Chapter 843 Besieging the city to help, half-assistance
"Informed Marshal Xiao Jie, the troops encircling Yinzhou City have been prepared. The various military divisions in Sui Dezhou are waiting for dispatch, and they have also dispatched troops and horses to the frontline military strongholds to guard. As for the large siege equipment, half of it is also provided by Mi Zhi.
, Nuanquan, several military strongholds on the Qing border were escorted to the Zhenbian stronghold, and the Commander-in-Chief only stayed there to obey orders before giving orders."
At this time, Wang Jin rode his horse to Xiao Tang and reported to him. Although the two of them had a deep affection for each other, in the army, Wang Jin and Xiao Tang were very strict when discussing military affairs, and would not be affected by their friendship at all.
He lost military etiquette towards Xiao Tang.
This time, although Xiaotang assembled several troops of the Forbidden Army on standby in Suidezhou to suddenly attack Yinzhou City, the besieging army only had a small number of simple siege equipment and sling artillery such as ladders, bamboo flying ladders, and cyclone cannons.
As for the heavy siege weapons such as flying ladders, sky bridges, overhead carriages, watchtower carriages, and even double-shooting cannons, five-shooting cannons, and seven-shooting cannons, they were not transported with the army. After all, when entering the Xia Kingdom territory, in addition to the necessary baggage
If rations and siege equipment must be transported, it will inevitably seriously slow down the Song army's mobility.
Xiao Tang stared at Yinzhou City, which was surrounded by water on the east side of the city gate. He knew that as long as he gave an order, thousands of soldiers would transform into countless ants and swarm up to gnaw at the city. It might only take a moment.
, then countless living men will become corpses lying in a pool of blood. Indeed, sometimes victory on the battlefield can only be achieved with human lives. Even generals who are considerate of their soldiers will fail because of some things that must be achieved in the war.
The soldiers under his command were driven forward to sacrifice their lives for the purpose, but that time has not yet reached that point.
"Send the order, and after the three armies have piled up earth to build walls, driven piles and built camps, they will assign men and horses to take turns harassing the enemy every day, and use powerful crossbowmen to cover the city head, but they must not attack by force."
Xiao Tang just gave the order. When he saw Wang Jin's respectful expression, he shook his head and said: "Master Wang, you and I are old acquaintances, so there is no need to be so restrained... The battle is now complete, we just wait for the rest of the Xia Kingdom
There is a movement of troops and horses."
Wang Jin pondered for a moment, and then said: "Guanzhong is knowledgeable and talented, and he is also very good at studying the geography and topography of all parts of the world. After he and Xiao Jieshuai arrived at Bianting, General Wu also heard that he visited Bianting's mountains, rivers, cities, and passes in Song and Xia Dynasties.
On the map, where to camp, where to ambush, and where suitable for a large army to cover up and kill are all marked one by one. What's more, the strategies he proposed to the Commander-in-Chief were designed to accumulate enemies and attack them, and they could be used repeatedly to destroy them.
The enemy's strength was very subtle, so I thought this plan would work."
Xiao Tang also nodded when he heard this, but then changed his subject and said leisurely: "Now that Instructor Wang holds an important position in the Jingnan Army, he is engaged in side activities, and finally he does not bury what he has learned in his life. I just think of me back then.
I had my first meeting with Instructor Wang at the Bianjing Forbidden Army Academy. The past was just like yesterday, just waiting for the war between Song and Xia. After Instructor Wang made great achievements in Bianting, I also look forward to returning to the hometown of Xiaojiaji with Instructor Wang to pay homage to my mentor.
I’m sure I’ll be very happy to see my coach fulfill my wish.”
After listening to Xiao Tang's words, Wang Jin, who was respectful and serious, finally showed a smile and said with emotion: "Wei Jiang is also thinking about it, and he is also looking forward to the day when he can reunite with old friends such as Senior Zhou from Xiaojiaji."
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Seven or eight days after Xiao Tang led the Song army on the eastern front and arrived at Yinzhou City, Xiazhou, Shizhou, Dejing Town, Shenduiyi and other towns in the eastern region of Xia that were heavily guarded also received news of the incoming enemy troops.
After all, Yinzhou is also a strategically important place on the front line of Song and Xia, so the generals of the Xia army from all over the country immediately mobilized their troops and rushed to support Yinzhou City at starry night to outflank the Song army's retreat.
General Xia Junxiao, who was dispatched from Dejing Town to the north of the Wuding River, gathered fifteen thousand soldiers and horses from the surrounding military towns and hurried to the riverside. After waiting for the scouts, the scouts had already crossed the river to conduct a search and reported to the headquarters troops on the other side of the river.
