The drawbridge was lowered, the gates were opened, and it was impossible to close them again. As soon as the deputy general who took people down to inspect it in person walked into the city gate hole, he saw that all the soldiers of Guiyi Village who had crossed the suspension bridge were lying on the ground. At that time, he was still pondering, saying that dragging you to death was just angry talk, and there was no need to do this great gift.

At the same time, he also saw two large iron balls emitting green smoke on the side of the city gate, and the turtle back pattern on them was very beautiful, and he didn't know how to make it.

Then there was no more, there was a loud bang, the adjutant general and more than 20 Xincheng officers were all reimbursed, and those who were not killed were also crushed under the collapsed door panels and rubble, and it was estimated that they would not survive.

At the same time, the sound of horses' hooves could be heard in the distance, and even if the soldiers on the tower knew that it was likely to be the enemy, they could only watch as the people rushed in, the city gate was shattered, the drawbridge had not yet been rolled up, and a large iron ball rolled over the side of the winch.

If Hong Tao was in command of this battle, it would definitely be a lot of trouble, he always thought about making his soldiers safer, and he would not rush to charge without suppressing most of the enemy's firepower.

But Miao Kui doesn't have this habit yet, opening the city gate by fraud is a victory for him, and there are no immortals in a war. The new army has armor that cannot be slashed by swords and arrows, and pulley crossbows that can be wound on horses, so why not charge?

In addition to the barracks, there are warehouses in the new city, and the streets are very wide to prevent fires. When the cavalry entered the city, there was no need to fight in the streets, three or four horses charged side by side along the streets, and they could shoot twice if they wanted to, and if they didn't want to shoot, they could directly step on them.

There was still a row behind the undead, and the first wave of attack was 3,000 men, and when they circled the city twice, the enemy basically collapsed, and the defenders on the city walls were also wiped out by the second wave of troops that followed.

While counting casualties and setting fires, the battle had been going on for less than half an hour when all the new troops had withdrawn from the city, and the whole city was like a big torch with the cooperation of mixed oil and the north wind, and the flames were higher than the city walls, and many of the defenders hiding in the city were swallowed up by the fire before they could even run out.

"Take what these horses can bring, and all those that can't be taken away will be scattered, and they can't be left for the Khitans!" The casualties were in the single digits, with slightly more horses killed and wounded, almost in the triple digits.

However, the only thing that was not lacking in fighting in the territory of Liao was horses, and there were two horse pens in the east and west of the city, with no less than two or three thousand horses. As soon as Miao Kui gave the order, more than half of the horses were free, and they ran into the wild with joy to avoid the huge torch behind them, and the remaining hundreds were taken away by the new army.

It doesn't matter if you can't ride it, the founding marquis said that it will be a vicious battle. Since it is a fierce battle, it is definitely not a loss to prepare more horses. You don't have to feed it, just take it away, drink mare's milk when you're thirsty, and eat meat directly when you're hungry!

How big was this fire, and Wang Da, who was more than thirty miles away, saw the sky behind the left that was red by the firelight. By this time, she had uprooted two small military villages along the way and was erecting a temporary bridge over a small river.

As a middle route army, her task is not to attack the city, but to break through sixty miles at the fastest speed to capture Gu'an City. It is not only an important strategic stronghold on the border of Liao, but also guards the Wuding River Bridge.

With this bridge, the new army on the left, center and right can kick open the south gate of Xijin Mansion with one kick, and then it will be a smooth road. Don't look at the road that is only more than sixty miles, but it is really not easy to walk, it is all small roads, and there are three or four small rivers along the way.

Compared with Miao Kui's Western Route Army, the Central Route Army also carried more than 400 box cars, which were prepared for the siege of the city. Gu'an is not a military fortress, but a real fortified city, there are heavy troops stationed nearby, there is basically no hope for a sneak attack, and it can only be attacked.

"Two hundred more people, one more bridge, we have to speed up." What does the firelight represent, Wang Da knew very well in his heart that once Miao Kui succeeded in Xincheng, he would use the fastest speed to insert Gu'an.

This was the step that had been discussed before, with the Central Route Army and the Eastern Route Army attacking the city with ordnance supplies, and the Western Route Army being responsible for covering. Therefore, the Central Route Army must arrive in Gu'an ahead of the Western Route Army, otherwise the Western Route Army, which has no siege weapons, will expose its attack intentions in advance and add trouble to the tactical arrangements behind.

