Deep down in his heart, Kublai Khan had actually been a little overwhelmed by the sudden turn of events in the war, because things like artillery were completely unreasonable, and they suddenly appeared on the battlefield, which directly made them miserable. The preparations for war that had been accumulated for more than ten years fell apart in an instant.
In his view, the ups and downs of the battlefield, small victories and small defeats are actually normal things. If you win, continue fighting and completely seize the victory; if you lose, start over and regain the victory.
But the current situation is that they have been losing, and they have always been defeated, and there is no sign of victory.
Under such circumstances, how do you ask him to make effective decisions?
Of course, after Hulagu's persuasion, Kublai Khan also figured out that he really couldn't divide his troops to face the large imperial army coming from several directions.
"Commander, the Meng Yuan people are actually trying to retreat!"
"I saw."
Yue Hongling, Han Shizhong, Su Lie, and Wang Zhen all left the camp. Yue Hongling took out the long tube and looked directly at the location of the Meng Yuan camp in Ordo. After reading it, she handed the long tube to Han Shizhong.
This is a telescope made by the director. At this stage, the focal length is not very good, and we can only see a blurry outline.
Han Shizhong looked at it and gave it to Su Lie.
Thousands of colored glazes were used to polish this thing. It can be said that the cost is not ordinary expensive.
Manually polished lenses are still inferior to those made with technology.
If we had a machine tool, we would probably be able to build high-precision telescopes, as well as large cannons with longer range and greater power.
Let's say that after the four people read it, they were convinced that the Mongolian and Yuan cavalry in Ordo were withdrawing their troops, and they had probably already withdrawn part of them.
Han Shizhong and others all looked at Yue Hongling. Whether to attack or wait for them to retreat and then occupy Ordo depended on Yue Hongling's order.
"Su Lie."
"Wang Zhen."
"You two each bring five thousand cavalry. Chase him and bite him in the back."
"Be careful of ambush!"
Su Lie and Wang Zhen immediately clasped their fists and said, "Here!"
Arrows were like rain, shooting directly at the Meng Yuan camp.
Su Lie and Wang Zhen led 10,000 troops, divided into two groups, one from the north and one from the south, to attack the Meng Yuan camp.
As they rushed, the invasion was as fast as wildfire.
The Meng Yuan Camp was responsible for the thousands of households behind them, and immediately organized a defense, hoping to use this camp to stop the attack of the Daqian Imperial Army.
Just two quarters of an hour later, the entangled troops of Su Lie and Wang Zhen broke through the fence of the Meng Yuan camp, causing the Meng Yuan soldiers to retreat quickly.
Someone immediately ran to the war horses parked behind them, got on their horses, and charged towards the Da Gan Imperial Army.
At the same time, some people chose to escape after riding on their war horses.
Seeing this situation, Meng Yuan Qianhu immediately shouted to boost morale, but the effect was not very good, and the camp was already in chaos.
In the rear, Yue Hongling and Han Shizhong were watching the battle. They were actually supporting Meng Yuan to prevent Meng Yuan from pretending to retreat. They were actually setting a trap, waiting for them to take the initiative to attack so that they could ambush them.
But now it seems that Meng Yuan obviously does not think so.
"The morale of the Meng Yuan thieves is still there, and there are still many people who dare to fight and die. If you want to capture Harlem, it may take a lot of effort."
"If all the Daqian artillery can reach the outside of Harlem, we will have an absolute advantage and capture Harlem, the capital of the Mongolian Yuan Dynasty, at the fastest speed and with the least casualties." Han Shizhong watched the battle and said to Yue Hongling in front of him on the left said.
Faced with a forceful attack by a large imperial army that was far more powerful than them, they could obviously have fled on horseback like those who fled directly instead of organizing a fight. However, only a small part of the Mongolian rebel soldiers escaped, and most of them fled. They all chose to continue fighting to the death, holding back the Imperial Guards and allowing their main army to retreat to Harlem.
what is this?
Dogs jump over walls when they are anxious, rabbits bite when they are anxious!
Harlem is the imperial capital of the Mongolian Yuan Dynasty. Taking the imperial capital will basically declare the Mongolian Yuan Dynasty to be subjugated.
Of course, Temujin and his men had already retreated to Ulan Batu.
This news also came from His Royal Highness.
One can imagine.
His Royal Highness the Crown Prince may have arranged for Meng Yuan to work with him a long time ago, and the identity of that person may not be simple.
Otherwise, such important news can be found out and delivered in time.
Just think about how difficult the process is.
However, it is precisely because of this that people can admire His Royal Highness the Crown Prince even more. He can even arrange detailed work in places like Mengyuan.
If His Highness the Crown Prince wanted to know something, it would be difficult for the whole world to hide it from him, right?
I heard that the eunuch Sanbao, the chief of etiquette in the palace, was ordered by His Highness the Crown Prince to establish a spy organization to inquire about news from all over the world.
This is what Han Shizhong admires even more.
If such an organization is not established, His Royal Highness will lose a pair of eyes, a pair of eyes that can clearly see the world situation.
Returning to the battlefield, the fighting at the Meng Yuan camp has not stopped. The wind is howling in the wilderness of Ordo, the cold wind is still biting, and the screams are continuous.
"Kill it!"
Su Lie was a little anxious and had to make a quick decision.
