Chapter 480 Zhang Xiangli made great contributions
"The heroic spirits will not be scattered!"
"General through the ages!"
The soldiers and civilians of Shaanzhou, who had been devastated by the war, gathered in front of the Martyrs' Shrine, crying loudly, laughing, singing, and sobbing... Both happy and sad.
In the past time, apart from fighting against the Yuan army's attacks, rushing to repair city walls, and digging trenches, if there was a little free time, someone would tell the story of Li Kuan, the shame of Jingkang, the fiasco at Yashan, and the Central Plains' hundred-year loss, and how human lives were not as good as those of cattle and horses.
tragic……
Zhang Ximeng told these things back then, and then the other trainers also told them, and then the veterans told the recruits... batch after batch, the inheritance was orderly and never interrupted.
Moreover, the content is constantly enriched, and there are also forms such as opera and storytelling to deepen the impression.
Even the famous Yue Jiajun could not reach this cultural level.
But no matter how much you talk about it, it's not as good as being there and experiencing it more deeply.
Back then, in order to defend Shaanzhou, Li Yanxian fought against Wanyan Lou's 100,000-strong army for more than a year. He would rather die than surrender... General Li will be loyal and loyal for a long time.
But even so, Shaanxi Province was still lost. The incompetent Emperor Zhao and Song not only gave Shaanxi Province to the Jin people, but also killed Grandpa Yue, cutting off the last hope.
No matter how much you tell Wanyan Gou, no matter how much you apply rouge and powder, it will not change the fact that the Central Plains have been lost.
First it was the Jin people, then the Mongols... I am a descendant of the Yanhuang Miao and a noble nobleman, but today I am worth the same price as livestock... It is not that we do not have brave generals, nor do we not have warriors who risk their lives.
But why are they defeated again and again? It seems that since losing the land of Yanyun, nothing good has happened. They have been defeated and lost... so much so that in the end they have lost all their dignity as a human being and can only crawl on the ground and tremble.
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This crime is heinous, and the fault lies with Zhao Song!
So what happened to Emperor Zhao and Song?
Emperor Gaozong of the Song Dynasty knelt in front of Yue Fei's tomb, looked at the Central Plains, and apologized to the people of the world!
Yes, not long ago, our great emperor did it!
This is the first time for many people in Shaanzhou to know about this matter.
It turns out that the culprit has already knelt down!
"My Holy Emperor!"
"Longevity to the Ming Dynasty!"
The people were excited and cried bitterly, with tears in their eyes.
Facing the siege of the Yuan army, standing in front of the Martyrs' Shrine... they seemed to be Li Yanxian fighting alone, fighting to the end and never giving up.
They were luckier than Li Yanxian. Li Kuan survived for more than a year, and the incompetent emperor never sent troops to rescue him.
And they only lasted for a month, and the Ming Dynasty had already defeated the Yuan army!
The Jin people, the Mongols... are all barbarians.
Today's Ming Dynasty is about expelling the barbarians and restoring China.
Looking back from this point, a hundred years of shame have been swept away, and most of the shame of Jingkang has also been swept away. The land of Yanyun is still left, so that we can comfort our ancestors and ancestors!
History and reality, success and failure, prosperity and decline... What a great article this is!
"I'm afraid we have to wait for Prime Minister Zhang to write. After we pay homage to the heroes, it is better to cross the river and go north quickly to seize Jiezhou!" Zhu Wenzheng sighed.
Fu Youde hesitated slightly and said, "Li Siqi is still in Tongguan. Is it not good for us to cross the river at this time?"
Zhu Wenzheng laughed loudly, "If Li Siqi had the courage to attack, why would he retreat? Don't worry, what he wants now is to negotiate a peace with us so as to preserve his glory and wealth. Chahan is not our opponent, let alone others!
Let's do this. You will be left with three thousand troops to guard Shaanzhou and take care of the wounded. I will lead Zhao Desheng across the river together."
Fu Youde was still hesitant, worried that something might happen, but Zhu Wenzheng was unwilling to miss the opportunity.
As long as Jiezhou is captured in advance and the last way of survival is closed, the two to three hundred thousand yuan army will be dead!
We must use a hearty victory to comfort our ancestors and wash away the shame!
Zhu Wenzheng packed up the sheepskin raft and crossed the Yellow River. He then released the salt merchants and asked them to lead the way.
In just one month, everything has turned upside down and everything has changed.
Chahan Timur, who originally seemed to have the "advantage in me", turned out to be a silver pewter spear head. Facing the Han and Song Dynasties, he struck hard with his fists. Facing the Ming army, he was submissive and vulnerable.
As of today, there is no need to wait for the final outcome. Zhu Yuanzhang not only established his status as the prince of the Southern Region, but also eliminated the No. 1 seed player in the Northern Region.
As expected, the world will be unified under the Ming Dynasty, and there is no longer any doubt.
