"Our army has successively recovered Yanzhou, Juzhou, Yizhou, Tengzhou and other places. Most of the lost land on Shandong Road has been reclaimed by us. Most of Xuzhou is still occupied by the Song army, Monk Chen, what is the situation on your side? Wan Yan Changzhi asked.

Wanyan Chen monk said: "I came this time to tell you that most of the lost state cities on Nanjing Road were recovered by Bai Yanjing and Yang Woyan, but Jingzhaofu Road, where it is regarded as Yu Yunwen as the Xuanfu envoy, we have lost Lin, Tao, Gong, Lan, Xin, Qin Liuzhou, and now the emperor has sent Wanyan Chenghui to lead 50,000 troops to resist Yu Yunwen." ”

Wan Yan Changzhi nodded and sighed: "Originally, I wanted to lure the Song army to go deeper, wait for work, and defeat the Song army in one fell swoop. Who would have thought it would be like this now. ”

Monk Wanyan Chen said: "Changzhi, you don't have to blame yourself too much, things on the battlefield are originally changing rapidly. No one would have thought that the scarf of the Song army, and a wise and brave general like Yang Yan, could lead the army thousands of miles away to attack Heiyang Mountain. It led to the loss of our good situation all at once. ”

Wanyan Changzhi also nodded and said: "When I was in Qi County, I saw that there was Yu Yunwen in the Song army, and I met again. Unexpectedly, in addition to these two people, there are generals like Yang Yan. In recent years, the Song Dynasty has produced a lot of talents. It seems that it is not easy to destroy the Southern Song Dynasty and dominate the world in the future. ”

Monk Wanyan Chen smiled bitterly: "There was never a shortage of generals in the Southern Song Dynasty, first there were Zong Ze and Li Gang; Later, there were Yue Fei and Han Shizhong; It's just that the emperor of the Southern Song Dynasty was too faint and incompetent, not only did he not use these people well, but he guarded against them everywhere, and as a result, he died, killed, and idle, otherwise Emperor Taizong would not have seized a large area of land in the Southern Song Dynasty so easily. ”

Wan Yan Changzhi asked again: "Hasn't Su Shi Lie Zhining found the white-robed army yet?" ”

Wanyan Chen Monk frowned and said: "I'm also wondering about this, I thought it had been four or five days, and there was no news of the white-robed army at all, the white-robed army seemed to have disappeared from the sky, and Sushi Lie Zhining was now about to find Zhongdu." ”

Wan Yan Changzhi sighed for a while, and said: "I have a feeling that the white-robed army is not going north now, it must have found a place to hide, hiding in a place that Sushi Lie Zhining did not think of or did not search. ”

Monk Wanyan Chen thought for a while, shook his head and said, "No, from Hebei to the area of Shanxi East Road, Sushi Lie Zhining searched very carefully, and it is impossible for the white-robed army to have a hiding place." ”

Wan Yan Changzhi looked at the map, pointed his finger on the map and said: "The last place where the white-robed army appeared was at the crossing of the Yellow River in Dongming, but it was only three days later that Lunshi Lie Zhining reorganized the people and horses of the search. You must know that the white-robed army is all cavalry, and three days is enough time for them to run out of the search range of Sushi Lie Zhining, find a hidden place to hide, or find another way to return to the Southern Song Dynasty. ”

Monk Wanyan Chen was a little puzzled: "Then the white-robed army will run there and hide?" and how to return to the Southern Song Dynasty. At present, the guard on the north bank of the Yellow River has not been lifted, and all the ships are still on the south bank of the Yellow River, and it is impossible for the white-robed army to cross the Yellow River. So why did the white-robed army return to the Southern Song Dynasty? Is it really as rumored, heading west from Jingzhaofu Road and returning from Sichuan? ”

Wanyan Changzhi shook his head and said, "It's unlikely, it's too far, and most of the mountain roads are rugged, which is not conducive to the cavalry." Second, I don't feel like it. ”

Monk Wanyan Chen muttered: "It won't go west, and there is only the vast sea to go east, and it's impossible, so will the white-robed army fly back to the Southern Song Dynasty?" ”

Wan Yan was stunned, looked at the map again, and said to himself: "The sea, the sea." He stood up violently and grabbed Monk Yan Chen: "Why didn't I expect that the sea, the white-robed army could escape back to the Southern Song Dynasty from the sea." ”

Monk Wanyan Chen's whole body shook and said; "By sea, yes, it must be from the sea, why didn't we think of it?"

