"bomb!"
Seeing the surrounding Song knights constantly falling off their horses and the cavalry formation becoming sparse, Cao Youwan's eyes were bloodshot and he roared at the top of his lungs.
Once the Mongol army breaks through the defense line, not only will the victory in the Hanzhong War be completely defeated, but also how many soldiers will be killed or injured?
If he loses again, what will the emperor think of him, and how can he make meritorious deeds?
The knights of the Song Army, covered with shields, lit the thunderbolts one after another and threw them towards the densely populated area of the Mongolian cavalry.
At the same time, there were many Song and Mongolian knights, and both sides fired arrows at each other to kill each other.
The sky-shaking thunder exploded incessantly, people flipped over, and flesh and blood flew everywhere. Some horses were frightened and fled, running rampant, being knocked over by the cavalry group, or running away in fright, causing a commotion in the Mongolian cavalry formation. The broken iron pieces flew wildly, killing and injuring countless Mongolian knights. Even some Song army cavalry were affected and knocked off their horses.
The Mongolian army's arrow rain came one after another. The Song army's cavalry formation fell over, and the cavalry formation became more loose. The Song army's knights were not afraid of casualties, but continued to fire arrows, and continued to hit thunder, risking their lives to kill, and everyone was red. Eye.
The soldiers around him were constantly being killed and injured. Cao Youwan was furious. He opened and closed the long sword in his hand like crazy. He received countless blows on his body, and his men and horses were all covered in bright red. He collided with a group of Mongolian knights, and the two sides smashed and stabbed each other with sticks and spears. Cao Youwandeng was immediately overturned and fell off his horse.
"Cao Erlang!"
Thousands of Cao's friends fell on their backs, and in the crowd of thousands of troops, Wang Jian saw it clearly, his face immediately changed, and he cried out.
Cao Youwan, the brave champion of the three armies, is gone!
The Song knights were frightened and rushed forward crazily. The Mongolian cavalry retreated slightly. Cao Youwan had already rolled up from the ground and slashed wildly with his heavy sword. Several Mongolian horses around him fell to the ground with a crash. Cao Youwan fell to the ground again. With one knife, he chopped down the Mongolian knight in front of him and climbed onto the opponent's horse.
The morale of the Song army was greatly boosted, and they rushed forward, embracing Cao Youwan, who was covered in blood, like a murderer, and struggled forward.
Seeing Cao Youwan remounting his horse and riding from left to right in the sea, Wang Jian was stunned for a moment, then regained his composure and immediately passed on the order.
"Gao Hu, you lead the Chinese cavalry to help Cao Youwan! We cannot let the Tatar army break through the Yangzhou defense line!"
"General, the Chinese cavalry is out to attack, but there are no cavalry left in the formation!"
Gao Hu was frightened. There are only 600 cavalry in the cavalry battalion, which is used to protect the commander. Are you risking your life if you go all-in now?
"The left wing has been breached, everything is over! Go quickly!"
Wang Jian was furious, but Gao Hu did not dare to neglect. He led the Chinese army's 600 cavalry and rushed out of the Chinese army's formation, rushing towards the Mongolian cavalry running wildly in front of the Song army's left wing formation.
The Mongolian cavalry was densely packed, with tens of thousands of cavalry rolling forward, and it seemed that it was about to engulf the Song army's sparse cavalry, and the Song army's cavalry formation defense line was in danger. As Gao Hu's cavalry rushed in, the fury of the Mongolian cavalry was slightly calmed, but they were still unable to withstand the opponent's advance.
"Brothers, see you in the next life!"
"See you in the next life!"
"Brothers, see you at the Martyrs' Shrine!"
Some Song Army cavalry howled, divided into various directions, and ran towards the densely packed Mongolian cavalry formation. They hugged the horse's neck tightly, and just clamped their legs on the horse's belly. Their bodies were immediately covered with smoking thunder. Facing the frenzied Mongolian cavalry, they chose to charge into battle and perish together.
The thunders used by the cavalry of the Song Army had short and long fuses, and the long ones could be cut short at any time. The thunders carried by these cavalry had longer fuses to prepare for emergencies.
The Song Army cavalry roared and ran towards them. The Mongolian cavalry looked frightened, but the cavalry formation was crowded and they had no way to retreat or escape. They fired arrows desperately, and some Song Army cavalrymen and their horses were captured. Shot down, the exploded pieces of flesh from the men and horses flew away. Some Song troops rushed into the surging Mongolian cavalry formation. Earth-shaking thunder sounded one after another. Pieces of meat and viscera flew in the sky. Countless Mongolian cavalry were blown off their horses.
In the Song Army's formation, the officers and soldiers of the Song Army witnessed this heroic scene. Everyone's eyes were red, and many people shed tears.
"Why are you dazed? Shoot for me..."
