Because this time, he was facing an unprecedented strong enemy, considering that the Fifth Army of the Imperial Army had experienced the baptism of the war, Zhao Mengjin was very cautious in using it. Therefore, when setting up a defense line, the imperial guards deployed the imperial guards at the forefront and placed them at the last line of defense behind. In this way, even if the enemy broke through the defense line of the imperial guards, it was consumed several times and its combat effectiveness was greatly reduced.

In addition, the situation of the battle changes rapidly, the guards in the front of the army are elite troops. They have participated in the various wars of the Restoration Middle School since they were formed. The officers not only have practical experience, but also have experience in martial arts training. They must be quick, accurate, and be able to make quick judgments and take corresponding measures. In this regard, the Fifth Army is much worse. After all, there is still a big difference between those who have seen blood and the soldiers who have taken the battle for the first time. They are originally from low origins and have never participated in major battles. If these "new recruits" are placed at the forefront, no one will feel at ease.

Therefore, in the early stage of the battle, the imperial guards did not disappoint the elite. They fought with strong style, superb skills and flexible command, and fought with strong enemies with great enthusiasm. They should advance when they should advance, and retreat when they should retreat, and eliminated the enemy's attacks invisibly and successfully defended the defense line. However, as the war progressed, the imperial guards had to take on the enemy's retreat route and complete the task of encircling them. So the main force began to mobilize to both wings, and the Fifth Army had to take over their positions and face the enemy's attack directly.

Zhao Mengjin's arrangement was also considered that the imperial guards were well-trained, and would not be confused during the mobilization, and could quickly enter a combat state. However, he was worried that the Fifth Army would undergo a large-scale mobilization in the battle and then change the formations, which would be taken advantage of by the enemy. He also considered that after several days of war, the enemy's army suffered repeated defeats and suffered heavy casualties, and their combat effectiveness and morale inevitably declined. The Fifth Army was well organized, with high morale and maintained combat effectiveness. It should be no problem to beat a dog in the water.

This was a relatively safe plan, but man's plan was not as good as God's plan. In the face of unfavorable long-term war, Yuxi Timuer used Wanyan Qi's tactics to dismount and fight against the Song army, and all the pressure was pressed on the Fifth Army. This made Zhao Mengjin feel very worried. The main force of the imperial guards were all arranged on the two wings of the battlefield, and there were only two divisions of the state army in the reserve.

Due to the short-term return of the dynasty, everything is in trouble. In order to stabilize the people's hearts, the court reduced a lot of taxes, which led to a tight fiscal revenue. After the recovery of Jiangnan, it expanded its army and increased a large number of officials, making the court's financial income barely enough to earn wages. Fortunately, the young emperor made money well and used the maritime trade to regain a lot of "foreign money", which made the court still have a place to "borrow money", otherwise it would have to go bankrupt.

In addition to increasing salary, the biggest cost of the pressure of expanding the army was weapons and equipment. In order to keep the production of firearms confidential, the emperor's craftsmanship was always under the supervision of the emperor. According to the agreement with His Majesty, the court paid for the weapons and then equipped the troops. However, the court relied on the reliance and delayed the reliance, and passed on the financial pressure to the inner warehouse, resulting in the little emperor becoming the biggest creditor of the court.

Therefore, in addition to the production scale and resources limit, the production of weapons is short of money, which has always been in short supply. Therefore, the weapons produced are mainly equipped for the imperial guards and imperial guards. As auxiliary forces, the state army can only equip the old weapons replaced by the imperial guards and seized weapons. Basically, it is mainly cold weapons. The state army of a division has only one battalion equipped with firearms, and its combat effectiveness is naturally not comparable to that of the imperial guards.

Zhao Mengjin was worried that once the Fifth Army could not withstand the pressure and was defeated, it would likely lead to the collapse of the entire defense line and allow the enemy to break into the hinterland of Jiangnan. The best plan at the moment is to transfer reinforcements from the front guards, but there would be a gap in the encirclement. If the enemy only wanted to attract their own feint attack but wanted to take the opportunity to break through, the plan to annihilate the enemy would not be able to complete the plan to annihilate the enemy, so Zhao Mengjin did not dare to act without the initiative to reinforce the front guards.

However, Zhao Mengjin's worries were quickly left behind. He now that the Fifth Army, which has always been regarded as a second-rate unit, fought very well under the command of Ran Anguo. After the initial panic, he quickly stabilized his position. In the melee without artillery support, he not only defended the defense line, but also did not lose the least in close combat with the hostile battle. He frequently defeated the Mongolian Yuan army, who was more skilled in melee combat, and drove them out of the position.

Ran Anguo, who was a member of the army, also made Zhao Mengjin look at him with admiration. The seemingly rude man had a delicate heart. He not only led troops well, but also fought bravely. At the most dangerous moment, he even went on battle to fight the enemy, smashing the enemy's offensive again and again. When the enemy infiltrated the rear of the defense line and tried to seize the artillery position, he personally cut off the head of the enemy general Wanyan Qi, which greatly boosted the morale of the army.

