On the 30th day of the twelfth lunar month, when the weather was cold and freezing, Mu Huali galloped with ten thousand soldiers and horses and raided Datong Pass.
There is no way, the nobles at the top are all livid, and the people below are bound to be restrained at all levels, not to mention the current situation, no matter how difficult it is, troops will still be sent.
The Yellow River was frozen on the 20th day of the twelfth lunar month, so the supplies from Daqian were moved accordingly and transported directly to the four important cities in the north. Then they continued to go north in batches to the Daqian Forbidden Army camp on the front line. place.
After receiving the supplies, the Daqian Forbidden Army also regained some strength and combat effectiveness in this cold weather. For example, on the Ordo side, Boyan launched several attacks on the Daqian camp. Many cavalry attacked them at the same time. Even if they hit it, they didn't break through the defense line of the Imperial Guards. They just cost countless lives in vain.
Under such circumstances, not to mention Kublai Khan who was in Harlem, the generals, tens of thousands of households, thousands of households, and even the soldiers were all in a bad mood.
Everyone knows that the man who originally went south happily has now become a lost dog.
Losing face and being severely hit.
That's right, Boyan lost his best opportunity to attack, but later made up his mind to strike first. The first general attack that had been brewing for three or four days came to an end in a confused manner.
It’s not that they didn’t fight, it’s just that in the imagination, with more than 10,000 Ordo cavalry rushing towards the Daqian camp in this cold weather, everyone working together to fight to the death, it is said that they can overthrow the Daqian Forbidden Army. The scene of the camp did not appear.
Of course, the imagined scene of being bombarded by the huge flaming weapon did not appear, but even if the imperial guards did not come out with such terrifying weapons, they still held on to the end according to the camp. Boyan kept his spirits up , and after a few tentative attacks in compliance with the duties of a soldier, they all quickly retreated back like a cat passing its claws.
There was really no other way. After three defeats in three battles, the morale of the army was extremely depressed from top to bottom, and they no longer had the energy to fight to the death.
In the past, the Mongolian warriors rushed forward head-first. Even if they were faced with shields and spears in front of them, they would not hesitate to hit them directly and feel very heroic.
However, after three defeats in three battles, weapons that could emit huge flames and make earth-shattering noises appeared, and the warriors on the grassland did not dare to charge.
Boyan's more than 10,000 cavalry rushed forward, but they were far less powerful than before. Many people did not dare to rush forward. Not only were their speed slower, but their courage was also gone.
If he hadn't immediately paid the money to withdraw his troops in order to preserve his strength, and continued to fight, he might have been counterattacked by the Imperial Guards.
With the battlefield being so huge and news lagging behind, Yu Boyan summoned up a little more courage and rushed twice with all his strength under Yu Boyan's military orders. However, such an offensive, under the circumstances of low morale, was defeated by the huge army with strong morale. The Imperial Guards gritted their teeth and blocked it.
In the end, Boyan could only retreat to Ordo and wrote a letter telling Kublai Khan that he had tried his best.
At this point, there is no hope for the southwest battlefield.
Kublai Khan naturally set his sights on the east. When the King of Liao came out to attack Wulancha, he immediately sent troops to attack Datong Pass.
"Are you sure you saw it?"
To the east of Zuo Yudong, Di Qing, who had been hiding all the time, heard the spies' report and asked questions without even raising his head.
The spy replied: "General, you can't be wrong. We can see clearly that there are almost more than 10,000 troops."
Di Qing's face was calm, he sat there, stretched out his hand to light the fire, and said: "It seems that Kublai Khan also knows that there will be no benefits in the west."
This was actually a possibility they had deduced at the beginning. Why did they do this?
Naturally, it is because the transportation of materials is relatively more convenient to the east than to the west.
It is true that Ordo is located in the north of Shuozhou, but the road to reach Ordo from Shuozhou is not easy.
There is also a little bit of strategy in it, which is naturally to attack the east and the west.
Dagan was not afraid that Meng Yuan would send troops to take the initiative to attack. On the contrary, he was afraid that they would shrink back and reach Ulan Batu.
It is further away from the Central Plains. If you drive straight in, the supply of baggage will be a big problem.
Di Qing rubbed his hands, stood up, and said solemnly: "In that case, let's make sure they never come back."
The reason why he is here is to wait for the arrival of Meng Yuan Wanhu.
Beside him, someone also stood up.
It was An Zijun from the Xiaowei Camp.
This man finally went to war.
It can be said that in the previous battles, he mainly focused on guarding the capital.
In fact, it is enough to prove that His Highness the Crown Prince absolutely trusts him, so he will hand over the capital to him during the personal expedition.
But now, without Thieves Dong, Liu, and Zhao, the capital naturally does not need an army of warriors to garrison it.
However, Xiao Yi did not let him participate in the battle immediately. During the battle of Shuozhou, he was actually in Jinyang.
After the Battle of Shuozhou was over, he led his army northward.
Did not go to Shuozhou.
Instead, he got Xiao Yi's secret message and led his troops directly to Zuo Yu's side.
quietly.
Until now, no spies from Meng Yuan have arrived here.
to be honest.
Kublai Khan did not dare to scatter the spies too far.
