Outside the city of Damingfu, corpses littered the fields, and their blood was soaring to the sky.
There were broken arms and limbs everywhere, and unattended war horses everywhere.
This tragic scene in the human Shura Field made the two thousand Jin Kingdom local troops who watched the fierce battle on the top of Damingfu City frightened to the point of death.
Those who had nothing to do were lying on the top of the city, vomiting wildly.
The timid one already felt weak all over and couldn't move, and there were waves of stench coming from his body from time to time.
This battle started at noon and continued until dusk the next day.
General Yi assassinated Pu'a and led more than 10,000 cavalry troops to forcefully escape under the cover of night. The famous generals Guo Zhongyuan and Mu Huali were both killed, which brought this tragic battle to an end.
The Jin army suffered more than 40,000 casualties. Coupled with the previous losses in the camp and halfway, the number of lost troops was close to 70,000.
After this battle, there were only more than 20,000 Jin soldiers left in the entire Jin territory north of the Yellow River, excluding Wanyankang's troops in Xixia.
The main thing is that there are 20,000 troops stationed in Dongping Prefecture on the right wing. I don't know whether it is because of the long distance or because the general went in the wrong direction. Until the end of the war, he could not reach the scene.
The Mongols did not seek too big a deal either.
Of the more than 40,000 Goryeo servants, less than 15,000 remained, and the real Mongolian cavalry lost nearly 20,000 in total.
Especially for Mu Huali's troops, after the war was over, a head count revealed that of the 20,000 cavalrymen who set out, only more than 4,000 were left, and their commander, Mu Huali, was killed on the spot.
There were still forty-seven of the surviving Muhuali soldiers, starting from the captain of the soldiers, all of them committed suicide with their swords.
The general died in battle and all his own soldiers were killed.
These tough Mongolian men did not die in the fight with the Jin army, but died under their own scimitars.
"Great Khan, what should we do with this Daming Mansion?"
Borshu beat the horse and came to Wokuotai Horse. Even though Borshu had been fighting for half his life, he had rarely seen such a tragic situation.
Looking at the more than 30,000 sergeants left, including half of the Korean servant army, Ogedei felt very uncomfortable.
Knowing that the current military strength is simply not enough to conquer Bianliang, the capital of the Jin Kingdom, it seems that the only option is to withdraw to the central capital first, and the southern expedition will be postponed for another time.
Fortunately, this battle also defeated the 30,000 annoying "Loyalty Army" in Yilupu'a, and no one would stop them from returning to Zhongdu from Daming Mansion.
If there is no obstruction, the army can return in four to five days.
"Boshu, take the Koreans under your command and capture the Daming Mansion in front of me. Let the Erlangs loot it overnight and return to Zhongdu early tomorrow morning."
After killing so many enemies and so many of their own people, the entire Mongolian cavalry was in an abnormal state of anxiety and excitement.
This situation is very dangerous, and Wo Kuotai cannot let the remaining 30,000 people collapse again.
Therefore, the order to massacre the city was issued.
The remaining 15,000 Korean servants were already exhausted.
However, after receiving the order to attack the city and being tempted by the massacre, they all rushed towards Daming Mansion with their scimitars brandished.
It won't work if we don't fight hard. More than 10,000 Mongolian cavalry are following behind and are watching.
If you bend your bow and arrow and don't charge forward, you will probably end up like the people of the Jin Kingdom.
There were two thousand soldiers, and they were on top of the city. They were frightened after seeing the two thousand local troops fighting for a whole day and night.
Now, fifteen thousand Koreans began to attack the city.
When they fired arrows at the city, the defenders of Daming Mansion actually forgot to dodge and fight back?
"Brothers, quickly find a place to hide——"
The captain who was guarding the city was quite alert. More than 10,000 arrows were fired at them in an overwhelming manner, which was not something that only 2,000 of them could withstand.
He immediately chose to lie down and hide under the female wall. He saw countless arrows flying overhead, but most of them landed within the city wall.
