Thunder eight It wasn't until it was bright in the east that Yuan Jizu and Li Liang allowed their soldiers to jump off their horses and rest temporarily by the Fox River.
This area has long been deserted due to the "combing" of Suodu several times in the past.
Therefore, the surrounding scenery is very empty, much like the grasslands outside the Qilian Mountains.
Even the wind blowing from the southwest has a faint pastoral rhythm.
"Grandma, I finally escaped."
Yuan Jizu cursed and fell heavily into the drier grass with both body and armor.
The feeling of escaping death is so wonderful, almost like reincarnation.
Many of the previous perspectives on things have changed in a matter of seconds, and things that used to be considered extremely important have suddenly become extremely mundane.
At this moment, the only thing he felt was that he was still alive, and continuing to live was his only pursuit in this chaotic world.
Yesterday's war was too horrific.
Although he and Li Liang led the Tanma Red Army to "exit" early, the team still suffered huge losses.
Two groups of "rogue bandits" who came out of nowhere approached them one after another.
The weapons in their hands were very poor and they didn't even wear paper armor.
They were not afraid to start a confrontation with the well-armored Tanma Red Army cavalry. attack.
If this battle took place in peacetime, Yuan Jizu would definitely drive his men to gallop repeatedly and trample them all into pieces.
But this time it was different.
The Polu army was not far away.
Zou Zhen's strategy was obviously to bloom in the center and encircle the outside.
Once the Tanma Red Army is dragged here by the "rogue bandits", and when the Polu Army frees up its hands in the entanglement with the Mongolian army, the entire Tanma Red Army may be in danger of being annihilated.
Therefore, Yuan Jizu and Li Liang could only continue to cut off their strong men, leaving some of their soldiers behind and leading most of their troops to retreat first.
Although a four-legged horse can certainly run faster than a two-legged man, there are so many "rogue" teams rushing to join the battle that they can't help but encounter another wave after being thrown away.
Yuan Jizu and Li Liang escaped until ten o'clock in the evening, and finally escaped from the encirclement after being chased and intercepted by five groups of "robbers".
I found a quiet place to count the troops and horses, and out of the 20,000 soldiers, only 13,000 came out, of which more than 4,000 were wounded in varying degrees.
"I will never fight with the Polu Army again.
I should have followed the example of Lu.
We should have returned to the Qilian Mountains long ago.
What is this?
We are like a group of stupid roe deer being surrounded."
Another probing horse Red Army Li Liang of Wanhu took a piece of grass in his mouth and lay down next to Yuan Jizu.
They are all senior generals and do not need to drink horses or cook meals themselves.
They have to get together to discuss major issues, and the most important issue right now is which direction the army should flee next.
"The Qilian Mountains have long become a pasture for the Mongols.
If we go back privately, we will definitely be beheaded by the Khan and spread around."
Yuan Jizu sighed and said helplessly.
This is the fate of the Tanma Red Army, to go to a strange place and bleed for the sweat of other people.
When did you die in battle, when did your soul return to your hometown?
As long as you live, you will never want to see your dream hometown.
"Then what are you talking about?
Maybe we really went to Le'an to wait for Mr.
Dachun.
Yesterday, we took the lead in evacuating.
It's a big sin.
I guess he is thinking about how to deal with us now."
Li Liang also looked helpless.
In order to avoid Dachun's revenge, yesterday evening, he and Yuan Jizu deliberately rejected the suggestion of the Mongolian general Erdemutu and crossed Fangshi Mountain from another road in the name of covering the flanks of the army.
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At that time, he made an appointment with Erdemutu for the two armies to meet at Le'an Town in Fuzhou.
But when they got there, Li Liang and Yuan Jizu were not sure how Dachun would deal with the Tanma Red Army's early withdrawal from the battlefield.
According to Dayuan's rules, if you lose a battle, someone needs to take the blame.
Killing Mongolian generals is not Dayuan's style.
It is easy to find scapegoats for the generals of the Red Army, the Han Army, and the newly attached armies.
But now in the army, apart from the Mongols, they are from the Western Regions.
"We are still being dealt with.
We may not be able to evacuate to Jiangbei alive.
Wu Zhong has rebelled, Zhang Zhi has rebelled, the Jizhou branch is where Lin Qi hangs out, and over the Linjiang Army, Ximen Biao has not been around for a day in these years.
Stopped.
Take a step to see.
Take one step.
When we get to Le'an, we just have to be careful.
If Dachun wants to deal with us, we have more people than him, and the worst is possible."
Yuan Jizu spat fiercely into the grass beside him.
He spat and said with a straight face.
During the urgent march last night, he had already thought about it repeatedly.
With the current situation, the Yuan Dynasty would not be able to defeat the Polu army and pacify the southeast in a short period of time.