Otherwise, how could they catch up with the Mongolian and Yuan army?
"General Wang!"
Su Lie shouted directly to Wang Zhen in the distance: "You immediately find an opportunity to lead people to pursue them, I will stop them here!"
"Brothers, let General Wang and his men continue to pursue the Mongolian and Yuan army. We will stop them. There are only a few thousand people. We are afraid of nothing!"
"Shuai Yue and Marshal Han are watching. We failed to catch up with the battle at the Anxi Protectorate. Now is the time to make achievements!"
"Kill the Meng Yuan thieves in front of us, and all of us can survive and get the reward!"
After hearing Su Lie's words, everyone immediately gritted their teeth and became fierce.
Su Lie even rushed into the Meng Yuan team of more than a thousand people, waving the horse in his hand tightly.
"ah!"
Not far in front of Mengyuan Qianhu, a hysterical shouting sounded.
This kind of scream is really frightening.
If you are in an advantageous position, the front line must be moving forward, and the excited roars of those who have defeated the enemy can gradually be heard to boost morale.
Instead, fear spreads.
It is rare to say that there is no fear at all in the face of death, and there are really very few among today's Mongolian and Yuan cavalry.
Because those who are really not afraid of death have already died on the battlefield.
More and more people are dying in the battle. However, they are already in the rear. It is impossible to say that there will be an order to withdraw the troops. It is also impossible to have a truce. They can only fight to the last moment. When they are killed, it will be over. .
And ahead, the cheers in Chinese are getting closer and closer.
Meng Yuan Qianhu's eyelids twitched fiercely. He was a person that Boyan trusted very much. At the beginning, he really stayed and planned to die to stop the imperial army.
But now, when he really faced death, he still had some hesitation.
"No retreat!"
Just when he was thinking about the Overseer, cries broke out on the battlefield.
"ah!"
On the edge of the battlefield, someone was pushing his companions.
"Let me go!"
What's even more frightening is that some people have seen a lot of smoke rising to the west.
"The main force of the Imperial Guard is here!" someone shouted in Mongolian.
Many people saw the dust that filled the sky.
Just this one look.
Someone gave up fighting to the death.
The morale of the officers and soldiers of the Imperial Guard was even higher.
"kill!"
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A few days had passed since Xiao Yi showed his emotions in Shuozhou City. As the twenty-fifth year of Zhenguan passed, he spent time with the people of Shuozhou in Shuozhou City and inspected the overall situation of Hedong Road. The Hedong area can be regarded as truly returning to the embrace of Daqian.
The people also know very well that Daqian is still the most powerful dynasty and the most powerful empire in the Central Plains.
Even if they were grateful for how they lived and worked in peace and contentment under Li Yuan's governance, it was of no use.
Because Li Yuan's family is already dead.
Now, after Daqian took over, he still allows them to continue to live and work in peace and contentment, and even live a better life than before.
In other words, Hedongdao got more resources after returning to the embrace of Daqian.
Business has become more developed, and merchants have more frequent contacts. Unlike before, they were controlled by the court and were wary of Li Yuan's development.
Not only that, with Di Qing defeating Mu Huali, the Liao king regained the Anbei Protectorate, and the news came that the main forces of the Meng and Yuan Dynasties had united to defend Harlem. It is conceivable that after the Anxi Protectorate had been under heavy martial law during the winter, With the reopening of the land and river east, more supplies will be delivered continuously during the short Yellow River ice period.
In the short term, Shuozhou will still be a huge military camp, command post and logistics base.
The grinding of the imperial army that Xiao Yi thought of was actually still going on. He did not personally conquer it, but only asked Yue Hongling, Han Shizhong, Di Qing, Xin Qiji and others to lead the attack. With Meng Yuan retreating steadily, the Jiao soldiers were getting better and better. More and more are coming.
Someone who wanted to carry out a night attack at night rushed to the Meng Yuan camp with thousands of troops, but fell into a simple old trap. After thousands of troops, only a thousand people escaped.
There were also soldiers on the battlefield who rushed in without maintaining their battle formation. They called other comrades to rush towards the Meng Yuan cavalry.
As a result, he was killed by the opponent's charge.
As a result, the battle losses on the Imperial Guard's side were slowly increasing.
On the twelfth day of the first lunar month, only three days before the Shangyuan Festival, the Fen River had completely melted. An additional issue of the Di newspaper, full of praise for the victory in the Battle of Shuozhou and the Battle of Baoding Pass, was rushed to Shuo. state.
Look, even the ministers of the DPRK and China in the capital are now dazzled by these successive victories.
Even Ouyang Xiu, Lou Shide, etc., who had always maintained rigor, integrity, and uprightness, began to write gorgeous battle reports.
There is nothing we can do about this.
Victory is inherently rare and should be praised and praised. It should also be used to inspire millions of people and make them proud and proud.
Naturally, it was impossible for Xiao Yi to blame Ouyang Xiu and others, and they did not particularly exaggerate the battle report.
It was not written that His Highness the Prince was like a god coming down to earth, directly summoning the thunder of the nine heavens, and killed Meng Ge, the eldest prince of Meng Yuan.
This is already rare.
"Your Highness!"
Guo Ziyi, Minister of the Ministry of War, came in a hurry and opened his mouth to tell the big bad news.
"General Xin was defeated at Zuoyuguan, with more than a thousand casualties!"
