Chapter 31: Rush in the Array
In history, after Emperor Shenzong of Song died, Empress Dowager Gao took office after Emperor Zhezong ascended the throne, and once issued an edict to warn border officials not to provoke border provocations.
But in April of the same year, Lu Huiqing, who was in Taiyuan, sent 20,000 people to attack the Xia people in Juxingbo, beheading 600 levels.
From this we can see that Lu Huiqing is indeed a bit radical in his work, not only reflected in reform, but also in military affairs.
However, Lu Huiqing has some shortcomings in personal morality.
The most criticized one was that after Wang Anshi left office, he tried his best to crack down on his personal rights, and even sent a private message to Wang Anshi to slander him.
This is a bit too much. You should know that although Wang Anshi's biggest political enemy at that time, Sima Guang, sang against Wang Anshi in court, he privately admired Wang Anshi's moral character.
This is very common among civil officials in the early Northern Song Dynasty and is also a good story in the political arena since ancient times.
Therefore, Lu Huiqing's approach to reliance on Wang Anshi in the early days and then putting in trouble when Wang Anshi was in a downturn was indeed not good at it.
"Lu Huiqing is a capable person, but he is too utilitarian. This is nothing. A real man is always in order to seek fame and fortune. This has been the case since ancient times. Even Shang Yang and Han Xin are like this?"
Thinking about the history books I read in my previous life, Xiong Qi thought to himself:
"Everyone has selfish intentions. It is precisely because of fame and fortune that they have the motivation to do things. As long as there is a boss who can suppress him, they can make the best use of it!"
Lu Huiqing was very capable of military talent. In history, the Xia army was dispatched for 500,000 troops, but even failed to capture Yanzhou City. Xiong Qi was not worried.
"There is no danger on the front line of Fuyan Road. However, the Hulu River area is related to the key to the future battle of Pingxia City. I don't know if Pingxia City has been built now?"
Xiong Qi thought to himself.
Historically, the famous general Zhang Feng was responsible for the Hulu River line. After the Xia army failed to siege Yanzhou City, they turned to Hulu River.
Since there is no danger to defend, Zhang Feng defeated the Xia army's vanguard with the support of the three friendly forces, and built Pingxia City and Lingping Village in Shimen City and Haoshui River, laying a solid foundation for the future Pingxia City Battle.
"This battle is a key battle, and it is also the turning point for the Song army to change from defense to offense. If you have nothing to do, you can go and have a look!"
Thinking of this, Xiong Qi immediately stood up, and with a single sword, heading towards the Hulu River on the border of Songxia in the east.
Two days later, when Xiong Qi came to the border of Songxia and was in a forest, he heard a fierce fighting sound from afar.
With his eyebrows raised, Xiong Qi rose from the ground, jumped onto the treetops, and headed towards the direction where the sound of fighting came.
After a while, I went up a small hill and saw two clear-cut armies and completely different clothes fighting hard under the hill.
By a little bit of discernment, we can see that about three thousand people in the east are the Song army, with complete soldiers and many bows and crossbows, and their equipment is much better than that of the Xia army in the west.
Of course, the Song Dynasty was richest in the world, and the number one in the world was also the best in the world.
But the Xia army was large, with a total of 10,000, and half of them were cavalry. They were charging towards the Song army, which was strictly guarding the army.
The Song army was surrounded by a circle of swords and shield soldiers, inside were spearmen, and behind were rows of archers and crossbowmen. At this moment, thousands of arrows were firing at once, pouring down towards the Xia army like rain.
In the center of the military formation, there was a flag with a big "chapter" written on it, fluttering in the wind and roaring in the wind.
Below the flag, a black-bearded general riding a horse was watching the charge of the Xia army, surrounded by more than a dozen nearby Song generals, and issued orders from time to time.
After squinting his eyes and looking at the flag, Xiong Qi said intimately:
"Zhang? Could it be Zhang Jing, the strategic commander of Jingyuan Road?"
