In the east, Du Zhongxiao stood on the mountain, looking at the endless Khitan military camps in the valley, as well as the military city of Tanglong Town on the high ground on the other side of the river. The geographical location of the military city is very suitable, with the mountains at its back, a small river under the city, and wide river valleys on both sides. If the Khitan soldiers and horses want to attack the military city, they can only attack from the valley, and it is difficult to threaten the city if the artillery is not effective.

In the past, when I came to Tanglong Town, the family town, this city was very difficult to attack. They maneuvered between the various forces, and called themselves vassals everywhere, not for fear of the city being breached, but to protect the surrounding areas. Big trees have trunks and branches, so that they can have deep roots and lush leaves, and there is no surrounding Luobo that belongs to the family, how much significance does a small city have? The Khitan wants to seize this place, but also to take a fancy to its important position and control the trade routes that have been formed.

Thirteen Lang took Liu Huai, Zhou Su, and He Sanlang to the front and saluted Du Zhongxiao.

Du Zhongxiao looked at a few people and said to Liu Huai: "We came to save Tanglong Town, that military city is the fundamental place, and we must send capable people to command." The commander of Wudu attaches great importance to you, and asks you to take a hundred cavalry and rush into the military city before dawn when the Khitan army has not attacked the city. This is not to be taken lightly, are you ready? ”

Liu Huai, Zhou Su and He Sanlang crossed their hands together: "The subordinates are ordered by the army, and they will never wait for the order!" ”

Du Zhongxiao nodded: "Okay, it's not early, so you can prepare." Commander of Wudu, you choose 500 ironclad cavalry, go down the mountain and charge the enemy formation. Commander Liu chose the right time and led people to rush into the city. ”

Thirteen Lang and Liu Huai each made a promise and went separately to prepare.

After a short time, the muffled sound of horses' hooves was heard, and the whole earth seemed to tremble slightly. Thirteen Lang took five hundred ironclad cavalry and slowly pressed from the hill to the Khitan military camp below. The horses of the ironclad cavalry are good horses, but the knights above are even armed with weapons and two or three hundred catties pressed on their bodies, and they can't charge with all their strength, at least they have to have the strength to come back. The route chosen by Du Zhongxiao was to rush down from the mountain, fight the enemy, and return to his own camp through the valley below the mountain. This is a tentative battle, compare the combat power of the two sides, and know in your heart.

Yelu Chongyuan was still lying down and did not get up, and when he heard Xiao Ge, who had entered the tent, say that the Song army was forced over, he turned over and got up, and said: "Okay, yesterday I also said that I would choose a few thousand cavalry to compete with the Song army, and I was persuaded by the king, and I didn't want them to attack today." Needless to say, choose 2,000 elite iron cavalry to meet the battle, and lead the army to battle in the sea! This battle will destroy the spirit of the Song army, and the soldiers and horses will be mobilized in two days to defeat the Song army in one fell swoop! ”

Xiao Ge said yes, went out to gather soldiers and horses, and Yelu Chongyuan went to the front to raise the account.

Thirteen Lang took five hundred iron armor and slowly pressed towards the Khitan military camp. As he was marching, he heard a horn, and the sound of rolling horses' hooves came from the Khitan army's formation, with the dust rolled up, and I couldn't see how many men and horses rushed out.

Shisanlang said loudly: "Don't mess up, each team restrain their own people, according to the military order, return to the barracks from the valley after fighting with the enemy!" ”

The generals said yes, each with a long axe and a saber, ready for battle. The main weapon of the ironclad cavalry was the long axe, which was used when engaging the enemy, and after the melee, it switched to the saber and iron mace. Compared with the cavalry of the forbidden army, everyone did not carry bows and arrows, but had more long axes.

The two armies slowly approached, and when they saw the Song soldiers in front of them wearing iron armor, flashing with cold light, they gasped: "I heard that the Song people have iron armor, which is extremely difficult to break, why did you encounter it today?" ”

The two armies approached, and Shisanlang saw that the speed of the opposite side slowed down, began to disperse, and shouted: "Prevent arrows!" Rush! ”

As soon as the words fell, a rain of arrows shot from the sky, covering the sky for a while. Falling on the iron armor of the Song army, there was a tinkling sound, like a chicken pecking rice. The horse's bow is weak, and the Khitans' arrows are also average, how can they break the iron armor? The formation of the Song army was slightly confused, and it quickly became neat, and rushed towards the Khitan cavalry with a big axe.

Haili has been fighting for many years, and he has never seen this kind of fighting, so after a little hesitation, he rushed forward with a large army.

