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According to this force, the two sides can be said to be evenly matched.

The actual total number of people invested by both parties is about 20.

The scale of this battle was second only to the Battle of Chang'an that year.

"Where are Zhang Jun's men?" Yue Fei asked suddenly.

"I heard that I just arrived in Zhending City. The news came last night." Niu Gao said with a sarcasm in a thin voice, "After walking for more than half a month, I walked from Zhaozhou to Zhending, Baili Road ! Really worked hard for our Deputy Manager Zhang!"

Niu Gao was originally a big-budget and three-faced man, and he imitated the sarcasm of a literati, which made people laugh.

When he said this, Yang Zaixing immediately stood up and said: "This person is clearly refusing to move forward on purpose! According to the military law! He should be executed!"

Zhang Jiefu said: "Zhang Jun's background is very strong, it may be very difficult to move him."

"There is going to be a war now." Yue Fei said, "Keep him in Zhending, block off the gold thief's back road to the north by another layer, and pass on the commander's order to let Zhang Jun garrison Zhending, waiting for Zong Han to flee north Time to block!"

"Yes!"

At noon, in early winter, the wind is howling.

Zong Han walked out of the camp and began to inspect his army.

Jin Jun scouts rushed over and presented the latest whereabouts of Zhao Guan's family.

After reading it, Zong Han was very happy: "Official Zhao's house is here, twenty miles to the southwest."

"Marshal, we have been investigating for many days, and Feng Longshan has not found the ambush of the Song army." Zhang Tonggu said, "However, according to this terrain, if the battlefield is moved to the west for ten miles, Feng Longshan will greatly hinder our cavalry's roundabout long-line combat. It seems that this is the main reason why Yue Fei attracted us here."

"Array!" Zong Han didn't take it seriously. The area spanned more than [-] miles, and there was enough space for the cavalry to move around.

The horns of the Golden Army camp sounded, stretching for several miles.

The messengers carried the banners and went to every place to convey Zong Han's orders.

The Jin army soon began to gather and began to act.

Heavy infantry, infantry, archers, crossbowmen, artillery battalion, looking around, like countless ants coming out of an ant nest densely, converging into a black torrent.

At two o'clock in the afternoon, the Jin Army's [-] troops lined up, nearly five miles across.

The news quickly spread to Zhao Ning.

The Song army also began to line up, and the horns sounded and floated in the sky.

What Zhao Ning listed is the square circle formation, which is mainly characterized by defense, with a circle in the middle and square formations around it.

In particular, the phalanxes of the front army and the rear army are very intricate and dense, and their defense performance is very good.

However, the offensive power is slightly weaker.

It doesn't matter, because Zhao Ning does not advocate offense in this battle.

When he learned that the Zhao Guan family had formed an array, and that it was the main defensive square formation, Yue Fei probably knew the Zhao Guan family's true intentions.

Remarks: In this chapter, I explained some reasons why Zhao Ning's wars cost so much money, and nothing can be analyzed in isolation.I have been emphasizing the systematic analysis method in the article, but some readers only believe what they think.It doesn't matter if you don't listen, I never force people.I am doing the analysis for readers who can listen.

Chapter 766 Throwing stones to ask for directions (first update)

"Report!" The scout sent the latest information.

After Yue Fei finished reading, he said, "The Jin men began to attack in the direction of the emperor's imperial camp, with about [-] troops."

"Yue Shuai, give the last general a thousand cavalry, and the last general will intercept the gold thief!" Yang Zaixing immediately stood up, and he said forcefully, "The gold thief must be defeated!"

"This is Zong Han's throwing stones to ask for directions!" General Staff General Xue Yan pointed to the rough map that had just been redrawn based on intelligence.

Niu Gao asked: "How can I ask for directions by throwing stones?"

Everyone's eyes fell on the general staff.

Xue Yan continued: "Our army now has two groups of soldiers and horses. We and the emperor's imperial camp guard brigade, and Zong Han is on the same side. How to send troops and which side to attack is Zong Han's current consideration."

Xue Yan was wearing a red official uniform, and he looked refined. He was a scholar.

In fact, he was a Jinshi during the Zhenghe period.

