Poor Family

  Chapter 1050 The First Battle

The envoy of the Kingdom of Jin is King Xi Wanyan Ningji, the fourteenth son of Wanyan Aguda, whose mother is Princess Xiao Chongfei of the Liao Kingdom. He serves as Minister of the Ministry of War of the Kingdom of Jin. younger brother.

   Of course, Wanyan Ningji could not come from Liaodong, but went south by detouring Juyongguan.

  Wanyan Ningji is a civil servant and knows Han etiquette quite well. Seeing Li Yanqing walk into the tent, he hastily bowed to salute, "Wanyan Ningji, Minister of the Ministry of War of the Kingdom of Jin, sees His Royal Highness the Regent."

  Li Yanqing waved his hand very politely, "Shangshu Ningji came from a long way, thank you for your hard work, please sit down!"

  Li Yanqing heard that Wanyan Ningji came from Juyongguan, and he immediately understood that Wanyan Zongbi must be firmly opposed to the peace talks, and the internal conflicts in Jin State intensified, so Wanyan Ningji did not dare to leave Liaodong.

Seeing that Li Yanqing was quite polite, Wanyan Ningji calmed down a little. He pointed to the two young girls in the other corner of the big tent and said, "These are Zonggan's two daughters, and they are also Princess Jin and the Third Princess. I would like to give them to the regent." His Royal Highness is a concubine."

  Li Yanqing saw that although the two girls were well dressed, but their eyes were terrified, he smiled and said: "Their father died at my hands, I dare not take them in, kindness is appreciated, please take them back!"

  Wanyan Ningji hurriedly said: "This is two different things. War is a battle between two countries, and marriage is also an exchange between two countries. As long as it is not a personal grudge, the Jurchens will not remember it in their hearts."

  He winked at the two girls, and the two girls quickly stepped forward and knelt down, "We are willing to serve Your Highness!"

Li Yanqing thought for a while, then asked his soldiers to take them down first, and said to Wanyan Ningji: "I understand the purpose of Shangshu Ningji, but the arrow is already on the string, I have to shoot, I must annihilate Wanyan Zongbi's attack." the army, and then there is the possibility of peace talks."

  Wanyan Ningji was sad, and said for a while: "Your Highness killed Yan Zongbi, we have no objection, but I beg His Highness to be merciful and forgive the common people of the Kingdom of Jin."

Li Yanqing nodded, "My army has strict military discipline and will not plunder the people. Please rest assured on this point. I can promise you that as long as the Song Army takes Liaoyang Mansion and obtains a strategic buffer zone, they can negotiate peace with the Kingdom of Jin. You have full sincerity, and I believe that the Kingdom of Jin will remain."

  Wanyan Ningji was overjoyed to leave, and Li Yanqing ordered him to be sent out of Juyongguan. At this time, he looked at the sky, and it was already dark.

  He pondered for a moment, and then ordered Wang Gui to be brought in. Wang Gui will be in charge of the battle of Dading Mansion.

  At this time, the soldier whispered: "Many people came to watch the two princesses of the Kingdom of Jin, and they were so frightened that they cried."

  Li Yanqing was a little displeased, waved his hands and said: "Send them to my dormitory first, and then send them to Lin'an later."

  At this time, Wang Gui walked into the big tent quickly and said with a smile, "I heard that he is as handsome as the two princesses of the Kingdom of Jin?"

   "If you want, I will give them to you."

  Wang Gui quickly waved his hand, "I don't dare to take this kind of Fanbang princess, I already have enough women, if I take this kind of Fanbang princess again, the glutinous rice **** will kill me, let's keep them all handsome!"

  Li Yanqing smiled, let him sit down, and then slowly said: "I plan to let you fight in Dadingfu, how are you going to fight?"

  Wang Gui smiled and said: "As long as you give me the heavy armored infantry and musketeers, I will definitely win this battle!"

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  Dading Mansion is located in the north of Yanshan Mountain, including today's triangle area of ​​Chengde in Hebei, Chifeng in Inner Mongolia, and Chaoyang in Liaoning. It is also a strategic location of the Kingdom of Jin.

