Prince of Song Dynasty

Chapter 1105
If he, Zhao Zan, loses this battle, it basically means that the Song Dynasty is over. Although he dare not say that the country is about to die, but north of the Yellow River, it is difficult for an army to resist the Liao army's iron cavalry.

So, at this very moment, Zhao Zan's entire life seemed to be burning.Although he is very disappointed with the current emperor and the current court.But he also wanted to defeat the Liao army and make his last effort to keep the thousands of miles of land that he had conquered with the late emperor.

At the beginning of this day's battle, the Liao army's cavalry came surging forward, aiming to defeat the front line of the Song army with the most severe blow, while Zhao Zan organized a tight defense with arrows and spear formations. His own cavalry At the same time, they interspersed with the Liao army's defense, without giving in at all.For a moment, Zhao Zan even wanted to personally lead the whole army to attack, and directly charged Shifa's main formation, because he could see that the famous Privy Envoy of the Liao Kingdom obviously underestimated him.

If he really takes such a decision, the battle in front of him may directly decide the winner after both sides launch the fiercest offensive.However, Shi Fatty is No. 1 in the Liao Army. Although he lost to Ye Chen, he is still famous. The most important thing is that Shi Fatty can afford to gamble. I'm sorry, so he didn't dare to do this in the end.

At this time, the Liao army is worthy of being the strongest army in the world except for the Xiangfu army, and Shi Fat is also worthy of being No.1 in the Liao army. After a sharp blow failed, the Liao army quickly switched to In an offensive and defensive formation, the main formation retreated slightly.Liao people are very good at using cavalry in field battles. In front of Zhao Zan's eyes, the opponent's cavalry array gallops and kills like thousands of mad dragons, and he quickly organizes the cooperation of infantry and cavalry. The infantry and cavalry under his command kept approaching the opponent's battle formation, tearing everything into a mess of canine teeth.

It took more than five hours and a fierce battle of more than 20 miles vertically and horizontally.The offensive of the cavalry of the Liao army changed from violent to cautious, and at this time the two sides played steadily like chess.Zhao Zan knew in his heart that Shi Fat had lost the initial contempt at this time, but this was not a good thing.

Kaifeng, Chongzheng Hall.

In the light of the fire, the situation on the two roads of Hebei was marked on the huge map, and Zhao Dezhao and his ministers gathered together.Li Mingxuan, Li Jixun, Lu Yuqing, Zhang Dong... Even Cao Bin, who had been idle in Luoyang, was invited over, and sat in the corner of the room with frowning.For a long time, Zhao Dezhao and Li Mingxuan did not kill Cao Bin, not because they cherished their talents, but because Cao Bin was the No.If Cao Bin is killed, the army will inevitably be shocked, and a large-scale cleaning will have to be carried out, thus shaking the foundation of the army.

"In any case, the strength of the two armies of the Liao Kingdom is already clear. They are divided into east and west to attack from Hebei East Road and Hebei West Road respectively. We have more than 30 troops of various types in the two routes in Hebei, while the Liao army has only 20. In addition, there are [-] elite troops in the northern battalion, and Zhao Zan is in charge, so there will be no major problems. In addition, the violent forces in the two routes in Hebei Xiong and other rogues still have more than one hundred thousand people. The imperial court has sent envoys to recruit security. They want to give these thieves a way out when the country is in crisis, and they will not refuse. At that time, they will contain a part of the Liao army, and the situation should be better. However, Zhao Zan sent someone eight hundred miles to send the military information urgently. He has already commanded [-] main forces of the northern battalion and Shi Fat led the [-] Liao army in the east. I deduce that they will be able to stick to the front line of Zhao Dingfu, as long as Zhao Zan is undefeated, our Song Dynasty will be able to stand still, and take the opportunity to solve the problem of the bandits..."

At this moment in the room, it was the privy envoy Li Jixun who was pointing at the map and speaking. He knew very well that the situation was definitely not as good as he said, but His Majesty the Emperor was on the verge of collapse. In the panic, the court was in chaos.

Sure enough, after hearing what Li Jixun said, Zhao Dezhao looked a little better, glanced at Cao Bin who was still frowning, and said, "Zhao Zan is my loyal minister and good general, and he will never disappoint me."

At this moment, someone came in with a look of panic and reported: "Your Majesty, the bandit leader on the East Hebei Road, Bao Xiong, killed the envoy and sent someone to secretly dig up the mausoleum of His Majesty's ancestors in Baozhou."

"I'm going to kill him, I'm going to destroy his nine clans, I'm going to..." Zhao Dezhao stood up abruptly, his eyes turned red instantly, and before he finished gritting his teeth, he fell to the ground with a thump, bleeding from the corner of his mouth.

"Your Majesty!" Everyone shouted in unison.

"Hurry up and tell the imperial doctor!"

There was a commotion in the Chongzheng Hall, eunuchs and maids rushed in countless times, and lifted Zhao Dezhao onto the dragon tower.

Lu Yuqing frowned and asked, "Then why did Violent Bear do this?"

