Chapter 19: Meng Xian counterattacked and won three victories in three battles; Huang Rong guessed four and hit four.
Last time, Huang Rong suggested that the Song army follow the story of Zhou Yu's burning of Red Cliff in the late Eastern Han Dynasty, attacking from two sides and burning the Mongolian army.
Meng Xian was overjoyed when he saw the Song division's first great victory, and ordered his men to move the commander's tent to the north bank. At this time, the sky was dim and the morning light was beginning to appear. He ordered people to beat drums and raise tents, hoping to take advantage of the victorious army to pursue and annihilate the stubborn enemy.
Huang Rong asked Yeluqi to assemble the heroes of the Beggar Clan. After this battle, more than ten disciples of the Beggar Clan were killed. All the heroes participating in the battle were slightly injured, but fortunately they were not seriously injured. Just as he was about to rejoice, he heard the sound of war drums, which turned out to be attack war drums. He was surprised and said in surprise: "No! Marshal Meng wants to lead the victorious army to pursue and annihilate the remaining enemies." He quickly sent Yeluqi to the commander's tent. , dissuaded:
"Commander, don't pursue the enemy when you are poor. What's more, the retreat of the Mongolian soldiers is different from Cao Cao's defeat. Back then, Cao Cao's army was defeated like a mountain, and only then could the Sun and Wu coalition achieve the final victory, and they almost took off Cao Cao's head. But the Mongolian soldiers retreated quite a bit. There are rules, and chasing him will definitely result in failure, and it is very likely that we will be ambushed by mistake. Our army should wait and see what happens, so as to be safe."
Meng Xian heard the words and was very kind. As expected, he ordered the soldiers to rest where they were and stationed them.
The next day, the spies came to report that the Mongolian soldiers had set up an ambush in Suizhou. Seeing that our army had not fallen into the trap, they returned angrily. Meng Xian secretly cried out: If our army pursues us, we will fall into an ambush by the Mongolian army, and the consequences are unpredictable.
Meng Xian urgently ordered Yeluqi to go to the commander's tent to discuss matters and asked:
"Our army's initial victory has dampened its vigor, but the enemy's forces are still rampant. What is the plan for now?"
Yeluqi frowned and said:
"A certain number of disciples from the Beggar Clan came to report that the Mongolian soldiers have been divided into three places and stationed in three places. They are the horns of each other. It may be difficult to fight with them at the moment."
Meng Xian pondered for a while and said:
"I want to divide my troops to attack them, but what do you think of the gang leader?"
Yeluqi hesitated and said:
"This... let me think about it some more and report it later." After saying that, he left.
Meng Xian was quite surprised and thought, this leader of the Yelu clan could never answer anything he had to say immediately. After returning to his tent, he would be full of tricks and predict the enemy like a god. Is there still an expert hidden in the beggar gang?
After he saw Yeluqi coming out of the tent, he followed him out of the tent, pretending to look at the sky and the scenery with his hands behind his back, and observed Yeluqi's whereabouts. Seeing Yeluqi entering a tent, he walked out excitedly after a while. He saw the commander outside the tent, walked over, saluted, and said in his ear:
"Our army cannot divide our troops to attack at present. The Mongolian troops are stationed in three places, which is really tempting me to go deeper. If we divide our troops and attack, we will fall into the enemy's trick. It is better to let our army wait and see what happens. The enemy sees that our army does not move. Within two days, , the enemy will come to challenge, the coach should just stick to it now."
Meng Xian smiled and said:
"Our army will rest for a day and see how you predict the enemy."
At dawn the next day, Guo heard three cannon shots, and three lines of Mongolian troops came in like a tide and took up positions five hundred meters away from the Song army's camp. The flag with the character "Zhang" in it is flying in the wind, and you can tell at a glance that Zhang Rou is personally leading the troops to challenge.
The Song army, led by Meng Xian, fired three cannons, set up their formation outside the camp gate, and lined up to greet them.
Zhang Rou was secretly frightened when she saw that the Song army's armor was bright, their spears and halberds were like a forest, everyone was high-spirited and full of energy, and their formations were orderly. He waved his whip and said to his subordinates:
"Who's going to take the lead!"
A captain next to Zhang Rou jumped out of the horse with a big sword in his hand and shouted:
"Damn the Song army, you dare to burn my tent, why don't you dismount and surrender, so as not to contaminate my sword."
Meng Xianji pointed and cursed:
"Who is going to take this general's head?"
Meng Xian’s deputy general Zhao Qi shouted:
"The general will go where he wishes!"
Just as he was about to pull out his horse, he saw a young general who could no longer bear it any longer. He rode a fiery red horse and rushed into the formation like a ball of flames. He didn't even reply and started fighting with the generals.
This young general was Guo Polu. He used the Yang family's marksmanship, clashed left and right, and fought evenly with the general. The two sides fought for no less than a hundred rounds. Guo Polu pretended to be weak and turned his horse to return. The captain was having a great time fighting, but he was not willing to give up. He rushed after him from behind. Zhang Rou was eager to call for gold and withdraw his troops, but Guo Polu rose up with power, roared, came back with his gun, and stabbed the palace directly. This move is the "Returning Spear", a powerful move in the Yang family's marksmanship. Seeing the fierceness of the attack, the general hurriedly used his sword to block it. Guo Polu's silver spear was as fast as lightning. He had dug a hole in General Fan's chest and withdrew it. The general's broadsword failed to draw back and was stuck on the mount's neck. The horse was in pain, jumped in its steps, and hurried forward. Guo Polu held the gun in his left hand and used his right hand to shoot the "Seeing the Dragon in the Field" in the "Eighteen Palms for Subduing the Dragon". This palm hit the commander firmly on the back. How could the captain withstand these two fatal blows? Blood spurted out wildly, and his soul had already returned to the West. The horse carried his body and rushed into the Mongolian army. Guo Polu tried to chase after him. Seeing this, Guo Jing hurriedly shouted:
"Don't chase Polu!"
