The alchemy water flows slowly.

"Returning to Hanpu with clouds and descending to Shangshan with spraying snow."

The Wuguan Ancient Post Road goes down beside Danshui River. After passing Miyue Mountain, Danshui River meets Xishui River again.

This area is the ancient battlefield of the Danyang Battle between Qin and Chu.

During the Warring States Period, King Huiwen of Qin sent Zhang Yi to deceive King Huai of Chu, promising to cede 600 miles of land to Chu and to break off diplomatic relations between Qi and Qi, but in the end he said that he would only give six miles of land to Chu.

King Huai of Chu was so angry that he launched a large army to attack Qin. He took the Wuguan Road and defeated Wuguan until he reached Lantian, which was only a hundred miles away from Xianyang.

However, the Qin army descended from the Han River, where the Dan River merged with the Xi River, and defeated Chu's local army of 100,000 troops. The army was approaching Dengzhou and Nanyang, and the Chu State had to cede territory to seek peace.

Li Xia had read this allusion before he sent out troops.

In order to formulate a strategy during the Spring Festival, he read a large number of local chronicles and ancient battle cases, and then formulated the battlefield of Nanyang.

He has geographical advantage, which is precisely the terrain advantage of Qin State over Chu State.

In addition, Li Xia has read a lot in the past few years, and Li Xia has also gained a lot of knowledge. For example, he knows that King Qin Huiwen is very good at deceiving people. He not only deceived the King of Shu into digging the Golden Bull Road, but also deceived King Huai of Chu into severing diplomatic relations with Qi.

It's really very dishonest.

"call."

Li Xia thought about all this, took a few deep breaths, and became more relaxed.

Whenever big things happen, he remains calm. This is his attitude towards doing things.

“If your mind is calm, you can conquer everything and accomplish anything.”

He strode up to the battle platform built on a hill, raised his lookout tube and saw that Li Xia could already see Shi Tianze and Dong Wenyong forming formation.

There is not much difference in the number of people on both sides.

On Li Xia's side, there are more than 5,000 elite troops, more than 4,000 ordinary garrison troops, and more than 5,000 strong civilians; Shi Tianze has more than 10,000 troops, and Dong Wen has more than 5,000 troops... The formations are set up, each with about 15,000 troops.

In Nanyang City, Dong Wenzhong can bring at least more than 5,000 people. Adding the surrounding Neixiang, Xixia, and Zhenping cities, the Mongolian army may be able to follow up with nearly 10,000 reinforcements.

Lu Wenhuan from Dengzhou would not come to support Li Xia. It was very valuable for Li Xia to contain the Mongolian troops in Zaoyang and Kuizhou.

This is a numerical disadvantage.

In terms of combat effectiveness, half of Li Xia's men were not as powerful as the Mongolian army.

Of course, he also has advantages.

The reason why these 15,000 people came all the way slowly was because they were bluffing, carrying more flags, setting up more tents, and tying branches to the tails of their horses, raising dust and smoke, creating a close proximity.

A formation of 30,000 people.

Shi Tianze actually hadn't had time to figure out Li Xia's strength yet.

That means we must be conservative in the deployment of troops.

When it comes to military morale, Li Xia thinks he has an advantage.

His strategic goals have always been clear and he is always on the offensive.

So what his soldiers were thinking was, "We went out and captured Dengzhou. The Mongolian army only dared to defend Nanyang City. We did not engage in siege warfare and pulled the Mongolian army out to fight in the field. How dare we fight with the Mongolian army in the field?"

Really? The Mongolian army didn’t dare to attack us.”

But Shi Tianze's soldiers would only be thinking, "We were going to Shandong to quell Li Fen's rebellion. Why did we move to Nanyang? To avenge the commander's nephew. Why did we retreat again? The Song army has too many soldiers and horses. Why haven't we attacked the Song army for so many days?

?”

Obviously, the Mongolian soldiers had more questions in their minds...

These comparisons of advantages and disadvantages actually appeared in Li Xia's mind in an instant.

He has confidence.

This is very strange. He clearly only has a 30% to 40% chance of winning, but he is confident...

~~

"Brother, why do I think there are more Mongols under the prince's command than the other side?"

"How did you know?"

"Listening to the shouts on the other side, it seems that they are all Han troops. I don't know if there are 2,000 Mongolian prisoners."

Zhang Shun also thought this was really strange, but since those Mongolian captives had surrendered, there was really nothing to say.

