As soon as the previous group of Great Song cavalry left, another group of Great Song cavalry came from another direction. The commander at the head did not shoot like the combatants, and shooting was not his job, at least not his important job.

When the brigade rushed to a small dirt slope, the commander stood up with his stirrup. Sure enough, a silver-threaded river appeared in the field of vision ahead. The commander shouted: "After rushing forward to the river, go downstream along the river." There are troops waiting for us. ”

After shouting, the commander sat down firmly in the saddle and moved with the brigade. It would be easy to do with the river, there were very few landmarks in the vast wilderness, and the vast land was wild, until the Great Song Dynasty chose the river as a signpost to guide their direction, and the world north of Yinshan suddenly became clear and clear.

In the face of the wolf-like Song army, Mongolian riders came to intercept them, and these brave men were quickly sprayed to death by the trolls in the hands of the Song army. Without the slightest pause, Song Jun galloped downstream along the river.

As soon as this group of Song troops left, another group of Song troops came from other directions. The two waves of Mongol tribes were already in disarray, and the women who were outside sorting out their clothes and doing their work all ran back to the tents with their children. The various tribes retreated to the Gureyan, which consisted of their yurts.

Gureyan refers to the collection of yurts composed of circles of yurts with wise elders and tribal leaders living in the center of the Mongolian tribes. Without the consent of the other party, the tribes lived near the same river, and Gullegion did not cross each other.

The young men rushed to the area in the center of Gureyan, anxiously waiting for the tribal leaders and elders to make their latest decisions. At this moment, another group of Song cavalry came from a distance towards the river. The cavalry did not move fast, and there were horse-drawn artillery carriages in the middle of the group.

Seeing the heavily defended Gureyan, the Song cavalry stopped next to the Gureyan they passed. The artillerymen jumped off their horses, quickly installed their guns and opened heavy fire on the yurts. After the gunner had poured out the shells at the fastest speed that the gun could bear, he simply put the gun away with metal gloves filled with asbestos insulation. Hop on your horse and continue your journey to the river.

As with previous experiences, once the Mongol tribes retreated into the Gulleyyan, they would choose to defend to the death. The Great Song cavalry did not encounter interception by the Mongol cavalry, and the gunners watered the artillery as they moved. Walking to the vicinity of another Guleyan, the artillery was cooled down, and the Great Song cavalry stopped to carry out a new artillery bombardment on the nearby Guleyyan.

Commander Song Jun was very nervous in his heart, but he couldn't see it on his face at all. He commanded the battle with composure. This was a tactic summed up after a lot of actual combat, and the Mongols responded with the same experience as the Song army before. Once they entered the Gureyan, which was made up of yurts of their tribe, they were like a plate of loose sand. The Song army moved along the huge gap between Gureyan and was completely unattacked by the Mongol cavalry of different tribes.

After the shelling, the Song cavalry continued along the river. After walking for a while, the commander of the Song army finally put his mind at ease, and at this time, even if the Mongolian cavalry poured out, it could not threaten the Song army with artillery. The Song army, which was heading for the river, did not return directly to the camp, and they stopped downstream to repair. After receiving the news transmitted by the signal flares, they were able to go up the river in a very short time and inflict heavy blows on the pursuing Mongol cavalry.

At this point, the sun begins to tilt westward, moving slowly close to the skyline. May in the Great Song Dynasty is probably the summer solstice, when the days are extremely long and the nights are extremely short. To the north of Yinshan Mountain, much further north of Youzhou (Beijing), there are no half-year polar days where the sun never sets, like the North Pole, but there are also long days.

In the same direction as the previous three waves of cavalry attacks, there are also three Great Song cavalry teams that are ready to go. The cavalry division that launched the attack organized a total of six waves of attacks, and although the starting point was different, the direction of attack was exactly the same. The Great Song cavalry would pass through the Mongol tribes' garrisons, rush to the river, and go down the river. The long daylight provided the Song army with the light to fully attack.

On such a summer day, three cavalry divisions of the Song army launched an offensive against their enemy. Far from the river, 30,000 Song infantry were advancing in the direction of Holin. A neat march of the Song army was guarded by cavalry on both flanks, cavalry communicated with each other, and a large number of horses and mules pulled carts to provide transportation and supplies for the troops. The troops heading to Horin were standard infantry divisions, but the four-legged mules and horses were more eye-catching.

Wu Ziyang, the head of the Yinshan Theater Society, and Yang Tiexin, the commander, walked side by side, Wu Ziyang was obviously a little excited, "Commander Yang, go on like this." We'll be able to get to Helin the day after tomorrow. ”

This plan was drawn up by Yang Tiexin, and it was not obvious from his appearance that he was particularly excited. After being silent for a while, Yang Tiexin replied, "Let's talk about it when we arrive." This time, I was able to go so smoothly because I didn't encounter the enemy's harassing troops. If it had been before, the news of the encirclement and harassment of the Mongol cavalry had been constantly coming from various military stations. ”

"Wouldn't that be effective in sweeping along the river?" Wu Ziyang was even more happy. Even though he was convinced that the Song army's combat effectiveness was stronger than that of the Mongol army, Wu Ziyang still felt that the Song army's cavalry was inferior to the Mongolian cavalry. This has nothing to do with knowledge or stance, it is just an inherent concept caused by the incorrect perception of the north in the Great Song Dynasty for more than 300 years.

