Fu Song

Chapter 363
The picture is poor.

At this point now, all of Xiao Ding's strategic arrangements are already clear and clear.

He is indeed taking a risk.

One wrong step, and everything will be lost.

But from his standpoint, when facing the converging attack of hundreds of thousands of troops from the two empires at the same time, following the rules is only to delay the time of defeat, and it is not of much use.

But once the adventure is successful, it will bring him huge gains.

Adventure is the patent of the weak and the only pass for the poor.

Now, Xiao Ding is already standing in front of the gate, as long as he kicks his last foot, his adventure journey will be considered a success.

Zhang Chao already figured out what Xiao Ding wanted to do.

He wanted to quickly defeat the Song army, and then return to his division to fight the Liao army. As for the location of this decisive battle, he must have chosen Xingqing Mansion.Because Xingqing Mansion not only has strong and steep city walls, but also has a large number of people, countless weapons, food and grass, etc.

If Xiao Ding can be slowed down to return to the army so that the Liao army can break through the Xingqing Mansion, then Xiao Ding will still be on the verge of defeat. This is the only thing Zhang Chao can do now.

Generally speaking, in this contest, Zhang Chao has already lost, but there is still one last chance to save it.

Sanchuankou will determine the final direction of this battle.

Zhang Cheng looked at the big black-and-white banner that suddenly appeared in front of him, and was only slightly taken aback. He immediately raised the spear in his hand, pointed the halberd forward, and shouted sharply: "Charge, charge!"

At this moment, his father was building a stronghold in the rear, while he was leading more than a thousand cavalry to explore the way forward. Unexpectedly, he collided head-on with the forward of the Western Army.

Of course, he had to stop the opponent, otherwise his father would not be able to build the stronghold and had to be forced to fight outside with the Western Army. With the combat effectiveness of the Western Army, the Song Army would be in big trouble.

Leading the forward of the Western Army was Xin Jian, the commander of the iron kite.

A person Zhang Cheng is very familiar with.

When Xiao Ding's ten cavalry swept the Upper Fourth Army back then, Xin Jian was the leader of the hundred cavalry of the Upper Fourth Army.

In that battle, Xiao Ding became famous in the capital, and Xin Jian's fate as Xiao Ding's stepping stone and background board was naturally not very good, and many previous promises would naturally not be fulfilled.

Zhang Cheng didn't care about the fate of the abandoned Xin Jian.In his opinion, he provided Xin Jian with a chance to stand up, but Xin Jian didn't grasp it, and what happened after that was none of his business.

But what Zhang Cheng didn't expect was that this guy who was abandoned by their father and son actually won the favor of Xiao Ding. He took his family and went to the northwest, and now he has become famous and became the leader of thousands of iron kites. , Famous all over the world.

Xiao Ding's iron kite is a beautiful existence that can be compared with the Liao royal family's pro-army Pi Shijun.

Oncoming is the iron kite.

What Zhang Cheng brought with him was also the elite dragon guard cavalry who followed him through the fierce battle of Bianliang.

Speaking of which, the dragon guard cavalry is not bad, at least their personal ability and equipment are all the best. When they have a good general and go through some training with blood and fire, their combat effectiveness is actually not that bad. Difference.

Just like now, facing the iron kite, they still rushed up without hesitation.

There are only five hundred people in this iron harrier, and the battalion commander Xi Fengmin who leads them is a party member. Although he is just in his early twenties this year, he is already a veteran iron harrier.He was one of the first batch of soldiers selected to enter the iron kite. He has experienced the baptism of war, and now he is already a battalion commander in charge of a battalion.

Facing the Song army with a larger number, Xi Fengmin didn't pay attention to them at all. The invincibility of the iron kite has long cultivated their proud hearts, no matter who they are facing , no matter how many opponents there are, they dare to attack their opponents and win the battle.

The two sides collided violently, and just as Xi Feng Minze expected, the battle-hardened iron kite was indeed superior, but they were deeply embedded in the Song army's formation like a sharp blade. Bite the opponent out a big gap.

Zhang Cheng has his eye on Xi Feng Minze.

Catch the thief first catch the king!
At the same time, Xi Fengmin also saw Zhang Cheng.

As soon as the experts stretched out their hands, they knew if there was one. In the first match between the two sides, they felt that this Song army seemed to be a hard bone, which was not easy to chew on. The key point was that they had twice as many people as themselves.

Therefore, Xi Fengmin also wanted to take down Zhang Cheng.

