The battlefield was filled with smoke. From PM2.5 to PM250, particles of various degrees form a layer of smog that covers the entire battlefield. The battle in the county seat of Huaxian ignited flammable materials, and the smoke column rose upward, with the intention of covering the sky.

Kublai Khan's great sweat and horses were burned and looted countless times all his life, and even if such a small county town was burned, it could not shake any of his moods. At this time, the Great Khan's expression of anguish was only because he had witnessed the destruction of the heavy cavalry, a sharp weapon in front of his eyes.

Just as Marshal Boyan sent heavy cavalry to charge into battle, Kublai Khan made the same order. The battle lines of those Song armies were only two layers in front and back, and each layer was no more than a few columns. They relied on sharp muskets to block the Mongol army's attack, and protected the Song army's infantry brigade to encircle the county seat of Huaxian. The Great Khan also felt that it was necessary to break through the Song army's battle line, disrupt them, and complete a wonderful internal and external clamp. Then Kublai Khan watched the heavy cavalry crush in front of the thin front of the Song army.

The Great Khan had seen the power of the Song army's artillery more than ten years ago, and it was only after the success of the Mongol imitation artillery that the Mongol Great Khan felt better. Now the new artillery of the Song army is as powerful as the previous one, and the Song army can kill a heavy cavalry with a single musket.

At this time, the heavy cavalry who charged into battle were either killed and wounded, and fell to the ground unable to move. Either they desperately turned their horses and fled back into battle under the fire of the Song army's muskets and artillery. As for the other troops, the light cavalry did not dare to move forward when they saw that the heavy cavalry did not care. As for the infantry, they were able to maintain the basic formation.

picked up the telescope bought at a high price and looked at the county seat of Huaxian County, but saw that the Song army was pouring in like a tide along the gap in the blasted city wall. With the sharpness of the Song army's firearms, Kublai Khan no longer expected them to escape.

"Retreat north!" The Mongol Khan gave the order in a heavy tone. At this point, there is no other way than to go out and retreat. If you don't let go of the 'sunk cost', it means putting more costs into the water.

Seeing that the attendant next to him was surprised and didn't speak at all, Kublai Khan raised his hand and whipped him in the face. The Great Khan shouted in a loud voice: "Order to withdraw the troops to the north!" ”

After receiving the whip, the attendant immediately ran to give the order. It didn't take long for the Mongol army to go into action.

Zhao Jiaren soon got the news, and he ordered not to chase it. Being able to annihilate the Mongol army in Huaxian County is already a great result, and it has killed thousands of heavy cavalry on the battlefield, and such a huge result is enough. The brainless pursuit was likely to be ambushed and counterattacked by the Mongol cavalry, and there was no need for the Song army to accept such losses.

Kublai Khan did leave the light cavalry in ambush, and he himself led his brigade all the way north. The Great Khan did not complain, did not get angry, he just worked with the Mongol generals such as Boyan and Ali Hague to restore the discipline and order of the Mongol army, and retreated north as quickly as possible.

Zhang Hong, fifty miles west of Huaxian County, attacked the Song army camp for a whole day, and suffered four or five hundred casualties but failed to capture it. was preparing for a sneak attack in the middle of the night, when suddenly a small colonel came to report, "Marshal, the Great Khan has sent a messenger." ”

"Please." Zhang Hongfan hurriedly replied.

Seeing that the messenger was a familiar face, Zhang Hongfan was shocked in his heart. It was no longer a look of loss, but an expression of near-despair. Zhang Hongfan hurriedly asked, "What is the order of the Great Khan?" ”

"The Great Khan ordered Marshal Zhang to evacuate immediately. The sooner the better. The messenger said gloomily. At the same time, he handed the warrant to Zhang Hongfan.

In the light of the torches, Zhang Hongfan carefully distinguished the seals. Then he looked up and asked, "What the hell is going on?" ”

The messenger said: "This matter can only be told to the marshal alone. ”

At this time, the people who attacked at night had already gathered, and they were all elites in the army, and they were all brave and heroic. After a full meal of war, they waited for Marshal Zhang's order. However, there is no order for the left, and there is no order for the right. These people couldn't help but be a little anxious, after all, if they acted in the middle of the night, it was okay, and they would start to get sleepy when they waited like this, and some people were the first to yawn, and the others followed and yawned.

finally waited for the person who came to give the order, but let everyone go to rest first. These people didn't dare to say anything, and they were sleepy, so they hurried back to sleep. There was nothing to say all night, and when it was dawn, Zhang Hongfan's military camp suddenly rumbled with artillery and gunfire. The two Song armies took advantage of the darkness to reach the outside of the barracks and launched an attack at dawn.

Where can this kind of temporary camp be built so tightly, the Song army has easily killed it. When they saw someone, they killed them, and when they saw them, they set up tents. Zhang Hongfan's camp was in chaos in an instant, and the two Song armies advanced against each other, and when they converged, they joined forces to the south, broke through the obstruction of Zhang Hongfan's troops, and killed out of the camp.

Zhang Hongfan rushed over with his own soldiers, only to see the back of Song Jun. Some generals said angrily: "Marshal, let's catch up and kill them!" ”

If it had been before, Zhang Hongfan would have agreed immediately. At this time, he said: "I'm afraid that there is an ambush here, hurry up and clean up the camp." ”

Being tossed like this, the camp is in chaos, where is it so easy to clean up. It wasn't until noon that the team was put in order. Zhang Hongfan already knew at this time that the Great Khan Kublai Khan was defeated, and the Song army captured Huaxian County, blocking Zhang Hongfan's retreat. If it is slow, the Song army brigade will kill from behind, and Zhang Hongfan will not be able to escape.

