The Khitan auxiliaries and followers collapsed. Although they were greedy for military success and determined to fight hard, in front were the iron-blooded riflemen of the Huben Division, not the other weak Song troops. In the face of crossbows and rifles, how can flesh and blood gain any advantage? After being shot by crossbows and volley guns, the auxiliary soldiers and followers understood the strength of the enemy, lost confidence in winning military exploits, and dispersed.
They became a rout and fled from both sides of the Selection Group and the Bandit Group. They were originally a ragtag group that rushed into battle. Driven by greed, they were brave for a short moment, and then returned to their weak nature. They receded like the ebbing tide, revealing the rocks behind the water. Behind them, five thousand Khitan infantry appeared in Yang Peng's field of vision. Five thousand men in vests, wearing cotton armor inlaid with iron plates and holding walking bows, rushed forward quickly.
That was Xiao Tianyou's last strength. This time, Xiao Tianyou could be said to have put all his money on it. If these five thousand infantry troops were defeated, Xiao Tianyou would be completely defeated. This infantry soldier holds a bow and arrow, ready to shoot with the Huben division. The Khitans are good at fighting on foot. When dismounted, they are stronger in hand-to-hand combat and archery than when fighting on horseback. The Khitan people's walking bows are divided into six-power bows, eight-power bows and ten-power bows according to the strength of the bow. One force has a pulling force of almost ten kilograms. Elite hadas and some vests can control the ten-force bow, while most infantry use the eight-force bow.
At this time, these five thousand armors were basically all using eight-force bows. The Eight Power Bow can threaten the enemy at sixty steps, that is, ninety meters away. Five thousand infantrymen rushed ninety meters away from Huben Division. The two thousand people in the front row raised their bows and fired a round of bows and arrows at the selection group. Two thousand arrows were thrown towards the selection group and the gangster group like a heavy rain.
Ninety meters away is still a bit far for the Eight-Power Bow, and its accuracy is limited. Moreover, the bow and arrow that hit Master Huben are too old to penetrate the armor. The soldiers of the Selective Regiment were wearing chainmail armor, but they were not afraid of bows and arrows shot from sixty paces away. Unless they were shot in the head, these arrows could not hurt the soldiers of the Selective Regiment. But the bandits without armor were injured. More than a hundred people were shot by bows and arrows and retreated screaming.
More than thirty people were shot directly in the heart and other vital parts and died in front of the battle. Yang Peng frowned as he looked at the soldiers of the bandits who had been hit by arrows. Every soldier of the Huben Division is precious and cannot be sacrificed casually. Because the soldiers were not equipped with armor in this battle, the soldiers suffered many casualties. After the battle, Yang Peng made up his mind to equip every soldier with a pair of iron armor to guard against the rain of Tatar arrows.
Two seconds after the Khitan soldiers finished shooting their bows and arrows, the soldiers of the Huben Division in the back row loaded their bullets, stood in the shooting position and started shooting. A thousand rifles were aimed at the Khitan archers ninety meters away. They opened fire one after another, spraying sparks and bullets. Compared with the Eight-Power Bow, which requires more than 80 kilograms of effort to pull the string and throw it at the enemy, the rifleman's shooting is much easier. He only needs to hold a rifle weighing a few kilograms and press the trigger. emission. They are also skilled archers, and the hit rate of the fusilier riflemen at the ninety-meter shooting range is much higher than that of the archers.
"Kill the Khitan dogs!" The rifle fired at a distance of ninety meters, hitting the almost stationary archer with astonishing accuracy. A thousand bullets roared towards the Khitan soldiers not far away, knocking down a large number of Khitan soldiers in an instant. Row after row, blood splattered on the bodies of the Khitan warriors who were bending their bows and shooting arrows in the front row. They screamed and fell down, leaving behind some panicked warriors in the back row.
The Khitan army was beaten by riflemen and fell into chaos. Obviously, the Khitan army's bow and arrow shooting was not as efficient as the Ming army's rifle shooting. If you want to improve the accuracy of your bow and arrow, you need to rush closer. But the Khitan soldiers knew that the further they advanced, the denser the Song army's firepower became.
