Mumen Town is located in the south of Ganning Jun, close to the bank of the Yellow River, and has the benefits of water transportation. There were originally more than 300 families here, but they all went to Juncheng two months ago. Now there are empty rooms everywhere in the town, and there is no one.

After Meng Xuezhao saw it, he ordered the army to station in the middle of the town. The town was facing the Yellow River in the east, and it was frozen at this time. However, the ice surface was smooth, and the Yellow River embankment was not suitable for use as a battlefield. The focus of the defense of the first army was to the south of the town.

On the second day, Meng Xuezhao was commanding the defense, and suddenly a scout came to him. He turned over and dismounted, and said with his hands: "Master of the regiment, there is a Khitan army crossing the river in the south! It seems that there are tens of thousands of people!"

After hearing this, Meng Xuezhao asked hurriedly: "How long will it take to cross the river? How far is it from here?"

The soldier said: "When the young man came over, the Khitan vanguard had just arrived ashore. The place where he crossed the river was five miles away."

Meng Xuezhao nodded and asked the soldiers to leave. After thinking for a moment, he said decisively: "Strike the enemy halfway! Immediately send an order to recruit the entire army and attack the enemy who crosses the river five miles away! In two quarters of an hour, the army will be completed!"

Pang Tongdao, the deputy commander of the side, said: "The leader of the regiment, the Khitans have begun to cross the river. We are now in charge of the army. Will they have already crossed the river when we were in the past? If so, it would be unfair to attack them."

Meng Xuejue said: "Where is it so easy to cross the river in a large army of ten thousand people? This section of the river bank is high and not flat, so it is just right to use it."

The personal soldiers on one side received the order and turned over the horses, galloped around the army, recruiting the entire army.

The Hebei imperial guards have been reorganized for nearly a year. The soldiers are well qualified, but they are just short of officers. After hearing the military orders, the soldiers took their weapons and began to gather. Meng Xuejiao silently recited the time in his heart. For about two quarters of an hour, he saw only about two thousand people gathered, and nearly a thousand people were busy. He said in a deep voice: "Deputy Commander Pang, stay here, rectify these soldiers who have not yet been recruited. Panic in the war is a taboo in the army. Those who have not gathered will be severely punished! The rest of the troops will follow me to fight against the Khitans!"

Seeing Meng Xuezhao's face was as deep as water, Pang Tong couldn't help but feel trembling and hurriedly crossed his hands to say yes.

Meng Xuejue turned over his horse, carried two thousand soldiers and light cannons from the army, and galloped southward. In less than half an hour, he had already seen a large number of Khitan soldiers gathered on the embankment ahead.

Meng Xuezhao stopped the horse and looked at the soldiers behind him. He was only five miles away and did not walk very quickly. Most of them breathed evenly. He made a quick decision and ordered the army to attack the Khitans immediately. The soldiers under him were ordered and quickly organized the team and prepared for the attack.

At this time, the Khitan had already crossed the river for more than 3,000 people, most of whom were scattered on the shore to rest, waiting for the large group of people behind. Seeing the arrival of the Song army, the Khitan general Tu Guci immediately ordered his subordinates to blew the trumpet and gathered their troops.

Just in the breath, the Song army roughly formed an offensive formation. Meng Xuejue ordered the entire army to attack immediately without hesitation.

At this time, the Khitan army was forming a formation. Seeing the Song army's neat steps and rushed straight towards him, he couldn't help but lose his position. Seeing that the situation was not good, Tu Guci immediately sent out 500 cavalry around him to fight the Song army. Stop the Song army and wait for him to form a formation here.

When Meng Xuezhao saw the Khitan soldiers coming to greet him, he drew his sword and shouted loudly: "Don't stop! Three rows of fire took turns and keep moving forward!"

The generals around him agreed to the promise and rode a horse to pass military orders. Next to the military formation, there were generals riding on horseback, dancing steel knives in their hands, and commanding their soldiers to rush straight towards the Khitans. At this time, the emergency was urgent. Meng Xuejiao's army had no flags and drums, and they all depended on the command of the lower generals.

