King of Song

Chapter 565
The topography of the mountain where Jing Sili was defending was slow in the front and steep in the back, so the Tubo soldiers chose to attack from the front at first.

But after two days, it turned out that the relatively flat front was even more difficult. After losing thousands of people, Jing Sili was already holding on.

In fact, if it is normal, under such a situation, the Song army will definitely be defeated without a fight as long as the siege is longer.A Jedi without a water source can win by fighting for consumption.

But Qing Yijie Guizhang couldn't afford to wait. Time has an important impact on the outcome of a war.If the time dragged on for too long, would Song's reinforcements arrive?Especially if Lin Zhao rushed back from Qinzhou, the situation would undoubtedly be even worse.Make a quick decision to avoid long nights and dreams.

What's more unfortunate is that the snowfall also brought water to the Song Army on the top of the mountain, making the Song Army's morale more stable and able to hold on for a longer time.

It must be overcome as soon as possible. As time goes by, Qing Yijie Guizhang's uneasiness becomes more and more intense.

Since the front is not good, then we have to change the direction.Even if the back of the hillside is relatively steep, you still have to try to attack.Jing Sili's main force is concentrated on the front, will the defense on the back be relatively lax?Maybe I can take advantage of it!
"Okay, attack from behind, but the attack from the front can't be weak. Jing Sili is firmly attracted to me, and I will personally lead the troops to the back." Qing Yijie Guizhang finally couldn't sit still, Jing Sili's The tenacity has worn him too much patience, this time he wants to do it himself.

In the afternoon, the offensive of the Tubo army started again.

Seeing the crowds of people all over the mountains and plains, Jing Sili had a very bad premonition in his heart. This time, the number of Tubo soldiers seemed to be even more.On my own side, the casualties are constantly increasing, and I will be the one who suffers after all.

Looking at the Tubo people who were attacking, Jing Sili gave an order, and the Song army immediately threw stones down the mountain, and the feathered arrows also shot out condescendingly.The first Tubo man was hit and pierced by a feathered arrow. The white snow that had just covered the ground turned bright red, and the scene looked a little disgusting.

The offensive of the Tubo army was slightly delayed, and before the defenders of the Song Dynasty had time to be happy, the Tubo army rushed up one after another.Seeing this situation, Jing Sili's heart skipped a beat, the Tubo people are fighting to the end, taking down the mountain at all costs.

Although it can temporarily resist the attack, as time goes by, the arrowheads of the Great Song Army are rapidly consumed, and even the stones on the mountain have been thrown to the ground.

Without these "long-range weapons", the next result is hand-to-hand combat, and the Song army, which is weak in numbers, can't take advantage of it at all.Once it was torn open by the Tubo people and gained a firm foothold, the entire mountain was declared to have fallen.

It won't last long, Lin Zhao, why don't you come?Jing Sili looked up at the miserable fierce battle on the hillside and asked.

Jing Sili didn't notice that there was only one Mu Zheng commanding the battle under the hillside, and Qing Yijie Guizhang had already quietly led 1000 people to the back of the hillside.

Although the mountain is steep, it is not as tightly defended as the front, and it is easier to climb.Therefore, it was already close to the halfway up the mountain before being discovered by the guarding Song army.

The general of the rear battalion of the Song Army was Yang Chu. After receiving the news, he flew to report to Jing Sili, and at the same time commanded the generals under his command to resist.

However, the main force and weapons of the Song army were concentrated in the front, and the rear camp was relatively empty, with insufficient troops and weapons.At the beginning, they were able to resist for a while, but it didn't take long. As more and more Tubo soldiers attacked, especially the coach Qing Yijie Guizhang personally supervised the battle, it naturally became more violent.

The Song Army began to lose its hold, and the first line of defense in the rear battalion had begun to collapse.

Seeing such a situation, Yang Chu was moved in his heart.With the scene in front of you, can you still withstand it?After the Tubo people attacked, they attacked back and forth, and they were bound to be defeated!
Jing Sili is also true, before letting him break through, he did not agree, but now the situation is truly hopeless!At least I can't resist anymore, I have already notified Jing Sili, but why is it that his reinforcements are still delayed?

