Smelting and Exploding the Heavens

Chapter 131 Thousand Riders Counterattack
At this time, the morale of the crowd was originally low, but they retreated without a fight, which made many people suffocate in their hearts.

Facing Fan Zhuoyuan's sarcasm with a hint of military violence, this anger was immediately aroused.

"Our Western Army has fought against Xixia dogs for several generations. If you don't plant them, they will die soon! If you dare to go, as long as Tong Shuai is willing, the Sa family will follow you to the gate of hell!"

"That's right! We take Tong Shuai's salary, as long as Tong Shuai approves, we can go all the way! You are a swallow, you have no control, of course you can do whatever you want!"

Fan Zhuoyuan grinned grimly, "That's right, there are still a few with seeds."

Then he looked at Tong Guan and said: "Xuanfu envoy has [-] soldiers and horses, and there are only [-] cavalry at the moment. Even if they all die with Fan, it will not be a big deal. Let's see what Xuanfu envoy will do now." opinion."

Tong Guan's expression was uncertain, and he looked Fan Zhuoyuan up and down, feeling more and more that this person was not an ordinary man, and the army's heart that had been defeated by just a few words gathered again.

He looked at the surrounding soldiers, the desire to fight in the eyes of these soldiers who had been together day and night, and they were obviously very dissatisfied with the inexplicable rout this morning.

Tong Guan couldn't help thinking: "If you want to gamble, bet a little bit bigger. I'll give him a thousand horses. If you play well, it's my credit. If you don't play well, even if you lose all of them, it's not a serious injury."

"Okay, you Yan people are so bold, and I'm not stingy, I'll send a thousand riders with you, and when it gets dark, if there is no feedback, we will go to Zhuozhou."

Fan Zhuoyuan was greatly surprised by this. In fact, he was just doing his best to persuade Tong Guan, and he never expected to persuade a timid eunuch. He just tried his best to reduce the risk of the other party in words.

Unexpectedly, Tong Guan would really have the guts to take this bet. Of course, if he loses the bet, his losses will not be too great.

And with Tong Guan's words, Fan Zhuoyuan suddenly felt that this group of Song soldiers might not be impossible to save.

Immediately shouted: "Xuan Fu envoy agrees, one thousand riders, I only want the best rider!"

The applicants came one after another, Fan Zhuoyuan directly ordered a thousand of the most capable cavalry to come out with his vicious eyes, and the military commander Wang Tian also took the initiative to invite them to join the battle, and Fan Zhuoyuan also stayed behind.

Then Fan Zhuoyuan asked Tong Guan for a war horse, and immediately handed Tong Guan the Dragon Slaying Saber, and then asked for a mace, a strong bow of the eight-fighting infantry, and two bags of arrows.

Tong Guan took the dragon-slaying knife suspiciously, and was greatly surprised, "This knife weighs a hundred catties, right?"

Fan Zhuoyuan took off his chain mail, and rode on his horse with his bare arms, "Fan is heavy, and with a knife, an ordinary war horse can't run at all, so I will trouble the Xuanfu envoy to keep it for you, and come back to get the knife when I return from victory!"

Fan Zhuoyuan spoke boldly and domineeringly, and all the generals followed suit.

Following Fan Zhuoyuan's call, holding the mace high, the army of thousands of riders followed.

The system sent a prompt immediately: "Mission 1 is completed, reward [-] proficiency points, and win the reputation of the Czech army: friendly..."

But at this time Fan Zhuoyuan didn't care much about it.

Tong Guan stood at the back, watched them go away with a little anticipation, and ordered: "Scout out, let the commander supervise the combat situation, and at the same time check the enemy's situation in advance. The rest of the troops went to the forest to camp, rest on the spot, and keep calm." alert."

Fan Zhuoyuan headed north along the retreat route of the defeated army, and naturally arranged scouts in the middle to investigate.

Although the marching time wasn't long, Fan Zhuoyuan's command and dispatch were no problem, allowing each team to maintain the best condition and enter the battle at any time.

These commands and dispatches seem inconspicuous, and they are all details, but in fact they can best reflect a general's combat experience.

Wang Ting followed Fan Zhuoyuan, and said in surprise, "General Fan has led an army before? Could it be that he was in the Liao army?"

