General Mao Yi'er raised his head and glanced at Naiyan's flag embroidered with a cross, which was getting closer and closer. He summoned the messengers and said, "Go and tell the commanders. Even though the Yuan army shouted fiercely, the cavalry came running and attacked every time.
If you don't rush into the formation directly, you want to scare our formation, or attract our soldiers to chase them, don't fall into the trap. Hold the line when it's time to hold on, rest first when it's time to rest, and then take turns in the second half of the night, the night is still long.
"Here."
The messengers rushed to deliver the message, but they actually felt that the general was a bit verbose.
But this is how Mao Yi'er fights, and everything must be explained clearly and repeatedly. Over the years, he has been guarding Tongguan, and any oversight may put the enemy in danger, so he has developed the habit of being cautious.
It was not enough to send someone to deliver the order, Mao Yi'er also personally boarded different observation cars to observe the situation on the battlefield.
His appearance was not as majestic as other generals in the army, and he was still dark-skinned, like a farmer, so the soldiers were not afraid of him. When they saw him passing by, they all said hello.
"General, why hasn't it been our turn to kill the enemy yet?"
"That's good, it means the enemy hasn't broken through the front line of defense yet." Mao Yi'er said, "Don't worry, there are plenty of opportunities for you to kill the enemy. Relax, don't tighten too much, maintain your strength, and go to the battlefield at the critical moment."
After walking a little further, I saw a civil servant talking to several generals, and the content was almost the same.
"Field warfare is no better than defending the city. We used to defend Tongguan, and our troops were spread out at the top of the city. Everyone could hit the enemy, but field warfare requires formation. The Yuan army is now very powerful, but in fact, it only sent less than half of its troops to attack us.
, wait until we are exhausted from fighting in the middle of the night, and then the remaining cavalry will begin to charge. Moreover, they are currently consuming the energy of the horses, and they can still change horses by then..."
Mao Yi'er walked over and took a look and saw that it was his military staff officer named Chen Yuzhi.
Chen Yuzhi was originally a scholar in the Song Dynasty. He moved from Jiangling to Guanzhong a few years ago. Lu Xiufu once praised him for his talent. If he was in the Song Dynasty, he would definitely be a high school scholar. Chen Yuzhi said he only wanted to devote himself to the great cause of restoring the Central Plains, so he was arranged
He went to Tongguan to learn how to handle military affairs, and gradually became one of Mao Yi'er's staff officers.
"General."
"Mr. Chen." Mao Yi'er called out politely, then turned around and scolded the generals under his command, "I told you to maintain your strength. You all don't understand, right?"
"I was afraid that the soldiers would be too nervous, so I came here to say a few words. After all, it's not easy to fight at night."
Chen Yuzhi stood up, followed Mao Yi'er and walked forward, passed through the array, and walked to the observation car closest to the front line, observing the battlefield again.
I saw the Yuan army cavalry running in circles in front of the Tang army's formation, firing arrows from time to time.
There were hand-to-hand confrontations, but not many.
"The situation on the right wing is different from that on the front. Our defensive pressure is much smaller, which shows that Naiyan has not reached the point where we have to win regardless of casualties.
Mao Yi'er nodded, stared at the battlefield, and said, "I'm not afraid of Mr. Chen's jokes. I'm actually extremely nervous for this battle."
Chen Yuzhi asked in surprise: "Why is the general so nervous?" "The opposite side is the Mongolian sect king, and that is the sect king."
"The general has guarded Tongguan for several years despite the wind and rain, preventing the Mongolians from entering the pass. He has made great military achievements. How can he be afraid of a dandy?"
Mao Yi'er said: "What a great military exploit. When I first joined the army, a Mongolian centurion could scare me to death. That year, His Majesty attacked Chengdu and killed a clan king. That was a big deal. I didn't think so.
One day I will face off against a sect king alone."
"But in my eyes, Naiyan is not worthy to be compared with the general."
Mao Yi'er didn't answer, but still stared at the firelight on the front line, his eyes flashing slightly, but he was actually a little embarrassed.
Chen Yuzhi looked at the front of the formation for a while and then said: "Shall I give the general a poem?" "Poetry?"
Mao Yi'er was stunned and felt very strange.
When he was on the run, when he first became a pawn, he never thought that one day he would be respected by a scholar and the scholar would even send him a poem.
He is now considered to be outstanding, but because of his humble background, he is often prone to being embarrassed when facing others.
I mentally lowered my stance.
Chen Yuzhi pondered for a moment and was about to recite a poem. Suddenly, the horn sound of the Yuan army in front changed its tune. "They are about to charge!"
Mao Yi'er shouted loudly and ordered the entire army to stand ready.
It seemed that Naiyan didn't have much patience. After only harassing for less than an hour, he felt that the Tang army was tired and could charge.
The Yuan army was finally willing to pay casualties, rushed in front of the Tang army, and all swung their hammers.
"Raise your shields! Spears!"
Once the battle situation became tense, Mao Yi'er suddenly seemed to be a different person.
The sense of humility in him disappeared instantly, and he finally revealed the domineering power of a general.
"Put up my flag higher, so that when the brothers see the enemy cavalry, I won't retreat even if they bump into me!"
