The Song troops from Huainan arrived one after another, causing Kublai Khan to lose the courage to continue fighting and issued a military order to retreat.
This order was very difficult to give, because the two armies were already strangled together, and they could not withdraw just because they wanted to.
Not only will all the money robbed by the Mongolian army be abandoned, but most of the infantry will not be able to escape.
The Mongolian army, who were fighting fiercely on the battlefield, did not understand the situation. They heard the horn sound of retreat and couldn't believe it at first. They listened carefully and saw the banner moving north. The cavalry on the periphery drew their horses and ran north. Only then did the infantry become convinced. I heard it right.
The Mongolian infantry who were fighting fiercely suddenly fell into despair. They had been bitten. Turning around and running away at this time was tantamount to seeking death.
However, when the retreat horn sounded, the Mongolian horse troops on the battlefield immediately pulled their reins, but did not care about the feelings of the infantry.
The Mongolian infantry looked at the fleeing cavalry with great anger and sadness in their hearts.
Soon, not only the cavalry troops fled, but traitors also began to appear in the infantry on the front. Once the first person turned around and fled, the entire front immediately collapsed.
For a time, all the fronts of the Mongolian army were like an avalanche. Horses and men fled, fearing that they would fall behind and be overtaken and cut down by the Song army.
When the Qi army watched the tower, as soon as the Mongol banner was moved, Zhao Tai laughed loudly and said to himself: "In this battle, the lone army has the upper hand, new tactics, and the blessing of a telescope, which is like opening up the fog of war. Kublai Khan I’m afraid I’m not convinced!”
No matter whether Kublai Khan was willing to lose or not, when the Mongolian army's retreat horn sounded and the entire Mongolian army's formation was shaken, Zhao Tai still waved his hand and shouted loudly, "All troops attack!"
Shirtless drummers beat the drums vigorously, and the horn of attack sounded on the battlefield.
When the soldiers from various departments fighting on the battlefield heard the news and saw that the Mongolian army was about to run, they immediately launched a vigorous pursuit.
Shi Songzhi was driven down the hill by the Mongolian army and fled southward under the protection of hundreds of Chu soldiers. Suddenly he heard the horn of the Song army's general attack and found that the Mongolian army was not chasing him, so he reined in his horse.
Jiang Wanzai listened carefully and saw the clarion call for the Mongolian army to retreat and the Song army to attack. He looked in disbelief, "Mr. Zhizhi, we seem to have won!"
The shocked generals of the Chu army stopped one after another and stopped to watch.
Shi Songzhi quickly pulled the reins. He looked to the north and found that the Chu army formed on the hill in the distance did not run south. Instead, they rushed down the hill and killed towards the north. He immediately said: "Quick! Let's fight back. We can't." Let the Huai army take all the credit!"
At that moment, Shi Songzhi led the people and ran back. However, the Chu army lost the big banner and the defeated troops were scattered all over the field. They could not re-establish their command, so only a few of the defeated troops followed them back to fight.
On the battlefield, as soon as the Mongolian cavalry ran away, the Mongolian infantry immediately collapsed. The infantry was unable to escape under the pursuit of various units of the Song army.
For a time, some Mongolian troops were killed, some occupied the hills and stood firm, and many more surrendered in droves under the leadership of officers.
At dusk, the battlefield gradually became quiet. Kublai Khan led the remaining defeated troops and fled north. The abandoned Mongolian infantry, except for a few particularly tenacious troops who occupied the hills and stood firm, became prisoners.
At this time, on the battlefield, Qi soldiers stood on a high place holding spears and divine arm bows. A large number of prisoners were tied into a string with ropes and taken to the camp for custody.
Qi soldiers shuttled across the battlefield, leading away the horses, carrying away the wounded, and cleaning up the battlefield.
At this time, Zhao Tai was standing on the top of a hill. People were coming and going below the hill. Song troops coming from all over were busy stripping off the armor of the Mongolian troops and collecting weapons and war horses.
In the battle of Chuzhou, the Mongolian army suffered heavy losses, which finally knocked down Mongolia's arrogance.