There were also some arrows that hit the top of the city, and the unlucky city defenders were also killed and killed about 200 people.
There is no way to fight this battle.
Daming Mansion is not a big city, especially not close to the border, and the city wall is only two feet high.
The Koreans didn't even use siege equipment. They just used human ladders and began to climb the city.
Seeing that the arrows were no longer so dense, the captain who guarded the city with a little common sense knew that the enemy was preparing to board the city.
"Brothers, take out your spears and kill the Mongols attacking the city -"
The captain who defended the city shouted, took the lead in grabbing an iron gun, stood up against the female wall, and looked down from the crenel.
Good guy, densely packed Mongolian soldiers formed dozens of human ladders to climb the city.
Isn't it easy to climb up a city wall that's over two feet high?
With four people on it, you can reach the top of the wall.
"Kill quickly, the Mongols are coming -"
It is easy to lie down to avoid, but it is difficult to stand up to fight.
Less than half of them can actually stand up and kill the enemy with the captain guarding the city.
"You losers, get up, get up -"
The captain who defended the city stabbed an enemy who came forward with an iron spear, causing the entire ladder to collapse.
He walked back and forth on the city wall, scolding the cowards who were still cowering under the female wall.
"Get up quickly, if the Mongols are allowed to attack the city, the entire Daming Mansion will be completely destroyed, ah——"
Before the captain of the city guard could finish speaking, an arrow flew up from the city and shot through his entire neck.
He was the only one walking back and forth on the top of the city, commanding the sergeants to carry out defense, and had already attracted the attention of the siege generals below the city.
Once the captain guarding the city died, the defense on the city was even more vulnerable.
It didn't take long for someone to climb up the city.
Then, one, two, dozens...
The Mongolian troops who quickly climbed up to the top of the city had already surpassed the defenders. Some people were even more excited. While the fighting was still going on on top of the city, they had already gone down the city along the horse path and opened the city gate from the inside.
Daming Mansion fell into unprecedented chaos...
"General, it's all over——"
Twenty miles southeast of Daming Mansion.
It was getting dark, but there was an army staying here, about 20,000 people, reinforcements coming from Dongping Prefecture.
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Unexpectedly, starting two days ago, they were constantly attacked and harassed by Mongolian scouts.
It turned out that the Mongolian troops were also insufficient, so Muhuali proposed the strategy of "one virtual and one real", concentrating all forces to annihilate Guo Zhongyuan's main force and left-wing reinforcements.
As for the Dongping Army, which was a day's journey away, they sent four consecutive waves of scout teams, each with only 200 people, to continuously harass the Dongping Army and block enemy reinforcements.
It is fitting that the Mongols were unlucky. When this strategy was formulated, only Muhuali and Wokuotai knew about it.
Now, after Mu Huali died, Wo Kuotai saw that he had suffered heavy losses, and was stimulated by such a bloody battle. After entering Daming Mansion, he also fell into a crazy "catharsis".
In fact, Ogodei's nerves have been tense since Temujin's death last year.
In the Mongolian army, there were not many people who really obeyed him.
First, they were defeated in the battlefield of Xixia, and Monk Wanyan Chen appeared on the way, wasting all his troops, and Wokuotai returned without any success.
The victory over Juyong Pass and the capture of Zhongdu City were mainly attributed to Mu Huali and Bo Shu. Although Wokuotai also participated, no one would put this halo on his head.
On the contrary, it was the torpedo of the Eastern Expedition, with successive battles and victories, and in less than two years, most of Goryeo had been captured.
Moreover, Tuo Lei listened to Zhebei's advice and acted steadily. If he did not accept Goryeo's surrender, he would rush to completely destroy the country.
Now, the Mongolian army in Goryeo is only just over 30,000, and the tribes dragging mines, plus the Mongolian tribes large and small who have defected, and even some other ethnic groups on the grasslands, the total number of these people is surprisingly more than 30,000.
One hundred thousand.
