But it is said that after Xiao Tang led his troops to break through the encirclement, the Xia army still relied on the advantage of numerous cavalry to pursue the Song army that moved south. In the absence of infantry coordination, several groups of cavalry either outflanked or attacked the rear formations frequently.
A harassment attack was launched towards the main formation, and Xiao Tang's officers and soldiers formed dense and rigorous formations on the way to the new army. Naturally, these troops who had long been able to kill the formation were not panicked by the Xia army's harassment tactics.
What's more, there are still a large number of crossbowmen in the Song army formation. Among them, they are equipped with divine arm bows with a range and power far beyond ordinary crossbows. The sudden triggering of the weapons can make the enemy cavalry fall off their horses under the intensive attack.
, let alone trying to break into the Song army's lineup, even if it is slightly closer to Germany, the cavalry will have to pay heavy casualties, not to mention that the light cavalry, which is crudely equipped compared to the iron kite, can penetrate the weaker enemy.
formation, but at this time, the Song army's formation was filled with sword players, simple sword players, and long gunmen who were waiting in strict formation. Even if the Xia army wanted to fight for their lives, it would be difficult to achieve results.
Since the fierce battles with several armies led by Cha Ge, the war-experienced units in the Western Army have been tasked with more frontal fierce battles with the enemy. The Hedong Jingnan Army and other units are well-equipped. Wang Jin added in detail
There has never been any negligence during the training, but even for those military warriors who have experienced the Hedong War, they still lack the tempering of real swords and guns on the battlefield. The war Xiao Tang is facing now is very dangerous, and a failure will be fatal.
It is possible to fall into the realm of eternal destruction, so Xiao Tang was able to evacuate in an orderly manner from the enemy's designed siege and death zone, without being collapsed under the successive attacks of Xia's cavalry, like Wu Jie, Yao Pingzhong, and Zhai Xing
, the veterans of the Western Army led by fierce generals such as Zhai Jin led the Jingnan Army and other units to maintain the integrity of their own troops and horses, and they definitely contributed a lot.
But it is precisely because of this that the casualties of Xiao Tang's Western Army units such as Yanyan Road and Jingyuan Road were extremely heavy. Together with the losses of soldiers and horses of the Forbidden Army in other armies, even if there are now Zhai Xing, Zhai Jin, Zhu Dingguo's Liu Fa
The fierce generals under his command gathered many troops that were defeated in the previous period and joined forces with Xiao and Tang Dynasty. Now the Song army can only have about 20,000 soldiers and horses, although it is not like Liu Fa who was eventually defeated due to the disparity in strength.
The whole front was defeated, but the several Song armies that followed Xiao Tang to the west also lost eight or nine thousand soldiers, and there were also many wounded soldiers who were seriously injured but gritted their teeth and could not rest.
In addition, the Xia Army cavalry chasing behind them continued to launch harassment attacks, and Cha Ge's exhaustion tactics also caused the energy and physical exhaustion of the Song troops under Xiao Tang to reach their limit. Xiao Tang followed the advice of Xu Guanzhong and others.
Next, the Song army in the southern part of Kalochuan moved to the fortress built previously according to the method of building a city and advancing slowly to rest and reorganize. After all, the Xia army relied on the advantage of the number of troops and horses to attack in turn. No matter how tenacious and fierce the troops under their command were,
Born of flesh and blood, they also need to eat, sleep, recuperate, and rest.
On the way to continue marching, the uniforms and armor of the soldiers of the Song Army under Xiao Tang's command were in ruins, and their shirts were soaked in blood. They were usually strong and powerful men in the army, but at this time, they could not help but have a few stains on their faces.
They were very tired. However, several cavalry groups in the Xia army were still like a group of wild wolves that encountered a prey in the wilderness. They gathered together to follow them all the way, and sometimes launched tentative attacks, just waiting for the prey to be unable to resist due to physical exhaustion.
They swarmed up and tore it into pieces, and Chage had also led the rest of the Xia army to move south aggressively and began to launch a large-scale counterattack against the Song army...
On the long frontier between Song and Xia, in addition to the deployment of many regular Song army forbidden troops, there were also a large number of civilians. The Xiang army rushed to the front line and was dispatched by the military commander. They were responsible for delivering messages, building cities and villages, making ordnance, building roads and bridges, and transporting troops.
During these days, people and horses were galloping in several plains, hills, and valleys, and there were sounds of fighting, men's roars and wailings, and even the helpless cries of women and children.
It was the collision of gold and iron, and the muffled sound of a sharp knife piercing flesh. Countless lives were lost as they fled in panic.
Cha Ge led several armies to the south. Wherever they passed, the Song army's strongholds that were closer to the fortresses had to be broken down and leveled.
The number of local civilian casualties reached tens of thousands in a few days.
The two countries of Song and Xia had fought fiercely with each other for more than a hundred years. All the old and new hatreds were added together. It was not uncommon for many famous generals in the Song army to break through the important towns of Xia and massacre and surrender soldiers. Therefore, Cha Ge led the army.
The army pursued Xiao and Tang Dynasty. While Liu Fa sent his soldiers and horses, he also allowed his soldiers to chase and massacre the unarmed Song people. He also understood that the war between the two countries had begun, and at this time he allowed his warriors to kill, rob, and vent their anger.
Hatred for the enemy country is also one of the most effective ways to encourage these Xia army soldiers to fight hard and fight bravely. Although this famous general of the Xia army who has experienced battles is used to seeing extremely tragic scenes, he has no idea about the rights and wrongs between the two countries.
The hatred has long been ignored, but these Song people living at the Song-Xia border are not only logistical support for the enemy, but also resources that can be plundered and utilized by our own army. Therefore, for Cha Ge, these Song people are not
There is no compassion or tenderness to speak of.
This is especially true for Xiao Tang and Liu Fa.
Even for some Song Army strongholds with relatively complete defense systems, Brother Cha had already mobilized troops and sent some Hengshan Qiang who were accustomed to fighting in the mountains, either relying on the steep mountains and ridges to shuttle, or quietly lurking near the Song Army's strongholds, taking advantage of the opportunity.
When the Song army didn't react at all, he commanded groups of fierce troops to suddenly pour out from the surroundings, waving their weapons, climbed over the city wall, broke through the city gate, and then allowed Xia Jun's son to kill the awakened Song soldiers and civilians.
Bloody light burst out everywhere in the walled city, and the wildly neighing war horses also trampled the Song army defenders who tried to resist stubbornly into a pulp under their feet. Perhaps in just an hour, every military walled village, regardless of the Song Dynasty's forbidden army,
All the old, weak, women and children were slaughtered, and their lives were tragically lost due to the crazy counterattack of the Xia army.
In front of Zhenwu City, where Liu Fa led his army to garrison, there was also a roar of killings and arrows raining like rain. However, Xia's army was as straight as a swarm of ants, advancing fearlessly against the rolling logs and rocks that fell from time to time.
, although the defenders of the city also relied on the dangerous and strong fortifications to wipe out the lives of many Xia soldiers who attacked the city, but at this time they were completely beaten by the enemy and fell into a passive defensive posture.
Although Zhenwu City was littered with corpses, General Xia Jun, who came to attack the city under Cha Ge's order, looked very calm and calm. He said leisurely: "Cha Ge Ning Ling has a clever plan, and this plan has come true!"
