choke element

Chapter 214 Torrent

The Mongolian army launched an attack at dawn, throwing four thousand households of Chiju's son-in-law, Zhe Dier, Tuo Sahe, and Kuo Kuo at one go. The momentum was huge and the attack was more violent than ever before.

When countless ethnic groups on the grasslands were aggregated into Mongols, the entire regime was filled with the impulse and madness to fight from top to bottom.Countless Mongols have gained unimaginable benefits through fighting, so they are eager for war.In the past thousands of years, the cruel natural environment on the grassland has made them subconsciously not afraid of death.

This was the case when the Jurchens arose.That's why every time thousands of people defeated the Khitan army of tens of thousands or even hundreds of thousands, there were rumors that "Jurchens are less than ten thousand, and ten thousand are invincible".

Decades later, the Jurchens themselves were weak and weak, and it was the Mongols on the grassland who inherited and even strengthened their fierce and brave character.

The Mongols roared in, and the countless defenders stopped breathing almost at the same time when they saw them approaching.

This is because the Mongolian army invested a lot of troops this time, along with various siege equipment.

There are five or six flying bridges and dozens of ladders in the front of the army.

One by one, the Mongolian warriors wore heavy armor, held long knives and big axes, stood on the flying bridge against the rain of arrows, and directly approached the pier at the top of the wall to launch an attack.Immediately, the ladders were set up one after another, crossed the ditch, and directly leaned against the outer wall of the camp.The lightly armed warriors of the Mongolian army held long knives in their mouths and climbed the ladder to move forward. The former fell, and the latter followed, and the cycle began again and again.

It can be seen that the flying bridge and the ladder are extremely poor, but they are also standard in the Daikin army, and they are usable at this time.

After the flying bridge and the ladder, there is another bumper moving forward under the cover of a large number of shields.

This bumper doesn't need to target the gate of the camp, but directly hits the outer wall of the camp that has been filled in the outer gully, repeatedly colliding.Those who lifted and hit the wood were all Mongolian strong men with broad arms and round waists. Every time they hit with force, they roared like thunder, and the walls of the camp shook. Some defenders were unable to stand and fell from the top of the wall.

Wang Shixian had no reinforcements to send, and the Mongols began to gain an advantage.

The Mongols are a barbaric nation on the grasslands, and they are also a natural fighting nation. For thousands of years, the Central Plains regime has faced many barbaric nations. The Jurchens themselves are also a barbaric nation.

But the difference between the Mongols and the Huns, Turks, Khitans, and even the Jurchens is that they know that they are barbaric and backward, so they eagerly learn all the knowledge and technologies that are beneficial to war, and quickly master them, and they will never rest on their laurels.

The Mongolian cavalry that Guo Ning saw when he was young, although large in scale, had little command system to speak of; most of the cavalry had only leather robes to wear, and some even smeared grease to keep out the cold in the winter; the weapons they used were extremely crude and useful. Fishbone arrows are used to shoot fishbone arrows, and they are thrown with bent wooden sticks to injure the enemy.

But after several years of fighting with Da Jin, they began to have banners, different logos, armor of different specifications allocated according to the role of the battlefield, and swords, guns and arrows seized from the hands of the Jin army.

A few years later, when the Mongolian army was able to capture a certain Jiehao Tunbao and plunder the artisans, their equipment became more and more perfect, their tactics became more and more varied, and their attacks became more and more fierce.

If it is said that the failure of the war between Dajin and Mongolia in the early years can be attributed to the mediocrity of senior officials and the incompetence of generals, by now, the Mongolian army has indeed become a strong force capable of dealing with any complicated situation.

From the perspective of a general, Guo Ning must frankly admit that the series of failures of Dajin Kingdom in Huihebao, Yehuling and other places were inevitable failures after the overall strength of the Jin army was crushed.

But at this moment, when nearly ten thousand elite Mongolian troops besieged a camp for two full days, the fall of the camp was inevitable.

The night gradually receded, and the sky began to glow faintly.

A wall at the southwestern corner of the camp could not hold on at last. Amid the terrified shouts of many people, the wall collapsed.In the ten-step gap, the Mongolian army poured into it like a tide, galloped along the two inner and outer walls, and shot randomly at both sides with their bows and arrows.

The momentum of the defenders wavered slightly, and then the front gate of the camp changed hands, and the Mongolian cavalry rushed in.

A group of strong men armed with bamboo spears and wooden spears are rushing to the gate of the camp.It is said that they are strong men, among them are many old men with gray beard and hair, and women whose faces are blackened with dust.

This group of people was attacked head-on by the Mongolian cavalry.In just a split second, human heads flew up, severed limbs spread all over, and blood mist filled the sky.

A woman uttered a shrill cry, rushed forward and hugged the leg of a Mongolian cavalryman, and would not let go no matter what.The Mongol bent over and slashed repeatedly.One slash, two slashes, three slashes, and finally the woman's body rolled down and was trampled into flesh by the subsequent iron hooves, while her hands were still firmly on the leather boots of the Mongolian cavalry.

Guo Ning stood outside the tent of the Chinese army, overlooking the situation.

In the past two days, Wang Shixian was completely in command of the external war.Guo Ning didn't think he was good at this kind of expendable defense, so he didn't interfere at all.

But not interfering doesn't mean he doesn't care or worry.In the past two days, Guo Ning hardly closed his eyes. He has been paying attention to the outside battle situation, and has been calculating when Guo Zhongyuan's troops will attract the attention of the Mongolian army. He has been calculating the time point for his own counterattack.

The weather had turned cold, but Guo Ning's clothes were drenched with sweat again and again, became icy cold, and then dried slowly.

