The headquarters of the Mongolian army, the six thousand households placed on the left and right wings by Tuo Lei, were dispatched earlier than Tuo Lei expected.
This is also a helpless move.
The red horse prince consort commanded the troops in the front to fight with Tiefu Tu. He seemed to be calm and unhurried, but in fact he had killed several centurions in a row who were not trying their best. In this way, he intimidated the entire army and squeezed out the last bit of physical strength from the soldiers.
No matter how hard and hardworking the Mongolians are, they are still human beings!
Including the Chiju Prince Consort's headquarters, they galloped one day and night, attacked the city two days and nights, and now they had another fierce battle, and they were already extremely exhausted. The soldiers faced the iron pagoda with swords and guns, and although they were beaten to pieces at every turn, the majesty of galloping horses to contain them and shooting bows and arrows could not be maintained for long.
Drawing a bow consumes a lot of energy. Considering that the enemy is wearing heavy armor and we all use heavy bows and arrows, it is not much easier than fighting face to face. And shooting accurately on a battlefield with thousands of troops rushing forward consumes even more energy.
The subordinates of the Red Horse Prince Consort had neither physical strength nor energy. For example, the wave of arrows that caused huge damage to the enemy just now... was only one wave. The red horse prince led the knights to fight and retreat, but was unable to send out a second wave.
Most outsiders don't understand this situation. Even if they watched the situation change with their own eyes, they would only think that the Chiju Prince Consort fought and retreated in order to lure the enemy, and that he was following the routine used by the Mongolian army.
But Tuo Lei understood it, and so did the Yan Yans of the thousands of households around him. The Red Horse Prince Consort is not the kind of person who bullies his subordinates wantonly. He kills his subordinates repeatedly as a warning because the remaining soldiers of the Four Thousand Households have tried their best and really can't hold on for long.
Maybe if we delay for a moment longer, the retreat will turn into collapse, and those Tiefutu who continued to charge despite the rain of arrows will rush into the crowd and kill them again!
Who can bear such a loss?
The tow mine can only dispatch six thousand households on both wings in advance and put them into the battlefield. In this way, the battlefield will be farther away from the location of the tow mine and closer to the Haicang Town camp.
No big deal, though.
Tuo Lei let out a sigh and murmured: "Fortunately... we have already led Tie Fu Tu out."
As long as this enemy army leaves the Haicang Town camp, once the two wings of elite cavalry are thrown into the battlefield, they will definitely be able to encircle and annihilate them.
Since Tuo Lei left Weizhou, there have been many twists and turns throughout the battle. The recent Tiefutu assault almost frightened Tuo Lei. But in the end, nothing was much different than what I had imagined.
Tuo Lei's command made no mistakes. As long as we can encircle and destroy the enemy, we will win this battle.
And it was still a big victory, a big victory enough to boast in front of Father Khan!
This is the Tie Fu Tu, the elite unit that the Jurchens have boasted about for a long time but never see! Such a troop can be the courage of an army of tens or even hundreds of thousands. Annihilating this enemy army is better than annihilating ten or a hundred times the ordinary Jin army. No matter how high the price is, it is worth it.
What's more, after capturing them, the seizure of armor and horses alone can already make up for the previous losses.
What's more, among the enemy cavalry, there might be Guo Ning!
With a dilapidated fort and an iron pagoda cavalry, four thousand-household Mongolian troops were beaten into this state. That Guo Ning really has some abilities.
But how could a small officer from the Jin Kingdom interrupt the rise of the Great Mongolia? No matter how powerful he is, he is just a small stone on the path of the Mongolian army. He cannot withstand a kick.
Six thousand families of cavalry galloped forward, and the queues spread out for several miles to the north and south sides. The men were as strong as tigers, and the horses were as angry as dragons. The ground shook, and murderous intent shot into the sky.
These six thousand households come from the four Nylon Mongolian tribes: Ba'alin, Changshuti, Nagaqin, and Hetajin.
Before Genghis Khan went to conquer the Naiman tribe, he first established sixty-five thousand households, and these six thousand households were among them. These are not the thousands of families formed by Zhedie'er, Tuosahhe, Kuokuochu and others who recruited surrenders and rebels after the establishment of the Great Mongolia, but the real elites of the Mongolian headquarters!
In every previous battle, they had achieved a crushing victory, destroying dozens of cities in the Jin Kingdom and killing hundreds of thousands of people in the Jin Kingdom!
The cavalry of these six thousand households was originally about 4,000. Although they were damaged after long battles, with the addition of the war slaves they brought with them after entering the Central Plains, the number increased to 6,740. They gallop and fight, no one is their opponent! Neither does the iron pagoda!
Tuo Lei began to look forward to catching Guo Ning.
I remember Guo Ning said that he was not a Jurchen, but a Han.
The Han people did a lot to serve the Jurchens, but the Jurchens were all cowardly and incompetent fools, not even remotely as good as the Mongols. So, if I capture Guo Ning and he is willing to surrender, should I give him a chance? Haha, maybe if I get this person's help, it will be like my father Khan getting a farewell?
The world is so vast, and the Mongols' road to conquest is endless, and the more warriors who follow the Golden Family, the better. Who knows what will happen in the future...
