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On this day, a mighty Mongolian army arrived in Chengxian County.
There are about 15,000 Mongol troops in this Mongolian army, and there are about 3,000 direct troops belonging to the Junggar Khanate. The rest of the army are all servants of the Junggar Khanate, including 5,000 Chagatai cavalry, There are 4,500 Yarkand cavalry and more than 2,000 Kazakh cavalry.
Bagan arranged for this army to rush to Zhenning Acropolis to support Gugen, and it was also after careful consideration.
The Mongolian army that is attacking Zhenning Acropolis is mainly composed of direct troops and servants of the Junggar Khanate. If the troops of the Mongolian right-wing tribes are sent to support them, the troops of the Mongolian right-wing tribes may not do their best and may encounter some damage. They would abandon their friendly forces and retreat on their own, leaving the Gu Gen army under Zhenning Guard City to be surrounded and destroyed by the Han people.
Although the Junggar Khanate has dominated the Western Regions and destroyed countless countries over the years, the number of its direct troops is still small after all, so it naturally cannot withstand too much damage. Therefore, Bagan also took great pains when sending troops and generals.
There are three leading generals of this Mongolian army, namely Suhe, the leader of Chagatai, Amul, the leader of Yarkand, and Yasida, the general of Junggar.
It stands to reason that the Chagatai tribe and the Yarkand tribe have more troops, and Suhe and Amul are the generals appointed by Bagan. However, when the three of them are riding on horseback, it is the Junggar general Yasida. Located in the middle, Su He and Amul not only lined up on the left and right, but also deliberately delayed Yasita by half a horse to show that they were taking Yasida as the main driver during this operation.
This is also a helpless matter. As the saying goes, "people have to bow their heads under the eaves." Zhuchagatai and Yarkand have been destroyed by the Junggars, and all their troops have become the servants of the Junggar Khanate. Suhe He and Amulgui were the leaders of the Chagatai and Yarkand tribes. On weekdays, they would secretly accompany him even when they saw a Junggar man. But when they met a Junggar general like Yasida, they were even more inferior.
Since you are willing to become someone else's lackey, you must have the awareness to be regarded as a pig or a dog.
In essence, there is no difference between Su He, Amul and others and Wang Quan in Bagan's eyes. They are all non-human beings, and they can all be sacrificed at critical moments.
Especially during this period, the relationship between the direct army and the servant army of the Junggar Khanate has become increasingly sensitive.
First, the Kazakh leader Heida Abair was beheaded by Bagan himself because of the inability to attack the city. Then the Kazakh troops became cannon fodder for the Mongolian coalition to attack the city of Jiezhou. In these days, when the Mongolian coalition forces attacked the city of Jiezhou, The Kazakh army suffered the most serious damage.
Then, because Jiezhou City was recaptured by He Zhang, the Mongolian coalition lost most of its logistical food and fodder. It has been gradually declining over the past few days, so no matter whether it is Chagatai, Yarkand or Kazakh, the food of all the servant armies has also been lost. It was then halved, but the rations of the direct army of Junggar remained at the original level.
Finally, due to the repeated unfavorable attacks on Zhenning Acropolis, the Mongolian coalition forces naturally complained about each other, and the soldiers also had grievances. The servant armies of various ethnic groups often became the targets of the Junggar direct troops because they were inferior.
In short, a mixture of different forces like the Mongolian Allied Forces is fine when things go smoothly on weekdays. Once it encounters difficulties and crises, all kinds of conflicts will suddenly break out, and everyone will fight against their own will. Little abacus.
In this way, Su He and Amul are both cunning and cunning people. Naturally, they can see clearly. This time they sent the troops not seeking merit but seeking no faults. They took the initiative to hand over power to the Dzungarian general Yasi who was nominally here to assist them. On the surface, they are extremely respectful to Yasida, but only they themselves know what their true thoughts are.
At the same time, Yasida originally felt that he was a head above Su He and Amul. Now that he saw Su He and Amul taking the initiative to give in, he took over the power of the army and became the Mongolian army. The de facto commander of the army.
