The huge enemy army was gradually approaching. At this time, the Ding navy officers turned their attention to the Chinese army.
Just as they expected, a familiar figure appeared under the general's flag at the center of the army. The general wearing green velvet armor is not the Commander-in-Chief of the Ding Navy, Guo Ning!
This army disguised as civil servants was composed of Guo Ning's headquarters and two generals Wang Shixian and Qiu Huiluo. In order to avoid revealing their secrets, Guo Ning and the two supervisors concealed their faces along the way and did not reveal themselves easily. But how can this kind of concealment be completely concealed?
In the last few days of the trip, Guo Ning himself was not as cautious as before, and more soldiers noticed that Guo Ning was among the team.
The purpose of this trip has never been announced by the top brass of the Ding Navy, so the soldiers were quite hesitant during the journey and inevitably made some random guesses.
Some people think that it would be unreasonable for their good man to go to Zhongdu King Qin to rescue him and work for those Jurchens; not to mention that he has to hide his voice and do it quietly, which is even more ridiculous. Some people firmly believed that Guo Ning would never get along with the imperial court, so they secretly rumored that Guo Xuanshi planned to break through Zhongdu first, kill the Jurchens first, and then the Black Tatars, and then officially raise the flag to rebel.
All kinds of thoughts and doubts reached their peak after the appearance of the Mongols. Even if everyone follows the instructions and quickly sets up the formation, the emotions in their hearts are always there.
Fortunately, the formation was completed quickly. The soldiers looked past the figures of their companions carrying helmets and armor, and past the jungle-like flags, and saw Guo Ning riding a tall horse in the position of the Chinese army.
They suddenly felt at peace.
In the past two years, it was Guo Ning who pulled everyone out of despair. It was Guo Ning who presided over the distribution of fields, making countless Paoze brothers rich, graceful and respected. It was Guo Ning who led the soldiers who were like bereaved dogs. Winning one battle after another! In Shandong, many people say that Guo Xuanshi is descended from the stars!
Now that Ambassador Guo is here in person, everything in front of him must be under control. As long as the soldiers kill the enemy and perform meritorious service, there is nothing else to worry about.
Guo Ning keenly felt the eyes of countless people. He raised his arms high and signaled to the soldiers.
Far or near, there were several places where the soldiers in the array couldn't help but cheer. However, before the battle, such loud noises could easily interfere with the delivery of military orders. The officers immediately ordered them to keep quiet. But the soldiers suddenly became very high-spirited, which was very conspicuous in the huge military formation of tens of thousands of people.
The military flag is fluttering, the red banner is like fire, and the soldiers must form a formation in an instant, motionless as a mountain.
This kind of army is exactly the powerful force Guo Ning hoped to have two years ago.
Guo Ning vaguely remembered that when he was a child, he saw that the army of the Kingdom of Jin was so powerful that it could suppress thousands of miles of borders with its illustrious martial arts, and even wipe out countless Tatar tribes on the grasslands. But the decline of the Jin Army was rapid and beyond ordinary people's imagination.
He couldn't help but think of Changzhou, Yehuling and Wushabao.
At that time, the emaciated soldiers of the Jin Army, wearing torn uniforms, fought hard with the Mongols in the rolling grass fields and mountains. The soldiers did not collapse at the first touch. After the bloody battle, they were forced to retreat because they were inferior in strength. The first ones to escape were almost all high-ranking Jurchen officials, leaving Han'er, the Khitans, and the Yi army from various chaotic tribes to fight desperately.
Guo Ning's troops were at the forefront and were the first to retreat. While Guo Ning was being dragged back by the defeated army, he still saw a large number of Jin soldiers still holding on, even facing the wave of the Mongolian charge, trying to launch a counterattack.
That disastrous defeat completely shattered the backbone of the Jin army, and the Jurchens could no longer gather an army capable of fighting. But the Ding Navy is getting stronger and stronger, even stronger than the Jin Army that Guo Ning saw when he was a child, much stronger!
This army was created by Guo Ning. Even ordinary recruits in the army are all tough. Men who struggle to survive in this world can endure hardships, and are as tough as weeds, with vicious blood flowing in their veins.
In the military camp, they experienced rigorous training in bows, swords, equipment, physical fitness, queues, and even internal affairs. They were then sent to the border in turn to suppress bandits and bandits, killing people with blood. Finally, they were integrated under officers who had experienced hundreds of battles. Such strong troops were organized at all levels.
