Xia Qi fled, but Yang Anxuan did not order the pursuit. The night was unclear and things could change easily. Torches were lit everywhere, and Yong's army swept the battlefield overnight.
In the city, Zhao Fangji knew that Yonggong was coming, so he quickly ordered people to cook hot porridge, steam cakes, cook cattle and sheep, and come to work for the army.
In the big tent, Zhao Fangji saw Yang Anxuan in military uniform. He was stunned for a moment when he remembered the past and didn't know how to step forward to speak.
Pang Binzhi had just finished reporting the situation in Qicheng to Yang Anxuan. Seeing his sworn brother standing speechless, he quickly stepped forward and pushed him, saying, "My dear brother, I haven't met my lord yet." He and Zhao Fangji were sworn sworn brothers, and they talked about the past together in their free time. , Zhao Fangji mentioned to him that he and Yang Anxuan met in Xinye, and they were both
"The Eight Talents of Zhuoshui". Just when Pang Binzhi thought that Zhao Fangji became the governor of Xinping County because of this friendship, unexpectedly, he heard about the relationship between him and Yang Anxuan from Zhao Fangji. Pang Binzhi comforted him: "My dear brother, it is the governor of Yin who is able to achieve what he is today." Recommended, but it is not because the lord is open-minded and takes a fancy to the talents of a good brother." Recommended by Pang Bin, Zhao Fangji came to his senses, bowed to the ground and said: "Zhao Fangji has met the lord." Yang Anxuan mingled his hands and said with a smile: " There is no need to be polite to old friends. Just now, General Pang mentioned to Yu that Brother Zhao is not afraid in the face of danger, and it is thanks to your help that he can defend Qicheng." Zhao Fangji was originally worried, but when he saw that Yang Anxuan had no grudges, he breathed a sigh of relief and said: " Thank you for your lord's magnanimity. You are just fulfilling your duties and don't dare to betray your lord's trust." Yang Anxuan nodded and said with a smile: "Brother Zhao is a magnanimous man, which you have known for a long time. Let's sit down and talk." Half an hour later, Qi County Town The door opened and Yang Anxuan led his army into the city.
When the people in the city heard that Yonggong and his reinforcements had arrived, they came to welcome them, regardless of the cold weather in the middle of the night. They cheered thunderously.
More than 20 miles northwest of Qixian County, He Lianhuang gathered his defeated army and gained more than 12,000 men. After dawn, he dejectedly headed to Quaigu City.
There is a large amount of grain, grass and baggage stored in Quaigu City, and three thousand Xia troops are stationed in the city. He Lianjuan plans to return to Quaigu to regroup and fight with the Yong army again.
It is more than 150 miles from Qixian to Quaigu. If the weather is fine and there is no snow on the ground, it can be reached in just two hours by light horse.
Although the weather has turned sunny, the temperature is still very low. The snow on the ground is more than a foot thick. It is difficult for horses to run on the snow and their speed is slow.
After being driven out of the camp last night, the Xia army did not bring any supplies. He Lianhuang ordered the injured horses to be slaughtered, and after being fed, they marched towards Quaigu City.
There were more than 12,000 people, less than 8,000 on horseback, and one-third of the people on foot slowed the progress.
He Lianhuang was worried about the pursuit of the Yong army and wanted to lead his Qingqi to Qiugu City first. Wang Maide advised: "If Your Highness ignores these people and leaves, it will definitely alienate the tribal warriors, which will be detrimental to Your Highness. Your Highness's new defeat, the more you should do it." Winning over people’s hearts.”
"As for the pursuit of troops, Your Highness does not need to worry too much." Wang Maide pointed to the snow on the ground and said: "Our army is moving slowly, and Yong's army cannot get up quickly." Helianhuang felt that what Wang Maide said was reasonable, so he took the infantry with him. Let's move forward together.
Xia Jun trudged hard in the vast snowfield, leaving long traces behind him. There were traces of Xia Jun's march left on the snow, so there was no need to worry about pursuing the wrong direction.
Before noon, Yong Jun's sledge appeared ten miles behind Xia Jun. The Xia Jun who had fallen behind along the way were killed mercilessly, and their blood stained the snow.
Six or seven miles behind Xia Jun, two thousand sledges, along with eight thousand soldiers, thirty rocket vehicles and three thousand rockets, accelerated their speed, circling from left to right, preparing to pass Xia Jun and intercept them in front.