Gao Guoshou shouted loudly, with tears filling his eyes and choking for a while.
So many colleagues who got along day and night just left without hesitation.
Fierce collisions, rain of arrows all over the sky, thunderous explosions, layers of corpses of men and horses on the ground, blood flowing into the Han River, red water ripples, the forward frenzy of the Mongolian cavalry was delayed by the Song army.
"Rush over!"
Torre was distraught and ordered the entire army to move forward.
He could see clearly that a group of Mongolian cavalry had overwhelmed the Song cavalry on the opposite side. Violent explosions sounded continuously, shattering the Mongolian cavalry formation into pieces. Apparently it was the Song Army cavalry who lit the thunder, and there was more than one person.
At the critical moment of life and death, the soldiers of the Song Army chose to die together without flinching or leaving any escape route for each other.
In the tragic charge, the Song Army's cavalry formation lost at least half of it. Under the attack of the Mongolian cavalry, the Song Army's cavalry defense line was crumbling, but the Song Army still fought to the death. A fresh battalion of Song Army cavalry from behind joined in again.
Seeing the Song Army's infantry slowing down, small cannons were set up on the hills of corpses. The Song Army's gunners began to load ammunition. Torre was frightened and couldn't help but feel in a trance.
Such a powerful Song army was dying one after another. Why could they not break and escape?
What was the reason that made them choose to die together, being blown to death with no body intact and flesh and blood flying everywhere?
The Song army could not be made to surrender in field battles, so why did the Mongolian Empire make the Song people lower their heads?
"Marshal, the pursuers of the Song Army are coming!"
Liu Heima came over with a anxious look on his face.
Torre was startled. He looked back and saw that among the Song Army reinforcements coming from the direction of Hanzhong, countless Song Army cavalry gathered. The Song Army generals were shouting loudly, as if conveying military orders. In the rush of the Song Army's infantry formation, artillery carts were pushed out one after another. The Song Army's artillery seemed to be loading ammunition as they marched.
Looking at the battlefield on the right wing of the Song army, the sound of artillery was loud, and the thunder and thunder exploded continuously. Both sides of Song and Mongolia suffered many casualties, and corpses were scattered all over the field. Because the right wing was mountainous and the terrain was dangerous, the Subutai cavalry had to change into infantry and brave artillery fire. But it seemed that for a while, Subu Tai's troops could not break through the Song Army's defense line.
On the left side of the Song Army's formation, the Song and Mongolian cavalry were fighting in a melee. The Song Army's cavalry was crazy and full of fighting spirit, and the Song Army's artillery was wreaking havoc. Without half an hour, it would be difficult to break through the Song Army's defense line.
Even if the Song Army's cavalry was defeated, there was still the Song Army's large formation and artillery behind them.
"Marshal, what should I do?"
Liu Heima was so anxious that sweat broke out on his forehead.
"Marshal! Marshal! Yuan..."
Liu Heima yelled several times and had no choice but to raise his voice. Only then did Torre wake up from a dream and come out of his meditation.
"Send...order to withdraw troops...to the north!"
Torre, who had experienced countless fierce battles and had a heart of stone, seemed to have a hint of panic in his words. He looked lonely, lowered his head and rode north.
"To the north?"
Liu Heima was stunned for a moment, then hurriedly rode to follow.
To the north? Regardless of whether they want to detour westward or not, the Mongolian army will retreat to Shaanxi via the plank road or mountain road from Hanzhong to Guanzhong.
The plank road is difficult and dangerous, the mountain road is rugged, and the army is crowded and retreating north. Isn't this being wantonly pursued by the Song army?
He glanced at the Yangzhou defense line to the east. It was in danger, but it was as solid as a rock and could not be shaken.
Yangzhou Defense Line, Song Army’s right-wing mountain position.
The horns of the Mongolian army sounded and the drums beat loudly in the Mongolian army formation. Subotai watched the Mongolian troops on the hillside advancing in batches, failing in batches and suffering heavy casualties. He couldn't help but feel heartbroken and anxious.
A few days ago, when they attacked the Song Army's right-wing mountain position, most of the Han Army suffered casualties. Now when they attacked the mountain, the Mongolian cavalry had to dismount and fight on foot. They sacrificed their own strengths to attack their advantage, and the casualties suddenly increased. Fortunately, the Mongolian soldiers were tough and tenacious, and they fought the Song army to the death. The two sides fought hard, but the Mongolian army could never occupy the mountains.
The Mongolian army formation behind him was filled with seriously injured Mongolian soldiers. Every commander and centurion had minor injuries and serious injuries. Everyone was stained with blood on the battlefield. Many people were seriously injured. The tragedy was unbearable to look at.
The Mongolian cavalry fought in the north and south, east and west. They fought for more than 20 years, but they did not suffer as many losses as they did in Hanzhong.
