A great man of the Northern Song Dynasty

Chapter 1,247 Counterattack

"The Song army left the city?"

Yelu Hongji was a little surprised.

"Your Majesty, do you want to make a surprise attack?"

Yelu Hongji looked at this man and said: "Our army will disperse and surround Tang County. Now we are making a surprise attack. The Song army will attack the weak with strong force, you idiot!"

"Gather our troops and assemble!"

With the sound of the trumpet, the Liao army, which was about to launch an encirclement posture, began to return and gather.

The Song army left the city quickly and formed formations piece by piece.

"Good practice!" Shen An couldn't help but praise when he saw how fast the formation was.

Fu Bi also nodded, and Guo Ang said: "In the past, the army often practiced formation diagrams..."

Shen An's face turned dark instantly.

He was the staunchest opponent of teaching formation diagrams before the war, but now he was benefiting from it, which made him feel a little embarrassed.

"The enemy forces have assembled!"

The Liao army on the opposite side has been assembled and is waiting for orders.

The same is true for the Song Army.

It was so quiet this morning.

Yelu Hongji shouted: "The people of Song Dynasty are treacherous..."

This was to boost morale before the war.

On the opposite side, Shen An rode his horse to the front of the formation.

"Since a hundred years ago, the Song Dynasty has been constantly entangled with the Liao people, no, it has been constantly entangled with the Liao people."

"Why are there redundant troops? It's just to guard against the Liao people. Why are there paddy fields everywhere in the north? Why are trees planted everywhere? It's just to guard against the Liao people... Countless money and food, countless manpower, the Song Dynasty is wary, lest the Liao people go south."

"But what's the result?"

Shen An roared: "Since a hundred years ago, the Liao people have brought us great disasters. The Chanyuan Alliance is a shame, a shame of the Song Dynasty! Your Majesty was wise and abolished the annual currency. He did what an emperor should do." Everything has happened, what about us? What should we do?"

The army was silent for a moment, then broke out.

"Kill the enemy!"

The Song Dynasty has been under threat since the day it was founded, and the threat comes from the north, from the front at this moment.

Emperor Taizong was tough, but after the failure of the Northern Expedition, those toughness turned into a joke.

Then came the Chanyuan Alliance, and the Song Dynasty exchanged Sui coins for peace.

Such peace is a shame to warriors!

Now the emperor has done everything he should do. He defied numerous domestic objections and abolished the annual currency.

He did his job.

What about my generation?

Fu Bi pulled out his long sword and roared: "We can only fight bravely to kill the enemy!"

He once fought with the heroes in the Liao Kingdom, and fought for the interests of the Song Dynasty regardless of life and death.

today……

"I have lived enough." Fu Bi looked at the north with tears in his eyes. He became famous in the north, but his humiliation also came from the north.

A weak country has no diplomacy. When he went to the Liao Kingdom to negotiate, he suffered all kinds of bullying.

Now Da Song stood up again, how could he not burst into tears.

The morale of the Song army suddenly rose to its peak.

On the opposite side, Yelu Hongji pointed his sword forward.

"Long live!"

The Liao army mobilized in full force!

"The entire Liao army has launched an attack."

The lookout hand exclaimed.

Except for Yelu Hongji, who was protected by thousands of cavalry, all the Liao troops began to attack.

This is unprecedented power.

"Crossbow array..."

The general's voice changed and was trembling.

Faced with such an impact, the crossbow array could only weaken the enemy's army, but it was helpless against the general trend.

The only thing the Song Dynasty could rely on was infantry.

"This is the only impact!"

Shen An looked at Fu Bi with bright eyes, "Someone said that Yelu Hongji didn't dare to gamble on the fate of the country, so he attacked with all his strength... If he failed, he would take advantage of the situation and evacuate."

Fu Bi was shaken by the deafening sound of horse hooves, "Is this really so?"

"We never go all out from the beginning, that is taking risks. Yelu Hongji is not adventurous, so we withstood this attack and we immediately started to counterattack."

"Fight back?"

"Yes, fight back!"

The crossbow arrows flew out in waves, creating a large gap in the middle of the Liao army.

The gap was immediately filled, and the morale of the Liao army became stronger.

Yelu Hongji stared at the Song army array in front and murmured: "Break them and charge in..."

The distance between the two sides is constantly getting closer.

Ahead, an array of spearmen began their final preparations.

The general shouted in the middle: "Steady..."

The tail of the spear was inserted into the mud. The sergeant leaned back, his eyes wide open, staring at the charging Liao cavalry.

They were covered with heavy armor, which cost a lot of money, and only the Song Dynasty gave infantry such luxurious equipment.

"Protect against arrows..."

The Liao army's rush came.

The Song Army infantry lowered their heads and felt the arrows bounce off their armor.

"The enemy is approaching!"

The general's eyes were so wide that the corners of his eyes were torn, and strands of blood were flowing. He roared with all his strength: "Hold still..."

The spearmen raised their heads, and the enemy cavalry rushed up in an instant.

The spear inserted effortlessly into the body of the war horse, and then began to bend.

"Bang bang bang bang..."

Countless spears shattered, and the spearmen began to turn around and run away.

The howling and neighing war horses collided with each other, and the spearmen were knocked into the air like dolls, and then fell down, motionless.

This is the battle formation!

Fu Bi's heart was shaken when he saw it. He glanced at Shen An next to him and saw only indifference.

