After drinking a glass of strong liquor, Duan Zihao said with a sinister look on his face: "When two armies clash, artillery fire is ineffective."
"Now is the best time for us to fight back."
"Order the entire army to move out. If we lose this battle, how can we face His Majesty?"
In an instant, the sound of war drums resounded throughout the fields.
Under the command of Duan Zihao, hundreds of thousands of soldiers launched a counterattack against Zhu Yuanzhang's troops.
The real battle finally began at this moment.
The shouts and cries of killing that resounded throughout the area could be heard clearly even by Zhu Yuanzhang on the treasure ship.
He thought to himself, "It's finally started."
All this was within Zhu Yuanzhang's expectations, so he had already sent out all his generals.
Lan Yu, Zhu Wenzheng, Tang He, Feng Sheng, Fu Youde, etc.
At this moment, in the tiny place of Dahukou, more than half of the generals in the world are gathered here.
After Zhu Yuanzhang sneered for a moment, he said to the messenger beside him: "Pass on my order, all the soldiers fighting in Dahukou are not allowed to retreat a single step. Dahukou must be taken before the high tide tonight. Anyone who disobeys the order will be cut into pieces."
Zhu Yuanzhang knew the significance of Dahukou. If he could capture this tiny place, his 300,000-man army could march straight into the city.
By then, when the troops of Chang and Xu are joined together, it will be just a matter of time before they capture Dadu, overthrow the Mongols, and capture Zhao Min alive.
But if the army's morale is disrupted at this time, the consequences will be unimaginable.
If the tens of thousands of soldiers on his beach showed signs of defeat, they would have no way to retreat.
In that case, this cold sea water will become their final burial place.
The two armies engaged in battle, and from the moment the battle began, it entered a stage of life-and-death struggle.
Everyone knows the significance of this tiny place.
Especially Duan Zihao, Zhu Yuanzhang had no way to retreat, and he had nowhere to retreat.
Once Dahukou falls, Zhao Min will no longer have the possibility of defending Dadu.
The battle lasted from day to dusk.
The beach at Dahukou was already littered with corpses.
Duan Zihao was very anxious. He fought for several hours, but his soldiers did not make any progress.
Compared with Duan Zihao, Zhu Yuanzhang was also extremely anxious.
He knew that it would not be long before the tide would rise. Once the tide rose, the development of the war would only become more disadvantageous to him.
After thinking for a while, Zhu Yuanzhang said to a guard beside him: "Give me my knife."
The guard was shocked and said quickly: "Your Majesty, the generals are already fighting bravely in the front. You are the ruler of a country, so there is no need for you to do it yourself."
Zhu Yuanzhang said angrily: "What do you know? We have been fighting for several hours. There are tens of thousands of my soldiers gathered on the beach. If we can't take Dahukou, when the tide rises, I don't know how many soldiers on the beach will drown in this cold sea."
It was indeed a critical moment. If Zhu Yuanzhang did not go to the battlefield in person to boost morale, the consequences would be unimaginable.
But just as Zhu Yuanzhang put the sword across his waist, he heard another cry of killing that resounded through heaven and earth.
Zhu Yuanzhang was shocked. He thought that Duan Zihao's reinforcements had arrived.
But at this moment, a soldier said to him: "Report, report, report to His Majesty."
"General Xu Da is here."
"Duan Zihao's troops are showing signs of collapse. Before the tide rises, we will definitely be able to capture Dahukou and completely wipe out Duan Zihao's troops."
Zhu Yuanzhang was frightened a moment ago, but when he heard that it was Xu Da's troops, he immediately laughed and said, "Well, you are worthy of being my number one general. You actually come to help me at such a critical moment."
"Quick, get me a small boat, I want to go to the beach myself."
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Xu Da is here.
All this was completely beyond Duan Zihao's expectations.
But by the time he reacted, it was too late.
The defeat of Dahukou is inevitable.
Even though he had amazing cultivation, he was still shocked by the shouts of killing that resounded through the heavens and earth.
After hesitating for only a moment, he gave the order: "Inform the three armies and let the soldiers follow me to break out."
"No matter how many run away, it counts."
The battlefield is always changing rapidly.
You may have some advantages the moment before, but the next moment, you may face a crushing defeat.
Duan Zihao's heart was already bleeding.
He had no idea how many soldiers and horses Xu Da had brought, let alone how many of his 150,000 troops could escape with him.
The shouting and killing continued.
Duan Zihao's troops were in great chaos and could only follow closely behind their commander.
But at this moment, it is no longer so easy to run.
There was Xu Da before, Lan Yu, Zhu Wenzhen, Fu Youde, Feng Sheng, Tang He and so on and so forth...
All of Zhu Yuanzhang's generals, except Chang Yuchun, are here.
Even with the top master Duan Zihao leading the way, there are not many people who can follow him.
The shouting and screaming continued until it was pitch dark, and then it gradually subsided.
Today, Zhao Min was very tired, and Duan Zihao was also very tired.
This was the first time in so many years that he was defeated by the enemy. However, he did not expect that he would lose more than 100,000 soldiers and horses just in this defeat.
Duan Zihao only led a small number of remaining soldiers to escape from Dahukou.
He looked around in the hazy moonlight.
The number of people who broke out behind him was probably less than 10,000.
A soldier beside him said, "General, we really can't run anymore."
"What's more, it's impossible for our soldiers to be killed so quickly. Apart from us, there must be many people who broke through."
"Why don't we gather some troops here, and when we have recovered, we can fight Zhu Yuanzhang again."
Duan Zihao quickly said: "Stop dreaming. Now, if you want to live, you can only run away."
"I noticed it when we broke out."
"Xu Da's troops are not large, I'm afraid they are just his vanguard."
"At this moment, most of Xu Da's troops must still be on their way to rescue Dahukou."
"We are still being attacked from both sides."
"Pass the order down, let the soldiers move. If they can't run, then walk. In short, they can't stop."
"If you don't want to die, follow me closely."
Duan Zihao led only a remnant of less than 10,000 soldiers and continued to move forward.
Fortunately, his cultivation and vigilance were high enough, and he discovered Xu Da's follow-up troops who were rushing to support Dahukou while they were still far away.
Otherwise, after today's battle, he would really be left alone.
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