[It's really inconvenient to write when I'm at work, and it's intermittent. In the future, only one chapter can be sent in the afternoon, and one chapter can be written in the evening and sent at night. 】

The three hundred iron harriers gradually approached Luo Wu City, the speed was not fast, like the broken steps of a horse by the reins, but the tension hidden in it was getting tighter and tighter. Like a beast in predation, before the last blow, it is all walking slowly, little by little until the moment of eruption.

The three hundred rode in a slow march, constantly adjusting their pace, and gradually uniting together. The cavalry team that was close to walking in unison, approaching the city step by step, brought the pressure on the defenders at the head of the city, which was not inferior to the shock of thousands of horsemen, and this posture showed that they were full of confidence.

This kind of calm and calm before the battle made Han Gang can't help but marvel, those who can be forwards are really elite. Compared with the Tubo cavalry he had seen in Weiyuan, it was a different atmosphere.

As the enemy army got closer, their banner became clearer. And the cavalry that belongs to them, whether it is solid and well-equipped armor or tall and majestic war horses, all make the Song cavalry in Luowu City dwarfed.

"Not an Iron Harrier!" Chong Pu beside him suddenly shouted with surprise: "It's not an iron harrier, it's a sanitation iron horse!" It's the Sanitation Iron Rider of the Winged Summer Lord! ”

“…… No wonder! ”

Hearing that it was not the Iron Harrier in front of him, but the Guardian Xia Lord's Sanitation Iron Horse, Han Gang was shocked at first, and then he was also relieved, if tens of thousands of Iron Harriers were of such a level as the enemy army in front of him, let alone Luo Wu, Guanzhong could be defeated.

Han Gang also has a little understanding of the Western Xia military system, and the Iron Harrier and Bubazi are equivalent to the Mabu Forbidden Army of the Great Song Dynasty. And like the Great Song Dynasty, in Xingqing Mansion, there are also classes that guard the Son of Heaven, a total of six classes, not far from the Lord of Xia. In addition, beside the lord of Western Xia, there is an elite iron cavalry, which protects the wings when the lord of Xia travels. Three thousand horsemen in all, divided into ten parts. This one, there are exactly 300 people!

"This time, if it wasn't for the Xia Mother Liang clan to lead the troops to recruit in person, it would be Liang Yi who was buried. Except for them, the Sanitation Iron Rider will not be dispatched. Chong Pu continued.

Whoever comes, it's time to send someone to fight. Han Gang thought in his heart, whether it was an iron harrier or a sanitation iron horseman, if this group of party cavalry continued to show off their might, the morale of the army in the city would roll down. Having had several battle formation experiences, Han Gang also knew something about the battles in the Cold Weapon Era, and also understood that morale and military spirit were the keys to victory.

Just as Han Gang thought, the coach Gao Yongneng would not watch the enemy's cavalry show off their bravery before the battle like a fighting.

Standing on the head of the city, Gao Yongneng, the commander of the hunting high-character general, has already given orders repeatedly, and several heralds scattered with order flags. Moments later, the drums of war rang out on the enemy tower. The city gate was opened, and nearly 800 cavalry galloped out of the city gate, and the fierce sound of hooves contrasted sharply with the slowly advancing sanitation iron cavalry. Since leaving the city, they have lined up outside the city in an instant.

The cavalry under the command of the two commanders took the lead in the battle, and it seemed that Gao Yongneng planned to use more troops to deal with this elite force of the enemy as soon as possible. At the head of the city, Han Gang could still see the south gate, and half of the city gate was also opened, and the third cavalry commanded and quietly left the city.

'This is to outflank......

"Defending the city is the most taboo to defend, and relying on the city to fight is the right way. Let the enemy army kill under the city, and the morale of the army in the city will be in chaos. Chong Pu probably thought that Han Gang didn't know much about the battle, and explained it to him carefully.

The first encounter won't decide the outcome of the battle, but it can affect the morale of the city. Gao Yongneng sent three commanded cavalry in one go, not only to expel the Tanguts from the periphery of Luowu City, but also to establish the confidence of the defenders in the city by annihilating, or at least attacking, this elite iron cavalry.

It was about to fight with one of the most elite cavalry units in the party's army, and there was not a trace of hesitation in the thunderous hooves of the cavalry out of the city. In the face of the Song cavalry, which was twice as large as itself, this team of sanitation iron cavalry was also full of confidence, and when they saw the defenders in the city fighting, they immediately rushed forward, turning from a slow mountain stream to a high dam to drain water, and did not retreat half a point.

The two cavalry approached quickly, and the galloping horses rolled up a cloud of smoke and dust behind them, obscuring the view of the outside world. The indomitable momentum is like the Yellow River torrent at the Dragon Gate. However, the two sides were not entangled, and the two armies staggered to the sound of war drums at the head of the city, and then moved away. Only at the intersection, a dozen horsemen fell on both sides.

A near-tie hedge ignited the fighting spirit of the two armies. Turn your head around at the same time. The flag held high by the flag bearer suddenly tilted forward, and both sides rushed forward again.

The shouts of the battle spread throughout the battlefield, and the drums of war on the city's head stirred. Chong Pu saw the blood boiling. When he saw his cavalry fall from his horse, he clenched his fists. And when he saw the iron harrier planting his horse, he applauded again and again. He also looked at Gao Yongneng from time to time, with a look of eagerness on his face, probably wanting to apply to Gao Yongneng to fight.

