Chapter 578: Looking Back on the Country (Part II)
"Recover Youyan and capture Boshi alive!" The sound of the other side was like a tidal wave rushing towards the Mongol army on the west bank of Qinshui over and over again. The generals of the Mongol army www.biquge.info already turned pale. They didn't deal with the Han people a lot of times, so they were more or less fluent in Chinese, so they naturally understood what the Ming army on the other side was shouting.
The reason why the Mongolian army did not rush directly to support Youyan, but went southwest of the mountain, was to attract the attention of the main army of the Ming army from Youyan to Shanxi, and even to Heluo, so as to ensure that even if Youyan could not hold it, it would be able to withdraw the men and horses and the captive people in time, after all, even if there was no land, as long as there was still an army and people, Mongolia would still have a chance to make a comeback.
As a result, no one in the Mongolian army expected that the Ming Emperor Ye Yingwu would rather take the risk of personally leading the army to come, and would not withdraw the army from Youyan, and even sent half of the Tianwu army in Shanxi to Youyan, and his determination to take Youyan can be seen.
As a result, who would have thought that after all, it was still a bad move, since the Ming army shouted with such fanfare, it was naturally impossible to deceive, thinking that Youyan had already lost it, and Shi Tianze and Boyan were estimated to be more than lucky, and now the main Mongolian army on the west bank of Qinshui deep into Shanxi has become a lone army!
Even many Mongolian generals who have been in the army for a long time and have been accustomed to the flames of war are full of worries on their faces at this time, and they keep looking back at the location of Kublai Khan's tent, they know very well what kind of danger they will face at this time with Youyan being occupied by the Ming army, it is impossible to continue the attack, and even if they want to retreat to the steppe peacefully from here, how can it be so easy?
The Ming army on the other side of the river will desperately encircle and chase and intercept it, not to mention, Youyan's Ming army is also likely to go directly to Datong and Yanmen Pass, completely blocking the Mongolian army's road to the north, and then the Mongolian army wants to retreat, but it will not be so easy.
At this time, on the entire west bank of Qinshui, the only one who can lead the Mongolian army out of a desperate situation is Kublai Khan, and only this Mongolian god of war! It's just that Kublai Khan seems to have not appeared in front of the army for a long time, and he only walked away under the escort of his personal guards when the war just started, which was also to deal with the panic caused by Ye Yingwu's appearance on the other side.
Although they didn't have much courage to think about the bad side, most of the Mongol generals knew very well that even if Kublai Khan was not sick, there was a good chance that he would be in trouble, and Kublai Khan's trouble meant that the possibility of these Mongol troops wanting to return alive was even lower!
"No, we have to go to the Great Khan and let the Great Khan get an idea, otherwise even if we don't attack, the Southern Barbarians will be ready to kill!" A captain said in a deep voice. With the cessation of the Mongol army's attack, not to mention the fate of the Mongol troops left on the river beach on the other side, the Ming army, which finally gained the upper hand, would definitely not fight back at all after being pressed and beaten in vain just now, and now the roar of the Ming army can prove that their morale is high, and it is very likely that they will be killed directly.
"The warship of the Southern Barbarians is coming." Another commander also frowned and looked upstream, the two Ming gunboats that had been evading upstream since the start of the war were sailing down the river with full sails at this time, and the guns on the side of the ship showed their sharp fangs to the Mongol troops on this side, "We can't sit still now!" β
"Let's go, go find the Great Khan!" Several commanders and commanders nodded one after another, "The Great Khan must have a way, even if it really doesn't work, the brothers must know how to fight hard!" β
Even Kublai Khan was helpless, so many Mongolian soldiers couldn't die here in a daze, and they had to die clearly.
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Inside the tent of the Great Khan of Mongolia.
Odu knelt on one knee and did not dare to look up. And the intermittent breathing and low snoring could be faintly heard not far away, and it was obvious that the old figure on the throne directly in front of the royal tent was not deep asleep.
