choke element

Chapter 198

In front of the soldiers, Wang Shixian struggled to say some scene words.

But his palms were sweaty, because he was holding the belt around his waist tightly when he was talking, and the belt also left wet marks.He also didn't notice that the evening sun shone on his forehead, making the sweat stains glisten.

The marching speed of the Mongolian outpost completely exceeded his expectations.

Wang Shixian is not a Han Chinese, he is from the Baitar tribe in Gongchang Mansion, and he is an expert in cavalry, but he really did not expect that the outpost of the Mongolian army will arrive today!
This is too fast!
From Yidu to Haicang Town, the distance is 250 miles, so the soldiers sent by Guo Zhongyuan to report the news rushed to the horse, and they walked for more than a day, and the horse was tired enough.If the main force of the Mongolian army stayed in the Zouping and Changshan areas of Zizhou as predicted in advance, then it would take at least 390 or [-] miles to Haicang Town.

However, the Mongolian army's outpost arrived at Haicang Town only an hour later than Guo Zhongyuan's messenger!
How can it be so mysterious?
What kind of cavalry can run four hundred miles at such a high speed?Is it born with wings, soaring through the clouds and riding the fog?Or did the horse give birth to eight legs?
Wang Shixian shook his head violently to drive out these useless thoughts.

His mind changed sharply.

Since the outpost cavalry arrived at this moment, the main force of the Mongolian army will enter the border of Laizhou at noon tomorrow at the latest.In other words, starting tomorrow, there will be fierce battles.

If you think about it from another angle, the Mongolian army entered Laizhou so quickly after knowing that the main force of the navy was from Yidu.

That is, the successive victories after going deep into the Central Plains swelled the confidence of the Mongolian army to a terrifying level, and they were no longer afraid of attacking cities.

Not only did they intend to annihilate their main forces in field battles, but they also stormed the various military forts along the coast of Laizhou at the same time.It is even possible...they will consider, Pinglai Prefecture first, and then turn around and defeat Dinghai in a field battle!
Damn, this time, the black tartars really trembled!

The next battle is not easy to fight!
With a cold face, Wang Shixian issued orders repeatedly:

"The order was issued that all battalions will follow the marching law, and all camps will take over the command. Those who panic will be severely punished, and those who flee without authorization will be beheaded."

"Decree that the wood and stones stored in each battalion should be immediately transported and stacked on the outside of the camp wall for transfer."

"Guns, knives and other weapons will be distributed immediately. No matter men, women or children, they should not be empty-handed."

"Zhang Jiao led a hundred swordsmen, all with large shields, and immediately defended the wooden bridge on the ditch to the west of the camp, moving fences along the way to block the passage."

"Chen Heng led the soldiers from the headquarters to the secondary wall to guard and defend. Yu Xiaowu led the archers to the main wall for cover."

"The rest will gather and stand by."

In a short time, Wang Shixian issued more than a dozen orders.As one of the officers led the order, the camp that was so panicked that it was almost boiling immediately stabilized.

Wang Shixian is also a senior officer.

In terms of charging and entering the battle, he thought he was not outstanding among Guo Ning's troops.But in the past 20 years, he has gone through two commanding divisions, two recruiting divisions, fought with Song people, Xia people, and Hei Tartars, and also managed local forces. No one has surpassed him yet.

Therefore, Guo Ning often entrusts him with the task of guarding the camp, which is also an expression of trust.

However, in the past, Guo Ning was always at the front, and Wang Shixian was at the rear; this time, it was Wang Shixian at the front, and Guo Ning took a rest at the back...

Wang Shixian couldn't help but glanced at the highland bunker to the north of the camp.

I have always admired Guo Liulang's talent, but that doesn't mean that I, Wang, are incompetent.In the past few days, let's see how I use my troops!Even if it rolls all over the ground, it will take off a few human skins of the Mongols!

Just thinking about it, several officers nearby clamored together: "Come! Come! The Mongolian army is approaching!"

In just a short moment while Wang Shixian was deploying his manpower, Al Jinchi of the Mongolian army did not slow down at all, and rushed straight towards the camp!

Figure it out!You are sentry cavalry!What is this for?
A mere hundred riders, how could such courage come from!Are the Mongols crazy?
"Let Zhang Jiao hurry up! Take the wooden bridge immediately!" Wang Shixian turned around and looked at it, his face turned pale with shock, and he pointed to the leader of the soldiers beside him: "Take fifty soldiers to support Zhang Jiao! "

Before joining the Ding Navy, Zhang Jiao was originally an officer of the Xi Army entrenched in Anzhou.After Xiao Haohu, the leader of the Xi army, died, Zhang Jiao took refuge in Tu Shanhang, the governor of Anzhou.Because Wang Shixian was in charge of contacting Tu Shanhang at that time, he and Wang Shixian also formed a little friendship.

