Thunder (8 times)

Just when Da Chun, Yuan Jizu and others fled separately, in the north of the river, there were also two teams in a chase battle. Unlike Jiangnan West Road, the roles of pursuers and fugitives have been lost, with the Mongolian army playing the role of chasing and killing, and Chen Hangyan running for his life.

The horses galloped across the field, and the smoke and dust they brought up rose straight into the air, splitting the pure blue sky into two halves of completely different colors. Half of it is blue, and it is generally dark yellow, and it sets off the large and small lakes and ponds between heaven and earth, drinking the undulating hills, which looks very strange.

If this were in Fujian, the hillsides would have been divided into small flat patches, planted with crops, rape, fruit trees, and so on. Fujian has many mountains and little flat land, and the people know that the land is expensive, and they want to grow some crops in the place where they can be watered, even if it is the size of a palm.

But the land under your feet is Huainan East Road, Huainan East Road with large flat land and large lakes. The common people have long been tossed and sparse by years of war, and the patches of good paddy fields are overgrown with grass, and as for the mountains, they are even more desolate, with weeds and low trees, growing wildly everywhere. When the wind blows, the barnyard grass that is more than half a person tall turns out layers of huge waves, like the Eilechuan sung in Xianbei poems.

This is not the foot of Yin Mountain, this is Huainan, the land where the Han people have grown for generations, and it was the saber of the Mongol Khan who turned it from a pastoral field into a wilderness.

Thousands of horses galloped, and the sound was like thunder, and it was heard far away with the wind. The undulating barnyard grass fell the moment the horse's hooves fell, and was trampled into the mud. A black mud line was stepped out of the green land in an instant, from northwest to southeast, and the end could be seen, but the beginning could not be seen.

The soldiers of the Broken Army on horseback looked exhausted, but there was a bit of joy and mischievous between their eyebrows. Ten days after crossing the river, they fought four small battles with the Mongol army, and each battle took advantage of them and left. The 50,000 yuan army chased after them, but they never managed to entangle the army. Although those Yuan troops all had superb swordsmanship and excellent riding skills, Chen Hangyan's tactics of suddenly starting to fight and running still took advantage of it. The light cavalry in the Yuan army could not stop the Feng Sakura of the Broken Army, and the heavy cavalry could not catch up with the Broken Army because the armor was too thick and too stupid, which affected the endurance of the horses. The 50,000-strong army had to follow the captives in circles every day.

A circle came down, and the mansions of more than 200 miles around were destroyed. Anyone who colluded with the Northern Yuan Dynasty must have been resolutely suppressed by the Broken Army. There was no collusion with the Northern Yuan, and the family property was also frantically robbed by the Mongol army. Those ordinary people who can't even eat brown rice are not affected by anything, or they are blessed by misfortune. After the army suppressed the wealthy families, they set aside their own provisions, and the rest of the property, from silver taels and grain to land deeds, was immediately distributed to the nearby people. After the Mongolian army arrived, they had the intention to support those "officials" and "gentry of the peace", but the bitter lord did not dare to come out to complain. When the Breakers left, they left a message, saying that they would come back at any time to see if anyone had forgotten their ancestors. No matter how bold the children of the wealthy families who are lucky enough to die, they do not dare to openly rely on the power of the Mongols when the battle situation is not clear.

Chen Hangyan was very satisfied with this result, playing a wealthy family and eating a big family was his forte back then. When I was the king of the mountain, there were still people pointing fingers behind my back; And today, when I hit a giant, there was a cheer in all directions. Moreover, by running back and forth, he also achieved the purpose of training cavalry. To be sure, if you don't rely on high-quality chain mail and cavalry sabers, the cavalry of the Broken Army still has a big gap with the elite of the Mongol army in terms of personal combat effectiveness, horsemanship, archery skills, and endurance. If it is placed in Liangzhejiang, under the weight of the responsibility of defending the territory, the captive army will definitely not dare to make such a large-scale detour, nor will it be able to rely on rushing combat to train the cavalry. But in Huainan, which is currently part of the territory of the Great Yuan, the army does not have so many scruples. Even if you can't resist the attack of the Mongol army and are forced to move your position, you don't have to worry about the tragedy of slaughtering cities and villages again. Nominally, the common people of this land were all subjects of Kublai Khan, and although they were of different ranks, even the Mongol army could not easily slaughter them because they were not hostile forces.

