It is much more difficult to practice using a double sword than a single sword. Everyone knows that it is difficult to defend the left arm of a single sword and difficult to defend both ears of a double sword.
Zhu Huan's two knives are called Yuanyang knives. One is long and the other is short. The handles are each in the shape of a semicircle. When the two knives are put together, the handles form a round shape, just like a sword. They are commonly used by martial arts people for foot combat.
Zhu Huan, who had already had the upper hand, was distracted. His opponent immediately took advantage of him. The timid Xue Jun seized the opportunity and slashed down with his swords "swish, swish". Zhu Huan was forced to lose. Zhu Huan was in a mandarin duck. I have been immersed in the sword for more than ten years. I also have a lot of experience in facing enemies. I quickly collected my mind and used the exquisite defensive moves in Yuanyang Sword Technique. I don't seek merit, but seek no fault.
Yuan Ji said: "Although we are at a disadvantage, we have allowed our opponent to gain the upper hand without scoring. General Zhu will be fine for the time being."
At this time, I heard Gongsun Xiaochen say: "Your Majesty, there are still two quarters of an hour before the artillery fires again."
"Well, the time is almost up. As long as the Yuan army's attack is repelled, the artillery can be fired again. Then the Yuan army's continuous attacks can be blocked. Gongsun Xiaochen, send the order to the Polu army to come out of camp to meet the enemy."
"Yes. Your Majesty."
"Xiao Chen, wait a minute," Yuan Ji said. "Your Majesty, there are almost no masters among these Yuan troops. Let the personal guards charge for a while."
"Okay, Xiao Chen. Send an order to Hu Yande. Let him lead fifty personal guards to go out into battle and kill the enemy as soon as possible."
Although Kublai Khan invested a lot of military power, there were no generals of the Yuan army who rushed within a hundred meters. It may be because he was worried about being shot by firearms. However, in this way, it also caused problems for our generals. An opportunity. That is for masters like Hu Yande, Jiang Cai, etc. who have few opponents in the melee. They can rush in and kill the opponent's soldiers wantonly. This will greatly improve the morale of our soldiers.
As soon as Gongsun Xiaochen left, Fang Ling continued: "Brother, look quickly. Another large number of Yuan troops are rushing forward."
I looked forward. Sure enough, I saw a large group of Mongolian infantry rushing out from the cavalry and archery army. They were a dense mass of darkness. The number seemed to be no less than ten thousand.
"Shen Mo." I turned around and called.
"Your Majesty."
"Go and notify Jiang Wanzai. Let the three armies of Wu Songhan's third camp attack together. The Zhongshun Army should be prepared. The Yulin Army should also be prepared. Once there is danger in front of the camp, they will go out to meet the enemy. . You must hold on until the artillery is fired. The most critical point of this war has arrived. When I fire the artillery again, the Yuan army will completely collapse."
"Yes, Your Majesty."
I don’t know how many more soldiers and horses Kublai Khan can send later. According to Gongsun Xiaochen’s preliminary statistics, the Yuan army suffered more than 20,000 casualties in front of the Guanzitan camp. There were a total of 20,000 mounted archers. They are still in the camp. There were about 25,000 people fighting in close combat with our army within 100 meters in front of the camp. In addition to the 10,000 troops that had just rushed up, and the more than 10,000 people beside Kublai Khan as far as the eye could see, the total reached 90,000. Multiple people.
When Wu Songhan led his troops out of the camp, only the Imperial Guard Army, the Zhongshun Army and the exhausted 20th Army were left in the camp. There seemed to be a lot of people. However, the Imperial Guard Army had focused on firearms since its formation. Although They also train with swords, guns and sticks every day, but like the Zhongshun Army, they have never been on the battlefield to fight with the Yuan Army with real swords and guns. If they are to fight hand-to-hand with the Yuan Army who are experienced in close combat, the chance of winning is not great.
At this time, Kublai Khan was as anxious as I was. It was the first time for him to encounter such a difficult and long battle. All the infantry around him had rushed to the front of the camp and attacked countless times. A large number of casualties were paid, but the situation remains intertwined.
Ah Shu beside him suggested in a low voice: "Your Majesty, there are currently about 30,000 Southern Dynasty troops in the Guanzitan camp. We have 40,000 cavalry left. The general thought, why not let the 40,000 cavalry dismount and fight on foot? Then go up and attack the enemy's camp in one go."
It was not that Kublai Khan had not thought about Ashu's proposal. The more than 40,000 cavalry on his side were all the elites of the Mongolian tribe. If they fought on foot, they would lose the advantage of horse fighting. Even if they dismount and fight, they would not lose. But this group of cavalry troops was the main cavalry army of the Yuan Dynasty. If they fought desperately with the Song army here, they would suffer heavy losses. Such consequences were unacceptable to Kublai Khan. He was in a dilemma for a while and could not make a decision.
As the emperor of the Yuan Empire, Kublai Khan knew very well that the current situation in the dynasty was quite complicated. Changing the country's name had pros and cons. Although it was supported by most of the Han and Jin soldiers, it also offended many Mongolians. What worried Kublai Khan the most was that the Western Khanate held a meeting of Talasi Khuritai in mid-April. Among them, the Kipchak Khanate, the Ogodei Khanate and the Chagatai Khanate took this as an excuse. The Khanates openly opposed Kublai Khan and formed an anti-Yuan alliance. Led by the great Khan Haidu of the Ogedai Khanate, they assembled about 200,000 troops on the northwest border to prepare to denounce Kublai Khan and restore the Great Mongolia.
