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

Chapter 422: Returning from the North and Washing the Knife with Blood
Liu Huai asked the generals of each army to lead their troops to attack. This was naturally to boost their own morale and to undermine the morale of the Jin army. In addition, there were some other ideas.

For example, what is the combat effectiveness of the Wusheng Army? Are all of them really good men? Are all of them heroes?

Although the Jin Dynasty's regular army was in the same battle sequence, there were still differences in their combat effectiveness.

For example, the Wuxing Army and the Weizhen Army, the combat effectiveness of the two armies is very different. If the 5,000-strong Wuxing Army was fully organized and held the Chendao camp, Liu Huai would not have been able to defeat it so quickly.

The combat effectiveness of the Wusheng Army can only be tested bit by bit on the battlefield.

Of course, this is just a rough outline of the battlefield, but for the generals who actually go into battle, there is no need for so much talk. Just prepare your horses and troops and charge straight ahead!

The left wing of the Jingnan Army led by Luo Shenyan had fewer cavalry, but it was the most comprehensive infantry unit. Because Luo Shenyan often carried out frontal combat missions, he had a full range of weapons, including spears, axes, swords and shields, bows and crossbows, as well as armored soldiers and light soldiers, and they were all elite.

At this time, Luo Shenyan led more than 200 cavalry infantry to the battlefield just now. When they were fifty steps away, the infantry dismounted and formed a battle line, quickly forming a small hollow square formation with long spears and axes on the outside and crossbowmen in the middle, protecting the horses and the main general in the center of the square formation.

At this time, the three Moukes who went into battle had not retreated yet. When they saw this scene, their first reaction was that these infantrymen were crazy.

Although this place is a bit far from the Jin army camp and the supporting troops cannot arrive quickly, aren’t these infantrymen a bit too arrogant to line up under the noses of the cavalry?
My second reaction was, no, I have to go up and test the quality of these infantrymen. This tortoise shell formation is a great target.

After whistling to each other, the two hundred cavalrymen left the crippled Mouke where he was and rushed towards the phalanx.

Luo Shenyan did not line up with the infantry, but sat upright on his horse, surrounded by more than ten armored cavalry guards, looking coldly at the surging Jin cavalry.

The two hundred infantrymen all looked at the Jin army with the same eyes, as if they were looking at a group of dead people.

"point!"

A marching marshal shouted an order, and then about two hundred people separated, surrounded the square formation, drew their bows and arrows, and shot arrows.

These arrows are all light arrows with insufficient armor-piercing ability, and can only disrupt the enemy formation.

The Jin army believed that after a hail of arrows, no matter how elite the infantry were, there would always be casualties and some unrest. The next step was for the armored cavalry to drive their horses forward to intimidate the infantry, loosening their formation and creating an opportunity to break it.

However, the soldiers of the left army just lowered their helmets and heads slightly, letting the arrows hit their helmets and shoulder armor and make tinkling sounds without any movement, just as if they had just been caught in the rain.

"Is this all the Jin thieves can do?" Luo Shenyan sneered, then shouted an order: "Everyone shoot!"

The archers who had been standing by in the formation with bows and crossbows raised their bows and crossbows and shot arrows at the Jin cavalry who were showing off their power more than ten steps away.

Because it was not a volley, the arrows were sparse and looked a little lacking in momentum.

However, the marching commanders of the Jin army suddenly discovered that the casualties caused by these less than a hundred arrows were beyond imagination. At least twenty knights fell off their horses, and more than a dozen horses fell over, knocking the knights on their backs to the ground.

Even though he knew that the power of an infantry bow was more than twice that of a cavalry bow, this marching military officer had never imagined that the difference in casualties would be so great.

No! These aren't ordinary archers, they're all elite! They're all archers!

When Marching Mouke realized this, several Jingnan Army soldiers armed with strong bows and crossbows also saw the Jin Army officer under the Wuque flag. After nodding to each other, six arrows were shot at the same time, knocking the Jin Army officer off his horse.

"Retreat!" another marching officer cried out in horror, "Stay away! Move! Shoot arrows around the Song dogs! Don't shoot at them!"

As soon as the marching commander finished speaking, the cavalry under his command were still in chaos and confusion when they heard an angry shout.

"open!"

The infantry phalanx split in the middle, and Luo Shenyan led his personal guards to ride out on horseback and go straight for the marching Mouke who was commanding the troops.

