Chapter 452: A great victory over the Mongolian army
"Grandma, this battle was so damn enjoyable! Killing the Tatars was much more enjoyable than killing the rebels!"
Wang Da smiled and walked into the tent.
The tent was full of joy and joy, among which Geng San was the most proud, with a blushing face, and was sharing the musketeers' street fighting tactics with other generals.
Not long after Wang Da sat down, Chang Yuchun strode in.
"Marquis Dingyuan, how many enemies did you kill this time?" Wang Da asked quickly.
Chang Yuchun sat down on a table opposite Wang Da and said with a smile: "There are only more than three thousand people, but half of them were shot by the musketeers of the Shenji Battalion. I have to thank Brother Geng."
"My brother, why are you so polite?" Geng San said with a smile.
Wang Da secretly snorted. He only killed more than two thousand people, and half of the joy he had felt instantly disappeared.
Chang Yuchun looked around and asked, "Where are Marshal Xu and Deputy Marshal Fang?"
"I don't know, they were gone when I came here," Wang Da said.
The monkey said: "It seems that we went to explore the terrain outside the city."
"In the terrain outside the city, isn't it going to be street fighting?" Wang Daqi said.
Everyone is also a little confused. Now it is a battle for Gaoyou City, and the next step should be street fighting. Why is it necessary to explore the terrain outside the city?
At this moment, the curtain was opened, and Xu Baisheng and Fang Yuan walked in together.
Wang Da showed a look of color on his face and said: "Marshal Xu, did we have a good fight in this battle?"
Xu Baisheng walked to the handsome case and sat down, and said calmly: "To be honest, the only one who fought well this time was the Shenji Battalion."
Brother Wang and Chang Yuchun's expressions changed, showing unconvinced expressions.
Fang Yuan snorted and said, "Wang Da, do you know how many men and horses you lost this time?"
"There are more than a thousand people!" Wang Da argued: "But the Tatars suffered more than two thousand casualties!"
Fang Yuan glared and said: "Half of your two thousand are due to the Shenji Battalion, and part of them were captured during the pursuit. If you just rely on your record against the Mongolian army, your casualties will be higher than the Mongolian cavalry!" p>
Wang Da was stunned and wanted to argue again, but he didn't know how to speak.
Fang Yuan turned his eyes to Chang Yuchun.
"General Chang's situation is better. Just looking at the stalemate, your casualties are about the same as those of the Mongols."
The conversation changed: "However, this result was achieved with the help of the Shenji Battalion. If you relied solely on your cavalry, this battle would have been lost to the Mongolian cavalry!"
Chang Yuchun's face was solemn and he was silent.
Wang Dashi said anxiously: "That's because we only have 10,000 cavalry and the enemy has 20,000!"
"Bullshit! You guys are fighting on the streets in the city. You can't spread your troops at all. There is no advantage for those with more troops!" Fang Yuan shouted.
Wang Da’s head drooped.
Xu Baisheng said slowly: "Kuokuu's men are the most elite cavalry in Mongolia. Our current cavalry is indeed inferior. This needs to be admitted. Do you understand?"
Wang Da and Chang Yuchun said in unison: "Yes!"
Xu Baisheng said: "Today the Mongolian army suffered a small defeat. Tomorrow they will never directly engage in street fighting with us. I expected it to be good. They will leave the city from the east and west gates of Gaoyou City and circle around the city to fight."
The monkey's heart trembled, and he said: "We are afraid that we will not be able to defeat them in a wild battle outside!"
Xu Baisheng nodded and said: "That's why Deputy Commander Fang and I went to the east and west sides of Gaoyou to explore the terrain. To the west of Gaoyou is Gaoyou Lake. There is only one waterfront road more than one foot wide. They probably won't choose this road."<
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"Then they will definitely attack from the east!" said the monkey.
Geng San suddenly said: "Otherwise if all our troops enter the city, we won't have to fight with them in the field!"
"That's nonsense. If they escape into the city, what will they do if they send a cavalry team straight to Jiangdu Mansion?" Fang Yuan scolded angrily.
Geng San said hurriedly: "I made a mistake."
Even if the Mongolian cavalry cannot threaten Jiangdu Prefecture, as long as it reaches Jiangdu, it will have extremely bad effects. Their army facing the enemy has derelict in its duty!
