He Luwu had the steel knife in his hand, his eyes were quick, and he blocked the arrows that came over. said to Meng Xue beside him: "Master, there are more than 10,000 Khitan heavy riders!" We can't hold it, so let's get out quickly. Go back and regroup, come back and fight again! ”

Meng Xuezhu raised the Wangwu mirror in his hand and said lightly: "If you withdraw at this time, you will really die without a place to be buried." Just hold on and wait for reinforcements to come. If reinforcements don't come, we can only die here today. ”

He Lu said hatefully: "We are not far from the city, if there are reinforcements, they will have arrived a long time ago!" ”

Meng Xue said: "There is only Yang Tu's army in the city, more than 3,000 people, what is the use of him going out of the city?" What we are waiting for is the new arrival of Captain Li's troops. They were far away, and it was not convenient for Captain Matthew to command. Just wait. ”

He Lu listened, turned his head to look at the crowd that had been scuffling next to him, and didn't know what to say for a while.

Half a day has passed, and this is the fourth time that the Khitan army has charged. Meng Xueji tried his best to block it four times, and suffered heavy casualties. The Khitans rushed for the fourth time, followed by the heavy horsemen, and a large number of light horses. Even if there are dead and wounded, they can't care about it.

Xie Chi's troops had been reorganized and re-positioned on Meng Xuexue's flank. Their artillery was not lost, and the gun emplacements were rearranged, and together with Meng Xuexue's artillery, they opened fire on the Khitan. The two armies had nearly 30,000 people, and they tried their best, but they still couldn't hold it out.

This time, the Khitans attacked particularly fiercely, the Song army retreated in great strides, and even the coach Meng Xuexue was exposed to Khitan firepower. If there are no more reinforcements, I am afraid that the two armies of Meng Xuexuan and Xie Chi will be wiped out today.

Meng Xuezhu put down the binoculars and said, "The main Khitan force in the distance is already rectifying the soldiers and horses, and it looks like they are going to be killed." Our artillery must not make a mistake. Order Zhou Zhenghai, no matter what, to ensure that the artillery is safe! ”

The pro-soldiers on one side agreed and ran quickly to give the order. At this time, the Khitan heavy cavalry was already close, and arrows were shot from time to time. He Lu stood beside Meng Xuexue and kept covering it with his waist knife. But where can the arrow be completely blocked? There were still quite a few left behind, but fortunately there were no casualties.

Gu Yi looked at the scuffle in front of him and said angrily: "This Song army is really difficult! After rushing so many times and suffering a lot of casualties, their formation has not been chaotic! And artillery, no matter how you fight, you just can't rush to their gun position! ”

Tu Gu said: "General, this elite soldier who wants to be the Song army must be their main force. If it is defeated, no one will be able to stop the Qianning army. It is not impossible to capture the military city in one go. ”

Gu Yi nodded and said, "I think so. Ten thousand iron horsemen have already been dispatched, and I still have five thousand people here, so I dare not send them all out to kill the enemy. Tu Guci, Pu Gu has already led people to kill him, you bring another 5,000 soldiers to kill the Song army and destroy their artillery! ”

Tugu replied to the fork. Since that day he was defeated by Meng Xuexue, Gu Yin has always distrusted himself and has never gone into battle to kill the enemy. Tu Guci felt that he was wronged, and he always wanted to find an opportunity to go into battle to kill the enemy and wash away his reputation.

He Lu held the steel knife in his hand and said to Meng Xuexue beside him: "Master, the front is really unbearable, so you can only retreat." Soon the enemy will be killing here, and we will retreat first. As long as the military formation does not disperse, the Khitans have no choice. ”

Meng Xuexue looked at the enemy formation and nodded. Although he is not afraid of death, he is not a person who only wants to rush to the front. He is the commander of the first army, and if something goes wrong, the whole army will be in chaos. He always had a command structure with him, and he was originally a relatively large target on the battlefield.

