The Mongolian army used Nanyang as a food and grass gathering place during several southern expeditions. Its position was very important and it was heavily guarded.
But a few days ago, a large number of masters led by the Condor Hero Yang Guo made a sneak attack. Not only did they burn down the grain depots and pastures, but even the gunpowder depots stored underground were blown up. As a result, nearly 100,000 troops were faced with no food to eat.
The embarrassing situation of hundreds of thousands of war horses, cattle and sheep having no fodder to feed.
Therefore, the Great Khan Meng Ge ordered the rear to quickly mobilize grain and fodder to send forward, and at the same time ordered all armies to start collecting grain on the spot in order to overcome the current difficulties.
However, there have been continuous battles along the South Beijing Road. In order to avoid the war disaster, the small villages and towns have long been empty, and large areas of land are barren and uncultivated. How can such a situation meet the daily consumption of a hundred thousand troops? For a time, the Mongolian princes
The generals were helpless and had no choice but to order each of them to work in units of a hundred households to collect grain from nearby places such as Luohe and Xinyang.
The scout battalion often circulated around and was very familiar with the movements of the Mongolian army. They immediately pretended to be a hundred-man team returning from the grass valley, swaggeringly found an opening from Dengzhou and went straight to the Mongolian camp behind Nanyang.
By nightfall, the fake centurion team had bypassed the Nanyang grain depot and arrived at the foot of Fengshan Mountain, which was only ten miles away from the Pushan Mongolian camp. The scout battalion was led by a flag officer surnamed Fan, who Liu Meng had met
The middle-aged scout who sought medical treatment for Madutou.
The group of people found a secluded place to stop. Officer Fan Qi drove his horse to Liu Meng and the others, cupping his fists and saying: "You three coaches are polite. In front of us is the camp of the Mongolian Tatars. We can only send them here."
." Ding Qi was familiar with the officers in the scout camp, and he immediately replied with clasped fists: "Please send me more brothers along the way. It's dark now, and the Tatar patrol is loose. Brother, please go back quickly with everyone, waiting for us.
Good news."
Fan Qipai is also a straightforward person who has been fighting wits and courage with the enemy on the front line for many years. He immediately told him to take care, and then led the scouts to turn around. Here Liu Meng, Ding Qi, and Wu Dong quietly climbed up a small peak.
From a high position, we observed the Mongolian camp at the foot of Pu Mountain in the north.
The Mongolian army has been fighting wars all year round, and there are many people with outstanding intelligence. This time, the Great Khan Mengge personally led the expedition, and brought countless elite soldiers and generals. Just looking at the setting up of this camp, it is very particular. Mongolia has always relied on cavalry, so it abandoned
Nanyang City was defended by city walls, relying on Pushan Mountain and Baihe River in the east, where continuous large camps were set up. There were large plains to the north and south, which facilitated the rapid maneuvering of cavalry, and there were natural barriers to the east and west, making it very effective for defense.
It was already dark at night, and a bonfire was lit early in the camp. Looking from a distance, the stretched tents were dotted with stars, just like the Milky Way in the sky. These stars were arranged in an orderly manner and had clear layers, which made the Mongolian camp even more impressive.
"A barbaric people who are hungry for raw meat and thirsty for blood have learned how to organize their troops after decades of fighting. Look at this camp, tsk tsk." Wu Dong looked at the well-organized military camp with half-squinted eyes.
Complaining to the two people beside him, Ding Qi "hummed" to express his objection and said: "The Mongols alone will definitely not be able to set up such a beautiful and well-organized camp. I bet that it must be some traitor who did this."
For example, Zhang Rou and Zhang Hongfan, aren’t they both popular figures in front of the Great Khan of Mongolia now?”
"Zhang Hongfan is also in the Southern Expeditionary Army?" Wu Dong asked with an expression on his face. Ding Qi nodded, "The Marching Manager of Xiangyang Road was recommended by Kublai Khan to Meng Ge Khan, and he is specifically responsible for conquering Xiangyang." Liu Meng was here.
When someone nearby heard that this famous traitor was in the camp, they immediately said in unison with Wu Dong: "Then kill him!"
