On the south bank of Xue River, Zhao Tai had everything arranged, just waiting for Wanyan Chenghu to welcome the Jin soldiers.
At this time, Zhao Tai had been waiting for a day, but there was no trace of the enemy. Zhao Tai couldn't help but worry that the Mongolian army had not caught up.
In the woods a few miles away on the south bank, Wu Xian couldn't help but worry: "Then why hasn't Tasi come after us? Could it be that he has noticed our plan?"
Zhao Tai shook his head, "No! If he had noticed it, he wouldn't have let Li Fen attack Pizhou."
Wu Xian frowned, "Why is that? Could it be that the suspicious soldiers we deployed in the camp were too realistic and Tasi didn't notice them?"
Zhao Tai muttered: "I told Chenghu that if the Mongolian army didn't find out, they would burn the camp and go south. Once Tasi learns that we are going south, he will definitely send troops to pursue us. Otherwise, I will return to Pi County and join the Pi County defenders. , Li Fen who attacked Pizhou will be in danger."
After listening to Zhao Tai's analysis, Wu Xian calmed down and said, "Then wait a little longer."
Zhao Tai nodded, "Give the order, let the brothers calm down, no one can expose themselves."
It was noon, the sun was blazing in the sky, and the soldiers hiding in the woods were all drowsy.
At this moment, on the north bank of Xue River, the sound of horse hooves came from the distance, raising billowing yellow dust.
"Commander, Wanyan Chenghu has attracted the enemy troops." Chen Zhong got into the woods and came to Zhao Tai's side.
After Zhao Tai heard this, he stood up quickly and went to the edge of the woods with Wu Xian. He saw a group of cavalry on the north bank of Xue River fighting and retreating, heading south.
Zhao Tai was overjoyed, "Everyone, please stay hidden."
The soldiers in the woods quickly shrank back and hid their bodies with tree trunks and weeds.
At this time, Wanyan Chenghu led the cavalry, fighting and retreating, to the north bank of Xue River, and quickly crossed the river from the pontoon bridge.
There were three pontoon bridges on the river. After the cavalry galloped across the river, Cheng Hu immediately shouted: "Set the bridges on fire quickly!"
The cavalry quickly set fire to the pontoon bridge, but the Mongolian cavalry followed closely. The Jin army quickly got on their horses and continued to flee south.
At this time, a large group of Mongolian cavalry came to the north bank of Xueshui River. Tasi caught up from behind and asked, "Why don't we cross the river to pursue?"
Shi Tianze was more cautious, "Marshal Du, Zhao Tai has retreated, and there are still three pontoon bridges left on the river. I'm worried about fraud."
Tasi couldn't listen, "That's the way he left for the cavalry to break off the rear. Didn't you see that Zhao Tai's cavalry has been blocking us and delaying our pursuit? Now Zhao Tai must be rushing to Pizhou, preparing to defeat Li first Fen, we must catch up non-stop and attack Zhao Tai with Li Fen."
After saying that, Tasi did not discuss with them, but ordered: "Send the order, and the whole army will cross the river immediately and continue to pursue southward."
Seeing this, Zhang Rou and Shi Tianze could only order the army to cross the river.
Wanyan Chenghu did not really burn the pontoon bridge. The Mongolian cavalry extinguished the fire and galloped past first.
The Mongolian cavalry arrived at the south bank, glanced at the woods in the distance, and were about to send someone to check, but Wanyan Chenghu's cavalry turned around and pretended to prevent the Mongolian army from crossing the river.
However, the cavalry rushed back, but only fired a wave of arrows from a distance, and then turned their horses to the south.
Seeing this, thousands of Mongolian cavalrymen immediately became angry. Along the way, the Jin cavalry would always run away, then suddenly turn around and charge forward to prevent the Mongolian army from pursuing forward.
"Chase me!" Qian Hu roared and led his subordinates to gallop south to pursue Wan Yan Chenghu's cavalry.
