Bi Zaiyu was still not satisfied and said: "Yang Yan, you are too casual, if every soldier is like him, there are no superiors and no rules, isn't it a mess?" When I go back, I must teach this boy a good lesson. ”

Yu Gongliang patted him on the shoulder and said, "It's grate, Yang Yan said don't worry about it, why are you still endless?" Let's go, let's go up and have a few drinks. As he spoke, he led the way up to the restaurant.

The six people asked for a private room to sit down, the restaurant put the wine and food, Yu Gongliang asked the people to go out, and the six of them were easy to talk.

Drinking and talking, a few people talked about the battle of Baitu Town. Of the six of them, only one of them participated in the Battle of White Earth. Although I only participated in the middle of the tour, I knew it in great detail and told the other five people one by one.

When it came to the Jin army's use of Tiefutu to attack the left flank of the Song army, Yu Gongliang couldn't help but be surprised: "Jin Yibai used Tiefutu as a middle attack, but he didn't expect that this time he would put it on the left." ”

Yang Changpeng said: "Yue Wumu once said: The magic of use is in one mind. Sun Ziyun: Soldiers are impermanent, water is impermanent. Who stipulated that the Tiefu map can only be used as a middle road, it seems that Su Shi Lie Zhining is not uninflexible. ”

Bi Zaiyu nodded and said: "Yes, at that time, our Chinese army was in a dense formation, and there were stacked arrow carts as cover, and the Jin army might not be able to break through our army's formation even if it rushed over with Tiefutu, so it was also very correct to attack the left side of our army." In fact, the situation on the battlefield at that time was indeed very critical, Zhang Huoren had already died in battle, if we arrived late, the left flank would have completely collapsed, and it was our Song army that was defeated at that time. ”

Cao Xun said: "If the Jin army had attacked our left flank with Tiefu at the beginning, then if you arrived by Lao Bi, wouldn't our army have been defeated a long time ago?" ”

Bi Zaiyu was stunned for a moment and said, "I didn't expect this. ”

At this time, Yang Yan smiled and said, "Cao Xun, what are you talking nonsense again?" If the Jin army used Tiefutu to attack the left flank of our army at the beginning, then our immortal tactics would definitely change, and it would still be as unchanged as before? However, I think that a heavily armored cavalry like Tiefutu will still play a greater role in the mid lane, and it is a pity to use it on the side. After all, even if the Jin soldiers defeated the left flank of our army, if they didn't defeat the Dabei in the middle, they couldn't be considered a win, and at most it would be an equal game. ”

Gao Zhen was puzzled: "If the Jin army defeats the left flank of our army, won't it be possible to attack our Chinese army from the ribs?" ”

Yang Yan shook his head and said: "First, the left flank of our army was only defeated, not the whole army, if the Jin army reattacks the middle of our army, we can attack the rear of the Jin army; Second, even if Lao Bi did not arrive, Li Zhaofu would send troops to support the left flank, and at that time the middle and right flanks of our army had the upper hand, even if the left flank was defeated, our army would not be defeated; Thirdly, if I had been in command at that time, I would have ignored the left flank and concentrated all my men and horses in the middle to attack the Jin army, and defeat the Jin army's central army before the left flank of our army was defeated. ”

As he spoke, he picked up the fast son and gestured on the table: "Actually, the most wrong mistake of Sushi Lie Zhining was not how to use the Tiefu map, but to be wrong from the beginning. If I were to take advantage of the speed of the light cavalry, he would have taken advantage of the speed of the light cavalry to outflank our army and squeeze the two wings of our army to the center. At the same time, it is also possible to send a few other cavalry troops, and the number of them is not large, and they will attack behind the rear and flanks of our army on a large scale, so that our army will lose sight of one and the other, and will be tired of shouldering. After all, such tactics can also give full play to the advantages of cavalry in being fast, flexible, and mobile. If you charge head-on, unless it is an iron float, ordinary cavalry does not have much advantage. ”

Hearing his words, the other five people did not nod their heads, and they all admired it, and Yu Gongliang said: "Yang Yan, what you said is really the essence of cavalry warfare. ”

Bi Zaiyu also said: "The ten benefits of riding and fighting are said to meet the enemy; Second, it is said to defeat the enemy by taking advantage of the void; The third is to chase and scatter the chaos; Fourth, after attacking the enemy, make the enemy run; Fifth, it is said to cover its grain and grass, and cut off its military road; Sixth, it is said that it will defeat its Guanjin and send its bridge; Seven said to cover up its unpreparedness, and attack its uninspiring journey; Eight said to attack its slackness and surprise; Nine said to burn its accumulation, empty its city; Ten days plundered his fields and captured his children. These ten purposes are also the benefits of cavalry warfare. ”

Cao Xun said: "Since this is the case, then why doesn't Su Shi Lie Zhining follow the tactics of the eldest brother?" ”

Yang Yan couldn't help but laugh again: "This is easier said than done, not only do you need the soldiers to be well-trained, but also you need the main general to have a very high command ability. Oh, it's not that Su Shi Lie Zhining doesn't want to do this, and he knows that he and Ben don't have the ability to command this thousand. ”

Yu Gongliang also nodded and said, "Yes, after I finished watching Yan Zongbi, there is indeed no general in the Jin Kingdom who can command an army of 100,000 people." ”

Nanjing Bianliang, temporary palace.

