I served as an admonisher in the Song Dynasty

Chapter 330 The heavy cavalry is mighty! I want to capture the opponent's coach alive
The sun is approaching dusk, and the sky is getting dark.

In front of Xiongzhou City, there was smoke and mountains of corpses.

Under the city tower, in addition to burning corpses, there were also broken ladders, siege vehicles smashed by boulders, and many incomplete weapons.

Liao soldiers have attacked the city four times.

Fully hundreds of people had climbed onto the tower, but they were all killed by Song soldiers.

From dawn to dusk.

Everyone is tired.

Yu Yue, the magistrate of Xiongcheng, commanded the rocket men to shoot at the corpses under the tower. If these corpses were not burned quickly, they would rot and cause disease that day.

Fu Bi, Su Liang and others were resting at the head of the city.

Such hot weather.

Fu Bi and Yu Yue both looked at Su Liang, somewhat puzzled.

If you are not careful, there will be a crisis.

Defending the city is a matter of endurance.

"All kinds of city defense equipment have been replenished and kept so that they will never come back!" Yu Yue looked confident.

Attacking the city four times today, the Liao army lost nearly 20,000 elite troops.

"Okay, then let the eight thousand cavalry leave the city from the other gate tonight and catch the Liao soldiers by surprise!" Fu Bi said immediately.

Not to mention washing your face, even if you eat a steamed bun, you have to stand where you belong.

Don't panic, don't be hasty, and don't mess up the rhythm.

The Liao soldiers on the opposite side also started to repair.

Yelu Zhongyuan slowed down and said to the counselors and generals below: "Today we have rushed to the tower several times, and many people have seen Fu Bi and Su Liang. We are only one step away from success! I plan to stay tonight At that time, we will send another 15,000 people to attack the city and try to capture Fu Bi and Su Liang alive before dawn tomorrow morning!"

Night fell and it was completely dark.

Yu Yue was the first to speak: "Prime Minister Fu, I think it's feasible. The Liao soldiers definitely didn't expect us to take the initiative. Besides, after today's battle, I found that the Liao soldiers no longer had the same vigor as before. We can fight." The best defense is offense!"

"Ok?"

Opportunities and risks coexist.

At present, Liao soldiers are attacking the city, mostly infantry and carrying a large number of siege equipment.

Not long after.

However, there are risks.

If Song's light cavalry is not capable enough, they will be surrounded by the opponent.

"Everyone, as long as we can catch them, I will share the wealth with everyone!"

The clothes on everyone's bodies were almost stuck to their skin, and there was a sour smell all over their bodies.

Su Liang rolled his eyes and said: "You two, can we take the initiative to attack tonight and go out of the city to meet the enemy?"

But no one dared to leave their post.

Inside the Liao state-owned tent.

Fu Bi, Su Liang, and Yu Yue gathered together.

They were more tired than the Song soldiers, and their casualties were several times that of the Song soldiers.

At this time.

Fu Bi said: "Liao soldiers will definitely attack at night tonight. Let's be prepared. If there is a wave, we will repel another wave."

Su Liang was quite satisfied with the soldiers' performance today. Although there were several crises, they were still in an overall controllable state.

If a column of cavalry suddenly rushes out, killing them will be like chopping melons and vegetables, and the damage caused can be multiplied several times.

Not to mention fighting, just wearing armor can heat a person half to death.

Yelu Zhongyuan waved his hand.

"I have three thousand personal guards to protect me. Even if I am surrounded, I can tear a hole to escape! Besides, how can the Song people have the courage to go out of the city to attack us? They are only good at defending the city. In terms of field battles, three thousand of us can do it." Destroy 10,000 Song soldiers. Don’t forget! We grew up on horses, and the Song soldiers only rode horses for a few days. They even bought their war horses from the border market!"

……

A general said: "Your Majesty, I suggest you retreat to the north bank of the Baigou River. Once the Song army leaves the city, crosses the river from other places and blocks us, it will be terrible!"

Fu Bi and Yu Yue were both lost in thought.

