It was already dawn, and clear spring-like morning light streamed in from the small windows of people's homes in Datong City. Birds were chirping on the branches.
Dugu Xiaotian sat exhausted on a smooth boulder, looking at the battlefield where the smoke was gradually dissipating, his spirits waning.
The three thousand warriors of the Saihan tribe were extremely brave. They guarded the Chinese army's camp and refused to retreat even a step. They fought with them for only one stick of incense, but the Ming army's cavalry suffered heavy casualties, with nearly half of their horses injured.
Fortunately, the masters of the Zhenwei Army on the mountain, the Sun Moon Sect, and the Liao Palace arrived in time to provide support. More than a thousand martial arts masters, plus more than 20,000 infantry troops of the Ming Army, combined their efforts to kill these three thousand warriors.
The Saihan tribe warriors were extremely brave. Not one of them surrendered, and they all died in the battle.
The main force of the Ming army was held back by warriors from the Saihan tribe for more than an hour. Zhehuali had already gathered more than 20,000 remaining Mongolian soldiers, led more than 4,000 injured horses, and headed northeast.
Zhou Yunhu counted the cavalry and found that more than half of the more than 5,000 Ming army cavalry were dead or injured. More than 3,000 horses were injured, and more than 3,000 infantry were injured. It was no longer possible to organize a formation to pursue the defeated Mongolian troops. They had to clean up the battlefield.
, transporting wounded soldiers and horses back to Datong City for treatment.
In the last battle, more than 30,000 elite Mongolian soldiers were killed, and the Ming army only suffered 8,000 casualties. It can be said to be a complete victory. In the past ten years or so, the Ming army has never achieved such results during the war between Mongolia and Han. The Ming army soldiers
Although I felt sad for the fallen comrades, I couldn't help but cheer and celebrate.
"Idiot, what are you thinking about?" Song Shuling sat on the big rock and stretched, revealing her beautiful body curves.
Dugu Xiaotian looked over when he heard the sound, his heart skipped a beat and his face flushed. He quickly looked away and lowered his head.
Dugu Xiaotian was silent for a moment and said softly: "I was thinking about the ruthlessness of war and the Mongolian tribesmen who died. They were innocent just like us."
Song Shuling stared at Dugu Xiaotian's side face and said softly: "Xiaotian, you don't have to blame yourself. If the Mongolian army wins, Datong City will definitely be massacred, and 200,000 soldiers and civilians will be brutally killed. If these Mongolian armies don't die,
Even if we Han people die, you did nothing wrong!"
Having said this, she took Dugu Xiaotian's hand and said, "War is always a matter of life and death, it's just a matter of different positions!"
Dugu Xiaotian held Song Shuling's soft little hand tightly and said melancholy: "I understand the truth, but after I killed nearly a hundred Mongolian warriors with my own hands, I couldn't adapt to it for a while."
Song Shuling lowered her head slightly, her face filled with joy.
"Xiaotian, I understand that you are kind-hearted and don't want to harm the soldiers and civilians at the bottom."
At this point, Song Shuling bit her lip, "We martial arts people are in the martial arts world and we have no control over our own actions. Even if your martial arts skills are invincible, you will not be able to dominate the world! This is the fate of us martial arts practitioners."
"Most of us will eventually die on the road to defending our country!" A trace of sadness and reluctance flashed in her eyes.
"Xiaotian, you have no family, no relatives, and you don't have to bear the expectations of your family and elders. If you give up the idea of ​​protecting the safety of the people in the world, you can live a very happy life!" Song Shuling said softly.
"Saving the people of Li from suffering is my father's legacy, and it is also the belief that has supported me to live a good life for many years!" Dugu Xiaotian shook his head vigorously.
"Besides..." At this point, Dugu Xiaotian's face turned red.
"What else?" Song Shuling looked happy, rolled her eyes, and urged.
