Dab Lai made a quick judgment. Although the north is a menacing chain horse, shaking the head of the gun and charging towards it with great momentum. However, there were the fewest people there, and they were the first to be killed by the Mongolian cavalry, suffering the greatest casualties.
Therefore, that is the direction to break out.
"Retreat immediately and break out the way you came." He made a decisive decision. He couldn't fight. If he fought again, he would have to answer here.
Woohoo! The sound of the horn sounded. The fighting cavalry turned their heads in surprise. They were eager to kill, but it seemed that these infantrymen could no longer hold on. At this time, Dab Lai actually asked them to retreat.
The duck you got just flew away. Suddenly, many people felt unhappy.
However, the Qinghai Mongolian army has strict military discipline, which is much better than that in Monan. All the good traditions of Monan have been thrown away. Although they were reluctant, they turned around and left, breaking away from the three large square formations.
Seeing the Mongols retreating, these rookies were all devastated and sat down on the ground crying. It was only then that they felt scared. They didn't know how they survived.
They had lost the ability to pursue any further. One by one, they were lying all over the ground. He didn't care about the blood on the ground and the broken limbs.
The four infantry regiments behind immediately began to trot, past these little losers, and continued to pursue forward. They had to be faster, because these Mongols were on horseback, and they couldn't catch up with them when they ran fast.
Yan Yingyuan did not expect Dabu Lai to be so decisive. Without any hesitation, he led the remaining troops to charge towards him.
Yan Yingyuan's remaining 7,000 men and horses faced more than 5,000 Mongolian cavalry and were immediately beaten back to their original shape. Once they got out of the wall-riding state, they were no match for the Mongols.
After these people broke through the first wave of rushing horses, they directly broke through the defense line of 5,000 infantry behind them. Except for Yan Yingyuan's personal soldiers and the servant camp sent by Yang Fan, they were not dispersed. All other troops were routed.
The Mongols were not reluctant to fight and rushed past.
The Mongols did not stop at all. After leaving more than 700 corpses, they rushed out of the valley and went to the camp outside King Zhao's city.
Yan Yingyuan watched as the encirclement failed. Only then did he realize that the morale and combat effectiveness of this unit were still far behind.
"March to the mouth of the valley and set up camp. Rest for a day first." Yan Yingyuan gave the order.
At this point, since it had been discovered, the raid had no meaning.
He simply stopped covering up. Go directly to the valley entrance to camp and take a rest first.
From the mouth of the valley to Zhao Wangcheng, it is a full thirty miles. They are all Gobi plains. How to march these thirty miles? Without the protection of the mountains, how can the infantry deal with the enemy's cavalry attack? This is the tough question.
After traveling hundreds of miles, it is not easy to get here all the way. Today they defeated another interception by the Mongolian cavalry, killing more than 4,000 people. This was their first major victory. With this battle, they are considered true warriors.
The mountains here are full of black pine forests. It was very convenient for the soldiers to cut down trees, and they quickly set up camp. At this time, it was already night. There was smoke everywhere in the camp, and the fire-headed soldiers had already started cooking.
The camp was filled with the wails of wounded soldiers. Although they killed and injured more than 4,000 Mongolian cavalry today, they achieved a brilliant victory. However, more than 3,000 cavalrymen died and more than 5,000 infantry regiments died. With more than 8,000 casualties, it can only be regarded as a tragic victory.
Of the thirty-six thousand men, there are now twenty-eight thousand men left to fight.
The Mongolian cavalry outside King Zhao's city still has this number. When infantry fights cavalry, the one-to-one numerical comparison is simply a suicide attempt.
While Yan Yingyuan was thinking about a solution, he walked in the military camp accompanied by Chen Qinhu.
At this time, a burst of cheers came from the east, which caught Yan Yingyuan's attention. He and Chen Qinhu walked over and found that the soldiers digging the well had dug out water.
This is the mountain pass. A strong camp must be set up here to guard the army's retreat. If this place is controlled by the Mongols, they will not be able to go back.
To stay here, you must have a water source.
There was a stream flowing through King Zhao's city, so the castle was built there. The surrounding enemies also relied on this creek to provide drinking water and horse water. After all, a large army cannot survive without water. In less than three days, both men and horses will be unable to bear it.
At this time, the wind picked up.
The wind is very strong in the grassland and Gobi because it is open, there is no shelter, and there are no mountains to block it. The wind will get stronger and stronger.
When the wind blows, it will naturally bring sand and dust. Here, Fengsha is actually a pair of twin brothers.
Yan Yingyuan looked at the felled black pine wood, which was sawn into wooden boards and lowered into the well to support the well wall and prevent collapse. Suddenly he had an idea of how to fight the cavalry.
He quickly dipped his finger into the saliva and put it in the wind to test it. Southeast wind, the wind blowing from the sea to the northwest land. Yan Yingyuan immediately understood that this method would work.
Seeing the joy on the commander's face, Chen Qinhu asked: "Commander, you have thought of a way."
"Yes, I have thought of a way. We only need to cut down some thinner pine trees and let the soldiers hold them flat on the outside of the square to create a barrier, similar to the Qi Army's wolf trap. We march holding these pine trees."
Chen Qinhu clapped his hands happily, "Yes, this way the enemy's cavalry will not be able to rush towards us. It will be safe if we march in a square formation like this."
"The branches of these pine trees are used as a protective shield on the outside, and archers and Mongolian cavalry are used on the inside to shoot at each other. The range of the infantry bows we use exceeds their cavalry bows. We take advantage of the shooting."
I have to say, this idea is very good. The first is to use local materials. There are only a lot of pine trees here. As much as you want. The whole pine tree has criss-cross branches, making it really impossible to get close.
"Then after we rest for a day, we will start cutting down the trees. When we are ready, we will rush out. Now Zhao Wangcheng can be saved."
After Dabulai was defeated and retreated, the Mongols never attacked.
Obviously, they are not stupid and would not send cavalry to attack a mountain pass with favorable terrain.
They were waiting for the army to come out of the mountain pass and onto the plain. Since they are reinforcements coming to rescue, they will inevitably come to the city. During this distance, they would definitely have to march on the plains.
At that time, it will be the best time to attack them.
They didn't move, and neither did Yan Yingyuan.
This war has exposed many problems, and we must sum up our experiences and lessons as soon as possible. There were many wounded soldiers, the soldiers were tired and needed rest.
After resting for a day, Yan Yingyuan felt that the effect was not good, so he continued to rest.
In the past few days, Yan Yingyuan began to talk about merit and reward him. The reward for beheading was immediately distributed. He deeply knows that soldiers come here for money. It has nothing to do with whether you are loyal to Ming Dynasty or not.
After three days, the trees were ready. After Yan Yingyuan reorganized the troops, with a wave of his hand, the army left 3,000 people to guard the village, and the rest of the army set off and headed straight for King Zhao City.
