The blood of Song soldiers stained the merciless Xiao River, and no one has forgotten it for ten thousand years.
When people recall it, most of their impressions are...
Not a single person surrendered!
Fight to the death!
The defeat was caused by Yao Gu and Liu Bingyu's tactical misjudgment, but the Song army's military prestige was boosted.
According to statistics, three thousand Song soldiers killed more than six thousand Jin soldiers!
The commander-in-chief, Yao Xiong, fought his way to the enemy's central camp, where he destroyed one of Wanyan Zonggan's eyes and pierced his left shoulder.
This was a brutal battle, leaving a significant mark on the history of the Song Dynasty.
Some people have even compiled it into a folk tale, which is widely sung.
Their pride endures, their heroism is immortal.
The ten men who rushed out split into two groups, one of which ran towards Yao Gu's military camp.
A group of people rushed towards Youzhou.
This military situation is urgent.
They worked tirelessly through the night, crossing the passes of the ancient Great Wall and rushing towards Youzhou.
On the morning of the following day, the garrison of Youzhou saw five heavily wounded Ironclad Army soldiers appear at the city gate.
The garrison commander shouted, "Open the city gates at once!"
The five men rushed into the city and remained silent until they entered the marshal's mansion.
"This humble officer, Li Qing, commander of the Third Battalion of the Iron-Breaking Army, pays his respects to the Marshal!" Li Qing was covered in wounds, large and small, the blood already congealed and mixed with his armor.
But he was still bleeding in some places, his face was as pale as paper, but he didn't care at all, he just cried and banged his head on the ground.
"This humble servant is incompetent! The Iron Army was ordered by Commander Yao to attack the Jin bandits stationed at Xiaoshui, but was ambushed by the Jin bandits and the entire army was wiped out. Commander Yao, Commander Zhan, Commander Chen and the rest of our brothers have all died for their country!"
His words shocked all the generals in the Marshal's Mansion.
Zhong Shidao frowned deeply: "Li Qing, tell me the whole story!"
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