On the south bank of the Yellow River, in Xinhui Prefecture, outside the North City, is the Mongolian army camp.
"Get ready! Fire!"
The Song army's formation was boundless. The Song army commander Lu Yuanting stood in front of the artillery position, facing the Mongolian army camp, with a ferocious look on his face, and roared and shouted angrily.
"Peng! Peng! Peng!"
Amidst the deafening roar, walls of smoke rose into the sky, and hundreds of seven-pound solid iron balls roared into the air, tearing the air, smashing heads and faces, and headed straight for the Mongolian army camp in front of them. The roars continued one after another, and another hundred five-pound solid iron balls flew into the air. The Song Army's artillery position was filled with thick smoke.
"fire!"
The cannons at the front of the Song Army's artillery position were unwilling to be left alone. The fire suddenly appeared, and puffs of thick smoke spewed out from the muzzles. The shotguns shot flat, as fast as meteors, and went straight to the Mongolian camp.
The fence was torn into pieces, and the archery tower was cut off in the middle. It collapsed with a creaking sound, knocking down a group of Mongolian troops and stirring up dust all over the ground.
Countless iron balls flew into the Mongolian camp, bouncing and leaping. On the way, the Mongolian soldiers were covered in blood and flesh, and the injured were screaming on the ground. The iron balls continued to smash down the Mongolian tents. Some horses were hit and screamed and fell to the ground. Others were frightened and ran away, causing riots in the camp.
"continue!"
Lu Yuanting clenched his fists and ordered the artillery to continue firing.
Xinhui Prefecture is close to the Yellow River, and a few miles to the north is the territory of Xixia. It's only three to four hundred miles to go straight to Lingzhou City, the important town in Xixia.
Since the Song army has already occupied Lintao Prefecture and Lanzhou, why not take a step further and take bigger steps.
"General, if we recruit the Tatar army, I'm afraid it will be difficult to fight."
Cao Erxiong, deputy commander of the artillery, shouted loudly while directing the artillery fire.
The intention of the army to occupy Xinhui Prefecture was clear at a glance. In addition to opening up the passage to Xixia, it also meant to remove the threat from the Mongolian army.
The emperor's camp is in Lintao Prefecture in the rear. If the Mongolian troops on the front line of Xinhuizhou and Dingxi are not driven out, how can the emperor's stability be guaranteed?
You know, Genghis Khan's Liupanshan camp is just east of Dingxi.
There are about 10,000 Mongolian troops in the Mongolian camp in front of them, about half of which are cavalry and infantry. The infantry seems to be all Han troops.
Perhaps because the Song Army's 20,000-strong army was attacking, or perhaps because they were worried about a sneak attack from behind by the Jin Army in Xinhuizhou City behind them, the Mongolian army did not go out to fight in the field, but instead stood firm.
Perhaps there is another reason. The Mongolian cavalry from a bitter cold land are not used to fighting in hot weather.
"It's better to recruit them! Your Majesty is stationed in Lintao Prefecture, and there are more than 30,000 troops, and there are 20,000 troops in Dingxi. Even if the Tatar army comes, we just stick to our position and wait for reinforcements. If the reinforcements don't come, just fight them out! There are cannons shaking the sky and thunder, I’m scared!”
Sure enough, Lu Yuanting said loudly, dismissively.
A Mianzhou city defense battle seemed to bring out the spirit of the northwest frontier army.
"General, what should we do about Xinhuizhou City? Do we want to capture it?"
Xinhuizhou City was still under the control of the Jin Army, and the war with the Mongolian army had just begun. Cao Erxiong was already thinking about it.
"What are you thinking about? Fight hard!"
Sure enough, Lu Yuanting glared at Cao Erxiong and scolded him angrily.
Even if Xinhuizhou City could be defeated, he would not do so. What the emperor wants is to open up the passage to Xixia, and just occupy the front line between Lintao Prefecture and Lanzhou. What else do he want to do with the poor places like Xinhuizhou?