If it doesn't work well, it will be beaten into disgrace by the Song Dynasty and the entire Jiangnan will be compensated.
Since there was no hope of victory, it would be a bit foolish for everyone to follow Kublai Khan.
It's better to occupy a territory by yourself with the few soldiers in hand and wait and see what happens.
When the situation becomes clear, you can seek refuge with the winning side, and you will be blessed with glory and wealth.
No matter what happened, he had made a lot of money by following the Mongolian army, robbing houses and homes for several years.
When he got to a safer place, he changed his name, threw away the soldiers, and returned to the northwest to become a rich man.
Although this is too unethical, it is better than staying in the army and listening to the explosion of artillery shells every day.
"If you want to rebel, it's better to rebel as soon as possible.
I won't hide it from you.
I've asked about the situation in the south.
There is a big difference in the treatment of uprisings, surrenders, and prisoners.
If we rebel now, it can still be considered an uprising.
We can't be like Bai Xu and others as a school captain.
"Problem" Li Liang leaned closer to Yuan Jizu and whispered in his ear.
The Polu Army promoted a policy of equality and treated all ethnic groups equally, which was very tempting to Li Liang.
He helped Dayuan fight, but in the end he was classified as a Han official at best.
No matter how high he climbed in official position, he would still be bullied by the Mongols.
My children and property were robbed by the Mongols, and I couldn't find a place to report them.
But when you get to the Song Dynasty, no one will ask you about your origin.
Semu people will be punished if they rob Han people, and Han people will still have to eat a ban or go to jail if they rob Semu people.
"The uprising is up to you."
Yuan Jizu sneered from his nostrils and looked at Li Liang as if he were looking at a monster.
Li Liang couldn't stand the contemptuous look in Yuan Jizu's eyes, so he stood up and argued dissatisfiedly: "Why are Wanyan Jingyuan, Bai Xu and others not Han?
Wu Zhong, Li Zhi, Yang Xiaorong, Li Xing You and I both know how Master Wen treats them."
"You don't even look at your hands.
How many southerners have you killed?
Can you clearly count them?"
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Yuan Jizu said with a sneer, "How do you count the people with blood on your hands over there?
Do you know, brother, wake up?"
, based on the things we have done before, after the merits and demerits are balanced, even if Mr.
Wen spares you from death, he will still have to let you go to the mine to dig for matchmakers and never see the light of day for the rest of your life."
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Blood stains were faintly visible between the palm lines that were roughened by the handle of the knife.
It was all the blood of southern Han people, including soldiers and civilians, adult men, old and weak women and children.
For a moment, he felt that his hands were covered with sin.
Even if he drained the stream in front of him and washed them, he could not wash away the blood stains on them.
"Brother, since you have sown evil, you must suffer the consequences.
Think about how we threw poisoned corpses into the river in Fujian."
Yuan Jizu sighed, got up from the grass, and stood next to Li Liang and said.
"Yes, yes" Li Liang's expression deteriorated in an instant, like a poor scholar who had failed the exam, and his eyes had lost the color of life.
Is this all my fault?
Was it the order given by the Great Khan?
It was the order given by Dachun?
Countless voices were shouting in his heart.
"Brother, stop thinking about it, this is your fate."
Yuan Jizu couldn't bear to see Li Liang so disappointed.
He took a piece of freshly roasted horse meat from the soldier's hand, stuffed it into his hand, and said, "Let's make do with it for now."
Get some meat.
If you pass the market town in a while, I will send someone to "find" some wine for you.
When you are drunk, you will stop worrying.
When you are drunk, you will forget everything."
"Forgot everything."
Li Liang grabbed the horse meat, but couldn't stuff it into his mouth.
The strands of blood on the horse meat flowed down his fingers together with the roasted oil, and fell on the grass tips, leaving dots of black marks.
"Ping!"
A cannon shot was heard in the distance.
Li Liang was so frightened that he trembled and threw the meat to the ground.
In an instant, the desire to survive reawakened his reason.
In an instant, he seemed to have returned to his original self.
He ran to the horse in three or two steps, jumped on it, and pulled out the bright scimitar from under the saddle.
"The enemy is attacking, the enemy is attacking!"
All around, the meal had just been prepared and the Red Army soldiers on Tanma shouted nervously before they could even stuff it into their mouths.
"Mount up, mount up, don't mess up, stay in formation, stay in formation."
Li Liang held his scimitar high and galloped back and forth.
Continuously carry the running soldiers back to the main team on their war horses.
The enemy's situation is unclear, and running around is the only way to die.
Most of Tanmachi's soldiers understood this, put down their food, mounted their horses and drew their swords.
A small number of those who were running around were either disciplined by their own generals, or were knocked over on the river beach by sudden cold arrows.