  This area is dominated by low mountains and hills, densely covered with forests, numerous rivers, and rich in various resources. For this reason, Wanyan Aguda had a decree that he would rather abandon Yanshan Mansion than Dading Mansion.

  Although Taizu's last order could not be disobeyed, due to insufficient troops, Wanyan Zongbi was worried that he would be defeated by the Song army one by one, so he was forced to abandon Dading Mansion and ordered the garrison to rush back to Liaoyang.

  The chief general of Dading Mansion, Wanyan Yinkeshu, has received Wanyan Zongbi's military order, and he immediately led his army to Liaoyang Mansion to join the main force.

  But not long after he left Dading City, he received a spy report that a Song army of tens of thousands of people had already arrived.

  Wanyan Yinkeshu was about fifty years old, and he was the founding hero of the Jin Kingdom. Since the Jurchens didn’t live long, he was already one of the few remaining veterans in the Jin army at this age.

  He immediately set up a hand curtain at the edge of the forest and looked at Song Jun. At this time, Song Jun had retreated three miles away, leaving a piece of grassland empty, obviously wanting to fight him.

  Wanyan Yinkeshu slowly narrowed his eyes. The Song army was small, only about 30,000 people, basically similar to his army, and probably wanted to go to Daning Mansion. This is an opportunity.

  Wanyan Yinkeshu is very conceited. The five thousand elite cavalry under him are all veterans who have followed him for many years. They have rich combat experience and are the elite of the Jurchen army.

  In the battle with Zongze for the Shandong Peninsula a few years ago, Wanyan Yinkeshu also led his army to participate in the battle. As a result, his five thousand elite cavalry defeated the Song army from the flanks in one fell swoop.

  Wanyan Yinkeshu has always been full of contempt for the Song army. Although Li Yanqing has won countless times, he either used the defense of the city or used the right time and place to win by using intrigue.

   But he had never fought a direct battle with the Jin soldiers. Wanyan Yinkeshu believed that if the two sides fought head-on, the Song army would definitely not be the opponent of the Jurchen cavalry.

   This is not his personal opinion, but the consensus of all Jin Bing generals.

  They were still immersed in the Battle of Hebei, the glorious victory that crushed hundreds of thousands of Song troops.

Wanyan Yinkeshu thought that the Song army might have good equipment, but they were greedy for life and afraid of death, and their bodies were weak, so they couldn't withstand the impact of the cavalry. They couldn't even beat the old and weak Khitan army, let alone compare with the mighty Jurchen cavalry. .

   "Ready to fight!"

  Wanyan Yinkeshu shouted loudly, and ten thousand Jurchen cavalry raised their spears in a uniform manner, showing superb military qualities.

   "Advance in line!"

The Jurchen cavalry marched slowly, and the ten thousand cavalry were divided into five rows, with two thousand soldiers in each row, with a distance of two feet. As if carefully measured, the cavalry began to trot, with shields in one hand and spears in the other, and they were still neatly lined up. The sharp short spear in his hand gleamed coldly in the sun.

Wang Gui has rich experience in combat, and they have an absolute advantage in the overall situation. Of course, it is impossible to fight to the death with the Jin soldiers and increase unnecessary casualties. He divided the 60,000 army into two. The cavalry, led by Wang Yan and Liu Tang, ambushed in the forest not far away.

  The 30,000 troops in front of Wang Gui consisted of 10,000 cavalry, 10,000 heavy armored infantry, and 10,000 musketeers.

  The cavalry is responsible for protecting the musketeers, and the 10,000 heavy armored infantry are the main force.

   It was not the first time that the Song Army fought against the Jurchens. Their rich combat experience allowed them to see the strengths and weaknesses of the Jurchens cavalry at a glance.

   Well-trained is the first advantage. They can maintain a neat formation while running. Even the Khitan cavalry can't do it. Obviously, they are very skilled in overall coordination. From this point alone, this is a formidable enemy.

Secondly, only the 3,000 cavalry in the front have shields, and none of the soldiers behind have them. Each of them has a spear, a sword, and a pair of bows and arrows. Their armor is not good either. They are all tight-fitting leather armor. Can't stand Song Jun's muskets.

