"How far is it from Hutou Mountain?" Wang Jin frowned, a little anxious.

The wind and snow have been much lesser, and this heavy snow has been raging for a day, and it is finally time to stop. It's just that the wind and snow are small at this critical time, which is really not a good thing, because it means that once the snow stops, the Song army that is struggling to move forward is likely to be exposed to the eyes of the Mongolian sentry cavalry, and once it is discovered by the Mongolian cavalry, it will really fall into death.

Wu Chucai took more than 50 elite cavalry selected from the 200 cavalry of the Hundred Battles Capital to go to Lu Wenhuan to report the news, so he was followed by a 10 generals of the Hundred Battles Capital. As we all know, Baizhan Du, as the only named "capital" in the Tianwu Army, is not only a hundred people, but a huge cavalry team with 500 cavalry, 50 Ye Yingwu cavalry guards and nearly 1,000 recruits in training, and the generals in the Hundred Battles are actually demoted, such as ten generals, in fact, they command fifty people and horses, which is five times more than the normal ten generals.

Hearing Wang Jin's question, the ten generals were not ambiguous: "Commander Qiqi, there are still about six miles ahead, but the last section is a mountain road." But now the scattered scouts have not yet noticed the presence of Mongolian sentinels around. ”

"It's right if you didn't find it." Wang Jin couldn't help but say softly.

Under normal circumstances, no one would put the sentry five or six miles away, and even in wartime, this is already the limit of the back and forth of the sentry horse. If the Mongol sentinel was discovered at this time, it could only mean that the Mongols had taken precautions and even laid a net.

"Can the Hutou Mountain Camp be explored closely?" Tang Zhen asked softly from behind.

The ten general hesitated for a moment and then shook his head: "When the news came just now, because the wind and snow were too strong, the sentry did not dare to take the mountain road, so he hurried back to the mountain pass. Now that the snow has become much lighter, I guess I will be able to find something when I come back. ”

Yang Bao, who was not far away, stepped forward slightly: "The Mongolian Tatars should not be smart enough to set up an ambush in the camp, after all, there are not many people left behind in the camp, so they will not be bold enough to put us on the mountain." ”

"The soldiers are fast, although the wind and snow are small now, but after all, it is also an obstacle, which means that we have fallen behind in terms of forward speed. So when you get to Hutou Mountain, you have to fight down. Wang Jin said softly, "If you let the Mongol defenders come to their senses, it will really be a failure." I just don't know if Lu Wenhuan has the ability to continue to support. ”

"The news from the west side of Hutou Mountain has not yet come back. It is estimated that there will not be too many opportunities and hours left for us. Don't have too much hope for Lu Wenhuan. Yang Bao frowned and said, "Don't forget, the envoy has never had any appreciation for this person, and he even made no secret of his dislike for him. ”

Wang Jin sneered: "Don't talk about the envoy, even if it is so-and-so, I can't wait to break it into thousands of pieces." At the beginning, the Lu brothers were so rampant in Lin'an. It's not that Lu Wende and Lu Wenhuan have heavy troops in Xiangyang and play a pivotal role. The brothers didn't abolish the two guys of Lu Shidao at that time, they were really cheap! ”

Tang Zhen and Yang Bao couldn't help but look at each other and smile bitterly, Ye Yingwu had also heard about the trouble in Lin'an at that time, after all, in order to build momentum for Jiang Wanli's knowledge of the place, many Vashe Goolan were telling stories adapted from this, and for a while, there was a lot of uproar and wind and rain in the city.

It's just that who didn't be frivolous when he was young, although Ye Yingwu's reputation was not very good at that time, but after all, it was much better than the notorious Lu family brothers, so public opinion in society has always been biased towards Ye Yingwu.

Yang Bao could only smile bitterly and said: "One yard is one yard, so that you never look at people based on personal likes and dislikes." Since I have never admired Lu Wenhuan, there must be a reason. ”

"Without further ado, all in all, we're every inch now." Wang Jin's face was a little gloomy, obviously very unhappy when he was mentioned about the original matter, Yang Bao and Tang Zhen estimated that if it was really allowed, Wang Jin would not hesitate to turn the horse's head to find trouble with Lu Wenhuan.

