Although the north and south of Yinshan Mountain are not far apart in location, the climate is completely different. The south of Yinshan Mountain is already showing light dew in spring, but the mountain road north of Gaoqueshu is still blocked by ice and snow, and the wind is howling.
Mugan Khan and all his soldiers grew up in the bitter cold of Mobei, but it was still a bit difficult to move from the south of the Yinshan Mountains where the spring breeze was gentle to the still cold north.
Especially after a period of non-stop running, the war horses gradually became exhausted and began to stagger, and some even simply fell into the snow cave.
At this time, Mu Gan Khan and his party had fled from the battlefield for several hours. They originally planned to garrison at Gaoque for a while to collect the defeated army who fled here. However, the defeated army did not wait, and the pursuers arrived first.
Since the Turks themselves did not have rich experience in defending the city, and they were all frightened birds who had just fled the battlefield, after seeing the pursuers arriving at the city, Mugan Khan arranged for some of his troops to stay behind to garrison the city, while he continued to lead his troops away.
Flee north of the city.
This run lasted from daytime to late at night. The cold weather, the darkness, and the physical strength of the war horses were severely exhausted. Mugan Khan could only order his troops to find a nearby mountain col that was sheltered from the wind to stop and rest for a while.
Because they retreated hastily on the battlefield, they did not carry much baggage. At this time, even the felt tents stationed in the camp were not enough, so they could only be given priority to the Khan and his guards. The other soldiers could only wrap themselves up.
Tight-fitting robes, clinging to each other to resist the cold.
There was no good news coming from the rear, and they didn't know whether Gao Que's garrison could stop the pursuers, so they didn't dare to light a fire to keep warm, so as not to reveal their whereabouts.
The Khan and his elite bodyguards can also cut the horse's legs and collect warm horse blood to drink to satisfy their hunger. Although horse blood can replenish a certain amount of physical strength, drinking too much will make people unbearably thirsty.
So while the ordinary soldiers were biting hard and tasteless dried meat strips, they also collected the snow into water bags and wrapped them in their arms. They used their body temperature to warm the snow and rewarm it for future use.
Khan and others drank to quench their thirst.
When the sky got slightly brighter, Mugan Khan, who had recovered some strength, quickly ordered to continue on the road. But when he started on the road again, many people and horses had frozen directly in the mountain col, with no sign of life. Those
The frozen horses were dissected and taken on the road as reserve rations, while the frozen soldiers were directly discarded in the snow caves.
"If you go out of the valley ahead, you can leave Yinshan Mountain!"
A captain of the guards of Mugan Khan returned from exploring the road and reported the situation to the Khan. After hearing this, Mugan Khan and the guards around him were all in high spirits.
Although there is a large area of Gobi desert to the north of Yinshan Mountain, in order to facilitate the entry and exit of the desert south, Mugan Khan still arranged for some tribes to serve as supply stations for the army during the period when the population was distributed.
As long as they enter the Gobi desert, they can follow the supply route to continuously obtain supplies, escape from their pursuers in the vast Gobi, and gather their troops to fight back again!
But just when Mugan Khan was still dreaming about how to make a comeback and avenge his humiliation, his thoughts were interrupted by the horns of the troops ahead blowing the enemy's horn, and he asked in a panic: "Ahead.
How many enemies did you encounter? Where did they come from?"
On the other side of the valley, it was Li Xian and his party who had just arrived here not long after crossing the mountains.
The huge climate difference between the north and the south of Yinshan Mountain was too much for Mugan Khan and his followers. For them, the Western Wei soldiers, it was nothing more than a cruel torture. Hundreds of people died just climbing the mountain.
On the way, and when they actually arrived here, everyone including Li Xian suffered from varying degrees of frostbite.
Because it was the first time to go out to fight, although the army had made various preparations, it was difficult to predict everything. It did not take into account the possibility of needing to cross the Yinshan Mountains to intercept the enemy, so the team was not equipped with any plaster to treat frostbite.
But even though they were prepared, Li Xian and his party couldn't care about it at the moment. Not long after they arrived at the entrance of the valley, and before they even had time to build a barracks to block the horses and other defenses, Turkic cavalry appeared on the opposite side of the valley.
The unexpected encounter shocked both sides. When Li Xian saw that the other party's team was not in order and was in a state of embarrassment, he guessed that it was the defeated army from the south of Yinshan Mountain, so he cheered up and shouted at his troops.
He smiled and said: "Tang Gong has defeated the bandits in the south of Yinshan Mountain. Although it is difficult for our soldiers to cross the mountain, it is great to be able to deal with the thieves and Hu Can's defeated generals here. We have achieved great success. Isn't it great?"
After hearing this, all the officers and men burst into laughter. However, the Turkic knights on the opposite side did not know the true nature of the ambush here, so they did not dare to rush forward to fight, but led their troops to retreat slightly.
When Li Xian saw this, he quickly ordered his soldiers to use local materials and set up a simple defense line with earth, stone and thorns. Then he personally led his troops to line up behind the defense line to wait for the enemy, and several hundred soldiers led their mounts on the ground.
