Chapter 244: Inexplicable Enemy Army
The Yellow River in autumn seemed to be calmer, but Qin Wei was still dizzy.
In this era, crossing the river is playing with life. They don't have advanced technology and machinery, they rely on manpower.
He was standing on the bank of the river, with a crowd of people behind him.
"It's majestic!"
He looked at the turbulent Yellow River in front of him and admired it sincerely.
Di Qing behind him put down the binoculars and said, "Lord Qiyu, Fuzhou City is on guard, there should be enemy troops around, we must enter the city immediately." β
Xie Ting sniffed, suddenly sneezed, and praised: "Lang Jun, I heard that the Xixia girls are good!" β
Qin Wei turned around, and behind him was the Northern Expeditionary Army, and then behind him was Minfu.
Those blazing eyes were looking at him.
The morale is good!
Someone shouted, "The scout is back...... Damn! It's been hunted back! β
Qin Wei slowly turned around and raised the binoculars.
In sight, three scouts of the Northern Expeditionary Army fled for their lives, and more than ten horsemen behind were proudly chasing and killing.
"Woo woo woo ......"
Dozens of miles on the bank of the Yellow River is the city of Fuzhou on Lingfu Road, and at this moment it seems that it has also discovered the movement of the enemy army.
The horn sounded in Fuzhou City, and the breath of slaughter shrouded the banks of the majestic Yellow River for the first time.
"Array!"
Di Qing shouted loudly, and the soldiers of the Northern Expeditionary Army lined up solemnly.
Maybe just after seeing the horses ridden by those enemy soldiers on the opposite side, Qin Wei shouted: "It's all good horses, what about the marksman?" Get out of the ranks, Made! If you shoot the war horse, I will skin you! β
The Northern Expeditionary Army immediately began to rejoice, and Di Qing had no choice but to smile bitterly, and reluctantly gave up the preparation to charge and kill in array.
Then he called Xie Ting and leaned over to whisper, Xie Ting happily accepted the order and shouted at the Northern Expeditionary Army behind.
"Hurry up, pretend to be a fool......"
"Scream!"
"Get down, you're not a sharpshooter, get down! Cry out! β
"I'm waiting! It's down! β
"Descend Nima! The Tangut people don't understand the Great Song dialect! β
"......"
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After these soldiers were busy for a while, a group of people who were ready to kneel on the ground and ask for surrender after encountering a 'strong enemy' took shape.
They may not be elite in the military, but they are good at gags.
The three scouts walked away from the edge of this group of 'cowardly' ruffians, and did not dare to turn back.
At the head of Fuzhou City, the general of the guarding Peking University was beside Ji Min, and those generals were shouting and scolding.
"Who's bringing that? Why not resist? β
"Zhizhou, please attack!"
"More than ten enemy riders, take one of them out, if you can't rescue those people, you vow not to return to the city!"
"Ahem!"
All the impassioned enthusiasm stopped after these two dry coughs.
Zhi Jimin's eyelids jumped, and he arched his hand at the civil official on the left and said: "Qiu Xuan, I want to go out of the city......"
The civil official's face was indifferent, and he said lightly: "More than a hundred people, the people behind have all run away, what are you saving?" β
This civil official is the official of the Linfu Road Military Horse Division, that is, Qiu Shuxuan, the boss of the Military Horse Division.
The seat of the Linfu Road Army and Horse Division is in Fuzhou City, so the Zhejia family is actually suppressed and commanded by Qiu Shuxuan.
There is no way, it is a tradition for the Great Song Dynasty to emphasize literature and light martial arts, even if the family is full of loyalty, it can't change this reality.
Zhi Jimin gritted his teeth and said: "Qiu Xuan, these people must be good men who have come to reinforce my prefecture, and now I will sit idly by...... Is this sentiment passable? Even if it is not emotional, the morale of the army is gone! β
Watching the reinforcements annihilate was a devastating blow to the morale of the troops.
The generals on the side all looked at Qiu Shuxuan expectantly.
Qiu Shuxuan's lips are a little thin, and the color is a little red. It's not that he doesn't want to save people, but he is afraid of taking risks, which is a common problem of civilian officials and military commanders.
They don't know anything about fighting wars, so many people have the idea of not seeking merit but seeking no fault.
He pursed his lips slightly, and disdain flashed in his eyes, "This is a confrontation between two armies, what kind of affection do you want?" Confused! Others are confused, and your step-ancestors are also confused? β
His face was slightly dark, and his expression was a little dissatisfied, then he glanced at the generals and said slowly, "What are we doing here?" β
He pointed to the Yellow River in the distance and said: "We are defending the city, and if we defend Fuzhou City, this is a great achievement!" What affection? Morale ...... There are families of soldiers in this city, and once the city is breached, they are all slaves of the enemy. Do they dare not obey? β
Qiu Shuxuan looked around, and didn't see anyone daring to talk back to him, so he was more proud in his eyes, and then shouted: "By the time we leave the city, those reinforcements have already been washed away, and they will be rescued...... Save the fart! β
After a few years in the army, he also learned some foul language.
As soon as he said it, Qiu Shuxuan regretted it a little. He felt that it was detrimental to his image, so he coughed dryly, and was about to say something to serve the kingdom and the king.
At this time, someone on the side shouted: "They are fighting back!" β
Before Qiu Shuxuan could say the clichΓ© he had thought of, he was furious when he heard the words, and shouted: "If you rush it, you will be gone, and you will fight back...... Fight back ......"
The city could see the movement from afar, and just as he was speaking, those 'soft bones' had already begun to fight back.
More than dozens of Western Xia people were happily preparing to harvest the Song army of these hundreds of people.
No, it's a ragtag army.
The equipment of the Great Song Forbidden Army was not so shabby.
And this army had only four horses...... Has the forbidden army of the Great Song Dynasty ever been so poor?
It can be seen that these people are not elites, but to them they are lambs to the slaughter.
When they discovered the scouts of the Song army earlier, they thought that there was a large army here, so they were cautious.
But when the chase came, there were only more than 300 people, and these 300 people were all in a panic, some ran away, and some knelt on the ground to ask for surrender......
This is clearly a straggler who has never experienced a battle formation and has no military heart.
This is giving away people's heads!
Although their king said before going out, this time they should not start a war with the Song army, and everything was mainly defense.
To put it bluntly, the enemy does not move, and I do not move.
But seeing this group of Songyun who had no combat effectiveness in front of them, they naturally forgot about the restraints.
So the cavalry all shouted and rushed over.
Qin Wei stood in place, the war horse behind him snorting.
He stared at the enemy horseman's rapid approach, and felt his legs magically stop shaking.
From the moment he spotted the enemy horse, his legs were trembling and he was in a nervous daze.
But now he regained his composure.
"Crossbow...... Do it! β
He shouted, and the cowardly soldiers behind him all raised their crossbows and bows.
The enemy cavalry was originally happy, but when they saw this scene, someone shouted in despair: "This is the trap of the Song army." β
"They have crossbows! All have crossbows! β
"This is the elite soldier of the Song army, retreat! Fall back! β
But the momentum has risen, and it is so difficult to turn back.
The crossbow bolts arrived as scheduled, and the enemy troops fell one after another.
The three scouts had already circled back and were on standby behind Shen An at the moment.
There was a flurry of crossbow arrows, and the enemy fell off their horses, leaving the two men to turn around the corner.
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