Chapter 99 Miscalculation
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Late at night on the first day of the New Year, Yue Fei's handsome tent was brightly lit.
After two days of rapid march, each army all arrived at the pre-determined position and basically completed the encirclement of the Jin army.
Sun Ge stood in front of the map and explained the current deployment to Yue Fei.
"Dongming City faces the battlefield, with four armies of Lin Chong and Han Shizhong. Tomorrow, Hu Litao will lead 30,000 grain-shooting troops to the battlefield, and the front-on-front blocking forces will reach 70,000."
"Liu Guangshi and Lu Junyi's Tiger Fierce Army, the 30th Army is detouring to the north of the Wanting Line. Song Jiang and Wang Gui's army have crossed the river and headed north, following Liu Guangshi and Lu Junyi afterwards. Wang Yuan, Wang De and Li Qiong's army are crossing the river and will probably reach the predetermined location in the north of Wanting tomorrow."
"We have invested eight Hu Lie Army in the northern part of the Wanting battlefield, 50,000 Kaifeng local troops, and 30,000 surrendered troops, with a total force of 160,000."
"Wang Ju, Xin Xingzong's army has arrived at the attack position. Among them, Zhang Jun will lead the 15th Army of Hu Lie, and Miao Fu will surrender with 20,000 troops. They will cross the river from the direction of Jiyin, meet Gao Baolong's troops, and launch an attack from the eastern front to the Jin army. Tomorrow, the armies on the eastern front will meet, and their total strength will reach 70,000."
"Wanting South Line, Wang Ju, Xin Xingzong, and Liu Xi will lead 40,000 troops to prevent the Jin army from breaking through the river."
Yue Fei nodded slightly and asked, "What's the movement of the Jin army?"
"The Jin army has attacked Dongming City today, so far, and there has been no sign of withdrawal." Huang Zong stood beside Yue Fei and whispered, "But, tonight... no, maybe Wanyan Talan has received urgent reports from Dingtao and Jiyin. He knew that the retreat had been cut off by us, and he probably fell into our trap. If nothing unexpected happens, Wanyan Talan will definitely react tomorrow morning and lead the army to break through."
"Not necessarily." Sun Ge retorted, "The Yongqiu war ended too quickly, and Wanyan Talai would never dream of the Yongqiu war being resolved quickly, thus giving us the opportunity to surround him. If Wanyan Talai thought we were still fighting fiercely with the Southeast rebels on the Yongqiu battlefield, then he would definitely think that our army sneak attacks Dingtao and Jiyin, just to prevent him from attacking and opening the seal."
"Wanyan Talan is also a general of all wars. He will not be so negligent, nor will he fight with luck." Yue Fei shook his head and said to Sun Ge, "Since yesterday, our army has pounced from Yongqiu to Guangji Canal. Although we are far away from the Jin army, the Jurchens may not find it, but Zhang Jun, who is staring at us, will definitely find that he may call the police to Wanyan Talan in front of us."
"If Wanyan Talai received a call from Zhang Jun, then..." Huang Zong looked at the map and suddenly pointed to Puyang on the map. "He must break out in the direction of Puyang and Daming Mansion. Wanting is only more than 200 miles away from the Yellow River defense line. If the Jin army breaks through our blockade, they can escape to Puyang in a day and a night."
"He can also get the support and support of the Jin army in Hebei." Yue Fei leaned over and looked at the map, staring at the Yellow River defense line, and frowned, "Our troops in the north are not enough to resist the Jin army's north-south attack."
Sun Ge and Huang Zong looked at each other and felt that Yue Fei was too cautious. Yue Fei had previously considered the issue of the Jin army breaking into Hebei, so he specially deployed heavy troops on the Wanting North Line. The main force was as high as 80,000, and Wang De and Li Qiong's 30,000 troops were also good. As for Wang Yuan's 50,000 troops, the strength of the Kaifeng local army should not be underestimated. After all, it was an army that had been through actual combat, no worse than the army in the southeast. Such strength was not enough?
"Where is Yang Keshi now?" Yue Fei asked.
"I have arrived in Luoyang today." Sun Ge said immediately, "If you rush to the horse, you will definitely be able to arrive in Kaifeng within five days."
"No, please ask him to arrive in Kaifeng within three days." Yue Fei said decisively.
"Three days?" Sun Ge was a little surprised. "It's nearly five hundred miles from Luoyang to Kaifeng. Isn't it too tight to get to Kaifeng in three days?"
"Don't underestimate the people in the northwest." Yue Fei smiled, "Their combat effectiveness can be imagined when they can fight in difficult places like the northwest. This is the Great Plain, compared to the mountains and rivers in the northwest. The road here is so easy to walk, so it is definitely possible to get to Kaifeng within three days."
"I am eager to write to Wang Yuan, please make sure to arrive at Datun in the early morning and command the northern fronts to fight uniformly."
"I will tell you again about Liu Guangshi, Lu Junyi, Wang Gui, Song Jiang, Wang De, and Li Qiong, and ask them to speed up the marching and must arrive at the scheduled combat position before dawn, and ask them to obey Wang Yuan's command and firmly surround the Jin army in Wanting area."
"I urgently sue Gao Baolong and ask him to launch an attack on the Jin army tomorrow to ensure that our northern army completes its deployment."
"Tell Wang Ju and Xin Xingzong that they will cross the river to fight tomorrow to restrain some of the Jin army's forces."
