The left wing of the Song Army's camp was littered with casualties, and both sides had lost thousands of men and horses. The continuous sound of horns sounded again in the Xia Army's cavalry formation, and the Shang cavalrymen who were outflanking the attacking camp suddenly turned their horses and retreated, seeming to reorganize their formation again.
Launched an attack on the Song army.
However, just as the Xia army's vanguard cavalry rode in a circle and were about to distance themselves from the enemy camp to reorganize their ranks, they saw the tooth flags hoisted by the Song army unfurling, and the originally dense phalanx on the left wing quickly distanced itself.
, the deafening sound of iron hoofs suddenly sounded, and several teams of Song Army cavalry suddenly rushed out of the camp, blocking the path of the Xia Army's vanguard cavalry formation. The leveled lances penetrated dozens of Xia Army knights who were caught off guard.
, the icy-edged saber flew up and down immediately, causing a wave of blood in the Xia army. Flesh, flesh and broken limbs flew together. The neighing of the war horses and the screams of the soldiers echoed through the night sky in an instant! This time it was the Xia army.
He took the initiative to provoke a fight, but seemed unwilling to fight hard, and the opponent did not have an overwhelming advantage in terms of military strength. Xiao Tang asked himself about the command ability of the generals under his command in battle, the instinct of adapting to changes on the battlefield, and the soldiers and horses of each department.
With his combat qualities, even if he took the initiative to attack this group of Xia troops, he would not be at a disadvantage.
Seeing the change in the Song Army's formation, the remaining groups of Xia Army cavalry immediately rushed in like a pack of wolves, responding to the vanguard of their own troops and trying to rush the Song Army's cavalry out of the camp. In the smoke and dust, the Xia Army's hooves were heard.
The knights were getting closer and closer. One of the leading generals shouted loudly. He held up his bow and drew an arrow. While urging the horse to gallop, he opened the bow like a full moon. Although the horse was jolting violently under his crotch, the body of the Xia Jun soldier was as steady as Mount Tai.
Just a quick glance revealed his ability as a nomadic cavalryman who grew up on horseback.
Behind the Xia army's cavalry general, thousands of knights also opened their bows and picked up arrows, trying to shoot several rounds of arrows to kill the enemy before engaging the Song army's cavalry at hand-to-hand combat.
However, at this time in the Song Army's formation, following Wang Jin's order, the long bow strings in the hands of the Jingnan Army officers made rapid sounds again, and a hail of arrows suddenly shot out, and they fired towards the horses.
The Xia Army knights who drew their bows and arrows fell down! At the same time, a group of light cavalry rushed out from the Song Army formation. Under the leadership of Hua Rong and Yan Yun Qishe, they rushed towards the Xia Army cavalry in the opposite direction and led their subordinates to make way.
The generals of the Xia army, who were avoiding the rain of arrows in the Song army's formation, were shocked to see countless cold lights shining in front of them. The arrow clusters flying quickly pierced the air and made a sharp whistling sound. They had already hit in front of them in the blink of an eye!
The Xia army general's face was full of disbelief. Most of the party members were horsemen who had been able to ride bad horses and shoot hard bows since childhood. He also boasted that he was very capable of bowing and horseback riding, but the horse army he was commanding in front of him was...
The jade-faced Song General, who was galloping and shooting, drew the bow, drew the string, stared at the bow, and released the arrow with clean and neat movements. Together with the precise skills of the dozen horse archers behind him, he was probably even better than himself!
The Xia army general opened his mouth to scream, but the sharp arrow shot by Hua Rong pierced his mouth fiercely at this moment. Bright blood flowers bloomed from the back of the Xia general's head, and clusters of sharp arrows also burst from his head.
The back of the head penetrates and pokes out!
Feather arrows whistled, and there was another roar of people and horses neighing. At that time, it was unknown how many Xia Army knights were shot off their horses. Whether it was the intercepted Xia Cavalry vanguard or the other horses running wildly around the Song Army's stronghold,
The military cavalry suffered many losses due to the fierce counterattack of the Song army. At this time, eight or nine hundred paces away from the Song army's camp, the general who led the Xia army's cavalry suddenly launched a surprise attack on the camp where Xiao Tang was stationed looked coldly.
Looking at the battle situation in front of him, he snorted coldly and said: "The infantry army marching westward under the command of Xiao Tang has a rigorous lineup, and the horse army is mostly elite soldiers who are good at riding and shooting. They must report to Chagonin earlier.
Let me know..."
After the Xia army commander finished speaking, he immediately ordered an assistant general beside him: "Send the order and teach the troops to withdraw their troops!"
