Chapter 225: Encirclement and annihilation of Hulagu (Part 2) (2)

The word Tianbeng is used to describe a feeling of extreme disappointment, so this word is always linked to losers and seems to have nothing to do with successful people like Hulagu. However, Hulagu has good luck to say goodbye to him now, and his feeling is Tianbeng. This is the first time he has had such a feeling in his life.

The Southern Song cavalry, which used musketeers as the assault force, can be said to be invincible. It was like entering a no-man's land. Nothing was their opponent. This was too ruthless for Hulagu, who had fought a lifelong battle and rarely had defeats. In his memory, his army had never faced such a situation. His army had always been the only one who suppressed his opponents, not the opponents suppressed him.

Facts are better than words, and the ruthless fact is right in front of him. Hulagu has to admit that he is really lucky. According to Hulagu's idea, the Southern Song cavalry, which uses musketeers as the assault force, has a lot of attack power and is difficult to resist. What makes him even more terrible is that the Southern Song Dynasty has very good grasp of the fighter jets. It can be said that it is perfect, with one link at a time, and there is absolutely no gap, which makes him unable to deal with it.

The power of musketeers is not small, and there is no doubt about this, but it is impossible to defeat Hulagu’s 100,000 elite cavalry only by thousands of musketeers. Li Jun’s use of musketeers was very clever. His role was only one, that is, the spear tip. If Hulagu’s cavalry was a piece of iron plate, then musketeers were the cutters of modern society, and were only responsible for cutting the iron plate out of a gap and a small gap.

As for how to expand this gap, that is, insert more troops, it is not the musketeers to complete it, but the task of the three cavalry that followed closely. Each of these three cavalry has brilliant achievements, which made the Mongols frightened, extremely aggressive, and ruthlessly tear the gap bigger and bigger.

This is not all. As soon as the Southern Song cavalry had the upper hand, before the result was achieved, Li Jun did not hesitate to join the infantry and provide strong support to the cavalry. The cavalry that received infantry support was even more amazing. They were like tigers, and quickly penetrated behind the Hulagu cavalry. The intention was very obvious, that was to surround Hulagu's cavalry. Once the tactical intention of the Southern Song Dynasty was realized, Hulagu's cavalry would inevitably be unable to escape.

Hulagu certainly knew what he should do, so he immediately ordered the troops behind to join the battle, trying to stop the Southern Song army that was encircled, and then withdraw the cavalry that was trapped in an unfavorable situation and re-deployed to a new favorable location.

Needless to say, Hulagu's handling was very sophisticated. In general, he would deal with this situation in a war, and would withdraw the army in a new position and re-deploy. If it was time to retreat but not retreat, the losses would be huge. Friends who are familiar with the history of war must know that there are too many such examples. During the Battle of Kiev, Zhukov asked Uncle Sam to withdraw the army and re-deploy it. Uncle Sam did not agree. When the German army was closed, Uncle Sam suffered heavy losses. The Germans alone captured 500,000 prisoners.

At this moment, the personal captain of the soldier came and reported to him: "Khan, the southern border has made a breakthrough for the Southern Dynasty."

The southern line was just fine, but it broke through in such a short time. Hulagu was still confident in his army and couldn't believe it. He stared at the boss and asked, "What did you say? The southern line broke through?"

"You don't believe it, I don't believe it, but that's the truth." The captain of the personal soldiers thought in his heart and replied honestly: "Khan, it's true. The Southern Dynasties army suddenly emerged and threw grenades while rushing. The grenades seemed not bought for money, and kept throwing them over, which was more than the grass on the grassland."

Although the Song army was brave and good at fighting, he broke through the southern line with heavy troops in one fell swoop, Hulagu was still unbelievable and asked, "Where is Hutuhu? How did he command?"

The captain of the personal soldiers hesitated for a moment and said, "Khan, Hutu, has followed Genghis Khan underground."

"What's going on? Tell me carefully?" Hulagu knew that there must be a hidden story.

