Han Shizu

Chapter 901 The Battle of the South Exit 2
The iron kite, just like its name, is full of armor, with a dark background, reflecting a cold light, and releasing a dangerous atmosphere.Three thousand heavy cavalry from the Liao army were divided into ten squads, gathered together like sharp arrows, and went straight towards the front camp of the Han army.

Because of the lack of distance and the heavy armor on his back, it is not easy to increase his speed, and it is difficult to gather his momentum to a high point, but even so, the aura brought by the rush is still distasteful.

The Qianzhaizhaizhai that stood firm had already been destroyed by the Liao army's continuous attacks, and it was really difficult to provide reliable support.Taking advantage of the scattered Liao soldiers attacking the stronghold, Han Lingkun seized the time to replenish soldiers, adjust the formation, and prepare for the next wave of attacks.

Watching the movement of the Liao army's heavy cavalry attacking, his complexion changed drastically, and hot sweat broke out on his forehead. In an emergency, he issued several orders in succession: "The crossbowmen retreat, the shield soldiers step forward, and the spearmen stand up. Pull up all the frames for me!"

Under Han Lingkun's order, the Han army's response was not slow, and could even be described as positive.However, after a long period of fighting by the former, the casualties of the soldiers in Qianzhai were not small. More than 2000 soldiers were directly killed in battle, and their mental strength has declined. In such a state, it is inevitable to adjust. Omissions.

In fact, Han Lingkun once retreated the sergeants on the front line of defense and replaced them with a group of fresh troops, but he failed to implement it.One is that the battle was fierce and anxious. The Liao army spared no casualties, launched fierce attacks, and continued to fight.

The second is that a hasty retreat may cause the entire defense line to loosen, or even cause a rout.As a result, Han Lingkun could only continue to dispatch officers and soldiers to fill in, forming a situation of adding fuel and fighting.

Behind, the stone bombs and kerosene bombs from the Han army were still flying, flying high over the Han village, circling with force, and hitting the Liao army outside with great force.This kind of attack that is difficult to identify the target can cause little damage. As for the blow to morale, it has to be said that the Liao army came prepared and was on the offensive, so the effect was not good.

The Liao army rode heavily, galloping with vigorous hoofs and feet, and the dull sound of hooves stomped, as if stepping on the heart of the Han army in Qianzhai.Many soldiers turned pale and their lips trembled because of this. Not only was their energy exhausted, but it was also a sign of fear. The Han army is also a human being, and they are also flesh and blood. Under such a battlefield situation, they would also be afraid.

When Han Lingkun's defense was not fully settled, the iron kite army had already rushed forward.A wave of crossbows shot at him intensively, causing some damage, but in the end it was a minority. In terms of heavy cavalry assault, this Liao army is obviously well-trained and experienced. The former fell, and the latter followed. .

Facing the car shield gun array of the Han army, they did not rush straight and fiercely, but focused on the weak points and joints to attack, and one blow worked.Without entanglement, soon, there was a forceful and unmatched attacking momentum, piercing into the Han army formation, directly breaking into a distance of one mile.

Under such an offensive rhythm, although the Han soldiers in Qianzhai tried their best to resist, they had fought hard for a long time, no matter how powerful they were, they would eventually fail and fall into a collapsed situation.The heavy cavalry of the Liao army successfully achieved the desired effect of breaking the formation.

In the rear, seeing the effect of the heavy cavalry assault, more than [-] cavalry took advantage of the situation and advanced, then retreated to re-equip the infantry, and their morale was greatly boosted, and then they attacked with cavalry.

In this way, the Liao army directly invested in the offensive force of Qianzhai, broke through [-] paces, and successfully broke through the village.The Han army, on the other hand, is a picture of a rout in chaos.

The front camp was also divided into three battalions. The northernmost front camp fell directly, and the soldiers were divided. Some of them were fighters, and more of them retreated in embarrassment and spread to the middle and rear camps.As the main general, Han Lingkun, in this situation, saw that it was difficult to recover, so he chose to retreat, wanting to abandon the front battalion, and occupy the middle and rear battalions to re-stabilize his position.

