Dou Shunqing saw that the Gong Shengjun had commanded Yao Shouxin to go downstairs to his watchtower, and immediately ordered his own soldiers to come up.

On the watchtower, Yao Shouxin said: "Today's artillery is accurate, and the Khitan is extremely damaged. Captain, according to my estimate, it won't be long before the Khitans organize an army to attack your artillery positions here. Please also order your subordinates to hold the front and not let the Khitans attack. ”

Dou Shunqing said: "Don't worry, I'm solid here." Each gun emplacement was heavily guarded, and there were reserves in the rear, ready to come to the rescue. Even if the Khitan concentrates all the strength of the army to attack, I can defend it. ”

Yao Shouxin nodded, stood beside Dou Shunqing, and looked at the Khitan position in front of him that was full of artillery fire.

After a while, Yao Shouxin sighed: "Now it seems that today's Khitan will undoubtedly be defeated." When it was originally planned, it was estimated that the Khitan would be able to hold on for five days. Where can they keep their way? Until now, no troops have been sent to attack. ”

Dou Shunqing said: "Originally, I also thought it was strange, but after watching it here for a long time, I can roughly see it." It's not that the Khitans don't send troops, but there really aren't any soldiers to send. The Khitan on the opposite side gathered several military formations, but they all dispersed before the gathering was completed. ”

Yao Shouxin said: "Hundreds of thousands of troops, although the artillery fire is fierce, the attacking army can always be assembled. ”

Dou Shunqing shook his head: "Tai Lieutenant, I only said that the Khitan had hundreds of thousands of troops, but that was just for us to say." Now look at the opposite side, the soldiers who can fight are only tens of thousands at most. Those tens of thousands of people are estimated to be the headquarters of the Khitan Lord, and they will not come out easily. ”

Yao Shouxin listened, picked up the binoculars, and looked at the Khitan army formation opposite. Sure enough, it was what Dou Shunqing said, and he had been assembling the military formation. However, the Song army continued to fire artillery, and as soon as it began to assemble, artillery shells fell into the military formation, and soon birds and beasts scattered.

Shaking his head, Yao Shouxin said: "The Khitans are like this, why don't they surrender quickly?" If you keep it, you're just going to die! ”

Dou Shunqing said with a smile: "They have been surrounded for dozens of days, lacking clothes and less clothing, and in the end, they have become like this?" Our 500,000-strong army besieged it, and we were cautious beforehand, and it was estimated that they could hold it for three days. Now it seems that there is no need to wait for dark, and the Khitans will all be wiped out here. ”

Yelu Hongji watched as the Song army's shells continued to explode in the position, and the ground was full of wailing wounded. said angrily: "For such a long time, why haven't you sent troops to seize the Song army's artillery?" What about Jeruethin? Tell him that if he doesn't send any more people, he will take the head of the man around his neck! ”

Yelu Xiantong said: "Your Majesty, Yelu Yixin is not easy. The Song army is on the offensive, and now it is to send it to death. The main force of the palace army wants to keep His Majesty safe and cannot come forward. In the other armies, the soldiers were afraid of death. In addition, the artillery of the Song army was too fierce, and it was scattered before it was assembled. It's really hard to do. ”

Yelu Hongji's location was in the center of the Khitan military camp, and the artillery of the Song army could not hit here. But most of the military camps were within the range of the Song army's artillery, and they couldn't stay at all. The Khitans all concentrated in the center, and there was really no way to do it, so they were squeezed outside.

The Song army surrounded it for dozens of days, and had already pressed the Khitan military camp into a long strip in the east-west direction. Artillery was fired on both sides of the north side, and only a very narrow middle section was devoid of shells. Most of the military camps were covered by Song artillery fire. The army formation that assembled for attack must have been under the fire of the Song army. The average army is already hungry and cold, how can they fight for their lives?

Seeing that the artillery fire of the Song army was becoming more and more intense, Yelu Hongji said sharply: "Tell Yelu Hongji to send elite soldiers to fight!" The Song army's artillery fire is so powerful, let them open fire, how can there be a situation! The artillery in front had to be knocked out. If one team doesn't work, then another team will come out! ”

Yelu Xiantong promised, and sighed secretly in his heart. The Song army camp on the opposite side can see clearly, hundreds of thousands of troops, thousands of artillery, how can it be so easy to defeat? Not to mention now, even when the Khitan army was in its heyday, it couldn't be done. Now that there are few soldiers and generals, how can I fight?

