"Boom! Rumble! Boom ......" Suddenly the city was like a thunderbolt in the sunny sky, starting from the city gate, and many places on the avenue exploded, and fire and smoke rushed up!

Rubble and clods of earth scattered in all directions, injuring a small number of Khitan cavalry nearby, and a wave of heat quickly spread to both sides, and the hot wind mixed with thick smoke blew away. Suddenly everyone was frightened, and the horses ran in panic. It was buried too shallow in a hurry, and the power of the explosion was very limited, but the smoke was terrible, and the heat wave poured into all the cracks in the streets.

It was as if a heavy fog had fallen on the entire avenue near the city gate, and the clouds in the sky had fallen. The people and horses in the smoke of gunpowder do not distinguish things.

At this moment, the drums on both sides were suddenly heard, followed by the sound of heavy and neat footsteps, and it seemed that countless infantry teams were running and rushing up. There was also a loud sound of killing in all directions, the bowstring "crackled", arrows flew in the smoke, and there were screams.

After the explosion sounded, there was chaos in the city!

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Brother Xi, a Liao military general who had just entered the south gate of Zhuozhou and was close to the city gate, heard footsteps and saw that there was smoke everywhere here; He shouted at his generals to go north, not wanting to engage the infantry at this time.

At this time, I suddenly heard someone shouting loudly in Khitan language: "Oh no, we have been ambushed, and the king told us to run quickly!" Oh no......"

Everywhere there were people giving such orders, and it was impossible to see who was shouting in the smoke, and the gang was shouting and running on horseback, shouting and whistling past. The Liao soldiers and horses under the four were in a dilemma, and they were shrouded in gunsmoke, and they were already in chaos after a while.

"Kill! Kill ......" shouted killing all around, and the sound of clanging metal and the screams of people were mixed together, and the chaotic soldiers in all directions were fighting.

Brother Xi wandered around the city for less than two pillars of incense, and most of his subordinates who followed him were scattered, and they didn't know where they had rushed. At this time, the smoke of gunpowder was slightly blown by the wind, and he led his army to turn around and go to the gate of the city.

As soon as he approached the south gate, he suddenly saw a large square formation of Zhou infantry standing there in front of him, not moving.

Brother Xi wants to order the heavy cavalry to rush out of the city, but where are the heavy cavalry at this time? The horsemen of each department were mixed together, and the soldiers could not find their own leader, so they had to follow Xige's large group of men and horses with the flow.

"Kill!" Brother Xi shouted.

The Liao cavalry in front of them didn't care about the formation, they rode their horses up, and the bows and arrows in front of them were ready to rush in and shoot.

One of the generals of the Zhou army drew his sword with a "swish", raised it, and shouted: "Release the arrow!" The light soldiers of the Zhou army in the front row raised their bows and arrows together with the action of raising their swords, and a burst of arrows shot flat at a distance of about 20 paces, and the heavy arrows had a strong ability ......to pierce armor at close range, and suddenly the cavalry soldiers of the Liao army turned over on their backs, as if they had been hit by a storm.

"Shoot the arrows!" The general of the Zhou army pointed his sword forward again. The front row crouched, and the back row fired another volley.

After two rounds, the Liao army had turned its horse and stopped rushing forward. At this time, the bowstrings in the Zhou army's camp sounded more intensively, and the "crackling" sounded loudly, and I saw the countless black dots flying into the air, gliding in mid-air, and suddenly accelerating and falling obliquely to the ground, like a torrential rain. Some of the arrows missed and fell on the roof of the house, "clanging" through the roof like hailstone.

The Liao soldiers and horses waved their swords and danced around their heads, as if they were driving away flies and insects, and from time to time people shouted bitterly and fell off their horses. In the midst of the smoke and the arrows like locusts, this is really the most unbearable place.

Suddenly, the gong at the gate of the city sounded, and the small drum of "Knock Knock...... beat rapidly. Suddenly, a tiger flag in front of the army toppled forward and lay flat on the flanks. "Kill!" The army shouted, and the infantry picked up their swords and spears and marched slowly.

Seeing this, Brother Xi hurriedly turned the horse's head and walked north again. The other horsemen have lost their orders and follow wherever there are more cavalry.

These Liao troops were stationed in the Youzhou area all the year round, and they also knew the city where the Han children lived, so they immediately rushed to the east to find other city gates. They rode horses and did not walk the alleys, but only the streets to facilitate maneuvering; The streets on the east and south sides of the city were full of Liao cavalry.

Brother Xi and other large groups of people rushed to a street in the east, only to see the riots coaxing.

A Khitan general in front didn't say a word, he rushed on his horse, and the entourage behind also rushed forward with his horse. Seeing this, the chaotic Zhou army's foot soldiers turned around and ran.

......The Khitan general in front of him screamed strangely, chased after a foot soldier with an iron bone in his hand, and smashed it skillfully, with a loud bang, knocking on the helmet of the Zhou army's foot soldier, and the foot soldier immediately pounced.

The general kills one person, and the mount is slightly slower; The Liao cavalry next to him had already crossed over, holding a spear and rushing straight at the back of a running Zhou sergeant. The foot soldier looked back as he ran, but when he saw that Liao was getting closer and closer, he raised his head and shouted that he was sucking and running with all his strength. But a moment later, the Liao cavalry caught up, raised his spear and stabbed it sideways, plunging deep into the soldier's back.

There were a few Zhou soldiers around, and when they saw this, they wanted to surround them on all sides and pull the Liao cavalry off their horses, but they immediately heard the sound of "popping" strings, and the Liao cavalry that followed them rode and shot, drew their swords and rushed up, condescending and slashing wildly.

