Not many people in the front line of the Mongolian army were injured by stones because the mountain was detonated in advance. When the cliff above the Mongolian army's rear column was detonated, the Mongolian army scout who was walking in the front was about to walk out of the Widow's Cliff section. This made the detonator of the Perak Army mistakenly think that the Mongolian army's brigade had arrived, and he hurriedly lit it. lead. Although the mountain collapsed as planned and the mountain road was blocked, it only covered the team of Mongolian scouts. The front team of the Mongolian army was still a mile away at this time and was not greatly affected. Of course, the two explosions before and after also caused a lot of rocks to fall on the loose mountain of Widow's Cliff, hitting many Mongolian soldiers and horses.
After recovering from the panic, the Mongolian army began to attack the Perak Army. The amount of rockfall produced by the mountain blasting was so large that it was impossible to clear the passage in a short period of time. The only way to escape was to climb over the piles of rocks blocking the road. However, even if the Mongolian army did not kill anyone, it would be very difficult to capture this pile of rocks. The Mongolian army who lost the advantage of horses is not terrible, not to mention the narrow mountain road and narrow attack surface, which can only accommodate a few people. The mountain road is densely covered with uneven rocks. It is not easy to stand firm, and it is even more difficult to attack from the top. As for the specialty of the Mongolian army's bows and arrows, they could not be used on the winding mountain roads with short vision. It was extremely difficult to hit the Perak troops hiding in the rocks. What's more, the muskets and grenades of the Thunderbolt Army are not simple, and the condescending counterattack will only be sharper.
The Mongolian cavalry is invincible in the world, but it is only in the plains. They are weak chickens when they dismount and fight on foot. At this moment, they don't seem to be fighting, but they are killing people in waves. The attacking Mongolian troops armed with knives and shields had not yet climbed to the top of the stone pile, but they all rolled down to the bottom of the rocky slope under the influence of muskets, grenades and short spears. The Mongolian troops covering behind them would be fired back by muskets as soon as they bent their bows and nocked arrows. Although the arrows they fired were powerful, they were either blocked by wooden shields or bounced off by rocks, and only a few of them hit the target. The injured Perak soldiers were immediately carried to the rear, and their defensive positions were quickly taken up. Due to the narrow area of attack and defense, the Mongolian army could only adopt the tactics of adding fuel to the fire. The Perak army could also send about ten people to defend on the front line. Therefore, Huang Dagen divided the personnel into several groups and took turns to rest to ensure their physical strength. He also took advantage of the gap to sleep. A short nap.
The battle situation of the Mongolian army's front team was also the same, except that their opponent was not the Perak Army, but the local soldiers from Wei and Mao. Huang Dagen had vowed before the war that he would win this battle. Both officers and soldiers in Wei Mao were dubious, and many people were even ready to grease their feet. But when there were explosions before and after, and after seeing the mountain collapse with their own eyes, they knew that Huang Dagen was not bragging, and they suddenly gained confidence and courage. These native soldiers are born mountain warriors, running and walking on the rocks as if they were walking on flat ground. They thought the soldiers in the guard platoon were clumsy, so they asked for grenades and stood at the front. Faced with the continuous charging of the Mongolian troops, they used shields to block and thrust with spears, driving the Mongolian troops back to put an end to the problem. They rarely used grenades. Because the grenades were too lethal, the Mongolian soldiers who were bombed were either dead or injured, and most of the injured would be disabled, so they would not be sold at a good price. In the eyes of the native soldiers, these Mongolian troops who were unable to advance or retreat were already their property. It is said that these Mongolian soldiers are strong and good at riding, and they will definitely be sold at a good price on the grassland.
Huang Dagen did promise that the Mongolian prisoners would be at the disposal of the two states of Wei and Mao, but he also put forward a condition - the thumb, index finger and ring finger of the right hand must be cut off so that they would not be able to hold a knife and shoot arrows in the future. The Perak Army is in urgent need of labor for road construction and mining, but they do not want Mongolian and Semu prisoners for fear of change. As the saying goes, "Those who are not of my race must have different hearts." These captive alien soldiers are often barbaric, and keeping them will be a disaster. The ethnic policy of the Perak Army is very clear, that is, all ethnic groups are equal. As long as they accept Chinese culture and can speak Chinese, they can become a member of the Perak Army. The political textbook written under the guidance of Ouyang Xuan clearly states that no matter they are Han people, Yi people, Qiang people, or Tibetan people, they all have the same ancestors in ancient times and all originated from the ancient Qiang people. Therefore, there are foreigners in various industries under the rule of the Pili Army. There are also many Yibo and Qiang soldiers in the army, and many of them are also combat cadres and officers.
