Han Zhang was helpless. Under the current circumstances, his decision was undoubtedly correct. Capture the thief first and capture the king first. Under extremely unfavorable circumstances, if he could kill the opponent's general, he would undoubtedly turn the tide of the battle and win a turning point. Now that everything is over
Yan Agu shows up, this is undoubtedly an excellent opportunity. He must come out and face off with Wan Yan Agu. No matter in terms of the battle situation, strategy or personal honor, he should stand up.
He also has high confidence in his martial arts. His uncle Han Yanshou has been strict with him since he was born. Not only did he let him read and practice calligraphy to understand the truth, he also hired a famous teacher to teach him martial arts. Han Yanshou's hard work
It was not in vain. When he grew up, Han Zhang became an outstanding figure in both civil and military affairs. Among the new generation of ministers of the Liao Dynasty, Han Zhang was the most outstanding. Before he was thirty years old, he took charge of the cavalry of the Liao Forbidden Army, but he did not have the power of the Liao Kingdom.
Ministers and generals believed that he relied on Han Yanshou's support, and they all believed that he was worthy of his reputation. In time, Han Zhang will definitely become a pillar minister of the Liao Kingdom, and it is not known that his achievements will equal Han Yanshou's.
However, he underestimated Wanyan Aguda's martial arts skills. Wanyan Aguda is the kind of person who looks brave and reckless on the surface, but is actually extremely cunning. This is all tempered by surviving in the dangerous situation of Changbai Mountain. Bravery is like
A tiger is as cunning as a jackal. Otherwise, it would be impossible to survive. We cannot say that Han Zhang's defeat was due to stupidity and incompetence. We can only say that Wanyan Agu was even better.
A generation of generals fell here, like meteors passing by. After a brief brilliance, they disappeared into the endless darkness and were annihilated without a trace.
When Han Zhang's lifeless body fell off his horse, it also indicated that the Liao army would no longer be able to resist in this battle. What followed was a bloody massacre on one side, and a desperate escape with morale broken. The Jurchen cavalry ran wildly on the grassland to pursue them.
, an hour later, the entire battle ended with nearly 20,000 Liao army casualties, more than 20,000 people giving up resistance and surrender, and less than 3,000 people escaping. The Jurchen cavalry won the victory at the cost of only 6,000 casualties.
Victory in this battle of ambush and annihilation.
Wanyan Aguda's shoulders were wrapped with cloth strips, and his chest and abdomen were also wrapped with cloth strips. He only suffered these two injuries in this battle, but they were both from the same person, that is Han Zhang. But the final winner
However, he had finished his appearance in Aguda, but Han Zhang had already returned to the dust.
"Hahahaha. Who else can stand in the way of my Jurchens? No one can. We have to go and see how the war is going over there. Hulu, leave three thousand men to clean the battlefield and clean up all the armor, weapons and horses.
Take it away, leave nothing behind. The rest of the sons, follow me and kill them!" Wanyan Agu laughed loudly and said loudly. All the Jurchen soldiers looked up at his figure standing on horseback under the pale morning sky.
I have great admiration in my heart.
The great leader is God, a divine man sent by the Immortal Heaven, and the master of the world. There is no doubt about this.
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On the battlefield in front of Niuwang Ridge, the bombardment of earth-moving trucks lasted for more than an hour. The tribal soldiers and horses on Niuwang Ridge suffered a lot and struggled to support themselves. Han Desui was not anxious at all. He was not in a hurry to attack.
He didn't want the other party to escape immediately, because in that case, Han Zhang's 50,000-strong army would not be able to outflank him. He had to wait until Han Zhang's troops were in place, and would fire off fireworks to inform him. Only then could he attack in full force, attacking from both sides, which would be painful.
Destroy the enemy.
When two red fireworks bombs soared southwest of Niu Wangling, Han Desui could hardly believe his eyes. According to the agreement, the fireworks bombs should be three green ones, which were the signal of attack. The two red fireworks bombs were
It's an emergency signal. What's going on? Could it be that Han Zhang sent the wrong signal? But how is that possible? Han Zhang is a subtle and elegant person who acts calmly and methodically. How could he commit such a crime in this situation?
A low-level mistake? Besides, the direction where the fireworks were raised was more than ten miles southwest of Niuwang Ridge. It was not at all the position directly in front of Niuwang Ridge where the outflanking position was in place. Even if Han Zhang made a mistake, how could he make it?
The next two low-level errors?
