There were many people in the Yuan army camp having barbecues.
Because there were too many dead cattle and sheep, and the weather was heavy and rainy, it was not suitable for air-drying meat.
The soldiers put up a tarpaulin to cover the rain, and finally lit a bonfire. They also had to dry the firewood and cow dung before throwing it into the fire.
Most of the soldiers who grilled meat were Han soldiers, while the soldiers from Mongolia chewed raw meat and sat there to warm themselves over the fire.
In such weather, the exploration horses could not go far out, and the view from the observation deck was not good. Fortunately, earth walls had been built outside the camp to guard against the attack of the Tang army and to prevent flooding.
The Tang army had not yet reached the nearby area, but they had already climbed to the top of a small hill belonging to the Helan Mountains in the distance.
Tachaer originally planned to send troops to take back the hilltop, but the peace talks had not yet yielded any results, so he had to tolerate it for the time being.
"Bang!"
Suddenly something was shot from the top of the hill, just in time to knock the barbecue on the campfire away.
Youyuan Jun took one look at the object that was thrown at him and was shocked. He quickly picked it up and rushed to the big tent.
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Weather like this is not a good time for fighting.
On rainy days, the Yuan army fired too many arrows, which would inevitably damage the bow strings, and the Tang army's firearms could not be used, not to mention other inconveniences.
Therefore, Tachaer never launched an offensive when it encountered continuous rain when attacking Xiangfan.
At this time, he did not think that the Tang army would attack, and was discussing military affairs with Sargis in the tent.
The conversation was naturally about the possibility of Li Xia agreeing to negotiate peace.
"If he had enough sense, he would agree." Sajisi tugged on his beard and muttered: "After the battle of Diaoyu City, Li Xia has been fighting for a year and has not stopped. Last year, he just fought with The Song Dynasty is in disarray, now is the time to recuperate."
Tachaer asked: "Then why doesn't he recuperate?"
Sarges smiled bitterly and said, "This must be the question that those in the Jinlianchuan shogunate are thinking about."
He sighed, and seemed to be infected with the temperament of a Han official who was concerned about the country and the people, and said: "Now is not the time to think about this. Even if Li Xia doesn't need to recuperate, he definitely doesn't have the national strength to continue fighting, and he should agree to the king's promise. of peace talks.”
For decades, the Mongolian Kingdom had been attacking various countries. Even if there were minor setbacks, the countries always sought peace, which inevitably led to the development of an extremely arrogant attitude.
Tachar and Sargis are the most humble people. Their demands on Li Xia are not excessive, and they are not indulged in arrogance. They can still use the word "should".
"Yes? If he doesn't hand over the real gold, I will fight to the death with him even if I don't want to fight anymore."
The detectives who went to Blackwater City have returned. They already know about Dong Wenbing's defeat, but the whereabouts of the real gold are still unclear. Tacha'er guessed that he might have been captured by the Tang army.
He still has more than 40,000 troops. If he really fights, he may not be unable to win.
But it's not necessary.
The same goes for Li Xia. It is better to hand over real money than lose both sides.
"If we really want to fight to the death, we are very confident that we can defeat Li Xia and Tulhan..."
"Report!"
Suddenly an announcement sounded.
"It's not good, your Majesty, look quickly!"
The curtain was opened, Tachaer turned around and saw a head being held there, who could it be if it wasn't Arumiel.
For a moment, Tachaer seemed to see Li Xia's determination and his determination to fight until the end.
Since the rise of the Great Mongolia, we have encountered several people who showed their determination by killing, such as Gao Taihe in Dali and Wang Jian in Diaoyu City, both of whom could cause heavy casualties to the Mongolian army.
Others only thought that the Mongolian army was invincible, but in fact the Mongolian army was also very afraid of meeting such people.
Tachaer didn't want to fight, but this battle had to be fought. It felt like he was lying in a warm bed on a rainy day in winter, but was suddenly pulled up and thrown outside the cold windy house.
