Including the Jurchen Jiata Lahun who was killed by Xiao Molle earlier, today's battle resulted in the loss of 5,000 troops and the killing of two generals. It can be said to be an unprecedented victory since the all-out war between Daijin and Mongolia.
Although the prerequisite for this great victory was that after the Mongolian army penetrated into the Central Plains, they continued to recruit surrenders and recruit rebels to expand the number of their servants. The combat effectiveness of the servant army is not comparable to that of the Mongolian army headquarters. At best, they are just a few dogs that bark wildly after being rewarded with bones.
But a big win is always a big win.
In the eyes of ordinary soldiers, such a victory means that they have successfully defeated the enemy who intended to attack Laizhou, defended their homeland, and safeguarded the stable life they expected to come. While some soldiers were cleaning up the battlefield, they had already begun to talk about the rewards and promotions that would surely come.
Xiao Mo Le didn't think much about rewards or anything like that.
He walked to Zhang Chi and sat down, looking at his companion who had fought alongside him several times. When Zhang Chi's head gradually lowered, a stream of blood suddenly flowed from the arrow wound in his eye socket.
Zhang Chi could no longer move, and his followers began to cry. Xiao Molele pressed his knees, got up with some difficulty, and staggered away.
There are also experienced officers who think more.
Zhao Jin was killed, but what he shouted was heard by many people. So the atmosphere around Guo Zhongyuan was a little tense. Several small officers who passed by the ruins of the village house suddenly started to linger; they all turned their eyes to Guo Zhongyuan, wanting to hear what he had to say.
"Don't worry. If we win, we won't die. I promise."
Some officers murmured: "But that Zhao Yan said..."
"There is no but." Guo Zhongyuan said solemnly: "Everything is under the control of Commander-in-Chief."
Guo Zhongyuan thought of the issues that the soldiers were worried about when he accepted the order. But he doesn't care.
Guo Zhongyuan was born in poverty and worked as a ranger in Zhongdu City for more than 20 years. Unlike Li Ting, who was complacent about his status as a knight-errant, Guo Zhongyuan had long known that the so-called knight-errant was actually a rogue, a bedpan that the nobles could not live without but were ashamed to talk about.
There is no future in being a potty.
Later he was signed into the army and fought in the war for several years. In just a few years, he has encountered countless dangers, discovered countless problems and flaws, and fought against the high-ranking officials countless times. In the end, he was no more than a general, but the comrades around him changed three or five times.
Serving as a soldier for nobles has no future.
Only around Guo Ning is different.
Guo Ning does not seem to be the kind of person who is good at winning people's hearts. He is not particularly close to the generals, and he rarely has any intentional operations that tell the truth. But Guo Ning is willing to employ people and dares to employ people. He seems to rarely take care of his cronies or direct relatives, and he doesn't care about people's origins and backgrounds. When he assigns tasks, he always only considers whether the other party is competent.
Outsiders thought that Guo Zhongyuan was sent around by Guo Ning, as if he had no rules and was busy all day long. But Guo Zhongyuan himself enjoyed it.
At his age, he has gradually matured. He knows his worth and his position. He knew better that the busyness in front of him was because Guo Ning had placed hope on his abilities. Only by achieving the goal of being a commander can you win higher authority and greater responsibility.
Therefore, he also made up his mind to carry out Guo Ning's orders unswervingly.
Guo Ning needed him to be a bait at all costs, so he would do it. When an emergency comes and he needs to sacrifice his life to make this bait, he will do it.
Guo Zhongyuan thinks about it. Since ancient times, if you don't enter the tiger's den, how can you catch the tiger's cubs? How can you be afraid of danger when fighting on the battlefield? How can there be any room to cherish one's life? Why fight if you're afraid of death? Wouldn't it be nice to just hang yourself and wipe your neck?
But he did not say these words to his subordinates. After all, many of the people in front of them were just ordinary pawns before they became generals or generals. Now that they have to appease their subordinates and the newly recruited prisoners and young men, they will inevitably think more.
He didn't lie to his subordinates either. So far, everything is under Guo Ning's control. Precisely because Guo Zhongyuan's troops fought a solid victory and assumed a posture of determining the main force of the navy, they were safe.
Guo Zhongyuan stood up, looked at the sky, took the command talisman from Meng Cong's hand, called one of his subordinates, and said with a chuckle: "This is a great victory, we need to report to Laizhou immediately. You divide the fifteen cavalry into three teams, When Lu Bu reported victory, people along the way claimed that Commander Ji personally led the troops and horses to win the battle, making the noise louder to reassure people."
"yes!"
Guo Zhongyuan looked at the soldiers again and emphasized: "The rest of the troops, clean up the battlefield and rest on the spot!"
The knight responsible for reporting the victory ran as fast as he could.
In the afternoon of the next day, when it was still dark, the soldiers responsible for looking out at the Haicang Town Tunbao saw billowing smoke from a few miles away. When they saw clearly, they immediately reported to the Chinese army: "Commander Qi, General Guo. The battle was won, and Lu Bu came to report the victory."
Guo Ning nodded slightly and asked the soldier to take the cloth and post it in time to publicize it.
The soldier bowed and retreated, walking outside the tent door. When he was about to lower the curtain, Guo Ning raised his voice and said, "No, just open it for some air."
