Belgutai knew very well that since the Zhou Dynasty's imperial army was here, they must be sure of victory.
He understood Guo Ning's determination. From the moment the incident occurred in Guochang, Guo Ning's thinking was not how to deal with the situation in front of him, but how to use the situation to bring people scattered across the grassland together, and then confront them head-on, completing the victory in one battle. .
This is Guo Ning's favorite routine, and he has used it more than once. Guo Ning's enemies are not vigilant, but they will always fall into the trap. This time, he used it again.
Belgutai is a battle-hardened and experienced warrior. He has followed his brother for decades and has experienced no matter how dangerous the situation is. Therefore, he can especially appreciate that the queue of more than 10,000 people is flowing like molten iron on the grassland. The power of coming.
However, the battle still has to be fought.
Even if it is the army that defeated Genghis Khan, even if that army may include Emperor Guo Ning of the Great Zhou Dynasty, I, Belgutai, can still fight!
Belgutai was dizzy and shouted in a deep voice to give orders. Immediately, under the attention of countless people, the army under his command slowly but firmly adjusted its direction.
After a while, murderous intent suddenly rose into the sky, and Belgutai's men actually maintained a dense formation of infantry and launched an attack on the Zhou army!
Seeing this scene, the voices of countless people on the grassland almost merged into the sound of wind.
The director of the Central Plains is in battle, and the director of Mongolia is on the cavalry. But in the eyes of the vast majority of Mongolians, cavalry combat methods are ever-changing. Compared with the sluggish infantry formation, they are like a pack of wolves to a flock of sheep.
In the early years, when the Mongolian army went south, it was easy to destroy Han'er army formations with several times or even dozens of times the strength of the Han'er army with their iron cavalry. Thinking from any angle, the Mongols should not learn Han'er's combat methods, let alone use infantry formations to counter Han'er's infantry formations.
Belgutai felt that everyone watching the battle might think he was crazy.
However, the person who could be favored by Genghis Khan and assume the responsibility of staying on the grassland could never be an ignorant person. Belgutai has gained a lot of weight in the past few years, and his ability to fight in person is not as good as before, but his mind is still very flexible. People like him seem crazy, but they must be crazy for a reason.
The last time the Mongolian army went south to the Central Plains, they were attacked head-on by the Han and defeated three times. It now seems that the three failures caused Genghis Khan losses in different aspects, so much so that they shook the foundation of the Golden Family in the grassland.
In the process of unifying the grasslands, Genghis Khan tried his best to suppress the powerful and wealthy Taichiwu, Zadalan and other tribes that were the rivals of the Qiyan tribe, and promoted a large number of warriors from these tribes who originally had low status. But as the leader of the other generation, Zhebie, died in battle, the old leaders of these tribes once again stood up.
Before Genghis Khan's Western Expedition, he killed a lot of people on the grassland, but he couldn't get rid of the roots. In order to maintain the situation on the grassland, the Princess of the Supervisory State, Alahaibeji, had to be tolerant to these people and recognize their Qianhu Nayan status.
After Genghis Khan proclaimed himself Khan, there were five main tribes that took refuge in the eastern part of the grassland: Zariyi'er, Uluru, Manwu, Hongjici, and Yiqilesi. The so-called "Five Touxia" tribes were organized. He became the Tanma Red Army as the leader of the army. However, with the defeat of Mu Huali in Daxing Mansion, Zhongdu, the Tanma Red Army suffered heavy losses, and the various ministries under Wuchou were shaken.
These tribes in the eastern part of the grassland have always had close contacts with the Jurchen tribes in the northeast. Since the Jurchen tribes are loyal to the Great Zhou, these Wutouxia tribes will inevitably have private connections with the Great Zhou.
In the scene before him, so many tribesmen were pretending to be around a Usha Castle, but they couldn't deceive Belgutai. And the elite imperial guards of the Great Zhou Dynasty were actually able to penetrate hundreds of miles deep into the grassland and reach the northernmost point of the Jurchens' rule... without the assistance of some traitors in the Wutou tribe, Belgutai would never believe it.
Not to mention Genghis Khan's own failure in Hebei. Genghis Khan originally drove thousands of families on the grassland, just like his brain drives his arms, and his arms drive his fingers. But the death of so many timid people in battle directly broke the connection between the Golden Family and countless tribes. It was like the nerves between the brain and the arms, and between the arms and fingers were damaged, and the whole person became stiff and staggering.
