Faced with the huge losses that would be suffered during the retreat, Wo Kuotai changed his mind and decided to fight Zhao Tai.
The elites of the Qi and Meng armies gathered in the wilderness west of Baozhou and upstream of the Nanyishui River.
The significance of the victory or defeat in this battle is self-evident. It will be a big showdown between the elites of Mengqi.
If Mongolia wins this battle, the coffin of Qi will be closed.
If Qi State wins, although it cannot be said that the offensive and defensive situation will be easy to change, it will be enough to change Qi State's situation and help Qi State escape the danger of national subjugation.
At this time, the two armies of Meng and Qi were in formation about three miles apart. The soldiers standing in the middle of the formation of the two armies casually looked ahead and saw densely packed soldiers wherever they could see.
In front of them, the earth was covered by military formations one after another, the sky was obscured by the flags of the two armies, the hot air from the Mongolian army's horses gathered into clouds, and the sweat on the foreheads of the Qi soldiers condensed into rain.
Since the rise of Zhao Tai, Meng Qi has fought many times, but neither Wo Kuotai nor Zhao Tai have ever fought head-on in such a dignified formation.
However, judging from the formation of the Mongolian and Qi armies, the two sides are considered equal opponents.
The Mongolian army put up the classic Mongolian infantry formation, riding on both wings.
In this formation, the Mongolian army can not only defend with infantry, but also use cavalry on both wings to attack from the side, which can be said to be both offensive and defensive.
On the side of the Qi army, the troops led by Zhao Tai were the six most elite infantry units of the Qi army.
The Qi army placed the heavy infantry on the front, with the crossbowmen in the middle, and the spearmen and a group of firecrackers on the wings.
Because the Qi Army's cavalry had not yet arrived on the battlefield, the Qi Army's infantry was left on both wings to defend.
During the previous march, the antlers held by the soldiers of the Qi army were placed on the wings and behind them to prevent being attacked by the Mongolian cavalry. However, the front army did not set up any obstacles, and it was obvious that they wanted to take the initiative to attack.
Zhao Tai saw the Qi army in formation and the Mongolian army on the opposite side in a dense formation, so he ran in front of the army to boost morale.
Under the banner of the Mongolian army, Wo Kuotai looked at the Qi army in formation and listened to the Qi army's shouts. He couldn't help shouting loudly, "The Qi army only has about 60,000 soldiers. How can they defeat the Mongols?"
His angry shout made the eardrums of the generals around him hurt, and at the same time dispelled the panic in their hearts. The generals' spirits were lifted, and a cruel and sharp light burst out from their eyes.
The Qi army's magic soldiers descended from the sky, which indeed brought a lot of psychological impact to the Mongolian army, and Wo Kuotai's initial hesitation also made the Mongolian army generals feel confused.
Now that Wo Kuotai had made up his mind, his loud shout undoubtedly dispelled the gloom in the minds of the generals.
Wokuotai looked at the Qi army on the opposite side and listened to the Qi army shouting loudly, knowing that the Mongolian army also needed to boost their morale.
Because the Qi army suddenly arrived, it brought chaos to the Mongolian army, and the Mongolian army had never been prepared for a decisive battle, and now it hastily responded to the battle.
Seeing Zhao Taiyu's fierce morale in front of the army, Wokuotai immediately rode out of the battle and came to the Mongolian army's formation. He shouted loudly: "We, the Mongols, are invincible in all battles. In the past, one hundred thousand Mongolians in Yehuling defeated four hundred thousand. Today, if we use the masses to defeat the weak and wait for the hard work with ease, how can we not win?"
Wokuotai's voice was very loud, but in the face of the Qi army's shouts, his voice was drowned by the Qi army's shouts, and only a few Mongolian soldiers could hear it.
Wokuotai had rich battlefield experience. He did not run as wildly as Zhao Tai, but used his throat and abdominal cavity to make a low and deep humming sound.
The Mongolian soldiers and generals in the Mongolian army began to shout, and soon tens of thousands of Mongolian warriors were shouting in unison. The sound was strange and penetrating, making people feel that the tens of thousands of Mongolian soldiers were like wild beasts.
Before the nomadic army goes to war, the soldiers will make strange sounds like howling wolves. When the nomadic army fights, the strange sounds they make can scare the enemy and make them fearful.
