The meaning of Bai Changde's words is obvious, temporarily evacuate, take advantage of the heavy snowfall, hoping to use the wind and snow to let the Yan cavalry retreat without a fight, and the Song army will take the opportunity to pursue." Nature.2.

If the heavens are beautiful, the Song army has a great chance to turn defeat into victory in the future.

After all, the Yan cavalry is too strong in combat effectiveness, frontal combat, even the chariot is difficult to kill its edge, if the hard fight continues, and regardless of the victory or defeat of the army under Liang Chengming and Li Mu's account, he and Song Qi's Song army will be annihilated by all the Yan cavalry.

On the contrary, if according to his proposal, a temporary truce will be made, and the vitality will be preserved until the wind and snow are in place. When the Yan cavalry retreated, the Song army had a chance to breathe and had time to inflict heavy damage on the Yan cavalry.

Hearing this, Song Qi fell into deep thought and was silent, the Song army was gradually defeated, and he was also in a dilemma, unable to choose.

In contemplation, a spear struck in the air, snorted, and stabbed into the body of the guard next to him, dragging the guard with huge inertia, approaching Song Qi quickly.

Yu Guang noticed the bad situation in front of him, Song Qi was frightened and turned loess in fright, and hurriedly moved backwards.

Fortunately, the spear dragged the guard, and when Song Qi dodged, he finally slashed past him and fell under the chariot.

"Song Qixiao'er, take your life!"

Frightened, not far away, a rough voice came.

Song Qi was covered in cold sweat, hurriedly raised his head and looked in the direction where the voice came from, outside the chariot, in the chaos of the army, Cao Aman held a spear in his hand and strode over.

After the words fell, Cao Aman threw out two spears, and approached Song Qi and Bai Changde left and right.

Seeing the situation in front of him, Song Qi was so surprised that he didn't dare to hesitate, and hurriedly jumped off the chariot to dodge, believing that if he hesitated, the guards would end up landing on him.

Bai Changde also followed, jumped off the chariot quickly, and looked at Song Qi.

"Lord Wang, Cao Aman is a fierce general under Emperor Yan, he detects the traces of the prince, and he is bound to chase and kill the prince with iron heart." Bai Changde moved, supported Song Qi, who was seriously injured, and hurriedly suggested.

Cao Aman's huge body was a strong deterrent in the chaotic army, and the Song army was defeated and was powerless to stop Cao Aman.

Song Qi didn't dare to hesitate, and ordered coldly: "Vice General Bai, summon the guards to block and block Cao Aman." ”

Song Qi had heard of Cao Aman's name, and knew that he was a fierce general beside Emperor Yan, and he was responsible for protecting Emperor Yan's safety on weekdays.

Cao Aman fought in the south and north for many years, and traveled to the north with Yan cavalry, and there were few opponents in the south.

Every time he makes a move, Cao Aman will almost always succeed.

In the most ferocious battle, Han Zhitong was severely injured in the south and two tiger generals under Han Zhitong's account were killed.

The fame spread throughout the south, and the generals of the vassal states were afraid of its bravery.

At this moment, he is injured, there is no strong general on his body, and it is difficult to stop Cao Aman when he joins forces with Bai Changde.

In addition, in the battlefield, the more obvious the advantage of the Yan cavalry, in the fierce battle, the upper hand was firmly gained, and the Song army suffered more and more casualties.

In danger, Cao Aman pursued, and his life was bound to be in danger.

Bai Changde did not hesitate, and hurriedly summoned the Song army from all sides to gather.

As long as Song Qi evacuates and survives the Song army, there is still the strength to protect Song Qi's safe evacuation.

The military order came out, and with a little effort, the six, seven, eight, and bloodied Song army came from all directions, holding knives to protect Song Qi and transfer.

However, Cao Aman also boarded the chariot, and in the chariot, the Song army blocked it, but Cao Aman relied on his spear to explode his whole body with great strength and have a good time with the Song army.

One shot, one shot, provoked the Song army and threw off the chariot.