Such a choice cannot be completely denied, but the consequences are almost fatal.As soon as he retreated, the entire Qianzhai felt crumbling under the rapid attack of the Liao army.

On the Zhailou of the Chinese army, An Shenqi has been watching the battle from the beginning since the fierce battle, and urgently ordered, dispatched and adjusted, and sharpened his troops to defend against the enemy.The performance of the offensive and defensive sides, all the way through his eyes, the ferocious offensive of the Liao army made his old face tense and very serious. When he saw the crisis in Qianzhai, he finally couldn't help it, and yelled: "This Han Lingkun, what is he doing?" ! 20,000 people can't hold a stronghold!"

As he spoke, he hurried down the stairs, and Luo Yanguan, who was in charge of the defense of the Chinese army, followed closely, with a serious tone, and said: "The Liao army's offensive is fierce and continuous. Our army hastily fought against the enemy, but there is no way out. Now that the Qianzhai is in chaos, we should immediately deploy troops to support it and bring order out of the chaos, so as to curb the Liao army's offensive. Otherwise, once the Qianzhai is completely destroyed, the situation will be irreversible and our army will be in danger!"

"You and Han Chongyun guard the Zhongzhai!" An Shenqi ordered in a cold voice, and immediately led the [-] Chinese soldiers and horses and [-] heavy armors that had been assembled, and went to the front of the village.

At this critical time, as the commander-in-chief of an army, An Shenqi showed a good ability to take responsibility.The front camp and the back camp are already in turmoil, with people running and animals running, making a lot of noise.After urgently beheading hundreds of people running around, they were restrained.Just in the back camp, An Shenqi personally dispatched to stabilize people's hearts, and strengthened a line of defense on the basis of the original.

Han Lingkun directly led his people to retreat to the back camp, but he was not completely dispersed, and he was accompanied by hundreds of soldiers.Seeing that An Shenqi personally brought people up to support him, he was overjoyed and stepped forward quickly.

He walked fast, and An Shenqi's movements were more nimble. He didn't look like a sixty-year-old man at all. He swiped his whip at Han Lingkun three times in a row, and the whip hit Han Lingkun's face, knocking him into a daze.

An Shenqi stared at him viciously, pointed to the north, spit flying, and said angrily: "The soldiers are still fighting bloody, fighting the enemy tenaciously, as the commander of the army, how dare you abandon the camp and retreat with the army behind you?" !"

Facing the furious An Shenqi, Han Lingkun opened his mouth, wanting to explain something, but the severe pain on his face made him unable to speak for a while, and his tear glands lost control.

Looking back to the north, the sound of killing was still loud, and the Liao army's offensive was still strong, but although the Han army was defeated, it did not take advantage of the situation to penetrate the Han village in one fell swoop.From the front battalion to the back battalion, there were Han soldiers and civilians scattered, but there were still some sergeants who regrouped on the spot and resisted desperately, pulling the Liao army into positional warfare again.

Among them, two generals played a key role.One was named Liu Tinghan, a general under An Shenqi's subordinates, and also belonged to the Hebei Frontier Army. He was promoted by Chai Rong in his early years, and this time he and Han Lingkun resisted in Qianzhai.

At the time of the collapse, he was also affected, but under the impact of Liaoqi, he actively gathered soldiers and shouted "Don't mess up, don't disperse, if you mess up, you will die, if you disperse, you will die."And personally raised the knife, leading the people to behead the Liao army rushing south.

In such a chaotic situation, I am afraid that there is no backbone. With Liu Tinghan taking the lead, many Han troops will gather around him immediately, forming a new formation to fight against the Liao army.

The other soldiers of the Han army were also infected and gathered together to fight against the Liao army.These people are all well-trained people who have experienced the tempering of the battlefield. They know that if they completely collapse, they will only fall into the situation of being chased and killed by the Liao army and let them be slaughtered. Resistance is not for the overall situation, but for survival.

