278. The upheaval of the war (3)
That night, outside Wuzhou City, the Yuan army was chasing out of the city and failed to catch up with the Song army led by Wen Tianxiang and Zhang Jue.
The next day, Zhao Dongting led Tianxian army out of Duanxi City and rushed south to Gaozhou.
He also took away the only people in Duanxi City.
The current prosperity of Leizhou has long been here. Zhao Dongting personally promised that they would arrive in Leizhou safely, so these people would certainly not hesitate. In the army, there were even soldiers carrying the elderly, patients, etc. with mobility difficulties, which attracted thousands of Duanxi people to be grateful to Zhao Dongting.
In the past, no emperor has done this.
Although Zhao Dongting has not completed the mission of restoring the country now, his actions of being close to the people undoubtedly make these people feel very fresh.
The emperor seems to be no longer so far away.
In the past, the word "The Emperor" was as unattainable as a god in the hearts of the people, but now, they really feel that the Emperor is by their side.
Looking at Zhao Dongting's chariot in the army, tears even flowed from the eyes of the people.
The court finally cared about their life and death.
In the evening of the day, on the way to Wuzhou City to Hanjin County, the Song army was finally caught up by the Yuan cavalry behind them.
Most of the Song army's large troops were infantry, and they also carried weapons and food. It was obviously not easy to run through the famous Yuan army cavalry.
The sound of horse hooves behind them was bursting, and the shouts were boiling. The flags of the Yuan army's iron cavalry were flying, pressing up at an extremely fast speed like black clouds.
Looking at it briefly, I am afraid there are tens of thousands of them, which can be said to be everywhere in the mountains.
Ge Lichun, Ge Xiuhong, Liu Yong and Yan Ming led four commanders to take charge of the cavalry of the rear army. Seeing this scene, he couldn't help but look heavy.
The total number of cavalry and soldiers of the four armies was only less than 20,000. Faced with such a formation, the chances of victory were obviously slim.
Wen Junjiling and Deputy Zhang Junjiling in front were afraid it would be difficult for them to know that the Yuan army cavalry had already chased him. They understood that they could only adapt to the situation at this time.
Changeable, so how to change?
It's a dead end now, and they are responsible for cutting off the rear, so they can only block the Yuan army's path.
In just a short time, the Yuan army cavalry was only a thousand meters away from them.
The Yuan army obviously had no intention of stopping to fight them, and the war horses showed no sign of slowing down.
On the south side of the Song army's rear army, Liu Yong and Yan Ming led the two of them to raise their weapons in their hands and shouted: "Brothers, kill!"
They led their cavalry to rush towards the Yuan army without hesitation.
Both of them were from the rebel army, but they had achieved numerous military achievements and eliminated many Yuan army. They naturally had courage and loyalty.
The two brothers Ge Xiuhong and Ge Lichun should be calmer. They were still thinking of a way, but seeing that Tianmeng Army and Tian Guijun had already rushed upwards, there was no way, so they had to go up to meet them.
The earth shook.
The two armies spread for miles and collided like two torrents.
Ge Xiuhong and his army each had two thousand musket cavalry, and they fired one after another hundreds of meters away from the Yuan army's cavalry.
The cavalry in the front row of the Yuan army were immediately shot and fell off their horses.
But this did not stop the Yuan army's cavalry from rushing.
It is not unreasonable that the Yuan army's iron cavalry can become famous all over the world and expeditions to Europe. Their cavalry is really powerful.
In the previous siege battles, their cavalry was not able to be reflected. But now it is the Cangcao field, which gives them great room to play.
Amid the chaotic gunshots, the cavalry of the two armies rushed together quickly and was in chaos.
Several miles ahead, the Song army rushed to the road, and the exhausted infantry could hear the sound of gunshots and explosions behind them.
The Yuan army caught up.
Soon someone reported to Wen Tianxiang and Zhang Jue, and then another scout came hurriedly behind.
Wen Tianxiang and Zhang Jue both looked extremely serious when they learned that the Yuan army pursued their troops arrived.
They all knew the power of the Yuan army's iron cavalry, and under the command of Boyan and Yesuer, there were definitely many iron cavalry chasing out of the city.
When they were on their way last night, the cavalry behind them buried thunder formations on the road. But unexpectedly, the Yuan army still caught up so quickly.
If it weren't for the large number of soldiers, could they have flowed through the thunder array so quickly?
Both of them looked at each other and knew that the Song cavalry behind them were in danger.
However, there is no way at the moment.
From the moment Wen Tianxiang decided to withdraw from Wuzhou, he had already predicted that they might encounter such a danger after leaving the city.
It is impossible for tens of thousands of soldiers to retreat to Gujin safely because the Yuan army is definitely not easy to deal with.