Tuo Lei resolutely carried out the strategy of conquering a city and then running it thoroughly, constantly killing Korean men or demoting them as slaves. However, the young women of Korea became the hottest "goods" on the market.
Tuo Lei, Zhe Bie, and Chi Lao Wen each commanded ten thousand troops. The finished glyphs continued to encroach on Goryeo's territory from north to south.
Tuo Lei's achievements were also publicized by "careful people", and the entire Central Capital, the entire Mongolian grassland, and the entire Mongolian army knew everything about it.
Especially now, the situation of the Mongols in Xixia is not optimistic. They have been completely reduced to a partial division of the first brigade. They rely entirely on Brother Tiemu to support them. Ogedai cannot provide him with any help at all.
As for Wokuotai himself, he was trapped in the Hebei battlefield for more than half a year. He could not destroy Guo Zhongyuan before and went south to Bianliang, and later he could not defeat Yipua and return north to Zhongdu.
Many Mongolians are straight-tempered and will express what they think in their hearts, especially the rough guys in the army.
Therefore, in the past six months, Wokuotai has often heard complaints from sergeants. Some people even said frankly that it would have been great if Genghis Khan had directly passed the throne to the victorious Tolei Khan!
The news that Temujin was poisoned to death by Ogodei is still being spread by people, which is also an important reason for his guilty conscience.
If you don't want others to know, you have to do nothing yourself.
Le Mie, the leader of Temujin's bodyguard, and his confidants disappeared mysteriously. Ogedei could imagine that most of them went to Tuo Lei, but he did not expect that several people arrived at Huazheng in the Great Song Dynasty.
There.
This fierce battle was what the Mongols needed, and even more so what Wo Kuotai needed. With Guo Zhongyuan eliminated in one fell swoop, and Yi La Pu'a driven away, Wo Kuotai finally felt proud and proud.
Unfortunately, he lost a loyal supporter, Mu Huali, a rare commander with both wisdom and courage in the Mongolian army.
Excited, nervous, disappointed, swollen...
Wo Kuotai, who was surrounded by multiple emotions, became excited the moment he attacked Daming Mansion, but he completely forgot about the "one virtual" in Mu Huali's "one virtual and one real" strategy.
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The scouts from Dongping Prefecture recounted the latest information they brought from Daming Prefecture in detail.
The leading general of the Dongping Army was named Cui Li, who was also a famous person in the history of another time and space.
Cui Li was from Jiangling.
Born as a rogue, when the Mongolian army went south, he joined the Hebei landlords' armed forces and became an officer.
In the first year of Tianxing reign of Emperor Aizong of Jin Dynasty, he was appointed Marshal of the West during the siege of Bianjing.
The next year, he killed the prime minister and appointed Liang Wang Wanyan Chengke as the supervisor of the country. He called himself Taishi, Marshal of the Army and Horses, Shangshu Ling, and King Zheng.
In the name of negotiating peace with the Mongolian army, he searched for gold and silver, and sent the King of Liang and the Liubian royal family to the Mongolian military camp. He wanted to imitate Liu Yu and become a puppet emperor, but was later killed by his general Li Boyuan and others.
Cui Li here is less than forty years old. He has just made his fortune a few years ago and has already reached the rank of commander of a partial division.
Although this man comes from a rough background, he has a lot of strength, is nine feet tall, has broad shoulders and a round waist.
But he is not a reckless person. He often dares to think that others dare not to think. He is insidious but has vicious methods.
Under the current circumstances, if it were another leading general, he might have led the army back to Dongping Prefecture, or even directly crossed the Yellow River to Bianliang.
After all, he is just a partial force, here to reinforce, and the main force has been destroyed, so it would be meaningless to go to reinforce.
But in Cui Li's view, the situation in front of him is not an excellent opportunity.
"Send the order, let the brothers eat some solid food, drink water, and rest in place for an hour. We will march to Daming Mansion at the second watch."
Although Cui Li was not a very kind person, what was rare was that he was extremely kind to his soldiers.
