There are too many Liao people, and in just one pillar of incense, the corpses of Liao people are piled up higher than the tower shield.Dozens of highly skilled Liao people stepped on the corpses of their companions and leaped over the wall formed by tower shields, and engaged the Great Song army in close combat.The tower shield was useless at this time, seeing that the Liao cavalry began to harvest the lives of the Great Song soldiers with scimitars, Shi Zhong waved the flag frantically, if the light artillery did not shoot again, the defense line would be penetrated.Countless black shells flew over Shi Zhong's head and fell into the Liao army's formation, and the explosion sounded in the sky, taking away the lives of the Liao soldiers and scattering the fire in the trench.A sporadic flame fell on Shi Zhong's shoulder, and without the slightest hesitation, he quickly lay on the ground, and his own soldiers immediately buried his shoulder with a large amount of sand.It took Shi Zhong a moment before he stood up from the sand, feeling the pain in his shoulder.The Great Song Dynasty's defense line was quickly reorganized, but it was already as terrifying as hell outside.The power of the explosion and the scattered flames burned the soldiers of the Liao State into fire.Shi Zhong's mouth was full of blood, he was kicked hard by the horse's hooves just now, but fortunately he didn't kick on the vital point, even so, he could feel that he had broken several bones."
Retreat, go to the second trench."
There is no way to defend this place, and the wailing sound and the aroma of barbecue are everywhere, like purgatory on earth.The Liao did not attack again, which made Shi Zhong's retreat easy, and when they looked at the Liao people behind the second trench, everyone gasped.The place where the Liao people on the opposite side are located has become a complete hell, and there are people who have been ignited everywhere running and rolling, and the same is true for war horses.The few who were not burned by the flames watched in horror as their fellow citizens were reduced to ashes."
These are the oil of the prince's supervisor, and there is phosphorus powder in it......"
The soldier whispered in Shi Zhong's ear."
This batch of fire oil is exactly the same as the production standard of Hami, General Yang left us a batch when he left, I didn't expect it to be so powerful, compared with these fire oils, our Great Song oil is like child's play......"
Wang sighed and closed his eyes in pain, the cannonballs fired from the Great Song army just now turned the victory he almost held in his hands into an illusion.The musket had already frightened him, and the reason why he would press the whole army this time was because he was afraid that if the war continued, the confidence of the Liao people in victory would collapse.I didn't expect that after doing this, the end would be even more miserable.The Liao people are not afraid of crossbow arrows, sabers, spears......
But these unknown weapons of the Great Song people made them afraid.The horn sounded, but there was no way to order those Liao soldiers who were still standing in the first trench, not many people were killed by the shells, but there were countless Liao people who were burning with flames all over their bodies and wailing and rolling on the battlefield."
General, do you want to go up and kill all these people now?"
An adjutant general came to Shi Zhong's side and asked for his life."
No need, it's even more of a headache for Liao to get these wounded soldiers back, let's go, this battle is over."
After Shi Zhong finished issuing the order, he sat directly on the ground, took a sip of water, and then gasped for breath.Shi Shouxin has not come yet, and Wang Sizhi's rear army has not come, there is only one possibility, the two sides have already exchanged fire.Originally, the team of more than 2,000 people can still maintain combat effectiveness no more than before, and the troops have lost more than half of them in a short period of time, and no matter how strong the army is, it will not be able to fight here.Wang Xizhi didn't wait for Hou Jun, and he didn't feel good, so he didn't even have time to clean up the battlefield, so he quickly retreated.The Great Song army here has that kind of terrible artillery, even if they are superior in numbers, there is no possibility of defeating them in a short time, these times, maybe his rear army has been wiped out.Even when he saw the Great Song people crossing the river, he didn't chase after him.There are too many wounded soldiers......
Burns are one of the most difficult injuries to deal with, with little to no treatment other than to stiffen them.The rabble on the other side of the river was also routed by Nadelman, who did not even use artillery, but only used muskets and some bows and arrows to drive these Liao people who wanted to make a bargain out of sight.When I returned, the last rays of sunlight on the horizon were gone.The two tired generals sat back to back, waiting for a meal."
Actually, I don't like being in the army at all.""
You know, you want to be a civil servant in your dreams.""
So I let my child study hard, if I can't read well, I will beat him, every year when I go back, he hates me, but I don't know that I am for his good.""
Small children usually don't understand adults.""
He's not a kid anymore, he's almost ......"
"Nadelman, I'll have a heart-to-heart relationship with you, it doesn't matter if you don't understand, you will naturally understand in the future, after this war is over, this army will belong to you, and we will take it in the Sixteen Prefectures of Youyun, and when the time comes, you will at least sit in my current position, in addition to fighting, you also have to know a lot of things other than fighting."
Shi Zhong clutched his chest and coughed and continued."
When is the time when Shi Shouxin and we made an appointment to attack Wang Xizhi?"
Nadelman scratched his head and said, "It's sunset." ”"It's dark now, and they still haven't come.""
It may be that something happened on the road, or it may be that the rear army of the Liao State is resisting very fiercely.""
