Seventy-sixty-fourth chapter soldiers approaching the city
Yeli Wangrong no longer dared to despise the small fortress on the road ahead. The lesson of Dingchuan Village was right in front of him. As a common saying of Dangxiang said: Never step on the same cow dung and fall. In view of this, Yeli Wangrong ordered
Stop advancing and call the generals to discuss countermeasures.
"Your Majesty, the terrain here is flat and open, and the river crossing here is hundreds of paces wide. It is not as narrow and steep as Dingchuan Village. The general thought that there was no need to think too much. Ten thousand cavalry charged across the river.
"The Song army just wants to use bows and arrows to block our cavalry. They only need to order the soldiers to use powerful crossbows to suppress the Song people's bows and arrows. After crossing the river, there will be hand-to-hand fighting. By then, the Song people will have no choice but to break up." A deputy general added.
With a few words to wake up the dreamer, Yeli Wangrong was secretly ashamed. A small defeat had actually stained his intelligent brain. The terrain here was very different from that of Dingchuan Village. The Song Army could not be condescending.
Since they couldn't use kerosene and other tricks, the only thing they worried about was the bows and arrows on the walled city and on the other side of the river. However, the terrain was so open that thousands of horses could rush to the other side in an instant. How could the Song army resist in a close combat? Block the attack on the opposite river bank.
The Song Army is actually not a worry; what is a little more troublesome is the huddled Song Army in Fort Liu.
Yeli Wangrong formulated a battle plan in an instant. He first sent out archers to suppress them from a distance when crossing the river, and then ordered the cavalry to rush across the river. Tens of thousands of archers only had to suppress it for a while, and his charging cavalry had already successfully crossed the river.
, then it’s time to harvest.
The simplest method and the most effective method is to use no bows and arrows to suppress it. Ten thousand cavalry charge and trample the other side flat. This is all the fault of Dingchuan Village, which makes people confused and becomes hesitant.
After understanding this, Yeli Wangrong was in a good mood and immediately ordered the arrangements. Half an hour later, the suppressed archers were in place, and the charging cavalry preparing to cross the river were already in full formation. The archers first fired a test round, and thousands of arrows were fired.
The scene of the shooting was extremely spectacular. The arrows were like a huge dark cloud covering the entire sky of Fort Liu. As soon as the soul-stirring whistle of the arrows stopped, the Song Army's north wall of Fort Liu was already filled with people inside and outside.
It was filled with wings, and the entire city seemed to have turned into a big urchin.
Ye Li Wangrong has many such effects. Although it feels like holding a machete to chop ants, Ye Li Wangrong doesn't care about this; what's even more mani is that the Song army on Liu Burnt Fort didn't even shoot an arrow.
When they came back to express resistance, the Song troops on the city wall shrank to nowhere. The Song troops on the wall were like branches in winter, and were completely wiped out by just this round of test firing.
"Hahaha, these Song pigs are nothing more than that." Yeli Wangrong laughed, "Everyone is ready, the archers and cavalry maintain suppression, the cavalry immediately charges, annihilates Liu Burning Fort, and kills all the Song troops, leaving no one behind.
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As soon as Yeli Wangrong's order was issued, the entire army took action immediately. Three trumpets sounded as the charge began. Nearly eight thousand cavalrymen were divided into three groups to urge their mounts to rush to the other side. The moment the horses' hooves stepped into the river, the archers began to attack continuously.
After launching, for a moment it seemed like thousands of migratory locusts were flying over the river bank, one by one flapping their wings and making sounds and rushing towards the other bank; and the river water only reached the horse's belly, which had little effect on the speed of the charge. After three or four rounds of arrow rain, the charging cavalry
The team had already crossed the center of the river, but the Song army on the other side was suppressed and had no power to resist. Not even half an arrow was fired to stop them.
The situation was so smooth that Yeli Wangrong was at a loss. Seeing that the front cavalry team had stepped onto the ground on the other side, the archers' arrow suppression had also stopped, fearing that they would accidentally injure their own people; but the Song army still did not take advantage of this gap to attack.
Shoot even one arrow.
"No, was the Song army shot to death? Or...?" Yeli Wangrong was afraid that something terrible would suddenly happen on the other side, so he charged so many times and broke through so easily without hurting anyone.
This is the first time I've seen this happen, and the more this happens, the more unsure I feel.
"Report..." A cavalryman rushed back from the front and shouted.
"What's going on? Where is the Song army?" Ye Li Wangrong asked anxiously.
"Report to your Majesty, there are no Song troops on the other side, not a single soul."
