Water Margin: I, Wang Lun, will have many children and many blessings in Liangshan.

Wang Huan spoke and gave orders with authority.

He is a veteran general who has served as Jiedushi for more than ten years.

The court still trusts him.

Entrust him with important responsibilities and control other military envoys.

This also shows that this expedition to the Song Dynasty was extremely rash.

At least one Jiedu envoy or a high-ranking imperial official should be sent to command the ten Jiedu envoys.

Or send Tong Guan, the privy envoy, or even Cai You.

Headed by Wang Huan, he felt good about himself, but who knew that there were many Jiedu envoys who were not convinced by him.

The leaders were Han Baozheng, the military governor of Yanmen in Yunzhong, and Xu Jing, the military governor of Taiyuan, Shangdang.

These two men led the soldiers from the northern Jin Dynasty east of Hedong, who were strong and brave, agile and brave enough to die.

Among the armies from various places in the Song Dynasty, the soldiers and horses in Daibei, that is, Hedong, were the most brave. The Western Army Group formed with Guanzhong and northern Shaanxi was also the most capable army among the Song armies.

Before the Jin destroyed the Song Dynasty, it was the Western Army that was suppressing Xixia.

It was also the Western Army that truly pacified Fang La.

However, although the Western Army was strong, its performance in the campaign against Liao was extremely poor. The army was defeated in Baihegou and could not defeat the remnants of the Liao Army.

The Jin army invaded, and the Western army was defeated miserably under the city of Kaifeng.

Unable to defend Taiyuan, they were defeated miserably.

Later, when the Southern Song Dynasty was established, more than 100,000 elite remnants of the Western Army, led by Prime Minister Zhang Jun, fought against the Jin Army, but the result was a disastrous defeat.

It can only be said that the combat effectiveness of the Imperial Army of the Northern Song Dynasty was really poor.

The performance of the new masters in the Southern Song Dynasty was much better than that of the classic masters in the Northern Song Dynasty.

Although several generals were from the Western Army, Liu Guangshi and Han Shizhong were both from the Western Army, and the Wu brothers were both from the Western Army. Only Yue Fei was from Hebei.

Han Cunbao and Xu Jing's troops were the most elite. Han Cunbao was from a high-ranking family, so he really didn't pay much attention to Wang Huan, a common veteran.

Amidst the rumbling drums, the generals arrived slowly after a long time.

Han Baozheng and Xu Jing came together. When they arrived at the tent, they just bowed curtly and sat down without apologizing.

At this time, the sound of horse hooves was getting closer and closer.

Wang Huan suppressed his anger and didn't say much, and led all the Jiedu to go out to watch the battle.

Like the Chinese army camp of the Liangshan Army, Wang Huantiao's Chinese army camp is also in a nearby hilly area.

It is fifty or sixty meters high and the terrain is gentle.

After setting up camp, it is not only safe, but also conducive to long-range vision. You can observe most of your own camp and a few enemy camps.

Last night Wang Huan and others arrived for the first time and had not yet observed the enemy camp.

At this time, we climbed up the high slope and had a great view.

Even Han Cunbao and Xu Jing, who looked arrogant, had strange expressions on their faces.

The camp on the opposite side of Liangshan vaguely controls the two rivers, official roads, fields, river banks and river beaches.

The forts are neatly arranged, echoing each other, with a strict atmosphere and orderly order.

Compared to his own side, it was a mess, and there was even a fight in the morning over fighting for dry food. Several Jiedu envoys had no choice but to kill a group of troublemaking officers and soldiers to calm down the chaos.

In comparison, the gap is extremely obvious.

However, with this small gap at the moment, it is absolutely impossible to make these Jiedushi, who came from strong bandits and robbers, to admit defeat and bow their heads.

……

The sound of horse hooves was getting closer.

When officers and soldiers arrived last night, the nearby wild animals were frightened and fled in all directions.

There are many pheasants, hares and other animals hiding in the woods, shrubs, and grass beside the river.

