Guide to Traveling through the Northern Song Dynasty.

Chapter 375 0370 [The Decision of Splashing Han Wu]

The flag of the Chinese army was lowered from the thick flagpole, replaced by a slender flagpole, and left the small mound together with the four-square and five-element flag.

No one dares to stand there anymore!
The Western Army retreated in units of "generals", that is, Zhu Ming's "army", with a full strength of 3000 troops.

The flag of the Chinese army was difficult to move, and the gunner observed through the telescope and quickly found a new target.

It was a group of core elites, all wearing infantry armor, belonging to the few remaining heavy infantry regiments after the defeat of the Western Army in Hebei.

They were arranged by Liu Yanqing to be in charge, and they all put on their heavy armor. If the feigned attacking troops were defeated, the heavy infantry would be on top.In this way, it is just to lure the enemy to dispatch and use heavy infantry to turn defeat into victory.

In the face of bandits, these heavy infantry of the Western Army will not easily flee, and they can even carry the Xixia elite soldiers against the trend.

Yang Weizhong led his own soldiers and cut off the rear with the heavy infantry.He also asked the cavalry under his command to divide into several groups and go to the river to shoot arrows, so as to prevent the interference of the rebel army from crossing the river smoothly.

The rebels who came out of the main village held their shields and steered their boats forward, and each boat had a small captain drawing a bow to shoot at each other.

The Zuozhai rebels did not need to cross the river, but passed through a large area of ​​hills.In order to avoid forming a long snake formation, many teams directly climbed over the hills and went around to attack the cavalry of the Western Army.

In this broken terrain, the cavalry is not terrible, and they cannot charge effectively at all.

The leader of the Zuozhai Rebel Army will be Chai Jin, and his deputy will be Qi Sixian.

Qi Sixian was the gangster brought out from the cell by Yang Zhi when he escaped.You can tell by the name that the family has a cultural foundation, not ordinary low-level people who have read sage books for several years before becoming robbers.

"Form formation, shoot arrows!"

Qi Sixian first boarded a small mound, formed a formation of mandarin ducks and raised shields to defend, while the squad leaders shot arrows at the cavalry of the Western Army.

The rest of the troops under his command also took the brigade as a unit and climbed to the nearby small mounds.

And Chai Jin was still leading his troops around, trying to use the terrain to keep the enemy cavalry behind.

"Boom boom boom!"

The four cannons adjusted their positions, and after a long delay, they finally fired again.

Yang Weizhong is letting the heavy infantry retreat alternately. This method of retreat can be put into battle at any time.

Suddenly four shells fell, and one shell hit the ground.Three shells remained, killing and wounding seven heavy infantrymen.

The main reason is that the distance is too far, the kinetic energy of the shells has been exhausted, and they cannot bounce vigorously for a string.Moreover, the terrain does not allow it, and it is always blocked by obstacles.

Including Yang Weizhong, the soldiers of the Western Army nearby were all terrified.

This is the first time artillery has appeared on the battlefield, and they couldn't figure it out even if they broke their heads. They didn't know what the hell was going on.

Yang Weizhong said to several soldiers: "Warning to the generals, don't panic, this is the gun cart of the bandits, not some magic magic!"

Those soldiers rode out on horseback, shouting along the way: "Yang Dutong said don't panic, this is a bandit's cannon, not some magic magic! Yang Dutong said don't panic..."

It is true that the heavy armored infantry are elite, but they are all veterans.

What haven't they seen?

How could the cannon cart be so far away?Even the newly invented leveling cannon is impossible!
These heavy infantry were indeed of exceptionally high quality, and they survived the panic, maintaining their organization.

But they no longer listened to military orders, and no longer retreated alternately to cover, but accelerated their pace to the camp.

Because they were wearing several tens of kilograms of armor, some heavy infantry went around behind the small mound and even helped each other disarm them.They planned to abandon their armor and go back to the camp. They wanted to save their lives first. If the heavy armor was gone, it would be gone. Nothing was more important than life.

