Chapter 672
War is cruel, and wars in the medieval times are even more cruel! Because there is no force to sanction war criminals who massacre civilians.
The three criminals Tong Guan, Gao Yongnian, and Renduo Baozhong will definitely not be sent to the court of war criminals and accepted a just trial.
In fact, the three of them are all beneficiaries of the bloody killing of Hao Yahe!
Although the people of Wen tribe who were killed cried, cried bitterly, and fled in scattered places, they were completely innocent. However, facing the Xixia people who wanted to escape and the Song people who were determined to use them as flesh shields, their tears, their begging, and their lives were worthless!
Under the order of Renduo Baozhong, the infantry of Xixia did not care which side of the people were from, but they just slashed with guns and bayonets and entered like walls. Screams kept ringing, and many people were unable to do so, and they jumped into the rushing Haoya River like dumplings. But there were no shallows in the section of the river where they were located. For the people who were not very good at water, they would probably not have any good endings to fall into the turbulent river.
There were also many foreigners with force who wanted to fight desperately, wielding swords and guns to pounce on the battle formation of the Xixia army. But they were not the opponents of the Xixia spear-staff soldiers who were advancing like a wall? In a blink of an eye, they were stabbed to death by the spear-staffed soldiers.
However, although the fate of these foreigners was miserable, they still blocked the actions of the Xixia army. In fact, they didn't need to stop them for too long, because the Song army's light cavalry that had waded across the river met with Gao Yongnian.
Gao Yongnian, who received reinforcements, immediately ordered the troops to use the vehicles and supplies discarded by the Wen army's foreigners to build a simple fortification, then inserted a rifle, and sprinkled caltrops to block Renduo Baozhong who wanted to break through.
At the same time, the commanders of the Song army's eight iron armored soldiers, under the mobilization of Wang Bing, took turns to fight. They kept squeezing the infantry in the rear command of Rendoanzhong. More than 900 imperial knights were also ready to rush forward. They just waited for Rendoanzhong's team to collapse and launched an assault!
Rendo Anzhong also made his best efforts to urge the soldiers to resist desperately on the front line, and even to boost morale and shout for a fierce battle within the range of the Song army's bow and arrow attacks.
But his opponents Gao Qiu and Wang Bing were not vague, and they also put on the Qing Tang armor and went to the front line. Gao Qiu also took the initiative and shouted vigorously with a stack of white strips: "The last battle is here! We'll have to rest after the battle! Brothers who haven't got enough to get the head yet work hard! Who is willing to go back to Kaifeng Mansion empty-handed?"
Hearing his voice, the house slave soldiers who were still two heads were fighting like crazy. They braved the arrows falling like raindrops, either slapped with long spears, hit with shields, or slashed with swords. And they fought one round after another, and the more they fought, the more they were getting more and more urgent, as if they had endless strength!
The battle ran from daytime to night, and as the night fell, the Xixia infantry who had fought hard for a day were looking forward to the opponent's call for gold and withdrawal.
But how could the crazy house slaves stop?
Gao Qiu was still shouting with a hoarse throat: "Try more! The chief Gao Dutong has cut off Renduo Baozhong's retreat. Renduo Baozhong may surrender at any time. If he wants to surrender, we will have no need to cut off our heads..."
When the enemy surrenders, the house slave soldiers can also remember their merits and receive rewards. But that is "collective merit", either rewarding silk, copper coins, or everyone under a certain level will be transferred to an official position. But it cannot be used to change houses!
The fierce battle still unfolded under the cover of night. And it was several times more tragic than during the day.
The house slave soldiers who were about to lose the opportunity to behead and change their houses completely fought for their lives. Even if they suffered heavy casualties, they would never give up the attack. They sacrificed their lives and advanced step by step, and finally endured the thousands of Xixia infantry of Renduanzhong to the brink of collapse!
Renduo Baozhong no longer cared about the battle on the other end and brought his personal guards to supervise the battle. However, the guard troops who had fought hard for a whole day were too tired. They had not had a good rest for four days. Moreover, everyone witnessed the brigade of Song cavalry passing through the other side of the Haoyao River and going around in front of their own army. Everyone knew that the road to Renduoquan City was cut off by the Song army!
Under this situation, morale decline is inevitable. I met a group of Song soldiers who didn’t know what medicine they took wrong. They were not only very capable of fighting, but also endless fighting, and their morale was always full!
Rendou Baozhong's right-wing infantry was able to persist until now, and he performed extraordinaryly. In the second half of the night, his fatigue, low morale, and heavy casualties finally could not hold on anymore.
What caused the collapse in the end was a small plan by Zhang Shuye. He had already chosen dozens of Fan Han soldiers who could speak Dangxiang language and taught them the words of persuading surrender. He was waiting for the Xixia army to shout when he was about to be unable to resist. He didn't want a group of house slaves who were so angry that they could beat Renduobaozhong.
If Renduo Baozhong's surrender, the official and Cai Xianggong would not be able to play the big chess!
So seeing that the fight was almost done, Zhang Shuye asked these dozens of foreign soldiers to come forward and shouted loudly when the Fang Nu soldiers' offensive ended and began to cut their heads.
