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Chapter 540 Eight Mile Bridge ([-])

(I had something to do during the day, so I wrote it in a hurry, so please point out any typos and wrong sentences)

"What are you still doing in a daze? The artillerymen hurriedly reloaded the empty small Frang machine guns, and this time they all loaded me with shotguns.

The Musketeers, too, quickly reload the empty muskets, and fire again when I reach sixty paces next time.

Let these Xixia people know what a pot is made of iron. "

Old Hei, who was holding a tin horn in his hand, shouted at the top of his voice, resounding in the vehicle formation where the Chinese army was located, and made many soldiers of the new army with befuddled faces react one after another. come over.

However, compared to ten minutes ago, the emotion in this guy's voice has calmed down a lot.

Even in this guy's voice, he could hear the indescribably high-spirited taste.

Before the battle, Ma Kuo, Dayu, and Wu Zu were also the three who were scattered to other stations to sit in command, although they did not shout with a tin horn.

He also laughed and cursed to tell his subordinates not to be in a daze, and get ready to continue fighting.

Compared with before, his expression was also a little more relaxed.

Why?It's not like this victory in the first battle, it's too important for their team with too many rookies.

Not to mention Zhang Dabang included, many of the new army soldiers who were actually on the battlefield for the first time won what they thought would be a tragic battle so easily.

So much so that after the battle, it was a bit overwhelming for a while.

But it is undeniable that a very important point is:

After such a battle, the morale of these rookies immediately skyrocketed, and the fear of the Xixia cavalry was completely gone.

What is left is the vigorous fighting will to make contributions to these opponents in front of him and win a background for himself.

Regarding this point, Lao Hei and the others can be very sure from the eyes of the soldiers under him, which have the light like wolf cubs.

Even the civilians who accompanied the army, holding the long guns and long knives distributed to them for self-defense, were a little eager to try.

It can be said that after World War I, the army's fear of the Xixia people disappeared.

In this way, a group of soldiers in the car formation, with a strong fighting spirit, quickly reloaded the emptied small Frang machine guns and muskets.

Prepare to meet the next cavalry attack of the Xixia people.

But when they were about to fight again, those Xixia people stayed there without any further movement since they had retreated several miles away.

There was no attack, nor did they just retreat here, they just besieged the entire army.

For a moment, the two sides were separated by a distance of several miles, and entered a strange state...

The reason for this is because of Li Qianshun, the false emperor of Xixia, and the civil and military officials who followed him to watch the battle.

After watching such a short battle, they all sat motionless on their horsebacks and fell into a long silence.

In the past, they had heard about how powerful the Song people's firearms were from the mouths of the Jin people's waiters, and they were somewhat psychologically prepared.

But to be so powerful that it looks like this is still far beyond their expectations.

Without exception, these people are the most elite group of people among the more than 200 million people in Xixia. Naturally, they can think of more things because of the situation exposed in the short battle just now.

Almost none of these things that were exposed were beneficial to them, which caused them a lot of headaches.

And without their new orders, the mercenaries composed of Gaochang people, Tubo people, and Kerai people were naturally happy not to risk their lives to attack those terrible formations.

A group of Xixia cavalry under their command did not suffer any losses just now.

But he was also terrified by such a scene, and he was also happy not to rush to die before receiving a new order.

As for the third army of the Song Dynasty, it was surrounded by so many opponent cavalry.

If he attacked rashly, without the protection of the car array, wouldn't he be looking for death by himself?

Such a situation of confrontation between the two sides lasted for about ten minutes before there was some change in the end.

It seems that in the head, after finally figuring out something.

Li Ganshun, the puppet emperor of Xixia, spoke slowly in a very emotional tone:

"The New Army of the Song Dynasty became famous all over the world after the first battle in Zhuxian Town, and it really deserves its reputation; that Hu Yitong and all the party members under his command are indeed talents from the sky.

With such powerful firearms, proficiency in bow and horse is no longer important, and the tactics on the battlefield will change in the future.

Jurchens' Wanyan Zongwang, Wanyan Zonghan, Wanyan Xiyin, Wanyan Loushi, and many famous generals were defeated by such opponents, and they were not wronged at all. "

After hearing that His Majesty the Emperor actually gave such a high evaluation to the Song soldiers in front of him.

A group of Xixia civil and military officials who followed him immediately wanted to speak out to persuade them, but when they spoke, they realized that what they planned to say was so powerless.

no way!The army of Song people in front of them, such an unfamiliar way of fighting with firearms, made them suffer too much.

You know, they failed to take down the Xinqin City guarded by the Zhe family these days. The Song people's firearm called 'grenade' played a key role.

Don't look at the small ones who are not big, after falling down, they can bring down five or six siege warriors without saying a word.

According to the news from the spies in the city, this kind of 'grenade' was sent from Kaifeng City more than a month ago. There is no reason why these new soldiers from the Song Dynasty did not have it, it can only be that there are more of them.

These people are all older than the battle formation. Thinking about the cavalry under their command, if they risked dense bullets and paid a huge price, they would approach the Song people's chariot formation.

As a result, dense grenades were thrown out of the car formation.

