Chapter 170: Bitter Fight
Zong Xian and the others were overjoyed when they heard this, but they were extremely worried, because the tent was full of generals, and they were not taboo, so they all said at the moment: "The two sides are separated, and the agreement is more than ten days ago, in case anything happens, it will be a big deal." ”
They were so worried, and Zong Bi naturally knew in his heart that such a joint attack to break the siege, even if there was a slight difference in time and cooperation, it would definitely be a very miserable end.
It's just that he, as the commander-in-chief, must give his subordinates confidence, and at the moment he looks relaxed, he replied to everyone: "It's okay, when I feinted today, I already saw the cooperation of the other side." Zong Han acted cautiously and categorically would not let us suffer a big loss in vain. ”
This is also true, although everyone in the tent can't be completely assured, but they are all relaxed, and some people can't help but say: "After joining forces with Prince Zonghan, we might as well turn around and kill them, eat this group of Song soldiers, and then act according to the situation." ”
Zong Bi was furious when he heard this, but it was not easy to reprimand at this moment, knowing that after many years of fighting and winning everywhere, the arrogance and arrogance of the generals had not yet been wiped out because of several fiascos, so he had to persuade and analyze with good words at the moment, and then let everyone go separately to boost morale, which was a little relieved.
Thunderstorms for days, but this day is good weather, the summer day is terrible, one day, the original muddy road has begun to dry hard, Zong Bi out of the tent, while breathing fresh air, while looking up at the starry sky, only to feel the starry sky, a full moon hanging in the air, but it is a rare good night recently, he likes to see it, and secretly said in his heart: "I'm afraid that it will be as the Han Confucian scholars said, whether it is extremely Tailai." ”
That night's sleep, the next day the sky was light, more than 30,000 gold soldiers have been fully dressed, because going home is imminent, to Yanjing, it is already the northland in the hearts of the people, and as long as you break the long fence in front of you, you can go straight to Yanjing, with this encouragement, the morale of the army that has been sluggish for many days is to reappear in the army, Zong Bi and others rode horses to patrol, only to feel that although the three armies in front of them can not recover the courage of the day, but it is not much, and the mood is very relieved for a while.
Zong Bi looked at the sky, the time he had made an appointment with Zong Han was about the same, and he listened attentively, only to feel that everything in the Song military camp was as usual, and there was no unusual movement, and he felt more relieved at the moment.
Although the Song army far outnumbered the Jin soldiers, if they did not know where the Jin soldiers would break through, they could not concentrate superior forces to block them, while the Jin soldiers could attack from both sides and quickly tear apart the seemingly solid defense line.
When the more than 30,000 Jurchen soldiers all filled their stomachs, at a glance, they were all full of energy and murderous spirit, and everyone knew that this was the last battle, and they either won or died, but it did add a little ruthlessness.
Zong Bi had a little discussion with Zong Xian, Tuhesu and others, gathered 5,000 elites in the army, and handed them over to Tuhesu, who was known for his bravery, to rush forward at full speed and tear a gap for the whole army
Suddenly, he bears heavy responsibilities, (this book is reprinted from the Literature Network.) But he was not panicked, but the scar on his face jumped and twisted, which was slightly funny. After the five thousand elites were assembled, he smiled at Zong Bi and the others, leaned on the horse and hugged Zong Bi and Zong Xian, and then said, "I'll take the lead first, no matter what, follow quickly." ”
Seeing that the faces of the two were a little ugly, he said again: "My safety alone is nothing, and the safe return of the army is the most important." ”
Sudden speed has always been brave, in the Song Dynasty has the name of the dragon and tiger king, at this time to speak, is to decide to die in the battle, do not open the gap, rather die in the formation of the meaning.
Although Zong Bi felt that it was not very auspicious, he had to nod and smile at Tuhesu at this time to show encouragement.
Zong Xian and the others had nothing to say, just watched the sudden rush straight out, five thousand elite horsemen followed closely behind, and the black battle armor shone brightly under the rising sun in the east, which was extremely dazzling.
The Jin Soldier Camp was extremely close to the Song army's position, less than three miles away, and the five thousand cavalry trotted to accelerate, and in an instant, they had galloped to the front of the Song army's camp.
After the first cavalry, Zong Bi personally led the main force of the Chinese army, followed closely, and then Zong Xian and others led a small group of cavalry to respond to the rear.
Tuhe Thorn is strong by nature, and he is stronger than Zong Bi in terms of courage and courage, he saw the silence in the Song camp opposite, and expected that the other party did not expect that Jin Bing suffered a loss yesterday and came to the camp again early this morning. At that moment, with a wave of the long knife in his hand, thousands of Jurchen soldiers shouted together, and the sound of killing shook the sky for a while, and the momentum was terrifying.
The camp they chose looked the weakest, with few defenses on the periphery, and the terrain was the flattest, and the camp was only erected with a simple wooden fence, a thin wooden wall, which looked like it would fall down in one rush.
Tuhe's heart was excited, and he only felt that his whole body trembled, even when he was young and fought with the Khitan cavalry for the first time, he was not so excited.
At that time, he only had to take care of his own life, but the current charge was related to the safety of the whole army, and even the survival of the Jin country.
