Chapter 488 Two Hundred Thousand vs. One Hundred Thousand
Xu Baisheng led the army to continue westward, and one day later arrived at Ta'erwan, the narrowest river channel in Luoshui.
Luoshui is a tributary on the right bank of the Yellow River. It is like a natural barrier protecting Luoyang on the north side of the river bank.
Looking up at the north shore of Ta'er Bay, I saw 100,000 Mongolian troops about a mile away from the port, forming an endless queue.
A gust of north wind blew by, filling the sky with loess, and there was a chilling air in the air.
Saiyin Hudachi held his head high and stood at the front of the queue. His head was swaying in the wind amid the flying dust.
Seeing the 200,000 thieves on the other side approaching slowly, Saiin's heart was full of fighting spirit.
The terrain of Taerwan is flat, which is conducive to cavalry operations.
The men and horses under Sein are the iron army of Polo Timur. In terms of equipment, they are more sophisticated than the expanded men and horses.
Although the Jiangdu Army on the opposite side has 200,000 troops and good equipment, there are only 60,000 cavalry, so he is full of confidence in this battle.
Xu Baisheng is also observing his opponent.
Sein and Ye quickly drove their horses closer and carefully observed the enemy camp.
When the Yuan army saw Jiang Dujun's small warship approaching, they felt a little frightened.
After the two sides faced off for several days, Xuzhou's warships and artillery retreated along the small canal into the Yellow River, and then turned from the Yellow River into Luoshui.
After all, Sein leads a small army and lacks the ability to adapt to changes.
However, the fighting spirit of Jiangdu's army was now even lower. The Yuan army had just changed its commander and was bombarded by enemy artillery at night. They were tired and exhausted, and their fighting spirit was low.
At that moment, Sein suddenly discovered that Taerwan had taken advantage of the cavalry skirmish to secretly divide the infantry into seven, bypass the battlefield, and try to outflank our way forward!
He had fought against Kuaikuo Timur, and when he saw Boluo Timur's cavalry, he couldn't help but secretly nodded. This troop was no less powerful than Kuaikuo's army.
I was frightened and angry, so I quickly ordered my troops to beat the drum and retreat!
My prestige in the army is very low, so the generals suppressed their anger.
Yesu said in a deep voice: "The thieves have powerful artillery. There is nothing we can do, except wait outside!"
The looming presence of Sein's Chinese army is a sign of resistance.
Before seeing the enemy warship approaching, I just thought the enemy wanted to cross the river, so I made some adjustments and continued to line up on the river bank, waiting for an attack halfway across.
Saiin looked at the warship, shook his head and said: "Yes, yes, we are not trying to lure you over, we can definitely be fooled!"
With tents in place, the soldiers could only sleep in the wild.
Seeing that the rebels could not reach the river, Sein also ordered the army to camp on the north bank.
"General Yesu, what did he say we should do?" I asked.
Seeing that the enemy's defenses were tight, it was difficult for a night attack to be effective, so we had to give up and return to our own camp.
However, Yesu is an outstanding general like Chahan and Wang Baobao after all, and he is not aware that the battlefield situation is changing rapidly.
Yesu also thought that the strategy he proposed would lead to the situation worsening to this point, and he was slightly shocked!
In an instant, broken limbs and arms flew everywhere, and one of the soldiers of the Yuan army was our enemy.
For the Mongols, the most annoying thing is not water warfare, but water warfare is the best method of Jiangdu thieves, and Jiangdu's weapons and weapons are the same as those in the sky.
Yesu whispered: "If you rush over now, you will face our artillery and fight us. Your chance of winning is not small! Just listen to Xiaoshuai and wait a little longer!"
But I saw the white spear in my hand traveling like a dragon, all over my body.
Sein disobeyed my suggestion and immediately sent an order.
The monkey on the other side said blankly: "What are we howling?"
So the withdrawal turned into a rout.
The Yuan army is definitely in the upper hand now. The soldiers are hesitant and have low fighting spirit. Naturally, they cannot divide their troops to outflank them. They can put the enemy into their pockets and divide them to destroy them.
The sleeping Yuan troops were awakened one after another.
Zuo Junbi said hotly: "Just give yourself courage!"
Sein was startled and looked at the enemy warship.
He also said quickly: "Xiao Shuai, now is the critical moment, we can move forward!"
By noon the next day, all 700,000 soldiers and horses from Ta'erwan had crossed the Luoshui River. The Yuan army had already assembled a phalanx on the far bank, preparing for a small battle.
Dividing the troops at that time will only lead to the enemy's breakthrough, which is counterproductive.
Although Yesu had fought against the Jiangdu Army, he only knew that the opponent had a long range and did not know the ultimate distance. What's more, a small part of the warship was modified seventh-generation artillery.
It was also immediately apparent that morale was high. Later, when the battle began, only the bad guys were fighting, and the bad guys stood up.
Seeing that the two enemy generals were rushing toward him, Sein was frightened and frightened, so he wanted to retreat.
Although I came here to win a small victory over Guanbao, after all, there are fewer people and more people, so winning is not a glory.
Zuo Junbi, Xu Baisheng and Wang Xiao each followed the cavalry in pursuit, covering up and killing two hundred foreigners along the way.
When I first saw Yang Tongguan holding an iron spear, which was very powerful, I also made a small white spear weighing less than 70 kilograms and plunged it into the Yuan army's array.
I saw that the opponent's ship was adjusting its position, as if preparing for a bombardment, and he quickly ordered the small army to withdraw a step further, two feet away from the river bank.
However, I still took a great look at the range of Jiangdu Army's seventh-generation artillery, and that distance is still within the range!
After two hours of fighting, the Yuan army's 100,000 cavalry were defeated. Such a small defeat was only incomparable to the original Battle of Shahe!
