Chapter 221: Flags
The breakthrough battle of Nanlebao has begun, Zheng Luya and they did not dare to delay, and immediately gathered the quick reinforcement division and prepared to rush to respond.
After all the personnel arrived, Zhao Liang couldn't help but gasp.
Tonight's battle of Hutou Mountain lasted less than four hours, and only half of the original troops of more than 3,000 people could stand here at this time. Thousands of soldiers were killed on the spot, and almost all of the rest who were still gasping for breath were wounded, which shows how fierce the previous battle was.
Zheng Luya regained her usual composure and ordered the quick aid division to leave 300 people to guard here, while placing war horses and supplies, while taking care of the wounded, and waiting for the Yongbian army to break through here, and then change into equipment and set off. He went down the mountain with Zhao Liang and Yang Zongbao and led 1,500 troops to meet Yang Yanzhao.
Zhao Liang was not willing to re-enter the battlefield at all, especially to deal with Xiao Guanyinnu's 50,000 army in the plains and wilderness, which was not much different from sending him to death. But Xiao Ya had no choice but to fight in person, and in order to protect her safety, she had to dare to go again.
The three of them packed up their belongings, ate a little dry food on their horses, and then picked up their speed and galloped in the direction of Nanlebao.
Before that, an earth-shattering battle broke out outside the east gate of Nanlebao, and the movement of the fighting was extremely exaggerated, and it could be heard clearly on Hutou Mountain, which was seven or eight miles away. By this time, the battle had basically subsided, and there were no more astonishing shouts of killing except for the flames that rose into the sky. Yang Zongbao was worried in his heart, worried about whether his father Yang Yanzhao failed to break through, and was driven back to Nanlebao by the Liao soldiers.
Zheng Luya and Zhao Liang were also a little worried. If the Yongbian army was trapped again, then they would not have the strength to fight against the regrouped Xiao Tzu Rin, so they had to lead their troops to quickly turn around and retreat south, cross the river before the enemy caught up, and return to safety.
The rescue mission will end in failure. (Support genuine, please move to Zongheng Chinese website to read the full article.) )
Just when the three of them were thinking to themselves, there was a sudden chaotic sound of footsteps in the distance, which at first glance sounded like thousands of people.
Zheng Luya raised his hand upward, signaled the whole army to stop, and at the same time ordered everyone to line up to raise their vigilance and prevent encounters with the enemy.
In a moment, a large group of black shadows appeared on the slightly bright snow, and Yang Zongbao shouted while pulling out the bow and arrow in his hand: "Yongbian is mighty!" ”
There was a sudden commotion in the crowd on the opposite side, apparently they only found out at this moment that there was a cavalry unit in front of them blocking the middle of the road, and in the blink of an eye, a shout sounded in the crowd: "The mountains and rivers are safe!" ”
Yang Zongbao let go of the bowstring and said to Zheng Luya and Zhao Liang with a sigh of relief: "The password is correct, it is my own person." ”
As he spoke, the crowd gradually got closer, and Zhao Liang took a closer look, only to see that they were all like blood gourds, with torn clothes and armor all over their bodies, and they were scarred.
"It's reinforcements! It's the reinforcements from the imperial court that have arrived! ”
"It's the Yongbyon Army! They've broken through! ”
Cheers rang out one after another in the ranks on both sides at the same time, and their voices were full of unspeakable surprise.
A war horse in the Yongbyon army lined up, and the knight on the horse said loudly: "Is it a quick aid division?" Which general leads the team with the flag? ”
Yang Zongbao suddenly heard the man's voice, and shouted excitedly: "Father, it's a child, the child is here!" With that, he turned over and dismounted, rushed to the man's horse in a few steps, bowed down and cried: "The child is late for rescue, let the father be in danger, the child is not filial!" ”
The knight on the war horse was Yang Yanzhao, a famous general of the Song Dynasty, the commander of the Ningbian army, and Yang Liulang, who terrified the Liao State. When he saw Yang Zongbao, he was also excited, but he still maintained the unique demeanor of a soldier, and said calmly: "Get up, Zongbao, it's okay to be a father." The military situation is urgent now, and I'll talk about it when I go back! ”
Zheng Lu Ya stepped forward and arched his hand: "Mu Ling, the commander of the last general's quick aid division, has seen Yang Shuai!" ”
Hearing this, Yang Yanzhao glanced at Xiao Ya slightly, and then returned to the military salute: "The deployment of the Ningbian Army, the commander Yang Yanzhao, and the acting soldiers thank General Mu for his help. ”
"Yang Shuai, how is your situation? Is the breakout still going well? Zheng Luya didn't talk much nonsense, and asked directly.