Impossible, their rear army is a group of remnants of defeated generals, with no combat effectiveness at all, thousands of cavalry rushed over and dispersed at once.Nadelman, this is the punishment given to us by General Shi. ”Nadelman was stunned for a moment, then suddenly sprang up from the ground and said angrily: "Are you saying that his side is long over, and then he just stood by and watched our brothers die in battle?"
”Shi Zhong smiled bitterly and said, "It should be like this, that's right." ”Nadelman gritted his teeth and asked in a low voice as he looked at the busy soldiers around him, "Where are they now?"
”Shi Zhong pointed to the other side of the river and said, "I guess they are going to wipe out the Liao army." ”"How could he do that?
Are they crazy, and what good is it for them that we are dead?
Go to General Yang, do they have good fruit to eat?
”Shi Zhong lowered his head and said, "We are all people who participated in the massacre, and we will only take this matter lightly when it comes to General Yang."
Your Majesty now attaches the utmost importance to benevolence, let us be kind to the people of the Sixteen Prefectures of Youyun, this situation makes us take the blame.Shi Shouxin should have no malicious intent, if the soldiers of our battalion do not have such a fight to the death, and repay the wrongs they have done, and wait for His Majesty's order to come down, even General Yang will not be able to protect us, and when the time comes, ......"
Nadelman looked at the wounded soldiers everywhere, and also drooped his head, and had nothing to say.Shi Zhong smiled: "In order to keep the brothers from having no future, he did the right thing.No matter what the result is on Hami's side, the Great Song Dynasty will definitely be able to recover the Sixteen Prefectures of Youyun, and when the new emperor succeeds to the throne, the brothers used to not care about the merits, but not now, and now every military exploit is a stepping stone to the future wife and son, so everyone is working hard.Those who are lucky to survive are rich and noble, and those who are unlucky will die here, and they can also leave a good name, which is nothing to complain about.Nadelman, you are not like me, you are very young and have a family background, as long as you don't die in this war.There will definitely be a place for you in the court, and when the time comes, our surviving brothers will count on you, don't look at me like this, what I'm saying is the truth, if it weren't for you, it would be good if the brothers could get half of the credit.Therefore, if you still look at our group of brothers, you can't make a mistake when you start now, as long as you do it well, a rich life is just around the corner. ”Nadelman looked up at Shi Zhong and said, "Why are you talking to me about this, even if you don't tell me, I won't abandon our brothers." ”Shi Zhong raised his hand and patted Nadelman on the shoulder and said, "But if you can understand these truths, you may be able to go further in the future." ”Suddenly, there was a loud noise on the other side of the river, and a large firelight could be seen rising in the distance, and all the Great Song soldiers stood up, standing on their tiptoes to see what was happening in the distance.Nadelman put down the water bag in his hand and said, "They exchanged fire?
”Shi Zhong said with a smile: "Of course, Wang Xizhi fought with us all day, the whole army rushed overnight without rest, and the strength to fight back has proved the elite of the Liao State soldiers, now it's none of our business, sleep well, and when General Shi and them come, just admit their mistakes honestly." ”Nadelman's desire to fight suddenly disappeared, and he rested his head on the wood, staring at the sky in a daze, and sleepless all night.When it was dark, Nadelman ordered the cooking, and when everyone had finished eating, it was also bright.A group of Great Song cavalry galloped from the other side of the river, the soldiers raised the pontoon bridge for them to pass, Shi Zhong took off all his weapons and armor, handed them to his own soldiers, and stood by the river and waited."
How many people are left?"
The whites of Shi Shouxin's eyes were bloodshot, and he obviously hadn't slept all night."
There are more than 800 people left who can fight, and the rest are all seriously wounded."
Shi Zhong's indifferent report."
Two hundred more than I thought."
Shi Shouxin let go of the reins of the war horse, walked into the wounded barracks and comforted those seriously injured, and then said to Shi Zhong: "The Liao army was completely destroyed, and Wang Xizhi did not survive, but it is a pity that Xiao Qi ran away, the Liao army killed more than 13,000 people in total, and after the first battle, the mobile force of the entire Youyun Sixteen Prefectures can be said to be wiped out, which is your credit." ”Shi Zhong arched his hand and said, "The general is wise. ”Shi Shouxin waved his hand and said: "Your forward battalion has worked hard and made great achievements in this battle, and I will truthfully report the credit to General Yang." ”After a while, Shi Shouxin shook his head again and said, "But what you did in Yingzhou City, it is impossible to say that you will not be punished, and General Yang will let you make meritorious service for your crimes."
Now that the credit has been completed, and there is no more war here, you can go back to the army headquarters, but before that, there is one more thing for you to do. ”Shi Zhong raised his head suspiciously and said, "Please show the general." ”Shi Shouxin looked at the slowly approaching army on the opposite side and said indifferently: "Our food can't feed so many soldiers. ”Shi Zhong was stunned for a moment, and couldn't help asking, "Before leaving, didn't the general give an order to send them back to repair the railway?"
”Shi Shouxin glanced at Shi Zhong and said coldly: "No time, not so much manpower!"
”Shi Zhong trembled, then took a long breath and said with a smile: "Understood, the last general is ordered!"
”After Shi Shouxin announced the order, he didn't stop much in Shi Zhong's army, and turned around and walked into the main formation.