Tumeng: I am a national advisor in the Golden Family

The last time they attacked Lintao Mansion. They all knew exactly what the supervisors had done.

The supervisor surnamed Liu caused most of them to be demoted. If it weren't for the fact that they wanted to attack Guanzhong this time, these people had been here before and were familiar with the terrain. They might not even know when. It's time to get ahead.

"Inform him! This time the supervisor is different from the previous ones. He is still reasonable. Let's tell him the current battle report. This gentleman can also understand." Zhao Fan said.

After all, they are supervisors, so they still need to inform them. I hope this person will not embarrass them.

Withdrawing troops at this time is indeed a helpless move.

"Commander Zhao, in view of your humble position, you should go and tell me in person! I'll go and tell you later. I'm afraid the Lord Supervisor won't want to see me." A deputy general stood up and said.

In the army of the Southern Song Dynasty, the power of the supervisor was huge. Except for the commander, who among the ordinary generals would dare to use his tiger's beard?

"I know your difficulties, so that's fine! I'll go there in person. You go immediately and notify the whole army to start packing. We'll leave tonight without any delay." Zhao Fan said.

Soon, Zhao Fan arrived at the supervisor's residence. At this time, the supervisor had already gone to bed.

"Lord Supervisor Lu, I am here to pay my respects to Zhao Fan."

"It turns out to be General Zhao. General Zhao doesn't know why he came here late at night? I have already gone to bed. If there is nothing important, please come back to discuss it tomorrow!" After a while, a voice came from the tent.

"Master Supervisor Jun really has an urgent military situation!" Zhao Fan said.

"Even if there is an emergency military situation, Mr. Zhao, please come in! Rong, please put on some clothes and light a candle." Soon the supervisor surnamed Lu in the tent put on a piece of clothes, lit his own candle, and sent Zhao Fan Come in.

"Master Zhao, I wonder what the military situation is that makes you come here so late at night?"

"Master Supervisor, you don't know something! I just got the news that Tongguan was captured by the Mongols just a few days ago, and now the King of Guanzhong has returned with his army." Zhao Fan sat aside and said.

"What? General Zhao. Are you kidding me? Tongguan, Tongguan was actually lost? Is this information true?" Supervisor Lu's expression changed. The sleepiness on his face suddenly disappeared, and he asked hurriedly.

It was no joke for the Jin people to abandon Tongguan. This affected their entire strategic plan in the Southern Song Dynasty.

After Tongguan was captured, the Jin Kingdom was probably close to death.

"Master Supervisor, the news is true. It was reported by the spies I had placed in Guanzhong overnight. How could I dare to deceive you?" Zhao Fan said.

This news is true and a bit shocking, but there is nothing you can do about it, it is true.

"It's really unreasonable. These Jin people are really a loser! We haven't even had half a month since we set off. Does that mean that the Jin army hasn't even been able to hold on for more than ten days?" General Lu smacked the table angrily. He spoke.

"Master Supervisor, now our plan to cut off the Mongols' logistics supply lines has failed, and even capturing the entire Guanzhong land is just a luxury, so I would like to suggest that we withdraw our troops overnight!" Zhao Fan said.

"Alas! I will personally write a memorial to the Holy One. Don't worry, Mr. Zhao, I will tell the truth. This battle is not to blame for the lack of life of our soldiers and other soldiers. It is really that the Jin Kingdom's army is useless." Supervisor surnamed Lu said.

He is not an unreasonable person, and he also understands that if they stay here again at this time, they will not be able to leave when the Mongolian army arrives.

"Then thank you Lord Supervisor. I have now begun to order all the soldiers to pack their luggage. Lord Supervisor, please pack your luggage quickly. I have prepared a carriage for you. You can withdraw with the front army first." Zhao Fan said .

"Master Zhao, remember to arrange the people behind the palace. Otherwise, if the Mongolian cavalry pursues us, we will not be able to leave!" Supervisor Lu said.

"Please rest assured, Lord Supervisor! I have already arranged for the personnel to be cut off," Zhao Fan said.

He had arranged many small groups to harass the Mongols along the way, and set up an ambush of about two thousand troops in a valley along which the troops were withdrawing.

