Battle of Yancheng

Timeline

1. 1140Ezhou–Henan · ChinaIn the fifth month of Shaoxing 10, the Jin broke the Shaoxing 8 peace agreement, and Wanyan Zongbi invaded southward on several routes. Yue Fei marched out from Ezhou, recapturing Yinchang, Chenzhou, Zhengzhou and other places in succession, and took up position at Yancheng, preparing for a decisive battle with the main Jin army.
2. 1140Yancheng · HenanWanyan Zongbi attacked Yancheng fiercely with heavy armored cavalry (then called guaizi ma and tie futu). Yue Fei ordered his infantry to use mazha blades and long axes to cut the horses' legs, and Yue Yun and others charged repeatedly; the Jin army was decisively defeated. This became the Yue Family Army's most famous open-field victory.
3. 1140Yinchang · HenanAfter Yancheng, Yue Fei's forces defeated Zongbi again at Yinchang, and the vanguard advanced to the area of Zhuxian Town. Emperor Gaozong and Qin Hui repeatedly issued orders to withdraw, and Yue Fei was forced to pull back. The high point of the northern campaign abruptly ended; the following year the Shaoxing peace agreement was signed, and Yue Fei was soon executed.