Troubled Times: Start with 800 Dead Soldiers

As the saying goes, brothers fight like brothers, and father and son fight in battle.

As the main leaders of the Western Army, Liu Yanqing and Liu Guangshi, their father and son, suffered such a loss for the first time during their participation in the battle.

The Western Army's Iron Armored Army failed in its attack on Haizhou. Liu Guangshi's Iron Armored Army suffered hundreds of casualties.

According to the traditional concept of army organization, a quarter of the 5000-man Iron Armored Army was lost, which can be said to be severely damaged.

In comparison, the casualties paid by Qin Ming's men were not that large, but they also lost hundreds of people. Su Xia had to look at Liu Yanqing's Western Army with admiration. If he hadn't let Qin Ming return to the city early, he might have suffered even greater losses.

And here, under the powerful artillery fire of the National Protectorate Army, the Western Army saw the power of firearms for the first time.

In the former enemy camp where the Song Army defeated the bandits, Liu Yanqing's face was filled with vicissitudes of life. Flying Tiger General Bi Sheng stepped forward and saw the disgraced father and son. Knowing that the two men were in a bad mood, they had just rushed back from outside. At that time, he also noticed that the armored army was beaten to a pulp and there were countless injured.

But Bi Sheng didn't care about this. He was followed by coach Gao Qiu.

Gao Qiu took a square step, looked at the dejected faces of the father and son, and immediately said: "I said that you, father and son, are famous in the Western Army. The Iron Armored Army says that they are invincible in every battle. Why, Xiaoxiao? Losing troops and generals in one battle?"

Gao Qiu is acting strangely here, and Liu Yanqing is even more upset. What a shame, I'm a bastard on the front line, and you're here to make sarcastic remarks?

Although he was not a trusted person in the court, Song Huizong Zhao Ji sent Gao Qiu to monitor him.

But as the head coach, Gao Qiu is definitely not qualified to control his own power of life and death.

Thinking of this, he replied without mercy: "Commander, since my armored army is not as good as the Soviet thieves, why not let the commander's fine armor go into battle to kill the enemy, so that we can see the majesty of the imperial army."

Gao Qiu was defeated and immediately changed his words: "Well,, although the Western Army is somewhat invincible in the battle, it wants to fight hard for a long time, reorganize it in a short time, and rest for a while before fighting again."

"Commander, the Tokyo Firearms Battalion is also going to fight. Can you let the Firearms Battalion cooperate with us?"

"What kind of firearms battalion is needed for such a trivial matter? The armored troops are heavily armored and are not suitable for charge operations. Let the light infantry cooperate with them and attack at night."

.......

A few people were still chattering here, but suddenly there was a deafening sound of horse hooves, and a junior high school student stumbled in: "Oh no, the Su Xia Army, the Su Xia Army's cavalry is here."

Gao Qiu was shocked. As soon as he walked out of the tent, he saw smoke billowing in the distance and war horses galloping. Thousands of horses were charging on the ground almost at the same time!

Gao Qiu recognized the flag on the battle flag, with the Chinese character "Lin" embroidered on it.

Gao Qiu panicked for a moment and lost his mind: "No, it's,,,, it's Lin Chong."

He had long heard that Lin Chong went to Salmon Island, defected to Su Xia, and became a cavalry officer, but he never thought that Lin Chong would actually fight in front of him today!

Thinking of this, he quickly said: "I'll get on the horse, let's go,,, let's,, let's go"

"Commander" Liu Yanqing looked at Gao Qiu, but he never thought that Gao Qiu ignored him at all. Flying Tiger General Bi Sheng was on the side, protecting Gao Qiu and retreating.

In fact, Lin Chong's cavalry unit had previously explained that their horses were not good at long-range attacks, but in a close range attack, that is, an attack of about a hundred kilometers, no war horse could make up for it.

The attack speed of the war horses was very fast, and when the Western Army's Iron Armored Army was seriously weakened, the fierce charge overwhelmed the Western Army's former enemy organizations. Lin Chong, the leopard head, held a spear and attacked two generals.

The Western Army was defeated like a mountain!

