Chapter 159: Retreat
"Pour!"
In the chaotic field, a Mongolian heavy cavalry came to hit the horse, two Song soldiers hooked the horse's legs with hooks and sickles, the war horse fell to the ground with a sad roar, the Song saber and shield hand caught up, the heavy knife was fierce, and the heavy cavalry iron helmet that smashed the ground was dented, and it was sluggish, followed by another heavy knife, smashed in the face of the heavy cavalry, and the sound of tooth sore fractures came.
An earth-shattering thunder exploded, and a Mongolian heavy cavalry fell in response, and the Song cavalry behind caught up and trampled the heavy cavalry into a pile of meat paste.
Several heavy cavalry collided with the Song army's spear formation, several Song soldiers were killed by flying sticks, the surrounding Song soldiers fell one after another, the war horses were hooked down by hook and sickle guns, and the knights were killed one by one immediately, without mercy.
On the field, the remnants of the Mongolian heavy cavalry were killed by the Song soldiers one by one, the Song army moved forward, the crossbow arrows were fired together, the whole sky was a rapid flying arrow, the Mongolian army that had no time to escape from the battlefield fell down one after another, the rest fled in all directions, the Song army cavalry sacrificed their lives to chase and kill, bloody and miserable, and the strong smell of blood permeated the battlefield.
The heavy cavalry of the Mongolian army was killed, and the light cavalry behind also suffered many casualties. As the sound of the withdrawal sounded, all the Mongol light cavalry turned their horses and hastily withdrew to the north. Under the fierce artillery fire of the Song army, they were in a mess and unorganized, huddled together from time to time, and from time to time someone fell off their horses and was trampled into meat by the chaotic hooves of the horses.
"Puffy Puff!"
The Song army was rolling forward, the Mongolian army was evacuated in a hurry, and in the Chinese army's large array, Zhao Hong was lamenting the escape of the Mongolian army, and the continuous sound of artillery sounded from the northern hills, and countless shells smashed into the Mongolian army's large array, and the thunder and smoke pillars of the sky were rising, and the fleeing Mongolian army fell off the horse one by one.
Zhao Hong's eyes widened, and he couldn't help but feel refreshed.
"Your Majesty, it's the direction of Xi'an Mountain! It's my Great Song ambush soldier! β
Xu Sheng pointed to the high ground in front of him, his face full of excitement.
Zhao Hong picked up the clairvoyant mirror and watched, sure enough, on the high ground of Xi'an Mountain, the smoke was filled, the smoke was swirling, and on the fluttering Song flags, the words "Lu", "hemp", and "Zhang" were clear.
"I'll go! Sure enough, it's Lu Wende! β
A smile unconsciously appeared on Zhao Hong's face, and his heart was greatly comforted.
Whether it is governing the country or Anbang, it all depends on whether the employment of people is appropriate. Talent is the foundation that determines everything. Even if he didn't go on a personal expedition, I believe Cao Youwen and Lu Wende would not let him down.
Talent is always the foundation of a strong nation! This excites him far more than a victory in a battle!
"Order the armies to pursue the Tatar army! Afterwards, I will discuss meritorious deeds and reward the three armies! β
Zhao Hong passed down the military order, and the morale of the Song army soared, shouting and shouting, and chased north like a whirlwind.
On the hills that stretched for miles along the official road of the river, the Song army's arrows roared, and the artillery roared, smashing into the retreating Mongolian army like thunderstorms.
The Lu Wende Department of Xihe Prefecture, the Ma Zhong Department of the Tianshui Army, and the Zhang Du Department of Chengzhou, the 4,000 Song troops took advantage of the terrain of Xi'an Mountain to organize a longitudinal line of hills from southeast to northwest to ambush the Mongolian army retreating to the northwest.
"Rolling Stones!"
