This is how war is. Sometimes you have no way to defeat the other party. In this case, both sides still have to continue fighting, just to wait for the opponent to reveal their flaws.

Many wars wins do not rely on the intelligence of the winning side, but on the mistakes of the opponent. Especially when the war enters a stalemate and the situation is extremely stalemate, the two sides are actually making mistakes. The key is who can grasp the mistakes of the opponent in time and make the entire battle situation change in an instant.

It is easy to say, but it is very difficult to do. Being on the battlefield, especially in the battlefield where communication is basically transmitted by manual communication, you may not be able to grasp the opportunity in a timely and accurate manner if you have it. The Liao people have an absolute advantage in speed, and they can mobilize troops to fill the gaps that need to be filled in the shortest time.

Li Wei just saw a gap between the other party. As long as he could rush over, he could join another Song army next to him, so that they would have enough ability to surround the fourth lost camp.

During the day, the five camps lost during the sneak attack took down two, and another one was also fought after fierce battles. But just like the Liao people's sneak attack, when the opponent reacted, the sneak attack turned into a melee, the progress became slower and slower. In order to obtain even an inch of land, both sides had to go through several bloody battles back and forth.

When the two Song army formations wanted to lean together and cut off the connection between the Liao cavalry outside the fourth barracks and the Liao defenders in the city, the Liao people sent a crazy charge, and Li Wei and the others did not lean on them either time.

A small team of Song troops retreated a little slower. More than 100 people were surrounded by the Liao army on the open ground. The crossbow arrows in their hands were used up at this time. Facing the Liao cavalry swarming around, the Song army shouted: "Brothers, I'm just dead, why should I be afraid of killing?"

The soldiers of the Song Dynasty don’t have any formation. Without crossbows, what formation do you talk about in front of thousands of people? I saw them holding up big swords and hooks and sickles, regardless of the rain of arrows shot by the Liao people, and used their flesh and blood to meet countless war horses.

The soldiers behind him rushed to the front and before they could reach the Liao people, they were shot five or six arrows and fell to the ground with anger. The soldiers behind him didn't look at him at all, and continued to rush up on his body.

The fierce fighting was unfolding on the ground. The soldiers of the Song Dynasty used their hooks and sickles to stab the oncoming knights, and used their shields to block the spearhead of the other party's piercing spear. The sharp whistle of steel rubbing sounded into pieces.

The dull sound of flesh and blood piercing, the angry curse full of hatred, the shouts caused by the severe pain, and the wailings before death made the Song army's impact seem so tragic.

After the fierce battle, a wounded soldier stood up staggeringly, looking at the surroundings without his comrades, and was surrounded by the sharp spearheads of the Liao people. He bent down on the ground and searched for his weapons.

A Liao people shouted: "Surrender, we won't kill you."

The soldier turned a deaf ear, found a spear and then used his strength to throw it at the guy who persuaded him to surrender: "Ah."

The Liao people shot out the flying weapon with one shot, and a feather arrow shot towards him, piercing through the chest of the Song army.

The first day of the war, on the first night, passed in the fierce battle between the two sides.

When it was bright, both sides stopped attacking at the same time, and sent teams to collect corpses to collect the bodies of soldiers on both sides on the battlefield, and also carried back the wounded men hidden in the corpses.

The entire battlefield was intertwined, and in general, the form was not very good for both sides, nor was it too bad. The opening opened by the Liao people was blocked again by the Song army, but they still occupied two military camps and could serve as a fulcrum for attacking the Song army at any time.

During the melee overnight, the Song Dynasty suffered losses of more than 11,000 people at the cost of more than 8,000 casualties. The exchange ratio between the two sides was one to one.

The Liao people still had an absolute advantage in the military strength, but the battle was launched in the field. Although the Song army used the camp to provide great support to the troops fighting outside, the Song army fighting outside the city finally retreated on its own, and the Liao army did not dare to pursue it at all.

From this perspective, the Song army, which was mainly infantry in the field battle, achieved a record that had never been seen before when fighting against the Liao army.

The two sides are preparing for the next battle, and the subsequent battle is destined to be even more tragic, because the factor that determines the outcome of the war may be the two troops on the battlefield.

Ren Fu received a war report before dawn, and he was prepared for the Liao people when they came to the Song Dynasty. Ren Fu had several plans, even the worst case, that is, what should he do after the Liao people broke a certain military camp overnight.

When he heard that the Liao Kingdom was fighting the Xin'an Army, he was a little worried: "Who is in command?"

The soldier who reported the message said, "It's General Xu Huaide."

Ren Fu breathed a sigh of relief: "Fortunately, fortunately, this kid was not beaten to death."

His son Ren Jun said beside him: "Dad, let your son lead his troops to rescue Xin'an."

