When the various formations of the Song Army saw reinforcements coming, their morale was immediately boosted.
Zhao Fan, Zhao Kui, and Quan Zicai all roared to reorganize their formations.
At this time, the first reversal on the battlefield was the infantry fighting head-on.
Because Li Jun was attacked by Wu Xian cavalry and was attacked from both sides, he collapsed with a "boom".
"The Mongolian army collapsed!"
In the stalemate frontal battlefield, the soldiers of Song Army who were fighting in chaos suddenly howled.
Immediately afterwards, countless voices shouted: "The Mongolian army has escaped! Escaped!"
In the wilderness, the infantry of the Li Army were defeated steadily by the Song Army. Many of them could not bear the attack by heavy infantry and cavalry, and fled eastward in a rolling and crawling manner.
When Kuo Duan saw this scene, he couldn't help roaring, but the roar could not convey his order at all.
Li Fen hurriedly asked people to wave the flag, but the position of the Chinese army changed. On the battlefield with more than 100,000 people, it was difficult for the fighting soldiers to see the position of the Chinese army again, and many people could not see the instructions of the Chinese army.
For a time, Li Jun, who was already on the verge of collapse, briefly lost his command.
Kuo Duan saw the formation collapse and in desperation, he pulled out his horse and tried to rush forward to stop it, but his subordinates grabbed the reins of the horse and said, "Your Majesty, you can't do this!"
At this time, they were stationed on horseback on the periphery of the battlefield. If the situation went wrong, they could still escape. If they rushed up and were trapped by the defeated troops, it would be dangerous.
"Blow the horn! Your Majesty! Blow the horn!" Li Fen suddenly shouted urgently.
Although Li mainly used the flags and drums used by the Han army, the Mongolian horns could also be understood to some extent.
The Su Wei beside Kuo Duan quickly raised their heads and blew their horns. The horns attracted the attention of many Mongolian troops, allowing them to rediscover their own central army. However, it was still to no avail and could not change their fate of being defeated under the attack. .
Seeing that the infantry was about to be finished, Kuoduan looked at the Mongolian cavalry who had just fought out of the Song formation.
Kuo Duan immediately roared, "Cavalry charge!"
The appearance of reinforcements from the Song Army made the charge of the Mongolian cavalry difficult. The sound of horns could be heard, and the Mongolian cavalry who had just come out of the formation took a roundabout way and then ran straight into the Song Army's formation in an attempt to turn the tide.
In the middle of the Song Army, under the banner of the Great Banner, Zhao Fan remained motionless in the face of the impact of the Mongolian cavalry. He shouted loudly: "Reorganize the formation!"
The arrival of reinforcements boosted the morale of the Song army. The soldiers of the Song army, who had been plowed several times by the cavalry, picked up their weapons and gathered again.
There was a loud "bang" sound, and the Mongolian cavalry crashed into the Song formation again.
The huge impact of the cavalry broke through the layers of the Song army that had just gathered, until they hit about a hundred steps away from the banner. Bows and arrows could already be shot at Zhao Fan.
A group of Song soldiers and shieldmen protected Zhao Fan with their shields and bodies. Arrows flew and hit the shields with a clang. The banner flag was also penetrated by the arrows, leaving many holes.
In such a critical situation, Zhao Fan was not surprised but overjoyed. When he saw the defeat of Li Jun while the central army was motionless, he immediately waved his command flag and said, "The infantry retreats!"
The infantry of the Song Army, who were preparing to chase down the defeated soldiers, heard the order from the Chinese army, and some of them immediately turned around to rescue the formation.
The Mongolian cavalry that rushed into the Song army's formation gradually lost speed after continuous attacks.
They were about to kill through the Song formation, and then plow the Song army again, but suddenly they found that a group of Song troops appeared in front to block their way out, and the Song army infantry who were scattered by them also approached from both sides.
This startled the Mongolian cavalry, and then they became furious. The cavalry raised their scimitars and rushed towards the Song soldiers who were blocking the road. However, the Song soldiers were short and cut off with a swing of their axes. Horse legs.
