Looking at the crowds rushing into the city opposite, some ran towards the Khitan military camp, and some ran to the back mountain, Du Zhongxiao said to Shisanlang: "There must be chaos in the city. Liu Huai has always been cautious. If there is no accident in the city, he should be able to defend it as solid as a god. Shisanlang, you will take all your iron cavalry to the military city and block the Khitans outside the city! We are here to save Tang Long Town. If the city is lost, how can we explain to the court? Since that's the case, we have to fight with the Khitan today! You can go to the city to protect the safety of the city. I will lead the army to fight Yelu Chongyuan. Without artillery, can't you beat them!"

Shisanlang said: "My subordinates must defend the city without losing it! Be careful of everything. If the enemy is in a difficult situation, it is nothing more than that I will lead troops into the city to hold on!"

Du Zhongxiao nodded: "I understand. Go, remember that you can't lose the city no matter what!"

Shisanlang sang his promise with his hands, and led more than a thousand iron-armored cavalry who had arranged a formation toward the military city three miles away.

Watching the iron armor leave, Du Zhongxiao said to Shi Quanbin: "I was born in a Jinshi, not from a military rank. I have been practicing military service for several years, but I never want to fight like this. The war I imagined is not like this--"

After saying that, Du Zhongxiao shook his head helplessly.

After hearing this, Shi Quanbin felt a stir in his heart and said, "When the system is in war, the two armies are fighting, life and death, and there is no need to hesitate at all! If the system is not sure, why not wait for the system, why not wait for a day or two, and the whole army arrives and prepare to start the war again?"

Du Zhongxiao smiled and said, "Where are there so many opportunities to prepare for the two armies when they fight? I am not hesitating, but I feel a pity to fight like this. Yesterday, five thousand infantry and seven thousand cavalry were able to fight with the Khitan. Today, the military city was in chaos, and the Khitan will definitely take advantage of the opportunity to attack the city. There is only one opportunity, where can I choose a day to fight again? If I don't fight today, I can't explain to the soldiers and civilians in the city, nor to the officers and soldiers!"

It’s a pity that Du Zhongxiao is not lacking in strength, so no one can always gain the upper hand in war. It’s a pity that he is determined to use this battle to test whether the war he knows is right. Whether the training and tactics of Yingtianxiang Army are suitable for war. Today, there is no time to arrange everything, and the core artillery has not arrived, and even if the winning effect is poor.

At this time, Shisanlang's cavalry had reached the valley and was about to approach the Khitan military camp. Yesterday, the Khitans were killed in the sea. The Khitans were extremely afraid of the iron armor and did not send troops to stop them. However, if they wanted to have a military city, they had to break through some Khitan military camps and had a fight.

Taking a deep breath, Du Zhongxiao said loudly: "Yang Wenguang and Zhao Zi, assemble troops and form an array in the valley!"

Yang Wenguang and Zhao Zi sang loudly, went down the mountain with horses, and each assembled his troops to prepare for the entire army to attack.

After all the cavalry crossed the river, the infantry that rushed from the Baode Army at full speed followed. Last night, Yang Wenguang and Zhao Zi each brought two or three thousand people to the place where Du Zhongxiao's commander was. Dou Shunqing was at the end, and the rest of the infantry were coming.

This is not a war that Du Zhongxiao practiced. Time is urgent, so he can only fight according to the current tactics. Five thousand infantry are in the middle, and seven thousand cavalry are divided into two wings and Du Zhongxiao's reserve team, and the two armies face the battle head-on.

As the sun rose, the Song army gradually concentrated towards the valley entrance and set up a full-scale attack.

Yelu Chongyuan stood on the tower, watching the fewer people coming out of the military city across the river, and finally disappeared completely, saying to Xiao Ge: "From this situation, the city has begun to quell the chaos. Although the city gates are closed, there are many people in the city, and the chaos in the army is a good opportunity to attack the city. Yesterday, we had to move artillery against iron armor, and today we had to move artillery to attack the city. The purpose is to waste time, which is really frightening!"

