Chapter eight hundred and ninety. Decisive battle.
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Ever since the Mongolian coalition forces withdrew from Jiezhou City, Bagan had become more and more agitated.
The Han border military attachés stationed in various places are all cunning and cunning people. They are best at seeking advantages and avoiding disadvantages, and identifying situations. Compared with their status as imperial military attaches, their mentality and behavior are more like businessmen. Of course, they are not able to turn the tide.
, the courage and responsibility to face difficulties, but they are most eager to do things like adding insult to injury and beating the dog in the water.
Seeing the fact that the Mongolian coalition forces had withdrawn, and the news that Zhao Junchen had defeated the Mongolian coalition forces at the Xiaochuan River battlefield, border military attachés from all over the country realized that the Mongolian coalition forces were now in decline, and the Ming army was very likely to
There will be a glorious victory unprecedented in a century!
All discerning people know in their hearts that the imperial court will certainly not hesitate to reward you at this time, and even if you have no merit, it will be considered as merit, and if you have merit, the reward will be higher - but the premise is that you really participated in this war, if this war starts from the beginning to the end
It has nothing to do with you in the end, and the rewards and rewards from the court afterwards will naturally not be your turn.
It's a pity that when the Mongolian coalition forces invaded the hinterland of the Ming Dynasty with overwhelming force, the border troops from all over the country were cowardly and did not participate in the war from beginning to end. The Ming army's current victory is all due to Zhao Junchen personally commanding his troops to fight hard
What they won had nothing to do with them, so the rewards and rewards from the imperial court naturally did not go to the frontier troops from various places.
As a result, the border military attachés from various places were naturally unwilling to accept this. In order to get a piece of the pie for themselves, they all used their brains and used their own magical powers.
In the end, the border military attachés with more than 1,000 households led their troops to the south bank of the Weishui River to join Zhao Junchen's main army. It was known as the "Support Assistance Formation", while the border military attaches with less than 1,000 households could not leave easily.
The station had no choice but to take a risk and sent troops one after another to harass the Mongolian coalition forces along the way.
Even the civil servants in many prefectures and counties were unwilling to be left alone. They called the people to form "volunteer teams" and joined the ranks of harassing the Mongolian coalition forces!
Of course, they also know that they do not have the ability to cause too many casualties to the Mongolian coalition forces. The border troops and Minzhuang responsible for harassing the Mongolian coalition forces are likely to collapse at a stroke and suffer heavy casualties, but as long as they are lucky, they can grab a few Mongolian Tatars.
With their heads, they can claim credit and reward from the court afterwards, categorically stating that they also played a role in fighting against the invasion of the Mongol coalition!
In short, just like what Han Feizi said - "Where there is benefit, it is all Ben, Zhu!"
And this situation is also the source of Bagan's irritability!
Along the march of the Mongolian coalition forces, all the Han people seemed to be going crazy. Almost every few dozen miles, a group of Han troops would suddenly appear and attack. However, these Han troops were all timid and cowardly. They would not wait for the Mongols.
When the coalition counterattacked, they simply fled on their own, leaving the Mongolian coalition with nowhere to use its strength, just like a punch on cotton.
At the same time, in order to ensure the safety of the march route of the Mongolian coalition forces, Bagan also sent a large number of scouts to search for traces of the main force of the Han army. These Mongolian scouts became the fat in the eyes of all Han officials, and they were all attacked one after another.
The interception and killing caused heavy damage to the horse scouts of the Mongolian coalition. Every day, many scouts could never return. Even if a few scouts barely saved their lives, they would not be able to detect useful intelligence because of the constant pursuit of the Han people!
But what bothered Bagan the most was the pursuit of Jiezhou City!
This pursuit force has about three to four thousand people. It is not large in scale and cannot be considered an elite division. However, its leader cannot be underestimated. He is well versed in the virtual and real ways of advance and retreat in the art of war. From Jiezhou City
From the beginning, they have been following the Mongolian coalition forces all the way, sometimes escaping from afar, sometimes approaching, sometimes attacking forcefully, and sometimes pretending to attack. They always seize every opportunity to harass the Mongolian coalition forces, making it difficult to guard against! Especially since there are several real or fake ones every night.
The attack not only prevented the Mongolian coalition forces from taking a full rest, but also made the troops more exhausted and their marching speed also slowed down significantly!
