Chapter 392: Artillery retreat from Kipchak

The ascent, coupled with the heavy artillery ships, made the ascent very slow. Although they hurried and hurried, when the Thunderbolt warships arrived at the east gate of Diaoyu City with the power of victory, it was too late. At this time, except for 2,000 Mongolian soldiers who remained near the river bank and were ready to block the Thunderbolt warships, the rest had fled from the camp near the river bank. Half an hour ago, the remnants of the Mongolian army, who had fled back by land, brought back the news of the fiasco.

Kipchak saw that it was only an hour before his own naval army was wiped out, and he was furious for a while, and he couldn't help but push Zhang Tingrui, who had fled back, out of the tent and beheaded him. At present, without the navy, not only is the food supply not guaranteed, but it is also difficult to prevent the Diaoyu City from receiving assistance from the outside world, and it is undoubtedly a fool's dream to capture this fortified city. What's worse is that without the blocking of the naval army, the camp is within the striking range of the Thunderbolt army's artillery warships.

When the Mongol generals heard that the Perak artillery ships were coming, their faces changed drastically, and they tried their best to persuade Kipchak to evacuate the camp by the river as soon as possible. Diaoyu City is surrounded by water on three sides, and only the east side is land. In order to siege the city, most of the camps of the Mongol army were set up within two miles of the riverbank. In order to prevent the Diaoyu City Navy from sneaking attack, Kipchak ordered people to set up fortifications by the river, and placed a lot of trebuchets and ballistas. These siege weapons, combined with the rockets fired by the archers, were more than enough to deal with the Diaoyu Naval Army.

The Mongol army knew that this kind of defense would have little effect on the Perak army. Artillery ships can be destroyed from the range of ballistas, and trebuchets and archers can only be beaten. The fortifications of the barracks were also improvised, and they could not withstand heavy artillery bombardment at all. After a moment of panic, Kipchak gave the order to evacuate the camp and retreat with his own soldiers to a place far away from the riverbank. The rest of the Mongolian generals also took their men and went deep inland. All beings are equal under the artillery, and if they don't retreat, are they waiting to eat cannonballs?

It's just that it is easy for the personnel to retreat, but it is difficult to take away the grain and grass and many siege weapons. The Kipchak's order was not to let everyone leave, but to leave 2,000 new troops to guard the camp, on the one hand, to prevent the defenders of Diaoyu City from taking advantage of the attack, and on the other hand, to have people in the shore fortifications to act as cannon fodder to attract the fire of the Perak warships, and at the same time to carry away as much food and grass as possible in the camp. In Kipchak's view, food and grass were more important than the new annexes that remained.

Just as Kipchak was withdrawing from the camp with his own soldiers, Zhang Jue also received news from the clipper sent back by Wang Li that the Mongolian army and navy had been completely annihilated. Seeing that the Mongolian camp at the foot of the mountain was in chaos, and the black pressure soldiers poured out of the camp gate and went deep into the eastern land, he expected that the Mongolian army was preparing to abandon the camp. At present, in addition to the 1,000 naval army, the defenders of Diaoyu City only have 2,000 soldiers in the city. At that moment, Zhang Jue ordered 1,500 elites and went straight to the Mongolian army camp at the foot of the mountain.

Although the combat strength of the new annexed army left behind in the camp is not as good as the elite led by Zhang Jue, after all, it has the advantage of fortifications, and the number is in an advantage, and it mainly has heavy weapons such as trebuchets and ballistas, so under Zhang Jue's attack, it will not fall behind for a while. The Kipchaks, who were not far away, saw the defenders of Diaoyu City attacking, so they sent cavalry to attack directly in the direction of the city gate, preparing to copy the back road and wipe out the Diaoyu City army that attacked.

Zhang Jue was shocked when he saw this, and urgently ordered the whole army to withdraw to the city. Fortunately, it coped with it properly, and with the help of the city's artillery, it retreated to the city in time. However, the 200 sharp soldiers who left behind were still suffering heavy casualties under the surprise attack of the Mongol light cavalry, and only a few dozen of them were lucky enough to return to the city. After frustration, Zhang Jue regretted his reckless behavior while respite. He sighed in his heart, it seems that the Mongolian army is still strong, and the reason why its naval army was wiped out in a snap of his fingers is really that the combat power of the Thunderbolt Army is even more terrifying.

