Volume 3 Mending the Cracks in the Sky Chapter 93 Blocking the Storm (23)
There was a muffled sound of the puff, and Surunu only felt that he could no longer sit on the horse's back, and slipped to the side of the saddle.
In front of him, the Song army armor soldier had already broken his spear, and he had replaced two copper hammers the size of a teapot in his hands. With a hammer swept just now, Surunu tried his best to dodge, but he was still swept in the shoulder, and suddenly slipped off his horse.
The bones of Surunu's shoulders had been shattered into several pieces, and his lungs were shaken, and a mouthful of dirty blood sprayed on the horse's neck. When he slipped down, he glanced at the armor soldier for the last time, and the armor soldier was on the iron face, and a few strokes outlined a lifelike appearance of the immovable king, hoping that the last bit of courage to fight for Surunu was exhausted in an instant!
When Li Yizhong's hundreds of horsemen appeared, the first object of impact was naturally the east flank where Su Runu and a Jurchen military horse were located!
The Song army armor cavalry, which was originally surrounded by the superior Zahu and the Jurchen armor cavalry, saw the arrival of reinforcements, and at this time they were even more crazy and fighting, rushing left and right in the siege, shouting and roaring, shaking the heavens and the earth! For a while, the Jurchen armor rider was a little overwhelmed!
In the midst of the fierce battle, the speed of the horses was gone, the formation was completely lost, and suddenly an iron cavalry array rushed to kill. Even the elites under the command of Yan Lou's room were a little frightened. But at this time, the battlefield is a pot of porridge, and there is a scuffle everywhere, but it is not the time to shake the retreat, and it is necessary to give Yinshu time to adjust the battlefield deployment!
The Jurchen general, who was in charge of commanding the eastern flank formation, immediately gave a loud order, asking Zahu light cavalry to meet Li Yizhong's reinforcements. And their Jurchen department surrounded and killed the remnants like tiger armor, and at the same time pulled out an array to meet the enemy. Say anything, you have to entangle this sudden Southern Korean reinforcement on the east flank of the battlefield, and let the Yinshu amiable leader horse who has already divided the victory and defeat over there rush over!
At the time of the cavalry battle with the Shenwu Ever-Winning Army. The light horsemen of the Surunu are not very useful in hand-to-hand combat. After paying a hundred and ten lives to entangle the armor of the Shenwu Changsheng Army that destroyed the array of the Zahu Infantry Army. The Jurchen military horses came over and took over the heavy task of fighting hard-to-hand battles.
It's not that the Jurchens cherish the lives of these miscellaneous people. It's just that they are not useful and the formation is in vain. Not a little farther?
After the Zahu light cavalry sold all their strength to fight, after the Jurchen iron cavalry joined the war group, they all walked east, retreating to the edge of the war group to breathe. The long knife in Surunu's hand was broken, and the mount under his crotch was covered in sweat, so tired that he could barely lift his hooves, but he was lucky to be unharmed, and before he could retreat and gasp for his heavy breath, the sound of swans sounded behind him. The military horses of the Southern Dynasty appeared in the west again, and then there was the terrifying charge of the heavily armored iron cavalry, and hundreds of blades stood out, pointing straight at them!
The Jurchen generals who were in charge of commanding this wing broke away from the brigade and came in person surrounded by personal guards, giving orders loudly with hideous faces. Let Surunu and them meet them.
At this time, what other options are there? Zahu went south to the department, and nearly half of it has been consumed. I can't even keep my slightly independent identity. As long as you dare not obey your orders. The Jurchen army, which will come in the future, has cut off their way back north and killed them all. I won't be merciful!
Surunu's chest was full of self-abandonment, and he shouted loudly. led his subordinates, who were exhausted to the point of exhaustion, desperately squeezed out the last bit of horsepower to meet the rolling Southern Dynasty iron cavalry. When the two armies intersected, Surunu no longer had the heroic spirit he had before, and only wanted to survive on this bloody and tragic battlefield!
It has reached the level of the Zahu light cavalry, which has run out of oil and lamps, although there are still at least seven or eight hundred cavalry, but the combat strength and courage have reached the lowest level. And even if they are full of spirit and high fighting spirit, the facts have proved countless times. In the time and space without Xiao Yan, the grassland that swept the world more than a hundred years later is still far from being the opponent of the Shenwu Victorious Army!
The two armies collided, and the Han iron cavalry was like destroying rotten wood, such as defeating Leather, like an eagle and a rabbit. Immediately, the chaotic and hesitant to meet the miscellaneous light horse, beat it to collapse instantly!