The Khitan cavalry rushed over quickly. When they were approaching fifty steps, the general gave the order. The speed of the entire army slowed down and the soldiers raised their guns and opened fire.

Fifty steps away, in the blink of an eye. The Khitans did not retreat. More than 200 people rushed to the Song army with guns and bullets, and the rest were already on the road. Wang Nan, the general in front, shouted loudly: "Follow me! Those who dare to retreat will be killed!"

He danced with a long sword and rushed into the Khitan army first. The soldiers behind him rushed up with bayonets and followed them with bayonets, stabbing people and horses.

The Khitans were all light cavalry, and it was a little difficult to deal with the Song army's bayonet. At this time, the back team had already rushed up. They raised the muskets in their hands and all shot at the Khitans on their horses. In a short while, all the more than 200 Khitans fell down.

The Song army lost dozens of soldiers, and the rest ignored them and rushed towards the Khitans on the shore with muskets.

Within a few breaths, his five hundred cavalry were destroyed by the Song army, and Guguci was startled. At this time, the Khitans were in a mess and had not yet gathered. On the river surface behind, a large group of Khitans were crossing the river. Because the river embankment was high, it was not easy to get ashore when it reached the shore.

Before the Khitan army could react, the Song army was approaching. At a distance of fifty steps, three rows took turns to fire guns, and their pace continued.

The Khitan cavalry kept falling down on the shore, and occasionally a brave man rushed towards the Song army, but was knocked down by muskets.

Seeing that the Song army had reached a distance of 10 or 20 steps on the shore, Meng Xuejue said: "The whole army stopped! Just fire the guns there!"

The personal soldiers ordered the horses to urge the horses, shaking the flag in their hands, and ordered the entire army to stop. They kept firing guns and started to set up artillery at the same time. The teams took turns to move forward, and they were staggered. More than 2,000 people were pulled away from the shore longer and longer. In a quarter of an hour, all the banks of the Khitans crossing the river were blocked. The guns and cannons fired together, slowly forcing the Khitans to shore.

At a distance of 10 or 20 steps, the Khitan cavalry could not break through the Song army formation, nor could they spread across the river. They soon retreated to the surface of the river.

Meng Xuejiao rode his horse to the river bank, looked at the dense Khitan army on the river surface, and said, "Just on this dike, set up the cannons. Just fire the cannons against the Khitan army rushing over. The ice surface is smooth and the Khitans cannot run fast, it is a good time!"

The commander followed the order and quickly set up the light cannons he brought on the embankment and aimed at the Khitans on the ice. With a command, smoke filled the guns and a large number of cannons sprinkled at the Khitans like heavy rain. Then he saw a cavalry falling to the ground and howling.

Meng Xuejiao stood on the embankment, holding a telescope in his hand, seeing that there was a Khitan brigade on the other side, and was still coming to the ice. He turned around and said, "Return to Mumen Town immediately and pull the cannons from the army! The Khitans chose to cross the river here, and don't give them a heavy blow, I'm afraid they won't change places."

Due to the haste, Meng Xuejiao only brought mortar cannons, which were not powerful and had a long range. He had ordinary cannons in his army, but he only needed to pull them. Since the Khitans had identified this place, they simply set up a formation and fight with them.

Tuguci rode a horse and kept spinning on the ice. Looking at the Song army on the shore, he cursed: "Zhi Niang, these Song people are so treacherous! He drove us back to the river, but they occupied the shore! He immediately went to report to General Gu Ni, who was blocked by the Song army and asked him for military orders!"

The personal soldiers on one side agreed, turned their horses' heads and flew away.

There was snow on the ice, but soon after, it was trampled hard by the Khitans. The horse's hooves were stomped on it and kept slipping. Soon, horses kept falling on the ice, rising and falling one after another.
Chapter completed!