At this time, the roaring sound of the crowd was approaching. Under the influence of the sound, the pedestrians on the street were like the ripples caused by throwing a stone into water, spreading panic to the distance. Some people even began to run away unconsciously, because
Running all the way, knocking down other pedestrians.
Looking out from the horseback, the road extending south from Sheng'an Temple is like a soft snowdrift that started to collapse from the top, loosening slowly but irreversibly.
Why did this happen? What happened outside the city?
"We have to go take a look! Only when we understand clearly can we deal with it!" Miao Daorun was calm and shouted in the commotion.
Zhang Rou also shouted: "Go directly to Chongzhi Gate in the north of the city, I have a group of old troops on duty there!"
"Then what are you waiting for? Let's go, let's go!" Du Shisheng grabbed the riding whip from the driver's hand and waved it repeatedly.
Although Miao Daorun and Zhang Rou lost power, there were always a few attendants around them. At that moment, a group of people either rode their horses or stepped out and hurried north against the crowd. What they saw along the way were all frantic people. There were even some officials.
People of similar appearance followed the people around in a daze, as if the sky was falling.
This is the third time that the Mongolian army has reached Zhongdu City.
The first two killings had frightened all the people in the city. They knew that most of the imperial troops and horses were just decorations to intimidate the people. They had no ability to resist the Mongolian offensive and would be in trouble at the slightest sign of trouble.
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But this time, because tens of thousands of soldiers and horses on the Beijing Road surrendered to Mongolia and actively assisted in the battle, the strongholds outside Zhongdu were lost faster than the previous two times, and the people's confidence in the defenders was already extremely low.
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The defenders themselves also had less and less fighting spirit. They only used the orders of the generals as talismans and hunkered down all day long in order to delay the attack.
As the war situation continued to go unfavorable, everyone fell into anxiety and mania in the claustrophobic environment, and all the negative emotions continued to ferment within the walls of Zhongdu City. Once the situation in the outside world suddenly changed, all the madness was like a stormy sea, which could no longer be contained
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Shuhu Gaoqi saw this very clearly. Therefore, the news that he ordered the defenders not to leave the city and forced the Mongolian cavalry to garrison the Jinkouhe camp and approach Zhongdu was actually out of public interest.
However, this barely maintained stable situation was actually extremely fragile. It was entirely based on the premise that the Mongolian cavalry ceased operations after entering the Jinkouhe Camp.
What if the Mongols take action?
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Du Shisheng suddenly had a bad premonition. He whipped his whip repeatedly, making the horses pulling the cart jump and neigh. The group of people rushed and arrived at Chongzhi Gate in a blink of an eye. Zhang Rou led the way and ran straight to the city gate tower.
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What's funny is that all the defenders on the city gate tower were in a panic, many of them looked vacillating, and some had already taken off their military uniforms. It seems that Zhang Rou's old troops have become very loose in the past two years.
He no longer looks as fierce as before.
Zhang Rou started out as a farmer for generations, rallying the people to defend themselves to fight off bandits. She was also good at training and running the army. Seeing that her old subordinates had become like this, she immediately became furious and charged at a soldier who had taken off his military uniform.
One kick knocked him to the ground.
After kicking him, he took two more steps toward the city walls, and then he saw Du Shisheng and Miao Daorun, both stunned.
Miao Daorun's face was blank, and he murmured: "Where the hell are there five thousand people? The Tanma under Shuhu Gaoqi are all pigs!"
Du Shisheng, on the other hand, stared in the direction of the Jinkouhe camp, his face turned red, and even the bloodshot eyes burst out, as if they were stuck by the smoke and dust billowing there.
The Jinkou River Camp was expanded on the basis of the Jinkou Gate in Mengjiashan. It is located in the northwest of Zhongdu City, backed by the rolling Western Mountains, and about thirty miles away from Zhongdu City.
From this distance, no matter how Du Shisheng held up the pavilion with his hands and looked around, he couldn't see anyone clearly. But the smoke and dust pouring out of the mountains clearly told everyone that there was a very large army in that direction.
The Jinkou River Camp is an important stronghold in the North Pole of Zhongdu. On that day, Hu Shahu set out from there to rebel. He arrived in Zhongdu in a short while and then bloodbathed the whole city. Therefore, when the civil servants who visited the city discovered that Jin
There were more soldiers and horses dispatched in the direction of the Kouhe camp, which made them extremely panicked, causing the whole city to shake.
Miao Daorun was still muttering to himself:
"The smoke rose extremely high and dispersed very quickly. It was like a surging tide in front, and it was like wings spreading behind... That was the Mongolian cavalry team. They were the only cavalry brigade that entered like a peach bark bush and formed a formation like a sea.
, will set off such a huge amount of smoke and dust! And the number is definitely more than 10,000, or even more! They actually hid so many people north of the Jinkou River!"
"There is no need for the people in the city to panic. The Mongolian army is not coming to Zhongdu. Judging from their posture, they are going south along the Lugou River and then turning to Liangxiang."
Zhang Rou stared in that direction for a few times and relaxed a little.
There was a sudden chaos in the city just now, and people are still shouting and shouting. Without looking, Zhang Rou could imagine the scenes of soldiers fleeing in panic at Tongxuan Gate, Huicheng Gate, Zhangyi Gate and other places. Those people were frightened by the smoke and dust rising into the sky.
I thought the Mongolian army was about to attack the city.
At this time, even if Shuhu Gaoqi can mobilize his soldiers in time to supplement the defense, it may be difficult to stabilize the situation for a while. With the speed of the Mongolian army, if they rush here to break through the city gate, they may be able to stir up a huge attack.
Disaster is coming.
But the cavalry actually ignored Zhongdu and headed south instead?
It seems that Miao Daorun and I's guess was correct. The Mongols ambushed this force, and they still used the same method of besieging the city for reinforcements. They were going for King Qin's soldiers and horses!
Zhang Rou immediately sighed: "Mr. Jinzhi, what is lurking here is the main force of the Mongolian army's cavalry. Judging from their marching route, only a small number of troops will be sent to continue to monitor Zhongdu, while most of them will be running at full speed. They will arrive in an hour.
Liangxiang. The Meng'an Mou Ke Army, which served as servants of Anzhen, was only established for half a year. They were all fake and no match for the Mongols. His tens of thousands of Jurchens could only last for an hour or two at most, depending on the navy's baggage team...
...Alas, a great defeat is inevitable, and the casualties of Shandong Erlang will only be extremely tragic!"
After hearing Zhang Rou's words, Du Shisheng had a strange smile on his face.
Zhang Rou was stunned: "Uh... Mr. Jinzhi, if you have any way to contact the Dinghai navy's baggage team, such as some kind of smoke or something, use it quickly! Let them escape as soon as possible, no matter what.
We must all die on Zhongdu Road...that's not worth it!"
Du Shisheng's face turned red, as if he was overly excited. Hearing Zhang Rou's dejected words, he suddenly laughed out loud:
"Why do you say it was a disastrous defeat? I think the Mongols made this arrangement very well!"
"What?"
"I thought that the situation on Zhongdu Road was chaotic. The main force of the Mongolian army and my army were testing each other. Without a stalemate for ten months, it would be difficult to find an opportunity for a decisive battle. But the Mongolian army came so impatiently? Haha, haha, that's it.
This will save my family’s missionary from waiting too long!”