The arrows all over the sky had their directions, and the Tang army's troops were gradually concentrated, heading towards Kublai Khan's direction. At the same time, the defeat on the western battlefield was still spreading.
Under this situation, it was difficult for Kublai Khan to regain the situation. What he began to think about was how to move the battlefield in an honorable manner. "Great Khan! I can't ride the elephant anymore. Come down quickly?!" "Your Majesty, please
At this time of year, it is appropriate to ride a horse."
A group of Mongolian and Han ministers had already gathered around Xiangyu and asked Kublai Khan to come down.
Kublai Khan did not answer immediately, but while he was still at a high place, he raised his telescope and observed the situation again. This move made his clan members extremely anxious, and they became more and more persuasive.
"Khan, come down quickly. This elephant is slow and can't run fast. Come down!" "Yes, Khan is too conspicuous sitting here!"
"I just said that riding an elephant seems too silly. The tradition of the great Mongolian country of course requires riding a horse."
After all, the Han system and etiquette had not been implemented yet, so it was inevitable that there would always be such outspoken people telling the truth. Kublai Khan's face became increasingly ugly.
In the end, several Han ministers made some extravagant remarks to make the matter less embarrassing, and Kublai Khan finally ambush the elephant.
Looking back again, I felt inexplicably that it was not as majestic as I thought before. This instrument indeed seemed a bit clumsy.
"withdraw."
The sharp sound of ringing gold sounded, the Jiuyou White Paper was lifted up and moved north, and the Yuan army began to retreat. For them, although this defeat was humiliating, it was not to the point of breaking their muscles and bones.
As long as they could safely withdraw from the battlefield, the Tang army's cost of mobilizing 100,000 troops would still be far higher than the losses of the Yuan cavalry in this battle.
Kublai Khan planned to take Dawukou, which was an important road to the north of Helan Mountain. After passing Dawukou, there were soldiers and horses from Yang Wen'an and Tuohu to support him.
However, just as they retreated to a place called Foye Ferry, a rain of arrows suddenly struck from the front. "Don't leave, Chief Lu!"
Behind the barren mountain, the Tang army suddenly stood up and started firing arrows at the Yuan army.
"There's an ambush!" General Qixue General Saman roared, "I'll open the way and protect the Khan!" An Tong quickly commanded Qixue's army to attack.
Looking up again, I saw a group of cavalry rushing towards me in the mountains to the east. Just behind this cavalry, there was another Tang army that was pursuing them.
"It's love without flowers!" Brother Ma shouted.
"Don't let them come!" An Tong shouted, "Li Xia is cunning, we can't let them get close to the Khan!" Immediately, a timid Xue army stopped him, with bows and arrows drawn, and they guarded tightly.
"The troops of the Great Khan have arrived. Do not flee. Return and kill the enemy!"
Seeing an arrow coming from ahead, Ai Buhua desperately pulled on the reins, trembling with fear.
He ran into a large group of Tang troops on the east road, and after being defeated, he fled here along the mountain trails.
Finally, he saw the main force of Dayuan marching down the western slope. He thought he had escaped death, but unexpectedly he was stopped, and he panicked for a moment.
Hong Junqi was much braver. Seeing this situation, he quickly turned his horse's head. "Soldiers! The Great Khan has arrived. There is no need to retreat. Kill the enemy."
He understood that what An Tong was worried about now was that they had surrendered Li Xia, so he only needed to fight bravely to prove his innocence.
"Whoosh!"
Hong Jun turned his head, and suddenly a sharp arrow shot from the east mountain. It shot through his throat with a "pop" sound. The arrow pierced his throat.
Before he could finish the sentence, he was already thrown off his horse. Now that he is innocent, An Tong will no longer doubt that he surrendered to Li Xia.
"What a superb archery skill." An Tong squinted his eyes and looked up, and sure enough he saw Tang Jun raising a general flag with the word "hu" written in large letters.
"Be careful! This person is a sharp archer!" Zhang Yi shouted.
Ai Buhua didn't need their reminder. She had already seen the archery skills of hugging a tiger in today's battle. "Whoosh!"
In the exchange of arrows from both sides, another captain fell in response.
Ai Buhua was startled and jumped off the horse
, rolled on the spot and ran down the west slope.
As far as the Yuan army was concerned, the Tang troops in front had just arrived and could still rush over before their footing was stable. But in the rear, the Tang troops had already caught up.
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"Withdraw! Even the Great Khan said we should withdraw!"
Marshal Wanhu quickly saw the soldiers and horses in front of him stopped, and couldn't help but become anxious.
He rode up to a high place and took a look, only to see that the tent pulled by forty-eight cows had stopped, blocking the retreat road.
When I turned around, I saw that the flag of the Tang Army was getting closer and closer.
"No more sweat tents!" Mangugudai shouted, "Ehxiute, no more elephants."
In fact, those elephants were not walking slowly, they just looked clumsy. But when they were running for their lives, who cares whether they were really slow or not.
"Quick! Let's go!"
By the time Manggu led him down the hillside, the Tang army had already chased them to a position only about 200 paces away, and was killing the defeated troops. At this time, the front was crowded, and the defeated troops from the rear were crowding up in panic, and the scene became increasingly chaotic.
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Mangugudai finally panicked, pulled the reins, and rode towards the desert to the west. After breaking away from the main force, his ears finally became a little quieter.
Looking back, I saw that the rear of the Yuan army had been completely routed. Some people were running to both sides like him. Some people fell off their horses and were trampled in the mud. Some people knelt down on the roadside and surrendered.
