Fenghou

Chapter 22 Bloody Battle (Part [-])
Old man Yang's son is called Yang Dazhi, a bold man in his thirties, of medium build, but very strong, with explosive muscles all over his body, like a leopard.

Yang Dazhi is the most famous hunter with a radius of tens of miles. He has followed his father into the mountains to hunt since he was [-] years old. He has been hunting for [-] years and knows all kinds of situations in the mountains like the back of his hand.

"The county captain came to our village this afternoon, and it happened that I was not at home. He found two other hunters and asked to guide Jin Bing, but the two hunters refused to guide Jin Bing, so the county captain took their family members away."

The information brought by Yang Dazhi is very important, which means that the Jurchen cavalry has not withdrawn, and it is very likely that the Jurchen reinforcements are coming to Linyou County.

Chen Qing asked again: "If we want to retreat to Jingyuan Road, is it feasible at this time?"

Yang Dazhi nodded with a smile and said, "It's feasible at the moment, but it will start to snow in half a month. It's okay if the snow isn't too heavy, but I'm afraid of a blizzard, and the road will definitely be closed."

"Can the horses pass?"

Yang Dazhi showed a look of embarrassment, "It can be said that this is completely impossible. There are three roads to climb over rocks, and there are more than one place. The horses will definitely not be able to pass."

Chen Qing thought for a while and then asked: "Is there such a possibility? For example, in a valley or an open area, we can take our horses and hide in the mountains, and return to the military camp after it snows."

Yang Dazhi smiled wryly and said: "There are two places to hide, but I can tell the general that these two places are not difficult to find. Almost all hunters know that if the Song Army's horses disappear, then the Jurchens will Know where the general is."

"I understand!"

Chen Qing stood up and asked Yang Dazhi to rest, and he immediately ordered all the soldiers to stop working and rest.
At daybreak, Wanyan Huonu led an army of [-] to Linyou County. The [-] cavalry were overwhelming and murderous. Xiao Yantuo had already been waiting at the city gate to greet him. !"

"How is the situation of the Song army?" Wanyan Huo Nu asked coldly.

"Reporting to Mr. Wan, they are in the Qilin Army Village. Based on various intelligence analysis, it should be them. The humble subordinates are monitoring the valley. They have not left yet."

"How is the combat effectiveness?"

"Yesterday, I attacked Qilinzhai tentatively and lost more than [-] Han troops. The opponent is well-trained and a strong enemy!"

Xiao Yantuo's attitude made Wanyan Huonu very satisfied, he said lightly: "The emperor has decreed that anyone who captures this person alive or sacrifices his head will be sealed off ten thousand households, General Xiao, this is your chance!"

Xiao Yantuo felt terrified in his heart, knowing that he had to bet on it with all his strength today.

"Humble job will go all out!"

"very good!"

Wanyan Huonu turned her sharp gaze to Li Boliang, "Are you the county magistrate?"

Li Boliang had already heard the murderous name of Wanyan Huonu, he said in horror: "The humble post is Li Boliang, the county magistrate!"

"Prepare [-] sheep and [-] shi of grain for the army before noon, and the whole family will be beheaded a moment later!"

Li Boliang felt that his crotch was hot, and he was so scared that he peed out.

Wanyan Huonu didn't care about him, and ordered Xiao Yantuo: "Lead the way ahead, go to Qilin Village!"

"Follow the order!"

Xiao Yantuo led [-] cavalry to lead the way, followed by [-] troops, and marched towards Qilin Village
Li Boliang's legs went limp and he was on the verge of falling, his staff member Du Jin hurriedly supported him, "Your Majesty, please take care!"

Li Boliang wanted to cry without tears: "Where can I find [-] sheep in one morning? There is only [-] shi of grain in the county warehouse, and I will be killed!"

"Your Majesty, there must be many people who have sheep, so we can only search from door to door. If there are not so many sheep, we can use pigs and cattle to top them up, or use chickens, ducks and geese to make up the number. Get it together, it should work out."

Li Boliang thought about it, and he suddenly gritted his teeth and said, "Let Qiao's livestock go bankrupt and buy sheep, and that bastard surnamed Wang, just say he is a spy of the Song Army, arrest him and behead him for public display!"

In the room of the army stronghold, several generals gathered together.

Chen Qing said to the crowd: "The main force of the Golden Army has arrived. There are about six or seven thousand people. Now we need to make a decision. Whether to fight the Golden Army or save our strength and retreat first. I want to hear everyone's opinions."

Yang Hua raised her hand and said, "I discussed this issue with my brothers last night, and they all agreed that they would rather die in battle than run away."

"Xin Dutou, where are you?"

Dutou Xinlie smiled and said: "Jin Bing really thinks highly of us. He sent six or seven thousand people here. If we don't play with them, I'm really sorry for them."

"What about Zheng Ping's opinion?" Chen Qing asked the capital again, Zheng Ping.

Zheng Ping smiled slightly: "This is a good deal, all I know is that we will never lose money!"

The other two leaders also unanimously expressed their willingness to fight the enemy and never withdraw!
Everyone had the same opinion, and it was within Chen Qing's expectation. After the crowd dispersed, Lieutenant General Yang Yuanqing reminded Chen Qing: "Although brothers are willing to fight to the death, this is only their wish. As the chief general, the general must remain rational."

After Yang Yuanqing left, Chen Qing turned around and looked into the distance. His mind had never been so clear as it is now. He needed thousands of Jurchen corpses to sharpen his sword of the famous Song Dynasty general.

"Ugh-"

The horn of Qilin Village sounded, and more than [-] soldiers of the Song Army quickly assembled.