This is a person who can see things clearly. Aren't these soldiers the foundation for his survival?
The Mongols have been fighting for a day and a night, and now they have entered Daming Mansion, and according to their temperament, they have decided to slaughter the city and have a carnival. What a great opportunity is this?
Thirty thousand people?
If in normal times, in broad daylight, the two armies faced each other, let alone the 30,000 Mongolians, even if there were only 5,000, Cui Li would not dare to attack with 20,000 soldiers.
But, what is the situation now?
A tired man who has been fighting for a day and a night, a lazy man who partyed all night long, who thinks he is calculating but not thinking, is there any reason to be invincible?
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That was not what Cui Li was thinking about. He only thought that if he could win this battle, even if he failed to get Wo Kuotai's head, Cui Li would definitely become famous all over the world.
Guo Zhongyuan is dead. Even the arrogant senior figure, General Yipua, was defeated and fled. This land in Hebei should be his world, right?
Just after the second watch, the Dongping Army, which had already finished eating and drinking and rested for an hour, headed towards Daming Mansion under the leadership of Cui Li.
Scouts were sent out constantly along the way, reporting back and forth the latest news about Daming Mansion.
The Mongols were still careless, or maybe they thought that a victorious army like themselves would still be in danger in this land of Hebei?
Haven't you seen tens of thousands of corpses lying on the ground outside Damingfu City?
The Mongols were not prepared to collect these corpses. They came in through the west gate, spent a crazy night in Daming Mansion, and planned to leave through the east gate early tomorrow morning.
Mongolia's current military strength is not enough to occupy these cities and carry gold, silver, soft goods and strategic materials, so turning around is the best choice.
All the Mongolian troops were caught up in crazy robbery, rape, and killing, constantly venting their inner excitement.
After fighting hard all day and night, very few people go to sleep now, and even very few people go to eat. At most, they use jars of strong wine to replenish their physical strength.
The only one who is still awake is probably the veteran Bo Shu.
Unfortunately, in front of more than 30,000 crazy people, Old Borshu was powerless.
It's just that he didn't dare to sleep. After eating and drinking briefly, he lay down in a mansion and fell asleep.
Even his five hundred personal guards were given death orders and were not allowed to drink or loot. After returning to the central capital, each of them was given a hundred taels of gold.
As a general, Borshu's personal guards could still do what he ordered and prohibited, but only these personal guards could do it.
The second update has passed and the third update has not yet arrived.
Cui Li's 20,000 Dongping troops have arrived at the east gate of Daming Mansion.
"General, there are no sergeants on the east wall, but the gate is closed. We need a team of people to go in and open the gate."
The scout came to Cui Li for the last time to report the news.
"Lieutenant general, send a team of 100 people to crawl into Daming Mansion and open the east gate."
Standing outside the east gate, I saw that the entire sky above Daming Mansion was brightly illuminated by lights.
With more than 30,000 rioters, how can there be any discipline?
There are also many houses that are set alight casually, with sounds of killing, screaming, obscene laughter...
The noise in Daming Mansion provided the best cover for the Dongping Army outside the east gate. In a short time, the east city gate was opened.
"Crunch--"
"Brothers, remember three points——"
"First of all, kill people quickly and don't be greedy for property. After the war, come back and clean up. It's all ours."
"Secondly, if you see the Mongolian war horses, kill or stab them. Without their horses, they are just a bunch of soft-footed shrimps that can't walk."
"Finally, leave Ximen to the Mongols to escape. Don't chase all the Mongolians who have escaped. However, kill as many as you can in the Daming Mansion. While killing, shout "Revenge for Marshal Guo -" for the Jin people who died.
revenge--'"
Don't tell me, this Cui Li's vision is still very vicious.
Of the 20,000 people, Cui Li only left 500 personal guards around him, and the rest were sent into Damingfu City.
The three points he just mentioned were carefully considered.
How can there be a war without killing people? How can there be a siege without looting?
If a war is to be fought, the wealth of war must be made.