Hearing this, all the counselors and generals became excited again.

At this time.

"Fu Bi and Su Liang are both standing at the top of Xiongzhou City to boost morale. If I retreat, wouldn't it be a joke?"

……

Su Liang explained: "This time, our ultimate goal is not to defend Xiongzhou City, but to capture Yelu Zhongyuan alive. If we can send a light cavalry to launch a fierce attack when the opponent attacks tonight, we will undoubtedly be able to defeat Liao." The casualties of the soldiers will be greater. And if they are defeated by our cavalry charge, Yelu Zhongyuan will definitely be even more angry, and under his anger, he will be more likely to make mistakes!"

Yelu Zhongyuan had a dark face and was a little angry.

……

late at night.

The eight thousand light cavalry of the Song Dynasty have arrived at another city gate. When the Liao soldiers attack the city, these light cavalry will immediately go into battle.

child time.

A large number of Liao soldiers rushed towards the city gate like a tide.

In the starless and moonless night, where they couldn't even see their fingers, they kept the noise to a minimum.

But not long after, he was discovered by the scouts of the Song Dynasty.

Boom!Boom!Boom!
The snare drum beat.

Fu Bi held a long sword and shouted: "Meet the enemy! Meet the enemy! Meet the enemy!"

Su Liang stood on the tower with a solemn expression.

This battle tonight is particularly crucial.

If he can win a big victory, Su Liang can lead his cavalry out of the city to capture Yelu Chongyuan when the Liao soldiers attack the city next time.

Whoosh!Whoosh!Whoosh!
Not long after.

Several trebuchets on the tower took the lead in launching the attack.

The Liao soldiers were in formation.

One of the military supervisors shouted: "Whoever gets there first will be rewarded with 6,000 guan! Whoever captures Fu Bi and Su Liang alive will be rewarded with 20,000 guan, and will be promoted to five levels in a row! Anyone who shrinks from the battle will be killed without mercy, and will be promoted to five clans in a row!"

Yelu Zhongyuan once again increased the intensity of rewards and punishments.

The Liao soldiers were very excited. If they could catch Fu Bi or Su Liang, they would really reach the sky in one step.

Less than a moment.

A group of Liao soldiers rushed to the bottom of the city tower, and the battle to defend the city broke out again.

Rockets, kerosene, bows and arrows, crossbows, stones...

Up and down the city tower, the shouts shook the sky.

There are sounds of charging, sounds of fending off enemies, and also sounds of painful screams...

this moment.

The power of an individual is quite small, and whether he can survive depends almost entirely on luck.

About a quarter of an hour later.

Song's eight thousand light cavalry left the city from another direction.

The cavalrymen all wore light armor.

In addition to carrying a pair of bows and arrows, he only had a broadsword in his hand.

The cavalry can only show its maximum lethality when charging.

This time, the leader of the eight thousand light cavalry was Xu Mang, the chief instructor of the Long Yu Army.

Five thousand of the eight thousand light cavalry are members of the Northwest Forbidden Army.

"Brothers, kill them!"

Xu Mang didn't say much. With a wave of his sword, he rushed to the front.

Not long after.

Eight thousand light cavalry rushed from the other direction.

The general of the Liao army looked at the group of cavalry that suddenly rushed out. He couldn't help being shocked and said loudly: "Flanks! Organize the defense, quickly organize the defense!"

The messenger hadn't gone far yet.

Eight thousand light cavalry came to the middle of these siege soldiers, and then began to charge.

The cavalry had an absolute advantage over the infantry, not to mention the sudden attack from the side.

Swish!Swish!Swish!
The heads fell to the ground with a crash, and the stunned Liao soldiers who were killed were defeated and lost their formation in an instant.

Some even started to flee backwards.

"Anyone who escapes from battle will be killed immediately!"

The supervisors at the back kept killing people, but they still couldn't stop those who fled.

soon.

Eight thousand light cavalry rushed through the middle of the siege troops.

Then, turn the horse's head.

