Chapter 528: Another Fake Civil Official
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"General, are the party members ready to camp, do you?"
"Wait."
"General, the party members have gone to the camp, do you want to do it?"
"Wait."
"General, the party has raised the smoke!"
Li Yun tightened the handle of the knife at his waist, and with the support of his personal guards, he got up and got on his horse, turned the horse's head and said to the soldiers behind him: "Meritorious service is today, kill it!" ”
"Kill!"
Urging the war horse, the iron hooves slammed heavily on the earth, and as the speed of the war horse became faster and faster, there was a rumbling rolling thunder between heaven and earth.
In the party camp, Ren Meng heard the movement, he got up from the stone where he was resting, and looked at the movement in the distance. The cavalry charge is only a matter of a moment, as long as the sound is heard, it is only a blink of an eye in front of people. Although it is not so exaggerated, if you stand stupidly, you will soon find that the people and horses in front of you are coming.
Although the cavalry on the opposite side was in sight, it was just a slightly thicker black line.
"General, what should I do?"
His lieutenant general hurriedly ran to ask Ren Meng whether he was fighting or retreating, and he needed the main general to take an idea. He was also worried that their army had been marching all day and was sleepy, so retreating was the best option. But when he found that the Song army didn't seem to be much more than him, he felt that his soldiers were more than capable of giving him a surprise.
Ren Meng flicked his horsewhip, stuck it behind his waist at will, and walked towards his war horse, dropping a sentence: "Prepare to meet the enemy!" ”
"The whole army is on horseback, ready to engage the enemy!" After hearing Ren Meng's order, the adjutant general immediately ordered people to shout around. Thousands of people and horses, one person shouted that it would definitely not be useful, the guards scattered in all directions, and the general gave the order.
Ren Mengmai moved the eight-character step, and his heart was already down, he wanted Song Jun to see that his party's son was not a dummy. Isn't it just a day of marching? Even so, they are a people on horseback. And the Song army is just a brute bull in the field. No matter how powerful it is, how powerful can it be?
If he withdraws without a fight, he will look down on himself, and even the soldiers under him will look down on him.
Of course, this is also the reason why he brought all the elite regular soldiers with him this time, these are all full-time soldiers, soldiers born for war. With such an elite, there were no more than 50,000 people in Western Xia, and there were 3,000 under his command at this time, which was enough for him to charge any Song army that stood in front of him.
If it is an army formed by farmers and herdsmen after the war mobilization, it is a different matter. After all, compared with the Song army, the cavalry of the Western Xia cavalry is much more exquisite, but in terms of equipment, it is far inferior to the Song army. Especially the servant soldiers and slave soldiers, the equipment is even more unsightly. When fighting a tough battle, it can only be used as cannon fodder.
"Armor!"
"Get on the horse!"
Although the people were sleepy and tired, the party soldiers did not look worried, but their eyes lit up, as if there was a fire burning in their chests, waiting to gush out. The Song army brought better vests and better weapons, and they just had to rush up and grab them. This is the normal idea of a national soldier on horseback when he is about to fight.
As for Li Yun, he couldn't help it.
With 3,000 cavalry under his command, such a big goal, if he really hides under the nose of the Western Xia army, unless there is the help of the mountains and rivers. But in reality, although the surrounding terrain is undulating, it does not hide many troops. The only way to keep the cavalry away from the party's march route was to wait until the party's army was sleepy and short of horses, and then suddenly attacked.
To Li Yun's surprise, the party's army was not in chaos.
Instead, they were in a cavalry formation.
This is the instinct of the nomads to control the cavalry, even if the war horse is in the camp, it will not leave the warrior too far, generally more than ten steps, you can jump on the war horse and charge.
Three hundred steps.
Li Yun shot a steady whistle and shot at the cavalry who were charging at the party. Determine the target of the Song army's key attack.
Two hundred steps.
A hundred steps.
