This is a picture of iron and blood, this is a symphony of courage and death. The Xixia Tieyao is worthy of being the pillar of Xixia's country. He faces death without fear, and he continues to move forward indomitably. The sharpness of his soldiers is simply unstoppable; however, Yan Yun Mo Dao However, the army blocked this seemingly unstoppable torrent of steel. Everyone was shattered wherever the sword passed. The cold blade and the cold eyes made people feel that they were stronger warriors than the iron kites. The balance of the war was gradually moving towards Yan Yunjun's side tilted. Steel is colliding, blood is flying, Mo Daojun marches forward firmly on the enemy's corpse and dripping blood!
Xixia Generalissimo Li Zongdao led the main force of the infantry to rush halfway. Seeing that Tie Yaozi failed to defeat the enemy's formation as expected, but the situation was unfavorable, he was shocked and quickly ordered the army to stop attacking. You may wonder why Li Zongdao didn't lead his army to rush to help, but stopped when Tie Yaozi was in such a dire situation. In fact, the reason is very simple. If the Iron Kites can destroy Yanyun's military formation, then the infantry brigade can wipe out the remaining enemies in the autumn wind. On the contrary, as in the current situation, although the Iron Kites have broken through Yanyun's defensive front , but they formed a stalemate with the enemy on the periphery and the situation was somewhat unfavorable. In this case, if the Xixia army charged forward, not only would they not be able to increase their strength much, because the iron kites would block the way of the charge, they would instead be crowded together with the iron kites. , disrupting one's own position, but making it even more disadvantageous. Therefore, when Li Zongdao saw the stalemate between Tie Yaozi and the enemy, he ordered the infantry to stop charging.
General Li Yuantong, who led the 200,000 people's army to make a roundabout flank, arrived at the attack position, but saw that the Yanyun Army's battle formation was still intact, with no sign of chaos. Feeling that there was no opportunity to take advantage, he did not order the people's army to attack the enemy's formation. He knew very well the combat effectiveness of these militiamen. If the enemy army was in chaos, these militiamen would swarm up, which would certainly be destructive. However, if the opponent was not in chaos, these militiamen with poor equipment, lack of training, and only courage would If you charge forward, it's like hitting a rock with an egg. If you can't break the opponent's defense, it's fine. But if the opponent takes the opportunity to counterattack and disrupts it, it will be very bad.
Li Qingxia saw that her own 10,000 iron kites were actually being killed by the opponent's 5,000 swordsmen and kept retreating. She couldn't help being shocked and frowning. She could see that the Iron Harriers on her side had tried their best. They attacked desperately and were not afraid in the face of heavy casualties. They fought one after another. Their performance was worthy of the title of the Pillars of Xixia. However, their opponents were too strong. It is simply beyond imagination. Whether it is physique, equipment, or fighting spirit, it is obviously superior to the Iron Kites. The Mo Dao Army itself is a branch of the cavalry, so the ten thousand brave Iron Kites cannot defeat the five thousand Yanyun Modao Army. .
Li Qingxia felt that fighting like this would be useless besides wasting precious iron kites, so she immediately ordered the herald to order the iron kites and light cavalry to retreat.
The horn sound representing the retreat echoed over the battlefield. Tie Yaozi, who was fighting fiercely with Mo Dao's army and was already red-eyed, slowly broke away from Yan Yun's army and retreated under the general's shouts. At the same time, the light cavalry restrained on both wings also retreated. The hustle and bustle of the battlefield suddenly became quiet, and one could see piles of corpses in front of Yanyun's army. The soldiers who were not dead were still squirming in the pile of corpses, and the horses that lost their owners were still lingering beside the corpses of their owners. A gust of wind blew, and the thick smell of blood made people breathless.
Iron Kite General Li Dingkun galloped up to Li Qingxia, reined in his horse, and bowed with shame on his face: "Your Majesty, this general is incompetent and failed to break the enemy's formation!" Li Qingxia saw the most famous man in the Great Xia Kingdom. One of the powerful generals, covered in blood and scarred, knowing that he had tried his best, comforted: "General, don't blame yourself, I saw it with my own eyes, you did a good job! You are worthy of being the pillar of my country in Daxia!" "Li Qingxia comforted him in this way, which made him even more ashamed, and said excitedly: "Your Majesty, please give us another chance! Even if the general dies on the battlefield, he will overwhelm Yanyun's army!"
