Perhaps it was because the fighting was so fierce that his eyes were obviously bloodshot, which was a bit scary. Ni Yi lowered his head suddenly, not daring to look at Guo Ning.
Ni Yi has always been with Guo Ning in the past two years, and has grown a lot under the influence of his ears and eyes. Although he held the flag and ran wildly throughout the whole process, watching his own generals kill everyone, he did not get carried away by the advantage in front of him.
His assessment of the situation was correct.
Guo Ning's current position is not only a bit deep, it can even be said that he looks majestic, but is actually in danger.
The total strength of Guo Ning's troops was less than 14,000. Among them, Qiu Huiluo's headquarters and a group of auxiliary troops, together with most of the vehicles and baggage, formed the rear group.
According to Dong Jin's report, the rear team had been entangled by the Mongols, which should have happened half a moment ago. Qiu Huiluo's troops must have relied on their vehicles to hold on on the river beach, but they could not hold on for long. Based on the Mongols The power of the cavalry is overwhelming against the baggage troops on the march. The current situation is only more dangerous.
What's more, Guo Ning repeatedly asked all ministries to move forward with all their strength and not to care about others. The soldiers marched for three days while guarding against the surprise attack of the Mongolian army. They were already very tired and nervous until they saw that their comrades were constantly killed and wounded within sight. With little support, it is normal for morale to collapse.
People's hearts are like this, even elite soldiers can't avoid it. There won't be any fundamental changes just because Guo Ning's prestige is higher.
When these scattered groups of soldiers and horses that persisted were overwhelmed and eaten, the Mongols would pursue them one after another, as if their originally sweeping arms were slightly withdrawn. At that time, it would be the turn of those soldiers under Qiu Huiluo who continued to move forward to be unlucky.
At the same time, Wang Shixian's Chinese army was pushing forward against the Mongolians on the flanks. Guo Ning saw the Mongolian arrows pouring down on the Chinese army like a heavy rain. He saw Wang Shixian's general's flag seeming angry. The sails undulated in the sea, swaying violently, and kept moving forward.
The process of the soldiers constantly moving forward is also the process of being torn apart and cut by the enemy's cavalry. It is the process of the soldiers constantly spilling blood on the battlefield, sacrificing one after another, batch after batch.
Wang Shixian was good at running the army. He was usually good-tempered, but at critical moments he was more determined than Qiu Huiluo, so he would last longer and add more troops to the front line.
Guo Ning estimated that half a moment from now, there will be three to four thousand people who can fill the front line, which is already very good. Combined with the three thousand infantry and one thousand cavalry directly under Guo Ning's front line, the total is no more than Half of the entire army and the rest of the soldiers were trapped or overwhelmed by the Mongolian cavalry.
The Dinghai Navy was a force organized by Guo Ning. Its backbone officers and soldiers were all tough and resistant. The ordinary soldiers were also well-trained and had high morale. But once they fell into the battle rhythm that the Mongols were good at, this was the result. .
As the most powerful grassland nation and conqueror in thousands of years, the power of the Mongolian cavalry is so formidable.
Under this situation, how long can Guo Ning's fierce assault be sustained?
Previously, the Tiefutu cavalry of the Ding Navy raided the Mongols twice and achieved great results. However, in those two raids, the Ding Navy was prepared and unprepared, and chose a battlefield suitable for its own power.
Now, on the contrary, all the favorable conditions are clearly on the side of the Mongols!
How long can Guo Ning continue to charge? What effect can such a charge have, and how will it benefit the constantly collapsing central and rear armies?
Judging from the current situation, a large group of Mongolian cavalry will surround them sooner or later. Once they arrive, the initiative won by the soldiers throwing iron cannons will suddenly be overturned.
Our own infantry, which happily surrounded and killed the lone Mongolians, would turn from hunters into prey, and the Dinghai navy cavalry that clashed on the battlefield would naturally be unable to move as they faced several times the number of enemies.
It can be seen that Ni Yi's vision is very good, at least as good as that of an ordinary lieutenant or commander. What makes Guo Ning happy is that there are many experienced officers in the Ding Navy, who only charge forward in their own direction.
There were not a hundred but also fifty officers who saw that the situation was precarious.
But so far, no one has wavered, no one has hesitated, and everyone is working hard to fight. They dare to die, fight, and move forward regardless, because they believe that Guo Ning's command must be reasonable, and everyone follows the direction of the military flag.
, we will definitely win.
Right next to Guo Ning, many Mongolians had escaped from the impact of the explosion, and began to shout and gather the team, slashing at the Ding navy officers around them. Their horses were all outstanding in skills, and their tactics were also extremely skilled. Each other's cavalry
Combat coordination is also better.
The sound of arrows flying through the air and the heart-wrenching sound of weapons hitting metal on armor became more intense. When Guo Ning reined in his horse, two to three hundred cavalry gathered around his military flag.
Below, it became a conspicuous target on the battlefield.
The Mongols did not gather to a large enough scale for a while, and many of them saw Guo Ning as an evil star, so they did not dare to attack. On the chaotic battlefield, an empty space appeared around the cavalry. There were also Mongolians who fired arrows from a distance.