The salt merchants were reluctant at first, but now they just wanted to prostrate themselves in front of Zhu Wenzheng and be used as a leg pendant.
Zhu Wenzheng's calculation was very accurate. He successfully crossed the river, passed Zhongtiao Mountain, and appeared outside Jiezhou City. He also sent people to Zhiguanxing to check the situation and prepare to block the road...
Zhu Wenzheng had a good plan, but he was a step too late.
When the Ming army arrived, Wang Baobao had already led 3,000 men, as well as two master runners, Li Keyi and Hu Linchi, heading north towards Jinning.
On the way to escape, Bao Bao Shang was frightened and anxious.
Because not long ago, Ji Ning had returned to Polo Timur. Doesn't his departure mean that he is sending a sheep into the tiger's mouth?
"Don't worry, young master. Although Polo Timur is domineering, he is not stupid. If he wants to clean up the mess, he must pacify the old army. If he wants to pacify the old army, we don't dare to do anything to the young master. As long as we can keep our voices low.
Just stay small and endure hardships, and you will survive." Hu Linchi advised.
Baobao groaned and lamented, "How can a man stay depressed and depressed for a long time?"
Both of them were stunned by these words. They had obviously suffered a disastrous defeat, so how could the guarantee be any different?
Could it be that after losing his father's protection, this man grew up all of a sudden?
Li Keyi immediately said: "Young Master, there is no need to worry. Polo Timur is too ambitious, and he will become the target of public criticism before long. As long as you wait patiently and endure hardships, you will definitely have the opportunity to take charge of power!"
Baobao thought about it again and again and finally nodded.
These three people embarked on the road back north. As for the outcome of the Yuan army, they did not know and did not dare to think about it.
I am even more afraid that I will lose my fighting spirit and collapse directly.
Because they all know that the result of this battle will be very tragic... to the point where they can't even imagine it.
Their intuition was correct. Just after Bao Bao crossed Mengjin, Deng Yu had already led his troops to Luoyang, and the ancient capital was finally in the hands of the Ming Dynasty.
Then Feng Guoyong led his troops from west to east, while Wang Bi and Zheng Yuchun commanded the Ming army and militia from east to west. The two sides advanced against each other and swept across the entire land of Henan.
The defeat was so miserable that it far exceeded Chahan Timur's expectations.
He estimated that no matter what, he would not be surrounded, let alone the whole army would be annihilated.
However, as all avenues of survival were cut off and the encirclement continued to tighten, Chahan finally had to admit that he had underestimated Zhu Yuanzhang's appetite, and that he would be completely annihilated from the beginning.
"My surname is Zhu, I am not a lamb, I am a liger. If you want to kill me, you have to pay the price!"
Chahan Timur did not choose to stay in Huaiqing and wait for the Ming army. Instead, he took the initiative to attack. He wanted to use elite cavalry to break through the Ming army and carve a road back to Hebei.
Despite successive defeats, Chahan still had a little bit of confidence... He felt that the Mongolian cavalry was still invincible in the field.
The battle ahead is unfavorable because the men under them are too useless, Yan Sixiao, Hu Linchi, Guan Bao, Li Keyi... these ungrateful beasts, each one is worse than the last.
Everyone was thinking about getting promoted and making a fortune, but they were unwilling to work hard and work hard, so they suffered a series of tragic defeats.
If he personally leads the troops, he still has the strength to fight, and the chance of winning is at least 50%.
And just when Chahan was marching eastward with great momentum, Xu Da also gathered his troops, mainly Hua Yun's cavalry, with two wings of infantry covering them, and charged forward with murderous intent.
The two sides approached rapidly, but what was surprising was that Chahan issued another order. He asked the two cavalrymen, Wanhu, to stay on the left, while he commanded the other cavalry on the right, leaving the vast center to the infantry.
Using cavalry to suppress the formation can prevent the infantry from disintegrating and escaping. The infantry is in the middle, and it can rely on the thick military formation to delay the Ming army. Then he personally led the cavalry, protruding from both wings, and rushed straight into the Ming army's formation, winning in one battle.
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As soon as Chahan Timur completed his deployment, the Ming army had already arrived.
Unlike Chahan, who changes his formation before the battle, Xu Da firmly believes that the key to this battle lies in the elite cavalry... In fact, the previous achievements of Chang Yuchun and others have proven that the Ming army's heavy armored cavalry can be completely dispersed and crushed.
Yuan army.
Even the cavalry and archery skills that the Yuan army was proud of had no chance of winning against the Ming's cavalry.
Of course, if you directly use cavalry to attack an infantry formation, it is like using a diamond to hit a rock. Even if you smash the opponent, there is nothing to be happy about.
Therefore, Xu Da first ordered Tang Shengzong and Lu Zhongheng to lead two teams of infantry soldiers to meet the left wing of the Yuan army. Ten thousand infantry soldiers openly attacked the 20,000 cavalry.