Yang Anxuan agreed with Shen Qingzhi, who was leading the army, that Shen Zheng would launch an attack at the right time. When the sledge disappeared, Yang Anxuan ordered four thousand light cavalry to speed up and chase Xia Jun behind him.
Soon, He Lianhuan received a report from the reconnaissance cavalry, followed by Yong cavalry. At this time, Xia Qi was sleepy and exhausted. He was still more than forty miles away from Quaigu City, and he really had no way to reach the village or store.
He Lianhuang learned that Yong's army only had four or five thousand horsemen, and said angrily: "These Chinese dogs are bullying people too much. They dare to pursue this small number of soldiers and horses. All my sons, follow me to kill the enemy." Helianhuang spun his horse. Kill head-first.
When Yang Anxuan saw Xia Qi turn around and fight back, he didn't go forward to fight and just led his men back. Xia Qi chased for a while, but in a hurry, he was shot off his horse by Yang Anxuan, Yu Fei and other good archers. He Lianhuang dodged several cold arrows one after another, and his horse's neck was almost scratched. He was so frightened that he quickly reined in the horse.
In this way, after pulling twice, He Lianhuang felt that Yong's army was deliberately delaying his speed, so He Lianman sent 3,000 cavalry to escort him back, while the others hurried forward.
After traveling for more than ten miles, I found that the way forward was blocked. Helian Huang came to the front angrily. The Yong flag fluttered high in the wind, and Yong's army used wooden frames to block the way for many fortifications.
Shields are like walls, long bows are like forests, and thousands of light cavalry are waiting on both sides. He Lianhuang was defeated at the hands of Yong's army several times, and he no longer had any contempt for him. When he saw Yong's army standing tall like a forest, he thought of taking a detour.
Wang Maide said: "There are blocking enemies in front and chasing troops behind. In this battle, we can only survive in death and fight to the death." He Lianhuang shouted loudly: "He Lianchang, you lead two thousand cavalry to charge Sanyong." At the foot of the army's formation, be careful of Yong's rockets." He Lianchang knew that charging into the formation was dangerous, but there was no room for hesitation in front of the two armies. He held his scimitar high and shouted: "Come with me into the formation." Two thousand riders spread out like a fan, avoiding the center. Kill to both sides.
Shen Qingzhi raised his sword and sent an order: "Send out a thousand cavalry on each side of the left and right wings to meet the enemy. Don't let the Xia army go around from both sides.
"Thousands of Qingqi on each wing galloped towards Xia Qi to intercept. He Lianhuan did not dare to delay. The trumpet conveyed the military order, and the Xia army rushed forward overwhelmingly. Shen Qingzhi shouted: "Hold still, prepare the rocket cabinet. "The rocket cabinet has become a magic weapon for the Yong Army to defeat the Qingqi enemy. He Lianhuang once suffered a loss under the rocket cabinet and was deeply afraid of the Yong Army's rockets that smoked, spewed fire, and drilled randomly, so he gave up his infantry to rush in with shields. First, so that the horses following behind will not be frightened.
When Shen Qingzhi saw Xia Jun approaching in a row with shields, he frowned. It seemed that Xia Jun was also on guard. Seeing the Xia army's infantry rushing thirty steps away, Shen Qingzhi ordered loudly: "Archers, shoot." The arrows rose into the air and fell over a large area towards the Xia army. The Xia army formed a huge shield. The wall blocked most of the arrows.
The shield wall moved forward slowly, and the arrows only
It fell on it "tuk-tuk", and the shield was quickly covered with
"Hedgehog" thorn. Seeing that the effect of the arrows was not good, Shen Qing shouted: "The crossbow arrows broke up the shield wall." The shield soldiers in the front row moved to the left and right, and some soldiers pushed the crossbows forward.
The string of "Beng Beng" sounded, and the iron crossbow arrows pierced the Xia Army's shield wall with a scream. The iron crossbow activated by the powerful crossbow easily pierced the shield wall, and the remaining force penetrated the Xia Army behind the shield wall. In a moment, the Xia Army's shield wall fell apart.
"Shoot again", with the command, countless arrows once again flew into the air and fell towards the Xia army who was more than ten steps away. This time, the Xia army suffered heavy casualties, with corpses scattered everywhere.
After a burst of arrows, Shen Qingzhi found that the Xia army's formation was scattered, and the Qingqi behind him had advanced more than sixty steps. He ordered the rocket cabinets prepared to be pushed out. There were hundreds of rockets in each rocket cabinet. After being lit, they were shot forward in a swarm. , even if Xia Qi was prepared, it was still inevitable that a whole group of people would fall on their backs.