"Boom! Boom! Boom..."
At this time, at the foot of Shizui Mountain, the sound of war drums was already ringing, and the Tang army actually wanted to attack on a rainy day.
"Ehxiute!"
"Your Majesty, don't panic. Our cattle and sheep's fodder has been washed away by the flood, so we shouldn't fight for a long time." Sajisi said: "It doesn't matter if Li Xia wants to fight now, we have an advantage if we fight now."
The matter has come to this point and there is no way to avoid it. Tachaer can only fight this battle ruthlessly.
His record was not very good. During Meng Ge's era, he retreated without a fight when he attacked the Huaihe River and Xiangfan.
Because his fiefdom was in Liaodong, what he really wanted to do was to annex Goryeo, but Meng Ge did not want him to get involved in Goryeo and deliberately recruited him to attack Song Dynasty. Tachaer also deliberately did not work hard.
These achievements do not mean that he cannot fight.
But on the other hand, when a commander faces the battlefield and gives in to political needs, it is basically difficult for him to become a truly famous general.
In comparison, Yang Ben is much more pure.
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"The Yuan army has more troops. They have at least 40,000 people, but look at how their troops are distributed. Here, there are 10,000 Yuan troops on the embankment south of Xingqing Mansion and they are rushing back. We must
Defeat Tachaer's main force before they arrive. Looking north of the Shizuishan camp, Tachaer has deployed nearly 20,000 troops. What to do? Dig drainage ditches. It can be seen that he does not want to fight an offensive and defensive battle with us, he wants to level the field.
, I didn’t expect that we would start a war now.”
What Yang Ben did before the battle was nothing more than a careful analysis of the enemy's troop deployment, without any thought of peace or any extravagant expectation of an easy victory.
"So, although the Yuan army has many troops, it has no aggressive intentions. It is like a shield. And although our troops are small, it is more concentrated, like a spear. In this battle, what the spear has to do is to pierce the shield with force and penetrate directly.
In the heart of Yuan Jun."
"Do you understand how to fight?"
"Go forward bravely and take Tacha'er directly!"
"Okay! All the ministries will obey the order..."
Yang Ben distributed the military orders and turned to look at Li Xia, slightly nervous.
"Your Majesty, the general will set off now."
Li Xia nodded.
This is only Helan Mountain, and there will be Yinshan Mountain and Yanran Mountain in the future. Li Xia knows that it is no longer realistic for him to lead the expedition in person. If this general from Qingfu Army fights this battle, he will win or lose. In short,
Hard work in the field.
Amidst the sound of war drums, the soldiers of the Tang Dynasty began to wade through the flood and fight towards the Yuan army camp.
They were not riding horses, and their boots were completely submerged in the water. They stepped on the mud and sand, and every step seemed a bit laborious. When they rushed to the camp, they discovered that the Yuan army had dug a deep ditch in front of the fence.
Many Tang soldiers missed the mark and fell completely into the water, gurgling their bellies full of water.
The rain of arrows from the Yuan army was not very dense. Many people rushed forward and stabbed the Tang soldiers who fell in the deep ditch with their long weapons.
Soon, the yellow flood water turned red.
The Tang army did not throw thunderbolts, and basically started hand-to-hand combat as soon as the battle began.
"Swim over! Tear down their fence!" the generals shouted.
Some brave soldiers simply took off their armor, plunged into the deep ditch, swam from the water to the camp fence and suddenly jumped up, climbed over the fence and hacked at the Yuan army.
Several Yuan soldiers came out of the tent, and before they could get used to the wet feeling, they were chopped down to the ground with a "pop" sound.
The two sides fought hand-to-hand, and the only advantage of the Tang soldiers who had been soaked in water was that they were more willing to "break the jar and break the pot" than the Yuan soldiers.
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"Please see, Your Majesty, the enemy soldiers are trapped in the deep ditch we dug."
