C1767 They Fought with Their Backs Against the Water
C1767 They Fought with Their Backs Against the Water
The generals beside this general were also in similar situations. There was even a general with a fiery temper who went up and picked up the soldier who had come to report the news.
"You are saying that you are panicking! Speak, are you a spy from the Western Xia Army? Those who deliberately spread the rumors and stirred up the morale of the army were eighty thousand men. Eighty thousand people, not eighty thousand pigs, plus the twenty thousand cavalry from before... That was 100 thousand troops, and it would be no problem for them to wipe out the entire Great Song. Would it be destroyed by the Western Xia Army? How was this possible! You must be a spy. What you said is false."
The soldier was frightened and quickly begged for mercy," General, I am not a spy. I am not a spy of Western Xia Army. This news was true. A small portion of his brothers broke out of the encirclement. The battle over there was basically over. Western Xia Army is already cleaning up the battlefield. "
"Nonsense!" The hot-tempered general threw the soldier out, still unwilling to believe this news.
However, he already had a bad premonition. Although he was unwilling to admit it, this news might be true, even though it was unbelievable.
After that, a few soldiers who had broken out of the encirclement were brought over. A few generals asked about the details of the battle with the Western Xia Army. When they heard that... When they were attacked by that powerful firearm, the generals' faces turned ugly. After all, they had more or less overlooked this problem. They had underestimated the power of that firearm.
When they heard that the Liao Army had lost their command after the battle, when the situation quickly fell into chaos, the generals' expressions became even uglier. At this moment, they realized that they were the ones who had lost control of the ___. How serious were the mistakes they had made?
Previously, they had all thought that there would be 80,000 of them. No matter what, they would be able to save those 20,000 cavalry. If Western Xia Army insisted on eating the twenty thousand cavalry, then the price that Western Xia Army would have to pay would be very painful. They were confident in their own combat strength. Eighty thousand men was enough to do a lot of things.
However, they had forgotten that these eighty thousand men were very powerful. However, without a commander, these eighty thousand soldiers were just ordinary people with stronger abilities. They had lost more than half of their strength. They simply could not display their full strength.
On the Western Xia Army's side, there were a few powerful human assault teams. When they killed the intermediate commander on their side, their situation became even more difficult. In addition to the Western Xia Army's fearless attacks, the Liao Army would collapse in an instant. It was no longer strange.
After the incident in Liao Army, the faces of the generals turned ugly. They understood that this was the result of their miscalculation. In fact, this couldn't be entirely blamed on them. They were usually only in charge of one team. They had never gone to the position of commander to consider everything. Because of this, it was understandable that they didn't consider everything thoroughly.
However, even if they could understand it, there was no way to change the fact. They had lost a hundred thousand men in an instant, and it was the Western Xia Army who they despised. This made them feel very embarrassed.
Moreover, this was a hundred thousand men. The Liao Army's military force was already over two hundred thousand. Now, they had lost half of their men, even if they won against West Xia in the end. If they won the final battle, they would return to the Liao Kingdom... What awaited them would not be any rewards. It would be more likely that they would be punished.
Because of this, everyone was in a bad mood. However, even if they knew that they would be punished after returning to China, what they needed to do now was... They had to defeat West Xia first and wipe out West Xia. If that was the case... The punishment they would receive would be lighter, or else... They would not even have a life.
"Gather the troops and speed up the cleaning of the battlefield!" A general stood up and said.
"Yes." Another general also said, "At this time, we must unite and not underestimate the Western Xia Army. They are clearly a team that is not inferior to the Great Song army!"
Previously, whether it was verbally or not, these Liao Army generals... In their hearts, they looked down on the Western Xia Army and did not put it in their eyes. In their point of view, the Western Xia Army was not as good as Song Jun. They could even easily crush Song Jun. Not to mention the Western Xia Army.
However, the series of events that had happened... It had clearly told them that they had underestimated the Western Xia Army. The Western Xia Army wasn't as vulnerable as they thought. If they were still as careless as before... What awaited them would be a bitter defeat.
"That's right. It's time to let those Western Xia Army witness the true power of our Liao Army!" A general beside them said.
Previously, they hadn't placed the Western Xia Army on the same level as their opponent. This had caused them to pay a painful price. But now... Everyone became serious. They would never agree again. The Western Xia Army was their true opponent, an opponent even stronger than the Great Song. They couldn't agree to it anymore.
