Seeing that Wu Cheng's troops were already very close, Zhang Gandao said: "Don't fire guns and cannons, wait for the leader of the Wu regiment to bring his troops here."

As soon as he finished speaking, he heard a shout of killing. With the shout of killing, the formation of Wucheng's troops disintegrated a little and came straight towards the military camp.

Zhang Gan was sending someone to help him, but suddenly remembered and shouted loudly: "Go and inform the leader of the Wu regiment quickly and lead the troops around the military formation! Don't take your troops straight towards us, otherwise, you will be taken by the Khitans behind you!"

The personal soldiers responded to the Nou and hurriedly rode their horses toward Wucheng. In the blink of an eye, they arrived in front of Wucheng, crossed their hands and sang Nou, and said, "Zhang's commander's military order, Wu's commander's quick-track troops bypass the military formation! Don't rush straight to it, beware of the Khitans behind!"

Wu Cheng was stunned and remembered what Zhang Gan meant. His army formation was in chaos, and the Khitans behind him followed him and if they rushed straight towards Zhang Gan's troops, they would inevitably rush to his army formation. Moreover, with his own troops, Zhang Gan would not be convenient for him to set off firecrackers, and the Khitans behind him followed him and rushed to the front of the formation.

He hurriedly ordered his personal soldiers to pass on their military orders, bypass the front military formation, and retreat to the east. However, at this time, it was less than a mile away from Zhang Gan's military formation, and his troops were killed and dispersed. How could the transmission of military orders be so smooth?

Seeing Wucheng's army retreating towards him, Zhang Gan couldn't help but feel anxious. However, the morale of the army was in chaos at this time, and the Khitans behind him were killed fiercely. For a moment, Wucheng could not lead the army to change direction.

Seeing that it was not a solution, Zhang Gan said sternly: "Tu Kang, immediately take your troops forward and lead the retreating army to the side! If anyone dares not obey the military order, he will immediately kill the formation! If the Khitans rushed to the formation, it will be all over!"

Tu Kang sang Nuo with his hands, took his troops and pressed them up together. He forced the retreating army with a bayonet. Some people in the riot army refused to obey the military orders and were beheaded six or seven people in a row, and then they obediently followed him and turned to the side.

Zhang Ganwei let out a sigh of relief. As long as the formation is wide open, his artillery can play a role and should be able to block the Khitans.

Pugu took his troops and tied tightly behind the Wucheng army. Seeing them suddenly heading east, he understood the intention of the Song army when he thought about it. He raised the steel knife in his hand and whispered: "My boys, ignore the retreating Song army! Let's go with them, and we will kill us straight forward!"

After saying that, he lifted the reins of the horse and rushed forward first. The Khitan cavalry behind him shouted loudly, followed Pugu and rushed forward.

When Wucheng's army turned around and slowly left the range of his artillery, he heard the rumble of horses and cavalry. Zhang Gan saw that the Khitan cavalry had followed the Song army and rushed towards his army like a tide.

At this time, there were still remaining soldiers of the Song army in front of him. Zhang Gan had no choice but to worry about it and said sternly: "Fire the cannon!"

When the military order was heard, the artillery soldiers from various artillery positions hurriedly lit the cannon twists. As the smoke of gunpowder rose in the military formation, the shells fell into the front and exploded in an instant. Many Khitan cavalry and horses were hit by fragments and fell to the ground.

Pu Gu had red eyes and whispered: "Kill! As long as you rush forward, the Song army's cannons are useless!"

A distance of one mile was instantly passed. Although many Khitan cavalry and horses were frightened and fled everywhere, there were more Khitan cavalry, who took advantage of the momentum they had just rushed into the Song army formation.

The Song army raised their stinging horses and fought with the Khitan cavalry rushing over. For a moment, the battlefield was in chaos.

Zhang Gan was about to order the flanking militia to attack and block the Khitans' follow-up power. When he turned around, he saw that Wu Cheng's troops were just walking to the flank of his army and blocking the route. He was complaining in his heart, not knowing what to do for a moment.

The artillery kept roaring, and from time to time, Khitan cavalry rushed up fell on the road. But the morale of the Khitans rose, and regardless of casualties, a steady stream of troops rushed over. It took not much time for the Song army's front line to be broken.