There was a commotion in the mountain passes behind to frighten the enemy.
At this time, the Turkic cavalry who had retreated rushed into the valley again, and the number was larger than before. After the wooden poles under which the guards were passing under, Khan saw Li Xian and his party on the other side of the valley, and a flash of light flashed in his eyes.
There was a trace of panic, but he still shouted loudly: "The Wei army is mostly in the south of the mountain, and there are not many ambushes here. Kill these thieves, rush over, and you will be saved!"
After saying this, he ordered his personal soldiers to take the lead in charging forward.
Because Li Xian and his party had to cross mountains and ridges, they did not carry much ordnance and baggage, and even the number of armors was very limited. Only less than a hundred armors were already worn on him and the elite soldiers around him.
These armored soldiers also lined up at the front of the team under his leadership.
However, there is also a shooter led by Pi Jinghe in this team. It was originally a combat formation of 300 people. However, the losses and frostbite along the way affected the combat effectiveness. So far, only 200 people can still participate in the battle.
Get ahead.
More than two hundred people were organized into two teams. Seeing the enemy charging towards them on horseback, following Pi Jing and his orders, these archers each drew their strong bows. With their super long range and precise shooting skills,
Snipe and kill more than a hundred of these Turkic cavalry in the middle of their charge!
Those Turkic knights also planned to implement their usual tactics, preparing to use mounted fire to overwhelm the enemy formation, but they did not expect that the enemy they encountered this time was an enemy that could crush them both in terms of equipment and skills.
With their already weak riding bows and the bumps during the ride, their range and accuracy were far from the opponents of the top-notch shooters on the opposite side. Even before they had time to draw the bow and string the string, the opponent's
The powerful arrow has penetrated the void and shot right in front of you!
The so-called "front of sight" is not an adjective, because these Turkic knights are mostly armored guards of the Khan. In order to ensure the lethality, the shooters did not use projectiles, but drew their bows and shot directly at the enemy's unprotected face.
When the enemy is moving at high speed, it is also a great test for these novice shooters to accurately hit the target. Therefore, the two-stage shooting can only hit the target only half of the time, although the target is accurate.
The height is not too high, but the visual impact is extremely astonishing.
The team that was charging at high speed ended up with nearly a hundred heavily armed warriors in front being hit by arrows in the back door in a very short period of time. They fell off their horses and were like scarecrows that were swept away. The others who were lucky enough not to be hit by the arrows will now.
I was also shocked and broke out in a cold sweat. I subconsciously reined in my horse and stopped, not daring to charge forward again.
"Good boy! The thief must die!"
When Li Xian saw this, he couldn't help but his eyes lit up and he cheered loudly. The soldiers behind him became more motivated and formed a tighter formation to guard the shooters closely.
On the opposite side, Mugan Khan did not expect that the enemy ambushing here would be so vicious, and he was also panicked. But now that the situation had become such that he had no way out, he could only bite the bullet and continue moving forward. He could only escape by breaking through the enemy's interception.
Day of birth.
Therefore, after he pondered for a while, he ordered his men and horses to charge with all their strength, rushing forward against the enemy's strong arrows, because there was a buffer zone of messy earth and rocks in front of the enemy, which made it difficult for the war horses to charge over. Those who were lucky enough to
The Turkic soldiers who had rushed through the death zone simply turned over and dismounted, drew their swords forward, and started a close combat with the enemy on the opposite side.
"With me as the boundary, there will be no retreat until death!"
Li Xian stood in front of the formation, holding a long spear and shouting loudly while killing the enemy, and the soldiers around him also sacrificed their lives to fight fiercely with the enemy. Although the enemy came up like turbulent waves, they stood in danger like a shore.
The rocky rocks remained motionless despite being beaten.
"Keep shooting to stop the thief Hu Houshi!"
Seeing the fierce battle ahead, Pi Jinghe gave up his horn bow and replaced it with a lighter cotton bow, in order to control the string and fire arrows multiple times in a short period of time. Under this intertwining of long and short, soft and hard, a more powerful chain was constructed.
The wider and longer kill line made the enemy unable to follow up. The enemy at the front saw heavy casualties but lacked support, so they had no choice but to retreat, making the charge in vain.
Mugan Khan was eager to escape, and when he saw the soldiers retreating one after another, he simply drew his sword and went forward to supervise the battle, forcing the soldiers to continue charging towards the opposite side.
Just as the fighting here was fierce and the sound of killing filled the valley, the sound of rushing and noisy galloping horses was heard again on the way of the Turkic army. He Ruoden and other pursuers had already chased here.
When he saw that the enemy line on the other side of the valley had been pushed to the edge, but was still resisting stubbornly, and that the pursuers from the rear were approaching with great force, Mugan Khan could not help but let out a cry of despair, while ordering the guards to stand guard.
Next to him, he shouted loudly: "The Wei Dynasty has an alliance with the Turks. Don't harm me, don't... lead me to see Duke Tang. I am willing to plead guilty and be punished!"