Volume 1 Yanyun Chaos Chapter 135 Killing the King (10)(1/2)
In the distance of the sky, the pillar of fire rose from the Zhang family fort reflects the sky in the night north, with a strange dark red.
With the rolled pillar of fire and the dark red sky as the background, the Jurchen knight suddenly appeared in front of him, and at first glance, it looked like he was leaping out of hell!
Every Jurchen soldier exclaimed a hoarse roar, and the reverberation became a ball. He was about to push down the thin village in front of him!
The infantrymen of the Shenwu Changsheng Army who followed Xiao Yan's camp here knew that they were the ones who lured the enemy. Perhaps because the dominant position of the light cavalry led by Han Shizhong and Yue Fei was too obvious, and they nailed the main force of the Jurchen Taurus. As Xiao Yan thought, the Tartars might not be able to lure them out. If the Tartars were so stupid or Xiao Yan's life was so tough that they were so hard that they could lure them out, they would still have some distance from the main force of the Tartars, and they would have time to get warnings no matter what. The Tartars now have only five or six hundred cavalry left. Yue Fei and Han Shizhong, two of them, set up a total of three or four thousand light and heavy cavalry, and they were afraid that they could not deal with them?
When everyone was in a hurry to adapt Zhuozhou, they were worried. They went north and the infantry went twice as hard as the cavalry. When they arrived in Tanzhou, they were dragged north before they could breathe evenly. Since Xiao Yan asked everyone to be unaware of their guards, they deliberately showed weakness, and to show weakness to the extreme, everyone was more happy.
They only monitored the fortresses not far from them, but the Shenwu Changsheng Army has not taken the most of the fortresses seriously. After all, they are the foundation of the Fortresses, and they have seen many more battles than these Zhang Jiaxiang Yongs, and since they surrendered to the Song Dynasty, their equipment has been completely renewed. If these ** Bai Guards dare to rush out to steal the camp, they will deal with them.
And they also knew that as long as Xiao Yan was safe, he would win. The opposite fortress was full of infantry troops. Xiao Yan's personal guards of fifty or sixty cavalry could not defeat these infantrymen?
People in troubled times are more relaxed than ordinary people, not to mention that these veteran soldiers of the ever-winning army have rolled out of the pile of dead people.
Since the commander had an order, the unprepared infantry in the Shenwu Conqueror Army was really real - it was real, and the fortress not far away was always shrunk and turtles. He only dared to look at their leisurely appearance on the walls of the village.
Who would have expected that on this night, the incident suddenly occurred. The Jurchen soldiers jumped out of the darkness silently, but they did not receive the warning from Han Shizhong and the others?
The shouting of the crazy enemy suddenly exploded in Xiao Yanzhong's army camp. The few soldiers on duty on the village still fulfilled their responsibilities, pulled their bows and shot arrows, and at the same time turned around and shouted wildly into the camp: "Enemy attack!"
In the camp, the soldiers ran around in chaos. When they saw the fire in Zhangjiabao Village, they were about to return to their own tents and wear armor and carry soldiers. The tents inside the tents and jumped out with a piece of weapons. Envoys at all levels, heads and commanders rushed out one after another, shouting orders, mixed together, but it made it even more difficult to hear clearly.
Any camp, as long as it is unprepared, is the same degree of chaos, even if your army and horses are more elite than the elite. Not to mention that Xiao Yan's time to lead the army is short, and he just holds the Shengjie Army and the Baiye Army as the main combat soldiers with his heart. These infantrymen of the Shenwu Eternal Victory Army are more used as auxiliary soldiers. The kindness of these soldiers is not fulfilled. Although these surrendered troops are obedient to the sky compared to the Shengjie Army and the Baiye Army, at a critical moment, they are in chaos. There are probably more people who want to escape than those who want to protect Xiao Yan!
The Jurchen Iron Cavalry, the first soldier dismounted and picked up the rare Luzhai. The knights behind rushed out of the passage. The dismounted men did not advance and shot there. Rows of arrows passed over the village. The few soldiers on duty immediately fell to the sky and fell straight down from the village.
