Genghis Khan's sight was obscured by overgrown reeds, and huge sounds still came from the direction of the battlefield. But the original explosive and fanatical shouts of killing have been replaced by cheers and whines.
After a while, the nine-pin white paper, which had a tall top and could be seen through the reeds, suddenly shook, and then fell down. A cloud of smoke rose from the place where the white paper fell.
This situation once again clearly declared who the winner of the war was, leaving no doubt in the entire battlefield and everyone, and making the cheers of the naval officers even louder. The cheers made Genghis Khan unhappy. He grabbed a scabbard and paddled twice hard beside the raft. Several other people on the raft immediately understood what he meant and paddled faster again.
As a result, the raft quickly left a tidal flat with dense reeds, and everyone could see the battlefield through the gaps in the plants on the shore.
There was still chaos on the battlefield. But Ding Haijun's armored cavalry have been divided into small groups and are charging around. Under the sunlight, the gray robes and shining armor of the cavalry looked like thunder and lightning roaring in the clouds, and the flags they raised as they marched were like fire ignited by thunder and lightning.
The infantry of Ding Haijun followed closely behind, sweeping across the wilderness within sight. This situation was what the Mongolian cavalry were most familiar with in the past few years, but now the situation was reversed, and it was the Mongols who fled in embarrassment.
So many brave Mongolian warriors, so many tenacious Mongolian warriors, after seeing the fall of Jiuzhen Baihu and hearing the crazy cheers of the Dinghai navy officers, they instantly lost their belief in resistance. Maybe they thought Genghis Khan was dead, which was a huge blow to them.
The time they spent fighting was actually very short, but once they escaped, their mental and physical strength disappeared almost immediately.
The few people on the raft stared dumbfoundedly. The field of vision seemed to be full of fleeing Mongols. They couldn't run in a queue and couldn't see which direction they were going. They just whipped their horses desperately, and the horses' hoofs stepped on the turf and raised their heads. The sky was filled with smoke and dust.
Many people ran so dizzy that they bumped into Ding Haijun's troops. So the men held their bows and arrows for a while, brandished their swords and spears for a while, and kept killing and injuring the pale-faced Mongolian cavalry who just wanted to get away. There were even some infantrymen whose shooting skills were obviously terrible, but they were able to aim calmly, repeatedly measure the wind force and distance, and then shoot down the Mongolian knights who were spinning their horses in circles not far in front of them.
Such a scene makes one's chest so tight that it almost explodes, making one want to rush back to the battlefield and die together with his companions. But several people on the raft didn't dare to make a sound. They glanced twice and didn't dare to look more. They just continued rowing, rowing as hard as they could.
This raft is very crude. It is actually just a large bundle of reeds and dead wood tied tightly with ropes.
When Genghis Khan went south to fight this time, he chose to detour back to Ding Haijun to ambush him instead of directly pursuing and attacking Ding Hai Hai.
Therefore, before the ambush began, Genghis Khan was still considering preventing Guo Ning from escaping from the Lugou River. He specially mobilized a group of Mongolians who were good at water to bundle the rafts early. He planned to wait until the situation became clear and then let them patrol the river on the rafts to stop the fleeing enemies on the river.
Who would have thought that as the battle came to an end, the raft might have other uses?
When Zhabal Fireman died, Genghis Khan discovered the flaw in his entire strategy, and also knew that Guo Ning was charging straight towards him, and none of the soldiers around him could stop him.
Neither could Genghis Khan himself.
When he was young, he had a reputation for being strong and brave, but as he got older, he could no longer show off in this regard. One of the reasons why he always kept Zabal Fireman by his side and treated him politely was because he wanted to know why this weirdo from the Western Regions grew stronger as he grew older. However, Zhabal Fireman's head was chopped off, who else could Genghis Khan count on? Could it be that with his noble status as the Great Khan of Mongolia, he was going to take the iron bone flower by force?
After all, the situation is like this. What needs to be considered at this time is not face, but how to save one's own life. When Genghis Khan was competing with others on the grasslands, he was also very bachelor. If he lost the battle, he would run away when he needed to, and shrink back when he needed to. There was no need to worry about it.
He immediately left Huo'erchi to guard Bai Ji, and he took off his robe and waistcoat, wearing only his light underwear, and hurried towards the depths of the swamp where the raft was staying.
Poor Huo'erchi is a shaman and not a general leading an army. How can he fight? On the contrary, a group of Batu'er who were responsible for guarding Bai Zhen soon died under Huo'erchi's random command.
The only way that Huoerchi finally thought of was to try his best to talk to Guo Ning and try to talk about the oracle of Changshengtian. It's a pity that Guo Ning is too lazy to listen.
However, this time was enough for Genghis Khan.
Even though Genghis Khan stumbled and stepped into puddles several times on the way because he was flustered, this great Khan had built a net to fish in the Onan River with his brothers in his early years. He knew how to swim and his water skills were pretty good. After some fluttering, he successfully boarded the raft, left the battlefield, and began marching on the water.
The raft drove towards the Lugou River, gradually moving away from the battlefield, throwing away the cries of many Mongolians in the swamp. The man at the front of the raft, Nak'er, glanced at Genghis Khan secretly, as if he wanted to ask why the Khan abandoned his soldiers, but in the end he did not dare to ask.
After less than half an hour, the raft circled the Marco Polo River and then headed upstream again.
