Looking at the flow of people rushing in the opposite city, some ran to the Khitan barracks, 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 impregnably. Thirteen Lang, you take all your iron horsemen and rush to the military city to block the Khitans from the city! We are here to save Tanglong Town, the city is lost, how to explain to the court? Since this is already the case, I have to fight with the Khitan today! You go to the city to protect the safety of the city, I will lead the army to fight a decisive battle with Yelu Chongyuan, without artillery, can't I beat them! ”

Thirteen Lang said: "The subordinates will defend the military city without losing!" Be careful, if the enemy is difficult to control, it is nothing more than that I will lead troops into the city to hold on! ”

Du Zhongxiao nodded: "Understood." Go ahead, and remember that you can't lose the city no matter what! ”

Thirteen Lang sang a promise with his hands in his hand, and led more than 1,000 ironclad cavalry in a formation to the military city three miles away.

Watching Tie Jia leave, Du Zhongxiao said to Shi Quanbin: "I was born in a soldier, not from a military background, and I have been training as a soldier for several years, but I never want to fight like this. That's not what I envisioned a war—"

After speaking, Du Zhongxiao shook his head helplessly.

Hearing this, Shi Quanbin beat a drum in his heart, and hurriedly said: "To be controlled, the two armies are fighting, life and death, there is no room for hesitation!" If you are uncertain about the system, why don't you wait another day or two, and then the whole army is ready to go to war again? ”

Du Zhongxiao said with a smile: "The regimental training, the two armies are fighting, where are there so many opportunities to be prepared?" It's not that I'm hesitant, but I feel sorry to fight like this. Yesterday, with 5,000 infantry troops, plus 7,000 cavalry, they can already fight with the Khitan. Today, there is civil strife in the military city, and the Khitan will inevitably take advantage of the situation to attack the city on a large scale. This is the only opportunity, where to choose a day to fight again? If I don't fight today, I can't explain to the soldiers and civilians in the city, and I can't explain to the officers and soldiers! ”

It's a pity that Du Zhongxiao is not a lack of strength, how can anyone always have the upper hand in a war. It's a pity that he wants to use this battle to test whether the war he knows is right or not. Whether or not the training methods and tactics of the battalion and the field and the army are suitable for war? In a hurry today, everything is too late to be arranged, and the most core artillery has not arrived, even if the battle is won, the effect will be much worse.

At this time, Shisanlang's cavalry had already arrived in the valley and was about to approach the Khitan military camp. Yesterday was killed in the sea, and the Khitans were extremely afraid of the iron armor, so they did not send troops to stop it. However, if they want a military city, they also have to break through some Khitan military camps, and there will be a fight.

Taking a deep breath, Du Zhongxiao said in a loud voice: "Yang Wenguang, Zhao Zi, gather soldiers and horses, and line up in the valley!" ”

Yang Wenguang and Zhao Zi chanted loudly, Pegasus descended the mountain, and each assembled his headquarters to prepare for the attack of the whole army.

After all the cavalry crossed the river, the infantry from the Baode army rushed at full speed to follow, and last night Yang Wenguang and Zhao Zi each brought two or three thousand people to Du Zhongxiao's tent. Dou Shunqing was at the end, and the rest of the infantry was coming.

This is not a war that Du Zhongxiao exercised, the time is urgent, and it can only be fought according to the current tactics. 5,000 infantry were in the center, and 7,000 cavalry were divided into two wings and Du Zhongxiao's reserve, and the two armies faced each other head-on.

The sun rose, and the Song army concentrated on Taniguchi one after another, putting on a full-scale offensive formation.

