#1006 desperate counterattack (below)
The Jin soldiers flying down the straight and steep city wall from above were indeed beyond the expectations of almost all the Song army soldiers. They were completely caught off guard. This was a completely beyond the common sense attack method.
But in fact, this tactic that seemed incredible to the Song people was nothing in the eyes of the Jurchen warriors. Because over the years, countless Jurchen people have relied on their own risk to support their families - the ginseng, Ganoderma lucidum and the young birds in the sea that they used to pay tribute to the Liao Kingdom were all things that grew on the steep cliffs of Changbai Mountain. If you want to obtain it, the Jurchens needed to use the most simple means to fall from the top of the cliffs of a hundred feet a thousand feet, and then dig these treasures into their hands.
Although in the past decade, with the continuous growth and rise of the Jurchen clan, they no longer have to exchange their lives for some pitiful necessities of survival as they have been for more than a hundred years, their traditions have remained. Almost all the elite soldiers in the army have the skill of climbing steep cliffs and walking on flat ground. Compared with the ten-foot city wall, this is really no difficulty or danger.
Moreover, this dive and fall tactic has a powerful rush that is not found in the plain, which can add another three points to the Jin people's combat power. It is really like a tiger's wings. It is really not something that ordinary Song soldiers can resist. Almost in the face of their fall, the soldiers who were standing in front had fallen down one after another, and could not stop their rushing momentum, allowing them to cross over their heads like ribs and rush towards the elite Qingzhou army behind who were still raising their bows to shoot.
In front of the team, Yue Fei was the first to be hit. His destiny opponent, like a god, came down to earth, roaring and slashing down with a knife. Its power was tremendous, as if he could cut him and his horse in half with one knife. Fortunately, Yue Fei noticed the danger before the enemy was approaching and was wary of this premise. As soon as he felt the violent sword falling, he had already decisively lifted the reins and controlled the horse, and dodged straight to the side. Finally, he narrowly avoided the sword that the other party must have won. At the same time, the spear in his hand had turned into a phantom in the sky, facing the other two Jin soldiers who were striking towards him.
These two men are far from being compared with Wu Shu in terms of speed and reaction. Their swords are still half a foot away from Yue Fei. Their chest has been stabbed by a spear, and they scream and thrown out. After hitting the wall again, they hit the ground, and their flesh and blood are suddenly flying.
But Yue Fei's danger had not yet passed. Just when he assassinated two people in a row, Wu Shu, who had lost his sword, shouted loudly again. He only used his waist to exert force, and then stopped his body in the air. He waved his hands and changed from straight to horizontal slashing, and then attacked Yue Fei's shoulders and necks. He could see that the other party was an extremely important general in the Song army. Killing him would definitely completely disrupt the defense line here.
The timing of this sword was also extremely exquisite. It was the moment when Yue Fei's old power had just left the new power. Even if he wanted to return the gun and save himself, it was difficult. This made his face suddenly tighten, and he didn't dare to pause any more. He kicked his legs and pulled away from his hips and legs. He quickly broke away from his mount and rushed straight to the back. At the same time, with a shout, the sword light flashed through the back of his mount. If he was half a moment later, he would be afraid that he would end up with one knife and two cuts.
Yue Fei made a quick decision to abandon the horse and flew away, but Wu Shu's expectations were really out of his way, and he could not change his moves. But after a light exclamation, he still followed the trend. After his body paused, his legs spread out and he gently landed on Yue Fei's mount. His hands shook, and the rope that helped him fall quickly was abandoned. Then he firmly grasped the reins. After a striking, he quickly turned around. Wu Shu actually drove his horse and rushed towards the Song soldiers behind him.
The two of them fought very dangerously and quickly. Almost in the blink of an eye, one of them was dropped and the other one grabbed the cavalry. At this time, the battle between the front and back really broke out. Without the Qingzhou soldiers being killed, they were caught off guard. Hundreds of crossbowmen in front fell down in blood. Everyone in the rear also quickly retreated in the shouts of the lower-level officers, and avoided the enemy's subsequent pursuit, but the offensive that wanted to rush over to help was completely cut off.
If it were a normal army, even if the troops still had an absolute advantage at this moment, they would probably collapse. After all, the current situation is that the Song army was cut into two sections by the Jin soldiers, and the first one was difficult to take care of. Moreover, many generals were either killed in battle or fell off the horse. However, the enemy was in full swing and became more and more brave as the battle became more and more courageous, and they seemed to be completely at a disadvantage. But this Qingzhou army could not guess based on common sense. Every officer here had the subjective initiative and adaptability that other generals did not have. Even if the main general was trapped for a while, they would not panic. They retreated in an orderly manner in a call, first to widen the distance from the powerful enemy, and then another rain of arrows flew to disrupt the enemy's rushing momentum and block their pursuit.
