Chapter 31: The Drums of War Defeat (11)
In a deathly silence, Liang Yibury embarked on a bloody road. The generals and guards who followed him were silent, their eyes moving with his figure.
Liang Yibu once said that he didn't care about the setbacks of the former army, as long as he could entangle the Song army. But the front army was frustrated to the point that the whole army was scattered, with thousands of casualties and a general, but he couldn't help but care.
In Wei Mingji's headless body, he stopped, and Liang Yi's eyes were heavy. If it weren't for the war horse under his crotch and the silk underwear, no one would have recognized this headless corpse with only underwear, and it would be a young man in the clan who was highly anticipated and expected to be able to command the army in the country in the next few decades.
The eyes stayed on Wei Mingji's corpse for a long time, Liang Yi buried his heart in chaos, defeated again and again, and lost Du Luo Wei and Wei Mingji, two generals who had a close relationship with him, how did he go back and explain to others!? How can his Liang family's status in the country be maintained!?
And just behind Liang Yi's bury, Jing Xun frowned, and he didn't know how to settle in a long trail of condensed dark blood.
He said yesterday that Gao Yongneng must have a trick to evacuate openly, but he didn't expect to really tell him right. But Jing Xun put away his smugness, and followed behind the prime minister of Xixia with low eyebrows. Liang Yi buries his personality with a wide exterior and a taboo inside, especially when he is frustrated, it is as dangerous as a firecracker that ignites the lead, and if something goes wrong, he will give away a small life.
But Jing Xun still wanted to sigh, in the battle last night, there were more than six hundred iron harriers who were beheaded, and in the process of escaping in the dark, because of falling off horses and colliding, thousands of people were injured in their muscles and bones, and a large part of them were difficult to recover. And how many people panicked in the dark night and fell into the cold and turbulent uncertain river, it is also unclear at the moment. The only thing that can be determined is that the four thousand troops of the former army have completely lost their combat effectiveness; and three tribes, about to fall from the list of wealthy families in the middle and high positions of the court.
Now the Chinese army that followed Liang Yi's pursuit south only had 7,000 iron harriers, even if they were all elites selected from various armies, but the current battle situation made Jing Xun completely lose confidence in victory.
Following Liang Yi's side, a group of people who were originally rushing to pursue yesterday are now only happy in their eyes.
Jing Xun glanced at them disdainfully, he wanted to share the spoils before he grabbed the property, is there such a ridiculous thing in this world? These idiots made it, and they were defeated! To delay the actions of the enemy troops in the dark night, how can you not embankment their counterattack ?!
"Where should Caritas and Wangmang go now?" Liang Yibury suddenly spoke, interrupting Jing Xun's thoughts.
"In the afternoon, it's time to get to Fort Funing."
Jing Xun replied respectfully, but he didn't think that the plan ahead of the detour would be successful. After losing Funing Fort, the Song people will no longer be defenseless. Moreover, the partial division that attacked Funing Fort that day also suffered a lot of losses at the hands of the defenders of Xifutu City. Although there were not many soldiers, they didn't make anything from a trip back and forth, and even the old bottom was lost. This time, the Jieming family and the Wang family, who were ordered to block Gao Yongneng's way forward, as long as the two wealthy families in Hongzhou and Youzhou were unlucky, I am afraid that they would be removed from the high positions in the court.
And now the biggest problem is that there is no food.
Even the old bottom of the accumulated grain in Yinzhou has been turned out, and all the stocks that can be found around Hengshan have also been washed. But in two days, in addition to the iron harriers who came out to pursue and could rely on extra horses and camels to support them for a few days, the infantry behind them would be completely out of food. If they can't give the order now, let them go to Shizhou and Xiazhou to the west of Yinzhou to eat, and continue west to Yanzhou to ensure the supply of food, so that they can't do anything if they are hungry.
In Jing Xun's opinion, instead of chasing down an opponent whose shell is so hard that he can break his teeth here, it is better to concentrate his forces to attack Huanqing Road in chaos. But Jing Xun didn't dare to persuade at the moment, so he could only wait for Liang Yi to continue to touch the nails before calming down.
But Liang Yibury now doesn't seem to have the slightest sign of calming down. The Western Xia Prime Minister jumped back on his horse and shouted angrily at the generals: "What are you waiting for?!" The Song people fought all night, and they were already exhausted, so they didn't take this opportunity to catch up. There are also Jiemingai and Wang Mang's forehead who are going to intercept Gao Yongneng's back road, do you want to give them both their exploits and gains?! ”
Although they were confused and uneasy, the generals of the various ministries still bowed down to receive the order. Each family had already invested so many troops and money before, and if they gave up, the previous losses would be wasted. After thinking about it, they felt that they still had to invest more.
The 7,000 party cavalry cheered up and began to continue to march south under the supervision of Liang Yiburi.
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Taking advantage of the aftermath of the great victory, the Luo Wu defenders withdrew nearly ten miles south in one go, and set up camp in a slightly wider place in the river valley.
Because of the sufficient time and space, the camp is not the long snake formation last night, but the Li Jing camp method contained in the General Essentials of the Wujing, with six battalions surrounding the Chinese army, like six flowers. A small battalion was erected on the high slope of the road, and a commanding archer was stationed to suppress the flank of the enemy troops attacking in front of the battalion.