Ren Fu looked at his son, thought for a moment, nodded: "Okay, I will give you 20,000 troops, be sure to arrive at Xin'an Army before sunset today. Remember to be fast, this is inevitable. His vanguard of the Liao people, his large group of troops may be coming soon."

Ren Jun was very happy: "Don't worry, sir, my father."

Ren Fu hurriedly took out his seal, first wrote a military order for Ren Jun to set off immediately, and then quickly wrote a memorial to report the matter to Renzong. He also ordered several other military camps to be on strict guard against the attack on Xin'an military camps, just a plan for the Liao people to attack the west. At the same time, he also informed the governments of various places that the Liao people may have come now, so they must do their work in advance, transfer women and children, organize gentry, and try their best to ensure the safety of the people living here.

This time, Renzong issued an imperial edict. If the people in any place did not withdraw, all local officials would be dismissed, and the head would be considered as dereliction of duty.

Dismissal was already a considerable punishment for officials of the Song Dynasty. Dismissal means that he will no longer be a scholar-official again, and that month's jealous salary would never be a chance for him.

In other words, he has no status and affordability, and he will never be able to win a wife and a child in the future. Therefore, Ren Fu is not worried that the officials will be like before. Before the Liao people came, they will take their concubines and run away.

In fact, we couldn’t blame them before. The soldiers who were holding knives hid. What should you do if you let them literati?

Now Renzong said it very clearly that no matter where or under any form, the people do not leave, officials cannot leave. If officials do not leave, the army cannot retreat.

Not to mention that the Liao soldiers have not yet arrived, even if they have already arrived, the local officials must hold on until almost all the people who should be withdrawn have left.

The county magistrate of Xin'an has not left now. Most of the entire Xin'an has been lost. In the midst of a hurry, he moved his fat body and brought a group of constables to gather all the carriages he could find in the county town, blocked the official road, pulled the gong and shouted: "The old man and the children got in the car, there is dry food here, each person has a bag, and I put down everything else."

The appearance of county magistrates and those constables made the panicked people calm down a little. Although they didn't listen to the county magistrates, some young and strong men often drilled into the carriage, and some people always wanted to take away everything they could, but like the previous situation of robbing and killing people indiscriminately did not happen.

There are also officials on other roads, alternate county magistrates, clerks, and masters, who are basically sticking to it. Of course, there are also officials who are committed to ensuring their safety first when dealing with them in the future.

Looking at the endless crowd, it seemed that there was no end, and the county magistrate's face was sweating like rain: "These unlucky untouchables must be packing their things at home."

The head of the troupe was also very anxious and stepped forward and said, "Sir, this is not OK. There was no news about the military camp for a night. We can't stay here anymore."

The county magistrate took out the silk handkerchief from his arms and wiped it randomly on his face: "In this way, let me leave it here to the division. We will divide the troops into two groups. You take people back to the city and burn all the houses in the city. I see what else they have to clean up."

When Ban Tou heard this, he thought that the Liao people were still burning when they came, so he nodded first: "Hey, where are you, sir?"

The fat body of the county magistrate walked to a carriage next to him: "I'll go to Wei Qiang to see it. I guess there are not many people in the city. If they can come out, they can leave."

The head of the team said hurriedly: "Then you should bring more brothers, Lao Jiu, you follow the county magistrate, remember to protect the safety of the county magistrate."

Several yamen runners came from the side, and the old Jiu said, "Don't worry, as long as I am here, the county magistrate will not be in trouble."

Is this sentence true or false not to mention him. Anyway, I feel comfortable after hearing it. He patted Lao Jiu on the shoulder: "Young man is good. If you can go there this time, I will come back and let you be the head of the shift."

Lao Jiu was very happy. Before he could even help County Magistrate Xie, the head of the group asked: "Sir, what about me?"

The magistrate was stunned for a moment, but the reaction was quite quick: "If I am promoted, I will take you with me."

The magistrate didn't know where Wei Qiang was, and he didn't know that his trip would change the situation there this time.

It was already dawn, and Xiao Da had already seen that the people in front of him were just a group of mobs, and they had no advantage except for the large number of people. The weapons were not good, and the combat power was not good. The most important thing was that they were entrenched in different places piece by piece, looking clear, and obviously without unified command.

This gave Xiao Da enough confidence to defeat these so-called rebels of the Song Dynasty.

Just as Xiao Da was about to take action, the magistrate came.

The magistrate did not know how to fight, and he never even thought that he would go to the battlefield one day. But he was the magistrate, and he was a big banner. His identity represented the court here. When he appeared here with those constables, the landlords and gentry, who were originally clearly divided, did not need anyone to greet him, and he brought his men and horses to surround him.

The more than 10,000 Song people who were originally scattered gathered together in an instant. Xiao Da, who was about to attack, was stunned. More than 10,000 people gathered together. No matter how poor their combat ability was, they could only rush for a while. Wei Qiang behind him was not an easy person. He would definitely attack and restrain himself. Can he really kill these people successfully?
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