A Yuan army was on its way to encircle Zhang Jue's troops of the Tang army.
Marshal Wanhu was busy chatting with his commanders.
There once was a famous general in the Mongolian army named "Jiagu Mangugu Dai". He was a Jurchen and had the same name.
At this time, this Mangugudai was a Khitan with a surname of Yelu. His great-grandfather Yelu Tuhua was the Taifu of the Great Mongolia. At that time, even princes like Liu Heima were under the command of Yelu Tuhua.
In short, Mangugudai is also a noble son of Mongolia.
In fact, there are only two origins in the Yuan army that can become generals and marshals, either they are the sons of noble nobles, or they are timid Xue Suwei.
"Is the west still besieging Li Xia?"
"Yes, Zhang Hongfan, one of the tiger traps chases from the east and the other blocks from the west. As long as one of them bites Li Xia, it will be fine. Shi Tianze has also followed."
"Why doesn't Li Xia come over and join Zhang Jue?"
"Ha, if he comes again, with our strength and the three marshals, wouldn't he and Zhang Jue be surrounded tightly? On the contrary, just by being separated like this, we will be able to draw more troops."
After saying this, Mangugudai raised his whip, pointed to the distance, and said: "Is the Tang army still crossing the Yellow River?"
"Yes, the Tang army connected all the ships together and built a pontoon bridge on the Yellow River, hoping to cross the river faster."
"So what if we cross the Yellow River?" Mang Gu led: "Is Yang Wen'an still waiting to blockade Zhang Jue in the south?"
"I'm afraid Yang Wen'an, a southerner, has no chance."
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The fighting started suddenly.
When the Yuan army arrived at Nanhaizi Pier, they saw that the Tang army was still crossing the river, so they immediately attacked and robbed the Tang army's ships.
Attacking halfway across the river, the Tang army was unable to form an effective counterattack and had to withdraw from Nanhaizi Pier.
The golden sound sounded.
"withdraw!"
Liu Jinsuo brandished his spear and stabbed several more Yuan soldiers, then turned and began to retreat to the north, hoping to retreat to the Tang army's camp on Yinshan Mountain.
The expression on his face was a bit ferocious, and when he killed the enemy, he even yelled out an angry roar.
However, when he finally led his troops to break out of the Yuan army's defense line in the north, wiped the blood on his face, and looked back, the ferocious expression on his face seemed to be that he could no longer hold it in, and actually revealed a trace of it.
A calculated smile comes.
"Hey, I, Liu Da, are you stupid? Are you stupid?"
Since the Tang army had withdrawn from the dock, the Yuan army was not in a hurry to catch up. After all, as long as they were blocked on the north bank of the Yellow River, there would be many opportunities to annihilate them.
At this time, Mangugudai ordered to control the boats first, seize the Tang army's baggage, and pursue and kill the Tang soldiers who crossed the river.
The Tang army's tents, provisions, and trophies were piled on the dock.
You can also see the hills piled with loot on the other side, including carpets, clothes, gold and silver chains, and even many wine jars, which must have been looted from nearby tribes.
A Yuan army kicked open a wine jar, and soon the aroma of wine overflowed, causing the Yuan soldiers to laugh.
"These Tang troops want to take these things with them after they retreat."
Mang Gu led his horse and stood at a high place. He personally raised the command flag and pointed it at the Hainan Pier. Then he turned to look at Zhang Jue's general flag and was suddenly stunned for a moment.
Zhang Jue, who was still running away, suddenly stopped.
"What?" Mang Gudai said to himself: "You don't want to escape anymore, do you want to surrender?"
"boom!"
Suddenly a loud noise came from the south.
Mangugu looked back and opened his mouth.
He saw that with that sound, the entire dock quickly burst into flames.
When the neatly folded tent cloth encountered fire, it quickly rolled up and became part of the fire.
The fire was like a greedy snake, swallowing up the pier and the soldiers of the Yuan Dynasty who had just seized the pier.
