Whenever the Xixia soldiers lost the cover of their companions, the common people would beat them up. What's more, they directly hugged the Xixia soldiers, threw them to the ground with him, and then rolled down the mountain. And go.
During the rolling process, once they hit a boulder, they will die together.
These people want to fight for more food for their families before they die, so that their children can live longer, and they are willing to give up their own worthless lives.
It is precisely because of the performance of these people that the battlefield appears extremely tragic.
Liang De at the foot of the mountain did not have any doubts. He just thought that there were too many Song people on the mountain. To defeat them, it was impossible to defeat them with a hundred people, at least a thousand people.
"Keep charging, they don't have many stones left to throw, and victory is right in front of them."
Liang De saw that the hundred-man team was destroyed, and after sighing, he continued to issue orders.
Although these people failed just now, they gave him confidence. He thought that there were too few people rushing to the mountain. If there were more people, maybe Su Shi could be caught now.
The brutal fighting continued from morning to afternoon.
More than two thousand Xixia soldiers died on the way to the mountain. Among them, three Xixia soldiers rushed to the mountainside, but in the end they were "barely" defeated by the people here.
The rocks on the mountain were finally running out. When Lou Yang told Su Shi the news, he knew it was time to launch an attack.
Although there was no news from Ji Zhu that the escape route had been blocked, Su Shi could not wait any longer.
Once it gets dark, anything can happen
It can happen.
"Tell everyone, throw all the stones down at once, then pick up weapons and prepare to go down the mountain to kill the enemy." After giving an order to Lou Yang, Su Shi picked up the walkie-talkie again, tuned to the channel for talking to Feng Yidao and said: "Attack, attack with the whole army."
Feng Yidao, who had been waiting impatiently for a long time, agreed, then turned around and shouted: "Everyone, mount your horses and charge!"
"Charge." The cavalry team of more than 10,000 people immediately agreed, shouting, and then galloped towards the place where Su Shi was.
As soon as there was movement here, they only advanced about five miles before they were discovered by Xixia Iron Kites who were guarding the outside.
When they saw the cavalry carrying the banner of the Song Dynasty rushing towards them in the distance, bringing up a cloud of dust and smoke that covered the sky, they were shocked and hurriedly ran to where Liang De was at the bottom of the mountain to report.
At this moment, Liang De's eyes were already red.
In order to capture Su Shi, he gave up rescuing Gu Le's men, but until now, he still couldn't rush to the mountain. Seeing that it was getting dark, he was worried that Su Shi would escape during the night, and his mood became even worse.
At this time, Tie Yaozi appeared and reported the news that the Song Dynasty cavalry was coming from the front.
"Strangled by bone?"
Liang De was startled when he heard the news.
I wasted too long here and missed too many opportunities.
"How many people are they?" He shook his head and quickly put the matter of Gu Le aside. A dead person was not worth his attention. Although Gu Le fought fiercely, a dead person is still a dead person.
"I can't see it accurately. There are many people and it's dark. I can't even see the torches.
Count, there should be more than 30,000."
Yes, it was already dark at this time, but it was not completely dark. Feng Yidao still asked everyone to light torches. Not only that, there were two torches per person.
In this way, less than 20,000 troops instantly turned into more than 30,000, which will give people a sense of shock.
"More than thirty thousand?" When he heard this result, Liang De's expression changed again.
I only have more than 10,000 people in my hands, and the other party has more than 30,000 people. How can I fight this battle?
Moreover, he had been working hard all the way without getting enough rest. Now the soldiers' combat power may not even be able to exert 70% of its usual strength.
"withdraw."
Gritting his teeth, Liang De didn't want to admit it, but he was defeated.
"Withdraw now?" Tie Yaozi said reluctantly.
"Retreat now, otherwise it will be too late. Just in time, it will be difficult for them to catch up with us when it is dark. Retreat."
Liang De is also a decisive person. He will retreat immediately if he can't do anything.
At the foot of the mountain, military orders were issued, and the Xixia army began to prepare to retreat. Halfway up the mountain, Su Shi borrowed a far-red telescope to see everything clearly.
Although Liang De and the others still provided cover, leaving some people behind to pretend to attack the mountain, in fact the main force had already begun to mount their horses and prepare to leave.
"If you want to leave, order the whole army to prepare and charge down the mountain. Throw down the last stones together to block their retreat and delay their retreat as much as possible."
At this time, there was still no news from Ji Zhu, that is, the retreat of the Xixia cavalry had not been blocked, which made Su Shi feel a little anxious.
soon, all the time
All the remaining stones were thrown down the mountain, but a pile of stones was successfully built, blocking the road.
