"Boom-" "Boom-"

"Boom, boom—"

With the roar of artillery, the Song army's large array was soon shrouded in blue and black smoke and dust, and the vision became blurred. Under the artillery bombardment, after the cavalry quickly dispersed, the commander, centurion, and ten-division all shouted and shouted, and the leading subordinates who had sorted out the team slowly retreated, and the other cavalry and war horses were in shock, and the thousands of people and the hundred-man team were mixed together, the war horses neighed, and the battlefield was 'chaotic'.

"Get on the horse-" Yang Zaixing turned over and lifted the reins. More than 500 cavalrymen stepped on the mounts lying on the ground, and the four hooves of the war horses stood up vigorously, and the cavalry suddenly stood a head higher than the surrounding foot soldiers, and their field of vision broadened. It seemed to feel the mood of the owner, some of the war horses snorted excitedly, and some of the war horses neighed in a low voice.

"Jerodashi is on the other side, right?" Cavalry general Wang Lan joked, "As long as he is here, General Yang will pick him with one shot!" ”

"Raise the gun—" Yang Zaixing shouted. With his right hand raised, the iron spear was raised, and behind him, the cavalry erected a jungle of spears.

"Out of battle!" Yang Zaixing shouted violently, urging the mount, the war horse ran hard, more than five hundred cavalry of the white battalion followed closely behind him, the war horse quickly passed through the smoke that filled the surrounding of the infantry formation, and on the open battlefield, the cavalry formed a sharp arrow formation that chiseled through the enemy formation, and quickly increased the speed of the war horse to the fastest. Although there are only more than 500 cavalry, for the cavalry of the Liao army, which is 'chaotic', it is like a group of devils who suddenly emerge from the green smoke.

The wind was blowing in their ears, and the cavalry of the Tabai battalion all bowed their bodies to minimize the resistance of the wind, and the reins had long been hung back on the saddle, and the cavalry only controlled their horses with their two 'legs', holding their spears in front of each other in their hands, and everyone stretched out their spears as far forward as possible, and the entire array of arrows was like an indomitable spear stabbing forward. At this time, the Song army's large-scale "bombardment" artillery bombardment continued, and after the cavalry of the Tabai Battalion launched an attack, they avoided the front of the battlefield where the black shells passed through from time to time, and more than 500 horsemen galloped hard, running smoothly through a beautiful arc, and cut into the Liao cavalry in a "chaotic" group outside the range of the cannonballs. The war horses of the Liao army seemed to feel the murderous aura surging towards them, although there were still a distance of one or two miles, and many mounts had already rushed to both sides without the control of their masters. ，

"Kill—"

Yang Zaixing shouted, the spear was like a poisonous snake spitting out letters, stabbing a Liao soldier who could not dodge, horsepower, arm strength, and waist strength were combined, and the armor was pierced with a "poof". He exerted force with both arms, and the spear drew a short arc, and at the same time that the huge momentum was unloaded, the Khitan cavalry seemed to "fly", and blood flew all over the sky. In the flash of lightning, the corpse smashed on the body of another rider next to him, and the oncoming Liao soldiers were 'chaotic'. "Phew!" Yang Zaixing shouted violently, and under the angry eyes, the Khitan cavalry did not dare to step forward as if they were afraid of a bee sting, and the cavalry of the Song army followed behind Yang Zaixing, Wang Lan and other cavalry generals, taking advantage of the situation to kill the enemy like a tiger entering a flock of sheep. Although the Khitan cavalry numbered tens of thousands, they were unable to stop the five hundred men and horses from rushing left and right.

"What a strong general," Wanyan Zongbi saw from afar, and secretly praised, "It's a pity that there are too few people!" If you fight for a long time, you will lose! ”

Yelu Tiege watched the battle with a frown, and the beards under the hill blew together, and the Khitan cavalry in front of them rushed forward one after another, trying to surround and kill the Song army. After Yang Zaixing led a group of men and horses to chisel through the enemy formation, he did not stop at all, and ran back to the main formation in a smoke.

More than a dozen banners passed through the smoky battlefield and advanced towards the place where the Khitan cavalry was, with the phalanx of foot soldiers following closely behind the banners. The black-wrapped 'legs' moved forward neatly, and the foot soldiers in front of the phalanx uniformly pointed their muskets forward, and the tips of the bright and flickering spears jumped up and down. After the banner was established, the Song army quickly took out the antlers from the back and 'inserted' them in front of the formation, and the antlers were easy to injure the horses, which were something that the cavalry hated to death. The sharpened end of the antlers was facing outward, and the other three stakes were stuck in the ground, strong enough to pierce a horse charging at full speed. After the front phalanx tied the antlers, the more than a dozen Song military formations behind moved forward like chess pieces, they passed through the gap left in the middle of the various antler arrays, came to the front and planted the antlers again, at this time, the dozen phalanxes that were left behind pulled out the antlers and marched again, and after reaching the front through the gap in the front formation, the antler array was laid down again. In this way, the infantry of the Song army 'handed over' to cover, slowly but surely advancing towards the enemy. Wanyan Zongbi also found that in the middle of several phalanxes were marching artillery carts and ammunition carts, and the artillerymen pulled the halters of their horses and followed the foot soldiers, and cold sweat gradually oozed from his forehead.

