When Ah'erhesar'er galloped back to Genghis Khan's side, Genghis Khan was looking at the battle situation.
More than a dozen Qianhu Nayan, whose belts and helmets were decorated with sparkling gems, were scattered around, all holding their breath in concentration.
There was a particularly young and fierce Qianhu who looked at the array on the opposite side and snorted coldly from his nose: "Humph, these cowards only dare to stay still!"
"That's a powerful enemy!" Genghis Khan frowned slightly and responded in a low voice. The young Qianhu looked ashamed and stopped talking.
In the past few years, the war between Mongolia and the Jin Kingdom has been raging, with killing fields spread over thousands of miles of vast land. However, the sphere of influence of the Ding Navy was located in the southeast corner of the Jin Kingdom's territory, and it was located in a remote corner of the sea. The elite soldiers of the Mongolian army did not take this as their main goal.
The two sides fought several times, and although Ding Haijun had the upper hand, in the eyes of many Mongolian nayans, they were just attacking scattered households of the Mongolian army, and were not an enemy capable of confronting them head-on. It wasn't until Zhebie died that their thoughts suddenly changed.
At this moment, many Nayans stared at the battlefield due south near Liao Shi Gang. This was the first time they had seen the combat posture of Ding Haijun, a formidable enemy, and what they saw for the first time brought a strong shock.
In their sight, huge amounts of dust were rolled up into the air as a large group of cavalry rushed and attacked, as if a whirlwind reaching the sky was about to form. Under the dust, with horses galloping like lightning, they could vaguely see the formation of Ding Haijun.
The formation was so dense and majestic that even if the arrows thrown by the Mongolian knights fell into the formation, they were like throwing gravel into a deep pool, but they failed to elicit the slightest reaction.
Previously, Shi Tianying led the black army to fight back and forth with a unit of the Ding Navy stationed in Zhigu Village. He also reported that the formation of more than a thousand Ding Navy troops was stable and well-trained. The Yan people didn't care at that time.
Ding Haijun is now considered a big force, and it is said that it has tens of thousands of troops under its command. It is not surprising that two to three thousand or more elites are selected from tens of thousands of people, and backed by a strong fortress, they perform somewhat decently.
But at this moment, the Mongolian army suddenly charged out from close range, leaving barely enough time for the navy to form a formation. However, the enemy's team of tens of thousands of people shifted from the camp posture to the battle without any hesitation in the process, and the response was equally steady. This proves that Ding Haijun is by no means just the two or three thousand elites in Zhigu Village. The more than 10,000 people they swaggered to Liangxiang County are also of the same level.
Anyone with a little discernment will understand what this means. This has to make people a little wary!
Another unpleasant thing in front of us is that Ding Haijun was not only unwavering in the face of the Mongolian cavalry that was harassing them, but even showed a bit of contempt.
More than one Qianhu Nayan felt this way. If they regarded the military formation in front of them as a huge giant, they could even feel the contemptuous look cast by the giant.
The Mongolian Qingqi has circled repeatedly for the fourth time. They screamed and shouted, seemed to shoot aimlessly, suddenly changed the angle of the cavalry running, or the two teams crossed each other with the wrong horse. Sometimes they pretended to be close to the enemy array to exert pressure, and sometimes they suddenly retreated to lure the enemy. The army pursued.
These were all very skillful methods. Although Shi Ji Hu Tu Hu, who was in charge of leading the team, was not a warrior with outstanding talents, his performance was precise and without any omissions. In the blink of an eye, the knights threw at least four to five thousand arrows into the formation.
There was absolutely no response from the large formation of the Keding Navy, neither panic nor any sign of queuing up.
That represents two possibilities. One is that the Dinghai navy is strict in running the army, so that its subordinates are not afraid of death and can maintain a stable formation despite huge losses; the other is that the Dinghai navy is well-equipped, and the intensity of the harassment by one's own side is difficult for the soldiers. He didn't look like a threat at all.
Both possibilities mean that the next battle will definitely be very troublesome.
Since the two victories at Yehuling and Migukou, the Mongols have not fought a tough battle for more than two years. The overly weak performance of the Jin army made many Qianhu Nayan accustomed to the enemy fleeing in the face of the wind, and pursued them with their own horses, chopping melons and vegetables. This arrogant emotion affected them, making them more and more ferocious and cruel, but compared to when they were grinding their teeth and sucking blood on the grassland and rising up, they seemed to be different.
Several Qianhu Nayan secretly looked at Genghis Khan's expression. Genghis Khan's face was as pale as stone, and he paid no attention to their little movements.
After a while, the Great Khan nodded to the senior Senhu Daigai who was accompanying him.
