I became the son of Renzong

Chapter 948 Three Days
No one wants to be taken advantage of.

Fighting on the Hebei Road, at least there is an advantage of having a large number of people, and going west alone to intercept the new force of the Song Dynasty... that is a new force with chariot soldiers, including infantry, cavalry and chariots An army of mixed soldiers.

Song State has always had the strongest Western Army. Since the war with Daliao, Song State has been suppressing Song State’s Western Army. Obviously, Song State’s Western Army released at this time is definitely in the most brutal state... Whoever intercepts them at this time is courting death.

Besides, fighting on the Hebei Road, there is still the possibility of breaking through the defense line of the Song State's central army. Once it breaks through, it will directly arrive at the Song State's emperor's tent... Such a credit is not taken, to intercept the Song State's new force?
Intercepting the new force requires heavy casualties on the one hand, and defeating the battle on the other. The key point is that the only thing that can change the situation of the Liao and Song Dynasties is the Fire Horse Formation breaking through the central army of the Song Dynasty.

After fighting for two years, the royal family and the descendants, except for sending [-] elite cavalry to go around to the rear of the Song Dynasty to make great contributions, have not made any effort... At this time, it is also time for the elite of the royal family and the descendants out.

Go north with a small number of elite soldiers to intercept the Western Army of the Song Dynasty and the Yunzhou Army, only the elite of the royal family and descendants can't do it!

The servants in the palace tent have their own calculations, but no one takes Yelu Hongji's fault... whoever loves will go, anyway, I won't go.

"I also know that it is impossible to send more than [-] cavalry to intercept the Western Song Army and the Yunzhou Army, or it is difficult to mobilize [-] elite cavalry."

"After all, Nanjing Road is the main battlefield. The emperor of the Song Kingdom personally marched here. The defense line of the entire Song Kingdom is almost 40 troops. The deployment of troops means that there may be weak links on the Nanjing Road battlefield..."

"However, now that the Fire Horse Formation has made its initial achievements, at this moment of life and death, it is necessary to send fine cavalry to intercept Song's new force. Only in this way can Daliao turn the situation around, and even turn defeat into victory."

"Gentlemen, is there no one to take on this important task?"

Yelu Hongji asked again, but still no one answered.

"If it wasn't for my King's Banner to leave, it might lead to a lack of morale. So what if I lead my troops to intercept it myself? This is the life and death of Daliao. You must not back down..."

Up to now, Yelu Hongji understands that Daliao is so afraid of the enemy and has not really forced that force to take orders...

"Your Majesty, in fact, we also have a new force in Daliao!"

"Let's see, which one is the new force of Daliao?"

"Gongwei! Your Majesty, the palace guards have not been at the forefront in the past two years. Whether they are horses or soldiers, they are in the best condition. They don't want to be soldiers from other departments of Daliao."

"If my Daliao palace guards go out to fight, we will definitely intercept the new force of the Song Dynasty effectively, thus gaining time for the frontal main battlefield..."

Maybe it's because His Majesty is not as strong as before, or maybe it's because he really thinks that the royal family should move a bit...
"Your Majesty, it is true! The palace guard can take on this important task!"

"Your Majesty, only the palace guards can achieve such a feat!"

"Your Majesty, the palace guards have dispatched [-] fine cavalry, which will not affect the charge on the frontal battlefield, or even affect the battle of Daliao after breaking through the line of defense..."

Noisy, the officials in the palace tent unanimously agreed that the palace guard can take on this important task... Almost all the officials except the royal family agreed with this proposal.

That's it!

"Dear gentlemen, do you think it's better for me to lead the army in person? It's not impossible for me to lead the army, but how to solve the morale decline caused by the withdrawal of the king's flag?"

"Your Majesty, this matter is easy to resolve. The King's Banner is a flag, a sign. Your Majesty's own army is going out, so what if the King's Banner stays here?"

How bad!Who said the king's flag must be with the king?Besides, the king didn't carry the king's flag when he went out to fight, so it can avoid accidents after the failure of the encounter...

Therefore, Yelu Hongji really left behind the King's Banner and led his troops to the northwest...

At the same time, the frontline headquarters of Beiliao continued to follow the established strategy, using the horse with its tail lit as the vanguard, followed by cavalry from various departments, and continued to charge towards the central army of the Song Dynasty...
After four consecutive days of Crazy Horse attacks, although the line of defense was still strong, it was not broken by the Crazy Horse of Beiliao, but at this time, the chariots of Song Dynasty no longer looked like chariots.

The chariot is indeed strong, but no matter how strong it is, it cannot withstand the collisions of those horses whose tails are ignited...

Not to mention that the chariot soldiers on the chariot couldn't carry it, even the chariot was close to falling apart.

