Chapter 423 The Dragon Enters the Sea
The more than 8,000 loyal and rebellious troops immediately separated and fled when they saw the Mongolian army chasing them.
When Zhao Tai saw several generals leading their troops away from the group, he immediately ordered: "Put up my flag!"
"Your Majesty!" Wanyan Chengde exclaimed in surprise.
Zhao Tai looked at him without any doubt, "The infantry is running slowly and is carrying wounded soldiers. We are all cavalry and have already fought their way out of Pizhou. Are we still afraid of being pursued by the Mongolian army?"
After Wanyan Chengde and the surrounding officers heard this, although they knew it would bring danger to themselves, their respect for Zhao Tai grew even more.
"I'll carry the flag!" He shouted loudly as soon as he raised his blood.
Zhao Tai saw that it was his adopted son Zhao Tuo and nodded in agreement.
At this time, Kublai Khan was just about to catch up with the Zhongyi Army, when he saw a part of the Zhongyi Army scattered into the field. When he was changing which part to pursue, he saw Zhao Tai's banner in front of him.
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"If all the horsemen and troops were here, how could I let one person escape!" Kublai Khan regretted in his heart. He pinched the horse's belly and "bite the thieves in front."
In the dark, and with few troops and horses, Kublai Khan could only pursue Zhao Tai's banner.
In the case of Shandong, even if all of Zhao Tai's soldiers and horses were killed, as long as Zhao Tai did not die, with his current prestige, he could raise another army with a single shout.
"I only want Zhao Tai!" Kublai Khan shouted while chasing after him.
For a moment, two cavalrymen were galloping in the dark night. From time to time, some cavalrymen in both teams failed to see the road clearly and fell to the ground with their horses and men.
Both groups of cavalry had no time to pay attention to these fallen cavalry, and instead rode past them on the official road.
Behind the Tiger Cavalry Battalion, the Mongolian troops were chasing after them. The cavalry were chasing and firing arrows. The soldiers of the Tiger Cavalry Battalion, while galloping, turned around and shot the pursuing Mongolian troops off their horses from time to time.
Qie Xue's army was good at cavalry and shooting, but the Tiger Cavalry Camp was not a vegetarian either. Many of the cavalrymen were veterans of the Zhongxiao Army of the Jin Kingdom.
These people followed Monk Chen and defeated the Mongolian elite several times. They leaned on their horses and turned around to shoot arrows from time to time. The arrows were not missed, which stalled the pursuit of the Mongolian army.
The two cavalry galloped across the wilderness, chasing each other from night to morning. When the sun rose, it was completely white and they had already left Pizhou and entered the territory of Yizhou.
"Your Majesty, if we go further north, we will enter Yizhou. Do you still want to pursue us?" A Mongolian Qianhu shouted quickly when he saw that the cavalry had left the plains and hills were beginning to appear in front of them.
"Why not chase!" Kublai Khan gritted his teeth.
He surrounded Zhao Tai for several months, and saw that Zhao Tai's entire army was about to be destroyed, but unexpectedly Zhao Tai took advantage of a loophole and escaped.
This made Kublai Khan almost crazy. Now that the two towns of Li Fen and Wuxian were on the border of Yanzhou, there were not many soldiers and horses from the three towns in Lingzhou. What did he fear?
After saying this, Kublai Khan clamped down on the horse's belly again. Seeing this, the timid Xue army could only urge their horses to gallop and pursue them desperately.
The Mongolian cavalry cheered up, their horses rose and fell while galloping, but the cavalry's upper body barely moved, which shows their superb riding skills.
The cavalrymen of the Tiger Cavalry Battalion, galloping on horseback, turning around and shooting arrows from time to time, are not ordinary people.
However, although the Tiger Cavalry Battalion was elite, it was not as powerful as the Mongolian army.
After daybreak, the cavalry's vision became better. The Mongolian cavalry had no scruples and became faster again.
At this moment, seeing that he was about to be overtaken, Wanyan Chengde suddenly shouted, "Protect the king, let's go first!"
Zhao Tai was shocked, "What does Chengde want to do?"
Wanyan Chengde whipped Zhao Tai's horse on the buttocks. The horse felt pain and immediately increased its speed.
