[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-i-transmigrated-to-the-northern-song-with-them":3,"chapter-i-transmigrated-to-the-northern-song-with-them-i-transmigrated-to-the-northern-song-with-them-chapter-318":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"chinese","I Transmigrated to the Northern Song with Them",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":19,"prevChapterSlug":20,"totalChapters":21,"novelImage":22},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":15,"volume":16,"translator":17,"content_hash":18},2319208,4535,"Chapter 318","i-transmigrated-to-the-northern-song-with-them-chapter-318",318,"\u003Cp>…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just as the Song Army fiercely clashed with the Western Route Jin Army, the Eastern Route Jin Army, with superior numbers and stronger generals, launched a fierce assault on the Liao Army; generals such as Wanyan Zongjun, Wanyan Zonggan, Wanyan Zongwang, Wanyan Zongfu, Jin Wuzhu, Wanyan Loushi, Wanyan Yinshuke, and Yelu Yudu all charged forward bravely.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Soon, the encampment of Liao commander Yelu Zhen was breached, and Yelu Zhen and his troops abandoned their position and fled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xiao Gan rushed over and beheaded Yelu Zhen on the spot to halt the rout.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yelu Dashi also arrived with his forces, organized a counterattack, and reclaimed Yelu Zhen’s encampment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yelu Dashi shouted loudly to the Liao soldiers: “The Jin have committed their entire force—this is our chance to kill the enemy and serve our country!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yelu Dashi drew his sword and slashed a line in the ground before his feet, then pointed the tip at the line and declared: “Die before this line! Whoever dares retreat—behead him!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Liao Army fought desperately and stabilized their lines.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Jin Army launched another assault, committing over thirty thousand reserves under Wanyan Loushi’s personal command, striking fiercely at the left flank of Xiao Gan’s main camp.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xiao Gan immediately redirected troops to reinforce the flank and repelled the Jin assault.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Moments later, the furious Eastern Route Jin Army attacked again. Ignoring casualties, they advanced in dense formations into the Liao ranks, engaging in bloody hand-to-hand combat.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Eastern Route Jin Army launched a frenzied assault on the Liao Army, fully exploiting their cavalry’s mobility, abandoning frontal charges, and splitting into eastern and western wings: Wanyan Zongjun commanded the eastern wing, Wanyan Zongwang commanded the western wing, constantly shifting troop concentrations between the two flanks—sometimes concentrating forces to attack the east, sometimes the west, sometimes splitting both wings to attack simultaneously.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The shifting tactical rhythm forced the Liao Army, with far fewer cavalry, to run back and forth—reinforcing the east, then the west—exhausting them utterly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Finally, at great cost, the Eastern Route Jin Army completely shattered the Liao defense, and their heavy armored infantry mounted their horses and charged forward.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If the Eastern Route Jin’s heavy infantry reached the Liao lines, the Liao Army might be defeated.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet even with the Eastern Route Jin’s momentum so strong, the Liao Army did not surrender, nor did the Jin feel any joy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Because, at the same time, the battle between the Song Army and the Western Route Jin Army was nearing its conclusion.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Western Route Jin Army relied primarily on massed cavalry charges, attempting to break the Song formations through sheer momentum and split them apart.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But as the Western Route Jin cavalry approached, the Song infantry, having rested for days, swiftly formed ranks: front row kneeling, rear row standing, alternating volleys to ensure continuous firepower;\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The square formations coordinated with each other, protecting each other’s flanks to avoid being encircled and cut off by the Jin cavalry;\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Artillery was positioned behind or between the squares, bombarding the charging Jin cavalry formations to weaken their momentum, then finishing them off with synchronized volleys from Li Lin’s muskets and the Divine Crossbow.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This tactic caused every Jin cavalry charge to crash against a “wall of firepower”—even if a few Jin cavalrymen broke through to the edges of the squares, they were repelled by crossfire from the circular formation or thrusting spears.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The stability and sustained firepower of the hollow square formation rendered the Western Route Jin cavalry utterly unable to advance, fully demonstrating the dimensional suppression of modern military tactics over traditional cavalry tactics.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When the Western Route Jin horses were hit—or even just heard the artillery fire—they panicked and collided, suffering heavy casualties.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Despite this, the Western Route Jin’s elite generals refused to give up; they repeatedly organized cavalry charges, and some cavalry even broke through to the Song lines, only to be repelled by spear squares; their arrows were mostly blocked by the Song shield-bearers.