Pirate Song

The distance from Qifang Town to Zaoyang County is about tens of miles. The army arrived at a place five miles west of Zaoyang County the next morning, and then stopped, facing the Jin Army camp here from a distance, and began

The position was firmly established.

After the victory at Qifang Town, the morale of the Song Army was high, and the desire to fight among the army was high. In contrast, the Jin Army was much worse. The news of the defeat in Qifang Town was already known to the entire army. Originally,

They also had an advantage in the number of troops and horses, and always had the initiative on the battlefield. Although their siege of Zaoyang did not go smoothly during this period, and their attack on Xiangyang was repelled by Meng Zongzheng and others, but like this

They have never suffered any major losses.

When the news reached the Jin Army camp, there was an uproar in the camp, and morale immediately plummeted. After Wanyan Sai refused to listen, he almost pushed the guy who ran back out and chopped him up on the spot. If it weren't for the guy's father and

If their families were friends, he would never have spared this guy, but in the end he still pushed him out. He used his forty cane as a warning, beat the general who led the troops to the battle half to death, and escorted him back to Bianjing to wait for further treatment.

disposal.

And Wanyan Sai didn't know that this time he was fooled by the Song army. They used a baggage team as bait to lure them to divide their troops, and then concentrated their superior forces to kill more than 4,000 of their elite soldiers in one fell swoop.

The disadvantage of insufficient numbers of Song troops in the Zaoyang area was reversed, and the strength of both sides was basically equal.

After repeated battles, his Jin army was unable to attack Zaoyang City for a long time. Its morale was already low. This time, the defeat of Qifang Town caused the morale of the army to drop even more. And he also knew that Meng Zong

Zheng, an old rival, will definitely take advantage of this opportunity and come to fight him immediately. It can be said that after this battle reaches Zaoyang, he has no capital to continue going south to capture Xiangyang!

Thinking of this, Wanyan Saibu began to have the idea of ​​temporarily retreating to Xinyang to rest and recuperate. However, before he could give the order to retreat, news came that the Song army had arrived outside their camp. They arrived so quickly that he had to give up.

He thought of retreating immediately.

As a commander, he is also a rare general among the Jin army. He knows that as long as he orders the withdrawal of troops at this moment, the Song army will immediately take the opportunity to chase them. Once the rear army cannot withstand the pursuit of the Song army, then

It is likely to cause a big retreat. If he wants to escape unscathed by then, it may not be that easy to lead his troops back to Xinyang!

So he immediately beat the drums to send orders to raise the tent, summoned the generals in the army to discuss matters, and soon ordered 5,000 soldiers and horses to lead the troops out of the camp. Even if he wanted to withdraw his troops and return to Xinyang to rest, he had to fight a victorious battle.

, to leave, otherwise, he would not dare to withdraw his troops like this.

Seeing that the Jin soldiers came out of camp to fight, the archers on both sides fired arrows one after another, blocking the position. The two armies gathered two arrows away and established their position. The arrival of the Song army also boosted the morale of the Zaoyang defenders.

A cheer sounded from the top of the city.

Gao Huaiyuan curiously looked at the formations of the two armies. Although he had fought in several tough battles, he really didn't have much experience in situations where the two armies were arranging for a confrontation. In the past, he always

In the camp, the country soldiers were not qualified to come out to watch or participate in the battle. This was the first time that he was actually in front of the battle and became a member of the army who could participate in the battle.

"Straighten your waist! Although we are rural soldiers, we can't lose our rural soldiers. It's our honor to go out with the army! Please cheer up, young master!" Huang Yan stood in their supply camp.

From the front, he shouted loudly to these rural soldiers.

The officers of each army formed a neat formation, with Meng Zongzheng's army in the center, Chen Xiang's army on the left, and Hu Zaixing's army on the right. The three armies formed a large Z-shaped formation with passages between each other.

They can be integrated into one at any time and can fight alone or form support for each other. It is one of the standard battle formations used by the Song army.

Gao Huaiyuan knew that during the reign of Emperor Shenzong of the Northern Song Dynasty, an official formation map was published, which listed various ways of arranging troops for reference by military generals. Therefore, when the generals of the Song Army went into battle in the future, they would often use the formation map.