Charge again.

If this attack had occurred during the day, if Yelu Zhongyuan had seen this scene, he would have ordered a retreat.

Because of encountering such cavalry, the Liao army's siege troops died in vain.

But now it's night.

Yelu Zhongyuan, who was sitting at the rear of the formation, could not immediately see the situation clearly.

When he learned that the Song Dynasty ordered thousands of light cavalry to come out of the city to attack proactively, it was already too late.

About an hour later, the eight thousand light cavalry returned successfully.

This time, they killed more than five thousand people.

There were more than 3,000 casualties during the siege, and nearly 2,000 people fled.

More than half of the 15,000 siege troops sent out by Yelu Chongyuan were killed or injured in less than two hours.

For a time, morale was completely gone.

……

It's getting daylight.

In front of Xiongzhou City Gate, silence returned.

There were corpses of Liao soldiers all around.

In the Liao army camp, Yelu Chongyuan looked at the three generals who were responsible for the siege yesterday and said coldly: "Idiots! When you see the Song Dynasty sending cavalry, don't you know how to withdraw? Just let the Song Dynasty cavalry overwhelm our siege team. ?”

The three Liao generals were scolded so much that they dared not speak at all.

If they had really retreated last night, I'm afraid they would have been killed by now.

Yelu Zhongyuan looked angry.

"What a shame! What a shame! Our most powerful is the cavalry, but now we let the opponent's cavalry make a fool of ourselves. If this matter is reported to the court, we will all become the laughing stock of the court..."

After Yelu Zhongyuan cursed wildly, he thought for a moment and said: "The whole army has been repaired and the siege equipment has been prepared again. Early tomorrow morning, all except the logistics soldiers will go into battle and attack the city again. This time, I will personally supervise the battle. In addition, when attacking the city, place archers on the two flanks to prevent Song soldiers from raiding again!"

"Yes!" The counselors and generals in the camp all raised their hands.

Yelu Zhongyuan thought for a while and then said: "You all make a military order. If you cannot capture Fu Bi and Su Liang alive before the sun goes down tomorrow, you will commit suicide to apologize!"

Upon hearing this, the counselors and generals in the camp became nervous.

But they saw Yelu Chongyuan's face was gloomy.

If they didn't issue a military order, they might not survive tonight, so they all issued military orders one after another. At this moment, Yelu Zhongyuan had no retreat.

If he was defeated and returned to the court, he might have nothing to do with the throne.

Inside Xiongzhou City.

The soldiers of the Song Dynasty also took the time to rest.

Su Liang had already mobilized 5,000 light cavalry and 500 dragon-feathered troops. When the Liao soldiers attacked the city again, Su Liang pretended to burn the enemy's grain and grass, and then killed another one with a carbine.

Capturing Yelu Chongyuan alive represented victory.

……

The next day, at dawn.

Nearly 20,000 Liao soldiers, armed with siege equipment, rushed towards Xiongzhou City crazily.

Yelu Chongyuan's royal flag stood in the middle of the siege team, and the momentum was far greater than yesterday.

Fu Bi and Su Liang could tell at a glance that this was the last large-scale attack by the Liao soldiers.

"Meet the enemy!"

The soldiers of the Song Dynasty immediately cheered up, and today was destined to be another bloody battle.

"rush!"

As soon as the Liao army's flag was waved, a large wave of Liao soldiers rushed forward crazily.

Everyone's eyes were full of murderous intent.

And this time.

Fu Bi and Su Liang stood in the most conspicuous place of the tower, looking down.

The two of them liked the Liao soldiers' attack method.

This was the strategy in which the Song Dynasty suffered the least losses, while the Liao soldiers suffered the greatest losses.

When these people saw Fu Bi and Su Liang, they rushed over like crazy.

Whoosh!Whoosh!Whoosh!
At this moment, the trebuchets began to attack again.

Then, arrow clusters flew forward like a gust of wind and rain.

"Brothers, go for it, great wealth is here today!"

