"Form up, form a formation to stop them. Marshal Yelu will come back soon!" Two days after Wangguan Town was captured, on the road from Gaotang to Liaocheng, the commander of the left wing of the signing army shouted Ma Dianliang at the top of his lungs.
Yelu Longxing, the commander-in-chief of the East Route Army of the Liao Kingdom, heard that there was a police presence in Liaocheng and led his main force to go to the rescue. Fearing that the road would be delayed for too long, he gave him the task of escorting the army's food, grass and baggage.
Unexpectedly, less than half a day after Yelu Longxing left with his main force, the Song army that attacked Liaocheng appeared in front of him.
Yes, it must be the Song army that attacked Pingyuan and Liaocheng. The handsome flag has a big "Han" written on it.
Except for Han Qing, a bold civil servant, no Song general on the north bank of the Yellow River dared to come out of the city to fight with the Liao army!
The problem is that the combat effectiveness of the soldiers and horses who are also under the command of the Emperor of Liao is not as good as 20% of the regular soldiers and horses!
Ma Dianliang himself served in the army for half his life, but he never led an army on the battlefield alone.
Most of what he usually did was to escort grain, grass and baggage, escort the proceeds from various Liao troops' "grazing in the valley", maintain law and order in the occupied cities, and suppress the people.
The people of the Song Dynasty have always been known for their docility. He did not need to spend much effort to suppress the people in the occupied areas into submission.
Even if "ant thieves" occasionally cause trouble, there will always be regular troops to suppress it, and it will not be someone else's turn to lead the signing army.
But today, the man surnamed Han actually avoided Yelu Longxing and came straight towards him, a soft persimmon. How could he, Ma Dianliang, not panic?
"Form up, form up, Marshal Yelu will be back soon!"
"Shoot the arrows, shoot the arrows quickly, shoot the arrows to stop them!"
"Untie the animals pulling the carts and line up the baggage carts, just like dealing with horse thieves!"
…
The commander Yang Kejian, Dutou Wangpu and other generals were also as anxious as ants on a hot pot. They waved their weapons and issued orders according to the methods taught by their families or heard from hearsay.
Their qualifications are even worse than those of Ma Dianliang. Some are just local bosses, unwilling to give up the opportunity to make a fortune to others, so they enlisted in the army. Some are sons of wealthy families who have just spent money to buy an official position.
They thought that by following the main force of Daliao this time, they would be able to make a little fortune as before, and get some qualifications so that they could find a suitable job in the South Academy in the future. Unexpectedly, they met Han Qing, who didn't follow the rules.
(Note: Nanyuan, the Liao Kingdom implemented two systems of northern and southern officials, with the northern and southern prime ministers commanding the northern and southern privy councils. The southern yuan is mainly composed of Han officials.)
Everyone didn't have much combat experience, and unfortunately they were faced with an inexperienced general like Ma Dianliang, so they could only think of their own tricks.
And the tricks they came up with had minimal effect.
After hearing the order, the soldiers opened their inferior wooden bows and shot out arrows in random directions. Most of the arrows were blown away by the river wind halfway, and they did not even touch the opponent's hair.
Some people tried to form a formation with shields and spears, but they couldn't find enough partners to cooperate with each other. Instead, the already unorganized team became even more chaotic.
Someone tried to separate the livestock from the baggage cars and connect the vehicles together to form a car wall. However, they were kicked by the frightened mules and donkeys and their heads were bleeding.
But the Song army that suddenly appeared in front of them seemed to have experienced hundreds of battles. They didn't even bother to take a second look at the feather arrows falling sporadically in the air. They continued to move forward at the same pace, slowly but firmly.
Pushing forward, the shield is like a wall, the spear is like a forest, and the light reflected by the armor is like a sunset river.
"Shoot the arrows, shoot the arrows! Stop all of them and shoot the arrows together to stop them!" Seeing his opponents getting closer and closer, Ma Dianliang finally realized that a unified order was needed.
"Stop, let's fire arrows together, let's fire arrows together!" Commander Yang Kejian, Dutou Wangfu and other generals of the signing army repeated in trembling voices, while quickly looking left and right, looking for a way out.
They spend money to buy an official position to make a fortune or gain seniority, not to lose their lives. If they don't make a fortune, but their heads are cut off by the Song army, all the family's previous investment will be in vain.
With their concerted efforts, the second wave of feather arrows rose into the sky again. This time, it was much denser and more powerful than the first wave.
Although more than 30% of the feathered arrows were deflected by the strong wind blowing from the river, more than 60% of the feathered arrows still landed on the head of the Song army that was attacking from the opposite side.
In the front row of the Song army, some soldiers were injured, with blood gleaming from their bodies. However, most of the feather arrows were blocked by shields and armors and did not play their due role.
The injured soldier's injuries were not fatal. Under the command of his team leader, he quickly stopped on the spot and waited for help. His companions behind him silently passed him and continued to move forward steadily.
It wasn't fast, and it didn't slow down at all because of the interference from the arrows.
"Iron armor, where did they get so many iron armors?" Ma Dianliang became more and more panicked, his eyes were straight, his throat was dry, and his heart was beating wildly.
The distance between the two sides was less than seventy steps. Riding on horseback, he could clearly see that the Song soldiers were wearing iron helmets and armor. The Song soldiers walking in the front rows were wearing iron helmets on their upper bodies.
It's still armor!
"Korean armor, they are wearing Korean armor!" As if hearing the question in his mind, someone next to him screamed and gave the answer.
