The Jin army and the Mongolian army retreated at the same time, like two tides.
The two armies instantly resumed their original confrontation. The Jin army was in the east and the Mongolian army was in the west, separated by a large beachhead meadow.
At this time, the two teams of Mongolian light cavalry finally outflanked the enemy, but the Jin army had already returned to its original position and erected dozens of carriage boards on all sides, forming a small but solid military formation.
Once the light cavalry approached, they would inevitably repeat the situation of being attacked and massacred by the heavy cavalry just now. For a moment, Qianhu Nayan, who was leading the troops on both sides, hesitated.
Tuo Lei frowned and made a gesture. Na Ke'er beside him quickly blew the horn hard, simply let his wings retreat slightly, and only rode back and forth in the distance, making a threatening gesture.
As the two armies retreated, the beach meadow suddenly seemed empty. Hundreds of thousands of people came and went to fight, leaving countless deep and shallow depressions in the grass, and the soil was turned up everywhere.
Broken limbs and broken swords and guns were scattered on the battlefield, and corpses were strewn across the mud. The ownerless war horse walked on the edge of the mire, licked the owner's increasingly cold face, snorted, and licked again.
The smell of blood mixed with the moist earthy air, steaming into the air under the sun, and the smell became stronger and stronger. There were still injured people who were not dead for a while. They wailed for help loudly and lowly, attracting crows from nowhere to fly and scream harshly,
Hovering for a long time.
The number of the dead was obvious. Tuo Lei and Tali Hutai Nayan, as well as the cronies surrounding them, were all silent.
The atmosphere in the entire Chinese army was also vaguely stiff.
After a while, a centurion with a gray beard on the edge of the cavalry murmured: "This Jin army looks a bit like the Jin country when it was strong."
"Fortunately, they don't have many cavalry, and they don't seem to have much archers either."
"But they are familiar with the terrain. This damn place is filled with water, mud ponds, and reed poles that can't be seen at the edge... This battle is not going to be easy!"
Ordinary soldiers are still a little eager to try. Especially those who have recently joined the Mongolian camp, have not yet enjoyed the benefits of looting and massacre, so they are particularly hungry and thirsty, and the hardships they have suffered and the sins they have suffered in the past have forced them even more
He rushes to the battlefield desperately, hoping to change his miserable life.
But those centurions, brand leaders, ten-capion commanders who were drawn from the Mongolian headquarters, and even the Mongolian Batuers who were wearing armor and holding sophisticated weapons, all looked awe-inspiring, and their eyes became more and more fierce.
Already.
This golden army is difficult to deal with!
If we continue to fight, we are likely to pay an extremely heavy price and many people will die.
Mongolian warriors have never been afraid of death. Under the banner of Genghis Khan, they dared to step through the sea of fire and the mountain of knives, and were willing to abandon their lives at any time. But after all, they are not lunatics or fools seeking death. The purpose of fighting is to win after all, not
He died inexplicably in such a dirty and muddy place.
And Tuo Lei was a little angry.
In fact, if we had not blown the trumpet and retreated our troops just now, but had fought the enemy with all our strength and shown the tenacity and courage that a Mongolian warrior should have, we would probably have won.
However, the nobles, including Talihutai, were probably used to the weak appearance of the Jurchens, and felt that victory should be easy. Therefore, once the intensity of the battle was beyond imagination, they were the first to waver.
As a result, whatever strategy was used to lure the enemy... actually created an opportunity for the enemy to retreat easily! This time, we suffered a big loss again!
Moreover, so many losses are meaningless. The situation between the enemy and ourselves is the same as before, and we have to start all over again.
And starting all over again... it seems that we can only fight a tough battle and risk lives?
It just so happens that the opponent occupies a favorable location, has strong armor and weapons, and seems to have a strong will to fight. More importantly, the enemy general is very skilled and experienced in command and tactics, and is extremely decisive, completely different from those stupid Jurchen nobles.
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Thinking about it this way, at least I have completed part of the task given by Father Khan.
Father Khan wanted to know the details of this elite Jurchen army, and wanted to know whether they were sheep, foxes, or wolves. Now it seemed that they were definitely not sheep, but new enemies as fierce as wolves and as cunning as foxes, similar to what they had seen before.
The Jurchens who lived were different!
Just as he was thinking about it, Tali Hutai asked: "Fourth Prince, are we going to continue this battle?"
This old guy actually has the nerve to ask?
Tuo Lei subconsciously wanted to curse, but when the curse came to his lips, he suppressed it again: "What do you think?"
Talihutai saluted: "But it's up to the fourth prince to decide."
Tuo Lei squinted his eyes and looked at Talihutai's hanging head. He was originally hesitant, but now, Talihutai's attitude made him make up his mind.
"We still have to fight!" Tuo Lei said coldly: "Those who can only drink gruel are people who are seriously ill and will die; hunters who only dare to catch yellow sheep are poor hunters; but they are hesitant when encountering a worthy opponent.
, is a sign of failure! If we don’t win this battle...if we encounter a strong enemy in the future, will there be anyone who dares to charge on horseback?"
Tuo Lei pulled out the scimitar inlaid with gold and raised it high: "Pass my order, all centurions and commanders of thousands must go into battle, and I will go into battle myself! Tonight, I must see the enemy
The head of the army leader. I will use his head to pour wine for the real warriors!"
Talihutai's forehead was sweating, and he bowed his head deeply.
Tuo Lei sneered in his heart.
In the past few years, the number of thousands of households in Great Mongolia has more than doubled. In order to unify the various grassland tribes as soon as possible, Father Khan split up many large tribes, and on the other hand had to show some tolerance to some hostile tribes.
For example, Talihutai was a leader who received special favor from Genghis Khan. Although the Taichiwu tribe had been split into five or six tribes, Talihutai was still a thousand households with real power.
The problem is that Talihutai usually behaves well, but today he clearly showed his true nature. He just wants to follow the Great Khan’s banner and eat meat, but he is not willing to bleed for the Great Khan!
No wonder Father Khan praised his cunning but looked down upon him at the same time. No wonder Chi Laowen, Naya'a, and Zhebie all came from the Taichiwu tribe in Tarihutai, but they were all loyal to Father Khan.
He didn't take his old master seriously.
Because a strong person on the grassland must first be brave and good at fighting. Only with bravery can we talk about other things!
Father Khan's current status and power are the result of fighting to the death and defeating powerful enemies time and time again. Not to mention anything else, in Tuo Lei's memory, he fought against the Tatar tribe, against the Kled tribe, against the Klei tribe, and against the Tatar tribe.
In the Naiman Tribe, which battle was not difficult? Several times, Tuo Lei's uncles were shaken. People were crying everywhere in the tribe, but Father Khan was the only one who persisted!
In many battle situations, the two sides compete only for their tenacity. If the fight continues, the more tenacious side will always win in the end. And with the accumulation of victory after victory, the soldiers will become more and more tenacious, and victory will become easier and easier to come.
!
The current battle must be fought, even if there are heavy casualties. New cubs will fall on the grassland every day. What are you afraid of if some people die? What is important is the belief that the warriors of the Great Mongolia are invincible.
Never be shaken!
Thinking of this, Tuo Lei raised the knife in his hand again. Just when he was about to issue an attack order, Qianhu Nayan Tosahe, who was originally in charge of the right wing of the battlefield, led a small group of cavalry and came back in a large circle from the edge of the battlefield.
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He looked a little nervous and pointed outside the battlefield: "Fourth Prince, reinforcements from the Jin Army are coming!"