To the east of Shigang, below the high slope where the fourth and fifth Wu characters were stationed, the light was quite bright because it was facing the setting sun. However, some torches were lit inside the camp, which was originally used to house food and supplies. Many soldiers came in and out, their figures shaking in the firelight, spreading mottled tones of dark shadows and warm colors to the surrounding area.
There were a few scattered tents in the camp, all of which had just been used to place the remains of fallen navy soldiers.
Guo Ning still led his troops to confront the Mongolian Khan, but it was getting late and the time left for the Mongols to launch another offensive was very short. Although horses have night eyes, humans have limited vision at night. At night, the Mongols can at most use a few hundred elites to conduct small-scale infiltration raids. It is really not possible to deploy thousands of cavalry or even more troops to carry out their high-speed, changeable and precise penetrations.
Therefore, while Ding Haijun was on alert, he took advantage of dusk to tidy up his military formation.
In the battle just now, Mongolian elite cavalry broke into the formation and were killed countless times. The casualties of the navy were also not small, because the battlefield was directly inside the military formation. If so many corpses were piled up all the time, it would not be convenient to mobilize troops, and it would inevitably affect one's own morale.
Therefore, Guo Ning specially mobilized a team of soldiers to throw the corpses of the Mongolian cavalry into the field, and then placed the remains of his own fallen soldiers in the camp below the high slope. This camp was originally planned by Guo Ning and his guards, and the surrounding environment was good.
The remains of the soldiers are temporarily placed here. When the war with Genghis Khan comes to an end, their auxiliary soldiers will cut down the wood and burn the remains. The ashes will then be sent back to Shandong, or given to the relatives of the deceased, or placed in the Heroes' Temple in the mountains. .
These are clearly stipulated in the military, and there are standard procedures, so they can be done very quickly.
It's just that the soldiers responsible for placing the remains were inevitably a little melancholy.
This high ground controlled the flanks of the army, and the person in charge of this place was Zhang Hui, a powerful general under Wang Shixian. At this moment, Zhang Hui walked past the corpses and looked at the corpse of General Feng of the Sixth Capital, without saying a word for a long time.
General Feng Du, like Zhang Hui, was a defeated soldier who fled to Zhongdu. After Hu Shahu usurped and died, he returned to Guo Ning's command. Before taking refuge with Guo Ning, the two had trusted each other with their lives on the battlefield, sharing weal and woe. This time Guo Ning led his troops back to Zhongdu. General Feng Du also sighed with emotion when chatting with Zhang Hui, saying that this was a return to his hometown in glory.
Unexpectedly, General Feng Du died in the first fierce battle after arriving in Zhongdu. Thinking that he still had a lovely wife and young son waiting for him at home, Zhang Hui made up his mind to take care of him after returning to Shandong, so that his old man's orphans and widowed mother could not be wronged.
While I was thinking, a rapid horn sounded high on the hillside.
Zhang Hui immediately ran straight up the hillside. Before he could stand still, he shouted sharply: "What's the matter?"
Without waiting for his subordinates to answer, he noticed the situation on the opposite fabric stone hill.
The Jurchens on that highland originally had their flags fluttering, their formations were strict, and the camps they set up were neat and orderly, giving them the look of a strong army.
This Jurchen Meng'an Muke army escorted Guo Ning's "baggage team" all the way north. Although they did not fight any tough battles along the way, they did defeat many Mongolian subordinate armies in a short period of time. Although Zhang Hui and others were proud of themselves, they all felt that Pusan Anzhen was really good at training troops and running the army. This Meng'an army was much stronger than the soldiers and horses he brought to Qinghe Town, Shandong.
But at this moment, the entire continuous camp on the stone hill was boiling like cold water poured into a hot oil pan.
Zhang Hui heard fierce screams coming one after another to the east of the Jin army's camp, and he seemed to hear Jurchen generals roaring, ordering the soldiers to resist.
