Chapter 43: Defeat
In the west of Yuezhou City, the sound of artillery rumbled, and the sound of explosions came and went, although there was no cavalry, but the righteous army rolling forward fought all the way forward, and the Great Song Forbidden Army in front of them could not parry, and retreated step by step.
The mountains of corpses and the sea of blood, the blood flowed like a river, and the shouts of killing shook the sky, even the knights on the horses fell one by one, and the screams were mixed with the sound of explosions, which was terrible.
The fighting scene in front of him made Han Shizhong almost unable to believe his eyes. The border troops he brought from the northwest, those elite knights, their faces were full of fear, and they fought and retreated, and many of the teams were already out of formation, and they were completely in a state of collapse.
The thieves are so elite, and the border army is so vulnerable. Could it be that the dignified border army of the imperial court is no match for a group of rabble with farm tools?
Is this still the group of Northwest Frontier troops under his subordinates who are not afraid of life and death and dare to compete with the Jurchens?
An earth-shattering thunderbolt exploded in the herd of horses, smoke billowed out, and several Song soldiers fell from their horses, one of the knights was wounded but not dead, and his whole body was blurred with flesh and blood. He lay in a pool of blood, letting out a heart-rending scream, which was terrifying.
Han Shizhong could see clearly that the knight who was in a pool of blood and whose screams made people shudder was none other than Wang Tao, the fierce general of his cavalry front army.
On weekdays, Wang Tao, who is unruly and unruly, is crying bitterly at the moment, like a child, where is there still a little bit of majesty on the battlefield.
"Go and snatch Wang Tao back!"
Han Shizhong shouted angrily. After paying dozens of knights' casualties, although Wang Tao was robbed back, he was already exhausted.
Han Shizhong looked at Wang Tao with painful eyes. Wang Tao's wide eyes were full of panic and unwillingness.
"Hu Yantong, you attack with the cavalry squadron, penetrate the thief defense line from the flank, and be sure to be defeated with one blow!"
Han Shizhong closed Wang Tao's eyes, stood up, his face was calm, and he issued a military order, seemingly completely unaffected by the Song army's hard support and heavy casualties on the battlefield.
"Dutong, if the cavalry army goes up, there are only two or three hundred knights available to you."
Hu Yantong hesitated. The rebels on the opposite side are so fierce, it is better to withdraw for the time being, anyway, the other side has no cavalry, and it is beyond the reach of the whip to chase them.
"Why don't you hurry up, do you want to disobey the military order?"
Han Shizhong coldly gave the military order, and his face began to become gloomy.
Hu Yantong beat the horse and left. Han Shizhong looked at the fighting scene in front of him and gritted his teeth.
If he is defeated today, I am afraid that he will be idle, and the high-ranking officials will also disappear, and the imperial court will also be greatly damaged, unable to penetrate the river, and gradually decline.
In public and private, he also has to change his life against the sky, even if he fights to the last soldier, he must defeat the rebels.
On a high slope outside the city, among the rebels, Yang Mi held a clairvoyant mirror in his hand, watching his subordinates go farther and farther, and the famous imperial forbidden army was also killed and wounded, retreating step by step, and couldn't help laughing.
"Heavenly King, I thought how powerful these officers and soldiers were, but now they look like they are just local chickens and tiles. Our army has broken the official army today, and our life is much better!"
Yang Mi put down the clairvoyant mirror and nodded slightly. The guard's words can be said to speak to his heart. The rebels of Dongting Lake finally came ashore today.
The sound of rolling horses' hooves came, and the ground shook violently, and Yang Mi's face couldn't help but change greatly. He quickly raised the clairvoyant mirror again and looked in the direction from which the sound of horses' hooves came.
"Brothers, kill the thief!"
On the east side of the battlefield, Hu Yantong took the lead, holding a spear, leading thousands of cavalry to march like a wall. All the cavalry horses moved at the same pace, and the sound of horses' hooves was deafening, and they went straight to the flank of the rebels.
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From time to time, there was a thunderstorm that exploded in the riding array, rising bursts of smoke columns, and there were constantly Song army knights falling down to bring their horses, but they still rolled forward, riding spears like a forest, unstoppable.
