You have truly caused me great suffering!

Chapter 53 Night Riders Break Through the Camp
After drawing their swords, everyone gripped the reins tightly, bent over slightly, and stood in the stirrups, ready to charge forward at any moment and unleash the full power of their horses over the next few miles!
Inside the camp, Chen Shao's heart seemed to be pounding out of his chest.

Finally, the twenty riders moved. Their strong horses, with gags in their mouths, could not shout, but could only let their four hooves spur and charge straight forward!
Chen Shao has been creating opportunities.

Han Shizhong was no different.

He valued these three fortified villages in Hengshan no less than Chen Shao did.

A person who struggled at the bottom for more than a decade, wallowing in corpses and bloodshed, with countless merits being claimed by others, and who could never see a way out.

Who knows how much fighting spirit he will unleash upon seeing even a glimmer of light.

The more you suppress it, the stronger the backlash will be. Suppressed resentment will only lead to two outcomes: either it explodes, or you die from unbearable frustration.

Back then, he dared to launch a night raid on the enemy camp all by himself, cut the city's protective felt, killed more than a dozen people, and escaped unscathed.

With soldiers and horses at our disposal, what is there to fear?
They gathered all the warhorses from the three fortified villages, totaling twenty riders.

Twenty riders are twenty riders, and twenty riders have their own way of fighting!

The camp opposite was very simple, and it was clear that they didn't take the defeated Song soldiers seriously.

The reason they didn't attack was to leave the fortress open, hoping that the Song troops on both sides of Hengshan would come here and walk right into their trap.

Halfway there, Han Shizhong had already nocked an arrow and was waiting for the perfect moment.

At that moment, almost as soon as the shadows of those sentries came into view, he had already drawn his bowstring.

The arrow flew like lightning, piercing the throat of one of the figures. The man fell backward, his grip loosened, and the arrow he had been holding flew somewhere unknown.

Then another arrow struck. Han Shizhong's bow was powerful, and the arrow entered through his throat, pinning him straight to the wood behind him!
These twenty men were all handpicked by Han Shizhong. Seeing his courage in charging ahead, they too were inspired to fight.

In the darkness, this cavalry force charged into the camp like a whirlwind.

Han Shizhong was experienced. After entering, he grabbed the pine resin torch at the door and started waving it to set it on fire.

Chen Shao, who was watching from outside, saw that the enemy camp was in complete chaos, so he raised his hand and said, "Beat the drums!"

As the drums and horns sounded, the troops that had been prepared in the three fortified villages began to move out and block the escape route of the Xia soldiers.

In the darkness, looking at the camp ablaze with flames, surrounded by chaos, and hearing the sounds of horns and drums coming from different directions, the eight hundred-plus men of the Western Xia camp were terrified.

A Western Xia military leader (who commanded his troops in wartime) wearing a leather hat emerged from the tent.

The various sounds mingled together, making it difficult for him to make a judgment.

"It must be a large contingent of Song troops coming for revenge. Retreat!"

In the midst of the chaos, his order completely cut off the lifeline of this Western Xia battalion.

As the order to retreat and take cover spread, the Western Xia soldiers lost all will to resist and fled in all directions.

They didn't even have time to put on their leather armor or pick up their weapons.

Chen Shao stood on the shore, surrounded by Song soldiers who all looked tense, silently donning their armor and holding their weapons. Archers lined up along the wall, adjusting their bowstrings, while the sound of arrows being nocked and fired came from the archers.

This shows the benefits he gained from bribing Tong Guan's confidants.

Although his troops were few, they were rare among the Song army to be fully equipped with armor and powerful weapons like the Divine Arm Crossbow.

Lu, the leader of the Western Xia, was about to escape on horseback with his personal guards when Han Shizhong caught up with him.

His eyes were incredibly sharp even in the darkness, and it must be said that he had an exceptionally wealth of experience in battle.

His battlefield instincts were incredibly sharp; when he caught up, there were only three people with him. One of them was Commander Chen's personal guard, holding a long-handled mace, which was covered in blood and looked quite frightening.

Han Shizhong almost triggered his muscle memory and rushed forward to steal the credit.

Suddenly realizing that he wasn't a common soldier this time, but a commander, his eyes widened and he shouted, "Nighttime cavalry battle, if you've got the guts, win! Follow me!"

His voice was so loud that the ears of the three people next to him were ringing, and they seemed to have temporarily forgotten everything around them, their eyes fixed only on the dozen or so riders in front of them.

Ling Lu ran out of the camp and saw the battlefield clearly. He was filled with regret when he saw that four Song cavalrymen dared to chase after him, so he immediately ordered a fight.

Dong Dahu took the lead, and Han Shizhong, seeing someone charging faster than himself for the first time, warned, "Watch out for hidden arrows!"

With a bang, sparks flew, and Han Shizhong then realized that the fat bodyguard in charge was actually wearing iron armor.

Wearing iron armor and wielding maces, both men and horses must be extremely strong to charge.

Han Shizhong spurred his horse and charged forward like an arrow!
After a charge, Han Shizhong, with a slight bow on his horse and sharp eyes, thrust his spear at a Xia cavalryman who had not yet regained his footing, and knocked him off his horse!

Although the Western Xia leader Lu was also wearing leather armor, the effectiveness of his armor was greatly reduced when he was hit by a melon hammer, a blunt weapon.

In the second wave of the attack, Han Shizhong seized the opportunity and rushed to his side, passing by the struggling Xixia leader Lu with lightning speed.

Without uttering a sound, he grabbed the leader of the horse from its saddle with one hand! Then, with a loud shout and a twist of his elbow, he snapped the leader's neck!
This is because Han Shizhong is used to taking credit for others' work. In reality, even if the Western Xia leader Lu were to break out, he wouldn't live long.

Dong Dahu was completely unaware of what was happening. When he saw Han Shizhong kill the enemy general, he shouted "Good luck!" from his horse.

He felt incredibly relieved. Back in the village, if he got into a fight and hit someone even slightly too hard, his mother would make him kneel as punishment and beat him with a stick.

That's not important, the key is that his mother still has to apologize to him.

That's why he never dared to make a move.

Now they can act with impunity.

After killing the people, he didn't rest. He dismounted and led the Western Xia horses together.

Even happier!

Han Shizhong looked behind him and saw that the Song army from the three fortified villages had all rushed out.

They are currently surrounding and killing these routed Western Xia soldiers.

Not long ago, these Western Xia soldiers had once again inflicted a great defeat on Song Xihe's army at Hengshan. It can only be said that fortunes change.

In the darkness, his eyes reflected the firelight, and he stood there motionless, clutching a broken Western Xia spear.

The joy in my heart was something I couldn't suppress.

Leading troops into battle yourself and being led by others are two completely different experiences.

He was still somewhat rusty, and even unconsciously, he would trigger muscle memory from his time in the army.

But he seemed to have grasped a strange feeling.

Han Shizhong knew that he would definitely become a great general who could conceal extravagance!

If there is an opportunity.

(End of this chapter)