The Happy Life of Small Officials in Northern Song Dynasty

In the evening, Han Wang Xiaohui led a forward army of [-] cavalry to the north of the valley of Ketun City. Looking in the distance, dozens of black smoke rose into the sky from the hill, staining the sky in the distance. His subordinates hurriedly informed Xiao Huide Know

Xiao Hui rode his horse to the front of the team, set up an awning and looked at the sky in the distance. He saw thick smoke like pillars and a pungent smell at the end of his nose, so he couldn't help laughing

The left and right were very acquainted, and hurriedly asked with a laugh: "Why is the king laughing?"

Pointing to the thick black smoke, Xiao Hui said, "Xiao Bise has never changed his nature. Last year, when he conquered the Mongolian tribes in the north, he did such a thing. After capturing the capital city, he wantonly burned and slaughtered the city. It’s happening again, but the city of Dunn may have become a piece of coke; but it’s okay, this move can be regarded as a boost to morale, everyone has seen the blood and let go of their hands and feet, which is quite beneficial for the subsequent battles.”

The generals laughed and said: "As expected, General Xiao is probably already happy with the beauty of the party."

Xiao Hui said: "He dares! Send someone to the canyon ahead to have a look, Xiao Bise should leave someone to welcome him, this is what was agreed in advance."

A general ordered to rush into the valley with dozens of horsemen, and after a while he rode his horses and reported back: "I didn't see anyone to greet me, General Xiao probably forgot."

Xiao Hui frowned and said, "Forgot? Xiao Bise was never sloppy in military affairs, how could he forget this?"

All the generals said: "It's okay to forget something, my lord, it's getting late, and the army is exhausted. Let's go through the valley and enter the city to set up camp."

Xiao Hui thought for a while and said, "Forget it, tell me to go on, the rear army's supplies will pass first, and the Chinese army will wait in place. If there are potholes in the dark valley and it is difficult to navigate, the supplies, food, grass, and vehicles may not be able to pass through."

All the generals agreed with a bang, and the Chinese army dodged the passage on the spot, and the [-] cavalry of the rear army first marched into the valley to clear the road, and then large objects such as heavy supplies, catapults, siege ballistas, etc. slowly passed by.

The winter sun was sinking rapidly, and when the rear army's [-] baggage train entered halfway in, the sun had already disappeared at the end of the horizon, and then the sky suddenly became dark, and the temperature suddenly became colder. The soldiers kept urging the soldiers and horses to move faster, and the soldiers waiting on the horses scolded their mothers coldly. At this speed, it would take at least an hour to pass.

"My lord, teach the brothers to get off the horses and burn some bonfires to warm their bodies. All of them are so cold that their eggs are shrunk into their stomachs."

Xiao Hui turned around and looked around, seeing the soldiers curled up on the horse one by one, looking at him eagerly, and scolded: "A group of cowards, just make sure that one of you sends a fan. I won't shout half a cold word"

All the soldiers burst into laughter, Xiao Hui laughed too, and waved: "Get off your horse and light a bonfire to keep warm, but you need to be vigilant."

The soldiers cheered thunderously, dismounted one after another and picked some thorns and dry grass on the wasteland to light a bonfire. Thousands of bonfires were lit, and the atmosphere suddenly became lively. As soon as their bodies warmed up, the soldiers talked and laughed again. The cold and damp shoes, socks and armor were roasted by the fire, and some squinted by the fire and hummed a little song from their hometown. Xiao Hui frowned and watched all this, opened his mouth and swallowed it again. , but it is generally not easy to punish soldiers

It was completely dark, and the whole Gobi was covered by a huge black cloth. Except where the vanguard army of the Liao Kingdom was, there was no light anywhere.

Suddenly, more than a hundred bright fireworks rose from the dark sky, and the red fireworks shot straight into the sky on the distant horizon, which was very eye-catching, and the sharp-eyed soldiers saw it clearly

Accompanied by the rise of fireworks in the distance, the same fireworks rose from the direction of Ketun City on the other side of the valley, and then there was a faint cry of killing from the direction of Ketun City, which was closer.

"What's going on?" Xiao Hui stood up with his eyes closed and meditated, and asked loudly

"Report to Your Majesty, I don't know very well"

"Aren't you going to inquire about the report?" Xiao Hui said angrily

Someone hurriedly rode a horse and followed the torrent of the rear army into the valley. Xiao Hui felt a little uneasy, and the ground under his feet shook slightly. This is the vibration caused by the large cavalry galloping on the ground

"What's going on?" Xiao Hui shouted again [

"Report...Report!" A scout came galloping from a distance, and the horseshoes galloped past, frightening the Liao soldiers who collapsed on the ground and warmed themselves by the fire, cursing their mothers for a while

"what's up?"

