Thunder (7)

When Dachun woke up from his coma, it was already the middle of the night. The stars in the sky were dense, and Da Chun, lying in an open carriage, could clearly tell that the army was running fast towards the north. Judging from the density of horses' hooves in the front, back, left and right, there are at least tens of thousands of riders nearby. Tens of thousands of cavalry fled for their lives together, this is a rare scene in the world! Da Chun smiled bitterly and struggled to sit up from the carriage.

"Dashuai, be careful!" The two horsemen who were following the carriage heard the noise on the carriage, poked their heads out, and said with concern. In the dark, Da Chun couldn't recognize their names by the outlines of their faces, and the frames of the two looked very unfamiliar, not the ones they usually walked around at all. Startled, he reached out and groped for the car. The tip of his finger touched a hard object, and by his intuition, Da Chun Equinox recognized that it was a scimitar commonly used by the Mongols, and immediately held it tightly in his hand.

"What are the names of the two of you, Griletu and Segaltai, where have they gone? What is this place and who are the generals who lead the troops? Call him over, I'm going to question! With the scimitar in hand, Da Chun calmed down for a moment, lowered his voice, and let out a series of questions.

"The eldest handsome, the younger one is Jiya, his name is Un, and it was General Unqi who asked us to serve the adults. Ge Ri Le Tu ....Ge Ri Letu and Segaltai ....... "The cavalry doesn't know how to answer, Ge Ri Letu and Segaltai are Dachun's personal guards, when they are defeated during the day, no one can take care of anyone, and there are more than a dozen noble generals with the titles of thousands of households and ten thousand households who have died in the battle, and the two grades are just the centurion's personal soldiers, and no one cares about life or death.

Da Chun sighed and waved his hand, signaling that the cavalry did not need to be embarrassed. It's not that he hasn't chased the rout, and he is familiar with the word defeat. It's just that in the past, he was on the side of victory, riding on a war horse to watch those cowardly Song people abandon their companions and run for their lives. Now, it is the Mongols who have fled, but it is Dachun himself!

"Yu Dashuai, this is Fangshi Mountain, and after a while, we will enter Jizhou after turning over the ridge in front of us. Bringing the brethren together was General Erdemutu, who went to the side of the line and would be able to come in a moment! The other horseman, apparently articulate more clearly than Gea, bowed on horseback, and said in a manner that was neither humble nor arrogant.

"Erdemutu? "Da Chun dug out an old face from his memory. Erdemutu is a middle-aged household, and in terms of seniority in the army, he is older than Dachun. But this person was born in a small clan, his background was not prominent, and he had never served as the Great Khan's personal guard, so his official position has not been promoted. As for Wuenqi, it is estimated that he is not even a thousand households, and Da Chun can't remember that there is such a number one person under his command. (please go to 17k support drinker, support guidebook)

Thinking of this, Da Chun's heart swelled with gloom. As the commander, after he was in a coma, it was Erdemutu and Un's turn to come forward to rectify the remnants of the army, which shows that several pro-noble generals have not been able to withdraw, Nelha, Solihan, Harbara, and Zhuoligtu are all famous generals who have followed him for countless years and have experienced a hundred battles. It's a pity that such a failure cost them all their lives.

There was a commotion ahead, and the whole team had to stop. Marching in the dark, the speed was not easy to control, and several cavalrymen were squeezed by the people behind and rushed to the vicinity of Dachun's carriage. Gia and Un immediately led their guards and slammed them to the side of the road with their scabbards. The articulate Un scolded loudly while smashing it: "Bastard, donkey is as stupid as a donkey, don't you know that the big handsome is resting in the car?" What is the squeeze, when the Song people opened fire, why didn't they see you so brave? ”

The soldiers fled to both sides, and no one dared to refute Un's accusations. The performance of the men on the battlefield during the day did not live up to the prestige of the Mongol army. In retrospect, some people are ashamed of their last-minute cowardice. But there were shouts of killing all around, who knows how many Song troops there were, besides, the first of the Chinese army to fall, and the meaning expressed by the horn sound from there was also inconsistent.

"Un, find a horse for Ben Shuai!" Dachun let out a low snort, stopping Un from continuing to beat the soldiers. The invincible Mongol army fought such a big defeat, and no one felt good. Soldiers can also blame each other, but as the commander of an army, he can't shirk responsibility at all.

Is it because there are few people on your side? The soldiers of the Great Yuan were almost three times the number of the Broken Army. Is it that the soldiers are not brave enough? Who can blame the courage of the teams who braved such heavy artillery and still maintained the sequence of attacks! Is it the coach's improper command? It seems that at some point on the battlefield, the Mongol army has completed a roundabout outflanking action and wrapped the captive army in the center......

