"Tongtouguan is backed by mountains on both sides, and there is not much room for troops in the front. Wu Jie's 13,000 men are already full there. If we send more people there, there will be no room for fighting. It will be even more disadvantageous for us.
Soldiers are used to fight. At this time, even in hand-to-hand combat, Wu Jie still needs to withstand it. It is raining heavily and the weather is humid. Our crossbows cannot be used, and the Liao people's bows and arrows cannot be used either. I believe that the Liao people already have weapons like the Tigers.
Not much left.
Sometimes cruelty is not only inflicted on the enemy, but more often it is inflicted on ourselves."
"The commander-in-chief thinks that Wu Jie must endure no matter how difficult the battle is?"
"Yes, when we fought Xiao Dahu, Wu Jie's battle in Hailingchuan was not very good. Facing the Liao people's crazy counterattack, his performance was unsatisfactory. Since he can't fight a tough battle, we must
Forcing him to fight a tough battle will sharpen away those parts of his character that are cowardly and non-persistent."
"Marquis Yun, this is not the time for you to hone your troops. This battle is related to whether our army can enter Nanjing Road as promised..."
"Any time is an opportunity to learn. If Wu Jie cannot learn, I will not allow him to lead troops again. He will know that there is a huge difference between leading tens of thousands of troops and leading two thousand troops...
In fact, Liang Ji has passed away..."
Wen Yanbo let out a long breath and said: "That's good, that's good..."
The heavy rain made a crackling sound on Wu Jie's body, and the cowhide waistband was soaked by the rain. He had tightened it several times, but it didn't take long for the cowhide belt to become loose again.
Looking at the back of his hands that had been soaked and turned white by the rain, the Liao people came this time with cavalry. Their ugly faces looked particularly ferocious in the rain. Wu Jie threw away the offending helmet with a scream, and once again led the troops into the retreat they had just withdrawn from.
On the battlefield that came out.
Ever since it started to rain yesterday evening, the Liao people's wave-like attacks have not stopped. The dark city gate opposite is like the exit of hell. No matter how many enemies you kill, how many new things will be spit out from that black hole.
of enemies.
The Liao cavalry formation swept in like a tidal wave and slammed into the waiting horse and shield formations with strong inertia. In an instant, bright waves bloomed, human bodies were thrown away, the war horses screamed, and the cold glow of the weapons confused them.
The dark sky and the bright red blood stained the cold beach. At this moment, life was so despicable that it was even worse than a wild dog.
Wu Jie dragged his long sword to the back of the shield formation and looked coldly at the Liao people who rushed forward one after another. They all seemed to have death aspirations. In order to get closer to the Song army's formation, they were dissatisfied with the sharp spikes in front of them.
The horse and the barbed wire turned a blind eye, urging the blindfolded war horse to hit it upwards.
The price was naturally cruel. The horse was filled with corpses of war horses. Those Liao people who fell off their horses also fell on the barbed wire fence. The spikes of the barbed wire pierced their flesh. As long as they moved a little, the spikes would be there.
There were bloody wounds on their bodies.
The Liao people didn't seem to care. Some of them took off their clothes and wrapped them in the barbed wire fence. Before he could make any move, the Song army's spear behind the barbed wire pierced his body hard.
Perhaps there were too many corpses on the Juma and they no longer posed a threat to the Liao people. A Liao general shouted loudly and jumped over the Juma. The long-handled sword in his hand split the barbed wire fence and suddenly broke into the Song army's battle formation.
The long knife slashed twice, leaving a huge gap in the front.
Wu Jie's deputy general Tan Liang came quickly to make up for the gap. He slashed hard at the Liao general's blade, and finally blocked the thundering sword of the galloping Liao cavalry. As the two horses crossed each other, Tan Liang's cold steel sword
The Liao cavalrymen passed lightly by their necks, blood spattered, and their heads flew up.
At the same time, tearing pain came from his left shoulder. Tan Liang immediately felt that the left half of his body was numb. Although he killed the Liao general with one powerful blow, the Liao general's long knife also struck hard on his left rib.
He stabbed him with a knife. If it weren't for the excellent armor on his body, the knife would have ripped through his belly.
Killing the Xiliang cavalry with one strike, before Tan Liang could even take a breath, another Liao cavalry roared towards him, slashing across with a heavy sword, directly to Tan Liang's throat.
