There was no choice but to order Liang De to increase the intensity of the attack. If necessary, he could consider opening a passage to let Di Qing and others leave.
As long as Di Qing's troops are gone, the Xixia army can turn around and use all its strength to deal with Su Shi. At that time, he will let Su Shi know what a mistake it would be to offend him.
Su Shi, who was being remembered, had already learned from the Flying Eagle Squadron that the Liao army had become more honest after being severely beaten, and did not dare to send troops to cause trouble for him anymore.
All this was actually within Su Shi's expectation.
The reason why he chose to attack the Xixia Army instead of the Liao soldiers to rescue Xincheng and Wang Xin's troops was because he was sure that if he fought against the Xixia Army, the Liao Army would watch. But if he fought against the Liao Army, the Xixia Army would
Most soldiers will not sit back and watch.
In this case, Su Shi took Xixia as his target and opened his bloody mouth to him.
Xu Ba came back with his army.
When we left, we had thirty thousand cavalry.
But when they returned to the camp, there were only 20,000 cavalry. A full 10,000 people were thrown on the battlefield, but the Liao army did not dare to make any plans of its own.
"Thank you for your hard work. Let's have a good meal and take a rest. Then we have to deal with the Xixia Army. It's very hard for us, but the enemy is also very hard. In short, we can't let them calm down. We must maintain high pressure at all times."
Seeing Xu Ba and others returning after completing their mission, Su Shi comforted them. Next, it was up to the Black Cavalry and the Pioneer Army to take action. At this time, the Xixia Army on the opposite side must not be allowed to relax, let alone
They have the ability to back up.
Although now calculated in terms of military strength, the Su family's army does not occupy
What an advantage, but now that Su Shi has taken action, there is absolutely no possibility of stopping halfway.
In this battle, he had an element of gambling in it.
But who can I blame?
In the past, the Song Army made frequent mistakes, which gave the foreign tribes a chance. Now that he wanted to turn the tide, he couldn't do it without taking risks.
It became dark again.
For a whole day, forces from all directions came and went on the battlefield to fight.
The Xixia Army, the Liao Army, the Su Family Army, and the Western Army of the Song Dynasty.
In one day, all parties suffered losses, among which the Western Army of the Song Dynasty suffered the heaviest losses.
In one day, they faced more than a dozen attacks by Liang De's men, who were like mad dogs, and suffered nearly 30,000 casualties.
Now the Western Army has only 50,000 soldiers and horses left on the battlefield, and the rest are either dead or wounded. What's more terrible is that they have already run out of food. If the war drags on for a day, it will only be more detrimental to them.
The next biggest loss was the Su Family Army in Su Shi's hands.
In successive battles with the Xixia and Liao armies, more than 20,000 troops were lost in one day.
This is because the Su family's army has strong logistical support, so the soldiers can go to the battlefield with enough food and water.
Not only that, once a wounded person is not seriously injured, he can get medical treatment immediately. Once he is discharged from the hospital, he is a hero again, and after these wounded soldiers who have experienced life and death return to the team, they often become elite beings.
Can exert stronger abilities.
If the war continues like this, I am afraid that either the Western Army or the Su Family Army will be the first to collapse.
Fortunately, Su Shi was not unprepared. The black cavalry and the vanguard army that took a detour were Su Shi's trump card and hope.
Compared with the four families making a pot of porridge, I want to leave Xincheng
Wang Xin's army, which was about to join Di Qing's troops, was extremely honest that day.
After getting out of the city, after a bloody battle, the passage to join Di Qing was not opened. On the contrary, he lost his troops and generals. In addition, the food he brought out of the city was limited, so Wang Xin chose to lie dormant, waiting for a fighter to appear.
In addition to the wounded, there were only 20,000 available troops, making Wang Xin clearly aware that he might only have one chance to attack.
Even if it was only once, of course he couldn't be reckless. All he had to do now was wait.
Waiting for the opportunity to arise.
Before that, as long as no one came to trouble him, he would just stay there and keep his physical strength strong to ensure that when they were needed on the battlefield, they would still be able to fight.
When night came again, there was a brief silence on the battlefield.
After a day of fighting, people will get tired, and everyone needs a chance to breathe. Just like Liang De, even though Wu Zhiguyin had sent someone to pass the order to increase the intensity of the attack, he still decided to take a good rest.
One night.
Liang De's plan was to attack Di Qing's troops with all his troops early tomorrow morning and try to hit Di Qing's troops hard at once. Only when the enemy was almost exhausted, would he deliberately open a gap and let them leave.
Liang De also believed that he could do this well.
Di Qing's troops had been besieged for many days and had no idea what was going on outside. It was impossible for him to know about the fact that the Su family's army was coming to help. This was his opportunity.
On this same night, Di Qing, who was surrounded, was ready to break out at dawn.
Ordinarily, it would be better to break out in the dark. But after the fighting during the day, everyone is too tired and really needs a good rest.
one time.
