It has been the fifth day that the people of Lingzhou have been besieged by the Khitan army, and the food they carry is still sufficient, but the water is no longer enough. Cai Lang estimated that the time was coming, and the cavalry that returned to Guanzhong was approaching, and secretly integrated the elite of the Tiger Wing Army and the Hussar Army, preparing for the final decisive battle, he looked up at the sky, the sky was covered with thick clouds, this time was around Shen Shi, but the sky gradually darkened.

"It's going to be windy!" Shang Zhongxin said in a deep voice, the north of Lingzhou is windy all year round, and the bad weather of flying sand and rocks is especially common in winter and spring.

"You have to prevent the Khitans from attacking the camp while the wind blows," Cai Lang quickly stood up, while inspecting the barracks, arranging defenses over and over again, and then looking out, the smoke and dust from the Khitans outside had been blown away by the strong wind. The black clouds covered the sun, and in the distance, there were enemy horsemen who had just raised their torches, and they were blown away by the strong wind, and after a short time, the stones were running all over the ground, and the wind was blowing more and more fiercely with the rough sand, and only vague figures were seen a few feet away. More than 20,000 people in Lingzhou in the middle of the car formation have long been accustomed to the wind and sand weather, and they all try their best to curl up their bodies, some lie under the cart, the women in the camp tent hold the children tightly in their arms, almost all of them look out anxiously, the invisible enemy is more frightening than the visible.

In the Liao military camp, morale has been extremely low, and the Northern Academy Army has been attacking the Han army for several days, and it is in a dilemma. Along the way, the Khitan army barely reached the grass valley, the horses and soldiers were hungry to fight, and the sergeants and people who were surrounded by the chariot array ate more than usual, but they didn't dare to drink more water.

"Your Excellency, it's better to abandon the Han army here and go straight to Lingzhou City. The pioneer officer Hu Limur said rather irritably.

"Hmph," the commander of the army, Yelu Xingge, retorted, "I can't take it here, Lingzhou City has a lot of high-ranking soldiers, how can I fight it." There was a faint dissatisfaction with Yelu Xian, who proposed to attack the Xia Kingdom.

Yelu frowned, after fighting in the past few days, the details of the Han army on the other side have also been figured out, but it is more than 10,000 regiments practicing Xiangyong, mixed with more than 3,000 Xia State soldiers, he regrets that he did not attack with all his strength at the beginning, so that those Han people who originally did not know the sword soldiers Xiangyong, the more tenacious they became, and they fought for several days, although they killed a lot, but the rest were more difficult to deal with.

The fence horse was scattered far to the south, the farthest was only more than ten miles away from Lingzhou City, and no other Han troops were found.

Suddenly, he heard the wind whistling outside, with a lot of horses neighing, and many Liao soldiers shouting loudly, Yelu slanted his face with joy, "Immortal Heaven bless!" He pulled out his waist knife, stood up, and shouted to his generals: "You go back quickly to restrain your subordinates, and storm the Han camp with the wind." All the generals showed a hesitant look on their faces, because of the wind and sand, the cavalry mounts were easily frightened, but the well-disciplined infantry troops were less affected, so it was generally more when the Han soldiers took advantage of the wind to attack the Liao soldiers.

"There are few Han soldiers, and there are many old and weak people in the battalion, once we break the chariot formation, we will win!" said Yelu with a calm face.

After a while, the Khitan cavalry who had been sheltering from the wind got on their horses one after another, and they could not use bows and arrows in the strong wind, so they all drew their swords and shouted loudly to each other, Yelu Xianzhen and Hu Limur personally led 10,000 horsemen to attack the Han camp from east to west, and the other 20,000 cavalry outflanked and clamoured from the flanks, which could not only cover the main attack, but also strangle the Han people who fled in panic.

About five miles to the south, the commander of the hussar army, Xin Gu, the commander of the Lu army, Shi Gongda, and the commander of the Tayan army, Cai Ran, stood up at the same time. "General Xin's divine calculation!" Cai Ran admired Xin Gu so much that he threw himself to the ground, and the 14,000 cavalry Xia army arrived here a day earlier. Along the way, the hussars took advantage of their familiarity with the terrain and cleared the sentry scouts they encountered without the Khitan army noticing. Xin Gu judged that there would be strong winds and sand within two days, and planned to take advantage of the situation of our dark enemy to defeat the 30,000 Liao cavalry in one fell swoop.

Xingu nodded and shouted, "Let's go!"