Under normal circumstances, Bagan would never let the Han army act recklessly, but the top priority of the Mongolian coalition now is to retreat back to the grassland as soon as possible, but they are unwilling to waste too much time and energy, so they have to passively bear the consequences of the Han army and Jiezhou in various places.
The city was constantly harassed by pursuing soldiers.
In this way, with the horse power and marching speed of the Mongolian coalition, it originally only took about three days to run from Jiezhou City to the south bank of the Wei River, but in the end it took a full five days to finally reach the south bank of the Wei River.
Moreover, at this time, the Mongolian coalition forces were exhausted and their morale was low.
At the same time, Zhao Junchen had deployed nearly 60,000 troops on the south bank of the Wei River and had been waiting for them for many days. They were waiting for work and their morale was high.
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On this day, at three o'clock in the morning, the air is crisp, the wind is light, and the clouds are light for hundreds of miles around the Weishui River!
After the Mongolian coalition forces arrived at the south bank of the Wei River, they quickly discovered the main force of the Ming army stationed on the bank. They also understood that if they wanted to return to the grassland, they had to break through the Han army's defenses, and they quickly organized their troops to prepare for war.
After taking a short rest and seeing that the physical strength and horsepower of the Mongolian cavalry had recovered somewhat, Bagan began to command the army to approach the Ming army's defense line.
Soon, the distance between the two armies was less than ten miles!
There was no envoy from the two armies trying to persuade him to surrender, nor was there any temptation to engage in a secret confrontation!
Whether it is Bagan, the coach of the Mongolian coalition, or Zhao Junchen, the coach of the Ming army, they both know that the two armies can only fight with all their strength now!
The final battle is about to begin!
Bagan rode on his horse and kept running in front of the Mongolian coalition. At the same time, he shouted loudly: "Men! Warriors! You are the eagles on the grassland! You are the wolves in the desert! You have been riding horses since you were young.
Growing up on your back! You have learned to wield a machete since you were sensible! Even the harsh environments of grasslands and deserts have not defeated you, but have made you stronger!
And what about those Han people? When you are riding horses, they only know how to cultivate food! When you wield swords, they only know how to wave hoes! Compared with our warriors on the grassland, the Han people are just a group of lambs waiting to be slaughtered.
That’s it! They are no match for us! For thousands of years, they will only tremble under our iron cavalry!
But during this period of time, on our marching route, waves of Han people began to sneak up on us and harass us! Even if we killed wave after wave, we couldn't kill them all! But have you ever thought about it?
, why did the Han people who once only knew how to cower and defend suddenly have such courage? Let me tell you, because the Han people stupidly think that we are no longer as strong as before! Because the Han people stupidly think that they have a chance to defeat us! Because the Han people think that they are the only ones who can defeat us.
It's the wolves who regard us as lambs!
Men! Warriors! It is natural for the Han people to fear us! It is the glory our ancestors won with war horses and scimitars! Now the Han people have begun to look down upon us. It is not only a shame for us people, but also disrespect for our ancestors!
Now, tell me! How should we wash away our shame? How should we comfort our ancestors? How should we reawaken the Han people's fear of us?"
While riding the horse, Bagan roared at the top of his lungs, as if he wanted to vent all the irritability and anger he had felt during this period.
It has to be said that Bagan is indeed a good at boosting the morale of the army. Under his loud roar, the originally sluggish morale of the Mongolian coalition forces was mostly restored. All the soldiers showed anger and ferocity, and they all
He roared in the loudest voice to answer Bagan’s question!
"Fight! Fight! Fight!"
"Kill! Kill! Kill!"
"Kill all the Han Chinese!"
"The Mongolian warriors are fearless!"
After receiving a fierce reply from the Mongolian soldiers, and seeing that the morale of the entire army was as high as ever, Bagan looked satisfied. Then he turned his horse's head and pointed his whip at the Han army formation not far away, and roared again: "Erlang.
People! Follow me and kill all the Han people!"
“Go for it!!!”
All of a sudden, like a flood bursting from a dike, the Mongolian allied forces rushed towards the Ming army's defense line crazily!
On the other side, seeing the Mongolian coalition attack, Zhao Junchen, who was sitting in the central army, did not change his expression. He just waved his hand and ordered: "Order the entire army to fight according to the original plan!"
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The decisive battle on the Weishui River will not be as long as the battle on the Xiaochuan River, and will end within a few chapters.
After this, Zhao Junchen’s story in Shaanxi and Gansu will enter its final stage.