Su Shi Lie Zhining knelt on the ground and pleaded guilty to Emperor Wanyan Yong. It's completely gone, and it's not as confident and high-spirited as when I asked for the elbow. And the ministers who advocated a decisive battle with the Song army were also silent at this time.

After Yan Yong looked at him for a while, he said, "Su Shi Lie Zhining, you should know by now that Song Jun is not so good." ”

Su Shi Lie Zhining didn't even dare to raise his head at this time, but said: "Yes, it is all the incompetence of the micro-ministers, and the inadequacy of the enemy, so that today's defeat is possible, and the soldiers are dismantled. ”

Wan Yan Yong said: "It's over, now that the Song army is pressing, it is the time to employ people, Su Shi Lie Zhining, you are also my old minister, for the sake of your past merits, Jiao will allow you to wear the guilt and make up for the merits, get up first." ”

Su Shi Lie Zhining was overjoyed in his heart and said: "Thank you Emperor Longen." He kowtowed again and stood aside.

Wan Yan Yong looked around at the ministers again and said, "On that day, I wanted to use a long-term strategy to lure the Song army into the depths and wait for work. It's a pity that you don't listen, and you all have to fight a decisive battle with the Song army. Now you all know, today's Song Junri is not as vulnerable as Taizu and Taizong. Is there anyone who is willing to ask for an order to fight the Song army again? ”

The ministers talked to each other, and there was one who dared to answer.

Wan Yan Yong said: "Fortunately, I have been prepared for a long time, and I will order people to settle autumn grain and grass in Heiyang Mountain, and now I will use a long-term strategy to lure the Song army to the vicinity of Nanjing, and then fight a decisive battle with the Song army." Listen to the arrangement of the elders, and make no mistake. ”

Wanyan Changzhi and Wanyan Chen walked out of the temporary palace together.

Wanyan Chen monk said: "Changzhi, now those ministers have finally decided to use your scraping tactics to defeat the Song army. ”

Wan Yan Changzhi smiled bitterly: "It's a pity that the tens of thousands of soldiers who died in Xuzhou!" If I had listened earlier, I wouldn't have died so many soldiers, you must know that they are all my elite soldiers of Dajin. ”

Monk Wanyan Chen also sighed and said, "That's right, but since there is a war, it is inevitable that there will be casualties." What's more, without a big defeat, those conservative ministers will not come to their senses. Moreover, if you fight hard with the Song army like this, it will seem that our defeat is very real, at least the Song army will not suspect that we are cheating, and it will be more conducive to implementing your tactics. ”

Wan Yan Changzhi shook his head and said, "There are many ways to cheat and defeat really, and the cost of doing so is too great." Su Shi Lie Zhining was really old, and he actually took the light cavalry army to charge the tower shield of the Song army. How can you not be defeated in such a battle with the Song army? Just like the battle of Fuping that year, it was a head-on battle with the Song army, although it was a victory, it was only a tragic victory, and later the defeat of Shang Yuan, Rao Fengguan, and Xianren Pass was of course because Wu Jue and Wu Lan brothers were famous generals in the world, and they had a law, but also because in the battle of Fuping, we were greatly injured. ”

Wanyan Changzhi's father, the fourth prince Wanyan Zongbi, was one of the main generals of the Jin army in the Battle of Fuping that year, and later Wanyan Zongbi taught Wanyan Changzhi the art of war and often took the Battle of Fuping as an example, so Wanyan Changzhi was very clear about the war in the Sichuan-Shaanxi area of the Song and Jin dynasties.

Wanyan Chen monk said: "But he can think of using Tiefutu to attack the left flank of the Song army, I see that it is a new tactic, and I think that for the use of Tiefutu, the hungry should also try new tactics." ”

Wanyan Changzhi waved his hand and said: "Except that it was in the era of Taizu and Taizong, the combat effectiveness of the Song army at other times was not weak, but the Song army was mainly based on infantry and bows and crossbows, while my Dajin army was good at cavalry. Both sides have their own strengths, and when they fight, it is actually to see who can use their own strengths to overcome the enemy's shortcomings. ”

Monk Wanyan Chen nodded and said, "That's what you said, so fighting with the Song army, especially fighting with the Song Han in a good formation, unless it is mainly based on the brigade Tiefutu, you must not fight hard with the Song army." However, the number of our iron floats is also limited, so it is difficult to concentrate them on one battlefield in large numbers. Therefore, it is still dominated by light cavalry. ”

Wan Yan Changzhi continued: "Therefore, we must give full play to the advantages of the light cavalry army's speed and flexibility, and from the two of them to outflank them in a large area, we can even send a small number of donkeys to the back of the Song army, or attack the Song army's camp, as long as we don't fight the Song army head-on." And these are not the strengths of the holmium float, only in the frontal assault, can the advantages of the iron float be brought into play. If it was said that I was in command, I would definitely ignore the two wings and concentrate the Tiefutu on the middle road from the beginning of the battle to attack the Song army's Chinese army, maybe I could defeat the Song army in one go, otherwise it would be useless to defeat the left army of the Song army, and it may not be able to defeat the Song army. It's a pity that it wasn't me who commanded the Jin Army at that time! ”

Wanyan Chen patted him on the shoulder and said, "Don't worry, you will have a chance soon." It is up to us to defeat the Song army and establish meritorious deeds, and we will definitely not lose the reputation of the fourth prince. ”