The explosion of gunpowder made Wang Xizhi, who was far away in the Liao army's main formation, have a very bad feeling.He rode on the war horse and looked at it from a distance, only to see that a monster composed of flames seemed to appear on the battlefield not far away, the monster spewed smoke and spewed fire, turning the cavalry of the Liao army into a burning corpse, even from such a distance, he could feel that the ground under his feet was trembling slightly, and the war horse under his crotch was uneasily gouging its hooves, and even the soldiers of this formation were in a short period of confusion.Shi Zhong swung his knife and slashed to death the Liao cavalry who had fallen from their horses one by one, observed the situation on the battlefield, and shouted to Nadelman, who had already begun to straighten out his soldiers: "Clean up the battlefield, clean up the battlefield, the troops will move forward immediately and return to the first trench!"
”The last cavalryman, who was still fighting, was pierced through the neck by the saber, and before the saber could be drawn, blood began to spurt from his mouth, and finally he fell from his horse, leaving no sound and passed away.The soldiers of the Great Song Dynasty gathered away the frightened horses, re-erected the planks on the trench, and the soldiers carried the tower shields and crossed the trench to the back of the first trench.The flames in the trench were only three feet high, and after half a burnt incense, the monster that the flames turned into slowly disappeared.It is not a good idea to use fire oil in this kind of terrain, but it is a large quantity, and it is easy to stop the follow-up Liao cavalry.In the sporadic musket fire, the Liao cavalry slowly retreated, and after leaving the range of the Great Song muskets, they returned to their own position.The flames were extinguished, the smoke cleared, and the battlefield was once again silent.The tall tower shield of the Great Song army is still erected at the very beginning, and the long spearhead pokes out from the back of the tower shield, which is magnificent and heroic."
The rear army clears the trenches!"
Shi Zhong quickly gave the order, and a group of soldiers covering their mouths and noses with wet cloth bags quickly rushed forward, dragged out the dead bodies and dead horses in the trenches, and piled them up in front of the battlefield as cover, hindering the advance of the opposing cavalry and deterring the other party by the way.The wind blew, and a very strong scorching smell spread, and the wind direction was blowing towards the Liao army, and you could see that some people couldn't stand it and began to vomit.More than a thousand cavalry rushed into battle, and only a few dozen people returned, and it was because they were blocked outside by the fire that they were able to survive.The first wave of cavalry was used to test the reality of the Great Song army, and it was normal to have casualties, and Wang Xizhi was mentally prepared.However, he had no idea that the casualties would be so large, and the result of almost total annihilation made his lips turn white.Ayi Xiamu was also a little anxious, took a deep breath, suppressed the uneasiness in his heart and sighed to the king: "The military formation of the Song people was learned from Hami, and it was specially used to deal with cavalry, and the trenches and gunpowder delayed the speed of the war horses, and the loud noise of the muskets had a great impact on the war horses, which means that our cavalry has almost no chance of winning against them.Now, if we want to defeat them, we can only wait for the infantry of the main formation to arrive, and if we want to overcome their formation, we must get closer to them, and then use trebuchets and rolling logs to break their formation. ”Wang Sizhi nodded, and Ayi Xiamu began to give orders in place of Wang Sizhi.Soon, the cavalry of the Liao State formed an arc and slowly approached the Great Song army formation, until it did not stop until it was a hundred paces away from the range of the muskets.The entire army was like a pocket, firmly wrapping the Great Song army inside.The enemy is in front of him, this is the best range of artillery, Wang Xizhi is standing on a tree, you can see, the opposite formation is a very good shooting target."
It's good to bring artillery."
That thing is too heavy, we can't bring it, even if we have, it won't be our turn, General Yang still needs that thing to capture Youzhou.""
This time I should tell the general to find a way to make the artillery lighter, and the train has come out, isn't this thing easier.""
Lao Wang, our soldiers are completely different from before, we have counted them just now, and a thousand cavalry were wiped out by them in less than an hour, and we have less than a hundred dead, most of them are injured, or slightly injured, which I couldn't think of before.You say, how smart Tiexi must be, he can get this thing out of the musket. ”Shi Zhong looked at the young soldiers whose faces were covered with sweat, blood, and soot and said, "Needless to say, Tie Xi's intelligence is needless to say, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince has inherited his intelligence. ”Nadelman opened his mouth to speak, but looked at Shi Zhong's expression and swallowed the words again.Shi Zhong sighed in his eyes and said: "I committed a big crime this time, even if I take the Sixteen Prefectures of Youyun, it is estimated that I will be dismissed from the military, this may be the last time we will fight side by side."
Nadelman, don't look at me like that, I'm not as sad as you think. ”Nadelman smiled: "Yes, it's a big deal not to mix in the barracks, you can go to Hami, anyway, it will become a family soon, and no one will say anything."
It's okay like this, after so many years of hard work, I went to Hami to mix up an official and a half-job with merit, and I will have a good second half of my life.You're still so young, it's too late to have ten more babies, and eight babies to have. ”Shi Zhong smiled bitterly and asked Nadelman to go to the left to monitor the enemy's movements, while he himself came to the other side.Seeing the enemy eyeing him outside, Shi Zhong suddenly felt a sense of sadness.He fought hard for this position for decades, but because he killed a group of Song people who didn't think they were Song people, he was forced to leave the army.Zhao Zhen is a good emperor, but he has not really been on the battlefield and has no idea what war is like, especially now, let them not slaughter civilians, is this possible?
