Chapter 457: Dawn (1)
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This place is less than 30 miles away from the city of Haizhou.
Looking at the majestic Song army sergeants arranged in front of him, Hedan couldn't believe his eyes, at this moment, he finally felt Wu Shaogang's toughness, and also faintly felt Wu Shaogang's sharp fangs, it seems that Wu Shaogang is not thinking about rescuing the Great Song Dynasty that is on the verge of extinction, but thinking about competing with the Great Yuan Court for the world.
The fundamental purpose of Wu Shaogang's attack on Shandong was to cut off the connection between the southern army and the capital, and then try every means to defeat or even exterminate the southern army, and weaken the strength of the Great Yuan Dynasty on a large scale.
Wu Shaogang grasped the timing is indeed very good, when the southern army attacked the south, he did not move, and when the southern army led by Ah Shu had begun to attack Lin'an, the capital of the Great Song Dynasty, he suddenly dispatched, which made the Great Yuan Imperial Court completely exterminate the Great Song Imperial Court, and then get the greatest benefits from it.
Wu Shaogang thought very beautifully, but it was a pity that the Great Yuan Court and the emperor would not watch everything happen.
Without the slightest hesitation, Hedan ordered the Mongolian iron cavalry under his command to charge and fight with all their might, and his order was very simple, completely defeat the Song army that blocked the attack, and gallop to the aid of Haizhou Prefecture.
The huge sound of the two armies charging together, as well as the rain of arrows in the sky, made Hedan feel in a trance for a moment, so many years have passed, except for the face-to-face fight in the Mobei grassland, the rest of the time, Hedan has never encountered such a large-scale fight, and it is a hard fight, not to mention the Song army on the opposite side, remember that when the Song army was conquered in the Central Plains and the south, what I saw and met was almost a situation of fleeing from the wind, and resistance and fighting were almost non-existent.
Hedan will not underestimate the enemy, for him, time is the most critical, no need for scouts' reconnaissance, no need for careful judgment, he knows that this road of the Song army, must be sent by Wu Shaogang, the king of the Great Song Dynasty Wei Dynasty, to block himself and his army to aid Haizhou City, if it is blocked by the Song army on this road, when the Haizhou City is taken by the Song army, and the Song army in the direction of Yizhou is also attacked from behind, then the nearly 100,000 troops led by him will be forced to evacuate and return to Juzhou or even Jinan Mansion.
Although Wu Shaogang was brave, he believed that the elite Mongol cavalry under his command would be able to completely defeat the Song army.
There are no reservations, and there are no tactics, what is fighting at this moment is the ability of the soldiers on both sides to rush and kill.
Hedan, who had complete self-confidence, did not lead the army to charge in person, he was thinking that after defeating the Song army, he must send at least 50,000 troops to fight in Haizhou Prefecture as soon as possible, so as to ensure that Haizhou Prefecture City was not captured by the Song army, as long as he could hold Haizhou Prefecture, he would be able to take the initiative.
At this moment, Hedan's impression of Ali Hague became very good, you must know that in the face of the Song army's carefully deployed attack, Ali Hague was able to hold Haizhou City, which is not simple.
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Most of the day passed.
Hedan has gradually begun to become agitated, and those previous self-confidence are gradually disappearing.
The strong smell of blood permeated the entire battlefield.
The cavalry of the Song army was so brave, when facing the elite of the Mongolian iron cavalry of the Great Yuan Dynasty, they were not afraid at all, and they did not fall behind when they were fighting, which made Hedan feel shocked, and two hours ago, the roar of artillery from afar also made Hedan feel frightened, this must be the Song army began to attack Haizhou City, if Haizhou City was taken by the Song army, then the nearly 100,000 army led by him will be in a huge passivity.
Hedan, who was already a little hot-tempered, became even more fiery at the moment, making the guards and heralds around him cautious.
The bloodshed on the battlefield and the failure of countless shocks are nothing in Hedan's eyes, and at this moment he needs the sergeants under his command to break through the front line of the Song army, and he needs many sergeants to rush to Haizhou.
But the Song army on the opposite side is like an iron wall, and it can't be broken.
Several times Hedan wanted to lead the army to charge, but was blocked by the staff and guards around him, at such a critical moment, as the commander-in-chief, Hedan could not have any accidents, otherwise the army of nearly 100,000 would be in danger of collapse.
Between each charge, there was almost no time between them, and the next charge would begin, and Hedan showed no mercy and ordered the army to continue to charge and fight, whether it was the sergeant of the Mongol iron cavalry or the sergeant of the newly annexed army.
As the marshal who led the troops to fight many times, as the Mongolian prince of the Great Yuan court, Hedan is very familiar with the battle, and can also grasp the opportunity well, he knows that the sergeants under his command are tired, but the Song army is even more tired, and most of the time has passed, the sergeants under his command have a clear advantage in numbers, and at the critical moment, whoever can hold on to the end will be able to win the final victory, perhaps in Hedan's view, at this moment to rush to the aid of Haizhou Prefecture is already the next step, defeat the Song army on the opposite side, It became the most important combat mission.