Although this played a certain role in the formation of troops, after a long time, it stifled the creativity of the Song army generals. When the Song army fought, it often relied on formation charts, and the combat mode was very rigid.

After the enemy became familiar with this array of the Song Army, they even lost the initiative in the war.

The enemy army can often seize the weakness of the Song Army, discover the Song Army's weaknesses in the formation, and then concentrate its forces to attack. The Song Army is an army dominated by infantry. Once the rigid formation wants to change, it will be very difficult.

Trouble, Gao Huaiyuan had already learned this from Sanshan Sanren. When discussing this issue with generals like Meng Gong, Gao Huaiyuan's opinion was also highly agreed with by Meng Gong.

A general should assess the situation, take the initiative at any time, and cannot rigidly follow the script. This is not only the view of Gao Huaiyuan, but also Meng Gong. After all, Meng Zongzheng was a scholar before, and he was an official who abandoned his pen and joined the army.

, although he is also a well-known general in the Southern Song Dynasty, his experience in arranging troops is still weaker, so he arranged this Z-shaped battle formation this time. Although it is a standard and medium-range, there is nothing new.

However, this does not affect the battle with the Jin Army this time. After all, in this kind of terrain, the current Z-shaped battle formation is indeed a very practical array, and the strength of the Jin Army is not much stronger than them, especially the Jin Army.

After the army reached this era, the cavalry was no longer very powerful, and gradually became an army dominated by infantry, so there was nothing wrong with fighting in a Z-shaped formation to deal with the Jin soldiers.

While Gao Huaiyuan was watching, he was secretly thinking about these irrelevant things and how to fight the next battle. As a small country soldier commander, he didn't have the ability to say anything, so letting him follow him to watch was already a huge honor for him.

, so he silently reined in his horse and stood next to Meng Gong, looking at the Jin army opposite.

I saw that the formation of the Jin army on the opposite side was quite neat. They had set up a thick square formation, with five hundred cavalry on each side to protect it. This formation was also a medium-range formation. It could advance, attack, retreat or defend. It was hard to find.

There are too many flaws, which shows that the opponent's commander is not a mediocre person, at least he is a man who knows the army. Gao Huaiyuan heard that the commander in charge of the Jin Army's attack here this time was Jin Guo's Wanyan Saibu, but he didn't listen at all in his previous life.

Having said this, in his impression, the famous generals of the Jin Kingdom were those who founded the country, such as Wanyan Zongwang, Zong Han, and Zong Bi. As for the famous generals of the Jin Kingdom in later generations, he only knew one Pusan.

An Zhen, as for Wanyan Saibu, he doesn't know who he is.

But from Meng Gong, he learned that this man was a famous general of the Jin Kingdom. He was a general who fought his way from an ordinary soldier. Now he has been promoted to the Privy Council of the Jin Kingdom. This time, he has been granted the title of Lord of Jin.

, led the army to attack the Song Dynasty. Previously, he took advantage of the overwhelming force and defeated the Song army all the way in Xinyang, Longshan, Qilishan, and also Baluoshan, Guangshan, Dingcheng and other counties. Only when he arrived here did he meet Meng Zongzheng.

, Hu Zaixing, these opponents have curbed his momentum to lead his troops southward, so he should not be underestimated.

Although the number of Jin soldiers out of the camp was not as large as that of the Song army, compared with the two armies, the Jin soldiers were not necessarily any worse than the Song army. This shows that Wanyan Sai is still a capable person and has the ability to control the army.

They stood out. Their formations were layered and very orderly. The spearmen, shield bearers, and archers were all in their proper positions. After Gao Huaiyuan saw this, he put away his contempt for the Jin army.

After a burst of drums sounded in the Jin Army, a Jin general rushed out from the Jin Army's formation, holding a long-handled mace in his hand. This was the signature weapon of the Jin Army. At that time, the Jin Army

When conquering the Song Dynasty, the Song army of the Northern Song Dynasty suffered a lot from this guy.

This Jin general was a tall man, wearing a bronze helmet with a golden pheasant feather on his head, and a suit of iron armor. He rushed to the front of the two armies with great power, raised his wolf-toothed stick in his hand, and pointed it at the Song army.