The Song army was defeated and retreated, and the number of more than ten Song troops besieging him continued to decrease sharply in his onslaught.

The Song army next to him, shocked by Cao Aman's strong combat effectiveness, held a war knife and did not dare to approach.

Seeing Cao Aman boarding the chariot and defeating the Song army on the chariot, it was possible to break through quickly, Bai Changde suggested to Song Qi for the third time; "Lord Wang, quickly retreat, otherwise, Cao Aman will come and cause Yan Qi to pursue, and with the Song army around him alone, the prince will be in danger."

Song Qi also witnessed Cao Aman's fierce combat effectiveness, and he was jealous of this giant man from the bottom of his heart, so he was silent for a moment and said to Bai Changde: "Deputy General Bai, beat the drum to collect the Song army, and in addition, quickly send a message to Li Mu and Liang Chengming, and the army will evacuate." ”

With two consecutive defeats, the Song army urgently needed victory to boost morale, but Song Qi understood that if the battle continued, the Song army would not only not win, but would suffer heavy losses from Yan Qi, and even his life would be in danger.

In this way, it will be contrary to his original intention of leading troops to fight and severely damage Yan Cai.

The only way to evacuate temporarily is to avoid its edge, and when the Yan cavalry class returns to the dynasty, checkpoints will be set up along the way in various parts of the Song Kingdom to block the Yan cavalry.

Hearing this, Bai Changde did not dare to hesitate, and hurriedly ordered the guards to beat the drums and send his cronies to Li Mu and Liang Chengming to convey the information of the army's withdrawal.

Soon on the battlefield, rumbling drums sounded, and the Song army, which was struggling with the battle on all sides, heard the sound and withdrew one after another.

Concentrate on the place where the drum sound is transmitted from all directions.

All the chariots began to move quickly, turning their direction and defending Song Song.

Those chariots occupied by Yan Cai, the soldiers in the chariot could not seize the chariot, so they had to abandon the chariot and flee in a hurry.

Witnessing the battlefield situation, Lin Feng, Lin Shi, and Lin Hu led the army to carry out a comprehensive counterattack.

For a time, the situation on the battlefield was very good.

On the west side of the battlefield, on the left and right flanks, Li Mu led the army to confront Feng Shihu, only at the beginning, he had a slight advantage, and then, the situation became very bad.

He and his army evacuated, but he was worried about evacuating without authorization, putting Song Qi and Liang Chengming in danger.

At this moment, the main army sent guards to inform him to evacuate, Li Mu was relieved, let out a long sigh of relief, and ordered his cronies to beat the drum and evacuate quickly.

On the right flank of the battlefield, Liang Chengming's army posed a serious threat to Luo Da and Gu Jianxiong, causing Gu Jianxiong to send someone to Lin Feng for help.

In the battle, a guard passed the news of the withdrawal to Liang Chengming, and when he first heard it, Liang Chengming asked incredulously: "The palace ordered the whole army to evacuate, but you are not sure?" ”

The current situation is very good, giving up the current situation, Liang Chengming is a little unbearable, who will evacuate rashly, and the Song army, who is eager for revenge, will not agree,

Who knows, the messenger said bluntly: "General Liang, the Yan cavalry is strong, the main army led by the prince and General Bai encountered the counterattack of the Yan cavalry, and the situation is extremely dangerous, not to mention that the prince is seriously injured and was chased and killed by the Yan general Cao Aman, if you don't evacuate, the Yan cavalry will annihilate the main army and go north, and the army under the general's account will also be in danger." ”

Hearing this, Liang Chengming was very surprised, the main army was far superior to him in terms of combat effectiveness and quantity, but it was still under the onslaught of the Yan cavalry, and the situation was reversed by the Yan cavalry.

He believed that Song Qi's methods, therefore, the defeat of the main army may be inextricably linked with Yan Cai, once the matter is told to the messenger, Yan Cai defeated the main army and went north quickly, and his army under his account will also fall into crisis.