The assistant general was startled when he heard this and said: "General Kumasai, are we withdrawing now? Song Gou is hateful. If we retreat at this time, I'm afraid we will lose many lives."
The commander-in-chief of the Xia army squinted at the assistant general and said, "What do you know? I am here to find out the details of the Song army under Xiao Tang's command. In accordance with the order of Cha Ge Ning, Zhuo Lahe South, Xishou Baotai, Youxiang Chaoshun and other military commanders are mainly attacking the Song army. There is no need to fight to the death. Since this group of Song army intends to advance westward, entering Hehuang is the territory of our Xia people. If we want to kill all these Song dogs, we must also teach those guys that there is no way to escape!"
Hearing this, the general claimed he was so, and immediately ordered the military officials not far away to blow the horns. The Xia army cavalry who were riding around the Song army camp immediately gathered their formations after hearing the horn horns, and began to march toward them. Riding and galloping away from the north.
"Kill!" Niu Gao screamed in the melee. The four-blade iron mace he held in his left hand violently swung away the big ax coming from the enemy. Immediately, he swung the iron mace in his hand violently, and a shower of blood mixed with brain matter splattered. A Xia Army cavalry general was killed under his horse. Just as Niu Gao was getting ready to kill, he saw the enemy troops in the melee suddenly turning their horses and galloping away to the north. He was originally waiting to lead his troops to chase them. However, when he heard the loud sound of gold ringing in his own stronghold, he could only shake his blood-stained iron mace with unfulfilled satisfaction, and led his troops back to give orders to Xiao Tang.
"Shuai Xiao, when the Xia army fought against our army in the past, it was best to use the tactics of luring the enemy deep, encircling and annihilating them. This strange group of enemies riding in may also induce our army to advance rashly."
In the company camp, Liu Zhongwumei, who had a lot of experience in side court battles, was talking to Xiao Tang. Xiao Jiasui, who was on the side, frowned slightly and said in deep thought: "These more than 10,000 cavalry are more likely to come to find out the reality. I When the military arrived in Lanzhou, it seemed that the Xia army had already targeted them before they reached the most intense fighting area in the west..."
"Although the enemy's movements are not clear at the moment, we can't mess up our position. Besides, whether the Xia army comes or not, we still have to march westward to Hehuang. We should remain unchanged to cope with all changes. We can only wait and see what happens. You guys can play whatever tricks you want."
Xiao Tang said in a deep voice, but he felt uneasy for no reason. Ever since he led his troops to retake Xiao Pass, he felt that the Xia army's movements had become more and more unpredictable. It is important to be cautious in using troops, Gai Zhi He is a close friend, but now that the enemy is in an unpredictable situation, what is the other party's plan?
Now we must rush to Xining Prefecture as soon as possible, first join up with Tong Guan and Liu Fa's Western Army Song Army, and then think of a good strategy to defeat the enemy...
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At the same time, chariots and horses rumbled in and out of Xining Prefecture, a military town on the western frontier of Bianting in the Great Song Dynasty. Thousands of Forbidden Army troops escorted pack mule carts loaded with supplies of food and grass in and out, and tens of thousands of civilians carried military supplies. Equipment, the weather is getting colder, and the people who are doing physical work are breathing thick white air from their mouths. From time to time, a gust of wind blows by, and even the healthy soldiers can't help but shiver like chaff from the cold.
Liu Fa also exhaled a puff of white air. He wrapped the blood-red cloak around him tighter, and rode his horse straight to the military commander's festival hall in Xining Prefecture. There were military health in the city. Seeing Liu Fa, who had a high prestige in the Western Army, he stood up and saluted respectfully. Liu Fa nodded, although his expression was very calm, but he was very confused in his heart.
A few days ago, Liu Fa commanded several Western Army units under the jurisdiction of Yanyan Road and Jingyuan Road, and they fought with the Xia Army. Because the Xia Army mobilized its troops frequently, Liu Fa was currently busy mobilizing troops to garrison Zhenwu.
The city was waiting for the new fortress built by the Song army to threaten the Xia Kingdom. However, at this juncture, Tong Guan sent military officials to summon Liu Fa one after another, saying that there was an important military meeting to discuss.
Tong Guan served as the Xuanfu envoy to Shaanxi, Hedong and Hebei, and was worshiped as Taifu. He was also the commander-in-chief of the Song-Xia war. Naturally, Liu Fa could not disobey his will. However, after days of killing the three armies, they were tired, and now they were
When it was time to recuperate and reorganize, Liu Fa couldn't help but wonder: So what on earth is Tong Guan saying about urgent military affairs discussions at this time?