Chapter 399: Bloody Battle (1)
"Report to the marshal, the cavalry of the Song army has been found in front. Pen, fun, pavilion www. biquge。 info。。 ”
Brother Mo's expression was grim, and he looked at Habichi and Boyan beside him.
"How far is this place from Luoyang Mansion City?"
"Dashuai, this place is called Guanlin Town, and it is still nearly forty miles away from Luoyang Mansion City."
"Strange, there are still nearly forty miles away from Luoyang Mansion City, could it be that the Song army came to surround it, didn't the scouts send intelligence, the Song army has not launched a full-scale attack on Luoyang Mansion City, are they just waiting for us to go."
"Marshal, I don't think the Song army has so much courage or appetite, they are only 80,000 people, and they have to besiege Luoyang Mansion City and deal with our help, which is mostly because the Song army is weak-hearted."
Brother Mo looked at Habichi beside him and frowned slightly.
A prudent person is always cautious.
Brother Mo spoke to the scout kneeling in front of him.
"Let's go to reconnoiter again to see how many cavalry there are in the Song army, and whether they are ready to stop the advance of our army, quickly go to reconnoitre, and come to report."
After the scouts left, Mogo gave the order and the army halted its advance for the time being.
This order made Ha Bichi very dissatisfied, but he found a small number of cavalry in the Song army, so he was so nervous, and when the big war really came, wouldn't he have to shrink to the side.
It was at this time that Habichi finally discovered that Brother Mo was too cautious in his battles and moved the set in the court.
Habichi must speak, the big war is coming, once he is engaged in the battle, it is incumbent on him, and looking ahead will delay the big thing, and may even lead to the loss of the low-hanging fruit.
"Dashuai, there are some things that I don't know if to say or not."
"Brother Habichi, if you have anything to say, just say it."
Although Brother Mo made a gesture of listening, he did not look at Habichi squarely.
At this time, Habichi didn't care anymore.
"The marshal has been in the court all the year round, and by the emperor's side, he has dealt with the major affairs of the court, I admire it very much, but this battle can be different from dealing with things in the court, once you make up your mind, you must stick to the end, even if you encounter a temporary setback, don't retreat, don't hesitate, so the army is unstable, and many soldiers below don't know how to be good, so they often lose their fighters...
Brother Mo's spirit was a little concentrated, and he knew that what Habichi said was right.
However, Brother Mo believes that it is always good to be cautious in such a major battle, and Habichi reminds him that he will pay attention, but will not change the decision he has just made.
"Brother Habichi, what you said is that I will pay attention to it in the future."
Brother Mo said this, and Habichi could only stare dryly.
Half an hour later, the scout came again to report it.
"The cavalry of the Song army numbered about a few thousand, less than 10,000 people, entrenched in the front...
At this moment, not only Brother Mo's expression changed, but even Ha Bichi's face changed, the Song army, which was less than 10,000, delayed the 80,000 army for about half an hour.
Brother Mo's anger was naturally vented on the scout's body.
"Bastard, how did you investigate, the Song army, which is less than 10,000 people, makes you so panicked, what kind of system, come here, see the scout and take it down, and wait for the big punishment...
No one opened his mouth to intercede for this innocent scout, this is Brother Mo's face-saving measure, if he pleads at this moment, it is equivalent to sweeping Brother Mo's face, and Ha Bichi, who was about to speak, saw Boyan's expression and kept silent, but the slightly contemptuous expression still leaked out.
"Boyan, this commander orders you to lead 10,000 soldiers to encircle and annihilate this Song army, and you must completely annihilate them...
Before he could finish his order, Habichi spoke.
"Marshal, I suggest sending 20,000 troops, the Song army is less than 10,000 years old, but they are all cavalry, and the movement speed is fast, we don't need to dispatch iron cavalry for the time being, we can meet the new annex army, and at the same time send scouts to reconnoiter the surrounding situation to see if the Song army has an ambush...
Habichi's suggestion is very correct and the best arrangement.
Brother Mo looked at Habichi, his face turned a little red, and his pride made him unable to accept Habichi's suggestion.
"Ha Bichi, don't you obey the decision made by Ben Shuai."
Boyan had already stepped forward at this moment, kneeling on one knee.
"Dashuai, your subordinates will receive orders."
With 10,000 soldiers, Boyan quickly set off to meet the Song army in front.
Ha Bichi's face turned blue with anger, and he faintly felt that Brother Mo commanded this battle, I am afraid that there will be no huge results, but what Ha Bichi can't understand is that according to his temper, even if the emperor Kublai Khan is here, it is unacceptable, and he doesn't slap people in the face, he secretly says it, and there is no need to refute it publicly.
After all, Brother Mo is Brother Mo, and after Boyan led a large army to conquer, he quickly dispatched scouts and began more detailed reconnaissance around the area to prevent the Song army from ambushing.
A head of ten thousand households also accepted the order, as a reserve, ready to rush to the aid of Boyan at any time.
