Became a feudal lord in the late Northern Song Dynasty

Chapter 222 did not mourn for Song Jun for a moment, and those who rushed to the scene immediately were
"The bastard took the bait."

Qu Duan slapped his hand on the table, then rubbed his hands and said excitedly: "Niao Tie Xiaren, this time I finally got grandpa to get the credit."

When they went to the grassland to fight, Qu Duan was the commander of the former army, but the follow-up battle with the Jin people was too fast. The front army opened the way and directly became a large-scale confrontation between the three armies. The one who received the greatest credit was the coach Han Shizhong, and Qu Duan did not win. What.

Now that the coach has become a master, Qu Duan has the pleasure of developing into a new leader. It is a pity that the former was not familiar with the rules of the Han army at the beginning and still acted in the same way as in the Song Dynasty. It has only improved recently.

Fortunately, Qu Duan has long understood the ability of cultivating teachers and recognized his qualifications. Now as soon as the war begins, everyone can quickly get along with each other through the war.

"General Weifu of the Xia people has left the city for thirty miles and is about to head south into the desert. Should our army attack Wu Lahai City first, or should we cut off its retreat first and intercept and kill its troops leaving the city?" Yang Keshi asked. road.

The Han army's front army totaled 8,400 men, more than 1,200 cavalry, and the middle army of Zhongshi Dao General Headquarters. The King of Han led the army to adjourn to maintain logistics. There were also tens of thousands of Xia troops accompanying Empress Dowager Yelu who could join the battle at any time.

"Commander Zhong is a new recruit after all. He was struggling when he was the commander-in-chief. It's not that we don't dare to fight, but we're afraid that he won't be able to keep up this time."

The former army cut off the retreat route of the Black Mountain Weifu Army's Xia Army, making it impossible for them to return to Wu Lahai City. However, if they didn't move, they would definitely completely defeat the Xia Army who left the city as soon as they started, so that they could turn back slowly. Slowly grind Wu La Haicheng.

If they cut off their retreat from behind and Zhong Shidao's commanding army is too conservative to fight and lets go of the Xia army, there will naturally be endless troubles.

In less than an hour, the entire process was completed, and some experienced soldiers even took the time to take a nap.

There was a large pot with a pot of fresh soup stewed in it. When the lid of the pot was lifted, the throats of the two Xia generals rolled unconsciously. They chatted and eagerly started to serve the dishes.

In the pot, slices of sliced ​​mutton were rolling around in the pot. After it was finished, the meat and vegetables hugged each other in a daze, and the scarlet color of the meat made people's fingers twitch.

At noon, the soldiers prepared food for them. The food was very particular. It was said that it was the way Yanyun, the King of Han, liked to eat it. It was called hot pot.

Qu Duan took a deep look at him and said coldly: "There is one rule in the Han army that we like the most, that is, everything must be obeyed according to military orders. The war is about to begin. As long as the situation remains unchanged, even the king must obey everything unless it is absolutely necessary." A handsome dispatcher."

"Let's just stay here. It's best if we don't touch or touch. Even if we encounter the Song army, our army will be at ease waiting for work. We will definitely defeat them and return."

"But."

There is a grudge between these two people and Master Zhongdao.

Even if the Song Army can really get here, it will definitely be at the end of its attack, making it easier for them to pick persimmons.

He always had a bad temper, but at this time he shook his head and retorted: "When we start sending out troops, we have already stated the planned strategy. Commander Zhong also knows that if the Xia people come out of the city and our front army engages them, the Chinese army will Must be close to respond.

Since he is the commander-in-chief appointed by the King of Han, we should obey him. "

The sentry reported an hour ago that the Xia people had left the city thirty miles south, and clearly stated that the Xia army was building a camp on the spot at that time. In this way, even if they rush over now, it will take at most half a day to engage in battle. At that time, the Xia army's camp may not have been set up yet, and the Han army could catch them by surprise.

"I don't believe him either." Qu Duan pulled out his sword, wiped it slowly with his hand, and added without raising his head: "But I believe in the king."

Yang Keshi got on his horse, followed by the newly appointed general. I heard his name was Li Yanxian. Beside them, a group of black-armored cavalry were slowly pouring out of the camp. The antlers and defensive fences outside the camp had been cleared in advance. , and when all the more than a thousand armored cavalry lined up outside the camp, the following infantry began to pull out of the camp.

Behind the Han army, flames shot up into the sky. The old soldiers turned around and walked forward silently with calm faces, but they couldn't help but rub the handles of their swords and guns over and over in their hands.

The army is almost all experienced generals and middle- and low-level officers, and the soldiers are also fierce soldiers who have experienced great wars, so they work straightforwardly. After Qu Duan gave his instructions, the entire army began to take turns to eat quickly, and then went to collectively solve physical problems. .

