Chapter 307 Blood and Fire Rivers and Mountains
In the countryside of Jiyuan, on the bank of the Yellow River, shouting to kill the sky, blood stained the long river.
More than 300,000 golden soldiers crossed the river on the embankment of more than 20 miles. Wanyan Zonghan "stayed" on the north bank of the Yellow River for more than half a year, but he was not idle for a moment. The female cavalry is not good at boating, which is known all over the world. These horse warriors got on the boat and couldn't stand still. If the storm is urgent, there will be no less than half of the people who are dizzy, vomiting and dizzy. How can they fight?
So Wanyan Zonghan spent more than half a year building a lot of "building boats", which is a bit similar to the current big ferry. It is to fix several large boats with wooden boards, hang sails and sails with the water wheels, and walk on the rough Yellow River. In this way, the cavalry of the State of Jin can quickly land on the south bank with people and horses and launch an attack.
On that day, after completing the oath of Yan Zonghan, the first batch of more than 20 building boats drove across the river. These buildings and ships are almost integrated. From afar, they cover the sky and the sun like a city wall advancing on the river. It is indeed powerful and awe-inspiring.
The first batch to land was the most elite iron slaughter heavy cavalry under Wanyan Zonghan's command. It can be seen that his thinking is also very clear. First, he used the elite to build a layer of steel defense to stabilize his feet to resist the impact that Liu Ziyu on the south bank may initiate. As long as it resists Liu Ziyu's first wave of offensive, the subsequent building ships can continuously transport the cavalry of the State of Jin. With the passage of time, the number of cavalry in the State of Jin has been increasing, and it has gradually spread. When the building ship walked back and forth, no less than 100,000 cavalry landed on the south bank. At that time, even if Liu Ziyu had the ability to penetrate the world, it was impossible to resist the attack of the main force under Zong Han with more than 100,000 soldiers and horses of Jiyuan.
As long as Liu Ziyu defeats and takes down Jiyuan, the throat door to Luoyang will be torn open. Then Luoyang is at your fingertips, and you can control it. In the Song Dynasty, more than half of it will perish!
Concentrate the superior soldiers to carry out a devastating attack on the enemy's heavy fortress in the shortest time. Zong Han applied his usual riding tactics to water warfare, which was also very appropriate.
However, just when the first group of cavalry sent by Zong Han had just landed and the building ship had not yet returned, something unexpected happened to him!
Liu Ziyu's soldiers and horses appeared, but he did not launch an assault on him as Zong Han expected. On the contrary, he just beat his drums and shouts still, waiting in the fortifications south of the river bank. When the people and horses of the State of Jin were still gathering nervously and the building ships were busy returning, a series of cannons sounded in the Song army's fortifications!
The Shenwu cannon, which once appeared briefly in Wutongyuan, showed its skills in the frontal battle for the first time!
Forty-sided Shenwu cannons quietly waited for the soldiers and horses of the Kingdom of Jin and the ships to enter the range, and then launched a sudden bombing.
This move was definitely not expected by Wanyan Zonghan. The reason why he sent heavy cavalry to land first was that he was ready to make a short contact with the Qingyunzhan infantry under the command of Liu Ziyu, and then crush them. Unexpectedly, the other party did not move and bombed them with cannons!
No matter how strong the armor is, no matter how brave the cavalry is, it can't resist the power of the cannon. Moreover, the huge power and loud noise of the Shenwu cannon caused a greater psychological blow and destruction to the Jin cavalry.
The first row of cannons just sounded, and the unformed cavalry of the State of Jin was completely messed up. With one shot down, there is a big pit, and people and horses are broken and flesh and blood are flying. This is still a battle between people. It is obviously the end of the battle with gods and demons!
"Boom-boo-"
The sound of gunfire was endless, and the shells fell on the south bank of the Yellow River like raindrops and thunder. The flames and fireworks all over the sky, the flying flesh and blood and limbs instantly turned the south bank of the Yellow River into a bloody river and mountain!
Iron Tufu, the loss was very heavy; the panicked war horses ran around, and the brave real woman faced the strange cannon, and her soul was frightened. How can she have confidence to fight again?
At present, there are many scared women who jump into the river and want to climb the upstairs and escape back. The chiefs and chiefs were heartbroken and angry. After killing many fugitive soldiers, they finally pulled up a bold man to launch a deadly assault on the camp of the Southern Army, hoping to turn the situation around and tear up a breakthrough.
