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They were merely the Helandian Jurchens, who didn't even have much leather armor.
Even the Wanyan Jurchen tribe,
At that time, armor was also insufficient.
How can they compare to the powerful Jurchen army of today?
Wang Gou insisted on personally leading troops to the front lines.
Monk Miaoqing was afraid that something unexpected might happen.
He was repeatedly advised not to take the risk.
Therefore, Wang Gou stopped at Yuanshan.
Waiting for news of the soldiers' initial victory.
To be honest, if the Kaijing faction hadn't informed the Jin state,
Goryeo might actually have won at the beginning of its northern expedition.
Because the Jurchen tribes in these areas were relatively weak.
Moreover, a large number of troops were drawn from the army to fight in the south last year.
How can we defend against a situation with such a depleted military force?
Zhao Kuang, a martial artist from the Western Capital School
He was appointed by Wang Gou as the commander-in-chief.
He led his army by land and sea to attack Xianzhou (Xianxing).
In Xianzhou City,
Xie Mao Ali has been waiting for several days.
Only 18,000 Goryeo soldiers.
Xiemao Ali received the message.
He only brought back two hundred elite cavalry and eight hundred light cavalry.
One thousand Jin Kingdom cavalrymen
Enough to win the battle!
By the way,
Helanlu Jurchen tribes
The main population is the Bohai ethnic group.
The Jurchen people actually constituted a minority.
Large numbers of Bohai people could no longer endure the brutal rule of the Liao Dynasty.
They fled here and are struggling to survive.
They gradually integrated with the local Jurchen people.
Besides farming and hunting
He was also skilled at fishing and becoming a pirate.
These people were driving near-shore fishing boats,
They frequently raided the eastern coast of Goryeo.
They even crossed the sea to Japan to plunder.
Historically, the Jin army decisively defeated the Song Dynasty navy at Liangshan Marsh.
Its main force consisted of the Helanlu Jurchen (who also served as the Bohai troops in this area).
The Jin troops defeated by Han Shizhong at Huangtiandang
Its navy was mainly composed of Jin soldiers from Helan Road.
They were the entire Jin Kingdom.
The troops most familiar with naval warfare—after all, they were originally pirates.
Due to the frequent harassment by the Ming army from Dengzhou and Laizhou across the sea...
The Jin Dynasty is also building up its navy.
Xie Mao Ali was previously sent to train troops at the mouth of the Yalu River.
He came from the mouth of the Yalu River.
They rushed back to Xianzhou.
The area around Xianzhou is mostly mountainous.
But 150 li to the southwest
All are low-lying coastal plains and hills.
These coastal plains,
Most of it belonged to the territory of Goryeo.
They were frequently raided by Jurchen pirates.
Local gentry and common people,
They supported the Goryeo king's northern expedition.
One by one, they eagerly joined the army or became laborers transporting grain.
The army's morale is good!
Zhao Kuang dispatched 500 cavalry as the vanguard.
They soon arrived outside Xianzhou City.
But there was no defense here.
There weren't many soldiers guarding the city.
Along the way, Jurchen people also fled into the mountains.
Upon receiving the message from the vanguard,
Zhao Kuang led his troops to advance at a faster pace.
They planned to take advantage of the Jin Dynasty's lack of preparedness.
They captured Xianzhou City by surprise.
The army was still seven li away from the city.
Suddenly, three hundred light cavalry from the Jin Kingdom charged in.
Zhao Kuang first sent cavalry to engage the enemy.
The Jin cavalry fought and retreated.
The Goryeo cavalry pursued them fiercely.
Just as they were chasing each other,
Two hundred elite cavalry and five hundred light cavalry of the Jin Kingdom
They suddenly emerged from the northwestern mountains.
The Goryeo cavalrymen were pierced through the waist.
He immediately collapsed and fled.
At this time, the Jin cavalry had only about nine hundred men left.
Pursuing the fleeing Goryeo cavalry,
They marched straight towards the Goryeo army.
Chapter 314 The Bald Man's Clever Plan
In order to seize Xianzhou in one fell swoop, Zhao Kuang
The entire army was ordered to march at full speed.
Many soldiers were not wearing armor.
They were carried by livestock on their marches.
Facing the pursuing Jin cavalry.
Zhao Kuang shouted in panic, "Quickly put on your armor and form ranks!"
The nimble and agile Goryeo soldiers
They quickly found the armor and put it on.
But many others were caught off guard and overwhelmed.
Furthermore, Goryeo also had a large number of militia.
There's absolutely no armor!
Four groups of Jin cavalry swept past diagonally.
The Goryeo vanguard, barely managing to form ranks,
The formation was so frightened that it began to fall into disarray.
Three more teams of golden cavalry.
They charged forward on horseback, feigning an attack.
The Goryeo vanguard's formation was thrown into chaos.
Then six teams of golden cavalry charged in.
The Goryeo vanguard collapsed immediately.
Seeing that the situation was not good, the Goryeo general Jo Kuang...
He immediately fled with his personal guards.
The Goryeo army was thus completely defeated.
They were chased by the Jin cavalry for over a hundred miles.
The war has turned out like this...
Zhao Kuang's negligence was not the main reason.
The ferocity of the Jin cavalry was not the main reason.
The real reason,
It was a nobleman from Gaegyeong, Goryeo, who leaked military intelligence to the Jin Dynasty!
If Goryeo takes Hamhung Castle by surprise...
The rest is all mountainous terrain.
Even the most formidable Jin cavalry could find it difficult to maneuver effectively.
Eighteen thousand men set out on the expedition.
More than 20,000 laborers were also conscripted.
Including laborers,
Those who managed to escape back to Yuanshan alive
It's only two or three thousand.
Wang Gou looked at the remnants of the army outside the city.
He was so frightened that his face turned pale and his whole body trembled.
Zhao Kuang, the general who escaped back,