Fan Zhuoyuan even said that he was from Yan, and he also showed the ability to command and dispatch. Of course, he could not say that he had never been a soldier. This lie was too false, so he said: "The Liao army is corrupt. Instead, his family was ruined, so he killed the Khitan official and escaped alone!"

This kind of thing was not uncommon in the late Liao Dynasty, and Wang Chi often heard of it, so he is not suspected.

At this time, the road was quite quiet, and no enemy troops were encountered.

After all, the 20 army of the Northern Song Dynasty suddenly exploded and collapsed early in the morning. Even Yelu Dashi and Xiao Qian didn't expect it.

At this time, Yelu Dashi was injured, and he should have gone back to heal his wounds, while Xiao Qian probably led a large number of troops to chase after the Song army.

According to historical records, they will be chased all the way to the city of Zhuozhou, and the Song army will lose nothing.

During the march, Fan Zhuoyuan often chatted with Wang Ting about the defeat.

Wang Ting sighed and said: "If a small team of several or dozens of people fights, our army has never been defeated by the Liao army.

But once the number of people is tens of thousands, the people above have their own ideas, and the generals in the middle also have their own ideas. As for the bottom, we soldiers have many ideas.

If you think too much, no one from top to bottom thinks about how to fight, how can you be undefeated. "

However, Fan Zhuoyuan said: "The western army just went to Jiangsu and Zhejiang to conquer Fangla. It is said that the climate is not acclimatized and there are many non-combat casualties. They also went north to attack Yanyun non-stop, and even had to mix up a lot of Hebei forbidden troops in order to supplement the army.

Presumably, the Western Army did not trust the Forbidden Army, and the Forbidden Army was indeed timid and cowardly, without combat effectiveness. Therefore, once the Forbidden Army collapsed, the soldiers of the Western Army would naturally not want to stay and fight, so tens of thousands of troops often fought against thousands of enemies. It will be defeated.

And the more defeats, the greater the impact on the morale of the army, the more they fought, the less they dared to fight, which led to the current situation. "

Wang Ting and the surrounding soldiers nodded, "What Fan Zhuangshi said is very true. Our Western Army has always been connected with the township party. Everyone trusts each other and is willing to work together in battle. Otherwise, if someone deserts on the battlefield, After returning home, not only will they be dealt with by military law, but even their family members will be looked down upon.

Those bastards of the imperial guards had never seen a battle before, and the officials above insisted on mixing them into the army of the big guys. When it came to battle, they hadn't joined the battle, and they were frightened when they were just lost and flew in. Yelling, even feces.

If the entire army is surrounded by such a group of softies, and he is the only one who can fight, then how can he fight, it is better to run for his life. "

Fan Zhuoyuan heard the voice of the soldiers, and said solemnly: "Although Fan is from Yan, but when fighting the enemy, he always rushes to the front and never falls behind. You can watch!"

Everyone didn't speak, and naturally they would really watch Fan Zhuoyuan's performance, whether it was really as he said.

Looking at the steel-like muscles of Fan Zhuoyuan's upper body, Wang Ting couldn't help asking: "Why did Fan Zhuangshi take off his chain mail before? Although chain mail is difficult to defend against blunt weapons, it can also fully defend against sharp blades and arrows."

Fan Zhuoyuan touched the war horse under him, fed a handful of black beans, and said, "Da Song doesn't have good horses, so I can only lighten the weight as much as possible. In fact, I prefer infantry to break through the formation rather than cavalry to charge."

During the chat, the scout hurriedly reported: "The Liao army is carrying the luggage left by our army, and now we have been spotted!"

Fan Zhuoyuan raised the mace, clamped the horse's belly, and said simply: "Follow me!"

After just three words, he rushed to the forefront of everyone, and all the soldiers were excited for a while, and followed Fan Zhuoyuan and rushed forward.

Soon I saw the more than ten thousand soldiers and horses left by the Liao army, most of them were Han troops who could not ride horses.

Due to the collapse of the Song army, the soldiers and horses of the Liao army carrying the heavy supplies were very slack at this time. Even if they saw the scouts of the Shengjie army, they thought they were the scattered Song army, and only sent ten Liao cavalry to chase them.

When the ten Liao cavalry saw countless cavalry from the Song Army rushing towards them, they were stunned.

(End of this chapter)