the future Mongolian riding archers.Now recalling the battle with Wan Yan Ba ​​Li Su, it was really a nightmare!

The cavalry is really the king of the cold weapon war. One can think of the huge pressure faced by the Western Army of the Northern Song Dynasty when it faced the Dangxiang iron kite, the Khitan cavalry, and the Jurchen kidnapper horse?
However, cavalry and archery can only suppress, weaken and confuse the enemy. If you want to finally resolve the battle, you have to rely on heavy armored infantry.Even the later Mongolian cavalry, didn't they have to dismount and fight on foot in the end?

Kong Yanzhou, today I will show you what is the most advanced tactics of this era.

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"Zhiniang thief, 3 horses are surrounded by [-] enemy cavalry, and I have never fought such an aggrieved battle." Liu Fu cursed angrily, and the wound on his face that was pulled by Kong Yanzhou's whip burst open again. , There was bright red blood gushing out.He took out the golden sore medicine and pressed it on his forehead, he shouted: "Mr. Commander, we can't go on like this, Mr. Jun..."

No one answered, turned his head to look, Kong Yanzhou stared blankly ahead.

In the open space in the distance, there were corpses lying all over the place, and all the dead had arrows on their bodies.Even though they were all wearing armor, facing the divine arm bow in the hands of Sizhou Army Tabai, they were still easily shot through their bodies.

Kong Yanzhou was originally from Hebei Dahao, and he fought countless battles in his life.He is ferocious and cunning, he adheres to the policy of fighting if he wins, and leaving if he can't win, he has always taken advantage of it, and has never suffered from the enemy's hands.

But today's situation is really frustrating. If you fight, you can't reach people at all; if you walk, how can human legs run faster than horseshoes on this great plain?

Is it possible that these [-] troops will be consumed by Wang Shen to death here?
The most terrible thing is that the morale of the army has completely fallen, and the tired and hungry soldiers no longer have the courage to fight.

This is also the characteristic of Kong Yanzhou's army. When it harms the people, it is simply possessed by the elite of the Western Army when it is fighting with the wind;

There was no trace of blood on Kong Yanzhou's face, his lips were darkened, and wrinkles appeared on his forehead at the corners of his eyes, as if he had aged ten years suddenly.

An officer said: "Master, we can't wait any longer, let's just retreat?"

"Retreat, so what if you retreat, how many people will you get away?" Kong Yanzhou murmured.

"How many walks counts." Another officer squeezed over and said anxiously: "Anyway, it's a dead word, it's better to fight. We have a large number of people, and we have formed a large formation. We retreat step by step, and at least we can retreat half of it." People and horses. The city wall of Qichun County is high and thick, and if civilians are recruited to defend the city and repair the fortress, even if Wang Shen can fight, he will not be able to attack without breaking two front teeth."

"That's it...even if we return to Qichun, what can we do if we defend the city?" Kong Yanzhou stuttered.

Liu Fu sighed in his heart when he saw the formerly invincible military leader become like this.

The officer who spoke before continued: "Master, keep the green hills, don't be afraid of running out of firewood, at least you have to protect yourself first."

"Yes, you are right. The most important thing now is to protect yourself. If you are defeated, the troops will be dispersed, and you can just recruit again." Kong Yanzhou's eyes recovered, and he said repeatedly: "The key now is to let as many people as possible Soldiers and horses withdrew from this damn battlefield to preserve their strength. It is not too late for a gentleman to take revenge, and sooner or later, the king will fall into my hands, and then I will tell him to live or die."

The hatred lifted him up, and he was about to start making arrangements.

Suddenly, there were rumbling horseshoes and shouts like a tsunami from the opposite side.

"What's wrong?" Kong Yanzhou asked tremblingly.

"Master, Sizhou Army... Sizhou Army, the whole army is dispatched!"

It was getting dark, and there was a crowd of people ahead, like a big wall, moving slowly and unstoppably.