"Report...report...report...report...report to Your Majesty" The scout was obviously frightened and couldn't speak fluently

"Speak well, don't panic," Xiao Hui shouted

"Yes... report to the king, there are a large number of cavalry coming from the west, the identity is unknown"

"What? Where did the cavalry come from?" Xiao Hui's eyes widened, and her body tensed up.

"The villain doesn't know, the scout team in front sent a light warning, and then there was no news, the villain was the last stop, responsible for patrolling three miles to the left of the army, so I learned from it"

Before Xiao Hui could answer, he heard the shouts from the mouth of the valley. The supply troops that were going to the valley suddenly rushed out like a blowout.

Xiao Hui's heart sank to the bottom of the valley all of a sudden, and the generals under him hurriedly shouted: "Don't panic, the law enforcement sabers and axes are ready, and anyone who shouts indiscriminately will be killed immediately."

Xiao Hui suddenly yelled: "Everyone mounts their horses and stays on guard. The baggage is not allowed to move again. The Xia army is cheating!"

As soon as the voice fell, densely packed torches lit up on the horizon in the far west at the same time, like countless stars in the sky, followed by a deafening shout like a landslide, and the rumbling hooves accompanied by the galloping horses were deafening

The soldiers of the Liao army panicked. The soldiers who were crooked on the ground quickly got up and hurriedly searched for armor and weapons. Some soldiers even took off their boots and burned their feet. They panicked and couldn't find their boots everywhere.

I don't know how many enemy troops are coming, and I can't attack rashly, but can only be on the defensive. Xiao Hui's face sank like water, and he quickly issued an order: "Everyone is on alert, move the baggage carts to the periphery, and the bows and spearmen are ready. The enemy is approaching. Immediately shoot the arrow within a hundred paces"

The "turbulent" team quickly calmed down. After all, most of the tribal soldiers who have followed King Xiao for many years have absolute confidence in Xiao Hui. Seeing the enemy's surprise attack, they can only rely on the wisdom of King Xiao Can eliminate the fear in the heart

The rapid formation of simple fortifications, or it is not considered fortifications at all, but the grain trucks and other things to the edge of the team to form a barrier. It is obviously a joke to expect these things to resist the enemy's attack, but it is just some psychological comfort.

The densely packed enemy troops were obviously all cavalry. Under the light of the torches, the scimitar glowed red. It was obvious that they were Xia Guo cavalry. Xiao Hui had no time to think about why Xia Guo had so many cavalry here. I don't have time to think about how they knew that they would attack through this route, because the two sides had already exchanged hands in an instant, but Xiao Hui's heart was half cold because of this exchange.

When the cavalry of the Xia army had just entered a hundred paces away, before the archers of the Liao Kingdom had time to shoot arrows, the cavalry of Xixia had already started to shoot with their bows and arrows by charging forward. The Xixia cavalry who can "shoot" arrows completely overturned Xiao Hui's impression of the Xixia cavalry

Immediately after the Liao soldiers were stunned, a row of thousands of heavy armored cavalry gleaming in front of them began to charge. It was the ultimate cavalry unit of the Xia army, the "Iron Harrier Army". Following the appearance of the emperor, these heavy cavalry will go wherever the emperor goes. When you see the iron kite army in this desert Gobi, either this army is actually led by the emperor of Xia, or the cavalry of Xia is bound to be wiped out. Our own [-] vanguards

The three thousand iron kite troops were covered from head to toe by steel armor, and the faces and main parts of their horses were also covered with gleaming steel armor. They rushed over row by row, and the empty eyes under the steel armor mask The hole looks terrible under the torches

"Concentrate on shooting these monsters, quick!" The archer general issued an order, and suddenly thousands of arrows, like dense migratory locusts, made a scalp-numbing buzzing and shot towards the iron kite army. Finally, after a flurry of tinkling sounds, sparks splashed, and the rain of arrows passed, except for the three iron kite soldiers who were unlucky enough to get home and were shot in the eyeballs from the eye sockets of their masks, the other heavy armored cavalry did not move at all. Damaged, just a lot of mottled scratches on the armor

Completely unkillable, completely useless, in shock at a distance of a hundred steps, the iron kite army has broken through the simple barrier like a torrent of steel and crushed into the Liao soldiers. The Liao soldiers shot their spears at them There are "chaotic" stabs on the body, but these guys are invulnerable, and even their bodies are linked to the horses with chains, so it is impossible for them to fall off the horses

"Kill!" The muffled roar of the iron kite army under the mask seemed to be colder than ice. They threw down their torches, and Qi Qi pulled out a saber that was as long as half a foot and a width of half a foot from behind. Swinging down like vegetables, those in charge couldn't deal with it at all. After one round, more than 2000 Liao soldiers were beheaded and killed, even more than the number of people shot by the enemy's arrow rain just now.

Xiao Hui's eyeballs were bouncing around on the ground, his mouth was wide open and he couldn't close it for a long time, everything in front of him was so unreal, as if he was experiencing a nightmare

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