Are you just adding burdens and asking for trouble?
"Of course I understand His Majesty's military orders! But seeing these guys still occupying our place makes me feel awkward!"
Cao Erxiong muttered.
"Don't worry! Let's see how many more days they can take over?"
Even the Mongolian cavalry are not afraid. Isn't it easy to deal with these golden soldiers?
The sound of artillery was fierce, and the shells fell into the Mongolian camp like raindrops. The cannonballs broke through the air in a continuous stream. The Mongolian soldiers raised their shields and hid in hiding places and behind parapets to avoid the raging artillery fire of the Song army.
"I'll go to you..."
Lu Yuanting saw it clearly and cursed angrily.
With these Han troops in the Mongolian army, the fortifications were well built and effectively withstood some of the Song army's artillery fire.
"Boom! Tear down all those stables and tents!"
Lu Yuanting roared angrily.
In the Song army's formation, Ma Zhong, who was commanding the infantry, was stunned and frightened.
The artillery fire was so fierce that the Mongolian army suffered heavy casualties and was completely suppressed, with very few chances to counterattack.
In the battle of Langao Town, he went out without an artillery carriage. Wasn't that asking for death?
How could I be so stubborn and stupid?
In the Mongolian camp, the Mongolian generals argued fiercely. Some generals left directly, while others had no choice but to leave.
It seems that the Mongolian army had different opinions on the way of fighting and broke up unhappy.
"General, look!"
The soldiers beside him pointed forward. Ma Zhong raised his telescope and saw countless Mongolian cavalry coming out. In a blink of an eye, they crossed the dilapidated camp wall. Thousands of cavalry rushed forward, with smoke and dust flying, and went straight to the Song army's formation.
The horses' heads are swaying and the cavalry is running wildly. It is boundless and dazzling. Mongolian cavalry rushed in like a tide, and the sight of the Song army officers was filled with chaotic horses.
Under the cover of artillery fire, the infantry could dodge, but the horses became living targets. The Mongolian cavalry did not want to sit still and wait for death, and chose to charge into the formation fearlessly.
Mongolian cavalry dominates the world. When have they ever encountered such humiliation of blindly avoiding and waiting for death?
"Well done! The small cannon is loaded with shotshells! The general's cannon is loaded with medicine balls!"
As Ma Zhong watched, Lu Yuanting's shouts were heartbreaking. The Song Army's gunners were busy and unhurried. They quickly loaded the ammunition, and pointed the muzzle faintly forward.
"Grenadiers! Crossbowmen!"
Ma Zhong calmed down and loudly issued the military order.
The grenadiers were holding thunderbolts, and everyone was ready; the crossbowmen stepped on their crossbows and loaded arrows, looking ahead; the sword and shield bearers in front of the pikemen raised their shields one after another, and the heavy infantry sat on the ground, with their spears on the ground, and their bright spears. His head was like a steel jungle, pointed forward.
"Brother, hold on!"
Feeling the pressure brought by the Mongolian cavalry, Ma Zhong subconsciously trembled.
"General Ma, don't worry, just leave it to me!"
Lu Yuanting laughed, arrogant and arrogant.
As Lu Yuanting spoke, a tide of Mongolian cavalry crossed over the ditch and swept in. For a moment, the sound of iron hoofs sounded, and the ground shook like a violent storm.
"500 steps!"
"400 steps!"
"300 steps!"
"fire!"
"fire!"
Various shouts continued, thunderous noises were earth-shattering, smoke billowed up, and the Song Army's artillery positions were filled with smoke, which was a spectacular sight.
Iron pellets covered the sky and covered the ground, forming a stream of bullets in the air, hitting their heads and faces, and headed straight for the Mongolian cavalry coming towards them.
Ma Zhong suppressed the throbbing in his heart and looked at Lu Yuanting, who was calmly directing the artillery to fire.
Lu Fangweng's descendants are indeed not cowards.
Ma Zhong sighed in his heart, looked around, and shouted sharply.