After all, the Mongolians were not good sailors. The direction of the efforts of the people responsible for paddling was not uniform, and the rhythm was not coordinated at all. But because of Genghis Khan's constant urging, they continued to speed up, so much so that they were dragged out of the water behind the raft. There were two rafts following behind, but now they were far away and out of sight.
How much effort does it take to sail against the current so quickly? Several people on the raft were so tired that their hands and feet were cramping. The raft also made creaking sounds under the impact of the current, as if it was about to fall apart at any time.
"Come to shore!" Genghis Khan said suddenly.
Everyone yelled, and once again squeezed out a little strength. When the raft hit the river beach and ran aground, everyone collapsed and couldn't move.
Half an hour ago, this river beach was where the Mongolian knights attacked and killed the navy's rear team. At this time, Ding Haijun's rear team had of course collapsed, and the Mongolian cavalry who had been killing people on the river beach were also in despair. Fortunately, the Mongolian cavalry in the direction of Triangle Lake were still running around, and Ding Haijun was busy chasing in all directions and could not care about it for the time being. Go up to the north section.
So Genghis Khan wrapped himself in a wet robe and strode to the shore.
As he walked, he murmured to himself:
"Ding Haijun is completely dispersed now, and their strength has been exhausted! As long as we gather the thousands of riders under Shi Ji Hu Tu Hu, we can turn defeat into victory... Even if we can't kill Guo Ning, we still have to completely disperse Ding Haijun's elite troops. !”
"The Kingdom of Jin has too many people and a vast territory. There must be many people who can fight. After returning to the grassland this time, we can no longer fight south easily. We must reorganize the grassland first! Those who can't get any benefits dare to Kill the chiefs and thousands of households who oppose the Khan!"
"The iron artillery is very useful. Previously, I asked Mu Huali to lead people to intimidate Zhongdu. Among the scheduled items, I wanted to recruit craftsmen who know how to make firearms. After bringing the craftsmen to the grassland, we should seize the time to build this weapon. It will be useful no matter what enemy you face from now on!"
"By the way, we need to arrange manpower to learn how to sail boats on the river and sea, so as not to be in such a mess like today!"
Although he was in this situation, he listed the things he had to do one by one without any confusion. He even went back to figure out the top priority and planned a route to join the lost troops and launch another attack. It's all figured out.
But Li Xu walked away in one breath and passed by the running queue of Mongolian cavalry several times. No one bowed to him, and no one gathered around him as usual.
Genghis Khan stood still, shook his wet clothes, and squinted his eyes to look at the cavalry passing by on the left and right. But the cavalry still didn't look at him, and they all urged their horses northward as if they were in despair.
He suddenly noticed that behind the cavalry, on the lower reaches of the Marco Polo River, there were a large number of ships coming under the flag of Dinghai Navy. Every ship was filled with soldiers, and every soldier on board shouted loudly, waved flags, and raised their swords, guns, and spears high like a forest.
Genghis Khan staggered.
Guo Ning is more than just a vicious tiger? He is ten times more cunning than the most cunning fox, and he has even arranged the cooperation of the navy! If Ding Haijun had another fresh force to help them, the Mongols would have no chance in this battle; and all the Mongolian soldiers who could not escape in the Triangle Lake were finished.
After the whole battle, more than two to three thousand people were killed by Qiuxue's army, and it was feared that they would lose four thousand or more. In other words, Qixue's army lost half of its troops at once, and more than half of the thousands of households were maimed.
Such a failure is really unbearable.
Genghis Khan's nerves, as tough as steel, could not help but tremble a little at this time, and he felt hesitant and helpless. He looked again at the knights who were constantly escaping from the south, wanting to say hello to them and boost their morale, but with so many soldiers, no one noticed him, not even Shiji Hutulu himself.
The adopted son raised by Hoelun's mother showed no fear even in the face of the white disaster, but at this time his face was pale and he was breathing heavily. He staggered on his horse and passed in front of Genghis Khan.
Genghis Khan sighed deeply, and his brows and eyes suddenly looked much older.
Such a failure would not only result in the death of a large number of soldiers of Xue Army? What is even more terrifying than this is the fact that Genghis Khan was defeated head-on on the battlefield.
The son of Yesugei who herds sheep in the land of Buerji can be defeated. Temujin can be defeated in the Burhan Mountains. Qiyan Khan who sets up camp in Qinghaizi can be defeated. Tuoli Khan who rides his horse in Kuoyitian can be defeated. The adopted son can also be defeated.
However, when he was hailed as Genghis Khan at the source of the Onon River in Khuliltai, he became the representative of all the grassland tribes on the plateau and took charge of the huge power of many tribes.
In this capacity, the conquests that Genghis Khan promised to countless people have not yet truly begun. The endless pastures and livestock herds that countless people are looking forward to have not yet been seen. The most precious treasures and the most beautiful women in the world have not yet filled that place. How could he suffer such a tragic defeat in Yanmen's camp?
Genghis Khan didn't care about the petty thoughts of many tribal chiefs on the grassland.
However, this failure caused the timids to panic and waver. What will happen to the hundreds of thousands of herdsmen?
Is their fanaticism still there? Is the loyalty still there? Is the Khan in their eyes still the invincible Khan?
Genghis Khan was silent for a long time.
It wasn't until he heard the sound of the Ding Navy cavalry shouting and urging their horses not far to the south that he suddenly woke up with a start. There were ownerless horses everywhere in the wilderness. He took one at random, turned the horse away.