Gao Qiu fled as the commander-in-chief, while Liu Yanqing and Liu Guangshi and his son organized troops and fought back desperately. Fortunately, their soldiers were still brave and fought continuously.

Liu Guangshi shouted: "Don't be chaotic, one person can take away a group, a dozen, a hundred, a thousand, hold on! Hold on, no retreat!"

The responsibility of Lin Chong's cavalry brigade lies in the effectiveness of short-range assaults, not long-distance attacks.

This was Su Xia's strategy. Once he received a fierce counterattack from the Western Army and was easily at a disadvantage, he would withdraw.

Lin Chong's attack was very fierce, because for him, Gao Qiu was his enemy!

The so-called enemies are extremely jealous when they meet each other. Lin Chong's fast horse and long spear are like murderous weapons. They are like no one in the Western Army's position. These Western Army resisted at first, but almost fell into Lin Chong's moves. He was thrown off his horse, his head and neck were separated after a slight hesitation, and his chest was stabbed.

When they saw Lin Chong's terrifying fighting power, they were so frightened that their hands and feet trembled and scattered. It was not until Liu Guangshi rushed out and fought with him for twenty rounds that the attack speed of Lin Chong's cavalry brigade was slowed down!

Liu Guangshi let go of his hands and feet. He felt a little sad and angry in his heart. As a general who had just suffered a defeat, he didn't know why, but he felt that his troops were bound to win.

The lieutenants around Liu Guangshi also came forward to fight Lin Chong together.

At this moment, Gao Qiu retreated continuously under the "protection" of Bi Sheng, the flying tiger general in front of him.

Outside the city wall, Su Xia, who was observing the battle with a telescope, saw that the attack was frustrated, but Lin Chong had no intention of retreating, and he immediately understood what he was thinking.

"General Hua Rong, Brigadier Lin should be fighting with the enemy. That Gao Qiu is his enemy. He will definitely not retreat easily. Once the Western Army rushes over, we will definitely suffer. Please lead your light cavalry to attack , we must let Brigadier Lin’s troops withdraw.”

Hua Rong on the side understood what Su Xia meant, and immediately went down to the tower and fired up eight hundred light cavalry. They were all wearing light armor, but each of them had a divine arm bow in their hands.

The gates of Haizhou City were opened wide, and Hua Rong and other cavalrymen chased away.

Besides, when the Flying Tiger General Bi Sheng saw that he was escaping from the battlefield, he said to Gao Qiu: "Commander, we have reached a safe range. Although the enemy's cavalry is strong, we have more than [-] troops here, so it is better for the general to lead the forbidden army himself." The main killers will go back."

Gao Qiu was a little shocked, but seeing that Bi Sheng was eager to fight, he had no choice but to say: "Then go quickly."

Although Bi Sheng, the flying tiger general in front of the emperor, is Gao Qiu's lackey, his fighting ability is extraordinary.

Seeing that Gao Qiu promised that he could go out to fight, he jumped up and sat on his horse, then turned back and led the imperial army to kill him.

Seeing that the Western Army and the Forbidden Army jointly blocked the attack, Lin Chong's reason prevailed over his emotions at this moment. He knew that he would suffer losses if he continued to pursue him, so he had no choice but to withdraw. However, how could Liu Guangshi and Bi Sheng let him back so easily and pursue him relentlessly.

The Western Army and the Forbidden Army launched a joint attack and launched a counterattack in a dense manner.

Lin Chong looked around and saw an endless stream of Western troops coming from a distance, approaching from far away. The Flying Tiger General Bi Sheng and his Imperial Guards were also about to rush forward.

Seeing the risk of being swallowed, a rapid rain of arrows came from a distance, and one arrow hit the left arm of the Flying Tiger General Bi Sheng. Bi Sheng looked up and saw a young general rushing over, still holding a bow in his hand. , seeing another arrow coming from the other side, Bi Sheng hurriedly turned over and dismounted and then hid.

The young general was none other than Xiao Li Guanghuarong. He rode his horse and fired an arrow towards Lin Chong: "Commander Lin, leave quickly, so as not to suffer a loss!"