The Jurchen knights had already rushed out, and the row of horses in front had already crossed the trench that was not wide. They rushed straight to the gate of the village. The knights were carrying a circle of long ropes on their backs and threw them out from a distance and put them on the gate of the gate. The level of horse control of the Jurchen knights was fully revealed at this time. The knights in front, such a high horse, also controlled their mounts to turn under the gate of the gate, ran a few steps along the gate, and then turned around.
Two or three knights pulled a row of villages together. These wooden blocks were not very old and did not go deep into the ground. With just this, they had already fallen into a swathe. Before the villages had fallen, another row of Jurchen soldiers had already crossed the robes that had pulled down the villages and rushed into Xiao Yan's camp first!
This row of Jurchen knights were all wearing leather armor. They were full of long weapons and came very fast. The armored soldiers on both sides simply used heavy long-handled maces and swept horizontally. The infantrymen of the Shenwu Changsheng Army who rushed to the edge of the village fell down immediately.
These Jurchen soldiers' mounts almost flew over the fallen village with four hooves. They landed heavily in the camp, and their momentum did not diminish. The war horses of the Jurchen soldiers were even taller and more powerful than those used by the Liao people. The huge impact immediately made the Shenwu Changsheng Army infantry, who had been blocked in front of them, were broken at all. The infantry of the Shenwu Changsheng Army who was not well-dressed in a distance, and they fell to the ground with broken tendons and broken bones!
At this moment, a shout suddenly broke out from the fortress wall not far away, and more torches were lit on the village wall. The gate of the fortress facing the Song Junying Pan was opened. The suspension bridge was lowered, and teams of infantry rushed out first, desperately dragging the Luzhai blocking the road away. A tall figure rode out, holding a head-shaped thing in his hand.
Who else could this person besides Dong Dalang? He returned to the fortress and planned to draw the elite from the fortress to attack to support Wanyan's horse attack. The commander of the Zhang family muttered a few reluctant words. Dong Dalang, who had always been silent and tolerant in front of him, immediately turned against him and chopped off his head!
In front of such a Dong Dalang, no one dared to say a word. Everyone was ordered to be honest. In a short time, Dong Dalang also gathered hundreds of strong men. Although these infantrymen were not worth mentioning in his opinion, shaking flags and shouting with strong momentum was enough. Especially when Wanyan Shuai tied his horse and broke through Xiao Yan's camp, the infantrymen of the Shenwu Changsheng Army in the camp were shocked and had not yet reacted!
Dong Dalang took the lead and threw the head in his hand into the trench with contempt on the suspension bridge. He held up a spear in his hand and made a move backwards: "The Southern People's Camp was seized, and the Jurchen Kingdom did not take any of it. We divided it all! The Jurchen Kingdom has a great reward! It's a man, follow me to kill the Southern People!"
Suddenly, reinforcements from Jurchen soldiers broke out from the fortress, and the Shenwu Ever Victory Army in the camp were even more heartbroken. The Liao Kingdom is no better than the Song Kingdom, and the infantry in the Song Dynasty has always been the main force. As long as the infantry that can be pulled out for field battles, such as the Western Army, they are quite tenacious, as long as the generals lead the troops and are not panic. The morale of the army is sufficient, and under the impact of a large number of cavalry, they can fight for a long enough time.
However, in northern areas like the Liao Kingdom, because cavalry is easy to obtain, the cavalry has always been the main force in the army. No matter how many infantry soldiers are, there are few generals who spend their time on the infantry. The infantry has become accustomed to serving as auxiliary soldiers for the cavalry, serving as guards, or cheering for numbers. Even Guo Yaoshi's ever-winning army that day was no exception. Compared with the Song army's infantry fighting, the perseverance was really worse than the battle.
Not to mention that these infantry troops are unable to form formations now!
Many of the Shenwu Changsheng Army infantry who were rushing to the road, lost their weapons and escaped. The envoys in the army were the first-class officers shouted loudly, and there were only a few soldiers gathered around them, and they unconsciously retreated.
The Jurchen soldiers had completely entered the camp. Under the impact of the war horses, they were invincible. Some soldiers who had dismounted and fought in the camp had already climbed to the height of the village gate and shot into the camp with one arrow. They created even greater chaos for the defenders. Everyone would only shout one sentence later: "The Tartars are powerful, the Tartars are powerful!"
