,!
Listening to Balgen's words, Estogan couldn't help but feel a hint of anger in his expression. He paced back and forth and cursed bitterly:
"Dalmis is such an incompetent person! How did he promise me this? This Guo Zhiping is as hateful as a mouse... ···”
At the beginning of this raid, although the Fengwu Army discovered Esdogan's surprise attack method in advance, because the Fengwu Army in Yunbing did not have many soldiers and horses, and their combat effectiveness was not very strong, the situation Ye Mingsheng faced was relatively Very passive.
Therefore, under such circumstances, Ye Mingsheng formulated a strategy of strengthening the walls and clearing the country, defending Dagu County from the front, and sending a partial division led by Guo Zhiping to harass the enemy from the flanks and rear. This strategy was very successful at first. This partial division under Guo Zhiping , also attracted a lot of energy from the Kipchaks.
However, as Esdogan saw that there was no hope of taking the Dagu County seat, he decisively gave up the Dagu County seat. Facing the encirclement and suppression by the enemy's main force, Guo Zhiping's troops were in a very difficult situation. In order to preserve their strength, they had to withdraw to Jinyang City. Avoid the enemy's sharp edge.
However, the battlefield situation was changing rapidly. As the main force of the Kipchaks was attracted by Wugang Mountain, Guo Zhiping's troops began to become active again and began to cause trouble in the rear of the Kipchaks. Once the Kipchaks wanted to concentrate After the encirclement and suppression, they withdrew to Jinyang.
Although the casualties caused to the Kipchaks were very limited, it also caused great annoyance to the Kipchaks and restricted their strength... ·······
In order to put all his energy on Wugang Mountain, which he believed was the key to reversing the situation of the war, Estogan also separated a force of 5,000 men and handed it over to the Kipchak general Dalmis.
The task given to Dalmis was very simple, which was to prevent Guo Zhiping's troops from carrying out harassment operations so that Guo Zhiping's troops could not wreak havoc around the Kipchaks.
Dalmis was also very confident about this task. He beat his chest loudly in front of Esdogan, saying that not only did he want to stop Guo Zhiping's men from wreaking havoc, but he also wanted to cut off Guo Zhiping's head and offer it to the Khan as a ball. Kick,
Unexpectedly, within a few days, the news of his defeat would come back!
Thinking of the bullshit that Dalmis boasted in front of him, Esdogan felt itchy with hatred. He suppressed the fire in his heart and asked Balgen:
"What's the specific situation at Dalmis?"
Balgen preached without thinking:
"The message sent to Dalmis did not say anything. It only said that he was attacked by Guo Zhiping's troops and suffered heavy casualties. Even Dalmis was shot by the Fengwu Army!"
At this point Balgen hesitated but still said:
"I pressed the messenger sent by Dalmis, and he told me that Dalmis's forearm was just scratched by a fire blunderbuss, which was not a big deal, but he suffered more than 2,000 casualties under his command... ························”
"After Guo Zhiping's troops defeated Dalmis's troops, they did not continue to pursue them but came towards the east. They seemed to be heading towards Wugang Mountain!"
Hearing the news, Esdogan couldn't help but narrowed his eyes, and quickly recalled Guo Zhiping's resume in his mind.
Guo Zhiping was a horse bandit from Liaoyang, and he joined the Fengwu Army only after being recruited by Ye Mingsheng.
Although Guo Zhiping, who was born as a horse bandit, seemed to be a little out of place in the Fengwu Army, which was based on the Imperial Guards of the Great Zhou Dynasty. However, under the promotion of Ye Mingsheng, he still held a high position in the Fengwu Army and successively served as the commander of the Third Army. , the important position of deputy chief of staff of the Fengwu Army. This time Ye Mingsheng personally went on the western expedition. He was the highest-ranking general of the Fengwu Army who followed him!
In Estogan's view, Ye Mingsheng's promotion and appreciation undoubtedly played a key role in Guo Zhiping's ability to grow from a horse bandit to a senior general in the Fengwu Army.
Otherwise, no matter how talented Guo Zhiping is, his background as a horse bandit will be a stain on his life and affect his development in the Great Zhou Dynasty. Therefore, Guo Zhiping definitely does not want Ye Mingsheng to die. Once Ye Mingsheng dies, he will There is no future at all in the Fengwu Army.
