Seeing that Zhao Tai was unwilling to go out to fight in the field, Wokuotai had no choice but to decide to attack the coalition camp.
At this time, Wokuotai gave an order, and it was still his son Hedan who came out of the battle, leading 10,000 Mongolian cavalry, galloping around the coalition camp from a distance, and came to the flank of the camp.
He Dan observed for a while, then suddenly reined in the horse and ordered: "Dismount!"
The 10,000 cavalrymen immediately dismounted, and the Mongolian soldiers took off their shields and armor from their auxiliary horses and quickly equipped them.
At the coalition camp, Zhao Kui saw 10,000 Mongolian troops detouring back to the flank of the camp. The cavalry began to put on armor. He immediately waved his hand and said: "The enemy is going to attack the flank. Call three thousand divine arm archers to go over."
On the watchtower, the flag of the Song Army was waved, and the front camp immediately dispatched three thousand divine arm archers to reinforce the flanks.
However, the Song Army's divine arm archers had just arrived and were on guard at the fence, but He Dan sneered, "Mount!"
The Mongolian cavalry, who had put on their armor, immediately got on their horses and galloped away from the flank.
Looking upstairs, Zhao Kui and Quan Zi frowned immediately when they saw this.
The Mongolian cavalry was fast. In the blink of an eye, the 10,000 cavalrymen had circled back to the coalition camp. Hedan reined in the horse again and ordered: "Dismount!"
Ten thousand Mongolian cavalry reined their horses behind the coalition camp, and the cavalry quickly dismounted.
This time, the Mongolian cavalry did not stop or make preparations. Hedan immediately ordered, "Warriors, charge forward!"
Of the ten thousand Mongolian cavalry, only one thousand continued to ride on their war horses, while the rest all dismounted and fought on foot.
He Dan gave the order, and the Mongolian soldiers spontaneously divided into two teams. The cavalry in iron armor and chain armor were in front, holding small round shields and scimitars, while the Mongolian soldiers in armor were behind with bows and arrows, clearing obstacles at the same time. , while pressing towards the coalition camp.
The coalition camp covers an extremely large area, no less than a city, and it is impossible to deploy heavy troops for defense everywhere.
The main force of the Mongolian army set up a formation on the front, and the coalition forces naturally defended the front with many points. Sharp weapons such as crossbows and divine arm bows were mostly arranged on the front, and there were not many long-range crossbows in the rear camp.
At this time, the Song army in the rear camp saw the Mongolian army cleaning up the iron caltrops and approaching the camp. The officer immediately ordered: "Quick! Fire the armor-piercing arrows!"
The Song Army archers behind the fence immediately unfurled their bows and nocked arrows, stretched the bow strings, and then released arrows in unison.
Amidst the sound of strings, dense arrows rose into the sky, crossed the obstacles in front of the camp, and shot into the enemy group like raindrops.
The Mongolian army who was clearing the obstacles immediately raised their shields to resist the Song army's armor-piercing heavy arrows.
For a moment, the arrow of the armor-piercing arrow was nailed to the shield, shot through the Mongolian army's chain mail, and penetrated into their bodies, but it could not stop the Mongolian army's actions.
After a while, the Mongolian army braved the rain of arrows, cleared the obstacles, lifted the horse-repelling stakes, crossed the ditch, and rushed to the wall of the village.
Behind the wooden fence, the long gunners of the Song army immediately stabbed and assassinated the approaching Mongolian army. The archers continued to shoot. As the Mongolian armored soldiers rushed to the wall of the village, the Mongolian archers behind also pressed forward and began to attack. Arrows were thrown in the camp.
For a moment, the armored soldiers of the two armies were in close combat at the wall of the village. The archers pointed their arrows diagonally, and the rain of arrows they shot intertwined in the air, forming a large net of death that enveloped the other side.
At this time, Zhao Kui, who was on the allied watchtower, saw the Mongolian army detouring back to the rear camp and attacking the allied camp. He couldn't help frowning. He was about to give the order and prepare to send more troops for reinforcements. The horn of the central Mongolian army sounded, and nearly ten thousand cavalry rushed forward. out.
