Chapter 73
After the reinforcements appeared, the Liao army wanted to strand the Hedong camp army on the battlefield like the Song army had just done, waiting for the lively cavalry to copy its retreat. However, the front army led by Guo Xian fought forward as if it was a blow, and repelled the Liao army, who had just become warlike. Some Song army shot out their arrows, simply used the bow back as a weapon and swung them head-on. Some Song army broke their spears and used half of the spear head as a short spear. When they were assassinated by the Liao army, most Song army tried their best to fight back. , let the other party die or be injured. One man can die, and tens of thousands of men can die, and they can run rampant. On the entire battlefield, tens of thousands of Melbo cavalry swept over like dark clouds in the sky. Although the main force of the Song army led by Yang Yanqing was retreating, in front of the battlefield, the Song army led by Guo Xian killed the Liao soldiers in front of him and failed. The Liao army could not support him, so he turned around and fled backwards. The defeated army even rushed to the Baidiu Camp of the Central Army. If the guards of the Death Camp were not defending the periphery, they would probably disperse the Central Army.
"Bastard," Xiao Tachi's face suddenly changed. He pulled out a scimitar with his right hand and shouted viciously, "Immediately, everyone who led the retreat! A thousand cavalrymen of the White Eagle Camp rushed out, and arrows were fired in succession, and the swords were shining. Countless Liao troops fell to the ground, and their heads were rolling, and finally stopped the decline. Although Guo Xian's troops were brave, they were single and lonely. The Liao troops on both wings squeezed into the middle, forming a situation of siege on all sides, wrapping the Song army that fought to the death.
At this time, the main force of the Song army, led by Yang Yanqing, had taken the opportunity to break off contact with the main force of the Liao army and was regressing toward Yunzhou City. The Meierbo cavalry was mostly a group of cavalry with hundreds of cavalry. Some galloped on the battlefield and specifically attacked the single Song army. Some circled around the large group of Song army and bent their bows and shot arrows. The Song army was suffering a great loss. At the same time, the Song army crossbowman opened his crossbow and fired many of the Meierbo cavalrymen. Malay. At the same time, the thousands of cavalry and cavalry remaining in the Song army did not flee. The cavalry did not care about the lack of people and horses, and galloped back and forth desperately to protect the rear route and wings of the central army from being harassed by the enemy cavalry. Although the Song army's cavalry was tired, they were strong in armor and sharp swords and skillful in martial arts. The Meerbo cavalry occupied a large number of people and horses, and they were the advantage of the new force. The two sides ran in a row, and arrows came and went. In just a few moments, countless cavalry fell from horses and died in the sandstorm.
The main force of the Song army gradually retreated under the city wall. Yang Yanqing led his subordinates to form a formation and cut off the rear, and each unit slowly retreated into the city. The Liao army and the Meerbo cavalry did not dare to approach too much, so they could only keep running and firing arrows in an attempt to find flaws from the Song army formation. The battlefield also changed from the initial chaotic scene to tens of thousands of Liao troops besieging the various units of the Song army who were still stranded on the battlefield. Although the main force retreated into the city, nearly 10,000 Hedong Army were left on the battlefield. Thousands of people in the brigade and more than a hundred people in the team. Some were desperately shattered by the Liao army in battle. The troops were also separated by the Liao cavalry. Under the siege of the Liao army, few Song soldiers surrendered, and they were making final resistance everywhere. Guo Xian's troops, who sacrificed their lives to move forward, were the largest group of them. Under Xiao Tachi's strict orders, the Khitan cavalry galloped and shot arrows, and the Xi army and Jurchen infantry in the inner layer also attacked. The Liao army itself was also seriously injured and could not wipe it out. The two sides fought fiercely, screams, warriors, and neighing, and it was clear that they could be heard at the top of the city. The Song army occupied less and less, but the resistance became more and more tenacious.
"Beat the drum to see the good man off!"
Yang Yanqing whispered. The Hedong Song army at the top of the city beat the war drums hard to cheer for the robes under the city that were still fighting. The autumn wind was fierce, and the bright red flags were blown rustling, like the blood of countless heroes splattered. Many Hedong Army generals surrounded Yang Yanqing, and everyone was silent, looking at this tragic and tragic scene with complex expressions. Beside Yang Yanqing, Wang Lin knelt on his knees with regret on his face. "Good man, Guo Wu," Wang Lin said in his heart, "I was so shameless when I was arrogant." The five thousand iron cavalry he led ambush ten miles away, behind the mountain to the north, waiting for the Central Army
The cannon rose and rushed to the flanks of the Liao army. Clinker, shortly after the two armies fought at Yunzhou City, tens of thousands of barbarian cavalry came from all directions. Wang Lin was not afraid of the enemy's few, and led the Song cavalry to fight hard. At the moment of stalemate, more barbarian cavalry suddenly appeared. Although they were just stopping in the distance and cheering, the shouts shook the earth. Seeing the continuous momentum, there seemed to be more than 100,000 cavalry. The barbarian cavalry on the battlefield was greatly energetic, while the Song cavalry was frustrated. Wang Lin immediately extinguished his desire to win and led his subordinates to break south desperately. Relying on the strong horses, the strong armor and soldiers rushed to a bloody road.
"If I had known this," Wang Lin said regretfully, "If Guo Wu, he would fight to the death in Shanbei, just a little longer, I am afraid that the general has defeated Liaogou. By then, he will fight with the elite Hedong, and not be afraid of the new barbarians." He was puzzled in his heart. Although the Liao Kingdom claimed to have hundreds of thousands of cavalry, it has always been the priority of Youzhou in Nanjing. How could it be possible to suddenly send more than 100,000 cavalry to attack Yunzhou?