Han Desui was anxious, but he didn't know what was going on. If he had to mobilize troops and horses for rescue, there would probably be a crisis on the frontal battlefield. Moreover, he had the upper hand at the moment, and when his opponent had nothing to do, once the movement of troops and horses was dispatched by the tribal cavalry,
It was discovered that they could counterattack and charge. By then, all the previous efforts would have been wasted. This risk must not be taken.
After thinking calmly, Han Desui came to the conclusion that it was most likely that the soldiers and horses on Niuwang Ridge had deployed a large number of troops to surround Han Zhang's soldiers and horses. They discovered Han Zhang's traces and intentions.
So I did this. Although this conclusion may not be correct, it is the only explanation. If this conclusion is correct, then the number of tribal soldiers and horses on Niuwang Ridge is actually very small at this moment, and they are just pretending to be beaten to attract themselves.
Secretly, he freed up his hands to attack Han Zhang.
Han Desui understood this and felt much relieved. He wanted to eat Han Zhang's 50,000 cavalry, which was not something he could do for a while, and he was not in a hurry to rescue him. The purpose of Han Zhang's signal was probably just to inform him of the situation.
He has no intention of rescuing himself. At this time, he should take the opportunity to attack Niu Wangling, quickly annihilate the remaining troops of the opponent, and then lead the army to rescue. By then, the opponent will be held back by Han Zhang and will not be able to leave.
If you can't escape, you will definitely be defeated.
Han Desui made a prompt decision and ordered the entire army to prepare for the attack on the mountain. The earth-moving trucks were thrown for an hour, and the trench traps on the slopes of the mountain were also filled with a thick layer of mud bags. Although these trenches were not completely filled,
But the spikes inside have been filled in, and the trench is not too deep. The cavalry charged
The difficulty of charging was greatly reduced. In order to ensure the effectiveness of the charge, Hande ordered hundreds of ladders to be brought in. If the trap was already an obstacle, a slope would be built with ladders and wooden planks would be laid for the horses to rush up from the pit.
After all these preparations were made, the bombardment of catapults stopped. The loud sound of horns sounded below the mountains. The 80,000 Confederate cavalry were divided into eight echelons and charged from the flat area two miles away towards Niuwang Ridge.
A wave of attacks launched from above.
Countless horses' hooves trampled on the soft turf. When the horses' hooves were raised, grass clippings and soil flew up, forming a thick mist of grass clippings and soil on the grassland at a height of less than two feet. They rushed forward bravely and rushed up the gentle slope, heading towards the mountains bravely and fearlessly.
Charge from above. The soldiers' shouts resounded through the pre-dawn grassland. Wild wolves within a radius of dozens of miles were frightened and fled away. Rats and rabbits hid in their caves and shivered.
The tribal soldiers and horses above the mountain were confused by the mud bumps and didn't know what to do. Several tribal chiefs cursed the missing Jurchen soldiers and horses in their hearts, but they did not dare to take the initiative to attack, but they were unwilling to evacuate. The fireworks in the southwest
Afterwards, they also saw it. Brother Meng Sa and others did not know what the situation was, and they were even more worried. He immediately sent the cavalry to check the situation. They only met a dozen miles away, so the news spread back quickly.
, it turned out that the Jurchens intercepted the opponent's cavalry in the southwest, trying to attack from behind, and the two sides started a battle.
After hearing the news, Brother Mengsa and others were overjoyed. The Jurchens were so elusive that they actually caught the Confederate cavalry trying to attack from behind. This was great. If they really wanted to be intercepted by them, they would attack from both front and back.
, tonight is probably going to be bad. Moreover, after learning this news, it also provided another important information. The Confederate army divided tens of thousands of troops to surround them, so there were probably only 80,000 soldiers and horses down the slope in front of them. It was not the Confederate army as previously thought.
All the soldiers and horses of the army. Once a fight actually breaks out, I will have a certain confidence in my heart.
Under this situation, the determination to hold on to Niu Wangling is even greater. Even if the enemy uses catapults to make a mess, as long as the Jurchens defeat the opponent and surround the rear troops, they can launch an attack together. Brother Meng Sa
Send a large number of scouts down the mountains to closely monitor the opponent's movements. We cannot allow the opponent to divide their troops to reinforce the battlefield in the southwest. Once they divide their troops, our own side will attack without hesitation, forcing them not to dare to save them.
The fierce attack launched by the Southern Army at the foot of the mountains was also expected by the chiefs. They believed that the battle in the southwest was because their people were intercepted by tribal soldiers and horses. They did not know the existence of the Jurchens at all. They may have thought that the mountains
The sky is empty, so they want to break through the mountains. If they really think so, they will be completely trapped in the fog, and they will be greeted by a fierce blow.