When the Jurchen soldiers first started to attack, Zhang Xian ignored Xiao Yan's orders. A few people raised him and retreated, and even a personal guard went over to lead everyone's mounts. Zhang Xian shouted in Xiao Yan's ear: "Xuanzan, I'm here. Command the infantry to drag the Tartars, you are under the personal guards' escort toward the Han Du Yuhou Army!"
There was screaming outside, and a thundering infantry retreated. Not far away from Xiao Yan, his weapons were thrown all over the ground. Xiao Yan saw all this in the crowd, his teeth were tightly biting. God has always been like this, giving you a surprise, and then a disaster that will cost you your life! Come on, I'm used to it anyway! The Tartars came out as they wished. Since that's the case, I'll decide to win and lose with them!
He didn't know where the strength came from, so he pushed Zhang Xian away and broke free. He shouted loudly in a louder voice than Zhang Xian: "Escape? Where to escape to Han Shizhong? The Tatars must have cavalry arranged outside to monitor the people who escaped from the camp at any time. As long as I run, I don't know how many Tatars will let go here and chase after him! Can I run past these Tatars who grew up on horseback? Once I run, the place collapses faster! My Xiao Yan's reputation has never been achieved by escaping. I am a man from the south who often relies on the soldiers and never betray them. If I want to survive in this troubled times, I cannot throw away this only thing I can rely on! I, Xiao Yan, will win, and will not escape!"
He raised his arms and shouted loudly at the guard who was running towards him: "Let the horses go!"
Standing there around his personal guard, at a loss, Xiao Yan strode through them. He pulled out his sword from his waist, identified the buttocks of his mount, and stabbed him hard. The mount suffered a pain, and a long neighed, and ran away from afar.
Xiao Yan lost his sword and touched a spear thrown by the defeated soldiers on the ground. Several defeated soldiers passed by him. Xiao Yan whipped them hard with the spear rod: "I, Xiao Yan is here, why are you running away? Now I will surround me and form a formation to block the Tartars! I have ten thousand soldiers and horses, and I will come in a flash. What are these Tartars? I want to live a peaceful life in the future, and now I will fight with you!"
Zhang Xian also touched a spear on the ground. He strode to Xiao Yan and shouted loudly: "Xiao Xuanzan is here! Those who dare to retreat by Xiao Xuanzan will be killed without forgiveness! Gathering with Xiao Xuanzan, everyone leaned on their shoulders, changed their weapons, and blocked the Tartars!"
Xiao Yan's personal guards leaned over first, led the horse and threw away the reins in his hand, and drove the horse away. They all touched long weapons on the ground, stood on Xiao Yan's left and right. They formed a circular formation and surrounded Xiao Yan in the middle.
On the battlefield, the most feared thing about the soldiers is that there is no organization or command. In the chaos, watching the circular formations here take shape, the defeated soldiers gradually lean over. The weapons are outside, the weapons are not surrounded by bows and arrows, and there is no formation command. It is a circular formation with shoulders leaning against the shoulders, arranged densely. The spear blade bulged outside like a wolf's teeth, gradually stabilized.
Xiao Yan gasped heavily, held the spear and turned his head to ask Zhang Xian who was close to him: "With a ping-chess, how can he use this spear?"
Zhang Xian didn't look back, and looked at the Jurchen soldiers who were gradually killing him and replied in a low voice: "If the Tatars cavalry approached, the spear must be stable, and the spear tip should be upward, and there is no need to poke it out. Just wait for the Tatars to hit him by themselves! You must be steady and do not close your eyes in front of the enemy cavalry!"
Xiao Yan nodded, stood up straight, looked around, and shouted loudly: "Everyone see clearly. I, Xiao Yan, are here, and I have not left my brothers. Run away first! My brothers were all brought to the Song Dynasty by me, Xiao Yan, and naturally I will give you a stable and wealthy family in the future, and a family that can eat a stable meal! I, Xiao Yan, will never leave my brothers! I, Xiao Yan, will never leave my brothers! I, only hope that my brothers will be by my side, Xiao Yan, will fight to the death like me! Wait until the reinforcements arrive!"
