A wild boar roared, circled around, spread its hooves and hit the cavalry in front.
"Whoosh."
The arrow hit its belly, but another cavalryman walked around to its side and shot an arrow.
The wild boar bared its teeth in anger, but was hit by another arrow on the other side.
Finally, it lost too much blood and was no longer able to resist, and fell down whining in the cavalry's belly.
Abode is originally a hunting tactic, and hunting and fighting are sometimes the same.
The cavalry shouted twice, ordering the servants to pull the beast's body back to the camp.
The Mongolian army camp is more than 20 miles east of Jingchuan City.
They had been marching in a hurry, but when they arrived here, they suddenly stopped and scattered their horses to explore... It seemed that there was a Song army blocking the road ahead.
Of course there will be Song troops. It just depends on whether they are more or less and whether they are well defended. The Mongolian soldiers don't care about this because they trust their commander.
The wild boar meat was roasted on the campfire for a while and then brought to Ashu's tent.
Ah Shu casually grabbed the meat, chewed it, and continued to listen to Tan Ma's report.
He was very experienced in sneaking out of secret passages, and he was always on guard against being ambushed by enemy soldiers. He not only sent vanguards to go ahead, but also sent many scouts to climb high and look into the distance.
"The Song army blocked the front sixty miles, occupied the city, dug trenches outside the city, built high fortresses, and sealed the roads..."
Hearing that the Song army was digging ditches and building fortresses, A Shu became alert and felt that the Song army was already prepared.
But it shouldn't be.
Reports of the battle on the eastern front had reached Liupan Mountain, and were later handed over to A Shu. During the battle between Liu Zheng and Zhang Jue at Beiluoshui, more than two thousand Tanma Red Army troops fled north and crossed into the Loess Platform.
In the end, only a few dozen people were left along the Jinghe River Valley Road and fled to Liupan Mountain. When they were in Guanzhong, they discovered that Liu Zheng was defeated, but they also severely defeated the Song army and wiped out nearly 10,000 enemies. After all, he was known as "Sai Cunxiao"
The talent of a general.
Ah Shu also learned from their mouths that the Song army's defenses on the Jing Valley Road were lacking.
While in Gongchang, Tan Ma actually saw Li Xia leading five thousand cavalry to Tianshui.
After withdrawing from Gongchang, A Shu was sure to mobilize at least 30,000 Song troops to pursue and intercept them, including Li Xia and Lian Xixian, who were all restrained to the west of Gongchang.
After calculation, it can be determined that Guanzhong is empty and the defenders of Jinghe River Valley Road are insufficient.
But now it seems that there is another possibility. The Song army deliberately sent a small group of deserters out of the Jing River Valley Road and released false news to attract them to go this way. The false news was mixed with the true story of "Liu Zheng was defeated."
According to the news, A Shu was not suspicious at first.
The Song Army had expected that he would come, so they could deploy their defenses so quickly.
Ah Shu hoped that he had guessed wrong.
But the following situation made him discover that he was really a born warrior, with keen intuition and premonition of danger.
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After resting for a day in Jingchuan, A Shu ordered his troops and horses to continue marching to attack Gao'an City where the Song army was stationed.
This is the site of Qianshui City in the Northern Wei Dynasty. "匌" means foundation. Gao墌 probably refers to the high foundation left by Qianshui City.
The road in Longdong is not as dangerous as the Shu Road. In comparison, the road is quite open.
As for whether the Huangshan Plateau is high or not, it depends on where it is compared with, but it cannot be compared with the Qinling Mountains.
Therefore, the Song army's occupation of the high hills was not enough to block the road, so they divided their troops outside the city and dug ditches and built forts.
Thanks to the terrain, Ah Shu was not ambushed, but it was not easy to pass through the Song army's defense line.
The trumpet sounded, and the Mongolian army began to attack the city.
Ah Shu did not capture many people this time, only about a thousand people captured from the mountains and forests.
More than a thousand people were driven with large-scale artillery carts and carts, preparing to fill the trenches in front and destroy the high fortresses built by the Song army.
Unexpectedly, the Song army actually sent five thousand cavalry to kill them.
Seeing this situation, Tie Bilie drove his horse forward and said: "This is what happened outside Gongchang City. The Song army suddenly came out and I had to retreat temporarily."
Ah Shu sneered, sincerely looking down on Tie Bilie.
There were only five thousand cavalry, which happened to be wiped out in the field, and they took advantage of the victory to break through the Song army's defense line.
After entering Guanzhong, the terrain is flat and wide, which is far safer than being trapped here...
The war had just started, but I saw a Song army flag coming out of the city. It was actually a royal flag with the words "Prince Li of Pingling County of Song Dynasty" written in large letters.
The morale of the Song army was greatly boosted and they cheered endlessly.
As soon as Ashu saw it, murderous intent burst out in his eyes, and he wished he could ride his horse and kill him himself.
But today is just the first battle, a tentative confrontation, and it is not yet time for a decisive battle.
There is no need to fight to the death, just like hunting a wild boar, shoot the wild boar with arrows until it bleeds.
