This time the scale of the battle was much larger than yesterday, not only did both sides use more soldiers, but also infantry and cavalry fought at the same time, and soon the wilderness outside the city of De'an was once again covered with fierce fighting.

Although the Song army did not dispatch the elephant army, it does not mean that the Song army did not go all out this time, and the heavy infantry sword formation is also one of the main forces of the Song army. After years of hard training, and domesticated a large number of horses, the cavalry quality of the Song army was not inferior to the Jin soldiers, so on both wings, the cavalry on both sides beat horses like flying, back and forth, people shouted horses to tear, swords and guns, for a time only to kill an inseparable. However, in the middle lane, the ordinary infantry of the Jin soldiers was obviously no match for the heavy infantry of the Song army, and after every flash of bright sword light, the infantry of the Jin army would fall to the ground and die in front of the sword array.

Wan Yan Changzhi watched from the formation, this time the Song army was really not ready to use the elephant army again. Because now the soldiers on both sides are entangled together, even if they send the elephant army up, they will not be able to expand. However, now the Jin army is also unable to send Tiefutu to participate in the battle, and continuing to use ordinary infantry to force the Song army's heavy infantry sword formation is tantamount to hitting the stone with a mao, so Wan Yan Changzhi immediately ordered that he also sent 3,000 heavy infantry to fight and have a head-on confrontation with the Song army's heavy infantry in a head-on battle. At the same time, two thousand cavalry were added to each of the two flanks.

As the trumpets sounded in the Jin army's formation, the infantry retreated from the battlefield one after another. And immediately after that, there was a sound of heavy footsteps, and the heavy infantry of the Jin army also appeared in front of the Song army.

If you don't count the battle for the city gate in Haozhou, this is the first time that the heavy infantry of the two countries have met on the battlefield, and the number of people participating in the battle is also larger, and a fierce battle immediately ensued.

Yang Yan also saw very clearly in the formation, while commanding the Song army to meet the heavy armored infantry army of the Jin army, and on the other hand, he also increased his troops to the two wings to cope with the attack of the two wings of the Jin army.

The warriors on both sides waved their weapons in their hands, fighting desperately with the enemy, the swords and axes slammed into each other, bringing out a little spark, making a piercing sound of gold and iron, the armor of the soldiers collided with each other, pushing together, and the bloodshot eyes stared at the armor, some of the heavy armor was cut open, and some were shattered. Some soldiers fell, some were stunned, and some continued to fight. At this time, no one is to be outdone, and no one is willing to take half a step back.

The formation was broken up, the sword formation was disrupted, but the soldiers were still brave, both sides fell into a melee, and the ordinary infantry also participated, and even the cavalry rushed into the battle group, and the whole battlefield became a melee.

Cavalry, heavy infantry, and ordinary infantry were all in confusion, and at this time they did not talk about any tactics, but could only rely on the bravery of the warriors and their personal martial skills, and the emotions of the soldiers on both sides also became fanatical, and all that was left was to desperately wave their weapons to fight, punch and kick, and even bite their teeth, killing every enemy in front of them, until they fell, and even if they died, they had to take away a cushion.

The main generals on both sides, Wan Yan Changzhi and Yang Yan, couldn't help but smile bitterly, the battle situation had developed to this point, the command was basically in name only, and the battle situation was obviously not controlled by the two main generals.

In this chaotic battle, Yang Yan, the chief general of the Song army, first ordered: "Collect the troops." And Wanyan Changzhi didn't want to continue to fight this foolish war, and when he saw the Song army collecting troops, he immediately borrowed a ladder to go down the wall, and immediately ordered the troops to be collected.

As the horns and golden drums sounded in the two formations, the hot minds of the soldiers gradually calmed down, and reason reoccupied people's minds, and the soldiers on the edge of the battlefield took the lead in stopping the battle and retreating to their own positions, and then more and more soldiers stopped fighting, and the Song army and the Jin army were finally completely separated, and the battlefield returned to calm, leaving only hundreds of veterans who collected their bodies to walk back and forth on the battlefield.

The brigades of the Song army and the Jin army also entered the city and returned to the camp. On the two high platforms of the two arrays, Wan Yan Changzhi and Yang Yan glanced at each other at a distance of nearly four hundred steps before they stepped down.

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Wan Yan Changzhi frowned, obviously lost in thought again.

The battle in Duc An Province lasted for three days. During these three days, the Song and Jin sides would fight fiercely every day, and the result was that they won and lost each other, and no one took much advantage. But the uneasiness in Wan Yanchang's heart was gradually getting worse, but he couldn't find the source of this uneasiness all over again, which made him anxious and difficult to rest.