Immediately afterwards, the sound of the Tang Army's golden call also stopped and was replaced by a horn.
"Kill!"
"kill!"
Liu Jinsuo tightened the reins, dismounted, and charged towards the Yuan army again.
He has no talent in learning anything. Whether it is riding or swimming, he has not mastered it after studying for many years. Therefore, when it comes to fighting, he is still used to dismounting and fighting on foot.
Fortunately, he still has talent for fighting in battle.
His tall stature and the long spear he used also made up for the height gap when fighting on foot.
"puff!"
After a break in retreat, Liu Jinsuo was in the vanguard when he turned around to kill the enemy. Liu Jinsuo quickly overturned a Yuan army ten-man commander and crashed into the Yuan army formation, opening a gap.
"Haha, His Majesty said I am suitable to be a vanguard, kill me!"
Today's battle has been rehearsed many times by soldiers of the Tang Dynasty.
The soldiers of the Yuan Dynasty thought they had won a great victory, but they were shocked by the sudden explosion and fire.
At this time, there were still people trapped in the sea of fire on the dock screaming, which greatly affected their military morale.
"boom!"
There was another loud noise, and the boats on the Yellow River also exploded, blowing those Yuan soldiers who still wanted to pursue them to the other side into the river.
The fire is bigger.
…
In his wildest dreams, Mang Gudai never thought that Zhang Jue would fight like this, or that the Tang army would destroy the ship.
That's why he ordered to seize the dock immediately, and the Yuan army also rushed in to grab the baggage and military exploits, and finally perished in the sea of fire.
Until now, he still couldn't understand why Zhang Jue was like this.
If the ship is destroyed, these Tang soldiers will not be able to return.
Don't want to die?
However, this was something that happened later. At this moment, the first thing Mang Gu Dai had to face was the Tang army's counterattack.
On one side was blood, and the disrupted Yuan soldiers instantly caused a large number of casualties; on the other side was fire, as the ignited soldiers screamed, rolled, and jumped into the Yellow River.
"withdraw!"
Mangugudai shouted loudly.
"withdraw!"
The golden sound sounded again.
The Yuan army followed the direction it came from and began to retreat again.
"Don't let them escape!" Liu Jinsuo shouted and chased after them, stabbing them randomly with his spear. He wished he could kill several Yuan soldiers at once before he would give up.
Zhang Jue said that this battle should cause as many casualties as possible and destroy the morale of the Yuan army.
After chasing until evening, the soldiers of the Tang army stopped.
As the bugle sounded again, they began to treat the wounded, clean the battlefield, and rest in an orderly manner.
The fire on the dock has not yet been extinguished, and most of the ships have been burned in this battle.
This gave Zhang Jue's back a tragic and tragic look.
He walked among the injured soldiers, and from time to time he reached out and patted the shoulders of the soldiers, saying: "Don't be afraid, now that we have crossed the river, we have no intention of crossing back again."
"Have you seen the Great Wall? This is our own territory, and we will fight here."
"Old Shi, are you injured? Remember when we killed Brother Meng together, this time it was Kublai Khan's turn to die. Grit your teeth and take you to another camp to rest tonight."
The injured Shi Jin stood up and said, "Commander, just tell me where to hit."
"Jiuyuan City."
Zhang Jue said: "We won't rest. We will attack Jiuyuan City tonight and chase the deserters led by Mangu into the Tucheng."
The generals were stunned for a moment, then burst out laughing.
Zhang Jue did not let them think about another problem... Although many enemy soldiers were killed in this battle, they lost their retreat and baggage. What should they do next?
I can only grit my teeth and hold on.
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Kublai Khan has marched to the Urad Ranch.
It has not yet been decided whether to go west or east next.
If Li Xia dies, he will go east to personally conquer Zhang Jue, and then go south and take Guanzhong directly; if Li Xia escapes to Xingqing Mansion, he will personally chase after him, first take back his hometown of Xixia, pass through Liupan Mountain, and march eastward to Guanzhong.