Taking advantage of the Xia army's chaos, Shen Qing's leaping horse swung his sword and charged forward, while the Yong army behind him rushed forward like a flood that burst a bank.
At this time, Yang Anxuan led four thousand light cavalry to the rear of the Xia army and fought with He Lianman's three thousand Xia cavalry who had cut off the rear.
Xia Jun knew that it was a critical moment and became extremely ferocious. He did not block the splitting steel knife at all, but directly slashed the knife in his hand at Yong Jun.
Yang Anxuan found that Xia Jun was like a mad dog. If he continued to fight like this, he would kill a thousand enemies and injure eight hundred himself. The bugle conveys military orders and forms a formation to defeat the enemy. According to daily drills, groups of five people support each other. If Xia Jun intends to exchange injuries for injuries, the robes next to him will cover them.
The Xia army's offensive was choked by the Yong army, and it soon became the end of a strong crossbow. Yang Anxuan pointed at He Lianman, who was roaring crazily not far away, and said to Yu Fei: "Zizhuang, shoot that kid to death." Yu Fei drew an arrow in his hand and looked at him. An arrow was shot at the right time, and the cold arrow went straight to Helianman's eyes.
"Prince, be careful." The guard beside him noticed the incoming arrow and stood up in front of Helianman. The arrow only hit the guard's shoulder, and blood spattered out and fell on Helianman's face.
Before He Lianman could react, the second arrow came towards his throat. He Lianman quickly lowered his head to avoid it, and the arrow just passed by the top of his head with strong wind.
Helianman didn't dare to raise his head, so he lay directly on the horse's neck, put his feet in the stirrups, turned the horse around and ran towards the distance, with the guards beside him tightly protecting him as he galloped north.
Yang Anxuan shouted loudly: "Chief Hu has escaped, kill him!" Seeing that the situation was not good, Xia Qi followed Helian Man to the north. Yang Anxuan drove Li Xu out and led the Qingqi to kill Helian Guang's troops.
Helian Huangzheng and Shen Qingzhi were fighting inextricably. There was a huge chaos behind them. The Qingqi of the Yong army came from behind. The Qingqi on the left and right wings heard the sound of the horn and went to the center with all their strength to encircle. Except for the Xia army who saw the opportunity and escaped, He Lianhuang led the troops. More than 6,000 people were surrounded in the middle.
Yang Anxuan did not rush into the siege. Instead, he led his light cavalry in a circle around He Lianhuang's troops who were trapped in the center. If Xia's troops escaped, he stepped forward and killed them.
The Xia army in the inner circle surrounded them tighter and tighter, and He Lianhuan organized several breakouts but failed. Yong's army fired bows, arrows and crossbows from the outside. Screams came one after another, and Xia's army kept falling to the ground.
Seeing that there was no hope of breaking out, He Lianhuang and Wang Maide discussed surrender. Wang Maide smiled bitterly and said: "Your Highness, you can surrender foolishly, and Duke Yong may accept him, but your highness is the crown prince of the Xia Kingdom. How will you settle down and live your life after surrendering to Yong?" What he said left Helian Huang speechless, and Wang Maide Looking around, Xia Jun said: "There are still five or six thousand trapped soldiers. Even if there is no way to escape, they will be determined to die. There may be a chance of victory if the cauldron sinks the boat. As the saying goes, a sad army will win." He Lianhuan spat and said, "General Wang is right. He ordered the three armies to break out of the encirclement with all their might." The shrill horn sounded, and the Xia army began to rush in all directions like trapped beasts.
In order to avoid casualties, Yang Anxuan ordered the east side to be released to allow the Xia army to escape. The Yong army used arrows and spears from the other three sides to drive the Xia army towards the east and surrounded the three buildings.
Although they knew that Yong's army was waiting for them to be exhausted before calmly dealing with them, Xia's army still ran eastward desperately when there was a glimmer of hope.
Those Xia troops without horses ran a few steps and saw Yong Jun chasing them. They simply threw away their weapons and knelt on the ground to ask for surrender.
Yang Anxuan stared closely at a group of Xia cavalry inside and outside. There were about five or six hundred Xia cavalry in this group. It was estimated that Xia Prince Helianhuang was among them. If he could be captured, it would definitely greatly damage the Xia army's morale.
