When the Liao people could already be seen in his field of vision, Nadelman did not need to send scouts anymore, but ordered the scouts to move in an east-west direction to reconnoiter the troops surrounded by the other side.Once it was discovered that they were surrounded on three sides, the general camp had to pull up the bridge hidden in the river in the shortest possible time, and use the wall of fire to stop the footsteps of the opposite side, and the large army quickly crossed the river.After the Liao army appeared in view, it quickly stopped advancing, and hundreds of cavalry galloped out on both sides, responsible for reconnoitering the terrain and checking whether there was an ambush for the Song army that stayed here.The war horses are all gathered in one place, and if you want these soldiers under your command to aim accurately, you can't let them ride the war horses, but this does not mean that the war horses are consumables that can be given up, on the contrary, the value of the war horses is higher than that of them, so once there is a change, the war horses must be sent to the other side as soon as possible.The confrontation lasted two full hours.The winter sun is still hot.Shi Zhong took a sip of water, not only him, but all the Song Jun didn't feel that the sun was so spicy, because they were by the river, and there were tall poplar trees on both sides, covered by the shade of the trees, and there was not much difficulty.The Liao army on the opposite side is different, when the sun rises to the very center, the temperature is getting higher and higher, the water in the human body is constantly evaporated, and you can see that everyone and the war horse are smoking, and every minute and every second is torment.The number of Liao's troops continued to increase, until a melodious horn sounded, and a tall flag appeared in the ranks of Liao.The main force of this Liao army finally arrived.Nadelman jumped down from the tall tree and said to Shi Zhong: "Our men and horses have not yet arrived, but the Liao army has arrived, but the flag is not written Xiao, indicating that the rear army of the main general has not yet arrived." ”Shi Zhong smiled: "So, General Shi and General Yang's target is their rear army?"
”"It should be so, they are all good musketeers, and they have plenty of ammunition."
Shi Zhong carefully wiped his long knife with a cloth bag, and then seriously tied a layer of cloth to his hands, the purpose of which was to prevent his palms from sweating or getting bloody, and he couldn't grasp the knife steadily.He shook his head silently and said: "It has nothing to do with us, no matter what, let's fight our own first, don't expect the muskets to scare them away, we are too few to give them so much damage." ”When the sun gradually deflected to the west, the Liao people finally began to move, and groups of cavalry slowly advanced towards the position of the Great Song Dynasty with neat steps.The sun was in the west, right on the Great Song army, which greatly affected their vision.This is a little trick on the battlefield, tried and tested.The attack of the Great Song Dynasty was very sudden, but after all, the Liao State had already prepared, and in the battle of Yingzhou City, they saw the power of muskets and artillery, so the purpose of this was also to prevent the attack of muskets.Standing under the big flag, looking at the Great Song defense line not far away, he said to his deputy general, Ayi Xiamu: "They are ready!"
”Ayi Xiamu said expressionlessly: "If we go back without merit, we will all be beheaded by the general." ”Wang sighed and said: "Ayi Xiamu, although we haven't seen the musket of the Great Song Dynasty yet, Yingzhou City has proven the strength of the musket, I know that we have to destroy them before we can go back, but can you tell me, what is the general's plan?"
Do you really want the Sixteen Prefectures of Youyun?
”Ayishamu looked at the king and sighed: "My brother, I really want to tell you, but you should know that there are some things I shouldn't say more.The Sixteen Prefectures of Youyun are the face of His Majesty, and it is impossible to give up no matter what, all we have to do is to get the muskets, then study them, and then equip our army.As for what the plan is, I can't say, and you don't need to understand, there are some things that are best not known. ”Wang sighed and was silent for a moment, then continued to look at the back of the army under his command and said, "If, I mean, if we really lose the Sixteen Prefectures of Youyun, what will happen to us Han Ming generals?"
”Ayi Xiamu smiled: "Your Majesty is wise, as long as the responsibility is not yours, I will not blame you!"
”"But, as far as I know......"
"Liu Xueliang is to blame, His Majesty can't negotiate peace with the Great Song Dynasty, this is the principle, but he doesn't understand this truth, he thinks that the musket is a weapon given by the gods, and we don't have the slightest chance of winning, you say, can Your Majesty not doubt him?"
It has nothing to do with other Hermes-Epitek generals, so don't worry. ”Got an untrue answer from Ayi Xiamu, Wang Xizhi opened his mouth and smiled, he didn't know what he was laughing at, and whipped a horse whip on the soldier next to him, the war slave trembled for a moment, and then took a deep breath and blew the horn representing the charge.The cavalry, which had just been slowly moving forward with small steps, tensed up for a moment, and the spurs on the riding boots pierced the belly of the war horse, and the war horse suddenly began to sprint, and after a few seconds the speed had increased to the speed of the charge.The distance between the two armies was only a little more than a thousand paces, and it was the distance that the war horses could increase their speed to the highest degree, and it only took a moment to reach the range of the muskets.Wang sighed and looked at the cavalry that was galloping up, and said to Ayi Xiamu, "Can we defeat them?"