Two groups of cavalry headed south, and 20,000 Han troops stepped onto the pontoon bridge and onto the land on the south bank of the Xue River.
At this time, the sun was shining brightly, and the Mongolian soldiers who had been pursuing them all were quite tired. They were all listless from the sun. They walked forward unhurriedly with their heads drooped and their weapons in hand.
Zhang Rou and Shi Tianze followed the army to the south bank and immediately looked at the surrounding situation.
"This place is not good. Let the brothers cross the river quickly." Shi Tianze said in a deep voice.
Zhang Rou looked around and said in surprise: "Brother Shi, why did you say this!"
Shi Tianze pointed at Xue Shui and said in a deep voice: "You and I are all soldiers from Hebei, and most of the soldiers don't know how to swim. If Zhao Tai ambush a group of troops here and attack halfway across the river, the consequences would be disastrous."
Zhang Rou's heart trembled, and she felt that Shi Tianze was right. She quickly turned around and ordered, "Let brothers cross the river quickly."
The military order was passed quickly, and the Mongolian soldiers cheered up, picked up their speed, and trotted across the pontoon bridge.
The soldiers trampled on the pontoon bridge, making a lot of noise, but they didn't scare a single bird.
Suddenly a sharp and loud horn sounded urgently. The Mongolian army who had just crossed the river couldn't help but feel a chill in their hearts. They looked around quickly and asked what was going on.
However, Shi Tianze's expression changed drastically and he yelled angrily, "No, there's hostility, so stay back."
Tasi, who had just crossed the river at this time, was also shocked, but his judgment was different from Shi Tianze's. He believed that it was just a small group of people left by Zhao Tai who deliberately caused chaos. The purpose was just to prevent them from crossing the river and fear that they would catch up with Zhao Tai. .
"Don't retreat!" Tasi stood at the end of the bridge and roared loudly: "It's just a small group of enemy troops, hold on to me, commander!"
The Mongolian soldiers were at a loss for a while, and fell into a daze. As the horn sounded, arrows shot out from the woods. A group passed through the trees and prepared to pursue southward. The Mongolian soldiers suffered heavy losses in an instant.
Dense arrows shot out from the woods on both sides, hitting the Mongolian army head-on. The arrows penetrated their armor, and shrill wails rose into the sky.
"Kill me!" Zhao Tai pulled out his sword and swung it forward majestically.
"Kill!" Following his actions, the Jin army ambushing in the woods immediately picked up their weapons and jumped up.
At this time, the Mongolian troops who had just crossed the river were shocked when they saw the figure rushing out of the woods.
Tasi's eyes bulged and widened, "How is this possible? How is this possible!"
"The team behind us will change to the team in front, go back, go back!" Shi Tianze controlled the restless horses, waved his saber and roared wildly.
Zhang Rou saw the Jin army rushing out of the field, at least 10,000 people, and knowing that the ambush was ruined, she couldn't help but beat her chest with her fists, feeling heartbroken.
He suffered heavy losses in the Xuzhou battle. It was hard to get this small number of troops back to Hebei, and he is afraid that he will be reimbursed here again today.
This made Zhang Rou extremely scared and cost him many confidants. If he suffered heavy losses this time, it would be difficult for him to regain his strength when he returned to Hebei.
Because in these troubled times, it is not an easy task to become a warlord of a separatist regime. A group of people must support him before he can become a warlord.
Zhang Rou's ability to become a prince mainly relied on the support of his clan and the township party. Two consecutive failures would inevitably cause heavy losses to the clan and township party children who supported him, and it would be almost impossible to recover.
In this way, even if he returns to Hebei and recruits tens of thousands of troops, his soldiers are not his same clan and are not his fellow villagers. Why should he listen to him? His strength will definitely be greatly weakened.
"Quickly retreat! Quickly retreat!" Zhang Rou roared with panic on her face, almost crying, "Zhao Tai, I'm your ancestor, brothers, hurry back to the north bank!"
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