Chapter 69 Who Dares to Settle the Storm (4)

Jiao Jin's right hand held the sword tightly, this was the second time Zheng Yunming gave him the sword to let him lead the army alone, since Liu Cheng came out, Jiao Jin has obviously become the first person in the Beiwei army except for the general, even if Liu Cheng has returned to the headquarters, but Zheng Yunming only let Liu Cheng and Jiao Jin lead an army separately to serve as a reserve army on both wings. Liu Quan didn't care about this, as long as there was a battle, he would have a reputation, not to mention that the Mongol army's offensive on the southern side was equally ferocious, and he didn't have to worry about his skills running out of room to wield.

On the contrary, it was Jiao Jin, who was low-key and humble, and was suddenly promoted to this position by Zheng Yunming, which seemed very uncomfortable, and when he came out, even Liu Cheng did not get a sword from Zheng Yunming, but Jiao Jin got such an honor. Naturally, Zheng Yunming also said in front of the two backbones who were backing: "Liu Quan's temperament is resolute, decisive and quick, and he can control everyone, you don't need this." Jiao Jin is thoughtful and rigorously planned, but he is indecisive, and his subordinates may be shaken, so he uses this sword to meet people who hesitate and disagree, and use this sword to cut them. ”

When he and his thousand-foot soldiers stood in front of Zhang Rou, Jiao Jin felt that this sword was indeed of great significance. When the two rows of spearmen held spears against the enemy, when they were facing the good horses and soldiers, and everyone was afraid, Jiao Jin's three hundred backs were well-equipped and their morale was high, but the rest of the troops were all soldiers of the rear army led by Hu Yanyu, and Su zhì was naturally inferior to the guards and soldiers, and it was natural to be afraid.

But at this time, no one must be afraid to escape, once the battle line is shaken, Zhang Rou will once again rush behind Meng Jing's troops who have not yet formed a formation, and give them a heavy blow again.

"Your task is to use your own body to block the enemy's abducted horse's return assault," before leaving, Zheng Yunming once instructed two cronies in charge of the new force: "Whether it is Meng Jing or Wan Wensheng, their army is a well-trained army, and the chance of defeating them in a single assault is not high. The fear is that after the kidnapping horse breaks through the two wings, it turns back and clashes with them repeatedly. With this kind of trick, the Khitan cavalry and the Jurchen cavalry repeatedly defeated the strict infantry of our Great Song Dynasty, and this time we will never let the Mongols use this tactic to defeat us. Use the spears in your hands and the courage to die to forge an insurmountable Great Wall in front of the friendly forces, so that the friendly troops have enough time to assemble and array, and they would rather fight to the last man than hold out until the moment when their comrades regroup! ”

Jiao Jin raised the sword in his hand and shouted in the loudest voice in his life: "Jing Chu Jian'er, I'd rather die than retreat!" Hold on to your spears! Let the enemy see the ambition of Zheng Yunming's subordinates! ”

The ranks erupted in neat shouts, spears stabbed diagonally at the enemy, and everyone watched nervously as Zhang Rou and his five hundred iron horsemen rushed towards the two thin columns of foot soldiers.

When the left and right flanks were in a melee, the frontal battle did not relax, and Yan Shi personally sent his two sons to lead thousands of cavalry to attack Zheng Yunming to the death. Yan Shi understands that his status in the Han army is not high, and the reason why he is appointed as the palace army is because Xingzhongshu Province is at odds with Chongshan and Shi Tianze, and he himself has no faction and foundation, and with his troops as the palace army, all the generals will be at ease. By giving him this task, Tath also gave him a chance to make meritorious contributions. didn't want Zheng Yunming to take the opportunity to sneak attack, turning a low-hanging feats into a dangerous blocking operation.

Now more than 30,000 Mongol troops are arrayed against the water, and once they are broken through by the Song army, the consequences will be unimaginable. Even if Yan Shi could escape his life, he could not escape the blame of the Mongols.

The thousands of cavalry sent by Yan Shi are all the old troops he relies on to crisscross the battlefield, and in the common saying of the army, they are entangled with the elite of the Quartet and have experienced a hundred battles. They imitated the tactics of the Mongols, the suzerain, and also divided their teams into one hundred and ten squads, taking turns to attack and harass the Jing Chu army in the array. The attempt was to contain the offensive of the Song people to the greatest extent before the Jing Chu army re-advanced.

Wang Deng's advance gradually stalled due to the constant attacks of the cavalry. The king was in a hurry and shouted, "Don't stop!" Keep moving! He understood that the reason why the Mongols were so reluctant to raise cavalry was because they were buying precious time.

The smoke was billowing on the Han River, and it was the moment of fierce fighting, and the eight-cart ships led hundreds of Song warships to open fire, killing the Mongol fleet in all directions. But under Shi Tianze's urging, the Mongolian army's fishing boats rushed up in groups to entangle the Song army's warships. Behind them, more than 2,000 fishing boats were transporting the Mongol troops on the southern shore as fast as they could, and the fishermen were drawn blood marks from the Mongols' whips, rowing their oars with the greatest strength. As soon as each fishing boat reached the southern shore, a large group of Mongol soldiers rushed up, eager to flee from the desperate situation. Many fishing boats and rafts capsized because of their weight, and the river was littered with struggling Mongol soldiers and drowned bodies.

