Three thousand tiger cavalry battalions appeared on the battlefield, triggering cheers from the Chu troops on the battlefield. However, after the tiger cavalry battalion arrived, they did not directly enter the battlefield.

At this time, Wanyan Chenghu led three thousand cavalry and stood on a low hill outside the battlefield, observing the situation on the battlefield.

Because the battlefield was vast, Wanyan Chenghu could only see the Mongolian army formation occupying a large area of ​​hills and plains to the north, and the 30,000 loyal and shun troops fighting the Mongolian army to the west.

Now the Qi army led by Zhao Tai, and the Song army led by Zhao Fan and Zhao Kui have not arrived yet. The strength of the Mongolian and Song armies, plus the accompanying civilians, already exceeds 200,000.

With so many people spread out across the wilderness, the battlefield was so vast that it covered dozens of miles in radius.

Such a large scope has exceeded the limit of vision.

Although the Tiger Cavalry Camp occupied a low hill at this time, Wanyan Chenghu could not clearly see the battlefield situation, so naturally he did not dare to act rashly.

However, even if the Tiger Cavalry camp did not move, it had already affected the battlefield. When the Chu army saw reinforcements arriving, their morale was boosted and they continued to fight the attacking Mongolian army.

At this time, under the banner of the Mongolian army, Kublai Khan looked serious. He had already invested a lot of troops. Zhao Tai was coming soon, and he needed to leave enough troops to deal with it. Therefore, facing the cheers of the Chu army, he did not increase his troops.

He was listening to groups of scouts reporting Zhao Tai's location.

For a time, the fighting was fierce in the southwest. In the southeast and north, the Mongolian army and the tiger cavalry camp allowed the southeast wind to blow their flags and their horses to shake the ground.

"Your Majesty! The enemy's infantry is ten miles away from here!" the scout came back to report, and immediately went to explore again.

At a distance of ten miles, Kublai Khan could barely see with his eyesight. He looked to the southeast and saw that very far away, red military flags filled the sky, and a huge red carpet slowly moved over like rolling clouds in the sky.

"Zhao thief!" Kublai Khan said two words from between his teeth, feeling somewhat regretful that he did not capture Pizhou regardless of casualties, which allowed this guy to have the momentum he has today.

Kublai Khan stared at the Qi army coming from afar, watched the Qi army slowly approaching, and said with gritted teeth: "Ma Jun, prepare! Once the enemy army arrives, before its foothold is stable, give the Zhao thieves a blow!"

Under the banner of the Qi army, Zhao Tai rode on horseback. As he approached the battlefield, Zhao Tai heard the killing cries of the Chu army and the Mongolian army.

"Kublai Khan didn't leave!" Zhao Tai was riding on his horse and was quite surprised when he saw the Mongolian army all over the mountains and fields to the north, and the Mongolian army flags on the hills.

In Zhao Tai's view, if Kublai Khan did not leave, the entire Song army from Huainan would come over one after another. Even if the Mongols were made of iron, they would not be able to withstand the siege of hundreds of thousands of Song troops.

Therefore, after Kublai Khan found out that the Qi army and various Song armies were approaching the Chu army, he decisively rushed northward.

In this way, it is possible for Kublai Khan to retreat unscathed before the Qi army controlled the Huaihe River.

"According to reports from scouts and people in Jiangbei, when Kublai Khan retreated, he brought thousands of carts of property with him." Zhao Fan said solemnly: "He refused to leave, fearing that he would have to part with the looted property."

When the Mongolian army retreated from Yangzhou, nearby people saw that the Mongolian army's vehicles transporting property stretched for several miles, and there were also a large number of Huainan women and livestock tied in strings with ropes and being escorted forward by the Mongolian army.

Zhao Tai frowned, and then said in a deep voice: "If this is the case, the property and Kublai Khan should not leave!"