From time to time, hurried horses' hooves brought news from all sides, disturbing the ministers of the Jinlianchuan shogunate who were accompanying the expedition.
On the fifth day of October, several messages came to Zhang Yi.
After Zhang Yi and Zhang Wenqian analyzed it, their expressions gradually became serious.
They had to stay up all night to see Kublai Khan.
"Your Majesty, I have observed the current situation and found that... Li Xia does not seem to want to withdraw from the Loop."
Zhang Wenqian felt that he had said something earth-shattering, but Kublai Khan did not seem surprised.
Kublai Khan went to bed very early tonight and got up again temporarily.
He didn't wear a felt hat, revealing his shaved head, and with the two braids on his ears, he looked a bit simple and honest despite being intimidating.
It really looks like an elephant.
"This is Li Xia." Kublai Khan said, his tone calm, with a bit of pride as I expected, "This is a young man who wants to do the impossible. Only this is worthy of my personal expedition."
"I seem to have guessed wrong before," Zhang Wenqian said.
Zhang Yi also said: "I also guessed wrong."
At this time, Kublai Khan appeared to be very tolerant and generous, and laughed loudly: "Your analysis of the situation is correct, and it is very correct. You just did not calculate Li Xia's choice."
"Thank you for your forgiveness, Your Majesty."
"Tell me, what do you think Li Xia wants to do."
Zhang Wenqian pondered: "I believe that Li Xia wants to delay. He and Zhang Jue's cavalry will attract our troops to circle around the Hetao, giving him time to mobilize troops from all the roads under his control. Only in this way can we explain why Zhang Jue
Instead of crossing the Yellow River, Li Xia went to Jilusai."
Kublai Khan looked at Zhang Yi again and asked, "What do you think?"
Zhang Yi was originally a scholar, but after becoming the leader of the spy, he has gradually become a bit sinister.
His skin is much darker than Zhang Wenqian's, and his words are more murderous.
"I thought that Li Xia was going to take a detour from the north of Yinshan Mountain and return to attack His Majesty's camp."
Kublai Khan squinted his eyes, stood up, looked at the map, and said, "Continue talking."
"Shi Tianze, Zhang Hongfan, and Hu Lanji were all attracted to the back trap. Once Li Xia walks through the canyon and crosses the Yin Mountain, it will be difficult to find him despite our large number of troops. It is equivalent to 40,000 people being pinned down; look at Zhang Jue again.
If our 20,000 troops refuse to retreat to the south of the Yellow River, they will at least contain our 30,000 troops. How many troops are left in His Majesty's camp?"
Zhang Wenqian took a deep breath, from believing it to thinking it was possible.
Zhang Yi pointed to Wuliang Suhai on the map and said: "He bypassed Yinshan Mountain, rested here, and then quietly came over and went straight to His Majesty's camp..."
"Ha ha ha ha!"
Kublai Khan laughed.
Zhang Yi bowed quickly and said: "I am guilty."
"Didn't you say that Li Xia is still very young and can wait for me to grow old and be recalled by Changshengtian?"
"I don't dare." Zhang Yidao: "I just think from Li Xia's perspective. I didn't think clearly last time. This time..."
"This time it was Li Xia's idea." Kublai Khan said.
Zhang Yi felt a chill in his heart and said: "Your Majesty is wise."
"Now that you have guessed it, get ready. Tomorrow morning... no, call the kings and marshals now."
"I obey the decree."
Two ministers of the shogunate received the decree.
When Zhang Wenqian stood up, he smiled and said: "Li Xia always likes to be opportunistic, and it has become a habit to sneak into the camp and attack the camp. Success is Xiaohe, failure is Xiaohe..."
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A gust of wind blows, and the grassland is vast.
At the chicken-deer stop between the Yinshan Mountains, Li Xia lit the candle, put down the letter from Lian Xixian in his hand, looked at the map and murmured: "You must not have guessed..."