This nest of Kuotai roared like a wolf in front of the Mongolian army, and in the large formation of the Mongolian army behind him, tens of thousands of Mongolian soldiers turned into wolf cubs and shouted together. The sound spread to Langshan City, making the civilians in the city tremble. trembling.
Zhao Tai looked at the Mongolian army formation, listened to the cry of the Mongolian army, and felt that the Mongolian army in front of him was as powerful as a pack of roaring wolves, and his expression became serious.
"The Solitary King, the Divine Soldier and the Heavenly General, Wo Kuotai was able to stabilize the morale of the army and stimulate the wildness of the Mongolian army so quickly. He is worthy of being a hero on the grassland."
Zhao Tai admired in his heart, but then he clenched his fists. He looked at the Mongolian army on the opposite side, which was much more numerous than his own, and his eyes slowly became firm.
Because at this moment, he was reviewing historical scenes in his mind.
The Anshi Rebellion, the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms, the Chanyuan Alliance, the Jin Dynasty's destruction of the Liao Dynasty, the humiliation of Jingkang, and Duanping's entry into the Luo Kingdom. Pictures and historical figures flashed through Zhao Tai's mind.
Since the mid-Tang Dynasty, the Central Plains has experienced eight dynasties: Tang, Later Liang, Later Tang, Later Jin, Later Han, Later Zhou, Northern Song, and Jin. The Han Dynasty declined for more than 400 years.
During this period, Shi Jingtang ceded the Yanyun Sixteen Prefectures, and Yelv Deguang proclaimed himself emperor in the Central Plains. Although the Northern Song Dynasty tried to reverse the decline, the humiliation of Jingkang soon shattered the Han people's road to revival again.
Now that Mongolia is rising, the Central Plains civilization that has lasted for thousands of years is in danger of being completely conquered by the barbarians.
Zhao Tai stood on the battlefield, and a picture flashed before his eyes like a slideshow. Tears filled his eyes before he knew it. He looked at the powerful elites of the Mongol Empire on the opposite side, and couldn't help but clenched his fists and roared, "There is no one here today, no matter what." There will be another Meng Yuan Dynasty, and there will be no naval battle at Youyashan."
Zhao Tai's shouts were covered up by the shouts of the two armies. Zhao Tai drew his horse back to the banner with a firm expression and commanded in a deep voice, "Send orders to Li Fen and Tang Liang. Once our army attacks and defeats the Mongolian infantry, Wo Kuotai In order to stabilize the front, the Mongolian cavalry is very likely to flank the two wings. King Lone wants them to be as solid as a rock and fight to the death before the Tiger Cavalry and Xiao Cavalry armies arrive!"
Two teams of messenger cavalry immediately ran out from the central army, passed through military formations, and arrived at the two wings respectively.
After a while, the response flags were raised on the left and right wings, and Zhao Hu immediately said: "Your Majesty, the two commanders responded, Ning Haijun and Wu Yi's army will fight to the death!"
Zhao Tai nodded slightly, listened to the shouts of the Meng and Qi armies, raised his hand and shouted: "Beat the drum!"
The sound of war drums sounded from slow to fast, and each sound seemed to strike the hearts of the soldiers.
The soldiers of Qi Army knew that the loud beating of drums was the signal to start the war, and the soldiers tightened their weapons one after another.
In the front of the Qi army, thousands of heavy infantrymen heard the sound of war drums. Everyone hit their shields with blunt objects while letting out a low roar from their throats.
The sound was like that of a ferocious tiger, and in response to the wolf howl of the Mongolian army opposite, the Qi army officers stared sharply at the Mongolian army opposite, as if they were tigers that were about to untie their bonds and pounce forward.
In front of the Mongolian army formation, Wokuotai also returned to the banner of the Mongolian army when Zhao Tai returned to the central army. He was a little shocked when he saw the wildness of the Qi army, which was not inferior to the roar of the Mongolian warriors.
At this moment, the war drums of the Qi army suddenly started to beat rapidly, followed by two heavy hammers, and the roaring Qi army in front of the formation suddenly seemed like a tiger coming out of the cage, holding swords and blunt weapons, shouting chants, and marching The uniform steps advanced like a city wall.
The Qi army launched the attack first, kicking off this peak showdown.
