To the north of Yinshan Mountain, the golden sound is louder than the other.
"The Yuan army has increased its troops! Withdraw!"
It was the first time for all the Tang troops to come to Hetao, and their understanding of the terrain was limited to the maps they had seen in the past.
In this case, even if they didn't know exactly how many reinforcements the enemy had come and who they were, the generals quickly ordered a retreat.
At this time, it is still out of caution.
However, when the sky suddenly dawned, the cavalry of the Tang Army who was chasing at the front knocked over a Yuan Army soldier in front of him with a spear. Then he looked up and saw the Nine White Silk on the Yin Mountain in the distance.
It's not that the Tang army had never seen such a guard of honor. After all, their ally Xilijihan, who temporarily lived in Liupan Mountain, had the authentic one, which Ali Buge brought to the Western Regions from Haraholin.
However, at this time, the nine-shaped white banner on Yinshan Mountain was even larger, exaggerated to the point of exaggeration, and therefore appeared more authentic.
After being stunned for a moment, the Tang Qi suddenly turned his horse's head and shouted: "The Chieftain is here! The Chieftain is here!"
There were actually two armies of the Tang Dynasty with different flags, one was the Yan'an Army and the other was the Ningxia Army.
Wang Li attacked the camp south of Yinshan Mountain from east to west, then bypassed Yinshan Mountain and pursued eastward. He was positioned further forward. After learning the news from the front, he immediately recruited the fast horses and gave orders.
"Quick! Report to the Ningxia military chief, and tell them that the commander is at Nanhaizi Wharf outside Jiuyuan City!"
"yes."
"Report to the marshal that the captive chief is here. You guys, don't bring your horses. Just go over the Yinshan Mountain to signal..."
While still giving these orders, Wang Li heard the sound of horse hooves in the east.
He raised his telescope, glanced at it, and shouted: "Stop chasing us! Get out!"
Soon, the Yuan army arrived.
Wang Li was not afraid, he raised his ax and shouted: "You retreat first, I will cut off the rear!"
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"Fire the arrow!"
The troops led by Zhang Hongfan were actually not the old soldiers of the Zhang family in Shuntian, but the old soldiers of Li Fen.
At that time, Shi Tianze led the troops to quell Li Fen's rebellion and chose to besiege Jinan City instead of attacking it. Yidu surrendered after Li Fen's death, thus capturing most of the Shandong soldiers and horses... except for a small number of navy soldiers who were taken away by Wang Xin.
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Li Fen's old subordinates have always been known for being brave, arrogant and difficult to control.
These Shandong soldiers and horses were called the Loyalty Army. In fact, no matter when they surrendered to the Jin Dynasty, surrendered to the Song Dynasty, or surrendered to the Mongols, they always thought of rebellion, which gave the court a headache.
Kublai Khan handed them over to Zhang Hongfan.
Zhang Hongfan has always been good at conquering the morale of the army, and in two years he has managed to keep the troops in submission.
After the Yuan Dynasty negotiated peace with the Song Dynasty, they had been transferred from Shandong to Yanjing. Because the kings of Beiping and Anxi took away many troops, and Yanjing was building a city and would become the capital, so a large number of troops were needed to supervise the construction.
From this point of view, it may be possible to vaguely see that the military strength of the Yuan Dynasty is somewhat insufficient, and it can also be seen that peace negotiations with the Song Dynasty are inevitable.
All in all, Zhang Hongfan's new army had just been trained and was at its peak of vigor. He also went on an expedition with the Yuan Emperor and showed his determination, which made everyone excited.
Mongolian horses have good endurance, so they changed their mounts at the foot of Yinshan Mountain. They ran all the way and finally rescued Wang Gu's tribe, and then attacked the Tang army.
"Kill them!"
Zhang Hongfan raised his head and saw a general's flag in front of him, writing "Wang Li, Commander of the Yan'an Army of the Tang Dynasty", and couldn't help but make a sound.
"The enemy general is still a bit brave when he cuts off the rear."
He drew his long bow, and with two "咻" sounds, two consecutive arrows were shot at the young general under the general's banner.
I saw that the young general saw it. He hurriedly turned around and swung his ax to block an arrow. At the same time, he lowered his body and tried to avoid another arrow. In the end, the arrow still hit the target. However, he was well-armored and even though he suffered
Wounded but not dead, he dropped his axe, drove his horse and fled.
"Good boy!"
Zhang Hongfan said hello, and then he was willing to take another look at the general's flag, pay attention to his name, and at the same time he drove his horse to catch up.
"Don't leave the enemy general!"
When the Yuan army caught up, Zhang Hongfan rode his horse among the brave cavalry and chopped down several Tang soldiers. He showed his pride and raised his sword and shouted: "Wuna Wang Li! If you don't want to die, please dismount and accept the surrender. I promise you a wine and a beautiful woman. It will be great."
The future lies with you!"
Wang Li didn't look back, he leaned even lower, endured the pain on his body, and cursed: "My dear grandson, keep chasing your grandpa!"
Zhang Hongfan then released the reins with both hands while running wildly, clamped the horse's belly tightly with his legs, and drew the bow again.
First, he glanced at Wang Li's back and felt that the armor was too thick, so he shot out an arrow with a whoosh, hitting the horse.
"咴lvlv!"
There was a neigh and Wang Li fell off his horse.
"Commander!" The surrounding Tang soldiers reined in their horses and turned around to face the Yuan army.
"Kill them!"
The Yuan army rushed forward quickly.
As long as they can bite the Tang army like this, the number of troops that will follow will be...
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"General, the captive chief is here!"
"I saw it."
