The Happy Life of Small Officials in Northern Song Dynasty

Although the Xixia army is sometimes rambunctious and sometimes unruly, its movements are absolutely swift. Since the commander is desperate and the soldiers have also figured it out, it is better to move quickly and neatly than to move forward and retreat.

Furthermore, the Song army fled all the way, seeing that the billowing smoke and dust were already four or five miles away, and now they should catch up immediately, at least they can hang them with their tails in their mouths, once the Song army has enough time, they will really retreat into the valley If the narrow mountain road is there, then there is no way at all.Don't Li Ningming make a fool of himself at that time, ordering himself and others to change from cavalry to infantry and charge with two calves like other infantry, that would be a joke.

The soldiers quickly got on their horses and regrouped, and the hundreds of soldiers who made mistakes were indeed arranged at the front of the line, and with one order, three thousand cavalry were swept down like a gust of wind, chasing the Song army.

Along the way, there were still boxes, cages, grain bags and supplies scattered on the official road, but this time, no one dared to get off their horses and loot them. They just aimed at the location with the corner of their eyes, and looked for opportunities to steal it after turning around.

After chasing after ten miles, until the entrance of the valley, I could see the back of the Song army fleeing into the valley in embarrassment. Wuzang, who led the forward with a thousand cavalry, did not dare to be too radical, and ordered the soldiers to stop and wait for the follow-up troops, and listen to Li Ningming's further instructions .

Li Ningming then rushed to the mouth of Yingzuiya Valley, squinted his eyes and looked inside, but saw a cloud of smoke and dust, mixed with the sound of ghosts crying and howling wolves, and the figure of Song Jun's pig rushing wolf appeared and disappeared in the smoke and dust, a scene of panic .

"His Royal Highness, the last general, please think twice. The situation in the valley is unknown. Once it is a trick of the Song army to lure the enemy, once we enter the valley, we will be in trouble." Nori Xianzong wanted to make a final effort.

"I give General Nori permission to stay and watch outside the valley, how about that?" Li Ningming teased.

"His Royal Highness, the last general doesn't mean that, the last general means..."

"I understand what you mean, you don't need to explain, let me tell you the truth, even if it was Song Jun's trick to lure the enemy, I can only admit that I was indeed attracted, with so many materials, weapons and property, and the comparison of strength Disparity, so what if it’s a strategy? What we need to do now is not to hesitate, but to fight quickly and quickly, and then we will go away with the spoils. People in Song Dynasty like to use tricks, but people in our party like to be straightforward. Today I will teach you Song people understand that in the face of absolute strength, any scheme is an extremely ridiculous trick."

Yeli Xianzong sighed, His Royal Highness is determined; he did not dare to dissuade too much, it is true that the amount of supplies is huge and very tempting, even if he is really allowed to choose by himself, he is still inclined to attack Instead of retreating; the reason why Nori Xianzong repeatedly reminded him was because he was faintly worried based on actual combat experience, and secondly, it was something that his subordinates had to do. After reminding him, if something went wrong, You can't blame yourself, it's actually a way to protect yourself.

In Yeli Xianzong's view, even if he can't succeed, it is possible to retreat completely, but after returning to the camp, it is time to settle accounts after autumn. When the accounts are settled, he must be the scapegoat as a lieutenant general. It is safer to make a foreshadowing first.

"My sons and daughters, it's time to show off the heroism of our Great Xia warriors. Those who bravely kill the enemy today will be rewarded double when they go back. One who beheads the enemy's head will be promoted to the team leader, two will be promoted to the head of the capital, and five will be promoted to the captain. The title of warrior; whoever shrinks back and fears the enemy will be killed without mercy!"

Li Ningming's sharp voice echoed in everyone's ears. Some people were happy and some were worried, but more people were indifferent. Veterans know that before a charge, they didn't promise a thousand things, but in the end they gave some rewards Well, the idea of ​​an official position has no shadow at all, but then again, even if there is no reward on the battlefield, what can I do if I don’t say a good word about myself?Don't you want to rush with your head in your hands?

The cavalry is divided into three echelons. The first echelon is the hundreds of soldiers who have made mistakes. Li Ningming's intention is obvious, that is, to let these hundreds of people go to charge for the dead ghosts. As long as these hundreds of people rush to the enemy Disrupting the enemy's position in front of them made it easier for the cavalry behind to charge in front of the Song army.

A long horn echoed in the valley, and the attack of the Xixia army began. More than two hundred riders rushed into the valley with scimitars and their horses' hooves kicked up the yellow sand, adding to the suffocating atmosphere in the hot air under the scorching sun. dust.

Sweat dripped from the tip of Li Ningming's nose, and he watched the charging formation and Song Jun's reaction without blinking, not even having time to drive away a fly lingering around him.

Two hundred Xia army cavalry charged all the way, rolled up a strong whirlwind, and turned into the bend of Yingzui Cliff after a while, and saw the back of the Song army continuing to retreat at a glance; the wide and flat valley bottom is a good place for the cavalry. Two hundred Xia army death squads rushed behind Song Jun without any hindrance, and the scimitar flashed and knocked down several Song Jun.

Soldiers of the Song army crowded on the carts to fight hastily, attacking the enemy with their weapons in vain, but no matter how they were opponents of cavalry, the opponent raised the long spear hanging from the side of the saddle from a distance and rushed forward. It can penetrate the chests of two or three Song soldiers, like a skewer of barbecued meat.