Liu Ziyu personally commanded in front of the battle. He knew that the greatest effect of the Shenwu cannon was not to really kill how many enemies, but to smash their confidence, interrupt their military deployment, and seize the opportunity. After several rounds of shelling, the still alive Jurchman was like an injured beast, which inspired the initial fear, and the beast launched a counterattack.
Several iron Futus launched an impact on the Song army camp on the south bank of the Yellow River.
"Order - bombardment of enemy ships. Musketeers and crossbows meet the enemy!" Liu Ziyu gave the order.
The gunner moved the barrel of the cannon and carefully checked it, aimed at the clumsy building ship that was about to escape, and bombarded it with rounds of shelling. In the five Song army camps, each with three rows of musketeers aimed the dark barrel at the fierce rushing iron Futu in front of them. Before the musket was fired, countless crossbows and bows and arrows fell all over the sky. The real woman is also a mortal body raised by her parents. In the face of such a head-on attack, the loss is very heavy.
By this time, their generals had suddenly realized that the Southern Army had already prepared and did not neglect to take precautions because of the Luoyang Rebellion.
But the arrow is on the string and has to be fired. There are countless virgin soldiers and horses crossing the river one after another. What their "death squad" has to do is to resist Liu Ziyu's offensive at all costs, tear his defense line and open a breakthrough!
So, the tough Jurchens brazenly rushed to Liu Ziyu's camp. They stepped on the bodies of their companions and faced the dense rain-like arrows, like a group of hungry and crazy wolves attacking Liu Ziyu's camp!
Suddenly, three big red flags on the main business unfolded.
"Bung Bang-Bung-"
The musket team, the secret weapon in the hands of Chu Tianya, appeared for the first time!
The thick fireworks, the strange sound of gunfire, once again the real woman was surprised and frightened. They ran to the front of a batch of iron butchers and fell inexplicably!
The rapid impact and the head-on shooting of bullets made their strong heavy armor broken, and their flesh and blood burst and screamed. The shot horse also fell on the spot, crushing a lot of people; some unlucky faces were bombed and died on the spot. The faces seemed to be bloody and bloody and bloody brain burst by the beast, which was appalling!
"Bum-Bum-"
Three-wheeled musketeers, hand over and shoot. The heavy cavalry, a cold and invincible fortress in close combat, met his real nemesis for the first time. He was killed and injured, and he was defeated!
Giant guns, muskets and crossbows dominate the battlefield on the south coast. Almost no one in ten or 20,000 Tiefutu was declared annihilation before he could kill Liu Ziyu's army!
The first confrontation ended with Liu Ziyu's complete victory. Seeing that the opportunity to win had been grasped, Liu Ziyu immediately launched a counterattack. Qingyun Zhan infantry and light cavalry jointly attacked, and launched a killing of the defeated Tiefu Tu...
These movements on the south bank were quickly reported to coach Wanyan Zonghan. In addition to his shock, he had no other choice - since the battle has started, and he has completely torn his face with the Southern Dynasty, the battle has to continue now!
So, more virgin cavalry boarded the building boat, like ants like locusts rushing towards the south bank.
The first battle of beach landing was fought day and night. Although Liu Ziyu occupies the right time and place and has the dominant advantages of cannons and muskets, he also fought very hard. After all, the other side is an elite and brave female cavalry, and he landed on the big river beach that is more than 20 miles long. The defensive pressure is very huge. In addition, the number of cannonballs and muskets is very limited, but the other party's soldiers and horses are coming endlessly. Liu Ziyu's defensive pressure is increasing, and the danger along the river's defense line is frequent. Liu Ziyu had to send several groups of elite cavalry as mobile troops, constantly rescuing and repairing leaks, at least resisting waves of fierce attacks launched by the golden soldiers.
Twelve hours a day and a night, the battle does not stop for a moment. The corpses in the beach of the Yellow River are like mountains and rivers, and the whole Yellow River is almost dyed red. Countless corpses piled up on the river bank and fall into the river under the waves, almost blocking the river.
After this day's battle, Jin Bing threw down at least 10,000 corpses.
The building ship went back and forth between the north and the south without stopping, and the cavalry of the Golden State was transported to the south bank endlessly.
At about the next morning, when a group of crutches and horses were about to board the building boat, countless soldiers and horses suddenly emerged from the northwest corner of the Jinguo military camp and killed them directly!
