Chapter 581: Surprise Attack on the Yanqi Kingdom
"Temujin saw the arrival of reinforcements and retreated!"
"Huo Quzhi, Wang Xuance and others took advantage of Temujin's retreat to attack the Yanqi Kingdom!"
When Chu Tian led the cavalry corps such as the white-robed army and the heavy cavalry guards to catch up with the front army, Huo Quzhi, Wang Xuance and others actually took the initiative to attack.
"It's really in line with the combat style of Huo Quzhi, Li Siye, Wang Xuance and others. We immediately followed and went to support. ”
Chu Tian learned that Huo Qubing and the others took advantage of Temujin's retreat and took the initiative to attack, knowing that this group of generals were all offensive generals, so he was not surprised.
In the rear army, the cavalry of Subutai cooperated with Temujin to launch an attack and engaged Wang Qian's Qin Ruishi.
"Wind! Wind! Gale! ”
Qin Ruishi shouted a strong command, his nasal voice resonated, and the strong crossbows fired in unison, and the crossbow arrows in the sky were thrown out, like a storm falling!
Many of the attacking Mongol cavalry were killed by a dense rain of arrows.
The cavalry of Subutai took the well-defended Qin Ruishi phalanx, and they were helpless for a while.
"Attack its flanks!"
Subutai mobilized cavalry, attacked the two flanks of Qin Ruishi's phalanx, and engaged the cavalry of Meng Tian and Lü Bu.
"Trapped, trapped!"
Old Qin sent an obscure heavy infantry.
After Gao Shun's trapping camp was completely annihilated by Chutian in the Battle of Yuzhou, he returned to Guanzhong and re-established the trapping camp, participating in the Han Empire's expedition to Luntai at this time.
The trapped camp went out and stormed forward, killing all the cavalry they encountered along the way, and all the cavalry fell.
Gao Shun was in full swing, personally holding a spear, commanding in front of him, and picking out a light cavalry that had stormed the camp.
The rain of arrows fired from the Mongol bow rained down, hitting the heavy armor of the trapped camp with a clanging sound, but few arrows could shoot through the heavy armor of the trapped camp.
A heavy cavalry attempted to attack the camp, spears and pistols stabbed each other, and soldiers fell on both sides.
The heavy cavalry relied on the impact of the high-speed charge to try to crush the trapped camp, but the trapped camp did not move, and no matter how the Mongol iron cavalry charged, it would not retreat!
More than 300,000 troops on both sides competed in the rear, and Lao Qin personally sat in the town, providing the whole army with a defensive aura and blocking the impact from the Subutai cavalry.
Subutai's cavalry was second only to Temujin's cavalry, otherwise it would not have been able to fight head-on with Huo Quzhi and Wang Xuance's 100,000 Western Regions Protectorate army, and it had caused heavy casualties to the Western Regions Protectorate's army.
"Father, please let me lead 30,000 iron cavalry to destroy the golden fire cavalry on the opposite side!"
Wuliang Hetai took the initiative to ask for war in Subutai.
"Exactly."
30,000 Mongolian horsemen assembled under the banner of the general of Wuliang Hetai.
Wuliang Hetai, as the most talented son of Subutai, has a good command value and force value, leading 30,000 Mongolian iron cavalry to attack Meng Tian's thousands of golden fire cavalry!
The iron hooves are clanging, the Mongolian iron horses are roaring, and the war horses covered with heavy horse armor are galloping, rolling up the sand and dust, covering the sky and the sun!
Wuliang Hetai held a spear and went straight to Meng Tian!
Not to be outdone, Meng Tian led the golden fire cavalry to counterattack the Mongolian iron cavalry, and the two steel torrents collided hard!
Rumble!
Meng Tian's halberd collided with Wuliang's spear, and the golden fire cavalry in the rear fought with the Mongolian iron cavalry, and the clashing of weapons and armor came and went!
The heavy cavalry in the front row of Wuliang Hetai was knocked down by the golden fire cavalry, and many cavalry fell from their horses.
And the Golden Fire Cavalry was also killed by the Mongol iron cavalry that continued to pour in from the rear.
The number of Mongolian iron cavalry from the commander of Wuliang Hetai is as high as 30,000!
Rows and rows of cavalry fought, and the fighting between the two sides was fierce, and the losses of both the Subutai Army and the Guanzhong Army were thousands.
"Flying Bears, take a detour to attack their flanks!"
Li Dao and Guo Yan entered the battle, and the Flying Bear Army, known for its speed, made a quick detour, and the sand and dust were rolling, intending to cut into the cavalry of Wuliang Hetai from the flank!
