Xiaobi Se's decision to fight is very correct. In the current situation, our cavalry has just stabilized its position through the narrow valley. If a retreat is ordered at this time, it will inevitably form a congestion at the entrance of the narrow valley and cause chaos; and it is already too late to retreat at this moment.
If you are chased by enemy cavalry, you will pay a heavy price.
Therefore, although the number of the opponent's cavalry is several times greater than that of our own, although there is no guarantee of victory in a head-on confrontation, it is still better than a hasty retreat without any chance of fighting back.
In addition, Xiao Bise is a person with strong self-confidence. In his mind, the Song Army and Xia Army are simply a group of scum compared with the Daliao Cavalry. Even if they fight with less and more, they may not fail.
"The right team changed into the front team, formed a cone-shaped battle formation, and attacked the enemy's left wing with all its strength," Xiao Bither shouted loudly.
The Liao cavalry remained calm in the face of danger. When the order was given, they all turned their horses to the right. Xiao Bise's intention was obvious. Concentrating his strength to defeat the overwhelming enemy flanks could break the tight situation trapped by the enemy in a small area.
It can be said to be a wise decision [
Unlike the Xia army who preferred to use scimitars, the main weapon of the Liao army cavalry's individual soldiers was the iron sword. At this moment, the black swords were raised like a forest. Along with the loud sound of the horn, the Liao army cavalry howled like a wolf.
With a strange roar, the right team spurred their horses to start, and those behind slowly followed up. After a while, the entire team had merged into a roaring torrent, facing the Xia Army's left wing as it rushed towards them.
Like two turbulent waves colliding with each other, blood-red ripples instantly appeared on the enemy's face more than a thousand steps away. The two fierce horse-riding armies collided with each other without any fancy.
On the line of death where the armies meet, the sounds of weapons clashing, bones breaking, swords and guns piercing flesh, the whimpers of war horses flying into the air, and the screams and shouts of soldiers resounded throughout the sky.
The cavalry battle between Xia and Liao was too sincere. If one side was the Song army, there would have to be a blockade with bows and arrows first, and then they would engage in hand-to-hand combat. Both of these two teams claimed to be cavalry enemies of the world. Once they got on horseback, they would start fighting.
Killing, I immediately had the aura of looking down on anyone else in the world. I don’t know where this confidence comes from, but it is precisely because of this that such a shocking battle scene was created.
But the cavalry ambushed in Duncheng was none other than the Youzhou Jianing Army that arrived after a long journey four days ago. The leader of the Jianing Army was Li Jiqian. He was already very close to the Yeli clan. A long time ago,
He was Yuan Hao's confidant. Later, after the eldest prince Li Ningming was captured, Li Jiqian, who supported Li Ningming, quickly went into hiding to protect himself. During the period when Pang was in power, Li Jiqian cleverly protected himself and Yuzhou Jiaqian.
The position of commander of the Ning Army; when Queen Mother Yeli seized power, Li Jiqian resumed his active role
Yeli Dulan did not regard Li Jiqian as an outsider. She also told Li Jiqian all about the secret agreement with Su Jin, so when she asked him to abandon Yuzhou and go north to meet the enemy, Li Jiqian took 50,000 yuan with him without saying a word.
The cavalry of the Jianing Army quickly moved northward, traveling more than 2,000 miles day and night, and finally arrived before the Liao people captured Kedun City. They rested for four days in a place in the south of Kedun City that was out of sight, waiting for the enemy's vanguard of 10,000 people.
After the team passed through the valley, they sent their troops to kill them.
"Commander Li, the Liao army's offensive is fierce, and the left wing is likely to be defeated." A general reported hurriedly to Li Jiqian, who was in the right wing cavalry.
Li Jiqian frowned and shouted: "There are 20,000 cavalry on the left wing, and the enemy only has 10,000. How can they be defeated? Tell Langya Shanye that if you dare to take a step back, kill his entire clan!"
The lieutenant general quickly ordered his soldiers to signal and convey the order. At the same time, Li Jiqian loudly ordered: "Change the direction, attack the enemy's center, and cut off the enemy's advance to the left wing."
The 30,000 cavalrymen on the right wing adjusted their direction slightly without slowing down, and charged straight towards the center of the cone-shaped enemy formation.
The frontal battlefield was already one-sided. The Liao cavalry was unstoppable. Xiao Bise took the lead with his mace. Sweeping the big stick, his men moved forward. The mace was covered with flesh and blood fragments, dripping with blood.
There was blood dripping down. Under his leadership, the cavalry behind him rushed in quickly, tearing a big hole in the Xia army's camp.
Just when Xiao Bither thought he could break through the enemy formation on the left wing, he suddenly realized that there were fewer and fewer cavalry around him. He turned around and saw that there were only about two or three thousand cavalry rushing out behind him. Looking as far as the eye could see,
Xia Jun slowly closed the gap behind him like a tide, dividing his two or three thousand people from the following four or five thousand people.
"What's going on?" Xiao Bise yelled angrily.
"General, reinforcements from the enemy's right wing have arrived. The formation of the brothers behind has been cut off and they cannot be killed." A lieutenant general with a bloody face reported back.
"Idiot, idiot, they've actually been made into dumplings. Don't worry about them. Follow me and rush forward. We can escape by rushing over the slope in front. When the time comes, we can run west around the mountains and return to the Gobi. The Xia people won't chase us.
That’s it, if you dare to pursue me, your entire army will be wiped out. Your Majesty’s army is on the way.”
