Prince of Song Dynasty

Chapter 1119 A sneak attack from friendly forces

Yang Tingding's camp was stationed in Zhoujia Town, which is less than a hundred miles away from Chengtong County. On the opposite side of them, [-] elite cavalry troops from Shifu were stationed. The distance between the two was less than ten miles. After giving the order to stop the attack across the board, Yang Tingding only sent a small group of troops out every day to scout out and harass, and the entire front line seemed extremely calm.

But Yang Tingding got his true biography under the training of Yang Jiye, and has accumulated a lot of experience since he became the deputy commander of the army in the past few years. Although there was no war on the front line, his security work was still very solid, and the sentries were released for more than ten miles. Besides, the soldiers in the battalion also took turns on duty, waiting on their pillows, ready to deal with sudden changes on the opposite side at any time.

But the problem is that the enemy did not come from the front of the Liao Army, which he was guarding against, but from behind him. What's more deadly is that, in the eyes of the soldiers of the Xuanwu Army, the attackers were all his friendly troops. More than a month ago, the Song Army and the Xuanwu Army had just fought a big battle, and even the hatred between the two had not dissipated, but no one believed that under Ye Chen's prestige, the Northwest Frontier Army would suddenly attack the Xuanwu Army.

Therefore, when Yang Tingding's sentry team saw the cavalry from the Northwest Frontier Army galloping like the wind, instead of rushing back to warn them, they rode forward, wanting to ask why they suddenly ran to the defense zone of the Xuanwu Army , Did His Majesty order them to reinforce the Xuanwu Army?

Their fate can be imagined. When they found that something was wrong and the troops on the opposite side rushed over with murderous intent, it was not too late for them to turn their horses and escape. A rain of arrows came, and this small group of Xuanwu Army Amidst the screams of the cavalry, all were shot off their horses.

When the cavalry from the Northwest Frontier Army swarmed in, Yang Tingding's front battalion was immediately fatally attacked unprepared, and the [-] Xuanwu Legion cavalry stationed in the front battalion fell into a situation of fighting on their own. Many people didn't even have time to step on the horses, and held an iron gun, and rushed to the oncoming enemy. The moment the horseshoe stepped on it, they swung their guns, and some stood on the ground with bows and arrows. In fact, the cavalry does not need to aim, it just needs to draw the bow and shoot the arrow, but the problem is that he can only shoot one arrow at most and knock down one person, and the opponent will rush to him like a strong wind, swinging his sword, and slash at them. Down.

Under Zhan Xiongwu's meticulous training and training over the past three years, the Xuanwu Legion not only fears no death, but also possesses iron-like discipline.Although Zhan Xiongwu is not the best at fighting among the commanders of the nine armies, he is undoubtedly the bravest general, and he is also the commander of the most disciplined army.

Therefore, although they were suddenly attacked and suffered heavy losses in the blink of an eye, no one from the front battalion from the brigade commander and battalion commander to the soldiers turned around and fled to the Chinese army at this time. They knew that if they fled to the Chinese army at this time , will inevitably disrupt the central army, and the enemy will chase them and kill the central army. At that time, the entire army will be finished.

No one fled, but started to resist on the spot. Even though they knew they were hitting a stone with an egg, and knowing that staying here was a dead end, these soldiers still carried their knives, drew their bows, and held their crossbows without hesitation, just to fight for a little bit. time.

The desperate resistance, plus the little time gained by the two grenade bombs each of them carried on their bodies, was extremely precious. Nearly two thousand soldiers from the front battalion climbed onto their horses, and most of them didn't even have time Putting on the armor, he brandished his weapon and rushed towards the enemy head-on.

Dang Jin personally commanded [-] elite cavalry from the Northwest Frontier Army to launch a sneak attack on the unsuspecting [-] Xuanwu Army cavalry. However, to his dismay, the opponent's strength and reaction were far beyond his expectations, and his own side After all, the morale of nearly [-] cavalrymen was still affected by the sudden rebellion against Ye Chen, and their combat power was less than [-]% of what it was in his heyday. Coupled with the power of those grenades, he clearly had the advantage of making a surprise attack. It is slowly evolving into a positional battle. He originally thought that under the sudden attack of the elite cavalry of the Northwest Frontier Army, he would be able to defeat the opponent's front camp in one fell swoop. No problem.

The progress of the front battalion was not going well, and the opponent's central army had enough time to make arrangements. Dang Jin heard the bleak sirens of the opponent's central army. Teams of cavalry were quickly gathering. The cavalry is running towards the center.

Dang Jin murmured to himself with some emotion: "Although Yang Tingding has not had any famous achievements in recent years, as the son of Yang Jiye, how can he be easy-going? It seems that it is very difficult to defeat them at a small price. If that's the case, then just hang on to them. You only need to hang on to them for another hour or two, and the Liao army on the other side will definitely understand the situation here. If they are not too stupid, they should send troops out to attack them with us. .”