Full of self-reproach and confusion, Da Chun jumped down from the carriage, turned over and jumped onto a war horse that had been temporarily released. Straightening up his tired body and looking forward, he saw that in the open space on both sides of the road, not far from the direction of the large army column, countless green lanterns were lit, row by row, column after column, silent, flickering, as if millions of soldiers and horses were lining up to watch the Mongol army pass through them!

"Who?!" Dachun shouted in surprise. Siye was very quiet, except for the noise of the Mongol army, there was no other sound around, not even the barking of wild dogs and the chirping of cicadas.

The soldiers drew their scimitars, bows and arrows, and under the command of the junior officers, they hurriedly formed a battle formation. Heralds and scouts ran around the perimeter of the ranks, gathering the enemy situation in front and rear to the Chinese army, and then spreading the orders of the Chinese army one by one. A moment later, dozens of samurai lit torches and rushed into the field.

Under the light of the torches, the barnyard grass on the roadside, which is more than half a person tall, looks extremely dense. The war horse could not rush to speed in such a deep grass, and ran shallow and shallow, gradually approaching the edge of the green light.

Everyone held their breath in despair, and if the lanterns in the distance were from the Breakers, they could hear the heavy shelling. Even if it wasn't a broken army but a rogue, so many men and horses were ambushed on both sides of the road, and one bite at a time, they could eat the entire Mongol army. (please go to 17k support drinker, support guidebook)

The torches shone into the place, and the green lanterns dispersed like a tide, and all around was wilderness, and there was not a single person, not a living thing. A Mongolian warrior jumped off his horse, picked up something, and threw it off into the distance. In the night sky, a green trail went from near to far, falling into the distance like a meteor and falling into the sea of lanterns.

"It's a ghost fire!" Da Chun's heart sank, and cold sweat ran down his forehead and covered his face.

This is a ghost fire, for several years, Dayuan slaughtered cities and villages in various parts of the south of the Yangtze River, turning countless farmlands into pastures, and the Mongols who were accustomed to killing enjoyed it. Only on this night of rout can they see clearly their masterpieces over the years.

There are so many ghost fires, if every point comes from the soul of a Song person, how many Song people will it be? Tens? Several hundred thousand? Or millions! Tatsuharu heard the teeth of the warriors around him, and these fearless warriors were trembling and shivering. He also felt that he was also trembling, and the war horse under his crotch was trembling with it.

The Mongols believe in immortality and consider themselves to be the proud sons of immortality, while the other peoples are slaves and beasts that can be slaughtered at will. For many years, they roared and conquered like lions out of their cages, and only in this silent night of retreat could they have time to appreciate the "grandeur" before the "great cause" they left behind!

In the face of this "feat" that has never been seen before or since, the army of more than 10,000 people seems so small and humble. I am afraid that all the exploits of Genghis Khan, praised by the world, cannot be compared with one ten-thousandth of this "great cause".

The Mongol soldiers crowded together one by one, trying to keep the gaps between them as small as possible. The smell of death was in the air, overwhelming the army.

"Raise the fire, pass on my general's order, the whole army raise the fire, and move forward quickly!" Da Chun suppressed the fear in his heart and shouted, this land was conquered by his companions, but at this moment, he was not willing to stay here for another moment.

"We can't raise fire, it will reveal our whereabouts!" An old voice came from behind, stopping the herald from moving further. Da Chun looked back angrily, only to see Zhongwanhu Erdemutu coming in a hurry with two personal soldiers.

"Dashuai, the last general is reckless, please punish Dashuai!" Erdemutu rushed forward, first gave a deep salute on horseback, relieved Dachun's fire, and then slowly persuaded: "Nearly 10,000 soldiers and horses of our army raised fire at the same time, and the fire could be seen forty miles away. According to the scouts, the traitors Lin Qi and Ximen Biao, and the rebel generals Wu Zhong and Zhang Zhi are all moving closer to our army. Once a thief takes advantage of the chaos to block my retreat, the three armies will be in danger! ”

Da Chun didn't expect so many people to come to take advantage of the fire to rob, and after a little groaning, he immediately made a correct judgment, and said to the herald: "In this case, the commander of the herald ordered, the forward will send a team of 100 people to explore the way, and the other departments will follow, and no fire shall be raised." The three armies hurried overnight to ......"

At this point, he froze again. The defeat came so suddenly, in his original plan, he had no idea where the army would withdraw in the event of defeat.