The Ming army wore armor and was armed with sharp blades, long axes and machetes. They were all enemies of cavalry. Coupled with years of training, the Ming army turned into an efficient killing machine.
Behind the first two rows of Ming troops, there are often crossbowmen and a considerable number of fire musketeers.
After meeting the cavalry, they were responsible for disrupting the opponent's formation. The intensive crossbow arrows and projectiles knocked the cavalry off their backs. The soldiers immediately waved their weapons and rushed forward decisively. With long axes and machetes in their hands, they chopped off the horse's legs downwards and the human heads upwards, cleanly and neatly.
No sloppiness.
The two sides collided with each other, blood, shouts, steel, and life, all intertwined tightly without leaving any gaps... The Yuan army sadly discovered that their cavalry was gradually compressed and deformed by the Ming army, and they strode back towards the north.
For the highly mobile cavalry, this seemed not a big problem, and Xu Da was waiting for this opportunity.
He gave the order decisively, and Hua Yun's cavalry drove in through the gap, diagonally cutting through the central formation of the Yuan army.
The iron cavalry surges forward, shaking the heaven and earth, and is unstoppable.
As soon as the two sides fought, the Yuan army suffered heavy casualties. Horse hooves trampled on the corpses and advanced crazily. No force could stop it.
Chahan was shocked and angry when he saw this scene!
How dare you to despise him so much?
Although the cavalry is good, it will always run out of strength. As long as it holds the opponent back, it will have a chance of winning.
Chahan was calculating silently. Suddenly, someone exclaimed that a group of soldiers and horses were approaching the battlefield from the south, and the flag they were flying had the word "Chang" on it!
It’s Chang Yuchun!
Isn't he in Henan?
Why did you come here?
Chahan Timur was shocked, but he had no time to think about it, not to mention Chang Yuchun's bravery.
Both his center and left flank were held back by the Ming army, so he could only rely on his own cavalry to fight Chang Yuchun to the death.
Let’s see how capable this most powerful general of the Ming Dynasty is!
The two sides collided quickly. The horses neighed, weapons were raised, blood and flesh flew everywhere, and the battlefield instantly became intense.
Chang Yuchun was killing people like crazy, and within a short while, he was covered in blood, as if he was possessed by the god of death. The Yuan army in front of him was constantly eliminated, and they were constantly replenished. The flesh and blood mill was non-stop.
But Chahan gradually calmed down. The so-called most powerful general in the Ming Dynasty was nothing more than that.
At this moment, the Ming army has already sent out all its elite troops and is going all out.
As long as you hold on, you will have a chance to counterattack, and at worst it will be an unwinnable game... Yes, that's it!
A bright yellow flag was suddenly raised among the Ming army.
A golden dragon, showing its teeth and claws.
Who said that when all the elite troops are out, it’s not Zhu Yuanzhang too!
"Soldiers, follow us to kill the enemy!"
Lao Zhu shouted sternly and attacked decisively... As the emperor attacked, Xu Da's flag also pressed forward decisively. The infantry of the Chinese army could no longer suppress the collapse.
The scattered infantry affected the cavalry on the left wing, and the rout accelerated.
On the right side, facing the arrival of the emperor, Chang Yuchun's offensive became more fierce. He led his men to attack the central part of Chahan, cutting their troops in two.
Zhu Yuanzhang's soldiers and horses happened to kill him. Encouraged by the emperor's dragon flag, every soldier risked his life and became possessed by the god of death.
Attack, attack, attack regardless.
The distance between the two sides was getting closer and closer. Chahan Timur could actually see Zhu Yuanzhang's dragon flag and seemed to see the appearance of the great emperor of tomorrow.
Chahan Timur was not surprised but overjoyed, maybe his opportunity was right in front of him.
He called his bodyguards and rushed forward decisively. Every time he took a step forward, someone fell off his horse and died. The hot blood stained the ground under his feet. Chahan seemed oblivious, and the distance between the two parties became closer and closer. Chahan could finally see clearly.
Zhu Yuanzhang looks like a dignified man with a short beard.
Brave and majestic, he is indeed a powerful enemy of Dayuan!
Chahan drew his longbow and visually measured the distance. As long as he hit the target with one arrow, all the previous failures would be wiped out.
The winner of this battle is Chahan Timur!
He was looking for an opportunity, and saw that one of the guards beside Zhu Yuanzhang fell down, and there was a vacancy... Chahan decisively drew out an arrow, with a cold light flashing, and ran towards Zhu Yuanzhang.
In a flash of lightning, a crossbow arrow shot out first.
Bang!
It hits Chahan’s weak spot!
Zhang Ximeng held the crossbow given to him by Guo Ying and muttered to himself: "Did you hit it?"
Zhang Ximeng's abnormality alarmed Lao Zhu, and Zhu Yuanzhang also realized something. When Chahan endured the severe pain and wanted to shoot Zhu Yuanzhang again, Lao Zhu had already shot an arrow first, hitting Chahan's face. This guy jumped from the horseback