104 Capture of Usha Fort (Part I)

For a period of time, the mood of Mu Huali, the main general of the Mongolian army, has not been very good, because the Song army has won successive victories on the battlefields of the Central Plains and Shandong, while the offensive momentum of the Mongolian army has fallen into a low ebb, and since the capture of Huanzhou, the advance of the Mongolian army has not been very smooth.

This is mainly because the Mongolian army has changed the previous plundering tactics, but to occupy as the main strategic goal, so that in the past, the Mongolian army in the past that kind of mobile and flexible, back and forth like flying, aggression like fire, fast as thunder tactics There is not much room for display, on the contrary, when Mu Huali divided his troops into two ways and attacked Xuande Mansion and Linhuang Mansion at the same time, they all encountered the Jin army holding the city, or refusing to defend the village at a dangerous intersection, so it was necessary to start a battle for positions and city defense with the Jin army, which was not what the Mongolian army was good at.

And even when the Jin army went to war, it was all backed by the fortified city, forcing the Mongolian army to only engage in a head-on battle with the Jin army, unable to carry out roundabout exercises on both wings, dividing and encircling tactics, so although the soldiers of the Mongolian army were brave and good at fighting, and the generals also had excellent command ability, but in the battle for the frontal position, the competition was still the overall strength of both sides, not to mention that the Jin army was not a group of vulnerable rabble.

On the other hand, it is also due to the current shortage of troops of the Mongolian army, Mu Huali has only more than 30,000 horses in total, and only more than 20,000 of them really have combat effectiveness.

However, the Mongolian army did not play a role in the battle against the Jin State, if you ask Bi Zaiyu, who is closest to the Mongolian army's war zone, he will definitely praise the Mongolian army, because the Mongolian army with only more than 30,000 actually contained the strength of more than 100,000 Jin troops, can this be said to be a small effect? It can be said that if there was no containment of the Mongol army, Bi Zaiyu would not have been able to open up the situation in the northern battlefield at once. It's a pity that this effect is not the result that Mu Huali wants.

And just when Mu Huali felt at a loss, Temujin broke through the Western Liao, killed the Naiban king Qu Zhulu, and the news of returning to Mongolia also spread to Huanzhou, and at the same time, the vanguard of the Mongolian army, a team of 10,000 people led by Zhu Zhebe and Butai also arrived in Huanzhou and joined forces with Mu Huali.

After several people met, they first introduced each other's battles, and when they heard Jebe and Butai talk about the process of the Mongol army attacking Western Liao, they were invincible all the way, and Mu Huali was very ashamed and said: "I have failed the high hopes of the Great Khan." The Great Khan entrusted me with the responsibility of the East, but I failed to satisfy him. It's a shame to see the Great Khan. ”

Butai comforted: "Mu Huali, you don't have to blame yourself, in fact, this can't be all blamed on you, and the war here has been known by the Great Pollution Yijing, the strategy you chose is correct, if you want to destroy the Jin State, you can't do the same as we fought on the grassland in the past, after capturing a place, grab it and leave, you must take the occupation of the city as the main goal, and you have done your best, after all, the Great Khan left you too few troops, to do this step, Yijing is very good, if it is replaced by us, it will be possible to have you do so well." ”

Hearing Butai's words, Mu Huali felt a little relieved, at least Temujin was sure that his direction was correct, and it was also a fact that he had too few people, you must know that the Jin State had gathered a total of 200,000 troops in the north, while the Song army had more than 100,000 troops in just one war zone, not to mention the huge strength of hundreds of thousands of troops gathered in the south.

At this time, Jebel also said: "Before the Great Khan sent us, he also told us that although our strategy has changed now, with the goal of permanently occupying the city, we still have to use it flexibly in terms of combat methods, and we can't blindly storm the city, which is not the strength of our Mongol army, so we still have to use our own advantages, as long as we kill all the Jin army, the city will naturally belong to us." This time, we attacked Hara Khitan and captured many cities, but not many of them were really attacked. ”

Mu Huali was stunned for a moment, and suddenly his eyes were high, and he immediately came to his senses. I also understand that my mistakes in the previous stage are there.

Because the Mongol army changed its strategic goal and took the occupation of the city as the main goal, Mu Huali unknowingly fell into a misunderstanding, believing that it was necessary to capture the city of the Jin State in order to achieve this goal, so he grabbed the flexible and changeable movement tactics of the Mongolian army in the past and attacked the city, and this happened to be in the hands of the Jin army, which could defend the city and refuse to fight. Siege was not the strong point of the Mongol army, so the battle situation fell into a frontier.

Although the strategy has changed, in terms of tactics, we should continue to adhere to the previous flexible way of the Mongol army, take advantage of the Mongol army's good at field warfare, and lead the Jin army out of the city for a decisive battle, as long as the living force of the Jin army can be eliminated, then the city without soldiers will naturally belong to the Mongol army.

Mu Huali was originally a smart person, but he was a fan of the authorities, and he didn't feel that he had fallen into a misunderstanding for a while. Now that he has come to his senses, he immediately knows what to do next, so he immediately consults with Jebel and Butai about his next move.