"The Mongols are moving again!" Quanzi reminded loudly.
After the 10,000 Mongolian cavalry left the main formation, they repeated their old tricks and galloped around the camp, stopping from time to time to observe the camp, causing the Song army in the camp to hurriedly strengthen their defense. When the Song army's reinforcements were completed, they rode away again and attacked elsewhere.
"Send three thousand crossbowmen to reinforce the flanks!" Zhao Kui gritted his teeth.
Zhao Tai frowned and said in a deep voice: "Mr. Zhizhi, the Mongols want to use the superiority of the cavalry to mobilize us and make us tired of dealing with them. When we show our flaws, they will launch a general attack."
Zhao Kui was a marshal of the Southern Song Dynasty and had rich battlefield experience. As soon as Zhao Tai said, he understood the intentions of the Mongolian army, and then his face darkened, "I know the intentions of the Mongolian army, but their cavalry is fast, and they gallop around in a roundabout way. Attack, if I don’t provide reinforcements, if they are allowed to rush in, there will be a danger of their horses trampling the company camp.”
Under the banner of the Mongolian army, Ogedai sent 20,000 cavalry, waved his hand again, and sent another 10,000 people to continue to create pressure on the coalition forces.
He couldn't help but sneer as he watched the cavalry galloping and the allied forces in the camp could only follow suit. There was a trace of confusion among the allied forces in the camp.
"Khan! The enemy troops have been mobilized!" Subotai said excitedly: "If this continues, sooner or later they will reveal their flaws."
Wokuotai said: "The enemy's camp is too big to be fortified everywhere. Wherever my cavalry detours, they are worried about the cavalry attack, so they can only send reinforcements. My cavalry is fast, and they reinforce and fortify, so I will not fight, but ride on horseback." Move away from where you are attacking, and keep mobilizing them to make them exhausted."
Subotai smiled and said: "The Great Khan is wise, the barbarians rely on two legs for reinforcements, and we rely on horses to maneuver. I can't see in the morning, the barbarians will be exhausted and show their flaws."
"Hmph!" Wo Kuotai sneered again and again, "Zhao Tai thought that I was hiding in the camp and I couldn't do anything to him. I watched him peel off his turtle shell and trample through his camp."
On the battlefield, the coalition camp was attacked in many places. In addition, there were Mongolian cavalry wandering outside and suddenly rushed towards the camp. When the Song army went to reinforce the defense, they feigned a shot and drew their horses away.
The Mongols relied on horses to maneuver, and each cavalryman was equipped with two or three horses, so there was no problem of insufficient manpower and horse power.
Many of the Song soldiers in the camp were wearing sixty-pound infantry armor. They ran from the front camp to the back camp, and then from the back camp to the flanks. Within a few times, they were out of breath.
At this time, seeing the chaos in the camp due to the mobilization of the Mongolian army, and the reinforcements of the Song army being somewhat exhausted, Zhao Kui and others looked solemn and began to feel tremendous pressure.
Zhao Tai saw that if things continued like this, sooner or later the Mongols would find a flaw, and he couldn't help but said: "Two gentlemen, the Mongolian cavalry are running around the camp, obviously creating pressure, waiting for us to reveal our flaws, and then launch a surprise attack. Now I have a plan, maybe we can Destroy the enemy.”
Zhao Kui looked at the scene in front of him, feeling a little anxious, and immediately asked: "Guorui, what can you do."
Zhao Tai said in a deep voice: "Show the enemy weakness, lure the enemy into the formation, and then surround and annihilate them."
Zhao Kui frowned, "You mean to deliberately let the Mongols in, but if they cannot be annihilated or blocked, wouldn't there be a danger of shaking the camp."
