Zhao Tai gave an order, and countless loyal soldiers rushed out of the woods with their spears and swords and shields in hand.
The loyal soldiers lowered their spears, and several columns of spearmen turned the front of the spear array into hedgehogs.
Facing such a forest of spears, the Mongolian soldiers could not harm the Zhongyi Army with the scimitars in their hands, and could only be forced back by the hedgehog-like formation.
At this time, the pontoon was already crowded with Mongolian troops. Many people fell into the Xue River and fluttered desperately, but the river water quickly submerged their heads.
More Mongolian troops were forced to the shore, and some were already standing in waist-high water, unable to retreat.
For a moment, emotions of panic, despair, grief and anger appeared on the face of the Mongolian army.
"Marshal Du! Let's go! The gold thieves' spear array is coming." Several Mongolian soldiers grabbed the reins of Tasi's horse, wrapped themselves in the chaos, and squeezed onto the pontoon bridge, intending to flee north.
Zhang Rou saw her subordinates being forced into the river and being washed away by the water, and she couldn't help but curse Zhao Tai.
Shi Tianze's eyes were red and he roared: "Damn it, Zhao Tai won't let me live, brothers will fight with the gold thief!"
The Mongolian army, which was in a desperate situation, intended to launch a counterattack. They held their shields to resist the advancing guns step by step, intending to fight to prevent the loyal army from driving them into the river.
In desperation, the Mongolian army broke out to a certain extent. The soldiers used shields to block the spears and used spears to stab the Jin army.
The sharp spearhead penetrated the bodies of the soldiers on both sides, and when it was pulled out, it brought out a puff of blood mist.
At this time, the Mongolian army, which had been driven into the river, had no way to retreat. They did not want to be washed away by the river, so they could only fight to the death to resist the advance of the Jin army's spear array.
Seeing that the spear array could not be pushed forward, Zhao Tai immediately ordered, "Shang Yu, let me shoot the enemy troops from the Shesheng camp."
After a military order, a large number of crossbowmen appeared behind the spear array and formed a formation.
At this time, the crossbowmen all pointed their arrows diagonally into the sky and threw a hail of arrows forward.
In an instant, a cloud of locusts rose up from behind the hedgehog-like spear formation, and the sky immediately darkened. Countless arrows passed over the heads of the spear formation and shot into the dense crowd of Mongolian soldiers.
The Mongolian soldiers screamed repeatedly. The soldiers were shot down one by one, and gaps appeared in the dense crowd.
Zhao Tai knew that the raid must be carried out in one go to drive the enemy troops down the river. He must suppress the enemy troops and break their psychology. He must not let them feel that there is a chance of sinking the boat.
At this time, Li Chunzhu, the commander of the Huaiyuan Battalion, discovered that the resisting Mongolian troops in the front fell to the ground in large numbers. He immediately swung his sword and "pierced with his spear, and pushed the Tatars into the river for the general."
"Thrust!" the spearmen roared in unison, raising their spears and pushing forward.
The Mongolian army had to guard against the rain of arrows falling from above their heads, and also to resist the spears thrust from the front. They could not resist at all. Either they were stabbed to death by the spears, or they retreated hastily and fell into the river.
The huge casualties at this time made the Mongolian army realize that their resistance was very weak and it was impossible to stop the Jin army.
As this emotion spread, the resistance of the Jin Army's spears decreased, and the spears advancing in unison finally forced all the Mongolian troops on the bank into the river.
The Jin army used their spears to poke the Mongolian soldiers who wanted to climb ashore, and used their bows and crossbows to kill the Mongolian soldiers soaked in the water.
Nearly 10,000 desperate Mongolian troops stood in the river. The soldiers who were squeezed to the outside were constantly swept away by the river, and the Mongolian army completely collapsed.
"Woo~" Zhang Rou stood in the waist-high water of the river, watching her men and horses being stabbed to death and washed away by the river, crying, "Old Shi, I can't hold it anymore, we are finished again."
Shi Tianze stood in the water, taking off his armor and saying, "Old Zhang, swim quickly!"
Seeing that they were helpless, the two had no choice but to take off their armor and paddle across the river.
At this time, under the attack of Zhongyi Town and Wuwei Town, the 20,000 Mongolian troops who had just crossed the river suffered a huge blow, and the Mongolian army was instantly defeated.
The Mongolian soldiers crowded across the bridge or paddled across the river with dogs, but most of them were killed or fell into the Xue River and were submerged by the river.
Tasi fled back to the north bank. When he looked back and saw the scene of overwhelming defeat, he felt regretful.
However, it was too late for him to regret it at this time.
"Capture Tasi alive! Tasi don't leave!" The shouts of the Jin Army from the south bank came, making Tasi who had just escaped feel instantly frightened.
At this time, Tasi did not dare to stay at all. Under the coercion of the defeated troops, he fled all the way north.
On the south bank of Xue River, Zhao Tai saw the Mongolian troops escaping across the river, escaping like headless flies, with a look of contentment on their faces.
Wu Xian came to Zhao Tai and said excitedly: "Guorui, it's another great victory! We will pursue immediately, kill Zhang Rou and Shi Tianze, and take Jinan in one go."
Zhao Tai shook his head, "If Zhang Rou and Shi Tianze are completely defeated, the Mongols will definitely die in person. Then the situation will be unfavorable to you and me. Zhang Rou and Shi Tianze were hit hard by us again today. They cannot threaten us for the time being. Instead, they will become a conflict between us and Mongolia. Buffer, it’s good for us to keep them.”
Wu Xian pondered for a moment, nodded and said: "I listen to you, then let them go."
Zhao Tai immediately said: "Now that the threat from the north has been lifted, please ask my brother to send troops to regain Yanzhou, while I will lead my troops south to meet Li Fen for a while."
The fighting on the south bank of the Xueshui River soon ceased. A large number of Mongolian troops were either killed or forced into the river and drowned.
At this time, as the battle ended, the soldiers in Zhongyi Town and Wuwei Town on the south bank couldn't help but cheer together, "We won! We won!"
"Hahaha~" The Jin army on the south bank watched the Mongolian army on the north bank flee in panic. They couldn't help but smile up to the sky and let out bursts of cheers.
Tasi did not expect that he would be ambushed by Zhao Tai. He was worried about the pursuit of the Jin army and fled all the way back to Jinan.
Officials appointed by Mongolia in Yanzhou, Tai'an and other places heard that the Mongolian army was defeated and the Jin army was about to attack, so they packed their bags in a hurry, followed Tasi, and fled to Jinan in one breath.
At this time, while Tasi was fleeing in panic, Li Fen was leading his subordinates to attack Pizhou and fought back and forth with the Pizhou defenders.
Under Pizhou City, Li's soldiers were spread out like ants. They erected siege ladders and launched a fierce attack on the city.
Zhao Tai and Li Fen agreed to fake a fight in Pizhou, but Li Fen had his own little idea after the troops came to Pizhou city.
Although he and Zhao Tai cooperated, they were in different camps after all, and they were both crowded in Shandong.
Now Zhao Tai goes to ambush Zhang Rou and Shi Tianze. If Zhao Tai wins, Zhao Tai's strength will definitely expand further.
Therefore, Li Fen was a little worried that Zhao Tai was too powerful and would threaten his territory and be beyond his control.
Now that Zhao Taizheng is at war with Zhang Rou and Shi Tianze, and unable to return to Pizhou for a while, Li Fen deliberately fakes it and takes Pizhou.
Li Fen felt that given Zhao Tai's current situation, even if he captured Pizhou, Zhao Tai would not fall out with him, so he decided to attack Zhao Tai's power.
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