As long as the leader is killed, the battle is over.

The two sides had a tacit understanding and hit it off.

The spears in the hands of the two were handed over, sparks splashed, and the two riders approached quickly without any hesitation. Both of them dropped the spears in their hands and drew out the sabers stuck beside the saddles.

When the two knives intersected, there was a choking sound, and half of the saber flew out, spraying blood into the sky.

In Xi Fengmin's hand, only half of the knife was left, and the main artery was cut open in his throat by the sharp blade, and half of the blood spurted out like water.

What a sharp knife!

This was Xi Feng Minze's last thought.

With one strike, the morale of the Song army was greatly boosted. The iron kite leader died in front of the battle.

With the sword back in its sheath, Zhang Cheng leaned over beautifully, picked up a long spear from the ground, and drove his horse forward to give chase.

The knife is indeed sharp.

It's just that this knife was given to him by Xiao Cheng back then.

If Xiao Cheng knew that he used this knife to kill a powerful general under his elder brother's command, what would he feel in his heart.

Ten miles forward, it will arrive in an instant.

The Xin character flag that suddenly flashed in front of him woke Zhang Cheng up from the joy of the victory just now.

The iron kite brigade has arrived.

In a blink of an eye, the roles of winners and losers were reversed.

The Song army fled after hitting their horses, but Tie Yaozi sent out a group of men and horses to pursue them relentlessly.

Accompanied by the sound of bowstrings, Song soldiers one after another shot iron kites off their horses, and some Song soldiers who turned around brazenly to fight for their partners to escape time were cut off one by one without accident.

It wasn't until both sides saw a military stronghold rising up in front of them that the pursuers stopped.

At this moment, only half of the thousand cavalry under Zhang Cheng's command remained.

The army stronghold hadn't been fully built yet, and Xin Jian, who had arrived on horseback, immediately ordered an attack.

It doesn't matter whether he can win or not. What he has to do is to delay the opponent's actions so that the opponent's camp cannot be built. Much simpler.

Standing on the newly built general platform, Zhang Chao watched as thousands of iron kites set up an army formation in the distance, and groups of cavalry galloped towards them, holding the feathered arrows in the battalion in front of the stronghold. Passing by, the horse skills of these cavalry are really amazing, like the feather arrows of locusts, they do very little damage to them, and some elites even boldly charged to a place less than a dozen steps away from the fence, throwing a noose, and entangled the fence The wooden stake, pulled it out abruptly.

There is even an extremely unlucky Song Jun who was caught by a noose that flew over like this, and then was taken into the air by flying cavalry. With the acceleration of the cavalry, this Song The army was released high and flew high like a kite.

The iron kites of the Western Army cheered thunderously, but in the Song Army's barracks, everyone turned pale.

Naturally, the iron kite would not take the initiative to attack such a camp, and Xin Jian just sent teams of cavalry to harass them endlessly.

To be honest, Xin Jian was very surprised to see Song Jun at Sanchuankou.This shows that Zhang Chao made the decision to send troops to Sanchuankou as soon as he got the news that the Castanopsis stronghold had fallen and the Western Army was attacking. Xin Jian admired this decisiveness.However, Song Jun's hasty attack, such as long-range heavy weapons, must not be many, and the number of ordnance such as feather arrows must not be enough.One was shot, but one was missing.

Whether the Song army guarded the camp or the city, even when they confronted the enemy in the field, they were accustomed to using dense crossbow arrows to open the way.Xin Jian was very familiar with this style of play. Once the bows and arrows ran out, the generals below would be at a loss.

After just a few rounds of probing, Xin Jian had already spotted several weaknesses in this big camp.

In some places, the feathered arrows shot out are neat and orderly, with a layered surface. In such places, every time one's side charges, a few people or horses will be left behind.

But in some defensive areas, when the feather arrows are shot out, they are a bit sparse and the time is also separated, and the lethality is greatly insufficient. Such shooting is not worth it for the lightning-fast cavalry. I mentioned it.

There are elite soldiers in this battalion, and there are also shoddy guys.

Of course, it can't be ruled out that Zhang Chao, an old guy, is up to some tricks.

In the next temptation, even if Xin Jiandang enlarged the previously exposed weak areas and intensified his attacks, it immediately made these areas appear more flustered and difficult to deal with.

Sure enough, all the good soldiers were taken out.