Li Yun lowered his head and tried his best to raise the Glaive Knife in his hand, which was created after he was promoted. It's slightly longer than the original Pak knife, but it's easier to control on a horse.
In an instant, the two armies collided together.
Li Yun struggled to stand up, and stabbed the big knife straight into the chest of the party member closest to him.
Immediately, hot blood gushed out, splattered out, and turned into a rain of blood.
Li Yun didn't pause, the big knife slashed through the air in a semicircle, and slashed at another party member who rushed up.
Suddenly, he looked down alertly, and heard the whining of a blade flying across his head. This made his scalp tingle, but fortunately, Xie Qian and Xie Wan behind him rushed up and blocked his wings, so that he could face the enemy in front of him with peace of mind.
Boom –
The sound of chaotic weapons colliding was all around his ears, and the sound of bells was endless, and the long knife in Li Yun's hand, like a dragon out of the water, rolled in the military formation, rolling up clouds of blood.
The thousands of solutions around him are reconciled, a hammer, the dull sound of the powerful and heavy, and the crisp sound of being smashed bones can be heard from time to time. The other uses a gun, a large iron gun, to point out the red plums. The three of them were sharp arrows, urging the war horses and killing them with all their might.
Kill, kill.
Li Yun discovered that something was wrong, several party soldiers who were bound to die under his sword were only seriously injured, and the reason was that these party members were wearing armor.
Although there are all kinds of them, many of them wear the iron armor of the Song army, and they are full of a sense of disobedience, which is obviously the armor collected on the battlefield.
The worst is also a leather armor heart guard, which protects the vital parts of the body.
Elite, indeed elite.
Fortunately, Li Yun saw that there were not many enemy troops in front of him, and he was obviously about to kill the enemy formation.
The cavalry charge is so fast, contact charge, penetrate; Again contact charge, then penetrate; It seems that there is never a head. It's not that there is no end, but the fight will not end until the number of soldiers on one side drops to the point where it is not a threat.
Hula
Finally breaking away from the layers of barriers, Li Yun rushed out of the enemy formation first. The subsequent Great Song cavalry rushed out one after another and rushed into the distance. After leaving the battle formation for a while, he began to slow down his riding speed, and when he turned around, Li Yun saw the scene, and his heart suddenly cooled by half. The number of people is obviously much less, and it is roughly estimated that 300 people will be lost among them.
"General, where do you look?"
At this time, in the party and army formation, a general came to the front of the formation, and Ren Meng was also trembling at this time. The cavalry of the Great Song Dynasty is a treasure, and the cavalry under his command is also a treasure. Even more important than the baby, it is the root of life. Being an official in Western Xia does not depend on your qualifications or ability, but on your strength.
Don't look at the Western Xia is already preparing to implement the imperial examination system, but among the tribal leaders, it is just a game to play with the lord of the country, which makes the emperor happy.
And the chief general in the army, if you don't look at anything else, just look at the number of regular soldiers under your command. Although the loss of regular soldiers can be replenished from the servant soldiers. But the strength is definitely not the same. Once the 3,000 people in Ren Meng's hands are lost, his officialdom in Western Xia will not be able to mix. In just one charge, his losses were a little more than those of the Song army, which made his heart cold and his heart was dripping with blood.
The party suffered a loss because the soldiers were tired and the horses were tired, but the victory was that the soldiers' riding skills and fighting skills were much stronger than those of the Song army. The advantage of the Song army is that the soldiers are recuperated, have abundant physical strength, and are better equipped with weapons than the party. However, in the era of cold weapons, this advantage is not prominent and obvious, and the balance of victory in the war is always only tilted in favor of the brave. And the role of the main general is often more prominent.
Li Yun stared at Ren Meng and said to the left and right: "Kill the main general of the party and strangle the enemy chief!" ”
Almost at the same time, Ren Meng also stared at Li Yun and shouted angrily: "Follow me to kill the main general of the Song army and rob the opponent's war horse and armor." ”
"Kill—"
There was almost no pause, and the Song army and the Dang Xiang army once again rushed together.