The war horses neighed and fell forward. The Mongolian cavalry was thrown away. As soon as they landed, the crossbowmen holding swords and axes cut them into pieces with swords and axes.
The cavalry behind him stabbed the Song army holding a long-handled ax to death, but was immediately knocked off the horse by the Song army's spearmen.
The Song army took advantage of the Mongolian cavalry's speed to slow down, wrapped up and entangled the Mongolian cavalry. The returning Song army stepped heavily to block the cavalry who wanted to rush out. The Mongolian cavalry was repeatedly knocked off their horses by the Song army.
"Your Majesty! Retreat!" Li Fen saw that the infantry was defeated and the cavalry was trapped and suffered heavy losses, so he couldn't help but persuade him quickly.
Kuo Duan's eyes were red, but he was unwilling to give in. He roared with a ferocious face, "Don't retreat! As long as there are more reinforcements from the north bank, we will have a turning point!"
At this time, the fighting has been going on for a day, and the setting sun is gradually setting in the west, but the battle on the south bank of the Huaihe River has not stopped yet.
The battlefield with a radius of more than ten miles was covered with the corpses of the Mongolian and Song armies. The ground under their feet was soaked with blood, trampled by horses and soldiers, and became muddy.
"My lord, please withdraw! If another Song army comes and seizes the ferry, then..." Li Fen persuaded again.
On the battlefield, the Li Army's infantry retreated and fled eastward. After the Mongolian horse army rushed into the battle, they were trapped by the Song Army and suffered heavy casualties.
Suddenly, on the battlefield, the Song Army's center, drums and trumpets sounded, thunderous war drums beat, and the Song Army sent out an earth-shattering counterattack signal.
The inspired soldiers of the Song Dynasty besieged the Mongolian troops who rushed into the formation from all directions, and pulled the trapped Mongolian troops off their horses.
On the battlefield, the defeated infantry of Li Army ran aimlessly like headless flies.
The Mongolian cavalry were surrounded by spearmen, crossbowmen, archers, and sword and shield soldiers. They fell into the formation, lost speed, and became the prey of the Song army.
Those Mongolian cavalry who were lucky enough to rush out did not dare to charge again and began to flee in all directions.
When Kuo Duan saw this scene, he knew that he could not wait until he came to the north bank before sending reinforcements. He looked at the army's defeat and couldn't help but look ashen.
It was indeed impossible for Zhang Rou on the north bank to send any more soldiers and horses. He led the Southern Song Dynasty navy that blocked the Mongolian army from crossing the river to Lianshui Ferry, and sent his son to cross the river upstream. All the ships were used up, and it was impossible to re-engage in a short time. Organize people to cross the river.
Therefore, the defeat of the Mongolian army was determined, and Kuo Duan knew it very well, but he was unwilling to accept it.
If defeated like this and returned to the north bank, he would lose face.
Li Fen saw the situation on the battlefield and the Song army began to counterattack, and knew that if he did not leave, he would not be able to leave.
For a moment, he didn't care much. He grabbed the horse's rein and said urgently: "Your Majesty, let's go quickly!"
"I won't leave! I will fight the Song people to the bitter end!" Kuo Duan roared loudly, but he clamped the horse's belly with his feet, allowing Li Fen to easily pull his horse's reins and run westward.
Tens of thousands of Mongolian troops on the battlefield were defeated across the board, and the wilderness was full of scattered Mongolian soldiers.
Because the battlefield was on the south bank of the Huaihe River, and the Mongolian soldiers lost their command, they did not know where to cross the river, so there were Mongolian soldiers fleeing in all directions.
Zhao Fan was in the middle army and saw the Mongolian troops fleeing in the wilderness. He was very excited and ordered the army to launch a ruthless pursuit of the fleeing enemies.
"Kill!" With shouts of killing all over the sky, the Song army charged across the field, wiping out any Mongolian army in sight.
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