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Chapter 375 Song Army Deployment
"I am Liu Qi, the governor of Jingyuan Road, and I have been waiting for the righteous man for a long time."

Li Qian was just looking for Zhang Jun, the chief general of the Song army, when a Song army general carrying a quiver of arrows took the initiative to find Li Qian.

Liu Qi, the famous general who defeated Jin Wushu's 100,000-strong army in the great victory of Shunchang!

Li Qian didn't expect that he would meet the famous general Liu Qi as soon as he arrived at the battlefield of the Battle of Fuping!
If we were to select the top ten famous generals of the Southern Song Dynasty, I wouldn't dare say that Liu Qi would be in the top five, but he would definitely be in the top ten.

Liu Qi was handsome and tall, but he was not a giant like Yuchi Jingde and Beigong Chun.

Li Qian estimated that Liu Qi's martial arts skills were not low.

In addition, Liu Qi was a talented commander, and his military strength was just an icing on the cake.

Liu Qi led Li Qian to the main camp of the Song army.

Along the way, Li Qian observed the equipment of the Song army.

The Song army did not have many advanced troops, and most of them were ordinary troops.

The advanced troops of the Song army were equipped with infantry armor and divine arm bows, so their combat effectiveness was definitely not bad.

If the Song army had a famous general leading it and had high morale, then it might not be a powerful force.

However, the Song Dynasty valued civil officials over military officials, and often civil officials commanded elite soldiers and generals, making it difficult for these powerful soldiers to bring out their combat effectiveness.

In the main camp of the Song army, all the Song generals have gathered, including some fierce generals with tiger backs and wolf waists, and tattoos or sword scars on their faces.

Of course, in addition to military generals, there is also a group of civil officials.

It was not uncommon for civil servants to lead troops in the Song Dynasty. The commander-in-chief Zhang Jun was a civil servant who was parachuted into the Western Army. The status of military generals was relatively low.

Li Qian saw the familiar Wu Lin among a group of Song generals.

Li Qian has already recruited Wu Lin.

Wu Lin's elder brother Wu Jie was a famous general at the time. After the Battle of Fuping, the Song army suffered a crushing defeat. It was thanks to Wu Jie who led his troops to defend Heshangyuan, Xianren Pass and other places, and defeated the offensive of the Jin army, which prevented the Jin army from entering Sichuan.

In the Battle of Fuping, among the five Song armies, the two armies led by Wu Jie and Liu Qi were the strongest.

A raging soldier, and a raging nest.

Wu Jie and Liu Qi were among the top ten famous generals of the Southern Song Dynasty, and the combat effectiveness of the soldiers and horses they trained was naturally impressive.

But this also shows the horror of the first generation of Jin army.

The five Song armies joined forces and had a numerical advantage, but were still no match for the Jin army.

"What a group of brave men! Just in time to take part in the military discussion!"

Seeing that Li Qian brought a lot of powerful generals, Zhang Jun looked at him approvingly.

It seems that the Song army has not completed its deployment.

Li Qian joined the military meeting of the Song army as the leader of the rebel army.

According to the deployment of the Song army, there was a large reed swamp as a barrier in front of the Song army's camp. To the north was the Huanqing Army of Zhao Zhe, the Huanqing General, and to the south was the Jingyuan Army of Liu Qi, the Jingyuan Road General. In the middle, from left to right, were Wu Jie, the Quanyongxingjun Road General, Liu Xi, the Xihe Road General, and Sun Wo, the Qinfeng Road General.

Around the five major military camps of the Song army were simple camps for the people who transported grain.

Fang Xuanling and Du Ruhui looked at Zhang Jun's deployment and shook their heads.

"Fuping is a flat land. Although we have 60,000 cavalry, cavalry is not our strong point. I am afraid it will be disadvantageous to fight against the Jin soldiers. It is better for the whole army to withdraw a few dozen miles to the west and defend the mountain. At least we can be invincible."

Before Fang Xuanling and Du Ruhui opened their mouths to object, Song general Wu Jie had already spoken.

Wu Jie was worthy of being one of the most famous generals in the Southern Song Dynasty. He had already seen the problem before the Battle of Fuping began.

The first Jin army swept across the north, but in the special terrain such as Jiangdong and Longchuan, the cavalry could not be fully utilized, so the Southern Song Dynasty established by Zhao Gou had a chance to stabilize.