The main jockey of 50,000 iron hurry in Xixia took action.
The Xixia people continued their usual cunning and rogue spirit. While Wanyan Zonghan and Liu Ziyu fought hard and put their main troops and attention on the south bank, they suddenly launched a surprise attack on Wanyan Zonghan!
This move happened to hit Wanyan Zonghan's weakness while he was unprepared.
Wanyan Zonghan was furious. It's not that he didn't think that Xixia people would intervene and do bad things for him. However, not long ago, the envoy he sent to Xixia just brought back a message from Li Qianshun, the lord of Xixia, saying that Xixia will always be the most pious and obedient vassal state of Jin; but if the suzerain has any order, Xixia will try its best to implement it. Li Qianshun even agreed to Wanyan Zonghan's proposal and was willing to marry one of his legitimate daughters to Zong Han's son, and even set the wedding date. Zong Han's bride price has been paid, and a lot of gold, silver and antiques have fallen into Li Qianshun's pocket!
But now, 50,000 iron rots - the elite jockey who directly belongs to Li Qianshun, the lord of Xixia, suddenly slashed at Wanyan Zonghan with a knife. If he is not angry to go crazy, he will not be a normal human being.
At present, Wanyan Zonghan temporarily handed over the command of the battlefield to the second prince Wanyan Zongwang, and personally led his personal iron horse to fight against the iron harrel. He even personally took a gun and rushed to the front, and taught the Xixia people a lesson with his rare martial arts and courage!
Iron Harlin, the heavy cavalry founded by Li Yuanhao, the founding king of Xixia, has always been the most elite main battle force in Xixia. They are all armed with heavy armor and connected with iron locks. Each small group of people and horses form a strange square fish scale array that should not belong to the cavalry force. At the time of the war, they go together and crush them with all their strength, and their combat effectiveness is terrible!
Perhaps the individual combat ability of the Iron Hare is not as good as the brave female cavalry. But each of their small phalanx is basically composed of a male relative. They worked together to unite against each other, and the strong emotional bond between father and son made them firmly united on the battlefield. When there is a war, they echo and cooperate with each other, just like the same person!
Unity is strength.
When a group of iron Futu and crutches and horses encountered the same number of iron hurls as them, they were surprised to find that each of them seemed to be a group of people who were against each other!
If you only rely on the usual punching tactics in the past, you will definitely not be able to break down this iron phalanx.
On the first day of the first year, the iron bream actually got the upper hand. The golden cavalry, who was used to rampage and cut melons and vegetables, was quite uncomfortable for a while.
Wanyan Zonghan, I feel very headache!
On the northwest corner of the north coast, the two most powerful types of cavalry in the world had the Battle of the Century. The battle was fierce and there were heavy casualties. Seeing this scene, Zong Wang, who was in charge of the battle, had to slow down the beach landing on the south bank and began to organize people to help Zong Han.
This makes Liu Ziyu on the south bank suddenly feel greatly reduced. After half a day of fighting, the Jin soldiers who landed ashore began to lack stamina and could no longer launch a threatening impact on Liu Ziyu's camp. Liu Ziyu was not in a hurry to make achievements. He stabilized the defense first, constantly repaired the fortifications, transported ordnance, and rescued the wounded. The defense line on the south bank is as solid as a golden soup!
On both sides of the Yellow River, the "Song" flag suddenly floated over Taiyuan.
The heads of several virgin officials and generals hung on the towers of Taiyuan. Yue Fei led the most elite Hu Ben army under Chu Tianya (the fusion force of Hu Ben's personal guard and Xiaoqi), and unexpectedly attacked Taiyuan with lightning speed!
It was too late to celebrate the rest. Yue Fei, Han Shizhong, Song Xian and other generals each led an army to the south, like a few stringed arrows, shooting at Wanyan Zonghan's back!
There are not many people and horses, less than 20,000. But his squad is the elite cavalry created by the Xiaoqi who has experienced hundreds of battles and Chu Tianya, and the Hu Ben army, mainly Qidan and Xi riders. After so many years of careful polishing and battlefield tests, coupled with the elite equipment and such a brave general as Yue Fei, the combat effectiveness is extremely strong.
At present, the strongest cavalry of Jin, the strongest cavalry of Xixia and the strongest cavalry of the Song Dynasty appeared on the same battlefield at the same time!
