The belonging of Shangdang County is of great significance to the Qin army of Handan and Taiyuan County.

The Liao army's actions can be said to be like a thunderclap, "exploding" in the ears of Wang Yi and Sima Terrier and other Qin army generals. It also shocked the allied forces of Zhao, Wei, and Chu.

After receiving the news that the Liao army was rushing to Shangdang, Sima Terrier hurriedly gathered all the Qin troops in Taiyuan County.

When he received an urgent report from Fan Meng, the city guard of his eldest son, Sima Terrier did not dare to relax, and led an army of 30,000 to set off from Jiexiu, and traveled day and night to kill Shangdang, trying to reinforce Shangdang's Qin army.

In Sima Terrier's mind, with the strength of the Qin army, the Liao army would attack the city for at least ten days and a half months.

Sima Terrier didn't expect that the Liao army's siege would be so fast.

The cities of Nicheng, Tongluo, and Changzi in the north of Shangdang were all taken down by the Liao army in one day.

In the Zijin Mountains in the west of Nicheng, a Qin army commander rode a war horse and came to report to Sima Terrier: "Report." General, after turning the Purple Mountain in front, our army can enter Nirvana, and there is no Yan army found in the mountain pass. ”

Sima Terrier couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief, and said to the generals behind him:

"It seems that the situation is not too bad, and Yan Jun is not too bad! If the Yan army blocks the Purple Mountain Pass in the west of Nirvana, our army will be blocked in the Purple Mountain, and the consequences will be unpredictable. But now it seems that the Yan army has no such idea, and our army has no worries! ”

Speaking of this, Sima Terrier immediately ordered:

"Passing on my order, the army hurried through the Purple Mountain, entered the territory of Nirvana, and marched along the Nirvana River to Nirvana. I expect that General Wang Yi will also send troops to reinforce the party. As long as our army recaptures Nicheng, our army can block the Yan army in Shangdang County and annihilate it with one drum. ”

The generals behind him replied together, "No." ”

There are many plains and hills in the territory of Nirvana.

Just after noon, Sima Terrier led a large army into the city of Nirvana, turned several hills, and came to the side of the Nirvana River.

Sima Terrier was preparing to let the army rest temporarily by the Nirvana River.

Then he saw a scout in front of him, covered in blood, running on horseback.

The scout came to Sima Terrier's side, fell off his horse at once, and intermittently said to Sima Terrier:

"General, our scouts have ...... The enemy has been encountered, and the ...... has been found ahead Discover a large number of ...... Enemy. ”

Sima Terrier was shocked and hurriedly asked, "How many men and horses are there on the enemy?" ”

The scout was speechless, just shook his head.

Seeing this, Sima Terrier shouted to the guards beside him: "Help him down for treatment, order the army, and prepare for battle!" ”

On April 26, 30,000 Qin troops from Taiyuan County met with more than 50,000 Liao troops who attacked Shangdang by the Nieshui River.

The commander of the Qin army will be Sima Terrier, the general of the Qin state, and the commander of the Liao army will be the general Liu Sheng.

The commander of the Liao army, Rong Yan, was in the city of the eldest son and did not come.

At this time, a second lieutenant of the Liao army was also reporting to the chief general Liu Shengyu: "Report." General, ten miles ahead, found an army of 30,000 led by Sima Terrier. ”

Liu Sheng turned around, laughed and said to Rong Yan and Hu Guiliang beside him:

"Two generals, let's not rest, the "meat" is finally here. ”

When Rong Yan and Hu Guiliang heard Liu Sheng say this, they also laughed together.

Immediately, the two stopped laughing, their faces became solemn, and they bowed to Liu Sheng together: "Please give the general an order." ”

Liu Sheng looked at the two of them, his face became solemn, and he said to the two: "The Qin army has come from afar, and it is the time of exhaustion at this time, which is expected by our army. Don't give him a respite, let's get ready for battle! ”

Rong Yan and Hu Guiliang replied together: "No." ”

Sima Terrier looked at Yan Jun who was slowly coming in the distance, and his scalp was tense.

When fighting in the plains, the most feared thing is encountering enemy cavalry. And Sima Terrier saw that the enemy's cavalry was different from the cavalry of the Xiongnu, Yueshi, and even the Central Plains countries in the past.

In this era, the cavalry of other countries was basically light cavalry, unlike the Liao army, which was equipped with heavy cavalry.

Among the more than 53,000 troops led by Liu Sheng this time, there were more than 16,000 heavy cavalry, and the rest were all light cavalry.

According to the regulations of the Liaodi military system, in the first, second, and third armies, the first army must be equipped with a heavy armored brigade, a division must be equipped with a heavy armored regiment, a brigade must be equipped with a heavy armored battalion, and a regiment must be equipped with a heavy armored company.

The light cavalry of the Liao army is not an ordinary light cavalry, except that the war horse is not equipped with a horse armor, and the armor on the body is the same as that of the heavy cavalry. It is a war horse, and in several important parts, there is also some steel armor and leather armor protection.

The heavy cavalry in the Liao army has a very single role, which is to shock the enemy formation. Therefore, the consideration of terrain is the primary consideration of heavy cavalry.

As for pursuit, other methods of warfare, such as covering up and killing, besieging cities, encirclement and suppression, are completed by other branches of the military.