The other person is veteran Wang Yin.During this Northern Expedition, Emperor Liu Chengyou finally gave him a chance to join the army. Based on his seniority, he assigned [-] soldiers from Hebei Province to command him.

When the defeat was on the decline, Wang Yin's approach was similar to that of Liu Tinghan. He gathered soldiers and resisted on the spot.

And Wang Yin's will is particularly firm. Participating in the Northern Expedition this time is his last and best chance to justify himself and earn blessings for his descendants.If he is defeated in this battle, the responsibility is certainly not on him. Even if he saves his life in the end, he will have to spend his old age in misery.Rather than this, if Mo Ruo fights to the death, even if he dies in battle, he will still be treated like a martyr and protect his descendants.

Therefore, when Wang Yin embraced the determination of breaking all the boats and dying, the energy that erupted was astonishing.The veteran, who was nearly sixty years old, held a knife in his hand, took the lead, and repeatedly beheaded the Liao army. His body was wounded, and he seemed unaware of it, and his fighting spirit was still high.As if going back to 11 years ago, when the army attacked Du Chongwei, the arrow hit the head, and the demeanor in the mouth was lost.

The heroic and fearless performance of Wang Yin, a veteran, is very morale-inspiring. All the soldiers around him were deeply infected and resisted generously.

In this way, under the leadership of Liu Tinghan, Wang Yin and other generals and officers, although the Han army in Qianzhai was defeated, they showed extremely strong resilience. Of course, it was also driven by the desire to survive.

The generals and soldiers of the Han army, regardless of their formation, gathered together and resisted on the spot, forming small formations, thousands of people, hundreds or even tens of widows, and started fighting with the Liao army.

The situation on the battlefield, in this desperate fight, fell into a state of complete chaos, not only the Han army, but also the intruding Liao army.The cavalry's assault ability, which the Liao army relied on, was greatly weakened and contained, and they could not charge at all. For the Liao cavalry, the Han army focused on the horse's legs and gradually pulled the Liao army into a chaotic battle. .And many Liao troops simply dismounted and fought, fighting indiscriminately, and smashing into a pot of porridge.

On Han Lingkun's side, he was beaten and scolded by An Shenqi. The pain on his face was not as shameful as his heart. I have no worries!"

After finishing speaking, he took his hundreds of Xiong'an soldiers, turned around and rushed back to the north, gathering the defeated soldiers along the way, beheading those Han soldiers who had completely lost their ambitions, without looking back.

On An Shenqi's side, [-] heavy armored infantry were also dispatched. These people are a new force, gods block and kill gods, Buddhas block and kill Buddhas, they are extremely sharp.

He himself, on the other hand, sits in the back camp and doesn't move.Mobilizing manpower, continuing to set up fortifications in front of the camp, setting up formations and digging holes, did not relax at all, and did not dare to waste the time for the soldiers in the front camp to fight bloody battles.

At the same time, soldiers and horses were mobilized from the Central Army and Youzhai to support them.An Shenqi knew very well that although a chaotic battle interrupted the attacking rhythm of the Liao army, relying on its superior strength, it could grind to death the Han army in Qianzhai.

Shi Shouxin of the Xingjie Army also received an order to retreat. He led his men and retreated towards the Zuo Village. The restrained Liao cavalry refused to let go easily, but after several rounds of crossbow strikes, they managed to get rid of it.However, those thousands of Hebei riders continued to stay outside the village, fighting with Liao Qiyou.

After that, on the basis of ensuring defense, Shi Shouxin also sent troops to support Qianzhai. In this way, the Han army showed a posture of enveloping the Liao army in Qianzhai.

After learning about the situation in the village, Yelu Cong sighed: "I knew the Han army was strong, but I didn't expect it to be so tough. It is really a strong enemy of the Liao army!"

