At the end of Song Dynasty: I want to be the master of ZTE

Chapter 264 God’s March

Du Huansheng leaned on his spear and looked fiercely at General Yuan across from him, but he couldn't restrain his heavy breathing.

So far, more than ten Yuan soldiers have died under his hands, but they have also reached the end of their rope.

Tie Getai shouted: "General Song across the way, listen, you fought with all your strength and have fulfilled your duty of loyalty. Now you surrender with all your strength, and you will not suffer any loss."

Dayuan appreciates loyal warriors like you the most. As long as you come to vote, you will be rewarded by high-ranking officials and generous salaries. If not, you can exchange and return. There is no reason to die here in vain. "

Du Huansheng asked: "Who are you to speak so wildly?"

"Although I, General Tie Getai, only belong to a thousand households, I was born in Suwei, the Great Khan, and my father is Ming'an." Tie Getai said.

"No wonder you are so loud!" Du Huansheng sneered: "Since taking the throne today, no general in the country has surrendered. It is impossible for me to surrender."

"What a pity!" Tie Getai waved his knife and shouted: "Kill, no one will be spared!"

"Kill!" Du Huansheng raised his gun and rushed forward with Song Bing.

At the end of his strong crossbow, he was unable to penetrate Lu Can. Du Huansheng fought for a long time and suffered seven or eight wounds. He was already exhausted. He barely deflected a shot from the opposite side, but was unable to defend against the mace coming from beside him and fell down on the spot.

At three poles in the sun, there were only occasional explosions in the city. Most of the Song soldiers either hid or were killed. The Yuan army had already surrounded the granary.

There are more than 30 Song soldiers here, relying on high walls, thick walls and sky thunders to resist.

"Look for firewood and light up the fire." Tie Getai ordered impatiently.

"Thousands of households, it seems that there are at least more than a thousand stones of food and grass, which will be of great benefit to the army." Wang Weihe was reluctant to part with it.

Tie Getai said: "Our army rushed forward with light troops and rushed hundreds of miles overnight. After a hard battle, if we don't rest and recuperate, I'm afraid it will be difficult to defend the city."

Wang Weihe said no more, and led his men to search for firewood, tear down the doors and windows, surrounded the granary, and threw a fire into it.

Thick smoke was billowing and flames were rising, but the Song soldiers who were guarding the place did not come out.

Not a moment later, there was a loud bang, the granary was torn apart, grains and rice were flying all over the sky, like a heavy snowfall.

"It's a pity that there is so much grain and rice." Tie Getai shook his head.

It was his first time leading troops into battle, but he had a clear understanding of the current situation.

There was a large-scale drought on both sides of the Huaihe River. Both the Song and Yuan Dynasties were extremely short of food, and it was precisely in order to raise food that the reinforcements were delayed until now.

It's just like this on the battlefield. Whether or not supplies can be captured depends on the will of the other party. Obviously, apart from one city, the Song army did not leave much usable supplies for the Yuan army.

After hastily eating the dry food he had brought with him and arranging his defenses, Tie Getai quickly fell asleep.

After running hundreds of miles overnight and experiencing another hard battle, I was really exhausted.

Just as he fell asleep, the vigilant Yuan soldiers rang the gong.

Song army reinforcements have arrived at the city.

There were not many Song troops coming, only [-]. However, unlike the second-line troops in Xiayi, Cheng Huading's [-] troops were absolutely elite. Even if they fought face to face with swords and guns, it was hard to say that they would be able to defeat Tie Ge Taibu. of.

What's more, Tie Ge's Taiwan troops suffered more than 400 casualties and were exhausted overall, while Cheng Huading had [-] musketeers and they were in good condition.

Tie Getai had never fought against the elite of the Song Army and felt that he could fight.

"As long as we hold on for one more day, reinforcements will arrive and we can defend." Tie Getai said.

"It's just that we can't rely on the city wall to defend it. We must take advantage of our quick actions, fight in the streets, and drive the people out to stop the Song army when necessary." Wang Weihe said.

"Okay." Tie Getai said: "Drive the people out now. If we can't set fire to stop the enemy, we can always hold on for one day."