A Xixia cavalryman pursed his lips and blew his whistle, and the sharp whistle sounded through the canyon. This was the appointed whistle, which indicated that he had contacted the Song army and there was no ambush.

Hearing the sound, Li Ningming yelled loudly, pointing forward with the treasured sword in his hand, and shouted in poetic language: "Come on, let your saddles be covered with the enemy's heads, and let your waist be full of the enemy's gold and silver. The glory of the Great Xia warriors, go!!"

Immediately, the sound of whistling and yelling and killing was loud, more than two thousand riders bravely rushed to the front, rushing towards the valley like a violent wind and raging waves.

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Su Jin, Di Qing and others stood far away at the entrance and exit of Yingzui Cliff, and everything in the valley could be seen. Behind him, Ma Han saw that the enemy's vanguard cavalry had begun to slaughter the fallen soldiers, and shouted anxiously: "My lord! Hurry up and order a counterattack, these bastards are slaughtering our soldiers."

Su Jin's face was serious and motionless, and from the corner of his eye, he glanced at Di Qing who was like cast iron beside him, and secretly admired Di Qing's determination; Di Qing also had a new understanding of Su Jin, and both of them understood that the two hundred soldiers were just death squads That's all, if a counterattack is ordered now, the [-] cavalry outside will immediately slap their butts and run away. This battle must be sacrificed, and those soldiers who were killed after falling can only be discarded as pawns to confuse the enemy.

Su Jin was a little dazed. He didn't know when the various behaviors that he criticized before were now found to be normal behaviors that could no longer be normal; if he used to scold the generals for being cold-blooded and ignore the lives of the soldiers, now he can Ordering to save those people, but unwilling to order, from the overall situation, the sacrifice of these people is worthwhile, of course, it is extremely unfair to these soldiers, but is there anything in this world that is absolutely fair?

"Here we come..." Su Jin said lightly.

"Yes, congratulations, your plan to lure the enemy has finally succeeded." Di Qing smiled.

"Leave the rest to Commander Di. I'm not good at fighting." Su Jin smiled.

"Master Su is too modest, Master Su is unambiguous in fighting, and Di Qing is willing to bow down; but since Di Qing is here, he can't teach him to do everything himself, and leave the rest to the humble staff. Master Su is here Just enjoy the show."

Su Jin laughed, cupped his hands and said, "I'm sorry."

Di Qingying's eyes were shining, and he slowly took out a bronze mask from his bosom, and put it on his face. Suddenly, his whole body was as sharp as a blade. Eye.

A large group of Xixia soldiers rolled in, and after dozens of breaths, the front of the valley mouth was already densely packed with the figures of enemy cavalry. man dizzy.

Di Qing stretched out his hand to pick up a long bow beside him, bent the bow and set an arrow towards the sky, the sharp sounding arrow dragged a long tail and went straight to the sky. .

Li Ningming caught a glimpse of the smoke column on the top of the cliff, and his first reaction was: It's been tricked, this is obviously a report to a reinforcement somewhere.But the cavalry was in a hurry to charge, and even knowing that they had fallen into the trap, they couldn't stop. Li Ningming gritted his teeth and shouted: "Come on!"

The [-] cavalry of the second echelon were directly ahead, and the [-] cavalry of the third echelon led by Li Ningming galloped [-] steps apart along the footprints of the cavalry in front.

At this time, Song Jun's second arrow shot into the sky, and suddenly dozens of long ropes bounced from the smoke and dust on the ground, like dozens of poisonous snakes dying on the ground suddenly jumping up and biting people. The sharp-eyed Xixia The cavalry saw dozens of soldiers of the Song Army suddenly jump out of the sand under the rock wall, and it was they who pulled up a dozen long ropes that had been spread on the ground like withered vines and were unnoticed.

"Not good! There is a tripping rope." Someone exclaimed.

But it was just a cry. The long ropes were made of thick hemp ropes. Under the combined force of seven or eight soldiers of the Song Army at both ends, they were immediately stretched straight, and more than a dozen long ropes formed barriers. The swift horse's leg was caught by the long rope, and it immediately rolled over.

Dozens of soldiers on both sides of the huge impact belt, holding the tripping rope, flew forward, bleeding from their mouths and noses, and some even fell to the cliff and burst their brains.

But after all, the long rope has already made great achievements. As long as three or five horses fall in the charge formation, at least thirty or fifty horses will suffer, not to mention that not only three or five horses will fall, but dozens of horses.

Just like dominoes, dozens of war horses fell, and what they got in exchange was a ground-rolling gourd. When the horses were on their backs, someone with superb riding skills reined in the horses and hurriedly searched for Li Ningming.

Li Ningming was at the end of the team, but he was not injured, but the tumbling horseshoes and human bodies in front of him made him tremble, and something even more frightening happened. Behind him was the exit of Yingzui Cliff, but at this moment, there was a boom There was a loud sound, and the ground trembled. Dozens of soldiers of the Song Army on the top of the cliffs on both sides were pushing huge rocks and felled trees to block the entrance.

Li Ningming turned pale with fright, his heart was cold, this is a way of breaking the road, is this trying to trap all his three thousand cavalry to death under the Eagle's Mouth Cliff?It seems that Song Jun's appetite is really not small.