In this situation, Belgutai wanted to ensure that the power of Yeke Mongol Uluse remained as before, but what he could use was only part of the power of the Golden Family. Even this part of the power has to be taken away by Alakahibieji, who has a weaker attitude.
Is it easy for a ten-year-old child with only fifty kilograms of strength to hold high the banner of Sulu ingots weighing hundreds of kilograms?
Belgutai must use all means to develop fighting forces, but the number of truly experienced warriors among the tribes he can control is ultimately limited; if he wants to expand his force, he will consume too much money and materials.
When outsiders look at the grassland, it is as if they are separated by heavy fog. They always feel that there are endless herds and warriors who are good at riding and archery on the grassland. The nobles of the grassland tribes often boasted of this. In fact, nothing is that simple.
Naturally, there are many herds on the grassland, but the weather has been bad in recent years, with extremely cold winters and severe droughts in summers. It is inevitable that the herds will shrink a lot. There are not even one newborn foal left in ten, and only a few are under control. Only tribes with fertile pastures can persevere.
It is even more difficult for humans to cope with an environment that is unsustainable for animals. Even if the Mongolians are as tough as weeds, they are still humans after all, not wild leeks. They cannot grow out of the ground every time the weather gets warmer.
In the harsh environment, cattle and sheep died in large numbers, and people also froze to death, died of illness, and starved to death. Those who were alive had to do their best to serve the cattle and sheep, and very few people were able to leave work for military training. It is extremely difficult for Belgutai to maintain a huge number of unemployed people.
Therefore, on the one hand, Belgutai seemed to be crazy and did not hesitate to use strong methods to seize financial resources. On the other hand, he found another way to try to build a lower-cost army.
The environment on the grassland has been difficult in recent years, and the climate in the wilderness and virgin forest in the far north of the grassland is even colder than that of the grassland. Those "Huaiyin Yierjian", that is, the people in the forest, lived an even more difficult life. Last year, they were frozen for six months, not to mention fishing, animal husbandry, and hunting. At this time, the cold weather has not yet moved south, but the water has been dripping and turning into ice in the north for more than a month, making it impossible for people to live a normal life.
Therefore, in the past few years, the people in the forest have continued to migrate south.
Not only the Aoyila Tribe, who was conquered by Jochi in the early years, but also various other tribes came, such as the Tuma Tribe on the coast of Yuerhai, the Bligati Tribe and the Balhuti Tribe on both sides of the North Sea, The Kanghesi tribe to the north of Hangai Mountain, and somewhere further north, there are barbarians riding huge reindeer, calling themselves Tubasi people, and so on.
These forest people are more barbaric and ignorant than the Mongols. Even in the eyes of the Mongols, they only have human-like faces, but inside they are simply beasts.
These beasts don’t know what to eat, what to wear to keep them warm, and they have almost no cost to raise. They came to this world and lived in a muddleheaded way, and they didn't care about dying in a muddleheaded way. They are poor and ignorant, ferocious and disorganized, and therefore easily driven, like naturally loyal dogs.
Belgutai sent men to break them up in groups, continuously massacred and abused them, turned their fear of the Mongolian nobles into crazy worship and conviction, and then used the people who had been exiled in the grasslands for many years to The Jin people fled and trained them strictly.
Under the continuous brutal training, they all understood and mastered the tricks of the Han'er army in the south. As fresh blood on the grassland, they are more loyal and cruel than the reinforcements from the Western Regions. The most important thing is that their lives are worthless, not even to themselves, so Belgutai can be used without scruples and consumed without mercy.
Previously, Belgutai planned to use them to suppress the 6,000 Mongolian families who betrayed Genghis Khan and defected to the Great Zhou Dynasty, in order to show the war potential of the Golden Family to all tribes in the grassland. But he never thought that he would run into the Imperial Army of Zhou Dynasty at Wusha Castle.
This is also a very sad situation. There are so many Mongolians scattered on the battlefield within a radius of 20 to 30 miles, but the vast majority of them are watching. And their wait-and-see situation forced Belgutai to retreat one by one. He had to fight this battle no matter what, and he had to fight with the prestige of the Golden Family!