"The same goes for killing thieves." He patted Zhang Gui on the shoulder and said, "Stop talking and follow General Liu."

Brothers Zhang Shun and Zhang Gui now belong to Liu Jinsuo's bodyguards.

They put on soap-soled military boots and armor for the first time, but they didn't feel heavy at all, they just felt full of strength.

Finally, the trumpet sounded loudly.

"Array! Array!"

Liu Jinsuo glanced at the command flag on the general platform and was already striding through the Chinese army formation.

After so many years in the army, it is not difficult for him to lead one or two thousand elite soldiers.

He led elite infantrymen, divided into two square formations, each with 800 men.

This phalanx is divided into five rows, the first row is shield bearers, the last two rows are spearmen, and the last two rows are archers and grenadiers. Each row is commanded by a hundred soldiers.

Liu Jinsuo himself was followed by more than thirty soldiers, not to protect him. Some were carrying his flag, while others were carrying command flags and horns to give orders.

There were also people who paid special attention to the flag orders issued by Li Xia on the battlefield to prevent General Liu from missing the order.

In the distance, the sound of horse hoofs rumbled. The first to go out on the Song Army's side were the cavalry from the Guiyi Battalion on the right wing, plundering the Mongolian camp in batches.

Both sides are rangers, and they want to harass the other side first with rain of arrows.

Zhang Shun, nicknamed "Short Zhang", followed the big man Liu Jinsuo. When he looked up, he could only see Liu Jinsuo's back and his colleagues on both sides.

What is happening on the battlefield can't be seen at all.

He probably understood why the Song Army needed taller people to recruit soldiers, and thought that he would have to fight in the water. Maneuvering the boat would have a much wider view on the river...

After that, they marched slowly, rearranging their formation every time they walked. After walking for less than half an hour, they finally came within a hundred paces of the Mongolian army.

Occasionally, arrows were fired. They were far apart and light, and could not do any harm to the armored soldiers. The main purpose of these rounds of arrows was to weaken morale.

Zhang Shun is not afraid, he has never been afraid of death. He used to go to the battlefield without armor without blinking an eye, but now wearing armor gives him a reassuring feeling.

Wearing armor can indeed save a soldier's life several times.

"Boom! Boom! Boom..."

The drums were beating loudly, and the Chinese armies from both sides finally began to engage in battle...

~~

There were a total of 30,000 people on both sides, which seemed like a very small number on paper.

But when the battle array was laid out, there was a large, densely packed area covering a radius of five miles.

The fighting continued until late afternoon.

The sun had turned westward and fell on the distant mountains behind Zhang Shun, casting a long shadow onto the blood-covered ground.

Zhang Shun had been standing on the battlefield until now. He was finally able to follow Liu Jinsuo and charge forward, and finally saw the enemy soldiers.

He and Zhang Gui were Liu Jinsuo's personal soldiers. They did not line up like ordinary soldiers and fought much more casually.

As they continued to kill, Liu Jinsuo, who was stabbing with his spear, was lost in the crowd.

Zhang Shun was surrounded by soldiers whom he did not know.

The people behind him squeezed in, making him unable to turn around at all, so he could only swing his knife forward...

"Ah! Ah..."

In front, a Mongolian and Han soldier roared and slashed at Zhang Shun with his sword.

His face was covered in blood and he looked very ferocious.

Zhang Shun's temper was even more fierce, and he was not afraid at all. He went to meet him and cut him down.

The long knife struck into the neck of the Mongolian Han soldier, and the blade cut straight inward until it hit the blade and stopped.

This knife obviously cut off the opponent's throat blood vessels, and blood spurted out randomly, splashing all over Zhang Shun's face, making him look similar to the Mongol and Han army genius.

The scene in front of me suddenly turned red.

The blood is too hot.

After being exposed to the sun for a day, the armor was covered with sweat, which made me even more irritable.

But Zhang Shun was still fighting forward.

One, two... The sweat was flowing like a waterfall, and my eyes could no longer be opened. Mixed with the blood on the body, it was so sticky that it made people uncomfortable.

The sound of fighting could be heard in my ears, accompanied by the endless buzzing of flies.

There was a foul smell everywhere, and feces and urine could flow from every abdomen that had been split open by a knife or ax... Zhang Shun didn't know whether he was stepping on intestines or dirt every time he stepped on it.
To be continued...