In the first year of Jingkang, together with Li Gang, he made meritorious service in the first defense of Tokyo. After that, he entered the Lecture Hall and was assigned to Yue Fei.

Coincidentally, in official history, he was the number one advisor under Yue Fei's command.

"Looking at it now, Zong Han is going to fight the emperor first." Yang Zaixing said.

"Zong Han naturally wants to fight the emperor's way, but he will never ignore us. He is eager to send troops to the emperor's imperial camp, but he doesn't do anything to us. Is this reasonable?"

Everyone stared at the map, Niu Gao said: "The Jin army wants to use this to force us to fight quickly?"

"That's right, it looks like they are attacking the emperor's imperial camp, but they are actually forcing us to fight!" Xue Yan pointed to the map, "The Jin army is here, we are here, and the emperor's imperial camp is here. The army will enter the place where our two armies are encircled, and Zong Han has placed the army here just right, and he does not plan to go any further."

Yang Zaixing said: "If this is the case, our army will follow the plan and take the initiative to attack, and compete with the gold thief!"

Yue Fei asked Zhang Jiefu: "Did you find any trace of the gold thief kidnapping Zima?"

Zhang Jiefu shook his head and said, "I haven't found the kidnapper's whereabouts yet."

"It seems that Zong Han hid the cavalry and lined up the infantry. He is waiting for us to dispatch troops, and then quickly charged with the cavalry." Yue Fei also looked at the map.

The strength and distance of the three parties add up to tens of miles in length and width.

With such a long distance, the requirements for the commander are very high.

Moreover, the battlefield is ever-changing. As long as any army is dispatched, it may be exposed to the invisible enemy's blade, or even be attacked by the double lines arranged by the enemy.

At this time, the layout and coordination of each army is particularly important. If one side pulls the hips a little, the defense line or attack line that spans dozens of miles will be torn out by the enemy.

Once the enemy breaks in, it is only a matter of time before the weak point of the main force core can be found.

Fighting this kind of battle is to test the command, mobilization and perseverance of the army, and race against time.

"Niu Gao!"

"The end is here!"

"You lead one thousand cavalry and three thousand infantry, set off from here, arrive here, line up here to wait for the Jin army, and if you find the Jin army, attack it, don't be afraid."

The place Yue Fei was pointing to was twelve miles due south.

This is equivalent to the fact that the Shenwu Army has deployed an elite force to the south, closer to the emperor's imperial camp, and can take corresponding countermeasures against the actions of the Jin Army at any time.

"Yes!"

Niu Gao took the token and went out to raise troops.

"Yang Zaixing!"

"The end is here!"

"The commander-in-chief will give you a thousand horses. Go here. The nearest place to the Jin army is the 5000 men who fight the Jin army. Remember! It's harassment!"

"Yes!"

Yang Zaixing took the badge and went out to raise troops.

After they all went out, Zhang Jiefu said, "Isn't Yue Shuai planning to dispatch the main force now?"

"Wait for Zong Han to come out first, so as not to change."

"I'm afraid Zong Han thinks so too."

"Then let's stand in a stalemate for a while and see Zong Han's real intentions." Yue Fei said.

This war doesn't have God's vision like playing a game.

For Zhao Ning, Zong Han, and Yue Fei, they needed a large number of scouts to travel back and forth across a large battlefield with a radius of tens of miles, and sometimes the information brought back by the scouts may not be really accurate.

For example, the scouts now see that the Jin army dispatched [-] soldiers and horses. When the report comes back, maybe the Jin army has added [-] more soldiers and horses, pushing the war directly to the point of large-scale confrontation.

For the three of them, standing on the coach's platform, they could only see for a few miles.

So it is really an art to command such a large army in such a place.

In the afternoon, the cold wind took away the last dead leaf on the tree, and the village in the distance was dead and quiet.

Five thousand forwards of the Jin Army entered the village. They were searching for any food left, but they found nothing after searching for a long time.

"Report!" The scout quickly reported, "There are more than a thousand cavalrymen of the Song Army coming towards our army, and it is six miles away from here."

"It must be Yue Fei's soldiers and horses." The one who spoke was a man named Zhou Jianshen, Meng An, who was a Han.

