Chapter 15: Martial Arts (Part 2)

"That's great! That's great!"

Zheng Tai saw the situation on the battlefield and was very pleased. He quickly walked to Wu Ji, smiled and said, "Commander Wu, I'm just opening my eyes! I'm opening my eyes!"

After a moment of pause, he sighed: "In the past, I never dreamed that the Song army could be trained like this and so powerful. If the Song army was trained like this, why worry about the Liao Kingdom not being destroyed and the Western Xia Dynasty not being destroyed? What a pity, the Song Dynasty's literary and military play, and the military training was like a play. It can only be watched, but not actually fought!"

His feelings are the best explanation for the weakness of the Song Dynasty. The Song Dynasty's economy was a peak in ancient China and was difficult to surpass. Even the powerful Tang Dynasty had a far inferior economic strength to the Song Dynasty. The Song Dynasty's fiscal revenue was several times that of the Tang Dynasty, and the population was much larger than that of the Tang Dynasty. When the Tang Dynasty was at its peak, it had a population of more than 70 million, and the places controlled by the Song Dynasty exceeded 100 million, which was an amazing achievement.

However, the literary and martial arts played in martial arts and did nothing in martial arts. Not only did they not recreate the atmosphere of the prosperous Tang Dynasty, they also suppressed and fought against nomadic peoples such as the Khitan, Jurchen, and Mongolia, and eventually died in the hands of the nomadic peoples, which made countless descendants regret.

If the Song Dynasty was not a civil and military play, there would be no problem in recreating the atmosphere of the prosperous Tang Dynasty.

"In the past, the army of the Song Dynasty could only defend, not counterattack. Alas, even if it was defense, they were not so powerful and could only be beaten blindly. However, the Congxin Army was very different. They led the attack in the defense and could give the enemy a fatal blow whenever they had the chance." Zheng Tai continued to sigh, and his face was extremely happy, with a red face: "If I hadn't seen it with my own eyes, I really wouldn't believe it!"

It can be said that the Converted Army was the first army in the history of the Song Dynasty to truly defend and attack. In the past, the Song army, due to equipment problems, training problems, and tactics problems... many problems made it impossible for them to defend and attack. The defense could only be blindly defending, and they were asked to launch a counterattack in time. Few Song troops had this ability.

"When defending, an army cannot just defend, and cannot be beaten blindly. You must seize every opportunity to counterattack!" Wu Ji raised his eyebrows and said, "The army of the Song Dynasty only knows how to defend blindly, but does not know that attack is the best defense. Even if you have to defend, you must try your best to fight back! Ting Jin and withdraw your troops!"

"Quick the troops, we need to conduct an offensive drill!" Zheng Taiyi was even more happy when he heard the word "retract the troops". The defense of the Converted Army was so eye-opening. As long as the fighter plane appeared, it could counterattack, and its attack would definitely be extremely sharp.

With a sound of gold, the Song army, who was rushing, quickly retreated, listed the formation, and soon arranged it.

Wu Ji rode his horse to the front of the formation and looked at the Converted Army. The soldiers were all very motivated and very high-spirited. They held their heads and chests, just like roosters on the victorious cockfighting field, and they almost crowed their necks.

Wu Ji was very satisfied with the morale of the soldiers: "Brothers, I just conducted a defensive drill. Are you satisfied?"

"Satisfied!" Although it was a drill, the powerful combat power of the Converted Army was undoubtedly demonstrated. The soldiers were 100% satisfied, all of whom raised their voices and shouted loudly.

"I am also very satisfied!" Wu Ji continued his speech and said, "Next, we will conduct an offensive drill. You must remember that guarding should be like an iron barrel, without any leakage, attacking should be sharp, invincible, and have the momentum of moving forward! Move forward!"

“Go ahead!”

The soldiers roared in unison. Especially the veterans such as Li Mingchu were excited when they heard these four words. They reinforced Xiongzhou that day and set out on their journey with these four words. Now, hearing these four words again made their blood boil.

Those new recruits have heard these four words countless times, and they can't help but feel excited, their eyes full of fighting spirit, and they are like lions preying on prey.

"Beat the drum! Attack!" Wu Jice came to the formation and waved his right hand heavily.

"Dongdong!" Zheng Tai held the drumstick tightly and smashed it hard, the war drum was earth-shaking.

"kill!"

With Wu Ji's order, the military formation began to move, but its speed was not fast. The military formation moved with a rainbow of momentum, with a shocking power, and a murderous aura spread out, making people feel palpitations.

"Break the crossbow and shoot!"

With Wu Ji's order, the crossbowman began to shoot arrows. Still one-third of the crossbowman was shooting arrows, thousands of crossbow arrows shot towards the front, weaving a net of arrows and covering them.

After the crossbowmen in the first row released the arrows, they began to load, and the crossbowmen in the second row continued to release. After the crossbowmen in the second row released the arrows, they began to load, and the crossbowmen in the third row began to fire arrows. After the crossbowmen in the third row released the arrows, they pretended to be true again, and the crossbowmen in the first row began to fire arrows. This cycle continued, and the rain of arrows shot towards the enemy formation one after another, never interrupted.

When attacking, using long-range weapons such as crossbows to shoot and kill the enemy, not only to kill the enemy, but also to disrupt the enemy's formation. On the battlefield, a dignified array is the most powerful. If it can disrupt the enemy's dignified array, cause chaos, and turn chaos into defeat, it is of great benefit. This is a goal that a general must pursue.

The entire military formation was pushed forward while laying crossbows. The speed of propulsion was not fast, but it had an invincible momentum.