"Boom!" The Song army in the camp had already spotted the charging Jurchen cavalry, the assault rifle was thumping, and white smoke was rising in the Song camp.
Tuhe Thorn sneered, in the recent battle with the Song army, the Jin soldiers already had a preliminary understanding of this simple primitive firearm, knowing that it looked powerful, but in fact, the lethality was very small, unless it was an unlucky ghost and was hit head-on by it, it was difficult to cause fatal damage.
After several battles, the sound of firearms was not as afraid as at the beginning, and suddenly looked around, only to see that although the war horse was slightly harassed, it still continued to gallop forward, and it was even more comforting in his heart, if he could rush across the enemy's stockade for a while, the opposite side would be the plain of Pingchuan, and the army of Zonghan who responded, and there was no longer any strength to surround and destroy the two Jurchen iron cavalry that had converged.
It's just that the development of things is far beyond his expectations. The enemy camp that was less than half a mile away, the white smoke erupting became thicker and thicker, and many of the cavalry who rushed to the front had already been shot and fell off their horses, no matter in terms of density and quantity, the firepower output of the Song army camp in front of him was far more than the impression that the Song army's firearms gave to the Jin soldiers in any previous battle.
A little closer, there was already a bed crossbow fired on the opposite side, the sound of squeaking and turning the winch, making the Jurchen knights extremely terrifying, the Song army's famous long-range weapon, psychologically put pressure on the cavalry, far more than the more powerful assault rifles.
A short spear-like crossbow shot out, shooting rapidly towards the cavalry formation, unable to dodge, unable to predict its direction, all the cavalry could only subconsciously bow their heads, praying that the crossbow would not fall on their bodies.
And the result of the matter has always been the opposite of wishes, as if the bed crossbows all over the world are concentrated in the Song army camp opposite, countless cold crossbow arrows roar in, each strong arrow will take the life of one or even more Jurchen knights, in front of the bed crossbow arrows that can only be transported by a few people, any armor protection, is ineffective, as long as the arrow, it is a blood rain, killed on the spot, and the momentum of the crossbow arrow will penetrate the heart, and may continue to take the life of the second or third person.
Tuhe was sweating profusely, and the long-range strike ability of the Song army on the opposite side was so strong, it was really beyond his expectations. Even in the siege battle to capture Taiyuan that year, the Great Song and Song armies only had five or six bed crossbows, which only hit the Jin soldiers psychologically, and the actual effect could not be compared with the rain-like crossbow arrows in front of them.
Seeing that countless loyal and brave soldiers, they didn't even see half of the enemy's hair, they fell to the ground one after another, stabbed suddenly, shouted desperately, and encouraged the soldiers: "Speed up, as long as you break through to the front of the enemy's formation, you will not be afraid of crossbow arrows." ”
In fact, there is no need for him to say that after all, the people who followed him into the battle were the elite soldiers of the hundred battles collected by the Jin Kingdom for Zong Bi to use, and everyone had already automatically dispersed the formation, trying to open the gap with their companions as much as possible, so as not to suffer more casualties due to the too dense formation.
The cavalry charged at high speed, and the half-mile journey was only overnight, and after only a few waves of crossbow arrows, the entire cavalry team moved forward more than halfway, and was only more than two hundred steps away from the target.
All the cavalry showed ecstasy on their faces, the weapons in their hands waving in mid-air, and the elites of a hundred battles who had experienced countless bloody battles showed bloodthirsty excitement on their faces, ready to return the blow to the other side in a while.
Since the opponent's long-range strike was so sharp, in a short distance, hundreds of cavalrymen had already died tragically and fallen from their horses, and the distance was within the range of the archers, so it was necessary to bear even more severe blows.
The development of things was as he expected, and when the golden cavalry broke through to within two hundred steps, although the hooves were like thunder, everyone on the battlefield still heard the sound of pulling the bowstring crackling, and suddenly stabbed his heart tightly, and hurriedly lay on the horse's back, not daring to raise his head, and the soldiers around him knew that this wave of arrow rain was important, and immediately opened their shields, although they stepped off the war horse and galloped quickly, they were excellent in riding, and still blocked the commander as much as possible (this book is reprinted in Literature Network.) Within the protection of their own shields.
The Song army commander on the opposite side obviously also knew that the golden cavalry had entered the strike range, and after a sharp gong sound, only a "buzz" sound was heard, and flew out of the Song army camp like a rain of locusts and arrows, covering the sky and the sun, only to see countless small black dots first flying into the air, even blocking the light of the sun, and then quickly flying downward, with inertia, shooting straight at the Jurchen cavalry in the gallop.
Under such a dense blow, the blows and losses suffered by the Jin soldiers far exceeded the bed crossbows and assault rifles just now.
Blood splattered and screams rang and screamed.
Countless tall men were full of feathered arrows, fell off their horses, roared and struggled on the northern land where the war horses raised dust, and then were trampled into mud by the galloping war horses.
There are also people who are hit by an arrow and fall off their horses without saying a word.
There were also people who were shot with countless arrows, and their whole bodies were like hedgehogs, but they still tried to hold the neck of the war horse and not let themselves fall off the horse.
The blood began to flow, and sharp arrows flew over, bringing up gorgeous blood flowers, harvesting human lives, so that those who survived were also terrified.