This is also tantamount to indirectly adopting Habichi's suggestion.
The pace of the army's march slowed down, and Brother Mo's attention began to focus on the battle ahead.
Leading the 5,000 cavalry to fight was Zhang Shijie, the deputy commander of the Hezhou Imperial Front Army and the commander of the Urging Army.
Before accepting the combat mission, Cai Siwei, who was under the command of all the armies in Hezhou, said that the danger of the combat mission is abnormal, if you feel that it is unbearable, you can refuse, Zhang Shijie also felt a huge pressure after learning about the combat mission, but he will never back down, he must prove his ability to Wu Shaogang, many years of grievance, need to break out at this time.
Zhang Shijie accepted the combat mission without hesitation, and this combat mission was almost a combat mission with no return.
This time, Zhang Shijie led the most elite cavalry of the Hezhou Imperial Army, and it was also the most courageous cavalry, many of whom participated in the battle against the Mongolian iron cavalry.
Seeing that the Mongolian army had begun to charge, when the rain of arrows appeared in the sky, Zhang Shijie did not hesitate, and stood at the forefront on horseback, and the five thousand cavalry soldiers held not only bows and arrows, but also thunderbolts.
The rain of arrows in the sky made a terrifying whining sound.
The 10,000 new annexes led by Boyan did not fully charge, including 2,000 archers, who were responsible for releasing arrows, and the remaining 8,000 men who charged after the rain of arrows.
These 8,000 people, all of whom are cavalry of the newly annexed army, are also very good in combat.
No one will charge against the rain of arrows, not even the bravest cavalry, after all, the bow and arrow do not have eyes, and if they hit the body, it will be fatal.
The shield became the best weapon at this time.
Hundreds of shields stood horizontally to block the rain of arrows that came from the roar.
Boyan, who was about to attack, saw all this, a sneer appeared on his face, and he waved the spear in his hand.
The rain of arrows stopped immediately.
When the shield of the Song army was about to be withdrawn, the rain of arrows roared again.
The shield was erected again, but at this moment, Boyan, who was in front of the team, was nowhere to be seen.
Interspersed with roundabouts, taking advantage of the opponent's inattention, to launch an attack, this is a common tactic used by the Mongolian army, and it is also the magic weapon of the Mongolian army's many victories, of course, Boyan has to use it.
Boyan's plan was to trap the Song army on the opposite side with a rain of arrows, and he led 8,000 cavalry to attack from the left and right flanks, so that the Song army had to resist the rain of arrows in front on the one hand, and resist the attack on the left and right flanks on the other.
I'm afraid that the Song army is not so brave and able to fight on multiple fronts.
At this moment, Boyan is very proud, he thinks that the Song army is nothing more than this, and the big lama is just looking for death to block the pace of the army in front.
As for whether the Song army has reinforcements, there is no need for Boyan to think about it, he believes that the marshal and the deputy marshal will make arrangements.
The best of the best, the stronger of the best.
Boyan's plan has long been expected by Zhang Shijie.
It is difficult for the Thunderbolt to deal with the fast-moving cavalry, after all, the speed of the people is too fast, and before the Thunderbolt explodes, it dodges, so the Thunderbolt is the most effective against the foot soldiers.
Boyan had already led the cavalry to the two flanks, and those left on the opposite side were the foot soldiers of the Mongol army, or archers.
The once-in-a-lifetime opportunity has come and it must be seized.
Zhang Shijie took the lead in the charge, and what he held in his hand was a thunderbolt.
Holding a shield, forming a formation, and charging in the rain of arrows has long been one of the necessary topics for the training of the imperial armies in Hezhou, and Zhang Shijie is proficient, not to mention these brave and warlike cavalry.
Just as Boyan's figure disappeared, the cavalry of the Song army began to charge forward quickly.
The Mongol archers did not retreat, but fired their bows and arrows at a faster rate, and they had to hold out and wait for the cavalry on both flanks to launch an attack on the Song army.
It's a pity that these archers don't even think of the existence of thunder.
In the sky, hundreds of black bumps appeared that lit the fuse.
The archer looked at the black bumps that were whistling and didn't understand what they were for a moment.
Loud, incessant explosions appeared in the ranks of the archers, countless screams, a large amount of blood splattered, and some broken arms flew into the sky, and the archers understood.
It was an instantaneous affair, and the sudden gore broke the archers' psyche, and they began to flee towards the rear.
The archers were stunned, they did not understand at all what would happen if the foot soldiers exposed their backs to the cavalry.
At this moment, Zhang Shijie's second order was quickly issued, a thousand cavalry pursued and killed the archers of the Mongolian army, and the rest of the cavalry, ready for battle, to meet the Mongolian army rushing over on both wings.
The battle formation quickly spread out.
Zhang Shijie is also worried, that is, what to do if all the 80,000 Mongolian Tatars rush over, so that he and the 5,000 soldiers under his command are afraid that none of them will be able to escape.
But at the moment, I am worried that there is no effect, and only desperate fighting is the best way to save my life.