Under the banner of the Song Army's central army, Cao Youwen raised his telescope and looked northwest. He saw the Mongolian cavalry regrouped and stood watching. It looked like there were a thousand people.
A mere one or two thousand people slaughtered tens of thousands of people in the Song Dynasty. Four to five thousand people in Qifangguan and Xianrenguan were maimed by them.
"Tatar Policy" hits the nail on the head, but no matter how well written it is, it is difficult to understand the mystery of the book without experiencing actual combat.
The Song army came, and three thousand soldiers formed a large formation. The artillery was dim, and the remaining defeated generals came to join one after another. The number was only a few hundred.
Cao Youwen turned his eyes to the headless corpse in the field and frowned. Needless to say, the Song army was crippled.
"Thank you General for the rescue!"
Ma Zhong was helped up by his subordinates and saluted with clasped fists.
Cao Youwen saw that he was scarred, and he didn't want to lose his military morale, so he could only frown and suppress his anger.
"Ma Zhong, how many soldiers are left in your unit?"
Ma Zhong's eyes were red and he choked up and said.
"General, we sent 2,000 soldiers from Qifang Pass to encounter the Tatar cavalry. Less than 300 or 400 of them were left. Both generals Ma Yi and Wang Ping were killed. The villain is guilty, and I ask the general to punish him."
If Cao Youwen hadn't sent troops to rescue him, I'm afraid his entire army would have been annihilated, and even he would have finished playing.
"Ma Zhong, let me ask you, when the army travels, why don't they bring artillery tanks?"
Cao Youwen's face suddenly darkened.
The massacre of Jiezhou was a roundabout tactic of the Mongolian army and was an oversight. But if you go out into the city without an artillery carriage, you are violating military orders and bringing your own destruction.
"General, the road from Qifangguan to Langao Town is not easy to walk on. The villain was afraid that rescue would be late, so he left all the heavy artillery behind the pass."
Ma Zhong said awkwardly, his voice much lower.
On the one hand, they were anxious for rescue. More importantly, they were accustomed to the old fighting methods and did not expect the Mongolian army to be so ferocious.
"Commander Oima, go down and heal your wounds."
Cao Youwen waved to the sergeant, and Ma Zhong was helped down with his head downcast.
"Bring Cheng Xin up."
Cheng Xin came up, lowered his head and did not dare to say anything. Cao Youwen remained calm and understated.
"General Cheng, I would like to ask, how many soldiers are left in your Xianren Pass?"
As the deputy capital commander of Lizhou West Road, Cheng Xin was in charge of the defense of Dashan Pass, Qifang Pass and Xianren Pass. Ma Zhong was also controlled by Cheng Xin.
Needless to say, it must have been Cheng Xin's repeated urging that led Ma Zhong to rush with his troops.
"General, this villain has... sinned. General, please punish..."
Cheng Xin's face turned red and he hesitated.
It was he who believed that the Mongolian army was vulnerable and was eager for success. He hurriedly led the army to fight, so that more than 2,000 Song army soldiers under his command became victims.
Afterwards, he escaped from the battlefield again. This crime cannot be escaped. I don't know what this young Shangguan will do with him.
"General Cheng, tell me, if you run away from battle, what should I do to you?"
Cao Youwen said softly, with a smile on his lips.
"General, the villain did it as a last resort to preserve his strength. The general is aware of this."
Cheng Xinxin was shocked and still quibbling.
"Take it!"
Cao Youwen suddenly turned serious and shouted sharply.
The guards on both sides stepped forward, pulled Cheng Xin off his horse and pushed him to the ground.
"General, what are you going to do? You can't just kill the donkey!"
Cheng Xin shouted loudly, struggling to stand up.
"Slaying the mill and killing the donkey? Do you really think you have great merit? Are you worthy of it?"
Cao Youwen's face turned livid and he shouted coldly.