Fortunately, they are Mongols after all and cannot betray easily. As long as Belgutai proves that he can compete with the Zhou army, the situation will remain stable. As the Zhou army came from afar, it would be difficult to supply food and supplies. As long as the outcome could not be determined within three to five days, they would have no choice but to retreat.
At that time, Belgutai sent light cavalry to harass along the way. When the Zhou army lost confidence and vigor and became exhausted, maybe Belgutai could unite everyone and launch a vigorous counterattack!
Is it difficult to persist for three to five days?
If you want to have a head-on fight, then just have a fight?
Of course Zhou Jun is very powerful, but Belgutai is determined to give it a try.
Although the imperial army of the Great Zhou Dynasty was elite, it was made with money. The soldiers themselves were also selected from countless weaklings. Every time such a good player dies, one of them will be missing. If one of their sophisticated equipment is damaged, it will be difficult to replace it!
The Zhou army could not withstand the consumption, but Belgutai had such an army of beasts that could be consumed as much as he wanted!
Before the last drop of blood is shed by the people in the forest, the battlefield in front of them will form a huge millstone. This millstone will drain the courage of the Zhou army and polish their strength. In the end, even if they won, they gained nothing. The headquarters of Belgutai is waiting for work, which will let the Han people know who is the master of the grassland.
Genghis Khan will eventually come back. When Genghis Khan comes back, Belgutai hopes to tell his brother that the Mongolian Uluth is still strong.
"Kill them! These forest people are really useful! They are like dogs, not afraid of death at all!" A man from a hundred households beside Belgutai said excitedly. Even the brave Mongolians can admire that the people in the forest are obviously unique in not being afraid of death.
But the reason why these hundreds of families were so happy was not just because of the war situation.
In the process of forming a new army, there will naturally be new entanglements of interests. Under Belgutai's command, there are at least a dozen Hundreds of Households, all counting on the Linzhongmen's army to be powerful. Then Belgutai will recruit more Linzhongmen to form a new Thousand Households, and these people will Will become the new Chito Nagano.
Belgutai nodded, very satisfied with the way these hundreds of households looked at him.
These eager eyes represent the power and strength of Belgutai, and their confidence in Belgutai.
He spurred his horse forward and squinted his eyes to watch.
He heard the manic shouting of the people in the forest, but was restricted by strict military law and had to keep the queue moving forward. He could feel the wild energy of thousands of people stirring, like thousands of fierce dogs eager to break through the guardrail.
He saw the cavalry on both sides retreating one after another, while the two well-formed armies continued to approach. When Belgutai saw the formation of the Jin army in his early years, he just thought it was ridiculous. Later, after seeing the power of the Ding navy, he felt that this kind of formation was still somewhat useful.
At this moment, in his eyes, the two armies were all in formation. They looked like the horizontal formations mentioned by the Jin Kingdom surrenderers. They were very simple. He was a little proud, as if he had mastered a special trick that ordinary Mongolians didn't know.
The two armies were getting closer. The arrows flying back and forth between the two armies were thrown from high altitudes and became more and more straight. But what kind of death or injury the arrow caused was too far away to tell clearly.
The next moment, the two armies collided like waves!
All the Mongolians, including Belgutai, raised their swords and roared deeply from their chests to encourage the warriors at the front. This roar is like the unique roar of tigers and wolves before they pounce on food, representing strength and the desire for slaughter.
The next moment, the Mongolians' deep roar turned into hoarse exclamations and incredible screams:
"Hold on, hold on, hold on! Ahhhhhhhhh! I can't hold it anymore! How is that possible?"
After the two waves collided, there was almost no time for a stalemate. The Zhou army roared and roared, directly overwhelming the army of the people in the forest, pushing back the entire wave on the opposite side!
In the queue of Long Xiang's army, Zhang Peng casually broke open a heavy arrow that penetrated the shield, roared and raised the shield high. To the left and right of him were all soldiers holding their shields high; behind him, there were also soldiers holding their shields high.
Along with the drumbeat, the shields in the back row pressed against Zhang Peng's back to exert force, while the soldiers in the front row shouted loudly, bringing together the strength of the two people in front and behind.
"One step forward! Two steps forward! Bump!"
The sword and shield bearers were all men as strong as oxen, and each of them wore iron armor weighing more than thirty kilograms and held a shield weighing twenty kilograms. When they combined the strength of the two teams and rushed forward, they were like a whole iron city wall, suppressing them head-to-head.