But he is a Han from the Liao Kingdom.

In fact, among the Jin army, there are quite a few Han people, Khitan people, and many Bohai people.

The senior generals of the Jin Army are basically Jurchen, the middle ranks are Khitan and Bohai people, and the grassroots are mostly Han Chinese.

However, there are also Han people who get along well, such as Han Chang, the chief ten thousand under Jin Wushu, and Li Cheng, who is highly valued by Jin Wushu.

Therefore, some people in the Song Dynasty hoped to instigate the Han people to create conflicts within the Jin Kingdom. This kind of thinking cannot be wrong, but naive.

Human beings, on a basic level, first want to satisfy themselves and their family members.

Wanyan Alubu said, "Are there any other Song soldiers coming?"

"For the time being, only this road has been discovered."

"Only these thousand cavalry?" Wanyan Alubu became puzzled, "The Song army only sent these one thousand cavalry?"

It seems that Yue Fei is not so easy to be fooled!

As Xue Yan expected, Zong Han sent five thousand forwards to advance towards Zhao Ning, and then set up an ambush in the nearby woods.

Zong Han knew that if he attacked Zhao Guan's family first, Yue Fei would definitely send troops over. This is the most basic quality of a courtier, whether it is in the relationship between a monarch and his ministers, or for political reasons.

Wanyan Alubu is the leader of the vanguard. He is brave and good at fighting, and he is extremely good at fighting with fewer victories and more vanguards. When the Liao Dynasty was conquered and the Song Dynasty was conquered, most of the vanguards were led by him himself.

His main purpose was really not to beat Zhao Ning, but to attract the Shenwu Army.

However, now Yue Fei only sent one thousand cavalry, which was obviously far beyond expectations.

"Array first, we will meet the thousand Song soldiers." Wanyan Alubu grabbed the mace on the table.

Jin Jun came out of the village and quickly lined up in front.

At this time, a group of kidnappers who supported each other with Wanyan Alubu also received news of the Song army's attack.

They began to wait for the Song Army and Wanyan Alubu to enter a confrontation, and then quickly clashed on the battlefield, besieging and killing the Song Army along the way.

Not long after, Zong Han, who was in the Jinjun Commander's Battalion, also received the intelligence sent by the scouts.

"Yue Fei only dispatched a thousand cavalry?" Zong Han asked doubtfully.

Chapter 767 Yang Zaixing's Assault! (Second more)

Fighting a war is similar to playing Doudi Zhu solitaire.

Not only to see what cards you have, but also to calculate what cards your opponent and companions may have.

Then, according to the cards on the table, play the cards in your hand.

Instead of being obsessed with his own cards, he only thinks about how to finish playing his own cards.

Obviously, now is the time for both sides to fight for rhythm.

If Yue Fei immediately sent out the same 5000 troops, and Zong Han added another [-] to advance towards the Shenwu Army from the side, what would Yue Fei do?

Continue to mobilize [-]?

If he continues to transfer, Zong Han might wake up laughing from his dream.

Why?

Because Yue Fei's troops are smaller than Zong Han's, adding more troops will force Zhao Ning to join in too.

This is exactly what Zong Han wanted.

Yue Fei and Zhao Ning are not in the same position. They have poor information in sending messages, and there is a lag in information. In terms of coordination, it is definitely not easier to command an army of [-] than Zong Han alone.

Once the rhythm is brought up by Zong Han, this battle will be difficult to fight.

Therefore, Yue Fei did not do what Zong Han wanted, but only sent a small cavalry over.

At this time, the most suitable person to appear on the stage is naturally Yang Zaixing.

Wanyan Alubu was riding a horse, and the Jin army displayed a standard circular formation, which was more defensive.

The Jin army was not going to fight the Song army, which once again exposed Zong Han's tactical purpose, which was to attract more Song troops.

"Commander Yang!" Duyuhou Wang Qing said, "The main force of the Jin people is twelve miles due east at this time, except for the Jin army with thousands of soldiers and horses in the road ahead, there is no trace of the Jin army in the rest of the way, but We found some traces of suspected horseshoes at the seven o'clock position ahead."