"Everyone, prepare to challenge!"
The first frontal battle between the Great Song Dynasty and the Great Mongolia began on the bank of the Yellow River.
"spread!"
Mongolian cavalry have been battle-hardened for a long time, and they are all brave and good at fighting. The artillery of the Song Army was fierce. They stretched the distance between each other to avoid the artillery fire of the Song Army, expecting to be in close contact and be killed by arrows.
Thousands of cavalry, with formations several miles long, marched almost parallel to the Song army's formation. The heavy artillery in the Song Army's formation also began to adjust its angle, aiming at the Mongolian cavalry, preparing to kill.
The Song Army's artillery carriage adopts a monorail gun mount, and the gun tail adopts a screw rod to lift and lower. It is very convenient to move the artillery carriage and adjust the angle of the artillery. They completed the artillery position adjustment in an instant, aiming directly at the Mongolian cavalry.
"Puffy!"
There was continuous artillery fire and violent explosions. The Mongolian cavalry that rushed forward was covered by thick artillery fire, and countless people were turned upside down. Many of them fell under their horses and lay in a pool of blood, screaming miserably. Before many people could stand up, the galloping horses trampled them into a pulp.
The distance between the Mongolian cavalry was widened. They tried their best to control the horses they were dismounting. They lay on the horses and mustered up the courage to move forward.
The artillery fire continued, and countless Mongolian cavalry fell down, but there were still countless cavalry who risked their lives and moved forward regardless of their own safety.
"Crossbowmen! Grenadiers!"
Ma Zhong was secretly shocked by the bravery of the Mongolian cavalry and shouted loudly.
What would happen to the Song Army if they encountered such fierce artillery fire?
The Song Army gunners continued to reload ammunition and continued to kill and injure the Mongolian cavalry. The Song Army sword and shield bearers caught up one after another and raised their shields to protect the gunners.
At the same time, the grenadiers and crossbowmen of the Song Army were ready, and everyone was eager to try.
"shoot!"
A hundred steps apart, the Song Army's crossbowmen and the Mongolian Army's cavalry fired separately. Crossbow arrows soared into the sky, and the sky became dark. On both sides of the formation, each fell down.
The distance between the two sides was close, and the Song Army's small artillery fired one after another. The artillery offensive became more fierce, especially the alphabet cannon. One shot could cover a horizontal space of about 60 meters. Hundreds of cannons were fired at the same time. The Mongolian cavalry came galloping to form a cavalry formation. Most of it became sparse in an instant.
The explosions of "Tongtong" continued, and thunderstorms flew into the Mongolian cavalry formation. Waves of smoke and dust flew up, and the number of arrows fired at the Song army's formation was unknowingly reduced.
As the sound of artillery sounded one after another, the Mongolian cavalry fell one by one, and blood and flesh flew across the sky and the earth, like a hail of blood and flesh. Many Mongolian cavalry were beaten to pieces, and their broken limbs were flying in the air. It was extremely terrifying. .
The sparse Mongolian cavalry rushed out of the hail of artillery fire and ran into the jungle of spears of the Song Army's heavy infantry. Several Song soldiers were knocked away. The Mongolian army's horses fell to the ground neighing. The Mongolian cavalry on horseback was stabbed with blood holes all over by the Song Army's spearmen. No one left alive.
"Hold on!"
Lu Yuanting looked ahead, threw away his shield, and directed the gunners to continue loading ammunition.
He didn't believe that the Song army's fierce artillery fire could not deal with a mere few thousand Mongolian cavalry.
"General, the Tatar cavalry... have escaped!"
A gunner pointed at the battlefield ahead and shouted.
Lu Yuanting took a closer look, and sure enough, amid the flying smoke and dust, the Mongolian cavalry turned their horses and retreated backwards.
It seems that the Mongolian cavalry could not bear such tragic casualties and chose to withdraw.
"Want to escape? It's not that easy!"
