Son of Song Dynasty

Chapter 350 Blood Lake

Although he had the intention of retreating, he didn't dare to say it out loud, for fear of being seen through by the opponent, and if he rushed forward, he would lose a lot.

As a result, the Khitan army's formation became tighter and tighter, but it slowly retreated and gradually left the battlefield.

"They're leaving! Archers! Shoot me!"

Immediately, the rain of arrows like locusts flew again.

Even with the huge shield, the Khitan army still suffered heavy casualties.

Because of that density, it is fully covered, and the retreating front army can't stop all the arrows that float over.

A large group of Khitan soldiers fell down.

So Gao Chang also issued an order.The archers of the Khitan army also stood up, and suddenly all the giant shield players lay down, covering themselves with the giant shield.

At the same time, behind him, thousands of Khitan army archers immediately fired continuously into the gap.

What a tragedy, hundreds of Dali soldiers were shot into arrow targets.

Several rounds of strong shots.The Khitan army finally shot out the gap between the two armies, and the two armies began to distance themselves.

The Dali soldiers were so frightened that they moved the corpses of their own soldiers who were like hedgehogs all over the ground.

Now that there are archers pressing the formation, forcing a charge will undoubtedly lead to death.

Ma Hori quickly ordered to stop the pursuit, and found Meng Dang's body in the pile of dead bodies, very depressed.

In this battle, about 3000 people were killed and injured on both sides. The banks of Nanchong Lake flowed into rivers of blood. People dared not drink the lake water for three years, and dared not eat lake fish for five years, for fear of being hit by the bloody smell and giving birth to bad luck.

Ma Hori sent someone to bury Meng Dang's body thickly and send it back to the rear. At the same time, someone sent a message to Gao Chengyun, asking for a few generals to come to help.

That night passed, and the next day, the two armies clashed again.

This time there was no general challenge, no scolding, just a large-scale melee.

Tens of thousands of people fought in Tongya.

The goal of the Khitan army was Nanzhao, and the goal of the Dali army was naturally to save Nanzhao.

All of a sudden, on the broad battlefield, the blood was soaring to the sky, the swords and guns were like forests, blood and sweat splashed...

Ma Hori stood on the slope where Gao Chang commanded yesterday, observing the situation on the entire battlefield.

Yesterday, he was only a stone's throw away from here.

Today, after a whole day of fighting, he finally occupied this place, and the price he paid was no less than the lives of two thousand Dali elite soldiers.

Of course, today's Khitan army is not having a good time.

The Dali army intensified the fire rope offensive, and the burning Khitan army's giant shields were crying and howling, and the efficiency was greatly reduced.

Those people would rather be poked to death by a knife or gun than burnt to death by kerosene, because the taste was really unbearable.

Therefore, the loss of the Khitan army was roughly equal to that of the Dali army.

Ma Hori turned his head and looked at the two thousand cavalry behind him.

For the past two days, the cavalry has been useless.

And last night, because both parties were very tired, none of them played the game of robbing the camp.

It's already mid-spring, the weather in the south of the Yangtze River is slowly getting hotter at noon.

Ma Hori wiped the sweat off his face, and had a premonition that in the future, he might be caught in the oppressive attacks of the Khitan army endlessly.

He was not reconciled, looking at the battle situation in the distance, he desperately hoped that there would be a turnaround on the front line and give him a chance to send cavalry, as long as the cavalry made a surprise attack, the situation would be settled.

He has arranged for two partial generals, each with a thousand-man cavalry, and only when the opportunity is right, they will launch a surprise attack.

In the distance, Gao Chang is still directing the battle, but today he probably ignored the terrain.

Ma Hori was able to confirm that today's Khitan army's rear is not suitable for drawing cavalry.

As long as they are raided by two thousand-man teams of the Dali Army, they will surely win a big victory.

The Khitan army, Gao Chang also saw Ma Hori and the cavalry behind him a few arrows away.

He also thought about using cavalry, but last night he received information that the follow-up brigade was about to arrive.

Therefore, today he specially compressed his formation, not only to set a trap for the Dali Army, but also to put more pressure on himself.

When the pressure is broken, it is the ultimate.

Suddenly there was a noise, and the formation of the Dali army in front became chaotic.

Chang Yuanshou personally suppressed the formation, surrounded and wiped out the leading soldiers of the Dali Army, and gradually entered the center.

Ma Hori waved an order, and reinforcements came up from both sides immediately.

However, Gao Chang still coped with it.

Ma Hori admired him very much. This man is simply the bravery of a general and the commanding power of a marshal.

No wonder Xiao Tarase had so many talented people under him, but he was only allowed to be the forward leader.

Ma Hori began to think about whether to launch a general attack now. If the infantry's general attack can be pushed into the opponent's formation in one go, then the cavalry will be launched at that time, and the victory is guaranteed.

The Khitan army probably has a backup, but Ma Hori also has a backup.

The other party came from afar and must be very concerned about the results, and on our side, we just lost a relative of the emperor. If we don't get some results, the king will not look good.

"Order! Front army, the whole army strikes!"

The former army is the infantry, about 1 people, and about 2000 people have been lost so far.

However, 8000 people are still a strong force, not to mention that the opponent has suffered a lot of losses.

Ma Hori put on heavy armor and decided to hold the battle in person.

The Dali army suddenly swarmed up, causing the Khitan army to panic for a while.

If it weren't for Gao Chang's high force value, he might be taken down by a wave.

Gao Chang withstood this wave of offensive, and his personal guards came up to protect him.The situation has stabilized for the time being.

Mabori frowned.But my heart felt a little more at ease. If it wasn't for Gao Chang's strong force just now, there would have been results.

This shows that either Gao Chang is relying on his strength and has no cards, or he has no cards at all.

And he still has cavalry and backhands in his hands. Today, it seems that he is going to have a good time.

Ma Hori looked from a distance, and saw a few horsemen approaching behind the Khitan army suddenly, and the horsemen started talking to Gao Chang.

Ma Hori frowned again, this situation is not good, could it be said that the other party also came to reinforce?

He immediately sent scout horses and ordered them to go far to investigate, and if there were large Khitan reinforcements in the direction of Tengchong, they would report back immediately.

After Gao Chang finished speaking, he waved his flag and commanded the Khitan army to outflank the infantry of the Dali army.

After two days of hard fighting, Gao Chang's orders were always to defend, but now he gave the order to attack, and the Khitan army's mood immediately became excited.

They know their generals well, and they won't fight battles they are not sure about.

Since you let your side attack, you are sure.

The drums sounded, and the two sides began to hedge.

Since the chief generals all gave the order to attack, it is no longer clear who is attacking and who is defending.
I don't know who is charging and who is countercharging.

In short, the two sides are on the verge of breaking out, and another battle will start.

I saw the banners of the Khitan army and the Dali army constantly moving, sometimes in the south, sometimes in the north.

The front armies of both sides fought extremely hard.Interlocking teeth.

The forward positions changed hands several times, and they were exchanged several times.

Mabori watched impatiently.

A long time passed, and Tan Ma still didn't come back. Ma Hori's heart became more and more confused, and he suddenly felt uncertain.

We can't delay any longer. If the enemy's reinforcements arrive first and our army can't stand it, and we are defeated just before the reinforcements arrive, then my vanguard has committed a great crime.

(End of this chapter)