Yang Ben suddenly shouted: "Bring the general's flag over here!"
"Moo!"
Amidst the long sound of the horn, Yang Ben suddenly rode out and personally led the entire army to run against the Yuan army.
But this is obviously asking for death. The most important thing for cavalry hedging is momentum. The Yuan army has already started running, and the momentum is much stronger. But the Tang army has just started running, and the body has cooled down and is not warm. By the time the two armies are
When there might be a collision, a large number of Tang soldiers would inevitably avoid it unconsciously.
Moreover, if Yang Ben is still at the front, he may be killed in one round, so there is no chance of winning in this hedging.
However, as he rode his horse, his direction gradually changed. He was not aiming to collide with the Yuan army in the east, but turned to the northeast.
The Tang army was originally located at the intersection of Wuliangsu Lake and Yinshan Mountain in the east. The area was too small to move. Moreover, the formation was too hasty and they had to respond to the enemy before they were adjusted.
Therefore, when passing by the Yuan army's cavalry, they adjusted their morale and improved their momentum while running.
But what happens after that?
Yang Ben didn't seem to have thought about it.
If there were only two teams of soldiers and horses, namely him and Zhang Hongfan, on the entire battlefield, they could of course be allowed to clash back and forth on the battlefield, but the problem was that the Yuan army still had more troops behind them.
If Zhang Hongfan went directly to the west to seize the Urad pastureland, position himself between the two armies of Li Xia and Zhang Jue, and block Yang Ben's retreat, then Yang Ben would be surrounded by the Yuan army north of Yinshan Mountain.
To put it simply, when he should have retreated to defend the narrow pass, he chose to run forward to a wider area to adjust in order to win the battle.
How to deal with it next has in turn become a question before Zhang Hongfan.
He could have rushed to the Yinshan Pass, cut off Yang Ben's retreat, and got stuck between Li Xia and Zhang Jue.
He reacted instantly and ordered: "Catch up!"
The flag waved, but it pointed in the northwest direction, stubbornly heading towards Yang Ben's troops.
Zhang Hongfan must have clearly seen the battle situation and knew the benefits of marching westward to occupy the pass, but he did not intend to let Yang rush behind him, as that would be somewhat risky.
For example, what if the Yuan army from behind has not arrived yet, but Li Xia has already arrived, and Yang Ben will attack from behind. Another example is if Yang Ben goes crazy and would rather annihilate the entire army than attack the main camp of the Yuan army. Shockingly,
His Majesty.
The possibility of these situations happening is very small. If facing other opponents, Zhang Hongfan would not consider it at all. But Li Xia has had too many incredible results in recent years. Even Brother Meng can die in Diaoyu City. Who can ensure this?
No accidents will happen.
Therefore, he directly chose a safer strategy, defeating Yang Ben first, and then attacking Li Xia.
The cavalry on the entire battlefield started running, and the dust and smoke filled the air.
If you look at it from a distance, it's like seeing two long black dragons flying and entangled.
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"The Ningxia army is back!"
"General Yang has turned back!"
Wang Mancang and Wang Li, who were surrounded by the Yuan army, quickly discovered the changes on that side. The soldiers shouted one after another, and their morale was greatly boosted.
Wang Li picked up a spear, rushed forward and dismounted a Yuan army cavalryman. He grabbed the horse and turned over. In the process, he was also slashed twice. He stood on the stirrups regardless of the horse.
Get up and look into the distance.
Seeing the big flag belonging to Yang Ben getting closer and closer in the distance, he couldn't help shouting: "Let's go! The Ningxia army retreats quickly, don't come to save us!"
Wang Mancang over there also thought that Yang Ben wanted to save himself, and shouted: "Brothers, General Yang has come back to fight for us. We should fight out so as not to drag them down."
Wang Li turned around and looked around and found that the Yuan army was changing formations.
This allowed him to keenly seize the opportunity to break through.
