In just over fifty breaths, the battle was over. One hundred wolf riders were left with sixty-eight people, and the price paid by Han Qing was only seven minor injuries.
No matter from any angle, this was a hearty victory. However, there was not much excitement in everyone's hearts. They quickly treated the wounds, gathered up their mounts and ownerless horses, and continued to rush southwest.
Past experience told them that the Liao army was like cockroaches. The appearance of one meant they would swarm.
If everyone's performance just now fails to cause the misunderstanding of "strong strength" to other nearby Liao armies, there will definitely be more than one battle before dark.
There is a saying in the art of war that the end of a strong crossbow cannot penetrate Lu Zhen. Even if everyone can defeat one as a hundred, there will always be times when they get tired.
At that time, the Liao army will surround you from all directions, and swarms of ants will eat the elephants!
"I found that the Wolf Cavalry is just that. In terms of personal skills, it is far inferior to the party iron kite!" Zhang Fan said loudly, feeling a little breathless due to the atmosphere in the team.
The attention of Wu You and other veterans of the Zhenrong Army was instantly attracted. They all smiled bitterly and whispered:
"It's really not as good as it is, there's a big difference."
"The riding skills are almost the same, but the training and skills are far inferior to those of the Iron Kites!"
"It also lacks the ferocity of the Iron Harrier. If it was the Iron Harrier just now and the commander was killed in battle, others would have to snatch his body before retreating, even if they risked their lives."
"Also, if it had been Dang Xiang Iron Harrier just now, we wouldn't have only a few minor injuries!"
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In terms of familiarity with Tie Yaozi, I'm afraid no one can compare with them, veterans of the Suppression Army. After all, under the command of Li Jihe, the old general, everyone would fight against Tie Yaozi seven or eight times a year. And every time,
Never once fell behind.
Wu You, Zhang Huan and others could clearly feel that the Wolf Cavalry's personal combat effectiveness was far inferior to that of the Iron Kite.
If wolf cavalry and iron kite of the same size meet, under normal circumstances, as long as the general does not give random orders, iron kite will definitely win.
Of course, if it escalates to the scale of a national war, the Iron Harriers will definitely lose. After all, the Liao Kingdom claims to have a million armors. After deducting all the bragging and miscellaneous soldiers, the Liao Kingdom can always provide 200,000 wolf cavalry.
The Dangxiang only has three states, and even if Tie Yaozi has more, it cannot exceed 50,000. Moreover, in the past two years, because brothers Li Deming and Li Dezhao killed each other, Tie Yaozi has also suffered a significant reduction in personnel.
"It would be great if we could go to Hebei as soon as possible to suppress the Rong army." Someone suddenly sighed quietly, and in an instant, all the discussions stopped abruptly.
When the five armies attacked Xiazhou, the Zhenrong Army was the only one that was not defeated along the way. Moreover, when the other four Song armies were defeated, they were able to fight and retreat, and the entire army returned to Huanzhou.
Li Jiqian led his party Xiang Yaozi and attacked the Yongxing Army with the power of victory. He did not take any advantage on the Zhenrong Army. In the end, he could only bypass the Huan County where the Zhenrong Army was guarding and plundered everywhere.
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At that time, the Suppressing Rong Army was not equipped with gunpowder and fire and thunder bombs, so that it could challenge the party iron kite head-on. Now, the Suppressing Rong Army, which is equipped with gunpowder and fire and thunder bombs, under the leadership of the old general Li Jihe, how could it be possible?
Wouldn’t the Liao wolf cavalry of the same size be beaten to pieces?
If the Zhenrong Army rushed to Hebei for reinforcements at the beginning of the Liao's southern invasion, how could they possibly win without a fight if they encountered the same number of Liao's wolf cavalry?
If the three armies of Zhenliao, Dingbian, and Zhenrong formed a horned force and responded to each other, how could it be possible for the Liao army to bypass Zhending and Cangzhou, drive straight in, and reach the north bank of the Yellow River like a broken bamboo?