The long sword swung like flying, and after killing several Jin soldiers, Luo Shenyan went straight for the marching Mouke and killed him off his horse with one blow.

"Disperse the formation!" The square formation dispersed, and five or six infantrymen cooperated with each other to form small formations, rushing towards the Jin cavalry whose formation was disrupted.

The cavalry, having lost their speed, found it difficult to respond effectively to the infantry attack and were quickly killed head-on by the elite infantry, with more than 30 of them. The Jin cavalry was caught off guard and had no choice but to retreat.

Seeing this, Luo Shenyan did not want to fight any longer. He quickly cleaned up the battlefield, cut off the heads, stripped off the armor of the Jin soldiers, and then mounted his horses and retreated in a flash, leaving the Jin soldiers looking at each other in bewilderment, at a loss.

Generally speaking, the Jin cavalry should have dispersed and pursued the enemy at this time, but with one of the two marching Mouke dead and one injured, the ordinary soldiers were all in panic, and several Puliyans found it difficult to make a decision.

In the end, fearing a third attack, the three Moukes also chose to withdraw.

Facts have proved that this decision is extremely correct.

As soon as the three Moukes retreated to the temporary camp of the Jin army, Zhang Xiaoyi brought his personal guards to the foot of Guishan Mountain and started cursing.

"what happened?"

The disastrous defeat of the three Moukes was reported up the chain of command and soon reached Da Huaizhen's ears, leaving the high-ranking generals of the Wusheng Army stunned.

Three hundred well-prepared and prepared cavalrymen were defeated for no apparent reason?! And even one of the marching cavalrymen died?
"Report! There are bandits shouting and cursing again. My Meng'an asked the steward whether we should send troops to drive them away?" The military envoy asked with a bow.

Da Hongshan gritted his teeth and said, "What is that Yelu Tula doing? Is there any need to ask? Why not send out the troops to drive him out immediately!"

Huang Hengsan asked coldly, "Ashan, what are you so confused about? How can we easily deploy a large army? What will we do if the enemy troops leave?"

Even though Dahongshan knew that what Huang Hengsan said was the truth, he was still extremely angry for a moment.

If more than 200 cavalrymen attack, we must mobilize 1,000 soldiers to attack. If we can destroy these 200 cavalrymen, it will be fine. If we fail to destroy them and let the enemy escape, it will be a waste of effort. If this happens several times, the morale of the army will be ruined.

Organizing three Mouke cavalry to rush out at once is different from organizing more than a thousand infantry and cavalry to form a battle array. The time consumed is also very different. As long as these two hundred armored cavalry with the "Zhang" flag are not fools, they will definitely escape when the army is in formation.

Pu Sanshou reached out and pressed Da Hongshan's arm, signaling him to calm down. "General Manager, do you want to send more cavalry?"

Da Huaizhen thought for a moment and shook his head, saying, "The enemy's situation is unclear. Today is not the time for a decisive battle. The rebels have retreated to Chao County and sent troops to harass us, but they are not in a formal battle formation. This shows that they are not confident either.

Send a message to Yelu Tula, asking him to lead his troops to the foot of the mountain on the official road and set up camp. When Song Gou arrives, he will have full authority to deal with the situation."

Guishan is not a very dangerous mountain, but just two small mounds. However, the official road between the two mounds is very important. By setting up camps on both sides of the mountain, we can control the official road from a high position and thus block the road from Chao County to Hefei.

However, the Wusheng Army was short of troops at that time, and Da Huaizhen ordered Yelu Tula to set up camp on the official road, so one of the camps on the two hills could not be set up.

"General Manager, should we still set up large and small camps?" Da Hongshan asked.

Da Huaizhen shook his head, his eyes wandering between the hilltops to the north and south for a moment, then pointed with his whip: "Set up a large camp on the southern hilltop to form a corner with the main camp."

Dahongshan nodded in agreement.

Although there are threats from the water when setting up camp near Chaohu Lake, the water source for nearly 10,000 people is a big problem, and it is convenient to get water next to Chaohu Lake.

As for Brother Liang on the water, he actually had a skin disease called tinea. When he was in the lake, the Jin army gave him three points. If he dared to go ashore, he would be sliced into sashimi on the spot.

At this moment, several Wusheng Army commanders were thinking this.

Soon, they will pay the price for their carelessness.

(End of this chapter)