Some spies were attacked and killed by spies and secret sentries from the Daqian Forbidden Army before they reached An Zijun's camp.
Naturally, they don't know that here, there is a large imperial army that has been preparing for war and recharging its strength.
Mu Huali was about to arrive at Datong Pass. At this time, when the sky turned dark, he ordered the entire army to rest where they were.
The sun sets.
Night is coming.
The cold wind is howling, the heavy snow has stopped, and a lot of the white snow on the ground has melted.
Nights without the sun are even colder.
Fortunately, they prepared things to keep warm. They burned horse dung and cow dung, as well as fur coats, fleece blankets, etc. They wrapped them up and slept in them, and they were still very warm.
"Huhu..."
The north wind howls.
A simple camp was set up, with several Mongolian and Yuan soldiers crowded into one tent. War horses were also arranged in places, as well as hay and simple curtains to protect against the cold wind.
Hundreds of people were patrolling in the dark.
In order to prevent Daqian's spies from seeing them, there was no fire outside.
Horse dung, cow dung, etc. are also covered.
Under the dark night.
The black smoke is not that obvious.
However, what Mu Huali didn't know was that his whereabouts had already been exposed.
From the beginning.
Daqian deliberately exposed this flaw and asked the King of Liao to go out and attack Ulancha.
They exposed Datong Pass to Kublai Khan and others, and then sent Su Lie and Wang Zhen to support Yue Hongling and create a big battle.
Kublai Khan also knew that in the battle of Shuozhou, the Imperial Guards would suffer heavy losses.
Although they won with artillery in the end, killing Meng Ge and annihilating countless enemies, causing heavy losses to Meng Ge's 100,000 cavalry, they must have paid a relatively high price.
This can be known by asking the defeated troops who retreated from Shuozhou.
Therefore, Kublai Khan felt that the Dagan area must be dominated by Ordo and Shuozhou North.
He must also be prepared to face the enemy.
However, the main strategy of Daqian's side is to encircle the points to provide reinforcements and to attack the east and the west.
Ordo has a strong momentum, but is in no rush to attack.
When the King of Liao went out to fight Xu Liewu, he indeed had the intention to take back the Anbei Protectorate.
But on a deeper level, such a flaw was exposed, allowing Kublai Khan to send troops.
In this way, the offensive and defensive positions are easily changed, and the second strike is controlled by others.
"call out!"
Arrow feathers filled the sky, shooting out.
…
Mu Huali was defeated and died on the hills of Bailidi to the west of Datong Pass. His death was not a matter of thousands of people disappearing at all, but a matter of ten thousand households, an elite and fully staffed ten thousand people. Households disappear in a blink of an eye, which is a problem of the disappearance of the institutional system.
It's really all gone.
The general was dead and his body was lying there; the general's flag was broken and trampled on; the entire military camp was surrounded by Di Qing and An Zijun, just like making dumplings, a real siege, with enemies on all sides, and then in the ambush circle The Mongolian Yuan cavalry broke out in panic, trampled on them, and suffered one or two thousand casualties. In the end, only more than a thousand people escaped.
So how many of these ten thousand households did Kublai Khan have?
seven.
Not so much anymore.
In the battle of the Anxi Protectorate, Kublai Khan lost tens of thousands of households. Those still following him here include Boyan, Muhuali, Hugerimai, Zhebie, and Subotai.
In addition, there were also the Qishi Lihei of Wanhu who followed Brother Meng and later fled back.
In fact, the importance of this organized military force can also be seen from the Battle of Anxi and the Battle of Shuozhou.
In the battle of Anxi, Kublai Khan killed 20,000 households and fled back to Harlem in disgrace, his strength greatly reduced.
It should be noted that the structure of the Mongolian and Yuan cavalry is that every ten people are organized into a card, and each card has a card leader. The mission of the card leader is to fight when mounted, and to herd when dismounted.
In fact, it is the leader of ten men, then the leader of hundreds, the leader of thousands, the leader of ten thousand, and the officials of thousands and ten thousand households are hereditary officials.
From the perspective of this organization, the military organization in the early days of Mongolia was equivalent to the feudal organization among their tribes. It was a combination of military and political affairs, that is, a system of integration of military and civilians.
Later, the Mongolian and Yuan armies gradually expanded, and "thousand households" often commanded more than a thousand people, and there were thousands of "wan households" who commanded more than "ten thousand people." As a result, the status of "Wanhu" and "Qianhu" became higher and higher, becoming important ministers of the country and the most senior military commanders.
Not to mention the first battle in Shuozhou City. After the first battle, Meng Ge, the eldest prince of the Meng Yuan Dynasty, was killed in the battle, and more than 100,000 troops and horses were lost. More than half of them were damaged in the battle. From then on, everyone in the world knew that the Meng Yuan cavalry would no longer be possible. If they continue to make progress on the overall situation, the Central Plains and Kansai are no longer within their reach.
Because of this, this battle directly affects the overall situation of the world and reverses the trend.
The Meng Yuan invasion southward directly turned into the Daqian Northern Expedition.
When he saw the remnants of the more than 800 Mu Huali who had fled back to Harlem, Kublai Khan's face turned livid and he was stunned for a long time.
"Your Majesty."
"Your Majesty, there is a battle report from Hulagu!"
