Chapter 96: Tears
"Bomb dropping!"
Seeing that the knights of the Song army around him continued to fall under their horses, and the cavalry formation continued to sparse, Cao Youwan's eyes were blood-red, and his voice roared hoarsely.
Once the Mongol army broke through the defensive line, not to mention the success of the Hanzhong War, I don't know how many soldiers will be killed and wounded?
If he loses again, what does the emperor think of him, and how can he make meritorious contributions?
The knights of the Song army covered themselves with shields, and they lit the earth-shaking thunder one after another, and threw them towards the place where the Mongolian cavalry was concentrated.
At the same time, there were many knights of the Song army and the Mongolian army, and the two sides fired arrows at the same time, shooting each other with arrows.
The explosion of earth-shattering thunder was endless, people turned over on their backs, flesh and blood flew sideways, some war horses were frightened and fled, rampaged, or were knocked over by the cavalry, or fled in shock, causing a riot in the Mongolian cavalry array. The shattered pieces of iron flew wantonly, killing and injuring countless Mongolian knights, and even some Song cavalry were affected and knocked off their horses one after another.
The Mongolian army rain of arrows wave after wave, the Song army cavalry formation fell over, the cavalry formation was more loose, the Song army knights were not afraid of death and injury, but still kept releasing arrows, constantly smashing out the earth-shattering thunder, sacrificing their lives to kill, everyone had red eyes.
The surrounding soldiers continued to be killed and injured, Cao Youwan was furious, the long knife in his hand opened and closed, like crazy, he didn't know how many times he was beaten, and the people and horses were all red. He collided with a group of Mongolian knights, and both sides smashed spears and stabbed them, and Cao Youwan was turned over on his back and fell off his horse.
"Cao Erlang!"
Cao You's thousands of people turned over on their backs, and in the midst of the ten thousand troops, Wang Jian saw it clearly, and immediately changed his face and cried out.
Cao Youwan, who bravely won the three armies, is gone!
The knights of the Song army were all frightened, surging forward frantically, the Mongolian cavalry retreated slightly, Cao Youwan had already rolled up from the ground, slashing wildly with a heavy knife, several Mongolian war horses around him fell to the ground, Cao Youwan was another knife, cut down the Mongolian knights in front of him, and got on the opponent's war horse.
The morale of the Song army was greatly boosted, and they rushed forward, hugging Cao Youwan, who was covered in blood and like a killing god, and struggled forward.
Seeing Cao Youwan re-mount his horse and rush left and right in the middle of the sea, Wang Jian was stunned for a moment, and then he came to his senses and immediately gave the order.
"Gao Hu, you take the cavalry of the Chinese army to help Cao You! The Tatar army cannot be allowed to break through the Yangzhou defense! ”
"General, the cavalry of the Chinese army is attacking, and there is no cavalry in the array!"
Gao Hu's heart was terrified. The cavalry battalion had only 600 cavalry, which was used to protect the commander-in-chief. Now it's all or nothing, is this going to be a game of death?
"The left wing is broken through, and everything is over! Don't go yet! ”
Wang Jian was furious, Gao Hu did not dare to slack off, led the 600 cavalry of the Chinese army, rushed out of the Chinese army's large array, and rushed to the Mongolian cavalry running wildly in front of the left flank of the Song army.
The Mongolian cavalry was densely packed, tens of thousands of iron cavalry were rolling, and the frenzy was rushing, as if it was about to swallow up the sparse cavalry of the Song army, and the defense line of the Song army's cavalry formation was precarious. As the cavalry of the Gao Hu Division rushed in, the fury of the Mongol cavalry was slightly quelled, but it still could not resist the advance of the opponent.
"Brothers, see you in the next life!"
"See you in the next life!"
"Brothers, see you at the Martyrs' Shrine!"
Some of the Song cavalry roared, divided into all directions, and rushed towards the dense cavalry formation of the Mongolian army, they hugged the horse's neck tightly, and only cared about their legs clamping the horse's belly, and their bodies were immediately covered with smoking earth-shattering thunder. In the face of the frenzied Mongol cavalry, they chose to rush together.
The earth-shaking thunder used by the cavalry of the Song army, the fuse is short and long, and the long one can be cut short at any time.
The cavalry of the Song army roared and galloped wildly, and the Mongolian cavalry showed a frightened look, but the cavalry formation was crowded, there was no way to retreat, there was no escape, they desperately released arrows, some of the Song cavalry were shot down with men and horses, and the pieces of meat that were blown up flew away. Some Song troops rushed into the surging Mongolian cavalry formation, earth-shattering muffled thunder rang out one after another, flesh and internal organs flew in the sky, and countless Mongolian cavalry were blown off their horses.
In the great array of the Song army, the soldiers of the Song army witnessed this heroic scene, everyone had red eyes, and many people shed tears.
