Inheriting the Song Dynasty

In 1127 AD, the Northern Song Dynasty fell. Immediately, the ninth imperial prince, Zhao Gou, ascended the throne in Shangqiu amidst widespread anticipation, inheriting the Song imperial line and r...

Chapter 76: Falling Eagle

It can be seen that these two thousand Iron Pagodas will soon penetrate into the belly of Qinfeng Road, which lacks cavalry protection on its flanks, and crush this army to pieces.

“The time has come!”

At the foot of the mountain at the southernmost end of the battlefield, the place where Han Chang had thrown his eyeballs had already been occupied by the Song army. At this time, a general of the Song army who was standing there saw the two Hezhameng'ans attacking, and instead of being anxious, he turned his head and spoke quickly to a middle-aged officer in his forties or fifties beside him. "General Li, the key to Loushi's formation is that the two Hezhameng'ans on the two wings complement the Loushi central army. Now that the Hezhameng'ans on the two wings are protruding, the central army will be exposed... We will rush straight to his general flag from the side and rear of Loushi. Even if we can't take his head, as long as we disrupt his rear formation, this battle will also be our first achievement!"

"What Qu Jinglue said is correct!" The so-called General Li, that is, the foreign general Li Yongqi, also saw it clearly and nodded immediately. "No wonder General Qu didn't let me go to rescue Yuanxia before, and didn't let me pester Wanyan Wushu... I will take advantage of the two Hezhameng'an just sent out and can't be withdrawn to attack him!"

After saying that, Li Yongqi pointed to a young general in his twenties behind him and said, "Da Lang! Let's be two men, father and son, and work together! Let the emperor know our loyalty and bravery!"

The young general waved his spear and excitedly said yes, it was Li Yongqi's eldest son Li Shifu.

However, just as Li Yongqi was about to rein in his son and ride down the hill, he couldn't help but turn back and ask, "Qu Jinglue, is the emperor really under that dragon flag?"

"If not, why did I come here with all my efforts?" Qu Jinglie, that is, Qu Duanle without Tiexiang, laughed coldly when he heard this. "Are you here to rescue Wu Da who took my position?! You go ahead, I will back you up!"

Li Yongqi himself was a native Dangxiang nobleman from Yanfu Road, so how could he not know Qu Duan's character? Hearing this, he laughed out loud, and then whistled and dismounted his horse together with his son Li Shifu. The approximately 3,000 Dangxiang cavalry that had just gathered behind the father and son also split into two and followed the Li father and son to gallop towards the side and rear of Loushi!

It is obvious that this father and son want to accomplish great feats under the eyes of Emperor Zhao.

It must be said that these 3,000 cavalrymen were completely different from the two Heza Meng'an. The Heza Meng'an were armored cavalrymen, the so-called super-heavy cavalrymen like the Iron Pagoda, moving slowly, but once they charged, they were unstoppable; however, these 3,000 foreign cavalrymen had no vests, and not many soldiers were wearing armor. They started at top speed, and their speed was even more astonishing when they galloped out. The smoke and dust were like clouds, which immediately attracted the attention of all those who were interested in the battlefield.

Lou Shi turned his head and saw this scene, he sighed slightly, he said nothing and didn't express anything extra. From his look, it seemed that he had anticipated the attack of this army, but he was a little impatient and didn't want to adjust the formation for the other side.

This is understandable, because at this time the central cavalry around Loushi was in a circular formation, just like a stable typhoon. Theoretically, there was no front or back, so there was really no need for adjustment to deal with the Song army on both sides at the same time.

However, a moment later, the Dangxiang cavalry came galloping over at an astonishing speed. When they were about to engage in a cavalry and archery battle with the Jin army, Wanyan Loushi, who had not moved or even looked in that direction but just pricked up his ears to listen, suddenly reined in his horse and sped up directly towards the direction of the light cavalry attacking from the side and rear!

After the commander-in-chief made his move, the flag bearer beside him did not hesitate to see it. As soon as the five-colored sun-holding flag moved, the entire Jin army cavalry formation gave up the Qinfeng Road infantry in front of them without hesitation and rushed back towards the attacking troops... The entire cavalry circle turned around and rushed out without any adjustment, and the typhoon immediately rolled up again on the battlefield.

The attacking Dangxiang cavalry could not stop their momentum and were caught off guard. The heads of the 3,000 cavalrymen, who were divided into two groups, collided directly with the entire Jin cavalry and then were mixed together.

What was originally thought to be a long-lasting battle of cavalry and archery instantly turned into a short hand-to-hand combat. The Dangxiang light cavalry, which had been tired after a whole day, was no match for the Jin army's heavy cavalry, which was like a storm. They were almost instantly crushed by the typhoon. Countless foreign cavalry, who were only temporarily hired by Li Yongqi, fled directly to the southeast and south.

However, the troops that had been drawn into the Jin army's formation had no way to escape.

Among them, Li Yongqi led dozens of family warriors, who were horrified and had no way to escape. In the chaos, this great Tangut hero glanced at the two flags in the northwest direction... One was the dragon flag in the distance, and the other was the five-color sun-holding flag that suddenly approached and was still approaching. He gritted his teeth and took the initiative to move towards the nearby five-color sun-holding flag.

He recognized Lou Shi!

But it was meaningless. When he saw Lou Shi himself, the dozens of cavalrymen beside him had all disappeared. He raised his arrow to shoot, but was hit by a volley of arrows from the Jin army, and was shot to the ground along with his horse.

In a short moment, more than 3,000 Dangxiang cavalry collapsed, and the main general Li Yongqi was covered in blood and was captured alive in front of Lou Shi. The two looked at each other, gasping for breath without saying a word.

"Lou Shi..." After taking a breath for a while, Li Yongqi calmed down, looked up and opened his mouth to curse.

Unexpectedly, Wanyan Loushi, who had been expressionless all the time, suddenly looked ferocious. He took out a short hammer from his waist and smashed it in Li Yongqi's face. Li Yongqi's head was broken and bleeding, his brains burst out, and he was silent.

At this time, Lou Shi was still furious, and he shouted at the corpse: "One or two, Han people or foreigners, you are worthy of this again and again?!"

After saying this, the man threw down the hammer, turned around and walked away.

Following Jiao Wentong's troops, Li Yongqi's troops were also defeated in one blow, and the main general was killed on the spot.

Moreover, after Lou Shi killed Li Yongqi, he ignored the defeated Dangxiang light cavalry and turned around to urge his troops to turn around. The cavalry came like a typhoon and pressed towards the Qinfeng Road formation again. This time, Pucha Huzhan had successfully penetrated into the belly of the Qinfeng Road formation.

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