When Wei Mingshanxi arrived near Mizhi with his urgent march, he was relieved when he saw that the Xixia flag was still hanging on the city.
Previously, Mizhi was surrounded by Song troops and they didn't get any news.
At this moment, the spies came to report:
"Report to your Majesty, more than 40,000 Song troops are forming in front of our army."
Wei Mingshan was stunned for a moment, then he was overjoyed and said with a smile:
"The Song army actually wants to fight with our army in the field? God help me!"
"I, the iron kite of Daxia, dominate the world, who can stop me?"
Then, he waved his command flag and said:
"Come here, order Tie Yaozi to be ready. Listen to my orders at any time and break through the Song formation!"
He has two thousand iron kites under his command. They have only been established for less than a year, and they are regarded as his greatest support.
Upon hearing his order, his subordinate Tie Yaozi quickly began to prepare for battle.
The general behind Wei Mingshanxi quickly persuaded:
"Your Majesty, our army is tired from afar, so it is best to rest before fighting."
Wei Mingshan rebuked with joy and anger:
"Shut up, I am twice as powerful as the enemy. What if the Song people are too timid to fight and run away?"
"Cao Bin and Zhong Shiheng are our mortal enemies in Great Xia. If you let them escape, you will never redeem yourself!"
When the surrounding generals heard this, they immediately became as silent as a cicada and did not dare to say anything.
Wei Mingshanxi nodded with satisfaction, without any hesitation, and quickly ordered:
"Order the cavalry to break the formation first, and Buba Ziying will take advantage of the situation to cover up the attack. We must defeat the Song people in one fell swoop."
Although he was extremely confident, in a period of caution, he added;
"Inform General Mizhi that if there is a stalemate between the enemy and our armies, let him choose an opportunity to attack the flank of the Song army."
After quickly arranging the troops, Wei Mingshanxi waved his command flag, and drum trumpets sounded immediately.
Countless war horses neighed and rushed towards the Song army's formation with the power of carrying mountains and seas.
Seeing that the light cavalry in the front row suddenly fell down, Wei Mingshanxi didn't pay attention, looked to the left and right and said:
"The people of Song Dynasty love to play tricks. I, the King, have already predicted this."
Then, without giving Song Jun a chance to breathe, he waved the command flag again.
I saw a group of well-equipped cavalry starting to accelerate slowly, and then faster and faster.
It was early in the morning, the sun was high, and the golden sunlight spread down, shining on the iron cavalry, giving people a sense of sanctity and majesty.
Horse hooves tread on the vast land, like thousands of drums playing in unison, the sea splits and the mountains collapse...
In the Song army's formation, Zhong Shiheng looked at the armored cavalry coming towards him, his expression changed and he said:
"It's Iron Kite!"
Dalang Zhong said: "Father, what should I do?"
Seeing the majestic momentum, he was horrified, even though the front row was already densely packed with guns and horses.
But in a battle of this scale, even if the opponent's heavy cavalry is blocked, one's own formation will be disrupted.
Once the formation is chaotic and faced with an army twice as big as one's own, they are a lamb to be slaughtered.
Zhong Shiheng gritted his teeth and said: "There is no way to keep Marshal Cao's personal guards, send them out!"
Dalang Zhong said: "The marshal's bodyguards only have 800 people. If the entire army is wiped out, we will have no way to explain to him..."
Zhong Shiheng shook his head and said: "I can't care so much anymore. Marshal Cao left his personal guards because he was worried about this situation."
After saying that, he no longer hesitated, waved the command flag fiercely, and shouted:
"General Cao Jiaojiao, it's up to you!"
At this time, the sedan chair was covered in heavy armor. After hearing the words, he just nodded slightly, then hit the big halberd with his hand, and only one word came out of his mouth:
"kill!"
After saying that, he immediately led the tiger and leopard cavalry to rush out of the formation and greet the iron kite.