Zhang Xiu led Zhang Ji's old Xiliang army with Li Dao and Guo Yan, because Zhang Ji was killed, he hated the Mongol Empire, fought bravely, and couldn't wait to kill into a group of heavy cavalry.
"Don't take any chances!"
Li Dao and Guo Yan saw that Zhang Xiu took the initiative to attack, so they had no choice but to lead the bear army away, and then make a fierce breakthrough!
The Western Liang cavalry engaged the Mongol cavalry, and the Flying Bear Army threw javelins, killing a platoon of Mongol cavalry, then took off their spears and engaged the Mongol cavalry.
Suddenly, more and more Mongolian cavalry attacked the Flying Bear Army, and Li Dao and Guo Yan found that their cavalry troops were like falling into a swamp, gradually losing their mobility.
Subutai haunted the Mongolian cavalry, personally led the Mongolian cavalry, and came to besiege the Flying Bear Army!
The cavalry led by Subutai himself was a division of a hundred battles, and the pressure on the Flying Bear Army increased sharply, and the cavalry of the Flying Bear Army was shot by the Mongol bow and rolled off their horses.
"Zhang Xiu, withdraw from here, otherwise, we will be wiped out!"
Li Dao and Guo Yan shouted for Zhang Xiu to withdraw from the encirclement, but Subutai had noticed their movements and personally commanded the cavalry to fight.
If you continue to fight here, it will really be a battle to the death!
Zhang Xiu's body was drenched in blood, and he found that a large number of troops and horses under the commander of Subutai had arrived, and the situation was critical, so he immediately led the old department of Xiliang to break through!
Everywhere there was a rain of arrows from Mongolian bows, spears, bones, maces, sabers and other weapons roaring, and the casualties of the old Xiliang troops around Zhang Xiu became more and more serious, from more than 1,000 people to hundreds of people.
After a tragic battle, the Flying Bear Army of Li Dao and Guo Yan only had a thousand people left.
They wanted to attack the flank of Uliang Hetai, but Subutai personally went to the battle to support his son, resulting in the failure of the surprise attack of the Flying Bear Army.
The main force that really fought with Wuliang Hetai was still Meng Tian and the Golden Fire Cavalry under his command.
"Subutai should be the first commander under Temujin, and Temujin let him command the troops and horses alone, which shows his trust in him."
Lao Qin found that the number of losses of his Guanzhong army had skyrocketed, but he was not shocked in his heart.
Whether it was an expedition to Luntai or a battle with Subutai, Lao Qin was prepared for heavy losses. This is the price that must be paid.
Subutai is known as the king of the field, and in the wilderness, especially in the Western Regions, which is suitable for cavalry combat, it is undoubtedly very beneficial to Subutai, and its bonus to cavalry is also quite high, second only to Temujin who has the characteristics of a monarch. If Subutai also had the characteristics of a monarch, the cavalry might be stronger than Temujin.
At present, the Guanzhong army is on the defensive, using the advantage of bows and crossbows to defend, and Lü Bu is driving among the Mongol cavalry, killing hundreds of horsemen.
The bundles of arrows on the camels were taken down by the Fifth Colonel of the Northern Army and used for shooting.
The battle between the two sides was extremely fierce, with strong foot soldiers on one side and strong cavalry on the other.
Although the cavalry of Lü Bu and Meng Tian was elite, they were not as numerous as Subutai, and they could not completely expel Subutai and Wuliang Hetai.
"The Great Khan unexpectedly lost again......"
Subutai received the results of Tanmachi's attack on Temujin's attack on the Han army's front army.
Qin Ruishi stepped forward, and the Mongolian cavalry stepped back.
Qin Ruishi didn't dare to chase deeply, because the nickname of the king of the field in Subutai mostly came from luring the enemy to go deeper.
Once the pursuit is dozens of miles, Qin Ruishi's phalanx becomes a long snake formation, then for the mobile cavalry, there are flaws everywhere, and Qin Ruishi can be cut off at any time.
In the face of the harassment tactics of the Mongol cavalry, Lao Qin was overwhelmed, and there was no good way for the time being, so he had to order Lü Bu, Meng Tian, Li Dao, Guo Yan and others to drive out the Mongol cavalry alternately, but they were not allowed to pursue.
After receiving the news of Temujin's retreat, Subutai gave up a decisive battle with Lao Qin's Guanzhong army and chose harassment tactics.
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In the Yanqi Kingdom, Temujin left Ali in The Hague to defend the city, waiting for his successful attack on the Han army to return to the Yanqi Kingdom for supplies.