Yang Tiexin shook his head and didn't say anything. The battle plan has been repeatedly rehearsed, and from the perspective of a veteran soldier, all the plans are detailed enough. At this point, just a good execution plan is required. At least so far, Yang Tiexin is quite satisfied. Then the three cavalrymen galloped in front of Yang Tiexin, they reined in the tall horses, and hurriedly reported: "The vanguard has encountered an enemy attack from the direction of Helin. ”

Wu Ziyang was nervous for a while, and then became excited. The troops will definitely engage the Mongol army, and now they have finally met. Turning his head to look at Yang Tiexin, Wu Ziyang's heart sank. I saw that Yang Tiexin, the commander of the Yinshan Theater of Operations, seemed to have turned into a sharp blade, although his tone was flat, he was extremely firm. Yang Tiexin asked, "Are you sure it's the Mongolian army that drove out from the front of Helin?" ”

"Yes. It was determined that it was a Mongolian army that came out of Holin. The communications officer replied decisively.

"Go ahead." Yang Tie said in his heart.

Looking at the galloping backs of the cavalry, Wu Ziyang thought that Yang Tiexin would say something. Unexpectedly, Yang Tiexin just urged the mount to move forward, and Wu Ziyang hurriedly urged the horse to follow. saw that Yang Tiexin still didn't say a word, just urged the horse to move on.

If it is in Henan, it will be completely dark at about nine o'clock in the evening during the summer solstice, and it will be dark at more than four o'clock the next morning. On the Mongolian side, the night time is only about five hours. Wu Ziyang felt that he had just fallen asleep not long ago, and when he was awakened by the movement around him, the sky was already slightly bright. When I looked at my watch, it was not yet four o'clock in the morning.

Get up quickly, brush your teeth and wash your face with a small amount of water. After breakfast, the troops began to continue north. According to the distance of one military station in 30 miles, the infantry of the current Song army can walk three military stations every day, that is, 45 kilometers in one day.

Starting from around five o'clock, at about eight o'clock, Wu Ziyang's Chinese army unit completed the first thirty miles. After resting and reorganizing, he arrived at the second military station at half past eleven. At lunchtime, Wu Ziyang was happy in his heart. Sun Tzu's Art of War says that those who are interested in a hundred miles are generals, and those who are interested in profits are half an army in fifty miles. That is to say, if the troops march 50 miles, half of the army will be left behind. If you march 100 miles a day to fight the enemy, you are likely to lose the general who leads the army. With the current training and preparation of the Song army, it can easily march ninety miles a day without leaving anyone behind. On such a daytime march, one can even walk one hundred and twenty miles a day. Such a march was not inferior even to cavalry.

The troops repaired at the station, and in addition to eating, everyone even took a small nap. When they set off in the afternoon, everyone was in good spirits, but when they walked to the next station, the previous physical exertion was still visible. Even Wu Ziyang, who was riding a horse, felt a little tired.

After arriving at the station at five o'clock in the afternoon, the commander of the vanguard was already waiting here. Yang Tiexin and they had just entered the headquarters of the station, and they immediately reported the situation.

"The Mongol army from Horin has retreated from seeing that our troops are constantly gathering."

Wu Ziyang asked, "How far is it from Helin?" ”

"Fifty miles." The commander replied.

Yang Tiexin said indifferently: "I led a regiment here to continue to move forward and build a military station twenty miles away from Helin. ”

"Commander, wouldn't this be too risky?" The commander of the vanguard immediately advised.

"The soldiers are fast. All we need to do is bring the cannons. Maybe seeing that we have arrived in Helin, the defenders of Helin may escape. ”

"Give up Shangjing and Lin?" Wu Ziyang felt that Yang Tiexin was too optimistic.

Yang Tiexin finally showed a smile, it was a blade-like smile, "The Mongolian is different from us. If they can't hold it, they'll go. And our plan this time is not to occupy Helin, if they leave, we will burn Helin and withdraw our troops. ”

Hearing such a thorough attitude, Wu Ziyang stopped asking questions. The idea that Zhao Jiaren established for the Great Song army was not to conquer cities, but to destroy the enemy. If all the Mongols from the north of Yinshan to the steppe were wiped out, the existence of Helin City would be a meaningless consideration.

From this point of view, Yang Tiexin did completely implement the Zhao Guanjia's ideas. As soon as I thought of this, I heard Yang Tiexin say, "President Wu will stay here." Organize the pacification of the troops to repair. ”

Although there was some reluctance in his heart, Wu Ziyang replied: "Okay." "Calming the emotions of the army and preparing for a big war is also one of the work of the society.