After the Jin army entered the Central Plains, its combat effectiveness quickly declined, and it was later destroyed by the Mongolian cavalry. Zhang Jun and Liu Xi planned to defeat the main force of the Jin army on the plains with their absolute military advantage, recover Guanzhong and even the Central Plains, so they chose Fuping as the battlefield to attract the main force of the Jin army to fight.

But the problem is that Fuping's terrain is suitable for the Jin cavalry to take advantage.

"This place is indeed dangerous. If we retreat several dozen miles and hold the mountain, the Jin cavalry will have difficulty in deploying. I am confident that we can win."

Li Qian responded to Wu Jie's proposal.

If the Song army could fight the Jin army in mountainous terrain, the combat effectiveness of the Jin army would be greatly reduced, and Li Qian would be under less pressure. When the Jin army was almost consumed by the Song army, Li Qian could lead his troops to reap the rewards.

"That's wrong. There is a reed pond ahead of us, which is enough to stop the Jin cavalry from launching an attack. Moreover, if the entire army retreats westward at this time, if the Jin army takes the opportunity to pursue us, our army will undoubtedly be defeated."

Liu Xi, the governor of Xihe Road, disagreed and opposed Wu Jie's proposal.

Liu Xi's words attracted many Song army generals to nod in agreement.

There were reeds and muddy ground in front of the Song army camp, which was bound to affect the performance of the Jin army cavalry.

"Swamps and mountains are similar in that they can both stop the Golden Cavalry."

"We have many people and are strong, so why should we be afraid?"

"We are still worried that the Jin army will hold on and not fight for a long time."

"Don't worry, Jin Qing. We will definitely cut off Wanyan Zongfu's head in this battle."

Most of the Song army generals looked relaxed. With 180,000 troops against 80,000, and the advantage of geographical location, we had the advantage.

Only Wu Jie, Liu Qi and Liu Ziyu were worried.

In their opinion, the deployment of the Song army was not good.

"We are raising the royal army to recover Chang'an, Luoyang, Bianliang and other places. These places are all flat lands. How can we stop advancing because of fear of the Jin cavalry? This time we are marching forward to lure the Jin cavalry to attack. We will wait for them to tire themselves out and we will definitely defeat them."

The decision made by Zhang Jun, the chief general of the Song army, basically set the tone. As a member of the rebel army, Li Qian was unable to influence the basic deployment of the Song army.

Li Qian had no choice but to seize the opportunity depending on the situation.

Li Qian received arrows and dry food from Zhang Jun and prepared to fight the Jin army.

The peak Jin Army seemed to come from another dimension and was definitely the strongest cavalry in East Asia and even the world at that time.

The swamp in front of the Song army camp did have a certain hindering effect on the Jin army cavalry, but the effect was not great.

"The Jin, Jin soldiers are coming!"

The next day, when the Song army was about to issue a declaration of war, the Jin army suddenly arrived and alarmed the 180,000 Song soldiers.

The Song army camp was in chaos, and they did not expect the Jin army to suddenly come and fight.

"Wanyan Loushi's reinforcements have arrived, and the Jin army commander Wanyan Zongfu immediately dispatched troops. The Jin army is indeed full of strong confidence in itself."

Li Qian led several generals to a high place, wanting to see the momentum of the Jin army.

At the end of the swamp, countless cavalrymen came into view, their iron hooves clanged and the dust raised by their horses covered the sky.

The Jin army was full of murderous intent, with golden weapons and iron horses, and they were as fierce as tigers and full of arrogance!

The Iron Pagoda in the front was wearing two layers of iron armor, revealing only a pair of cold eyes. He held a heavy lance and an iron bone spear in his hands. His warhorse was also covered with heavy armor. He looked like a moving iron tower, emitting a creepy cold light.

"As expected of the cavalry that swept across East Asia in the 12th century."

Li Qian was curious about which one was superior, the Mongolian cavalry at its peak or the Jurchen cavalry at its peak?
The famous generals of the Jin army who participated in the Battle of Fuping were only some of the generals of the Jin Dynasty during its peak period. Famous generals such as Wanyan Aguda, Wanyan Zongmou, Wanyan Zonghan, and Wanyan Yinshuke did not appear in the Battle of Fuping.

(End of this chapter)