"Report!" A sentry rode out quickly, panting, "Qi Qi a few generals, not far in front of you is the Hutou Mountain Tartar Cottage." It's just that there don't seem to be many people stationed in the cottage, and we vaguely found the Tartar scouts, but the other party obviously didn't find us. ”

Wang Jin nodded and looked at Yang Bao. Yang Bao breathed a sigh of relief: "That's good." But we can't stop there. It can only be said that it will be safe for a while, after all, there are more than 20,000 people, and it will be difficult if you want the Mongolian scouts not to find out. ”

"Try to intercept and kill as much as you can." Wang Jin looked at the few generals around him.

"The last will obey." The cavalry preparing for the shift mounted at the same time and quickly sank into the snow.

"Without further ado, the whole army is marching forward." Yang Baolang commanded.

In the wind and snow. The Song soldiers of the brigade died silent and did not say a word, but their steps were fast.

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The Mongolian cavalry shouted and roared, and one after another war horses slammed into the shield, even the heavy and tall shield could not withstand such a heavy and continuous impact, and the three Song soldiers who supported the shield screamed and fell backwards, and then the shield smashed them, and the people next to them could almost hear the sound of bones shattering.

"Top!" A Song soldier shouted with his head hissed.

Several crossbowmen were the first to run, their crossbows whistling and sending arrows into the chests of the Mongol cavalrymen who tried to break through the gaps. Immediately after that, the spearmen covered the shield-bearers to lift the shields, and no one cared about the corpses of the soldiers who had been submerged in the snow and trampled under their feet.

Lu Wenhuan showed an anxious look on his face, and he couldn't see the promised reinforcements for a long time, but the young general who claimed to be the deputy commander of Ye Yingwu's personal guard in a hundred battles, the old god was standing with his hands crossed, as if everything was already in hand.

It has only been less than half an hour since they came, and he was already on the verge of being overwhelmed here, although Lu Wenhuan wanted to ask Wu Chucai if the reinforcements would come, but his skin was not thick enough to this extent.

Since I said that it would definitely arrive within an hour and a half, I just promised to defend on the spot for an hour and a half, and now I can't support it for just half an hour, so how can I be embarrassed to meet people.

The Mongolian cavalry once again tore a few holes in the shield array, and the originally barely strict Song army formation was a little shaky, as if it was about to be subverted in this black tide. And more Mongolian cavalry are like hungry wolves in the steppe, constantly looking at this prey.

"It's all for a certain one, no one can nest in the back, do you think you are a turtle with a shrunken head!" Lu Wenhuan was a little angry, and several guards commanded the envoys, so naturally they didn't dare to hesitate. His net worth and life are in the hands of Lu Wenhuan, and at this time, there is still a glimmer of life in his life, and if he is not desperate, as long as Lu Wenhuan escapes back, it will be a dead end.

Thousands of Song soldiers shouted and pounced, most of them were lightly armored soldiers who were originally standing behind. Most of the short knives and shields they held in their hands, or simple knives, may be very advantageous against the Mongol infantry, but they are a little more than enough to deal with the cavalry.

But there is no way now, what Lu Wenhuan needs is time to support it. For this reason, he did not hesitate to exchange the lives of these soldiers.

The killing sound that had gradually subsided became louder and louder, and the Mongolian side also found that the Song army had desperately invested the last strength, although I don't know why the Song army, which had already collapsed, once again barely stabilized its position, but Ah Shu also knew very well that it was the right thing to swallow Lu Wenhuan's 50,000 horses as soon as possible, after all, there were not many Song troops in Yingzhou, but they were quite elite, and if they couldn't delay for a long time, they were likely to suffer from the enemy.

The command flag waved, and the Mongol cavalry dodged to the sides. Taking advantage of the gradual subsidence of the wind and snow, he used cavalry to shoot arrows as much as possible to cover the periphery, and the Mongolian Han infantry of the brigade pounced fiercely, perhaps the impact of a war horse could not withstand the strength of the three shield soldiers of the Song army, but four foot soldiers were enough. After all, there were 60,000 or 70,000 Mongol foot soldiers, while the Song army was only 30,000 after several losses, and the difference between the two sides was twice as much.

