In fact, the Mongolian army was the master of stratagem. The harsh environment of the Mongolian plateau made them tough and cunning.
Due to lack of food, they often need to hunt to obtain survival resources. Generations of battles of wits and courage with wild beasts have formed the innate combat skills of Mongolian soldiers.
In their view, war is also a kind of hunting, but the prey becomes humans. The use of stratagem to obtain spoils such as land, property, women, and slaves at the minimum cost is obviously a priority.
In fact, during the siege of Hengyuan Fort, the Mongolian army had always made many tricks, but they did not succeed.
For example, due to the heat, some people in the Mongolian military camp began to suffer from vomiting and diarrhea. They tried to carry the deceased to the mountains, but were driven back by artillery fire.
The secret agent Huoli also sent spies to sneak into the mountains at night to destroy, but they were discovered in front of Wanjiabao. He also considered the plan of attacking floods with fire, but gave up because he did not meet the conditions.
Zhu Zhuer's plan was to send a small force over the mountain to sneak attack the rear of the Perak Army. This is to imitate Deng Ai during the Three Kingdoms period, bypassing Jianmen Pass and sneaking into Shu from Yinping Road.
How could the conspirator Huoli and other Mongolian generals not know about this? When it comes to roundabout attacks, the Mongols can be called masters.
The Mongolian army relied on the mobility of the cavalry to often carry out long-distance raids within the enemy's territory, and was a master of deep penetration.
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"Borrowing the Road" the Southern Song Dynasty severely damaged the Jin Kingdom. In the process of attacking the Southern Song Dynasty, the Mongolian army even passed through the Fan area with harsh climate and steep terrain several times to destroy the Dali Kingdom, forming an encirclement of the Southern Song Dynasty.
Mengge Khan focused his strategy on the Sichuan battlefield in order to bypass the heavily fortified Jinghu and Lianghuai battlefields and go down the river to the hinterland of the Southern Song Dynasty to drink in Lin'an.
Of course, Secret Master Huoli also considered using it against the Pili Army.
The "Hanfu" plan was used, but the Jiguan Mountain in the hinterland of the Perak Army was extremely steep and had deep forests and dense grass, making it impossible to march at all.
And even if they enter the mountains, it is obviously impossible to reach Wanjiaping, where the Perak Army headquarters is located, through Wanjiabao.
I heard that Wanjiabao's garrison was much smaller than that of Hengyuan Fort, but its terrain was easier to defend and harder to attack. It was obviously not something that a lightly armed partial division could conquer.
"Sir, the Pili Army only relies on firearms. Although there are dozens of villages in Jiguan Mountain, the only ones that can produce firearms are Wanjiaping and Liuliba. This Jiguan Mountain is back to back with Heming Mountain where the villain lives all year round. . My men said that there is a small road leading to Liuliba. Although the road is extremely dangerous, you can still give it a try." Zhu Zhu'er said, "Huo Li, who has seen the secret, cannot deny it."
If it were an ordinary attack, Secret Man Huoli would definitely reject this suggestion. This sneak attack seems reliable but is actually very risky.
But the situation is stronger than the people. The Mongolian army currently has no good strategy for Hengyuan Fort, and the only method they can use is digging tunnels.
Not to mention that the defenders of Yokoyuan Fort must have a way to deal with it. It would take more than half a month to dig the tunnel into the fort.
Even if Hengyuan Fort is successfully captured, Wanjia Fort in the mountains is still a tough nut to crack. When he is helpless, the secret man Huo Li is as if he has found a treasure in Zhu Zhuer's plan, just like a drowning man encountering a floating straw, he must grab it no matter what to see if it can save his life.
The secret agent Huoli ordered the elite troops to be drawn from the army, led by Zhu Zhuer to act according to the plan. In terms of the scale of the sneak attack on the partial division, Mi Zhehuo had hesitation. The number was small and the strength was weak. Even if the sneak attack was successful, it would be quickly counterattacked and it would not have any effect on the war.
When there are more people and more movement, it is difficult to hide your whereabouts. Let the opponent be prepared, and then the sneak attack will turn into a frontal attack.