The Song army still has more than 10,000 people, while the Khitan army, which is still fighting, only has more than 4,000 people left. This battle is obviously going to be lost. The infantry were unwilling to be cannon fodder, so they became panicked, and some of them tried to escape behind. Behind the Khitan, at the center of the army, Xiao Tianyou, who was standing on a small bag of earth to observe the battle situation, saw signs of the infantry escaping. His heart tightened and he subconsciously bent his waist. These archery infantry are Xiao Tianyou's last hope. The Khitan army finally rushed within the range of the bow and arrow. Xiao Tianyou hoped that the rain of arrows from the Manchu warriors would defeat Yang Peng's troops. Compared with a rifle that fires once every 20 seconds, the ultimate rate of fire of a bow can reach one shot every five or six seconds, giving it an advantage in terms of rate of fire.
Of course, to truly gain an advantage, hit rate is also a key factor. Then the infantry were required to force themselves within 50 meters of the Huben division and shoot directly at close range. Xiao Tianyou gritted his teeth and clasped his hands tightly together, praying to his ancestors for blessings so that his armor could hold on.
Xiao Tianyou was praying, and Han Derang, who was leading the five hundred elite soldiers behind the infantry, used his actions to ensure the discipline of the infantry. Five hundred elite soldiers of the Xi Army were on horseback. Under the command of Han Derang, they killed more than 20 infantrymen who fled back, and forced more than 4,000 infantrymen forward. The infantrymen had no choice. Retreating would be fatal, so they had no choice but to charge forward. The minds of the infantry went blank, and they felt that life no longer belonged to them. They rushed forward ten meters and shot a hail of arrows at the Tiger Master who was eighty meters away.
Two hundred unarmored soldiers of the Dang Kou Regiment were hit by arrows. They screamed and fell to the ground, covering their wounds from the arrows and shouting loudly. More than twenty soldiers of the Selected Front Regiment were shot through their chainmails by Tatar arrows, hitting their vital points, and they also withdrew from the battle formation.
But soon, it was the turn of the soldiers from the Selection Group and the Dangkou Group to fight back. Soldiers of the Tiger Division can load and fire once in twenty seconds, and can fire once in seven seconds in a three-row firing formation. A few seconds after the Tatars fired a round of arrows, nearly a thousand soldiers from the back row of the Selected Front Regiment and the Dang Kou Regiment stood in the shooting position and opened fire on the Khitan soldiers.
"Kill the Khitan dogs!" "Kill the Khitan dogs!!"
More than 900 rifles fired volleys, spraying angry bullets at the Khitan infantry eighty meters away. The bullets were like a storm representing death, sweeping through the gaps in the battlefield and fiercely shooting into the body of the front row infantry. The thin iron-plated cotton armor on the infantry armor could not stop the bullets at all. The bullets that were blocked by the cotton armor shattered and rolled irregularly, which would cause more serious damage to the Khitan who was hit.
The front of the Khitan formation was like a hurricane, and the infantrymen fell to the ground with a plop. Five thousand infantrymen rushed into the formation, and in an instant there were only more than three thousand left.
The Khitan soldiers could no longer bear such casualties. This battle looked like a loss. No one was willing to continue committing suicide in front of the formation, and the infantry began to flee. The last five thousand infantrymen of the Khitan army were also defeated. First, dozens of people fled, running to the east and west without hesitation. Then the actions of these dozens of people inspired the foot armor next to them, and hundreds of people began to flee. Finally, the entire foot armor camp collapsed and collapsed. The infantrymen scurried away with their heads in their hands, avoiding the pendulums guarding the formation in the back row, and collapsed from both sides of the formation.
Looking at the retreating Khitan infantry, Yang Peng breathed a sigh of relief. This battle was won. Twelve thousand people defeated nearly 30,000 Khitan soldiers. Although only 10,000 Khitan soldiers were soldiers from the Liao Kingdom, and the rest were from the Xi army and auxiliary troops, this battle was still a great victory that shined brightly in the world.
I would like to ask which army in the Song Dynasty could defeat nearly 30,000 Khitan troops in one battle?
