Chapter 749: The Recovery of Zhuozhou(1/2)
Fei Lianjun.
No matter in the Song Dynasty, Xixia, or Liao Kingdom, no one would think that this army was Gao Qiu's army. Not to mention Cheng Zhijie, without Li Kui's crazy performance in the Battle of Jinming Village, the Feilian Army would not have been formed at all.
In fact, Gao Qiu would not really think that Feilian's army is his army just because he is the chief general of Feilian's army. If he dared to think so, his two subordinates would not agree. The infantry commander Lu Da, Li Kui's servant, and the cavalry commander Li Yun, who is Li Kui's clan brother.
Gao Qiu couldn't believe the only thing he wanted to overturn Li Kui's impression of Fei Lian's army in his heart was that he couldn't believe it.
After all, whether it is Li Kui or Li Yun, Gao Qiu stubbornly believes that they are his own people, and they are the brothers of the Sumen in the army. Hu Yanzhuo has a very bad character, which is why Hu Yanzhuo has obviously defected to Gao Qiu and dare not reuse it. This is why Gao Qiu is unwilling to hand over the important task of Daizhou's defense to Hu Yanzhuo even if he keeps Lu Da, the drunkard by his side.
The Feilian Army was the army that attacked the 50,000 Dangxiang army and overthrew the 50,000 Dangxiang army and fought out the encirclement and suppression of Dangxiang's 50,000 Dangxiang's army.
The only mark of this army is Li Kui, and it will only be Li Kui.
Similarly, the Imperial Guards will also show such signs. However, the Imperial Guards have not yet established their historical status with victory on the battlefield. However, for the Imperial Guards, they must win the Battle of Zhuozhou, if they fail...
What is waiting for the Imperial Guards may be wiped out.
If the Battle of Zhuozhou fails, the Feilian Army and the Imperial Guards must withdraw from the battlefield as soon as possible, escape to Yixian, and then immediately retreat to Daizhou. Otherwise, this army of only more than 20,000 people would be trapped in the encirclement of 100,000 Khitan cavalry. If you want to get rid of such a desperate situation, the only way is to leave the cavalry's favorite plain battlefield and enter the mountainous areas.
Therefore, every captain in this Song army knew the importance of this battle.
Even if Li Kui's orders are harsh, he will do it as soon as possible according to Li Kui's orders.
Just when Koreans asked the cavalry to prepare for cavalry shooting, he saw in his eyes that the Song army not only retreated to defend the city wall, but also overstated that on more than a dozen ladders on the city wall, Fei Lian's infantry was still climbing up the city head in an orderly manner.
Korean capital is not a leader with little experience.
He knew very well that these Song troops would not just climb to the city and finish it, but would not do any repairs at the city, immediately climb down from the other side and then enter Zhuozhou City. The only inconvenience was that the southern city of Zhuozhou was still in a raging fire, which caused great inconvenience to the Song army entering the city.
The Zhuozhou defenders, who had lost a lot of troops, would probably have to retreat step by step when facing the Song army whose weapons surpassed their knowledge.
In other words, if Korean capital cannot fight the Song army away outside the city, the Khitan army in Zhuozhou City may have only two ways to go.
One is to fight to the death and then be eaten away.
The other one is being driven out of the city.
Thinking of this, Korean capital was really burning all over the country, and his inner anxiety made him feel a sense of thirsty and terrified.
Step on
Step on the pedal-
As the speed of the war horses charge faster and faster, Koreans made their hearts pray again and again, faster, so as to gain enough time for their subordinates in the city.
But what stunned him was that when the Khitan cavalry was less than a hundred feet away from the Song army, the Liao cavalry had a very bad situation that made him feel.
Many cavalrymen have already made an archery posture, but they fell on the battlefield one by one.
The fallen cavalry was immediately caught up, trampled and submerged by the subsequent cavalry.
These losses should never be caused by Korean capital, but they happened.
The only explanation is that the Song army shamelessly dug a trap about a hundred feet away from the defense line during the transfer process.
This distance is exactly the largest distance for the Liao soldiers to shoot. As long as you cross this distance and quickly shoot arrows in front of the Song army, the Liao soldiers will turn their horse heads to complete the transfer, so that the Liao soldiers behind can rush in front of them and continuously fire bows and arrows. This will achieve the best state of cavalry and shooting and attack infantry continuously.
"hateful!"
Korean capital has never been as frustrated as it is now.
He seemed to be strangled by the source, and Li Kui, the chief general of the Song army, did not even give him any chance.
"Master, we..."
Han Zirang saw his subordinates' hesitation in his eyes, and immediately regained his strong confidence. He said to his subordinates: "The Song people were hasty and could dig a whole piece of trapped horse pit. I can still bear the loss."
That's right. Feilian's army and the Imperial Guard have worked very hard. Unfortunately, the time is too short, and it is impossible to give them time to place traps on the main battlefield. They can only let the infantry dig out a relatively narrow distance in a limited time.
This narrow and long trapped horse pit could only make the Liao army lose its vigor and did not cause much damage to the Liao army.
However, it broke the attack rhythm of the Liao army, so that the cavalry and shooting that the Liao army was proud of did not even reach the defense line of the Song army in a short while.
Even if there were sporadic arrows entering the Song army's defense line, they did not cause any trouble to the Song army.
The powerful armor and shields were enough to make the Liao army return in disgrace.
"Master General, you are simply Zhuge's rebirth, and you even expected the attack method of the Liao army."
Cao Fang and Li Kui stood on the top of the city together, and on the one hand, you can see that the Song army invaded the city was unstoppable and constantly eroding the Liao people's resistance in Zhuozhou City.