Wu Xian hurriedly rode over, pointed at the Song army collecting trophies on the battlefield, and said angrily: "Your Majesty, look at these Song soldiers, they are not good at fighting, they are the first to grab the trophies! Damn it, we help them rescue them, they You actually stole my war horse and wanted to beat our brothers!"
The Song army participating in the battle was relatively complex, including Qi army, Chu army, Huai army and Forbidden army. The parties were not subordinate to each other, and Zhao Tai could not control them.
This time the Mongols were defeated miserably and a large amount of supplies were discarded. It was inevitable that the armies would rob each other and even fight over horses and armor.
Zhao Tai smiled: "Leave those rags to them. The Zhongyi Army has gone after Kublai Khan. You should take some people to keep an eye on the vehicles left by the Mongolian army, and don't let other troops get close!"
Kublai Khan abandoned his supplies and fled north. The Zhongyi Army was at the forefront. The vehicles and captured women that the Mongolian army did not take away were all taken by the Zhongyi Army.
Now the loyal army is chasing the Mongolian army and heading north. It is more important to save the vehicles left by the Mongolian army than to clean up the weapons and injured horses on the battlefield.
When Wu Xian heard this, he knew that those vehicles should be the property plundered by the Mongolian army from the south of the Yangtze River. Compared with them, the weapons and armor discarded by the Mongolian army on the battlefield were just tatters. Wu Xian immediately clasped his fists and said, "I understand!"
At this time, as soon as Wuxian left, Zhao Kui, Zhao Fan, Shi Songzhi and others came on horseback, and Zhao Tai greeted them with a smile.
Several senior officials of the Song Dynasty were speechless for a moment when faced with such a great victory.
Zhao Kui stepped forward, bowed directly, and gave a deep salute, "I, along with the people of Huainan, would like to thank Your Highness for defeating the Mongolian army and ensuring peace in the Yangtze River and Huaihe River!"
Zhao Fan sighed, "Your Highness! This battle was fought happily, and it made our Huainan soldiers and people feel bad!"
Zhao Tai stepped forward to hold Zhao Kui and said with a smile: "Privy Master, Gu is the king of the clan. It is his duty to protect the people and fight against the Tartars."
As he spoke, Zhao Tai looked at Shi Songzhi and felt unfamiliar, "This is him!"
Zhao Fandao: "This is Xianggong Shi, the envoy of Jinghu system!"
Zhao Taidao: "It turns out to be Mr. Shi!"
Shi Songzhi then bowed his hands and said, "King Linyi!"
Zhao Tai knew that Shi Songzhi was Shi Miyuan's nephew, and that he had no political dealings with Zheng Qingzhi, Zhao Kui, and Zhao Fan. Zhao Tai had no intention of making friends with him, so he didn't care about his attitude.
At this time, Zhao Kui looked around the battlefield and sighed repeatedly, "This battle is a complete victory. Your Highness deserves the most credit. I will report it immediately to ask for credit for Your Highness."
After learning of the fierce fighting in Chuzhou, Zhao Tai marched directly westward from Gaoyou, while Zhao Kui returned to Yangzhou and then led his troops.
Because of the long distance, although the Yangzhou Song army traveled quickly, they still failed to catch up with the battle.
When Zhao Kui led his troops to appear, the Mongolian army began to collapse, so he was unable to witness the battle. He could only judge the battle situation from the layers of corpses of the Mongolian soldiers on the battlefield.
Zhao Kui saw human corpses and horse corpses all over the ground, as well as groups of prisoners, and felt extremely sorry for not being able to catch up with the battle.
Zhao Tai waved his hand and said in a deep voice: "Master Privy Minister, there is no rush to report the merits! Kublai Khan fled north, and the loyal army was chasing the Mongolian army. He had previously sent a partial division to penetrate directly into Haozhou. Now we gather our troops and quickly advance north to return the troops. There is a chance to keep Kublai Khan in Huainan!"
Zhao Kui, Zhao Fan and others looked at each other and were extremely shocked. They thought that today's battle had achieved brilliant results, but they didn't expect that Zhao Tai had such a big appetite and wanted to kill all the Mongolian troops who invaded.
