The Reborn Lao Tzu Is the Emperor

Chapter 340

Haikang County is seven or eight miles north.

There are many torches on the official road, and the hard faces of more than two thousand Song soldiers are faintly visible in the light of the torches.But if you look closely, you will find that many of them are sweating profusely and are extremely nervous.

In the woods on both sides, there was no movement.

The majestic Deputy Army Commander of the Song Dynasty, Su Liuyi, a veteran minister of Fuguo, sat on a horse, covered in black armor, and stood in front of the army with a big knife in his hand.Although the face is serious, it also appears calm.

The strong man next to him holding the big banner was Su Liuyi's confidant for many years, but his hands holding the big banner were already covered with fine sweat, and he asked softly, "Sir, can we stop the Yuan army with only these militiamen? "

Su Liuyi only said: "If you can't stop it, you have to stop it."

He looked back.

At the end of the army, chariots can be seen faintly, but it is the Nine Dragons, which are dragon chariots.

As a veteran general, Su Liuyi was also a famous general in this era, so he never really thought about resisting the Yuan army head-on.

Because relying on just thousands of newly recruited militias, it is obviously impossible to fight the Yuan army head-on and desperately, and it is obviously impossible to win.

Not long after, there were horseshoes in front of them, and the sound of scolding the horses.Immediately afterwards, continuous torches could be seen on the official road ahead, approaching at an extremely fast speed, and the flames on the torches were blown by the wind and fell to the direction where the Yuan army came.

The Yuan army has arrived.

There was a lot of discussion in the Song army, and there was a little panic.Even boys who were about sixteen or seventeen years old started to cry.

They have not yet reached the year of the crown, and they have already joined the militia with the blood in their chests. Now they are facing a fight, so they feel afraid.

Su Liuyi sighed softly in his heart, and at the same time felt a little guilty.

Boys of this age should have stayed at home, but the people of the Song Dynasty were withered, and there were really not many mature men gathered anymore.

Relying only on the tiny land of Leizhou, the Yuan army had been fighting for such a long time, and the Song Dynasty was already overwhelmed.

Originally, if they had not secretly bought a lot of food and grass from Vietnam at a high price, Zhao Dongting and the others would have run out of food in Guangxi.

"Calm down."

Su Liuyi heard that the cries in the army tended to spread, and he finally sipped softly, "The boy is still wrapped in horse leather, how can he cry?"

The cries in the army should be quieter.

The older militiamen comforted the younger ones, "Don't worry, I will protect you children."

The Yuan army is getting closer.

Su Liuyi suddenly tilted his head, and said to the guard next to him, "Go into the forest and startle the birds when the Yuan army attacks our army."

He guessed that the Yuan army probably didn't know their reality, but at this moment he was still uneasy, and couldn't help but look back at the dragon chariot again.

The guard next to him led nearly a thousand people to the woods on both sides.

These soldiers are all left and right guards in the palace, and they have all been dispatched at this time.In Haikang County, there is almost no defense force.

On the other side, as Li Heng led his soldiers closer to the Song army, he also murmured in his heart.

The Song army in front turned out to be as immobile as a mountain, and they didn't even set up a defensive formation, which made him a little confused.

He led the army and did not stop until hundreds of meters in front of the Song army.

However, Song Jun still did not see any movement.

Li Heng looked at the densely packed Song army, and couldn't help thinking, "Could it be that Emperor Song has returned with his army?"

If it weren't for this, he really couldn't imagine how Song Jun would have such confidence.

But he was worried that it was Song Jun who was cheating.

He has already led the army here, so it is naturally impossible to just go back like this.

While he was silent, Su Liuyi on the opposite side suddenly shouted, "Where is General Yuan, come out quickly and die."

"bluff?"

Li Heng's eyes suddenly shone brightly, and a cold smile appeared on the corner of his mouth.

He felt that Song Junjun's acting was too fake.

Seeing that the Song army on the road was only a few thousand people, they dared to declare war on their own initiative. What is it if it is not a bluff?
He overturned the thoughts in his mind just now. It seems that Emperor Song has not yet led his army back to Haikang.

At that moment, Li Heng raised his plump hand and shouted: "The former army rushes to kill!"

Although he is fat, he looks majestic with a big ax in his hand.

Drums sounded in the formation of the Yuan army, and the messengers screamed and ran towards the cavalry of the former army.

"kill!"

The shouts of killing soaring into the sky suddenly resounded in the Yuan army formation, and more than [-] Yuan army cavalry rolled like dragons, charging towards the Song army formation.

The ground shook slightly.

Su Liuyi reined in his horse and shouted hoarsely, "Get out!"

As soon as the voice fell, he patted his horse and ran to the back.

The militiamen of the Song Army were already extremely timid. When they saw the general calling for withdrawal, how could anyone stay where they were?