, the arrows fell down in an arc, landing on the soldiers or horses, causing people to groan or horses to neigh.
Several arrows passed over Guo Ning's head, and opened a gash on the military flag behind him. Ni Yi cursed several times angrily, and asked bravely: "Envoy, what should we do?"
Guo Ning was looking to the south of the battlefield. He waved his hand and signaled Ni Yi to wait.
The battlefield itself is very open, which is the most suitable place for cavalry to gallop freely. But Guo Ning is already at the southern edge of the battlefield, and more than a mile or two or three miles away is the Triangle Lake. This Datangbo was built by the Song Dynasty people in the early Southern Dynasties.
The result of using manpower in Hebei to open up and expand the original lakes and rivers.
Like the Wuguan Lake and Bianwu Lake that Guo Ning is familiar with, the water area varies greatly between the dry season and the wet season, so there are a large number of swamps and silt flats outside the core area of the water surface, as well as reeds and shrubs.
This chapter is not finished yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! At this time, a large number of Mongolian cavalry are coming out of the triangle lake and crossing in front of Guo Ning. Their team is more compact than the usual cavalry combat state.
A group of thirty or fifty people crowded closely together, blocking Guo Ning's sight. The Mongolians let out strange screams and waved their weapons, as if they were building momentum and would rush over at any time and crush all the enemies.
It was this cavalry that Ni Yi and the soldiers were worried about. Of course, there was also the white banner gradually approaching from the rear of the cavalry. It was a frightening symbol of Genghis Khan and a sign of his approaching approach.
However, the movements of this cavalry were a little slow.
The moment the iron artillery exploded, they should have dispatched. The earlier they dispatched, the earlier they could have surrounded Guo Ning's troops, and the casualties of the two thousand-man troops in the lead might have been less. But Guo Ning charged and killed him within a moment.
After a long time, more than half of the two thousand-man troops were killed or injured, but they still haven't moved.
Only now did the light cavalry begin to come from both wings, getting into a running posture.
If you have to worry about it, even if the enemy moves a little slower, it may not have a decisive impact on the battle situation. But this is not the normal routine of the Mongols, let alone the level of Qixue Army. The generals of Qixue Army are by no means incompetent.
To make such a decision, there must be a reason why they must do so.
This reason is the opportunity Guo Ning is waiting for.
Guo Ning is a soldier at the lowest level. His understanding of the battlefield and the things he can grasp are more subtle than those seen by ordinary generals.
It happens that this kind of subtlety, which is never in the eyes of high-ranking officials and nobles, can determine the outcome of a war under certain circumstances.
"I can win!"
Guo Ning grinned and said to himself.
He said to Ni Yiyi: "In order to avoid being discovered by us, the Mongols hid as little as possible when lurking. Now that we rushed here in one breath, the speed of the Mongolian army's subsequent troops coming out of the swamp seemed to be slower.
"
"slow?"
Ni Yi asked in confusion: "It's not much different, right? What does the envoy mean?"
When Guo Ning was about to answer, someone shouted from dozens of steps away: "Envoy! Envoy!"
The two of them turned back together.
As the pressure from the enemy's cavalry increased, Ding Haijun's infantry gradually converged from behind the cavalry. Along with them, there were also the Tiefutu cavalry who easily charged without exerting force, so they moved relatively slowly.
At this moment, a young soldier emerged from the armored cavalry formation, holding the bloody head in his hand, and waved repeatedly to Guo Ning. Because he was holding the head by the braid, blood flowed from his chest every time he waved it.
Spread in circles.
"Envoy! Envoy! We killed a Mongolian Nayan! He was a centurion, but the bullet on the scabbard was made of silver and had coral beads! Old Liu said, this must be Nayan's head!
"The young soldier shouted happily.
The old soldier at the back was dissatisfied and pulled the Mongolian's head off: "It's enough to have the scabbard and the Burler! It's not too heavy to carry the head!"
Guo Ning recognized that the old pawn was Old Liu, who had a big appetite. He raised his finger and pointed: "Old Liu, good job!"
Old Liu laughed loudly.
Guo Ning shouted and asked the young soldier: "I have seen you, what is your name Zhang?"
"My name is Zhang Peng!"
"Good boy, do you still have the strength to fight?"
"have!"
"Do you still have the guts to fight?"
"Yes!" Zhang Peng shouted in response.
"This thing in your hand is just the head of a centurion. I've seen many of them. Not to mention centurions, I've also chopped off the heads of several centurions! This is not what I want to kill today.
Damn it, I want to kill a real Tatar chief with a real name! If you kill this guy, you can brag to others for the rest of your life! What do you think, are you willing to follow?"
"Of course I'll follow!"
Not only Zhang Peng responded, but many soldiers rested for more than ten times at this time. After taking a breath, they waved their swords and shouted: "Follow the envoy and kill a great chief!"
"Ignore everything else, let's move forward!"
Thousands of horses let go of their legs, grass blades were flying on the ground. Flooding soil was rising, and Guo Ning continued to go south.