However, Yang Zhi wanted to show his bravery and chased for a while, then he saw something in the hands of Shan Tinggui's soldiers in front of the formation, and hurriedly turned his horse to take it back.
When Shan Tinggui's soldiers saw that Yang Zhi was about to run away, they all took a few steps forward and threw out their hooks.
Yang Zhi tried his best to call, but was still caught by a scratching hook and dragged off his horse. Then everyone swarmed up and tied him back to the formation.
When Wei Dingguo saw that Shan Tinggui had made great achievements, he was unwilling to be left alone. With a wave of his hand, the soldiers and horses behind him flashed out of several paths, and the fire soldiers behind the formation pushed out the carts.
Only then did Chao Yong see clearly that the car was loaded with reeds and other fire starters.
When the train was pushed to the front of the formation, the firemen set it on fire. The firemen behind them also took off the iron gourds on their backs and lit them. The iron gourds suddenly spurted out several feet of flames.
Wei Dingguo gave an order, and the fire soldiers rushed over pushing the train. There were also fire soldiers holding iron gourds in the gaps between the trains.
Chao Yong looked at it and hurriedly shouted: "Their firepower cannot last long. The whole army should maintain their position and retreat. Wait until the fire is gone, then turn around and kill the enemy. Anyone who dares to disrupt the formation will be killed without mercy."
The Liangshan soldiers and horses had already been frightened by Wei Dingguo's fire soldiers. When they heard Chao Yong's order to retreat, they immediately turned around and fled back. However, strict Liangshan military regulations still allowed them to maintain their position and retreat.
Chao Yong and other leaders did not break away from the formation and flee first, but retreated at the end.
Wei Dingguo couldn't help but be stunned when he saw Liangshan's soldiers and horses retreating neatly. The biggest role of his fire soldiers was to break up the opponent's formation and kill the enemy when they were panicked.
The two armies were originally separated by Li Yu, but as soon as Wei Dingguo's troops moved, Chao Yong decisively ordered the withdrawal.
Therefore, the Lingzhou soldiers and horses were unable to catch up with the Liangshan soldiers and horses for a while, and they chased for a while. Wei Dingguo saw that the reeds on the train were almost burned out, but the Liangshan soldiers and horses were only slightly chaotic, so he did not dare to chase anymore, so he hurriedly
Order the firemen to pile up the train and the troops to retreat.
When Chao Yong saw Lingzhou's troops retreating, he also ordered the entire army to stop retreating and prepare for a counterattack.
However, when Wei Dingguo retreated, he piled the trains in a row. At this time, the trains were not all extinguished. If he pursued them around the trains, the formation would inevitably be disrupted, so Chao Yong could only wait for the trains to extinguish.
Although the reeds burned faster, by the time the train was extinguished, Lingzhou's soldiers and horses had already formed their formation again, but Wei Dingguo's fire soldiers had become ordinary infantry.
"Brother Yong, there are troops coming from the west."
Chao Yong turned around and saw dust rising again in the west. He quickly ordered: "The whole army charges. We must defeat the Lingzhou troops and rescue Yang Zhi when the Daming Mansion officers and soldiers arrive."
"Kill"
General Chao Yong gave the order, and the Liangshan soldiers and horses pounced on the Lingzhou soldiers and horses like tigers coming down the mountain.
Shan Tinggui and Wei Dingguo's soldiers and horses are both considered special units, proficient in water and fire, and their daily training is focused on water and fire, and land operations are slightly inferior.
Just the charging momentum of Liangshan's soldiers and horses made Lingzhou's soldiers and horses intimidated.
Seven out of ten Song Dynasty armies were originally archers, but Shan Tinggui's troops relied on water to win. In addition to waist knives, they also had hooks. They could ambush and capture people, or they could hook some ships on the water and grab them to fight.
Wei Dingguo's soldiers and horses even used fire to break the formation, and the soldiers and horses also used waist knives.
The soldiers and horses are not equipped with bows and arrows, so there is no point in defending in place.
The two of them saw Liangshan soldiers and horses roaring towards them, their momentum getting stronger and stronger. They looked at each other and then led their troops to charge.
Within a moment, the two armies collided.
In a face-to-face encounter, the strong and weak were judged, and the strictly selected Liangshan army faced the water and fire soldiers who had been pulled out of their claws. They rushed into the Lingzhou army and horse formation with almost overwhelming force.