After Liang De found out, his expression changed drastically, and he shouted quickly, "Quickly, move all the stones away, the army retreats, and some people are left behind to block the Song army's pursuit no matter what."
Liang De knew that he couldn't hide the fact that he was about to retreat. Although he didn't know why the Song army would find out, he just couldn't care so much now. He hurriedly mounted his horse and started to retreat under the protection of hundreds of soldiers.
The Xixia army's execution ability was still very strong, leaving two thousand cavalry in place without moving.
Obviously they wanted to keep the people who had been cut off, but they did so even though they knew that if they stayed, they would probably die. This made Su Shi very moved.
This is a soldier. No matter which side he is from, his execution ability alone is admirable.
"I admire you, but you are still going to die." Su Shi snorted coldly, and then looked towards the north end of the road with a telescope. What he saw was that in the night, his troops were picking up stones and clearing roadblocks.
Previously, those who piled stones on the path of Liang De's army were bent on attacking Su Shi and did not move the stones away. Now, they have become a roadblock for the Su family's army.
But now, the Su family's army is carrying stones, while the two thousand Xixia cavalry left behind are firing arrows to obstruct them.
"Fuck." Su Shi couldn't help but uttered a curse word. It was obvious that he had made some miscalculations on this point.
He also didn't expect that the Xixia cavalry wanted to kill him so much. They didn't leave after knowing that he was on the mountain, and they didn't even clear the roadblock.
Can't let Xixia ride
The soldiers kept firing arrows to interfere, which would delay the important event. Su Shi then said to Lou Yang: "Send the order, the whole army attacks down the mountain, interfere with the Xixia cavalry, and create opportunities for our army to clear the roadblocks and attack. Also, order Mu Huanhe
Wang Manlou and the others are all going, otherwise the Xinzhou soldiers, which are composed of just these common people, may not be strong enough."
"Master, don't you need to keep someone here?" Lou Yang asked worriedly.
"No, as long as you and Bai Xing stay here, go ahead." Su Shi waved his hand, and all the enemies had fled. Why did he leave so many people here?
Lou Yang hurriedly went down to deliver the order, and bursts of shouts of killing came from halfway up the mountain. Nearly ten thousand Xinzhou soldiers rushed down the mountain one by one with shouts.
Su Shi gave the Xinzhou soldiers who died in the previous battle great care as promised. But those who survived the battle also received a lot of benefits, which made other Xinzhou soldiers envious and wanted to rush forward.
It is oneself.
Speaking of which, these Xinzhou soldiers are far cuter than those reserve imperial troops.
At least, if these people give them something, they can really work hard.
It's not like preparing the imperial army, where many people cherish their lives.
When life can be purchased with money and items, such a life will be more valuable and useful.
The nearly 10,000-strong Xinzhou Army thought that after breaking out this time, life and death would be beneficial. Everyone was vying for the first place, which was quite an elite force.
The Xixia cavalry at the foot of the mountain saw the Song army rushing down halfway up the mountain. They had to detach a thousand cavalry to resist, leaving only a thousand cavalry to continue to block the road. But they were short of manpower, and the actions of the Su family army
It's getting better soon.
Finally, just as the Xinzhou soldiers rushed down the mountain, Feng Yidao led his men to clear a simple road. Although not too many horses could pass at once, it could still be passed.
"Kill!" Feng Yidao took the lead. After shouting, he was the first to rush out. Behind him was a large group of the Su family army, followed by about 6,000 vanguard troops, and then more than 10,000 reserve forbidden troops.
At the foot of the mountain, Xinzhou soldiers and a thousand Xixia cavalry quickly became entangled.
After all, they are well-trained Xixia cavalry. Their combat power is not comparable to that of an army composed of ordinary people. They can often fight one to three or even one to four.
But the Xinzhou soldiers were not given in vain. They were large in number, and another advantage was that they were not afraid of death.
These people are often not afraid of death. They are more afraid of not having food to eat while they are alive and watching their family members starve to death in front of them one by one.
At this time, the Song Dynasty was rich, but only in the south and Bianliang. In the western and northern regions, the people's lives were still in dire straits.
In other words, in Chinese history until now, the people have never really had enough food and clothing.
As some privileged classes slowly formed, the common people have always been worried about food and drink. Only in the later period, with the bumper harvest of grain production, just like in China now, there is no such thing as being unable to afford food.
People who starve to death.
This is something that, in ancient times, was something that would have been unthinkable.
Even in the so-called prosperous times, in remote areas, there would still be cases of people starving to death due to lack of food.
Xinzhou soldiers were afraid that they would have no food