"Official...... How does the army ...... Will there be so many cavalry? ”
The smoke and dust were billowing out, like a sandstorm, covering the sky and the sun, and Yang Mi couldn't help but turn pale. This large array of rolling cavalry of thousands is at least a few thousand, I am afraid
I am afraid that the large array of the rebel army will be crushed at the first blow.
Sure enough, from the clairvoyant mirror, the cavalry formation of the Song army had broken through the front of the flank of the rebel army, and countless rebel troops were swept away in smoke and dust.
"Heavenly King, Liu Qin, this dog, why is he hiding in the city and hasn't come out yet?"
"This shit, I didn't want to be an enemy of the official army! Maybe he'll be back on the water!"
Seeing that under the impact of the cavalry of the Song army, the rebels suffered countless casualties, and the guards around them were all gossiping and discussing.
"God, aren't you going to destroy my rebels?"
Yang Qi closed his eyes in pain, not daring to look directly at the bloody massacre in front of him.
Could it be that the rebels suffered heavy casualties, but they had to be beaten back to Dongting Lake, blocked by the other party, and trapped on the water?
Suddenly, the satellite TV next to him pointed to the big array and shouted loudly.
"Look, Heavenly King, our artillery!"
Yang Mi's heart was shocked, and he immediately opened his eyes, raised the clairvoyant mirror again, and looked towards the battlefield.
Sure enough, in the middle of the large array, hundreds of artillery pieces had already lined up their artillery arrays, and the gunners were scrambling to load their ammunition. In front of the artillery array, thousands of pikemen lined up in formation, aiming at the Song cavalry rolling in front.
On both sides of the artillery array, hundreds of grenadiers were in full array, and the earth-shattering thunder in their hands was already in their hands, just waiting for the Song army to give an order.
"Sure enough, it's Zhang Guo!"
Yang Mi's eyes widened. Fortunately, there are firearms and armor bought from Hebei, otherwise there is no hope at all today.
Yang Mi's attention was on the battlefield, and on the Song Army's side, Han Shizhong also looked at the battlefield in front of him, silently.
On the battlefield, they sacrificed their lives to kill each other, the Song army was well-trained, and the righteous army relied on blood and bravery. As long as he breaks through the opponent's big array, even if he wins this battle, he will have an explanation to the imperial court.
The pikemen and artillery of the other side, he did not pay attention to it at all. These mud legs are just like goods, and under the impact of his elite cavalry, they are not yet crushed.
Hu Yantong led the cavalry and went straight to the main formation that attacked the opponent. The cavalry of the Song army collided with stabs, and many of them brandished long knives, like tigers in the mountains, destroying the opponent's defensive line.
Hu Yantong grabbed the spear in his hand and clamped it with his arm, not knowing how many rebels he had stabbed to death along the way. The roaring cavalry behind him, all fierce and vicious, kept slaying the recalcitrant rebels, blood everywhere, corpses everywhere.
Everyone went all the way forward, and suddenly, the spears in front of them were like a forest, and countless rebels formed a large array, facing them, eyeing them.
"Kill all the shit!"
Just stunned for a moment, Hu Yantong raised his spear and hit the horse forward. Behind him, a steady stream of Song cavalry followed closely.
"Holy shit, it's finally here!"
Seeing the Song cavalry rushing in front of him, Zhang Guo's palms were full of sweat, and the flag in his hand was almost unable to hold it. Now the two armies meet, and the brave wins.
"First row, fire!"
Huang Zuo couldn't bear it anymore, he shouted, hoarse, as if he had exhausted the power of the wilderness.
Zhang Guo's heart was also swaying, and he waved the red flag in his hand heavily, feeling relieved.
"Pong! Disheveled! Ponto!"
The deafening sound of artillery rang out one after another, the smoke of gunpowder was filled, and the cavalry of the Song army in the front row was almost swept away.
There was no need for Huang Zuo to shout a second time, the 100 guns in the first row were fired, and the 100 guns in the second row rang out again. Followed by the third and fourth rows, 400 artillery pieces were endless, and countless Song cavalry were shrouded in artillery fire, and the Song cavalry immediately became chaotic.
Seeing the knights around him being knocked off his horse one by one, Hu Yantong's heart was shocked. He leaned on the horse's back, beating the horse, not daring to raise his head. Only by approaching the other side and breaking the opponent's artillery array can this battle have a chance of winning.