As Pingyuan County was breached, Xiao Moke, a traveler from the south, was killed, and the achievements of Han Qing, a civil servant of the Song Dynasty, were quickly spread.
The second most widely spread among them is the news that this man defeated tens of thousands of Goryeo navy two months ago, captured a large number of Goryeo generals, and demanded ransom from their families.
Those Goryeo generals were not very good at fighting, but their families were richer than the last. They would definitely be happy to ask each of them to hand over hundreds of sets of armor as a ransom.
The soldiers around the Goryeo generals also wore armor for self-defense. Han Qing captured so many Goryeo generals and asked the soldiers to take off their armor in exchange for the general's immortality. Those soldiers would definitely not dare to disobey.
"Damn Koreans, they are simply enemies!" Ma Dianliang, who figured out the source of the armor on the opposite side, was so angry that he gritted his teeth. However, there was no way he could think of a way to do it!
He was just a small military commander, and he was not even qualified to write a memorial to the Emperor of Liao. In today's situation, it remains to be seen whether he would have a chance to go back alive and write a memorial!
"Fire the arrow, fire the arrow!" There was a chorus of urging, and the third wave of feather arrows rose into the sky again. However, this time the effect was even worse than the first wave!
Many of the archers' arms began to tremble, and the arrows they shot were weak. Some archers even dropped their bows and ran for their lives while the leaders were not paying attention.
The Song army, which was coming towards them, finally began to accelerate after resisting three rounds of feather arrows. The armors collided with each other, making a harsh clang.
They were like an out-of-control carriage, getting faster and faster. Against the scattered arrows, with a few snaps of their fingers, they were able to close the distance between themselves and the signing army to within thirty steps.
.
"Sword and shield soldiers, sword and shield soldiers go up. Spearmen, spearmen go up. Go up against them, hold up! Archers, change to broken armor cones, change to broken armor cones..." Ma Dianliang was so nervous that he could no longer think.
Just open your voice and shout out all the tricks you know.
The soldiers of the signing army under his command became more and more at a loss, and they were noisy like ants on a hot pot. In the blink of an eye, the distance between the enemy and us was only twenty steps. The clanging Song army suddenly sounded
He sounded an excited horn, "Woo——"
The first four rows of Song Dynasty soldiers wearing iron armor raised their swords in unison, and struggled to slap the surface of the shield with the blade of their swords while running. From the fourth to seventh rows, the leather armored soldiers wearing leather armor and iron helmets
He suddenly waved his arm and threw the five-foot-long short spear into the air.
One hundred, two hundred, three hundred, densely packed, countless. The short spear flew past thirteen or four steps, then suddenly turned around and downwards, splashing blood.
The chaotic signing army was knocked down in an instant. More than seventy or eighty people were knocked down. In the center of the front of the team, a huge gap immediately collapsed!
"Put down your weapons, surrender and avoid death!" Han Qing let out a loud roar and took the lead in rushing into the gap. He stabbed the two generals who were frightened and sent them back to their hometown.
Zhang Fan and Dou Sha held swords and shields, struggling to protect his left and right wings. Yuan Kun, Yuan Bao and others led other brothers to follow quickly, and the gap in the general's army continued to expand.
This time, they didn't use grenades.
First, because grenades are not easy to make, it would be a waste to use them on a motley crew like the Signing Army.
The second reason is that Han Qing has been leading them on expeditions in the past few days, which obviously means fighting as a substitute for training.
They must try various tactics as much as possible to train their brothers and train themselves at the same time.
As for the purpose of training constantly, Han Qing didn't say, and they tacitly agreed not to ask.
"Put down your weapons, surrender and avoid death!" Yuan Bao shouted, blocking a panicked army commander, raised his iron Buddha hand, and smashed it head on.
He was born as a miner, and using a pickaxe to dig out ore was a skill that made him money. Even if he replaced the pickaxe with an iron Buddha's hand, he would be just as familiar with the job.
"Spare my life -" Yang Kejian, the commander of the signing army, begged loudly for mercy and raised his sword in panic to parry.
The steel knife was smashed to the ground by the Iron Buddha's hand, and his arm was also dislocated. His pleas for mercy instantly turned into screams.
The Iron Buddha's hand continued to fall, hitting him right in the chest. In an instant, his sternum collapsed three inches, and blood spurted out of his throat along with the broken internal organs.
"I told you to put down your weapons, but you didn't listen!" Yuan Bao muttered, turned around and ran towards the next target. He quickly caught up with the opponent and smashed his helmet directly into the cavity with his iron Buddha hand.
"Put down your weapons, surrender and avoid death!" the Zhaoyuan brothers who were following Yuan Bao shouted in unison. At the same time, they brandished a series of heavy weapons such as maces, steel whips, and two-headed hammers, smashing the surrounding signing troops.
The man turned his back on his horse.
They all used to be miners too.
In order to force them to work, Yang Xingyan captured the gold mine, killed the mine supervisor, and burned the supports in the mine with fire, cutting off everyone's way of survival.
But Han Qing, after killing Yang Xingyan, did not hold anyone accountable for being a thief.
At that time, Han Qing gave them two choices, either take a severance package worth a dime and go home to make a living on their own, or become his subordinates and follow him to conquer Lu Ziming!
At that time, most miners who were forced to become thieves chose the latter.
They knew how much risk Han Qing took with the decision he made for them, a group of strangers.
They were grateful in their hearts and secretly vowed never to live up to it!