Sajisi accompanied Tachaer to the high platform, pointed out the battle that took place in front of the camp gate when the war started, and said: "With their strength, they cannot bear such casualties. We will win this battle."
Tachaer nodded with satisfaction and was not ashamed of being a Mongolian warrior but using this defensive tactic of fortification.
Although he has always praised Genghis Khan's bravery, as the third generation of the Golden Family, he can only go so far in fighting wars.
He moved his eyes away from the fighting of the pawns at the camp gate, turned to Li Xia's dragon flag in the distance, and said: "I thought he would kill himself."
"Of course he won't charge forward anymore. After all, he considers himself an emperor." Sargis smiled, looking a little sarcastic, and said: "Your Majesty, you see, it is very clear how the Tang army wants to fight this battle. They
We want to take advantage of the fact that our troops haven’t concentrated yet and directly attack the king’s central tent.”
"They can't attack." Tacha'er said.
The tone of both of them seemed a little leisurely and contented.
"Li Xia doesn't even think about it. If we can send an envoy to see him, we already know that he is stationed in Helan Mountain. Isn't it possible that we still don't know how to bring back the troops from the south embankment?"
"He was lucky and won too many battles. He was too careless."
"Your Majesty, I haven't finished speaking just now. Turhan's messenger has already arrived. He said that he had withdrawn from the south embankment and led 3,000 people to detour to Helan Mountain to attack Li Xia."
Tachaer chuckled softly and said, "If Li Xia agrees to my conditions, I will order Tulhan to stop, but it's a pity that he didn't."
"In Han Chinese terms, this is called 'it is your own fault'..."
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At the same time, Li Xia was also watching the battlefield.
The peaks in the Helan Mountains stood behind him, as if protecting him from behind.
Suddenly, some soldiers rushed forward and reported: "Your Majesty, it's not good! A group of Yuan troops came around from the Banche Ditch in the southwest, and they are less than three miles away from the camp!"
Li Xia turned around, a little surprised.
He really didn't expect Tacha'er to have such a skill.
At this time, it seemed that in addition to coming to discuss peace, the envoy Arumir also had another role in confusing him, Li Xia, making him think that Tachaer was unprepared for the war.
Huo Xiaolian quickly stepped forward and clasped her fists, saying: "Your Majesty, please move immediately!"
"No hurry, how many people are there in the Yuan army?"
"For the time being, there are more than 2,000 people coming from Banchegou."
Huo Xiaolian said: "But what I am afraid of is that once Your Majesty is held back by these two thousand people, there are still thousands of Yuan troops coming from the south..."
"Are you really scared?"
Huo Xiaolian was stunned for a moment, then straightened her waist and said: "Don't be afraid of the last general, the last general is to choose the front camp!"
"Yes, if it weren't for me being here, what would you, Huo Xiaolian, have to worry about? But I'm here to provide information to the soldiers, not to hold them back... Take my long hair!"
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At the Shizuishan camp, the Tang army finally pushed down the camp fence and entered the camp.
At Helan Mountain, the Yuan army's cavalry had circled out of the carriage ditch and headed straight for Li Xia.
Both sides are competing for the head coach, and the winner is just to see who can hold on longer. Will Yang Ben defeat Tachaer first, or will Tulhan defeat Li Xia first?
In the distance, a Tang army scout mounted a high place to inquire about the situation on the battlefield. Pegasus rushed to Xingqing Mansion and reported the information to Li Zengbo.
Li Zengbo lowered his head and marked it on the map, nodding.
"Tacha'er's advantage lies in his large number of troops and flexible tactics. However, the Yellow River flooded like this, which trapped him. The advantage of the cavalry cannot be used. Now the battle is like this, which is equivalent to a contest between him and His Majesty. The victory or defeat has been determined.
ah."
The old man stared at the map, his mind turned away from the battle of Shizuishan.
"Can we really regain the Loop? How could Kublai Khan make this move again..."