It’s the twelfth lunar month of winter again.
The twenty-fifth year of Zhenyuan is about to pass.
The war has not stopped yet, but it seems to be coming to an end.
Just like a martial arts competition in the ring, when you are exhausted at the end, you still want to use your last breath to kill the opponent.
Meng Yuan's side has suffered three major defeats.
For the first time, Kublai Khan attacked the Anxi Protectorate, but Yue Hongling, who arrived in time, was beaten and fled with the power of large-scale artillery.
The second time was when Meng Ge attacked Shuozhou, his original intention was to capture the Anbei Protectorate.
But Meng Ge was more ambitious and felt that he could get Ulancha easily and could not show his bravery at all.
Therefore, after Hulagu occupied Ulancha, he ordered a fierce attack on Shuozhou City.
Xin Qiji, who had been prepared for a long time, immediately went out of the city to fight, and Di Qing, who arrived later, also participated.
When the two sides were fighting fiercely, Meng Ge had already sent troops from his camp.
Xiao Yi arrived with Daqian Artillery.
Then with the power of Daqian artillery, Meng Ge was directly killed.
In comparison, Kublai Khan's immediate escape seemed much smarter.
At the very least, he saved his life.
Once Meng Ge died, the army he led was leaderless and became a mess.
The casualties after the victory were almost equal to the casualties during the decisive battle.
Because the fleeing Meng Yuan cavalry directly exposed their backs to the Imperial Guards, they were not interested in fighting and had no comrades to rescue them.
In comparison, the Meng Yuan cavalry actually rarely have any camaraderie. They only care about their own interests, because it is not easy to raise a family.
But the Dagan Forbidden Army is different. They attack together when attacking and retreat together when retreating. They can leave the back to their comrades.
At dawn, Xin Qiji, Di Qing, Zhang Shijie and others rushed to a luxurious courtyard in Shuozhou City again.
This was originally the residence of the defender of Shuozhou City, but now it has become the temporary residence of the prince.
"Where is Your Highness?"
Di Qing and others hurried over, their tone a little hasty.
Lu Chong, the leader of the East Palace Guards in the courtyard, responded: "His Royal Highness is waiting for you in the meeting hall of the East Courtyard."
"plz follow me."
Lu Chong was waiting for Di Qing and others in the front yard, because the battle report from the Anxi Protectorate was not sent until very late last night.
"Your Highness!" Di Qing stepped forward, clasped his fists, and said, "How is the battle situation at the Anxi Protector's Mansion?"
Xiao Yi raised his hand and asked them to sit down first, then said: "You guys take a look."
Lu Chong handed the battle report on the table to Di Qing's hand.
They were watching the battle report.
Xiao Yi said: "Yes, General Yue and General Han are worthy of being our top generals."
"The two of them defeated the many with less, and once again repelled the Meng Yuan cavalry who went to attack the Anxi Protectorate."
"In other words, the day after our side won the victory, the Anxi Protectorate's side also won another victory."
"I believe that the current situation there will also spread to the Meng Yuan Imperial Capital."
"I don't know what Temujin's reaction will be after he finds out."
Xin Qiji joked: "Weichen thinks Temujin might vomit blood and pass out."
"Meng Ge's death must have been a big blow to him."
"At Temujin's age, he must be old and strong now, and he won't be able to live long."
Di Qing also nodded and continued: "One more thing, once Brother Meng dies... the position of the successor to the leader of Meng Yuan will definitely cause disputes."
Xiao Yi smiled and said: "Yes, Brother Meng was originally Temujin's designated successor to the Meng Yuan Kingdom. Now that he is dead, naturally he needs to be replaced."
"At this time, whoever replaces him must have an explanation."
"If there is internal strife in Meng Yuan, it will give us an opportunity to take advantage of it."
Zhang Shijie looked at Xiao Yi who was smiling and said quickly: "Your Highness is wise."
This was the first time he saw the prince of Daqianjian Kingdom. Before, he only heard about his person but never saw his appearance.
When he heard that Da Qian was the crown prince, it was actually when he took office and was stationed in Shuozhou.
It can be considered that he was promoted to two ranks because of this.
Don't underestimate it.
Shuozhou is a key gateway for exchanges with Meng and Yuan. During the year of mutual trade with Meng and Yuan, this gateway of Shuozhou City was definitely very profitable.
Zhang Shijie was naturally grateful to the prince of the prison country.
He himself is also a loyal and brave person, but he didn't want to join forces with Li Yuan at the beginning.
Just a moment.
The soldiers led by the East Palace Guards walked in quickly.
He handed Lu Chong a secret letter.
Lu Chong turned and handed it to Xiao Yi.
After Xiao Yi read it, he gave it to Di Qing.
"Let's see, these are the spies led by the East Palace Guards who followed you in pursuit. They did not pursue Meng Yuan, but followed and inquired about the news. This group of more than 10,000 Meng Yuan cavalry has arrived at Qingshui River."
Xiao Yi waited until Di Qing and others finished reading the battle report, then asked Xin Qiji: "Do you have the confidence to lead the cavalry north to attack and continue to frustrate Meng Yuan's energy?"
Xin Qiji hesitated and did not answer immediately.
Because with the current military strength and the condition of the soldiers, it is actually not easy to send troops at any time.
