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

Chapter 940 The enemy's army's spirit reached the clouds.

“Mr. Liang, this place is really dangerous. I hope you can come to the rear to observe the battle.”

Hou Anyuan, covered in blood and panting, said, "If we fire a cannon here, any Jin traitor who isn't a fool will immediately organize troops to counterattack."

Liang Su waved his hand and said, "There's no need for front and rear lines anymore. The five-jin cannon will be brought up soon. At that time, it will be wishful thinking for the Jin invaders to take this place!"

After saying that, Liang Su's gaze swept over the small hill and he nodded slightly: "Bi Dalang has indeed chosen a good place. Setting up cannons here can directly block the two passages of the Jin bandits to the south and east. It's a pity that there are only ten cannons, and they are all five-jin cannons."

Shi Wang also rode over, and upon hearing this, immediately shook his head: "There are no ten cannons, only eight. Just now, when the cannon carriages were being pulled, something went wrong, and the cannon mounts of two cannons fell apart."

Liang Su, also tense, burst out cursing: "Damn it, so be it! We'll fight to the bitter end, even if we've gathered wheat and ground flour!"

Bi Zaiyu also arrived on horseback with his personal guards. Upon seeing this scene, he anxiously said, "Why haven't the artillery positions been deployed yet? The Liao cavalry has already slowed down, but we can't keep waiting indefinitely."

The Jin bandits' camp was located on high ground; they could see it clearly even with their backsides.

Shi Wang also cursed loudly: "What are you arguing about?! Do you think cannons can fly over here? You two claim to be invincible, so if you have the guts, bring over a cannon, and I'll change my surname to yours!"

As they spoke, the three young generals didn't stop moving, and together with their guards, they dragged the cannons away.

The three of them couldn't help but be anxious.

As top students in both theory and practice, the three of them could immediately see from their vantage point what a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity this was.

The construction of the Jin army's Huolu camp was not actually impregnable. After all, the Tumen Pass protected Jingxing behind it, and the main force of the Jin army could not abandon Zhengding City. Moreover, the Mongols would be released to attack sooner or later. Therefore, in the eyes of the Jin generals, the greatest role of the Huolu camp was as a forward base for concentrating troops.

Therefore, this large camp built on the high ground was set up as an east-west joint camp. There were many small camps on the east side, while the south side, which is the narrow strip of land between Wuzhai Mountain and Huolu Highland, only had a few sentry posts and was basically undefended.

The Liao cavalry was advancing westward along this long, narrow plain, and could reach the flank of the Jin army's rear camp almost without any hindrance.

Meanwhile, the rear camp of the Jin army was already filled with dust and the sounds of men and horses neighing. If the Jin soldiers weren't stupid, a cavalry unit would have charged out from this passage, attempting to outflank the Jingnan army and launch a surprise attack.

Whether the Liao cavalry can block this narrow passage is truly unknown.

Bi Zaiyu and Yelü Xingge's plan was simple: to use artillery to blast the simple wooden fence on the south side of the Jin army camp into pieces, and to bombard the area indiscriminately, thus opening a passage for the Liao cavalry, allowing them to pierce the soft underbelly of the Jin army's rear camp like a sharp knife.

This is why Yelü Xingge could only slowly organize his troops for the march before the artillery was in place.

If the Jin army discovers the Han army's intentions in advance, the Liao cavalry will suffer heavy losses due to their disadvantageous terrain.

This was exactly what Bi Zaiyu and Yelü Xingge had just discussed. The Liao cavalry were not the same as the armored cavalry that could break through enemy lines. Even if they were extremely skilled at wave-like charges, they would inevitably fall into bloody close-quarters combat in the confined terrain of the camp.

The Jin army's rear camp was certainly mostly composed of Mongols, but the Mongols did have one or two elite armored cavalry units. It was not impossible for the Jin army to turn back and reinforce them. If the Liao cavalry charged in, they would definitely face a meat grinder.

However... and I must say this: just as Yelü Xingge sourly said to Bi Zaiyu: Don't think that being a founding duke is no longer valuable just because the King of Han promised you a future as a founding duke!

In fact, given the Han army's clear system of rewards and punishments, apart from Bi Zaiyu, a naturally wealthy general who repeatedly captured and killed nobles of the Jin state, the number of those who were confident of becoming the founding duke could be counted on one hand.

Don't forget, even for Shi Qilang's conquest of Jin, the King of Han only granted him the title of Marquis of Jinyang.

Now that he has the opportunity to rise to the top, how could Yelü Xingge resist?
It's just risking your life, right? You're talking like nobody's afraid of death.

"Why is there still no signal?!" Dian Lun stared anxiously at the large banner bearing the character "Bi" fluttering in the wind. "Has something gone wrong?"

After the initial tension, Yelü Xingge was much more composed. He turned his head and looked into the distance for a while before shaking his head and saying, "Alun, calm down. Bi Dalang is someone the King of Han himself said was born to be rich and noble. He will definitely not go wrong."