On the other hand, they could clearly see the dilemma of the Liao army outside the city. This made Cao Fang feel ecstatic that he was sure to win.
Li Kui smiled with satisfaction, but he didn't say much.
Is it difficult to conquer Zhuozhou?
It is indeed difficult for the Song army.
If Li Kui was able to enjoy the situation where Emperor Taizong returned to the court, Emperor Taizong would personally welcome him outside Kaifeng City.
But it is not difficult for Li Kui. In terms of military strength, the two sides are almost the same, and even the Song army is more.
The key to this battle was not the force, but the Liao army could not adapt to the Song army's offensive methods at all. Even if they were defending the city, they were at the point of being passively beaten. If such a battle was still lost, Li Kui would still have the face to command tens of thousands of troops on the front line?
Cao Fang's compliment is self-evident. He was the first among the top generals of the Song Dynasty to set foot on the city of Zhuozhou, the hometown of China.
As for Yang Zhi.
Sorry, this is his subordinate. Moreover, there is no one in Tianbo Mansion to support the store, and it has long been eliminated from the top generals.
People cannot be proud. If they are too proud, they will forget their identity.
Cao Fang was like this. He felt that his highlight moment was right in front of him and asked Li Kui: "Master, will the artillery fire be fired in a volley to continue to slash the spirit of the Liao army?"
If there was a coach, it would probably give the young marquis of the Cao family a face.
Unfortunately, it was not someone else standing in front of Cao Fang, but Li Kui.
Li Kui's face, which was originally quite stretched, calmly calmed down and said, "I am the head coach? Are you the head coach?"
Cao Fang's heart seemed to be grabbed by an invisible hand, and suddenly tightened, and immediately smiled charmingly: "Master, I am too happy. You are not aware of villains, don't be as knowledgeable as me. If you want to fight, you have to rely on the command of the Master."
snort--
Seeing that Li Kui had no follow-up reprimand, Cao Fang then covered his chest and secretly breathed a sigh of relief. It was too dangerous and almost offended Li Kui. Of course, he also knew that Li Kui was much better than himself in commanding battles. The mystery that he could not see was in Li Kui's calculations.
Cao Fang also wanted to know what the difference between him and Li Kui was?
But if Li Kui doesn't want to say it, he won't dare to ask.
After a long time, Li Kui said quietly: "The advantage of artillery cavalry and shooting is not great. The distance is too far, and the use of solid bullets to kill too little. The effect of attacking with shotgun is not good. The range of riding bows is shorter than that of ordinary bows and arrows. When they get closer, the shooting effect is even more. When the firearms and army fight, the distance is the most important place. Within a suitable distance, the cooperation of artillery and flintlock rifle is an invincible existence. Cao Fang——”
"The last one will be there."
Cao Fang bowed and answered.
Li Kui said quietly: "You have been with me for a long time. If you still have such a little bit of vision, how can I let me hand over the Imperial Guards to your command?"
Cao Fang thought confidently for a while in his heart, what does it mean to be short? It only takes half a year for a full decision. He is a general. The elders of the clan said, which qualified general does not take several years or even longer to achieve the ability of a famous general?
He has only been half a year!
If Li Kui let him lead his troops alone in the future, wouldn’t it be over?
If Li Kui is gone by his side, he will feel frightened that his life will be lost at any time. This is not Wei Wei's exaggeration, but his real feelings.
"Master, I...forgot."
If Cao Fang's friends in the capital saw his current appearance, they would definitely be shocked to see his eyes falling off. When did Cao Fang be so easy to talk to?
Li Kui sighed secretly that the generals of the Song Dynasty really disappointed him too much. Once a top general like Cao Fang takes office, he is not a battalion general who commands thousands or tens of thousands of people, or even a general who commands tens of thousands of people. However, in terms of knowledge, it is no different from the playboy who fights wealth on the streets of the capital all day long. Of course, Li Kui is definitely not a good teacher. He likes to teach Cao Fang randomly with one hammer and one hammer.
It directly led to Cao Fang's war against the firearms troops, and there was no complete concept.
But then again, it is not easy for Li Kui to train a person like Cao Fang to become a qualified general.
Li Kui simply did not go to see Cao Fang, but ordered Yang Zhi: "Take your people down from the city, and I will see you control Zhuozhou City as soon as possible."
"Ode to the Lord!"
Logically speaking, this task was what Cao Fang should go, but Li Kui could not believe Cao Fang at all.
As long as the Song army controlled Zhuozhou and even annihilated the defenders in the city, the Song army and the Liao army completed a situation that had never happened in the history of war.
The Liao army and the Song army completely changed their offense and defense within one day.
The Song army, who was in charge of the attack, became strangely the defender of the city. The Liao army, who was in charge of the defense of the city, became the siege.
After the Liao army was filled in the area where the only confined horse pit was limited to, the craziest attack of the Liao people began.
Li Kui, who was standing at the top of the city, also knew that this was the most critical time for this battle. After all, if the Liao army retreated, the Korean capital would give him full time to retreat from the northern gate of Zhuozhou to enter the city.
If the Song army and the Liao army really started street fighting, Li Kui would have a headache.
After all, the Imperial Guards are completely in field combat. There is only a part of the infantry that the Feilian Army has accompanied the army. This time, Li Kui’s main force is actually Li Yun’s cavalry. The infantry commanded by Hu Yanzhuo has left him half in Yi County.
The situation that Li Kui is most worried about is the situation that he is worried about.
Wow
The chief general of the Liao army shot out from the main formation and landed in front of the Imperial Guards' defense line.
Compared with the previous attacks that were like a joke, this attack by the Liao army was the most important and most orderly attack until now.
To be continued...