The cavalry of the Song army was dominated by archers, as were the Khitan and Dangxiang. Every time there is a battle, they shoot each other with bows and arrows first, and whichever side leaks a flaw, the main force of the Chinese army will rush forward with all its strength and decide the victory in one fell swoop. This is the reason why the Privy Council asked Ma Jun to practice zigzag. You can shoot a few more arrows when you are in battle, and it is more advantageous to engage in close combat in the rear when you make contact. The archers, who had just made contact, spread out to both sides and continued to shoot at the enemy with bows and arrows.

The ironclad cavalry can defend against bows and arrows, relying on head-on confrontation and killing the enemy with swords and axes. The Khitan knew a lot about the Song army, and was familiar with the bows and arrows when the cavalry was fighting.

Thirteen Lang rushed to the front, holding a long axe, and it didn't take long for him to collide head-on with the Khitan cavalry. Seeing the flag in the sea, he rushed straight over with the ironclad cavalry. The vanguard of the Khitan cavalry was spreading out to both sides, but they didn't want the opponent to rush directly towards the Chinese army, and it was a mess for a while.

The long axe can be chopped and smashed, the divine power of Thirteen Lang, waving his hands, all the Khitan cavalry in front of him are smashed off the horse, and no one can stop him. The rest of the iron armor followed closely, like a huge mill, grinding a way through the Khitan cavalry.

The change was almost only in the blink of an eye, and the sea was still a little foggy, and he saw that Thirteen Lang's general flag had arrived not far from him. The flag is the most important command symbol in battle, and if the other party is cut off and captures the flag, it will inevitably panic, and the battle situation will be difficult to clean up.

Seeing that it was urgent, Haili said loudly: "Block!" The armies stepped forward and surrounded the Song cavalry, and one person and one horse were not allowed to be spared! ”

Du Zhongxiao stood on the top of the mountain, frowning as he watched the battle situation below. Although I looked at the weapon configuration of the cavalry of the forbidden army, I had also heard others say that the mode of war at this time, affected by previous memories, I always felt that the cavalry should fight in one place, fighting hard. Therefore, the iron armor of the cavalry and the equipment of the horses are refined, not only to achieve the strongest protection, but also not to affect the movement of men and horses, and a large number of reinforcing ribs are used, which increases a lot of costs. Unexpectedly, when the two sides were fighting, it was like this, and the Khitan himself let the middle gate open and let the ironclad cavalry attack it.

Both the Khitan and the party were known for their heavy cavalry, but they were not dominated by heavy cavalry. The sea brought the same, but it was the Chinese army who followed him, everyone was heavily armoured, and they were ready to rush into the formation when the opponent's formation was chaotic. At this time, before it could be deployed, it collided with the ironclad cavalry led by Thirteen Lang.

It was not very clear when it was far away, but I saw that the Song army gathered tightly together, grinding out an open space in the Khitan army array, and the flags of the two sides quickly arrived together, and Liu Huai could see it. If he hadn't rushed into the city, he might have to fight this battle instead of Thirteen Lang.

At this moment, Du Zhongxiao's herald came to Liu Huai and said loudly: "Marshal military order, you enter the city quickly!" ”

Liu Huaigao made a promise, took the selected 100 cavalry, hid Du Zhongxiao's military order tightly in his underwear, shouted loudly, and rushed straight down the mountain. At this time, the scattered Khitan cavalry was in chaos, and the front of the military city of Tanglong Town was empty.

Yu Jingyang and Cheng Yue at the head of the city were frightened, they didn't expect the reinforcements to be so strong, they actually clashed with the Khitan cavalry and firmly gained the upper hand. Although the number was small, the formation was not chaotic, and it rushed to the Khitan army, and the local advantage was dominant.

After looking at it for a while, Yu Jingyang said to Cheng Yue: "Seeing that the people who are fighting with the enemy in this dynasty should be wearing iron armor, could it be that it is the forbidden army in the capital that came to the rescue?" In this way, the Khitans are not opponents, and this siege will soon be resolved. You go back quickly and take care of things. Remember, this matter is not trivial to us, and we must not be merciful! ”

Cheng Yue promised to turn around and go down the city wall, when he suddenly saw another cavalry rushing down from the mountain, not to help, but rushing towards the military city. Hurriedly said to Yu Jingyang: "Look, another Song army is coming, looking like it's going to enter the city!" ”

Yu Jingyang looked at the Song army that rushed straight forward, passing through the chaotic Khitan cavalry, like entering no man's land, and coming straight to the military city, he was stunned for a moment and stood still. I haven't cleaned up the situation here, reinforcements are coming, can I let them into the city?