Chapter 486: Looting Grain (I)
When Chen Ao heard this, he was surprised and delighted. I'm glad that after so long, I'm finally going to see my comrades. What is surprising is that he is now wearing a Khitan clothes, in case he is mistaken for an enemy by the Song army again, and the jade is burned, it will be a bad thing.
So, shouting and killing, Chen Ao quietly pulled Xuanning and whispered, "Hide!" The two immediately avoided to the side. Chen Ao looked up from behind the stone and looked forward, only to see a team of people rushing down not far in front of him, cutting off the Liao army's grain transport team from the middle. This group of Liao troops themselves was a food delivery company, and they were not equipped with many elite soldiers, so they seemed a little flustered for a while.
But Chen Ao looked at the team of Song soldiers and was also disappointed. It turned out that the Song army who robbed grain had mixed banners and clothes, just like a guerrilla. I think this is the surrounding area that was defeated by the Liao army, and the tun army was regrouped and temporarily organized. Chen Ao originally led the most elite forbidden army of the Great Song Dynasty, and the banner armor was the most sophisticated, so when he saw this group of Song soldiers, he was naturally a little disappointed. Originally, he was expecting this team to defeat Nangong Jun's grain team, but now Chen Ao's thoughts gradually faded.
Nangong Jun also had many capable generals under him, and at this time he reacted quickly, galloping back and forth, and organizing a counterattack. Chen Ao was not sure which side would win this encounter, so he did not dare to show up, and hid behind a rock with Xuan Ning, quietly observing the situation.
The Song army was not very numerous, with a few hundred people. Fortunately, these people were all riding horses, and many of them should still be captured by the Liao army, so they moved very fast. The Liao army escorted grain and grass and could not easily pursue it, so the Song army had the advantage. Moreover, the intention of the Song army seems to be only to prevent the Liao army from transporting grain, so as long as someone can get close to the grain wagon, they can set fire to the grain cart and burn it. In this regard, the Liao army is even more constrained.
Xuan Ning didn't experience the battle formation, so he quietly asked, "Chen Ao, which side will win?"
Chen Ao shook his head, it was difficult for him to explain it now. He looked at the terrain around him and climbed to the top of the rock beside him. condescendingly, he can see the entire battlefield clearly. I saw that the long snake formation of the Liao army was cut off by the Song army, and at this time, the head and tail had already reacted. In front, Nangong Jun commanded the Liao army to rush to the middle. And the Liao army at the tail was also outflanked by the Song army under the leadership of Xiao Ting.
When Chen Ao saw this scene, his heart suddenly became anxious. The commander of this Song army was obviously not from cavalry background, and did not know how to give full play to his maneuverability. They only cared about fighting in the middle and burning the grain trucks, completely ignoring that the Liao army brigade at the head and tail had already begun to cut off their retreat.
The Liao army is superior in numbers, as long as the Song soldiers are surrounded, then this group of Song troops may be wiped out. This tactic was originally invented by the infantry of the Song army to deal with the cavalry of the Liao army. I can't imagine that after decades of war, both countries have used each other's tactics so skillfully.
Chen Ao thought about it, jumped off the rock and told Xuan Ning. Xuan Ning rushed to the battlefield on horseback. Chen Ao raised his eyes, and caught a glimpse of Xiao Shuixian standing on the carriage not far away, looking at the battle ahead. Chen Ao had an idea and hurriedly ran to Xiao Shuixian's side.
Xiao Shuixian's attention was on the battle and didn't notice Chen Ao. Chen Ao suddenly jumped into the carriage and shouted: "General Nangong - General Nangong - protect the county lord!
He shouted as he waved a piece of red cloth that had been torn from nowhere in his hand. Xiao Shuixian had a black line on her face, and shouted disdainfully: "Shut up! This girl doesn't need to be protected!"