Yang Yanzhao's expression darkened, and he replied: "Fortunately, with the help of Jianghu Hao, we were able to break out of the encirclement." However, there are only about 7,000 people who can get here, and the rest of the brothers have either died in battle, or have volunteered to stay behind the army. ”
The people of the quick aid division were shocked when they heard this, the strength of the Yongbian army in Nanle was close to 12,000 people, and at this time only more than 7,000 remnants rushed out, and about 5,000 soldiers died on the way to break through, how could it not be heart-wrenching.
"How's the situation with the pursuers? Is it close? Zhao Liang suddenly asked.
Yang Yanzhao didn't know his identity, and was about to ask for advice, but Yang Zongbao introduced his father to the side: "This is our military advisor, the Marquis of Lin'an, the commander of the Quick Aid Division, Zhao Liang and the Marquis of Zhao." ”
"It turns out that you are the senior uncle of Daoist Li Erbai? Disrespectful, disrespectful! Yang Yanzhao hurriedly replied: "We received a signal from the Erbai Daoist, and took advantage of the fact that our friends in the rivers and lakes disturbed Xiao Guanyinu's camp, concentrated our forces and rushed out of Nanle Fort, and successively defeated the Liao army on a large scale in three ways to intercept it, and finally arrived here." Now the enemy is recovering from the chaos and will soon be able to catch up! ”
Zheng Luya nodded: "Fortunately, it's not far from Hutou Mountain here." Deputy Envoy Yang, please quickly take Yang Shuai and the brothers of the Yongbian Army into the mountains, equip their war horses and set off immediately, and return to the rear along the established route. I and the Hou Ye will stay here and cut off the queen for you! ”
Yang Zongbao agreed, turned over neatly on his horse, and beckoned the Ningbian army to hurry up and speed up.
The current crisis has not been resolved, and Yang Yanzhao is no longer verbose, and after giving Xiaoya and Zhao Liang a deep salute, he led his subordinates to set off.
Looking at the Ningbian army that was gradually moving away, Zhao Liang said to Zheng Luya: "I said dear commander, how should we break off next?" Just such a straight pestle in the middle of the road? ”
Xiao Ya heard the yin and yang weirdness in his words, and frowned slightly: "Master Hou, are you ......?"
"Isn't it what?" Zhao Liang asked rhetorically.
Zheng Luya pondered for a moment, and suddenly said: "On the battlefield just now, Master Hou sacrificed his life to save him, and Ling'er didn't have time to thank you yet." This is the second time that Hou Ye has saved me. ”
Zhao Liang originally wanted to find a stubble to spread the evil fire in his stomach because he and Zheng Luya were in danger again, but he didn't expect Xiaoya to suddenly mention this matter, and he suddenly didn't know how to answer. ”
Zheng Luya shook her head and smiled: "Presumably you owe it not me, but the girl named Xiaoya." ”
"Huh? What did you say? Zhao Liang was a little confused, and asked subconsciously.
"Just now, before that fierce Liao general rushed up, I heard from you," Zheng Luya said softly: "You said, 'Xiaoya, don't be afraid, there is me'." Ling'er couldn't help but guess at that time, you must have mistaken me for that girl, right? ”
Zhao Liang really wanted to take Xiaoya's hand and say, "Good girl, I'm not mistaken, you are that girl!" Wake up, I'm about to be tossed to death by you! ”
But after all, he couldn't help but say this, and changed his words: "Commander, let's not discuss these things first, the chasing troops of the Liao State will arrive here in a blink of an eye, let's still talk about it." ”
Hearing him say this, Zheng Luya immediately came back to her senses and bowed slightly: "Master Hou is right, the current military situation is urgent, and time should not be wasted." I have a plan, do you think it's possible? ”
When the sky was slightly bright, outside the mountain pass of Hutou Mountain, there was a sound of horses' hooves like muffled thunder. (Support genuine, please move to Zongheng Chinese website to read the full article.) Tens of thousands of Khitan iron horsemen swept over from the direction of Nanlebao, and the momentum was very amazing.
