953. Mountain Combat
Little did they know that under the influence of Zhao Dongting, the imperial guards of the Song Dynasty did not regard war horses as important as soldiers.
Although it is true that for cavalry, war horses are their partners, war horses are war horses after all, and human life is human life after all.
Soldiers should cherish war horses, but they should regard war horses as more important than their own lives, which is a bit of putting the cart before the horse.
It was not until the Song Dynasty imperial guards approached the mountains like clouds that the Dali army on the pass finally understood their intentions.
A general exclaimed: "They are going to break through the mountains!"
Although the mountains on both sides of Jiumao Pass are dangerous, they are not impossible to climb over.
As the general exclaimed, the Dali generals around him changed color instantly.
Then the generals hurriedly discussed, and soon Dali generals led their subordinates to the mountains.
They also brought a lot of thunder.
Just because the military components are quite mixed, they are naturally unlikely to be as convergent as the Iron Cavalry of the Song Dynasty. It seems to be in union, but in fact they are still doing their own affairs.
Feng Hebi was composed of 20,000 troops from Shanju County, 30,000 troops from Shicheng County, 30,000 troops from Jianchang Prefecture, Dongchuan County, Huichuan Prefecture, and 10,000 Dali Imperial Guards. The troops and horses of each county had their chief generals, and their subordinates were formed by soldiers from various departments, and each had its own commanders. Not to mention the temporary united front commander sent to guard Jiumao Pass, even if Feng Hebi made the tribal generals unhappy, they might not be able to command them.
It is good that the lord who guards Jiumao Pass can command these guys to the mountains to resist the Song army. As for how to fight during combat, it is really not something he can control.
However, due to the various factors that the heavy firearms were unable to achieve success and the army was in charge of their own affairs, this battle led to the imperial guards of the Song Dynasty to create a miracle.
After Shi Kangsheng, Gu Junying and others led the army to the mountains, they continued to go west and soon encountered the Dali army.
The sound of gunfire sounded in the mountains.
The Dali Army did not have divine objects such as the Dragon Gun. Although it had several times the strength of the Song Dynasty's Imperial Army, it quickly retreated after the confrontation.
Apart from grenade launchers, few other things could pose a threat to the Song Dynasty imperial guards. This made them far more damage than the Song Dynasty imperial guards.
A raging flame spreads through the mountains.
In this dry summer, the forest is so easy to be ignited.
This made the entire mountain seem even more chaotic.
The Dali army in various sectors were beaten to cry and call her parents.
Not long after, the army was completely defeated and retreated to Jiumao Pass. The main general in Jiumao Pass could only worry when he saw this scene.
Two hundred hot air balloons soared upwards and reached the sky above the mountain. However, this did not stop the spread of gunfire in the deep mountains.
Shi Kangsheng and others led the fight from below to above. As they fought, they suddenly found that the Dali army in the mountains was much easier to deal with than they thought.
These scattered soldiers and wandering soldiers were really just like native chickens and tiles under the Dragon Gun.
After tasting the sweetness, they simply did not lead their troops to break westward. Instead, they fought with the Dali army in the mountains.
The battle situation has undergone a dramatic reversal.
Originally, the Dali Army was here to swear to block the Song Dynasty imperial guards, but at this moment, many troops were chased by the Song Dynasty imperial guards.
The Shenlong Gun made them suffer.
I don’t know how many military and horses from Dali are lost in this deep mountain.
And even under such circumstances, Jin Hancai led the Imperial Army and the Fourth Light Cavalry Regiment of the Tiangu Army who was fighting in Chenxi with him also rushed to the Jiumao Pass.
They did not meet the scouts sent by Gu Junying, and led their troops from here to plan to return to Zhenxi Village. It can be said that it was a coincidence.
After rushing outside the pass, they heard the sound of gunfire in the deep mountains and looked at the rolling smoke, and were slightly stunned. Then they all reacted.
This must be a sacred person breaking through.
They also saw that the Dali Army occupied Jiumao Pass.
The sound of the Shenlong gun is unique to the imperial guards of the Song Dynasty.
Immediately, Jin Hancai and others did not hesitate, and abandoned their horses and led their troops to the mountain to kill.
Although they did not sleep all night, they could undoubtedly be considered a new force at this time.
When they arrived at Dashan and gathered with Shi Kangsheng and others, this made the imperial guards of the Song Dynasty unstoppable.
More and more Dali troops retreated to Jiumao Pass.
The entire mountain was gradually dominated by the imperial guards of the Song Dynasty.
