Genghis Khan's sight was obscured by overgrown reeds, and huge sounds still came from the direction of the battlefield. But the original explosive and fanatical shouts of killing had been replaced by cheers and whines.
After a while, the nine-pin white napkin, which originally had a tall top and could be seen through the reeds, suddenly shook, then fell down, and a cloud of smoke rose from the place where the white quill fell.
This situation once again clearly declared who the winner of the war was, leaving no doubt in the entire battlefield and making the cheers of the Ding navy officers even louder. The cheers made Genghis Khan unhappy, so he grabbed a scabbard and used force
After paddling twice next to the raft, the other people on the raft immediately understood what he meant and paddled faster again.
As a result, the raft quickly left a tidal flat with dense reeds, and everyone could see the battlefield through the gaps in the plants on the shore.
The battlefield was still in chaos. But the armored cavalry of the Ding Navy had been divided into small groups and charged in all directions. Under the sunlight, the cavalry’s gray robes and shining armor seemed like clouds carrying thunder and lightning, and they raised their hands as they marched.
The military flag is like a fire ignited by thunder and lightning.
The infantry of Ding Haijun followed closely behind, sweeping across the wilderness within sight. This scene was the most familiar to the Mongolian cavalry in the past few years, but now the situation was reversed, and it was the Mongols who fled in embarrassment.
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So many brave Mongolian warriors, so many tenacious Mongolian warriors, after seeing the fall of the Nine White Banners and hearing the crazy cheers of the Ding Navy officers, they instantly lost their belief in resisting. Maybe they thought Genghis Khan was dead.
It was a huge blow to them.
The time they spent fighting was actually very short, but once they escaped, their mental and physical strength disappeared almost immediately.
Several people on the raft stared dumbfoundedly. The field of vision seemed to be full of fleeing Mongolians. They were running in no formation, and they couldn't see which direction they were going. They just whipped their horses desperately, and the horses' hoofs stepped on the turf, raising their heads.
The sky was filled with smoke and dust.
Many people were so dizzy running that they bumped into Ding Haijun's men and horses. So those men opened their bows and arrows, brandished their swords and spears, and kept killing the Mongolian cavalry who had pale faces and just wanted to get away.
There were also some infantrymen whose shooting skills were obviously terrible, but they were able to take aim calmly, repeatedly measure the wind force and distance, and then shoot down the Mongolian knights who were turning their horses in circles not far in front of them.
Such a scene caught the eye, making people feel so tight that they almost exploded. They wanted to rush back to the battlefield and die together with their companions. However, several people on the raft did not dare to make a sound. They glanced twice and did not dare to look more.
Keep paddling, paddling as hard as you can.
This raft is very crude. It is actually just a large bundle of reeds and dead wood tied tightly with ropes.
When Genghis Khan went south to fight this time, he chose to take a roundabout way to ambush Ding Haijun, instead of directly pursuing and attacking, and breaking up Ding Haijun's strategy along the way. The purpose was to use a dragnet to capture and kill Guo Ning himself.
Therefore, before the ambush began, Genghis Khan was still considering preventing Guo Ning from escaping from the Lugou River. He specially mobilized a group of Mongolians who were good at water to bundle rafts early, planning to let them patrol the river on rafts until the situation became clear.
Enemies who stopped Fu Shui from escaping.
Who would have thought that as the battle came to an end, this raft might have other uses?
When Zhabal Fireman died, Genghis Khan discovered the flaw in his entire strategy. He also knew that Guo Ning was charging straight towards him, and none of the soldiers around him could stop him.
Neither did Genghis Khan himself.
When he was young, he had a reputation of being strong and brave, but when he got older, he could no longer show off in this regard. The reason why he always kept Zhabal Fire by his side and treated him politely was because he wanted to know this.
The reason why the weirdos in the Western Regions grow stronger with age. However, the head of the fireman Zhabal has been chopped off, who can Genghis Khan count on? Is it possible that with his noble status as the Great Khan of Mongolia, he can forcefully take over the iron bone flower?
After all, the situation is like this. What needs to be considered at this time is not face, but how to save one's own life. Genghis Khan was also a bachelor when he was competing with others on the grassland. If he lost the battle, he would run away when he should, and shrink when he should.
Head, nothing to worry about.
He immediately left Huo'erchi to guard Bai Ji, and he took off his robe and waistcoat, wearing only his light underwear, and hurried towards the depths of the swamp where the raft was staying.
Poor Huo'erchi was a shaman and not a general leading an army, so how could he fight? On the contrary, a group of Batu'er who were responsible for guarding Baiji soon lost their lives under Huo'erchi's random command.
The only way that Huoerchi finally thought of was to try his best to talk to Guo Ning and try to talk about the oracle of Changshengtian. Unfortunately, Guo Ning was too lazy to listen.
However, this time was enough for Genghis Khan.
Even though Genghis Khan lost his footing and stepped into puddles several times on the way because he was flustered, this great Khan had built a net for fishing with his brothers in the Onan River in his early years. He knew how to swim and his water quality was pretty good. After a lot of splashing,
After that, he successfully boarded the raft, left the battlefield, and began marching on the water.
The raft drove towards the Lugou River, gradually moving away from the battlefield, throwing away the cries of many Mongolians in the swamp. The man in the front of the raft, Nak'er, glanced at Genghis Khan secretly, as if he wanted to ask why the Great Khan abandoned his soldiers.
, but he didn’t dare to ask in the end.
After half an hour, the raft circled the Marco Polo River and then headed upstream again.
