340. Frightened birds retreat from the enemy
Seven or eight miles north of Haikang County.
There were many torches on the official road, and the stiff faces of more than 2,000 Song soldiers loomed in the light of the torches. But if you look closely, you will find that many of them are sweating like rain and are extremely nervous.
In the woods on both sides, there was no movement.
The dignified deputy military commander of the Great Song Dynasty, Su Liuyi, an old minister of the Fuguo, sat on a horse, covered in ink armor, holding a big knife, standing in front of the army. Although his face was serious, he also looked calm.
The fierce man holding Da Xuan next to him was a close confidant who had followed Su Liuyi for many years, but at this time, his hands holding Da Xuan were already covered with fine sweat, and he asked softly: "My lord, can we stop the Yuan army with only these militias?" ”
Su Liuyi only said: "If you can't stop it, you have to block it." ”
He looked back at the back.
At the end of the army, the chariot was faintly visible, and it was actually the Nine Dragons climbing, but the dragon chariot.
Su Liuyi, as a veteran and a famous general of this era, never thought of really resisting the Yuan army head-on.
Because this alone is only a few thousand newly recruited militiamen, it is obviously impossible to fight the Yuan army head-on and win.
After a while, there was a sound of horses' hooves and a noisy sound of scolding war horses in front of them. Immediately afterwards, a continuous stream of torches could be seen on the official road ahead, approaching at a very fast speed, and the flames on the torches were blown by the wind and fell in the direction from which the Yuan army came.
The Yuan army arrived.
There was a lot of discussion in the Song army, and he was a little flustered. There was even a boy who was no more than sixteen or seventeen years old and began to cry.
They have not yet reached the age of crown, and they have already joined the militia with the blood in their chests, and they are only afraid when they are facing a fight.
Su Liuyi sighed softly in his heart, and at the same time felt a little guilty and blamed himself.
A boy of this age should have stayed at home, but the people of the Great Song Dynasty withered, and there really weren't many people in their prime anymore.
Relying only on the land of Leizhou, but the Yuan army fought for such a long time, the Song Dynasty was already overwhelmed.
Originally, if they hadn't secretly bought a lot of grain and grass from Vietnam at a high price, Zhao Dongting and them would have run out of grain in Guangxi.
"Calm down."
Su Liuyi listened to the tendency of the crying in the army to spread, and finally drank lightly, "The boy is still shrouded in horse leather, how can he cry and cry?" ”
The crying in the army was really quieter.
The older militia comforted the younger ones, "Don't worry, the old men will protect you babies." ”
The Yuan army is getting closer and closer.
Su Liuyi suddenly turned his head and said to the guards next to him: "Enter the forest, and be startled when the Yuan army attacks our army." ”
He guessed that Yuan Jun should not know their reality or reality, but at this time, he was still apprehensive in his heart, and couldn't help but look back at the dragon chariot again.
The guards next to him led nearly a thousand people into the woods on both sides.
These soldiers are all the left and right guards of the dragon compartment in the palace, and they have all been transferred at this time. In Haikang County, there is almost no defense.
And over there, Li Heng led the soldiers closer to the Song army, and he also muttered a little in his heart.
The Song army in front of him was as motionless as a mountain, and he didn't even set up a defensive formation, which made him feel a little bottomless.
He led the army and did not stop until a few hundred meters in front of the Song army.
But Song Jun still didn't see any movement.
Li Heng looked at the dense Song army, and couldn't help but think in his heart, "Could it be that Emperor Song has already returned with the army?" ”
If it weren't for this, he really couldn't imagine how Song Jun could have such confidence.
But he was worried that it was the Song army who was cheating.
He had already led his army here, so naturally it was impossible for him to go back like this.
And when he was silent, Su Liuyi on the opposite side suddenly shouted, "Where is the Yuan general, come out quickly and die." ”
"Bluffing?"
Li Heng's eyes suddenly glowed, and the corners of his mouth outlined a slight cold smile.
He felt that the acting of the Song Army was too fake.
Seeing that the Song army on the road is only a few thousand, they dare to take the initiative to declare war, what is it if it is not a bluff?
He overturned the idea in his heart just now, and it seems that Emperor Song has not led his army back to Haikang.
At that moment, Li Heng raised his fat hand and shouted: "The front army rushes to kill!" ”
Don't look at him fat, but he looks majestic with a big plate axe in his hand.
Drums sounded in the Yuan army's formation, and the heralds ran towards the front army's iron cavalry with a shout.
"Kill!"
The shouting of killing suddenly resounded in the Yuan army array, and more than 20,000 Yuan army iron horses rolled like dragons, killing the Song army array.
The ground shook slightly.
Su Liu Yi roped back to his horse and shouted hoarsely: "Withdraw!" ”
As soon as he finished speaking, he slapped his horse and ran back.
These militiamen of the Song army were already too timid, and when they saw the main general shouting to withdraw, where would anyone stay where they were?