If the Mongols leave from here, the cavalry will definitely not be able to pass quickly. The army can attack with flint cannons and sky-shattering cannons on the top of the mountain, which can delay the Mongolian army for at least one to two days.

Going further, you will enter the land of Sichuan and Shu. The land of Sichuan and Shu is full of mountains and rivers. It is okay for the infantry to move forward, but it is extremely difficult for the cavalry to move forward.

Two hours later, all the troops in the Southern Song Dynasty got up, dismantled their tents overnight, and then began to withdraw.

Naturally, the withdrawal of hundreds of thousands of troops could not be hidden from the eyes of the Mongolian scouts. However, at the beginning, the Mongolian scouts were not sure whether the Southern Song army really wanted to retreat.

After observing for a while, after witnessing the mighty departure of the Southern Song army, these Mongolian scouts who had been placed in the wild by Subotai immediately mounted their fast horses and rushed back to Lintao Mansion to report the incident.

Early the next morning, when Zhang Yong and Subotai were counting their troops and preparing to leave the city to fight, they received the intelligence of waiting.

"Report, report to General Subotai, military advisor, I have urgent military information." At this moment, a messenger suddenly ran in, knelt on the ground and said.

"If there is any urgent military situation, please tell me quickly." Zhang Yong immediately stood up and asked.

"Reporting to you two adults, our scouts discovered that the Southern Song Dynasty army that was originally encamped twenty miles away suddenly broke camp overnight. The front army turned into the rear army and began to retreat towards the land of Sichuan and Sichuan." The scout said.

what's the situation? The Southern Song army actually withdrew, which meant that they knew that Tongguan had fallen.

It’s pretty quick to get the news! But Zhang Yong was not too surprised. After all, the two sides were so close that it would be easy for the Southern Song Dynasty to insert a few spies into the Guanzhong area.

After receiving the news that the Mongolian army had conquered Tongguan, he decisively ordered the withdrawal, which was quite courageous.

But I can't let you go.

"How can we let them run away! Master Military Advisor, please give me the order! I will lead the cavalry troops to hunt them down.

In one night, they couldn't go very far, at most thirty or forty miles. The cavalry could catch up with them in an hour or two. Subotai said.

"Well! Pass my military order, and all the cavalry in the city will dispatch together to hunt down the Southern Song army." Zhang Yong said.

The armies of the Southern Song Dynasty fought out of Sichuan and Shu. If they could successfully retreat, then they would not have to think about Sichuan and Shu.

These hundreds of thousands of troops are huddled in Sichuan and Sichuan. Without an army of hundreds of thousands, it is impossible to defeat them.

(The author is not very clear about the Dechuan route here. He only found two rough roads, so if you book friends have anything to add, you can comment.)

Soon, all the soldiers and horses in the city were ordered, and at noon that day, tens of thousands of Mongolian cavalry rushed out of Lintao Mansion.

In less than half an hour, the army arrived at the camp of the Southern Song Army.

At this time, there were only some wooden piles and stove pits left in the camp, and the entire camp was deserted.

"They haven't gone far yet. They have walked twenty or thirty miles at most. Everyone, follow me to catch up." Subotai stepped forward to check the situation in the Southern Song Dynasty camp and said immediately.

Zhang Yong nodded, and together with Subotai, he led the cavalry and began to pursue forward.

After walking for about twenty miles, we did encounter some small groups of Southern Song troops from the Song Army conducting sneak attacks along the way.

However, most of them were just harassment, and the only ones left behind were a group of dead soldiers, who were soon shot to pieces by the Mongolian arrows.

They did not affect the overall advance speed of the army. In the afternoon of that day, Subotai and Zhang Yong pursued together to the mouth of a valley.

According to the reports from the previous horse riding, the Southern Song Dynasty army retreated from this canyon, and the distance from them should not be more than ten miles.

However, the terrain here is narrow and the mountains on both sides are extremely high.

There is only enough space for four horses to travel abreast. It is okay for infantry to pass here, but if cavalry passes through in a large scale, it will be very difficult if they are ambushed.

"Wait a minute, Subotai's army is not easy to pursue now." Zhang Yong immediately stopped Subotai who wanted to pursue him and said.