Xu Baisheng said: "Going around from the east of Gaoyou City, there is only one road for cavalry to walk. This road must pass through a place called Qingshi Slope. General Geng, tomorrow you will lead five thousand people to ambush on this slope."
"Yes!"
"General Hou, take the remaining five thousand Shenji Battalion soldiers to guard the main streets in the south of the city."
"General Wang, General Chang, you and your cavalry are on standby near Qingshi Slope. Deputy Commander Fang, just in case, you will lead 5,000 men to guard the west trail to prevent a surprise attack by the enemy."
All generals took orders together.
At this moment, a sergeant rushed out of the door and came to Xu Baisheng's side. He whispered something. After hearing this, Xu Baisheng looked happy.
Wang Dashan asked: "Commander, what's wrong?"
Xu Baisheng smiled and said: "Your Majesty has sent us good things."
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In the early morning, on the three main streets of the North Gate, 50,000 cavalrymen under Kuai Kuo lined up neatly on the streets, waiting for orders to attack.
Bai Suo drove his horse behind Kuai Kuo and said in a deep voice: "Commander, my subordinates are still a little worried."
"If you have any doubts, it's okay to talk."
"You said that the cavalry of the Jiangdu thieves is not as good as ours, and the general agrees with it, but the enemy's gun is really a terrifying weapon!"
"I know, that's why I divided my forces into two groups."
Bai Suozhuo's heart moved: "You handed over 90,000 cavalry to Wan Zhe and asked him to go around the east gate of Gaoyou City and attack Jiangdu's army from outside the city. Is it just a bait?"
"That's right. Those 90,000 people are the bait used to attract the enemy's main force and gunmen! Once they are attracted, we will divide our troops into five groups and drive southward, heading straight for the south gate!"
"But the general is still worried. What if the enemy sends part of the artillery soldiers to fight against our Eastern Route Army, while the other part stays behind to guard the streets in the city?"
Kuo Kuo smiled and said: "No, they don't have that many guns and weapons!"
"How do you know?"
He expanded and said: "In yesterday's battle, only Fei Gao's army suffered the most serious casualties. Your cavalry and Wan Zhe's cavalry suffered only minor casualties. Do you know the reason?"
Bai Suo suddenly flashed in his mind: "Because there are too few gunmen on the east and west sides!"
"That's right. This is why they sent cavalry to support them. According to my estimation, although their handguns are powerful, their number is very limited!"
"Even if they keep some of their guns, they can't stop our charge from Wutiao Street! As long as Gaoyou City is captured, they are afraid of fighting with us and can only retreat to Jiangdu City. We will win this war!"
Baisuo nodded and said no more.
The sun rises slowly, and the April spring breeze is warm and gentle. However, no matter how soft the wind is, it cannot dissipate the chilling atmosphere on the street.
The war is about to break out.
Suddenly, a fast horse galloped from the north. The man on the horse turned over and dismounted, performing a Mongolian etiquette.
"Commander, General Guanbao has sent an urgent military message!" He said and handed over a bamboo tube.
Zhang Kuo reached out and took it, opened the parchment inside and read it.
Seeing his frown getting deeper and deeper, Bai Suozhu quickly asked: "Commander, what's wrong?"
Kuangkuoxuan frowned and threw the parchment to him.
After Bai Suozhu took it and looked at it, his expression changed drastically.
It turned out that the grain transport team sent by Guanbao was raided by the Sizhou army. Guanbao personally led the troops to attack, but the Sizhou army boarded the fishing boat.
Because the ship was equipped with Jiangdu military artillery, Guanbao did not dare to pursue it and could only withdraw Baoying.
As a result, as soon as he left, the Sizhou army began to destroy the grain road unscrupulously.
Although Guanbao had an army of 150,000, the enemy could come and go freely with their warships. He did not dare to pursue Gaoyou Lake and had no choice but to ask Kuankuo for help.
Bai Suozhu sighed and said: "Jiangdu Navy is indeed well-deserved!"
Kuo Kuo said solemnly: "Did you notice that Guan Bao said that the Sizhou military used fishing boats!"
"Having said that, as long as there are fire guns, fishing boats can also become fierce warships!"
"No, the Jiangdu Army does not lack warships. Why does the Sizhou Army use fishing boats instead of warships?"