Zhang Dong said casually: "I heard that Baoxiong's family fled from Hedong and came all the way to Kaifeng. They clashed with the intercepting officers and soldiers, and the officers and soldiers accidentally killed his father. At that time, the dozen or so officers and soldiers killed his father in order to cover up the incident. All eleven members of the opponent's family were killed, and the Violent Bear sister was gang-raped to death."

In the same night, on the wasteland thirty miles north of Zhending Mansion, nearly 20 troops fought on the battlefield for more than five hours.On the side of the army formation, there has been a change.

This silent change, at the moment it was discovered, made both sides of the battle a little unexpected and unclear.However, not long after, a mouse hole suddenly appeared on a huge embankment, and then collapsed suddenly...

At the moment when the change quietly appeared, Shi Fatty was talking about Zhao Zan with the generals in the main formation of the Liao army on the opposite side. They were also extremely surprised that Zhao Zan had such an ability to deploy troops.

In the darkness, Shi Fat frowned suddenly. He turned his eyes to one side of the battle formation, raised his whip, and said, "What is that... What is Zhao Zan planning?"

Holding the binoculars bought at a high price from Xiangfu Kingdom, the general next to him squinted his eyes for a while: "Retreat? Or reorganize the attack?"

"Order the right wing to slow down and concentrate on the headquarters of the central army. No rash advances are allowed, and fraudulent actions are strictly prohibited! Hurry up!"

Following Shi Fat's order, the messengers galloped down, and the entire Liao Army's main formation began to operate even more noisily in a tense atmosphere.

On the opposite side of the Song Army, Zhao Zan looked at the situation on the flank, and suddenly subconsciously rode his horse and galloped a few steps, then stopped: "What's going on! Why back off!"

"It belongs to General Liu..."

"I know it's Liu Kequan's people. Most of the 5000 men under his command are from Hedong. His family has been severely affected by the disaster and his people's hearts are unstable, so they have been fighting the autumn wind from the side. They only make small feints, but why are they withdrawing... Give me an order to let them move forward...they will move forward even if they die, and they must not retreat."

Although he said this in his mouth, Zhao Zan knew in his heart what was the reason for Liu Kequan's retreat. Influenced by his family and relatives, these 5000 people have lost much morale, and it is obvious that they can fight for more than five hours. up.Zhao Zan suddenly regretted that he shouldn't have brought these 5000 people, but if he didn't bring them, without these 5000 people to restrain the Liao army with almost the same number, in the end of the battle, he would probably still lose.

This seemed sudden, but in fact it was inevitable from a certain point of view. Zhao Zan was caught off guard. The battlefield was huge and it was night. The defense line is second, and the most important thing is that it directly affects the morale of the nearby friendly troops. Under the chain reaction, the rout like a tide began to appear from the left wing of the Song army.

Shi Fat didn't hesitate for long, and then gave the order to let the elite guards around him attack the Song Army's left flank.

Zhao Zan hurriedly mobilized cavalry to penetrate from the flanks, trying to block the attack of the Liao army.Yet a breakdown has taken place.Zhao Zan then personally led the formation to rush towards this side.At the same time, an order was issued to try to distance the other troops from Liu Kequan's army and reorganize a tight defense, but it was still too late.The defeated army and the troops directly under him have formed a situation where there is me in you and you in me.

The so-called military defeat is like a mountain falling, and the formation of an avalanche is often caused by the dumping of a piece of snow.

Flames flowed through the night sky, and all that remained was the constant reorganization of the army and constant fighting.On the opposite side, the Liao army, which had been fighting fiercely for a day, resumed its offensive like a raging wave, rolling towards the Song army that had not yet collapsed. Zhao Zan just subconsciously held back the chaotic formation and led the army to defeat Zhending Mansion. His heart was full of deep complaints towards the imperial court and the young emperor. If they hadn't not rescued the victims, chilling the hearts of Liu Kequan's soldiers from Hedong and shaking the soldiers' morale, how could he have lost today's battle.

In the middle of the night, countless routs poured into the gate of Zhendingfu City. The magistrate Liu Xingwang stood on the tower. Looking at this scene, his whole body became cold. As the Chinese army led by Zhao Zan, who personally cut off the rear, entered the gate, The Liao army came like a tide and rushed towards the city.

After the city gate was closed, Liu Xingwang ran down and found Zhao Zan in the chaotic army formation. He was wearing a cloak, holding a steel knife, half of his body was covered with blood, and his eyes were bloodshot, like a fierce tiger ready to kill.Liu Xingwang didn't dare to ask more questions, and said in his mouth: "It's good that the general is back, it's good that the general is back, as long as the general is here, we can guard the Zhending Mansion..."

Zhao Zan had already got off his horse, turned his head, looked at him, and said with resentment, "Why didn't you ask me how I lost?"

"No matter what the reason for the defeat, as long as we can learn from it..." Liu Xingwang had already noticed that Zhao Zan's mood was a little abnormal, he didn't dare to provoke him, and only cared about comforting him.

But before he finished speaking, Zhao Zan said with a miserable face: "We have not been defeated on the battlefield, but outside the battlefield, the imperial court and His Majesty have done something that must be defeated."

(End of this chapter)