The Mongolian light and heavy cavalry on the front was defeated, and his eyes turned to the cavalry formation attacking from the flank, and Jia Rudao was surprised for a while.

"Isn't that to the Commander? Is he going to lead by example? ”

As the commander of the first army, Xiang Shibi immediately slashed and seemed to be rushing into battle with the soldiers.

"If it's you, don't you take the lead?"

Xin Su glanced at the cavalry formation and withdrew his gaze.

"Xiang Shibi Gufang admires himself, his conceit and talent are not inferior to Cao Youwen and Yu Yu, and he has always been angry that His Majesty did not send him to the northwest border. He is only a commander now, and Cao Youwen and Yu Yu are already feudal officials. ”

The meaning of his words is self-evident, Xiang Shibi is going to play with his life, and he is in a hurry to make a contribution.

Xiang Shibi and Du Shu, like Cao Youwen and Yu Jue, are both graduates of the first phase of the martial arts hall, and they also have excellent grades and have won the "Soldier's Soul" short sword. But four or five years have passed, Cao Youwen and Yu Jue have long been famous all over the world, and they are important ministers of the Yiran court, and the Son of Heaven favors them.

And Xiang Shibi is just a commander in the Huainan Army.

This is indeed unbearable for the conceited Xiang Shibi.

"Your Majesty has worked hard to make the country prosperous, and people of insight can be promoted, and people can come out in large numbers. There was no major war in Huaidong, Xiang Shibi was appointed as the commander, and Du Shuai had already treated him well! ”

is also a student of the first phase of Jinling Lecture Martial Arts Hall, he Xin Su himself is still a leader, who to reason with?

"Why don't you ask Your Majesty to go to the northwest frontier? Frequent wars in the northwest make it easy to make contributions. If so, he might go to the next level. Commander Xin, why didn't you do it either? ”

Jia Rudao was ignorant and sighed.

"Xiang Shibi is arrogant and doesn't want to live under others. He may also not have expected that there would be no major wars in Huaidong, but there would be constant wars in the northwest. As for me, it's similar to Xiang Shibi, both of us have donkey tempers, smell the same, and stink unpleasantly! ”

Xin Su smiled self-deprecatingly, with a hint of imperceptible pride in his words.

The pride of the military! The pride of the strong!

"The cavalry duel is really exciting!"

Jia Rudao said enviously.

"Don't be emotional! Let the gunners fire at the Tatar army on the flanks, and the small cannons will protect the frontal positions! ”

Xin Su immediately passed down the military order.

The heavy artillery of the Song army has a range of up to three miles, and the cavalry of the Mongolian army has no fear, just enough to harvest a stubble.

Hundreds of heavy artillery fired together, the rumbling artillery sound was earth-shattering, the Mongolian cavalry in the large array of people turned on their horses, and the Mongolian cavalry continued to scream and fall off their horses, and the Mongolian cavalry opened up the distance, the horse speed remained unchanged, and they moved forward fearlessly.

"Kill!"

The cavalry of the Song army formed a large formation, pointed obliquely at Shibi Xueliang's saber, took the lead, and urged the horse forward. The cavalry of the Song army on the flanks moved together, and on the way to run, they gradually formed a large array of sharp arrows, and the speed gradually increased, heading straight for the Mongolian cavalry.

"Kill Song Dog!"

In the Mongolian cavalry array, Zheng Yande also shouted loudly and commanded the Mongolian cavalry forward.

On the wasteland, the cavalry formations of both sides were getting closer and closer, and the sound of artillery stopped, only the sound of galloping horses' hooves was thrilling.

Before the two sides made contact, feathered arrows and crossbows took off one after another, the sky was dark, and hundreds of people on each side planted their horses, and there were casualties in an instant.

The cavalry formations of the two sides collided viciously, and there was another burst of people on their backs, and corpses and wounded people all over the ground.

The Song army was in a tight formation, the Mongolian cavalry was sparsely formed, and the Song army, with its superior fine steel armor and tall and long-legged Hexi war horses, rampaged, ramming the Mongolian cavalry under the horse.

