Meng Xuejiao held up a telescope and looked at the chaotic Khitans on the ice. The cannons around him kept firing shells, smashing on the ice and exploded. Khitans kept falling to the ground and wailing. After a long time, he saw a horse from the shore to the ice, which attracted the Khitans to retreat.

Meng Xuezhao put down his telescope and shouted decisively: "Second Battalion, Third Battalion, infantry attack! After crossing the middle of the river, slowly retreat!"

The generals on one side responded loudly, and soon after, they took their soldiers down the river bank and attacked the Khitan soldiers.

At this time, the ice surface was very slippery and the horses couldn't stop falling. Instead, the Song army infantry advanced steadily on the river surface and forced the Khitan army.

Tuguci saw that he wanted to send his own personal guards to fight and cover the brigade's retreat. However, the ice surface was too slippery, and the horses fell as soon as they walked, and could not fight. He could only command the troops anxiously and get ashore as fast as possible. Thousands of Khitan cavalry on the river surface, and this section of the river surface was slid by them. The more anxious they were, the slower they were. Cavalry fell from time to time and could not get up.

The Song army infantry held up muskets and took turns to shoot at the Khitan army on the river. The Khitan army, which was tilted on the ice, had no power to fight back at all, and could only be targets there. If they were determined to run, the horse would fall to the ground accidentally, which was even more miserable.

It took only half an hour before the Khitan army retreated from the ice. The Song army arrived at the center of the river, stood on the ice, and confronted the Khitan army on the shore. The ice surface was tilted, and Khitan corpses were everywhere.

Seeing that the Khitan army would not go down the river again, Meng Xuejiao ordered the troops to retreat to the river. He also said to Tan Li, who was in charge of the cavalry, "These days, there are many cavalry. The Khitans are not allowed to cross the river within ten miles of our base! If they want to come, they must go farther! If they see the Khitans, they will repay immediately! Don't be lazy and let the Khitans take advantage of the loopholes!"

Tan Li agreed with his hands.

Meng Xuejiao had more than 3,000 subordinates, and more than 300 cavalrymen. They were properly arranged and could detect the enemy situation within 30 miles. As the leader, Tan Li had been in the army for many years and had passed through wars on Shaanxi Road. He was a figure in Lao Yu's army.

The entire army retreated to the shore and it was already noon. There were clouds in the sky, the sun was blocked, and the sun was not strong. On the ice surface, there were only a slight crispy flower, and there was no place to melt the ice. It slowly entered the coldest time of the year, and the ice layer on the river surface became thicker and thicker.

It was not until he saw the Khitan army slowly retreating that Meng Xuejiao ordered Tan Li to send people to watch them, and then he brought his troops back to Mumen Town.

Outside Mumen Town, the deputy commander Pang Tong stood in front of the team with a pale face. In the past, among the imperial guards, recruiting the team was not too timely, and there were always people who were slowly going on. Most of the time, the army had to wait and there were no particularly severe punishments. Generals with particularly strict military disciplines may kill a few people who took the lead to correct the military discipline. This time, Meng Xuejue directly took away the gathering people, and it is indefinite what the remaining people would face.

Meng Xuezhao looked at the nearly 1,000 soldiers and stopped talking for a while. Finally, he said to the generals around him: "Take your subordinates back to the camp and tell them to eat meat buns tonight, each of them has a pot of wine. If they win, they will be rewarded, and if they lose, they will be punished. This is common sense in the army."

Several generals sang their promises together, and they felt glad in their hearts. In fact, each general's subordinates had soldiers who had not gathered and stood in the open space in front. But the generals went to the front line to win the battle. It seemed that Meng Xuejue was preparing to hold them accountable.

More than two thousand soldiers returned to the military camp happily, but laughter was heard. The soldiers standing in the open space were even more anxious when they heard this.

Meng Xuezhao got off the horse and slowly walked to the soldiers, without saying a word for a while.

The sun sets on the mountain, and the cool breeze gradually rises and blows on your body, like a knife cut. From time to time, the laughter and joy of soldiers and the sound of killing sheep came out. Some soldiers came out to pick up firewood and fight.

Meng Xuezhe looked at everyone and said in a deep voice: "We are in the army to eat food and pick up swords and guns. We are here to fight! Once there is an enemy situation, we must be prepared to fight the enemy at any time! Today, the Khitans suddenly attacked, with more than 3,000 people in the entire army and more than 2,000 people, all of whom can prepare at the prescribed time. Only you, the entire army can't gather. The first army said how many people there are, but it is not that important. What is important is how many people can go to the battlefield! Are you sorry for you in our army, food, clothing, housing and transportation?"

Pang Tongdao on the side: "The leader of the group is in charge of life and death, how can you be sorry for your subordinates!"

Meng Xuezhao shook his head: "Of course there will be something wrong. For example, if the court's military pay is not paid, it will become greedy. If the food in the army is not given to you, it will be exchanged for money by yourself. In fact, there is nothing strange about drinking military blood. But since you have joined my subordinates, I asked myself that I have never done these things. I am worthy of you, and you must be worthy of the court!"

Speaking of this, Meng Xuejuan looked at everyone with his eyes.

The soldiers felt a fever and couldn't help but lower their heads and dared not look at Meng Xuezhao again.

After a while, Meng Xuejue said, "Today is the first time, I want to give you too much punishment. After a while, Deputy Commander Pang will take you to the battlefield just now and clean up the battlefield. The ugly saying goes ahead. If you still have cheating or even hiding the spoils in private, don't blame me for turning against you! If you do it well, come back and cook by yourself, and this matter will be over."

Pang Tong sang loudly with his hands crossed his hands.

Meng Xuezhao pulled Pang Tong aside and whispered: "I'm sorry for you today. Today's first battle, if you don't give these soldiers a little memory, they won't really get serious. If you have to fight your life on the battlefield, you won't be careless. If you work hard today, you will be rewarded in the future."

Pang Tongdao: "The subordinate understands! Don't worry, the leader of the group, I will complete this matter with all my heart!"

Meng Xuezhao nodded: "Okay, then be careful. The Khitan soldiers retreated today, so they must not find a place to cross the river tomorrow. Now the river surface is frozen, and they can't cross it for thousands of miles, and they can't stop it. They can only try to push them farther. When crossing the river, there is no place to replenish food and grass, and they cannot fight for a long time. For us, it is unlimited to let the enemy's supply distance be a few miles away."

Pang Tong did not expect this section. After listening to Meng Xuezhao's words, he suddenly realized. Just now, when he saw Meng Xuezhao hear the Khitans coming, he hurriedly led his troops over, thinking that he was simply warlike. However, he did not expect that Meng Xuezhao thought more deeply.

The Khitan came to fight from a long distance, and there was no supply on the road, so the food and grass could only be transported from the territory. It was already the last moment to transport it to this area, and forcing them to go south for 10 or 20 miles south was a heavy burden. In the future, when fighting with the Song army, there would not be much food and grass with the army, and they would not be able to fight for a long time.

After seeing Pang Tong away, Meng Xuejue sighed. He didn't lead the troops for a long time and there was no way to talk about many trainings. He always wanted to rectify military discipline, but there was no chance. This happened today, and it would be detrimental to the battles in the future.

An army said how many people and weapons there were, and after all, the number of people who went to the battlefield to fight with weapons was useful. If it were just like these soldiers who had not gathered today, what would be the use of the number of troops? The military discipline was not good, and it would have a great impact on the army.
Chapter completed!