To the northwest of the battlefield, Wang Mancang, who had been promoted to a general just because he destroyed the Shahu embankment of the Yuan army, looked up and said angrily: "The Yan'an army has been bitten, follow me!"
"General Yang did not give the order..."
"Shut up, I am your general."
Wang Mancang didn't care and rushed over on horseback.
The Tang army attached great importance to military discipline and was very particular about orders and prohibitions. He knew that he had violated military discipline again. Even if he defeated the Yuan army in this battle, he would be severely punished.
But Wang Mancang didn't care, because he had no worries, no relatives, no relatives that could not be beaten with eight sticks.
There were marriages for some soldiers in the army. At first Yang Ben and later Li Zengbo were alarmed and offered to find a wife for him, but he refused.
Over the years, Wang Mancang has had sex with all kinds of women, and he has never had a son or a half. He doesn't want to do what other colleagues want to do, such as courting a mother-in-law or getting promoted and making a fortune.
He used to think about killing the captives for revenge, but later he even lost his desire for revenge. When he stayed in the army, he just wanted to see the world unified and a peaceful and prosperous age, but he didn't think he would definitely be able to see it.
He felt that if people like Liu Mazi could survive, they would be much better off than him.
All in all, his indifference made him a special case in the military. He was the only one who dared to violate military discipline and make his own decisions.
"General... Damn it, you're going to kill Wang Xi!"
"Kill."
Wang Mancang had already rushed into the Yuan army's formation, and with a bang, he knocked two Yuan cavalry away.
He himself fell off his horse, rolled on the ground, and screamed twice.
Behind him, his soldiers rushed up and fired their crossbows, and the crossbow arrows shot past. Wang Mancang took the opportunity to drag Wang Li behind and shouted: "Retreat! Your general, I, have been rescued!"
"withdraw!"
Wang Li shouted, but when he turned around and looked around, he saw that more Yuan troops had surged over from the east and were cutting off their evacuation route to the west.
Surrounded.
"This grandson let you in to save me on purpose, this dog hozen, damn it."
The seventeen-year-old boy has been in the army since he was a child and has learned a lot of bad words. Wang Mancang laughed out loud during the melee.
Wang Li didn't have time to listen to his laughter, so he gave him an elbow and broke free. His childish face was full of seriousness and he gave orders one after another.
"Withdraw to the north! This bastard, General Yuan, has blocked our retreat and attracted more brothers to support us. Let's go north! Break out!"
"Let's go!" Wang Mancang responded immediately and shouted: "Break out! Follow me to Hara and Forest..."
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Zhang Hongfan was not surprised but overjoyed when he saw the Tang army coming to rescue him.
He no longer looked at Wang Li's flag, but raised his telescope and looked at a Tang army formation further ahead.
What was written on the general's flag was "Yang Ben controlled the Ningxia military capital of the Tang Dynasty", which was Zhang Hongfan's real goal in this battle.
At this time, because his subordinates committed suicide without authorization, the sound of gold in Yang Ben's army had stopped and they were reorganizing their troops.
Perhaps it was to turn around and save his generals, or perhaps Yang Ben had also realized that he could no longer retreat. If he retreated again and withdrew from Wuliang Suhai and Wulate Pasture, Li Xia would not be able to join Zhang Jue.
"Not that stupid."
Zhang Hongfan murmured to himself and commented on Yang Ben, then turned his head and looked in the direction of Wang Li, and ordered Qianhu under his command: "Surround them."
"yes."
"The rest of the people, follow me and kill them from the left wing!"
At this time, Yang Ben was still rearranging the array.
Li Xia left half of his troops in the camp and asked Yang Ben to bring 5,000 cavalry to pursue Ai Buhua.
Yang Ben originally pursued from west to east. After encountering the Yuan army, he retreated and formed a formation facing the east. In such a short period of time, it was impossible to form a formation.
Zhang Hongfan seized this opportunity and ran into it without hesitation.
"Dong, dong, dong, dong..."
The horses' hooves on the ground sounded like thunder or the sound of drums.
It must be said that Zhang Hongfan mastered the rhythm of fighting very well. He charged, bit the enemy, divided his troops and horses to slowly surround and kill, rest and then charge again.
The Yuan army was galloping with thousands of cavalry, already running with great momentum.
In a cavalry duel, if the momentum is certain, the outcome will be determined.
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If you look back at the wars in history afterwards, you will often think that those generals were stupid. That is because later generations combined and analyzed all the factors.
But in fact, when something unexpected happens in the war, the generals have to make a decision in a split second.
There is no time to even think about it, or there is no question of whether it is stupid or not stupid at all.
At this point in this battle, several of Yang Ben's orders cannot be said to be right or wrong.
When the pursuing troops encountered a large group of enemy troops, they ordered to retreat. However, when he turned around and saw the terrain of Wuliangsuhai and Yinshan Mountains, and thought of resisting the enemy troops so that His Majesty would have the opportunity to join Zhang Jue, he ordered to form a formation to resist.
These are all immediate reactions.
The so-called talent of a famous general is the ability to make the most correct judgment in the shortest time.
In the past, Yang Ben was always better than others in this aspect. He had made many military exploits in the northwest and often felt that the enemy generals were slower than him.
Dong Wenbing and Tacha'er, no matter how famous they are or how high their status is, in his eyes they are only of average quality.
The consecutive victories even made him a little proud of the others.
But this time, Yang Ben realized that he had met someone who was more talented than himself.
In an instant, he already knew that if the two sides clashed, they would be defeated; and if he retreated at this time, he might be able to save more troops, but he would not be able to escape defeat, and he would also lose the terrain...