Chapter 90 Deadly Look
Subutai was a little worried, thinking that this battle was different from the previous ones. Judging from the battle in Liangdang Valley that just ended, the Song army was fighting us desperately, and they were going to risk all our capital.
He said that Tian Khan handed over 100,000 regular troops to the fourth prince, but now there are less than 15,000 left. If these 15,000 are gone, how will the prince gain a foothold in the grassland in the future?
In fact, Ture had already sensed the life-threatening look in his brother Ogedei's eyes, and he took the initiative to offer to lead his troops to borrow the passage. It was a gamble. If he won the gamble, he would survive another disaster, and his prestige in the Golden Family would be further elevated.
Toure did not answer, but said in a deep voice: Continue the attack tomorrow.
The Song army camp in Qingyeyuan.
More than a dozen commanders and military chiefs were talking in the big tent. Zhao Yan said that the Shenwei Army had bad intentions and set up a sniper position in Shajinping, which would expose Qingyeyuan to the attack of the northern barbarians. This was a naked betrayal.
Zhang Xiang believed that the main force of the Shenwei Army had suffered heavy losses in the battle and was considering withdrawing from the battlefield.
Zhao Yan's face changed immediately and he asked, "What is this called?"
You've gotten into trouble and can't handle it anymore, so you want to just run away?
Who are these people?
Commander Feng Dayong did not think so. He said that the Shenwei Army came from Yangzhou on their own initiative to fight against Ture. The battle on Liangdang River was just their appetizer. Brother Zhao Yulin would definitely continue to fight with Ture.
On the contrary, we are all soldiers in front of the emperor, who are all military scholars, but we are hiding here like turtles. I feel so frustrated.
Zhao Yan was displeased and quickly changed the subject, asking all the generals to be on high alert and guard against sneak attacks by the northern barbarians.
Inside Xianren Pass, Zhao Yulin and his brothers were still checking the blueprints to fill in the gaps, and the soldiers were still digging deep trenches and using the collected grain bags to fill the earth to build walls.
After daybreak, the Mongolian army launched an attack. A dozen war horses were dragged with wooden sticks on their buttocks and were stabbed by their riders. Then they ran away. Zhao Yulin looked at Gao Jin in the magic mirror and said: How is it? Come on, now.
The Mongolian army became smarter.
Gao Jin immediately said that he could not compare with his brother.
The crossbow placed in front of the position immediately fired a crossbow arrow to kill the Iron Buddha. The warhorse finally fell to the ground before approaching the minefield.
Immediately afterwards, the Mongolian army released their war horses again, again and again. They could not hold back and launched an attack, but due to the powerful firepower of the Shenwei Army, they suffered heavy casualties and were unable to take a single step forward.
The Mongolian army retreated five miles, a rare move, and stopped the attack.
Zhao Yulin received a report at the scene that at dawn, the Mongolian army's surprise attack on Qifang Pass failed and they had withdrawn from the battlefield.
He was thinking that perhaps Toure was making a comprehensive assessment of the battle after his attack failed.
Gao Jin and Miao Gui came in and asked him, what was the stupid ghost Toure was doing?
Aren't they going to fight anymore?
Zhao Yulin saw Miao Gui's distressed expression and knew what he was thinking. This guy really wanted to fight.
He estimated that Toure could not take over here, so he changed the main attack direction again and ordered the Modao Brigade and the Special Forces to go to Lianghekou.
Zhao Yulin asked Gao Jin to command the battle of Xianren Pass, and he and Miao Gui went to Lianghekou to support Cao Youwen.
Because he was the only one who knew Toure's situation best, and he was sure to lead the Mongolian army to continue fighting.
Now, we can’t even take over Shajinping, where else are our weaknesses?
Zhao Yulin certainly knew that Cao Youwen's side was the weak link. Without new firearms, they had to rely entirely on their soldiers to fight desperately. In a desperate fight without any technological content, the Song army seemed a little weak.