While the two were discussing, a group of horse troops rushed into the city and went straight to Tie Ge Tai.

"The marshal has ordered us to immediately withdraw from Xiayi County and join the army fifty miles west," the messenger said.Tie Getai asked: "Fifty miles away, the whole army will arrive in a day's march, why should we abandon Xiayi?"

"Li Heng's entire army has been wiped out. Yang Zhenlong must have arrived. If the Song Navy's retreat is cut off, the army will be wiped out right before our eyes." The ordering soldier replied.

"Trash!" Tie Ge Taiqi exploded in his lungs and cursed: "It is in vain that the Great Khan trusted so much, but he ruined the [-]-strong army and ruined the battle situation in Xuzhou!"

"Qianhu, it's useless to talk more, let's go." Wang Weihe advised.

"Call the entire army to assemble at the south gate and set off in a quarter of an hour." Tie Getai ordered.

Outside the city, the Song army had formed a formation and was preparing to attack the city.

"Commander, are you waiting for artillery support?" Deputy General Wang Li asked.

Cheng Huading said: "The enemy's main force is a hundred miles away. Xiayi County was not prepared for the enemy's light troops to attack at night, so it fell. Now its footing is not stable and there is no artillery. How long will it take if we don't attack now?" "

In a short while, the Song army completed its formation, and the musketeers were still covering the infantry.

The flags on the city's head were fluttering, but not a single Yuan soldier was seen.

"First go up with all the troops, and then the whole army will go up after checking that everything is correct." Cheng Huading added the order.

We are not afraid of the empty city strategy, but we are afraid that the Yuan army will give up the city wall and then use gunpowder to blast the city wall.

It's just that it didn't happen.

It's not an empty city plan, but an empty city. Yuan soldiers have already left from the south gate.

The Song Army searched and found only a dozen seriously injured Yuan soldiers hiding in people's homes.

"Interrogate him immediately and be sure to find out his background." Cheng Huading ordered.

Because the friendly troops in Xiayi were almost completely wiped out, everyone in the Song army was holding back their anger. After receiving the order, they immediately used all available and unavailable methods.

Soon, the information came into Cheng Huading's hands.

Gui Chi, the full name is Gui You Chi, which means walking quickly with quick feet. The Gui Red Army can also be called the God of March.

It originally originated from long-distance running competitions. The format of the competition is similar to that of later generations. They all start from the same route. If it is a race in Dadu, it starts from Hexiwu to the palace, while in Shangdu it starts from Nihe'er to the palace. The entire race is 180 miles, contestants are required to complete it in three hours.

Later, the Yuan court formed an army based on this, and it was famous and precious, and it became the emperor's pro-army.

This time, Tie Getai led two thousand elites and traveled hundreds of miles overnight. He indeed lived up to the word "Shen Xing".

"We can't let go of such an army!" Cheng Huading thought for a while and ordered: "Send this information to Deputy General Manager Yang, and then order the entire army to disarm and chase lightly. This unit must be left behind."

"Tongzhi, what about Xiayi County?" Wang Li asked.

"I'll leave you with a battalion and a hundred musketeers." Cheng Hua decided.

"If the enemy comes again, I'm afraid it will be difficult to hold on." Wang Li was embarrassed.

So he first followed Zhang Shijie to the south, but now he is still a deputy commander, which is really useless.

Cheng Huading explained: "The horse army comes and goes like the wind. It is actually not difficult to guard against it because the movement is too great. Today, the horse army travels hundreds of miles a day just leisurely. There is no movement when coming and going, so it is really difficult to detect."

There is no danger to defend in the Huanghuai area. If they come and attack us, our army will be exhausted. Instead of worrying about it in the future, it is better to kill it here today. "

Experienced veterans can judge the number and speed of cavalry from the movement on the ground, but no matter how experienced they are, they cannot hear the movement of three or two thousand infantry.

If your Red Army transforms into a guerrilla force and does not need to capture cities and territories, but only destroys villages, farmland, water conservancy, etc., and then leaves with one strike, the Huanghuai area will be unable to operate.

(End of this chapter)