Although the Manichaean army had not yet aroused the fanatical mood of the Manichaean army by chanting scriptures, the morale of the Manichaean army was still very high at this time, and the soldiers bravely waved the weapons in their hands and killed the Song army desperately.

Zhao Cao waved the crescent cane, and the tower shield made of iron and wood was smashed apart like paper paste in front of him, and he broke four or five tower shields in a row in one go, and even some Song soldiers couldn't stand his divine power, and were knocked out. The other Song soldiers around saw that Zhao Cao was so mighty, and they didn't dare to step forward for a while. Under the leadership of Zhao Cao, the soldiers of the Manichaean army in the middle were all brave, and everyone took the lead, killing the Song army and retreating. However, although the Song army was defeated and retreated, it was still in a disorderly formation, with rules and laws, and it showed a strong quality.

Lai Wenzheng, who was watching the battle from behind, was also a little relieved at this time, and the process of the battle has not been too many accidents so far, and the Manichaean army successfully restrained the bows and arrows of the Song army, approached the Song army, and opened a white-edged battle. As long as it is a short hand, the Song army has nothing to fear. Although the Song army on both flanks tried their best to resist the attack of the Manichaean army, and was still evenly matched for the time being, in the middle lane, the Manichaean army still had a clear upper hand.

Although the speed of the Song army's retreat is not fast now, Lai Wenzheng can also see very clearly that the middle road of the Song army's original arrangement is prominent, and the arrow-shaped formation is pressed into an obvious straight line by the Manichaean army at this time, and it is gradually concave, which shows that everything is developing in favor of the Manichaean army.

Lai Wenzheng couldn't help but smile bitterly, did he think too much before the war. But now is the time to defeat the Song army. Lai Wenzheng immediately ordered that the remaining two phalanxes should also be put into battle. The middle phalanx in which he was located joined the Chinese army to continue to exert pressure on the Chinese army of the Song army, while the phalanx in the back divided into two strands, which were used to support the left and right flanks.

Because Lai Wenzheng also saw that the cavalry on the left and right wings of the Song army had not yet gone to battle, he was still a little afraid of the cavalry of the Song army, but as long as the two wings could withstand it, and when it was enough to defeat the Chinese army of the Song army, the two wings of the Song army would naturally be useless.

Yang Yan watched from the car and was very satisfied with the current situation, because everything was going according to his expectations. Seeing that the Manichaean army had thrown all the troops into it, he greeted the herald under the chariot and said, "Blow the trumpet and let the cavalry on both wings get on." Then he silently said in his heart: "Cao Xun, Gao Zhen, Liu Fuwu, Wu Xi, the victory or defeat of this battle depends on you now." ”

"Uh。。。。。。h Woo。。。。。。 Woo。。。。。。 "The horn of the Song army sounded. The cavalry troops on both sides began to move.

Cao Xun shouted: "The horn sounded, now it's up to us." ”

On the other wing, Gao Zhen also shouted: "Victory or defeat is here, let's go up." ”

Two cavalry armies slaughtered from both sides of the Song army, and the horses' hooves flew on the ground, making a dull and dense sound, bringing up two billowing clouds of smoke and dust, like two smoke dragons, and killing the two sides of the Manichaean army.

At this time, Zong Tianxuan, who was watching the battle on the mountain in the distance, snorted and said disdainfully: "If you want to use the cavalry, you should send it out at the beginning of the battle, in that case, with the impact of the cavalry, the Song army may still be able to resist the attack of the Manichaean army, and no matter how bad it is, it can hold out longer." Now the two wings are fighting together, the cavalry has lost the space to charge, and the cavalry has a limited role at this time, and the middle of the Song army is obviously inferior to the Manichaean army, if there is no Xunjiang River behind, the Song army can also adjust while retreating, maybe there is still a chance, but it was buried by Yang Yan's stupid backwater array, look at it, the Song army is about to be defeated, what is a backwater battle, what is put to death and then lived, but it is a joke. Even if Yang Yan can escape his life in this battle, his reputation will be discredited. ”

Ye Muxue stared at the bottom of the mountain and didn't say a word, but she was thinking in her heart that it was really as difficult as Zong Tianxuan said, and the Song army would definitely be defeated? Her eyes lit up, and she suddenly said, "No." With a finger of his hand, he said, "Senior Brother Zong, I see that Song Jun is not what you say. ”

I saw that the Song army cavalry on both wings did not rush into the melee battlefield as Zong Tianxuan said, and very skillfully along the edge of the battlefield on both sides, from the outside they continued to impact the Manichaean army, spears and sabers with the impact of the war horse, with a whistling out, the two wings of the Manichaean army were destroyed by the Song army layer by layer as if they were peeled.

