Chapter 524: Heavy losses
"Brothers, kill me!"
Yue Fei and 200 pioneer soldiers took the lead in ascending Pingxingling, and they became the focus of the Liao army's care. It wasn't until Zhang Xian, Tang Huai and others killed from the foot of the mountain that the Liao army dispersed. On the one hand, it is necessary to kill Yue Fei and others, and on the other hand, to prevent the enemy from attacking.
Wang Gui, Zhang Xian and others led a large army to attack one after another, but were obstructed by the Liao army along the way. They were indomitable, and in the melee, they were also wounded. However, they still can't resist their fiery hearts, and they must take down Pingxingling.
The archers of the Liao army were in the rear, and the arrows in the quiver were reduced one by one, some were blocked by the Song army, and some hit the target. At the same time, Song archers were firing. The archers on both sides continued to complain in the rear, but the Liao army had limited troops, while the Song army had more than 10,000 people, and the disparity in strength was huge.
Moreover, Yue Fei led two hundred soldiers to enter the enemy camp first, and in the process of fighting, he also snatched the enemy's bow and arrow, and shot three arrows in one hand. The archers also aimed at Yue Fei, but his archery skills were superb, not only blocking the arrows shot by the enemy, but also hitting the opponent.
There were only more than 3,000 sergeants guarding Pingxingling, Yue Fei and the others were facing a siege of more than 600 troops, and the rest of the troops were all on the defensive. Even though Yue Fei was strong in martial arts, he couldn't withstand the siege of everyone, and more than half of the two hundred soldiers who followed him were killed or wounded, and the Liao army also died a lot.
At the most critical moment, they didn't want to escape, they wanted to pull a cushion back if they died, and some soldiers even desperately pulled two Liao soldiers to jump down from Pingxingling together. Therefore, the corpses of soldiers constantly appeared at the foot of the mountain.
At this time, Liu Guangshi led the army to Pingxingling, attacked from the side, and saw that Wang Gui and others were attacking, so without saying a word, he directly ordered the army to attack. Liu Guangshi personally dismounted, picked up his spear and killed him.
Liu Guangshi finally killed Tang Huai's side, and said in a deep voice: "Where did General Yue go?" ”
Tang Huai panted and whispered back, "On top!" ”
Liu Guangshi immediately ordered that no matter what the price was, the army must capture Pingxingling, and he directly killed it all the way. He didn't know how Yue Fei got into the enemy camp, and he didn't have time to ask too much now, in a word, killing him as soon as possible was the last word.
Due to Liu Guangshi's army coming to help, the Liao army collapsed, and the soldiers guarding outside had all fallen, while Yue Fei and the remaining dozens of soldiers were covered in blood, and they confronted the Liao soldiers without fear, and glanced at a glance to see that there were Liao soldiers all around.
"Kill!" Yue Fei fought hard for an hour, he was already sleepy and tired, but he still insisted, he couldn't fall down. If he falls, then the morale of the dozens of brothers around him will plummet, and he will definitely die, and he himself will not escape death.
Yue Fei struggled to support it, dozens of soldiers were already very tired, blood was constantly flowing from the wounds on their bodies, and their faces showed a determined expression. Once again, they went forward and killed one after another, and the Liao soldiers also continued to besiege.
Liu Guangshi and the others finally arrived at the top of the mountain, and heard the sound of fighting, so he immediately led the army to the rescue. Sure enough, when he arrived, Yue Fei and the others couldn't hold on anymore. So, he immediately killed the past, opened a gap for Yue Fei and the others, gave them a chance to breathe, and sent troops to the rescue.
After an hour and a half of fierce fighting, the battle came to an end, and the Song army won. However, the victory in this battle can also be described as a pyrrhic victory. If it weren't for Liu Guangshi leading the army to come to the rescue, I am afraid that the lives of Yue Fei and others would be in danger, and the Song army would have to pay a terrible price for capturing Pingxingling.
When Yue Fei saw Liu Guangshi, Wang Gui and others coming, he immediately came with his strength and fought again. It wasn't until the last Liao soldier died that he lost his strength and fell directly, and when he woke up, it was already night.
