As the Mongolian army wavered, the various armies deep in Huanglonggang were completely in chaos.
Guo Ning ordered to rush to the top of the mountain, but actually took this opportunity to take a short rest.
He was really exhausted.
He is the commander-in-chief of an army. Every plan before the decisive battle is deduced in his mind. After the battle begins, he will rush to the front and use his fierce attack to change the entire battle situation.
Planning and fighting are both things an army commander must do, and both are indispensable. Based on Guo Ning's own experience, the latter is even more important.
When the two armies are at war, no matter how well-planned the plan is, the soldiers must fight to the death to bring it to fruition. If the general is afraid of death and hides in a safe place, but expects the soldiers to risk their lives... this damn thing must be a daydream of those high-ranking officials!
The soldiers are not stupid, and people naturally have feelings of fear and cowardice. Only when the general takes the lead and suppresses the soldiers layer by layer, can they fight firmly until they reach the level of the soldiers. Otherwise, the soldiers will definitely be shaken. And that little bit of wavering will determine the outcome of the entire battle at the critical moment.
Moreover, when generals charge into battle, they actually have many advantages over ordinary pawns; they are different from ordinary pawns and vanguards after all.
That day, Guo Ning was stationed in Bianwudian with few arms around him. Another leader of the defeated army sent three or five skilled soldiers to ambush him and fired a hidden arrow into his vest, almost killing him.
At this moment, Guo Ning was running rampant with the Iron Bone Flower, looking very powerful. But behind him, he has a sharpshooter like Zhao Jue with a group of subordinate archers to cover him. He can hold a bow and arrow at any time to shoot the incoming enemies; A cover for risking one's life.
Not to mention that his group of subordinates are all carefully selected masters. Everyone rides a strong horse, and they move around like lightning. They can control who they hit or not.
Even so, there is always a limit to human physical strength. How could he not be exhausted after fighting to this point?
Since he crashed into the enemy's formation, he had killed countless enemy generals. At this time, he was sweating profusely, and blood or broken human tissue was covered with iron bones, splattering all over his body and face. At this moment, he reined in his horse and immediately coughed and vomited out the bloody and broken meat in his mouth.
As for his usual green velvet nails, the blood stains had covered up the background, and the thick nail leaves were broken and fallen off in several places. The gray military robe had been completely torn after being shot with many spears and arrows, so just now he casually tore it off, leaving only a few strands of cloth hanging on his arms.
"Come on, drink water!"
Ni Yi offered a water bag beside him, and Guo Ning reached out to get it, but due to lack of strength in his fingers, he failed to grab it and the water bag fell down. Fortunately, he reacted very quickly. He slipped the leather cord on the water bag with his backhand, brought the water bag to his mouth, and took a gulp of it.
After drinking to his heart's content, he threw the water bag back to Ni Yi and took a deep breath.
Before he could say anything, the yellow gelding under the seat was already pedaling its hooves excitedly, raising its neck and snorting. As the mane shook, a lot of blood and sweat dropped.
Guo Ning patted the horse's shoulder, and when he was about to shout, Zhao Jue had already reined in his horse and stood in front.
Guo Ning laughed loudly and stretched out a finger: "There are thousands of people on that mountain, don't underestimate it! Besides, when it comes to hand-to-hand combat, you are not as good as me! Once! As long as I charge again, I will definitely..."
Before he finished speaking, Pu Sulie suddenly turned his horse to the front and said sternly: "Commander Jie, I'll go!"
Speaking of fatigue, Pu Sulie was much more tired than Guo Ning. When Guo Ning first met him, he was still a big man with a broad face, but after fighting for several days in a row, now his cheeks were high, his eyes were red, and his face was so thin. He was almost out of shape, and his whole body was held up by his fighting spirit.
His fighting spirit was ten times higher than when he was under Pu Xianwannu.
It's not that Pu Xianwannu was unfavorable to his subordinates, or that he didn't pay attention to them, otherwise Pu Sulie wouldn't have broken through and asked for help three times in a row. But Pu Xianwannu himself was far behind Guo Ning.
Previously, Guo Ning appreciated Pu Suliemeng's loyalty and bravery, and ordered him to give horses weapons and protect him and his subordinates' families, but Pusuliemeng did not surrender because of this.
What really moved him was that Guo Ning, relying on just a few words from him, decided on a military plan to send his troops across Heizui Gou and attack Huanglong.
Before Guo Ning made his decision, he and Pu Suliemeng had only met three times, and they had not spoken ten words in total! Such trust that goes beyond common sense, such decisiveness that goes beyond common sense, can Pu Xianwannu, who is both the head and the rat, be able to match it?
Since setting off with Guo Ning's army, Pu Sulie made up his mind to perform meritorious service on the battlefield in order to repay Guo Ning. At this moment, Zhao Jue came forward, and Pu Sulie did not hesitate and immediately stood up as well.
As soon as he came forward, everyone in the guards was excited. Anyone who relied on their own courage rushed forward and shouted for battle.
