Dab Lai made a quick judgment. Although there were a series of menacing horses from the north, shaking their spear heads and charging towards them with great momentum. However, there were the fewest people there, and they were the first to be killed by the Mongolian cavalry, suffering the greatest casualties.
Therefore, that is the direction to break out.
"Retreat immediately and break through the encirclement the way you came." He made a decisive decision. He couldn't fight. If he fought again, he would have to explain it here.
Wuwuwu! The sound of the horn sounded. The fighting cavalry turned their heads in surprise. They started to kill, and saw that the infantry were about to be unable to hold on. At this time, Dabulai actually asked them to retreat.
The duck they got just flew away. Suddenly, many people felt unhappy.
However, the Qinghai Mongolian army had strict military discipline, which was much better than that in Monan. All the good traditions of Monan were almost thrown away. Although they were reluctant, they turned around and left, breaking away from the three large phalanxes.
Seeing the Mongols retreating, these rookies were devastated one by one, crying and sitting on the ground. They felt scared at this time. They didn't know how they survived.
They had lost the ability to pursue any further. They were lying all over the ground in a mess, not caring about the blood and broken limbs on the ground.
The four infantry regiments behind them immediately began to trot, passing these little useless people, and continued to pursue forward. They had to be faster, because these Mongols were on horseback, and they could not catch up with them at the speed they ran.
Yan Yingyuan didn't expect Dabu Lai to be so decisive. Without any hesitation, he led the remaining troops to charge towards him.
Yan Yingyuan's remaining 7,000 men and horses faced more than 5,000 Mongolian cavalry, and were immediately beaten back to their original form. Once they were out of the wall-mounted state, they were no match for the Mongols.
After these people broke through the first wave of rushing horses, they directly broke through the defense line of 5,000 infantry behind them. Except for Yan Yingyuan's personal soldiers and the servant camp sent by Yang Fan, all other troops were defeated.
The Mongols were not willing to fight and rushed past.
The Mongols did not stop at all. After leaving more than 700 corpses, they rushed out of the valley and went to the camp outside King Zhao's city.
Yan Yingyuan watched as the encirclement failed. Only then did he realize that the morale and combat effectiveness of this unit were still far behind.
"March to the mouth of the valley and set up camp. Rest for a day first." Yan Yingyuan gave the order.
At this point, since it has been discovered, the raid has no meaning.
He simply stopped covering up and set up camp directly at the mouth of the valley, taking a rest first.
It is a full thirty miles from the mouth of the valley to the city of King Zhao. It is all in the Gobi plain. How to march during these thirty miles. Without the protection of the mountains, how can the infantry deal with the enemy's cavalry attack? This is a thorny problem.
After running for hundreds of miles, it was not easy to get here all the way. Today they defeated the interception of the Mongolian cavalry and killed more than 4,000 people. This was their first big victory. With this battle, they were considered real warriors.
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The mountainous areas here are full of black pine forests. It was very convenient for the soldiers to cut down the trees, and they quickly set up camp. At this time, it was already night. There was smoke everywhere in the camp, and the fire-headed soldiers had already started cooking.
The camp was filled with the wails of wounded soldiers. Although today they killed more than 4,000 Mongolian cavalry and achieved a brilliant victory. However, more than 3,000 cavalry were killed, and more than 5,000 and 8,000 were killed in the three infantry regiments.
The human casualties could only be considered a tragic victory.
Of the thirty-six thousand men, there are now twenty-eight thousand men left to fight.
The Mongolian cavalry outside King Zhao's city still has this number. When infantry fights cavalry, the one-to-one comparison of numbers is simply a suicide.
While Yan Yingyuan was thinking about a solution, he walked in the military camp accompanied by Chen Qinhu.
At this time, a burst of cheers came from the east, which caught Yan Yingyuan's attention. He and Chen Qinhu walked over and found that the soldiers digging the well had dug out water.
This is the mountain pass. A strong camp must be set up here to guard the retreat for the army. If this place is controlled by the Mongols, they will not be able to go back.
To stay here, you must have a water source.
There was a stream flowing through King Zhao's city, so the castle was built there. The surrounding enemies also relied on this stream to provide drinking water and horse water. After all, the army was stationed, and it was impossible to live without water. It would take less than three days.
, men and horses will not be able to bear it.
At this time, the wind picked up.
The wind is very strong on the grassland and Gobi because it is open, unsheltered and unobstructed by mountains. The wind will get stronger and stronger.
When the wind blows, it will naturally bring sand and dust. Here, wind and sand are actually twin brothers.
Yan Yingyuan looked at the felled black pine wood, which was cut into planks and lowered into the well to support the well wall and prevent collapse. Suddenly, he had an idea of how to fight the cavalry.
He quickly dipped his finger into the saliva and tested it in the wind. The southeast wind was the wind from the sea blowing to the northwest land. Yan Yingyuan immediately understood that this method would work.
Seeing the joy on the commander's face, Chen Qinhu asked: "Commander, you have thought of a way."
"Yes, I have thought of a way. We only need to cut down some relatively thin pine trees and let the soldiers hold them flat on the outside of the square to create a barrier. Similar to the Wolf Xian of Qi Jiajun, we march holding these pine trees."
Chen Qinhu clapped his hands happily, "Yes, this way the enemy's cavalry will not be able to rush towards us. It will be safe if we march in a square formation like this."
"The branches of these pine trees are used as a protective shield on the outside, and archers and Mongolian cavalry are used on the inside to shoot at each other. The range of the infantry bows we use exceeds their cavalry bows. We take advantage of the shooting."
I have to say that this idea is very good. First of all, it is based on the local materials. There are only a lot of pine trees here. There are as many as you want. The whole pine trees have branches and branches that are really hard to get close to.
"Then after we rest for a day, we will start cutting down the trees. When we are ready, we will rush out. Now Zhao Wangcheng can be saved."
After Dabulai was defeated and retreated, the Mongols never attacked.
Obviously, they are not stupid and would not send cavalry to attack a mountain pass with favorable terrain.
They were waiting for the army to leave the mountain pass and come to the plain. Since they were reinforcements coming to rescue, they would definitely come to the city. During this distance, they would definitely have to march on the plain.
At that time, it will be the best time to attack them.
They didn't move, and neither did Yan Yingyuan.
This war exposed many problems, and we must quickly summarize experiences and lessons. There were many wounded soldiers, and the soldiers were tired and needed rest.
After resting for a day, Yan Yingyuan felt that the effect was not good, so he continued to rest.
In the past few days, Yan Yingyuan began to award rewards based on merit. The reward for beheading was immediately distributed. He knew deeply that soldiers only came for money. It had nothing to do with whether they were loyal to the Ming Dynasty or not.
Three days later, the trees were ready. After Yan Yingyuan reorganized the troops, with a wave of his hand, the army left 3,000 people to guard the village, and the rest of the army set off and headed straight for King Zhao City.