Yelu Xidi was shot in the vest, and he screamed and fell down on his horse. Even the ax that had been with him for many years and had killed countless enemies fell to the ground.
He didn't care about picking it up, and with the help of the blessing of the war horse, he continued to rush forward, desperate to escape for his life.
He had always been invincible on the battlefield, but he didn't want to face Gao Huaide. His incredible power was like being chopped on a ribbon, completely losing its power.
Gao Huaide also secretly called it "a pity".
If he hadn't stiffened in that moment and missed the best opportunity to take action, Yelu Xidi would definitely not have survived.
But the two sides rushed towards each other at an extremely fast speed, and the fight took place within a short period of time.
They couldn't kill each other right away, and they had already passed each other on the wrong horse.
Gao Huaide did not return to his horse to pursue him. He was still confident about his shot. Even if Yelu Xidi was lucky enough to survive, he would not be able to use his force again for several months.
The top priority is to take advantage of the fact that Yelvxidi was severely damaged and unable to continue to command, to expand the results of the battle and defeat the enemy's front army.
Gao Huaide was not a reckless man, and he knew the fighting opportunities well. He had already seen that the enemy's front army was demoralized because of the unknown life and death of Yelu Xi.
Khitan soldiers and Central Plains soldiers are very different in nature.
The Central Plains soldiers are highly disciplined. Although the general's accident will inevitably lead to a decline in morale, the deputy general can take the lead immediately.
The Pishi Army of the Khitan soldiers may be able to do this, but the troops led by Yelvxidi are tribal troops, soldiers of Yeluxidi's own tribe. They follow the most powerful general in their tribe across the battlefield, and they have long been accustomed to this.
The invincible heroic appearance of the future patriarch.
As a result, Gao Huaide was brought down from the altar, and the blow to the Khitan tribe army was undoubtedly fatal.
Gao Huaide naturally would not miss this opportunity and rushed towards the center of the Khitan front army without stopping.
Wherever the white horse and silver spear went, corpses lay everywhere.
As Gao Huaide's trusted deputy, Tian Chongjin, after seeing Gao Huaide severely inflicting a heavy blow on Yelu Xidi, excitedly waved his arms and immediately asked Jing Hanru to attack with all his strength.
The reason why Jing Hanru was kept before was because he was worried that he would attract Yelu Xidi's attention, which would be counterproductive. Now is the time to attack with all his strength.
Jing Hanru, who had already suppressed all his strength, screamed and raised his folding iron sword high, shouting: "Grandsons, your Grandpa Jing is here."
"Okay, Grandpa!"
As soon as Jing Hanru finished speaking, a shadow rushed out from beside him.
The familiar young figure had already broken into the enemy group first, wielding a broadsword that did not match his age.
Jing Hanru panicked and cursed: "You bastard!"
The young figure is his grandson.
Jing Hanru was brave and fierce, but each of his sons was too weak to join the army and could not continue the family line. Only his grandson Jing Si was equal to him, resolute and brave, and quite similar to his style. So he put all his experiences into practice.
It is used to cultivate Jing heirs in order to honor the ancestors.
During this Northern Expedition, Jing Si, who was not yet fifteen, pestered his grandfather to fight together.
Jing Hanru was a little apprehensive at first, but he thought that he had become a robber at the age of thirteen, and what would happen if his grandson, Fourteenth, went to the battlefield?
Jing Hanru, a rough and treacherous person, had simple thoughts, so he took Jing Si with him as a personal guard.
Luo Youdu, who was at the rear, had been watching the battlefield, and he could see the movements of the Khitan front army.
"The front army is about to collapse!"
Luo Youdu said happily.
The collapse of the front army was the beginning of the defeat of the Khitan army.
The operation of a perfect position is like a machine, and what makes the machine run are countless gears. They support each other, take care of each other, and make up for all loopholes and shortcomings. Therefore, a perfect posture is formed without flaws.
But once one of the gears fails, the machine will be completely unable to operate or even collapse.
The defeat of the front army will deal a fatal blow to this ridiculously foolproof formation.
"Hey!" Fu Yanqing on the side looked at the battlefield with a telescope and said, "That young general is extremely brave..."
Luo Youdu looked for fame and went out, just in time to see Jing Si wielding a broadsword, killing everyone. He was wearing a bodyguard's armor, but from the way the armor shone, it could be seen that it was not an ordinary bodyguard's armor. He should have entered the army through the back door.
of.
This incident was Luo Youdu's default method of joining the army.
Luo Youdu strictly controlled the recommendation rights of literati, and the same was true for military men. A bowl of water was equal.
Needless to say, Luo Youdu will take special care of the second-generation generals such as Han Lingkun and Shi Shouxin. But there are many middle and lower-level generals that Luo Youdu cannot take care of. It is unrealistic for their descendants to join the army and serve as pawns.
, so there was a practice of taking him with him as a personal guard.