Seeing the soldiers in the round formation facing his back all turned around, Xiao Yan tried his best to put the spear flat and put it on the shoulder of a soldier in front. He exclaimed: "Kill!"
The soldier with his spear on his shoulders was the first to shout, and then in the round formation, a sound wave rang from the inside to the outside: "Xiao Xuanzan has not retreated, we will not retreat, kill!"
Wanyan Shuohe was also one of the Jurchen soldiers who first entered the Song army camp. Xiao Yan refused to retreat at the time of the battle, and he also led the way.
He fought all the way, full of resentment and depression. As the weapons in his hand waved, the words "happiness" were enough to describe his current state of mind!
The Song infantry in front of him was enough to be said to be vulnerable. In the blink of an eye, he took the lead. Under the protection of his personal guards, he wanted to kill the front army and only rushed to the central army's tent!
The Jurchen soldiers around them were like Wanyan’s horse, fighting happily. The Jurchen athletes were never able to reach these weak southerners. There would only be one accident, and it would not last long. The Shihe horse they were lucky enough to follow came here against military orders and established the most dazzling achievement since their departure from the south!
The horses only led more than fifty cavalry into the camp, and left more than twenty cavalry outside to prevent Xiao Yan from escaping in the chaos at any time.
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When he was riding at night, he was confident that no one in the world could pass the Jurchen equestrian. As long as Xiao Yan escaped, he could only be caught up with him on the road and chopped off his head on his neck!
Behind him, the troops led by Dong Dalang gradually followed. Dong Dalang roared like thunder and rushed to the first place. When the infantry under his command pulled down another row of villages, Wanyan Shuo looked back and saw Dong Dalang rushing in with one horse first. The spear was everywhere, and the person in charge was invincible.
When the spear was stabbed several times, Dong Dalang handed the broken spear to his left hand, and then pulled out the long sword from his waist with his right hand, slashing and rushing towards Wanyan Shuhe Horse. The southern infantryman was like waves splitting in front of him, and had no ability to resist his hands at all. He just turned around and ran away.
Dong Dalang is actually a powerful general who is not inferior to the Tiger Warrior! Zong Yan Shuhe was full of praise in his eyes, and he completely regarded Dong Dalang as his confidant slave. He smiled in the direction he came to kill, "Darang, have you come a little late?"
After a short battle, Dong Dalang had already worn out his armor and his men and horses splattered blood. He shouted at Wanyan Shuai's horse: "Has Xiao Yan escaped?"
Wanyan Shuaihema snorted coldly: "I'm afraid I'm so scared that my legs are weak and I can't even get on the horse!"
In the battle formation, the two of them answered a few words as if no one was around. The Jurchen soldiers beside Wanyan Shuai Hema kept passing him and rushed to the front. Suddenly, they saw that the central army tent was close to the left, and a circular formation was lined up, with hundreds of spears standing in the forest. Before the defeated soldiers fled to the round formation, the officers in the formation blushed and scolded them to retreat to both sides. Several Jurchen soldiers followed the defeated soldiers to rush in, and a few arrows had been shot in the round formation. Even if the unsuccessful person was injured, the horse was injured. The several war horses rushing in front neighed and fell to the ground. A Jurchen soldiers fell straight forward and fell into the attack range of the spears. I don’t know how many spears came over immediately. The Jurchen soldiers supported themselves and nailed the spears to the ground!
With a scream, the Jurchen soldiers with red eyes stood on their horses and strangled their war horses to the sides. At this time, they had time to take a breath. Dong Dalang had already rushed to the side of Wanyan Shihema. Looking around, he saw a young man in golden helmets and silver armor standing in the round formation under the fire, just like the scene that the Jurchen Song army had seen when they fought against Wanyan Shihema.
It was this person who stood under the banner of the self-bow. The Jurchen athlete paid hundreds of lives and the price of the commander's injury. He still had not forced him to take a step back and finally could only be defeated with hatred. Tonight, this person stood in front of him again!
Xiao Yan also saw the Jurchen handsome man who came over. There were so many personal guards surrounding him, and it was difficult to recognize him. The Jurchen commander had a short beard on his lips, and Xiao Yan was not good at recognizing the age of this era.