While shouting: "The ignorant southerners actually dare to come here to challenge our Golden Army. If you are brave, come out and challenge me. If you are not brave, go back to Jiangnan. Hahahaha..."

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This guy spoke very arrogantly, which immediately caused a burst of laughter from the Jin troops behind him. Everyone in the Song army was immediately so angry with him that some people couldn't help but started to curse.

Gao Huaiyuan watched this guy's performance with great interest. He originally thought that such things as singles would only appear in TV dramas, but he didn't expect that he really encountered such a situation today. As a modern person in his previous life, he

, he used to sneer at this kind of thing. He believed that when two armies are fighting, what matters is the strategy and the coordination of the entire army, rather than how powerful an individual is.

How many enemies can you kill? A person's power is limited after all!

But now he also knows that this is a test before the two armies fight, and it is also a way to boost morale. Once one's own morale is not high, one can send a strong general to challenge the battle first. If the other party dares not accept the challenge or

If you send people out to fight and defeat, it will naturally greatly boost morale.

This was obviously Wanyan's idea this time. Knowing that they had suffered a new defeat in Qifang Town and the morale of the army was affected, he sent out a Jin general to fight, hoping to use this guy's victory to encourage the Jin army.

This is an effective method to improve morale.

Unknowingly, Gao Huaiyuan was eager to give it a try. He has been practicing martial arts so far, and he boasts that his kung fu is quite good. With a sway of his arms, he has at least hundreds of kilograms of strength. The last few times he fought against the Jin Army, they were all melees.

There was no way to really test his skills in the field, and since he learned to ride a horse, he has never tried to compete with someone on a horse, and he doesn’t know how his riding skills are now!

But he quickly suppressed this idea. Among the Song army, he was just a commander of rural soldiers. There were many people in higher positions than him, so it was not his turn to be the leader! So he endured his temper and continued.

Look down.

"High commander, listen to my orders in a moment. Once my father gives the order, you will lead the troops and act with me. Don't act without authorization! This is a battle between the two armies, and nothing can go wrong! You must obey orders! Otherwise,

Once you disrupt the military formation, military law will be ruthless! Even Brother Fool can't protect you!" Meng Gong knew that this was Gao Huaiyuan's first time participating in such a battle, and he was afraid that he would act without permission and not understand military orders, so he whispered to him.

Gao Huaiyuan nodded and said: "Brother Meng, don't worry, I will ensure that you are on the right track and will never act without authorization!"

Meng Gong nodded and said nothing. He continued to stare at where the golden general in front of the two armies was shouting, and an angry look gradually appeared on his face.

At this time, Gao Huaiyuan heard the sound of a drum from the middle army of the Song army, and then a Song general rode out of the formation and rushed towards the Jin general. The two were dozens of steps apart.

When we were at a distance, the Song general reined in his horse, raised the big iron gun in his hand, and cursed: "Don't let the golden dog be so arrogant! Your grandpa, I'll come and meet you!"

Gao Huaiyuan took a look and found that this Song general he had seen once in Meng Zongzheng's big tent. He seemed to be a commander or something, and he was in the establishment of a general. He couldn't remember the specific name, but looking at his

His body is quite burly, and he should be a fierce general. He should be able to compete against this golden general.

So he immediately cheered up and looked at them intently. He saw that the Jin general and the Song general were scolding each other, and then they each clapped their horses and charged towards each other with their weapons in their hands. The two of them just crossed paths with each other.

At this moment, guns and sticks were raised together, and they fought together.

This kind of contest is not like what is said in the storytelling. It is inextricable to kill and fight for three hundred rounds. That is nonsense. It is impossible for the two armies to fight in front of the formation. It is impossible to say who wins and who loses.

As fast as lightning and flint, the battle can be decided in an instant. Gao Huaiyuan is a discerning person, and he is absolutely expert in this kind of battle.

From the moment the two men fought, he could see that General Song was no match for General Jin. Both men were not slow in their movements, but General Jin's mace took advantage of its weight. After the two men passed each other,

, then turned around and rushed together again, only to hear a clang, the gun in General Song's hand was released on the spot by one of General Jin's hands. General Jin turned around with his stick and swept it across. That General Song was also

Clever, he yelled and hurriedly lay down on the horse. As a result, his helmet was swept off by the sharp teeth of General Jin's mace, and his head immediately fell down. He was so frightened that he immediately threw his gun, leaned on the horse and started to shoot at him.