The Zhou army scattered in a hurry and fled into the alley. Two men broke open a door and fled into the house. The Liao cavalry wrapped pine branches in oilcloth, lit the fire, and threw a few torches on the roof.

The horsemen rushed all the way and ran through two wide avenues, but they saw a canal in front of them, and the street stretched to a stone arch bridge over the canal. It's a pity that there are at least 100 people in front of the stone arch bridge, and the cherry guns are densely packed together.

The Liao cavalry rushed to the horse, shot arrows on the horse, and the Zhou army also returned fire with bows and crossbows in the array. Brother Xi had already ridden his horse to the front, looking back left and right and shouting: "Kill that group of people!" ”

The general asked for battle, and soon led his own soldiers up, risking arrows to rush to the front of the battle. The light soldiers of the Zhou army who were shooting arrows in front fled to both sides, and a group of men and horses behind immediately raised their spears and formed a dense queue to wait.

The Liao cavalry in front rushed to him, hurriedly reined in his horse, and with a "neighing" sound, his front hooves raised high and fell heavily. Immediately, a few spears stabbed over and inserted them into the horse's chest, and the war horse turned around in pain and galloped, and the Liao cavalry was quite good at riding, and it didn't fall off the horse's bumpy strength on the horse's back like sticking. But the horse didn't run a few steps before the front hooves knelt on the ground, and the Liao cavalry rolled off the horse with a roll, and when they arrived in front of the Zhou army, they immediately saw the blood mist rise, and the screams and neighs cracked their lungs.

The Liao rode in front of the battle, and did not dare to go up, and shot with bows and arrows. Arrows flew wildly.

At this moment, another group of Liao cavalry suddenly rushed from the street next to him and rushed to the flank of the Zhou army's camp. There was a clanging sound, and the formation of the Zhou army's 100 people was torn apart, and the Liao cavalry on the front immediately charged and attacked again. The ranks of the Shaotian Zhou army collapsed, the strength and weakness were immediately reversed, and the foot soldiers fled to the bridge one after another, and many people were squeezed into the canal.

The rebels in the ditch were filthy and walked to the other side. The water is not deep, chest high at its deepest point, but it is very dirty. It was like a flood drain, and it was usually left with a lot of dirt in it, and it was only washed away from the city when it rained heavily.

The Liao army chased to the arch bridge, but saw that more Zhou infantry phalanxes on the opposite bank were waiting for them, layer upon layer, and the depth was very large. This battle made people completely devoid of the desire to attack.

Brother Xi entered the bridge with the army and took a look at the situation on the other side. And behold, the ditch before him was not deep, but the ditch was very deep. I'm afraid it will be difficult for the cavalry to get up if they go down...... Fortunately, it is not wide.

Brother Xi immediately shouted: "Xilie! Get out of here and see where there is still a bridge. Otherwise, the house will be demolished and another place will be built on the bridge! ”

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The Liao army on all sides fought separately, and it was almost impossible to tell who was who's man. It seems that there are Liao cavalry everywhere, and it seems that there are Zhou troops everywhere, and there is no way to contact them at all.

The people who were sent out basically couldn't find the right place, and they were ambushed along the way. There is also a Han'er in Youzhou who can speak Khitan dialect, and he takes advantage of the chaos to spread false news everywhere...... Some Liao generals wanted to obey Shangfeng's military orders and run in the direction of the orders, but they generally collided with their own people. The army was dazed.

There are still a large number of Liao horses surging on the main road between the north and south; But the large force of the Zhou army in the direction of the south gate is advancing along the way, and the Zhou army at the south gate is very large, with 500 people as a large array, advancing back and forth layer by layer, and the footsteps and drums are thundering loudly!

The Liao cavalry was attacked by the enemy on their backs, and a large number of men and horses rushed north to kill, and had already attacked outside the fence of the Zhou army's camp. I saw that the Chinese army had a lot of flags and tents, but there were not a few people outside, and they had already withdrawn.

At this moment, there was a sudden "bang" of firecrackers and the sound of drums. Then the sound of horses' hooves sounded in front of them.

After the cavalry of the Zhou army was defeated and retreated to the north of the city, they gathered a part of it and counterattacked.

The first young military general was Dong Zunxun, who was dressed in double layers of heavy armor, wrapped like an iron dumpling, and sat on a pure-blooded tall giant horse, leading the army to rush over. Dong Zunxun was dressed in heavy armor, but his movements were still very flexible, and he opened his bow and shot, "Bang...... "Bang" two strings sounded, and I saw two Liao riders more than 20 steps away falling off their horses one after another.

The two armies were already approaching, but the Liao army was shot, but did not return fire with bows and arrows, but immediately raised the long and short weapons to speed up, and seized the opportunity to get momentum.

Sure enough, a moment later, the cavalry of the Zhou army had already rushed to the front, and Dong Zunxun directly threw away the expensive carved bow in his hand and drew his sword from his back. Immediately, the long knife can only be easily pulled out from the back, and with a "bell" sound, sparks fly from the impact of the weapon.

The pro-soldiers around him also rushed up, and the two sides alternated like electric gallops. A Zhou knight stabbed the Khitan cavalry directly into the abdomen with a cherry spear, and immediately gave up the cherry spear, but another iron bone roared in front of him, he didn't have time to dodge, and he was hit in the face, and suddenly screamed "ah". The iron bump like a large garlic head smashed on his nose, and blood splattered immediately.

The horsemen on the street were slashing wildly for a while, and the flesh and blood on the ground were trampled like mud by their iron hooves.