After the Mongolian army invaded, the Anzhou army was defeated and Zhang Jiao escaped by chance. Like many defeated soldiers, he fled to the central government. After more than a month, he finally became a member of the Ding Navy recruited by Guo Zhongyuan.During the ups and downs experienced, people can not but lament the impermanence of fate.

Because he was an old friend with Wang Shixian, Zhang Jiao became a brand leader under Wang Shixian's command. He had a few knives and axes under his command. In the past few days, he was mainly responsible for maintaining the daily order in the camp, and also supervised the construction of some facilities.

The more important one is the wooden bridge on the west side of the camp, spanning the inner and outer moats.Originally, according to the expectation, a suspension bridge was to be set up here, but due to time constraints, a wooden bridge was simply built with thick planks to make do with it.

As a result, the wooden bridge became a weak point in the trench at this time, and it had to be blocked quickly.

Zhang Jiao rushed towards the wooden bridge to the west with his knives and axes. Along the way, 50 people were separated, and after a short detour, they carried two Zhang Xu long antlers to a camp.

According to common sense, it doesn't take much time, and there is no delay.

But God knows what kind of madness that team of Mongolian cavalry went, they galloped at full speed towards the wooden bridge regardless, as if they were going to break the formation with a hundred cavalry.

Zhang Jiao's headquarters was still dozens of steps away from the wooden bridge, and there was already smoke and dust billowing outside the camp, and the sound of hooves.

Immediately, the black armored cavalry shot out from the smoke, like a gigantic black arrow, heading straight for the wooden bridge!

How can there be such a quick way!
At this moment, the archers under Yu Xiaowu were still running wildly on the top of the main wall, still twenty or thirty feet away.Seeing that the situation was not good, some archers opened their bows and threw arrows while running, but the arrows went to nowhere and had no effect.

Don't let them storm the camp!Damn, these Mongols are beasts, once they rush in, how many people will die in the camp!

Zhang Jiao's eyes were red.In a trance, he recalled the scene when Anzhou City was broken that day, and the soldiers and civilians in the city were flying with blood and blood. He roared loudly: "Hold it! Go up! Hold up the shield!"

Amidst the roar, Zhang Jiao abandoned the straight saber, propped up the large shield on his shoulders and rushed forward, intending to stab obliquely in front of the cavalry.

The large shield he held was specially used to intimidate war horses, and it was painted with brightly colored animal faces, which was extremely ferocious.As long as the horses are frightened and the cavalry slow down a little, the antlers will fall behind.Then the archer came again, and things were easy to handle.

Encouraged by Zhang Jiao, the subordinates all held up their shields and moved forward bravely. They didn't run a few steps, but they heard the dull sound of bones crumbling, followed by screams that didn't sound like human voices.

It turned out that the momentum of the Mongolian cavalry's charge was extremely fierce, and a strong black horse directly knocked Zhang Jiao away.

Just as Zhang Jiao landed, he rolled twice.His shield split into two pieces, spinning separately, flying several feet away.He pressed against the stressed right arm on the inside of the shield until the bones at the shoulder blade were completely broken.

The piercing pain made him cry out.However, as soon as he yelled for a while, the horse team caught up, and more than a dozen horses trampled on Zhang Jiao with their iron hooves.

Zhang Jiao's screams suddenly became high-pitched, and soon fell silent. When the cavalry passed by, there was only a pile of strangely shaped scattered flesh and blood left in the middle of the dirt road.

The rest of the sword and shield fighters were terrified, how to stop them?Dozens of people scattered in a loud bang, and regrouped after a while, only brandishing knives and shouting to chase after the cavalry.

Although the Mongolian cavalry only had a hundred riders, they were extremely powerful, like a black whirlwind of fishy smell, moving forward along the road between the camps.

At the front of the cavalry, the Mongolian man on a black horse and in black iron mesh and lacquered leather armor yelled loudly, like a thunderbolt exploding on the ground: "Hara! Hala! Amuta! Amuta!"

It's Mongolian and it means "Kill! Quick!"

Wang Shixian is very talented in languages, and he can speak Mongolian, Xixia, and Jurchen.He naturally understood, so he was very angry and his face suddenly became gloomy.

(End of this chapter)