Xiao Bise waved his mace and pointed forward, urging his mounts and saying: "My sons, follow me."
Someone asked: "What about the brothers in the back? They are surrounded."
Xiao Bise said: "They can only hope for their own blessings. How can they be afraid of death and the enemy when they break through? The reason why they were cut off at the back is because they don't want to rush to the front and take the lead. What does it mean to risk death and survive? We
It is to risk death and survive. The more shrinking during the war, the more afraid of death is he. This is the experience gained by this general in the army for many years. The more you are not afraid of death, the less likely you are to die. Come on, follow me.
The ones behind are catching up.”
All the soldiers agreed with a loud voice and urged their horses to gallop westward behind Xiao Bise. Behind him and on both sides were the Xia Army cavalry rolling in pursuit. However, it seemed that the Xia Army's horse power was not as fast as the Liao Army's horses, and they were soon thrown far away.
Being able to watch Xiao Bise leave with two thousand cavalry.
After hearing the news, Li Jiqian cursed angrily and directed all his anger at the besieged 5,000 Liao army cavalry. He ordered that all of them be killed without leaving a trace. The besieged Liao soldiers had already dismounted and surrendered, but were still beaten by a
They cut off their heads. Of course, Li Jiqian was not just easy to kill. He was so angry that he came because there was no food to feed these prisoners. Nowadays, the people of Song Dynasty provide the food for people to eat and horse chews, and the quota is fixed.
supply, it is useless to add these burdens [
This battle happened suddenly and ended quickly. In just one hour, the Xia army was caught off guard and used a superior force of 50,000 to annihilate the Liao army's 10,000 forward troops and annihilate more than 7,000, at the cost of more than 2,000 people.
It's a big victory
But Li Jiqian was very dissatisfied. With his superior strength, unexpected timing, and excellent siege terrain, under such circumstances, he actually allowed the enemy general to lead two thousand men to break out.
However, before the battlefield was cleaned up, Li Jiqian beat him with thirty military sticks in front of all the soldiers as punishment.
In fact, Li Jiqian knew in his heart that it was not because of wasting energy in the mountains and wild fields, but because there was still a certain gap between the Xia Army's overall combat strength and that of the Liao Army.
The army was loose, and its combat power was greatly reduced. Although it fought against the Liao people with superior strength, it was still easy to expose its shortcomings of inferior skills.
Li Jiqian decided to report the situation of the first battle as soon as possible. It is a fact that the battle strength is insufficient. You must not misjudge the situation and suffer losses in subsequent battles. If you fight with a comparable number of people, your side will be defeated.
suspect
Nearly eight thousand corpses were piled into several hills and set on fire. The originally hardened ground was soaked with blood and turned into a paste after being trampled by horses' hooves. Soon after, it froze into a hard red mass.
An hour later, the battlefield was cleaned up, and the Xia army withdrew its troops and returned to camp. The originally crowded battlefield suddenly became lonely and empty. Black smoke from burning corpses rose into the sky, giving off a pungent burnt smell. More than a dozen vultures began to fly in the sky.
Circling, preparing to enjoy the feast, the cold north wind like a knife blew across the earth, making a shrill howl like a ghost.
…
To the northwest of Kedun City, Xiao Bise, who was leading his troops to run wildly, was heading north quickly along the foot of the mountain. By bypassing this small mountain, he could reach the northern Gobi Desert. He wanted to quickly join Xiao Hui's army to inform him of the situation here. Along the way
He was wondering why so many Xia defenders suddenly appeared in a remote place like Ketun City? And they seemed to be well prepared. There must be a reason for this. He couldn't figure it out or guess what the entire attack on Xia was like.
Although he didn't know much about the country's battle plan, he knew the big strategy. What about the promised Song army to contain the Liao army's sudden advance? What about the promised Song army to be used as cannon fodder for the Liao army to take advantage of it?
There was a hint of conspiracy here, and Xiao Bise couldn't figure it out, so he had to quickly report it to the wise King Xiao. If he could figure out what happened, the defeat of this battle would be considered valuable.
After walking around the edge of the mountain, you can already see the vast Gobi Desert as far as the eye can see. Once you reach the Gobi Desert and go east for fifty or sixty miles, you can reach the marching route of the army. Although the horses are already spraying white foam, they are gradually showing signs of exhaustion.
, but Xiaobi Se still slapped the riding whip on the horse's butt mercilessly, and ordered the soldiers behind him to follow closely in a hoarse voice.
The moment he stepped onto the gravel-covered Gobi Desert, Xiao Bither felt as if he was dazzled because he suddenly found thousands of men and horses rushing towards him not far ahead. This was already his second time today.
This is the first time I’ve seen this happen.
In Xiao Bise's astonished expression, the people and horses on the opposite side had already arrived overwhelmingly, easily blocking his two thousand people. This was not a mirage, this was the real Xia army. Looking up, everything was filled with darkness and no light could be seen.
There may be as many as 80,000 to 100,000 people
Before Xiao Bither had time to figure out what was going on, the enemy army had already dispersed his poor two thousand soldiers with lightning speed. The sound of wailing kept coming to mind, and he was almost unable to fight back, as if he was being strangled by a giant.
The throat was blocked, and all two thousand soldiers died instantly.
Xiao Bise suddenly had a sudden wisdom, and a desperate thought flashed through his mind: "The Xia people have great ambitions. With so many troops gathered, they are going to annihilate the forward army in one fell swoop. King Xiao... King Xiao is in danger!"