The captain of the personal soldiers responded and reported: "Khan, the west was attacked by the Southern Dynasty. Hutu and Hu transferred the army to the west. Unexpectedly, he transferred the army away, and the Southern Dynasty took action in the south. Since the southern army was transferred, it could no longer stop the Southern Dynasty's attack."

"Isn't this arguing from the east? Hutuhu, this stupid pig, ruined Ben Khan's major event." Hulagu became excited in his life and began to curse.

"What's wrong with the east attacking the west? The west is the weakest. If the army is not transferred, wouldn't it be necessary to make a breakthrough? Who can I blame this? We can only blame our lack of total troops and not have an advantage, and we have to demolish the east wall to make up for the west wall." The captain of the personal soldiers disagreed with Hulagu's statement in his heart, and did not dare to say it out loud, so he could only think about it in his heart.

The way of virtual and real is mutually useful. The personal captain is right. Xulagu is at a disadvantage in military strength. The Southern Song Dynasty took action from the west, where the weakest military strength is. If Hutu and Hu did not send troops to reinforce, the Southern Song Dynasty's virtual moves would immediately become a real move, and a breakthrough from the west was made.

Today is destined to be the unlucky day of Hulagu. A personal soldier came to report to him: "Khan, the west side is almost unable to withstand it, send reinforcements, right?"

These personal soldiers were smart people selected by Hulagu. If the situation was not urgent, they would never say "send reinforcements quickly". After hearing this, Hulagu gasped and asked, "Are there any reinforcements in the west?"

The personal soldiers sighed in their hearts and replied: "Khan, General Hutuhu transferred reinforcements to the west, but as soon as the Southern Dynasty broke through the southern line, their troops made a left turn and took the rear route to the west."

The following words were stopped by Hulagu. Hulagu's quick-witted man suddenly understood that he was deceived by Li Jun. Li Jun took action in the north and threw musketeers and three most elite cavalry into breaking through. This is the main attack direction, which is right. At the same time, this will also attract his attention and strength, making him unable to take into account other aspects.

When Hulagu's energy was attracted to the north, Li Jun took action from the west. This move can be either weak or solid. If Hulagu does not reinforce, he will really break through. If reinforcements are made, he will attack from wherever there is weak force. Hutu and Hu had no choice but to reinforce the west, which led to empty south, so he was ridden by the Song army. As soon as the south broke through, the Song army made a left turn and headed straight to the west. It was obvious that he wanted to attack the troops deployed in the west on both sides.

Xulagu knew very well that the Southern Song Dynasty was going to fight and blossom everywhere this time. The reason why the Southern Song Dynasty dared to do this was because the Southern Song Dynasty had an advantage in military strength and an overwhelming advantage. It would invest enough troops as long as it needed. Then, breaking through the south and turning west was just one part of it, and then it would immediately throw the army east from the gap to attack the army east on both sides.

His idea was verified. His judgment was extremely correct, just a little hindsight. At this moment, another personal soldier ran over and said, "Khan, the Southern Dynasties army began to pounce east from the ground. If there were no reinforcements, the east would probably not be able to hold on for long."

"After the horse!" Xulagu was very disdainful of the reports from his personal soldiers and said, "I understand, let's go down."

Hulagu was resourceful and had countless doubts in his life. He must have a way to say this, and his personal soldiers walked away with confidence. If the personal soldiers knew that Hulagu had no way at all, I wonder what they thought? It is said that a good wife cannot cook without rice. Even if Hulagu has very outstanding military talents, it is unimaginable without any troops to be sent.

While quickly thinking about countermeasures, he observed the situation in front of him. The situation in the north has changed, and the attack direction of the three cavalry has changed. He had previously set out a situation of trying to surround Hulagu's cavalry. The attack direction of the cavalry of Jie Jin and the European army has not changed, and he is still implementing the siege. However, the Xuanjia Cavalry was penetrated straight from the middle road. Hulagu suddenly realized that the reason why Li Jun invested three elite cavalry in the north was that one of them was responsible for the central breakthrough.