Zhao Liang lay on top of a boulder, looking at the Liao army from afar and near, his heart fluttering and beating wildly. He looked around and said to Zheng Luya next to him, "Is your trick reliable?" ”
"Isn't there an idiom called "Grass and Trees Are All Soldiers?" Xiao Ya smiled, without the slightest nervous and scared look: "We are all soldiers in disguise, and most of them can scare the suspicious Khitan dogs!" ”
Zhao Liang sneered: "Before we set off from Weicheng, you asked the little prince to go to the armies to borrow flags, it turned out that he had this plan for a long time, and it was really a ghost girl." ”
At this time, between the mountains and dense forests around them, there were hundreds of various Great Song Dynasty flags, flying dragons and phoenixes, majestic and majestic. Looking at the past from afar, it seems that thousands of troops and horses are stationed here, waiting for the arrival of the Liao soldiers.
Sure enough, the Khitan people on the opposite side also found the flags all over the mountains at this moment, and they were suddenly a little uncertain, so they couldn't help but take the reins of their horses and stopped at a place where they were still a few hundred steps away from the mountain pass.
The leader of this Liao army is none other than Xiao Tarthrin and Xiao Guanyinnu, who were attacked by a sneak attack last night. The two of them, a pair of difficult brothers, obviously had an advantage in strength, but they were inexplicably knocked in the back by the Song army, and they were really a little annoyed.
Xiao Tzu Rin sat upright on the horse and asked Xiao Guanyinu: "I said brother, what kind of situation is this in front of you?" Why can't I understand it? ”
Xiao Guanyin snorted coldly and scolded: "The Han barbarians have a lot of ghost ideas, and eighty percent of them are setting up a maze array again." ”
"Ecstasy?" Xiao Tzu Rin was slightly stunned, and then said, "Could it be some trap?" For example, there is an army in ambush in the mountains? ”
"Your Majesty, you may be a little too cautious," Xiao Guanyinu pointed to the mountain and said in a deep voice: "Look at the banners over there, there are loyal army, Jing'an army, Changsu army, and even those who support the Japanese army and the Dragon Guard." Looking at it this way, almost all the soldiers and horses of the Song Dynasty have arrived here, hundreds of thousands of people, can this small Hutou Mountain be hidden? ! ”
Xiao Tzu Rin was silent, and it took a long time before he spoke: "What if the other party just tempted you to think so?" There were so many miscellaneous military flags on the mountain, and no one would believe it if they looked at it, so he recklessly broke in, and then ......" as he spoke, he made a downward cutting motion with his palm.
Xiao Guanyin almost fainted, and said hurriedly: "My good king, don't think nonsense." Yang Yanzhao retreated straight from here with the remnants of the army, let's chase along this road, the distance is the closest. If you go around Hutou Mountain, you will have to run for at least half a day, and then there will be no shadow! ”
"No, no, no, you're still a little sloppy," Xiao Tzu Rin was afraid of the well rope after being bitten by a snake for ten years, and he hesitated: "I don't believe that the Song army will go out and come here to fight our ambush." However, a large army did attack me last night, so I must be on guard at this time. ”
Xiao Guanyinu said helplessly: "The gray harrier has long been discovered, and the reinforcements of the Song Dynasty who came here will definitely not exceed 10,000 people, so it is impossible to hide any large-scale ambushes in the mountains." ”
Xiao Tzu Rin suddenly said angrily: "Lao Tzu's bad luck is bad luck on that stupid bird!" I don't know how Kun Zhihuang did it, after more than three years of training, he trained such a stupid falcon, and he didn't even know how to count! What does not exceed ten thousand? Last night, the 20,000 most elite leather room troops in Daliao fought hard for two hours, and even the broken troops were sent up, but they still couldn't gnaw down the position, can there be only so many people? ”
Xiao Guanyinnu knew that he had poked the sore spot of the king of the Southern Courtyard just now, and hurriedly turned back: "Yes, yes, what the king said is right." Judging from the combat strength of the enemy army, not only were there many Song soldiers in Hutou Mountain, but even my side was caught off guard by an unknown number of Han troops. ”
(Zhao Liang bowed his hand to the adults: The battle ahead is too dangerous, please give more rewards and give some encouragement to the brothers!) )