Once one's own cavalry is exhausted here, it will give Haidu and others an opportunity to take advantage of it. Moreover, Kublai Khan does not know how many missiles there are in the Southern Dynasty camp. Kublai is always decisive in killing. Lie also seemed hesitant.
Today, Kublai Khan is the Emperor of the Yuan Dynasty. The territory under his rule is vast and covers thousands of miles. He has become cautious. This is the so-called human nature. When you are barefoot, you can not care about anything. But when you put on shoes, you become cautious. Have to be cautious.
"Ah Shu, let's take another look." Kublai Khan finally said.
"Yes, Your Majesty."
If we only consider the Battle of Xiangfan, Kublai Khan will also adopt A Shu's proposal. But considering all the factors of the entire Yuan Dynasty, it cannot be said that Kublai Khan's idea is wrong.
Looking at the stalemate ahead, Ali Hague said anxiously: "Your Majesty, although there are numerous trenches and obstacles ahead, a small number of cavalry can still pass through on the wooden planks erected above. Your Majesty, give the last general five hundred elite cavalry. Wait. At the end of the day, the general will go forward to kill the people of the Southern Dynasty with great vigor."
Kublai Khan shook his head and said: "No. The cavalry has a big target. Five hundred soldiers can only become the targets of the Southern Dynasty musketeers."
Nearly 3,000 Polu troops rushed out of the camp. Under the leadership of General Jiang Cai, they immediately engaged the Qongxue army and quickly stopped the 3,000 Qongxue troops. As the leading elite soldiers of the Song Dynasty, Polu troops The combat power of the army is still higher than that of the Black Carbon Regiment. Ten years ago, veteran general Zhao Kui once commented that the elite of the Song Dynasty army. He said that the Polu Army should be ranked first in the Song Army. It was the only one that could "back up" the Yue Family Army. Compared with "Weijun".
In the early years of the Southern Song Dynasty, the Yuejia Army was the most powerful among the entire Southern Song Army. The "Beiwei Army" among them was the elite among the elite. It is no exaggeration to say that this army represented the essence of the Yuejia Army. The entire "Beiwei Army" "There are eight thousand cavalry and five thousand infantry. They fight on the battlefield and never lose.
The Yuan army facing off against the Polu army, Qie Xue, was not an elite member of Qie Xue's army. In addition, he had no help from war horses, so he could only barely parry.
A few years ago, Kublai Khan and Ali Buge competed for the throne of Khan. Most of the original Qixue troops followed Ali Buge. Therefore, after Kublai Khan seized the throne of Khan, he recruited 12,000 soldiers to serve as Qixue soldiers. For example, Huaidu and Suo were all from that batch. Later, they were the second batch of Qie Xue trained by Boyan. Relatively speaking, the second batch of Qie Xue's army took a shorter time to form an army and was relatively weaker. .
Hu Yande and others who rushed into it had no fixed target. With Hu Yande as the leader, fifty personal guards formed an arrow formation. Wherever there were more people, they rushed there. These fifty personal guards all possessed excellent martial arts. Except for On the battlefield with thousands of troops, the experience is not as good as that of the Polu Army, but it is stronger than the Polu Army in all other aspects.
The Guards were like sharp arrows, piercing through the Yuan army. Wherever they went, no one could match their sharpness.
When fifty personal guards rushed to the side of General Zhu Huan, the timid Xue army faced off saw that the situation was not good. It turned out that the leader was the double-whip Hu Yande who was as famous as Marshal A Shu, General Boyan and other masters. Knowing that he was not his opponent, he hurriedly made a feint and escaped into the crowd.
Although not many soldiers of the Yuan army died under the sword of the guards, their morale was greatly affected, so that the formation was in chaos and they became independent.
Just as the soldiers of the Yuan Army were trying to avoid this small arrow unit, a general of the Yuan Army wearing black armor suddenly appeared in front of Hu Yande.
"Bo Yan." Hu Yande called out and laughed loudly. "Well done." After saying that, he swung his whips and fought with Boyan's spear.
Boyan, who was commanding the cavalry and archery troops from behind, watched the six directions. When the infantry rushed up, the cavalry and archers stopped shooting. Boyan did not return to Kublai Khan. Instead, he changed into a Yuan Army Bai Yan. The captain's battle armor was mixed with the cavalry and archery army. After Huyande led the troops and rushed out, Boyan immediately reacted. There was no master in the Yuan army in front, so Huyande was allowed to rampage among them. So Boyan Without asking Kublai Khan for instructions, he mingled with the infantry and rushed forward.
Boyan's appearance immediately refreshed the Yuan army's officers and soldiers, and their morale immediately increased a lot.
The original Qixue Army who faced off against General Zhu Huan was Huaidu, the commander of the Qixue Army in the Yuan Dynasty. When he saw Boyan and Hu Yande fighting, he retreated to the Qixue Army, brandishing his sword, and met Erkang, the commander of the Qixue Army. Let’s fight against Jiang Cai together.
Yuan Ji also saw Boyan. He pointed forward and said: "Your Majesty, Boyan is here."
"Bo Yan." Although I was also surprised, I immediately asked someone to give the order. "Sniper, prepare. If you are not completely sure, don't shoot at will."
Snipers have very good eyesight. They naturally recognized that the Yuan general who was fighting General Huyan was the famous Mongolian general Boyan. They raised their guns and took aim. However, the speed of the two fighting men was too fast. For a while, they could not lock the target at all. Dozens of snipers wanted to shoot Boyan. That was a great achievement. But no one dared to fire their guns randomly. If they shot General Huyan by mistake, his life would probably be hard to save.
"Bo Yan." Just when I exclaimed Boyan, Yin Tianya also shouted. "Why did he rush to the front?"