However, in this way, although the cavalry of the Song army had enough space to gallop and sprint, the blow to the Manichaean army was very limited. Because although the two wings of the Manichaean army could not withstand the invasion of the Song army's cavalry, there was enough space to shrink to the center to offset the impact of the Song army, and it was far from being defeated.

However, at this time, the middle of the Song army went down with a clear depression, and the entire formation also became a saucer. And Zhao Cao, who was eager to win, also led the Manichaean army to press forward step by step, and did not relax at all. Because the two wings of the Manichaean army were violently attacked by the Song cavalry, more and more Manichaean soldiers involuntarily flocked to the center, and as the middle of the Song army was sunken, the Manichaean army was like a huge arrow, wedged deep into the concave formation of the Song army. At this time, Lai Wenzheng's mid-lane phalanx also joined the battle group, and involuntarily followed the torrent of the army's advance, pursuing the Song army together.

At this time, there were two completely different situations on the battlefield, the middle of the Song army seemed to be unable to withstand the impact of the Manichaean army, and was constantly retreating, while the two wings of the Manichaean army could not resist the attack of the Song army, and were constantly shrinking to the center. The scope of the battlefield, which was originally a horizontal battlefield, has gradually shrunk and become smaller and smaller under these two extreme combat conditions.

Weapons collided with weapons, shining dazzlingly in the summer sun, the roar of warriors, the neighing of war horses, the arrows piercing the air, and the sound of gold and iron piercing into the air were intertwined, and the temperature of the entire battlefield continued to rise in the midsummer weather. The Manichaean army pursued the Song army, and the Song army pursued the Manichaean army, and the native soldiers on both sides seemed to be caught in a desperate battle, and could only follow the flow of soldiers, unconsciously advancing, pursuing, retreating, and fleeing.

Even Ye Muxue and Zong Tianxuan, who were watching from the distant mountains, were dumbfounded, and they didn't expect that this battle would change to such a situation. It is also impossible to judge the next step in the battle.

However, at this time, Yang Yan still maintained a clear mind. Because he knew that this battle had reached the most critical moment to decide the outcome of the battle, and if this step was not taken well, then the entire battle plan would be in vain, and everything he had done before would be in vain.

"Drumming."

"Knock, knock, knock." Dozens of drums made an earth-shattering sound. Even Ye Muxue and Zong Tianxuan, who were in the distance, could hear it clearly. And Zhao Qianru, who was standing on the car with Yang Yan to watch the battle, couldn't help but cover her ears, and she still felt that her feet were trembling.

The sound of the drums also woke up the Song army, which was in the midst of a fierce battle, and made them think about the pre-war arrangements again. Cao Xun and Gao Zhen also woke up, and immediately led the cavalry army, got rid of the entanglement with the Manichaean army, and stuck to the edges of the two wings of the Manichaean army, squeezing the Manichaean army in the middle on one hand, and quickly encircling the back of the Manichaean army on the other. Whether the cavalry on both wings can successfully merge behind the Manichaean army is the key to this battle.

At this time, the Song army's armored cavalry finally showed extremely powerful power and terrifying combat effectiveness, led by Liu Fuwu and Wu Xi, two fierce generals, like two sharp razors, along the edge of the two wings of the Manichaean army, layer by layer to reduce the Manichaean army. The horse's hooves rolled up high dust, and blood splashed in the air like rain, and the Manichaean soldiers could not resist at all, and fell like felled trees. Under the strong onslaught of the Song army's armored cavalry, under the spears and sabers and fierce attacks, the two wings of the Manichaean army had to accelerate their retreat to the center, giving up space for the Song army to encircle Long.

The cavalry on the left and right flanks of the Song army finally converged behind the Manichaean army. It's like two outstretched arms, and finally they come together. After Cao Xun and Gao Zhen met, the barrels of the spears in their respective hands collided with each other. Then he commanded the soldiers, turned the horse's head, and charged behind the Manichaean army.

Yang Yan could see all this clearly in the building car, and finally breathed a sigh of relief, Cao Xun and Gao Zhen really did not disappoint him, and the Song army finally completed the encirclement of the Manichaean army.

"Stop beating the drums and prepare to retreat." After Yang Yan and Zhao Qianru got off the car, Yang Yan immediately issued the last order.

With a cane of "Huh", Zhao Cao knocked down another Song Jun, and when he looked up again, he found that the Song Jun closest to him around him was also five or six steps away, and they all turned around and ran back desperately with their backs to themselves.

"It turns out that the Song army is nothing more than this, this battle is decided, it seems that our hearts before the war are superfluous." Zhao Cao has always been at the forefront of the Manichaean army, so he didn't know that on his two wings and behind his back, the battle situation had changed radically. Thinking that victory was in sight, he waved his crescent scepter and shouted, "Rush, we are going to win." ”

The Manichaean soldiers bravely chased after them, only to see the Song army gradually separate to both sides, revealing the Xunjiang River. (Full Text)