The scene where the small splashes of iron pierced the knights and horses under his command with fatal wounds all over his body made him shudder.

Fortunately, Li Qianshun really deserved to be recognized as the most outstanding among a total of ten emperors in the history of Xixia.

Seeing all the civil and military officials under his command with extremely solemn expressions, he didn't know what these people were thinking.

Immediately, he opened his mouth to these people:

"It's just a small defeat in the first battle. Some Gaochang people, Tubo people and Kelie people died. You don't need to be so depressed.

According to a certain view, the firearms of the Song people are indeed powerful, but they are not invincible.

However, like the Yellow Birch Crossbow, it takes at least a dozen counts of time to reload each time after shooting.

For the same reason, those small cannons are similar to weapons such as the eight-ox crossbow, but they are also limited in number.

As long as the army is willing to suffer casualties, or press the Gaochang people and rush forward to block a few waves of bullets, the cavalry can still charge into their chariot formation.

Once they entered close combat, they lost the advantage of the military formation, and you don't know what level the Song people are. "

After hearing such a sentence, all civil and military officials immediately relaxed.

After thinking about it for a while, the situation of the new army of the Song Dynasty and their old opponent, the Western Army, in the field is actually similar in essence.

They are mainly infantry, and after forming an formation, they rely on long-range weapons to resist the impact of their cavalry.

As long as they can withstand the casualties, once they break through the formation, based on their understanding of the Song people, they will immediately collapse into a ball.

They rode war horses and easily killed or captured them from behind.

The specific difference is nothing more than breaking through such a car formation, which is more difficult than the Western Army's large formation, and more warriors will die.

But now in the land of Linzhou, they don't have many other things, but the number of troops is astonishing.

No matter what, he is not afraid of such a Song army in front of him.

Under such circumstances, a strong man in his thirties yelled out a sentence while lightly kicking his horse under his crotch and moving forward:
"Your Majesty, as long as you give me [-] cavalrymen from our army to escort [-] Gaochang people and Kelei people to charge forward, I promise to take the iron kite under my command and destroy these chariot formations in a single battle.

If not, I, brother Li Cha, would like to bring the head to see you. "

This man who calls himself Brother Li Cha is also a member of the Xixia royal family. Because of his bravery, strategy and ability to draw a twenty-strong bow, he is highly valued by Li Qianshun.

Hand over the 'iron kite', which can be regarded as the Guards, to the commander of Brother Richard.

The 'Iron Kite' is actually a heavy cavalry similar to the Jurchen 'Iron Buddha', to put it bluntly.

It is composed of the sons and cronies of the noble chieftains of Dangxiang and Qiang. They ride on good horses and wear heavy armor. They cannot be pierced by stabs.

The difference is that there are 5000 people in the iron stupa of the Jinren.

However, the national strength of the Xixia people is limited. There are only ten teams of "Iron Kite", each with only three hundred people, and a total of only 3000 troops.

Hearing such a request, Li Ganshun immediately became overjoyed.

However, the answer in his mouth seemed a little cautious: "Brother Cha, you are worthy of being a thousand-mile horse of our Dangxiang clan, and I am very pleased to have such a heart.

But this matter is not urgent, I want other armies to continue to harass these Song people.

When they reach the outside of Xinqin City, when they are exhausted, you will bring the 'Iron Kite' to defeat this Song army in one battle.

At that time, the people in the city will be able to see the situation. Besides opening the door and surrendering, there is no other choice. "

After saying this, Li Qianshun, who had decided on the next strategy, started to return to the New Qin City with a group of people around him.

After thinking that this group of Song people who were partial teachers in front of them was nothing to be afraid of, all the civil and military officials who responded to Xixia all looked relaxed.

It's just that none of them noticed the hidden worry in the eyes of their own emperor.

The reason why Li Qianshun is like this is because the most outstanding emperor in Xixia history thought of this:
No matter how powerful the army of the Song Dynasty is, it is just a partial division; the Hu Yitong is just a partial division formed within a few months.

Like this army Da Song, there are more participating in the Northern Expedition Da Jin.

With the manpower and material resources of the Great Song Dynasty, it is difficult to form more such new-style troops; at most, after a year, another one can be pulled out, or even more.

As for the fighters he can fight against, which one doesn't take at least ten years to grow up?

Under such consumption, the Song people could lose once, twice, or even ten times. As long as they win once, their Xixia will be destroyed.

After thinking of these, how could His Majesty the Emperor be happy again.

It's just that in order not to disturb the morale of the army, I didn't say it on the spot.

So no matter what, the Kingdom of Jin must be preserved this time, otherwise it would be an extravagant hope for the people of Song Dynasty to admit their ministers and seek peace in the future.

To achieve this step, the premise is to destroy this Song people's partial division as soon as possible, and take down the three prefectures of Feng, Fu, and Lin in Hedong;

"Blessed by the Buddha, I hope everything will be in time; Wanyan Wu begged to buy these Jurchens, and they can last long enough under Hu Yitong's attack."

On the way back to the city of Xinqin, in the heart of the Xixia emperor, it was silently raised...