The cries of the beards resounded throughout the battlefield, and the men and horses were knocked over and stabbed down in rows. In the blink of an eye, these Southern Dynasty iron cavalry were killed several times in depth. Like a moving iron tower, crush the miscellaneous beards who dare to block in front of you into powder!
It's just an impact, and the Zahu light rider can no longer hold on. Since they went south, they have swept the two states as the vanguard of Yinshu, and hit the scenery of the west gate of Taiyuan Mansion in one go, and the cruel excitement of slaughtering and looting the unarmed people of the Great Song Dynasty. is also in the counterattacks of the Shenwu Victorious Army, suffering heavy losses, and being beaten to the face of this strong army, there is no courage to resist!
The Zahu infantry army has long since collapsed, running everywhere on the battlefield. Some died in the hands of the Shenwu Changsheng Army, and some were cut down by the Jurchen Iron Cavalry who came from behind. The battle array was littered with their corpses. One by one, they bared their teeth and grinned, and the silk silks of goods stained with blood were sprinkled from their leather robes. At the core of the cavalry battle between the two armies, I don't know how many miscellaneous beards were trampled into meat paste.
And at this time, the Zahu light cavalry finally collapsed, and in the out-of-tune cry, he ran around without knowing the direction. The tribal chieftain could no longer restrain them, and in the end they could only flee in all directions. I don't know where to go, just stay away from this battlefield filled with too many of their lives!
While hundreds of miscellaneous people were crying and shouting and collapsing, Surunu was still shouting loudly, trying his best to restrain his clansmen and let them support them until the arrival of the Jurchen military horses.
Going south, most of the southern tribes are strong. Now life and death are all in the hands of the Jurchens. Jin is still useful to the Jurchens, and may still be alive. Defeat is useless to the Jurchens, and they can be eliminated as much as possible, and the rear of the Jurchens is stabilized. To collapse and flee now is to kill yourself!
Leaving the grassland in the territory of the Southern Dynasties, it is rootless duckweed, where else can it escape?
Just when Surunu was desperately assembling dozens of light horsemen in the midst of the chaos, it became the target of the Shenwu Victorious Army. Dozens of horsemen roared past, and in an instant, these grassland miscellaneous warriors were completely submerged. And Surunu was also swept off his horse with a hammer!
The last resistance was easily crushed. Surunu was swept off with a hammer, and originally wanted to take advantage of the stirrup to roll to the ground to see if he could fight for his life.
But the mount under his crotch could no longer support it. As soon as the hooves were weak, they fell to the ground. Surunu didn't have time to pick up stirrups. was crushed by a side-down war horse. With a click, the leg bone snapped again. Rao is Surunu is already a well-known tough guy on the grassland. I finally couldn't help but scream!
More Song Army Armor. It's still coming at a high speed without stopping. Surunu lay on the ground panting, finally in despair.
The horse's hooves trampled down heavily, and all the screams were drowned out in the sound of hooves. When the iron rider rolled over, there was only a puddle of rotten flesh on the ground that was not in the shape of a human being.
The miscellaneous horsemen who escaped by luck are still all over the battlefield. But it's no longer an army. Whether south or north, the fate that awaits them is death. This Zahu army and horses put together by the Monan tribes broke the Hedong defense line for Yinshuke. Ravaging two military states, as an army finally collapsed under the city of Loufu, and this is just the beginning!
There are many more Hulu, who will bury their bones here until their final defeat!
Zahu collapsed, and what appeared in front of Li Yizhong's department was already the real Jurchen department. But at this moment, they still haven't completed the array of battles, for no other reason, that is, those who are surrounded by them are like tigers under the command of armored horses, no matter how many people are left. No matter how hard the body is hit, as long as you can still move. You can also swing the blade in your hand. Immediately stepped down, still biting the Jurchen military horses in a bloody battle!
Hundreds of reinforcements rode iron, lightly breaking through the miscellaneous hu, and with a higher fighting spirit, they crashed into the formation of the Jurchen military horses on the eastern wing!
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At the head of the city, Li Yizhong kept looking at the scene on the battlefield. Looking at the decisive impact of the Du Ruhu Division, looking at the perfect cavalry combat level they showed Xiàn, watching the thousands of people get out of trouble because of the sacrifice of the Du Ruhu Division, and watching these loyal and brave soldiers fight to the death in front of the superior Jurchen Iron Cavalry. Then seeing that the reinforcements finally came, Li Yizhong's tense heart finally relaxed a little.
