He was a veteran general in the Jinghu Army, and he knew how great the threat was from the Yuan army crossing the Han River and blocking the way between the army and Xiangyang.
Although the Song and Yuan Dynasties had already negotiated peace, this was also a border violation, and the Yuan army had already started provoking border conflicts.
As a Jinghu soldier, what you should do since joining the army is to kill foreign enemies back once they invade the border.
Fortunately, He Fu got the military order when he was most nervous.
"As soon as the war drums stop, drive away the Yuan army."
This was what General Zheng said in his ear, and he quietly took out the military order for him to take a look at.
Because the Yuan army is close at hand...
"Kill the prisoners!"
This was a habitual cry. It had been less than a year since the name "Dayuan" had reached He Fu's ears, and as long as he could remember, his fathers had been shouting "Kill the captives".
One by one, the Song soldiers turned around, and those holding shields, spears, and arrows picked up their weapons.
But he didn't kill him right away.
The Jinghu Song Army is one of the most experienced soldiers and horses against the Mongolian and Yuan cavalry. They will not rush to the cavalry rashly because it is meaningless.
The Mongolian cavalry would not confront them, but would only use their speed to retreat and fire arrows, consuming their physical strength.
Therefore, the more experienced soldiers and horses fight, the less intense it will be.
The first thing the soldiers of the Song Dynasty did was to run.
The infantry on both wings ran eastward, forming a formation like two arms outstretched, surrounding the Mongolian and Yuan cavalry, just as they surrounded the Tang army on the previous battlefield.
This was to reduce the scope of activities of the Mongolian and Yuan cavalry.
When a small number of cavalrymen are surrounded and engage in hand-to-hand combat, they will have no chance of survival; and if the infantrymen are exhausted and fail to surround the cavalrymen, they will be massacred wantonly.
However, the battlefield of Wolong Town only stretches for more than 20 miles, is surrounded by the Han River, and has the important town of Xiangyang on its side. The Song army will not be easily exhausted.
"Whoosh whoosh whoosh..."
Both sides fired arrows at each other. He Fu hid under the shield and looked over. He saw that the Yuan army had really begun to withdraw, and he quickly shouted: "Force us! Be careful not to disrupt the formation!"
Suddenly an arrow was shot. He raised his shield to block it, and the wooden shield in his hand cracked.
He almost lost his life, but He Fu suddenly cheered up.
Compared to fighting against his former Sichuan and Sichuan colleagues, he was even more motivated to fight now.
~~
"Li Ni said that this battle will be won because there are generals in Lao Zi's army who are secretly communicating with him."
Lu Wende, who was sitting on the chariot and marching eastward, suddenly remembered something and asked Qiu Tongfu: "Did you really hear Li Xia say that?"
"Didn't my father-in-law say this was Li Xia's trick to deceive the morale of our troops?"
"I can't figure it out, where does that little beast have the confidence?" Lu Wende turned his head and glanced at his army, murmuring: "If I hadn't made a truce with him. Damn it, would you and I have died together?"
"this……"
Qiu Tongfu looked around and couldn't see any general in the army suddenly turning against Li Xia.
How could he know whether something like this that didn't happen was true or false?
"Father-in-law, don't worry, this must be Li Xia's trick."
"Damn, what a mad dog."
Lu Wende turned around and saw that his army had gradually separated from the rebels.
No matter what, at least he won't be defeated by Li Xia due to a sudden counterattack.
Invincible.
After thinking for a while, the old man added something.
"En Xiang is right, Li Ni should be used to contain Meng Yuan."
After these words, the situation seemed to have been arranged by Lu Wende on his own initiative.
"After much thought, it may not be a good idea to kill Li Ni... Ahem, I am not in good health and will go on an expedition to the west. Then I will let Meng Yuan become powerful... Damn it."
After all, this is the analysis. Lu Wende ended his view of the situation with a curse word.
"Yes, my father-in-law is far-sighted and what he said is absolutely true."
In fact, what Yi Lu Wenhuan meant was that Li Xia could be eliminated while ensuring that Meng Yuan would not take advantage of him.
But now that things have come to an end, let’s make up for it first, drive the Yuan army out of the country and resolve the crisis before we talk about other things...
Lu Wende's strategic purpose was to force the Yuan army to the Han River.
In this way, in the event of a battle, it would be easier to surround the Yuan army with the help of the Han River, and at the same time, it would also give the Yuan soldiers a waterway to escape, making it easier to undermine the morale of the Yuan army.
Of course, it would be best if the Yuan army could take the initiative to retreat across the Han River. After all, there was still a peace treaty between the Yuan and Song Dynasties, so this would be safer.
In short, it can be fought and defended.
suddenly.
"Shaobao, a group of Yuan troops passed between our left wing and the Han River!"
"What?! You want to surround us?!"
"No, he went to kill Li Ni..."
Lu Wende failed to get onto the viewing carriage during the march, so he raised his head and took a look.
At this time, neither side had spilled too much blood, but instead raised dust all over the sky.
Experienced generals can use the dust and smoke to judge how many soldiers and horses there are and how fast they are traveling.