From this perspective, there is a high probability that Guo Zhiping came to Wugang Mountain to save Ye Mingsheng!
Thinking of this, some of the anger in Estoin's heart has also dissipated, although Dalmis's loss of troops will make people very angry at the moment... ········
But compared with Ye Mingsheng on Wugang Mountain, these are just details!
If they could break through Wugang Mountain and capture Ye Mingsheng alive, not to mention the loss of 2,000 people under Dalmis's command, Estogan would not frown even if all 5,000 people died!
Thinking of this, Estoan also secretly made up his mind. They have been delayed here in Wugang Mountain for long enough. No matter what casualties they pay tomorrow, they must win Wugang Mountain, otherwise they may have more and more long nights and dreams!
Because Sandaogou is more than 500 miles away from Wugang Mountain, and half of the journey is mountainous, it would take at least seven days for thousands of troops to come over, even if they marched at the fastest speed.
So even though he knew that Guo Zhiping's troops were coming towards Wugang Mountain, Esdogan was not in a hurry. He just ordered Balgeng to send out more scouts to determine the location of Guo Zhiping's troops as soon as possible, and then he was ready to rest. Got it!
Although as the Great Khan he did not have to go to the battlefield in person, seeing that the attack was frustrated and Wugang Mountain could not be taken, Esdogan was also very tired and needed to take a good rest and recharge his batteries for tomorrow's new battle. Build up your strength through the round battle!
Seeing that Estoan wanted to rest, Balgen, as the captain of the personal guard, also thoughtfully prepared two captured Dazhou women for Estoan, hoping that Estoan could have a good rest in the gentle land. One night, release the stress of body and mind··························
If it had been any other time, Esdogan would have laughed at Nabargen's intentions, but unfortunately, Esdogan was already exhausted both physically and mentally at this time, so there was no way he would still be interested.
So not only did Balgen not receive a reward, but he was also scolded by Esdogan, who asked him to focus more on business rather than these Zhou women!
The land of gentleness will only make the bodies of the Kipchak warriors dull, the scimitars no longer sharp, and the bows and arrows corroded!
After scolding Balgen, Esdogan did not take off his clothes but slept in his clothes in the sweat tent. Perhaps because of his worries, Esdogan tossed and turned in bed even though he felt very tired. It took about half an hour to fall asleep.
However, just after sleeping for about an hour, Esdogan was awakened by the shouting of killing outside the sweat tent.
Esdogan was awakened from a deep sleep. Although his mind was still a little groggy and he didn't know what happened, his instinct as a warrior still made him immediately pick up the scimitar next to him and put him on guard. When he was about to call someone, Balgen walked into the tent and reported to him:
"Great Khan, thousands of Fengwu troops rushed down from Wugang Mountain to launch a night attack on our army, but they were discovered by our army in time. We are currently fighting fiercely, and it is expected that the enemy army will be defeated soon... ··············",
After hearing this, Estogan felt relieved and preached very sarcastically;
"These Fengwu troops really don't care about fighting. They wanted to attack at night from the beginning, but they were defeated by our Kipchak warriors. Now they are attacking at night. They really don't have a long memory at all. ah!"
Bal Geng who was on the side also came from a different background and echoed:
"In my opinion, Great Khan, the current Fengwu Army on Wugang Mountain, to use the idiom of their Zhou people, is already at the end of its rope and trapped beasts. Under your wise leadership, Great Khan, they have no other option but to This is the method adopted!”
Esto's heart was filled with joy when he flattered Balgen, and he completely let go of himself. He had scolded Balgen so much just over an hour ago, pointed at Balgen and laughed and cursed:
"What you said is very good and insightful!"
When Bargen heard this, he did not dare to take credit and said very flatteringly:
"It's all because of your good education, Khan, and I learned it all by being around you, Khan! Your wisdom, Khan, is as vast as the ocean, and I admire you so much!"
Just as Estogan was enjoying the flattery of his subordinates, a messenger walked into the tent and reported to Estogan:
"Report to the Great Khan that General Aili has repelled the enemy army. Please ask the Great Khan for permission to pursue?"
Faced with this problem, Esdogan was a little hesitant. To be honest, logically speaking, it should be better to chase the enemy when they are poor. However, in the current situation, the enemy seems to be really exhausted and on the verge of collapse. If he takes some risks and pursues a wave at this time, maybe It will be able to completely defeat the Wugangshan Fengwu Army...