Despite his busy schedule, Dian Lun couldn't help but chuckle: "This is a war; how can the outcome of a battle be judged by wealth or status?"

Yelü Xingge stared intently at the small hill, his mouth never stopping: "What you say is unreasonable. How can anything in the world be without luck?"

For example, before I officially pledged allegiance to the King of Han, nothing went smoothly for me, from Liaodong to Shandong.

Later, when faced with the choice of following Geng Jiedu or the King of Han, I chose Geng Jiedu, which nearly cost my entire tribe its lives. Only after formally submitting to the King of Han did everything go smoothly and without delay. Can you say I didn't benefit from the King of Han's good fortune?

At first, Dian Lun found it absurd, but by the end, he began to have doubts.

After all, he was the kind of unlucky guy who had been wandering and having bad luck since birth, and even his mother was so badly affected that she went blind from hunger.

Everything only improved after Liu Huai personally brought him a bowl of mushy, poorly cooked porridge and promised him Han Chinese status. Could there truly be such a thing as destiny in this world?
As Dian Lun was pondering, he suddenly heard the booming sound of cannons, and his spirits immediately lifted.

Yelü Xingge was equally excited: "This is the signal! Dianlun, I give you five hundred cavalrymen to clear the road first!"

"Here!"

As the cannons roared, the Han army's light cavalry suddenly accelerated, their hooves thundering.

The Jin soldiers on watchtowers outside the camp immediately saw this scene. They were shocked and began beating drums, blowing horns, and waving flags to try to spread the news.

However, at this time the Jin army's rear camp was in complete chaos. The Mongols simply couldn't understand the orders, and had no idea that danger was imminent.
In fact, the Great Khan of Simon was staring in disbelief at the severed limbs around him, a chill running down his spine.

Just after the two iron balls smashed through a section of wooden fence, their momentum continued unabated as they tumbled and crashed into the Mongol cavalry, unleashing a bloody storm.

The iron ball was so fast that Tuoli couldn't even find the point from which it was coming; it felt as unpredictable as a divine power descending from the heavens.

Many Mongols were terrified, and some dressed as herdsmen even dismounted and knelt down, chanting the name of the Eternal Heaven.

This made the already chaotic cavalry even more chaotic.

"Rise! Mount your horses! Obey the Khan's orders and prepare for battle!"

A Mongol chieftain, accompanied by his trusted men, shouted loudly, but after another burst of cannon fire, his warhorse was struck by a flying iron ball, losing both of its front hooves.

The warhorse neighed and fell to the ground, and the leader on it was thrown off.

The chieftain, after standing up, dared not linger for a moment, and fled north in a panic. He paid no heed to the fact that the many Mongol cavalrymen behind him had abandoned their battle preparations and knelt down to pray to the Eternal Heaven.

Seeing this, Tuoli, panting heavily, grabbed his confidant's arm and said, "I give you my two hundred most elite men, and you can bring your own armored men, making a total of four hundred..."

The confidant nodded: "Pull them up."

Tuoli spat: "Bah, these idiots are useless and unworthy of being descendants of the Eternal Heaven. You take the armored men and drive them all away, don't block our army's advance."

The confidant nodded hurriedly, and then immediately led the elite Mongol cavalry away on horseback.

"boom"

"boom"

Hearing the distant, thunderous rumble, Tuoli couldn't help but shrink back: "Could it be that the Han people really possess heavenly thunder weapons bestowed by the gods?"

No matter how intelligent a person is, it is impossible to imagine something they have never seen before. Tuoli's intelligence may not be the best, but it is certainly above average. However, living in the grassland environment for a long time has left Tuoli completely ignorant of the military technology of the Central Plains.

For him, acknowledging that this was a blessing from heaven for the Han people was much simpler than thinking that the Han people used gunpowder to throw the iron ball.

However, in any case, a hint of retreat finally surfaced in the mind of this Great Khan of the West.

Since the Han people possess heavenly thunder and flying stones bestowed by the heavens, they are not people that the Mongols can afford to offend.

However, just as Tuoli was pondering whether to discuss it with Yesugeida, he suddenly realized that the rolling thunder in the distance had changed from a booming sound to a continuous rumbling sound.

As a nomadic people from the grasslands, Tuoli is very familiar with this sound.

"It's a large cavalry force! At least several thousand! Quick! Quick! Sound the horns! Engage the enemy!"

But it was too late.

Just now, Tuoli's most elite armored cavalry had all been sent out, and after they dispersed the out-of-control Mongols, they conveniently cleared the way for the Liao cavalry to charge.

Soon, dozens of Han cavalrymen stepped over the crooked wooden fence surrounding the camp, and a large Liao banner fluttered in the wind, charging towards the wolf-headed banner representing the Mongol Khan like lightning.

Yelü Xingge took the lead and laughed loudly: "I don't believe I can't become the Duke of the Founding State!"

(End of this chapter)