The easy defeat of the counterattack of the defenders of Diaoyu City gave Kipchak some peace of mind, and also gave confidence to the new annex generals who stayed behind to guard the camp. This unlucky ghost is Zhang Dayue's subordinate, who was originally responsible for escorting grain and grass, and most of his subordinates are old and weak soldiers, and he was already panicked when he was left to guard the camp. On the one hand, he secretly scolded the eighteenth generation of Kipchak's ancestors in his heart, and on the other hand, he lamented his fate and was ready to die in defeat.

On the one hand, he urgently ordered his subordinates to transfer grain and grass, and on the other hand, he was thinking about how much money he could secretly covet by taking the opportunity of this move. Although the Mongols are not merciful about corruption, once caught, they will kill their heads and rob their homes, and even peel them off. However, the new annexed army inherited the bad habit of rampant corruption in the Song army, and it was difficult to eradicate it for a while, and many people still took risks.

Just as the morale of the new annexed army had just recovered, a large number of warships appeared downstream of the camp. The ships first stopped two miles away, and one by one they "named" the fortifications on the riverbank. In less than half an hour, the trebuchets and ballistas were all reduced to their parts. The new annex soldiers who wielded these siege weapons were either blown to pieces or fled back to the camp in disarray.

The new annexed garrison in the camp was very entangled. He saw that the artillery of the Thunderbolts was as powerful as the legend, and knew that the camp could not be defended, so he had the idea of fleeing. It's just that he shuddered at the thought of what would happen if he ran away. Kipchak was not a good man, and was known for his harshness under the Dongchuan Marshal's Office. His name has the effect of stopping children's crying among the people, and he is also a fierce god for the new army generals.

The Kipchak gave him the task of transporting as much food and baggage as possible. Right now, his men were thrashing to load the grain onto carts and start transporting it out. When the Mongolian army retreated just now, every soldier brought light property, and even the cavalry and horses carried food, but these transportation capacities were really a drop in the bucket for the huge logistics and heavy materials. For the fortification and steepness of the Diaoyu City, the Kipchak was fully mentally prepared, and this time it was preparing for a long-term siege, so the amount of grain and grass brought was too much.

After clearing the Mongol troops on the shore, the artillery ships sailed to the middle of the river next to the barracks. Zan Manshou did not order the shelling of the barracks, but ordered to block the gates of the barracks with fire. At present, the new annexed army in the camp is transporting food through the four gates of the barracks, so naturally they cannot be allowed to succeed. Although the Thunderbolt Army is not short of food, the more such strategic materials the better.

Zhang Jue also aimed at the supplies of the Mongolian army, and when he saw that the firepower of the warship bombarded the new annex army transporting food back to the camp, he took a thousand soldiers down the mountain and prepared to attack the camp again. At this time, the Diaoyu City naval army led by Wang Lisuo had landed ashore, and after the two joined forces, with the help of heavy artillery firepower, they could easily take down the new annexed army in the camp.

Seeing that the defenders of Diaoyu Castle were preparing to attack the fortifications, the Kipchaks repeated their tactics and sent cavalry to raid them. However, at this moment and then, before the Mongol light cavalry had rushed to the camp, a dense number of shotguns flew in. The hundreds of horsemen who rushed to the front turned their horses and turned their horses before they could turn their heads, and in an instant, a large number of horses fell into a large area, and hundreds of horsemen were killed and wounded in an instant, and the defenders of Diaoyu City in front also formed a dense spear formation. Seeing that this position had no chance of victory, the Kipchak ordered the cavalry to retreat.

The last glimmer of hope in the hearts of the generals guarding the newly annexed army in the camp was dashed when they saw the Mongol cavalry leave. The generals and lieutenants beside him looked at him anxiously, waiting for him to make a final decision. According to the orders given by the Kipchaks, when the camp could not be held, he should have set fire to the grain and grass. It's just that these new generals and colonels of the attached army all know in their hearts that they can't escape now, and they can't defend it, and if they set fire to it again, the defenders of Diaoyu City, who are bound to get these grains and grass, will inevitably crush their bones and scatter ashes, and eat flesh and skin.

After a long sigh, the new garrison decided to surrender. Kipchak, who was watching the battle on a hill in the distance, saw the grain and grass falling into the hands of the Thunderbolt army, and looked at the artillery ships in the river, but he had no choice but to order the whole army to retreat to Qingju City. Annoyed, he ordered to destroy the three clans to vent the hatred in his chest.