A battle flag was raised from the side and rear of the Tanma Red Army.
Under the battle flag, several Polu army generals holding sharp swords jumped into the Tanma Red Army.
The Tanma Red Army, which met hastily, could not form a proper formation, and was quickly broken into two sections by the leading Polu Army cavalry.
Deep in the bamboo forest, among the grass, countless soldiers holding spears, machetes, spears, and steel crossbows rushed out one after another, instantly drowning the hundreds of Tanma Red Army soldiers who were dragging at the end of the team.
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There weren't many places to stay by the stream, and the Tanma Red Army who were leaning back couldn't bear the pressure and pushed forward in a chaotic manner.
The Tanma Red Army in front was preparing to return for reinforcements, but was rushed by his own soldiers and horses.
Their positions were in chaos and they could not organize an effective counterattack.
"Kill!"
the leader of the Polu Army general shouted, and wiped the Tanma Red Army cavalryman who was against him under his horse.
In the blink of an eye, his war horse caught up with two Tanma Red Army soldiers from behind.
His long knife swept across them quickly, cutting a large gash about a foot long on each of their backs.
Blood fell down like a waterfall.
The injured Tanma Red Army soldier was not dead, but all his strength flowed away from the knife edge.
His body tilted and he fell suddenly from the horse's back.
"He who surrenders will be spared death," the powerful general of the Polu Army, who led the team, swung his sword and knocked away the blade of another Tanma Red Army cavalry, shouting loudly.
"He who surrenders will avoid death."
Countless people echoed loudly in the mountains.
Immediately afterwards, there was another burst of "ping", "ping" and "ping" artillery fire, and no one knew how many soldiers and horses were ambushing and how many artillery pieces were exploding everywhere.
Some of the separated Tanma Red Army soldiers were so frightened that they threw away their weapons and prayed for surrender.
The soldiers of the Polu Army ignored them, kicked them aside, and continued to chase the other Tanma Red Army soldiers.
Some Tanma Red Army soldiers resisted stubbornly and were immediately turned into hedgehogs by arrows shot from all directions.
At this time, how could a group of probing Red Army soldiers still have the heart to resist.
"Cross the stream, cross the stream, the whole army retreats quickly."
Under Yuan Jizu's hoarse command, he jumped into the Fox River desperately.
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Some of the Red Army soldiers who had been exploring horses could not bear the pressure and jumped into the Fox River.
The soldiers behind heard the commander's order and followed the general closely.
The water in this section of the stream is very shallow, but the river bed is full of pebbles, and the horses will slip if they are not careful.
The soldiers behind were pushed and pushed, unable to care about their fallen comrades.
For a moment, the men and horses trampled on each other, dyeing the entire stream blood red.
Yuan Jizu and Li Liang were wrapped up by soldiers and stepped on the bodies of their tribesmen to cross the Fox River.
The soldiers who stayed on the shore saw that the commander had left first, and the order was even more chaotic.
You were fighting for it, and no one gave in.
Some people simply abandoned their horses and crossed the river on foot.
Some people were reluctant to part with their horses, which they shared life and death with, and tried their best to lead the horses toward the center of the river.
Seeing the opportunity, the archers of the Polu Army on the shore simply concentrated all their strength to block the river.
The Tanma Red Army walking halfway could not fight back and could only watch as their companions fell into the bloody water one by one.
The army barely stabilized its position on the other side, and the soldiers looked back.
I saw the Polu troops on the other side walking out of the bamboo forest and grass one after another, and forming formations along the river bank.
The total number of troops was only more than 3,000, but in half an hour, more than 2,000 Tanma Red Army soldiers were killed.
Yuan Jizu was so angry that he cursed loudly.
Only then did he see his opponent clearly.
What is the Polu Army?
It is simply a group of bandits under the banner of the Polu Army.
Everyone just heard the thunderous sound of artillery all around, but not a single soldier was hit by the artillery fire.
He was determined to organize his troops to fight back to the other side to wash away his humiliation, but his generals were unwilling to fight again and advised him not to take risks, lest he fall into someone's delaying scheme.
Yuan Jizu and Li Liang had no choice but to join the team and continue on their way.
The soldiers and horses on the other side of the river did not come to pursue him.
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They just sent a few hundred soldiers to form a square formation on the river bank, waving frequently as if to say goodbye.
"What tricks are they playing?"
Li Liang asked in surprise.
Just when he and Yuan Jizu were wondering, they heard the bandits on the other side shouting in unison: "Thank you brothers for leaving food!"
"Thank you brothers for leaving the meal!"
sarcastic shouts echoed among the mountains.
The more than 10,000 red troops who were exploring the horse raced away in shame, not daring to look back at the other side
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