The shock caused by a large amount of gunpowder explosion caused great suffering to these Xixia people who were within half a mile of the explosion point but were not prepared at all. Some people had been torn to pieces by the gunpowder, some had been shocked to death, and some
Some people lost part of their bodies, and the remaining people had their brainstem nerves temporarily damaged by the terrifying shock wave. The result was that the whole person was as unsteady as a drunkard, and the war horse fell to the ground with its big head drooped in pain.
As a result, this sensitive and beautiful creature is even more resistant to the sound waves generated by the explosion.
The young man rushed into this group of swaying Xixia people with military style. The raging war horses trampled over the Xixia people arrogantly. There was no need to chop with the long knife. He only needed to hang the ring on the handle of the leather on his waist.
Holding the handle of the knife on the waist guard and pointing the blade outward, they can easily cut off heads one by one with the speed of their horses. Therefore, wherever these people go, there is a bloody storm.
The Xixia people, who were staggering around the pit like wandering souls, could not tell that these people were once the famous Iron Armored Army. The young men of the Youth Army shouted loudly and harvested these people who had lost their fighting power like harvesting crops.
The cavalry turned a cruel battlefield into a competitive game field for them, performing various difficult killing tricks in various ways. Whenever someone who could resist appeared, the teenagers did not show off, but gathered in groups.
Eliminating all weak resistance, the education they received since childhood made them understand that wolves have always been a group creature. A lone wolf may be dangerous, but it is not as scary as a pack of wolves.
Yun Zheng's long knife was also stained with blood, but his armor was covered with blood stains. He was not very good at killing people, and he didn't control the knife well. He killed others and ended up with his own blood. From then on, the stupid cow and the monkey were absolutely inseparable.
He was not allowed to step forward to kill the enemy again.
As soon as the explosion ended, Zhang Zhi frantically dodged the entanglement of the war elephant and shouted to his men. He managed to gather a team of men and horses to come at full speed to meet Moruha, who had already joined the Song army.
Before he could reach the explosion point, he saw the Song Army's cavalry slashing and killing the Xixia soldiers who had no horses or weapons. The tragic scene in front of him made Zhang Zhi's eyes wide open.
The infantry of the Song Army had already filed out of Checheng and were heading towards the battlefield. Their battle formation was still intact, but Zhang Zhi felt that the pressure increased with every step forward. These Song troops must not be allowed to participate in the battle.
Among the elephants, in the chaotic field, the cavalry could not run and would be killed alive by the infantry. He never thought that Yunzheng's subordinates would have any mercy and kindness towards the Xixia people.
Seeing the Xixia people coming, Liang Ji and Peng Jiu carefully brought the young army to the other side of the pit. These children were their nephews, and Liang Ji and Peng Jiu would not despise their safety in any way.
What's more, the commander-in-chief is in the cavalry team.
"Yun Zheng!" Zhang Zhi saw Yun Zheng's handsome flag and shouted at the Song army across the large pit with a radius of ten feet.
"Zhang Zhi!" Yun Zheng didn't mind delaying it for a little time at this time. As long as the infantry reached the war elephant herd, the war would be decided. "Zhang Zhi, you kill and eat my Song people, have you ever thought of you?"
And today?"
Zhang Zhi stared at Yun Zheng with blood-red eyes and said angrily: "Isn't it a natural thing for wolves to eat sheep? Besides, I am not from the Song Dynasty, so what about cannibalism? Looking at the history, there are still a lot of cannibals."
Yun Zheng nodded and said: "It makes sense. I don't regard you as a Song Dynasty person. Don't complain when I capture you and bring all your Zhang family members to light sky lanterns."
"It's just a small trick. Do you think you have won now?"
"We won 60%, and the remaining 40% will have to be answered by our own swords!" After Yun Zheng finished speaking, he lit a gunpowder bomb hanging on his chest with the tinder cotton on the saddle.
He threw it hard.
Yun Zheng's arm strength was not strong enough, and he had nowhere to use his strength on the back of his horse. The gunpowder bombs exploded just as they flew to the edge of the pit. However, it didn't matter. The young soldiers had already been talking to Zhang Zhi when Yun Zheng was talking.
At that time, I had already prepared the crossbow arrows. Seeing that my commander had already begun to attack, I was naturally not polite. I immediately activated the crossbow arrow mechanism, and the locust-like crossbow arrows flew towards the opposite side.
Zhang Zhi was naturally not a good boy. The eagle shooter who had been prepared for a long time cunningly used his companion's body as a cover for three long long arrows, and then they came out from under his companion's ribs and went straight to Yun Zheng's chest.
The noodle door.
Two huge tower shields appeared in front of Yun Zheng, with three crossbow arrows nailed on them. The tail feathers were still trembling slightly. Yun Zheng was satisfied when he saw countless gunpowder bombs flying over his head.
Niu took off the giant shield so that he could take a closer look to see if Zhang Zhi was killed by the gunpowder bombs thrown by the small ballista. Unexpectedly, Han Niu disagreed. The monkey pulled the big green horse and was still walking backwards slowly.
