Northern Song Dynasty: Starting from the son of Song Renzong

Chapter 231 Great Victory
When the Xixia's heavy cavalry Iron Harriers slowly rushed towards him, Zhao Xin felt as if the entire ground was shaking along with it.

By the way, how did Yue Fei cut off the horse's legs back then?

Zhao Xin felt that it was probably similar to today.

Through formation, the enemy's heavy cavalry was forced to charge towards their own heavy infantry, and then the heavy infantry, each of them was equipped with a saber.

The Tang Dynasty's Modao Team should be similar to this.

Anyway...

If your cavalry dares to charge, you will not be able to turn back.

of course!

It’s not that the other party is stupid, but he didn’t even notice such an obvious intention.

But, with a formation that big, how would you know what kind of troops the other side has secretly stuffed in the back?

It’s like today, the Iron Harriers of Western Xia probably never know until their death what the Song army used to fight them.

If the Song army still used crossbows, it would be basically useless.

I guess it's just a noise at best.

But if muskets or cannons were used, the result would definitely be different.

The only thing that worried Zhao Xin was the hit rate of the musket.

After all, the next target they are going to hit is a moving target.

of course!

Fortunately, Zhao Xin had also studied this formation with the Seventeen Generals.

In order to prevent the musket's aim from failing to keep up with the horse's speed, they could fire to the left and right at a forty-five-degree angle to the north.

This way, even if the first one misses, or the gunpowder burns slowly and there is a delay, it should be able to hit the enemy on the other side.

The musketeers and gunners quickly got ready.

On the Western Xia Iron Harriers' side, the captain of the first team, Meile, and the captain of the second team, Lang E Yuyi, seemed to have no idea about the Song army's intentions.

after all……

They really couldn't think of anything in this world that could stop them from moving forward.

Anyway...

At least at first glance, the front is flat. And behind the Song army, there is a wider and flatter piece of land.

This is full of temptation for all the iron kites.

One hundred steps, eighty steps, sixty steps...

The Iron Harrier is also very good at deceiving people.

At first, it seemed that it was rushing towards the Song cavalry, but in fact, when it got closer, it immediately changed direction.

Bao Baochiduo had also seen the actions of the Iron Harrier.

He was also thinking, didn't the Song Dynasty leave such a big gap just to allow their Iron Harriers to charge directly behind them?

Is it possible...

Is there actually a fraud ahead?

Since we arrived in a hurry, we didn't go out of our way to check if the other party was cheating or not, for example, if they had set a trap or something like that.

If that's really the case...

That would be bad for them!
of course!

If there really was a trap or a pit, there wouldn't be no traces at all ahead.

Bao Bao had eaten too much and could only regard this as Zhao Xin's carelessness.

"You little bastard! If you fall into my hands, I will make sure you are in trouble! Even pulling out your tendons and bones will not be enough to vent my hatred!"

The Iron Harriers' charge went smoothly in front, and the cavalry on the Song Army's side was just slightly agitated.

Immediately afterwards...

The Iron Kitty passed through.

And after the Iron Harriers had passed through the cavalry on both sides.

Immediately afterwards...

What came into their sight were the musketeers and artillery protected by chevaux de frise.

When I saw everyone holding a tubular object and aiming it at me, I couldn't understand what it was.

But for some reason...Meile, the captain of the Iron Harrier Team, relying on her many years of life and death experience, vaguely felt that they might be in trouble.

and……

Why didn’t he see the bows and crossbows of the Song Dynasty?

This should have been the crossbow of the Song Dynasty, right?
Sure enough! It was almost as if he was in a trance.

quickly!

As more and more Iron Kites came into the shooting range.

The sound of gunfire continued to ring out.

If it were in the past, it would definitely be a tinkling sound.

even……

Given the level of organization of the Song army, it may not be possible to achieve this in a short period of time.

But this time...

Apparently!

They underestimated the strength of the Song army.

And perhaps she was the first one to enter the shooting range. In order to have a clear path ahead, this girl was obviously not the first person to be knocked down by the musket.

Instead, wait until they have all rushed over and are some distance away.

then……

Then someone opened fire on my sister.

When Meile heard the sound of clapping behind her, she couldn't help but turn her head behind her.

It would have been fine if he hadn't turned his head, but when he turned his head, what he saw was a scene that he would never forget for the rest of his life.

Behind his own team, he saw that the men led by the captain of the third team, Xishangzhebu, and the men led by the captain of the fifth team, Zashuquzejiu, were all lying on the ground.

This is the situation here.

It is easy to imagine what the second, fourth, and sixth teams on the other side are like.

The essential……

They can't stop at this moment.

If the horse stops and loses speed, it will die faster!

boom!
An iron ball flew straight towards Meile's warhorse.

Before Mei Le could react to what was happening, his horse was hit by a cannonball and he and his horse fell to the ground, with a mouthful of mud.

Too tragic!

You can even see the blood mist in the air.

The cries of war horses suddenly filled the entire battlefield.

Even though the war horses on Zhao Xin's side had been trained to be sensitive to the sounds of artillery fire, they were still agitated, not to mention those who had never heard the sounds of artillery or muskets.

Bao Baochiduo had already pulled the reins tightly, frowned, and asked the people around him: "What is going on?"

It looked like more than half of the Iron Harriers were about to be killed.

Baobao had eaten too much and couldn't help feeling a little uneasy.

The man's staggering appearance was completely confusing to him.

To know……

The Iron Harriers were elite soldiers of Western Xia who had dared to charge under a hail of arrows and had made great contributions.

But now...

What's happening here?
Why all of a sudden... it was as if they had hit something, and then everyone fell to the ground?
In the eyes of other Xixia soldiers, this was probably a miracle.

of course!

Any smart person would know that this must have been the work of the Song army!
"What is that sound? Can anyone tell me?"

Faced with Baobao's words that he had eaten too much, everyone was at a loss as to what to do.

One of them asked, "Could it be that the Song army used sorcery?"

Baobao is not stupid just because he eats too much!

How could this fool possibly be a lover!

He immediately replied: "Do you think this is possible?"

Then the man said, "But this smoke comes out of nowhere! If this isn't witchcraft, what is it?"

Waves of white smoke also filled the entire battlefield.

Seeing that the Iron Harriers were destroyed, Zhao Xin ordered the shooting to stop. The others rushed forward and quickly dealt with those who had fallen off their horses or those who had rushed forward but fell into the ditch.

Don't tell me yet!

Zhao Xin actually had someone dig a trap not far ahead. Because there was plenty of time and the trap was well laid out, it was not easy to spot at first glance.

(End of this chapter)