Prince of Song Dynasty

Chapter 796 The rain is coming
The field battle is different from the defensive battle of the Suzaku Legion in Zhenxibao. There are trenches, horse repelling, and low walls.Although the frontal cavalry was completely in disarray, the brave cavalry of the Liao army rushed up in scattered formation. After the infantry shot the four arrows in the crossbow at one time, they did not put any more bolts on the crossbow, and left the fast crossbow directly. The crossbow was replaced with a spear.

Xiangfu Kingdom's infantry formation, the tight formation shoulders are almost touching the shoulders, and the iron spears held high can only see the sharp spear points connected in a line.Han Tao dared to go out of the city with [-] infantry and [-] cavalry, and challenged the Liao army head-on. Apart from his unique skill of throwing gunpowder bags and a fast crossbow in his hand, it was because he relied on the existence of the spear array.

The rhythm of the drums coming from behind changed again, heavy and slow, the infantry of Xiangfu Kingdom stepped on the drums vigorously, and slowly moved forward step by step, against the cavalry of the Liao Army like a torrent, holding their iron spears obliquely upwards, without any hesitation. Recoil without timidity.

The tip of the spear pierced straight, and the cavalry of the Liao Army in front of the sword fell, and the iron spears from the side and rear followed closely.The formation of infantry is much closer than that of cavalry, and a Liao army cavalry in front of the formation will face three or five long spears.Unable to advance or retreat, unable to resist, they were all stabbed to death by the recoiled iron spears.

One shot at a time, one shot at a shot, in front of the spears, there are many holes on the horses and men. .

The screams from the confrontation spread throughout the battlefield. Seeing that the comrades in front were assassinated so powerless to fight back, the Khitan cavalry who followed behind immediately turned around. Whether it was outflanking or retreating, it was better than being crowded in front .

It's just late.

The cavalry of Yiqian Xiangfu Kingdom dismounted and also shot empty crossbow arrows, and then got on their horses one after another. Cooperating with the infantry's offensive, they charged obliquely towards the flanks of the Liao army in front of the formation.The iron cavalry of the Liao Army who was about to turn to leave was blocked in the way.Xiangfu's army fought on foot and cavalry from left to right, and the Liao army was in chaos and was defeated instantly, without any power to fight back.

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Since the founding of Xiangfu Kingdom, Han Tao's biggest dream in this life is to be named a Marquis, and to be named a Marquis, he must make enough military exploits.And if you have military exploits, you must have a strong army.Therefore, in the past year, he has devoted himself to training soldiers. He has thoroughly studied the various combat regulations and training codes issued by the General Staff Headquarters, as well as the methods of battle formation. Father Yan devoted himself wholeheartedly to military training, but the army under his command was exactly the professional army Ye Chen planned to build.

Yeluhecheng watched from behind, his eyes were tearing apart, he waved his flag and drove his horse, and rushed straight out of the central army.Xiao Tianzhou didn't hold him back, and watched Yelu Hecheng lead his team towards the battle area ahead.

It's just that he had just rushed forward a hundred steps, and in Yeluhe City, he saw another black figure the size of a man's head flying from a distance in the middle of the army of Xiangfu Kingdom, and landed on the right hand of Yeluhe City more than 20 steps away with a bang With a loud noise, more than 20 cavalrymen nearby were blown away, and the mounts of Yeluhe City were so startled that they stood up.

The fear of gunpowder kits in Xiangfu Kingdom has been deeply hidden in the bones of Liao army generals since the Liao army was defeated when the two countries exchanged hostages half a year ago.Yelu Hecheng held the reins tightly, cold sweat dripping down his pale face.He finally remembered that just now Xiao Ajiu was blown off the horse by the gunpowder bag thrown by Han Tao, and then shot to death by the quick crossbow in a daze.

"It's a pity!" Han Tao secretly exclaimed that it's a pity that the accuracy of throwing this thing is still a bit lacking, and he was only one step away from blowing up a general of the Liao army.That's worth a thousand beheadings.