The next step is to chase the deserters! The thousand crossbowmen of the Selected Front Regiment did not let go of the fleeing Khitan infantry, loaded up their crossbows and continued shooting at the infantry. Although the infantry were relatively dispersed when they fled, they were bombarded at close range by shotgun shells, leaving behind hundreds of corpses.
Not only that, the soldiers of the gangster group and the vanguard group were still shooting. These soldiers obviously had not killed enough Khitan soldiers. They stood in the front row one by one and shot at the fleeing infantry soldiers, shouting "Kill the Khitan dogs". If the infantry wanted to escape beyond the range of the Tiger Division, they would have to leave behind at least a thousand corpses. The elite of the Five Hundred River Army not far away turned their horses and fled north. Yang Peng raised his telescope and watched the enemy's central military command flag fall in the distance. Various military flags and the eye-catching gold-woven dragon banner were thrown to the ground without hesitation. Tatar general Xiao Tianyou, who was wearing gilt armor, joined the general's guards and rode their horses to escape to the north.
Want to escape? Not that easy! Yang Peng shouted loudly: "Mount the vanguard group and hunt down the enemy generals!" The horn of the Chinese army sounded and the flag was waved. The vanguard group no longer shot at the fleeing infantry, but returned to the center of the phalanx to find their own horses, and rode them to chase the Tatar general Xiao Tianyou.
The selection team is the elite of the Tiger Division. Each person is equipped with two horses, and the riding speed is very fast. Huyan Chijin also rode a horse and led a horse, and personally led two thousand soldiers of the Selection Regiment to chase Xiao Tianyou who was running away. The Khitan generals and guards also had one man and two horses. When they saw Huyan Chijin chasing after him, the Khitan whipped up the horses and ran very fast. The two armies chased each other north of Tianjing New City and ran ten miles north in a short time.
All the horses in the vanguard selection group were captured in previous wars. Yang Peng captured more than 10,000 military horses in these wars, and selected the best 4,000 horses for the vanguard selection group. It’s not an exaggeration to pick just one. Compared with the horses of the Khitan Guards, the horses of the Selected Wings Regiment are more elite and have more horsepower.
Moreover, Xiao Tianyou was very panicked and eager to get rid of Huyan Chijin behind him, so he urged his horse too hastily at first. After running for more than ten miles, although Xiao Tianyou had pushed Huyan Chijin away by more than two miles, his horse power was exhausted. Li Zhi chased after him steadily, using his horsepower sparingly. After chasing for more than ten miles, he began to close the distance with Yue Tuo and bit him.
Xiao Tianyou was riding with his face pale, but his eyes were blood red, and he was getting more and more panicked. He kept shouting at the guards around him, but he still couldn't make the guards run faster. The guards had already changed horses twice. Even if they changed horses again, they could only run at this speed. They were about to be overtaken by Huyan Chijin's selection team. In order to increase the speed of their horses, the guards began to take off their armor, throwing away their bulky cotton armor and chain armor, hoping to be lighter and faster. But even after taking off the armor, the selection team a mile away was still getting closer and closer.
Xiao Tianyou's face turned pale, and he secretly thought that he was going to die here today? The deputy general beside Xiao Tianyou, Handerang, said loudly: "General, send two hundred guards to stop Huyan Chijin!" Xiao Tianyou looked at the guards around him and his face twitched. These guards were the elite among the elite of the Liao Kingdom. If they died, they would lose one. Xiao Tianyou was never willing to use them until the critical moment. Unexpectedly, he would be used as a dead soldier now, using his life to stop the pursuers behind him.
Xiao Tianyou's lips trembled and he said nothing. Handerang said loudly: "General, give the order, if this continues, we will be overtaken!"
Xiao Tianyou nodded and said, "Okay, let the two hundred guards stop Yang Peng!" Handrang turned his horse and rode to the guard's office, loudly passing on Xiao Tianyou's order. Two hundred guards were selected and left the team as dead soldiers to stop the chasing Song army behind.