"Qiang!"
Tan Liang's steel sword and the Liao cavalry's horse-cutting sword clashed again without any tricks. The Liao cavalry's horse-cutting sword was swung away. Tan Liang could no longer hold on and was knocked off his horse by the huge backlash.
At least two of Tan Liang's ribs were broken by General Liao's blow just now. Under such a violent impact, his body seemed to have lost consciousness and could no longer sit firmly on the horse.
Tan Liang turned over and fell off his horse, and another Liao cavalry galloped towards him. The huge horse's hooves had already slammed down on his face. Tan Liang howled like a wolf and jumped forward with all his might, narrowly avoiding this fatal blow.
Stepping on it, the huge horse's hooves were only a few feet away from his body. If he had moved a little slower, he would have stepped on a blood hole as big as a bowl in his chest.
Tan Liang turned over and got up, and his eyes suddenly opened up. He didn't see even a single Liao cavalry anymore. Only the pouring rain covered his sight, obscuring the cruel scenery around him. Looking back in shock, he saw that the Song Army formation behind him was churning and killing people.
The sound was so loud that as soon as the fierce Liao cavalry crossed the barbed wire fence, they were tightly surrounded by the Chinese army led by the general. In a short time, the fighting there stopped.
The fierce Liao cavalry showed amazing lethality. A large number of Song army robes were pierced by sharp spears, chopped into two pieces by sharp sabers, and their heads were crushed by galloping iron hooves. They shed all their blood.
The entire ground was dyed red, and it was quickly diluted by the rain and finally turned into a red stream that gurgled into the endless Yang River.
The heavy casualties also severely damaged the Liao cavalry. From the city gate to their own military formation, the corpses of the Liao cavalry were almost covered on the ground. Some disabled horses were wailing in the heavy rain, trying hard to stand up.
, and finally fell into the water with a loud crash, splashing a large amount of mud.
The heavy rain is getting heavier, and there are bright white water columns between the sky and the earth. The sound of the heavy rain hitting the corpse, hitting the armor, and hitting the earth can be heard in the ears. The glimmer of light that just appeared in the morning is once again heard.
Dark clouds covered the sky and the earth became blurry.
Amid Wu Jie's shouts, Sun Jie, the gunnery leader, led a dozen Song troops to push the artillery under a shed at the front with difficulty. After cleaning the artillery a little, he aimed the muzzle at the dark city gate.
As long as the enemy continues to come out there, bomb him.
If you want to deal with such an enemy, solid chain bullets are much better than blooming bullets. At such a distance, a chain bullet will sweep through and open a bloody road in the dense enemy formation.
come out.
The gunpowder primer wrapped in oil paper has already been put in. Sun Jie put the lead on his chest and wrapped it layer by layer with oil paper. He only needed to open a small opening to pull out a lead from inside. He had to use
Light it as quickly as possible, otherwise it will get damp.
Wu Jie looked at Tan Liang who was being carried over by his own soldiers, patted him on the shoulder and said: "While the bridge is not washed away by the river, quickly go to the wounded barracks. Of course, my brother is here and will definitely hold on to the rest."
Tan Liang spat out a mouthful of blood and said, "My ribs are broken. As long as they are bandaged, I can continue fighting. We can't retreat this time. General, I saw Liang Ji in the rear camp!"
"What is he doing here?" Wu Jie was a little angry. This was his own battlefield, not Liang Ji's.
Tan Liang climbed down from the stretcher and whispered: "Is that bastard Wen Yanbo sent to replace our brother? The reason why there is no movement is that the commander wants to take another look?"
Wu Jie is not a very smart person. He has many shortcomings in his character. Hesitation is his biggest problem. Hearing what Tan Liang said, he felt a little confused.
At the beginning, Yun Zheng took into account Wu Jie's character traits and specially sent Tan Liang, known as the Monkey Spirit, to be Wu Jie's deputy. This man was very decisive.
"General, our lives are all trivial this time. Sheng Yongjun's name cannot be lost. As long as we survive this heavy rain, who dares to underestimate us? I heard from the staff of the Chinese army's tent that the commander is preparing to
He will leave after this battle. Before leaving, he will severely reorganize the Jingxi Army and select the most elite troops from the entire army for the imperial court to use. The rest will be disarmed and returned to their fields!" (To be continued!)