"This place is not far from Fangshi Mountain, after turning over Fangshi Mountain is Fox Creek, the upstream water is shallow, and horses can be driven to wade. There is a deserted village in Xibei that can be camped, and then one hundred and forty miles to the north is Le'an, the last general and Yuan Jizu, Li Liang two generals have made an appointment, and the Tanma Red Army will wait there for the marshal! Erdemutu saluted again and reminded in a low voice.

"Go to the north side of Fox Creek to make a meal, and arrive in Le'an before sunset tomorrow! Enter the city and renovate! Dachun nodded and passed the order down. Seeing the herald walk away, he suddenly turned around, smiled at Erdemutu, and said, "You are very good! Very dutiful! ”

"Dashuai!" A cold sweat immediately broke out on Erdemutu's head, and before Dachun woke up, more than 9,000 remnants of Mongolian soldiers and two Tanma Red armies all acted around his orders of 10,000 households. In terms of merit, he has the great merit of gathering the defeated army and withdrawing in an orderly manner. If it is discussed, Da Chun can also punish him for the great crime of overstepping his rank and taking advantage of the power of the commander.

"You are very good, if you don't gather the soldiers, I'm afraid that more than 10,000 of my brothers will die at the hands of the Song people today!" Da Chun stretched out his hand, patted Erdemutu's shoulder, and said slowly. "Ben Shuai is in a hurry, if there is no you at the critical moment, I really don't know how to explain to the Great Khan today!"

"The great general, the last general, the last general......" Erdemutu stammered, not knowing how to express his modesty. The gap between him and Da Chun's level is too far, Ping Suri to the Chinese army, people like him with low official positions and backgrounds, it is difficult for them to have the opportunity to go to the front of the marshal to speak, at this moment Da Chun was slapped on the shoulder with a big hand, I only felt that my heart was in a mess, and I couldn't say whether I was proud or worried.

"Although defeat is not chaotic, it is also the virtue of the general! In this regard, even Ben Shuai is not as good as you. Da Chun smiled, knowing that he had easily taken back control of the army, no wonder Erdemutu had been a family for so many years, and in terms of scheming, he really had no scheming.

As the commander of the first army, Da Chun was not willing to be greedy for the merits of his subordinates, and with the other hand carrying the reins of his horse, he motioned to Erdemutu to walk side by side with him, and said as he walked: "I will report the cause and effect of this battle to the Great Khan, and the whole army will be defeated, but I can't hide the merit because of the defeat." The Great Khan will not fail to see your ability to govern the army, and in the future, the commander will count on you more. ”

"Xie Dashuai promoted!" Erdemutu replied loudly, his tone full of gratitude.

"Yuan Jizu and Li Liang, two incompetent people, if they hadn't passively avoided the war yesterday, our army would not have fallen into such a situation......" Da Chun's tone suddenly changed, and he scolded hatefully.

Before he could finish speaking, Erdemutu saluted again and interjected in a low voice: "Dashuai, there will be a word at the end, I don't know whether to say it or not!" (Please go to 17k support alcoholics, support guidebook)

"Speak! We Mongolian men, don't be polite! Da Chun's brow jumped upwards and he commanded in a low voice.

According to the rules of the Great Yuan Dynasty, after the defeat, the lord will naturally write an excerpt to ask for guilt. The meaning of Da Chun's words just now is already obvious, among the surviving generals, as the commander, he will bear most of the responsibility. And the two generals of the Tanma Red Army, who hesitated during the attack and fled before being defeated at the critical moment, were also inescapable. Before the imperial court issued a clear punishment order, all the remnants of the army will be temporarily handed over to Erdemutu for the time being. If Erdemutu can grasp this opportunity, the future will be bright.

Erdemutu is not good at fighting for power, but after so many years of cultivation in the military, he will not fail to understand the kindness in Dachun's words. However, at the moment, his view of the future is not as optimistic as Da Chun thought.

Bowing slightly, Erdemutu said in a low voice: "Marshal, at present, our army only has 10,000 people, and there are more than 15,000 people left in the Tanma Red Army......

"Could it be that there are so many of them that Ben Shuai doesn't dare to cure him for the crime of cowardice?" Da Chun's two thick eyebrows immediately raised up and asked sharply. He originally wanted to take down Yuan Jizu and Li Liang, two fools, in Le'an, and forcibly swallowed the remaining Tanma Red Army. I didn't expect Erdemutu to be a Mongolian man, but he was so timid and afraid.