Once the Xuanjia cavalry meets with other Song troops from the middle, Hulagu's army will be divided into several pieces, which are not connected with each other and cannot support them, which means that the possibility of being completely wiped out is 100%.

Now, this possibility has reached 90%, and this possibility is still increasing. It is only a matter of time before it reaches 100%.

Without the reserve force to be used, Hulagu has no problem of choosing. What he has to do is very simple, just hold it firmly. In his case, an army has a very important force to use, that is, the charm of the commander. It is time for the commander to show his personal charm.

"Come with me!" Xu Laiwu pulled out the scimitar and ordered the soldiers. He slapped the horse and rushed out first. The soldiers drew out the scimitar and rushed up behind.

Hulagu took the lead, and he was extremely fierce. With a wave of his hand, his personal soldiers roared in unison: "Long live Yierhan!" There were only hundreds of personal soldiers, but they were all high and loud, and their roaring sound was still quite strong. In the melee, the Semu army looked at him and saw Hulagu leading the way and starting to charge.

There is no doubt that Hulagu is the kind of commander who can be loved by the soldiers. His personal heroic behavior was immediately effective. The soldiers at a disadvantage were inspired by his behavior. They all sacrificed their own strength to fight, fought extremely tenaciously, resiliently, and the situation improved greatly.

The commander's personal heroic behavior often determines success or failure in wars. Friends familiar with the history of war will definitely agree with this. Not to mention anything else, the wars fought by the Mongols alone are enough to illustrate this point. For example, the battle of Ainjalu was reversed at the most critical moment because of Hudusi's personal heroic behavior. Xulagu was the first major defeat in the Middle East. If Genghis Khan had not led the way and inspired morale, the number of victory or defeat in that battle would be difficult to say.

Of course, there must be a prerequisite for how effective this personal action is, that is, the commander is loved by the soldiers, the better the effect is. Hulagu is loved by the soldiers, and his personal behavior can have a great effect. This is immediately apparent. The soldiers seemed to have taken stimulants, and they were all energetic. The attack of the Song army was once stopped.

In this case, there are two common ways to deal with it. One is that Li Jun goes to the battlefield to inspire morale. With Li Jun's godlike status in the minds of the Song army, if he goes to the battlefield, the Song army's performance would be much more exciting. However, Li Jun did not choose this method, but chose another method, which is to catch Hulagu. This trick is what we often call killing snakes and hitting seven inches. In terms of military tactics, it is to "capture the thief and capture the king". Without Hulagu, his army would be a mess of sand and be defeated without attack.

"Hulagu is not simple!" Li Jun stood on Gaogang and looked at Hulagu who was rushing back and forth in the formation, and was very impressed.

Qingfengzi nodded in agreement and said, "I have heard of Hulagu's bravery for a long time, but I didn't expect that he was so brave, it is really rare! Your Majesty, you must not let him escape."

"Whether he can be spared depends on whether luck will favor him again. Let our eagle fly!" Li Jun said in the tone of a poet. Qingfengzi understood what he meant, and when he whipped his sleeves, a sound of cannons rang out.

This is a cannon. The Xuanjia Cavalry who received the news changed the direction of the attack and rushed straight towards Hulagu. The Xuanjia Cavalry is good at fighting. If he pounces on Hulagu, Hulagu will not escape even if he has three heads and six arms. A Semu army immediately intercepts the Xuanjia Cavalry.

Just as the Xuanjiao cavalry rushed towards Hulagu, the musketeers under the command of Dai Yuan also rushed towards Hulagu. After breaking through the formation of the Semu Legion, capturing Hulagu was a task for the musketeers. The actions of the Xuanjiao cavalry were just to provide reinforcements to disperse the strength and attention of the Semu Legion.

