Focusing entirely on the besieged Song army, Liang De failed to notice that to the southeast of his army, Bao Zheng had already left Chitang Pass with 50,000 Song reinforcements.
As soon as Bao Zheng came out of seclusion, the Flying Eagle Squadron wandering around the perimeter discovered them and began to secretly eliminate the Xixia cavalry scouts buried here.
The Flying Eagle Squadron can be said to be the black cavalry among the black cavalry, the most ace unit in Su Shi's hands.
Once they took action, of course there would be nothing left to do with the Xixia scouts.
The equipment was not as good as the people's, and due to deliberate calculations and unintentional calculations, the Xixia scouts were pulled out one by one. At dawn, Bao Zheng was able to lead 50,000 Song infantry to the designated location.
It was at this time that Di Qing and Ji Zhu began to join forces to break out.
There was no choice to move closer to Wang Xin's troops.
Although at this time, some shouts of death could be faintly heard to the north of them.
The target was not the north, but the southwest. The main force was Yang Wenguang's 6,000 vanguard troops, plus Di Qing's 10,000 cavalry. As soon as day broke, they made a plan to break out to the southwest with all their strength.
Look.
"Hahaha, it's too late to try to escape at this time."
Hearing that the Song army was about to break out to the southwest, Liang De burst into laughter after receiving the news.
This did not surprise him. After learning the news, he ordered the Xixia cavalry guarding in the southwest to retreat step by step and fortify each other to consume the strength of the Song army. At the same time, he ordered the Xixia cavalry in the other three directions to retreat.
The Xixia cavalry was ready.
Liang De did have a military mind. Even if the Song army moved, he still did not send out all his troops immediately, but still maintained a certain degree of vigilance.
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What Germany did was simply send 10,000 mobile cavalry to the southwest to provide support.
According to previous estimates, Di Qing's troops still have more than 40,000 horses left. Including the Su family's 10,000 cavalry who joined them last night, the available force now is about 50,000.
Now there are only more than 10,000 people appearing in the southwest, which proves that the Song army still has some remaining strength.
Before the main force of the Song Army came out, Liang De also had to ensure that he had sufficient maneuvering power.
Yang Wenguang led the army and rushed out at dawn. The initial progress was relatively smooth. However, he soon discovered that the Xixia cavalry had changed their tactics. Instead of confronting them head-on, they retreated step by step, using bows and arrows and rangers.
Snipe step by step in the main way.
Compared with the level of bow shooting, the Song people were not as good as the Xixia cavalry.
Since the equestrian skills were not as good as those of the Xixia cavalry, although the army could continue to advance toward the southwest, the price paid for this would be higher, and the speed would not be as fast as planned.
They don't fight you head-on, they just use cavalry and archery to contain you. Both the vanguard army and the Western Army of the Song Dynasty began to suffer casualties of varying degrees.
Although the death toll was still within the tolerable range, Yang Wenguang and the others were still very depressed because they were unable to hit the enemy and were not even given a chance to get close to the enemy.
In the past, the Su family's army would succeed, but it was a surprise attack.
Now that everyone's cards are out and their strength is exposed, it becomes impossible to imagine a successful sneak attack just like before.
At this time, the powerful side of the Xixia cavalry was undoubtedly revealed.
In contrast, both training ability and combat experience are
Not as good as the Xixia army, which had too many cavalry and began to suffer losses.
After retreating and advancing, under layer upon layer of sniping, the time came to noon. Seeing that the forward progress of the Song Army was too slow, the Song Army began to send troops for reinforcements.
Another five thousand cavalry came out, and the number of the Song army's vanguard reached more than 20,000.
"It's not enough. Don't be impatient. Inform the others. No action is allowed without the general's order."
After hearing about the battle ahead, Liang De still spoke unhurriedly.
Out of an army of more than 50,000, only 20,000 were sent, and 60% of the troops were not sent. Naturally, Liang De would not commit all his troops.
After there were five thousand more Song cavalry on the battlefield, the speed of advance did not increase much. When the news reached the ears of Wu Zang Guyin who was waiting for the news in the camp, he couldn't help but burst out laughing.
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"Yes, this general is not wrong about Liang De. His military command ability is quite good."
Thinking that the day was about to pass, and the Song army had not gained any gains except having shot and killed nearly two thousand people with bows and cavalry, Wu Zangguyin suddenly felt very good.
As the war continues like this, he believes that it is only a matter of time before these Song troops are destroyed.
"Su Shi, Su Shi, although I don't know how you made Meng Qi disappear at the foot of Chenghou Mountain, you should never be the enemy of our Xixia army, let alone separate your troops."
"Do you really think that our Xixia Army will be as useless as the Liao Army and Mengqi?"