However, this gunpowder package also deterred the general of the Liao army, making Yeluhecheng dare not go forward again.The main general retreated, and the soldiers and horses who came to the aid became hesitant, and the actions were slow, but people could not imagine that this is the powerful Khitan cavalry!

There were many casualties in front of the formation, and the reinforcements from the rear did not arrive. The Liao army that charged the formation finally retreated without support.The cavalry of Xiangfu Kingdom wielded their iron spears, chasing and killing the cavalry of the Liao army, running wildly, scattered and fled in all directions, until the middle of the battlefield between the two armies, they turned around triumphantly.

The cavalry returned to the formation holding their guns, louder cheers sounded from the Zhangjiabao city wall behind, and Han Tao arranged for a platoon of personal soldiers to unceremoniously go forward with a big axe to behead them for meritorious service.

Han Tao stood leaning on his gun, with no joy of winning the battle on his face, only doubts and solemnity.He went to the battle to find out whether the Liao army in front of him was the state army under Xiao Dage, the king of the Southern Academy of Liao, or the tribal army he guessed, and by the way, suppress the arrogance of the Liao army so that it would not dare to rush into the country.Even if it cannot be stopped, the Liao people should be forced to keep more troops in Zhangjiabao.

Han Tao's previous suspicions came true. The Liao Army outside Zhangjiabao was obviously not the Jingzhou Army, but the tribal army with the lowest combat power in the Liao Kingdom.Where did the [-] elite Jingzhou Army led by King Xiao Dage of the Southern Academy go?A strong uneasiness emerged in Han Tao's heart.

Glancing at the Liao army from a distance, Han Tao swept over a dozen prisoners, raised his hand and waved back expressionlessly, the drums stopped, the cheers on the top of the city stopped, and the officers and soldiers in the formation also fell silent. Down, the battlefield was silent.

The Liao army on the opposite side is watching, and the soldiers behind are waiting.

"Go back to the city." Han Tao said.

The crisp sound of gong sounded immediately.

Mingjin withdraws troops.The drum cart retreated first.The pawns on the two wings turned back and slowly retreated thirty steps.Ma Jun followed closely behind, and after thirty steps, he re-arranged and turned back.In the end, only Han Tao was left in front of the spear formation, and his personal soldiers lined up to the left and right, but the Liao army was overwhelmed by it, and dared not move a little.

Looking at the mighty enemy army on the opposite side one more time, Han Tao turned around and retreated, and then disappeared into the formation.

More than ten thousand Liao troops just watched helplessly as less than 2000 people from Xiangfu Kingdom staggered back and forth one by one, from step to ride, and from ride to step, until the waving red flag disappeared at the city gate within.

When the north gate of Zhangjiabao was slowly closed, the cheers in the city resounded like thunder, and the shouts of Wan Sheng and Long Live shook the heavens and the earth.The sound waves rolled out and spread all over the field, which frightened thousands of war horses outside the city to hiss and jump wildly.

Amidst the flurry of the knights under his command, Yelu Hedi and Xiao Tianzhou looked ashamed and looked at each other speechlessly.

The vanguard of the first army just crossed the border, and was defeated in Zhangjiabao City. Although more than 500 people were killed in battle, there were not many battle results, but it was a small matter to lose one's own face, and it was an irreparable big mistake to lose the morale of the three armies.When he arrived at the king of the South Courtyard, he might be decapitated to boost the morale of the army.

Both of them were terrified in their hearts, but they couldn't laugh at all.But the two of them didn't know that their defeat was a trivial matter, but it was the key to expose the grand scheme of the Empress Dowager Xiao, the Great King of the South Courtyard, and a certain important figure in the Song Kingdom.

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Xia Jing, the Palace of Government Affairs.

Hu Sanguang said with a serious face: "Your Majesty, there is something strange about Xiao Dage, the king of the South Court of Liao Kingdom?"

