Fenghou

Chapter 665 Recapture
Shang Dongyan stood on the top of the mountain and watched the movement of the fire. From the change of the fire, he could know the attack situation of the Song army. If the fire dispersed and disappeared, it was the Song army who dragged the fire away and threw it off the cliff. When a new fire is lit, it means that the Song army has begun to attack the second pass.

Of course, if the fire remains unchanged, it proves that the Song army's attack is unfavorable, and it was suppressed before the first pass.

Of course Shang Dongyan hoped that such a situation would happen, but he also knew that this kind of situation was not realistic. With the strength of Chen Qing's army, it might be delayed a little, but it would never fail to attack.

Only a quarter of an hour passed, but the flames remained motionless, which was a bit unexpected to him. More than a thousand people attacked, even if there were two or three hundred casualties, as long as they worked hard, they would definitely be able to charge forward.

This is the Western Army who is good at fighting?Not even a fire can crack it.

Shang Dongyan faintly felt that something was wrong, and always felt that something would go wrong.

At this moment, there was a shout of killing suddenly behind him, Shang Dongyan turned his head suddenly, and looked to the north in surprise, why did the shout of killing come from the north, could it be that the Song army from Yingli County came to kill him?

impossible!He also deployed fire piles and a thousand defensive soldiers in the north. Even if the Song army came from the north, he would not rush up the mountain so quickly.

"General!"

A soldier rushed to report, "Song soldiers are attacking the gate of the village, and the brothers are almost unable to resist."

As soon as the voice fell, there was only a loud bang, and a puff of thick smoke rose into the air. It was the explosion of gunpowder.

Shang Dongyan's scalp exploded, and he immediately shouted: "All the soldiers on the top of the mountain go to the Beizhai Gate to fight!"

In fact, the Beizhai Gate had already fallen, and the Song army blasted the Beizhai Gate with gunpowder barrels. Yang Zaixing led more than a thousand soldiers into the village, and there was a steady stream of Song Army soldiers coming to kill them.

The soldiers of the Xixia Army also came up to fight, and the two sides fought fiercely on the top of the mountain, fighting to the death. The soldiers of the Xixia Army were also well-trained and tenacious, and they were evenly matched with the Song Army.

It's just that most of the troops were deployed on the mountain road, and there were only [-] Xixia troops on the top of the mountain. Shang Dongyan ordered that all the other troops withdraw to the top of the mountain except for [-] soldiers to stay on the mountain road to the south.

Two thousand Xixia soldiers retreated up the mountain from the north and south mountain roads, but the one thousand Xixia troops on the north mountain road were blocked. The Song army poured hundreds of barrels of kerosene down, ignited the rolling logs, and the entire north mountain road turned into a sea of ​​flames.

And a thousand soldiers on the mountain road to the south rushed to the top of the mountain and joined the fierce battle against the Song army.

The fierce battle on the top of the mountain was very bloody and tragic. Both sides had no way out and could only fight to the death. Yang Zaixing brandished a long spear and appeared like a ghost.

Shang Dongyan saw that the opponent's commander had excellent marksmanship and was unstoppable, so he quietly took down his bow and arrow, unfurled it, and gave the soldiers a wink, the two soldiers shot arrows at Yang Zaixing together, just as the arrows of the soldiers shot out, Shang Dongyan's cold arrow was also shot immediately.

Yang Zaixing felt the sound of piercing through the air, and swung his long spear out, 'Dang!when! After blocking two cold arrows, he retracted his spear and stabbed a Xixia soldier back, but at this moment, another cold arrow shot towards his neck. Appearing when he could no longer resist, Yang Zaixing instinctively shrugged his shoulders and used his shoulders to block the vitals of his neck.

'puff! The arrow hit his left shoulder, Yang Zaixing felt a sharp pain in his shoulder, and his strength in his arm quickly disappeared. Seeing that the general was injured, the soldiers surrounded him one after another, covered him with shields, and retreated the general.

Yang Zaixing felt numbness in his shoulders, and knew that the arrowhead was poisonous. He tore open his clothes, pulled out the dagger, and gouged out the arrowhead and the surrounding flesh. Blood poured out, and the severe pain almost made him faint.

Two experienced soldiers worked together to scatter the blackened flesh around them

It was cut off and disinfected with strong wine. Yang Zaixing screamed in pain and passed out. When the blood turned red, the two soldiers immediately applied hemostatic and pain-relieving ointment and bandaged them up.

Yang Zaixing woke up again in a blink of an eye, and asked, "Does it hurt your bones?"

The soldier shook his head with a smile, "The muscles and bones are not injured, but Tong Zhi's knife gouged out too hard, and I'm afraid he won't be able to fight for a month or two."

Yang Zaixing nodded and looked at the arrow. There was a Chinese character 'Shang' on the arrow shaft. He gritted his teeth and said angrily: "Order the whole army to kill Shang Dongyan. He will be promoted to two ranks and rewarded with a thousand taels of silver!"

