I saw countless cavalry in black armor emerging from the wilderness to the west. They waved their swords and bows, and divided into dozens of groups and rushed towards us.
Before the men and horses arrived, the arrows flew over like a May rainstorm, and the Liao soldiers who were caught off guard were thrown off their backs.
The horse-riding Liao army became a key target, and most of them fell in the first wave of attacks. The rest also ran in one group to the east and one group to the west. There were only two thousand cavalry, each formed a group, and bravely attacked the enemy.
But their numbers were scattered, and they were quickly surrounded and annihilated one by one.
After the Liao army's cavalry lost their combat effectiveness, the rest of the infantry became even more confused.
Most of them are Han Chinese or Bohai young men who were issued with certificates like Li Si, Zhang Wu, and Wang Liu. They did not receive proper military training at all. They were just stuffed with a knife and issued a gun to tell you which group you belong to.
team, and then become an army.
Military discipline and discipline are all taught under the whip of an officer. Combat experience can only be learned after surviving in actual combat.
More than 20,000 Song Army Xuanwu Cavalry annihilated most of the Liao Army cavalry, and began to use their super mobility to cooperate with each other. One team used bows and arrows to shoot from a distance, disrupting the formation of the Liao Army infantry and attracting their attention;
Then another group of cavalry roared in from their flank.
The entire Xianzhou wilderness became a killing battlefield, with running figures of Liao troops everywhere and the sound of horse hooves in pursuit of Song troops.
Zhang Gouyan came out from nowhere, grabbed Li Si, and said viciously: "You dare to run? Aren't you afraid of having your head chopped off? Ten heads are not enough for you to escape from battle! If you want to survive, follow my instructions.
, quickly form a team, protect me and escape... go to Xianzhou to report the news!"
Zhang Gouyan is still doing the same thing, first scare him, then threaten him.
There was a fierce look in Li Si's eyes, but he pretended to be panicked.
"Okay, okay, Mr. Zhang, take us to escape."
"What an escape! Protect me and go to Xianzhou City to report the news and ask for reinforcements." Zhang Gouyan felt that he had grasped the situation and continued to speak viciously.
He turned his back, trying to see the situation on the battlefield clearly and choose a suitable escape route. Suddenly he felt a sharp pain in his back. He lowered his head and saw the tip of a knife exposed on his chest.
Zhang Gouyan turned his head with difficulty, and seeing Li Si's fierce look, he used his right hand to pull out the knife from Zhang Gouyan's back.
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Seeing Zhang Gouyan lying on the ground, his eyes wide open and twitching, Zhang Wu and Wang Liu panicked: "Fourth brother, what are you doing?"
"If you didn't tell me, who would have known that Zhang Gouyan was stabbed to death by my knife."
"Fourth brother, we will never say anything." Zhang Wu and Wang Liu swore quickly.
"Hmph, my family originally had more than ten acres of land, but this stupid relative lost most of it. My uncle was also forced to hang himself by his family. Your family has never suffered from their family.
Bullying?"
"Of course I have, a lot!" Zhang Wu and Wang Liu thought of all the past events, and when they saw Zhang Gouyan's body, they felt a sense of relief and joy in their hearts. The tension they had just felt suddenly disappeared.
"Let's go, leave quickly. Remember, if you are blocked by someone, drop your weapons, squat on the ground, and don't resist. We can't outrun someone with four legs with two legs. It depends on whether God will give us one
A way to survive." Li Si explained.
It is strange that the Xuanwu Banner of the Song Army did not kill all the Liao Army who had lost their will to fight, but just drove them towards Jinzhou like a flock of sheep.
Their targets are mainly Khitan, Xi and military officers. These people's costumes are completely different from ordinary soldiers. Even if they abandon their horses and mix among the infantry, they are very easy to find.
The other main target is the four to five thousand trucks of food and military supplies.
After clearing the target and dispersing most of the Liao army, more than 20,000 Xuanwu cavalry drove away some grain trucks, and nearly half of the grain trucks were poured with kerosene and burned.
The huge black smoke rising behind them was like a whip, constantly beating the dispersed Liao army, driving them to run forward without looking back, and actually ran to the foot of Jinzhou City a hundred miles away in one breath.
