Three days later, the news reached Kaifeng.
In the Great Celebration Hall.
Zhao Xu passed the news to the eunuch beside him and asked him to read it.
The ministers held their breaths and listened attentively.
The eunuch's voice was rhythmic. The report was very long and detailed the series of military operations of the Song army.
Zhao Xu was thinking about the next step of the battle. Now that the situation had reversed and the Western Xia Palace was on the verge of collapse, he had a chance to destroy the Western Xia Empire.
Qi Jiguang now had to deal with the 400,000 Liao Xia troops that had returned. Qi Jiguang only had 110,000 people, so he was at an absolute disadvantage in terms of numbers. Wang Shao's 300,000 Song troops lacked horses, so they could not catch up with the Liao Xia troops.
During this sneak attack, the rear of Xixia was completely destroyed by Qi Jiguang. The surrounding 21 cities surrendered to the Great Song, and at the same time, they cut off the retreat of the 200,000 reinforcements.
The situation was chaotic. Zhao Xu realized that the 100 musketeers were displaying their might. The power of their musketeers was enough to kill the cavalry.
It was indeed unrealistic to use 110,000 to fight against 400,000 Liao and Xia troops, not to mention that there were 50,000 to 60,000 troops in the Western Xia palace.
After meeting Zhang Xian, Qi Jiguang decided to return to Datong.
"General Qi, the current situation is urgent. We must retreat, but we can set up layers of ambushes along the way.”Zhang Xian suggested.
"This general also has the same idea. Pass down my order. All troops move out together and retreat immediately.”
Qi Jiguang turned around and said to the messenger beside him.
"Understood!"
……
With a single order, ten thousand horses galloped. The Qi Family Army's orders were like mountains, and the Yue Family Army led by Zhang Xian had better discipline than the Qi Family Army.
This time, they assisted Qi Jiguang in the battle against Xixia, and they obtained precious good horses, totaling 65,000 horses. The entire army was overjoyed.
Now the Song army had two horses each, one for their own riding and the other for their baggage. This time, they had a good harvest, with gold and silver treasures piled up like mountains. The wealth of the twenty-one cities of Xixia belonged to the Song Dynasty.
The soldiers placed the gold and silver treasures on the horses. The gold and silver were shining in the sun.
Qi Jiguang ordered all the other supplies to be thrown away. The soldiers were puzzled, but military orders were like mountains, so they could only carry them out.
Pots, stoves, saddles that were no longer needed, seized armor, and weapons were scattered all over the ground as they retreated.
It looked like they were fleeing in a sorry state. After three days, the army arrived at the border of Songxia. After crossing a mountain, they arrived at a large plain.
"General Qi, let's ambush them here!”Zhang Xian suggested.
"Alright, I have the same intention." Qi Jiguang nodded in agreement after looking at the terrain.
The mountain did not look high, but one had to lead a horse to cross it.
The ones chasing the Song army were the Liao army of the Liao and Xia allied forces. In Qi Jiguang's eyes, once this Liao army that was good at fighting reached this mountain, then this would be their grave.
……
The pursuing Liao army was furious. They were the elites of the Liao army. Not only did they not gain an advantage from the Song army, but they also suffered heavy losses in Yongzhou City.
Along the way, they saw the Song army throwing away a large number of baggage, pots and pans, armor and weapons, flags and rations.
"The Song army is indeed scared out of their wits by our powerful Liao army.”
"Look at how flustered they are along the way. They only hate their parents for having one less leg.”
"They're quite bold to sneak attack us from the hinterland. This time, we must make sure they don't return. Brothers, chase after them! Don't let them escape!"
Yelu Dashi, the general of the Liao army, was furious. This time, he didn't do anything. How was he going to explain this to the emperor?
He had to catch up to the Song army as soon as possible and capture them to tear them apart to vent his hatred.
The Liao army was currently fighting for the flags and rations. To them, seizing the flag of the Great Song was a great achievement, and many of them were fighting for it.
"Don't take those bottles and jars. Set off immediately and intercept them at Five Rock Mountain! Let's go!" Ye Lui Dashi issued an order.
In front of them was the Five Rock Mountain. It was made up of five small mountains. They were undulating, but they were not high. They could be climbed.
The Liao scouts quickly returned to report that there were no ambushes ahead.
Ye Lui Dashi was very arrogant. He was not afraid even if there were an ambush, let alone an ambush. He was leading the elites of the Liao army. If they encountered an ambush, it would turn into a battle of annihilation.
……
Five miles to the east of Wuyan Mountain, the Song army set up an ambush on the reverse slope. This was a canyon with mountains on both sides. The narrower part in the middle could only accommodate one person and one horse.
According to the scout's report, the Liao army had begun to dismount and were holding their horses as they continued to cross Wuyan Mountain.
"Order the soldiers to throw away the gold and silver!”Qi Jiguang issued an order.
"What is it? Throwing away the gold and silver treasures? "General, this…" The officer below felt very embarrassed.
Qi Jiguang didn't explain. He was the first to throw away the pure gold cane he had seized. The 1.2-meter-long pure gold cane shone under the sun, dazzling.
When the other soldiers saw the commander's reaction, they immediately threw away all the gold, silver, and soft goods and placed them on the branches on the road and beside them.
The Yue Family Army led by Zhang Xian followed suit and placed the gold and silver on the ground.
This was the biggest bait. If the Liao soldiers were not tempted, they would have evolved.
One had to know that all of them were money-minded, including Commander Ye Lui Dashi.
The war was about to be revealed!
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