Five hundred horsemen marched quickly north along the post road, and the rumbling hooves seemed to hit the hearts of the knights, gradually arousing the soldiers' desire to fight. On the way to the north, you can still often see the people who dragged their families to the south, Yang Jihei kept asking on horseback, and the people said that they had never seen the Liao army today.

The soldiers couldn't help but be a little frustrated, could it be that they couldn't meet today? If this is the case, then if you go forward for more than a hundred miles, you will have to turn around and go back. After walking along the Weiru River for sixty or seventy miles, there is still no abnormality, and further on, it is almost to Gaoping Village. Yang Jihei was a little discouraged, and passed down the order to go back when he arrived at Gaoping Village.

Shortly after this order was given, a knight suddenly shouted, "Wolf smoke! ”

These two words smashed like a giant hammer on the heartstrings of the soldiers, and many people looked up, only to see wolf smoke rising in the distance in the air! The wolf smoke is the enemy's situation, and the enemy's situation is the order! Yang Jihei didn't say anything, and suddenly urged the mount under his crotch, and the "ha" in his mouth was loud and shocking!

The Iron Cavalry is set off and gallops north by the Weiru River!

The panicked people stopped fleeing one after another, and when they saw the officers and soldiers in front of them, some people cheered loudly! After a while, the cavalry had already seen Gaoping Village, and the wolf smoke was rising from the village, but what was puzzling was that they had not seen the shadow of half of the enemy.

Five hundred horsemen stopped in front of Gaoping Village, the defenders of the city were already on alert, Yang Jihei ordered an officer to come forward to inquire, the defenders of the city only pointed to the north, shouting Xining Village! Yang Jihei listened, didn't say much, and waved his army to the north! After running for a while, I could see the wolf smoke billowing in front of me, and the five hundred soldiers were non-stop, galloping.

On the border of Shaanxi, because Fan Zhongyan ruled Shaanxi during the Renzong Dynasty and vigorously promoted the "fortress tactics", in some strategic places, the military fortresses were dense. This tactic is not only for defense, the intention of the Song army is to use the fortress military fortress to advance steadily, encroach and strangle, and take back the land inch by inch.

Therefore, only on the small territory of the Zhenrong Army, there are as many as nine military fortresses! The density can be imagined! Xining Village is only more than 30 miles away from Gaoping Village, and Yang Jihei's 500 horse army said that it was an exaggeration to arrive in the blink of an eye, but staring at the billowing wolf smoke for a while, the cavalry had already heard a noisy shout.

They were taken aback by what they saw!

A small Xining village, except for one side of the mountain, the other three sides are surrounded by water! The first thing the soldiers saw was the enemy who had climbed up to the military village! These military buildings on the border of Shaanxi, in addition to the cities of various prefectures and counties, there are three main types, that is, "cities, forts, and villages". City, such as Maoniu City, which was personally led by Xu Wei and pacified the rebellion of ethnic minorities on the border by the Xihe Army. The city is large in scale, well-equipped, strong and difficult to attack; Forts, such as Kaiyuan Fort and Zhangyi Fort in the territory of the Zhenrong Army, also have permanent solid buildings, which are smaller in scale than the city; The village is even more inferior, most of them do not have a solid and thick city wall, standing wood is a fence, and it is generally a barracks for soldiers to live.

It didn't originally exist as a stronghold, and the military fortress was generally set up on the road, in order to deal with the city fortress, or to maintain local law and order, and the garrison was usually not too many, only a few hundred people.

Therefore, it is not difficult to understand that this kind of military fortress cannot stop the enemy's superior forces from attacking. Generally, in the event of a major battle, if necessary, the military village will be evacuated in advance. The enemy came very quickly, and there was no time to react, which caught the defenders of Xining Village off guard. By the time the officers hastily organized the defense, the enemy had already crossed the high fence...... At this time, the situation in Xining Village can be said to be critical and critical!

And the soldiers of the Liao army are also in a hurry, of course, they are not in a hurry like the Song army. They hurriedly pulled out this village, and then continued to go south, attacking Zhenrong with lightning speed, and stirring up this Jingyuan all the way! Therefore, the Liao army general anxiously commanded his subordinates, his roar came from the formation from time to time, and the sound of the horn sounded with his order, inspiring the Liao soldiers to move forward bravely.

Right now!