"Pass! Pass!"
A few smoking shocks
The thunder fell around Huyantong, and a violent explosion sounded, and the war horse was injured by shrapnel and could no longer support it, so it fell to the ground with a wail, throwing Huyantong out.
The two spearmen of the rebel army stepped forward, one on the left and one on the right, and Hu Yantong, who was so handsome that he was dizzy, didn't have time to react, he felt a pain in his armpits and legs, and was stabbed to the ground.
Han Shizhong's pupils constricted. He saw Hu Yantong stand up, covered in blood, and fell down heavily, splashing dust on the ground.
Yang Qi's hands were trembling, and he could see clearly from the clairvoyant mirror. The artillery of the rebel army was incessant, completely suppressing the cavalry of the Song army that came at the head. The grenadiers of the rebel army poured up from both sides, and the smoke-shaking thunder in their hands smashed towards the large array and cavalry formation of the Song army.
Immediately after, countless rebel pikemen rushed forward, and those panicked Song cavalry were stabbed off their horses one by one.
"Heavenly King, the brethren have stood up, stopped!"
The guards around Yang Mi were all smiling, and Yang Mi's face also softened. In this battle, the soup was finally not spilled.
Far away, the thunder shook the sky, the artillery bombarded, the gun bayonet was cut when it was close, the firearm was sandwiched with spears and long knives, the cavalry of the Song army was in chaos, the cavalry suffered heavy casualties, and some knights were panicked and fled to the four fields.
Finished......
Han Shizhong looked at the battlefield in front of him dumbfounded, and in less than an hour, his elite infantry and cavalry forbidden army were defeated.
Not only was the infantry and cavalry forbidden army defeated, but also the ashes of nearly 20,000 sailors, this battle was a complete fiasco.
The vitality of the imperial court is greatly damaged, and I am afraid that it will be difficult to concentrate on dealing with thieves for a while.
How can thieves have so many firearms?
How can a thief be so well-trained that he can bite on the battlefield and turn defeat into victory?
Once this goes back, the soldiers will be lost, and the achievements will be lost, and the scholars and doctors in the court still don't know how to criticize and write? How did he deal with the king?
If you want to turn over, I am afraid there is no hope.
"All over, the army in the thief city has also come out!"
"Withdraw, or the brothers will all be left here!"
The surrounding soldiers gossiped and woke up the upset Han Shizhong.
"Mingjin retreats!"
Disheartened, Han Shizhong turned his horse's head and walked backwards, and the guards behind him followed.
The order to retreat was issued, and the Song army scattered eastward like a tide, and the rebels followed behind and pursued with their lives.
Yang Qi let out a sigh of relief, and his face was radiant.
"Tell the brothers, artillery and grenadiers keep up and the whole army pursues!"
The Song soldiers were panicked and retreated in a hurry, and the rebels screamed and followed each other like shadows. The two sides are chasing after me, all over the mountains and fields, and there are battlefields of fighting everywhere.
"Brother, thanks to you this time!"
Looking at the chaotic battlefield in front of him, Huang Zuo said sincerely to Zhang Guo next to him.
If it weren't for the fact that before the war, Zhang Guo got so many firearms from the loyal army, the righteous army would definitely have to retreat to Dongting Lake in this battle.
"It's still good brother, your military training is good!"
Zhang Guo hurriedly complimented. The two laughed, turned their heads together, and looked ahead.
"Liu Qin, this dog, tens of thousands of brothers under his command, have been hiding in the city and not coming out, and now they are only coming out to pick up the cheap, the straight lady thief is really not a thing!"
Huang Zuo looked at the high-spirited Liu Qin on the battlefield and spat on the ground fiercely.
"Brother, there are so many routs, and you have to fight a few more shots!"
Zhang Guo looked at the direction where Liu Qin was on the battlefield and said meaningfully.
"Brothers, listen to my orders, there are too many officers and soldiers ahead, give me a few more rounds!"
Huang Zuo understood and immediately issued a military order.
In the spring of the third year of Jianyan of the Great Song Dynasty, the Yang army of Jinghu South Road broke the Song army outside Dongting Lake and Yuezhou City, and the elite of the Great Song Dynasty was almost destroyed.