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Once the Song central command fully halted the Western Route Jin’s massive arrowhead formation, under Li Lin’s command, the Song continued using the “firepower tiered coverage” tactic, driving the Western Route Jin back in disarray.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At that moment, the two wings of the Song Crane-Wing formation—the Jing Sui Army—charged toward the left and right flanks of the Western Route Jin.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing the overwhelming might of the Jing Sui Army, Wanyan Wulu knew these fully armored cavalry were formidable.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet despite knowing this, Wanyan Wulu still sent twenty thousand light Liao cavalry to intercept them, attempting to block the two Jing Sui units.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But how could light cavalry possibly stand against fully armored cavalry, especially when the Song’s flanks were reinforced by vast numbers of heavy cavalry?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After mere moments of engagement, the Liao light cavalry—unwilling to fight for the Jin—were routed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In short, after routing the Liao light cavalry, the Jing Sui Army shattered the Western Route Jin’s left and right flanks, and the Song’s cavalry-infantry units behind them began encircling the Western Route Jin’s main force.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Once encircled, the Jing Sui Army and Song cavalry pursued the Western Route Jin forces outside the encirclement, preventing them from striking the Song infantry’s encircling lines.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As for the Western Route Jin’s main force trapped inside the encirclement, they were attacked from all sides by Song infantry.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhao Jian received his unit commander’s order: “Discard your shields! Within ten breaths, hurl all your Thunderclap Bombs into the enemy ranks—aim for the thickest clusters—and don’t forget to pull the lanyard!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhao Jian obeyed immediately, tossing aside his large shield, still pierced with several arrows, then, as his drillmaster taught, hurled his Thunderclap Bombs into the encircled Jin troops in the shortest possible time.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tens of thousands of infantry did the same as Zhao Jian, so that within the encircled Jin ranks, it was suddenly as if struck by a meteor shower—except these meteors exploded.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thunderclap Bombs detonated in rapid succession, flames roaring skyward, thick smoke billowing; the screams of Jin soldiers and the neighing of horses intertwined in a horrific scene.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Western Route Jin’s main force inside the encirclement, stunned by this sudden, ferocious assault, were already compressed together—now they collapsed into utter chaos.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Whether fully armored cavalry, heavy cavalry, or heavy infantry, once crammed together, no amount of ferocity mattered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Especially the Jin cavalry, unable to charge, were left helpless before the Song infantry’s blades.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Moreover, the shockwaves from the Thunderclap Bombs could not be stopped by iron armor.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Most crucially, under Li Lin’s command, every Li Lin cannon was turned to fire nonstop into the heart of the encircled Western Route Jin force.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Simultaneously, Li Lin’s muskets and Divine Crossbows also fired into the encircled Western Route Jin.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thus, the Western Route Jin’s main force inside the encirclement was utterly trapped.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The dense artillery fire and Thunderclap Bomb explosions wove a symphony of death—each detonation accompanied by countless screams of Western Route Jin soldiers and the mournful cries of their horses.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Western Route Jin’s heavy infantry, with at least two layers of armor, crumbled like paper under the shockwaves of Thunderclap Bombs—especially under Li Lin cannon fire—no more resilient than any other Jin soldier.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Song infantry swiftly slaughtered the Western Route Jin’s main force without the slightest hesitation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wanyan Wulu watched this horrific scene, filled with despair and resentment. He had never imagined that the once-mighty, unconquerable Jin Army would be utterly crushed on this day by the Song’s novel tactics and overwhelming firepower.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wanyan Wulu attempted to rally the remaining Liao light cavalry for a counterattack, but on this battlefield of chaos and terror, any order rang hollow and powerless.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Western Route Jin’s main force inside the encirclement scattered in all directions, trampling each other, utterly devoid of discipline or order.\u003C\u002Fp>",1295,"2026-06-20T15:06:50.687Z",1,"Qwen3-Next 80B","b9e26bf16207732a16099e4f8cf3673947014337ce72550c5ff461f487896440","i-transmigrated-to-the-northern-song-with-them-chapter-319","i-transmigrated-to-the-northern-song-with-them-chapter-317",348,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fi-transmigrated-to-the-northern-song-with-them-cover.jpg"]