Now, Li Xia, the wild boar, is pawing his hooves and heading towards this side.
A smart hunter will not be hit by a wild boar. He can just avoid it by riding a horse, then circle around and look for an opportunity.
"Ming Jin!"
Tie Bilie was stunned for a moment, glanced at Ah Shu, and thought to himself that this famous general was no different from him in fighting.
Ah Shu made a decisive decision and immediately decided to withdraw his troops.
Li Xia has already arrived at Jingchuan, so there must be more Song troops surrounding him.
There is no need to fight again. First go back to Liupan Mountain and then Liangzhou. There will be many opportunities to defeat the enemy in the future. When Li Fen's rebellion is put down, the Yellow River freezes in winter.
At that time, A Shu followed Wu Liang Hetai into Sichuan and Sichuan twice, but retreated in defeat. He also retreated into Guangxi and returned in defeat.
But it doesn't matter, if he doesn't get annihilated, he will eventually break through the Song Dynasty...
"Go back to Liupan Mountain!"
The Mongolian army retreated like water.
Ah Shu retreated too quickly. He retreated as soon as they made contact. It was not a rout. The Mongolian cavalry were all experienced. They left only more than a hundred casualties and quickly left the battlefield.
Returning to the camp, he took the horses with him, but the horses couldn't move and retreated.
In Jingchuan, there are few roads to walk on.
You can go to Qingyang Mansion in the north and Chang'an in the east, but the roads are blocked by Li Xia;
Going south, you can take the Lingtai Ancient Road to Fengxiang, but A Shu doesn't plan to go because Lian Xixian has taken precautions and the road is small and difficult to get out;
To the southwest, there is a small road that can lead to Guanshan and reach Longxi through Fanxukou Road, but A Shu did not dare to leave. The first time he was caught by surprise, and the second time he thought the Song general was a fool.
You can only go northwest, leading to Liupan Mountain.
There is no other way...
Thinking of this, the uneasy premonition became stronger.
"Report!"
The detective horse came galloping from afar.
This was the first time that Ah Shu did not let Tan Ma report directly. Instead, he dismounted, walked to one side, and listened to his report on the military situation alone.
"Marshal Du, the Song Army was discovered in the west..."
Soon, another scout came to report, and there were also Song troops from the south coming from Fengxiang along the Lingtai Ancient Road...
Ah Shu didn't admit it, but he felt vaguely like a wild boar that had been drawn into a trap.
He regretted not having a fight to the death with Li Xia today.
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It is indeed Li Xia who is holding on to Gaocheng City.
It is true that Ah Shu traveled around fifteen hundred miles, and Li Xia also ran a lot. He first captured Jindou Pass, then rushed to Tianshui to support him, pursued Ah Shu to Hezhou, and then rushed to Gaoshan to set up defenses.
Both sides came from afar exhausted.
Lian Xixian had already made preparations for this plan to force Ah Shu to fight in the Jinghe Valley Road while he was still in Fengxiang Mansion. He did not start planning until he got the news from Li Zengbo... It can only be said that although the two people guarding Longxi get along,
No, it’s the same thing when things happen.
Including Li Xia, the three people commanding this battle from the Song Army all believed that it was time for a decisive battle.
Li Xia considered the entire situation and believed that Li Fen and Song Ting could not contain Kublai Khan for too long, and they must annihilate A Shu's troops as soon as possible;
Lian Xixian had never been a minister of the Song Dynasty and had no concept of defense in his mind. He had been planning a decisive battle;
Li Zengbo was the last to realize this. He had been defending all his life and always had foresight in defense, but he still saw the situation getting worse year by year. Now that he finally had the opportunity for a decisive battle, he was also the most excited...
It's not that A-Shu is too capable and requires the three of them to work together to defeat the enemy. In fact, if A-Shu doesn't run away, he can easily be defeated by one of them.
This is the difference between offensive and defensive momentum.
If one day Li Xia can lead his troops into the grassland, I'm afraid he will need more than ten Ashu to chase and intercept him.
No matter what, Ah Shu can fight if he wants to, and he has to fight if he doesn't want to.
The Song army was in no hurry to start a war. Since the road had been completely blocked, the longer the Mongolian army was besieged, the higher the chance of victory.
Therefore, Li Xia only defended Gao'an, Liu Jinsuo guarded the north of Gao'an City, and Yang Ben led the cavalry to respond. This is the east, with a total of more than 10,000 troops.
To the west, Li Zengbo personally led more than 10,000 people to fight out of Fanxu, and more than 6,000 people including Lu Xiaoyou, Bao San, and Houhu came up from the Lingtai Ancient Road...
The Song army was not in a hurry, but A Shu was very decisive.
After knowing that he was trapped in a blockade, he immediately chose the direction to break out of the encirclement. After only taking a day's rest, he was able to break out of the encirclement with all his strength.
He did not choose to go west to attack Li Zengbo's defense line, but suddenly attacked Liu Jinsuo's defense line the next night.
The 15,000 Mongolian cavalrymen fought against the trapped beasts regardless of casualties, and tried their best as soon as the battle began...