When the Aljinchis were running at high speed, the queue was very long, and now they gathered like black clouds in front of the Dingjun array. Their horses panted and breathed hot breath from galloping for a long distance, but the knights on the horses seemed quiet.
The leader looked around, and most of his subordinates looked confused.
A'erhe Hesar, who conveyed orders to various ministries on behalf of Genghis Khan, hurried from the rear and asked: "How is the enemy army? Can we attack?"
The leader of Aljinchi is short and stocky with a dark face, which makes it difficult for others to see his expression. He thought about it for a while, then said in a deep voice: "The Great Khan is absolutely right, this is not an ordinary Jin Army, it is the most difficult one to deal with!"
"Oh? How difficult is it?"
"...Like the fine army on Yehu Ridge! No, they are stronger than the fine army!"
"How is that possible?" Ah'erhesa'er shouted subconsciously.
The leader of Aljinchi was about to explain, but Alhehesar thought of the importance Genghis Khan attached to this enemy, and nodded again: "They defeated the fourth prince Tolei, and killed the divine arrow general Zhe." Other armies! It’s difficult to deal with them.”
Quite different from what ordinary people imagine, the soldiers of the Mongolian army were very familiar with the fighting methods of the Jin army.
Since the beginning of the Sejong Dynasty, the Kingdom of Jin has actively responded to the Mongolian steppe tribes that have continued to harass the interior. The strategy adopted is to both instigate vendettas and take the initiative to eliminate them. At that time, the Jin army, which was still strong, sent troops to the north every three years to kill. It was extremely desolate. Wherever it went, all adult men were killed, and all the women and children were looted into the Central Plains.
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In the years when military operations were going smoothly, wealthy families in Shandong and Hebei often bought Tatars as slaves, which were obtained by the imperial troops from killing and plundering the grasslands.
Such results greatly extended the national prestige of the Jin Kingdom, but it also forcibly cultivated a group of Mongolian warriors who were accustomed to seeing the Jin army fighting.
In the impression of the Mongols, whenever the Jin army encountered an enemy, they would form a circular formation as the front, with cavalry as the two wings. The circular formations are of any size, and when the troops are large, multiple circular formations are connected with each other to form a layered long formation; while the cavalry waits for opportunities to launch outflanks and continuous assaults. These elite cavalrymen, who are heavily armored and armed with broadswords and spears, are called the Hard Army.
At that time, the Jin army used troops on the grassland many times. Even Genghis Khan was impressed by its military power and held the post of "Zhawu Tihuli" given by the imperial court, which was the position of commander of all the kings.
However, with the decline of Jin's internal affairs, the Jin army was completely abandoned in just twenty years. Their tactics rely on rigorous training, perseverance, and top-down command. As long as these things exist, the Jin Army will always be a strong soldier that can fight for a hundred rounds at any time, advancing and defeating; once these things are missing, the Jin Army's military formations can still be arranged like mountains and seas, but they will actually collapse at the first touch.
By the time of the Battle of Yehuling, most of the hundreds of thousands of Jin troops looked like this, and only a handful of Jin troops could maintain the combat effectiveness of the year.
Such troops account for no more than 1% of the hundreds of thousands of troops. Some of them are the bodyguards specially allocated by the Emperor of Jin to Wanyan Chengyu, the commander-in-chief of the Jin Army, and urgently dispatched to Yehuling to assist in the battle. They are also the so-called " Small army".
They used infantry to form a strong formation, and their elite cavalry rushed back and forth to kill. Under repeated outflanking and encircling attacks by several times the Mongolian army, its formation remained as motionless as a rock, causing the Mongols to pay a heavy price and become frustrated. Finally, Wanhu Muhuali on the right wing personally went into battle and charged at the risk of death. Only then did the Mongolian army forcefully break through the enemy's formation and annihilate these elite Jin troops.
After the battle at Yehuling, the Jin army's backbone was broken, its heart collapsed like mud, and there was nothing to worry about anymore. From then on, every time they fought with the Mongolian army, they expected that their side would fail before the battle. If there was even the slightest disadvantage, the whole army would flee. Everyone just wanted to escape faster than their companions.
This situation repeated again and again, and the ferocious power of the Mongols became more and more terrifying in the propaganda of the Jin army's defeated troops. Therefore, the subsequent battles of the Mongolian army became easier and easier, and became more and more devastating. During the three-pronged attack on the Jin the year before last, A'erhesa'er never saw the Jin army capable of fighting hard. For half a year, apart from marching, all he and his troops experienced were massacres and Loot.