"Brother Liu, thank you!" Yue Fei sincerely thanked him.
Liu Guangshi said with a smile: "Why do you have to thank your brother! ”
"How many casualties did our army have?"
Liu Guangshi sighed: "The Liao army was wiped out, but our army also suffered heavy casualties, and it is roughly estimated that there were 4,000 soldiers killed in this battle, and more than 2,000 brothers were injured." ”
"Pingxingling is easy to defend and difficult to attack, our army spent twice the price in exchange for the annihilation of the Liao army, if it weren't for Brother Liu to come, I'm afraid that more soldiers will be lost in this battle!" Yue Fei was silent for a moment, raised his head to look at Liu Guangshi, and said in surprise: "Brother Liu, according to the itinerary, it should only arrive tomorrow, why did you arrive today?" ”
Liu Guangshi said: "After I captured the city, I wrote a letter to report to the commander, and then led the army to support. Unexpectedly, in less than two days, Dashuai sent someone to reply to me, saying that he wanted me to travel day and night. If the army is slow, travel lightly and be sure to reach Pingxingling as soon as possible. ”
Yue Fei was stunned, he had already lost his strength at that time and had passed out. If it weren't for the fact that he saw that all the Liao soldiers were dead, and Liu Guangshi and others responded, he wouldn't dare to fall. At that time, he didn't have time to ask, and it happened that Liu Guangshi answered himself at the same time.
"Brother Yue, how did you attack Pingxingling?" Liu Guangshi has personally experienced it, if he wants to attack it through normal means, he is afraid that he will have to pay a painful price. However, he was very curious as to why only Yue Fei had arrived with two hundred men, while the army was fighting the enemy on the mountainside.
Yue Fei told Liu Guangshi how he attacked the plane, as well as the production method of the glider.
Liu Guangshi was taken aback and admired very much. It was really courageous for Yue Fei to come up with such a method in such a short time, and to do it without precedent.
"Now, Lingqiu County has been controlled by our army!" Liu Guangshi went on to say some things that Yue Fei didn't know.
It turned out that when Yue Fei was unconscious, he led the army to completely understand the power of the Liao army, captured all the Liao people, and killed those who were unwilling to surrender. Therefore, Lingqiu and Flying Fox have been completely controlled by the Song army, and Liu Guangshi has also reported all the situation here to Zhao Gou.
Yue Fei also analyzed that there were no reinforcements in this attack on Pingxingling, and he guessed that Han Shizhong and others had completely pinned down the Guangling army, so that they could not disperse their forces. As for most of the troops in Ulzhou, they are also concentrated in Guangling and Lingxian, all of them are elite divisions, and they did not send reinforcements, and they also considered that the Song army would sneak attack, so they could only watch Lingqiu and Flying Fox fall into the hands of the Song army.
"Looks like we have to leave for Guangling immediately!"
Liu Guangshi nodded approvingly, he knew that Han Shizhong and Gao Zhong led the army forward, and they were bound to be attacked by a more powerful Liao army. If they couldn't support in time, then it would be difficult for Han Shizhong and others to break through Guangling with their strength.
Due to the loss of Feihu and Lingqiu counties, the Liao army must concentrate in Guangling, and the Song army will never be allowed to capture the county again. If it is captured again, it is presumable that Ulju will also be completely lost and fall under the jurisdiction of the Song Dynasty. So, Yue Fei ate a little dry food, and together with Liu Guangshi, he led the rest of the troops to support.
Yue Fei left Tang Huai and Zhang Xian behind, waiting for Zhao Gou to come. Because the two of them were seriously injured in this battle, they could no longer afford to continue running with the army. If anything, it will be really difficult to handle it at that time.
Therefore, Yue Fei could only let them stay here to recuperate. The two of them insisted on going, but they were persuaded by Yue Fei. Because they won't be of any help when they go, it's better to stay here and keep watch. Because, the news passed by Zhao Gou said that the army would soon come to take over this place.
(End of chapter)