Diegei coughed and said slowly: "The number of cavalry in the Dinghai Navy is very small. No matter how elite the infantry is, they can only stand in formation and get beaten in vain. It's just more trouble for us. We must fight against it with tenacity and patience. Just like the battle in Kuoyitian, just like the battle in Helan Zhenshatuo. Hour by hour, hour by hour, they will get tired sooner or later, they will not be able to hold on, and they will show their flaws, and we will definitely win!"
His voice was hoarse and low, and the people from Qianhu who were further away from him all rode closer to listen.
Die should be almost fifty years old this year. Thirty years ago, he was a famous horse thief on the grassland. He had followed the leaders of the Tatar tribe and the Hedajin tribe into the Jin Kingdom many times, broke through the border trenches of the Jin Kingdom, and fought against the Jin army many times. He was quite capable. A veteran general valued by Genghis Khan. When Genghis Khan rose to power, he followed the Khan and was responsible for recruiting unregistered tribesmen.
Therefore, he has always been respected and trusted by his peers. As soon as he opened his mouth, many Qianhu Nayans seemed to have taken a reassurance and smiled happily.
There were still a few of them who had been frightened by the solid formation on the opposite side. When they saw the flash of metal in front of them, they couldn't help but feel nervous when they thought about the powerful combat power brought by these sophisticated armors and weapons.
Diegei looked at these people and said: "Herdsmen on the grassland travel long distances all for the lush pastures. The harder the journey, the richer the harvest. Don't forget, we are the masters of the grassland. As long as we have bows, With the Lost Harmony Knife in hand, facing yellow sheep and wild wolves, the result will be the same!"
Several Qianhu Nayan nodded repeatedly, and one Qianhu laughed and said to his companions: "There are also those big carts! The carts must be full of supplies. Winning this battle is like eating a big one." Fat sheep!”
But some people also keenly noticed that the two examples that Diegei casually cited were both fierce battles during the rise of Genghis Khan. Both battles lasted for a long time and were won with the tenacity and bloodshed of the soldiers.
Diegei was a close minister of the Great Khan, and his words could, to some extent, represent the meaning of the Great Khan. It seems that a fierce battle is inevitable, so be prepared to sweat and bleed!
The Qianhu Nayans who responded faster became more solemn.
It does not mean that the Mongols will be at a disadvantage when facing the Ding Navy. It's just that because of the victories in the past few years, the Qianhu Nayans are no longer as innocent and reckless as they were in the early years. They began to weigh the process of the battle and the price of victory; they even secretly considered whether the battle was worthwhile.
The vast majority of Mongolian soldiers are still so fierce, brave and tenacious.
Surrounding the Qianhu Nayans, those who dismounted one after another and gathered in clusters were the most elite Qixue Army soldiers on the Mongolian grasslands.
They were also looking at the formation of Ding Haijun, and almost everyone had a bloodthirsty and warlike light flashing in their eyes.
The more timid Xue Jun faced a strong enemy, the more excited and aggressive he became. Especially those Ke Butegul and Huo'erchi. Due to their long-term preferential treatment and good food, almost everyone is physically strong, with muscles and bones all over their bodies as strong as iron, just like ferocious beasts, and everyone has a fierce look on their face. light.
The warriors who gathered together from thousands of miles of grasslands to the Great Khan's side had far more knowledge and experience than ordinary Mongolians. They had long known that there would be a fierce battle.
Because in ordinary battles, the Qixue would only wander around in groups of three or five among each thousand households, urging the Nayans of the thousands of households and their men to fight hard. Only when the war is unfavorable or facing a tough battle, and Genghis Khan finds an opportunity to settle the situation and destroy a powerful enemy, will the Qixue army be concentrated on the battlefield.
It's the same today, the time will come sooner or later.
The powerful mobility of the cavalry determines that whether they are advancing or retreating, the choice and initiative are always in the hands of the cavalry.
The two armies moved and fell silent, and the confrontation continued. Time passed and the sky gradually darkened. The smoke and dust raised by the horses' hooves enveloped the battlefield. The larger particles fell quickly, while the tiny floating dust stayed for a long time, becoming increasingly dense in the air and unable to be dispersed by the wind.
A group of cavalrymen ran out of horse power and came back to change their horses. They passed by a group of cavalry sitting on the ground and resting. A Qianhu Nayan raised his voice from a distance and asked: "How far can we see? Can a light bow shoot a heavy arrow?"
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"Only a short spear throw away!"
Everyone immediately looked up at Genghis Khan. Even the knights who were resting on their horses couldn't help but straighten their bodies and stretch their necks.
