Chapter 435 Five Thousand Navy Fighting the Liao Soldiers (Part 2)

Seeing the soldiers being nailed to death by a string of giant arrows shot from the crossbow, Xiao Deli felt very distressed. These were all his reliance on gaining wealth. So he subconsciously shouted: "Scatter, disperse!"

But the soldiers had just gathered a dense charge formation, so how could they change easily?! Several rookies who had just joined the army followed Xiao Deli's order and pushed the war horse under their crotch to the side. As a result, they were hit hard by the robe rushing up at high speed from behind, and then... they didn't follow!

Xiao Deli's eyes were red. These people were his relatives. They traveled all the way to him, just to get promoted and make a fortune under his wings, but unexpectedly they fell under his own horse's hooves! Xiao Deli's face turned red and he shouted angrily: "Accelerate! Accelerate!"

As long as the cavalry successfully accelerated, they could quickly break through the blockade of Zhou Jun's crossbow. The crossbow was not very flexible to operate, and the level of tracking moving targets was too poor. In other words, as long as they successfully accelerated, Zhou Jun's crossbow would lose its power. However, at this moment, Xiao Deli suddenly discovered the "Dong" battle flag on the embankment!

Dong Zunhui? As a former confidant of Xiao Haizhen, Xiao Deli once met Dong Zunhui. This seemingly weak guy is an absolute savage on the battlefield! He led only a few more than a thousand cavalry and dared to fight against the Liao army and went south, and won a great victory. Now he has made a comeback, with thousands of troops under his command. Can his three thousand cavalry be his opponent?

Xiao Deli couldn't help but hesitate. At this moment, he suddenly heard a loud "slam". Then, he was frightened to see dozens of flood discharge outlets suddenly appearing from the dam, and the rolling river water was gushing out from there, rushing towards his cavalry!

For a moment, Xiao Deli was stunned. He had heard countless stories of flooding the enemy. Unexpectedly, this time it fell on his head. A clever man like him was most afraid of death and immediately wanted to escape! The frightened Xiao Deli did not notice at all. Although the flood discharge mouth was huge, most of the water flowed into the old river channel, and what rushed towards him was just a few streams. The panicked Xiao Deli subconsciously shouted: "Retreat, retreat!"

Although the commander was a stupid guy, his soldiers were some elite. After hearing Xiao Deli's order, the cavalry did not immediately stop the horses. Instead, while slowing down, they quickly divided into two left and right strands, drew a large arc in front of Zhou Jun, and fled to the back.

Among the three thousand infantry soldiers sent by Dong Zunhui, at least two thousand were holding bows and arrows. They had already prepared for battle. Seeing that the Liao soldiers were exposed to the weakest side of defense, they would be polite, so they immediately started a rapid attack on the Liao army!

The Liao army was busy turning at this time, and its body shape inevitably delayed, and its speed dropped significantly. It suffered a significant loss in the Zhou army's rainy arrows. Hundreds of people were shot down from the saddle, and then they were trampled to death by the war horses behind them. Some of the Liao soldiers broke their ribs by the horse's hooves, but they did not lose consciousness. They wailed, cried, and tumbling on the ground until they were flooded by the river that rushed over!

Xiao Deli saw the opportunity early and led his own soldiers to escape from the battlefield in time. He was still in shock and escaped for two or three miles before he dared to look back. However, the result of looking around made him wish he could vomit blood. Although the river rushing over the embankment was huge at the time, after the initial roar, the water flow dropped sharply. Moreover, because there were wilderness around him, the river quickly rushed around. Now the water on the battlefield was less than the knee high, and it was still decreasing!

Xiao Deli felt that he was being teased. He angrily pulled out a horn from his neck and blew the sound of gathering. Because the Liao soldiers under his command were all cavalry, they still escaped more than a thousand people, because they were all cavalry, and although they suffered from the impact of rivers and the continuous attacks of Zhou archers. Although the morale of the soldiers is relatively low, their long-term training still allows them to quickly move towards Xiao Deli and gather together soon.

Xiao Deli roughly estimated that he had more than 1,300 people in his hand, which gave him the idea of ​​evacuating. Now, the Zhou army should have all the trump cards. Even if Xiao Deli was not capable, he was still very confident in destroying them when facing infantry that was only twice as good as his. In the worst case, Xiao Deli could lead the cavalry to wander around the enemy, constantly harass their rear supply lines, making them unable to attack Ningzhou. Moreover, Wang Hong in Ningzhou City still had more than a thousand soldiers. If he was in danger, the Zhou army would be futile.

Just as he was thinking about countermeasures, the central army of Zhou suddenly advanced forward and rushed straight into the battlefield soaked by the river, leaving only more than a thousand archers behind the embankment. Although they were far apart, Xiao Deli could still vaguely hear the sound of Zhou soldiers coming forward to finish the attack, and saw the Zhou army's playful smile!

Xiao Deli felt that it was too much to deceive others. He shouted loudly: "The Wolf God is above, and the Zhou army is only three thousand infantry. Now they dare to divide the troops in front of us, which is clearly looking for death! Moreover, according to my observation, the enemy's crossbow range is limited and it cannot cover the entire battlefield at all! Let us rush up and teach them a lesson, and don't let them be arrogant!"

The Liao soldiers also felt very aggrieved when they were forced to retreat just now. They screamed after hearing Xiao Deli's shouts, and followed Xiao Deli toward the battlefield.

The Zhou army soldiers also discovered the Liao cavalry rushing up, and several battalion commanders immediately shouted: "Form a formation! Form a formation!"

The soldiers under Dong Zunhui conducted a confrontation exercise with the cavalry, and many of them had fought with the Northern Han cavalry. After hearing the commands of the commanders, the soldiers immediately moved closer to each other, raised their spears in their hands, and formed a dense spear formation. The archers with relatively fragile defense capabilities immediately retreated to the rear of the spear formation, quickly bent their bows and shot arrows, and launched long-range strikes on the enemy.

Seeing the Liao soldiers roaring up, Dong Zunhui was not surprised but happy. He smiled and said to Han Chongyun: "Brother, I'm looking at you!"

Han Chongyun nodded heavily, then ran to the back of the embankment, where five hundred cavalry had just taken off the boat with their mounts and were preparing for the pre-war. With Han Chongyun's order, five hundred cavalry immediately rolled on their saddles and surrounded the Liao army's side and rear. Seeing that the Liao army had been trapped in the Zhou army's attack, Dong Zunhui shouted: "Attack the whole army!"

Half an hour passed, Xiao Deli, who had broken an arm, finally escaped to Ningzhou City under the desperate escort of more than ten personal soldiers. This was the only survivor among the three thousand Liao soldiers. However, they did not enter the city as they wished, but fell under the arrow of the Ningzhou defenders. At the top of Ningzhou City, Wang Hong raised the flag of the Great Zhou with his own hands!
Chapter completed!