Seeing the surging Tubo soldiers gradually approaching, Yang Chu was a little scared!His guts are not very good, especially because he is greedy for life and afraid of death. The crazy attacks of the Tubo people these days have already made him tremble with fear, and he is on the verge of collapse.Because there was no fierce fighting in the rear battalion where he was, he barely persisted.

Now facing the Tubo army, the last bit of bravery and persistence in his heart was shattered.Going on like this is not an option, Yang Chu thinks that the defeat is certain, what will be the consequences of defeat?Isn't it just annihilation of the whole army?
The entire army was wiped out, and that included myself.

As a person who is greedy for life and afraid of death, Yang Chu cherishes his own life very much.Jing Sili wanted to find his own death, so would he follow him to his death?The abacus in Yang Chu's mind was crackling, and he made up his mind without a moment's hesitation. He couldn't just sit and wait for death, he had to find a chance for himself.

Where is the vitality?Where is the vitality?
There are only two paths before Yang Chu, one is to surrender and the other is to break out.

Surrendering to the Tubo people, Yang Chu shook his head lightly, not saying how virtuous he was, but that he looked down on the Tubo people at all.If it was the Liao Kingdom, no matter how bad it was, it would be Xixia, maybe he would really do it.Furthermore, Jing Sili resisted desperately in the past two days, but it caused a lot of casualties to the Tubo people.

Can the angry Tibetans accept their surrender?Whether it is to be killed on the spot or become a prisoner afterwards, the future is bleak.Do not surrender, resolutely do not surrender.

Then there is only one way to go, and that is to break out of the siege. As long as you run out of the encirclement and return to the land controlled by Song Dynasty, you will be safe.

If they escape with Jing Sili's team, the hope will naturally be greater.However, Jing Sili's elm head refused to leave. For the present plan, he could only act alone.

If you want to break through, you will naturally need people, and rushing out alone is simply a dream.Now the only thing he can rely on is his own soldiers. If he finishes fighting with the Tubo people, there will be no hope of breaking through.Then, strength must be preserved.

Greedy for life and afraid of death, afraid of the enemy, Yang Chu, who was making small calculations, made a decision to retreat all the guards of the more than [-] rear battalion.As for the reason, the Tubo people were so fierce that they couldn't resist it.

As a result, the top of the mountain was immediately attacked, even though Jing Sili found out in time, he sent reinforcements.But because of Yang Chu's AWOL, the defense on the back was already wide open, and Qing Yijie Guizhang opened a hole.

Song Jun's situation is very bad!
Zhao Yuankai hurried over and said, "General, I can't hold it anymore."

Jing Sili's eyes were slightly closed, and there was too much unwillingness in his heart. It was meaningless to complain about Yang Chu at this moment, as Zhao Yuankai said, the most urgent thing is to break through.

If this continues, it is only a matter of time before the entire army is wiped out!
"Breakthrough!"

Jing Sili immediately summoned all the generals, including Yang Chu, who feared the battle and the enemy, and said: "Right now we have only one way to break through. Later, Zhao Yuankai and I will lead the [-] cavalry as the vanguard, and charge the front of Mu Zheng's troops. After opening the gap, you quickly support and break out."

"Yes!"

Everyone cheered, including Yang Chu, but at the same time he agreed, his eyeballs kept moving, obviously he had other thoughts.

Jing Sili could be regarded as a strong general, and he led the army to attack after giving the order.The five hundred cavalry were condescending, rushing down from the hillside, which was also quite powerful.

Mu Zheng at the foot of the mountain originally directed the army to attack with all his strength, holding back Jing Sili, and buying time for Qing Yijie Guizhang to attack behind.I heard that Guizhang had succeeded, and the two-line attack situation had formed, so Mu Zheng's offensive slowed down a little.

One is the natural slack in human psychology. After a high level of tension, the nerves will inevitably relax a little.Secondly, Mu Zheng had suffered heavy casualties in the past few days, so he naturally needed to save some strength, and he couldn't use up all his wealth, so he still didn't fight when he could.

He didn't expect that Jing Sili, who had been standing firm all this time, broke through and fought back, so fast that he had no time to react.

The Tubo army's offensive had just relaxed, and some soldiers had even retreated to rest. Unexpectedly, the Song army rushed down suddenly and caught them by surprise.