However, this guy doesn't look bigger than him. It's obviously not Yin Keshu. Yin Keshu fought with him face to face. Xiao Yan still remembers the smell of Yin Keshu's mouth.
It was true that he was wrong. The Jurchen Tartars were indeed two commanders. Yin Keshu could hold back his anger and not swallow his bait, while the other Jurchen commander still took the bait! This also affected the situation of the battle. Tonight will be the time for both sides to decide the outcome!
Of course, I had to hold on to it before Xiao Yan sighed in disgust. However, in this era, I have been born and died twice, and I am numb anyway.
Beside the young Jurchen commander, Xiao Yan also saw an old acquaintance. It was Dong Dalang! This guy is so lucky and can really survive. Tanzhou is so injured, and now he is jumping around again... You know, Ma Kuo is still lying on the bed!
But now is not the time to reminisce. Xiao Yan faced the young Jurchen commander and Dong Dalang not far away, looking at him as if sparks were bursting out. He suddenly smiled and tilted his head to pat his neck: "My name Xiao is here, he has a great head, it depends on whether you have the life to get it!"
After saying this with a smile, he suddenly took the opportunity and shouted at the two of them: "If you can't take away someone's head, leave your head on your neck! Isn't you here as soon as you say it? You always have to leave something and make a thought for someone Xiao!"
The Zhang family leader’s fort suddenly opened, and the walls of the village were brightly lit, and the lights of butter torches were cast straight down. In the fort gate, the messy infantry yelled, and the girl burst out like a big river burrow!
The main force led by Han Shizhong is no more than Xiao Yan. He camped against the enemy and was on guard. Even on weekdays, the soldiers were on duty at night and took turns to serve. Not to mention that Han Shizhong had already reacted and notified the entire army to mobilize them all, ready to deal with the changes in the Jurchen Tatars in the fort!
These infantrymen who rushed to the crowd were divided into two groups. One was adapted from the last surrendered army of Xi Wangxia, although it was claimed to be the ever-winning army led by Dong Dalang. However, since Dong Dalang's defeat, these people and horses were almost directly led by the Jurchens themselves. The other part was the new affiliated army of the Zhang family.
Compared with the people like the village tyrants of the Zhang family's new army, An Wang Xiamo's surrendered army was at least a battle-capable army among the Liao people that day. After the regular battle formation, he was a bit fierce. The Jurchens also accumulated the most powerful power in their hearts. The Jurchen soldiers and horses were supervising the battle behind, so they could only move forward desperately. After killing the long siege in front of them, there might be a way out!
The new affiliated army of the Zhang family retreated and followed behind, taking a few steps and turned around. In the fortress, Ding Zhuang and others were still throwing objects that could lead fire into the fire under the supervision of the Jurchen soldiers. The fire spread and the houses were already burning. Mars burst and spread around. Those who were slightly slower, the Jurchen Light Cavalry who were supervising the battle behind him were unceremonious and bent his bow to death on the road.
Compared to the silent Song army camp in front of it, the death close behind is now even more terrifying. After the last surrender of Xi Wangxia, the new army of Zhang family made a crying sound, without dividing the queue, and finally came out in a mess!
Thousands of infantry rushed out from a small fortress at the same time, making the scene of the fortress burning behind them, and there was a kind of madness that was almost doomed. The Liao people surrendered to the front, some were carrying wooden boards and preparing to pass by the moat, and more were just holding weapons and preparing to climb the moat.
The long encirclement excavation was only two days. Although the width was sufficient, the depth was not enough. Both sides of the trench were not cut into cliffs. It was not an insurmountable obstacle. In a blink of an eye, the crowds of people were already on the edge of the trench, and there was still no movement on the opposite side. The Liao army jumped off the trench first and squeezed into a ball below. The people in front tried hard to dig soil on the holland wall, preparing to make the slope smoother so as to run up. The earth walls on the inside of the trench were not completely repaired, the high, low, and even the gaps had not been completely closed. As long as you climb the trench, you could rush through these gaps and rush straight to the Song people's camp!
Even if you don’t go to the camp, you can rush out between the Song people’s camp, and you will be considered a birthplace!
