Mongol withdrawal
Chapter 83: Mongol Retreat
The battle was not easy for the Third Prince. He had scouts investigate and found that except for Youzhou, the remaining five states each had 20,000 soldiers guarding the city.
This is exactly consistent with the information in the secret letter he received.
But when he attacked Lizhou, he found out right after the battle that there were at least 30,000 soldiers in the city, and two hours later, the number of soldiers increased to more than 50,000!
Originally, he planned to win the battle quickly and directly use the human wave tactics to crush the enemy. As long as he was given three hours, he would be able to capture Lizhou.
He also suffered a loss from the thunder bomb. Na Hai, an illiterate warrior, sent him a message saying that the King of Zhenbei had a new weapon that could blow up the siege vehicle and his body would be blown apart.
There was no clear explanation of the new weapon's attack range and attack radius. The messenger sent was a clumsy idiot who only knew to say "bang" and then injured a bunch of people!
The third prince had just moved the siege vehicle a little closer to the city gate when it was blown into four pieces by a thunder bomb!
If this magical weapon had not been used up so quickly, there would have been no need to fight this battle at all, and they could have simply retreated back to the grassland.
One hundred thousand Mongolian warriors attacked for a whole night but couldn't even reach the city gate!
In addition, the Third Prince had been waiting for news from Youzhou that the Prince of Zhenbei was killed or seriously injured, but there was no news until dawn.
This damn useless person can't even do such a thing, and he still wants to seize the throne? How ridiculous!
Seeing that there were many casualties, the Third Prince looked at the soldiers on the city wall who were constantly replacing the wounded, and decisively sounded the call to arms, retreating back to the grassland to think of a plan.
After Na Hai personally went to the Third Prince's camp, the two of them analyzed the situation they had encountered and figured out some things.
The news spread by the traitor should be correct, but the King of Zhenbei redeployed troops overnight to plug the gap.
Now they either have to go around Yingzhou or Qizhou, capture one of the cities first, and then slowly advance towards Youzhou.
Either the two armies can be merged directly and a force of 150,000 troops can be used to forcibly attack Youzhou, which has no new weapons.
After conquering Youzhou, they can go directly south into the heartland of Daxia, and then the area north of the Huai River will be theirs!
Advancing city by city would inevitably lengthen the battle line, and their military rations could not support a long-term war of attrition.
Those who robbed the people in the north would naturally encounter the Daxia army guarding the city. After these two sieges, the northern border had at least 20,000 more troops than the Mongols.
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Damn it, we're in such a passive position now, all because of that person's incompetence! The Third Prince's original plan was interrupted, and he was so angry that he wanted to tear the culprit apart.
Especially the third prince was reluctant to give up the vast territory north of the Huai River in Daxia. As long as he could defeat the King of Zhenbei, he would be the next Khan of Mongolia!
Maybe in the future when he has a strong army and horses, he can sweep across the entire Daxia. The territory of Mongolia will expand three times in his hands, and he will be an unprecedented Heavenly Khan!
Seeing that the Third Prince stared at the map for a long time without saying anything, Na Hai began to reflect on himself, wondering if he had said something wrong again and made the Third Prince unhappy.
The silence in the tent was finally broken by the third prince's words.
"Tonight at Chou time, merge the two armies and directly attack Youzhou. Hai, you will be the vanguard. Even if we have to fill in the gaps, we must capture the city gates. Only then can the Mongolian warriors truly demonstrate their strength."
The morale has been greatly reduced due to the two failed sieges. This time we are going all out and must succeed, not fail!
The third prince's eyes looked through the tent towards Youzhou, his eyes flashing with ambition that had been suppressed for many years.
"I obey your command!"
Na Hai left his master's tent and returned to the base, instructing his soldiers to eat and rest well and continue the battle at night.
The scouts sent by Chu Huaibei brought back news from the Third Prince that the army had already gathered behind the sea.
Chu Huaibei sat in the main seat and calmly thought about the next strategic deployment.
Jin Hongye sat quietly aside, thinking about his own things.
After a while, Chu Huaibei picked up his pen and wrote three letters.
He ordered Xue Zhan to lead 10,000 soldiers to guard Lizhou, Song Shoujie to lead 50,000 soldiers to reinforce Youzhou, Qin Feng to take over the defense of Chuzhou, leaving 10,000 troops, and Gong Que to lead the remaining 10,000 troops to Youzhou to join him.
After Chu Huaibei finished writing the letter, he called the messenger to send it out immediately.
Seeing that the prince had finished his work for the time being, Jin Hongye took a deep breath, encouraged himself in his heart, then stepped forward, knelt on one knee and made a request.
"Your Highness, I have a humble request. I beg you to temporarily take my mentor back to the palace to avoid the fighting. Once the Mongols have withdrawn, I will personally reward him handsomely! I beg Your Highness to help me!"
In the end, Jin Hongye failed to persuade his master to return to Yangzhou. Now the war is urgent, and there are nearly 200,000 Mongolian troops outside the city. No matter how he thinks about it, he feels uneasy.
Sending people to the palace, no matter what the outcome of the war is, the prince's style can always guarantee people's safety to the greatest extent.
He really had no other choice but to shamelessly rely on the prince. If anything happened to his uncle, he would really cry to death.
Chu Huaibei had originally planned to bring up this matter with Jin Hongye today, but he didn't expect that he would speak first, which made things easier.
"Okay, go and pack up for me, and I'll immediately send my personal soldiers to escort you to the palace. As for a large reward, there's no need. You're one of my brave generals, so just kill a few more enemies when the time comes."
"Thank you, Your Highness, for your assistance! I will go pack your luggage right away!"