The sound that Guo Jing made out of desperation was like a thunderclap. The war horses of both armies couldn't help but take half a step back. Guo Polu reined in his horse and returned to the team.
Zhang Rou urgently ordered Ming Jin to withdraw his troops, but Meng Xian refused to pursue him and ordered the Song troops to return to camp.
Guo Polu won the victory, and the Song army returned to camp with a great victory. That night, Meng Xian held a banquet for all the heroes in the commander's tent. Yan Guo Polu took the seat, and greatly praised him for killing the enemy with his palms. He picked up a glass of wine and said to Guo Polu :
"General Guo has the majesty of his father. He can kill the enemy with a raise of his hand. The general is young and brave. I will report it to the court and record the merits of the general."
Guo Polu smiled and said happily:
"The Mongolian invaders are on the border. It is natural for us, the people of the Song Dynasty, to serve our country loyally. I only wish to drive back the enemy troops and allow the people to live a stable life. That is enough for me."
Meng Xian sighed and said:
"Your father is loyal to the king and serves the country, and he never thought that he would be framed by a traitor. If you see the general in such a majestic manner, I will be very happy."
Guo Polu smiled awkwardly, took the wine glass, and drank it in one gulp.
Meng Xian said again:
"Today, the general was about to take advantage of the victory and pursue the pursuit. He was called back. The voice calling the general was like the roar of a dragon and the roar of a tiger. I never expected that there is such a heroic figure in the Beggar Clan. Why didn't Gang Leader Yeluqi introduce him to him?"
Yeluqi bowed and said:
"Disciples of the Beggar Gang make a living by begging. As the saying goes, 'Begging for food for three years will make you too lazy to become an emperor.' These people are outsiders who care very little about fame and wealth. They don't like official etiquette. They just can't stand the Mongolian army. Killing people is like a piece of grass, and then he angrily surrenders to the army. His loyalty and loyalty are touching."
Meng Xian sighed for a long time. At this time, a Beggar Clan disciple came in, whispered a few words to Yeluqi, and then left.
Upon hearing this, Yeluqi stood up and said:
"Coach, the Mongolian army was defeated today, and there will definitely be a sneak attack tonight. Please make arrangements early, coach."
Everyone laughed and said:
"This is too cautious. The moon is bright tonight and the stars are bright. No matter how bold the Mongolian soldiers are, they will not dare to make a sneak attack."
Meng Xian waved his hand to stop and said:
"Don't underestimate the enemy. The words of leader Yelu are quite reasonable."
After saying that, he hurriedly removed the food and wine, and assigned his generals to ambush him like this.
Late at night, the moonlight was faint, and sure enough, a group of Mongolian troops secretly came over to cover up the enemy. They came to the Song camp. Seeing that the lights were flickering, they set a fire next to the camp. Cursed:
"The barbarians from the south burned our warships, and we will burn you bastards tonight too!"
After setting the fire, the Mongolian soldiers got carried away with themselves, then made a noise and rushed into the camp. However, they saw that there was no trace of the Song soldiers. Knowing that they had fallen into the trap, they hurriedly withdrew. The Song soldiers who were ambushing on both sides fired thousands of arrows. The Mongolian army that attacked unexpectedly did not expect that the Song soldiers were already on guard. In panic, they trampled on each other and trampled on each other. More than half were killed or injured.
The leading Mongolian general placed his hope in the supporting troops behind him. Unexpectedly, the supporting troops also fell into an ambush arranged by Meng Xian. They fought without a fight and left several corpses behind. They did not dare to fight and retreated hastily. It's just that the Mongolian soldiers who made a sneak attack were miserable. They waited for a long time and the reinforcements did not arrive. They fought out desperately, abandoning their helmets and armor. Only a dozen Mongolian cavalry were able to escape.
When the Song army won, they all praised Yeluqi for being so good at predicting the situation and saving the Song army from a sneak attack.
Meng Xian raised his account and said:
"If the Mongolian soldiers fail to make a sneak attack, they will retreat north. We will pursue them from behind and we will definitely succeed!"
All the generals were gearing up, and all of them asked for help to fight. Meng Xian made arrangements for both the pursuit force and the response force.
Just as the assignments had been decided, I suddenly discovered that Yeluqi was not in the commander's tent, so I rushed to tell him.
Yeluqi opened the curtain and came in, leaned over and said to Meng Xian:
"Marshal Meng, I foolishly thought that the Mongolian army would not retreat to the north, but would definitely retreat to the west and east. As long as our army lays an ambush in a dangerous place to the west, we will be able to capture the invading Mongolian army in one fell swoop."
Meng Xian had already made arrangements for the generals. When he heard Yeluqi's words, he felt incredible. If Yeluqi hadn't been able to predict the enemy's plans several times before, Meng Xianzhun would have ignored him. Now seeing Yeluqi blocking him like this, he hesitated.
It's exactly this: take advantage of the victory to pursue the enemy with no plan, and use four materials to produce surprise soldiers. How Yeluqi analyzed the retreat direction of the Mongolian army will be explained next time.
