Chapter 424: Overlord of the Sea, Goryeo Surrenders
Xu Da and Liang Rong had already expected that the Mongols would use the strategy of dividing their forces and attacking together, ignoring the cavalry on the left and right flanks, and only attacking Muhu in the front.
Just hearing the sound of "pah pah pah" gunfire, the Muhu cavalrymen fell off their horses one by one.
Although the Mongolians fully demonstrated their superb riding skills and stayed close to the horse's back, the muskets were too powerful and the horses would fall to the ground after being shot.
The charging distance of just fifty feet once again caused heavy losses to the Muhus.
Hu Linchi's two outflanking cavalry took the opportunity to circle to both sides of the position.
At this moment, only a few loud "rumbling" sounds were heard, and the ground shook violently.
Explosions sounded from both sides of the third position at the same time.
It turned out that Jiangdu Army had buried explosive packets in the third position in advance. When the enemy came, they immediately clicked the fuse remotely to detonate them.
Dust rose more than two feet high, and dozens of cavalrymen and horses at the center of the explosion were blown to pieces.
The total number of casualties in this explosion was only over a hundred.
However, the huge explosion has already acted as a deterrent.
Every charging cavalryman couldn't help but tremble with fear, fearing that there were traps ahead, so his speed couldn't help but slow down a bit, and his formation became quite chaotic.
At this moment, gunfire from the second position rang out.
The two Mongolian cavalry were just stunned, and before they had time to attack the Jiangdu Army in the third position, another large piece fell down like wheat.
Hu Linchi was frightened and angry. The enemy's two positions were covering each other, and he was a living target. If he continued to fight, he would definitely lose.
He quickly sent an order for five thousand-man troops to attack the second position.
The five thousand men rushed forward in the face of a hail of bullets, and by the time they reached the second position, their number had been reduced by nearly half.
The remaining two thousand people had just rushed to the second position, when they heard a "swish" sound, and countless arrows were fired from the first position.
Some Mongolian soldiers were shot and killed on the spot, while the rest abandoned their horses and jumped into the position to fight the enemy at close range.
However, there were also five thousand-man swordsmen troops in the second position. Before long, all five thousand Mongolian cavalry were wiped out.
By this time, the battle at the first position had become fierce.
While the second position was being restrained, a large number of Mongolians rushed to the first position. Some jumped into the trench to fight, while others stood by the trench and shot the enemies in the trench.
However, as the five thousand Mongolian troops were eliminated, gunfire rang out again from the second position, and they began to cover the first position again.
When Hu Linchi saw that all five thousand-man troops were killed in less than two quarters of an hour, he was filled with fear. He had never seen an enemy with such terrifying lethality.
Just when Hu Linchi was in a daze, a bullet was shot from the second position and passed through his cheek.
Hu Linchi hugged his face and wanted to say something, but suddenly there was a "pop" and he fell off his horse.
This shot went directly into the back of the head. Hu Linchi shook a few times on the ground and died on the spot.
A group of Mongolian captains were already frightened after the battle. Seeing that their leader was killed in battle, they did not dare to hesitate and led their troops to withdraw from the battlefield.
Muhu's situation on the front was even worse. They were like bait. They were facing the gunfire from the first position. Aktai and Lichi had already died in battle.
The uncle was also shot in the thigh. Under the protection of his two sons, he had already fled the battlefield.
Seeing the cavalry on the left and right wings retreating, the herders turned their horses and retreated towards Yingzhou Mountain.
Seeing the Mongolians retreating, a group of men in black suddenly rushed out of a nearby forest, holding long knives, and killed the nearest Mongolians.
The Mongols simply regarded them as an ambush set by Jiangdu's army and did not dare to fight with them. They just retreated. Many Mongolian soldiers were hacked to death by these men in black during their escape.
Xu Da led the soldiers out of the trench, and the group of men in black ran over quickly. It turned out to be the group of Japanese!
The Japanese leader at the head of the group held up the head of a hundred Mongolian households, threw it at Xu Da's feet, and cupped his hands.
"My shogunate, General Nagao Tadayoshi, would like to offer the heads of hundreds of Mongolian families to the general!" the Japanese leader said in broken Chinese.
Xu Da said expressionlessly: "Aren't you with the Mongols? Why do you want to attack them?"
Nagao Tadayoshi said loudly: "What the general doesn't know is that the Mongols have been oppressing us Japanese people for a long time. They even conquered our Japanese country three times that year. Everyone in this country hates them to the core!"
Xu Dadao: "Then you are still helping the Mongols to fend off the Japanese pirates?"
Nagao Tadayoshi sighed and said: "The Mongols are powerful, and we need their horses. To use your country's words, we are called Xu and Snake Tail!"
At this moment, Zhu San, Zhao Desheng and others came over and asked why Nagao Tadayoshi turned against the enemy. Nagao Tadayoshi repeated what he had just said.
Zhao Desheng snorted and said: "They are indeed a group of ungrateful barbarians!"
Nagao Tadayoshi seemed not to hear it and did not defend himself.
Zhu San smiled slightly and said: "You can't say that. Since General Changwei is willing to abandon the dark side and turn to the bright side, that's the best thing."
Nagao Tadayoshi said with great joy: "Thank you so much, General!"
Xu Da was slightly surprised. Judging from Zhu San's previous attitude, he should be more distrustful of Japanese people than he was. Why was he suddenly so friendly?
But there is no time to think too much at the moment, cleaning the battlefield is the first priority!