Bai Suosuo's face changed slightly: "It means they used the warship for other purposes!"
Kuo Kuo nodded and said: "The enemy is treacherous and changeable. We must not be careless. When we fight later, if the battle situation is unfavorable and we cannot defeat Gaoyou, we must retreat immediately. We must not be reluctant to fight!"
Bai Suozhao nodded. Now that the grain road is being harassed, they can no longer last. Everything depends on the next battle.
After another hour, Kuang Kuo looked up at the sky and asked one of his men for the time.
"Replying to the commander, it's already noon."
Kuo Kuo murmured: "So, the Eastern Route Army should have almost arrived at the enemy camp!"
A quarter of an hour later, a scout came running from a street to the east and reported: "Commander, the East Route Army encountered an enemy ambush when passing Qingshi Slope and has already engaged the enemy!" p>
Kuo Kuo said in a deep voice: "It seems that they also expected that we would attack from the east road. They should know by now that our main force is on the east road, so they will relax their vigilance here, and the fighter planes have arrived!"
An order was immediately issued and the 50,000-strong army was divided into five teams.
Three of the teams went south along the three streets, and the other two teams went south along the east and west city walls. They were divided into five groups and went straight to the south gate!
These 50,000-strong team are the elite among Kuakuo's elite. There are no distinctions between Mongolians, Hans, and Semu people. Only the bravest and most skilled in horsemanship are selected to join the team.
The five cavalry groups were like five regiments of whirlwinds, rushing towards the south.
Kuaoku knew that the enemy had a powerful weapon, so he did not rush to the front, but slowly followed behind and took command.
When the army entered the south area of the city, they heard the sound of "pop-pop-pop" muskets, and the battle began instantly.
We expanded to a three-story civilian building and looked at the battle situation ahead from a distance.
After the battle lasted for more than half an hour, Bai Suosuo rushed over.
"Commander, the enemy's cannon attack is too strong, I'm afraid all the cannon soldiers are here!"
Kuai Kuo said calmly: "That's not bad. The Eastern Route Army has no gun cover. They are no match for our cavalry. Send the order and retreat immediately."
The order was quickly issued, and the Mongolian military was prohibited from doing so and quickly withdrew from the battle. According to statistics, more than 8,000 casualties were killed.
Kuo Kuo's face turned pale, and he finally had a more intuitive understanding of the enemy's terrifying blunderbuss.
A scout suddenly rushed from behind and reported: "Commander, Gaoyou's army appears behind us and seems to be planning to attack us again!"
Kuakuo smiled coldly and said: "Give me the order, three troops of ten thousand people will fight head-on, and two troops of ten thousand people will outflank us!"
The Mongolian cavalry was furious at being beaten by Jiangdu's army, and they were worried that they had nowhere to vent their anger. When they saw Gaoyou's army bumping into them, they just needed to vent their anger.
Zhang Shicheng had a great battle with the Mongols yesterday. Although he suffered a lot of losses, the fighting spirit of the soldiers was also lifted.
Seeing that the Mongolian soldiers were fighting with the Jiangdu army again, they wanted to repeat their old tricks and fight another sneak attack.
It's a pity that the Mongolian army retreated on its own initiative this time, and was led by Kuakuo himself.
As soon as the two armies fought, Zhang Shicheng realized something was wrong and hurriedly ordered the army to withdraw to the palace.
However, it was still a step too late. Two outflanking troops of 10,000 people blocked the retreat. Zhang Shicheng's army of more than 20,000 people was surrounded.
The fighting was extremely brutal. Almost all of Gaoyou's army was wiped out, and only a small half surrendered to the Yuan army.
Lu Zhen and Zhang Shide were both killed on the spot, while Zhang Shicheng and Li Boxheng were captured alive.
Expanding the territory without stopping, he immediately led the army to attack Prince Cheng's Mansion. The Prince's Mansion had no troops to defend and was quickly captured.
Princess Liu took Zhang Shicheng's concubine and two sons to a watchtower, ordered people to light firewood at the bottom of the building, and burned herself to death.
After the expansion was successful, he ordered people to take away all the supplies from the palace.
When he returned to the North Gate, he learned a very bad news. The East Route Army was defeated and was retreating towards the North Gate. Jiangdu Army was chasing after them.