A group of axe-cavalry suddenly crashed into the middle of the two lines of the Yuan army. The purpose was obviously to separate the formations of Boyan and Ali Hague.
As for the axe cavalry, as the name suggests, they are cavalrymen holding axes.
There are two sources of troops. One is that Zhang Jue selected the soldiers who are good at riding horses in his ax team, and the other is to select the good axes among the cavalry. The two of them compiled a new cavalry.
They rode the tallest horses, wore the strongest armor, and carried two axes. One was a throwing ax with blades on both sides for throwing before collision, and the other was a long-handled battle axe.
, heavy and large for slashing after impact.
As for weapons such as crossbows and grenades, they are not equipped, because the role of this cavalry is to assault and cut the battlefield, and the emphasis is on speed and ferocity.
They are the replacement for Zhang Jue's Ax Team, and what they want is the momentum to smash everything. Zhang Jue firmly believes that as long as the momentum can overwhelm the opponent on the battlefield, they can overwhelm the opponent.
"puff."
"Puff, puff, puff..."
The throwing ax fell, and flesh and blood flew.
The Yuan army cavalry looked up again and saw the black cavalry holding big axes and riding tall horses rushing towards them. They felt guilty and many people pulled the reins.
"kill!"
The ax cavalry then ran straight through the Yuan army's formation, like splitting a piece of firewood into two pieces. As a result, Boyan could no longer command Ali Hague's troops.
Especially at this time, Ali's Hague troops were trapped in the swamp.
At this point in the war, Boyan increasingly felt that defeat was approaching.
He kept urging his soldiers and horses to attack the Tang army, and even rushed to the front in person. However, it seemed that it was difficult to restore the situation. There was another thought that kept popping up in his mind.
"Evacuate. If you evacuate, you can still go back to Yanjing through Shandong. There is no need to risk your life here."
"But this way, there will be no chance to fight back. Yanjing will be completely passive and unable to defend..."
"So what if we can't defend it? You can return to the grassland, but before Genghis Khan destroyed the Jin Kingdom, the territory of the Great Mongolia was so vast. There was also Hulagu Khan in the west."
Boyan did have the idea of fighting to the death for the Great Mongolia, but he couldn't help but feel that it was not the time yet. "Ming Jin, Ming Jin! Withdraw to the south!"
At this moment, Ali Hague was still attacking Lu Xiufu's troops.
Because Boyan told him not long ago that everything was as expected, Lu Xiufu was about to be defeated, and as long as Lu Xiufu's head was hung in front of the battle, they would take advantage of the situation to defeat Zhang Jue.
However, while they were still fighting in the mud, the cavalry of the Tang Army had already attacked behind them. Immediately afterwards, the sound of ringing gold rang out.
"Withdraw! Let's withdraw too!" Ali Hague shouted.
It is still unclear whether Boyan's main force can be withdrawn, but Ali Hague's ten thousand people are already in a difficult situation. To the north is Longhu, to the east is Caihe, and to the south are the ax cavalry sent by Zhang Jue.
And the shouts of killing were heard in the west. It was the defenders in Zhengzhou City who had left the city to block their escape route. What made Ali Hague even more uncomfortable was that in this terrain, most of his cavalry had already dismounted.
war.
"Warriors! Fight out!"
A loud killing cry was heard.
Lying in the mud, Lu Xiufu's eyelids moved and he slowly opened his eyes. "Ms. Lu? Mr. Lu is awake!"
"Zhengzhou...Zhengzhou City..."
"It's not lost! Mr. Lu, the city of Zhengzhou is not lost. It was the Yuan army that deceived us. Marshal Zhang Jue has returned. If we want to win, we must win."
Lu Xiufu's throat rolled and he said, "Okay... okay!"
"Doctor! Doctor, please see how Mr. Lu is doing?"
"Ms. Lu is fine. He's not sick, nor did he faint from fright. He just fell asleep. He fell asleep."
"That's good, that's good."
Lu Xiufu had stretched out his hands to support the mud and stood up.
He walked forward and saw that the war was coming to an end. Many of Ali Hague's soldiers and horses stuck in the mud had surrendered.
, only the last hundred or so people were left and were surrounded by the Tang army.
"Teacher." Fan Xueyi caught up and said, "A general asked whether to recruit Ali Hague to surrender?"
Lu Xiufu shook his head and said: "When the battle has reached this point, all the soldiers and horses have surrendered, but they are still resisting in a corner. Kill them."
"yes."
Not far away, a flag slowly fell down and fell into the mud.
The flag bearer of the Yuan army has died in the battle.
There are fewer and fewer people around Ali Hague.
Lu Xiufu took a look and felt that there was no problem, so he continued to walk forward. After walking for a while, he heard a roar not far away, speaking in very pure Chinese. "A man should make great contributions to the world! Even if he dies in battle, he will have no regrets!"
That was Ali Hague shouting.
Lu Xiufu never looked back.
He was too tired and in no mood to care about the doomed enemy. He wanted to see how Boyan's main force was doing.
Behind him, Ali Hague was still fighting hard, his bearded face stained with blood, and his expression was extremely fierce.
But no matter how fierce they were, they were still chopped down by the Tang soldiers who came with axes.
Finally, a burly body crashed into the mud...
But Lu Xiufu has stepped out of the mud and onto solid ground.
He paused for a moment, feeling the comfort that the solidity under his feet brought him.
Looking up, there were blood and corpses everywhere in front of him. From a distance, Nai saw Boyan's flag swaying southward, looking very embarrassed.