Die!
Li Yun slashed vigorously and slashed, instantly killing a young general beside Ren Meng. The two of them were like enemies, their eyes were red when they met, and Ren Meng was using a long axe, which was much heavier than Li Yun's weapon. But under the call of the arms, there is no obstacle, but there is a kind of smooth flow.
Li Yun pounced on the attack, his knife skills were fast, and the attack was more dominant. The two of them are fast, one is slow, one is attacking, the other is defending, and the two sides are like bloodthirsty beasts, fighting together endlessly.
Bell, bell, bell
In several grids, Ren Meng was always able to counterattack, although it was few, it was not a situation of being pressed and beaten. The two of them are like mirrors in their hearts, they should be about the same strength. Of course, Ren Meng's counterattack was also easily blocked by Li Yun, and unconsciously, more than a dozen moves passed, and the two were still inseparable.
But it made the two sides fight bloody.
The attack is heavier and more urgent every time. Between the staggered war horses, Li Yun took out a golden mace on his waist, and without looking back, he threw it towards Ren Meng's waist, if he was hit, even if Ren Meng left the battlefield alive, the happiness of the second half of his life would end. However, to Li Yun's disappointment, the golden mace made a clanging sound, and then fell to the ground lumbersomely.
Although it is a gold hammer, it is actually a weapon made of copper. That has weight in the hand, especially when the enemy army facing on the battlefield has a very thick armor, it will get twice the result with half the effort. It can penetrate the armor to hit the enemy's internal organs and bones, and the lethality is amazing.
It's a pity that it fell short and didn't hit the trick. This is one of the few 'small tricks' in Li Yun's hands, because it is too heavy, and he can't bring more. Only one that you have with you. Throw it out, unless you pick it up from the ground, you won't have a chance to sneak attack next time.
Li Yun said secretly: "It's a pity! ”
Turning the horses, the two looked at each other angrily, and then their eyes fell to the ground. Sure enough, there was Li Yun's golden mace on the ground, as well as a swarthy black hand axe. The two of them looked at each other surprisingly in unison, and they both seemed to understand something. Li Yun was also secretly afraid, what he threw out was a golden mace, but the enemy general used a hand axe, if he was chopped off, wouldn't his waist have to be cut out?
Seeing this, Ren Meng was immediately furious and scolded: "Insidious Song General! ”
Li Yun did not show weakness and looked back: "The party villain!" ”
The strength is about the same, and even the means of the next work are almost the same. These two people can also be regarded as good talents.
"Do you dare to fight?"
"Never die!"
Ren Meng fiddled with the war horse, urging the war horse to run slowly, and so did Li Yun, the two of them slowly controlled the running of the war horse in a circle. Suddenly accelerated, rushed together again, the weapons collided, and a cold spark was released, and the two could almost see the pores on each other's faces up close, staring at each other. What they didn't know was that Lu Qian was not far from the side, and the long knife blossomed, killing several party soldiers around. Then he sneaked into the bow box on the horse's back.
Bending the bow and arrow, a sharp arrow rushed towards Ren Meng's back. At the same time, the party members also thought of this method.
When Lu Qian found out, it was too late to stop him. He could only exclaim loudly: "General be careful!" ”
The party members were also shouting: "General be careful! ”
At the moment when Ren Meng was hit by the arrow, his eyes suddenly bulged, and he suddenly clenched the handle of the axe in his hand, and slashed out three axes with a brush, forcing Li Yun to retreat. And Li Yun felt as if he had been stabbed in the back, and his throat and eyes were sweet.