"What?" Yeli Wangrong couldn't tell whether he should be relieved or regretful. Although it was more likely that Song Jun was scared by him and fled without fighting, he still felt unhappy; he spent so much time and spent more than 100,000 yuan on it.
The arrow was fired, but it turned out that the opposite side was actually an empty stronghold. The Song troops who were originally on the stronghold wall had quietly withdrawn when they arranged their formation. He had been worried for a long time; suddenly he felt a sense of being trapped.
The feeling of being playful.
The Song troops in Fort Liu were indeed on their way back to Weizhou. Of course, this was not the idea of Zhang Jiong, the Song general guarding Fort Liu, but a strict order from Su Jin.
The news of the fall of Dingchuan Village and the death of Ge Huaimin was sent to Weizhou City an hour ago. Su Jin suddenly realized that it was meaningless to send troops to defend such two cities, although it might have the effect of defeating the enemy.
of sharp edge
Although Ge Huaimin's death was tragic, it was his personal choice after all. Su Jin had no time to sigh and sigh. What he cared about was the fate of Fort Liu Burning next.
Dingchuan Village has a good location and can be defended, and can cause certain damage to the enemy, but Liu Yunbao is definitely not good. The more than 2,000 Song troops who managed to escape from Dingchuan Village have now fled to Liu Yunbao.
If so many of the more than five thousand soldiers were eaten by the Xia army, it would be a huge blow to the morale of the Song army.
Jingtai, who originally suggested garrisoning troops in the two villages, was also aware of this problem. As soon as Su Jin said it, he immediately suggested that the troops guarding Liu Burnt Fort should be withdrawn as soon as possible. So Su Jin quickly issued an order, and Feiqi sent someone to issue an order to let Liu
The garrison at Burnt Keep rushed back immediately.
What Su Jin was worried about was that it was already too late. Dingchuan Village was only ten miles away from Fort Liu, and the enemy troops could reach Fort Liu in less than a meal. Fortunately, Dingchuan Village delayed long enough for Xia's army to move forward.
After arranging things in a hurry for a while, Xia Jun took another break when it was almost noon, ate some dry food and water, and planned to rush to Weizhou City in one go, but this was delayed for some time.
When the cavalry arrived at Fort Liu, it was when the Xia army was preparing to charge. Although Zhang Jiong was unwilling, he could not disobey the military order, so he quickly ordered the evacuation. When the Xia army charged to occupy the other side, the Song army
A large group of people were running towards Weizhou on the road three miles south.
Yeli Wangrong ordered his men to pursue him immediately, but the archers shot and killed hundreds of horsemen after being cut off by two thousand Song troops. When they finally killed all the two thousand Song troops behind, the Song troops fleeing in front had long since disappeared.
It is impossible for Yeli Wangrong to continue to order people to pursue him to the end. Firstly, he does not know whether there is an ambush ahead, and it may be dangerous for a small group of troops to rush too deep. Secondly, Weizhou is approaching, and what he has
The left army he led was just one leg of the army and must not advance rashly to avoid being taken advantage of by the enemy. After experiencing the two battles of Dingchuan Village and Liuhenbao, Yeli Wangrong did restrain his contempt for the Song Army, but this
In two jiechu battles, both sides lost more than 2,000 soldiers each, but the Song army used a small force to fight against its 40,000 cavalry. Psychologically speaking, the Xia army had already lost the battle.
At the end of the afternoon, the 37,000-strong cavalry of the left army, which was wild and prosperous, finally arrived at the wide area outside the north gate of Weizhou. Looking from a distance, Weizhou City was surrounded by a majestic pass, with walls several feet high, and
The moat is several feet wide, and there is no grass growing on the sandy land outside the north gate. Traces of freshly turned soil are clearly visible. It can be imagined that there must be countless pits under the ground, with spikes and thorns waiting inside.
The right army of Ye Li Yu Beg and more than 80,000 Chinese troops led by Li Yuanhao himself also arrived one after another. The entire ten-mile radius of Weizhou's north gate was filled with people neighing and horses shouting and flags waving.
From the evening to the dawn of the next day, the Xia army was encamped. After a night of hustle and bustle, when the dawn illuminated the battlefield that was about to be filled with blood, the Song army on the top of the city was surprised to find that a thousand steps away to the north of the city
The place that stretches for several miles has been completely occupied by pitch-black tents, and a gorgeous golden tent at the far end is particularly eye-catching under the hard lining of a group of black tomb-like tents. The tent is surrounded by
They were all flags, and a large golden military flag was erected on the top of the tent, waving in the strong wind, with a large red "Li" surrounded by two dragons as bright as blood.
Everyone was keenly aware that Xia Lord Li Yuanhao had come in person.