After pondering for a while, Liang Chengming said unwillingly: "Let Yan Qi go for the time being today and when the time is ripe, this general will definitely hit Yan Qi hard." ”

After that, Liang Chengming ordered the guards to beat the drums and the whole army to evacuate.

Soon, rumbling drums sounded everywhere on the battlefield, all of which were the sound of the Song army's withdrawal.

On the battlefield, the Song army gradually withdrew, Feng Shihu was a little unwilling, Luo Da, Gu Jianxiong, but they breathed a long sigh of relief, and Ning Wu led the army to still pursue.

At this moment, Feng Shihu, Luo Da, and Gu Jianxiong led the cavalry under their tent and began to move in the direction of Lin Feng, all the way over, there were corpses of the Yan cavalry Song army on all sides.

Horizontal and vertical, dense, so that Feng Shihu, Gu Jianxiong, Luo Da, surprised, and also deeply realized how powerful the Song army that attacked the camp today is.

Here, Lin Feng noticed that the Song army led the army to withdraw quickly, and did not lead the troops to pursue, so he led the troops with Cao Aman and went to the right flank, preparing to rescue Gu Jianxiong and Luo Da.

However, the three armies finally met in the center of the battlefield, and the three sides, sixty or seventy thousand troops, as if they had just rushed into the sea of blood, on their armor, on their swords, on their faces, and on their helmets, they were all drenched in blood, and many soldiers were seriously injured and in a bad situation.

Whether it is the ironclad cavalry or the blade soldiers, they are all elites of a hundred battles, and they have participated in countless battles, large and small, and they have never been so downtrodden today.

Lin Feng looked at it and let out a long sigh, and the atmosphere was helpless.

"Your Majesty, the Song army attacked the barracks today, and it must be returned twice as much in the coming days." Gu Jianxiong gritted his teeth and said.

Today, his Yan cavalry was suddenly attacked by the chariots of the Song army, and suffered a lot of losses, 20,000 ironclad cavalry, 10,000 blade soldiers, half of whom were killed.

More than half of the casualties were killed, which was something that had never happened in the Yanqi battle.

Feng Shihu also stood up and did not mention the war, saying: "Your Majesty, the military camp is seriously damaged, the military food is in short supply, the sky is cold and snowy, and our army is in a bad situation. ”

Combined factors, Yanqi was in a bad situation, especially when he was attacked by the Song army, which broke Yancai's plan to siege the city and garrison, making Yanqi seem to be a homeless child with no place to stay.

If the heavy snow closes the road, it will affect the return of the Yan cavalry, and the ironclad cavalry and blade warriors will be in crisis.

Hearing this, Lin Feng also knew what the problem was, and he was worried, and said: "Let's not talk about the evacuation for the time being, bury the pot and cook, and the whole army will rest." ”

"Your Majesty, the withdrawal of troops cannot be delayed." Feng Shihu paid attention to Lin Feng's attitude and spoke eagerly.

"General Feng, I have my own opinions." Lin Feng reminded.

After the battle, the Yan cavalry suffered serious losses, and if they retreated directly, it would inevitably cause the Song army to besiege Kaifeng on all sides.

At that time, Yan Qi would be like a wounded tiger, attacked by many fierce beasts, and there would definitely be no chance to evacuate safely.

At present, in order to protect the injured Yan cavalry to return to China, it is necessary to evacuate quietly when the Song army is defenseless.

In this way, the losses of the Song army were controlled to a minimum, and even, the Yan cavalry withdrew, and there was no longer a little loss.

When Feng Shihu heard Lin Feng's words, he saluted and led the cavalry to clean up the battlefield and treat the wounded soldiers.

The army also took the opportunity to rest quickly to prevent the Song army from going and returning.

Kaifeng, West Gate.

The empress watched the army go on the expedition and never returned to the palace, and under the protection of the bright moon, she personally stationed at the west gate.

Half a day passed, and the spies at the front kept sending back information about the battlefield.

Although she has never been on the battlefield, the empress knows the situation on the battlefield.

