Even looking further inside, on the side of the bow and crossbow phalanx that was staggered from the mixed spear and shield phalanx, many of the outer Song army archers had their bodies half studded with arrows, like hedgehogs, yet they were still able to move freely. They took a few steps, then stopped to exchange crossbows from the Song soldiers behind them, and calmly fired at the Western Xia troops with the crossbows that had already been set up.

Obviously, the Song army archers also wore armor, iron masks and iron scarves, so only a few parts such as the armpits would be fatal.

Of course, the other side did suffer casualties, but compared with the casualties of their own Dangxiang army, it was really disproportionate... In sharp contrast, the Song army's seemingly random crossbow arrows often hit not only the nearby soldiers, but also the foreign cavalry on the periphery, who would be knocked to the ground with their horses.

This is normal. As a member of the Xixia royal family who began to lead troops in his twenties, Weiming Anhui certainly knew the importance of armor. The Bubazi, Tieyaozi, and a few Beiwei troops by the noble's side were all core elites that were firmly remembered by the Song army because of the exquisite and dazzling Xixia armor.

But there is no way now. The national strength of Western Xia is limited. Weiming Chage took away most of the military reserves of Xingqing Prefecture, and the reserves in Lingzhou were also taken to Hexi. In the current situation, Western Xia has done its best.

After watching for a while, thinking for a while, An Hui, who was pressed in front of the formation, was silent for a moment. After a while, for some reason, he did not hesitate anymore, and directly ordered a golden-armored warrior: "The warriors have tried their best today, but Xingqing Prefecture is just ahead, and we must not relax... You go back and tell the king that after the warriors finish shooting this round, send half of the light cavalry to rush up and continue shooting. After the light cavalry finish shooting, let the warriors pick up the arrows on the ground and shoot again, and then the remaining half of the light cavalry will continue shooting. Be sure to keep a distance and suppress them in turns... All those with armor, follow me!"

The Xixia generals were completely shocked, and the golden-armored warrior was immediately ordered to ride away from the team and head towards Li Ganshun's location.

Of course, with Weiming Anhui's move this time, the Song army immediately realized the other party's intention.

"It's the rear of the team!" Liu Qi, who first noticed this, rode over and reported to Yue Fei urgently. "Jiedu, the white bull banner of the Xixia leader is heading to the rear. I think the Xixia people are concentrating their forces to attack the rear of our team!"

"I see." Yue Fei finally became serious, but still showed no mercy. "Deputy Commander Liu, return to the team immediately and do not easily shake the formation you lead!"

"Yes!" Liu Qi hesitated for a moment, but still responded and left.

"Immediately send someone to tell Zhang Jing at the end of the team to keep steady and try not to stop, and to keep up with the whole army." After Liu Qi left, Yue Fei turned his head to the messenger behind him, and then looked at Qu Duan. "General Qu... I will not go to the end of the team. The armored cavalry of the central army is with you. You will command. If you can take down the white bull banner, the Xixia foreign soldiers will surely be defeated, and today's battle will be considered a success. If you can take down the head of the Xixia king, it will be a credit no less than that of Xingqing Prefecture... I will leave it to you."

Qu Duan was caught off guard for a moment, but soon became excited and responded immediately.

However, when Qu Da could not wait to order the armored cavalry in the center to stand still, and then turned his horse's head and was about to gallop to the end of the armored cavalry, he saw Yue Fei and Hu Hongxiu and others leading the big flag to turn into the ranks of civilians near the river and continue to march. He could not help but turn his head and shout: "Jiedu...are you still going to continue to lead the big flag?"

"As long as our town's banner keeps marching, the morale of the Xixia people will continue to decline." Yue Fei raised his hand on his horse without even turning his head. "Compared to the peripheral soldiers and General Qu, it's much easier. Let's take a break today and watch General Qu succeed!"

Qu Duan sneered and turned his horse around again, but turned back again and shouted loudly in the noisy battlefield: "Jiedu Yue... I also want the command of the other armored cavalry in the formation!"

Yue Fei raised his hand again on his horse, still without turning his head: "Xuan!"

Following these words, dozens of Yue Fei's elite guards who also served as messengers jumped out of their horses and headed towards Qu Duan. For a moment, Yue Fei was left with only Hu Hongxiu and a large banner behind him.

Of course, the banner is still moving forward.

"Woo~~"

The Western Xia people acted quickly. Qu Duan had just gained command of the cavalry, and had not yet ordered the cavalry to turn their horses around and take action when a horn suddenly sounded from the side and rear of the imperial army. The sound was powerful and penetrating. The next moment, the soldiers of both armies, attracted by the sound of the horn, saw with their own eyes that the eye-catching white ox banner was indeed rushing to the rear of the team with great momentum, and did not stop until it was more than a hundred steps away from the Song army formation. It was as if the king himself was holding a bow and fighting at the front line.

At this moment, the surrounding Xixia foreign cavalry and Zhuang Linglang seemed to go crazy for a moment, and suddenly burst into shocking shouts of killing, and this madness immediately swept the entire battlefield. The foreign cavalry and Zhuang Linglang swarmed forward and shot at the Song army regardless of life and death. From time to time, the foreign cavalry without any armor rode their horses and howled into the Song army in front of them under the rain of arrows from both sides, seeking some kind of replacement in a suicidal way.

Of course, this attack, which was too obvious, was met with concentrated sniping by the Song army and could not be carried out. However, the Xixia people still found a new suicide attack tactic - many Xixia cavalry, after throwing the quiver to the boy, chose to gallop and throw the spear!

It can only be said that the Xixia people's move was, firstly, unexpected and a sudden outbreak; secondly, it was a swarm of infantry and cavalry, with continuous suppression of long-range arrows and close-range suicidal spear throwing. Although the momentum was more powerful than the previous surprise attack, it still had a certain rationality... Therefore, the Song army's formation finally began to waver, and the frequency of casualties in many formations in a short period of time exceeded the total of all previous casualties.

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