The other generals also had solemn expressions on their faces. They all understood that this was their final salvation. They had already lost 100,000 people. If they still couldn't win... Their lives might even be in danger... And because of that, they had to win this war against the Western Xia Army. There was no choice!
Because of this, at this moment, they were truly united. After Gu Li's death, they were more or less fighting for power in the dark. They all wanted to gain more credit when they attacked the Song army. Some people had done the same thing in the dark.
Now, everyone had put all of this aside. In the face of danger, their lives were in danger. Everyone had given up on their previous prejudices and the dirty thoughts in their hearts. They were ready to work together and discuss how to defeat West Xia. They were not like before, thinking that they could get more credit. At the same time, there were fewer losses.
The Liao Army, which was united, was still very terrifying. The Western Xia Army would soon understand it.
In fact, Huang Feng had never underestimated the Liao Army, especially the current Liao Army. Whether it was in the official history or in this spatial zone... The combat strength of the Liao Army couldn't be ignored, although in the history... The Liao Kingdom was destroyed by Jin Country, but even the Liao Army at that time... It was not something Song Jun and Western Xia Army could compare with.
Therefore, even though he had already eliminated a hundred thousand enemies, Huang Feng was still vigilant of the Liao Army. While arranging for people to clean up the battlefield, he also sent people to keep an eye on the Liao Army's movements.
Compared to Huang Feng's cautiousness, the Western Xia Army now had the intention of not putting the Liao Army in their eyes. After all, they had won two major battles in a row. They had eliminated a hundred thousand people from the Liao Army, which had severely wounded them. It was a huge victory, plus... Huang Feng had plotted against the Liao Army. Therefore, in the hearts of some of the Western Xia Army's soldiers... The Liao Army was just like that. It was not as powerful as the legends said.
After knowing that someone was planning to do so, Huang Feng quickly arranged for someone to explain the power of the Liao Army. He even reminded everyone that during the siege, the Liao Army had almost attacked their city wall on the first day.
Huang Feng's actions had slightly suppressed the signs of pride. However, although many people said that they took it seriously, however... In their hearts, they were disapproving of it. Regarding this, Huang Feng could do nothing about it. He had already done what he could. With the current strength of the Western Xia Army, even if they were to face the Liao Army who had lost a small portion of their forces, they wouldn't be a match for them.
"I hope we can wake them up when the time comes." Huang Feng thought to himself.
Huang Feng could only pray that the Western Xia Army would wake up sooner. At that time, they wouldn't collapse.
Both sides were aware that the final battle was coming, and they were speeding up the cleaning of the battlefield. At this time, it would be a contest of strength between the two sides. It would be impossible for Huang Feng to set up an ambush for the Liao Army.
Of course, Huang Feng could still use the bomb in the sky. However, if the opponent did not have cavalry or frightened horses, then... It was hard to say what the final result would be. At least, Huang Feng did not think too highly of himself.
Finally, on this afternoon, both sides finished their preparations and drove their teams towards each other. As for the distance between them, they faced each other.
At this time, Huang Feng had already sent the prisoners of Liao Army back to the city behind them. They were afraid that the prisoners would do something bad at this critical moment.
However, the Liao Army was different. They had even more captives with them. However, it wasn't the prisoners of Western Xia Army, but the prisoners of Song Jun. After all, Song Jun had hundreds of thousands of people, and only a few were killed. Most of them either ran away or surrendered or were captured. They were now in the hands of the Liao Army.
At this time, Song Jun and the Liao Army were no longer allies. Therefore, the Liao Army naturally didn't give any preferential treatment to the captives of Song Jun. They wouldn't be polite either. Now, the Liao Army was going to have a decisive battle with the Western Xia Army. Song Jun was sent to the middle of the two armies, acting as the human shield of the Liao Army.
"If I had known that Song Jun was so useless, I would have asked them for more grain." A general from Western Xia Army complained.
They were worried that the Song army would play some tricks. Many generals of the Western Xia Army even thought that the Western Xia Army would face the Liao Army alone. The final battle would be between Song Jun and them. However... Now, it seemed like Song Jun couldn't even withstand a single blow from the Liao Army.
Since Song Jun was defeated, their grain would naturally belong to the Liao Army.