Yang Keshi's worries are not unreasonable. After all, more than 30,000 Song troops entered Yunzhong before, and soon the King of Han led his army south. Zhong Shidao originally wanted to lead his troops to cut off the King of Han's retreat, but Qu Duan and Yang Keshi directly He led people to place him under house arrest and easily took away the military power from him.

There are twelve military divisions in the Xia Kingdom, among which the chief officer is the commander of the army, followed by the deputy commander of the army and the supervisor of the army. Among the three, the supervisor of the army stayed at Wu Lahai City, and the other two led nearly 20,000 Xia troops to the south to stop them. "Song Army", but in fact, he still planned to work hard but not to do anything.

"Send the order to bury the pot and make rice immediately. After an hour, the whole army will break camp and go south to pursue!"

"Here!"

At the same time, there is no need to worry about whether Zhong Shidao will lead his army to help.

The two of them started to take off their chopsticks in unison. After filling their stomachs for a while, they slowly started to drink from the glasses. The taste was delicious.

"I heard that our Queen Mother is in good shape." Du Tongjun swallowed a piece of meat and said vaguely, "It's a pity that the King of Han stole this delicious mouthful."

"It's not his turn, but it's not your turn either."

The deputy commander-in-chief and the commander-in-chief had a close relationship. They were close friends. As time went by, and after drinking, their words became more unrestrained.

"Prince Jin above us is also thinking about it. Didn't he say it specifically when he came last time?"

"Ah"

Thinking of the description of the Queen Mother in the rumors, Du Tongjun couldn't help but take another sip of wine to suppress the restlessness in his heart, and asked: "Where are the two camp prostitutes that I was optimistic about earlier?"

"What's the rush? They're all there anyway."

"Those two I picked out earlier, don't let them get messed up by those bastards."

"Who told you to be afraid of your mother-in-law? You dare not eat even two bites of meat. You have to go outside to taste it."

The two of them laughed and cursed each other a few times, pushed glasses and exchanged cups. They talked about nothing more than the wealthy woman, and their smiles became more and more obscene. Anyway, since there were soldiers and horses outside, the two of them drank and had fun here without worries, and then sent their own soldiers to take care of them. The camp prostitute comes to accompany the wine.

Not long after the soldiers left, they rushed back, knelt down in front of the two of them with a plop, and shouted: "There are soldiers coming outside!"

"Song soldiers?" The commander-in-chief stood up staggeringly. The deputy commander-in-chief beside him was already drunk. At this time, he did not forget to stop him and shouted quickly: "Hurry up and join the camp to avoid his sharp edge!"

"Should I avoid his edge?"

There are countless small-scale fightings on the border between Song and Xia every year, and both sides have a bloody feud. Especially after the fort system in the northwest of the Song Dynasty was built, it became more and more difficult for the Xia people to clear grass valleys. Each time, a large number of corpses would be left and they would retreat in embarrassment, especially recently. Within ten years, the Song army was able to attack Xia's border and eastern hinterland on a large scale. Even so, many Xia people still looked down on Song Jun.

The Dutong Army drunkenly stood up and prepared to put on his armor, shouting: "Bring me my sword!"

At this time, the soldiers finally screamed: "It's not the Song people, it's the Yan people who are the Han army!"

The sky was covered with clouds, and a cold rain was about to come. There was no light in the majestic sky, and what was reflected was the cold sheen of the black armor's surface.

The Xia people's huge military camp has not yet been built, but it already has the prototype of a turtle shell. Groups of Xia soldiers can be seen in many gaps lining up for defense, but even from a distance, they can be seen. shabby.

More than a thousand cavalrymen were divided into two teams, like wolves patrolling in front of prey, patiently looking for flaws.
Yang Keshi silently clenched the horse in his hand. In the army behind him, Qu Duan stood up on his horse, drew his sword and shouted: "Where is the Han army!"

War drums sounded loudly, and the two thousand Han troops in the three military formations of the front army who were preparing for the main attack raised their spears and sabers high and roared.

"exist!"

"exist!"

"The king has an order!"

Qu Duan looked around. Because of these words, the surroundings quickly became quiet, but underneath, there was an increasingly fierce undercurrent.

The blade was raised and pointed directly at the Xia Army camp in front of him. Qu Duan was in a trance for a moment. He was originally from Shaanxi. I don't know when it started. Whenever there was a general in the northwest of the Song Dynasty, no matter how corrupt he was later, he always felt sad in his heart. With the ambition to destroy Xia, Qu Duan is a Qiu Ba who climbed up from the bottom, so this feeling is even more urgent.

In this era, the people of the Song Dynasty had not experienced a more severe baptism by the Jin people, so the people they hated most in their hearts were the Xia people.

Even if he is no longer a general of the Song Dynasty, and will no longer be a person of the Song Dynasty, he still wants to...
The curved blade pressed down, thunder burst out from the sky above the head, and the drizzle began to fall. The next moment, the rain curtain was torn into countless pieces by the roar of the sky. Countless flags surged like black sea water, and the raindrops fell into it and could not be seen. A little bit of trouble.