This kind of too easy tossing and turning even made Ah'erhesa'er a little tired, feeling that his strength and talents could not be fully utilized.
However, the Ding Haijun in front of him must be a good opponent.
In the eyes of the Aljinchis, this navy is stronger than the small army on Yehuling back then... It is worthy of being regarded as an army by Genghis Khan!
Since the last expedition south to conquer Jin, all the defeats of the Mongolian army have been caused by Ding Haijun.
When the fourth prince Tolei was defeated in the first battle, many Mongolian nayans secretly wondered whether Genghis Khan's child had focused all his energy on pleasing the Great Khan, but had forgotten the duty of a Mongolian warrior. As a result, even Chiju Consort and others were despised.
Later, according to Chen Nayan's troops suffered great losses in Liaodong, this kind of ridicule became much less common. This is because Chen Nayan is the father of Chiju Prince Consort, the leader of the Hongjila tribe, and the wife of Genghis Khan, Bortiewu. Real brother. He has followed Genghis Khan in east and west expeditions over the years, and his thousands of households are all elite, and they are recognized by various ministries as the main force of the Mongolian army. According to Chen Nayan's four thousand households, they were easily defeated by Guo Ning in Liaodong, with more than half of them killed or injured. In this way, who dares to underestimate Ding Haijun?
Thinking again of Zhebei's death in battle not long ago... Ah'erhesa'er stared at the military formation opposite, his expression gradually becoming solemn.
The smoke and dust stirred up by the Aljinchis as they galloped around the formation were slowly falling, making the complete shape of the military formation seem to emerge from the clouds and mist.
Aerhehesar's battlefield experience is very rich, but this is the first time for him to see such an army at close range. Facing the nuisance of the Mongolian light cavalry, the Dinghai navy officers did nothing but stood quietly, maintaining the stability of the formation. This kind of stability is full of contempt, and in the eyes of Aerhehesar, it is as unshakable as a mountain.
"This is a strong enemy, indeed a strong enemy!"
Ah'erhesar felt his blood begin to boil, and he felt that the beast-like instinct in his body that had not been functioning for a long time was in ecstasy. Such an enemy army cannot be shaken by one or two harassments. It may take multiple echelons of cavalry to take turns and launch ten or more arrow attacks to gradually induce chaos in their ranks.
He said to himself: "We are going to fight a tough battle!"
Just as he turned his horse around and prepared to report to Genghis Khan, a high-pitched horn sounded from behind the Mongolian cavalry, and a larger cavalry team, including at least two thousand Huoerchi, and an equal number of armored cavalry were dispatched. . They dispersed from the endless queue and began to speed up, passing the Alkinchi who were staying in front of the Dinghai navy array.
This time the momentum of the cavalry galloping was ten times stronger than the last time. Thousands of horses are galloping, as if the black tide is rushing out from the deep sea and will destroy everything in front of them.
However, in the Dinghai navy queue, the generals surrounding Guo Ning stared at the approaching cavalry, but no one said a word. In the solemn military formation, only a few horses in the cavalry team slightly to the rear suddenly neighed by Herod. Fortunately, the knight kept comforting him, and the horse quickly calmed down.
There were also several counselors who were scholars and exchanged glances with each other, seeming a little nervous. Wang Shixian, who was standing next to Guo Ning on horseback, noticed the faces of these young people, so he laughed and said to them: "It doesn't matter, the Mongolians are just the same."
It has been ten years since Wang Shixian was signed to the northern Xinjiang. During these ten years, he and the Mongols have fought countless battles. There are a large number of officers and soldiers in the Ding Navy who have backgrounds in the defeat of troops in Northern Xinjiang, and many of them have more experience in fighting the Mongols than Wang Shixian. They are also very familiar with the Mongols' fighting methods.
At the front of the array more than 120 steps away from Guo Ning, Qiu Huiluo's deputy and marching commander Zhang Xin also sneered and said: "The Mongolian army is still using the same old tactics. The second group of cavalry is coming, so use your bows and arrows. .Don’t panic, everyone, just listen to my orders!”
He coughed lightly, spat thick phlegm on the ground, and held an iron shield in his hand tighter.