"General Xin is slow, the three armies are attacking, who is the vanguard and who is the flank?"

Xin Gu was stunned when he heard this, and looked back, but it was Chu Xian, the secretary sent by the marching department, he waved his horsewhip, and said with a smile: "The wind and sand are together, and the battle starts, and the ranks of the battalion are all chaotic, and there is still a clear distinction between the vanguard and the flanks, and the enemy and me are like this. Many sergeants also looked back at Chu Xian, full of sneering.

Cai Ran and Chu Xian were familiar with each other in the Ya military camp, patted him on the shoulder, and said with a smile: "The hussars have been fighting in Mobei for a long time, it is this temper, don't blame Brother Chu." Chu Xian smiled awkwardly and arched his hand: "It's abrupt." ”

The two armies of Lu and Tayan marched forward with the hussars, and when the wind blew strongly, it was no longer clear to see a few feet away, and the cavalry were connected with ropes with each other, until finally, the captain ordered to cut the ropes, pick up the horse lance, and desperately rush towards the place where the shouting of killing was loud in front.

Countless Khitan cavalry clashes galloped, and in the dark wind and sand, the Lingzhou regimental training and sergeants rushed to the edge of the surrounded Lingzhou camp, using spears, crossbow arrows, knives and axes, desperately preventing the enemy cavalry from stepping into the car formation, and the shouts of killing were even higher than the whistling wind. Many of the regimental drills who broke the spearhead used the spear shaft to stab, and those who finished shooting the arrow held the back of the bow to fight, and many people did not see the enemy's appearance clearly in the end, and the ground was full of stones, debris and corpses, and many sergeants of the Tiger Wing Army fell to the ground and were trampled to death by the enemy's war horses. The periphery of the Lingzhou camp gradually fell into a melee, and most of the soldiers of the Tiger Wing Army wearing heavy armor were out of the protection of the regimental training spearmen, and there were cavalry galloping back and forth in front and back, because of the loss of the Tiger Wing Army a few days ago, many cavalrymen carried maces and heavy blades such as iron bones in their hands, "Kill the Khitan dog!" Centurion Wu Yuanqing shouted over and over again: "Back to back!" "Back to back!"

The sound of the wind whistling around, the neighing of war horses, the dense screams, the sound of blades clashing, the most terrifying place on the battlefield is here, it seems that he feels that he is an enemy in front and behind, hearing Wu Yuanqing's shouting, An Chongxiao, Shi Chang, and Cao Huaide gathered around him one after another, and the four of them were back to back, swinging their blades with all their might, cutting down any cavalry that approached him.

Suddenly, a lightning bolt pierced the sky, reflecting the Khitan cavalry and Han army infantry on the battlefield The faces were white, followed by the lightning for a moment, An Chongxiao saw a black shadow galloping in the direction of Wu Yuanqing, a Khitan cavalry holding a short-handled mace, taking advantage of the chaos of the Han soldiers in the thunder and lightning to rush forward, he pushed the speed of the war horse to the extreme, picked up an arc with his right arm, and smashed it at the outskirts of the car formation, and the corners of the Khitan people's mouths showed a hint of a smile. Suddenly, the horse's neck was pierced by an iron spear sticking out from its side, and its front hooves fell to the side as soon as it became weak. Wu Yuanqing heard the wind in the back of his head, subconsciously lowered his head, and a short-handled mace swept from the back of his head with a swift wind, and the Khitan cavalry happened to fall in front of him, Wu Yuanqing was short and strong, and his arms were strong, and he chopped off his head with an axe. Seeing that the Khitan mount's neck was still bubbling with blood, he turned around and nodded gratefully to An Chongxiao, and suddenly, his face changed.

An Chongxiao, who was holding an iron spear, was smiling at Wu Yuanqing, and a Khitan soldier suddenly rushed out of the wind, rain and dust, and the iron bones smashed heavily on An Chongxiao's iron pocket, and in an instant, his neck was shortened, and the smile was forever fixed on his face. Wu Yuanqing almost couldn't believe his eyes, An Chongxiao's legs fell to the ground weakly, Wu Yuanqing was about to avenge him with a battle axe, but he saw the Khitan cavalry flicking the horse's head, and the war horse's four hooves struggled, and even pedaled and stepped into the wind and rain again. Shi Chang and Cao Huaide saw An Chongxiao die in battle, each took two steps back, and Wu Yuanqing and the three of them were back to back, trying their best to deal with the Khitan cavalry in front of them.