At this time, the battlefield was filled with smoke and dust mixed with the smell of blood, and even the golden sunlight seemed to turn into blood.
Everyone's attention was attracted by two heavy cavalry.
The Xixia people lacked heavy cavalry because they had less money. The Song Dynasty lacked heavy cavalry because there were few qualified horses.
Therefore, heavy cavalry duels are extremely rare.
"Boom!"
The two heavy cavalry suddenly encountered each other.
But what everyone didn't expect was that the iron kite, which was also a heavy cavalry, was chopped to pieces by the tiger and leopard cavalry in an instant.
They have even formed their own formations and started harvesting the lives of iron kites like chopping melons and vegetables.
Not only are the tiger and leopard cavalry's horses half a head taller, but their soldiers are also incredibly powerful, superb in martial arts, and skilled in formations.
Tie Yaozi had almost no power to fight back.
Both sides looked dumbfounded, especially Wei Mingshanxi, whose eyes couldn't stop twitching, and gritted his teeth and said:
"The enemy's war horses are clearly trained by me, the leader of the Xixia Kingdom, and there is no hidden secret. I can't wait to kill you siblings!"
The war horses that the tigers and leopards rode were all blackmailed by Cao Bin from the Empress Dowager Wu Zang, and now they became tools to slaughter the Xixia cavalry.
The tiger and leopard cavalry could win against the Liao Kingdom's Tielin cavalry with less, not to mention these iron kite cavalry who had been retrained for less than a year?
Wei Mingshan was delighted to see Tie Yaozi being killed one after another, and said with blood dripping from his heart:
"My iron kite!"
As he spoke, he waved his command flag and said: "Attack the whole army, kill!"
At the same time, Zhong Shiheng was inexplicably surprised. He did not expect that Cao Bin's personal guards were so powerful. He waved his command flag repeatedly and said:
"Order General Cao to retreat and prepare the crossbowmen."
In a short time, hundreds of thousands of troops from both sides were fighting together.
The Song Army's spearmen were in front, and the crossbowmen were behind. The arrow rain seemed to be free, covering the enemy soldiers in all directions.
Although Weimingshanxi had many soldiers, he could not break the Song army's formation. The Song army had few soldiers and it was difficult to counterattack Xixia.
An hour passed, and the color of the world where both sides were killed changed color, and their blood was like a rainbow.
Weiming Shanxi stood behind the formation and said impatiently: "Where is the defender of Mizhi City? Why haven't you attacked yet?"
The general under his command hurriedly said: "The messenger hasn't returned yet, will something happen?"
While he was talking, the gate of Mizhi City suddenly opened wide.
But before they had time to show their joy, more than ten thousand Song troops flew toward the Xixia side and rear.
Wei Mingshan was so frightened that he almost fell off his horse and said hurriedly:
"I fell into a trap, what should I do?"
If we retreat at this time, the army will completely collapse, but at this time it is already a inevitable defeat, and whether we withdraw or not is already doomed.
The generals under his command quickly said:
"Your Majesty, retreat quickly, otherwise we will die here."
Wei Mingshanxi reacted immediately and said: "Yi Lingji blocked the ambush, and the wretch led the troops to break up the rear. The rest of the people followed me and retreated quickly."
The general who was persuading him looked stiff, and he had no choice but to accept the order with the other general:
"General, I will obey your orders!"
After giving brief instructions, Wei Mingshan hurriedly commanded the troops to retreat.
It was not until noon that the shouts of killing near Mizhi City gradually disappeared.
Zhong Dalang, covered in blood, hurriedly walked to Zhong Shiheng and reported:
"Father, in this battle our army beheaded 20,000 people, captured 10,000 people, and captured 8,000 war horses."
Zhong Shiheng asked:
"Hurry and support Marshal Cao. In addition to those who have fled, there are still more than 20,000 remaining soldiers under Wei Mingshan Xi's command."
"Marshal Cao only used five thousand men to set up an ambush, which is a bit dangerous..."