Only when facing the real battle on the battlefield, will you realize that the blood in your heart is not as strong as you imagined.

The momentum of the Yuan army's iron cavalry has already broken through the courage of the Song army's militiamen.

They had never fought on the battlefield, so it seemed that Zhao Dongting, who had just arrived in the Southern Song Dynasty, could not adapt to this situation at all.

The Yuan army who was charging was a little confused.

what happened?

Why is it withdrawn?

Li Heng was also surprised to see Song Jun's torches rushing backwards chaotically.

But then, he heard chirping birds in the forest on both sides.There seemed to be many birds flapping their wings and flying.

There are ambushes in the woods!

This idea suddenly appeared in his heart.

At the same time, he also thought he understood why Song Jun was fearless in the face of danger just now, but now he hastily retreated.

The trick to lure the enemy?

Thinking of the big defeat in Quzhou, Li Heng inevitably felt a little timid in his heart, and suddenly shouted: "Mingjin! Mingjin quickly!"

He was thinking about the defeat in Quzhou, and he was so confused, he was really worried that this was another idea of ​​Emperor Song.

If the Song army really had an ambush in the forest, wouldn't it be dangerous for his front army, middle army, and rear army to be cut off?
Although the lieutenant next to him didn't understand why Li Heng suddenly wanted Ming Jin to withdraw his troops, but seeing his flustered expression, he didn't dare to ask further questions, so he hurriedly shouted: "Ming Jin! Ming Jin!"

The sound of the drums in the Yuan army suddenly stopped, and became the sound of beeping gold again.

At this time, the strengths of the Yuan army's strict military discipline were also reflected. The iron cavalry who were chasing the Song army in front heard the sound of gold, and returned immediately without hesitation.

Li Heng sat on the horse, motionless, just staring at the torches of Song Jun.

Although he suspected that the Song army had an ambush, he was not sure, and naturally he would not retreat so easily.

At this time, Su Liuyi, who was galloping wildly in the Song army, suddenly turned his horse's head and shouted: "Turn back and charge!"

The old soldiers next to him shouted after him.

The militiamen were terrified at first, but when they turned their heads and saw the Yuan army retreating, they regained their courage, turned around in a daze, and ran towards the Yuan army with the crowd.

In many wars, what is fought is the wind direction and momentum.

When the Yuan army attacked, they were terrified.But now that the Yuan army has suddenly retreated, the momentum of the Song army will naturally rise.

This is like a man fighting a tiger. When the tiger kills him, he is naturally afraid.But what about the tiger whimpering and running away with its tail between its legs?Will it still be scary?

In the woods on both sides, the chirping sound of birds was endless, and some small animals ran out of it in a panic.

A hare ran right in front of Li Heng, and soon disappeared into the grass.

This made Li Heng no longer have the will to fight.

The Song army rushed back suddenly, which made him more sure that there was indeed an ambush in the woods.

If not, why would the thousands of people in the Song military area dare to attack his tens of thousands of troops?
He only thought that he must have just made the former army retreat, and Song Jun felt that the encirclement was hopeless, so he wanted to fight him so anxiously.

At this moment, Li Heng was really scared.

The more he fears failure, the more he worries.And the more you think about it, the more chaotic you will inevitably become.

Seeing Song Jun's torch approaching, he turned his horse's head and shouted: "Withdraw! Withdraw!"

After the order was spread, the rear army of the Yuan army became the front army, and turned back towards the coast.

At this moment, Su Liuyi couldn't help but chuckled as he watched the Yuan army's torches spread backwards.

He deliberately bluffed and seduced Li Heng several times, but he didn't expect Li Heng to fall into the trap, which made him extremely happy.

"Kill! Kill!"

He yelled, but he didn't clamp the horse's belly with all his strength, and he never raised the speed of the horse's running when he sat down.

Of course, he couldn't really lead the army to start a fight with the Yuan army, that would reveal his secrets.At this time, he just pretended to be unable to catch up with the Yuan army on purpose.

And his "persevering" pursuit made Li Heng even more terrified, he didn't dare to stop at all, and led the Yuan army to run farther and farther.

In fact, if there hadn't been the defeat in Quzhou, he probably wouldn't have fallen for it so easily.It's a pity that the defeat in Quzhou has left Zhao Dongting with the impression of "scheming" in his heart.He was willing to give up this attack, but he really didn't want to take the risk of being wiped out by the Song army.

In the night, thousands of militiamen of the Song army chased out the Yuan army's tens of thousands of horses Xu Yuan.

In the end, Su Liuyi stopped his horse abruptly when the torches of the Yuan army were no longer seen at the corner of the road.

Naturally, the militiamen at the back quickly followed suit.

Su Liuyi smiled uncontrollably, and said, "Your gentlemen, we will wait right here!"

He was still worried that Li Heng would not just give up and really retreat.

(End of this chapter)