The four people discussed in the room for a day. Everyone knew that the method given by Lin Heng was good, but too many people died in this method, so the two could not make a final decision.
Lin Heng had no choice but to retreat and do the next best thing, letting Guo Jing, Qi Gong and others recruit and train troops first, transfer troops to the front line, and make certain arrangements. However, he still urged the two of them to make a decision quickly, otherwise they would wait.
When the Mongolian army attacked, everything was too late.
The next day, Guo Jing and Hong Qigong explained the matter of recruiting soldiers, but the two of them scratched their hair in worry. During the period, they also asked Huang Rong, Lu Youjiao and others, but they could not give any advice.
Is there any good idea? This war is a head-to-head war. Even if you don't want to fight, it won't work.
If nothing else, let’s talk about Mongolia’s 300,000-strong army. How do you stop it?
If you only rely on towns, you can't stop them at all. What's more important is that the more than 20 towns on the front line have just been recovered. If someone repeats it, isn't it a gift? Only by hitting them hard first can everyone be strengthened.
confidence.
Of course, Lin Heng also had other ways, which was to give up the town and retreat to the Song Dynasty. But this method was simply not feasible in this era, and after passing Xiangyang, the mainland was flat. With the few soldiers of the Song Dynasty, how could
Maybe stop the Mongolian cavalry?
So after much deliberation, this desperate method is the only one that is available, can be used, and works.
On the third day, Hong Qigong and Guo Jing finally made a decision. They adopted Lin Heng's method, because they also knew that this was an impossible method, and although this method would kill and injure the Song people who were looking at it, it would also
It can inflict heavy damage on the Mongolian army so that they can no longer move around at will.
After making up their minds, it was natural to assemble the army. Under the two men's personal command, the 20,000 regular troops in Xiangyang City immediately gathered together, and more than 10,000 new soldiers were gathered. After several people agreed, 3,000 veterans were left to defend the city.
And responsible for the task of training other recruits, the remaining more than 27,000 people were heading to the front line. At the same time, Guo Jing also sent out generals, asking the garrison generals in all towns to gather 3,000 to 5,000 old and new mixed troops to rush
Gather to the front line.
More than a month later, about 130,000 Song troops gathered at the predetermined location. The dense military camps stretched for more than ten miles, and countless heads kept moving in the camp.
Seeing that the army was assembled, Guo Jing immediately ordered the second general, that is, the new soldiers. The veterans were separated. The new soldiers followed Lin Heng's arrangements and dug traps, while the veterans practiced arrays. After the traps were dug, the new soldiers also joined the training.
, Guo Jing used the method of bringing in the old with the new, randomly dividing the new soldiers into various camps, and accompanied the veterans to familiarize themselves with the tactics of military battles.
Soon, the Mongol army arrived.
The 300,000-strong Mongolian army was even more spectacular than the Song army. Leading the way were 100,000 cavalry. Teams of horses galloped in, giving the Song army a great shock. After that, the 200,000-strong infantry shouted slogans.
, the powerful momentum silenced the Song army.
When all the Mongolian armies gathered, the Mongolian Khan Mengge decided to give the Song army a showdown, and the Song army on the opposite side was really not taken seriously by him. He had long received the news that the so-called 100,000-strong army was simply a group of soldiers.
A mob. So, not long after the Mongolian army stopped, one hundred thousand Mongolian cavalry moved. Like a black cloud, they pressed towards the Song Dynasty army.
"One hundred thousand cavalry is really spectacular!" Lin Heng sighed in front of the army and said to Guo Jing beside him: "Brother Guo, let the spearmen come forward!"
"Okay!" Guo Jing nodded and immediately waved the formation flag. Behind them, 10,000 spearmen came out uniformly. Under the leadership of a general of the Song Army, they slowly advanced about 300 steps, while the army
Under Guo Jing's command, they slowly retreated a distance.
"kill!"
More than 100,000 people shouted kill in one voice. The scene was really shocking. However, the 3,000 Mongolian cavalry who had just rushed in front of the 10,000 spearmen fell down one by one before they could wave their scimitars.
Go down. Taking advantage of this opportunity, the spearmen immediately took two quick steps forward, and then rows of spears stabbed out uniformly, taking away the lives of the Mongolian soldiers who came forward.
"Everyone, be careful, there is a ditch ahead!"