The Song cavalry on the periphery of the blade formation had solid armor, and the Song cavalry in the formation shot arrows and crossbows one after another, and some of the Song cavalry ignited the earth-shattering thunder and threw it out to the dense crowd of Mongolian cavalry.

Arrows rained down, earth-shattering thunder explosions came and went, and both sides were killed and wounded, in contrast, the Mongolian cavalry was attacked by the Song army's earth-shaking thunder, and the damage was even greater.

The earth-shattering thunder rain smashed, the smoke column in the Mongolian cavalry formation rolled, the Mongolian cavalry continued to fall off the horse, the war horses screamed, many war horses were frightened, scattered and fled, and the Mongolian cavalry array was a mess. The Song army took the opportunity to fire crossbows and crossbows in unison, constantly throwing out earth-shattering thunder, taking the opportunity to kill and injure the Mongolian cavalry.

There were countless casualties, and the Song and Mongolian sides passed each other and broke away from the battle formation, only to see the battlefield that had just rushed to the battlefield drenched in blood, and the stumps and broken bodies all over the ground, and the tragic situation could not bear to look at it directly.

"Assemble!"

The Song army's cavalry formation was united, shouting loudly to Shibi, and commanding his subordinates to assemble and prepare for the next charge.

"General, I'm afraid there are thousands of horsemen up and down if you lose!"

The sergeant came over on horseback to give the report, and his expression was excited, and there was no fear at all.

"Brothers, we are all soldiers, killing the enemy to serve the country, and making meritorious contributions, that is natural. When he died, he entered the Loyal Martyrs' Shrine and had his own pension from the imperial court. The living sacrificed to the dead, and took care of their wives and children. Brothers all remembered? ”

Xiang Shibi shouted to his subordinates.

"Remember!"

Xiang Shibi loves soldiers like sons, often generously contributes to soldiers, and is very admired by the army.

"Brothers, cheer up, don't let the border army in the northwest look down on you!"

Xiang Shibi shouted angrily, unconsciously confiding in his heart.

"Kill! Fight the enemy! Fight the enemy! ”

The cavalry of the Song army waved the weapons in their hands one after another, and everyone was impassioned.

"Good! Brothers, one more charge, the Tatar cavalry will be scattered! ”

Xiang Shibi's handsome face was colored, and he didn't even notice it.

The charging array was tragic and abnormal, the Song army lost 1,000 cavalry, and the Mongolian cavalry only charged once under the fierce firearms attack of the Song army, so that the loss was a full 3,000 cavalry, nearly 30%.

Seeing that the cavalry of the Song army had been assembled and was about to move, there was a commotion in the cavalry of the Mongolian army.

If this is killed again, I'm afraid it will be a big loss.

"Puffy Puff!"

In the Song army's artillery array, the heavy artillery opened fire one after another, and the iron balls flew in the air, landing on the edge of the Mongolian cavalry array. The solid iron ball jumped and bounced on the ground, smashing into the Mongolian cavalry array, and there was a crackling sound of broken tendons, and the Mongolian cavalry continued to fall off their horses. There were even some solid iron balls that smashed directly on the Mongolian cavalry, and dozens of Mongolian knights fell off their horses, either dead or injured. The Mongol cavalry was in turmoil, and they all beat their horses to the east, trying to avoid the artillery fire of the Song army.

In the great array of the Mongolian army, Li Quan was dejected and couldn't help but widen his eyes.

How could the artillery of the Song army fight so far?

I'm afraid this is a three-mile range!

Li Quan's heart was in shock, Xiang Shibi had already commanded the cavalry under his command and began to charge again.

"Kill!"

Xiang Shibi personally braved the arrows, and the cavalry of the Song army beside him doubled their courage, they roared, gathered behind Xiang Shibi, the sound of horses' hooves rumbled, fearless, and went straight to the Mongol army.

"Kill Song Dog!"

There is no way out, Zheng Yande hardened his head and took the lead.

"Kill Song Dog!"

The Mongol cavalry mustered up courage and rushed towards the Song army.