In the midst of the commotion, Ni Yi, who was squeezed into the outer circle, suddenly shouted: "Commander Jie, look! Our messenger is coming!"
"Where? Where?" The servants were all overjoyed.
Everyone is old and experienced in fighting. They know that our army has penetrated deep into the heart of the enemy and has blossomed in the center. However, we will not be able to see what the fighting situation is on the periphery for a while.
At this moment, our own envoys have arrived, which proves that the defense line of the Khitans and Mongols at the Mazong River in the south has completely collapsed!
Guo Ning narrowed his eyes and approached in the direction pointed by Ni Yi. He saw a horse running towards him amidst the billowing smoke and dust.
When they came closer, everyone looked familiar. It turned out to be a general under Han Xuan: "Commander Jie! You make it easy for me to find you!"
The general yelled, and with a smile on his face, he raised a ferocious head with a broken back head.
"Jie Shuai! Our troops killed thousands of Mongolian households in Hundugu, and repulsed the other two troops... At this time, they have gone north along the river valley and fought with the Khitan army Yelu Xuejun and Yelu Dula! At most In an instant, our army will be able to chop off the heads of those two generals, ascend to Huanglonggang, and join forces with Commander Jie!"
The guards and servants were all overjoyed: "Another Mongolian Qianhu was killed!"
Guo Ning couldn't help but laugh.
Before the laughter stopped, there was sudden chaos on the high slope where Brother Yeluliu was, and there were loud killing sounds. Several general and military flags were cut down one after another. In several enemy formations, horses and horses exchanged fire. Many Khitan people were running around like headless flies. Some people were climbing along the edge of the slope. He climbed down the rock and fled in all directions.
"What's going on?" Everyone hurriedly looked around. After a few glances, several people beat their chests and stamped their feet: "What a shame! It's Zhang Qian! And Dong Jin!"
It turned out that before Guo Ning led his troops to break into Heizui Gou, he ordered Zhang Qian's troops to advance together with Han Xuan. Han Xuan, with his heavy cavalry, could only charge along the flat terrain of the river bank and fight fiercely with the last force of the Khitan army. However, Zhang Qian's troops were all infantry and could move more freely.
In the military academy, Guo Ning often emphasized that military orders cannot be violated, but when executing military orders, one must be bold and brave enough to fight unexpectedly and not cope with the situation. Zhang Qianke listened carefully to these words. At that moment, he and Dong Jin selected hundreds of people, and while the Khitans were in chaos, they climbed directly over the hills and forests and arrived near the headquarters of the Chinese army at Yeluliuge.
In fact, if the Khitan army can hold its own, Zhang Qian and his few hundred men can only wave flags and make noise on the other side of the ridge to intimidate.
But at this time, the Khitan army watched its various divisions collapse one after another. Thousands of men and horses from the outer circle came in to cover up the enemy. Brother Yeluliu focused all his energy on Guo Ning's cavalry. He did not expect that there was an enemy crossing the mountains and forests. The Chinese army is approaching!
The Khitan army's central army was in chaos. The soldiers were all shocked and asked: "Why are the enemy troops here again? How many enemies have been provoked in this trip?"
The morale of the army was in chaos, and all the ministries were at a loss as to whether they were advancing or retreating. Obviously, the Chinese army still had six or seven times the strength, but it could not form a formation in time to resist the enemy. As for Zhang Qian and Dong Jin, it can only be said that as brave as their generals are, they are as brave as their subordinates. They actually seized the opportunity of the chaos in the Khitan army and rushed to the top of the slope!
Even Guo Ning didn't expect this move.
But the Khitan army's central army was in chaos. No matter where you looked, no matter in the north, south, or west, on the battlefields of all sides, the last bit of fighting spirit of the Khitan army disappeared, and they collapsed instantly.
Guo Ning let out a heavy breath, slowly relaxed his body, and placed Tieguduo across the saddle bridge.
"We won," he said.
At this time, not only the soldiers and horses from Shangjing Road arrived, but also the cavalry under Han Xuan's command. Even Heshi Liehuanduan also rushed into the battlefield with his own soldiers, chasing death everywhere.
Throughout the battlefield, the sounds of Khitan people crying, shouting, running, and chasing could be heard one after another.
Guo Ning even heard someone calling him daddy.
This was a bit unexpected. Guo Ning subconsciously picked his ears, turned his face slightly, and saw the expressions of his subordinates as if they had seen a living ghost.
"What's wrong?" Guo Ning asked.
All the subordinates shook their heads, but Pu Sulie coughed lightly: "Commander Jiesi, Pu Xian's envoy is here!"
"Is Pu Xianwannu here? His movements are really fast..."
Guo Ning just said a few words when he saw dozens of Jurchens running on foot not far away.
The first man, who was about forty years old and wearing a white Jurchen robe, staggered forward and shouted repeatedly: "Father! Father! Thank you so much for sending troops to rescue the child! I, Pu Xian Wan Nu, am so grateful!"
(End of chapter)