The connection between the chariot and the chariot is almost completely broken. At this time, what is connected together is not the parts, but the distorted form of the chariot after being hit.It is no longer a connection, but an abnormal winding of the shaft.

Fortunately, it has never been broken.

There are a lot of crazy horses in Beiliao, but not too many actually rush to the front of the chariot formation. From the long distance, there are gunpowder bullets covering them all the way to the front of the formation. two three.

That is to say, the proportion of Crazy Horse made Da Song a little bit at a loss.

Think about it, or dare not imagine, if the Beiliao had used this method from the beginning, maybe it would have been impossible for the Song Dynasty to have such a deep advance, and it would have been impossible to kill nearly [-] Beiliao cavalry.

Although the officials thought of a way to deal with it, which was to place the chariots side by side, the chariots could no longer play their original role.

In the official words: the current chariots are obstacles and materials for building a line of defense.

Indeed, there are no materials on the chariot now, it is all rocks and mud... Officials say that this can increase the weight of the chariot and strengthen the chariot's defense against crazy horses...
In fact, it is true.Since the soldiers got off the chariot, filled it with rocks and soil, and found that the crazy horse hit the chariot, the shaking was much smaller.

Some musketeers even climbed onto the roof of the chariot filled with mud and stones, and stood on the roof to shoot.Even the grenade hand learns from others, climbing and throwing...

Originally Da Song was the offensive side, but now he is the defensive side.At this time, the wheels of the chariot had been removed.

The body of the chariot is scrapped, but the wheels are not.The imperial court transported all the chariot wheels to Bianliang. As long as we guard against the tactics of the Crazy Horse in Beiliao, the new chariots will arrive on the battlefield in a short time, reassembled, and continue to go north...
No one thinks that this battle will be lost... Didn't you see that the officials are still patrolling the camp?
From offense to defense in the Song Dynasty, Beiliao failed to advance further, and the defense line was still firmly guarding the line before the crazy horse hit.

The morale of the entire Song Dynasty is still high!
In fact, at this time the most stressful people are Zhe Ke and Zhou Tong.Chong Jianzhong and Wang Shunchen were better off. After all, they belonged to the Chinese army, and the intensity of the attack from the Northern Liao Dynasty was the same as that of the official camp defense line.

In other words, they have already been mixed together, and they all belong to the Chinese army.

Of course, this is what Jianzhong and Wang Shunchen did deliberately... The safety of the officials is more important than the outcome of this war.

Folding is feasible and Zhou Tong is not.Originally, he wanted to deploy troops to support the Chinese army, but was strictly refused by the officials.

I can understand, the officials said that the combat mission of the two wings is more important than the defense of the central army, and we need to move closer to the central army... This approach is not from within our defense line, but needs to attack the two wings of the Beiliao. The army placed in the middle of the Northern Liao Dynasty formed a situation of encircling three and missing one.

It's not easy!How can it be so easy?
Since Beiliao is determined to break through the central army, it will naturally deploy heavy troops to guard against encirclement and suppression on both wings.

The same method, the same intensity, the folding of the two wings is feasible and Zhou Tong, but they have to complete the offensive combat mission when the crazy horse hits... This is much more difficult than defense.

Fortunately, the Crazy Horses of Beiliao against the two wings are much less than that of the Chinese army.The role of the Northern Liao on the two wings is to contain and intercept, and to prevent the two wings from breaking, it is possible for the Zhou and Dong troops to encircle the central army of the Song Dynasty.

Even so, it was still difficult for the two wings to advance in four or five days, and they only advanced less than fifty miles in five days.

Another day of fighting is over...
"What's the matter with Zhe Xingke and Zhou Tong? The central army is in such a crisis, and the two wings are still advancing so slowly? This is putting the safety of the officials at risk!"

Wen Yanbo was getting old too, he never thought he would have to worry about being on the front line.Not to mention anything else, wearing armor every day is torture for the old man.

So there is still some resentment.

I thought that this time the expedition with the official's family would be a show on the battlefield, but I didn't expect the battle to be like this.

There is no leisure at all at the beginning of the war, and I am worried every day.

"Old Wenge, it's not that the two wings are weak, but the strategic needs. Besides, since the Northern Liao has concentrated its forces to attack the central army, how can it not consider the possibility of being surrounded by the two wings?"

"In fact, the intensity of the battles on the two wings is not worse than that of the Chinese army, and even stronger. Although the Chinese army is facing a strong impact, the Chinese army only needs to defend. Zheke and Zhou Tong's troops are not only defensive, but also We must advance as far as possible to the Chinese army."