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However, he said that at a quarter of a second in the morning of that day, the Mongolian army finally arrived at the south bank of Xiaochuan River.
After marching all night, everyone was exhausted.
The whole army paused for a while on the shore, and then Yasida received the information from Tanma, saying that the channel of the Xiaochuan River in front of him was shallow and thin, and the Mongolian army could cross it on horseback.
After hearing the report, Yasida did not hesitate at all. He raised his whip and shouted: "Send the order and let the men cross the river within half an hour. After crossing the river, the whole army will rest on the bank for an hour." .”
After hearing Yasida's order, Amul glanced at the surrounding terrain, a trace of hesitation flashed across his face, and couldn't help but suggest to Yasida: "Master Yasida, I think it's best for us to cross the river before crossing the river. It is better to send out detective horses to investigate the surrounding situation. Although this small river is not a natural chasm, there are several valleys around it. If the Han people hide their troops here and ambush them, we might attack them while we are halfway across the river. You will suffer a loss."
After hearing Su He's suggestion, Yasida's rough face was full of disdain and said: "Chief Su He, since you also know that the creek in front of you is not a natural moat, why should you be cautious? Everywhere in this place of the Han people For dozens of miles, we will encounter several mountains and valleys. If we have to worry about a Han ambush at every place and send out detective horses for detailed investigation, how much time will be wasted? Our army's top priority now is to support Lord Gu Gen under the Zhenning Guard City. , if I follow your approach, wouldn’t it be a delay in fighting? If that’s the case, can you afford the responsibility? "
Amul wanted to say something more, but after seeing Su He winking at him, he finally lowered his head and said, "Master Yasida is right, I am too timid."
After saying that, Amul retreated behind Yasida, but his eyes were full of sinister and flickering.
On the other side, Su He looked attentive, taking the initiative to help Yasida perfect the military orders and constantly urging the army to cross the river as soon as possible.
For the Mongolian coalition, which was all cavalry, the Xiaochuan River was indeed no obstacle. The water was only as deep as a horse's belly, and the vanguard quickly reached the other bank!
At the same time, on Yunluan Mountain three miles south of the Xiaochuan River, Zhao Junchen watched the Mongols' actions with cold eyes.
After about one-third of the Mongolian army arrived on the north bank of Xiaochuan River, Zhao Junchen suddenly raised his hand and said loudly: "Send the order, the entire army will be dispatched, and this Mongolian army must be completely annihilated!"
Following Zhao Junchen's order, Zhao Dali, who had been waiting for a long time, immediately shot the loud arrow in his hand without any hesitation.
"Whoosh~~!"
As the sound of arrows rang out, countless Han border troops suddenly emerged from Yunluan Mountain, which was originally extremely peaceful. They formed a large, dense mass, as if they were covered by endless dark clouds!
Under Zhao Junchen's various methods, the soldiers had a strong fighting spirit and no longer showed the hesitation and cowardice of the past. They all charged towards the Mongolian army on the bank of Xiaochuan River with an indomitable momentum.
"Kill!"
"Kill all the Mongolian Tatars!"
"Come on, boys and men, follow me!"
"The Imperial Envoy has an order. If a Mongolian Tatar is beheaded, he will receive first-class merit and a reward of ten taels of silver. Soldiers, follow me to seize the head!"
At this time, Yasida, Su He, and Amul also began to ride their horses across the river, and arrived at the middle of the Xiaochuan River.
After seeing the sudden attack of the Han army, the three of them were shocked!
In the end, Su He was the first to react, but he didn't bother to ask Yasida for his opinion, and loudly ordered: "It's an ambush by the Han people! The whole army is defending against the enemy! Send the order, and the rear army will send three thousand soldiers and horses to rush over." , disperse the vanguard of the Han army, and never let them rush to the shore! The Chinese army speeds up to cross the river..."
However, before Su He could finish his order, he heard a burst of killing sounds from an unknown valley on the north bank of the Xiaochuan River!
Su He turned around and saw that a large number of Han ambush troops also appeared on the north bank!
This is a flanking attack from both front and back!
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