Lu Wende knew at a glance that the Yuan army wanted to take advantage of the cavalry and boldly divided its troops. One part of the army contained the Song army with the largest number of troops, and the other part probably wanted to annihilate Li Xia first and then attack the Song army from behind.
"Crazy mother, they are all mad dogs. Dogs in the west bite dogs... Send the order, continue to advance eastward, first defeat the Mongolian army in the east, and support Xiangyang!"
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Boluo Huan galloped his horse, holding the horse's belly between his legs, letting go of the reins, drawing his bow, and nodding an arrow.
He stared ahead and selected a target near the Tang Army's banner.
"Whoosh!"
An arrow hit and a figure fell down.
Bo Luohuan hoped it was Li Xia, but he knew it wasn't just by looking at the other person's reaction.
So, there are two tactics next.
First, the soldiers and horses surrounding Li Xia fired arrows, slowly wearing them down, and then annihilated them when the Tang army was tired and scattered. This was his best fighting method, which could maximize the Yuan army's advantages and minimize casualties.
But as the war drags on, there will be too many variables, such as Li Xia escaping, Lu Wende defeating hundreds of slaves, the pontoon crossing the river from Lumen Mountain, and the ship being intercepted by the Song army...
The second tactic is much simpler, directly colliding with Li Xia's central army.
The Tang army was flowing towards the Han River like a river, and the front was very long and scattered. It was only necessary to break the Tang army into several sections and surround and kill Li Xia.
The casualties would be huge, and he rarely fought like this in the past.
Is it worth it?
Bo Luohuan was so resolute when he chose to fight out that he even started to think about tactics when he was riding his horse through this section of the road.
Only by making a prompt decision like this can we seize the great opportunity...
"Warriors! Kill Li Xia, seal ten thousand households, and reward ten thousand taels of silver!" Bo Luo shouted loudly, raising his sword. He had already made his decision.
"Wulai!"
The Yuan soldiers cheered.
They were not afraid at all because they were about to collide with the Tang army.
Because if you give it a try this time, the benefits you can get are huge.
…
The entire battlefield was gradually divided into two parts. On the east side, the Song army and the Yuan army kept a distance and chased each other; on the west side, the Tang army and the Yuan army fell into the fiercest collision and melee as soon as they met.
The reason is that Li Xia always takes risks and is always ahead, attracting his enemies to become crazy and take risks.
Li Xia believes that the more intense the competition... or the battlefield, the more important it is to have a good mentality.
And he is best at adjusting his mentality.
Today, facing the oncoming Yuan army, he immediately gave the order.
"The great banner is moved to Changganling."
Soon, the large banner with the golden dragon on it slowly moved back.
Li Xia tightened the reins, turned his head and glanced casually, then drove the horse westward towards Changgan Ridge in an understatement.
On both sides, soldiers holding spears and shields surged up, blocked the gap, and faced the Yuan army.
Li Xia has always moved forward bravely.
But that doesn't mean he won't quit.
He can withdraw as long as it works.
…
Boluo, who was charging quickly on horseback, looked at the golden dragon flag getting further and further away, and was stunned for a moment.
He had heard of Li Xia's reputation, and when he fired the arrow just now, Li Xia was still there, looking like he was going to fight to the death.
So, when he saw the big banner withdrawn, he was subconsciously stunned.
Afterwards, Bo Luohuan reacted quickly and shouted: "Keep rushing! He can't escape!"
But during this moment of astonishment, the Yuan soldiers' mentality was completely different.
It seemed like it was easy to kill Li Xia just now. The most beneficial result was right within reach, making people forget to think too much about it.
However, now, seventy steps, fifty steps... what is unfolding in front of you are shields and dense spears.
But Li Xia retreated so calmly and so quickly.
Forty steps.
The speed of the Yuan army's charge began to slow down, but they couldn't stop...
"boom!"
A warship sailed from the Han River and opened fire.
For fear of accidentally injuring friendly troops, the guns were aimed at the Yuan army's rear formation.
"咴lvlv!"
The war horse neighs sadly.
The soldiers of Yuan Dynasty who were rushing forward could no longer care about that.
They tried their best to rein in the reins in an attempt to kidnap the Tang army, and fired arrows at the closest distance to shoot down the man under the banner...
"Kill the prisoners!"
"prick!"
Amidst the loud shouts, Tang's soldiers pushed their shields and stepped forward neatly.
The tired body took long steps, and the will drove the muscles to squeeze out all the strength in the body, and at the same time thrust out the spear in his hand.
"puff!"
The soldiers of the Yuan Dynasty who acted vigorously and resolutely did not receive the credit they imagined.
Only the ruthless spears stabbed diagonally into the horses' necks, or their thighs, necks...
There were still people setting up arrows, trying to aim at Li Xia who was in the Tang army's formation. The next moment, his eyes were filled with bright red.
It was the Tang Army's spear that penetrated his eye socket, and then even stirred it hard.
"ah!"
Flesh and blood splattered.
Today's first hand-to-hand battle between the Yuan army began...