I don't know when, Guo Ning's eyes were bloodshot, but he still stared at his soldiers and civilians, the corpses piled up like mountains.

He wondered why the woman was so brave.The people were gathered temporarily, and many books and records were not perfect. Perhaps no one remembered the woman's name after the war.

Even Guo Ning himself...he personally arranged the entire battle, and he was the one who decided to use the soldiers and civilians in Haicang Town as targets to attract the Mongolian army, but such tragic wars have happened repeatedly before, and there will be more in the future...so Guo Ning will eventually forget the scene in front of him and the crying people.

These ordinary people are as humble as ants, and this is the only way they can end up in troubled times.Guo Ning used to be one of them, so he wanted to try his best to stop that terrible future.

However, in the place where Guo Ning stepped, how many bones will be used to pave the road he chose?
Guo Ning remembers that the ancients said: One will succeed and ten thousand will die.

He also remembered another sentence, which is called: How ambitious is the sacrifice.

The important generals and academies all knew that the critical moment was coming, and they gathered in the Chinese army one after another.

Monk Pei usually puts on a fierce appearance, but he is actually a little soft-hearted.At this time, seeing that the fortress was about to be broken, and all the soldiers and civilians were slaughtered, it was almost tearful.He sternly said: "Jie Shuai! Give me 100 people! Let me fight out and resist for a while!"

"Wait!" Guo Ning said coldly.

Wang Shixian was no longer on the pier in the center of the camp. He led a small number of soldiers, relying on the staggered camps to fight and retreat.Followed by him were some female family members who hadn't evacuated in time.But their whereabouts have been noticed by the Mongols pouring into the city, so they outflanked them from all directions.

Several of Wang Shixian's servants stopped and fought with swords, and died immediately.

The defense line of the outer wall of the camp could no longer be maintained.Inside and outside the walls, there are Mongolians shouting wildly, riding back and forth, like boiling magma, and like a never-ending sea tide.

The range controlled by the defenders on the wall ranges from one side to a line, and from one line to several points.Every time it shrinks, dozens or more soldiers are killed by Mongolian sabers and arrows.

The place where the fighting was most intense went from the outer wall of the camp to the various camps inside.This time, the Mongols were no longer a nuisance, but a real push with heavy troops all the way, smashing the camps one by one, just like breaking egg shells.

How long can it last?half an hour?Or more, less?The soldiers did their best.

Ma Bao laughed dryly and said, "The camp is almost over. Why is Guo Zhongyuan not here yet?"

Li Ting glared at him fiercely, and was about to yell at him, when suddenly a dull sound of horns came from the direction of the Mongolian army's own team.And to the west of the camp, at the end of a flat field, there are several places where the smoke rises.

Li Ting rushed out immediately.

He rubbed his eyes and counted carefully.There are eight strands of wolf smoke, one on the left and seven on the right.It was the secret code agreed with Guo Zhongyuan in advance.And below the wolf smoke, Guo Zhongyuan's army is marching!
In the eyes of the Mongols, the main force of Dinghai's headquarters rushed back to Laizhou.

Now, it's time for the Mongols to make a choice.Should they go all out and continue to attack Haicang Town until the main force of the navy hits their vital points; or should they stop immediately, win the field battle first, and then turn to attack the fortress?
At this time, a figure outside the tent flashed, and Qiu Huiluo, who was in charge of suppressing the entire army, came in and said in a deep voice: "Commander Jie, all the soldiers are asking, is it time to go out to battle?"

Guo Ning raised his hand and signaled Qiu Huiluo to wait.

The generals and schools in the Chinese army's tent all held their breaths, waiting for the Mongols' decision.

As if in response to Guo Ning and others, the horns of the Mongolian army's own team sounded one after another.The Mongolian cavalry who were rampaging in the camp yelled unwillingly, but the military order was hard to disobey. Most of them immediately turned their horses and rushed out, as if the tide was ebbing.Only about one thousand households were left. Although they shrank to the gate directly south of the camp, they did not continue to retreat.

Monk Luo stretched out his arms, twisted his head and neck, and his joints crackled softly.He turned around abruptly, looking at Guo Ning with big copper bell-like eyes.

Li Ting was the most impatient and immediately drew his knife out.

Everyone looked at Guo Ning.

Guo Ning looked around the tent of the Chinese army, picked up the iron bone that was placed in the corner, and weighed it.

He grinned and said murderously: "Everyone, come with me."

And in the southwest of Haicang Town, in the main team of the Mongolian army, the son-in-law of the red horse turned back first, and said with a smile: "Then Guo Ning came very quickly, and the strength is as large as ten yellow sheep. However, we have six thousand people The team has raised enough strength to defeat them!"

Tuo Lei was very happy in his heart.

The hard work of the past few days was not in vain. This time, the situation of our mobilization of Guo Ning's troops is just like the situation of Guo Ning's deceitful mobilization of the Mongolian army.This time, I have a total of six thousand households in my hands, and they all rested for most of the night. Regardless of energy, physical strength, and fighting spirit, they are ten times better than Guo Ning's troops!
This time, it's my turn, Borjijin Tuolei won!

I must catch Guo Ning and make him kneel in front of Father Khan so as to restore my reputation!
Tuo Lei tried his best to maintain a solemn posture. He galloped his horse and instructed the thousands and centurions of his subordinates along the way with a whip:
"Don't worry about the city anymore! Our target is only Guo Ning! Just cut off Guo Ning's head, our army will take Laizhou, and even sweep Shandong. It's as easy as hunting on the grassland! Now, I want you to do it! Be a falcon to your prey! Be a dog to your prey!"

The thousands and centurions shouted in unison: "Be a falcon to your prey! Be a dog to your prey!"

(End of this chapter)