Chapter 396 Winning the Panic Nan Gu

"What sound, what sound is this?"

Yelu Zongzhen was riding on horseback when he suddenly heard the sound of horns from all directions and asked around.

Xiao Ying listened for a while and frowned and said, "This is the horn sound of the Song army."

"What order?"

Yelu Zongzhen asked, "Did you hear it?"

"It should be the sound of assembly. The rhythm of the Song people's horns changes every fifteen days, and it is difficult for us to judge."

Xiao Xiaoyou said.

On the battlefield, the enemy's orders can be judged by sound.

For example, if the enemy blows a certain rhythm, and then the soldiers all charge forward, it must be a charge.

If another rhythm is blown, and the soldiers keep going in the direction of their own generals, then there is no need to think, it must be an assembly call.

There are other methods such as horns, war drums, bronze cymbals, flags, whistles, etc. Since ancient times, large-scale military operations have been commanded through these methods.

The sound of the horn is the lowest, and due to the frequency of the sound, it can be transmitted the farthest. In the open field with few trees, it can even reach several kilometers away, so it is one of the most commonly used methods.

However, since the Song army changed its orders frequently, the Liao army obviously found it difficult to determine what the order was.

However, according to the information they have at present, it is probably that the Song army can no longer resist the attack of the Liao people, so they quickly summoned the Song army in the field to fight.

"Hahahahaha."

Yelu Zongzhen also thought so. Hearing Xiao Xiaoyou's words, he said happily: "Fan Zhongyan wants to summon troops at this time, it's too late. Our army is about to break through the city. He..."

As soon as the voice fell, suddenly in the darkness, there was a splash of fire in the direction of the city wall, followed by a series of terrifying sky-high explosions that broke the night sky.

"Bang bang bang bang bang bang bang bang bang bang bang bang bang!"

Before the Liao army outside the city could react, more than 200 Weiyuan cannons fired at the same time, and more than 200 shells drew a brilliant arc in the air, and then fell towards the Liao army team far below.

Then the shells rolled directly into the Liao army team, some of which broke through the Liao chest, smashing the people and horses into pieces, and then fell into the soft mud.

Some of them became ricochets. When the shells fell into the ground, the kinetic energy was too strong, and the soil was not so soft that it could not withstand the huge force, so they bounced out of the ground again and shot around.

Some of them flew very far, and killed more than a dozen Liao knights in a row before they stopped and fell to the ground.

Some ricochets were even very terrifying. They jumped many times in a row before finally consuming all their power, and behind them was already a sea of ​​blood, with a large number of Liao army corpses scattered all over.

After just a few seconds, screams, wails, groans, and screams of fear filled the entire Liao army camp.

Some people did not die on the spot, but only had their arms scratched by shells, and the entire arm disappeared. Others were only scratched by shells on their shoulders, and the huge force directly took away half of their bodies, revealing the white bones inside.

Many people fell off their horses directly, and the surrounding Liao soldiers and horses were frightened by this sudden scene and were in chaos. There were countless cases of trampling. Even if they survived the shells by chance, they would soon be trampled to death by their own people.

For a time, the formation of a large part of the Liao army could no longer be maintained, and the left and right wings even began to collapse faintly.

"Sound the gong, sound the gong!"

Yelü Zongzhen's eyes were about to burst, and he shouted almost like a roar.

However, there was no time to sound the gong to call back the troops. The Weiyuan Cannon could fire multiple times in a row, and at most ten rounds per minute in extreme cases, which was much stronger than the black iron and bronze cannons.

So when the Liao people were suddenly bombarded and had not yet reacted, the second round of artillery fire had already hit again.

And this time there were more than the last time.

Because the Song army was still assembling Weiyuan cannons continuously, there might be 220 last time, this time it became 223, and it will be 230 in a while.

"Bang bang bang bang bang bang bang bang bang bang!~"

Flames spewed out of the muzzles again, and more than 200 shells splashed out, arcing in the air and falling into the groups of Liao soldiers.

This time the Liao army could no longer maintain order. In the darkness, many soldiers ran around in panic, like headless flies, causing all the surrounding soldiers to become uneasy.

When the second round of artillery fire ended, the Liao army on both wings began to collapse first, and then the central army immediately fled to both sides.

They could no longer hold on.

"Run!"

"Monsters, the Song army is all monsters!"

"I don't want to die, I don't want to die here, I want to go back to the tribe."

"Get out of my way, don't block my way."

