This group of Mongolian soldiers is extremely brave. They know that the guns and bombs are powerful, but they still move forward with bullets.
They have also become smarter, and fewer people search the house every time.
If you find an enemy, swarm them. If the house is empty, exit immediately.
As time went by, the Mongolian army took advantage of the huge casualties and continued to move closer to the south.
Just as they reached an intersection, a squad of hundreds of musketeers poured out from the two streets on the left and right, shooting at the Mongolian soldiers in the center of the street.
This kind of frontal shooting immediately caused heavy casualties to the Yuan army.
However, the Yuan army was not angry but happy. A captain got on his horse and roared loudly in Mongolian.
"The cowardly men finally ran out. Warriors, follow me and charge!"
He galloped on his horse and rushed towards the musketeers on the cross street.
"Bang!"
A bullet ended the life of the commander, and a group of Mongolian soldiers rushing in front were shot dead.
However, behind them, more Mongolian cavalry stepped on the corpses of their companions and charged over.
After a while, the Mongolian cavalry finally rushed forward, and when they were about to fight the enemy, two teams of musketeers fled towards the east and west streets respectively.
The Mongolian cavalry laughed loudly, split into two, and chased towards the east and west streets. Unexpectedly, the enemy quickly turned into an alley connected to the street.
Those alleys are too narrow for war horses to run in.
The Mongolian soldiers were already red-eyed and abandoned their horses one after another and chased him down the alley.
However, the narrower the place, the easier it is for the musketeers to perform. With the sound of gunshots, the Mongolian soldiers entering the alley fell one by one.
The death of their companions finally brought back their sense. The Mongolian soldiers in front began to turn around and wanted to escape, but they collided with the Mongolian soldiers behind them.
Not long after, all the Mongolian soldiers who entered the alley were killed, and the Mongolian soldiers outside were also shot dead by musketeers in other residential areas.
The musketeers in the alley rushed out again, returned to the cross street, and stood in three rows. The people in the front squatted, the people in the second row half-kneeled, and the people in the last row stood.
This time, no Mongolian cavalry came over again. When they saw these two teams appearing, they knew that all their companions were dead.
Screams arose one after another on the street, and war horses were hit, neighing loudly and kicking wildly.
This cross street seemed like a ravine that could not be crossed. The battle continued to this point, and the Mongolian courage finally disappeared amidst the gunshots.
They have no strength, but have no chance to fight with the enemy. They will be killed by a bullet inexplicably.
The enemy was extremely familiar with the terrain. They managed to break into the house, but the enemy escaped through the back door, hid in another house, and continued to sneak attack them despicably.
At this time, the sky was dark, and the enemies were hiding in the dark, making it increasingly difficult to see them. The Mongolian soldiers on the street became living targets.
Finally, some Mongolian cavalry began to turn around and flee, and then fear spread rapidly like a plague.
Gao Gao was bandaging the wounds in the back, and was furious when he saw his subordinates retreating.
"Where is the supervising team? Kill the cowards who run away! Don't let any of them go!"
A general said anxiously: "Leader, our army's casualties have exceeded 5,000. If we continue to fight, our entire army will be wiped out!"
"What? How long have we been fighting for? How could there be such high casualties! I don't believe it, you must be lying to me!"
Another general said: "It's true, leader! If we continue to fight, everyone will die! Order a retreat!"
Seeing that the defeated troops were approaching, Gao Gao roared angrily and said, "Retreat, you bunch of bastards!"
Everyone got on their horses and ran towards the north gate.
At the very center of Gaoyou City, there is a five-story restaurant. This restaurant is located in the center of the North-South Main Street and the East-West Main Street. It is the most iconic building in Gaoyou Prefecture.
When Qi Gao led the troops passing by the restaurant, he suddenly heard a harsh sound breaking through the air.
"No, there's an ambush!" A bad premonition arose in Qi Gao's heart.
With a "dang" sound, he felt a pain in his head and was hit by an arrow. Fortunately, his helmet was strong and the arrow bounced away.
The sound of drums suddenly sounded, and countless flags were erected on both sides of the road.
When Qi Gao saw the word "zhou" written on the largest flag, he became furious.
This is called a tiger falling in Pingyang and being bullied by a dog. Even Zhang Shicheng dared to sneak attack on the Mongolian army.
He roared angrily and shouted: "Warriors, follow me and kill the Gaoyou thieves!"
