Han Shizhong secretly complained that the other party had already seen his intention, and 10,000 cavalry blocked the path to Xiao County, making it impossible for him to withdraw to Xiao County.
Han Shizhong shouted anxiously: "Steady! Steady the position!"
His infantry were well trained as expected. They stopped quickly while running and quickly formed a square formation to form a large spear array.
Chen Qing looked at the enemy's cavalry again, and saw that half of the Western Army had been removed. The pressure on the enemy was suddenly reduced, and the signs of defeat were alleviated.
Chen Qing immediately ordered his men, "Go and notify General Zhang and General Tang and order them to continue attacking the cavalry until they defeat the cavalry!"
The two soldiers took the command arrow and ran away quickly. They found Zhang Xian first. The soldier held up the command arrow and shouted: "General Zhang, His Highness orders you to continue to lead your troops to attack the cavalry until they are defeated!"
Zhang Xian took the command arrow and ordered to wave the battle flag. Nearly 10,000 cavalrymen from the northwest followed him and turned around to kill the enemy cavalry.
At the same time, Tang Qian also received the order and led his troops to attack the eastern cavalry.
Chen Qing led a regiment of 10,000 cavalry and 30,000 infantry to circle around. They drew their bows and arrows while running at high speed, and fired arrows at the infantry formation, while the infantry raised their shields to resist.
Han Shizhong once again ordered the army to move towards Xiao County. He was forcing Chen Qing's army to attack them.
At this time, the main force of the infantry was still six miles away from Xiao County. There were 3,000 Han Shizhong's troops stationed in Xiao County. They were waving flags and shouting on the top of the city.
When Chen Qing saw that the opponent's formation was moving and the corners of the four square formations were a little messy, he shouted: "Fight with me!"
He waved Fang Tian's painted halberd and charged into the formation first. Wherever he passed, heads were flying, blood was spurting out, and screams could be heard endlessly. The enemy soldiers fell one by one like thatch, closely following Chen
Qing has five hundred soldiers, and they are also the most elite cavalry. Each of them can fight one against ten. They are like a hammer, smashing everything in their path.
Behind them was the 3,000-strong Tiger Cavalry led by Lu Gui, which was also an elite army. Lu Gui wielded a sledgehammer weighing 60 kilograms and roared like thunder. He only hated that the horses were too slow and could not keep up with Yong.
His Royal Highness's rhythm.
Chen Qing quickly penetrated the enemy's formation and rushed out from the other side. They cut off a corner of the enemy's formation and separated the three thousand infantry from the main infantry formation.
The three thousand infantrymen could not withstand the fierce massacre of thousands of cavalry, and were quickly defeated and scattered in all directions.
At this moment, the horn sound came from the distance, which was the horn sound of victory. Yue Yun and Zhang Xian took the lead. The cavalry facing them was completely defeated. Thousands of Song Army cavalry were left desperately fleeing to the east. Only for a moment
, another Song Army cavalry also collapsed, and Liu Qiong led his army to pursue them.
Thirty thousand cavalry turned around and charged towards the infantry formation. Knowing that the situation was over, Han Shizhong could not help but sigh and ordered: "The whole army retreats to the southeast!"
It was said to be a retreat, but in fact it was a rout. Nearly 30,000 troops were defeated like a mountain. They abandoned their helmets and armor and ran eastward. Chen Qing immediately ordered, "The army will chase and kill them, and those who surrender can be released and go home!"
The Western Army cavalry chased them from behind and shouted loudly: "King Yong has an order. If you surrender, you will be released and go home!"
The effect of this slogan of persuading surrender was immediate. The fleeing Song troops no longer ran away. They knelt down and surrendered in batches. There were countless surrenders.
On the north bank of the Yellow River, 30,000 Jurchen cavalry cursed loudly. The Yellow River was blazing with flames and thick smoke billowing. The half-built pontoon bridge that the Jin soldiers had just built was burned down by a dozen Western warships. More than 200 Jurchen soldiers were hit by arrows.
Falling into the water, life or death is unknown.
Wanyan Wushu was so angry that he struck the ground with his axe. He finally waited for the decisive battle between Chen Qing's army and Han Shizhong's army, but failed to seize this golden opportunity to defeat Chen Qing.
It's so hateful that he sent warships to blockade the Yellow River. Wanyan Wushu didn't value the navy, but at this moment, he finally realized the importance of the navy. They had Ju Yeze, could they also train one?
A naval force?
"Marshal Du, the flag of Xiao County has been lowered!"
The soldiers pointed at Xiaoxian and shouted, Wanyan Wushu also saw it. The yellow-backed black dragon flag on the Xiaoxian city was lowered, and the red-backed black dragon flag of the Western Army was raised.
After a long while, Wanyan Wushu sighed. This must mean that the war was over. This was too fast. In less than an hour, the Song Dynasty army had disappointed him.
But when you think about it, it's almost the same. Their Jurchen cavalry killed them, but the Song Dynasty army collapsed at the first touch. There was no resistance at all, and it was a one-sided massacre.
"Marshal Du, do you want to find a way to cross the Yellow River from the south?"
Wanyan Wushu shook his head, "Chen Qing has already made preparations. If he doesn't give us a chance to cross the Yellow River, what's the point of crossing the Yellow River if the opportunity has been lost?"