At this time, it was learned from the front-line spies that the Song army was defeated on the three routes, and Song Qi was seriously injured.

This kind of ending is unexpected.

The empress didn't know what Song Qi encountered on the battlefield, and even the Song chariot could hardly shake the Yan State Iron Cavalry.

Soon after, the empress witnessed the return of the Song army from the West Gate.

Hurriedly ordered the guards to open the gates of the city and welcome the return of the generals.

At this time, the Song army should learn from each other's strengths, think about the factors of defeat, and sum up the combat experience.

In the West, Song Qi led the Song army back, and the morale of the Song army was low, and most of them were listless.

200,000 troops went out of the city to fight, now there are only 1340,000 people, 670,000 Song troops are fighting on the battlefield, and the cavalry under Li Mu's account alone has more than 30,000 battle losses, and there are more than 20,000 under the Song Dynasty.

Among the Song army, only Liang Chengming commanded the Song army, with few casualties and a safe return.

At this moment, Song Qi had an indescribable depression in his heart, and in just three days, more than 400,000 Song troops near Kaifeng City, after several fierce battles, only about thirty percent remained.

At a huge cost, the Song army has never been born in foreign wars, not to mention, the Song army led by him is all in the core of the Song State.

Enduring the pain, Song Qi reflected on the gains and losses of the battle.

Today, the Song army failed in battle, there is no doubt that the Song army drove a chariot, which was a great threat to the Yan cavalry, on the contrary, the cavalry against the Yan cavalry, did not have an advantage, even if the cavalry commander was Li Mu.

He led the troops to attack the Yan cavalry and failed, except for the opponent Lin Feng, the battle against the Yan cavalry is the king of Yan's cavalry, so after the opponent paid a heavy price, he turned the situation around and turned defeat into victory.

Song Qi believed that if the Yan cavalry who blocked it was not a blade warrior, and the person who commanded the battle of Yan Cai was not Lin Feng, today, he led the army to fight, and he would definitely inflict a heavy blow on Yan Qi and win a complete victory.

Therefore, in the future training of the Song Dynasty, the arms must be inclined to the mechanical army, on the contrary, the training of cavalry should be reduced as much as possible, so as not to waste money and energy.

The war horse marched forward, carrying the Song Qi who was thinking solemnly and fell into thinking, and arrived at the west gate, the defenders of the city conveyed the order of the empress, and the army returned to the barracks to rest, Song Qi, Li Mu, and Liang Chengming's generals returned to the city to be summoned by the empress.

Song Qi received the order and ordered the cavalry and the mechanical army to return to the barracks, he endured the pain and dismounted, pretended to be calm, and entered the city with Li Mu, Liang Chengming, and Bai Changde.

At this time, the empress walked down from the city tower and greeted Song Qi, Li Mu and other generals outside the city gate.

The empress also figured it out on the city tower, the defeat of the Song army also caused casualties to Yan Cai, and Emperor Yan spent a huge price to turn the tide of the battle and hit Yan Cai's arrogance hard.

According to her guess, the battle situation was unfavorable and the weather was bad, Lin Feng would definitely lead the army back to Yan, and both Yan and Song sides had a chance to breathe, and the two countries were also caught in a long-term struggle.

Therefore, the Song army suffered a lot of losses in this battle, which was still of great significance to the Song State.

Song Qi arrived at the city gate, saluted the empress, and said with a sad expression: "The last general will meet Your Majesty, and if you lose the battle today, the last will bear it." ”

He and the empress could not be heart-to-heart, for the benefit of the Song State, both of them forbearance and restraint, personally led the army to defeat, and in addition, Liang Chengming was commendable in the battle, and Song Qi was worried that the empress would hate him.

"The last general, Li Mu, see the empress."

"The last general, Liang Chengming, see the empress."

"The last general, Bai Changde, see the empress."

The generals saluted the empress, their spirits were sluggish, and their expressions were depressed, and the empress looked at it and comforted: "Victory and defeat are common things in soldiers, and the generals don't have to mind." ”