But no matter how anxious he was, Zhang Hongfan didn't dare to show it. Once this kind of news spreads, the morale of the military will immediately fluctuate, and everyone will want to run away in advance. Zhang Hongfan's 20,000 men are all Hebei soldiers, who have something to do with the Zhang family, and in a sense are Zhang Hongfan's own people. With these people, Zhang Hongfan is the marshal. Without these people, Zhang Hongfan is just a general who obeys orders and receives orders.

No, Zhang Hongfan patiently asked 20,000 soldiers and horses to pack up their equipment and set off. Because I was afraid of being blocked, I didn't dare to take the main road. And he went north. However, the cavalry of the Song army followed Zhang Hongfan's troops far away, which made Zhang Hongfan extremely angry, but there was nothing he could do. For nearly 50 years, the Mongol army has had the upper hand in field battles, and it has always been the Mongol army that has gone sideways. Although there are occasional failures, they are all very short-term behaviors. Encountering the current disadvantaged situation, Zhang Hongfan has no corresponding experience at all.

Resting that night, Zhang Hongfan continued his march to the northeast the next day. At noon, Tanma suddenly came to report that a large number of Song troops were found twenty miles ahead. Zhang Hongfan sighed, although he knew that the battle was probably unavoidable, he didn't want it to happen so early.

However, at this time, there was no need to say much, Zhang Hongfan ordered the troops to prepare to meet the enemy. After more than an hour, the Song army arrived. Zhang Hongfan saw that the horizon as far as his eye could see was a queue of Song troops, and they actually set up a huge encirclement array on such a vast plain.

On the same day, the Song army and Zhang Hongfan's army fought for only half an hour, and Zhang Hongfan, who saw that the situation was irreparable, led 3,000 cavalry to escape from the north before the Song army had time to surround it. The Song army did not chase either, but was content to annihilate the more than 10,000 infantry led by Zhang Hongfan.

Since then, the Battle of Huaxian has basically ended. The Mongols lost more than 50,000 troops. As the lord of Mongolia, Kublai Khan immediately sent people to negotiate peace according to Mongolian culture. Zhao Jiaren didn't want to fight anymore, and the two hit it off.

On September 13, the fourth year of the Great Song Dynasty, the "Huaxian Peace Conference" was reached. The Huaxian agreement stipulated that the Mongol army would return Xiangyang to the Song army, west of Tongguan, and maintain the status quo. To the east of Tongguan, the Great Song Dynasty occupied a part of the land between the Taihang Mountains and the Yellow River, and arrived eastward to Chaoge. Further east, the two sides are bounded by the new Yellow River. This agreement is valid for three years.

Since then, the war has finally ended. Both sides retreated.

The Song army crossed the Yellow River, and Zhao Taiwei went to the Song Tomb to pay respects, and then returned to Bianliang. As soon as I arrived in Bianliang, it began to rain. This autumn rain is half a month, and when it rains, everyone can't march. The armies couldn't help but complain.

Zhao Jiaren smiled: "But there is no need to complain." It's raining well. Bianliang has been dyed with Husao for more than a hundred years, and we are waiting to recover the old capital, and this rain can be regarded as cleaning Bianliang's Husao atmosphere. ”

In this era, the theory of luck is very popular. Zhao Taiwei's explanation was perfectly down-to-earth, and soon the statement spread. Let this unpleasant autumn rain turn into a blessing from heaven.

As soon as the rain stopped, Zhao Jiaren led his army south. Walking to Xuchang, a place to prepare for winter, Zhao Jiaren went south. On October 12, Taiwei Zhao arrived in Lin'an.

On the dock in Lin'an, the Song army was densely arranged. Even so, the citizens of Lin'an, who were extremely excited by the news of a series of victories, still wanted to move forward to see the figure of Zhao Taiwei with their own eyes. The Da Song Daily published the full text of the agreement on the Huaxian Peace Conference, along with a new map of the borders.

The people saw that Mongolia was thousands of miles away from Lin'an, and the despair caused by the surrender of Lin'an was finally completely relieved. For Taiwei Zhao, who has created such a huge feat, he has been covered with an almost mythical light. The citizens of Lin'an wanted to see this man with their own eyes.

Zhao Jiaren was not excited when he saw the thousands of people on the shore. I have seen a total of more than 100,000 people fighting, and such a few people are just the level of a breeze.

However, when the people saw Zhao Jiaren coming ashore surrounded by a group of people, they couldn't take it as a breeze at all. Zhao Taiwei was 6 years old at this time, which was the golden age of men. He is tall and tall, with a height of 180. It is very conspicuous among the attendants. Captain Zhao wore the standard indigo military uniform of the Song Army, with short hair and an octagonal hat. However, shiny mid-rise leather boots, as well as shiny epaulettes and badges. Although he looks a little thin because of the battle, the calmness between his gestures makes the emaciated figure look more capable and straight.

Immediately, some people applauded, and everyone else applauded whether they saw it or not. Zhao Jiaren did not pause, this is not the moment to show his proximity to the people. He wanted to hurry up and convene a meeting of the Society, followed by a meeting of the officials. At the meeting, Zhao Jiaren wanted to tell these people who might be able to continue to cooperate, so they have cleaned up Husao and a new era has begun!