Xiao Ge said: "I have already taken Zhang Dujian, who escaped from the city. According to what he said, there are already chaos in the city. There were only a hundred people entering the city yesterday, and the soldiers guarding the city were not so easy to pacify. As long as we start to attack the city, can the Song people rely on only one hundred people to defend it?"

Yelu Chongyuan said: "Today is the best opportunity to attack Tanglong Town, and you must not miss it. Send 10,000 people to form a formation to defend the Song army from the opposite valley. As long as the military city is captured, can the Song army still take it back?!"

Xiao Ge repeatedly said yes and said, "Master, do you want to meet Zhang Dujian who was cast in at first sight?"

Yelu Chongyuan shook his head repeatedly: "We have been besieging the city for so many days, and he has not been able to defend it. When reinforcements come, they will offer the city. This person cannot trust. Now he is in war and keep it well. When the war is over, he will interrogate it carefully!"

Xiao Ge hesitated and said, "The so-called money to buy horse bones is the person who is invested by Song, so it is not a shame to the hearts of others."

Yelu Chongyuan said, "Let's talk about it again. He led us to take Tanglong Town, and he was the one who could not leave the city. If you ask clearly, then talk about it!"

At this moment, seeing Shisanlang bringing the armored cavalry down the mountain, Xiao Ge said: "The armored cavalry of the Song army is here again! Do they think that we can't do anything about these armors yesterday? With the deer antler trenches, they can still break through our army's formation!"

Yelu Chongyuan looked at it and said, "It seems that there are more people coming today than yesterday. Ignore them and ordered the army to guard the camps and not leave, set up more antlers and caltrops! Is it true that we will attack our army formation, use long soldiers as the front, and light cavalry to attack the flanks! Hundreds of iron armor, will the world be invincible?"

Xiao Ge nodded and told his yes that he would not be allowed to fight against Shisanlang's iron-armored cavalry. If he attacked, he would fight with infantry, with long spears and axes on the front, and bones and maces on the back, and the cavalry flanks were controlled by the flanks.

The Khitan soldiers have always been hard-working and have tough combat, and their infantry is not weak. It is difficult for them to break through the iron armored cavalry alone.

Shisanlang brought a thousand iron armored cavalry but did not encounter any obstacles. Until the Khitan military camp, he saw that there were trenches in front, and behind the deer antlers were Khitan soldiers who had a formation. Obviously, they were guarding the military camps and did not fight with them.

Look around. To reach the bottom of the military city, you must pacify several Khitan military camps. Shisanlang said loudly: "Here you take your troops off the horse and open the way ahead! Anyone who encounters the Khitan military camp and will not escape will pacify!"

Jing Dutou replied loudly, and took all his troops to dismount, holding big swords in his hands, arranged the formation and headed forward.

These were the imperial guards who were added to Kaifeng Prefecture. They were under the Supreme Army. They were tall, powerful, and skilled in martial arts. They were not comparable to those of the cavalry of Yingtianxiang Army. They were included in the army of Shisanlang, and Shisanlang cherished them very much and treated them well on weekdays. The Yingtianxiang Army was different from the imperial guards. They usually ate well, and the officers and soldiers were consistent. All the rewards for logistics supplies and clothing were given in full according to the system. Once ordinary soldiers entered the army, they were treated according to their effectiveness, which was better than when they were in the imperial guards.

The imperial guards have this benefit. If you treat them well, they will reward them. You get what you pay for. Du Zhongxiao gives more money, and he will be more motivated on the battlefield and work hard. Today, the war suddenly started. The commander asked about the reward for the war, and Du Zhongxiao agreed to the additional reward.

Du Zhongxiao doesn't like this system, but it won't violate it. What does the system have to do with the officers and soldiers who are fighting? They are used to this, so they should do it as they are used to. If it is not really inconvenient, Du Zhongxiao wouldn't mind paying money in the war.

The array was neatly arranged, and Jingdu ordered his head to move forward slowly. When he arrived at the trench, he saw that there was still a bridge that was pulled up opposite him. He shouted loudly and rushed down the trench and headed straight towards the bridge.
Chapter completed!