Seeing a large group of Khitan cavalry attacking his flank from the west, Zhang Gan sighed: "Forget it, order the entire army to retreat! Cover Wucheng's troops and retreat to the leader of the regiment Xie. This battle was really defeated!"

If it weren't for being blocked by Wu Cheng's retreating army, how could he face such a situation? In order not to hurt his friendly forces, the artillery was reluctant to fire. By the time the artillery was fired, the Khitans were not far from the military formation and the infantry were not ready.

After ordering the entire army to retreat, Zhang Gan said again: "Go to inform the leader of the Wu regiment, don't retreat directly to the leader of the Xie regiment. Bypass their army and be the left wing of the leader of the Xie regiment. Our troops retreat there and be his right wing. This time, they are taken advantage of by the Khitan, so don't be careless."

Although Zhang Gan was rushed into the front line, the entire army was not in chaos. After giving the order to retreat, the three battalions formed a formation and slowly retreated. They were not as panicked as Wucheng's troops, and the Khitans did not dare to chase them.

Pugu was overjoyed when he saw the retreating military camps of the Song army. The most scarce food left in these military camps, and the Khitan army obtained them, which could solve a big problem. Moreover, the retreat was in a hurry, and the Song army's artillery was left. Compared with the Song army, what was the worst in the Khitan? Of course, it was the artillery. With these artillery, why be afraid of the Song army? The two armies may defeat each other.

He calmed down and looked at the Song army slowly retreating. Pugu hesitated for a moment and gritted his teeth and said, "Today is our auspicious day, so you must not miss it! Men, follow the Song army and we will go to the Song army's first battalion! Today is the three games that are unprecedented!"

The generals around him clamored together, followed Pu Gu and chased south with the Song army.

Xie Chi stood in front of the formation, holding a telescope in his hand, looking ahead. The two cavalry beside him were nervously telling the situation of the battle ahead. After hearing the two of them, Xie Chi said, "Go to inform Wu Cheng and Zhang Gan, the retreating troops should not rush straight towards our army formation and be divided into two sides. If there are people who rushed straight, tell them that the artillery fire will not have eyes! If you can't get rid of the Khitans behind you, you dare to retreat directly!"

The personal soldiers crossed their hands and pushed their horses away. At this time, the retreating Song army could be seen from a distance, two or three miles away.

After retreating so far, Wu Cheng's troops finally came to their senses slowly. Wu Cheng called several generals, but before he could scold them, he ordered them to immediately train their subordinates, bypass the Xie Chi army formation in front, and retreat to the left wing. He also sent his personal soldiers to inform Xie Chi.

Seeing Wu Cheng and Zhang Gan's army retreating to their wings, Xie Chi breathed a sigh of relief. He ordered the artillery troops in his headquarters to be prepared. As soon as the Khitans entered the range, they immediately opened fire. All the mortars were placed out between the infantry formations.

Pu Gu chased Zhang Gan's troops closely behind. Seeing that they changed direction and were heading towards the right wing of the military formation in front, he was stunned. In the Wucheng troops in front, they had already reached the left wing of Xie Chi, Zhang Gan's troops, and then to the right wing of Xie Chi. This battle was not easy for these two armies to re-establish defense lines with Xie Chi's troops as the core. It would be difficult for the Khitans to rush into the military formation.

The general on the side said, "General, should we rush forward?"

Pu Guyi gritted his teeth: "I have arrived here, so I have to give it a try anyway! Order the entire army to rush straight to the central army of the Song army!"

The Khitan army shouted loudly, held up the steel knife in their hands and rushed towards Xie Chi's troops.

The enemy was still one mile away, Xie Chi's artillery had already opened fire. Artillery of various ranges turned a mile into a sea of ​​fire. After fighting for three consecutive formations, the Khitan cavalry began to be exhausted. As a large number of cavalry fell on the road, the army behind began to hesitate.

Xie Chi's face was as deep as water, looking at the Khitans rushing over. The artillery fired with all their might, and it was not easy for the cavalry to rush over. If Zhang Gan had not been blocked by Wu Cheng's retreat, he would not have easily broken through the military formation by the Khitans.

After a cup of tea, more than a thousand Khitans had fallen from the front line. Pu Gu saw that he could not rush to the Song army's army and knew that it would be useless to continue to fight. He looked at the Song army with hatred and said, "Retreat! Let's fight again when we have rested!"
Chapter completed!