At that moment, a low horn sound was heard in the distance. Meng Xuexue hurriedly raised the binoculars, glanced at them and said, "God is pitiful, the reinforcements are finally here!" - Order Shao Hai, regardless of the cost, to rush forward immediately! No matter how many people die, rush back to the place where you first lined up! ”

He Lu was stunned: "Master, reinforcements are coming, we should retreat and regroup." ”

Meng Xue said: "We are difficult, and the Khitans are even more difficult than us!" When reinforcements arrive, the Khitan will inevitably divide their troops to stop them. If you don't rush at this time, wait until when? Don't miss the opportunity, let Shao Hai immediately bring people up! ”

Seeing that He Lu didn't say anything more, the pro-soldiers on the side sang a promise with their crossed hands and hurriedly went.

At this time, Tu Guci was leading people halfway to the road, when he suddenly heard the sound of a horn, and turned his head to see the banner of the Song army. At this moment, the sound of retreating cymbals was heard from the rear. I had no choice but to return with 5,000 cavalry.

When he returned to the military formation, he saw that Gu Yin's face was as pale as the bottom of a pot, unsightly and abnormal. Originally, this time, it was very likely to disperse the Song army, but I didn't want to come to reinforcements at this time. There was no choice but to withdraw the iron cavalry that rushed out. Otherwise, the Song army that came rushed straight to his own military formation, and it would be difficult to say what would happen.

Looking at the Khitan iron cavalry that was slowly retreating, Meng Xuexue breathed a sigh of relief, only to feel like his whole body was falling apart. Resisting four fierce attacks of the Khitan in a row, keeping an eye on the battlefield situation at any time, and constantly issuing orders, it is more tiring than rushing forward to kill. This is where Meng Xuezhi is stronger than others, and every time he deploys, he can hit the nail on the head, and there are almost no mistakes. Although the Song army retreated one after another, it inflicted great casualties on the enemy in the retreat, and finally persevered.

In the face of such a powerful iron cavalry, it is really difficult to resist the musket army, which is not superior in numbers. Compared with Xie Chi, Meng Xuexue's army is more resilient. Although it was defeated, it has not been dispersed, and the establishment is complete. And in the process of defeat, he can always kill and injure the pursuers. If it weren't for that, Meng Xuexue was afraid that he would have been defeated long ago, just like Xie Chi's army.

As far as the army is concerned, once the establishment is dispersed, it is basically powerless to return to heaven and can only be slaughtered by others. As long as the establishment is still there, no matter how big the damage is, the combat effectiveness will still be there. When the time comes, you can still fight back.

In half a day, he was charged by the Khitan four times in a row, and Meng Xuexue's command was almost perfect. As long as his command was almost there, he was scattered by the Khitans. With such a skill, Meng Xuexue himself can't feel it, and for others, it is simply a miracle.

Xie Chi rode over from behind and bowed his hand to Meng Xuexue, unable to speak for a long time. After a long while, he said: "Pedant, this rescue is unforgettable!" Although the Khitans attacked fiercely, this wave was blocked, and there were reinforcements, so we could fight behind us. ”

Meng Xue said: "It's hard to say now. The Khitans have the advantage of troops and iron cavalry, and if they accidentally break through the front-line military formation, they will lose everything. In my opinion, this battle will not be fought in a while. Master, gather your army as soon as possible and prepare for the next battle. The strength of our various armies is already less than that of the Khitan, and which one collapses will affect the situation of the war. ”

Xie Chi sighed: "I have already seen just now, the whole army suffered more than 4,000 casualties, and one of the three stops went to a stop. If you reorganize it, you can't use it as a division. I only hope that the soldiers and horses of Taiwei Li can be stronger, so they don't want to be scattered by the Khitans. ”

Meng Xuezhu held up the binoculars, looked at the Khitan army in the distance, and said: "The Khitans are not stupid, they are there to reorganize the army, and look at the direction of the attack, it is still us." Just sent an army to guard against reinforcements. It's not easy to win this battle. ”

Xie Chi nodded, seeing that Meng Xuexue was tired, but his expression was firm, and he was secretly ashamed of himself in his heart. In fact, Meng Xuexue came to save himself, and the situation he began to face was not much better. But he just resisted, not like himself, and was scattered at once.