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Unfortunately, everything is if.
The Suppression Army, equipped with fire bombs and various gunpowder weapons, was not sent north of the Yellow River at all.
Li Ji and the old general, who had never lost a hair in the hail of bullets and arrows, died under the poison of their own people.
The reason why Zhang Tingyu dared to poison the old general was because the officials deliberately indulged King Yong in order to emulate the old wisdom of "Zheng Boduan"!
There was a sour and bitter taste that surged from the heart and reached the throats of Wu You, Zhang Huan and others.
None of them could speak, they just drove their horses and moved forward silently.
They were holding the hilts of knives and wearing armor. At this moment, they felt as weak as dead leaves in the wind.
Li Ji and the old general were poisoned to death by their own people. In order to completely control the team, Zhang Tingyu and his cronies immediately carried out a large-scale purge of the right wing of the Zhenrong Army.
Countless generals familiar to everyone did not die on the battlefield, but died in the Great Purge.
With the failure of King Yong's rebellion, Zhang Tingyu abandoned his army and fled, and the entire Zhenrong Army completely fell apart.
And without Li Ji and the old general, the fate of the left wing of the Zhenrong Army can be clearly foreseen.
Either they were buried in a certain battlefield inexplicably, or they became the watchdogs of the officials from then on. Like the Divine Guards, they gradually forgot how to fight and collapsed when they encountered a strong enemy.
Indeed, everyone killed Zhang Tingyu, put his head in a bag, and was about to take it back to General Li's mausoleum.
However, everyone knows in their hearts that Zhang Tingyu is not the only murderer.
Moreover, after killing Zhang Tingyu, the army that suppressed the Rong army that they were once proud of no longer existed.
"Three miles southwest of the front, there is a group of Liao troops, about a hundred people, looting a fort!" Ye Qinglian rode back from the front and reported the latest situation observed to Han Qing.
"Kill them and then continue on your way!" Han Qing gave the order decisively without even thinking about it.
Everyone responded with a roar and rode their horses straight to the southwest. Not long after, they arrived near a dilapidated fort.
More than a hundred Liao cavalry, taking advantage of the opportunity to perform their mission, were preparing to make a fortune. However, the people in the fortress, because they had witnessed the atrocities of the Liao army in the past, were unwilling to wait and die. Men, women, old and young stood together on the wall of the fort.
Resist desperately.
Xiao Yun, the commander of the Liao army who was leading the team, was startled when he heard from the brothers who were posted as scouts on the periphery that a cavalry of unknown origin appeared behind them.
The cavalry that was waiting to be heard had only a few dozen men and was most likely the target of the search. Xiao Yun, the commander of the Liao army, was overjoyed. He immediately gave up the attack on the fort and led his brothers to turn around and attack back.
The battle only lasted about half a quarter of an hour before it came to an end.
The veterans of the Zhenrong Army, who had been holding back their depressed anger, vented all their anger on this arrogant Liao army. The first charge sealed the victory.
The commander Xiao Yun dodged Han Qing's spear, but was stabbed through the throat by Wu Zai with a flying fork. The rest of the Liao soldiers were either knocked off their horses or fled. Soon, they were all wiped out.
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"I wonder which general came to the rescue? The entire Wang family village is extremely grateful!" The village owner inside the village was out of danger, but he did not dare to order the door to be opened. Instead, he sent a junior with a loud voice to stand on the wall of the village and shouted loudly.
Thank you. "Please also tell me your name, general, and wait for a moment so that the owner of my farm can pack his clothes, and then come forward to thank you."
"I'm just passing by, I didn't come here on a special trip. Folks, don't be polite!" Han Qing never thought of asking for payment from the other party, so he smiled and waved to the wall of the village, "We have to go. Please tell the owner of your village, what is the final decision?
So I can take the whole village up and hide outside for a few days. The Liao army suffered a loss in front of the village today, and they will definitely come to take revenge."
After that, a group of mounts, taking Dou Rong, Ye Qinglian and others, hurried away.