When all the generals saw how useless I was, their faces showed anger.
As Zuo Junbi and Xu Baisheng charged each other, Jiangdu's army was full of momentum, and the soldiers became more and more courageous as they fought!
However, when I looked at the river, I saw that the bandit soldiers had not crossed the river at night.
At that time, if Sein personally led the counterattack, he might be able to boost morale and reverse the situation. Unfortunately, I am not good at fighting on the battlefield, so I can only hide in front and watch.
Sein said angrily: "The battle ended like that because of his random ideas! If we want to withdraw the troops again, do we have to leave a hundred thousand small troops here?"
At midnight, Ta'erwan ordered Geng Ba to follow the soldiers of the Shenji Battalion off the warship. He only heard a "bang" of artillery, and countless shells pierced the night sky and shot towards the Yuan army camp on the other side.
Looking up, I saw that the camp was in chaos, with the screams of shells piercing the air and the collision of the tents hitting the tents everywhere.
He immediately issued an order to set up camp on the south bank of Luoshui River. At the same time, he sent people to Xuzhou and ordered Geng San to lead the warships to come over for support.
Now that duel, with 80,000 cavalry fighting 100,000, was a head-on battle between cavalry. It was the avenging battle that I had been looking forward to for a long time.
What was the reaction of the soldiers? What kind of prestige did Sein have in the army? Now that the battle has gone like this, the soldiers have lost trust in me!
The enemy is waiting for work and has a geographical advantage. Under such circumstances, the chance of winning rashly is extremely low.
Seeing that the battle situation everywhere was ending and deteriorating, my cerebellum went blank.
Seeing the thieves crossing the river, the Yuan troops started making noises, hoping to retreat while the people crossing the river were young!
"Yes!" All the soldiers roared in unison.
This young general is none other than Yesu.
Sein even wore shoes and hurried out of the tent.
Zuo Junbi personally followed a thousand-man team, formed a cone formation, and charged straight towards the enemy Xiaozhen.
Yesu on the side was surprised instead of happy, and hurriedly advised: "The commander must be panicked. The enemy will rush in recklessly, and the formation will be chaotic. We cannot let the right and left wings separate a force from each to outflank the enemy's path."<
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In the morning, the pontoon bridge was repaired and the cavalry was ordered to go over first.
Sein quietly sent a large number of soldiers to carry the baggage and set up camp again. They were busy until early in the morning when the new camp was finally set up.
Seeing the low morale, Sein whispered: "You must be afraid, we have the same artillery. We can only move by warships. If we stay farther away from the river bank, the artillery will be useful!"
Si Bohai ignored the Yuan army and continued to order engineers to build the pontoon bridge.
Hearing the sound of beating drums, Zuo Junbi rushed out first. Xu Baisheng and Wang Xiao also showed off their strength and quickly led the attack.
Now is the critical moment of the stalemate. The soldiers in the rear are fighting to the death with the enemy, but suddenly they hear the sound of marching drums, and their fighting spirit instantly collapses.
Having said that, Ta'erwan did not give the order to retreat. It just asked the warship to adjust the shooting position and then anchored.
Saiin nodded, feeling helpless.
In the evening, just as Xu Da guessed, the Yuan army adjusted the camp to two miles away.
The Mongolian cavalry fell apart, and only 20,000 remaining soldiers fled back to Luoyang.
At night, Jiangdu's army was still crossing the pontoon bridge, and some of the soldiers crossing the river finished setting up camp.
"Little Marshal, what should I do?" asked a general.
Since ancient times, the troops guarding the river have not been able to gain an advantage by attacking halfway across the river.
When Zuo Junbi fought with the cavalry in Kuo Kuo's hands, he lost the upper hand and was still holding back his anger.
"Warriors, there is a plain outside. In the end, we have to fight head-on. We will rely on cavalry and swords and arrows to win. Will you lose to the Han people?"
Sein looked at the warships lined up and thought for a moment that there was something wrong. If he tried to stop them, he would only be attacked by artillery.
Just listen to the dissuasion and insist on the order to withdraw the troops.
"That's bad, check their scimitars and bows and arrows! Later, we will use the blood of the Han people to wash away the humiliation we have brought to you!"
However, the thieves took advantage of the artillery and forced us to stay on the far bank and watch the other side build the pontoon bridge. It was simply humiliating!
Nearby, Xu Baisheng saw Zuo Junbi's brave retreat, and was immediately aroused with a bad desire to win. He also followed a thousand-man team and attacked the enemy Xiaozhen from another direction.
It is even more possible to build a pontoon bridge. Halfway through the construction, we can shoot the engineers to death with random arrows!
I quickly passed on the order and asked the small army to abandon the camp and advance seven miles away from the river bank to regroup the small army and prepare to deal with the bandits crossing the river.
Ta'erwan sent an order for Zuo Junbi, Xu Baisheng and Wang Xiaoba to each lead 20,000 cavalry to attack the Yuan army's formation.
General Wu Yuan roared angrily: "Xiao Shuai, rush over!"
It took a long time after the order was passed down, but the situation on the right and left wing quickly deteriorated. Rather than dividing the troops, it was as if they were cut in half by the enemy.
The soldiers were full of hesitation and had full confidence in whether they could win the battle.
All the soldiers were howling like wolves, and their morale was instantly lowered.
Sein was about to take a rest when he suddenly saw the rebel army on the opposite side getting busy. He saw a group of engineers carrying a small amount of wood, seemingly planning to build a pontoon bridge!
There are a total of seventy warships, each with eight cannons. Luoshui is spacious, and the warships are lined up in two rows, approaching like a long snake.
A young general came next to me and said in a deep voice: "Commander, the rebel artillery has a long range, and we will be attacked there!"