The Liao soldiers had all kinds of prophecies, in Khitan, Jurchen, Menggu, Shiwei, and even Chinese.

Facing the artillery on the city wall, these people were almost crazy, and they would do anything to escape.

There were constant pushing, some rushing all the way, and even some slashing with knives.

The entire Liao army team became more and more chaotic.

In this bustling, the sound of the Song army's trumpets became louder and louder, and more and more rising.

The trumpeters took turns one by one, and they really couldn't hold on and changed people. There were more than 30 trumpets on the city wall, but more than 100 trumpeters took turns to muster up their strength.

The sound of trumpets in the wild also came one after another, and the generals of the Song army were extremely excited at this time.

In fact, the Song army was very tired at this time. They launched the raid at noon. They had been fighting for seven or eight hours and had only lunch. They had not eaten dinner yet.

Although there is no need to run, because the Song army now has no shortage of horses, and the horse coverage rate has reached more than 90%. Basically, the soldiers who go to battle are riding horses. Only the artillery has no horses, and horse-drawn artillery carts are used.

But after running around on the battlefield all the time, both the men and the horses were tired. Therefore, at this time, everyone in the Song Army was very tired. Many of them had trembling legs and looked tired.

But when the melodious horn sound resounded throughout the world, and the high-pitched horn sounds were heard within dozens of miles around, all the Song troops cheered up.

Liu Chungao sat on his horse, turned his head, and roared to the soldiers behind him: "Soldiers, this is not a rally call, this is an attack call. Have you heard the sound of the cannons on the tower?"

"heard it!"

the soldiers behind them shouted.

"Xianggong has planned a strategy and has defeated the Liao army. Now, it is a good time for us to attack. Today is the day to kill the enemy, serve the country, and make achievements."

He pulled out a straight sword with a ring blade from his waist and roared in the direction of Xijincheng: "Follow me and kill!"

"Kill!"

At this time, regardless of whether it was Liu Chun's tribe or not, everyone was excited and raised the musket in their hands.

Now they only have one identity - the Imperial Army of the Song Dynasty!

And it's not just Liu Chunbu.

There were many generals on the Song Army side who noticed something was wrong.

Fan Zhongyan assembled an army of 230,000 this time.

Among them were the original 160,000 Hebei frontier troops, 50,000 Western troops transferred from the northwest, and 20,000 navy troops.

But currently there are only 150,000 in Xijin.

Because except for Di Qing's 20,000 naval troops, the remaining troops went to attack Wanping, Yuhe, Miaoyin, Xianghe and other places.

Therefore, the current situation of the Song army in Jin is that 150,000 Song troops are facing more than 200,000 Liao troops.

But the Liao army was far more than 200,000.

Because their troops from the rear were also arriving one after another, the total strength of the Liao Kingdom was already around 420,000.

Therefore, there is a slight disparity in the strength of the two sides.

Moreover, Yunzhou is also in Jiaozhou. There are 100,000 Song troops there and more than 100,000 Liao troops.

It can be said that except for the part of the Western Army that has not been transferred to Hebei and the remaining 100,000 or so Forbidden Army troops in Bianliang, half of the more than 600,000 Forbidden Army troops in the country have been dispatched.

As for the Liao Kingdom's army of more than 500,000 people, it was basically the strength of the entire country.

The war broke out between the two sides, from Yunzhou to Youzhou and then to Yanshan. The number of soldiers alone was close to one million. Counting logistics, civilians, and auxiliary troops, the number reached more than two million.

The war to destroy the country is nothing more than that.

Under such circumstances, every change on the battlefield may cause a huge chain reaction.

Fan Zhongyan set up a strategy to disrupt the Liao army's deployment and did not participate in the Liao army's plan. It seemed that the strategy was brilliant, but it also required the cooperation of the generals below.

If the generals cannot exert their subjective initiative, the results will obviously not be very good.

However, the Song army was determined to regain Yanyun this time. The soldiers also knew the importance of this battle, so they were always tense and prepared.

At this moment, in the wilderness, groups of Song troops gathered together. Listening to the loud and loud horn sounds that made people's blood rush, they swarmed in and launched a sudden attack on the main army of the Liao Kingdom that had collapsed.

"Xiangong's divine fortune told that the Liao people were defeated and Yanyun was recaptured. This is where he made one fell swoop."

On the hill, under the moonlight, a man was riding a horse with his cloak fluttering. He raised his sword high and roared behind him: "Soldiers, follow me to kill! The day of great achievements has come!"

