In the Southern Song Dynasty, I competed with Mongolia for the world

Chapter 424 Let the king kneel before the people of Song Dynasty

After the Song army and the Mongolian army fought against each other, the Song army on the opposite side quickly formed a team, then picked up arrows and shot at them again, relying on the long range.

Arrows were raining down at the scene. Kublai Khan and his men turned around and retreated wildly. They did not dare to stay within the firing range of the Song army, let alone charge again.

As soon as the Mongolian army retreated, half of the Song army's light cavalry also chased out, following closely behind them, chasing and shooting at the same time.

Some Mongolian troops wanted to turn around and shoot at the Song army, but the Song army kept at least a hundred steps behind them.

The Song Army's Qingqi could shoot at them, but they couldn't shoot at the Song Army's Qingqi.

The heavy cavalry of the Song army not far away dismounted and began to kill the wounded Mongolian soldiers on the ground.

Kublai Khan's Mongolian army was furious after being chased by the Song army's light cavalry. He gave an order and the Mongolian army turned to face the Song army.

Song Jun also turned around and ran, retreating towards the heavy cavalry.

The Song army still retreated and fired at the same time. Anyway, they had the advantage in range.

The Mongolian army was miserable, unable to catch up with the Song army, and unable to shoot the Song army.

Fortunately, the Song army's cavalry and shooting were not as good as the Mongolian army, and their hit rate was not high, otherwise the Mongolian army's losses would have been even worse.

When Kublai Khan gave the order to turn around and leave the battlefield, the Song Army's light cavalry followed up again.

Kublai Khan had a severe headache and could not get rid of the Song army, nor could he shoot the Song army.

At this time, he finally realized how disgusting the dog skin plaster was.

He finally understood the complicated mood of the European armies during the Mongolian army's western expedition.

The Song army used Mongolian fighting methods to deal with the Mongols.

At this time, Kublai Khan already knew that he could not defeat the Song army on the opposite side, so he quickly ordered the entire army to run wildly to throw away the Song army and leave the battlefield.

The Song army also pursued wildly for seven or eight miles. After almost all the arrows of the Song army were shot, they retreated.

On the way back, there were arrows everywhere. Song Jun recovered the arrows on the ground along the way, and most of them were still usable.

In late August, Kublai Khan showed great bravery and led 3,500 elite cavalry out to fight the Song army in the field. As a result, he returned with a disastrous defeat.

The Song army used a combination of light cavalry and heavy cavalry, and relied on pulley arrows to shoot far, giving them the upper hand.

The Mongolian army of 3,500 rode out of the city, and only a little over 2,000 returned, suffering heavy losses.

But Kublai Khan refused to accept it. After returning to Heishui City, he once again asked Otun Baoyu for troops.

This time he wanted 3,000 heavy cavalry, plus 3,000 light cavalry, to learn the Song army's tactics and rely on large numbers to deal with the Song army, but was rejected by Aotun Baohe.

Blackwater City now has a total of more than 10,000 troops, and was defeated by Kublai Khan. Aotun Baohe was also afraid that the Song army would come to attack the city in large numbers.

Just when Kublai Khan strongly requested another fight, suddenly some defeated soldiers fled from the direction of Keyi Gate to Heishui City.

Shocking news reaches Blackwater City.

Yelushange of Keyi Gate rebelled and allowed the Song army to enter the city and destroyed Keyimen. Because Yelushange set fire to block the north gate, almost all the Mongolian troops were wiped out. Only a small number of Mongolian troops escaped by hanging from the top of the city with hanging ropes.

Kublai Khan and Aotunbaochang were shocked.

The news came too suddenly.

There was no way. After the Song army broke through Keyi Gate, none of the Mongolian soldiers escaped without horses.

It would take two or three months to reach Heishui City on foot, and there would be Song army sentry cavalry chasing and killing the fleeing Mongolian army afterwards.

Those who were able to escape in the end were all the Mongolian soldiers who were lucky.

Fortunately, someone found a local herdsman on the way and borrowed a horse. Only then did the news reach Blackwater City as quickly as possible.