After pausing for a while, Yue Fei continued to say, "I hurriedly report to Wang Yan, and ask him to lead the Eighth Army of Huliwei to advance towards Liyang to restrain the Jin army in Hebei. I hurriedly report to win Qin, and ask him to be sure to guard the White Horse and resolutely prevent the Jin army from crossing the river from Huazhou." Yue Fei said this, gritted his teeth and said angrily, "They dug up the Yellow River embankment, causing the Yellow River to divert the route. At this moment, if they want to rescue the Jin army in Wanting, there are only two roads. One is to cross the river from Baima and directly attack and open the Feng; the other is to go south to Xingren Mansion and fight fiercely with us on the northern line of Wanting."
Sun Ge and Huang Zong stared at the map, feeling that Yue Fei was going to open his mouth again. While eating Wanyan Talai, he would bite the Hebei Jin army hard. If Yue Fei tried to achieve this goal, it would indeed require more troops.
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Late at night on the first day of the New Year, the Jin army camp.
Wanyan Talai felt something was wrong. Today he did not receive Zhang Jun's letter. According to the agreement, the two sides should communicate and communicate with each other every day, and suddenly lost contact, which was enough to show that there had been changes in the Yongqiu battlefield, which was not conducive to their own changes. Then, the scouts reported that Dingtao and Jiyin were in a fall, and a Tiger Lie Army suddenly appeared behind them, cutting off their retreat. At night, the scouts reported to each other and found the Tiger Lie Army on the northern line of the battlefield and the south of Guangji Canal.
Could it be that the Tiger Lie Army defeated the Southeast Song army on the Yongqiu battlefield and turned around to surround the Jin army? Wanyan Talan immediately denied this idea. This is impossible. From the perspective of time, it is too late, unless the Tiger Lie Army has wings flying, and with the strength of the Tiger Lie Army on the Central Plains battlefield, this cannot be achieved.
Wanyan Talai was restless and restless, so he sent someone to invite Huo Shi, Yang Xunqing and Liu Yu. In Shandong, in addition to Wanyan Talai's six Xi troops, there were also two armies of Huo Shi and Yang Xunqing. The total force was about 50,000. This time, Liu Yu went to the battle with him, bringing 60,000 troops, plus more than 100,000 people, claiming to be 300,000, and the camp was ten miles long. It looked quite large.
Several people discussed for a while, but there was no result. No matter how you speculate, the Hu Lie Army did not have the strength to surround them. This is a fact, so it is necessary to be cautious. If something really happened to the Song army in the Southeast. They were defeated in Yongqiu, then they would retreat. In any case, the purpose of this attack was basically achieved. They repelled the attack of the Hu Lie Army on Shandong and gave the Hu Lie Army a heavy blow. They could also give Huanglong Mansion an explanation.
"Do you want to send an army back to Dingtao overnight?" Yang Xunqing asked.
"The Hu Lie Army has limited military strength and is fighting fiercely in Yongqiu and the Southeast Song army. He has no strength to turn around and deal with us. From this, it can be inferred that their attack on Dingtao was just to force us to retreat, which is not worth worrying." Wanyan Ta's lazy uneasiness gradually dissipated, and his confidence came again.
"Then will we continue to attack tomorrow?" Huo Shi asked.
Wanyan Talan was a little hesitant. After thinking for a moment, he said to Yang Xunqing: "Today Zong Bi wrote to him, saying that Zong Fu was worried that we would have an accident under Kaifeng City, and ordered him to lead 20,000 troops south to Xingren Mansion to provide us with some support, so I plan to stop attacking tomorrow and wait for him for a day."
"Zong Bi goes south tomorrow?" Yang Xunqing asked.
"Yes, he will arrive at Xingren Mansion tomorrow." Wanyan Talan said, "We crossed Wanting yesterday and entered Kaifeng's territory, which is equivalent to entering Li Hu's territory. At this moment, Zongfu sent troops to cooperate with him, and for safety reasons, I have no reason not to agree."
Yang Xunqing laughed, "Zong Bi went south, it was obvious that he was just robbing me of me. Is it possible to take advantage of the situation? Can you agree to this?"
Wanyan Ta smiled lazyly and said nothing, thinking that I need to offend Zongfu, brothers Zongbi? I made too much money in Shandong, and sooner or later I will be called back by Huanglong Mansion and coaxed the two brothers. Maybe I can stay in Shandong for a while.
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After dawn, the situation suddenly changed.
The scouts rushed from all over, looking panicked. In the Dongming, in the north of the Wanting line, a large number of tiger martyrs were found; to the east of Wanting, a huge horse army of 30,000 to 40,000 people were galloping; on the south bank of Guangji Canal, the tiger martyrs also flocked to them, and built bridges and crossed the river at several locations, and the battle was about to begin.
Wanyan Talai didn't believe it. According to the scout's report, the Tiger Lie Army rushed up from all directions, with its troops of at least 200,000. Where did so many Tiger Lie Army come from on the battlefield of the Central Plains?
Yang Xunqing, Huo Shi, Liu Yu and others rushed to the commander's tent. Everyone agreed that the scout's investigation would definitely not be a problem, but there were probably differences in the estimation of the enemy's troops. As for the current situation, the first priority was to withdraw the troops and quickly retreat to the Wanting, Jiyin and Dingtao lines. In this way, even if an accident occurs, you can quickly go north and meet with Zong Bi's Hebei Jin army.
Wanyan Talai didn't dare to hesitate and immediately ordered the withdrawal of troops.
At noon, the Jin army's vanguard army encountered the Tiger and Martyrs' Army in Wanting.
Gao Baolong commanded the Bohai Army, the Tiger Lie Army, the Palace Front Army, and the Tiger Guards launched a tide-like offensive towards the Jin army. These 40,000 horse troops were real Tiger Lie elites, and their combat effectiveness was far beyond ordinary troops to resist. Although the Jin army's vanguard army was well prepared, they had no resistance in the face of the iron cavalry army that was coming like a scattered sea of storms and fled.
Chapter completed!