”Ayi Xiamu clenched his fists and watched the cavalry charge and replied in a low voice: "I don't know, but Da Liao has not obtained a musket so far, and we must at least go back with a musket." ”It was terrible to charge a whole thousand cavalry at the same time.The horse's hooves trampled heavily on the earth, like a hammer hitting the earth, and before anyone arrived, the dust rose first.A thousand cavalry loomed in the dust, like an unstoppable torrent, and in the neighing of war horses, they charged fiercely in the direction where the Great Song army was."
Muskets loaded, three volleys, attack!"
When the cavalry stepped into the range of the musket, the Great Song soldiers standing in the first row raised their muskets, and then, the explosive gunpowder drove the ammunition to rush towards the Liao cavalry.As early as when the cavalry saw the Great Song army raising their muskets, they raised their left hand, covered the vital points with a strong arm shield, and continued to gallop their horses.The ammunition fired from the musket constantly pierced through the body of the cavalry, the body of the horse, or landed on the arm shield or armor, and was bounced high and then penetrated the body of another man.The pierced knight fell under his horse, the lifeless war horse fell to the ground, and even those who did not die did not have time to shout before they were trampled into pulp by the latecomers.The musket seemed to shoot at a distance, and for the speed of the cavalry, there were only three rounds of fire, two to be exact, because by the time the third round began, the cavalry had already rushed in front of them.There has never been a war in this world without a reason, and even in the most primitive times, wars fought with teeth and nails were fought for profit.The Sixteen Prefectures of Youyun were the interests of the Great Song Dynasty and the interests of the Liao State, but the Great Song Dynasty was not the opponent of the Liao State before, so they had no other choice but peace talks and a limited war.Now that the situation is reversed, Da Song will not let go of this opportunity.When a knight drops his horse and is trampled to pieces by the horse's iron hooves, he has nothing but fear and despair on his mind.The thoughts of the individual will only be drowned in the actions of the group, and every Liao knight who has not fallen from his war horse has only one thought in his mind, and quickly engage the Great Song soldiers in close combat, so that they will not be wiped out by the powerful muskets on the way to the charge.Nadelman's musket kept bursting with loud noises, and as much ammunition as there was in his pocket, how many fierce cavalrymen on the opposite side fell to the ground and eventually died."
Stand back!
The musketeers retreat!
”The shouts of the team members sounded again, and at the same time, there was the earth-shattering sound of the golden gong.The Great Song soldiers standing behind the first trench quickly retreated, and the last withdrawn tower shield was beaten by the feather arrows of the Liao.Some of the feather arrows that came in from the gaps in the tower shield fell on the armor of the Great Song Dynasty soldiers, some of them were uninjured under the protection of the armor, and some of them fell to the ground in pain because the arrows penetrated the armor or fell on the parts that were not protected by the armor.Before he could wail twice, some of his companions immediately ran back desperately with his body on their backs, and some of them were dragged backwards directly, and after returning to the second trench, the whole person was scratched off a layer of scalp by the earth.The Great Song soldiers, who had just returned to the second trench, did not have time to treat their companions, so they turned around and quickly pulled out the planks that were placed on the trenches, lest the Liao cavalry rush along the planks.The tower shield stood on the edge of the trench again, and the muskets filled with gunpowder rang out again.A trench that is not very wide is nothing to the cavalry that charges up, and the horses only need a simple leap, and the man and the horses will fly through the trench in a beautiful arc.This technique is very simple for this group of people who live on horseback.Others, however, were unlucky enough to jump up and were shot with muskets and then thrown into the trench with men and horses.Nadelman's musket was aimed in the direction of the trench and did not move, and now there were not many Liao cavalry who rushed through the first trench, and it was not cost-effective to ignite the fire oil at this time.The cavalry who had crossed the first trench did not stop, and the muffled sound of a horn behind him told him that the main cavalry behind him had begun to charge.They had to break through a gap with the main army of Liao.Dense hammers and axes flew out of the hands of this group of living knights, some smashed on the tower shield, some flew over the tower shield, and smashed on the body and forehead of the Great Song army.Nadelman's musket finally rang out, and the ammunition hit the first trench with an indomitable momentum, and at the same time, more muskets rang out, all in the same place.The explosion of gunpowder was very clear on the noisy battlefield, followed by a larger pillar of fire rising into the sky, followed by an even more violent explosion.The flames erupted first, then turned into a fiery dragon, carrying a continuous burst of explosions, spreading down the trench to both sides, eventually forming a wall of fire that was taller than a man."
Musketeers prepare, two attacks, shoot!"
The sound of the team sounded again.At the same time, the Liao cavalry had already rushed to the second trench, the spear in one hand was pierced on the tower shield, the spear made of steel was shattered in an instant, and the war hammer and axe in the other hand had been swung out desperately.The hammers and axes fell on the tower shield and did not break the behemoth, and the horsemen on their horses wailed, and even men and horses crashed into it.This is their last resort, using their lives to clear the way for the soldiers behind.The Great Song army was also uncomfortable, the soldiers with the tower shield spit blood and flew out, knocking over a whole row of people behind, and the front and back soldiers vomited blood and died on the spot.The cavalry that followed rushed into the back of the second trench along the gap that had been smashed by their predecessors, and the flickering scimitars had barely been raised when they were pierced by spears from all directions, and then pulled out, leaving behind a corpse.Their lives took their toll, more cavalry rushed through the trenches, and chaos finally appeared on the positions of the Great Song soldiers......