The comparison between the two sides' casualties is an extremely astonishing ratio.
Although some of the imperial guards in the Song Dynasty died under the thunder of the Dali Army, there were definitely not many.
This completely angered the Dali general who was guarding Jiumao Pass.
As more and more defeated troops retreated into the pass, they could see the Song army spreading toward this side. Perhaps he was furious and even let the cannon chariots fire at the mountains.
Immediately, countless thunders thunders fell into the deep mountains.
There is also a hot air balloon in the sky, which means to razing the mountain to the ground.
This indeed blocked Shi Kangsheng and the others.
Although the imperial guards of the Song Dynasty had armor, they were also flesh and blood, and it was impossible for them to use their physical bodies to block the thunder of the sky.
Seeing the Dali Army's artillery fire was so dense, Shi Kangsheng and others stopped dealing with each other and led their troops across the mountains to continue heading west.
At this moment, there is no more breakthrough or breakout, because except for the Dali army hot air balloons in the air, there is no Dali army in front of them.
They went over mountains and rivers like this.
In Jiumao Pass, the Dali general caused a lot of trouble.
When he ordered the artillery to fire, some tribal soldiers retreated into Jiumao Pass. The shells were not eye-catching, but many of them actually fell into their army.
The brothers under his command were beaten to death by the army that was also Dali. Who can bear it?
After a general led his men back to the pass in vain, he couldn't help but be furious and immediately turned against the general.
As more and more defeated troops attacked by artillery fire gathered onto the pass, the turmoil gradually became unstoppable.
After all, Dali sabers and soldiers were facing each other on Jiumao Pass. The bombardment just now probably aroused the new and old hatreds in their hearts.
In the past, these soldiers from various departments may not have never fought. Before Duan Xingzhi intimidated the entire Dali, all tribes in Dali had many turned their faces to compete for profit.
Shi Kangsheng and others did not kill to Jiumao Pass, but the Dali army on Jiumao Pass began to kill each other.
Moreover, because the main general was not a combination of seals or Duan Shi, his status in Dali was not too high, and he could not suppress the army, which made the chaos gradually spread.
In the end, the fight continued from Jiumao Pass to the inner pass.
The army in Dali fought against each other, and it was in a mess. More and more people fell in pools of blood, and the hatred became deeper and deeper.
Unfortunately, Shi Kangsheng and others had already led their troops to go far at this time. Otherwise, they would have led their troops back at this time, and the Jiumao Pass would have almost been defeated without attacking.
When they were about to walk out of the mountain range, they saw that the Dali hot air balloon was still above the sky, so they simply did not run out of the mountains. In the mountains, the troops scattered their own ways.
Seeing Song Jun like this, the hot air balloon in the sky knew that it would be meaningless to blow it up again, so he had to turn back to Jiumao Pass.
After they returned to Jiumao Pass, they were stunned when they saw the mess inside the pass. The troops below came from all over the place, and the imperial guards did not know who to help.
Almost at the same time.
Yang Kanglong's Frost Group, the Third Light Cavalry Group of the Tiangui Army, and the Second Heavy Cavalry Group of the Tiangu Army rushed to Luoxian Pass more than ten miles away from Jiumao Pass.
The situation in Luoxian Pass is similar to that in Jiumao Pass.
The Dali Army has since deployed heavy troops here.
In fact, Yang Kanglong and others originally planned to return to Zhenxizhai from Jiumao Pass, which they had agreed before departure. However, they came here because they were driven away by the Dali army from various counties.
Their situation is much more steep than Shi Kangsheng and others. There are really tigers in front and pursuers behind, and their strength is far less than that of Shi Kangsheng and others.
Outside the pass, seeing the Dali Army's strict defense, Yang Kanglong and other generals looked a little ugly.
It’s difficult to break the barrier!
It is also difficult to fight back and fight with the Dali soldiers behind!
In the end, Yang Kanglong and other generals did not choose the way to dismount like Shi Kangsheng and others to break out. Instead, they turned around and headed towards Jiumao Pass.
They did not see Shi Kangsheng, Yin Yongning and others' army here, so they knew that they must have returned to the village from Jiumao Pass as planned.
Although it is not easy to rush to Jiumao Pass at this time, it is much better than forcibly breaking the pass and fighting with Dali pursuers behind.
Yang Kanglong and others thought that as long as they could gather with Shi Kangsheng and others' army, even if Jiumao Pass was guarded by the Dali Army, they might break through.
Chapter completed!