Lu Yuanting gave an order, and artillery, large and small, fired at the same time. On the way to withdraw, the Mongolian cavalry fell off their horses numerous times.
The Mongolian cavalry fled eastward in panic, and the Mongolian infantry in the camp followed them one after another. The Song Army's artillery continued to bombard, the Song Army's cavalry followed up, fired crossbows and arrows, slashed and stabbed with swords and spears, grenadiers and pikemen caught up one after another, creating a sea of wanton killing.
Countless Mongolian infantry and cavalry fled in panic from the foot of Xinhuizhou City. From the beginning to the end, until the Song army chased them past, the golden soldiers on the city wall remained silent and did not fire a single arrow.
Finally, two hours later, the battle ended. In front of the Mongolian camp, countless Song infantrymen raised their swords and guns high, cheering like thunder, and the mountains roared and the tsunami roared.
"Kill the prisoners! Kill the prisoners! Kill the prisoners!"
Amidst the cheers of the soldiers, Lu Wende rode into the camp. He took a look at the mountains of food and baggage and the groups of horses, and secretly felt relieved.
To the south, Wang Jian led an army of 20,000 to attack the Mongolian camp in Dingxi. Wang Jian also had 5,000 Wei army cavalry under his command, and there was no shortage of horses. Taking Dingxi should not be a problem.
"Brothers, you see, even in a field battle, the Tatar army is not invincible!"
Lu Wende rode his horse up the high slope and shouted loudly from a high place.
"Wan Sheng! Wan Sheng! Wan Sheng!"
The Song army officers and soldiers in the camp cheered in unison, and everyone was excited.
Being able to defeat the legendary invincible Mongolian cavalry is worthy of their pride.
"The enemy troops in Xinhui Prefecture have been repulsed. Our army will be stationed in the Xishou Baotai Military Division in Roulang Mountain to ensure the important military areas along the Yellow River."
Lu Wende looked at Lu Yuanting and the others with firm eyes.
"Lu Yuanting, Cao Erxiong, these captured war horses are enough to transport heavy artillery. Do you know what to do next?"
"General, you mean, across the Yellow River?"
Lu Yuanting and Cao Erxiong were both stunned, and then they suddenly became enlightened.
"Yes, His Majesty's decree is to occupy Yingli, an important town in the Nine Bends of the Yellow River, and to communicate with Lingzhou City as soon as possible. I will give you two five thousand elite soldiers, and you will take all the cavalry with you, and two thousand horses. Can that be done? ?”
There are 13,400 Song Army officers and soldiers guarding the original Xia Army fortress at Roulang Mountain. Even if tens of thousands of Mongolian troops attack, he doesn't care.
Hearing Lu Wende's words, Lu Yuanting and Cao Erxiong both blushed.
"General, remove the word "?" and wait for good news!"
"General, we will definitely fulfill our mission!"
Lu Yuanting and the two men generously accepted the order, and Cao Erxiong was even more excited.
His younger brother Cao Shixiong was in Xixia and occupied Yingli, an important town in Xixia, so that his brother could return as soon as possible.
The night is sultry, the sky is dotted with stars, on the wall of Xinhuizhou, the Song Army camp outside the city is also brightly lit and heavily guarded. Xinhuizhou guard Guo Xiatuo saw this, frowned and remained silent.
"General, are these Song soldiers leaving?"
The deputy general on the side whispered.
Song Jun's army was reloading their trucks with grain and grass and was stewing horse meat. It looked like they were about to leave at dawn.
"These Song soldiers are... very different!"
The governor of Xinhui Prefecture stroked his beard and was filled with emotion.
During the day, they watched the battle between Song and Meng outside the city, but they always closed the city gate and watched from the sidelines.
The strength of the Song Army greatly exceeded the expectations of the Jin Army soldiers.
"The Tatars are on the rise, and the Song Dynasty is rising again. Our country is in turmoil, and our future is uncertain!"
Guo Toad looked at the deep night sky and murmured.