"In addition, I want to protect you from harm in the future. I want to share your burden and let you live happily every day!" Dugu Xiaotian said slowly.
"Well!" Song Shuling rested her head on Dugu Xiaotian's shoulder and showed a happy smile. "Xiaotian, I want to be with you forever!" she said softly.
Dugu Xiaotian put his arms around Song Shuling's shoulders and said firmly: "I will wait for you in Xinghai Village, and we will be together forever!"
The two of them fell silent immediately, cuddling together, looking at the rising sun in the sky, with a faint smile on their faces.
"Ahem!" Two coughs came out, breaking the beautiful atmosphere. Song Shuling looked back and saw that at some point, more than 20 leaders of various martial arts factions were standing three feet away behind the two of them. She had just coughed.
It was his father Song Qingfeng.
Song Shuling's face turned red, she jumped up and was about to run back to Datong City. "Leader, please don't leave, we still have important matters to discuss!" Qiao Wanyun laughed loudly.
Song Shuling was greatly embarrassed when she heard this, stopped and hid behind Zhou Yunbi.
Dugu Xiaotian's face turned red, and then he calmed down. He bowed to everyone and saluted, "Seniors, what do you need from us?"
Zhou Yunhu smiled heartily and said, "Young hero, this battle is a great victory. We are here to discuss the follow-up military arrangements with you!"
This battle established Dugu Xiaotian's status as the "Invincible Military God" in the hearts of everyone, and even Li Tianba showed a look of listening attentively.
Dugu Xiaotian pondered for a long time, "Let's pack up the baggage, food, grass, and horses from the Mongolian military camp, and quickly return to Datong City to strengthen the city's defense. In addition, we ask for help from the imperial court and ask the imperial court to allocate another 50,000 troops and horses for reinforcements!"
Everyone was shocked when they heard this. Song Shuling couldn't help but said: "Didn't we just achieve a great victory? Why are we still asking for help?"
Li Tianba saluted respectfully, "Brother Dugu, the Mongolian army on the left has been defeated. There are not many weapons, food, grass, and horses left. It is difficult to invade Datong. The Mongolian right army is attacking Yulin. Why do we still choose to stick to Datong and ask for help?
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Ren Dukuang, Leng Wuji and others were not familiar with military affairs and did not dare to interrupt at this time.
Everyone was silent for a moment, then Zhu Cuixian pouted her red lips and said, "Brother Dugu, do you think that the Mongolian right army will join the defeated army on the left to attack Datong with all their strength?" At this point, she remembered what she had just seen Dugu Xiaotian and Song Shuling together.
The scene made his eyes reddened and filled with tears.
"Exactly!" Dugu Xiaotian nodded when he heard the words, "Tuo Huan is a man of great talent and strategy. He is good at using extraordinary weapons. He is famous in the grassland. When it comes to the way of using troops, he is still better than Tuo Mu."
"Although we defeated the Mongolian Left Army, we also killed and injured more than 15,000 sergeants and more than 400 martial arts heroes. Moreover, many of our artillery pieces were damaged and the shells were almost used up. It was difficult to resist the Mongolian Right Army.
attack."
"Tuohuan knows our situation and will attack with all his strength!" Dugu Xiaotian said firmly.
"Pa!" Zhou Yunhu slapped his thigh, "I will send a message to the nearby cities with flying pigeons, reporting the good news to the nearby cities, and asking them to send troops to help quickly!" Zhou Yunhu flew on his horse, took his soldiers, and galloped away.
After hearing Xiaotian's words, everyone was worried and unhappy.
Li Tianba pondered for a long time and said with a wry smile: "I have thought about the various battle cases in Wu Mu's suicide note. Apart from waiting for a large number of reinforcements, there is really no way to deal with it at the moment! However, it is not easy to dispatch the army, and it will take at least ten days for the reinforcements to arrive. If
As Brother Dugu said, Tuo Huan is a military genius from Heaven, and the city of Datong is in danger!"