Yue Fei's subordinates have the smallest number of people.
But as soon as he appeared, he shocked everyone!
If the army is shocked, they will lose the leaves together! - Wherever the tiger goes, the female cavalry can't resist it!
"Where did the soldiers and horses of the Southern Dynasties come from?" Zong Wang, who pointed to the war, was shocked!
Gu Shen was also stunned, "When did Nanguo have such a tough cavalry? Why did they appear in Taiyuan? The word 'Yue' in the vanguard flag. Who is it? I haven't heard of it?
"I remember it!" Zong Wang took a deep breath of cold air. "When I was imprisoned in Wutongyuan, I remember that Chu Tianya once exceptionally promoted a young cavalry commander in the Song army. It was Yue Fei! - I remember that he seemed to have given his Qinwei Hu Ben and Jiao Wentong's Xiaoqi to him for training. Originally, I thought that Chu Tianya just wanted to suppress Jiao Wentong's military power and let Yue Fei become a guard general. Unexpectedly, Yue Fei appeared here today!"
"It seems that we have been tricked..." Gu Shen's face became very ugly, and he whispered close to Zong Wang's ear, "Your Highness, now I suspect that everything that happened in Luoyang was a conspiracy! Chu Tianya is not dead at all! The South Bank is a huge conspiracy and trap!"
"Do you still need to say it?" Zong Wang breathed deeply and gritted his teeth and whispered, "Now Xixia's iron ferons are coming. Yue Fei is coming from his back. The south bank can't rush over like an iron barrel, but there is a Yellow River in front of us - we are surrounded!!!"
Gu Shen's face showed a look of fear, and he opened his mouth and couldn't speak.
Zong Wang gritted his teeth and said, "I'd like to know what else Chu Tianya has prepared for us?"
"The most urgent matter, how to retreat from the enemy?" Gu Shen said anxiously, "Can you urgently call Zong Han back to discuss the big plan?"
"Good. Go to the northwest battlefield quickly and replace Zong Han. Zong Wang said anxiously, "At the moment when life and death are at stake, it's not the time for him to be angry for a while!"
The appearance of Yue Fei completely disrupted Zong Han's combat deployment. Compared with the army of 30,000 or 400,000 women, it may not be a big deal. But their appearance also means that the back road of the real woman has been cut off!
Now Zong Han and Zong Wang have to consider that since the Southern Dynasty has cut off his way out, it's not a joke with him - they are going to fight to the death with him!!
The war has reached this point, and there is no room for maneuver and extra choice. All that is left is to fight to the end until one side completely falls!
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There are few days and nights of fighting, and there are few stops. There are fewer and fewer Jurchens landing on the South Bank. Liu Ziyu gradually gained advantages and opportunities. The real women who came to land on the beach had no foothold, and there was no backup and supplies. How to fight?
Zong Han and Zong Wang had no choice but to temporarily change their combat strategy, stop landing on the beach, and concentrate their troops to clean up the iron rotters and Yue Fei who kept coming behind them.
In this way, more than 20,000 Jurchens who have arrived on the south bank have become abandoned soldiers. The only thing waiting for their fate is death.
"Once again, it's time for you to show your skills." Liu Ziyu called the vanguard general Yang Zaixing, "I'll give you 10,000 cavalry, plus Wang Xun and Ma Yu's two generals to fight for you. Can you deal with these iron Futus and crutches on the South Bank?
"Three thousand is enough, I will fight alone!" Yang Zaixing said majesticly.
Liu Ziyu frowned, "Don't underestimate the enemy."
"Wish to establish a military warrant!" Yang Zaixing shouted loudly, "Jin Bing has been lax and unable to fight again. In addition, he is tired of running for his life and lack of food and goods. He will have only half his life left before I go to clean up. Three thousand soldiers and horses, I think it's too much!"
"The dog has to jump over the wall when he is in a hurry, not to mention that the other party is the elite cavalry of the State of Jin?" Liu Ziyu said, "For the safety of you, you take 10,000 horses with Ma Yu and Wang Xun."
"Marshal, why don't you watch Yang's battle in the last battle? When the overall situation has been determined, you can send the rest of the people to clean up the mess!" Yang Zaixing insisted, "Yang doesn't dare to boast. I can't kill more than 20,000 enemy troops on my own. What Yang can do is to make him in chaos and collapse!"
"Good! Just allow 3,000 cavalry to go out of the camp!"