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Volume 4 Midstream Chapter 156 Four or Five Sighs in the Midnight-1

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    The sky was getting dark, and the mood of Zuo Nianyuan and others also darkened.  The fighting outside the city lasted for a whole day.  The Song army in Xiongzhou City went out of the city to attack many times. Lu Mingyu and Luo Xianshi even personally led the most elite battalion of thunder throwers out of the city to fight. However, the Chinese army collapsed too quickly.  Although Lu Mingyu was determined to rescue several other Song troops, he was besieged by large groups of Liao troops every time he left the city. After a hard battle, he had to return to the city.  By dusk, the fighting had gradually subsided. The Song army outside the city had not completely collapsed, but it was divided into three groups and surrounded by the Liao army.  Except for the original central army and the left and right wing fort defenders, Zhang Xian's cavalry has disappeared.  The remaining Song troops who survived on the battlefield shrank in defense, and everyone was resisting desperately.  The Liao army had neither cannon nor gunners, so it could not eat these hard bones for a while.  This battle was unbelievable to both the Song Army and the Liao Army.  The defense line in front of the central artillery base of the Song Army's formation was supposed to be the most difficult to conquer, but it suddenly collapsed at the critical moment.  Like mosquitoes that smelled blood, the Liao cavalry rushed in through the gap in the Song army's defense line and continued to expand the gap. In a very short period of time, tens of thousands of Song troops in the center of the entire formation were routed.  , and then divided the Song army into several parts that could not rescue each other.  For the Liao army, this was a dream-like victory.  An illusion of eternal blessing enveloped most of the Liao army generals and soldiers.  For a general like Yelu Tiege, the incredible victory was also frightening.  Therefore, after confirming the victory, he chose the safest method. Before the horse power was completely exhausted, he surrounded the Song Army and waited for the next few days to concentrate his forces and eat the surrounded Song Army one by one.  .  The smoke that filled the sky over the battlefield was gradually dissipating, and the battlefield was littered with the bodies of men and horses.  There are single corpses and piles of corpses on the battlefield, and the blood that flowed out during the day has frozen.  The place where the corpses of men and horses were most concentrated was on the central artillery fort of the Song army. After the army collapsed, thousands of Song soldiers put up a desperate resistance, causing heavy casualties to the Liao army.  Even the Liao army generals who had been on the battlefield had never seen so many casualties in a small place.  During the day, under the excitement of victory, the Liao cavalry almost used their horsepower to the limit. They fought non-stop for several hours, which was also exhausting.  Therefore, both the Khitan people, the Merbo people, and the Jurchens all sincerely supported Yelu Tiege's decision to temporarily besiege the Song army and stop the attack.  It's like a pack of wolves trapping a group of sheep. There's no need to rush to eat them. They're just waiting to pick out the weak ones and cull them one by one.  In Xiongzhou City, the torches in the Chinese military tent were brightly lit, and the officers were still discussing matters throughout the night.  "Our army has suffered a new defeat, and the Liao army is at its peak. If we abandon the city and withdraw our troops, will we play into the enemy's hands?" "If we don't withdraw our troops, can Xiongzhou be able to hold it? This is an isolated city, and there is not much food and grass left.  "The hundreds of thousands of troops outside the city have been defeated. If they are intercepted and intercepted by the Liao army on the way, can we rush through?"  If you don¡¯t rush, there will be no chance in the future.¡± ¡°There are people who are besieged outside the city. Should we save them?¡± ¡°We are clay Buddhas crossing the river. How can we control them?¡± ¡°That¡¯s right, Zhang Xian.  The army and the Beiwei army are nowhere to be found. It¡¯s up to them to save the troops from the Chinese army¡¯s headquarters. ¡°That¡¯s not true. The Chinese army¡¯s camp blocks the road south. We have to find a way to fight back. We can¡¯t.  Heading north?" "That's true, but don't count on those bastards! They lost this battle during the day for no reason." "But there might be General Wang among them. If we give up.  "Chinese army, if you abandon the commander-in-chief, will there be any trouble?" "That's bullshit, let's save everyone first, the commander-in-chief, we only recognize Marshal Zhao, who is Wang Gui?" The generals started talking, but Lu Mingyu only looked down.  Listen with your head down.  Lu Mingyu was very tired from the day's rush. At this moment, he was sitting on a chair covered with tiger skin, with his feet spread wide apart. He did not speak, and listened to the general's suggestions with a sullen face. He only nodded once or twice to show that he heard it.  .  Whether it was a coincidence or not, he happened to be sitting in the shadow cast by the torch, and others could not see his expression clearly.  After the daytime battle began, the Xiongzhou defenders lost contact with the Song army outside the city. I still don't know why the Chinese army's formation was like it was when Lu Mingyu was able to act alone under Zhao Xingde.  Zhao Xingde went south. After he, Luo Xianshi and Deng Yuanjue managed three towns in Henan, his prestige in the army became higher and higher.  Years of battlefield experience have taught Lu Mingyu that in many cases, it is not the calculus before the battle that determines victory or defeat, but the subtle morale.  Military morale is a very subtle thing. Many times, a large army is defeated at the hands of its own people rather than at the hands of the enemy.  However, Lu Mingyu believed thatThere are people like Zhao Xingde who almost single-handedly brought the morale of the army from low to high.  What he is better at is observing carefully to see how the morale is, and using this to decide the next move.  