Arrows are like flying locusts, the earth-shattering thunder explosions are continuous, and after another fierce rush, the corpses are all over the field, the stumps are broken and the wounded are all over the ground, and the tragic situation makes people's hearts hairy, and they can't bear to look at it.

The Mongolian cavalry retreated to their own formation, and everyone was frightened, and their faces were ugly.

After this charge, the Mongol army lost five or six thousand cavalry, and more than a thousand heavy cavalry were almost wiped out. If this continues to be fought, I am afraid that the whole army will be wiped out.

"Get out of the way! Widen the distance and avoid the artillery of the Song army! Tell the brothers, we have no way out, we must break the great array of the Song army! ”

Li Quan was unmoved, and coldly gave the military order.

How much ammunition can the Song army have, and if it is boiled, it will also boil the Song army to death.

At the head of Yangzhou City, seeing the bloody scene of the cavalry of the two armies charging into battle and fighting fiercely, all the generals and ministers were shocked, and some people were pale and speechless.

"I didn't expect that my Great Song Border Army also had such a strong martial artist!"

Deputy General Lu Wang sighed with emotion.

"The emperor founded the martial arts hall and cast firearms, the luck of the Great Song Dynasty and the luck of the people!"

Another civil official, Sun Shicheng, witnessed the tragic scene of the fight, and he was also moved.

The Huaidong system made Du Gao watch the fierce battle of the ten thousand armies outside the city and did not say a word.

"These young people really don't know how to cherish! Dig more horse traps, and then use some rockets, how many war horses and soldiers will be damaged! ”

Yangzhou sentenced Xu Zijie, his face was flushed, and he was impatient.

This vicious battle outside the city made his heart beat and he was in awe, but he didn't have the torment of the past.

The Great Song Ruishi, the sharp blade of the country, can finally be reassured.

"Xu Xianggong, now that there is a place to raise horses in Hexi, this war horse is not a rare thing. Our army has excellent armor and horse harness, and sharp firearms, so it is naturally not afraid to compete with the Tatars! ”

Deputy General Lu Wang retracted his gaze and said a leisurely word.

The rocket only plays a disturbing role, and the trap has some effect, but it also limits the mobility of its own side, and the gains outweigh the losses.

Xu Zijie's face softened a little, and he still muttered a sentence in his mouth.

"That gunpowder also burns money!"

"Xu Xianggong, the sulfur is self-soured, the wood comes from Nanyang Goryeo, and the saltpeter comes from India, so that the gunpowder is not valuable. Coupled with my great Song iron smelting skills, you can rest assured. ”

Another general, Li Wei, said with a smile.

This Xu Zijie is a clean official, but he is too picky.

"Emperor, everything is good, but I don't know how to save money!"

Xu Zijie shook his head, whispered, stopped talking, and turned his eyes to the killing ground in the north of the city.

"Sailor, is there no news yet?"

Du Gao's gaze was retracted from the killing field and asked Lu Wang.

Yangzhou Sailor is led by Nie Bin, a fierce general who went to Zhedong Sailor School to "study" and came back, and he is familiar with water warfare, so he should not be able to pull across.

"Xianggong, Commander Nie hasn't replied yet. However, with him in the East Canal of Yangzhou, Li Quan's sailors couldn't enter. ”

Du Gao nodded, pondered for a moment, and looked at Lu Wang and Li Wei.

"Lu Wang, Li Wei, you two can go."

Meng Hui must have cut off the Huai River and cut off the retreat of all Li to flee north. Chuzhou is now full of Song troops, and once Li Quan retreats, it must be Huaixi.

Lu Wang and the others took the order and left, and Xu Zijie was a little nervous.

"Du Xianggong, the defenders of Yangzhou City have been transferred, what if Li Quan attacks Yangzhou City?"

"Then he has to break the big array in the north of the city first."

Du Gao remained silent and said softly.

With the elite of the Song army, sharp firearms, and strong guns of the sailors, the Mongolian army wanted to break Yangzhou City, wishful thinking.