When he arrived at Yelu Yixin's station, Yelu Xiantong repeated Yelu Hongji's words.

Yelu Yixin said: "Great King, there are only 30,000 soldiers who can fight now. Send them out to fight, I'm afraid that in an hour or two, they will all get in. This is the last force to protect the Holy Being, and without them, it is difficult to say what would have happened then. ”

Yelu Xiantong said: "Of course I know. But if they don't move, the other armies can't even assemble their formations. The left and right are dead, and the Holy One has already issued an edict, so you still send someone forward. It's better to die on the battlefield than to be bombarded alive here. ”

Yelu Yixin nodded: "Since that is the case, I will send troops." However, looking at the Song army's camp, it is difficult to say how many big results it can have. ”

After speaking, he ordered his own soldiers to arrange for the palace army under the direct jurisdiction of Yelu Hongji to go to battle.

The Khitan palace army, also known as Daruhu, is a standing army in the true sense of the Khitan. In the name of the palace, each palace is assigned to its own household, and the emperor migrated to nomadism. Generally, the Khitan emperor and the empress dowager in power will have their own palace, and after their death, this palace will continue. Among them, the exception is Han Derang, who also has a house due to his special status.

These palace armies, who have always been by the emperor's side, are military forces directly controlled by the emperor. The Khitan Emperor or Empress Dowager often went on expeditions in person, and it was because of this military force. The strongest of them is, of course, the current emperor's first palace.

Yeluhonki sent 2,000 men in a formation, a total of three formations, and ordered them to rush straight to Yeluhongki's gun position.

After sending the troops, Yelu Yixin said to Yelu Xiantong: "King, the Song army is directly facing the Chinese army, and there are nearly 100 cannons. I see that there are a lot of infantry in front of these gun emplacements, and it is not easy to break through. You go back and tell the Holy Lord that I will send troops with all my might, and the result will only depend on what providence is. ”

Yelu Xiantong sighed, and for a while, he didn't know what to say, so he had to leave and go back.

Yelu Hongji looked at the assembled military formation, and from time to time shells fell into the formation, and some people fell to the ground. Fortunately, there was still combat effectiveness, and it was not scattered by the artillery of the Song army. This is an army under his direct control, and many people in it even have the impression. Today, they can only send them to charge into battle and die, and their faces can't help but sink like water.

The Khitan is a big country, the Khitan army is a strong army, and Yelu Hongji thinks so from childhood to adulthood. When the Khitan army went south, the Song Dynasty was bound to be subdued and had no ability to resist. At most, it is nothing more than that the Khitan cannot defeat the Song State, get some benefits, and return again. This time to the south, except for Yelu Tie did not attack Quyang, the battle was not won, and the army became a remnant, which Yelu Hongji could not accept.

used to be the number one power in the world, but in his own hands, how did it become like this? Yelu Hongji couldn't figure it out. Hundreds of thousands of cavalry, enough to run rampant in the world, were beaten like this by the Song army, how could they explain to their ancestors and ancestors?

Tan Yao commanded his thunderbolt array and slowly drove forward. Followed by 5,000 infantry, one is to protect the thunderbolts, and the other is to expand the results of the battle when the thunderbolts rush through the enemy formation. The convoy moved very slowly, firing a few shots, moving forward a dozen paces, and then firing again.

As he was marching, Tan Yao saw from the observation hole that a Khitan army had finished forming and was coming towards him. Rubbing his eyes in disbelief, Tan Yao said, "Alas, there is a Khitan army coming to us!" Are they coming to attack the Thunderbolt? ”

Tang Pu on the side looked at it and said, "What I said is that the Khitan people really came here." General, how do we do it? ”

Tan Yao said: "The thunderbolt is covered in iron armor, and the Khitans are holding knives and guns, do they want to break it?" We'll wait here until they come up and go straight with our left foot! There are 5,000 infantry behind them, which can they deal with! ”

Rushing the iron car with flesh and blood, what did the Khitan think? Wouldn't your own car be the same as an ordinary artillery if you don't run it back and forth in the crowd a few times? Such a valuable weapon, that is really a bit of a bargain. The Khitan people came, just right.

Tan Yao looked at the Khitan army rushing up through the observation hole, and was faintly excited.