If you look down from a high altitude above the wilderness, you will see countless densely packed crowds running around on the vast land north of Xijin City.

The Liao army had too many people, so naturally they did not gather together, but were divided into three groups.

They evacuated to Huairou, Wangjingguan and Dazhuzhuang in the northeast direction, and set up ambushes in the surrounding areas to ambush the attacking Song army.

But they never expected that the Song army would not abide by martial ethics and actually launched a counterattack, catching the Liao army off guard.

The battlefield was in chaos, with gunfire ringing out. The Liao army fled in all directions, their entire formation being what it was—no formation at all, only a chaotic cacophony of noise resounding through the sky.

"Run, the southern thieves are coming."

"Don't panic, don't panic, form a formation immediately, form a formation immediately, ah!~~"

Not to mention forming a battle formation, even shooting is difficult on a running warhorse.

Soon, fighting broke out between the Song and Liao armies in a large area north of Xijin City.

However, generally at this stage, there were only a few Liao troops that could break through two layers of firepower and reach the front, and the Song army could only gain the advantage by bullying the smaller number of troops.

Yelu Zongzhen's imperial guards also slowly stopped, waiting for the scouts approaching from the rear.

After the bullet from the pistol is fired, there are two options: one is to install spikes on the spear, and the other is to draw out the ring-handled knife from the waist.

"Don't be afraid. Protect your chest with your shield. We'll win once we get close."

"Kill, kill the Nan Gou!"

However, the Liao army did not gain any advantage in close combat.

The rear guards arrived soon after, some continued to pursue to the north, and some went south to intercept the Liao people leaving the city.

"Report!"

If you look down from a high altitude, you will see that north of Xijin, more than ten kilometers from east to west and more than ten kilometers from north to south, there are entangled Liao and Song armies everywhere.

Xiao Xiaoyou also made a decision.

The Song army not only had cavalry, but also a lot of infantry, and many of them even dismounted and fought on foot because fighting on foot was more convenient than fighting on horseback.

So now that the Song army is willing to give up its strengths and choose to fight them head-on, why should they be afraid?

"What happened?"

Therefore, the current method of recording military merit can be said to be the best and fastest way for most low-level soldiers in the Song Dynasty to be promoted.

The convoy moved slowly, and Yelu Zongzhen, riding on horseback, looked into the distance from time to time. Suddenly, the sound of galloping horses came from behind him. A scout passed by many guards and came to Yelu Zongzhen, shouting: "Emergency news from Xijin!"

"How's the battle going?"

Yelu Zongzhen tightened his legs slightly against the horse's belly, and the BMW continued to move forward slowly.

"Your Majesty, this is probably a harassment tactic by the Song army. They are afraid that our army will leave and that if they continue to pursue us, they will be ambushed or unable to catch up, so they send people to harass us."

At this time, he was located in the south of Dazhuzhuang, which was almost in the area of ​​Wenyu River Park in Beijing in later generations, about ten kilometers away from Xijin. Basically, the battle area between the Song and Liao sides was almost in the area north of Chaoyang District in later generations of Beijing.

In an instant, Yelu Zongzhen felt goosebumps all over his body.

Zhang Kang put down the smoking musket in his hand, reloaded the ammunition, and thought to himself, this thing is still useful.

The Northern Army had not fought a war with the Liao Kingdom for many years. In the last decisive battle, they were almost defeated by the Liao Kingdom. It was all thanks to Fan Zhongyan who led 50,000 elite Western Army troops to provide support.

Fortunately, an excellent coach does not need superb marksmanship but strong leadership ability, so he pretended to be calm and asked the hero who had made great contributions.

Suddenly, another scout came running from the rear and shouted, "Report, the Song army is attacking and is attacking our retreating troops."

After a hail of bullets, the Liao army that had attacked suddenly was killed and fled in all directions before they could get close.

"Your Majesty, the Song army is advancing in force. We must return to defend immediately."

Yelu Zongzhen put his hand on the reins, signaling the horse to stop, then turned his head to look at the scout.

The messengers around immediately responded and then dispersed.

Xiao Xiaoyou, the Nanjing governor, said solemnly, "If Your Majesty returns to support us, we will fall into his trap and be delayed in our retreat, allowing Fan Zhongyan to catch up with us."

"Bang bang bang bang bang bang!"

"It's not known yet."

Thinking of this, Yelu Zongzhen immediately gave another order: "Send the order immediately, let all the surrounding troops rush to support immediately. This battle is a decisive battle, do you hear me?"

After all, they are used to long-range firepower attacks. Even if they are trained in close combat, they are definitely not as good as the Liao army in making a living with the weapons in their hands.

This is also why Fan Zhongyan said that this battle depends entirely on the command of these Song army generals.

He turned his head and asked, "Who fired the shot that killed the Liao general just now?"

How dare Fan Zhongyan do that?

You should know that the Liao army did not form a battle formation during its retreat.

"The deputy governor is dead, the deputy governor is dead, run away."

But can you, Fan Zhongyan, form a battle formation during the pursuit?

The Western Army fought against the Western Xia many times and had rich practical experience.

“Kill!”

When he got close, he didn't even have time to dismount, but said as he did so: "Your Majesty, the entire Song army is attacking and fighting to the death with our army in the rear."

Seeing no one answer, Zhang Kang said, "All troops, listen to my orders! Follow me and charge!"

Amidst the smoke, Liao soldiers fell one by one and their horses ran around in disorder.

But I'm afraid of pain.

"kill!"

Yelu Zongzhen was shocked and immediately asked, "What's the situation in the rear?"

Sure enough, as the Song army continued to fire, even though no one was hit, some of the Liao army were frightened and fled in panic.

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