If Guo Ning was just an ordinary regular soldier from Wushabao in Changzhou, he would definitely be satisfied to see an army of ten thousand people arrayed across rivers and fields without losing order, and with high morale in the face of a powerful enemy.
But Guo Ning is not just his original self. After experiencing that big dream, he saw the truly powerful armies of later generations and the truly heroic children. So he knew that this was not enough, far from it.
To become a strong soldier capable of pacifying the world, one must undergo more severe and cruel tests. You have to fight against truly powerful enemies to refine your own quality and turn pig iron into refined steel. This is true for ordinary soldiers, and the same is true for Guo Ning as the coach.
Guo Ning's transformation from a regular soldier to a military and political leader whose territory covers the fifteen military states was driven by the current situation, but the most important thing was always Guo Ning's own decision.
On the one hand, Guo Ning ruthlessly sorted out the military affairs and completely squeezed out the economic and military potential in the area under his jurisdiction. On the other hand, when the opportunity came, he pounced forward like an evil tiger, daring to take chestnuts from the fire and maximize the power of the army. at.
The more you dare to play, the more likely you are to win. And victory brings confidence and experience, making the army stronger.
For Guo Ning himself, this is even a pleasure.
Guo Ning felt that he was not an outstanding general. On his body, the traces of a soldier from a lower class background were still heavier. Speaking of the strategies that generals should have, what is it about fighting with the enemy, fighting wits and bravery, accurately judging the enemy's intentions, luring the enemy into a trap, and then encircling and suppressing them and annihilating them... Guo Ning is a little ashamed, he doesn't understand these very well. .
What Guo Ning can do is to try to ensure that the soldiers are respected, fed and clothed, and given good equipment and adequate training. Then take them to the battlefield, and in a complicated situation, rely on improvised command and forceful attacks to destroy all enemies.
What he wants is not to restore the strength of the Jin Army, but to allow hundreds of millions of Han'er, those of his own race who have endured humiliation and idiocy under foreign rule for many years, to fight for victory on the battlefield. Let them know that Ding Haijun can lead them to regain their lost glory, lead them to stand up in an upright manner, and make those who were once high above them bow their heads!
There is another small contradiction in this.
Taking into account the huge role of economic interests in the construction of political power, Ding Haijun has always adhered to the policy of accumulating grain and building high walls in the direction of major political affairs. The current situation of separatist control of Shandong may still last for quite some time. However, the Ding Navy must use force to deter its own interests, especially those that penetrate deep into Zhongdu and Liaodong.
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To truly demonstrate one's own military deterrence, it is not enough to rely on small fights. There will always be people in the court who do not care about life and death to jump out and provoke. Therefore, a long-distance expedition to fight, and a deterrent under the eyes of the Zhongdu court became an inevitable choice to achieve multiple goals with one stone.
As for who his opponent is, Guo Ning doesn't care at all.
The enemy cavalry was getting closer and closer, and several teams of Mongolian light cavalry that were chasing and entangled with Dong Jin's troops were only two or three miles away from Ding Haijun's formation. And further away, a white flag rising high could be vaguely seen disappearing in the dust and smoke in the sky. If Guo Ning guessed correctly, it was Genghis Khan who personally led his army to kill him.
Very good, and I really think highly of our Dinghai navy.
But so what? The Mongolian army is a powerful enemy, and it is an irreconcilable mortal enemy. Therefore, from dragging mines, to pressing Chen's consort, to saying farewell, wherever the navy went, Mongolian generals who were not powerful enough failed one after another, but Mongolian generals who were powerful enough would always rush towards them one after another. Genghis Khan is no different here, just defeat him.
Guo Ning looked at it calmly for a moment: "Send the order to Dong Jin. There is no need to fight with the enemy's cavalry anymore. You can withdraw your troops."
"Yes!" One of his subordinates took the order and left.
"Command the whole army. The traitor chief opposite is the Mongol Khan."
"What should we do?"
The herald was startled and couldn't help but utter aloud. Then he came to his senses and bowed his head hastily.
Guo Ning continued as if unconsciously: "Tell the soldiers, the opportunity to avenge your parents and family has come. In this battle, whoever can capture the Mongolian Khan alive or behead his head will be credited with one level of merit, promoted to one level, and awarded Fifty acres of land.”