"Hmph! Your so-called myth of invincibility is about to be ruined at the hands of our Xixia Army at this moment. I want the whole world to know that this general
No one in this world can be our Xixia Army’s opponent, hahaha.”
When Wu Zang Guyin was enjoying himself in the big tent, the sun set and night came.
And just when it was getting dark, the besieged Song army sent out troops again, this time it was the black cavalry of the Su family army.
When thousands of black cavalry suddenly appeared on the battlefield, and eight consecutive rounds appeared in their hands, they used the same bow cavalry fighting method to counterattack those Xixia cavalry who stopped them, causing certain casualties.
, Liang De's expression was not bitter but happy.
What he was waiting for was the appearance of the black knight.
During the day, he already knew from the mouths of the two 5,000-strong cavalry battalions that were defeated last night that the ones who attacked him were the most elite black cavalry in the Su family's army.
When he learned that the black knight was here, Liang De became very alert.
A person's name, a tree's shadow.
When I was drinking with Meng Qi and the generals of the Liao Army, what I heard the most was how powerful the black cavalry of the Su Family Army was.
This also made him wary.
During the day, no matter how fiercely the vanguard attacked, no matter how many reinforcements the Western Army of the Song Dynasty sent, he had no intention of sending reinforcements from other directions. It was this black cavalry force that he was defending against.
Now that the black cavalry finally appeared, he could firmly believe that the southwest direction was the Song army's breakout target.
Even after knowing the strategic intentions of the Song Army, Liang De thought it was time to commit the main force of the entire army. He would completely defeat or even annihilate these black cavalry through this battle.
After all the black knights were wiped out by him, he wanted to see where the Song Army could find the strength to compete with him.
that time,
These surrounded Song troops are like meat on the chopping board and can be disposed of as they wish.
"The army gathers, everyone follows the general to attack."
With the decision made, Liang De decided to attack with all the last 20,000 mobile cavalry in hand.
Not only that, he also mobilized five thousand cavalry from each of the Xixia cavalry defending on the north, west, and east sides, totaling fifteen thousand, to join him in the battle to encircle and destroy the black cavalry.
This is a bit of a desperate move.
Some generals below were worried, and someone reminded them, "General, are we leaving some mobile forces in case the war situation changes?"
"No."
Liang De shook his head very confidently.
"The black cavalry has appeared, which proves that the direction of the attack of the Song Army is to the west. They want to escape and retreat to the base camp of the Western Army of the Song Dynasty. In fact, this is the only feasible way for them now."
"Even if we already know the opponent's goal, we will press the entire army and use our absolute superiority in strength to severely damage or even eliminate the capable warriors of the Song Army."
"We have to fight to decide the outcome."
"Okay, I have made up my mind. No one should say anything. We will lead the army and set off immediately."
On the battlefield, there must be constant interruption and chaos.
A strong army will never allow different voices to appear.
A strong army should think in one place and work hard in one place, so that they can exert their maximum ability and strength.
Liang De said nothing.
make a prompt decision.
Being a general requires such courage. And if he predicts correctly, his decision will undoubtedly be very correct.
The problem is that Liang De's judgment was originally wrong.
, is incorrect.
From beginning to end, the direction of the Song army's breakthrough was not from the southwest, but from the southeast.
Regardless of whether it was the attack of the vanguard army, the continuous reinforcements sent in the later period, or even the appearance of black cavalry on the battlefield, these were just deceptions.
The purpose was to deceive Liang De and make him mistakenly think that the Song army just wanted to withdraw to the west.
In fact, the attacking black knight was not really a black knight.
Among them was only Feng Yidao's large group, the others were all the Western Army of the Song Dynasty dressed up as black cavalry.
When Liang De began to mobilize his army and wanted to make a desperate move, it also showed that he was fooled.
Outskirts of the Great War.
When the Xixia troops from the other three directions began to mobilize after receiving the order, this scene fell into the eyes of Bao Zheng, who was outside the battle circle and had been waiting all day.
"Have you finally moved? Tell everyone to be prepared. In half an hour, the entire army will attack and harass the Xixia cavalry guarding the east from the outside." Bao Zheng immediately issued a military order.
He didn't say he was going to create a breach, let alone kill the five thousand Xixia cavalry in front of him. This was because Bao Zheng knew that although he had fifty thousand Song reinforcements in his hands, it was true.
But they are all infantry and have limited combat effectiveness.
And because in the last battle, 50,000 people were lost directly from 100,000 people, some people were already frightened out of their wits.
If you point at such a fearless army and want to face off against the Xixia cavalry, it will be easy for problems to arise.
Even so, it is better to focus on harassment. In this way, at least the soldiers will not see too many dangers and will still try their best.
If they are allowed to launch a siege against the Xixia cavalry, I am afraid that at least one-third of them may become deserters. If so,