Lu Xiufu, who had always been reserved and solemn, rarely spoke sarcastically. "Ha, Prime Minister Boyan. Kublai Khan only employs people like this..."
The horn sounded again on the battlefield, and Zhang Jue's banner began to move south, chasing Boyan.
So the Tang Army's cavalry quickly changed direction and continued their pursuit following the commander's banner, leaving only a messy battlefield and groans all over the sky.
Lu Xiufu still has to deal with all this.
It was not until late at night that Lu Xiufu finally returned to Zhengzhou City with the wounded soldiers and prisoners.
However, he still did not dare to relax completely, because although Boyan's troops were defeated, they had not yet been wiped out. The situation in Henan was still close to being finalized. At this time, the more he could not relax.
But it was not until dawn that we got new news.
"Mr. Lu."
There was a call outside the door, and Lu Xiufu was immediately startled and asked, "Is Zhang Shuai back?!"
"no."
However, the subordinate led a person straight in and pushed the door open. This was inconsistent with etiquette.
However, Lu Xiufu looked up and saw Lin Zi. "Why are you here? Your Majesty?"
Lin Zi closed the door and said, "Your Majesty is on his way to Luoyang. He is worried about the situation in Zhengzhou and has specially ordered me to come over."
Lu Xiufu was startled instead, and said hurriedly: "Bo Yan fled south, and he will definitely flee into the Song Dynasty. If he and Lu Wenhuan unite to attack Your Majesty, it will be dangerous. Envoy Lin, please send a horse to report to Your Majesty."
"The Military Intelligence Department will naturally pass on the news." Lin Zi said calmly, "The Military Intelligence Department also has some news for Marshal Zhang and Mr. Lu."
"What?"
Lin Zi came here mainly to tell Zhang Jue about these things. At the same time, he really needed to tell Lu Xiufu, so he said: "His Majesty, Yan Zhongji, Shandong, has sent someone to contact you. Instead of chasing Boyan's cavalry, it is better to break it off completely."
His way back is to make him unable to return."
"It would be great if Shandong can be pacified." Lu Xiufu was happy at first, but then he pondered, still a little worried, and said, "But what if Boyan doesn't retreat to Shandong?"
"There are some things that the Public Opinion Department knows better."
Lin Zidao: "Actually, after the Song Dynasty became a foreign enemy, these matters should be investigated by us, but the Public Opinion Department has many spies there."
"What?"
"Previously, His Majesty sent Wang Xun to temporarily appease Lu Wenhuan, but Lu Wenhuan is a vassal after all, and I am afraid that he will not be completely convinced by Wang Xun. Therefore, Your Majesty came here in person this time."
"Your Majesty, are you sure you can control the Lu family?"
"What do you think, Mr. Lu?"
Lu Xiufu nodded habitually, thinking about this matter.
After thinking about it, he suddenly sighed: "Luoyang, is it Tianyuan?"
"What?"
"Tian Yuan on the chessboard." Lu Xiufu murmured, "With this move, your Majesty, if you capture Tian Yuan...as long as you surrender to the Lu family, Boyan will lose the help of Lu Wenhuan and have no choice but to flee to Shandong."
"By then Yan Zhongji from Shandong has surrendered."
"Bo Yan is desperate and his entire army is annihilated, leaving only the isolated city of Yanjing in Meng Yuan. Sooner or later, they will be defeated."
"One more piece of news for Mr. Lu. The Public Opinion Department has news about Lin'an. I don't know the details yet."
"Lin'an? As long as your Majesty surrenders to the Lu family, and pretends to go down the Han River to cut off Jia Sidao's food supply, Lin'an will be in chaos first, and Jia Sidao will be defeated."
Lin Zi asked: "Does Mr. Lu understand your Majesty's intention?"
"Understood."
"Okay, then I'm going to meet Marshal Zhang. Goodbye."
After Lu Xiufu got up and sent Lin Zi off, he returned to the public room and continued to think. Then he gradually became excited and even tapped his fingers on the table as if he was playing chess.
He has good chess skills. At this time, he is guessing Li Xia's intention and gradually has a chess strategy in his mind.
Sometimes you occupy the four corners, sometimes you occupy the center. When playing chess, you need to take your time and lead with points, and finally form an advantageous situation.
Now that this move has been made, it's time to surround and kill the big dragons one after another...
On the official road south of Weizhou, a group of soldiers and horses were marching. The person guarding them was Li Xia's chariot.
There were a lot of official matters that needed to be handled on the road, so sometimes he would not ride a horse, but would sit in a carriage. Occasionally, when he was free, he would play chess with Han Qiaoer.
Because the carriage was bumpy, they used charcoal to draw a chessboard on paper, drawing triangles or circles to replace the chess pieces.
On the way to the Jiangnu River in Ximeng that day, the team stopped, but a game of chess was still incomprehensible. Although Han Qiaoer was not very good at chess, he was able to memorize many chess games, and the more he played, the better he became.
I saw Li Xia holding her chin and thinking for a long time, and finally circled the pen.
Han Qiaoer stared at it with wide eyes for a while, and finally said in relief: "Wow, Brother Li, you are so good at chess."
As she shouted, Zhang Wenwan poked her head in and said in surprise: "Hey, Qiao'er, can you play chess?"
"It's not difficult." Han Qiaoer picked up the chessboard and said, "Go is more difficult, but look at this, this is simple, backgammon..."