Sima Terrier sighed secretly in his heart, and as soon as he saw the formation and speed of the Liao army, he knew that the Liao army had already prepared.

What Sima Terrier didn't know was that the information he came along the way was always in the hands of the Liao army. When he led his troops through the Zijin Mountains, his face appeared in the telescope of the Liao army scouts on the top of the mountain.

In this era, infantry against cavalry, there are many targeted tactics. For example, if you are in a mountainous area, you can have a greater advantage over cavalry.

But there is a premise here, that is, you know that the opponent is going to charge in cavalry, and you must have time to prepare in advance.

It's a pity that this battle was carried out by the Liao army according to the terrain specially selected by Sima Terrier.

What makes Sima Terrier extremely depressed now is that he doesn't have time to prepare now!

Not to mention talking about specific measures such as trenches, barriers, and horses.

Sima Terrier shook his head, shook out the distracting thoughts in his mind, and ordered loudly:

"Pass my orders, the chariots are ready to hedge against the enemy cavalry, the infantry are shielded, their spears are raised, and the crossbowmen are ready."

In this era, the Qin army's weapons and equipment were also very advanced, except for Liaodi, it had far surpassed other countries in the Central Plains. All weapons and equipment have adopted the same "assembly line" and "modular" operations as those in Liaodi.

In particular, the chariots and siege equipment far exceeded those of the Central Plains. The chariots of the Qin army were already equipped with horse drives, and the impact and speed were unattainable by other countries.

But no matter how advanced it is, the Qin army's mode of warfare is still bound by this era.

Its concept and method of warfare are far inferior to those of the Liao army.

The vehicles built by Liao Di in the army were not used to charge into battle, but for defense and carrying materials. If you encounter an enemy army on the march, these vehicles will quickly turn into fortresses and when linked, they will become a defensive city.

Liu Sheng put down the telescope in his hand at this time, and also ordered:

"Our army can't give the Qin army too much time to prepare, the heavy cavalry is ready to storm the enemy's front formation, and the light cavalry is then ready to cover the kill."

As the orders of the commanders of both sides were issued, the flags of both camps fluttered.

Liu Sheng raised the binoculars again, looked at the other party's camp, and then ordered:

"Give me orders, beat the drums, and charge into battle."

More than 16,000 armored cavalry of the Liao army, following Liu Sheng's order, pulled down their masks, lined up the charging formation, and slowly came towards the Qin army with the beat of the drum.

As it moved forward, the war horse began to accelerate gradually.

When Sima Terrier saw the Liao army riding out, sweat ran down his cheeks and shouted:

"Beat the drums, the chariots are dispatched, and the enemy is hedged."

After the heavy cavalry of the Liao army had reached the distance of the charge, they shouted: "Kill." ”

Holding the sleek-clear saber in his hand, he began to charge at an accelerated pace.

The chariots of the Qin army also began to accelerate at this time, coming towards the Liao army.

Under the impact of both sides, the entire land next to the Nieshui River trembled, so that the water of the Nieshui River that was slowly flowing next to it also began to ripple under the collision of the war horses and chariots of the two sides.

The arrows of both sides have collided with each other in the air.

Sima Terrier was pained to see that his chariot was facing the strangulation of the Liao army, and he had no power to fight back at all. Many horses and chariots, and even the soldiers on the chariots were cut down to the ground by the heavy cavalry of the Liao army.

Then I saw that these "fierce ghosts and evil demons" with masks had rushed towards their infantry camp.

Sima Terrier had already seen that the arrows that had been shot were of no use to the heavy cavalry of the Liao army. Any arrow shot on these heavy horses, whether it was a person or a war horse, was ruthlessly bounced off by the armor on the Liao military horses.

With a bang, the heavy cavalry of the Liao army stepped into the infantry formation of the Qin army. The infantry in front was under the charge of the cavalry, and many Qin soldiers were thrown into the sky.

The shield array was also thrown into chaos by these heavy horses, and it didn't look like anything.

Sima Terrier closed his eyes in pain, knowing that this battle would definitely be lost.

Liu Sheng saw that his heavy cavalry had already rushed away from the enemy's large array, and ordered loudly:

"Order the whole army to go out and crush the enemy."

The rest of the light cavalry of the Liao army, following Liu Sheng's order, roared towards the Qin army.

Sima Terrier slowly opened his eyes, and when he saw that his army was about to collapse, his heart calmed down.

On the chariot, holding Changge in his hand, he pointed to the Liao army in front of him and shouted:

"Second and third sons, charge with me and fight to the death with the enemy."

After that, Sima Terrier's chariot crossed the infantry of his Qin army and met the Liao army.

And Sima Terrier's personal guards also shouted together: "Fight to the death!" Fight to the death! ”

Immediately, he followed his boss and killed the Liao army.

As the sky grew dark, the sounds of fighting and shouting on this land finally calmed down.

Only the water of the Neh River next to it was dyed into a river of blood.

The first year of King Yan Xiao, April 26.

The Sima Terrier Department of the Qin State and the Liao army led by Liu Sheng, the general of the Liao army, fought a fierce battle beside the Nieshui River.

Sima Terrier was killed in battle, nearly 10,000 Qin troops were killed in battle, and more than 15,000 Qin troops were captured.

At this point, the Qin army in Taiyuan County and Shangdang County, except for a few troops who fled, almost all the 50,000 Qin troops were wiped out.