Just as he was thinking of this, Na Ke'er, who was beside Tuo Lei, hesitated and said: "Fourth Prince, look to the west! The enemy army is getting closer and closer!"
Tuo Lei turned around and looked around, his good mood suddenly gone by half.
The size of this army was obviously larger than previously stated. In front of the army, there are cavalry lined up in a wide front, and behind the cavalry there are a series of flags, as if they can't be seen at a glance. And the smoke and dust that filled the sky as they marched seemed like an army of tens of thousands of people.
Moreover, they are approaching!
Is this really a battleworthy army? If tens of thousands of Jin troops really entered the battlefield, I'm afraid they would have to withdraw two or three of the six thousand households before they could rest assured.
But how can the navy have such power? They were probably bluffing, trying to trick me, right?
Tuo Lei hesitated for a moment.
He asked in a deep voice: "Who is the leader of Aljinchi who is responsible for exploring the west?"
A strong man emerged from the crowd and fell to his knees.
"Seven lashes and we'll investigate again immediately!"
Na Ke'er whipped him and hit him, but the strong man lay still, letting the skin and flesh on his back be torn. After seven whips, he jumped up and rode away.
Tuo Lei thought about it for a while, and then looked around again.
Many Qianhu Nayan had already led troops to the east. He could only point to one Baihu who he remembered was experienced in fighting: "Na Minfu, you take your own Baihu, and I will give you another three hundred, no, Five hundred Batuers. You set up defenses along the glue. If the enemy crosses the river, you are responsible for driving them back. If you do, I will give you an additional five hundred slaves and a hundred good horses!"
Na Minfu was overjoyed and went with his troops.
After dragging the thunder and driving the horses back, let's look at the situation where the main cavalry force to the east is encircling and annihilating Tiefutu.
The troops and horses to the west are still far away, and the Jurchens' marching speed has never been commendable, so there is no need to panic.
On the main battlefield to the east, the cavalry from both sides are rapidly approaching. This is the top priority and the key!
The fight between two cavalry teams is undoubtedly the most spectacular scene in the war. War horses of various colors galloped across the vast land, splashing gray dust, and then red blood mist exploded everywhere, coupled with the cold light reflected from swords, guns and arrows in the sky. This kind of beauty is the blooming of life and death at the same time, and every Mongolian will never tire of it!
Tuo Lei clenched his fists, waiting for the riding battle to begin, feeling that the blood in his body was about to boil.
But for some reason, a strange feeling of irritability slowly developed, as if I had missed something or neglected something.
What? What exactly is it?
Tuo Lei suddenly regretted that he should not have sent the Red Horse Prince Consort to the front. As a young commander leading a large army into battle for the first time, he needed reliable friends to stay by his side for discussion and to check for gaps from time to time, instead of running in the distance like a hound with his tongue hanging out.
But what are the flaws in the arrangement in front of me?
Tiefutu, who dared to rush and fight fiercely in the east, was about to be surrounded. The army to the west is still far away, and Naminfu has brought 500 elite troops to set up defenses along the river. Even if there is an accident, they can withstand it for a while.
And I am in the middle of the command, making arrangements at any time...
Everything is fine, no problem. What am I worried about?
Tuo Lei looked around, and his friends noticed that the fourth prince looked a little dazed, and quickly responded with an attentive smile. Since his father Khan won the title of Genghis Khan, Tuo Lei was used to seeing this kind of smiling face. Even if two to three hundred people were laughing, he didn't take it to heart at all.
Um?
Two or three hundred people?
I came here with ten thousand people. When I attacked the fortress a few days ago, I kept my team of six thousand people motionless... But in the past short moment, the red horse prince consort left with his people, six people on the left and right wings. Qianhu left, and Naminfu left with five hundred Batu'er. So, now, are there only two or three hundred people left around?
Is it a little thin?
Tuo Lei's thoughts were suddenly interrupted. He vaguely heard the sound of hoofbeats, but it was not his own cavalry.
It seems to be from the north? The sound was suddenly covered by the sound of the ocean tide and could no longer be heard.
Tuo Lei Po Ma looked to the north, which was the direction towards the sea. The sea in the Kingdom of Jin is larger than the sea on the grassland. You can't see the edge at a glance, and the scale of the tidal flats on the seaside is also much larger.
Tuo Lei had already sent people to explore the area, and that area was full of muddy tidal flats that were impossible to step on. If one were not careful, both people and horses would fall into it. The tidal flats are covered with weeds as tall as a person and strange-looking saltgrass, as well as a lot of sand and gravel that can easily hurt horses' hooves. Not to mention humans and horses, probably only crabs and fish can live there.
What could possibly be wrong with that place?
Tuo Lei chuckled twice.
He said to himself: Not necessarily, the enemy can still grow out of the beach?
As if in response to the towing thunder, at this moment, a bright red flag was raised from the dense grass, and then was blown by the sea breeze, and spread out loudly. Following the flag were cavalry one after another, a lot of them!
They emerged from the grassy beach without warning, then quickly ran out and gathered into a charging formation.
A tall knight at the head saw the white banner held high by Tuo Lei's command not far away, Tuo Lei with a strange look, and Na Ke'er and Batu'er who were clustered around him.
Then he laughed.
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Hahaha, one update in the morning... I will be very busy during the day and afternoon today, so I have to get up early to type...
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