It was Su Shi's appearance that saved everyone. Now we just hope these people can save themselves, shouldn't they?
The benevolent sees benevolence, and the wise see wisdom. Or how to put it another way, kindness does not lead an army.
After saying these words, Mu Huan went to find some of his subordinates, selected more than ten people, and asked them to put on the clothes of ordinary people. After a while, they would be mixed among the people and fight against the Xixia army.
beat.
Otherwise, just pointing at these people, what if the Xixia army killed them all and rushed halfway up the mountain?
This is what Su Shi said: you can win, but you can't win too easily, it has to be very tragic.
After a while, Shi Qianshan arrived. He also brought two hundred people who volunteered to fight.
"These people are all voluntary, no one is forcing them, right?" Mu Huan, who had already put on common people's clothes, looked at these people and asked in a deep voice.
Shi Qianshan did not answer, but looked back at the two hundred Xinzhou soldiers who followed. These people nodded one by one and said, "We are all voluntary."
"To be honest, if General Zhongwu hadn't come, we would be starving to death by now. Sooner or later, we will die. We can earn more food for our family before we die. No matter how you look at it, you have earned it."
"Yes, we all do it voluntarily, no one forces us."
Everyone was chattering, and Shi Qianshan nodded and said: "Actually, as we have become Xinzhou soldiers, we should pay something for the benefits we receive. Besides, we may not necessarily die if we go to the battlefield. Maybe we can
You can survive even if you fight hard."
"That's right. There are weapons over there. Let's pick something handy and come with me." Mu Huan nodded, since everyone understands the truth.
Bai, you don't have to be polite. The bloody battle will be over. If you die, it can only be said that you are not strong enough.
Halfway down the mountainside, a hundred Xixia soldiers were less than thirty steps away from where Su Shi was.
At this moment, Su Shi's shocked look could already be seen on his face.
"Quickly, beat them down, beat them down." From the wheelchair, Su Shi shouted in a panic, maybe out of fear, because the sound spread far away in an instant.
"kill!"
Seeing Su Shi in such panic, the hundreds of Xixia troops who were about to charge forward were overjoyed. The heavy reward was in front of them, and they seemed to be full of strength.
"kill!"
The shout of kill just now was made by the Xixia soldiers, but now the shout was made by Mu Huan and Shi Qianshan with more than two hundred people.
"Protect General Zhongwu." Mu Huan shouted as he rushed, then deliberately fell behind and followed the people to rush towards the hundreds of Xixia soldiers.
It wasn't that Mu Huan was afraid of death, but that he was afraid of rushing too far forward, so he couldn't help but kill all these Xixia soldiers, exposing his own strength. That way, the Xixia soldiers at the foot of the mountain would not be fooled.
, will think of escaping, that is the big thing that really hurts the young commander.
At the bottom of the mountain, Liang De also saw this scene, and his heart suddenly tightened. He could only hope that these Xixia soldiers under his command were strong enough to kill the common people and escape.
More than two hundred civilians rushed out and rushed towards the hundred-strong Xixia army with swords and spears. It looked like they would rely on the tactics of a sea of people to win.
Although the Xixia cavalry rushed here, they had already wasted a lot of energy, but with their skills and rich battlefield fighting experience, not just a few common people can defeat them.
how.
Seeing the people rushing over, these people immediately dispersed, and then a few people formed a group, back to back, and fought with the charging people.
This has some meaning to the three-three system tactics, but in fact it is just a way of self-protection for soldiers on the battlefield.
The Xixia soldiers did not take the initiative to attack, but focused on defense. Several people formed a circle and protected each other's backs without revealing any flaws. For a while, the people of the Song Dynasty who were rushing towards them were unable to break through them.
defense.
Not only that, if one of the people is not careful, if one of the people rushes too hastily, it will lead to a counterattack from the Xixia soldiers. Often if one is not careful, a fatal wound will appear on the body, and then he will sleep on the mountainside.
It seemed that the people of Song Dynasty were charging, but they were the ones who fell more.
The Xixia soldiers were like moving turntables, constantly killing and injuring the Song people. In a short period of time, more than forty Song people fell to the ground, while the Xixia soldiers only suffered one casualty or injury.
"Haha, good kill. The others continue to rush to support our comrades."
At the foot of the mountain, Liang De was overjoyed when he saw this scene.
He was still worried before whether these Song people might be disguised as Song people. If this was the case, then they would not be able to attack.
But now that he saw it, he could put his heart in his stomach. They were just ordinary people with brute strength. No matter how many people there were, what was there to fear?
And this was exactly the illusion that Su Shi wanted to give Liang De. Otherwise, he was really worried that this person would run away with the army now.
Ji Zhu and the others have not blocked the retreat of the Xixia army, so they cannot be allowed to leave now.