"Follow me and get out!"
"Kill!"
The big ax could no longer be found, the spear in his hand was too light to be used, and there were still several wounds on his body, but Wang Li was still charging left and right, very fiercely.
He grew up in Diaoyu City and was deeply influenced by Wang Jian and Zhang Jue. He is determined and fierce.
I don't know how many enemies I killed before my eyes suddenly became clear.
"Kill out!"
Wang Li yelled again, he actually seized the opportunity and led his soldiers to break out of the encirclement.
Like a bird leaving its cage, the vast grassland in front is so vast, and in the far distance stretches the gray mountains, which are the remaining mountains of the Yin Mountains in the north.
"You go! I'll cut off the queen!"
The young general reined in the reins and turned around with his spear held horizontally, showing a domineering attitude that belied his age.
But after being seriously injured and fighting to the point of exhaustion, he swayed and became a little dizzy.
"Little baby, let's go, let's go!"
Someone rushed up from behind and ran away regardless of holding his reins.
"Don't mess with me, get out of the way!" Wang Li was furious and shouted: "I will cut off the rear, my soldiers..."
"Let's go!"
Wang Mancang actually didn't know Wang Li.
He just didn't want to see such a young general die here.
So when Wang Li was furious and swung his spear across to hit him, he just hit him hard. After being hit a few times, Wang Li fainted and almost fell off his horse, but a soldier came over to help him.
"Protect the general and leave..."
The sound of rain of arrows sounded behind him.
The arrows from the Yuan army behind them hit the horses of the Tang soldiers one by one, knocking them off their horses.
The protruding Tang army did not care about the direction at all, and galloped towards the gray mountains in the distance.
When Wang Li's men and horses were surrounded, more than a thousand people were trapped in the formation. Wang Mancang led more than 200 people to support him, making the total number of people 1,500.
But during the retreat, only half of the cavalry remained in a short period of time.
He ran away all the way, leaving bodies behind him all the way.
After running away for a long time, only more than 300 cavalry were able to gather.
Wang Mancang looked back and saw that the Yuan army was still chasing him, and shouted: "Don't take the flag! Your mother, I asked you to throw the flag away!"
There was a "bang" sound.
A horse's hooves stepped on that flag, stepped on the words "Commander Wang Li" and then chased north for a while...
Holding up the lookout tube from the battlefield and looking to the north, one can see a Tang army general's flag falling.
Zhang Hongfan knew that he had wiped out an entire Tang army, so he ordered the cavalry from the north to blockade Yang Ben.
Finally, the Yuan army stopped pursuing, Wang Mancang got off his horse and climbed up Yin Mountain.
He kept panting, and finally struggled to lead the horse over a hill.
There was a higher mountain in front of him, but he couldn't climb it. Here, he was at least temporarily out of touch with the battlefield.
Then he fell to the ground and took a breath. Some soldiers helped Wang Li and slowly placed him on the ground. Wang Mancang then stood up again.
"Injury medicine... Come, treat his injury..."
After treating Wang Li's wounds, Wang Li opened his eyes soon.
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"Where are my soldiers?"
"They're all here. The rest...ran away..."
"Where's my flag?"
"The flag bearer led most of the troops to join General Yang."
Wang Li sat up, raised his hand and pointed, shouting: "This is my flag bearer!"
Wang Mancang smiled and said: "The other flag bearers carried the flag and joined General Yang."
"You tell me!"
"Captured...by the Yuan army...this big beard was thrown away by us."
Wang Li was furious and glared at Wang Mancang, saying: "Where did you come from, a hozen? How dare you interfere with my military affairs!"
"Young boy also calls me "I" in front of me. If it weren't for me, you would be dead."
"I don't want to be a deserter even if I die!" Wang Li shouted angrily.
He raised his head and saw that there were only so few soldiers left in front of him, and he couldn't help but mourn.