The battle between the two sides was in full swing. Although the Song army was small, they were well-equipped, and the commander Zhang Shi was in good condition and strictly guarded the army. Although they did not attack, the Xia army had hundreds of casualties after just contact.
Although the cavalry was brave, it was difficult to advance in front of the defensive position jointly formed by the swordsman and lancers of the Song army. Instead, many were shot and killed by crossbowmen and archers in the rear.
However, the Xia army was crowded and powerful, and this was a plain area. The Song army had no danger to defend, and the cavalry was dominant. If the attack continued like this, the Song army would be in trouble.
Seeing the fierce battle between more than ten thousand people below, the sound of killing shocked the sky, Xiong Qi's blood not only burned.
‘clang’
Xiong Qi pulled out the "Tai'a" sword, jumped down from the top of the tree, and rushed towards the place where the two armies were fighting.
The battlefield was about half a mile away from the top of the slope. Xiong Qi used his light skills and arrived in a short while.
‘Click’
Xiong Qi waved his sword and shot down several arrows shot from the Xia army.
He spotted a Western Xia cavalry early on. When he was riding his horse and charging, Xiong Qi jumped up, waved the "Tai'a" sword in his hand, and immediately beheaded his head, and half of his body fell under the horse.
‘Swoosh’
Xiong Qi took advantage of the situation and landed on the horse, grabbed the reins with his left hand, shouted loudly, and rushed towards the Western Xia cavalry on both sides.
His riding skills are not bad, and his internal strength is deep. His body is closely connected with the dismount. He waved the "Tai'a" sword in his hand like a whirlwind. Wherever he passed, all the Western Xia cavalry dismounted.
His sudden joining immediately attracted the attention of the Xia army's chief general. With the order, hundreds of cavalrymen immediately rushed towards the bear with spears in their hands.
Fighting on the battlefield is no more than fighting in the martial arts world. All body techniques and light skills such as dove and move are useless. They just use their strength to defeat people. The brave ones will win when they meet on a narrow road.
There was a constant sound of ‘click’.
When Xiong Qi collided head-on with these hundreds of cavalrymen, the sharp "Tai'a" sword would cut off a spear, big sword, mace, halberd, etc. that came one by one.
When the last spear hit, Xiong Qi put away the "Tai'a" sword, reached out to grab the spear head, and shouted loudly. The Xia army knight opposite him immediately raised the gun with his gun.
The knight was quite brave. Even in the air, he held on to the spear tightly. Xiong Qi swung the spear head and waved it several times in the air, forcing the surrounding cavalry back.
Finally, he gathered his true energy and stabbed it, and the gun handle was stabbed into the enemy's chest. With his skills, he stabbed someone with a gun. It didn't matter whether there was a gun or not.
Then, his wrist trembled violently, and the knight's body was shaken open.
Holding the spear in his hand, Xiong Qi laughed, clicked on the abdomen of the mount with his feet, and the man and horses merged, and rushed in towards the Xia cavalry.
Holding a gun in both hands, Xiong Qi used all kinds of gun techniques learned by Xiaonao World, such as stabbing, stabbing, holding, tapping, plucking, etc., and the entire two-meter-long steel gun swept across the battlefield like a windmill.
With his innate master's realm and powerful Beiming true energy, the spear in his hand was unstoppable, and there was no enemy in the entire battlefield.
Wherever he went, the Xia cavalry were all dismissed. After a while, the hundred cavalry were killed by him.
He wiped away the blood of the enemy stained on his face with his hands. Xiong Qi's excitement was hard to hide. He turned his horse's head and rushed towards the Xia army's cavalry vanguard team.
He was in the Xia army camp, with enemies everywhere, and there was no need to look at it, let alone distinguish between enemies and us. Just kill people as soon as you see them.
The spearheads were crowded with cold stars. Every time the spear attacked, a Xia army was caught. Xiong Qi was as if he had entered a no-man's land. In a short while, he broke out from south to north and broke out a transparent blood path among the Xia army.
He rushed into the Xia army without restraint, which immediately angered the commander of the Xia army. When he waved the flag, three hundred armored cavalry surrounded him.
Chapter completed!