In fact, I can't imagine that it is not because the two are incompetent, but because Jin Guo has always paid little attention to the power of the sea. Therefore, the two of them have not thought about this aspect. In fact, both the shipbuilding industry and navigation technology of the Jin Kingdom have always lagged far behind the Song Kingdom. In the thirty-first year of Shaoxing (1161), Li Bao led 120 warships to the north along the coast, penetrated deep into the sea of Jin, defeated the Jin navy near Chenjia Island, and returned safely. Wei Sheng was stationed in Haizhou and had been isolated outside the Song State, but he made the Jin State unable to attack repeatedly, which was entirely due to the continuous reinforcements of the Song State Naval Division.

Then with such a powerful force of the Song State Naval Division, it is absolutely possible to send a fleet to the north to meet the white-robed army somewhere. This is also the best plan for the white-robed army to return to the Song Kingdom.

Wanyan Changzhi stood on the high platform, the four thousand iron floats were neat, just like an iron tower made of black iron, forming a huge phalanx, standing under the stage. These 4,000 Tiefutu are the subordinates of Wanyan Chen Monk, and they are also the main force used by Wanyan Changzhi to pursue the white-robed army this time.

When Wanyan Changzhi proposed to Monk Wanyan Chen to take Tiefutu to pursue the white-robed army, Monk Wanyan Chen looked puzzled: "Tiefutu is a heavily armored cavalry, and long-distance pursuit is not what Tiefutu is good at." Even if it is equipped with one person and three horses, it can't catch up with the ordinary light cavalry. Can you catch up with the white-robed army with the iron float? ”

After hearing Monk Yan Chen's worries, Wan Yan Changzhi just smiled slightly and said, "I have my own way." ”

"Change your armor." With Wan Yan Changzhi's order, the entire Tiefutu was stunned. By this time, someone had brought each of them a set of armor made of iron sheets, which was the armor worn by the light cavalry.

The Jin Army's Tiefutu has been formed for nearly fifty years, and it has always been fought with men and horses in iron armor. Now Wanyan Changzhi asks them to take off their iron armor and replace them with the armor of the light cavalry, is that still called Tiefutu?

But Monk Wanyan Chen, who was standing beside Wanyan Changzhi, understood Wanyan Changzhi's intention: if he took off his heavy armor, the heavy cavalry could immediately become light cavalry. In this way, although the soldier's protection power has decreased, the attack power, mobility, and speed can be greatly increased, and it is natural to pursue the white-robed army.

At this time, there was a hundred households who said: "Lord Wanyan, why do you want us to change our armor?" ”

Wan Yan Changzhi nodded and said, "That's a good question, do you all ask this in your hearts?" He paused for a moment, and then said: "Tiefutu has always been the most elite of our Daikin, and each of you is a warrior selected through layers of warriors, a warrior among warriors, and the pride of Dakin." However, are you just warriors who only dare to fight against the Song army in heavy armor? Are you just Nov hiding in heavy armor? ”

After a moment of silence, four thousand people suddenly let out a voice that shook the heavens and the earth: "No. ”

"Okay." Wan Yan Changzhi smiled and said: "You really didn't make me hopeful, the reason why you are considered the warriors of our Dajin is because of your courage and martial arts, not the heavy armor you are wearing, isn't it?" ”

The four thousand men roared like a tsunami again: "Yes. ”

Wan Yan Changzhi nodded with satisfaction and said, "Just prove it to me, even if you take off your heavy armor, you are still an invincible warrior, and you are still an invincible Tiefutu." ”

The golden soldiers were enthusiastic one by one, and immediately began to take off the heavy armor on their bodies, put on the armor of the light cavalry, and at the same time unloaded the heavy armor of their war horses. They are well-trained elite soldiers at the bottom, and the process of changing armor is not chaotic at all, and after a while, they all change their armor, and they stand neatly in front of Wan Yan Changzhi.