"If we capture Fu Bi and Su Liang, we will be the number one heroes of the Liao Dynasty!"

"Anyone who dares to take a step back will be killed without mercy!"

……

Rough shouts came from time to time from the Liao soldiers' formation.

The generals issued military orders. If their soldiers did not fight desperately, they would surely die.

"Liao soldiers are rushing to the city, get ready!" Yu Yue said loudly.

This time, it was obviously different from the previous attacks.

The Liao soldiers are desperate.

The soldiers of Song Dynasty also gathered their strength and defended with all their strength.

For a while.

There were constant noises going up and down the city tower, and the battle instantly became intense.

The people in Xiongzhou also came after hearing the news and were doing things in the rear, which greatly reduced the pressure on the soldiers below.

In the blink of an eye.

An hour passed.

The Song soldiers repelled three waves of attacks from the opponent.

The most dangerous time was that more than 300 people rushed to the tower, and some Liao soldiers were only ten meters away from Fu Bi.

But they were still resisted by the Song soldiers.

"Attack again! Attack again! Can't stop! Absolutely can't stop!" Yelu Zhongyuan, who was sitting in the formation, shouted loudly.

He also saw the Liao soldiers in front dying of exhaustion and exhaustion, and also saw more than a hundred elite soldiers being shot into sieves in the blink of an eye.

However, the attack cannot stop.

Once you stop, you give the other party time to prepare; once you stop, the energy will easily dissipate.

Driven by several Liao generals, the very tired Liao soldiers had no choice but to charge again.

at this time.

Su Liang couldn't help but stand up when he saw that nearly half of the Liao soldiers had been injured, and that except for the thousands of personal guards around Yelu Chongyuan, everyone else was rushing forward.

It was time for him to lead his cavalry out of the city.

Soon, Su Liang led five thousand light cavalry and five hundred Long Yu troops wearing full heavy armor and rushed out from another city gate, then built a bridge with a boat and crossed the Baigou River.

Not long after Su Liang and others crossed the river, they were informed by the Liao sentinels.

"Your Majesty, thousands of Southern Dynasty cavalry have crossed the Baigou River and rushed towards our camp!"

Yelu Zhongyuan snorted coldly and said: "This must be the Song people's strategy to encircle Wei and rescue Zhao. I will never be fooled. This shows that Xiongzhou City can't hold on for long. We are not far away from capturing Fu Bi and Su Liang alive." Got it!"

"Pass this king's order to attack the city again. As long as we capture Fu Bi and Su Liang, we will be invincible. Those grains and grass don't matter at all!"

The cavalry of the Song Dynasty crossed the Baigou River, which gave Yelu Chongyuan the confidence to capture Fu Bi and Su Liang alive.

Swish!Swish!Swish!
Immediately, the Liao soldiers launched a fierce charge again, and the battle between Song and Liao became fierce again.

About half an hour later.

Yelu Chongyuan pushed their royal tent another three hundred meters.

He was full of confidence in the three thousand personal guards around him, so he dared to go deeper.

At this moment, Su Liang did not attack the rear camp of the Liao soldiers. Instead, he turned his horse and rushed onto the "floating bridge on the river" built by the Liao soldiers.

At this moment, there were not many soldiers on the pontoon bridge.

The Song soldiers quickly dealt with them, then crossed the river and rushed to the front.

This time.

Nearly 20,000 elite troops brought by Yelu Chongyuan were surrounded by Su Liang.

Su Liang placed two thousand light cavalry on the two wings in the front, three thousand light cavalry at the back, and five hundred heavily armored Long Yu troops in the middle.

Su Liang was in the middle of the five hundred Longyu Army and said loudly: "Soldiers of the Longyu Army, you have only one task next, which is to tear a hole in the Liao soldiers in front and capture Yelu Chongyuan alive as the emperor's son. Soldier, this time, we can only succeed, not fail!"

"As ordered!"

Wow! Wow! Wow!

The armors collided and made a clanging sound, as the light cavalry led the heavy cavalry and charged forward.