In the loud horn sound of the Liao army, a trace of noise suddenly mixed in. I think this horn is to pass the order of the main general, and the effect is like the battle drum of the Han army, but whoever is a soldier begins to listen to it from the beginning of entering the team, who will not be familiar with it? This murmur is obviously not from the horn of the Liao army! It was the silver horn used by the Western Army, especially the Ma Army, which was the descendant of Xu Jiu!

For example, the Jurchen, Dangxiang, and Khitan armies have most of their horns loud and majestic, while the silver horns of the Western Army are sharp and high-pitched, like rocks piercing through the clouds, and the waves crashing on the shore!

Soon, the knights of the Liao army turned their heads sideways, and they found that a cavalry was attacking from the south, and the "noise" was exactly what they made!

The commander of the Liao army was a fierce general under Yelu Tiege, who was neither Khitan nor Han, but a return from the Western Regions. After Yelu Dashi conquered the Western Regions, he served in the army and fought bravely, so he was transferred to the Xia Realm with the elite troops. It can be seen from Yelu Tiege's order for him to attack Jingyuan in the south that this person is very trusted.

When he found out that the enemy was coming, he didn't take it too seriously. First, the Liao army has always used cavalry as the main force, and it is very confident in the combat power of its horse army; Second, on the contrary, the Song army has always lacked large-scale elite cavalry corps, and the troops attacking in front of them are very limited.

This time, I admire the courage of the Song army, and with this little force, dare to attack me? But admiration is admiration, the two armies are fighting, either you die or I die! He didn't even draw his sword, but only waved the whip in his hand, and the military order was immediately issued, and a cavalry left the camp to meet the incoming Song army.

After the general gave the order, he turned his head, what he cared about was Xining Village. Quickly pull out this place, and it's time to turn around and go back. In the past two days, they went south from Weizhou and swept Jingyuan, and the results were brilliant. Judging from the current situation, it should be the Song army that came to the aid in a big way. Otherwise, there wouldn't have been such a force of horses all of a sudden.

At this time, the defenders of Xining Village also found that reinforcements had arrived, and the soldiers were immediately invigorated. Although the Liao army had crossed the barrier and entered the village, the surviving defenders still formed a strong formation and made a final stand. When the general saw this, he snorted in his nose, and then sent another soldier...... It was now October, and the autumn was crisp, and the whirring wind was whistling in the ears of the knights. Yang Jihe's tiger eyes were about to erupt into flames, and the war knife in his hand went straight forward, taking the lead and rushing towards the enemy. Behind him, the five hundred brothers fought with bright swords, and they were all fearless in the face of superior enemies!

The sound of the wind almost drowned out the roaring hooves of the horses, and the warriors could barely hear their own roars, but their eagle-like eyes were fixed on their targets!

Meet at close quarters!

The clashing of steel, the sonorous sound of swords cutting through armor, piercing and sharp! The flesh torn by the blade, and even the head that bounced high, tested the courage of the knights!

There is no doubt about the bravery of the Liao army, under the command of the great Juer Khan, they swept through the Western Regions, broke more than ten countries, and were invincible! Now, they have returned to the East and are determined to restore the country, and every soldier is willing to shed blood! Anyone who dares to stand in their way will be wiped out!

There is no need to doubt the courage of the Western Army. This is an army with a proud history, and after Xu Wei rebuilt it, the Western Army played an unprecedented command. The soldiers of the Western Army have survived a hundred battles, and in the tempering of blood and fire, they have forged a fearless military soul!

The two armies interspersed and passed by, and the corpses, wounded soldiers, and ownerless horses were left behind. There was no hesitation, no hesitation, and soon, both sides regrouped and prepared to attack again!

General Liao, who had been paying attention to the battle situation, showed a look of surprise, he turned his head and said to the general who was paying close attention to Xining Village: "General." ”

"Huh?" The general finally turned his face to the side. When he found out that the Song army was attacking again, he was also a little surprised. It is often said that the infantry of the Western Army is tough and strong, and the equipment is excellent, how? Could it be that the cavalry is also worth mentioning? When he finished watching a round, his face fell.

How is this possible? We have been crisscrossing the Western Regions for many years, and we have rare opponents! Even the best horses in the Western Regions, paired with the bravest knights, are no match for me! The cavalry of the Song army, why did they fight with me for two rounds and were undefeated? How can a country without faith and righteousness have such a brave army?