Wan Yan Changzhi said again: "Now, I will take you to pursue the white-robed army, take off the heavy armor, do you dare to fight against the white-robed army?" ”

"Dare."

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After leaving Shangshan, Yang Yan led the Song army all the way east, and when he reached the junction of Huaizhou and Laizhou, he was finally discovered by the local Jin army. At this time, the Song army was less than two hundred miles away from Dengzhou.

This belongs to the boundary of East East Road, about 1,500 miles away from Heiyang Mountain, and the legends of the White Robe Army are not as terrible here as in Hebei and Zhongdu Road. Therefore, Zhang Wendong, the governor of Weizhou, received the news and immediately sent Yeluhan, the commander of the soldiers and horses in this state, to lead 5,000 troops to attack the white-robed army. At the same time, Xiao Xian, the commander of Laizhou's soldiers and horses, also led 7,000 troops to attack the white-robed army. The Jin army on both sides inadvertently formed a flanking attack on the white-robed army.

Due to the fact that the eagle Xiaobai was in the air to detect the enemy. Yang Yan knew very quickly that the Song army had fallen into the two-sided attack of the Jin army. Yang Yan immediately ordered, and the whole army immediately turned around and attacked the Weizhou Jin soldiers who were killed behind first.

The Song and Jin armies met at Haicang Town on the border between Huaizhou and Laizhou, and Yang Yan led the Song army, using the Jujia cavalry army as the arrow, using the central breakthrough tactics to launch a fierce attack on the Jin army. Song Jun was supposed to rest in Shangshan for a few days, which was the time when he was full of physical strength and high morale, and now he was about to arrive in Dengzhou and could return to the Great Song Dynasty safely, so he would not fight with all his strength. The Jin army in Weizhou was originally a second-rate army guarding the place, and its combat effectiveness could not be compared with the Song army, so it was beaten by the Song army and was immediately defeated. Yeluhan, the eunuch of the soldiers and horses, was also beaten to death by Zhao Yueru with a stick, and the remaining Jin soldiers scattered and fled.

At this time, Yang Yan ordered again, not to pursue the Jin army, immediately turned his head, and attacked the Jin army in Laizhou with lightning speed. At this time, Xiao Xian, the commander of Laizhou's soldiers and horses, received the news of the defeat of the Jin army in Weizhou, and was hesitating whether to rush to the rescue or withdraw the army, when he suddenly found that a Song army in white robes was killing him like a whirlwind.

Looking at this murderous white-robed army, Xiao Xian finally gave the wisest order to "retreat". As a result, before the two sides could engage in battle, the Jin army was defeated and left, and the Song army then pursued and killed. Two battles in one day, both won a great victory. This shocked the entire Shandong East Road, and only then did he know why the white-robed army could crisscross both sides of the Yellow River, and Su Shilie Zhining didn't have anything to do with them. There is no local Jin army that dares to meet the white-robed army.

However, the white-robed army unexpectedly pursued and attacked the Jin army in Laizhou, and had the momentum of killing all the Jin army. Thinking of the legend that the white-robed army was not to be captured, Xiao Xian was bitter in his heart, so he had to run all the way, and he couldn't even take care of Laizhou. The state cellars along the road were afraid that the white-robed army would enter the city, so they all closed the city gates, that is, they did not dare to fight, nor did they dare to open the door, and they were all relieved to see the white-robed army galloping past the city.

But this was a bitter thing for Xiao Xian, and he led the defeated army to run out of more than 150 miles, until he reached the foot of Laishan Mountain in Dengzhou, and there were less than 2,000 of the 7,000 men and horses left. And he really couldn't run, so Xiao Xian had to stop and wait for death. Who knew that the Song army would not leave them, and rushed past the eyes of the Jin army, heading straight to the east. Xiao Xian shouted for mercy, and finally picked up a life.

In fact, Yang Yan didn't want to chase the Jin army, but just took advantage of the momentum of pursuing the Jin army and advanced all the way to the east.