"Mr. Zhizhi, if this continues, our soldiers will be exhausted, and sooner or later we will really show our flaws. When the Mongolian cavalry pours in, it will be really impossible to stop them." Zhao Tai said in a deep voice: "Now we deliberately show our flaws, the Mongols Seeing this, we thought that our plan had succeeded and we would definitely launch an attack. We prepared in advance. As long as we destroyed the Mongolian troops entering the camp, the Mongolian troops later would not dare to act rashly when they saw the flaws in our camp."
Quan Zicai's eyes lit up, "I support Guorui's opinion."
Zhao Kui supported Quanzi only after seeing Quan Zi, but after careful consideration, he realized that he really showed his flaws and was penetrated by the Mongolian cavalry. He took the initiative to show his flaws and then ambushed the Mongolian army. Undoubtedly, the latter was more proactive.
"If the Mongolian army is allowed to enter the camp, we must consider how to stop the Mongolian cavalry and the horse riding company. They must be restrained and compressed in one place, and they cannot be allowed to run rampant and disrupt the camp!" Zhao Kui said solemnly.
Zhao Tai nodded, "Assemble the heavy infantry and prepare more carts, we will definitely be able to limit the cavalry attack!"
"Okay!" Zhao Kui said immediately: "Then we will do it according to Guorui's wishes."
At the moment, Zhao Tai facilitated Zhao Kui and others to formulate plans and prepare plans, and took advantage of the opportunity of mobilizing troops and horses to prepare a trap for the Mongolian army.
At this time, Wokuotai continuously sent cavalry to harass from all sides. The Mongolian cavalry sometimes came in separate directions and sometimes gathered together. When they gathered together, they immediately formed a superior force and posed a huge threat to the coalition camp, while the coalition forces could only Passively increase troops for defense.
The Mongolian cavalry continued to use their mobility to mobilize the coalition forces. The coalition forces in the camp were able to mobilize in time at first, but gradually began to be unable to keep up with the Mongolian army's rhythm.
Subotai saw that the Mongolian cavalry arrived at a place and launched an attack. It took a while for reinforcements from the Song army to arrive. He couldn't help but excitedly said: "Great Khan, the enemy is about to die."
Wokuotai sneered, "Subotai, you lead a team of men and horses to continue the feint attack for Ben Khan, clear away the iron caltrops and horse-rejecting stakes in front of the formation, then retreat immediately, and then feint to attack elsewhere, so that the enemy can't figure it out. This is the direction of Ben Khan’s attack.”
After Subotai heard the words, he immediately saluted and then took the order and left. Ogedai continued to tell him, "Send the order, and the heavy cavalry is ready!"
As the Mongolian army attacked from all sides, Zhao Tai and Zhao Kui had quietly assembled 20,000 elite infantry troops and prepared vehicles.
"Two gentlemen, look over there!" Zhao Tai shouted loudly while pointing at the Mongolian troops who had hurriedly retreated after clearing the obstacles.
Zhao Kui looked over and immediately understood what Zhao Tai meant, "Send the order and send five thousand crossbowmen to the rear camp."
Zhao Kui gave an order, and five thousand crossbowmen who were waiting at the fence of the front camp immediately raised their crossbows, turned around and retreated.
Wokuotai had been watching the coalition camp. When he saw Subotai retreating, the Song army's crossbowmen also retreated, wanting to reinforce the rear camp, and he immediately thought he had a fighting chance.
At this time, Subotai had cleared a large area outside the former camp, which was the perfect time for the Mongolian army to attack.
"Heavy cavalry! Charge in for Ben Khan!" Ogedai directly issued the order to attack without consulting anyone.
The Mongolian light cavalry attacked from all sides, but the Mongolian heavy cavalry could only stand and wait under the banner.
The heavy cavalry of the Mongolian army, which had long been impatient, finally received the order to attack. The leader of the Mongolian army, Wanhu, hit the war horse on the buttocks with a spear. The horse suffered pain, screamed, and ran out like lightning.
Behind him, the three thousand heavily armored cavalry did not howl or shout, but immediately urged their horses to follow the general, and slowly increased their speed.