In fact, in terms of distance, as long as they move forward at full speed, they will be out of range after another round of artillery.

No matter how bad luck is, at most a few people will be killed or injured.

But no one knows this, you will be shot three or four miles away, and you will be fine if you run a few tens of meters?
At this moment, one team after another of the cavalry also fled back one after another.

The Youzhai rebels had been brought out by Sun Li, and they shot across the river while crossing the river to kill them.The cavalry of the western army were about to be surrounded by the rebels on three sides, so they jumped out of the encirclement in fright.

As the rebels' bugles sounded closer and closer, their own cavalry also fled back, and the heavy infantry became even more flustered.

The main reason is the fear of the unknown, which makes them not know how to resist. The iron ball that randomly kills a few people is no different from the demon method on the battlefield.

More and more hoplites stopped to strip each other of their armor.

Yang Weizhong's orders were no longer effective, and the elite of the Western Army were very domineering, and when they were pushed too far, they quit.

In fact, Yang Weizhong was also in panic, keeping an eye on the sky ahead.He really wanted to figure out what kind of cannon this was, and how far the maximum range of this kind of cannon was.

Yang Weizhong began to regret the way he ordered the retreat, because the thieves only sent a few iron balls each time, and it was obvious that there were not many such artillery vehicles.The ministries retreated alternately, losing hundreds of people at most, and it would not lead to the current situation.

But because of the panic before, Yang Weizhong was already in a daze, so it's good that he didn't run away like Liu Yanqing did.

The units of the rebel army are getting closer and closer. Before that, it was only the sound of the trumpet, and gradually the sound of the whistle can be heard.

Those were the small captains of the Rebel Army, blowing whistles to direct the soldiers.

"Boom boom boom!"

This is the last round of shelling, and the officers and soldiers are almost out of range.

Yang Weizhong only heard a whistling, and then fell down with his horse and man, and one leg of his horse was broken.

"Dutong!"

Several soldiers ran over in panic, dragged Yang Weizhong out and helped him up.

Yang Weizhong was crushed by the horse and broke his calf. The soldiers helped him onto another horse, and led the horse and led the people away without saying a word.

The cavalry is also fleeing. If they switch to flat ground, they may also cover the general and heavy infantry.But in the rugged and hilly area, they can only fight on their own in the east and west, and cannot effectively display their strength, so they should simply run and count the ball first.

Seeing Yang Weizhong fleeing under the protection of his own soldiers, the heavy infantry finally couldn't hold back.

Regardless of the degree of organization, the general took the lead and accelerated.The unarmored soldiers escaped the fastest, and those without armor were almost desperate.

The ministries further back were still retreating slowly, but when they saw Yang Weizhong fleeing back with his own soldiers and cavalry, they were frightened and ran wildly.

It was not the new recruits who were defeated first, but the old soldiers, all of them were soldiers, they were particularly brave in battle, and they were also very proficient in escaping.

Those who are not proficient in escaping have already died on the battlefield of Liao Kingdom!
Chai Jin was the closest and caught up with the heavy infantry first.

Hundreds of unarmored heavy infantry, wearing sixty to seventy catties of heavy armor, were already half dead from exhaustion.They knew they couldn't escape, and they were afraid that the rebels would kill them indiscriminately, so they spontaneously formed a small army, back to back and prepared to fight desperately.

Chai Jin said to the soldiers: "Quickly call Lao Qi to surrender!"

After finishing speaking, Chai Jin led his troops around, ignoring the heavy infantry at all, but chasing the Western Army further ahead at full speed.

Hundreds of heavy infantry looked at each other, unable to understand what was going on.There is no way to run, so under the leadership of the officer, the scattered multi-strand squads slowly approach the heavy infantry phalanx formed by hundreds of people.

Qi Sixian led his troops to arrive soon. He took off his helmet and stepped forward. He pointed to his face and said, "I am also from the Western Army, and I have studied. I was assassinated and sent to the army. Brothers in the Western Army, listen, as long as you surrender, No one cheats on food and salaries, no one is greedy for military achievements, and you can have a full stomach every day!"