After so many years of indoctrination, the Sixteen Prefectures of Youyun have long become part of the Liao State, and some people may not have forgotten their ancestors, but there are too few of them, and they are about to be killed by the Liao State.The sound of the horn of the Liao people woke up Shi Zhong, who had fallen into sorrow, and he found that the Liao people were slowly retreating, with a neat formation and a very orderly formation.He subconsciously looked across the river, and saw that far, far away, there seemed to be smoke and dust flying...
On the battlefield, you have to concentrate until the last enemy falls, and then you can relax and catch your breath.Shi Zhong had never thought so crankily before, I don't know if it was because he knew that he was about to leave the barracks that these feelings would appear, but it didn't matter, as long as he adjusted back in time.It was not only Shi Zhong who saw the smoke and dust, but soon, the rest of the soldiers in the army formation also saw it, which caused a small chaos in the Great Song army.Shi Zhong immediately made a decision and asked the general to pull up the bridge hidden under the river, there were many people on the opposite side, and it was impossible for the team on the other side of the river to stop them.In the past, it was impossible for the generals of the Great Song Dynasty to control the life and death of the craftsmen who would make the battalion, but Hami told them with facts that the camp was the most valuable wealth, and now, the Great Song Dynasty is also aware of this.The 1,500-strong Song soldiers held their positions on the other side of the river, and without the cover of artillery, they would never have been able to stop those bandits.The soldiers on the other side of the river had also spotted the enemy, and the guards in charge of protecting the craftsmen had filled all their muskets with gunpowder and began to sprinkle oil around the position and set up small guns.The cannon was so light that horses could carry it on their backs, the only problem was that it was not powerful enough.Shi Zhong originally planned to use this thing to trap the Liao army, and once the Liao army came to the third trench, he would let the generals on the other side of the river use this kind of artillery.It's not very powerful, but it can still play a big role in the face of dense formations.Now, the secret weapon can't be hidden.In the time of the incense, the craftsmen who will be making the camp will pull the pontoon bridge up from the bottom of the river.Nadelman was the first to step onto the pontoon bridge, and hundreds of Song soldiers quickly followed, rushing across the river.Shi Zhong took a deep breath, held the long knife and came to the front of the first trench, without saying a word, ready to fight to the death.Nadelman crossed the river and learned from the scouts who had just returned that some stragglers from the Liao Kingdom had come and wanted to kill the Great Song people here and use them for credit.The number of people is not much, nor is it small, there are only about 1,000 people, all of whom are thieves who rob houses and houses.Nadelman's heart hanging in his throat finally settled, as long as it was not the regular army of Da Liao, a rabble, there was no need to worry at all.After the scout told Shi Zhong the news, his expression was still solemn.The biggest characteristic of the rabble is that they gather into a crowd, when there are few people, they are more well-behaved than sheep, but once the number comes up, they are the most terrible wolves, even if they are scattered, a group of stragglers will gather again into a crowd, and they will not hesitate to kill back.Because they have nothing to lose, but what they gain, that is, to earn.In the face of such an enemy, we can only quickly eliminate them, and we cannot give them any chance to gather together, let them flee in all directions, and do not give them the opportunity to gather in the sand.After the soldiers passed, a group of war horses also stepped on the pontoon bridge, and the time spent by the war horses crossing the river was far more than that of the soldiers.Wang Sizhi also discovered the situation on the other side of the river, and even found the pontoon bridge on the river.He knew very well that if he didn't attack at this time, there would be no chance.So this time, he chose to press the whole army, intending to completely kill this Great Song army before dark, if they were allowed to cross the river, he would never have a chance to destroy them, and when the time came, he would not even have a chance to offset his merits.Five thousand cavalry swooped down from all sides, shaking the ground......
"Prepare the muskets, and fire a salvo side by side!"
”"Second team ready, shoot!""
The oil is ready to ......"
The sound of gunpowder was once again deafeningly remembered, before the first batch of soldiers finished changing the gunpowder, the second team of soldiers had already held muskets and fired at the Liao cavalry again, and when the third team of soldiers came up, many of the Liao cavalry had fallen from their horses.Some of the ammunition hit the strongest part of the armor and did not penetrate, while some of the ammunition passed through a person and brought the person behind him off the horse, but more ammunition did not work as well as it should.For in front of them were a herd of camels, cattle and sheep, and wounded horses.These things, which were supposed to be food, became the cover of the Liao army, running wild in this land, the speed was not particularly fast, but it was better in number, like a wall, and became the best shield for attacking the Liao cavalry."
Light the oil!"
Shi Zhong, who was standing behind the tower shield, ordered without hesitation, and threw the torch in his hand into the trench.With a bang, a monster composed of flames appeared in the trench again, and the rising flames made the Great Song soldiers have to take hundreds of steps back to endure it.The animals were not good at jumping, and the sudden appearance of the wall of fire made them panic, but the pursuit of the cavalry behind them made them dare not retreat, and they plunged into the trench, and with little effort, the burning wall of fire was extinguished by these animals with their bodies.Shi Zhong shouted, carrying a tower shield and blocking the front of the gap, and behind, the hideous faces of the Liao cavalry were already clearly recognizable.