As soon as he came back to his senses, Li Yizhong felt pain in his lower lip, and his hands were full of blood. And the wet cheeks, unconsciously, have burst into tears?
And the defenders on the city wall were equally nervously watching the bloody battle in front of them. The bows and crossbows were all in hand, covering the direction of the city gates. There were people crying and pouring into the city gates. But the size of thousands of people, hungry and exhausted, only half of the city entered. At the moment, the south gate is still open.
Li Yizhong wiped the blood and tears on his face fiercely, and ordered loudly: "Urge the people to hurry up!" Shooters must not be careless! Get ready to receive reinforcements into the city! ”
The voice fell. I saw smoke and dust rising again on the west flank of the battlefield. Li Yizhong looked westward with a tightened body. I saw that on the battlefield on the west flank, there was no longer the sound of fighting. The Jurchen cavalry was slightly closing the queue and preparing to meet it to the east. And in this brigade of Jurchen cavalry, another part was divided, leading the auxiliary troops such as the cangtou bullet pressure of the brigade that was originally gasping outside the battle group, and pressed it in the direction of Loufu City!
And the reinforcements from the east have been met by Zahu. There is still a considerable distance from the city of Lou Fu!
Li Yizhong can't succeed in the fight, even when his body is strong, he is only at the level of a middle-aged person. But in commanding military horses in battle, he still has a little talent and vision.
In an instant, Li Yizhong understood the intention of the Jurchen military horse transfer.
It is necessary to suppress these infantry auxiliary troops with cangtou bullets, and outside the range of the bow and crossbow of Loufu City, a solid array is lined up to the south and east, and there is also a cavalry army to suppress the formation. In order to cut off the contact between the reinforcement horses and Lou Fu City. Reinforcements come from afar, and the quick battle is acceptable, but if it lasts, it will be useless. If you can't take the field situation of the city, the Jurchen side still has the possibility of breaking the reinforcements and Loufu City!
This Jurchen army, in addition to its fierce combat power, is the leader of the generals, and it is also the choice of the moment. The decision is so fast in the fight, and the scheduling is so flexible!
The best way to deal with it is to attack with the soldiers and horses in the city and cooperate with the reinforcements. However, the hundreds of soldiers gathered by Li Yizhong were more than 1,000 strong. Relying on the city garrison, it is barely usable. Once attacked, he had never practiced the method of formation warfare, nor did he have qualified combat power, let alone enough generals to suppress the commander. Even if there is a bloody bravery, under the ravages of the Jurchen Iron Horse, it is only sent to death. In that way, the building will be lost faster!
Can't attack! The gates had to be closed quickly. Now the two sides are desperately throwing in their forces with all their strength and fighting under the city. That's for the point. At all costs. and do everything in their power to keep the city. Save the creatures that are still in the city. Maintain the overall situation of the war in Hedong!
The people were still struggling to pour into the city, and in the smoke and dust, a Jurchen iron horse rushing towards Lou Fu had begun to speed up. And the brigade also rushed with bows and knives.
The real female army can basically be said to be a cavalry army. The bullet pressure within each mouke constitutes the infantry part of the Jurchen army at this moment. They are all brave men of all ethnic groups in the north that the Jurchens have collected in the past few years of war. You can shoot a hard bow, and if you have a cavalry to suppress the formation, you can also fight!
At this moment, the Jurchen Department concentrated under Loufu City, the Mouke lent by the Wanyan Lou Room and the vanguard Mouke of the Pucha Wulie Department. That's a lot of seven. Each of them suppressed these auxiliaries in the hundreds. It has been gathered in one place by silver art to form a part of the infantry army. Even riding and walking, there are thousands of people who are rushing to the direction of Lou Fu at this moment.
Li Yizhong suddenly shouted: "Close the city gate!" ”
Inside and outside the city gate, more than 100 soldiers and civilians were maintaining order and setting up arrow formations to protect them. More than 200 people were prepared in the city gate, ready to close the city gate at any time, and a large number of earth and stones were also prepared. As soon as the city gate is closed, the city gate will be put to death and blocked.
Hearing Li Yizhong's order from the city, the soldiers and the people immediately moved together to stop the influx of people. Those who are left behind are all tired. I only felt lucky to escape a life. At this time, the soldiers and civilians were forced to retreat towards the city gate and block them outside. More people rushed up to close the city gates.
These people, who survived the catastrophe, naturally did not dare to compete with the soldiers and men who carried bows and swords. Just crying out loud under the city.