Looking at the vast dark night, Di Qing did not fall asleep, and his eyes, which were a little blood red from the sleep, were still very energetic.
They came with an army of 100,000 men with great promise, but they did not expect that the enemy had been prepared for it. From the moment they appeared, they were suppressed and beaten, and then they broke out again and again.
This battle was so frustrating that Di Qing couldn't help but begin to doubt his ability to lead troops.
When he thought about it, both Chen Zhizhong and Zhe Jimin had told him that things could not be violated, so they would retreat and look for opportunities to fight again. No one would laugh at him because of this.
What I promised back then was a good one.
But as soon as he arrived on the battlefield, he always thought about not embarrassing the Western Army and was eager to prove himself. However, he jumped in even though he knew it was a trap, which led to the current situation of being besieged. He couldn't help but feel a sense of self-consciousness in his heart.
responsibility.
One hundred thousand Western troops followed him out, but now, apart from the wounded, there are only 40,000 soldiers who can actually fight. This is so sad.
Once the siege is broken out at dawn, I am afraid that even half of the 40,000 people will survive in the end.
Maybe half of them won't survive.
One hundred thousand people came out, but only 10,000 people could actually go back.
When he thought of this result, Di Qing blamed himself even more. How could he sleep peacefully?
"Fine, no matter what, we have to fight a way for our brothers tomorrow. I can die, but the soldiers cannot all die. They should go back to the Western Army and reunite with their families."
With this thought in his mind, Di Qing couldn't help but think of his family, his wife and children.
At this moment, their figures seemed to appear in his eyes, and they all looked at him with a smile.
My wife is saying, waiting for you to come back safely.
The children are saying, wait
They watch their father win the battle, and they are proud that he is a great hero.
Thinking of this, Di Qing's face showed a rare gentle smile, and then at some point, there were waves of shouts of killing coming from his ears.
Did you play too hard during the day and have you heard hallucinations?
Just when Di Qing thought he was hallucinating, He Kun, the general on duty, ran up to him and said, "General, general, there is a situation outside. The Xixia army is fighting with people."
It turned out to be not a hallucination, but something real. Di Qing immediately became alert and asked, "Which direction?"
"South." He Kun said in a positive tone.
south?
Di Qing thought that Wang Xin from the north was coming with his army and wanted to join him. This was understandable. But how could someone from the south come to kill him?
Some people couldn't understand, but He Kun on the side gave an answer, "General, do you think our Western Army has sent troops to help?"
"The Western Army. Ah! You mean that our Western Army has come to reinforce us."
Di Qing said soberly, and then nodded heavily, "Yes, even if troops come from the south, they can only come from the Western Army. Haha, the Privy Envoy and General Zhe will not give up on us, and they will send troops to reinforce us as expected.
Already."
At this moment, Di Qing was like a child, with a face full of excitement and excitement.
When looking at He Kun, he kept saying, "Quick, gather all the soldiers and horses, we have to join the reinforcements, hahaha."
Just now, he thought he was at the end of his rope, but he didn't expect things to change in an instant, and Di Qing became excited and high-spirited again.
The good news spread and reached the entire army. More than 40,000 people
The Western Army of the Song Dynasty was like a boiling pot of hot water, boiling instantly.
"I will be the vanguard. General He will protect the left and right wings of the army. General Lu will take the wounded in the center. We will go to meet the reinforcements. Remember, we cannot leave a living brother behind this time, no."
Before, he was ready to abandon all the wounded and break out with all his strength. But now the battle situation has changed, and Di Qing's mentality has also changed accordingly.
The 40,000-strong fighting force, plus more than 8,000 wounded soldiers, responded in unison. Then Di Qing personally led the remaining 20,000 cavalry as the vanguard and charged towards the south where the sound of fighting was heard.
On the southern battlefield, five thousand black cavalry and six thousand vanguard troops finally appeared outside the battlefield.
After running around for a day and a night, they surrounded the city from the outside to the south, and launched a general attack in the middle of the night.
After the Black Cavalry experienced expansion, their number finally exceeded five thousand. This time they showed up collectively, in Ji Zhu's words, it was the time when they made a great contribution.
The six thousand vanguard troops, led by Yang Wenguang and Hu Yanqing, were no longer newbies on the battlefield. They had been baptized by the flames of war and had survived a hundred battles. At this moment, their whole bodies were filled with murderous intent.
When the order to charge was given, their speed was not much slower than that of the Black Cavalry.
The two powerful cavalrymen, like two sharp knives, thrust straight behind the unprepared Xixia cavalrymen.
The Xixia army was indeed unprepared.
There were scouts on their periphery, but because of Su Shi's appearance, some were sent to Chenghou Mountain to learn about the situation, while others stayed behind to keep an eye on Su Shi's army.
Really place the scout in the south, where enemies are least likely to appear.