After many considerations, he decided to deploy 500 elite combat troops. Among these 500 people were 100 Mongolian archers, 100 Mongolian Han troops, 200 new vassals and 100 strong civilians.
Needless to say, the Mongolian soldiers were brave and good at fighting. The two hundred new auxiliary troops were also selected from thousands of elites who were good at mountain warfare. Their combat power was not inferior to the Mongolian archers and the Mongolian Han army.
As for the one hundred civilian men, they were used to help open roads and carry heavy loads to preserve the combat effectiveness of the soldiers.
Zhu Zhuer led the people to Dayi City first, and then turned from Dayi City to Heming Mountain. Although this journey was two hundred miles, it only took three days.
In addition to the smooth roads, it was also because they were all on horseback. The newly attached soldiers and civilians did not know how to ride horses, so the Mongols selected many docile mules and horses for them to ride on, and they were tightly tied to the saddles to prevent them from falling off the horses.
When they reached Heming Mountain, the road became increasingly difficult. Zhu Zhuer sent someone to send the horses back, and then he led the people and started heading towards Jiguan Mountain.
Since the original trail has been desolate for a long time, the guides who lead the way often get lost, often go astray or even end up on a cliff with no path.
It’s summer and the trees are in full bloom, so we need to move forward while clearing wasteland. The peasants worked hard to cut down the roads with their knives. They had to break several knives in a day before they could barely cut out a road that could only accommodate one person.
In addition, the road was dangerous and there were venomous snakes and leeches along the way. Therefore, the team of 500 people could only cover a few miles a day, and only covered half of the distance in three days.
What's more serious is the supply problem. The food is enough, but the key is that the water consumption is too high. The Mongols and the Mongolian Han army both lived in the cool north and could not stand the hot and humid climate.
They walked through the airtight woods, their bodies soaked with sweat, and drank water like cattle. They drank all the water in just one go, and had to send people to the mountain streams to get water.
What's even worse is that during the day, I marched at high intensity, and at night I was bitten by mosquitoes and couldn't sleep well at all. After three days, many soldiers were exhausted and their eyes were wandering. Many others were weak and even collapsed due to heat stroke and diarrhea after drinking unboiled water.
Seeing this situation, Zhu Zhuer asked the Mongolian centurion who was accompanying him to return the same route with the soldiers who were not acclimated to the local environment.
Just by walking away, nearly half of the people were gone. He counted the number of people and found that there were now 140 new vassals and 80 civilians left, as well as more than 40 Mongolian soldiers.
After the number of people was reduced, the marching speed increased a lot. Two days later, Zhu Zhuer and his 260 men arrived at a mountain stream.
After crossing this stream and climbing over a mountain, we can reach the boundary of Liuliba tomorrow. It was the afternoon when the sun was shining brightly. Zhu Zhuer and his gang had been walking through the airtight dense forest for most of the day. They were already unbearably thirsty and hot. When they saw the cool stream at the bottom of the ditch, they jumped wherever they could hold on. Into the stream.
While they were drinking, many iron lumps flew down from the dense forest above the stream. The sharp-eyed soldiers saw these iron lumps falling and ran away while exclaiming.
At this time, Zhu Zhuer, like most of the soldiers, was immersed in drinking water. When they raised their heads and saw clearly that the fallen thing was a grenade, they all ran away, but they couldn't make it in time.
After a series of violent explosions, the entire creek was shrouded in smoke. When the smoke dissipated, the bottom of the ditch was filled with dead and injured people, and the stream turned red.
The explosion was followed by shouts of killing. Many strong men with knives emerged from the dense forest above the creek and ran towards them.
The Mongolian soldiers who had just eaten a grenade obviously hadn't come to their senses yet. They didn't expect that they would be bombarded by firearms in this barren mountain. They would not resist at this moment, and they were drilling through the forest.
It's just that there are thorns all over the dense forest, so he can't run at all, and he is caught up in a short time. Except for a few resisters who were killed, most of the Mongolian troops were taken prisoner.