The two hundred guards knew that they would die if they left, but they did not dare to disobey the general's order. As the saying goes, "raising an army for a thousand days and using it for a short period of time" means that the guards are usually pampered and respected. Now it is their time to serve the Liao Dynasty. They left the team on horseback and rushed towards the Song army behind them. Huyan Chijin was chasing Xiao Tianyou. He felt like he was about to catch up, but he saw two hundred Khitan soldiers rushing over. Obviously, Xiao Tianyou wanted to use Khitan soldiers as dead soldiers to delay his pursuit.
Yang Peng snorted coldly and shouted loudly: "Huyan Chijin led a thousand people to fight against the Khitan soldiers. The remaining thousand people followed me around and continued to pursue Xiao Tianyou!" "Today, Xiao Tianyou must be killed in Tianjing New City. !" Deputy commander Huyan Chijin led a thousand cavalrymen of the Selected Front Regiment and drew their muskets and rushed towards the two hundred Khitan guards.
The distance got closer and closer, three hundred meters, two hundred meters, one hundred meters. Both sides were approaching at the speed of galloping horses, and the distance was closing very quickly. Seventy meters away, the Khitan guard raised his horn bow and fired a round of arrows. About twenty of the two hundred bows and arrows hit the soldiers of the Selective Front Regiment, and several of them penetrated the chainmail armor of the Selective Front Regiment, causing damage.
After finishing their horn bows, the Khitan guards quickly raised their axes and broadswords, and galloped over to prepare for hand-to-hand combat with the soldiers of the Selection Regiment. "Kill the Khitan dogs!" Twenty meters away, 400 soldiers from the front row of the Selection Regiment fired handguns at the Khitan guards. Only a crackling sound was heard, and a dazzling light of fire shot out from the handgun. One hundred brave and skilled Khitan guards were covered in blood and fell under their horses after being shot. The Khitan guards did not expect that the Ming army had such melee weapons. A hundred warriors were killed in an instant, and chaos broke out.
The soldiers in the front row of the Selection Corps turned around and rode to the left and right after firing their muskets. The four hundred cavalrymen behind them rushed up again holding muskets.
"Kill the Khitan dogs!" "Kill the Khitan dogs!!"
Another burst of fire broke out, and the remaining one hundred pendulums were shot to death one by one and fell under their horses. Two hundred Khitan guards were shot to death in one fell swoop. Huyan Chijin, who was commanding the thousand soldiers, looked at the bleeding corpse of Baiyala on the ground, then looked up at the city lord Yang Peng who had already chased him away. He smiled and said, "Brothers, dismount! Cut off the heads!" Huyan Chijin I don't want to take away Yang Peng's credit, I have already shown off in this battle.
Yang Peng led another thousand people and chased for another ten miles, gradually catching up with Xiao Tianyou in front. Yang Peng was riding a horse, holding a loaded rifle during the bumps. He aimed at the back of Xiao Tianyou, who was two hundred meters in front, and fired a shot.
"Bang!" The bullet flew away, missing Xiao Tianyou, but startling the guards who were running for their lives in front. When the guards saw that they were already firing, they knew that escaping with Xiao Tianyou would be a dead end. Moreover, they were afraid that Xiao Tianyou would treat the three hundred of them as dead soldiers in the rear to stop the vanguard group, so they no longer followed Xiao Tianyou to the north, but fled to the east and west.
Even Xiao Tianyou's deputy, Han Derang, rode away from Xiao Tianyou. It was obvious that Yang Peng's target was Xiao Tianyou. As long as he left Xiao Tianyou and fled elsewhere, he would have a chance of survival. Xiao Tianyou, who was escaping on a war horse, escaped at the front. At first, he didn't realize that all his subordinates had dispersed. When he felt that the surroundings were quiet, he looked back and was surprised to find that all the soldiers around him had dispersed.
One hundred soldiers of the Selective Regiment riding the best horses have already caught up to one hundred meters behind him. Xiao Tianyou saw the Ming army cavalry a hundred meters away and knew he was going to die. He swung his riding whip angrily and thrust the spurs on his heels into the horse's belly, stimulating the horse under his crotch to make its final escape. But his horse was exhausted. After being stimulated by the spurs, the horse only rushed forward twenty meters before returning to its original speed.
