Chapter 60
Xu Detai counted the troops and said in a deep voice: "Each battalion is here, please give the marshal's order!"
Han Ningshuang was about to give orders, and the sound of cannons in the west was loud, with dense and rapid sounds of horse hooves, as if countless drums were beating at the same time, and it seemed like rolling thunder was getting closer and closer. Gao Bolong said in a deep voice: "It's the direction of the Liao army's camp! Tens of thousands of cavalry are rushing over!" The generals of the Han army suddenly changed, and Zhao Xingde said intimately: It's coming so fast!
Han Ningshuang said in a deep voice without hesitation: "Start!" The Han army opened wide, and more than 2,000 cavalry came out one after another. Hundreds of cavalry of the artillery battalion led by Zhao Xingde followed the central army, and finally the more than 300 elite guards led by Han Ningshuang.
The Jurchen cavalry outside the camp was in a state of great turmoil, and the general led the army shouted, "Retreat quickly! Those who have left the camp will be rebellious!" Gao Bolong ignored it and shouted, "Run over!" A horse was on the way, hundreds of armored cavalry raised their spears and rushed towards the Jurchen cavalry. The Jurchen general shouted loudly, "Han army rebelled!" Before he finished speaking, the Han army armored cavalry had rushed in front of him. The iron cavalry led by Gao Bolong was the elite trained over the years. Relying on the strong armor and the soldiers were sharp, the formation of the arrow was maintained very well, which immediately caused the enemy to suffer a great loss. The Jurchen cavalry caught off guard, some of them avoided in a hurry, while others urged them to move forward, and the formation was suddenly in chaos.
"Come on!" Zhao Xingde urged his horse tightly, and took the opportunity to look west. He saw a torch swaying, and it was like a tide rushing towards the Jin army camp, which was coming very fast. Night battles are a taboo in military strategists, and it seems that the Liao army must have internal reports. This internal response must be in the military counselor of the Jin Kingdom, and it must be deeply trusted by the Liao Kingdom. Otherwise, even if the Liao army heard the movements of the Jin Kingdom camp, how could it be known that this was not a trap? It was not clear at night that the whole army could easily make a desperate bet.
Yelu Dashi knew the reality of the Jin army well, so he left no room for anything, and all the elite cavalry rushed over with all his strength. The two armies were close to each other. In less than a quarter of an hour, the Liao cavalry arrived outside the Jin army camp. The cavalry threw out a lasso and the horses pulled down the outermost camp fence. The Liao army suddenly launched a night attack. The Jin army camp that had just calmed down was like a turtle nest. There were galloping horses everywhere between the camps. Wanyan Ci took more than 20,000 cavalry and suddenly withdrew north. Then he was suddenly attacked by the Liao army at night. Meng'an Mouke, who was outside, could not move in the camps, and some of them were originally guarding the central army, pursued Wanyan Ci but did not lose it, and some were scattered between the camps and the hasty and difficult to concentrate on counterattacking the Liao army.
At this time, both Meng'an, who were guarding the camps and the Jurchen cavalry guarding between the camps were attacked by the Liao army. Although the Jin soldiers were panicked, they did not disperse, and they fought each other under the leadership of Meng'an Mouke, and resisted very tenaciously. Many tents were lit, and discarded torches were everywhere on the ground. In the dark night, the fire was dazzling, but nothing could be seen. There were only horse hooves and soldiers and armors everywhere. Occasionally, arrows whizzed through the air, and they did not know where to shoot. The cavalry were in chaos. The generals could not find the commander of the thousand men, and the commander of the thousand men could not find the centurion. The Liao and Jin armies could only divide into countless cavalry teams of hundreds or thousands of cavalry, and randomly distinguished the enemy and us and chased each other and fought fiercely.
The night battle of cavalry is extremely dangerous. No matter how capable it is, it depends on luck to survive. Cavalry warfare is the driving force of the horse galloping. Although in the dark, the cavalry of Liao and Jin sides not only dared to slow down, but instead urged the horses to gallop as much as possible. In the dark, the two horses passed by each other, and often could not even see the other's faces clearly.
The Han cavalry had just broken a team of Jurchen cavalry. Before he could breathe a sigh of relief, another Liao cavalry rushed out towards him. The two armies collided, and countless cavalry fell off their horses in the dark, screaming in succession. However, the central army was mixed with many thick horse-riding soldiers. The mounts changed slightly, and many people were tilted forward and backward on the horses. The enemy's weapons were slightly touched and then dropped off the horses. More and more central soldiers were dispersed. "Come on, keep up!" Xu Detai shouted in an anxious voice, and soon he was out of his way. His personal guards were not from a cavalry. When the enemy rushed, it was difficult to maintain their formation. He actually let a cavalry Liao army kill him. The strong wind blew. Xu Detai saw a knife light in front of him and said in his eyes: "My life is over!"
Just now, with a long "clang" sound, the Liao cavalry groaned, and the scimitar almost flew out of his hand, and the two horses passed by. Xu Detai opened his eyes and saw Zhao Xingde being ridden by his side, and said in a deep voice: "Hshou, have you seen Marshal Han?"