Chao Yong, however, stared at the few soldiers behind the formation who were guarding Yang Zhi, and rushed into the Lingzhou army formation at the head of the crowd.
Several sergeants in black clothes and armor saw Chao Yong rushing into the formation and knocking several of his comrades away, so they threw their hooks together and prepared to drag Chao Yong off his horse.
Chao Yong saw several scratching hooks coming through the air, but he did not dial them. Instead, he grabbed the ropes behind the hooks with his arms.
Several sailors saw Chao Yong grabbing the scratching hook, and they hurriedly tried to pull Chao Yong off his horse.
"rise"
Chao Yong shouted loudly, grabbed the rope and swung it hard.
"ah"
"ah"
Several sailors felt a strong force coming from the hook rope, and their bodies rose from the ground and flew more than ten feet in the air before they crashed down.
The soldiers and horses nearby were immediately smashed and fell to pieces. Seeing Chao Yong's courage, the soldiers and horses under Shan Tinggui did not dare to use the scratching hook anymore.
He used a waist knife but before he could rush forward, he was swept away by the iron rod in Chao Yong's hand.
For a moment, wherever Chao Yong's horse passed, Shan Tinggui's troops retreated to both sides like a tide, allowing Chao Yong to break out of the formation faster.
When the few sergeants escorting Yang Zhi behind the formation saw Chao Yong's unstoppable charge, they also knew that Yang Zhi was a hot potato, so they fled away without Yang Zhi.
When Chao Yong came to the horse, he drew his sword and cut off the rope on Yang Zhi's body.
"Thank you, Brother Yong, for saving me."
Yang Zhilao said his thanks with a red face, grabbed a weapon and rushed towards Lingzhou soldiers and horses.
Liangshan's troops and horses were twice as many as Lingzhou's, and the gap in combat effectiveness was also huge. Except for a few who ran away when the battle began, most of them had been cut into pieces and killed.
Shan Tinggui and Wei Dingguo were greeted by Lu Zhishen and Yang Zhi respectively.
Shan Tinggui's martial arts skills were not as good as Lu Zhishen's, and he was even more distressed when he saw the saint sailors he had trained so hard being slaughtered by chopping melons and vegetables. This distraction was even more unbearable.
After barely fighting for more than ten rounds, Lu Zhishen was swept off his horse with a Zen stick and was captured by Liangshan soldiers.
Lu Zhishen saw that Hua Rong couldn't take down Wei Dingguo for a while. The sound of horse hooves in the west was already loud. He didn't care about the rules of the world, so he went up and got a Zen staff.
Wei Dingguo and Hua Rong were fighting fiercely when Lu Zhishen suddenly came up with a Zen staff and hurriedly waved his steel knife to block him. However, he was unable to resist Lu Zhishen's magical power and was immediately swept off his horse.
When Chao Yong saw that Shan Tinggui and Wei Dingguo had been captured, he shouted: "Drive Lingzhou soldiers and horses to the west."
Everyone understood, so they let go of the gap on the west side, and only killed fiercely on the other three sides.
Lingzhou's soldiers and horses had been killed and were frightened. When they saw a gap, they fled to the west without hesitation.
The King of Heaven, Li Cheng, originally led his army all the way north, preparing to rescue Gaotang Prefecture. However, after receiving the notification from Suo Chao, he led his army directly to the east, preparing to intercept the Liangshan bandits. At that time, Suo Chao, who was chasing after him, happened to attack from behind.
The great defeat of the Liangshan bandits.
But what he didn't expect was that not only did the Liangshan bandits march faster than him, but Suo Chao, the vanguard, rushed in front of him and was actually defeated by the Liangshan bandits.
Li Cheng collected some of Suo Chao's defeated troops along the way and pursued them non-stop.
In order not to throw the infantry behind him too far, Li Cheng did not dare to move too fast.
Li Cheng originally thought that he would have to chase the Liangshan bandits for a few more miles, but he didn't expect that Tan Ma came to report that the Lingzhou soldiers and horses had already held back the Liangshan bandits.
Li Chengdang immediately ordered the entire army to march quickly, preparing to surround and annihilate the Liangshan bandits with Lingzhou soldiers and horses. (To be continued. Please search Piaotian Literature, the novel will be better and updated faster!)