"After fighting all day, I can finally meet Wang Thief's infantry. Get ready, get ready!" But the shouting stopped abruptly.

But he saw a group of fierce white cavalry rushing forward, carrying guns.

"Send the arrow, release the arrow!"

Scattered feather arrows shot out.

It was too fast, the horse speed of the stepping white army had been set to the maximum.

Like a hurricane sweeping away, the long lance pierced into the Kong family's formation, and there was a tragic cry.

After the shot was fired, the cavalry in the front row passed by, revealing another row of cavalry behind...then the third row, and the fourth row...In a blink of an eye, the cavalry retreated quickly, and then poured in Sizhou heavy armored infantry.

A huge gap has been opened in the Kong family army formation.

A tall infantry general rushed to the front, holding a long-handled sledgehammer, and with a single swing, the sky was full of figures flying like scarecrows: "Here is Yue Yun, Kong Yanzhou will die! The man who carried his back—"

"There is no retreat!"

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"Choice Frontiers—"

"mighty!"

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"Winning the Czech Army—"

"Kill, kill, kill!"

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"Former army, use me for the first battle—"

"Use me to win!"

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Sizhou soldiers were roaring loudly everywhere. After sitting for a day, I only saw Tabai showing off his power in front of us, as if they were the only ones in our Sizhou army. I refused to accept it.

"Go up, go up, don't stop!"

"Don't fight for the enemy's head, keep the formation and continue to attack!"

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Kong Yanzhou's army collapsed completely, threw away the weapons in his hands, took off his armor, turned around and fled towards Qichun City desperately.

The next task was handed back to the Tabai Army. They took off their heavy armor and put on light armor, carrying sabers and chasing Kong Jiajun leisurely.As long as an enemy fell behind, he raised his hand and slashed his back with a knife.

When the enemy wants to regroup, they unreasonably attack and disperse the matter.

The battle ended at dawn on the second day. In this battle, the Sizhou Army beheaded more than 4000 troops and captured more than [-] soldiers.

The battlefield covered a radius of thirty miles, and there were scattered corpses everywhere.

Almost everyone in the Sizhou Army wore a hideous head around their waists.

This was an unprecedented victory. At this moment, Kong Yanzhou's entire army was almost wiped out, and he could no longer become Wang Shen's opponent.The dust finally settled.

"It's really a simple battle!" Wang Shen yawned for a long time, and his opponent said: "Prepare wine and food, and reward the three armies. If you haven't eaten seriously all day and night, you will be hungry! After eating, clean the battlefield, and the troops rest One day. Tomorrow we will enter Qichun."

After speaking, he glanced at Kong Xian beside him: "Boyuan, come and have a few drinks with me, after all, we are a family, let's talk."

The guards couldn't help but want to laugh, Wang Junshi shouted affectionately at each brother-in-law, in fact, he was making fun of Kong Xian.

General Wang has his own wife with a very good relationship, how could he marry Kong Yanzhou's daughter, he said this in front of everyone.

So, someone brought hot food soon, and Wang Shen and Kong Xian sat on the ground, talking while eating wine.

Wang Shen relaxed and felt extremely comfortable.

He can relax, but others dare not rest.People kept coming to report how much they had seized and how many troops they had to recruit.

This battle gained a lot, and enough 1 horses were captured to fill the troops, and armor, weapons, and arrows were useless.

Wang Shen didn't want to take all of the 1 captives.There are two reasons: first, he implemented a policy of better troops and simpler administration. Qi and Huang prefectures are too poor to support so many troops; Zi's ​​idea of ​​​​building an army is different.Moreover, due to nutritional problems, most of these captured soldiers were emaciated and unfit for use.

After thinking about it for a while, Wang Shen decided to pick out three to four thousand soldiers who were not bad, and break them up and enrich them into various ministries.As for the others, they will be concentrated and guarded first, and when the war subsides, they will be used as second-line auxiliary soldiers to cultivate and maintain local order.