The Chinese military tent is located on a high place. From outside the tent, one can see the vast wilderness to the east and the vast mountains to the south. In a daze, Guo Ning saw rivers in the wilderness like a belt, and cities and military forts scattered like chess pieces. Somewhere between the chess pieces and the jade belt, there is a stretch of green green, which is the Fragrant Mountain. To the west of Xiangshan Mountain, there should be the battlefield where Guo Zhongyuan and the Mongolian army fought.
Looking at the battlefield, it seems as if I can see the military spirit soaring into the sky.
Guo Ning laughed.
At this time, all the generals were preparing for battle, and the Chinese army tent was empty except for Guo Ning.
He had been thinking about it for a long time.
Facing the threat from the Mongolian army, Ding Haijun's strategy had already been arranged. Although the Mongolian army is powerful, and the Ding navy has been refined into steel, the next thing to do is to see the real mark with swords and guns. But at the critical moment when it was about to be realized, Guo Ning was a little anxious.
After all, what we are facing this time is the main force of the Mongolian army that has defeated countless cities in Hebei and Shandong! And the one commanding the Mongolian army is the invincible Genghis Khan!
Can our own strategy be effective against such a powerful enemy? Will the next move of the Mongolian army really follow the previous calculations? Even if every move of the Mongolian army goes as expected, can we achieve our goal on the battlefield?
Guo Ning has been fighting since he was a child and has never known what fear is. In front of the generals, he always behaved calmly and calmly. But the outcome of this battle was too important. Under the heavy pressure, he could not help but worry about gains and losses. Even though his face was as iron as steel, he could not hide the trace of restlessness.
He stretched out his hand and shook the iron bone flower that was lying sideways on the table. For a moment, he wanted to swing his Iron Bone Flower and smash something to release his emotions.
The muscles in his forearm suddenly stiffened, and Tie Guduo's cold and heavy touch calmed him down instantly.
He gently put down Tieguduo, turned around and concentrated, looked at the map again, and confirmed his judgment again.
Guo Zhongyuan did a great job. If he wins, the Mongolian army will confirm that his troops are the main force of the navy.
But this lively bait cannot be easily eaten by the Mongols.
According to common sense, it can be seen that the main force of the Ding Navy crossed the Xiangshan Pass and was less than thirty miles away from Yidu City. Yidu relies on the mountains and seas and the dangerous terrain, making it the center of gravity of Shandong East Road. Next, the main force of the Ding Navy entered Yidu to assist in the defense, and the Mongolian army had no time to stop it.
Guo Ning has fought many battles with the Mongols and knows that this is what the Mongols least want to see.
If the main force of thousands of Dinghai navy enters Yidu, it is easy to see how much help it will have for the defense of Yidu. Compared with the fighting in the wilderness, siege is a chore that the Mongols tried their best to avoid.
The Mongolians even have a song saying that when dealing with a person who has made a mistake, he should be sent to serve as a sentinel until his ten fingernails are uncovered, and he should be sent to attack a mountain-like city! Send him to be a detective until his five fingers are uncovered. Mo Bald, tell him to conquer a city that looks like wrought iron!"
Therefore, the Mongols always leave the task of siege to the servant army and the dogs who surrendered to the Mongols. But their most powerful dog has been defeated by Guo Zhongyuan.
Are the Mongols willing to attack that fortified city? Are the Mongolian headquarters willing to shed blood and die in large numbers outside Yidu City?
It is estimated that they are not willing.
After all, the number of Mongolian tribes in the grasslands is no more than a hundred or a thousand households. Nowadays, the lives of Mongolians are quite precious.
Of course, Guo Ning did not want his subordinates to defend the city for Wanyan Salara; and Wanyan Salara himself had left Yidu and was stationed in Linzi, and he probably did not want Guo Ning to personally enter Yidu and come to a magpie's nest. Jiu Zhan. But the Mongols did not know the subtle relationship between Guo Ning and Wanyan Sala.
Therefore, they will only consider countermeasures from a purely military perspective and always implement the usual routine, that is, try to draw out the main force of the Jin Army and defeat the enemy in field battles.
Wanyan Salara's several groups of soldiers and horses were determined to stay still and wait for the Mongolian troops to retreat from exhaustion. Then, the only object that the Mongols can plot at this time is Ding Haijun who dares to reinforce Yidu.
Guo Ning and other generals had calculated that once the Ding Navy moved away from its base in Laizhou, the Mongolian army would definitely send out cavalry and take the opportunity to drive straight into Laizhou, thereby forcing the main force of the Ding Navy to return for reinforcements, and then launch a fierce assault on the way back to the main force of the Ding Navy.
This is a method commonly used by the Mongolian army and has been tried repeatedly for many years. So far, this is also the situation Guo Ning hopes to see.
The Mongolian army thought that they were waiting for an opening and marched straight in, so the navy would be mobilized by them, so they hurried back to Laizhou from Yidu. So even though they arrived in Laizhou, their attention was focused on Yidu and Weizhou to the west.
But in their eyes, the main force of the Ding Navy is just a virtual image.
From beginning to end, the Mongolian army was the one mobilized.
The real main force of the Ding Navy, this powerful army that once fiercely competed with the Mongolian army, is in Laizhou. They were sharpening their fangs in the fortress on the seaside, waiting for the opportunity to strike, waiting for a showdown of life and death!
Guo Ning picked up Tieguduo again and slammed it on the table.
The force was so great that the table made of thick wooden boards shook several times, sawdust flying, and it was about to collapse.
"That's it!" Guo Ning murmured and roared: "Mongols...come on! Come on!"
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