Seeing Wuyangyang and tens of thousands of defeated troops coming from all over the mountains and plains, the defenders of Jinzhou were frightened, and Zhizhou was so frightened that his hands and feet were weak. When he heard that "one hundred thousand" Song troops were chasing from Xianzhou, Zhizhou was even more frightened.
His face turned pale with fright, and he was trembling so hard that he couldn't say even a single word.
He was just a civil servant, Lin Ya from Dalin Yayuan was ordered to serve, and he was from a noble family.
Now chaos has occurred frequently, and the generals have been transferred to the front line. The prefect has no choice but to condescend to do these dirty things.
After hearing the report, the magistrate just ordered the four gates to be closed tightly, and no defeated soldiers were allowed to enter. The defeated soldiers begged at the foot of the city, saying that they only wanted a mouthful of hot water and a mouthful of food, and they would leave immediately.
However, Zhizhou was determined and refused to open the door. He also ordered the defenders to shoot arrows to drive away the defeated army.
More than 30,000 defeated troops ran for more than 100 miles in one breath. They were tired, hungry, and full of anger. They were treated like this by the governor of Jinzhou, and they were immediately furious.
"Brothers, if you are overtaken by the Song army, you will die. If you continue to run forward, you will either starve to death or die of exhaustion. Anyway, you will die. It is better to break into Jinzhou City and have a full meal. Even if you die, don't do it.
Starving ghost!" Li Si, who was promoted as the temporary leader, said loudly.
"Enter Jinzhou City, don't starve to death!" Thirty thousand Han, the Bohai Navy responded in unison, and then roared towards Jinzhou City carrying a makeshift ladder.
There was a great defeat outside Xianzhou City, and the news quickly spread to Liaozhou City.
Xiao Deridi and Yelu Dabei Nu in the city were anxious, but they could do nothing.
Such a move by the Song Army was equivalent to cutting off the connection between Tokyo Road and Zhongjing and Nanjing, and also cut off the supply of food and grass there. The food in Liaozhou City, Liaoyang City and Tongzhou City is estimated to be able to last for a few months. Then what?
Once the food is exhausted, the armies of various states may suffer an avalanche-like defeat. When the gods come to earth, it will be difficult to stop them.
But what to do next? Xiao Deridi and Yelu Dabeinu had different opinions. Yelu Dabeinu suggested that all grain, grass, soldiers and horses should be withdrawn to Liaoyang City. The walls there are high and the city is large, so they can hold on.
But Xiao Deli disagreed, and the Song army was eager to leave the city.
The Song army had one hundred thousand cavalry, which were extremely mobile and could drill out from somewhere at any time. The Liao army, on the other hand, had suffered heavy losses in its horses after years of war. The Liao army, which used to be known as the best cavalry in the world, was now short of horses.
There are more than 100,000 soldiers and horses in Tokyo Road, but only 50,000 or 60,000 cavalry. However, some of the horses were taken away by Yelu Dashi's Liao Xing Army, and now only 10,000 or 20,000 are left. A little loss here, a little loss there, and not much left.
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There are currently only 4,000 cavalry and 21,000 infantry in the city of Liaozhou. Once these few troops leave the city, they will be overwhelmed by the flood of 100,000 cavalry of the Song Army in an instant, and they will not even be able to see the scum.
But it's not good to just sit and wait for death in Liaozhou City. Liaozhou City has more than half of Tokyo Road's grain stockpiled. They don't have to worry about food, but Liaoyang City, Xian, Tong and other states are worried about food.
Faced with the dilemma, Xiao Deridi and Yelu Dabeinu had no choice but to send messengers to Jinzhou, Liaoyang and Tongzhou to contact various places so that they could discuss a countermeasure together.
But two or three days have passed and there is no reply at all. This is very abnormal.
Especially Jinzhou and Liaoyang City, which are not far away and can be reached in a day at a high speed. There should be a reply the next day, but why has there been no news?
The Song army hunted and killed messengers everywhere outside the city, cutting off the communication between the cities in Tokyo! This chapter has been completed!