Chapter 338: The Battle of Annihilation
At the junction of the Golden Horde and the Great Zhou, 300,000 troops gathered.
In fact, once the number of people exceeds tens of thousands, it is densely packed everywhere.
What's more, at this time, the 300,000-strong army was on the side, and it was almost impossible to see the border at a glance.
The commander-in-chief of this attack on the Golden Horde was Yang Sheng, but in fact, Yang Sheng had already handed over the command to Yuwendu.
Yuwendu was originally a general of the border army, and he fought with the Golden Horde countless times in his early years.
Later, Yuwendu participated in the extermination of the White Lotus Sect and the extermination of the Thirty-six Giant Kou, and his experience in commanding troops became even richer.
Yang Sheng is completely a layman in leading troops, and professional things are handed over to professionals to do, so he directly handed over the command of troops to Yuwendu.
"General Yuwen, this attack on the Golden Horde will leave everything to you.
I don't know how to lead soldiers into battle, but I'm still very good at killing.
Once the Vajra Minglun Temple is dispatched, I will be responsible for dealing with those monks. ”
Yu Wendu said excitedly: "Don't worry, your subordinates will live up to the trust of the Metropolitan Governor!" ”
For Yuwendu, being able to preside over the battle of destroying the country is definitely a great qualification, looking at the entire Great Zhou for hundreds of years, although there are generals who have presided over the war of destroying the country, none of them have succeeded.
But this time, with Yang Sheng helping him gather a full 300,000 elites, Yuwendu can be said to be full of anger.
"General Yuwen, how sure are you in this battle?
Putting aside the factor of high-end combat power, can these soldiers and horses of the Great Zhou defeat the soldiers of the Golden Horde? ”
Yu Wendu said in a deep voice: "Metropolitan Governor, please rest assured, I even have a ten percent chance of winning this time!"
Over the years, everyone in the Great Zhou believed that the Golden Horde was invincible, but in fact it was not.
The Great Zhou gave the border army a small salary, so even if we could beat each other, we didn't dare to go deep into the Golden Horde, so we had to stalemate.
And there were so many external troubles in the Great Zhou that the imperial court did not dare to really go to war with the Golden Horde.
At this time, with the support of the Grand Governor, gathering 300,000 troops, and pouring the strength of the country, it is easy to defeat the already decaying Golden Horde!
From the border of the Great Zhou Dynasty to the capital of the Golden Horde is only 300 miles away, a horse is flat and there is no danger to defend, as long as the field battle can defeat the Golden Horde, you can directly push to the other side's capital.
And once it is pushed into the other party's capital, when it comes to siege warfare, who can compare with my Great Zhou?
So there are only two options to wait for the other party.
One defended the city and fought to the death, and the other fled back to the Golden Horde's hometown, the Northland steppes.
In fact, the subordinates thought that the barbarians in the Golden Horde had some backbone, because they fled back to the Northland steppe, which was really difficult to deal with.
The capital of the Golden Horde is surrounded by the former land of the Great Zhou, so we are very familiar with it, and the other party will definitely not be able to escape.
However, once the other party retreated to the Northland grassland, where the climate was harsh and the grassland was endless, it would be difficult to strangle them. ”
As he was talking, a scout reported that he had found traces of the Golden Horde's army.
Yang Sheng looked away from a distance, and the military quality of the Golden Horde's army was actually not as good as that of the Great Zhou, and it was very scattered.
On the other hand, on the side of Da Zhou, because he is good at large-scale corps operations, he must be neat and weak.
Yuwendu commanded in the center, without the slightest nonsense, and the armies began to press up in turn from different positions.
This kind of plain field warfare is to see whose army is of high quality, and what is forbidden is to fight for the basic combat strength of both sides.
Tens of thousands of advance troops on both sides collided head-on, and in an instant, the fierce shouts of killing rushed into the sky, and the blood was in the air, which was extremely tragic.
Some of the rivers and lakes behind Yang Sheng also had a slight change in complexion.
This kind of military battle is completely different from the battle that they understand as Jianghu people.
At this time, with the fierce battle of tens of thousands of people, even if the strength of these soldiers is not as good as theirs, the power they show is just as terrifying.
Yuwendu observed the battlefield with a clairvoyant mirror, and after a while, he suddenly laughed and said, "It's been hundreds of years, and these guys are still the same!"
No, not even as good as the barbarians of the former Golden Horde! ”
Hundreds of years ago, the tactics of the Golden Horde and the Great Zhou field war usually relied on the light cavalry to shoot at a long distance, and then the heavy cavalry rushed in a wave, completely scattering the Great Zhou army, pressing the infantry, and then the light cavalry flanked and harassed, which was completely an attack against an attack.
The Golden Horde now uses the same tactics, but the people are not the same people as they used to be.
The soldiers who came out of the bitter cold of the Northland Grasslands still had some deterrent power, but the descendants of the nobles could not even shoot arrows.
On the other hand, on the side of the Great Zhou, the internal and external battles for many years have made the level of these soldiers good, and the armaments of the Great Zhou have also been upgraded a lot, and some of them were even born specifically to deal with the Golden Horde.
There was a roar of iron hooves, and tens of thousands of heavy cavalry wearing heavy armor roared.
The heavy cavalry of the Golden Horde is known as the Celestial Wolf Cavalry, although there are less than 10,000 people, but they are all the elite of the elite, and even their horses are one in a million thousand miles, and only the eyes of the horse are exposed all over the body.