"All of us have one life!"
The cry shook the sky, and Li Yizhong, who was in the city, turned pale, and pointed sharply at the smoke and dust rolling in the south: "The Jurchen Tartars have come to rob the city!" In order to save you, we soldiers have done our best! Now is the most critical moment in this war. The lower officials beg all the fathers and elders to let us close the city gates! ”
When the words fell, Li Yizhong had already taken off his hood, and he was less than forty years old, and he was already half a head of white hair. Right in the city, bow down to the ground!
When the people looked back, they saw that in the smoke and dust, reinforcements were still fighting bloody battles in the distance to the east. And the warband where the iron cavalry that came out of the city and swept past them was silent, and there were not many armor soldiers in sight. And the Jurchen military horses that pounced from the west flank were already getting closer and closer!
An old, but sturdy man stood up and shouted to the city: "Shut the door! ”
The sound of harmony finally sounded, and then it sounded under the city. Just two words kept ringing.
"Close the door!"
The older people touched the blades left behind by the siege under the city wall, and shouted at the people who were not allowed to enter the city.
"We are under the city, and if the Tartars attack the city, they will die one by one. Don't fail those military masters who died for us! ”
The ragged people were silent, picked up the broken blades, stones, and sticks under the city, and stood against the city wall. Never look at the gates again.
The two city gates were closed heavily, and when they were not closed, there were still soldiers and civilians who stepped forward and stood with these people!
Li Yizhong stood up, looked at the Jurchen military horses that were getting closer and closer, and watched the reinforcements' iron horses step through the Zahu array. Seeing that the Jurchen armor rider on the west wing finally reorganized the queue a little, he galloped towards the east wing.
The war has been fought so far, both sides have done their best, and both sides have suffered heavy casualties. The outcome is still unknown.
But dogs, you can't take it downstairs to bother the city!
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Li Zhong panted heavily, and the horse lance in his hand was already hanging down, and he couldn't lift it anymore.
And beside him, hundreds of armored cavalry still continued to move forward, and the Jurchen armored cavalry, who had gathered on the battlefield and had never arranged a queue, retreated step by step.
The military horses in the city attacked before, and Li Zhong didn't know why they made this choice. But such an attack, as well as the sacrifice of almost annihilating the entire army, won the opportunity to destroy the eastern flank of the Jurchens in one fell swoop for the arrival of the reinforcement vanguard led by him!
The smoke and dust rolled up in the west, where the Jurchen military horses had been assembled and organized, and without a moment's breath, they galloped eastward. At this moment, the Jurchen is at the peak of its martial arts boasted of being able to fight back and forth in the formation for twenty rounds in heavy armor.
And the smoke and dust were also spreading in the direction of Lou Fu, and the Jurchens divided a military horse and went straight to Lou Fu City. Why can't Li Zhong see that this is the arrangement of the Jurchen generals to cut off the connection between their own military horses and Loufu City?
The robes of their own houses that fought to the death in the west are gone. At this time, it is necessary to turn to the direction of Lou Fu as much as possible, taking advantage of the fact that the Jurchen infantry array over there is not finished. Break through the block, kill to the city of Loufu, rely on the defenders of the city, and then fight with the Tartars to the end!
Suddenly, there was a huge cheer among their own military horses, and they saw that the Jurchen military horses, which were still struggling to resist the entanglement, had turned around and walked westward, and they really couldn't support it, and they were fighting in the hedgehogs, when there was no array. was suddenly attacked and killed by the reinforcements of the Southern Dynasties, and the Zahu light cavalry did not play the slightest role in blocking it. Even if they are all the elites under the command of Wan Yan Lou's room, they all suffer heavy casualties in the first fight.
The Yinshu Ke Department has already rushed here, at this time, hurry up and disengage to let the Yinshu be on it, take a little breath and tidy up, and then reflexively kill back!
The tide of Jurchen military horses generally receded, but the smoke and dust in the west were getting closer and closer. In the battlefield left behind, immediately stepping down, there were still one or twenty armor soldiers covered in blood and scars, with blood-red helmets on their heads, staring blankly at the reinforcements who rushed to the front.
A soldier with a rather immature face turned stiffly to the west, looked at the smoke and dust, and shouted miserably: "Lord! ”
Li Yizhong's eyes were hot, but this was not the time to be emotional. He gritted his teeth and pointed obliquely in the direction of the building: "Rush to the city!" But there are obstacles, and they all step over! Relying on the city, let's go back and fight again! (To be continued......)
PS: Second Update!!