After sending the signal, the generals of the Xia army who were eager to go to the rescue saw that there was no ambush near the other side of the river. They thought that the Song army was attacking Yinzhou with all its strength and had not arranged troops and horses on the important road. So they immediately ordered a pontoon bridge to be built across the river and led the troops to rush in.
He got to the front and crossed the river bank first.
However, when about half of the troops had just crossed the river, the Xia army heard a loud noise from the upper reaches of the river valley, as if thousands of troops were galloping. The huge waves immediately covered countless gravel and logs and crashed under the impact of the rapids.
He came and instantly cut the Xia Kingdom's troops crossing the river in half!
The officers of the Xia State who had already crossed the river were stunned, and the several pontoon bridges that had been built had already been smashed to pieces by the gravel and logs caught in the huge waves. Countless Xia State officers who had crossed the river also fell into the river one after another, and were instantly destroyed.
He rushed without knowing where he was going.
Then the Xia army, which had not yet crossed the river, unexpectedly discovered that in the valley far away on the other side of the river, countless Song troops suddenly broke out and rushed towards their own soldiers and horses crossing the river mouth. The Xia army soldiers who crossed the river bank
Before the horse had time to react, thousands of sharp wolf-tooth arrows were fired in an instant, making a piercing scream in mid-air, and then flew across the sky, heading towards Xia like a waterfall.
The soldiers poured down!
When the wolf's fangs and arrows rained down into the Xia Army's formation, which was caught off guard, sharp arrow clusters penetrated from the bodies of countless Xia Army soldiers, and while the bright red dripped on the arrow clusters, round after round of arrow rain
pouring down from the sky, a large number of Xia soldiers were like wheat being cut down during the autumn harvest. They were hit by arrows one by one, fell to the ground, and died! Nearly a thousand corpses of Xia soldiers soon appeared on the banks of the Wuding River, and there were
Many people fell in pools of blood and screamed for help.
The general who commanded the Xia army was quite strong. Although a sharp arrow shot through his shoulder and knocked him off his horse, and red blood was flowing out of the wound, he endured the pain and pulled it out.
Although the arrow cluster was caught in the enemy's path this time, there were still five or six thousand Xia soldiers and horses across the river, and they still had the strength to fight with the Song army. The Xia army rushed to Yinzhou City in two directions, and the army
Echoing each other from afar, they formed a pincer attack. The Song army not only had to attack the city but also beware of the enemy troops coming from behind to outflank it. How many troops and horses could be used?
Just as the Xia Army general pulled out the steel knife from his waist, ordered the crossbowmen to quickly fight back at the Song Army, and ordered the rest of the infantry to prepare for a deadly battle, he suddenly heard the desolate horn sound again, and the Xia Army general
The general immediately felt that the ground beneath his feet seemed to be shaking slightly.
Countless black dots appeared on the other side of the horizon. They were rolling in like dark clouds. The soldiers and horses of the Xia Kingdom who had crossed the river saw the armored cavalry troops. Even the men and horses were almost wrapped in iron armor.
I was overjoyed at first, but then I thought about the iron kite heavy cavalry from other military divisions. When were they dispatched here?
When a fiery red Song army flag was erected in the heavy cavalry unit, the expressions of the Xia army officers suddenly changed! At this time, hundreds of heavy armored cavalry in the front row had already raised their sharp lances and began to attack the Xia army crossing the river.
Charge, the iron hooves wrapped in linen knocked on the ground with a dull rumble, as if they were trampling heavily on the hearts of the Xia army's soldiers and horses, making them shudder!
The snoring of the heavy war horses became more and more clearly audible, and the torrent of steel rolled up by the heavy armored cavalry roared towards them, as if a giant hammer slammed into the loose formation of the Xia army, with a dull impact and a shrill howl.
There was an immediate roar. Under the galloping rush of a series of horsemen and cavalry wrapped in iron armor, countless infantry were knocked away in an instant. The lances and sabers among the heavy horsemen also fired at the panicked Xia army soldiers.
With his body snatched away, the front line of the Xia army was soon in disarray under the charge of the enemy's heavy cavalry. Blood splattered on the ground where they fell, and their stumps were flying everywhere!
However, the soldiers and horses of the Xia army that had not yet crossed the river could only watch helplessly as the iron cavalry of the Song army on the other side rampaged through their own army formation, gradually turning into a one-sided massacre.