"Master Military Advisor! Are you worried about an ambush ahead?

When our scouting horses passed by before, we didn't find any ambush. Now the Song Dynasty's army is less than ten miles away from us. As long as we chase for a while, we can catch up with them.

Otherwise, if it gets dark, it will be difficult for us to move. "Subotai said. "If I were the commanding officer of the Southern Song Dynasty army, I would definitely set up an ambush here to block our progress. If we were to advance straight in, something might happen. "Zhang Yong said.

To be honest, Zhang Yong still doesn't want to take risks.

why? Because the Southern Song Dynasty also had black powder. Although the formula is not as precise as ours, it was available in the Southern Song Dynasty and was used many times in wars.

The Song Army's flint cannons and sky-shattering cannons have also been produced. If they are mounted on the valley and fired downwards, they will suffer heavy casualties on their side, and they can also use falling rocks and rolling logs to attack on the mountain.

When Subotai heard Zhang Yong's words, he quickly dismounted and looked at the surrounding valley, and then frowned.

Indeed, as the strategist said, this place is very suitable for ambush warfare, and if a large group of cavalry enters, it will be terrible once they are sealed inside.

"Master Military Advisor, do you have any good ideas?" Subotai asked.

We can't just let the Southern Song Dynasty's army retreat safely, right?

"I am also familiar with the terrain in this area. I have scouted this valley before. I can immediately send people up the mountain to check whether the Southern Song army has ambushed the army." Zhang Yong said.

"Yes!" Subotai nodded and agreed to Zhang Yong's plan.

Soon, under Zhang Yong's arrangement, a small group of cavalry led their horses to the halfway point of the mountain, and then began to advance on foot.

Half an hour later, the sound of killing came from the top of the mountain.

"Sure enough, there is an ambush! Send more people immediately, set up a trebuchet for me halfway up the mountain, and use gasoline to attack the Song army on the top of the mountain." Zhang Yong ordered.

At this time, the Song general who was ambushing on the top of the mountain was also very puzzled. How did the Mongols discover them?

They prepared a large number of rolling logs here, as well as falling rocks, some flint cannons, and sky-shattering cannons.

According to Zhao Fan's instructions, he was ambushed here. If the Mongolian army passed by here, he would severely block it and ensure one to two days for the retreating army to retreat.

But who would have imagined this situation now, the Mongols actually came up the mountain.

"Brothers, fight to the death." The Southern Song general raised his steel sword and prepared to face the enemy.

But it was not the Mongolian soldiers who rushed up. The Mongolian soldiers stopped halfway up the mountain and began to set up trebuchets.

Then they threw a large number of gasoline cans at them and lit them with rockets. In a panic, the Southern Song army quickly pushed out the flint cannons and planned to counterattack.

But the gasoline caught fire first, and the flint cannon needed to be ignited. Any spark in an environment with gasoline would be quite dangerous.

Boom, boom, boom, the sound of explosions continued to be heard from the top of the mountain, accompanied by the screams of some Song troops, and the sounds of weapons fighting against each other.

After all, the blocking Song army only had more than 2,000 people. Even if they fought tenaciously, they still couldn't resist Zhang Yong's large army for long.

Facing the Mongolian army that kept pouring up the mountain and the continuous shooting of bows and arrows, the Song army was quickly annihilated. In the middle of the night, the battle was over.

After annihilating the Song army, Subotai and Zhang Yong had no intention of stopping and launched a pursuit overnight.

(I checked today and found out what the Mongols’ record was when they entered Sichuan twice. I was so shocked that my jaw dropped. It was a completely one-sided battle.)

At this time, the Southern Song army was also retreating overnight. Along the way, the Southern Song army discarded all its military baggage except the necessary food.

It can be seen how anxious the other party is to leave.

"General Zhao, we haven't slept a wink since last night. Now that the soldiers are exhausted, why don't we find a place to set up camp, rest for a night, and start our journey again tomorrow?" Supervisor Lu asked.

"No, Lord Supervisor, I don't know how long my troops ambushing in the valley can hold on if they have been defeated by the Mongols.