Wang Mancang shook his head and said: "Boy, think about it a little bit. Victory and defeat are common things in military affairs. A commander of your age will have many opportunities to make achievements in the future. A defeat is nothing."
"Go away! I have never been defeated since I was a soldier for thirteen years... The commander-in-chief gave these soldiers to me... If it weren't for you..."
"If it weren't for me, if you died, all the soldiers under your command would still die."
"Come here, capture him and deal with him according to military law!"
"Stop messing around."
Wang Mancang sat down with his support on the stone disapprovingly, and gasped: "Now there is no food and grass, and we have separated from the main force. If we continue to quarrel, even this small number of people will be dispersed."
Wang Li looked at him angrily.
"Stop looking." Wang Mancang said, "When something happens, what's the use of complaining? Find a way to win, and find a way to join the main force as soon as possible."
Wang Li sat down again and leaned against the rocks to catch his breath. After a while, he finally regained his breath. He glanced at Wang Mancang again and asked, "Are you injured too?"
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Yang Ben touched the neck of the war horse. The horse was sweating profusely and was already very tired.
His soldiers had been fighting from last night to today's evening, and their physical strength was exhausted.
He had tried his best to direct this battle, but he was still going to lose.
The Tang army had forced the Yuan army to change direction by running northeast, which was equivalent to using speed to offset the collision force of the Yuan army.
This enabled the Tang army to enter a stalemate with the Yuan army.
But soon, Tang's soldiers discovered something that surprised them.
Many of the soldiers of this Ningxia army were recruited locally by Li Zengbo. He always felt that the Mongolian army was invincible. He felt that the Tachaer tribe that he had fought with was the most powerful army in the world. As a result, after the battle today, he discovered that the soldiers and horses under Zhang Hongfan were...
A soldier whose fighting prowess is stronger than that of Tachaer. He loves not to spend time.
If we also include the command level of the generals, it can even be said that there is a huge difference in the combat power of Zhang Hongfan and Ai Buhua.
The Ningxia Army was already at a disadvantage in terms of time, place, and people. Coupled with the miscalculation of the enemy's combat operations, it fell into a disadvantage.
Yang Ben felt a bit bitter in his throat and raised his sight tube to look at the enemy general's flag.
When the word "Zhang" came into view, he thought to himself that in fact, there were not many Mongolian generals available under Kublai Khan, and most of the capable ones were Han generals.
Let him not know whether to be proud or sad.
The thunderous sound of horse hooves sounded again in the east, indicating that the follow-up troops of the Yuan army were coming.
As a result, the Ningxia army finally reached the edge of defeat.
No matter how powerful the troops are, they may be defeated as long as the soldiers cannot see the hope of victory.
Yang Ben looked to the west again.
He had been waiting. He chose this tactic just to hold Zhang Hongfan back and fight as long as possible, waiting for his Majesty to lead his troops to arrive at the Urad Pasture in person.
…
Finally, dust and smoke rose from the grassland to the west, but there was no thunderous sound of horse hooves.
Then a big flag gradually appeared in sight.
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"coming."
Zhang Hongfan turned around and muttered to himself while assessing the situation on the battlefield.
Today, he brought more than 10,000 vanguard troops and horses. He first defeated the Yan'an Army of nearly 2,000 Tang troops, and then fought with the Ningxia Army of more than 5,000 Tang troops for most of the day and gained the absolute upper hand.
At this time, Li Xia arrived. Together with Yang Ben, they only had only seven or eight thousand troops, and he still had follow-up troops.
But it was getting late, and his soldiers had been running around fighting all day.
Since the Emperor of the Yuan Dynasty has already marched on his own expedition, there is no hurry to defeat Li Xia on this day.
Zhang Hongfan, who had always made prompt decisions, hesitated, squinted at the dust and smoke, and fell into deep thought.
Should he send his troops to attack today, or should he fight slowly and step by step... It just depends on whether he has the confidence to fight Li Xia at this time.