The Mongolian light cavalry is powerful, but they also have a certain number of heavy cavalry in their army, which are used to attack enemy positions.
At this time, Subotai had cleared the obstacles and cleared the way for the heavy cavalry to attack. However, the Song army in the camp, seeing Subotai retreating, thought that Subotai was going to attack elsewhere, and immediately dispatched five thousand crossbowmen to go elsewhere. reinforce.
Under siege and harassment from all sides by the Mongolian cavalry, the crossbowmen of the Song army's front camp were transferred away in batches, and the front gradually became empty.
Wokuotai seized the opportunity and directly ordered the heavy cavalry to attack. When the Song army camp saw the Mongolian cavalry rushing towards them, they immediately changed the military order and asked the mobilized crossbowmen to turn back to defend, causing considerable chaos in an instant.
Mongolian heavy cavalry, the horses are covered with vests, the cavalry are wearing iron armor, with ghost faces on their faces, only two eyes are exposed, and their defense is extremely complete.
They left the formation, gradually increased their speed, and mounted a huge mass. The impact caused the ground to shake, and the sound was extremely shocking.
"Hurry up and fire the arrows!" In the camp, the defender generals roared hurriedly.
The crossbowman who returned to defend had no time to aim, so he hurriedly pulled the crossbow and fired an arrow.
Thousands of arrows were fired together, causing waves of air. The powerful crossbow arrows directly penetrated the armor of the heavy cavalry. Many Mongolian cavalrymen fell off their horses.
However, the Song Army's crossbowman had just finished shooting an arrow, and before he had time to shoot again, the Mongolian Army's cavalry had already jumped over the trench, pretended to be the horse and fence, and crashed into the coalition camp.
The huge mass of the heavy cavalry gave it great inertia. The wall of the coalition camp was directly smashed by the cavalry. The cavalry opened a hole and poured in like a flood. The heavy cavalry was like a giant hammer, smashing open The coalition's formation.
The Mongolian cavalry that rushed swiftly and fiercely broke into the coalition camp. The huge impact of the heavy cavalry kept knocking away the Song troops in front of them. The cavalry waved their scimitars, raised their spears, and rushed in quickly. The coalition's bows The crossbowman was completely powerless to resist.
"Haha! Okay!" Wo Kuotai was overjoyed when he saw the heavy cavalry and opened a gap. Thousands of cavalry rushed into the allied camp. "Don't send the order immediately. Follow the heavy cavalry immediately and rush in for Ben Khan to disrupt the enemy army." camp!"
The Mongolian heavy cavalry rushed into the camp. The Song Army's crossbowmen did not dare to stop them and immediately fled in all directions. Seeing this, the Mongolian Army cavalry chased them with their horses. When they were about to kill, a human wall suddenly appeared in front of them.
Zhao Tai took advantage of the opportunity of mobilizing troops and horses in the camp to mobilize 20,000 troops and set up pockets in the camp.
The heavy cavalry of the Mongolian army has a powerful impact. If you do not set up pockets to contain them and control the scope of their impact, the entire coalition camp will be disrupted by them. The Mongolian army will trample the horses on the company camp, and the 120,000 coalition troops will suffer heavy losses. fail.
Therefore, Zhao Tai mobilized his elite troops to form a spear formation. The rushing cavalry saw the hedgehog-like forest of spears and couldn't help but rein in their horses. The Mongolian cavalry who had no time to rein in their horses ran into the spear formation and were immediately pierced by the spears.
"Convoy! Block the gap for me!" Zhao Tai was on the watchtower and saw the Mongolian heavy cavalry entering the formation. The cavalry led by Subotai was about to follow them and rush in. He immediately made a decision and roared loudly.
The war drums of the central army of the coalition were beating, and the flags were waving. On both sides of the gap, two groups of infantry immediately pushed vehicles, using the vehicles as walls to replace the fences knocked down by the heavy cavalry, separating the Mongolian heavy cavalry from the Mongolian army...