Even if the Mongolian army is really in a hurry, and it is really unscrupulous, Chen Hangyan is not afraid. Before leaving, staff officer Zeng Qin gave him a clever plan. Nowadays, every time they stop in a village, the Broken Prisoners Army finds some articulate soldiers and preaches around the prosperity and wealth of Fujian, Liangguang and other places. Let those people who could not bear the tyranny of the Northern Yuan Dynasty go to Yangzhou, Zhenzhou and other places to assemble. He also told them that every day on the south bank of the Yangtze River, big ships came to pick up the people in the two places and go to the south to live. Although the local area is still under the rule of the Great Yuan, in the face of the aggressive offensive of the Broken Army and Naval Division, the local officials did not dare to block the civilian ships from coming and going between the two sides of the strait.

The sound of wind and thunder faintly came from the sky in the distance, and through the telescope, Chen saw several Mongolian thousand-man teams chasing after them with the tracks of horses' hooves left by themselves in the fields. Further away, smoke and dust were rising, and it was several other Mongol cavalry. Judging by the distance between the pillars of smoke, the distance between each Mongol cavalry was about five miles from each other. For tens of thousands of troops, this is a good distance. The first wave of cavalry entangled the enemy, and the other teams just took turns to kill, either rushing directly into the battlefield, or detouring back to the enemy's flank, relying on the superiority of numbers, to encircle and swallow the enemy in one gulp.

"That guy across the street has a big appetite!" Chen shook his head with a smile. In terms of tactics, the opponent chose correctly, and to deal with Chen Hangyan, who was aiming for harassment, he should indeed take the momentum of a boulder to crush the egg and defeat him in one fell swoop. But the enemy general is clearly not familiar with the operational characteristics of firearms. The destructive power of muskets and grenades and the lethal effects they create in a short period of time are by no means comparable to bows and arrows and sabers. The enemy generals have already suffered several losses, but they still stubbornly believe that they can use traditional tactics to destroy the captive army. This rigid way of employing troops is exactly what Chen is thinking about.

With a wave of his hand, he brought the team to a stop on a small deserted slope. The well-trained cavalry quickly spread around him, forming a long formation that was easy to attack. Chen put down his binoculars and ordered in a loud voice: "Scouts, disperse to find out the movements of the enemy forces nearby, the first and second regiments dismount and prepare for battle, the third regiment retreats as a reserve, and the musket battalion moves forward a hundred steps, digging trenches, preparing to attack ......"

The soldiers shouted yes and jumped off their horses. The carefully selected good horse is psychic, knowing that the big war is coming, and slowly adjusting his breathing under the comfort of his master. Some cavalrymen drew their slender sabers and gently smoothed the blades on the fine grinding stones they carried, while some cavalrymen pulled out the sprouts of tender grass and held them to the horses' mouths with a smile. At this moment, the musketeers and grenadiers were the busiest, as they removed their shovels from the special pylons of the saddle bridge, and dug a half-man-deep, two-foot-wide trench in the center of the slope as fast as they could, and the excavated earth was carefully built into a slope in front of the trench to cover the entire body of the soldiers.

"Dudu, there is a team of 10,000 people coming around from the north, and the 5,000 troops in front are suspicious soldiers. The real enemy army is due north, about three miles or so! The scout battalion was rushing over and reported eagerly.

"I don't think Tartar will be so stupid, no matter how many times I eat raw beans, it won't be fishy!" Chen scolded with a smile, and his relaxed attitude won a laugh. Holding up his binoculars, he looked due north, where a cloud was slowly drifting forward behind the lakeside ponds in between. In order to hide their whereabouts, the enemy deliberately slowed down their advance, and without the help of telescopes, it was impossible to tell that a large group of cavalry was approaching in that direction.

"Zhang Bo, take three regiments over to block it. Sprinkle horse nails in the middle of those ponds, pull iron lines from the trees between a thousand and five hundred paces close to us, and take control of the rest, and immediately disengage from the enemy after the frontal battle! Chen put down the telescope and calmly made corresponding arrangements. The tartar wants to swallow us, so let's bite him hard. Let him drool and shed tears! ”

All the soldiers agreed with a bang, and the drummers, at the signal of the staff officers, beat the war drums loudly, as if they were afraid that the enemy would not know their specific location.

The Thousand Mongol Troop who was in charge of frontal entanglement soon discovered the abnormal behavior of the Broken Army, and the thousands of households led by Meng He carefully reined in their horses, not knowing whether to move on. The distance between the two sides at this time was still more than a thousand paces, and if they launched an attack, they had to slow down their horses between the march and wait for the enemy to approach between two hundred and three hundred paces before attacking. But at this moment, the captivity army occupies a favorable terrain, and the number of cavalry on both sides is about the same, and if it rushes forward, it will definitely suffer a big loss.