Xiao Tianyou stabbed the horse's belly with his spur again, making the horse bloody, but it had no effect at all. A hundred meters away, a hundred soldiers from the Frontier Regiment slowly loaded bullets and gunpowder on their horses, raised their rifles and aimed at Xiao Tianyou in front of them. Yang Peng also loaded his rifle, aimed at Xiao Tianyou, and opened fire.
As soon as Yang Peng fired, dozens of musketeers behind him followed suit. More than thirty bullets were fired at Xiao Tianyou in front, and at least a dozen bullets hit him. The flintlock bullets exploded dozens of blood flowers on his body, instantly claiming the life of Xiao Tianyou, the great general of the Liao Kingdom.
Xiao Tianyou could no longer hold the horse's rein in his hand, so he fell off the horse and fell onto the hard and cold yellow earth in December. Yang Peng rode up and walked around Xiao Tianyou. He saw clearly the gorgeous gilt armor on Xiao Tianyou and confirmed that Xiao Tianyou was dead. The soldiers from the Selection Corps gradually gathered around, looking at Xiao Tianyou's body on the ground with excitement.
After a while, someone raised their fists excitedly and shouted loudly. "Wan Sheng!" The soldiers raised their fists and shouted in unison: "Wan Sheng!" "Wan Sheng!"
On December 14, Cangzhou Governor Zha Dengbei heard news that stunned him: Yang Peng had defeated the Khitan army in the north of Tianjing New City. Not only did Yang Peng defeat nearly 30,000 Khitan troops, he also killed the Liao general Xiao Tianyou and captured the heads of 24,926 Khitan Tatars. When Cha Dengbei heard the news, he almost fell off his chair.
He heard some time ago that Tianjing New City was surrounded by 30,000 Khitan troops, and thought that Tianjing New City would definitely be captured this time. He was both happy and surprised at that time. What he was happy about was that the domineering Yang Peng was finally taught a lesson by the Khitan army. Now his lair was destroyed by the Khitan army. How would Yang Peng maintain his troops and be arrogant in the future? Surprisingly, the Khitan army was so powerful that they marched more than 600 miles from Mozhou to Tianjing New City in a few days. After capturing Tianjing New City, will the Khitan army attack other prefectures and counties in Cangzhou?
If you lose too much soil, your position as governor will not be guaranteed! In preparation for the war, Chaden cautiously led the Du Biao Battalion to guard Cangzhou City. He was under martial law on all sides and could not leave, lest the Khitan army attack Cangzhou City. Unexpectedly, after waiting for several days without seeing the terrifying Qing army, I heard the news of Yang Peng's victory.
Yang Peng's troops defeated the Khitan! Kill Xiao Tianyou in formation! Are these Yang Peng's soldiers and horses divine soldiers and generals? That was 30,000 Khitan soldiers. Although half of them were from the Xi tribe, the fighting power of the Xi tribe was not bad. Such an army of 30,000 people under the command of the Khitan generals could not defeat even the 100,000 Song soldiers, and they would only collapse at the first touch. Even if the Yang family's army is strong, it will take at least 40,000 to 50,000 troops to dare to confront these 30,000 Khitan troops.
And Yang Peng defeated the Khitan army with more than 10,000 troops and beheaded more than 20,000 people? If someone else reported this merit, Zha Dengbei would not believe it under any circumstances. But what happened to Yang Peng was very reasonable. In the third year of Zhidao, the Khitan army entered the fortress, and Yang Peng led 4,000 men to defeat Yeli Hongguang, who had 12,000 men, and beheaded 11,600 people. Although in the end Xu Nan divided Yang Peng's military exploits and left only 1,500 heads for Yang Peng, Zha Dengbei knew the inside story. That battle was entirely fought by Yang Peng himself.
Calculating this, Yang Peng, who now has more than 10,000 troops, can indeed defeat the Khitan army of 30,000 people. This Yang Peng's strength is really too strong. If this continues, in a few years, won't he be able to compete with the 50,000 to 60,000 Khitan troops? Isn’t it easy to fight bandits? Then couldn't he single-handedly reverse the predicament of the Song Dynasty?