The second row of spearmen remained unmoved as they faced the second wave of enemy cavalry.

The spear broke and people flew in the air...

But much less.

"The enemy's momentum has been reduced."

Shen An smiled, "The next step is the cooperation of the spearmen and the axemen. Is the trebuchet ready?"

"Ready."

Shen An said with a grim smile: "Yelu Hongji is indecisive, so I will give him a fortune today, give him the order, let's start!"

"The public order of Shen County, the trebuchet..."

"put!"

The general waved his hand, and the long arm of the trebuchet swung violently, and the bag behind it rushed forward. After the journey reached the end, the inertia drove the kerosene bombs and gunpowder cans in the bag into the sky.

Just as the black cloud flew past, in front of him, Wang held a big sword and shouted: "The sword and axe-hand..."

"If you advance, never retreat!"

All the swordsmen and axemen took a step forward.

"Tiger!"

The light of the sword flashed past, and the Liao riders who had been slowed down instantly became confused.

Wang Que cut off the current Liao army with a single blow. The blood shot out in the morning light, looking particularly beautiful.

Countless blood was shooting out. When Fu Bi saw it, he couldn't help but tighten the handle of the knife.

This is the battle formation!

The Liao army skillfully began to draw their bows and arrows on horseback, and arrows flew like raindrops.

Some arrows got into the gaps in the armor of the swordsmen, and some people were even hit by arrows in the eyes. Suddenly, miserable howls were heard in the array.

The spearmen were right behind.

"The enemy troops are coming, the spearmen come forward!"

The enemy troops were indeed coming, like a tide. Under the urging of Emperor Liao, they launched an attack without fear of death.

"Rich Prime Minister, there is no need to panic."

Fu Bi was not afraid, but worried, "I'm just worried that I can't stop him."

Such a large-scale charge made his heartbeat never slow down.

Therefore, battle formation is not suitable for patients with heart disease and high blood pressure.

"The soldiers of the Song Dynasty never lacked bravery, but they were suppressed." Shen An took the opportunity to promote his opinion: "It has gotten better in the past few years. Prime Minister, you are the Privy Council, but this kind of war is unprecedented. See, today I will show you how brave the soldiers of the Song Dynasty were after being slightly loosened."

Warriors should be on guard, but not suppress!

"prick!"

The spearmen thrust out their spears from the gap between the swordsmen and axemen, and retreated with one blow, otherwise they would interfere with the movements of the swordsmen and axemen.

This time it was like a poisonous snake spitting out a message. Countless horses that had been stabbed stood up like crazy, and the Liao troops on horseback clamped tightly on the horse's belly...

"Tiger!"

The sword flashed, and this time the swordsmen were able to swing the sword calmly, and the effect was great.

The two sides were in a stalemate, and the corpses of men and horses gradually piled up in the middle.

The screams of the soldiers, the neighing of the horses, the helpless confusion...

"Get out of the way!"

Until a tall Liao general led more than ten people to charge forward.

At this moment, Wang just finished swinging his sword.

He couldn't react.

General Liao was holding a spear in his hand.

"It's Yiluohe!"

This is the arrival of the most elite force of the Liao army.

The spear is placed on the side of the waist, and it can be invincible with the impact of the horse.

Wang Que roared, dodged the shot, and immediately killed him with his sword.

General Liao discarded his spear, took out his heavy sword, and tried to block.

clang!

Broadsword vs. heavy sword, naturally the broadsword has the upper hand.

General Liao fell off his horse, but was not injured.

He immediately rushed forward and stabbed Wang Que with his heavy sword.

The only way to break through heavy armor is to assassinate!

This is a tough guy!

He is about 1.9 meters tall, but shorter than Wang Que.

"Roar!"

Wang Que abandoned his sword and twisted his body to avoid the blow, and then Liao General collided with him.

Two tall men struggled with each other.

There are no fancy moves, just one punch for another.

"Save Wang Que!"

Wang Que is a representative figure in the army, and Shen An will not allow him to die in front of him, as that would be a huge blow to morale.

As soon as Wen Xiaozhong moved, the winner was decided in front of him.

Wang received a punch, which probably broke the bridge of his nose, and blood spurted out.

He roared angrily and punched General Liao hard on the head.

If the forehead is hit hard, the brain inside will vibrate violently...

But General Liao was severely shaken, his eyes were dull, and after shaking his body for a few times, he fell heavily.

He was actually punched to death?

The morale of the Song army was immediately boosted.

Wang Que put his hand into his nostril, applied a little force, and straightened the bridge of his nose with a click, and then swung the knife again.

"The Axeman..."

"If you advance, never retreat!"

The only ones who have no way out on the battlefield are the swordsmen. They will either advance in flesh and blood, or become a pile of flesh and blood.

Morale instantly reached its peak.

Shen An noticed it. He looked into the distance. Yelu Hongji was still waiting, but the Liao army's impact speed was gone.

The cavalry, which has lost its speed, can only fight.

Can't give them this chance!

Choking!

Shen An pulled out his long knife, pointed it forward, and shouted: "Counterattack!"

If you don't fight back now, when will you wait?

The big flag was waving, flags were answered from everywhere, and cheers came soon.

"Counterattack! Counterattack! Counterattack!"

Amid cheers, the first row of axemen began to advance.

They will open a passage for the whole army.

"The Axeman... move forward!"