Qiao Feng let out a loud roar, which was filled with more than 20 years of pure Shaolin internal skills and courage. The power of this anger was like thunder above the battlefield, drowning out all the noise.
Guarding this place was a group of lightly armored Song soldiers and Beggar Clan disciples. Facing the Xixia heavily armored cavalry's charge at all costs, the Song Army soldiers and Beggar Clan disciples suffered heavy casualties.
The commander of the Song Army, who was in charge of the command, was stabbed three times. He fought hard and was shot through the head by a stray arrow. When he died in battle, he was still holding the broken steel knife in his hand. He leaned it on the ground and glared at the enemy.
The enemy soldiers who came forward to cut off the heads were too frightened to come forward.
More than half of the Beggar Clan disciples responsible for assisting in the defense were killed or injured, and everyone who was still alive was taken with them.
Chen Guyan shouted to Wu Changfeng: "Old Wu! When will the gang leader arrive!"
Wu Changfeng swung his sword to block an attacking Xixia soldier, kicked the body aside, and also shouted: "Quick, quick! Just hold on for a while!"
Xi Shanhe's shoulders, thighs, and arms were all injured. The wounds were bleeding profusely, and bones were faintly visible. Youran shouted to kill the thief.
He was tall, wielding a pair of iron maces and beat several besieging heavy armored cavalry until they vomited blood and retreated. While beating them, he laughed, not caring about his injuries.
At this moment, Qiao Feng's loud shout reached everyone's ears.
All the disciples of the Beggar Clan were stunned at first, and then their faces showed a look of ecstasy, and they all shouted: "The gang leader is here! The gang leader is here!"
At the entrance of the valley, Qiao Feng and others connected twelve military horses in a row with iron chains, and a simple chain of horses was completed.
Then, Qiao Feng got on the horse in the middle, raised the whip in his hand, clamped the horse's belly, and the twelve horses rushed towards the crowd, and the battlefield suddenly tore open in the melee.
Twelve horses, controlled by Qiao Feng, were like sharp knives thrust into the center of the battlefield. People along the way evaded. The disciples of the Beggar Clan could easily dodge because they had no armor and could move quickly.
A's Xixia cavalry did not have such good luck and were knocked to pieces by a chain of horses.
Qiao Feng struck and kicked, killing more than a dozen Xixia cavalry in a row. His heroic appearance frightened the commander of the Xixia army into panic, and he kept shouting: "Quickly, kill that beggar! Don't let him come over!"
Qiao Feng's eyes narrowed, and he knew that this man must be the leader of this group of Xixia troops. He thought in his heart: "Capture the thief first, capture the king, and kill this Xixia officer. This group of Xixia soldiers will have no one to command. It's just for
Revenge for the dead beggar brothers!"
Thinking like this, the movements of his hands did not stop at all. After using the double dragon move to get water and knocking two approaching Xixia soldiers flying backwards, Qiao Feng used the dragon battle to fight in the field and hit the front in the direction of the Xixia officers.
The Xixia officer thought to himself that there was a distance of more than thirty feet between him and Qiao Feng, and there were more than a dozen armored soldiers protecting him. How could Qiao Feng be so close?
He wanted to show his heroic image in front of his subordinates, so when he saw Qiao Feng coming from a distance, he waved his steel knife and shouted: "Brothers, follow me and kill this Song Dynasty man!"
Qiao Feng struck out with Long Zhan Yu Ye, and his body had already moved five feet forward, and the force of this palm was also five feet. Then Qiao Feng struck out with two more palms, three palms, one push and one strike.
Palm, and in an instant he was in front of the Xixia officer.
One second the Xixia officer was thinking about how to kill this Beggar Clan disciple who seemed to have a high status. The next second he felt an invisible palm force pressing towards him like a mountain.
Before he even had time to utter a scream, the Xixia officer's body flew upside down like a kite with its string broken. The blood sprayed out was a foot high. It was obvious that he would not survive.
The general was killed, and the remaining Xixia cavalry instantly lost their fighting spirit. After a leaderless fight, the people who were still alive ran towards the mouth of the valley. They didn't care about the marshal's orders at all. The sky is huge and the earth is huge, and they have no life of their own.
big!
"Long live! Long live!"
"Win, win!"
When the remaining Song troops and Beggar Gang disciples saw that the enemy troops had retreated, they burst into cheers.
When the battle came to an end, when the number of people was counted, the more than 300 Beggar Clan disciples who were originally responsible for guarding here were now less than 200, and more than half of the Song Army soldiers were injured.
The two sides in this battle were already in a stalemate. The 80,000 Xixia Army and the Western Army of the Song Dynasty fought across the board, not just in Yingchou Gorge, but everywhere. This is why Helian Tieshu made dangerous moves and mobilized some of the elite guards guarding the granary.
