Chapter 441: The Battle of Hudang River
Looking at the famous battles in history, it is generally the case that fewer people win more, such as the Battle of Chibi, the Battle of Hulao Pass, etc.
The main reason why these battles are famous is that it is too rare to win with a small number and a large number, and the greater the disparity in the number of armies between the enemy and ours, the greater the difficulty in winning.
Because for ordinary wars, a large number of soldiers is a manifestation of combat effectiveness, and the battlefield is generally dominated by superior forces crushing inferior forces.
Ning Fu is currently engaged in a normal war. With Zhou's national strength, there is no need to engage in any conspiracy with the Jin Kingdom. He only needs to gather superior forces and then press forward openly.
Wanyan Aguda is good at defeating more with less, but there is a limit to this more. The best opponent is the rotten army of the Liao Kingdom.
But now facing the Zhou army, which was several times his own, well-equipped and well-trained, Wanyan Aguda could only feel despair.
The main force was dragged to Shangjing, and the Huanglong Mansion in the rear had fallen. The enemy might even have reached Wanyan's ancestral homeland, where his wife, children, and children were all.
Even Wanyan Aguda was so anxious, let alone the ordinary Jin Army soldiers. Therefore, the Jin Army who went to the capital were also panic-stricken, and some even began to quietly desert.
Faced with this situation, Wanyan Aguda finally chose to withdraw from Shangjing. After all, if he didn't leave, his soldiers might mutiny.
So on a dark and windy night, Aguda led the army to quietly evacuate the capital city, while Wanyan Sagai led an elite force at the rear.
It is basically impossible to keep the retreat of tens of thousands of people secret, not to mention that there are hot air balloons in the Zhou army. Its biggest role is not to intimidate the enemy, but to detect the enemy's situation. As long as a hot air balloon is released into the air,
You can see the enemy's situation clearly.
Therefore, as soon as the Jin army in Beijing retreated, Hutou immediately received the news.
Following Hu Tou's order, the 80,000-strong army immediately crossed the Huanghe River and marched toward Beijing in a mighty manner.
Although Wanyan Agu sent Wanyan Sagai to lead the army to cut off the troops, facing Hutou's 80,000 troops, Wanyan Sagai could only hold out for less than two days before he was killed by Hutou and entered the city. After cutting off the five thousand gold
The army was completely wiped out, and Wanyan Sagai also died in the rebellion.
After occupying Shangjing, Hutou did not stop, but sent cavalry to pursue the retreating Wanyan Aguda, and finally caught up with Wanyan Aguda's army five days later.
There are only 10,000 cavalry sent by Hutou. Their mission is not to destroy Aguda, but to slow down Aguda's retreat, thereby buying time for the main army led by Hutou in the rear to pursue.
Therefore, after the 10,000 Zhou cavalry caught up with Aguda, they immediately launched a harassment war against them. They fought when they could, and ran away when they couldn't. They rushed out from time to time to set off a few fires, or threw a burst of grenades. Anyway, they just didn't fight with the Jin army.
Head-on combat.
Under this kind of harassment, Wanyan Aguda's marching speed dropped sharply, while the main force of Hutou in the rear was getting closer and closer.
In this case, Wanyan Aguda had no choice but to cut off his warriors again, send a group of cavalry to contain the Zhou cavalry, and then led his troops to retreat quickly. As for the cavalry behind them, whether they could escape in the end depends on their luck.
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In the end, Hutou still failed to catch up with the main force of Wanyan Agu's attack. After all, the opponents were all cavalry, and they had a huge advantage whether they were fighting or escaping.
However, the two remaining armies left behind by Wanyan Aguda were completely wiped out by Hutou, causing Wanyan Aguda to lose more than 10,000 men. You must know that he only had 50,000 people in total, and he lost one-fifth just by retreating.
And this is just the beginning.
After temporarily getting rid of the pursuers in the rear, Wanyan Aguda did not dare to go to Huanglong Mansion. After all, Zhe Keshi had already conquered there. If he dared to go, he might make dumplings with Zhe Keshi and the pursuers behind him.
Therefore, Wanyan Aguda could only take a detour to Changchun Prefecture in the west to avoid encountering Zhe Keshi's army.
However, Wanyan Aguda still underestimated the intelligence capabilities of the Zhou army. When he evacuated to Beijing, Hutou had already sent people to quickly deliver the news to Zhe Keshi.
As a veteran in the army, Zhe Keshi quickly analyzed that Wanyan Aguda was likely to take a detour to Changchun Prefecture. After all, the opponent had no other choice unless he made a larger circle.
So Zhe Keshi personally led his troops to the border of Changchun Prefecture, and sent out exploration horses to inquire about the military situation. At the same time, hot air balloons were used to monitor the surrounding situation at high altitude.
Therefore, soon after Wanyan Aguda's army entered Changchun Prefecture, Zhe Keshi found out their situation and immediately led his army to intercept them.
The two sides met at the intersection of the Huntong River and the Nashui River, and a fierce battle began immediately.
There are still 40,000 soldiers in Wanyan Agu's thugs, which is equivalent to Zhe Keshi's strength.
However, after Wanyan Aguda's army withdrew from Shangjing, everyone was eager to return home and had no intention of fighting. Moreover, after a long journey, everyone in the army was very tired.
In contrast, Zhe Keshi's army had already been recuperating for many days and was waiting for work. The gap between the two sides was simply not the same.
Therefore, Wanyan Aguda's army only persisted in a few charges, and was soon intercepted by Zhe Keshi's cavalry. Then the entire army fell into chaos. No matter how hard Wanyan Aguda tried, he could no longer command effectively.
In the end, the Jin army was dispersed by Zhe Keshi's cavalry, and a fierce pursuit and massacre ensued. People who were afraid of death dismounted and surrendered one after another.
Wanyan Aguda saw that his defeat was certain, and in the end he could only sigh, and then led his confidants, the direct descendants of Wanyan's department, to flee.
Zhe Keshi also discovered Wanyan Aguda's escape among the rebels, and immediately sent people to intercept him. Several cavalrymen chased after Wanyan Aguda's ass.
However, this direct line of cavalry from the Wanyan tribe not only had superb riding skills, but also had strict discipline. Each of them had two or even three horses. Therefore, after chasing for a while, Zhe Keshi's cavalry was thrown away by the opponent. Finally,
They could only watch helplessly as the other party escaped across the Nashui River and fled along the Huntong River.
This battle, known as the "Battle of Hun Tongjiang" in later history, although it failed to capture Wanyan Agu alive, it eliminated the last elite battle of the Jin Kingdom, thereby digging a grave in advance for the fall of the Jin Kingdom.
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Nine days later, the army led by Hutou also arrived at Huanglong Mansion, and the two armies sent by Da Zhou finally successfully reunited.
At the same time, they also received definite news that after Wanyan Aguda escaped from Changchun Prefecture, he also successfully returned to the ancestral land of Wanyan tribe.
Although the Wanyan tribe expanded all the way and occupied most of the Liao Kingdom, the ancestral land of the Wanyan tribe did not give up. Instead, it became the core of the Jin Kingdom. Not only did it build cities, but it also hoarded a large amount of food and supplies, so it was not
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