As long as you have made meritorious service while serving as a personal guard, you will naturally embark on the road of military service, one step ahead of ordinary people.
This can also be regarded as a benefit for middle and lower-level generals.
As for the unfairness of this move to the white soldiers, that is something that cannot be done. There are not many fair things in this world.
"Jing Hanru?"
Luo Youdu whispered, and a name appeared in his mind.
Han Wei said at this time: "This man's name is Jing Si, and he is the grandson of Commander Jing."
During the Battle of Gaoping, Jing Hanru and his father Han Tong belonged to the same army and were responsible for attacking the south gate of Jinyang City, and they established a deep friendship.
Han Wei also got acquainted with Jing Si and said: "This son is like his grandfather. He is already proficient in bow and horse at a young age. I remember that he is fourteen years old, so the commander is not afraid of an accident."
When Luo Youdu heard that it was Jing Si, a smile appeared on his lips, and it turned out to be him.
This Jing Si was an extraordinary figure. In history, ever since Gao Huaide, Yang Ye, Hu Yanzan and other senior generals died in battle or died of illness, Jing Si had been the face of a brave general in the Song Dynasty.
Historically, he killed more than fifty people in his first battle. From then on, he continued to act as a pioneer, gradually promoted from a soldier, and became a unique general based on his merits. According to later generations, Jing Si experienced more than 150 battles and won every battle.
Of course, there should be some merit in winning every battle, but after fighting more than 150 battles, being able to survive is enough to show his bravery.
"This battle is over, bring him to see me!"
Luo Youdu said to Han Wei.
Han Wei happily accepted the order.
Compared with Luo Youdu's calmness, Zhao Kuangyi's Chinese army was already in a state of turmoil.
It was not Gao Huaide's former army that caused all this, but Yang Ye and his Jingsai Army.
Yang Ye is not good at fighting tough battles. Yang Wudi is known as Yang Wudi because he relies on his unparalleled sense of smell to lead his cavalry to appear in unexpected places. Through a strange word, he wins one battle after another.
A battle in which less wins more.
Later, Yang Ye failed to take advantage of several head-to-head confrontations with Zhao Kuangyin and Zhao Kuangyi of the Northern Song Dynasty who intended to destroy the Northern Han Dynasty.
Once he was exhausted, he was almost captured by Dang Jin, and once he was defeated by Jing Si, which really damaged Yang Wudi's reputation.
Of course, this is also related to the comprehensive strength of the Song Dynasty and the Northern Han Dynasty.
But in the battle of Yanmen Pass, Yang Ye proved his ability.
At that time, Xiao Duoli, the military envoy of Datong Prefecture in Xijing, the consort, and the minister in charge, led an army of 100,000 men and marched toward Yanmen Pass with great momentum.
Pan Mei, who was stationed in Taiyuan, controlled the military in the northwest frontier and used the troops calmly. He did not dare to act rashly and had the intention of abandoning Yanmen Pass and using the Taiyuan defense line to retreat the enemy.
However, Yang Ye ignored it and boldly walked from the small path to the north entrance of Yanmen and went around to the rear of the Khitan. With thousands of soldiers and horses, he defeated the Khitan's 100,000-strong army in one fell swoop. He also killed the enemy general Xiao Duoli, showing his own majesty.
Of course, Pan Mei also had some complaints about Yang Ye's surrender of generals who did not listen to her orders. After later generations, the Pan and Yang families became feuds.
Luo Youdu was interested in Yang Ye's ability, so even though Yang Ye repeatedly made military exploits and his status continued to improve, he did not let Yang Ye command the army. Instead, he asked him to lead the Jingsai Army, whose combat effectiveness was not weaker than that of the Forbidden Army.
Walk around the battlefield looking for offensive opportunities.
In this battle, Gao Huaide was in charge of the front army, Cao Bin was in charge of the right wing, and Han Lingkun was in charge of the left wing.
Yang Ye couldn't find a chance to intervene, so he suddenly thought of going around the Khitan rear army to see if he could find any advantage.
Of course Yang Ye is not reckless.
The Wanquan Formation has a fatal weakness, but in Yang Ye's opinion, it is extremely majestic. The large and small formations in the military formation are intertwined, and one can fall into it if not careful.
Compared with the troops and horses in the hands of Gao Huaide, Cao Bin, and Han Lingkun, the more than two thousand people under his command were obviously not enough.
The Khitan's Wanquan Formation has 80,000 people. If one accidentally falls into it, the entire army may be wiped out.
Yang Ye never lacked patience, so he used a telescope to observe the battle situation from a distance.
Until Cao Bin divided his troops to attack the Khitan rear army, Yelvxiu Ge instinctively supported him. Zhao Kuangyi ordered him to withdraw and consolidate the right wing, and when he divided his rear guard troops to fight against Cao Bin, Yang Ye saw an opportunity.
The rear guards went to meet Cao Bin, but Zhao Kuangyi was already in a hurry at this time. He failed to take care of the gap left by the departure of the rear guards and did not arrange troops to fill it in time.