However, at night, the cavalry of the Western Regions led by Huo Qubing and Wang Xuance came to Yanqi Kingdom one step faster than the retreating Temujin and attacked Yanqi Kingdom!
The Mongol defenders of Yanqi could not imagine that after the Han army was attacked by Temujin, the first thing they did was not to rest, but to take the opportunity to march and preempt Temujin!
The cavalry of the Western Regions dismounted, and under the leadership of Wang Xuance and others, they piled up a mountain of soil overnight, attacked the city wall, fought with the defenders on the city wall, and then took advantage of the situation to sweep the entire city wall!
The Mongolian defenders in the city did not know how many Han troops there were, and the defender Ali Hague hurriedly led the Mongolian army to counterattack, and Li Siye's Tang Mo knife team blocked the streets and alleys, killing the Mongolian cavalry that came to the attack!
Huo Qubing and Zhao Ponu led the cavalry to clear the defenders in the city, and Ali Hague was defeated and retreated, and had to withdraw from Yanqi.
Yanqi Kingdom was occupied by Huo Quzhi, Wang Xuance and others who had been running for hundreds of miles!
Yanqi Kingdom is close to Luntai City, which was originally under the control of the Western Regions Metropolitan Protectorate, and the civilians of Yanqi Kingdom saw the arrival of the generals of the Western Regions Metropolitan Protectorate, and they supported Huo Quzhi, Wang Xuance and others.
Wang Xuance executed a group of nobles of the Yanqi Kingdom who betrayed the Western Regions Protectorate, and then recruited troops and supplies in the Yanqi Kingdom.
The next day, when Temujin led the cavalry that blocked the Han army to return to Yanqi, the walls of Yanqi had already changed its banner - the Western Regions Protectorate had regained Yanqi!
Now, the Luntai Kingdom, the Cheshi Kingdom, and the Yanqi Kingdom are all under the control of the Han army!
"At all costs, capture the Yanqi Kingdom!"
Temujin couldn't help but be annoyed when he saw that Huo Quai, Wang Xuance and others took advantage of his defeat to make a detour to raid the Yanqi Kingdom.
There will be times when the anger that continues to accumulate will explode!
"Great Khan, the morale of our army is low, the expeditionary force of the Han army in the rear is about to arrive, if we wait to spend time on attacking the fortifications, the Han army should be united with the outside, our army will definitely be defeated, it is better to withdraw Luntai City. Kingdoms such as the Kingdom of Qiuzi are still under our control, and we can get supplies from these kingdoms. ”
Yelu Chucai stopped Temujin's impulse to attack the kingdom of Yanqi.
Huo Quzhi, Wang Xuance and others have always had prestige in the Yanqi Kingdom, and the Yanqi Kingdom they held on to was not so easy to overcome.
Once the storm on the city failed, the Han army in the rear came to converge, and Temujin's army was estimated to be completely annihilated.
Temujin listened to Yelu Chucai's advice, and only then did he calm down a little.
"Go to Luntai and join Wokotai and Chagatai. This revenge must be avenged. ”
Temujin was greatly annoyed by Huo Quzhi, Wang Xuance and others for recovering Yanqi Kingdom by sneak attack, but at present, he could only hold back his annoyance, and when he arrived in Luntai City, he would retaliate against Huo Quzhi and others!
"Luntai City, the armies of Ogedai and Chagatai are all here, they will be a sharp weapon for the Great Khan to turn defeat into victory, please bear with the Great Khan for a while."
Still fearing that Temujin would make an irrational decision, Yelu Chucai once again advised Temujin.
Temujin stretched out his hand to stop Yelu Chucai: "I understand what I am doing, let's go to Luntai City!" ”
Temujin's cavalry left Yanqi and marched in the direction of Luntai City.
Wang Xuance stood on the city wall and watched Temujin's cavalry leave in a mighty manner, and the direction of his march was Luntai City, the place where Huo An was besieged.
"Temujin retreated again and again, and Luntai City was already its bottom line. If Luntai City was recaptured, then Temujin would have to flee to the Ili River Valley. ”
Wang Xuance could already foresee Temujin's route.
The expeditionary forces of the Han Empire forced Temujin to the limit, so much so that the powerful Temujin had to retreat again and again, and was driven from the Cheshi country to the Luntai country.
"Luntai State, not only the cavalry of Temujin is gathered, but also the cavalry of the two khanates of Ogedai and Chagatai, and it may not be easy to relieve the siege of Luntai City."
Huo Quai's hand, after years of training, is no longer a fierce general who can only attack.