Last night, he chased down four thousand iron harriers and killed thousands of Huanqing Rui soldiers for five or six miles, and at this time, he fell asleep soundly at the Chinese army in Gao Yongneng's wing. And Wang Zhongzheng couldn't support it because of the fatigue of several days of traveling, so he went to sleep after being relieved.
Chong Pu was still immersed in the excitement of the success of the strategy, and he couldn't sleep. Han Gang, on the other hand, is very energetic, and he doesn't feel sleepy at all. So when the two of them heard the alarm of the enemy chasing after them, they came to Gao Yongneng's general for the first time.
To the sound of war drums, the long-awaited soldiers of the Song army rushed out of formation, and faced the 7,000 iron harriers who gradually arrived by the Wuding River. On the battlefield they chose, they chose to confront the enemy forces that pursued them again.
The horn sounded, and the party cavalry that had just arrived charged towards the Song army array that had not yet been assembled without stopping.
However, in front of the Song army's unfinished arrow array, it seemed to be a replica of the day when they were deceived and prepared to pursue the Song army's chariots and horses leaving the city, and they still ran into blood. And when the arrow array finally took shape, waves of iron harriers took turns to fight, which only increased the number of casualties on their side.
A party general finally lost his will to fight, and when it was his turn to lead his troops to attack, he rushed to Liang Yibury and shook his head.
"Rush again!" Liang Yi's order was merciless, and he asked in a deep voice, "How many arrows can the Song people have?!" ”
"I can't rush it!" The general raised his head in front of Liang Yibury and shouted, his people could not afford more casualties.
Liang Yibury didn't say much to him, just like looking at an insect, he raised a finger and swiped it lightly, "Chop!" ”
The personal guards of the Western Xia State Minister immediately set up the people, and the surrounding sanitation iron cavalry also controlled the guards of the tribal general at once.
Looking at the head that was sent to him in the blink of an eye, dripping with blood, Liang Yi buried the name of the second general of the sanitation iron cavalry, "The waves are changing!" You lead your headquarters as a team of supervisors, if anyone dares to retreat from the battle, they will be killed! ”
Lang detoured and led his life, but the role of the overseer team only proved the prestige of the Song Army's divine arm bow.
When, under the urging of the supervising team, the cavalry standing in front of the formation was shot by a cluster of sharp arrows and the whole army was scattered, Liang Yibury finally ordered with an expressionless face: "You can retreat!" ”
'No......' Jing Xun suddenly realized.
The elite cavalry of the various families before they were not forced to go into battle were all wealthy families who were close to the Liang family. And the few families who are estranged from the Liang family, their elite has been lost. The family that killed the leader of the team for disobeying military orders and violating moderation has been at odds with the Liang brothers and sisters for a long time. Under the pretext of Fang Cai's affairs, after going back, Liang Yi could easily destroy him. As for the two people who detoured to Funing Abandoned Castle, they didn't listen to the Liang brothers and sisters.
'When did they come to a tacit agreement?!' ’
Looking at the tribal chieftains with a lucky face, Jing Xun was dumbfounded. He didn't find it unbelievable, but he sighed at Liang Yiburi's ruthlessness and determination. In other words, if he sits in the position where Liang Yi is buried, he will do whatever it takes to keep his power and his life. But if he was able to make up his mind in a short period of time, he quietly changed his purpose like Liang Yibury and used Song Jun to solve the troubles, Jing Xun asked himself that he would definitely not be able to do it.
But it's a thirst-quenching thirst! ’
Lowering his head and no longer looking at Liang Yi, who was about to leave the battlefield, Jing Xun's heart suddenly felt panicked.
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Liang Yibury finally retreated.
Amid the cheers of the Song army, an iron harrier disappeared into the mountains in the north. A group of scouts, one man and three horses, followed with the tail of the party army to prevent them from sneaking back.
However, Han Gang believes that this possibility will not be too great, and the party members have been defeated again and again, and their morale has declined, and they are unable to return. Next, the dozens of miles back to Suide will not be too difficult to walk.
This time's Yokoyama Raiders, judging from the results, is indeed a big defeat. It consumes a lot, but it doesn't gain anything. But tactically, it was never lost. On the contrary, it was a series of great victories, and the party members could not raise their heads.
Thirty years of lying on the back and trying to be brave, and 30 years of recuperation, made the strength of the garrison on the border of Shaanxi begin to overwhelm the party army as a whole. It was only because of the mistakes of the coach who dominated the overall situation that this war fell short.
Han Gang's judgment of the battle situation in advance, although there is no problem in terms of results. However, the strength of the Song army was beyond his expectations, and the strategic and geographical disadvantages were actually compensated for by the tactical strength. This made Han Gang also have to sigh, just like football is round, what happens on the battlefield is really unpredictable.
But defeat is defeat, no matter how many victories or beheadings, Luo Wucheng is indeed lost. When Han Gang returned to Suide again, everything was back to square one.
It is impossible for the Hengshan Raiders to turn over again in a few years, and when the Shaanxi Xuanfu Division solves the rebels in Xianyang, it will disappear with Han Jiang's resignation.
Next, the Qinzhou Yuanbian Pacification Division, which presided over the Tuoban River, will replace them on the stage......
Beat the war drums of the Great Song Dynasty again!