kingnovel Chapter 479 3-party melee
Chapter 479 3-party melee
In the summer of the eighth year of Zhenghe, when the Jin army was advancing with great momentum, conquering cities and annexing the northern lands of the Liao Kingdom, they did not know that there was a trap waiting for them ahead.
The envoys of the Yangwei Army made two visits to the Liao Kingdom and finally reached an agreement with the Liao Kingdom. The Liao Kingdom exchanged the land of Fengsheng Prefecture and tens of thousands of cattle, sheep and horses for an opportunity to cooperate with the Yangwei Army to encircle and suppress the Jin Army.
Of course, the Liao Dynasty's top leaders were not that naive. As soon as the cooperation between the two sides was reached, they began to plan to withdraw their troops in time at the right time, allowing the Yangwei Army to take the lead and fight the Jin Army to the death.
As for the Jin army, it soon learned about the contact between the Liao Kingdom and the Yang Wei Army through spies lurking inside the Liao Kingdom. They prepared to take advantage of the situation to destroy the alliance between the Liao Kingdom and the Yang Wei Army and take the opportunity to severely damage the Yang Wei Army.
On the other side, the Yangwei Army had already prepared a second combat plan in advance.
In Jinzhou City, Lu Cheng and other generals gathered together, with Hua Rong, Pang Wanchun, Lu Da, Shi Jin, Yang Zhi, Yuan Lang and others on his left and right.
In addition to the generals defending the cities in various places, more than half of the generals under Lu Cheng's command had arrived.
On the wall of the back hall of the Jinzhou government office hangs a huge map of the north, which details the current territories, troop distribution, and other information of the three forces of Jin, Liao, and Yangwei Army.
If the Jin and Liao armies saw this map, they would be shocked, because this map is so detailed that it marks out the garrison forces and the names of the main generals in almost every city of the Jin and Liao sides.
"Yuan Lang, please report the current situation to everyone first."
"Yes, General. At present, both the Liao army and the Jin army have been mobilized by us. The Liao army's intention is already very clear. They want to take advantage of this alliance to make us fight to the death with the Jin army, so that they can sit on the mountain and watch the tigers fight. As for this alliance, it seems that no one takes it seriously.
As for the Jin army, they probably want to destroy our troops first, and then attack the Liao Kingdom. At present, the Jin army has mobilized a large number of cavalry and stationed them in the Huanglongfu area. Once we engage the vanguard of the Jin army, their follow-up troops can arrive in the shortest time, go around to our rear, and encircle and suppress our vanguard..."
After listening to Yuan Lang's description of the situation, the generals in the meeting hall smiled at each other. In this battle, the three parties had their own calculations. Which side had a more detailed control of the intelligence? Which side had more cards?
After everyone understood all the circumstances, Lu Cheng began to deploy his strategy: "In this battle, I will personally join the vanguard and serve as bait for you to mobilize the troops of Jin and Liao to create a suitable opportunity for you to fight.
As soon as the Jin army left Huanglongfu, Hua Rong led the troops of Zhengzhou and Hengzhou to attack Xianzhou. If the Jin army came back in time, they would defend Xianzhou. If the Jin army was not in a hurry to come back, they would take Tongzhou.
However, after taking Tongzhou, there is no need to defend it forcefully. After plundering the property and the people, you should withdraw to Xianzhou in time. At the same time, you should drive the troops in Xianzhou to Shenzhou and properly resettle them. "
"The general will get the order!"
"Pang Wanchun, when Hua Rong attacks Xianzhou, your troops must rush to Longhuazhou and attack at the same time as Hua Rong, so that the enemies cannot help each other..."
"Yes!"
"Lu Da, Shi Jin, you two will lead your troops westward, conquering cities along the way until you reach Datong Prefecture. There, a part of the Western Army will meet you."
Lu Da and Shi Jin were delighted when they heard this: "So, we will soon be able to fight back home."
"It won't be long. Yang Zhi, Xu Ning, your mission this time is particularly important. Not only must you defend Xijin Prefecture, but you must also be ready to support battles in other places at any time. I will ask Thunderbolt Ling Zhen to prepare the most adequate firearms reserves for you, as well as the latest Shenwei General Cannon."
"The general will get the order!"
As orders were passed down, troops throughout southern Liaoning began their daily training to make final preparations for the coming war.
This time, both the Jin Kingdom and the Liao Kingdom wanted to inflict a heavy loss on the other two parties, but Lu Cheng had already begun to mobilize all the forces he could mobilize, preparing for a big move.
After so many years of planning and preparation, there is no need to hide it now.
Didn't Emperor Huizong of Song begin to doubt? Then let him stop doubting.
When Lu Cheng left Yuncheng County, he had already made arrangements in advance. His family would also head north after the war broke out, and they had made full preparations along the way.
The Yongchang Escort Agency has been operating in the north and south for so many years, and has long established one passage after another, with passages to the north both on land and on sea. In Xijin Prefecture, the secondary capital of the Liao Dynasty, the Liao emperor's palace has also been converted into Lu Cheng's manor.
At the end of August in the eighth year of Zhenghe, Lu Cheng personally led 3,000 cavalrymen out of Jinzhou and headed straight to the north to the battlefield agreed upon with the Liao Kingdom.
After joining forces with the Liao army, the two sides appeared to be in harmony and quickly set up an ambush on the route that the Jin army must take to advance westwards according to the pre-planned battle plan.
The Jin army also cooperated well with this performance. Wanyan Aguda even sent his third son, Wanyan Zongjie, to personally lead the vanguard of the Jin army, preparing to march alone deep into the heart of the Liao Kingdom.
On the road ahead, the Liao army and the Yangwei army, one in the south and one in the north, set up ambush circles in advance.
In order to ensure that the Yangwei Army would not discover the problem in advance, the Liao Army even sent a group of old, weak and sick soldiers to be used as cannon fodder to replace the originally agreed ambush army, and took the lead in launching an attack on the aggressive Jin Army.
As the battle began, Lu Cheng in the rear also stretched his wrist, drew out a big knife, mounted his horse, and prepared for battle.
Even if it is prepared to be used as bait, Lu Cheng will eat the opponent's bait first so that the subsequent big fish can be hooked as soon as possible.
"All soldiers, follow me to kill the enemy!"
Lu Cheng raised his sword and charged straight towards the vanguard of the Jin Kingdom.
When the flash of sword light split the crowd and killed the enemy, the Jin army had not yet realized the seriousness of the problem. However, among the part of the Liao army that was used as cannon fodder, someone had already recognized Lu Cheng's identity.
"It's that killer! He's here too! Run!"
"Don't panic, he should be our ally this time."
As the three-way melee began, all the troops were mixed together. Lu Cheng led his men to charge forward regardless of the consequences. No matter whether it was the Jin army or the Liao army, they all died under his sword...