Normally, it would be impossible for him to rob the people of Damingfu. But it was different now. They were robbed from the Mongols.
Soon, the sound of fighting was heard.
Tonight in Daming Mansion is destined to be a sleepless night.
"what sound?"
Borshu, who was already worried, couldn't really fall asleep after lying down for a long time. How could he fall asleep when the whole city was reveling.
Borshu sat up in an instant, put his scimitar on his shoulder, picked up his spear, pushed the door open and walked out.
"Report - report to the general that a large number of golden soldiers came in from the east gate and killed everyone on sight. Many Mongolian warriors have died in their hands."
"What? Hurry up and gather together, let's go and follow me to see Ogedai Khan."
Collection? How is that possible?
More than 30,000 Mongolian soldiers spread out throughout the Daming Mansion. It is estimated that it will take an hour to spread the news one by one.
Borshu couldn't care less, so he mounted his war horse, led five hundred personal guards, and went straight to Wo Kuotai's residence.
As the supreme commander of Mongolia, Ogedai lived in the home of the prefect of Daming Prefecture. Ogedai did not go to plunder, but directly enjoyed the one wife and five concubines of the prefect of Daming Prefecture.
Wo Kuotai's hobbies in this area are somewhat different from those of ordinary people. They are similar to Cao Cao during the Three Kingdoms period. He can be regarded as "good at Meng De".
The prefect of Daming Prefecture was a scholar. He was able to sit in the position of prefect because he had a good sister who married the emperor of the Jin Kingdom.
The current situation has been turbulent for more than half a year, and he is wondering whether he should follow his sister's path and move his position to the south.
Even if we move to the border of Song and Jin Dynasties, it will be better than facing the Mongols in the north.
Before I could even wait for my sister's reply, Daming Mansion was captured by the Mongols.
This famous magistrate was a man who was willing to sacrifice his life rather than his wealth. Early in the morning, his wife had advised him to pack up quickly and let the whole family escape through the east gate.
It's a pity that he couldn't put it down on his bed.
That's right, it's his special bed, made entirely of silver.
I don't know how much money was spent. The silversmith alone hired more than 20 people, and it was really busy for two months.
He likes the feeling of sleeping on a silver bed, just like now, Ogedai is on his silver bed, desperately tossing his wife and five concubines.
"Where's Dahan? Come in quickly and let Dahan come out——"
When Borshu arrived at the daimyo magistrate's house, Ogedai had already finished his campaign and was lying there with his back stretched out, soundly asleep.
"General Borshu, what's the matter? Why don't you come back tomorrow? I'm tired from sweating. I just went to bed."
Wo Kuotai's personal guards were still very dedicated to their duties. Even in such an environment, no one went out to party, but stayed by Wo Kuotai's side.
"Asshole, the Jin army has already entered the city. Why don't you call the Great Khan quickly? Your guards camp must assemble quickly. Let's withdraw from the west gate——"
Along the way, Borshu also saw various situations. He divided his own bodyguards into 100 people to assemble the team.
The "Woo-Woo" of the Niujiaobei serial number resounded throughout Damingfu, but the effect was still not ideal.
Borshu knew he was going to be bad. There were more than 30,000 sergeants, half of whom were Mongolian cavalry. Borshu couldn't let all of them be lost here.
"General Borshu, what happened?"
Even though he was exhausted, Wokuotai still managed to get up. With the help of his personal guards, he put on his clothes and armor.
Wokuotai still respects Borshu very much. Although Borshu does not support him absolutely like Muhuali, he will never support Tuo Lei.
Borshu was Temujin's man, and he was only loyal to Temujin in his life.
After Temujin died, Naborshu became loyal to Mongolia. He would serve whoever became the Great Khan of Mongolia and wholeheartedly safeguard the interests of Mongolia, because that was Temujin's life-long effort.
"Great Khan, a large number of golden soldiers came in from the east gate. The Mongol warriors will probably be able to assemble to fight in a short time."
"Please the Great Khan follow me and leave from the west gate quickly. I have sent people to gather the sergeants. I hope it's not too late."
