The various units of the Song army in the camp originally agreed to wait until Jiang Wanzai fought with the Qi army before breaking out to the west.
Unexpectedly, the team arranged at the back was worried that they would fall behind and be overtaken by the Qi army's cavalry, and some people would not take advantage of their martial virtues in advance.
As soon as they ran away, the various units of the Song Army scrambled to flee. The planned orderly breakout of the Song Army instantly turned into a huge rout.
All Song armies rushed to the west. The civilians in the camp didn't know what was going on, so they followed the Song army westward in panic.
Shi Zhaizhi was sitting in the camp, waiting for Jiang Wanzai to fight Zhao Tai, when he suddenly heard a commotion around him.
He stood up and turned around to see, what a good guy, an infantry unit guarding the Military Division ran past the main camp in a flash and jumped directly in front of him.
"Mr. Zhizhi, the people who were guarding the army ran away first!" a general reminded hurriedly.
"No! The person in charge of the front office also ran away!"
Shi Zhaizhi was shocked. He did not expect that these generals of the forbidden army would not keep their agreement and would leave him behind.
"Quick! Bring Shi Xiang and we will retreat immediately!" Shi Zhaizhi immediately ordered.
For a moment, countless figures emerged from each camp of the Song Army that had been stationary, like a colony of ants running out of the cave before the earthquake, running westward in dense masses.
Zhao Tai looked at the Song army fleeing westward, and was not in a hurry. He drew his sword in his hand and shouted angrily, "Surrendering soldiers, tie a scarf to your left arm!"
Calls one after another rang out in the military formation, and the surrendering soldiers took off the scarves tied around their necks and tied them on their left arms as a sign.
Zhao Tai rode on his horse and waved his sword forward, "The army is heading west. Those with weapons will be spared death. Anyone with troops to resist the army will be killed on the spot!"
Zhao Tai gave an order, and the surrendered Song army and the Qi army pursued westward.
The pursuing infantry marched in formation, like a giant net towards the fleeing Song army.
The Qi cavalry shot out like lightning. They flew past the infantry and roared towards the fleeing Song army.
"The cavalry is coming!" Song Jun, who was running behind, heard the movement behind him and turned his head to look, and was immediately frightened to death.
They felt the shaking of the earth and saw the Qi army and cavalry galloping over. Their hearts were filled with fear, and they rushed forward one after another.
The soldiers at the back pushed down the soldiers in front. The fallen soldiers were immediately submerged by the crowd and trampled to death by the soldiers rushing to escape.
The Song army ran forward in fear, but their two legs could not outrun the four-legged cavalry. Soon the Qi army's cavalry was behind them.
"Surrender and avoid death, surrender your weapons and avoid killing!" Qi Jun's cavalry rushed directly into the fleeing enemy group, shouting as they galloped.
The Song army and civilians, who were running westward in fear, fell into despair when they saw the cavalry chasing them, but the cries of the cavalry gave them a glimmer of hope.
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For a moment, seeing that the cavalry was about to catch up with them, many people immediately dropped their weapons and knelt down to beg for mercy.
The Qi army and cavalry ignored the surrendering Song troops and civilians and galloped past them.
The Song soldiers and civilians who were kneeling on the ground watched the cavalry running past with concern. Just when they saw the cavalry passing by and wanted to get up again, they heard the sound of neat footsteps.
Everyone turned around and saw that the comrades who had attacked Qi Jun had already switched sides and joined Qi Jun's side very smoothly, facing their brothers with swords and spears.
The Qi cavalry did not take prisoners, but galloped forward to catch up with the fleeing Song troops, and then shot them from behind.
"Kneel down to avoid death! Kill while you are running away!" Qi Jun Ma Jun stabbed the fleeing Song Jun to death, and then shouted angrily.
The Song soldiers who were running away in fear heard the shouts clearly and quickly knelt down in fear and surrendered.
For a time, the soldiers and civilians of the Song Dynasty who were running behind were kneeling on the ground in pieces, waiting for the Qi army to take them into custody.
