In the past few years, all the soldiers who had fought against the Mongolian army in the north were extremely afraid of their powerful force.
This regime that emerged from the grasslands, like the grassland regimes of the past thousands of years, included warriors from thousands of miles away. Almost every Mongolian warrior was physically strong, possessing battlefield experience and fighting skills cultivated since childhood. They grew up in
Deserts and plateaus with cruel natural conditions naturally possess a tough and strong character, and have a bloodthirsty and murderous instinct.
And when Genghis Khan rose on the grasslands, he used superior political means to decisively smash the backward tribal dependence system, and bound tens of thousands of warriors into one with harsh laws as strong as steel, shaping them into people who followed the rule of law.
Genghis Khan commanded an army in the true sense.
This army grew from scratch, from weak to strong, tempering its muscles with wars on the grasslands, and sharpening its edges with external plunder and massacre. When they launched an attack on the huge and unshakable Great Jin Kingdom within sight,
At that time, on a country-to-country level, the Mongolian army was truly unmatched and could overwhelm any enemy.
But on a certain isolated battlefield, Guo Ning was happy to confront him.
From a certain perspective, Ding Haijun's path is the same: starting from scratch, from weak to strong. However, the road has just begun.
The difference is that the Mongolian army took barbarism to the extreme, while the navy relied on civilization.
Guo Ning always put on a fierce attitude to the outside world, but the soldiers and civilians in Laizhou knew that he was very patient and careful internally. He and the civil and military officials headed by him were building construction bit by bit.
, one step at a time.
Ding Haijun worked hard to build a solid administrative system and resume agricultural production so that the people could have enough to eat; they gradually developed industry and commerce, and made the place slightly wealthy with the development of maritime trade, minerals, and handicrafts; they used the military household and shadow household systems to
They solved the treatment of warriors and the sources of troops, and realized the localization of political power; they opened schools, and also gathered people to write scripts and dramas to promote them, so that ordinary people in Dinghai navy began to know the principles of protecting their homes and their country.
Everything they did was not surprising; it was what a regime should do well.
And while they are forming a reliable political power step by step, they also have a reliable army that is willing to maintain this political power.
This army may not have the natural wildness of the Mongols, but it has the same bravery and determination, and has the best training, organization and equipment that a fledgling regime can provide.
At this time, it is time to test the quality of this army.
The two cavalry teams charged at each other like waves crashing, and hundreds of swords and guns danced wildly, shining with silver light like foam on the head of the tide.
The white foam was immediately replaced by streams of blood mist. As the two armies shouted and charged, the blood mist kept rising, as if the sun had darkened.
Guo Ning's body was spattered with blood. The iron bone flower in his hand killed and injured many enemies one after another. The blood soaked the cloth wrapped with the long handle, and the handshake was slightly slippery.
He didn't have time to untie the cloth, so he put away the iron bone flower, put a scimitar in his hand, and chopped repeatedly. In a moment, the scimitar struck the strong armor again, and the blade made several jagged gaps.
The two cavalry teams instantly crossed each other, each turning their horses' heads. Guo Ning held the scimitar and reined in the horse slightly. The howling wind passed by, and the stumps flying from all directions fell to the ground with a thud, and the horses' hooves roared.
After the cavalry were so densely interspersed, it was difficult to form a large group for a while. The knights were either ten or thirty or fifty people, circling back and forth, like countless long snakes with majestic scales, repeatedly entangled and biting.
The horses sometimes galloped and sometimes faltered. The Mongolian cavalry were on the back of their horses, and they could still shoot arrows at a very close distance. Where the arrows were directed, the knights of the Dinghai Navy fell to the ground one after another.
Zhao Jue led more than a hundred of his cavalry on a rampage. He and his subordinates were all selected horse archers. The more than a hundred cavalry followed the general's instructions and fired arrows frequently. The sound of the strings was like thunderbolts.
The fierce and vicious Mongolians were immediately shot into hedgehogs.
It has to be said that although these Mongolians are fierce, they seem to be not as good as the subordinates who were dragging mines back then. The difference is very subtle, but it does exist. For example, the troops who were dragging mines that day were advancing and retreating, shooting with different shapes of strong bows.
The Mongolian cavalry in front of them seemed to have no special ability to kill.
Didn't it mean that the one who came to the northeast this time was the leader of Genghis Khan's left wing, Mu Huali? If it is only at this level, it seems...of course it is still a strong enemy, but it is not that scary?