"What's the daze, give Lao Tzu...... Artillery ......"
Gao Guoshou shouted loudly, tears welled up in his eyes, and he choked up.
So many colleagues who get along day and night go without hesitation.
The fierce collision, the rain of arrows in the sky, the explosion of earth-shattering thunder were endless, the corpses of men and horses on the ground were layered on top of each other, blood flowed into the Han River, the red water rippled, and the frenzy of the Mongolian iron cavalry was delayed by the Song army.
"Rush over!"
Torre was in a hurry and ordered the whole army to move forward.
He saw it clearly, a group of Mongolian cavalry had already crushed the Song cavalry on the opposite side, and violent explosions sounded continuously, blowing up the Mongolian cavalry formation to pieces. It was apparently the cavalry of the Song army that ignited the earth-shattering thunder, and there was more than one person.
At the moment of life and death, the soldiers of the Song army chose to burn the jade and stones, did not flinch at all, and did not leave any way back for each other.
The tragic charge, the Song army lost at least half of the cavalry array, and under the attack of the Mongolian iron cavalry, the Song army's cavalry defense line was crumbling, but the Song army still fought to the death. A battalion of cavalry of the Song Army in the back joined in.
Seeing that the Song army's foot soldiers were slowing down, and a small cannon was erected on the hill-like corpse, and the Song army's gunners began to load ammunition, Torrey's heart was frightened, and he couldn't help but be in a trance.
Such a strong Song army, dead stubble after stubble, how could they not break or escape?
What is the reason why they chose to die together, being blown up to death, and their flesh and blood are flying?
The field battle could not make the Song army succumb, so why did the Mongol Empire let the Song people bow their heads?
"Marshal, the pursuers of the Song army are coming!"
Liu Heima came over, his face full of anxiety.
Torrey's heart was shocked, he looked back, among the Song army reinforcements coming from the direction of Hanzhong, countless Song army cavalry gathered, and the Song army generals were shouting loudly, as if conveying military orders. In the rushing Song army's infantry formation, one after another artillery carriages were pushed out, and the Song artillery seemed to be loading ammunition on the way.
Eyes swept to the battlefield on the right flank of the Song army, the sound of artillery shook the sky, the sound of earth-shaking thunder explosions was endless, and both Song and Mongolia were killed and wounded, and corpses were everywhere. Due to the mountainous terrain on the right flank, the cavalry of the Subutai Division had to change to infantry and brave artillery fire. But it seems that for a while and a half, the speed of the Taiwan Department does not seem to be able to break through the defense line of the Song army.
On the left flank of the Song army's large array, the cavalry of the Song and Mongolian sides were fighting, the cavalry of the Song army was like a madman, the fighting spirit was raging, and the artillery of the Song army was raging. In less than half an hour, I am afraid it will be difficult to break through the defense line of the Song army.
Even if the cavalry of the Song army was defeated, there was a large array of the Song army behind it, as well as artillery.
"Marshal, what should I do?"
Liu Heima was in a hurry, and the sweat on his forehead came out.
"Marshal! Marshal! Yuan ......"
Liu Heima shouted a few times, and had to raise his voice, and Torre woke up like a dream and came out of meditation.
"Biography...... Order, to the north...... Withdraw troops! ”
Torre, who had experienced countless fierce battles and had a heart like stone, seemed to have a hint of panic in his words, and he looked lonely, and lowered his head to hit the horse to the north.
"To the north?"
Liu Heima was stunned for a moment, and hurriedly hit the horse to follow.
Northward? Regardless of whether they wanted to detour westward or not, the Mongol army had to retreat to Shaanxi by the plank road or mountain road from Hanzhong to Guanzhong.
The plank road is difficult and dangerous, the mountain road is rugged, and the army is crowded and retreats north, isn't this wantonly pursued and killed by the Song army?
His gaze swept to the Yangzhou defense line to the east, which was precarious, but it was rock-solid and unshakable.
Yangzhou defense line, the right flank of the Song army.
The horns of the Mongolian army were moving, the drums were noisy, and Su Butai watched the Mongolian army on the hillside move forward one after another, and the successes and failures were carried out one after another, and the casualties were heavy, and I couldn't help but feel heartache and anxiety.
A few days ago, the Song army attacked the mountain position on the right flank, and most of the Han army was killed and wounded. Fortunately, the Mongolian soldiers were fierce and stoic, and fought to the death with the Song army, and the two sides fought hard, but the Mongolian army could not occupy the mountains.
The Mongolian army array behind him was full of seriously wounded Mongolian soldiers, one by one, the commander of a thousand and a hundred were slightly injured and seriously injured, everyone was bloodstained on the battlefield, many of them were seriously injured, and the tragic situation could not bear to look at it directly.
