I served as an admonisher in the Song Dynasty

Chapter 512: Battle of Heavy Cavalry! Song Dynasty Dragon Feather Army vs. Xixia Iron Harriers

The next day, around five o'clock in the morning.

Before dawn, the Hebei Imperial Guards had already started training.

From now on, their training time will be increased by one hour. The soldiers have no complaints, but are very excited, and the more they practice, the more motivated they become.

Outside the military camp gate.

Pang Ji and Han Qi looked at Su Liang, their hearts filled with gratitude.

"Central Prime Minister Su, please make sure that the emperor and the other officials know the fighting spirit of our Hebei Imperial Army."

"Before October, we will definitely train an army that is no weaker than the Northwest Imperial Army, for sure!"

"I believe you two!" Su Liang nodded with a smile.

present.

The fighting spirit of the Hebei Imperial Army has been completely ignited.

Pang Ji and Han Qi even issued a military order to increase the comprehensive combat effectiveness of the Hebei Imperial Guards by at least three levels before October this year.

Su Liang was sure that the two of them could do it.

Then, the three of them exchanged a few words of greeting, and Su Liang and his party began to return to Beijing.

……

March 25th, late at night.

An inn beside the official road of Hebei West Road.

in the bedroom.

Just as Su Liang was about to go to bed, Liu Sandao came over with a letter in his hand.

"Boss, this is Commander Xu's letter,"

"Xu Mang still has time to write to me?" Su Liang opened the letter with a smile.

Xu Mang was the chief commander of the Longyu Army.

Currently, as the commander of the Longyu Army, he is leading the Longyu Army to fight against Western Xia.

If there is an emergency military situation.

He would submit urgent military reports to the court instead of writing to Su Liang.

Write a letter to Su Liang.

Most likely it is something not too urgent or a personal matter.

Su Liang unfolded the letter and read it carefully.

moment.

A smile appeared on Su Liang's face.

"Yes, you did a great job, I like it very much, I like it very much, the soldiers of the Dragon Feather Army should be brave enough to take the lead!"

Su Liang handed the letter to Liu Sandao who looked puzzled.

Xu Mang said in the letter:

In early March, the Western Xia heavy cavalry Iron Harrier Army took the initiative to attack and raided many Song armies, causing heavy casualties and seriously hindering the Song army's advance.

The Longyu Army serves as heavy cavalry.

Naturally, they wanted to fight against the Western Xia's heavy cavalry Iron Harrier Army.

Therefore, Xu Mang asked Di Qing for orders, and the Longyu Army wanted to fight alone to find and destroy the 3,000 Iron Harrier Army of Western Xia.

Di Qing knew that this move by the Longyu Army would not only speed up the army's advance, but also accumulate experience for future attacks on the Liao Kingdom's Pi Shi Army, so he immediately agreed.

Subsequently.

Xu Mang then led 500 heavy cavalry and 500 light cavalry to operate independently in the territory of Western Xia.

Su Liang gave instructions before leaving the Northwest.

The Longyu Army obeyed Di Qing's orders, and when Di Qing was not around, Xu Mang could issue any combat mission without asking for orders.

The reason why Xu Mang wrote to Su Liang.

On the one hand, it is to inform this matter.

On the other hand, Xu Mang knew that it would be quite difficult to defeat 3,000 Xixia Iron Harriers, and the Longyu Army would inevitably suffer heavy losses. The Longyu Army was Su Liang's hard work, so he chose to inform Su Liang in advance so that he could be mentally prepared.

In order to avoid any accidents, there would be no chance to speak.

After reading the letter, Liu Sandao curled his lips and murmured, "It would be great if I were in Xixia!"

Any man with blood in his veins would want to take part in this kind of head-on battle.

Su Liang turned around and looked at him.

Liu Sandao was stunned and said quickly: "No, I'm not really willing to go. The boss's safety is the most important."

Suddenly, both of them laughed.

……

Western Xia Iron Harrier Army.

There were a total of 3,000 people, all of whom were brave and young Tangut nobles.

There were originally ten teams.

But in order to deal with the five Song armies, they were divided into five teams. Most of them are now scattered in the plains around Xiazhou and Xiangqing Prefecture.

The so-called heavy cavalry.

Its core function is to charge and kill, charge and kill back and forth.

When the Song and Xia armies were fighting, the Xia army used these heavy cavalry to break through the Song army's formation from the side many times.

The latter rushed back and forth and then quickly fled.

They ran wildly across the plains and wilderness, simply invincible.

Then if the Western Xia army attacks again, the lethality can be increased several times.

These Iron Harriers are good at escaping, their whereabouts are unpredictable, and they are difficult to guard against. They have become a major threat to the Song army.

Moreover, in front of the heavy cavalry covered in soft armor.

The effect of the wind and fire gun is very limited.

Although wind, fire and thunder can cause some damage, they are currently mainly used for sieges.