The cavalry galloped, and these wild animals and birds fled in all directions.

Mixed in among the wild animals were many sentries of officers and soldiers, and they were also running away desperately.

The three thousand cavalry mainly came from the official road in the plains.

A small number of light cavalry galloped along the river embankments and river beaches, clearing out the officers and soldiers sentry cavalry there.

The two sides have begun to contact.

The officers and soldiers collapsed at the first touch.

The Liangshan Army's personal commanders are all veterans and elite soldiers. Their physical fitness, courage, skills, and experience are all at the top of the command lines in all capitals.

It is also a trump card in Wang Lun's hand.

Today we want to have a real head start, rather than the officers and soldiers randomly calling for formation, so Wang Lun also directly released the pro-army cavalry!

And it is an elite cavalry with a white horse and a righteous state!

More than three thousand riders rolled forward like one wave after another on the uneven ground.

They clear away all obstacles and smooth away all noise.

There were hundreds of thousands of officers and soldiers, and a lot of sentry cavalry were released. Hundreds of people were guarding and reconnoitring along an area of ​​more than ten miles. They were surrounded by a sudden large group of cavalry, charged, killed, and suppressed.

At the beginning of the morning, that is, around seven o'clock in the morning, when the summer sun is high in the sky and people feel some heat coming over them, in the distance of less than twenty miles from the Liangshan camp to the officers and soldiers camp, The Liangshan cavalry had killed at least three to four hundred people.

The bloody heads were gathered together, and the cavalry began to throw these heads towards the outside of the camp while riding sideways through the first camp of officers and soldiers.

The bloody heads were thrown away, throwing a blood-sprinkled parabola in the air, and then landed with a bang.

The sight of hundreds of heads falling to the ground caused the officers and soldiers in the camp to exclaim in frustration.

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Seeing Wang Huan's face turn pale, he finally couldn't bear it anymore.

Liangshan's Qingqi were fast, agile, and fought extremely resolutely, even reaching the outskirts of the camp.

Running at full speed, as fast as lightning, this concentrated use of cavalry was a rare strategy for the Song Army.

Coordination of foot and cavalry, and a large formation, this is the normal state of the Song army.

The Western Army was able to suppress the Xixia people in Hengshan. First, Xixia's national power became weaker and weaker. After all, it was a small country with several states.

Secondly, the Western Army was very brave, mainly from Daibei and northern Shaanxi. In these two places, there were more than a thousand civil bow and arrow societies alone, and the people had a tradition of practicing martial arts and archery.

Thirdly, the place was narrow and mountainous, which was not conducive to the activities of the Xixia cavalry. The Song army did not hesitate to spend money and kept building one military camp after another. Using this kind of stronghold to advance and the brave blessings of the border people, this Only then did they take the initiative and advantage in the war with Xixia.

Otherwise...

From Song Zhenzong to Song Renzong, especially during the reign of Renzong, more than 100,000 elite imperial guards gathered together, and many famous ministers and generals attacked Xixia, and the result was a disastrous defeat.

After this blow, Song Renzong even stopped the Qingli New Deal and became disheartened.

During the reign of Emperor Shenzong, another attack on Xixia was carried out, and the elite main force of the Forbidden Army was also deployed, but it was still a disastrous defeat.

Arrange the formation, mix foot and cavalry, and advance slowly. If you win, you will not be able to expand the results, but if you lose, you will be defeated thousands of miles away...

This is the strength of the Northern Song Dynasty army.

Wang Huan finally couldn't bear it anymore and turned around and said angrily:"We haven't even started fighting with the main force of the bandit army yet, but they have already taken the lead. The three armies are frustrated. You guys are just watching like this.".？"

"There is nothing you can do if you don't watch. Each ministry only has a small number of cavalry, ranging from a thousand to hundreds. By the time we send out thousands or even thousands of infantry and cavalry to fight, their light cavalry will be as fast as the wind and they will be gone long ago."