"General, this Biao army is coming strangely, I think the Song army came to help. The last general heard that among the western army, especially Qin Fengjun, the most fierce, was the army of King Xu. Qin Feng is south of Jingyuan, and the one who came to help is Qin Fengjun, which should not be taken lightly. Our troops broke away from the main force and penetrated hundreds of miles into Jingyuan, so it is better to be cautious, it is better to retreat north first, and wait to find out that there is an enemy situation......"

Before the general's words were finished, the general had already said angrily: "Retreat? When have you seen me retreat from the enemy? In previous years, when I followed the first emperor, no matter how bitter and evil the battle was, I had fought it, so why not be afraid of the Western Army? ”

The general didn't dare to say any more, but he didn't think so. The Western Regions are the Western Regions, and Middle-earth is Middle-earth, and disturbing in the Western Regions and fighting in Middle-earth are fundamentally two different things. And it is facing the Western Army, which is not comparable to those rabble in the Western Regions.

At this time, the battle situation on both sides was deadlocked. The defenders of Xining Village were encouraged by the reinforcements and resisted desperately, while although Yang Jihei's 500 cavalry continued to be damaged, the Liao army obviously did not bargain, and they fought a match. If you want to fight round by round like this, it's really hard to say who lives and who dies. Yang Jihei is a dumbfounder, and his mission was originally to reconnoiter the news for the outpost of the army. In this encounter with the enemy, the rescue is due, but the disparity between the strength of the enemy and us is huge, and it is important to go back and urge the army to hurry back. But he was eager to make meritorious contributions, and after sending someone back to report it, he made up his mind to die!

No wonder he is arrogant, his father is Yang Zaixing, a veteran general under Xu Wei. has such a big reputation in the army, as the eldest son, he naturally has eyes on the top of his head, this is the first work in the north, and he has to grab it even if he says anything! Even if I can't grab the credit, I will fight to the death, and I have to bite off the Khitan people!

After thinking about it, Xining Village is ten stable, but this Song Ride, I don't know how thick the sky is! As soon as he thought of this, he reached out to draw his sword! At this moment, there was a sharp-eyed soldier who suddenly found a military flag waving on the top of the hillside to the south! Immediately after, the sound of the horn came faintly!

The soldiers of the Liao army who did not have time to participate in the war looked sideways, what? The Song army has arrived?

Liao took back the hand that was making a gesture to draw his sword. This time he went south, he was ordered to attack Jingyuan, deter the Western Army, and fight from Weizhou to Zhenrong Army, and it was not bad for this small Xining Village. Now that the enemy situation is unknown, there is no need to put yourself in danger for the sake of momentary anger. It may not be necessary to retreat, but it is necessary to gather the troops first to see whether he is real or false.

"Collect the troops." When he figured it out, he gave the order without delay. As soon as the horn sounded, the Liao army that had attacked Xining Village retreated. The defenders are struggling to support, and naturally they will not chase at this time. However, the cavalrymen who were red-eyed with Yang Jihei heard the call to collect their troops at first glance, and they couldn't come back to their senses for a while.

In the end, he had to turn his horse's head and run back to the main formation. Although Yang Jihei is muddy, he is not a fool, and when he knows that it is impossible to win, he does not dare to rush into the big array with these hundreds of horses. He also restrained his mount and ordered the attack to be halted. One end gathered the troops, and the other side watched and watched. And the defenders in Xining Village are guarding a broken village but dare not move lightly, why? They are far away from the Liao army, far away from the reinforcements, if they run to the reinforcements, the Liao army is fast, and it will be a death to catch up!

Inserting the bloody war knife on both sides of the sleeve and returning the knife into the sheath, Yang Jiji exhaled heavily, turned sideways and said to the comrades next to him: "Looking at the enemy's situation, I don't want to retreat, but this is difficult." ”

The military envoy is also a big head, and he just fought with the Liao army, which was very difficult. He was deeply impressed by the bravery of the opposing cavalry, and in his memory, the Jin army of "Ma Rulong" had this style. The opponent's strength is several times that of mine, and if we really want to fight, the result is obvious. But what's going on? Reinforcements from the marshal arrived? No, the main force is in Zhenrong Military City, unless we leave on the front foot, the commander sends a follow-up force, otherwise, it is impossible to catch up so quickly.

