If one could look down at the ground from a high altitude, one could see that the vast area of at least two hundred miles around Kaifeng was full of beacon smoke.
This situation has been going on for several days.
At first, the towing mines were organized into dozens or hundreds of groups, and they went everywhere to loot and kill people. In three to five days, they destroyed no less than a hundred military forts, villages and towns, and massacred tens of thousands of people.
Subsequently, soldiers and civilians from all over the Central Plains fought back, fighting with the Mongolian army with a casualty ratio of ten times or even higher. In the past two days, dozens of battles broke out almost every moment, and hundreds of people died.
Broken limbs and broken arms fell everywhere, and the warm blood soaked into the soil frozen by the cold.
Since the rise of Mongol Uluth, his army has been as powerful as the storms and thunder and lightning that can bring death on the grassland. The people and livestock living on the grassland are like ants under the power of God, completely helpless.
resistance.
As the storm swept across the wider world, many knowledgeable people among the Mongolians gradually understood that humans can resist the storm. Things built by humans such as towns, villages, fortresses, and passes, on the one hand, represent the wealth that the Mongols covet.
, on the other hand, it can offset or even suppress the power of thunderstorms.
This kind of offset and suppression can be seen when the Mongolian army marches westward. However, the size of the countries in the Western Regions is limited after all. Even though there are a few large cities, the overall territory is vast and sparsely populated. The Mongolian army relies on the strength of the cavalry to move quickly day and night.
For hundreds of miles, you can still fight if you want to, and walk if you want to, without any restrictions.
The Central Plains is far richer and more densely populated than the Western Regions. Moreover, when the new Han Dynasty was in its ascendant, the Northern Han people's enthusiasm after getting rid of the foreign rule for nearly a hundred years was also far higher than that of the Western Regions.
The crooked melon and cracked jujube.
When people in so many towns, villages, fortresses and passes were trying their best to resist, when the raging anger of tens of thousands of people gathered into a sea of fire that covered hundreds of miles, the Mongolian army itself was struggling in the sea of fire.
Even if the Mongolian knights can kill ten times as many Han people in every battle, the number of Han people in the Central Plains is more than a hundred times that of the Mongols? The Han people can afford this loss. Moreover, the warriors and dead soldiers among the Han people are like inexhaustible
Like exhausted weeds, they keep popping up.
Even if the mine-towing unit lost at most a few men in each battle, the Mongolians were still killed in large numbers by ambush, interception, encirclement, and interception day and night.
The ground they had trampled a few days ago was filled with burning buildings and corpses. Now a new layer has been laid, filled with more and more Mongolian knights.
Under such circumstances, the battle of the Tuo Lei Division in Kaifeng did not make much sense.
Even if Tuo Lei ignored the threats all around and defeated the Kaifeng defenders who challenged him out of the city, it would not change the reality that he and his army were still trapped in a trap.
In the past two years, Tuo Lei traveled in and out of the Song Dynasty in the Southern Dynasty, learned the Han language, and also knew many Han allusions. In his opinion, the entire government office plan was like a Han legend about a mantis stalking a cicada.
The prosperous Central Plains are cicadas, and the Mongolian army's towing mines are mantises. The mantises destroy the war potential of the Central Plains to the greatest extent, forcing the main force of the Zhou army to return to the army long distances to be the oriole that hunts the mantises. As for the oriole led by Genghis Khan
The Mongol army is naturally a hunter waiting for the tired oriole to strike with a fatal blow.
But who would have thought that the war potential of the Central Plains would be unleashed now?
These Han people, who should have been slaughtered like pigs and sheep, actually burst out with powerful strength. They themselves were enough to avenge themselves, which put Tuo Lei's troops into a dilemma of being attacked from all sides. It was no longer possible to tell who was the mantis and who was the cicada.
In other words, when the oriole no longer has to concentrate on the fight between the mantis and the cicada, it has nothing to do with the overall situation. The victory or defeat between the oriole and the hunter can determine the future of the Mongols and Han people.
Contrary to outsiders' imagination, Tuo Lei didn't care much about the outcome.
In the past few years, he has always been considered to have insufficient military ability, so his status cannot surpass that of his three brothers. If he wants to be the youngest son guarding the stove, many of his ideas conflict with the Mongolian nobles, including Genghis Khan.
, almost deviant. Therefore, he has always hoped to establish a situation on his own by relying on his own political talents. This situation can be either in the Western Regions or in the Central Plains.
In order to achieve this goal, Tuo Lei vigorously promoted the good office plan. He had secretly calculated several times under what circumstances the battle between Genghis Khan and Guo Ning would start, and whether it was possible that the two forces would be severely damaged at the same time, and Tuo Lei would
Ray and his men were given room to relax.
But now, Tuo Lei doesn't think so anymore.
The war in the Central Plains would inevitably turn into a bad battle with heavy losses. He eagerly looked forward to Genghis Khan's army turning the tide as soon as possible and saving himself from deep difficulties.
After all, the place where Genghis Khan is located is where the real strength of the Mongolian army lies. After sweeping away thousands of miles of territory in the Western Region, the Mongolian army is much stronger than before. As long as Genghis Khan's army arrives, the difficulties in front of him will disappear. Yes.
This tow mine has full confidence.
"In any case, we have destroyed half of the Central Plains. Guo Ning's main force cannot be ignored. They will definitely go south, and the Great Khan will make moves at any time..." He paused and then said: "Then
It’s the key! We continue to fight here, even if it’s more difficult, as long as the other side wins, it will be worth it.”
No one from the surrounding companions answered.
Everyone knows that Tuo Lei just wants to encourage themselves and does not need answers from others. As warriors who can defeat the Mongolian Uluth, all they have to do is to constantly fight against the enemy.
At the same time, somewhere north of Kaifeng and north of the Yellow River.
The climate in the hilly areas is colder than that in Henan. In winter, the snowy fields are almost vast as far as the eye can see. A small number of trees and houses are obscured by the undulating terrain, and they are all covered by heavy snow.
Starting in the early morning, the north wind blew fiercely for several hours. The wind became stronger and stronger, blowing all the way along the northwest mountains, making a strange whine.
The snow on the mountain was blown up by the strong wind, and scattered. The traces of the road ahead were looming, and the horseshoe prints that stretched straight ahead reminded everyone of the direction of travel.
In the sheltered area where the cavalry had gathered, the snow continued to roll down and was piled nearly a foot thick. Even though it was repeatedly trampled by the galloping horses of the front team, it could not dig out the turf and soil under the snow.
Marching in this kind of climate is naturally difficult. Even if the knights in the team are all wrapped in furs and cloaks, they will inevitably freeze to death. But the knights don't care and just pat their bodies hard when they start again.
, to regain control of the body. This is true for everyone, including Guo Ning.
Fortunately, the snow has stopped and the wind has calmed down sharply, so hundreds of cavalry can finally speed up.
The destination was just ahead, and today's march was a little longer than expected. The knights were silent, conserving their energy and heat. Many knights took out dry food from the belt hanging next to the saddle and chewed it while leading their horses.
Guo Ning was not hungry, he was concentrating on dealing with his horse.
The horse he was riding changed twice along the way. The current black horse came from the Xiangzhou Racecourse. It was picked from the entire racecourse thousands of miles away. It is naturally tall and majestic, but it has not yet developed a tacit understanding with its owner.
After the horse's bit was pulled hard, the Wuzui horse felt a little pain, so he neighed in anger and jumped up and down. Guo Ning turned over on the horse without stopping, then reached into the dry food bag and grabbed a handful of salted beans.