"Kill!"

Thousands of Song troops behind them shouted loudly, galloped their horses, and rushed towards the scattered Liao army in the distance.

"Charge with me, charge with me, charge!"

"charge!"

"Don't let any Liao people leave Yanyun."

"Beat me to death!"

"Don't be stingy with bullets. If you run out of bullets, chop them with your knife, stab them with your bayonets, and bite them with your teeth. I will let the Liao people lay their bodies here and restore our Han people's rivers and mountains."

"kill!"

A Song Army general kept shouting.

Analyze Jin followed the road where the Liao army retreated and collapsed. For more than 20 to 30 miles along the way, there were gathered Song troops.

These armies are not large in number, usually only two to three thousand, or even only a few hundred, but their morale is high and their murderous intent is soaring.

Moreover, the number of people continued to increase. Even if some generals did not have the awareness like Liu Chun and others, and immediately gathered the surrounding troops to wait and see the situation, they also immediately started to take action after hearing the sound of the horn.

Suddenly, there was loud gunfire in the north of Jincheng City, and the Liao people were completely defeated. A large number of Song troops quickly surrounded them, and the Song troops in the city also mobilized to encircle and suppress the Liao people.

The Liao army was in complete chaos. Yelu Zongzhen was among the rebels and was tightly protected by the surrounding guards. He fought his way out and escaped.

As a result, gunfire suddenly erupted in the forest to the east, and a Song army roared: "Kill the Liao dogs."

"Kill the Liao dog!"

More than a thousand Song soldiers rushed out of the forest, charging toward them with great momentum.

You must know that Yelv Zongzhen was not only protected by personal guards, but there were also a large number of similarly defeated Liao soldiers scattered in the wilderness nearby. There were Liao people everywhere within one kilometer of the surrounding area.

But even so, the Song people still launched a charge without hesitation. Gunshots pierced the night sky and flames sprayed. Even if there were no bullets left, they would pull out the sabers on their waists and start a desperate battle with the nearby Liao people.

This was something that was simply unbelievable before.

But now it is really happening in front of him. Yelu Zongzhen is like a frightened bird, sweating all over, looking around.

His trusted guards fought desperately to lead him out of the siege and continued to flee northward.

Not long after, more than 2,000 Song soldiers suddenly emerged from the small river in the north, shouting: "Brothers, kill, don't let these military merits escape."

"Kill!"

The Song army had red eyes and fierce faces, like wolves wanting to drink blood, rushing towards the Liao people who had already scattered.

They fired the last bullet, even if they switched to close combat, they would leave a Liao corpse.

Because these Liao people who escaped were all meritorious deeds of the Song army.

The Song Dynasty rewarded meritorious people generously. Even if they failed to be promoted to officers in the future, killing one enemy would be rewarded with money, land and many other rewards.

Therefore, morale was high.

"Run, Your Majesty, run!"

The guards around Yelu Zongzhen were terrified and hurriedly urged Yelu Zongzhen's horse, looking back and whipping the warhorse to gallop forward.

At this time, the sky was dark and fires were burning in many places.

The Liao army originally wanted to raid Xijin at night, destroy the Song army in the city, and complete a desperate counterattack.

But they were ambushed by Fan Zhongyan, so they were defeated. Many torches were thrown directly on the ground, trying to escape at night.

As a result, the weeds on the ground were ignited.

Although everything revived in early spring, the dead leaves accumulated last winter had not completely rotted, and there were still broken and withered plants in many places.

So once they encountered fire, they would quickly ignite and spread around.

But the speed of the fire could not catch up with the speed of the Liao people's retreat. Many Liao people fled into the darkness. In the wilderness, some were killed by Song army bullets, some fell to death, and some were killed by their own people in panic.

There were wails, screams, curses, scoldings, and cries everywhere. In the face of life and death, comrades were meaningless. They just wanted to escape.

Even Yelu Zongzhen's personal guards killed many of their own people and were forced to flee with Yelu Zongzhen.

It was also because Yelu Zongzhen's warhorse was the best BMW. Although there was a vast plain along the way, he did not fall once among all kinds of pits and obstacles. He escaped smoothly and ran to the front of the team.

However, he looked south in panic, and the whole place was devastated. The army behind him was disintegrating, and the pursuers were constantly approaching, making Yelu Zongzhen's face full of haggard sorrow, full of the color of the end.

My world, my Yanyun, is going to disappear.