He understood that he was injured, but fortunately his armor was three-layered, and the arrow was blocked, and it was only pierced into the flesh, and it was not deep. On the contrary, it was not as seriously injured as General Dangxiang, and the opponent's back, near the shoulder blade, was inserted with a feathered arrow, and it was very deep. Dark red blood quickly soaked Ren Meng's shoulder armor.
"Protect the General!"
"Guard!"
Both sides made a decision at the first time, and both began to approach their main general. The difference is that Li Yun's injury is not serious, he just has a cold face and says to Xie Qian: "Cut off the arrow shaft for me." ”
And Ren Yong obviously didn't have such good luck, the blood loss made his face flush sickly, and he said to his subordinates: "Guerrilla, evacuate the battlefield." ”
Li Yun led his troops to pursue for a while, and then gave up.
The determination of the party army to leave the battlefield was very resolute, and the unused items made them leave their horses. There's a slight increase in speed.
Unfortunately, this battle was destined to not continue.
It's getting dark.
When he got out of the battlefield, Ren Meng, with the help of his subordinates, bandaged the wound, and when he heard the news that half of it was broken, his eyes suddenly turned black and he fainted.
And Li Yun was not much better, losing more than a thousand cavalry. Unfortunately, the Song army had a slight upper hand, and the wounded soldiers could be brought back.
Ren Meng was frightened, if his elite was completely lost, I am afraid that he would not only have to give up his official position, but also the huge wealth of his family and tribe.
In Western Xia, the strength of any leader was determined by the number of troops he could command, and the regular soldiers were undoubtedly his most important strength guarantee.
Li Yun rode on a horse, and in the face of the defeat in this battle, he found that in addition to his insistence on fighting, the more important reason was that the party members had a strong ability to fight on the battlefield. The battle was extremely fierce, killing the thousandth and losing eight hundred.
After a night of marching, Li Yun led his troops to Longzhou at noon the next day.
But to the surprise of Li Yun and his subordinates, the gate of Longzhou City was wide open, and a large number of soldiers poured out, which could not be said to be soldiers, anyway, the weapons were varied, and the clothes were even more casual, few of them had military uniforms on their bodies, and some even held farm tools with long handles, obviously young and strong in the city.
Seeing Li Yun's general flag, a team of cavalry came out of the city, which was also in tatters, and there was no way to compare with his own cavalry.
The old man at the head laughed with a wrinkled face, rode a horse and rushed to Li Yun, smelling the smell of blood in the air, and said in a low voice: "Won the battle?" ”
Which pot is not opened, if Li Yun wins the battle, can he put on such a stinky face?
"The party didn't win!" Li Yun stiffened his neck and said roughly. He didn't know if he won or lost, anyway, killing a thousand enemies and losing eight hundred was not a win, not a loss. However, some of the war horses were captured, after all, the party members took the initiative to withdraw from the battlefield.
And Li Yun looked at the posture of the seed building, as if he had won a big battle, and said curiously: "Master Seed, where are you?" ”
"Three or four thousand party rabble, very stupid, a little trick to jump into the ditch. The official is a little embarrassed. Chong Jianzhong seemed to rub his hands honestly, and seemed to say a very funny thing. This made Li Yun's heart even more uncomfortable, especially the other party's understated tone: "The two armies fought only to find out that it was a rabble. can't compare to the 7,000 battles and 50,000 party elites before the general judgment, that is the world's heroes. ”
Li Yun's eyes were about to pop out angrily, and he was embarrassed to point to the people behind him and said, "The people and horses in your hands are the real rabble." Moreover, Li Kui didn't come, you are still patting your ass, do you still want face? ”
Li Yun, who did not win the battle, has a lot weaker momentum. There was no arrogance and arrogance in his eyes, and he said sickly: "Lord Seed, you won't be a fake civil official, right?" ”
Chong Jianzhong was stunned, and then laughed heartily: "Really, if it's fake, my teacher is a jinshi." ”
Li Yun didn't want to talk to this old man with a foul mouth, who teacher is not a Jinshi!
Irritating!