Chapter 612: Avoid the Edge
As soon as the group of people came down the mountain, Liu Zheng arrived and ordered the new third battalion to assemble and follow him to attack Yunzhou.
Da Biao immediately gathered his troops and set off.
When Zhao Yulin arrived at the front of the mountain, Lai Chuanfang reported that a magnificent large tent was found on the mountain, but it was blown up by the Third Battalion. The soldiers were all rough men and could not repair it, so they had to throw it away.
Zhao Yulin knew that Chuanfang was telling him that it was a very valuable trophy.
He asked me to go and have a look.
Zhao Yulin climbed halfway up the mountain and saw an exquisitely crafted Aobao-style tent. Even the smoke and dust could not conceal its luxury . He saw a bright yellow silk canopy in the distance and said lightly: This is the tent of the Mongolian Khan, the tent of Mengge Khan.
I can’t believe that our Great Khan of the grassland is leading the army in person.
Lai Chuanfang was surprised. No wonder the enemy fought so fiercely.
The military supervisor brought the golden bowl of mare's milk handed in by the third battalion. Zhao Yulin played with it carefully. Although the golden lotus bowl was deformed, the shape of the lotus was still lifelike.
He handed it to Lai Chuanfang and said: Whoever fires the cannon will get the reward.
In Yunzhou City, the grassland doctor was cleaning Tacha'er's wounds and applying medicine to treat him. He knocked over Mengge, but he didn't have time to lie down, and his leg was broken by the shell. There were still several wounds on his body that were bleeding.
Mengge fell off the mountain. Although he was not injured by the explosion, his back was pressed against the exposed rocks, which seemed to have injured his spine and internal organs. He was fine while fleeing, but after entering the city, he began to bleed from the mouth and nose and could not even speak.
Da Mengge's mother, along with a group of Mengge's wives and children, stood by the dragon bed, sobbing with tears streaming down their faces. They were all panic-stricken and at a loss as to what to do.
The diehard traitors in the royal court opened fire fiercely on the New Song Kingdom, criticizing the Shenwei Army for having no martial ethics and daring to fire at the Khan. They are doomed to fail. The whole country should be mobilized to Yunzhou to defend the king and destroy the New Song in one fell swoop.
This is all bullshit. If they could really crush the New Song Dynasty’s mighty army, there would be no need for Khan Mengge to roll off a cliff and get injured.
Ali Buge said to his mother anxiously: Queen Mother, you'd better make a decision quickly. We cannot stay here for long. It is better for the Khan to return to the royal court in Mobei for treatment.
Tachaer was in a state of near-death after being treated by the medical officer, and he cursed Zhao Qier for not having any descendants and a bad death. His queen said nervously that the Khan could not speak after entering the city, so the king should stop crying and make a decision quickly, as the enemy is right in front of him.
Before Tachaer could think of a plan, the messenger from the royal tent came and issued an edict. The Khan ordered him to organize a defense and hold off the Shenwei Army for at least three days.
He asked: Where is the Khan?
The herald replied: The Khan, his family, and all the officials of the royal tent have set out to return north.
Tachaer stopped howling immediately and stared blankly at the ceiling.
His first wife was so anxious that she started to sob and asked what to do. Was the whole family going to die in Datong Prefecture?
This woman is not stupid at all. The royal court's army of hundreds of thousands could not stop the attack of the New Song army. Now the city is full of defeated soldiers. How can the low earth walls around it stop the New Song's fierce army?
Tacaer laughed bitterly and said: The king's order cannot be disobeyed. The Khan knew that I had a broken leg but still issued an edict ordering me to defend the city. This means he wants me to be loyal to the empire.
The queen didn't care about that, she cried and asked him to learn from the Khan's move and leave a group of soldiers to guard the city. We should follow the Khan and protect him all the way back to the palace. We can not only escape from danger but also protect the emperor.
Ta Chaer suddenly realized how his wife, who only knew how to put on makeup, had suddenly come up with such a brilliant idea. He immediately called his personal guards to come forward and take charge of the aftermath, then got on the carriage and went out of the north gate to chase after Da Mengge.
Da Mengge's mother Suluhenidi led the royal court's troops and quickly returned north. Her youngest son Alibuge led the troops to cover the rear. At this time, he hurried to report: Tachaer disobeyed orders and actually led 10,000 elite troops to catch up.
Suluhenidi ordered coldly: "Keep monitoring, ignore him." Then she turned around and told the maids and guards to urge the convoy to run.
Mengge’s queen roared: The Khan is vomiting blood again, we can’t go any faster.
The guards went back to report the situation, and Suluhenidi said sternly: I have the final say here, let's run.
This woman is the first wife of Ture, the god of war of the grassland. After Ture's death, she endured all kinds of hardships to raise a group of children, and step by step sought benefits and avoided harm, and facilitated Mengge to ascend the throne as Khan. She is a meticulous, calm and courageous woman, and has been canonized by Mengge as the queen mother of the grassland empire.
The guards were stabbed by the sharp arrows she shot from their eyes, and they immediately jumped up to take action, urging the convoy to speed up its march.
In fact, Sulu Henidi did feel sorry for Mengge, because he was her own son. But the situation was urgent. If Tachaer had the intention of rebellion, how could she, a weak woman, stop the tiger in the open grassland?
Therefore, she had to hurry and get to the royal court as soon as possible to feel safe.
Two days later, Zhao Yulin entered Datong Prefecture.
After Tachaer followed Mengge to evacuate Yunzhou, the remaining Mongolian troops here fought fiercely with Liu Zheng's Sixth Column for half a day under the supervision of Tachaer's personal guards, and the city wall was blown down by 30 feet. Most of these Mongolian troops were Haner troops. After knowing that they could not defeat the Shenwei Army, they killed Tachaer's supervisor and opened the city to surrender.