The Song army was defeated in battle, and General Jin was unable to catch up, allowing him to escape back to his own battle formation.

But this time it was obvious that the Jin side was victorious, so the Jin army immediately burst into cheers, while the cheers and cheers from the Song army immediately died down and stopped.

Obviously this one-on-one challenge had a certain impact on Song Jun's morale. Gao Huaiyuan frowned. He had already been in the limelight a lot during this period. He didn't want to be in the limelight anymore today, so he endured it for a while.

, did not make a sound, but when he saw Meng Gong's hand holding the long knife, he clenched it slightly.

The Jin general continued to show off his power in front of the battle, and kept insulting the Song people with foul language. The generals on the Song army were so angry that they all had sparks in their eyes, so another one immediately asked for orders to fight. After getting Meng Zongzheng's nod,

Immediately, he slapped his horse and danced with his gun and rushed out.

Gao Huaiyuan looked at the movements of this Song general and shook his head secretly. He was sure that this Song general was still no match for the Jin general, because this person was not as fast as the Jin general in terms of riding skills or spear dancing.

Moreover, his strength was not as good as that of General Jin, so he sighed secretly in his heart, and couldn't help but worry about General Song. After all, this man was quite courageous, so it was a pity to die like this.

After Gao Huaiyuan saw the Song general coming out, he secretly took off his two-stone hard bow from the horse, held it in his hand, took out an arrow from the quiver, put it on the bow string, and looked towards the formation intently.

Looking forward, I thought to myself that if possible, I might as well use a bow and arrow to save General Song's life.

Sure enough, after another exchange of words between General Song and General Jin, they immediately took action. Not only did General Jin have superb riding skills, but he was also strong, and his attack speed was much faster than that of General Song. The two of them were just one person.

When they met, General Song was swept off his horse by the golden general's club. On the spot, his helmet and head were smashed to pieces by the golden general's mace. The red and white blood immediately flowed to the ground, and the ownerless horse immediately fell off.

The reins flew out.

Gao Huaiyuan sighed secretly. There was a huge difference in strength between the two. Although he had this idea, he still didn't have time to save General Song, and he lost his life in vain. He felt a little ashamed, but he also knew that he was too pushy.

Too much. If he continues to be in the limelight now, he may not be able to go back! So he repeatedly suppresses his impulses and prevents himself from being the one in the limelight again.

But at this time, Meng Gong couldn't stand it anymore. After all, Meng Gong was only in his early twenties now. Although his military talents had already emerged, he was still a vigorous young man after all. The Song Army lost two battles in a row, and its morale was suddenly low.

came down, but the Jin Army still did not take advantage of the maneuver to attack. He immediately saw that the Jin Army's Wanyan Sai was not trying to use this Jin general to win for a while and completely suppress the morale of the Song Army.

Then he sent his army to attack and took the opportunity to defeat the Song army.

If someone cannot defeat this Jin general at this time, it will be a very dangerous thing for the Song army. The morale that was finally raised in the battle at Qifang Town yesterday may be worn away by the Jin people.

He couldn't help it anymore, he immediately shook the reins and wanted to go to fight and meet the golden general.

Gao Huaiyuan was beside Meng Gong, always paying attention to Meng Gong's movements. He could see that Meng Gong was already a little eager to try, and saw that he wanted to shake the reins and go into battle, so he grabbed the reins of Meng Gong's horse.

Although he knew that Meng Gong later became the most famous general in the Southern Song Dynasty, and he should be fine, he was still worried that the appearance of his butterfly might affect the development of history, and he had been with Meng Gong some time ago.

Through the contact with Gong, he also learned about Meng Gong's martial arts level. Although Meng Gong likes to dance with guns and sticks, he started practicing martial arts when he was young, and his sword skills are considered good, but Gao Huaiyuan can see that Meng Gong is still not that good.

Yuan Jinjiang’s opponent.

So he immediately stopped Meng Gong and said to him: "Brother Meng, please don't get angry. Why would Brother Meng go out and do it himself for such a young man?..." dd