Looking at the captives sitting on the ground, Wang Shen shook his head and sighed: There are too many people, and it is really frustrating to feed them!

He can't learn from other rogues and Song soldiers. Once he captures a prisoner, he will kill him with a knife.Although Kong Yanzhou in this period was a traitor, he did not surrender to Jurchen and become a traitor.Strictly speaking, the Sizhou army and the Kong family army can only be regarded as a civil war, not an irreconcilable ethnic conflict or a clash of civilizations.When dealing with people of the same clan, it is natural not to brutally suppress and kill them all.

Site, I need a bigger and richer site.

Thinking of this, Wang Shenhuo turned around and looked west.

In the distance is the Yangtze River. As long as you cross the Yangtze River, you will be able to grasp the Jianghan Plain where oil can be squeezed out of the soil. If you can guard that side, let alone feed the 1 people, even if it is ten times more.

After this battle, Kong Yanzhou's head was taken, but the fast boat sent it to Jiankang, and asked Du Chongwei to ask the court for credit, and see if I can move around and draw Ezhou into my defense zone.

Beside him, Kong Xian was probably very hungry, and he kept grabbing the mutton in the wooden basin in front of him with both hands, eating until the corners of his mouth dripped with oil, and his face was filled with satisfaction.

It was really embarrassing to think about taking off his father's head in front of this brother-in-law.

However, Kong Yanzhou committed a heinous crime and committed numerous murders in Henan and Shandong. Wang Shen didn't have the slightest psychological burden to kill him.But this kid's character is not too bad, he will check in the future, if he hasn't done anything bad, it doesn't matter to let him die.

Originally, when Kong Xian was captured and treated with courtesy, Wang Shen wanted to use him as a backup, to see if he could think of a way to split Kong's army.

Now, Kong Yanzhou's main force has been completely defeated, and only two to three thousand people fled back to Qichun, and the army's morale is depressed, and they have no fighting spirit. This Kong Xian is useless.

If it were someone else, Wang Shen, he would have been chopped down with a single blow.However, no matter how I think about it, I feel that this is an insignificant person who has taken advantage of him so much, so I am too embarrassed to turn this face!

Gu Lie's roar came from far away: "Are you an archer, answer?"

Looking intently, he saw Gu Lie dragging a tall prisoner to the ground with a ferocious face.

The prisoner trembled in fright: "Hui Hui Hui... If you answer the master's words, no, no, no..."

"Open your palm!" With a slap across the face, Gu Lie cursed even louder: "How dare you lie to grandpa, look at your thumb, it's full of calluses, naturally it was ground out when pulling the string. And your left arm is as thick as a bird. Your shoulder is high and low, and your spine is curved. You must be an archer, so you can't hide it. Come out and stand up!"

The prisoner was already scared soft by Gu Lie, and cried out: "Grandpa, spare your life, grandpa, spare your life, the little one who opened the bow and arrows is also obeying orders, and dare not again!"

It turned out that in the previous battle, most of the casualties of the Sizhou Army were shot by Kong Yanzhou's archers, and this was the only counterattack method for the Kong Army's army.

"It really is you, who the hell is going to kill you. Stand up straight for me, and you will be my archer to defeat the enemy from now on, be honest!" Gu Lie beamed happily when he saw this tall and stalwart archer mouth.It is not easy to train archers. The archers of the Kong family army are all treasures. Naturally, they should try their best to squeeze them into their arms. If they are one step late, they will not be robbed by others.

"Zhiniang thief, Gu Lie, this group of prisoners was captured by Lao Tzu, and your hands have grown a bit, have they all reached out to me?" Several people ran over, and the leader was Wu Xianxian, the commander of the Shengjie Army. And deputy commander Wu Tuo.

Seeing that Gu Lie came here to pick the prisoners, Wu Xianxian became anxious.

(End of this chapter)