The Shenwei Army recaptured Yunzhou, captured the remaining enemies and marched into various prefectures and counties.
Zhao Yulin stayed in Yunzhou City and ordered Lai Chuanfang to move westward to cooperate with Hao Xiaoming to recapture Jiuyuan.
At that time, Hao Xiaoming of Linzhou had received the battle report of the great victory of Yinshatan in Yunzhou, and sent troops to cross the river to fight. The Mongolian army in Jiuyuan also knew that their Khan was defeated in Datong Prefecture. The Shenwei Army had produced a new god-level weapon called Mapuo, which would spit flames and reap human lives and horse lives as soon as it entered the battlefield. No matter how strong and fearless a person was, even a cat with nine lives could not withstand it.
The commander-in-chief thought that it was too dangerous for him to guard the Yellow River alone, so he simply opened the city gate and headed north, crossing the desert to guard the royal court for the Khan. They believed that the Khan was defeated in Datong and must not have many brave warriors around him, so it would be better for them to station their troops directly next to the Khan.
Therefore, Hao Xiaoming had prepared a hundred ways for the enemies to die, but he only encountered sporadic resistance in the city. Unfortunately, the Mongolian army took away all the valuables in the treasury, and even the wealthy families in the city were forced to follow the army.
By the time Lai Chuanfang's reinforcement troops arrived, most of the counties and towns around Jiuyuan had been occupied by the Shenwei Army.
Three days later, Batulu, the chief general of Linzhou, escorted Yang Xingyun, the Minister of War, to Datong Prefecture. Zhao Yulin was overjoyed to learn that Jiuyuan was easily obtained, and asked Lai Chuanfang to hold a banquet to reward the three armies.
The brothers discussed and believed that now that the Shenwei Army had broken through several major checkpoints on the Great Wall and entered outside the village, they could form a corps mainly composed of cavalry to advance eastward from the village, advance eastward along the Great Wall, and encircle and annihilate the Hubli Group.
These are what brothers should do.
He had said at the beginning in Taiyuan Prefecture that he would no longer lead troops into battle after entering Yunzhou, and the brothers should decide on their own what to do.
He only made one request: even if the ship was broken, there were still three thousand nails, and the Mongolian army was still strong, so marching and fighting must be planned carefully.
In Daxing Prefecture, Hebei Province, Hubli was stunned when he heard that Mengge was defeated in Yunzhou, the Mongolian army abandoned Jiuyuan, and a large area of land south of the desert fell.
Is this still a powerful grassland empire?
Hubili felt dizzy and the tea bowl in his hand began to shake.
The guards beside him whispered to him: The secret guards of Yunzhou reported: The Khan was thrown off the cliff by Tachaer and was seriously injured. He has been unconscious ever since. Tachaer was also seriously injured by the artillery shells of the Nanman and had a broken leg.
The divine weapon carried by horses of the Shenwei Army suddenly appeared. It fired became the ultimate weapon of the cavalry. The fearless charge of the Imperial Guards turned into a one-sided massacre.
Hubili calmed himself down a bit, put down his tea bowl and said: Li Tan broke through Waqiao Pass, and both sides suffered heavy casualties. I haven't heard that the Shenwei Army had any horses to carry loads?
The personal guards were also at a loss. They suspected that the Shenwei Army was concentrating its troops and that all the horses were used in Datong Prefecture. The southerners were smart, so it was not surprising that they made sophisticated weapons.
The man said quietly: It doesn't matter where the firearms are. My king, it's not a good sign that the Khan is injured and unconscious. Now that Prince Alibuge and the Khan's little prince are staying at the royal court, what are we busying ourselves with here?
I'm afraid I'm just making wedding clothes for others.
Hubili glanced sharply at the guard's face and shouted in a deep voice: "Brother Dong, you can't say this. Don't mention this matter again."
The guard named Dong didn't dare to look at him directly and immediately stood aside obediently.
Hubili was very pleased in his heart. This servant had a clear mind and knew that wars were fought over power. His plan was like Zhuge Liang's rebirth. So what if he fought to the last man?
In the end, the imperial capital underwent tremendous changes. If the throne of the grassland royal court was replaced by Ali Buge or anyone else, he would still have to kneel down and kowtow, waiting for the Khan's orders.
While the boy was still thinking, the guard outside the door shouted: Military report, urgent military report has arrived.
Dong's personal guard immediately went out to receive it, and Hubli opened it right away. The military report was sent by Shi Tianze. Feng Guiqi's corps of the Shenwei Army launched a massive invasion and attacked from multiple directions on the border. The river defense line had collapsed.
Hubili was shocked and ordered Shi Tianze to hold on. Geng immediately ordered everyone to go to the meeting room, and a group of civil and military officials immediately rushed to the meeting room and stood there waiting.
Hubili walked in and sat down. After briefly introducing the situation, he asked his civil and military officials what to do.
A group of grassland princes and generals believed that the new Song Dynasty had gone too far, taking away their Lianghuai and attacking Hebei, and that it was too much. They advocated fighting for every inch of land and defending it to the death.
Several Han Chinese officials then asked the king to reconsider. At present, the Shenwei army is powerful, while our soldiers are few and the weapons are inferior. We need to avoid its edge and advocate peace talks and reconciliation between the two countries. Some even suggested retreating to the prairie as soon as possible, exchanging depth for safety, and conserving our strength to make a comeback.
Immediately, some military generals cursed the Han officials as traitors and spineless bitches.
The hall soon became noisy.
Hubili was furious and shouted: "What's going on? Are you still discussing matters? We are already in disarray before the enemy even attacks us. How can we fight against the New Song army?"
Everyone, go back and prepare for war for me.