It seems that the hard training in the past year has paid off, and our soldiers have indeed become stronger.
It is also possible that this is not the main force of the Mongolian army? The main force is in the north?
Guo Ning looked away and asked: "Where is He Shi Liehuanduan?"
Ni Yi held the flag high and followed Guo Ning closely as usual.
Generals holding flags are most vulnerable to intensive arrow attacks on the battlefield, so Ni Yi deliberately wore two layers of armor and added a layer of cowhide to his iron pocket. However, the armor could protect people, but not the horses.
Rushing over, Ni Yi changed two horses one after another. The horse he was riding at the moment was hit by an arrow in the shoulder blade, and it lowered its head and whined twice from time to time.
Hearing Guo Ning's question, Ni sided by a gun and shouted loudly: "Jie Shuai, he should be at the front! To the north of the river beach, there is a fight in the depression!"
Guo Ning squinted his eyes and looked around, and saw another group of Mongolian cavalry gathering in that direction.
When they gathered, as if venting their anger, they rained arrows into the originally surrounded infantry phalanx. In the phalanx, the flag of Heshi Liehuan was still standing on its own. Under the flag, some people were jumping up and down, towards the phalanx.
He waved his hands wildly.
"Well, we were so majestic when we left the city, but we were broken up so quickly."
Guo Ning muttered something and turned to another servant: "Blow the horn and tell the whole army not to get entangled! Gather and form the team!"
As he spoke, he took the bridle with one hand and slashed it with his sword.
A Mongolian knight noticed the gap and rushed in under the heavy cover of the guards. Just as he was about to draw his spear and kill him, Guo Ning's long knife swung at him.
The long knife struck the gun shaft with a clang, but due to the disadvantage of the blade, it did not cut off. Guo Ning urged his horse to take two steps forward and pushed the blade along the gun shaft. Amidst the fierce friction, three fingers were cut off.
The Mongolian knight screamed loudly, threw down his spear, and tried to rush his horse into Guo Ning. He had already been stabbed by Guo Ning's knights with their spears, leaving four or five bloody holes in his body.
The Mongolian knight stood upright on his horse and grabbed a spear shaft with all his strength. As he roared and exerted his strength, blood spurted out from every wound on his body. A monk released his grip on the spear shaft.
With his hands back, he fell down from his horse and died.
At this time, the man responsible for blowing the trumpet and delivering orders picked up the huge horn from the saddle and blew it with all his strength.
Hearing the sound of the trumpet, the cavalrymen gathered one after another. Many of them fought their way out of the colliding ranks of horses and men. However, there were also many people who were not good at riding. Once they were eager to rein in their horses, or their horses would not obey, or they could not separate themselves.
He has a dual purpose and is killed by others.
In the blink of an eye, the two cavalry parties roared apart like two huge millstones, and the knights who were killed or injured in the process of scattering were scattered like tiny debris crushed by the millstones.
The cavalry gathered again. Guo Ning pointed to the north without looking at the original enemy: "All troops, follow me and charge for another time!"
"As you command!"
"Come on! Follow the commander!" the knights roared and shouted. Thousands of cavalry trampled on the river beach, stirring up white water splashes like an overwhelming force.
In the southernmost part of the battlefield, Li Ting stood under two old trees, leaning on the ground with his knife on the ground. He looked at the Mongolians who continued to charge forward, and at the Mongolians who tried to dismount and climb the slopes on both sides. He observed something in the distance.
The postures of several Mongolian soldiers from hundreds and thousands of households showed their growing impatience and irritation.
"That's all!" Li Ting sneered.
Behind Li Ting, Zhang Qian walked back and forth in front of the formation, occasionally looking at the iron pagoda cavalry standing silently like steel beasts on the side.
In front of the Tiefutu formation, Han Xuan reined in the reins with one hand and remained calm and motionless.
On the charge route of Guo Ning's troops, the person responsible for commanding the cavalry was another Mongolian Qianhu Nayan, who was ordered by Genghis Khan to be stationed in Guangning Mansion to monitor the Liao Kingdom.
But Brother Kete concentrated on watching the coming of the navy and sighed: "It seems like it's really difficult to deal with... Fortunately, Mu Huali thought carefully and gathered them here, otherwise, who knows what changes will happen?
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