The soldiers of the Longyu Army did not carry firearms, but were prepared to fight a head-on battle with the Western Xia Iron Harrier Army.

Only by defeating the Western Xia Iron Harrier Army could they prove themselves to be the strongest heavy cavalry in the world.

……

That day, in the evening.

There is no moon, but the stars are bright.

The territory of Western Xia is desolate and quiet everywhere.

Because of the strong defenses, it was dark outside the city, without even a single animal.

In Xiazhou, in a wilderness.

Bright bonfires flashed.

Occasionally, you can hear the neighing of war horses and the crisp sound of armor colliding.

Here.

It was a resting place for the Xixia Iron Harrier Army.

At this moment, their war horses were still wearing soft armor and eating the weeds on the ground.

In front of a pile of bonfires.

The armor of each Iron Harrier Army soldier was neatly placed behind them.

Everyone can get dressed and even ride their own warhorse within ten breaths.

This group of Iron Harrier soldiers did not feel that the end of Western Xia was approaching.

Everyone sat around the campfire, eating mutton, chatting and laughing, and some even hummed little songs. It was a very pleasant scene.

They were all children of Tangut nobles and their salaries in the Western Xia army were very high.

Therefore, there is meat at every meal.

Just yesterday, they attacked a Song army unit of the Zuosiluo tribe and almost burned the latter's food and supplies. They were feeling very proud of themselves.

At this time.

A tall and thin heavy cavalryman looked at a strong man with a short braid on his head and asked, "Captain, where are we going tomorrow?"

The other heavy cavalry also looked at him.

"First, look for Zuo Silu's blind felt, then look for the generals of the Song army, and finally look for Di Qing and capture him!"

"Once we have captured all the great generals of the Song Dynasty, we will have the capital to negotiate peace with the Song Dynasty."

This speaker.

It was the captain of one of the teams of the Xixia Iron Harrier Army, whose name was Le Mai. "Captain, it may not be easy to capture Di Qing!"

As soon as the cavalryman finished speaking, Captain Le Mai suddenly stood up and kicked him on the shoulder.

"boom!"

The Iron Harrier soldier was kicked straight upside down. After being beaten, he immediately stood up and knelt on the ground, not daring to say a word.

"Is it not easy? No matter how easy it is, we must do it. Only if we capture Di Qing alive will we be qualified to negotiate with Song and have everything we want!" Le Mai raised his voice with a sinister look on his face.

He looked up at the night sky, and suddenly a beautiful young woman appeared in his eyes.

The young woman was smiling sweetly at him.

Le Mai could not forget that when he left Xingqing Prefecture, this beautiful young woman called him into the back hall of the imperial palace beyond the rules, and then hooked his chin with her white and beautiful jade decree, and said that if Le Mai could capture Di Qing alive, she would satisfy Le Mai's wishes.

This beautiful young woman is Queen Mo Zang of Western Xia.

At this moment, Le Mai was not only thinking about getting the power and position he wanted, but also about climbing into the bed of Queen Mother Mo Zang of Western Xia.

Now, his mind was filled with the image of the Queen Mother, and when he dreamed at night, he would always have some beautiful dreams that went beyond etiquette but made him very excited.

What he didn't know was that Queen Mother Mei Zang had also flirted with the other four Iron Harrier Army captains, sent them flirtatious glances, and even engaged in more wanton physical contact.

……

An hour later.

Except for four Iron Harrier soldiers who were on guard, all the other soldiers lay down and slept.

Soon, snoring sounds were heard.

About half an hour later.

A soldier on guard suddenly woke up from his drowsiness and felt the ground shaking.

Then he quickly crawled to the ground, listened for a moment, and shouted loudly: "Enemy attack! Enemy attack!"

Swish!Swish!Swish!
The soldiers of the Iron Harrier Army woke up quickly, then got fully armed, put on their armor, sat on their war horses, and quickly assembled.

speedy.

They have practiced these movements for several years, so naturally they are fast and good.

At this time.

A soldier ran up to Le Mai and said, "Captain, there are cavalrymen coming from the southwest. They have been confirmed to be Song soldiers. There are probably hundreds of them. They should be light cavalry. They may be on their way or they may be heading for us."

By listening to the sounds coming from the ground, this soldier can basically identify the identity of the visitors, as well as their number and type of troops.

Le Mai was riding on his horse, his helmet completely hiding the expression on his face.

"Humph! Hundreds of light cavalrymen dare to act alone? Don't leave any of them alive. Eat them!"

Swish!
Le Mai drew his sword and shouted, "Assemble immediately and prepare to charge. We will complete the mission in two charges and wipe out all the Song soldiers!"

"Yes!" the Iron Harrier soldiers said in unison.

After a while.

The Song cavalry was getting closer and closer, and the ground was almost shaking violently.

After Le Mai determined the position of the Song cavalry, he swung his sword and shouted, "Start charging!"

Wow! Wow! Wow!

The heavy cavalry began to charge forward.