Xu Detai was shocked and turned to look. Because the night was dark, his eyes were only about a dozen steps away. In addition to the group of Han soldiers following Xu and Zhao, the front and rear troops were no longer in their destination. The central army of the Han army had already rushed to the edge of the battlefield. Now when he looked back, there were hard to tell the Liao and Jin cavalry everywhere. The northward direction, the more the cavalry battles became more and more intense. In the Jin army camp, there were also deputy soldiers relying on the village walls and fences to lay arrows outwards.
Xu Detai felt a chill from his head and his feet were poured straight from the top of his head, and his whole body suddenly froze. He looked at Zhao Xingde and said in a silence, "What should I do? Where is Gao Bolong?" He felt hot and rushed out: "We will turn around and fight back immediately. Don't let Marshal Han fall into the enemy's formation!" He had more than a thousand Han cavalry left under his command, but most of them were infantrymen.
Zhao Xingde looked around. Most of the Han soldiers were injured and finally broke out of the enemy's siege. Some were shining with sparks of life after the disaster in their eyes, some were panting, and some were pale and still in shock. When they turned around, most of them were trapped in the formation.
"The cavalry is not expensive, but the number of people is useless. I brought the fifty cavalry back to find the marshal. Xu Dangjia brought these brothers into Jicui Mountain to meet each other." Zhao Xingde said in a deep voice, reaching out to pat the war horse's neck, gently tightening the leather belt, and the shaking fire flashed and reflected a large shadow on his face, with dust and sweat stains on his face.
Xu Detai should have opposed it, but for some reason, hesitated for a while and nodded, "Precaution General Zhao, we are waiting for Jicui Mountain." Now is not the time for mother-in-law and mother, and every moment of delay is more dangerous. Xu Detai would not explain anything to the soldiers, and directly called out more than 40 cavalrymen under his command to Xingde. Zhao Xingde told Liu Zhijian to bring the artillery battalion for the time being, so he brought more than 50 cavalry back into the battlefield. More than 50 cavalry were lined up as a front arrow, and Zhao Xingde and Jian Cheng led the way in front, only walking the gap between the battle between the Liao army and the Jin army. Because there were few soldiers and were familiar with the road, it was easier than rushing out with the army, but it was not much easier.
Just far to the west, overwhelming torches appeared again. The second group of Liao troops attacked at night were slowly approaching, which was different from the fierce attack like thunder and wildfire just now. This attack was a dignified formation. The Xi army infantry formed a central army formation, carrying powerful crossbows, ox chariot lathe crossbows and other battle formation weapons. The elite palace cavalry formed a crutch formation on both wings, and the railing horse cavalry team were alerted from afar. At this time, many Jin army camps had been completely destroyed. On the battlefield where the melee was in chaos, the Jin and Liao cavalry, which had already been in chaos, gradually formed a group of thousands of cavalry under the leadership of the cavalry generals.
The rear team of the Han army happened to be wrapped among thousands of cavalry fighting each other. Hundreds of Han army cavalry had been dispersed, and only more than ten cavalry were left around Han Ningshuang, and there were Liao and Jin cavalry running around. Han Ningshuang's armor was covered with blood, and she could no longer feel the sourness of her arms. Sweat flowed down the gap of the iron helmet, and she gradually felt exhausted and there were fewer and fewer guards beside her. This was a hellish battlefield, and everyone fought against each other like wild beasts, and it was a little bit like
Those who Yu would die. The Liao army and the Jin army were both based on tribes, and even Yelu Dashi would combine the soldiers of the same tribe. There was no flag in the night battle, and it was difficult to distinguish the clothes and armor during the melee. The cavalry on both sides of the Liao and Jin relied on instinct. Except for the enemy in the tribe, the other cavalry encountered would face each other with a little doubt. The Han cavalry wrapped in the battlefield was in a worrying situation, and almost every wave of cavalry group they encountered would rush over.
Suddenly a cavalry attacked from the front. Han Ningshuang instinctively raised his sword and chopped it away, but the man said loudly: "It's me!" With a "clang", she opened her sword. Zhao Xingde's face covered with dust and gray stains seemed to suddenly appear in front of him. At this time, dozens of cavalry rushed over and formed protection around Zhao Xingde and Han Ningshuang.
"General Zhao." Han Ningshuang's mouth moved, but she could not make any sound.
"Follow me!" He shouted, turned his horse's head, and pointed in one direction. They rushed over from there just now. Han Ningshuang nodded, and had no time to say anything, so he urged the horse to follow. The wind blew in his ears, but he felt a lot more certain. Just now, Han Ningshuang's Han army was wrapped in the battlefield by Liao and Jin cavalry, and they kept fighting, and had long lost their direction, and they didn't know where the battlefield was empty and where it was real.
When Zhao Xingde and others rushed in, they passed through the gap between the Liao army and the Jin army. At this time, they returned along the same route. Suddenly, dozens of cavalry and Liao cavalry rushed out. Before they could hide, the two armies collided.
"You go first!" Zhao Xingde shouted violently, let Han Ningshuang be in front, and raised his horizontal sword to rush towards the enemy. At this time, the man was already fighting with an instinctive ferocity. The horizontal sword slashed the oncoming cavalry, but because of his lack of strength, he did not completely block the cavalry. The spearhead was tilted and hit the shoulder. Zhao Xingde tilted his body and almost fell off his horse. He took a breath of pain, but the horizontal sword in his hand dragged it and smeared on the neck of the Liao cavalry who was passing by.
Author: Sorry, one quarter of an hour late.
Chapter completed!