After rounds of crossbow arrows, I saw that the demarcated enemy formation was densely filled with crossbow arrows. Moreover, as the military formation advanced, crossbow arrows were covering the rear, getting farther and farther away. At first glance, it looked like a pole in a rice field.

Under such dense rain of arrows, even flies cannot escape. If they appear on the battlefield, the enemy will definitely suffer heavy casualties. I believe that by this time, the enemy's formation has already had a commotion or even chaos. It is time to seize this opportunity and launch a heavier blow to the enemy.

"Caval, attack!"

Wu Ji suddenly pulled out the sword of the captive sword and pointed at the front.

"rumble!"

The sound of thunder-like hooves suddenly rang out, and the five hundred cavalry on both wings seemed to rush towards the enemy formation. The horse's hooves stepped on, and smoke filled the dust, and large swaths of smoke and dust gathered into a raging dragon, heading straight to the enemy formation.

"Swish!"

The sound of breaking through the air was loud, and the cavalry charged and shot with their crossbows. One by one, one crossbow arrows appeared in the air, weaving a net of arrows and shooting towards the left and right wings of the enemy formation.

The use of cavalry on the battlefield is not only used to charge, but also to disrupt the enemy formation. The defeated bow mainly covers the middle road, so the two wings need cavalry to deal with it.

If the Liao army did not have a cavalry weapon like a crossbow on the battlefield, there would definitely be many casualties and chaos. After the cavalry's bows and arrows were shot, the cavalry rushed over with spears. The spears rushed forward like poisonous snakes. If there was really a Liao army, the spears would make the Liao army unable to deal with it. Not to mention anything else, the chaos created alone would be enough for the Liao army to bear.

When the spear comes, it is a wielding sword to kill the enemy. The sword to kill the enemy is extremely sharp and cannot be resisted by the Liao army's scimitar. I guess the chaos will be even greater.

Just as the chaos in the Liao army gradually expanded, the military formation had already been pressed up, and Wu Ji yelled: "Thunderbolt bullets, throw them!"

Countless thunder bombs appeared in the air, and earth-shaking explosions sounded, sand flew away, and a fog suddenly rose. Under such a fierce attack, it would be almost impossible for the enemy Liao to be not confused. Even the most elite Pishi army in the Liao Kingdom might not be able to withstand it, and chaos was almost inevitable.

After a few rounds of thunderbolts, Mo Dao showed his power. Five hundred Mo Dao were raised high and slashed down hard. The remaining enemy troops would definitely be defeated when they were slashed by Mo Dao.

This time, the crossbowmen did not charge, but used thunderbolt bombs to deal with them. Wherever there were more enemy troops, they would throw thunderbolt bombs. With the power of the thunderbolt bombs, the Liao army could not resist them. Wherever they passed, there would be death and injury.

After a fierce attack, there must be great chaos in the enemy's formation. At this time, it is time to divide the troops to pursue and give the enemy a final blow. Wu Ji judged the situation and shouted: "Kill!"

Mo Dao Hand was divided into five, with each hundred people in a team, and swept across the board under the cover of the sword hand. If the battle was at the moment, the enemy could not resist it at all. Under Mo Dao Hand's attack, there were heavy casualties, and there was only the only way to escape.

Want to escape? No way!

If the enemy had been able to retreat calmly under the current situation in the past. Now, he would not even think about it. Wu Ji ordered loudly: "Cabinets, pursue!"

When the five hundred cavalry received the order, they made a shocking roar, rode their war horses, waved their swords, and chased them from behind. At a glance, they saw excited cavalry all over the mountains, as if they were really chasing the enemy.

If it were in the past, even if the Song army defeated the Liao army, it would be impossible to pursue it. Because they had no cavalry, and they could not run beyond four legs on their legs. Even if they wanted to pursue it, they would not have the power. They could only regret it. Now, they are chasing it.

This kind of pursuit was just the beginning of a big pursuit. Wu Ji yelled: "The whole army boarded the horse and chased!" The sword in his hand was shaking, and a beautiful sword flower flashed. Wu Ji rode his war horse and galloped away.

The returning soldiers boarded their horses one after another, chasing them in the direction Wu Ji was heading.

The two thousand five hundred Converted Army had 2,500 war horses. The 2,500 Converted Army pursued them inspiring. The 500 cavalry chasing the most were the 500 cavalry, and behind them were the shamans, crossbowmen, knifemen, archers, and archers riding war horses... All Converted Army were riding horses and chasing them.

At first glance, I saw the galloping army of returners everywhere, splashing smoke and dust everywhere, and shouting and killing everywhere.

If the enemy retreated in the past, the Song army would not be able to pursue the horses at all. They could only curse on the spot and vent their dissatisfaction. Cursing could only vent their anger, but it would not cause the enemy to be killed or injured. Only by pursuing could the goal be achieved. The Song army would not be able to pursue the horses at all.

You should know that in war, when the results of the battle are the most important, it is often not fighting on the battlefield, but chasing after the enemy is defeated. There is the greatest gain in pursuit. If the enemy fails to defeat the army, it will cause the enemy the greatest damage. In the past, the Song army could only let this opportunity slip away from the front of us.

But today, they are pursuing the entire army. If the enemy is defeated on the battlefield and still imagines that they are as calm as before, don't even think about it, what will await them will be a greater price.

"rumble!"

The sound of hooves was like thunder. In just a short while, the battlefield where the sound of killing sounds returned to peace, and the Conversion Army was gone.
Chapter completed!