Han Desui's 80,000 cavalry formed in waves and launched a fierce attack towards the mountain. The first troop of 10,000 people rushed to within a hundred steps of the ridge at an extremely fast speed and entered the trap area. Han Desui's estimate was roughly correct, more than one
After hours of bombardment, countless mud bags were thrown up. Some scattered in the air, some were not heavy enough to reach far, and some rolled down from the mountains. They all fell into these pits. Although the traps were not yet
It can be filled, but a thick layer of dirt and straw bags has indeed accumulated. The trap that was originally about ten feet deep is now a shallow pit less than a person high. There are very few traps that can be lethal. Under this situation
, although it still hinders the attack, it is no longer as insurmountable as before.
Even so, the first batch of tens of thousands of troops who rushed forward suffered a fierce blow. The tribal cavalry shook off the dirt and grass clippings from their heads and faces like dogs, and began to fire arrows at the cavalry at the foot of the ridge. Tens of thousands of arrows were densely packed like rain, even if they appeared
The skirmishers charged into the formation, and even though they held up their shields to defend, the Confederate cavalry still suffered heavy casualties. Thousands of soldiers and horses rushed into some traps that were still lethal, and nearly a thousand others were killed in the first round of arrow rain.
After falling off the horse, there was everywhere the sound of arrows shooting through the air and the screams of soldiers being hit by arrows or falling into pits.
Han De was a little puzzled when he saw this scene. It can be seen from the density of the opponent's arrows that the number of enemy troops on the mountain has not decreased. But which soldier and horse did Han Zhang's soldiers and horses encounter? Could it be that the tribal soldiers and horses had lost their strength during this winter?
Recruiting more soldiers and horses? That is impossible. The detailed investigation in Linhuang Mansion has already made it clear that Linhuang Mansion has been in chaos this winter and there are no soldiers and horses recruited at all. The news cannot be wrong. However,
Which soldier and horse fought with Han Zhang and forced Han Zhang to send a distress signal? Han Desui suddenly thought of a possibility, and suddenly broke out in cold sweat.
But no matter what, the arrow was already on the string and had to be fired at this moment. It was impossible for him to order the attack to stop. If the possible situation he thought of really happened, then today's battle would be a battle of life and death, and there was no escape.
In this case, the only way is to fight to the death.
"Kill! Anyone who dares to take a step back will be killed without mercy!" Han Desui roared in a deep voice, and at the same time he urged his horses to rush forward. Thousands of cavalry guards beside him rushed up to protect him.
The coach personally charged. Everyone realized that this battle would never stop, and everyone put away their luck. The mountains and fields were full of charging horses, charging towards the mountains like ants. Even if there were pits and dense formations,
The rain of arrows could not stop the Confederate army's desperate charge at this moment. After the front cavalry team of 10,000 people suffered 60% casualties, more than 3,000 cavalry became the first batch of troops to rush up the mountain. They successfully prepared the ground for the follow-up troops.
The charge creates conditions. Just like a siege, once the city wall is breached in several places, the defenders have to give priority to the soldiers and horses who have boarded the city.
The blow will be weakened.
The same is true at this moment. These three thousand cavalry bought some time for the following troops and horses, allowing nearly 70% of the second troop of 10,000 cavalry to successfully charge up the mountain. Then, the following 60,000 troops and horses rushed up unimpeded.
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The top of the mountain ridge, which is only a dozen feet wide, is much wider than the top of the city wall. Hundreds of thousands of soldiers and horses are entangled in this grassy ridge that is seven or eight miles long and more than ten feet wide and are fighting at close range. You can imagine the chaos of the scene.
The tribal cavalry took the lead in annihilating tens of thousands of Confederate troops when the opponent charged. However, this account was quickly settled. The Confederate cavalry had sophisticated armor and sharp weapons that could not be matched by the opponent. Once fighting at close range, the tribal troops and horses were clearly dominant.
At a disadvantage. If Meng Sa Ge Tugu Sa and others had not issued a death order not to retreat, they would have refused to fight in hand-to-hand combat. The battle lasted for an hour, and the number of casualties among the tribe's soldiers exceeded 20,000.
The casualties of the Confederate cavalry were less than 8,000. The number of soldiers and horses on both sides came to the same starting line again, but the comparison of combat power was already too different. Half an hour later, the tribal cavalry suffered more than 10,000 casualties, and the army was already in disarray.
The cliff is on the verge of collapse.