"Renduo commands the army, and the Song Dynasty's officials have no intention of killing them. As long as you are willing to surrender, you will be the lord of Qing Tang and be hereditary substitutes... The land of Qing Tang will be owned by Ren's many families!"
Renduobaozhong was still a little loyal at this time! But the Xixia infantry who had fought to the point of despair were no longer able to do it.
The Lord of Qing Tang! The land of Qing Tang is rich (according to the standards of Xixia) has given Ren many families, and it even farts! And it can't be beaten... Well, I've defeated the battle and even made a King of Qing Tang! Renduo is so lucky to command the army!
"The army commander, no more, send an envoy to surrender!" Rendo Anzhong said to Baozhong with a sad face, "The land of Qingtang..."
Just when Ren Duobaozhong was upset, the shouts of "cutting his head! Changing a house" resounded again on the battlefield.
Because of the previous persuasion of surrender, the Xixia infantry who thought they would die suddenly saw hope of life! In particular, many of these infantrymen came from the Renduo clan. What they saw was not only to survive, but also to survive well.
In this case, their only remaining struggle was completely lost, and under the attack of the house slave soldiers, they collapsed all over the line!
"Hurry! Send all the commands in! Let the knights go up too..."
Gao Qiu's voice was completely hoarse, but he still couldn't suppress his excitement.
The Xixia people were defeated, but they were defeated by his Gao Qiu's soldiers!
It’s nothing to defeat the foreign people. The Xining Army has collapsed twice. If it weren’t for the logistics issues, there wouldn’t be a third time when Hehuang opened its borders.
However, it is not so easy for Western thieves to collapse. Even if they are defeated, it is difficult to obtain a large number of beheadings or alive prisoners.
This time, there are at least 20,000 Xizhe’s heads!
Since the beginning of the war between Song and Xia, the Song Dynasty must have not won the victory of beheading 20,000 yuan at a time, right?
Such a victory, if you fight a few more times, it is impossible for Xixia to perish.
"Shiyan Gao, stop fighting!" Uncle Zhang Ye, the dragon heroes, and the knights in front of him surged forward like a tide. He hurriedly drove his horse to Gao Qiu and stopped the attack loudly.
"The official family wants to recruit Renduobaozhong to surrender!" Zhang Shuye shouted, "If you continue to fight, you will beat Renduobaozhong to death!"
Gao Qiu asked in a hoarse voice: "What's the use of repelling that guy? Why not kill him and knock him down!"
Zhang Shuye's face darkened: "I have the official's will. You, Gao Shiyan, have also read it. Could it be that you didn't even listen to the official's words?"
"this……"
Gao Qiu thought to himself: The official family is in Kaifeng Prefecture, thousands of miles away... Isn't it over to listen to the good news? What's the matter?
"Shi Yan Gao!" Zhang Shuye looked at Gao Qiu without saying a word, and he became angry. "The official is planning a plan to destroy the Western thieves in one fell swoop. If you teach you that it will be a crime, even if you kill Renduo Baozhong!"
Gao Qiu sighed, "Okay, okay, don't scare me, I'll stop scaring me now, I'll stop fighting, okay?"
"Hurry and hurry..." Uncle Zhang heard the shouts of killing louder and more anxious, and he continued to fight like this, maybe he really killed Renduo Baozhong.
Gao Qiu had no choice. No matter how favored he was, he was still a military officer, and Zhao Ji was not without him. So he could only send a command to mourn the gold!
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Rendo Baozhong really walked in front of the gate of hell! Almost all the soldiers of the Song army rushed forward, and they all went crazy, as if they were rushing out of hell. If Rendo Anzhong had not tried his best to lead people to resist, Rendo Baozhong's head would have turned into a house now... at least it would be worth a larger Shikumen!
However, his head was only temporarily saved because the fiercely evil Song army had defeated the 5,000 infantry led by Rendo Anzhong, and killed many light cavalry who came to rescue in the melee, and greatly compressed the front line of Rendo Baozhong's troops.
If they hadn't called the gold and withdrawn the troops themselves, I'm afraid Ren Duo Baozhong's 20,000 army would have to be killed half of them!
However, the situation is not much better now. More than 10,000 people gathered in a narrow area, with little food left and his morale was extremely low. Not to mention repelling the iron-armored infantry and knights, it would be impossible to break into Renduoquan City.
"An Zhong!" Renduo Baozhong sighed long, "It seems that the heaven is about to destroy my Dabai Gaoguo..."
"Control the army," Renduan Zhong said, "We can't save the Dabai Gao Kingdom! The Song Kingdom has released Tian Khan. When Tian Khan comes, even if Jing Zong is resurrected, there is still no way to save him."
Yes, what way does Li Yuanhao have to live if he meets Li Shimin?
"Well!" Renduo Baozhong sighed bitterly, "An Zhong, please go to Song Camp."
"Tongjun, have you agreed to the conditions of the Song people?" Rendo Anzhong asked anxiously. He was not as patriotic as Rendo Baozhong, and Dabai Gaoguo did not give him much benefit.
If the Song Dynasty could really give Qingtang City, Naren's family would have the potential to become the king of peace in the future. Is his future no better than now? Why do they have a husband who can be the one?
Chapter completed!