After a few encounters, the two sides still did not show signs of fatigue. Although the individual combat strength was inferior to that of the opponent, the 800 cavalry who fought still maintained the balance of power by virtue of the superiority in numbers. And the sanitation iron cavalry did not mean to back down, readjusted the queue, and prepared to charge again.

At this moment, a group of Song cavalry suddenly rushed into the battlefield from the northwest side, and it was the cavalry under the command of the one who had just quietly left the city from the south gate. They went around the path south of Luowu City to the flank and rear of the Sanitation Iron Cavalry, intending to flank the attack.

The sudden arrival of cavalry completely reversed the stalemate on the battlefield. The ratio of four to one, coupled with the outflanking, made the sanitation iron cavalry suddenly lose its fighting spirit. Seeing another cavalry of the Song people appear on the flank, the sanitation iron cavalry, which had no chance of victory, finally began to retreat.

The cavalry of the Song army on the north and south sides naturally would not let them leave like this, and they would not let go of the opportunity to annihilate their opponents. But the retreat of the Sanitation Iron Cavalry was surprisingly skillful, and it easily broke away from the entangled enemy. And when they left, they did not forget to take away their fallen comrades. Except for a dozen or so corpses that were seized by the Song army first due to the position of the falling horse, the other corpses were all put on the horse and taken away together.

A single battle can be regarded as a fierce encounter, and there are only fifteen decapitations. This decapitation skill in a tie is really not easy, and if you want to get a big credit, it must be a situation of encirclement or ambush. But the cavalry who went out to fight finally forced back the vanguard of the western thieves, so that they were not arrogant when they returned, and cheers rang out from the city and the city.

In addition to the three thousand people in the hands of the lord of the Western Xia Kingdom, there are only two or three hundred private soldiers in the major wealthy clans. The 800 cavalry in front of them fought with it without falling behind, although it was an advantage in numbers, but it was enough to make the weak cavalry troops of the Great Song Dynasty proud of this - you must know that the infantry of the Great Song Dynasty made the Khitan cavalry also have a detour, and they have not yet fought.

With the captured corpses of the enemy, the cavalry who went out to fight returned victoriously, Gao Yongneng generously scattered a rich reward that made all the cavalry cheer, and ordered more than a dozen enemy corpses to be stripped naked and dumped on the city.

Seeing the corpses of the Western Thieves hanging on the city wall like a chicken and a duck, Chong Pu whispered to Han Gang: "The morale has been boosted, and then you don't have to worry about facing the main force of the Western Thieves." ”

About an hour after the Sanitation Iron Rider left, the earth began to tremble, and the dust rose in the distance to the north. The billowing dust and smoke rushed in the direction of Luowu City like a tide. Judging from this formation, it is no longer a petty fight of 300 people. but to say the least, there were three or five thousand men.

The main force of the Tangut army's front army has finally arrived.

And before they arrived, the city gate was opened again, and three thousand foot soldiers, dressed in armor and armed with bows and crossbows, rushed out of the city, and merged into the open space in front of the city wall.

The prologue has just ended, and the main chapter is about to begin, but Han Gang has no intention of continuing to read it, but turns around and prepares to go down to the city.

"Yukun?!" Chong Pu's eyes widened and he exclaimed in surprise.

"I don't look at it." Han Gang turned around and shook his head, "I still have something to do." Looking at the city, it is of no use. ”

Both of them can be regarded as idlers now, Gao Yongneng basically won't let Chongge's son go into battle, and Han Gang's task is to save the dead. Since the start of the war, Gao Yongneng has not glanced at Han Gang and Chong Pu, and it seems that he knows that he has no intention of letting them interfere in the command.

But having seen the courage of Gao Yongneng and the army in Luo Wu City to dare to fight head-on with the enemy, Han Gang has nothing to worry about for the time being, and this is enough for him.

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The first confrontation under Luowu City during the day gave the party members who were triumphant after easily breaking through the small village at the front of the Song army. At the beginning, the sanitation iron cavalry that was ready to dismount the Song people returned in vain, and the subsequent larger-scale battles once again made the party realize that the Song people were getting better and better at the level of bows and crossbows.

Thousands of hard crossbows with a killing range of more than 100 steps were fired at the same time, and the overwhelming scene was like flying locusts, which made Liang Yi, who followed the front army and pressed the formation in the rear, also frightened. And the hundreds of wounded after the war made Liang Yi have a headache. There were so many injuries in the field alone, and when it came time to attack the city, the bows and crossbows in the hands of the defenders who occupied the geographical advantage were bound to be more powerful.

"The waves are twisting and turning." Liang Yi was buried in the big tent of the Chinese army, and one of the generals lined up on the left and right called out, "What do you think of the combat strength of the defenders in Luowu City this time?" ”

Lang Yanchuan is the general who commands the second department of the sanitation iron cavalry, and the first battle of today is that he led his cavalry to hedge against the defenders in Luowu City.

Hearing that Liang Yiburi wanted to ask, he immediately shook his head: "It's not good to fight!" ”

"The Song people are really good at defending the city," Liang Yi said to the generals in the tent: "It's better to go to Funing Fort according to the plan." After taking it, Luo Wu was self-defeating! ”