Su Shi is here
During the fishing trip, Ji Zhuzheng led 800 black cavalry and the second brigade of Hu Tongtian's troops in a large circle outside to block the Xixia army's retreat.
Feng Yidao and Yang Wenguang were not idle here either. After handing Gu Le and the other 1,000 people over to the custody of the 5,000 reserve forbidden troops who did not even have the courage to go to the battlefield, they gathered together again.
In this battle, the vanguard army was quite miserable.
About a thousand people were killed in the battle, but there were too many wounded, about three thousand.
These three thousand people cannot be counted on now. As a result, the only mobilizable troops are six thousand vanguard troops and Feng Yidao's more than one thousand black cavalry.
There are only more than 8,000 people in total. This time they are facing more than 10,000 Xixia cavalry. If the troops are insufficient, it will be difficult to scare them and make them timid before fighting and retreat.
If the Xixia cavalry did not retreat, if they really charged up, they would not even have time to cry. With more than 8,000 Xixia troops fighting against more than 10,000 Xixia troops, even if they are all veterans, they still do not have such confidence and strength.
Fortunately, Xu Ba came forward at this time and took the initiative to join the team.
When he saw the doubtful looks of Feng Yidao and Yang Wenguang, Xu Ba coughed and said: "We have ten thousand people anyway, and many of them are military generals. Although their performance has been mediocre in recent years, they do have a good idea."
We must protect the heart of the Song Dynasty."
"Before, it was just because they had never experienced it, so it was normal to be scared. But they are willing to learn, willing to make changes, and willing to do their part. I think they should be given a chance."
Because these preliminary imperial troops arrived a little late, they did not
Catch up with the battle with Meng Qi outside Xincheng.
But just now, they saw the cruelty of the battle with the Xixia cavalry. But they were still not afraid, which proved that they still had someone to save.
Compared with those five thousand reserve forbidden troops who are not even willing to step into the battlefield or even have the courage to clean the battlefield, these people may only need one or two battles to adjust their condition and become a good soldier and an elite.
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"Okay, everyone is willing to contribute. This is naturally a good thing. Let's go down and prepare." Feng Yidao spoke, which was regarded as agreeing to Xu Ba's request.
Xu Ba happily agreed and turned back to inform the army. However, Yang Wenguang frowned and said: "They have not experienced a real war. They should go fight a small group of Mongolian troops first and get used to it. Otherwise, they will join in rashly like this."
If you go to the battlefield, the losses will be huge."
"Haha, there are no immortals in a war." Feng Yidao sneered.
Then he looked at Yang Wenguang and said: "When you first came here, the young marshal led you to fight against the Mengqi, but did he give you time to adapt?"
"Of course, you didn't perform well in that battle. There were even a lot of deserters. Some people were killed and some were injured. But so what? From the day you joined the army, shouldn't you have been mentally prepared in this regard?
?"
"Besides, when the war comes, can you still say that we have never participated in the battle? We should be given an adaptation process first. Will the enemy agree by then?"
"Why are the Mongolian cavalry and Xixia cavalry so powerful, while the strength of the Song Dynasty army and Liao soldiers is getting worse day by day? This is because your life is too
It has become so comfortable that many people have forgotten that there is still war, and that there are still people around us who have been eyeing us."
"If you forget to fight, you will be in danger."
Feng Yidao suddenly said one thing after another, which made Yang Wenguang stunned. After a while, he remembered something and asked, "Did Captain Feng come up with these?"
"What are you talking about? This is what the young marshal said." Rolling his eyes at Yang Wenguang, Feng Yidao thought to himself, how could he understand this? This is all because he has been with Su Shi for a long time and has heard a lot, so some of his words will naturally come to him.
Will say it.
"No wonder." Yang Wenguang was relieved when he heard that it was Su Shi who said it.
These theories can only be expressed by Su Shi now. Just like that day in Chui Gong Hall, everyone was afraid of the power of the three tribes and wanted to negotiate and pay compensation. In the end, Su Shi stood up alone and started a war of words.
Ministers, this is the reason why we are sending troops now.
Only then did we have the great victory against Mongolia and the upcoming great victory against Xia.
"What General Zhongwu said is true. When the war comes, we will not be given any time to prepare. Even so, let General Xu Ba and others join us. After all, there are 10,000 people. At least the momentum is there. But once
If there is going to be a fight, we still have to let them stay behind. After all, having courage is one thing, but not being able to keep up is still not enough."
"This is natural." Feng Yidao nodded, fully agreeing with Yang Wenguang's proposal.
...
Halfway up the mountain.
At least a hundred of the two hundred people died in the battle, and Mu Huan and others joined the battle.
As soon as they joined, the battle situation quickly changed, and the Xixia soldiers who were united one by one were divided into groups.