"Cheng Xin, as the deputy commander of Lizhou West Road, you led the troops incompetently and escaped before the battle, causing almost the entire army to be wiped out. Military law cannot tolerate it. How can I tolerate you? I am engaged in military law today in front of this formation! "
Cao Youwen shouted angrily, and Wang Jian and other close confidants of Cheng Xin's tribe next to him were frightened.
During the Song Army's battles, there were many generals who fled before the battle. They often lost their posts and rarely killed them directly, let alone Cheng Xin, a veteran general in the army and deputy commander of the Lizhou Rongsi.
Cao Youwen was so simple and crude, so he wasn't worried about causing a mutiny in the army?
"Cao Youwen, you dare to kill me? I have been at the border for more than ten years, and I have worked hard without any merit. You can't kill me!"
Cheng Xin shouted loudly and struggled desperately, but was knocked to the ground by the sergeant and pinned down.
Cheng Xin's old subordinates looked at each other, but no one dared to say a word.
Cheng Xin escaped from the battlefield and was the principal offender, but they were actually accomplices. At this time, anyone who dares to speak for Cheng Xin may be killed.
"Cao Youwen, you can't kill me! Don't kill..."
The sword and shield hand stepped forward and slashed hard. Cheng Xin's words suddenly stopped. Douda's head fell to the ground, and blood spilled all over the ground.
The generals around him were all horrified.
"Brothers, have you seen it? This is the fate of escaping from battle! If anyone dares to do it again, this is the fate of him!"
Cao Youwen shouted loudly, and all the troops were in awe.
The deputy capital commander of Lizhou West Road is in charge of the three border passes, Dashan Pass, Qifang Pass and Xianren Pass, and he will kill them whenever he says.
This young military commander is ruthless, decisive and frightening.
"Brothers, there is an army of Tatars on the opposite side. Let's go forward together and destroy them!"
Cao Youwen pointed at the Mongolian army opposite and shouted angrily.
"Destroy them!"
"Fuck him!"
It was the young officers from the martial arts hall who scrambled to shout angrily.
Serve the country and the people, sacrifice your life to be a benevolent person. Jinling's famous saying about martial arts is engraved in these guys' bones.
"Okay! Brothers, come forward with me and destroy them!"
Cao You heard the order and the Song army marched forward in formation, approaching the Mongolian cavalry.
The Song army rolled forward, floods poured down the ground, and the Mongolian knights in the cavalry formation made a commotion.
They had always attacked each other recklessly and did whatever they wanted, but no one expected that the Song Army would come straight towards them.
In the Mongolian cavalry formation, two warriors rode forward and headed straight for the Song army. Their horses kept stopping until they were twenty or thirty steps in front of the Song army's formation before they stopped.
"General Song, don't you want to make peace with my army? How dare you use force against our army? Aren't you afraid of being massacred?"
The same messenger, almost the same words, the same domineering and arrogant attitude.
"Slaughter the people of Song Dynasty and kill the officers and soldiers of Song Dynasty. Is this your peace?"
Cao Youwen spoke coldly and pointed to the north.
"Get out of the country quickly and don't hurt any of my people again, otherwise don't blame this general for being ruthless!"
"General Song, don't be so arrogant! I will kill you in the future and leave no trace of you alive!"
The two Mongolian envoys faced each other, said harsh words, and rode away.
"General, why don't you kill these thieves?"
Ma Zhong on the side became anxious.
"The Tatar cavalry come and go like the wind, and our army has mostly infantry. It is difficult to deal with the opponent for a long time in the field."
Cao Youwen whispered, with helplessness in his words.
The entire Shukou defense area only has 5,000 cavalry, and they have to be divided into two major armies, Lizhou West Road and Lizhou East Road. For example, Mianzhou City only has five or six hundred cavalry, which is better than nothing when it comes to field battles.
The lack of war horses has always been a worry for the Song Dynasty's border troops. There are at least thousands of Mongolian cavalry on the opposite side. Without the support of a large number of cavalry, there is nothing they can do about the Mongolian cavalry on the opposite side.