   This is the sequelae caused by the serious shortage of pig iron in the Kingdom of Jin. They did not have enough pig iron to make iron plate armor for soldiers.

  Wang Gui saw the weakness of the Jurchen cavalry's weak defense, and saw that the enemy army was densely packed in the middle and the troops on both sides were relatively small. He immediately ordered: "The Musketeers put up a double-winged formation."

The flag of the Song army was waved, and 10,000 musketeers quickly arranged a combat formation, adjusting it into a slightly arc-shaped double-winged formation with 6,000 men in the middle and 2,000 men on each side. Intensity, but the three-stage shot remains unchanged.

The 10,000 cavalrymen of the Song Army also advanced slowly, holding spears and shields in their hands, controlling the horses with their legs, and closely guarding the two wings of the Musketeers. Together, drums were rumbling, encouraging the morale of their respective soldiers.

   Three hundred steps. ． ． ． ． One hundred and fifty steps. ． ． ． They were about to enter the killing range of the Song army's guns, when the Jurchen army suddenly launched. They accelerated their horses and shouted loudly to kill the Song army. The sky was filled with yellow dust, and the clouds covered the sun.

  But Wang Gui did not immediately order to shoot. He stared at the Jurchen cavalry sharply, as if he had seen through the cavalry's tactics.

  It was a hundred paces, but Wang Gui still did not give an order. Many Song soldiers' palms were soaked in cold sweat. This was something they had never experienced in many years of fighting.

At this time, the Jurchen army suddenly accelerated, and the distance between the queues began to widen, but the queues were still neat. This is the brilliance of Wanyan Yinke's technique. At the last moment, the distance was widened, so that the killing area of ​​​​the Song army's bows and arrows was small. up.

  The horses were galloping, and the cavalry shouted to kill the Song army overwhelmingly. At eighty steps, Wang Gui pointed his sword and shouted: "Shoot!"

'boom! boom! boom! ’ White smoke filled the Song army’s position, and four thousand muskets fired at the same time in the first section.

This is the advantage of the eighty steps. The shooting is accurate and the lethality is greater. The projectiles are like heavy rain. They roared and shot towards the Jurchen cavalry group. The powerful lead bullets pierced the Jurchen cavalry's shields, pierced the leather armor, and penetrated the body , The horse fell to the ground, and the cavalry screamed and fell from the horse.

  In an instant, nearly a thousand people were shot down by muskets, and the momentum of the Jurchen cavalry's attack was thwarted. Immediately after the second and third sections, 6,000 muskets were fired in turn, and the golden soldiers stopped at the eighty pace line.

After a round of musket fire, the 10,000 Jurchen soldiers lost more than 2,500 men. At this time, the 4,000 musketeers in the first section had finished loading their ammunition. He half squatted on the ground, lit the match, and aimed his gun at Jurchen cavalry.

'boom! boom! boom! '

  Another puff of white smoke shot out, and the Jurchen cavalry turned their backs again. Many cavalrymen were terrified. They had never seen such a firearm before. They didn’t shoot with bows and arrows. When a puff of white smoke came out, they suffered heavy casualties.

   At the beginning, some cavalry turned around and fled. Wanyan Yinke was furious. Once the cavalry retreated, thousands of people in front would die in vain. He immediately ordered: "Five thousand cavalry press up!"

  He finally put his most elite five thousand cavalry on the battlefield, but they were wearing iron armor.

  Five thousand cavalry rushed forward, forcing the cavalry in front to continue charging.

  The muskets of the Song army kept firing. They had fired six rounds, 60,000 rounds of bullets had been fired, and the Jin soldiers had suffered more than 7,000 casualties. However, their distance was getting closer and closer, and they were already 50 steps away.

At this time, many guns of the Song Army had cracked tubes. After all, the welding process of the barrels was relatively backward. After six or seven shots were fired, the seams of some gun barrels cracked, and the flames leaked from the cracks. The buckshot only shoots a dozen steps away.

  Wang Gui immediately ordered: "The Musketeers retreat, and the heavy armored infantry go up!"

  (end of this chapter)