Yang Peng is now very powerful. The officials showed great favor to Yang Peng, just because Yang Peng could fight! In a few years, Yang Peng's strength will increase. How much will the officials rely on Yang Peng?
As Qingliu, Chadenbei is not the same person as Yang Peng. But even though he was repeatedly contradicted or even ignored by Yang Peng, when he thought of Yang Peng's power, he still did not dare to offend Yang Peng or become Yang Peng's enemy. After Chaiden got the news about Yang Peng, he cautiously sent a ranger out of the city to investigate. After he conducted reconnaissance for a long time and confirmed that the surrounding areas were clear and there were indeed no Khitan Rangers, he led a team of 500 people to escort him out of the city. He rushed to Tianjing New City with his guards and a dozen staff to verify Yang Peng's head.
When they arrived at the official hall of Tianjing New City, Zha Dengbei smelled a pungent smell of blood before even entering the official courtyard. Although the head was covered with lime saltpeter, the smell of blood still spread out and was extremely strong. When Cha Denbei walked into the official hall of Tianjing New City and looked at the scene in the official hall, he was immediately shocked by the two piles of heads piled up like two hills.
Although Zhidao had seen such a posture once in three years, this year, there were even more heads piled up, almost filling the entire official courtyard. Not to mention the corpse of Xiao Tianyou placed on the trolley and the gorgeous gilt armor. Killing the general of the Liao Kingdom in formation was an unprecedented military achievement in the Song Dynasty.
Chadenbei was secretly frightened, secretly thinking that Yang Peng had made new achievements and gained great power, but he must not offend him. Chadenbei stood in the courtyard for a while before he saw Yang Peng coming out with Huyan Chijin and seven or eight other men. Then Yang Peng couldn't kneel down and shouted to himself with a careless gesture:
"You're well, Governor!" The military attachés behind Yang Peng followed suit and bowed to Cha Dengbei.
Chadenbei is now in awe of Yang Peng's strength. Even if Yang Peng is rude, Chadenbei does not dare to correct Yang Peng. Yang Peng was angered, so Yang Peng went to the emperor to read a book for himself, so that he would not be a governor. Cha Dengbei pinched his nose in his heart and endured Yang Peng's scorn, but with a smile on his face, he said: "The city lord has made another new achievement! Killed the Khitan general Xiao Tianyou in formation? Captured and killed more than 20,000 people?"
Yang Peng smiled and said: "Please, the governor, check these heads!" Chadenbei turned his head and looked at the dozen staff behind him. The dozen teachers immediately rolled up their sleeves and sat in the yard, and The servants in the official hall came to the basin and began to examine the heads one by one. Check the face, check the braids, check the hair and beard, check the gloss, check each item carefully. The final results reported made Chadenbei take a breath of cold air.
The twenty-four thousand nine hundred and twenty-sixth level Khitan heads are all true heads. The head was real, and so was Xiao Tianyou's body. For such a big thing as the killing of the Khitan general, the officials could quickly verify it through detailed work outside the Great Wall. Yang Peng would not dare to talk nonsense.
After hearing the final confirmation, Chadenbei's hands began to tremble. What a big victory is this? Although Yang Peng took the credit, as the governor of Cangzhou, he also had merit! Cha Denbei looked at Yang Peng and said: "The Lord of the City is really a tiger general! I don't know how happy the housekeeper will be to report such great military exploits!"
After thinking about it, Chadenbei said tentatively: "The city lord has more than 20,000 heads. How can he give out dozens of them to other battalion military attachés? Not asking for merit, but just to show that they are not so timid and avoid fighting?" Yang Peng laughed. He smiled and said: "It is a fact that they are afraid of the enemy and avoid fighting. Our Tianjing New City was besieged for three days, and no soldiers and horses came to save it!"
"This head cannot be separated even at the first level!" Cha Denbei looked at the tough Yang Peng, took a breath, but still pinched his nose and said obediently: "The city lord is becoming more and more decisive in doing things, this is the country's What a blessing!"
After all, what happened next will be explained later.
