In the early morning, after a good meal, the Song army began to leave the camp and set up formations.
After being reprimanded by Shi Zhaizhi, the soldiers of the Song Army cheered up and prepared to bite the hard nut of Pizhou again.
At this time, outside the scope of the Song army's scouts, Zhao Tai got on his horse, and nearly 10,000 cavalrymen behind him also got on their horses at the same time.
Zhao Tai pulled the reins of the horse, turned the horse's head, faced the nearly 10,000 cavalry behind him, and scanned his subordinates with sharp eyes. Without any nonsense, he just ordered: "Let's go!"
Zhao Tai gave an order, and more than a hundred Qi army light cavalry first clamped down on the horse's belly and set off at a gallop.
They galloped forward, responsible for clearing out the Song army scouts they encountered and delaying the time for the Song army to discover the main force of the Qi army.
As soon as the scouts left, the entire formation slowly picked up speed, and nearly 10,000 cavalrymen advanced with murderous intent.
The Qi army's scouts galloped ahead, and when they were thirty miles away from the Song army's camp, they discovered the Song army's sentry cavalry.
Several Song Army cavalry were making a fire to cook on the edge of a forest. Suddenly they felt the earth trembling slightly, and their expressions immediately changed.
"There's a situation!" The leader of the Song army kicked over the fire and stamped out the flames. When they turned around, nearly a hundred cavalrymen had appeared in their field of vision.
The soldiers of the Song Dynasty were horrified when they saw this, and several of them quickly got on their horses, while the Qi army's sentry cavalry had already pounced directly on them.
"Whoosh~" The Qi army's cavalry galloped, rounded their bows and arrows, and quickly fired an arrow. The Song army who had just mounted their horses immediately screamed and fell from their horses, while the rest pulled their reins and fled towards the camp.
Along the way, the Qi army scouts approached the Song camp, and the more Song army scouts they encountered. The scouts from both sides began to engage in fierce sentry battles in the wilderness.
The Qi army's sentry cavalry intended to destroy the Song army's sentry cavalry that collided, while the Song army's sentry cavalry wanted to break through the obstruction of the Qi army's sentry cavalry to see how many cavalry came behind.
For a time, a battle broke out in the wilderness, and the cavalry on both sides kept falling off their horses.
At this time, Zhao Tai led Wan Qi and galloped forward for thirty miles. The bodies of the Song soldiers who fell from their horses could already be seen on the road.
The cavalry charging into battle is a test of horse power, especially the heavy cavalry. The horses will be exhausted and lose their ability to charge within a short time.
In order to attack the Song army in a better condition, Zhao Taisui immediately ordered, "Stop and change horses!"
During the battle with Mongolia, the Qi army captured many horses.
Although the Qi army is not yet equipped with three or five horses per person like the Mongolian cavalry, two horses are already the standard equipment of the Qi army's elite cavalry.
At this time, under Pizhou City, the Song army did not realize that the danger was coming.
The Song army learned the information from Yang Weizhong, and Zhao Tai led 90,000 elite Qi troops to attack Hebei.
This means that Zhao Tai's troops left in Shandong only numbered 50,000 to 60,000, half of which were naval troops.
The Song Army's intelligence judged that the Qi Army's troops in Shandong were extremely empty, and they could attack the Qi Army unscrupulously.
At this time, the Song army began to besiege Pizhou, intending to open the passage to Tengzhou and Yanzhou and seize Jinan.
When the battle was raging, a Song army scout who had missed an arrow in his back was galloping from north to south, galloping through multiple Song army camps.
The Song Army scouts were galloping and shouting, "Qi thieves and horse troops are coming, defend! Defend!"
When the Song troops in each battalion heard the shouting, their faces were full of doubts, and the Song generals couldn't help but frown.
Although the scouts kept warning, the Song army had many restrictions on generals. The battlefield command was in the hands of Shi Zhai. Without the command of the commander, no one dared to act rashly.
The Song army's scouts discovered the Qi army's cavalry thirty miles away and immediately galloped back to report.
A distance of thirty miles is less than a meal for the cavalry.
If Shi Zhaizhi was outside the East City, the scouts could report it immediately, but Shi Zhaizhi's camp was outside the South City. The scouts rushed to the Song camp in the East City and had to pass through multiple camps and then run eight or nine miles before entering the Song army's main camp. .
At this time, Shi Zhaizhi was standing under the banner of the Great Banner, watching the Song army attack Pizhou City. Suddenly, the scouts came running over to warn him, shouting all the way, and rolled off their horses in front of him, "The enemy is attacking! The horsemen and thieves are attacking!"
