Chapter 1189: The First Battle Determines the Outcome (I)
Somehow, lately, Merezhen has been feeling a little uneasy, as if something very bad is about to happen.
But when he thought about it, he couldn't think of what the problem was.
At present, the battle situation is completely their own absolute upper hand.
The Vietnamese army seemed to be holding quite steadily, but every time they clashed, they still suffered more casualties, and the cavalry they sent to cut off the back road of Yanjin looked like they were about to succeed.
These are not the most advantageous, but more importantly, on the Central Plains side, the two people who are willing to cooperate with themselves will soon open up the situation. Once that time comes, the Vietnamese army will inevitably shake its morale, and as soon as a flaw comes out, it will be devastating and decaying, and it can be broken in a battle!
So where did the threat come from, this should be a little gain and loss under the excitement of seeing that a big victory is coming.
Merezhen convinced himself in this way, and planned to strike again head-on, and obtain some fruitful fruit to confirm his judgment.
But just as he was about to gather his subordinates and send troops again, a subordinate outside the tent hurriedly came: "Great Khan, the Vietnamese army has suddenly retreated!" There was a mixture of surprise and excitement in his tone.
He was also stunned when he heard this, and then without saying a word, he first grabbed out of the big tent, went up to a high place, and looked at the direction of the Vietnamese army camp seven or eight miles away.
At this glance, he really saw that the flags of the Vietnamese army camp were moving, and a considerable number of troops were slowly retreating out of the camp.
Although the retreat of this team into the army of more than 100,000 does not mean anything, after seeing the truth, his expression still moved quickly, holding the handle of the saber in one hand, and his tone was full of excitement: "They really want to run, it is the two soldiers and horses in the Central Plains that have begun to play a role!"
Other than that, he really couldn't think of anything else that could make the Vietnamese army suddenly retreat.
Moreover, judging from the current time, they took advantage of the sudden withdrawal of their troops near dusk, apparently intending to quietly retreat all their troops and horses after it was completely dark.
As for why this large number of soldiers and horses left first, it was obviously because the news was leaked, and under the turmoil of the army's heart, there was that guy who was greedy for life and afraid of death, and he didn't dare to stay longer.
And just when he pondered how credible this matter was, there was another commotion in the Vietnamese military camp in front, and then two teams rushed directly to the rear, sealing the direction of this team...... Looking at it from a distance, it seems that there is still some conflict between these Vietnamese troops.
After a while, everything was calm again, as if there was just a dispute, and it was quickly calmed down by the manager.
But all this fell into the eyes of Mele Zhen, but it made him even more sure - there was a huge problem within the Vietnamese army, and it was on the verge of collapse.
Tonight, when they fled back to the south, it was also the best time for them to take the opportunity to break the Vietnamese army in one fell swoop, so as to cross the Yellow River smoothly and truly enter the Central Plains!
With his mind set up, he no longer hesitated, turned back decisively, and ordered, "Tell the whole army, prepare to eat now, and nourish your spirits. After dark tonight, the whole army will attack!
"That's right, I want to destroy the Vietnamese army all the way in a battle and achieve the immortal glory of our Murwei Division!"
The people on the left and right were shocked when they heard the order, and then they all received the order, and they were all very excited to prepare.
At this time, he deliberately left a few people in a high place to pay attention to the changes and movements in the Vietnamese army camp opposite, and if there was any change, he would be able to know it at the first time and make the most reasonable response.
Time passed in a flash, and after entering the first shift, the sky was completely dark.
This made it impossible for the two sides, who were seven or eight miles apart, to see what was going on in the enemy camp on the other side.
Especially when the Vietnamese army camp was surprisingly not lit with many torches and braziers as usual tonight, the Ghost Rong people could only look at the black camp over there. Look at the book
When Lezhen appeared neatly dressed and with a thousand fine horsemen, what he saw from a distance was the vague outline of the large camp opposite.
But he became more and more sure of his judgment, this was the arrangement made by the Vietnamese army to secretly withdraw from the army.
So he excitedly rode his horse in front of him
The warriors under the command of Wan slowly walked in front of them, their eyes swept over them, and they said loudly, "Brave warriors of the grassland, we have been waiting for this moment for too long.
"Those despicable, cunning, and greedy people of the Central Plains, for many years, have occupied the richest areas, but let us live the hardest life in the northern grasslands.
"When winter comes, all of us have to worry and despair about the possible winds and snowstorms that may follow, and we always have to worry that our cattle, sheep and horses, and even our loved ones will die in this cold winter.
"And when we wanted to go south, to share a little warmth with them, they killed us with the coldest weapons and drove us out.
"We have had enough of these days, we must be stronger and more noble than them, why should it always be our most heroic people on the steppe who endure hardships? Since I am your Great Khan, it is my duty to lead you to rob you of what is rightfully ours.
"Tonight, this is the time. As long as we kill the past, we will kill all these Central Plains people who have completely lost their fighting spirit and just want to run back to the south and rely on the natural danger of the Yellow River to ensure their safety. Let's start our conquest of the Central Plains from this step!"
Speaking of this, he turned around abruptly, drew his knife in his hand, pointed hard at the Vietnamese army camp in front of him, and waved: "Warriors on the grassland, soldiers of the northern frontier who are willing to surrender to me, let us use this battle to announce our arrival to everyone!" Kill!"
"Kill——!
All the belligerence was stirred by the words of the scorn, and the greed of all was aroused by his words.
These ghost warriors and the former defenders of the northern frontier were all red-eyed at this time.
They immediately followed Le Chin and many of his generals, or rode wildly, or spread their legs and ran quickly, tens of thousands of people, like tigers and leopards staring at their prey, rolled out of their own camp and rushed towards the Vietnamese camp.
At the same time, there were tens of thousands of soldiers and horses on the left and right, belonging to Wanyan and Yelu.
However, if you really look closely, you will find that the speed of these two lines of soldiers and horses charging is far inferior to that of the Chinese army, and after a while, they have been dragging behind the Chinese army led by Merezhen, and have slowly opened up the distance.
But in this dark night, in the process of rushing and killing this group of emotions, how can anyone care about this priority?
For a group of ghost soldiers, the key to today's battle is to kill the Vietnamese army, who have already run away from the enemy camp and slaughter on a large scale, and have completely lost their fighting spirit!
"It's 918 again, and the alarm bell is ringing for a long time!!!