"The official's strategy is to push the two wings to the Chinese army. It is not to solve the danger of the Chinese army, but to realize that when the final general offensive is launched, the loopholes between the various armies should be minimized as much as possible, and the Northern Liao battle should be wiped out as much as possible. strength."

Zhang Dun also knew the consciousness of the former cabinet minister. Seeing Wen Yanbo complaining at this time, he had a few more words to explain to him.

How should I put it, Wen Yanbo's nonsense, he can ignore it, and even officials won't mind.The point is, what Wen Yanbo said was very heartbreaking.

Disregarding the safety of officials, this is not a small crime for a minister and general.

Didn't see Di Qing's face was ashen...
Although the strategy was drawn up by the officials, if the Chinese army was compromised, Wen Yanbo's words would be the basis for accountability.

They all came from the martial arts hall, and there is still some friendship between Zhang Dun, Zhe Kexing and others.

"Mr. Wen, don't mention such remarks again! The pressure on the two wings is already great, and I have asked for reinforcements for the Chinese army several times. The reason why I refused several times is to prepare for the next step."

"If such remarks affect the actions of the two wings and lead to a big gap in the final siege, I will definitely hold the account accountable!"

"The Chinese army's defense line can't be broken. After five days of impact, the battle damage is less than [-]%. And how many horses can there be in Beiliao? For five consecutive days, just as Di Shuai said, the number of crazy horses in Beiliao has been decreasing day by day. It's getting weaker every day."

"Wen Xiang, if you feel tired wearing armor, I suggest that you don't need to wear armor... If Beiliao really wants to break through the line of defense, it will be useless for Mr. Wen to wear armor."

Zhao Xi hates this kind of behavior of finding fault with each other, and has been trying to change this atmosphere.Now the cabinet has changed, but this old man Wen Yanbo... I really don't want to bother with him.

To be honest, it was really depressing in the palace tent for the past two days.For many years, it was rare for Song Dynasty to be oppressed and beaten by Beiliao.

The current battle situation is indeed frustrating.

The so-called not much damage in this battle actually means that they did not participate in the war.

The Crazy Horse of Beiliao rushed over, gunpowder, bullets and muskets fired... However, the speed of the horse after the tail was lit, the accuracy of the Musketeers and Chariot Soldiers in the Song Dynasty was really not satisfactory.

Killing Crazy Horse is purely luck...
After the crazy horse passed, the Northern Liao cavalry rushed in.At this time, Crazy Horse was in front of the chariot formation, and the chariots were in a mess, and the defense line was still in chaos.

In such a situation, Da Song lost the advantage of long-range strikes and eliminating the enemy on the way forward.

Moreover, when the Pan cavalry team came out and mixed with the Northern Liao cavalry, the advantage of the entire Song Dynasty in terms of military equipment was completely lost.

I have also tried the practice of the Pan cavalry not forming a line. However, the result is that the Beiliao cavalry will use the chariots smashed by the crazy horse to connect to the gap, and quickly insert into the Song Dynasty's defense line... Cavalry Entering the battle, for the firearms of the Song Dynasty, is a unilateral hack...
Fortunately, it was just an attempt, and not many cavalry entered the line of defense. Otherwise, just that one time would lead to the defeat of the entire battle... This is the official account.

Therefore, Da Song can only be a symptomatic challenge... very aggrieved.

Another two days, tomorrow is the day when Zhao Xi decides to launch a counterattack...
The delay in communication at this time is only an estimate of whether the Northwest, Yunzhou, and Weizhou armies can reach the main battlefield.

"Officials, if the Northwest, Yunzhou, and Weizhou armies fail to reach the main battlefield tomorrow, the central army and the two wings will take the initiative. The risk is great~! Do we need to postpone the general offensive?"

"After all, the Chinese army is not in much danger now, and it can still ensure that the defense line is not lost."

So far, no feedback has been received from the Northwest, Yunzhou, and Weizhou armies. Wang Anshi is worried that the central army and the two wings will launch a general offensive, which means letting go of the defense line and attacking. The risk is too great.

"President Wang, let's not say that those who fail to meet the deadline in the army are dealt with by military law, that is, how can the military order be changed at will?"

"I believe in my generals, and I also believe in the soldiers of the Great Song Dynasty! Once the military order has been issued, it is absolutely impossible to change it."

"Wang Xiang, regardless of whether the Northwest, Yunzhou, and Weizhou armies have arrived at the main battlefield, the attack by the central army and the two wings is a surprise."

"Looking at the number of crazy horses in Beiliao today, there are less than [-] horses, and none of them can rush to within twenty steps of the defense line. That is to say, Beiliao is at the end of its strength."

"Our attack must be at this time, when Beiliao switches tactics. Only then can we obtain unexpected results."

(End of this chapter)