Yang Tingding was going crazy with anger. When he heard the report from the sentry in the big tent, saying that the incoming cavalry was actually a friendly army from Lu Fengyun's Department, his first reaction was whether the sentry had made a mistake, but When he stepped on his horse and rushed out of the camp, the banner of the Northwest Frontier Army Dangjin was clearly visible on the front camp battlefield not far from here.

While Yang Tingding cursed angrily, he hurriedly issued various orders and quickly assembled the troops, while praying that the soldiers of the former battalion would buy him more time.

The soldiers of the former battalion did not disappoint Yang Tingding's expectations. They even did better than Yang Tingding imagined. Not only did they successfully block the first round of raids by the cavalry of the Northwest Frontier Army, but they even slowly gathered their troops together. Thousand cavalry.

When Yang Tingding finished gathering and sounded the horn, there were only a few hundred people left in the front battalion. Hearing the horn sounded from the rear, the soldiers of the front battalion cheered, knowing that their efforts had finally paid off. Having successfully assembled the troops, without hesitation, these soldiers turned their horses' heads and ran towards the Chinese army. While fleeing back with their horses, the soldiers with bows and arrows on their backs turned around and shot sharp arrows behind them.

When they were about a hundred paces away from the central army, a rain of arrows suddenly burst out from the middle army with a steel string bow, and they were thrown high into the sky, passing the cavalry of the Xuanwu Legion in front, and then they were thrown down at one end, and shot towards the back. The cavalry of the Northwest Frontier Army who were chasing closely immediately caused hundreds of soldiers of the Northwest Frontier Army who rushed forward to fall off their horses.The chasing momentum was suddenly stopped. Taking this opportunity, the hundreds of cavalry who had fled came and ran in a small arc, bypassing the well-formed central army and rushing to both sides. Every soldier knew that If at this time it hits the well-formed Chinese army, then our comrades-in-arms will not hesitate to shoot arrows and shoot them down.

Yang Tingding's heart ached like a knife. Of the 500 soldiers in the front battalion, less than [-] escaped. This was the first time he had led tens of thousands of people to fight alone. He originally wanted to make great contributions. When His Majesty unified the world, Feng Bo He was a Marquis, but he hadn't fought a big victory yet, but he was suddenly attacked by an inexplicable attack, which caused him to lose nearly one-third of his troops. Until now, Yang Tingding still didn't understand why the Northwest Frontier Army suddenly lost his mind Outburst, and the Liao army joined forces to deal with them.

I can't control that much anymore, now we can only talk about other things if we defeat the enemy first and retreat safely.Thinking of this, Yang Tingding glanced at his back with worry. There were only a few miles away, and there were still [-] Liao troops. If they took advantage of the situation and attacked Lu Fengyun on both sides, his situation today would be very difficult. Worrying.

Yang Tingding glanced worriedly at the direction of Heihong Mountain. At the beginning of the war, he immediately sent a messenger to Ye Chen, hoping that His Majesty would respond to this matter and quickly adjust the countermeasures.

But under this look, Yang Tingding couldn't help but change his face. On the right wing of his battle formation, a small group of cavalry was galloping towards him. They were the messengers he sent out. Why did they return suddenly? Has the space been blocked by the opponent?

His doubts came to an answer after a while. This small group of cavalry approached. Before Yang Tingding could ask, the Major Capital Commander who led the team had already shouted: "Deputy Army Commander, Your Majesty's messenger has arrived!"

Among the small group of cavalry, one rode out and came to Yang Tingding, got off his horse, took out a secret letter sealed with wax paint from his arms, and presented it to Yang Tingding with both hands.

Eagerly tore off the seal, opened the letter, and only read a few lines. Yang Tingding's face was pale, and the situation was even worse than he imagined. The 11 Song troops who were originally friendly troops have now all become enemies. The Liao army, with nearly 20 people, will face 9 enemies.And they have fallen into the heavy siege of each other.

"What did your Majesty say?" Yang Tingding looked directly at the messenger.

The messenger looked at Yang Tingding and said loudly: "Your Majesty said that if General Yang's troops suffer serious losses, then he can break out of the siege and move towards Xingwen County, or join with General Huang Dongqiu and then move towards Xingwen County. If General Lu's troops have not lost much , then General Lu will raise his troops to the right, capture Douqu County, and hold it firmly. After General Huang Dongqiu leads his troops to arrive, he will gather troops to take Xingwen County directly. The future battles will be fully commanded by General Huang Dongqiu."

Yang Tingding couldn't believe Ye Chen's order, and shouted: "What nonsense are you talking about? This general will raise troops to capture the land battle, which is completely different from the Heihong Mountain where His Majesty is located. Your Majesty's troops are weak, and we need to go to rescue him right now. How could it be possible? Retreat in the opposite direction?"

The messenger raised his head and said in a loud voice: "Vice Commander Yang, I don't know, but His Majesty ordered so, and I want Vice Commander Yang to obey!"

Yang Tingding stared at the messenger. If the letter was not written by Ye Chen himself, and if the messenger was not Ye Chen's bodyguard, and he knew him, he would really suspect that this person was sent by the enemy to deceive him. of.

(End of this chapter)