The crowds were flooding more and more. In the trench, they were crowded into a group on the outside of the trench. Some people were on the top and couldn't stand, so they were squeezed down. As long as they didn't have time to get up, they were stepped by countless feet at the same time. Just as the chaos reached the height of the turret, a clapper sounded, and countless heads were poked out from the earthen wall, and there were more heads gathered at several gaps. Each of them had a bow and arrow. With a moment of pause, countless feathered arrows were already whistling out!
This was almost shooting arrows against the opponent's forehead. Feather arrows flew across the dense crowd like rainstorms, and almost every feather arrow could splash a ball of blood. Moreover, these crossbowmen were almost shooting at the crowd under the trench. Suddenly, all the infantrymen gathered at the bottom of the trench were nailed with arrowheads and fell down in a skeleton. Blood was everywhere, flowing across the bottom of the trench, and under the reflection of the flames, a dark light was reflected.
The rain of arrows came too fiercely. After a while, I heard the earth-shaking screams of death, which sounded grounded under the trench!
This rain of arrows almost destroyed the morale of the messy infantrymen that had poured out. The crowd gathered around the trench and screamed in a different voice, scattering everywhere. As long as you don’t jump into the trench, you will start running in any direction!
But there was a big fire in Ran and the ruthless rain of arrows from the Song army outside. Where can these people go?
The infantry led by Han Shizhong almost crushed the three-sided breakout attack organized by the Jurchens in the shortest time. But there were some shortcomings. Originally, the general order issued by Han Shizhong was to draw out several commanded infantry nearby and rush to the north to form a formation. At least a little blocking of the Jurchens would inevitably break out from the north for a moment, so that the Baiye soldiers and heavy cavalry led by him would catch up. The fire rose here, illuminating the surroundings like daytime. The Baiye soldiers could also see the direction of the impact and make enough powerful impact. Perhaps they could defeat these Jurchen cavalry in one fell swoop, and the victory would be decided!
However, the sudden explosion of these three sides was scary enough before being hit by the ruthless rain of arrows. In addition, the incidents tonight were repeated, and the fort was burning behind them, and most people had a little lost their normal judgment ability. When these infantry soldiers were pulling out, the generals of the infantry led the army saw that there were already a large group of troops and horses hitting the direction of their camp, so they made a very natural decision. They immediately mobilized all their troops to face the earth wall, and first blocked the amazing breakthrough in front of them!
At this moment, the entrance of the fortress in the north was still unstoppable!"
Yin Keshu stood high on the top of the city, looking at these new army members with expressionless expressions driven out by their Jurchen soldiers to die. He glanced at the battlefield and ordered loudly: "Open the north fort gate and rush out! Go south with all your strength to meet the horse!"
The Jurchen soldiers who had been preparing for a long time opened the gate of the fortress in the north. Several Mouke Puliyan, who knew that they had made a big mistake, rushed out first, and the torrent of war horses rushed onto the suspension bridge. The knocking made the bridge board sound like thunder, and even suppressed the screams of the dying new affiliated infantry in the trench!
Everyone on the battlefield turned their heads and watched the torrent of war horses pouring from the north of the fortress. The sparks of fire in the fortress fluttered over the heads of these cavalrymen, as if they were a flowing red cloud!
Tonight, the situation of the battle inside and outside the Zhang family’s head castle is changing. Even the scene of the battle is so strange and magnificent!
Yin Keshu had already turned around and got off the fortress. Zhang Yimiao sat blankly on the wall of the village, watching the fortress run by generations moaning and collapse among the crowd. The old and weak cried overwhelmed the sky and completely lost the feeling of reality. However, at this time, no one would look at him again.
Yin Keshu's personal guard, who had been waiting for him for a long time, was waiting for him to turn over his horse. Yin Keshu did not stop and shook the reins and led the Jurchen knights who had finally broken out. When he stepped onto the suspension bridge, he heard a sound of collapse coming from behind. However, there were houses in the fort burning through the roof, collapsed, and splashing out the sky of Mars!
"Let's go! Go quickly! No matter what, we must pick up the Hema! We will come back to this place of Guyan!"
On another advantage, Han Shizhong, who was wearing armor, also saw the view of the Jurchen cavalry rushing out of the fortress.
To be continued...