The reason is that the troops he can mobilize at the moment are really stretched thin.
Originally, he could transfer Yipintang over. This kind of surprise attack mission was most suitable for Yipintang. But although he was the nominal controller of Yipintang, he lost control of Yipintang at this time. For some unknown reason,
A large number of Yipintang masters are currently out of contact.
That night, all the 50,000 stones of grain and grass in a granary of the Xixia Army were burned, and none of the 500 elite cavalry responsible for attacking Yingchou Gorge remained. Although it did not have a decisive impact on the battle situation, it also made the Xixia Army's subsequent attacks extremely weak.
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The most important thing is that the commander-in-chief of the Xixia Army, Helian Tieshu, was injured by the assassin and was poisoned. Although he finally saved his life with timely treatment, he was in a coma for several days before he recovered.
Taking advantage of this gap, the Song army launched a full-scale counterattack, finally pushing the battle situation to their own advantage, and ultimately made Xixia's medium-scale offensive operation in vain.
The Liao Kingdom has always been in a wait-and-see attitude. One hundred thousand Liao troops stationed at the border have been watching from the beginning to the end. When the news of Xixia's defeat came, they looted the border areas and then withdrew to their original positions. From the beginning to the end, the Song Dynasty
The military did not take any substantive action.
The Honglu Temple of the Song Dynasty made a solemn protest and strong condemnation of the Liao Kingdom's actions of brazenly tearing up the Chanyuan Alliance and provoking border wars, and solemnly requested the Liao Kingdom to send envoys to explain the matter.
A month later, special envoys from both sides met in Bianliang, and the meeting was successfully held in a cordial and friendly atmosphere.
The final explanation given by the Liao envoy was that Liao Lord Yeluhong was hunting in the border area and had no intention of fighting with the Song State.
When the envoy of the Song Dynasty met with the envoys of the Liao State, he specifically pointed out that the Song and Liao countries had had a period of peace for hundreds of years since the signing of the Chanyuan Alliance. The friendship between the people of the two countries was solid, reliable and indestructible. He hoped that the Liao people would
The country must obey the wishes of the people of the two countries and refrain from going against the grain, otherwise the Liao Kingdom will be responsible for all consequences.
The Song envoy deliberately emphasized that with the passage of time, the Song Dynasty was no longer the Song Dynasty a hundred years ago. The Song Dynasty army was confident and capable of destroying all invading enemies within the borders.
In response to the inappropriate remarks made by the Liao envoy during the talks, the Song envoy said that the Liao State was not qualified to talk to the Song Dynasty from the perspective of strength.
News of the talks leaked out, and the people of Bianliang were very excited. They all expressed their greatness, my Song Dynasty! For a time, the sales of storybooks about the Yang family’s resistance to the Liao Dynasty increased sharply. In the major teahouses and restaurants in Bianjing area, the Zhongyong Yang family
Jiang's storybook has topped the list of most popular storytellers for one month in a row.
However, there are also rumors that during the talks, the Liao envoy asked the Song Dynasty to increase the annual silver currency by 200,000 taels. The Liao envoy pointed out that since the two states established border trade, the Song Dynasty used unfair competition every year.
The method put the Liao State at a disadvantage, so they had to add punitive annual coins to the goods imported from the Song Dynasty to the Liao State. The Song Dynasty argued hard, and finally the two sides reached an agreement with 50,000 taels of silver.
After the meeting, the Liao envoy, accompanied by four Bianjing oirans, stayed at Honglu Temple. The guests and hosts had a great time and were in harmony.
When the news came out, the young people of Taixue were in an uproar. Some students of Taixue copied hundreds of copies of the "Six Kingdoms" written by Xiao Su overnight and spread it everywhere, which aroused indignation. Some indignant remarks pointed out that today in the Song Dynasty,
The accumulated weakness was all caused by the emperors of the past dynasties who valued civility over military affairs. For a time, there was a lot of talk about strengthening the Tang Dynasty and weakening the Song Dynasty.
Finally, after a reconnaissance by the Imperial City Department of the Song Dynasty, the mastermind of this operation was found out. In the name of disrespecting the teachings of saints, Xuezheng expelled the student from his academic career and banned him from participating in scientific examinations for five years.
In response to the student's excessive behavior, Mr. Xuezheng said that students of the Song Dynasty should love the Song Dynasty rationally and not miss their bright future because of temporary excessive behavior. They should trust the officials and the teachings of the saints.
In this way, a storm subsided between the rivers, lakes and temples.
As for the tens of thousands of border people who were kidnapped by the Liao army, no one cared.