Chapter 237 Ambush
The city gates were quietly opened, and the Luoyang defenders divided into multiple groups and broke out from the four gates.
Among them, the three directions of east, west and north are all feints. Only Nancheng is the real direction for Monk Chen to break through.
Although a large number of Mongolian troops went eastward, the number of Mongolian troops remaining under Luoyang City was still considerable.
The Nancheng chosen by Monk Chen not only stationed nearly ten thousand Mongolian troops. In order to blockade Luoyang City, the Mongolian troops also set up obstacles such as antlers and horses outside the city gate.
At this time, under the cover of night, Monk Chen personally led a thousand dead soldiers and quietly reached the outside of the city. The visibility was very low at night, but he could vaguely see the various obstacles blocking the way, as well as the Meng patrolling with torches in the distance.
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"Up!" Monk Chen waved his knife forward.
A group of soldiers immediately crouched forward, quickly raised one end of the horse-rejecting stake, and moved the horse-rejecting horse away from its side.
Monk Chen reined in his horse and stood there, watching the infantry move away the antlers and horses and clear the obstacles.
Suddenly, a shout came from the darkness, shouting something loudly in Mongolian,
Monk Chen's expression changed. Seeing that he was discovered by the Mongolian army's secret sentinel, he immediately shouted, "Everyone, go help, and you have to act fast!"
The Jin Army infantry immediately ignored the noise they would make, and they swarmed forward. As the Mongolian troops shouted, horns sounded in the camp in the distance, and a large number of Mongolian troops carrying torches came towards us.
Suddenly there was a sound of breaking through the sky, and the Mongolian troops patrolling nearby arrived first and started shooting arrows at the Jin army.
Soldiers wearing infantry armor braved arrows and quickly demolished various obstacles in front of the formation, trying to clear a passage.
At this time, Monk Chen saw fire dragons coming out of the camp in the distance and coming for reinforcements, and he couldn't help but feel anxious.
If the obstacles cannot be cleared before enemy reinforcements arrive, once the Mongolian army is allowed to stabilize the blockade, the breakout will be declared a failure.
At this time, he saw a group of black shadows of the Mongolian army behind the obstacle. They kept shooting arrows, disturbing the dead soldiers from clearing the obstacle. From time to time, someone was shot down. Feeling anxious, he immediately stepped forward and said, "Follow me!"
Monk Chen directly threw the horse in front of him into the air, pushed aside several obstacles one after another, and moved forward quickly. The Mongolian army who was drawing his bow to shoot looked up and saw a black shadow approaching, and he was suddenly horrified.
Many archers immediately adjusted their arrows and prepared to shoot at him. Monk Chen had already rushed to them on horseback, "Go to hell!"
Only a roar was heard, and the long spear thrust out. The soldiers who had no time to escape were immediately pierced by the spear, and the surrounding soldiers were frightened by the horses and scattered.
Monk Chen and Ma Shu attacked him repeatedly, and the infantrymen who followed behind him rushed over and slashed at them with their swords.
The Mongolian archers who fired arrows to block the attack were slaughtered in an instant, and their screams were particularly harsh in the night sky.
"Hurry up!" Monk Chen rushed to disperse the blocking Mongolian troops and immediately waved to greet them.
The soldiers who followed the vanguard out of the city rushed forward one after another, passing through the gap cleared by the vanguard dead soldiers at flying speed.
At this time, just as the Luoyang defenders filed out, Kublai Khan, neatly dressed in the Mongolian camp in the distance, was looking at the scene in front of him with cold eyes.
"It's just as the prince expected!" Wu Lianghetai beside him said excitedly: "The enemy has left the city, it's time to move."
Kublai Khan shook his head, "Monk Chen is a famous general of the Jin Kingdom. We must wait until they all enter the ambush circle before taking action. Otherwise, if he finds out the clues and retreats into the city, we will have to spend a lot of effort to attack the city."
Wu Liang nodded at the stage: "The young prince has thought carefully. We will definitely kill Monk Chen this time!"
Wu Lianghetai was the son of Subotai, but unlike Subotai, he sided with Meng Ge and Kublai Khan.
Of course, his alignment was actually the result of discussions with Subutai. After Tolei died, Subotai began to move closer to Ogedai, while his son Wu Liang joined forces and continued to work with Meng Ge and Kublai Khan.
Make good friends.
In this way, no matter which family controls the power of Mongolia, their family's life will not be too bad.
Kublai Khan watched a large number of Jin troops pouring out from Luoyang with a smile on his face.
In this attack, he failed to capture Tongguan and achieved little success. If he had taken advantage of Wokuotai's absence to ambush Monk Chen and capture Luoyang, it would have been a great achievement.
After receiving Subotai's letter, Ogedai was horrified. His contempt for Zhao Tai had already resulted in the destruction of the Eastern Route Army and the fall of Zhengzhou.
Wokuotai was worried that he ignored Subotai's rescue, and Zhao Tai defeated Subotai again.
Therefore, Wo Kuotai thought twice and decided to personally command the army and go to Hulao Pass to meet with Zhao Tai to see if he could really do sorcery.
This gave Kublai Khan, who stayed in Luoyang, an opportunity. Kublai Khan did not believe that Zhao Tai knew any witchcraft.
If he really had that ability, wouldn't it be simple and trouble-free to directly summon the divine thunder to kill Wo Kuotai?
Therefore, Kublai Khan knew that Zhao Tai just had some weapons that Mongolia didn't know about.
Although Kublai Khan figured this out, he did not tell Ogedai, but watched Ogedai go to Hulao Pass.
Because only when Wokuotai left could he make meritorious deeds in Luoyang.
The Jin Army has made so many recent moves, but ultimately has only one purpose, which is to rescue the Luoyang defenders.
The Mongolian army gathered under Luoyang City, and Tongguan was in the hands of the Mongolian army. It was impossible for the Jin army to repel the main Mongolian force and save Luoyang.
Therefore, Kublai Khan actually saw through Zhao Tai's premeditated plan very early, which was to disperse the Mongolian troops by harassing the outside of the battlefield and create conditions for the Luoyang defenders to break out.
Yesterday evening, when Wokuotai led his troops to the east, the Jin army on the city must have seen it.
Kublai Khan concluded that the besieged Jin army would definitely choose to break out.
To the north of Luoyang is the area controlled by Mongolia. To the west are the prefectures and counties controlled by the Mongolian army and Tongguan. To the east, a large number of Mongolians have gathered at Hulao Pass. The Mongolian army led by Wo Kuotai is also heading east.
Therefore, if the Luoyang defenders want to break through, these three directions are a dead end. They can only go south. After breaking through the obstacles of the Mongolian army, they only need to run more than 200 miles to enter the mountainous area and escape to the territory controlled by the Jin army.
Ruzhou, detour to Xiangcheng and return to Kaifeng.
Kublai Khan looked at the completely unaware Jin soldiers, running out of the city and entering the ambush circle he had prepared for them, with a sneer on his face.
The Jin army, who was unaware at this time, only thought that they were about to escape and ascend to heaven, but did not want to fall into the ambush of the Mongolian army.
Monk Chen saw a large number of soldiers passing through the gap. When he was excited, a sharp horn suddenly sounded!
When Monk Chen heard the sudden sound of the trumpet, his expression suddenly changed. As the trumpet sounded, the sound of killing rose in the surrounding wilderness!
The Jin army that had just passed through the gap suddenly became commotion, followed by the sound of piercing the air, dense rain of arrows flying in the darkness, the pained cries of the Jin soldiers, and the screams of surprise.
Chapter completed!