"How many people did the Song army have to break through Keyi Gate?" Kublai Khan asked immediately.

"Has the king escaped?" Otun Baohe was more concerned about his gentle words.

General Meng said that the Song army was about hundreds of thousands, and including the rebel Khitans, it was estimated to be more than 150,000.

Kou Wen Bu Hua was also hung from the top of the city with a rope. There were no horses after leaving the city. Then in order to reduce the number of targets, Kou Wen Bu Hua asked everyone to flee in a rush and escape for their own lives.

He hadn't seen him with a warm mouth, and he didn't know if he had escaped.

After listening, the scene fell silent, and Kublai Khan's face turned pale.

It was several days ago that the Song army broke through Keyi Gate. When General Meng fled back, he had been gone for three days and three nights.

Calculating the time, the Song Army was almost coming to attack Blackwater City. If the Song Army hadn't brought a large amount of siege equipment and moved slowly, they would have arrived earlier.

Keyi Gate is easier to defend and harder to attack than Heishui City. Even the Mongolian army cannot defend it. There are fewer people in Heishui City, so it is even more difficult to defend it.

Kublai Khan and Aotun Baohe discussed and decided to abandon the city and flee, chasing Kuo Duan and Aotun Shiying to Mobei.

Because General Meng said that the Song Army's kerosene bombs were too powerful and could not be defended.

Kublai Khan then proposed that Heishui City be burned down with a fire as he left.

Otun Baohe blushed and looked full of reluctance.

He and his brother have been stationed here for seven or eight years, and they still have some feelings for each other.

And the Mongolian army can take it back later.

But in order to stop the Song army and delay the Song army from entering Mobei to support Lu Wende, Aotun Baohe had no choice but to grit his teeth and set Blackwater City on fire.

This famous city in the Western Xia Dynasty was a fortress guarding the Hexi Corridor and Mobei. I did not expect that it would be destroyed by the Mongols in this way.

But it is easy to burn Heishui City. There are nearly 20,000 households in Heishui City, and the Mongolian army has even established fields here.

It is difficult to take away so many people, cattle and sheep.

Kublai Khan and the others had no choice but to go ahead with their soldiers, horses, and elites. All the horses that could be used were used, one by one if they could move, and the rest could only drive the cattle and sheep behind slowly.

With the burning Blackwater City here, the Song Army can still be delayed.

After entering the Mobei grassland, all herdsmen can go west and escape to Wokuotai, Chagatai, or the territory of Batu in the northwest.

But they certainly could not have imagined that the Chagatai territory at this time was also being ravaged by the Song army.

Almari in Chagatai is nearly three thousand miles away from Harahem Forest.

When Harahelin was besieged by the Song army, Luheteni immediately sent fast cavalry in all directions. All the fast cavalrymen were one person and two horses, and they could exchange horses with the herdsmen along the way.

On August 22, the day before the battle between Kublai Khan and the Song Army, Chagatai received a distress letter from thousands of miles away.

Chagatai did not hesitate and immediately reorganized his troops. He first sent his son Hedahai to Hamili to prevent the Shazhou Song army from entering his territory. At the same time, he prepared to lead 30,000 elite troops to the northwest.

After the battle with the Song Army in Xixia, and with Batu's Western Expedition taking part, Chagatai originally did not have many men. He recruited all adult men over the age of 18 in his territory, which amounted to 30,000 to 40,000 people. .

Fortunately, in the past few years since the peace talks with the Song Dynasty, Chagatai led his children and grandchildren to fight in the south and north, and plundered the population and resources in the west. It took him a few years to finally regain his strength.

Now he can gather almost 70,000 to 80,000 elite soldiers in his territory, which has basically returned to what it was back then.

At this time, Alimari, the capital of his future Khanate, was finally completed after seven or eight years of construction.

Alimari became the largest and most magnificent city within a radius of thousands of miles.

Chagatai left 30,000 elite troops to defend Alimari, and some important troops in several important cities in the territory. Finally, he brought 30,000 soldiers and 60,000 horses, preparing to go northwest to support Hara Helin. It took several days for Chagatai to gather his troops. On the 26th, the last batch of soldiers who went out with him arrived at Alimari.