If the Mongols attack at night, we will suffer heavy casualties. " Zhao Fan, who was riding on the horse, shook his head and said.

This withdrawal is quite dangerous. If anything goes wrong, their entire army may be annihilated. After all, there were hundreds of thousands of people, and the speed of walking and marching was still very slow, far less than the speed of cavalry.

"Report to Commander Zhao that our ambush troops have been discovered by the Mongols and have started fighting." A messenger rushed over and shouted.

"Detecting!" Zhao Fan said with a frown.

"Yes!"

At dawn that day, Zhao Fan received the interceptor and the death squad was wiped out, and the Mongols were still several miles away from them.

"The whole army should not leave any further. Set up a formation, put the flint cannon in front, shield soldiers, spearmen in front, bows and crossbows in the middle, swords and shields on both sides, ready to meet the enemy." Zhao Fan said.

In terms of time difference, he was still a little behind, and was finally caught up by the Mongols.

A war is inevitable.

The Song army had just set up their formation, and the vanguard of Zhang Yong and others had already arrived.

"Do the Southern Song generals across from you dare to come out and meet me?" Zhang Yong rode his horse to the front of the two armies and said.

At this time, Zhang Yong, wearing the silver-white armor made of aluminum alloy before, holding a sword, stood in front of the two armies, looking very majestic.

Beside Zhang Yong, there were hundreds of Mongolian guards surrounding him to prevent the enemy from sneak attack.

"I am Zhao Fan, I am the leader of this Northern Expedition. I wonder what the king of Guanzhong is doing here?" Zhao Fan also came to the formation of the two armies and said to Zhang Yong.

At the same time, he looked up and down at the King of Guanzhong. He looked about twenty years old, very young, extremely tall, wearing silver-white armor, and holding a sword. He looked very powerful.

"General Zhao is a guest from afar. Why are you leaving in such a hurry? I haven't greeted you properly yet!" Zhang Yong smiled and shouted.

"I am leading my army to return to the land of Sichuan and Sichuan. I am sending you off without labor from the king of Guanzhong." Zhao Fan replied.

"General Zhao said he was coming for the Northern Expedition. You have been here for less than half a month, and you are going to end the Northern Expedition halfway? Why don't you come to my house as a guest." Zhang Yong said with a smile.

"This time, the King of Guanzhong won. I never thought that Tongguan of the Jin Kingdom would be captured so quickly by the King of Guanzhong.

However, the King of Guanzhong should not be complacent. I, the Heavenly Master of the Song Dynasty, will one day conquer your land in Guanzhong and take you to Lin'an, the capital, to meet the Holy Emperor. Lu Jianjun, who was standing next to Zhao Fan, said.

"Oh! After all, the Jin army fought a few bloody battles with me, but you guys want to leave without fighting. Why don't you let me see the power of your Great Song Celestial Master now?

How about you dare to come and fight our army head-on? "Zhang Yong said with a smile.

"Hmph! It's useless to talk more, the Puppet King of Guanzhong. If you have the courage, just lead the army to attack! I'll wait for you to set up your formation here." Lu Jianjun said.

"Okay! Then I'll attack right now, so don't run away." After Zhang Yong said that, he immediately patted his horse and returned to the group.

"How long will it take for the logistics troops to arrive? When can I get my flying thunder cannon?" Zhang Yong asked.

"Your Majesty, the logistics troops will arrive in two hours, and your thunder cannon and cannon are in their hands." A Mongolian soldier said.

"Okay! Pass on my military order. The first group of 10,000 cavalry is divided into ten teams, each with 1,000 people, led by the head of a thousand households. They attack the flanks of the Southern Song army and rain arrows on them.

Rush to both sides of the enemy, shoot all the arrows, and immediately turn their horses and return. The second team then uses the same tactics.

After the first team came back, they immediately replenished their arrows, and the third team was ready to defeat the Southern Song army if they dared to attack head-on. "Zhang Yong said.

Zhang Yong planned to play with them the harassment tactics that the Mongols are best at.

When my flying thunder cannons come over, you will be the ones to suffer.

This is the first time for actual combat in the wild! It's impossible for you to run away. (End of chapter)