A group of personal guards urged their horses and surrounded Zhao Tai heading north.
At this time, Wanyan Chengde pulled the reins of the horse, and the three hundred guards who directly belonged to him also grabbed the reins and stopped.
The wind rustles and the water becomes cold, and a strong man will never return once he is gone.
Wanyan Chengde clenched the horse in his hand and looked at the chasing Mongolian army with hatred. He suddenly raised his weapon and roared, "Tiger Cavalry! Charge!"
The soldiers of the Tiger Cavalry Battalion, who had been galloping all night, looked serious and handsome. They knew what it meant to stay, but they still rushed towards the Mongolian horse army regardless of their physical fatigue.
"Kill!" The three hundred cavalrymen launched a counterattack with the intention of death.
While Kublai Khan was chasing, he suddenly saw hundreds of horsemen stopping, turning their horses and heading straight towards him. He couldn't help but became furious, "Looking for death!"
The Mongolian horse army originally bent their bows to shoot, but hurriedly changed their swords, and at this moment the Tiger Cavalry Battalion had already rushed in front of them.
The Mongolian cavalry is mainly light cavalry. They are good at riding and shooting, but they are not necessarily able to hedge.
The soldiers of the Tiger Cavalry Battalion were all wearing armor, and the weapons they used were mainly horse-shaped weapons suitable for impact. As soon as the two armies came into contact, the Mongolian soldiers holding scimitars were knocked off their horses one after another.
The Mongolian cavalry in the front row were stabbed down one after another. Kublai Khan couldn't help but be horrified when he saw the leader of the general, who was strong and strong and covered in robes, with a long horse and a long horse. He was invincible and stabbed several people to death at the first contact.
Kublai Khan did not dare to fight head-on, so he could only pull the reins of his horse to avoid the charging tiger cavalry camp.
However, Qie Xue's army was not jealous. They did not confront the Tiger Cavalry Battalion. The cavalry separated to both sides. The moment they passed by the Tiger Cavalry Battalion, they shot sharp arrows with a "whoosh". The arrow missed and penetrated the Tiger Cavalry from the side.
The cavalrymen fell off their horses in response to the sound.
When Kublai Khan was entangled by the cavalry behind him, Zhao Tai quickly headed north, surrounded by his guards.
Seeing this, Kublai Khan ordered Qie Xue's army to be divided into two groups. One thousand-man team hunted the broken Tiger Cavalry camp, while he continued to pursue forward.
This pursuit lasted fifty or sixty miles, and the terrain also transitioned from plains to hills, and we were almost entering the corner of Yimeng Mountain.
The Xue army chased them all the way, and the Tiger Cavalry Battalion suffered heavy casualties. Yan looked like he was about to be overtaken again. Suddenly, there was a sound of breaking through the air, and a hail of arrows shot out from both sides. The Mongolian army who was chasing the front suddenly fell down.
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"Don't stop!" the Mongolian officers reacted and shouted loudly.
The pursuing Mongolian army saw arrows shot and missed in the mountains and forests on both sides of the road. They quickly blocked them with their swords and drew their horses back.
Kublai Khan caught up and bumped into the retreating cavalry. Seeing them blocking the intersection and not moving forward, he couldn't help but asked, "What's going on? Why don't you chase them!"
A Qianhu pointed at the mountains and forests on both sides, "Your Majesty, there is an ambush!"
Kublai Khan looked carefully and saw many figures in the woods.
At this time, the Mongolian army had been pursuing for a day and a night. The men and horses were tired and far away from the main force. If they were ambushed, they would suffer huge losses and it was no longer suitable to continue fighting.
Kublai Khan controlled the horse that was spinning in circles, and watched the remnants of the Tiger Cavalry Battalion walking away surrounded by Zhao Tai, his eyes red with hatred.
This time, Zhao Tai was trapped in Pizhou, and there was a chance to kill Zhao Tai. Now that he is allowed to escape, it is like a fish in the sea. I wonder if there is still a chance to kill this barbarian.
Thinking of this, Kublai Khan couldn't help but look up to the sky and sigh, "What a failure! What a failure!"
"Your Majesty! Although Zhao Tai ran away, given the current situation, he is just hanging on and living a little longer." Seeing this, the general could only comfort him.
Chapter completed!