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Chapter 1966 The army retreats!

The mobility of the Liao army's heavy cavalry was obviously stronger than that of the Song army's heavy cavalry, and the total number of troops was more than 10,000 more than that of the Song army. Therefore, in the first round of the confrontation between the two armies, the Song army was at a disadvantage, and hundreds of cavalrymen were knocked off their horses!
As soon as the cavalry fell off their horses, they were immediately submerged in the torrent of iron hooves, and there was basically no possibility of survival!
The two armies crossed and pulled away from each other by several dozen feet. The Song cavalry was ready to turn their horses around and charge in the opposite direction again! Their mission was to contain the Liao cavalry and relieve the pressure on the infantry! But they saw another group of cavalry rushing out of the city gate, with great momentum!

The cavalrymen were all in heavy armor, and the horses were also covered in armor, with only their eyes exposed! Everyone held a huge mace, and the bloodstains on the mace exuded a terrifying atmosphere, and the suffocating sense of oppression surged like a mountain torrent!
At this time, the Song cavalry's momentum had weakened and their retreat had not yet been completed. The enemy was strong and we were exhausted, the situation was not good!
If the Song Dynasty cavalry did not move at this time, they would be like lambs to be slaughtered.
The commanders of the Song Dynasty cavalry shouted: "Go back to defend!" Going back to defend can join forces with the Song Dynasty infantry and reduce casualties.

The Song army cavalry split into two sides and accelerated their return!
The Western Xia cavalry let out shrill screams, which were the excitement that hunters felt when hunting prey!

The Liao cavalry rushed towards the Song army's infantry formation without stopping!

Their mission was to break through the Song army's infantry formation and weaken the Song army's infantry offensive!
At this time, the Song army infantry charged forward at the risk of their lives! The offensive was like a tide!
The rockets fired from the top of the city walls poured down like rain, sweeping the ground like a shower to the Song army; on the ground, the Liao cavalry were like a steel torrent, pushing through the Song army's formation with overwhelming force, crushing them with overwhelming force, and invincible!
But the Luoyang Tigers of the Song army were unafraid of death, charging forward at the risk of their lives, one after another, and forging ahead!
Countless Song troops rushed to thirty feet outside the city gate, and at this moment they met the Western Xia cavalry head-on!
Another bloody battle!
The combat power of the Western Xia Iron Harriers was even greater than that of the Liao Iron Forest Army. They swung their maces wildly, and the shields of the Song Army could not withstand any resistance and were smashed away by one blow. The cavalry behind them then hit them on the head with sticks. Although their helmets were hard, they still could not withstand the powerful and heavy blows. Many Song soldiers were shocked to death through their helmets!

The battle was extremely brutal!

Even so, thousands of infantrymen have already rushed to the city gate!

The dictionary of the Luoyang Tiger of the Song Dynasty only has the idea of ​​fighting to the death!
Liu Miezhou's mission for the Xixia cavalry was to consume the manpower of the Song army, and to kill as many as possible! If they encountered unfavorable factors such as uneven terrain and disparity in strength, they would stop pursuing!
We must bring the essence of the word guerrilla to the fullest!

Now the Liao cavalry is charging wantonly into the Song army's formation!

Their main tasks are slightly different from those of the Western Xia cavalry. One is to contain the Song cavalry, and the other is to hunt down the Song infantry!

However, our common task is to consume the enemy's manpower!

Liu Bei did not need the support of the cavalry from Liao and Xia to deal with the Song soldiers who attacked the city!

The city is the territory of the Han army! Leave the street fighting to the Han army!
Liu Miezhou once said in a sonorous and powerful manner in the temporary barracks: "Only by putting the right people in the right positions and doing the right things can we achieve impressive results! Cavalry should gallop on the vast plains and wilderness. As for the complex terrain of the streets and alleys, that is the stage for infantry, so let the infantry show their expertise!"

When the first wave of dozens of Song soldiers rushed into the city gate, they were greeted by the ruthless shooting of several arrows shot from three-bow crossbows and one gun and three swords!

In front of the inner gate of the city wall, the Han army has deployed five three-bow crossbows, and three thousand armor-piercing soldiers are already on full alert and ready to go!
As soon as the Song army emerged from the city gate, the Han army immediately shot out huge arrows!

The width of the city gate is limited. In normal times, ten people can stand side by side. But now is a special moment of confrontation between Cao's army, and the soldiers attacking the city are in a state of high tension and excitement!
They held shields in their left hands and knives in their right hands, and waved their arms, more than doubling the space they occupied! So the doorway that could originally accommodate ten people walking side by side could only accommodate five people walking side by side!
This just created an advantage for the Han army to occupy the terrain! One man guarding the pass, ten thousand men cannot open it!