The soldiers of the Song army were well-trained and had ferocious firearms. This made Subotai temporarily in a daze and couldn't help but think of the battle in Lingzhou in Xixia five years ago. It was under Lingzhou City that the Mongolian army suffered heavy losses. Not only did they fail to break the city and destroy Xixia, they also made Genghis Khan seriously ill and had to withdraw in a hurry.
Today's situation is even more dangerous, and it can be said to be a critical moment as it affects the life and death of the Mongolian West Route Army. Song Army reinforcements will arrive at any time. If the Yangzhou defense line cannot be penetrated, the entire army may be trapped here.
At this moment, on the mountains, the Song and Mongolia sides were locked in a fierce battle. Firearms, feather arrows and other medium and long-range weapons were no longer available, and they were engaged in brutal close combat. Every moment was dripping with blood, and the world was separated forever.
The mountain was so steep that the Mongolian cavalry had to dismount and fight on foot with the Song army. The infantry of the Song Army are all well-trained. Whether they are spearmen or sword and shield bearers, their assassination skills are not inferior at all, especially the sword and shield bearers. Many of them are superb in martial arts and commanding from a high position, forming an effective block against the Mongolian cavalry. .
Compared with the fighting skills of the Song Army's infantry, the Mongolian Army's cavalry was much inferior. They had always used horseback tactics to kill each other, but now they were fighting on foot. Their strength was short, and they could only make up for their shortcomings with bravery, but inevitably there were too many casualties.
Under the warm sun of winter, between the horizons, an hour passed, and a bloody and brutal battle came down. On the right flank of the mountain range of the Song army, a Mongolian army of 10,000 people lost five to six thousand people, and the Song army also suffered losses of three to four thousand. many. Bodies from both sides were piled up and down the mountain. The casualties on both sides were extremely heavy, but no one on either side could give up.
I don't know how long the battle lasted. Suddenly, many Mongolian cavalry came from the west direction. Seeing that they were out of battle formation and in a mess, everyone looked frightened. It seemed that the battle was not going well.
"Isn't this Kuo Duan's subordinate?"
Commander Chawuer screamed in surprise.
While Subotai and others were astonished, the Mongolian remnants of the knights arrived one after another. The commander in the tower was frightened and asked in a trembling voice.
"What... happened? Where is Kuo... Duan?"
The Mongolian Army's right-wing Torre Division was fighting with the Song Army's cavalry. These Mongolian cavalry chose to report to Subutai on the left-wing.
"Kuao Duan was killed in battle, and there were only a few hundred cavalry left. The Song army had a hundred thousand troops, and all the soldiers had to withdraw!"
The knight dismounted and knelt down to report, and all the generals in the tower were shocked.
First, there were 10,000 soldiers from Yanzhu'er, then 5,000 elite troops from Kuoduan, and 15,000 Mongolian warriors. They were all lost in this way. The Song army's 100,000-strong army came with bad intentions. Judging from their posture, they wanted to attack from the east and west and defeat the Mongolian army on the west route in one fell swoop.
"You worthless piece of shit, what use do you have?"
Commander Chawuer waved his riding whip and whipped the knight in a gesture. He glanced at Subotai secretly, but the latter remained silent.
"Don't back down yet!"
Tali shouted back the knight, looked to the west, and said softly:
"Subotai, the Song army will probably catch up."
To the west, the Song Army's rangers arrived one after another. It would not take long for most of the Song Army's reinforcements to arrive.
When the horn sound of withdrawing troops came, Tali and other generals couldn't help but be startled. He looked to the south and saw that the Mongolian army on the right wing was rushing northward like a tide. It seemed that the withdrawal direction was towards the Zhongnan Mountains in the north.
It seemed that the Song Army's Yangzhou defense line could not be broken, so Torre chose to withdraw his troops.
Rather than withdrawing troops, it is better to say...escape.
Looking at the sky to the west, countless fine cavalry of the Song Army filled the sky, with smoke and dust billowing towards the Mongolian cavalry.
"This... I'm afraid there must be tens of thousands of riders!"
Chawu'er exclaimed, and all the Mongolian generals were surprised.
When did the Song people, who lacked war horses, have so many cavalry?
With so many Song cavalry, how many could the Mongolian army escape?
"The Song Army occupied Hexi. For so many years, there were always tens of thousands of war horses."
Tali looked ugly. They are fighting this war according to their own imagination. Don't you know that the current situation has changed and it has already changed beyond recognition.
All the generals were dumbfounded, and Subutai was also in despair.
It was originally thought that the Song army had mostly infantry and could go around various plank roads and retreat calmly. Now it seems that the Song Army's cavalry is boundless and can block the road to the west at any time. The situation is far more serious than they imagined.