Time slowly slipped away in the confrontation between the two sides, and the soldiers of the Broken Army led their horses, as if watching a big show, waiting for the five thousand Mongol troops under the hillside to react. The five thousand Mongol troops under the hillside did not dare to act rashly, and quietly looked up at the opposite side, those Han people who were unfamiliar to them in terms of spirit and physique.

Sporadic explosions were heard due north, and the captives on the blocking mission and the Mongols on the outflanking mission exchanged hands. After the grenade exploded, the sparks that were splashed quickly ignited the barnyard grass, and under the dual effect of fire and smoke, the rushing Mongol army did not know how many people and horses they encountered, and sounded the horn in a panic, asking their companions who were not far away about the battle situation with Chen Hangyan. (Two more, work hard for genuine subscribers)

Thousands of households were a little confused, and the number of Mongol troops in the north who were on a roundabout mission was twice as large as his command. If Chen Hangyan's main force was placed due north, how could there be so many people and horses confronting him on the hillside?

"Woo-woo-woo-" The horn sounded due north, mixed with the sound of a dense grenade explosion. Thousands of households Meng He was a little breathless, the distance between the 10,000 people behind him was less than five miles, even if the first attack failed, it should not be too dangerous, in order to create an opportunity for the 10,000 people who were the main attack in the north, he slowly waved the command flag.

The team of five thousand men was divided into five layers, each twenty paces apart, and slowly approached the hillside. Eight hundred, seven hundred, and five hundred steps, the small tiger squat cannon carried by the "coaxing" army rang out, and the sudden explosion made a mess of the first attack echelon. Although the Mongol cavalry and horses were specially trained in the sound of explosions before heading south, the explosions simulated by firecrackers were obviously not comparable to those of real artillery. Dozens of horses were immediately blown into the sky, and dozens of war horses overturned their owners and ran down the mountain beam. The remaining Mongol warriors struggled in the sea of fire, wailing and rolling, spreading the panic of death far and wide.

"Blow the trumpet and speed up!" Thousands of households were moved by the tragic scene in front of him, and ordered loudly. In the Zhuozhou school yard, the veterans who had returned from Fujian with Ali Hague had personally told them that the artillery of the Broken Army could not be fired continuously, and there was a large gap between the two shots, which was the only chance for the cavalry to win.

The second echelon of Mongolian warriors rushed out of the sea of fire, stepped over the corpses of their companions and rushed up the hillside. 500 paces was not the best acceleration distance, but in order to avoid repeated artillery interceptions, the third, fourth, and fifth echelons accelerated at the same time, and the horses crossed the sea of fire.

"Kill, kill, the enemy will only have a few people, trample them to death with horses' hooves!" The Mongol cavalry shouted wildly and cut through the smoke of gunfire.

The frantic shouting boosted their morale, and the pressure suddenly increased in both directions. Soon, the Tiger Squat artillery could no longer take on the task of blocking, and the Mongol cavalry of the brigade rushed up the hill like a tide. (Two more, work hard for genuine subscribers)

Due north, the Mongol 10,000 troops who served as the main attack exerted their strength again, and a group of cavalry took turns to bend bows and arrows on horseback, covering half of the sky with feather arrows. Some people jumped out of the woods and grass, jumped on their horses, and desperately fled back to Chen Hangyan's team.

The embankment of thousands of miles collapsed in the anthill, and more and more routed troops impulsed the entire blocking position. The general of the Breaker Army, who was in charge of directing the blockade, tried to intercept the deserters, but was pushed into the mud by the soldiers. In desperation, he himself joined the escape team. Perhaps because of the panic, the formation of the escape became loose, and the route of the horses was no longer straight, but constantly changing the direction of their progress, folding one by one among the sparse trees.

"Blow the horn, catch up, and block Chen Hangyan's retreat!" The old general Taray ordered with a wild laugh. What kind of elite division, Lord Boyan is really confused, he actually sent so many men and horses to deal with a team of 10,000 people in the Broken Army, and today he will end this battle by himself, look at why that Xue Liangge boy Gegen is still talking nonsense in front of Prime Minister Boyan.

More than 10,000 Mongolian troops accelerated violently, like waves, and rushed to the side of Chen Hangyan.

On the hill where Chen was standing, four Mongol attack echelons approached quickly, from five hundred to three hundred paces, and were about to approach the trench where the musketeers were hiding. Five thousand soldiers of the Broken Army stood beside their mounts, quietly watching the enemy in front of them, quietly listening to the roar of the horses' hooves on the flanks, like a rock, standing still.

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