It seemed that he also felt that someone was coming, and the breathing gradually subsided, and then it sounded, and a deep voice suddenly covered the breathing: "Wang'er, why are you here?" But what has happened to the front? β
It was Kublai Khan.
Odukchi's forehead was unconsciously covered with beads of sweat, and he just wanted to speak, but he felt like these words were stuck in his throat. Father Khan's physical condition Oduchi is very clear, otherwise, with the spirit of Kublai Khan's many years of fighting on the battlefield, he would not have fallen asleep when the war was in full swing, firstly, because Father Khan was very tired due to the continuous travel, and secondly, because of the illness of Father Khan, he needed to rest.
"Tell me, what happened to make you so nervous? Who would not carry out the attack that Father Khan had arranged before? Isn't it already given you the power of life and death, as long as anyone disobeys the general's order, he will be killed directly to make an example! Kublai Khan didn't know why his son didn't speak, and said in a low and angry voice, obviously he guessed that some arrogant generals did not obey orders, after all, Oduchi was young, and Namuhan led the army to the front line, and it was really difficult for him to stay here alone.
Oduchi raised his head, looked like Kublai Khan, and opened his mouth.
Looking at his son, who was sweating profusely and his eyes were full of panic, Kublai Khan's expression changed, and he realized that things were definitely not as simple as he imagined, so he immediately sat up.
"Youyan γ»γ»γ»γ»γ»γ» Boshi γ»γ»γ»γ»γ»γ»" Kublai Khan vaguely understood something, the blankness on his face was directly replaced by ruthlessness, he slapped the table fiercely, and his voice suddenly raised, "Tell me quickly, what's wrong?!" β
Ao Duchi lowered his head again and said slowly: "Qiqi Father Khan, Youyan Eight Hundred Miles Urgent Express, Gubeikou is lost, the entire army of the Boyan Department is destroyed, the Central Capital is lost, and the entire army of Shi Tianze's Department is annihilated!" Youyan, Youyan's army of more than 100,000 people, none of them escaped. Now Boyan and Shi Tianze don't know whether they are alive or dead, but γ»γ»γ»γ»γ»γ»"
"But what?!" Kublai Khan Huo Ran stood up, a stream of qi and blood came to his head, and he immediately sat back, hunched over and coughed loudly, and a strong smell of blood suddenly flooded his throat. Oduchi was startled and hurriedly wanted to step forward, but Kublai Khan raised his hand to stop him, "Say it quickly, but what?!" β
Raising his head and glancing at Kublai Khan, who was exhausted, Ao Duchi gritted his teeth, but still made up his mind and said: "But the Southern Barbarians on the other side have been shouting, 'Capture Boshi alive'γ»γ»γ»γ»γ»γ» it is estimated that Boyan and Shi Tianze have fallen into the hands of the Southern Barbarians." β
"Poof!" A mouthful of blood spurted out, and Kublai Khan collapsed on the throne.
"Father Khan!" As long as Kublai Khan can still hold on, the army still has hope of survival, Kublai Khan can't hold on, the Mongolian army on the west bank of Qinshui is afraid that it is not more auspicious.
Kublai Khan slowly waved his hand and muttered: "I didn't expect the Southern Barbarians to be so fast, Boyan, Shi Tianze, Ben Khan really trusted you in vain, Youyan was defeated, Mongolia has no place to stand in this Central Plains, there is no place to stand again, there is no place to stand againγ»γ»γ»γ»γ»γ»"
"Quick, let's go in, we're going to meet the Great Khan!" Suddenly there was a shout outside the tent, followed by a shoving.
"The Great Khan is resting, don't disturb!" The guards were still trying to prevent the Mongol generals from entering. And Kublai Khan just turned his head and glanced at Aoduchi, a bitter smile appeared on the corner of his mouth, shook his head and said:
"It's all about time, let them in."
Oduchi hurriedly coughed lightly, and the guards outside didn't say much, the curtain was lifted, a ray of sunlight poured in, and the Mongolian generals with anxious looks on their faces rushed in. The dreary air inside the tent, as well as the strong smell of medicine and even blood, made these Mongolian generals gasp and look up at Kublai Khan at the same time.