The impact of these tens of thousands of cavalry is simply terrifying, and on this ancient battlefield, it is like a tank charge.
And Yang Sheng could see that each of these heavy cavalry was a martial artist with some achievements, and they were all able to reach the point of unleashing their qi, and the formation formed by tens of thousands of people was extremely terrifying.
The advance troops of the Great Zhou were directly dispersed, and they were killed and wounded in an instant, but Yuwendu did not let them retreat, but watched them be slaughtered indifferently.
Yin Wuxian and the others in the rear were a little anxious, their 300,000 army couldn't withstand the other party's rush to kill like this.
But Yang Sheng didn't react at all, he didn't doubt the use of people, and he didn't need to use suspicious people.
Since he handed over the command to Yuwendu, he couldn't interfere indiscriminately at such a critical moment.
It's really easy to die like this kind of thing, and he can't do such a thing as ordering a micro-drill on the spot to make the infantry in front advance three steps.
After the first charge of the wolf rode that day, the opponent immediately turned his horse's head and began the second charge.
This time Yuwendu finally moved, he directly ordered the herald to wave the order flag, the advance troops in front retreated, and tens of thousands of elite soldiers stepped forward with shields, and resisted the second charge of the wolf rider with an iron shield more than one person high!
This time, the attack of the Sky Wolf Cavalry was finally resisted by the shield soldiers, and the heavy iron shield even required two people to move at the same time, and the heavy cavalry crashed into the iron shield and suddenly made a loud bang.
The strength was mutual, and some of the first shieldmen were crushed into flesh under the bombardment of this huge force, but the heavy cavalry were also shattered by the shock in the armor.
These shield soldiers are all real henchmen under the command of Yuwendu, they are highly disciplined, and they can best withstand casualties without being defeated, so after the first batch of people almost died, another group was pressed up.
As the saying goes, one blow, then decline, three and exhaustion.
The second charge of the heavy cavalry was blocked, and the third time there was no strength left.
At this time, the shield soldiers dispersed, and tens of thousands of elite soldiers danced with chain hammers in their hands, smashing at those heavy cavalry.
The iron armor of the Sky Wolf is invulnerable, and only this blunt weapon can concussion its internal organs, causing extreme lethality.
With the three-plate axe down, the real elite heavy cavalry of the Golden Horde, the Sky Wolf Cavalry, was almost killed and wounded, which made the Great Khan Tumur feel painful.
The money to train one Sky Wolf Rider can even train twenty ordinary cavalrymen!
At this time, there was no one in ten of the tens of thousands of wolf cavalry, and Tumur had to let the light cavalry press on it to cover the retreat of the wolf cavalry.
When Yuwendu saw this scene, he shouted: "All the crossbowmen are pressed!" Archers take cover, crossbowmen shoot accurately! ”
When it comes to cavalry archery, the Great Zhou side can't compare to the Golden Horde, even if the Golden Horde is now decayed and degenerate, the Great Zhou side can't compare.
Therefore, Yuwendu directly ordered a large number of archers to cover the shooting, forcing the opponent's light cavalry out of range.
At the same time, Da Zhou's crossbow arrows are sharp, and all kinds of powerful crossbow arrows can even hunt the masters of the rivers and lakes.
This kind of crossbow arrow often needs several people to control it together, and at this time, tens of thousands of strong crossbows are accurately fired, and those light cavalry fall off their horses one by one before they are within range.
Seeing this scene, Tumur's face was already dark, and his face was terrified.
He never imagined that this battle would be such a crushing ending.
When did the warriors of the Golden Horde become so vulnerable?
"National teacher, what should I do at this time? Withdraw to the Northlands! ”
Ba Situ frowned and said, "I didn't expect that Da Zhou would be so powerful.
The field is not an opponent, and it cannot be fought any further.
However, the withdrawal is to withdraw, but it cannot be withdrawn directly to the northland.
As I said, the Buddha envoys must not be disturbed!
Withdraw to Shangdu first, I have already asked people to move the large array of King Kong Minglun Temple to Shangdu City, and use Shangdu City to delay with Dazhou for a period of time.
In addition, I also sent someone to contact the Northland Jurchens and asked them to send troops to support us.
The price is to cede all the territory east of White Wolf Mountain. ”
Tumur's eyes widened suddenly: "What did you say, national teacher!?" You even contacted the Northland Jurchen?
This is a wolf in the house! To the east of White Wolf Mountain, that's one-third of the entire Northland, and it's all given to those wild people? ”
The Northland Jurchens were a recently rising power, and they had not even been officially founded, and when the Great Zhou and the Golden Horde were in dire straits, the Northland Jurchens were nothing more than an inconspicuous small tribe.
However, in the last hundred years, the other side has grown a lot, and its territory borders the Great Zhou and the Golden Horde at the same time.
Although the Northland Jurchens did not attack the Great Zhou on weekdays, they also did not attack the Golden Horde, so the two sides were also hostile.
Attracting wolves into the house doesn't count, at this time, Basitu actually ceded such a large piece of territory to the other party, which is simply raising tigers!
"Lure the wolf into the house? If it weren't for the corruption and depravity of you royalty and nobles, which led to the entire Golden Horde becoming like this, I would have used to lure the wolf into the house? ”
Basitu looked at Tumur coldly and said: "The Great Khan is weak, I am unwilling, I can change to a Great Khan." ”
(End of chapter)