Chapter 99: National Fortunes

Yanjing was lost, and the 100,000 Hedong army was wiped out.

The news of the rout reached the clouds, and the soldiers of the Mongolian army defending the city were all worried from top to bottom.

Yanjing's 100,000 troops have been defeated, can the 20,000 or 30,000 cavalry still hold on?

In the lobby of Yunzhong Mansion, the one-eyed Su Butai frowned, and he didn't say a word for a long time.

"Subutai, Yanjing is lost, the Song army is attacking Taiyuan, you say, what should we do?"

Kuo asked softly, seemingly calm, but there was anxiety in his eyes that could not be concealed.

Taiyuan hasn't been defeated yet, how could Yanjing lose first?

Compared with Taiyuan City, Yanjing City is undoubtedly much stronger, how could it be lost first?

"Could it be that Hebei can't hold it?"

Torre's fourth son, the young Kublai Khan, asked suspiciously.

Shi Tianze did not reinforce Yanjing, Yelu Gangu and Zhang Hongyan opened the city to surrender to the enemy, and the Han army of Liaodong in Hebei Province fully countered the water, can Hebei still be able to hold it?

These abominable wall-to-wall grass Han army!

"Marshal, the guards who fled back from the back reported that they had not been able to withdraw without spending money, and they were killed on the spot."

Temutai hung his head and his face was full of frustration, like a little old man.

"The mouth temperature does not spent! Abominable Song Dog! ”

Kublai Khan said bitterly, Su Butai sighed, but still did not speak.

Although he knew that Hebei was difficult to defend, the 100,000 army was wiped out, and the commander died in battle.

Kouwen Buhua, Temutai, and Saban are all famous warriors in Mongolia, who have been on the battlefield for a long time, but they were defeated like this.

Even the commander of the army who didn't spend his mouth was killed.

"Hebei can't hold it, I don't know what Hedong is like?"

With a gloomy face, Ku asked suddenly.

"I don't know. We fled back to the clouds from the victorious pass in the north, and there is no news about what happened to the east side of the river. ”

Temutai suddenly interjected, and there was some brightness in his eyes.

If the Taiyuan side can defeat the Song army, the situation may be salvageable.

"Yanjing City can't hold it, and I'm afraid Taiyuan City is the same. It seems that preparations are being made to withdraw to the steppe. ”

Su Butai frowned, and finally spoke, which surprised everyone.

"Subutai, are you scared by Song Jun? Even if the Song army can enter the clouds, we still have tens of thousands of Mongolian iron horsemen, are we still afraid that he will not succeed in the Song army? ”

The young Kublai Khan's face turned pale, and he said categorically.

Garrisoned in Yunzhong City, there are more than 10,000 cowardly Xue troops under the command of Wokotai, all of whom are unworthy bravery, even if the Song army comes, a rush into battle is not a fart.

"Kublai Khan. I'm afraid it's not that easy. ”

Kuo's heart was heavy, and he shook his head and spoke:

"The Nanren country is strong, there are many cavalry, and the firearms are fierce, even if we can defeat them, my Mongolian warriors will definitely lose a lot."

He and Meng Ge have been to the Song Dynasty, the prosperity of the Song Dynasty, the wealth of the country and the strength of the country, let him remember it vividly, and every time he thinks about it, he is depressed.

Although the Mongols were brave and good at fighting, they did not have such a state and did not have such a large population.

In other words, the Song people suffered 100,000 and 200,000 casualties, and they could re-recruit soldiers and re-train. Do you want to go to Mongolia?

"Go down, and disperse first. Get ready for battle. ”

Su Butai whispered, stood up and left.

"What's going on with Subutai? Are you afraid of Song Jun? Can the Song army really take Taiyuan City? ”

Kublai Khan was indignant, and he was very unfair.

"Even if the Song army captures Hedong and Hebei, there are still tens of thousands of Mongolian iron horsemen in the clouds, all of them are warriors of our Mongolian country, even if his Song army comes to attack, can't they defeat them? I don't believe it! ”

"Kublai Khan, the Song army is powerful, if we really lose the two rivers, what is the point of us defending the clouds? The cowardly Xue army is the last elite of my Mongolian country, if we really fight with the Song army, how can we still gain a foothold in the grassland? Those tribes, there are few worry-free. ”

Kuo shook his head, pessimistic about the future of war.