Unmoved by these casualties, he repeatedly urged the fishing boats to speed up and save the Mongol troops trapped in the south of the Yangtze River. As for the counterattack Yunyun, it was just casual talk, and once the news of Qu Chu's illness and death leaked out, the entire army would be speechless within a few days. He did not save the soldiers to avoid the punishment of Ogedai Khan, the commander died of illness in the city, the army was ineffective for a long time, and was finally plotted by Zheng Yunming, and it was by no means exempt from responsibility to save a few soldiers. But he is eager to retain a little more combat power, Xiangyang City can attack again at any time, and the death of brave soldiers in vain is the most distressing.

He understood this, and Zheng Yunming also understood that in the war of the nomads, the vast majority of casualties in the war were caused in the final stage of the war. If Zheng Yunming was commanding 60,000 elite cavalry, according to the tactics of the nomadic tribes, he should have pursued Tath all the way to the nearest city, and the casualties caused by this would most likely make Tath collapse. But this could not be done at the moment, and the best he could think of was to have the navy cut off the retreat of the Mongol army, and then kill and wound as many enemies as possible on the south bank. The best way to settle the Mongols is to let their vitality suffer a severe loss. In this way, Zheng Yunming can take a breath to face Jinghu's more onerous problems.

He shouted at Ren Xiongwei: "You go forward and sue Wang Deng, they are still not good men of the Zhenwu Army!" If you can't move on, quickly withdraw and let the Earth Dragon Army go up! ”

Ren Xiongwei answered. After a while, the shouting and killing in front suddenly became fierce, and the clashing of swords and guns, the neighing of war horses, and the shouting and scolding of soldiers all rose a lot. 6 Xunzhi took a picture with a speculum and said to Zheng Yunming: "Wang Deng personally rushed up with the trapped army!" ”

Wang Deng's pro-braving arrows played a key role, and the tight cavalry lacked room to maneuver and could not fully mobilize the battle. The onslaught of the trapping army disrupted their rhythm, and the cavalry retreated in confusion. A small number of brave men who rushed straight into the Song army's large array soon died under the Song army's spear formation.

"Don't retreat! Don't retreat! Yan Shi yelled angrily, and was about to urge him to step forward and join the battle in person, but Song Zizhen, a staff member on the side, hurriedly hugged him and said, "Please retreat a little!" Ten thousand households must not lose their lives for the sake of other people's fame! ”

Yan Shi has been fighting between Song, Jin and Mongolia for so many years, how can he not know this truth. Having lost the backbone of his headquarters in vain, he himself did not have many years to look forward to, but his sons no longer had any status in front of the Great Khan. In this world, the only thing he trusts is strength, and he fills himself in to let others enjoy the glory and wealth, not a strict style.

He grabbed Song Zizhen's placket with one hand and lowered his voice: "Tell Zhongji and Zhongfan to lead people downstream, there is a forest of hundreds of red date trees and red dates in Tanxi, and dozens of fishing boats are hidden in the reeds by the river, cross the river and leave from there." ”

Song Zizhen looked at Yan Shi's wrinkled face with surprise and joy: "Wanhu, you?"

"I've been on the battlefield for decades, how can I not know how to leave a way back for myself? You tell them to go quickly, and not to fight. As for Zheng Yunming, leave it to Zhang Rou to deal with it herself. Yan Shi suddenly pushed Song Zizhen hard, and shouted: "I am the minister of the state, do you want me to see the country's army in danger and not save it!" Hurry up and get out of here! ”

He pulled out the iron knife in his hand, and shouted with righteousness: "Sons, follow the old man to stop Zheng Yunming!" ”

The Mongolian fleet on the Han River has reached the most critical moment.

The tactic of four eight-car gunboats lining up in a column to rush into the river where the Mongol army had gathered was decided by Meng Heng early in the morning. Facing the eight-cart warship that was attacked from both sides, not afraid of the rain of arrows from the sky, the guns on both sides kept firing at the fishing boats that were scurrying around, and the gunners on both sides were so busy that they were numb, just repeating the same action over and over again. The luck of the Mongols was that each bamboo general could only use it about four or five times, after which the cannon body cracked and was not enough. New guns had to be taken from the lower compartments and continued to be used. Otherwise, the Mongol army would have suffered much more casualties than it has now. But even so, the firepower of the hundreds of bamboo generals was enough to scatter the Mongolian fishing boats and rafts that only relied on bows and arrows to fight back. When some Mongol soldiers approached these huge wagons and boats with a bloody spirit, the Song army came forward to besiege these lone Mongol fishing boats on both wings. On the water sentry there were also musketeers, who were first armed when they were facing the enemy, and then engaged their troops. Even if the Mongol army was brave, it could not withstand the successive attacks of the water sentry horses. Tips: The new domain name "www.hh23.cc" has been activated, and the original domain name is about to be discontinued. Please tell each other, thank you!