The Mongolian iron cavalry fought in the south and the north, and fought in the east and west, and fought for more than 20 years, and did not lose much in Hanzhong.
The soldiers of the Song army were well-trained and their firearms were fierce, which made Subutai in a trance for a while, and he couldn't help but think of the battle in Lingzhou in Western Xia five years ago. It was under the city of Lingzhou that the Mongol army lost its troops and failed to break the city and destroy the Western Xia, not to mention that Genghis Khan was seriously ill and finally had to withdraw in a hurry.
Today's situation is even more sinister, and it can be said that it is a matter of life and death for the army of the Mongolian West Road. Song army reinforcements are coming at any time, and if they can't break through the Yangzhou defense line, I'm afraid that the whole army will fall here.
At this moment, on the top of the mountains, the dogs and teeth of the Song and Mongolian sides are staggered, and medium and long-range weapons such as firearms and feather arrows are no longer used, and they are caught in cruel hand-to-hand combat, every moment is dripping with blood, and heaven and man are forever separated.
The mountain was steep, and the Mongol cavalry had to dismount and fight with the Song army on foot. The infantry of the Song army are all well-trained, whether they are pikemen or sword and shield hands, the assassination skills are not inferior at all, especially the sword and shield hands, many of them are superb in martial arts, condescending, and have formed an effective resistance to the Mongolian cavalry.
Compared with the fighting skills of the infantry of the Song army, the cavalry of the Mongolian army was much worse. All along, they have used immediate tactics to kill and injure the opponent, but now they have changed to foot combat, and they can only make up for the shortcomings with bravery, but inevitably, there are too many casualties.
Under the warm winter sun, between the sky, an hour passed, and after a bloody and tragic battle, the right flank of the Song army, a Mongolian army of 10,000 people lost five or six thousand people, and the Song army also lost more than three or four thousand. The corpses of both sides were piled up and down the mountain, and the casualties of both were extremely heavy, but no one on either side could give up.
I don't know how long the battle lasted, but suddenly in the west direction, many Mongolian cavalry came on horseback, seeing that they were not in a battle formation, and they were in a mess, and everyone looked frightened, as if the war was unfavorable.
"Isn't this a subordinate of the broad end?"
The commander of the thousands, Chaul, exclaimed.
When Subutai and the others were surprised, the remnants of the Mongolian cavalry arrived one after another, and the commander Tari was shocked and asked in a trembling voice.
"It happened...... What's up? Wide...... What about the end? ”
The Torre division on the right wing of the Mongol army was mixed with the Song army's cavalry, and these Mongol cavalry chose to report to the left flank.
"Kuoduan died in battle, only a few hundred horsemen remained, and the Song army had 100,000 troops, and the soldiers had to all withdraw!"
The knight dismounted and knelt down, and all the generals in the tower were shocked.
First, 10,000 troops, then 5,000 elite soldiers in Kuduan, and 15,000 Mongolian warriors, all of which were lost. The Song army of 100,000 is not good. Looking at their posture, they want to attack from east to west and defeat the Mongolian army on the western route in one fell swoop.
"You shit, what's the use of you?"
The commander of the thousand, Chaur, waved his horsewhip and whipped the knight in a gesture. He glanced at Su Butai, who was silent.
"Don't back down yet!"
Tari drank the knight, looked at the west, and whispered:
"If you don't do it, I'm afraid the Song army is about to catch up."
In the western direction, the rangers of the Song army arrived one after another, and it would not be long before most of the reinforcements of the Song army arrived.
The horn of the withdrawal sounded, Tari and the other generals couldn't help but be stunned, he looked south, the right flank of the Mongol army was surging northward like a tide, it seemed that the direction of withdrawal was the Zhongnan Mountain Range in the north.
It seems that he could not break through the Yangzhou defense line of the Song army, and Torre chose to withdraw his troops.
It's not so much about withdrawing troops as it is about ...... Evacuation.
Looking at the sky to the west, countless elite cavalry of the Song army filled the sky, and the smoke and dust were billowing towards the Mongolian cavalry.
"This ...... I'm afraid there will be tens of thousands of riders! ”
Cha Wuer exclaimed, and all the generals of the Mongolian army were surprised.
When did the Song people, who lacked war horses, have so many cavalry?
With so many cavalry of the Song army, how many people can the Mongol army escape?
"The Song army occupied Hexi, and for so many years, there were always tens of thousands of war horses."
Tari's face was ugly. They are fighting this war according to their own imagination. Don't you know that the times have changed, and they have long been unrecognizable.
The generals were dumbfounded, and the speed was also discouraged.
Originally, it was thought that the Song army was mostly infantry, and it could go around the various plank roads and mountain roads and calmly withdraw the troops. Now it seems that the cavalry of the Song army is boundless and can block the road to the west at any time, and the situation is far more serious than they imagined.