Wanyan Wushu felt extremely disappointed and had to order: "Send the order to withdraw the troops!"
The thirty thousand Jurchen army turned around and retreated, giving up this opportunity.
Outside Xiaoxian City, there were more than 32,000 surrendered soldiers. There were not only infantry but also more than 9,000 cavalry. In addition, news came from Yang Zaixing that they had defeated Liu Qi's army and captured
More than 18,000 people.
Since this battle was short, it ended in less than an hour. Not many enemies were killed, and more than 8,000 enemy troops were wiped out, while the Western Army suffered 2,300 casualties.
However, the number of prisoners was astonishing. More than 50,000 enemy soldiers were captured. This is why Chen Qing's order had a huge effect. Those who surrendered could be released and returned home. In this case, who would want to continue fighting? Who wouldn't want to go home?
The garrison of Xiao County also presented the city and surrendered. To Chen Qing's expectation, the garrison of Xiao County turned out to be Han Shizhong's eldest son Han Liang. Han Liang was only twenty years old and refused to surrender. He was tied up by the soldiers and surrendered to Kaicheng.
Chen Qing walked to the top of the city and ordered people to bring Han Liang up. After a while, Han Liang was pushed up. Han Shizhong looked so mighty and majestic, but his eldest son was a weak scholar. However, Han Liang had a bit of backbone.
He didn't kneel down, didn't speak, and turned his head to look outside the city.
"Untie the rope!"
The soldier untied the rope behind Han Liang, and Han Liang gently moved his wrist. His skin was thin and his wrist was painful from being strangled by the rope.
Chen Qing smiled slightly and said: "It was the first year of Shaoxing when I met your father. I heard him say that his son was less than ten years old. You should be around twenty this year!"
Han Liang was startled, glanced at Chen Qing, and asked hesitantly: "Are you His Highness King Yong?"
Chen Qing smiled slightly, "Of course it's me. Do you think it's Yang Zaixing?"
Han Liang sighed for a while, "No wonder. My father thought it was Yang Zaixing who led his army here."
Chen Qing nodded, "I won't embarrass you. You go back and tell your father that this battle is just a competition between him and me. It's just this one time and there won't be another time. I will release all the surrendered soldiers."
If you want to go home, you can go home. If you want to continue serving the court, I will not force you. If the soldiers have already gone home, let them work on farming without any worries! Don't force them anymore."
Han Liang cupped his fists and saluted, "I will tell my father!"
"If you have family members, you can take them with you!"
"Thank you for your tolerance, Your Highness. I only have one old family member following me."
Chen Qing then ordered: "Give him two horses and let them leave the city."
Chen Qing gave him a passing arrow, and Han Liang took an old family member and rode away slowly.
The 50,000 surrendered soldiers were registered. After the registration, each of them was given a bucket of rice and allowed to leave. The soldiers were very grateful. After kneeling at the top of the city, they stood up and left. Most of the soldiers returned home.
I don't want to fight anymore.
Han Shizhong, escorted by dozens of soldiers, fled all the way back to Xuzhou on horseback. He collected the defeated soldiers halfway and only collected more than 13,000 people. The entire 50,000-strong army was completely wiped out, especially this was the Han family army! Order
Han Shizhong was heartbroken.
They met Liu Qi on the road, and only a few thousand of his 30,000-strong army were left. When both sides joined forces, the number was less than 20,000, which made the two of them sigh.
With no choice but to return to the Xuzhou camp, Han Liang came back not long after, which made Han Shizhong very happy. This was his eldest son and he did not know martial arts. He had been worried for fear that bad news would come.
"Father, it was Chen Qing who brought the child back. Father should know that the opponent in this battle is Chen Qing!"
Han Shizhong nodded, "After I saw his royal flag, I realized that if I had known it was Chen Qing, I shouldn't have fought this battle and lost 60,000 troops in vain!"
Han Shizhong couldn't help but sigh. Han Liang shook his head and said: "It's not such a big loss, the loss is only 10,000 people!"
Han Shizhong was startled, "Why?"
"The Western Army captured our 50,000-strong army. When the boy came back, they had already begun to be released. They were said to be released to go home, but he didn't know how many soldiers came back."
This news really made Han Shizhong overjoyed. He did not expect Chen Qing to be so tolerant and released all the captured soldiers. It seemed that he did not want to fall out with the court.
"Chen Qing, is there anything else he wants you to bring to me?"
"have!"
Han Liang said slowly: "Chen Qing said that this fierce battle was just a discussion between him and his father. It was just this one time and he didn't want it to happen again."
Han Shizhong nodded. He understood what Chen Qing meant, not to expand the nature of this fierce battle, lest the two sides completely fall out.
"He is indeed much more powerful than me. I can't help but accept it!"
Soon, Han Shizhong's joy turned into extreme disappointment. At night, dozens of generals came back, but only 3,000 of the 50,000 soldiers came back. The rest of the soldiers took the opportunity to break away from the war and all went home.
Han Shizhong was angry and annoyed, but at the same time he was helpless.
At this moment, the messenger sent by Xu Xiantu arrived at the Xuzhou camp, and the emperor's envoy also arrived in Chuzhou.
