Chapter 760: My knees are so sore!
"Shoot!"
"First column shooting!"
Bang Bang Bang –
"Second column ready."
"Shoot!"
The battle officially began before the Liao army was about to enter the firing range.
Li Kui, with 6,000 musketeers in his hand, faced the dense cavalry charging formation, and began to shoot. After a while, the Song army's position was filled with smoke, like a heavenly soldier. The benefits of a three-stage shot are obvious, and the results are amazing. The Liao army was simply blocked by an invisible wall, unable to move.
For the Liao army, they said that they would not believe anything, and the soldiers did not even touch the side of the Song army, and they fell from their war horses one by one in pain. Especially the war horse that lost control, no longer running, the cute pet's big eyes looked at the horse rejection pile in front of Song Jun, the pile head flashed with the light of the metal spear tip, even the war horse's walnut-like brain can be imagined, it must be very painful to hit it.
More and more Liao troops were stopped by the halted charge, and suddenly they became a mess.
And Li Kui immediately ordered: "The artillery is loaded with scattered shells and fired a salvo." ”
Among the Song army, flags of various colors flew, and then the artillery, which had only been fired once, was lit again, and let out a roar that shook the earth and the mountains.
Projectiles like raindrops rushed towards the Liao army.
For a while, the Liao army was even more chaotic.
The horses were also knocked down by the great lethality of the artillery. Not to mention the soldiers, who were like being ploughed over the ground, and suddenly thinned out a lot.
"The infantry marches to the beat of the drums, and goes forward."
Commanding the musketeers was this trouble, and Li Kui had to constantly react according to the situation of the enemy on the battlefield. When the cavalry of the Liao army was hindered, not to mention the speed, and could not even escape in a chaotic manner, the musketeers had to break away from their own formation and begin to march forward.
This is also a helpless thing, the shooting distance of the musket is only more than 100 zhang, after killing a wave of Liao troops, the bullets can no longer reach the Liao army in a mess.
Knock Knock –
Knock Knock Knock –
Knock Knock –
The battlefield was in the hands of the Song army, and the Liao army's confusion continued.
Especially the high-pitched suona sound, even the Liao army who was stunned suddenly had goosebumps on his body.
Mirima-
The musketeers put away their weapons, carried their muskets, and began to move forward in an orderly manner.
During this period, the artillery fired another salvo, clearing a large area.
The foot soldiers immediately followed, dismantling the spear-mounted horse, and with orderly cooperation, carrying the dismantled spear, they quickly ran to the side of the musketeer, waiting for the drum beat to end, and then installing the horse.
"The cart is pushed to the wings, and the cavalry presses up!"
"Be fast, don't let the Liao army run, such a good opportunity is only once, it's a pity to miss it." Li Kui ordered loudly.
And the Song army also cooperated tacitly, and in the process of moving forward, the soldiers could still hear the low roar of the general: "Hurry, faster, the commander is angry!" ”
Li Kui gasped for breath, he was holding his breath for too long just now, and he almost suffocated. Fortunately, at this time, the smoke was blown away by the wind, and the battlefield was in full view.
He was still babbling: "Those garbage from the Gunpowder Bureau, Hu Jia who doesn't want money for sulfur." ”
Of course, this is not the pot of the Gunpowder Bureau, but the psychological effect of Li Kui. The gunpowder of this period did stink, even more so than rotten eggs.
"Stop advancing, musketeers ready to shoot!"
On the battlefield, a strange scene happened, and the Liao army was crowded together because of the chaos. It's like tens of thousands of people are crowded together, and it is almost a fool's dream to evacuate quickly at this time, because there are people and horses all around, and they can't hit it.
is like a ball of trapped shrimp, Sun Liang, the chief general of the Liao army, was anxious when he saw it in the Chinese army, and scolded angrily: "Stupid donkey, why don't you run?" ”
"Quickly set up the handsome flag of this handsome man to the west of the city, Mingjin!"
In a short period of time, it is simply impossible to clear such a large messy area. The best way is to use the snare drum or the sound of gold to command the rout under the handsome flag, which is actually a small broken bell, as long as the sound is loud enough, it can be used.
He was not wrong at all.
The main reason is that the Chinese army is behind the front army, very close to the city wall, if he is in his current position, it is easy for even the Chinese army to be broken up. Once the Chinese army is dispersed, tens of thousands of people rush to the city gate, if nothing else, they are mixed together, and they will become the prey of the Song army.
As long as the Song army covers up, the cavalry that has lost the space to move can only be the target of slaughter.
The Liao army is best at and favorite is cavalry archery, that is, light cavalry. Such cavalry operations require space to be moved, otherwise the advantages of light cavalry will not be brought into play at all.
