She Song

Chapter 191 Xiao Qian ascends the city
The Song army fled and the Xi army pursued it. This was a very reasonable situation, at least in the eyes of the Xi people's leaders.

But Xiao Qian decisively blew the trumpet to recall the troops.

Xi Jun, who was about to catch up and defeat the Song army, respected Xiao Qian and quickly gathered his troops and returned.

After stopping everyone to ask questions, Xiao Qian just asked people to count the number of people. He quickly summed it up and sent out three waves of [-] people and horses. So far, he has only returned less than [-] people.

The two armies did not come into contact, but the other side killed and wounded more than [-] horsemen with just bows and crossbows. The casualties were too high!

Of course, it was visually estimated that more than a hundred people were killed in the Song army, but the population of the Xi people was too small. There were hundreds of millions of people in the Song country. Even if they were replaced by ten, the Yanyun land alone could destroy the Xi country ten times.

After further questioning, Xiao Qian learned that the other party vaguely used a weapon like a repeating crossbow.

At the same time, the scouts sent military information. More than a thousand Song troops appeared in the southwest of Jizhou, and a large Song army of infantry and cavalry appeared in the southeast.

All in all, there should be more than [-] Song troops coming.

Five thousand against eight thousand, don't say that Xiao Qian is not afraid, even ordinary soldiers know that the king of the Fourth Army is good at finding opportunities to win with less, often attacking the enemy without being prepared to take the rear route, and calm down when the enemy flees in a panic Chase.

Moreover, this trick has been tried repeatedly, and it has become Song Jun's nightmare.

According to everyone's thoughts, just push them flatly and crush the opponent.

Xiao Qian shook his head and rejected this optimistic idea.

If the battle lasts for a long time, the general strength of the army can be seen from the appearance of the army. The opponent dares to fight with two thousand cavalry and counterattack. Seeing Xi's army sending backup, he retreats decisively and continues to kill the opponent during the retreat.

This kind of army is completely different from the Song army that was on the verge of collapse before.

The generals who can command such an army with ease must be veterans who are used to fighting. Since they are veterans, they must understand the strength of Xi Jun, but they still have the courage to confront Xi Jun, which shows that they are confident of victory.

Judging from the opponent's posture, it is also very strange.

8000 people are not many, but they are actually divided into three parts. What is even more ridiculous is that it looks like "surrounding three towers and one tower". What is the secret of the other party's commander?
Facing the different Song Army, Xiao Qian hesitated for the first time, his five thousand cavalry were almost all of his wealth, and if one hit, one would lose one.

Soldiers must observe the land of life and death!
He then sent troops to test the other two Song armies, and even if they captured prisoners, they had to find out their true identities.

As for Jizhou, it won't be too late to destroy the three Song armies in front of us.

Overnight, sporadic short battles continued, and Xiao Qian also got the answer he wanted.

The Zhenguo Army of the Yanyun Legion and the Guo Pharmacist Department of the former Ever Victorious Army were extremely well-equipped. The crossbows were well-structured and loaded with arrow boxes, and the firing speed was extremely fast.

He loaded the arrow box himself, and Xiao Qian pulled the trigger and tried shooting. After calculation, this repeating crossbow can shoot twelve arrows within the time that an ordinary archer shoots three arrows.

Xiao Qian was sweating from behind.

He finally knew why Song Jun dared to confront him, and a picture even appeared in front of his eyes.

When thousands of Xi Jun's cavalry swarmed forward, the Song Army on the opposite side was holding crossbows and spraying arrows continuously. The Xi Jun's horses fell like raindrops, and the entire battlefield was dyed red with the Xi people's blood. Already...

When Xiao Qian decided to attack the relatively weaker Chang Sheng Army, in the early morning, bad news came from the back road.

There was a raid last night and Jingzhou was lost!
Xiao Qian was furious. He clearly left [-] cavalry to guard Jingzhou. How could they be lost inexplicably?
However, when a flash of inspiration occurred, he was suddenly frightened.

Jingzhou, located in the core of the valley, is the only way for Xi Jun to return to his base. Otherwise, it will take four to five hundred miles just to take a detour. If the Song army takes advantage of the opportunity and goes straight to his home base, Xiao Even if you add wings, you can't save it.

The consequences of losing Jingzhou are too serious!
All Xi Jun generals are aware of this problem. The family and children's property are all in the capital, and there is not too strong a defense force there. Once the Song army destroys the capital, everything will be over.

"Abandon your belongings, march lightly and quickly, and take back Jingzhou!"

Xiao Qian immediately sent a vanguard of 500 men to attack the Song army in Jingzhou, and he brought more than [-] men as backup.