"Marshal, the situation on the battlefield was too chaotic at that time, and the last general hated Yuan and Li at first for retreating without a fight, which disturbed the hearts of our army. But along the way, while gathering soldiers and sorting out the battle reports from all sides, the final general found that even if the two generals Yuan and Li were pressed by the whole army, our army would ......" Erdemutu gritted his teeth and decided to tell the truth, "Our army will not win." Zou Xun was cautious in his use of troops, and outside the battlefield, he also arranged at least three ambushes. Although they are all a rabble of bandits and bandits, they are extremely numerous. Several of our rangers who were on guard on the periphery were killed by them, and only two or three of them could escape! ”

"What did you say?" Dachun's body shook, and he almost fell off the horse again. Gia and Un hurriedly stepped forward to help him. I was about to walk the mountain road, and there were already ravines on both sides of the road. Once Da Chun falls, the gods can't save him.

"The two generals, Halbara and Zhuoligtu, were killed by bandits on the way out. Our army and Zou Xun were both defeated, and the surrounding bandits immediately rushed forward. They did not dare to fight our army head-on, and fought a good battle, but they were all brave! Ganzhou is the nest of literary thieves, and the people feel the virtue of its governance. Erdemutu shook his head and said with a wry smile: "If our army wins one after another, those southern barbarians will naturally not dare to look up. But once our army is defeated, I am afraid that they will all take advantage of the fire to rob, in order to repay the thief for his kindness in conservation! ”

He didn't mean to excuse Yuan Jizu and Li Liang. Instead, he felt that if the Tanma Red Army had rushed up with the same army as the Mongol army at that time, it would be possible to break through the enemy's large array. But after the two sides are completely glued together, the end may be worse than the current one. Although the combat effectiveness of the several liukou watching around is poor, at a critical time, any straw can crush the camel. This is the point he summed up during the withdrawal of the army, and Zou Xun's use of troops does seem naïve and ridiculous in the eyes of these veterans who win with bows and horses. But from another angle, thinking from the side of the Broken Army, Erdemutu was surprised to find that in fact, with the situation of the Broken Army, Zou Xun's method happened to be able to give full play to its strengths.

It's not that the other party doesn't understand tactics and hacks the old connoisseur to death with a random knife. But now it is no longer the era of winning with a strong bow and a strong horse. In the past few years, the ordnance, arms, Jiangnan people's temperament, and people's will have been changing, and Dayuan's understanding of the remnant Song Dynasty was still a few years ago. The understanding of the Broken Army is still at the superficial level of artillery sharpness, armor solidity, and bow strength.

"You mean, there were more thieves on the battlefield than our army at that time?" After listening to Erdemutu's words, Da Chun came to his senses for a while and asked in a muttered voice. (please go to 17k support drinker, support guidebook)

"At that time, there were only 30,000 captives, but in my Dayuan army, most of the new annex army was scattered, and one of them defected. The number of men and horses that our army can put in is only between 50,000 and 60,000. The people of Ganzhou are devoted to literary thieves, and the two generals Suo Du and Li Heng killed here too much. When victory or defeat is unpredictable, I am afraid that there will be one people in the field, and the thief army will have one more soldier......"

"There is one people in the field, and the thief army is one more soldier......" Da Chun muttered and repeated Erdemutu's words, and couldn't help but feel a chill in his heart. Is that really the case? Didn't those Song people not care who to pay grain and taxes, and who to kowtow to? How did the thieves wake up the shame in their hearts so quickly, and make them identify themselves as Song people so quickly!

With Da Chun's insight, he couldn't sort out an answer. In less than a hundred years since the Mongols emerged, they were able to coalesce from a group of tribes into a single nation in a few decades, relying solely on killing. Killing the resisting men, taking the women into slaves, and raising the children who did not have the ability to distinguish between right and wrong to become Mongols is a recognized way of integration in the steppe. Relying on this method, they fused hundreds of tribes in the grassland, Khitans, Jurchens, Dangxiang, and even half of China. It's just that in the end, they can't fuse this corner of the south of the Yangtze River by force!

"We must sum up the gains and losses in the battles and the gains and losses in governance in Fujian, Liangguang, Jiangxi and other places over the years, otherwise, even if Boyan comes, I am afraid that he may not be able to stay for a long time!" Da Chun was stunned to think, and suddenly, he understood what he should do most now! (please go to 17k support drinker, support guidebook)

It's not about organizing a counteroffensive to save face that no longer exists. Nor is it to exclude dissidents, to unite the Mongol army, the Tanmachi army, and the remnants of the new annexed army by conspiracy and killing, if this remnant may still exist. Instead, he did his best to bring out the remnants of the soldiers and horses under the eyes of countless unjust souls and hatred, and brought them to the north to join Boyan. Only by letting Boyan know the changes in Jiangnan and the gains and losses of the army in recent years can the southern army have a chance to recruit troops and horses, and Dayuan will have a chance to win the final victory.

Once this opportunity is missed, it will not be these tens of thousands of remnants of the army who will fall into the abyss of no return, but a nation.

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