He saw countless people running around indistinctly. Many people were climbing over the fence of the camp. The crowd gathered like a waterfall and began to pour down the hillside where Ding Haijun was. He saw where the Hebei Army's Central Army was. It seemed that some soldiers with weapons in their hands were persuaded by the generals and hesitated to stop. Several tall generals with distinctive armor and stomachs gathered a group of soldiers and then went to the hillock. The other end rushed over and the figure quickly disappeared.
Zhang Hui asked in shock: "What's going on? Did the Hebei military camp roar?"
Several soldiers around him were unable to answer for a while, but Pu Liyan, named Liu, said solemnly: "It should be the Mongols who are attacking. I heard the Mongols shouting just now!"
Zhang Hui had fought many battles with the Mongols and was very impressed by the unique guttural sound. He listened carefully, and his expression suddenly changed: "The Mongolian army is really coming to kill us! The Jurchens are going to collapse!"
After a pause, Zhang Hui couldn't help but curse again: "These Jurchens are all trash! They have a strong camp at a high place, and they were beaten like this by the Mongols?"
The next moment, Zhang Hui reacted. No wonder the Mongols, after losing a battle, were in vain as a deterrent from the outside, but were not eager to fight again. They were ready to put the lives of these Jurchens at risk! The Mongolian army wants to drive the Jurchens into battle!
"Sound the blast and alert the envoy immediately!"
Mingdi continuously rose into the sky and made a sharp sound. Zhang Hui's face was full of furry beard and he was still stamping his feet: "No matter how useless the Jurchens are, after all, they are condescending and there are so many... they are really a big trouble!"
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After complaining for a few words, he ordered his subordinates to prepare a bunch of swords, guns, and swords, and prepare to stop the Jurchens' attack on the hilltop where they were stationed. While issuing orders one after another, Pu Liyan, who had previously pointed out the Mongols' movements, approached Zhang Hui and whispered: "Qian Ju, can you listen to me?"
This crosses two levels of language, which is against normal military rules. But the Ding Navy was not as hierarchical as the Jin Army. Zhang Hui also knew that Pu Liyan, surnamed Liu, had been in the army for many years and was quite knowledgeable, so he immediately said: "Say!"
"It would be a big trouble if we just sit and wait for the Jurchens to rush down, but why should we wait?"
"You mean..."
Lao Liu pointed to the height of Liao Shigang: "During the day, I took a look at the surrounding terrain. The east side of Liao Shigang has towering piles of rocks, and the rocks are scattered in the rugged area. The west side, towards our side, is flat. A lot. Therefore, although the chaos caused by the Mongols was violent, their speed of rushing up to the camp high on the Liaoshi Hill must have been slower than ours!"
"Huh? Us?"
"That's right! Qian Ju, let's move out immediately, break up the momentum of the Jurchens along the way, and rush up the Liaoshi Hill in one breath! If we move fast enough, we can occupy the Hebei Army's camp before the Mongols and put the Mongolian Army behind Block it back!"
"this……"
Zhang Hui was already applauded for this idea. The only thing he was worried about was that the Hebei Meng'an Mou Ke Army was considered a friendly force after all. If he counterattacked all the way up, he would have to kill the Jurchens to death before they encountered the Mongols. Flow into a river.
I wonder if there are any taboos on Guo Xuanshi's side?
But the hesitation was over in an instant. Zhang Hui was originally a strong general. Seeing that a plain old soldier under his command had such courage and such a crisp decision, his blood surged. No matter how difficult it was to suppress, he immediately raised his arms and shouted, ordering the troops to assemble.
And just as the soldiers gathered together to set the direction of the navy's central force, a cavalryman came rushing over on horseback: "Zhang Qianjie!"
"I am here!"
"The envoy is telling you, is your title of Sai Zhang Fei a lie? Are the two soldiers in your hands a lie? If the Mongols come, I will defeat them. If the Jurchens collapse, you will have to go. Convince! Take the material stone immediately. If there are obstacles along the way, just kill people, hurry up!"
Zhang Hui was overjoyed: "Yes!"
Both Dinghai soldiers took action immediately.