Even Wen Tianxiang was unsure whether he could bring these infantry back to Hanjin.
You know, Yesuer still has tens of thousands of troops not showing up.
The two were silent for a few minutes, and Zhang Jue asked, "Military Order, are you really allowed to sacrifice the cavalry soldiers behind you?"
He used to be just guarding Kuizhou and rarely did such a hero who cut off his arm.
Wen Tianxiang showed an unbearable look in his eyes. He hesitated for several times, but in the end, he nodded.
In fact, from the moment Ge Lichun and the others cut off his back, he already had the idea of sacrificing them to protect the large army. Everyone knows this very well.
Ge Lichun, Ge Xiuhong, Yan Mingling and others were also very clear about it, but at that time, no one showed any dissatisfaction.
Because, at present, only they can complete the task of cutting off the rear.
Could it be that Tianyong and Tianfu Army will be able to cut off the rear if they were severely injured?
Before Wen Tianxiang, he had been dealing with the Yuan army in various parts of the Song Dynasty and was often chased away by his tail. He had done a lot of such things.
This is not because of his cruelty, but because of the situation. Sometimes, as the head coach, there is no choice at all.
The most important thing is to retain troops as much as possible. At least Wen Tianxiang believes that.
It is precisely because of this that he resolutely wanted to withdraw from Wuzhou.
In fact, he was also very painful and blamed himself, but he couldn't tell anyone, so he could only endure it himself.
Wen Tianxiang is still only forty-five years old, and he is in his prime, but he looks as vicissitudes as if he is fifty or sixty. This is because he has suffered too much in his heart, and it is not an exaggeration to say that he is exhausted.
He rubbed his forehead hard and gritted his teeth and said, "Send the order and let the soldiers speed up!"
He didn't know if Ge Xiuhong and others could block all the Yuan army. If the Yuan army cavalry rushed over from both sides, they would be in trouble.
Soon, this order was passed down, and the Song army marched a little faster.
Later, Ge Xiuhong, Yan Mingling and others led cavalry to fight bloody battles with the Yuan army's cavalry.
The Yuan army really had the intention of going around from both sides and chasing the Song army infantry. However, Yan Mingling and others arranged the soldiers very wide, blocking the entire road tightly, killing their thoughts.
Ge Xiuhong and the others are also experienced generals, so they undoubtedly want to get the Yuan army.
However, they have no doubt that they have great weaknesses when they have laid their soldiers too wide.
There are less than 20,000 cavalry in total. The wider the front line, the weaker the defense line. The number of them is less than that of the Yuan army, which will be more dangerous.
If they were not trying to protect the infantry in front, they should gather together and form a sharp knife formation to fight with the Yuan army. The most correct tactic is the strategy of fighting.
After all, it was because there was no choice at this time.
Even Ge Xiuhong and the others no longer thought about going back alive. They just thought about trying their best to delay the Yuan army.
There was an extremely desolate atmosphere that had spread among their army long ago.
There are few soldiers and horses that have broken the rear end, and since ancient times, this has been the case.
The battle was extremely tragic.
On this hot grass that had been baked for days, soldiers on both sides were constantly being cut off and lying among the weeds without moving. The layers of heat waves rising from the ground seemed to make their faces blurred.
The heroic spirit of each of them can be called epic, but here it seems sparse and ordinary.
They are all nameless heroes.
These soldiers fighting on the battlefield, whether it is the Song army or the Yuan army, are actually respectable.
Most of them are fighting for the nation. Although, many of them may be numb and just go with the flow, the passion they throw away is undoubtedly worthy of respect.
Ge Xiuhong, Liu Chun, Yan Mingling, Liu Yong and other Song generals rushed to the front, and in just a short time, they were covered in blood.
Such a strong battle situation, even if it is skilled in martial arts, it will only be as small as an ant.
About ten minutes passed, the big flag fell in the Tianmeng Army formation.
Next to Liu Yong, the powerful general carrying a big flag was shot in the chest by several cold arrows, bleeding from the corner of his mouth, and he fell off his horse.
He was originally a master in the Zhongyuan realm, but he had no time to resist dozens of cold arrows shooting at him, but he was carrying a big flag.
At the moment when the flag fell, the soldiers of Tianmeng dismounted and picked up the flag, and then followed Liu Yong's pace.
But after a few dozen seconds, the soldier who carried the big flag was shot down by a cold arrow again.
One after another, soldiers rushed up and picked up the big cage.
Liu Yong was covered in blood, trembling constantly, his eyes were red, and there was no structure in the fight, and he was completely numb.
The big flag is a symbol of the army. If the army does not have a desperate situation, the big flag will not fall.
Chapter completed!