LΓΌ Wende shouted loudly, and countless rolling stones rolled down from the hills, smashing over countless Mongolian knights who could not evade, and also blocking the official road, and the mountain road hundreds of meters long was full of stones, so that the Mongolian cavalry had to avoid the mountain road and walk along the narrow passage on the river beach, which greatly slowed down the retreat of the Mongolian army.
The Mongolian army was temporarily blocked, walking slowly, and some of the horses were overturned by artillery and shot down by feathered arrows, and the evacuation of the Mongolian army was even more difficult. The artillery carriages of the Song army took the opportunity to follow, the artillery roared continuously, the Mongolian cavalry was killed and wounded, and the whole river was covered with corpses of men and horses. Blood flowed into the river, and it was red. Some iron balls flew into the river, splashing and shooting water flowers.
The Song crossbowmen rushed forward in a frenzy, their bows and crossbows were fired in unison, the arrows were like flying locusts, and the Mongolian knights were constantly killed by the rain of arrows on the way to escape, and the wounded were also ruthlessly assassinated by the Song army's pikemen.
"Come back with me and kill these dog thieves!"
Seeing that the Mongolian cavalry under his command suffered countless casualties, the flesh and blood were blurred, everyone was like a frightened bird, and there was no fighting spirit.
The Mongolian iron cavalry that swept the world was wantonly slaughtered, which was unprecedented, and it was unbearable and unbearable.
"Speed up, the Song army firearms are too powerful! If you don't leave, it's too late! β
Tari's heart was pounding, and he grabbed the horse that was not fast and moved forward desperately.
The mountain road is narrow, and the feather arrows and the firearms of the Song army are desperate, and the firearms are endless, and there is no room for counterattack and no chance of victory.
With a "tong", an earth-shattering thunder suddenly landed and exploded, covering his face in the tower, screaming loudly, and blood gushing up from between his fingers.
"Tari, what's wrong with you?"
Seeing that half of Tari's face was covered in blood and most of his ear had been cut off, Su Butai couldn't help but shudder.
"Sobutai, I'm fine. Hurry up and let the army break through to the north! To the west are the cities of the Song army, who knows how many ambushes? β
Tari held back the pain and shouted to dissuade him. He was lucky enough to lose an ear, but not fatally wounded.
"North?"
Su Butai was stunned for a moment, then reacted and shouted loudly:
"Everyone, break through to the Golden Realm to the north!"
Qifang Pass has been abandoned, although the north is the ground of the Jin people, but the Jin army does not have the firearms of the Song army, and the defeated generals are not worth mentioning.
The military order of Subutai was issued, and the Mongolian army, which had no intention of fighting, fled to the north, leaving behind the corpses of men and horses all over the mountains and rivers, which was shocking, and the blood stained the river red.
Some of the Mongolian army with men and horses were squeezed into the river, the Song army fired crossbow arrows in unison, the Mongolian army was shot down countless times, the river was full of crossbow arrows, the Song army pikemen caught up, the backward Mongolian soldiers and the wounded were stabbed to death one by one, the river beach was full of corpses, some corpses floated on the water, went with the waves, and the river water was dyed red.
"Rush over!"
Su Butai was furious, galloped on his horse, raised his hand as an arrow, and shot over a Song soldier who was about to shoot an arrow on the opposite hillside.
The main general is desperate, the Mongolian army thousands of horsemen shoot together, the feather arrows cover the sky and the sun, the Song army on the hillside falls down, showing a gap of more than 100 meters, the Mongolian cavalry climbs up the slope one after another, and the Song army that will not be able to avoid in the future has slashed and shot and killed, and finally rushed out of a bloody road.
"Warriors, kill me with me!"
Su Butai shouted wildly, and was about to hit the Song army to hit the front line of the hillside, but was pulled by the reins by the tower.
"Speed is not enough, the Song army is strong, the artillery is too fierce, go quickly!"
Before Tari's words fell, countless smoking iron bumps fell into the group of Mongolian cavalry that broke through, and violent explosions came and went, countless Mongolian cavalry flesh and blood flew sideways, and countless people planted their horses.
