At dawn, Han Shizhong led his troops back to the Anxi Protectorate, and Yue Hongling led the crowd to greet him.
In front of everyone, Yue Hongling's expression was calm, and Han Shizhong's expression was regretful. Neither of them lost their composure... In other words, neither of them had much hope of catching Kublai Khan.
The other party may have fled with the people after seeing the huge fire.
As long as he got into the desolate Hengduan Mountains, it would be difficult to chase him.
Yue Hongling and others had nothing to say, not to mention that Han Shizhong's cavalry made the most gains and suffered the most damage last night.
In vain, the soldiers and horses of Han Shizhong's army were very familiar with the terrain east of the Anxi Protectorate. The Beiwei cavalry led by him were relatively flexible. Coupled with the initial fighting, they attracted Meng. The real elite of the Yuan Qian Army were attracted by Yue Hongling, and were eventually seriously injured by artillery.
The only regret is that Kublai Khan has not been caught yet.
But it has to be said that after the Mongolian Yuan Dynasty went south, on the east and west battlefields, Han Shizhong's Ministry basically obtained all the gains against the main force of the Mongolian Yuan Dynasty, Wanhu, General Manager and Zhenfu since the war began.
One person's achievements were as much as those of the other four generals combined, and he was basically the one who did it himself.
It is true that talented people emerge from generation to generation, and each generation becomes stronger than the last.
However, the most eye-catching thing about this battle was the eight artillery pieces brought by Yue Hongling. It can be said that they played a decisive role in such a war, and it can also be said that they directly turned the tide of the battle.
Compared with General Han, Di Qing's gains were actually not bad. After all, he was able to fight back against Meng Yuan's two-sided attack with his own army.
It was a pity that Tenggeda saw that the situation was not good and fled with his guards, not even taking care of his own subordinates.
He escaped like this.
Naturally, the other Meng Yuan people were unable to fight to the end, and the generals had all fled. Why should they fight to the end, why should they fight to the end, and for whom did they fight to the end?
My own life is no longer my life?
However, in the final analysis, Di Qing also single-handedly captured five or six thousand Mongolian and Yuan cavalry generals on the battlefield on the east road.
You must know that so far, Xin Qiji and An Zijun have achieved nothing.
Meng Yuan only came to Shuozhou City with troops, but had no intention of attacking Shuozhou.
But having said that, after this battle, Meng Yuan finally realized that Dagan was still the same Dagan.
Not to mention anything else, Di Qing's 50,000 troops swallowed up more than 5,000 Tengeda's cavalry. Han Shizhong directly defeated Kublai Khan's 100,000 troops and fled. On the battlefield, they only suffered more than 20,000 losses. But because of the rout, he was bitten by the troops of Han Shizhong and Yue Hongling.
Even Wang Zhen and Su Lie in Yanzhou got the news about Yue Hongling and rushed to Hengduan Mountain. They captured more than 3,000 yuan. Han Shizhong chased the Meng Yuan cavalry and killed him. It was as simple as shooting at a live target. , in the process of chasing and killing, more than 10,000 were captured.
Such gains are naturally very inspiring.
Without further ado, let’s just say that after Han Shi returned to the Anxi Protectorate, he first met Yue Hongling, and then he couldn’t wait to see the artifact that created a huge fire and made Meng Yuan throw away his armor.
After completing their mission, these artifacts were once again covered with red cloth and wrapped so that they could not be seen clearly, and transported to the capital of the Anxi Protectorate.
"Is this the thing that made such a big noise?"
"It's really an artifact!"
Yue Hongling also looked at the Daqian artillery, her eyes flashing like lightning, and replied: "His Highness asked the general to spend almost a year to build it. It is expensive and requires a lot of consumables. So far, it has been forged. Not much."
Han Shi nodded and couldn't help but stepped forward to touch it and said with emotion: "In the future, with such a powerful weapon, many comrades will die less on the battlefield!"
Looking at the huge cannon bore made of pig iron, as well as two wheels and retainers, it is hard to imagine that such a thing can shoot out the cannonball and then create a huge flame among the enemy. Very powerful.
After admiring the Daqian artillery, the two came to the hall, where the lieutenants were waiting. Yue Hongling said directly: "After this battle, Kublai Khan suffered heavy losses, and the Anxi Protectorate was temporarily saved."
"But Temujin is still behind, and we must still hold on to the Anxi Protectorate."
"If Meng Yuan wants to go south, he must want to occupy this place to provide high-quality horse grass for their war horses."
"Next time, it may not be a hundred thousand troops coming, but probably more."
"Yes." Han Shizhong sighed with emotion as he could not get rid of the huge fire scene in his mind.
"Although there were a lot of gains in this battle, and there were such artifacts that shocked the world and made ghosts cry, Kublai Khan's 100,000 soldiers and horses came with a fierce momentum. They suffered heavy losses overnight, which can be said to be very satisfying."
"But this does not mean that Meng Yuan will no longer go south after this."
"Last night was the first time that the divine weapon was used on the battlefield. It caught Kublai Khan off guard. However, as for the principle of such a magical weapon, anyone who takes the trouble to inquire about it will surely know that the divine weapon uses gunpowder."
"You must know that nowadays, fireworks bangzi has been wandering around the world, often setting off fireworks for rich and powerful people."
"Kublai Khan will not be suspicious if he knows the general principle of the artifact."
"After we calm down, we will still start an uprising."
"Even if they don't go south, we won't go north?"
"To seek peace for all generations, His Highness has great ambitions. How can we not assist His Highness in accomplishing the great cause of world unity?"
Having said this, without waiting for words from the people around him, Han Shizhong bowed directly and said to Yue Hongling: "Commander Yue, I thought that after arranging the wounded soldiers, we would immediately recruit additional Xiang soldiers, militiamen, and Tibetan soldiers to supplement the forbidden army. "
In this battle, Han Shizhong's troops suffered serious losses, losing more than half of his 100,000-strong army.
More than 20,000 soldiers who can still move around are still outside the city, cleaning the battlefield.
Yue Hongling didn't stop them, saying he wanted them to rest and let the Yulin Army soldiers clean up the battlefield.
it's out of the question.
Because doing this is tantamount to grabbing credit.
Yue Hongling didn't bother to do that.
In addition, there were many of their comrades on the battlefield in the east of the city, and it was their turn to collect the corpses and record the nameplates.
These all need to be reported. The battle damage, how many people died, the names of the soldiers who died in the battle, and their registered residences all need to be reported. The Ministry of War must set pensions for distribution.
Yue Hongling also remained calm: "Yes, the recruitment should be carried out immediately. This task can be left to Wei Gong and others."
"You need to settle Long Wuwei's wounded and then train the new recruits."
"The eight artillery pieces will stay in the capital, and the gunners will also stay. You will choose thirty-two people as assistant gunners, and they will learn how to fire the cannons together."
"Your Highness means that in the future, each Forbidden Army will establish a separate battalion called an artillery battalion."
"A Daqian artillery requires four gunners. There are not many Daqian artillery now, but there will definitely be more and more in the future, and it will form a battalion structure, which is almost the same as a thousand households."
When Han Shizhong heard this, he pressed his left hand on the armrest of the chair secretly, but his face calmed down: "So, we will have a lot of artillery in the future?"