Only by immediately letting the rout troops out of the battlefield and the intact Chinese army rushing forward will defeat turn into victory.
That's right, this aristocratic general of the Liao State still wanted to turn defeat into victory, and he didn't think about retreating at all.
Bell, bell, bell
When the bell sounded under the banner of the commander, the trapped rebels immediately had a direction and moved towards the place where the bell remembered.
Soon, the rout turned into a cloud, a cloud driven by a strong wind, heading towards Shuai Qi.
In less than half a pillar of incense, the battlefield was cleared.
Only the wounded Liao army, losing its effort, crawled in the direction of Shuai Qi. Because they know that if they stay on the battlefield, they will have only one end, to be trampled to death by the galloping war horses.
Bang Bang Bang –
Bang Bang Bang –
Although the Song army tried to retain these routs, the results were still unsatisfactory. After all, the Liao army is also very experienced, especially the cavalry combat, and the action is very fast.
As a result, the forward of the Song army confronted the Chinese army of the Liao army.
"Raise your gun!"
"First column ready!"
"Shoot!"
Almost a copy of the battle just now, the Liao army was beaten down again by a combination of artillery and muskets.
And this time, the King of Liao Yan, who was standing at the head of the city, propped his hands on the female wall, and watched in horror as his guard army fell in pieces. didn't even have a chance to resist, just like a group of helpless chickens, ruthlessly culled.
"Demon law, this is demon law!"
The first heir to the throne of Da Liao, Yelu Yanxi looked at the tragic situation on the battlefield in horror, like hell on earth.
And at this time, Han Zirang, who was beaten violently, could finally breathe a sigh of relief, because what happened to him after he was defeated by Li Kui and fled back to Xijin Mansion made him feel a deep chill.
When King Yan, the imperial grandson, also experienced the same nightmare as him, he could finally get rid of the infamy of cowardice.
"Han Qing!"
Han Zirang thought it was an auditory hallucination, but when he saw the imperial grandson, who was not much better than the bear child who met the wolves, he finally realized that his nightmare was over, and the nightmare of the imperial grandson and the important ministers of the imperial court who remained in Xijin Mansion was finally coming.
That said, it would be unkind to think so.
But he was more wronged than anyone else in his heart, although the 20,000 Chongyi army had defensive facilities such as city walls, and the Song army, which was still besieged by the city, was almost wiped out in Zhuozhou at a very small price, so that the Song army was rounded.
However, when he returned to Xijin Mansion, not only did no one listen to him: the Song army's artillery was invincible in the world, and his colleagues also laughed at him for being cowardly.
What made him even more chilling was that the emperor looked at him very wrong, and he was immediately imprisoned.
Yelu Yanxi trembled and the corners of her mouth were about to cry: "Han Qing, what can I do now?" ”
"How's the army outside the city?"
Han Zirang was sore, and the Liao people had an unrestrained personality, when he was beaten by Yelu Yanxi before, he was surrounded by colleagues who came to help, and he didn't talk about his old feelings at all.
Fortunately, he protected his head and stomach and was not seriously injured.
But even so, he got up from the ground with cold air. was helped to the edge of the city wall, and saw that the Song army was constantly changing formations, strangling the Liao cavalry who were helpless against the Song army.
Suddenly he was anxious and said: "Your Highness, make a decision immediately, you can't fight anymore." He also asked His Highness to issue an order to immediately withdraw his troops and order General Sun and the Song army to separate. The Song army is not very lethal, but the movement speed is not as good as our army, if the troops are retreated quickly. It is still possible to break away from the battlefield with the Song army. ”
"Yes, yes, retreat."
Yelu Yanxi immediately woke up and said to the generals around him: "Immediately Mingjin retreats." ”
"Your Highness, let them enter the city from the west of the city, preferably by detouring to the north of the city. In this way, the city gate in the south will not be blocked, so that the Song army will have a chance. ”
"Yes, order the whole army to detour to the north of the city!"
Now that Han Zirang has come forward, Yelu Yanxi suddenly has a backbone. The shattered confidence was at least somewhat restored, and he muttered to himself: "As long as people come back, there is hope." ”
At this moment, Yelu Yanxi kept silent about the wild words that he wanted to let Han Zirang see how he strangled Song Jun.
Don't talk about this thought, as long as Song Jun doesn't continue to bully him, he will already be thankful.
And Han Zirang has more experience in defeat than other Liao generals, in fact, the process of him fighting Li Kui in Zhuozhou is remarkable. It's not that he's defeated, it's that he's sinned.
The weapons, the way of fighting, and the lethality of both sides are not at the same level.
It is equivalent to the Song army using modern gunpowder weapons hundreds of years later to beat the Liao army equipped with cold weapons, and it is understandable that South Korean capital has no power to fight back.