Li Qingxia nodded, "I believe that the general can do it! But I don't want the precious iron kite to suffer too many casualties! There will be countless battles in the future that rely on you!" Li Dingkun promised. Li Qingxia asked: "What are the casualties of the Iron Harrier Army?"
Li Dingkun said: "There were over two thousand casualties, with very few injuries. Almost all of them were killed in action."
Li Qingxia couldn't help but feel heartache. The casualties of two thousand didn't seem to be very big, but compared to the scale of Tie Yaozi, which was only fifteen thousand, it was definitely a heavy loss.
Dong Dong Dong... Yan Yun's war drums suddenly sounded loudly, as if a giant had stepped forward. Li Qingxia was shocked and quickly looked into the distance. She saw the Yanyun army's military formation opened. Five hundred knights in heavy armor appeared in front of the military formation. The leading general had killed six members of his own army yesterday. The fierce Yang Gui. Li Qingxia frowned and quickly said to the herald: "The Yanyun Army is about to counterattack, tell the generalissimo to deal with it carefully!" The herald promised and ran towards the military formation in front. Just now, Li Zongdao led the 100,000 main infantry to prepare to cooperate with Tie Yaozi to attack Yanyun's military formation in one go. However, because Tie Yaozi failed to do so, the 100,000 infantry stopped between the two sides and formed a military formation on the spot, preparing to Waiting for Li Qingxia's order to attack again, they did not expect that Yan Yun's army was about to launch a counterattack.
Yang Gui and other five hundred warriors lined up in front of the military formation, staring at the Xixia people in the distance with bloodthirsty eyes. They only waited for Yang Yanzhao's order to charge. These five hundred cavalry are all wearing heavy armor, and their appearance is almost the same as that of the King of Yan's cavalry. However, these cavalry are not the King of Yan's cavalry. They were formerly the Yang Family Army's Volcano Army, and are now called the Volcano Army. After Yang Peng Under the instruction of King Yan, they obtained the same equipment as King Yan's cavalry. This army is small in number, but it is definitely the best among the best. When the Yang Jiajun was still the Song Army, the Yang Jiajun defeated the Khitan Army in Goryeo. This elite army definitely contributed a lot. In every battle, Yang Gui would lead this elite army into the battle first and charge into the enemy. Chaos the enemy's formation, and then the Yang family's army will sweep over and destroy the enemy's army with the force of the autumn wind sweeping away fallen leaves! The Yang family's army can win every battle, and this volcano army accounts for at least half of the credit!
Yang Yanzhao stared at the enemy formation, raised his right hand, and the war drums sounded loud and fast. An impulse immediately surged in the hearts of Yang Gui, the five hundred warriors, and they couldn't help shouting in unison, like a tiger roaring, shocking the heart. After roaring three times in succession, the momentum of the five hundred warriors rose to its peak, while the Xixia army couldn't help but feel as if there was some invisible pressure on their hearts, making them unable to breathe.
The sound of the war drums became louder and more urgent! The five hundred warriors roared, their hooves collapsed, and they rushed towards the enemy's battle formation like a tiger out of its box. The iron hooves were rolling, the smoke was flying, the flags were hunting, and the iron armor was clanking!
Li Zongdao shouted anxiously: "Get ready to fight!" The Xixia army's shield bearers and long gunners lined up in a tight defense line, and the crossbowmen were ready to go. Everyone pursed their lips and stared at the enemy's cavalry who were killing fiercely. The earth trembled under the iron hooves, and there was a thunderous roar in my ears, which made my eardrums numb and my heart trembled!
In the tense atmosphere, the five hundred Talu troops entered the range of the Xixia crossbows. The Xixia bows and crossbows fired arrows together, and there was a loud roar on the ground. Arrows as dense as locusts flew into the sky, and the sky suddenly darkened. Immediately, a rain of arrows fell into the Talu army, making a crackling sound, like rain hitting banana leaves. The arrows hit the thick iron armor and were bounced off, completely useless! The soldiers of the Xixia Army were shocked when they saw this scene. Under Li Zongdao's order, they continued to fire arrows. The dense rain of arrows did make people breathless, but it was still useless! Seeing that the crossbows were useless, the Xixia army couldn't help but feel at a loss.