Chagatai was much the same as last time, leaving his son Hedahai to garrison Alimari, and taking his eldest son Haraxuleh along with him.

At the end of August, 30,000 Mongolian troops had just arrived near Ye Mili, when suddenly a group of sentries came from the east.

His son Hedahai sent Pegasus to report that a large number of Song troops had defeated Hamili and were heading west.

"What?" Chagatai was shocked.

Before Hedahai reached Hamili, they encountered Mongolian sentry cavalry. The Mongolian army discovered that the Song army entered the Chagatai territory from the direction of Shazhou. In the past, the Song army had fought guerrillas everywhere. Unexpectedly, this time the Song army went directly to Hamili. Force to go.

At that time, Hedahai, with five thousand cavalry, immediately accelerated towards Hamili, but met another group of defeated troops on the way.

The defeated soldiers said that the city had been destroyed, and they could not hold on for an hour. He was shocked.

Hamili is the city closest to the Song people in the Chagatai territory, so there are not many soldiers and horses, and there are also few herdsmen. The main reason is that they are afraid of the Song army coming to attack.

But I didn't expect it to be breached so quickly.

The defeated soldiers said that the Song army surrounded Hamili and tried to surrender at first, but to no avail, they attacked the city again and used a particularly powerful kerosene bomb. In less than an hour, they entered the city.

After the Song army entered the city, they carried out a massacre. In the end, only ten people were left alive in the city, and ten people were asked to come back to inform the entire Chagatai territory.

After the Song army attacked the city, all those who dared to resist would be killed without leaving any one behind.

After hearing the messenger's last words, Chagatai's face turned red, and an inexplicable sense of humiliation surged into his heart.

This move was once the most commonly used move by the Mongolian army during the Western Expedition. All cities that dared to resist were massacred, thus making the entire European continent surrender to the Mongolian cavalry.

Now the Song people retaliate and invade his territory, saying the same words and doing the same things.

"The Song people also said that this time they will not run around and harass like last time. This time they will bulldoze the cities one by one. They will raze the king's territory to the ground and kill all the herdsmen who do not surrender. , until the king——"

"Say, tell me anything else--" Chagatai was furious.

"Until the king kneels down before the Emperor of the Song Dynasty."

"Zheng." The angry Chagatai pulled out his sword and almost wanted to kill the messenger in front of him.

Fortunately, he did not lose his mind, and the generals around him also tried to persuade him.

"The Dog Emperor Zhao Yurui should not have negotiated peace with him back then." Chagatai regretted it now.

Batu's Western Expedition took away Mongolia's most elite 120,000 troops. The Song army suddenly entered the Harahe Forest, and at the same time sent a troop of troops to attack his territory. An all-out war between Song and Mongolia had officially begun.

"Hala Xu Lie" Chagatai suddenly thought of something and immediately called his eldest grandson: "You personally lead the team and go to Batu quickly and ask him to return to the army immediately no matter what. The war between Song and Mongolia has begun, and the Song Dynasty is about to be destroyed." I'm worried, but the Western Expedition can be slowed down for a while."

"It's Grandpa." Haraxulie responded and ran away with a team of people.

"Let's go back to the city." Chagatai quickly returned to Alimari.

On the way, he asked the messenger how many people from the Song army had come.

The messenger said there were about hundreds of thousands of people, overwhelmingly filled with people and horses, as well as a large number of carriages and luggage.

Chagatai heard that the Song army had brought carriages and baggage, and knew that they were really coming to destroy the country.

This time the Song army was completely different from the last time. Last time, it focused on speed and traveled thousands of miles. Even the people in Chagatai could not catch up.

This time I marched slowly and conquered each city.

Of course, the slowness mentioned here is compared to the speed last time. In fact, it is not slow at all.

The Song Army's left-leg army commander Sha Deer and his deputy Li Pingxia led an army of 120,000 troops, 10,000 civilians, 5,000 carriages, and 150,000 horses.