As soon as this fleeting fighter plane appeared, Yang Ye, the lone wolf hiding in the dark, showed his fangs.
In order to make it easier for the Jingsai Army to hide, their armors were coated with a layer of black paint. The black armor reflected the sunlight in broad daylight, and the whole body showed a white light like the outer edge of a flame.
There were not many of them, but the billowing smoke and loud shouts made them look like a flood.
Zhao Kuangyi was unable to command at this time. The sudden appearance of the Jingsai Army made Zhao Kuangyi even more confused.
At this time, Cao Bin came to cooperate again and gave up the rear army to attack the Khitan right wing army.
Forcing Zhao Kuangyi to ignore the arrangements for Yang Ye...
After all, in the eyes of Zhao Kuangyi, Cao Bin is a greater threat. The combat effectiveness of Yuyingsi is unrivaled in the world, and Dang Jin, Zhang Qiong, Niu Sijin, and Li Hanqiong, who have been famous for many years, are more powerful than the more than 2,000 people behind him.
Difficult to deal with.
By the time Zhao Kuangyi realized something was wrong, it was too late.
When it comes to overall ability, Yang Ye is indeed not as good as Cao Bin, but Yang Ye is an indestructible blade. As long as he gets close enough to seize the opportunity, his threat is fatal.
Yang Ye and the Jingsai Army were like a sharp blade inserted into the weakest point of the Khitan rear army through the gap, and went straight to the location of Yelvbi's capture: while dormant in the distance, he had already reached the location of Yelvbi's great banner.
The place is etched in my mind.
Yang Ye did not tangle with the Khitan soldiers who blocked him along the way, and rushed all the way to where Yelu Bishe was.
At this time, the Wanquan Formation was in a state of collapse. Zhao Kuangyi's orders could not take into account all directions. Seeing that Yelu Bishe was likely to be in danger, many Khitan generals who were originally dissatisfied with Zhao Kuangyi began to independently support the rear army.
This 10,000-strong formation was already difficult to maintain, and now there are internal problems. There is no doubt about the outcome.
The small arrays inside the Wanquan array completely stopped functioning.
Even a famous general like Brother Yelvxiu can't command, let alone others?
Most generals no longer know what they should do?
Wan's entire formation stretched for several miles, and the front army didn't know the situation of the rear army, and the left wing didn't know the situation of the right wing.
They only felt that there were enemies on all sides, and the 80,000 Khitan soldiers were successfully surrounded by 30,000 Yu troops.
Han Lingkun, Gao Huaide, and Cao Bin are either veterans or rare talents. How could they miss such an opportunity?
They stepped up their offensive across the board...
The Wanquan formation collapsed completely. Zhao Kuangyi, who was in the center, waved his command flag unwillingly, but no matter how he waved the flag in his hand, no one paid attention to his order.
Zhao Kuangyi looked around blankly. Except for the rear army, which could still maintain its position, the four core formations of the front army, the center army, the left wing army, and the right wing army were no longer organized.
Looking around, the battlefield was full of fleeing Khitan troops, as well as Dayu soldiers who were rushing to kill with red eyes and just wielding their swords.
"There is still hope, there is still hope!"
He was unwilling to fail and muttered to himself in despair.
Yang Ye's charge threatened Yelv Bishe's safety and caused turmoil in the rear army. Seeing this, the central army, the left army, and the right army all came to the rescue involuntarily.
After all, Yang Ye's troops did not make up the majority. Faced with the support of multiple troops, the offensive slowed down.
A glimmer of life flashed in Zhao Kuangyi's eyes, and he was holding the command flag high, wanting to command the Khitan rear army...
Zhao Kuangyi was stunned when he saw the next scene, and then he shouted in an earth-shattering voice: "Luo Youdu!"
The cry was full of anger and despair, accompanied by a roar.
The defeated Khitan army was like a black tide. They lost the desire to fight, and all they could think about was running away. They didn't care about anything.
Defeated, they carried the central army and rushed towards the rear army...
At this time, there was no distinction between ourselves and the enemy. Pushing, crowding, and trampling directly overwhelmed the rear army that was barely holding on.
Some people even lost their minds in fear and swung their swords to attack the friendly troops standing in front of them.
The casualties caused by Dayu's three armies were far less than the casualties caused by their fighting among themselves.
Faced with this situation, the Khitan emperor's banner fell.
Seeing this situation, Yelvbi finally gave up the resistance and chose to escape.
In a defeat of this scale, Yelv Bishe did not even dare to raise his own flag representing the Khitan emperor to avoid putting himself in danger.
The fall of the great banner made the entire Khitan community erupt in mourning.
Zhao Kuangyi also reacted!
run!
Keeping the green hills, you don’t have to worry about having no firewood.
A gentleman's revenge is never too late.
Keep it useful and you will have another day.
Without any hesitation, Zhao Kuangyi jumped on his horse, turned around and ran away.