In the blink of an eye, five hundred Taoist troops rushed in front of them. The Xixia shield-bearers and spearmen couldn't help but stand close together, tensing their muscles and nerves to prepare for the fierce impact of their opponents! Boom, boom, boom..., the five hundred Talu troops collided fiercely with the Xixia army's defense line. The shields and soldiers' bodies flew up, and the spears were unable to penetrate the thick armor, but they were broken by the huge force. , the five hundred Talu troops broke through the Xixia Army's defense line and rushed into the Xixia Army!
The iron hoofs crashed into the crowd, sending the enemy troops staggering here and there. The hammer in Yang Gui's hand flew up and down, smashing the enemy soldiers' flesh and blood everywhere. The long knives and axes in the hands of the Taoist army continued to harvest the lives of the enemy, just like a tiger invading. Flock! There was flying blood and screams everywhere. The soldiers of the Xixia Army were terrified and retreated repeatedly. The formation of one hundred thousand troops was actually shocked by five hundred cavalry!
At this moment, General Fan Long surged up with 10,000 infantry troops, joined the battle group, and attacked the Xixia Army. The Xixia Army felt greater pressure, became more frightened, and the situation was precarious.
At the critical moment, the Xixia Iron Kites appeared on the flank of the Yanyun Army, preparing to attack the rear of the Yanyun Army. Yang Gui had been on guard against this move for a long time. Before the opponent's Iron Kites Army could move, the Modao Army led by Yang Qi had already moved. Tie Yaozi failed to attack the flanks of Yue Yun and the others, but instead collided with Mo Daojun. Like a pair of enemies, they started fighting again on the battlefield.
Li Qingxia immediately sent a group of cavalry to pretend to attack Yang Yanzhao's Chinese army formation, and then ordered the main light cavalry to attack the back of Modao's army. However, her move was also seen through by Yang Yanzhao. As soon as the main light cavalry got behind the Modao Army, they were blocked by the 30,000 Yanyun infantry. The two sides suddenly met and a melee broke out.
Yang Gui led an army of 500 soldiers to charge forward bravely and without hesitation, killing people and horses with blood and leaving corpses scattered all over the field. The soldiers of the Xixia army were frightened and kept retreating. Seeing that the situation was critical, Li Zongdao personally commanded all the heavy armored infantry to meet him. When the Xixia soldiers saw the general going to the killing ground, their morale was boosted, and they launched counterattacks under the supervision and leadership of the generals.
The Xixia army gradually stabilized the situation, and the armies of both sides fought bloody and fierce battles. The battlefield was like a huge millstone, grinding the soldiers of both sides into powder! Screams and screams, together with the sound of weapons and armor clashing, corpses accumulating, blood flying, both armies were red-eyed, just killing their opponents desperately, like two groups of crazy beasts, fighting for their lives!
Suddenly, rumbles of footsteps were heard from the rear of Yanyun's army formation, but it turned out that Li Yuantong led an army of 200,000 people to launch an attack. Yang Yanzhao was waiting for them and immediately ordered Wang Gui to lead 30,000 infantry troops to launch a counterattack. The Xixia civilian army was charging forward very excitedly, but suddenly they saw a Yanyun army rushing towards them, and they couldn't help but become flustered. In the blink of an eye, the two 'torrents' collided violently. The Xixia civilian army was so numerous that it immediately enveloped the Yan Yun army, as if an extremely huge mouth swallowed up the Yan Yun army. . However, the Yanyun army was not afraid. They all moved forward bravely and fought desperately. Their spears penetrated the enemy troops and their swords cut them down. The Xixia civilian army was like a seedling harvested by a sickle! After fighting for a while, the Xixia civilian army saw the Yan Yun army being extremely ferocious, and they couldn't help but feel panic in their hearts. The 200,000 civilian army actually wavered and began to retreat inevitably.
Seeing this scene, Li Yuantong was very nervous. He got wise in his haste and ordered his soldiers to kill those militiamen who dared to escape. At the same time, he ordered his soldiers to shout loudly: "Those who advance will be promoted to positions and titles, and those who retreat will have their entire families seated together!" The militiamen had already been defeated by Yan. The Yun army was so frightened that they retreated. However, being forced by Li Yuantong, the fierce nature in the hearts of the people in the northwest was aroused, and they became desperate and began to fight back. The situation at the scene changed instantly. The 200,000-strong army that had retreated turned forward, surrounded the 20,000 Yanyun Army, and kept charging and killing them. The Yanyun Army was naturally fearless and kept counterattacking the enemy. The armies of both sides came and went. , Killed until the flesh and blood were flying everywhere! There were simply too many Xixia troops, and the Yanyun army could not defeat the enemy no matter how hard they fought. The Yanyun army was worthy of being the best soldier in the world. Although the Xixia civilian army was seven times larger than them, it could not crush them!