In an instant, everyone had a look of surprise on their faces. In their impressions, sitting on the throne and raising his hand is the Mongolian Khan and the undefeated god of war who tens of thousands of people live and die.
The Mongolian generals, who had wanted to say something before, fell silent at this time. They knew very well why Kublai Khan looked so old and tired, and they also knew very well that they were bothering Kublai Khan with the war on the front line at this time, which was actually no different from murder, but now that the front line was rotten, the morale of the Mongol army was in disarray, and no one but Kublai Khan could solve this problem!
Without Kublai Khan's Mongol army, it was a plate of scattered sand.
"All here?" Kublai Khan narrowed his eyes, although he looked extremely weak now, but word by word, he still carried an irresistible majesty. All the Mongol generals fought in unison and saluted Kublai Khan at the same time.
No matter how seriously ill this old man is, as long as he sits on the throne, as long as he still breathes, he will be the eternal Great Khan of Mongolia.
"You still have the mind to find Ben Khan, which means that the southern barbarians have not yet killed Ben Khan's camp, let's talk about how the battle is now." Kublai Khan looked up unhurriedly and looked at these Mongol generals.
After hesitating for a moment, a captain took a step forward and said in a deep voice: "Great Khan, the Southern Barbarians on the other side have wiped out all the troops that crossed the river on the river beach and the rocky beach, and are now preparing to cross the river, including the Southern Barbarians' sailor warships are also coming from the upstream, and there is a chance that the Southern Barbarians will load soldiers over, and the Southern Barbarians have many small boats coming from up and down, and it is estimated that they are the ships on the banks of the Qinshui that the Southern Barbarians collected before." In other words, maybe in half an hour, the army of the Southern Barbarians will appear by the river! β
"The army on the other side of the river has been wiped out?" Kublai Khan's pupils contracted slightly, and he couldn't help coughing, so frightened that Oduchi hurriedly stepped forward and patted him lightly on the back, while the rest of the Mongolian generals didn't dare to take a breath. Obviously, Kublai Khan's illness has been more serious than they imagined, and being stimulated by such a defeat is obviously more harmful to the body.
Seeing that there was no one to answer, Kublai Khan knew that there was no need for him to continue asking, because this silence was already the answer. Although I don't know why there is the support of the cowardly Xue army, the Mongol army that went ashore will still be defeated, and judging from the fact that the Ming army has the spare strength to attack, the loss of the Ming army should not be large, that is to say, the other side should be completely miserable.
But no matter what happened on the other side, and regardless of the life and death of those cowardly Xue troops and even Kublai Khan's now most trusted son, King Namuhan of Bei'an, Kublai Khan must give an order now, otherwise so many Mongol troops will really sit on the shore of Qinshui and wait to die!
After a moment of silence, Kublai Khan slowly stood up with the support of Aoduchi: "Youyan has lost, and there is no need to continue this battle, if the Southern Barbarians want to force their way across the Qinshui, who can stop them?" So now the main task is to withdraw these troops safely, but fortunately, when we came, we still left a lot of troops in the Yanmen area and the Lanshui area to maintain the road, so our back road has not been brokenγ»γ»γ»γ»γ»γ»
Before Kublai Khan's voice fell, a herald broke in covered in blood, and didn't even care about Kublai Khan's situation, he fell directly to the ground, and shouted in a miserable voice: "Great Khan, the Southern Barbarians have broken through Datong Mansion, and now they are storming Yanmen Fortress, Yanmen is in a hurry!" β
All the generals froze, and Kublai Khan's body trembled violently, and a mouthful of blood had spurted out, and specks were sprinkled all over his placket and the table in front of him.
"Great Khan!" The faces of the Mongol generals changed dramatically.
"Father Khan!" Even Oduchi couldn't hold Kublai Khan's fallen body.