No matter what Zheng Xiong took to Shentangbao or Wang Jun took to Siwuzhai, they were all relatively more elite soldiers of the Song army. The rest here, probably Zhang Chao's own army can still survive. Fighting, the rest are estimated to be the Imperial Army who have just been transferred from the rear to the front line.

Zhang Chao didn't dare to send them to the front line, so he left them behind Fu Shi, but who would have thought that in a blink of an eye, the originally safe rear would become more dangerous?
With the rumble of drums and the melodious sound of trumpets behind him, Xiao Ding's main force had arrived one after another. In the camp, Zhang Chao also got off the elevated road with a gloomy expression.

The enemy's rich combat experience exceeded Zhang Chao's imagination.

It was just a tentative touch, and he immediately found out his own details.

Can you really hold back your opponent?

"Zhang Cheng!"

"The last general is here!" Not long after returning to the camp, Zhang Cheng, who was still covered in blood, strode out from the group of generals and stood in front of his father.

"You, lead a hundred cavalry, take my general, and go to mobilize reinforcements." Zhang Chao's face did not show the slightest expression: "Whether it is the army there, whether it is the forbidden army, the Xiang army, or the regiment training, all of them will be sent to the army to help us." All must be concentrated at Sanchuankou, and anyone who shirks and slows down, kill! Military generals below the fourth rank, civil officials below the fifth rank, and those who refuse to obey the dispatch, establish a military law!"

"Obey!" Zhang Cheng said loudly, beating his breastplate with his hand.

In the arena, dozens of generals at all levels had different expressions.

No one dared to say anything!Or some people could see that Zhang Chao took this opportunity to keep Zhang Cheng away from this most dangerous place.But just now Zhang Cheng had come back from fighting outside, and even beheaded a general of the Western Army.

Secondly, Zhang Chao himself is still standing here!He didn't take a step back. Those generals below, whoever dared to say a word, would be beheaded immediately.

More importantly, Zhang Cheng went back to mobilize reinforcements this time. With his status, whoever dares to disobey, he really dares to kill, regardless of whether that person is a general or a civilian, if it is replaced by another person here, I am afraid I don't have the guts anymore.

That's good too, maybe he really has the energy to constantly get soldiers and horses to fight in Sanchuankou. As long as reinforcements come, won't his hope of survival be even greater?

Zhang Cheng galloped out of the camp with more than a hundred men and horses. During the gallop, a soldier of Zhang Chao approached Zhang Cheng and said in a low voice, "The Taiwei has an order. General, you must mobilize all the soldiers around you." After the horse, instead of going to Sanchuankou, return to Jingzhao Mansion to prepare for the defense of Jingzhao Mansion, do not return to Sanchuankou!"

Zhang Cheng was stunned, and suddenly turned his head to look at the soldiers.

The soldier nodded emphatically.

Zhang Chao didn't have the confidence to hold Sanchuankou, so he didn't want his son to be trapped there.

Under the Shentang Fort, the battle intensified.Zheng Xiong didn't have the trebuchet, but Li Yi also didn't have the Thunderbolt in his hands. Relying on the large number of people, Zheng Xiong began to use the crowd tactics without hesitation, wave after wave of offensives.The supervising team almost reached the place only a hundred steps away from the city wall, and the supervising captain had already changed several times.

He climbed up to the top of the wall several times and was driven off several times.

Li Yi reckoned that if he continued to fight like this, he could hold out for at most one to two days, and Shentangbao would still be unable to hold it.

However, the general should act now, right?

As long as the general's brigade took down Castanopsis, there would be nothing to worry about in Shentangbao.

Wiping the blood and sweat off his face, Li Yi grinned grimly and threw himself at a general of the Song army who had just climbed up the city wall in Ming Guangkai.

The gong of the Song army mingling gold rang continuously, and Zheng Xiong, who gave the order to retreat, was still immersed in shock and couldn't extricate himself from it.

The main force of the Western Army crossed Baigan Mountain and went straight to Yan'an Mansion. At this moment, the Taiwei was blocking the main force of the Western Army at Sanchuankou.

God!Where is there enough troops in Taiwei's hands to block Xiao Ding?

Once Sanchuankou falls, the Taiwei will fall to the enemy, and Yan'an Mansion will fall.
Zheng Xiong shivered.

He glanced again at the Shentangbao, which was billowing with thick smoke. Right now, where can we still care about it?He had to go back, and he had to do everything possible to rescue Zhang Chao in Sanchuankou.

(End of this chapter)