Chapter 160: Enterprising
The gap on the hillside is too small, the Mongolian soldiers and horses are full of dead corpses, it is difficult to ride quickly, the Song army on both sides of the hillside keeps firing artillery, the corpses of the Mongolian army in the hillside gap are piled higher and higher, and the war horses are difficult to climb. The Mongolian knights had no choice but to retreat, beat their horses and galloped, and fled in all directions.
Lu Wende's troops kept firing artillery at the fleeing Mongolian troops of Subutai until Subutai and others fled. Lu Wende was unwilling and scolded stupidly.
"Straight sissy thief! Cheap you dog thief! ”
His subordinates had too few cavalry to pursue and kill, so they could only watch as Subutai and other troops fled northeast along the mountain road.
"General, be content! Annihilate the Tatars in front of the emperor, this battle is enough for you to become famous all over the world! ”
The gunner next to him happily said.
"Your Majesty!"
Lu Wende was taken aback, raised the clairvoyant mirror to look around, and his face was flushed when he put it down.
"Shoot quickly to clear the surrounding enemy forces! Go and call Zhang Du Ma Zhong to come and meet the Son of Heaven with me! ”
In the fields and hills, there are scenes of the Song army chasing and killing the Mongolian army everywhere, the feather arrows are galloping, the sound of artillery is endless, and the fight is tragic and bloody.
Under the Chinese army, Zhao Hong held the clairvoyant mirror and watched carefully for a moment, and saw that the overall situation had been decided, so he put down the clairvoyant mirror and breathed a sigh of relief.
Firearms were ahead of their time. This war once again proved this unbreakable truth.
"Poor Kou Mo Chase! Just wipe out the surrounding Mongolian troops! ”
Zhao Hong immediately passed down the military order.
The Subutai Division, which fled to the northeast, still had at least three or four thousand cavalry, and with the cavalry strength of the Song army, if they did not carry firearms, they would definitely not be able to take advantage.
Moreover, the purpose of this war has been achieved, and the next step is to open the passage to Western Xia.
"Your Majesty, our army has 70,000 soldiers and horses, thousands of artillery pieces, and thousands of Tatars want to break my big array, it's really too arrogant!"
Xu Sheng took the guards and shields to cover them, as if facing a great enemy, and surrounded Zhao Hong's hills.
With an army of 70,000, there are thousands of small cannons alone, not to mention heavy artillery.
"That's the power of technology! Your Majesty is truly amazing! ”
The guard Zhang Hong sincerely complimented the emperor.
"The last general has seen Your Majesty!"
Lu Wende and Ma Zhong beat their horses down the hill, and when they came to dismount, they all had red faces and were covered in blood.
"Get up! Or wartime, get on the horse and talk back! ”
Seeing the generals on the horse, Zhao Hongcai nodded lightly and looked at Ma Zhong appreciatively.
"Ma Zhong, knowing that mistakes can be corrected, and he has made great contributions. Firearms change the times, and war must not be left to chance, but it must be remembered! ”
Ma Zhong's war, Cui He and Fan Zhong have already reported to him. Since his subordinates have made meritorious contributions and are accomplices, there is no need to pursue responsibility.
Whoever has not yet made a mistake should take it as a warning. What's more, this Ma Zhong has a big waist and a round waist, and at first glance he is a fierce general, which can be reused.
"Thank you, Your Majesty! This is all General Lu's strategy, and the last general is just following along. ”
Ma Zhong's face was flushed, and he hurriedly clasped his fists and saluted.
Being able to get the emperor's approval made him feel a lot more relieved. Does this mean that he has escaped?
"Zhang Du, you are not bad, you have made a contribution. I will be rewarded! ”
His eyes swept to Zhang Du, the commander of Chengzhou, who was also an officer of the Jinling Martial Arts Hall, Zhao Hong said with relief.
"Thank you, Your Majesty! It's all dispatched by General Lu, and the students are just following! ”
Zhang Du said with a red face, and subconsciously narrowed the distance between him and the emperor.
"Lu Wende, you can seize the fighter, I remember your great achievement! Do you know what direction Subutai fled to? ”
Zhao Hong gave a thumbs up and asked loudly.