Leaving his mind wide open, Temutai stood up and left listlessly, leaving Kublai Khan stunned.

"It's like losing your soul!"

Kublai Khan's heart came out again, he went to the top of the city, looked in the direction of Yanmen Pass, and frowned.

If Hedong is defeated, will the Mongol army really have to retreat to the steppe?

Kublai Khan was in a trance, when suddenly a Mongol soldier pointed in the direction of the south and screamed.

"Wang ...... Prince, there is dust and smoke! ”

"What's the panic?"

Kublai Khan pretended to be calm and looked in the direction the Mongol soldiers were pointing.

In the south direction, smoke and dust are billowing out, and thousands of troops and horses are galloping, but there are remnants of flags and chaos.

"Han Chijin!"

Seeing it clearly from the flag, Kublai Khan was taken aback and shouted loudly.

"Open the gates!"

Han Chijin sits in Taiyuan, and now that he is defeated, can it be said that Taiyuan has also been lost?

In the hall of the mansion, looking at the defeat of the remnants of the army, Kuo Yu and the others were dumbfounded, and the heart of the fast Butai fell into the ice cave.

MΓΆngke was seriously injured, lost an arm, and remained unconscious. Baitar was killed in battle, Tachar was killed in battle, and Shozara was killed in battle, and Balshu was nowhere to be found......

Coupled with Yanjing's mouth temperature and not spending money to die in battle, almost all the leaders of the younger generation in Mongolia died in this battle of the Northern Expedition of the Song Army.

Subutai's heart is full of sadness.

"Hurry up and go to Yanmen Pass to investigate!"

Kuode immediately passed down the military order.

Taiyuan was defeated, 200,000 Mongolian elites were wiped out, the two rivers were all in the hands of the Song army, and the lonely city in the clouds could block the thunderous blow of hundreds of thousands of Song troops?

But what if the Song army retreated to the grassland and chased into the grassland?

"Subutai, now that the two rivers are lost, you say, what should we do?"

Han Chijin's face was wrinkled, his beard was white, and after a Taiyuan defeat, he seemed to have aged a lot all of a sudden, and he became an old man who was about to die.

In fact, he is in his sixties, and he is already in his last years.

"The Song army is powerful and has sharp firearms, if it is a decisive battle in the clouds, I am afraid it will be difficult to win."

Subutai whispered.

"Why don't you go to the steppe and ask the Great Khan to see what the Great Khan means?"

Kublai Khan said unwillingly.

"It's too late. Yanjing and Taiyuan are only a few hundred miles away from Yunzhong, and they will arrive in two or three days. A trip back to the grassland will take at least ten days and half a month. In case a big sweat goes out hunting, it will be even longer. ”

Han Chijin shook his head and said, he looked at Subutai and said bitterly:

"Sobutai, it's better for you to have an idea."

"Han Chijin, you are the king of Mongolia, and you are the Abaga of Ogedei, so you should make a decision."

Han Chijin and Subutai passed the buck to each other, and they were bold and impassioned.

"Don't push around. In the decisive battle in the clouds, as long as the Song army is defeated, the two rivers and the Central Plains can still be recovered, and the world is still the world of my Mongolia! ”

Kublai Khan spoke impassionedly, although he was full of pride, but all the Mongolian generals in the hall were not optimistic.

After experiencing the great battle with the Song army, what is the strength of the other party, they know better than Kublai Khan. The 200,000 infantry cavalry army of the two rivers could not withstand the attack of the Song army, not to mention the tens of thousands of Mongolian cavalry in the clouds.

At this time, many people have lost their fighting spirit and have thought of retreating.

"Since the rise of the Great Song Dynasty, it has failed to destroy the Tang Wuti Kingdom, and then lost Hexi. Then Song Jing took advantage of the road and buried 70,000 troops, and his vitality was greatly damaged. Now the Song army is on the Northern Expedition, and the elite of the two rivers are annihilated. Now, Mongolia can only retreat to the steppe. ”

Liu Heima, who was lost in despair, shook his head and sighed bitterly.

"Yes! In the past few years, almost all of Mongolia's generals have died. This time it's ......"

Han Chijin's emotion was heard in his ears, and everyone was speechless.