Ye Chen said, "What's the matter?"

Hu Sanguang said: "Since more than three months ago, Xiao Dage personally dispatched troops to the border of Wuzhou, Liao, and approached me Xiangfu, Ningbian, and Jinsu. After that, Xiao Dage and the Wuzhou government of Liao, and The Eagle Eye Guards went all out to hunt down the secret operations of our Ministry of Security in Wuzhou, with great intensity, and even preferred to kill some Han people in vain, but also wiped out all the secret operations of our Ministry of Security in Wuzhou. For this reason, the Ministry of Security lost nearly half of its staff in Wuzhou. Half of the ministers also asked them to withdraw temporarily. As a result, we could only use the method of long-distance telescope reconnaissance to detect the soldiers and horses under the command of the King of Nanyuan. At that time, we thought that the Liao Kingdom was in retaliation for their frequent discovery of their secret work in our Xiangfu Kingdom. I didn't take this matter to heart. However, after the Liao army invaded Zhangjiabao and other places in Fuzhou three days ago, I sent people to Wuzhou to establish a stronghold. Unexpectedly, the people who went there discovered that the Liao Kingdom actually used 1 The multi-tribal army directly blocked the border, making it difficult to enter Wuzhou. After receiving the report from the people below, the minister analyzed that now that the war has begun, it does not make much sense for the Liao army to block the border crossing, let alone use [-] troops to do this purposely."

After hearing the words, Ye Chen listened carefully and said, "Obviously there is something extremely important that the Liao people don't want me to let us know."

After Ye Chen frowned and pondered for a while, he gradually became a little uneasy, but because of the limited information he had, he really couldn't think of any clues.In the end, I could only say: "Hurry up at [-] miles, send this matter to Yang Jiye and Li Guangshun in Fuzhou, um! Send it to Zhe Yuxun and Zhan Xiongwu. They are on the front line and have more information than me. They You should be able to tell what the Liao people don't want us to know."

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Fuzhou.

Yang Jiye was busy, and it had been two days since the Liao army invaded. The Liao army that broke into Fuzhou, Jinsu, and Ningxia borders was strongly blocked by the Black Wolf Army and the Zhelan Army, and the offensive did not make much progress.Although there were many villages and towns that were affected, most of the people had already withdrawn into the city or the military camp. The casualties were not large. The main reason was that some people had a lot of supplies that they hadn't had time to move away, and their houses were also burned down. part.

In the past two days, the Song and Liao armies fought dozens of battles in Zhangjiabao, Huangjiabao, Jinsu, and Ningxia borders in Zhangjiabao, Huangjiabao, and the borders of Jinsu and Ningxia in the east of Xiangfu State and the border of Liao State. The Zhaijun Fort is still safe and sound.As for the battle of Zhenxi Fort and Zhenbei Fort between the northeast and north and the Liao Kingdom, the Liao army suffered heavy losses and failed to take half a step into the two newly built military forts.

"Now it seems that the 20 troops led by Brother Yeluxiu are attacking Zhenxi Fort and Zhenbei Fort in two ways, which is even bigger than the general staff of the Army Central Department speculated. It can be seen that the Empress Dowager Xiao wiped out the rebels before the border. The determination inside is extremely strong.”

"On the contrary, the Liao army's offensive against Fuzhou, Jinsu, and Ningbian counties in the east of our Xiangfu state was far weaker than expected. The general staff predicted beforehand that the Liao civil war would last for more than three months. The consumption of armaments is extremely high, so the comprehensive result is that the Liao army was not prepared for a large-scale invasion of Xiangfu Kingdom, which now seems to be a correct inference. Since Xiao Dage, the king of the Southern Academy, did not make sufficient preparations, he hurriedly promoted his troops and wanted to attack the Xiangfu Kingdom. Going to the city of Fuzhou, naturally the possibility is very small." Yang Jiye thought to himself.

(End of this chapter)