Jin Hongye didn't expect that the prince would agree so readily. A happy smile filled his big almond eyes. He immediately got up and ran towards his tent after packing his luggage.
The big stone that had been weighing on his heart could finally be put down.
When the master saw Jin Hongye running back to the tent like a gust of wind and packing up all his daily necessities without saying a word, he immediately spoke out to stop him.
"You bastard! Why are you rummaging around here instead of standing by the prince's side to defend the city? Put it down!"
"Hmph! Uncle, you have to leave today. The prince has already promised me that you can stay in the palace temporarily. The prince's personal soldiers will come to take you to the palace soon!"
Jin Hongye finally stood up in front of his uncle.
"You! Who told you to make such a decision on your own? Are you trying to piss me off to death?"
The lawyer was so angry that he threw the book in his hand at Jin Hongye.
After quickly packing up his uncle's belongings, Jin Hongye put the bag on his back, picked up the books that fell on him, and put them on the table.
I took my uncle's hand and walked out.
How could the master, a mere scholar, resist a warrior like Jin Hongye? He was dragged onto the horse by him. He then handed the bag to his personal soldiers, asking them to keep an eye on the master and not let him run back to the barracks halfway.
The guards received the prince's order and treated the advisor politely. Seeing that he could not escape this time, the advisor stopped struggling and followed the guards to the prince's palace.
When the Mongolian army attacked Youzhou, Sun Mingsi took over all the guarding work of the palace. When he saw that this man was sent by the captain of the personal guards himself, he naturally understood what Chu Huaibei meant.
No matter what time, we must always protect the safety of those who come.
After the personal guards sent the person to the palace, they said goodbye and left.
Since the master entered the main hall, he has been staring at the person in front of him without saying a word.
Sun Mingsi was already used to seeing other people like this when he was out and about, and was planning to have someone send him to Lancaoyuan to keep Du Jiping company.
I asked as soon as I heard the man speak.
"What's your name? Who's your mother?"
This was the first time Sun Mingsi met such a rude person!
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"Dong-dong-dong"
The drums of attack sounded.
"kill!"
Chou time is the most tiring time of the day.
The soldiers, who were relieved that the Mongolian army did not attack at midnight, cursed loudly and immediately perked up.
Those defending the city and those attacking the city were fighting in the dark night.
At dawn, the enemy's corpses had piled up as high as the city wall.
The Mongol troops continued to attack the city walls, and the narrow walkways became extremely crowded. Some were killed, some were injured, and sometimes it was impossible to tell where the swords and swords came from.
After confirming that Song Shoujie and Gong Que had arrived in Youzhou with their troops, Chu Huaibei ordered the city gates to be opened to engage in direct battle!
The northern border has about 40,000 more troops than Mongolia, so Chu Huaibei decided to give it a try!
Jin Jiu and his four companions followed behind Chu Huaibei all the time and witnessed the two thousand personal soldiers led by the King of Zhenbei, who were like a sharp sword, killing their way into the enemy's interior.
The formation can be changed with just a gesture from King Zhenbei, and it can be adjusted quickly in just a few breaths.
Only the personal soldiers trained by the King of Zhenbei could reach this level.
When night fell again, Xue Zhan and Qin Feng each led 20,000 troops and appeared on the left and right wings of the battlefield at the right time, forming a three-sided siege on the main battlefield of Youzhou.
Chu Huaibei and Na Hai had been fighting for two hours. After noticing the movements of the two wings, Chu Huaibei shot Na Hai in the neck at the cost of being hit in the chest by Na Hai's meteor hammer.
Na Hai slowly fell down with an expression of disbelief.
"puff-"
Chu Huaibei spat out a mouthful of blood.
It’s a death sentence. I guess all my internal organs are injured.
Jin Jiu's attention was always on the prince. He was scared to death by her desperate fighting style. He swept the sword across to force back the enemy and helped the prince up.
"Your Majesty! I will take you out of the battlefield!"
As he spoke, he blew the whistle to find the other brothers who were fighting.
"No, he won't die. Go and keep the Third Prince Chahan on the battlefield!"
Chu Huaibei wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth as he spoke. After relieving the severe pain in his body, he stood up straight, gripped his spear tightly, grabbed a warhorse and rushed towards Chahan to fight.
When the remaining personal soldiers saw the prince's actions, they immediately turned around and followed him, following the prince through all obstacles and killing all the way to the vicinity of Chahan.
He noticed that Chu Huaibei appeared ten meters in front of him, and he knew in his heart that Na Hai might have died at his hands!
Chu Huaibei saw that Chahan was surrounded by layers of guards and could not get close to him for a while, so he found an opportunity and threw the spear in his hand with force!
"Protect the Third Prince!"
The guards used their flesh and blood to block Chahan. The spear pierced through the bodies of three people, and the tip of the spear only injured Chahan's right shoulder.
Chu Huaibei swallowed the bloody taste that rose in his throat.
He snatched a knife from the person next to him, urged his horse forward, and attacked Chahan.
Her shot disrupted the encirclement of Chahan's guards and created a gap!
Chahan covered his wound and saw Chu Huaibei continue to attack him relentlessly. Finally, he thought of retreating.
He can't die here! He can't let his brothers get away with it!
"retreat!"
After hearing the retreat signal from the Third Prince, the Mongolian army immediately surrounded him from all directions and protected the Third Prince as he retreated deep into the grassland.
"Your Majesty!!!"
Chu Huaibei fell off his horse.
Qin Feng was on his way on horseback when he saw this scene. He was terrified and shouted "Your Highness" in an extremely shrill voice.
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