Just as Esdogan was carefully considering whether to take the risk, another messenger came in and reported:
"Report to the Great Khan that General Ahejiang has led his troops to pursue the enemy. General Aili saw General Ahejiang chasing after him and also pursued him!"
After hearing this, Esdogan, who knew that these two people had ignored his orders and attacked without permission, was very angry and immediately wanted to call the two people back, but after thinking about it, he decided to just let the two people chase and kill him. See if there is any miraculous effect!
Esdogan, who had this idea in mind, immediately ordered:
"Let all the troops go back to their rooms to rest and recuperate. We will definitely capture Wugang Mountain tomorrow!"
"yes!"
After giving the order to fight, Esdogan planned to continue sleeping. He was woken up just now when he was sleeping. Because he knew that the enemy's night attack had made him feel sleepy. Now that he knew that the enemy had been repelled, his The sleepiness comes again!
After turning over a few times, just when Esdogan was about to fall asleep, a violent explosion suddenly came from outside, which immediately woke Esdogan!
Although he was very confused and didn't know what happened, Esdogan still grabbed his saber again.
At this time, a series of explosions suddenly came from the northwest side of the Kipchak military camp. Listening to the explosions, Esdogan, who had not yet fully awakened from his sleep, gradually realized that his camp was The gunpowder magazine in the army was blown up by the Fengwu Army······················
Amidst the bursts of explosions, the extremely angry Esdogan's face became distorted, and he kept shouting filial piety to the guards around him:
"Where are all the men guarding the powder magazine?"
At this time, Bargen came out and said cautiously:
"Most of the soldiers and horses guarding the gunpowder depot are General Aili's subordinates. General Aili led them to chase down the Fengwu Army who attacked at night!"
As soon as these words came out, Esdogan was startled at first, and then he instantly realized that he had been fooled by Fengwu's army's plan to attack the east and west, and to divert the tiger away from the mountain!
Without waiting for Estogan to react, the camp suddenly burst into flames and the shouts of killing were loud, and then a messenger came over in a panic and reported:
"Great Khan, the guards of the Fengwu Army disguised themselves as our troops, setting fires everywhere in the dark and killing everyone they saw!"
Estogan's eyes immediately split when he heard this, and a mouthful of old blood wanted to spurt out from his mouth. However, at this time, he was experienced and knew that he must not be anxious at this time, let alone panic. Once he was anxious or panicked, the situation would be very serious. It will get worse!
Estogan took a deep breath and ordered:
"Order the entire army to stay in their respective camps to put out the fire. Anyone who appears to be a member of the armed forces will be killed without mercy!"
"Send the order to Aili and Ahejiang to ask them both to withdraw!"
"yes!"
Just when Esdogan tried his best to stabilize the situation, Zhang Chongyun, who led the soldiers of the Guards Battalion in a night attack, tried his best to create chaos in the Kipchak camp... ·······················
Although the original purpose was just to blow up the Kipchaks' artillery positions and gunpowder magazines, I don't know whether it was because the plan was too successful or because the enemy was really careless and allowed Zhang Chongyun to complete the plan too smoothly. As a result, Zhang Chongyun The ambition has also become very big!
As the saying goes, an opportunity must never come again, so Zhang Chongyun decided to seize this fleeting opportunity and directly rush into the enemy camp to expand the results of today's night attack!
Although Zhang Chongyun wanted to expand the results, he knew very well that the Tiger Division was the elite of the Kipchak elite. If he encountered the Kipchak Eagle Division, he might directly defeat the enemy with this wave of night attacks, but elites like the Tiger Division , you will calm down soon.
Therefore, they must use fire attacks as much as possible, desperately create chaos in the Kipchak camp, and fight in this desperate way!
However, although Zhang Chongyun and others worked very hard and desperately, it was a pity that they only had more than 500 people. Although they took advantage of the night attack, it was difficult to cause too much trouble among tens of thousands of enemy elites. Seeing the enemy Jun gradually stabilized in the initial panic, and the brothers around him fell one by one!
Zhang Chongyun couldn't help but sigh in his heart and ordered a retreat. Although he was a little disappointed, the current results had greatly exceeded expectations. A few of them killed more than a thousand enemy soldiers, and most importantly, they greatly damaged the enemy's morale!
After this battle, if the Kipchaks want to regain their strength, it will probably take a few days...
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