In a short time, Jing Si immediately gained the upper hand and opened a gap.Of course, there is a price to pay for this.Generals Han Cunbao and Wei Qi were seriously injured, Zhao Yuankai was stabbed in the thigh, and Jing Sili was hit by three arrows, but he still gritted his teeth and persisted.

But finally opened up the situation, everything is worth it.Jing Sili immediately waved the command flag, and the two or 3000 troops left on the mountain rushed up to support in time, and they would surely be able to fight a small counterattack and successfully break through.

However, when Jing Sili ordered the flag to be unfurled, Yang Chu on the hillside had an idea.He stood on a high place, watching a large number of Tubo troops encircling Jing Sili, he who was already afraid was even more frightened at this moment.He felt that Jing Sili would not be able to break through, and would soon be surrounded and strangled by Tubo, wouldn't it mean he would die if he followed?

Anyway, the Tubo soldiers were all attracted by Jing Sili, so the whole encirclement naturally loosened, and this is a good opportunity to escape!Yang Chu had a thought, without hesitation, with a smear of oil on the soles of his feet, he took the lead to escape with hundreds of soldiers under his command.

Escaping is contagious. Song Jun, who was already lacking in confidence and unstable in the army, saw generals like Yang Chu running away, and his heart suddenly fluttered.Many soldiers fled in all directions one after another, few went up to support Jing Sili.

Qing Yijie Guizhang, who had already returned to the army, saw this situation, and couldn't help shaking his head secretly, Song people are all like this, no wonder they have been bullied by Liao and Xixia.Poor Jing Sili's good strategy and desperate charge, in the end, he was just a victim for others to distract the pursuers.

Gui Zhang has no intention of chasing Yang Chu, those are just jumping clowns, and it will be too late to chase after him later.It doesn't matter even if he escapes, as long as Jing Sili is killed, this battle will still be a major victory.Immediately command the army to surround Jing Sili's troops who opened the gap.

Seeing such a situation, Jing Sili, who had been hit by three arrows, was really heartbroken, but he did not expect such a situation.I couldn't help but looked up to the sky and sighed: "I defeated a thousand enemies with a hundred riders, and the breakout was imminent, but all the generals only cared about escaping, and none of them cooperated. The defeat was already settled, and there was no way to recover. I am ashamed of the Song Dynasty and General Lin... Lin Zhao, I'm sorry Already!"

Jing Sili felt a little desperate under the grief, and Hengjian wanted to kill himself.Zhao Yuankai had sharp eyesight and quick hands, he rushed forward and snatched the long sword in time.

"General, no!"

"Yuan Kai, this is the end of the matter, what else can we do? I really have no words to say goodbye to General Lin." After hesitating for a moment, Jing Sili said: "After I'm here, you lead your troops to break through."

"General..." Zhao Yuankai saw Jing Sili's firm eyes and knew that he was determined to die, but he couldn't persuade him.

Just at this moment, the sound of rumbling horseshoes suddenly came from a distance.

Jing Sili and Zhao Yuankai turned their heads and saw the flag flying from a distance, with a big "Lin" written on it!

Lin Zhao, finally here!
"Is it General Lin?"

Jing Sili nodded and said: "That's right, General Lin's reinforcements have arrived, here they are!" Weeping with joy as he spoke, he didn't expect hope to usher in the moment of despair, and he arrived in time.

"General Lin's reinforcements have arrived, the soldiers obey the order and fight back!" Jing Sili immediately seized the opportunity and commanded the soldiers around him to attack the Tubo army again.

Compared with the morale of the Song army, the Tubo soldiers were in a state of panic.

Jing Sili, who was in front of the encirclement, didn't want to, but another Song army rushed out from behind.The sudden change made the Tubo soldiers a little confused. Before they had time to react, the cavalry of the Song army had already rushed into the battle formation.

Coming in from behind, it was like a wolf entering a herd of sheep, hacking and killing wantonly when the Tubo people were unprepared and had no time to resist.In an instant, a hole was torn open in the Tubo army formation, and a blood-red avenue appeared on the snow. The Song army hurried past many Tubo soldiers' bodies with their horseshoes stepping on them.

Qing Yijie Guizhang and Mu Zheng were also in shock, it was unexpected that Song Jun came out suddenly.Mu Zheng was shocked, but at the same time, he was also baffled. Many scouts had been deployed in the direction of Hezhou in the east. If the Song army came to help, they would definitely be able to find out and get the news in advance.

but……

Song Jun suddenly appeared, as if he had fallen from the sky, and rushed out without the slightest preparation.What the hell is going on here is incredible.Mu Zheng was at a loss, with a dazed expression on his face.