After all, the Mongols were not good sailors. The direction of the efforts of the people responsible for paddling was not uniform, and the rhythm was not coordinated at all. But because of Genghis Khan's constant urging, they continued to speed up, so much so that they were dragged out of the water behind the raft.
There were two rafts following originally, but now they were far away and out of sight.
How much effort does it take to row against the current so quickly? Several people on the raft were so tired that their hands and feet were cramping. The raft also creaked and creaked under the impact of the current, as if it was about to fall apart at any time.
"Come to shore!" Genghis Khan said suddenly.
Everyone yelled and squeezed out a little strength again. When the raft hit the river beach and ran aground, everyone collapsed and couldn't move.
Half an hour ago, this river beach was where the Mongolian knights attacked and killed Ding Haijun's rear team. At this time, Ding Haijun's rear team had of course collapsed, and the Mongolian cavalry who had been killing people on the river beach were also in despair. Fortunately,
The Mongolian cavalry in the direction of Triangle Lake are still running around, and Ding Haijun is busy chasing them in all directions, and they can't pay attention to the northern section for the time being.
So Genghis Khan wrapped himself in a wet robe and strode towards the shore.
As he walked, he murmured to himself:
"Ding Haijun is completely dispersed now, and their strength has been exhausted! As long as we gather the thousands of riders under Shi Jihu Tuhu, we can turn defeat into victory... Even if we can't kill Guo Ning, we still have to completely disperse Ding Haijun's elite troops. !”
"The Kingdom of Jin has too many people and a vast territory, so there must be many people who can fight. After returning to the grassland this time, we can no longer fight south easily. We must reorganize the grassland first! Don't dare to fight those who can't get any benefits. Kill a group of chiefs and thousands of households who oppose the Khan!"
"The iron artillery is very useful. Previously, I asked Mu Huali to lead people to intimidate Zhongdu. Among the scheduled items, I wanted to recruit craftsmen who know how to make firearms. After bringing the craftsmen to the grassland, we should seize the time to build this weapon. It will be useful no matter what enemy you face in the future!"
"By the way, we need to arrange manpower to learn how to sail boats on the river and at sea, so as not to be in such a mess like today!"
Although he was in this situation, he listed the things he had to do one by one without any confusion. He even went back to figure out the top priority and planned a route to join the lost troops and launch another attack. It's all planned out.
But Li Xu walked quickly in one breath and passed by the running queue of Mongolian cavalry several times. No one bowed to him, and no one gathered around him as usual.
Genghis Khan stood still, shook his wet clothes, squinted his eyes and looked at the cavalry passing by. But the cavalry still didn't look at him, and they all urged their horses northward as if they were in despair.
He suddenly noticed that behind the cavalry, at the lower reaches of the Marco Polo River, there were a large number of ships coming under the flag of Dinghai Navy. Each ship was filled with soldiers, and every soldier on board was shouting loudly and waving flags. , and raised the swords, spears and spears as high as the forest.
Genghis Khan staggered.
Guo Ning is more than just a vicious tiger. He is ten times more cunning than the most cunning fox. He has even arranged the cooperation of the navy! If the Ding navy has new troops to help, in this battle, the Mongols will There was absolutely no chance; and all the Mongolian soldiers who were unable to escape from the Triangle Lake were doomed.
After the whole battle, the Qixue army lost more than two to three thousand people, and it was feared that it would lose four thousand or more. In other words, the Qixue army lost half of its troops at one time, and more than half of the thousands more. Every household was disabled.
Such a failure is really unbearable.
Genghis Khan's nerves, as tough as steel, could not help but tremble a little at this time. He felt hesitant and helpless. He looked again at the knights who were constantly escaping back from the south, and wanted to say hello to them and boost their morale, but there were so many Still no one among the soldiers noticed him, not even Shiji Hutulu himself.
The adopted son raised by Hoelun's mother had no fear even in the face of the white disaster, but at this time his face was pale and he was breathing heavily. He staggered on the horse and passed in front of Genghis Khan, looking inhumane.
Genghis Khan sighed deeply, and his eyebrows suddenly looked much older.
Such a failure was not limited to the large number of deaths of Xue's soldiers. Even more terrifying than this was the fact that Genghis Khan was defeated head-on on the battlefield.
The son of Yesugei who herds sheep in the land of Buerji can be defeated. Temujin can be defeated in the Burhan Mountains. Qiyan Khan who sets up camp in Qinghaizi can be defeated. Tuoli Khan who rides his horse in Kuoyitian can be defeated.
The adopted son can also be defeated.
However, when he was hailed as Genghis Khan at the source of the Onon River in Khuliltai, he became the representative of all the grassland tribes on the plateau and took charge of the huge power of many tribes.
In this capacity, the conquests Genghis Khan promised to countless people have not yet truly begun. The endless pastures and livestock herds that countless people are looking forward to have not yet been seen. The most precious treasures and the most beautiful women in the world have not yet filled those places.
Yan Men's camp, how could he suffer such a tragic defeat?
Genghis Khan didn't care about the petty thoughts of many tribal chiefs on the grassland.
However, this failure made the timids panic and waver. What will happen to the hundreds of thousands of herdsmen?
Is their fanaticism still there? Is their loyalty still there? Is the Khan in their eyes still the invincible Khan?
Genghis Khan was silent for a long time.
It wasn't until he heard the sound of Dinghai navy cavalry shouting and urging their horses not far to the south that he suddenly woke up with a shock. There were ownerless horses everywhere in the wilderness. He took one at random, turned the horse and drove away.
