Chapter 518: The Final Battle (19)
Wangjiadun, a small village forty miles away from Yishui County, was originally unknown, but because of a life-and-death battle, it became a place where everyone paid attention. Pen? Interesting? Pavilion wWw. biquge。 info
A simple fortification built overnight may not be so strong, but it is better than nothing.
Cai Siwei, Zhang Jue, Lu Wenhuan and the soldiers of the Ming army under their command had already made all preparations.
The Mongolian iron cavalry set off from Yishui County and went to Wangjiadun, the speed of their march was not very fast, it seemed to save strength, and when they were close to Chen, Cai Siwei and others were already able to see the yellow sand raised on the official road.
On the ninth day of August in the first year of Ling Kun, Chen Shi.
The yellow sand in the sky made people almost unable to open their eyes, the two armies confronted each other in Wangjiadun, no one launched the charge first, the distance between the two sides was less than five hundred meters, just watched quietly.
The atmosphere has become suffocating.
Kublai Khan was cautious, and Cai Siwei was equally cautious.
Kublai Khan's caution came from the loss of more than 200,000 troops in the Battle of Juxian, and the loss of two fierce generals, Habichi and Wuliang Hetai, and Cai Siwei's caution came from the importance of this battle, and the emperor of the Great Yuan court was among the Mongol troops opposite.
The greatest power of the cavalry's attack comes from the momentum generated during the impact, but in this battle, neither side took the lead in the attack, and the distance of 500 meters is no longer possible to produce a terrifying momentum.
Only the two sides, which are evenly matched, put on such a posture in a decisive battle.
From this point of view, the two sides are completely hard-hitting.
Cai Siwei, Zhang Jue, Lu Wenhuan and others have already warned many soldiers of the Ming army that the focus of this battle is to rely on the spears and spears in their hands and their own abilities.
The soldiers of the Mongolian iron cavalry and the Ming army were all ready to fight, and this time they were completely out of the way.
The sun was shining, the sky was cloudless, and the weather was still very good.
Finally, the sergeant of the Mongolian Iron Cavalry began to move.
The moment the rain of arrows appeared, the Mongolian sergeant began to charge.
The charge of 50,000 men, although it is said that it is very close, is just as terrifying.
The Ming sergeants also began to charge, the same 50,000 men, and it was launched under the leadership of Zhang Jue.
After years of fighting, Zhang Jue has a reputation as a desperate San Lang in the army, every time he fights, Zhang Jue is not afraid of death, and dares to charge at the forefront, and his fearless momentum has also greatly inspired many Ming soldiers under his command.
"Boom...
The huge crashing sound, the yellow sand and the morning fog obscured the sunlight, and the blood mist that appeared in an instant shocked people's hearts.
The tragic battle finally began.
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The army led by Wu Shaogang has already made great strides in the direction of Yishui County.
The 50,000 soldiers of the Ming army led by Ma Long were responsible for all the aftermath, and the remaining nearly 200,000 soldiers set off for Yishui County with the army.
Wu Shaogang will never waste time, he clearly knows that Cai Siwei and others are facing an unusually tragic battle, the Mongolian iron cavalry led by the Great Yuan Emperor Kublai Khan, desperately trying to fight a bloody way, so that the army quickly evacuated Yishui County, went to Jinan Mansion, and finally returned to Dadu, and Cai Siwei and others, who were responsible for blocking, desperately wanted to block the Mongolian iron cavalry, and wanted to do this, relying on the flesh and blood of the Ming army.
Of course, Cai Siwei and others have great hope in their hearts, that is, as long as they block the evacuation of the Mongolian iron cavalry, leave it in Shandong, and be finally surrounded by the Ming army, the entire Great Yuan Dynasty is afraid that it will collapse in the near future.
Wu Shaogang didn't want to destroy the Great Yuan Dynasty as soon as possible, the best opportunity was in front of him, how could he miss it.
If it is not possible to completely exterminate the Mongol iron cavalry soldiers who entered Shandong and let them return to Dadu, the subsequent expedition will become extremely difficult, and the price paid will be greater and more numerous, and it may even make Kublai Khan and the Great Yuan Dynasty rise again.
Zhang Binghui and others, who followed the march, fully understood this truth, almost all the horses were used, the army did not carry a lot of grain and grass, and almost all the idle war horses and other horses were used to transport Dingkun cannons.
The speed of the march is very fast, no one delays time, even Zhang Wenqian and others, are gritting their teeth to follow the march of the army, marching all day, the consumption is very large, when it is difficult to support, Zhang Wenqian even ordered the sergeant to tie himself to the back of the horse, follow the march of the army, the purpose of which is not to slow down the pace of the army.
Whether it is an order or a holy decree, it is very simple, that is, a fast march to reach Yishui County as quickly as possible.