When the vanguard of the Xi Army rushed to Jingzhou, both Zheng Liang and Guo Yaoshi realized that Han Shizhong had succeeded and the opportunity to encircle and annihilate Xiao Qian came.

The opponent's vanguard ran too fast to catch up, but Xiao Qian's brigade was harassed and entangled by the two Song armies, causing casualties at almost every step.

By the time Xiao Qian arrived at Jingzhou City, there were already less than 3000 people. What was even worse was that Jingzhou was still in the hands of the Song army, and Zheng Liang and Guo Yaoshi were following them like two hungry wolves.Jingzhou City is not big, the city wall is only one foot high, and many places are made of accumulated soil.

"They attacked four times in half a day, with more than half of the casualties... Their repeating crossbows and gunpowder are too powerful..."

Xiao Qian didn't listen to his explanation at all.

"Crack!"

With a swipe of the knife, the Pioneer Officer's head flew into the sky.

Xiao Qian, whose armor was stained with blood, pointed at Jingzhou City and said: "If we can't take Jingzhou, we will die here, our family will die too, and the Xi people will be exterminated!"

After saying that, he led his guards and rushed towards the city.

Behind him, three thousand Xi Jun who had just arrived followed closely behind with red eyes, rushing towards Jingzhou like a huge wave.

At the top of Jingzhou City, bloodstains, fireworks, and various scattered weapons were everywhere. More wounded soldiers wrapped in gauze rested with their backs against the crenels, eating dry food, drinking water, and even telling jokes easily.

Han Shizhong and Liang Hongyu each used telescopes to observe Xi Jun's movements. They had already discovered Xiao Qian's arrival of 3000 people.

"A general will kill as many times as he wants. Xiao Qian is very ruthless!" Han Shizhong said with a smile.

Liang Hongyu visually measured the number of people charging on the other side, and whispered: "Almost three thousand and five, the crossbow powder has been consumed nearly half, and more than 60 people were seriously injured. This time it is not easy to fight..."

Han Shizhong pointed to the rear of Xi Jun, and Zheng Liang's cavalry also began to accelerate.

"Xiao Qian doesn't want to die too quickly, so he will definitely fight back against Lao Zheng, otherwise he will be blocked under the city wall and double-teamed, and there will be no way for him to survive."

Sure enough, more than a thousand people from Xiao Qian's army formed a formation to greet Zheng Liang's cavalry.

Liang Hongyu wanted to say that there were still 500 troops left, almost double the number of troops compared to the previous four times.

As the Xi army advanced rapidly, Han Shizhong put away his telescope and spotted Xiao Qian in a golden helmet using only visual inspection.

He found Su Ge and assigned tasks.

"It seems that Xiao Qian is determined to win, so it depends on whether this wave succeeds! Su Ge, you are responsible for the left wing, and Hongyu is responsible for the right wing. Shoot the repeating crossbow first, wait for them to get close, then throw out all the explosives, and the rest depends on With my own abilities...as long as I can withstand it for two quarters of an hour, Lao Zheng can kill me!"

"Yes!" After Su Ge and Liang Hongyu saluted, they rushed to their respective locations to deliver the order.

When Xi Jun advanced to a hundred steps, Han Shizhong gave an order, and hundreds of repeating crossbows rose into the air, shooting at Xi Jun continuously with a piercing whistle.

"rush!"

After shouting, Xiao Qian leaned his body on the horse, stepped on his spurs and rushed towards the tower.

After each wave of arrows, dozens of people from Xi's army fell off their horses. Although Xiao Qian felt distressed, he still gritted his teeth and sprinted.

After an unknown number of rounds, the arrow rain began to become sparse.

The Song army has no crossbows!
Heaving a sigh of relief, Xiao Qian raised his head and saw that the city tower was twenty steps away.

The shallow moat can't stop Xi Ren who is good at riding and shooting!

Xiao Qian lifted the reins, and the horse flew across the moat with a long neigh. Just when it was about to hit the city wall, Xiao Qian stood on the horse, almost as high as the city wall.

With a leap, like a roc spreading its wings, Xiao Qian stepped onto the crenellations of the city wall. With the faint sound of wind and thunder, he stood down and slashed at the general Han Shizhong with his sword.

At this moment, the soldiers of the Song Dynasty at the top of the city threw the pots with lit fuses towards the swarming Xi army.

Those pottery pots that had fallen to the ground suddenly burst out with bright, bright light. In the crowd of Xi Jun, blood-red flowers bloomed one after another with earth-shattering noises.

(End of this chapter)