Before Zhao Tai could finish his words, the horns of the Mongolian army ruffled, and thousands of Mongolian cavalry roared down the hill and pounced directly on the advancing Qi army.

"Your Highness! The Mongolian army has moved!" Zhao Fan immediately shouted a warning when he saw the Mongolian horse army rushing down the hill.

Zhao Tai did not panic when he saw this. He raised his hand and said, "Stop the whole army and form an array on the spot!"

Generally, it is quite dangerous for infantry to face a cavalry surprise attack while marching.

If the infantry did not successfully form a formation before the cavalry charged, they would most likely be taken away by a wave.

Zhao Tai did not panic because the Qi army also had horse troops, and the Tiger Cavalry Battalion arrived on the battlefield first and did not participate in the battle. One of the reasons was that they needed to occupy an area to stabilize the position.

Sure enough, when he saw the Mongolian cavalry rushing towards him, Wanyan Chenghu on the hill immediately raised his horse's pole and said, "Charge!"

After speaking, one cavalry took the lead, followed by a battalion of three thousand tiger cavalry. They rushed down the hill to intercept the Mongolian cavalry and protect the Qi army in formation.

At the same time, the Qi army and the Forbidden Army that had stopped arranged their formations in the wilderness in an orderly manner. The soldiers quickly occupied the hills, roads, and plains, with swords and shields in front, spears in the middle, bows and crossbows in the back, and the vehicles

Place it in front of the formation to form a barrier.

Although the battlefield was intertwined with hills and plains, the Qi and Song armies had roughly formed their formations during the march, so they quickly formed a huge military formation in the wilderness.

At this time, Kublai Khan saw the Tiger Cavalry Battalion coming out to intercept, and he immediately waved his hand, and thousands more cavalry came out.

The Mongolian army had a large number of cavalry, and the cavalry needed space to move. Kublai Khan obviously did not want Zhao Tai's military formation to be too close to his military formation.

Therefore, as soon as Zhao Tai arrived at the outskirts of the battlefield, still three or four miles away from the Mongolian army, he ordered the cavalry to attack, forcing the Qi army to stop, and at the same time, he also found out the details of Zhao Tai.

During this Mongolian southern expedition, Kublai Khan was the first to fight against Zhao Tai. However, the two sides fought in Shandong for several months, but did not engage in a large-scale wild war.

Therefore, when he learned that Sawur was defeated by an equal number of Qi troops, he did not believe it at first. It was not until Sawur reported it in person that he believed that the Qi army had such strength.

However, Kublai Khan still did not believe that all the soldiers and horses under Zhao Tai had the strength to fight against the Mongolian army in the field.

If the Qi army is so powerful, then Zhao Tai will not only occupy a corner of Shandong. He must have a territory like Gao Huan of the Eastern Wei Dynasty to be worthy of his strength.

In order to find out the details of Zhao Tai, the cavalry took advantage of Zhao Tai's unstable footing and felt Zhao Tai's military formation, which was an inevitable move.

This is the Mongolian cavalry. They were entangled by the tiger cavalry camp all the way. They simply bypassed the two cavalry and rushed to the flank of the Qi army's formation.

Seeing this, Zhao Tai frowned slightly. The Mongolian cavalry chose a very tricky angle. The infantry formation faced the Mongolian army directly. The elites would basically be placed in the front, while the flanks would be slightly weaker.

However, Zhao Tai also frowned and did not pay attention to the charging Mongolian cavalry.

Zhao Tai alone cannot command the nearly 100,000-strong military formation. There are generals guarding the formation in all directions. They will resist the Mongolian attack on their own.

Zhao Tai directly pulled out his telescope and began to observe the entire battlefield. Soon Zhao Tai was shocked by the extremely magnificent scene in front of him.

At this time, the total strength of the Mongolian and Song armies on the battlefield was close to 300,000. Counting the civilians, there were no less than 400,000 troops deployed in the wilderness of dozens of miles in radius.

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