Chapter 61
He Luwu took the steel knife in her hand, her eyes were quick and quick, blocking the arrow that was shooting. He said to Meng Xuejue beside her: "Master Master, there are more than ten thousand Khitan heavy cavalry! We can't hold on anymore, so we should retreat quickly. Go back and regroup and fight again when we come back!"
Meng Xuezhao held up the glassless in his hand and said lightly: "When you retreat at this time, you will die without a burial place. As long as you resist and wait for reinforcements to come. If the reinforcements don't come, we can only die here today."
He Lu said angrily: "We are not far from the city. If there were reinforcements, we would have arrived long ago!"
Meng Xuejue said: "There is only one army in Yang Tu, with more than 3,000 people in the city. What's the use of him leaving the city? What we are waiting for is the new troops of Taiwei Li. They are far away, so it's not convenient for Taiwei Ma to command. Wait a minute."
After hearing this, He Lu turned around and looked at the crowd who had been fighting around, and for a moment he didn't know what to say.
Half a day passed, and this was the fourth time the Khitan army rushed forward. Meng Xuezhao tried his best to block four times, with heavy casualties. The Khitans rushed forward for the fourth time, following the heavy cavalry, and there were a large number of light cavalry. Even if they were in trouble, they couldn't care about it.
Xie Chi's troops had retrained their training and set up their formation on the flank of Meng Xuejiao. Their artillery was not lost, and they re-arranged their artillery positions and fired artillery at the Khitan together with Meng Xuejiao's artillery. The two armies had nearly 30,000 people, and they tried their best, but they could not hold on.
This time, the Khitans attacked very fiercely, and the Song army retreated greatly, and even the commander Meng Xuejiao was exposed to the Khitan firepower. If there were no reinforcements coming, I was afraid that Meng Xuejiao and Xie Chi's army would be wiped out today.
Meng Xuezhao put down his telescope and said, "The main force of the Khitan in the distance is already rectifying his troops and it seems that he is about to kill him. Our artillery must not make any mistakes. Instruct Zhou Zhenghai, no matter what, he must ensure that the artillery is safe!"
The personal soldiers on one side agreed to the promise and ran quickly to pass the order. At this time, the Khitan heavy cavalry was approaching, and arrows were shot from time to time. He Lu stood beside Meng Xuezhao and kept blocking it with his waist knife. But where could the arrows be completely blocked? There were still many of them falling beside him, but fortunately no one was injured or killed.
Gu Ni looked at the melee ahead and said angrily: "This Song army is really difficult to deal with! After rushing so many times, there were many casualties, and their formation was still not messy! There were artillery, no matter how they were fired, they couldn't rush to their artillery position!"
Tuguci said: "General, this army that seems to be the elite of the Song army must be their main force. If it is attacked and destroyed, no one in the Qianning army can stop it. It is not impossible to capture the army city in one go."
Gu Ni nodded and said, "That's true. Ten thousand cavalry have been released, and I still have 5,000 people here, so I dare not send them all out to kill the enemy. Tuguci, Pu Gu has already brought people to kill them. You can bring another 5,000 soldiers to kill the Song army and destroy their artillery!"
Tuguci crossed his hands to promise. Since that day he was defeated by Meng Xuejiao, Gu Ni has always distrustd him and has never fought to kill the enemy again. Tuguci felt that he was wronged and always wanted to find an opportunity to fight to kill the enemy and cleanse his reputation.
He Lu leaned on a steel knife and said to Meng Xuejue beside him: "Master, you really can't stand the front, so you can only retreat. The enemy will soon come here, so let's retreat first. As long as the army does not disperse, the Khitans will have no choice."
Meng Xuejiao nodded at the enemy formation. Although he was not afraid of death, he was not determined to rush to the front. He was the commander of the first army. If something went wrong, the entire army would be in chaos. He always had a command organization around him, which was a relatively large target on the battlefield.
At this moment, a low horn sound came from a distance. Meng Xueju hurriedly raised his telescope and looked at it, "I see, the reinforcements have finally arrived! - Order Shao Hai, rush forward immediately regardless of the cost! No matter how many people die, rush back to the place where he was first arranged!"
He Lu was stunned: "Teacher Master, reinforcements are coming, we should retreat and regroup."
Meng Xuejue said: "We are in trouble, the Khitans are even more difficult than us! When reinforcements arrive, the Khitans will definitely divide their troops to stop them. If you don't rush at this time, when will you wait? The opportunity must be missed, so let Shao Hai take people up immediately!"
When the personal soldiers on the side saw that He Lu stopped talking, they crossed their hands and sang their promises, they hurriedly went.
At this time, Tu Guci was walking halfway through the way when he suddenly heard the sound of a trumpet and turned around and saw the Song army flag. At this moment, he heard the sound of retreating troops coming from behind. He had no choice but to come back with five thousand cavalry.
When he returned to the military formation, he saw Gu Ni's expression as ugly as the bottom of a pot. Originally, this time, it was very likely that the Song army would be dispersed, but he did not expect reinforcements to come. There was no way, so he could only withdraw the cavalry that rushed out. Otherwise, the Song army who was coming rushed straight to his own military formation, and it would be hard to say what happened.
Looking at the Khitan cavalry slowly retreating, Meng Xuejue breathed a sigh of relief, feeling that her whole body was dispersed. She resisted four fierce attacks of the Khitans in a row, paid attention to the battlefield situation at any time, and issued orders constantly, which was even more tiring than rushing forward. This is where Meng Xuejue is stronger than others, and she can hit the point every time she makes arrangements, with almost no mistakes. Although the Song army retreats step by step, it kills the enemy greatly in the retreat, and finally persists.
Faced with such a powerful iron cavalry, it is really difficult to resist the musket army that is not predominant. Compared with Xie Chi, Meng Xuejiao's army is more resilient. Although it retreats, it has never dispersed and the system is complete. Moreover, it can always kill and kill and injure the pursuers during the retreat. Otherwise, Meng Xuejiao would have been defeated long ago, just like Xie Chi's army.
For the army, once the establishment is broken up, they are basically unable to make up for the future and can only be slaughtered by others. As long as the establishment is still there, no matter how much damage is, the combat power is still there. When the time comes, they can still fight back.
In half a day, he was charged by the Khitan four times in a row, and Meng Xuejiao's command at the front was almost perfect. As long as his command was a little short, he was dispersed by the Khitans. Meng Xuejiao could not feel this ability himself, and it was a miracle for others.
Xie Chi came over from behind on horseback and bowed to Meng Xuejiao for a long time. After a long time, he said, "Scholar, this time I will never forget it! Although the Khitans had a fierce attack, this wave of blocking and reinforcements were added, we could fight behind us."
Meng Xuejue said: "It's hard to say now. The Khitans have the advantage of their military strength and there are iron cavalry. If they accidentally break through the front line, they will lose all the money. In my opinion, this battle is probably not enough to be completed in a short while. Master, please gather the army as soon as possible and prepare for the next battle. Our army has less than the Khitans. If any of them collapses, it will affect the situation of the war."
Xie Chi sighed: "I have seen it just now. The entire army suffered more than 4,000 casualties. Three stops went to one stop. If you reorganize it, you can't be used as a division. The troops of Li Taiwei who only hoped that he would have stronger combat power and should not be dispersed by the Khitans."
Meng Xuezhao held up a telescope and looked at the Khitan army in the distance, saying, "The Khitans are not stupid. They are reorganizing their troops there and looking at the direction of the attack. We are just sending an army to guard against reinforcements. It is not easy to win this battle."
Chapter completed!