However, emotion is emotion, in the face of such a situation, there is no reason to be timid, the power in hand is still very strong, and the army is abundant.Then he transferred the army into the camp to participate in the war, ordered the Liao army in the village to regroup and attack, and get out of the chaos as soon as possible.

Another [-] troops were divided into two groups, and they surrounded the left and right Han villages, harassed and did not attack, restrained other Han troops, and sent an additional [-] cavalry to encircle and suppress the unsightly Hebei cavalry.

Afterwards, Yelu Cong ordered that his command of the central army be moved forward to motivate the Liao army officers and soldiers.The Liao army's offensive, instead of weakening, continued to strengthen.

The melee in the front camp of the Han army lasted for another full hour and a half. With the continuous input of troops from the Liao army, the Han army took the initiative to retreat.In the middle camp, An Shenqi ordered to pile up firewood and grease, and set a big fire to stop his pursuit.

There were originally about [-] Han soldiers and civilian husbands, but less than [-] were alive, and almost everyone was injured.The Liao army rearranged and continued to attack, trying to defeat the Han army in one fell swoop and break into the central army.

However, in front of the rear camp, An Shenqi personally commanded and lined up troops to wait for him.The Liao army who got on the head rushed up suddenly, fired all bows and crossbows, and shot down a large area.

The newly assembled heavy cavalry wanted to imitate the previous work and attack again, but in front of the Han army formation, there were pits for tripping horses, hooks and locks, and they had to face the well-aligned formation of guns, shields, carts, and a row of bed crossbows. Even people and horses can be shot through.

Having lost more than 200 riders, Yelu Cong no longer dared to charge like this with the Tie Kite Army.The offensive of the Liao army was really contained after breaking through the former stronghold of the Han army.

Faced with this situation, Yelu Cong did not back down, and gathered his infantry again, carrying shields and carts to attack, approaching the Han formation, and under the cover of bows and arrows, he wanted to fight in close combat.Because of the lack of troops, some Liao soldiers were even ordered to dismount, pick up the shields and other defensive weapons of the Han army, and continue to attack.

When the cavalry had to fight on foot, it can be seen how forced the Liao army was.Facing the Liao army's style of play that completely ignored casualties, the pressure on the Han army was also huge.Even An Shenqi couldn't help being shocked, he had no other choice, and led the soldiers to resist tenaciously.

The battlefield is like a millstone of flesh and blood, which continues to devour the lives of soldiers on both sides.From the beginning of the battle at dawn to noon, the shouts of killing at Nankou did not stop. Although the Liao army attacked fiercely, under the effective command and tenacious fighting of the Han army, it firmly blocked its attack.

The Liao army directly invested 50,000 people in attacking the stronghold, which caused heavy damage to the Han army, but also suffered heavy casualties.However, being blocked in the front camp and the back camp, no matter how difficult it is to advance an inch, it is impossible to break through the defense of the Han army and attack the Chinese army.

Under such circumstances, Yelu Cong had no intention of slowing down the offensive. He gave all the troops death orders, and did not give the Han army a chance to breathe, nor did he give himself a chance to relax.

Until, another huge Liao army came out in victory.In fact, Deshengkou is not far from Nankou, and the Liao army has already been in place and ready to attack.

However, Yelu Wuzhi was not in a hurry to attack, he just sent people to pay attention to the situation of the battle, and did not order the assault until noon.At a distance of over ten miles, the cavalry arrived in no time. When Yelu Wuzhi led [-] Liao cavalry to attack Nankou from the side, the Han army, from the commander to the soldiers, was terrified.

Only then did An Shenqi understand why the Liao army who came out of Juyongguan was so crazy. The real killer move was at the mouth of victory.Knowing the size of its troops, An Shenqi also had to admit that he was still careless.

If it is said that the Liao army's initiative to attack was expected, then it was unexpected that it mobilized such a powerful force to eat itself.

With Yelu Wuzhi's attack, the Nankou Han army also entered the most dangerous juncture.

(End of this chapter)