Taking advantage of this effort, Ah Shu transferred a lot of Mongolian cavalry back as sentinels to explore in the north and south directions, even if Xiangyang and Yingzhou heard the wind and sent troops. The Mongol army can also prepare as quickly as possible, and swallow the incoming enemy in one gulp.

The Song army's counterattack became more and more violent, and the corresponding Mongol infantry attack was also like a storm, once again pressing the Song army back.

Ah Shu was standing on a small hill about two miles away from Lu Wenhuan. Although the wind and snow have blurred the sky and the earth, the victory is to stand tall, and you can still see the two armies staggered back and forth. Obviously, the sudden change of the Song army did surprise Ah Shu, but Ah Shu's reaction could not be said to be unpleasant, and the Mongol cavalry quickly retreated, and the large number of Han foot soldiers was enough to completely annex these stubborn Song troops.

It's just that what really worries Ah Shu is. It was what happened that caused the Song army to suddenly stabilize its position, and even began to chant the name of "Great Song", but this worry was quickly resolved, and the Mongol cavalry withdrawn from the front reported that Song reinforcements were on their way, and declared that they would arrive in an hour and a half.

Naturally, Ah Shu did not dare to underestimate this, and the only one who could come from the south could be the Song army in Yingzhou, and in Yingzhou it was the Tianwu army that had made Ah Shu deflated many times. In the battle to strangle the Yingzhou Naval Division, although the Mongolian army did achieve its goal in the end, it still lost a lot of men and horses under the surprise attack of the Tianwu Army, and it is even more regrettable that many trebuchets and excellent craftsmen were lost.

If other Song soldiers keep saying that they are coming to the rescue and there is only a lot of thunder and little rain, Ah Shu really believes that the Tianwu Army will come. After all, the Tianwu Army is very different from other soldiers stationed in Ezhou, and their power has already been seen.

If the current Southern Song Dynasty is compared to a dying old man, then in Tianwu Jun, Ah Shu sees a long-lost vitality. This shocked him, and he had to take the Tianwu Army to heart. But having said that, Ah Shu has no intention of turning around to deal with the Tianwu Army, which claims to arrive in an hour and a half, so it is estimated that it will take two hours to arrive, after all, try to minimize time to give hope to the surrounded friendly forces, which is what both Meng Song are accustomed to

"Zhong Chou, what do you think?" Ah Shu pondered for a moment and looked at the young man standing beside him. Zhang Hongfan emerged in the battle between the Yingzhou Naval Division and the Mongolian Naval Division Hanshui, although Zhang Hongfan was already twenty-nine years old, but he showed the demeanor of a famous general, calmly commanding the only remaining naval division warships to retreat one after another, and ran back unharmed.

Immediately after that, Zhang Hongfan's performance was even more satisfactory to Ah Shu, whether it was using a few broken warships as bait to make the Yingzhou sailors suffer heavy losses, or proposing to take advantage of the Han water ice to strangle the Yingzhou sailors who were in a dilemma, it can be said that Zhang Hongfan's counterattack against Fan Tianshun and the Yingzhou sailors came quickly and ruthlessly, and in less than a few days, he avenged the sailor brothers who died on the Han River.

It's just that to Ah Shu's surprise, when he later proposed the strategy of risking south to induce Lu Wenhuan to send troops, most of the Menghan generals agreed with it after being shocked by their own boss's strategy. But Zhang Hongfan didn't say a word at the time, and seemed to have concerns.

However, until the end, Zhang Hongfan did not make any remarks.

Ah Shu has also endured it until now, and finally he can't bear it anymore, wanting to know what this right-hand man he thinks more and more likely.

Zhang Hongfan let out an "ah" in some surprise. Fang Cai replied ashamedly: "The last general lost his mind just now, and please don't blame the marshal, the last general secretly thinks that it is not appropriate to continue the attack now." ”

"Shouldn't you go on the offensive?" Ah Shu was stunned, seeing that the overall situation was decided, Lu Wenhuan couldn't support it for long. Why did Zhang Hongfan, who has always had a good strategic vision, say such a thing, "Why did Zhong Chou say this? ”

Zhang Hongfan said with a wry smile: "The marshal also knows that this Tianwu Army is different from other Southern Barbarian Song Army, it has always been elusive when it comes out, and its soldiers are desperate and hardworking, and their fighting spirit is high, although the number is not large, but the elite degree is only a handful, so I don't think that the Tianwu Army will rush here in an hour and a half to meet with us who have already been prepared." ”

Ah Shu nodded slowly, this sentence is not bad at all. The Tianwu Army commanded from Ye Yingwu, the four-compartment, to the normal generals below, each with its own characteristics, but if you want to find a self-defeating person from the inside, it is really difficult, even if the front compartment that charges forward and does not hesitate to kill is commanded to make Jiang Hao slightly involved with these conditions, but that Jiang Hao is still in Tianjia Town with the front compartment of the Tianwu Army, and it is impossible to appear here.