A tooth soldier opened the door curtain, and the cold wind poured in. Lu Mingyu's expression changed, he raised his head and said: "Go and invite General Luo, what do you say?" The tooth soldier raised his hand and said: "General Luo asked the villain to report back to the lord, the army has been defeated.  The morale of the army was unstable. He was afraid that the Liao thieves would make a sneak attack at night and not come to the military meeting. The military situation was urgent and he made a decision immediately before setting off.  , He has no problem with it." Lu Mingyu nodded slightly.  No matter when he was under Zhao Xingde or when he was in Kaizhen, Henan, the status of the land and Luo generals was neck and neck.  Therefore, before sending troops to the northern expedition this time, in order to avoid delaying the military aircraft, Luo Xianshi proposed that the military discussion should be based on the mainland. He either did not participate, and if he did, he almost said nothing.  If the two companies cooperate, Lu Mingyu cannot treat Luo Xianshi's subordinates badly.  Because Luo Xianshi was not present, his subordinates were more active during the military meeting.  Zuo Nianyuan sat among the generals in Henan. He didn't say much, just listened quietly.  He is no longer a fledgling, but a passionate scholar.  Behind the Guangnan camp are Chen Gongju and Chen Dong. No matter they are in the Chinese army camp or the Henan left army, they will not be left behind when they break out.  Those who participated in the military meeting were all veteran generals who had been on the battlefield for a long time. After nearly half an hour, the results gradually came out.  In general, Xiongzhou cannot be defended. When the Liao cavalry was exhausted from the fierce battle and the Song troops outside the city were still holding on, they immediately broke out to the south. However, the generals still had some opinions on the direction of the breakout.  It was different. At the end, everyone stopped in unison and looked at Lu Mingyu. No matter how much they talked, it was not as fast as the soldiers. This was the time for the general to make a decision.  "We are alone in a desperate situation. In this last-ditch battle, we can only win, not lose. Judging from the daylight, the Liao bandits have no gunners," Lu Mingyu said.  The generals had solemn faces and sparsely agreed, guessing the next plan for the breakout. However, Lu Mingyu stood up and stretched his legs, as if he wanted to move after sitting for a long time. He turned his back to the generals and remained silent for a moment, then turned around.  He came over and said with a firm look, "Get ready tonight, make food at the Yin hour. At the beginning of the Mao hour, the cavalry came out with two torches and four doors to cover the army from the west gate. Then they went to the southwest and passed the left artillery fort of the Liao bandits' besieged army.  Then we will march south." He paused, looked around at the generals, and asked, "Go back and see if there are any difficulties." Then he turned his head and asked General Ya to inform Luo Xianshi.  Before the military meeting, the two of them had had a brief conversation and both believed that they should break out of the encirclement as soon as possible so that there was still a glimmer of hope.  If the Liao army had to deal with the Song armies outside the city, it would be difficult for the imperial court to send a large army to the north in a short time, and defending Xiongzhou would be a dead end.  Therefore, after receiving the results of the military discussion, Luo Xianshi just nodded slightly, said "I understand", and began to prepare for a breakout.  At midnight in the afternoon, the Liao people's attack stopped.  The unexpected defeat of the Song army outside the city made everyone in the city nervous.  To fight or to defend is the question that hovers in everyone's mind.  If this kind of doubt continues to exist, it will undoubtedly be the beginning of rumors.  Fortunately, the generals' meeting came to an end very quickly, and as most people thought, they broke through.  All battalions are preparing nervously.  For new recruits who rarely go to the battlefield, they will feel safer hiding behind the city walls. For veterans who have been on the battlefield for a long time, the most important thing is to get out of the desperate situation as soon as possible. Even if it means nine deaths, it is better than ten deaths.  Much better.  Therefore, after preparations for a breakout began, the morale of the military became much more stable.  The breakout march was the same as that of the Hejian march. The two generals, Lu Mingyu and Luo Xianshi, led the elite artillery battalion one behind the other, with the artillery team and the baggage team in the middle. ?????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????? off.  Defeats and desperate situations can, to a certain extent, unite the entire army.  Although the generals and soldiers may not necessarily have the same thoughts.  An elusive balance, as the army conveyed military orders and made various preparations for a breakout, those who were originally lucky began to make up their minds to fight, and the tired people were conserving energy.  "If you die, just die. If I want to die, I have to help a few more people to support me." Almost everyone thought this in their hearts, and a feeling of fight to the death began to envelope them.  The smell of smoke left by the battle during the day has not dissipated. Most of the people looked gloomy and were making various preparations in silence.  Most soldiers sit or lie down according to their camps.  Except for the quiet discussions among the officers, there was little conversation among the battalions.  Some people checked their armor and ammunition over and over again, some carefully folded their marching cakes and wrapped them around their waists, some grabbed the snow with their hands and repeatedly wiped the stabs of their spears, and some poured out the grass stuffed in their boots and replaced them with  Freshly dried grass.  Everyone was engrossed in doing all kinds of trivial and small things, not thinking too much or talking about the breakout battle a few hours later.
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