"Tick tock...... Tick-tock...... "Just as the forward troops had just begun to cross the river, a rapid brass horn was suddenly heard in the distance.

The bronze trumpet brought a warning signal, and the scouts in front of them spotted the enemy, numbering more than 3,000. Not only were there a lot of them, but especially at times, the vanguard of the new army had just crossed the river with less than a thousand men, and there was not a single box cart, except for a small swarm of bees, only hand crossbows.

At this time, what was in front of Wang Da was a multiple-choice question, and he chose one of the two.

To continue crossing the river, it is necessary to organize the forward troops that have already crossed the river to block the enemy's attack and buy time for the follow-up troops. Once it cannot be stopped, the forward troops will face a situation where there is no way to retreat, and the losses will be very large.

It is safer to stop crossing the river and withdraw the forward troops, and see the size of the enemy before fighting a decisive battle. With the firepower configuration of the new army, as long as the number of enemy troops is not too large, it will be able to successfully rush under the strong attack, and the losses will not be too great.

"It's really time to come, I'll go to the front, and you're here to direct the river crossing. Don't be in a hurry, don't lose a box car! ”

But doing so would delay a lot of time, Wang Da chose the former without hesitation, handed over the task of crossing the river with a large army to Wang Qi, and crossed the river in advance with the heralds.

If Wang Da knew where this enemy army came from, he would scold all eight generations of Miao Kui's ancestors. They are the Liao army stationed in the south of Gu'an, which belongs to the Ganluduo army, also known as the palace division army.

These soldiers are all from within the Khitan tribe, and in addition to garrisoning Ganluduo in various places, they will also send about one-third of their troops to more important areas, such as the Nuzhi Chassis, the Bohai Kingdom, the Song-Liao border and the Xia-Liao border. They were few in number, but they were well armoured, and they were one of the few heavy cavalrymen in full armor.

Since Wang Da can see the fire in the direction of the new city, the palace army less than fifteen miles away from here can naturally also see it. Not only did they see it, but they also took action immediately, and the 2,000 regular army and the 2,000 grass valley army almost went out.

Why such an unusual behavior? It's still a coincidence, and the responsibility should be counted on Hong Tao's head. He let go of the Liao delegation two days in advance, and as a result, the mission went all the way to Nanjing along Yongqing and Gu'an, warning as he went.

Xiao Dalu, who had just been eliminated by the Eastern Route Army, was not very convinced, and the commander of the palace division army was more convinced. Although he still can't influence the opinions of the entire Nanjing Unified Army Division, the habit of fighting all year round makes him quickly ready to go on the expedition, and once he finds an abnormality, he can dispatch the whole army. As a result, he didn't run into the arsonist Miao Kui, but ran into Wang Da, who was crossing the river.

The commander of this palace army is called Jeruzaban, and the official position is the female Gu Ganlu Duodu. Nugu Ganluduo is one of the twelve palaces of the Khitan Xingsheng Palace, with a total strength of only 5,000, but he has participated in the battle against Xia and has rich combat experience.

"Lead two teams of 100 people to feint, don't engage in battle!" Jeruzaban was in his early fifties and was a veteran who had followed two Liao emperors on his expeditions to the east and west.

When he heard that the stopper horse reported that he had found a large number of unidentified scouts in front of him, he did not rashly pursue, but sent two small forces, and he led a large group of men and horses to move forward slowly, and at the same time began to change the horses and adjust the formation.

This choice is not wrong, but it has become a help for Wang Da. The new army she led did not even have time to dig trenches, and there were no box trucks to cover them, but they only temporarily spread three iron thistles on the front, ready to rely on rockets and crossbows and charging cavalry to smash it.

As a result, the other party slowed down the pace of progress, giving Wang Qi time to cross the river with more than a dozen box trucks first. At this time, the new army not only had a garrison cover, but also added three siege crossbows, and the gap in strength between the two sides began to narrow.

But Jeruzaban soon realized the importance of time, and when he heard that the enemy was crossing the river and had landed on the north bank of less than a thousand men, he did not hesitate to give the order to charge.

The tactics of the Khitan cavalry were very simple, that is, to divide their cavalry into several teams, or Biao, according to the number of enemy troops. Each team is within three hundred to one thousand, and then takes turns attacking the enemy's formation.

First shoot with a cavalry bow, and when you find an opportunity to break through, you rush in regardless of life or death, trying to disrupt the enemy's formation. The other cavalry units that followed behind would be reinforced in time to tear apart the enemy's defenses.