"Go on." Ah Shu looked at Zhang Hongfan, no longer caring about the battlefield in front of him.

Zhang Hongfan snorted: "What's more, I don't know if the marshal knows that when Ye Yingwu of the martial army had not yet made his mark, there was a gap between Lin'an and Xiangyang Lu's family. There was even a lot of uproar. Therefore, I think that for the Tianwu Army, this Lu Wenhuan, it is better not to save the natural ones, and the strength of the Xiangyang defenders has been weakened by us. Naturally, it is conducive to the increase in the weight of the Tianwu Army. ”

Ah Shu's eyes shone brightly: "Well, this is reasonable. But for the Tianwu Army, whether it is attacking our rear or flanks, there is actually not much difference. I can't think of any better option for them to make up for the weakened strength of the Xiangyang defenders. With the overall concept of Tianwu Army Ye Yingwu, he would not be so selfish. ”

Zhang Hongfan paused for a moment and ordered, "Come here." Yutu! ”

The sound of killing in front of them became louder and louder, and around the shield array of the Song army, the soldiers on both sides fought bloodily, just hoping to be able to block the other party even one step.

The snowflakes are still slowly falling, falling on the hands and on the map. It's just that Zhang Hongfan and Ah Shu can't care about it so much, and even forget about the bloody battle behind them, and they all set their eyes on the map. Youtu is already familiar with it, but they still want to see it for real.

"It doesn't seem to be anything else・・・・・・" Looking at the Mongolian infantry and cavalry formations and camps carefully marked on the map, Zhang Hongfan couldn't help frowning, could it be that he was really wrong, and soon he would see the Tianwu Army coming?

But is the Tianwu Army so easy to deal with?

"Not good!" Ah Shu exclaimed, stretched out his hand and was ruthless at the Hutou Mountain camp not far away, "It's not a good thing, the Tianwu Army is going directly to Hutou Mountain!" The Hutou Mountain camp is only guarded by 2,000 soldiers, and if the Tianwu army bypasses from Shandong, it only needs to be enough to take the cottage once! ”

Zhang Hongfan was a little surprised: "From Yingzhou to Hutou Mountain, but it is not close, even if the Tianwu Army is in a hurry, I am afraid it will not be able to arrive for a while." ”

Ah Shu frowned slightly, and then said in a cold voice: "Not necessarily, seeing that the reinforcements of the Tianwu Army came too suddenly, it is very likely that they were temporarily decided to be sent halfway through, that is to say, the Tianwu Army has already walked half the way before making the decision to sneak attack Hutou Mountain, and send an elite cavalry team to rush in, so that Lu Wenhuan can try his best to resist our attack for them." ”

"But the rest of the distance is still not close." Zhang Hongfan, who has vaguely understood, still wants to find another suitable reason to comfort himself, this is not the truth.

Ah Shu patted him on the shoulder: "Now that the wind and snow are light, if the Tianwu Army marches from Gwangju to Suizhou like it did at the beginning, it will not be difficult to reach Hutou Mountain in time." What's more, they also know very well that Hutou Mountain is the retreat of the 100,000 army, and it is also a place where grain and grass are hoarded. ”

"So what should we do now?" After all, Zhang Hongfan has a lot less battlefield experience, and he was suddenly a little flustered, although the loss of Hutou Mountain was not as serious as Ah Shu said, but Zhang Hongfan also knew where the throat of Hutou Mountain was, and there was no room for loss.

Ah Shu's gaze was a little deep, looking at the Song army formation in front of him that had been completely torn apart again, his heart was extremely painful, and he finally said word by word: "You can only retreat, and it must be immediately, immediately!" (To be continued.) )xh:.74.240.212