It's a pity that the failure of the battle just now has brought the morale of this Mongolian army to the bottom. Now that it was ambushed again, it suddenly became even more frightened.
More and more Gaoyou soldiers poured out from all around, surrounding the Mongolian cavalry.
As a Gaoyou soldier stabbed a Mongolian cavalry to death, a battle between cold weapons was triggered instantly.
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"General Geng, General Hou, and the scouts have come to report that the Tatars were ambushed by the Gaoyou Army when they were retreating. Should we catch up and kick their butts?"
Geng Sandao: "Brother Hou, in your opinion, do you want to pursue me?"
The monkey shook his head and said: "Our mission is to guard the main street. Without orders, we cannot join the battle at will. We should sit on the mountain and watch the tigers fight!"
Geng San smiled and said: "I wonder if Zhang Shicheng can eat this tartar!"
The monkey laughed and said: "This Tatar soldier is frightened and vulnerable. However, the Tatar cavalry are running like the wind. They are afraid that if reinforcements arrive, Zhang Shicheng will suffer a big loss!"
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Zhang Shicheng stood on the fifth floor of the restaurant, looked down, and said coldly: "Today, I will cut off one of Kuo Kuo's claws so that he will never dare to underestimate me again!"
Zhang Shide laughed loudly: "Brother, I saw the Mongolian general. Look at me and shoot him to death with one arrow!"
He picked up his bow and nocked an arrow, and shot an arrow toward Qian Gao below.
Gao reacted very quickly, lowering his head to dodge the arrow.
Zhang Shide was about to shoot again, when suddenly, a scout rushed up.
"Report! The palace is being attacked by Mongolian soldiers. Marshal Shixin can no longer defend it. Please come back to the rescue as soon as possible!"
Zhang Shicheng's face changed slightly: "The Mongolian Tatars reacted so quickly. They issued the order to withdraw their troops and return home!"
As the orders were conveyed in batches, the Gaoyou army slowly retreated from the streets. The Mongolian army narrowly escaped death and naturally did not dare to pursue them.
After Zhang Shicheng led his troops back to the palace, he saw a Mongolian cavalry attacking the palace.
That troop was the Western Route Army led by Bai Suozuo. They attacked southward and were also attacked by musketeers.
Although they encountered fewer musketeers, Xu Baisheng reinforced 10,000 cavalry on each side.
With the cooperation of cavalry and musketeers, the men and horses locked up by Bai also suffered losses. Seeing darkness, they had to retreat temporarily.
When Bai Suozu retreated to the west gate, a scout came to report that Gao Gao's troops had been attacked by Gao You's army and were in a critical situation, and asked him to rescue them quickly.
Bai Suozuo did not go to rescue Qi Gao, but led his troops straight to Prince Cheng's Mansion and ordered the attack.
Seeing Zhang Shicheng's return for reinforcements, he ordered two thousand-man troops to block the gate of the palace, and the main force fought with Zhang Shicheng.
After fighting for more than an hour, the sky became darker and darker, and there were already cases of people being killed by mistake.
Seeing that he could not win, Zhang Shicheng ordered his troops to go around the left and right sides of the palace.
Bai Suozuo didn't want to tangle with him anymore, so he led his troops back towards the north gate.
As soon as he returned to the North Gate Tower, he heard Qi Gao speaking ill of himself.
"Commander, Bai Suozu refuses to save me. He clearly wants to kill me!"
Kuo Kuo said with a smile: "Gao Gao, a man should not confuse right and wrong when speaking. If General Bai hadn't attacked Prince Cheng's Mansion, how could Zhang Shicheng have let you go? You should be grateful."
Qi Gao said: "He just wants to take advantage of the opportunity to gain credit, not sincerely saving me!"
"You are injured," he said, "go down quickly and remove the projectile from your body. Don't leave any hidden dangers. You will have to fight the rest of the battle!"
Gao Gao also felt severe pain in his arm, so he said nothing more and turned around to leave.
When I passed the door, I saw Bai Suozuo and let out a heavy snort.
Bai Suosuo entered the house and was surprised when he saw Kuaikuo smiling.
"We have been defeated on all three fronts, and the commander-in-chief can still laugh?"
Kuo Kuo said with a smile: "Victory or defeat is a common thing for military strategists. In this battle, I finally learned the details of Jiangdu's army. Come here quickly, I have thought of a strategy to defeat the enemy!"