However, while gradually losing consciousness, Kublai Khan tried his best to grasp Oduchi's wrist and muttered: "Withdraw the army, withdraw the armyγ»γ»γ»γ»γ»γ»"
Odhu nodded, didn't bother to wipe the tears from the corners of his eyes, turned his head and shouted: "Pass the order of the Great Khan, withdraw the army immediately!" β
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A few families were happy and a few were worried, just when the Mongolian army was in chaos, Ye Yingwu was standing on the hillside, holding the battle report sent from Youyan 800 miles in his hand.
Compared with the eight words shouted by the Ming army, the description of the battle of Youyan in this war report is clearer, including how the armies from all walks of life marched, and how the final battle of Zhongdu and the battle of Gubeikou determined the overall situation of Youyan, especially for the first brigade of the two Huai armies to defend the Great Wall, there is a high praise, and the words reveal a strong killing intent and tragedy, of course, in the second half of the letter, it is also mentioned that Boyan and Shi Tianze ordered to surrender, and Shi Tianze focused on the description in order to prevent the people of the city from encountering military disasters.
At the bottom of the battle report, the signatures are Wang Anjie and Wang Huchen, which is obviously written by the high-level officials of the two Huai armies and the town navy after consultation. As for why there is no signature of Jiang Hao, the general of the Tianwu Army, another main army, Ye Yingwu can already vaguely guess.
"Your Majesty, there is no news from the Tianwu Army yet, and Youyan doesn't know much about the actions of the Tianwu Army, but General Wang Anjie said that he has sent someone to Juyong Pass to verify." Zhang Shijie walked quickly to Ye Yingwu's side and said in a deep voice.
Ye Yingwu nodded, and immediately smiled: "Jiang Hao, this guy has never been honest, when I asked him to lead the army to attack Juyong Pass, I actually gave him a hint that as long as time and troops allow, he can attack westward, even if he can't take Datong Mansion, a main army is placed in Ulzhou, and the Mongolian Tatars have to weigh it if they want to retreat." β
Zhang Shijie also smiled, the current situation is really good for the Ming Dynasty, not to mention Youyan's complete victory, and even this battle of Qinshui, which was not a very good chance of victory, is also because of the outstanding surprise soldiers led by Ye Yingwu with armored cavalry and the impact of Youyan's victory on the morale of the Ming army, so that the Ming army now miraculously occupies the initiative.
Just under the hillside, the Ming army, which had been fighting with the Mongolian army on the river beach not long ago, is now gathering, and a large number of ships are also gathering.
"The Mongol Tatars will not attack again, as soon as Youyan is lost, we have three more main armies to cut off their back road, as long as Kublai Khan is still somewhat sensible, the best choice at this time is to retreat, whether we want to fight or not, they have to retreat." Ye Yingwu cast his gaze into the distance, "This battle in Qinshui, the battle situation has been decided!" β
Before Ye Yingwu finished speaking, Jiang Tie hurriedly rushed up the hill with a battle report in his hand: "Your Majesty, Datong Mansion Eight Hundred Miles Urgent Express!" β
"Datong Mansion?" Zhang Shijie was stunned for a moment.
And Ye Yingwu turned around and sighed: "It's really Cao Cao, Cao Cao is here, read it!" β
"The Tianwu Army has broken through the Datong Mansion, and the current army is coming to Yanmen Pass!" Jiang Tie said loudly.
Zhang Shijie and Ye Yingwu subconsciously glanced at each other, and immediately laughed.
Ye Yingwu couldn't help but wave his sleeves: "This Jiang Hao, it really didn't disappoint me, now that the soldiers are coming to Yanmen Pass, I want to see how Kublai Khan went back from here!" β
Zhang Shijie's eyes were blazing, looking at Ye Yingwu, looking at this person who has brought Daming and Huaxia to today, looking at this person who turned the tide, looking at this person who has created a miracle, with a sincere smile on his face. He Zhang Shijie went to the country for half his life, wandered in the south of the Yangtze River, and finally returned to the north one day!
In front of them, the water is flowing mightily, and the rivers and mountains are as green as hair.
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