Shi Zhaizhi, surrounded by guards, carried Shi Songzhi and fled westward.
When they came to the edge of the canal, Song's soldiers were already huddled together, and the organization was in complete chaos.
"Zhizhi Envoy, the Huai Army has defected before the battle!" The general looked back and saw that the Huai Army and the Qi Army were not fighting at all. The Qi Army and Horse Army were in front, rushing forward with overwhelming force, and they were almost reaching the shore.
Shi Zhai's face was ashen. The Song army's original plan was for Jiang Wanzai to entangle the Qi army and buy time for the main force of the Song army to retreat in an orderly manner. Now it was all in chaos.
Shi Zhaizhi's face was full of horror and he quickly ordered, "Quick! Quick! Find a boat!"
The Song Army originally wanted to build a pontoon bridge on the canal, but no one is building it now. The Song Army officers and soldiers crowded on the shore, regardless of officers and soldiers, are fighting for the boats used to cross the river. In the fight, some people are constantly being pushed into the water.
At this time, Shi Zhaizhi's personal soldiers, holding swords, grabbed several ships from the defeated soldiers, and then escorted the two people aboard.
On the west bank of the canal, the Song soldiers were outnumbered in boats, and the Qi army's cavalry came up in pursuit. Many people were so anxious that they had no choice but to take off their armor, jump into the river, and swim to the east bank because of the good water quality.
At this time, Shi Zhaizhi and others had just landed ashore, and before they had time to breathe a sigh of relief, they heard a cannon shot from the west, and nearly 10,000 Qi troops came out.
Zhao Tai had already expected that the Song army would take advantage of Henan and send 10,000 Xuanwu troops to penetrate the west bank of the canal.
Ten thousand Qi troops suddenly rushed out, making it impossible for the Song troops who had just crossed the river to organize resistance and dispersed in an instant.
Shi Zhaizhi was frightened and hurriedly got on his horse. The guards carried Shi Songzhi and fled southward in panic.
"History thief, please leave!" The Qi army suddenly rushed out from the west bank. The Song army who had just crossed the river was so shocked that some of them ran south, while others were driven back into the river.
At this time, the Qi army rushed to the shore, and the Song army, who was driven down the river, could only raise their hands in fear and surrender.
Shi Zhaizhi rode forward on horseback, hearing the shouts of the pursuers behind him. He ignored Shi Songzhi, who was being held by his guards, and ran all the way to the west.
Several personal guards held Shi Songzhi up and watched Shi Zhaizhi ride away, so they could only hide in the woods.
They stayed in the forest, hearing the rumble of hooves outside and feeling the trembling of the earth. When they peeled off the branches and looked outside, they saw a large group of Qi troops and horses galloping across the road, chasing the retreating Song army southward.
Zhao Tai did not want the Song army to escape back to the Southern Song Dynasty, and would definitely capture them all.
The Qi army's cavalry army did not care about the prisoners and only pursued the front line. The Qi army's infantry and the surrendered Song army were responsible for controlling the prisoners all over the mountains and plains and searching for the hidden Song army.
Shi Zhai and his troops fled all the way. By the time they reached the edge of the Yellow River, there were only fifty riders left around them.
The Southern Song Dynasty lacked cavalry. Once defeated, the infantry would probably not be able to come back.
Seeing that there were only so few people left in the army of hundreds of thousands, Shi Zhai was filled with sadness. He jumped into the river one after another to seek death, but every time he was saved by his subordinates very accurately.
The remaining soldiers of the Song Army searched along the river and obtained a small boat. Finally, before the Qi Army's cavalry could catch up, they crossed Shi Zhaizhi and five of his subordinates across the Yellow River and successfully escaped into Henan controlled by the Mongols.
Several other Song soldiers hiding in the woods protected Shi Songzhi for several days. In the end, because they had no food, they had no choice but to take Shi Songzhi and surrender to the Qi army.