At this time, almost all the combat forces of both sides were engaged in the battle. Looking down from the sky, the entire land seemed to have turned into a bloody battlefield. The armies of both sides gathered in several battlefields to fight fiercely. The dust was rippled and the cold light slowly , the sound of killing is like a tide, and the rain of blood is flying! The armies of both sides fought fiercely, and countless people fell in a pool of blood every moment. Suddenly the Xixia army launched a charge, and suddenly the Yanyun army swept past. The armies of both sides were fighting and fighting, and the sky and the earth were discolored and the grass and trees were filled with sorrow. The generals are the first to charge into the battle, and the soldiers are all moving forward bravely. No one is afraid, and no one is timid. The red-eyed soldiers on both sides have only one thought, which is to kill the enemy, kill the enemy! !
At this moment, the sudden strong wind swept up the sky and covered the sky with dust from the west. In the blink of an eye, the battlefield was dim and dim. It was obviously daytime, but it was darker than night. The armies on both sides felt uneasy and couldn't help but break away from contact and slowly retreat. A huge and fierce battle came to an abrupt end because of such a strong wind and sand. The Xixia army withdrew its troops and returned to the city, while the Yanyun army withdrew its troops and returned to the camp.
Li Qingxia and others came out of the hazy wind and sand and walked into the hall. The guards in the hall quickly closed the door, and the whistling and flying sand was immediately isolated from the door. Everyone inside the door only heard strange roars outside, as if there were countless monsters roaring and shouting. Everyone couldn't help but laugh when they saw that everyone else looked disgraced.
Li Qingxia shook off the sand and soil on her body, walked to the top and sat down, where several generals stood below. A female guard brought tea and stepped aside. Li Qingxia picked up the tea bowl, took a sip of tea, then put down the tea bowl, with a thoughtful look on her face.
The door suddenly opened, and a large puff of wind rushed in, blowing everyone's hair and captivating everyone's eyes. In the haze, only one person was seen walking in quickly, and then the door was closed by the guards. The wind and sand disappeared, and everyone opened their eyes. Only then did they see clearly that it was Generalissimo Li Zongdao who came in. Several generals saluted Li Zongdao and said: "Generalissimo!" Li Zongdao nodded, and then saluted Li Qingxia who was sitting at the top and said: "Your Majesty!"
Li Qingxia asked: "How is the situation?" "All armies have returned to the city, and the defense forces at various city gates and walls have been increased in accordance with His Majesty's instructions."
Li Qingxia nodded and asked: "What are the casualties of our army?" Li Zongdao said: "The specific statistics have not yet been calculated, but it is estimated that the casualties are around 40,000!" Li Qingxia's heart skipped a beat, "So many? "Li Zongdao nodded, "Don't worry, Your Majesty, there are also many casualties among the Yanyun Army!"
Li Qingxia lowered her head and was silent for a moment, then raised her head and glanced at Li Zongdao, "Generalissimo, I wonder if you noticed something happened today?" Li Zongdao asked: "Your Majesty said that Yanyun's cavalry never showed up. ?”
Li Qingxia stood up, walked down the hall, looked at the door, frowned and said: "Yesterday, Yan Yun's 20,000 warriors were clearly there, but today during the battle, they were missing! Where did they go? Where?" Turning to look at Li Zongdao, "I originally thought that Yang Yanzhao used the 20,000 warriors as his trump card and would appear at the most critical moment, but from the beginning to the end of the war, the 20,000 warriors did not appear. They seemed to disappear out of thin air. generally!"
Li Zongdao said: "Your Majesty, maybe Yang Yanzhao planned to use it, but the sudden strong wind and sand disrupted his plan!" Li Qingxia nodded and said: "This is a possibility! But there is another possibility!"