On the official road and on the bank of the river, there are mountains of corpses of people and horses. The corpses of the Mongolian soldiers were floating all over the river, like hell.
Lu Wende, the historical anti-Mongolian general, did not disappoint him.
"Your Majesty, the Subutai Department fled to the Fengzhou area, and then to the north is Qinzhou. Subutai had 17,000 cavalry and another 4,500 foot soldiers. The battle of the city lasted for more than half a month, and the Tatar army should have suffered a lot of losses. His Majesty and the last general flanked from the north and south, and at least half of the Tatars were killed and wounded. I heard that Subutai is the first fierce general in the Tatar army, occupying a lot of places in Jindi, and the camp of Subutai is located in Lintao Mansion! ”
Lu Wende replied loudly, with a small sense of pride in his heart.
Subutai besieged the city of Chuzhou, and the details of the Mongolian army, he also inquired carefully. can make Mongolia's No. 1 fierce general Su Butai deflated, and he is naturally cool in his heart.
"From Fengzhou to Lintao Mansion, is the road easy to walk?"
Zhao Hong suddenly asked.
"Back to Your Majesty, the mountains are steep, and you have to go around a big circle, I'm afraid it's not easy. Moreover, the city of Fengzhou is high and dangerous, Qinzhou is poor and the mountains and rivers are bad, and I heard that there are still Jin troops stationed, and the Tatars may not be able to march. ”
Lu Wende replied in a daze.
The emperor asked the troops of Subutai, is this to continue the pursuit and kill them all?
"Since the Tatar camp is located in Lintao Mansion, there must be a lot of looting and hoarding things, which saves our army from transporting grain and grass!"
Zhao Hong nodded and said loudly:
"Immediately lead the army to pursue, go straight to Lintao Mansion, and break the camp of Subutai!"
Lu Wende was stunned for a moment, and subconsciously replied:
"Your Majesty, from here to Lintao Mansion, but there are hundreds of miles of land, Your Majesty wants to ......"
"From the ground of Xihe Prefecture to Lintao Mansion, it is only two hundred miles. The soldiers are fast, and before they flee back to Lintao Mansion in Subutai, they must break the city of Lintao Mansion. ”
Zhao Hong did not hesitate and resolutely issued a military order.
"Ma Zhong, you are a local and familiar with the terrain. You and Lu Wende led the cavalry of the Ma Army, and marched with the soldiers of the Beiwei Army, rushed to Lintao Mansion in the starry night, first broke Lintao Mansion, and then went north and west, occupying the first line of Lanzhou City, Taozhou and Hehuang! ”
These generals are still too timid and too conservative, and they won't be able to fight if they win.
"Lintao Mansion! Lanzhou City! ”
Lu Wende and Ma Zhong looked at each other, both of them were shocked, and only then did they react when they saw Zhao Hong slapping the horse down the hillside.
"Not bad! Lintao Mansion and Lanzhou City must be occupied! The armor of these Tatar cavalry, as well as these war horses, can be filled indiscriminately. Do you understand? ”
Zhao Hong's eyes widened, and he said dissatisfied:
"Lu Wende, the two of you led the army to Lintao Mansion, broke the Tatar camp in one fell swoop, and occupied Lintao City first! Remember, bring the artillery! I will accompany the army! ”
Grind and chirp. Eight thousand cavalry, as well as artillery, should not be a problem to catch the opponent off guard.
"Obey the order!"
"Obey the order!"
Lu Wende and Ma Zhong didn't dare to hesitate any longer, the two of them took the order, beat their horses down the hillside, led the cavalry of the Song army, stripped off the armor of the Mongolian cavalry, collected the war horses, and hastily cleaned up, and the army went northwest along the Western Han River.
The Emperor of the Great Song Dynasty drove his own expedition, and tens of thousands of troops went north, are they still afraid of a ball? The army went north, and Taozhou, Hezhou, Huangzhou, and Xining Prefecture under the Lintao Road, including Lanzhou, were probably all under the rule of the Great Song Dynasty.
"Zhang Hong, you go to Chuzhou City to spread the decree, let Cao Youwen stick to it, and beware of killing the horse pistol quickly. I left an army of 20,000 and transferred grain and grass with Cao Youwen, and went to do it quickly! ”
Zhao Hong thought about it for a while and quickly issued a military order.