Each carriage is equipped with six horses and two peasants. The peasants also have one person and one horse. The two peasants bring a carriage.

When encountering a difficult road, Song Jun will help push them along.

Fortunately, the famous Silk Road has been formed here, and all the past trade routes have been opened. The road directly to Alimari is very smooth.

Alimari was the most important city on the Silk Road at this time, and the establishment of this trade road also facilitated the Song army's long march.

The soldiers of the Song Dynasty had many horses and horses, and they were not slow in taking the main road.

Moreover, 20,000 cavalrymen swept through the periphery every day, specifically to capture local herdsmen and rob cattle, horses and sheep.

Chagatai had seen the power of the Song Army's field battles. At this time, he had to consider whether to defend Alimari in a decisive battle with the Song Army in the field.

After half a day of struggle, Chagatai decided to have a decisive battle with the Song army in the wild.

Chagatai had carefully considered why he wanted to abandon the city of Alimari and fight the Song army in the field.

The Song army attacked the city very powerfully, and he was afraid that if he could not defeat the Song army after being surrounded, he would be surrounded to death.

Because the only people around him who can save him now are the Wokuotai territory and the Batu territory, and there are not many Mongolian troops in these two territories. It is very likely that they will also save Hara Helin now.

If no one comes to help him and he is stuck in Alima, he may be in danger of being annihilated.

And he first fought the Song army in the wild. If he lost, he would use the Mongolian army's mobility to surround the Song army, maintain oppression, and not give the Song army a chance to kill people and set fire everywhere.

If that doesn't work, you can still retreat to the west or north.

Chagatai considered defeat before fighting, which can be regarded as a bit self-aware.

On the way back, Chagatai kept issuing orders. First, he called soldiers and horses from all over the country to gather in Alimari. At the same time, the surrounding herdsmen who could escape should all flee to the northwest. Those who didn't want to could also stay in the city and defend it.

In the Western Liao Dynasty, the main local towns were Husi O'er'er, Hezhongfu (Samarkand), Yuligian (Yulong Jiechi), Puhua (Bukhara), Chachi (Tashkent), Yujihan (Wuzi) Gen), Keshuhaer (Kashgar), Oduan (Hotian), Alima (Alimali), Yili (Ili), Solimi (Yanqi), Hamili (Hami), Bieshiba ( Don't lose Bali), Hezhou, etc.

However, some of the cities west of Yulongjie Chigeng have been destroyed, and some are under the control of the Mongolian army in the Western Expedition.

In the actual territory of Chagatai, currently only the cities of Chachi, Keshhar, Oduan, Alimari, Yili, Solimi, Hamili, Besbali, and Hezhou are considered important towns, with a large number of residents. of herdsmen.

The Song army has already defeated Hamili, and its next target is either Hezhou or Bei Shi Bali.

Chagatai believed that the Song army would definitely attack the closer Hezhou first.

Sure enough, on the second day after he returned to Alimari, news came from the front that the Song army attacked Hezhou again. They first surrendered but failed to surrender. Within half a day, they attacked Hezhou again. This time, no one was left alive.

The entire grassland was shaken, and the herdsmen fled westward in fear.

But it was impossible to escape with a large number of cattle and sheep. Many herdsmen had no choice but to kill their own cattle and sheep and run away with only their horses.

At this time, Chagatai was still gathering troops and horses, but there was nothing he could do. His territory was large, his troops were scattered, and herdsmen were guarding him in all directions.

He even forcibly ordered that all men over the age of sixteen who could hold a bow and arrow and mount a horse were allowed to come.

In early September, the Song army came to Bielsbali.

When Bie Shibali could not wait for reinforcements from the Mongolian army, he surrendered decisively to prevent being massacred.

The Song army's retaliation finally made the Mongols feel terrible.

At the same time that Besbali surrendered, Chagatai finally gathered as many as 90,000 troops.

Many of the young men aged sixteen or seventeen were recruited by him.

The whole army, said to be 200,000 strong, faced the Song army from the direction of Alimari.

(End of this chapter)