I rebelled in the Song Dynasty

Xiao He was very decisive and immediately led the remaining people to charge towards Liu Sheng on their horses.

He believed that these Song troops must be defeated at the first touch, at least the several previous battles were enough to prove it.

The Song army did not have the courage to fight them face to face.

The facts made Xiao He even more certain that Liu Sheng would not fight with him at all.

Keep retreating, throwing a lot of caltrops while letting the crossbowmen keep covering them.

In Xiao He's opinion, Liu Sheng was afraid, and he immediately shouted: "Brothers, Song dogs are incompetent. If you kill a Song dog in this battle, you will be rewarded three taels of silver."

Under the heavy reward, the Khitans actually used their war horses and human lives to forge a path through the iron caltrops.

This was something Liu Sheng didn't expect.

It's not that Liu Sheng is afraid, it's just that he feels that these trapped beasts can't escape no matter what, and there is no need to make unnecessary sacrifices with human lives. To him, every person left in this war is precious and will be his future Capital to stand on.

What's more, the Song army's equipment was completely overwhelming, and all kinds of armor-piercing arrows and caltrops were scattered as if they were free.

The supplies originally used by the 3000-strong army to capture Datong were now used by them to deal with the more than [-] cavalry.

It can be imagined how much pressure the Khitan people were under. Even so, they did not collapse. Under the command of Xiao He, they were in an orderly manner. This made Liu Sheng deeply realize that the elites were not just words.

Seeing that a path had been found, Xiao He rushed over without saying much, hoping to disrupt the Song army's tactics. If they were to engage in hand-to-hand combat, the iron caltrops and arrows would be ineffective, and the kerosene would not be swayed at will. .

When he rushed towards Liu Sheng, Liu Sheng suddenly disappeared into the crowd.

What caught his eyes were several spears. Xiao He couldn't dodge and immediately blocked the spears.

Xiao He fell to the ground, then rolled to avoid the long knife of the sword and shield hand, and retreated again.

Kerosene was brought from the rear and poured directly on the caltrops, and a rocket completely blocked Xiao He's path.

After repeated consumption, the more than 3000 people who followed Xiao He were now reduced to less than a thousand.

Seeing the dilemma, Xiao He shouted loudly: "If I surrender, can you let my brothers live? They are innocent, and all military orders are issued by me."

Liu Sheng stood in the crowd and seemed to be talking to himself: "In this era of great strife, as long as those who can take up arms can say that they are innocent."

Immediately, he ordered to shoot him. What Liu Sheng didn't expect was that the Khitan people actually used their bodies as shields and wrapped the flute and the flute tightly inside.

After forcibly holding back this wave of arrows, the remaining living people held on to the dead ones, keeping them standing and blocking the arrows as much as possible for themselves.

A shield was erected above his head, and the effect of the arrow array was greatly reduced for a while.

Liu Sheng's pupils trembled slightly, flashing a hint of coldness. This willingness to use his life as a shield for his comrades strengthened his determination to eliminate them.

As time goes by, it is still unclear whether Datong City will send more reinforcements. At this time, the only solution is to make a quick decision.

Liu Sheng's eyes darkened and he said, "I wanted to give you some respect, but if that's the case, don't blame me for being ruthless."

As soon as he finished speaking, the pump (an ancient fire extinguisher that was used in the military in the Song Dynasty and was said to be able to spray as high as six or seven stories) sprayed out a large amount of kerosene.

The remaining 400 people holding the body of Baoze did not change any formation.

Let the fire oil pour over your body quietly, as if you accepted the judgment of fate.

When a ray of fire flashed across the night, it seemed that what was ignited was just a pile of wood. There was no struggle, no wailing, only cold hatred. This made Song Jun who was watching this scene feel a biting cold.

"Elite, elite among the elite." Liu Sheng sighed.

The fire gradually extinguished, and all the Khitans were killed. Everyone was not as happy as before, but just silently did what they should do. A great victory seemed like a great defeat.

Liu Sheng did not blame them harshly. After all, a few months ago they were a group of farmers with hoes who joined the Xiang army for a bite to eat, and were then dragged into the cruelest battlefield in the world.

There was no time to grieve for his opponent, so Liu Sheng ordered the camp to be cleaned, the heads of all the Khitans were cut off, and the scattered horses were collected.

War horses are definitely a weapon in the cold weapon era. War horses accounted for a large part of the reason why the Song Dynasty was bullied. In East Asia, the country went through Liao, Jin and Mongolia before it was destroyed. You can't say that it is not strong.

However, the Song Dynasty became stronger in waves. Historical data records that the Song Dynasty's foreign war victory rate was as high as 70.00%, while the Tang Dynasty, which used force to conquer the world, was only over 50.00%.

The difference between the two is that the Tang Dynasty fought a battle of annihilation, and if it won, the opponent would be gone. However, if the Song Dynasty army was singing all the way, the enemy army would not even be able to see its shadow. Even if it won, the damage would be limited. The enemy would have been on horseback long ago. Ran.

If it fails, it will be a huge defeat. The people being chased will not even know their parents, and they will enter a period of weakness from then on.

Therefore, the Song Dynasty's army could fight, but it was also very fast when running.

This is a normal era, but there are cowardly kings and treacherous ministers in the court, which is another matter.

Soon someone came to report: "The general has more than 5000 horses in total, but most of them are injured, and only about a thousand can be ridden. The rest are either dying or no longer suitable for riding."

Liu Sheng sighed, there was nothing he could do about it, something was better than nothing.

Liu Sheng selected more than a thousand people, mounted their war horses, and sent Xiao He's body to Datong City, while picking up the supplies discarded yesterday.

Liu Sheng thought about it all and felt that this cavalry was not simple and would never be the vanguard of Datong City, especially Xiaohe, who was definitely a wealthy family in the Liao Kingdom, and there were many queens and generals from this family.

Although I have never heard of Xiao He, he is definitely not an unknown person who leads such an elite. It can also be said that Xiao He single-handedly solved the dilemma of Datong, and the Song army was defeated by Xiao He.

After Geng Yanxi was shot and killed, before the Song army could react, Xiao He led a team to attack the Song infantry, directly disrupting the formation of the front army, leading to a rout, and then pursued them all the way.

Seventy-eight out of ten of the Song troops who died in Datong City were Xiao He. It can be said that Xiao He was definitely a genius on the battlefield, but geniuses often have arrogance. An army that has just surrendered does not say how to retain it. He put in absolute effort to see the pressure, and actually sent armor and weapons. Who could do this on the battlefield?

Unless you have confidence in this person and can suppress all enemies, it is a pity...

The destruction of such a brave and capable army and the death of its leader in battle was a self-evident deterrent to Datong.

Zhang Jue, who stayed behind in Xijing (Datong), stayed awake all night. He looked out from time to time and asked, "Is there any news from the Pishi Army?"

"Sir, there has been no news since the news was sent yesterday evening." Then he said in a joking way: "With General Xiao's temper, he will definitely not withdraw his troops unless he drives them all out."

Zhang Jue frowned, always feeling uneasy, and after thinking for a moment, he said: "Send someone to ask Xiao He to come back. The Song army has been defeated. Just drive them out. First, appease the various regions."