Li Zongdao was stunned and frowned: "Your Majesty means that those 20,000 warriors have already left and are no longer here?" Li Qingxia walked to the map, looked at it, frowned and said: "What if the 20,000 warriors had already left?" You have left, where will you go?" Li Zongdao stepped forward, and after hearing Li Qingxia's words, his face showed a thoughtful look. Li Qingxia's expression suddenly changed, and she asked worriedly: "Will these 20,000 war cavalry go towards our Snow Mountain Army?" Li Zongdao was startled and blurted out: "It's possible! It's very possible! Yang Yanzhao used his troops deceitfully. , maybe he will really use his infantry to contain our army here, but he will send 20,000 warriors to attack the Snow Mountain Army over a long distance!" When the other generals heard this, they couldn't help but break out in cold sweat. General Li Dingkun said anxiously: "In this case, we must quickly divide our troops for reinforcements!"
Li Qingxia frowned and said: "If our guess is correct, the 20,000 war cavalry should have left last night. Even if the cavalry rushed to reinforce, it was already too late! The biggest problem at present is not that Li Cunxiao and the others do not have enough troops, but that They are defenseless!" Then he said to the guard captain Gao Feng: "Immediately send a horse to summon Li Cunxiao, asking him to be more vigilant and be careful to guard against enemy raids!" Gao Feng responded, ran down, opened the door, and the wind and sand poured in. He ducked out and closed the door.
Li Qingxia thought for a moment and said to Li Zongdao: "We must detach an army to reinforce Tiemenguan, just in case." Li Zongdao thought and nodded, bowed and said: "Your Majesty is wise. But in this way, I The army will not be able to fight with Yanyun's army in the field!" Compared with Yanyun's 80,000 army, Xixia's 400,000-strong army is indeed outnumbered. However, according to the situation of today's battle, although Xixia's army is five times larger than Yanyun's army, But they can't take advantage at all. If an army is sent to reinforce Tiemenguan, it will be difficult to compete with Yanyun's army in a field battle.
Li Qingxia frowned and said: "The reason why our army went to war was to contain the Yanyun Army and prevent them from returning to aid Youzhou. Now that the Yanyun Army has taken action, there is no need to go to war!..." She still had half of it left. He didn't say anything, for fear of affecting the morale and shaking the morale of the army. He originally wanted to say: If someone is not careful and the Yan Yun army seizes the opportunity while out of the city, the consequences will be disastrous.
After a pause, he thought: "Perhaps we should change our strategy, leave one force to defend Xiping Mansion, and transfer the main force to the direction of Youzhou?" Li Zongdao said with some worry: "I'm just afraid that something will happen to Yang Yanzhao here. That would be troublesome!”
Li Qingxia felt that what Li Zongdao said made sense and nodded. I feel that the situation at hand is still beneficial to our side. As long as Li Cunxiao captures Youzhou in time and is not successfully surprised by the opponent's cavalry, there is still a high hope of victory in this battle. As the leading general among the younger generation, Li Cunxiao shouldn't be attacked by Yan Yun's army, right?
Although Li Qingxia thought this way, she was not sure at all. It stands to reason that with Li Cunxiao's ability, he should not be attacked by Yan Yun's army, but the battlefield is ever-changing, and many things are difficult to determine! Three points of ability and seven points of luck, Li Qingxia only hoped that God would still be on their side in Daxia.
Yang Yanzhao was sitting in the big tent. The curtains had been lowered and locked. The strong wind was blowing up the yellow sand and flying all over the sky outside, making a howling sound like a monster. The clear sky had long since disappeared without a trace. The sky and the earth were vast and groggy. It was like a chaotic yet unopened world; the entire tent was firmly fixed on the ground on all sides, but the wind still penetrated through the gaps, causing the flames of the oil lamps to dance and sway wildly, causing the light and darkness inside the tent to flicker.
Yang Yanzhao stood in front of the map, his eyes fell on Youzhou, his brows furrowed tightly.
The curtain was suddenly opened, and a large cloud of wind and sand rushed in, blowing out the flame of the oil lamp. Yang Yanzhao looked towards the door and saw a figure coming in quickly. Immediately the curtains were locked, and the suffocating wind and sand that filled the big tent immediately disappeared. The soldier lit the oil lamp, and Yang Qi's face appeared in front of Yang Yanzhao. Yang Qi cupped his fists and said, "Brother Six, the casualty figures have been calculated. Our army has suffered nearly 8,000 casualties, of which more than 6,000 were killed!"
Yang Yanzhao hummed, his expression unchanged. Turning to face the map, he asked: "Do you think you are still in our hands in Youzhou?"
What happened after all, let’s see what happens next.