Qing Yijie Guizhang could see clearly that the Song army came from the west.

Where is the west side?Stepping into Baicheng!
Is it the Song army from Baicheng who came to the rescue?But he left an army in Tabai City, and used the strategy of suspicious soldiers. The Song Army in Tabai City dared not, and could not rush to rescue.Moreover, the Song army seemed to have more than 2000 people at the moment, and most importantly, he saw Lin Zhao among them.

Lin Zhao is here!

Tianqing Yijie Guizhang had been wondering where Lin Zhao had gone all these days, but now she finally appeared in front of her, and it was earth-shattering.

Based on the distance and time, it was impossible to come from Qinzhou. In other words, it was a cover for Lin Zhao to go to Qinzhou to meet the emperor's envoy.

So where did Lin Zhao go?He came from the west, Tabai City, did he detour to rescue Tabai City?

Qing Yijie Guizhang quickly shook his head and denied this conjecture, Tabai City is very close to here, is it necessary for Lin Zhao and Jing Sili to set up a situation like this?
Now he completely understands that Jing Sili will use his tricks and stick to the top of the mountain for more than two days, isn't it just to buy time for Lin Zhao?Stepping Baicheng is so close to the top of the mountain, does it take two days?It's not like I didn't notice any news.

So……

A more terrifying thought popped up from the bottom of my heart, after stepping on Baicheng, to the west is the camp of Nigu!
How could it be possible that Lin Zhao had spent so much effort just to step on Baicheng one by one?This is a clever and far-sighted, extremely terrifying opponent, and he must have great plans.

He took away the main force by himself, and the Nigu camp was empty, if it was attacked by surprise.In this way, his own rear was cut off, and the barriers in the east of Hehuang were lost, and the soldiers of the Song Dynasty pointed directly at Hehuang.

Oops... Ali bone is there too...

In an instant, Qing Yijie Guizhang thought of this series of terrible consequences.Only at this moment did he realize that this opponent was far more powerful and terrifying than he had imagined!
Although the matter has not been verified, Qing Yijie Guizhang does not think that he is worrying unnecessarily. Lin Zhao can appear in such a way, and the result must be indistinguishable.

Kegu fell, and the remaining soldiers outside Tabai City may have been wiped out. At this moment, the situation here is really not good.

The Song army that came out was not only sudden, but its combat effectiveness is also extraordinary.Gui Zhang had already ordered several fierce generals to lead the warriors to stop it, but the result was that the Song Army's progress did not stop.

This must be Lin Zhao's most elite army. After running thousands of miles and winning the first battle, the army's combat power is naturally extraordinary.

The Song army's front is temporarily unstoppable, Guizhang is not worried about this, even if he pays more casualties and time, he will definitely be able to stabilize his position.

But it was difficult to hold on. Song Jun's sudden arrival, strong strength, and crazy killings broke through the Tubo army formation, and at the same time broke through the army's morale.

The Tubo people are already a little chaotic, the morale of the army is lax, and there is chaos.Especially when they saw the Song army coming from the west, doesn't that mean the back road was blocked?The previous moment they were attacking the Song army on both sides, but at this moment the Song army surrounded them on both sides.Under such circumstances, the Tubo soldiers were also panicked and terrified, and they had no intention of fighting.

Seeing such a situation, Qing Yijie Guizhang knew that there was nothing he could do.Even if he had no fewer troops than Lin Zhao at this moment, it was difficult to organize an effective resistance. He had the strength to fight, but he had no possibility of a fight.

At this moment, the only choice is to evacuate, so that the green hills will not be afraid of running out of firewood. The longer the delay, the greater the loss.Especially the situation of stepping on Baicheng and Nigu, he was really worried about it.

"Just leave like this?" Looking at the chaos in front of him, Mu Zheng felt too unwilling. With today's departure, Hezhou will completely leave him.

"Go, it's too late if you're late." Qing Yijie Guizhang was even more frightened, it was a trivial matter that Hezhou was completely lost.From this moment on, the whole of Hehuang became precarious.

(End of this chapter)