Therefore, the five arrows, one spear and three swords were unstoppable, and the sound of armor-piercing continued! Each giant arrow pierced through the chests of at least seven or eight soldiers before it died out!
A large number of Luoyang Tigers of the Song army who were at the front fell!

But death did not scare them away, but instead aroused their bloodiness!
The subsequent Song army continued to swarm forward!

Their faces were hideous, their bodies were covered in blood, and they were as fierce as tigers!
Yang Ye, who was standing at the gate of Wengcheng, was in the crossbow formation and personally supervised the battle. "Archers and crossbowmen, get ready!"

The Song army came like a surging tide!

Yang Ye gave the order: "Shoot!"

Continuous rain of arrows!

Whoosh whoosh—

The rain of arrows not only came from the front of the crossbow camp where Yang Ye was, but also poured down from the surrounding city walls! The rain of arrows was raging, and the Song army who rushed out of the city gate fell one after another in a pool of blood, and the fallen bodies gradually piled up into a small hill!
The subsequent Song army was fearless and continued to advance, but the Han army was defending the city wall. There were densely packed archers gathered on the top of the city wall, specifically aiming at the incoming infantry and shooting accurately. The Song army could not break through the inner gate of the city wall at all!

Even if someone wanted to go around the side of the mountain of corpses, how could they avoid the rain of arrows?

The corpses of the Song army piled higher and higher, increasingly affecting the speed of the Song army's subsequent charge!

The 3,000 death squads had already been killed or wounded, and although the 100,000 infantrymen were numerous, they were unable to rush in quickly through the city gate. Blocked in front, the Song army behind could only be blocked outside the city gate, which gave the Liaoxia cavalry the opportunity to crush them at will!

The Liao and Xia cavalry were skilled in archery and horsemanship. They used arrows to clear the way when the distance was far, and directly crushed the enemy violently when the distance was close! Without the protection of the crossbow cannon, three-bow crossbow, and divine arm bow, the Song army suffered a great loss!

Outside the city, Lin Yongpeng frowned, "It seems that there is a lot of resistance in the city, otherwise the army would not be crowded outside the city gate!"

Liu Yu said anxiously: "General, retreat immediately! If we don't, the infantry will be wiped out!"

As they were talking, they suddenly saw the Western Xia cavalry rushing towards them!
The sound of hooves was like thunder, and their speed was like the wind. The army pushed forward like a solid wall of iron!

Liu Yu was shocked: "General, what should we do?"

Lin Yongpeng quickly analyzes the pros and cons!
If the infantry is mobilized to defend, the infantry against the cavalry is tantamount to the weak against the strong, and the winning rate is extremely low!

If the enemy cavalry were allowed to charge over, the remaining several hundred musketeers and two thousand armor-piercing soldiers would be wiped out in barely a single round!
The Song army, which was charging, was crowded outside the city gate and became lambs to be slaughtered! If they did not retreat, they would soon be consumed by the Xixia cavalry!
The best strategy is to preserve your strength and wait for an opportunity to fight again!

Lin Yongpeng made up his mind and immediately said, "Arrange the cavalry to harass and cover the infantry's retreat!"

Liu Yu said: "Yes!"

Ding ding ding—the Song army sounded the gong to withdraw its troops!
The Song army that was crowded outside the city gate was suddenly pardoned!
They could neither advance nor retreat and could only allow the Liao-Xia cavalry coalition forces to trample them at will. They were extremely anxious when they heard the order to withdraw and immediately perked up!

They are not afraid of dying in battle, they are only afraid of dying miserably!
The Song cavalry had regrouped at this time and launched another fierce attack on the Liao cavalry!

The Song army's armor-piercing troops and musketeers concentrated their attention on the Xixia cavalry, specifically hitting the horses' legs. There was a burst of dense gunfire, like firecrackers. Dozens of horses in the front suddenly stumbled and fell to the ground, and some of the horses behind were unable to stop in time and were tripped!
It’s a pity that the Western Xia cavalry was different from the Song Dynasty cavalry. Their cavalry would not fall off their horses even if they died. How brave were they?
So Lin Yongpeng immediately ordered the entire army to retreat!

The Xixia cavalry commander was overjoyed when he saw this, "Brothers, charge!"

"Come on!"

"Come on!"

The Liaoxia cavalry began to chase and kill the Song soldiers!

The cavalry chased the infantry, and it was a one-sided crushing and slaughter!

The eyes of the Khitans and the Dangxiangs were filled with passion! For them, killing people could bring some kind of indescribable satisfaction! Indescribable pleasure!
Thank you Yudong for your strong support and encouragement!

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