The Song army on both sides of the hillside smashed hundreds of earth-shattering thunders from the north and south, and the Mongolian knights turned over on their backs, and there were screams and the sorrow of the war horses everywhere.
"Let go!"
Su Butai raised his horsewhip and was about to whip Tari, when the thrilling sound of artillery in the rear came, and the screams of the Mongolian cavalry and the neighing of the war horses followed, and countless Mongolian cavalry caught up from behind, and the horses were surging, forcing the Mongolian army in front to move forward.
Subutai was helpless, and was surrounded by the army, and headed in the direction of the north. He looked back and saw that the Mongolian army was in a mess, and was being wantonly pursued and killed by the Song army on the front line of the riverbank, without mercy.
In the line of sight, the fierce general of the army, the commander of the thousand, Erden, struck his horse wildly, and the panic on his face was obvious. The palpitating sound of artillery was incessant, and Erden suddenly fell over together, and in the thick smoke, he and countless panicked Mongol cavalry passed through the smoke one after another, and Erden never got up again.
The speed is not as hard as iron, turn his head, and hit the horse forward.
Only by quickly escaping from the artillery fire of the Song army can more Mongolian knights escape.
The field was full of surging horses, horses' hooves, artillery, fighting, horses' sorrows, people's screams and scolding, filling the entire battlefield.
A group of Mongol cavalry behind the palace turned their horses and charged at the pursuing Song army. They were brave and fearless, arrows rained down, and the Song army, which was advancing forward, fell one by one.
"Artillery!"
"Crossbowmen!"
Roars came and went, violent cannon fire shook the earth, and feathered arrows soared into the air, filling the sky. Suddenly, the blood mist in the Mongolian cavalry formation soared, and pieces of Mongolian cavalry flesh and blood were blurred under the horses, and were trampled by the Mongolian war horses that followed.
The artillery roared, the smoke was filled, it was magnificent, the Song artillery took turns to fire cannons, solid iron balls and shotguns were endless, and there were few Mongolian knights left who quickly counterattacked, and the Song cavalry swept over like a whirlwind, engulfing the remaining Mongolian knights.
The Song army's pikemen and sword and shield men followed, assisting the crossbowmen, and strangled the Mongolian rangers who were scattered all over the mountains.
"I'm Han, don't kill me!"
A Mongolian cavalryman was stabbed off his horse, his iron helmet fell off, and the Han Chinese wore their hair in a bun and howled loudly with their wounded legs.
"You deserve it too? When you killed the people of the Great Song Dynasty, why didn't you see you soft-hearted? β
The spears of the Song army stabbed down one after another, and there were a few more blood holes on the Meng soldiers' bodies, and they twitched all over their bodies, and slowly did not move.
A Mongolian knight fell off his horse, he opened his bow and shot a Song soldier, but he was stabbed by the spears of the two Song soldiers who caught up, covered with blood holes, muttering something in his mouth, and Yang Tian lost his life.
"Don't kill! Don't kill! β
Countless Mongolian cavalry abandoned their horses and fled towards the mountains and forests, they were constantly shot over, constantly chased and assassinated, some people threw away their weapons and knelt down to beg for mercy, and the other party who was still killed and red-eyed was crazy to slash and kill. Some people abandoned their horses and jumped into the river, either shot to death by the crossbowmen of the Song army, or swept away by the merciless river, dead or alive, resigned to fate.
There were also many Mongolian troops who turned their heads and rushed to kill the Song army, but because the cavalry formation was sparse and not organized, none of them were spared under the firearms and crossbows of the Song army. However, because of their bravery and fearlessness, they attracted the firepower of the Song army on the hillside, and the thousands of cavalry brought by Subutai escaped from the Song army's artillery fire and escaped by luck.
On the battlefield, there is no right or wrong, only bloody killing, and only the complete elimination of the other party seems to be the best solution.