Only when you really face the battlefield will you realize that the blood you are full of is not as strong as you imagined.
The momentum of the Yuan army's iron cavalry has broken through the courage of the Song army's militia.
They have never been on the battlefield to fight, just like Zhao Dongting, who had just come to the Southern Song Dynasty, could not adapt to this situation at all.
The Yuan army that was charging was a little stunned.
What's going on?
Why is this withdrawn?
Li Heng was also surprised when he watched Song Jun's torches rushing backwards in a chaotic manner.
But then, he heard the chirping of birds in the mountains and forests on both sides. It seems that many birds are fluttering their wings and flying.
There are ambushes in the woods!
The thought crossed his mind.
At the same time, he also thought that he understood why Song Jun was still not afraid of danger just now, but now he retreated in a hurry.
A trick to lure the enemy?
Thinking of the defeat in Qizhou, Li Heng inevitably felt some cowardice in his heart, and suddenly shouted: "Mingjin!" Hurry up and mingle gold! ”
He thought about the defeat of Qizhou, and he was so confused that he was really worried that this was another ghost idea of Emperor Song.
If the Song army really had an ambush in the forest, wouldn't it be dangerous for his front, middle, and rear armies to be cut off?
Although the deputy general next to him didn't understand why Li Heng suddenly asked Mingjin to withdraw his troops, but seeing his panicked expression, he didn't dare to ask more, so he hurriedly shouted: "Mingjin!" Mingjin! ”
The drumming in the Yuan army suddenly stopped, and it became the sound of Mingjin again.
At this time, the strength of the strict discipline of the Yuan army was also reflected, and the iron cavalry that was chasing the Song army in front heard the sound of gold, and did not hesitate to return immediately.
Li Heng sat on the horse, not moving at all, just staring at Song Jun's torches.
Although he suspected that the Song army had ambush soldiers, he was not sure, so naturally he would not really retreat so easily.
At this time, in the Song army, Su Liuyi, who was galloping on his horse, suddenly turned his horse's head and shouted: "Return to the horse and kill!" ”
The old guards next to him all shouted after him.
Those militiamen were extremely frightened, but when they turned around at this time, they saw that the Yuan army was retreating, and their courage regenerated, and they also turned around in a daze, and ran towards the Yuan army with the crowd.
In many cases, it is the direction and momentum of the wind that is fought in war.
When the Yuan army attacked, they were terrified. But now that the Yuan army has suddenly retreated, the momentum of the Song army will naturally rise.
It's like a man fighting a tiger, and when the tiger kills it, it's naturally afraid. But what about the tiger running away with its tail whimpering? Is it still scary?
In the woods on both sides, the sound of birds chirping is endless, and some small animals are running out of it in a panic.
A hare ran in front of Li Heng and quickly disappeared into the grass.
This made Li Heng no longer have the will to fight in his heart.
The Song army suddenly rushed back to kill, which made him even more convinced that there was indeed an ambush in the woods.
If not, how could the thousands of people in the Song Military Region dare to attack his tens of thousands of troops?
He only thought that he must have just let the front army retreat, and the Song army felt that the encirclement was hopeless, so he was so anxious to start a fight with him.
At this moment, Li Heng was really a little scared in his heart.
The more he feared failure, the more he worried. And the more you think about it, the more you think about it, the more chaotic it becomes.
Seeing the Song army's torches approaching, he turned his horse's head and shouted: "Withdraw the army!" Withdrawal! ”
After the order spread, the rear army of the Yuan army became the front army, and then turned back towards the coast.
At this moment, Su Liuyi watched the torches of the Yuan army spread backwards, and finally couldn't help but chuckle.
He deliberately bluffed and induced Li Heng several times, but he didn't expect Li Heng to really fall for the trick, which made him extremely happy in his heart.
"Kill! Kill! ”
He shouted, but he didn't use his dead force to clamp the horse's belly, and the speed of the horse running when he sat down never increased.
Of course, he couldn't really lead the army to fight with the Yuan army, and that would be exposed. At this time, he just deliberately acted like he couldn't catch up with the Yuan army.
And his "perseverance" pursuit made Li Heng even more frightened, and he didn't dare to stop at all, leading the Yuan army to run farther and farther.
In fact, if there was no defeat in Jiezhou, he probably wouldn't have been so easily tricked. It's a pity that the defeat of Qizhou has left Zhao Dongting with the impression of "scheming" in his heart. He was willing to abandon this attack, and he really did not want to risk being annihilated by the Song army.
In the night, thousands of militiamen of the Song army actually chased out tens of thousands of horses and horses of the Yuan army.
In the end, it was not until the bend of the road that the torches of the Yuan army were no longer visible, and Su Liuyi stopped his horse suddenly.
Naturally, the militiamen behind hurriedly followed.
Su Liuyi couldn't stop smiling and said, "Erlang, let's wait here!" ”
He was still worried that Li Heng would not just give up and really retreat.
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