The black smoke generated by the explosion completely enveloped the cavalry that Zhang Zhi had finally summoned. When the smoke and dust were blown away by the wind, Yun Zheng realized that Zhang Zhi had already run away, and naturally he fell to the ground again.
Corpse.
The young army could no longer hold back the fighting spirit in their hearts. The tiger and leopard war horses even passed Liang Ji and Peng Jiu, staring at Zhang Zhi. One wanted Zhang Zhi's bloody horse, but the other
I am more interested in Zhang Zhi himself.
The war elephant's attack has come to an end, because the male elephant and the female elephant have merged. The male elephant is sniffing the female elephant's wet butt diligently. At this moment, a ball of fire appears from under the tail of each elephant without warning.
, this heartbreaking pain made the elephants, who were about to go crazy and tortured by the desire to mate, completely violent. If the war elephants were just relying on instinct to fight, now, those war elephants have gone completely crazy. A war elephant
Dudu screamed wildly, and used his nose to roll up a Xixia cavalry who was trying to pass by, and threw him high into the sky. When his body fell down, a thick leg had already stepped heavily on him.
On the chest and abdomen.
The war elephants began to take the initiative to hurt people, so the battlefield became a mess. The Song army came out of the woods at this time and stood on the outside, constantly attacking the enemy with crossbow arrows, eight-oxen crossbows or gunpowder bombs.
The terrain here is very suitable for this kind of fighting method. The Xixia people are now at the bottom of a small basin, and the complete military formation is torn to pieces by war elephants. Without the restraint of war elephants, such a gentle hillside would be difficult for them to fight.
The cavalry did not pose much of a threat, but now, their desire to rush up the hillside became a wishful thinking.
Some Xixia generals discovered the crisis at hand, and reluctantly gathered some of their subordinates to rush up the hillside to open an escape route for the army. However, every time they gathered a small group of soldiers on the outside of the basin, they were met with dense gunpowder bombs or arrow rain.
They are not heavy cavalry who can rely on armor to protect themselves from threats. The light cavalry who only wear thin leather armor cannot block the fragments produced by the explosion of gunpowder bombs or the sharp three-sided armor cones.
Despair continued to spread among the Xixia army. Even though the whole body was covered with bloodstains, the frantic war elephants were still raging in the crowd with red eyes. The Song army was slowly surrounding them from three sides, and some smarter generals led them.
The subordinates wanted to break out from behind, but when they arrived at Hanwang Valley, they discovered that there were also Song troops here. They had placed crossbow formations and ballistae at the high points of this hilly land. There were not many people at each high point, only a hundred and ten.
However, these sparse high points can block all the exits.
A very strange shape formed on the battlefield. The Song army was all on the high ground in the hilly land, while the Xixia people were all on the low ground without exception. Zhang Zhi, who had just escaped, looked at the battlefield and sighed.
If you don't admit it, the Song army has at least 80% hope of victory at this moment.
Fierce battles were raging on every land. The brave Xixia people were fighting left and right on the battlefield. They fought hard against the mad elephants, fought hard against the young cavalry, and tried hard to avoid the ubiquitous enemies.
Cold arrows and gunpowder bombs, and even long spears thrust by Song army infantry.
The number of war elephants on the battlefield is getting smaller and smaller. Many elephants fell to the ground because of exhaustion. More than an hour of vigorous exercise drained their physical strength. They themselves are elegant creatures that walk slowly.
After running wildly and furiously for an hour, he no longer had the mind to think about his mating. He could only lie on the ground and whine helplessly.
Zhang Zhi looked at the corpses everywhere and cried without tears. Almost all of the 5,000 men he had managed to gather were injured, and at least 1,000 more had lost their horses.
"General, please allow the general to take these brothers who have lost their horses to fight a bloody path for the general. I don't ask for glory and wealth in this humble position. I just hope that the general can take care of the general's family for the sake of the general dying in battle."
The disheveled Li Qing limped one leg and walked to Zhang Zhi and knelt down on one knee.
Zhang Zhi murmured as if he had lost his soul: "There is no chance. Yun Zheng has no intention of letting us leave here alive. All this is my fault for being greedy for credit and rushing forward. I know that Yun Zheng is a despicable villain, but I still go to the hospital."
He was fooled."
Li Qing raised his head and looked at Zhang Zhi and said: "General, as a fierce soldier, you have to survive in a desperate situation. How can you give up a chance of survival? Yun Zheng's method is beyond all of our expectations. War elephants can be seen in the north."
, we did not lose unjustly.
General, only if you return alive can the brothers' families have food to eat. Otherwise, in this year of great famine, they will not have a way to survive. General, I will charge right now. Please mount your horse, brothers.
Digging the ground with your hands will dig out a way for you to escape. General, please live well for your brothers."
Zhang Zhi's tears flowed down his gray beard. He took off the water bag from his horse, first gave the horse some water, then drank some himself, and randomly filled his mouth with some fried rice to make up for it.
With his short spear and feather arrows, he braced himself and prepared to break out.
Countless remnant soldiers gathered around Li Qing. The Xixia people who were the most seriously injured and could barely walk stood at the front with shields. They had no weapons and no need to hold weapons. They were the group who pretended to attack, and they were the ones in front.