"General, wait a minute, general, wait a minute!" He was worried that the general who led his troops to kill the Wolf Cavalry of the Liao Kingdom would extort money and blackmail, but he didn't expect that the other party would leave immediately. The owner of Wangjiazhuang immediately panicked and repeatedly handed over his hands on the battle wall.
, "General, please be sure to wait for a while, and allow me to send you some cattle, sheep and meat to thank the general for saving me."
"No need, my judge said it's not necessary. You must remember to hide out early! Otherwise, if the Liao dogs come to hunt the grass again, no one will come to save you." Wu You felt a little better after hearing that the other party's gratitude was sincere.
Some, turned around, smiled and waved on horseback.
"General, General, leave me a name. I will definitely burn incense in front of the Buddha every day in the future..." The village owner surnamed Wang was ashamed and anxious. He wanted to chase him, but he couldn't jump directly from the wall of the village. He regretted it and stomped his feet repeatedly.
It’s no wonder that his attitude has changed so much.
These days, the bandits are like a comb and the soldiers are like a grate. The Liao army is raiding grass and valleys and destroying the people. The military discipline of some troops under the banner of the Song army is not much better than that of the Liao army.
Therefore, when he saw the Liao army outside the fortress being killed by a team wearing Song robes but not flying any flags, his first thought was how much it would cost to coax this team to leave.
Instead of opening the gate of the village and welcoming the other party inside to rest.
Now, seeing that the other party didn't want any thanks, he just walked away. Of course, he knew that his previous behavior was to judge the heart of a gentleman with the heart of a villain.
"Second uncle, they said that you should take everyone out to hide. Be careful of the Liao dogs coming to hunt the grass in the valley again." The young man who had previously shouted for him was smart. Seeing that the team outside had no intention of turning back, he quickly pulled his own.
The owner's sleeves reminded him in a low voice.
"Hide, it's going to snow soon, where can we hide?" The village owner surnamed Wang, who was feeling annoyed about his previous decision, immediately raised his eyes and growled in a low voice at the young descendant, "Zhuangzi is everywhere.
, either burned to ashes by Liao dogs, or looted by bandits. Who can take us in?"
The young man was immediately speechless when asked. The other dealers around him also sighed and shook their heads.
They know that what their owner says is true.
It was not only the Liao dogs that harmed the people, but also the bandits who took the opportunity to cause trouble and the defeated troops of the Song Dynasty.
Within a radius of a hundred miles, Wangjiazhuang is one of the few "blessed places" that has not been harmed. The reason why Wangjiazhuang has been lucky enough to persist until now is all because of the strong construction of Zhuangzi's walls and the people in Zhuangzi.
Together.
If we leave Zhuangzi, there will be no place within a hundred miles that can accommodate everyone. The only option is probably to go into the mountains.
It is already early winter, and it will snow soon. Without the protection of houses and courtyard walls, so many men, women, and children may either freeze to death or be killed by wolves.
While sitting in the city of sleepiness, the crisp sound of horse hooves suddenly came from outside the wall of the village. The villagers trembled in their hearts and quickly grabbed the bows, arrows, swords and guns they had just put down in their hands to prevent the Liao dogs from killing them so quickly.
Go and come back again.
But he saw that it was not Liao Gou who came, but the hero who waved to everyone before.
I saw this man driving dozens of war horses back in a hurry. As he approached the fort, he waved his hands vigorously, "People inside, listen, these mounts and the weapons on them belong to you. There are also some on the corpse of the Liao dog outside the door.
Armor and weapons, you can come out and put them away in a moment. My judge said that these days, the war is chaotic, and even if you go out to escape, you must have enough force to protect yourself. In addition, he also said that if the land is saved and the people are lost, the people and the land will be lost.
"I want you not to be reluctant. After all, it's just a matter of going out and hiding for three to five days, and it doesn't need to be too far. The Liao army has insufficient troops and is not familiar with the surrounding terrain. When they find that there is no one in the fort, they will naturally get out. Wait for them to get out.