Once you start charging, it's hard to stop.

The most important thing for heavy cavalry is the lethality generated by the first charge.

In the dead of night, this heavy cavalry rushed forward like a black cloud, getting faster and faster.

And this moment.

Hundreds of meters away from them.

It was the 500 heavy cavalry and 500 light cavalry led by Xu Mang.

After Xu Mang learned that the enemy's heavy cavalry had begun to charge, he immediately shouted: "The light cavalry will immediately disperse to both sides, and the Longyu Army will speed up at full speed and prepare to encircle the enemy!"

Swish!Swish!Swish!
soon.

The five hundred light cavalry of the Song Dynasty rushed to both sides, while the five hundred heavy cavalry increased their speed and gradually rushed to the front.

Wow! Wow! Wow!

The light cavalry and the heavy cavalry collided.

That's like tofu hitting stone, it won't work at all. Only a collision between heavy cavalry can have a chance of success.

The role of the five hundred light cavalry is to quickly move to the front when the heavy cavalry collides, and surround these heavy cavalry to prevent them from escaping.

In the blink of an eye, the two sides were less than 200 meters apart.

At this moment, Le Mai could tell from the sound of armor colliding coming from the opposite side that this was not light cavalry but a heavy cavalry.

"Heavy cavalry? Could it be... Could it be... Could it be that the enemy is the 500 Dragon Feather Army of the Song Dynasty?" Le Mai suddenly became nervous.

He still knew something about the five hundred Dragon Feather Army of the Song Dynasty.

And he knew that the weapons and armor of the Dragon Feather Army were stronger than those of the Iron Harrier Army, and even their war horses were not inferior.

And the other party also has firearms, which is what he fears the most.

However, there was no chance to retreat now.

In the blink of an eye, the two sides were less than a hundred meters apart.

Eighty meters!
Sixty meters!
Fifty meters!
Thirty meters!
Xu Mang and Le Mai raised their swords at almost the same time and shouted, "Charge!"

The collision between heavy cavalry and heavy cavalry is like the collision between stone and stone. The huge impact force can cause both of them to be injured in an instant!

boom! boom! boom!
The two sides collided with each other at once.

War horses were entangled with each other, cavalrymen were entangled with each other, and weapons were clashing with each other.

In addition to its extremely strong attack power, heavy cavalry also has very strong defense.

Both the cavalry and the horses were wrapped tightly, and it was difficult for weapons and even bows and arrows to hurt their vital parts.

Next, it was a physical fight between them.

boom!
At this time, several horses of the Iron Harrier Army fell down.

The soldiers of Longyu Army immediately seized the opportunity and chopped with their swords. Some chopped at the exposed horse legs, and some trampled the opponent with their war horses.

Soon, screams were heard.

Heavy cavalry fights with spirit and unity. Only by charging again and again can they make the enemy timid. Once the latter tries to escape, they will be close to death.

At this time, Le Mai, who was behind him, shouted again: "Charge!"

He did not hesitate to let the heavy cavalry behind him step on the bodies of the heavy cavalry in front of him as he rushed forward.

Only by launching an offensive and knocking down the enemy's large number of cavalry can we seize the initiative.

"rush!"

"Crush again!"

"Crush again!"

……

Le Mai shouted at the top of his lungs, but the soldiers of Longyu Army were like a wall, standing still, surrounding the enemy and then slaughtering them.

The soldiers of the Longyu Army became braver and more excited as the fighting went on.

As heavy cavalrymen, they understood very well the shortcomings of heavy cavalry.

They would cut off each other's ankles, pierce each other's throats, and trample each other's backs with their horses' hooves...

The battle was extremely brutal, all of it close combat.

After a quarter of an hour, neither side could charge any further, and most of them dismounted from their horses and began to fight each other with swords in hand.

Xu Mang was nearly forty years old, but he was still full of strength. Under the protection of his two personal guards, he also fought hard.

Soon, some members of the Iron Harrier Army tried to escape.

But at this moment, 500 light cavalrymen of the Song Dynasty had already formed a formation in the front, equipped with bows, crossbows, and stones. No matter how strong their momentum was, they were outnumbered and scattered, and could not break out at all.

A quarter of an hour later, there were less than a hundred combat-ready soldiers among the six hundred Iron Harriers, including dozens who had thrown away their armor and tried to escape.

At this moment.

Le Mai no longer had the will to fight. He fought and retreated, then took off his armor, bent over, and quickly ran towards the darkness ahead.

Unfortunately, his escape was seen clearly by a Song Dynasty soldier.

He pulled the bow and shot directly at Le Ma's back.

Whoosh!
An arrow flew and hit Le Mi's back. He screamed and fell to the ground.

Lemai lay on the ground and looked up at the distant sky.

At this time, the moon suddenly came out.

The moon reflected the beautiful face of Queen Mother Mo Zang, who was smiling foolishly and then completely stopped breathing.

(End of this chapter)