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"Dad." Xiao Tachi sat on the horse and did not dismount to pay his respects.
Before the tribe was attacked by Xia Kingdom, he was taught and raised by his grandfather and never looked down on this mediocre and useless father. After he defected to the Liao Kingdom, Yelu Dashi did not discriminate against him as a grassland barbarian. He not only entrusted military power to reuse it, but also promised marriage with a princess. He captured the deposed emperor Yelu Yanxi, cleansed the Jurchen tribe, made the Jurchens famous and changed their color, and also called him a great reputation. Although Xiaota Chi was humble on his face, he was really proud in his heart. But now, he held tens of thousands of elite soldiers and almost lost his life. In the end, he had to save his life with this useless father. This made Xiaota Chi feel ashamed and felt more alienated from Boshenghuo Meierbo. As he grew older, he hoped that he was the only hero and sun in the heart of the Meierbo people.
"Ta Chi, my good son." Bo Shenghuo looked at the young man in his twenties with emotion and nodded, "Okay, very good, so tall." This sentence made Xiao Ta Chi feel uncomfortable. A hint of disgust flashed in his eyes and looked at the battlefield again. The group of Song soldiers who almost hit the defeat of the Liao army were only less than 2,000 remaining soldiers, and the arrows were gone, but they just fought to the death and did not surrender. The Liao army could not attack, and the cavalry wandered outside and fired arrows, but the Song army's armor was strong and could not be taken away for a while. The Song army was exhausted until the end of the battle, and still struggled to support it. Every time the Liao army tried to attack, they suffered heavy casualties.
"These Song people are so tenacious, they can be called warriors," Bo Shenghuo followed Xiao Tachi's gaze and said in a deep voice, "Why not send envoys to surrender and take them for your own use." A few days ago, the Meerbo people who went south arrived at the grassland in the north. The scouts found that thousands of Song troops were waiting for an opportunity to move in the north of Yunzhou. Bo Shenghuo ordered that the army should not be approached in Yunzhou for the time being, and waited until the war began to start, and the army was dispatched to eat the Song army ambush first, and then go south to intervene in the decisive battle of Liao and Song. Who knew that the five thousand Song army cavalry were extremely powerful, and the 30,000 Maibo cavalry could not be taken down in a short time. Bo Shenghuo ordered more than 100,000 elderly, weak women and children in the tribes south to ride horses to cheer for the soldiers in the distance. As a suspicious soldier, the Song army cavalry was defeated and rushed to break through the siege. Thirty thousand Maibo cavalry arrived at the battlefield in time.
Xiao Tachi ignored his suggestion and was silent for a moment before saying, "I have already surrendered." He paused, turned to Xiao Ping and said coldly: "Send the order to attack the remnants of the Song army next time, implement the lottery killing order. If you don't die in battle, you will return. If you draw lots and behead them, you will be worth 30%." Xiao Ping's face changed and he looked at Bo Sheng. This cruel lottery killing order has never been used since Xiao Tachi was defeated at Nanshan City. Xiao Pingyuan thought that this person would gain wisdom and knew that he should not blame the soldiers so much. Unexpectedly, for some reason, Xiao Tachi actually became fierce again.
"Why do you have to do this?" Bo Shenghuo hesitated and said in a deep voice, "Infantry gathered together, and the cannons could be broken by bombardment." Although the Meerbo army did not have artillery, when stationed on Xijing Road, Bo Shenghuo had seen the power of artillery and secretly thought it was a weapon for siege. It was just that he had been using troops on the grassland and could not carry the bulky artillery.
When this sentence pierced the window paper, Xiao Ping looked happy and said loudly: "The Northwest recruitment envoy is reasonable." Other Khitan generals had already hated the lottery and killing order, but when they heard this, they looked at Xiao Tachi, and no one sent an order for him. Xiao Tachi was furious. In front of everyone, he had to force himself to suppress himself and said coldly: "The Han army brought artillery forward, and no delays should be delayed."
Although the siege iron barrel cannons were heavy, the artillery battalion had some light small cannons. Although they were small, they were more than enough to penetrate the iron armor of the soldiers. Soon, the Han soldiers of the artillery battalion pulled their horses and dragged dozens of cannons in front of the Song army. The Xi army and the Jurchen army in front made way, showing a row of black muzzles and lit torches.
"Damn it." Guo Xian's breathing suddenly became heavy. As a general, he knew the power of the artillery very well. His face was covered in blood, and the blood oozed from his shoulders dyed half of his clothes red. "Yang Jieshuai, Guo Wu deserves you." Seeing that the Liao army was about to ignite the medicine, Guo Xian said hurriedly: "Hedong has the seeds, rush up with me." His voice was hoarse and powerless, but with a sense of determination. Guo Xian stood up, pulled the knife out of the blood-red soil, and rushed out with great strides. Almost everyone around the Song army was injured, no one hesitated. Someone said in a deep voice: "Serve to death for the general!" Someone shouted with all his strength: "Kill" "The Song Dynasty Wansheng!" Everyone raised their last bit of strength, and the slightly injured supported the seriously injured, staggered behind.
"Boom--" "Boom---" The cannon sound shook the earth, and the shouts of "The Song Dynasty's Wansheng--" and "The Hedong's Wansheng--" also reached the city. The Liao army's artillery fire broke out for a quarter of an hour before stopping. The entire battlefield became quiet. Yang Yanqing's eyes were complicated, and there was a faint light flashing in the tiger's eyes.
Chapter completed!