The march in the day, the rest time is only three hours, the time to the time of the army to rest, the meal is all solved on horseback, the sergeant carries fried noodles and cooked meat, because the climate is hot, cooked meat can not be kept for a long time, so in the later march process, many soldiers are relying on fried noodles and water to fill their stomachs.
Even Wu Shaogang is no exception, because he needs to save time.
The soldiers of the Dingkun army are the hardest, carrying 400 Dingkun cannons, all rely on carriages to transport, the soldiers of the Dingkun army need to be escorted, in some uphill or bumpy places, the soldiers of the Dingkun army need to dismount, push the carriage hard, some sergeants in the encounter with bad road conditions, even dismount to follow the back of the carriage, at any time can help push the carriage forward.
On the eighth day of the eighth month of August, the army marched eighty miles, and on the ninth day of the eighth month, the army marched seventy miles.
This speed surprised Wu Shaogang, in his opinion, an army carrying four hundred Dingkun cannons can march fifty miles a day, even if it has reached the limit.
This is an indescribable morale, with such morale, Wu Shaogang has full confidence that he will be able to completely defeat and exterminate the Mongol iron cavalry under Kublai Khan.
On the tenth day of the eighth month, at the end of the year, the army began to march again.
According to the speed of the army's march, before today's Shen Shi, you can reach Yishui County.
Cai Siwei, Zhang Jue and Lu Wenhuan and others blocked the battle of the Mongolian iron cavalry, the eighth day of August began, two days have passed, the news of the scout in front, the Mongolian iron cavalry is still blocked in Wangjiadun, did not be able to break through the Ming army's defense line, two consecutive days of attack, the Mongolian iron cavalry sergeants are like crazy, impact the Ming army's defense line, several times it looks like it is about to break through, but the Ming army is always able to persevere, and finally repel the charge of the Mongolian iron cavalry.
The scout did not report the details of the situation on the battlefield, and Wu Shaogang did not ask, but he knew that heavy casualties were inevitable, and the Mongol iron cavalry and Kublai Khan had been forced into a desperate situation, and there was no way to retreat.
When the army set off, the scouts came again to report that there were no Mongolian troops on the way to Yishui County.
Wu Shaogang nodded slightly, it seems that Kublai Khan is already desperate.
The scouts and heralds were still waiting, and Wu Shaogang turned his head to Zhang Wenqian beside him and spoke.
"I think I'm going to get the word out."
Zhang Wenqian tried hard to clasp his fists and salute to speak.
"What the emperor said is that when the news spread that the army was about to arrive in Yishui County, Kublai Khan and the Mongolian army under his command must have panicked, and their final choice was to temporarily retreat to Yishui County, and there was no other way."
"Yes, I will do this if I see it, what I need is for Kublai Khan to return to the city of Yishui, and at that time, the Mongolian iron cavalry under his command will be unable to escape."
When facing the heralds and scouts giving orders, Wu Shaogang's expression was serious.
"Kuaima told Cai Siwei, Zhang Jue and Lu Wenhuan that the army led by me could reach the city of Yishui County before Shen Shi, as long as they held on for more than half a day, the Mongolian iron cavalry would face the fate of complete annihilation, I knew that they fought very hard, and I also knew that they suffered heavy casualties, but such casualties were worth it."
"Spread the news that the army is about to arrive in Yishui County, and the brigade will march into a large march, the bigger the formation, the better, that is, let all the people around see it."
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The decree went down, and the army began to march.
The atmosphere is completely different from the previous two days, many soldiers can see that they are tired, but their spirits are unusually high, the march for several days, the emperor is by their side, and they are eating fried noodles and water, there is no difference, the emperor's purpose is to speed up the pace of the march, completely defeat and exterminate the Mongolian iron cavalry.
Those new annexes who returned to the Ming army were even more surprised, and they couldn't believe all this at all, but what they saw with their own eyes made them have to believe that the emperor was in the middle of the team, no one specialized in cooking, no one stopped the pace of the march, they were all in a hurry, and Zhang Binghui, the deputy marshal who had come to them to inquire about the march, also held fried noodles and water in his hands, and while eating fried noodles and drinking water, he warned everyone to keep up.
Officers at all levels of the Ming army marched at the forefront, not only did they have no special, but the speed of the march was faster than that of other sergeants, and they had to coordinate the marching speed of the entire army, and they were more tired than ordinary sergeants.
These new attached sergeants who returned to the Ming army finally understood some truths, why the combat effectiveness of the Ming army was so strong, and why the sergeants of the Ming army were not afraid of death, which is probably also one of the main reasons.
Some of the officers of the newly annexed army have changed the fastest, they have no previous frame, march in front, silently play a leading role, and use practical actions to infect those new annexed sergeants who have returned to the army.