Sure enough, this on-the-spot response really made the Jin soldiers' attacks that should have taken advantage of the situation to kill. It was because Wu Shu was careless and even caused the war horse under his crotch to hit two arrows in a row. He had to give up and continue to rush, control the horse and line up with the others, making preparations for another battle.
The battle between Song and Jin in the rear also entered a white-hot heat. However, after losing the cover of the crossbow in the rear, the soldiers of Shandong army that had been several times unable to withstand the fierce impact of the Jin soldiers from waves higher and higher, and they were also retreating step by step, and they were about to retreat in front of Wushu and the others.
The battlefield outside the East Gate is now full of strange scenes. The two groups of soldiers were cut into two pieces, and the two sides could not communicate and cooperate effectively. This was obviously not what the Song army with more powerful forces wanted to happen, but since the initiative had fallen into the hands of the Jin people, they naturally would not let it go.
After seeing the Song army in front of him, Wu Shu resolutely shouted again: "Crash back, kill all the Song army in front first, and then leave!" As he said that, he took the lead and rushed towards the rear of the Shandong army. Under his leadership, the other Jin soldiers also roared and rushed backwards with less than a thousand troops.
This time, facing the scene of attacks from front to back, the Shandong army was really unable to resist. Huang Xin roared several times to reorganize the army, but it could no longer play a big role. Moreover, A Guda had already reached him again with the cooperation of several generals. He rolled a big sword and slashed Huang Xin's face, which scared him so much that he could only raise his sword to resist. But this time, the long sword in his hand was no longer the Sangmen sword that had been tempered thousands of times before. After continuous battles, the longer sword with a more crisp texture finally could not support the strange power from the big sword and suddenly broke down.
"Dang!" As the sword broke, Huang Xin's body suddenly stopped, and the door in his chest was opened. A Guda in front of him could hardly hesitate at all. The big knife in his hand had already slashed out, and it completely penetrated Huang Xin's chest with a whirlwind. Then it started to slash him into two pieces.
"Brother Huang..." The generals who were also from Liangshan brothers were really furious to see this, and they all roared and rushed forward regardless of the consequences. But obviously, the choice of these generals who value loyalty was completely wrong. At this time, the momentum and murderous intent of the Jin soldiers had reached the extreme, and they could not deal with such a reckless attack. Suddenly, Hao Siwen, Wei Dingguo and others fell down one after another, and were stepped on by the Jin soldiers, becoming stepping stones for their conflicts in front of them.
With the continuous death of these generals, the morale of the Shandong Army had fallen to the bottom. In addition, Wu Shu led his army to rush forward and immediately collapsed and scattered! Faced with the full impact of two thousand Jin soldiers, this Shandong Army, which had been prepared for a long time, was defeated so fragilely. They were already the most combat-effective army in the Song army, and they were only a little worse than the Western Army and the Qingzhou Army that Sun Tu really built.
In the sky, Sun Tu, who was controlling the slow landing of the hot air balloon, looked at this scene and his face was even more difficult to see. The melee at the East Gate attracted Sun Tu, who had been controlling the fire in the city before, especially after seeing the defeat of his subordinates, he was extremely angry and quickly brought a lot of hot air balloons to this side.
In addition to being angry, he was a little scared and even glad. Anger was because this army with high hopes made so many mistakes. Under such favorable conditions, he was killed by Jin soldiers whose troops were far inferior to his own and defeated in a mess.
Fortunately and fear are due to the fact that they chose to join forces with the Liao people and used the strategy of leading the enemy into the city to gather and annihilate them. If they really fought with the Jin soldiers normally, even if the Song army had doubled its strength, they would not be the opponent of 50,000 or 60,000 Jin soldiers.
No wonder the Liao Kingdom, which has always ruled the north and had no rivals for a century, completely destroyed the country in just two or three years. It turned out that the Liao Kingdom was not too weak, but the Jin people's combat power was stronger and terrifying than anyone imagined. It was also because of this that in real history, the Jin people went south quickly after destroying Liao, killing millions of troops of Song Dynasty without leaving any armor in a way that eventually escaped from the sea to save a glimmer of hope. Such a strong enemy was not something that the Song army could compete head-on. Even if they gave themselves more time to train the so-called elite, they were not their opponents!
In addition to having such powerless thoughts, Sun Tu was even more determined to wipe out the Jin soldiers in this battle. So while staring at the last three thousand soldiers, he had already decisively ordered: "Down three feet further, we can go down the rope. Remember, once we encounter an enemy, throw all the destroying bullets out for me. Be sure to claim the first thing to do is to kill the enemy first, and don't let them get close to fight!"
Chapter completed!