"General, we have artillery and thunder, and we can supply supplies everywhere. Even if the Tatar cavalry comes and goes like the wind, there is nothing to fear!"
Ma Zhong said it bitterly. His men suffered heavy losses, and he hated the Mongolian army in his heart, and just wanted to make amends.
"There is nothing to fear now, but it will be hard to say in the future."
Cao Youwen didn't care about Ma Zhong's presumption.
The Tatar army did not know the power of firearms, so they suffered a big loss. Once the opponent uses a combination of infantry and cavalry and has a weapon to attack the city, the battle will be difficult to win.
"General, look over there!"
Following the direction pointed by the sergeant, several horses galloped over. The knights of the Song Army on horseback arrived, rolled their saddles and dismounted, and stepped forward to report.
"Du Tong, Xihe Prefecture encountered a large Tatar army. Our army defeated their army and killed more than 1,400 horsemen. General Lu specially ordered us to report and let Mianzhou City prepare!"
All the generals were excited, but Cao You was unmoved. He pointed his whip at the Mongolian cavalry in the distance and shouted loudly.
"Brothers, work harder and drive these guys out of Song Dynasty!"
This is great news for the northwest frontier army, and they can finally give an explanation to the emperor.
The Song army's momentum was like a rainbow, and the army rolled forward. The Mongolian cavalry looked left and right, finally turned their horses' heads, and headed north one after another.
They won't do anything like suffering a loss or getting beaten.
The Mongolian army rolled northward, and the Song army chased them for hundreds of miles, and did not stop until they reached the border of Tianshui Army.
"The Tatar army is domineering and good at fighting. They will definitely retaliate. Maybe they will come back to take revenge."
Wang Jian said softly.
"I'm not afraid he won't come."
Cao Youwen said softly without changing his expression.
The success or failure of field battles is unpredictable, but if you don't get it in city defense battles and position battles, you can make up for your mistakes.
Chawuer led the Mongolian army out of the Tianshui Army and rested on the bank of the Wei River, waiting for an opportunity to retaliate.
Hundreds of horses were lost, and this revenge must be avenged, otherwise there is no way to explain to Subotai.
"Zhenhai's army has arrived!"
When the sergeant came to report, Chaul couldn't help but feel refreshed.
He lost more than 500 cavalry, the two armies merged, and more than 3,000 soldiers were able to attack at will again.
"Zhenhai, why do you only have these few people left? Where are the others?"
When the two met, Chaul was dumbfounded.
Looking at the remaining defeated generals of the Zhenhai Department, it seems that there are only four to five hundred light cavalry and almost no heavy cavalry.
Couldn't this be a separate raid?
"Forget it. When attacking Xihe Prefecture, the Song army's firearms were too powerful and tempted me to take the bait. The other warriors are gone."
Zhenhai was lost and his answer was weak.
Chawu'er was stunned and speechless for a long time.
Zhenhai lost so many riders, it was almost like they were crippled. With Subutai's temper and coldness, Zhenhai will have to shed his skin even if he doesn't die.
Since the Song Army has such powerful firearms, is it necessary for him to take another risk in the Song Kingdom?
If he suffered as many casualties as the Zhenhai Department, wouldn't he...
"Chaul, think of a way and see what I should do!"
Zhenhai felt pitiful and asked Chawuer for help.
"We can no longer fight against the Song Army. If we lose more troops, Subotai will not spare us!"
Chawu'er was frightened. He thought for a moment and said hesitantly:
"How about we go to Gold Realm to plunder them. These people don't have firearms. Let's plunder them and give them to Subotai. Maybe he can spare us."
Zhenhai, who was usually unruly and unruly, actually had times when he was groveling, which made him surprised and sad.
"Chaul, you have a bright mind, so I'll just listen to you."
Zhenhai's words were full of helplessness.
This trip to Song Dynasty was really like a nightmare.