"Retire!"

Han Chijin finally spoke.

"Retire! I can't stay here any longer, if the Song army catches up, I'm afraid there will be many more dead and wounded warriors! ”

Wide to keep up with the previous sentence, endless regrets.

"Once you go back to the grassland, you may not be able to come back."

"What about Kublai Khan? Where did he go? ”

Han Chijin looked around and asked in surprise.

The southern city gate of Yunzhong was wide open, and countless Mongolian cavalry rushed out, all the way to the south, and in the cavalry formation, the young Kublai Khan took the lead.

Han Chijin and the others hurriedly went up to the city wall, looking at the Mongolian cavalry in the distance, they all shook their heads.

"Han Chijin, Kublai Khan's departure, it is likely that he will fight with the Song army. Do you want to chase him back? ”

Kuode asked anxiously.

"Kublai Khan has a strong personality, and he is his own cavalry, so he can't persuade him to come back."

Su Butai said in a muffled voice, and said to Han Chijin:

"Han Chijin, no matter whether Kublai Khan wins or loses, he can't stay in the clouds. In a cavalry duel, Kublai Khan should be able to protect himself. Gather the whole army and retreat to the steppe. ”

"Broad, gather the whole army, and prepare to withdraw."

Han Chijin ordered to go down, and the generals took the order to leave, and the entire Cloud City was instantly busy.

Before the Yanmen Gate, there was a tragic scene of iron and blood.

"Kill Song Dog!"

Kublai Khan took the lead, waving his sword and shouting, and countless Mongolian cavalry rode forward, their legs clamped between the horse's belly, brandishing swords and guns, like a tide, and went straight to the Song army in front of them.

How could the Mongol iron cavalry, which dominates the world, be defeated by the weak southerners?

"Dirt Chicken Tile Dog!"

In the Song army's large array, Wang Shixin snorted coldly and shouted loudly.

"Ready!"

Even if his own cavalry was far superior in numbers, he did not intend to charge the cavalry into battle and increase casualties, but took the lead with firearms, first killing and wounding the opponent, and then charging into battle.

The small cannons were set up, and the gunners began to reload their ammunition in an orderly manner, as if they were doing a normal exercise.

"It's still the same old thing!"

Wang Gui shook his head and shouted:

"Brothers, get ready to charge!"

The heavy cavalry charged in front, and the light cavalry waited for the opportunity to rain arrows in the rear, which was still the old tactic of the Mongol cavalry.

However, it has long been eliminated.

"Puffy Puff!"

The sound of artillery roared, shotguns flew all over the sky, pieces of Mongolian cavalry fell off their horses, and the corpses of men and horses piled up, which was extremely tragic.

But even so, the Mongol cavalry still poured in like a tidal wave, all over the mountains and fields, endlessly.

This may be their only chance. If he wins, he may be able to have a chance to drive the Song army back to the south of the Yellow River and keep the two rivers.

Otherwise, you can only withdraw from the Great Wall, return to the grassland in the bitter cold land, and live the hard life of living by water.

is accustomed to the arrogance and indulgence brought by plunder, and how can he be willing to lose everything.

However, no matter how brave the Mongol cavalry were, no matter how much they disregarded the casualties, they could never break through within the range of fifty or sixty steps in front of the Song army's large formation.

On the artillery positions of the Song army, the gunners skillfully loaded ammunition, were busy but not chaotic, and carried out artillery bombardment again and again.

The rumbling cannons were incessant, the shotguns were flying all over the sky, splitting heads and covering faces, and everywhere they went, there were screams and neighs of men and horses, and pieces of Mongolian cavalrymen turned on their backs, and countless people were trampled into sloppy flesh.

It's not a fight, it's a complete slaughter!

"Warriors, follow me to kill Song Dog!"

Kublai Khan urged his horse wildly and swung his saber forward.

"Kill Song Dog!"

Thousands of horsemen rushed forward in batches, rushing into the smoke and dust, but with the continuous sound of artillery, the galloping Mongolian cavalry turned on their backs. And with the influx of countless Song cavalry into the battlefield, after a fierce charge, there were only countless corpses and wounded left on the battlefield, as well as ownerless war horses scattered everywhere......

This also seemed to foreshadow the fate of the Mongol state.