"Damn it, where are the Jurchens? Why haven't they come yet? Chief Meng Sage, didn't you say they would come to rescue? It's almost dawn, where are their people? More than half of our people are dead or injured. If this continues, we will all
I'm going to die here." Tu Gusa, covered in blood and injured in several places, rushed to where Brother Meng Sa and Hulu Ba were and roared loudly.
Hu Luba also frowned and said, "Have we been betrayed by the Jurchens? The war over there ended half an hour ago, why haven't they come yet? Even if they lose soldiers and horses, they still have to come to rescue us.
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"After seeing what a bastard Yan Agu is, he must want to use Han Desui's hand to destroy us. This thief is really insidious, and this debt will be settled with him later. We must retreat immediately, otherwise the remaining four
Tens of thousands of dollars of capital will be wiped out." Bald Bones shouted.
Brother Mengsa frowned and yelled: "What are you arguing about? Don't think nonsense at this time, it is serious to resist. Wanyan Aguda may have this intention, but he will not fail to come to the rescue. He has the intention to go south, but without us, he
But he has no such ability. He still relies on us as his backing. If we are gone, can the Jurchens destroy Han Desui? Will Han Desui cooperate with him? Think about it carefully. Wanyan Aguda is not such a stupid person."
"At this point, you are still speaking for him. You are still counting money for him in case he is sold. Brother, if you don't leave, I will take the people of my tribe and leave. I can't afford to lose."
Gusa shouted.
"How dare you! We are now grasshoppers on a rope. Do you want to escape unscathed? Sell out our brothers? I will be the first to tolerate you." Brother Meng Sa shouted angrily.
Khuluba was at a loss and didn't know how to persuade him. He was anxious when he suddenly saw countless black spots on the southeastern horizon under the dawn, coming at lightning speed. He immediately shouted with great joy: "Don't make any noise, don't make any noise, they are here."
, they arrived.”
Brother Meng Sa and Tu Gu Sa turned around and looked overjoyed. They were definitely Jurchen cavalry. Their shouts were very unique, and the crescent swords hovering above their heads were easy to identify. That was exactly the Jurchen cavalry they had expected.
After a delay of more than half an hour, the persistence of the tribal cavalry finally paid off. Wanyan Agu led nearly 70,000 Jurchen cavalry roaring in. After a stick of incense, they rushed in like a tide and flooded the battlefield.
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At noon, the Battle of Niuwangling ended with a complete victory for the Jurchen and tribal alliances. After the Jurchen reinforcements arrived, the battle situation quickly reversed. The military strength was completely lost, and it was also known that Han Zhang led 50,000 cavalry.
After hearing the news that he had been completely annihilated by the Jurchens, Han Desui looked up to the sky and sighed, knowing that the situation was irreversible.
He issued an order to retreat, and asked Han Zongchang to lead 30,000 cavalry to break out, while he led the remaining troops to resist desperately. He hoped that his only son could escape alive to preserve the bloodline. He was old, and this time
After losing the battle, he had no shame in escaping alive, so he chose to fight to the death.
Han Desui died in the hands of more than a dozen tribal cavalry. After the broken troops and horses were completely scattered, Han Desui's bodyguards and soldiers were all shot and killed, and he fled alone. More than a dozen tribal cavalry focused on him and chased him.
It followed him for more than ten miles, consuming his life with one arrow after another. When he fell down from his horse, a total of thirteen arrows were inserted into his body, none of which were in vital positions. The arrows that penetrated his fine armor were actually
It only penetrated an inch of flesh and was not fatal. However, those wounds would bleed. He bled too much and finally fell off his horse. More than a dozen tribal cavalry caught up, cut off his head and took it away.
Receive the reward and leave his headless body lying on the ground of the northern grassland.
Han Zongchang also failed to escape. Wanyan Agu divided his troops to pursue and intercept him in three directions. Han Zongchang did not dare to break out and fight in one direction, and was eventually forced into the encirclement. Han Zongchang dismounted and surrendered, but was beaten by Wanyan Agu.
Their heads were smashed with clubs, and all 30,000 cavalrymen were captured.
In this battle, the entire southern army was wiped out, and more than half of the tribal troops and horses were lost. Only the Jurchen cavalry of Wanyan Agu became the biggest winner and made the biggest profit. More than 50,000 enemy troops were captured, plus the captured war horses.
There were countless armors, weapons, grain, grass, supplies, and siege equipment in the Confederate camp. Brother Meng Sa and others only got some token compensation, but they knew that they couldn't compete with Wanyan Agu at this time, so they could only eat by pinching their noses.
I just hope that Wanyan Aguda won't suddenly fall out. If Wanyan Aguda turns against him at this time, Linhuang Mansion and the tribe's troops will be completely destroyed.