Yelu Chongyuan stood on the watchtower, watching the military city on the other side of the river slowly come out of the fewer people, and finally disappeared completely, and said to Xiao Ge: "Look at this posture, the city has begun to calm down. Although the city gate is closed, there are many of us in the city, and the rebellion is a good opportunity to attack the city. Yesterday I had to move artillery to deal with the iron armor, and today I had to move artillery to attack the city, trying to waste time, I was really anxious to die! ”

Xiao Ge said: "I have already taken over the defender Zhang Dujian who escaped from the city, and according to what he said, there is already a rebellion in the city." Only 100 people entered the city yesterday, and the soldiers defending the city were in rebellion, so it was not so easy to pacify. As long as we start to siege the city, can the Song people still rely on only a 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 against the Song army from the opposite valley. As long as the military city is captured, can the Song army still recapture it?! ”

Xiao Ge said yes again and again, and said, "King, do you want to see Zhang Dujian who threw in?" ”

Yelu Chongyuan shook his head again and again: "We have besieged the city for so many days, he has not been able to defend it, and he will sacrifice the city when the reinforcements come, this person can't be trusted." Fight now, take care of it, and wait until the war is over and then interrogate carefully! ”

Xiao Ge hesitated and said: "The so-called daughter buys horse bones, this person is voted by Song, and it should not chill the hearts of others." ”

Yelu Chongyuan said: "Let's talk about it again." It was he who led us to take Tanglong Town, and he was the one who couldn't defend the city, so let's talk about it if I understand! ”

At this moment, seeing Thirteen Lang bringing the ironclad cavalry down the mountain, Xiao Ge said: "The ironclad cavalry of the Song army is here again!" Do they think that if they won yesterday, we can't help these iron armors? There are antler trenches, and they can still break through the big array of our army! ”

Yelu Chongyuan looked at it and said, "It seems that there are more people today than yesterday." Ignore them, and order all the armies to guard the camp and not go out, and set up more antlers and thistles! Really come to attack our army formation, use the long soldiers as the front, and attack the flanks with light horses! Hundreds of iron armor, invincible in the world? ”

Xiao Ge nodded yes, and went to order all armies not to fight with the ironclad cavalry of Thirteen Lang. If it is attacking, it will be met by an infantry army, with spears and axes as the front, and bones and maces mixed with bones and maces in the back, and the cavalry flanks to contain it.

The Khitan soldiers have always been accustomed to hard work and tough in battle, and their infantry is not weak. Relying on the ironclad cavalry alone, it was difficult for them to break through if they were prepared.

Thirteen Lang led a thousand ironclad cavalry, but did not encounter obstacles. Until I arrived at the Khitan military camp, I saw that a trench was dug in front, and there were antlers in the back, and behind the antlers were the Khitan soldiers in formation. Apparently the respective garrison camps, not at war with themselves.

Look around, if you want to get to the military city, you must go to a few Khitan military camps. Thirteen Lang said in a loud voice: "Jing Dutou, take your subordinates to dismount, and open the road ahead!" Anyone who encounters the Khitan military camp and does not flee will be flattened! ”

Jing Dutou shouted a promise, and dismounted with all his subordinates, each holding a big knife, lined up in formation, and went forward.

These are the forbidden troops that were added in Kaifeng Mansion, belonging to the Fourth Army, tall, powerful, and proficient in martial arts, not comparable to the cavalry of the Yingtianxiang Army. Classified into the Ministry of Thirteen Lang, Thirteen Lang cherishes them very much, and treats them well on weekdays. Unlike the forbidden army, the battalion and field army usually eat well, and the officers and soldiers are the same, and all logistics materials and clothing rewards are paid in full according to the system. As soon as ordinary soldiers entered the army, they were all treated according to their effectiveness, which was better than when they were in the forbidden army.

The forbidden army has this benefit, and if you are kind to them, they will give it in return. You get what you pay for, and the more money Du Zhongxiao gave, the morale on the battlefield is 100 times greater, and the effort is shared. Today, when the war suddenly started, the commander specifically asked for the reward for the war, and Du Zhongxiao promised an additional reward.

Du Zhongxiao doesn't like this kind of system, but he won't violate it, what does the system have to do with the officers and soldiers who fight? They're used to it, so do what they're used to. If it weren't really inconvenient, Du Zhongxiao wouldn't mind handing out silver during the war.

The formation was neat, and the wells gave an order, and all of them slowly moved forward. When he arrived at the ditch, he saw that there was still a bridge on the opposite side, and he rushed down the ditch with a loud shout, and went straight to the bridge.

The Khitan soldiers behind the antlers pulled their bows and released arrows together, and the rain of arrows fell on the heads of the Song soldiers in the ditch, and the ping-pong made a crisp sound.