"Destroy Xia!"

Yang Keshi shouted orders and rode his horses to join the cavalry team behind him. Hundreds of armored cavalry quickly stopped. As long as they waited for the infantry of the front army to break through the slightest gap, they would rush into the battle without hesitation and crush the Xia army. The fragile defense line was completely torn apart.

When they were about a hundred paces away from the Xia people's camp, hundreds of Han archers fired their bows and arrows. Almost all the soldiers are wearing armor, and even if the heavily armored soldiers have three or four arrows hanging on them, it will not affect their progress at all.

After three rounds of arrows, many Xia troops were missing from the gap. When the commander of the Xia army heard that the attackers were Han troops, he was completely drunk. The deputy commander who barely stayed awake looked at this scene and dared not He shouted with confidence:

"How is that possible! His two thousand Han troops dare to charge head-on into my camp of twenty thousand men!"

Even if you include the more than a thousand black armored cavalry patrolling around, the Han army that is about to attack the Xia people's camp will be just over three thousand.

However, fighting on foot is like iron, and fighting on horseback is like wind!
After four years of fighting, unless it was time for rest, they were marching and killing people almost every day. Even new soldiers who knew nothing about it could quickly transform into old soldiers, not to mention countless old soldiers who were already elite.

Liu Ling first took over the victorious army of more than 20,000 strong soldiers and brave generals, and then successively surrendered many remnants of the Liao Kingdom, the Xia Kingdom's captured soldiers and iron kites, and many other armored warriors, as well as the 15,000 soldiers who had been withdrawn from the city of Dun. Thousands of Liao troops and tens of thousands of Northern Expedition elites from the Song Dynasty.
Battle after battle brought them together quickly.

Coupled with extremely high food support and sophisticated soldiers and armor, they are simply invincible.

In contrast, the Xia people are still the same as before. The commander-in-chief and the general rely on a few trusted soldiers and horses. The Xia army under his command is very poor, and the armor coverage rate is extremely low. Among the dozens or hundreds of people, they may not even have enough spears, bows and crossbows, so against the Han To the military, they can only be regarded as a group of beggars.

If these 20,000 people stay in Wu Lahai City to defend the city and use the city's convenience, they will definitely cause a lot of casualties to the Han army, but as long as they go out to fight in the field, they will be beaten to their original shape in an instant.

Most of their arrows would bounce off the armor of the Han army, and their blades would often just leave a white mark on the surface of the armor. When the Han army attacked, they would be instantly defeated.

"rush!"

The more than a thousand black-armored cavalry divided into two teams clearly saw the weakness of the Xia people's defense line, so they started galloping almost at the same time.

Countless horse hooves trampled the ground, hitting the hearts of the Xia people across from them like heavy hammers.

Even though the deputy commander finally began to hurriedly take out his armored elites and ordered them to push to the front, but these armored Xia people then faced the Han cavalry that was fully charged.

The Xia people's cavalry also began to pour out of the camp, intending to counterattack, but after a confrontation, the entire Xia people's cavalry were rolled over by the charging corpses. The Han army's cavalry stepped on the corpses and rushed in madly. Unless the fallen soldiers were killed with a last-ditch blow, they would not be able to do anything. Otherwise, they will take the initiative to move closer to the friendly forces and merge into the military formation to continue the attack.

On the front, the Han infantry formation began to tear apart the Xia people's defense line inch by inch. The black-armored cavalry instantly opened gaps in the defense lines on the east and west sides.

Looking from above, the inside and outside of the huge military camp are being "blackened" little by little.

"Kill, kill"

The smell of blood began to appear in Li Yanxian's mouth. He could no longer see any Xia soldiers still standing through his visor, so he took off his visor. Cold raindrops immediately hit his face. Li Yanxian stretched out his hand to wipe it, and lowered his head. When I looked at it, my palms were full of blood, and I didn't know whether it was my own or the enemy's.

He looked around blankly. Around him, Han infantry or cavalry were slowly stopping. Behind them, the truce drums were beating.

"General!"

A soldier stopped his horse behind him and stretched out his hand to hold out the flag.

Li Yanxian swallowed, and understood what the soldier meant with just one glance. He then reached out to take the flag, turned over and dismounted, and his military boots made a sticky sound when he stepped on the pool of blood.

Under the gaze of countless Han soldiers around him, he stepped on the corpses everywhere, slowly walked to the highest point nearby, and then firmly planted the flag in the pile of corpses.

In the rain curtain, the flag began to flutter in the wind and rain. On the flag, the big "Han" character was suppressing the countless Xia army corpses underneath.

Li Yanxian hesitated for a moment, then held the flagpole in his hand and shouted loudly to the surroundings:

"The Han army is mighty!"

(End of this chapter)