Lin Heng's first trap was a deep trench across the mainland. This trench was one meter long and two meters deep, with bamboo shoots underneath, which could kill people. However, in order to effectively attack the Mongolian army, he did not
Instead of setting out the trap, they covered it with a layer of cloth and covered it with loess, and then asked the pikemen to stand outside the trap. When the Mongolian cavalry rushed towards them and fell into the trap, those who survived were killed immediately.
This hook did not cost the lives of many Mongolian cavalry, because the road was not wide enough to allow the scrutinizing cavalry to cross. But if you look at it carefully, this trap also took away the lives of at least two thousand Mongolians.
Two-thirds of the cavalry that charged at the beginning were killed, and the others immediately retreated quickly, while the army following them also stopped immediately. The galloping cavalry suddenly stopped. This visual difference is really surprising.
Shocked. At the same time, this also made Lin Heng, Hong Qigong, Guo Jing, Huang Rong and everyone else exclaim: "What a strong army!"
Although the Mongolian cavalry stopped for a while, they immediately charged again, because the two thousand dead and horse corpses had paved the way for them. This time, they charged directly.
Seeing the leaping cavalry, the soldiers in the front ranks of the pike team immediately moved to both sides, and the people hidden in the queue rushed forward. Look carefully, every fifth of them raised a huge stick, and the stick was half as long
They were about the thickness of a man and four to five meters long. Facing the leaping cavalry, the soldiers holding big sticks moved forward and blocked the road. The cavalry were also blocked by the big sticks. Taking advantage of this opportunity, other spearmen
He fired his gun again and attacked the Mongolian cavalry.
This is Lin Heng's second move.
Everyone knows that pikemen can restrain cavalry to a certain extent. Song Jiang has a lot of pikemen, but it is unrealistic for them to restrain the Mongolian cavalry. Therefore, Lin Heng had people cut down many big trees and make them out of trees.
The spear, with the cooperation of others, directly withstood the leaping horses. In this way, not only did the cavalry block the spearmen and save themselves, but it also allowed other spearmen to instantly attack and kill part of the Mongolian cavalry.
It can be said that in order to kill the effective strength of the Mongolian cavalry, Lin Heng went crazy and thought of ways.
The Mongolian army is not stupid. They originally wanted to smash the Song army's spearmen, but now they have been blocked twice, so they naturally have to find a way. For the Song army, breaking this formation means letting the infantry archers come forward, but for the Mongolia
Iron Arrow doesn't have to do this, because each of them is very good at riding and shooting. No, after being blocked again, the cavalry general behind immediately shouted: "Shoot with bow and arrow!"
Seeing the Mongolian cavalry doing this, the Song army general immediately waved the flag, and the soldiers below blew the horn, and they quickly retreated. However, the Mongols moved very quickly, and a round of flying arrows shot down, killing everyone.
Some. And when the Mongols saw the Song people retreating, they immediately clapped their horses to chase them, and prepared to shoot arrows while chasing them. Then they just chased for dozens of steps, and the Mongolian cavalry in front fell to the ground again, and the Mongolian cavalry that came forward fell again.
Falling into Lin Heng's trap.
This trap is the same as the first trap. The difference is that the cloth carrying the loess has been changed into a strong oil cloth, and there are ropes tied at both ends. When the Song army retreated and the Mongolian army caught up, the Song army guarding the rope
Cut the rope to stop the Mongols from pursuing, so that the Song army can return smoothly.
Sure enough, this move was effective. Seeing that the cavalry in front fell into the trap of the Song people again, the cavalry behind them stopped and stopped chasing. They could only watch the Song army slowly retreat to the rear.
"Guo Daxia, we have killed and wounded more than 3,500 Mongolians this time, and we have achieved our target." As soon as the leading general came back, he came to Guo Jing and the others and reported the report.
Guo Jing nodded and asked, "How many people have we lost?"
"I just counted, about a thousand people died in front, and more than five hundred people were injured." General Song's face was a little sad, but he could only be happy. One thousand and five compared to three thousand and five!
With a ratio of more than one to two, this was a great victory for the Song Army.
"Very good, you can go down." Guo Jing nodded and said to Lin Heng beside him: "Brother Lin, the first time we did better than expected."
Lin Heng laughed unequivocally and said: "Brother Guo, don't be careless. This time, the Mongols were not prepared and wanted to give us a blow. Now, after seeing our preparations, I'm afraid they won't be so impulsive again."
Now. I think the Mongolian infantry will go into action next. It’s time for us to let the Swordsmen team go out as well.”