The troops of the Tang army kept moving forward, like a torrent, engulfing the magnificent tents, the tall and mighty elephants, and the countless supplies of grass, food, and luggage.
In the time it took him to look back, Mangugu had already run far away, surrounded by the defeated soldiers who had no masters. He finally reined in his horse and prepared to collect the defeated soldiers and cross the wasteland together.
"marshal."
Seeing him stop his horse, several cavalrymen came over soon.
Mang Gudai turned his head and saw a scimitar slashing down in front of him. "Pfft."
The body fell under the horse, and blood was still gushing out from the neck, like a red underground spring erupting in the plains. Mangugudai's head was raised high.
"We surrendered! We killed Marshal Wanhudu and surrendered"~~
Sunset.
A golden sun set in the infinitely distant western sky, ending its mission of illuminating all things for the day. The Tang army's pursuit, which was like searching mountains and seas, was far from over.
"Don't leave Kublai Khan!"
Gao Nienfeng searched the elephant cart unwillingly, but failed to find Kublai Khan. He simply took an elephant and rode it, commanding the soldiers where to pursue him from a high position.
"Kulahu'er is right there! Take him" "Moo!"
The elephant raised its trunk and its cry seemed to echo throughout the plain.
This brought a strong sense of oppression to the Yuan army and further damaged their system. It was like an earthquake causing more and more mountains to collapse.
"Don't kill me! Don't kill me!"
Miserable shouts rang out from the crowd.
Suddenly Cixi fell to his knees on the ground, trembling and begging.
"I am the grandson of King Hechiwen, and my grandfather is the third brother of Genghis Khan. Don't kill me!"
In this life, he has enjoyed a lifetime of glory and wealth in this capacity. At this moment, when he has to take out something to save his life, he can only take it out.
"Uh-huh!"
Babucha, who was already a general of the Tang army, dared to step forward, kicked Hu Jihu'er to the ground, peeled off his golden armor, and tied him up like a butchered pig.
Bapuqia thought of the situation when he was kidnapped by Meng Ge's army. At that time, he was as thin as a little chicken. At this time, looking at the trembling fat all over his body, he felt inexplicably angry.
Shangqiu picked up the handle of the knife and smashed it hard. "Mongolian fat pig!"
Sometimes he was just crying. He suddenly endured so much suffering in a life that was supposed to be enjoyable. His cries were loud.
Shi Gang heard the cry and looked back. In the chaos, he couldn't see who was killed, captured, or surrendered. He could only see the Tang army getting closer and closer.
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"Father, shall we surrender?"
"Shut up!" Shi Tianze shouted, "The family business is still in Zhending Mansion."
He didn't elaborate in the confusion, but these two sentences could vaguely show the difference in thoughts between father and son. One cared about everyone, and the other cared about the family.
But it is undeniable that when the war reached this point, historians once again faced a choice.
It was possible to betray the Jin Kingdom and join Mongolia back then, and now it is of course possible to betray the Yuan Dynasty and join the New Tang Dynasty. As for those national righteousness, loyalty, and personal grievances, they are just side effects. There are only two issues to consider at the core. One is which side?
The power can win, and the second is whether the family is safe or not.
Shi Gang already wanted to surrender. He didn't care so much about his family in Zhending Mansion. He only knew that he didn't want to die. "Father, we won't be able to escape quickly if we follow the army!"
"Stop the quarrel!" Shi Tianze cursed, whipped Shi Gang's horse to drive him away, and directed his soldiers to retreat.
He has been defeated by Li Xia many times and has a lot of experience in escaping. "Moo!"
Suddenly there was another elephant cry. A shout came from the Tang army. "Where is Shi Tianze!"
Shi Gang's whole face wrinkled up in anxiety, and he desperately drove his horse forward to escape.
Immediately afterwards there was a shower of arrows.
"Swish swish swish"
While firing arrows, the Tang army shouted in Chinese: "Put down your weapons. Those who surrender will not be killed!" There were mostly Han soldiers nearby, and many of them were already shouting in Hebei accent: "Don't kill me!" Shi Bang looked again.
Shi Tianze.
"Father, our father!"
Under the blood-red light, he saw that an arrow had pierced Shi Tianze's neck. Shi Gang stopped running away, got off his horse and rushed over, supporting the crumbling Shi Tianze. Shi Tianze murmured: "True family"
Throughout his life, he sought preservation and stability, first protecting the historian and then his hometown. After that, he wanted to govern the Central Plains and seek Han rule. He even thought about more, but he did not dare to take any risks.
So he conspired with Li Fen and finally killed Li Fen, hesitantly trying to find a way to get the best of both worlds. As a result, an unexpected arrow killed him hastily.
At this last moment, he asked himself, what more could he do to protect his neighbors, navigate the river, and restore the vitality of the Central Plains in terms of the world in the north?
With so many words stuck in his throat, Shi Tianze's eyes turned gray. His body lost its support and fell off his horse.
"Father!"
Shi Gang was also thrown to the ground, and he knelt down and hugged Shi Tianze, looking at the lifeless face and crying loudly. The sun completely submerged into the horizon, and the sky turned completely dark.
There were constant sounds of footsteps all around, and someone shouted: "General, where is Shi Tianze?"
Yang Bence immediately stepped forward and looked at Shi Tianze's body. There was no sympathy in his eyes, only pride. When a generation of famous Mongolian and Yuan generals died, a new generation of generals would naturally rise to the top.
What do you mean by merit or demerit? It’s just that the winner is the king and the loser is the enemy. “Keep pursuing! Don’t run away from Kublai Khan!”