In fact, they were originally planning to rush back to provide support and engage in a decisive battle with the Song army.

"I believe that speed is of the essence in war, so we should attack Xijin immediately."

"Your Majesty, there were many of our scattered troops on the road just now. I'm afraid the situation is not that simple. Perhaps the Song army has already entered the city by now."

Zhang Jian is now in Shunzhou. He is not in good health. After all, he is over 80 years old. He evacuated early, so now Yelu Zongzhen does not even have a suitable and reliable adviser.

One is that the Song army had destroyed the Liao army and was putting out the fire.

The Song army dragged the Liao army into a situation where they had no formation. Both sides had no unified command, and each side fought on its own, like a pile of loose sand. So what was being competed for was the small-scale combat capabilities of both sides.

But it was precisely this lack of organization and discipline that caused the Liao people to be dispersed and become equally disorganized and undisciplined.

"What's the situation in Xijin City now?"

This made Yelu Zongzhen completely at a loss as to how to judge.

Xiao Xiaoyou also said.

The battlefield is now in great chaos. Not only are there dozens of Song troops shooting everywhere, but there are also dozens of Liao troops fleeing, fighting, and disintegrating everywhere.

Instead, the troops of both sides met in the wild, and both sides engaged in small-scale battles with only a few hundred or at most a few thousand people, which tested the strength of the middle and lower-level officers.

All kinds of shouts and screams pierced the night sky.

The scout said in embarrassment: "We are currently entangled with the Song army in the wild. There are enemy and our own troops everywhere. We can only observe from afar. I really don't know what the situation is like inside the city at this moment."

Therefore, facing this surprise attack, the Liao army was able to maintain its formation at the beginning. Using the excellent tactical skills of their middle and lower-level officers, they could occasionally launch a counterattack.

Many middle and lower-level officers were talking at once.

Some even said that the Liao army had been completely defeated. Even though they did encounter many fleeing soldiers when they came, the problem was that they could still hear a lot of good news.

"Yes, you are too afraid. As long as you can withstand the first three or more firearms shots, you will be our formidable opponent when we get close."

"yes."

The two said at the same time.

At this time, their main force suddenly arrived and it was very likely that the Song army would be trapped in the city.

After all, the Liao people's close combat ability is still far superior to that of the Song army, and this point has to be admitted.

"Don't talk nonsense. How could the southern bandits be so powerful? We rushed in front of them despite their firearms, hacked them down, and they ran around like melons and vegetables."

The scout rushed to Fan Zhongyan and said, "Sir, a large group of Liao troops have appeared about ten miles to the north."

But as time passed, more and more Song troops arrived at the battlefield, and the advantage of long-range firepower was reflected. In addition, those Song troops who were able to crawl out of the mountains of corpses and seas of blood were able to quickly change their mentality, and naturally they became more and more courageous as the battle went on.

However, the various confusing information on the road affected his judgment, so now he simply stopped making any judgment and just went ahead and killed them.

How can you compare when hundreds of people can shoot you to pieces with two rounds of musketry from a distance?

Therefore, except for the period of stubborn resistance at the beginning before the Song army arrived, the Liao army was basically defeated afterwards.

"The southern bandits are too powerful. They killed many of us from a distance, making the soldiers afraid to get close."

Secondly, if they engaged the Song army head-on, it seemed they had a chance of victory. As long as they could charge in front of the Song army, perhaps they could win back a victory.

Second, the remaining Liao troops in the city were still fighting desperately, engaging in street fighting with the Song army, preventing the Song army from escaping the city.

The fire in Xijin City was still burning. It was impossible for the Song army to put out such a large fire. They could only dig isolation zones everywhere to separate the Xijin General Administration Office from the other buildings.

Yelu Zongzhen hesitated for a moment, mainly because most of the news along the way was bad, which made him a little hesitant.

Obviously not.

Fan Zhongyan said.

"Because we are here, the Song people can't be unaware of it, but up to now, they haven't blown the horn to rally their troops."

If it is the former, then we can take advantage of the Song army's efforts to put out the fire and attack them by surprise, and we will surely win a great victory.

The Song army is now fighting guerrilla warfare. There are dozens of Song army groups running around outside. If they encounter a large Liao army, they will definitely not be stupid enough to fight the Liao army recklessly. Therefore, the Liao army will inevitably focus its main attack direction on Xijin City.

While the Song army had not yet assembled its troops, the main force of the Liao army was less than six kilometers away from Xijin, and there were about dozens of defeated soldiers in front of Yelu Zongzhen.

This indicates that there may be two situations in the city now.

"Yes, the chaotic fighting did disrupt our deployment, but it also disrupted theirs. I believe now is the best time."

Given the Liao army's mobility, they could have withdrawn in the morning at most, and there was no need to delay until the afternoon.

"Well, I'll do as you say."

"It seems that Yelu Zongzhen is leading the evacuated troops back to provide support."

The battlefield information is too messy.

Yelu Zongzhen was furious. He raised his horse whip and gave the scout a hard lash, shouting, "Even if he is dead, you must go and check immediately."

Wei Huanzhi said: "If that's the case, then should we gather our troops immediately and fight them to the death?"

These defeated soldiers were not soldiers, but middle and low-level Liao officers such as military academies, junior generals, and centurions.

The crows were flying back home. At this moment, about seven or eight kilometers north of Xijin, Yelu Zongzhen's team finally arrived.

Xiao Ying was still lucid and said to him, "We should rush to help immediately."

At this moment, another scout came rushing in and said, "The Song army has entered Xijin City, and a huge fire has broken out in the city."

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