My mind suddenly lit up, yes, it must be the brothers of Gaopingzhai, who saw us going north, so they followed. At this time, he only showed the banner and bluffed, wanting to scare the Liao army away. It's just that I didn't expect that the Liao army would not withdraw, putting on the appearance that I see what tricks you are playing. If you wait a long time, the trick will have to be exposed. When the time comes...... "Commander, we can't withdraw now, as soon as we move, the Liao army will have to catch up." Even if we can run, the brothers in Xining Village, as well as those who pull the banner behind, can't escape. If you go back like this, the handsome will know it, and he will not spare it. The only way to do this is to wait here, hoping that the reinforcements from the marshal will arrive soon. The envoy whispered. They had originally come to reconnoiter the enemy's situation, and if they saw the Liao army, they would immediately go back, which would not violate military law. But since you've fought, you can't give up halfway. If you leave these brother troops in Jingyuan and run away by yourself, not to mention military law, your reputation will be bad.

Yang Jihei didn't regret it at this time, and after listening to it, he nodded frequently: "That's it!" ”

In the distance, thousands of troops and horses of the Liao army have been assembled into a formation. It seemed that they couldn't figure out the reality of the Song army, so they didn't dare to move lightly. even let the remnants of Xining Village next to him push up the fence again. Now what makes the generals of the Liao army entangled is what is the matter with the big banner erected on the hill behind the cavalry of the Song army? Bravado? A strategy to lure the enemy? Where is Qin Fengjun?

After waiting for a while, except for the busy defenders of Xining Village, no one from the Song and Liao armies moved. The Liao army did not move, and the Song army knew very well why. But if the Song army doesn't move, the Liao army will be confused, what is this for?

If Yang Jihei is lucky and encounters a resourceful opponent with many eyes, he will be bluffed. Because this resourceful person will inevitably think too much, think too much, and inevitably be suspicious, suspicious, and think of everything that is not there. But I'm unlucky, this time I don't have many eyes, I'm a real person, I waited for a while, and I didn't see anything abnormal. He lost his patience and said angrily: "It must be the Western Army's deception!" Bravado! Leave him alone! Herald! ”

Seeing that the military flag in the Liao army was moving, some people secretly complained, but they didn't expect that as soon as they went north, they had to be shrouded in horse leather. Yang Jiji also bit his teeth and pulled out the saber again, intending to fight to break the net. The knights know that they are fighting evilly, and no one thinks about the question of life and death, they just want to avenge those who fell to the ground, and pull a cushion!

In an instant, the sound of the sword unsheathed rang out! This movement shocked the Liao army a little, knowing that it was death, but he didn't care about it, and the reputation of the Western Army was really not blown out.

The general snorted again, and swung his horsewhip in the direction of the Song army. When the hand falls, the trumpet sounds! The cavalry of the Liao army, who had been impatient for a long time, roared and urged the war horses to press the Song army with the momentum of the mountain!

Yang Jihe's eyes were round, he didn't speak, he just urged the war horse, before he took the lead! As soon as he moved, it was like lighting a firecracker, and the more than 300 brothers behind him rushed up! We all know that there is more luck and less luck, so we put life and death out of the way!

This time, the Liao army dispatched two teams of men. This "team" does not refer to it in general, but to the establishment of the Liao army. The Liao army was a group of ten, and the officers who took the lead were called "ten generals", similar to the "generals" of the Song army. Fifty groups, one team. In other words, the Liao army dispatched 1,000 horsemen, and less than 400 horsemen came to fight Yang Jihei.

After a round, Yang Jiji looked left and right and saw that there were fewer and fewer brothers. Taking a breath, he didn't care about the injury on his shoulder, his blood-red eyes widened at the boss, and he held his sword high and clamped his legs!

After two rounds, even though he was wearing tough armor and was wounded five times, this young general still had an arrogant look on his face, but his breathing became more and more rapid. From his chest to his left ribs, a cut was made in his armor, and as his chest rose and fell, blood gushed out...... There will be one more round, and we will see. The Liao army roared again, and Yang Jihei didn't think much about it, but knew that it was time. He didn't move, and a terrible howl came out of his mouth!

Suddenly, a familiar voice came from behind him. So clear, so high-pitched! That's right, that's the sound of the silver horn! The cavalry of the Song army on the way to the charge naturally couldn't look back, but the Liao army facing them couldn't hold on.

There was an uncertain look on his face and he looked south.