"Nanban, what are you doing?" Commander Xiao Wuwu muttered, "Could it be that such a turtle-like speed can catch up with the cavalry?" "That being said, his face was ugly. In front of the slow and firm Song army, the Khitan cavalry who had just completed the whole team was a little overwhelmed, with the tenacity and courage of Zhao Xingde's troops, artillery, firearms, crossbowmen, and heavy axemen, the Liao army took the initiative to attack the antler array It was obviously self-inflicted, however, if it was not stopped, the Song army was so 'pressing' step by step, and it would soon advance to the 'firing' range of the iron barrel cannon.

"They don't have to catch up with the cavalry," Yelu Tiege seemed to answer Xiao Wuli, and seemed to say to himself, "Thirty miles further north is the Fancheng Huanglong Village, and the 'chaotic' people have rebelled against my Daliao for a long time." Zhao Xingde doesn't have to catch up with us, he just needs to move forward slowly and rush to Huanglongzhai. Do we dare to stay between Zhao Xingde and Cao Di? And Huanglongzhai is forty miles to the north, is Yingchang Mansion. To the north of Yingchang Mansion is Bianliang. Brother Yelu Tiege's eyes narrowed slightly, burst out with a fierce light, looked at the "Zhao" character general flag on the opposite side, and said in a deep voice, "Meet on a narrow road, since you want to fight, then fight a battle!" He turned his head sideways and ordered, "Let the cavalry in the front retreat to the back of the hill, reorganize the men and horses, and prepare to rampage the Song army's main array!" ”

After passing the order, more than 30,000 Khitan cavalry retreated like a 'tide', and the Liao army's infantry formation and iron barrel artillery on the small hill were 'exposed'. The Song army slowly advanced two miles away from the Liao army before it stopped, and changed its formation again, and dozens of small squares like chess squares would be reunited into a large formation. Except for a few who were 'wandering' on both flanks of the large formation, the rest of the cavalry were scattered far away, and some of the scouts were even thirty or forty miles away from the center of the battlefield. Although the original military intelligence found that Yelu Dashi had rushed to Yingchang Mansion, and there was at least a hundred miles between the main force of the Liao army and this broken army, Zhao Xingde was always worried that at the critical moment of the battle, other Khitan cavalry brigades suddenly rushed into the battlefield. Therefore, the main duty of the cavalry of the Tabai Battalion led by Yang Zaixing is not to cut the general and hold the flag, but to guard against all the disturbances on the periphery of the battlefield.

The battle was temporarily suspended, and the officers of all ranks were still shouting loudly to the whole team, and the gunners were busy setting up the barrel guns.

Zhao Xingde was very satisfied with the fact that under the pressure of tens of thousands of cavalry, the battalions under his command still calmly completed the content of the usual instructions such as marching, forming formations, and changing formations. He deliberately rode on a war horse and inspected the battalions accompanied by Lu Mingyu, Luo Xianshi, Deng Yuanjue, Yang Zaixing and other generals. Even if the height factor is taken into account, it is impossible for the Liao army's iron barrel cannon to 'shoot' more than two miles, but it is also an adventure to parade the army's appearance under the enemy's gun. In the 'engagement' between the two armies, the commander's majestic demeanor, calm bearing, and courageous actions are very important for boosting morale, and can even determine the victory or defeat of a battle under special circumstances.

"Look, it's General Zhao!"

"General Zhao, Wan Sheng—Wan Sheng! Wansheng! ”

"Protect the land and the people! Restore your homeland! ”

"Wan Sheng-Wan Sheng, Wan Sheng!" "Wan Sheng-Wan Sheng, Wan Sheng!"

One battalion after another cheered, as if they were on the school parade ground in Ezhou, and regarded the tens of thousands of Liao troops in front of them as if they were nothing. During the march and battle for more than two months, because of the proper strategy, the march and battle along the way were extremely smooth. Although the soldiers wore tattered robes, were hot and cold, drank salty sauce soup, ate fried rice and flour cakes, and camped in the "open" sky, and did not even have tents, however, everywhere they passed, the surviving people of the prefectures and counties under the iron hooves were all rejoicing, and the fathers and elders greeted the king with incense pots on their heads, and the prefectures and counties tried their best to collect grain and straw to supply the army. Frequent and arduous marches and battles not only did not destroy the morale of the Northern Expeditionary Army, but instead trained them into a strong force that dared to compete with the cavalry in the plains.

"Marshal, the Liao soldiers have to defend," Lu Mingyu bared his teeth and asked Zhandao, "Let the left army go first." He subconsciously stared at Yang Zaixing, faintly provocative.

Yang Zaixing seemed to be unaware, the corners of his mouth were slightly raised, his hands were placed in front of the saddle, and his eyes turned to the side. The other generals did not compete with Lu Mingyu, and they all set their eyes on Zhao Xingde. After some testing just now, the generals felt that the Khitan cavalry after the break was not as strong as they imagined, and their willingness to fight a decisive battle with this Liao army was greatly enhanced.

"Good!" Zhao Xingde nodded in approval, but did not agree to Lu Mingyu's invitation.

He pointed to the hill where the Liao army had set up iron barrel cannons with his horsewhip, and said in a deep voice: "This is the center of the battlefield, and the artillery erected on it can control the entire battlefield. Although the Liao army occupied this place first, it is a pity that the 'firing' range of their barrel guns is not as far as ours, and even if they are counted as condescending, they cannot reach our artillery positions. He sneered slightly and ordered, "Since there are barrel cannons on both sides, let the artillery battalion bombard the enemy's gun positions first." The other battalions were first deployed and prepared to deal with the enemy's attack on their positions. After the enemy position is loosened, then attack the enemy position on the hill. ”

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