Zhao Yulin waited at Xianren Pass for a long time, but saw no movement from Sha Jinping, so he called Miao Gui to set off immediately.
As expected, not far from Xianren Pass, a messenger came on horseback to report that the Mongolian army had launched a large-scale attack on Qifang Pass. General Cao was worried that the pass would be lost, so he came to report.
This is not a question of sacrificing one's life. Once Qifang Pass is lost, the Mongolian army can still enter Hanzhong, and the Song army's defense line will collapse.
It turned out that after the defeat at Liangdang River, Androl fled back and reported to Ture that the firearms of the Shenwei Army were far more ferocious than any army of the Song Dynasty, and most of the men on the grassland died under the fierce artillery fire of the Shenwei Army.
Ture attacked the city continuously, and the losses were not small. Subudai reminded him that the main force had lost 30% of its troops. After careful consideration, the god of war chose the best way for the wolf to catch the sheep, and found its weak point to attack.
Zhao Yulin keenly realized that Ture had switched the hotspot, and ordered another 5,000 troops to be transferred from Xianren Pass to reinforce Lianghekou. The artillery team immediately sent all the reserve troops in the pass to reinforce.
When he arrived, the defeated soldiers had already come down the river. When Cao Youwan saw him, he said that the northern barbarians were using a large number of Huihui cannons to fire at the pass from across the mountain. His brother saw that the pass was difficult to defend, so he sent half of his troops to cross the mountain ridge to snipe the enemy soldiers at Jiguanai.
However, the Mongolian army used the Jin people's iron pagoda and crooked horses, and Wang Hancheng's troops were chased and beaten from behind, suffering heavy casualties. Zhao Yulin asked Miao Gui to lead the Modao brigade to meet the enemy, and Li Shichang immediately organized a defense on the spot.
He and Miao Gui led their brothers and walked upstream for two miles. There were continuous defeated soldiers coming down. Miao Gui said they could not go any further and asked the Modao Brigade to get ready.
The brothers immediately put on heavy cotton armor and lined up fully armed to prepare for battle.
From afar, they saw the Song army retreating, each of them covered in blood. Wang Hancheng shouted breathlessly, "Run quickly, the northern barbarians' crooked horses are coming."
Zhao Yulin looked at him sternly and told him to take his men down, saying that our Shenwei Army would take over the battlefield here.
Miao Gui held a tin loudspeaker and shouted, "Prepare the grenades and drop them indiscriminately."
His order meant: Just vote when the call comes, no matter who is in front of you.
Zhao Yulin shouted, "What strength do the enemy's crooked horses have after running such a long distance?" He pushed them down with one palm.
The brothers laughed.
At this time, the Mongolian army's crooked horses appeared like ducks being driven. Miao Gui ordered the grenade to be dropped, and the grenade exploded 20 to 30 meters in front of the formation. The horses' running speed immediately slowed down, and the Modao Brigade started working.
Some were chopped in half with their horses, while others missed the target with a single blow and swept across the enemy's horses' legs, breaking them immediately. The enemy soldiers fell to the ground and were trampled to death by the horses behind them. The banks of the West Han River became a living hell.
Li Shichang brought the special forces up and followed the Modao Brigade to pick up the downed war horses. The battle line began to move towards the enemy.
The crooked horses and the soldiers on them were all covered in heavy iron armor, so how could they fight for a long time? Zhao Yulin saw the horses gasping for breath with white bubbles in their mouths, and shouted to his brothers, "Go ahead, brothers! The crooked horses are about to die of exhaustion."
He raised his 800 million stick and fired in succession, killing the two ruthless men in front and the leader Qian Hu with one shot. The brothers rushed forward with a howl.
Within half an hour, the Shenwei Army defeated the Mongolian Army's Crooked Horses.
Miao Gui told him that he had to hold the position and push forward five miles to Shanghekou before he could establish a secure position.
Zhao Yulin said, then keep rushing forward and fighting.