Food, salary and military merit are not the key points.

The point is Qi Sixian's Shaanxi accent!
One after another, the heavy infantry threw away their weapons and surrendered on the spot.

The ancients attached great importance to the township party, especially in the army.

Now that Qi Sixian had been in the Western Army, they no longer worried about it. Anyway, survival is no problem.

But that bastard Liu Yanqing left his troops and ran away, but he didn't go back to his camp.Instead, he continued to run wildly along the river from the bottom of the camp, for fear that if he got too close, the demon would attract an iron ball to hit him.

Han Shizhong heard the chaotic shouts and hurriedly climbed up to have a look.

Soon Wang Yuan also came over and asked in panic, "Why did you lose?"

After careful observation, Han Shizhong said: "Although our army is defeated, the bandits are still far away. Hurry up and guard the camp, let the defeated soldiers bypass the camp and come in from behind the camp!"

Wang Yuan immediately left his horse to look for the other two generals: "Don't panic, hold the camp and let the friendly troops go around the camp."

The western army staying in the camp had long been in a panic. Under the restraint of several generals, they hurriedly put on their armor and defended key positions.

The first group of rout soldiers who fled back wanted to rush in through the gate of the village.

Wang Yuan shouted: "Shoot arrows, wave flags!"

Hundreds of arrows were shot ahead of time and landed between the camp and the rout, while the flag bearer frantically waved his flag to signal a detour.

With bows and arrows blocking them, the rout soldiers were frightened and fled to both sides, bypassing the wall of the village and fleeing to the side.

Even when Yang Weizhong came back under the protection of his own soldiers, Wang Yuan and Han Shizhong were able to take care of him, obediently going around to the rear of the camp.

Chai Jin chased to the foot of the mountain with several thousand soldiers. Seeing that the officers and soldiers camp was heavily guarded, he quickly ordered: "Blow the horn, blow the horn, don't chase any more!"

When the conch horn sounded, the rebels rushed out for a while, and finally gradually stopped them.

Han Shizhong actually found the opportunity to fight, and said to Wang Yuan: "The enemy army has been chased and scattered. Right now, there are only three or four thousand soldiers coming, and the formation is chaotic at the foot of the mountain. Give me one or two thousand soldiers, and they will surely be defeated. These thieves If the soldiers flee, those who follow behind will also be crushed, and then the generals will lead the army to fight out, and a great victory is guaranteed!"

Wang Yuan hesitated, he didn't dare to take any risks.

Firstly, there are still many routs of the Western Army that have not entered the camp, and secondly, they don't know what's going on outside, because the Western Army's defeat is really weird.

"It's better to defend the camp." Wang Yuan made a decision.

Han Shizhong was so depressed that he decided to take the next best thing: "Then I will fight out with my five hundred soldiers!"

Wang Yuan observed the situation at the bottom of the mountain, and stopped him: "No, another bandit army is about to come after you. You have too few soldiers and it is easy to get trapped inside."

"This doesn't work, that doesn't work!" Han Shizhong really wanted to scold his mother, but Wang Yuan was his righteous brother, and he was very kind to him, so he had nowhere to vent his anger.

All the units of the rebel army came after them one after another and assembled at the foot of the mountain.

The Western Army strictly guarded the barracks, waiting for the rebels to attack.

The two sides confronted each other for a while, and Yang Zhi had no choice but to order: "All ministries retreat alternately, and we will accept it when we see a good deal today."

Up to this time, the chief general Liu Yanqing had disappeared, who knows where he rode alone and hid.

Yang Weizhong sat in the tent and asked the military doctor to bandage his bones.

The ministries counted the number of people, and a total of more than 1300 people were lost.Except for a few who were hit by artillery, more than 400 infantrymen collectively surrendered, and the rest all trampled on their own and caused casualties.

Yang Weizhong almost spat out a mouthful of old blood. Although the loss of troops was not much, the heavy infantry was almost finished.

Because the heavy infantry who fled back, although the people went back, the infantry armor stayed on the battlefield!
(End of this chapter)