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In the following time, under the harassment of the cavalry of the Jinren, the third army began to stop and go; just like Hu Biao and the others at the beginning, it was only possible to walk a distance of twenty or thirty miles in a day, and even a few miles away. to be less.

However, the situation is quite different from the Northern Expedition army led by Hu Biao and others.

With the army of Xixia people outside the city going back and forth, the news of such a large-scale mobilization was tossed, how could it be hidden from the eyes of the middle of the city and the eyes of all the soldiers and civilians.

After a little analysis, it can be concluded that this is the reinforcement sent by Hu Xianggong, and it is not far from the city.

Immediately, under such good news, their morale was greatly boosted.

Even the strong women in the city mobilized, and transported the bricks and wood that had been demolished to the city wall as wooden rolling stones for defense.

In the following time, the soldiers and civilians in the city worked together to defend, relying on the [-] hand grenades specially sent by Hu Biao.

Unexpectedly, the Xixia people attacked frantically day and night, guarding a not-so-majestic New Qin City as motionless as a mountain.

And when the third army led by Lao Hei and others began to advance towards New Qin City in a stop-and-go manner, because it couldn't go far in a day.

It is estimated that it will take at least three or four days to arrive at the city of Xinqin.

So let us readjust our sights back to the direction of Yanjing, because the Northern Expedition army of the Great Song Dynasty, and the Jinren almost sent out the army with all their strength, and they are about to start here...

Time: The second year of Promo, the morning of February 25th.

Location: Near the Bali Bridge in the east of Yanjing, on a huge area with a radius of tens to hundreds of square kilometers.

It seemed that the two sides had a sufficient tacit understanding. At seven o'clock in the morning, hundreds of trumpeters in the Great Song and Northern Expedition army camps blew their assembly calls one after another.

At the same time, in the camp of the golden men, there were also seemingly countless bull horns being blown.

It's just that at such a time, the sound between the heaven and the earth is far louder than these bugles and horns, but it seems to be the sound of footsteps and horseshoes when the two armies of 80 million horses are dispatched together.

Because amidst the sound of these trumpets, the two sides who camped each other at a distance of about eleven or twelve miles were all dispatched at this moment.

Started to prepare for today's decisive battle.

To be more specific, the Jinren side relied on the strength of the home court and pulled the army to Baliqiao as early as the 23rd.

After counting the troops of the Ever Victorious Army hastily withdrawn from Yanshan, the Jin people had a total of 63 troops, including 29 cavalry and 34 infantry.

It is true that the Kingdom of Jin has many war horses, but after successive defeats in battles, the supply is now a little short, which has caused more infantry.

Don't look at the huge number of golden men mentioned above, but Wanyan Wu Qimai and others clearly know one thing:
In this battle, they were truly trustworthy people who could fight to the death; they were the only ones of the Jurchen clan, an army of over 11 men after mobilizing all the men who could ride horses.

In addition, there are [-] to [-] hard-core northern Han, Xi, and Liao troops because of the entanglement of interests.

There are a total of 20 people who are still slightly short.

The rest of the troops, such as the Changsheng Army, the infantry dominated by Han people in the north; although they adopted the method of controlling their family members, they were able to fight with the wind.

Once there are a lot of casualties, anything will happen.

The above-mentioned Jin people had an army of as many as 63, but they set up a huge camp, which even stretched almost to the foot of the city wall of Yanjing City.

Hu Biao and other troops of the Northern Expedition of the Song Dynasty arrived at this battlefield one after another yesterday morning.

And after exhausting all the way, now that they have arrived at the main battlefield of Yanjing, only about 15 troops were left in Kaifeng City to swear to the Northern Expedition.

Among them, there are six infantry divisions from the first to the sixth, two artillery divisions from the first and the second, and an independent rocket launcher division.

With such a total of 9 combat units, the combat effectiveness was basically not affected.

Originally, the first and second cavalry divisions, because of the huge consumption along the way, now only 7000 people are left.

After adding the strength of the 12 Yue family army, the above 7000 people are the absolute main force of this battle.

There are still about [-] troops left in the Song Dynasty, and about [-] civilian husbands.

Frankly speaking, even if these people are from all over the world, there is something wrong with claiming to be elite soldiers, but Hu Biao still doesn't have too much expectations for them.

correct!In the north of the main battlefield of Baliqiao, twenty miles away.

There is also a 2000-strong Yanshan Divine Army, which is also hastily leaving the camp and forming an formation.

They rushed to this position in the evening yesterday, and basically all of them were composed of old-fashioned cold-armed infantry.

But even so, under the command of Zhan Xiang and Feng Rui.

Relying on the power of that kind of feudal superstition, presumably it can also involve some of the troops of the Jin people.

The other three national teachers actually have 10,000+ believers. They originally planned to participate in this battle under their call, but because of the rush of time, there was no way to come here.

Fortunately, after they were organized by the fans of Dongchang, they almost blocked all the roads leading to the outside of the pass.

Let Wanyan Wu Qimai wait for the Jurchen enemy chiefs to flee back to the outside of the customs in a hurry after they are defeated...

　Some books reflect that this battle has been fought for too long, so speed up
　　
　
(End of this chapter)