Hanzhong Tuntian was a great success, and the official warehouse on Lizhou West Road had more than 3 million stone of grain, enough for 100,000 troops for a year. The official road of Lizhou West Road has been renovated, and the border is only a hundred miles away from Lintao Mansion, which is just conducive to the transfer of grain and grass.
Not to mention anything else, I'm afraid there are thousands of dead horses in this war alone, which is enough for the army to consume for a while.
"Your Majesty, our army is going north, and I'm afraid that we will tear our faces with the Jin people."
Xu Sheng hit his horse to keep up and said loudly to Zhao Hong.
"The sky and the earth are big, and they don't have the boldness of Lu Wende and Cao Youwen. Besides, are you afraid of turning your face with Jinren? ”
Zhao Hong laughed and hit the horse forward.
"I led 70,000 Song Ruishi, and the Tatar iron cavalry was not afraid, are you still afraid of him as a mere golden man? If you don't occupy Lintao Mansion and Lanzhou, you can't connect with the Western Xia, and how can you receive the soldiers who went on an expedition to the Western Xia? And how did he save Western Xia? ”
"Obey the order!"
Xu Sheng sweated on his forehead, and hurriedly hit his horse to keep up.
The emperor was far-sighted and far-sighted, so that he could not always keep up with the rhythm.
"Your Majesty, if you occupy Lanzhou, to the south is the land of rejuvenation in Western Xia, and out of the Yellow River in the west is the four counties of Hexi."
Wang Wenda, who was sweating profusely, came immediately, full of interest.
"Wang Wen, when Lanzhou is captured, I will let you, a Jinshi of this dynasty, a graduate of the Wutang, and the governor of Lanzhou on behalf of the right, serve the country well and raise the people!"
The Mongolian army attacked Jinjing, burned, killed and looted, and the remaining people were estimated to be not one in ten. These shattered Great Song Dynasty hometowns, let them toss them.
"Thank you, Your Majesty!"
Wang Wen was full of smiles, and his heart blossomed.
Although it was temporary, it was an unexpected surprise.
"Your Majesty, the minister is willing to go to Lintao Mansion to serve, no matter how big or small the official position is, to share worries and solve problems for Your Majesty, and to support the people for my Great Song Mu!"
Cheng Yuanfeng, a student of Tai, bowed and recommended himself to Zhao Hongmao.
"Good! Cheng Yuanfeng, when you have laid down Lintao Mansion, you have the right to act as the prefect of Lintao Mansion. Like Wang Wen, run the place, soothe the people and reclaim the famine, in three years, if you can't do it well, don't blame me for removing you! ”
This Cheng Yuanfeng seems to be a celebrity in history, and he can let it go.
Xu Sheng was secretly envious. Lintao Mansion and Lanzhou have not yet been taken, and the emperor is already dividing officials.
These guys are so lucky to have caught the good times!
"Xu Sheng, you go and pass the decree to Lu Wende, if the war goes well, you can occupy Lanzhou City in one go, let him lead his troops across the Yellow River, and occupy Yingli in the Yellow River Jiuqu. The Tatar troops stationed in Liupan Mountain and the Xishou Baotai Military Division in Rouwolf Mountain should have been abandoned and could be occupied by a large army. At that time, it will connect the upper and lower levels, and Lanzhou will become a horn, ensuring that several important military towns along the Yellow River are in the hands of our Great Song Dynasty. ”
Xu Sheng was surprised, and Zhao Hong had already made bolder arrangements.
Lingzhou City has held on for so long, and what the city lacks most is grain and grass. Yingli is only 300 miles away from Lingzhou City, and you can take the Yellow River waterway. If you want to transport grain and grass, you can arrive in one day.
"Obey the order!"
Xu Sheng's heart was shocked, and he hurriedly hugged his fists to lead his life, and beat the horse away.
Each military fortress is garrisoned by 5,000 soldiers, and even if tens of thousands of Mongolian troops come to attack, it seems that there is nothing to fear.
It's just that the emperor is too bold!
In this way, the Song army and the Mongolian army formed a confrontation in Longxi. With hundreds of thousands of troops on both sides, this is a national war.