Chen Ao stopped talking, but the red cloth in his hand was still waving. Nangong Jun's subordinates in front probably heard Chen Ao's shout, and immediately told Nangong Jun about the situation. Nangong Jun's heart jumped, and when he raised his eyes, he saw the red cloth flying in the position of Xiao Shuixian's carriage, as if the situation was urgent. He secretly thought that Xiao Shuixian was the righteous daughter of the Empress Dowager Xiao and was deeply favored by the Empress Dowager. Even if all the grain and grass of this team are lost, it will not matter. But if something happens to her, Empress Dowager Xiao will definitely blame!
Thinking of this, Nangong Jun didn't care about leading the army to join the siege, and shouted: "Follow me to protect the county lord!" and rushed straight to the rear with a team of cavalry.
Xiao Ting only brought a team of people, and he couldn't complete the encirclement of the Song army at all, and this encirclement immediately revealed a big gap. At this time, Xuan Ning had already rushed to the middle of the formation. According to Chen Ao's instructions, she was clearly here to assist the Liao army in killing the enemy, but in fact she came to help the Song army retreat.
Since Yirong Yikun had already followed Xiao Ting into battle, no one thought it was strange that Xuanning followed him into battle. But she has no blades in her hands, so she can only attack with a pair of fleshy palms. And the force on the palm of the hand is only clear to the person himself. Therefore, although the surrounding Liao troops saw Xuanning hit the Song soldiers one after another, the Song soldiers who were hit were not injured and ran away without hindrance.
And Xuanning rode his horse to fight, not under Xiao Ting's command at all, rushing left and right, it seemed to be a good killing, but it made the Liao army's encirclement formation seem a little scattered. At this time, the Song army also seemed to be aware of the crisis, and took advantage of the chaos created by Xuanning to break through in a swarm.
There were not many people under Xiao Ting, how could they stop it? The Song army rushed through a gap and rushed towards the mountains and forests.
Nangong Jun was attracted by Xiao Ting's shouts, and when he looked back, he saw that many Song troops had broken through, and he couldn't help but be anxious, thinking to himself, he had lost a lot of grain and grass for no reason, if he couldn't keep this group of Song troops here, he would be punished by the Queen Mother!
Thinking so, he turned around and led people to kill the Song army who were fleeing and retreating. And Xuanning saw that the Liao army was no longer able to encircle, and he had completed the task, so he quietly withdrew from the battle formation. She was worried about Chen Ao's safety, and hurriedly turned her horse and ran towards Chen Ao.
At this moment, a woman's voice suddenly came from her ear: "Sister Ning, is it you?"
Xuanning Huo Ran turned around, but only saw the figures of the people, where could she tell who was calling herself? She had no time to distinguish and continued to rush forward. But the Song and Liao armies were all around them, and if they wanted not to arouse suspicion, they were bound to not be able to escape too fast. Xuanning was blocked for a while, and it was difficult to get close to the rear.
At this time, a gray-clothed man rode his horse and overheard Chen Ao's shout, and immediately came to the rear. This man was a detached member of the Song army and came to the rear alone. was immediately intercepted by the people led by Nangong Jun. But although the horse was dirty, it was an abnormal horse, and it actually rushed through the barrier and ran directly to the front of Xiao Shuixian's carriage.
But after all, the Liao army was too numerous, and immediately a dozen or so people surrounded that person. When Chen Ao saw this scene, he couldn't help but feel a little strange, and secretly thought, who is this person? Lao Tzu tried his best to create an opportunity for you to retreat, and he didn't know how to cherish it?
At this time, Xiao Shuixian mocked: "You are a big man, can you only hide beside women?"
Chen Ao is a big husband who can bend and stretch, how can he be provoked by her? He calmly looked at the situation, and saw that although the man in gray was strong in martial arts, he could not play in the battle array, and was forced to fall off his horse by two guns. Another person poked with a gun, and the man in gray hurriedly flashed. The Liao army's gun was not stabbed, but the dust-proof face towel that covered the man's face was removed.
I saw that this person was unkempt, but he was handsome, and it was Long Qingping!