At this moment, the artillery team that came from behind set up catapults and threw thunder bombs at the enemy. Miao Gui was overjoyed and led his brothers to rush forward.
Shouts and cries of killing rang out in front of them. Cao Youwen crossed Jiguanai and fought with the Mongolian army. In this section of the Han River, the land was full of scenes of killing. After Zhao Yulin and his men arrived, they became the new force of the Song army and beat the exhausted Mongolian army back continuously.
Lao Cao was still chasing, but he had already ordered the organization of defense.
The brothers who caught up with him worked hard to dig trenches and build fortifications, but Zhao Yulin was most concerned about installing the catapult.
After a while, Lao Cao and his brothers retreated. After learning that Qifang Pass had been breached, Tu Lei immediately ordered the troops behind him to move into Qifang Pass, and a large number of troops rushed in like a tide.
Miao Gui said excitedly that he didn't expect to pick up some fat meat here.
Zhao Yulin said that they had to be careful not to be careless. The enemy thought they could pass through here after breaking through Qifang Pass, and his rear troops must be coming this way. They had to prepare enough food and entertain them well.
Behind them, the 3,000 reserve troops from Mianzhou and Yang Xingyun from Xianren Pass came with their troops one after another. Zhao Yulin felt relieved and sat on a stone by the roadside to rest.
He didn't see Fan Zheng around, so he asked where he was.
The captain of the guard just said that Fan Zheng was injured.
I don't know what the kid was looking for on the battlefield, and his ribs were broken by the northern barbarians' horses.
Zhao Yulin looked up at the sky helplessly, watching his loved ones fall one by one, with only hatred in his heart.
Ever since he learned that Chen Xiaomin died during childbirth, he hated himself especially. Now he hates his enemies and takes out all his resentment on them.
What is Fan Zheng looking for?
Zhao Yulin knew about it. He was picking up the bullet shells worth 800 million.
Chen Xian told him that he couldn't make it because every time a bullet was fired, one would be less. However, he could collect the shell casings, load them with gunpowder warheads and make reloaded bullets for continued use.
Therefore, as early as in Yibin, Fan Zheng gave himself a secret task, which was to pick up bullet shells .
Guard Zhang Qi came over with Fan Zheng's bag on his back and reported: Brother Fan Zheng has left, I'm here to follow the young master.
Zhao Yulin asked him seriously: Do you know the rules?
The young man replied that he knew and saluted him seriously.
He said that was good, stood up, handed the 800 million sticks to Zhang Qi, and asked him to go to Miao Gui's command post, where he asked General Cao to come.
Zhao Yulin told everyone: We cannot let the Mongolian army occupy Qifang Pass. We should send them back in this battle. He also ordered Xianren Pass to launch a full-scale attack.
The brothers looked at him in surprise.
He told everyone that we were tired, but the enemy was even more tired, and they had no more crooked horses, so we had to kill them.
The brothers immediately shouted, Kill, kill, kill.
The catapults then began to drop bombs.
Zhao Yulin tightened the iron helmet around his neck, took the eight hundred million sticks handed to him by Zhang Qi and shouted, "Blow the horn."
Dozens of charge bugles were blown immediately, and he rushed out with the new recruits who had just come from Mianzhou and had never fought a war. The old soldiers beside him kept shouting, "Swing the melons, swing the melons."
Draw your sword, draw your sword...
Zhao Yulin rushed to wherever there were more enemies. The 800-million-barrel spear was used to full effect in his hand. The Mongolian army saw that the Song army was sniping and was still discussing how to attack.
The Song army suddenly launched a strong counterattack, and the Mongolian army was caught off guard. As their Huihui cannons had just been transported and were being installed, they had no heavy weapons support. However, it was convenient for the Shenwei army's iron barrel cannons to follow up and fire. After half an hour, the Mongolian army's line collapsed, and they fled backwards.
Lao Cao immediately led his troops in pursuit, and two thousand cavalrymen of the Shenwei Army followed after arriving at the battlefield.