"I think it's better to shrink the reconnaissance cavalry and not die in vain. Tomorrow the main force of the army will be sent out to attack the enemy's formation."

"With our eight-section victory over hundreds of thousands of elites, we are not afraid of not being able to defeat the Liangshan Army."

"I will challenge the enemy general tomorrow!"

"Yes, it’s better to bury the pot and make rice first……"

Opinions vary.

In fact, all Jiedu are veterans.

I know what Wang Huan said is right.

Being crushed by the enemy's cavalry, he was unable to leave the camp gate.

The main force will fight tomorrow or the day after tomorrow... How do you separate the camps and arrange the formations?

What to do about grain roads?

This battle must be fought.

The governors just couldn't stand Wang Huan's attitude of treating him as the leader, so they deliberately caused trouble for the old man.

Seeing Wang Huan's gloomy face, Han Cunbao winked at Xu Jing, as well as Longxi Hanyang Jiedushi Li Congji, Tianshui Jiedushi Jing Zhong and others.

Several of them came from Longxi, northern Shaanxi, and northern Shanxi.

I look down upon several military envoys in the south and central plains.

At this moment, it was time for them to show their skills.

After all, they were in the war zone against Xixia. Their soldiers were experienced in fighting and there were relatively many cavalry.

"We have Tianshui, Longxi, Taiyuan, and Yunzhong four quarters, each with 3,000 infantry and cavalry. When the cavalry is gathered, there are more than 3,000 cavalry, all wearing armor. The infantry holds divine arm bows and infantry bows. They each go out of the camp and slowly gather together. , forming horns with each other, there are more than 12,000 people in the four battalions, 9,000 infantry, and 3,000 cavalry. I don’t believe that we can’t drive away this bandit cavalry!"

Han Cunbao and others watched for a while, and they also saw that Liangshan's three thousand cavalry were extraordinary.

The horses were fast, their riding skills were superb, they were strong and agile, and they dared to approach the camp here to provoke them. Their courage and experience were also extremely powerful..

Coupled with the forest spear, wearing a breastplate, and the equipment is also excellent, at least it looks much better than the Song Army's pierced armor and leather armor.

Such light cavalry can completely block the communication between the battalions and affect the formation of battle formations. , and even harassed and cut off food routes!

Therefore, they also planned to send out all their elites!

Although there are three thousand in a battalion, all of them are armored elite infantry and cavalry!

"You all are so kind.

Wang Huan cupped his fists and said,"I will also lead my three thousand elite troops to fight and challenge the leading general over there!""

Now all the Jiedu are no longer mocking the old man.

In terms of personal martial arts, Wang Huan's ability is indeed the highest among the ten Jiedu.

He can fight against the five tiger generals of Liangshan without falling behind.The level has been explained.

All Jiedu clasped their fists and returned the salute:"It's hard work, old general."

Wang Huan smiled bitterly and said:"I understand what you are thinking, don't think that I like to lead this leader. The imperial court does not send institutional envoys and privy envoys to lead the troops, but just asks us and When Liangshan fights with each other, it is best to suffer heavy casualties. We all die, Liangshan all dies, this is the best result. If we want to save our lives and return to our own territory, it is best to use all our strength to defeat the Liangshan bandits, everyone If I can go back in full, I will prepare a banquet for you all and apologize to you all for the crime of disrespect!"

"The old general said it."

Wang Huan, the commander-in-chief of the various festivals, recognized his position and no longer acted like a general, giving orders. Instead, he became friendly again. (To read Baoshuang novels, go to Feilu Novel Network!)

The governors also climbed up from the bottom. He came here from a rolling battle.

He knew that the imperial court had sinister intentions.

Liangshan was a tough nut to crack.

But now that the matter has come to this, we can only bite the bullet.

Wang Huan is right about this.

Winning this battle and returning home with glory is the best option. Good results

……

The Chinese army in Liangshan was also built on a mound with higher terrain.