The bonfires on the battlefield were blazing, melting the surrounding snow and illuminating the soldiers who were fighting at night.
A watch cart was pushed three hundred steps away from the battlefield. Naiyan dismounted and boarded the watch cart.
Maserigis also followed up and said: "If we fight like this, I'm afraid we will lose many warriors."
"My grandfather was the first king among the kings to support Kublai Khan." Naiyan said to himself, "His choice gave the host kings greater power. Do you know? Every time he takes the throne
In every battle, my grandfather chose the right person."
"God bless you."
"But we can't make the right choice every time. The battles for the throne are too frequent." Naiyan said: "I promise this is the last time. Between Kublai Khan and Li Xia, I can only choose Kublai Khan. Fortunately.
As long as I win, I will replace Brother Shixiang and become the most powerful sect king."
After saying that, he nervously approached Ma Xuelijisi's face and said: "Li Xia said that there will be a general attack on the third day of November, so by dawn at the latest, the entire Tang army will arrive on the battlefield. We only have
One night to win, pray for me, mage."
"I will deliver the king's confession to God."
Maserigis immediately made the sign of the cross, closed his eyes and began to pray. Seeing this, Naiyan felt much at ease.
Above his head, a flag embroidered with a cross was flying, as if he was carrying God's will to defeat the sinful enemy.
North of Dadu City.
Zhang Jue took out a drawing and looked at it carefully for a while, with a look of contemplation in his eyes.
After a long time, Liu Jinsuo, who was covered in blood, came over and said: "Commander, let's attack this capital city at night! I heard that His Majesty is already fighting a decisive battle with Kublai Khan. We must kill him quickly."
"Who did you listen to?"
Liu Jinsuo scratched his head and said: "Obviously there are a lot less cavalry in the city. And His Majesty said that the general attack on Kublai Khan will be on November 3rd."
"Don't worry."
"What is the commander thinking about?"
Zhang Jue said: "I was thinking that there is an extra city wall ahead."
It was in the northern part of the Yuan capital city. There was an earth wall that divided the entire city into "日" characters, which just blocked the way of the Tang army.
"Isn't this city wall always there?" Liu Jinsuo said, "I saw it as soon as I entered the city."
"But it's not on the drawing."
Liu Jinsuo looked at the drawing in Zhang Jue's hand and said, "Isn't that very simple? It is not obvious on Zhang Rou's drawing that this wall was built behind.
Zhang Jue said: "Who built it? How long did it take to build? How was it built?"
"Is this important? If we can't attack it, we'll go around the city and attack Kublai Khan. If we can attack it, I'll be the first to charge and blow it up."
"Wait." "Waiting for what?" "Waiting for news. "What news?"
"Who built this earth wall and how long it took to build it."
Liu Jinsuo couldn't help but slap his head hard, thinking to himself that maybe he was really a big fool.
~-South of Dadu City.
Namuhan strode into the sweat tent and looked at the position that belonged to Kublai Khan.
He thought for a while, finally walked forward and sat down slowly.
Inexplicably feeling a comfortable and secure feeling, he couldn't help but close his eyes,
Sighed.
Now Kublai Khan has gone out of the city to fight against Li Xia, but ordered him to guard the capital city. In his opinion, this is clear evidence that Kublai Khan intends to pass the throne to him.
When he heard footsteps coming from outside the tent, Namuhan stood up, returned to his seat and sat down.
Just as he sat down, several Yuan army generals rushed in. "Your Majesty."
"Where did the Tang army attack?" Na Muhan asked with a cold face.
He Renjie responded: "We have blocked the Tang army outside the new wall."
Namuhan said: "Remember, before Father Khan defeats Li Xia, Zhang Jue cannot be allowed to occupy the city, nor can he be allowed to support Li Xia. Continue to defend and retaliate at any time."
"yes."
"You guys will go down first."
Namuhan pointed to the Han general in the tent.
After they all retreated, only the Mongols were left in the tent. Namuhan stood up, gathered them in front of him, and spoke in a much lower voice, which seemed a bit mysterious.
"Have you ever thought about why the Tang army was able to break through Anzhenmen so quickly?"
"Because they have firearms?"
"They knew the locations of the city gates, city towers, and garrison troops very well, so they were able to get to the key locations in time after blowing up the city gates."
"Is that the blueprint of the capital city that Zhang Rou gave to Li Xia?"
"More than that." Namuhan said, "There must be people in the city cooperating with the Tang army.
"Who is the king talking about?"
"I don't know, but there must be more than one among those Han ministers. My father Khan told me before leaving that if anything goes wrong, traitors will be killed immediately."
Everyone in the tent was surprised.
"But, what does the sweat mean..."
"Father Khan could no longer trust them, so he gathered them all together in Zhongshu Province."
In fact, what Kublai Khan meant was that if he was defeated in this battle, he would eventually have to return to the grassland. Naturally, those Han officials could no longer be left with Li Xia. At that time, they would just take them with them if they could, and kill them if they couldn't.
Now that he has this intention, Muhan is not afraid to kill people and clear the obstacles in advance for the fight for the throne.
A cold light flashed in his eyes, and he said: "Now that the enemy is right in front of us, there is no time to slowly screen them. In my opinion, all those Han ministers should be killed to avoid the disaster."