Di Qing asked: "Your Highness, why don't you defend the city?"
Xiao Yi said directly: "If you don't defend, now it is the Northern Expedition, not Temujin's Southern Expedition."
Di Qing heard this and stopped talking.
Xiao Yi explained: "We finally won three great victories, and defeated Meng Yuan every time. The so-called rumors that Meng Yuan was invincible if he had less than ten thousand men were directly broken by us."
"Nowadays, the defenders of the city will be seen by the Meng Yuan cavalry and appear to be showing weakness. Once they show weakness, the Meng Yuan cavalry will gain confidence and specialize in dealing with internal disputes. Only by constantly putting pressure on them will they panic and If you are confused, you will not calm down, you will not make any plans, you will not be like before, cutting the weeds without eradicating the roots, and the spring breeze will spring up again. For example, it will delay farming affairs, state affairs, and government affairs."
"What's more, it's not impossible to win in a field battle."
After explaining, he looked at Xin Qiji again and asked, "Are you confident?"
Xin Qiji hesitated, then spoke slowly, and said: "I am not afraid of death, nor of war, but with the current strength of the troops and the situation of the soldiers, if we immediately set off northward and face an energetic Mongolian and Yuan cavalry, we will be more or less ….”
Xiao Yi said directly: "Don't worry, we won't leave now, and we won't let the exhausted soldiers continue to go north. They need to cultivate. If they really go, they will die in vain. How can I let them die in vain?" Woolen cloth?"
"The East Palace Guards led 8,000 troops, plus the 3,000 troops stationed in Shuozhou City, for a total of more than 10,000 troops."
"I'm not asking you to fight to the death, but to shock them."
Xin Qiji immediately stood up, bowed and said, "Here."
"Okay, don't wait, don't hesitate. Now the Yuan army is still testing us while moving south. You go up to it and catch them by surprise and attack them unprepared, so that they will always be in fear."
Xin Qiji cupped his fists and said, "I will live up to His Highness's high expectations."
…
A few days later.
A battle has broken out near the Qingshui River.
The purpose of the more than 10,000 cavalry dispatched by Kublai Khan was to prevent the Imperial Guards from continuing to move northward.
The two sides once again started fighting in the wilderness.
Just like the battle outside Shuozhou City, cavalry versus cavalry, at the beginning of the fight, the combat effectiveness of the Meng Yuan cavalry was still good.
Three defeats still affected their morale to some extent, and the main general adopted a safe and conservative style of play.
The sound of a large number of horse hoofs trampling the ground sounded, and Xin Qiji personally led his troops to kill the elite cavalry coming from Meng Yuan.
In order to attack the Meng Yuan cavalry on the Qingshui River, His Royal Highness directly sent out the East Palace Guards. Even Lu Chong followed and became his deputy general. At this moment, although he only selected more than ten thousand cavalry to face the Meng Yuan cavalry, , it’s still a bit difficult.
"Dangdang..."
Accompanied by the sounds of gold and iron coming from the clash of swords, the Meng Yuan cavalry faced off against the pursuing cavalry of the Imperial Imperial Army.
The two sides suddenly faced each other, with the sound of weapons entering flesh and shouts of killing rising to the sky. For a moment, the wilderness near Qingshui River turned into a purgatory on earth.
Xin Qiji held a horse pole and charged towards the direction of Meng Yuan's flag.
The strategy of catching the thief first is still the king.
Just like in the battle outside Shuozhou City, Meng Ge was directly killed by a shot from Daqian artillery, and then the Meng Yuan cavalry immediately fled.
"Dangdang..."
The sound of gold and iron clashing is endless.
Xin Qiji was a Confucian general with both civil and military skills. The weight of the horse spear in his hand was relatively heavy, several times that of an ordinary soldier, but it was very powerful when wielded. After these years of fighting, his marksmanship and riding skills had made great progress. At this moment, where the spear was pointing, blood mist was flying everywhere, and there was almost no enemy left.
"Pfft..."
The sound of the blade penetrating into flesh and the screams are intertwined, and they are all fighting for their lives. Whoever kills more will be the final winner.
Xin Qiji was invincible and unstoppable, just like a sharp knife tearing through the city wall formed by the courage and flesh and blood of the Meng Yuan cavalry, piercing back and forth.
One by one, the cavalrymen were killed on horseback and fell into a pool of blood. Their bodies lay scattered on the ground.
In this battle, there was actually no real winner in the end.
Xiao Yi aimed to scare the people of Meng Yuan.
Therefore, there is no need to fight to the end. As for how to fight, when to charge, and when to retreat, Xin Qiji will naturally decide based on the specific situation.
This battle lasted for more than two hours.
When both sides were already exhausted, Xin Qiji ordered the troops to retreat.
Naturally, Meng Yuan did not pursue them because they were afraid that there would be an ambush on Dagan's side.
When Xin Qiji ordered an orderly retreat and took away the bodies of most of the soldiers who died in the battle, the battlefield was almost in a mess.
The battle report quickly reached Harlem.
Knowing that Daqian was still pursuing the pursuit, Kublai Khan, Haidu, and Hulagu had been arguing, so they all stopped.
Finally agreed with Kublai Khan's retreat strategy.
at the same time.
Anxi Protectorate.
"Report!"
"Commander."
"A secret message came from His Highness."