There were no high-rise buildings in this era. The battlefield was separated by two or three villages, and everyone had already fled.

Some thatched houses had long been demolished by the officers and soldiers and used as firewood.

Either the officers lived in the tile-roofed houses, or they were directly set on fire.

Except for sparse forest land and a few houses, standing at a height of tens of meters, the battlefield covering dozens of miles in radius is basically unobstructed.

In the military camp area of ​​​​Liangshan, two jade-belt-like rivers are dozens of miles apart and meander through.

The county seat is faintly visible behind him.

Behind the officers and soldiers camp in front, a grain supply team composed of small carts and porters can be vaguely seen.[]

There are also tens of thousands of people, like an endless stream of ants carrying food.

Wang Lun, Zhu Wu, Li Ying, as well as many officials from various departments, Du Qian, Song Wan, Zhu Gui and others climbed up to the top of the mound one after another.

Overlooking the battlefield.

The high-spirited attitude of the Liangshan cavalry quickly eliminated the horizontal and vertical reconnaissance cavalry and small teams of officers and soldiers.

The war hasn't started yet, but judging from various details, the balance of victory has already tilted towards Liangshan.

When everyone was showing joy.

The drums were also beating loudly in the officers and soldiers' camps.

Then the camp gate was opened in a noisy manner.

A large number of armored Song troops filed out.

Most of them wore iron helmets or hooded hats, unlike those who stayed in the camp, where everyone had a trademark hat.

He is holding various long weapons such as long knives, spears, long axes, and long sticks. The weapons are relatively complex.

This is not surprising.

There are dozens of types of long knives recorded in the Military Betting Records of the Northern Song Dynasty.

There are also more than a dozen types of axes.

There are also dozens of various types of long guns.

The Forbidden Army supervises the production of armor and weapons, which are relatively uniform.

Local troops just do whatever they want, use whatever they have, and use whatever they want.

The most common types are spears, knives, and axes.

There are relatively few halberds and spears, and (Li Zhao's) are more expensive and not suitable for ordinary soldiers.

There are also many knife-clipping sticks.

This kind of stick is heavier and longer than a spear. It has a sharp blade at the front end, which can be used to stab and swing.You can also throw and smash.

When brothers Wu Jie and Wu Lin defeated the Jin soldiers' heavy cavalry, the Mazha knife played a small role, while the sword-clipping stick played a greater role.

The heavy stick with a blade hit the horse's head, causing the horse to fall to the ground, and then hit the head of the man. The head of both the man and the horse was smashed. The power was really not small.

If it's not easy to smash, just use the knife head to stab the horse's head or the person's face.

But those who can use this kind of heavy weapon are extremely rare, just like the axe-wielders. There are not many people, and they are not in a battle formation.

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".Bandits, how dare you fight me!"

From a distance, Wang Huan, a veteran general, was also full of energy. When the drum beat gradually stopped, he did not care about his subordinates who were still in formation behind him and the Liangshan cavalry not far away on the flank. He just galloped forward with one gun. Moving forward, a roaring formation began a few miles away from the Liangshan camp.

"How dare any thief dare to fight me?"

"Haha, are they all cowards?"

Wang Huan continued to call for formation. He wanted to use his own strength to attract Liangshan's attention and provide cover for Han Cunbao, Xu Jing and others to dispatch troops and horses.

His own troops and horses were behind to cover the left and right and Chinese army camps.

In this way In fact, the tactics of the two sides are easy to fight.

Then more and more people come. The battle that was not originally planned begins.

It must be extremely detrimental to the officers and soldiers.

They just arrived last night, and everything has not been straightened out today.

The battle should be tomorrow. The day after tomorrow, or even three or five days later.

But the pressure from the Liangshan Qingqi was too great, forcing Wang Huan and others to take a few elites out of the camp in advance.

The drums rumbled, and the hoofbeats could be heard.

The shouts and orders were endless. , but they couldn’t cover up Wang Huan’s screams.

Người mua: Tê Tê Ka