But Wan Yan Changzhi repeatedly thought about the battlefield for the past three days, and did not find anything suspicious. The Song army did not hide in the city to garrison, but went out of the city every day to meet the battle, and even took the initiative to challenge, which shows that the Song army also hoped to defeat the Jin army, and on the first day, the Song army attacked the elephant army, and on the second day, it switched to heavy infantry to resist the attack of the Jin soldiers, and on the third day, it began to use long-range weapons such as bed crossbows, catapults, and firearms. For three consecutive days, the Song army changed three tactics in a row, which also showed that Yang Yan was constantly changing or trying to defeat the Jin army. Judging from their performance on the battlefield, the Song army was also very brave and tenacious in battle, and its morale was not lost to the Jin army at all, which shows that the Song army was also fighting with all its might, and there was nothing to doubt about it.

So what is it that is causing your own unease? Wanyan Changzhi slapped his forehead, Yang Yan is really a headache, if Monk Chen is around, there can be someone who can discuss and discuss, but unfortunately now Wanyan Chen Monk is still supporting the situation on the front line of Jianghuai, so now there is not even a person who can discuss tactics with each other.

Thinking of this, Yan Changzhi couldn't help but raise Yang Yan a little, he probably wouldn't have this kind of head musk problem, right? Because the princess of the Southern Song Dynasty always fought side by side with Yang Yan, husband and wife naturally talked about everything, and there was always a person to talk to, and there was always a person to talk to, and ...... Wait a minute...... That's right, I remembered.

A flash of inspiration flashed in Wan Yan Changzhi's mind, and he suddenly understood the reason why he was always uneasy in his heart - this time in De'an Mansion, Yang Yan did not have Zhao Yueru by his side.

Although Jin Guo did not have a well-organized spy system like the Great Song Dynasty, it did not mean that Wan Yan Changzhi did not attach importance to intelligence work, in fact, most of the things that happened in Jiankang could not escape the ears and eyes of Jin Guo's spies. Yang Yan's situation is also one of the key contents of Jin Guo's investigation, Zhao Yueru has been pregnant and giving birth at home in the past few years, and Jin Guo knows about not going to war, but this time it is indeed clear that Zhao Yueru once again put on a battle robe and went to war with Yang Yan.

And in these three days of battle, Wan Yan Changzhi and Yang Yan have been commanding the battle on the high platform in their respective formations, with Wan Yan Changzhi's eyesight, he can naturally see the situation on the opposite high platform very clearly, in these three days, Yang Yan has not been able to see Zhao Yueru's figure, this is definitely an unusual thing, because from the experience of fighting with Yang Yan in the past, Zhao Yueru and Yang Yan are inseparable and will never be separated.

Then it must be that Zhao Yueru had another important task, so she left Yang Yan and went to fight alone. So what kind of task will Zhao Yueru perform? Wan Yan Changzhi instinctively realized that Zhao Yueru's movements, this was the Guan Jian of the problem. Therefore, he immediately ordered to gather the main generals to gather.

After all the generals gathered, Wan Yan Changzhi explained his concerns to everyone. After listening to this, the generals couldn't help but look at each other a little, in their opinion, is this some fuss, although the generals of the Jin Army admire Zhao Yueru very much, admitting that she is a heroine among women and a hero of the country, but after all, she is not Yang Yan, Zhao Yueru went there, does it have such a big impact on the entire battle situation?

Pu Cha coughed and said: "Your Majesty, according to the general's opinion, the princess of the Southern Song Dynasty Xu Xu was in the city, so she did not appear in the formation, or stayed in the rear team, and did not arrive at De'an Mansion, or maybe she stayed in Jianghuai, these may not be known, we have never seen her lead the army to fight independently, so her whereabouts are not worth our concern, right?" ”

Wan Yan Changzhi shook his head and said: "According to my statistics, since Yang Yan's expedition to Heiyang Mountain began, they had not yet become husband and wife at that time, and since then, as long as the two of them go out on the expedition, they have always fought side by side together, and they have never been separated. ”

After finishing speaking, Wan Yan Changzhi looked at the generals left and right, and found that everyone had a disapproving expression on their faces, and suddenly they were deflated in their hearts.

The big tent was quiet for a while, and Wan Yan Changzhi sighed, knowing that there might not be any results if he continued to talk to them, he waved his hand, and was about to announce the breakup.

At this moment, suddenly a duty officer hurriedly walked into the big tent, with a frightened face, and said: "Report to the emperor, Nanjing sent someone to rush over, saying that there is an urgent report to report to the emperor in person." ”

Wanyan Changzhi couldn't help but be taken aback, and hurriedly said, "Call him in." ”

After a while, a person came in, covered in wind and dust, with a tired face, and as soon as he entered the big tent, he knelt on the ground and said in a trembling voice: "Your Majesty, the big thing is not good, Zhao Yueru, the princess of the Southern Song Dynasty, led a cavalry army and attacked Nanjing... Nanjing is now lost. ”

This news was like a big thunderbolt, and there was a "bang" in the whole tent, and it was immediately like a pot. And Wan Yan Changzhi's mind "buzzed", and he immediately knew what was going on. At the same time, it immediately occurred to me that this southern expedition was probably really going to fail.