Zhang Hongfan, who was promoted to general in the Jin Dynasty, was the ninth son of Zhang Rou, the first Han captain in the Yuan Dynasty. The fall of Xiangyang was closely related to him. He was very good at using troops and was a famous general in the early Yuan Dynasty. He led his army to attack Lin'an City and captured prisoners.
The emperor and the queen mother of the Southern Song Dynasty were sent back to Dadu, and then captured Wen Tianxiang, defeated Zhang Shijie on Yashan, and forced Lu Xiufu to jump into the sea with his young master Zhao Bing on his back. He also engraved the twelve characters "Zhang Hongfan, the general who controlled the country, destroyed the Song Dynasty here".
It can be said that he was responsible for most of the fall of the Southern Song Dynasty. At this time, I heard that he was also in the camp. He was really more hated than the Great Khan Meng Ge! Since he came to assassinate important ministers and generals, then who else should he kill if not him?
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With the martial arts of Liu Meng and the other three, it was not difficult to sneak into the Mongolian camp. Under the night, they spotted a group of cavalry returning to the camp, quietly fell behind, and knocked down each one, and replaced the guards without anyone noticing.
The captain at the camp gate didn't look closely. He sat by the campfire and let his men count the number of people before waving his way through.
The Mongolian camp occupies a very large area. On the outermost edge are the tribes of the grasslands who have come to collect cannon fodder. The tribes are separated by wooden fences. Inside, Meng Ge personally leads the army. The left army is in the west, the right army is in the east, and the Han army is in
The front and rear armies are in the north, and the central army and Qixue army occupy the center. If you are not familiar with it and want to find someone inside, even if it is an important person, it is like looking for a needle in a haystack.
It was a bit too ostentatious to let the horses roam around the camp. So the three of them found a secluded place, abandoned the horses, determined the direction, and marched among the groups of tents, pointing straight to the center of the camp.
Ding Qi was proficient in reconnaissance and tracking, and was the quickest to respond. Thirty-sixth route Yue Shi was very familiar with Sanshou, so he naturally walked in front. He had a small round shield covered with iron in his left hand and a short-handled ax in his right hand. He was agile and in the tent.
Sliding in and out of the gap in the middle. Wu Dong has exquisite archery skills and solid mental skills. He carries a five-stone hard bow and sword pouch behind him, a scimitar on his waist, and a crossbow in his hand, ready to serve as support.
Rush forward.
Although Liu Meng was the strongest in Qinggong, he rarely did this kind of infiltration and assassination work, so he arranged to be on guard at the back. He stuck his green sword diagonally behind his back and followed the two people in front step by step with a short iron spear in his hand.
The three-man outfit is very common among the Mongolian and Han armies. After all, they were all adapted from the surrendered armies of the Jin or Song Dynasties. In addition, the Mongolian army has always been responsible for preparing weapons and armor themselves, so this kind of three-man team with various equipment is not
Not surprising.
After walking for about a stick of incense, the three of them came to a cowhide tent decorated with flower feathers. The candles were bright inside, and a figure could be vaguely seen sitting there eating. Ding Qi glanced at the flag in front of the tent and whispered
"This is the tent of a captain. How about we capture him first and interrogate him to see if we can find out the location of Zhang Hongfan?" Wu Dong and Liu Meng knew that they were incompetent. They immediately made arrangements, and Ding Qi rushed in.
To subdue the target in the tent, Liu Meng restrained the soldier who was cooking something at the campfire, while Wu Dong was responsible for covering.
Ding Qi waved his fist, stretched out his five fingers to count, and popped them out one by one. When they were all opened, Liu Meng's figure flashed, and like a line of smoke, he rushed behind the soldier sitting in front of the campfire.
The iron spear was turned upside down and struck the Mingmen point. Then, before waiting for the body to soften, he took two steps with his left hand and lowered it against the horse tying post, assuming a napping posture.
In just two breaths, Liu Meng took care of the soldiers outside. Wu Dong raised his thumb in admiration. After Ding Qi got into the tent, he quickly restrained the general inside and stuck out his head to signal to Wu Dong.