Xu Da personally led a team of 100 people to patrol the battlefield, searching for injured Mongolians, asking them if they would surrender, and shooting them immediately if they refused to surrender.
During the search, he only heard the honking of horses, which made him feel a little scared. As he walked along, he saw that there were many wounded soldiers on the ground, and even more horses.
Qin Lingsi's eyes were red, and she was leading a group of soldiers to treat the injured horses.
Xu Da sighed secretly.
It was the first time for all generals to use musketeers as the main force in combat. Although the power of muskets made everyone happy, the lethality of muskets against horses was far beyond everyone's expectations.
Suddenly, Zhao Desheng's roar suddenly sounded.
"What are you doing?"
Xu Da turned around and saw that the Japanese were approaching the battlefield.
Nagao Tadayoshi said hurriedly: "We are willing to help your army clear the battlefield!"
Liang Rong said coldly: "Thank you, General Changwei, for your kindness. We can clean up the battlefield ourselves. You can go and rest!"
Nagao Tadayoshi sighed, and had no choice but to stand aside with his men, his eyes flashing, not knowing what he was thinking.
Half an hour later, the battlefield was cleared.
Xu Da came to Zhu San and heard the statistician say: "Our army killed 1,452 people and wounded 2,621 people. We captured 3,144 enemy soldiers." p>
"Beheaded 16,704 enemy soldiers and captured more than 7,000 war horses!"
Zhao Desheng looked around and suddenly said: "That's not right, why did you only get so few horses?"
Qin Lingsi's eyes were slightly red, and she said softly: "More than 20,000 horses were seized in total, but more than 5,000 were seriously injured and more than 9,000 were slightly injured!"
Although Xu Da guessed that the horses were injured a lot, he was still shocked when he heard this number.
Zhu San immediately sent someone to return to Jiangdu Prefecture by boat. While reporting the victory to Jiangdu Prefecture, he also asked Jiangdu Prefecture to bring more veterinarians and wound medicine to treat the horses.
Early the next morning, scouts came to report urgently, saying that the Mongols had fled from the north coast to Korea last night and were still transporting horses in large ships.
Zhu San, Qin Lingsi and others hurriedly led their troops towards Yingzhou Mountain. When they arrived at the foot of the mountain, the three yurts turned out to be empty.
Several people led their troops to chase them to the north bank, where the Mongols just transported the second batch of war horses away.
The horses were heavy, and the Mongolian ships were sent from Quanzhou, Goryeo, and there were not many of them.
Moreover, it took a lot of time to transport soldiers before. We only had time to transport more than 4,000 horses, and there were still more than 18,000 horses on the shore that we had no time to transport.
When the Mongols saw the enemy chasing them, they abandoned their horses and fled by boat.
Zhu San immediately ordered Xu Da and Liang Rong to lead 10,000 naval troops to pursue the Mongolian soldiers.
Xu Da and his two men first boarded the boat on the west coast of the island, and when they chased after them, they were delayed for a long time. All the Mongolians had fled to Quanzhou.
Xu Da and Liang Rong ordered the bombardment of the entire coastline of Goryeo and asked the King of Goryeo to hand over all the Mongolians and war horses!
When the news reached Kaijing, it was already two days later, and King Gongmin was leading an army to besiege Kaijing.
When he learned that Jeju Island had been captured and that Jiangdu's army had pursued Goryeo, King Gongmin was shocked and frightened, and he hurriedly summoned all his officials for a meeting.
Zheng Shiyun said loudly: "Your Majesty, don't worry, I have sent someone to inquire. It was the Jiangdu Army that captured Jeju Island, the largest rebel army in the south of the Yangtze River. The Red Scarf Army was the rebel army in the north of the Yangtze River, not the same army!" p>
King Gongmin breathed a sigh of relief and said: "Jiangdu Army asked us to hand over the Mongols. What should we do?"
General An You smiled sinisterly and said: "Your Majesty, we might as well send someone to negotiate terms with Jiangdu's army. As long as they are willing to give us four thousand Mongolian horses, we will join forces with them to destroy that Mongolian army!" p>
Li Guishou agreed: "Yes, it seems that the Mongols are no longer able to survive. It would be a good idea to take the opportunity to make good friends with Jiangdu's army!"
Cui Ying said in a deep voice: "Our army's first priority right now is to recover Kaijing, and we must not be distracted by other things! Besides, the Mongols still have nearly 20,000 troops. If they cause rebellion in Koryo, the disaster will be endless!"
King Gongmin hesitated for a moment and looked at Zheng Shiyun.
"What do you think, General Zheng?"
Zheng Shiyun said: "What General Cui said is reasonable. If you don't solve the internal troubles first, you will easily get involved in the decisive battle between the Mongols and the Han people, and you will be worried about the country's subjugation!"
King Gongmin's expression changed slightly, and he hurriedly said: "Then ignore them and capture Kaijing quickly!"
Cui Ying added: "We will not intervene in the Mongolian-Han conflict, but we must not offend the two families. Jiangdu Army has become the overlord of the sea. Now that the end of the year is approaching, we need to send an envoy to Jiangdu Mansion immediately to express submission to prevent the other side from attacking.
Come and attack!"
King Gongmin said: "What about the Yuan Dynasty?"
Cui Ying said: "We also sent out envoys to worship. The Yuan Dynasty is still strong and cannot be offended. When the winner is determined between the two sides, we can only focus on worshiping the winning country!"
King Gongmin looked at Zheng Shiyun, saw him nodding, and said: "Well, choose the right person immediately, bring more gold and silver treasures, and send envoys to the two countries to pay homage!"