However, the Korean capital was able to respond quickly under such an unfavorable situation, and it was also commendable among the generals of the Liao State. And Sun Liang, who went out of the city to fight before, was far behind him.
Bell, bell, bell
The bell rang above the city, Sun Liang closed his eyes in pain, and tears flowed down.
His grandson family, since being given the surname by Tang Taizong, has never experienced such a fiasco in hundreds of years. And he has become the biggest shame since the establishment of the Sun family.
"Wow - me off!"
Of course, Sun Liang's grievances can make people understand that the Song army insidiously slaughtered the Liao army outside the range of the Liao army's shooting. In such a battle, whoever goes on is confused.
Seeing that the Liao army was fleeing like a lost dog, Li Kui didn't look like he wanted to pursue.
Instead, he turned to Hua Rong and said, "Tie this letter to an arrow and shoot it into the city." ”
"It's not good!"
Hua Rong looked at Li Kui's previous letter, and was very unfriendly and ordered the grandson of the Liao Emperor in a commanding tone, asking for women, slaves, and wine...... Otherwise, the Song army would have attacked the city.
But in fact, the Song army was not even ready to attack Mao's city.
Li Kui glared and said: "The alliance under the city, this commander wants to see if the Liao people in this city have been frightened, this is a strategy to understand or not!" If you don't go, I'll ask you to copy the "Wujing General Essentials" or not? ”
When Hua Rong heard this, he was frightened, hurriedly took the letter, jumped on his war horse and came towards the gate of Xijin Mansion. Near the city gate, he bent his bow and arrows, and the arrows flew like a meteor towards the city gate, and he flashed like a swallow in water. Evaded the Liao army shooting countless arrows from the city, and returned to the main formation.
The Liao people are now extremely frightened, and the arrival of Hua Rong immediately caused the nervousness of all the crossbowmen in the city.
Li Kui estimated that tens of thousands of arrows were wasted.
There was no distance to Huarong at all, and the crossbowmen of the Liao State shot arrows indiscriminately under the city as if they didn't want money.
And the grandson of the emperor of Liao, who was terrified, sat on the ground and shouted in a panic: "Guard, guard!" ”
When he found that the Song people had just shot an arrow at the pillar above his head, he calmed down a little. The face was pale, and the guard immediately took up a ladder and took the arrow down with the letter.
The courtiers next to him took the letter, just unfolded it, and said secretly: "Good words!" It has the style of a bachelor of Da Su. ”
There is no way, Li Kui's practice environment is the same as Gao Yu's, according to Su Shi's words as a copy, for a long time, there are always traces of Su Ti's characters.
After being glared at twice, this Liao Wenchen woke up to the war? The Song army on the opposite side was already the sworn enemy of Da Liao.
After looking at it twice, he trembled angrily and roared angrily: "The Song people are too much of a bully, aren't you afraid that my Da Liao will attack the Song State with all his might?" ”
When is it, I still care about face. On the one hand, Yelu Yanxi is a frightened bird, and he has no courage at all. His guards went out of the city to fight, and the losses were unknown. But at least a small half, if not more.
It's a lot more humiliating than being pinned to the ground and smacked. In particular, he is now even more afraid that the Xijin Mansion will not be able to hold it. Yelu Hongji is not only his grandson, he, the imperial grandson, has not ascended the throne for a day, and he will be unstable for a day.
Yelu Yanxi's face was stinky, and there was a kind of anger that had lost his face, and he roared in a low voice: "Read! ”
"The envoy of Hebei Xuanfu of the Great Song Dynasty, the chief envoy of the Military Command Bureau of the Metropolitan Hall, and the Tianzhang Pavilion to be controlled by Li Kui, who was ordered by the Emperor of the Great Song Dynasty to reprimand the rude behavior of the brotherly state, and discipline the disobedient heart......"
Li Kui's letter is very strange, it is completely in the tone of an elder brother reprimanding his younger brother, but the second half is very unfriendly. The courtier read for a while, but couldn't read anymore, Yelu Yanxi said angrily: "Why don't you continue to read? ”
"Your Highness, the minister doesn't dare!"
The courtiers knelt on the ground, and the courtiers at the head of the city knew that the imperial grandson was now angry, and any move that angered the imperial grandson might bring him or her life.
Yelu Yanxi rushed to the courtiers, snatched the letter from the Song people, and after reading it from beginning to end in one breath, his face was as angry as a pig's liver, and the whole person was trembling, he tore up the letter paper, closed his eyes in pain, and his chest seemed to be blocked by a stone, and he couldn't say a single hard word.
After a long time, Yelu Yanxi was like a defeated rooster, his head drooped, his shoulders were cowardly, and he said helplessly: "Promise them!" ”