It's a pity that the sergeants sent by Hedan, although they kept charging and fighting, the defense line built by the Song army was still as stable as a rock, and there was no sign of wavering.
On the battlefield, there are already a lot of corpses, there are Song army sergeants, there are also Mongolian army sergeants, every time the Mongolian army charges, it seems to have an advantage in momentum, but it is always in vain.
Hedan was in a trance again, could it be that the other side was really the Song army, was it the vulnerable Song army that he had defeated in the past, when did the Song army become so strong, it was able to resist the charging of the Mongolian iron cavalry, and it was able to hold the formation for a long time.
Zhang Jue also knows that the soldiers under his command have long been exhausted and are already desperately supporting.
I didn't expect the Mongolian iron cavalry to be so strong and so desperate, this was the first day, and it encountered such a fierce attack, and there were at least two days left in the next day, which must be supported.
Zhang Jue, who is strong, will never relax and retreat, even if he fights against the Mongolian army of nearly 100,000 with 50,000 soldiers, he must support it, His Royal Highness the King of Wei said, no matter how many casualties are paid, it is necessary to stop the aid of Hedan and the Mongolian army under his command, which is not only to be able to take the city of Haizhou, but also to make Hedan's self-confidence seriously frustrated.
From the moment he entered Shandong, every battle was related to the overall situation, and Zhang Jue knew this very well.
The bravery of the Mongolian iron cavalry is in Zhang Jue's judgment, and the sergeant of the new annex army is much worse in comparison.
Many soldiers resisted several large-scale charges of the Mongolian army, still maintained the formation, and kept the position, Zhang Jue finally understood, why His Royal Highness the King of Wei would ask 100,000 troops to enter the Monan grassland to fight, if there was no one-year combat and tempering in the Monan grassland, there would be no today's persistence, and the formation of many soldiers had long been crushed by the Mongolian iron cavalry.
The Dingkun army did not participate in the blocking operation, this is also a special arrangement made by Wu Shaogang, not that he is unwilling to let the soldiers of the Dingkun army participate in the battle to block the Mongolian army, but to fight in motion, the Mongolian iron cavalry moves very fast, the Dingkun army can play a limited role, and sometimes it may encounter a sneak attack by the Mongolian army, and all the Dingkun artillery is used to attack the city of Haizhou, even if the Dingkun army is transferred to participate in the battle, countless Dingkun cannons are not much of a climate.
So it's a real hard-fought battle.
Most of the day's fighting, for many soldiers, is a serious challenge, Zhang Jue personally participated in many charges and blockade battles, the casualties of the soldiers under his command are not small, but the Mongolian iron cavalry is enough.
Whoever can persist to the end will be the ultimate winner, this sentence was said by Wu Shaogang before Zhang Jue's departure, and it is also Zhang Jue's inner understanding, when facing the Mongolian army many years ago, Zhang Jue did this, and today will not be an exception.
It was getting dark.
There was a temporary lull on the battlefield, and it was impossible to attack in the dark.
Zhang Jue breathed a sigh of relief, and finally persevered, although it was only the first day.
When the surrounding officers gathered over, Zhang Jue spoke with a resolute expression.
"Ladies and gentlemen, His Royal Highness the King of Wei asked us to hold out for three days, I know that you have done your best today, and many casualties among the soldiers are also very large, but we must persevere, once the city of Haizhou is taken by us, the Mongolian army on the opposite side will be in extreme passivity, His Royal Highness the King of Wei has given an order to Vice Marshal Zhang Binghui, at most two days, the army led by Vice Marshal Zhang Binghui will attack from behind the Mongolian army...
Zhang Binghui did not give many officers the opportunity to complain.
"General Zhang rest assured, the last general and your brothers will definitely be able to resist the attack of the Mongolian army...
Zhang Jue followed the voice and looked over, and it was Teng Geler who spoke.
After nodding slightly, Zhang Jue's face showed a hint of a smile, in fact, when facing the Mongolian army, Zhang Jue was still a little worried, among the 50,000 troops, there were nearly 5,000 sergeants of the original Mongolian army, almost all of these sergeants were Mongols, some were from the Monan grassland, and some were captured in the battle.
Zhang Jue didn't want to take these Mongols to fight, after all, the opponent of the army was the Mongols, and if these Mongols suddenly defected in the process of fighting, it would be a huge danger.
Tengler's words reassured Zhang Jue.
"Okay, Tenggeler said well, I believe you will be able to resist the attack of the Mongolian army, today's Mongolian army's charge is indeed very powerful, but they are also people, not iron, today we have 50,000 soldiers, resisted the attack of nearly 100,000 Mongolian troops, in fact, we have won the battle, Hedan should have suffered a heavy blow...
Before Zhang Jue finished speaking, the sound of horses' hooves came.
A herald flew off his horse and quickly came to Zhang Jue.
"Report to General Zhang, His Royal Highness has a word, he can take Haizhou Prefecture tomorrow, and ask General Zhang to stop the rush of Hedan and the Mongolian army. . . ."
Zhang Jue smiled, and many other officers also smiled.