Therefore, in this most intense battle, the Fifth Army not only defended the defense line, but also gave the enemy great damage. After the war, the Mongolian and Yuan army lost more than 30,000 troops in a day and night of battle, while their side only paid the price of less than 10,000 killed and injured 2,000 people. However, more than 100,000 kilograms of gunpowder and 10,000 kilograms of lead bullets were consumed on this day, and almost all the reserves of the entire army were consumed.

The Fifth Army also became famous in this battle, and no one dared to regard it as a second-rate army. He was promoted to one of the main forces of the Song Dynasty through this battle. Ran Anguo, the unknown general in the past, also made Zhao Mengjin look at him with admiration and wrote to the court to ask for his contribution. With such a powerful general under his command, he naturally became his treasure and would tolerate him three points and turn a blind eye to some of his small actions. Of course, the necessary warnings are also required...

"Why are you back?" Zhao Mengjin was laughing secretly when the door suddenly opened and Ran Anguo rushed in again. He asked in shock and angrily.

"After the envoy, the general will receive a report when he goes out. It can be determined that the enemy is trying to break through, and it is already in chaos and has no rules at this moment." Ran Anguo saluted and reported.

"How did you deal with it?" Zhao Mengjin suddenly felt something was wrong in his heart and asked anxiously.

"At the end, all departments will attack in full swing, penetrate and infiltrate, cut off the contacts of the enemy's troops, disrupt their commands, and annihilate the enemy in chaos!" Ran Anguo replied.

"You... have you sent all the troops out?" Zhao Mengjin's premonition was confirmed, but she seemed to be unwilling to give up and pointed at her face and said with a nasty expression.

"No!" Ran Anguo's expression changed a lot when he saw the commander's face, and then said timidly, "The last general's direct subordinate to the guard camp is left..."

"Bastard, you are trying to die!" Zhao Mengjin laughed in anger, "It's dark and the night is dark, and more than 100,000 troops are mixed together, the flag is unknown, and the contact is not smooth, what should I do if the enemy army crosses the river while the chaos, what should I do if the enemy chief runs away..."

"Don't be upset, the enemy is in chaos at the moment. Have you missed the opportunity?" Seeing that the general asked repeatedly, Ran Anguo was also a little embarrassed, but after a little thought, "The morale of the enemy has been lost. The commander abandoned the army and fled, and he has become a frightened bird. How dare he join the battle? They can be divided and surrounded and defeated each one. If they reorganized it, it will be difficult to annihilate the enemy again!"

"You immediately organize a unit and lead Xun to block the crossing bridge, strictly prevent the enemy's defeated troops from crossing the river while taking advantage of the chaos. We also protect the baggage and prevent the defeated troops from robbing food and grass!" Zhao Mengjin was a veteran on the battlefield after all. He knew that if the troops were out of control, everything would happen. He was not good at snatching the enemy's eyes and fled everywhere. Wherever there was time, he would drill wherever he had time, and he could not care about your southeast, west and north. Besides, these enemy soldiers who had been hungry for many days would definitely take advantage of the chaos to find food. In the rear, the baggage team with weak combat power was their best target. He was very helpless and ordered them to take remedial measures.

"But...yes, let's go!" Ran Anguo also realized that he was eager to win. This arrangement was a bit unconsidered. He wanted to say that he had no soldiers to send, but he also thought that the disaster was caused by him. If he defended himself, the envoy who was already angry would really chop off his head in anger and swallow the words that were in his throat.

"Report to the commander, Governor Jiang has arrived!" Ran Anguo went out again. Zhao Mengjin was not at ease. When he went out to watch, he could only hear gunshots and shouts of killing everywhere, which was already a mess. He was not serious under the moonlight, and the messengers sent could not contact the various departments, so it was difficult to judge where they were, so he could only be anxious. At this time, the personal soldiers reported that Jiang Yu had arrived.

"Zhao Zhizhi, why is it so in chaos? I encountered several riots along the way. Fortunately, there were not many, and they were repelled by the escorted personal soldiers. But they were almost injured by our soldiers. They actually pointed guns at us and asked me to dismount and surrender..." Jiang Yu rode his horse and broke through the gate directly, and did not turn over and dismount until he approached, questioning with an unkind look.

"Stop the ruling, now I'm in chaos, and I can't contact them. The defeated soldiers have also rushed to the near command post and fought several times!" Zhao Mengjin also replied with a bitter face.

"The enemy and us are hard to tell the difference between the enemy and the enemy, and they are all mixed together!" Jiang Qi heard his complaint, his expression slowed down, but he still said, "Before I came, Ni Liang sent someone to report that the defense line of Runzhou, which was guarding the Northeast defense line, was broken by the enemy's army, and about two thousand people broke out of the encirclement. He judged that the enemy's chief Yuxi Timur had led the cavalry brigade of the imperial guards to pursue, and suggested that we withdraw the siege, drive the enemy eastward, and annihilate the enemy in pursuit!"

"Who is the command of the imperial guards?" Zhao Mengjin's face turned dark after hearing this. The northeast was assisted by Runzhou Army, but they did not deploy them on the front. Instead, they were warned of the path along the way to prevent the enemy from infiltration and sneak attacks. Unexpectedly, the enemy broke through there. What was even more annoying was that Ni Liang also caused trouble and became the boss...

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