Through the gap in the shield, Zhang Peng saw that the enemy on the opposite side was also charging. They howled and threw various long and short weapons at the shield wall, or held shields to try to hinder the progress of the Zhou army's soldiers.
But what's the use?
There are routines and things to pay attention to when fighting a war! How to fight hundreds of people against each other, how to fight against thousands of people, and how to fight against tens of thousands of people. The generals of the Zhou Army have all undergone special training and are familiar with them. But if there is an order from above, the soldiers below must follow it neatly and neatly.
For example, this sudden shield wall came from two rows of 600 sword and shield wielders who accelerated their charge at the same time. How many times of training does it take to reach the point where hundreds of people are like one person? How difficult is it to reproduce it perfectly on the battlefield?
Compared with our own tactical qualities that have been tempered over time, the Mongolian infantry in front of us...
A soldier couldn't help but sneer during the collision with his shield: "What kind of nondescript thing? Bah!"
Their forward formation and movements must have learned some of the Jin Army's routines. After the two armies approached, they fought hand-to-hand, showing the fierce and death-defying style of the Mongols. But so what?
The Mongols are a bit new, but the Zhou soldiers have been sharpening their swords in recent years. Why should they fight us with this little trick that neither side can rely on?
The Mongols actually refused to send out cavalry. Are they looking down on people?
The shields continued to slam against each other and the banging sound continued.
An enemy's jaws burst open, and their weapons flew out. The enemy's spear shaft snapped and the man holding the spear stumbled to the ground. Some enemies tried their best to get close to the shield, but were knocked down by the swords and spears stabbing out from between the shields like poisonous snakes. Some enemies tried to crawl under the shield, but their spines were broken by the shield and they convulsed to death.
Belgutai hoped that the army of the people in the forest would become a millstone, and the Zhou army was the powerful iron bone flower in Guo Ning's hand.
Wherever the Iron Bone Flower goes, it carries immense power. No matter what you are, you have to eat hard. If you can survive it, take the second blow. If you can't survive it, it will be smashed into powder!
The people in the forest screamed wildly, but they were unable to break through the shield wall and open the gap. On the contrary, the entire formation of the Zhou army was non-stop, with shield walls advancing, swords and spears stabbing, and arrows continuing to be thrown to cover.
The soldiers of the Zhou army relied on sharp weapons, thick armor, abundant strength, and even tactical skills honed over time, skilled cooperation, and the friendship of mutual trust and support. These are all real things, the fruits of the blood and sweat of the soldiers after the continuous investment of the Zhou Dynasty.
What the people in the forest rely on is that they are no less ferocious than the Mongols and dare not die. If this kind of energy were unleashed a few years ago, it would scare the Jin Army to the point of peeing and causing them to collapse immediately.
However, Daikin is gone and times have changed. Right now, just daring to die can't scare anyone.
Zhou Jun soldiers all know that not being afraid of death does not mean that they will not die. Even if the enemy is ten times crazier, he will still die if he is hit on the neck by an axe!
The two sides collided, and countless people in the forest were killed and injured instantly. Zhou Jun bumped forward again and again, constantly rushing forward.
Only a few breaths had passed, and the sword and shield men in the first and second rows had already stepped over the piles of corpses on the ground, and their own casualties were completely within the tolerance.
Where Zhang Peng passed, there happened to be several dead people stacked up. He had to bend down and arch his back to prevent his upper body from being exposed by the shield and being assassinated by cold arrows.
When he stepped over the corpse with heavy steps, he deliberately slowed down his movements to make himself stand firmer. Blood was squeezed out from under the body, making a squeaking sound.
Next to Zhang Peng, a soldier was not as careful as he was and accidentally stepped on the face of an enemy corpse.
Even the weight of the armor and shield was so huge that the soldier's feet only clicked and trembled slightly. The bones in the center of the corpse's face and around the nose were completely broken, sinking the soldier's heels into his skull.
The soldier swung his foot hard, but because it was covered by the skirt and armor, the movement was not very smooth. He swung it twice before pulling out the foot.
With this delay, his fellow swordsman and shield bearer who was originally behind him took the opportunity to rush to the front and occupy the first row of positions.
"What the hell! Boy, are you trying to steal the credit?" The soldier was very dissatisfied and couldn't help but curse again.
After I finished writing, I realized that this chapter was a bit big...