When Jiang Wanzai heard the call, his expression changed drastically. He stepped forward to support the scout and asked urgently, "What's going on?"
The scout pointed to the northeast, panting like an ox, "Ma Jun~Qi thieves and horse troops are coming to kill us!"
As soon as these words came out, everyone was shocked. How could Qi Jun and Ma Jun come to kill them?
The information given by the Mongols said that the Qi army's 20,000 cavalry troops were in Hebei. Why were there still cavalry in Pizhou?
Shi Zhaizhi frowned, "How many cavalry were found?"
The scout gasped: "The Qi thieves sent sentry cavalry to stop Bei Zhi from approaching, but Bei Zhi just glanced at it from a distance and were forced back by the Qi thieves' sentry cavalry. Bei Zhi couldn't tell the specific number, but it must be no less than five thousand cavalry!"
"Oh, there are only a few thousand riders!" Shi Zhaizhi had not yet realized the seriousness of the problem.
Jiang Wanzai was anxious, "Ms. sir, quickly send the siege troops back to camp for defense!"
Shi Zhaizhi looked at the Song army that had just rushed to the city, and couldn't help but hesitate in his heart, "So what if the Qi army and cavalry are coming? There are tens of thousands of troops, so we are afraid of him!"
Jiang Wanzai was so angry that he was a little dizzy. Shi Zhizhi had never fought in a battle, and he didn't know the terror of cavalry.
In history, there are countless examples of a few thousand cavalrymen defeating tens of thousands or even hundreds of thousands of infantry troops.
The Song Dynasty was turned into the Southern Song Dynasty, and the lack of cavalry was definitely one of the main reasons.
Fortunately, the surrounding Song generals knew the power of the cavalry and persuaded them one after another, "My lord, the horse army's surprise attack is extremely sharp. If the infantry formation is not tight and the horse army crashes into the camp, we will have no choice but to be slaughtered!"
The Song army did not plan to stay under Pizhou City for a long time, thinking that they would be able to break the city in a day or two, and then continue to attack the city to the north. All the generals did not seriously camp.
Now that I heard that the cavalry was attacking and the troops were still attacking the city, everyone was as anxious as ants on a hot pot.
Seeing that everyone was trying to persuade him, Shi Zhaizhi gradually realized the seriousness of the problem. He was frightened by the generals and said in a panic: "Okay, hurry up and withdraw the troops!"
The Song army that was attacking the city was filled with doubts when they heard the sound, but as soon as the military order came out, they still hurriedly retreated from the city.
At this time, the Song army outside Nancheng and Xicheng, their sight was blocked by Pizhou City, and they did not know the situation in the east city, so the soldiers not only retreated slowly.
The Song army outside the east city, like the Song army on the other two sides, initially walked back slowly after getting out of the attack range of the Qi army on the city.
Suddenly, they felt the earth tremble slightly, followed by the sound of thunderous horse hooves in the distance.
The soldiers of the Song Dynasty looked north and were suddenly horrified to find a huge cavalry appearing in the wilderness, rolling towards them with iron hooves.
For a moment, Sergeant Song's eyes bulged in shock, and his eyeballs almost fell off.
When they reacted, they immediately exclaimed, ran away and ran towards the camp.
The officers of each battalion of the Song Army, realizing that the danger was approaching, also turned red-eyed and shouted to the soldiers to defend themselves.
The Song army attacking the city hurriedly entered the camp. A frightening roar sounded behind them, and the Qi army's cavalry had already rushed forward.
The men and horses were all heavily armored, with only four small groups of heavy cavalry of the Qi army exposed. They followed the Song army into the camp, and the huge impact knocked all the Song troops in front of them away.
The Qi army crashed into the camp and destroyed a Song army camp of 3,000 people in a matter of seconds. However, the Qi army cavalry did not stop, and after breaking through, they broke into the next Song camp.
On the top of Pizhou City, the soldiers of the Qi Army saw the Tiger Cavalry Army rushing into the Song Army camp outside the East City from north to south. The cavalrymen penetrated multiple enemy camps like sharp arrows. Their blood boiled and they cheered.
The soldiers of the Qi army who were charging into the formation were also excited. They broke through several camps in a row, and their morale was high. After killing several Song army camps outside the east city, they rushed directly to the Song army camp outside the south city.
At this time, the Song camp in the east city bought time for the Song army camp outside the south city. The Song army in each battalion reluctantly organized a defense, but Zhao Tai led the Qi army's cavalry and pounced on them headlong.
"Kill!" Zhao Tai roared loudly, and thousands of cavalry trampled the ground behind him, and the cavalry rushed towards him.