The Semu Legion was indeed deceived. When they found out, the musketeers had already advanced a lot and hurriedly pulled out an army to stop it. However, when they encountered hot weapons, they were naturally at a disadvantage. After a bang, the Semu Army dropped the bodies all over the ground and could not stop the musketeers from advancing.

Hulagu, who was rushing to death, soon felt danger. After he determined the situation, he believed that he had a significant weight in this battle and must not fall into the hands of the Song army. He just judged from his role, and it was unknown whether he was a little afraid of death. He led his personal soldiers to kill in another direction.

Hulagu's abacus was absolutely brilliant, and his direction of rushing was exactly the opposite of the direction of the musketeers. If his plan was successful, it would be very difficult for the musketeers to catch up with him.

The heavens are not as good as the man. He hasn't rushed far. There was an army in Mongolian clothes standing in front of him. They were tall and very fierce. Hulagu could tell at a glance that these great men were excellent soldiers who had been strictly trained. For Hulagu, he needed vitality too much. This army was intact and was exactly the army he needed. He said happily: "You, follow Ben Khan to fight."

His orders were powerful and no one dared to object, but the leader of the man seemed to have not heard it, and smiled coldly and said, "It's not that we follow you to rush, but that you follow us!"

After hearing this, Hulagu's eyes almost fell off, his face sank, and he shouted, "Bold. What part are you from? How dare you not listen to Ben Khan's orders."

Although Hulagu was in trouble, his words could still determine the life and death of a person. The personal soldiers following him were worried about this man, thinking that you were brave enough to dare to talk to him like this. You really were so upset.

The leader did not seem to hear the stern voice of Hulagu and said coldly: "Don't worry, we will tell you which part we are from. Listen, we are the special forces of the Song Dynasty, and I am Xu Guanghan. According to the emperor's will, I will capture you alive."

Although Hulagu had never met the special forces of the Southern Song Dynasty, he learned from the information given to him by Kublai Khan that this was an elite force that was good at secret activities, and was the best at carrying out beheading operations. After hearing Xu Guanghan's words, he knew something was wrong and shouted: "Kill them all."

Even if he didn't say it, his personal soldiers knew how to do it. They raised their machetes, slapped their horses, and rushed towards Xu Guanghan and the others. However, what happened next was not the flash of swords and blood splattering, but the banging sound, and the personal soldiers fell off their horses one by one.

Xu Guanghan flew up, and the musket in his hand opened fire on Huai Xulagu's horse's head. A ball of fire flashed by. Xulagu's mount neighed, and his head exploded like a rotten watermelon and fell to the ground. Xulagu was particularly agile. Before he could die, he jumped off the horse's back.

As soon as Hulagu stood still, he swung the scimitar in his hand and wanted to carry out the final resistance. Two bangs and gunshots, Xu Guanghan's left hand had an extra musket, which was emitting blue smoke. Behind him, the musket in the hand of a special soldier was also emitting blue smoke. These two guns were not tilted and just hit Hulagu's legs. With a scream, Hulagu fell to the ground.

Xu Guanghan was an excellent commander of the special forces, but his performance was very inelegant at this time. If Hulagu was a meat bun, he would just be a hungry dog ​​who wanted to eat meat buns. He rushed up and captured Hulagu. Several special forces came up to tie Hulagu up and tied Hulagu up.

At the age of eighteen, Hulagu followed Badu to the west, establishing his reputation as a powerful figure, and he has been a powerful man for his whole life, killing countless people. In any case, he can still bear the reputation of the four words "storm figure". Unexpectedly, in the end, he ended up capturing the Southern Song Dynasty alive. He was angry, depressed, and helpless, and all the complex expressions were written on his face that turned into a pig's liver.

In sharp contrast to Hulagu's unlucky face, Xu Guanghan's face was sunny, and he really deserved to be sunny. When the man said that, he waved his hand and the special forces took off his Mongolian clothes, exposed his Song army uniform, held Hulagu, and shouted happily: "Hulagu captured us alive!"
Chapter completed!