Wei Maozhou soldiers regarded the besieged Mongolian soldiers as their own, so they divided their attacks into priorities and even began to shout for surrender. It's just that the Mongolian soldiers are not willing to submit easily. They always think highly of themselves and look down on other nations except the Mongols. Now these barbarian soldiers actually want them to kneel down and ask for surrender. It is simply an insult! It's tolerable, but it's intolerable! In anger, the attack became more violent, shooting and wounding several Wei Mao soldiers. But this reckless suicide action also caused the Mongolian army to pile up more corpses under the rubble, so that the gurgling blood made the road slippery. When the Wei Mao soldiers saw that these lustful men were so ignorant, they became angry and began to kill them, which severely weakened the Mongolian army's momentum.
The Mongolian army's charging tactics continued for most of the day, leaving nothing but corpses on the ground. At this moment, the Mongolian army was like a wild beast trapped in a cage, charging and biting wildly, only to be bruised and bloody, and they did not stop until they were exhausted. The sky gradually darkened. In the pre-war arrangements, Huang Dagen specifically emphasized two points. First, it was strictly forbidden to take the initiative to prevent the trapped beasts from fighting. The second is to prevent the Mongolian army from taking advantage of the chaos to attack at night. Huang Dagen's strategy was to trap the Mongolian army at Widow's Cliff and wait for reinforcements to arrive.
According to the news from Fei Ge, Ouyang Xuan has ordered Yu Zhu to lead two battalions of a thousand soldiers to rush over. It's just that there are more than 300 miles of mountain roads from Guankou Village to Widow's Cliff, and they have to carry artillery, but the speed is not fast. It will take at least six days to reach it. And this Mongolian army carried a lot of food and grass with them for long-distance raids. In addition, there were one man and three horses. When they were hungry, they could kill the horses and eat their meat. Naturally, they would not die of hunger. Therefore, the siege strategy can only be adopted.
Sure enough, the Mongolian army launched several sneak attacks at night, but they were all beaten back. At dawn, the Wei Mao soldiers were angry at the Mongolian army's stubbornness and climbed to the top of Widow's Cliff, constantly making noises in an attempt to trigger new rockfalls. However, during the blasting, most of the loose stones had rolled down, and the mountain structure became stable, which in turn eliminated the hidden danger of rockfall on the mountain road. The Wei Mao soldiers were unwilling to give in, and then pushed down many stones. However, the Mongolian troops were scattered on the mountain road that was several miles long. When they saw the stones rolling down, they all ran away, and only a few unlucky ones were hit.
After four days of siege, the Mongolian army, which had been stubbornly fighting back, surrendered. In fact, the Mongolian army trapped on the mountain road still has considerable combat effectiveness. Among these thousand cavalry, in addition to more than 100 people who were killed and injured by falling rocks during the blasting, more than 200 people were killed and injured when the rocks were piled before and after the attack, and there were still more than 600 people with intact hands and feet. These Tanma Red Army troops are indeed the elite of the Mongolian army. They are extremely tough by nature and did not collapse in the face of landslides. The four-day siege did not reduce their combat effectiveness. The reason why they were willing to surrender was because the Wei Mao soldiers promised not to kill them if they surrendered. More importantly, if they didn't surrender, they would have to feed the bastards - the water was already up to their calves.
The Widow's Cliff Road is several meters above the river and is rarely flooded even during flash flood seasons. In fact, the Mongolian army also tried to escape through the river. However, although the few Mongolian soldiers who were hung down by ropes were proficient in water skills, they were overturned by the rapids after entering the water, and were swallowed up by the fast and cold river water in an instant. When the Perak Army exploded, a large number of stones rolled into the river, blocking part of the river channel. The blasting site of the Mongolian army's rear team was okay, only blocking one-third of the river, and did not prevent the river water from flowing downwards. However, at the blasting site of the Mongolian army's front team, 80-90% of the river was blocked by falling rocks, resulting in the collapse of the Widow's Cliff section. The river rose. The water level only rose slowly in the first two days, but starting from the third day, the upstream water flow increased sharply, and the color of the water changed from turquoise to yellow muddy water. On the fourth day, the amount of water was even more alarming, turning the river in the Widow's Cliff section into a barrier lake. Wei Maobing was not surprised by this. They told Huang Dagen that this was because of heavy rain in the upstream area.