Wo Kuotai's face was livid, and he did not blame Borshu for giving orders without authorization.
Ogedai was the Great Khan, but Borshu was the commander he worshiped in public. Apart from Ogedai, he was the highest commander in the Mongolian army. Of course, he had the power to make arbitrary decisions based on the situation.
The problem was that Wokuotai had just made a turnaround, and before his excitement had subsided, he was hit by a sudden blow.
"Okay, gather as many Mongolian cavalry as possible. As for the Koreans, let them block the Jin soldiers."
Wokuotai's idea coincides with Bo Shu's.
Only the Mongols could understand the trumpet sound blown by Borshu's soldiers, which meant "quickly gather and retreat to the west gate".
It's a pity that more than 15,000 Koreans can't understand it.
Even if they heard the sound of the horn, they still thought it was the Mongols "blowing the horn to add to the fun". Instead, they drank more, killed more happily, and robbed more happily.
Not all the Mongolian cavalry could hear it, some were already drunk, and some were still immersed in their own madness.
The city of Damingfu is not big. The straight-line distance from the east gate to the west gate is only four miles, but it is slightly longer from north to south.
After Borshu protected Wo Kuotai out of the west gate, he still waited patiently at the west gate for a while.
Listening to the cries of killing in the city, the patron saint of Mongolia still thought that more soldiers could come out.
"General Borshu, let's go first."
Wo Kuotai said in a low voice.
Those who actually came out of the city, in addition to their 500 personal guards, were six to seven thousand Mongolian soldiers, but half of them did not have war horses, and not many wore armor, but everyone had a scimitar.
These Jin people were so bad that many war horses were killed or wounded, leaving more than 3,000 people with only two feet to run on the ground.
Half an hour passed, and only scattered Mongolians continued to run out of the west gate. The strange thing was that the Jin army did not leave the city to pursue them.
After finally gathering more than 12,000 people, Borshu issued the order to withdraw northward.
It was nearly May, and marching at night was not very difficult. However, these Mongolian soldiers, who had been partying in paradise just now, were all hungry at this time.
"Hey, you're a bunch of worthless people. Let's go another twenty miles north and find some random villages to find some food."
There was no other way. In the situation just now, it would have been nice to escape. How could we carry the luggage, so we had to plunder all the way back to Zhongdu.
Let’s not talk about how the Dongping Army who put down Cui Li fought with the remaining Mongolian and Korean coalition forces in Daming Mansion. Let’s just talk about the more than 10,000 Mongolian soldiers who escaped.
At this time, it is called throwing away one's armor and losing one's strength all the way.
On this day, the difference between day and night was too big. If Guo Mo were here, he would probably be so distressed that these people would see a psychiatrist.
Borshu's ideal is very beautiful. He wants to go out twenty miles and find a village to solve the problem of food and clothing.
Unfortunately, after traveling for almost thirty miles, I still couldn't see a decent village.
Or there are only a few dozen households, and they don’t even have food for themselves. Even if they kill people, they still can’t find food.
Or it was just an empty village. The war caused people from all the states in Hebei to flee into the cities, or to escape to other places.
"Hey, General Borshu, what should we do? How can we Mongolian warriors return to Zhongdu without food?"
"Hahaha - if you can't go back to Zhongdu, why don't you just stay here? Where in Qingshan can someone not be buried?"
Suddenly, a group of soldiers and horses appeared behind the high hill next to the road.
It was so dark that it was hard to see how many people there were, but they were all cavalry, with black helmets and armor, and gleaming swords.
"Fire the arrow——"
Before Wokuotai and others understood what was going on, the opponent opened his bow and fired arrows, and at the same time, he rushed down from the high hill.
After a round of arrows, there were less than twenty steps left behind the Mongolian army.
"Quick, the guards come up to meet you, the others will protect the Khan and leave -"
We can't fight. The emperor has no shortage of hungry soldiers, not even the Great Khan.