Su Liang, on the other hand, sat at the back of the horse and charged into the battle, which was not his specialty.

He only needs to complete the task of dispatching troops and generals.

After a while.

Just when the battle to defend the city was at its peak, the Song cavalry rushed into the Liao siege army formation.

"Your Majesty, what's wrong, the Southern Dynasty's cavalry rushed up from behind, and... and... there are also heavy cavalry!" A sentry report reported.

Yelu Zhongyuan couldn't help but frown.

"The people of Song Dynasty are so courageous. Do they really think that my king's three thousand personal guards are just for food? I will kill as many as they come!"

At this time, a general said: "Your Majesty, you... you should go back to the camp first. It is too dangerous now. If the Song soldiers want to catch you, it will be terrible!"

"Catch me? My king's 3,000 personal guards are worth the 30,000 Song soldiers. Don't be afraid. Then attack the city and let the archers on both sides shoot from a long distance!" Yelu Zhongyuan was still confident that his relatives Bing was full of confidence.

And this time.

Five hundred dragon feather troops have already charged.

Once the heavy cavalry charges, they cannot stop at all.

The damage caused by bows and arrows to heavy cavalry is almost zero.

in a blink.

The Long Yu Army came to the front of Yelu Zhongyuan's three thousand personal guards.

All the officers and men of the Long Yu Army have seen the portrait of Yelu Chongyuan.

The soldiers kicked the horses in the belly and rushed in frantically, while the light cavalry on both sides were responsible for supporting them.

Heavy cavalry attacking the infantry formation is like a wolf rushing into a flock of sheep, without any pressure at all.

In Xu Mang's eyes.

These three thousand personal guards were like paper.

"Brothers, charge forward and capture Yelu Zhongyuan alive!" Xu Mang shouted at the top of his lungs.

The five hundred heavy cavalry were like a scourge.

In an instant, a hole was torn open in the formation of three thousand Liao guards.

"Your Majesty, no... it's not good... no... it's okay, Song Bing has already rushed over, you... change your clothes quickly!"

Yelu Zhongyuan was a little dumbfounded.

He simply could not imagine that Song Bing had such an ability to charge into battle.

Even Yelu Zongzhen's Pishi Army could not penetrate the defense of his three thousand personal guards in just a quarter of an hour.

Just when he was stunned.

Five hundred dragon feather troops have already rushed in.

Xu Mang's sharp eyes caught a glimpse of Yelu Zhongyuan who was preparing to disguise himself.

"Yelu Zhongyuan is right there!" Xu Mang shouted.

Suddenly.

A group of Long Yu Army soldiers rushed towards Yelu Zhongyuan, and the surrounding soldiers were unable to stop them.

About half an hour later.

Yelu Zhongyuan, who was knocked unconscious from the blow, was already lying on Xu Mang's horse.

Xu Mang did not forget to capture Yelu Chongyuan's royal flag, then turned his horse's head and ran towards the city gate.

There were five thousand light cavalry and a group of heavy cavalry behind them. Although there were many Liao soldiers, they could not charge forward at all.

at the same time.

The soldiers of the Song Dynasty shouted excitedly: "Yelü Chongyuan has been captured alive! Yelu Chongyuan has been captured alive!"

The Liao soldiers saw that in the king's tent of the Chinese army, the king's flag had fallen.

Losing the courage to fight, many people began to retreat.

……

About half an hour later.

On the top of Xiongzhou City Gate, Yelu Zhongyuan, who was tied up with five flowers, appeared above.

The Liao soldiers who attacked the city were stunned.

The coach has been captured, so how can we fight this battle?

At this time.

Fu Bi said loudly: "Yelü Chongyuan has become our prisoner in the Song Dynasty. If you want to redeem him, find someone who can speak to you!"

Immediately, a Liao soldier general waved his command flag, and the Liao soldiers retreated one after another.

At this moment, the Liao soldiers were leaderless.

They could only report the matter to the court and let Yelu Zongzhen handle the matter.

(End of this chapter)