Chen Qing stood on a big rock, looking at the young faces.

He turned his head and pointed at the mountain, and said loudly to the soldiers: "Everyone knows that we can retreat to Jingyuan Road after crossing the mountain. A large number of enemy troops are coming, so should we retreat? We want to retreat, but not now, and the battle will not last." That's called withdrawing, leaving without fighting, that's not called withdrawing, that's called fleeing!"

Chen Qing took a deep breath, and continued: "Our Song army fled too much without fighting. Hebei fled watching the wind, hundreds of thousands of troops by the Yellow River fled after hearing the drum, and even the Jin soldiers killed Jiangnan. The court thought of fleeing, but Can we not escape today?
This land is ours. We use our lives and blood to defend this land left by our ancestors. I want to show the Jurchens that there is still a Song army that is not afraid of them, even if we only have five hundred people, even if we face them. Against dozens of enemy troops, we still have to fight, resist, and defend our dignity with blood. We can evacuate after a bloody battle, but we will never run away! "

Chen Qing raised his arms and shouted, "Brothers, if we don't run away today, we will kill the Jurchen Tartars!"

The blood of every soldier was boiling, and they raised their arms and shouted together, "Kill the Jurchen Tartars—"

The shouts soared into the sky.

Six thousand five hundred golden soldiers marched into the valley in a mighty way, and set up a camp at the foot of the mountain. Wanyan Huonu looked up at the road up the mountain. He participated in the battle against Shangjing of the Liao Kingdom. The arduous siege battle is still fresh in Wanyan Huonu's memory. Seeing this winding mountain road, he immediately realized that this would also be a tragic battle.

The other party only had a few hundred people. Normally, these hundreds of Song troops would not be worth his effort to fight hard, but now it is the revenge of killing his father, he will catch the other party at all costs, even if the six thousand troops are wiped out, he is still there. No hesitation!

"Xiao Qianhu, you lead two thousand people to attack the head. If you can reach the top of the mountain, I will count it as your first achievement and guarantee your promotion!"

Xiao Yantuo hastily bowed and said: "I obey the order!"

He has already been kicked off the shelf, and he can't tolerate him saying no. He is very aware of the cruelty of Wanyan Huo Nu, and also knows the unfinished words in the other party's words. What if he can't reach the top of the mountain?
Wanyan Huonu was overjoyed, and sternly shouted: "Beat the drums for me!"

"Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom!"

The earth-shattering drums sounded. Xiao Yantuo was wearing heavy armor, holding a shield and a spear. He was going to fight in person. Behind him were two thousand Khitan soldiers. It was normal. When all the Han people were exhausted, it was the Khitan's turn. people.

The Khitan soldiers were better equipped than the Han army. Although they were also in leather armor, each of them held a shield and a spear. They formed a long team, held their shields high, and marched step by step along the mountain road to the top of the mountain.

Looking down from above, there is only an undulating shield, and the soldiers are hiding under the shield, like a pangolin covered with scales.

The Song army focused on defending the last slope up the mountain. Most of the soldiers were concentrated on this slope. Here, the best effect can be achieved by rolling giant trees down the slope.

In addition, five defense lines were built on the slope. The first line of defense was at the turn at the bottom of the slope, and then every twenty steps was a defense line made of mud bags. A hole was left in advance to facilitate the retreat of the soldiers below.

It was interesting for Chen Qing to watch the [-] enemy troops wriggling and climbing up like worms. The two rows of soldiers in the front held up their shields to block the bows and crossbows directly in front, while the soldiers behind them all held their shields above their heads.

Yang Yuanqing said in a low voice: "General, if the height is high enough, soldiers' arrows can pierce through Jurchens' shields!"

Chen Qing agreed with this judgment. Although he had no experience in this field, a soldier's arrow weighed two catties, and the higher it fell, the stronger the impact would be. A wooden shield really couldn't stop the impact of the soldier's arrow.

"Prepare the city defense bow!"

There are a total of two hundred and fifty siege bows, each with ten large soldier arrows. These are sharp weapons obtained from the Qishan County warehouse, but it is a pity that there is no bed crossbow that Chen Qing has been thinking about.

Two hundred and fifty soldiers stand ready with their bows and arrows
Two thousand soldiers entered the third ramp, five ramps away from the top of the mountain, and a height of [-] meters from the top of the mountain, which is equivalent to a [-]-story building, which is high enough to shoot through enemy shields.

"Fire arrows!" Chen Qing gave the order to fire.

The two hundred and fifty soldiers are masters who have practiced step bow hard, and they have a good sense of distance.

Two hundred and fifty soldier arrows shot out at the same time, drawing arcs in the air, and shot straight to the top of Jin Bing's head.
' Whoosh!Whoosh!Whoosh! '

The powerful arrows rained down, the shields were broken, or were directly pierced. The arrows continued to shoot through the armor of the soldiers below. There were screams one after another, and hundreds of soldiers fell from the arrows.

Wanyan Huonu's eyes were sharp, and he remembered the frightening scene when they attacked the capital. Thousands of golden soldiers were shot through their shields and bodies by the Liao army's arrows, and the soldiers fell one by one like mowing grass.

But so what?Shangjing was captured by them as well.

"Keep beating the drums and let them run!"

The sound of war drums became urgent, 'Boom!Boom!Boom!Boom! 'This is the drumbeat of the war.

Xiao Yantuo gritted his teeth and shouted, "Follow me!"

Since the shields couldn't block the Song army's arrows, the Khitan soldiers also went all out, shouting and running upwards, and the attack speed suddenly accelerated.

(End of this chapter)