Under the heavy reward, there must be brave men. The military order was passed down, and the Song army attacked like a tide. At this time, Gao Ding led the army to arrive, and the number of the Song army increased sharply.

A general rushed to Shang Dongyan and shouted: "General, the reinforcements from the Song Army have arrived, and the brothers can't hold back. If you don't retreat, the entire army will soon be wiped out."

Shang Dongyan's lips were already biting and bleeding, and his heart was in great pain. He had finally captured the Gita Village. He thought he could turn the situation in Xixia, but he didn't expect his hope to be shattered so quickly.

There are also soldiers at the foot of the mountain who have withdrawn. They are all veterans who have followed him for many years. Retreating by themselves is tantamount to putting them to death, but Shang Dongyan also knows that the defeat is doomed, and it will be too late if they don't withdraw.

Shang Dongyan endured the pain and ordered: "Order the whole army to retreat!"

"Dang! Dang! Dang! Dang!" The Xixia Army's withdrawal bell rang, and the defensive soldiers at the bottom of the mountain ran wildly up the mountain, and the soldiers on the top of the mountain also turned around and fled to the east path. , The Xixia Army suffered countless casualties.

After a while, the Song army occupied the entire mountain, and turned to attack the Xixia soldiers on the mountainside.
At dawn, the battle was over. Shang Dongyan led more than a thousand people and fled eastward along the trail. The Song army also suffered nearly two thousand casualties at the foot of the mountain and at the top of the mountain. Although the price was high, they finally recaptured the Gheta village.

The battle on the mountainside was also over. The Song army refused to accept the surrender and killed more than a thousand Xixia soldiers. At this time, a large group of generals surrounded Chen Qing and went up the mountain.

Seeing that Yang Zaixing's face was pale and his shoulders were thickly bandaged with gauze, he asked with concern, "Did you hurt your bones?"

Yang Zaixing said bitterly: "There is no injury to the muscles and bones, but the arrow is poisonous, and there is too much blood, damn Shang Dongyan shot it!"

Chen Qing nodded, turned his head and said to everyone: "This person is indeed a formidable character. If we hadn't discovered the secret way, we would have to pay at least ten thousand people to take back the Gouta village. No one is allowed to underestimate the enemy in the future!"

"Follow the order!" All the generals bowed and agreed together.

Chen Qing ordered Wang Kai to lead [-] soldiers to guard the Ghota Village. After passing through the Ghota Village, a hundred thousand troops marched toward Mingsha County, fifty miles away.

Chen Qing ordered people to find Gao Ding, and told him: "I deduce that Shang Dongyan will definitely transfer the army from Mingsha County to guard the Gouta village. It should be halfway now. You can lead [-] cavalry ahead. If you encounter enemy troops, you can divide your troops to hunt them down, the Xixia army has not many troops, we must use every opportunity to wipe them out."

"Humble post obeys orders!"

Gao Ding and Cheng Huan led [-] cavalry to advance quickly.
Mingsha County is relatively close to Yingli County and Cuta Village, and its strategic position is indeed relatively important. At this time, Li Ke, the guard general, received orders from Shang Dongyan to abandon Mingsha County and is leading an army of [-] to Cuta Village. en route.

Thirty miles away from Ghota Village, the defeated soldiers from Ghota Village began to come back one after another. These were defensive soldiers stationed on the mountainside in the north. They couldn't go back to the village. When they heard the retreat bell, they went straight down the mountain to Mingsha County. retreat.

Li Ke gathered more than [-] soldiers, and the context gradually became clear. It was only one day before Shang Dongyan captured the Gouta village, and the Song army came out from an unknown place, and the counter-attack succeeded. Whereabouts are unknown.

Li Ke immediately stopped his advance, and sent several spies to the Gita Village to find out about Shang Dongyan's situation, to see if he was beheaded by the Song army, and hung his head outside the village.

Unexpectedly, the spies came back soon, and they brought news that made Li Ke panic. One hundred thousand Song troops were marching towards this side, and thirty thousand cavalry vanguards were only ten miles away from them.

Li Ke was terrified by this news, and immediately ordered the army to retreat. The leader of the spies rushed forward and shouted: "General, the opponent is cavalry, we can't outrun them, I suggest retreating to the Yellow River."

Li Ke suddenly realized that Song Jun should also go to Mingsha County, and he had to leave the official road immediately.

"Give me an order, and the whole army will immediately retreat to the Yellow River!"

The [-] troops immediately left the official road and retreated towards the Yellow River. Not long after, Gao Ding led [-] cavalry to rush forward. A scout came forward and reported, "About a quarter of an hour ago, a Xixia army of [-] people marched towards the northeast. Evacuate!"

Sure enough, the coach guessed it right, Gao Ding immediately told Cheng Huan, "General Cheng will lead the army to continue to occupy Mingsha County, and I will lead [-] cavalry to chase the enemy!"

"General Gao, please be careful!"

The [-] troops were divided into two groups, and Gao Ding led [-] cavalry to chase towards the Yellow River.

(End of this chapter)