Borshu shouted helplessly.
What a strange command this is. Normally, other troops would hold the line, and the guards would protect the commander.
It is a pity that among the 12,000 people now, only 1,000 personal guards of Ogedai and Borshu still eat and rest normally, and have intact armor, weapons and horses.
The others were all hungry, either without horses or without armor. The key was that the entire organization was in chaos, and their combat effectiveness was greatly reduced.
"Throw a gun——"
Twenty steps away, someone came with a bow and arrow on his back and threw a spear.
"Brush, brush, brush--"
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The people rushed to make it, and deployed the throwing spears in King Yan's guard.
Yes, the troops who came were none other than King Yan's escort army. To be precise, they should be the five thousand soldiers and horses led by Zhang Shijie in the escort army.
Originally, Guo Mo asked Zhang Shijie and his four senior brothers to take the first step with 5,000 bodyguards to stand in front of his subsequent bodyguards.
Unexpectedly, after crossing the Yellow River, under the hard work of these four little guys, they actually obtained Guo Jing's consent, allowing them to directly become the front army of the entire "Jingnan Army".
These four little men had enough dry food for five days, and they became completely lawless once they were separated from the main force.
Zhang Shijie is a fairly stable person, but he can't stand it. He is still young, he is leading an army alone for the first time, and he has three junior brothers around him who don't mind the trouble, which makes Zhang Shijie "bad".
King Yan's guards are all strong soldiers selected from all armies, and the scouts are of course the strongest scouts. In a group of ten, the five thousand guards are actually equipped with a scout battalion of one hundred people.
The equipment of the scout battalion is even more luxurious. The configuration of one man and three horses is enough to make others jealous.
Guo Jing's "Jing Nan Army" first occupied Luzhou and then advanced to the northeast, so the speed was naturally slower.
Zhang Shijie and the others went all the way without stopping. From the news from "Ting Feng", they knew that the war between Mongolia and the Jin Kingdom took place in Daming Mansion.
For more than three hundred miles, these four boys forced 5,000 men and horses to cover the distance in one day in the middle of the night.
Half of the powerful scout battalion is used to explore the front, and the other half is used by them to gather troops luxuriously.
When it was only twenty miles away from Daming Mansion, it was already dark, but all one hundred scouts were sent out.
"Report to General Zhang that the Mongols have entered Daming Mansion and are massacring the city——"
"Eldest brother, let's kill these beasts right now!"
Before Zhang Shijie could speak, Hu Yande next to him shouted first.
Zhang Shijie said nothing and glared at him fiercely.
"Explore again and report again——"
"Report to General Zhang that a large number of Jin soldiers, about 20,000 in number, were found twenty miles southeast of Daming Prefecture. They should be Cui Lijun from Dongping Prefecture."
"The Dongping Army is resting and recuperating, and there are no signs of advancement or retreat for the time being."
"Very good, report again and explore again——"
"Senior Brother, what a great opportunity, hehe..."
Wu Nantian on the side spoke.
"We have to wait a little longer. After all, we have too few people. There are 30,000 Mongolian troops in the city, and another 20,000 Jin troops have arrived. We dare not act rashly."
"Tell the entire army to rest on horseback, eat, drink and replenish themselves, and be ready for action at any time."
"Report to General Zhang, at the first watch of the day, there are constant shouts in Damingfu City, and there are even flames in some places."
"Report to General Zhang that at the second watch, the 20,000 Jin army in the southeast of Daming Mansion suddenly began to march, and the target was Daming Mansion."
"The whole army is here. Let's go to the north and wait for the Mongols. The scout battalion is at the end. We must keep the general informed and try to eliminate traces of the army's movements."
"Elder brother, aren't we going to Daming Mansion? Why do we want to go to the north?"
Hu Yande asked puzzledly.
"Humph, they are fighting with each other, let's wait and wait."
Zhang Shijie did not give a detailed explanation, he just got on his horse, and everyone got on their horses one after another.
Five thousand King Yan's guards marched all the way north.