The sound of horse hoofbeats was getting closer and closer, mixed with the neighing of war horses and intermittent Jurchen language.
It was midnight, and although the moon was bright in the sky, nothing could be seen from a little further away.
However, Lin Chong and others were all experienced in the battlefield.
Although they could not see with their eyes, they could still judge the distance of the enemy based on the sound of horse hooves.
"shoot arrows" Suddenly Lin Chong gave a fierce order.
"Spread out, run around and shoot."
At the same time, a tall man wearing a wolf-skin helmet in the Jurchen army opposite gave an order at the same time.
"Buzz" Both sides fired arrows at the same time.
Tens of thousands of sharp arrows shot into the air, drawing a parabola and falling into the opponent's crowd.
"ah" "ah" Screams sounded at the same time, but there were obviously more screams on Liangshan side than on the Jurchen side.
The Jurchens spread out to both sides while shooting arrows, so the number of people hit by arrows was relatively small.
However, the Liangshan army stood tightly together in formation, and the number of people hit by arrows was actually more.
Lin Chong ignored these and listened intently to the sound of the opponent's horse hooves.
Suddenly Lin Chong's pupils shrank suddenly because Lin Chong heard that the Jurchen army did not continue to charge forward after firing a round of arrows, but dispersed in both directions.
This is a typical shooting tactic of using less to hit more, using superb shooting skills to make up for the weakness of one's own lack of troops, and only using arrows to hurt people without engaging the opponent in close combat.
"It's interesting," Lin Chong praised inwardly, and then shouted, "Guan Sheng, Dong Ping, Qiong Yao Nayan immediately led the charge from the front.
Hu Yanzhuo, Wu Yan Yanshou, Wu Li, and Ali Qi attacked from both sides and killed."
"kill" After hearing a loud shout, Guan Sheng and others all moved forward to kill.
The big man leading the Jurchen troops on the opposite side is none other than Wanyan Aguda, who has risen strongly recently.
When Wanyan Agu heard the shouting of killing coming from behind, he smiled coldly and shouted "Retreat" in Jurchen dialect.
The Jurchen army's execution ability was very strong.
No one hesitated after hearing the order, and they all galloped back on their horses.
The Jurchens are a nation of horses, and their riding skills are very superb, and they quickly opened up the distance between the two sides.
Guan Sheng and others chased for thirty or forty miles, but they were stunned that not a single Jurchen could catch up.
Seeing that the distance between the two sides was getting farther and farther, and that he was getting further and further away from the main force led by Lin Chong, Guan Sheng immediately shouted, "Stop the pursuit, the rear army will turn around and return to the front army."
At about the same time, Hu Yanzhuo and Wu Li also issued the same order.
The Liangshan army stopped advancing and turned around to retreat.
Unexpectedly, before the army could retreat far, the Jurchen cavalry who had run away actually chased them back and started shooting quickly.
"ah" The screams of Liangshan soldiers sounded again.
Guan Sheng cut off a sharp arrow that was aimed at him with one knife, and then roared, "Turn around and kill me."
"kill" The Liangshan soldiers were also angry.
They didn't even see the opponent's shadow, but they shot many brothers to death.
Lin Chong, who was leading the troops in the rear but had not moved yet, also received news from the spies at this time and knew that Wanyan Agu was using the strategy of chasing the enemy and retreating, and harassing the enemy when retreating.
He smiled secretly in his heart and shouted, "Send the order, everyone follow me and go around from the left side."
After saying that, he went to the left under the protection of the four bodyguards.
Guan Sheng, Hu Yanzhuo, and Wu Li chased for another twenty or thirty miles, but still with no results.
Although they knew that the Jurchen army was in front and could even hear the sound of horse hooves clearly, they could not catch up.
At this time, Guan Sheng and others did not know that Lin Chong had already led the army to outflank them.
After continuing to pursue for about ten miles, he again ordered to stop the pursuit.
However, they did not immediately turn around and retreat, but stood there waiting for the Jurchens to return.
Wanyan Aguda on the opposite side did indeed stop, but he also stood still because he didn't hear the sound of Liangshan's retreating horses' hooves, so he guessed Guan Sheng's thoughts.
"Rest where you are and drink some water," Wanyan Aguda shouted in Jurchen dialect.
If the enemy does not move, I will not move.
If the enemy moves, I will move first.
After hearing what Aguda said, most of the people jumped off their horses and started drinking water.
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Some people did not get off their horses, but just took off their water bags and took a few sips from their horses.
Their eyes were always staring at the surroundings and they were responsible for the vigilance work.
After resting for less than a quarter of an hour after "mounting the horse," Aguda gave the order again.
It was not that Aguda was preparing to attack, but that he vaguely heard the sound of horse hooves coming from the side and behind.
Aguda listened carefully for a while, frowned and shouted, "Retreat to the right and rear as quickly as possible."
After shouting, he whipped the horse hard and ran to the right rear.
At this time, Lin Chong led the army to circle back.
When he heard the sound of horse hooves ahead, he quickly shouted, "Speed up and don't let them run away."
But like Guan Sheng and others, they still couldn't even see the shadow of the Jurchens despite their best efforts.
In fact, the war horses that the Liangshan soldiers now ride are all high-quality war horses.
Since retaking Yanyun Sixteen Prefectures, Lin Chong has never worried about his war horses.
However, the difference between the Liangshan soldiers and the Jurchens was not their horses, but their riding skills.
Just like the same car, ordinary people and drivers will never have the same effect when driving it.
It's daytime in the east and it's almost dawn.
Lin Chong looked at his surroundings, finally ordered to stop the pursuit, and then rested where he was.
Less than half an hour later, Guan Sheng, Hu Yanzhuo, and Feng Mei also rushed over.
At this time, it was already dawn.
Lin Chong sent out warnings to the surroundings, and then ordered everyone to rest where they were, eat some dry food and drink some water.
They were all exhausted after a whole night's work.
Counting the results of the battle, more than 4,000 people were killed in Liangshan, and one or two thousand others were wounded by arrows.
The Jurchen side said that only a few hundred people were killed or injured, or less.
This battle was really useless Lin Chong didn't expect that these Jurchens didn't even rest and rushed all the way.
Otherwise, they wouldn't be so passive.
He also became very interested in the person responsible for commanding this night attack.
Lin Chong kept guessing who this person was, whether it was Wanyan Aguda, Wanyan Xie, or Wanyan Zonghan.
In short, no matter which one he is, it can be seen from last night's battle that he is a strong opponent.
It can be said that the essence of guerrilla warfare is brought into full play: attack when it is time to attack, retreat when it is time to retreat, and never be sloppy or hesitant.
Really decisive "Brother, the Jurchens are more difficult to deal with than we thought."
Wu Li, who was sitting next to Lin Chong, said.
"Yes, the Jurchens fought very well last night.
Not only did they kill so many of us, but they also managed to escape before I surrounded them.
I can say that the timing was perfect.
They are a strong opponent."
Lin Chong would never deliberately belittle someone because they were enemies.
He would always seek truth from facts, neither exaggerating nor belittling, so as not to affect the judgment of other brothers.
As the commander of an army, your daily words and deeds may affect other people in the army.
Maybe this is what people often say: "You have no joke":