At this time, Yelu Ahai and the Yelu Bald Brothers came to see Mu Huali and recommended to him a Khitan named Yila'er to surrender to the Mongol army. It turned out that he knew the Yelu brothers, was proficient in martial arts, and was very knowledgeable, and he was quite bold and well-known in the township. This time, the Mongol army attacked the Jin country, so under the persuasion of the Yelu brothers, they brought more than 100 village warriors to defect to the Mongol army.

He is familiar with the topography of Zhongdu and the Guansai north of it, and he is exactly the talent that Mu Huali and others need. Therefore, I received him very warmly.

Through the introduction of the Yelu brothers, Yi Ra Jian'er also basically understood the current situation of the Mongolian army, so after meeting Mu Huali, Jebe and Butai, Yi Ra Jian'er also bluntly said yes, and said to Mu Huali: "Dajin has a vast territory, with millions of people, and it is not possible to destroy it in the short term, and the Taishi is now only 30,000 soldiers, and he has to disperse his troops, attack from all sides, and naturally hit the wall everywhere. ”

Mu Huali nodded, thinking that what he said was very reasonable, and said, "So where does Mr. think we should attack first?" ”

Pointing to the map, he said: "Now that the Taishi has occupied Huanzhou, and the barrier of the boundary trench has been broken by the Mongolian army, then the next step should be to break through the Great Wall, so that he can drive straight into the capital and attack the capital." Therefore, it is imperative to take Wusha Fort first, and then take Yehuling, Datong Mansion and Xuande Mansion can go down in one fell swoop, so that the danger of the Great Wall can not stop the Mongol army, and then take advantage of the situation to go south, and the land of Yanyun and Hebei is all within the attack range of the Mongol army. ”

Mu Huali has also been stationed in this area for a long time, and is also very familiar with the terrain around Huanzhou, Xuande Mansion, and Datong Mansion, so he also very much agrees with the suggestion of Shifter, so he immediately discussed with Jebe, Butai and others, and prepared to capture Wusha Castle.

Wusha Fort is located in the northwest of Xuande Province, it is the link point of the two Great Walls in the north and south, and has always been an important fort for the Jin people to defend against Mongolia. Because it is built with nearby black sand stones, it is named Wusha Castle, which guards the choke point of Mongolia's southward journey. However, Wusha Fort itself is only a border fort, and the city defense and garrison are far inferior to strong cities such as Xuande Mansion and Linhuang Mansion, so Mu Huali thinks that it is still very certain to capture Wusha Fort.

However, Wusha Castle and the Wuyue Camp ten miles behind it are connected by tunnels, echoing each other and becoming one. Therefore, if you want to capture Usha Castle, you must attack the Usha Camp at the same time, and you must attack both at the same time.

Three days later, Mu Huali dispatched an army of 30,000 troops, leaving only Yelu Ahai to guard Huanzhou, and his generals Jebe, Butai, Borhu, Yelu Bald and the newly surrendered Yila'er and others all dispatched to take Wusha Castle.

Led by Muhuali, Butai, and Borhu, they went to attack Usha Castle, and Jebe led Yelu Bald Flower and Shifter and 5,000 Mongol troops to bypass Usha Fort and attack the Wuyue camp.

As soon as the Mongol army opened, the Mongol army launched a strong attack on Usha Castle, but although Usha Fort was not tall, it was very strong, and after hearing this, the Jin army of the Wuyue Battalion immediately continued to support the defenders of Usha Fort from the secret passage, and the Mongol army was indeed not good at attacking the city, so the Mongol army could not attack it repeatedly.

But at this time, Jebel, Jerod, and Shifter led their troops around Usha Fort to attack the Uyue camp. The defenders of the Wuyue camp were busy supporting Wusha Castle, and they never thought that the Mongol army would bypass from Wusha Castle to attack them, so they were unprepared, and they were attacked into the camp by the Mongol army at once. Jebe and the others also captured the Wuyue camp very smoothly, thus cutting off the support of the Wusha Castle.

Shifting the stabbing pinching in Bazhou is known for its bravery, but the strong combat effectiveness of the Mongolian soldiers is something he has never seen in the past, because it is the brave martial arrow of Jebe, it is even more ashamed of the shifting pinch, I can't imagine that Mongolia will have such a strong general, it seems that defeating the Jin country and avenging the former Daliao is not impossible.

At the same time, the loss of the Wuyue Battalion also brought great pressure to the defenders of the Wusha Castle, and they all had no intention of fighting again, so they abandoned the fort and fled, so the Wusha Castle was quickly taken by the Mongol army.

After the victory in the first battle, Mu Huali and others were also very happy, and at this moment, the spies came to report, saying that 20,000 troops had come to Xuande Mansion to recapture Wusha Castle.

Mu Huali couldn't help but be overjoyed when he heard it, he was worried that the Jin army would hide in the city and not come out. Now that the Jin army has taken the initiative to attack, it naturally can't ask for it, so it immediately ordered the Mongolian army to attack to meet the reinforcements of the Jin army.